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Fine Georgia paint-decorated cellaret

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or liquor stand, walnut with yellow pine secondary, hinged lid with open interior, mixing board and dovetailed drawer, light wood inlaid diamond escutcheons, line inlay on drawer and mixing board, illegible pencil inscription or signature on back of case, attributed to Upson County, 1810-1830, 41 x 25-3/4 x 15 in. Outstanding untouched condition with normal surface wear and stains, one knob original, one partly present and two replaced, probably original locks, remnants of leather straps on back of case, some losses to light wood inlays. Provenance: [Neat Pieces] notes that it "descended in the family of James Means, a pioneer settler in Upson County. In 1977, when the piece was moved for the first time in this century, Confederate currency was still strapped to the bottom of the case." Griffin notes record that the last owner was Miss Adele Hamil of Barnesville whose mother was a Means; by descent to her nephew Robert Kitchings; purchased from want ad in [Atlanta Journal Constitution,] July 1978. At the time it was purchased, Mr. Kitchings was still in possession of the Confederate bills (Georgia bills found strapped under cellaret). The Means family bible had recorded back to James A. Means in 1821 and mention of Alexander Means of Oxford, Georgia as a relative. Illustrated in [Neat Pieces-The Plain Style Furniture of 19th Century Georgia,] catalogue No. 78; William W. Griffin, "Nineteenth-century Georgia and its Plain-Style Furniture", [The Magazine Antiques, March 1984, p. 656.

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