$6,500
Red-painted and Decorated Six-board Blanket Chest, Guilford, Connecticut, c. 1710, nailed construction, the lid with notched ends, the front with remnants of white-painted decoration and initials "NS," the ends with demilune cutouts centering a heart pendant, ht. 27, wd. 48, dp. 19 in. Provenance: Descended in the Dudley family of Guilford, Connecticut.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-05-21