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Five-Drawer Inlaid Mahogany Chest of Drawers

Offered by: Carswell Rush Berlin Antiques

Description
FINE HEPPLEWHITE INLAID MAHOGANY FIVE-DRAWER
CHEST OF DRAWERS
New York, c.1800

The oblong top above a conforming case with five drawers, the top drawer decorated with side-by-side, diamond-shaped inlays and each drawer with a string inlay border and string edging, original brass bale-handle pulls with oval stamped brass back plates, the base with a ogee skirt terminating in tall flared French feet.
Secondary wood: Tulip Poplar

H: 51” W: 45” D: 19½”

Condition: Excellent: retaining original brass drawer pulls and mellow antique surface. There is a small veneer patch on the proper right front foot.

This chest was inspired directly from George Hepplewhite’s The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Guide (London, 1794), pl.52, that illustrates a chest with and two side-by-side short drawers above three long drawers and a closely related skirt. The top drawer of the present chest uses decorative inlay to simulate the appearance of two side-by-side drawers. Hepplewhite does not show a five-drawer chest.

This piece is distinguished by its tall flaring feet, excellent condition and lovely old surface.

More Information

Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Inlaid Mahogany
Condition:	Excellent.
Creation Date:	c. 1800
Styles / Movements:	George III, Federal, Hepplewhite
Dealer Reference #:	C-080152
Incollect Reference #:	207106

Dimensions

W.	45 in;	H.	51 in;	D.	19.5 in;
W.	114.3 cm;	H.	129.54 cm;	D.	49.53 cm;

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