A CHIPPENDALE EBONISED AND STAINED HARDWOOD CORNER CABINET, PHILADEPHIA, CIRCA 1800, the upper section with broken swan neck pediment above domed glazed panel door enclosing shelves flanked by reeded corners above two small drawers and two cupboard doors on shallow circular feet, lacking central urn. 197cm high, 105cm wide, 63.5 cm deep Provenance: Dawesfield House, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA Lots 92 - 175 form part of the original contents of Dawesfield, Lewis Lane, Ambler, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania - an iconic American farmhouse built by Abraham Dawes and by descent through generations of the female line. It served as the Revolutionary Headquarters of General George Washington from 20th October until 2nd November, 1777.