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#NS027/326

Pair of Victorian rococo revival cast iron chairs along with a rococo revival cast iron table with its original round unpolished marble top. Chairs are American, table is English as assembled by its previous owner. Very good structural condition without breaks or repairs. Paint is in multiple layers, now black. Each chair weighs about 65 pounds. Circa 1870-1880. Chairs: OH, 32"; Seat, 16"h.; Table: OH, 29", Top, 24" dia.

$1900.

    

#NS327

Chippendale cherry candlestand with off-square top. Single cleat attached to underside with old screws and fitted over its pedestal tenon. Turned and simply shaped pedestal. Three cabriale legs with rounded outside edges end in shaped snake feet. Each leg is mortised into the base cylinder which has a scalloped bottom edge. The top & base have always been together. Old stained finish, hidden repair to one foot’s chin. All wood is original. Probably MA or CT river valley. Circa 1790. OH, 26 ¾"; Top, 14 ½" x 16".

$1500.

    

#NS437

Country Chippendale 1 drawer pine chest w. applied frame molding all around its one board top. One board front & sides, 2 board back, applied simple bracket feet. Dovetailed drawer, thumb molded beaded overlapped edges. Original hardware and rose head nails, visible hand-plane marks. All original including red paint under varnish, Very good condition, some minor scroll loss to bracket feet. New England. Circa 1785-1795. OH, 39"; Top, 43 7/8"w. x 20 5/8"d.

$2445.

    

#NS455

Federal grain painted pine & poplar 2 door cupboard on raised cut out feet.
The top edges are faux-grained tiger maple and the door panels are fanciful mahogany grained. T. & G. vertical backboards, pegged door stiles, nailed construction throughout. Visible hand-plane marks. Some renailing, otherwise all original. Two shelf original natural surface interior. Very good condition. American. Circa 1815-1830. OH, 48 7/8"; Top, 41"w. x 16 3/8"d.
Provenance: Susan & Sy Rappaport, Susan & Raymond Egan

$3100.

    

#NS447

Country Chippendale 2 drawer pine blanket chest. Dovetailed & beaded drawers. Lift top with applied picture frame molding, interior till and bracket feet shaped in typical Chippendale scroll work. Original brass pulls, plates & escutcheons. Very old red paint under varnish. Rosehead nails on rear horizontal backboards. Lock missing, butt hinges replaced some time ago, till top missing, and some inconsistencies of foot drops. Signed on the back, "Howard Manley, North Bridgewater MA via Boston". Descended through the family to the estate of the late Ernest & Edith Bemis, West Bridgewater, MA. Tight and structurally sound. Circa 1780-1800. OH, 39 ¼"; Top, 42" w. x 18 1/2"d.

$1780.

    

#NS459

Painted & decorated 6 board lift-top country blanket box with boot jack ends. Plain molding is applied to 3 sides, visible hand-plane marks, original iron butt hinges & metal screws, and there never was an interior till. Nailed construction with some added nails. Original red paint & black feathering with wear. Very clean & tight. New England, possibly, NH. Circa 1800-1825. OH, 25 ¼"; Top,. 42 ¾"w. x 17 3/8"d.

$570.

    

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