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THBThe Brown and Goddard Family William and Mary Chest of Drawers
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Bloomfield, NJ 07003
United States
At Nye & Company, what you like is all you need to know. Knowledgeable, helpful staff members, as well as nationally-known experts, work together to find the antiques and collectibles that will become your children’s heirlooms, all within your budget. John and Kathleen Nye acquired Dawson’s after hi...Read more
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LiveSep 11, 2025
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- Lot Description
The Brown and Goddard Family William and Mary Chest of Drawers
Newport or Providence, Rhode Island, c. 1710, with tiger maple veneered cross banded mahogany walnut.Condition
The above described chest was brought to the workshop of Alan Andersen for examination in September of 2024 by the current owner. This examination was to determine the chests condition and record any alterations or replacements to it. The chest was found to be in a solid stable condition. The feet had been removed previously for earlier examination in another shop and were still somewhat loose making there removal easy. The round tenons of the turned feet went through a pine brace which was screwed to the bottom of the case and then from there into a hole in the bottom of the case. These two pine braces (one per side from front to back) are the main support system for holding the feet in place and are necessary for there structural integrity. Both of these pine braces are replacements and not original. They are replacements for the original support blocks which are now missing. Witness marks on the bottom of the chest indicate the locations of the original support blocks, which were somewhat less substantial in size then what is presently in use. The ball feet are period and there is no reason to believe they are not original to the chest. The fit is excellent and the wear is as one would expect. The wood of the feet is purported to be ash and visually looks as if it is. No scientific analysis of the wood was done. The feet have been hollowed out on the underside to except casters, most likely in the early 19th century. The drawer fronts of the chest are veneered in tiger maple and walnut over white pine. The maple is panelized with a herringbone of walnut surrounding them. They are in very good condition. Several of the drawer sides and bottoms are replaced. The top left drawer retains all its original white pine components. The right hand top drawer has a replaced bottom. The first and middle full size drawers also have replaced bottoms. The bottom drawer has all replaced sides and the bottom. These replaced parts are in poplar. Poplar was commonly used in Rhode Island furniture making but didn't typically come into common use until after the mid 18th century. The surfaces of the poplar are very clean, flat and lack the character, color and any distressing of the original white pine drawer parts. The replaced poplar drawer bottoms also are nailed in place with small modern cut nails rather than the larger T head forged nails found on the drawer with its original bottom board. There is no evidence that any other nails were ever used other than the modern ones holding the poplar bottoms in place. The upper left drawer, which is all original has a cutout on the underside of the bottom to except a wooden spring locking latch. This cutout is missing in the right top drawer bottom.The interior walnut drawer supports attached to the case sides are also replacements. They show wear and have been in use for some time but are still too clean and crisp to be original. The nails holding the supports on are also 19th or early 20th century cut nails. It is no surprise that these supports are replaced due to the age of the chest. The base molding and top under-molding appear to be original. The back boards have been off and reattached with a mix of nails old and new. There is typical shrinkage to the width of the back boards and the space created by this shrinkage has been filled with a modern piece of wood along the top. A piece of early printed paper covers a knot hole on the back board. The case has a double top construction with the lower interior top being dovetailed into the case sides to create the structural stability the piece requires. A show top is attached to this under top with the use of screws. These screws are modern and may be replacements to earlier period screws. The removal of these screws would not allow the show top to separate from the lower top due to what looks like a glue bond holding the two together. No attempt was made to try to separate these two tops from one another. The two drawer locks in the chest appear to be original. Four of the five escutcheons may be original. The pulls appear to be period. Additional filled holes are visible on both of the upper and the lower drawer fronts from other brass pulls.
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