Lot 465
An American Late Federal Walnut Sugar Chest in the Sheraton Taste, c 1820, the molded top opening to a previously divided interior, the front and sides paneled, raised on turned tapered legs, height 32 in. width 37.5 in., depth 18.5 in. E4000-6000 Note: Derived from Georgian bottle cabinets or cellarettes, 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: Mc Pherson, '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', Magazine Antiques, September 2003.
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