American Folk Art Red Painted Hanging Wall-Mounted Shelf, 19th century

A compelling and most useful open bookcase, the simple and austere form features an arched and molded cornice around a central tapered-and-fluted wedge over four graduated shelves that are dovetailed into the stiles, the shelf edges decorated with reeding and wonderful tight reeding along the length of the pilasters. The wall shelf retains a fine early and perhaps original red painted surface.

Provenance:

Collection of Hattie Brunner, Reinholds, Pennsylvania, 23 February 1952
Christie’s, New York, The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Scott Jr., 11 June 1994, lot 359
Christie’s, New York, The Robert J. Kahn Collection, lot 139, 18 January 2002 [achieved $ 3290 USD]
Private Collection, West Virginia, 2002 to the present

Measurements: 41 1/8″ H x 38 1/2″ W x 7 3/4″ D

Condition Report:
Hanging tabs on the reverse and the hanging wire added at some point in the 20th century; some trace inpainting to losses; chipping to the lower corners of the sides, other trace surface wear/rubbing/chipping; very old, oxidized and perhaps original painted surface; a fine presentation.

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Established in 2009, we have available in our 9000 square foot brick-and-mortar gallery an ever-changing selection of carefully curated and catalogued furniture, decorative arts, paintings, sculpture and estate jewelry. Our company has long specialized in sculpture circa 1860 through 1930 and as such the gallery always has a very large collection of exceptional European and American sculpture available on display. 

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