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1930's Ralph Cahoon Decorated Pine Blanket Chest with Family & Museum Provenance
Located in Nantucket, MA
Ralph Cahoon Decorated Pine Two Drawer Blanket Chest with Family and Museum Provenance, mid 1930s, a late 18th or early 19th Century New England pine blanket chest with hinged rectangular lid above case, over two drawers with wooden knob pulls, raised on bracket feet, hand painted by famous Cape Cod artist Ralph Cahoon in the manner of Swedish folk art "Dalmalning." The decoration features colorful stylized figures, buildings and flowers in yellow reserves on a blue ground. The chest is inscribed "Alice and John" and was in fact a wedding present from Ralph to his sister Alice Cahoon Atwood.
This chest is an early example of Ralph Cahoon's interest in the folk painting tradition from central Sweden, and appears to have preceded the stylized Pennsylvania Dutch Americana folk art he painted for his wife's family business. The piece remains in very good condition - structurally very sound, and the paint strong and bright, with a small amount of scuffs and scrape exposing the underlying primer.
The chest became the property of Cape Cod antiques...
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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
19th Century Pine Blanket Chest in Early Green Paint
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century pine blanket chest with block feet. In early green paint over original dark green paint. Unfinished on back.
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Antique Late 19th Century Canadian Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th Century Grain Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century pine blanket chest with traces of blue-green and grain paint as well as original gilt scalloped design. Interior with single til and wrought iron strap hinges. No key.
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Antique Late 19th Century North American Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine, Paint
18th or Early 19th Century New England Pine Grain Bin
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th or Early 19th Century New England Pine Grain Bin in original red stain, having a rectangular lid held by long strap hinges, above five board case with interior divided into thre...
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Antique 1790s American Country Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
18th Century English Oak Coffer
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th Century English Oak Coffer with iron ring hinge, iron lockplate (no key), and bootjack legs. Consistent with age, this piece has a warped top ...
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Antique Late 18th Century English Blanket Chests
Materials
Iron
19th C. English Brass Bound Camphor Wood Campaign Trunk
Located in Nantucket, MA
Lovely 19th century Campaign Trunk, camphor wood construction with nice, mellow patina, bound in brass, with brass lock escutcheon embossed...
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Antique Late 19th Century Campaign Blanket Chests
Materials
Brass
19th Century Pine Chest with Applied "v" Molding
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century yellow pine coffer with traces of green paint. Applied molding with central "V" on front. Interior till. Unfinished on reverse.
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Antique Late 19th Century North American Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th Century Pine Blanket Chest in Original Olive Green Paint
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century blanket chest, Pine construction and original olive green paint. Top with iron strap hinges on interior and two applied ribs for strengh...
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Antique Late 19th Century North American Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Japanese Camphor Wood Campaign Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 20th century Japanese Camphor Wood Campaign chest, WW I or WW II vintage, a sailor's camphor wood chest with brass binding and clasps, with original key and period decals. It i...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Campaign Blanket Chests
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18th Century American Pine Decorated Blanket Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century American pine decorated blanket chest, probably from New England, circa 1770 having a dovetailed case on wide bracket feet, the li...
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Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
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