Rare Early Small-Size Painted Checkerboard
SOLD
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