The Pioneer American Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Donald A. Shelley
Fri, Apr 20, 2007 06:00AM EDT
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Lot 56
Heinrich Bucher, Berks County, Pennsylvania, late8
Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000
Sold for
$78,000
Sold Price includes BP
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Heinrich Bucher, Berks County, Pennsylvania, late 18th/early 19th c., painted and decorated oval bentwood ribbon box, the fitted lid with elaborate potted flowers and dot and sawtooth border, the sides with profuse floral decoration on a blue/black ground, 7 1/2" h., 16 1/2" l., 11 1/2" d. An exceptional example of this man's work. For similar examples, see Garvan, The Pennsylvania German Collection, pg. 11; and the collection of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Scott, Jr., Christie's, June 1994, lot 426. Provenance: George Horace Lorimer.
Small paint losses. Old crack in lid. Overall excellent condition.
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