Lift-Top Blanket Chest, Stonington, Connecticut, Fine Original Condition - Antique Associated At West Townsend

Lift-Top Blanket Chest, Stonington, Connecticut, Fine Original Condition

Spanish Brown Paint, Lobster/Whale Tail Drop Centering Scrolled Apron

Lift-Top Blanket Chest, Stonington, Connecticut, Fine Original Condition

The lid with applied molding and large iron strap hinges, over a case with two false drawers above three working drawers.

Item Date: Circa 1780

Measurement: Height: 48"; width: 38"; depth: 19.75

Material: Maple, Chestnut, and poplar

Item Condition: Fine original condition

Provenance: Grace and Elliot Snyder, South Egremont, Massachusetts. David A. Schorsch, Woodbury, Connecticut. Dinah & Stephen Lefkowitz Collection, New York, and Connecticut. Private Collection, Springbrook, Ohio

Literature: For other examples of Stonington case furniture with similar carved skirts see the 1974 exhibition catalog of the Lyman Allyn Museum, New London County Furniture, 1640-1840, page 27, figures 22 – 23.

Price: $15,850

SKU 1634-5

For More Information, Please Contact David Hillier at 978-597-8084 or email drh@aaawt.com.

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