I want to thank my colleagues at The Magazine Antiques for highlighting this blog when featuring the spice box sold at Freeman’s last December in their #antiqueoftheday Instagram feed! I also want to make one correction – I am not the one treating the spice box, that project is being carried out by another, very … Continue reading Antique of the Day
Month: November 2017
The Missing Door
I noted the spice box that sold at Freeman’s last December was missing its door. The contents of most spice boxes were protected by doors having iron locks that could only be opened by someone in possession of the key. (Two surviving spice boxes are made in the form of a chest of drawers on … Continue reading The Missing Door
Bartram Family Joiner Chest of Drawers
Lightening has struck twice. At least it has at Freeman's in Philadelphia. Another object that can be attributed to the Bartram Family Joiner is scheduled to be sold in their auction American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts, 15 November 2017. In December 2016, less than a year ago, Freeman’s sold a spice box attributed to … Continue reading Bartram Family Joiner Chest of Drawers
In Proportion to the Trouble 