Lot Essay
For a virtually identical corner cupboard, see William MacPherson Hornor, Jr., Blue Book Philadelphia Furniture (Washington, D.C., 1935), pl. 204.
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PHILADELPHIA, 1760-1780
Details
A CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY CORNER CUPBOARD
Philadelphia, 1760-1780
In two parts: the upper section with broken pitched pediment with dentil molded cornice containing a field of lattice-work flanking a fluted plinth surmounted by a carved cartouche cresting above a foliate and geometric blind-fret carved frieze and a pair of geometrically-glazed cupboard doors enclosing four shaped shelves and flanked by fluted canted corners; the lower section with applied mid-molding over a pair of panelled cupboard doors enclosing two shelves and centered by fluted canted corners above a molded base, on ogee bracket feet
106½in high, 54½in. wide, 24in. deep
Philadelphia, 1760-1780
In two parts: the upper section with broken pitched pediment with dentil molded cornice containing a field of lattice-work flanking a fluted plinth surmounted by a carved cartouche cresting above a foliate and geometric blind-fret carved frieze and a pair of geometrically-glazed cupboard doors enclosing four shaped shelves and flanked by fluted canted corners; the lower section with applied mid-molding over a pair of panelled cupboard doors enclosing two shelves and centered by fluted canted corners above a molded base, on ogee bracket feet
106½in high, 54½in. wide, 24in. deep
Provenance
Sold in these Rooms, 17 and 18 January 1992, lot 540