Fine and Rare Chippendale Carved Cherrywood Chest-on-Chest, Signed by Bates How (b. 1776), Northwestern Connecticut, circa 1780

Property from the Collection of a Founding Family of Connecticut
Fine and Rare Chippendale Carved Cherrywood Chest-on-Chest
Signed by Bates How (b. 1776)
Northwestern Connecticut
circa 1780

Interior of upper backboard inscribed BATES HOW and inside face of proper left small drawer back inscribed Bates How.
Height 80 1/2 in. by Width 45 3/4 in. by Depth 22 in.

Condition Report:
Secondary wood is white pine. Lock in uppermost drawer of lower case replaced. Case refinished. Proper right side of upper case with shrinkage gap filled with 16 in. wide shim running from top to bottom of case side. Overall very fine condition. No significant blemishes or repairs.

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Provenance:
Israel Sack, Inc., New York;
Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, April 1, 2005, lot 1498;
Christie’s, New York, The Collection of Marguerite and Arthur Riordan, Stonington, Connecticut, January 18, 2008, lot 601.