bombé

• (Christie's) Historic items: a powerful and enduring portrait by Charles Peale Polk that commemorates the General's critical 1777 victory at the Battle of Princeton, an 18th century bombé chest-of-drawers crafted in Boston, and a soup ladle once owned by Paul Revere and his wife, engraved with their initials. —  HappyNews - Top Stories
• This rare and important example of the bombé form descended in the Quincy Family of Boston to Josiah Quincy III (1772-1864) and was most likely made for Josiah Quincy I (1710-1784) or William Phillips (1722-1804), both grandfathers of Josiah III and key figures in Revolutionary War era Boston. —  HappyNews - Top Stories
• With its vigorously carved ball and claw feet and exquisite plum-pudding mahogany, this chest represents the best of the highly specialized bombé form. —  HappyNews - Top Stories
• American bombé furniture known today, only seven chest-on-chests survive, with most remaining in public collections such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the —  Antique News News!
• Made of thick boldly grained mahogany and exceptionally constructed, this chest displays a dramatic well-proportioned design, which with its swan's neck pediment, urn and flame finials, fan-carved central drawer flanked by drawers paralleling the cornice, fluted pilasters, and shaped lower case, follows a classic eastern Massachusetts cheston - chest design with the additional rare refinement of the bombé lower case. —  Antique News News!

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