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THBDiminutive Paint-Decorated Pine and Poplar Dome-Top Box
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127 East 69th Street
New York, NY 10021
United States
Keno Auctions is renowned for our expertise in fine and decorative arts. With more than 30 years experience, founder Leigh Keno has established a brilliant team of experts specializing in fine art, furniture, decorative arts and jewelry.
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LiveJan 31, 2016 - Feb 1, 2016
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- Lot Description
Diminutive Paint-Decorated Pine and Poplar Dome-Top Box Attributed to the “Compasswork Decorator” Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1810-1840 H. 3 15/16, W. 4 7/16, D. 3 1/16 inches Note: In terms of size, this is previously unknown “Compasswork Decorator” box is one of the smallest, if not the smallest example known. Small decorative boxes were popular as gifts in Germanic Europe. Consequently, in America, within the Pennsylvania German community, they were popular and made in a range of sizes to hold a variety of objects including textile accessories, trinkets and personal items. Lancaster County newspapers dating from the 1812 to 1838 were used to line several examples. The decoration of these boxes was applied directly to the wood, in contrast to Continental examples, which were first coated with a primer coat of paint or gesso. The decoration on a particular piece was primarily laid out with the use of a compass; the incised lines and compass points serve as witness marks, which are evident through the paint decoration. Colors such as red, blue, or the blue-green seen on the present example were used as the back-drop for the patterns of pinwheels, vines and other organic motifs all laid out in a geometric fashion, often employing patterns of dots within the reserves. Over-varnish was then applied to give the surface a sheen and to protect the paint. This varnish often darkened over time. Estimate: $2,000-4,000 Provenance: Recently discovered in a Southern Estate by the present owner. Please note: a brown painted egg with incised date of 1841, naive incised decoration and partially illegible name was found inside box and will accompany this lot.
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