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WILLIS HENRY AUCTIONS
FOLK ART AUCTION Sunday, August 2, 2015 at 12 noon Radisson Hotel, Manchester, NH Preview: Fri. July 31st 10am-5pm; Aug. 1st & 2nd 9:30-11:30am
Lot 141
Featuring the collections of Flo and the late Howard Fertig of Livingston, NJ, and antiques from the Estate of Professor William Moore of Milton, Massachusetts
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Antiques and Estates appraised, purchased or sold on consignment WHA 1
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Howard Fertig’s collecting and research started as a young boy. He was a stamp and coin collector and learned to research the background of both these collections. When he got married, he and his wife, Florence, started collecting Country Store pieces, Folk Art and antique American Furniture including Shaker antiques. He taught his wife about research and their collection grew. They joined the Museum of American Folk Art and Howard took classes on researching different painters. Both Howard and Flo had full-time jobs besides collecting antiques. Howard worked in the insurance business and won several awards for top salesman of the year. Flo worked for eight years in New York City as head buyer for the Accessories Department at Associated Merchandising Corporation, which owned twenty-eight top stores, one being Bloomingdales. She stopped working to care for their children, and later on opened an antique shop called “The Country Store” in Livingston, New Jersey. The Morris Museum in Morristown, New Jersey asked the Fertig’s to have an exhibition of their American Folk Art. There were forty-six pieces in the exhibition, New Jersey Collector Series, “The Fertig Collection of Folk Art”, April 27 – June 8, 1991. Many of these pieces are featured in this sale. After Howard’s retirement he focused on his research of Early American folk art paintings. He published a book, Revisiting Ammi Phillips, fifty years of American portraiture by Stacy C. Hollander and Howard P. Fertig, Museum of American Folk Art, 1994. Howard’s research grew as their painting collection multiplied, and prior to his passing the house was filled with various folk artists’ works, including Howard’s prized collections of memorials, silhouettes, portraits and miniature watercolors. Howard both loved the collecting (the search) and the research (the study), and Flo sincerely hopes their pieces of Fine American Folk Art find new homes with enthusiastic collectors. William (Bill) M. Moore had an international flair which he tempered with his Vermont up-country roots. He married Nina Seidenman, and they both taught at Milton Academy. Bill taught French and English Literature at Milton Academy in Milton, MA for thirty years. They traveled extensively in Hawaii, France, United Kingdom, China, Cambodia and various places around the world. One of Bill’s last trips was a cruise around South America through the Straits of Magellan. During his retirement he cultivated a love of traditional gardening. Bill and Nina filled their lovely turn of the century Victorian with carefully selected Americana, which they supplemented with Chinese and Japanese prints and objects. Their home exuded an aesthetic intensity as visitors would in turn be excited by Shaker and early American furniture, 19th century American paintings, Japanese prints, etc. He amassed a wonderful collection of furniture and accessories in original condition and paint. WHA 3
1 OVOID JUG 18th c. stoneware handled jug, 1-gal., stamped “C. Crolius, Manufacturer, Manhattan Wells, N.Y.”, also incised with blue floral decoration, 12” h, 8” dia, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA). 2 OVOID JUG Early stoneware handled 1-gal. jug, displaying incised fish (5” l), attributed to Jonathan Fenton, Boston, MA, 14” h, 8” dia, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA). 3 STONEWARE CROCK Two-gallon crock with cover, deep blue and bold corn flower decoration, stamped “Harrington & Burger, Rochester, NY”, a few chips in lid, otherwise excellent condition, 11 1/2” h, 8 1/2” dia, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA). 4 STONEWARE JAR Three-gallon jar, slip decorated, two bold flowers with curling leafy stem, dated “1852”, stamped by maker “Fenton & Hancock, St. Johnsbury, Vt.”, excellent condition, 12 1/4” h, 10” dia, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
5 19TH C. BLANKET CHEST Feather and sponge painted, pine with interior walnut till, dovetailed case, applied and molded top and base trim, ebony painted accents, turned bun feet, lock and key with oval brass escutcheon, molded and breadboard ends on lid, (purchased by Fertig’s June 1987), 25” h, 42” w, 21” d, (ex. Fertig collection). 4 WHA
6 TWO STONEWARE CROCKS Two-gallon crock decorated with bold cobalt horizontal flowers, stamped “Fenton & Hancock, St. Johnsbury, Vt.”, 11” h, 9” dia; and a 1 1/2-gal. crock, with similar horizontal floral motif, stamped “LW Fenton, St. Johnsbury, Vt.”, 10 1/2” h, 8” dia; (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
7 TWO EARLY STONEWARE CROCKS Ovoid open top crock, stamped “Boston”, with coggle line around neck, 11” h, 8” dia; and a small jug with handle, stamped “Charlestown”, some spotting otherwise very good condition, 9” h, 5” dia, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA). 8 TWO STONEWARE JUGS AND A CROCK One-gallon jug with cobalt swags, stamped “Fenton & Hancock, St. Johnsbury, Vt.”, excellent condition, 11” h, 6” dia; Two-gallon crock with cobalt swags, stamped “Fenton & Hancock, St. Johnsbury, Vt.”, excellent condition, 12” h, 8” dia; Handled jug (1 1/2-gal. ), stamped “Fenton & Hancock, St. Johnsbury, Vt.”, with floral decoration, a few small nicks and rim chip, otherwise very good condition, 11 1/2” h, 7” dia; (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
9 STONEWARE CROCK AND JUG Two-gallon crock with stylized antler motif, stamped “L.W. Fenton, St. Johnsbury, Vt.”, excellent condition, 11 1/2” h, 8” dia; Threegallon handled jug with similar motif, stamped “L.W. Fenton, St. Johnsbury, Vt.”, excellent condition, 16” h, 9” dia; (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
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10 19TH C. REDWARE CROCK For oyster packing, yellow glaze, crazing appropriate for age, from Connecticut, very good condition, 10” h, 8” dia, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA). 11 SILHOUETTE OF GENTLEMAN Important 19th c. hollow-cut silhouette and watercolor folk art body, young gentleman holding a quill pen with other hand holding his coat, finely detailed with shading, overall toning, c. 1835, New England, original mahogany frame with line inlay at corners, and brass circular hanger, purchased at Merican & Peskin Gallery of American Folk Art in 2002, (see Rifken, Silhouettes in America, 1790-1840, p. 92-93), attributed to “Puffy Sleeve” artist, 4 5/8” x 3 3/4” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection). 12 PAIR OF SILHOUETTES Rare three-quarter body profile silhouettes, young lady holding a book and man with a watercolor enhanced collar, both in an arched white and gilded mat, “Grandfather of Mary Heald (Bennett) on her father’s side and Elizabeth Howard Heald, Grandmother of Mary Heald (Bennett) on her father’s side”, small tears at top of both, purchased at Cottone Auction, Mt. Morris, NY, February 28, 2004, $1120, 4 1/4” x 3 1/4”, (ex. Fertig collection). 13 RARE HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTE “S.E. Staples at 25., Cut without hands by M.A. Honeywell (Martha Ann)”, purchased from Guilford Antiques, Jan. 9, 1988 for $185.00, exhibited at “Ordinary Folks, Extraordinary Art”, MacCulloch Hall Historical Museum, Morristown, NJ, Aug. 2001-Jan. 2002), deep carved and molded gilt frame, 4 3/4” x 4 1/4”, (ex. Fertig collection). 14 19TH C. HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTE Pen and watercolor neck ruffle and outlined hairdo, gilt chain on black eglomise glass in a deep set walnut and gilt frame, on reverse “Taken from Old House (Stagecoach Stop) in New Hampton, N.H.”, (note: Howard wrote “may have been cut by Ralph Litton”), 4 1/2” x 3 1/2”, (ex. Fertig collection). 6 WHA
15 BLANKET CHEST Late 18th c., pine, six-board chest in original apple green, bootjack ends with lift top lid and interior till, early square head nails, original lock plate, (newspaper in till from 1901 Boston Globe), possibly from New Hampshire, 25” h, 51 1/2” w, 19 1/4” d, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
16 TWO WOODEN SIGNS Late 19th/early 20th c. carved wooden signs, asphaltum and gilt lettering, “Concordia Hall, 40”, 29” x 9 1/4”; and “The Sojourn. 1907”, 19 3/4” x 9 1/2”; (ex. Fertig collection).
17 TWO WOODEN SIGNS Late 19th/early 20th c. carved oval wooden signs, embossed gilt lettering, “Paper Hanging & Graining”, 19 1/2” x 24 1/4”; and “House & Sign Painting”, 19 1/2” x 24 1/4”; (ex. Fertig collection).
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18 RECTANGULAR FRAMED SIGN Late 19th/early 20th c. rectangular framed sign, “Graining and Glazing”, in brown, red, light blue and gold on a white background, (note: the “Graining” portion is fashioned from tree stumps and cut branches, and the “Glazing” is decorated with gold stars), black and gold molded edge, 15 1/2” x 47 1/2”, (ex. Fertig collection).
19 WOODEN SIGN 19th c. carved wooden sign, asphaltum and gilt, “D.W. Cushing”, curved board with small circular ends, and top and bottom pendants, (bottom pendant signed “Wightman, Norwich”), 12” h, 34” w, (ex. Fertig collection).
20 CIGAR STORE FIGURE Folk art carved wooden cigar store Turk’s Head, with original painted finish, c. 1880-1910, St. Johnsbury, VT provenance, 19” h, 14” w, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA). 8 WHA
21 WOODEN SIGN 20th c. beveled wood sign, white paint background with black letters, “Home-made Sausage”, two-sided, back shows smudging, 10” x 20 1/2”, (ex. Ed Clerk estate collection).
22 MID 19TH C. SHERATON ONE-DRAWER STAND Maple, poplar and pine secondary, original red paint, original brass pull, “Sold” in chalk on bottom of drawer, finely turned legs, excellent condition, possibly Vermont origin, 29” h, 21 1/2” w, 19” d, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA). 23 “LET US PRAY” WATERCOLOR 19th c. watercolor on paper, two kneeling children facing each other and praying, titled “Let us Pray”, with a surround of green leaves and yellow flowers, in an early grain paint simulated tiger maple frame, with raised sunburst corner blocks and early glass, attributed to a Taufshein Artist of the Mahantongo Valley, PA; exhibited at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, “Decorated Furniture of the Mahantongo Valley, Center Gallery”, October 9-November 20, 1987; sold Christie’s Auction, October 1, 1988, Lot 87, Sale #6666; (ex. Fertig collection).
24 FRAMED SILHOUETTES Pair of framed 19th c. silhouettes, “Elizabeth Osgood Holt and Jeremiah T. Holt”, attributed to W.H. Brown, Charlestown, SC, both in bright gilt eglomise glazed frames, both with clip signatures on paper of the sitters on the back of each, some toning on
paper of Mrs. Holt, 4 1/4” x 3 1/4” (sight), 5 1/2” x 4 3/4” (frame), similar to two hollow-cut silhouettes sold by Freemans Auctions, Philadelphia, April 24, 2004, lot 26, provenance Florence Maine, Ridgefield, CT, (ex. Fertig collection).
25 COUNTRY SOFA Rare 19th c. New England country sofa, maple, original red painted finish, camel back, Rhode Island origin, five square tapered legs pegged into frame, inset panel ends, twoplank back, 18 1/2” seat h, 35” overall h, 77” l, 25” d, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
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26 TWO SILHOUETTES Pair of 19th c. hollow-cut silhouettes, painted paper head with watercolor and ink bodies, “found in Maine”, 4 1/2” x 3” (sight), 6 1/2” x 5” (frame), similar to an example shown in Folk Art Magazine, p. 45, Fall 2001; similar example sold at Cyr Auction Co., the Jean Curtin Collection, July 30, 2003, lot 438; ex. Fertig collection). 28 EARLY WATERCOLOR AND PINPRICK PORTRAIT Young lady holding a small cat on her lap, and wearing a bead necklace, orange triangular oval border with dark background, small water stain and torn section at bottom right, cherry and butternut frame, 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
30 SLANT LID DESK Early 18th c. desk, in old brown/dark red paint with wear, interior has pigeon hole drawers and coffinshaped central door with snipe hinges, slant lid held with butterfly hinges, four graduated drawers in case, carved bracket base, pegged with dovetailed case, 41” h, 36” w, 18” d, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
29 CARVED WOOD HORSE HEAD Finely carved and painted brown horse head on a carved plaque, large brown glass eyes, flowing black mane, some age cracks at left ear, carved white teeth, brass lamp fitting on right of plaque, 17 1/2” h, 14” l, 8” w, (ex. Gary Langenbach, Kingston, MA). 10 WHA
27 SILHOUETTE OF YOUNG LADY 19th c. hollow-cut silhouette of a young lady, in a highly decorative eglomise glazed frame with gilt squiggles, dots, star and branches at the base, signed on back “Takina Talia Andion” and dated “July 28 1804”, 4 1/2” x 3 1/2” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
31 VERY FINE SCHERENSCHNITTE CUTWORK Paper valentine/memorial, eight-sided globe, white paper with black/purple background, each side with a bird and “Faith, Hope, Charity, the greatest of these three is Charity.”, the center with intricate cutwork hearts and interior kissing birds, three hair wreaths attached with tiny colored paper hearts, and a handwritten poem of 16 lines, dated “Sept 7, 1842”, Dr. L. Stanton, Mrs. J. Stanton, and Samantha Putnam (possibly the artist), in the original hardwood round frame in original varnish finish, with cut round tin back board, fine condition, 8 1/4” dia (sight), 12” dia (frame); exhibited “Ordinary Folks, Extraordinary Art”, MacCulloch Hall Historical Museum, Morristown, NJ, Aug. 2001-Jan. 2002; (ex. Fertig collection).
32 HEART WATERCOLOR 19th c. folded paper heart with watercolor in brown and red ink, “Lidia Bard, February the 23rd 1842”, “The little girl that minds her lesson well, Will soon learn to read and spell.”, framed and matted, molded hardwood frame with gilt liner, original finish, 7” x 5” (heart), 11 1/2” x 13 1/2” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
33 19TH C. WATERCOLOR Small framed “Reward of Merit” watercolor on paper, village with church spire and a fenced building on the left with figure, 19th c. frame in dark blue and yellow paint, 3” x 3” (sight), 5” x 5” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
34 SCHERENSCHNITTE PAPER TOKEN Small framed 19th c. eight-sided paper friendship token, light blue and white paper with interwoven hair locks, with interwoven four-line poem “May these loved names in every line, Their memory be in friendship twine, and ever present if far or near, around my heart ever dear.”, “Martha W. Williams, Laura A. Williams, Harriet Perkins and Harriet L. Bidwell.”; (one time folded to form a heart), early double sided frame in old red, 3 1/4” sq (sight), 6 1/4” sq” (frame); exhibited “Ordinary Folks, Extraordinary Art”, MacCulloch Hall Historical Museum, Morristown, NJ, Aug. 2001-Jan. 2002; (ex. Fertig collection). WHA 11
35 19TH C. DRESSING TABLE Pine, original yellow paint with stencil decoration of grapes, single dovetailed drawer with green and black stripe and line decoration, hand drawn black feather decoration at top of front corners, (purchased January 1986), 28” h, 30” w, 15” d, (ex. Fertig collection).
36 EARLY TIN CANDLE CHANDELIER Cylindrical shaft, conical middle section, six branches terminating with crimped candle holders, 19” h, 21” w (from arm to arm), possibly Vermont origin, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
37 PORTRAIT OF YOUNG CHILD 19th c. small watercolor portrait of a curly-haired, happy young child holding a riding whip, in a background with tall grass, a blue trimmed hat is on the ground, initialed l.r. “J.R.(?), 1867”, purchased by Howard Fertig April 1988, in a carved and gilded frame, 5 1/2” x 4 1/2” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection). 38 19TH C. MINIATURE OIL Framed miniature artist’s palette of a landscape with houses and poplar trees, labeled on reverse “Birthplace of J.G. Whittier (found in Exeter, N.H.)”, also “John Greenleaf Whittier (Poet) born Haverhill, Mass. Dec. 17, 1807, Died Hampton Falls, NH, Sept. 7, 1892. He was a Quaker, and was called the ‘Quaker poet.’ In his boyhood he worked on the farm he later described in his poem ‘Snowbound.’”,(note: Howard and Flo purchased painting in Dec. 1987), walnut and gilt lined frame, 3 1/2” x 4 1/2” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection). 12 WHA
39 19TH C. PORTRAIT OF YOUNG LADY Oil on academy board, signed in pencil on upper part of frame in back and dated “William W. Kennedy, 1854” (18171871), green/gray dress with white fringe neckline, gold chain necklace, rectangular onyx and gold brooch, flowers on the right, mahogany veneered frame, purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Fertig at Sotheby’s “Important Americana” auction, Feb. 1, 1986, lot 434, 16 1/2” x 13 1/2” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
40 19TH C. DROP LEAF TABLE Early American, maple, in original red paint, highly turned legs, two leaves (12” w) with swing board supports, probably Vermont, excellent condition, 29” h, 42” w, 17” d, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA). 41 TWO WOODEN BOXES Dome top box, c. 1830, cherry case and pine, in original red paint, iron latch and plate with blind dovetail, 5 5/8” h, 15” w; Rectangular box, pine, blue oxidized to green color, dovetailed with original iron latch, 5 3/4” h, 13 1/2” w; (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
42 19TH C. WOODENWARE Old red finish, hanging sap bucket, wooden turned oil lamp (rare), square box tapering to smaller base, and two knife boxes, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA). 43 PORTRAIT OF MILLICENT MILBANK Oil on canvas, label on back “Millicent was reputedly born a Borden, sister of Gail Borden, founder of the Borden Company, painted when she was approximately 75, holding her great grandson Horace Wall of New York”, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, purchased Jan. 30, 1989 at Sotheby’s sale 1189, lot 20, “From Property of Virginia B. Boardman, Fairfield, Connecticut, 18?7 by Lysander Thompson NY” on back panel (possibly artist), reframed and cleaned, 36” x 29”, (ex. Fertig collection).
44 19TH C. DOLL’S SURREY Original dark blue/green painted finish, outlined in yellow stripe, fringe on top, painted oil cloth print, decorated wood spoke wheels, excellent condition, 25” h, 36” l, 12” d, (ex. Fertig collection). WHA 13
45 19TH C. THUMBBACK CHAIRS Pair of hand painted and stenciled chairs with three slats, black base paint with orange peaches across top rail, roses stenciled on second slat, bell flowers on legs, woven splint seats, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 17” seat h, 33” overall h, (ex. Fertig collection).
46 19TH C. HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTE Attributed to William Chamberlain (Loudon, NH, 17901860), watercolor striped vest with red stick pin, pen and ink hairdo, fancy eglomise oval glass, reframed in gilt period frame, originally purchased in 1980 from Nikki & Tom Deupree, who purchased it from Fred Giampietro, 4” x 3 1/4” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
47 SLIDE LID BOX Grain painted, dovetailed, poplar wood, key and lock on front, writing inside “East Hanover”, 4 1/4” h, 7” w, 10” d. 48 SILHOUETTE OF CHILD 19th c. full-length painted silhouette of a child “Emily Firth, 1815”, in a high waisted dress over pantaloons, holding a flower sprig and a watering can, initialed “LT”, red colored shoes, rosewood veneered frame with early glass, 6 1/2” x 4 1/2” (sight), 9” x 7” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
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49 LEATHER FIRE BUCKET Early 19th c. leather fire bucket, original green and red paint, “No. 1, Calvin Bruce”, in a swag and tassel curtain with gold chain, “1818”, red oval with “Energetic Fire Society”, missing the handle, 12” h, 8 1/2” dia, (ex. Fertig collection).
50 CHEST OF DRAWERS Mid 19th c. folk art, grained black and red stripe, with original brasses, pine, three small drawers inset on top, with carved backsplash underneath signed “Charles”, over four large drawers, rope turned side columns with heavy bulbous turned legs, 38 1/4” h (case), 47” h (overall), 41” w, 18 1/4” d, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA). 51 19TH C. WATERCOLOR AND HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTE Young lady in a blue and white dress, inked hairdo, 3 3/4” x 2 3/4” (sight), (ex. Jean Curtin collection, Cyr Auction, lot 438, July 30, 2003; ex. Karen Wendheiser, 2004; ex. Fertig collection).
52 PAIR OF 19TH C. PORTRAITS Early American, a man holding paper, quill pen in bottle on stand, light tan background fading into dark edges of canvas, and portrait of his wife, gold ring on her hand, and gold pin holding lace collar, indicating they were in a comfortable position, these charming portraits were exhibited at the Morris Museum NJ Collector Series, The Fertig Collection of Folk Art, April-June, 1991, contemporary grain painted frames with stenciled corners are signed on back “Rubens Teles, Piermont, NY”, sold at the Museum of American Folk Art Benefit County Auction, Tuesday, April 11, 1995, at Sotheby’s, 27 1/2” x 23” (sight), 35” x 29 1/2” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection). WHA 15
53 19TH C. MINIATURE ON IVORY Oval portrait of a young lady with blue eyes and gold hoop earrings, intricately painted low cut dress in small red and blue flowers and vines on white background with puffy sleeves, holding a red book in her right hand, green background, on reverse “Painting on ivory from Ellsworth, Maine”, deep set carved pine frame with gilding, brass loop hanger, 2 3/4” x 2 1/4” (sight), 5 1/2” x 5” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
54 19TH C. LANDSCAPE OIL Early American scene of a mid 19th c. town, “Independence Hall” with “Independence” sign and a carved eagle and shield over the front door, depicts road meandering to another building around the hill, woman walking, and horse and buggy, finely painted, untouched, no frame, 12” x 16”, (ex. Robert Wheaton estate, Cumberland Foreside, ME). 55 19TH C. TWODOOR CUPBOARD Poplar and pine, dovetailed gallery top, flanking dovetailed drawers with dark walnut pulls, inset panel doors through mortised and pegged, two-shelf interior, original key and lock, all on four turned double bun feet, 47” h, 41” w, 17” d, (ex. Fertig collection).
56 19TH C. MINIATURE DOUBLE PORTRAIT By James S. Ellsworth (American, 1802-1874), of “Deacon and Mrs. Beers in Williamstown, Mass...”, (also on back “Painted by Josiah Brown King..., a misrepresentation”), appears to be original frame (small veneer piece missing), purchased at Sotheby’s Fine Americana Auction, April 1978; exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 3 1/4” x 2 1/4” (both sight), 4 1/4” x 7” (frame), (ex. Sam Herrup; ex. Sotheby’s Auction, lot 528; ex. Fertig collection). 16 WHA
57 19TH C. MINIATURE OVAL PORTRAIT Blue-eyed young girl, in a lace trimmed low cut dress with pink bows at the shoulders, holding a riding crop in her right hand, gold cased with hanger, (note: Howard wrote “found in Ohio in 11/86”), (ex. Fertig collection).
58 TWO RECTANGULAR WOOD SIGNS Late 19th/early 20th c., black asphaltum with gilt lettering, “Ralph Noyes Dow, Architect” on both sides, (minor loss of frame at top of one side 7” long), 10 1/2” x 21 1/4”; and “Charles W. Garey M.D.” (single side), history of Charles Garey on reverse, 7” x 33 1/2”; (ex. Fertig collection).
59 19TH C. WOODEN SIGN Original white and black paint, “Fairbanks Standard Scales”, on reverse “Joseph Buckley & Son, Hoosick Falls, N.Y.”, 18 1/2” h, 40 1/2” w, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
60 19TH C. HUTCH TABLE Early New England hutch “chair” table, in old red paint, round birch scrub top, tapered legs to square with low stretcher base, top and seat (two boards), name inside top possibly “K. Buyon”, 16 1/2” seat h, 29 1/2” overall h, 39 1/2” dia top, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
61 IRON SIGN “Fairbanks” cast iron sign, in a corner molded wood and gilded frame, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA). WHA 17
62 CAST IRON SCALE Scrolls and leaves with sunburst, raised legs with claw and ball feet, brass arm for weights, 8” h, 14” l, 23” l overall, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
64 SCALES Two small “Fairbanks Co.” scales, made in St. Johnsbury, Vt., original painted finish, one decorated with gilt leaves, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
63 SIX BRASS MEASURES Graduated measures (1 gill to 1 gallon), stamped “Fairbanks”, spun brass, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
65 CHIPPENDALE CHAIRS Pair of country side chairs, c. 1770, original red/brown finish, old rush seats, box stretchers, straight legs, 16” seat h, 36 1/2” overall h, 19” w (seat), (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA). 66 TWO SCALES Fairbanks scale and Pharmaceutical Prescription scale, in brass with candlestick shaft, stamped “E. & T. Fairbanks”, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
67 SCALES Two “Fairbanks” scales, 16 oz and 34 oz, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
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68 ORIENTAL RUG Early Caucasian Shahsevan rug, three central diamond medallions with navy in central rectangle with eight guls, four borders, 6’ 10” l, 56” w, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
69 19TH C. DRY MEASURES Set of five wood measures with iron edging, brass tacks holding band, stamped “Fairbanks”, 14 3/8” to 5 3/4”, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA). 70 EARLY 19TH C. STAND Maple, pine top and maple legs, original red paint, two drawers with mahogany veneer drawer fronts, probably Vermont origin, 29” h, 19 1/4” w, 18” d, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
71 PAIR OF 19TH C. HOLLOW CUT SILHOUETTES Woman and gentleman on black silk, with watercolor bodies, in gilt repousse frames, both attributed to the so-called “Dash Artist”, 3 1/4” x 2 3/4” (sight), 5 1/4” x 4 1/2” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection). WHA 19
72 PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN Early American 19th c. oil on canvas, gentleman seated in armchair, seal attached to suit indicating he wrote letters, red swag curtain in upper right background, later restored and backed by Fine Art Inc., NJ, (note: photograph of Howard Fertig showing the painting to a “group” in his home), 34” x 26 1/2” (sight), 40” x 32 1/2” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
73 19TH C. HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTE With velvet under head, possibly by “Blue Hands” (as labeled in Maine Antique Digest ad), see Silhouettes in America 1790-1840, B. Rifken, February 2003, p. 89, he also has dash marks on vest, purchased from Karen Wendshire, Ellington, CT, 3 1/2” x 2 1/2” (sight), 5” x 4” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection). 74 EARLY 19TH C. LANDSCAPE OIL Oil on canvas of farm estate with church bell tower, finely painted landscape with many trees, stone walls, barn, cows, and gentleman with top hat and cane on path, signed on back stretcher “Papa’s father did this, Charles Sylvester Adams” and “painted prior to 1865.”, no frame, 14” x 20”, (ex. Robert Wheaton estate, Cumberland Foreside, ME).
75 CANDLESTAND Early American cherry candlestand, New Hampshire, in original red paint, 19th c. country Federal design with urn shaft, rosehead nails holding clasp to top, deeply chamfered top, some wear to top, alligatored finish, all original and very good condition, 27 3/4” h, 19 3/4” w, 13 3/4” d, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
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76 MAP OF CITY OF WASHINGTON Rare late 18th/early 19th c. handkerchief map printed in red on cotton muslin, “Plan of the City of Washington in the Territory of Columbia...after the year MDCCC.”, showing Georgetown, the “Potomak River”, and Part of Virginia and Part of Maryland in the Territory of Columbia, and showing the named streets and layout of pathways, rivers and creeks, and the “Presidents House”, half-inch rope border with fruit decoration, the allegorical vignette corners are embellished with an Indian smoking a tobacco pipe, wheat, fruit and foliage, men loading a three-masted schooner, and a seated liberty and an 18th c. patriot blowing a triumphant horn and carrying flags, Printed in Boston after a design of Andrew Ellicott and Published by Samuel Hill, Boston, Mass., c. 1792, some staining, minor holes, and overall toning, 24 1/2” x 25 1/2”, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA). See photo on next page.
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78 MEMORIAL WATERCOLOR TO GEORGE WASHINGTON 19th c. memorial watercolor “Sacred to the Memory of the Illustrious Washington”, in an oval eglomise glass, depicting a grieving Lady Liberty and Lady Justice, 11 1/2” x 7 1/2”, (ex. Fertig collection).
77 PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON Rare 18th c. silver plaque, hand-wrought, Thomas Hammersley (1727-1781) hallmark, in an early grape and leaf motif carved frame, 5 1/2” x 5”, (provenance: American Art Galleries Auction, Relics and Memorabilia of George Washington from the collection of W. Lanier Washington, Feb. 22, 1920, Lot 75), 5” x 4 1/2” (sight), 8” x 7 3/4” (frame).
79 MEMORIAL WATERCOLOR TO HANNAH JACKSON 19th c. watercolor memorial in dark gray and brown, “Hannah Jackson, July 11, 1821, AE 46”, depicting a grieving female figure at a raised tomb with trees and a swan swimming on a river, four line poem below, gilt and molded wood frame in old red finish, overall toning, minor stain upper right corner, 8 1/4” x 5 1/2” (sight), 10 1/4” x 7 1/2” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
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81 19TH C. ARMCHAIR Vermont ladderback (three-slats) armchair in original red finish, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
80 ROCKING CHAIR Early American, Vermont, 18th/19th c., five-slat ladderback rocker, rabbit ears, with bent arms, front posts with knob handles, original black and red paint, woven splint seat, attributed to Powers of Lyndon, VT, all original, 15 1/4” seat h, 43” overall h, 24” w (seat), (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
82 EARLY 20TH C. WOODEN SIGN Vertical hanging sign, asphaltum with gilt lettering, “J.F. Berry, Let us figure on Materials for Painting your house. Phone 455”, 67” h, 16” w, (ex. Fertig collection).
83 CRAZY QUILT Significant Victorian c. 1890 crazy quilt, central embroidery of floral wreath, suggesting bridal present, sewn by Mrs. Claire Moore from St. Johnsbury, VT (Bill Moore’s grandmother), includes Kate Greenway print on ribbon, masonic compass, and scotty dog, good condition, 68” x 66”, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
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84 19TH C. MEMORIAL WATERCOLOR Poem and “sacred” written on the urn, red roof buildings and church in background, in a gilded frame, “Found in Vermont” on back, 7” x 5 3/4” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection). 85 VERMONT LADDERBACK ARMCHAIRS Set of six 19th c. ladderback chairs, birch, three slats, thumbback with double stretchers on bottom, woven splint seats, St. Johnsbury, VT, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
86 OVAL PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN Early 19th c. watercolor portrait of Mr. Parks of New York, by John W. Dodge, New York, c. 1820, half-length portrait of young Mr. Parks, wearing a blue coat with brass buttons, cream colored vest and white frilled stock, light green background, inscribed in pencil on the reverse “Painted John W. Dodge, New York, Finished June 3, 18___, Likeness of Mr. Parks, Father of Mr. Wm. Parks; Broker of New York.”, in the original deep set, oval cut, pine frame in original red and gold painted finish, original brass loop hanger at top, 16” x 13 1/2” (oval), exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, (ex. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Schorsch collection, sold Sotheby’s Auction #4592, May 1-2, 1981, cat. #249; ex. Peter Tillou; ex. Fertig collection).
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87 19TH C. MINIATURE PORTRAIT ON IVORY Portrait of Mrs. Mary Power, on the reverse “Written on paper inside as follows: “Painted by John W. Dodge from the original miniature by himself of Mrs. Mary Power Finished Feb. 25th 1843 copied for her daughter Miss Dorothea Power, Portrait came from Hyde Park where she lived, New York”, (Michael Fallon, Copake Country Auction Spring Americana Sale, March 29th, 1986; ex. Fertig collection).
88 SIDE CHAIRS Set of four St. Johnsbury, VT side chairs, woven splint seats, with four seat mats, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
89 OIL BY WILLIAM MATTHEW PRIOR 19th c. oil on board, portrait of a young man, signed on back “Wm. M. Prior, Oct 26, 1847” (American, 1806-1873), blue eyes and brown hair and beard, white shirt and collar with black coat, mahogany veneered frame appears original, sold at Sotheby’s auction Oct. 18, 1986, lot 434, and exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 15 1/2” x 11 3/4” (sight), 22” x 18 1/4” (frame); (ex. Fertig collection).
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90 BLANKET CHEST Early American, pine, in original red paint, two drawers below top storage space, with butt hinged lid overlapping front, no apron in front, scalloped sides with flat notched middle, excellent condition, 40 1/4” h, 33 1/2” w, 17” d, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
91 PENNSYLVANIA FRAKTUR BIRTH RECORD 19th c. framed watercolor fraktur birth record of Michael Gensenig, “is Geboren den 25th day Julius (July) im Jahr of our Lord 1814. Sein Zeichen ist der Scorbion (His sign is Scorpio). He’s the son of Peter and Anna.”, with red, green and yellow tulips bordered with red and yellow tubes, carved wood frame, minor water damage along lower right, overall toning, (Howard purchased May 1987), 6 3/4” x 4” (sight), 9” x 6” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
92 WATERCOLOR FRAKTUR 19th c. framed watercolor fraktur, in red, yellow and blue, large tulips facing each other, with leaves and vines, printed “Hilery Gierhed in Imercica”, and Hilery B. Gerchart, 1867, in original red painted poplar frame, (purchased Feb. 1986), 8” x 4 3/4” (sight), 14” x 12 1/8” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
93 20TH C. QUILT Large quilt with two central rectangles composed of small squares of various patterned material, 8’ 4” x 6’ 10”, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
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94 TWO 19TH C. HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTES Both attributed to James Hosley Whitcomb (18061849, a deaf mute), collars and shirts are cut paper and watercolor, one is from the Jean Curtin collection, Cyr Auction, July 30, 2003, pencil signed on reverse “Joseph Dean, 1846”, stamped brass frame with oval aperture, 3 1/2” x 2 3/4” (sight); and the other was purchased at Skinner Auction, lot 98, February 2004, also in a stamped brass frame, 3 1/2” x 2 3/4” (sight); (ex. Fertig collection).
95 HEPPLEWHITE DROP LEAF TABLE Tiger maple, scrub top, square tapered legs with swing leg support, 28” h, 41” l, 14” leaf, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
96 CALLIGRAPHY OF DEER Exceptional 19th c. calligraphic pen and ink picture of a leaping buck deer over a creek, “Executed by W.E. Simmons”, with a four-line stanza poem in a landscape with sailboat in background, in the original black and white Eastlake style frame with gilt liner, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 23” x 28 1/2” (sight), 27” x 33 1/2” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
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97 CALLIGRAPHY OF DEER Finely executed 19th c. calligraphic pen and ink picture of a leaping buck deer on floral swirled grasses, “Thomas H. McFadden” by “A.B. Johnson Lake City S.C.”, with a four-line stanza, in a wood frame, minor small fox on chest of deer, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 14” x 22” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
98 CALLIGRAPHY OF DEER AND WOLVES Finely drawn 19th c. calligraphic pen and ink picture of a buck deer chased by wolves, “Awarded to Mr. O.H. Cahill for the most improvement in writing and for good deportment while under my instruction, W.H. Newby”, minor toning, in an early veneered bird’s-eye maple frame, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 10 1/2” x 18 1/4” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
99 CALLIGRAPHIC/PENMANSHIP DRAWING Heavily stylized 19th c. calligraphic/penmanship drawing of a floral and fruit still life, with three beautifully accented wreath borders, one of rope, one with flowers and a bird with ribbon denoting “F.H. Potter Penman”, and one large wreath with flowers, hummingbirds and butterflies, featuring “Ornamental Penmanship” drawn inside, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 17 1/4” x 14 3/4” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection)
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100 OVAL TEA TABLE 18th c. Queen Anne American tea table, cherry top, two-board pegged top with minor imperfections, tiger maple skirt with molded edge, round button feet, original red stained finish, 27 5/8” h, 37 1/2” l, 27” w, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
101 SHAKER CHAIR Production side chair, “3”, taped seat, New Lebanon, NY, 13 3/4” seat h, 33 1/4” overall h, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
102 CALLIGRAPHIC/PENMANSHIP DRAWING Large 19th c. drawing, flourishes and a dove holding family record wreath with marriages, births and deaths, Sargent & Pike (family names), original carved oak frame and glass, pen work by D.W. Thompson, minor water stain at top right, 27 1/2” x 21 1/2” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
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103 THREE CALLIGRAPHIC/PENMANSHIP DRAWINGS Two finely executed pen and inks with doves: “presented...to Charles West by...C. Fancher, Elmwood Seminary 878, Fort Edward, N.Y.”, 7 1/2” x 9 1/2”; Four doves in brown ink with a central building and incredible flourishes, “Old Court House, Queens Co., N.J. (or N.Y.?) Yours Resp’T, Clement, June 10, 1893.”, 13 3/4” x 17 3/4” (sight); and a printed Calligraphic picture of two doves in a nest with eggs, “Gem City, Business College, Quincy Ill”, in the original oak frame, signed “D.L. Musselman, Artist”, 9 1/2” x 11 1/2” (sight); (ex. Fertig collection).
104 THREE CALLIGRAPHIC DRAWINGS “First Premium, Awarded for Improvement”, with a swan, “To Norris Reed JR aged 9, In Spencerian Penmanship”, “C.J. Gilson Artist”, overall toning and rippling, stains, 10 3/4” x 17 1/2” (sight); Calligraphic Christmas prayer, “Mary D. King”, with angels and kneeling figure before the Christmas star December 25, matted, 10” x 8 1/4”; Calligraphic birth record for “Jonathan Hall, 1809 August 7th”, by “I. Cole, 1837”, triple matted, 3 1/2” x 7 1/2” (sight); (ex. Fertig collection).
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105 BOOKSHELF 19th c. (circa 1850’s) bookshelf, red undercoat with yellow and ochre grain painting, five shelves (dado construction), with molded sides and top, 52 3/4” h, 36 1/2” w, 8” d, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
106 CALLIGRAPHY OF QUAIL 19th c. very fine and creative calligraphic picture of a quail in a grassy floral setting, “Presented to Leroy Thompson by Julia Smith”, “As a prize for greatest improvement”, 9 1/2” x 12 1/2” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
107 CALLIGRAPHY OF EAGLE Bold 19th c. calligraphic drawing of an eagle with shield holding arrows in his talons, “Penmanship Flourished by J.A. Flick”, “Canfield, O. 1880.”, minor water stains and toning, some minor foxing, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 17 1/2” x 27” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection). 30 WHA
108 19TH C. WATERCOLOR AND INK PROFILE Very finely drawn profile of a young gentleman in a blue coat and white ruffled collar, c. 1820, attributed to Rufus Porter (1792-1884), in a black frame with decorative raised brass liner, and brass circular hanger with rose and thistle decorative clip, overall toning and minor discoloration, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 3 3/4” x 3” (sight), 6 1/2” x 5 1/2” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
109 19TH C. WATERCOLOR PROFILE Young gentleman in a black coat, brown hair, red lips, labeled on reverse “Old Town Maine”, “Samuel F. Hussey, Born Aug 4, 1813 - son of Peter Hussey & Lucy Lincoln Hussey, Dr. Hussey’s Great Grandparents”, carved and gilded frame, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 3 3/4” x 3 1/4” (sight), 5” x 4 1/2” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
110 GRAIN PAINTED CHEST Late 18th/early 19th c. country chest of drawers, four graduated drawers, replaced brass pulls, country French foot, original red grain paint with bird’s-eye maple drawer fronts, 41” h, 40” w, 17 1/2” d, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA). WHA 31
111 MINIATURE OVAL PORTRAIT Captain Jeremiah O’Brien, with his ship in the background, (hair lock in the back), purchased at Christie’s October 1986, (note: Captain O’Brien commanded the sloop “Unity” which captured the HMS “Margaretta” in the Battle of Machias, the first Naval Battle of the American Revolution), 2 1/2” x 2”, (ex. Fertig collection).
112 MINIATURE OVAL PORTRAIT Young gentleman, possibly a sea captain, rose gold back with very fine engraved oval containing a hair wreath and the initials “PAF”, 2 11/16” x 2 1/4”, (ex. Fertig collection).
113 19TH C. PORTRAIT Oil on canvas of a young lady, white lace collar and a black dress, flowers on the lower right, book in hand and books on table, gold leaf frame, purchased from Jim Dickerson, VT, 1986; exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 26 1/2” x 22 1/2”, (ex. Fertig collection).
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114 MINIATURE OVAL PORTRAIT Young girl, “Miss Cushman”, in a gold engraved frame, (note: Howard writes on the reverse “Miss Cushman by George Hewitt Cushman (1814-1876), c. 1850. Cushman lived and worked in Philadelphia 1843-1863. His work was in a retrospective exhibit at the Columbian Exhibition of 1893), 2 1/2” x 2”, (ex. Fertig collection).
115 19TH C. DOUBLE WASH STAND Pine, original light green paint, raised backsplash painted in green with light shadowing, dovetailed gallery, “Marie T. Fulks, Captain”, two dovetailed drawers with green line decoration, (one drawer is false), hole for bowl and pitcher, other side of top is painted with a three-masted schooner at sail, turned legs in front, square legs in back, 35 1/2” h (to top of back), 35 1/2” w, 16 1/2” d, (ex. Fertig collection).
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116 TWO 19TH C. SILHOUETTES Both attributed to James Hosley Whitcomb (1806-1849, a deaf mute), one with pine frame in early green painted finish, oval aperature, “Rev. Joel Wheeler”, family history on reverse, 2 3/4” x 2 1/4” (sight), (ex. Hillary Underwood Auction, Sotheby’s, lot 122, October 8, 1983); and the other a hollow cut silhouette of a gentleman, watercolor red speckled collar and fancy vest, in a pine reeded frame, (purchased from Paul and Karen Wendhiser, Ellington, CT, June 12, 2003), 3 3/4” x 2 5/8” (sight); (ex. Fertig collection).
117 MINIATURE WATERCOLOR MEMORIAL Exceptional oval memorial in eglomise decorated frame, rare three-dimensional picture of a mother-of-pearl obelisk, a young girl floating to rays of heaven with her mother at the right holding her heart, woven hair backing in a beveled glass, and an oval blue stone with monogrammed initials (LAK?), (note: this was one of Howard’s favorite pieces of his collection because of it being a miniature, and it was also a memorial and was of such rare form), condition shows some paint loss below the seated mother, 2 3/8” x 1 7/8”, (ex. Fertig collection).
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118 SILHOUETTE OF YOUNG CHILD Full length profile of unidentified child holding a riding crop, gilt highlights on black, with shaded ground, bird’s-eye maple frame with gilt gold liner, attributed by Mr. Fertig to Jarves F. Hawkes (1799-1853), (purchased from Auction Villager, Port St. Lucie, FL, October 23, 2002), 6 1/2” x 4 1/2” (sight), 9 5/8” x 7 5/8” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
119 19TH C. PORTRAIT OF CHILD Oval portrait, child with blue eyes and blonde hair, depicting clouds underneath indicating he has risen to heaven, signed on back of canvas “Painted by P.H. Keeley, 1859”, gilded frame, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, purchased on Jan. 1, 1983, 21 1/2” x 17 1/4” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
120 CHEST OF DRAWERS Late Sheraton, fancy folk art four-drawer chest, scrolled backsplash (47” h), top drawer overhung, three drawers below with turned columns and square molding supported by turned legs, wonderful grained bird’s-eye maple drawer fronts and original red paint, attributed to Maine, c. 1830, 40 1/2” h (case), 41 3/4” w, 21 1/4” d, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
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121 GENEALOGY SAMPLER 19th c. framed needlework genealogy of the Benjamin White family, “born in Grafton, N.H. June 22, 1771, married to Sarah Whipple, born in Danvers, Mass, 1774, with 11 children born in Gloucester and Portland”, “Wrought by Harriot J. White, age 12, Sept 1826.”, finely stitched on cotton with bold border of large white and gold roses, flower buds and vines, some staining, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 21” x 16” (sight), 27” x 22” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
123 19TH C. PINE CABINET Possibly for herbs, original black painted finish, dovetailed case, turned walnut drawer pulls, found in Cohasset, MA, 12” h, 12” w, 10 1/2” d.
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122 NEEDLEWORK MEMORIAL SAMPLER 19th c. framed needlework, memorial picture of a grieving lady dressed in black under a weeping willow, with an obelisk and urn, and a fence with poplar trees and shaded grass, and written on the side of the stone “In Memory of George F. Kuntz, Departed this Life July 26 1816, aged 39 years and 6 month.”, on back “Ancestor of Emily I. Wisner”, a large multi floral needlework border with birds, leaves and star-shaped flowers, minor staining at top and left, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 21” x 21” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
124 OIL OF BIRD ON BRANCH Folk painting of a black and white bird on a branch of a tree, woods in the background, relined, unframed, 27 1/2” x 17”, (ex. Ed Clerk collection). 126 MINIATURE OVAL PORTRAIT Middle-aged gentleman with blue eyes, in an engraved gold frame, attributed to John Brewster, Jr. (1766-1854), a deaf mute who charged five dollars for his miniatures and fifteen for regular size portraits, (note: Howard purchased this piece June 1988 and found it in the Syracuse, NY area), 2 5/8” x 2”, (ex. Fertig collection).
125 GRAIN PAINTED CUPBOARD 19th c. two-door cupboard with inset panels and flat molding, four shelves inside, original combed grain painted finish in ochre and brown, red interior, 43” h, 36 3/4” h, 11” d, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
127 EARLY 20TH C. FRAMED EMBROIDERY Wool and silk, raised on black background, depicting an American spread winged eagle holding a draped American flag in its talons, written on the reverse “Made by Florence Harris, 110 W. 114 St NY, NY”, (note: Howard purchased this piece at Sotheby’s Important Americana auction, lot 1343, Jan. 1990), exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 33 1/2” x 35 1/2”, (ex. Fertig collection).
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128 TWO SILHOUETTES Hollow-cut silhouette of a gentleman, in eglomise gold frame, signed “Doyle”, (William Doyle, 1769-1828, Boston), 4 1/2” x 3 1/2”; Rare hollow-cut silhouette of a young woman, signed “Doyle”, this hollow-cut part of a famous collection from Elizabeth L. Maurier, 5 3/4” x 4 3/4”; (ex. Fertig collection).
130 SLANT LID DESK 18th c. slant lid Governor Winthrop desk, birch with pine secondary, interior with drawers and pigeon holes, original red finish, four graduated drawers below, Chippendale base, New Hampshire origin, overall very good condition, 42 1/2” h, 36” w, 19 1/4” d, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
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129 PORTRAIT OF YOUNG LADY Oil portrait of a young lady by William Matthew Prior (American, 1806-1873), originally purchased Oct. 1991, Christie’s, NY, #7368, lot 43, bought by Al Davidson, Collection of William and Betty Richmond of Greenwich, CT; sold again Oct. 21, 1995, Christie’s, NY, #8238, lot 2, to Howard and Flo Fertig, (article written in December 1995 issue of “Antiques Review”, “of Steamboats & Stately Sitters by Marie Poroeller”), (ex. Fertig collection).
131 HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTE Early 19th c., of a gentleman with curlicue cut outs of jacket, attributed to E. Howard, purchased from Emerson Greenaway Collection sold at Richard Withington Inc., No. 258, in brass repousee oval frame, 3 1/2” x 2 3/4” (sight), 5 1/4” x 4 1/2” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection). 132 18TH C. PORTRAIT OF JOSIAH SHACKFORD Oil on canvas with written history on back of stretcher “Josiah Shackford - Commissioned Lieutenant of frigate ‘Raleigh’ July 1776 - by Copley.” (John Singleton Copley, 1738-1815), it appears the painting may have been executed in the early 19th c. and therefore could possibly be by Gilbert C. Stuart (1755-1828), exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 28” x 34”, (ex. Fertig collection). 133 HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTE Early 19th c., of a gentleman facing left, attributed to James Hosley Whitcomb (1806-1849, a deaf mute), stamped on top “June the 5 1838”, on the bottom “sitter Jonathan L. Stone Aged 39, was born Aug the 25 1799”, purchased by Howard at Sotheby’s auction, #3760, May 1975, veneer frame, 4 1/2” x 3 1/2” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
134 FOUR 19TH C. SILHOUETTES Pair of hollow-cut frames, and a pair in one frame: young woman and gentleman in an oval eglomise matte with black and gold frame, stamped “MUSEUM” (The Peale Museum), 5 3/8” x 4 3/4”; Larger pair of silhouettes of man and woman, in walnut ogee frame, also stamped, 10 1/2” x 12 1/4”, (ex. Fertig collection).
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136 19TH C. STONEWARE CROCK Six-gallon crock, depicting a large cobalt blue pecking chicken on a pebbled ground, excellent condition, 13” h, 13” w, (ex. Fertig collection).
135 CHEST OF DRAWERS Early to mid 19th c. chest of drawers, maple with pine secondary, red cedar drawer bottoms, original red varnish, inset upper set of two large drawers, with central small drawer over four graduated drawers, tall Hepplewhite straight leg with cutout side ends, extensive peg and mortise construction overall, 4’ h, 41” w, 16 1/2” d, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
136A 19TH C. STONEWARE CROCK Three-gallon crock, depicting a well fed pecking chicken, with polka dots in blue, signed “Calvin Crosby, Grocer, Fleischmans, N.Y.”, overall good condition, minor flakes off rim, 10” h, 11” dia, (ex. Fertig collection).
136C 19TH C. STONEWARE CROCK Five-gallon crock, with large bluebird on an extended petal leaf, stamped “Ottman Bro’s. Fort Edward, N.Y.”, very good condition, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 12” h, 12 3/4” w, (ex. Fertig collection). 40 WHA
136B 19TH C. STONEWARE CROCK Two-gallon crock, dark cobalt bluebird on a branch with curlicues, very good condition, 9 1/4” h, 9 1/2” dia, (ex. Fertig collection).
137 gilt liner, minor repairs outside oval, tiny repairs inside face, 30” x PORTRAIT BY H. BUNDY Very fine oval portrait of a young gentleman with gray/green 25” (sight), 33 1/2” x 28 1/2” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection). eyes, in white collar and black tie, signed on back “H. Bundy Painter” (Horace Bundy, American, 1814-1883), tagged on back “(1-17-’97, Sotheby’s #6957)”, molded walnut frame with
139 18TH C. WAX PORTRAIT BUST Gentleman facing left, in a period figured fruitwood deep set frame, labeled on back “James Gregory 1791, M.D.”, (note: Howard purchased in September 1986), 4 1/2” x 3 1/2”, (ex. Fertig collection).
138 TWO 19TH C. SILHOUETTES Hollow-cut silhouettes, both attributed to William Chamberlain (Loudon, NH, 1790-1860), attribution given by cutout on under edge of jacket and collar, stripes on shirt, and watercolored hair, Hanes & Ruskin Antiques, 2002, small silhouette in brass frame, 3 1/2” x 2 3/4” (sight), 5 1/4” x 4 1/2” (frame); larger oval cut silhouette in wooden frame, 4 1/2” x 3 1/2” (sight), 7 1/2” x 6” (frame); (ex. Fertig collection).
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140 PAIR OF STENCILED CHAIRS AND A ROCKER 19th c. plank seat, stencil back chairs, thumbback style, top slat with double cornucopia with roses and bottom slat with leaves and roses, stripe outlined in bright yellow, with orange and cream grain painted seats, splayed legs with box stretchers; and a plank seat rocker with thumbback stiles, carved crest with stenciled blue winged, yellow eyed bird, fruit and flowers in greens, yellow, reds and creams, bottom slat with fruit, fancy yellow stripe line decoration, 14” seat h, 29” overall h; (ex. Fertig collection).
141 19TH C. PORTRAIT Oil on canvas of Jonathan Holman, (1802-1853), c. 1828, attributed to John S. Blunt (1798-1835, The Borden Limner); Provenance: Richard W. Withington estate auction, Andover, MA, March 2, 1985; Bert & Gayle Savage Maine Antiques Digest advertisement September 1985; Sandford Smith MAD ad December 1985 The Fall Antiques Show at the Pier; exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, relined, 30 1/4” x 25 1/4” (sight), 34” x 28 3/4” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
Since the Morris Museum exhibition took place in 1991, more research has been done, and still is in process of being written, and soon to be published. This artist’s work is associated with “The Celery Tree” in the background and to the left in this portrait. See Nina Fletcher Little’s book, Little by Little (New York, 1984), fig. 151, of a pair of portraits of Captain Amasa Wood and family who were from West Millbury, Massachusetts.
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142 MINIATURE OVAL PORTRAIT Rev. Washington Thatcher, Congregational Church Pastor, NY, by Edward Weyburn Goodwin (1800-1845), relined, finely engraved gold frame, (note: sold at Sotheby’s Arcade Auction, #1153, Jan. 1986), 2 1/4” x 1 7/8”, (ex. Fertig collection).
143 MINIATURE OVAL PORTRAIT Young gentleman, signed “H I Brown” (Henry I. Brown, 1822-1880), and dated “1836”, sans hair lock, (note: Howard purchased at Sotheby’s Arcade Auction, #1153, lot 132H, January 1986), 2 3/8” x 2”, (ex. Fertig collection).
144 MINIATURE OVAL PORTRAIT Beautiful young lady, wearing very fine ruby and gold earrings, and long gold chain, woven hair lock enclosed on the reverse, 2 3/4” x 2 1/4”, (ex. Fertig collection).
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145 19TH C. GARDEN/ PLANT STAND Pine, dark green paint, four-tiered, semicircular, turned feet and two turned supports, wear appropriate to age and use, 33” h, 52” w, 29” d, (ex. Fertig collection).
146 19TH C. HOLLOW-CUT AND WATERCOLOR SILHOUETTE Young lady in a rose pink dress with blue ribbons and white collar, holding a book with “age 25 yrs, 1834”, attributed to the “Puffy Sleeve” Artist, attached to reverse “For a Similar Hollow-cut silhouette with same body etc. See Folk Art Magazine (American Folk Art Museum) Fall 2001, ‘Silhouette Portraiture in America: A Fully developed form of Folk Expression’ by Vincent DiCicco page 46.”, in a carved and gilded frame, with original brass loop hanger, water stain on right side, 5 3/4” x 3 3/4” (sight), 8 1/4” x 6 1/4” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection). 44 WHA
147 19TH C. WATERCOLOR SILHOUETTE Young lady facing left in a blue dress with puffy sleeves, decorated belt and collar, carved frame in black paint, (purchased from Robbie Wedeen, Sept. 21, 1989), 5” x 4” (sight), 7 1/2” x 6 1/2” (frame, (ex. Fertig collection).
148 19TH C. BARBER POLE Original red, silver and blue painted finish, with gilded balls on top and bottom, some paint loss, chip at a turning, and other in-use wear, 3’ l, 3 1/4” dia (at center), (ex. Fertig collection). 149 19TH C. WATERCOLOR LITHOGRAPH MEMORIAL “Joseph S. Hancock, who died Jan. 11th of 1839, Aged 29 years.”, figure of a weeping woman in mourning dress to the left of a large marker with urn adornment, budding flowers and grass in the foreground with weeping willows, a river, and a church in the background, printed by D.W. Kellogg & Co., in an old pine and cherry frame, moderately toned throughout, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 13 1/4” x 17” (sight), 18” x 21” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
149A TWO 19TH C. WATERCOLOR LITHOGRAPH MEMORIALS “Nathan Shaw, age seven died 1819”, two figures of a woman and young girl in mourning attire to the right of a large marker adorned with three urns, fore and background detailed with nature and a church, heavy toning to paper, print by N. Currier, 13 3/4” x 9 1/2” (sight); “Mary Matilda Leathere, age nine died 1849”, three figures of a man, a woman, and a young girl to the right of a large marker adorned with an urn, weeping willows in the foreground with a church in the background, paper heavily toned, minor water damage lower right corner, 14 1/2” x 11” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection). WHA 45
149B 19TH C. WATERCOLOR LITHOGRAPH MEMORIALS Collection of three memorials, two with women mourning beside their respective markers, and one with two women and a young girl walking away, heavily detailed flowers and trees appear on all with churches in the backgrounds, two are printed by N. Currier, and one by J. Baillie, all moderately toned with ink on markers beginning to fade, but family plot names still legible, all measure 9 3/4” x 13 1/2” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
149C TWO 19TH C. WATERCOLOR LITHOGRAPH MEMORIALS Blank, figure of a young woman in mourning leaning to the right of a large marker adorned with an urn, weeping willows and oak trees in the fore and background, a couple visiting a gravestone, and a church in the distance, printed by N. Currier, minor toning to upper left corner, 9 1/2” x 13 1/2” (sight); “Sarah Frances Pratt, aged five months died 1836”, young woman in mourning dress weeping to the left of the marked adorned with a large urn, weeping willow and flowers in the foreground, a river and church with hills in the background, minor toning to paper, in a very fine green and black painted frame, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 13” x 16” (sight), 16 1/2” x 20” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
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150 PENNSYLVANIA DINING TABLE Early 19th c., walnut, detachable top with original pegs, two full length dovetailed and thumbnail molded drawers, finely turned legs, (Howard purchased October 1975), 28 1/4” h, 59 1/4” w (top), 29” d, (ex. Fertig collection).
151 19TH C. WATERCOLOR ON PAPER Pair of doves on a branch, label on reverse by Howard Fertig “attributed to Ruth Ann Denny Bogardus (c. 1863-’74)”, (Howard later attributed to Emma Cady), frame labeled “From Rundel’s Art Gallery...”, (purchased April 1986), 8 1/4” x 10 1/4” (sight), 12 1/2” x 13 1/2” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
152 19TH C. WAX PROFILE PORTRAIT Rare portrait by C. Stewart of Samuel Turner (17901861), “molded in 1822 by C. Stewart”, scratched on reverse, also signed front l.r. “C. Stewart, 1822”, 4 1/2” dia (sight), 7 1/2” sq (frame), (ex. John Schorsch collection; ex. Fertig collection).
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153 19TH C. PORTRAIT OF YOUNG GENTLEMAN Oil on canvas portrait of man with his dog, dated “March 1857”, signed on l.l. side of frame and scrolled in yellow “L.K. Rowe”, and inscribed on reverse “For himself and his affectionate Dog”, (note: L.K. Rowe is listed as a painter in Salem, Mass. in American Primitive Painting by Jean Lipman, N.Y., 1942, p. 156; also printed in The Magazine Antiques, “A collection of American Folk Paintings, Oct. 1975, p. 770, Howard A. Feldman”), exhibited at the Lyman Allen Museum, New London, CT, 1935; and the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection; sold at Sotheby’s sale #5744, “The American Folk Art Collection of Howard and Catherine Feldman”, lot 28, June 23, 1998; 25 3/4” x 18 1/2”, (ex. Fertig collection). 154 THREE 19TH C. HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTES Brass framed hollow-cut silhouettes of young ladies, all by the same artist, all with gray watercolor dresses with puffy sleeves, and long chain necklaces, one is labeled “Emily Frost daughter of Washburn and Sally (Cady) born in Townshend, VT, 1821... married Joseph Melvin and lived in Nashua, N.H.”; another is labeled “Nancy Watson Smith, April 16, 186?”, exhibited at “Ordinary Folks, Extraordinary Art”, MacCulloch Hall Historical Museum, Morristown, NJ, Aug. 2001-Jan. 2002; all measure 3 1/2” x 2 3/4” (sight); (ex. Fertig collection). 48 WHA
156 FOUR 19TH C. HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTES Pair of a gentleman and lady in round pewter frames, “Probably made by Pierce, Greenfield, Mass.” on reverse, (note: “Belonged to Geo. P. Smith of Sunderland, Ma.” on reverse), 3 1/4” dia; Two hollow-cut images of young ladies (probably sisters), both in brass frames (one oval), eBay provenance sold by a family member from New England, 3 1/2” x 2 3/4” (sight); (ex. Fertig collection).
155 19TH C. PINE CUPBOARD Traces of original blue/gray painted finish, open front, three shelves, two-board vertical back, arched foot, minor imperfections, (note: possibly had a door at one time), 37 1/2” h, 40 1/2” w, 17 1/2” d, (ex. Fertig collection).
157 MERMAID WEATHERVANE European folk art weathervane, iron with traces of white paint, mermaid of the sea blowing the wind, wrought iron curlicue surface with directionals, held onto a circular base, 38” h, 17” dia.
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158 19TH C. WATERCOLOR PRINT MEMORIAL Memorial of President William H. Harrison, died April 4th, 1841, figure of a gentleman with a cane and top hat reflecting over the loss to the right of a large marker with urn adornment, fore and background heavily detailed with nature, the church to the left in an ethereal mist, minor foxing to interior, information about Harrison on reverse, 8 3/4” x 12” (sight), 17” x 20” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
158A 19TH C. WATERCOLOR LITHOGRAPH MEMORIALS Four memorials, two with a young couple in mourning attire, one with a young couple and young children in mourning attire, and one with no figures; the two young couples stand to the side of the markers of their passed children with weeping willows and churches in the background, both moderately toned, one printed by N. Currier, 13 3/4” x 9 1/2” (sight), the other printed by Kellogg & Thayer, in a nice red and black grain painted frame, 13 1/2” x 9 1/4” (sight); the young family mourns over their five year old’s grave, with weeping willows and a church in the background, moderately toned and nice old glass, printed by Kellogg & Comstock, 13 3/4” x 9 1/2” (sight); unattended marker denoting “Miss Parthenial Young” of fifty-eight years died 1847, flowers and a willow tree in the foreground, as a church lets out in the background, a three-masted ship is anchored offshore in the distance, minor toning to bottom edge, printed by Kellogg & Thayer, 14” x 10 1/4” (sight); (ex. Fertig collection).
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158B 19TH C. WATERCOLOR LITHOGRAPH MEMORIALS Three memorials: “Aaron Carver” and “Adilbert A. Elliott”, 84 years and six months respectively, a father and two children look at the marker adorned with a broken column with flowers and a weeping willow in the foreground, moderately toned, printed by Kellogg & Comstock, 13 3/4” x 9 1/2” (sight); “Sarah Lewis” and “Erastus Lewis”, 64 years and 72 years respectively, a young woman and her little boy in mourning next to the marker adorned with three urns and angels, weeping willows and a church in the background, minor toning to gravestone interior, printed by N. Currier, 13 1/2” x 9 1/2” (sight); “The Mother’s Grave”, denoting “Experience (Totman) Washburn age 70 died 1832”, two children in mourning attire with a dog at the foot of the gravestone with scrolling adornments and a cherub praying skyward, heavily accented floral foreground with trees and a steepled church in the background, minor toning to top edge, printed by J. Baillie, handwritten account of marriage in Plymouth, MA on right edge,13 3/4” x 9 1/2” (sight); all exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection; (ex. Fertig collection).
158C 19TH C. WATERCOLOR LITHOGRAPH MEMORIALS Five memorials: three with grieving women featuring weeping willows and a church in the background; and two with a grieving young couple and a young girl featuring weeping willows and a church in the background; all but the blank memorial were exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, two are printed by N. Currier, one by J. Childs, and one by D.W. Kellogg & Co., all are moderately toned, the smallest measures 9 1/2” x 13 1/2” (sight), the largest 15 1/2” x 11 1/2” (sight); (ex. Fertig collection).
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159 19TH C. MINIATURE ON IVORY Young gentleman with curly dark hair and brown eyes, prominent features, bluish pastel background, very good condition, 2 3/4” x 2 1/8”, (ex. Fertig collection).
160 LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH C. HANGING CUPBOARD Pine, molded top, reeded side columns, and reeded board above the single double panel door, three-shelf interior with drawer below, cast iron pull, simple molded base, (purchased November 1971), 44” h, 30 1/2” w, 11 1/2” d, (ex. Fertig collection).
161 19TH C. MINIATURE PORTRAIT Oval watercolor portrait of a young lady with brown hair and blue eyes, white ribbon and hat in blue floral pattern, inner frame marked “Clark & Holmes Troy, NY - Pat. July 4 & 11, 1854”, 2 3/4” x 2 1/2” (sight), 9 3/4” x 9 1/4” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
162 CALLIGRAPHIC FAMILY REGISTER 19th c. watercolor calligraphic family register of Jacob Stevenson and Kezia Davis, with their births and the births of their nine children, front features yellow borders and heavily stylized pink roses, inside features a death record of Edward Stevenson, son of Jacob and Kezia (1822-1823), some staining present on front and inside towards the left, inside fold has been reinforced by archival tape, aside from staining, some foxing present, 9 3/4” x 8” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection). 52 WHA
163 19TH C. WATERCOLOR PORTRAIT Three-quarter portrait of a woman, brown hair and blue eyes, in a black dress with white lace and gold brooch, her hands crossed in front holding blue and white flowers in her right hand, beautiful bird’s-eye maple frame, marked on back “Found in Springboro, OH c. 1830-40”, 8” x 5” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
165 LATE 18TH C. ONE-DRAWER STAND Hepplewhite stand, birch top and flaming birch tapered legs, old finish, brass knob, top shows usage, chalk on side of drawer, 28 1/2” h, 19” w, 19” d, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
164 TWO HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTES Silhouettes with lithograph bodies, painted with watercolor, two young ladies facing right, (see Rifken, Silhouettes in America 17901840, p. 62-63), one exhibited in “Ordinary Folks, Extraordinary Art”, MacCullough Hall Historical Museum, Morristown, NJ, Aug. 2001-Jan. 2002, 2 1/2” x 3 1/2”, (ex. Fertig collection).
166 TWO 19TH C. SILHOUETTES Full-length silhouettes: young lady facing left, in black with gilt highlights, attributed to Samuel Metford (1810-1896), (note: refer to Shades of Our Ancestors, p. 112), rosewood frame with gilt liner, 10 1/2” x 7” (sight); Young girl facing left, with light blue watercolor dress, holding flowers and basket, hardwood frame, 6” x 4” (sight); (ex. Fertig collection).
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167 19TH C. WATERCOLOR MEMORIAL Depicting a grieving woman wearing a mourning cloak, kneeling at a footed sarcophagus surrounded by poplar trees, weeping willow, a wreath of roses, and a swan in water, front of the tomb inscribed “Sacred to the Memory of Stephen Fuller. Who died May 22, 1833. Aged 58 years.”, gilded pine frame, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 19 1/2” x 23 1/2” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
168 19TH C. OIL ON CANVAS “The Lady of the Lake”, depicting a young lady in a boat pushing off the shore, with trees, a weeping willow in the background, canvas stenciled on back “prepared by O. Stearns, Boston”, gilded and painted pine frame, 12 1/4” x 10 1/4” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
169 19TH C. WATERCOLOR LITHOGRAPH MEMORIALS Pair of memorials feature a gentleman with a top hat and cane looking at the marker, with a weeping willow and roses in the foreground and a city view in the background, one dedicated to “Betsy B. aged 21 years died 1849”, and the other to “John D. Berger aged nine years died 1852”, both printed by Kellogg & Comstock, moderately toned, one in a black frame, 13” x 9” (sight), the other in a green frame, 13 1/2” x 9 1/4”; (ex. Fertig collection).
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169A 19TH C. WATERCOLOR LITHOGRAPH MEMORIALS Three blank memorials: two with mourning families featuring weeping willows and a church in the background; the third with a mourning gentleman featuring a weeping willow and a foggy landscape leading to a church in the background; two are printed by N. Currier, one by J. Baillie, all moderately toned, the smallest measures 9 1/2” x 13 1/2” (sight), the largest 13 3/4” x 9 1/2” (sight); (ex. Fertig collection).
169B 19TH C. WATERCOLOR LITHOGRAPH MEMORIALS Pair of memorials, each featuring a young couple (one with a young girl, the other a young boy) looking at the markers adorned with a large urn, flowers and a weeping willow in the foreground, trees and a church in the background, one in memory of “Almira Hardy, aged 13 years died 1822”, the other “Lydia Abigail Runels” and “Sarah Elizabeth Runels”, aged three and four years respectively, the latter exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, both printed by N. Currier and moderately toned, 13 1/2” x 9 1/2” (sight); (ex. Fertig collection).
169C 19TH C. CALLIGRAPHIC REWARD OF MERIT “Presented to Miss Nancy Locke for her Attention to Studies and good Behavioiur in School by her Teachers L & M.W. Foster, Boston Nov. 26th 1828.”, printed by N. & S.S. Jocelyn, New Haven (1818-1843), and featuring a watercolor mural of a woman and two children, one with a wooden hoop ready to race, moderate toning and foxing throughout, artist information on reverse of frame, 7 3/4” x 10 3/4” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection). WHA 55
170 19TH C. PRIMITIVE HUDSON RIVER PAINTING Oil on canvas, attributed to Thomas Chambers (18071865), turret on left with thatched roof cottages, sunset with four sailboats, overhanging moss and trees, period gilded pine frame, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 17 7/8” x 23 5/8” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
170A PAIR OF 19TH C. PRIMITIVE HUDSON RIVER PAINTINGS Oil on canvas, depicting cottages, sailboats, fences, trees, unsigned, both in matching gilded pine frames, both relined, 18” x 24” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
171 TWO PAIRS OF HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTES Lady and gentleman, signed “Mrs. F. Fancher and Mr. M. Fancher”, excellent condition, Connecticut origin, (provenance: Lewis W. Scranton, Killington, CT), original pine frames, 3 3/4” x 2 5/8” (sight); Lady and gentleman, in aqua blue cut foreground, “purchased from Paul Maynard in 2006”, appears to be in original mahogany veneer frames, 5” x 4” (sight); (ex. Fertig collection). 56 WHA
172 FOLDING CHAIR Late 19th c. fold up chair, original upholstered seat, back and arms, with bamboo style wooden turnings, in original black paint with gilt, stamped “P.I. Hardy, N.Y.”, 17” seat h, 37” overall h, 23” w, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
173 FOUR 19TH C. HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTES Framed silhouettes of gentlemen, one with light blue watercolor collar, gild wood frame, 3 3/4” x 2 3/4” (sight); two brass framed silhouettes, with ink drawn hair and collars, 2 1/4” x 1 3/4” (sight), 3 1/2” x 2 3/4” (sight); and the fourth gentleman, in an ink drawn suit, (note: Joseph R. Melvin married Emily Frost in 1849, see lot 154), 3 1/4” x 2 3/8”; (ex. Fertig collection).
174 19TH C. HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTES Two silhouettes of gentlemen by Justin Salisbury, double hollow-cut with tall hand-colored collars, “Ralph Parker, age 56 yrs. Taken by Salisbury 1834”, (purchased from Pat Stauble, Wiscasset, ME in 2002 at the Wilton, CT Antiques Show), in a wood frame, 2 1/2” x 2 1/4” (sight); and a similar cut likeness, with tall colored collar, in a period photo frame, 2 1/2” x 2 1/4” (sight); (ex. Fertig collection).
175 19TH C. WATERCOLOR MINIATURE Young boy with light brown hair and blue eyes, in an oval gold frame, initialed on back “D.W.”, an oval hair receptacle with a lock of hair, 2 1/2” x 2 1/8” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection). WHA 57
176 19TH C. PINE STORAGE BOX Original painted finish, dark cherry red, with finely detailed coach painted designs on all sides in red, yellow and white, central oval medallion centered on lid showing a river scape, mother-of-pearl heart escutcheon, some minor paint loss and scratches, (note: Howard purchased Feb. 4, 1988 in VT for $60), 6” h, 15 1/2” l, 8 1/2” d, (ex. Fertig collection).
177 THREE 19TH C. SILHOUETTES Very fine silhouettes of gentlemen, one hollow-cut of a curly-haired man in a stamped black body suit with white collar, pencilled hairline, wood frame, 3” x 2 1/4” (sight); another gentleman with a double cut unusual red/brown background, with pencilled hairline, brass frame, (purchased from Robert and Carol Sullivan, Baltimore, MD), 3 1/2” x 2 3/4” (sight); and the third gentleman double cut, signed at bottom “Frederick Pease, EH., 1834”, stamped brass frame, 3 1/4” x 2 1/2” (sight); (ex. Fertig collection). 178 19TH C. COLORED LITHOGRAPH FAMILY REGISTER The union of John B. Wack and Helena Bellis, married 1796 and following the family line from 1774 to 1861, moderately toned with some water damage and fold separations on the left side, nicely carved oak leaf and acorn wooden frame, 12 1/2” x 10 1/2” (sight), 18” x 15 3/4” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
178A TWO COLORED LITHOGRAPH FAMILY REGISTERS Pair of 19th c. registers of the Knapp Family (m. 1823/1826/1854), printed by K.B. & K.E. Kellogg, and the Foster/Little Family (m. 1847), printed by N. Currier; the Knapp Family records from 17971874, and the Foster Family records from 1821-1863, both are moderately toned and measure 8 3/4” x 13” (sight), and 9 3/4” x 13 1/2” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection). 58 WHA
178B 19TH C. PENMANSHIP MEMORIAL Ink and watercolor, to “Branson B. Thompson”, below Psalm 23 written in an open Bible, a statuary water fountain is in the center with doves and angels flying around the female figure, the top reads “Springmill, June 12 85”, and is signed “Robt. Morris 85”, moderately toned, 14” x 7 1/2” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
178C 19TH C. CALLIGRAPHIC FAMILY RECORD Watercolor family record of Joseph Varney and Sarah Beede (m. 1785), follows the family line from 1757-1857, heavily accented with a wonderful floral border and geometric designs between and around each letter, moderately toned paper with two fold separations on left and right edges about 1” long, 14 3/4” x 19 1/4” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
179 EARLY 19TH C. SILHOUETTES Larger piece has explanation on back, “One of a small group of ‘Ladies in Gray’ painted dresses found in Vermont rendered by unknown cutter c. 1830”, brass frame with oval center, 3 1/4” x 2 1/4” (sight); Well done silhouette of a lady in gray, 3 3/8” x 2 3/4” (sight); (ex. Fertig collection).
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180 PORTRAIT BY CHESTER HARDING Early 19th c. oil on board portrait, seated woman in a lace cap with black bow, “painted by Chester Harding” on reverse, also “born Dec 6 1748, died Dec 23 1838” in pencil on back, in a period carved and gilded frame, some repairs center right along her left side and on chair, otherwise good condition, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 27” x 23” (sight), 33” x 28” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection). 181 19TH C. SILHOUETTES Four silhouettes by Charles Wilson Peale (Philadelphia, 1741-1827): an oval framed “Susan Tucker” (signed on front), under bust curve stamped “Museum”, 3 3/4” x 2 5/8” (sight); Another lady in round wood frame, with ribbon and flower on forehead, embossed under bust “Peale Museum”, 3 1/2” dia (sight); Gentleman embossed “Museum”, (purchased in 1985 from Lewis Scranton, Poor Man’s Farm, Killingworth, CT), 4 1/8” x 3” (sight); Young gentleman facing left, in the original eglomise glass pine frame with gilt facing, embossed under bust “Museum”, (note: octagonal gilt with black outline eglomise opening), 4” x 3” (sight), 5” x 4” (glass); (ex. Fertig collection).
182 19TH C. LANDSCAPE OIL Oil on canvas of chickens in the corner of a barn, rooster and hens with chicks in hay, and a blue fly, signed on back of canvas “G. Valentine, 1891”, and stamped on stretcher “White...Artist materials, embossed...papers...and cards for all occasions, Bromfield St. Boston”, no frame, paint loss along lower edge, 11” x 15”, (ex. Robert Wheaton estate, Cumberland Foreside, ME).
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183 19TH C. SILHOUETTES Five silhouettes of children, one stamped “JW” (Joseph Wood, 1775-1830, Savannah, GA, worked in Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Baltimore), dated “1814”, 1 3/4” x 1 1/2” (sight); Small hollow-cut child, signed in pencil on back “John L. Locke, either the father or Mr. Locke himself that wrote the first history of Camden (Maine)”, 2 3/4” x 2” (sight); Hollow-cut image of a young boy facing left, in a stamped brass frame, signed in pencil on back “Wm A. Moorehead as a little boy, Portland, Maine”, c. 1820, 2 1/4” x 1 1/4” (sight); Another fine hollow-cut silhouette of a child facing right, in an exceptional Hepplewhite period, mahogany veneered frame, with ebony and satinwood inlaid border, (note: Howard purchased this from Jean Sage, Princeton, NJ show in 1987 for $150), oval opening measures 3 1/2” x 2 1/2”; Cut and paste image of a child facing right, in a period black painted frame, 5” x 3 1/2” (sight); (ex. Fertig collection).
184 19TH C. WALNUT SAILOR’S BOX Original dark varnish finish, original red and yellow paint decoration as tassels around the perimeter of the lid, raised whale’s tail escutcheon, carved wood harpoon point inset into a raised diamond platform, as a handle for the lid, typed card refers to Portsmouth, NH origin, overall good condition, 7 1/4” h, 13 3/4” w, 7 1/2” d, (ex. Fertig collection).
185 19TH C. TRUNK/BOOKCASE Pine, with detached hinges and iron handle, creating a threetiered bookcase with four small drawers on each side, 35” h, 26 1/4” (each side), one 8” d, the other 10” d, (ex. Fertig collection).
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187 RARE 19TH C. HAIR MEMORIAL In glass oval cased frame with gilt liner, depicting a broken rose with stems, leaves and thorns, with a grave marker dated “1, November, 1827” (in French), 3 1/2” x 2 3/4” (sight), 6” x 5 1/2” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
186 19TH C. FRAMED COLLAGE OF CLOTH Paper and lithographed family heads and a fancy bird cage, shows a 19th c. family with father in top hat and mother holding a baby, carved and gilded frame, purchased Jan. 1987, (ex. Fertig collection).
188 TWO 19TH C. DOME TOP DOCUMENT BOXES Original painted finishes, both with floral, leaf and petal motif, one with swag and banner front decoration in red, white and blue, wire snipe hinged with wire bail handles on lids, 5 3/4” h, 9 1/2” l, 5 1/4” d, (ex. Fertig collection). 62 WHA
189 FOUR 19TH C. SILHOUETTES Pair of husband and wife silhouettes, in separate period mahogany frame, Waterbury, CT, with inset oval openings, hollow-cut images, with gray painted hair and finely detailed clothing, 3” x 2 1/4” (sight); Facing pair of man and wife, in original pine black painted frame, with raised yellow corners, 4 5/8” x 7 5/8” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
190 RARE CHILD’S BUREAU 19th c. cottage pine bureau, decorated with original cream and light green colored paint, outlined in red/brown stripe, adjustable oval mirror over two glove boxes, molded top board over four drawers with walnut pulls, each drawer with a central oval nautical scene of ships and shipwrecks, second, third and fourth drawers signed “Wm S. Warren”, cutout base and sides, (note: purchased from Nancy Prince, North Turner, Maine in 1990 for $1440, “They purchased in Gray Maine Auction”), 33” h (top of mirror), 21 1/2” w, 11” d, (ex. Fertig collection).
191 19TH C. HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTES Four important silhouettes, all signed as sitter or artist, including a double cut gentleman facing right, signed “Edward Curtis.”, with black silk backing, in period wood frame, 4 3/4” x 3 1/2” (sight); Lady facing right, in a brass stamped frame, signed on front “cut without hands by M.A. Hunnewell”, exhibited at “Ordinary Folks, Extraordinary Art”, MacCulloch Hall Historical Museum, Morristown, NJ, Aug. 2001-Jan. 2002, 3 1/2” x 2 3/4” (sight); Finely cut image of a middle-aged woman with bonnet, facing left, and written in brown ink on front “Mrs. Dorcas Ferguson Worster, born April 27, 1788, Died January 30th 1844.”, hollow-cut with black silk, 4 1/2” x 3 1/2” (sight); Larger framed hollow-cut silhouette of a gentleman facing right, “hand painted block letters under bust curve J. Wesley Jarvis, 1780-1840 of Samuel Kirkland (1741-1808) Oneita, N.Y.”, black frame with gilt liner, (note: it says the town of Kirkland, NY was named after him), 6 1/2” x 4 1/2” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
192 19TH C. DOME TOP DOCUMENT BOX Heart escutcheon, bird’s-eye maple top, with grain painted pine sides, front and back, dovetailed construction, removable sectioned interior divider, (note: Howard purchased in 1987 for $165), good condition, 6 1/2” h, 12” l, 7” d, (ex. Fertig collection). WHA 63
193 19TH C. PINPRICK MEMORIAL WATERCOLOR Pinprick urn at top with red outlined watercolor epitaph, “Eins Werden wir uns Wiedersehn”, (Once we will meet again), molded pine frame in original red, 4 1/4” x 3 3/4” (sight), 7 1/2” x 6” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
195 19TH C. PINE BUTTER CHURN Original old red paint, H-stretcher base, waist height, handpowered paddle, 37” h (with lid), 16 1/2” w, 16 1/2” d, (ex. Fertig collection).
64 WHA
194 19TH C. FRAMED MEMORIAL For Priscilla Chapman “who died August 20th, 1856 aged 26”, embossed paper with weeping willows, woman and urn, small tear upper right, rosewood veneered frame, 2 3/4” x 4 1/4” (sight), 5 1/2” x 7” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
196 19TH C. PINCUSHION Carved wood and black velvet in the form of a Victorian pair of ladies high top shoes, painted in gold and black, decorated top section with white and gold stars, intricately carved with black buttons, and a separate raised cushion for pins on a round wood platform, paper labeled on base “Made by Capt Angles Snell at the Charlestown State Prison”, 5” h, 5 1/4” dia, (ex. Fertig collection).
197 19TH C. PINCUSHION Carved wood and painted ladies high button shoe, in bittersweet red and black outlined in chrome yellow, red and blue velvet top (worn), five small brass buttons, 4 1/2” h, 6” l, (ex. Fertig collection).
199 THREE 19TH C. PINCUSHIONS Carved and stained Victorian ladies shoes with cushion tops, intricately carved and pinprick decorations, two with pinhead decorations as buttons, 6 1/4”, 5” and 4” l, (ex. Fertig collection).
198 19TH C. PINCUSHION Carved and painted wooden Victorian ladies shoe, cranberry red with fanciful yellow/cream dot decoration, with dark painted toe and narrow tongue outlined with dots, gray cloth cushion, 3 1/4” h, 7” l, (ex. Fertig collection).
199A 19TH C. SHOE/STORAGE BOX Child’s black leather shoe formed into a storage box, with hinged leather strap top fastened with a white porcelain button at the back, possibly for hiding valuables, 4” h, 8” l.
WHA 65
200 EARLY 20TH C. POST OFFICE AND TELLER STATION Oak, glass and brass plates, original finish, brass plaque “U.S. Post Office, Yale & Towne Mfg. Co., Makers, Stamford, Conn.”, four vertical steel cage dividers, letter slot below, glass enclosed letter slots numbered “1” to “78”, molded top and base, filled with vintage postcards, envelopes, etc., 45” h, 46 3/4” w, 9” d, (ex. Fertig collection).
201 KITCHEN IMPLEMENT AND ADVERTISING SIGN Pie rimmer, crimper and pastry cutter in one, brass and copper, Sheridan, PA, (patent dated 1866 on the handle), 6” l; with original advertising sheet, framed and glazed, “Dealers in Patent Rights, Look To Your Interests! Buy Lechner & Stumps Celebrated Combination Patent...”, showing a mother and her two daughters crimping a pie, 13” x 6 3/4” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
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202 19TH C. CALLIGRAPHIC BIRTH RECORD Oval birth record for “E. Hamaker was Born, October 5, 1810.”, signed at bottom “April 8, 1829”, minor tears at bottom and right corner, (note: “Was found in Montgomery, Pennsylvania” on back), 7 1/2” x 9 1/2” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
203 19TH C. HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTES Five silhouettes, all in eglomise matted frames: young lady, titled “Cynthia” in brown ink under the bust, double cut with black silk back, original brass stamped frame, (note: purchased in 2003 from Roberta Batt, S. Portland, ME, $390), 4 1/2” x 3 3/8” (glass); Middle-aged lady in a bonnet facing right, in a gray watercolor dress with puffy sleeve, oval, early pine frame painted black, 3 3/8” x 2 1/2” (sight); Finely cut image of a young lady facing left, with tall hair comb, on black silk, 2 3/4” x 2” (sight); Gentleman facing left with finely painted eglomise matting, in brass repousee frame, double hollow-cut with black paper insert, oval, 3 5/8” x 2 3/4” (sight); Hollow-cut silhouette with stamped body, black fabric head, green/gold eglomise mat with stars around oval floral corners, oval, (note: purchased from Ron Merican at Antique Show in Pennsylvania, it was originally at Antique Associates, West Townsend, MA in 2001), period frame, 4 3/4” x 2 1/2” (sight), 6” x 5” (frame); (ex. Fertig collection).
WHA 67
205 19TH C. SPRINGERLE BOARD Carved walnut, with a sail and steam paddlewheel boat on one side, and a knight on horseback in full regalia/armor on the other, 21” h, 13 1/4” w, 2” d, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
204 EARLY WOODEN FOLK ART CANE Maple, clear finish, with closed fist top, over five graduated balls in cages over a carved chain, over a box of diamonds over a carved spiral with brass ferule, (tip of thumb is missing), 36 1/2” l, (ex. Fertig collection). 206 THREE SIGNED 19TH C. HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTES Gentleman in an oval, stamped under the bust “Everett Howard”, with a hollow-cut flower underneath outlined in blue ink on reverse, “Hair indicated by little slits made by a pen knife”, (note: Howard purchased in 1987 for $325), 4” x 2 1/2”; Gentleman facing right, hollow-cut with black silk back, embossed “William King” under the bust, small “paper enclosed signed Jos. Wadsworth, 1815”, (note: Howard purchased in 2003), period gilt pine frame, 3 1/4” x 2 5/8” (sight); Hollow-cut silhouette of a young lady with graphite hair, embossed under the bust “Williams” (Henry Williams, Boston, 1787-1830, portrait and miniature painter), period gilt pine frame, 4 1/2” x 3 1/4” (sight); (ex. Fertig collection).
68 WHA
207 REDWARE AND STONEWARE Three redware jars; two small stoneware jugs; and a lidded crock, John Bettinger, Boston, Mass., 9” h, (ex. William Moore estate, Milton, MA).
208 THREE 19TH C. SILHOUETTES Gentleman facing right attached to the eglomise mat, a gold sunburst oval with stars in the corners, period gilt pine frame, 4 1/2” x 3 3/8” (oval sight); Young girl facing left, reverse painted on glass, black with gray highlights as ribbons and bows, deep walnut frame with gilt liner, (note: purchased from Jean Torin, 2002, Chatham, NJ show for $110), 3 3/8” x 2”; Elderly woman with bonnet facing right, reverse glass painted, black on gold painted background, (purchased from Louise Powell), 3” x 3”; (ex. Fertig collection).
209 19TH C. WATERCOLOR AND INK MEMORIAL Depicting a columnar marker with trees and a steeple, underneath Gray’s “Elegy written in a Country Churchyard” stanzas nine and eleven written and signed “Martin”, note on reverse “from 1824 Autog. Album”, 6 3/4” x 4 1/2”, (ex. Fertig collection).
WHA 69
210 19TH C. OVAL WATERCOLOR Young child with strawberry blonde curly hair, blue eyes and polka dot dress, signed just below the left shoulder “S. Weber”, some paint loss on red chair, (note: Howard purchased in 1986), 2 5/8” x 2” , (ex. Fertig collection).
212 19TH C. MINIATURE WATERCOLOR PORTRAIT Debonair young gentleman, wavy light brown hair, dark brown eyes, black coat, blue and white vest, cut in heart shape in an Eastlake style frame, 2 3/4” x 2 1/2” (sight), 6 1/2” x 5 1/4” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
70 WHA
211 THREE 19TH C. SILHOUETTES Middle-aged woman facing right, in an unusual pinprick and ink bonnet with blue watercolor ribbon, black paint on paper, 3 1/2” x 2 3/4”; Double hollow-cut young lady, inked hair with fine detailed watercolor necklace and sleeve, “Nancy M. Phipps 1825”, (purchased in 2003 from Paul and Karen Wendhisher at Wilton, CT show for $650), 3 3/4” x 2 3/4” (sight); Young girl facing left, hollow-cut on silk, gray and white watercolor dress, tape stains and minor tears, (note: Howard purchased 2005, Christian P. Daniel, $157.45 e-Bay), 3 1/2” x 2 5/8” (sight); (ex. Fertig collection).
213 19TH C. MINIATURE OVAL PORTRAIT Young lady against a blue background, holding a rosebud in her left hand, signed under her right shoulder “Unger Pa”, 2 3/8” x 2” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
214 FIVE 19TH C. HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTES Young lady, reverse stamped “Cut with scissors by Master Hubard without drawing or machine”, 3 1/2” x 2 1/2” (sight); Young lady with black silk back and finely detailed accents, (note: “Found in Rhode Island over 40 years ago”), (purchased from Roberta Bart in S. Portland, ME for $472), 3 1/2” x 2 3/4”; Middle-aged woman with bonnet on black silk, (purchased from James Griero in Stockton, NJ in 2003), 3 1/2” x 2 3/4”; Gentleman on black fabric backing with detailed lapel, (purchased from James Griero in Stockton, NJ in 2003), 3 1/2” x 2 3/4”; Young gentleman with nicely detailed hair and collar on black paper, 3 1/2” x 2 3/4”; all in brass stamped frames, (ex. Fertig collection).
WHA 71
215 19TH C. OVAL FRAMED WATERCOLOR ON IVORY Attractive young lady with blue eyes and brown hair, pink and white lace, and black dress, on back is an oval compartment with hair lock, 2 1/4” x 1 7/8” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
216 19TH C. NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER Dated “March the 8th 1814”, “Jane Maria Whitaker”, “On Christmas Day, What words what voices can we Bring, which way our accents raise, To welcome our mysterious King, and sing a Saviors praise...”, birds, trees, deer, flowers, Christmas trees, crowns, Greek key border, alphabet and numbers, all in a molded gilt frame, 12 1/2” x 13 1/8” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
72 WHA
217 19TH C. NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER Signed “Louisa Crossman Earnshaw”, dated “Dec. 5th Aged 10 years, 1847”, alphabets and numerals, decorated with birds, trees, hearts and a fence, floral border, “Life is a Blessing can’t be sold, The Ransome is too high, No sum can purchase such a Grant, that man should never die.”, red oak frame with gilt liner, 15 1/2” x 12” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
218 19TH C. NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER Dated “1859”, “Elizabeth Fedelia Wood”, alphabets and numerals, in reds, greens, blues and cream, mahogany veneered frame, 8 7/8” x 8 1/2” (sight), 12 1/2” x 11” (frame), (ex. Fertig collection).
219 19TH C. SILK NEEDLEWORK PICTURE Flowers in a pot, in yellow, reds, greens and gold, period walnut frame, 8” x 6 1/2” (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).
220 19TH C. OVAL FRAMED MINIATURE WATERCOLOR Red bearded young gentleman, against a pink/red background, with red hair and green eyes, wearing red tie, black coat and vest, oval compartment on reverse with woven hair lock, 2 1/2” x 2”, (ex. Fertig collection).
WHA 73
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