Description:

Cherry Sugar Chest (Circa 1795)
Attributed to Amzie Chapman, cabinetmaker and musician Maysville and Lexington, Kentucky. This sugar chest was purchased from the estate of Ronald Tackett in Boone County, KY. We believe he purchased it from a Mark Maddox auction in Carlisle, KY.
The primary wood is cherry with secondary woods of walnut and poplar. It measures 36 1/2" tall x 34 1/2" wide and 18" deep. Sheraton style with chamfered end panels. It has a two-piece, hinged top with molded edge strips. It has a poplar divider and a poplar inside liner at the end panels. It has working locks and keys. It has horizontal back-boards that are secured by side dado joints. It has 8" tall turned legs.
The bottom drawer has two bail/plate pulls. It has hand cut dovetails in front and back. The drawer has a divider (for storage of spices?). It has a chamfered bottom board.
Amzie Chapin was trained in the Connecticut school of furniture making. Many of his pieces have inside liners. He moved to Pennsylvania in 1800 and rejoined his brother Lucian in Cincinnati in 1830. They are credited with writing the music for the popular Christmas song "Mary Did You Know?".

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Shipping

Pickup of items won will be the week of February 8th, at the venue: 4205 John Alden Ln., Lexington, Ky. We will be open Monday and Tuesday from 1:30pm-6pm and Saturday from 10am-noon that week. If these times are not convenient, please call Bruce Wise at 859-321-1230 to schedule.
If you have not paid online, then payment can be made at pickup. Please bring your own packaging and additional help if needed for loading items. All removals must be completed in a professional and tidy manner. Not responsible for accidents.

For those buyers who wish to have their merchandise sent or who are out of the area and will not pick the items up, shipping arrangements can be made through the buyer's own shipper as Caswell Prewitt Realty does not provide in-house packing or shipping. All packing and shipping of merchandise will be at the risk and expense of the buyer. A list of shippers that have been used by past customers is below: It is the buyer's responsibility to contact the shipper and then contact Bruce Wise at 859-321-1230 to communicate which shipper you are using so we can coordinate getting it into their hands.


The Mailroom, Lexington, Ky - 859 268 0206, [email protected]
UPS - Winchester - 859-745-4422, [email protected]

For furniture and larger (freight) items:
Travis Cox- A Better Mover, (404) 754-0111, [email protected]
Kerry Baird, Crosstown Movers. Lexington, Ky. 859 229 8029

Shippers are independent of Caswell Prewitt Realty and are not endorsed by it; therefore, we are not responsible for problems associated with shipping. Merchandise is stored at the risk of the purchaser.

February 8, 2026 6:00 PM EST
Lexington, KY, US

Caswell Prewitt Realty, INC

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Bid Increments
From: To: Increments:
$0 $99 $5
$100 $249 $10
$250 $999 $25
$1,000 $4,999 $50
$5,000 + $100