north-carolina-chippendale-walnut-china-press
Lot 152
North Carolina Chippendale Walnut China Press
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
18th century, yellow pine secondary, two-part form, upper case with applied cove molded cornice, dovetailed case with early rose-head nails, two hinged doors with individual astragal molded panes, fixed shelf interior with exposed peg joinery to the exterior sides; the base with applied molded waist trim, two small drawers with scratch bead over two hinged blind panel doors with repeating astragal molding, fixed shelf interior with through-peg joinery matching the top, straight bracket feet with inward scrolled spur.

86 x 42.5 x 17 in.

A strong Southern form with diminutive proportions and rosehead nail construction.

Later hinges (the upper cabinet doors with patches from original hinge placement); some loose (but present) mullions; later pulls; upper case's lower shelf with patch to front center edge; surface scratches to interior; later closure; missing locks; right rear foot facing is old but later now with loss at base, the other foot facings are original; two rear glue blocks missing.