Lot 5005
  • 5005

Red and Yellow Grain Paint-Decorated Pine Blanket Chest, probably Vermont, circa 1820

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • walnut
  • Height 25 3/4 in. by Width 41 3/4 in. by Depth 18 in.
with a shaped skirt and high bracket feet and retaining its original paint-decorated surface.

 

Literature

Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo, "Beyond Tradition: A Folk Art Collection in New Hampshire," Antiques & Fine Art, vol. VII, issue 2, Summer/Autumn 2006, p. 138.

Condition

Original red and yellow paint decoration, retains traces of later blue that has been cleaned off. Interior till is missing a divider and the lid.
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