Photo: Courtesy Skinner, Inc., Boston and Marlborough, Mass.
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Chest with drawer |
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Object numberRIF3464 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions35 × 34 3/4 × 17 1/2 in. (88.9 × 88.27 × 44.45 cm) |
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Date17501800 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyProbably made in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumPine |
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StyleVernacular, Folk Art |
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ProvenanceHelen Metcalf Danforth (18871984), Providence, Rhode Island; given to Max William Sullivan, Providence, Rhode Island, 1948. Skinner, Inc., Boston and Bolton, Massachusetts (sale held Boston), August 14, 2005, lot 128; Elliot and Grace Snyder Antiques, South Egremont, Massachusetts; Dinah and Stephen Lefkowitz, Old Saybrook, Connecticut; consigned to Northeast Auctions, Hampton and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 4, 2007, lot 655; David Wheatcroft Antiques, Westborough, Massachusetts; a New England family; consigned to Christie's, New York, September 24, 2012, lot 38 |
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Associated namesHelen Metcalf DanforthMax William Sullivan Skinner, Inc. Elliott and Grace Snyder Antiques Dinah M. Lefkowitz Stephen A. Lefkowitz Northeast Auctions David Wheatcroft New England family Christie's New York |
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BibliographySkinner, Inc., Boston, Country Americana, sale cat. (August 14, 2005), 3637, lot 128, ill.Northeast Auctions, Hampton and Portsmouth, N.H., Dinah and Stephen Lefkowitz Collection, sale cat. (August 4, 2007), lot 655. Christie's New York, New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art, and Decorative Arts, sale cat. (September 24, 2012), lot 38, ill. |