Lot 866
A Southern Late Federal Spanish Cedar Sugar Chest, early 19th c., found with a pair of sugar snips, reputed to be original to the chest; faceted top, dovetail construction, the lower stand with a drawer and block and turned legs ending in toupie feet, height 31 in., width 31.5 in., depth 17.75in E4000-6000 Note: Derived from Georgian bottle cabinets or cellarets, sugar chests were a specialized form in regions of the Southern backcountry where, before the advent of steamboats, sugar was imported from New Orleans with difficulty The presence of a sugar chest in a household signified its prosperity, and regional cabinetmakers modified a familiar English dining room form to store and display a prestigious commodity Reference: See Williams and Harsh, The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture, pp 73, 77, 89, and 138 Further discussion of the evolution and use of the sugar chest can be found in: McPherson, 'Sugar Chests in Middle Tennessee and Central Kentucky', Journal of Southern Decorative Arts, Winter 1997 and Hicks and Caldwell, 'A Short History of the Tennessee Sugar Chest' The Magazine Antiques, September 2003
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