Rare Chippendale Carved Blocked-End Reverse-Serpentine Cherrywood Chest of Drawers, probably Housatonic Valley, Litchfield County, Connecticut, circa 1785

Property from the Collection of a Founding Family of Connecticut
Rare Chippendale Carved Blocked-End Reverse-Serpentine Cherrywood Chest of Drawers
probably Housatonic Valley, Litchfield County, Connecticut
circa 1785

Height 38 1/2 in. by Width 39 in. by Depth 19 1/2 in.: Case Width 34 1/2 in.

Condition Report:
Overall fine condition. With a clean, complete well-maintained appearance, structurally sound and ready to use. With general overall marks, nicks, tiny losses and wear as to be expected from age and use. Large 12 inch by 8 in veneer patch to top, likely the remedy for a burn to the top surface.

Provenance:
Elizabeth Robb “Libby” Larkin Duane (1916-2008), Buffalo, New York;
Sotheby’s, New York, Important Americana, September 26, 2008, lot 4.