Lot 65: Rare Sewing Counter

Pine, case is original reddish/orange stained finish, two board top (stained in original yellow), 1 1/4″ thick, attached with beveled side cleats along left and right sides of case, two smaller flanking drawers on top over a bank of six drawers flanking two by two, all drawers are beveled and dovetailed, original turned pulls, “February 1844, #1″ in pencil on underside of two drawers, other drawers numbered, New Lebanon, NY, c. 1840, 33″ h, 66″ l, 24 1/2” d, (ex. John Roberts collection, Shaker Farm, Canaan, NY, sold WHA 8/5/90, lot 160; ex. Kippy Stroud collection).

Estimate: $10,000-20,000