VERY FINE FEDERAL BLUE PAINT-DECORATED PINE ONE-DRAWER STAND, NEW ENGLAND, CIRCA 1820

VERY FINE FEDERAL BLUE PAINT-DECORATED PINE ONE-DRAWER STAND, NEW ENGLAND, CIRCA 1820

Height 29 ¼ in. by Width 18 in. by Depth 15 in.

Condition Report:
Overall fine condition. Wear, discoloration, rubbing, and minor losses to the edges consistent with age and use. The hardware is replaced. While the top and the base appear to be original to each other, it appears that the top has been reset. Top has a horizontal split through its width consistent with its age.

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Provenance:
Cyr Auction Company, Gray, Maine, The Berdan Collection, January 28, 1998, lot 4;

Stephen Score, Boston, Massachusetts.