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QUEEN ANNE PAINTED FLAT-TOP HIGHBOY

Offered by: Levy Galleries

Description
Retaining Most Of Its Original Painted Decoration
New England, Probably Connecticut Circa 1740

Primary Wood: Maple, White Pine
Secondary Woods: White Pine, Poplar

Provenance: The James Meyer Collection, Pennsylvania; John Walton, Jewett City, Connecticut. Mr. and Mrs. T. Simmons, St. Louis, Missouri; Private Collection, New York.

Reference: The attribution to a Connecticut area cabinet shop is based upon a highboy of similar form, with a similar skirt with no drops and pad feet with flattened top surfaces, but which is much less attractive overall as its legs are much less graceful is illustrated in Connecticut Furniture – Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, an exhibition catalog for a show at the Wadsworth Atheneum, 1967, page 45, number 76.

More Information

Origin:	United States
Period:	18th Century
Creation Date:	1740
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, Queen Anne
Incollect Reference #:	801197

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For over 100 years and spanning four generations, the Levy family has been involved in the field of top-quality Americana, working with some of the most prestigious private and public collections worldwide. We invite you to explore our varied collections of Americana, including American furniture, silver, ceramics, needlework, and paintings, at our New York City loft space in Chelsea. For inquiries, please contact us at 212.628.7088 or email frank@levygalleries.com.