The Pioneer American Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Donald A. Shelley
Fri, Apr 20, 2007 06:00AM EDT
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Lot 740
Jonestown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania dower ches
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Sold for
$15,210
Sold Price includes BP
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| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $500,000 | $50,000 |
Jonestown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania dower chest by Christian Selzer, ca. 1780, the lid decorated with 2 floral panels, over a case, the front with 2 rectangular panels with potted tulips within a foliate scroll border, the left pot is signed indistinctly, flanked by sides with black and white pinwheels, all on a stippled ground supported by short bracket feet, 20" h., 43 3/4" w. A similar example is pictured in Garvan, The Pennsylvania German Collection, fig. 11. Another work by Selzer is illustrated in Fabian, The Pennsylvania German Decorated Chest, plate 210. Provenance: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc.
Parts: Key. Age crack to top. Heavy wear to feet. Urns inscribed indistinctly.
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