Birch, Mahogany, and Bird's-eye Maple Veneer Elliptical-front Chest of Drawers

Description:

Birch, Mahogany, and Bird's-eye Maple Veneer Elliptical-front Chest of Drawers, attributed to Joseph Clark (1767-1851),Portsmouth or Greenland, New Hampshire, 1810-14, with cockbeaded drawers inlaid with crossbanding and contrasting stringing, the brasses appear to be original, refinished, ht. 39, wd. 41, dp. 21 3/4 in.

Literature: Brock Jobe, Portsmouth Furniture Masterwork from the New Hampshire Seacoast (Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, 1993),pp. 119-121, plate 13, illustrates and discusses a nearly identical chest.
Estimate $3,000-5,000


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