A Very Rare Chippendale Paint-Decorated Poplar Blanket Chest, Probably Montgomery County, New Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, Dated 1775

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000 USD

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Description

pine
Height 29 1/4 in. by Width 49 in. by Depth 24 3/4 in.

Inscribed along top rail 17 JOHANNES REICHERT 75. Feet replaced. Appears to retain original brass hardware.

Provenance

Joe Kindig, York, Pennsylvania;
Peter Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut

Literature

Monroe H. Fabian, The Pennsylvania-German Decorated Chest; (New York: Main Street Press Book, 1978), p.127, no. 83.

Condition

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