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Rare painted maple and pine Shaker oval box with pincushion Enfield, Grafton County, New Hampshire, circa 1836
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- SHAKER OVAL BOX WITH PINCUSHION
- Paint on maple and pine with copper tacks and worsted top
- 2 3/16 by 3 11/16 by 2 1/2 in. oval (including cushion)
- C. 1846
Inscribed underside of lid, ink: This Box/was given to / Anna E Hovey./by the Shakers/ in/Enfield N.H./1846./ While on a Visit with / My Mother.
Provenance
Willis Henry Auctions at Mount Lebanon Shaker Museum, Old Chatham, New York, "Shaker Auction," August, 1986, lot 158
David A. Schorsch, Greenwich, Connecticut
David A. Schorsch, Greenwich, Connecticut
Exhibited
"Folk Art Revealed," New York, American Folk Art Museum, November 16, 2004-August 23, 2009
Literature
American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum, p. 312, fig. 274
Condition
Some minor touch-ups and wear along bottom edge.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Creating a variation of the familiar oval box, a Shaker artisan affixed a pincushion to the lid. The diminutive sewing box anticipates by at least a quarter-century the large-scale production in Shaker communities of sewing boxes, pincushions, and related items, which were intended for sale to the public. The inscription demonstrates the practice among the Believers of using small, meticulous examples of Shaker woodenware as gifts. -G.C.W.