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THBPaint-decorated Slant-lid Box Attributed to the Checkerboard Artist
Lot 1031
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Bonhams Skinner
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Marlborough, MA 01752
United States
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Timed Auction in Progress ... Currently on Lot Estimate:
$10,000 - $15,000
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By Bonhams Skinner
Aug 3, 2020 - Aug 12, 2020
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2020-08-03 12:00:00
2020-08-12 19:00:00
America/New_York
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Bidsquare : The Kolar Collection
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/skinner/the-kolar-collection-5378
Carefully assembled over decades by collector, scholar, and author John Kolar, the collection is an impressive grouping of painted furniture, Windsor chairs, folk art, pottery, and weathervanes from 18th and 19th century America Bonhams Skinner bidsquare@bonhamsskinner.com
Carefully assembled over decades by collector, scholar, and author John Kolar, the collection is an impressive grouping of painted furniture, Windsor chairs, folk art, pottery, and weathervanes from 18th and 19th century America Bonhams Skinner bidsquare@bonhamsskinner.com
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- Lot Description
Paint-decorated Slant-lid Box Attributed to the Checkerboard Artist, probably Somerset County, Pennsylvania, second quarter 19th century, the shaped projecting backboard pierced with an oval, above a canted top with hinged lid opening to a well, with allover painted decoration in red, black, yellow, and dark green incorporating contrasting banding, checkerboard and scalloped patterning, and other geometric motifs, all with incised outlines, and with dark bordering in green and black ornamented with single lines of contrasting dots, (minor imperfections), ht. to top of backboard 5 1/2, overall wd. 12 3/4, overall dp. 7 3/4 in.
Note: Paint analysis report available upon request.
Estimate $10,000-15,000
minor paint loss to front edge of top, very minor paint loss elsewhere, separation in bottom boards about 1 1/2 inches from front edge. scientific paint analysis carried out by SAFA in July of 2017 indicates that the pigments are consistent with the 19th century date of the box.
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. - Shipping Info
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