Wonder what the original price was to have it made ??
Boy, i dunno but it had to be a BUNCH! because, when was the last time you heard of a piece of furniture with the same secondary wood as the primary? and then there is the matter of the hardware, solid silver! i think it is the only known piece of colonial furniture that has silver pulls. This pastor had some rather expensive tastes!
Then there is the feet, although these ball feet are new/replaced, when was the last time you saw a piece with bracket feet AND ball feet below the bracket feet? And how about the cabinetmaker Chris Townsend? check out his house/shop below & Goddard house/shop on water st, these guys built furniture for the aristocracy. Add all this up, this was a very expensive piece of furniture, even in 1745.