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For a similar serpentined and volute-decorated shelf, see Garvan, p. 54, fig. 5.
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A SCROLL-CARVED CHESTNUT HANGING SHELF
POSSIBLY NORTHERN CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 19TH CENTURY
Centering three rectangular shelves with repeating serpentine fronts flanked on either side by rectangular supports with alternating scrolled termini, each support with applied C-scrolled facing--33½in. high, 23in. wide, 9¾in. deep
POSSIBLY NORTHERN CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 19TH CENTURY
Centering three rectangular shelves with repeating serpentine fronts flanked on either side by rectangular supports with alternating scrolled termini, each support with applied C-scrolled facing--33½in. high, 23in. wide, 9¾in. deep