Fine and Rare Polychrome Paint-Decorated Poplar Blanket Chest, possibly Dauphin or Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Dated 1791
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January 23, 10:36 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Fine an🐭d Rare Polychrome Paint-Decorated Poplar Blanket Chest
possibly Dauphin or Lancaster County💧, Pennsylvania
Dated 1791
Feet replaced.
Height 24 in. by Width 50 in. by Depth 24 in.
James and Nancy Glazer, Bailey Island, Maine.
This chest is an unique occurrence of the depiction of a horse and rider with his flintlock pistol drawn. A related chest attributed to an artist from either Dauphin or Lancaster County is illustrated in Monroe H. Fabian, The Pennsylvania-German Decorated Chest, (Atglen PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2004), p. 209, fig. 238a-b.
