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auction 2585B Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 11 a.m. Lots 200–793, preceded by The Collection of Gregory Rubin Reynolds, Lots 1–182 63 Park Plaza Boston, Massachusetts preview Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Thursday, March 1, 2012 Friday, March 2, 2012 Saturday, March 3, 2012 Sunday, March 4, 2012
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Provenance The Collection of Gregory Rubin Reynolds (see separate catalogue) A Private Midwestern Collection Private Collections in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York The Estate of Susan Parrish, Sandisfield and New York, New York The Descendants of Samuel Whitney An Early 20th Century Antiquarian An Early Bristol County, Massachusetts, family Property from the Collection of Wright Ludington, founder of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, sold on behalf of the Museum to benefit the care and documentation of the permanent collection Property sold for the benefit of the collections of the Smith College Museum of Art
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detail from a privately published and bound biography of Samuel Whitney by his great-grandson Henry Austin Whitney
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200. Jacob Hurd (1702/3-1758) Silver Cann, Boston, 1728, the molded rim with incised lines below, above Jacob Hurd touchmark on the tapering sides that include an applied bead mid-band and a scroll handle marked “W” and “1793,” ending with a disc at its lower point of attachment above the molded base band; engraved on the front in block letters “SAMUEL WHITNEY,” with “Caftine” in script below; the bottom records in script the Whitney Family ownership beginning with Samuel (1734-1808) and ending with Henry Austin (1826-1889), a noted Boston financier and railroad operator, (imperfections), ht. 4 3/4, dia. 3 3/4 in., approx. 10 troy oz. Provenance: Family descent to the consignor from Samuel Whitney, who was born in Marlboro, Massachusetts, Sept. 5, 1734, and died May 29, 1808, in Castine, Maine. He was married in 1757 in Boston at the Brattle Street Church, to Abigail Cutler (1735-1813) of Union Street, Boston, who also died in Castine. They had 17 children and lived on Union Street until his retail business did poorly due to the Revolutionary War, causing him to buy a farm in Concord, Massachusetts, where he opened a country store. The house in which he lived still stands, now a historic house museum called the Wayside, in commemoration of two important subsequent occupants, A. Bronson Alcott, and later, Nathaniel Hawthorne. Samuel Whitney took a leadership role in Concord as “Muster Master,” and, later, as a member of the Provincial Congress 1774-75 and a member of the Committee of Correspondence. He fought at the Old North Bridge as a member of the Concord Minutemen, who met and drove back the British in that historically important event. Samuel moved back to Boston in 1776, when the British evacuated, and engaged in various mercantile activities until he and his family moved to Castine in 1793. Literature: American Silver, 1655-1825, in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, vol. I, by Katherine C. Buhler, pp. 203-204 pictures and describes a very similar mug or cann. $8,000-12,000
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201. Pair of Silver Spurs, possibly John Bailey, New York, late 18th century, with link straps and silver buckles, marked “Bailey” in script in a conforming cartouche, approx. 4.5 troy oz. total. $1,000-1,500 202. Robert Field (American, born England, c. 1769-1819) Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman. Signed with initials “RF” and dated “1798” l.r. Watercolor on ivory, oval bust-length portrait, reportedly depicting a Philadelphia gentleman named Henry C. Mercken, 3 x 2 1/4 in., in an oval pendant case with an oval aperture on the back containing a gilt-foil monogram “HCM” placed over a plaited lock of brown hair. Provenance: From the estate of Owen Wister (1860-1938), who was born in Philadelphia, and is considered the “father” of western fiction, then by family descent to the consignor. $8,000-12,000
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204. French/Continental School, Early 19th Century
Portrait Miniature of Thomas Jefferson, c. 1800. Unsigned. Watercolor on ivory, oval bust-length portrait, 2 1/2 x 2 in., in an oval gilt-brass pendant case, the reverse with blue glass border surrounding an oval aperture containing plaited locks of blond and brown hair overlaid with “TJ” cipher in gilt foil, further housed in a silk-lined oval red leather case.
Portrait Miniatures of a Gentleman and Two Boys, c. 1805. Unsigned. Watercolor on ivory, oval portraits, the gentleman 2 1/2 x 2, the two boys 1 1/4 x 3/4 in., mounted in a single gilt-brass pendant case, the gentleman on one side, the boys in two windows on the reverse, the interior of the case contains a lock of blond hair. Condition: Good, minute paint loss to gentleman u.l. $1,000-1,500
Note: Robert Field, the prominent American miniaturist and engraver, painted Thomas Jefferson (likely from life) in a small watercolor done around 1797, and in 1807 created an engraving of Jefferson after Gilbert Stuart’s famous portrait. No documentation exists that shows Field painted Jefferson in miniature on ivory, but according to Field scholar Harry Piers, there does exist a miniature in oil inscribed in another hand “Jefferson. After Stuart by Robt. Field. Also engraved by R.F. Died in 1819.” $50,000-70,000
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Five Family Portrait Miniatures, c. 1810. Unsigned, one portrait inscribed on the backing paper “Rob’t Blunt 9 years.” Watercolor on ivory, depicting a woman, her three daughters, and her son, 2 1/4 x 2 in., in black lacquer composition frames with gilt-brass liners. Condition: Good, two with background color variation. $1,500-2,500
Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman. Signed and dated in inscriptions on verso “Painted by Moses B. Russell Boston 1847???.” Watercolor on ivory, oval portrait, 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in., in an engraved, chased, and engine-turned gilt-brass locket with a plaited lock of brown hair in a small oval aperture on the back. Condition: Very good, the locket has a split on the opening device. $300-500
206. Attributed to Clarissa Peters Russell (Mrs. Moses B. Russell) (American, 1809-1854) Portrait Miniature of a Child in a White Dress Wearing a Coral Bead Necklace, c. 1840. Unsigned. Watercolor on ivory, rectangular, 2 x 2 1/4 in., in a velvet-covered case under an arched gilt-brass mat. Condition: Vertical crack to ivory on left. $1,000-1,500
208. Sterling Silver Mint Julep Cup and Two Coin Silver Spoons, 19th century, the mint julep cup with reeded rim and base and engraved monogram, made by Jaccard & Co., ht. 4 in.; the spoons with monogrammed handles, made by Henry Hudson, Louisville, Kentucky, (dents), approx. 6 troy oz. total. $200-250
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209. Embroidered Wool Coverlet, New England, 18th century, the coverlet ornamented with polychrome wool yarns embroidered in a design of a central basket of flowers surrounded by blossoms, leafy vines, and undulating line borders, stitched to three joined lengths of homespun creamy white wool woven in a twill pattern, (imperfections), 89 x 82 in. $8,000-12,000
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210. English Pictorial Silk Needlework, mid-17th century, stitched with silk, metallic threads, and metallic braid on a silk ground, depicting at center a castle over a royal couple, each holding a shepherd’s crook, the figures surrounded by an assortment of flowers, trees, birds, butterflies, and animals, and lower frieze of a recumbent lion, a running stag, two dogs, and a leopard, (minor imperfections), 14 x 17 1/2 in., in a later molded giltwood frame. $600-800
211. Needlework Sampler, “MARTHA BRADLEY BORN JANUARY THE 31 IN Ye YEAR 1774 AGD TWELVE YEARS,” Dracut, Massachusetts, 1786, worked in silk threads on a linen ground, with rows of alphabets over signature lines, surrounded by solid-stitched floral borders on three sides and lower geometric border, (background linen toned), 13 x 10 1/2 in., unframed. Note: Martha Bradley was the daughter of Amos and Elesebeth Bradley of Dracut, Massachusetts. $600-800
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212. Needlework Sampler, “Rebecca Whites Sampler worked in the twelfth year of her age 1797,” possibly Lancaster, Massachusetts, stitched with silk threads on a linen ground, with rows of alphabets over a large potted flower, flanked by baskets of fruit and flowers and enclosed on three sides with a sawtooth border and a wide geometric flowering vine, (toning), 17 1/2 x 11 3/4 in., unframed. Note: This sampler is possibly the work of Rebecca White (b. April 10, 1785), the first child of nine born to Joseph and Rebecca (Hoar) White of Lancaster, Massachusetts. The sampler was found in the 1970s, in the home of a relative of Mary Elizabeth Sawyer (Mary of the nursery rhyme “Mary Had a Little Lamb”) of Sterling, Massachusetts (Sterling was once part of Lancaster). The name “Mary L. Sawyer” is inscribed on a paper label stitched to the upper left of the sampler. $600-800 213. Large Needlework Sampler, “Abigail Walker AE’t 11 Y/1796,” possibly Quincy, Massachusetts, area, worked in silk threads on a linen ground with rows of alphabets over a pious verse and borders of ladies, birds on a tree, and potted flowering plants, enclosed on three sides with a sawtooth border and a wide geometric chain border with stylized flower motifs, (toning, fading, scattered stitch losses), 21 x 15 1/2 in. (sight), in a later molded wood frame. Literature: A sampler with similarities in composition is illustrated in American Samplers, by Bolton & Coe, originally published by the Society of the Colonial Dames of America, Massachusetts, 1921, on p. 81. The sampler was made by a girl from Quincy, Massachusetts. $300-500
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214. Small Needlework Sampler, “Dolly Woodis,” probably Massachusetts, late 18th/early 19th century, stitched with silk threads on a linen ground, with rows of alphabets above bands of flowers and geometric designs, (toning), 8 1/4 x 7 1/4 in., unframed. Provenance: The sampler was found in the 1970s, in the home of a relative of Mary Elizabeth Sawyer (Mary of the nursery rhyme “Mary Had a Little Lamb”) of Sterling, Massachusetts (Sterling was once part of Lancaster). $300-500
215. Queen Anne Fan-carved Walnut and Maple Scroll-top High Chest of Drawers, possibly Salem, Massachusetts, c. 1740-60, the upper section with swan’s neck cresting centering a scroll cutout, with three flame-carved and turned finials set into the lower section with valanced apron, original brasses, old refinish, ht. 88 3/4, case wd. 40, case dp. 20 in. $10,000-15,000
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216. Pieter Vanderlyn (The Gansevoort Limner) (New York, 1687-1778) Portrait of Elizabeth “Betje” Van Dyck Vosburg, c. 1725. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 31 x 26 in., in original frame; accompanied by a Van Dyck family bible printed in Amsterdam in 1702. Condition: Minor repairs, scattered retouch. Provenance: The portrait and bible descended through nine generations of the Van Dyck and Yates families of the Albany and Schenectady areas of New York, and were sold at Christie’s Important Furniture and Decorative Arts Auction, January 15-16, 2004, lot 257. Literature: Genealogy research from the Collections on the history of Albany: from its discovery to the present time, edited by Joel Munsell (Albany, New York, 1871), indicates Elizabeth was christened April 23, 1697, and was the second child of eight children born to Hendrick (1665-1707) and Maria [Schuyler] (1666-1742), both of Albany. It is reported that Hendrick, a surgeon, drowned April 11, 1707. Note: Elizabeth is portrayed holding a flower in her right hand and a silver patchbox in her left. The patchbox is inscribed with “E” and “M,” the initials of Elizabeth and her husband Martin Vosburg. It is thought that her portrait commemorates their marriage of September 3, 1725, making it the earliest portrait known. Martin Vosburg was born in Albany and christened January 31, 1697. Their marriage took place at the Albany Dutch Reformed Church, New York. They had one child, Elizabeth, born September 15, 1729. $200,000-300,000
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217. Queen Anne Carved and Upholstered Walnut and Maple Easy Chair, Massachusetts, c. 1740-60, with arched crest and outwardscrolling arms on frontal cabriole legs ending in pad feet on platforms, with shaped knee returns, joined to the raking rear legs by block-, vase-, and ring-turned stretchers, old surface, (imperfections), ht. 46 1/4, seat ht. approx. 17, wd. at arms 35 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000 218. Queen Anne Walnut Armchair, probably Massachusetts, c. 1740-60, with outward-scrolling arms, shaped seat rails, and block-, vase-, and ring-turned stretchers, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 40, seat ht. 17 1/2 in. $2,500-3,500 219. Bird’s-eye Maple Apple Box, America, first half 19th century, the square dovetailed box with canted sides joined by a flat bottom, old refinish, (imperfections), ht. 3 1/2, wd. 8 1/4, dp. 8 1/4 in. $500-700
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220. Queen Anne Mahogany Drop-leaf Tea Table, probably Massachusetts, c. 1740-60, the circular top on a shaped apron joining cabriole legs ending in pad feet, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 25 1/4, dia. 32 in. $3,000-5,000 221. Queen Anne Carved Maple Armchair, probably Massachusetts, c. 1740-60, the spooned crest rail above vasiform splat and raking stiles, with scrolled arms on block-, vase-, and ring-turned supports continuing to legs ending in carved Spanish feet, turned stretchers, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 41, seat ht. 16 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 222. Chippendale Mahogany Side Chair, Massachusetts, late 18th century, the shaped crest rail with scrolled terminals, pierced splat and chamfered raking stiles, on beaded seat frame with shaped brackets below, joining beaded legs and stretchers, ht. 38, seat ht. 18 in. $800-1,200
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223. Chippendale Black-painted Carved Mahogany Piecrust-top Tea Table, probably Ireland, late 18th century, the circular top tilts on a birdcage support, and vase- and ring-turned post, on foliate and scrollcarved cabriole leg base ending in claw-and-ball feet, old surface, ht. 28, dia. 27 in. $1,500-2,500
224. Chippendale Carved Mahogany Side Chair, attributed to George Bright, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1760-80, the shaped cresting with scroll-carved terminals above pierced carved splat with central foliate device, on square beaded legs and stretchers with shaped brackets, refinished, ht. 37 3/4, seat ht. 17 1/2 in. $800-1,200
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225. Chippendale Mahogany Side Chair, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, late 18th century, the shaped crest rail with scrolled terminals above the beaded seat frame and H-stretcher joining square legs, old surface, (imperfections), ht. 37 3/4, seat ht. 17 in. Literature: A chair with identical splat is illustrated and discussed in Portsmouth Furniture: Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast (SPNEA, 1993), by Brock Jobe, cat. no. 89, pp. 328-30. $400-600 226. Neoclassical Gilt-gesso and Pink Marble “Bilbao� Mirror, northwestern Spain, late 18th century, the cresting with urn issuing a floral spray and scrolling vines, and gilt-gesso urns continuing to freestanding marble columns flanking the rectangular frame and glass with gilt liner, the carved and turned drops center a pendant below, (imperfections), ht. 50 in. $2,000-3,000 227. Chippendale Mahogany Mirror, labeled Barnard Cermenati, Newburyport, Massachusetts, late 18th century, with scrolled frame, gilded feathers on the crest, molded liner, ht. 25, wd. 13 in. $600-800 228. Set of Six Mahogany Pierced Ladder-back Side Chairs, possibly Essex County, Massachusetts, late 18th century, old refinish, ht. 37 1/4, seat ht. 18 in. $1,500-2,500
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229. Pair of Brass Etched Mirrored Sconces, Continental, 19th century, two-light sconces with shell and quatrefoil etched designs on the shaped mirror back, (silver loss), ht. 18, wd. 10, dp. 7 3/4 in. $400-600
230. Three Early Brass Candlesticks, Denmark, 18th century, with pierced candle sockets on baluster shafts and round domed bases, ht. 9 1/2 in. $4,000-6,000
231. Two Early Brass Candlesticks, Denmark, 17th century, elongated candle cups, pierced for candle extraction, on baluster shaft with middrip pan on a round domed base, (minor wear), ht. 10 3/8 in. $400-600
232. Eight Assorted Brass Candlesticks, six (three near pairs) Spain, 17th century, capstan-type candlesticks, and near pair of push-up candlesticks on octagonal domed bases, (minor imperfections), ht. 4-7 in. Provenance: The two largest capstan-type candlesticks were from the collection of Roger Bacon, sold at Skinner, and retain their auction stickers on the bottoms. $250-350
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233. Two RepoussĂŠ Brass Candlesticks, Sweden or Denmark, late 17th century, similar in form, the candlesticks of thin rolled brass with repoussĂŠ decoration of fruit and flowers on the bobeche, mid-drip pan, and base, and gadrooned edges, on a spiral shaft, (dents, splits and repairs around bobeches and bases), ht. 7 1/2 in. $300-500
234. Five Assorted Brass Candlesticks, a pair of 17th century Dutch candlesticks with mid-drip pan and round domed bases, a pricket candlestick, probably Dutch, and a pair of early 18th century English candlesticks with faceted candle cups and octagonal bases, ht. 7-7 5/8 in. $200-250
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235. Small Brass Four-light Chandelier, probably Denmark, mid-18th century, baluster shaft issuing four scrolled arms with candle cups and drip pans, ht. to top of shaft 11 1/2, dia. 14 1/2 in. $200-250
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236. Chippendale Carved Mahogany Slant-lid Desk, probably Massachusetts, c. 1760-80, the stepped interior with central fancarved drawer, with flanking valanced compartments and drawers, on a cockbeaded case of four graduated drawers on a claw-and-ball foot base centering a drop pendant, brasses appear to be original, (imperfections), ht. 41, wd. 39, dp. 21 in. $1,500-2,500
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237. Queen Anne Walnut Dressing Table, probably Massachusetts, c. 1730-50, molded overhanging top on a case of three drawers with double arch-molded borders and cockbeaded valanced skirt with two drop pendants, joining cabriole legs with arris knees continuing to pad feet on platforms, old replaced pulls, refinished, (restoration), ht. 29 1/2, case dp. 27 3/4, case dp. 18 in. $700-900
238. Queen Anne Fan-carved Cherry High Chest of Drawers, probably Connecticut, last half 18th century, original brasses, refinished with dark brown stain, (minor imperfections), ht. 73 1/2, case wd. 36 1/2, dp. 18 in. $4,000-6,000
239. Chippendale Maple Slant-lid Desk, probably New Hampshire, late 18th century, the stepped interior with fan-carved central drawer flanked by document drawers and valanced compartments above seven drawers, on case of four graduated thumb-molded drawers and bandy legs on pad feet centering a shaped pendant, old replaced brasses, refinished, (restoration), ht. 44 3/4, wd. 38, dp. 19 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
240. Diminutive Butternut Tall Case Clock, Jacob Jones, Pittsfield, New Hampshire, late 18th century, the hood with flat-molded cornice and flanking freestanding columns, with tombstone door enclosing brass engraved dial with Roman and Arabic Numerals, decorative spandrels, and lettered “Jacob Jones/at Pitsfield [sic]� in the arch with flanking birds, brass eight-day weight-powered movement, the waist with thumb-molded tombstone door and molded base below, refinished, ht. 78 in. $1,500-2,500
241. The Hadley Chest, by Clair Franklin Luther, The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Connecticut, 1935, 144 pages with illustrations and supplemental list, linen boards and spine, with dust jacket, no. 469 of 525 copies, (tears and losses to dust jacket). $400-600
242. Delft Floral-decorated Plate, 18th century, centered with an urn of flowers with blossom border, (rim chips), dia. 13 1/4 in. $250-300
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243. Two Miniature Hand-painted Creamware Tea Bowls and Saucers, England, made for the Dutch market, early 18th century, the tea bowls with polychrome enamel decoration of busts of an 18th century man and woman, probably William III and Mary, the saucers with a Dutch inscription, overall ht. 1 3/4, dia. 2 3/8-4 1/4 in. $200-300
246. Transfer-decorated Liverpool Pottery Jug, England, early 19th century, creamware jug, one side depicting “Washington in Glory/ America in Tears,” the reverse with a ship flying an American flag, the seal of the United States under the spout, (minor imperfections), ht. 9 in. $600-800
244. Wedgwood Queen’s Ware Center Bowl, England, early 19th century, oval footed bowl with hand-painted vine border, with molded laurel leaf and berry festoons and handles, impressed maker’s mark and “3YL” on base, ht. 4 1/2, wd. 9, lg. 15 in. $400-600
247. Hand-painted Transfer-decorated Staffordshire Pottery Pitcher, Elsmore & Forster, Tunstall, England, mid-19th century, the rim and sides decorated with exotic and domestic animals and figures, a round reserve under the spout inscribed “William Guy 1860,” (rim line, glaze wear to rim and spout), ht. 9 1/4 in. $200-400
245. Large Transfer-decorated Liverpool Pottery Jug, England, early 19th century, creamware jug transfer printed with Washington “Ascending to Glory” on one side and a ship flying an American flag on the reverse with a standing figure of Hope below the spout, a flower sprig below the handle, (imperfections), ht. 12 in. $700-900
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248. Transfer-decorated Liverpool Pottery Jug, England, early 19th century, creamware jug, one side depicting a memorial to Washington with inscription “First in War/First in Peace/First in Fame/First in Virtue/ Born 1732 Died-1799,” surrounded with the names of the original thirteen states (Kentucky substituted for Rhode Island), the reverse depicting an agrarian scene titled “The MOWER,” the seal of the United States under the spout, (minor rimline), ht. 9 in. $600-800
249. Rare War of 1812 Transfer-decorated Staffordshire Pottery Pitcher, probably Enoch Wood & Sons, England, c. 1815-20, one side depicting “The Constitution’s Escape From The British Squadron After a Case of Sixty Hours,” with the names of each vessel identified, the reverse depicting “The Constitution Taking the Cyane and Levant,” both with printed titles below and with pink lustre borders, (repaired), ht. 6 3/4 in. $700-900 250. Transfer-decorated Staffordshire Pottery Plate, England, c. 1824, pearlware plate centered with black-transfer decoration depicting the busts of “La Fayette” and “Washington” below a spreadwing eagle, with blue feather-edge scalloped rim border, dia. 6 5/8 in. $600-800 251. Pair of “Commodore Truxton” Enameled Porcelain and Brass Mirror Supports, England, late 18th/early 19th century, with polychrome enameled transfer-decorated enamel bust of Truxton, dia. 1 7/8 in. Note: Commodore Thomas Truxton was the victorious commander of the U.S.S. Constellation, which defeated the French National frigates L’Insurgent and Vengeance in 1799 and 1800, respectively. $1,500-2,500 252. Red Transfer-decorated Staffordshire Pottery President William Henry Harrison Plate, England, c. 1839-40, the plate centered with a round reserve depicting a bust portrait of “General W.H. Harrison/Hero of the Thames 1813,” with printed title, over implements of war, with chickweed rim border, backstamped “James Tams & Co. Philadelphia Importers,” (rim repairs), dia. 9 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500 253. Transfer-decorated and Copper Lustre Staffordshire Pottery Pitcher, England, c. 1824, with central rust-colored band with black transfer-decorated oval reserves, one side depicting “Cornwallis Resigning His Sword at York Town Oct. 19, 1781,” titled below, the other side showing “LaFayette” (crowned in glory), and an oval with fruit under the spout, between copper lustre bands, (repaired spout and handle), ht. 4 1/2 in. $800-1,200 254. Transfer-decorated Staffordshire Pottery Andrew Jackson Plate, England, c. 1824-28, pearlware plate centered with a black transfer bust depicting “General Jackson/The Hero of New Orleans,” with pink lustre borders, (minor imperfections), dia. 8 5/8 in. $500-700
255. Transfer-decorated Canary Yellow Staffordshire Pottery Children’s Mug, England, c. 1824, with black-transfer decoration depicting the busts of “La Fayette” and “Washington” below a spreadwing eagle, (imperfections), ht. 2 5/8 in. $500-700
256. War of 1812 Transfer-decorated Staffordshire Pottery Pitcher, England, c. 1815-20, buff-colored body, with black-transfer decoration depicting naval heroes Commodore William Bainbridge on one side and James Lawrence on the other side, accented with pink lustre, (repaired), ht. 4 5/8 in. Note: This pitcher depicts War of 1812 naval heroes William Bainbridge who commanded the U.S.S. Constitution in its victory over the H.M.S. Java, and James Laurence, who was second in command under Stephen Decatur in the successful raid on Tripoli in 1804, and who also assumed command of the U.S.S. Chesapeake, suffering a mortal wound in the battle against the H.M.S. Shannon, and who uttered the famous motto “Don’t Give Up the Ship.” $500-700
257. Transfer-decorated War of 1812 Staffordshire Pottery Plate, England, c. 1815-20, pearlware plate centered with an oval blacktransfer design depicting the naval battle between the Hornet and the Peacock (untitled), with pink lustre rim border, dia. 8 3/8 in. $400-600
258. War of 1812 Transfer-decorated Staffordshire Pottery Pitcher, England, early 19th century, creamware pitcher, one side depicting a bust of Captain Isaac Hull of the U.S.S. Constitution, the reverse showing Captain Jones of the frigate H.M.S. Guerriere, with an American eagle and shield below the spout, and pink lustre borders, (repaired), ht. 6 1/2 in. Note: The figures on this jug commemorate a War of 1812 battle in which the U.S.S. Constitution, defeated the H.M.S. Guerriere, in August of 1812. $600-800
259. Transfer-decorated Staffordshire Pottery Admiral Nelson Jug, England, early 19th century, pearlware jug with black transfer decoration, one side depicting the bust of “Admiral Lord Nelson” with his famous phrase uttered at the Battle of Trafalgar “England Expects Every Man to do his Duty,” the other side with a round reserve depicting the ship with a fort in the background, ht. 4 1/2 in. $400-600
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260. Constantino Brumidi (Italian/American, 1805-1880) Study for The Apotheosis of Washington in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol Building. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, dia. 35 1/4 in., in a molded giltwood frame. Condition: Relined, re-stretched, scattered retouch. Provenance: Purchased at auction in 1919 for $300. Literature: Barbara Wolanin, Constantino Brumidi: Artist of the Capitol (U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1998). Note: In the late summer of 1852, artist Constantino Brumidi arrived in New York City from Italy, an expatriate artist of great skill and experience. Many of his fresco series in the classical style adorned public buildings, baroque-era residences, and churches throughout Rome, though it was to be his works in America that would define his career. Born in 1805, Brumidi began studying art at a young age, and continued his education under such 19th century luminaries (and classically trained artists) as Antonio Canova and Bertel Thorwaldsen. As early as 1840, scholar Barbara Wolanin tells us, Brumidi was doing public work at the Vatican, restoring 16th century frescoes in the Vatican’s Third Loggia. Throughout the 1840s, Brumidi worked steadily, building his resume and receiving acclaim. Political winds in Italy shifted in the late 1840s, and a series of unfortunate events landed Brumidi in jail as a revolutionary. After some legal maneuverings, his sentence was commuted in March of 1852, and he left for the United States as a refugee half a year later, arriving in New York. There he worked regularly for two years, as his reputation grew. Late December of 1854 was the turning point in his career, Wolanin says, when he met Captain Montgomery C. Meigs, who was overseeing the ongoing construction and decoration at the United States Capitol building, in Washington, D.C. (Wolanin, p. 49). The Captain, knowing Brumidi’s talents, gave the artist an opportunity: to paint a fresco in what was to become the Agriculture Committee’s room, as a trial. Brumidi’s work on that fresco was a great success by all accounts, and as a result Meigs and the design group at the Capitol employed him steadily thereafter. Over the next quarter century, Brumidi would establish and cement his reputation as the “Artist of the Capitol.” He painted frescoes for the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, decorated a group of hallways now called “the Brumidi Corridors,” and designed and executed the decorative schemes for the Senate Library, the room used by the Senate Committee on Military Affairs, and the President’s Room. But it is his work on the Capitol Building’s focal point that has become his legacy. Wolanin calls it Brumidi’s “masterpiece”—the huge fresco inside the Capitol’s magnificent new rotunda. Helped by a letter of recommendation from Captain Meigs, Brumidi was officially hired in 1862 by Thomas Walter, the architect of the Capitol’s extension and dome, and B.B. French, the Commissioner of Public Buildings. French, having realized that there existed “no artist in the United States, capable of executing a real fresco painting as it should be done…except Mr. Brumidi,” admits, “I do not see how we can do otherwise than employ him.” (Wolanin, p. 126).
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Constantino Brumidi [GFDL (www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons
Brumidi had multiple visions for the rotunda painting before the official commission, beginning in 1859, which he nevertheless always envisioned as an apotheosis of Washington. Apotheosis paintings are a subject as classical as any—and refer to the rising of a subject to the divine or to the ideal. Great artists that Brumidi surely studied deified subjects in their art—Ingres with Homer, Rubens with Henry IV and others, and Francois Le Moyne with Hercules at Versailles. Of course, there was no better American subject in 1859 for an Apotheosis than George Washington, hero of the Revolution, father of the country, and the first President of the United States. The Capitol painting’s circular geometry and its need to be viewed from 360 degrees presented some challenges in composition, however. Brumidi’s first designs fell short of meeting those criteria, and he wasn’t satisfied until he came to an important realization. Wolanin calls it his “crucial conceptual transition from easel painting to monumental mural,” which related more directly to the “soaring space” of the Rotunda (Wolanin, p. 143). Instead of a work in the typical horizontal orientation, Brumidi envisioned concentric rings of figures, ensuring that “the viewer would look up into the space of the apotheosis” (Wolanin, p. 143). The final design was sketched in oil at least once sometime between 1859 and 1862, and that design is offered as the present lot. Brumidi imbued his Apotheosis with symbolism throughout, including allegories for the thirteen original colonies, and representations of Commerce, Marine, Science, War, Agriculture, and Mechanics. In the Renaissance tradition he knew well, Wolanin says, Brumidi depicted “historic or allegorical figures with the features of the artist’s notable contemporaries” (Wolanin, p. 129). Those representations include the Union shield-wielding personification of Freedom, vanquishing President of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis as “Discord” and Alexander H. Stephen, Davis’s Vice President, as “Anger,” who is also being struck by a bolt of lightning (Fig. 1) (Wolanin, p. 129). In the representation of “Science,” Brumidi includes portraits of Benjamin Franklin, Robert Fulton, who invented the steam engine, and Samuel F.B. Morse, inventor of the telegraph (Fig. 2). Washington himself, the focus of the viewer’s gaze, is at the center of a classical arrangement, flanked by two women—one representing Liberty, the other both Victory and Fame (Fig. 3). He is dressed in his military uniform and seated on a cloud. Above him is the bright yellow-white of the heavens, to which he ascends, and which acts as a halo to frame him. Surrounding the Rotunda’s apex with him are the thirteen female figures representing the original colonies, holding the banner with the familiar Latin phrase “E Pluribus Unum” (Out of Many, One). Contemporary reactions to the final product in 1865 were overwhelmingly positive, and it was understood then, as now, that the Apotheosis of Washington in the Capital Rotunda is arguably the most important fresco painted in America. It is now seen by millions of visitors to the building each year, and stands as a testament to mid-19th century patriotism at a time of national crisis. It also serves as high reverence for a military and political leader of the highest esteem, instrumental to the beginnings of the United States of America, which Brumidi reportedly called “the one country on earth in which there is liberty” (Wolanin, p. 9). $250,000-350,000
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261. Paint-decorated Pine Six-board Chest, New England, early 19th century, with original mustard yellow putty-painted surface in a repeating fan design, (some paint wear), ht. 24 1/2, wd. 41, dp. 17 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
265. Early Red-painted Pine Box, probably New England, late 17th century, nail-constructed box with pegged shaped lid with molded edges, ht. 3 3/4, wd. 6 3/8, dp. 4 1/2 in. $300-500
262. Red-painted Pine Slide-lid Trinket Box, New England, early 19th century, the chamfered lid with carved finger-hold on a dovetailed box with molded top edge and applied base molding, old surface, (minor imperfections), ht. 3 1/4, wd. 5 1/2, dp. 4 1/2 in. $700-900
266. Early Red-washed Pine Box, America, late 18th century, rectangular dovetail-constructed box with wire-hinged and thumb-molded lid, applied molding to base, ht. 7 1/2, wd. 13, dp. 7 in. $300-500
263. Bittersweet-painted Pine Slide-lid Trinket Box, New England, last half 19th century, the lid opens to a nail-constructed box, old painted surface, (minor imperfections), ht. 3 1/4, wd. 6 1/2, dp. 4 in. $500-700 264. Paint-decorated Pine and Poplar Blanket Chest, probably Pennsylvania, c. 1830, the dovetail-constructed box on turned feet, original red and burnt sienna painted surface, (paint wear), ht. 24, wd. 43 1/2, dp. 19 1/2 in. $600-800
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266A. Blue-gray-painted Six-board Chest, probably New York State, late 18th century, the hinged lift top opens to a well with till, above a dovetailed case lettered in white “Mary Oosterhaut,� with applied molded lower edge, original surface, (imperfections), ht. 15, wd. 35, dp. 14 in. $800-1,200
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267. Two Small Green-painted Lapped-seam Pantry Boxes and a Nantucket Basket, America, late 19th/early 20th century, round and oval pantry boxes, and a small round Nantucket basket with turned hardwood base, (losses to lashing on rim of basket), ht. 2 5/8-3, dia. 4 7/8-6 1/4 in. $300-500
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268. Mustard-painted Turned Wooden Mortar with a Porcelain and Wood Pestle, America, 19th century, (minor chip to pestle), mortar ht. 6 5/8, pestle lg. 9 3/4 in. $300-500
Literature: This portrait is illustrated in Antiques Magazine, November, 1973, in an article titled “Asahel Powers, painter of Vermont faces,” by Nina Fletcher Little, p. 850; written in accordance with the exhibition of Powers’s work at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection in Williamsburg, Virginia, which took place in late 1973.
269. Red-painted Pine Knife Box, probably New England, early 19th century, canted sides on rectangular box with shaped divider with cutout handle, (paint wear), ht. 8 1/4, wd. 7 1/4, lg. 15 in. $300-500
Portrait of a Boy Studying Geometry. Signed and dated on the reverse “A.L. Powers Painted Oct : 1839,” with three small sketches of two heads in profile and a rose also appearing on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in., in a later frame. Condition: Good, small old tear u.r., minor retouch to hair.
Note: Asahel Powers was born on February 28, 1813, in Springfield, Vermont, and began his career as a portrait artist by the time he turned 18. His early works were done on wood panels, later changing to canvas as he traveled farther west. In his early works he used heavy gray shadowing, strong outlines, and boldly painted clothing with detailed accessories. He left New York some time after 1841 to join his parents who settled in Olney, Illinois, and died there on August 23, 1843. $8,000-12,000
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271. Erastus Salisbury Field (American, 1805-1900) Portrait of Harriet Henderson Hubbard, c. 1840. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 27 x 24 in., in a later molded giltwood frame. Condition: Retouch, stable craquelure. Provenance: According to information provided by the consignor, the portrait descended in the family of the sitter to Clara Adams Bosworth of Amherst, Massachusetts, and was purchased from her estate. Note: Harriet Henderson Hubbard was born September 3, 1819, the daughter of Ashley (b. 1792) and Harriet (Henderson) Hubbard. They resided on Ashley’s father’s family farm in Plumtrees (Sunderland), near Amherst, Massachusetts, and interestingly, the farm where Erastus Salisbury Field spent a major portion of his life. Harriet married Christopher C. Adams (b. 1814) on June 1, 1843; she died in 1857. $4,000-6,000
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272. Prior-Hamblen School (American, 19th Century) Portrait of a Young Woman. Unsigned. Oil on artist board, picturing the woman seated before red tasseled drapery, 14 1/8 x 10 in., in a period molded wood frame. Condition: Very good. $1,000-1,500
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273. Attributed to Sturtevant Hamblen (Maine and Massachusetts, fl. 1837-1856) Portrait of Ella Pettingell. Unsigned, the subject identified on an engraved brass plaque below. Oil on canvas, 27 x 22 in., in a period gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Relined, scattered retouch. Note: Ella Pettingell was the daughter of Enoch A. Pettingell (1812-1870) and Sarah B. Ordiorne, born November 19, 1849. She married Laurence Taylor in Boston around 1867. A family genealogy accompanies the portrait. Her father’s portrait is lot 274. $6,000-8,000
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274. Attributed to William Matthew Prior (American, 1806-1873) Folk Art Portrait of Enoch Adams Pettingell. Unsigned, the subject identified on an engraved brass plaque below. Oil on canvas, 27 x 22 in., in a period gilt-gesso frame, accompanied by a family genealogy. Condition: Relined, retouch to two probable repaired tears, u.l. background and along right side of head. Note: Enoch A. Pettingell (1812-1870) was born in Methuen, Massachusetts, and married Sarah B. Ordiorne on January 22, 1834 in Andover, Massachusetts. Together they had a daughter, Ella (b. November 19, 1849), whose portrait is lot 273. $1,500-2,500
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277. Two Indian-made Paint-decorated Splint Baskets, 19th century, rectangular baskets, one with handles and two yellow-painted bands ornamented with red and blue vegetable-stamped flowers, the other is covered with salmon and yellow painted splints, (losses), ht. 5 3/4, 11, lg. 17, 18 3/4 in., respectively. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
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278. Blue Pictorial-printed Covered Bandbox, America, c. 1835, oblong form with a sailing ship on the cover and the inscription “PROSPERITY TO OUR COMMERCE AND OUR MANUFACTURERS,” and a village scene depicted around the sides, printed in blue, green, brown, and white varnishes, (wear, losses), ht. 12 1/2 in. $400-600 279. Covered Bandbox, Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, area, c. 1847, oval box with pine top and bottom covered with a floral and foliate wallpaper in green, white, and brown varnishes on an ivory-colored ground, the interior lined with the 1847 dated Mifflintown Times newspaper, (minor wear, toning, and losses), ht. 11 1/2, wd. 12, lg. 16 in. $300-500 280. Large Framed Memorial Silhouette of a Young Girl, Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts, c. 1830, depicting “Ruth Dickenson Sanderson/Died Aug. 12, 1830,” life-size hollow-cut bust-length silhouette, the girl’s hair enhanced with watercolor, over an ink inscribed verse to her memory, (toning, foxing, small losses on lower edge), sight size 14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. Note: Ruth Dickenson Sanderson was born April 29, 1829, to Asa and Naomi Sanderson, who resided in Whately, Massachusetts. $600-800
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281. American School, 19th Century 275. Painted and Vegetable-stamped Covered Splint Basket, Native American-made, possibly New York State, 19th century, rectangular basket, the splints painted red and blue, and ornamented with blue vegetable-stamped blossoms, the interior lined with an early 19th century Albany Argus newspaper and piece of floral wallpaper, (fading, losses to lashing), ht. 11 3/4, wd. 14 1/2, lg. 18 1/2 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
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276. Painted and Vegetable-stamped Covered Splint Basket, Northeastern Woodland Indian tribe, 19th century, rectangular basket painted with dark blue and salmon bands ornamented with stamped flower blossoms, the interior lined with early wallpaper, ht. 9 1/4, wd. 10, lg. 13 1/2 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
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Small Portrait of a Boy with a Whip and Spinning Top. Unsigned. Watercolor on card, 7 1/8 x 6 7/8 in., in a period bird’s-eye maple frame. Condition: Light toning and moisture stains. $200-400 282. American School, 19th Century Small Folk Portrait of a Girl Playing with Her Spaniel. Unsigned. Watercolor on card, 7 1/4 x 5 5/8 in., in a period molded wood frame. Condition: Very good. $200-400 283. American School, 19th Century Theorem with Two Squirrels on a Leafy Branch. Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, 12 1/2 x 16 1/4 in., in a period painted wood frame. Condition: Minor toning, light moisture stains to background. $600-800
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285. American School, 19th Century Still Life of Fruit. Unsigned. Oil on panel, 12 x 14 in., in a period grain-painted frame. Condition: Good, minor retouch and frame rub. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
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286. Green-glazed Covered Redware Pitcher, Bristol County, Massachusetts, late 18th/early 19th century, baluster-form with green copper oxide glaze, ornamented with reeded bands around the cover rim and shoulder of vessel, (minor chips and glaze loss), ht. 11 in.
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Provenance: Found in Westport, Massachusetts, in an early farmhouse pantry. $8,000-12,000 287. Stoneware Face Jug, attributed to Bath (Aiken County), South Carolina, area, second half 19th century, alkaline glazed jug with modeled features, with applied white kaolin eyes pierced at the center, and teeth, ht. 4 1/2 in. Provenance: Family descent of a Massachusetts antiquarian who collected antiques in the early 20th century. The base of the vessel is inscribed “Aiken S.C.” and with his inventory number “468.” An early 20th century note inscribed by him and retrieved from the interior of the vessel is inscribed “Monkey Jug= made at Bath S.C. 1862 by negro slaves/Aiken S.C.” Literature: The topic of slave-made face jugs is discussed in two articles in Ceramics in America, Chipstone Foundation, 2006. In the article titled “Fluid Vessel: Journey of the Jug,” by John A. Burrison, pp. 93-121, the history of pottery jug-making in America and the early Southern face vessels made by enslaved AfricanAmerican potters, in particular the jugs made at Colonel Thomas Davies Palmetto Fire Brick Works at Bath in west-central South Carolina. Burrison states the jugs are “Distinguished by bulging eyes and bared teeth of kaolin inset into the stoneware clay body...,” and proposes the probable influence of anthropomorphic clay vessels made in West Africa (the chief source of the Atlantic slave trade) had on the Afro-Carolinian slaves.
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In a related article titled “Making Faces: Archaeological Evidence of African-American Face Jug Production,” by Mark M. Newell with Peter Lenzo, pp. 122-138, the origins and use of pottery face vessels are discussed. In particular, the authors are concerned with vessels made by African slave potters in the area around Bath, South Carolina, and nearby Georgia potteries in the early 1860s to 1870s, as well as examples of face vessel pottery shards dug from the former Miles Mill, at Edgefield, South Carolina, all which show several characteristics similar to the jug offered here. Interestingly, the article states that the larger face jugs were “used as water vessels called ‘monkey’ jugs—after monkeyed, a southern term for the dehydrating effect of the summer heat.” Small jugs such as the one offered here aroused curiosity as to their use, as they were so small that they would not hold much liquid to quench a thirsty individual. It also mentions the 1909 interview by early American historian Edwin AtLee Barber with a South Carolina plantation pottery owner, Colonel Davies, who commented that the small jugs were used by the slaves “for their own purposes,” inferring a connection between the jugs and possible religious or ritual practices. $800-1,200
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288. “COMMERAWS STONEWARE” Crock with Incised Cobalt Decoration, Thomas Commeraw, Manhattan, New York, late 18th/ early 19th century, four-gallon ovoid crock with open loop lug handles, molded neck above the shoulder ornamented with incised swag and tassels filled with cobalt blue glaze, impressed maker’s mark “COMMERAWS STONEWARE N.YORK,” and cobalt-daubed handle terminals, (minor imperfections), ht. 11 3/4 in.
290. Salt-glazed Stoneware Jar, attributed to Frederick Carpenter, Boston, early 19th century, ovoid three-gallon jar with open loop handles, brown bands around the shoulder and base, impressed “BOSTON 313 3/4 in.” on the shoulder, Albany slip-glazed interior, (imperfections), ht. 12 1/2 in. $400-600
Note: According to recent research by Brandt Zipp, a stoneware historian and auctioneer in Sparks, Maryland, Thomas W. Commeraw was a free African American potter working in the late 18th/early 19th century, on Manhattan Island, New York. His workshop was located on the Lower East Side waterfront, and his surviving body of work represents the largest known by a free black potter before the abolition of slavery in the United States. $3,000-5,000
291. Four Troy, New York, Pottery Stoneware Items, 19th century, three jugs: a three-gallon size with brushed cobalt leaf design, marked “J. CLARK & CO TROY,” a gallon size with brushed cobalt leaf design impressed “TROY NY POTTERY,” and a gallon size with cobalt inscription “M. Sheehan 833 River St. Troy NY”; a wide-mouth jar with lug handles decorated with a cobalt flower sprig marked “I.SEYMOU[R] TROY,” (imperfections), ht. 8 1/2-16 in. $400-600
289. “COMMERAWS STONEWARE” Jug with Incised Cobalt Decoration, Thomas Commeraw, Manhattan, New York, late 18th/ early 19th century, ovoid gallon jug ornamented with cobalt-filled incised crescents and tassels over impressed maker’s mark “COMMERAWS STONEWARE CORLEARS HOOK N.YORK,” and with cobalt daubed handle terminal, (minor imperfections), ht. 13 1/4 in. Note: See lot 288.
292. Stoneware Jug, possibly Frederick Carpenter, Boston, or Joshua Letts, Cheesequake, New Jersey, early 19th century, ovoid jug ornamented with a stippled circle around the neck and four stippled circles flanking a serpentine line on the shoulder, transparent brown salt-glazed surface, (base chips), ht. 18 in. $500-700
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293. Cobalt-decorated Salt-glazed Jug and Mug, Germany, 18th century, the spherical jug with spout and handle decorated about the sides with cobalt-filled incised stags, horses, stars, and scrolled foliage; a mug made for the English market, with ribbed bands flanking an impressed Georgius Rex medallion flanked by two incised cobalt-daubed birds, inscribed “No. 45” under the rim, (repaired crack), ht. 5 3/8, 6 in., respectively. $500-700
294. Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, America, mid to late 19th century, straight-sided two-gallon crock with lug handles, decorated with a bird perched on a branch, ht. 8 1/4 in. $300-500
295. Risley Pottery Cobalt-decorated Stoneware Jar, Sidney Risley, Norwich, Connecticut, c. 1850, wide-mouth jar with lug handles, the body decorated with grape clusters, Albany slip-glazed interior, impressed “S. RISLEY NROWICH [sic]” on neck, ht. 10 3/4 in. $300-500
296. Cobalt-decorated Stoneware Jug, America, mid to late 19th century, gallon jug with stylized cobalt blue floral decoration, (minor lip chip), ht. 11 1/2 in. $300-500
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297. Cobalt Decorated Stoneware Jug with Incised Bird, Israel Seymour & Co., Troy, New York, early 19th century, two-gallon ovoid jug with applied reeded handle with cobalt brushed terminal, the front shoulder decorated with an incised cobalt-filled bird perched on a branch, impressed maker’s mark, ht. 13 1/4 in. $600-800 298. Slip-decorated Redware Loaf Dish, America, early 19th century, oblong dish with coggled rim decorated with wavy lines and leaves, (glaze wear, chips), ht. 3 1/4, wd. 11 7/8, lg. 15 1/2 in. $800-1,200 299. Three Cobalt Leaf-decorated Stoneware Crocks, America, third quarter 19th century, Norton, a two-gallon crock marked “E. & L.P. NORTON BENNINGTON VT,” a gallon crock marked “F.B. NORTON & CO. WORCESTER MASS.,” and an unmarked gallon crock, ht. 7 1/4-8 3/4 in. $400-600 300. Painted and Bronzed Tin Pottery Trade Sign, “SNOW & COOLIDGE. EARTHENWARE. WEST STERLING MASS.,” 18 x 14 in., accompanied by a late 19th century illustrated wholesale catalog booklet for the Wachusett Pottery, which was owned by Marcus Snow and Henry Coolidge in West Sterling, Massachusetts. Note: According to the booklet, The Wachusett Pottery was established in 1820. It was the largest of the three major potteries in the area, and their wares were made from the clay from the Stillwater River. $300-500
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301A. Brown-painted Slat-back Armchair, New England, mid-18th century, with four reverse-graduated arched slats joining turned stiles with bulbous finials, above shaped arms on vase- and ring-turned legs joined by double stretchers, ht. 42 1/2, seat ht. 16 in. $800-1,200
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302. Red-painted Press Bed, New England, late 18th century, with tapered chamfered head posts joined to the folding foot posts by rails, original surface, handmade olive green wool hangings, head post ht. 84 in. $400-600 303. Red-painted Tavern Table with Drawer, New England, mid-18th century, rectangular overhanging top on block-turned incised legs joined by a straight apron with thumb-molded drawer and square stretchers below, old surface of red paint, (imperfections), ht. 27 1/2, wd. 49, dp. 26 1/2 in. $800-1,200 304. Red-painted Pine and Maple Chair Table, New England, late 18th century, the circular top tilts on four square legs joined by a horizontal rail, medial seat, and square stretchers, ht. 28, top dia. 46 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000
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305. Pine Cherry and Ash Trestle-foot Harvest Table, probably New England, early 19th century, with rectangular top on shaped supports and trestle feet joined by perpendicular stretchers with keyed tenons, old refinish, (imperfections), ht. 29 1/2, dp. 33 3/4, lg. 96 1/4 in. $800-1,200 306. Carved Burl Bowl, New England, 19th century, the bowl of slightly irregular oblong shape with rounded sides, old dry work surface, ht. 4 1/2, wd. 18, dp. 13 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
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307. Red-painted Maple and Pine Table, New England, c. 1790, the overhanging top with rounded corners, on square chamfered tapering legs joined by a beaded apron, old surface, (minor imperfections), ht. 28, wd. 42, dp. 28 in. $600-800
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308. Blue-painted Pine Console Table, New England, early 19th century, the demilune scrub top on three square tapering legs joined by a perpendicular frame, old surface, ht. 29, wd. 36, dp. 17 1/2 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
310. Green-painted Wood Case of Drawers, America, mid-19th century, possibly a jeweler’s box, molded top and base, with fifty-five small dovetail-constructed drawers, (minor wear and paint loss), ht. 16 1/4, wd. 13, dp. 5 7/8 in. $1,200-1,800
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309. Blue-painted Pine Six-board Chest, New England, early 19th century, on bootjack ends, old surface, (minor paint wear), ht. 23 1/2, wd. 35 1/2, dp. 17 1/2 in. $400-600
311. Miniature Grain-painted Chest of Drawers, New Hampshire, 19th century, shaped backsplash above case with overhanging top drawer over three drawers, a shaped skirt centering a contrasting panel flanked by turned split columns on turned feet, brass knobs, (imperfections), ht. 12, wd. 8 7/8, dp. 7 in. $600-800
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312. Carved and Painted Bust of a Black Woman Wearing a Liberty Cap, possibly New England, c. 1850-60, depicting a young black woman wearing a tasseled cap painted red with a gold band, ht. 19, wd. 10, dp. 5 in. Literature: American Folk Sculpture by Robert Bishop (E.P. Dutton, 1974), p. 319. The bust is illustrated and noted that, “the sculpture possibly reflects the fact that prior to the Civil War, New England was a hotbed of passionate Abolitionist sentiment, which was fanned by such literary efforts as Harriet Beecher Stowe’s sensational novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Exhibitions: American Folk Art, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, October 1–30, 1974. Note: The bust was reportedly found in the mid-20th century, by New York City antiques dealer Gerald Kornblau; ex-collection of Mrs. Jacob (Alice) M. Kaplan. $50,000-75,000
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313. Life-sized Carved and Painted Wood Figure of a Recumbent Lamb, 19th century, ht. 18, lg. 29 1/2 in. $6,000-8,000 314. Carved Gilt and Polychrome-painted Striding Rooster Figure, America, late 19th century, possibly a model for a carousel figure, with delineated eyes, beak, and feathers, mounted on a molded walnut base, (imperfections), overall ht. 14 1/2, wd. 7, lg. 18 in. $800-1,200 315. Black Forest Carved and Painted Rabbit Shelf Plaque, Germany, late 19th century, shaped shelf over a carved and painted rabbit head with glass eyes, on a shield-shaped plaque with carved leafy vine motif, (minor crack to back), ht. 13 1/4, wd. 11 1/4, dp. 6 3/4 in. $400-600 316. Carved Hardwood Humidor in the Form of a Bulldog Head, early 20th century, the hinged lid with inset googly eyes opens just above the nose to reveal a removable brass cylinder, (imperfections), ht. 8 3/4 in. $300-500
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317. Chippendale Carved Cherry Chest-on-chest, probably Connecticut, late 18th century, the top section with central fan-carved short drawer, lower section having two drawers, each with a two-drawer facade, on scrolled cutout bracket feet, brasses appear to be original, refinished, (minor imperfections), ht. 75 3/4, case wd. 40, case dp. 18 1/2 in. $6,000-8,000 318. Queen Anne Fan-carved Cherry Dressing Table, probably Connecticut, c. 1740-60, the overhanging molded top above a case of long drawer and three short drawers, and a valanced apron joining cabriole legs ending in pad feet on platforms, replaced brasses, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 31 1/4, case wd. 29 3/4, case dp. 18 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000
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320. Chippendale Carved Cherry Card Table, probably Connecticut, late 18th century, with two cockbeaded half drawers and gadroon-carved skirt with pierced brackets joining square molded legs, (minor imperfections), ht. 29, case wd. 33, case dp. 16 1/2 in. $2,500-3,500
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321. Chippendale Cherry Linen Press, New England, late 18th century, in two sections, the top with cornice molding above two paneled hinged doors flanked by inlaid pilasters, set into the lower section of three long drawers, all on ogee bracket base, brass hardware appears to be original, old surface, (imperfections), ht. 74 1/2, lower case wd. 46, lower case dp. 18 1/2 in. $2,500-3,500
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322. Queen Anne Tiger Maple High Chest of Drawers, New England, mid18th century, replaced brass, refinished, (alterations), ht. 70, case wd. 37, case dp. 18 1/4 in. $3,000-5,000
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323. Tiger Maple Tall Chest, probably Rhode Island, late 18th century, six graduated drawers, the top- and bottommost with two-drawer facades, replaced brasses, refinished, ht. 61 1/2, case wd. 36, dp. 18 in. $3,000-5,000
324. Chippendale Tiger Maple Chest of Drawers, probably Rhode Island, last half 18th century, the case of two thumb-molded half drawers and four graduated long drawers, on bracket feet, replaced brasses, refinished, ht. 41 3/4, wd. 36 1/2, dp. 18 in. $1,500-2,500
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325. Queen Anne Maple Drop-leaf Tea Table, possibly New Hampshire, mid-18th century, the circular top on cabriole legs ending in pad feet on platforms joined by a shaped skirt, (imperfections), ht. 27, dia. 36 in. $800-1,200 326. Small Queen Anne Mahogany Veneer Mirror, England or America, late 18th century, the scrolled cresting above the shaped molded frame and beveled glass, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 23 1/2, wd. 12 in. $600-800
327. Walnut Veneer and Gilt-gesso Rococo Mirror, probably northern Europe, late 18th century, the shaped crest centering an applied floral device, the mirror glass below with beaded surround, ht. 25 in. $300-500 328. Walnut Glazed Step-back Cupboard, Pennsylvania, last half 18th century, in two parts, the top section with hinged cupboard doors opening to a blue-painted interior of three grooved shelves, above arched opening with flanking reeded quarter-columns, set into lower section of three short drawers above cupboard doors with fielded panels, on molded dovetailed bracket base, old replaced brasses, refinished, ht. 88, case wd. 54, dp. 21 in. $2,000-3,000
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329. Two Early American Furniture Reference Books, Eastern Shore, Virginia, Raised-Panel Furniture 1730-1830, by James R. Melchor, N. Gordon Lohr, and Marilyn S. Melchor, The Chrysler Museum, publisher, 1982, softcover, 135 pages with illustrations; Furniture and Its Makers of Chester County, Pennsylvania, by Margaret Berwind Schiffer, Schiffer Publishing, Exton, Pennsylvania, 1978, with illustrations, pressed paper boards and spine, (tears to spine, corners bumped). $500-700 330. Classical Walnut and Tiger Maple and Burl Inlaid Bureau, western Pennsylvania or Ohio, c. 1830, the top with three short drawers on projecting case of four drawers inlaid with arrows flanked by engaged scrolls inlaid with single arrows and hearts, the ends each with tiger maple inset panels, all on scrolled feet, turned wooden pulls, refinished, (imperfections), overall ht. 45, case wd. 40 1/2, dp. 20 1/2 in. $600-800 331. Prisoner Calligraphic Exercise Depicting the Lord’s Prayer, reportedly Pennsylvania, c. 1855, (minor toning, foxing), 18 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
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332. Pewter Teapot, probably William Calder, Providence, Rhode Island, first half 19th century, pear-shape with domed lid, black-painted pewter handle, worn eagle mark with faint “PROVID.” on base, (imperfections), ht. 7 1/4 in. $400-600 333. Pewter Porringer, Samuel E. Hamlin, Jr., Providence, Rhode Island, first half 19th century, round bulbous form with boss bottom, pierced flowered handle with eagle touchmark, (minor dents and pitting), bowl dia. 4 3/4 in. $300-500 334. Pair of Pewter Candlesticks, Joshua B. & Henry H. Graves, Middletown, Connecticut, mid-19th century, the candle cups with removable bobeches, impressed maker’s mark on base, (minor wear), ht. 9 3/4 in. $400-600 335. Half-pint Pewter Mug, Boardman & Hart, New York City, 1828-53, the mug with medial band and molded base, scroll handle, “BOARDMAN & HART/N YORK” mark on base, (minor wear), ht. 3 3/4 in. $400-600
336. Pewter Coffeepot, Boardman & Hart, New York, after 1830, doublebulbed form enhanced with incised lines, domed hinged cover, impressed maker’s marks on base, (imperfections), ht. 11 1/2 in. $300-500 337. Two Pewter Plates, Connecticut, late 18th/early 19th century, both with single reed brim, one by Joseph Danforth, Middletown, Connecticut, with rampant lion between columns struck twice over four small hallmarks; the other plate by Samuel Danforth, Norwich, Connecticut, with circular eagle mark struck twice, (minor wear), dia. 7 7/8 in. $400-600 338. Pewter and Glass Cruet Set and a Pewter Teapot, America, early 19th century, the pewter cruet stand with maker’s mark for Israel Trask, Beverly, Massachusetts, containing five unmatched colorless glass cruets; the teapot with mark for George Richardson, Cranston, Rhode Island, (imperfections), ht. 8 3/8, 7 3/4 in. $200-300 339. Pewter Chalice and Whale Oil Lamp, America, first half 19th century, tulip-form chalice worked by Israel Trask, Beverly, Massachusetts, impressed maker’s mark “I.TRASK” on base; truncated cone-shaped lamp by Smith & Co., Albany, New York, impressed maker’s mark on base, ht. 5 1/8, 6 3/8 in. $300-500 340. Pewter Flagon, Israel Trask, Beverly, Massachusetts, c. 1820-35, lighthouse-form with domed lid, molded fillet, scroll handle with molded thumb-piece, and molded base, impressed maker’s mark “I.TRASK” on base, ht. 10 1/4 in. $600-800 341. Two Pewter “Love” Plates, attributed to John Andrew Brunstrom, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1781-93, the larger plate with single reed brim, circular mark with facing birds and “LOVE” inscription crown, and “XX” quality mark and “LONDON” struck three times; the small round plate with circular mark with facing birds and “LOVE,” crown and “X” quality mark, and “LONDON” struck once, dia. 12, 7 3/4 in. $400-600 342. Two Pairs of Mirrored Tin Candle Sconces, America, one pair 19th century, with round dished reflectors of radiating geometric mirror segments, with a tin candle cup continuing to black-painted turned wood base with red striping, (minor cracked segments), ht. 9 1/4, wd. 8; the other pair, early 20th century, with round dished reflectors of radiating geometric mirror segments with cobalt blue glass starburst at center, with tin candle cup and corrugated drip pan, ht. 11 3/4, wd. 10 1/4 in. $600-800
343. Paint-decorated Tinware Bread Basket and Two Trays, America, early 19th century, the bread basket ornamented with wide bands of yellow, red, and salmon-colored fruit alternating with a large green leaf, on an asphaltum ground, the two oblong trays with chamfered corners decorated with flower and fruit decorated white-banded borders, (paint wear), dia. 12 1/2 in. $400-600
344. Paint-decorated Tinware Dome-top Trunk, America, early 19th century, hinged lid on trunk with wire handle, painted with a white band on the front with red and green leaves over a red, green, and yellow floral spray, on an asphaltum ground, (paint loss), ht. 7, wd. 9 3/4, dp. 6 1/2 in. $300-500
345. Red-painted and Decorated Tinware Coffeepot, America, early 19th century, lighthouse-form with hinged lid and gooseneck spout, decorated with bands of white, yellow, and green stylized leaves and fruit, on a red ground, (paint loss), ht. 9 3/4 in. $600-800
346. Paint-decorated Oval Tinware Trunk, America, early 19th century, slightly domed hinged lid on oval trunk, the front decorated with a white band painted with red fruit and green leaves, the cover with stylized leaf motifs in yellow, all on an asphaltum ground, (minor paint wear), ht. 5 1/2, dia. 7 1/4 in. $300-500
347. Seven Paint-decorated Tinware Items, America, early 19th century, a red-painted tea caddy decorated with stylized fruit, a beaker with red berries and yellow leaves, miniature kettle decorated with fruit and flowers, a lamp filler, a wall pocket or matchholder, a small dome-top trunk, and a white floral-decorated box, (wear, paint loss), ht. 2 5/8-7 1/2 in. $400-600
348. Paint-decorated Tinware Dome-top Trunk, Berlin, Connecticut, area, early 19th century, decorated with swags and blossoms in red and yellow on an asphaltum ground, with brass swing handle, (paint losses), ht. 6 1/4, wd. 9, dp. 4 1/2 in. Literature: A similarly decorated trunk is in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center in Williamsburg, Virginia, and is illustrated in American Painted Tinware: A Guide To Its Identification, Vol. I, by Gina Martin and Lois Tucker, The Historical Society of Early American Decoration, p. 33. $400-600
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349. Federal Inlaid Mahogany Card Table with Drawer, School of Thomas Howard, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, c. 1795, inlaid with herringbone banding, crossbanding, and stringing, refinished, old brass pulls, (minor imperfections), ht. 29 1/2, wd. 35 1/2, dp. 17 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000
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350. Federal Carved Mahogany and Bird’s-eye Maple Veneer Sofa, attributed to John and Thomas Seymour, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1815, the arched cresting and downward-sloping sides continuing to rounded handholds on vase- and ring-turned reeded supports on bird’s-eye maple panels and vase- and ring-turned swelled, reeded legs, refinished, ht. 34 3/4, lg. 77 in. $8,000-12,000
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351. Federal Carved and Upholstered Mahogany Sofa, New York or New England, c. 1820, the reeded tablet cresting joining downward-sloping scrolled reeded arms, on vase- and ring-turned supports continuing to legs, and joined by a straight reeded skirt, refinished, ht. 36, wd. 75 1/2, dp. 27 in. $1,000-1,500 352. Federal Inlaid Mahogany Card Table, probably Massachusetts, c. 1800, the elliptic front top with half-serpentine ends and string-inlaid banded edge on a conforming string-inlaid apron joining four square tapering legs with paneled dies bordered by checkered banding, old surface, (imperfections), ht. 30 1/4, wd. 36, dp. 18 in. $800-1,200 353. Federal Tiger Maple Card Table, probably Massachusetts, c. 1800, the elliptic front, square corners, and half-serpentine ends on conforming apron joining four square tapering legs, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 28, wd. 35 1/2, dp. 17 1/2 in. $800-1,200 354. Mahogany Pole Screen, possibly coastal Massachusetts, late 18th century, the rectangular needlework screen showing eagle and flag, on a vase- and ring-turned spiral carved and reeded post and tripod cabriole leg base with bellflower-carved knees continuing to arris pad feet on platforms, old surface, (repairs), ht. 58 in. $800-1,200
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355. Federal Mahogany and Bird’s-eye Maple Work Table, probably New England, c. 1815-20, the sides with bird’s-eye maple panels and mahogany crossbanding, with two drawers and a bag frame, refinished, (minor imperfections), ht. 28 1/4, wd. 18, dp. 16 in. $1,000-1,500 356. Federal Carved Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Work Table, probably New York, c. 1820, the reeded case of three drawers concealed by tambour doors, hairy paw feet on casters, old cast lion’s head pulls, old refinish, (imperfections), ht. 30 3/4, wd. 20 1/4, dp. 19 in. $400-600 357. Federal Mahogany Veneer and Bird’s-eye Maple Work Table, probably Portsmouth, New Hampshire, c. 1810, with a compartmented drawer and bag drawer below, old refinish, (minor imperfections), ht. 30 1/4, wd. 20, dp. 15 1/2 in. $500-700 358. Federal Carved Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Work Table, probably New York State, c. 1820, the top with rounded drop leaves above a single drawer, on a spiral-carved and turned post continuing to leaf-carved legs ending in paw feet, old brass pull, old surface, (minor imperfections), ht. 30, wd. 15, dp. 17 3/4 in. $600-800
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359. American School, 19th Century Portrait of a Young Woman. Unsigned, the woman reportedly Ruth Roulstone, wife of John Gray and mother of John Greenleaf Gray, according to labels affixed to the frame and an indistinct pencil inscription on the stretcher reading “Portrait of Mrs. Ruth Gray---- the 18 day of July 1801 at H----.� Oil on canvas, 28 x 23 3/4 in., in a later molded giltwood frame. Condition: Relined, retouch. $1,000-1,500
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360. Federal Carved and Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard, probably Massachusetts, c. 1815-20, the rectangular top with deep concave center and lunette-inlaid edge above the elliptical front with cockbeaded drawer, hinged door, and bottle drawers, flanked by half-engaged reeded columns, drawers, and hinged doors, all on vase- and ring-turned tapering legs and ball feet, old brass pulls, old refinish, (imperfections), ht. 42 1/2, wd. 72, dp. 23 in. $6,000-8,000
361. Federal Cherry Serpentine-top Candlestand, possibly Connecticut River Valley, c. 1790, old surface, (minor imperfections), ht. 27 3/4, wd. 15 1/2, dp. 16 in. $1,000-1,500 362. Federal Red-stained Birch Tilt-top Candlestand, New England, early 19th century, rectangular top with canted corners, and vaseand ring-turned post on a tripod base of shaped legs, old surface, ht. 28, wd. 13, dp. 19 1/4 in. $400-600 363. Federal Mahogany Tilt-top Candlestand, probably Massachusetts, c. 1790-1800, the oval top on a turned support and tripod cabriole leg base ending in arris pad feet on platforms, (refinished), ht. 28 1/4, wd. 17, dp. 25 in. $800-1,200 364. Federal Tiger Maple Candlestand, possibly Massachusetts, c. 1790-1800, the rectangular top with ovolo corners on a vase- and ring-turned support, and tripod cabriole leg base with paneled knees ending in pad feet, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 30, wd. 18, dp. 13 1/4 in. $600-800 365. Federal Mahogany Easy Chair, possibly New Hampshire, early 19th century, the serpentine crest flanked by wings and outwardscrolling arms, on ring-turned tapering front legs and raked rear legs with casters, old surface, ht. 48 3/4, seat ht. 17 1/2 in. $500-700 366. Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tall Case Clock, New York and New Jersey, c. 1810, the case with inlaid diamonds, panels, and stringing in contrasting woods, polychrome and gilt dial with bird in the arch and floral spandrels, with brass eight-day weight-powered movement, (imperfections), ht. 92 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000 366
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367. Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tilt-top Candlestand, possibly New York, c. 1790, the top with border of inlaid stringing, (imperfections), ht. 27 1/2, wd. 18, dp. 23 3/4 in. $600-800
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368. Classical Carved Cherry Tilt-top Table, possibly New York State, c. 1825, oval top on a turned post with carved reeding, drapery, tassels, and leaves, on tripod waterleaf-carved legs ending in hairy paw feet on casters, base with old surface, ht. 29 1/2, top dp. 19 3/4, top wd. 29 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500
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369. Federal Mahogany Candlestand, New England, c. 1810, square top with ovolo corners on a vase- and ring-turned support, on arris-carved tripod cabriole leg base ending in pad feet, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 27 1/4, wd. 19 3/4, dp. 20 in. $600-800
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370. Federal Carved Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Card Table, attributed to John and Thomas Seymour, c. 1815-20, the shaped folding top with molded edge on conforming molded base with fluted corners, on vase- and ring-turned, reeded, tapering legs, two of which swing to support the top, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 29 3/4, wd. 37 1/4, dp. 18 in. $1,000-1,500 371. Pair of Federal Mahogany Square-back Side Chairs, Massachusetts or New Hampshire, c. 1800-15, the reeded backs with carved rosettes in the corners, on overupholstered seats joining reeded tapering front legs, old surface, ht. 34 3/4, seat ht. 17 1/2 in. $600-800 372. Federal Carved and Inlaid Mahogany and Flame Birch Veneer Card Table, Massachusetts or New Hampshire, c. 1810, on double-swelled reeded tapering legs, refinished, (imperfections and repairs), ht. 30 1/2, wd. 37, dp. 17 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500 373. Federal Inlaid Mahogany Card Table, probably Massachusetts, c. 1800, the elliptical front and half-serpentine sides with square corners, inlaid with wavy birch panels, crossbanding, and stringing, on doubletapering legs, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 28 3/4, wd. 35 3/4, dp. 17 1/4 in. $1,200-1,500
374. Federal Carved Mahogany Side Chair, attributed to John Carlile & Sons, Providence, Rhode Island, c. 1790-95, with urn and swag splats, refinished, (minor imperfections), ht. 38 1/2, seat ht. 17 in. $1,000-1,500
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375. Pair of Federal Carved Mahogany Side Chairs, attributed to John Carlile & Sons, Providence, Rhode Island, c. 1790-95, with urn and swag splats, old surface, (imperfections), ht. 39 1/2, seat ht. 19 in. Provenance: The chairs were made for the John Brown House, Providence, Rhode Island, and descended to Norman Herreshoff. $3,000-4,000
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376. Federal Carved and Inlaid Mahogany Shield-back Armchair, probably New England, c. 1790, the back carved with plume of feathers centered on a pierced splat further carved with rosettes and drapery, converging on a demilune fan, (imperfections), ht. 38 1/2, seat ht. 18 in. $800-1,200
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378. Federal Inlaid Mahogany Breakfast Table, probably Charleston, South Carolina, c. 1800, the oval drop-leaf top bordered in checkered banding on a conforming skirt with drawer joining square tapering legs inlaid with foliate devices within ovals on the dies, with checkered banding below continuing to stringing, on brass cap casters, refinished, ht. 28 1/2, wd. closed 20 1/2, dp. 37 in.
377. Pair of Federal Mahogany and Wavy Birch Veneer Card Tables, New Hampshire, c. 1810-15, the folding tops with serpentine fronts, half-serpentine ends and ovolo corners on conforming skirts bordered by crossbanding and having with matched veneer panels, all joining ring-turned, tapering, reeded legs ending in turned feet, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 28 1/2–29 1/2, wd. 38 1/2, dp. 18 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000
Literature: John Bivins, Jr., et al., The Furniture of Charleston 16801820, Volume II: Neoclassical Furniture, pp. 699-700, figures NT-62A, B, and C, shows and discusses a breakfast table with similar inlaid dies. $3,000-5,000
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379. Pair of Carved Mahogany Shield-back Side Chairs, Maryland or Virginia, c. 1800, with carved and pierced splats converging at a quarterfan, on string-inlaid tapering legs joined by a shaped central stretcher, ht. 37 1/2, seat ht. 17 in. $1,000-1,500
383. Lyre-form Inlaid Mahogany Door Chime, possibly America, late 19th century, the scroll terminals inlaid with fruitwood rosettes, ht. 24, wd. 20 1/2 in. $400-600
380. Federal Carved Walnut Breakfast Table, southeastern United States, late 18th century, the serpentine top on conforming base with cockbeaded drawer and square-molded tapering legs, the lower edge of base with rope-carving continuing to the legs which are further carved with diamonds and ovals, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 28 1/2, closed wd. 20 1/2, dp. 34 in. $800-1,200
384. Walnut Whale-end Shelf, America, 19th century, four-tier shelf, ht. 32 3/4, wd. 26 1/2, dp. 8 in. $300-500
381. Federal Birch and Mahogany and Wavy Birch Veneer Chest of Four Drawers, New Hampshire or Maine, c. 1810, the top with inlaid edge above four cockbeaded graduated drawers with mahogany crossbanding and wavy birch panels, all on French feet with a central drop panel, replaced brasses, (sun-bleached, imperfections), ht. 40, case wd. 38 3/4, dp. 20 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500 382. Miniature Mahogany Two-drawer Chest, America, early 19th century, slightly overhanging top over a case of two drawers, the name “I WEBB� branded on the inside of the top drawer, shaped skirt on sides, brass knobs, (minor loss), ht. 9, wd. 13 1/8, dp. 7 in. $600-800
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385. Federal Gilt-gesso and Wood Mirror, possibly Massachusetts, c. 1815-20, the cornice with spherules above the tablet with cornucopia and mirror glass flanked by ring-turned split balusters, ht. 38 1/4, cornice wd. 23 1/2 in. $800-1,200
386. Mahogany Wall Shelf, America, late 19th century, three-tier shelf with shaped sides, (loss), ht. 23, wd. 20 1/2, dp. 6 3/4 in. $200-400
387. Late Federal Cherry One-drawer Stand, New England, c. 1825, on vase- and ring-turned spiral-carved legs ending in ball feet, old surface, (minor imperfections), ht. 29, wd. 18 1/2, dp. 17 1/4 in. $400-600
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388. Federal Cherry Glazed Corner Cupboard, eastern Pennsylvania, c. 1830, in two cockbeaded sections, the top with flat-molded cornice above the hinged door opening to four grooved shelves, set into the lower section with two hinged doors with recessed panels opening to shelves, all on cutout feet, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 89 1/4, wd. 43, dp. 23 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500
390. Federal Cherry Two-piece Glazed Corner Cupboard, New England or New York State, early 19th century, the hinged door opening to four grooved shelves, set into lower case of two short drawers and hinged cupboard doors, with flanking engaged pilasters, on cutout bracket base, refinished, ht. 90 1/2, wd. 47, dp. 24 1/2 in. $2,000-4,000
389. Federal Mahogany Slant-lid Desk, probably New England, c. 1790, the interior of five drawers and valanced compartments and a case of four cockbeaded graduated drawers on bracket feet, old brasses, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 44, wd. 38 3/4, dp. 20 in. $1,500-2,500
391. Federal Cherry Pembroke Table, New England, c. 1800, the serpentine top on a scratch-beaded apron with drawer and square tapering legs, refinished, (minor imperfections), ht. 28 1/4, wd. 35 3/4, dp. closed 19 in. $700-900
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392. Federal Cherry Pembroke Table, New England, c. 1800, the rectangular drop-leaf top on square tapering legs on straight skirt with faux and working drawers, brass pull appears to be original, old surface, (imperfections), ht. 29, wd. 36, dp. closed 19 1/2 in. $400-600 392A. Federal Bird’s-eye Maple and Cherry Veneer Bureau, Vermont, early 19th century, the square top with banded edge above a cockbeaded case of four drawers, on cutout base with French feet, replaced brasses, old refinish, (imperfections), ht. 37, wd. 38 1/2, dp. 18 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500
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393. Pair of Brass and Iron Lemon-top Andirons and Two Tools, New York, first quarter 19th century, beaded, belted, double-lemon tops on faceted columnar shafts supported on spurred and scrolled cabriole legs with ball feet, with matching shovel and tongs with conforming lemon finials, andiron ht. 26 1/2, wd. 13 1/4, dp. 21 1/2, tool lg. 33 in. $2,500-3,500 394. Pair of Brass and Iron Belted Ball-top Andirons and Two Tools, J. Davis, Boston, c. 1800, the ball tops on faceted columnar shafts above spurred cabriole legs and slipper feet, curved log supports with conforming finials on the log stops and tools, impressed “J DAVIS BOSTON” on the log supports, (minor wear), ht. 18 1/4, wd. 12 1/2, dp. 22 1/2, tool lg. 33 in. $1,200-1,800
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395. Pair of Bell-metal and Iron Lemon-top Andirons, America, early 19th century, the belted lemon tops raised on columnar shafts, cabriole legs, and slipper feet, lemon-topped log stops, ht. 17, wd. 10 3/4, dp. 18 3/4 in. $400-600
399. Brass and Wirework Fire Fender, England or America, c. 1800, brass rail above vertical wirework ornamented with wire swags, ht. 10 3/4, wd. 68, dp. 14 in. $300-500
396. Large Brass and Wirework Fire Fender, England or America, late 18th/early 19th century, curved brass rail topped with two brass urn finials, above vertical wires ornamented with wirework swags and scrolls, ht. 24, wd. 464, dp. 14 in. $1,000-1,500
400. Six Pairs and Two Single Brass Jamb Hooks, England or America, late 18th/early 19th century, two pairs with urn finials, wd. 2 1/8-3 in. $300-500
397. Brass and Wire Folding Fire Screen, England or America, late 18th/ early 19th century, brass rail over vertical wires ornamented with wirework swags and scrolls, ht. 24 1/4, center panel wd. 32 3/4, two side panels wd. 15 1/2 in. $800-1,200
401. John Wilson Carmichael (British, 1800-1868) The Merchantman Frigate Neptune and Other Vessels in Coastal Waters. Signed and dated “1836� l.l., vessel identified on a brass plaque below. Oil on canvas, 32 1/2 x 56 1/2 in., in a later molded giltgesso frame. Condition: Relined, paint loss u.l., craquelure, scattered retouch to vessels and background. $20,000-30,000
398. Brass and Wirework Serpentine Fire Fender, America or England, early 19th century, brass rail surmounted with three ring-turned finials, over wirework screen, ht. 14 3/4, wd. 50 1/2, dp. 15 1/2 in. $400-600
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402. Francis Holman (British, 1767-1790) Royal Navy Squadron of the White, Merchantman, and Other Vessels in Coastal Waters. Signed and dated “Holman 1789� l.l. Oil on canvas, 30 x 44 in., in a later molded gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Relined, retouch, stable craquelure. $15,000-20,000
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403. American/Continental School, 19th Century Brig Perseverance/Amasa Delano [Master]. Unsigned, vessel identified on pennant, vessel and master’s name inscribed below. Gouache on paperboard, 18 x 22 in., in a period molded wood frame. Condition: Light moisture stains. Note: According to the biography of captains Amasa Delano and Samuel Delano, Jr., in the collection at the Drew Archival Library, Duxbury, Massachusetts, “Captain Amasa Delano (1763-1823) was a master mariner, shipbuilder and author. He was born in Duxbury, Massachusetts to shipbuilder Samuel Delano, Sr., and Abigail Drew. During the American Revolution, Amasa, despite his young age, served in the militia under General Heath. In 1790 he embarked on the first of his three circumnavigations of the globe. In 1799 he began his second voyage to the South Seas by way of Cape Horn in the Perseverance, a ship built by the Delano brothers. The object of this voyage was the acquisition of seal skins off the coast of Australia for trade with China. The Perseverance also spent time in the Hawaiian Islands (1801-02) before heading to China. Once trading was complete, Amasa departed Canton in April, 1802, and arrived in Boston on November 1. Shortly after this voyage, in 1803, Amasa married the widow Hannah Appleton (d. 1823) in Providence, RI. Amasa Delano’s final voyage to the South Seas began in 1803, again in the Perseverance, followed by Samuel Delano, Jr. in the Pilgrim. Another brother, William Delano, went along as first mate on the Perseverance. It was on this voyage that Amasa encountered and captured the Spanish ship Tryal. This episode later became well known through Herman Melville’s fictionalized account in ‘Benito Cereno.’ This trip also led Amasa Delano to the Galapagos, the Hawaiian Islands and Macau. He returned home on July 27, 1808.” $3,000-5,000
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404. Nicholas S. (Nicola) Cammillieri (France and Malta, Italy, 17621860) Ship Maitland comming [sic] into Malta 1835. Signed l.r., titled and dated below. Watercolor on paperboard, 17 3/4 x 22 in., in a later molded wood frame. Condition: Light toning, scattered foxing, scratches, light moisture stain. $800-1,200
405. American School, 19th Century Portrait of America’s Cup Racing Yacht America with Distant Steamer and Ship. Unsigned, vessel identified on the bow. Oil on canvas, the back of the canvas bears the stamp of a New York City artist supply firm “COUPIL & CO.,” 22 x 30 in., in a period molded gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Minor minute paint losses in water, craquelure, surface grime. Note: On August 22, 1851, the racing yacht America was the first to win the international sailing trophy now known as the America’s Cup. She won by eighteen minutes in the Royal Yacht Squadron’s 53-mile regatta around the Isle of Wight. $5,000-7,000
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407. American School, 19th Century
Portrait of the Bark Cassandra of Liverpool, D.S. Cromarty, Master. Unsigned, vessel indentified on hull and in inscriptions l.r. Oil, silk, silk threads, and velvet on canvas, 20 x 32 in., in a later gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Minor fraying to one sail, a few breaks in the rigging, fading to threads. $1,500-2,500
American Schooner in Coastal Waters with Lighthouse and Distant Vessels. Signed and dated “R. Holland 1838� l.l. Oil on canvas, 12 x 20 in., in a later carved giltwood frame, the stretcher with label for Frost & Adams, Nos. 33 and 35 Cornhill, Boston. Condition: Relined, craquelure, surface grime. $500-700
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An American Ship Leaving Coastal Waters. Signed “R. Stone” l.r. Oil on canvas, 10 1/4 x 15 3/4 in., in a period molded and gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Craquelure with slight lifting, surface grime. $500-700
Portrait of Newport, Rhode Island, Sea Captain John Perry (1781-). Unsigned, sitter identified on a brass plaque below. Oil on wood panel, 15 1/2 x 11 1/2 in., in a later gilt-gesso and molded wood frame. Condition: Minor scattered retouch, panel slightly bowed. $1,000-1,500
409. Solon Francis Monticello Badger (Charlestown, Massachusetts, ac. 1882-1913) Portrait of the Schooner Young Brothers. Signed and dated “SFM Badger ‘96” l.l. and verso, the four-masted vessel identified on the bow, stern, and pennant, sailing with a lighthouse off its starboard bow. Oil on canvas, 26 x 42 in., in a period frame. Condition: Tear u.r. with associated paint loss, varnish inconsistencies. Note: The Young Brothers was built in Belfast, Maine, in 1890. Her original owner was David Talving of Providence, Rhode Island. Her captain and share owner was George Snow of South Falmouth, Massachusetts. She was destroyed by fire on the Penobscot River at Bath, Maine. $5,000-7,000
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411. Solon Francis Monticello Badger (Charlestown, Massachusetts, active 1882-1913) Portrait of the Screw Steamer Sylvester L. Ward. Signed and dated “SFM Badger ‘96.” l.l., vessel identified on pennant and bow. Oil on canvas, 22 x 36 in., in original gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Good, two patch repairs u.r., scattered retouch, primarily to background, stable craquelure. Note: The Sylvester L. Ward was built in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1892. Its home port was Boston and was owned by Abram F. Burke. The vessel was named after Sylvester L. Ward, a partner and later president of a fertilizer and neat’s–foot oil manufacturing company located on Spectacle Island off Boston. $15,000-20,000
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412. Tugboat Half Hull Model Wall Plaque, America, 19th century, with contrasting wood details, ht. 5 5/8, wd. 20 in. $600-800
413. Napoleonic Prisoner-of-War Bone and Straw-work Spinning Jenny, Britain, late 18th/early 19th century, the mechanized model with eight figures and two dogs, with polychrome painted details, the upper and lower wood platforms with applied geometric straw-work designs, (imperfections), ht. 7 3/8, wd. 5 3/4, dp. 3 in. Provenance: From the collection of Wright Ludington, founder of the Santa Barbara Museum. Note: This prisoner-of-war artifact was made in the late 18th/early 19th century by a French prisoner incarcerated by the British under dismal conditions, using primitive tools. $8,000-12,000
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414. Three Busks, mid-19th century, two whalebone busks: one with engraved allegorical figures of two ladies with swords and shields in national costume representing Scotland and France flanking a costumed figure of a gentleman reclining with a lion and lioness, (bowed, cracked); one depicting an urn of flowers, a fort flying American flags, a decorated arch, a tree, and a shield with leafy branches; and a chip-carved maple busk with carved pinwheels, rosettes, and geometric designs, the back with three early 20th century labels: an inventory label from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, one inscribed “Busk From Old Ship MEXICAN,” and one with the name “Eddy N. Smith...Nolan Collection,” lg. 11-13 1/4 in. $400-600 415. Miniature Carved Ivory Coffin with Skeleton Figure, 19th century, pegged construction, the coffin with lift-off lid, containing an articulated skeleton figure, lg. 4 1/2, 4 in. $300-500 416. Set of Bone and Ebony Dominoes in a Mahogany Slide-lid Box, 19th century, twenty-eight dominoes in box, the underside of lid inscribed “C.S. Childs Arlington 1862/December 25th,” box ht. 2 1/2, lg. 6 in. $200-300
419. Three Carved Ivory Dice, 19th century, with intaglio-carved numerals, dia. 1 1/2 in. $600-800 420. Scrimshaw Whale Ivory and Lignum Vitae Rolling Pin, 19th century, (shrinkage cracks), lg. 15 1/4 in. $400-600 421. Scrimshaw Whale Ivory and Rosewood Rolling Pin, mid-19th century, (shrinkage cracks), lg. 19 in. $400-600 422. Scrimshaw Whale Ivory and Lignum Vitae Rolling Pin, mid-19th century, (shrinkage cracks), lg. 15 3/4 in. $200-250
417. Bone and Ivory Walking Stick, late 19th century, turned ivory knob on tapered faceted bone shaft, (crack on throat of knob), ht. 35 3/4, knob dia. 1 1/2 in. $500-700
423. Scrimshawed Whale’s Tooth, mid-19th century, engraved tooth, one side depicting a sailing vessel flying an American flag over an eagle and shield motif with a banner inscribed “LIBERTY/CONSTITUTION,” over a round bust of a man flanked by flags and cornucopia, the reverse depicting a flower blossom over a ship, and scene with two ships at sea, the edges ornamented with a leafy vine, foreshortened ship, and a spouting sperm whale, the base edge with a sawtooth border, (minor age cracks), lg. 6 1/4 in. $3,000-5,000
418. Group of Assorted Small Bone, Ivory, and Gold Sewing Implements and Devices, 19th century, two pincushions, two needle cases, small thread shuttle, pair of knitting needles, four crochet hooks, three thread holders, a shoe button hook, a glove stretcher, fifteen bodkins, four threaders, and two 10kt gold thimbles with leather cases. $200-250
424. Engraved Whalebone Busk, probably New England, mid to late 19th century, shaped busk with vertical engraved panels of a cruciform, leafy plants, heart, and a checkerboard, (minor losses to edges), lg. 11, wd. 2 in. $600-800
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425. Oval Fixed-handle Nantucket Basket, Massachusetts, late 19th/early 20th century, with carved hardwood handle, (minor losses), ht. 12 1/2, lg. 13 3/4, wd. 10 1/4 in. $300-500 426. Nantucket Friendship Basket Purse, Jose Formoso Reyes, 1960, the top centering a mahogany panel with applied carved ivory whale, carved hardwood swing handle, the base signed by the maker with an outline of the island, (toggle replaced), ht. to top of handle 10 1/2, wd. 9 1/2, dp. 6 1/2 in. $800-1,200
427. Stencil-decorated Pine Liquor Case with Twelve Blown Glass Bottles, Nantucket, c. 1821, dovetail-constructed case with hinged lid, the top with black-stenciled name and date of an early Nantucket family name: “S. BARRETT/1821,” the front ornamented with quatrefoils and five-point stars within circles, the compartmented interior containing twelve olive-amber, tapered square blown-glass liquor bottles, two with star designs impressed on the pontils, the rest with rough pontils, ht. 11 3/4, wd. 19 1/2, dp. 14 in. overall. Note: The liquor case reportedly belonged to Samuel Barrett of Nantucket, Massachusetts. According to a Barrett genealogical record, Samuel was born January 29, 1793, the son of Nathaniel (1748-1871) and Margaret (Brock) Barrett (1752-1837). He married Judith Fitch (1795-1864) and together they had five children. After Judith’s death, he married Mary Davis (1812-1883) in 1868; they had no children. Samuel’s occupation is listed as silversmith, and he is buried in the New North Cemetery, Nantucket. A watercolor painting of Samuel and one of his wives is in the Nantucket Historical Society. $3,000-5,000
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428. Paint-decorated Pine Chart Box, America, 19th century, hinged lid on rectangular box, the top, front, and interior lid painted with stylized fruit and flowers with foliage in red and yellow on a black ground, ht. 5 1/4, wd. 32, dp. 7 in. $1,000-1,500
429. Shagreen-cased Drafting Kit, probably England, late 18th/early 19th century, containing eleven ivory, ebony, brass, and steel instruments with conforming compartments, in a black shagreen covered case with hinged cover, (lacking one instrument), lg. 6 3/4 in. $600-800
430. Mahogany-cased “Admiral Fitzroy’s Barometer,” England, late 19th century, the barometer and thermometer on a lithograph printed paper dial with Admiral Robert Fitzroy’s “Remarks,” (toning, losses, stains to lithograph), 37 x 7 3/4 in. Note: Admiral Robert Fitzroy was a career naval officer, who upon his retirement from service in 1850 turned his attention to meteorology. Though he did not design the barometers bearing his name, he is most remembered for consolidating weather information and presenting his “Remarks” which are printed on the barometers carrying his name, which simply explains the meaning of rising or falling mercury. $300-500
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431. Black-painted Copper Slant-front Binnacle Compass, by Negus, New York, late 19th/early 20th century, slant-front case with carrying handle and rectangular bevel-edge glazed viewing window, houses a wet compass in gimbals with cardinal points in block lettering, fleur-delis at North and maker’s inscription “Ritchie, Boston, USA,” with sidemounted copper oil lamp, ht. 19 1/2 in. $250-350 431A. Carved Cane, England or America, 19th century, the carved bone handhold in the form of a cow’s head joined by the ebony collar with ivory band to the turned tapering rosewood shaft, and horn tip, lg. 38 1/2 in. $300-500 432. Jonathan Orne Johnson “J.O.J.” Frost (Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1852-1928) THE BAY VIEW. Signed “J.O.J.F.” l.l., titled and rowing figures identified “J.O.J. Frost/Stroke, Charles Coates, Joe Coffin, John Coffin” in inscriptions below. Oil on board, 8 1/4 x 34 in., in a period molded wood frame. Condition: Very good. Provenance: The painting is reported to have been sold in the 1920s by J.O.J. Frost to a Marblehead, Massachusetts, couple, and was displayed at their summer home in Martha’s Vineyard. $8,000-12,000
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434. After William John Huggins (London, 19th Century)
Emptying the Net with Mermaid Assistance, and Nearby Whaleboats. Signed l.r. Oil on Masonite, 18 1/4 x 22 in., in a period driftwood frame. Condition: Very good. $20,000-30,000
HARWICH, 1853. Charles Rosenberg, engraver, W.J. Huggins, publisher, corrected, and republished by J. Smith, identified in inscriptions. Colored aquatint, depicting the port located on the coast of England, with the North Sea to the east, sight size 15 x 22 1/2 in., in a later giltwood frame. Condition: Minor toning and foxing, not examined out of frame. $200-400
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435. James Walter Folger (Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1851-1918) Nantucket Cottage Hearth. Signed and dated “Jas. Walter Folger Nantucket Nov 11th 1899” on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 22 x 36 in., in original molded quarter-sawn oak frame. Condition: Good, stable craquelure. $800-1,200 436. Winckworth Allan Gay (Massachusetts, 1821-1910) Cohasset Harbour. Unsigned, titled on the reverse, artist identified on label of backing paper. Oil on artist board, 13 x 19 in., in a molded giltwood frame. Condition: Minor retouch c.l., minor craquelure. Note: The back of the panel has an old Museum of Fine Arts label inscribed “Gay/153711/Lent by Estate of W.A. Gay.” $4,000-6,000 437. Attributed to Everett Longly Warner (American, 1877-1863) Quiet Wharves and Ocean Surf/A Double-sided Work. Unsigned. Oil on panel, 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in., framed. Condition: Surface grime, minor cracks to panel, two strips of masking tape applied to ocean surf side. $600-800
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438. Small Mechanical Screw Steamer Nautical Picture, 19th century, ink and paint on round viewing glass segments, mounted in a mahogany case with a brass handle, which, when cranked, causes the vessel to appear to move back and forth, (small paint losses), 4 x 7 in. $400-600 439. Cast Iron Sailor Figural Umbrella Stand, America, late 19th century, ht. 27 1/2, wd. 17 1/2, dp. 12 in. $700-900 440. Cased Scratch-built Model of the New Bedford Whaler JAMES ARNOLD, probably Massachusetts, the polychrome painted vessel identified on bow and stern, outfitted with many whaling accoutrements including tryworks and whaleboats carrying harpoons, in a glazed mahogany case, (minor breaks in the rigging), case ht. 34 3/4, wd. 15 1/2, lg. 44 1/4 in. Note: The whaler was built in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1852 and was active until 1892. She was named after notable New Bedford whaling merchant James Arnold, whose estate is now known as the Wamsutta Club in New Bedford, and who also donated his fortune to create the Arnold Arboretum in Boston. $2,000-3,000
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442. William B. Gillette (New York and Nova Scotia, Canada, 1864-1937)
Pair of Fish Portraits: Brook Trout and Pickerel. Signed and dated ‘09� l.l. Oil on paperboard, 18 1/4 x 9 and 18 1/2 x 8 in., in matching period quarter-sawn oak frames. Condition: Very good. $1,500-2,500
Brook Trout. Signed l.l. Watercolor and gouache on paper, sight size 11 1/2 x 18 1/2 in., in a period carved wood frame. Condition: Good, not examined out of frame. $400-600
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443. Donaldson Brothers, lithographers (New York, Early 20th Century) Starin’s Glen Island, Long Island Sound: A Day Summer Resort. Identified in inscriptions. Chromolithograph on paper, sight size 26 1/2 x 43 1/2 in., in a period molded wood frame. Condition: Toning, scattered stains, not examined out of frame. $400-600
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444. Printed Cotton 1899 “International Yacht Race” Handkerchief, c. 1899, white cotton handkerchief printed with black ink depicting vignettes of vessels and figures of the yacht race between the Shamrock of Greater Britain, and the Columbia of the United States, (toning, stains, old tears from previous mounting), 23 x 23 in., in a later frame. $300-500
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445. Large Framed Photograph Depicting “Fort Allen Park, Portland, Maine,” c. 1880-1910, unsigned, titled below, silver print, sight size 23 1/2 x 29 1/2 in., in a period molded oak frame, (not examined out of frame). $400-600
445A. Japanese Silk Needlework Depicting the Massachusetts State Seal, H. Imamura, embroiderer, Nagasaki, early 20th century, polychrome silk and gilt embroidery threads on a black silk panel, above a printed paper maker’s label inscribed “Nagasaki, Japan, H. Imamura, Embroiderer,” 20 x 22 1/2 in., in a later frame. Note: This silk needlework was commissioned by a Massachusetts sailor in Japan in memory of his home state. $2,500-3,500
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446. Copper Slave Tax Badge, Charleston, South Carolina, mid-19th century, stamped “CHARLESTON 1860 MECHANIC 450,” (wear, corrosion, small losses, breaks), 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. $400-600
450. Carved, Gilded, and Painted Federal Eagle Wall Plaque, possibly Artistic Carving Co., Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1950, with American flags flanking the spreadwing eagle, its talons clutching an American shield, ht. 11 1/2, wd. 1/2, lg. 30 in. $600-800
447. Carved, Gilded, and Painted Eagle and American Flag Wall Plaque, attributed to George Stapf (Pennsylvania, 1862-1958), early 20th century, relief-carved spreadwing figure, the waving American flag with applied wood stars, (imperfections), ht. 21 3/4, wd. 54 in.
451. Red, White, and Blue Painted and Gilded American Shield Frame, America, early 20th century, 23 1/2 x 18 in. $300-500
Provenance: From the estate of ex-Broadway showgirl Sonia Greenova (1900-1993), New York City. Ms. Greenova was once with the Moscow Grand Opera Company, an actress and singer on Broadway in the 1920s, and common-law wife of New York lawyer and realtor Edgar S. Appleby (1862-1935). Upon her death, Ms. Greenova’s estate passed to her nephew’s widow, who resided in Delaware County, New York. $10,000-15,000
452. Pair of Painted Wood Juggling Clubs, Wooden Top, and a Ball Peen Hammer, America, 19th century, the turned clubs painted red and blue with white hearts, a two-part hand-carved gray-painted top, and a ball peen hammer with carved handle, dia. 2 3/4-15 1/2 in. $200-250
448. Large Carved and Gilded Wooden Eagle, America, late 19th century, half-round carved upright spreadwing figure with delineated features, mounted on a cylindrical wood pedestal, overall ht. 42 1/2, wd. 23 1/2, dp. 12 1/2 in. $800-1,200 449. Carved Mahogany Patriotic Symbolic Plaque, America, late 19th/ early 20th century, arched plaque with applied molding depicting the scales of Justice, the American shield, anchor of hope, and wheel of fortune, 27 x 20 in. Provenance: Abbott Bros. Law Firm, 10 Tremont Row, Boston. $300-500
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453. Fourteen Shaped, Gilded, and Painted Wood and Metal Advertising Letters and Sign Elements, America, late 19th/early 20th century, thirteen made of wood, one of cast iron, dia. 2 1/8-17 in. $400-600 453A. Pair of Carved Mahogany “Grecian” Side Chairs, New York City, c. 1820, the scrolled stiles joined by beaded crests and acanthus and rosette-carved splats, on molded frames continuing to shaped legs, (imperfections), ht. 32 1/4, seat ht. 18 in. $800-1,200
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454. Set of Six Carved Mahogany “Grecian” Side Chairs, New York City, c. 1820, with scrolled stiles joined by beaded tablets and double cornucopia-carved splats, on molded frames continuing to shaped legs, (imperfections), ht. 33 1/2, seat ht. 17 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000
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455. Federal Carved Mahogany Breakfast Table, possibly New York State, c. 1820-25, with two bird’s-eye maple veneer cockbeaded drawers, on double lyre-from supports with brass strings, the tapered legs with cast leaf-form brass cap casters, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 30 1/2, wd. 36, dp. closed 19 1/2 in. $800-1,200
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456. Classical Carved Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Drop-leaf Table, probably New York State, c. 1825, with working and faux drawer, original fire-gilt brass hardware, on base with carved rosettes and acanthus leaves, old surface, (minor imperfections), ht. 30, wd. 39, lg. 29 3/4 and (opened) 50 3/4 in. Provenance: Family history relates that this table descended in the family of Philip Livingston, of Albany, New York. Livingston was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. $800-1,200 457. Federal Carved Mahogany Sideboard, coastal Massachusetts, c. 1820, the gallery centering a large fruit- and flower-filled basket, on frontal half-engaged acanthus-carved vase- and ring-turned reeded pilasters continuing to tapering legs, replaced brasses, refinished, (minor imperfections), ht. of top 42, lg. 69, top dp. 21 in. $2,000-4,000
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458. Classical Four-piece Coin Silver Tea Service with a Silver-plated Tray, William Adams, New York, early 19th century, comprising an urnform teapot, creamer, covered sugar, and open bowl, with blossom and bud finials, chased foliate bands about the rims, shoulders, and bases, hollow scrolled handles, fluting to base of bodies, supported on round stepped bases, monogram on each to one flute, (minor imperfections), ht. 5 1/4-8 1/2, approx. 96 troy oz. total; together with an oval silverplated serving tray with open handles, egg-and-dart and beaded rim, with engraved flowers and scrolled foliage, 31 x 19 1/4 in. $800-1,200 459. Four Silver Tablespoons and Twenty-three Teaspoons, assorted makers, 19th century, sterling and coin silver, all with monogrammed handles, approx. 18 troy oz. total. $300-500
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460. Sterling Silver Flatware Service, the Steiff Company, Baltimore, Maryland, for Colonial Williamsburg, 20th century, comprising eight dinner knives, four luncheon knives, and two butter knives with pistol handles and stainless blades, fourteen teaspoons, eleven dinner and nine dessert forks, seven small forks, eight soupspoons, five ice tea spoons, five demitasse spoons, three serving spoons, two serving forks, 77 pieces total, in a mahogany case, approx. 92 troy oz. weighable silver. $700-900
464. Classical Mahogany Carved and Mahogany Veneer Card Table, probably Salem, area, Massachusetts, c. 1820, the serpentine front and half-serpentine sides with ovolo corner, on cockbeaded skirt joining acanthus carved and vase and ring-turned legs ending in ball feet, refinished, ht. 29 1/4, wd. 36, dp. 18 in. $600-800
461. Pair of Classical Carved and Upholstered Mahogany Ottomans, probably Boston, c, 1815-20, the leaf and scroll-carved legs on casters, joined by a turned stretcher, ht. 15, wd. 29, dp. 15 in. $600-800
Pair of Husband and Wife Portraits: Ozias F. Goodwin (1794-1862) and Margaret (née Chapman) Goodwin (1805-1931). Unsigned, both inscribed “Mrs. Guy Waring/ Hyde Park...” on labels affixed to the reverse, Margaret identified on a label affixed to the reverse. Oil on panel, 17 x 13 1/4 in., in period molded giltwood frames. Condition: Minor retouch, bowing to panel.
462. Six Pressed Lacy Glass Floral Medallion Curtain Tiebacks, America, mid-19th century, five fiery opalescent and one colorless, each with metal post, dia. 4 1/2, dp. 5 3/4 in. $400-600
Provenance: By descent from Margaret Goodwin to daughter Mary Chapman Goodwin (1841-?), by descent to daughter Elizabeth Fairfield Wadsworth [Mrs. Guy Waring, formerly Mrs. George Ebenezer Burgess] (1871-1958), Milton and Hyde Park, Massachusetts; present owners by family descent.
463. Six Pressed Brass Floral Medallion Curtain Tiebacks, America, 19th century, set of three, two and a single, fairly similar in design, each with brass post, dia. 5, 5 1/4, 4 1/2 in., respectively. $400-600
465. George Peter Alexander Healy (American, 1813-1894)
Note: At the encouragement of artists Thomas Sully and Jane Stuart, G.P.A. Healy opened his own portrait studio in Boston at the age of 17 where he accepted private commissions. Margaret and Ozias F. Goodwin were married in 1826. $3,000-5,000
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467. Possibly John Wesley Jarvis (New York, 1780-1840)
Portrait of Songwriter and Poet Marshall S. Pike (1818-1901). Unsigned, the artist and subject identified on a plaque below and inscriptions to verso. Oil on canvas, depicting Marshall Pike seated beside a window and sheet music of a song titled Home Again, which he composed, 34 x 27 in., in a period gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Small patch repair u.c., scattered retouch.
Portrait of Mrs. Alexander Hamilton. Unsigned, sitter and artist identified on a plaque below. Oil on canvas, 7 1/4 x 6 in., in a later molded wood frame. Condition: Relined, otherwise good. $250-350
Exhibitions: Exhibition of Portraits by John Neagle, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, April 12, 1925–May 13, 1925, with partial exhibition label on stretcher and accompanied by the exhibition catalog, the portrait illustrated p. 19. $3,000-5,000
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468. Mahogany “Connecticut Banjo” Wall Clock, probably Eli Terry, Jr., or Eli Terry & Son, Connecticut, c. 1820, with square wooden floral-decorated polychrome dial, wooden thirty-hour weight-powered movement, rectangular waist inlaid with mahogany panel, and box below having an eglomise tablet showing a ship battle, (imperfections), ht. 34 3/4 in. $600-800
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469. Mahogany Veneer Pillar and Scroll Clock, Eli Terry, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1840, the scrolled cresting above the hinged door with reverse-painted tablet, which opens to a white-painted and gilt wooden dial, with thirty-hour wooden weight-powered movement, and original maker’s label below, scrolled cutout base, (imperfections), ht. 30 1/2 in. $600-800
473. Attributed to Susanna Paine (ac. New England, 1792-1862)
470. Classical Gilt-gesso Mirror, labeled Edward Lothrop, Boston, 1830, with pressed brass floral medallion corner blocks, ht. 26 1/4, wd. 17 1/4 in.
Provenance: An old Kennebunkport, Maine, family.
Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$400-600
471. Classical Wood and Gilt-gesso Mirror, early 19th century, the projecting cornice with twenty acorn drops above a tablet with applied carved leafy blossom and glass below, all flanked by leaf- and spiralcarved and ring-turned freestanding columns, ht. 44, cornice wd. 28 1/2 in. $600-800 472. Classical Wood and Gilt-gesso Mirror, probably New England, early 19th century, the projecting cornice and frieze of applied elements above the glass flanked by split balusters, ht. 30 1/4, cornice wd. 18 1/2 in. $400-600
Pair of Portraits of a Young Husband and His Wife. Unsigned, c. 1840. Oil on wood panel, 30 1/4 x 25 1/4 in., in original molded giltwood frames. Condition: The gentleman has some scattered retouch to his jacket; the woman with retouch to vertical repaired shrinkage crack and on lower edge.
Literature: For comparable examples of the artist’s work see Folk Art magazine, “Roses and Thorns: The Life of Susanna Paine,” by Michael R. and Suzanne R. Payne, Winter 2005/2006, pp. 62-71. The article discusses the difficult life of the itinerant portrait artist Susanna Paine, as was revealed in her autobiography Roses and Thorns, or Recollection of an Artist: A Tale of Truth, for the Grave and Gay, written in 1854 at the age of 61. $2,000-4,000 474. American School, 19th Century Portrait of a Young Man Seated on a Red-painted Chair. Unsigned, the subject identified on a label affixed to the reverse “Jason H. Dana Born 1809 Died 1868 Dedham, Mass.” Oil on paperboard, 12 x 10 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Good, stable craquelure, surface grime. $300-500
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475. American School, 19th Century Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing Gold Jewelry and a Blue Dress. Unsigned. Oil on panel, 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 in., in a gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Good, panel slightly bowed, surface grime. $300-500 476. Anglo/American School, 19th Century Portrait of a Woman Wearing a Frilly Bonnet. Unsigned. Oil on card, 5 x 4 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Good, surface grime. $200-250 477. Classical Carved and Upholstered Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Easy Chair, possibly New York, c. 1820, the arched cresting above projecting sides and outward-scrolling arms with scrolled facings, on frontal vase- and ring-turned and leaf-carved reeded legs ending in brass cap casters, refinished, ht. 49, seat ht. 19 in. $1,000-1,500
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478. Classical Carved Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Card Table, Massachusetts, c. 1825, the rectangular folding top with canted corners on a conforming shaped frame and leaf-carved vase- and ring-turned support, on acanthus carved scrolled legs ending in brass hairy paw feet on casters, old finish, (minor imperfections), ht. 29 1/4, top wd. 36 1/2, top dp. 18 in. $800-1,200 479. Paris Porcelain Classical-decorated Footed Compote, France, c. 1820, decorated with violet palm leaf and gilt scroll designs on a tripartite base with gilt paw feet, ht. 6 1/4, dia. 9 in. $300-500 480. Painted and Gilded Paris Porcelain Jug, France, c. 1820, the body decorated with classical designs with a diamond-shaped reserve with polychrome-enameled scene of an arched building in a landscape, flanked by gilt accented scrolls and foliage on a green ground, ht. 8 1/2 in. $200-300
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481. Niderviller Porcelain Grisaille and Gilt-decorated Cup and Saucer, France, c. 1790, the cup decorated en grisaille in a reserve with a romantic couple embracing on a woodland path, the saucer centered with an urn and flowers design, with gilt diamond and foliate borders, cup ht. 2 1/4, saucer dia. 5 1/4 in. $200-300 482. Three Cast Iron Building Banks, America, late 19th century, a “GLOBE SAVINGS BANK” with Atlas and dragon architectural elements, and combination lock doorknob; a polychrome crown building bank with revolving “CASHIER”/door; and a bronze-painted domed cupola still bank with four columns, original paint, ht. 5 1/2-8 1/4 in. $250-350
483. Polychrome Cast Iron Mechanical “NEW BANK,” America, late 19th century, with gilt mechanical guard, painted red and green with blue and white accents, (minor paint wear, replaced nut on base), ht. 6 1/4 in. $300-500 484. Five Cast Iron Banks, America, late 19th/early 20th century, a carousel or merry-go-round cast iron bank, and four building banks including a “HALL”S EXCELSIOR BANK” by J. & E. Stevens Co., with lift top and carved wood monkey cashier, (loss to doorknob), a gold-painted domed building bank and bank with cupola with a bird finial, and a bank with two cylindrical chimneys, ht. 4 1/2-5 7/8 in. $300-500
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485. Cast Iron House Mechanical Bank with Revolving Dog, H. L. Judd, Connecticut, New York, or Tennessee, c. 1890, copper-colored painted surface, ht. 4 3/4 in. $200-400
490. Large Cast Iron “EQUITABLE LOAN & SAVINGS ASS’N DAYTON, O.” Still Bank, late 19th century, with remnants of bronze paint, ht. 10 3/4, wd. 8 1/4, lg. 6 3/8 in. $200-300
486. Five Cast Iron Still Banks, America, late 19th/early 20th century, three building banks: two with four towers, and a church bank with three spires; a Statue of Liberty bank, and a sundial bank, (paint wear), ht. 4 1/4-6 1/2 in. $300-500
491. Three Cast Iron Still Banks, Kenton Hardware Company, Kenton, Ohio, c. 1893-1913, a large and small Columbian Administration Building bank, commemorating the 1893 Columbian Exposition/ Chicago World’s Fair, the smaller with remnants of white paint and with a combination trap, ht. 8 3/4, 7; and a Statue of Liberty figural still bank, original silver and gold paint, (minor paint wear), ht. 9 1/2 in. $250-350
487. Three Cast Iron Building Still Banks and a “U.S. MAIL” Mailbox Bank, America, late 19th/early 20th century, a domed “BANK” building bank made by A.C. Williams of Ravenna, Ohio; a finial (mansion) “BANK” building bank with hipped roof, by Kyser and Rex, Frankfort, Pennsylvania; a building bank with double doors and cupola; and a dark red-painted mailbox bank, ht. 3 1/2-5 3/4 in. $300-500 488. Small Independence Hall Still Bank, Enterprise Manufacturing Co., Philadelphia, commemorating the 1876 Centennial Exposition, with copper/bronze-toned paint, ht. 9, wd. 6 3/4, dp. 6 1/4 in. $400-600 489. Large Independence Hall Building Still Bank, Enterprise Manufacturing Co., Philadelphia, for the 1876 Centennial Exposition, with copper/bronze-toned paint, ht. 10 1/4, wd. 9 3/8, dp. 8 in. $500-700
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492. Cast Iron Building Still Bank with Eagle Finial, America, late 19th century, cast with two chimneys, original red and gold paint, (paint wear), ht. 9 3/4, wd. 5 1/4, dp. 5 in. $300-500 493. Five Small Painted Cast Iron Building Banks, America, late 19th century, a “Hall’s Lilliput Bank” with rotating cashier, four still banks, a “HOME BANK” with copper paint, a cupola bank painted red, white, and blue, a yellow and red-painted house bank, and a silver-painted carriage house bank, ht. 2 1/2-4 1/8 in. $250-350 494. Two “CAISSE” Brass Architectural Still Banks, France, late 19th century, one with a spire topping the cupola, and one topped with a rooster weather vane, ht. 6 5/8, 6 1/2 in., respectively. $250-350
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495. Five Small Painted Cast Iron Building Still Banks, America, late 19th/ early 20th century, a “crown,” “HOME SAVINGS,” and a cupola bank, attributed to J. & E. Stevens, and two others, all with original paint, (paint wear), ht. 3 1/2-4 1/2 in. $250-350 496. Four Painted Cast Iron Black Figural Still Banks, America, late 19th/ early 20th century, a “Give Me A Penny” bank, attributed to Hubley, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a mammy holding a spatula bank, a clown bank, and a character figure seated on a basket bank, original paint, (imperfections), ht. 5 1/8-6 1/2 in. $400-600 497. Painted Cast Iron “Uncle Tom” Mechanical Bank, Kyser and Rex, Philadelphia, c. 1885, original paint, ht. 5 1/2 in. $300-500 498. Six Cast Iron Figural Still Banks, America and England, early 20th century, a jester, a clown, policeman, a scout, a Santa Claus, and a “SAVE AND SMILE MONEY BOX” bank, original paint, ht. 4-7 in. $300-500 499. Six Cast Iron Standing Figural Banks, America and England, late 19th/early 20th century, a Mulligan policeman bank, a guard or soldier figure, two clown banks, a “SAVE AND SMILE MONEY BOX” bank, and a Santa Claus bank, (paint wear), ht. 4 3/8-6 in. $300-500
500. Five Cast Iron Still Banks, America and England, late 19th/early 20th century, a “Mutt and Jeff” bank in gold paint, and a red-painted twofaced devil figure bank, both A.C. Williams Company, Ravenna, Ohio; a seated “Mutt” bank, another two-faced bank, one side with a lady and inscribed “I Love a Copper” and the other side with a policeman inscribed “Every Copper Helps”; and a gilt eagle and shield bank, (paint wear), ht. 4-6 in. $300-500 501. Molded Copper Ethan Allen Running Horse Weather Vane, attributed to J.W. Fiske, New York, late 19th century, full-body vane with cast copper or bronze head, mounted on a copper rod with a small sphere, supported on an iron pole with larger sphere and copper directionals, original weathered verdigris surface with traces of earlier paint and gilding, no stand, (dents, seam separation), ht. of vane from small sphere to top of head 19 1/2, lg. 30 3/4 in. Provenance: Kingsbury, New York State, at the 828 County Line. $2,000-3,000 502. Large Molded Copper and Cast Iron “Ethan Allen” Running Horse Weather Vane, America, late 19th century, cast iron head on a full molded sheet copper body, mounted on a copper rod, original weathered verdigris surface, accompanied by two copper spheres and cast iron directionals, no stand, (several solder repairs, dents, minor seam separations, break on directional), ht. 22, lg. 43 in. $1,000-1,500
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503. Gilt-copper and Bronze Running Horse Weather Vane, America, late 19th/early 20th century, cast bronze head on molded sheet copper body, mounted on a copper rod, weathered surface, with stand, (dents, seam separations), overall ht. 19 1/4, lg. 30 in. $1,200-1,800
504. Painted Wood Ship Weather Vane, America, late 19th/early 20th century, with green-painted hull, wire rigging, with stand, overall ht. 25 3/4, lg. 36 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500 505. Black-painted Sheet Iron, Gilt-copper, and Brass Wire Locomotive Weather Vane, America, early to mid-20th century, with stand, overall ht. 17 3/4, lg. 28 in. $800-1,200
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506. Painted Sheet and Wrought Iron “1819” Bannerette Weather Vane, America, the bannerette with cutout numerals “1819,” scroll supports, weathered mustard yellow painted surface, with stand, overall ht. 17 1/2, lg. 36 in.
507. Gilt Sheet Copper Banner Weather Vane, America, late 19th century, cutout wavy banner with copper arrow directional, and copper sphere and flange terminals, supported on a copper rod, no stand, (dents to sphere), ht. 67, lg. 48 in.
Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$600-800
$600-800
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508. Sheet Copper Bannerette Weather Vane, America, late 19th century, the bannerette with cutout initials “LWC,� copper sphere and blossom terminals, verdigris surface with remnants of earlier gilding, with stand, overall ht. 17 1/2, lg. 36 in. $800-1,200
509. Mustard-painted Bannerette Weather Vane, America, late 19th/early 20th century, with sphere terminals, cutout and scroll designs, and scrolled iron bracket, with traces of earlier gilding, with stand, (minor dent), ht. 16 1/2, lg. 50 1/2 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
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510. Sheet Iron Horse Weather Vane, America, late 19th/early 20th century, cutout sheet iron figure with pierced eye, with riveted iron pole mount, no stand, ht. 26, lg. 44 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$600-800
510A. Molded Copper Leaping Stag Weather Vane, America, 20th century, full-body figure with cast bronze head, with sheet copper ears, mounted on a copper rod, dark brown patinated surface with traces of verdigris, no stand, ht. 26, lg. 29 in. $3,000-5,000 511. Painted Sheet Copper Rooster Weather Vane, America, late 19th century, flattened full-body figure with embossed sheet copper tail, mounted on a copper rod, weathered gold painted surface with verdigris, no stand, (seam separations and dents), overall ht. 23 3/4, lg. 22 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 512. Molded Sheet Copper Codfish Weather Vane, America, early 20th century, full-figure vane with dark brown patina and traces of earlier silver and gold paint, ht. 13, lg. 26 1/2 in. $400-600
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513. Sheet Zinc and Galvanized Metal Architectural Finial, America, late 19th century, star finial on baluster shaft with cutout and embossed flowers and foliage, (minor dents), ht. 46 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$400-600
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516. Two Cast Concrete Basket of Fruit Garden Ornaments, America, 19th century, ht. 11 3/4, dia. 10 1/2 in. $400-600 517. Furniture Decorator Artist’s Work Box, 19th century, mahogany box with brass handle on hinged lid opening to a lift-out compartmented tray containing numerous brushes, including two for stenciling, palette knife, sheet brass letter stencils, carved wood and brass combs of varying sizes and patterns, and a small packet containing gold and silver leaf, the lower cavity containing assorted graining rollers and stamps, and other accoutrements, the lid compartment houses a wooden palette, overall ht. 9, wd. 15, dp. 10 in. $1,000-1,500 518. Assembled Set of Four Queen Anne Maple Vase-back Side Chairs, New England, mid-18th century, each with serpentine crests, raking stiles, and block-, vase-, and ring-turned legs ending in Spanish feet joined by turned stretchers, three of the chairs match and one is similar, ht. 40 1/2, seat ht. 18 in. $400-600
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519. Chippendale Cherry Side Chair, Massachusetts, late 18th century, the shaped crest with carved terminals above a pierced splat, balloon rush seat, on block-, vase-, and ring-turned legs ending in carved Spanish feet joined by bulbous-turned front stretcher, old surface, (minor imperfections), ht. 38, seat ht. 17 in. Provenance: Brass tag applied to back of crest rail reads “Robert Rantoul 1773.” Rantoul, of Scottish descent, was a captain of some note in late 18th century Salem. $400-600 520. Chippendale Vase-back Side Chair, New England, last half 18th century, with shaped crest, molded shoe, on block-, vase-, and ringturned legs with bulbous turned front stretcher joining legs with Spanish feet, old surface, ht. 39 3/4, seat ht. 16 in. $300-500 521. High-back Windsor Armchair, New England, late 18th century, serpentine scroll-carved cresting, knuckle handholds, and vase and ring turnings, old surface, (imperfections), ht. 45, seat ht. 17 in. $800-1,200 514. Large Tin Architectural Spire, America, mid-19th century, threepart square tapering shaft, with applied scroll and leaf devices, old weathered surface, ht. 98 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$800-1,200
515. Copper Architectural Fan, America, 19th century, ht. 19, wd. 54 3/4 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
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522. Black-painted Sack-back Windsor Chair, New England, late 18th century, with knuckle-carved handholds and vase- and ring-turned arm supports, legs, and stretchers, ht. 36 1/2, seat ht. 16 1/2 in. $300-500 523. Paint-decorated Windsor Fan-back Side Chair, New England, c. 1790, with serpentine crest, vase and ring turnings, and shaped saddle seat, old surface of 19th century salmon red and black paint with pinstriped designs, ht. 34 1/2, seat ht. 17 in. $1,000-1,500
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524. Black-painted High-back Windsor Armchair, probably Pennsylvania, late 18th century, serpentine scroll-carved crest, nine spindles, knucklecarved handholds, and shaped seat, later black paint, ht. 47, seat ht. 18 in. $2,000-4,000 525. Red-painted Windsor Sack-back Chair, New England, early 19th century, with high bowed crest rail, and carved saddle seat, old red painted surface, ht. 41 1/4, seat ht. 18 in. $300-500
526. Windsor Fan-back Armchair, New England, late 18th century, scrolled crest with petal-carved terminals, vase and ring turnings and shaped seat, refinished, (minor imperfections), ht. 44 1/2, seat ht. 17 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000 527. Two Windsor Fan-back Side Chairs, New England, late 18th century, the first painted black with petal-carved terminals, saddle seat and vase and ring turnings, old surface, ht. 37 1/2, seat ht. 18; the second with scroll terminals, reddish-brown over earlier paint, ht. 37, seat ht. 18 in. $300-500
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528. Two High Chairs, New England, late 18th and early 19th century, a brown-painted bamboo-turned Windsor high chair, old surface, ht. 33, seat ht. 19; and a slat-back high chair with turned finials and incised rings, ht. 35 1/2, seat ht. 22 in. $300-500
531. Two Windsor Stools, Pennsylvania and New England, the first with turned seat with reeded edge on three vase- and ring-turned legs joined by bulbous stretchers, old red paint, ht. 23 3/4, seat dia. 12 3/4; the second with a circular top and three turned, swelled legs joined by stretchers, old surface, ht. 26, dia. 12 1/2 in. $200-250
529. Windsor Sack-back High Chair, New England, late 18th century, the bowed cresting with five spindles on shaped seat, and splayed vaseand ring-turned legs, old refinish, (imperfections), ht. 33 1/2, seat ht. 20 in. $600-800
532. Pictorial Hooked Rug Depicting Celestial Elements, America, dated 1923, composed of wool and cotton fabric with large central red star surrounded by sun and moon faces, a fish, cloverleaves, and geometric designs, mounted on a wood frame, 37 x 38 1/2 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
530. Windsor Comb-back High Chair with Carved Knuckle Arms, Joseph Henzey, Sr., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, late 18th century, branded “J. Henzey” on the underside, and “S. Tolbert” four times, with later footrest, old refinish, (imperfections), ht. 36 1/2, seat ht. 21 1/2 in. $400-600
533. Pictorial Hooked Rug Depicting a House, America, early 20th century, hooked with strips of wool, cotton, and velvet, with central house framed by an abstract border, mounted on a wood frame, 30 x 41 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
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534. Figural Hooked Rug with Two Horses, America, early 20th century, hooked with colored cotton segments, depicting two black horses standing head to head, surrounded by a sawtooth border, mounted on a wood frame, (toning, fading), 20 x 43 in. $1,000-1,500
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535. Pictorial Hooked Wool Rug with a Dog, America, late 19th century, rectangular rug centered with a striding black dog figure, on a gray ground surrounded by polychrome scalloped and linear borders, mounted on a wood frame, 28 x 46 in. including frame. $800-1,200
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536. Figural Hooked Rug with a Cat, America, early 20th century, hooked with cotton, wool, and jute, depicting a cat seated beside a hearth, surrounded by a checkerboard pattern, mounted on a wood frame, (minor fading), 22 x 37 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$400-600
537. Pictorial Hooked Rug with a Rabbit, America, early 20th century, rectangular rug composed of wool and cotton segments with central rabbit figure in an oval reserve on a mottled taupe field with polychrome geometric and linear borders, stitched to foundation fabrics mounted to foam core, 35 x 51 in. overall. $400-600
538. Two Animal Figural Hooked Rugs, America, early 20th century, rectangular wool and cotton rugs, one depicting a hunting dog on a colorful abstract ground, the other depicting a cat and dog with stylized trees and flowers, (minor imperfections), 22 x 39 1/2, 19 1/2 x 39 in., respectively. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$400-600
539. Floral Hooked Wool Rug, America, late 19th century, large rectangular rug, densely hooked with wool yarns depicting a bifurcated budding and flowering branch with red flowers, mounted on a wood frame, 34 x 65 in. $1,000-1,500
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540. Pictorial Hooked Rug Depicting a Vase-form Basket of Flowers, America, late 19th century, hooked with wool, cotton, and jute, with striped border, mounted on a wood frame, (minor fading and edge losses), overall 28 3/4 x 39 1/2 in. Provenance: Ex Paul and Margaret Weld collection, sold at Skinner August 13, 2000, sale 2012, lot 186; estate of Susan Parrish. $400-600 541. Floral Hooked Wool Rug, America, late 19th/early 20th century, rectangular rug with flowers at center surrounded by red and green ropetwist and flowering vine borders, (edge wear), 30 1/2 x 57 1/2 in. $200-300
542. Geometric Hooked Wool Rug with Braided Border, America, late 19th/early 20th century, mounted on a wood frame, 24 x 40 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
543. Embroidered Wool Felt Penny Rug, America, late 19th century, composed of concentric discs of multicolored wool felt edged with blanket stitching, the three center row disks embroidered with flowers, arranged and sewn in an oblong hexagonal design on an off-white cotton ticking fabric, (minor losses), 29 1/2 x 44 1/4 in., mounted on a wood frame. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
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$300-500
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544. Geometric Pattern Hooked Wool Runner, America, early to mid20th century, with central panel of alternating tan and multicolored diamond and triangular segments outlined in black, enclosed in a wide, predominantly red and blue mottled border, 27 in. x 11 ft. 9 in. $600-800
550. Polychrome Carved Chinese Checkers Game Board, America, early 20th century, the rectangular board with applied molding centering a red-painted and green-striped six-pointed star having drilled holes, and gray circular surround with leafy sprays, with black border, with red and black-painted checkerboard on the reverse, (breaks and losses to molding, paint wear), ht. 20 1/2, wd. 16 1/2 in.
545. Pieced Applied Textile Rug, reportedly Illinois, early 20th century, the strips of cotton, silk, and wool stitched to a denim backing arranged in a colorful floral and geometric design, mounted on a wood frame, 21 x 32 in. overall.
Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
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Portrait of a Girl with Dogs: Admiring the Litter. Signed “S.C. Waters” l.l. Oil on canvas, 40 x 32 in., in a period molded gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Relined, minor scattered retouch. Note: Susan Waters was born in Binghamton, New York, in 1823. She developed her artistic training at a female seminary she attended in Friendville, Pennsylvania, married William Waters at seventeen, and with his encouragement traveled and painted portraits in southern New York state and into Pennsylvania. When her husband’s health began to fail she suspended her portrait painting and worked with him taking daguerreotype and ambrotype photos. After a time they settled in Bordentown, New Jersey, where she began painting again, her style becoming more academic in her depictions of animals, still lifes, and portraits. The painting offered here was likely executed in the latter period of her career. $8,000-12,000 547. Pair of Carved Wooden Match Boxes, reportedly carved by Cook Borden (Lizzie Borden’s grandfather), Fall River, Massachusetts, 19th century, the boxes with open cross-stem handles and relief carving on the lids, the matchholder box ends ornamented with carved crowned bearded heads, one side of the boxes have relief-carved pendant ring and leaf designs, a note inside the box is inscribed “Carved by Cook Borden of Fall River about 1830” and “Prop. of M.H. Baker his great Grand daughter,” (minor losses to crown tips), ht. 4 1/2, lg. 7 1/4 in. $1,500-2,000 548. Three Painted Wood Clock Faces, America, late 18th/early 19th century, tombstone-shaped panels, one with floral decoration for Nathaniel Hamlin (Augusta, Maine, 1795-1820), one with an eagle and rayed stars on the crest for Silas Hoadley (Plymouth, Connecticut, 1808-1849), and one decorated with a bird on the crest, with no name, (shrinkage cracks, paint loss), ht. 16-16 3/8, wd. 12 in. $300-500 549. Double-sided Polychrome Pine Folding Game Board, America, early 20th century, the hinged board with Parcheesi on one side painted in white, black, and red, and a checkerboard on the reverse, bordered in green. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
551. Painted Checkerboard, America, late 19th century, with black and yellow squares and yellow reserves all bordered with red striping, (paint wear, minor imperfections), ht. 18, wd. 24 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
546. Susan Catherine Waters (American, 1823-1900)
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552. Painted Wooden Checkers/Ouija Game Board, America, late 19th/ early 20th century, square double-sided game board with applied mitered molding, one side painted with a red and black checkerboard, the other side stenciled with talking game board alphabet, numerals, “yes/no” and “Good-bye” inscriptions, 21 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. $200-250 553. Painted Advertising Game Board, Waterbury, Connecticut, c. 1940s, five individual hand-painted advertisements surrounding reverse-painted glass and applied foil checkerboard, assembled under glass, 23 1/4 x 23 1/4 in., in a molded wood frame. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$400-600
554. Double-sided Polychrome Pine Checkerboard, America, second half 19th century, one side painted in black and dark gray and lettered “CC Hicks,” with square-nailed molded surround, the other side painted with yellow and red squares, (imperfections), ht. 13 1/4, wd. 13 3/4 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
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555. Painted Checkerboard, America, early 20th century, square board with applied molding and black-painted border enclosing a yellow and black playing surface defined by red striping, (paint wear), ht. 15, wd. 15 1/2 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
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556. Polychrome Two-sided Game Board, America, late 19th century, rectangular board with breadboard ends and brass ring for hanging, one side with an orange and black checkerboard with red border, the other side with yellow ground and black squares geometrically arranged, (paint wear, yellow side with many small punch holes), ht. 17 1/2, wd. 19 in.
$600-800 Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
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557. Green-painted Pine Bucket Bench, New England, late 19th century, rectangular top on a canted skirt and cutout ends joined by a medial shelf, old surface, (paint wear), ht. 32, lg. 60, dp. 12 in. $800-1,200
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558. White-painted Candlestand, New England, late 18th century, the circular top on a birdcage support, on a tapering vase- and ring-turned post, on tripod base of shaped legs, old white paint over earlier red, ht. 24, dia. 15 1/2 in. $600-800
559. Black-painted Hanging Mirror, America, late 18th/early 19th century, pine and mahogany mortise-and-tenon constructed molded frame with pierced hanging tab, impressed with possible maker’s name “BARD,” 19 1/4 x 10 1/2 in., overall. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
567. Two Small Sundials, 18th century, one bronze with engraved sun face and flower blossoms, dated “1735,” the other with a brass base and iron gnomon, nailed onto a piece of wood, 6 1/8 x 6 1/8, 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. $400-600
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560. Pair of Turned Wooden Pricket Candleholders, 18th century, painted black, (losses), ht. 18 1/2 in. $300-500 561. Painted Adjustable Floor Lightstand, New England, late 18th century, the central threaded post supports an adjustable double candle arm with tin sockets, on a beaded circular top and tripod turned leg base, original surface, (imperfections), overall ht. 35 1/2, dia. 14 in. $200-250 562. Mustard Yellow-painted Four-light Candelabra, New England, 19th century, with vase- and ring-turned post having a ball-form drop pendant, and four curved iron arms continuing to turned candle cups, old painted surface, ht. 18 1/2, approx. dia. 15 1/2 in. $1,200-1,800 563. Oversized Green Glass Case Gin Bottle, early 19th century, with applied lip band, square tapered body, rough pontil, (small lip nick, interior mineral residue), ht. 17 3/4 in. $300-500 564. Blown Black Glass Rolling Pin, reportedly Saratoga Mountain Glassworks, New York, 1844-60, the rolling pin bears an old label with typed inscription: “Rolling Pin Made at The Old Saratoga Mountain Glassworks. From the Private Collection of George S. McKearin.,” (wear, chip), lg. 12 1/2 in. $200-250 565. Free-blown Nailsea-type Glass Gemel Flask, England, c. 1850, ovoid-form side-by-side flasks, colorless with milk glass loopings, tooled mouth with cobalt blue bands, (base ground), lg. 9 1/4 in. $300-500 566. Pair of Sandwich Pressed Four-Printie Block Pattern Glass Vases, Boston & Sandwich Glass Company, Sandwich, Massachusetts, 184060, the blue vases with gauffered rim and hexagonal base, (chips to base edges and corners), ht. 11 1/4 in. Literature: This vase is similar to one illustrated in The Glass Industry in Sandwich, by Raymond E. Barlow and Joan Kaiser, Barlow Kaiser Publishing Company, Inc., Windham, New Hampshire, in conjunction with Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, Pennsylvania, plate 3037a. $400-600
568. Wrought Iron Skewer Holder with Nine Skewers, America, 18th century, with seven flat rat-tail skewers and two with twisted shafts, overall ht. 13 1/2, wd. 6 in. $600-800
569. Wrought Iron Four-light Chandelier, late 18th/early 19th century, linked hanger supporting four bent arms with candle sockets with drip pans, overall ht. 17 3/4, dia. 14 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
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570. Eight Early Metal Lighting and Hearth Devices, England and America, 18th/19th century, a tin and steel “Ives Patent Bristol” tinder box, a wrought iron fire strike, a small tin and glass pocket lamp, a tin lozenge-shaped snuffer tray with vestiges of earlier paint decoration and snuffer, a round tin tinderbox with candle socket, containing an interior cover and wrought iron striker, an iron crusie lamp, and a turned wood wick pick, dia. 2 1/1-9 1/4 in. $400-600
571. Thirteen Assorted Early Metal Household Implements and Devices, 18th/19th century, a steel sugar nipper with spring and grip lock, a wood and iron pot lifter, two iron shot molds, two cased portable gold scales, a brass horn, a small wrought iron and copper ladle, a steel hinged pocket snuff box, a bronze spoon mold, a pocket knife, a cast iron “Naughty Nellie” boot jack, and a scissor-handle curling/crimping iron, lg. 2-11 in. $400-600
572. American School, 19th Century Portrait of a Black Woman Seated by the Hearth. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 22 x 27 1/2 in., in a period gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Minor retouch, craquelure with minor losses u.c., small patch l.r. $1,000-1,500
573. American School, 19th Century Winter Scene with Family Figures and Cottage. Indistinctly signed and dated l.r. Oil on board, 20 x 24 in., in a painted and gilded wood frame. Condition: Surface grime. $400-600
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574. Green-painted Cupboard over Drawer, possibly New England, c. 1840, the cove-molded cornice over a single hinged paneled door opening to shelves, framed by a cutout applied border, the ends with recessed panels with arched tops, original surface, (minor imperfections), ht. 74, case wd. 43 1/4, case dp. 14 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$1,500-2,500
575. Federal Red-painted Pineapple-carved Maple Tall-post Tester Bed, New England, early 19th century, the turned and carved foot posts joined to the turned head posts and arched headboard by square rails and tester, old surface, overall ht. 87, lg. 70, wd. 50 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
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576. Federal Red-painted Birch Bureau, New England, c. 1820, the scrolled backboard above a case of four graduated drawers with flanking ovolo corners and quarter-engaged ring-turned columns continuing to vase- and ring-turned legs, overall ht. 44 1/2, case wd. 40 1/2, dp. 21 in. $1,500-2,500
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577. Classical Rosewood-grained and Gilt-stenciled Bed, New England, c. 1825-30, the headboard with turned crest rail joins the block-, vase-, and ring-turned posts, joined to the similar footboard by ratcheted rails, original surface, ht. 44, wd. 41, lg. 42 in. $400-600
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578. Set of Six Grain-painted and Gilt-stenciled Fancy Chairs, probably New England, c. 1825, the tablet crestings and rectangular splat stenciled with fruit and foliate designs, on raked stiles, cane seats, and turned legs and stretchers, original surface, ht. 35 1/2, seat ht. 18 in. $600-800 579. Set of Four Fancy-painted Chairs, probably New England, early 19th century, the tablet crestings each painted with rural scenery including lakes and mountains, old surface, (imperfections), ht. 33 1/2, seat ht. 18 in. $400-600
580. Paint-decorated High Chair, probably Pennsylvania, c. 1830-40, painted mustard brown overall, the tablet decorated with pears, and allover black and yellow striping, ht. 36, seat ht. 23 in. $300-500 581. Tramp Art Wall Cabinet, America, late 19th century, the shaped crest above a geometric relief-carved case having shaped sides, the hinged door with reverse-painted glass of colorful stripes opens to five cubbyholes, old surface, (glass door with losses to paint), ht. 25 3/4, wd. 13 1/2, dp. 5 3/4; together with an oak frame with green-painted diagonal corner cross pieces and carved yellow and orange-painted applied elements, old surface, overall ht. 16 1/2, wd. 14 1/2, aperture 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
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582. Needlework Family Record, “Wrought by Mary Ann Hobbs In the 12th year of her age 1832,” Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine, the sampler stitched with silk threads on a linen ground, with rows of alphabets over arched columns ornamented with hearts, birds, and flowers, and the vital statistics of Josiah Hobbs (b. 1787) and Sarah Walker (b. 1788), married on February 18, 1813, and their two children William (b. 1814) and Mary Ann (b. 1821), with geometric and floral borders, (minor toning and fading), sight size 17 1/4 x 17 1/2 in., in a later mahogany veneer frame. Note: According to History of the Town of Livermore Maine..., by Ira Thompson Monroe, 1928, Colonel Josiah Hobbs (1788-1855) married Sarah Walker (1788-1872) and resided in Livermore, Maine. Colonel Hobbs was prominent in town affairs. The couple had two children, William (1815-1896) and Mary Ann (18211886). Mary Ann married Sonanus Briggs (1823-1902) also of Livermore, and together they had five children. $800-1,200 583. Needlework Mourning Sampler, “Hannah M. Elkins Born in Windham/O-- --th 1814/Wrought in 1829,” Maine, stitched with silk threads on a linen ground, with alphabets and “Friendship” and mourning verses, over a large weeping willow and Federal house with fenced yard, enclosed in a geometric flowering border, (minor imperfections), 25 3/4 x 26 3/4 in. (sight), in a later tiger maple veneer frame.
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586. Needlework Adam and Eve Sampler, “Hannah Frenchs...Aged 8 May 16 1802,” probably Massachusetts, stitched with silk threads on a linen ground, with bands of alphabets over a pious verse, and figures of Adam and Eve and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil with serpent, flanked by baskets, plants, birds, and animals, (toning, fading), 17 x 13 1/2 in., in a later frame. $500-700 587. Needlework Family Record Sampler, probably New York, early 19th century, stitched with silk threads on a linen ground, with rows of alphabets above the vital statistics of Isaac Lake and Margaret Robins and their six children, surrounded by a geometric flowering vine, (toning, fading, stitch losses), 18 x 16 1/2 in., in a bird’s-eye maple veneer frame. Note: Genealogy records indicate Isaac Lake was born in May of 1805, and is buried in the Hillside Cemetery on Staten Island. He married Margaret Robins on November 20, 1824, together they had nine children, six of their names are stitched on this sampler. $400-600 588. Needlework Sampler, “Amelia Ann Humphrey aged 9 years 1842,” probably England, worked in silk threads on a linen ground, with rows of alphabets over a pious verse flanked by trees, a cat, and a squirrel, above a brick house flanked by a fence, trees, and dog figures, enclosed in a geometric carnation flowering vine, (toning, fading), 16 1/4 x 13 1/2 in., in a period bird’s-eye maple frame. $200-250
589. Needlework Sampler, “Clara Barnes Aged 6 Years Finish’d December 4th 1828,” probably England, worked in silk threads on a linen/wool ground, with rows of stars, potted plants, baskets of fruit, and birds, over a scene with a large tree with perching bird flanked by a tower, castle, fence, animals, and baskets of fruit enclosed in a geometric floral vine, (scattered small losses to background fabric, toning, fading), 17 1/4 x 13 in., in a period maple frame. $250-350 590. Needlework Sampler, “Elizabeth Forfitt her work/Stony Stratford Sep’tr ye 29th 1749,” England, finely stitched in silk threads on a linen/wool ground with rows of alphabets over three pious verses, and a scene with a carnation blossom flanked by butterflies and flowers, enclosed in a vine with anchors and flower blossoms, (scattered losses, toning, fading), 13 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. $200-250 590A. Needlework Adam and Eve Sampler, “Ann Goodson Age 13 Years 1807,” probably England, worked in silk threads on a wool gauze ground, with central Adam and Eve figures flanking the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil with serpent, a scene with house, figures and farm animals on a hill, and numerous animals, flowers, crowns, trees, and sun and moon motifs, surrounded by a geometric flowering vine, (minor losses to background, fading, toning), 17 x 12 1/2 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. $400-600
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591. Sixth-plate Daguerreotype of a Portrait of George Washington After Rembrandt Peale, by Anson of New York according to an inscription on velvet to case interior, the portrait one of the “porthole� portraits by Peale, in a hinged embossed leather or paper case, (edge tarnish, minor dust). $1,500-2,500
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592. Quarter-plate Daguerreotype Portrait of George Washington After Gilbert Stuart, in a hinged embossed leather or paper case, (edge tarnish). $1,000-1,500
593. Currier & Ives, publishers (American, 1857-1907)
598. J.H. Buffords, lithographer (American, ac. 1845-1852)
Two Works: A Home in the Wilderness and The Ingleside Winter, 1870 and undated (Conningham, 2861, 3112). Identified in inscriptions in the matrix. Small folio lithographs with hand-coloring on paper, sight sizes 9 1/4 x 13 1/2, 19 1/4 x 13 1/4 in., respectively, in period bird’seye maple frames. Condition: Both with toning and minor foxing, not examined out of frames.
Bombardment of Forts Hatteras & Clark, By the U.S. Fleet., 1861. Identified in inscriptions, with vessel identification key below. Lithotint on paper, sheet size 21 x 27 3/4 in., in a later frame. Condition: Margins 1 1/2 in. or more, toning, creases, stains, minor edge tears. $250-350
Note: Wilderness ranks no. 17 in The New Best 50, small folio. $400-600
599. Currier & Ives, publishers (American, 1857-1907)
594. Joseph Yeager, engraver and gublisher (Philadelphia, 1792-1859) Battle of New Orleans and Death of Major General Packenham on the 8th of Janury 1815. Identified in the matrix. Engraving with handcoloring, first state, (without keys and with the figure of Gen. Lambert weeping into a handkerchief), sheet size 18 x 22 3/4 in., framed. Condition: Toning, minor foxing, creases below image. $250-300 595. Auguste Edouart (French/American, 1789-1861) Silhouette Portrait of a Gentleman Standing in an Army Encampment. Signed and dated “Augn. Edouart fecit Saratoga, Aug 23, 1844.” Cut black paper heightened with white chalk, applied to paper, with ink wash background, 12 x 8 1/2 in., in a period burl veneer frame. Condition: Toning, minor foxing, small abrasion c.r. Provenance: Purchased at Phillips Auction gallery, sale 5225, May 24, 1979, lot 299, with auction catalog description and image affixed to the backboard. $500-700 596. Framed Printed Cotton Centennial Handkerchief, Philadelphia, 1876, commemorating the Centennial Exhibition at Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, with large American eagle and shield over views of the five exhibition buildings at the park, printed in brown on a white ground with dark red borders, sight size 24 1/4x 24 1/4 in. $400-600 597. American School, 19th Century
THE PURITAN AND GENESTA ON THE HOMESTRETCH., 1885 (Conningham, 4973). Identified in inscriptions in the matrix. Large folio chromolithograph with hand-coloring on paper, with yacht identification in inscriptions, sheet size 22 3/4 x 30 in., in a bird’s-eye maple frame. Condition: Laid down onto paperboard, repaired tears into image u.c., repaired tears to margin l.r., several losses to margins, mat stain. Note: The backing paper retains a “The Old Print Shop” framer’s label. $700-900 600. Framed Engraved City of Boston Fire Department Certificate of Service, engraving by J. Eddy after Robert Salmon (Massachusetts, 1775-before 1851), c. 1833, identified in inscriptions, the engraving depicting the fire at the Old State House in Boston (which occurred November 21, 1832); the certificate of service, issued by the Boston Fire Department to firemen who have served seven years, was awarded to Levi L. Warrick, dated January 1, 1833, and signed by Charles Wells, 4th Mayor of Boston, and Samuel F. McCleary, Boston’s first City Clerk, (toning, minor stains l.l.), 17 3/4 x 12 1/4 in., in original frame with inscribed period label to backing “D. Seawart/Gilder/Boston/1833.” $100-150 601. Painted Leather Fire Bucket, c. 1826, centered with a round light blue reserve inscribed “No 1/Shackford/1826” flanked by crossed laurel leaves, on a black ground, with yellow-painted collar, (wear, handle cracked and detached on one side), ht. to top of collar 15 1/2 in. $300-500 602. Federal Fire Society Paint-decorated Leather Fire Bucket, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, c. 1793, the front of the fire bucket painted with “No./1.” over a reserve with angelic figure above the inscriptions “Jofeph Haven/1793,” “Federal F.S.,” and flickering flames, the back painted with red, yellow, and black stripes, (handle probably replaced, paint wear), ht. to top of collar 12 1/2 in.
Three Works on Paper. An ink and watercolor schoolboy map inscribed “Map of the Great Lakes/Drawn By E. Littlefield” l.l., 9 3/4 x 13 3/4 (sight), in a period molded wood frame; a graphite and crayon drawing of the Jefferson Civil War barracks at St. Louis, Missouri, inscribed “Jefferson Barracks/Mo./Oct 9th 1862” u.r., 9 1/4 x 11 3/4 (sight), in a period molded wood frame; and an ink drawing of an unidentified Civil War barracks, 7 3/4 x 15 in. (sight), in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: The map with toning, foxing, a few small tears and holes in the margins; the Jefferson Barracks with center crease, minor toning, small loss u.l. corner; the unidentified barracks with fold creases, several losses primarily on lower portion, toning, stains; all not examined out of frames.
Literature: See Federal Fire Society of Portsmouth New Hampshire, published by the same in 1905. Joseph Haven is listed as one of the founding members of the Federal Fire Society, which was first organized March 6, 1789. In the “Biographical Notes” section on p. 20, Joseph Haven is listed as a merchant and lived “on Pleasant Street in the threestoried house, corner of Richmond Street, which he built in 1790. He died July 14, 1829, aged seventy-two years.” $800-1,200
Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
603. EASTERN RAILROAD/WINTER ARRANGEMENT Broadside, Boston, c. 1857, (light toning and stains), 17 1/2 x 12 in. $150-200
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Prairie Fires of the Great West., 1871 (Conningham, 4859). Identified in inscriptions in the matrix. Small folio lithograph with hand-coloring on paper, sheet size 10 7/8 x 14 7/8 in., in a later mitered wood frame. Condition: Margins of 1 1/8 in. or more, minor toning. $600-800
HUSKING., 1861 (Conningham, 3008). Identified in inscriptions in the matrix. Large folio lithograph with hand-coloring on paper, sheet size 26 x 31 3/4 in., in original molded walnut frame with gilt liner. Condition: Good, margins 2 in. or more, toning, minor foxing, and moisture stains prevalent in margins. Note: This lithograph ranks no. 1 in the original Best 50 and no. 3 in the New Best 50, large folio. $6,000-8,000
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606. “The RHYTHYM PLAY HOUSE” Sign, America, late 19th/early 20th century, rectangular double-sided sign with gilt lettering on black smalt ground, “The RHYTHM PLAY HOUSE PIANO & DRAMATIC STUDIO,” (one side faded and with smalt loss), 9 5/8 x 22 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$200-250
607. Gilded and Painted “OLD BOTTLED CIDER” Tin Tavern Sign, America, 19th century, (scattered paint and gilt losses), 18 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. overall, in a faux tiger maple painted and mahogany veneer frame. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$300-500
608. Painted Wood “HOME RESTAURANT” Sign, America, late 19th/early 20th century, rectangular panel double-sided sign with applied molding, silver-painted letters on a black smalt ground, 14 1/2 x 56 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$400-600
609. Black-painted and Gilt Sheet-iron Sign, America, 19th century, lettered “DOCTOR/R.P. TANNER” in gold on the black ground, ht. 7, wd. 11 in. $300-500 610. Turned and Painted Wooden Barber Pole, baluster-turned pole painted red, white, and blue, with gold finial, (losses to finial and base trim), overall ht. 64 1/2 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parris.
$600-800
611. “August Flower German Syrup” Thermometer Trade Sign, America, late 19th/early 20th century, brass-cased, with lithographed enameled metal face, dia. 9 1/4 in. $300-500 611A. Painted Wooden Gunsmith Trade Sign, America, late 19th/early 20th century, carved wood in the form of a flintlock rifle, with cast iron hanging hooks, and wooden wall mount plank, lg. 70 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 612. Six Assorted Working Duck Decoys, America, early 20th century, four Mason Factory, Detroit, Michigan, Standard Grade glass-eye decoys, comprising three Black Ducks, one branded “CS SIMPSON” on base, and a Bluebill; a Black Duck decoy made by Ken Harris, Woodville, New York, with white maker’s stamp on base, (age cracks, abrasions, paint loss). $800-1,500 613. Five Carved, Painted, and Mounted Miniature Bird Figures, America, mid-20th century, two wrens, one indistinctly signed by a maker from New Ipswich, New Hampshire, a goldfinch signed “by G.T. McFarland South Bristol Maine,” a blue jay, a chickadee with partial maker’s stamp “P. Hapg--- Lynn, Ma[ss.],” and a warbler with inscribed label “H.C. Newell Ashburnham MA.,” (imperfections), ht. 3 1/4-7 1/2 in. $300-500
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618. American School, 19th Century The Chicken Coop. Inscribed “J. Douglas 1881” in pencil on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 18 x 12 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Minor retouch at l.r. corner. $400-600 619. American School, Early 20th Century Portrait of a Fancy-feathered Rooster. Unsigned, the work attributed to Dr. Charles B. Davenport, Cold Springs Harbor, New York, painted about 1910. Gouache and chalk on paperboard, 20 1/2 x 16 1/4 in., in a later frame. Condition: Light moisture stains to background, minor paint loss. Note: According to inscriptions on verso, the subject was a live bird raised at Cold Springs Harbor, New York, and was illustrated in the article “Sex-limited Inheritance in Poultry,” reprinted in The Journal of Experimental Zoology, Vol. 13, No. 1, July 1912. $400-600 620. Figural Sheet Iron Hunter and Pointer Weather Vane, America, 20th century, cutout silhouette figures, weathered black painted surface, with stand, overall ht. 31 1/2, wd. 24 1/2 in. $800-1,200 621. American School, 19th Century Portrait of a Springer Spaniel. Signed with initials “C.R.” l.r. Oil on canvas, 16 x 24 in., in a period molded wood frame. Condition: Patch repair l.l., craquelure prevalent to u.l. and u.c., scattered retouch. $500-700
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622. Cast Iron Nautical-theme Doorstop, Bradley & Hubbard, Meriden, Connecticut, early 20th century, the doorstop with anchor over oval ropework-framed ship at sea motif, with original paint, impressed maker’s marks and rubber bumpers on the back, ht. 11 1/2, wd. 5 in. $200-250 623. Cast Iron Lighthouse Doorstop, America, early 20th century, the lighthouse depicted on a rocky foundation with waves lapping the base, ht. 10 1/4, wd. 7 1/2 in. $400-600 624. Pair of Cast Iron Lighthouse Bookends, America, early 20th century, ht. 7 3/4, wd. 4 3/4 in. $250-350 625. Three Painted Metal “Old Salt” Doorstop Figures, America, 20th century, two of cast iron, one cast white metal, with later paint, ht. 4 1/2-8 1/4 in. $200-250 626. “HIGHLAND LIGHT CAPE COD” Cast Iron Doorstop, America, early 20th century, the lighthouse depicted with two cottages, the base cast with the name of the lighthouse in raised lettering, ht. 8 1/8, wd. 9 1/4, dp. 3 7/8 in. $700-900 627. Cast Iron “Old Salt” Fisherman and Boat Doorstop, America, early 20th century, original paint, ht. 6 7/8 in. $200-300
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634. Four Polychrome Cast Iron Figural Doorstops, America, late 19th/ early 20th century, a Dutch girl carrying two buckets, a parrot, a wading bird, and an Asian figure crouched on a pedestal, his arms raised above his head, holding a brass pull, with bronze patina, ht. 6-9 in. $300-500 635. Cast Iron Windmill and Crow Doorstops or Bookends, America, early 20th century, original paint, ht. 7, 5 3/4 in. $200-300
630. Two Cast Iron Paddlewheel Banks, America, late 19th/early 20th century, one “ARCADE” painted green and red, the other painted gold, (paint wear), ht. 2 3/8, lg. 7 1/2 in. $200-400
636. Cast Iron Sailor Doorstop, manufactured by Littco Products, Littlestown, Pennsylvania, c. 1930, original paint, ht. 11 7/8 in. $400-600
631. Three Cast Iron Bird on Perch Doorstops, America, early 20th century, a cockatoo and two parrots, ht. 6 5/8-7 1/4 in. $250-350
637. Painted Cast Iron Drum Major Doorstop, the Creations Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, c. 1930, original paint, ht. 13 1/4 in. $250-300
632. Two Cast Iron Doorstops/Bookends of an Owl and an Eagle, America, early 20th century, ht. 4 7/8 in. $150-250
638. Painted Cast Iron Drum Major Doorstop, the Creations Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, c. 1930, (minor paint wear), ht. 13 1/8 in. $200-250
633. Two Polychrome Cast Iron Peacock Doorstops, America, early 20th century, (minor paint wear), ht. 4 3/4, 7 3/4 in. $300-500
639. Cast Iron Boston Terrier Doorstop, attributed to Bradley & Hubbard, early 20th century, ht. 10 1/4 in. $200-400
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640. Polychrome-painted Cast Iron Harvest Elf Doorstop, America, 20th century, the figure with cornucopia hat with grape clusters and leaves, ht. 11 5/8, wd. 6 3/4 in. $300-500
642. Cast Iron Squirrel Doorstop, attributed to Bradley & Hubbard, late 19th/early 20th century, depicted seated on a log, ht. 11 3/8, wd. 9 5/8 in. $300-500
641. Cast Iron Elephant and Palm Tree Doorstop, National Foundry, New York, early 20th century, original paint, ht. 14 in. $200-400
643. Cast Iron Ewe Doorstop, America, early 20th century, ht. 7, wd. 9 1/2 in. $500-700
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644. Pieced Cotton Triple Irish Chain Pattern Quilt, America, late 19th/ early 20th century, with blocks of solid yellow and red, and white on navy printed cotton fabrics on a white cotton ground, with red and yellow striped border, white cotton backing with navy edging, with diamond and diagonal line quilt stitching, (minor toning and fading, minor light stains), 91 x 74 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$300-500
645. Embroidered Pieced Cotton Suffragette Fund-raising Quilt with Stars and Stripes, probably New York State, late 19th century, the quilt with red and white stripes surrounded by a canton and a border of white stars stitched onto a navy blue ground, and red, white, and blue diagonal stripes; the red and white striped area is embroidered with the names of numerous individuals, likely contributors to the cause, including the name “SUSAN B. ANTHONY,� the diagonal striped border embroidered with several mottos; backed with red and white cotton checked fabric, edged with red cotton crocheted scalloped trim, (toning, scattered stains), 72 x 74 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$3,000-5,000
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646. Hand-stitched Cotton Stars and Stripes Quilt, reportedly Georgia, early 20th century, red, white, and blue (faded to khaki) stripes with embroidered five-point stars on the blue canton, with diamond and diagonal line quilting, backed with a light blue and white gingham check cotton fabric, carried over to form the edge, (toning, stains, edge fraying), 80 x 72 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$400-600
647. Red and White Cotton Appliquéd Quilt, possibly Hawaii, early 20th century, with four large solid red cotton flowering plant motifs surrounded by a stylized vine, with circles in the corners, all appliquéd to a white ground, stitched with concentric circle, feather, diamond, feathered wreath, and diagonal line designs, edged with red and backed with white cotton, (minor imperfections), 76 x 76 in. $600-800
648. Pieced and Appliquéd Cotton Star of Bethlehem Pattern Quilt, America, late 19th/early 20th century, large central eight-point star constructed of diamond-shaped segments, in solid and printed calico fabrics in predominantly red, white, and blue, with red, white, and blue fabric between the points, the corners each with an appliquéd white star, backed with white cotton, edged with apricot and red, with shell design quilting stitches, 68 x 68 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
649. Pieced Cotton Eight-point Star Pattern Quilt, America, late 19th century, hand-stitched quilt with eight-point star blocks set on the diagonal in a variety of printed and woven designs, alternating with orange polka-dot blocks, backed with a brown calico print cotton fabric, with outline and chevron quilt stitching, (imperfections), 90 x 92 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
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650. Pieced and Appliquéd Cotton Indian Motif Quilt, America, c. 1940s, composed of solid red and blue cotton with central stylized Indian head with feather bonnet and buffalo horns surrounded by smaller stylized designs, appliquéd on to a white cotton ground, edged with solid blue, and backed with white cotton fabric, with parallel line and square grid quilting stitches, (minor toning and light stain), 88 x 82 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$800-1,200
651. Pieced and Appliquéd Cotton “Chicago Century of Progress Flags of The World” Quilt, reportedly made in Indiana, c. 1933, the quilt featuring solid colored fabric blocks with flags of the world designs surrounding the appliquéd lettering in yellow on a white ground, with six-color striped borders, backed with white cotton, with chain and diamond pattern quilt stitching, 80 x 71 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish. Note: The Century of Progress International Exposition was the name of the World’s Fair held in Chicago from 1933 to 1934, celebrating the city’s centennial. $1,500-2,500
652. Three Small Amish Quilts, early 20th century, made of solid color cotton fabrics, hand-stitched, with machine stitching around the edges, including two crib quilts, one Midwestern, c. 1920, with central Irish Chain pattern in shades of green and lavender, 29 x 32, the other with central field of contrasting triangles in shades of blue, lavender, black, and gray, with wide black and narrow gray borders; a larger “hired man” or lap-size quilt, Ohio, c. 1920, with a field of blue, pink, and tan diamond-shaped segments alternating with black, bordered with green and black, 68 x 36 1/2 in., (wear, fading, frayed edges on the first quilt). Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$800-1,200
653. Pieced Blue and White Cotton “Drunkard’s Path” Pattern Quilt, reportedly found in Bisbee, Arizona, c. 1896, the design using whitedotted navy blue fabric appliquéd to a white cotton ground, white backing and edged with the white dotted fabric, with parallel line and diamond pattern quilt stitching, an embroidered label on the reverse reads “This quilt was made by Charlotte –eioin in 1896/My age when finished was 69 years and two months,” (toning, light stains, small patch repair), 74 x 76 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$300-500
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654. Red and Green Pieced and Appliquéd Floral Pattern Quilt, America, c. 1860s, composed of fourteen blocks of red and green floral printed cotton fabrics appliquéd in a quatrefoil design on a white ground, quilted with chevron stitches, alternating with blocks of solid white fabric quilted with a feather medallion design, with the same red and green printed fabric appliquéd to the border in a three-petal and swag design, stitched with a grapevine design, backed with white cotton, with green printed edging, (minor toning and stains), 90 x 90 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$600-800
655. Pieced Cotton and Appliquéd Floral Pattern Quilt, America, late 19th century, hand-stitched quilt with twelve large two-tone brown flowers set diagonally on the white cotton field, one edge bordered with an undulating vine in brown and green, backed with white cotton and edged with faded blue, with parallel line outline stitching, (light stains, toning), 80 x 63 1/2 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
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$300-500
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656. Pieced and Appliquéd Floral Design Quilt, America, mid to late 19th century, hand-stitched quilt composed of twelve blocks appliquéd with red and green printed budding and blossoming flower stems with diamond stitching, alternating with solid white blocks stitched with feathered wreaths, with red and green leafy budding plants appliquéd around the wide borders with diagonal line stitches, backed and edged with white cotton, (minor toning and a few small stains), 86 x 84 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$300-500
657. Pieced and Appliquéd Cotton “Double Wedding Ring” Variation Quilt, America, c. 1930s, pieced with solid red, green, and peach-toned fabrics on a white ground, back with yellow cotton fabric carried over to form the edge, with outline, and parallel line quilting stitches, 85 x 68 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$600-800
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658. Pieced and Appliquéd Cotton Oak Leaf and Fleur-de-lis Pattern Quilt, America, c. 1860s, hand-stitched quilt with six blocks appliquéd with a stylized oak leaf and fleur-de-lis designs in green calico printed and solid brown fabrics, with urns of flowers designs appliquéd on the borders, white cotton backing with green edging, with diagonal line, diamond, and feather pattern quilting stitches, (scattered stains, toning, fading on some browns), 92 x 92 in. $300-500
660. Four-color Woven Wool and Cotton Biederwand Coverlet, “Made By Samuel Dornbach Sugarloaf Luzerne Co/Penn 1846,” one-piece double-weave coverlet with a field of floral medallions in red, navy, green, and white, separated by rows of star motifs, bordered on three sides with birds and flowering tree motifs, two corner blocks with maker’s inscriptions, fringed on three sides, (one repair, minor toning), 94 x 90 in. $300-500
659. Pieced and Appliquéd Cotton “Quilting Sampler” Quilt, possibly Massachusetts, late 19th century, hand-stitched quilt with fortytwo white blocks each with center red printed calico “X” and corner triangles, separated by a grid of orange paisley-printed fabric, backed with white cotton, edged with rust calico, each square quilted with a variety of quilting patterns including feather, diamond, chain, chevron, diagonal line, petal, and others, (toning scattered stains), 85 x 85 in.
661. Collection of Fourteen Hand-woven Homespun Wool and Linen Textiles, 19th century, including blankets, sheets, duvets, and tablecloths woven in a variety of colors, some striped and plaid patterns.
Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$1,000-1,500
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662. Red and Blue Copper-plate Printed Pieced Cotton Quilt, America, early 19th century, with alternating panels of red and blue printed fabric with fruit and foliage designs in red, and columns of vegetation in blue, with white cotton backing, and chevron and diamond design quilting, (minor toning and stains), 104 x 96 in. $600-800 663. Chinese School, 19th Century Five Works Depicting the Growing and Processing of Tea in China. Unsigned. Watercolor and gouache on pith paper, sight size 4 1/4 x 6 1/4 in., in later molded wood frames. Condition: Three with tears and small losses, minor foxing. $800-1,200
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664. Chinese School, 19th Century Pair of China Trade Genre Scenes. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, one depicting three musicians in an interior with a view to a terrace garden, the other depicting a woman and three children with a view of a terrace garden, 18 1/2 x 24 in., in original Chinese Chippendale-style carved and painted wood frames. Condition: The musicians painting has been relined, stable craquelure, minor retouch to upper edge, lower right corner, and infilling to craquelure on figures; the woman and three children painting has a tear at u.c., repaired tears u.l. and l.c. with associated retouch, scattered retouch to edges and craquelure, minor spots of paint loss. Provenance: The paintings were brought back from China by the consignor’s great uncle, a sailor, in 1850. $1,500-2,500
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665. Pair of Imari-decorated Porcelain Covered Jars, China, 19th century, eight-panel jars with domed covers, with allover floral and foliate decoration in red and underglaze blue with gilt highlights, ht. 13 5/8 in. $600-800
666. Chinese Export Porcelain Tureen and Undertray, late 19th century, deep oval tureen with domed lid with reticulated knop, boar’s head handles, with conforming undertray, decorated with a garden terrace scene, and gilt spearhead and floral borders, overall ht. 12, dia. 13, 15 3/8 in. $1,000-1,500
667. Six Chinese Export Porcelain Table Items, early to mid-19th century, a large oval covered tureen with lotus blossom knop on cover, a round platter, a lozenge-form footed platter, a hot water dish, and two luncheon or salad plates, decorated in a famille rose palette with flowers and figures, (imperfections), ht. 2 1/2-10 3/4, dia. 9-15 1/4 in. $400-600
668. Large Chinese Export Blue and White Covered Porcelain Bowl, 19th century, deep bowl with fruit knop, with floral decoration, (repaired cracks), ht. 11 1/2, dia. 12 1/4 in. $200-400
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669. Seven Rose Mandarin Decorated Porcelain Dinner Plates, China, early 19th century, with detailed enamel and gilt decoration, central design with figures in a courtyard, bordered with bats and foliage with four reserves decorated with birds and flowers, (four with rim chips), dia. 9 5/8 in. $300-500
670. Butterfly Pattern Chinese Export Porcelain Partial Dinner Service, mid-19th century, comprising thirteen dinner plates, a luncheon plate, five large teacups, five saucers, two lozenge-shaped covered dishes, a cut-corner bowl, a small deep bowl, and an oval platter, (imperfections), ht. 2 1/4-5, dia. 5 1/2-13 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000
671. Four Chinese Export Porcelain Dishes, 19th century, two green Fitzhugh pattern soup plates and a green floral decorated shrimp dish, a plate centered with flowers and a bird with red rim ornamented with moths and flowers, (one soup plate with hairline), dia. 8 3/8-10 1/4 in. $600-800
672. Rose Medallion Porcelain Punch Bowl, China, late 19th century, ht. 5 3/8, dia. 13 5/8 in. $400-600
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673. Rose Medallion Porcelain Garden Seat, China, 19th century, barrelform with pierced cashes, (minor gilt and glaze wear), ht. 19 in. $800-1,200 674. Brass-bound Hardwood Campaign Desk, probably China, early to mid-19th century, in two sections, the top centering a drop-front compartmented desk drawer flanked by two short drawers, with two half drawers below, set into the lower section of two long drawers, old surface, (minor imperfections), ht. 44 1/4, wd. 42, dp. 19 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 675. Relief-carved Wood Tea Chest, Continental, late 19th century, faceted dome on hinged lid of chest with relief-carved pinwheel, columns, rosettes, and scallop borders around the sides, the compartmented interior with center glass mixing cup, flanked by two lidded and foil-lined tea containers, ht. 9, wd. 13 1/2, dp. 8 in. $300-500
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676. May Fairchild (American, 1872-1959), After Anna Claypoole Peale (American, 1791-1878) Portrait Miniature of Catherine McFarlane. Inscribed “Painted by May Fairchild after Anne C. Peale” on backing paper, the portrait a copy of the original done by Anna Claypoole Peale with copied signature and date “Anna C. Peale 1821” at l.l., the sitter identified in engraved inscriptions around the back of the case: “Catherine McFarlane, born March 31st 1800, married to Wood Gibson, Aug. 27th 1823, Died Nov’r. 2nd, 1852.” Watercolor on ivory, bust length portrait, 3 x 2 1/4 in., in an oval brass pendant case with empty oval aperture on the reverse, further housed in a hinged leather case. Condition: Very good. $800-1,200 677. American School, 19th Century Portrait Miniature of a Young Woman. Unsigned. Watercolor on ivory, depicting the brown-haired woman with side curls wearing a black dress with a white lace collar and a gold necklace, with a shaded cloud-like background, 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in., in a hinged red leathercovered case. Condition: 1/2 in. crack u.c. $300-500
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681. British School, Early 19th Century
Profile Portrait Miniature of a Young Man. Unsigned. Watercolor, ink, and graphite on card, oval portrait, 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in., in a wood frame with gilt-brass liner. Condition: Toning, minute paint losses. $300-500
Portrait Miniature of a Young Child, c. 1810. Unsigned. Watercolor on ivory, oval portrait, 2 1/2 x 2 in., in a oval brass brooch case, the reverse ornamented with a plait of hair centered with a seed pearl monogram. Condition: Very good. $800-1,200
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682. Anglo/American School, 19th Century
Portrait Miniature of a Ginger-haired Gentleman. Unsigned. Watercolor on ivory, 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in., in an oval brass pendant case with an oval aperture filled with a lock of brown hair on the reverse. Condition: Good, paint smudged at l.c. edge, glass damage. $300-500
Profile Portrait Miniature of an Elegantly Dressed Young Lady. Indistinctly inscribed and dated on the backing paper “Julian M. Egre/ Painted by W.G.F.W----. Decbr. 16th 1843.” Watercolor on ivory, 2 3/4 x 2 in., in a period mahogany frame with gilt liner. Condition: Ivory slightly bowed, paint smudge. $2,500-3,500
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683. Frances M. Robinson (British, 19th Century)
Portrait Miniature of a Young Gentleman. Unsigned. Watercolor on ivory, 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in., in an oval brass pendant case with empty oval aperture on the reverse. Condition: Small paint loss to bridge of nose, small cracks to paint. $200-250
Portrait Miniature of Young Euphemia Frances Drummond, c. 1810. Inscribed “Frances M. Robinson Pinxit Feb’ry 25th 1833” on verso, the subject identified on backing paper inscription. Watercolor on ivory, oval portrait, 3 x 2 1/2 in., in a lacquered composition frame with giltbrass liner. Condition: Good, minor crack at u.l. edge, minor paint loss to background. Note: The identifying inscription of the sitter on the reverse reads: “Euphemia Frances Drummond married June 28, 1827/Joseph Jessopp of Waltham Abbey Essex/Died 17th July 1832.” $400-600
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684. British School, 19th Century Portrait Miniature of Master Russ in a Landscape. Unsigned, the subject identified on verso in inscription “J. Russ.” Watercolor on ivory, c. 1820, oval portrait, 3 1/2 x 3 in., in a lacquered composition frame with gilt-brass liner. $400-600 685. Attributed to Frederick Cruickshank (Scottish, 1800-1868) Pair of Portrait Miniatures of Children: James F. and Amy L. Alexander. Unsigned, the girl identified in inscriptions on the backing paper. Watercolor on ivory, oval portraits, 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in., in oval giltbrass pendant cases. Condition: Good, paint slightly puddled at lower center edge of boy, a few spots of mold bloom to background of girl. $1,000-1,500
688. Four Cast Iron Boot-form Matchholders, America, late 19th/early 20th century, ht. 3-5 1/4 in. $200-400 689. Pair of Painted Cast Iron George Washington Figural Andirons, America, early 20th century, with one hand at hip, the other hand down at his side, indistinct circular maker’s mark on back, ht. 15, wd. 6, dp. 18 in. $600-800 690. Polychrome-painted Cast Iron Jenny Lind Dressing Mirror, America, 19th century, the oval mirror frame with pierced oval chain and leaf border swivels between two female figures with hoop skirts on a triangular support of grain stalks, an American flag and shield, and foliage, further supported on a rectangular leaf- and shell-form stand, (paint losses), ht. 20 1/2, wd. 14, dp. 6 in. $300-500
686. Continental School, 19th Century Portrait Miniature of a Man Wearing a Medal. Unsigned, with indistinct inscriptions on backing paper, 2 x 1 1/2 in., in a lacquered wood frame with gilt-brass liner. Condition: Good. $300-500 687. Painted Cast Iron Buffalo Carnival Target Figure, America, late 19th/ early 20th century, flat silhouette figure, painted white, mounted on a wood board, overall ht. 18, wd. 11, lg. 21 in. $400-600
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691. Painted Cast Iron Compote with Stone Fruit, 19th century, the compote painted orange, white, and green, ht. 7 1/4, wd. 6 3/4, lg. 8 1/2 in., with nine pieces of stone fruit: an orange, tangerine, lemon, banana, peach, apple, cherries, and a half apple. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$400-600
692. Cast Iron Ball of String Dispenser, hinged at the bottom, painted black, ht. 5 1/2 in. $300-500
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693. Cast Metal Classical Column Plinth, late 19th/early 20th century, painted black, old surface, ht. 36, top 11 in. square. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
698. Painted Pressed Steel Ferry Toy, probably Dayton, Ohio, early 20th century, with flywheel friction propulsion, four lifeboats, two wood smokestacks, original paint, ht. 8 1/2, lg. 13 in. $300-500
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694. Cast Iron Tripod Christmas Tree Stand, America, late 19th/early 20th century, with cast pine bough and pinecone motifs, ht. 6 3/4, dia. 12 1/4 in. $200-250 695. Pressed Steel “Fire Chief” Coupe Automobile Toy, Hoge Mfg. Co., Manhattan, New York, c. 1932, key-wind siren and spring-driven friction propulsion, battery-operated headlights, original red and black paint, rubber tires, maker’s decal on door, (minor paint wear), ht. 5 1/4, lg. 14 in. $200-300 696. Pressed Steel “Hill Climber” Locomotive and Tender Toy, Dayton, Ohio, first quarter 20th century, with cast iron flywheel propulsion which rings a bell, original red, black, and gilt paint, (paint loss), ht. 7, lg. 20 3/4 in. $400-600 697. Three Painted Pressed Steel Toys, Two Ladder Trucks, and a Pumper Car, early 20th century, a large yellow and green painted ladder truck with driver, a small red-painted ladder truck and a pumper truck with drivers and friction locomotion, (paint wear), ht. 4-7 3/4 in. $300-500
699. Painted Wood and Cast Iron Friction Propelled Locomotive Toy, early 19th century, ht. 7, lg. 13 1/2 in. $300-500 700. Pressed Steel Toy Locomotive, America, c. 1910, with cast iron flywheel propulsion, original paint, (paint loss), ht. 6 1/2, lg. 16 in. $300-500 701. Pressed Steel Pierce Arrow Coupe Touring Car Toy, Girard Mfg. Co., Girard, Pennsylvania, c. 1932, key-wind propulsion strikes bell, with battery-operated lights, original polychrome paint, and rubber tires, ht. 5, lg. 14 1/2 in. $200-300 702. Pressed Steel Train/Trolley Car, America, early 20th century, flywheel friction propulsion, original paint, (paint wear), ht. 6 1/4, lg. 13 1/4 in. $200-300 703. Pressed Steel Open Air Touring Car Toy, America, first quarter 20th century, with friction propulsion, painted maroon and red with gilt accents, blue and white painted cast iron lady driver, (driver probably replaced, paint wear), ht. 7 1/2, lg. 12 3/4 in. $300-500
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704. Pressed Steel “Police Patrol” Toy Automobile and Delivery Van, America, c. 1920s, with friction flywheel propulsion, original paint, (surface scratches, paint losses), ht. 7, 6 1/4, lg. 13 1/2, 12 1/2 in. $300-500
709. Carved and Painted Wood Lady Doll Figure, probably Spain, 19th century, carved head and torso with articulated arms and hands, and a framework for her skirt, (age cracks, paint wear), ht. 12 1/2 in. $400-600
705. Small Vienna Cold-painted Bronze Alligator and Black Boy Figural Group, 19th century, ht. 1 1/4, lg. 3 1/2 in. $300-500
710. Three Papier-mâché Lady Dolls, a Wooden Doll, and Two Glass Display Domes, the papier-mâché lady dolls, Germany, mid-19th century, with molded heads, painted facial features, and black hair with Apollo knot and sausage curl hair styles, milliner’s model kid bodies with wooden limbs, dressed in lace-trimmed white cotton gauze dresses, petticoats and pantalets, with red painted-on shoes; a carved wooden doll with jointed shoulders and legs and painted face; together with two domed glass display cases on tuned wood bases, (imperfections), ht. 12 1/2, 16 3/4 in. $400-600
706. Two Polychrome-painted Tin Horse Pull-Toys, late 19th century, ht. 6 3/4, 11 3/4, lg. 9 1/4, 13 1/2 in. $400-600 707. Two Papier-mâché Lady Dolls, probably Germany, mid-19th century, with molded heads, painted facial features, and black hair with sausage curls, milliner’s model kid bodies with wooden limbs, dressed in lacetrimmed white cotton gauze dresses, petticoats, and pantalets, one with red painted-on shoes, (imperfections), ht. 12 1/2, 16 3/4 in. $300-500 708. Papier-mâché Lady Doll, probably Germany, early 19th century, with molded heads, painted facial features, and black hair in an Apollo Knot hairstyle, milliner’s model kid body with wooden limbs, with red paintedon shoes, (imperfections), ht. 14 3/4 in. $250-350
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711. Folk Carved and Painted Wooden Horse Pull-Toy, America, late 19th/early 20th century, gray-painted horse on a paint-decorated platform with cast iron wheels, ht. 13, lg. 12 1/4 in. $800-1,200 712. Small Framed Hand-painted Birth Record, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1811, watercolor on paper inscribed “Joseph Shindel was born in Manor Township Lancaster County Penn. March 18th AD 1811,” with flowering vine border, (toning, light stains), 5 1/2 x 3 in., in a period wood frame. $400-600
713. Quaker Schoolgirl Map of the United States, “Anna A. Wilbur Friends School/Providence/20th 9th Mo. 1835,” signed and dated l.l., watercolor and ink on paper, 13 3/8 x 19 3/8 in. (sight), in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Toning, foxing, repaired tear l.l., laid down onto card. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$300-500
714. American School, 19th Century Schoolboy Portrait of a House Between Two Palm Trees. Signed and dated “HENRY N. ROUSE AUG 28 1840” at lower edge. Watercolor and ink on lined paper, 8 x 11 1/2 in., in a period molded wood frame with gilt liner. Condition: Tears, losses, light stains, toning. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
$300-500
715. American School, 19th Century Church and Barn on a Country Lane. Unsigned. Oil on academy board, 10 1/4 x 13 1/2 in., in a period molded wood frame. Condition: Very good. $300-500 716. American School, 19th Century Village Landscape with Children Playing and Black Figures and Soldiers in a Punt, Poling on a River. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 20 x 27 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Six small patch repairs, craquelure, minor retouch. $400-600 717. Five Transfer-decorated Staffordshire Pottery Children’s Table Items, England, early 19th century, two yellow-glazed mugs, one inscribed “For My Dear,” the other with silver lustre; three ABC plates with “Franklin’s Proverbs,” (imperfections), ht. 1 5/8, 2, dia. 6-7 1/8 in. $200-250 718. Eight Transfer-decorated Staffordshire Pottery Children’s Tableware, England, early 19th century, three mugs and five small plates, three with “Franklin’s Maxims,” two with “Franklin’s Proverbs,” two with other mottos, five highlighted with polychrome enamel, ht. 2 1/4-2 1/2, dia. 4 1/2-5 1/4 in. $400-600 719. Five Children’s Staffordshire Pottery Table Items, England, early 19th century, two mugs, one with a motto, one with Dr. Franklin’s motto, three plates, two with alphabet border and “Franklin’s Proverbs,” and one with animal rim border and “Dr. Franklin’s Maxims,” (one mug with hairline, one plate with small rim chip), ht. 2 5/8-2 3/4, dia. 5-8 in. $300-500
720. Five Staffordshire Pottery Children’s Table Items, England, early 19th century, two mugs with “Franklin’s Maxims,” three motto plates with polychrome enameled floral rim borders, (minor glaze wear), ht. 2 1/2, dia. 5-7 in. $300-500 721. Six Transfer-decorated Staffordshire Pottery Children’s Table Items, England, early 19th century, three mugs and a plate with “Franklin’s Maxims,” two plates with “Franklin’s Proverbs,” with polychrome enameled floral rim borders, (one mug with hairline, minor glaze wear), ht. 2 1/2, dia. 6 in. $250-350 722. Sunderland Pink Lustre Transfer-decorated Pottery Pitcher, England, 19th century, one side depicting “A West view of the Iron Bridge at Sunderland...,” the other with “The Mariner’s Compass,” and an English sailor’s verse under the spout, (spout chip, brownish discoloration), ht. 9 7/8 in. $200-300 723. Two Lustre and Transfer-decorated Sunderland Pottery Frog Mugs, England, early 19th century, each ornamented with polychrome and pink lustre highlights and a molded frog figure to the interior, one depicting “The Agamemnon In a Storm” on one side and a sailor’s verse on the obverse; the other mug depicting the “South East View of Iron Bridge Over Wear...,” (one repaired), ht. 4 7/8 in. $400-600 724. Four Sunderland Transfer and Lustre Decorated Pottery Items, England, early 19th century, two mugs, one showing “The Mariner’s Arms” and a view of the cast iron bridge at Sunderland, with interior applied frog figure, the other depicting “A West View of The Iron Bridge...”; a milk pitcher depicting allegorical figures of Faith, Hope, and Charity; and a covered jar showing Masonic iconography and a sailor’s verse, ht. 4 3/4-5 in. $250-350 725. Three Sunderland Pottery Lustre and Transfer-decorated Bowls, England, early 19th century, each decorated with various scenes and verses to the interior and exterior, one featuring the “Cast Iron Bridge over the River Wear” “Sailor’s Farewell,” Masonic symbols, and others; one with sailor’s verse, “Cast Iron Bridge over the River Wear,” “August,” and “October” figures; one with two views of the bridges, “June,” “July,” and “October” figures, and a sailor’s and pro-England verses, (hairline and discoloration), ht. 4 1/4-4 3/4, dia. 8 1/4-9 3/4 in. $250-350 726. Four Historical Blue and White Transfer-decorated Staffordshire Pottery Plates, England, early 19th century, three by Clews including a “States Plate” soup plate, a “Peace and Plenty” soup plate, and a “Landing of LaFayette at Castle Garden, New York” luncheon plate; together with a “Commodore Mac Donnough’s Victory” dessert plate by Enoch Wood & Sons with shell border, (imperfections), dia. 7 5/8-10 3/8 in. $600-800
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727. Historical Blue Transfer-decorated Plate, Enoch Wood & Sons, Burslem, England, 1819-46, round plate depicting the “MARINE HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY,” with seashell border, titled on front and impressed round maker’s mark on reverse, dia. 9 1/8 in. $300-500
730. Sunderland Pottery Orange Lustre Ship-decorated Frog Mug, England, early 19th century, with transfer decoration depicting “The Fairy of the Sea” on one side, a drinking verse on the other side, and a molded frog figure to the interior, ht. 4 7/8 in. $200-400
728. Blue Transfer-decorated Staffordshire Pottery Oval Tureen with Cover and Ladle, R. Stevenson Pottery, England, early 19th century, assembled set, the cover with blossom knop, depicting a scene titled “Ampton Hall/Suffolk” resting on a tureen with large foliate and blossom handles, and depicting scenes on the interior and exterior of “Haughton Hall/Norfolk,” with a ladle depicting a similar scene, (chips, hairline, glaze losses), ht. 9, dia. 15 3/4 in. $300-500
731. Pair of Staffordshire Pottery Whippet with Game Mantel Figures, England, early 19th century, the standing figures with rabbit game, resting on an oval vegetal-painted base, (minor hairlines), ht. 11 3/8 in. $400-600
729. Four Staffordshire Pottery Toby Jugs, England, 19th century, one depicting “Nelson,” one “Hearty Good Fellow,” two seated figures with covers, ht. 9 1/2-11 1/2 in. $500-700
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732. Pair of Staffordshire Pottery Seated Whippet Figures, England, early 19th century, the figures resting on an oval cobalt blue-painted base, (minor hairline), ht. 7 3/4 in. $300-500 733. Thirteen Assorted Polychrome Enameled English Pottery Items, early 19th century, a series of six blue transfer children’s plates depicting “The Progress of the Quartern Loaf” with Pratt-type molded floral borders; two Pratt-type jugs, one with mask, one with children in a heart-shaped reserve; two floral decorated teacups with matching saucers; and a single teacup, (minor imperfections), ht. 2-4 3/4, dia. to 6 3/4 in. $200-250
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734. New Hampshire Pictorial Needlework Sampler, “Hannah W. Perkins Age 11,” Jaffrey, New Hampshire, 1818, wrought with silk, chenille, and metallic threads on a linen ground with painted and pricked paper details, the sampler centered with a scene with a young lady with applied painted paper face holding a bouquet of flowers in a pasture with applied pricked paper grazing sheep, trees, a large basket of flowers, and a house on a distant hilltop, with rows of alphabets and a pious verse above, all enclosed in a meandering flowering and fruiting vine, (imperfections), 17 1/4 x 18 1/4 in., in a later molded oak frame. Provenance: By family descent of the maker, pedigree chart and a family record attached to verso. Literature: See “Pictorial Samplers of Southern New Hampshire” in Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers, Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850, by Betty Ring, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1993, pp. 244-247. This sampler is related in style and by family to a group of four samplers illustrated in Ring’s book. They were worked by girls from the small towns of Fitzwilliam, Rindge, and Jaffrey, New Hampshire, just north of the Massachusetts border. Samplers in the north central Massachusetts towns of Lancaster and Leominster bear borders, central scenes, and painted or paper-faced figures. Ring writes, “A number of families from this region of Massachusetts moved into southern new Hampshire during the early federal period, and contact was no doubt continued with friends and relatives in their former towns...Between 1817-1821, girls of Fitzwilliam and Rindge placed paper-faced ladies in elegant pastures surrounded by luxuriant floral borders...Their samplers have an interesting variety of materials and their paper-faced people and consistently worked flowers unquestionably relate them to a later example naming Jaffrey.” Hannah Woodward Perkins was born November 26, 1806, the daughter of Edward (b. 1773) and Ruth Gordon Perkins (b. 1777) in Jaffrey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, and the fourth child of ten born to the couple. A sampler shown on p. 246 (fig. 283) was worked by her cousin Nancy S. Perkins in 1821. Nancy was born in Jaffrey in 1807, and moved to nearby Fitzwilliam in 1810. Hannah’s younger sister Mary Jane’s (b. 1815) memorial sampler is pictured on p. 247 (fig. 284). It is dated August 6, 1829, showing a monument dedicated to her three departed siblings and pictures their parents and the seven surviving siblings mourning at the monument. Hannah married Abraham Corey on June 1, 1824; the couple also had ten children. $4,000-6,000
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735. Needlework Sampler, “Catherine Kipping Aged 10 Years 1821,” probably England, worked in silk threads on a linen/wool gauze ground, centered with two pious verses surrounded by flowering vines, a bird, and a butterfly, (minor losses to background fabric on edges, minor toning and fading), 13 x 12 1/4 in., in a period black-painted molded wood frame. $300-500
742. Needlework Sampler, “Margaret Joness Ag’d 14 Years. July 15 183-,” probably England, worked in wool yarns and silk threads on a linen/wool ground with rows of alphabets over a pious verse, potted plant and flower border, and a scene with pine trees in a pavilion flanked by potted plants, animals, and hearts, (minor toning), 17 1/2 x 13 in., in a later molded wood frame. $300-500
736. Needlework Sampler, “Louisa Lesty Aged 14 Christ Church British School,” probably early 19th century, executed in silk threads on a linen ground, with four panels depicting birds and a potted flowering plant, a pious verse with flowering vine, a basket of fruit, and a fruiting tree, above a large oak tree flanked by birds and stags, a small house and church, enclosed in a flowering vine, (minor losses to edges of background fabric, toning, light stains), 17 x 12 1/2 in., in a later frame. $500-700
743. Needlework Sampler, “Azella Davis Webster Aged 14 Years 1838,” wrought with silk threads on a linen ground with rows of alphabets over a scene with a house flanked by a gentleman standing beside a signpost, trees, animals, and baskets of flowers, enclosed in geometric and flowering vine borders, (toning, fading), 17 1/2 x 17 in., in a later molded giltwood frame. $400-600
737. Needlework Sampler, “Rebecca Phippen’s Sampler Aged 12 Salem Oct 19th 1820,” stitched with silk threads on a linen ground, with a pious verse over sawtooth bordered alphabets and a large basket of flowers flanked by pine trees and cornucopias issuing flowering vines, (toning, fading), 21 1/2 x 21 1/2 in., in a later mitered wood frame. Note: Rebecca Phippen was born February 29, 1808, in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. $500-700 738. Needlework Sampler, “Mary F Merrill.../dover/aged 12/born March 12 1818/AD 1830 Marked,” stitched with silk threads on a linen ground, with rows of alphabets over three ovals with statistics, and a scene with a house, barn, flowering tree, baskets of flowers, and a verse in praise of learning, surrounded on three sides with an undulating vine, (fading, toning, stains), 24 1/2 x 15 1/2 in., in a later molded wood frame. $400-600 739. Large Needlework Sampler, “Mary Hobson 1818” stitched with silk threads on a linen ground, with two pious verses bordered with flowering plants, pine trees, weeping willow trees, birds, clover, and strawberry plants, enclosed on three sides by geometric and scrolling floral borders, (toning, fading), 22 x 21 in., in a later mitered wood frame. $600-800 740. Needlework Sampler, “Mary Wales aged 10 January -1816 wrought at Mary A White School District No. one/ august 18 1825,” England, worked in silk threads on a linen ground, with rows of alphabets over a pious verse, and a boy and girl flanking a large basket of flowers, enclosed on three sides in a meandering flowering vine, (minor toning, fading), 16 x 12 1/4 in., in a later molded wood frame. $700-900 741. Needlework Sampler, “Hannah Clark Ag 9 Ed 1833,” probably England, worked in silk threads on a linen ground with a pious verse over a brick house surrounded by a field of peacocks, potted flowers, trees, birds, lions, and dogs, (toning, light staining), 17 1/2 x 13 in., in a period black-painted reeded frame. $600-800
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744. Needlework Adam and Eve Sampler, “Mary Levermore Her Work Aged 1-Years March 3th 1817,” probably England, worked in silk threads on a wool gauze ground, with central Adam and Eve figures flanking the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil with serpent, cherubs, and several figures, animals, flowers, and trees, enclosed in a geometric flowering vine, (minor losses and toning to background), 16 3/4 x 13 1/2 in., in a molded wood frame. $500-700 745. Small Needlework Sampler, “Susan Evens is my Name/England is My Nation/Blickling is my Dwelleth Place...,” Norfolk County, late 18th/early 19th century, worked with silk threads on a linen ground, with rows of alphabets over the inscription “ROSE BRAM AUGUST THE 1,” a verse of remembrance, and a tower flanked by two baskets of flowers and birds, (toning, fading), 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in., in a later wood frame. $200-250 746. Small Needlework Sampler, “Asenath Abbot of Billerica aged 11 y. Wrought this 1812,” stitched with silk threads on a linen ground with a house flanked by trees over rows of alphabets, trees, flowers, and geometric shapes, enclosed on three sides with a sawtooth border, (toning, fading), 15 x 6 in., in a later wood frame. Note: Asenath Abbot was the seventh of eight children born to Nathan and Mary (Wilson) Abbot of Billerica, Massachusetts. She was born on June 17th, 1801. $300-500 747. Needlework Sampler, “Emily Tinkers Sampler/Wrought August the 19th 1833/Born November 28th AD 1822/aged 11 years,” Maine, wrought with silk threads on a linen ground with rows of alphabets over a verse and two baskets of flowers, (toning, fading, repair, minor fraying), 15 1/4 x 17 in. (sight). Note: Emily Tinker was born in Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine, the second child of ten born to Joseph and Abigail (Jordan) Tinker. She married Oliver G. Guppy (b. 1819, Wolfboro, New Hampshire) on September 22, 1844, in East Boston, Massachusetts. $400-600
748. Needlework Sampler, “Mary Tinsleys Sampler made in the year of our Lord 1827,” Pennsylvania, worked in silk threads on a linen ground with rows of alphabets over a basket of flowers, flanked by the names of eight members of the Tinsley family and three pious verses, surrounded on three sides by undulating flowering vines; the backing paper affixed with a genealogy of the family which states Mary Tinsley was born in 1810, and was the daughter and probably oldest of seven children of Absalom and Margaret Tinsley, and that Mary and several family members are buried at Fairview Cemetery in Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania, (toning, fading, minor stains and losses), 16 1/4 x 17 in. (sight), in a later molded wood frame. $600-800 749. Needlework Sampler, probably England, 1787, worked in silk threads on a linen ground with several examples of flowers, borders, darning examples, a crown, a few animals and birds, potted plants, religious acronyms, and the year “1787,” (toning, minor stains), 24 3/4 x 15 1/2 in., in a later mahogany frame. $300-500 750. Needlework Adam and Eve Sampler, “Betty Oldham Finished 1849,” stitched with silk threads on a linen ground depicting a central scene of “The Tree of Life” flanked by Adam and Eve, angels, potted plants, flower sprays, and a pious verse, enclosed in a geometric flowering vine, (toning, fading), 20 1/4 x 20 1/2 in., in a molded wood frame. $800-1,200 751. Needlework Sampler, “Wrought by Charlotte R. Hovey/Wrentham/ Aug. the 12 Ag’d 12 1826,” Wrentham, Massachusetts, wrought with silk threads on a linen ground, depicting a house with fenced yard over baskets of fruit, with rows of alphabets and a verse promoting industry and modesty, all enclosed in a diamond border, (imperfections), 17 x 16 1/2 in., unframed. Note: According to 1994 correspondence with the Wrentham, Massachusetts, Historical Society, Charlotte Ray Hovey and her sister Sarah Jane were baptized on October 14, 1821. Their mother is listed as Eunice. It is possible they may have moved to the town of Wrentham and were baptized there on that day in 1821. There are no other records (birth, death, or marriage) in the Wrentham area of these three women. $800-1,200 752. Pieced and Appliquéd Fabric Tablecloth with Floral and Grapevine Design, America, late 19th century, rectangular with six large appliquéd wool fabric flower blossoms outlined in blanket stitch, with floral, grapevine, and scalloped borders, mounted on a wood frame, (fading, losses, repairs), 43 x 55 1/2 in. Provenance: Estate of Susan Parrish.
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753. Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, second quarter 20th century, (small moth damage area in border, fabric glued to back of one corner), 13 ft. 8 in. x 11 ft. 8 in. $2,500-3,500
754. Fachralo Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, second half 19th century, (even wear, re-overcast, brown oxidation), 8 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. $1,500-2,000 755. Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, (even wear to center, brown oxidation), 7 ft. x 4 ft. 9 in. $1,200-1,500 756. Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, (areas of wear, small hole in corner, small end gouge and fraying), 16 ft. 2 in. x 9 ft. 10 in. $1,200-1,500 757. Northwest Persian Long Rug, last quarter 19th century, (even wear to center, minor end fraying), 9 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. $1,000-1,200 758. Karapinar Rug, Central Anatolia, late 19th/early 20th century, (slight end fraying), 5 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. $1,000-1,200 759. Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, (spot of wear, slight moth damage, minor end fraying), 11 ft. 4 in. x 8 in. $1,000-1,500 760. Armenian Karabagh Rug, South Caucasus, late 19th century, (large reweave on one end including most of main border and inscriptions, other small rewoven and re-piled areas), 8 ft. x 4 ft. 8 in. $1,200-1,500 761. Bidjar Runner, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, (areas of wear, two small patches), 11 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 10 in. $800-1,000 762. Yuruk Rug, East Anatolia, late 19th/early 20th century, (areas of minor wear, several small creases and a crease repair), 7 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. $1,000-1,200 763. Shirvan Rug, East Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, (even wear to center, black oxidation, several small crude repairs, some selvage damage), 5 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 8 in. $1,000-1,200 764. Serab Long Rug, Northwest Persia, early 20th century, (small areas of minor wear), 11 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. 11 in. $1,200-1,500
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765. Khamseh Rug, Southwest Persia, late 19th century, (areas of wear, crease repair, minor end fraying), 8 ft. 10 in. x 6 ft. 8 in. $800-1,000
777. South Caucasian Runner, last quarter 19th century, (mostly even wear, several small edge creases), 12 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 1 in. $1,000-1,200
766. East Anatolian Kelim, last quarter 19th century, (several seam separations, small edge repairs), 7 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 8 in. $1,000-1,200
778. East Caucasian Rug, last quarter 19th century, (rewoven areas, re-overcast), 5 ft. x 3 ft. $700-900
767. Heriz Carpet, Northwest Persia, second quarter 20th century, (even wear to center, some moth damage, some end fraying), 11 ft. x 8 ft. 4 in. $1,200-1,500
779. Yomud Chuval, West Turkestan, last quarter 19th century, (spots of slight wear), 3 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 10 in. $400-600
768. Kurd Runner, Northwest Persia, last quarter 19th century, (mostly even wear, dark brown oxidation, end fraying), 13 ft. x 3 ft. 5 in. $1,200-1,500 769. Karabagh Prayer, South Caucasus, late 19th century, (rewoven ends and spots at end of field), 6 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. $800-1,000 770. Northwest Persian Long Rug, late 19th century, (moth damage to border areas), 10 ft. x 3 ft. 8 in. $500-700 771. Afshar Rug, Southwest Persia, late 19th century, (even wear, re-overcast), 6 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 8 in. $700-900 772. Turkoman-style Oriental Carpet, mid to late 20th century, (some moth damage and edge wear), 18 ft. 8 in. x 13 ft. 6 in. $1,000-1,500 773. Yomud Chuval, West Turkestan, last quarter 19th century, (even wear, slight moth damage and light stains on elem), 3 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. 7 in. $400-600 774. Seichour Rug, Northeast Caucasus, second half 19th century, (guard stripe missing from both ends, small areas of wear, small repairs, black oxidation), 4 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. $700-900 775. Shirvan Runner, East Caucasus, 20th century, 9 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. $700-900 776. Kazak Prayer Rug, Southwest Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, (even wear to center, small crease), 5 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. $1,000-1,200
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780. Karabagh Rug, South Caucasus, late 19th century, (rewoven, re-overcast, other small repairs), 6 ft. x 4 ft. 3 in. $700-900 781. Northwest Persian Runner, late 19th/early 20th century, (crude repair, re-overcast, light and dark brown oxidation), 9 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. $800-1,000 782. Ersari Chuval, West Turkestan, last quarter 19th century, (slight end fraying), 5 ft. x 3 ft. $500-700 783. Kuba Prayer Rug, Northeast Caucasus, late 19th century, (slight moth damage, small repair, black oxidation), 5 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 10 in. $700-900 784. Southwest Persian Rug, late 19th century, (even wear, some selvage damage), 6 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft. 2 in. $700-900 785. Tekke Ensi, West Turkestan, late 19th century, (even wear to center, minor end fraying), 4 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 11 in. $600-800 786. Shirvan Rug, East Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, (small spots of wear), 4 ft. 4 in. x 3 ft. $600-800 787. Turkoman Flatweave Torba, West Turkestan, late 19th/early 20th century, 3 ft. x 1 ft. 4 in. $400-600 788. Yomud Chuval, West Turkestan, last quarter 19th century, (some end fraying), 3 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. $400-600
789. Yomud Chuval, West Turkestan, last quarter 19th century, (edges reduced and re-overcast), 3 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 4 in. $400-600 790. Shirvan Rug, East Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, (small spots of wear, small corner gouge, light stain, selvage damage), 7 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. $1,500-2,000 791. Kuba Prayer Rug, Northeast Caucasus, late 19th century, (even wear, very small corner gouge, small amount of glue to back), 5 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. $1,200-1,500 792. Khamseh Bagface, Southwest Persia, early 20th century, (some moth damage), 2 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. $300-500 793. Bidjar Small Carpet, Northwest Persia, late 19th century, (even wear to center, moth damage in borders), 10 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. $1,500-2,500
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Skinner, Inc. and its consignors make no warranty or representation, express or implied, that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights to any lot sold. Skinner, Inc. expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in this catalogue. The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for Skinner, Inc. relating to a lot, including the contents of this catalogue, is, and shall remain at all times, the property of Skinner, Inc. and shall not be used by the purchaser, nor by anyone else, without our prior written consent. 13. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice of law). The buyer/bidder agrees that any suit for the enforcement of this agreement may be brought, and any action against Skinner in connection with the transactions contemplated by this agreement shall be brought, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any federal court sitting therein. The bidder/buyer consents to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit. Revised November 18, 2011
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Board of Directors
Chairman of the Board - Nancy R. Skinner Richard Albright John Deighton Barnet Fain Stephen L. Fletcher Karen M. Keane
Administration
President/Chief Executive Officer - Karen M. Keane Chief Financial Officer - Don Kelly Executive Vice President - Stephen L. Fletcher Vice Presidents - Eric Jones, Marie Keep, Gloria Lieberman, Carol McCaffrey, Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid, Robin S.R. Starr
Expert Departments
20th Century Design - Jane D. Prentiss American & European Paintings & Prints - Robin S.R. Starr Assistants: Kathy Wong, Elizabeth C. Haff American Furniture & Decorative Arts - Stephen L. Fletcher Deputy Director: Chris Barber; Assistant: Karen Langberg American Indian & Ethnographic Art - Douglas Deihl Asian Works of Art - Judith Dowling Assistants: Biying Zhang, Carol Tran Books & Manuscripts - Interim Director - Kerry Shrives Bottles, Flasks & Early Glass - Stephen L. Fletcher Ceramics - Stuart G. Slavid Classic Automobiles & Motorcycles - Jane D. Prentiss Couture - Cara Elmslie Discovery Auctions - Cara Elmslie Assistants: Garrett J. Sheahan, Melissa Riebe European Furniture & Decorative Arts - Stuart G. Slavid Assistant: Leah Kingman Fine Wines - Marie Keep Assistant: Laura V. Sweeney Jewelry - Victoria Bratberg Assistants: John Colasacco, Julie Khouri Judaica - Kerry Shrives Musical Instruments - David Bonsey Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Gary Richards Science, Technology & Clocks - Robert C. Cheney Assistant: Jonathan Dowling Silver - Stuart G. Slavid Toys & Dolls - Kerry Shrives Auctioneers - LaGina Austin, Chris Barber, Robert C. Cheney, John Colasacco, Stephen L. Fletcher, Karen M. Keane, Marie C. Keep, Gloria Lieberman, Jessica R. Lincoln, Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid, Robin S.R. Starr, Laura V. Sweeney
SKINNER, INC. Auctioneers and Appraisers of Antiques and Fine Art 63 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 617.350.5400 Fax 617.350.5429 274 Cedar Hill Street Marlborough, MA 01752 508.970.3000 Fax 508.970.3100 www.skinnerinc.com
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Marlborough: Warehouse Manager - Fred Trottier; 508.970.3261 Property Manager - Samuel Combs, 508.970.3262 Boston:
Property Distribution Manager - Jessica R. Lincoln, 617.874.4308 Auction Coordinator - Benjamin Evans, 617.874.4329
Marlborough:
Accounts Receivable - Denise Johnson, 508.970.3269 Accounts Payable, Consignment - Kathleen Hayes, 508.970.3268 Accounts Payable, Trade - Kevin Rota, 508.970.3283 Credit Supervisor - Joe Monteyro, 508.970.3266
Marlborough: Heather Retzke, 508.970.3240
Appraisal & Auction Services - LaGina Austin, Christine E. Finn, Shannon M. Ames, Hadley Bridgman Advertising Production - Pamela Van de Houten Boston Gallery Director - Laura V. Sweeney Assistant Gallery Director: Paige Lewellyn Gallery Assistant: Jessica Turner Catalogue Production - Pamela Van de Houten, Kristina Harrison Consignment Services - Patricia Walker King, Megan J. Blomgren, Carol Zeigler Customer Relations - Carol McCaffrey Institutional Relations - L. Emerson Tuttle Human Resources - Carol McCaffrey Information Technology & Internet Auctions - Kerry Shrives Assistants: Timothy Shaughnessey, Melissa Riebe Managing Director - Marie C. Keep Marketing & Public Relations - Kate de Bethune, Kathryn Gargolinski, Heather Retzke Photographers - Stanley P. Bystrowski, Jeffrey R. Antkowiak, John Cornelius Receptionists - Marlborough: Jessica Bedenbaugh Boston: Sarah L. Collins Staff Portraits - Cheryl Richards Photography Transportation - Eric Jones Assistant: Mark McCaffrey
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Directions to Skinner’s Boston Gallery/63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA Telephone: 617-350-5400 From the West:
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to the Prudential/Copley exit located in the Prudential tunnel. Once on the exit ramp, stay in the right hand lane and follow the signs for Copley. The ramp exits onto Stuart Street. Drive straight through five sets of lights and take a left onto Charles Street South. Take your first left off of Charles St. South onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.
From the South:
Take 93-N to Exit 20 for I-90 W toward Worcester. Follow signs for Chinatown/South Station. Bear left at the fork to continue towards Kneeland Street. Turn left onto Kneeland Street. Kneeland Street becomes Stuart Street. Turn right onto Charles Street South. Turn left onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.
From Logan Airport:
Take the Ted Williams Tunnel. Take Exit 25 toward South Boston and bear left at the fork in the ramp. Bear right onto B St. Turn left onto Northern Ave which becomes Seaport Blvd. Turn left onto Surface Rd. Turn right onto Kneeland Street which becomes Stuart Street. Turn right onto Charles Street South. Turn left onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.
From the North:
Take I-93 South towards Boston. Take exit 26 towards Storrow Drive.  Merge onto MA-28 South via the ramp on the left. Turn left onto Beacon Street. Turn right onto Arlington Street. Turn left onto Boylston Street. Turn right onto Hadassah Way. Skinner is on the right at 63 Park Plaza. 139
PARKING INDOOR PARKING GARAGES City Place Parking Garage Transportation Building 12 Charles Street Located at the end of Park Plaza Underground multi-level garage All day–closes at 2:30am First hr/$5, after 2 hrs/$14 AllRight Parking Boston Common Garage Located on Charles Street, on the Common, two blocks from Skinner 1 hr/$6, up to 24 hrs/$25, Evenings (4pm-10am)/$10 The Four Seaons Hotel Parking Garage 200 Boylston Street Adjacent to Skinner, valet drop-off and pick-up, up to 24 hrs/$30
The Taj Hotel Parking Garage 2 Newbury Street Located three blocks from Skinner, valet drop-off and pick-up Up to 24 hrs/$42 Back Bay Garage 222 Berkeley Street (entrance off St. James) One block from Skinner All day/$35, evening (5pm-7am)/$10 Radisson Hotel Parking Garage Stuart Street (near intersection of Charles) Two blocks from Skinner 1-2 hrs/$12, 2-3 hrs/$16, 3-12 hrs/$18, 12-24 hrs/$31
Motor Mart Garage 26 Park Plaza (Same building as Legal Sea Food) Up to 1 hr/$8, 1 to 2 hrs/$12, 2-3 hrs/$16, 3-12 hrs/$20, 12-24 hrs/$31, weekends up to 3 hrs/$8 OUTDOOR PARKING LOTS (recommended for trucks) Pin Stripe Parking Arlington Street 617-338-7984 All day/$14, after 6pm and weekends/$10, overnight/$15 Billy’s Parking 222 Stuart Street 617-423-7781 8am-5pm/$18, after 5pm/$20
BOSTON HOTELS
BOSTON HOTELS WITH SKINNER CORPORATE RATES
Boston Harbor Hotel 70 Rowe’s Wharf Boston, MA 02110 Tel: 800-654-2000 Fax: 617-345-6799
The Back Bay Hotel (formerly Jurys) 350 Stuart Street Boston, MA 02116 Tel: 617-532-3800
Eliot Hotel 370 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215 Tel: 617-267-1607
Radisson Hotel 200 Stuart Street Boston, MA 01740 Tel: 617-482-1800 Fax: 617-451-2750
Beacon Hill Hotel & Bistro 25 Charles Street Boston, MA 02114 Tel: 617-723-1133
The Park Plaza 64 Arlington Street Boston, MA 02116 Tel: 617-457-7488 Fax: 617-426-2000
Four Seasons 200 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 Tel: 617-351-2036
The Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common 10 Avery Street Boston, MA 02111 Tel: 617-912-3315 Fax: 617-912-3375
The Colonnade 120 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02116 Tel: 617-424-7000 Fax: 617-424-0968
The Liberty Hotel 215 Charles St. Boston, MA 02114 617-224-4000
Taj Boston 15 Arlington St. Boston, MA 02116 617-536-5700
Marriott Copley Place 110 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02116 Tel: 800-228-9290 Fax: 617-236-5885
Westin-Copley Plaza 10 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02116 Tel: 800-228-3000 Fax: 617-424-7483
Fairmont Copley Plaza 138 St. James Avenue Boston, MA 02116 Tel: 617-267-5300 Fax: 617-375-9648
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Nine Zero Hotel 90 Tremont St. Boston, MA 02108 617-772-5800
RESTAURANTS
FINE DINING Dante Royal Sonesta Hotel 5 Cambridge Parkway 617-806-4200 Mediterranean restaurant with great views of the Charles River and Boston skyline. Davio’s 75 Arlington St. 617-357-4810 Northern Italian steak house. Grill 23 & Bar 161 Berkley Street (Stuart Street) 617-542-2255 Great steak, seafood, wine list, and service. L’Espalier 774 Boylston St. 617-262-3023 Fine French dining and wines with a wonderful pre-fixe menu. No. 9 Park 9 Park St. 617-742-9991 Barbara Lynch’s bistro showcases inspired French and Italian influenced food and wine on Beacon Hill. Radius 85 High St. 617-426-1234 Features a modern French menu focusing on seasonal ingredients accompanied by a thoughtful wine list. Scampo The Liberty Hotel 215 Charles St. 617-536-2100 Lydia Shire’s latest restaurant, featuring Italian fare produced in an open kitchen upstairs at the Liberty Hotel.
Troquet 140 Boylston St. 617-695-9463 French restaurant and wine bar perched at the edge of the Boston Common and the theatre district. Via Matta 79 Park Plaza 617-422-0008 Elegant Italian fare and beautiful wines in a vibrant dining room - the best of Italy in Boston’s Back Bay creates an unforgettable experience.
MODERATE Aquitaine 569 Tremont Street 617-424-8577 Parisian bistro style fare. The Bristol Lounge at Four Seasons Hotel 200 Boylston St. 617-338-4400 Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served in an elegant yet comfortable lounge setting with views of the Boston Public Garden. East Ocean City 25-29 Beach St. 617-542-2504 Outstanding Chinese food restaurant highlighting seafood dishes with a fullservice bar. Lala Rokh on Beacon Hill 97 Mt. Vernon Street 617-720-5511 Authentic regional Persian cuisine, hand-selected wine list, knowledgeable waitstaff. McCormick and Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant 36 Columbus Ave 617-482-3999 Fresh seafood offerings that change daily.
Summer Shack 50 Dalton St. 617-867-9955 Jasper White serves well-executed seaside favorites in a casual Back Bay setting.
INEXPENSIVE Au Bon Pain 26 Park Plaza (across the street from Skinner) or 431 Boylston Street (at Berkeley Street) 617-338-8948 Casual café offers quick service. Davio’s To Go 10 St. James Galleria Atrium 617-357-4810 Casual Italian take-out lunch spot with daily special pastas, soups, and salads. Flash’s 310 Stuart St. 617-574-8888 American comfort food served with classic cocktails in a casual setting. Parish Café 361 Boylston St. 617-247-4777 American restaurant with seasonal outdoor seating features sandwiches created by renowned local chefs. Piattini 226 Newbury Street 617-536-2020 Italian wine bar with an eclectic menu; specializes in Italian-style tapas. The Upper Crust 20 Charles Street 617-723-9600 Gourmet thin crust pizza.
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