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The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part I
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- Sale 1278
Live
| Cincinnati
Nov 3 | 10:00 AM EDT
Live
| Cincinnati
Sale 1278
| Cincinnati
| Cincinnati
Estimate$3,000 – $5,000
Provenance:
John Walton, Jewett City, Connecticut.
Moylan relates an interesting story about this piece: "When Holly and I visited John, he was ill and upstairs in bed. We were expected, of course, and John's wife Mary was showing us around. Suddenly we heard John call down the stairs 'Tell Moylan to buy that chest, and if he doesn't, to never come back!' Naturally, we bought the chest."
In overall fine and usable condition. Retaining the original bale and snipe hinges, feet, til and til lid, and historic red paint. The surface show wear consistent with age and use. Old scuffs, marks and scratches consistent with age and handling. Few age cracks throughout. There is an 8 1/4 x 1 1/2” patch to the back of lid where the snipe hinge is placed, the other snipe hing shows some reinforcement, likely due to shrinkage and loosening of the hinge. Scattered chip losses with overpainting in areas. The lid is lacking the proper right baton, the remaining baton likely previously detached. Lacking lock and associated clasp. The pulls, while seemingly of the period and having been on this piece for some time, show evidence of having been repositioned.
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Leah Vogelpohl
AVP, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts
Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.
Katie Benedict
Associate Specialist, Furniture & Decorative Arts
