Early American Sugar Chest
Item #: AF0860
Description: Tall lift-top chest-over-drawers with locking, slightly overhanging top. Well is divided into 2 sections. Protruding moldong at base of well. Below, 2 half-length, locking drawers. Unique turned legs continuations of lower section stiles. Dovetailed construction.
Materials: Maple. Pine secondary.
Dimensions: Height: 36-3/4". Width: 37-1/2". Depth: 19".
Locality and Period: Ohio Valley or Kentucky. c. 1825.
Comments: Used to store sugar and other expensive foodstuffs such as tea and coffee, all sections feature locks for security.
Price: $4,895.00
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Burl Walnut 4 Drawer Chest
Item #: AF0855
Description: Chest of drawers with slightly overhanging rectangular top. 4 graduated full-length drawers with beaded molding and turned wooden pulls. Turned 1/4 corner posts. Plain board sides. Vase turned legs with casters.
Materials: Walnut & Burl Walnut. Pine secondary.
Dimensions: Height: 42". Width: 41". Depth: 18.
Locality and Period: Pennsylvania west to Missouri. c. 1850
Comments: The highly figured burl walnut in addition to the turned and carved details of this chest set it apart from easier to find plain chests.
Price: $595.00
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Ornate Metal Decorated Blanket Chest
Item #: AF0851
Description: Heavy wooden chest with geometric design in brass head tacks and hammered metal that opens to reveal large interior storage area with lift-top till drawer. Three drawers below with metal pulls and decoration. Sides and front panel ornately decorated in hammered metals and tacks, sides having lift handles. Plain wood back.
Materials: Teak. Brass & copper pulls and decoration.
Dimensions: Height: 17". Width: 38". Depth: 16-1/2".
Locality and Period: Probably Asian. c.1890.
Comments: Very decorative chest over drawers would make a very unique coffe table with practical storage.
Price: $595.00
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Early Dovetailed Chest
Item #: AF0837
Description: Lift-top chest with molded, slightly overhanging edge. Well has small lift-top till over a concealed till drawer at upper left. Protruding molding at base of well and shaped bracket feet. 6-board, dovetailed construction.
Materials: Cherry & pine with red wash. Pine secondary. Iron butt hinges.
Dimensions: Height: 23-1/2". Width: 49-1/2". Depth: 22".
Locality and Period: New England west to Missouri, south to the Carolinas. c. 1830.
Comments: 6-board chests were designed to store clothing, blankets and other bulky items. They were favored by rural carpenters because they were easier to make than taller chest-over-drawers.
Price: $725.00
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Victorian Marble-top Commode
Item #: AF0843
Description: Commode with removable, overhanging, molded top and splashboard of white marble. Full-length drawer decorated with incised floral forms over paneled cupboard door and 2 half-length drawer. Paneled sides. Plain skirt and molded base. Shaped stiles with incised decoration terminating in block feet and pocelain casters.
Materials: Cherry. Pine secondary. Top white marble. Pulls; stamped brass plates with bail handles. Porcelain casters.
Dimensions: Height: 37". Width: 30". Depth: 15-3/4".
Locality and Period: Large factories throughout the East and Midwest. c. 1875.
Comments: More expensive that all-wood pieces, marble-top commodes were popular and practical since commodes were constantly getting wet, the marble top protected the wood. Such pieces may have been part of a bedroom set that might also have included tables and bureaus.
Price: $395.00
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Grain Painted Blanket Chest
Item #: AF0832
Description: Low chest with overhanging, molded, locking lift top. Well with small lift top till. Base molding matches molding on top. Turned bun feet doweled and nailed on. Grain painted with 6-board dovetail construction.
Materials: Yellow pine, walnut. Painted in yellow and ochre to imitate expensive woods.
Dimensions: Height: 25". Width: 44". Depth: 21.
Locality and Period: Unknown origin, signed "R. Hershy, Phoenix Arizona" on back. c. 1840-50.
Comments: A variation of the common 6-board chest, turned-foot chests replaced earlier bracket-foot dower chest that were popular in Pennsylvania.
Price: $1,295.00
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Golden Oak Marble Top Dresser
Item #: AF0323
Description: Tall dresser with removable, molded, overhanging marble top. Backboard with molded cornice and fluted columns supporting rectangular, beveled mirror; frame decorated with incised lines and rosettes at the corners. Below top, 3 full length graduated drawers, each with incised band carving, matching bands on stiles. Plain skirt. Paneled, glued, nailed and screwed construction.
Materials: Oak. Pine secondary. Stamped brass pulls.
Dimensions: Height: 73-1/2" top of mirror, 29-1/2" marble top. Width: 42". Depth: 19".
Locality and Period: Factories throughout the East and Midwest. c.1880-90.
Comments: Marble-top dressers were more expensive than ones with wooden surfaces, particularly since the stone was often imported from Europe. They were quite popular not only for their appearance but also because the marble top was durable and easy to clean.
Price: $425.00
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