A Rare Pilgrim Century Black Painted Pine One-Drawer 'M' Chest
Sale 1278 - The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part I
Nov 3, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$1,500 -
2,500
Price Realized
$3,780
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Lot Description
A Rare Pilgrim Century Black Painted Pine One-Drawer 'M' Chest
Plymouth Area, Massachusetts, Circa 1700
retains an early painted surface, previously fitted with a till box and cover, but never installed.
Height 27 1/4 x width 39 1/2 x depth 17 inches.
A very similar 'M' chest is illustrated in Robert Blair St. George, The Wrought Covenant (Brockton, Massachusetts: Brockton Art Center / Fuller Memorial, 1979) p. 33, fig. 12b.
Height 27 1/4 x width 39 1/2 x depth 17 inches.
A very similar 'M' chest is illustrated in Robert Blair St. George, The Wrought Covenant (Brockton, Massachusetts: Brockton Art Center / Fuller Memorial, 1979) p. 33, fig. 12b.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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