new-england-federal-butler-s-chest
Lot 108
New England Federal Butler's Chest
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Early 19th century, mahogany, mahogany veneers, white pine secondary, top with vertical veneered edge, upper deep banded cockbeaded drawer opening to revel a leather writing surface with divided and drawered compartments over three graduated cockbeaded drawers, raised on beehive turned feet.

47.5 x 48.5 x 22 in.

Private Collection, Raleigh, NC

Surface scratches and veneer chips; some patches; shrinkage cracks to top; crack to leather writing surface; break to interior fretwork and losses to carved bone pulls.