Lot 15: Sister’s Sewing Table/Case of Drawers

Butternut, original stained and varnish finish, single board top, breadboard ends, three graduated drawers, dovetailed, molded lips, turned pulls, inset panel ends, iron pegs at top of ends to hold sewing utensils, square to turned legs, Hancock, MA, c. 1850, (on a trip to Hancock, Eldress Emma King likely brought it back to Canterbury with her), 25 1/2″ h, 27″ w, 37″ w (top), 18″ d.

Note:

Back is inset panel and finished to denote a free-standing unit.

Provenance:

Purchased from Eldress Emma King, Canterbury, NH in 1949 for $50

(Dr. McCue’s Journal Entry #61)

Estimate: $30,000-50,000