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Lot 679

Very Fine Federal Paint Decorated Dressing Table

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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$100 $50
$1,000 $100
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$3,000 $250
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$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

New England, circa 1820, stencil decorated and scrolled backsplash set with gilt brass rosettes, above two dovetailed short drawers and false long drawer, case boldly decorated with grain paint with bright green and yellow highlights, white pine throughout, 42-1/2 x 34 x 18-1/2 in.

Provenance: Dr. and Mrs. William Greenspon; Collection of Marc and Laurie Krasney Brown, sold Sotheby's, New York, January 21, 2007, lot 1111, $10,800; Private Bluffton, South Carolina Collection

Note: Illustrated in Dean Fales Jr., American Painted Furniture, 1660-1880, pg. 194, no. 311.

Condition

excellent condition, typical wear and abrasions to original paint, especially at top front and at edges, original brasses and rosettes, some abrasions and bruises at rear legs, other typical surface flaws