(Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1810-1876), in polychrome painted decoration featuring typical house and trees, the sides and lid painted with flowers, all atop yellow ground, 3-1/8 x 5-1/2 x 3-3/8 in.
Provenance: Pennypacker Auction Centre, Reading, Pennsylvania (accompanied by copy of receipt dated May 21, 1973 for $825); Private Collection, McLean, Virginia
Note: A similar example sold at Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia, November 18, 2021, lot 1076 for $42,500, see: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/115569327_rare-and-important-jonas-weber-lancaster-co.
Another example sold at Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Americana & International Auction - Session Three, September 27, 2024, lot 1077 for $8,125, see: https://live.pookandpook.com/online-auctions/pook/jonas-weber-painted-dresser-box-6610120.
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Pennypacker Auction Centre, Reading, Pennsylvania (accompanied by copy of receipt dated May 21, 1973 for $825); Private Collection, McLean, Virginia
some loss to painted surface, surface dirt/accretion, some discoloration, scratches, slight checking to wood at base, slight separations at seams