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The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Paul Flack

Sat, Oct 27, 2012 09:00AM EDT
Lot 259

Jonas Weber, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania painte

Estimate: $20,000 - $25,000
Sold for
$159,975
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

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$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
Jonas Weber, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania painted pine dresser box, dated 1845, the lift lid and sides with leaves and fruit, the front with a farm house flanked by trees above the name Jonas Weber, all on a dark blue ground, retaining its original wire hinges and tin hasp, 5 3/4" h., 10" w., 5 3/4" d. This is the only known example signed by Jonas Weber. Pictured in Wendy Cooper and Lisa Minardi, Paint, Pattern and People, fig. 154. A similar example was also sold at Pook & Pook, Inc., Smith sale, October 2010, lot 68. Exhibition: Winterthur, 2011.

Condition

Lacking lid to till. Otherwise in excellent condition.