$3,290
Shaker Oval Wooden Carrier, New York or New England, mid-19th century, the carrier with maple sides joined with three fingers secured with copper tacks, pine bottom, carved upright ash handle, old varnished surface, (imperfections), ht. 9 1/4 in. Literature: A similar oval carrier at the Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, is illustrated in Shaker Woodenware: A Field Guide Vol. I , by June Sprigg and Jim Johnson, Berkshire House, Massachusetts, 1991, on pp. 50-51.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-11-04