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The Massachusetts Collection of Maryellen and Brendan O'Toole
Lot 98

Painted Dome-top Box,
Vermont, c. 1835

18 November 2022, 10:00 EST
Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts

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Painted Dome-top Box,

Vermont, c. 1835
Nailed and dovetailed dome lid opens on steel wire hinges on dovetailed case with quarter-round-molded flange attached to inside edge with wrought iron nails, painted on all sides with yellow, orange, and brown ground, feathered patterns in contrasting white, yellow, and green, including inscription, "H.L. PURDY" in shaded block letters across front, 40cm wide, 20cm deep, 22cm high (16 3/4in wide, 8 3/4in deep, 9in high).

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Jewett-Berdan Antiques, Newcastle, Maine; possibly H.L. Purdy, Merchant, Manchester, Vermont.

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