Blanket Chests – Useful and Decorative
Pennsylvania paint-decorated blanket chest, c.1825. Pine, original paint, arched reserves with potted flowers. Dovetailed case, hinged lid with two painted stars, bracket feet, wrought iron strap hinges and bear trap lock, 22 in. h. by 51 1/2 in. w. by 23 in. d., $840.
Two recent Garth Auctioneers sales in Ohio featured 17th, 18th and 19th century American blanket chests. Prices ranged from $132 to $7,800 for an early 19th century pine blanket chest from New York with its original blue paint and floral and scroll decoration. Blanket chests were simple wooden boxes with hinged lids. They were used […]