American Furniture & Decorative Arts
Description:
Paint-decorated Pine Box with Drawer, attributed to Robert Crosman, Taunton, Massachusetts, c. 1727, the molded lift top opens to a well, on a dovetail-constructed box with applied single-arch molding and a drawer, all on a flat base with rounded edge, the box with red/brown-painted ground, the front initialed "IP" within a white wavy lined panel with a lead escutcheon; two free-standing red and white birds flank a V-shaped vine with scrolling stems, red berries, and flowers, original surface, (paint wear, one drawer knob broken off),ht. 10, wd. 16, dp. 9 in.
Literature: The Magazine Antiques, April 1933, "The Tantalizing Chests of Taunton," by Esther Stevens Frazier [an early researcher on painted furniture], pp. 135-36, fig. 5, illustrated. The author suggests the possibility that the initials "IP" are for Jerusha Pineo.
Estimate $15,000-25,000
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Keywords
Robert Crosman, Esther Stevens Frazier, Jerusha PineoStephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Jonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
American Furniture & Decorative Arts
From the heart of New England, the American Furniture & Decorative Arts department regularly uncovers treasures with rich and enduring history and hosts auctions to world-wide renown.