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Paint-Decorated Dresser Box

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Paint-Decorated Dresser Box
New England, ca. 1820
Over-all in excellent condition, slight warp to the top and minor wear to the paint-decoration associated to age-related oxidation. Original bun feet.
Provenance: From the collection of Martha Hamilton.
This rare box was most likely decorated by a female academy artist. The top depicts a wonderful compote of fruit flanked by flower-filled cornucopias with similar fruit arrangements decorated on the front and sides. The lid opens to a fitted interior having a removeable tray with its original dividers and a mirror. The interior tray is decorated with black floral and foliate designs.

6 ¼” h., 12 ¼” w., 8 ¼” d.

Price: $8,750

Item ID: DA-ACC 315

More Information

Period:	19th Century
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art, Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	852980

Dimensions

W.	12.25 in;	H.	6.25 in;	D.	8.25 in;
W.	31.12 cm;	H.	15.88 cm;	D.	20.96 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.

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