A FEDERAL INLAID BIRD'S-EYE MAPLE AND MAHOGANY VENEERED BOW-FRONT CHEST-OF-DRAWERS

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A FEDERAL INLAID BIRD'S-EYE MAPLE AND MAHOGANY VENEERED BOW-FRONT CHEST-OF-DRAWERS
NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1805-1815

The rectangular top with convex inlaid front above a conforming case with four drawers of equal height, each with bird's-eye maple veneer surrounded by mahogany crossbanding, over an arrow-and-line inlaid band above a shaped skirt, on French feet, appears to retain original brasses--36in. high, 40 1/2in. wide,
21in. deep

Lot Essay

A nearly identical chest with similarly shaped front and side skirts, corresponding selection of woods, and overall form is illustrated in Margaret J. Moody, American Decorative Arts at Dartmouth, (Hanover, 1981), fig. 27.