A FEDERAL CARVED CHERRYWOOD CHEST-OF-DRAWERS WITH DESK
A FEDERAL CARVED CHERRYWOOD CHEST-OF-DRAWERS WITH DESK
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A FEDERAL CARVED CHERRYWOOD CHEST-OF-DRAWERS WITH DESK

POSSIBLY TENNESSEE, 1815-1830

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A FEDERAL CARVED CHERRYWOOD CHEST-OF-DRAWERS WITH DESK
POSSIBLY TENNESSEE, 1815-1830
the top drawer fitted with drawers and drop down writing surface
46 ¼ in. high, 39 ¾ in. high, 19 ½ in. wide

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For a similar example with a desk compartment and turned feet see Derita Coleman Williams and Nathan Harsh, The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture (Nashville, 1988), p. 111, fig. 75. For comparable pieces with reeded stile carvings terminating in arches see p. 213, figs. 272 and 273. Like the present lot, all of these examples are constructed of cherrywood.
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