11-03-201811-03-2018
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3167BBoston
November 3, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Paint-decorated Poplar Six-board Chest

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$2,706$2,200
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3167BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 03, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Paint-decorated Poplar Six-board Chest, possibly Schoharie County, New York, c. 1810-15, the molded top with applied cleats to underside painted black with red and white vine border and central foliate spray, opens above a cream-painted dovetailed box with flowering vine border and a central tree, on a dark red-painted molded bracket base, ht. 21 1/2, wd. 42 1/4, dp. 18 1/2 in.

Provenance: Descended for generatons in a family; Don Walters; Frank Maresca, 1985.
The Marvill Collection
Estimate $4,000-6,000


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