$110,700
Shaker Pine Schoolhouse Cupboard and Case of Drawers, Mount Lebanon, New York, c. 1840, the flat cove-molded cornice above a panel with two pegs over a double-hinged door with four recessed molded panels that can be partially or fully opened to an interior of six shelves and four compartments, with four graduated, thumbmolded drawers below, original orange-brown pigmented washed surface, ht. 95, wd. 30, dp. 15 3/4 in. Provenance: Sister Sadie Neale. Literature: Religion in Wood , p. 89; Shaker: Furniture and Objects , p. 52, plate 5; The Magazine Antiques , May 1979; The Book of Shaker Furniture , p. 50; Gather Up the Fragments , pp. 152-3. Exhibitions: Renwick, 1973. Considered by Faith Andrews to be "one of the choicest pieces in the collection" ( The Magazine Antiques , May 1979). Sister Sadie Neale sold this tall cupboard over drawers to the Andrewses. It was probably built for the New Lebanon schoolhouse that was constructed in 1839 on the site of the old hatter's shop. The building was framed by Isaac Newton Youngs, who oversaw every aspect of its design, even down to the form of the desks for the teacher and students. The building still stands today, and a stereoview of c. 1875 shows this piece was being used inside. The bi-fold door is hinged in the middle and can be opened partially or fully. A series of shelves, dividers, and graduated doors facilitated the storage of schoolbooks and supplies. Maps and educational charts were hung from the pegs on the upper c Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-06-15
