Description
Based on online photos, this chest may from the 18th century, made in the Sunflower Joinery in New England.
Category
American Furniture
Condition
Fair
Size and dimensions of this item
41”W x 19.25”D x 29”H
Date Period
Between late 1600s and 1800s.
Weight
Estimate: 40 lbs.
History
Bought at an estate sale.
Price Paid (If known)
30.00
For Sale?
Yes
Photos
Based on the images and the…
Based on the images and the construction details, this piece is actually a reproduction of early english furniture.
Based on the dove tail joinery, it probably doesn't date much earlier than about 1880. These revival pieces are very popular during the run up to the bicentennial year and afterwards in the United States, where a number of styles from the pilgrim through colonial periods through the federal periods were reproduced.