Description:
Small Carved and Painted Desk Box, Pennsylvania, mid-18th century, black-painted box with polychrome painted carved thistles and recesses on the front, geometric designs on the sides, opening to a box with till, lock escutcheon with wriggle work "CB," (imperfections),ht. 5 3/4, wd. 10 3/4, dp. 8 in.
Provenance: Acquired from Catherine & Charles Pettibone Antiques, Warren, Pennsylvania, 1963.
Estimate $800-1,200
Top molding replaced on back and sides, bottom board split.
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Charles Pettibone, WarrenStephen L. Fletcher
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Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
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508-970-3224
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