Sold for:
$76,050
$76,050
Berks County, Pennsylvania painted dower chest dated 1788 , the lid and front profusely decorated with stylized tulip vines flanked by heart decorated ends, all on a green/blue ground, above two short drawers supported by bold ogee bracket feet, 30" h. , 48 1/4" w. An identical chest in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art is illustrated in Fabian, The Pennsylvania German Decorated Chest , fig. 221.
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2009-02-06
