Sold for:
$2,726
$2,726
Federal Carved and Inlaid Mahogany Reverse Serpentine Chest of Drawers, attributed to Langley Boardman, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, c. 1802, brasses appear to be original, old refinish, (restoration), ht. 35 1/2, wd. 39 3/4, dp. 23 1/2 in. Literature: A very similar bureau is illustrated and discussed in Portsmouth Furniture: Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast , Brock Jobe, SPNEA, 1993, catalogue no. 8, pp. 106-08. back right bracket foot replaced, top cracked following grain, shrinkage to sides, vertical strips at backs of sides patched.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-03-06
