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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 4349312, member: 5066"]I doubt it, hard to say what this chest will sell for but, I suspect big numbers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Spitler was very successful in VA as a farmer and painter/decorator as well. It is estimated he produced 25 pieces a year for over a decade there so obviously a good market for this style of decoration. Just over 30 pieces are known at this time.</p><p>Wanderlust appeared again in the Spitler household as they moved from VA to the Ohio frontier at the turn of the 19th century, we don't know why. It was not a good move, he stopped painting as no pieces attributed to Ohio are known and he died there in 1837 penniless & heavily in debt.</p><p>We do not know why, why would a man in the prime of his life stop a successful business? Was he injured & couldn't work? Folks in Ohio didn't like this style?</p><p>We just don't know what happened to Spitler during his time in Ohio but, it wasn't good, that's for sure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 4349312, member: 5066"]I doubt it, hard to say what this chest will sell for but, I suspect big numbers. Spitler was very successful in VA as a farmer and painter/decorator as well. It is estimated he produced 25 pieces a year for over a decade there so obviously a good market for this style of decoration. Just over 30 pieces are known at this time. Wanderlust appeared again in the Spitler household as they moved from VA to the Ohio frontier at the turn of the 19th century, we don't know why. It was not a good move, he stopped painting as no pieces attributed to Ohio are known and he died there in 1837 penniless & heavily in debt. We do not know why, why would a man in the prime of his life stop a successful business? Was he injured & couldn't work? Folks in Ohio didn't like this style? We just don't know what happened to Spitler during his time in Ohio but, it wasn't good, that's for sure.[/QUOTE]
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