06-07-200906-07-2009
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2460Boston
June 7, 2009 11:00 AMCalender
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Yellow-painted Pine Shaker Freestanding Cupboard and Chest of Drawers

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$5,036$4,250
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2460Location: BostonDate / Time: June 07, 2009 11:00AM

Description:

Yellow-painted Pine Shaker Freestanding Cupboard and Chest of Drawers,probably Enfield, New Hampshire, c. 1840,ht. 79, wd. 38, dp. 16 1/2 in.

Provenance: Sold by the Shakers in 1923 for twenty dollars (a photocopy of the 1923 receipt is available).
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Upton.
Graham Duncan, Ithaca, New York.
Richard Smith Axtell, Deposit, New York.

Literature: For a cupboard similar in form, construction, and color, see Shaker Life, Work and Art, by June Sprigg and David Larkin, p. 139. In addition, the similar example referenced by the Andrews, and mentioned above, is pictured in their book Shaker Furniture, as plate 24.

Note: Edward Deming Andrews and Faith Andrews called a piece similar to this form a "sill cupboard." This one has a rare half-moon cut-out to the shelf inside the door, which would have perfectly allowed for storage of an odd-shaped "Brethren's hat," leading to the impression that this cupboard might have originally been in the Brethren's House in Enfield.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Keywords

Enfield, New Hampshire, Charles Upton, Ithaca, Graham Duncan, Richard Smith Axtell, Deposit, June Sprigg, David Larkin, Edward Deming Andrews, Faith Andrews