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Paint Decorated Lift-Top Blanket Chest

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
New England, probably northwestern region of Massachusetts or Vermont, ca. 1820.
Eastern white pine with original grain-painted surface, original brass. Hinges reset, small portion of right front bracket restored.
This well-proportioned lift-top chest above two drawers is supported by a Chippendale bracket base. The exuberant multi-colored grain-painted surface has survived in remarkable condition.

Dimensions: 41"h, 39 ¾”w, 18 ½”d

Item ID: F-PF-BC 243

More Information

Origin:	United States
Period:	19th Century
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	ca. 1820
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art, Americana, Country
Dealer Reference #:	F-PF-BC 243
Incollect Reference #:	746948

Dimensions

W.	39.75 in;	H.	41 in;	D.	18.5 in;
W.	100.97 cm;	H.	104.14 cm;	D.	46.99 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.