SIZE
case is 36 x 17 1/2 x; 44 1/2” tall

DESCRIPTION
White pine. Harks of coastal Massachusetts or Rhode Island but might well be upper New England— VT or NH. Illegible cursive chalk signature in drawer. Almost entirely original and virtually untouched. Tall bracket with center drop and bootjack ends. Beautifully proportioned. Original Indian red paint w/ untouched patina. Original brasses consist entirely of escutcheons with little rosehead nails and knobs in the key holes. Original worn drawer runners are untouched; cotter pin hinges; rosehead nails with nothing modern added. Here’s something that sat around for almost 300 years with very little modification from the day it was made.

CONDITION
We meticulously glued and realigned left foot. Nice clean fit albeit small piece on bottom of foot was MIA more than 100 years ago. Best leave it as-is. Ditto on old repair upper-left top drawer. Aside from that it is untouched. Most of the iron snipe hinges are present but non-operable such that the lid just sits atop. These hinges can be restored. Its a good and a rare thing that no one ever added butt hinges or tampered with the original drawer runners. This piece is something for collectors that like early objects (warts and all) in pristine/untouched condition.

(Please call shop for questions or in-hand condition report)

SOLD

Shipping: Local pickup or I’ll help arrange with Ruby or some other shipper.

There’s no sales tax for items shipped outside Missouri