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QUEEN ANNE BONNET-TOP HIGHBOY

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Probably Wethersfield, Connecticut, ca. 1765-1780
Cherry, secondary wood, white pine
Over-all in great condition, old replaced finials, original brass, historic refinished surface.
This elegant, vertically lifting, bonnet-top high boy has a broken arch scrolled pediment with a carved pinwheel plinth above three small drawers, the central fan carved, above four graduated drawers. The lower case is fitted with a waist molding with one long drawer over three small, the center with a matching fan carved drawer over a shaped skirt with carved cupid’s-bow, supported by graceful cariole legs ending on disc-form pad feet.
Provenance: Peter Tillou, Litchfield, Ct., 1974; Andy Williams collection,
2015, Private Collection, Branson, Missouri

More Information

Period:	18th Century
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, Queen Anne
Dealer Reference #:	F-CP-HB 024
Incollect Reference #:	517241

Dimensions

W.	37 in;	H.	88 in;	D.	20 in;
W.	93.98 cm;	H.	223.52 cm;	D.	50.8 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.

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