ATTRIBUTED TO ELIJAH SANDERSON (1752-1825), SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, 1770-1790

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A CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY SERPENTINE-FRONT CHEST-OF-DRAWERS
ATTRIBUTED TO ELIJAH SANDERSON (1752-1825), SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, 1770-1790
33 in. high, 41 in. wide, 23½ in. deep

Provenance

Sold, Sotheby's Parke-Bernet Inc., New York, 7 June 1980, lot 154
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Britton, Houston, Texas
Sold, Christie's, New York, The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Britton, 16 January 1999, lot 605
GKS Bush, Inc., Washington D.C.

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Lot Essay

Demonstrating a serpentine facade, richly figured mahogany grain, canted corners and triple-faceted bracket feet, this chest-of-drawers closely relates to a chest branded E.S., believed to refer to Salem cabinetmaker Elijah Sanderson (1752-1825) (see Kirk, Early American Furniture (New York, 1970), p. 21, no. 7). The attribution to Sanderson is strengthened by an invoice from the cabinetmaker dated from 1803 that states that finished pieces by his hand are "marked with a brand ES on the back" (Ketchum, American Cabinetmakers (New York, 1995), p. 294).

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