$94,800
Rare Chippendale Carved Mahogany Reverse Serpentine Bureau, Charlestown or Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1760-70, the overhanging shaped top with molded edge above a conformingly shaped cockbeaded case of four graduated drawers flanked by fluted lambrequin corners, on a molded base with conformingly shaped ogee bracket feet, original fire-gilt rococo brasses and escutcheons, refinished, (minor restoration), ht. 33 1/4, case wd. 34 1/4, case dp. 18 1/2, top wd. 41, top dp. 21 1/2 in. Provenance: Direct descent in the family of a prominent 18th century Boston merchant; Skinner, American Furniture and Decorative Arts, June 16, 1990, lot 154, to a private collection. patch to lower left hand corner of second drawer, 1 inch wide top to bottom patch at another drawer end.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-11-05