Important Historic Americana | October 17, 2024
Thu, Oct 17, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 1017
Very Rare Painted Hampton Bible Box
Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
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| $5,000 | $500 |
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New Hampshire, circa 1730, attributed to Samuel Lane or John Moulton, birch or light walnut construction with traces of original red paint, bird, crescent moon, and line motifs, initials "JM", 8-1/4 x 23-1/2 x 12-3/4 in.
Provenance: Collection of Esther Stevens Fraser Brazer; Collection of Nina Fletcher Little; Peter H. Eaton Antiques, Portsmouth, New Hampshire (accompanied by receipt dated August 8, 2018 for $11,500); Private New England Collection
Note: pictured in Neat & Tidy: Boxes and Their Contents Used In Early American Households by Nina Fletcher Little, pgs. 18-19, fig. 19, and in New Hampshire Folk Art: By the People For the People by Gerald Ward, Portsmouth New Hampshire, 2019, pg. 31
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Collection of Esther Stevens Fraser Brazer; Collection of Nina Fletcher Little; Peter H. Eaton Antiques, Portsmouth, New Hampshire (accompanied by receipt dated August 8, 2018 for $11,500); Private New England Collection
according to Peter H. Eaton receipt, lid is an old replacement; rubbing and losses to painted surface, scattered scratches, scuffs, and bumps throughout, old chip and loss to one base board, lid support rails slightly loose
