The Holcum Family Chippendale Pierce-Carved and Figured Mahogany Bonnet Top Chest-on-Chest
Sale 993 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
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Mar 10, 2022
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Lot Description
The Holcum Family Chippendale Pierce-Carved and Figured Mahogany Bonnet Top Chest-on-Chest
John Powell, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated 1758
the underside of the upper case is inscribed in pencil Made John Powell 1758, the hardware, while seemingly of the period, is replaced.
Height 91 1/2 x width 47 x depth 24 1/4 inches.
Provenance:
Samuel Holcum (b. 1763), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Anne A. Vanhorn, wife;
William Martindell, Newtown, Bucks County, Philadelphia, circa 1928;
Ginsburg and Levy, Inc., New York;
previously offered at Sotheby's New York 2014
Exhibited:
Cleveland, Ohio, Western Reserve Historical Society, 1972
Height 91 1/2 x width 47 x depth 24 1/4 inches.
Provenance:
Samuel Holcum (b. 1763), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Anne A. Vanhorn, wife;
William Martindell, Newtown, Bucks County, Philadelphia, circa 1928;
Ginsburg and Levy, Inc., New York;
previously offered at Sotheby's New York 2014
Exhibited:
Cleveland, Ohio, Western Reserve Historical Society, 1972
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