Sold for:
$1,067
$1,067
Smoke Decorated Pine Box, Harrison, Maine, early 19th century, rectangular box with dovetailed construction, wire-hinged lid, and iron and brass lock plate, the exterior with smoke decoration on a putty-colored ground, the interior inscribed with several Seavey family signatures, (minor surface wear), ht. 6, wd. 12 1/4, dp. 6 1/4 in. Note: The oldest signature to the interior of the box is Jonathan Seavey. According to the 1880 census, Jonathan was born in 1807, was employed as a stonecutter, and resided in Harrison, Maine.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-08-14
