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Lot 1384
German Paint Decorated Dowry Chest
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
18th century, dovetailed pine six board case, interior painted with family name and date of 1781, case with all over blue painted field, red and white panels with stylized urn to front panel, hinged lid and base with applied moldings, snipe hinges, case interior with till to the left side, raised on suppressed bun feet.

20.5 x 42.25 x 25.5 in.

From the Estate of the late Mr. & Mrs. Charles and Cynthia Salzhauer, Oxford, North Carolina

Paint enhancement and later to case interior, case front and sides; wear and paint loss at top and edges; later rear feet; front feet are old but likely later.