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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 SOLD |
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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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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 2 650$ |