AMERIcAN FURNITURE AND DEcORATIVE ARTS

American Furniture and Decorative Arts | Lots 853 – 920

Monday 30 April 2012

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853* An American Painted Panel, depicting the Great Seal of the United States, dated 1887, matted and framed. Height 17 x width 13 inches. Property from the Elne Elaine Russ Trust, Winnetka, Illinois $200-400

854 An American Tiger Maple Diminutive Desk, the rectangular top over one long drawer and three short drawers, the central drawer having a carved fan form decoration, with stylized brass pulls, raised on tapering legs terminating in pad feet. Height 30 1/2 x width 29 x depth 18 inches. Property from O’Hara’s Gallery, Chicago, Illinois $200-400

855 An American Federal Style Giltwood Bull’s Eye Mirror, with eagle form finial flanked by sprays of foliage over the round convex plate. Height 30 x width 19 inches. $400-600

856 A Pair of American Federal Giltwood Two-Light Sconces, each with a tied ribbon backplate and a carved eagle issuing scrolling candle arms, electrified. Height 39 1/2 inches. $1,000-2,000

857 An American Federal Mahogany Sideboard, having bow front side sections, the line and bellflower inlaid case set with two long drawers above a pair of paneled doors flanked by short drawers and paneled doors, raised on square tapering legs. Height 42 x width 72 3/8 x depth 24 1/4 inches. $4,000-6,000

858 An American Giltwood Over Mantel Mirror, 19th century, having a pierce carved shell and foliate crest with a Union shield having 19 stars upon a gadrooned border, the frame set with a conforming plate of trefoil form with a straight base. Height 72 x width 60 3/4 inches. $3,000-5,000

859 An American Cherry Tall Case Clock, Aaron Miller, Elizabethtown, circa 1750, having a peaked hood with three spherical finials over the brass dial having Roman hours and Arabic minutes, further inset with seconds dial and date, having foliate spandrels, raised on a straight trunk set on bracket feet. Height 100 x width 19 1/4 x depth 10 inches. $8,000-12,000 860 An American Federal Style Giltwood Bullseye Mirror, surmounted by a figure of an eagle and two carved foliate crests over the convex plate set in a conforming frame. Height 38 1/2 inches. $1,500-2,500

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861 A Set of Eight Chippendale Style Dining Chairs, each with a shaped crest over a pierce carved vasiform splat and trapezoidal upholstered seat, raised on square legs joined by stretchers. Height 38 1/4 inches. $2,000-4,000

862* A Regency Style Painted Table, Ralph and Martha Cahoon, Nantucket, the circular top centered by a moon and sealife with beach painted border over the plain frieze raised on reeded and flaring leaf base further set on a quadripartite base raised on scrolled feet. Height 27 x diameter 42 inches. Property from the Estate of Helen Ramsdell Bingham, West Palm Beach, Florida $7,000-9,000

863 A Queen Anne Style Mahogany Highboy, in two parts, the upper case having a broken arch pediment with three flaming urn finials above a fan carved drawer centering two drawers over four graduated drawers, the lower case with a long drawer over a fan carved drawer centering two drawers above a shaped apron with pendant finials, raised on cabriole legs ending in pad feet. Height 72 7/8 x width 29 7/8 x depth 19 inches. $800-1,200 864 A Federal Style Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Erskine and Danforth, having a rectangular top over the conforming case set with a line inlaid drawer opening to a divided interior, further set with three graduated drawers above a shaped apron centering splayed feet. Height 46 1/2 x width 44 3/4 x depth 21 1/2 inches. $800-1,200

865 An American Mahogany Secretary, Kindel, having a broken arch pediment with urn form finials over a series of three paneled doors with fan carved accents, flanked by engaged columns, above the slant front with conforming decoration opening to a fitted interior, over three graduated drawers raised on bracket feet. Height 98 x width 42 1/2 x depth 24 inches. $5,000-7,000

866 An American Fruitwood Double Pedestal Extension Table, Rose Tarlow, Melrose House, having a rectangular top with rounded ends and reeded edge, convertible to 54 inches circular, each pedestal ending in two legs with brass caps, with three leaves. Height 28 1/2 x width extended 108 x depth 54 1/2 inches. $3,000-5,000 867 A Set of Ten American Carved Wood Dining Chairs, having a vertical splat, the seat of woven trapezoid form. Height 43 1/8 inches. $1,000-2,000

868* An American Maple Pedestal Table, having a rectangular top with rounded corners over the turned standard, raised on three downswept legs. Height 27 inches. Property from the Estate of Helen Mouzakeotis, Winnetka, Illinois $300-500

869 A Newcomb-Macklin Frame, with an Elyse Ashe Lord print laid to board. Height of frame 13 1/4 x width 15 1/8 inches. $200-400

870 A Pair of American Folk Portraits on Panel, depicting two gentlemen. Height of each panel 28 x width 22 inches. $400-600

871 Artist Unknown (American School, 19th century) Gentleman with a Pocketwatch oil on canvas signed 36 x 28 inches. $1,000-2,000

872 Artist Unknown (19th century) Portraits of Women (a pair of works) oil on canvas 25 x 21 inches. $800-1,200

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893 873 Scottish School (18th/19th Century) A Pair of Portraits oil on oak panels 13 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches. $600-800

874* An American Classical Mahogany Window Bench, having scrolling upholstered arms over the upholstered seat, raised on foliate carved legs ending in paw feet. Width 53 1/2 inches. Property from the Lucie Sable Sandler Trust, Lincolnwood, Illinois $800-1,200

875 An American Classical Mahogany Pier Table, having a rectangular marble top with rounded corners over the conforming frieze set with a single drawer, raised on twin S-scroll supports ending in carved paw feet. Height 33 x width 28 x depth 14 inches. $800-1,200

876 An American Empire Mahogany Games Table, having a rectangular top with rounded corners opening to square, raised on a baluster standard ending in a square base. Height 29 3/8 x width 37 1/4 x depth 18 1/2 inches. $500-700

877* An American Cut Overlay Fluid Lamp, Boston and Sandwich Glass Co., second half 19th century, having a stepped marble base with gilt metal mounts supporting the blue and white cut to clear Moorish window column holding the conforming font with gilt accents. Height 16 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of William P. Tarzwell, Elgin, Illinois $2,000-4,000

878* An American Cut Overlay Fluid Lamp, likely Boston and Sandwich Glass Co., second half 19th century, having a stepped marble base with gilt metal mounts supporting the gilt metal foliate decorated column holding the white cut to clear font. Height 12 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of William P. Tarzwell, Elgin, Illinois $200-400

879* An American Cut Overlay Fluid Lamp, Boston and Sandwich Glass Co., second half 19th century, having a stepped marble base with gilt metal mounts supporting the gilt metal column holding the clear font. Height 12 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of William P. Tarzwell, Elgin, Illinois $150-250

880* An American Cut Overlay Fluid Lamp, Boston and Sandwich Glass Co., second half 19th century, having a stepped marble base with gilt metal mounts supporting the gilt metal column holding the clear font. Height 13 inches. Property from the Estate of William P. Tarzwell, Elgin, Illinois $150-250

881* An American Cut Overlay Fluid Lamp, Boston and Sandwich Glass Co., second half 19th century, having a stepped marble base with gilt metal mounts supporting the gilt metal column holding the pink and white cut to clear font. Height 13 inches. Property from the Estate of William P. Tarzwell, Elgin, Illinois $400-600

882* An American Cut Overlay Fluid Lamp, Boston and Sandwich Glass Co., second half 19th century, having a stepped marble base with gilt metal mounts supporting the white cut to translucent canary yellow column holding the ruby cut to clear font. Height 16 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of William P. Tarzwell, Elgin, Illinois $1,000-2,000

883* An American Cut Overlay Fluid Lamp, Boston and Sandwich Glass Co., second half 19th century, having a stepped marble base with gilt metal mounts supporting the gilt metal column holding the red and white cut to clear font. Height 12 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of William P. Tarzwell, Elgin, Illinois $400-600 884* An American Cut Overlay Fluid Lamp, Boston and Sandwich Glass Co., second half 19th century, having a white Baroque pressed glass base supporting the pink and white cut to clear font. Height 13 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of William P. Tarzwell, Elgin, Illinois $400-600

885 An American Belleek Porcelain Oil Lamp, retailed by Davis Collamore & Co., New York, of baluster form the font decorated with a courting couple in a landscape, having further polychrome and gilt decoration throughout. Height 23 1/2 inches. $800-1,200

886 A Set of Lenox Service and Dinner Plates, retailed by Marshall Field & Co., twelve of each with cobalt and gilt decoration; 24 items total. Diameter of first 10 3/8 inches. $1,000-2,000

887* A Victorian Piano Stool, having a shell form seat over the tripartite base. Height 24 1/2 inches. Property from the Lucie Sable Sandler Trust, Lincolnwood, Illinois $400-600

888* A Steinway & Sons Baby Grand Piano, 1926, serial number 24298, model 1282 E 642. Property from the Elne Elaine Russ Trust, Winnetka, Illinois $3,000-5,000 889 An American Violin, Carl George, having a pine top plate and one-piece tiger maple back, the interior bearing a paper label with maker’s signature and dated 1935. Length of back approximately 355 mm. $8,000-12,000

890 A Pair of Cast Iron Figural Andirons, each in the form of a seated cat with glass eyes. Height 17 1/8 inches. $500-700

891 A Pair of Cast Iron and Bronze Figural Andirons, each in the form of a bridaled horse joined by chain. Height 18 3/4 inches. $500-700

892 A Bronze Dog Form Umbrella Stand, the hound depicted standing on its hind legs with the head raised, its front paws over the horizontal, waisted umbrella rest, raised on a naturalistic base having a rectangular reservoir. Height 33 inches. $800-1,200

893 A Set of Three Cast Iron Urns, of circular form with raised decoration on the rim, flanked by S-scrolled handles and raised atop a square foot. Width 34 1/2 inches. Property from an Important Michigan Collection $2,000-4,000

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895 Three Brass Sconces, having blown glass shades with flaring mouth rims mounted below glass covers suspended from a scrolling brass arm. Height 24 1/4 inches. $400-600

896* Two Pairs of Silhouettes, comprising a full length pair and a pair of busts. Height of taller 11 3/4 inches. Property from the Elne Elaine Russ Trust, Winnetka, Illinois $200-400

897 A Pair of Portrait Silhouettes on Glass, depicting Mr. and Mrs. Townshend, framed. Height 8 1/4 x width 7 1/4 inches. Property from an Important Michigan Collection $200-400

898 A Collection of Early Cased Photographs, comprising two daguerrotypes, five ambrotypes and two tintypes and two others in Union cases; 11 items total. Height of tallest image 2 3/4 inches. $200-400

899 A Collection of Six Daguerreotypes, comprising four depicting male subjects and two depicting children, including one of a soldier, each framed. Height of tallest 5 1/2 inches. $500-700

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900 Currier & Ives (Nathaniel Currier, 1813–1888 and James Merritt Ives, 1824–1895) American Express Train. after F.F. Palmer colored lithograph dated 1864 19 3/4 x 29 inches visible. $1,500-2,500

901* A Sailor’s Scrimshawed Night Table Watch Stand, having two scrimshaw whale’s teeth, one engraved with a ship at sea, the other with a full figure of Lady Liberty holding a shield and staff next to an eagle on a column, flanking the whalebone and horn watch holder, above the walnut base set with a single drawer over the shaped skirt, raised on bracket feet. Height 3 1/8 x width 8 1/4 x depth 3 1/8 inches. Property from the Collection of M. Sabido, Fort Lauderdale, Florida $2,000-4,000

902 A Carved Wood and Polychrome Decorated Duck Decoy, Waite, retaining some of the polychrome decoration and one glass eye. Length 19 inches. Property from O’Hara’s Gallery, Chicago, Illinois $200-400 903* An American Carved and Polychrome Painted Duck Decoy, Charles Perdew, Henry, Illinois, depicting a Pintail drake with glass eyes, having typical Perdew lead strip weight on the bottom reading Henry ... Perdew ... ILL. Length 18 inches. Property from the Collection of Gretchen Urban, Bonita Springs, Florida $500-700

904 An American Bronze Railroad Bell, Vanduzen & Tift, Cincinnati, dated 1872, with mount. Height 18 1/2 inches. $500-700

905 A Mahogany Half Hull Model of a Steamship, depicting the S.S. Moravian, with an engraved brass plaque. Width 96 inches. $400-600

906 An American Nautical Chronograph, Negus, in a fitted wood case. Height 7 3/8 x width 7 1/4 x depth 7 1/4 inches. $2,000-4,000 907 An Anglo-American Parquetry Wall Clock, having a circular dial with Roman numerals set in a conforming bezel above carved leaves and three scrolls. Height 33 1/8 x width 16 5/8 x depth 5 inches. $400-600

908 An American Mahogany and Eglomise Banjo Clock, having a turned finial above the circular dial with Roman numerals, the case decorated with a naval battle scene. Height 33 1/2 inches. $700-900

909 A Victorian Style Mahogany Tall Case Clock, Herschede Clock Co., having an arched pediment over the brass dial with moon phase, Arabic hours and secondary dial, the glazed case flanked by turned columns, striking on ten tubes. Height 80 1/2 inches. $1,000-2,000

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910 An American Inlaid Mahogany Tall Case Clock, retailed by Tiffany & Co., the domed cornice with three brass finials over a conforming glazed panel, having a handpainted moon phase dial over a dial with Arabic hours and a subsidiary seconds dial, flanked by free standing Corinthian columns above the conforming case, raised on a square base ending in bracket feet, the whole with ribbon-tied, bellflower and patera inlay, having an 8-day weight driven time movement. Height 98 inches. $4,000-6,000

911 An American Mahogany Tall Case Clock, retailed by Spaulding & Co., the domed hood over the brass face with a steel chapter ring with Roman numerals, further inset with moon face dial and seconds dial, having Westminster chimes movements, striking on eight bells, the trunk inset with beveled glass panels. Height 96 inches. Property from O’Hara’s Gallery, Chicago, Illinois $6,000-8,000 912 An American Oak Regulator Clock, E. Howard & Co., Boston, having a circular dial with Roman numerals set in a conforming case over a reverse painted glazed door. Height 31 1/8 inches. $1,000-2,000

913 An Ansonia Cold Painted Cast Metal Figural Mantel Clock, circa 1880s, surmounted by a figural group depicting a boy and a girl with a basket of grapes, the case set with a circular dial having Roman numerals flanked by twin putti and festoon mounts, having time and strike movement. Height overall 25 1/4 inches. $800-1,200

914 A Victorian Fantasy Armchair, the back formed around a wirework frame with button tufting, closed arms and a ruched velvet border, raised on rosewood cabriole legs ending in casters. Height 43 1/4 inches. $1,000-2,000 915 An American Rosewood Veneered Armchair, John Henry Belter, in the Rosalie pattern, having a carved crest rail over the shaped upholstered back and seat, raised on cabriole legs ending in casters. Height 42 1/2 inches. $2,000-4,000

916 A Karpen Carved Mahogany Armchair, the upholstered back and seat within closed arms having female caryatid supports, raised on fluted legs ending in paw feet and casters. Height 34 5/8 inches. $800-1,200

917 A Victorian Ebonized Pier Mirror, having a molded cornice over the vertical plate flanked by ring turned pedestal form candle stands. Height 88 1/2 x width 34 1/2 x depth 11 inches. $600-800

918 An American Renaissance Revival Marquetry Tester Bed, having a rectangular canopy raised on turned and carved supports, the head board with cherub finial, having stylized foliate inlays throughout. Height 84 1/2 x width 41 x depth 77 inches. Property from O’Hara’s Gallery, Chicago, Illinois $2,000-4,000 919 An American Aesthetic Maple Occasional Table, likely New York, having a rectangular onyx inset top with canted corners over the conforming case with a long drawer, raised on reeded columns joined by fretwork carved panels over splayed legs. Height 30 5/8 x width 40 1/4 x depth 27 inches. $1,000-2,000 920 A Victorian Style Carved Bedroom Suite, comprising a bed, a diminutive armoire, an armoire and a side table with an inset marble top, each having incised and carved figural relief decoration throughout. Height of armoire 75 3/4 inches. $800-1,200

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