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Queen Anne Period Blanket Chest with Two Whimsical Faces, ca 1740-1760

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QUEEN ANNE PERIOD BLANKET CHEST, CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY, PROBABLY MASSACHUSETTS, WITH BLACK DECORATION ON A RED GROUND, THAT INCLUDES TWO WHIMSICAL FACES, ca 1740-1760 This very early, painted American blanket chest has decoration that, while subtle, places it among the most unusual that I have ever encountered in 35 years as a dealer and longer as a collector. Made circa 1740-1760, in a country, Queen Anne style, the dry, red paint is adorned with a sparse array of wide, black brush strokes. In the top center of the front panel and in the center of the single drawer are whimsical faces. Rendered by the same hand, this is something I have never seen on an early chest, American or otherwise. A reasonable guess is that the this was expressly made for the room of a child, or perhaps two children. Small in stature, the attractive tombstone scalloping results in exceptional, wide, batwing feet. The early surface is exceptional. The simple, bail pull hardware is brass, with oval back plates. There is a typical, till-style glove box on the interior. The construction is entirely of cut nails, most of which are roseheads, hammered into t-head form. The drawer is joined with an abnormally large number of small nails, in long rows. Made entirely of white pine, there is a two-board back with horizontally-oriented, 15-inch planks. Those used on the sides and top are 18 and 18.75 inches, respectively. Provenance: Ex-Grace & Elliott Snyder. Picked from a house in Middleburgh, New York roughly 35 years ago by the late Richard (Smitty) Axtell. Condition: There is a sizable chip on the back, right foot. Small chips on the outside of the other three 3 feet have been repaired and the paint expertly blended, accordingly. There were probably snipe hinges originally. The small, cast iron hinges appear to be a replacement. Some of the wood around them was expertly repaired/replaced, without affecting the painted surface. Provenance: Richard Axtell, Grace & Elliott Snyder.

Dimensions:
Height: 32.25 in (81.92 cm)Width: 43.25 in (109.86 cm)Depth: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Wood
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
Late 17th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1740-1960
Condition:
Repaired: See item description. See item description.
Seller Location:
York County, PA
Reference Number:
Seller: bb-0321stDibs: LU849733806672

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