pennsylvania-chippendale-walnut-chest-of-drawers
Lot 53
Pennsylvania Chippendale Walnut Chest of Drawers
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Late 18th century, poplar secondary, rectangular top with applied molded edge and rear chair rail over-hang, four graduated lipped drawers, reeded quarter columns, ogee bracket feet.

37.5 x 40 x 20.5 in.

From the Estate of the late John L. and Ann Sanders, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Note the use of burl woods to case sides and drawer facings.

Tight shrinkage split to top; back boards are original but reset; later pulls; drawer runners and drawer guides rebuilt; shrinkage crack to both case sides; later but old bracket feet.