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Chippendale Chest on Chest on Frame

Creator: Chippendale Style
Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Dunlap School, ca. 1785-1800
Southern New Hampshire
Maple, figured maple, eastern white pine secondary, secondary wood.
Possibly from one of the Dunlap cabinet shops, this chest on chest on frame shares some similar attributes. The “spoon-carved” fan lobes, unique carved skirt and the prototypical “bandy” cabriole legs with shaped returns, are more commonly seen on Dunlap pieces.
Condition: excellent, period brass, not original.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New Hampshire
Period:	18th Century
Condition:	Excellent.
Creation Date:	ca. 1785-1800
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, Chippendale
Dealer Reference #:	F-CP-CC 009
Incollect Reference #:	150875

Dimensions

W.	43 in;	H.	79.75 in;	D.	22 in;
W.	109.22 cm;	H.	202.57 cm;	D.	55.88 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.