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Lot 6018
Important Virginia Chippendale Walnut China Press
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Attributed to Mecklenburg County, Deloney family shop, late 18th century, yellow pine secondary, two part form, applied cove molded cornice with stylized dentil molding, two upper hinged cabinet doors with eight window lights each and molded mullions, shaped butterfly shelf interior with plate rail, the base with applied molding at waist, single pull-out preparation slide above two side-by-side drawers with scratch bead above two lower hinged paneled cabinet doors, shelved interior, raised on original distinctive shaped bracket foot base.

87.5 x 47 x 17.25 in., upper case width 41.5 in.

Private Collection, Petersburg, Virginia

Similar example: Brunk Auctions, Lot 797, July 10, 2021


A few missing and later dentil teeth; one glass pane with crack; retains old wavy glass; one upper interior shelf missing; old but later green paint to upper case interior; two narrow cut and patches to the left door inside edge; small cut and patch upper corner of right cabinet door inside edge; later pulls slightly off-set from original holes.