Classic New Mexican Rosette-Carved Pine Chest on Stand, circa 1790

ponderosa pine, iron.

Nathaniel Owings, Owings-Dewey Gallery, Santa Fe NM
Mark Birner Collection, Denver CO, acquired from the above in 1998

The base board may have been replaced. Hasp and hinges probably original. Typical overall wear.
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A very similar rosette-carved chest resides in the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford CT, see Veder, 1977, p. 41. That chest, like this one, features pictorial elements and scalloping that were likely added at a later date, not an uncommon practice.

Reference: Sotheby's New York, January 1998, lots 33, 156 and 181.