Bidspirit auction | Large American Blue-Painted Pine Slide

Large American Blue-Painted Pine Slide Lid Box, Early 19th Century - A Large American Blue-Painted Pine Slide Lid Box, Early 19th Century The rectangular chamfered sliding lid with two small finger catches with dovetailed case. Solid pine construction. With pencil inscription to one end, ”Letters + Papers / 1827 + 1828”. Dimensions: Height 9 1/2in; width 18in; depth 11 1/2in. Provenance: From the Dorothea & Tom Buckner Estate. Dotty (Dorothea) and Tom Buckner began collecting Early American painted primitive furniture and accessories in 1979 and over the next 22 years they were regular buyers from a number of respected Bucks County, Pennsylvania antique dealers. Condition: Retaining an old paint decorated surface. Typical marks, wear, nicks, scuffs, abrasions and surface scratches commensurate with age and use.