A Chippendale Figured Mahogany Block Front Chest of Drawers

likely Nathan Bowen, Marblehead, Massachusetts, circa 1760

the backboards incised N.B.
Height 32 1/2 x width 36 x depth 22 inches.

Provenance:
Charles Woolsey Lyon, Millbrook, New York
OR
Bernard & S. Dean Levy, Inc., New York

Property from a Prominent Midwest Estate

Case width: 32 inches.
In overall fine and stable condition. The top, backboards and feet all appear to be original. Showing several old rose-head nails to the backboards. Old scuffs, marks and scratches consistent with age and use. Few old age cracks visible throughout. Retaining a fairly even refinished surface and coloration throughout, though lightly faded on the front 10 inches. The proper front right feet have been cracked and reglued, approximately 2 inches from the bottom, with the front facing currently unstuck from the glue and holding on by a nail. The proper back right foot's rear support and the side foot facing was previously cracked and reglued, about 4 inches from the bottom. The brasses, while seemingly of the period, are NOT original to this chest showing visible patches to the drawer interiors, but covered by the brass on the drawer fronts. The escutcheons appear to have been plaques for pulls that have been converted. There is a 1" x 3" triangular patch to one of the backboards.
Secondary wood: White Pine

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A Chippendale Figured Mahogany Block Front Chest of Drawers

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