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THBVery Rare Southern Chippendale Walnut Cellarette
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
LiveNov 18, 2023
Outstanding furniture, decorative objects, and art from fine collections including the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey; The Estate of Steven Murphy, Fort Collins, Colorado; The Laura Davidson Sears Gallery of Fine Art, Elgin Academy; An Important Private Virginia Estate; and much more Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
attributed to Piedmont, North Carolina, late 18th century, walnut throughout with lidded dovetailed bottle case on a conforming frame with scalloped skirts, cabriole legs and Spanish feet, 23-3/4 x 21-1/2 x 14-1/2 in.
Provenance: Collection of Mrs. Alfred Bissell of Wilmington, Delaware; exhibited at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, "Furniture of the Old South", 1958 (labels present); Private New England Collection; Brunk Auctions, November 9, 2019, lot 111, sold for $46,740; Important Private Virginia Estate
Note: Illustrated in Helen Comstock's article, "Furniture of Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and Kentucky." A nearly identical example (likely the same chest with different escutcheon) is shown in Southern Antiques by Paul Burroughs, p. 71, plate II.
Condition
very good overall condition, lock and escutcheon replaced, replaced interior dividers, some sun fading, original bed moldings with some later nails, two modern box supports added to frame, patch and repair at one front toe, scattered very minor pest damage, stains to top, two small strips, bottom board possibly replaced (strip patches at two edges, some old plugged holes)
- Provenance
Collection of Mrs. Alfred Bissell of Wilmington, Delaware; exhibited at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, "Furniture of the Old South", 1958 (labels present); Private New England Collection; Brunk Auctions, November 9, 2019, lot 111, sold for $46,740; Important Private Virginia Estate
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