Lot 262: Chester Co. Pennsylvania High Chest w/ Inlaid Birds, Illustrated

Chester County, Pennsylvania Chippendale walnut high chest of drawers, poplar secondary. Flat cove molded, overhanging top above a row of three drawers, the center with opposing bird and herringbone inlay, two half drawers, and four graduated full-length drawers, flanked by reeded corners and resting on a molded base above tall curved Chippendale ogee bracket feet with spur returns. All drawers are dovetailed with incised lip moldings. 67" H x 39" W x 21 1/2" D. 3rd Qtr. 18th century. Note: This piece is illustrated in Schiffer, Margaret Berwind, FURNITURE AND ITS MAKERS OF CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1966), figs.138-9, and discussed on page 263. A copy of this book, signed by the author, is included with this lot.

PROVENANCE: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Warren K. Samples, Chester County, PA.

CONDITION: Older refinish with replaced brasses. The top with the left end board being a later replacement. The lip corners of a couple of drawers with inconspicuous triangular patches (areas of loss can be viewed in the full page illustration in the Schiffer book), retains the original feet with a couple areas of putty infill.