American Furniture & Decorative Arts
08-14-201108-14-2011
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
2558MMarlborough
August 14, 2011 10:00 AM
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$2,607$2,200
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2558MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 14, 2011 10:00AM
Description:
Paint-decorated Pine Storage Box, Charlotte, Vermont, c. 1853, rectangular box with hinged lid, opening to a cavity over a single drawer, the drawer back inscribed in pencil "Will Williams Charlotte, Vt. July 10, '53," the front of the box with two oval reserves painted with scenic views, probably the town of Charlotte, Vermont, and Lake Champlain, on an ochre-painted ground with brown linear borders, and outlining oval reserves on the top and sides, (minor paint wear),ht. 10 3/4, wd. 17, dp. 12 1/2 in.
Provenance: J. Dickerson Inc. auctioneers, to Harold E. Cole, Woodbury, Connecticut, to the consignor, who purchased it December 4, 1994.
Estimate $800-1,200
Minor paint losses to edges, corners
Keywords
Vermont, Williams Charlotte, Lake Champlain, Connecticut, Harold E. Cole, Woodbury, J. Dickerson Inc.Lots in this sale
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