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Mid Century Modern Wormy Chestnut 7 Drawers Compact Dresser Credenza MINT
Mid Century Modern Wormy Chestnut 7 Drawers Compact Dresser Credenza MINT

Mid Century Modern Wormy Chestnut 7 Drawers Compact Dresser Credenza MINT

By Johnson Furniture Company, Founders Furniture Company, John Stuart

Located in Rockaway, NJ

Light American Walnut Mid Century Modern Wormy Chestnut 7 Drawers Compact Dresser Credenza MINT

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Chestnut

Phoenix
Phoenix

Bill ReilyPhoenix, 1964

Price Upon Request

H 30 in W 40 in

Phoenix

By Bill Reily

Located in Dallas, TX

Signed "Reily" at lower right Frame is wormy chestnut with a casein liner, and measures 33 1/4 x 43 1/4 inches.

Category

1960s American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Nude
Nude

Earl StrohNude, circa 1955

$2,400

H 19.25 in W 11.75 in

Nude

By Earl Stroh

Located in Dallas, TX

The price includes a period wormy chestnut frame with gold leaf. The outer frame dimensions are 28 7/8 x 21 7/8 inches.

Category

1950s Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

"Dancer at Rest, " Large Painting of Half-Nude Male Ballet Dancer, Mid Century
"Dancer at Rest, " Large Painting of Half-Nude Male Ballet Dancer, Mid Century

"Dancer at Rest, " Large Painting of Half-Nude Male Ballet Dancer, Mid Century

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The painting is oil on canvas, and retains its original wormy chestnut frame. (Dimensions include frame; visible painting is 23.5 inches high by 49.5 inches wide.).

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

“Provincetown Harbor”
“Provincetown Harbor”

“Provincetown Harbor”

By John Cuthbert Hare

Located in Southampton, NY

The watercolor is housed in a wormy chestnut frame with a grey/white wash. The overall framed measurements are 21 by 22.75 inches.

Category

1950s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Comes June (Surrealist Bride painting)
Comes June (Surrealist Bride painting)

Comes June (Surrealist Bride painting)

By Nura Ulreich

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Oil on sized panel. 24 x 30 inches; 26 x 32 inches framed. Metal leaf over wormy chestnut custom frame. Excellent condition.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

“Cape Neddick Light”
“Cape Neddick Light”

“Cape Neddick Light”

By John Cuthbert Hare

Located in Southampton, NY

The watercolor is housed in a wormy chestnut period frame with a grey/white wash.

Category

1950s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Provincetown Beach Landscape with Lobster Traps
Provincetown Beach Landscape with Lobster Traps

Sol WilsonProvincetown Beach Landscape with Lobster Traps, ca. 1950

$2,400Sale Price|40% Off

H 24 in W 28 in D 1 in

Provincetown Beach Landscape with Lobster Traps

By Sol Wilson

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Vintage frame with linen liner replaced recently. Wormy chestnut frame is probably original. Solomon “Sol” Wilson was born in Vilna, Poland.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

War Night (abstract expressionist painting)
War Night (abstract expressionist painting)

War Night (abstract expressionist painting)

By John Hultberg

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Gouache on illustration board measures an impressive 30 x 40 inches; 34 x 44 inches in a wormy chestnut wood frame. Excellent condition with no damage or conservation.

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Mlle. Jeanne at the Window, No. II, Charcoal Drawing, Surrealist, 1933
Mlle. Jeanne at the Window, No. II, Charcoal Drawing, Surrealist, 1933

Mlle. Jeanne at the Window, No. II, Charcoal Drawing, Surrealist, 1933

By Benjamin G. Benno

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Exhibited: Zimmerli Museum, 1988, "Benjamin Benno: A Retrospective Exhibition", No. 12 A copy of the Zimmerli catalog accompanies the drawing Image: 24 3/4 x 19 inches in oval format...

Category

1930s Surrealist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting)
Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting)

Bertha DavisUntitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting), ca. 1960s

$975Sale Price|35% Off

H 28 in W 24 in D 1 in

Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting)

By Bertha Davis

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Artist estate stamp on verso. Vintage custom wormy chestnut frame. A painter of cityscapes, landscapes, and abstracts in Texas, Bertha G Davis was primarily a self-taught artist...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Landscape View of Cohansey River, Greenwich NJ
Landscape View of Cohansey River, Greenwich NJ

Landscape View of Cohansey River, Greenwich NJ

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Framed measurement 23 x 29 inches. Custom beveled wormy chestnut wood with 22K gilt finish. Ben Eisenstat’s teaching career began by accident.

Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Horses Leaving the Barn
Horses Leaving the Barn

Horses Leaving the Barn

By Adolf Dehn

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Horses Leaving the Barn Watercolor on paper, 1940 Signed and dated lower left corner (see photo) Condition: Excellent Image: 14 1/2 x 21” Frame: 25” x 31” Provenance; Associated Ame...

Category

1940s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

“Rushing Forest Stream”
“Rushing Forest Stream”

“Rushing Forest Stream”

Located in Southampton, NY

The artwork is housed in its original wormy bleached chestnut frame. Overall framed measurements are 25.5 by 31 inches.

Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

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Mid-Century Modern Limed Wormy Chestnut Frame
Mid-Century Modern Limed Wormy Chestnut Frame

Mid-Century Modern Limed Wormy Chestnut Frame

Located in New York, NY

Mid-Century wormy chestnut frame Overall dimensions: 13 1/4 x 12 inches Rabbet dimensions: 9 x 7 3/4 inches Moulding width: 2 1/2 inches

Category

Vintage 1950s American Picture Frames

Mid-Century Modernist Wormy Chestnut Gilt and Paint Decorated Picture Frame
Mid-Century Modernist Wormy Chestnut Gilt and Paint Decorated Picture Frame

Mid-Century Modernist Wormy Chestnut Gilt and Paint Decorated Picture Frame

Located in New York, NY

Charming small frame with a sophisticated surface and original patina. Exterior dimensions: 10 5/8 x 12 3/8 inches Rabbet dimensions: 6 3/8 x 8 1/8 inches Moulding width: 2 1/2 i...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

Materials

Wood

Mid 20th Century Large Wormy Chestnut Modernist Style Picture Frame 36 x 24
Mid 20th Century Large Wormy Chestnut Modernist Style Picture Frame 36 x 24

Mid 20th Century Large Wormy Chestnut Modernist Style Picture Frame 36 x 24

Located in Atlanta, GA

A beautiful and vintage mid 20th century circa 1960's American Mid Century Modern style picture frame. The rabbet size (size that holds the art) is 36.25" wide by 24.25" high with th...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

Materials

Burlap, Wood

American 1940’s WPA Surrealist Style Landscape French Female Artist Cecile Belle
American 1940’s WPA Surrealist Style Landscape French Female Artist Cecile Belle

American 1940’s WPA Surrealist Style Landscape French Female Artist Cecile Belle

Located in Atlanta, GA

Housed and presented in a period 1940’s wormy chestnut frame designed and made by the important House of Heydenryk artisans, this painting and frame offer the total, period, American...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Italian Wormy Chestnut Hanging Vitrine
Italian Wormy Chestnut Hanging Vitrine

Italian Wormy Chestnut Hanging Vitrine

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H 38.5 in W 9.25 in D 4.75 in

Italian Wormy Chestnut Hanging Vitrine

Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL

This is an Italian mellow wormy chestnut hanging vitrine with arched bottom and top with brass urn finial, circa 20th century.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Wood

Wrought Iron Rope and Tassel Form Side Table
Wrought Iron Rope and Tassel Form Side Table

Wrought Iron Rope and Tassel Form Side Table

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

Great patina to the base, the top is a wormy chestnut that has been ebonized and cerused with gold leaf and then french polished...

Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Side Tables

Materials

Iron, Gold Leaf

“Still Life with Horse”
“Still Life with Horse”

“Still Life with Horse”

Located in Southampton, NY

Condition is very good; no restorations. Original wormy chestnut period frame 20 by 24 inches overall.

Category

1950s Post-Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

House of Heydenryk Chestnut Frame - Marsden Hartley Style
House of Heydenryk Chestnut Frame - Marsden Hartley Style

House of Heydenryk Chestnut Frame - Marsden Hartley Style

Located in North Clarendon, VT

Beautiful Marsden Hartley style Heydenryk wormy chestnut modernist frame. 25" x 20" outside and 19.375" x 14.25" rabbit.

Category

1940s Modern More Art

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Signed T.B. Salter Still Life Oil Painting Wood Gilt Frame
Mid-Century Signed T.B. Salter Still Life Oil Painting Wood Gilt Frame

Mid-Century Signed T.B. Salter Still Life Oil Painting Wood Gilt Frame

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Salter and dated '5-(illeg) at the lower right, the painting is in original estate condition, with possible losses at the upper right. The carved wormy chestnut frame has a gilded li...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Masonite, Paint

"Sporting Chat"
"Sporting Chat"

Alexander Austen"Sporting Chat", Circa 1910

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H 16 in W 24 in D 0.75 in

"Sporting Chat"

By Alexander Austen

Located in Southampton, NY

The painting has it original wormy chestnut frame. The frame is in excellent condition as well.

Category

Early 1900s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"The Toast"
"The Toast"

Alexander Austen"The Toast", Circa 1910

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H 16 in W 24 in D 0.75 in

"The Toast"

By Alexander Austen

Located in Southampton, NY

The painting maintains it's original frame of wormy chestnut. Frame in excellent condition as well.

Category

Early 1900s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

“Clown with Flute”
“Clown with Flute”

“Clown with Flute”

By Senen Ubiña

Located in Southampton, NY

The painting is housed in its original wormy chestnut frame. Overall framed measurements are 43.5 by 27.5 inches.

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By John Hultberg

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Gouache on illustration board measures an impressive 30 x 40 inches; 34 x 44 inches in a wormy chestnut wood frame. Excellent condition with no damage or conservation.

Category

1950s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"Woman in Pink"
"Woman in Pink"

Moses Soyer"Woman in Pink", Circa 1950

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H 22 in W 12 in D 1 in

"Woman in Pink"

By Moses Soyer

Located in Southampton, NY

Circa 1950. In its original wormy chestnut frame. Overall size 29 by 19 Inches.

Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

“The King”
“The King”

“The King”

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Southampton, NY

Original frame made of wormy chestnut. Overall framed measurements are 25.5 by 14.5 inches.

Category

1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

“The Queen”
“The Queen”

“The Queen”

By Harry Sternberg

Located in Southampton, NY

Original frame made of wormy chestnut. Overall framed measurements are 25.5 by 14.5 inches.

Category

1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Mid-century Modern Abstract Expressionist Painting
Mid-century Modern Abstract Expressionist Painting

Mid-century Modern Abstract Expressionist Painting

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Beautiful ca. 1960 Abstract Expressionist painting measures 11 x 14 inches; 17 x 20 inches in a period wormy chestnut frame. Oil on illustration board.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Cubist nude figure study
Cubist nude figure study

Cubist nude figure study, 1956

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H 33.38 in W 15.63 in

Cubist nude figure study

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Measures 15 5/8 x 33 3/8 inches in original wormy chestnut frame. Peridot Frames of Madison Ave.

Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Pencil

Bert England Appalachian Oak and Carrara Marble Console Cabinet
Bert England Appalachian Oak and Carrara Marble Console Cabinet

Bert England Appalachian Oak and Carrara Marble Console Cabinet

By Drexel, Bert England

Located in Chicago, IL

Soft Gothic feel to the brass bow tie shaped hinges, finish is factory distressed to resemble wormy chestnut. Restored condition. Carrara marble-top has light cream hues and taupe ve...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Large Seascape Oil Painting
Large Seascape Oil Painting

Large Seascape Oil Painting

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H 47 in W 41.5 in D 3 in

Large Seascape Oil Painting

By Earle N. Scherm

Located in Rochester, NY

Signed and dated 1957. In the original wormy chestnut modernist frame. Scherm was a member of the Buffalo Society of Artist's.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

“Homeward Bound”
“Homeward Bound”

“Homeward Bound”

Located in Southampton, NY

The painting is in its original wormy chestnut wood frame in fine condition. Overall measurements are 23 by 27.5 inches.

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Woman with Cat
Woman with Cat

Johnny FriedlaenderWoman with Cat, ca. 1960

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H 32 in W 24 in D 0.75 in

Woman with Cat

By Johnny Friedlaender

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Signed and numbered lower margins. Original wormy chestnut frame. Original framer label on verso.

Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

“New England”
“New England”

Joel W. Reichard“New England”, Circa 1960

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H 14.25 in W 21.25 in D 1 in

“New England”

Located in Southampton, NY

Condition: Good. Framed in original wormy chestnut frame 21 by 23 inches overall. Biography: Joel Reichard Joel Reichard was born in Bourbon Township, Marshall County, Indiana in ...

Category

1960s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

“Fishing Shack, Maine”
“Fishing Shack, Maine”

“Fishing Shack, Maine”

Located in Southampton, NY

Condition: Good. Framed in original wormy chestnut frame 21 by 23 inches overall. Biography: Joel Reichard Joel Reichard was born in Bourbon Township, Marshall County, Indiana in ...

Category

1960s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Downtown Manhattan, New York City Skyline
Downtown Manhattan, New York City Skyline

Downtown Manhattan, New York City Skyline

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Oil on masonite, 10 x 12 inches; 16 x 20 inches in original vintage wormy chestnut wood frame. Signed upper right. Excellent condition.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Untitled Abstract Expressionist painting
Untitled Abstract Expressionist painting

Untitled Abstract Expressionist painting

By Peter Busa

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

No damage or conservation. Period wormy chestnut wood frame. Peter Busa 1914-1985 Education: Carnegie Institute, with Simboli, Rosenberg, Kostello, Benton Art Students League Hans...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pair of Yale Burge Wormy Chestnut Highback Chairs
Pair of Yale Burge Wormy Chestnut Highback Chairs

Pair of Yale Burge Wormy Chestnut Highback Chairs

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H 52.75 in W 18.75 in D 25 in

Pair of Yale Burge Wormy Chestnut Highback Chairs

Located in North Miami, FL

Produced in the 70's by Yale Burge, these dramatic highback chairs have forged iron frames. The slats are solid wormy chestnut, with its characteristically pock-marked surface adding...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Chairs

Materials

Iron

Mid-20th Century, Wormy Chestnut Modernist Style Painting Frame with Linen Liner
Mid-20th Century, Wormy Chestnut Modernist Style Painting Frame with Linen Liner

Mid-20th Century, Wormy Chestnut Modernist Style Painting Frame with Linen Liner

Located in New York, NY

This circa 1950s wormy chestnut Modernist style painting frame has a mottled finish done in neutral tones highlighted with shades of red bole.

Category

20th Century American Picture Frames

Materials

Wood

1970's Wormy Chestnut Modern Dining Table
1970's Wormy Chestnut Modern Dining Table

1970's Wormy Chestnut Modern Dining Table

By Edward Wormley

Located in Richmond, VA

A richly grained parson's style chestnut, walnut and brass dining table in the style of Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Impeccably crafted, solidly constructed, and guaranteed to be a sh...

Category

20th Century American Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

Mid Century American Modernist Two Tone Wormy Chestnut Picture Frame 20 x 16
Mid Century American Modernist Two Tone Wormy Chestnut Picture Frame 20 x 16

Mid Century American Modernist Two Tone Wormy Chestnut Picture Frame 20 x 16

Located in Atlanta, GA

The dual color finish on the wormy chestnut frame presents muted, natural hues.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

Materials

Wood

Antique Wormy Chestnut French Cabinet
Antique Wormy Chestnut French Cabinet

Antique Wormy Chestnut French Cabinet

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H 51 in W 46 in D 23.5 in

Antique Wormy Chestnut French Cabinet

Located in Houston, TX

Carved chestnut cabinet has block-panel doors with a curved top panel over which has fluting and below another framed panel. The cabinet has a curvy cut apron, in front. Behind...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Cabinets

Materials

Chestnut

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Wormy Chestnut For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the wormy chestnut you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many modern, abstract and Surrealist versions of these works for sale. Making the right choice when shopping for a wormy chestnut may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 20th Century. On 1stDibs, the right wormy chestnut is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes brown, beige and gray. There have been many interesting wormy chestnut examples over the years, but those made by Harry Sternberg, Benjamin G. Benno, Adolf Dehn, Virginia Dehn and Nura Ulreich are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and masonite.

How Much is a Wormy Chestnut?

The average selling price for a wormy chestnut we offer is $3,625, while they’re typically $1,800 on the low end and $15,000 for the highest priced.