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American Cherry Corner Cupboard

American midAtlantic two-piece 16 light cherry corner cupboard, a triangular case with “cut” corners and conforming cove-molded cornice above a glazed upper cabinet with two hinged 8-light doors opening to three fixed shelves, above a long drawer with two “mushroom”-shaped knobs, over a lower cabinet fitted with a single fixed shelf behind two wooden fielded panel doors, on a molded serpentine-and-scallop bracket base.

Dating is c. 1820-1840. Poplar secondary wood. Older refinished surface with warm golden-red color. The interior has an old light-blue painted surface. Good overall condition. One pane of glass has an old break, the proper right door upper hinge has an old repair. Measures 86" tall, 52 ½" wide, and fits a 30 ½" wide corner. $3,250.00

American Cherry Cupboard

American country cherry jelly cupboard, having a distinctive notched serpentine-shaped backpiece flanked by posts with acorn-finials, a rectangular overhanging top with molded frieze, set upon a case fitted with a pair of short dovetailed cock-beaded drawers flanked by turned half-pilasters, above a long cock-beaded recessed drawer over a cabinet with a fixed shelf enclosed by two hinged fielded panel doors, flanked by columns with spooled ring and rope turnings between distinctive four-part square blocks, above a cove-molded plinth on robust grooved ball-and-ring turned legs. Recessed panel sides. The drawers have their original press-molded glass pulls.

Dating is c. 1840-1850. Pine secondary wood. Mellow reddish-brown old surface. Measures 61 ¼" tall (HOA), 47 ½" wide and 23 ½" deep. $1,175.00

American Mahogany Drawers

American Federal mahogany swell-front chest of drawers, probably Northern Virginia or Maryland, having a notched “D”-form top, overhanging a conforming case fitted with four graduated cock-beaded dovetailed drawers retaining their original silver-plated bale-pulls with oval back-plates, flanked by distinctive stiles carved with reeded ovals, raised on flared French feet with a modified serpentine-shaped valence.

Dating is c. 1810. Yellow pine secondary wood. Mellow dark reddish-brown older surface. Measures 40 ½" tall, 39 ½" wide and 22 ¼" deep. $1,275.00

American Server

Bold American early 19th century server, cherry with tiger-maple and flame-figured mahogany, a double-tiered form, having a tall deeply scrolled serpentine-shaped back-piece, above a short case fitted with a bank of three dovetailed drawers, resting upon a deeper block-front flame-figured mahogany case with a remarkable tiger-maple top, fitted with a central drawer projecting with quartered roped pilasters between two small dovetailed drawers, supported by spiral-turned legs embellished with baluster-and ring turnings. Original brass drawer pulls.

Dating is c. 1820-1830. Pine and basswood secondary woods. Possibly Ohio or New York. Measures 46 ½" tall (HOA), 38 ¼" wide and 19 ¼" deep. $2,475.00

Mahogany Dresser

Mahogany serpentine-front chest of drawers, surfaced in bookpage matched flame-figured veneer with cross-banding and line-inlay, fitted with a pull-out tray surfaced in tooled leather above four drawers each having two brass laurel-wreath ring-pulls, above a serpentine-and-scallop valence, raised on two flared front feet.

Dating is from the first half of the 20th century. Oak secondary wood. Retains a warm dark-reddish brown surface. Measures 35" tall, 40" wide and 19 ½" deep. $965.00

Pine Cupboard

American step-back pine cupboard, having a molded cornice atop a glazed upper case with two framed glass doors opening to two fixed shelves above two short drawers, “stepped back” from a lower case that has two paneled doors enclosing a cabinet with a single fixed shelf. Plank sides. Replaced pulls. Late 19th century. Older dark-brown surface. Measures 77" tall, 46" wide and 21 ½" deep. $895.00

American Roll Top Desk

F282. American roll-top desk, crafted in quarter-sawn oak, having a paneled case with a finished back, having an upper case with a molded top above a serpentine-shaped slatted tambour lid enclosing a generous writing surface flanked by mail-slots and letter racks on either side, centering a large set of cubby-holes and drawers, supported on a twin pedestal base comprised of a long narrow molded drawer above a knee-hole recess, flanked by two cases each fitted with molded drawers stacked below a pull-out writing tablet, molded above a rounded base-board. $1,895.00