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THBPorcher Family Charleston Chippendale Mahogany Six Drawer Chest
About Seller
PO Box 2135
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
LiveSep 17, 2022
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- Lot Description
South Carolina, 1750-1770, figured mahogany, molded top over six dovetailed drawers, set on ogee bracket feet, appears to be white pine and cypress secondary throughout, 41-1/2 x 44-1/2 x 22-1/2 in.
Note: For a related Charleston six drawer chest (also with replaced feet), see Rauschenberg and Bivins, The Furniture of Charleston, vol. I, pg. 97.
Ophir Plantation was in the Porcher family for generations. It is first recorded in 1685, and was still in the Porcher family when the area was flooded by the Santee Cooper Hydration and Navigation Project. Ophir was among the many historic homes that were lost when the area was flooded.
Provenance: Backboards with attached label "Chest from Ophir, Ophir home of Isaac Marion Dwight and Marsha Porcher Dwight, Porcher piece of furniture left to Eudora Kirk Mcleoud by relative Theodore Porcher"; Private Collection, Charleston, South Carolina
Condition
feet and brasses replaced, backboards replaced (laminate), top with some minor molding repairs, small patch at one corner of drawer facing, other typical wear and minor flaws
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