The Miller Family Very Fine and Rare Chippendale Inlaid Walnut Spice Box, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Dated 1762
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January 23, 10:36 PM GMT
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6,000 - 8,000 USD
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The Miller Family Very Fine and Rare Chippendale Inlaid Walnut Spice Box
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Dated 1762
The front door inlaid SMM 1762.
Height 19 in. by Width 14 1/2 in. by Depth 11 1/8 in.
Samuel Miller (1738-abt. 1797) and Martha Hobson Miller (1738-1811), New Garden Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania;
G.K.S. Bush Antiques, Washington, DC.
G.K.S. Bush Antiques, Washington, DC.
This line-and-berry spice box was originally made for Samuel Miller and Martha Hobson Miller (1738-1811) from New Garden Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Remarkably this piece is listed in Samuel's will. It states "Then I give and bequeath unto my dear and well beloved Wife ... two feather beds bedding and furniture of her choice, her case of drawers, the tea table, all the silver spoons, the spice box marked SMM." The initials are drawn in how they appear on the door of the box (see Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills, Will Books H-I, Vol 8-9, 1774-1797).
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