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Rare Early Small-Size Painted Checkerboard
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Rare Early Small-Size Painted Checkerboard

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Ca. 1860-1875
Possibly Nantucket or The Islands
Wood, polychrome paint
Over-all in excellent condition
Provenance: Collection of Howard and Nancy Wagner; New England Auctions, Fred Giampietro, Branford, CT, 2021.
Created from a thin, finely hewn single-board decorated with a checkerboard depicting sperm whales on each end. The black and white paint highlighted with red borders has a pleasing oxidized surface. 

Dimensions: 14 ¾” x 8 3/8”

Item ID: FA-RO 186

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