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Chest on Chest

American carved Chippendale mahogany chest-on-chest, upper molded swan neck cresting having sunflower terminals and fitted with two carved flaming finilas lain in leaf and center with brass ball and convex shell and flanked by scrolling leafage; the unusual part of this design is that the swan necks extend to the back of the chest; the hardware is replacement as apparently there were knobs instead of handles for pulls

a-top; b- bottom; cde top small drawers; fghijkl- large drawers top to bottom

Date
c. 1770-1790
In our collection
since April the 25th, 2012 up to now
Dimensions
84 1/2 x 42 3/8 in. (214.63 x 107.63 cm)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Mahogany, white pine, brass hardware
Price
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Composition
atium38%
oxygen28%
copper34%