02-19-200602-19-2006
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2308Boston
February 19, 2006 11:00 AMCalender
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Wallpaper Covered Bandbox with Mythological and Neoclassical Scenes

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$850$850
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2308Location: BostonDate / Time: February 19, 2006 11:00AM

Description:

Wallpaper Covered Bandbox with Mythological and Neoclassical Scenes, America, second quarter 19th century, large oval box, the top depicting a figure, a temple, trees, and a fountain in red and green on a blue ground, the sides with a scene of two female figures driving a carriage pulled by a mythological bird, another panel with camels and temple ruins, in red, green and tan on a blue ground, (tears, repairs to interior rim joinery),ht. 10 1/4, dia. wd. 12 1/2, lg. 14 in.

Exhibited: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, By and for the People: American Folk Art From a Private Collection, October 3rd -November 14th 1976, retaining exhibition label.
Estimate $300-500

Keywords

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Collection