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Tall chest of drawers |
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Object numberRIF6635 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions39 3/4 × 36 5/8 × 18 5/8 in. (101 × 93 × 47.3 cm) |
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Date17401760 |
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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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MediumMaple (primary); chestnut (secondary) |
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MarksNone |
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InscriptionsVertical line, in graphite, on exterior back of proper left small drawer; "2," in graphite, on exterior back of proper right small drawer; vertical line, in graphite, on exterior back of top long drawer; "X," in graphite, on exterior back of lowest long drawer |
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ProvenanceWilliam Richmond, Old Greenwich, Connecticut; sold to Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr., (1909-2009), Scarsdale, New York, and later Newport, Rhode Island, before 1972; by descent to his wife Roberta L. Carpenter (1938-2019), Newport, Rhode Island; consigned to Christie's, New York, January 24, 2020, lot 314 (unsold); Christie's, New York, January 2122, 2021, lot 179 |
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Associated namesRalph E. Carpenter, Jr.Roberta L. Carpenter Christie's William's Antique Shop |
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BibliographyChristie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Silver, sale cat. (January 24, 2020), 96, lot 314.Christie's New York, New York, In Praise of America: Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Broadsides, sale cat. (January 2122, 2021), 68, lot 179, ill. |