A NEW MEXICAN CARVED WOOD CHEST. c. 1800... (Total: 2 )

Description

A NEW MEXICAN CARVED WOOD CHEST
c. 1800

carved with a pair of flowers on the front, and one on each side, fine scalloped border, dovetail joints

Accompanied by a black and white photograph of Bert G. Phillips in his painting studio with this lot, inscribed on the back, An interior view of my studio.

Provenance:
Purchased by the current owner from Strenck Auction of the Forrest Fenn Collection, Santa Fe, NM, August 15, 1986, lot 228.
Ex-collection: Bert G. Phillips, Taos, NM

Length: 25 inches


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