Antique American Empire Four-Drawer Chest with Richmond, Kentucky Inscription

Item Details

An antique American Empire four-drawer chest with Richmond, Kentucky inscription, circa mid 19th century. The cherry- and mahogany-veneered case features a rectangular top above paneled sides and a dovetailed, frieze drawer with a convex front. The frieze drawer is outset over a stack of three dovetailed, long drawers and the fronts are fitted with turned knobs set against flamed, bookmatched veneers. Flanking the lower, cockbeaded drawers is a pair of half-turned, acorn pendants. The chest rises on ring-turned legs ending in ball feet and the back retains an old inscription reading ‘AML / Richmond / Ky’.

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Condition

- refinished at some point; scattered surface wear and imperfections as would be expected; top with some small stains and marks along with a few small veneer patches near back, right corner; edges of top with veneer chips/losses; some small veneer repairs/losses to front facade; interior of case with replaced runner support rails and some later glue blocks; top drawer with a re-built secondary; lower three drawers with later runners; bottom drawer missing interior lock mechanism.

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Item #

17DCC207-265