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March Premier Auction: Day 2

Sat, Mar 25, 2017 09:00AM EDT - Mon, Mar 27, 2017 09:00AM EDT
Lot 691

Rare American Pilgrim Century Joined

Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000

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
Oak and Turned Maple Two-Drawer Blanket Chest possibly Boston area, circa 1680, lift top with open interior over two side-hung long drawers, turned and applied bosses, turned feet, paneled back, original feet, 44 in.. Notes: Sotheby's sale catalog notes that "This joined chest relates to a group of four chests possibly made in Boston; one is in the Mabel Brady Garvin Collection at Yale University, two others are at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and another in a private collection".. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, January 20, 2006, lot 524; Private Texas Collection

Condition

top restored (likely some period elements), lacking interior till and iron lock, restorations to top central panel, some applied bosses restored, original feet with no apparent loss of height

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