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Lot 125

Dedham, Massachusetts Pilgrim century carved oak b

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for
$27,600
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $20,000
$500,000 $50,000
Dedham, Massachusetts Pilgrim century carved oak blanket chest, attributed to John Houghton, ca. 1675, the case with 3 panels with carved foliate decoration and molded surrounds supported by square legs, retaining a later ebonized surface, 27 1/4" h., 41" w.(lacking lid). For a similar example see Christies sale 1474, lot 323, and "Style and Structure in the Joinery of Dedham and Medfield, Massachusetts, 1635-1685" in American Furniture and its Makers: Winterthur Portfolio 13(Winterthur, 1979), pg. 10 by Robert Blair St. George.