Freeman's April 26 Auction is sure to delight and excite collectors and connoisseurs of American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts. Being offered is an exquisite collection of American Indian Arts from the Collection of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament featuring an assortment of rare Redware and Blackware from the San Ildefonso potters. Also included in the sale are over a dozen fine quilts and coverlets from the McLin Collection, an impressive Chippendale Carved Walnut Tall Case Clock, as well as, a festive parade fire hat from the Franklin Fire Company, 1764. Estimated at $80,000-$120,000, the Portrait of Daniel Webster painted by Gilbert Stuart is sure to be one of the highlights of the sale. As a brilliant representation of a young Massachusetts Congressman, this portrait is the meeting of two of the nineteenth century’s great American talents.
