American Madison, Connecticut Queen Anne high chest of drawers or highboy, 1770-1780, having a red painted surface, the upper case with a shaped cornice above a central concave shell central drawer flaked by four drawers with four drawers below, the lower case with a central long drawer flanked by two short drawers, scalloped apron, and rising on cabriole legs with pad feet, having no apparent marks.

Provenance: Provenance: Deacon John Grave�s house (British/American, 1633-1695) Madison, Connecticut; Private Collection, Hampton, Connecticut; thus by descent to the Charlotte Low Langes family. Dimensions: h. 79", w. 43.5", d. 21".

Early painted finish, dry distressed surface, four bails are not attached (three are present), no evidence of earlier hardware to upper case, the upper and lower cases likely associated, scattered losses to trim including the drawer fronts, some