Bidspirit auction | STEVENSON FAMILY PHILADELPHIA CHIPPENDALE CHEST

STEVENSON FAMILY PHILADELPHIA CHIPPENDALE CHEST C. 1770 - The Stevenson Family of Philadelphia is famous in American decorative arts for having commissioned and assembled numerous pieces of Philadelphia furniture in the period before America's independence. American Chippendale mahogany chest with four drawers featuring cock beaded edges, the cabinet with fluted quarter column corners, raised on ogee bracket feet. Provenance footnote: This important piece of colonial American furniture was sold at Christies Auction House 23 May 2006 for $9600.00 cataloged as follows: PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE GEORGE G. MEADE EASBY, A DIRECT DESCENDANT OF CORNELIUS STEVENSON. THE STEVENSON FAMILY CHIPPENDALE CARVED MAHOGANY CHEST-OF-DRAWERS. PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1770. Measures 32.75 x 37.25 x 23 inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. Please be aware that this lot is too large to ship by conventional carrier such as UPS, USPS or FedEx and will instead require local pick-up, delivery by a freight carrier or delivery by a blanket-wrap shipper. The cost most likely will not be low. Dimensions Measures 32.75 x 37.25 x 23 inches. Condition Very good original condition, noting some filled in shrinkage effects on the top, possible touch-up to the feet. Provenance Provenance: The estate of John Adair Jr. (1942-2025), founder and proprietor of Kurofune Antiques, Tokyo (est. 1978). A world-renowned destination for Japanese basketry, prints and furniture, Kurofune was a landmark destination featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Wall Street Journal.