A Philadelphia Chippendale Walnut Chest of Drawers, Third Quarter 18th Century. The rectangular molded top with double notched front corners overhanging four graduated thumb molded drawers, flanked by fluted quarter columns, above a molded base, raised on ogee bracket feet. Having tulip poplar and white cedar secondary woods and full dust boards.

Dimensions: Height 33in; width of top 38 1/2in; depth 22in; case width 35 1/2in.

Provenance: Property from the Collection of C. Thomas Attix Jr., East Windsor, New Jersey.

Footnote: For a similar example see Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania, "Period Furniture, Fine Art & Accessories", January 17, 2014, Lot 715.

The two board top with slight shrinkage and separation to the left side. The top restored and reset (inscribed and dated to the underside "J. H. Trigg / Jan 20, 1909 / Refinished"). Two knots to the top boards with filling-in. Small lozenge shaped patch to the back left corner. The second to bottom drawer with restoration/repair to the left molded lip. The interior of the drawers have been re-finished. Probably the original hardware in the original holes to drawer fronts, no secondary holes. Each drawer retaining their lockplates. No keys. Original feet with squared pads added. Later cast iron casters added to the underside (mounted on the glue blocks), part of the inside of feet have been chiseled out so casters can fully rotate.