Lot 4331
  • 4331

Very Rare Miniature Pilgrim Century Miniature Pine Blanket Chest with Drawer, New England, circa 1700

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description

  • Pine and Chestnut
  • Height 16 in. by Width 20 3/4 in. by Depth 11 in.
interior fitted with a till.

Provenance

I.M. Wiese, Southbury, Connecticut.

Literature

Russell Hawes Kettell, The Pine Furniture of Early New England, (Wakefield, MA: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1929), no. 109.

Condition

Secondary woods include chestnut Wooden pull a later replacement; small loss to one corner of drawer front.
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