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PINE
CHEST WITH LINEN-FOLD PATTERN; circa 1880-1900
-Blanket chest.
-Round nails; hand-planed wood.
-The cover lid is adorned with a simplified
linen-fold pattern.
-Its original colour is an apple green over a
black primer.
-Provenance
: Saint-Jérôme (Québec) | Height : 17" / 43cm Width : 31" / 79cm Depth : 18.5" / 47cm
700$ |
 | SMALL PINE WOODWORKER'S CHEST; circa 1900 -Built by its first user. -Hand-planed wood; round nails. -Provenance : found in Montréal
(Québec) | Height : 11.5" / 29cm Width : 27" / 69cm Depth : 11" / 28cm
550$ |

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RUSTIC
PINE CHEST; circa 1850
-Craftsman piece used for storage (blanket chest).
-Square nails; hand-planed wood; the sides are
assembled with irregular dovetail joints.
-The cover-lid is assembled as a door: mortise-and-tenon
joints, holding a raised panel.
-The original apple green colour is completely
worn on top. Residues of yellow, red and blue paints are found elsewhere.
-Provenance
: Sainte-Rose, Île Jésus (Québec) | Height : 22" / 56cm Width : 36" / 92cm Depth : 23" / 59cm
1
100$ |
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SMALL
DOME-TOP PINE CHEST; circa 1830-50
-Bedroom hope chest with delicate proportions.
-Forged nails; finely planed quarter-sawn wood;
the sides are assembled with dovetail joints at 45 degrees.
-Original colour: dark blue green.
-Provenance
: found near Berthierville (Québec) | Height : 16" / 41cm Width : 28.5" / 72cm Depth : 13.5" / 35cm
750$ |
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PINE
CHEST WITH POST-STILES, IN THE LOUIS XIII MANNER; CIRCA 1750-1800
-Cabinet made piece designed to store clothing (blanket chest).
-Forged nails; hand-planed quarter-sawn wood;
mortise-and-tenon joints and pegs.
-The extremities of the legs are chamfered.
-The sole colour left, a greyish green is
completely worn on the front, and partly on its cover lid. It was obviously used as a bench for two for a long period.
-Provenance : found in the Eastern-Townships, typical of
Québec district. |
Height : 20" / 51cm Width : 36" / 92cm Depth : 20" / 51cm
2 800$ |
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SMALL
PINE CHEST; circa 1880-1900
-Very unusually proportioned, this piece may
have been designed to store documents.
-Round nails; hand-planed wood.
-The cover lid is made of one sole plank.
-The original outremer blue is completely worn
on its cover lid.
-Provenance
: found near Rigaud (Québec) |
Height : 9" / 23cm Width : 28" / 71cm Depth : 20" / 51cm
700$ |
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BIG
DOME-TOP TRAVELLING CHEST; circa 1910-20
-Pine or cedar covered with embossed tin and ash
stripes.
-Provenance : found in Montréal (Québec) |
Height : 30" / 76cm Width : 35" / 89cm Depth : 22" / 56cm
350$ |
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SMALL
PINE CABINET-MAKER’S CHEST; circa 1850
-Very attractive piece of furniture made by its
own user.
-Square nails; finely hand-planed and carved
wood.
-The cover lid is ornamented with a simplified
linen-fold pattern.
-All its interior compartments have been
conserved as well as its original key.
-Its original colour is a very dark olive green;
the inside is finished with an orange shellac.
-Provenance
: Brossard (Québec) |
Height : 11.5" / 29cm Width : 29" / 74cm Depth : 11" / 28cm
900$ |
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"V"
STYLE PINE CHEST WITH POST-STILES; circa 1830-50
-Cabinet made piece meant to store clothing (blanket chest).
-Forged nails; hand-planed quarter-sawn wood;
mortise-and-tenon joints and pegs.
-Reddish like over an orange primer.
-Provenance : found in Lanaudière, typical
of Québec district. |
Height : 21" / 54cm Width : 42" / 107cm Depth : 22" / 56cm
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650$ |