Blanket Chest or Trunk
Katrina Pascuzzo
8 years ago
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Comments (1)What I wonder is if these go through 0F and lower and snow cover most of the winter,what is it that kills them in warmer areas than they would normally grow?I think the answer is that they are from mountain areas and although it is cold there it is also sunny and somewhat arid so there is not moisture sitting in the crown.I think there should be more off a focus on keeping soil moisture and the crown dry as these palms have survived -10to-15 under these conditions.So,I think you right about the blankets trapping moisture, this with cold is the combination that kills....See MoreAntique immigrant chest--rosemaled--Wax??
Comments (9)John, Those keys are a dime a dozen, unfortunately, so don't let that sway you one way or another. Many antique dealers have huge rings full of them that they shuffle through until they find one that fits their immediate need. :( Yes, you should have gotten provenance although that also wouldn't have been definitive. But, you should have gotten it anyway. Lesson learned for next time. :) What's it worth? Loaded question. I live in New England. Back in the heyday of these chests - one "painted" such as yours could have gone for $2,000-$6,000 at auction depending on design elements and, of course, the prized "date". Real painted chests are, of course, still highly collectible. The difference is, today, collectors are your primary market 'cause homeowners have moved on to the Pottery Barn look and country is as out as is possible for a decorating style to get and the chest also takes up a considerable room footprint. If the paint isn't original - it's worth about $75-$150 in my area where these chests are relatively common. If the paint is original - at auction, it could bring $750-$3,000 depending on whether you had collectors or dealers attending. I think the upper end would need to be at a well known auction house along the I-95 corridor (Philly, NYC, DC, Newport, Boston, Portsmouth, Portland, etc.). I wouldn't pay over $1,000-$1,500. Remember when dry painted blanket chests were on everybody's "must have" list? Chests such as yours fall in the same category. They're bringing about 1/3 to 1/2 of what they did ten to fifteen years ago. Although that isn't always true. Last year, I attended an auction 1/2 mile from our home that did well. Provenance was well known. Large mariner family still living in the original c. 1845 home. It was an onsite auction and a green dry paint (no decoration) chest, my memory is that it was a blanket chest...I'll look to see if I have a picture...went for about $16,000. Known provenance makes a huge difference. Get somebody to take a look at that paint. On my monitor - it looks to bright to be original to the chest and I would expect to see a few areas of VERY worn paint and in your picture - I don't. I'll go see if I have any pixs from that auction I noted... /tricia...See MorePlease help identify the Tribe/Origin of 2 Old Indian Blankets
Comments (25)thank you for the fast responses.after hearing,i did look a little on ebay at navajo rugs......saw such a wide range from $30 to 1500....this one looks old with some staining and wear.so may not be very desirable. i know a local person he runs big auctions on proxybid.i may give it to hime and see if it lands somewhere on the food chain.....not expecting much myself.but i guess will find out.thanks again to all....See MorePlease help date old blanket chest
Comments (15)Not exactly about these gorgeous chests, but I just HAVE to pass this info along about LANE chests. Several years ago, there was a terrible tragedy in the Philly area when a child got inside one and couldn't get out... suffocated! If you (or anyone you know) has a LANE chest, you NEED to go to their site to see about getting a FREE replacement lock. The button on new lock has to be pressed (from outside) for it to lock. LANE changed this on their stuff sometime around mid-80's, so newer ones can't accidentally lock. I had one from 40's and another from 70's and got replacement in very little time. Only needed a screw driver and maybe 5 minutes time to replace them....See Morechibimimi
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