The William K. du Pont Collection: Important Americana from Rocky Hill
The William K. du Pont Collection: Important Americana from Rocky Hill
Very Rare William and Mary Walnut Spice Box, Southeastern Pennsylvania, Circa 1715
Auction Closed
January 23, 10:36 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Very Rare William and Mary Walnut Spice Box
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Circa 1715
Appears to retain its original surface. Feet and base molding replaced.
Height 18 1/2 in. by Width 17 1/4 in. by Depth 10 1/4 in.
Lee Ellen Griffith, The Pennsylvania Spice Box, (West Chester, PA: Chester County Historical Society, 1986), pp. 30-1, no. 1;
Lee Ellen Griffith, "The Pennsylvania Spice Box," Magazine Antiques, vol. 129, no. 5, May 1986, p. 1062, figs. 1 and 2;
Jack L. Lindsey, Worldly Goods: The Arts of Early Pennsylvania, 168-1758, (Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1999), pp. 130, 139, fig. 191, no. 7.
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, The Pennsylvania Spice Box, September 1986-November 1986;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Worldly Goods: The Arts of Early Pennsylvania 1680-1758, October 1999-January 2000.