Lot 105: Sister’s Sewing Cabinet

Cherry, original red/brown varnish stained finish, three flanking drawers across the top, over two flanking drawers, over a larger single drawer on bottom, finely dovetailed drawers, each with lipped, raised and molded edge, all with white porcelain pulls, hinged drop leaf on back with a rare Shaker made cast iron leaf support, raised and molded panel edges on sides and back, canted and tapered feet (9″ h), (note: a small 1″ wide slide above the drawers with porcelain pull, possibly used to hold individual threads or small sewing implements), Hancock, MA, c. 1840-1850, 27″ h (case), 25 1/2″ w (case), 35 1/2″ w, 9″ w (leaf), 14 1/2″ w (top). [Left hand drawer with lock plate, right hand drawer signed in chalk on the exterior left side “Henrietta Morgan, June 16.” Henrietta lived at East Family, Hancock, and left in 1903. Sold WHA, Cover lot, #80, June 30, 1984. Attributed to Hancock cabinetmaker Elder Grove Wright (1789-1861).] 

Estimate: $30,000-50,000