August Americana Online
Description:
Red Oak Joined Chest, probably Essex County, Massachusetts, c. 1660, the molded lid with pintel hinges above the box with channel-molded rails and stiles centering four recessed panels on the front and two on the ends, old surface, (lacks till),ht. 28, wd. 47, dp. 21 in.
Provenance: Estate of Miss Mary Osgood, Danvers, Massachusetts; purchased from Roland Hammond in 1972; a Boston area collection.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
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Roland HammondStephen L. Fletcher
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