Orange County, circa 1840s, yellow pine (6) board dove-tailed case, hinged lid with applied molding, raised on bracket foot base with pronounced spurs, dark blue field with central urn with floral sprays. Case corner and feet with vine and leaf decoration.

25.25 x 47.5 x 19 in.

Estate of Ethel O. McLees, Durham, NC, Auctioned by Jack Johnson, February 26, 1972
Private Collection of a Lady, Chapel Hill, NC

Mesda Label number S-5560
Reference: AMERICAN FURNITURE 2009, Luke Beckerdite, ed. (Lebanon, New Hampshire: Chipstone Foundation, 2009), June Lucas, "Paint-Decorated Furniture from Piedmont North Carolina" pp. 88-139.

Original hinges moved with hinge breakout and later added stabilizing board; missing lock with wood loss; missing till; three spurs missing.

$3,000 - 6,000