Wormy Chestnut
Mid Century Modern Wormy Chestnut 7 Drawers Compact Dresser Credenza MINT
By Founders Furniture Company, John Stuart, Johnson Furniture Company
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
$4,400
H 30 in W 61 in D 18 in
Black Steel & Wormy Chestnut Shelves 8 Foot Tall Etagere BookCase Display MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Black Steel & Wormy Chestnut Shelves 8 Foot Tall Etagere BookCase Display MINT!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Iron
$2,800
H 92.5 in W 28.5 in D 19.5 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
Category
1960s American Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Nude
By Earl Stroh
Located in Dallas, TX
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
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, and retains its original wormy chestnut frame. (Dimensions include frame; visible painting is 23.5
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
$7,800
H 30.25 in W 56.25 in D 1.5 in
"Red Tape", Early and Important Surrealist Painting by John Lear w/ Male Nudes
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
tempera on artist's panel, and retains its original, wide and deep frame in wormy chestnut. The reverse
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
$8,900
H 16 in W 14.25 in D 2.5 in
“Provincetown Harbor”
By John Cuthbert Hare
Located in Southampton, NY
Cuthbert Hare. Signed lower right. Condition is excellent. The watercolor is housed in a wormy chestnut
Category
1950s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Comes June (Surrealist Bride painting)
By Nura Ulreich
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
framed. Metal leaf over wormy chestnut custom frame. Excellent condition. Signed lower right. Titled on
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
“Cape Neddick Light”
By John Cuthbert Hare
Located in Southampton, NY
a wormy chestnut period frame with a grey/white wash. Overall framed measurements are 21 by 22.75
Category
1950s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Provincetown Beach Landscape with Lobster Traps
By Sol Wilson
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
liner replaced recently. Wormy chestnut frame is probably original.
Solomon “Sol” Wilson was born in
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,400 Sale Price
40% Off
H 24 in W 28 in D 1 in
Mlle. Jeanne at the Window, No. II
By Benjamin G. Benno
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, wormy chestnut frame
Provenance: Estate of the artist
Ruth O'Hara, O'Hara Gallery
Category
1930s Surrealist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting)
By Bertha Davis
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
; 24 x 28 inches framed.
Signed lower left. Artist estate stamp on verso.
Vintage custom wormy
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$975 Sale Price
35% Off
H 28 in W 24 in D 1 in
Horses Leaving the Barn
By Adolf Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
wormy chestnut frame with OP3 Acrylic. Most probably from the AAA Dehn watercolor exhibition of 1940
Category
1940s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
“Rushing Forest Stream”
Located in Southampton, NY
very good. Under glass. The artwork is housed in its original wormy bleached chestnut frame. Overall
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
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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
Category
Vintage 1950s American Picture Frames
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
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
H 31.75 in W 43.75 in D 2 in
American 1940’s WPA Surrealist Style Landscape French Female Artist Cecile Belle
Located in Atlanta, GA
signed in the lower right corner. Housed and presented in a period 1940’s wormy chestnut frame designed
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
H 33.75 in W 38.75 in D 2 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
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood
Wrought Iron Rope and Tassel Form Side Table
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
the base, the top is a wormy chestnut that has been ebonized and cerused with gold leaf and then
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Side Tables
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
“Still Life with Horse”
Located in Southampton, NY
lower right. Condition is very good; no restorations. Original wormy chestnut period frame 20 by 24
Category
1950s Post-Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Category
1940s Modern More Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Signed T.B. Salter Still Life Oil Painting Wood Gilt Frame
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
condition, with possible losses at the upper right. The carved wormy chestnut frame has a gilded liner, and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
"Sporting Chat"
By Alexander Austen
Located in Southampton, NY
painting has it original wormy chestnut frame. The frame is in excellent condition as well. Overall
Category
Early 1900s Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Toast"
By Alexander Austen
Located in Southampton, NY
maintains it's original frame of wormy chestnut. Frame in excellent condition as well. Overall
Category
Early 1900s Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Clown with Flute”
By Senen Ubiña
Located in Southampton, NY
painting is housed in its original wormy chestnut frame. Overall framed measurements are 43.5 by 27.5
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By John Hultberg
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
illustration board measures an impressive 30 x 40 inches; 34 x 44 inches in a wormy chestnut wood frame
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"Woman in Pink"
By Moses Soyer
Located in Southampton, NY
, Moses Soyer. Signed lower right. Circa 1950. In its original wormy chestnut frame. Overall size 29 by
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
“The King”
By Harry Sternberg
Located in Southampton, NY
. Condition is excellent. Original frame made of wormy chestnut. Overall framed measurements are 25.5 by 14.5
Category
1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
“The Queen”
By Harry Sternberg
Located in Southampton, NY
is excellent. Original frame made of wormy chestnut. Overall framed measurements are 25.5 by 14.5
Category
1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
1950s Mid-Century Modern Wormy Chestnut & Gilded Steel Doors / Mirrors / Art -2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
….unused. Wormy chestnut is a rare wood too. It has been extinct since the 80s. I think these would make
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Cut Steel
H 73 in W 37 in D 1.5 in
Mid-century Modern Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
period wormy chestnut frame. Oil on illustration board. Signed "Eberle" twice bottom center and bottom
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Cubist nude figure study
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
right. 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
By Drexel, Bert England
Located in Chicago, IL
resemble wormy chestnut. Restored condition. Carrara marble-top has light cream hues and taupe veining.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Large Seascape Oil Painting
By Earle N. Scherm
Located in Rochester, NY
. Reflections in a rocky shoal. Signed and dated 1957. In the original wormy chestnut modernist frame. Scherm
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Woman with Cat
By Johnny Friedlaender
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
x 23 inches; 24 x 32 inches framed. Edition of 50. Signed and numbered lower margins. Original wormy
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
“Homeward Bound”
Located in Southampton, NY
heading home after sleighing. The painting is in its original wormy chestnut wood frame in fine condition
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“New England”
Located in Southampton, NY
lower right. Circa 1960. Condition: Good. Framed in original wormy chestnut frame 21 by 23 inches
Category
1960s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
“Fishing Shack, Maine”
Located in Southampton, NY
. Signed lower right. Circa 1960. Condition: Good. Framed in original wormy chestnut frame 21 by 23
Category
1960s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Downtown Manhattan, New York City Skyline
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
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
By Peter Busa
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
damage or conservation. Period wormy chestnut wood frame.
Peter Busa
1914-1985
Education:
Carnegie
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pair of Yale Burge Wormy Chestnut Highback Chairs
Located in North Miami, FL
slats are solid wormy chestnut, with its characteristically pock-marked surface adding another layer of
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chairs
Materials
Iron
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
Category
20th Century American Picture Frames
Materials
Wood
H 31.63 in W 37.63 in D 2.25 in
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
Category
20th Century American Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid Century American Modernist Two Tone Wormy Chestnut Picture Frame 20 x 16
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful and vintage mid 20th century circa 1940's American wormy chestnut Modernist style
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Materials
Wood
H 22.75 in W 26.75 in D 1.75 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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Cabinets
Materials
Chestnut
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How Much is a Wormy Chestnut?
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