Sold for:
$3,500
$3,500
Pine Fancy Painted Six-board Chest, New England, late 18th century, the hinged molded top on a box base with cutout ends, early 19th century abstract earthworm painted decoration in burnt sienna and mustard over an earlier blue paint, (early repairs), ht. 24, wd. 49 1/2, dp. 20 in. Literature: This chest appears on p. 174, as fig. 301 in American Fancy: Exuberance in the Arts, 1790-1840 , by Sumpter Priddy, Chipstone Foundation, (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), 2004. early break to left side with old wooden cleat
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-02-19
