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ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION - January 20, 2013
AMERICANA & ESTATES AUCTION Holiday Inn, Rockland, MA (Exit 14) Hotel phone number: 781-871-0545
Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 11:00 am Preview: Saturday, 11am-4pm; Sunday morning, 9-10:45am
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Antiques and Estates appraised, purchased or sold on consignment 22 Main Street, Marshfield, Massachusetts 02050, 781-834-7774, Fax 781-826-3520 Karel & Willis Henry 1
1 GORHAM TEA SET Sterling silver four piece tea set, marked “Gorham”, wood handles, marked “3180”, approximate weight 45.58 oz t.
2 SIGNED PITCHER Coin silver water pitcher, signed “H. Haddock, Boston, Pure Silver Coin”, engraved in a repousse wreath of acorns and oak leaves, “Priscilla Wyer, 1852”, beaded rope on lip, collar and footed base, approximate weight 17.82 oz t, 11 1/2” h.
3 TIFFANY SUGAR AND CREAMER Sterling silver matching creamer and sugar, 3” h, with repousse band of putti and grapes, monogrammed “AGC”, signed “Tiffany & Co.”; along with a sugar cube tong, 4” l, with claw grasp, also signed “Tiffany & Co.”, (raised roses pattern), approximate weight 9.7 oz t.
4 COIN SILVER CREAMER AND SUGAR 19th c. coin silver creamer and sugar with lid, 8” h, with fruit bowl shaped finial, raised band of acanthus leaf around shoulder and base, monogrammed “E”, signed on base “Easton & Sanford, Pure Coin”, approximate weight 17.4 oz t.
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5 WALTHAM BANJO CLOCK 19th/20th c. American banjo clock, face signed “Waltham”, reverse glass painted throat with Liberty holding a hat, and bottom panel “Battle of Lake Erie”, acorn base, some rope work around bottom missing, other minor imperfections, 41” l, 10 1/2” w.
6 STERLING FRUIT BOWL Sterling silver fruit bowl, footed, “Wallace”, monogrammed “MG”, double bead chain on rim and foot, approximate weight 10 oz t, 7” h, 9 1/2” dia.
6A COIN SILVER FLATWARE SET Setting of silver flatware, “Pure Coin, J. Easton”, 27 dinner forks, 22 teaspoons (hallmarked), two butter knives, ladle (Bailey, Kettell & Chapman), approximate weight.38.3 oz t.
6B COLLECTION OF MIXED STERLING FLATWARE 19th c. sterling silver flatware, including 14 mixed decorative dinner forks, two dinner knives, two small ladles, 17 souvenir spoons including Brooklyn Bridge, Oyster spoon, Monuments, etc, approximate weight 16.4 oz t.
6C STERLING VASES, CUPS AND MUFFINEER Sterling silver to include two trumpet shaped vases, two cups (dated), and a muffineer, marked “Wallace”, approximate weight 5.0 oz t.
7 CAPODIMONTE BOX 19th c. rectangular, porcelain, Capodimonte lidded container, rimmed with decorated brass hinges, raised winged cherubs with musical instruments on front sides and back, and hand-painted Grecian scene of a goddess in a dove drawn chariot on waves, and gods manufacturing armor on the right, marked “N” below a crown, 3 1/2” h, 9 1/2” l, 4” d.
7A SILVER PLATED CANDELABRA 19th c. tall elegant seven-branch silver plated candelabra, with central candle holder, 27 1/2” h, cylindrical tapered shaft terminating in acanthus leaf on a footed shell and leaf base, Sheffield (unmarked).
8 STERLING TRAY AND CREAMER Silver repousse creamer, 3 3/4” h, decorated with fruit and leaves, marked “S. Kirk & Son”; and a sterling silver tray, with heavy reticulated design with seated putti holding swag and wreaths, monogrammed, approximate weight 18.80 oz t, 11 1/2” l.
8A STERLING BOWL AND SCISSORS Sterling silver fruit bowl, raised rim with waves, monogrammed (Wallace); and marked German scissors for cutting grape stems, decorated with stems and leaves, approximate weight 12.37 oz t.
8B STERLING PLATES AND BOWL Sterling silver including nine 6” Trophy plates, “Kittansett Club”, “Women’s and Men’s Golf”, “N.B.L. Chatfield”, and “Mr. & Mrs. H.G. Chatfield” (dated 1920’s); a sterling silver shallow bowl (9”); and another plain 6” plate, approximate weight 17.17 oz t.
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8C STERLING SILVER FLATWARE Sterling flatware including eight matched ice tea spoons, eight matched hors d’oeurvres forks, six matched soup spoons, four matched hors d’oeurvres forks, three dinner forks, fish server and large serving spoon, six mini spoons, plated candle snuff in the form of a lighthouse, and a butter knife, approximate weight 16.40 oz t.
9 STERLING SILVER COLLECTION Three footed cordials; repousse heart tray; boudoir mirror with roses in repousse; pin tray; hallmarked and footed kidney-shaped box, tortoise lid with inset silver lyres and swags; circular medallion; sterling ring with etched cigarette case; match case; compact and pill case; segmented fish with hinged section for cotton scent, red stone faceted edge; silver purse; approximate weight 10.30 oz t (does not include the mirror).
10 STERLING SILVER PIECES Seven Victorian pieces of table sterling silver: soup ladles, fish slice with twist handle and gilt surface, exceptional punch ladle, gilt rubbed bowl, Kirk & Son fish serving fork with highly decorative handle, approximate weight 7.07 oz t.
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10A COLLECTION OF STERLING SILVER Punch ladles, sets of spoons, salt shakers, bowls, whiskey labels, footed cups, et al, approximate weight 22.5 oz t.
10B COIN SILVER PIECES Set of 10 matched coin silver tablespoons, marked “Easton & Sanford”, Nantucket, MA, c. 1835; two coin silver forks; and a small coin silver ladle; approximate weight 13.58 oz t.
11 18TH C. COIN SILVER TRAY Important 18th c. American oval coin silver tray, hallmarked “LH”, (possibly Logan Henderson, Charleston, SC), c. 1765-1770, approximate weight 9.93 oz t, 9” l, 7” w.
11A STERLING SILVER BUTTER DISH Victorian sterling silver butter dish, oval form, domed lid with classical helmet finial, silhouetted inside is an intricate Grecian ladies head in repousse on one side, with two neoclassical heads in silhouette, one on either side inside the bowl, with interwoven foliate decoration on the reverse, pierced oval drain tray, stamped “Ball. Black & Co, New York, (1852-1874), English Sterling”, approximate weight 14.78 oz t, 5 1/2” h, 8” l.
11B STERLING SILVER TUREEN Exceptional Victorian sterling silver tureen, oval lid with ball finial, engraved with foliate designs, 5” tall handles with circular pebbled ends, raised circular shield crest on one side of bowl with a rampant lion and bull’s head above, with ribbon surround “Be Just and Fear Not”, the opposite side with a similar raised circular frame with a neoclassical head with winged helmet, stamped under lid “Stan, Marcus, New York” and “925/1000” within a shield, approximate weight 41.33 oz t, 13” h, 16” w (at handles).
11C STERLING SILVER OVAL TRAY Large sterling silver oval tray, with raised foliate decoration around the rim, many cut marks inside bottom, monogrammed, stamped “Sterling”, approximate weight 24.85 oz t, 20 1/2” l.
11D TIFFANY MUSTARD POT AND STERLING BOWL Sterling silver Tiffany & Co. mustard pot, beehive finial, on a domed lid with pewter hinge (possibly restored), stamped “1947”, with an “M” in a circle, “2531”, 5 1/4” h; Sterling silver bowl, stamped “S. Kirk & Son, Co, 925/1000, 247”, 8 1/4” dia; approximate weight 16.68 oz t.
11E PITCHER Tall cut glass wine pitcher with overlayed sterling silver rim, decorated with grapes and vine, “Pope”, 11” h.
11F STERLING SILVER PORRINGER Sterling silver porringer with intricate filigree handle, dated on reverse “1895”, monogrammed, approximate weight 9.29 oz t.
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11G STERLING SILVER FLATWARE Matching sterling silver flatware set, 12 teaspoons, serving spoon and long-handled fork, all with twisted handles and serrated gilded bowls, approximate weight 6.43 oz t.
11H STERLING SILVER FLATWARE Mixed sterling silver flatware, two sets of teaspoons and five souvenir spoons, including Harvard and Bennington, seven teaspoons with shell tops, etc., approximate weight 13.34 oz t.
11I STERLING SILVER FLATWARE Mixed sterling silver flatware, including berry serving spoons (some with gilt bowls), forks, fancy spoons, butter knives and picks (approximately 21 pieces), approximate weight 13.69 oz t.
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11J SILVER PLATE Victorian silver plate: Pair of urn-shaped wine coolers with matching coats of arms, offset handles with classical heads below, 10 1/2” h; Sheffield plate cover for a 14” platter with twisted grape vine handle, grape and leaf decoration around the base, 10” h; Footed round Sheffield tray decorated with grapes and leaves, 8” dia; Larger round tray edged with grapes and leaves, 11” dia; Rectangular tray with ball feet and engraved with arm and sword in central cartouche, 9” l; Expanding decorated trivet; Wine coaster.
11K COIN SILVER Collection of 11 coin silver teaspoons, marked “C. Maynard” and “I. Hall”; a tablespoon; and a serving spoon/ladle, marked “B. Pitman, New Bedford”, (approximate weight 6.97 oz t).
11L FIVE COIN SILVER SPOONS Brite cut tablespoon, hallmarked “London - 1784” (“i” in a shield, rampant lion and a crowned lion); Brite cut/engraved tablespoon, “SH” in a rectangle, (Samuel Haugh, Boston, MA, 1675-1717); Tablespoon with basket of flowers, marked “George C. Howe” with hallmarks; Serving spoon with basket of flowers, marked “J. Stevens”; and a Teaspoon with basket of flowers, marked “George C. Howe”; approximate weight 6.30 oz t.
11M STERLING SILVER FLATWARE Sterling flatware setting for four: dinner forks, salad forks, teaspoons, two tablespoons, dinner knives, marked “Gorham, Esprit”, approximate weight 18.96 oz t (not including knives).
12 CANTEEN IN GREEN Rare wooden canteen, pine, in original green painted finish, wonderfully decorated with a white “L L” in a red painted circle with sunburst pattern in red, original leather sling, stamped on reverse “J R”, Hingham, (JPR collection).
14 HINGHAM PAIL Pine, original blue painted finish (oxydized gray), marked “AH 1824” on bottom, (Abijah Hersey, Jr., 1769-1841 - cooper at 99 Fort Hill St., Hingham), bottom wrap is an old replacement, (JPR collection).
15 19TH C. WORK BOX OF ISAAC SPRAGUE’S Isaac Sprague’s 19th c. work box, dome top, poplar and pine, with original red/brown painted finish, small ring pull on top, lock escutcheon is covered over with early leather, small hinged lid compartment inside lid, bent tin “L” shaped holders for pen or brush inside back, filled with two 19th c. “Eagle” brand paper boxes for “Artist leads”, dated 1879; a leather covered eyeglass case, 3” l, with original steel framed eyeglasses with green tint and hinged side glass, marked “Peters, Phild”; a small tin rectangular jar with corked top; an oval-shaped brass tubular case, possibly used to hold pens, marked “JJK” on top; and a small round wood box with lid, marked “IS” on top and on bottom, and stamped “CH” on the bottom as well, copper tacks and wooden peg construction, 2 1/2” dia on bottom, inside with a yellow cake of chalk or watercolor substance; along with two French paper covered pencil cases, A.W. Faber, London, New York and Paris, (smaller box holds five original pencils); all “Acquired from Priscilla Sprague in 1969, and belonged to Isaac Sprague, and may have been carried with him on his Western Trip with J.J.A.” (John James Audubon), John P. Richardson, Old Fort House, Hingham, Mass.; Note: a rare chance to acquire Isaac Sprague’s paint box and a small pantry box initialed by Isaac Sprague and Cotton Hersey of Hingham; (JPR collection).
13 HINGHAM FIRKIN Pine, original blue painted finish (oxydized to greenish tint), stamped “C. & A. Wilder, So. Hingham, Mass.” on lid, overall good condition, 12” h, 11 1/2” dia.
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16 PANTRY BOX Small round pantry box, pine and maple, original green painted finish, copper tacks and wooden pegs, overall good condition, 3” dia.
17 STORAGE BOX Early 19th c. round storage box, cylindrical shape with small iron tacks, two fingers on bottom and one opposing finger on top, pine and ash, original red painted finish, stamped on top “WOL” (William Otis Lincoln), and also on the bottom with “EL”, signed under the lid in pencil “Solomon Lincoln, William O. Lincoln 1818, and S. Randall Lincoln 1909, Hingham”, 4 1/4” h, 4 1/2” dia at bottom, (JPR collection).
20 HINGHAM FIRKIN Pine, original light blue paint (oxydized gray/green), stamped “M. Humphrey & Co., Hingham”, early 19th c., hand-forged tacks on four fingers, 9” h, 8 3/4” dia.
21 HINGHAM FIRKIN Pine, original mustard/brown painted finish, stamped on lid “C. Wilder & Son, So. Hingham, Mass.”, copper tacks and wood pegs, 12” h, 11 1/2” dia.
18 FIRKIN AND LIDDED BARREL Small wood firkin, pine, in original dark brown stained finish, small repair at rim, 4” h, 3 1/2” dia; Turned wood lidded barrel-shaped container, with wire swing handle, in original blue painted finish, 3 1/4” h, 2 1/2” dia top.
19 HINGHAM TOY ROPE BEDS AND DESK Pair of Hingham toy rope beds, 18” l, one bed is labeled “Made by Loring H. Cushing, 14 High, Hing.”, (one bed is missing top part of headboard), acorn finials on finely turned posts; and a toy Governor Winthrop style desk, 7 1/2” h, also from Hingham.
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21A HINGHAM FIRKIN Small 19th c. Hingham firkin, pine, traces of original green painted finish, stamped on lid “C.S. Hersey”, 6” h, 6 1/4” dia.
22 NEEDLEWORK LANDSCAPE Late 18th/early 19th c. needlework landscape of a gentleman on a white horse bidding adieu to his wife and daughter, on painted silk (some foxing), eglomise glass, in a gilt frame, 7 1/2” x 9” (sight), 11 1/2” x 12 1/2” (framed), (from the James Baird collection).
23 NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER 18th c. framed New England needlework sampler, four alphabets, dated September 10, 1797, pine tree and basket of fruit at the bottom, “Elizabeth Elkins, Aged 9” (born September 1, 1788, Marblehead, Mass.), 16 1/2” x 12” (sight).
24 WATERCOLOR THEOREM 19th c. New England watercolor theorem, fruit in a yellow basket, melon, pears, peaches, cherries, concord grapes, lemon, plums, strawberries, etc., signed upper left “M.J. Howe”, in a carved walnut frame with gilt liner, minor foxing, 13”x17” (sight), 16”x20” (framed), (from the James Baird collection).
25 HALF-ROUND TABLE Early 19th c. country pine half-round table, in original blue paint, top is pegged and nailed, squared, chamfered and tapered legs, double pinned at the skirt, 28” h, 32” w, (from the J.J.G. McCue collection).
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26 PRIMITIVE OIL 19th c. oil on canvas landscape, depicting The Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Mass., signed l.r. “Elna (Howard) Winch, 1902”, overall good condition, some glaze crackle, (unframed), 11” x 16”.
27 PRIMITIVE OIL 19th c. oil on canvas, landscape with stone castle in the background, foreground with figures, man in hat fishing, sailboats on water, relined, ogee gilded frame, 20 3/4” x 26 1/2”.
28 LANDSCAPE BY WILLIAM KAULA 20th c. oil on board, snowy landscape with farmhouses, mountains and birch trees in foreground, labeled on back “Snowbound, William J. Kaula, 34 Fenway Studios, 30 Ipswich St. Boston, Mass.”, signed l.r. “William J. Kaula” (1871-1953), framed under glass, 20 1/2” x 25 1/2”.
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29 SPRING LANDSCAPE BY WILBUR DEAN HAMILTON Oil on canvas, American impressionistic Spring landscape, “Appletrees in Bloom”, signed l.r. “Wilbur Dean Hamilton” (1864-1943), framed, 25” x 30”.
30 HEPPLEWHITE INLAID STAND Early 19th c. Hepplewhite inlaid one-drawer stand, banded inlaid chain around edge of top, front legs and skirt with diamonds, drawer with maple bead, delicate square tapered legs, dovetailed drawer with brass pull, 27” h, 15 1/2” w, 18 1/2” d.
31 RECTANGULAR BOX 19th c. rectangular lidded box, butternut, varnish finish, signed inside lid “Josiah Shaw, Boston, 1827”, with key, finely dovetailed, inlaid ebony diamond with heart on front, probably had a handle on lid, 6 1/2” h, 13 1/2” l, 6” d.
32 EARLY SPLINT BASKETS Two early black ash splint baskets, with side handles, rectangular bottom and oval top, single wrapped rims, good condition, 12” and 15” l.
34 DECORATED SPONGEWARE PLATE 19th c. red Spongeware plate, with peafowl decoration, good condition, 9 1/2” dia.
35 FOUR-DRAWER BUREAU Early 19th c. New England mahogany bowfront chest, figured mahogany veneered fronts, older oval brasses, four carved and fluted side columns, turned legs, 41” h, 43” w, 22” d.
33 OIL BY THOS. BENJAMIN POPE 19th c. oil on canvas, Hudson River Fall landscape, sailboats with mountains in the background, spit of land with trees in Fall color foliage, signed l.r. “T.B. Pope” (18341891), 18” x 32” (sight), 25” x 39 1/2” (framed), (from the James Baird collection).
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36 PANTRY BOX 19th c. pantry box, in original light blue painted finish, stamped on cover “RH” (Reuben Hersey) and on the bottom, with Hingham, Mass. history of ownership, (JPR collection).
39 18TH C. CANDLESTICK Rare brass candlestick, heavy square base on four square stepped feet, shaped apron, turned decoration rising to a turned baluster stem with long candle holder with turned rings, c. 17001720, possible Spanish origin, 6 1/2” h.
37 OIL OF COWS 19th c. oil on canvas, landscape with cows in a stream with trees, mountain background, signed l.l., large carved gilt frame, overall good condition, 22” x 36” (sight), 32” x 47 3/4” (framed).
40 SERPENTINE CHEST 18th c. cherry, serpentine front, four-drawer chest, with figured walnut drawer fronts, conforming molded two-band top, ogee bracket base, replaced brasses, 22 1/2” h, 43 1/2” w, 22” d (at the base).
38 OIL OF COWS 19th c. oil on canvas, landscape with cows on a hill, with trees and boulders, signed l.l. “W.J. Higgins 1927”, gold leaf frame, 28” x 36” (sight), 34” x 42 1/2” (framed).
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41 HEART BOX Early 19th c. “Valentine” heart box, cherry, pine, carved lid with slightly raised surface, wooden pegged to base and top, expertly crafted and in an old patinated surface, 1 1/4” h, 3 1/4” across.
42 HINGHAM FIRKIN Large 19th c. firkin, pine, in original blue painted finish, stenciled on the side “Flour”, marked on the lid “C & A Wilder, So. Hingham, Mass.”, 14 1/2” h, 14” dia.
43 HINGHAM FIRKIN Miniature Hingham firkin, pine, original natural finish, stamped “CH” on the bottom (Cotton Hersey), copper tacks and wooden pegged, very good condition, 2 1/2” h, 2 1/8” dia.
44 HINGHAM FIRKIN Miniature Hingham firkin, pine, original varnish finish, copper tacks and wooden pegged, very good condition, 3” h, 2 7/8” dia.
45 PENNSYLVANIA BLANKET CHEST 18th c. Pennsylvania German decorated blanket chest, poplar and pine, finely decorated with original freehand sponged design in tan/ brown, with three red hearts on the front and back side corners, blue and red pillars on front and sides, supported arbors in front in blue and red with small red leaves, with central pot of tulips in red and blue, trailing vine supporting large pinwheel flowers in blue, all on a carved and molded bracket base in original black paint, wooden pegged to the dovetailed case, molded top pegged and breadboarded, shows extensive in-use wear to lid decoration, interior with hand-forged iron strap hinges, interior till on left side, molded lid, signed in multiple places - under lid, on front of till and inside front facing board “___Bolich (etc)”, probably Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1780-1810, lockplate possibly replaced, 25” h, 48” w (case), 21 1/2” d, 50 3/4” w (at the lid).
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46 TWO-GALLON PITCHER Pennsylvania decorated salt glaze stoneware pitcher, 2-gal., attributed to Richard C. Remmey, Philadelphia, c. 1870-1885, cobalt floral decoration, cracked along bottom edge, small age line and chip on rim, excellent decoration, stable overall condition, 14” h.
47 BUTTER CROCK Pennsylvania stoneware salt glazed butter crock, circumference cobalt decorated with tulips, leaves, vines and stems, small chips and age line at rim, attributed to R.C. Remmey, Philadelphia, c. 1870-1885, lid with four raised oval ridged cobalt decorations, with stamped “2” in each center, decorated handle, (shows crack and chip), 6” h, 10” dia.
48 NORTON STONEWARE JUGS Two E. & L.P. Norton stoneware salt glazed jugs, both with similar cobalt decorated flowers, 1-gal. and 2-gal., Bennington, VT.
49 STONEWARE JUG 19th c. stoneware salt glazed jug, with large cobalt bird with prominent blue spots sitting on a leafy branch, “Edmonds & Co.”, small chips at rim, 12” h.
49A STONEWARE CROCK 19th c. stoneware 2-gal. crock, with blue bird sitting on a bush with four large blueberries, minor imperfections, 11” h.
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50 CAUCASIAN SCATTER RUG Oriental rug, Caucasian, finely woven, three medallions, with blue, green and light blue crosses, overall good condition, 3’ 4” x 5’ 6”.
52 FOUR HOOKED RUGS Two mid 20th c. farm scenes, 40” x 24” and 20” x 12”; early mat with Cape Cod house, 15” x 10”; and a pillow top in Oriental design, 18” x 20”.
53 QUILT Early 20th c. quilt, hand-stitched, 16 blue baskets of yellow flowers with green petals, excellent condition, 7’ 2” x 6’ 6”.
51 TEKKE BOKHARA RUG Oriental rug, Tekki Bokhara, nine guls, blues, reds and cream, 30” x 45”.
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54 TWO QUILTS Hand-stitched quilt, 24 blue and green stylized floral designs, very fine condition, 6’ 10” sq; Hand-stitched quilt, appliqued green vine with rose pink floral border, and 12 circular designs in the same motif, excellent condition, 6’ 10” x 6’ 8”.
55 18TH C. WINDSOR CHAIRS Pair of 18th c. braceback continuous arm Windsor chairs, fully developed with exceptional turnings, old refinish, very good condition, 18” seat h, 36” overall h.
56 VICTORIAN BIRD CAGE Late 19th c. Victorian bird cage in the form of a mansion, carved wood and wire in original blue, cream and red (faux brick), with cone topped turrets on right and left side front, a peaked gable, sides and front with doors and windows, some minor imperfections and old tin repairs, along with nine carved wood and painted songbirds, 30” h, 27” w, 16” d, (from the estate of Tony Geiss, NYC).
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The following collection of American Art Pottery (Lots 57-59 and 61-69) is from the Estate of Frederick Hagar, who was the grandson of Eugene R. Atwood, the co-founder of Atwood & Grueby. Many of these pieces were presents to the Atwood family from the Grueby family.
57 GRUEBY VASE Grueby ceramic art pottery vase, cucumber matt green glaze, six intersecting ribbed leaves with pointed tops, sharply defined raised edges, brown glazed interior, impressed circular stamp on bottom “Grueby Pottery, Boston, U.S.A.”, carved initials “ERF”, “6-28” and “Z” in green glaze, overall very good condition, 10 1/2” h, 9” dia (at shoulder).
58 GRUEBY VASES Three Grueby ceramic art pottery vases, all in varying shades of matt green glaze, all with ribbed leaves and flower buds: Tall neck vase shows a chip on rim, circular stamp on bottom “Grueby Faience Co. Boston U.S.A.”, with carved initials “PE”, and “85”, 7” h; Smaller jar/vase has five raised leaves with yellow buds on stems in between the leaves, small rim chip, lighter green glaze, stamped on bottom, 4 3/8” h; Slightly taller jar/vase has five ribbed leaves with small buds in between, stamped “Grueby Pottery, Boston U.S.A.”, darker matt green glaze, 4 1/2” h.
59 GRUEBY VASES Two Grueby art pottery vases: Cylindrical vase with low flared lip, five incised lines at shoulder and also at base, light cucumber green matt glaze, circular stamped on bottom “Grueby Pottery, Boston, U.S.A.”, with an interior lotus flower, 6” h; Small bulbous jar in mottled shades of green glaze, brown interior glaze, circular stamped “Grueby Pottery, Boston, U.S.A.”, with interior lotus flower, 3 1/4” h, 4” dia.
60 HEPPLEWHITE SERVER 18th/19th c. English Hepplewhite server, slightly bowed front, two fitted and dovetailed drawers with original brass ring pulls, ebony lined inlaid top, hand-blocked wallpaper drawer linings, tapered legs, water stains on top, 29 1/2” h, 34 1/2” w, 18 1/2” d.
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61 SEG BOWL 20th c. Arts and Crafts ceramic bowl, Saturday Evening Girl Pottery, soft yellow glaze, signed on bottom “SEG, 11-17, RB”, light crackle in bottom, soft brown around the rim, very good condition, 2 1/2” h, 81/2” dia.
62 GRUEBY VASE Grueby ceramic art pottery vase, dark cucumber matt green glaze with eight modeled leaves, slightly flared lip, circular mark of “Grueby Faience Co. Boston U.S.A.”, “W.L., 164” and “627/849”, very good condition, 9 1/2” h, 5 1/2” dia.
63 GRUEBY JARDINIERE Grueby ceramic art pottery jardiniere, cucumber matt green glaze, eight broad modeled leaves alternating with eight pointed yellow bands, light brown glazed interior, indistinct circular mark with carved “S.W.” above on the base, very good condition, 7” h, 7 1/2” dia.
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64 GRUEBY JARDINIERE Grueby ceramic art pottery jardiniere, dark cucumber matt green glaze, with eight broad leaves alternating with eight green flower buds, light green glazed interior, brown glazed base, circular impression “Grueby Pottery Boston U.S.A.” with lotus flower, and carved above “S W” and “307-1”, very good condition, 7” h, 7” w. 65 GRUEBY VASES Two Grueby ceramic art pottery pieces: Low profile vase, cream/ white matt glaze, green glaze interior, impressed circular stamp “Grueby Pottery, Boston, U.S.A.”, 2” h, 5” dia; Tall cylindrical vase, multiple raised ribbon pattern, cucumber green matt glaze, round blue printed paper label “Grueby Pottery, Boston, U.S.A.”, “Registered”, and lotus flower, “507” on a white rectangular label, 8 3/4” h, 3 1/2” dia; both in very good condition.
66 GRUEBY BOWLS Two Grueby ceramic art pottery low profile bowls, both in light cucumber green matt with a cream white underglaze, coil technique with decorative raised coils in the bottom of the bowls, both impressed with circular “Grueby Pottery, Boston, U.S.A.”, both very good condition, with very small portion of glazed foot on large bowl missing (approximately 1”), 2 1/2” h, 8” dia and 3” h, 9 1/2” dia.
67 GRUEBY VASES Two Grueby ceramic art pottery vases, both in a tanned brown matt glaze, smaller slope shouldered vase has a mottled orange peel finish, with a circular impressed mark “Grueby Pottery, Boston, U.S.A.” and a lotus flower, 6” h; the taller vase has a dry desert/earth finish, very small nick at base, circular impressed mark “Grueby Pottery, Boston, U.S.A.” and “36”, 8” h.
68 GRUEBY VASE Grueby ceramic art pottery vase, tall slope shouldered vase with light mottled blue matt glaze, brown interior glaze, impressed circular mark “Grueby Pottery, Boston, U.S.A.”, “3932”, (1 1/2” glaze missing on bottom edge, otherwise very good condition), 9 1/2” h.
70 HAMPSHIRE VASE Tall Hampshire ceramic art pottery vase, green (Grueby style) matt glaze, tall neck with band of horizontal rectangular boxes, slanted offset bird-like handles, soft sloping shoulder, with a larger medial band of horizontal rectangular boxes, stamped on bottom “Hampshire Pottery, 8-B”, “H” in a circle, 15 1/2” h, 10” dia (at shoulder).
70A HAMPSHIRE POTTERY Two stamped ceramic “Hampshire Pottery” pieces: Vase in a mottled blue matt glaze finish, with six vertical leaves with pointed floral forms between them at the shoulder, 8 1/2” h, 6 1/2” dia; Low profile bowl, in a dark cream glaze, 2 1/2” h, 9” dia.
69 GRUEBY VASE Tall Grueby ceramic art pottery urn/vase, heavy matt green glaze on dark red clay covering the sloped shoulder halfway down continuing in bold drips to the base, impressed in a circle on the bottom “Grueby Pottery, Boston, U.S.A.”, with interior lotus flower, 14” h, 10” dia (at shoulder).
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70B ART POTTERY PIECES Four ceramic art pottery pieces: Grueby hanging wall pocket, cucumber matt green glaze (missing on one side), wire hanger is intact, circular impression on back at bottom “Grueby Pottery, Boston, U.S.A.” with a very clear stamped lotus flower, 8 1/2” h; Small Grueby globular vase, in a matt brown glaze, (small chip at rim), circular impression “Grueby Pottery, Boston, U.S.A.”, with a partial blue label inside circle (Grueby - Boston U.S.A.), 4 1/2” h, 4” dia; Two green shallow bowls, both in a green glazed finish, one with raised ribs and marked “AMB & Co Ware” on bottom, 2” h, 6” dia, the other an unmarked bowl, with brown glazed bottom, “5”, 2” h, 5 1/2” dia.
72 PANTRY BOX 19th c. small round pantry box, pine and ash, natural patina, three carved fingers right to left, small copper tack and wooden peg construction, excellent condition, 2 1/2” h, 3” dia.
73 PANTRY BOXES Three miniature 19th c. pantry boxes, original natural finish, opposing fingers, copper tack and wooden peg construction: smallest box with initials “D. L.” inscripted on top, 2” dia; middle box marked “envelope sealers”, and contains small red wax disks, 2 1/2” dia; and the largest marked “Esther Ordway” on a label, 2 3/4” dia.
71 HINGHAM FIRKIN 19th c. firkin, pine, original green painted finish, stamped on lid “C. Wilder & Son, So. Hingham, Mass.”, excellent condition, 10” h, 9” dia.
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74 FOUR 19TH C. OVAL BOXES Two miniature oval boxes, 2 1/4” l, with opposing fingers, copper tacks and wood pegs; Two tiny oval boxes, 1” l, with opposing fingers, copper tacks and wooden pegs; all in very good condition, possibly Hersey but unsigned.
75 TALL CLOCK Early 19th c. New England tall clock, pine, original red painted finish, wooden works, original painted face with strawberries, and yellow bird in a gilded oval at top, (one hand needs repair), second hand and minute hand, 80” h (6’ 8”), 16” w, 9” d.
77 PORTRAIT OF LADY WITH BONNET 19th c. oil on canvas (attributed to Noah North, New York c. 183040), exceptional portrait of a young lady in a bonnet, finely detailed with white lace and pink lace ribbons and ties, lace collar, earrings and matching jeweled pin, blue eyes, early black and gilded frame with round brass hanger, some crackle to varnish, relined, 26 3/4” x 21” (sight).
78 PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN 18th c. oil on canvas, Continental portrait of a gentleman in armor, blue/gray eyes, relined, carved and gilded frame, 30” x 24”.
76 OIL BY FRANK VINING SMITH 20th c. oil on board, marsh scene with ducks coming in, signed l.l. “Frank Vining Smith”, (1879-1967), gilded and carved frame, found in Hingham, Mass., 16” x 24”.
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79 PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN Early 19th c. oil on canvas on board, Continental portrait of a gentleman with white cravat, in gold paint at bottom “Dominique Vian, Membre et Bienfaitur De La Confrerie”, carved and gilded frame, 24” x 20”.
81 OIL SEASCAPE 19th c. oil on canvas, two-masted frigate under close haul coming through a channel, lighthouse on a bluff on right, sailing dory with three-figure crew, labeled on back “R. Swain Gifford, Sky & Water”, (American, 1840-1905), 14 1/2” x 25”.
82 OIL LANDSCAPE WITH NATIVE AMERICAN 19th c. oil on canvas, mountain landscape showing a central figure, a Native American in red robe standing on a rocky outcrop, looking towards a valley with white mountains in background, carved and gilded frame, museum label on reverse “Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Temporary Loan, January 1973”, conserved and relined (at MFA in 1972), dated twice in chalk on back of frame “1891”, 10” x 16”. 80 NAUTICAL PAINTING 19th c. oil on board, Continental seascape, fishing fleet, fishermen in a rowing dory hauling nets in high winds, very finely carved and gilded period frame, 20” x 31” (sight), 32” x 41” (framed).
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83 19TH C. OIL ON PANEL American, finely done painting of a woman riding side saddle on a white horse, pictured in a mountain setting in a valley in the fall with luminescent sky, in a gold leaf frame, 6 3/4” x 5 3/4” (sight).
85 ROCKING CHAIR Early 19th c. combback, thumbback rocking chair with arms, freehand coach work decoration in yellow on dark background, pegged construction, good condition and patina, 40 1/2” h.
84 OIL BY DWIGHT C. HOLMES 20th c. oil on panel, fall landscape with mountain background, trees on edge of meandering river, signed l.l. “Dwight C. Holmes”, (1900-1988), handwritten on back “Upper Hondo River near Ruidoso, New Mexico”, framed, 8” x 10”. 86 WATERCOLOR BY G.F. LORING Early 20th c. watercolor, river landscape, men gathering salt hay on the North River, (South Shore, Boston), signed l.r. in pencil “G.F. Loring 1911.”, (George Fullington Loring), matted and original frame, wax seal “Bernard Sexton Brockton, Mass.”, originally owned by Julian & Olive Loring of Hingham, ex. John Richardson, Hingham Collection, 9 1/2” x 13” (sight).
84A OIL BY DWIGHT C. HOLMES 20th c. oil on panel, early spring landscape with trees and mountains in background, puffy clouds, signed l.l. “Dwight C. Holmes”, (1900-1988), framed, 8” x 10”.
87 OIL BY HOWARD BUCK 20th c. oil on board, harbor scene of a sinking derelict tugboat being boarded by swimmers off a sailboat, in a carved black painted frame (slight damage), signed at bottom “Howard Buck ‘46”, 30” x 36”.
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88 PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN 19th c. oil on canvas, New England portrait of a woman in a white lace bonnet, period gilded frame, marked in pigment on back of canvas “Elizabeth Harrington, Aged 64, Painted, 1838”, canvas stenciled “Prepared by P. Caffe, NY”, lower left shows a repair, 25” x 30”.
89 LADIES DRESSING MIRROR 19th c. ladies country dressing mirror, oak and pine, original white painted finish, with blue trailing vines, ribbons and pink roses around the perimeter of the mirror and the bowed front of the dovetailed drawer, brass pulls, ball feet, probably Maine origin, 21” h, 18 1/2” w, (from the James Baird collection). 90 CANOPY BED Early 19th c. American New England canopy bed, original white painted finish, handpainted carved canopy (6” h) with oak leaves in light amber and dark red with acorn, original pinstripe banding in light blue (and on the turned legs), 6’ 2” h, 6’ 5” l, 4’ 3” w.
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91 KNIFE BOX 18th c. English footed knife box, mahogany, banded inlay, brass shield-shaped escutcheon plate, some veneer missing, 15” l.
92 PRINT “ICELAND OR GER FALCON...” Large print, “Iceland or Jer Falcon, Falco Islandicus Lath, Femde Birds”, “Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, FRS, FLS, England, Printed and Coloured by H. Havell, 1837”, framed and matted, 37 1/2” x 25” (sight), 50” x 34” (framed), (Note: This is a later printing of the elephant folio from the collection of James Baird, former Director of Massachusetts Audubon Society).
93 WHALES TOOTH Late 19th c. sperm whale’s tooth, 25 oz, 7 1/2” l, (Note: not shipped out of United States and not shipped to California).
94 FIRE BUCKET Early New England leather fire bucket, original green painted finish, with red highlight on top and bottom edge, yellow and brown bannered cartouche with “S. Appleby E.F.C., 1822” (Essex, MA) in black, 13” h, 9” dia, 21” h (at handle).
95 SHERATON DRESSING TABLE Early 19th c. New England Sheraton dressing table, mahogany, pine secondary wood, carved backsplash, four drawers, turned brasses, (one rosette missing on backsplash), carved and turned legs, 39 1/2” h, 36” w, 18” d.
96 MANDARIN FAN 19th c. Chinese Export Mandarin fan, folding paper and ivory, finely decorated with colorful Chinese figures, green gardens and pavilions in a blue sky and water background, pierced ivory wands with outer wands, deeply carved, intricately woven tassels, set in a deep glazed frame. 97 ENGLISH REDWARE LOAF DISH 19th c. English, slip decorated redware, divided loaf dish, overall good condition, 18” x 14 1/2”, (from the James Baird collection).
98 REDWARE CROCKS Two 19th c. redware crocks: Unglazed exterior, stamped “J & J McSafford, Manufacturers”, green interior glaze, rim chip, incised ridge around upper quarter, 10 1/2” h; Green and orange glazed ovoid crock, good overall condition, 10” h.
99 REDWARE PITCHERS Two early redware pitchers, both with green glazed exteriors, one with orange and the other with brown spots, both with double incised rings on shoulder, one has taller neck (shows cracks), small chips, 8” and 9” h.
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99A CELADON GREEN UMBRELLA STAND Chinese ceramic umbrella/cane stand, celadon green, raised white border bands on top and bottom of intricate scrolls, highlighted in pink/red, pots and basket of raised floral and green leaf decoration, white roses and mums, 24” h, 10” dia.
101 18TH C. TRAY/CHARGER Large, early 18th c., round tray/charger, pine, red stained finish, medial split with remnants of old tin repairs, found in the attic of the Anchor Tavern (c. 1760), Gen Lafayette stayed there in 1778, South Street, Hingham, 22” dia (one board), William Otis Lincoln, to S. Randall Lincoln to John P. Richardson, Fort Hill, Hingham, with typed Hingham history, (JPR collection).
101A MORTAR AND PESTLE Rare early 19th c. maple mortar and pestle, in original blue painted finish, from a Hingham, Mass. family home, 8” h, 6” dia (mortar), 11” l (turned pestle).
100 TALL CHEST 18th c. New England Chippendale tall chest, six drawers, maple and pine, graduated, lipped and dovetailed drawers with dark comb grained fronts, dark stained sides, carved bracket base, dated in black on back “1802”, applied molded and dovetailed top, 57” h, 36” w, 19” d. 102 TEAKETTLE, POTS, TRIVET 18th c. New England fireplace cooking teakettle, pots and trivet, with Hingham, Mass. history, (ex. Mason Foley, ex. J.P. Richardson estate, Col. Nathan Rice, Aide-de-Camp to Gen. Benj. Lincoln).
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103 LOUIS VUITTON TRUNK Labeled with orange paper on right side, serial #768149, original key and interior tray, initialed on right and left side “E.C.M.” for Edward Caldwell Moore (1857-1943), American Theologian, studied in Germany 1884-1886, received PhD from Brown University in 1891, became Parkman Professor of Theology at Harvard University in 1901, trunk is in good condition, 12 1/2” h, 35 1/2” w, 20” d.
103A LOUIS VUITTON TRUNK Stamped on inside right “Paris I. Rue Scribe, Louis Vuitton, 149. New Bond St. London”, serial #121045, original key, missing tray, outside paper labels include “Cie Gle Transatlantique, French Line, Paris - Le Havre”, initialed “E.C.M.” on side for Edward Caldwell Moore (1857-1943), very used, well travelled condition, 11 1/2” h, 32” w, 19 1/2” d.
103B LOUIS VUITTON TRUNK White paper label with red/orange print inside right “Paris I. Rue Scribe, Louis Vuitton, 149. New Bond St. London”, serial #125720, initialed on side “MMB” for Mary Magoun Brown (sister-in-law of Edward Caldwell Moore), daughter of John Crosby Brown, (note: trunk features the less common Damier print pattern), includes tray and three keys, red stripe interior, very used, well travelled condition, 11 1/2” h, 32” w, 19 1/2” d.
103C LOUIS VUITTON TRUNK Paper label inside right “I. Rue Scribe Paris, Louis Vuitton, 149. New Bond St. London”, serial #160814, original key and tray are intact, initialed on side “JCB” for John Crosby Brown (18381905), partner in Brown Bros. & Co. of Baltimore, and was the author of A Hundred Years of Merchant Banking: A History of Brown Brothers, he was the father of Mary Magoun Brown, heavily used, well traveled condition, 12 1/2” h, 35 1/2”w, 21”d.
103D LOUIS VUITTON SUITCASE Light tan paper label on right side “Louis Vuitton, ‘761 150’, Paris, 70 Champs Elysees, 149 New Bond St. London, Nice, Lille”, and a red label on left “Jordan Marsh Co. Boston sole agents for New England”, original key and interior tray with straps, originally owned by Dorothea May Moore Burkhead (1894-1995), daughter of Edward Caldwell Moore, attended Radcliffe Graduate School, worked at American Red Cross Hospital in France during WWI, completed her medical degree at Johns Hopkins Medical School in 1922, trunk features labels from the “Italian Line Ocean Liner” et al, overall used but in good condition, 9” h, 26” w, 16 1/2” d.
103E EARLY LOUIS VUITTON TRUNK Faded stripe decoration on canvas, brass front locks and side handles, in-use wear with two spots of loss of canvas on lid, missing interior tray and leather straps, (overall intact), paper labels on side “Cunard Lines...”, block initials on both sides, “MFG”, “USA”, early paper label “Paris 1867, Rue Scribe”, Havre 1868, No. 9377, 22” h, 43” w, 22” d.
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104 CARVED CANE 19th c. cane, carved and raised Victorian ladies hand, holding a crosshatched market basket, “L” shaped whalebone handle, 33 1/4” l. (Cannot be shipped to Calif. or outside the U.S.A.)
107 WATERCOLOR BY “F.A. HOXIE” 19th c. primitive watercolor on paper, of a farmhouse with barns and outbuildings, fenced pastures, signed l.r. “F.A. Hoxie”, signed in the middle in red “Residence of Mrs. Wann, Iowa Co., Wisconsin”, original walnut frame, 16” x 21 1/2” (sight).
105 HANGING CUPBOARD 19th c. pine hanging cupboard, two inset panel doors over two dovetailed drawers, old refinish, dovetailed case, brass hardware, molded top and base.
108 OIL OF AN OWL Early 20th c. oil on canvas, of an evening scene of a Great Horned Owl sitting on a branch, paper label attached to back stretcher “Dorothy Scharine”, 14” x 22”.
106 STILL LIFE OF GRAPES 19th c. oil on canvas, still life of bushes of red and white grapes, original gilded frame, framed in Providence, Rhode Island, “G. Calder” labeled stretcher, apparently signed in pencil on stretcher and dated “1903”, 5” x 9”.
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109 LARGE OIL BY EMILE GRUPPE Oil on canvas harbor scene, with men in overalls securing a fishing boat at low tide, dock buildings, boats and gulls in the background, signed l.r. “Emile A. Gruppe” (1896-1978), carved and molded wood frame in silver finish, 32” x 40” (sight), 36” x 44” (framed).
110 SEASCAPE BY C.H. GIFFORD 19th c. oil on canvas, seascape with waves against a rocky beach, double masted schooner sailing into a line storm with other sails, with light breaking through the clouds illuminating shore waves and rocks and brightening sky, possibly West Island, Fairhaven, MA, signed l.r. “C.H. Gifford 91”, signed indistinctly in pencil on top of back stretcher, elaborately carved and gilded frame, minor surface scratches, overall very good condition, 13 1/4” x 18” (sight), 23 1/2” x 28 1/2” (framed).
111 SEASCAPE OIL BY C.H. GIFFORD 19th c. oil on canvas on board seascape, fishermen along the shore with sailing vessels in the background, signed l.r. “C.H. Gifford”, in a 20th c. driftwood molded frame with beige cloth lines, 9 1/4” x 14” (signed), 12 1/2” x 17 1/4” (framed).
112 OIL BY A. AUSTEN 19th c. oil on prepared board, old mariner in profile with pipe and telescope with fish basket seated on a barrel at beach, signed l.l. “A. Austen” (Alexander Austen, United Kingdom, c. 1900), in a finely carved and gilded frame, pencil inscription on back, 12” x 10” (sight), 20” x 18” (framed).
113 WATERCOLOR BY G.S. WALTERS 19th c. watercolor on paper, seascape with two-masted brig under sail heading towards the channel marker, with a tugboat on its starboard side and other sailing vessels in the background, signed l.l. “G.S. Walters” (George Stanfield Walters, 1838-1924, United Kingdom), matted and framed, 12 1/2” x 19 1/2” (sight).
114 OIL OF COASTAL SCENE 19th c. oil on canvas coastal scene, gaf rigged catboat running along the shore, pencil signed l.r. “SY” (or “81”), canvas with overall craquelure, minor missing pigment in sky above sailboat, small puncture upper right corner, carved gilt frame, 22 1/2” x 36”.
115 PAIR OF CARD TABLES Early 19th c. style mahogany serpentine card tables, tapered and reeded legs on a tall carved and turned foot, inlaid band of sawtooth designs on edge of top, oval cartouche of satinwood in center with satinwood bands on the sides, (minor variation on inlays on lids), some repairs and minor imperfections, 29 1/2” h, 36” w.
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116 COASTAL SCENE WATERCOLOR Watercolor on paper coastal scene, sand and beach with gulls, and cliff with tree, sailing vessels at sea, matted and framed, 14” x 20”, signed 1.1. “F. McNeil”.
117 WATERCOLOR BY HUGO A. FISHER Large watercolor coastal scene, rocky shore with sailing vessels at sea, sun coming through the clouds, signed l.l. “Hugo A. (Anton) Fisher”, (1854-1916), matted and framed, 20 1/2” x 28 3/4” (sight).
118 WATERCOLOR BY J.A. COOK Watercolor on paper, Gloucester harbor scene, drying sails, signed l.l. “J.A. Cook.” ( John A. Cook, 1870-1936, Massachusetts), matted and framed, 6 1/4” x 12 3/4” (sight), 12” x 18” (framed).
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119 WATERCOLOR BY JOHN C. COBB Watercolor on paper, fishing boats at dock, signed l.r. “John C. Cobb”, framed, glazed and matted, 11” x 15” (sight).
120 ENGLISH TIP-TOP DINING TABLE Late 18th/early 19th c. English tip-top dining table, octagonal top veneered with band of bird’s-eye maple, burled mahogany top, turned shaft terminating in four square saber legs on brass capped castors.
121 ENGLISH DINING CHAIRS Set of eight English mahogany and mahogany veneer dining chairs, upholstered seats, two arms, six sides (two side chairs show breaks in front legs), finely figured veneer.
122. REVERSE GLASS PAINTED PORTRAITS 19th c. pair of reverse painted portraits, oil on glass, of George and Martha Washington, attributed to William Mathew Prior (18061873), Boston, MA, c. 1860, (see Bishop, Folk Painters of America, 1979, Dutton), original carved and gilded frames.
123 WALL MIRROR Decorative wall mirror, with top in 18th/19th c. blue hand-painted wallpaper in a classical design of an angelic scene with cherubs, harpist and a Grecian goddess in a billowing shawl, blue borders, gilded wood frame, rectangular mirror below, hung in the American Embassy in England in the early 20th c., 4’ 4” h, 4’ 1” w.
124 WATERCOLOR BY THOMAS COATES 20th c. watercolor on paper “Outriders”, monogrammed l.l. “TJC” (Thomas (Tom) Coates, P.R.B.A, 1941-), depicting three riders on horseback, labeled on reverse “Cross Gate Gallery, Lexington, Ky, 19th & 20th Century Fine Sporting Art #71”, matted, framed and glazed, 10” x 14” (sight).
125 MAHOGANY SETTEE Finely carved mahogany late Federal small settee, arms carved with melons and poppies, back with leafy scroll and reeded barrel, all on carved winged claw feet with reeded front, upholstered in a raised rich velour, light blue, red flowers, from a home in Kingston, Mass., 36” h, 5’ 3” w, 24” d.
126 HAVILAND & CO. FISH SERVING SET 19th c. Ceramic porcelain, marked “Haviland & Co., Limoges”, fish serving set, oval platter hand decorated with fish shells, seaweed in greens and reds, with a silver and brown sea leaf and vine border, fine condition, 23 1/2” l, 9 1/2” d; nine plates, each with individual decoration of sea life, (three have minor chips and age line); and an oval waste bowl with underliner (chipped on rim), bowl not pictured.
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127 PEARL HANDLED KNIFE SETS Sets of mother-of-pearl handled knives, 11 marked “Gorham”, salad/luncheon knives, 12 salad luncheon knives, hallmarked on the blades; and 10 dinner knives, marked “Landers, Frary, and Clark, Aetna Works” on each blade.
128 LARGE BRONZE SHIP’S BELL Rare 19th c. bronze ship’s bell, with finely turned rosewood handle, 15” h, “This Bell recovered from the wreck of the bark Kadosh lost off Point Allerton bar Dec. 26, 1872, Property of the Hingham Cordage Co.”, (JPR collection).
129 PERCUSSION PISTOL 19th c. double barrel percussion pistol, decorated and marked with an oval with “I E G”, and a star at the bottom, some imperfections, carved handle with patina, 8 1/4” l.
129A FLINTLOCK PISTOL, TOWER, ENGLAND 18th c. British Sea Service, Flintlock pistol, marked “Tower” and “GR” with Royal cypher and Birmingham Proofs, brass trigger guard and butt cap, 9” barrel, brass capped ram rod stock shows possible early repair to front half, old patina, (possibly used during the Revolutionary War).
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129B NAVAL COLT PISTOL 19th c. Naval Colt percussion revolver, model 1851, .36 caliber, octagonal 7 1/2” barrel, walnut stock, brass grip straps and guard, matching S/N’s “177189”, minor loss of wood at left toe.
129C PERCUSSION LONG RIFLE 19th c. long rifle, percussion, marked on top of barrel with engravings “J Barnes, Maker, Orange”, brass butt plate and fancy patch box, wood ram rod is a replacement, double trigger, 32” barrel, walnut stock, old patina.
130 BLANKET CHEST 18th c. New England pine (chestnut drawer bottoms), six-drawer blanket chest, three top drawers are simulated with carved fronts, oval brasses (possibly original), tall carved base, traces of original red paint (white paint removed), 53” h, 36” w, 17” d.
131 19TH C. JAPANESE CERAMIC VASE Flared lip, cylindrical form, dark and light blue floral designs outlined in gold, signed on bottom, 13 1/2” h.
131A 19TH C. JAPANESE CERAMIC VASE Cylindrical form, blue background with florals, and gilt decoration, 12” h. 132 PAIR OF CHINESE ARMCHAIRS 19th c. pair of carved rosewood Chinese armchairs, top section canted backwards, raised panel back, squared arms with decorative scroll, stretcher base with tenon construction, wood plank seat with through tenons, old dark red stained finish, 18” seat h, 38” overall h.
134 IMARI CHARGER 19th c. Japanese Imari charger, Tokugawa Period, c. 1840, scenes with exotic birds and flowers, 13 1/2” dia. 134A THREE JAPANESE CERAMIC IMARI PIECES Square plate with basket on table and moth, 8”; Footed bowl with floral decoration, 6 1/4” dia; Round footed plate with central blue medallion and six sections with birds and flowers, 8 1/4” dia.
135 STEPBACK CUPBOARD Early 19th c. two-piece stepback cupboard, hardwood (cherry) and pine, old varnish and red finish, two doors with interior shelving, dovetailed cases, 5’ 4 1/2” h, 34” w, 25” d. 136 OIL OF WINTER SCENE 19th c. oil on canvas winter landscape, snowy field with fence, figure on left with donkey cart full of wood, farmhouse in background, heavy carved gold painted frame, signed upper right on back of canvas “F.L. Reed”, 17” x 27”.
133 LIBRARY STEP 19th c. library step, (hardwood with pine), stained mahogany, hand-hold in top, three-step folding style, through mortise construction, 29 1/2” h, 15” w, 22 1/2” d (extended).
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141 STONEWARE JUG 19th c. stoneware jug, with obese bluebird on a branch, “Dean, Foster & Co., 14 Blackstone St. Boston”, 2-gal., with cork, 15” h.
137 ENGLISH TRIPOD STAND Early English mahogany tripod base “Dumbwaiter”, with three graduated hexagonal shaped serving tiers, each with carved and turned galleries, intricately carved shaft with foliate decoration, carved claw and ball feet, 3’ 7” h.
138 TIP-TOP TEA TABLE 18th c. New England, Queen Anne, mahogany tip-top tea table, round, vase and ring turned shaft, carved tripod snake leg base, 28 1/2” h, 31” dia top.
142 STONEWARE JUG 19th c. stoneware jug, with stylized floral decoration, “Commonwealth Mineral Spring Water”, 2-gal., with carved wood plug, 15” h.
143 LARGE BASKET 19th c. large reeded gathering basket, boat shape, triple reed handle, overall good condition, 22” l, 13” w.
139 BANNISTER BACK SIDE CHAIR 18th c. bannister back side chair, older black painted finish, older rush seat, double turned front stretchers, tall well formed finials, 17” seat h, 44 1/2” overall h, (from the James Baird collection).
140 SHERATON BOWFRONT CHEST 19th c. New England bowfront Sheraton bureau, mahogany and mahogany veneers, pine secondary, edge beaded door fronts, turned wood pulls, fluted pilaster, front corners with turned legs, 38 1/2” h, 19” d.
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144 HINGHAM FIRKIN 18th/early 19th c. pine Hingham firkin, with eight rosehead nails on four finger laps, medium size, mottled finish from an original old gray/green paint, initialed on bottom “L.C.J.”, part of a stave is missing at the bottom, 7” h, 7 3/4” dia, 11 1/2” h (to top of handle), (ex. Polly Loring collection, Hingham, Mass.).
145 BLANKET CHEST Very early 18th c. (17001730) small New England two-drawer blanket chest, double arch molded front, sawtooth cut side profile, original hardwood turned pulls, thick dovetailed drawers, heavy snipe hinged top, (back left foot restored), old refinish, 32” h, 34” w, 15 1/2” d.
146 FIRKIN “WILDER & SON, HINGHAM, MASS.” Hingham pine firkin, in original red painted finish, swing handle, faintly stamped “Wilder & Son, Hingham, Mass.”, bottom inscribed “C. Ellie Morrill”, overall good condition, 12 1/2” h, 11 1/2” dia (at top).
149 PERSIAN RUG Oriental rug, Persian scatter, red field with central cream diamond and triangular corners, three borders, 4’ 2” x 6’ 8”.
150 CHIPPENDALE SIDE CHAIR 18th c. Chippendale side chair, carved crest, crosshatched in a diamond pattern, owl’s head splat with chip carving, slip seat, turned “H” stretcher, cabriole legs in front with pad feet, shows repairs at right side, 17 1/2” seat h, 39” overall h, 23” w.
147 TEKKE BOKHARA RUG Oriental rug, Tekke Bokhara tent flap, red, blue and cream, 4’ l.
150A HOOKED RUGS Two hooked scatter rugs, floral designs, 2’11” x 4’11” and 2’5” x 4’ 3”.
148 TWO CAUCASIAN RUGS Oriental rugs: a small Caucasian scatter rug, shows moderate wear in central red field, 5’ 3” x 4’ and a Caucasian scatter, red field with 72 guls in light blue, cream and gold, cup and step border, 6’ 4” x 3’.
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151 PERSIAN RUGS Two Persian Oriental rugs: Bokhara scatter rug, 4’ 7” x 5’ 7”; and a smaller scatter rug.
152 PERSIAN SAROUK RUG Oriental rug, Persian Sarouk scatter, central medallion on a blue field, 6’ 8” x 4’ 2”.
154 THE “AMERICA” SHIP PRINT Large folio print, the “America” winning the match at Cowes for the Club Cup, from the original sketch taken on the spot by Oswald W. Brierly, labeled on back “From the Old Picture Store, 16 Brattle Street, Boston, Mass.”, 21” x 28 1/2”.
155 FOUR-DRAWER BUREAU 19th c. cherry and poplar, four-drawer bureau, on turned legs, paneled ends, turned wood pulls on raised, carved drawer fronts, minor imperfections, 4’ h, 40” w, 19” d.
153 “FLYING CLOUD” PRINT BY N. CURRIER N. Currier, large folio, clipper ship “Flying Cloud”, 1852, artist E. Brown, Jr., label on back “Holman’s Print Shop, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts”, 21” x 27 1/2”.
156 STONEWARE PIECES Three early stoneware pieces: Large (15 1/2” h) “Charlestown” ovoid crock, offset handles and three incised hearts, crack at top; Ovoid 1-gal. jug, marked “Burlington, VT.”, good condition, 11 3/4” h; Ovoid 1-gal. crock with cobalt handles and a lid, chip on rim, 10 1/2” h.
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157 CHARLESTOWN CROCKS Two early stoneware pieces, both marked “Charlestown”: ovoid crock with offset handles and cobalt decoration, incised swag and tassels on both sides, shows pitting and cracks, 14” h; and a 1-gal. jug with brown lip and base, imperfections, 12” h.
157A RARE STONEWARE JUG Rare early 19th c. stoneware salt glazed jug, with cobalt blue incised fish, cracked (but stable), crack on back, incised rings (on bottom of neck), 15” h.
158 STONEWARE CROCK 19th c. stoneware crock, 2-gal., cobalt blue bird with upturned bill ona leafy branch, light glaze, incised ring around circumference under handle, 9” h, 8” dia.
159 STONEWARE JUG 19th c. stoneware jug, 3-gal., cobalt blue swirled flowers (four roses), some browning, overall good condition, 17 1/2” h.
160 GRAINED BLANKET BOX 19th c. six-board blanket box, original sponge and grained finish, red and ochre, dovetailed case, till box, lock, molded base, some wear to top, 17” h, 38” w, 17 1/2” d.
161 CIVIL WAR LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS Instructions for Ordnance Officers from the War Department, Washington, May 23, 1864; Special Order No. 114 from Headquarters Department of Washington, 22d Army Corps., Washington, D.C., May 13, 1865 by command of Maj. Gen. Augur to E.W. Plaiston; Payment receipt for flour purchased by Mr. D. R. Spaulding from the Cheshire County Store, Keene, N.H., June 11th, 1864; Muster-Out Roll of 1st Lieutenant Patrick H. White in the 1st Regiment of Illinois Light Artillery…called into the Service of the United States by The President…on the 16th of June, 1861; Handwritten letter from the Treasury Department dated November 12th, 1844 in reply to a letter from Abe Knowlton about whether his son Samuel Knowlton (enlisted in the 6th Infantry of the Peace Establishment) is yet living. Letter was referred to the Adjutant Generals Office; Handwritten letter from the Adjutant General’s Office, Washington, Nov. 12, 1844, in reply to the letter regarding Samuel Knowlton and whether he was living. Samuel was shot by the Indians on the 29th of July, 1841, while riding express between Fort Pleasant and R. Gamble, in Florida; Special Order No. 157 from Head Quarters, Army of the Potomac, Washington, Nov 26th, 1861 by command of Maj. Gen. McClellan to Capt. John F. Glenn, includes small carte-de-visite of Geo. B. McClellan; Handwritten letter from G.W. Hough to General M.D. Hardin at the Ordnance Office in Washington, dated June 24, 1865, asking if Lieutenant Barstow could come to his office to assist him on that day; Two handwritten letters: one is Special Order No. 326 from the War Department, Adjutant Generals Office, Washington, June 23, 1865, ordering Sergeant John Rapell, U.S. Army, to duty at Fort Washington, Maryland, as an Adjutant to Ordnance Sergeant Joseph Cameron, U.S. Army; the other is from the Ordnance Office, Washington, June 28th, 1865, to Maj. J.G. Benton, Comdg Washington Arsenal, from C.W. Barstow, 1st Lieut. & Act. Ord. Off., in regards to repairing a mortar wagon; Seven handwritten letters with dates of March 20, 1862, September 5, 1864, June 8, 1864 (mentions the capture of the Rebels), one dated December 12th referring to the speech by Henry Clay, another dated November 24th from Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and two dated April 22nd and September 15th from Burlington, Vermont. 37
161A CIVIL WAR EPHEMERA Sheet music for “The Star Spangled Banner”, by Francis Scott Key, arranged by Francis H. Brown, 1861, Published by J.G. Gregory, N.Y. (covers are missing), illustrated, darkened toning and foxing; The Civil War in Song & Story, by Frank Moore, P.F. Collier, Publisher, good condition, overall toning; Hand-colored war song on paper, “When this Cruel War is Over”, with a battle scene at the top of Gettysburg, Penn., July 3, 1863, folded and separated at the bottom fold, on the reverse is a partial letter home dated 1864 “Annapolis, Der Wife, I received your kind letter...”; Two illustrated song sheets published by Charles Magnus, “The Captain of the Provost.” (Parody), and “The Bill Posters Dream, or Cross Readings.”, both with hand-colored top third depicting Queen Street Hospital, Alexandria, Va. and USA General Hospital, McKim’s Mansion, Baltimore, Md, overall good condition; Three Confederate Bank Notes, “Twenty Dollars”, Richmond, Va, July 25 1861, (split repaired with tape); “One Dollar”, Bank of the State of Georgia, July 16, 1861, (shows slaves picking cotton and train in the background); “Ten Dollars”, Richmond, February 17th 1864; Printed song sheet, “The Song of the Thirty Third!”, for the thirty-third Regiment Mass. Vol., composed in June 1965 by George G.B. DeWolfe, fold lines, stained and a tear at the center fold; Miscellaneous cartes-de-visites (four) including Gen. Burnside and Cyrus E. Baker; and a photo of Hollis Civil War Veterans decorating soldiers graves for Memorial Day in the South Cemetery, Hollis, N.H.; and a collection of commemorative Civil War stamps.
163 CANDLESTAND WITH CHECKERBOARD Late 18th/early 19th c. maple candlestand, in early yellow painted finish, with a red and yellow checkerboard top outlined in orange, missing feet, good color, turned shaft, found in Hingham, MA, 24” h, 15 1/2” dia, (JPR collection).
164 ROCKING CHAIR 19th c. maple and pine rocking chair, original yellow painted finish, freehand decorated top with shells and leaves, brown, green and red, outlined in dark brown on spindle top, legs and seat, with history from Buckfield, Maine family of Governor Long of Hingham, Mass., 39 1/2” h, (JPR collection).
165 TAVERN TABLE Late 18th c. country Hepplewhite tavern table, pine, oval top, molded skirt, square tapered legs, pegged on top, black over old green, 25” h, 27 1/2” w, 24” d. 162 RARE POLITICAL PAPER LANTERN Rare 19th c. political paper lantern, with crossed 36-star American flags, thin white wood slats, original flat tin hanger, ex. “George Lincoln collection, Hingham, Mass...used for the celebration of Lincoln’s inauguration in 1865.” (JPR), Nevada admitted to Union as 36th State, Oct 31, 1864, (JPR collection).
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166 CLOCK REEL YARN WINDER Exceptional 18th/early 19th c. clock reel yarn winder, maple and oak, original dark patinated finish with tripod turned base, found in Hingham, Mass., 42” h, (JPR collection).
167 PERSIAN BOKHARA Oriental rug, Persian Bokhara, burgundy and cobalt, with eight central tiles, fringed ends, 9’ 2” x 7’ 5”.
168 STONEWARE PITCHERS Two 19th c. stoneware pitchers, one with blue floral decoration, the other with scenes depicting a tavern with young boy drinking and on opposite side a Pilgrim lady, bands of blue floral decoration on top and bottom, both good condition, 8 3/4” and 9 3/4” h.
169 “MICROBE KILLER” JUGS Two interesting stoneware jugs: “William Radamis Microbe Killer, No. 1”, 11” h; and “Keep jug tightly closed, William Radamis Microbe Killer, No. 2”, 11 1/2” h.
170 BLANKET BOX 19th c. New England blanket box, pine, original green painted finish, applied molded top, six-board construction, till box intact, bootjack ends, 23” h, 42” w
171 OILS OF BIRDS Two 19th c. oils on board of birds on branches, a cardinal with white flowers, and a mockingbird with yellow flowers, gilded original frames, some imperfections, both 13” x 7 1/2”, (from the James Baird collection).
172 BAMBOO SKI POLES - HENRY BESTON’S Henry Beston’s early 20th c. bamboo ski poles, leather strap and black grips, oval red and gold decal “Lund”, (C.A. Lund Co., Hastings, Minn. USA), “acquired from Hingham Author Elizabeth Coatsworth Beston...”, 58 1/2” l, (JPR collection).
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173 ROCKING CHAIR 19th c. New England, maple and pine, spindleback rocking chair, original brown painted finish with decoration, labeled on bottom “Katherine Babbitt”.
174A HENRY BESTON’S FOUND OBJECTS Two items found “from the Marconi Station Site in 1937 from a box of found objects at Outermost House”: a washed up bottle from Belfast, Ireland, Grattan & Co Ltd, Ginger Ale, and a small piece of shale with embedded fossil material; Photograph and negative of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Station; and a Taxidermy (Dovekie) bird found on the beach near Outermost House, (JPR collection). 175 BLANKET BOX Small 19th c. six-board storage chest, with hand-forged nails, original putty blue/gray painted finish, molded top board, bootjack ends, 22” h, 32 1/2” w, 14 1/2” w.
174 HENRY BESTON’S OIL LAMP, CAMERA, COMPASS, ETC. Oil lamp; ink bottle with ink, pen and two mechanical pencils; lighter; camera and photographs; glass plate; lamp inscribed “H.B., Fo’castle” on side; cylindrical ink bottle with wood stopper, 3 1/4” h; cigarette lighter marked “HB” in black; and “VP Autographic Kodak Special, patd. 1913”, with three photos of beach of the Outermost House, and negatives and a glass plate (8” x 4 3/4”) of a shipwreck; Lufkin measure in a yellow case, “Henry Beston kept it in a drawer at the Outermost House...”; small brass cased compass; paper calendar, “Wm. Leavens & Co Inc., 1927”, stamped at top “The Fo’castle, H Beston”; metal perpetual calendar with Indian Chief, “Mohawk Trail”; standard barometer, Charles & Large, Brooklyn, NY, marked “The Fo’castle, H Beston”; metal paperweight in the shape of a longneck “steamer” clam, marked “Nora June 2 1916”; (JPR collection).
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176 H. BESTON’S COLLECTION OF BOOKS Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain, Mark, New York, Charles L. Webster & Co., 1885; King Longbeard, Macgregor, Barrington, London, John Lane, 1898; Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Stowe, Harriet Beacher, Boston, Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1897; The Gold Bug, Poe, Edgar, London, George Routledge & Sons, 1894; LullabyLand, Field, Eugene, New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1897; 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea/Around the World in 80 Days, Verne, Jules, Chicago, Donnelley, Loyd and Company, 1876; A Day at the Sea-Side, Barnard, Mrs., Edinburgh, Gall & Inglis; Through the Looking Glass, Carroll, Lewis, New York, Harper & Brothers, 1902, 1st Edition, half dust jacket; (JPR collection).
176A HENRY BESTON’S BOOKS FROM “FO’CASTLE - THE OUTERMOST HOUSE” Nine books: The Moose Book, Merrill, Samuel, New York, E.P. Dutton & Co., 1916; Wild Animal Ways, Thompson, Ernest, New York, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1926; A History of Land Mammals, Scott, William, New York, MacMillan Co., 1913; Tracks & Tracking, Brunner, Joseph, New York, Outing Publishing Co., 1909; Field Book of North American Mammals, Anthony, H.E., New York-London, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1921, inscribed “For Morton... Henry and Bessie, 1931” (Henry and Elizabeth Beston); The Common Land Birds of New England, Willcox, M.A., Lee and Shepard Publishers, Boston, 1895; Fieldbook of Insects, Lutz, Frank E., 2nd Ed., (color illus.), inscribed “For Morton with a Merry Christmas... Henry (Beston) and Betty (Coatsworth Beston), 1921”; Thrills of a Naturalist’s Quest, Ditmar, Raymond, New York, The MacMillan Co., 1945, (with dust cover); Audubon, Rourke, Constance, New York, Harcourt Brace & Co., 1936, (with dust cover); (Note: Many of the volumes are stamped “The Fo’Castle, H. Beston”); (JPR collection).
177 SCHNITZ DRYER Eight-drawer Schnitz Dryer, for drying fruit and beans, Pennsylvania German style, wood with screen and galvanized sheet metal, late 19th - early 20th c., 26 1/2” h, 15” w, 19” d.
178 PAMPHLETS AND MAGAZINES, H. BESTON Collection of pamphlets and magazines from Henry Beston including “A Glimpse of the Indian Past” by Henry Beston, South Shore Nature Club, 1946; “Oyster River” by Morton Smith, Hingham, Mass., Dec., 1934; “The Bird’s Eye View of Boston Harbor, Along the South Shore...Showing all Steamboat Routes”, published by Wm. J. Flynn, Boston, Mass., inside opens to a colored 17” x 25” map route; “New Zealand Mosquito Tent”, Mosquito-proof Tent Co., NYC, The Lehmaier Press, N.Y., opens to 12” x 17 1/2”, in plastic sleeve; “Two Christmas Stories” by Morton Smith, Hingham, Mass., December, 1932, “written in the Barnabus Lincoln House, Hingham”; “More Game Birds...” manual, NYC, revised edition 1935; “Birds of the Massachusetts South Shore” by Laurence Brown Fletcher and Charles Benton Floyd”, published by the South Shore Nature Club, 1932; article pulled out of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine on “Cape Cod, Nantucket, and the Vineyard”, pgs. 52-56; article pulled from The Century Magazine, Vol. XXVI, September, 1883, No. 5, on “Cape Cod”, pgs. 643-658; “The New England Quarterly”, published by The Colonial Society of Mass. and the New England Quarterly, Brunswick, Maine, September 1946; “Sierra Club Bulletin”, Vol. IX, No. 3, San Francisco, California, January 1914; “Arizona Magazine”, published by Arizona Magazine Co., Tucson, Vol. 1, March 1893, No. 3; (all stamped “The Fo’Castle H Beston”); and a miscellaneous inside title page “Richard Starr, Real Estate Agent, and Abstractor of Titles, Tucson, Arizona”; (JPR collection).
179 SIX BOOKS FROM H BESTON LIBRARY Collection of books (two by Beston) including: Beston, Henry B, Full Speed Ahead; Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, New York, 1919, hard-cover, photo illustrated, signed on flyleaf “To Mrs. Thomas Lacey with all the best wishes of her wandering friend, “Henry B”. Monday 21st April 1919”; Beston, Henry, The Tree That Ran Away, illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg, The MacMillan Company, New York, 1941, hard-cover, signed on flyleaf “For Misti with love from Catherine Beston & her daddy”; Coatsworth, Elizabeth, Especially Maine, The natural world of Henry Beston..., The Stephen Greene Press, Brattleboro, Vermont, 1970, with dust cover; McCann, E. Armitage, Ship Model Making, The Norman W. Henley Publishing Co., New York, 1927, hard-cover, 41
“The Fo’Castle H Beston”; Richards, J.M., High Street, illustrated by Eric Ravilious, The Curwen Press, London, England, 1938, hard-cover, signed on flyleaf “For Mrs. Smigt’s stocking with love from Ship St. Christmas 1941; Barrus Clara, Whitman and Burroughs, Comrades, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston and New York, 1931, hard-cover, signed on flyleaf “Margaret Coatsworth Smith for SS Paris...Sept 18, 1931...Hingham Mass.”, hard-cover, with dust cover; (JPR collection).
181 TRAVEL PAMPHLETS, BOOKS AND ALBUMS Collection of travel pamphlets, books, and photograph albums including: “The Adirondacks”; “Gaspe Peninsula”; “Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park Maine”; “La Province De Quebec”; Photograph albums - Mergantic Club, Agnes, P.Q.; Lake George; small maps of Hanson, Scituate, Marshfield, etc.; handwritten document “The Legend of Chocorua F.M.B.”; smaller handwritten document with photos; “The Old Farmer’s Almanac, 1927”; “Forest Stream and Seashore”, issued by The Intercolonial Railway and Prince Edward Island Railway of Canada, June 1908; “St. Nicholas”, stories and poems; advertising booklet; many stamped “The Fo’Castle H. Beston”; (JPR collection).
182 STILL LIFE OF ROSES IN VASE 19th c. round Victorian oil on artist’s board, still life of red and white roses along with white lilies in a silver handled vase, an opened jewelry box with pearls on a blue table, a bee coming towards the flowers, round oak frame with gilt liner, 15” dia (sight).
180 SIDEBOARD 18th c. English Hepplewhite sideboard, figured mahogany with pine secondary wood, bowfront molded top, three-drawer construction, lion’s head round brass pulls, thumbnail molded and dovetailed drawer, square tapered legs extending to spade feet, bottle drawer on left side, 34” h, 5’ 2” l, 27” d.
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182A PART OF LIBERTY POLE, BOSTON 18th c. iron rod centered on a round pine stand, with tacked on bunting in red, white and blue, tag reads “This iron rod was a part of the Liberty Pole that stood at Essex St. Boston during the revolution after the Liberty Tree was cut down by the British. Acquired from Randall Lincoln, descendant of Patriot Paul Revere...had come to him through the Revere Family, “ John P. Richardson 1956., 8 1/2” h (rod), 6” dia (wood post); (JPR collection).
184 COLLECTION OF AUDUBON PRINTS (RESTRIKES) Seven framed and colored Audubon restrike prints from “Birds of America”: “Barred Owl, Male”; “Broad-Winged Hawk”; “Red-Shouldered Hawk”; “Carolina Pigeon or Turtle Dove”; “Iceland Falcon”; “Snowy Owl”; “Great Blue Heron”, 32 1/2” x 21 1/2”.
183 AUDUBON LITHOGRAPHS Two large folio Audubon colored lithographs, “Little American Weasel”, “Mustela Fusca, Aud. & Boch, J.T. Bowen, Phild. 1845”, No. 13, Plate LXIV, light toning on right side, framed and glazed, 20 1/2” x 26 1/2” (sight); Male and female “Leopard Spermophile, Spermaphilus Tridecemlineatus, Mitchell., Printed by J.T. Bowen, Phild, 1884”, No. 8, Plate XXXIX, overall light toning, framed and glazed, 20 1/2” x 26 1/2” (sight). 185 ROPE BED 19th c. New England (Maine?) turned post rope bed, original grained painted finish (black over red), carved headboard with yellow and green oval with gilt stencil leaf decoration, coach style outlined in yellow and green, original side rails in original painted finish, 51” h, 6’ l, 50” w.
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186 19TH C WOODEN TOYS Miniature toy chest, cottonwood, original ochre grain painted finish, drawer with pulls, carved backsplash, carved footed base, signed in pencil on back “Made in 1873 by H.A. Williams from cottonwood on the Desmoine River near Jackson, Minn.”; Child’s doll cradle, pine, original yellow paint, with cloth doll, 11” l; Salesman sample, of an old hickory armchair, with original splint seat, 8 1/2” h.
189 DECORATED LOOKING GLASS 19th c. American Federal looking glass, split balustrade form with carved rosettes on the corners, a deep carved and raised rose on the top panel, 33” x 16 1/2”.
187 MASON DECOY Carved decoy, glass eye, mallard hen, Mason Decoy Factory, c. 1910, neck filler is missing, appears to be original painted finish with in-use wear, rectangular lead weight, 15” l. 190 ENGLISH CHEST ON CHEST Late 18th c. English Chippendale chest on chest, hardwood interior, figured walnut veneers secondary wood, three over three drawers on top, over three drawers on bottom, cove crown with mitered and reeded corners on top, banded drawer fronts, original brass bail handles, needs restoration, 6’ h, 3’ 3” w, 21” d.
188 EARLY HIGH CHAIR Two-slat high chair, walnut, pegged top, paper rush seat in a double diamond pattern, boxed stretchers, turned finials, 40” h, 12 1/2” seat width.
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191 CHIPPENDALE LOOKING GLASS Late 18th c. mahogany Chippendale looking glass, scrolled crest and bottom, two ears show repairs, original backboards and silvered glass, 31” x 16 1/2”.
194 18TH C. FOLIO PRINT Hand-colored, “Helena, in the Dress of a Pilgrim”, from Shakespeares’ “Alls Well that Ends Well”, Act 3, Scene 5, “From the Original Drawing in the Collection of Her Royal Highness the Dutchess of York...Thos’ Mackley.”, “London Published Dec. 30, 1792...”, “H. Bunbury Esq. del.” and “I. Chapman, sculpt.”, matted, framed and glazed, 17” x 19 1/2” (sight). 195 HEPPLEWHITE STAND 19th c. country Hepplewhite stand, serpentine front, scrubbed top, original green painted base, square tapered legs, top pegged, 29” h, 34” w, 20” d. 192 WASH STAND 19th c. mahogany wash stand, finely carved and dovetailed backsplash, two small drawers on top sides, long drawer on bottom, turned legs, original brasses, 37 1/2” h, 20” w, 17” d.
193 MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR 18th c. mahogany side chair, figure “8” openwork back, floral carved and molded crest, shaped seat, square tapered and reeded legs, repair at upper right molding, 17 1/2” seat h, 36” overall h.
196 CHECKERBOARD Early pine checkerboard, red stain with gilded squares outlined in black, molded edge, game on reverse, imperfections, 17 1/2” sq.
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197 SCANDINAVIAN BOX Early 19th c. Scandinavian pine oval box, with grain painted finish, wood pegged construction, splint sewn fingers, initialed on lid in yellow “MFD”, 11” l.
198 KNIFE BOX 19th c. New England pine knife box, with dovetailed and canted sides, hand cutout in divider board, original yellow/red finish, 15” l.
199 DOME TOP MONEY BOX 19th c. poplar wood dome top money box, with cut hole in top for coins, original blue hand-decorated wallpaper, tin hinges and handcut tin closure on front, 9” l.
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200 PRIMITIVE HUDSON RIVER LANDSCAPE 19th c. oil on academy board, primitive Hudson River landscape, with sailboat and steamer on river, framed Artist’s Material label on back “A.H. Abbott, Chicago”, 18 1/2” x 24”.
201 CANDLE BOX 18th c. slide lid candle box, dovetailed construction, English pine in original dark brown finish, 13” l.
202 COVERLET 19th c. hand-woven coverlet, cobalt blue, brick red, cream, pine tree pattern border, fringed, minor wear, summer/winter, 7’ 2” x 6’ 4”.
203 CANDLE BOXES Two hanging wall candle boxes: one in original yellow painted finish, 14” w; and one in old white painted finish, with hinged lid, 13 1/2” w.
204 FOOTSTOOL AND BASKET Early footstool, beveled top in hardwood with carved splayed legs, in old red painted finish, 12” l; Small hoop handle gathering basket, in old red, 9” l.
205 MOONLIT WINTER LANDSCAPE Oil on canvas, Moonlit Winter Landscape, with pond and two Cape style houses, signed l.l. “J. Wittier”(?), 9” x 12”.
206 PERSIAN RUG Oriental scatter rug, Persian, central medallion shows some wear, four borders with fringe, 4’ x 7’ 9”.
207 TAVERN TABLE Mahogany, 18th c. style, tavern table, cookie corner top, carved skirt, 20” square top, dark finish, 27” h.
208 BASKETS, BOX, AND BOWL Coiled splint handled basket with wrapped handles, and openwork lid with handle, 10” l; Treenware turned box, with floral painted lid, 2 1/2” h; Small figured fruitwood bowl with raised foot, 4” dia; Small tightly woven basket with diamond and cross decoration, 3 1/4” dia.
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209 HANGING MIRROR AND COMB BOX 19th c. Victorian folk carved hanging mirror and comb box, with miniature, side carved sconces, and reeded columns, tag reads “Great Grandma stated ‘This is the best comb box she ever saw in her life.’”, 24” h.
212 THREE FRAMED PICTURES Oval framed print of lovers, “Harrison Fisher, 1914”, 10”; Calligraphy of two facing doves, “Grandpa & Grandma”, matted, 5 1/4” x 8” (sight); Rectangular watercolor of pansies, signed l.r. “M.M. Jaquot”, 4 x 10 1/4” (sight).
210 OIL OF SAILING VESSELS Oil on canvas, sailing vessels with people, signed l.l. “Mrs. Thomas James”, carved and gilded frame, 13 1/2” x 17 1/2”.
211 CURRIER & IVES PRINT 19th c. hand-colored print, published by Currier & Ives, “New York Ferry Boat” flying American flag, with passengers fore and aft, old gilt frame, 10 1/2” x 14 1/2” (sight).
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213 SILHOUETTE AND OIL ON BOARD 19th c. cut silhouette of a young lady, in a black carved frame, 3 1/4” x 2 3/4” (sight); and a 19th c. oil on mahogany board, of three men seated at a table in a tavern, with waitress in a long skirt, labeled “Little Art Shop, Providence, R.I.” on back, gilt carved frame, 3 1/2” x 5 1/4” (sight).
214 ROCKING CHAIR 18th c. New England fourslat rocking chair, coral red painted finish over black, large carved rockers, bellshaped finials, rush seat, 16” seat h, 45” overall h, 21” w.
217 GILBERT SHELF CLOCK 19th c. walnut Eastlake shelf clock, original finish, intricate works with chime and bell, gilded glass with spider web, spider and fly, paper labeled on back “Ersa. Manufactured by Wm L. Gilbert Clock Co. Winstead, Conn.”.
218 HEPPLEWHITE STAND 19th c. New England country Hepplewhite stand, pine, one drawer, original red with black over, 28” h, 20” sq top.
215 DOUGH BOX 19th c. New England dough box, original red with early gray painted sides, canted and dovetailed construction, removable lid with chamfered edges, undercut for hand hold, sides cut for three finger grips, molded bottom, 11 1/2” h, 31” l, 18” d.
216 TIEBACKS AND SEWING BIRD Eight glass and metal curtain tiebacks, circular with red star design, 5” l; and a decorated metal sewing bird, with heart screw table clamp, 4” l.
219 ENGLISH CHIPPENDALE SIDE CHAIR 18th c. English Chippendale mahogany side chair, floral carved crest, carved ears, pierced and carved splat, inset seat, cabriole legs with carved knees, 19” seat h, 38 1/2” overall height.
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220 TAP TABLE 19th c. pine and maple, one-drawer tap table, top with breadboard ends, tapered legs, old refinish, turned pull, dovetailed drawer, 27” h, 28 3/4” w, 20” d.
223 DESK BOX 19th c. mahogany desk box, with working key, purple velvet decorated interior, missing inset on lid, ink boxes and pen lid intact, 14” l.
224 OIL BY C. BAKER 19th c. oil on canvas still life, three bananas and an apple on a table, signed l.l. “C. Baker ‘63”, original deep molded walnut frame with gilt liner, 8” x 10”.
221 TWO EARLY COOPERED CONTAINERS Oak firkin with swing handle, in a black painted finish, early nailed lead repair, 12” to top of handle; and a very early green lidded pail, marked “Pastry”, in a blue/green painted finish, 10 1/4” h.
222 CHECKERBOARD Pine checkerboard, green and natural wood field, first half of the 20th c., some discoloring, probably used on top of a barrel, 20” x 12”.
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225 SETTEE Mahogany, New England, Sheraton style settee, curvilinear arms, turned wood support, red and gold upholstery, 33” h (back), 4’ 6 1/2” w.
226 18TH C. SIDE CHAIR 18th c. Dutch marquetry inlaid side chair, inlaid with butterflies, songbird, flowered vines, vase on pedestal with flowers, cabriole legs with inlaid bead, claw and ball feet, inset seat, some marquetry missing throughout, 19” seat h, 42” overall h, 20” w.
227 PASTEL BY J.H. ENSOR Early 20th c. pastel on academy board, still life of a wine bottle along with apples and grapes in a blue glass footed bowl, signed l.r. “J.H. Ensor”, (Joseph H. Ensor, 1881-1960), gilt plaster frame, 13 1/2” x 17” (sight).
228 PERSIAN RUG Oriental rug, roomsize Persian, camel and cream background, central floral design over heavily decorated field, 10’ x 6’ 5”.
229 PERSIAN RUNNER Oriental rug, Persian runner, red field with blue border, four panels, decorative design, 2’ 8” x 9’ 10”.
229A AFGHAN KAZAK RUG Oriental rug, wool Afghan Kazak runner, burnt sienna field with blue crystal border, with eight central diamonds, 2’ 9” x 10’.
230 18TH C. TEA TABLE 18th c. American cherry wood, tip top tea table, original varnish finish, molded square top, tilts on diagonal, carved and turned shaft, carved leg with elongated feather and diamond extending to a small claw and ball foot, 29” h, 34 1/2” x 33 1/2” top.
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231 TWO PRINTS Early 20th c. colored lithograph, three-masted schooner “The Sea Witch”, labeled on back “Robert Patterson artist”, original gilded frame, 20 1/2” x 25 1/2” (sight); Photostatic copy of the foundation and superstructure of Minots Ledge Light House, near Cohasset, Mass., 1858, framed and glazed, 17” x 21 1/2” (sight).
232 20TH C. ARMCHAIR Maple, black painted finish, spindleback, Sheraton style, “H” stretcher, gold circular logo shield of Harvard University on crest, 18” seat h, 33” overall h.
233 HARVARD DIPLOMA, 1845 19th c. Harvard University Diploma for “Paul Willard” in Department of “Greek”, August 27, 1845, signed by the President of Harvard, Josiah Quincy, from the John P. Richardson collection, Hingham, Mass., 9” x 13”.
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234 CERAMIC PLATTER AND PUNCH BOWL 20th c. ceramic platter and punch bowl, red decoration, Wedgwood, Etruria pattern, footed bowl with the Harvard shields and 18th c. scenes of the Harvard campus, 5 1/2” h, 12” dia; and a serving platter with crimped pie edging, showing Harvard University, 1941, South Prospect of Harvard Along the Charles, 19” l.
235 HARVARD UNIVERSITY DINNER PLATES 20th c. set of 24 Harvard University dinner plates in red, showing scenes of Harvard University campus and buildings, c. 1840, Etruria and Barlaston, Wedgwood, (made in England), 10” dia.
236 HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRINTS Two colored prints of Harvard University: “Harvard Yard in Snow” by Chiang Yee, 1968, lithograph by Meriden Gravure Co., framed, matted and glazed, 8 3/4” x 24” (sight); Large framed print of “Harvard, 1636-1986”, 350th year, 22 1/2” x 35”.
237 HARVARD UNIVERSITY SALAD PLATES 20th c. set of 12 Harvard University salad plates, showing scenes of Harvard University campus and buildings, c. 1932, 9” dia; also four saucers (not pictured).
238 SEAL OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY DIE 20th c. lead cube reverse printing die of the Seal of Harvard University, depicting latin motto “Veritas” within a shield, probably used in printing official stationary, 1 1/4” sq.
239 “MODEL” ROCKING CHAIR AND TOY CRADLE 19th c. “model” ladderback rocking chair, maple and tiger maple, woven oak splint seat, Hingham, Mass. history, “acquired in 1961 from Reuben Grigg, who owned the Wellington Furniture factory bldg. on South Street...”, 6” seat h, 14” overall h; Early 20th c. doll’s toy cradle, pine, 14” l, “made by Elwin Lincoln Fearing, (B. 1883). So. Pleasant St., Hingham; (JPR collection).
240 CHILD’S STAND-UP CHAIR 18th c. child’s stand-up chair, pine, original red stained finish, deep tray front, slatted sides, forged nail construction, from the Randall Lincoln Estate, Hingham, “Revere” stenciled on bottom with history dating back to Mary Revere Lincoln, daughter of Paul Revere, (Note: rare form with Hingham/Revere history), 19 1/2” h, 18 1/2” l, (JPR collection).
241 STONEWARE BOTTLES Four 19th c. stoneware bottles, “Comstock & Gove & Co.”, “E.D. Weatherbee, Worcester”, including a brown glazed ink bottle, (small chip at the base), all with Hingham history, (JPR collection).
242 YARN WINDER Late 18th c. yarn winder, maple and pine, in original red painted finish, mortised and pegged, original bentwood handle, treadle style, 27” h, 29” l, acquired from S. Randall Lincoln of Hingham, originally from the John Hersey family of Hingham, Mass., (JPR collection).
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243 WOODEN TOOLS, HINGHAM, MA Three 19th c. Hingham, Mass. wooden tools: Bettye Saw or Felloe Saw, ex. Bill Pierce, Hersey St., marked “C. Hersey”, (found in the Cotton Hersey barn), 23” l; Twine Winder with twine, marked “RH” for Reuben Hersey, 18” l; Clamp, marked “EH” (Edmund) and “SH” (Samuel), “acquired at the Burns estate sale,...Samuel Hersey made boxes and toys on Hersey St. and Edmund Hersey had a box factory..., J.P. Richardson”, 12” l; (JPR collection).
244 TOWER TOY CO. BOX Rare 19th c. Hingham “Tower Toy Co.” box, walnut with walnut star inlays on four sides and on the lid, each with central inlaid circle, stamped with “T” on the bottom, “acquired from Mason Foley with history”, JPR Old Fort House Coll. Hingham, 4 1/2” h, 5” sq, (JPR collection).
245 MAP OF HINGHAM, 1873 Town of Hingham wall map, Plymouth County, Mass., surveyed under the direction of F.W. Beers, 1873, creases and minor tears and stains, original wood rollers, 60” x 43”.
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246 HINGHAM OVAL BOX Small 19th c. Hingham oval box, pine and maple, original natural finish with patina, wood peg construction and copper tacked fingers, small breaks on rim, yellow paper label under lid “manufactured by Sam...Hersey, H...Street, Hingham, Mass.”, 1 7/8” h, 3 1/2” 1, (JPR collection). 247 JOSEPH LINCOLN’S CANOE PADDLE AND TOOLS Hingham decoy maker, Joseph Lincoln’s, hand-carved wooden canoe paddle and box of tools, signed on paddle blade, “Found in J.W. Lincoln’s shop, Gardner Street, Hingham, Mass. by M.A. Foley, 1947”, 57” l; “Roasted and Ground Lava Coffee” pine box with wooden objects and tools, found in the workshop of J.W. Lincoln, including a small powder horn and ink bottle; along with two carpenter’s hand saws, “H. Disston & Sons, Philad.” and “The Simonds Saw Mfg. Co. Pat. Dec. 27, 1887”; a “Stanley” level, last pat. date 1896, in original red stained maple, 18” l; and a handmade maple scribe, stenciled “JL”, 19” l; (ex. Mason Foley, ex. J.P. Richardson, Hingham, Mass.).
248 19TH C. PRINTS Three framed 19th c. hand-colored prints: South-eastern view of Kingston (Mass.), c. 1840; East view of the central part of Plymouth; and South-western view of the Hon. Daniel Webster’s House in Marshfield (Mass.), c. 1840; all are 2 1/2” x 4” (sight). 249 PAINTINGS BY MARGARET ATWOOD Two framed oil paintings on academy board, both signed l.l. “Margaret Atwood”: flower covered dunes, “September”, Margaret Atwood, Bay Road, Duxbury, 14” x 18”; and “September Marshes’, Margaret Atwood, Bay Road, Duxbury, 1952, 14” x 18”; (Note: Margaret Atwood was the daughter of Eugene R. Atwood, cofounder of Grueby Pottery).
250 PAINTINGS BY MARGARET ATWOOD Two unframed oil paintings on academy board, both signed l.r. “Margaret Atwood, 1954”: “Jones River Boat Yard”, (Kingston, Mass.); and the “Major John Bradford House”, (Kingston, Mass.); both 14” x 18”.
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