This grain-painted six-board blanket chest from Pennsylvania dates from c. 1825-1835. The salmon and black grain painting is all original and in excellent condition. The Sheraton turned feet provide clues to the period. Pure, original surface and structure.
Dimensions: 49 ½ w x 20 ½ d x 27 ¾ h
This red painted corner cupboard, c. 1835, is new to the market in wonderful condition. Retaining original red paint, the surface is in remarkably pristine condition, a reflection of its place of honor in the home. The hardware is all original. Eleven of the twelve glass panes are original.Dimensions: 87"H x 41"W x 19"D
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Grain painted blanket chest from Manheim (Lancaster County), Pennsylvania, c. 1835. A classic example of Pennsylvania painted furniture, the surface has a three-color decoration. The top and bottom trim and all four feet are painted black. The paint decoration is a two-step process. A yellow base has a red grain-painted treatment using the side of a hand. All joints are dovetail joined. The Sheraton-style turned feet attach to block and base board with mortise and tenon joints. The lock and key are original and intact. The top attaches to the chest with butt hinges, typical for the age.
Condition: Excellent. This piece is in remarkably pristine condition having spent its life in the best of care. Pure, original surface and structure. No repairs or conservation.
Dimensions: 43 ½ L x 24 ½ H x 21 ¾ W
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1820-1825, the craftsman of this primitive work table employed an unusual construction technique: he connected the tapered legs to the base with large 5" dovetails.
The table top is 2 pieces of pine: one 13" and the other 15". The drawer pull is original and fitted into the drawer front. Most notably, the top retains its original red painted surface. Often, tops have long lost their original paint.
The underside of the table top retains many slight impressions along the edge most likely due to the use of clamps, possibly sewing birds. Sewing birds were used by women to hold fabric taut while they hemmed.
A fine example of early New England painted furniture, this table is in excellent structural condition with no loosening of legs or top.
Dimensions: 44" W x 29" H x 29" L