{"product_id":"antique-new-england-chippendale-chestnut-six-drawer-tall-chest-on-bracket-feet","title":"Antique New England Chippendale Chestnut Six Drawer Tall Chest on Bracket Feet","description":"ANTIQUE NEW ENGLAND CHIPPENDALE SIX DRAWER CHESTNUT \u0026amp; PINE TALL CHEST ON SCROLLED BRACKET FEET\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWith our absolute highest compliments Bay Colony Antiques proudly offers this exceptional antique chest of drawers. This remarkable example belonged to the same family with the ownership being recounted as far back as the late 19th century. The family home was physically moved to a neighboring township along the Western Massachusetts - Connecticut border over a century ago and their treasured heirloom tall chest was included in the major relocation effort. According to the gentleman who had cared for this chest since his childhood in the 1950's, it is quite possible that this piece was part of the family estate as far back as the late 18th century. Without any living decedents to verify the claim or documentation from that era we are unable to state for certain just how long the tall chest had been with the same historic New England family. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis tall chest is a premier example of the country Chippendale form which began to appear in the rural communities of New England in the late 1760's before the influence quickly spread down the Atlantic Coast and into the Southern regions of the nation. Quite often these early chests can underserve the needs of their owners by being too small in scale or lacking in the rigidity required for continual daily use centuries after first being constructed. Alternatively, many tall chest can be over-built and command too large a space in the bedroom so that the room may not be enjoyed as intended with such a massive piece of case furniture consuming all of the area around it. This chest strikes a perfect balance of being both just the right size for most early historical interiors while also being large enough as to remain a practical and effective storage solution well into the future.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe chest is constructed with both chestnut and red pine native hardwoods that are often associated with furniture made in the Southern New England regions. An impressive set of exposed dovetails can be found around the top of the chest just behind the exceptional hand profiled crown molding. Each of the six drawers are over-built by nearly all standards, meaning the hand-cut joinery, chamfered drawer panel, and thickness of the drawer box as a whole was constructed too always far exceed the actual realistic storage requirements needed from a common drawer. The difference in how much additional effort went into building the chest becomes apparent when it is picked up and the full weight and density of the chest can be realized. The chest retains five of the six original embossed escutcheon plates with the lowest drawer having lost the embellishment at some point in the past. Both hand-cut tapered iron nails and rose-head fashioned nails are visible throughout the exterior of the case. The chest stands on four masterfully scrolled bracket feet which create an intricate pattern design using both the shape of the foot and the negative space around it to achieve this remarkable detail.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ey\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe chest has several small wood losses around the outer molded edges of a few drawers and loss at the top of the chest along the back right side where the dovetails meet the inside of the crown molding. The backboards and case interior are in wonderful condition with centuries of visible oxidation apparent on all the wood surfaces that are exposed to the natural elements. A newer set of Chippendale bat-wing brasses were selected too replace the original set, presumably after centuries of being weakened through excessive use. There is some evidence of honest repair work to the front right foot from where the original design was touched up, or \"re-scrolled\", after centuries of common wear to the profile of the design. The chest has been well maintained and remained in excellent overall condition and will undoubtedly serve the needs of future antique collectors for generations to come. \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49049119162521,"sku":"158296664912","price":3850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0029\/1884\/2435\/files\/57_e85512f1-2860-4d9a-84c4-7aa3efff342f.jpg?v=1789740039","url":"https:\/\/baycolonyantiques.com\/products\/antique-new-england-chippendale-chestnut-six-drawer-tall-chest-on-bracket-feet","provider":"Bay Colony Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}