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Miniature reverse serpentine-front valuables chest

Offered by: David A. Schorsch - Eileen M. Smiles Fine Americana

Description
Miniature reverse serpentine-front valuables chest
Mahogany with white pine secondary wood, original brasses and lock, 5 ¼ x 9 x 4 ½ inches.
Provenance:
Charles W. Lyon, Inc. New York dealer; Col. Edgar and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Pokety Farm, Cambridge, Maryland; Sotheby Parke Barnet, Inc., New York, “The Garbisch Collection: Volume Four, Important American Furniture and Related Decorative Arts,” May 23-25, 1980, sale H-2, lot 1051.
Published:
Bernard Levy, “Living with Antiques: A Collection in Westchester County, New York,”
May 1984, p. 1137, fig. 2.

More Information

Period:	18th Century
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	759894

Dimensions

W.	9 in;	H.	5.25 in;	D.	4.5 in;
W.	22.86 cm;	H.	13.34 cm;	D.	11.43 cm;

Message from Seller:

David A. Schorsch and Eileen M. Smiles are nationally recognized dealers in American antiques and folk art, specializing in weathervanes, folk paintings, Shaker furniture, and more. With over forty years of experience, they offer expert services in private and corporate collections, authentication, and auction representation—contact them today at 203.263.3131 or via email at contact@schorsch-smiles.com.