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The Collection of Margaret Berwind Schiffer

Wed, Jan 18, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 28

Pennsylvania walnut blanket chest, ca. 1760

Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000
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Pennsylvania walnut blanket chest, ca. 1760, the front with a large inlaid panel with parrot, perched atop a floral garland, 29 3/4" h., 50" w. A related example is illustrated in Schiffer Furniture and Its Makers of Chester County, Pennsylvania, fig. 142. For a closely related miniature example, see lot 65 in this sale.

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Condition

22 3/4" d. Original hinges, lock, and pulls. Loss to star inlay on lid. Feet appear to be very early cherry replacements.

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