BRILLIANT PAINTED WOOD CHEST – 107th NEW YORK SCENE AND PATRIOTIC INTERIOR MOTIF

BRILLIANT PAINTED WOOD CHEST – 107th NEW YORK SCENE AND PATRIOTIC INTERIOR MOTIF

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$1,500.00

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Item Code: 1266-391

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Offered is a finely-made antique pine chest with a honey-stained finish and heavy iron handles.  Some wear is evident and expected given its obvious age, but condition remains quite good.  The box’s jointed corners are solid, as are all trim pieces.  A brass, full-mortise lock with closing tabs is complete, though missing a key.  One of the screws securing the latch to the lid has been replaced with a Phillips style screw – all other screws and hardware appear to be original to the chest.  The interior is coated with an aged, white milk paint – including the lid, walls, and the tongue and groove bottom.  Dimensions are 13.2” in height (closed), 19.5” in width, and 33.3” in length.

This handsome but unassuming piece of furniture features distinctive Civil War artwork and finishing on the underside of the lid.  Lifting the lid to a stationery open position showcases a framed and recessed painted scene of a US Regiment on the march – presumed to be the 107th New York given the identifier on the painted knapsack below.  Upon closer look, the figures are illustrated simply but give the impression of marching with their arms at the right shoulder shift position.  As they move up the road and over the rise, civilians (possibly a mother and child) look on from their humble, roadside cabin.  A house flanks them on the left and two wagons are being driven on their right. It’s difficult to determine the non-descript location of the scene, as the 107th New York fought in the Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg campaigns before being transferred west for hard fighting from Atlanta to Bentonville.  The scene is surrounded by a Federal motif of draped National Colors, and a perched eagle over a shield and the armaments of war.

For the collector of antiques with a stunning and absolutely unique tie to the Civil War, this piece is a true prize.  [cm][ph:L]

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