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Fri, May 15, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 60

Continental Baroque Paint Decorated Chest

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
18th or 19th century, hinged top with open interior and lidded till, interior lid painted with stylized trees, iron strap hinges, exterior with early floral and drapery paint decoration, top with traces of floral paint decoration, 25 x 58 x 21-3/4 in.Provenance: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Proceeds to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund

Condition

wear and loses to paint especially at top, some reshaping at top edge of front, other distress, minor pest damage (with some minor losses at feet)
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