AMER WINTER 2016
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, February 3, 2016.
RARE AND IMPORTANT QUEEN ANNE CHERRY AND PINE BLANKET CHEST IN RED PAINT.Suffield, Connecticut. Circa 1797. Signed Wm Middleton in chalk on back. This three drawer example with pine case and cherry facade, with hinged lid, applied step molding joined to conforming case with original iron snipe hinges, opening to interior lined with newspaper from 1834. Case with pair of aligned thumb molded simulated drawers above a sham long drawer over three graduated thumb molded long drawers, all with original batwing brasses and escutcheons. Base with applied molded skirt, front of case with elaborately scrolled base, case sides to floor. Cabinet Maker REF: American Cabinet Makers, Marked American Furniture, 1640-1940, by William C. Ketchum Jr., page 236. SIZE: 50-1/2" h x 35-1/2" w (case) 38" w (overall) x 17-1/4" d. CONDITION: Blanket chest retains original dry red painted surfaces, backboards painted with date of 1797, top escutcheon mismatched but appears original. Old chip loss at proper left bottom quarter of base, very good overall. 49974-9 HMG (2,000-4,000)