Robert Royce Gale Antiques & BnB

08/28/2026

Another good reason to visit St. Andrews…

08/21/2026

“ Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs…”

08/18/2026

“It’s going to a great North Carolina home,” exclaimed Andrew Brunk when this rare and documented North Carolina blue painted blanket chest sold to the phones for $47,500 (est. $30,000/50,000) at Brunk Auctions.

It's dated “1823,” probably from Albemarle, Stanley County. The bold lettering on the front panel reads: “Martha Maulden was / born Aug: 19, 1823.”

https://www.maineantiquedigest.com/stories/parsons-collection-sold/10625

It’s published in "North Carolina Furniture, 1700-1900," edited by Robert E. Winters Jr. and in “Paint-Decorated Furniture from Piedmont North Carolina” by June Lucas in the 2009 edition of Chipstone Foundation’s "American Furniture." The dated 1823 chest measures 30¾" x 50½" x 23¾". Parsons bought it from Sumpter Priddy in 2001 for $20,000.

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08/14/2026

07/23/2026

Another new arrival…maritime folk art whirligig depicting a ship’s captain beside a windmill…probably New Brunswick or Nova Scotia provenance….mid 20th century retaining early painted surface
32” L. 21” H