Pook and Pook Americana & International Auction 2021

161 640 Excellent Kingston, Massachusetts Queen Anne walnut high chest, ca. 1765 , the bonnet top with carved shell and plaque, inscribed Susan Holmes 1779 Kingston Mass ., 85 1/2” h., 40 1/4” w. Illustrated in Jobe, Sullivan & O'Brien Harbor & Home Furniture of Southern Massachusetts , plate 83.1. It is described as “Best” and likely to have been made for Susan's parents, Melatiah and Elizabeth or for her husband Benjamin Delano's family. $10,000-15,000