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SALMON PAINT-DECORATED DESK BOX

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Signed under lid: Nathaniel Sargent, Lynn. 1823.
Presumably Lynn, Massachusetts.
Pine, painted salmon, green and black.
Excellent condition, original throughout.
This rare signed and dated paint-decorated desk box opens to fitted compartments and retains the original salmon, green and black stylized floral paint decoration. The box has survived in a remarkable state of preservation.

More Information

Period:	19th Century
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art, Americana, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	DA-ACC 293
Incollect Reference #:	713017

Dimensions

W.	12 in;	H.	6 in;	D.	6.5 in;
W.	30.48 cm;	H.	15.24 cm;	D.	16.51 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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