Auction Date:2011 Sep 03 @ 10:00 (UTC-4 : AST/EDT)
Location:2690 Stratford Road, Box 369, Delaware, Ohio, 43015, United States
DECORATED BLANKET CHEST.
Signed by Martha Cahoon (1905-1999), Massachusetts, mid 20th century, pine. Unusual form with a blanket chest with drawer over a cabinet, decorated with a scene of General Washington reviewing his troops and the door with ôWashington 1794ö against a faux bird's-eye maple ground. 30öh. 29 +öw. 18 +öd.
Martha Cahoon and her husband Ralph (1910-1982) were well-known furniture decorators in Cotuit, Massachusetts. Martha learned the trade from her father, and in turn, taught her husband. For related examples of MarthaÆs work, see Northeast Auctions (New Hampshire), August 2007, lots 1138 and 1139.
Condition:
Condition: a few minor paint scrapes, the worse is to the right of Washington, about 1ö square.
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Auction Location:
2690 Stratford Road, Box 369, Delaware, Ohio, 43015, United States
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10,000.00 |
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