Antique 18thC American Federal Queen Anne Mahogany Bonnet-Top Highboy Salem Massachusetts 1790 Sculpture Both ends of the cabinet

Both ends of the cabinet are carved with a crest and flanked by a pair of mythical beasts

this elegant antique commode is in excellent condition and is ready to store your clothing

atop the elephant is her driver seated on a lion's pelt with the driver's ankus (a tool with a long handle & sharp metal point used by a Mahout to direct the elephant) resting on the lion's head

he married Sara Agatha Miles (1799-1830) in 1828

Antique 18thC American Federal Queen Anne Mahogany Bonnet-Top Highboy Salem Massachusetts 1790 Sculpture Both ends of the cabinetA good antique late 18th century mahogany Federal period highboy, chest on stand, Salem Massachusetts, circa 1790. This two section chest having wonderful proportions: the upper case has a closed bonnet top and arched molded pediment, with a carved pin wheel rosette and three caved & gilded finials. The top fitted with a deep central drawer with fan shaped carving and is flanked with two short drawers, there are four graduated drawers below. The base