MARSHFIELD, MASS. — A Sister’s sewing cabinet made of cherry with its original red/brown varnish stained finish was the top lot of Willis Henry Auctions’ July 13 sale when it sold for $50,430. The three-over-two-over-one drawer cabinet with porcelain pulls is from Hancock, Mass., circa 1840–50 and attributed to cabinetmaker Elder Grove Wright (1789–1861). Written on its side in chalk is “Henrietta Morgan, June 16,” who, according to Henry, lived at East Family, Hancock, and left in 1903.

The cabinet holds the distinction as being the cover lot of two Will Henry sales — this one and its previous appearance more than 30 years ago at the firm’s June 30, 1984, sale, where it sold for $9,900.

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