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A Chippendale Painted-Decorated Yellow Pine Blanket Chest, Johannes Ranck (1763-1828), Jonestown, Dauphin (now Lebanon) County, Pennsylvania, circa 1795
Estimate
6,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description
- Yellow Pine
- Height 22 1/4 in. by Width 51 1/2 in. by Depth 22 1/2 in.
each double-handled jug on front inscribed Johannes Ranck.
Provenance
Henry de Villiers Williams, Jr.;
Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana, June 20, 1996, sale 6866, lot 239.
Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana, June 20, 1996, sale 6866, lot 239.
Condition
Lacking grablock. Top cracked along length. There is a 1 by 49 3/4 inch filler strip added to center of top. Abrasion to paint on top and corners of feet. Chest with wear and nicks to paint commensurate with age.
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
A closely related example is in the collection of Winterthur and is illustrated in The Magazine Antiques (Spetember 1982) 521, fig 8. For a further discussion of the Ranck and Seltzer decorators see Monroe H. Fabian, The Pennsylvania-German Decorated Chest, (New York, 1978) and Wendy A. Cooper and Lisa Minardi, Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania, 1725-1850, (Winterthur, Delaware: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Distributed by University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011), pp. 89-92.