Lot 145: Small Infirmary Chest

SOLD: $4,250 (without buyer’s premium)
Estimate: $4,000 – $7,000

Pine, reddish ochre stained varnish finish, small dovetailed medicine drawer at top upper right of case (10 1/4″ w, 10 1/2″ d), six pierced holes in back of upper drawer case to let fumes escape, three dovetailed and graduated drawers in case, three graduated horizontal inset panels on the sides, square tapered legs, hardwood pulls, Watervliet or New Lebanon, NY, c. 1850, from an upstate New York collection, 34 3/4″ overall h, 15 1/4″ w, 18 1/4″ d.