Lot Essay
As shown in a December, 1932 photograph, this tray was displayed on top of a herringbone-inlaid high chest in "Museum [Room] No. IV" in the attic of Blairhame (Blair Family album).
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DUTCH, DATED 1777 AND 1778
Details
AN OVAL POLYCHROME WOODEN TRAY
Dutch, dated 1777 and 1778
Depicting Dutch merchant and whaling vessels engaged in whale and walrus hunting, probably off Spitsgergen.
3 7/8 in. high, 21½ in. wide, 14 in. deep
Dutch, dated 1777 and 1778
Depicting Dutch merchant and whaling vessels engaged in whale and walrus hunting, probably off Spitsgergen.
3 7/8 in. high, 21½ in. wide, 14 in. deep
Provenance
Arthur Ackermann & Son, Inc., New York