Benjamin Frothingham Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1734 - d. 1809

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    • Fine and Rare Chippendale Carved and Figured Mahogany Slant-Front Desk, Benjamin Frothingham (1734-1809), Charlestown, Massachusetts, Circa 1785
      Jan. 19, 2022

      Fine and Rare Chippendale Carved and Figured Mahogany Slant-Front Desk, Benjamin Frothingham (1734-1809), Charlestown, Massachusetts, Circa 1785

      Est: $6,000 - $8,000

      Fine and Rare Chippendale Carved and Figured Mahogany Slant-Front Desk Benjamin Frothingham (1734-1809) Charlestown, Massachusetts Circa 1785 With Benjamin Frothingham's paper label affixed to central drawer of interior. Height 43 1/2 in. by Width 42 in. by Depth 22 in.

      Sotheby's
    • MASSACHUSETTS CHIPPENDALE CARVED MAHOGANY OXBOW DESK, LABELED BY BENJAMIN FROTHINGHAM (1734-1809), CHARLESTOWN.
      Aug. 04, 2013

      MASSACHUSETTS CHIPPENDALE CARVED MAHOGANY OXBOW DESK, LABELED BY BENJAMIN FROTHINGHAM (1734-1809), CHARLESTOWN.

      Est: $10,000 - $20,000

      The hinged rectangular lid with molded edge opening to a fitted and stepped interior with a central shell-carved drawer above a short drawer bearing the paper label "Benjn. Frothingham / Cabbinet Maker / In / Charlestown NE / N.H. ScP.," over a reverse serpentine case with four graduated drawers, the whole resting on a molded base with ogee bracket feet. The paper label engraved by Boston silversmith, Nathaniel Hurd. Height 44 inches, width 42 inches, depth 21 3/4 inches. Provenance: The Collection of Mrs. Sydney Harwood, Boston; "The Collection of The Late Philip Flayderman," Anderson Art Galleries, New York, January 2-4, 1930, lot 418. Exhibited: Boston Antiques Exposition, 1929. Literature: Illustrated and discussed in Richard Randall, "Benjamin Frothingham," p. 237, fig. 163, in Brock Jobe, ed., "Boston Furniture of the Eighteenth Century," 1974.

      Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
    • A QUEEN ANNE CARVED WALNUT HIGH CHEST-OF-DRAWERS
      Jan. 25, 2013

      A QUEEN ANNE CARVED WALNUT HIGH CHEST-OF-DRAWERS

      Est: $15,000 - $30,000

      A QUEEN ANNE CARVED WALNUT HIGH CHEST-OF-DRAWERS ATTRIBUTED TO THE SHOP OF BENJAMIN FROTHINGHAM (1734-1809), CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, 1750-1770 87½ in. high, 40¼ in. wide, 21 in. deep

      Christie's
    • THE DEXTER FAMILY CHIPPENDALE CARVED MAHOGANY SERPENTINE-FRONT BOMBE CHEST-OF-DRAWERS
      Sep. 28, 2011

      THE DEXTER FAMILY CHIPPENDALE CARVED MAHOGANY SERPENTINE-FRONT BOMBE CHEST-OF-DRAWERS

      Est: $600,000 - $900,000

      THE DEXTER FAMILY CHIPPENDALE CARVED MAHOGANY SERPENTINE-FRONT BOMBE CHEST-OF-DRAWERS BOSTON AREA, POSSIBLY THE SHOP OF BENJAMIN FROTHINGHAM (1734-1809), CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, 1770-1795 Appears to retain its original side bail handles; front brasses replaced; right rear foot replaced; underside of case bottom inscribed in chalk Bottom and twice in black paint Blake 31¼ in. high, 36 in. wide, 19¼ in. deep

      Christie's
    • Rare and unusual Chippendale mahogany bombe cased slant-front desk, Massachusetts
      Sep. 13, 2009

      Rare and unusual Chippendale mahogany bombe cased slant-front desk, Massachusetts

      Est: $50,000 - $100,000

      Rare and unusual Chippendale mahogany bombe cased slant-front desk, Massachusetts circa 1760; attributed to Benjamin Frothingham, Charlestown, MA cabinetmaker, 1734-1809. Massachusetts Bombe Furniture is the tour de force of American cabinetmaking. Found only in Boston and its cultural dependencies, this curvilinear form is the essence of the Baroque Aesthetic and can be found in related decorative arts such as silver and porcelain of the mid 18th century. The earliest attempts at this form exhibit straight-sided drawers in a "tulip-shaped" case, while in later efforts the sides of the drawers mirror the swell of the carcass. A bombe secretary desk of similar form in the collection of The Department of State is signed by Benjamin Frothingham and dated 1753. Although this particular example displays claw and ball feet instead of the more usual ogee bracket feet, it does have the unusual and peculiar waist molding and similar amphitheater interior found on the State Department piece. 43 1/2 in. H.; 44 in. W., 24 3/4 in. D. Provenance: Mrs. Murray Steinberg, 1949 - present Israel Sack Colonel Guy W. Walker, b. 1898, Beverly, Massachusetts

      Alex Cooper
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