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Wormy Chestnut

Mid Century Modern Wormy Chestnut 7 Drawers Compact Dresser Credenza MINT
By John Stuart, Johnson Furniture Company, Founders 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

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

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

Nude
Nude
H 19.25 in W 11.75 in
"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

"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

“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

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

Park Scene (Chelsea, Manhattan)
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Original wormy chestnut frame Painting size: 9 1/4 x 12 inches Frame size: 14 1/4 x 17 inches One of the
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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

Wood, Burlap

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

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

Italian Wormy Chestnut Hanging Vitrine
Italian Wormy Chestnut Hanging Vitrine
H 38.5 in W 9.25 in D 4.75 in
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

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

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 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

“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

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

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

Cubist nude figure study
Cubist nude figure study
H 33.38 in W 15.63 in
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

Large Seascape Oil Painting
Large Seascape Oil Painting
H 47 in W 41.5 in D 3 in
“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

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

“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

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

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

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

Antique Wormy Chestnut French Cabinet
Antique Wormy Chestnut French Cabinet
H 51 in W 46 in D 23.5 in
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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.