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American & Southern Auction | June 27, 2024

Thu, Jun 27, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 535

Rare American Pilgrim Century Painted and Ebonized Lift Top Chest

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

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New England, probably Essex  County, Massachusetts, 17th century, hinged lid, interior till, single drawer with false triple front, ebonized turnings and bosses, red painted moldings, double paneled sides, 30-1/2 x 46 x 20 in.

Provenance: Collection of the Late Ned Hipp, North Carolina

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Collection of the Late Ned Hipp, North Carolina

lid replaced, lacking till lid, scattered restorations to moldings with later red color, most of the ebonized turnings appear to be original, many of the horizontal and rectangular bosses likely replaced, original feet with no apparent loss of height