17TH CENTURY-ORG-COFFER-ANTIQUE CARVED RECESSED PANEL FURNITURE CHEST-43\"

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17TH CENTURY-ORG-COFFER-ANTIQUE CARVED RECESSED PANEL FURNITURE CHEST-43\":
$489.00

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UP FOR sale IS A LATE TO MIDDLE 17TH CENTURY AMERICAN WOODEN COFFER TYPE CHEST- IT MEASURES 43.5\" WIDE- 20.5\" DEEP-27.5\" TALL- IT HAS HAD A CERTIFIED APPRAISAL DONE ON IT IN 1991- IT WAS APPRAISED AT A RETAIL VALUE OF $ 5500.00- IT ALSO HAD A WOOD SAMPLE DONE.I WILL REWRITE SOME OF THE APPRAISAL AND WOOD SAMPLE WRITTEN DOCUMENT- YOU WILL RECEIVE THE ORG CERT APPRAISAL BOOKLET ALONG WITH THIS CHEST-( PLEASE VIEW PICTURES OF THE APPRAISAL DOCUMENT).COFFER- AN ANTIQUE CHEST-WIDTH-43 1/2\"-- DEPTH-20 1/2\"--HEIGHT-27 1/2\"--THIS IS A RETANGULAR BOX WITH A HINGED LID AND IT IS SUPPORTED BY LEGS ON EACH OF THE CORNERS.THIS CHEST IS COMPRISED PRIMARILY OF OAK WITH CHESTNUT AND ASH BEING THE SECONDARY WOODS( SEE THE RESULTS OF THE WOOD STUDIES DONE BY THE CENTER FOR WOOD ANATOMY RESEARCH- A DIVISION OF THE UNITED STATS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ATTACHED TO THIS REPORT)THE CHEST HINGED TOP IS COMPRISED OF A 3 PANELS, THE CENTER PANEL IS NOT ORIGINAL. THE LOCK AND HINGES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED.THE CARCASE IS OF STILE AND RAIL CONSTRUCTION WITH CHAMFERED CORNERS, THE TOP RAIL IS CARVED IN SEQUENTIAL S-CURVES AND LINKED GULLOCHES. THE OUTER STILES ARE REEDED, THIS IS REPEATED IN THE SIDE RAILS ON THE LID. THE THREE FRONT RECESSED PANELS ARE SEPARTED BY STILES. THE CENTER PANEL IS 12\" WIDE AND THE TWO SIDE PANELS ARE 9 3/4\" WIDE-CARVED IN RELIEF IN EACH OF THE RECTANGULAR PANELS IS A GUILLOCHE DESIGN SET IN CRUCIFORM, THE BACKGROUND IS FILLED IN WITH CHISEL CUTS AND FRAMED BY SEQUENTIAL LUNETTES.THE SIDE STILES DESCEND TO FORM THE LEGS. THE SIDE PANELS ARE PLAIN. THE BACK OF THE CARCASE IS SEPARATED INTO THREE RECESSSED PLAIN PANELS UNFINISHED.BASED ON READILY APPARENT STYLE, CONSTRUCTION AND EXTENSIVE RESEARCH , I HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE COFFER IS MOST PROBABLY AMERICAN MADE IN THE LAST HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY. HOWEVER , FURTHER RESEARCH IN A MUSEUMS LABORATORY WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO AUTHENTICATE THIS CONCLUSION.THE FOLLOWING RESTORATIONS AND DAMAGES HERE MUST BE CONSIDERED IN MAKING AN EVALUATION. THE FINISH IS NOT ORIGINAL, THE LID IS PATCHED, THE HARDWARE IS NOT ORIGINAL, THE RIGHT LEG HAS BEEN REPAIRED, THE FLOOR BOARD IS CRACKED AND THE RIGHT FRONT PANEL HAS BEEN REPAIRED.HOWEVER CONSIDERING THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THIS PIECE, THESE PROBLEMS,ALTHOUGH THEY DIMINISH THE VALUE, DO NOT SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THE VALUE.IN CONCLUSION, A COFFER OF THIS AGE, WHETHER IT BE ENGLISH OR AMERICAN, IS A VALUED PIECE. THEY WERE HISTORICALLY PRIZED PIECES OF FURNISHINGS AND THIS DOES ACCOUNT FOR THE SURVIVAL OF THEM.THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT VALUE OF THE ITEM IS...................... $ 5,500.00
SINCERELYGLORIA MORONI I.S.A.AUGUST-22-1991.
BESIDES THE APPRAISERS KNOWLEDGE, THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH MATERIAL WAS USED- ( IT NAMES BOOKS AND COLLECTIONS).WHAT I PUT IN THIS sale DETAILS ARE STRAIGHT FROM THE APPRAISAL DONE IN 1991- THE COFFER CHEST HAS BEEN INSIDE STORAGE EVER SINCE THEN- IT DOES HAVE SOME WEAR- BUT STILL IS A STUNNING PIECE OF LATE TO MIDDLE 17TH CENTURY.LOCAL PICK-UP ONLY- IN ZIP CODE 61571-OR I CAN TAKE THIS CHEST TO MY LOCAL UPS PACKING STORE AND THEY CAN PACK AND FREIGHT IT TO YOU AT YOUR COST- YOU PAY THEM-I CAN STORE ITEM AFTER IT IS PAID FOR FOR 30 DAYS- IF LONGER THAN THAT- I WILL CHARGE STORAGE COST OF $ 5.00 PER DAY- AFTER THE ITEM IS SOLD AND PAID FOR. SO PLEASE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS OR HAVE ME TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL UPS STORE AND HAVE THEM PACK N SHIP IT TO YOU AT YOUR COST.PAYPAL.

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17TH CENTURY-ORG-COFFER-ANTIQUE CARVED RECESSED PANEL FURNITURE CHEST-43\":
$489.00