american-sheraton-cherry-chest-of-drawers
Lot 715
American Sheraton Cherry Chest of Drawers
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
19th century, poplar secondary, cock beaded bonnet drawer over three recessed graduated drawers flanked by fully turned columns, paneled sides, raised on turned feet.

48 x 42 x 21 in.

From the Collection of the late Mr. Robert Leroy Shalkop, Salisbury, North Carolina After serving in the US Army in WWII, Robert Shalkop studied at Maryville College in Tennessee before earning his Master of Arts at the University of Chicago and then pursuing postgraduate work at the Sorbonne in Paris. He was an archeologist, curator, and assistant director for several institutions including the Smithsonian Institution, the Brooks Memorial Art Gallery in Memphis, TN, and the Taylor Museum of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. He served as director of the Anchorage Museum of History and Art from 1972 until his retirement in 1987. Mr. Shalkop then moved to Salisbury, NC where he offered his expertise as a museum consultant. The range of items presented in this auction display the depth and breadth of Mr. Shalkop's collecting interests.

Staining and gouges to top; later pulls; patch to right edge of top; later metal bracing to feet.