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Collection of Carole Wahler | January 29, 2025

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As a singular figure in the world of American pottery and early textiles, Dr. Wahler was a celebrated curator, collector, and scholar. Early Southern furniture including four MESDA documented items: VA William and Mary paneled trunk, VA Chippendale Cupboard, TN inlaid cherry chest of drawers and a TN cherry high chest, many early Southern painted furniture examples, Ten Ulysses Davis folk art carvings, textiles to include a rare Asheville sampler dated 1824, quilt dated1861, rare Southern salt glaze and redware pottery examples to include TN, AL and NC.
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Lot 70

Signed Early South Carolina Paint Decorated Yellow Pine Mule Chest

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Starting Bid
$500

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probably Laurens, South Carolina, mid 19th century, possibly made by Andrew Jackson Monroe, inside drawer facings signed "Monroe" and possible dated 1852,  heavy yellow pine construction throughout, hinge lid with open interior over two dovetailed long drawers, unusual paint decoration with ochre graining and blue green stripes set on original bracket feet, 43 x 43 x 22-1/4 in.

Provenance: Collection of Carole Wahler, Knoxville, Tennessee

Note: Carol Wahler's file on this object suggests Andrew Jackson Monroe as a possible maker. Genealogical information accompanies the lot. 

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Collection of Carole Wahler, Knoxville, Tennessee

original paint with surface wear and losses (possibly dry scraped), especially at top, good structural condition, minor chips and molding wear