Lot Essay
For a similar example see Peter Kenny et al., American Kasten: The Dutch-Style Cupboards of New York and New Jersey, 1650-1800 (New York, 1991), cover and fig. 9.
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PROBABLY KINGS COUNTY, NEW YORK, 1710-1740
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A CHIPPENDALE CHERRYWOOD KASTEN
Probably Kings County, New York, 1710-1740
The rectangular molded cornice above a conforming case fitted with two raised paneled doors centering and flanked by applied rectangular and molded plaques, all above an applied mid molding over two short drawers with molded surrounds flanked by applied diamond plaques, on a conforming molded base with ball feet, feet replaced
78½in. high, 72in. wide, 27½in. deep
Probably Kings County, New York, 1710-1740
The rectangular molded cornice above a conforming case fitted with two raised paneled doors centering and flanked by applied rectangular and molded plaques, all above an applied mid molding over two short drawers with molded surrounds flanked by applied diamond plaques, on a conforming molded base with ball feet, feet replaced
78½in. high, 72in. wide, 27½in. deep