$5,629
Carved Cherry Serpentine Bureau, Connecticut River Valley, late 18th century, the molded overhanging top on a conforming case of four cockbeaded drawers with flanking reeded quarter-columns, all on ogee bracket feet with conforming returns, original brass pulls, refinished, ht. 38, wd. 39 1/2, dp. 19 in. Provenance: Smith-Montague family, Sunderland, Massachusetts. Bill Hubbard writes: "I found this chest in a corn house on the Montague House, third house above Library in Sunderland, Ma, on the same side. Acquired when Smith heirs came from somewhere to dispose of goods long stored in the building. Paid $150.00 (which I didn't have at the time)." missing one brass.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-08-11
