A CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY CHEST-ON-CHEST

NEW YORK CITY, 1760-1780

细节

A CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY CHEST-ON-CHEST
New York City, 1760-1780
In two sections: the upper case with molded cornice with canted corners above a conforming case fitted with three thumb molded short drawers over three thumb molded and graduated long drawers, all flanked by fluted canted corners; the lower case with applied mid-molding with canted corners above a conforming case fitted with a thumbmolded writing slide over three thumbmolded and graduated long drawers, on a conforming molded base with straight bracket feet
72in. high, 45in. wide, 24in. deep

拍品专文

With its swirling mahogany veneers, flat cornice, canted lambrequined corners, configuration of drawers, and overall broad proportions, this is one of a small group of chest-on-chests from mid-eighteenth century New York. The form, closely related to high-style English case furniture of the period, became fashionable among anglophile New Yorkers at a time when the city a major trading port. Similar chests can be found in the collection of the State Department, illustrated in Clement E. Conger, Treasures of State (New York, 1991), p.112, fig.32; as well as one sold Sotheby's New York, January 28-31, 1993, lot 1138, October 22, 1995, lot 200.