Pennsylvania Grain Painted Blanket Chest

From the tiny town of Stonersville, PA, this handsomely paint decorated chest held the treasured possessions of it's young owner. Signed inside the lid with the name "Meyer", this could be the name of the original family.

The original painted serpentine design including shades of ochre, umber, sienna, and red swoosh gracefully across the exterior surfaces. Dovetail six-board pine construction. Original hardware, including key. Butt hinges with screws date this chest to c.1810. Single till. Excellent condition.

Produced two miles from the Daniel Boone Homestead in Stonersville, Berks County, PA.

Painted Dome-Top Box

C. 1815 dome-top box with pine single-board sides. Dry original free-hand paint decorated surface. A superb example of the classic paint-decorated dome-top box.

Provenance: Made in Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Dimensions: 24 w” x 9.5 d” x 12 h”.

Sheraton Painted Rush Bottom Chairs--c. 1810

Sheraton Antique paint decorated rush bottom fancy side chairs. The base texture is brown with black lines. The rail is cut to the outline of the floral patterns. Note the subtle differences in the rail shaping and painting between the two chairs. Two shades of green form a border on the flat middle sections of the turned crestrails. The stiles are turned and bent with a flat section on the top half.

Continuous Arm Windsor Chairs

A pair of early 19th century continuous arm Windsor chairs originating from New England. Bulbous splayed legs and shield seat further characterize these fine chairs.

Pennsylvania Six-Board Blanket Chest

This blanket chest came from Montgomery County, PA. With original hardware and butt hinges, it dates from c.1810 or later. Chests of this period were made to order by professional cabinet makers. Original red painted surface.