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Lansingburgh, NY Toleware Trunk
Small, beautifully proportioned American painted tinware trunk, probably from Lansingburgh, NY, and almost certainly decorated by a painter on loan to Augustus or Edwin Filley from the Bloomfield, CT Filley shop. It’s possible the decoration is by Edwin Filley himself. Note the shallow depth of the trunk, a characteristic Lansingburgh trunks share with those made in Connecticut. The symmetrical swags and yellow borders in combination with the hurried brushwork that seems to be unique to the NY Filley shop, make this trunk’s origins nearly certain. 8 ½”W x 5”H x only 3 5/8”D. Ca. 1816-1850.
$450
