Sold for $3,780

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

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.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition Report

In overall fine and usable condition. Appears to retain the original bale and snipe hinges. Scuffs, marks, and scratches consistent with age and use. Areas of surface residue visible in few areas. Previously fitted with a till box and cover, but never installed. The drawer pulls, while seemingly of the period and showing wear marks suggesting they’ve been in place for a long time, may be replaced. Areas of chip losses visible to the feet.

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