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Property from Various Owners

A Federal Bow-Front Chest of Drawers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, circa 1805

Estimate

5,000 - 8,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

birchwood and mahogany.


height 37 3/4 in. by width 38 7/8 in. by depth 21 1/2 in. 

95.9 cm by 98.7 cm by 56.1 cm


backboard inscribed in chalk, Babcock.

Private collection;

Sotheby's, New York, Fine Americana, June 17, 1998, sale 7152, lot 1130;

Private collection;

Christie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Maritime Art and Prints, September 25, 2008, sale 2030, lot 40.