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Jeffrey Tillou Antiques
39 West Street
Litchfield, CT 08759 , United States
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Classical Cellarette
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Description
Classical Cellarette
Philadelphia, ca. 1830-1840.
Mahogany, figured crotch-mahogany veneer, poplar secondary wood, lead liner.
Over-all in great condition, including original liner, minor imperfections.
Provenance: From a prominent North Shore family, Massachusetts; Eldred’s Auctions, East Dennis, Massachusetts.
This is one of the most elegant and elaborately carved, American cellarettes we have seen. The rare bombe form is complimented with highly figured and matched mahogany veneers and embellished with gadrooned carving around the lid and carved Grecian and foliate motifs on the corners and base while supported by ogee bracket feet. The top of the slightly peaked, mansard-hinged lid has a finely carved and executed cluster of grapes for a handle.
Dimensions: 24" h., 32" w., 19" d.
Item ID: F-RP 216
Price: $24,000 - More Information
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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.
