There are various and unique pieces of Southern furniture found virtually no where else. The sugar chest is one of the more iconic pieces first developed in the South. The first one I ever bought was sold to me as a box on a frame, because the seller had no idea what it was. Now most everyone knows what they are because they are so very rare and expensive.
This one is from Shenadoah County, Virginia, made about 1790 to about 1820. It is from the Federal era, made of black walnut and yellow pine. Because the hinged lid has four chamfered faces, this lockable chest may be one-of-a-kind. It is also unique in that its appearance is similar to a raised blanket chest on bootjack-form legs. In years past, the Museum of Southern Decorative Arts published a journal article on Southern sugar chests, in 1997 as Volume 23, Number 2, on pages 1 to 56, showing a multitude of variant forms, including chests, desks, chests of drawers, tables, and so forth.
$14,500.00
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