ANTIQUE CASE PIECES
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Virginia
Mahogany Hepplewhite Chest
Petersburg, Virginia. Circa 1800. Elegant and sophisticated.
Beautiful mahogany veneer on yellow pine. Dovetailed case construction with original tall French feet.
Foot blocking is original . Applied molding to edge of top. Graduated drawers have applied cock beading and are dovetailed
with yellow pine secondary. Replaced brasses; missing
locks. Second drawer has repair for damage caused by Civil War
bullet. The chest came out of a Petersburg home with family
history of bullet damage.
Height: 38 1/4"; Top Width: 41 3/4"; Top Depth: 20 1/2”
Case Width: 40 3/4"; Case Depth:
19 1/2”
$3,950
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Pennsylvania Walnut Hepplewhite Chest
Central Pennsylvania. Circa 1800. Walnut with poplar and yellow pine secondary. Dovetailed case construction, shaped skirt with inlaid quarter fan, standing on tall French feet. Applied molding with inlay to edge of top. Graduated dovetailed drawers have scratch beading, each with inlaid stringing and quarter fans. Replaced brasses; locks original; 1 replaced foot; some original blocking; refinished.
Height: 36"; Top Width: 37 1/2"; Top Depth: 21 1/2”
Case Width: 36 1/4"; Case Depth: 20 1/2”
$3,400
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Virginia
William & Mary Blanket Chest
Shenandoah
Valley. Circa 1730. The walnut chest, in original finish, is Germanic
in appearance and construction details. The case is constructed
with very large exposed dovetails; the base molding is applied with
wooden pegs; and the original lock is Germanic. The feet are
original; each is beautifully turned with 2 decorative scratch rings
around the largest portion of the ball foot. The lower portion
of the chest has 2 dovetailed, lipped drawers featuring a thumbnail
edge. The 2 board top has a thumbnail edge and battens at
each end. The blacksmith made strap hinges, applied with rivets,
are early replacements, circa 1780. The profile of the original,
off-set butterfly hinges, are visible. The interior features a
till with lid over 2 dovetailed drawers. Rose-head nails secure
the bottom as well as the interior bottom to the chest. The
escutcheon and brasses are original. The bottom, back, drawer
bottom/sides/back, and till are poplar. The sides, bottom, and
back of small interior drawers are hard yellow pine.
Height: 25 1/2 ”;
Width: 47 1/2”; Depth 22”
$7,500
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18th Century
North Carolina Walnut Chest
Attributed to James Gheen,
Rowan County
North Carolina. Walnut with
yellow pine secondary. Dovetailed
case with original bracket feet. Base molding and feet attached
with hand wrought T head nails. Foot blocking is original, each is one
solid block attached with rose head nails. The
finish is old and mellow.
Height:
41 1/4”; Width: 41 1/4”; Depth: 19”
$16,500
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Southern
Kentucky Sugar Chest
Attributed
to
Logan
County
. Circa 1820. Cherry
primary and poplar secondary with old refinish. Mortise and tenoned
construction. Rectangular
case with medial divider separating the front into 2 panels over 2
drawers. The single end
panels are highlighted by beveled rails. The re-secured center divider is shaped. The high style, intricately turned feet are constructed of 2
pieces of cherry and applied with a block to the bottom of the
chest. The feet on the
left facing side of the chest are original, with bug damage to the
rear foot. The opposite
feet must have suffered more severe bug damage and have been
expertly reconstructed using about a third of the original turnings. The hinged top has cleated ends and is attached to a
stationery piece across the back. The locks on case and drawers are original. The drawers are dovetailed with chamfered bottoms riding in
rabbets and nailed at the back. The bottom of the chest is two large boards sitting in
rabbets, slid in from the back of the piece.
Case
dimensions: Width: 40 9/16"; Depth: 17 7/8 "; Height:
36.5"
Top:
Width: 42"; Depth 18 7/8"
$5,800
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Corner
Cupboard
North Carolina
history. Pine with black
paint. Two batten doors
with hand forged hinges. Open
top with five shelves. Square
nail construction. Hand
planed back boards with rose-head nails. From the Gwen & Ron Griffin collection,
Greensboro
,
NC
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Height:
78”; Width: 39”; fits 29” corner.
$1,800
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18th Century
English Oak Chest
England. Circa 1780. 2/3 drawer
oak chest. Dovetailed case
with original bracket feet. Single
board sides. Full depth dust boards of pine. Foot blocking and some glue blocks replaced. 1 back foot return replaced. Two board top with molded edge. Graduated molded and lipped drawers are dovetailed with oak
secondary. . Some drawer lip repair Drawer bottoms run front to back. All
escutcheons as well as pulls on small drawers original. Replaced brasses on 3 bottom drawers. 3 original locks/ 2
missing. Original
horizontal backboards with some pest damage and attached with rose-head
nails. Fabulous small size and wonderful mellowed brown finish.
Height: 32"; Top Width: 33
1/2"; Top Depth: 17”
Case Width:
32"; Case Depth: 16 1/4”
$2,200
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Southern
Hanging or Table Cupboard
Upper
Shenandoah Valley,
Virginia
. Circa 1870. Yellow pine with original black paint. Cut and round nailed construction with single board door with
replaced brass pull. Heavy
plane marks on door. Three
shelves. Wonderful old
surface.
Height:
32 1/4”; Width: 12”; Depth: 9 1/2”
Base:
Width: 15”; Depth: 10”
$575
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