August Americana Sale 3121M
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August Americana
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Lot 669: Paint-decorated Poplar and Pine Dome-top Box, possibly Pennsylvania, early 19th century
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Table of Contents 1
Auction & Specialist Information
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Online Bidding
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Event Information
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Provenance
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Lots 500–920
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Conditions of Sale
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Absentee Bid Form
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Company Directors & Specialty Departments
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Administrative Staff & Client Services
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3120T August Americana online Sale Announcement
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Provenance The Collection of Robert Cooney, Fayetteville, New York, Lots 500-636
The Collection of Ronnie Newman, Saddle River, New Jersey, Lots 637-697
Mocha and Related Dipped Wares from the Collection of Jonathan Rickard, Lots 746-765
A Private Boston Collection
A Massachusetts Antiquarian
The Estate of Susan J. Lyman
Collections in Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Illinois, Florida, Alabama, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Minnesota, Colorado, California, and Washington
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The Collection of Robert Cooney Lots 500-636 500 Black-painted Windsor Fan-back Armchair, Nantucket, late 18th century, crest with carved scrolled ears, above turned stiles and outward-scrolling arms with knuckle handholds and shaped saddle seat, old black over earlier red paint, ht. 47 1/2, seat ht. 17 3/4 in. $3,000-5,000 501 Brown-painted Sack-back Windsor Chair, New England, late 18th century, with knuckle handholds and vase and ring turnings, ht. 37 1/4, seat ht. 18 in. $600-800
502 Blue-painted Fan-back Windsor Side Chair, New England, late 18th century, with shaped crest and carved seat on vase and ring turnings, pencil inscription on the bottom reads “J.W. Perkins/North Street/Georgetown,� ht. 35 1/2, seat ht. 17 1/4 in. $500-700 500
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503 Black-painted Comb-back Armchair, possibly New England, late 18th century, seven spindles above the bentwood backrest continuing to arms, carved seat and vase and ring turnings, ht. 45 1/2, seat ht. 18 in. $800-1,200
507 Three Delft Plates and a Punch Bowl, England and Europe, 18th century, two blue and white plates, a polychrome decorated plate, and a punch bowl with bird, flower, and lattice decoration, dia. to 10 1/8 in. $100-150
504 Black-painted Braced Bow-back Windsor Applied Armchair, possibly Massachusetts or Rhode Island, the beaded crest and arms on a carved saddle seat and bold vase and ring turnings, old surface, ht. 38, seat ht. 17 3/4 in. $700-900
508 Black-painted Bow-back Windsor Chair, possibly Rhode Island, late 18th century, beaded crest above shaped seat and vaseand ring-turned legs, (paint wear), ht. 38 3/4, seat ht. 18 in. $800-1,200
505 Black-painted and Gilt-striped Fan-back Windsor Side Chair, Connecticut, late 18th century, crest with shaped terminals, on turned stiles, carved saddle seat, and vaseand ring-turned legs and stretchers, ht. 38 1/2, seat ht. 17 3/4 in. $400-600
509 Painted Sack-back Windsor Rocking Chair, New England, late 18th century, with outwardcurving spindles, shaped handholds, carved seat, and original rockers, old surface, ht. 38 1/2, seat ht. 16 1/2 in. $500-700
506 Three Cobalt-decorated Westerwald Stoneware Items, Germany, 17th/18th century, a pitcher with floral design and pewter lid, a jug with floral design, and a crock with floral scroll decoration and two applied handles, ht. to 12 in. $300-500
510 Brass Dome-base Candlestick, Europe, 17th century, pierced candle socket on a knopped stem and broad base with molded foot, ht. 9 1/4 in. $300-500
511 Pair of Early Round-base Brass Candlesticks, probably Spain, late 18th century, with wide drip catches, urn sockets, and broad round bases, ht. 6 1/4 in. $400-600
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512 Pair of Brass Petal-base Candlesticks, England, third quarter 18th century, the sockets with petal drip catchers, on a stem with faceted baluster and disk knops, on a petal base, seamed construction, (solder repair to underside), ht. 9 1/2 in. $300-500 513 Pair of Brass Square-base Candlesticks, England, mid-18th century, seamed construction, the bases with concave corners, ht. 7 in. $200-400 514 Three Brass Petal-base Candlesticks, England, third quarter 19th century, seamed construction, ht. to 8 3/4 in. $300-500 515 Five Brass Candlesticks, England and Europe, 18th/19th century, three push-up, and two with round bases, ht. to 7 1/2 in. $200-400 516 Pewter Coffeepot, William Calder, Providence, Rhode Island, 1817-56, lighthouse form with scroll handle, curved spout, and urn finial on the hinged lid, the base marked “CALDER� in a sunken sawtooth cartouche, ht. 11 1/2 in. $300-500
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517 Pair of Small Brass and Iron Belted Ball-top Andirons and Two Ball-top Tools, early 19th century, with curled wrought iron feet, andirons ht. 13 1/2 in. $200-250 518 Pair of Urn-top Knifeblade Andirons, Tools, and a Stone Tool Stand, early 19th century, one of the andirons marked “I.C� on the brass plate above the legs, andirons ht. 22 1/2 in. $300-500 519 Small Brass and Iron Wirework Fire Fender, early 19th century, the wirework in gothic arches, ht. 9 1/4, wd. 42 in. $300-500
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520 Black-painted Oval-top Tea Table, New England, 18th century, elongated overhanging scrub top on straight beaded apron joining delicate tapering legs ending in pad feet with incised turnings, old paint over earlier green, ht. 28 1/2, wd. 35, dp. 22 in. $1,200-1,500 521 Serpentine-top Candlestand, New England, late 19th century, with vase- and ring-turned post, (repair), ht. 27 3/4, wd. 13 3/4, dp. 14 in. $300-500
522 Large Turned Burl Bowl, America, 19th century, ht. 5 3/4, dia. 16 1/2 in. $600-800 522
523 Two Blown Glass Bottles, 18th/19th century, a Dutch onion-form bottle, and a deep amber flask with applied handle, ht. to 7 1/2 in. $150-250 524 Hand Brush with Turned Handle, 19th century, the turned walnut handle mounted long bristles, lg. 18 in. $200-250 525 Ash Splint Potato Basket, late 19th century, hemispherical basket constructed of heavy splints with a bent wood handle, ht. 13 1/2, wd. 16 in. $300-500
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526 Brass Standish, England or Europe, late 18th century, the oval tray on four paw feet holding a sander, inkwell, and container with bell lid, single candle socket and card holder handle, wd. 7 1/2 in. $300-500
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527 Two Copper Hot Water Kettles, 19th century, with covers, ht. to 11, wd. to 12 1/2 in. $200-250 528 Wrought Iron and Brass Ladle, America, c. 1797, the brass ladle on a wrought iron handle, with lollipop hanging ring, marked “LM/1797,” lg. 22 5/8 in. $300-500 529 Four Cast Iron and One Wrought Iron Trivets, America, 19th century, the cast iron trivets with star-decorated round bodies, and a teardrop-shaped wrought iron trivet with handle and three feet, wd. to 11 3/4 in. $300-500 530 Cast Iron “1829” Trivet, 19th century, with round pierced body, the handle with cast date “1829” and pierced heart end, lg. 11 3/8 in. $300-500
531 Red-painted Queen Anne Drop-leaf Table, New England, late 18th century, rectangular drop leaves above a shaped and rolled apron joining cabriole legs ending in exaggerated pad feet, (minor insect evidence), ht. 29, wd. 42, dp. open 51 in. $1,200-1,500
532 Dark Red/brown-stained Slat-back Armchair, 18th century, the turned finials on sausage-turned stiles joining four arched slats, similarly turned handholds and arm supports, and rush seat above double-stretchers, ht. 45 3/4, seat ht. 15 in. $400-600 533 Large Native American Ash Splint Basket, late 19th/early 20th century, cylindrical basket with lid, the vertical splints and narrow horizontal splints painted red, the wide horizontal splints with blue and red stamped decoration, ht. 12, dia. 17 in. $300-500 534 American School, Early 19th Century Miniature Portrait of a Young Man Unsigned. Watercolor on ivory, 2 3/8 x 2 in., in a blackpainted pasteboard frame. Condition: No obvious damage or evidence of retouch. $300-500 535 American School, Early 19th Century Unfinished Miniature Portrait of a Lady Unsigned. Watercolor on ivory, 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in., in a black-painted frame with gilt liner. Condition: No obvious damage or retouch, not examined out of frame. $300-500
536 American School, Early 19th Century Portrait of a Man Seated at a Desk Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, 7 1/4 x 6 1/4 in., in a figured maple veneer frame with gilt liner. Condition: Minor toning. $500-700
537 British School, Early 19th Century A View of the English man of War the Poliphemus of 74 Guns Unsigned, titled in the image. Watercolor on laid paper, 5 x 7 in., in a gilt molded frame. Condition: Losses to edges of paper, abrasions and pigment loss, not examined out of frame. $800-1,200 538 American School, 19th Century Portrait of a United States Frigate Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, 12 1/4 x 16 in., in a gilt molded frame. Condition: Minor toning, spotting, and pigment loss. $600-800 539 Ship Portrait Painted Bellows, the front with painted image of a United States frigate, turned brass nozzle, lg. 18 in. $400-600
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540 Blue and White Transfer-decorated Covered Urn, 19th century, the urn with blue willow pattern decoration, on a square base, the lid with pomegranate finial, ht. 12 1/4 in. $300-350 541 Silkwork Picture of Two Women and a Cat, probably England, early 19th century, a rural scene with a finely dressed woman speaking to an older woman with a cat, modern eglomise mat, molded gilt-gesso frame, dia. 5 1/2 in. (sight). $300-500 542 Hollow-cut and Watercolor Silhouette of a Lady, New England, 19th century, the blue/ gray dress with white ruffle collar, in a gilt molded frame, ht. 3 1/2, wd. 2 1/2 in. (sight). $300-500 543 William James Hubbard (Virginia, 18071862) Pair of Silhouettes of a Man and a Woman Unsigned, with artist’s label on back board of the man. Hollow-cut silhouettes with gold highlights, 4 x 3 in., in figured maple veneer frames. Condition: Minor toning. $300-500
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544 American School, Early 19th Century Pair of Portraits of a Gentleman and a Lady with a Child Standing at Her Side Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, 6 3/4 x 5 3/4 in., in gilt molded frames. Condition: Paint losses, minor foxing. Provenance: The Paul and Margaret Weld Collection, Skinner, August 13, 2000, Lot 214. $400-600 545 William H. Townsend (Connecticut, 19th Century) Portrait of a Young Man in a Black Jacket Inscribed and dated “Painted By/Wm H. Towns/May 1842” on the back of the board. Oil on academy board, 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in., in a molded and gold-painted frame. Condition: Craquelure, small area of pigment loss l.r. $600-800
546 Three Oval Pantry Boxes, America, 19th century, with fingered seams, one with lid marked “BFH,” wd. to 6 in. $400-600
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547 Carved and Gilt Shell Decoration, Europe, 19th century, the deeply carved shell over a leaf and connecting “C” scrolls, ht. 9 3/4, wd. 15 3/4 in. $200-250
548 Early Brass and Lead Inkwell and Brass Tobacco Box, England and Europe, 18th century, the square inkwell with canted sides and brass top with engraved initials and date “TC/1765,” the Dutch tobacco box with engraved scene of lovers, wd. to 6 in. $200-250
549 Flintlock Tinder Lighter, Europe, late 18th/ early 19th century, steel lock mechanism on a walnut grip, unmarked, lg. 5 3/4 in. $200-400
550 Wrought Iron and Wood Candlestick and Turned Wood Whistle, 18th/19th century, the candlestick with turned base and adjustable spiral socket, the whistle with rosewood base, ht. to 9 in. $200-250
551 Miniature Black-painted Box with Five Turned Bone Bodkins, America, 19th century, the maple box with chamfered lid and molded base with bracket feet, the bodkins with turned design, wd. to 3 7/8 in. $200-250 552 Small White-painted Wall Cupboard, possibly New York, early 19th century, the shaped hanger above a paneled door opening to shelves, old surface, (imperfections including loss to hanger), overall ht. 25, wd. 16, dp. 6 1/2 in. $400-600 553 Painted Demilune Console Table, possibly New York State, early 19th century, the top with red wash above a yellow-painted straight apron joining boldly turned tapering legs, ht. 27 1/4, wd. 40, dp. 19 3/4 in. $700-900
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554 Scroll-frame Mirror, Pennsylvania, c. 1800, the glass surrounded by a molded liner, ht. 41 3/4 in. $300-500
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555 Red/brown-painted One-drawer Stand, New England, early 19th century, rectangular top above a straight skirt and square tapering legs, ht. 28, wd. 19 1/2, dp. 15 in. $300-500 563
556 Seven Miniature Pottery Items, 19th/20th century, three redware jugs, two redware handled bowls/mugs, a redware egg cup, and a stoneware covered jar, ht. to 3 3/8 in. $200-250
557 Paint-decorated Soap Hollow Blanket Chest, Pennsylvania, early 19th century, the hinged top with applied molded edge, above a dovetailed box on molded bracket base, allover bright red decoration, the moldings painted black and green, the bracket feet painted green, ht. 27, wd. 44, dp. 20 in. $2,000-3,000 558 Small Painted Cabinet, Pennsylvania, early 19th century, shaped back and sides above the rectangular top and case of cupboard doors, on demilune cutout ends, old dark painted surface, ht. 32 1/2, wd. 30, dp. 10 1/2 in. $600-800
559 Two Cobalt-decorated Stoneware Jars, Pennsylvania, 19th century, a tall ovoid jar and a straight-sided jar with floral cobalt decoration, ht. to 15 in. $300-500 560 Two Cobalt-decorated Stoneware Jars, Pennsylvania, 19th century, the smaller jar with the mark of Richard C. Remmey, Philadelphia, at the base; the larger unmarked, both with leafy cobalt decoration, ht. to 10 1/2 in. $200-250
561 Four-gallon Cobalt-decorated Stoneware Churn, Evan R. Jones, Pittston, Pennsylvania, c. 1875, tall ovoid form with applied lug handles, marked “EVAN R. JONES/ PITTSTON, PA/4� over a cobalt floral spray, ht. 17 1/4 in. $400-600 562 Red- and Black-painted Blanket Box, possibly New England, early 19th century, hinged top with applied molding opens above a dovetailed box, with applied base molding, ht. 19, wd. 38, dp. 18 3/4 in. $600-800
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569 Mustard Putty-painted Dome-top Box, America, mid-19th century, with stylized fan decoration, the lid with brass handle, ht. 5 1/4, wd. 10 1/4, dp. 5 1/2 in. $400-600
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570 Yellow-painted Box with Single Drawer, America, mid-19th century, the box with green leafy design on the top, front, and sides, opening to a paper-lined interior, above a single shallow drawer with turned knob pulls, on post feet, ht. 7, wd. 16, dp. 6 7/8 in. $400-600
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571 Green-painted Document Box, America, 19th century, the front initialed in yellow letters “E.A.C.,” brass handle on the lid, opening to a floral-printed glazed cotton cloth-lined interior, ht. 7 1/2, wd. 18, dp. 10 3/8 in. $400-600 572 Blue Putty-painted Box, America, mid-19th century, with stylized fan decoration, ht. 11, wd. 28, dp. 14 in. $400-600
563 Blue/green- and Salmon-painted Walnut Blanket Chest, Pennsylvania, late 18th century, hinged molded top above a well, on base of applied molding and ogee bracket feet, old surface, ht. 25, wd. 50 1/2, dp. 22 in. $700-900 564 Three Glazed Redware Vessels, New England, 19th century, a tall jar with rolled rim and mottled green glaze, an ovoid jar with green glaze and two handles, and an ovoid jar with orange glaze and two handles, ht. to 12 in. $300-500 565 Three Stoneware Jugs, late 18th/early 19th century, a gray jug with tooled rim and applied strap handle, a brown jug with narrow band collar and applied handle, and a brown jug with spout and applied strap handle, ht. to 7 3/4 in. $300-500
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566 Four-gallon Stoneware Jug, Lyman & Clark, Gardiner, Massachusetts, mid-19th century, tall ovoid form with wide band collar, applied strap handle, and decorated with a large red flower below the impressed mark “LYMAN & CLARK/GARDINER/4,” (imperfections), ht. 15 in. $600-800 567 Green-painted Pine Blanket Chest, New England, c. 1800, hinged top with applied molded edge above the nail-constructed box, applied molded lower edge, and cutout ends, old surface, ht. 25, wd. 39 1/2, dp. 17 1/2 in. $500-700 568 Red-painted Chest over Three Drawers, New England, early 19th century, the hinged top with cleated ends above a well and three long drawers below, shaped cutout ends, ht. 40, wd. 39, dp. 18 in. $600-800
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573 Putty-painted Dome-top Box, America, 19th century, russet putty paint over an ochre background, the ends with iron handles, opening to a blue paper-lined interior, the interior of the lid inscribed “Hannah/Lapham,” ht. 8 1/2, wd. 17 7/8, dp. 9 in. $300-500 574 Smoke-decorated Chamberstand, New England, early 19th century, gallery with shaped sides above the pierced top and medial shelf with drawer joining tapering posts and legs, (paint wear, imperfections), ht. 34 3/4, wd. 17, dp. 15 in. $300-500 575 Three Smoke-decorated Boxes, America, 19th century, a slide-lid box and two hinged lid boxes, wd. to 11 3/4 in. $400-600 576 Miniature Red-painted Blanket Chest, New England, early 19th century, with applied moldings and flaring French feet, old surface, ht. 12 1/2, wd. 19, dp. 10 1/4 in. $300-500
577 Penwork-decorated Tea Caddy, England, 19th century, the fruitwood veneer box with painted rose and fruit decoration with a finely rendered floral penwork border, on turned ball feet, ht. 5 3/8, wd. 8, dp. 5 in. $400-600 578 American School, 19th Century Portrait of a Young Lady Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 25 in., in a gilt molded frame. Condition: Laid down on Masonite, scattered retouch. $300-500 579 American School, 19th Century Portrait of a Boy with a Pop Gun Signed “M.D. Roux� l.r. Pastel on paper, 20 x 16 in., in a gilt molded frame. Condition: Crease, short tears, pigment loss. $600-800 580 Three Cobalt-decorated Stoneware Jugs, New York State, 19th century, tall ovoid forms with tooled rims, applied strap handles, and simple floral decoration, ht. to 15 in. $400-600
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581 Carved and Painted Rooster Figure, 19th century, the rooster with carved body and feather details, black-painted body with redpainted crest and waddle, iron wire legs on a turned wood base, ht. 5 1/2 in. $300-500
583 Red-painted Candlestand with Drawer, Connecticut, late 18th century, the rectangular top above a heavy cleat with two-way drawer, on an urn-turned post and tripod base of cabriole legs, old surface, ht. 26 1/4, wd. 16 1/2, dp. 14 3/4 in. $700-900
582 Pair of Light Green/gray-painted Rod-back Windsor Chairs, New England, early 19th century, original surface highlighted with red striping, ht. 35, seat ht. 17 in. $800-1,200
584 Set of Five Paint-decorated Dining Chairs, Pennsylvania, c. 1825-35, shaped crests above turned spindles and vasiform splats, allover light brown paint with polychrome fruits, flowers, striping, and bordering, ht. 32 3/4, seat ht. 16 3/4 in. $800-1,200
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585 Blue-painted Pine Dry Sink, early 19th century, the shaped back and sides above a well and two cupboard doors below, old surface, (paint wear), ht. 38, wd. 48, dp. 18 1/2 in, $700-900 586 Cherry Turned-leg Table, New England, early 19th century, the rectangular overhanging top with rounded corners on a straight skirt joining four heavy turned legs, ht. 28 1/2, wd. 48, dp. 34 1/2 in. $600-800 587 Walnut Stool, America, 19th century, the top with molded edges on two shaped and splayed legs, ht. 8 1/2, wd. 17 7/8, dp. 9 1/4 in. $200-250
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588 Five Painted Lidded Pails, 19th century, with wood or iron hoops, bentwood or iron bail handles, painted green, yellow, blue, and red, ht. to 14 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
589 Red-painted Cherry Tall Chest of Drawers, possibly Pennsylvania or Ohio, early 19th century, concave cornice above a mahogany veneer frieze and case of three thumbmolded short drawers and five graduated long drawers, paneled sides, on turned feet, old surface, (imperfections), ht. 66 1/2, wd. 42, dp. 20 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500
590 Red-painted Glazed Cupboard, possibly New England, early 19th century, upper section with cornice above two glazed doors, set into lower section of two short drawers and cupboard doors below, ht. 81 1/4, wd. 48 1/4, dp. 18 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500 591 Cherry Slant-lid Desk, Rhode Island, late 18th century, the thumb-molded lid opens to reveal a compartmented and multidrawer interior, above a case of four drawers and molded base with ogee bracket feet, brasses appear to be original, old refinish, (imperfections), ht. 42, wd. 38 1/2, dp. 20 1/2 in. $700-900
592 Grain-painted Pine Tall Clock, Riley Whiting, Winchester, Connecticut, c. 1820, hood with scrolled crest and three brass finials on plinths, above the tombstone-shaped glazed door and white-painted wooden dial lettered with the maker’s name, and 30-hour wooden works movement, case painted to simulate mahogany and bird’s-eye maple veneer, ht. with finial 88 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 593 Painted and Gilt-decorated Wooden Clock Face, decorated for Silas Hoadley, clockmaker, Plymouth, Connecticut, early 19th century, the crest decorated with a flowering vine on a fence with arched entry, inscribed “S. HOADLEY PLYMOUTH,” 15 3/4 x 12 in. Provenance: Skinner, August 14, 2010, Lot 831. $200-250 594 Federal Upholstered Sofa, probably Massachusetts, c. 1810, arched crest, bowed seat rail, and vase- and ring-turned arm supports and frontal legs, (some iron bracing to underside of legs), ht. 35, lg. 76 in. $800-1,200 595 Federal Red-painted Candlestand, New England, early 19th century, rectangular top with cut corners and chamfered underside, on a turned post and tripod cabriole leg base, ht. 28 1/2, wd. 20, dp. 15 3/4 in. $500-700
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596 Nine Turned Wood Items and a Painted Fish Decoy, America, late 19th/early 20th century, four covered boxes, two small goblets, and three butter molds; the greenand white-painted decoy with red-painted fins, dia. to 6 in. $200-250
597 Carved Picture Frame, late 19th/early 20th century, fruitwood with carved trees, reeded sides, and initials “BG,” ht. 10, wd. 7 1/2 in. $200-400
598 Chip-carved Watch Hutch Box and Slidelid Box, late 18th/19th century, the watch hutch with carved heart and pinwheel design and initialed on the front “IR,” the slide-lid box with diamond and quarter-fan design, the back carved “1782,” ht. to 5 5/8 in. $600-800 599 W.M. Fellowes (British, act. 1820-1833) Slade’s Famous Trotting Mare/Nettle the Cellebrated Badger Bitch Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 17 1/2 x 24 in., in a blackpainted frame with a gilt liner. Condition: Scattered small holes in canvas, abrasions/pigment loss l.l. Provenance: Christie’s South Kensington, November 18, 2004, Lot 12. $700-900
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600 Molded Copper Black Hawk Weathervane, New England, late 19th century, flattened fullbody horse with molded head, mane, and tail details, on a custom metal stand, lg. 26 in. $2,000-3,000 601 Gilt Molded Copper Eagle Weathervane, New England, late 19th century, full-body spreadwing eagle perched on a ball, with custom stand, wd. 19 in. $400-600 602 Copper Arrow Weathervane, New England, late 19th century, the arrow with molded feathers and cast iron point, on a custom metal stand, (regilded), wd. to 24 in. $400-600
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603 Carved and Painted Merganser Decoy, America, early 20th century, the slim body and pointed head with painted feather details, black bead eyes, lg. 23 1/4 in. $400-600
604 Watercolor Theorem on Paper, America, 19th century, depicting a pineapple, basket of fruit and an overturned bowl of nuts on a marble surface, (toning, spotting), ht. 18 1/4, wd. 24 1/4 in. $600-800 605 Printed Birth and Baptismal Fraktur, D.G. Peters, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, c. 1845, the printed German text block flanked by watercolor angels and birds with spreadwing eagle above, in original black-painted frame, ht. 15 1/2, wd. 13 in. $300-500
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606 Four Glazed Ceramic Carpet Balls, 19th century, with red, blue, or black line, checker, or dot and star patterns, dia. to 3 1/2 in. $200-250
607 Four Yellow-glazed Earthenware Table Items, England, 19th century, each decorated with rose and leaf design, including a pitcher, two teacups, and a molded plate, ht. to 5 1/2, dia. to 7 1/4 in. $300-500 608 Pearlware Punch Bowl, England, early 19th century, the rim with stylized grapevine pattern against a yellow background, floral spray in the bottom, ht. 4, dia. 10 1/8 in. $200-250
609 Pink Lustreware Jug, Yellow-glazed Jug, and a Pearlware Covered Jug, England, early 19th century, the lusterware jug with transfer-printed sailing ship and verse, ht. to 7 in. $200-250 610 Three Pieces of Yellow-glazed Earthenware, England, early 19th century, two molded jugs with drinking scenes or face, and a mug with rose and leaf pattern, ht. to 5 1/2 in. $200-250
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611 Three Blue and White Pearlware Table Items, England, early 19th century, a jug, small cream jug, and a punch bowl, all with chinoiserie design, ht. to 7 1/2, dia. to 7 in. $200-300
613 Molded Pearlware Platter, England, early 19th century, the rim with molded feather and floral pattern, the interior with blue-painted floral design, the back marked “18,� wd. 18 3/4 in. $200-300
615 Five Yellow-glazed Earthenware Table Items, England, early 19th century, comprising a small jug, two-handled goblet, two cups and a beaker, all with grape and leaf design, ht. to 5 in. $300-500
612 Pearlware Coffeepot and Quart Mug, England, early 19th century, both with floral decoration, (pot missing spout), ht. to 10 3/4 in. $200-250
614 Two Molded and Yellow-glazed Punch Bowls, England, early 19th century, decorated with lustre flowers and vines, (larger bowl repaired), ht. to 6, dia. 11 1/4 in. $200-250
616 Four London-form Yellow-glazed and Luster-decorated Earthenware Bowls, England, early 19th century, decorated with flower and leaf pattern, ht. 3 1/2, dia. 6 3/4 in. $300-500
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617 Carved and Painted Union Shield, America, 19th century, relief carved with thirteen stars, ht. 30 1/2, wd. 23 1/2 in. $600-800 618 “Progress” Eagle Penmanship Exercise, Charles Paxton Zaner, Columbus, Ohio, 1891, depicting a large eagle in flight above a “Progress” banner, signed “WITH A PEN C.P. ZANER, COLUMBUS, IO 1891,” ht. 19 1/2, wd. 25 in. Note: C.P. Zaner (1864-1918) was an accomplished penman who founded the Zanarian Art College in Columbus, Ohio, in 1888. $300-500
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619 Red, White, and Blue Wool Jacquard Coverlet, Emanuel Meily, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, 1834, floral pattern with bird and flower border, corner blocks “EMANUEL/MEILY/LEBANON/1834,” approx. lg. 100, wd. 74 in. $200-300 620 Red and Blue Woven Jacquard Coverlet, America, mid-19th century, with repeating geometric pattern, lg. 98, wd. 81 in. $200-300 621 Blue and White Woven Wool Coverlet, America, 1847, floral decoration with bird and building border, corners blocks “S. BALANTYNE/1847,” lg. 86, wd. 76 in. $200-300 622 Blue and White Woven Wool Coverlet, Martha Warner, 1843, floral pattern with eagle and tree border, corner blocks reading “MARTHA/ WARNER/1843,” approx. lg. 84, wd. 78 in. $200-300 623 Red, White, and Blue Tied Beiderwand Coverlet, I. Myer, Pennsylvania, 1838, tulip pattern, the border with repeating buildings, the corner blocks reading “PROPERTY/OF/ /1838/WOVE BY/I.MYER,” lg. 86, wd. 81 in.
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625 Carved and Polychrome Painted Dancing Black Man Figure, America, early 20th century, the articulated figure wearing a green jacket, yellow trousers, black shoes, and black hat, with custom metal stand, ht. 12 3/4 in. $800-1,200 626 Carved Cedar Bust of an African American, 20th century, with detailed facial and hair features, mounted on a black-stained mahogany base, ht. 12 1/2 in. $400-600 627 Carved and Painted Odd Fellows Torch, America, 19th century, the red- and goldpainted turned shaft with carved and goldpainted “flame” finial, lg. 32 3/4 in. $200-300
628 American School, 19th Century Classical Landscape Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 24 1/2 x 34 1/2 in., in a molded gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Relined, evidence of retouch in a tree, gesso losses to frame. $800-1,200
629 American School, 19th Century Tabletop Still Life with Pears, Watermelon, and Grapes Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 15 x 27 in., in a gilt molded frame. Condition: Retouch, pigment loss near corner l.l. Provenance: Skinner, January 12, 1997, Lot 186. $400-600 630 American School, 19th Century
633 Pair of Cast Iron Floral Fence Finials, late 19th/early 20th century, rose blossom rising from a round ball on a square base, with custom stands, ht. 12 in. $300-500 634 Red-painted Cast Iron “No. 3” Chatillon Dry Goods Scale with Original Cast Iron Weights, John Chatillon, New York, late 19th/ early 20th century, the scale with painted floral decoration, brass pan, and set of graduated weights from four pounds to 1/2 ounce, marked “CHATILLON/NEW YORK,” wd. 16 in. $300-500
Native American Encampment Along a River Unsigned. Oil on academy board, 18 1/2 x 24 1/2 in., in a mahogany veneer frame. Condition: Scattered minor retouch. $400-600
635 Three Brass, Iron, and Tin Kitchen Tools, America, 19th/early 20th century, a pierced brass skimmer with wrought iron handle, a tin dipper, and a tin basketball-form food mold, lg. to 23 5/8 in. $100-150
631 Carved and Pierced Polychrome Wood and Gesso Panel, 19th century, a crown at upper center surrounded by flowering and leafing vines, (losses, paint wear), 16 1/2 x 45 in. $300-500
636 White-painted Cast Iron Garden Settee, late 19th century, shaped crest, trapezoidal seat, and curving legs, (minor rust and signs of weathering), ht. 35 1/2, wd. 44, seat ht. 17 in. $400-600
632 Two-sided “TRACK 21” Sign, America, late 19th century, white-painted lettering in relief against a black-painted background, applied molding, ht. 9 3/4, wd. 37 3/4 in. $400-600
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637 Black-painted Stool with Lion Embroidered Cushion, America, 19th century, the lion embroidered on red felt cushion, splayed legs, ht. 12, wd. 12, wd. 10 1/2 in. $400-600
638 Oval Stool with Floral Needlework Top, America, 19th century, the cushion worked with a spray of roses with pinked leather edge secured with brass tacks, on a base with four turned and green painted legs, ht. 7, wd. 13, dp. 9 1/2 in. $400-600
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639 Floral Upholstered Stool with Tassels, America, 19th century, the oval top embroidered cornucopia of flowers, with red and white cords with red tassels on the side, on four turned and black-painted legs, the underside inscribed “Rachel W. Nickels,� ht. 7, wd. 13 1/4, dp. 10 in. $600-800
640 Floral Upholstered Stool, America, 19th century, oval top with embroidered flowers against a blue background, on four turned and splayed legs, ht. approx. 8 in. $200-250
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641 Rectangular Stool with Yarn-sewn Top, America, 19th century, the top with flowers against a blue background, on four turned and splayed legs, ht. 8 1/2, wd. 13 1/2, dp. 8 in. $200-250
642 Floral Upholstered Round Stool, America, 19th century, the round top with hooked floral cushion against a brown background, on four turned red-painted legs, ht. 9 1/2, dia. 12 in. $400-600
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643 Yarn-sewn Splay-leg Stool, America, 19th century, the yarn-sewn top with central floral scene within a looping blue border on a top with carved dot and line border, with four turned and splayed legs, ht. 8, wd. 12 1/2, dp. 8 3/4 in. $600-800
644 Green- and Yellow-painted Footstool, New England, 19th century, the top with yellow and red floral decoration, the sides with yellow swag decoration, splayed arched bootjack ends, ht. 5 1/4, wd. 9 7/8, dp. 5 1/4 in. $300-500
645 Yellow Paint-decorated Pine Stool, New England, 19th century, the front and back with green and red line border, splayed bootjack legs with painted star and tree design, ht. 7 1/2, wd. 13 3/4, dp. 7 in. $400-600 646 Oval Yellow-painted Maple Stool, New England, 19th century, the top with a spray of grapes and leaves within a green line border, on four turned and splayed legs with green ball feet, ht. 7, wd. 12, dp. 8 3/4 in. $300-500
647 Two Carved and Painted Footstools, New York or New England, 19th century, the red- and black-painted stool with reeded border, carved star and brass tack design, and shaped bootjack ends; and a greenpainted stool with yellow-painted drapery on the shaped skirts and splayed arched cutout ends, ht. to 8 3/4, wd. to 15 3/8 in. $600-800
648 Floral Embroidered and Yarn-sewn Mat, America, 19th century, embroidered floral sprays emanating from a pair of cornucopia against a blue yarn-sewn background, mounted, ht. 25, wd. 66 in. $6,000-8,000
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649 Yarn-sewn Landscape Mat, 19th century, border of red and a meandering flowering vine surrounding landscape with buildings, trees, and beasts, ht. 22, wd. 50 in. $3,000-5,000
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650 Yarn-sewn Landscape Mat, America, 19th century, the center depicting a yellow house with a red roof and a flower arbor, within a frame of flowers against a russet background, mounted, ht. 23, wd. 49 1/2 in. $2,000-4,000
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651 Yarn-sewn Rug with Basket of Flowers, America, 19th century, the central basket of flowers and rose and vine border against a blue background, mounted, ht. 23 1/2, wd. 44 in. $2,000-3,000
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652 Shirred Floral and Geometric Pattern Rug, America, c. 1820, the round central device with a pink flower surrounded by geometric forms, corner flowers, and geometric border, ht. 27, wd. 42 in. $2,000-4,000 653 Sewn and Clipped Wool Floral Mat, 19th century, raised border of patterned circles surrounding a sewn powder blue ground and raised cornucopia of flowers and overlapping oak leaves, ht. 20 1/2, wd. 37 in. $400-600
654 Sewn and Clipped Wool Floral Mat, 19th century, raised border of patterned circles surrounding a sewn powder blue ground and large floral and foliate arrangement, ht. 26, wd. 68 in. $800-1,200
655 Yarn-sewn Tiger Rug, 19th century, floral on black border surrounding a treed landscape centering a large tiger, ht. 34, wd. 70 in. $2,000-3,000
657 Shirred Floral Panel, America, 19th century, with central floral design against a brown background and black border, mounted, ht. 11, wd. 14 in. $300-500 658 Vase of Flowers Embroidered Mat, New England, 19th century, the octagonal mat with central red, white, and green vase sprouting flowers and leaves above a dog, rabbit, and bird, all within a floral border against a blue background, ht. 11 1/2, wd. 12 1/4 in. $300-500
656 Shirred Deer Rug, America, 19th century, the recumbent deer on a natural background with house, against an off-white field with dark green border, mounted, ht. 28, wd. 53 in. $3,000-5,000
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659 Folk Art “Monitor� Hooked Rug, late 19th century, dark border surrounding an image of the ironclad flying an oversized American flag, abstract floral spandrels, ht. 33, wd. 56 in. $2,000-4,000
660 Shirred Floral Rug, 19th century, multicolored floral border around a ground centering a compote of flowers and rose spandrels, ht. 35, wd. 55 in. $2,000-4,000 661 Yarn-sewn Rug, 19th century, elaborate floral and foliate border and beige ground centering thistles, cornucopia, and roses, (losses to dark pigmented yarns), ht. 33, wd. 64 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500
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662 Yarn-sewn Floral Mat, 19th century, scalloped border in blue and beige surrounding large flower blossoms, ht. 26, wd. 44 in. $1,000-1,500
663 Wool Applique Rug with Pineapples, late 19th/early 20th century, in maize yellow and shades of green and light brown on a dark ground, ht. 37, wd. 58 in. $1,500-2,500
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664 Embroidered Townscape and House Panel, America, late 19th century, depicting a variety of urban and rural buildings and houses, farm animals, carriage, and trolley against a damask background, mounted, ht. 22, wd. 57 in. $800-1,200
665 Applique Rug with Two Cats, America, 19th century, round rug composed of panels of gray, brown, and blue fabric with applique flowers, the central panel with a pair of cats on a platform flanked by leafy flowers, butterfly and bird, mounted, dia. 48 in. $1,200-1,500
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666 American School, 19th Century Locomotive and Port Scene, Possibly Boston Unsigned. Oil on panel, 18 x 24 in., in a rosewood veneer frame. Condition: Scattered small spots of retouch. $800-1,200
667 Miniature Polychrome Decorated Powder Blue-painted Six-board Chest, in the manner of Johannes Spitler, Shenandoah Valley, c. 1800, old surface, (base replaced), ht. 5 1/2, wd. 8, dp. 4 in. $2,000-4,000
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668 Paint-decorated Pine Box, probably New England, early 19th century, painted green with red and yellow diamonds, striping, and the initials “T.F.B.” flanked by carved reeded corners, ht. 4 1/2, wd. 9, dp. 5 in. $600-800
670 Yellow-painted and Red-stenciled Lift-top Box, New England, early 19th century, with a repeating pattern of houses, bordered by flowers and leaves, ht. 10 1/2, wd. 23 3/4, dp. 11 3/4 in. $800-1,200
672 Red-brown and Polychrome Decorated Pine Lift-top Box, New England or New York, c. 1830, bordered in blue and white centering a compote of fruit and flowers on the top, ht. 5 1/2, wd. 12, dp. 7 in. $1,200-1,500
669 Paint-decorated Poplar and Pine Dometop Box, possibly Pennsylvania, early 19th century, the cream, salmon, and blue surface with yellow and red squiggle borders, the front with fruit-laden trees, old surface, ht. 5 3/4, wd. 8 1/2, dp. 5 3/4 in. $800-1,200
671 Paint-decorated Box with Houses “E.B.T.,” New England, early 19th century, the top centering the initials “E.B.T.” within a yellowstriped rectangle, the front with two red houses, allover brown paint with red curlicues and yellow dots, ht. 13, wd. 33, dp. 14 in. $800-1,200
673 Paint-decorated Pine Dome-top Box, back with stenciled signature of Rufus Cole, New York, c. 1820-40, overall gray smalted ground with borders of triangles and sunbursts framing diamond-patterned hatching, (wear), ht. 11 3/4, wd. 26, dp. 13 in. $1,500-2,500
674 Paint-decorated Dome-top Box “L.C.,” possibly New York, c. 1828, painted redbrown overall with floral flanking panels, the facade centering the initials “L.C.,” ht. 13, wd. 27 1/2, dp. 15 in. $1,500-2,500 675 Paint-decorated Pine Box “H.T.,” New England, early 19th century, the yellow-painted surface with black bordering decorated with contrasting dotted lines to resemble stitching, lettered “H.T.” within a maroon cartouche at the front of the top, (losses, cracks in top), ht. 9 3/4, wd. 21 1/2, dp. 11 in. $1,000-1,500 676 Paint-decorated Poplar Box with Tacked Initials “DB.,” possibly New York, early 19th century, overall red ground decorated with patterns of black dots, “DB.” tacked in top within an oval, ht. 12 3/4, wd. 28, dp. 14 in. $400-600
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677 Small Yellow-painted Dome-top Box, possibly New England, early 19th century, with black-painted pinwheels on the top, sides, and front, lined with early wallpaper, ht. 3 3/4, wd. 8, dp. 4 in. $300-500 678 Paint-decorated Poplar Dome-top Box, probably Pennsylvania, early 19th century, with dark blue paint and stamped pattern, and gold powder-stenciled figures of a deer and a dog on the top, ht. 5 1/2, wd. 12, dp. 6 3/4 in. $300-500
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679 Paint-decorated Pine Box, Charlestown, Massachusetts, 1833, the top showing a brick meeting house or church, the front showing a fanciful building and house on a river, the sides with a landscape and buildings, the back showing “Prospect Hill.,” all on ball feet, ht. 5 1/4, wd. 10, dp. 8 in. Note: The interior has a handwritten label reading “Token this box was once a component part of the first Congregational Meeting House located on Town Hill. Built 1783 and taken down in 1833 Charlestown Octr. 25 1833,” ht. 5 1/4, wd. 10, dp. 8 in. $3,000-5,000
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680 Small Split-baluster Mirror, New England, c. 1830, the reverse-painted tablet showing a sailboat, ht. 20, wd. 10 1/2 in. $200-300 681 Small Mahogany Veneer Framed Picture Mirror, New England, c. 1830, the reversepainted tablet showing a steam-driven sidewheeler, ht. 20, wd. 10 1/2 in. $200-250
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684 Small Light Green/blue-painted Pine Blanket Box, New England, late 18th century, the hinged top with applied molded back edge above a nail-constructed box and molded base with vigorously shaped skirt, (paint wear), ht. 21, wd. 33 1/2, dp. 17 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500
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685 Red-painted and Black-dotted Child’s Blanket Box, early 19th century, the top with applied beaded edge opens above a deep well, all on turned feet, the surface painted with dots to emulate two side-by-side drawers, ht. 14, wd. 16, dp. 10 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500 686 Small Blue-painted Pine Six-board Chest, New England, late 18th/early 19th century, the hinged lid with applied molded edge above the nail-constructed box with till, on cutout front and ends, ht. 15 1/2, wd. 24 1/2, dp. 11 1/2 in. $800-1,200 687 Paint-decorated Chest over Two Drawers, New England, early 19th century, with bold decoration in yellow, red, and dark green, beaded top above a well with till, two drawers and cutout base below, (shrinkage crack in top), ht. 36 1/4, wd. 43 1/4, dp. 16 3/4 in. $800-1,200 688 Dark Red-painted Bucket Bench, New England, late 18th/early 19th century, the rectangular seat above two brackets with shaped fronts joined by an applied beaded skirt, ht. 20 1/4, lg. 74 in. $400-600
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682 Small Geometric Paint-decorated Blanket Chest, possibly New York or Pennsylvania, early 19th century, with applied moldings and short turned tapering legs, decorated in yellow, green, red, and black, the designs incorporating quarter-round, heart, and pinwheel elements, ht. 22 1/2, wd. 32, dp. 17 in. $3,000-5,000
683 Salmon Pink and Red-decorated Blanket Chest, New England, early 19th century, overall salmon ground with darker red feathering and “trees” centering a compasswork design in white striping, (losses to skirt, wear to top, hinges present but not attached), ht. 26 3/4, wd. 40 1/2, dp. 18 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000
689 Red/brown-painted Slat-back Armchair, possibly New Jersey, 18th century, the shaped slats joining turned styles, shaped arms with cylindrical handholds, and boldly turned arm supports continuing to legs and double stretchers, ht. 45 1/4, seat ht. 16 1/2 in. $600-800 690 Red-painted Cupboard, Hackensack, New Jersey, area, early 19th century, molded cornice above cupboard doors with reeded upper panels opening to shelves, all flanked by reeding and on turned feet, ht. 50 3/4, case wd. 40 1/4, case dp. 13 1/2 in. $1,200-1,800
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691 Green Paint-decorated Bamboo-turned Windsor Settee, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, early 19th century, with rectangular tablet, deep seat, and olive green paint striped and bordered in yellow, gray, and black, ht. 33 3/4, overall lg. 77 1/2, seat ht. 17 in. $1,500-2,500 692 Pair of Paint-decorated Bamboo-turned Tablet-back Windsor Side Chairs, possibly New England, c. 1810, yellow-painted overall, the tablets centering pots of flowers surrounded by abstract foliate designs, the stiles similarly decorated, the seats with subtle red and brown graining, ht. 35 1/2, seat ht. 17 1/4 in. $800-1,200 693 Black-painted and Gilt-decorated Braceback Fan-back Windsor Side Chair, late 18th century, with exaggerated crest above turned stiles and swelled spindles on shaped saddle seat and boldly turned legs, ht. 35 3/4, seat ht. 16 1/2 in. $800-1,200
694 Green-painted and Carved Classical Side Chair, early 19th century, the crest with foliate designs centering a Union shield, rush seat with gadrooned front edge, and turned and carved legs, ht. 33, seat ht. 18 in. $400-600
698 Turned and Blue-painted Candlestick, 18th century, straight candle socket with inverted baluster stem on a high domed base, ht. 8, dia. 5 3/8 in. $300-500
695 Green Paint-decorated Side Chair, probably Maryland, early 19th century, the rectangular tablet above turned stiles joined to the plank seat by shaped elements with applied concentrically turned bosses, the seats with rounded side and front rails, on turned legs, allover green surface with foliate and other designs in yellow and red, (paint wear), ht. 30, seat ht. 15 1/2 in. $400-600
699 Early Pine Lantern, America, 18th/early 19th century, wood body with wooden pin fasteners and beaded corners, four rectangular windows, one side with door hung on iron wire hinges, pierced pyramidal top with iron carrying loop, ht. 11, wd. 6, dp. 6 in. $800-1,200
696 Paint-decorated Child’s Rocking Chair, Pennsylvania, early 19th century, overall brown with elaborate bordering and striping in light green and yellow, with freehand-painted floral crest, ht. 20 3/4, seat ht. 9 1/2 in. $300-500 697 Small Red-painted Maple Stand, New England, early 19th century, rectangular top above a straight skirt and thumb-molded drawer joining square slightly tapering legs, old surface, (imperfections), ht. 28 1/2, wd. 16, dp. 12 1/4 in. $400-600
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700 Four Turned and Painted Pricket Candlesticks, early 19th century, tall candlesticks with flat tops and tin prickets on turned stems with central ball knop on flat bases with molded edge, ht. 15 3/4, dia. 4 1/2 in. Provenance: Grace Stammers, Berlin, Massachusetts. $1,500-2,500 701 Carved and Green-painted Box, c. 1801, the front with two carved pinwheels, the ends with the date “18” and “01,” ht. 5 3/4, wd. 13 3/4, dp. 8 3/4 in. $800-1,200
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702 United States Frigate Macedonian Carved Pantry Box, New London, Connecticut, c. 1813, oval box with lid carved “JANE JACKSON/USF/MACEDONIAN/NEW LONDON/AUGUST 21, 1813/GEORGE JACKSON,” ht. 2 7/8, wd. 6 3/8 in. Note: HMS Macedonian was captured by the USS United States on October 25, 1812. After the battle, the frigate was renamed the USS Macedonian, eventually being driven into the harbor at New London, Connecticut, on June 1, 1813. $800-1,200 703 Miniature Black-painted Six-board Chest, America, 19th century, nailed construction, with delicate boot jack ends and cleated lid, ht. 5, wd. 6, dp. 3 1/8 in. Provenance: Roger Bacon. $800-1,200 704 Carved Handled Burl Bowl, America, late 18th/early 19th century, the ovoid bowl with flat base and raised carved handles, ht. 4, lg. 11 3/4, wd. 10 1/4 in. Provenance: Roger Bacon. $800-1,200 705 Carved Queen Bee Box, 19th century, rectangular box with two glazed compartments, divided by a small sliding doorway, the side inscribed “C.D. DANIELS,” ht. 6 1/2 in. $300-500 706 Carved Slide-lid Box, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1844, lid with the United States flag and stars, one side with “MARYAE BARTLETT/BOSTON MSS/1844,” the other side a townscape, the bottom with sailing ship, lg. 6 1/2 in. $300-500 707 Carved Temporary Grave Marker, 1753, carved pine plank with circular top reading: “FRANCES/HANCE/DEPARTED/THIS/LIFS/ MAY/THE 20/1753,” ht. 41 3/4, wd. 6 1/2, dp. 2 in. Note: The Hance family settled in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. $800-1,200
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708 Early Joined and Paint-decorated Blanket Chest, possibly central Massachusetts, early 18th century, the thin molded hinged pine top lifts above a well with uncovered till, on the joined and paneled box and stile feet, remnants of old red and black paint with geometric designs in white on the front panels, the back panel inscribed “J.N. 1726,” (imperfections, repairs), ht. 26, wd. 45, dp. 19 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000
709 Turned Oak Great Chair, probably Massachusetts, late 17th century, complex turned finials above three spindles, turned arms, rush seat, and double stretchers, (restoration), ht. 45 1/4, seat ht. 16 1/2 in. $800-1,200 710 Early Silk Figural Needlework Picture, 17th century, depicting a nobleman flanked by two women with a town behind, within a floral border, black-painted molded frame, ht. 14, wd. 18 1/2 in. $600-800
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711 Red-painted Oak and Pine Table Box, early 18th century, the lid with incised zigzag carving, the front with concentric ring carving and chip-carved corners, replaced leather hinges, (imperfections), ht. 9 1/2, wd. 25 1/2, dp. 17 in. $800-1,200 722
712 Small Engraved Brass Snuff Box, Norwich, Connecticut, c. 1741, rectangular box with heart decoration on the front and lid, the lid engraved “NORWICH CT,” the front engraved “IP” in the hearts, the sides engraved “17” and “41,” ht. 1 3/8, lg. 3 1/8, dp. 1 1/8 in. $800-1,200 713 Wrought Iron Adjustable Candle Holder and Oil Lamp, 18th/early 19th century, with spring tensioner on a tapering iron shaft on a base of four legs with penny feet, ht. 52 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000
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714 Early Turned Screw-adjusting Two-light Candlestand, New England, late 18th century, the double candle arm on a screwcarved and turned post and platform issuing three turned splayed legs, old natural surface, ht. 43 in. $1,500-2,500
715 Crewel Embroidery Bed Valance, America, 18th century, decorated with polychrome worsted wool threads depicting an arched passage flanked by spiral columns, potted flowers, cornucopia, and floral vines against a quilted background, mounted for hanging, ht. 12, wd. 80 1/2 in. $800-1,000
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716 Pair of Brass Circular-base Candlesticks, England, 18th century, cylindrical stems with central band molding wide drip catcher on wide bases, the drip catcher of one engraved “Justice Room Guildhall,” ht. 9 in. $400-600 717 Two Early Brass Candlesticks, possibly Nurnberg, 17th century, with complex disk knops, wide drip catchers and wide bun bases with flaring foot, one marked “HB” on the edge of the foot, ht. to 9 in. $500-700
718 Two Brass Candlesticks, a Chamberstick, and a Pair of Snuffers, 17th to 19th century, a small capstan candlestick, a tall candlestick with urn knop, a chamberstick with brass dowsing cone, and a pair of brass snuffers with rectangular box, ht. to 11 in. $200-300
719 Small Chip-carved Burl Bowl, America, 1800, the exterior with carved hearts, stylized compass roses, and wavy decoration, hearts have carved names and initials, the base with names and carved date “1800,” ht. 2 1/4, dia. 3 1/2 in. $400-600
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720 Carved Burl Bowl, America, 18th/19th century, round form with high, arching sides, ht. 5, wd. 8 7/8 in. $600-800
721 Mustard-painted Bow-back Windsor Armchair, New England, early 19th century, the carved seat supported by vase- and ring-turned legs and turned stretchers, old mustard surface over older green and black paint, seat ht. 16, 1/2, overall ht. 36 in. $3,000-5,000
722 Flame-stitch Wall Pocket, America, 1780, zigzag stitching in shades of green, red, yellow, and blue, rectangular body with triangular crest with hanging loop, the front embroidered “HANNA BROWN 1780,” mounted for hanging, ht. 10, wd. 7 1/8 in. $2,000-2,500
723 Turned Maple and Iron Wire Chandelier, America, 19th century, the turned shaft with wrought iron hanging hook and ball bottom finial supporting five levels of wire branches with spiral candleholders, ht. 25, dia. 22 in. $1,500-3,000
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724 Red-painted Pine Oval-top Hutch Table, New England, early 19th century, the oval top on a frame of square posts with chamfered edges and a rectangular seat, wd. 64, seat ht. 15 in. $1,500-3,000 725 Carved Burl Bowl, America, 19th century, rectangular with rounded corners and handles on the ends, the exterior and interior painted gold, ht. 6, wd. 16 1/2, dp. 13 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500
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726 Blue-painted Niddy-noddy and Militia Canteen, America, 19th century, the first with carved ends, the canteen of cheesebox form with leather keepers, initialed “PC,” lg. to 18, dia. 6 1/4 in. $400-600 727 Wallpaper Covered Box, America, 19th century, the square dovetail box with lift-off lid and brass knob handle, the exterior with blue and white printed decoration, ht. 11 1/2, wd. 10 1/4, dp. 10 1/4 in. $400-600 728 Eighteen Paper Covered Boxes and Related Items, America, 19th century, the round, oval, and rectangular boxes covered with printed and solid papers, a red paper tray with shaped sides and a marbled base, wd. to 11 in. $800-1,200
729 Oyster White-painted Cupboard, America, 19th century, the tall case with two set-back paneled doors opening to three shelves, above a lower section with four drawers and a single cabinet opening to one shelf, ht. 86, 1/2, wd. 58 3/4, dp. 17 3/4 in. $2,000-4,000 730 Red-stained Messenger Box, America, 19th century, the dovetailed body with arched crest, the glass door with brass knob handle, opening to a white-painted interior, ht. 20, wd. 13, dp. 4 1/4 in. $600-800 729
731 Folk Art Hooked Rug, America, 19th century, hooked with heart, horse, and floral motifs, the center with “MAMMA,” mounted for hanging, ht. 16 3/4, wd. 37 in. $800-1,200
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732 Tiger Maple Carved Chest-on-Chest, Massachusetts or Southern New Hampshire, late 18th century, upper section with three thumbmolded short drawers above four long drawers, set into lower section with four long drawers above ogee bracket feet centering a shaped pendant, old brass pulls, old surface, ht. 75 1/4, case wd. 38 1/2, case dp. 18 1/4 in. $6,000-8,000 733 Five Maple Crook-back Leather Chairs, Massachusetts, c. 1730-50, shaped crests above blocked vase and ring turnings, tacked leather upholstery, ht. 41 1/4, seat ht. 16 3/4 in. $1,500-2,500 734 Three Maple Crook-back Leather Chairs, Massachusetts, c. 1730-50, shaped crests above blocked vase and ring turnings, tacked leather upholstery, ht. 40 1/2, seat ht. 17 1/2 in. $800-1,200
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735 Turned and Carved Queen Anne Armchair and Pair of Matching Side Chairs, probably Massachusetts, c. 1740-60, the shaped crests above block, vase, and ring turnings, shaped skirts, and pad feet, the armchair with shaped arms and spiral-carved handholds, ht. to 43 1/2, seat ht. 18 3/4 in. $2,000-3,000 736 Diminutive Walnut and Pine High Chest of Drawers, Massachusetts, c. 1730-50, beaded upper section with two short drawers and three long, set into lower section of three short drawers above a valanced skirt with rolled sides and cabriole legs ending in arris pad feet, ht. 61 1/2, case wd. 34, case dp. 18 1/4 in. $2,000-4,000
737 Carved Tiger Maple High Chest of Drawers, New England, mid-18th century, the molded cornice above a four-drawer upper section, set into a lower section with two drawers, the lower of which has a three-drawer facade centering a carved fan, on shaped skirt with turned pendants joining cabriole legs, replaced brasses, refinished, ht. 73, lower case wd. 39 3/4, lower case dp. 19 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000
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738 Queen Anne Walnut and Maple High Chest of Drawers, Massachusetts, c. 1740-60, complex cornice molding above a frieze drawer, and two-part case of nine thumbmolded drawers on cutout skirt and cabriole legs, brasses appear to be original, refinished, (imperfections including minor thumb-molding patches), ht. 69 1/4, lower case wd. 38 3/4, lower case dp. 20 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000
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739 Cherry and Figured Maple Shell-carved Scroll-top High Chest, Connecticut, mid18th century, the top section with central shaped plinth and three turned finials, three short and four long drawers, set into a lower section of long drawer and three short drawers, the central short drawer in each section carved with a large fan above a smaller one, all on a shaped skirt with turned pendants joining scroll-carved cabriole legs ending in pad feet, brass pulls appear to be original, refinished, ht. 87, lower case wd. 37 1/4, dp. 20 1/2 in. $4,000-6,000 741
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740 Carved Cherry Chest-on-Chest, Connecticut, late 18th century, the scrolled top above a thumb-molded central fan-carved drawer, two short drawers, and four graduated drawers, set into the lower section of three long graduated drawers on bracket base, replaced brasses and finials, refinished, ht. to top of scroll 79, lower case wd. 38, lower case dp. 18 1/2 in. $2,000-2,500
741 Large Ann Plato Needlework Picture of a House, Garden, and Flowers, Hartford, Connecticut, c. 1830-40, depicting a central white clapboard two-story house with flower garden and picket fence in the front below stitched “A I Plato,” flanked by large potted flowers and a cornucopia of flowers, some flowers and elements stitched in white silk and colored with pigment, original frame with later eglomise mat marked “A I Plato,” ht. 17, wd. 33 in. (sight). Note: Ann Plato was born to an African American mother and Native American father c. 1824. Her mother was a seamstress and her father was a farmer. In 1841 she published her only-known work Essays: Including Biographies and Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose and Poetry. She taught at the Free African Schools in the Zion Methodist Episcopal Church until 1847. Her date of death is unknown; evidence suggests that she may have moved to Iowa later in life. $3,000-5,000
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742 Carved Mahogany Dressing Table, eastern Massachusetts, c. 1760-80, the molded overhanging top with shaped corners above a case of one long drawer above three short drawers, the central drawer carved with a fan, above a shaped and scroll-carved skirt joining four cabriole legs ending in claw-and-ball feet, replaced brasses, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 31 1/2, top wd. 38 1/4, case wd. 32 1/4, top dp. 22, case dp. 19 in.
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Provenance: John Walton Inc.; Lincoln & Jean Sander, American Antiques, Redding, Connecticut, 1993. $2,500-3,500
746 Pearlware Shouldered Slip-decorated Jug, attributed to Enoch Wood, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, c. 1820, banded in black and rust slips with cat’s-eyes in blue, white, and rust slip together with white slip wavy bands and dots, extruded handle with foliate terminals, ht. 7 in.
743 Pair of Needlework Samplers by Nancy Adams and Betsey Adams, New England, 1818, the very similar works depict a twostory house with pine trees on a green lawn with black and white birds in the sky, within a floral vine border, one signed “Nancy Adams 1818” the other signed “Betsey Adams 1818,” ht. 7, wd. 8 in. $3,000-5,000 744 Watercolor Tracy Family Register, Almira Edson, Vermont, early 19th century, family names and key dates inscribed above a pair of willow-draped monuments, within a frame of green drapery flanked by columns decorated with leafy rose vines, in a gilt frame, with several pages of John Tracy calligraphy exercises, and printed Calvin and Sarah Tracy record, ht. 17 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (sight). $800-1,200
Pair of Watercolor Pictures of the Tomb of Washington and Niagara Falls One inscribed “Julia E. Finch” below the image. Watercolor on paper, 8 1/4 x 12 1/2 in., in grain-painted frames. Condition: Very minor toning, light spotting. $400-600
Provenance: Howard Richmond. Note: Jonathan Rickard considers this to be one of the best graphically decorated jugs he has ever owned. $1,500-2,500
747 Slip-decorated Pearlware Pitcher and Bowl Set, England, c. 1830, gray/green slip field decorated with stamped white slip interlocking ovals and looping earthworm in blue, black, and white, basin exterior with multiple blue bands, ht. to 10 1/4, dia. 13 3/8 in. Provenance: Bill Lewan, Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire. $1,500-2,500
748 Pearlware Slip-decorated Quart Mug, England, c. 1810-40, with wavy brown slip bands above white and black looping earthworm decoration on a broad field of brown slip, bordered by bands of black slip, molded protruding foot, and handle with foliate terminals, ht. 6 in. $700-900
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749 Pearlware Slip-banded Pint Mug, England, c. 1820-40, with blue, gray, and black bands decorated with white slip “twigs” and a wavy trail, molded foot, extruded handle with foliate terminals, ht. 4 3/4 in. $300-500
752 Creamware Slip-marbled Pint Mug, England, c. 1800, the rim with green-glazed reeding between narrow bands of black slip, extruded handle with delicate green-glazed foliate terminals, ht. 4 1/2 in. $300-500
750 Pearlware Mocha-decorated Quart Mug, England, c. 1810-30, the body with a mocha “tree” decoration on a broad field of taupe slip bordered by black slip bands, and greenglazed rouletting, molded foot, extruded handle with foliate terminals, ht. 5 3/4 in. $400-600
753 Creamware Coffeepot and Cover, England, c. 1790, the body decorated with a field of colored slip shavings, inlaid engine-turned checkering, and engine-turned vertical ribs, molded spout and extruded handle with leaf terminals, the lid with acorn knop, ht. 10 1/4 in.
751 Creamware Slip-marbled Teapot and Cover, England, c. 1780, brown, black, and white slip body with green-glazed reeded bands, molded spout, extruded handle, the lid with lemon-shaped knop incorporating a vent, ht. 4 3/4 in. $1,000-1,500
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754 Diminutive Creamware Cream Pitcher, England, c. 1790, the body decorated with a field of slip shavings and engine-turned checkering with black slip inlay, above engineturned vertical ribs, extruded handle, ht. 4 1/2 in. $400-600 755 Pearlware Barrel-form Slip-banded Jug, England, c. 1820, decorated with bands of blue, rust, ochre, and taupe slip with cat’seyes on ochre ground and groups of twelve mini cat’s-eyes on taupe, as well as greenglazed bands of reeding, the handle with foliate terminals, ht. 7 in. $600-800 756 Pearlware Mocha-decorated Quart Mug, England, c. 1790, mocha “tree” and “underbrush” decoration on a broad field of orange slip, bordered by narrow bands of black slip and green-glazed reeding, extruded handle with foliate terminals, ht. 5 1/2 in. $400-600
757 Whiteware Barrel-form Slip-banded Jug, England, c. 1840, decorated with bands of blue and black slip, handle with foliate terminals, ht. 7 1/4 in. $500-700 758 Slip-decorated and Rouletted Quart Mug, England, c. 1810, the body with black slipfilled rouletting, bands of black slip, and greenglazed reeding, molded foot, extruded handle with foliate terminals, ht. 5 3/4 in. $300-500 759 Mocha-decorated Pint Mug, England, c. 1800-40, banded in black and gray slips with black mocha “trees,” molded foot, extruded handle with foliate terminals, ht. 5 in. $300-500 760 Yellowware Mocha-decorated Pint Mug and Cover, England, c. 1830, the body decorated with stamped linear flower decoration using “mocha tea” on a field of white slip with narrow blue slip edge banding, the lid with button knop, extruded handle with foliate terminals, ht. 4 3/4 in. $200-300 761 Pearlware Slip-banded Milk Jug, England, c. 1790, banded with black slip and decorated with bands of tan slip-filled checkered rouletting and vertical engine-turned ribs, extruded handle with foliate terminal at bottom, ht. 5 3/4 in. $300-500 762 Slip-banded Shouldered Jug, England, c. 1860, decorated with blued slip bands bracketing a field of taupe slip, the front with printed inscription within an oblong frame reading “HENRY GALE/BOTTLESFORD,” extruded handle with foliate terminals, ht. 6 1/8 in. Note: Henry Gale was a publican in Bottlesford, England. $300-500 763 Pearlware Loving Cup, England, c. 1800, decorated with blue/gray slip with engineturned vertical fluting, opposing extruded handles with ornate terminals, ht. 6 1/2 in. $300-500
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764 Yellow Body Slip-decorated Chamber Pot, possibly Lewis Pottery, Louisville, Kentucky, c. 1840, with brown slip annular bands, dots, and wavy trailings, extruded handle, ht. 5 1/8, dia. 9 1/4 in. $300-500 765 Small Pearlware Slip-decorated Jug, England, c. 1830, cylindrical body with white, black, and blue overlapping cat’s-eyes on a broad field of yellow slip, bordered by two narrow black slip bands, molded foot, extruded handle with foliate terminals, ht. 3 7/8 in. $200-300
766 Pearlware Slip-decorated Quart Mug, England, c. 1820-40, brown slip twigs inside taupe bands with brown and blue cat’s-eyes, bordered by bands of brown slip and a greenglazed rouletted band at the rim, molded foot, extruded handle with foliate terminals, ht. 5 1/2 in. Provenance: Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Blum, April 18, 1998. $400-600
767 Edward Greene Malbone (Rhode Island, 1777-1807) Miniature Portrait of John Waters Unsigned. Watercolor on ivory, 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in., in an ebonized frame with gilt liner. Condition: Minor soiling at left edge, not examined out of frame. Provenance: Catherine Waters Faucon, Milton, Massachusetts; Mrs. J. Mott Hallowell, Wianno, Massachusetts. Note: Prior to research uncovered by Catherine Waters Faucon and Ruel Pardee Tolman, this miniature was believed to be of John Water’s father, Colonel Josiah Waters Jr. Tolman notes in his work that Malbone’s account book documents the painting of John Water’s portrait in Charleston, South Carolina, for the price of $50. Literature: Illustrated and discussed in Ruel Pardee Tolman, The Life and Works of Edward Greene Malbone, 1777-1807 (The NewYork Historical Society, 1958); New England Miniatures, 1750 to 1850 (Museum of Fine Art, Boston, 1957), Checklist of Miniatures, p. xxii; and The Magazine Antiques, April 1933, p. 131, where it is described as a portrait of Colonel Josiah Waters Jr. $10,000-15,000
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768 Edward Green Malbone (Rhode Island, 1777-1807) Pair of Miniature Portraits of Aleph and Francis Brinley Unsigned. Watercolor on ivory, 3 5/8 x 3 in., in lacquered frames. Condition: Abrasions and pigment loss in the background of the image of the man. $3,000-5,000
769 Attributed to James Sharples Sr. (Pennsylvania/New York/England, 1751/52-1811) Profile Portrait of John Quincy Adams Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, 8 x 6 in., in a molded oval frame. Condition: Minor soiling. Provenance: The estate of Susan J. Lyman. $3,000-5,000 770 American School, Early 19th Century
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Miniature Portrait of Mary Anne Hyde Unsigned, inscribed “Mary Anne Hyde/ Taken February 1829/Two years & a half old” on the back of the image and on the backing board. Watercolor on paper, 8 3/4 x 7 1/4 in., in a molded ebonized frame with gilt liner. Condition: Minor toning, light foxing. $400-600 771 American School, Early 19th Century Portrait Miniature of a Woman in Black Dress, Coral Beads, and a Long Chain Unsigned. Watercolor on ivory, 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in., in a black lacquer frame. Condition: Very minor imperfections. $800-1,200 772 American School, Early 19th Century Portrait of a Boy Carrying a Folio Unsigned. Oil on panel, 11 x 8 3/4 in., in a giltwood frame with applied gilt-gesso corners. Condition: Very minor paint losses, two minor spots of retouch. $800-1,200
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773 Amethyst Pressed Glass Four-printie Block and Monument Base Lamp, Boston & Sandwich Glass Company, Sandwich, Massachusetts, c. 1840-1865, with metal burner collar at top, ht. 12 1/4 in. $2,000-3,000 774 Pair of Cranberry and Crystal Girandoles, 19th century, faceted columns over double candle arms, cranberry globe and brass column on a square marble base, ht. 30 1/2, wd. 20 in. $1,000-1,500 775 Group of Small Blown and Molded Glass Objects, 19th century, three cobalt pitchers, a light green glass pitcher, a colorless glass pitcher, a colorless glass bud vase, a cobalt top hat, two amethyst inkwells, and a green inkwell, ht. to 3 1/4 in. $800-1,200 776 Rockingham-glazed Cow-form Spill Holder, America, early 19th century, with green-glazed tufts of grass, (one ear missing), ht. 7 1/4, wd. 9 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500 777 Carved Mahogany Piecrust Table, Philadelphia area, c. 1750-75, the top on a birdcage support above a turned post with suppressed ball and tripod base with carved knees ending in claw-and-ball feet, ht. 27 1/2, dia. 22 in. Provenance: Robert O. Stuart, Limington, Maine, purchased in 1991. $800-1,200 778 Walnut Carved Slant-lid Desk, possibly North Carolina, early 19th century, the thumb-molded lid opens to an interior of valanced compartments, shaped drawers, and document drawers flanking a concave carved prospect panel, above a case of two short drawers flanking the top drawer and three drawers below, with reeded lambrequin corners and ogee bracket feet, brasses appear to be original, old surface, ht. 43, wd. 42 1/2, dp. 19 1/2 in. Note: The date “June 12th 1819” is written in pen on the side of each document drawer, and the “price $28.50” on one of them. According to family history, this desk has its origins in Charlotte, North Carolina. $1,000-1,500
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779 Black-painted Armchair, French Canada, late 18th century, three shaped slats joining delicately turned stiles, shaped arms continuing to turned supports, on splint seat and turned stretcher base, old worn black paint over earlier blue, (imperfections), ht. 39, seat ht. 16 in. $400-600
780 Grain-painted Apothecary Cabinet, Chester, Vermont, mid-19th century, top with stepped shelving, above four rows of six drawers, and large compartment with hinged lift-up lid/writing surface below, on cutout sides, original surface, backboards inscribed “A.R. Edson/Chester, Vt.,” ht. 76 1/2, wd. 55, dp. 17 1/2 in. Provenance: According to research done by and information given to the consignor, “[the cabinet] passed down from P’tolemy O’Meara Edson, 18331928, of Chester, Vermont.” P’tolemy was Assistant Surgeon General in the 1st Vermont Calvary-Army of the Potomac in December 1861. P’tolemy Edson also had a son named P’tolemy, who moved to Roxbury, Massachusetts, in 1866, after the Civil War. In doing research, the consignor found a “Dr. A.R. Edson, (b. 1827-d. 1872),” who practiced medicine in Greenwood, New York and was a member of the “Eclectic Medical Society & the National Eclectic Medical Association,” as found in the Eclectic Medical Journal, 1874, p. 146. $8,000-12,000 780
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781 Blue-painted Pine Paneled Cupboard, New England, late 18th century, molded cornice above the case of two double-paneled cupboard doors opening to shelves, shaped base, original paint, (wear), ht. 64, wd. 45 1/2, dp. 16 3/4 in. $3,000-5,000 782 Smoke-painted Pine Chest over Two Drawers, probably Pennsylvania, c. 1825-30, with lift top and turned feet, original turned wooden pulls, original ochre and black paint, ht. 44, wd. 40 1/2, dp. 17 1/2 in. $400-600 783 Red-painted, Turned-leg, Scrub-top Tavern Table with Drawer, New England, 18th century, overhanging breadboard-end top above a thumb-molded drawer, straight skirt, and square stretchers, old surface, ht. 28, wd. 46 1/4, dp. 26 1/2 in. Provenance: A Cornwall, Connecticut, collector. $1,500-2,500
784 Paint-decorated Dower Chest for Jacob Desch, eastern Pennsylvania, 1785, top with applied molded edge opens above a dovetailconstructed box with till, above three thumbmolded short drawers and bracket base with center foot, painted blue with salmonpainted moldings, designs of trefoils in white surrounded by tulip blossoms and inscribed along the top of the front panel “17 JACOB DESCH 85,” ht. 28, wd. 51 1/2, dp. 23 1/2 in.
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786 Jacob Maentel (Pennsylvania/Maryland/ Indiana/Germany, 1763-1863) Portrait of Mary McKeehen Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in., in a black-painted frame. Condition: Paper toned, not examined out of frame. Note: According to typed note, McKeehen was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1782. $1,000-2,000 788
787 Painted Clothes Cupboard, northern Europe, early 19th century, molded cornice above a door, all on cutout base, painted overall in light blue-green with faux panels in white and salmon with urns, birds, and flowers, the frieze inscribed “18 H.C.R. 04.,� ht. 73, case wd. 40, case dp. 18, cornice wd. 48 1/2, cornice dp. 22 1/2 in. $2,000-4,000
788 Paint-decorated Poplar Six-board Chest, possibly Schoharie County, New York, early 19th century, the molded top with applied cleats to underside painted black with red and white vine border and central foliate spray, opens above a cream-painted dovetailed box with flowering vine border and a central tree, on a dark red-painted molded bracket base, ht. 21 1/2, wd. 42 1/4, dp. 18 1/2 in. $4,000-6,000
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789 Light Green/blue-painted Apothecary Cupboard, New England, early 19th century, the rectangular top with molded front edge above two double-paneled doors opening to a red and green-painted interior of thirty drawers with wooden pulls, on cutout bracket base, (base restored), ht. 61 1/2, wd. 47 1/2, dp. 18 1/2 in. $4,000-6,000
790 Yellow-painted Dressing Table, Maine, early 19th century, scrolled backboard above a rectangular top with quarter-round molded edge and straight skirt joining tapering legs, original yellow paint with green and black bordering and striping and freehand- and stencil-painted foliate designs, ht. 34 1/4, wd. 31 1/2, dp. 16 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000
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791 Yellow-painted Washstand, Maine, early 19th century, scrolled back and sides above bow-fronted top shelf, above shaped sides and lower shelf with drawer on turned feet, original yellow paint with maroon striping and detail, red lattice on upper shelf edges, and foliate motifs, ht. 37 1/2, wd. 17 1/2, dp. 16 in. $1,000-1,500 792 Red-painted Turned and Carved Maple Bed, early 19th century, the reeded swelled footposts continue to ring-turned urns, joined to the chamfered headposts and shaped headboard by rails and a tester, ht. 83 in. $1,500-2,500 793 Black-painted Braced-back Windsor Continuous Armchair, marked “I. SPROSON” for John Sprosen, New York/Philadelphia, late 18th century, old black paint over earlier light green, ht. 36, seat ht. 17 3/4 in. $800-1,200
794 Black-painted Sack-back Windsor Chair, New England, late 18th century, with doubleswelled lower spindles, old worn black-painted surface, ht. 34 1/2, seat ht. 17 in. $400-600 795 Fine Polychrome Double-sided Parcheesi/ Checkers Board, America, 19th century, the quadrants and center “Home” block with yellow scrollwork decoration, red, green, and yellow playing surface all bordered with red and green stylized vine and berry border, the checkerboard side with green and yellow playing surface within a round flower and leaf stencil border, and red scrollwork against a deep red background, ht. 23 1/2, wd. 24 in. $15,000-25,000
796 Paint-decorated Checkers/Parcheesi Game Board, America, late 19th century, square double-sided painted panel with applied mitered molding, one side painted with a checkers game with a border of colored-segmented lines, and surrounded by colorful diamond chains on a creamy white ground, the reverse painted with a Parcheesi game with polychrome five-point stars in the corners, ht. 16 1/2, wd. 16 1/4 in. Provenance: America Hurrah, purchased in 1989; Skinner, October 27, 2013, Lot 18. $3,000-5,000
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797 Paint-decorated Parcheesi Game Board, late 19th/early 20th century, the playing surface with scribed lines separating white, black, red, and yellow rectangles, circles, and stars, in a custom frame, ht. 24, wd. 24 in. Provenance: Steven Score. $8,000-12,000
798 Double-sided Polychrome Painted Game Board, 19th century, the Parcheesi playing surface with incised lines separating brightly painted stars, circles, and rectangles, the checkers playing surface with red and black squares, mounted in a custom frame, ht. 20, wd. 18 1/2 in. $6,000-8,000 799 Painted Parcheesi Game Board, America, late 19th century, the board with pink, black, brown, and green playing surface, the back with scribed checkerboard, ht. 19, wd. 24 3/4 in. $1,500-2,500
800 Painted Checkerboard, late 19th century, playing surface in black and gold with red border and gilt spandrels and striping, ht. 16 3/4, wd. 16 1/2 in. $800-1,200 801 Painted Double-sided Game Board, America, late 19th century, applied black painted edge surrounding a playing surface in red and green outlined in yellow with black, yellow, and red pinstriping, the other side decorated in the same palette, (craquelure throughout, some wear), with an associated set of carved chess pieces, 17 1/2 x 17 1/2, pieces ht. to 2 1/2 in. $800-1,200 796
802 Red- and Black-painted Double-sided Baseball Game Board, America, late 19th century, one side representing a minimalist baseball diamond with black bases and pitcher’s mound and incised lines on an orange/red ground, the other side with a checkerboard, 14 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. Provenance: Tim and Charline Chambers, Sikeston, Missouri, to a private Massachusetts collection. Literature: Baseball for Everyone: 150 Years of America’s Game, by Janet Wyman Coleman, illustrated. Exhibitions: The Perfect Game: America Looks at Baseball, American Folk Art Museum, 2003-04, and referenced in the exhibition catalog, p. 119. Note: This board dates to the late 19th century, and as such is an early representation of the game of baseball. $1,500-2,500
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803 Large Paint-decorated Double-sided Game Board, possibly Canada, 19th century, front with checkerboard in black and delineated in blue lines, the extreme edges with applied printed numbers, and rectangular reserves painted with flourishes, the back with simple Parcheesi board outlined in brown, ht. 32, wd. 20 3/4 in. Provenance: A Cornwall, Connecticut, collector. $1,500-2,500 804 Painted Double-sided Game Board in White, Green, and Maroon, late 19th/early 20th century, on early composite board, one side with Parcheesi and compasswork corners, the other with a checkerboard, ht. 19, wd. 19 in. $600-800
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805 Small Yellow-, Red-, and Black-painted Wheel of Chance, “Mf’d by HC EVANS,” late 19th century, with numbers 1 to 16 in black, and pierced six-spoke mostly yellow body with metal hub, dia. 20 1/2 in. $600-800
808 Yellow-stained Shaker “Button” Box, 19th century, oval with fingered seam and copper tacks, the lid with label reading “Buttons,” ht. 2 1/8, wd. 5 1/4 in. $1,200-1,500
806 Black-painted and Mother-of-pearl-inlaid Walnut Game Board, probably New England, c. 1900, the fantastical coiled serpent with open mouth and painted eye, and two inlaid hearts in opposing corners, 15 1/2 x 22 in.
809 Blue-painted Oval Shaker Pantry Box, 19th century, with fingered seam secured with copper tacks, ht. 2 1/2, wd. 6 1/2 in. $1,200-1,500
Provenance: A private Massachusetts collection. $1,500-2,500
807 Large Polychrome Paint-decorated Bingo Calling Board, America, first third 20th century, the grain-painted frame surrounding porcelain bulb sockets indicating the balls in play, all centering a brick red star within a mitered frame painted in mustard, orange, salmon, and red delineated with black pinstriping, 48 x 48 in.
810 Large Oval Shaker Pantry Box, 19th century, natural color with finger construction secured by copper tacks, ht. 6 3/8, wd. 15 in. $1,200-1,500
811 Large Shaker Bittersweet-painted Box, 19th century, round with straight seam and reinforced rim, secured with copper tacks, ht. 5, dia. 11 3/8 in. $1,500-2,500
Provenance: A private Massachusetts collection. $8,000-12,000
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812 Shaker Yellow-painted Pantry Box, 19th century, lg. 10 1/4 in. $1,200-1,500
813 Carved and Polychrome Painted Slidelid Box, northern New England or possibly southern Quebec, early 19th century, with one canted end, the lid decorated with a stylized bladder campion flower with five angular “teeth” at the top and green and red dots above a red and orange arch of semi-circles, dots, and triangles, all flanked by red and yellow diamonds, against a yellow field, the sides with red and yellow geometric patterns and a central starburst against a dark blue field, the ends with geometric patterning, ht. 5, lg. 11 3/4, wd. 6 1/8 in. Provenance: Collected near the North Carolina/Georgia border. Note: At least one similarly carved and painted box is reported with a provenance to Philipsburg, Quebec. $10,000-15,000
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814 Gray-painted Oval Pantry Box, 19th century, with fingered seam secured by copper tacks, ht. 3 1/2, wd. 9 in. Provenance: The estate of Susan J. Lyman. $300-500 815 Three Round Pantry Boxes, America, 19th century, a gray-painted box, a green-painted box, and a plain box with carved rosettes on top and bottom, each with straight seam, ht. to 6, dia. to 10 1/2 in. $300-500
816 Stack of Five Native American Polychrome and Stamp-decorated Splint Baskets, late 19th century, four covered, the smallest open and with two bentwood handles. $800-1,200
818 Pair of Full-length Silhouettes of Children, America, early 19th century, one holding a riding crop, the other a small bouquet, with watercolor highlights, each 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (sight), in gilt frames. $600-800
817 Paint-decorated Dome-top Box, probably Massachusetts, early 19th century, the top and facade with foliate and floral borders in red, green, and yellow, on a black ground, (overall minor paint wear, repaired crack in top), ht. 10 1/2, wd. 22, dp. 12 in. $400-600
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819 Pieced Silk Quilt, reportedly made by Blanche Bradford (b. 1862), Winslow, Wisconsin, c. 1880-1900, designed as a multi-part border surrounding thirty eightpointed stars, in various shades of blue and brown, 68 1/4 x 59 in., mounted on a stretcher.
820 Baltimore Album Quilt Top, Frederick County, Maryland, c. 1856, blocks composed mostly of red roses and green leafy stems, each block signed by its maker, one marked “A contribution/From/The Sisters of Pleasant Hill/To/John Umpstead/Catherine Cronise/1856,� approx. 94 x 94 in.
Provenance: Stephen Score, purchased in 2003 by a private Massachusetts collector.
Note: According to genealogical research provided by the consignor, Catherine Cronise was born in 1815 and died in 1898. She is buried in the Pleasant Hill German Baptist Cemetery in Monrovia, Frederick County, Maryland. The Pleasant Hill Church was an offshoot of the German Baptist Brethren Church formed in about 1853. $8,000-12,000
Note: According to family lore, Blanche Bradford worked on this quilt for sixteen years; it reportedly incorporates 5,555 sewn pieces. $8,000-12,000
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821 Large Broderie Perse Cotton and Glazed Album Quilt, Baltimore, Maryland, c. 1845, composed of mostly floral album squares in cutout and appliqued chintz, many of which are signed, all bordered and divided by a red geometric patterned fabric, approx. 102 x 120 in. $2,500-3,500
822 Early Cotton, Wool, and Silk Mosaic Quilt, maker thought to be Catherine Schlichter Brake (1794-1857), Letterkenny Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, c. 1825-50, worked in hexagons and hexagonal designs, with black print border, 85 x 76 in. Provenance: Descended in the family of the maker. Note: According to information provided by the consignor, the backing fabric dates to about 1850 and is of later origin than the quilt top, and the binding is commercially made wool tape. $400-600 823 Pieced Cotton Quilt, 19th century, in red and white zigzags, 88 x 108 in. $400-600
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824 Pieced and Appliqued Quadruple Pinwheel Quilt in Green and Red, late 19th century, (minor staining), 84 x 80 in. $400-600
825 Large Cats Hooked Rug, America, late 19th century, the border of multicolored stripes surrounds a field with central recumbent cat and four seated cats, 42 x 62 in., (losses), mounted to a stretcher. $4,000-6,000 826 Large Carved and Painted Odd Fellows Lodge Sign, probably Maine, 19th century, composed of three interlocking rings, crossed fraternal staffs, and the heart-in-hand, some carved in the round, with letters “F,” “L,” and “T” for Friendship, Love, and Truth, all on a black smalt ground, old weathered surface, lg. 94 1/4, ht. 29 3/4 in. Provenance: Kenneth & Ida Manko, Moody, Maine, May 2003, according to the Mankos, this sign was found in a Maine lodge which was being dismantled, and was, at the time they sold it to the present owner “probably the best all around sign [they had] had a chance to own”; a private Massachusetts collector. $1,500-2,500
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827 Large Painted Sign “BILLIARD & POOL PARLOR,” probably painted by E.F. Day, late 19th/early 20th century, white lettering on a blue smalt ground with a pointing hand, (surface wear and weathering), lg. 77 in. $1,000-1,500 828 Pair of Red- and White-painted Barber Poles, 19th century, with gold-painted acorn finials, lg. 35 in. $1,500-2,500 829 Pair of Painted Diminutive Barber Poles, 19th century, red, white, and blue spiraldecorated poles on wide round bases, with ball finials, old paint, ht. 20 in. $800-1,200 830 Paint-decorated Plywood Pointing Handform Sign “OPEN,” early 20th century, (paint wear and edge losses), lg. 47 in. $1,000-1,500
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831 Double-sided Watch-form Sign, America, late 19th century, the metal sign with gilded case and painted dial, ht. 31 1/2, wd. 22 1/2 in. $800-1,200 832 Double-sided “Repair� Shoe-form Trade Sign, America, late 19th/early 20th century, black-painted tin sign with white details and lettering, wrought iron hanger, ht. 19 3/4, wd. 35 1/2 in. $800-1,200
833 Carved and Painted Easel and Frame, late 19th century, the shaped, pierced and mirrored crest joining stiles with geometric carving, and similarly decorated frame, all in greenish gold and black smalt finish, ht. 69, frame aperture 19 1/2 x 16 in. $400-600
834 Probably European School, 19th Century Still Life with Fruit, Bird, and a View Out a Window Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 25 1/2 x 31 1/4 in., in a gilt molded frame. Condition: Relined, repaired tear, scattered retouch. $4,000-6,000
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835 American School, 19th Century The Seven Sisters Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in., in a cherry frame. Condition: Minor toning, areas of staining at edges. $3,000-5,000 836 American School, Early 19th Century Portrait of Twin Girls: Mary and Nancy Kay Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in., in a mahogany frame. Condition: Minor toning, not examined out of frame. $1,000-1,500
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837 Cherry and Figured Maple Veneer Secretary Desk, central Massachusetts, c. 1810-15, the upper sections with two cupboard doors above five short drawers, set into lower section of folddown writing surface above three cockbeaded long drawers flanked by icicle inlay ending in inlaid dots, and shaped skirt with central oval panel joining turned legs, replaced brasses, old surface, ht. 56 1/4, wd. 40, dp. 19 1/2 in. $400-600 838 Single-drawer Worktable with Nathan Lombard-attributed Top, central Massachusetts, early 19th century, the top with central circular inlay composed of light and dark hardwoods, within an inlaid diamond, the corners with inlaid leafy and floral sprigs emanating from a single large flower, the edges with inlay rope banding, married to a maple base with thin stringing and oval inlaid sides, ht. 25 1/2, wd. 16, dp. 15 3/4 in. $800-1,200 839 Walnut Octagonal-top Tilt-top Tea Table, Massachusetts, c. 1800, with tripod base of arris cabriole legs ending in pad feet, ht. 27, wd. 23 1/2, dp. 24 in. $300-500 840 Bird’s-eye Maple Veneer Chest of Four Drawers, North Shore, Massachusetts, c. 1820, the top with ovolo corners above cockbeaded and crossbanded drawers flanked by quarterengaged turned and reeded columns and turned feet with subtle punchwork decoration, replaced pulls, refinished, ht. 41, overall wd. 44 3/4, overall dp. 20 in. $1,000-1,500
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841 Pair of Brass and Iron Double Lemon-top Andirons and Tools, probably New York, early 19th century, the double lemon finials on a faceted plinth with spurred cabriole legs and ball feet, two matching shovels and a pair of tongs, ht. 21 in. $800-1,200
843 Pair of Brass and Iron Belted Ball Andirons and Tools, America, 19th century, the belted ball finials on tall square plinths, with curved billet bars, with conforming log stops, matching shovel and tongs, ht. 12 1/2, dp. 26 in. $250-350
842 Pair of Brass and Iron Column Andirons, America, early 19th century, the columns with ball finials, square plinths, and spurred cabriole legs with claw-and-ball feet, ht. 24, wd. 14 1/2, dp. 22 1/2 in. $400-600
844 A South East View of the Great Town of Boston in New England in America, John Carwitham, printed by Carrington Bowles, London, mid-18th century, hand-colored view, in a modern frame, ht. 11 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (sight). $1,500-2,500
845 American School, 19th Century Portrait of the Three-masted Vessel Maine Unsigned, vessel identified on a pennant and the hull. Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in., in a modern molded giltwood frame. Condition: Retouch, including in small areas in sky and water. Provenance: Collection of Judge Jon Tom Staton, Edmond, Oklahoma. $3,000-5,000
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846 Percy Sanborn (Maine, 1849-1929), After W.H. Yorke (New Brunswick/England, 18471921) Ship Henry B. Hyde; Searsport, Maine, Phineas Pendleton, Master. Built at Bath, Maine, 1884 Signed “After painting by W.H. Yorke/Percy Sanborn.” l.r., titled l.c. Oil on canvas, 22 x 34 in., in a gilt molded frame. Condition: Varnish discoloration, no obvious damage or retouch. $3,000-5,000 847 Joseph Heard (England, 1799-1859) Portrait of a Packet Ship of the Thomas P. Cope Line Unsigned, the ship’s line identified by the cross appearing on a pennant and a sail. Oil on canvas, 20 x 30 in., in a modern gilt gesso frame. Condition: Spots and small lines of inpainting.
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Provenance: Collection of Judge Jon Tom Staton, Edmond, Oklahoma. Note: Included in this lot is ephemera relating to two ships of the Cope line, the Saranac and the Tuscarora. $2,000-4,000 848 School of James Edward Buttersworth (New York/New Jersey/England, 18171894) Portrait of the John Harvey Unsigned, the vessel identified on the hull. Oil on canvas, 23 1/2 x 36 in., in a molded and giltwood frame. Condition: Restored. Provenance: Collection of Judge Jon Tom Staton, Edmond, Oklahoma. $2,500-3,500
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849 Thomas Buttersworth Jr. (English, 17971842) An Armed Customs Cutter Pursuing a Smuggling Lugger off the Eddystone Lighthouse Signed “T. Buttersworth” l.r. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 in., in a modern giltgesso frame. Condition: Relined, small areas of retouch in sky associated with repaired punctures, small areas of retouch in the water. $6,000-8,000
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851 American School, Late 19th Century
Portrait of the Sailing Ship Mabel I Meyers Unsigned. Watercolor and gouache on paper, 18 x 24 1/2 in., in a molded green-painted frame. Condition: Minor soiling, small hole/tear in sky. $1,000-1,500
Portrait of the Mohawk of Brooklyn, New York Bears signature and date “W. Plummer 1877” l.r., the vessel under full sail identified on the bow. Oil on canvas, 23 3/4 x 35 1/2 in., in a gilt molded frame. Condition: Relined. Provenance: Private collection, Martha’s Vineyard; Skinner, June 9, 1996, Lot 25; purchased by a private Massachusetts collector from the above. Note: A handwritten card affixed to the reverse tells of the vessel’s history. $2,000-4,000
852 Attributed to Nicholas S. Cammillieri (Italian, 1762-1860) Katharine Stewart Forbes Lieut Godden Running for Harbour of Valletta, Malta, August 1831 Unsigned, titled below the image. Watercolor and gouache on paper, 17 1/2 x 21 3/4 in., in a modern gilt frame. Condition: Spots of toning especially near the mat. Provenance: Antonio Ponvert Jr., Newport, Rhode Island, first Director of the Historical and Preservation Society of Newport County, by direct family descent. $1,000-1,500
853 Ralph Cahoon (Massachusetts, 1910-1982) Haying Time Signed “R. CAHOON” l.r. Oil on Masonite, 15 x 22 1/4 in., in a molded mahogany frame with a gilt liner. Condition: No evidence of retouch. $6,000-8,000
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860 Scrimshaw Whale’s Tooth Depicting a Customs House and Sailor, 19th century, one side depicting the Salem, Massachusetts, Customs House, the other with an image of a sailor holding a bottle and glass with a ship and seascape in the background, lg. 5 in.
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Provenance: Owned by Benjamin Cox, Salem, Massachusetts (b. 1805). $700-900 861 Scrimshaw Whale’s Tooth Depicting a Dancing Couple, 19th century, the couple beneath a stylized arbor with geometric decoration, lg. 6 1/2 in. $800-1,200
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Arctic Whaling Scene Signed “William Bradford” in pencil and in the plate l.r., inscribed in the plate “Copyrighted by Radtke & Co., New York, 1890.” Etching with hand-coloring on paper, 17 1/2 x 28 in. (sight), in a molded giltwood frame. Condition: Minor toning, not examined out of frame. $1,000-1,500
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854 Carved and Painted Wooden Dolphin Plaque, Clark G. Voorhees Jr. (1911-1980), Old Lyme, Connecticut, and Weston, Vermont, third quarter 20th century, signed with impressed artist’s initials “CV” and “C.VOORHEES” on the reverse, lg. 18 in. $700-900
855 Michael Kane Nantucket Purse, Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1986, oval form with hinged lid, the top with ivory plaque and carved thistles, bentwood handle, the inside of the lid with ivory plaque engraved “Sandra S. Lynch,” the bottom marked “Made By/Michael Kane/1986/Nantucket Island,” ht. 7, wd. 9 1/2, dp. 7 in. $400-600
856 Jeanne Reis Nantucket Purse, Nantucket, Massachusetts, late 20th century, oval form with hinged lid, the top with walnut plaque and carved and polished whale ivory sperm whale, bentwood handle, the bottom marked “MADE BY/JEANNE REIS/NANTUCKET/ISLAND,” ht. 7 1/4, wd. 9 1/2, dp. 7 1/4 in. $500-700
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857 Jeanne Reis Nantucket Purse, Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1981, oval form with hinged lid, the top with walnut plaque and carved and polished ivory sperm whale, bentwood handle, interior dated “1981,” the bottom marked “MADE BY/JEANNE REIS/NANTUCKET/ ISLAND,” ht. 6 1/2, wd. 9, dp. 6 1/2 in. $400-600
858 Jose Formoso Reyes Nantucket Purse, Nantucket, Massachusetts, c. 1960s, oval form with hinged lid, the top with ebony plaque and carved and polished whale ivory sperm whale, bentwood handle, the bottom marked with Reyes’s signature and Nantucket Island map, ht. 6 1/2, wd. 8, dp. 6 in. $700-900 859 Frank Vining Smith (Massachusetts, 18791967) Portrait of a Sailing Ship Signed “FRANK VINING SMITH” l.r. Oil on Masonite, 24 x 40 in., in a gilt molded frame. Condition: No obvious retouch. $800-1,200
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863 Wood and Bone Model of the Ship Red Jacket, 19th century, carved hull with deckhouses and lifeboats, bone masts and spars, in a custom glass case, case ht. 19 1/4, wd. 28, dp. 11 in. $1,500-2,500 864 Carved Plaque of the Sailing Ship Red Jacket, Lloyd H. Thomas, Camden, Maine, 20th century, the ship with three-dimensional sails and hull depicted in an arctic sea, in a mahogany frame, artist’s label on the back, signed “Lloyd H.” l.r., ht. 20, wd. 26 in. Provenance: Hyland Granby Antiques, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, 2012. $800-1,200 865 Large Antique Whale’s Tooth Scrimshawdecorated by Robert Spring, decoration dated 1974, one side showing the schooner Huntress of Nantucket flying an American flag, the other side showing the Cecilia, both vessels identified in inscriptions, signed and dated “R. Spring 1974” within a swag below, lg. 9 in. Note: May only be purchased by a Massachusetts resident and will not be shipped out of state. $800-1,200
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866 Whale’s Tooth Scrimshaw-decorated by Mike Vienneau, Nantucket, 1994, the tooth decorated allover with busy whaling scenes, signed, dated, and inscribed “M.G. Vienneau 1994 Nantucket” along bottom edge, lg. 7 1/2 in.
867 Molded Sheet Copper Eagle Weathervane, possibly early A.L. Jewell, Waltham, Massachusetts, early 1850s, the flattened fullbody figure in heavy gauge sheet copper, with small holes for eyes, original surface, no stand, ht. 24 1/2, lg. 23 1/2 in.
Note: May only be purchased by a Massachusetts resident and will not be shipped out of state. $1,500-2,000
Note: This weathervane bears a strong resemblance to a weathervane illustrated and discussed in A Gallery of American Weathervanes and Whirligigs, by Robert Bishop & Patricia Coblentz, p. 16, fig. 13. $2,000-4,000
868 Molded Sheet Copper and Cast Zinc Horse Jumping Through Hoop Weathervane, A.L. Jewell, Waltham, Massachusetts, third quarter 19th century, old regilding, (minor seam separation), on custom stand, overall ht. 26, lg. 30 1/2 in. $10,000-15,000
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869 Molded and Sheet Copper Gilt and Paintdecorated Horse and Groom Weathervane, A.L. Jewell, Waltham, Massachusetts, third quarter 19th century, flattened full-body figure in heavy gauge sheet copper, on iron base, details of the groom still evident in black paint, old surface, on custom stand, overall ht. 24 1/2, lg. 33 1/2 in. $10,000-15,000
870 Pair of Paint-decorated Leather Fire Buckets, John Fenno, Boston, Massachusetts, early 19th century, with firefighting scenes painted on both sides within a scroll frame, with banners reading “WILLIAM THURSTON,” “Nil Desperandum,” and “SALVATOR DIVITIARUM,” buckets numbered 1 and 2, each bucket stamped twice “J.FENNO” in a sunken cartouche adjacent to the seam, later names and dates painted on the sides, ht. 12 3/4, dia. 9 in. $10,000-15,000
871 Pair of Painted “Prompt in Danger” Fire Buckets, early 19th century, the fronts marked “Geo. Barton” above a white ribbon reading “PROMPT-IN-DANGER,” above “1824,” the backs reading “VIGILANT,” each bucket numbered, ht. 12 1/2, dia. 8 1/4 in. $800-1,200
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872 Abigail Scott Duniway Oregon Equal Suffrage Association Silk Banner, Portland, Oregon, 1912, the deep yellow banner inscribed in watercolor script “Progress!!!/ Oregon/Next/Abagail [sic] Scott Duniway/1872 O.E.S.A. 1912,” with gold braid border and gold fringe bottom, the back with silk United States flag with six stars in the canton, gold braid hanging cord, ht. 32, wd. 19 in. Provenance: The consignor’s grandmother, Margaret Beulah Morgan Rigby (1900-1987), and great-grandmother, Margaret Ann Mitchell Morgan (1873-1958), moved from Kansas to Portland, Oregon, in 1903. Both women were unusual for their era in that they held full-time jobs while also being wives and mothers. They were also very involved in the suffrage movement attending women’s rallies and marches, as well as volunteering at local voting booths and helping various fraternal organizations. The consignor recalls stories told to her by her grandmother, Margaret Beulah Morgan Rigby, of the women’s rallies and marches she attended while in grade school and how impressed she was by the strong women of the movement.
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Note: Abigail Scott Duniway (1834-1915) was an American pioneer, suffragist, and writer. She moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1871 and began publishing the New Northwest newspaper dedicated to women’s rights and suffrage. In the same year she managed a speaking tour in the Northwest for Susan B. Anthony. In 1873 Duniway led the effort to organize the Oregon Equal Suffrage Association and served as its president. Over the next decade she extensively traveled and lectured on the subject of women’s rights and was instrumental in the adoption of women’s suffrage in the Washington Territory in 1883 and in Idaho in 1896. When Oregon finally granted women the right to vote in November 1912, Duniway was given major credit for the achievement due to her decades of groundwork and dedication to women’s rights. In honor of her efforts, she helped draft the proclamation and co-signed it with Oregon’s Governor, Oswald West. Immediately afterwards she became the first registered woman voter in Oregon. The flag on the back of the banner is a suffrage flag with six stars in the canton. West Coast suffragists made flags with a star for each state that had granted women the right to vote. The six stars on this flag represent Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Washington, and California. Oregon became the seventh Western state to grant women’s suffrage in 1912 and this flag was created in the efforts leading up to that moment. $8,000-12,000 872
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873 Embroidered Spreadwing Eagle Picture, America, late 19th century, perched atop a shield with a panoply of flags over a ribbon reading “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” in a burl veneer frame, ht. 24 1/2, wd. 28 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 874 Framed Collection of American Flags, displaying seven forty-eight-star flags, frame ht. 35 1/2, wd. 53 in. $2,500-3,500
875 American School, 19th Century Double Portrait of a Young Gentleman and a Lady in Pink with a Dog at His Feet Standing Next to a Piano with a Military Encampment Scene in the Background Signed and dated “Emmet 1862 Watkins” on a plaque. Oil on canvas, 72 x 60 in., in a molded giltgesso frame. Condition: Flaking and losses (some retouched), damage to tacking edge, craquelure. $6,000-8,000
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Portrait of a Woman in a Violet Dress Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in., in a gilt molded frame. Condition: Relined, area of retouch near lower edge. $800-1,200
River and Mountain Landscape with Man in a Boat Unsigned, back of canvas with Goupil & Co., 289 Broadway address stamp. Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in., in a molded giltgesso frame. Condition: No obvious retouch. $2,000-3,000
877 Ammi Phillips (New York/Connecticut, 1788-1865) Pair of Portraits of a Man and Woman Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 33 x 25 in., in modern molded gilt-gesso frames. Condition: Relined, scattered retouch. $3,000-5,000 878 Carved Walnut Architectural Bust of Benjamin Franklin, America, 19th century, carefully carved head, face, and clothing details, on a monument base with scroll and swag decoration, ht. 11 1/2, wd. 12 in. $400-600
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880 Ferdinand (Joachim) Reichardt (New York/ California/Denmark, 1819-1895) Alpine and Mountain Scene Signed and dated “J. Reichardt N.Y. 1870” l.r. Oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 46 in., in a molded gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Areas of retouch, especially along the sides and bottom edge. Provenance: William Pratt Sidley, Chicago, Illinois, to W.H. Sidley; collection of Judge Jon Tom Staton, Oklahoma. $2,500-3,500
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881 American School, 20th Century Collecting Bad Debts Signed and inscribed “E.N. BennettYale-1933� l.r., titled on a label affixed to the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 36 x 46 in., in a carved and molded gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Lined, retouched. Provenance: James Graham & Sons; Skinner, September 25, 1999, Lot 461; purchased by a private Massachusetts collector from the above. $1,500-2,500
883 Rare Large Double Wheel Horse & Sulky Weathervane, attributed to Fiske, New York, c. 1865-75, full-body molded copper running horse with zinc head, and full-body molded copper driver on an iron four-wheeled sulky with full rein and bridle details, verdigris surface with traces of old paint, lg. 72 1/2 in. Provenance: Removed from the cupola of a barn in Utica, New York, in the early 1980s; Jeffery Tillou Antiques. $20,000-40,000
882 Cast Zinc and Molded Sheet Copper Eagle Weathervane, attributed to A.L. Jewell & Co., Waltham, Massachusetts, c. 1852-67, the flattened full-body form with cast zinc head and feet perched on a ball, verdigris surface, with stand, lg. 27 in. Provenance: Robert S. Walin Antiques, Woodbury, Connecticut; a Cornwall, Connecticut, collector. $5,000-7,000
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884 Cast Zinc and Molded Sheet Copper Horse Weathervane, attributed to J. Howard, West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, c. 1852-67, with cast zinc head, neck, and forequarters, with molded sheet copper hindquarters and ears, and corrugated sheet copper tail, dark patina with vestiges of gilt, yellow paint, and verdigris, mounted on an iron bar, including black metal stand, (a few minor bullet dents), total ht. 20 1/8, lg. 25 in. Provenance: Skinner, Sale 2144, February 23, 2003, Lot 429, to a private Massachusetts collection. Note: A similar weathervane model is illustrated in the book A Gallery of American Weather Vanes, by Robert Bishop and Patricia Coblentz (New York: Bonanza Books, 1981), p. 69. $3,000-5,000
885 Molded Sheet Copper Rooster and Arrow Weathervane, possibly J.L. Mott Iron Works, New York, mid to late 19th century, flattened full-body rooster perched atop a ball above the arrow with cast point, old weathered surface with traces of gilt, on stand, lg. 38, ht. with stand 39 1/4 in. Provenance: Robert S. Walin Antiques, Woodbury, Connecticut; a Cornwall, Connecticut, collector. $4,000-6,000 886 Small Molded Sheet Copper Gamecock Weathervane, America, late 19th century, flattened full-body form with embossed sheet copper tail, with bright verdigris surface, on stand, (dents and small bullet holes), ht. with stand 21, lg. 19 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 887 Cast Iron Rooster Weathervane, Rochester Iron Works, Rochester, New Hampshire, late 19th century, cast iron body and sheet iron tail, old red paint, with stand, (imperfections), ht. 23 1/2 in. $700-900
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888 Gilt Molded Copper Pig Weathervane, America, late 19th century, flattened full-body form with molded eyes and mouth, shaped sheet copper ears, and tail with wire cluster tip, horizontal rod with ball and arrow point, old gilding, on stand, lg. 37 1/2 in. Provenance: A Cornwall, Connecticut, collector. Literature: Pictured in Steve Miller, The Art of the Weathervane, pp. 44-45. $10,000-15,000 889 Large Molded Sheet Copper Cow Weathervane, America, late 19th century, slightly flattened full-body form with cast zinc horns and ears, verdigris patina, (minor dents, repair, and seam separation), on stand, lg. 39 in. Provenance: A Cornwall, Connecticut, collector. $4,000-6,000
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890 Large Molded Copper and Cast Zinc Running Horse Weathervane, probably J.W. Fiske, New York, late 19th century, full-body form with cast head and “hackney” tail, old weathered surface with traces of yellow sizing, lg. 47 1/2 in. Provenance: Robert S. Walin Antiques, Woodbury, Connecticut; a Cornwall, Connecticut, collector. $6,000-8,000 891 Molded Copper and Cast Iron “Dexter” Horse and Rider Weathervane, probably Harris & Co., Boston, Massachusetts, late 19th century, flattened full-body form with cast iron head, old surface, on stand, lg. 33 in. Provenance: Robert S. Walin Antiques, Woodbury, Connecticut; a Cornwall, Connecticut, collector. $4,000-6,000
892 Large Molded Copper and Cast Zinc Running Horse Weathervane, America, late 19th century, flattened full-body form with cast head, verdigris surface, (dents, seam separation, and repaired bullet holes), on stand, lg. 43 1/4 in. $3,000-5,000 893 Molded Sheet Copper and Copper Wire Horse & Sulky Weathervane, probably Harris & Co., Boston, Massachusetts, late 19th century, flattened full-body form with some cast detail, verdigris surface, on stand, lg. 35 in. Provenance: A Cornwall, Connecticut, collector. $4,000-6,000 894 Molded Copper Running Horse Weathervane, A.J. Harris & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1868-82, flattened full-body form with molded body features, marked “A.J. HARRIS & Co.” on the side, lg. 32 in. $2,500-3,500
895 Rare Molded Sheet Copper and Cast Iron “Lexington” Standing Horse Weathervane, America, late 19th century, flattened full-body figure with cast iron head, copper ears, applied textured mane, and corrugated sheet copper tail, mellow shaded verdigris surface, mounted on a copper rod, including black metal stand, (bullet holes, minor seam separation, minor bullet dents), overall ht. 27 1/4, lg. 36 1/2 in. Literature: A similar example is pictured in Steve Miller, The Art of the Weathervane (Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., Pennsylvania, 1984), pp. 28-29; Skinner, The Meryl and Jay Weiss Collection, February 18, 2007, Sale 2349, Lot 109. $3,000-5,000 896 Molded Copper and Horse and Jockey Weathervane, America, late 19th century, fullbody form, the rider with cast body, the horse with cast head, lg. 31 in. $400-600 897 Molded Sheet Copper Quill Weathervane, America, late 19th century, embossed feather details on pointed quill with ball finial, with custom metal stand, (bullet holes), lg. 37 in. $1,000-2,000
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898 Carved Polychrome-decorated and Gilt Eagle, America, 19th century, the spreadwing eagle perched atop a green and red-painted pedestal, old surface, (paint wear and losses), ht. approx. 34 in., with custom wall bracket. $3,000-5,000 899 Large Carved and Painted Wood Peacock Weathervane, late 19th century, full-body form with carved feather and head details, perched on a ball, remnants of old green paint over earlier white paint, with custom metal stand, ht. 31, wd. 36 in. $3,000-5,000 900 Carved and Painted Pine Canada Goose Weathervane, possibly Elmer Crowell, c. 1930, second paint, lg. 29 1/4 in., on custom stand.
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Note: According to Robert Jackman, who handled the sale of this weathervane to the consignor, “Elmer Crowell was Cape Cod’s leading decoy and bird carver, and this weathervane appears to be his work,” pointing to distinctive features such as “the crick in the neck,” “notched wing tips on offset wings,” “fine incising [to the tail,” and the use of “everdure [non-corroding] screws.” $1,500-2,500
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901 Small Carved and Painted Whirligig, late 19th century, figure of a man wearing a blue jacket with white shirt and pants and yellow boots, paddle arms, on a custom stand, ht. 12 3/4 in. $600-800
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902 Large Carved and Painted Amazon Warrior Figure, probably late 19th century, the carved female figure holding a bow and standing atop a green-painted foliate base, (restoration to paint and figure), ht. 69 in.
903 Painted and Carved Articulated Mannequin, probably New England, late 19th/early 20th century, the polychrome painted head with black hair and glass eyes, ht. 70, wd. 18, dp. 12 in.
Note: A complete condition analysis from Mystic Seaport and subsequent treatment report by the Williamstown Art Conservation Center are both available for review. $8,000-12,000
Provenance: A private Massachusetts collection. Literature: Frank Maresca, Roger Ricco, American Vernacular, pp. 246-47, illustrated. $3,000-5,000
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904 Paint-decorated Reading Man Whirligig, America, early to mid-20th century, the yellowpainted man with articulated arms sitting in a yellow rocking chair on a green-painted apparatus with red propeller and greenpainted aluminum rudder, on a turned base, ht. 38 3/4, lg. 29 3/4 in. Provenance: Judy and Bob Schindler. $1,500-3,000
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905 Carved and Articulated Artist’s Model, France, 19th century, with carved facial features and delineated fingers and toes, ht. 19 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500 906 Red-painted Rooster Figure, possibly Canada, 19th century, with applied comb and waddle, wire legs on a circular stand, old paint, (paint losses), ht. 15 1/2, lg. 16 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500
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907 Iron and Wood Highwheel “Bonecrusher” Bicycle, America, late 19th/early 20th century, the large front wheel with wooden spokes and wrought iron outer edge, pierced iron seat “OTTO,” on custom stand, wheel dia. 42 1/2, overall ht. including stand 63 in. $2,000-4,000
908 Ochre-painted Folk Art Root Snake, late 19th/early 20th century, the head with carved mouth detail and glass eyes, on a meandering body, lg. 71 in. $1,200-1,800
913 Scroll-decorated Wrought Iron Hanging Trellis, late 19th/early 20th century, made in two sections, the lower of which hangs on five hooks, overall ht. approx. 41, wd. 26 1/4 in. $800-1,000
909 Pair of Octagonal Sheet Copper Cupola Finials, late 19th century, with ball tops above vented sides, on modern custom whitepainted stands, overall ht. 72, finials ht. 47 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
914 Papier-mâché “Growler” Barking Bulldog Toy, late 19th/early 20th century, with working pull-chain action, lg. 19 1/2 in. $800-1,200
910 Carved and Painted Indian Maiden Tobacconist Figure, attributed to Samuel Robb, New York, late 19th century, the figure wearing a light green-blue tunic and with a blanket over one shoulder, on trapezoidal base on wheels, old surface, (shrinkage cracks and other imperfections), overall ht. 64 1/2 in. $15,000-25,000
911 Carved Indian Figure in a Carved Wood “Feathered” Headdress, late 19th/early 20th century, red-brown painted, with horsehair “hair,” and fabric bag, on a custom black stand, figure ht. 75 1/2 in. with headdress. Provenance: Tim Hill; acquired by the consignor c. 2000 from Marna Anderson. $6,000-8,000 912 Two-sided Polychrome Painted Tobacconist Figure, America, late 19th century, in the form of an Indian, the flat figure depicted with headdress, yellow and red skirt, holding a bundle of cigars, with stand, ht. 56 1/4 in. $4,000-6,000
915 Painted Bull-form “BOSS” Windmill Weight, late 19th century, the figure painted red and white with embossed lettering, on a greenpainted base, ht. 12 1/2, lg. 14 1/2 in. $400-600 916 Oscar H. Gieberich (New York/Florida, 1886-1954) Four Works Signed “O. GIEBERICH” in pencil below the images. Etchings on paper, ht. to 7, wd. to 6 3/4 in., in modern frames. Condition: Some toning to paper. $1,000-2,000 917 Pair of Blue-painted Cast Iron Urns, late 19th/early 20th century, each classical form on high square base, ht. 19 1/2, dia. 11 1/4 in. $400-600
919 Nathaniel Currier, publisher (American, 1813-1888) The Road,-Winter., 1853 (Conningham, 5171). Identified in inscriptions in the matrix. Large folio lithograph with hand-coloring on paper, 17 1/4 x 26 3/4 in. (image), in a contemporary frame. Note: This lithograph ranks no. 22 in the original “Best 50,” and no. 1 in the “New Best 50,” large folio. $3,000-5,000 920 Junius Brutus Booth Jr. Boston Theatre Broadside, F.A. Searle, Printer, Boston, Massachusetts, 1873, tall sheet announcing the Italian opera Lucca, to be performed Wednesday, evening, January 15, 1873, framed, ht. 17 3/4, wd. 15 3/8 in. (sight). Note: Junius Brutus Booth Jr. (1821-1883) was a brother of John Wilkes Booth. $200-300
End of Sale 3121M Bidding continues at skinnerinc.com in August Americana online, sale 3120T, bidding opens Monday, August 6th, at 12PM, and lots begin closing Tuesday, August 14 at 12PM
918 Turned and Eagle-decorated Inkwell, S. Silliman & Co., Chester, Connecticut, mid-19th century, the body with gold eagle decoration holding two glass wells, the base with green baize and partial Silliman label, ht. 3 1/2, dia. 5 5/8 in. $400-600
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