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THBExceptional Massachusetts William and Mary Figured Maple Veneered High Chest
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Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveOct 17, 2024
Features a remarkable selection of historic Americana, including important 18th-century American furniture and Delft from the collection of Constance & Dudley Godfrey; an exceptionally rare North Carolina survey map; New England & Philadelphia furniture, including an exceptional Philadelphia easy chair & a rare Connecticut Chippendale carved cherry chest in undisturbed surface; from a Revolutionary & patriotic-focused New England collection are rare prints & documents, early brass, ceramics, furniture, & accessories; a group of early portraits features Sully, Stuart, & Sharples; & much more Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
attributed to Theophilus Pickering, Boston or Salem, circa 1725, maple and walnut with white pine secondary, dramatic figured maple book matched veneers, baluster and trumpet turned legs, with original shaped stretchers and turned feet, 65 x 39 x 22 in.
Provenance: Descended in the Sarah Wade Family of Ipswich and Salem, Massachusetts; Sotheby's, New York, January 17th, 1997; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
Note: With its book-matched maple veneers, masterfully turned walnut legs, and walnut stretchers, this high chest is a stellar example of baroque casework from the Boston-Salem area. It is from the same shop that produced a less ornate example attributed to Reverend Theophilus Pickering (1700-1747) and reputedly owned by by his brother Timothy (1702-1778) (Building America: The Wolf Family Collection, Sotheby's, New York, April 21, 2023, lot 811 (sold $109, 950); https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/the-wolf-family-collection-building-america/the-pickering-family-william-and-mary-figured).
Furniture dealer and connoisseur Albert Sack was particularly fond of high chests from the Pickering group, describing one as "a jewel" that "excels in compact proportion" (Albert Sack, Fine Points of Furniture: Early American [New York: Crown Publishers. 1933], p. 174.) Related examples are in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Milwaukee Art Museum.
- Provenance
Descended in the Sarah Wade Family of Ipswich and Salem, Massachusetts; Sotheby's, New York, January 17th, 1997; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
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- Condition
good condition and integrity overall; the waist and double arch moldings are patched, small sections of herringbone are patched, the cockbead is replaced, original feet with scattered pest damage with some associated minor losses, the Spanish brown paint refreshed and case sides cleaned, some of the brasses are replaced (11 plates are from Optimum Brasses, along with four drops and 14 cotters). All conservation work performed by Alan Miller
