FEDERAL BLUE AND WHITE PAINT-DECORATED PINE STAND, NEW YORK STATE, CIRCA 1860

FEDERAL BLUE AND WHITE PAINT-DECORATED PINE STAND, NEW YORK STATE, CIRCA 1860

fitted with a Chinese Checkers game board top.
Height 26 ¾ in. by Width 22 ¾ in. by Depth 18 ¼ in.

Condition Report:
Overall fine condition. Retains rich coloration to the checkerboard. Layer discoloration, rubbing to paint, and minor losses consistent with age and use. One of the legs was previously cracked and re-glued at the top of the leg block where it meets the side supports. There is an old split to the top running its whole width that has been re-glued.

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Provenance:
Stephen Score, Boston, Massachusetts.