$533
Paint-decorated Tinware Dome-top Trunk, East Douglas, Massachusetts, early 19th century, dome-top trunk with hinged lid, wire bail, and tin hasp with a white painted band on front with floral and foliate decoration on a black ground, (minor paint wear), ht. 7 3/8, 10 x 6 1/2 in. Provenance: Ex collection of Wallis H. (Wally) Darnley, East Douglas, Massachusetts. Wally was a collector of early American antiques and curator and consultant at the Worcester Historical Museum. Note: The interior contains a circa 1979 photo showing the box on top of a candlestand, the back inscribed "Picture taken in Jenckes Store Apt. E. Douglas, Mass, where tole box originated." The Jenckes store building still stands today and houses the historical society. Scattered paint losses and wear associated with age.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-08-14