02-19-200602-19-2006
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2308Boston
February 19, 2006 11:00 AMCalender
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Pine Fancy Painted Six-board Chest

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$3,500$3,500
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2308Location: BostonDate / Time: February 19, 2006 11:00AM

Description:

Pine Fancy Painted Six-board Chest, New England, late 18th century, the hinged molded top on a box base with cutout ends, early 19th century abstract earthworm painted decoration in burnt sienna and mustard over an earlier blue paint, (early repairs),ht. 24, wd. 49 1/2, dp. 20 in.

Literature: This chest appears on p. 174, as fig. 301 in American Fancy: Exuberance in the Arts, 1790-1840, by Sumpter Priddy, Chipstone Foundation, (Milwaukee, Wisconsin),2004.
Estimate $2,500-3,500

early break to left side with old wooden cleat

Keywords

earlier blue paint, New England, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Chipstone Foundation