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Americana, Paintings, Furniture & Decorative Arts
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Important Americana, Paintings, Furniture,and Decorative Arts SaleTuesday, 17 January 2012 10:00 AM
127 East 69th Street New York, NY 10021 +1 212 734 2381 Kenoauctions.com
1005Important Americana, Paintings, Furniture, and Decorative Arts Sale
17 January, 2012
Front cover: Lots 24 (detail),
26(detail), 79 and 80
Back cover: Lot 8
Inside front cover Lot 75 (detail)
Inside back cover Lot 118
Page 2 Lot 107
Page 5 Lot 26
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IMPORTANT AMERICANA, PAINTINGS, FURNITURE,
AND DECORATIVE ARTS SALE
Sale:
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 10:00 AM
Viewing:
Saturday, January 14, 2012 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Monday, January 16, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:00 a.m. to End of sale.(viewing available during sale)
Location:
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, Wallace Hall
980 Park Avenue at 84th Street
New York, NY 10028
Auction Code: 1005
In sending absentee bids or making inquiries, this sale should be referred to as SALE 1005.
Handling and Collection
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Charges All Property
Administration (per lot, due on Day 36) $150.00Handling (per lot/day, beginning Day 36) $12.00
Keno Auctions Sale Site Welpak Corporation
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola 58-60 Grand Avenue
Wallace Hall Maspeth, NY 11378
980 Park Avenue 718 391 0155
New York, NY 10028 [email protected]
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – end of sale Hours: 9:00 – 5:00 p.m.
January 17, 2012 Monday – Friday, except public holidays
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
January 18
Directions to the Sale
By Subway:
Take 6 train to 77th Street OR take 4, 5, or 6train to 86th Street.
Driving Directions
From Westchester
• New York State Thruway (I-87) South
• Exit 3, towards East 138 Street• Stay straight to go onto Exterior
Street. Turn right onto Madison Avenue Bridge.
• Madison Avenue Bridge becomes Madison Avenue. Turn Left onto 135Street. Turn Right onto Park Avenue.
• Turn Left onto East 132 Street, take the FDR Drive South to 96 Street (exit 14)
• Either go right onto 96 Street, drive across town to Park Avenue and turn left OR
• Go straight onto York Avenue, turn right at 85 Street, turn left at Park Avenue.
From Long Island
• Long Island Expressway (I-495) to exit 30W, towards Midtown Tunnel
• Take Grand Central Parkway (Exit 22A) towards 108 St. Keep right at the fork in the ramp.
• Grand Central Parkway goes into Triborough Bridge. Keep to the Right, take the exit for Manhattan. Keep to the center through the tolls,follow signs for FDR Drive South.
• Exit at 96 Street (exit 14).• Either go right onto 96 Street, drive
across town to Park Avenue and turn left OR
• Go straight onto York Avenue, turn right at 85 Street, turn left at Park Avenue.
From Connecticut
• I-95 South• Continue onto 1-278 W• Take exit for FDR Drive• Merge onto Robert F. Kennedy
Bridge• Keep right and follow signs for 125
St./2nd Avenue• Turn right onto E. 125th St• Turn left on Lexington Avenue (3rd
cross street)• Turn right on E. 85th St.• Take first left on to Park Avenue
From the Lincoln Tunnel
• On exiting the tunnel, exit on the left towards 40 Street 7 North/WestSide Hwy
• Take West Side Highway to 79th Street
• Turn left onto Broadway• Take Broadway to 86 Street, turn
right onto 86 Street• Take 86 Street through Central Park.
You will exit the park on 84 Street.• The church is on the corner of 84
Street and Park Avenue.
Parking:
There are many parking garages in the neigh-borhood. The closest is Belmont, on 84between Park and Lexington.
Additional parking garages include:• Albert Parking LLC
30 E. 85th Street (between 5th and Madison) 212-249-5290
• East 82nd Street Garage 111 E.82ndStreet (between Lex and Park) 212-288-9645
• Gold East Garage 55 E. 87th Street (between Madison and Park) 212-831-4818
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Property of a New York Gentleman
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Fernand Le Gout-Gerard (French, 1854-1924)
BRETON WOMEN AT THE EMBANKMENT
Signed and dated lower left
Oil on canvas laid down on plywood
24 x 28 1/2 in.
$5,000-10,000
Property of a Gentleman
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Henriette Ronner (Dutch, 1821-1909)
THE DOG CART
Signed lower right “Henriette Ronner”
Oil on canvas
22 5/8 x 18 in.
$1,500-2,500
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Henri Joseph Harpignies (French, 1819-1916)
PAYSAGE AVEC UNE FEMME AU BORD DE LA RIVIERE
Signed and dated lower left, “H Harpignies 1900”
Oil on canvas
12 x 17 in.
$4,000-6,000
Provenance: Arthur Tooth & Sons, New York
Mrs. George E. Rand, Buffalo, New York
Exhibitions: Buffalo, New York, the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Gallery
4
Charles Edouard Frere (French, 1837-1894)
FEEDING BABY, 1871
Signed and dated lower left “Edouard Frere 71”
Oil on panel
14 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.
$3,000-5,000
Provenance: Arthur Tooth & Sons, New York
Mrs. George E. Rand, Buffalo, New York
Exhibitions: Buffalo, New York, the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Gallery
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Property of a Massachusetts Gentleman
5
Attributed to Sir Godfrey Kneller (British, 1646-1723)
Pair of Portraits
PORTRAIT OF A MAN and PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN
Oil on canvas in early carved and gilt wooden frames
30 x 24 in. (oval) (2)
$5,000-8,000
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French School, Early 19th Century
MADONNA AND CHILD WITH JOSEPH AND PUTTI
Oil on canvas
Unsigned
17 x 22 1/2 in.
$800-1,200
Property of a Connecticut Lady
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Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917)
VICTOR HUGO
Inscribed M.L. “A.R.”
Dry point etching, state fi ve
8 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.
$1,000-1,500
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William Mason Brown (American, 1828-
1898)
STILL LIFE WITH WATERMELON, FRUIT AND
CALLA LILLIES
Signed with conjoined initials lower left “W M Brown”
Oil on canvas
Unframed
19 3/4 x 16 in.
A letter from Dr. William H. Gerdts authenticating this
work accompanies the lot.
$20,000-40,000
Provenance: Purchased in New York in the 1950’s by a
prominent theater entertainment family
Thence by descent
We are grateful to Dr. William H. Gerdts, Professor
Emeritus of Art History, Graduate School of the City
University of New York for preparing the following:
“I have examined the vertical painting of watermelon,
grapes, and an apple, situated in a landscape, and
signed WMBrown. This is the artist’s typical signature,
but more, the painting is very much in Brown’s manner.
Comparisons with other works by him--the manner in
which he highlights both green and purple grapes; the
larger watermelon with the roughened interior, though
not with the deep cuts sometimes found in his work; the
beautifully rendered apple; and not only the use of dir[t]
and stony ground plane, but that particular formation of
ground plane, is very typical of Brown and can be found
in numerous other works painted by him which situated
his fruit subjects in the out-of-doors. In my opinion this is
a work by William Mason Brown.”
– W. H. G. December 2011
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William Rickerby Miller (American, 1818-
1893)
PEACHES ON A MARBLE TABLE TOP
Signed lower left, “W.R. Miller 1862”
Inscribed verso “A Study of Peaches W.M. R. Miller /
Artist 709 Broadway NY”
Oil on panel
5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.
$3,000-6,000
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Property of a West Coast Gentleman
12
Jacob Eichholtz (American, 1776-1842)
PORTRAIT OF MRS. LAWRENCE LEWIS
Circa 1825
Oil on canvas
30 x 25 in.
$3,000-5,000
Anna Maria Stocker (b. July 6, 1796, Pottstown, d. April 11, 1879), was the daughter
of John Clements Stocker (1760-1813), and his wife Mary Katherine Rutter (1762-
1813). She was married Dec. 4, 1817, to Lawrence Lewis, a Philadelphia merchant.
Provenance: Robert M. Lewis, 1829-1899, son of the subject
To his son; Lawrence Lewis, 1857 -1890
Anna Shippen Lewis. 1865- 1946, grandniece of the subject
Robert M. Lewis, 1886- 1958, great grandson of the subject
To his widow, Mrs. Robert M. Lewis, who owned the portrait when it was listed by
Rebecca Beal in 1969
Mrs. Robert M. Lewis, New Haven, Connecticut
Literature: This portrait is listed a s No. 468 in the catalogue raisonné of Jacob
Eichholtz’s work by Rebecca Beal, The Historical Society of Philadelphia, Philadelphia,
1969.
Property of a New York Gentleman
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American School, 19th Century
CAMPFIRE SCENE
Signed lower right indistinctly H 1840 (?)
Oil on canvas
22 x 30 1/4 in.
$3,000-6,000
Provenance: Part of the Guennol Collection of Alastair B. Martin
Property of a Gentleman
11
George Henry Hall (AMERICAN, 1825-1913)
MARKETING ON A COLD DAY, 1858
Signed and dated lower center “1858 G.H. HALL”
Oil on canvas
11 3/4 x 10 in.
$1,200-1,800
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Attributed to Thomas Doughty (American, 1793-1856)
TWO FISHERMAN AT A STREAM
Unsigned
Oil on canvas
18 1/4 x 30 in.
$3,000-6,000
Property of a New York Family
13
Levi Wells Prentice (American, 1851-1935)
CURRANTS GROWING ON A VINE
Signed lower right “L.W. Prentice”
Signed verso “L.W. Prentice”
Oil on canvas
10 x 7 1/8 in.
$8,000-12,000
Provenance: Acquired from the artist
Descended in the Wilmont Youngs and Hallock families of Long Island, NY
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Property of a New York Gentleman
15
William Lewis Sonntag Jr. (American, 1869-1898)
WINDMILL ON A SEASIDE and BEACHED BOAT: Two watercolors
Each watercolor with gouache on paperboard
Each signed lower left “W. Lewis Sonntag Jr.”
6 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (sight) (2)
$800-1,200
Property of a New York Gentleman
16
William Trost Richards (American, 1833-1905)
ST. JOHN’S HEAD, HOY, ORKNAY ISLAND, SCOTLAND
Circa 1873
Signed lower left: “Wm. T. Richards”
Oil on board
9 x 16 in.
$8,000-12,000
Provenance: Dr. Robert Durell, New York, NY
Private collection
Exhibitions: Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Museum of Art; Philadelphia, PA, Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts, William Trost Richards, American Landscape and Marine
Painter, June 20- October 21, 1973, cat. no. 89.
Literature: Ferber, Linda, Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Museum of Art; Philadelphia, PA,
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, William Trost Richards, American Landscape and
Marine Painter, June 20- October 21, 1973, cat. no.89, illustrated
Property of A West Coast Gentleman
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American School, 19th Century
LANDSCAPE WITH MANOR HOUSE BY A SHORELINE
Circle of DeGrailly
Oil on canvas
With giltwood frame
22 x 27 1/2 in.
$1,000-2,000
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*Arthur Parton (American, 1842-1914)
FULL SUMMER ALONG A RIVER
Signed lower right “Arthur Parton”
Watercolor on paper
17 x 23 in.
$300-500
Property of A New York Gentleman
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Amanda Brewster Sewell (American, 1859-1926)
PORTRAIT OF CANDACE CATHERINE STIMSON (1869-1930)
Signed upper left “A Brewster”
Dated upper right “1884”
Oil on canvas
21 1/4 x 17 in.
$3,000-4,000
Her grandmother is Candace Wheeler, designer and business partner of L.C. Tiffany
and Lockwood deForest.
Her aunt is Dora Wheeler, student and close friend of William Merritt Chase who
painted the iconic portrait of Dora (Cleveland Museum)
Candace Catherine Stimson’s brother was Henry Stimson, Secretary of War under
President Taft, then Secretary of State under President Hoover and again Secretary of
War, but under President F. D. Roosevelt.
Property of a New England Gentleman
19
Christopher High Shearer (American, 1846-1926)
FISHING IN AN AUTUMN STREAM
Signed and dated lower left “C.H. Shearer 1886”
Oil on canvas
18 x 24 in.
$1,200-1,800
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Property of a West Coast Gentleman
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John Clinton Spencer (American, 1861-1919)
STILL LIFE WITH RASPBERRIES
Signed and dated lower left “J. C. Spencer / 1916”
Oil on canvas
7 x 12 in.
$500-700
Property of a New Jersey Gentleman
23
Stephan Schwartz (Austrian, 1851-1924)
FAWN WITH GEESE
Signed “ST. SCHWARTZ”
Bronze cast on marble base
overall h. 10 1/2 in.; w. 15 1/2 in.; d. 5 3/4 in.
$1,200-1,800
Provenance: Private Collection
Exhibited: Chicago, IL, World’s Columbian Exposition, 1893
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James Gale Tyler (American, 1855-1931)
SAILING CLOSE TO SHORE
Signed lower right “James G Tyler”
Oil on canvas laid down on masonite
16 1/4 x 29 3/4 in.
$5,000-10,000
Provenance: Acquired circa 1950 by a Long Island Collector and thence by descent
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Exhibitions: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Philadelphia Water Color
Club, Philadelphia, 1935, 33rd Annual Philadelphia Watercolor Exhibition (lent by Milch
Galleries)
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, 1936 (March 12- May 10), 15th International Exhibition
of Water Colors, no. 280 (lent by Milch Galleries)
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, NY, 1987 (April 25-June 6), Painters in Pastel: A Survey of
American Works, no. 28, p. 36, illus. in color
Graham Gallery, NY, 1988 (February), Works on Paper
Adams Davidson Galleries, Washington, D.C., 1988 (April 15-May 28), Masters of the
Medium: Important American Drawings, Watercolors and Pastels, no 14
Please note:
This painting will be included in Stuart P. Feld’s and Kathleen M. Burnside’s forthcom-
ing catalogue raisonné of the artist’s works.
We are grateful to Kathleen Burnside and Stuart Feld for their assistance in
cataloguing this lot.
This work was consigned to Hirschl and Adler Galleries in 1987 via Graham Gallery
for inclusion in an exhibition of pastels.
Property of a New York Family
24
Frederick Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935)
SMELT FISHERS, COS COB, 1902
Signed and dated lower right “Childe Hassam / 1902”
Pastel and charcoal over pencil on paper board
9 5/8 x 10 3/4 in.
$30,000-50,000
Provenance: Milch Galleries, NY
Private Collection, NY: to sale 3865, Sotheby Parke-Bernet, NY, April 29,1976, no. 125,
illus., (sold $4,750.)
James Graham Gallery, NY, 1976
Private Collection, NY, until 1989
Sotheby’s, NY, sale 5941, November 30, 1989, no. 149, illus. in color (sold $44,000)
to Private Collection, Florida, 1989
Greenwich Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut
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Property of a New York Family
26
Walter Launt Palmer (American, 1854-1932)
WINTER TWILIGHT
Signed lower left “W.L. Palmer”
Signed and inscribed indistinctly in pencil on the stretcher
Oil on canvas
35 x 25 in.
$15,000-25,000
Provenance: Mr. Edward Ackerman, Camden, Maine
By descent in the family
Godel & Co. Fine Art, New York, New York, 1994
Property of a New York Family
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George Henry Hall (American, 1825-1913)
STRAWBERRIES
Signed lower right “G.H. Hall”
Oil on canvas
8 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.
$3,000-6,000
Provenance: Berry-Hill Galleries, New York
In its original shadow box frame. As the work has been sealed, the painting and
the gilding are in remarkable condition.
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Property of a New York Family
27
John Haberle (American, 1856-1933)
THE ARTIST’S PALETTE
Circa 1890
Oil on panel with collage elements including paint brushes and palette knife
The panel decorated with pyrography depicting a fanciful night scene with putti, shooting stars, mermaid and animals
18 1/2 x 27 7/8 in.
$20,000-40,000
Provenance: Private Collection
Berry-Hill, New York
Private Collection
Exhibitions: Fort Worth, Texas Amon Carter Museum, “John Haberle Master of Illusion November 29, 1985- January 19, 1986
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Elmer Livingston MacRae (American, 1875-1953)
STILL LIFE WITH TULIPS IN A VASE
Signed and dated lower right “E. L. MACRAE / 1915”
Oil on canvas
25 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.
$2,000-4,000
Provenance: Doyle’s New York, November 29th, 2006
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John Fabian Carlson (American, 1874-1945)
IN SILENT FOREST
Signed lower right “John F. Carlson”
Inscribed on lower stretcher bar “Carlson” label on verso: “Grand Central Art
Galleries, 15 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, 17 NY, Carlson, John F., In Silent Forest,
12/20, S.R.D., D7045”
Oil on canvas
15 x 20 in.
$8,000-12,000
Property of a New York Family
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Frank Vincent DuMond (1865-1951)
GRASSY HILL, THE DUMOND’S FARM
Signed lower right “F. V. DuMond”
Stamped with the estate stamp verso
Oil on canvas
26 x 30 in.
$5,000-8,000
Provenance: The estate of the artist
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Property of a New York Family
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Elmer Livingston MacRae (1875-1953)
FROM THE HOLLY HOUSE, WINTER, COS COB,
GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT
Signed and dated lower right “E L MacRae Jan-1900”
Pastel on paper
19 x 13 1/2 in. (sight)
$1,200-1,800
Property of a New York Family
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Samuel Harkness McCrea (1867-1944)
SNOW PATCHES
Signed and dated lower right “S. Harkness McCrea / 1912”
Titled on a label affi xed verso “Snow Patches”
Oil on canvas
30 x 36 in.
$1,500-2,500
Property of a Long Island Family
31A
Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass Apple Blossom Lampshade
Circa 1910
With associated early 20th century white metal base
The shade marked “Tiffany Studios” and “New York” on two
respective applied metal tabs.
h. (of base) 6 3/4 in.; diam. (of shade) 16 in.
$7,000-9,000
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Property of a New York Family
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Frederick Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935)
SUNSET, ISLES OF SHOALS, 1904
Signed lower left with the artists crescent cipher
Signed, dated and inscribed on reverse: “To Alice Preston / Souvenir of the Shoals / Childe Hassam 1904”
Oil on wood panel
4 3/4 x 8 in.
As is typical of Hassam’s Isles of Shoals plein air paintings, this work is painted on a cigar box top.
This work retains the original frame which bares the original Milch Galleries label
$25,000-45,000
Provenance: The artist, 1904
To Alice Preston
Private Collection, Norwich, England
To the estate of that collection, by 1995
We are grateful to Kathleen Burnside and Stuart Feld for their assistance in cataloguing this lot.
This painting will be included in Stuart P. Feld’s and Kathleen M. Burnside’s forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist’s works.
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Property of a New York Family
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Walter Launt Palmer (American, 1854-1932)
ROUND HILL ROAD, MOORELAND ESTATE, GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT
Signed lower left “W.L. Palmer”
Watercolor and gouache on paper probably laid down on board
17 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (sight)
$15,000-25,000
Provenance: The artist
Charles Arthur Moore, Greenwich, Connecticut
By descent in the Moore Family
Greenwich Gallery
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Property of a New York Family
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Leonard Ochtman
A MORNING IN GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT
Signed lower left “Leonard Ochtman”
Signed, inscribed with title and price verso “Leonard Octman,
A Morning in Greenwich, $350.00”
Oil on panel
12 x 16 in.
$2,000-3,000
Property of Various Owners
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Tiffany Furnaces Gold Dore Desk Lamp
Circa 1905
Underside of bronze and enamel rectangular base stamped
“Louis C Tiffany furnaces Inc / 369”
Gold dore desk lamp, with mottled blue green enameling
supporting a green and iridescent rainbow glass domed
shade, engraved “5- L.C.T Favrille” on inner lip at top of
shade
h. 14 1/2 in.
$4,000-8,000
Property of a New York Family
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Samuel Harkness McCrea (1867-1944)
A WINTER’S DAY, DARIEN, CONNECTICUT
Signed lower right “Samuel Harkness McCrea”
Oil on canvas
30 x 36 in.
$1,500-2,500
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John George Brown (American, 1831-1913)
THE RELUCTANT BRIDE
Signed lower left “J.G. Brown ‘67”
Oil on canvas
27 1/4 x 20 in.
$60,000-80,000
Provenance: The artist
J. H. Sherwood from 1870
Private Collection, Philadelphia, PA
To Private Collection, Florida
Exhibitions: New York, NY, The National Academy of
Design, 24th Annual Exhibition, 1870, catalogue number
300.
Literature: Hoppin, Martha, The World of J. G. Brown,
Cameleon Books, Chesterfi eld, Ma, Jan. 2011, p. 53-54,
color illust. p. 54.
Regarding the reluctant bride, Ms. Hoppin notes on
page 53 of her book, The World of J. G. Brown
“Brown left the bride’s hesitation open to interpreta-
tion. She could be pondering either the prospect of
a loveless marriage or the loss of personal freedom,
her expression made more poignant by her exquisite,
and lavishly rendered bridal ensemble, with its rich
sheen, transparent veil, and detailed fl oral headdress”.
A topical discussion in the news of the day reported a
decline in marriages. ....The women’s movement, with
its press for rights equal to those of men was partly
to blame.......Here Brown’s interior portrays a woman
measuring many current issues of the day.
Property of a Massachusetts Lady
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Paul Daugherty (American, 1877-1947)
SUNSET ALONG THE ROCKY COAST
Signed and dated lower right “Daugherty 1909”
Oil on canvas
34 1/4 x 36 1/4 in.
In its original frame: marked R C Vose Gallery, Herman
Dudley Murphy, 1926
$15,000-25,000
Provenance: Purchased from Vose Galleries, circa 1968
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Property of a Descendant of the Sitter
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Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978)
A STUDY FOR “MATERNITY WAITING ROOM”
Pastel, charcoal and pencil on paper
14 x 36 in.
$40,000-80,000
This work appeared in a spread in the Saturday Evening Post, July 13, 1946
“Maternity Waiting Room” fi rst appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in July 13, 1946.
It has also appeared in Norman Rockwell’s America published by Readers Digest in the
1970s. Over the years, this illustration has become the image most commonly associ-
ated with a waiting room in the post World War II era that marks the beginning of
the baby-boomer generation. It is no wonder that this illustration appeared on the
cover of a highly acclaimed book that examines the history of the father’s role in
child birthing: Make Room for Daddy: The Journey from Waiting Room to Birthing Room
(2009).
In the 1940s, Richard Swyers was an account manager at advertising agency Batten,
Barton, Durstine & Osborn in New York City. His brother-in-law was Mead Schaeffer,
a fellow illustrator at the Saturday Evening Post and good friend of Norman Rockwell.
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Norman and Mead socialized at their homes in West Arlington, Vermont regularly
and often talked “shop.” At one of these get-togethers, Norman mentioned to Mead
that he would like to paint a maternity waiting room scene. Both illustrators used
locals for models, but Norman wanted a more urban setting for his illustration and
West Arlington did not have many local men dressed in suits at the time. At Mead’s
suggestion, Norman called Richard Swyers to see if he could arrange for some
employees from Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn to pose for the illustration.
A date was set, and Norman travelled to New York City to visit the offi ces of Batten,
Barton, Durstine & Osborn. Norman’s visit was announced in BBDO’s newsletter, the
“Pink Sheet.” When at BBDO, Norman walked with Richard from offi ce to offi ce and
peered at the would-be models as they worked. If Norman thought the employee
would be a good model, he was asked to pose. While there, Rockwell had the
models pose and took many photographs; one of those models was Richard, who is
nervously shredding a magazine in the fi nal work (far right).
After the fi nal double page illustration appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, the
drawing was given to Richard in appreciation for his efforts, and the drawing was left
to his children upon his demise.
Provenance: Gift from the artist to the grandfather of the present owner.
Thence by descent
Exhibitions: The work was recently publicly displayed for the fi rst time (November
2009- May 2010) at the Norman Rockwell Museum as part of the travelling “Behind
the Camera” show.
Literature: Norman Rockwell, A Defi nitive Catalogue, Text and Catalogue by Laurie
Norton, Moffatt, The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge, Stockbridge,
Massachusetts, pp.794-795
Rockwell was commissioned to do this work and enlisted men from Batten, Barton,
Durstine & Osborn advertising agency in New York City to be his sitters.
The sitters are: Ken Brown, Arthur Kammerman, Paul Metzger, Henry Klein, Warren
Lynch, Harry Payne, Henry Miner, George McAndrew, Charles Kitt and Richard
Swyers.
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Property from the Estate of the Artist
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Milton Menasco (American, 1890-1974)
BACK STAGE COLOR, LEXINGTON
Signed lower left “MENASCO”
Inscribed with title on the mat
Inscribed with the artists address on the backing board
Watercolor on paper
Unframed
15 7/8 x 22 7/8 in.
$400-600
Provenance: the artist to Florence Menasco
Thence by descent to the present owner
Property from the Estate of the Artist
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Milton Menasco (American, 1890-1974)
CICADA AND SIR GAYLORD AT HIALEAH
Signed lower left “MENASCO”
Inscribed verso “Cicada and Sir Gaylord”
Oil on masonite
9 x 12 in.
$500-700
Provenance: the artist to Florence Menasco
Thence by descent to the present owner
Property from the Estate of the Artist
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MILTON MENASCO (American, 1890-1974)
EARLY MORNING HIAHLEAH, FLORIDA WITH FLAMINGOS
Signed lower right “MENASCO”
Watercolor on paper
Unframed
15 1/2 x 22 3/4 in.
$1,000-1,500
Provenance: the artist to Florence Menasco
Thence by descent to the present owner
Property from the Estate of the Artist
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Milton Talbot Menasco (American, 1890-1974)
HARNESS RACE AT GOSHEN, NEW YORK
Signed lower right “MENASCO”
Oil on canvas
17 7/8 x 24 in.
$3,000-5,000
Provenance: the artist to Florence Menasco
Thence by descent to the present owner
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Property of an East Coast Lady
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Eric Sloane (American, 1905-1985)
THE CARRIAGE BARN
Signed lower left “THE CARRIAGE BARN SLOANE”
Oil on masonite
Appears to retain the original frame
30 x 40 1/4 in.
$10,000-15,000
Provenance: Acquired directly from artist, 1954
Thence by descent to the present owner
Property of a New York Lady
44
Louis Totte
A BRONZE CAST BUST OF WOODROW WILSON
Signed and dated “Louis Totte 1902”
Stamped “Roman Bronze Works NY”
Written in chalk “MM21”
H. 20 in., W. 16 in., D. 9.5 in.
$5,000-8,000
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Property of a Vermont Lady
47
Max Kuehne (American, 1880-1968)
VIEW OF MANHATTAN FROM WEEHAWKEN,
NEW JERSEY
Unsigned
Oil on canvas
Appears to be the original frame, possibly made by
Kuehne
26 x 32 in.
A photocopy of the certifi cate from Richard E Kuhene
authenticating this painting, identifying its
location and dating it circa 1914 accompanies the lot.
$20,000-40,000
Provenance: Purchased with lot 45 by the present
owner’s father at a barn sale in upstate New York
(near Appalachian Trail), circa 1977.
Property of a Vermont Lady
45
Max Kuehne (American, 1880-1968)
HILLS OF ANDALUSIA
Signed and dated lower right “Kuehne / 14”
Signed, dated and inscribed with title verso “Hills of
Andalusia / Max Kuehne / 1914”
Oil on canvas
Unframed
26 x 32 in.
$6,000-12,000
Provenance: Purchased with lot 47 by the present
owner’s father at a barn sale in upstate New York
(near Appalachian Trail), circa 1977.
Property of a New York Lady
46
Bronze Head of the Greek Poet Hesiod
19th century
Bronze with circular marble base
H. (including base) 10 1/2 in., W. 5 in.
$1,200-1,800
Literature: A similar bronze is illustrated and described
in Art Bronzes, Michael Forrest, p. 136 and attributed to
Auguste Rodin.
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50
Property of a Gentleman
48
Andrew Newell Wyeth (American, 1917-
2009)
WINTER BEECH LEAVES
Circa 1969
Graphite on paper
Signed and inscribed with title lower right
On verso is a letter from Andrew Wyeth to the
grandfather of the current owner, dated January 20,
1969, Chadsford, PA. It reads: “Dear Leonard, I want
you to have this drawing in appreciation for your
warm interest in my paintings. Kindest Regards, Andy.”
13 1/4 x 21 5/8 in. (sight)
$8,000-12,000
Property of a Massachusetts Gentleman
49
Glenn O. Coleman (American, 1887-1932)
THE RED HOUSE
Signed lower right center “Coleman”
Oil on canvas
16 x 20 in.
$4,000-8,000
Exhibitions: The Whitney Museum of Art, 10 West 8th
St., New York City
Owings Dewey Fine Art
Zabriskie Gallery
Kraushaar Galleries
Property of a New York Gentleman
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Victor Joseph Gatto (American, 1890-1965)
GRINNING HIPPOPOTAMUS
Signed lower right “Victor Joseph Gatto”
Oil on canvas board
16 x 20 in.
$1,500-3,000
Provenance: Part of the Guennol Collection of Alastair
B. Martin
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Property from the Estate of Lucy Kennedy Miller
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Mark Tobey (American, 1890-1976)
UNTITLED
Inscribed lower left “Merrie Xmas” and signed lower
right “Mark”
Gouache and watercolor on paper
6 x 4 1/8 in.
$800-1,200
Provenance: The artist
Acquired from the above by his niece, Janet de Coux,
and Eliza Miller in the 1970’s
By descent to the present owner
Property from the Estate of Lucy Kennedy Miller
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Mark Tobey (American, 1890-1976)
UNTITLED ABSTRACTION
Pencil, ink, watercolor, crayon and a gel medium on
paper
6 x 4 3/8 in.
$1,500-2,500
Provenance: The artist
Acquired from the above by his niece Janet de Coux
and Eliza Miller in the 1970’s
By descent to the present owner
Property from a New England Family
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Le Pho (French, 1907-2001)
PEONIES AND ROSES IN VASE (PIVOINES ET
ROSES)
Signed twice, at lower right and
Oil on canvas
Unframed
29 x 39 1/2 in.
$8,000-12,000
This lot is accompanied by the original Wally Findlay
Galleries catalogue from 1967
Provenance: Purchased by the present owner from
Wally Findlay Galleries, November 4, 1967
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Johann Berthelsen (American, 1883-1972)
TRINITY CHURCH, WALL STREET WITH AMERICAN FLAGS
Signed lower right
Oil on board
14 x 10 in.
$3,000-6,000
A Certifi cate of Authentication from The Johann Berthelsen Conservancy, LLC
accompanies this lot
Property of a New York Gentleman
55
Bryan Pearce (British, 1929-2007)
TULIPS ON CHECK CLOTH
Signed and dated lower right “Bryan Pearce 1976”
Inscribed with title and date verso “Tulip on Check Cloth 1976”
Oil on masonite
30 x 24 in.
$3,000-5,000
Provenance: The artist
Victor Waddington Gallery, London
Guennol Collection of Alastair B. Martin
Property of North Carolina Estate
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Martin Koch (South African, 1940)
TUGATELA (ON GUARD)
Signed and dated lower left “Martin Koch / ‘71”
Oil on canvas
26 x 36 in.
$800-1,200
Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc, New York, New York
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Two “Delft” Tin-Glazed Chargers and a Covered Vase
Probably Dutch,18th century
Exterior features birds, plants, and butterfl ies. Identifi cation markings on bottom of
vase include joined letters “AP/3n”.
H. 14 1/2 in. with top (3)
$400-800
Provenance: Collected mid-century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician
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Creamware Transfer Printed Pitcher and Two Pearlware Figurines
English, circa 1800
The pitcher probably Herculaneum Pottery, Liverpool, with transfer printed decora-
tion “PEACE , PLENTY AND INDEPENDENCE” and eagles, banners, cannon, and fl ag; on the
other side is a British frigate, cannon, drum, sword, and sailor’s head.
The two polychrome pearlware fi gurines depicting “Charity” and perhaps “Hope” (?)
H. 9 ½ in. (3)
$400-800
Provenance: Collected mid-20th century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician
Property of a Massachusetts Lady
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A Group of Assorted Mochaware
English, early 19th century
Comprising a footed salt and three mugs: the smallest with dendritic seaweed pattern,
one with a green, blue and white dot pattern, the last with a wavy worm pattern.
H. 5 3/4 (tallest) (4)
$200-400
Property of a Massachusetts Lady
58
An Assorted Group of Nine Enamel Trinket Boxes
English, 18th/ early 19th century(9)
$300-500
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Property of various owners
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Pair of Rococo Silver Candlesticks with Bobeches
John Carter, London, 1768
With Carter’s touchmarks
H . 10 1/2 in.
$4,000-8,000
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Diminutive Green-Painted Pine Blanket Chest
New England, circa 1830
With turned outset corners and feet
At one time the interior chest was fi tted with an extra shelf or drawer below the till
box, runners remain
H. 18 1/2 in.; W. 31 in., D. 15 in.
$500-800
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Monumental Wrought Iron and Brass Trammel, dated 1812 and
Initialed J N
Probably Pennsylvania, 1812
With initials in brass applied letters. The lower adjustable arm in the form of a styl-
ized bird’s head
H. 29 in.
$2,000-4,000
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Three Bennington Pottery Flint Enamel Book Bottles
Attributed to Lyman & Fenton
Bennington, VT, circa 1849
Larger fl ask embossed “BENNINGTON COMPANION”
Smaller two embossed “DEPARTED SPIRITS”
Largest: H. 8 in., W. 6 in., D. 3 in. Smaller two: H. 5 3/4 in., W. 4 in., D. 2 in.
(3)
$200-400
Provenance: Collected mid-20th century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician
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Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl
Circa 1795
With decoration depicting urns and fl owers
H. 5 in., W. 11 1/8 in.
$200-400
Provenance: Collected mid-20th century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician
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Two Pink Lustre Pearlware Pitchers
Staffordshire, 1815-1820
Each with transfer printed decoration, the fi rst depicting the eagle with banners and
fl ag, an Indian with bow, etc.
The second features poem “A Sailor’s Tear” and a cast iron bridge
H. 9 1/2 in. and H. 8 in. (2)
$1,000-1,500
Provenance: Collected mid-20th century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician
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Three Pearlware Silver Resist Lustre Pitchers and Three Pearlware
Silver-Resist-Lustre Vases
Staffordshire, circa 1810
Pitchers of similar pattern (fl oral decorated) and size
H. 6 3/4 in.
Vases of similar design
H. 7 in. (6)
$500-1,000
Provenance: Collected mid-20th century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician
Property of a West Coast Gentleman
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Attributed to Ruth Henshaw Bascom (1772-1848)
PORTRAIT IN PROFILE OF MAN WITH FLOWER PIN
New England, 1830-1845
Watercolor, pastel and pencil on paper.
In 19th century black painted frame
13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.
$800-1,200
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Two Federal Gilded Looking-Glasses with Eglomise Panels
American, probably New York, early 19th century
H. 32 in., W. 18 in. (2)
$200-400
Provenance: Collected mid-20th century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician
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Howard Athenaeum Polychrome Painted Wooden Theater Billboard
Boston, second half 19th century
The Howard Athenaem was one of the most famous theaters in Boston history. It
fl ourished from 1845 to 1953. Among the great names that appeared regularly were
Edwin Booth, Charlotte Cushman and John Wilkes Booth. Later on W.C. Fields,
Jackie Gleason, Al Jolson and Buster Keaton were just a few of the famous perform-
ers at the Howard Athenaeum.
$1,000-2,000
Property of a New Hampshire Gentleman
72
Gilt Looking Glass with Eglomise Panel Depicting Perry’s Victory
American, probably New York, circa 1815
$1,000-1,500
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Silhouette Portrait of a Lady in Blue Dress
Painted circa 1830
Probably from New Hampshire or Massachusetts, attributed to the Puffy Sleeve artist
Hollow-cut watercolor and pen and ink laid on a black ribbed fabric
In what appears to be the original black painted pine frame
3 1/2 x 2 7/8 in.
$1,500-2,500
Provenance: Yankee Smuggler Antiques
Property of a West Coast Gentleman
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Two Watercolor Profi le Portraits Each of a Young Lady
First half of 19th century
The fi rst depicting a young lady in a coral necklace, wearing a pink and blue dress
The second, a portrait of a lady in a gray dress wearing earrings and blue decorated
pin. New backing retains old label, “E. Grant”
First: 3 x 2 1/2 in. (sight) second: 3 1/4 x 3 in. (sight)
$500-1,000
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Profi le Portrait of a Young Lady
Probably New England, circa 1830
Wearing a Three Strand Necklace and a green dress
4 x 2 1/4 in. (sight)
$200-400
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Attributed to Mrs. Moses B. Russell (nee Clarissa Peters)
Portrait of a Seated Young Lady with Child
Probably by Clarissa Peters (1809-1854)
The child in white dress with coral necklace, a secretary-bookcase and window
curtain in the background
watercolor and gouche on Ivory
5 1/4 x 4 in.
$2,000-4,000
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The Drake Family Carved and Painted Joined Chest with Drawer
Attributed to the Deacon John Moore (1614-1677) Shop Tradition, Foliated Vine Group,
Windsor, Connecticut, circa 1675-1690
H. 31 in.; L. 50 in.; D. 20 in.
$100,000-150,000
This joined chest is a masterpiece and very rare survival of its form. With it extensively carved surface, oak lid, sides
double paneled over a single panel, back fi nished with three panels and fi nished molding on all four sides, it is the most
elaborate and fully developed Connecticut River Valley three-panel chest known. It has survived in remarkable condi-
tion, retaining its original surface and much of its original painted decoration.
This chest was possibly originally owned by John (1622-1688) and Hannah (Moore) Drake (1633-1686), of Windsor
(later Simsbury), Connecticut. It might also have been a wedding gift for their son, Enoch Drake (1655-1698), who
married Sarah Porter (1655-1730) on November 11, 1680. This chest descended to Enoch and Sarah Drake’s son,
Enoch (1683-1776) and his wife Elizabeth (1685-1717) and next to their daughter, Elizabeth (1707-1802), who mar-
ried John Gillett (1707-1808). It continued through successive generations of the Gillett, Ward and Riddle branches of
their family directly to the current owners.
Although John Drake was himself a woodworker from the Drake family tradition in Windsor, this chest is believed to
be the work of Hannah (Moore) Drake’s brother, Deacon John Moore (1614-1677), a pioneer and settler of Windsor
who established a multi-generational family woodworking tradition. In 1630, he emigrated from England with his
father Thomas Moore (1584-1645), along with three puritan ministers -- the Reverends John White, John Warham
and John Maverick – and other congregants to establish a religious community in Dorchester, Massachusetts. In 1635,
they relocated their community to land north of Hartford on the banks of the Connecticut River, which they named
Windsor, after Windsor, Berkshire, England. Deacon Moore was very active in Windsor, serving as Deacon of the First
Congregational Church as well as selectman from 1653 to 1674. He was also responsible for building the school house
and the meeting house, among other town contracts, for which he was paid in land grants. He secured land on the
West side of Windsor (now Simsbury), for his sister Hannah and brother-in-law John Drake.
This chest is part of Deacon Moore’s foliated vine group, so named for the distinctive ornamentation consisting of
symmetrical patterns of fl oral motifs and vines. Approximately 30 boxes are known that stem from this group as well
as a table at the Connecticut Historical Society and two joined chests. One of the aforementioned chests in a private
collection displays a four panel front. The other example in the collection of Old Sturbridge Village from the Moore
shop was possibly made by Nathaniel Gaylord (1656-1720), who was trained in the craft tradition. The present chest
and the Old Sturbridge Village example are very similar in their three paneled form and foliate ornamentation, although
this one is more elaborately carved and paneled in addition to being fi nished on the back. For additional information
on Deacon John Moore and his work, see Joshua W. Lane and Donald P. White III, “Fashioning Furniture and Framing
Community: Woodworkers and the Rise of a Connecticut River Valley Town,” American Furniture 2005 edited by
Luke Beckerdite, pp. 178-188.
Provenance:
Originally owned by John (1622-1688) and Hannah (Moore) Drake (1633-1686) or by their son, Enoch Drake (1655-
1698), who married Sarah Porter (1655-1730) on November 11, 1680
To Enoch and Sarah’s son, Enoch Drake (1683-1676), who married Elizabeth Barber (1685-1717)
To their daughter, Elizabeth Drake (1707-1802), who married John Gillett (1707-1800)
To their son, Jabez Gillett (1738-1818), who married Anne Loomis (1741-1795)
To their son, Horace Gillett (1779-1868), who married Rachel Austin (1781-1849)
To their son, Horace Cornelius Gillett (1806-1876), who married Sarah Ann Watson (1814-1879)
To their daughter, Ellen Caroline Gillett (1842-1920), who married Lorenzo Ward (1826-1890)
To their daughter, Edith Clara Ward (1875-1958), who married Joseph Bingham Riddle (1862-1964)
Thence by descent in the family to the current owners.
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Property of a New England Gentleman
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A Pair of Federal Cherrywood Urn-Carved Side Chairs
Connecticut, circa 1790
With rush seats
Each chair retains original fi nish, seats with walnut faced corners, rush is not original
H. 39 in.
$1,200-1,800
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A Federal Inlaid Mahogany Serpentine-Front Chest of Drawers
Probably Norfolk, Virginia, 1790-1870
With canted corners and inlaid stringing including intertwined serpentine stringing
above the top drawer.
H. 42 3/4 in., W. 48 in., D. 22 3/4 in.
$3,000-6,000
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George III Mahogany Veneered Dressing Stand with Pivoting Dressing
Glass
Late 18th century
Secondary wood: oak
H. 60 1/2 in., W. 19 1/4 in., D. 15 1/2 in.
$1,200-1,800
Inlay fl anking drawer is in unusual opposing zigzag pattern completed with light and
dark stringing.
Secondary wood, oak.
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Chippendale Fluted C-Scroll Carved and Inlaid Mahogany Candle
Stand with Claw and Ball Feet
Eastern New England, circa 1780
H. 27 in.
$10,000-20,000
This stand is among the most fully carved New England examples known and a
Tour-de-Force of American craftsmanship. The fi gured mahogany octagonal top is
inlaid with stringing. The combination of vertical fl uting above diagonal fl uting on the
baluster shaped shaft is extremely dramatic. The c-scroll carved legs add movement
to the piece. The legs end in well-defi ned, elongated claw and ball feet.
(See cover illustration)
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80 (open top)
The Property of a New England Gentleman
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Fancy-Painted and Gilt Card Table
Attributed to Thomas Seymour (1771-1848), the decoration attributed to the school of
John Ritto Penniman (1782-1841), probably executed by Joshua Holden (1781-1852)
Boston, Massachusetts, 1808-1812
H. 30 5/8 in.; W. 35 7/8 in.; D. 17 3/8 in. (closed)
$50,000-100,000
Literature: Mussey, Robert and Christopher Shelton, “John Penniman and the Ornamental
Painting Tradition in Federal-Era Boston, American Furniture 2010, edited by Luke Beckerdite,
Hanover and London: The Chipstone Foundation, 2010, Fig. 10, p. 9.
Remarkably surviving with most of its original painted decoration intact, this sophisti-
cated card table represents the combined effort of two of Boston’s most pre-eminent
craftsmen of the Federal era - the cabinetmaker Thomas Seymour (1771-1848) and the
decorative painter John Penniman (1782-1841). It is one of the earliest extant examples
of its form with a top that rotates around a threaded iron pivot rod to reveal an inner
well for cards and game pieces. The Moroccan leather on the upper edges of the rails
indicates that it is also the work of one of the immigrant morocco leather tanners that
Seymour employed to add elegant enhancements to his furniture. It was made between
1808 and 1812, during a period in which Thomas Seymour made his fi nest work in
collaboration with highly skilled craftsmen.
This table is illustrated and discussed in the article “John Penniman and the Ornamental
Painting Tradition in Federal-Era Boston,” written by Robert Mussey and Christopher
Shelton and published in American Furniture 2010 . Mussey and Shelton attribute
the table to Thomas Seymour on the basis of its fastidious construction, square shap-
ing of the legs, paneled therm foot design, and distinctive use of kerfed and bent glue
blocks on the underside. The painted decoration is attributed to Penniman’s shop on
the basis of its shared similarities with the only extant piece of his signed work, a pier
table inscribed “Painted in M __ 1809 by John P__niman” currently in the collection
of the Nichols House Museum in Boston. In 1809, Penniman rented space in Thomas
Seymour’s warehouse on Common Street. That fact combined with the pier table’s
distinctive hardware, use of ash as a secondary wood, and construction details attribute
it to Thomas Seymour’s shop.
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As seen articulated on the supports of the aforementioned pier table, the pres-
ent card table displays painted acanthus leaved on the legs perhaps inspired by the
“Ornament for a Tablet & Various Leaves” illustrated as pl. 2 in Thomas Sheraton’s
Cabinet-Makers and Upholsterer’s Drawing Book (1802). Penniman painted his acan-
thus leaves with rounded tips and curl at the ends, in different shades of brown oil
glaze applied in multiple layers with short fl uid brushstrokes, to create the illusion of
shadows and depth. He also used pale or drab gray paint to simulate shadows on the
right and below his leafage and panels, to give his work dimension and the illusion of
a light source at the upper left. The latter technique is a signature detail found in all
of his work. The interior wells of this card table appear to retain remnants of their
original dark gray paint - the same shade used for the borders on the rest of the
table - beneath the layer of blue paint.
This table stems from the same suite of furniture as four painted and gilded birch
fancy chairs, one of which bears the stenciled name “Holden.” One with original
painted decoration is in the collection at Winterthur Museum and is marked “I” on
the underside of the chair and on the caned seat frame. It also displays “$6” written
in pencil on the inner surface of the rear seat rail. Another in a private collection on
loan to the New York State Museum is marked “II” and inscribed “Holdens.” Israel
Sack Inc. formerly owned the aforementioned chairs and two others. They are ref-
erenced in Israel Sack, Inc., American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, Volume VII:
1818, no. 5011, IX: 2439, no. 5011, X: 2705, no. 6341. One with an upholstered seat is
illustrated in a Kinnaman & Ramaeker advertisement in The Magazine Antiques
(March 1985): 506.
The chairs exhibit virtually identical painted decoration to this table - a stylized shell
surrounded by leaves, acanthus leaves on the legs with prominent central veins,
roundels, distinctive shadowing in two shades of gray, and use of several shades of
brown glaze. The name “Holdens” found on one of these chairs perhaps refers to
Joshua Holden (1781-1852), a Boston chair maker and painter. He appears in Boston
tax records in 1807 working in partnership with Asa Jones and later worked from
1808 to 1811 as an independent craftsman on Washington Street, close to Thomas
Seymour’s furniture warehouse. As Thomas Seymour often commissioned other
craftsman to make furniture which he later sold, he perhaps had Holden make or
decorate this suite of furniture. Given that the painted decoration closely relates to
Penniman’s oeuvre, the artisan who executed it was clearly familiar with his style and
was likely trained or employed by him at one time.
Provenance:
This table has the same family history as a bombe chest-on-chest originally owned
by Captain Edward Allen (1737-1803), a merchant of Salem, Massachusetts, that
sold at Sotheby’s, Important Americana, January 23-4, 2009, sale 8512, lot 174. In
1759, he married Ruth (1728-1774), the widow of Israel Gardner and daughter of
Gamaliel Hodges, and sister of the wife of Richard Derby. After her death in 1774,
he married Margaret Lockart (d. 1808) of North Carolina in 1778. He and his fam-
ily lived in Salem at a house located at 125 Derby Street, at the corner of Hardy
Street, which stands today. He had ten children: Edward (1763-1845), who married
Anna Fisk (1770-1826) in 1798; Sarah, who married Stephen Webb in Salem in 1779;
Ruth Hodges (1759-1849), who married Thomas Porter of Topsfi eld in 1785; Alice
(b. 1765), who married Captain Josiah Orne (d. 1825) of Salem in 1786; Alexander
(1778-1804); John (1779-1814); Sally (d. age 7); Jordan (1781-1797); Nancy (1784-
1806); and Betsy (1787-1827). Although not originally owned by Edward Allen, this
table came into the family house through one of his descendants. The house and its
contents were inherited by Teresa Lovering Merriam (b. 1880) of Nahant, who never
married and died without issue in the mid 20th century. At her death, she gifted her
house and its contents to the parents of the present owner. As one of the children of
Frank Merriam (1850-1924) and Teresa Beatrice Lovering Merriam (1854-1877), she
presumably inherited the house from her parents.
See Robert Mussey and Christopher Shelton, “John Penniman and the Ornamental Painting Tradition
in Federal-Era Boston,” American Furniture 2010, edited by Luke Beckerdite, Hanover and London: The
Chipstone Foundation, 2010, fi g. 10, p. 9.
Ibid, p. 10-11.
See ibid, fi g. 1, p. 2.
Ibid, p. 8.
See ibid, fi g. 11, p. 10.
We thank Robert Mussey and Christopher Shelton for their groundbreaking research
on this table and the Nichols House table. — LRK
80 (detail of painted central panel)
(see cover illustration)
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Property of a New England Collector
81
Queen Anne Red Stained Maple Drop-Leaf Dining Table
New Hampshire, 1780-1820
the oblong top fl anked by D-shaped hinged leaves above a frame with a molded
edge on cabriole legs ending in wafer pad feet.
H. 26 1/2 in., W. 16 3/4 in., D. 47 in.
$6,000-9,000
Provenance: Leigh Keno American Antiques (1995),
New England Private Collection
This Queen Anne drop-leaf table has a distinguishing ankle that is characteristic of
New Hampshire furniture. As noted in Walter A. Backofen’s book, Some Queen
Anne Furniture from New Hampshire’s Federal Period, the cabriole leg... with a
prominent ankle spur or hock” is particular to New Hampshire construction[1]. The
ankle hock design was likely produced more quickly and cheaply than any alterna-
tive with comparably aesthetic appeal[2]. By stopping the turning just as the foot
emerges, the craftsman creates this type of foot with a pronounced ankle hock. All
subsequent fi nishing would then be hand work, in which edges might be softened
and material carved away to blend the square-edged hock into the back of the round
foot. A number of examples in Backofen’s book share this characteristic leg including
two tall chests of drawers from Grafton and Concord and two slant-front desks from
Andover and Weare[3]. Two of these examples, the Concord chest of drawers and
the desk from Andover, are similar to the currently offered table as their maple sur-
faces are lightly washed with a thin red-stain further indicative of a New Hampshire
origin [4].
Footnotes:
1 Walter A. Backofen, Some Queen Anne Furniture From New Hampshire’s Federal Period: Identifi ed
with help from Peter Bartlet (1788-138), M.D., of Salisbury, (East Plainfi eld, New Hampshire: Lord Timothy
Dexter Press, 1988), p. 12.
2 Backofen, p. 24.
3 See Backofen, Fig. 1, p. 2; Fig. 4, p.10; Fig. 5, p. 13; Fig. 9, p. 30.
4 Backofen, p. 8.
82
A Federal Bird’s Eye Maple and Mahogany Sewing Table and a Federal
Mahogany Sewing Table
Massachusetts, probably boston circa 1805
H. 28 1/2 in., W. 26 3/8 in., D. 22 1/4 in. (2)
$500-1,000
Provenance: Collected mid-20th century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician
83
Chippendale Mahogany Dressing Table
New York, 1750-1780
secondary woods: tulip poplar and white pine
retains much of its original fi nish and retains original brasses
This table relates to a small group of New York dressing tables with molded tops,
three drawers, and sinuous legs ending in squared claw and ball feet.
H. 28 in., W. 36 in., D. 21 in.
$3,000-6,000
81
82 82
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85
Chippendale Figured Mahogany Kneehole Desk with Acanthus carved
Knees
New York 1760-1785
With carved drawer and carved knees. Kneehole desks with carving on the central
drawer and knees are very rare. The profi le of the brackets fl anking each leg are
typical of high style New York furniture from the 1760’s and 1770’s.
Constructed of highly fi gured Mahogany
Retaining its original brasses and six of its seven original iron drawer locks
Secondary wood: poplar, including poplar dust boards
Graphite inscription on carved central drawer reads “No 2 E. 34th St.” in late 19th/
early 20th century script
H. 33 in., W. 36 in., D. 21 in.
$12,000-18,000
84
Chippendale Stop-Fluted Mahogany Stop-fl uted Easy Chair With
Original Under-Upholstery
Goddard Townsend School
Newport, Rhode Island, circa 1785
The back, wings and arms retaining most of their original muslin and stuffi ng and
webbing. Mahogany retains original fi nish.
Each front leg with three stop fl utes on front and side.
Seconday wood: maple
H. 44 in.
$12,000-18,000
18th century Rhode Island easy chairs retaining original upholstery are very rare. The
remains of the original red moreen cover fabric remain in two areas of the chair
(right side top of crest-rail and left side on wing) under rose head iron rails and on
top of original muslin covering. The mahogany retains a very old and probably origi-
nal fi nish.
The seat and cushion were fashioned by Walt Mullen of Valley Forge, Pa. in an age-
appropriate style and form.
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87
Queen Anne Dish top-Bird-case Stand
Philadelphia, circa 1765
This stand is a classic Philadelphia form with a more fully developed shaft than most.
The shaft is very similar to one on the “Seyfert-Koehler Family” (stand with claw and
ball feet sold by Leigh Keno American Antiques at the Philadelphia Antiques show in
2002)
Retains its original dark reddish fi nish with desirable buildup of wax and shellac. The
top board of the Bird cage shaft was cracked in two places and repaired and the
surface colored to match by Roger Gonzales for the present owner in 2011. Please
go to Kenoauctions.com for photographs taken by the owner of the birdcage prior
to restoration of this area.
In a prior repair, two screws had been inserted to stabilize a split at the pivoting end
of the top board of birdcage. These were left in place by Gonzales. A stain now
covers the entire top board of the birdcage.
H. 28 1/4 in.; Diam. (top) 21 3/4 in. and 21 1/4 in.
$8,000-12,000
Property of a Massachusetts Gentleman
86
A Federal Inlaid Cherrywood Chest of Drawers with Quarter
Columns
Attributed to Nathan Lombard (1777-1847)
Massachusetts, circa 1805
H. 36 1/4 in., W. 38 1/2 in., D. 19 in.
Exhibiting distinctive design and highly competent craftsmanship, this chest of draw-
ers is a newly discovered piece from the shop of Nathan Lombard (1777-1847), a
cabinet maker who produced furniture in central Massachusetts during the early years
of the 19th century.
$7,000-10,000
Provenance: Recently discovered in a home on Great Chebeague Island, Maine
Literature: This is one of only fourteen known chests, and the only with fl uted
columns. It relates to Lombard’s two known clocks - see Chipstone article
Please see:
Brock Jobe, Clark Pearce, “Sophistication in Rural Massachusetts. The inlaid cherry
furniture of Nathan Lombard, American Furniture, 1998, pp. 161-193.
refer to:
Lombard modifi ed the common federal bow front form “by grafting the case onto
straight bracket feet instead of onto the usual French feet”. He often used horizontal
grained veneers for drawer fronts, his typical chevron stringing along the top, drawers
and feet and a narrow beaded strip along the back edge of the top.
86 87
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The owners of this fi ne collection were intent upon furnishing their gracious home with the best of 18th and 19th century American fi ne art,
furniture and decorative ar ts. Their commitment to excellence can be seen in each piece they collected, striving for the fi nest in purity of form,
materials and condition. The owners were adamant about knowing where or by whom a painting or piece of furniture was made; the pedigree
had to match their rigorous criteria. The American furniture and decorative ar ts you will fi nd on the following pages truly has global style and
the pieces are certain to appeal to a wide audience of connoisseurs.
Just a few examples of the furniture that demonstrate the couple’s commitment to their collecting approach include lot 89, a Rare Queen Anne
Eight-Legged New York Mahogany Dining Table with its sculptural raised slipper feet. Lot 90, is a Diminutive Basket and Acanthus Leaf-Carved
Salem, Massachusetts Sofa, and is a tour de force created by one of America’s greatest craftsmen, Samuel McIntire (1711-1851) of Salem,
Massachusetts. Lot 107 is an exceptional and beautifully crafted pair of Hartford, Connecticut Federal shield- back cherry wood side chairs
that were formerly part of the Taradash Collection which was assembled and sold by Israel Sack Inc. ( Please see frontispiece of catalogue for
detail of back). Lot 112 is a rare gilt and painted gallery wall timepiece; the dial and works are signed by the renowned clockmaker, Aaron
Willard of Boston. Lot 118 is the Important Lansdell K. Christie Queen Anne Carved, Veneered and Gilt Walnut High Chest of Drawers, which
was made in Boston circa 1740. This well known example, exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1963, is a tour de force of Colonial
Boston craftsmanship.
There is also a selection of high quality fi ne art being offered as well, including lots 24, the charming SMELT FISHERS, COS COB, 1902 and lot
32, the poetic and elegant SUNSET, ISLES OF SHOALS, 1904, both by Frederick Childe Hassam ( American, 1859-1935). Lot 27 is a rare and
clever collage by John Haberle (American, 1856-1933) THE ARTIST’S PALETTE. Lots 26 and 33 are works by Walter Launt Palmer (American,
1854-1932) which highlight his amazing ability to capture nature at its most moving and atmospheric times of the day, particularly at twilight.
The owners of this home relished life in well-appointed style and designed their rooms with vision that was both thoughtful and practical.
Leigh Keno
December 2011
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89
Property of a New York Family
88
Chippendale Inlaid Mahogany Serpentine
Front Chest
North Shore, Massachusetts, circa 1780
The serpentine shaped top with inlaid stringing above
a fi gured mahogany facade with light wood inlaid drop
pendant on tall shaped bracket feet.
Secondary wood: pine
Appears to retain its original brasses.
h. 32 1/2 in., w. (top) 38 1/2 in., (case) 35 3/4 in.
$12,000-18,000
Provenance: Israel Sack, Inc, New York
Collection of Thomas Mellon and Betty Evans,
Sotheby’s June 19, 1998, sale 7164
Literature: Ralph Carpenter, The Arts and Crafts of
Newport, Rhode Island, The Preservation Society of
Newport County, 1954; Brock Jobe and Myrna Kaye,
New England Furniture, The Colonial Era, Boston,
Massachusetts, Society for the Preservation of New
England Antiquities, 1984; Charles F. Montgomery,
American Furniture, The Federal Period, 1788-1825,
Wilmington, Delaware: Winterthur Books, 1966; Joseph
K. Ott, The John Brown House: Loan Exhibition of
Rhode Island Furniture, Providence, Rhode Island:
Rhode Island Historical Society, 1965; Gerald W.R.
Ward, American Case Furniture in the Mabel Brady
Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University, New
Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Art Gallery, 1988
Property of a New York Family
89
Queen Anne Eight-Legged Mahogany Dining
Table
New York, 1740-1765
Secondary wood is oak and poplar
This table is a very rare survival of New York Queen-
Anne craftsmanship at its best. It is constructed of
dense fi gured mahogany primary wood. The eight
graceful cabriole legs and slipper feet are of classic
New York shape.
h. 30 in., w. (leaves open) 73 in., d. 62 1/2 in.
$20,000-40,000
88
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90 detail
90 detail
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90
A Diminutive Federal Mahogany Upholstered Settee
The carving attributed to Samuel McIntire (1751-1811)
Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1800-1811
h. 35 1/2 in.; l. 73 in.
$40,000-80,000
Provenance: Christie’s, New York, October 19, 1990, lot 328;
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Eddy Nicholson;
Christie’s, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Eddy Nicholson, January 27-8, 1995,
sale 8082, lot 1145.
With its exposed mahogany arms and crest rail, this sofa represents a version of
the camelback sofa form unique to Salem, where it fi rst appeared in the 1790s and
became one of the most desirable furniture forms associated with Samuel McIntire
(1751-1811). His examples dating to the early nineteenth century were articulated
with a distinctive basket of fruit and fl owers carved into the crest panel with a star
punch ground, beneath a molded edge of alternating C-scrolls with chip carved
edges. McIntire carefully conceived the basket to fi t snugly into the arch of the crest
panel, giving it a tilted perspective to heighten the three-dimensional effect and
accommodate a vantage point from above. No two baskets found on extant sofas
are identical, suggesting McIntire did not copy a stock design but rather sketched out
each design before executing it. The spiral acanthus rosette on the scrolled ends of
the arms was inspired by classical ceiling motifs from antiquity illustrated in architec-
tural pattern books, such as Matthias Darly’s Ornamental Architect, or Young Artists
Instructor (London, 1774). McIntire used this type of rosette for virtually all of his
sofa commissions. Two surviving receipts from the shop of the Salem cabinetmakers,
Elijah and Jacob Sanderson, one dated July 31, 1802 and another dated February 3,
1802, indicate that McIntire was paid 1.07.0 pounds for “Carving Sofa & working the
top rail”
Retaining an old surface and originally upholstered in black horsehair fabric, this
example is one of the most diminutive of its form. It displays McIntire’s virtuoso
carving in its complex array of fruit and fl owers and scrolled arms accentuated with
rosettes and waterleaves. Very similar carving is found on a camelback sofa made for
the double parlors of the brick townhouse McIntire designed in Salem in 1804 for
John and Sarah Gardner, Elias Hasket Derby’s nephew and his wife. While the carv-
ing is the work of McIntire, the sofa may have been made by Nathaniel Safford, who
provided a great deal of new furniture for the house in 1805. Referred to today as
the Gardner-Pingree House, this commission has long been recognized as McIntire’s
fi nest surviving work.
Less than a dozen other camelback sofas attributed to McIntire with baskets of fruit
and fl owers have been identifi ed. These include one in a private collection sold at
Sotheby’s, January 17-9, 1997, lot 917, one at Winterthur Museum, one in the col-
lection of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, one in a private collection in
Essex, Massachusetts, one in a private collection in Baltimore, Maryland, one in a pri-
vate collection in Connecticut, one with a history in the Andrews family bequeathed
to Williams College in 1956 and later sold to Ginsburg & Levy, and one sold at
Christie’s, October 13, 1983, lot 294.
Dean Lahikainen, Samuel McIntire, Carving an American Style, Hanover and London, Peabody Essex
Museum, 2007, pp. 70-1.
See ibid, p. 71.
See ibid, fi g. 5-97 and 5-98, p. 262-3. The house is discussed on pp. 259-64.
Lahaikainen, note 72, p. 100.
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Property of a New York Family
91
A Federal Carved and Painted Pine Exterior Doorway
Probably Maryland, Circa 1800
With a pitched projecting cornice carved with dentil molding above a mullioned and
glazed fanlight, the sides with fl uted pilasters headed by rosettes
h. 10 ft, 8 in.; w. 6 ft, 10 1/2 in.
$2,000-4,000
Provenance:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sold at Sotheby’s, New York, January 31, 1987, sale 5551
Sold at Sotheby’s, New York, January 30, 1988, sale 5680
Property of a New York Family
92
Pair of Monumental Exterior Carved and Painted Columns with Ionic
Capitals
Salem, Mass., late 18th/early 19th century, retaining very early layers of white paint,
fl akes, losses, Samuel McIntire School
$3,000-6,000
Literature: For related columns and capitols attributed to McIntire, please see Samuel
McIntire: Carving an American Style, Dean T. Lahikainen, Peabody Essex Museum
Property of a New York Family
93
Federal Mahogany Card Table
The carving attributed to Samuel McIntire, Salem, Massachusetts, 1805-1810
This card table is nearly identical to a mahogany card table with carving attributed to
Samuel McIntire (1757-1811) in the collection of the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
that is illustrated in Samuel McIntire: Carving an American Style by Dean Lahikainen.1
Representing his work after 1805, both tables prominently display centered on the rail
a lavishly-carved and oversized basket of fruit and fl owers, McIntire’s signature orna-
ment, which he rendered with a ribbed melon as the most prominent piece of fruit and
bunches of grapes at the sides. Following his common practice, he elongated the basket
to fi t the table rail and oriented it tilting toward the viewer, who would have been look-
ing at it from above. McIntire was carving baskets of this type up until the end of his life,
as indicated by a September 21, 1810 receipt charging the cabinetmaker William Hook
$4 for “4 baskets.”2
McIntire also ornamented these tables with carved edges of the top, acanthus carved
rounded corners, and delicate reeded legs. They are further fi nished with carefully
selected vibrantly fi gured veneers on the rail. A third virtually identical table from a
private collection is illustrated as a “Masterpiece” in The New Fine Points of Furniture by
Albert Sack.3
$8,000-12,000
(Endnotes)
1 Published by the Peabody Essex Museum and distributed by the University Press of New England, 2007,
fi gs. 4-115 and 4-116, pp. 152-3.
2 Ibid, p. 153.
3 See Albert Sack, The New Fine Points of Furniture, New York, 1993, p. 292.
91
92 (detail)
93
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83
Property of a New York Family
94
The Parsons Family Chippendale Block-Front Slant-Front Desk with
Ormolu Fire-gilt Phoenix Brasses
North shore, Massachusetts, circa 1760-1780
Many features of this desk appear on case pieces with Salem histories: the slightly
rounded blocking of the top drawer, central shell carved pendant, and the extended
bulging brackets of the feet. The base and feet are related to a desk made by
Abraham Watson of Salem (see literature).
The exceptionally rare ornate cast brass pulls and escutcheons with phoenix bird
crowns would have been among the most expensive made in Birmingham, England,
at the time. They are based on illustration in an 18th century Birmingham brass
catalogue from which British and colonial cabinetmakers could order. A copy of this
catalogue is at Winterthur with a history of being owned by Philadelphia merchant
Samuel Rowland Fisher, Charles Hummel, Winterthur Portfolio I (1964), pp. 188-197.
See detail photo for illustration from catalogue in Private New York Collection
(no 1199).
H. 45 in.; W. 41 in.; D. 23 in.
$15,000-25,000
Provenance: Descended in the Parsons family of Gloucester, MA
Private collector, Connecticut
Christie’s, January 18, 1997 Americana sale, lot 205
Literature: For closely related secretary see Michael Flannigan, American Furniture
from the Kaufman Collection, plate 23; for other related Salem pieces see Morrison
Heckscher, American Furniture of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, pp. 276-279,
269-270.
A related slant-lid desk descended through the Winthrop Family of Boston. It is part
of the Garvan Collection at Yale (see Lowell, Boston Furniture of the 18th Century,
Boston, 1974, p. 116, Fig. 80). Another related desk in teh Garvan Collection features
a mirrored prospect door (please see Gerald Ward, American Case Furniture in the
Mable Brady Garvan Collection at Yale University, New Haven, 1988, p. 305, no. 159.)
94 (detail from 18th century Birmingham Hardware catalogue)
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Property of a New York Family
95
Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr (American, 1910-1982)
CAPE COD PASTRY COMPANY, INC
signed lower right “R. Cahoon”
oil on masonite 16 x 20 inches
$8,000-12,000
Property of a New York Family
96
Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr (American, 1910-1982)
JELIIES AND JAMS
signed lower right, “R. Cahoon”
oil on masonite 16 x 20 inches
$8,000-12,000
Property of a New York Family
97
Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr (American, 1910-1982)
SHREVE’S WATCH SHOP, BOSTON
signed lower right “R Cahoon”
oil on metal antique pocket watch shop sign. The reverse with the face of a clock
and an American Eagle
14 x 14 inches, overall 22 x 16 inches
For another example of a 19th century clock maker’s sign painted by Cahoon, please
see “Mermaids and their Baloons/The Whimsical Art of Ralph Cahoon” Heritage
Plantation of Sandwich, Exhibition catalogue May 10-October 25, 1987, cat no. 34,
“Fishing Scene”
$8,000-12,000
Provenance: Wayne Pratt, Inc, Nantucket, Mass.
95
97
96
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Property of a New York Family
98
Ralph E. Cahoon, Jr. (American, 1910-1982)
STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT IN A BASKET
oil on masonite in an octogagonal frame
Still life paintings by Cahoon are extremely rare. This
painting shows Cahoon at his best. The composition
and colors are carefully thought out. 24 x 24 inches
in an octagonal frame. One of the few other still lifes
known by Cahoon depicts fruit in a bowl, illustrated
in “Mermaids and their Baloons/The Whimsical Art
of Ralph Cahoon” Heritage Plantation of Sandwich,
Exhibition catalogue May 10-October 25, 1987, no. 4
24 x 24 inches
$12,000-18,000
Provenance: Cahoon Family from H Reyes
Wayne Pratt, Inc, Nantucket, Mass.
Property of a New York Family
99
Ralph Eugene Cahoon Jr. (American,
1910-1982)
ARTISTIC LICENSE IN CANTON
Signed lower right “R. Cahoon”
oil on masonite
in a 19th century Chinese Export Frame
18 x 31 inches
$12,000-18,000
The property of a Connecticut Collector
99A
Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr. (American,
910 - 1982)
MERMAIDS TOILETTE, circa 1970
Signed lower right and inscribed R Cahoon / pinxt
Oil on pine panel
27 x 59 3/4 in.
$30,000-60,000
98
99
99A
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Property of a New York Family
100
A Pair of Queen Anne Walnut Compass Seat Side Chairs
Boston, circa 1740-1765
Fitted with fl ame stich needlework seats from Cora Ginsburg, Inc.
Chairs are marked “III” and “IIII”
H. 41 in.
$3,000-6,000
Property of a New York Family
101
Chippendale Shell and Tassel Carved Mahogany Tilt-top Tea Table
Eastern New England, circa 1765
The edge of top, underside of top and base retain an old surface.
A round top hinged to a turned standard with ring turnings and an urn base with
swirled fl uting supported by three cabriole legs that have shell and tassel carved
knees terminating in ball and claw feet.
H. 28 in.; Diam. 34 in.
$8,000-12,000
Provenance: Gift from Parson John Chipman of Beverly, Massachusetts to his daugh-
ter Abigail at the same time of her wedding to Captain William Groves in 1776;
The Estate of Marjorie Millet Giles
Property of a New York Family
102
The Hosmer Federal Mahogany Lolling Chair with Inlaid Panels and
Reeded Legs
Massachusetts, circa 1795
Secondary woods: birch and white pine
The bold serpentine crest rail is emphasized by the s-curves of the arms and arm
supports. This combined with the delicate reeded legs and the nicely sloping back
make the chair one of the best examples of this form.
H. 47 ¼ in.; W. 24 in.; D. (seat) 22 ½ in.
$10,000-15,000
Provenance: Purchased from Herbert Hosmer, Lancaster, Massachusetts, a direct
descendent of Winthrop Chandler (1747-1790), a well-known American folk painter
from Deerfarm, Lancaster, Massachusetts
Literature: Similar examples featured in Fine Points of Furniture, Early American
by Albert Sack, page 73; and New England Furniture at Williamsburg by Barry A.
Greenlaw, page 73, plate 64
100
101
102
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105
106
Property of a New York Family
103
Pair of Mahogany Inlaid Knife Boxes
American or possibly English, circa 1780-1810
Secondary wood includes maple. Soft wood on interior not tested because fi xed
board must be removed to access the wood to take a wood sample.
H. 15 1/8 in.; W. 9 1/4 in.; D. 11 1/2 in.
$5,000-8,000
Provenance: Descended in the family of Thomas Robinson and came from his home
on 64 Washington Street, Rhode Island;
Israel Sack, Inc, November, 1993. A copy of Israel Sack Incs. write-up and bill of sale
accompanies this lot
Literature: similar urn inlay can be seen on a labelled William Lloyd, Springfi eld, Lass.
sideboard, circa 1811. Please see American Antiques from the Israel Sack Collection,
Vol. VII, p. 1807
Property of a New York Family
104
Classical Upholstered Mahogany Sofa with Birdseye Maple Inlay
Probably Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1815
The crest with profuse carving including a basket of fruit. This is a rare example of
classical seating furniture. The carving is exceptional.
$3,000-6,000
Property of a New York Family
105
Federal Upholstered Mahogany Sofa with six legs
New England, circa 1795
on six tapering molded legs
$3,000-6,000
103
104
Property of a New York Family
106
A Federal Fan Carved Mantlepiece
New York State, circa 1790-1820
A projecting lip with underside molding above a central raised panel with a fan
carved oval fl anked by two carved fans and molded pilasters on either side topped
by upright fan carved ovals and a rectangular opening with a molded edge
h. 61 1/2 in.; l. 85 in., opening: 43 x 57 inches
$1,2000-1,800
Provenance: Removed from a federal era home before it’s demolition in Albany, NY
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Property of a New York Family
107
Pair of Federal Mahogany Shield-Back Side Chairs
Hartford, Connecticut, circa 1790-1800
Probably from the School of Lemuel Adams
H. 39 1/4 in.
(See page 2, frontispiece, for detail of urn carved back of one chair)
$15,000-25,000
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Taradash
Israel Sack, Inc
Literature: Related example in American Furniture of the Federal Period by Charles
Montgomery, plate 47;
Illustrated in American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, Volume VI, page 1295; & in
Opportunities in American Antiques by Israel Sack, Inc. Brochure 48, page 42
Property of a New York Family
108
William IV Mahogany Cellarette
English, circa 1815
Constructed of richly fi gured mahogany with a lead-lined interior
$3,000-6,000
Property of a New York Family
109
Federal Inlaid Mahogany Oval Tilt-top Candle Stand
Probably Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1780
H. 24 1/4 in.; L. (top) 25 3/8 in.
$1,200-1,800
107
108
109
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decorative scenes. Another maple example in a private collection was formerly
owned by Israel Sack, Inc. It also features a large fl oral grouping on the top as well
as sides painted with peaches, drawer fronts with medallions and trailing leafage, and
a rear rail with fi nely rendered seashells. A set of quartetto worktables with similar
fl oral ornamentation appears to also represent the Seymour/Penniman collaboration.
Elizabeth Derby West commissioned them from Seymour, perhaps for her Oak Hill
country estate in Danvers, Massachusetts or for her townhouse on Chestnut Street
in Boston.
Robert Mussey, Jr., The Furniture Masterworks of John & Thomas Seymour, Salem,
2003, p. 16., See ibid, no. 90, pp. 314-5.
See ibid, no. 91, pp. 316-7.
See ibid, no. 118, pp. 370-1.
h. 29 in.; w. 20 in.; d. 15 3/4 in.
$12,000-18,000
Provenance: Millie Jarvie before 1940, aunt of Nina Fletcher Little;
The Bertram K. Little and Nina Fletcher Little Collection;
Little Sale, Sotheby’s, January 29, 1994, lot 204
Literature: Stoneman, Vernon, John and Thomas Seymour: Cabinetmakers in Boston,
1794-1816. Related pieces are illustrated in fi gs. 136-8.
110
Property of a New York Family
110
A Fine Painted Federal Figured Maple Work Table
Possibly from the shop of Thomas Seymour, possibly with John Seymour, the painted
decoration school of John Penniman, Boston, circa 1805
With locking sewing bag slide. Old fruit Jar label on underside of drawer “LENT BY /
N.F. LITTLE”
Made of lively curly maple with fl oral motifs painted on the apron sides, this elegant
table relates to a very small group of worktables attributed to Thomas Seymour
(1771-1848), possibly made in collaboration with his father John (1738-1818), with
painting attributed to John Penniman (1782/3-1841). Its superior craftsmanship,
distinctive foliate painted apron, and locking sewing bag slide are characteristic of
the Seymour shop. This table also retains its original lion’s ring brasses of a pattern
favored by the Seymour’s. The painted decoration is attributed to John Penniman,
the most important decorative painter working in Boston during the Federal period.
In 1809, he rented space in Seymour’s warehouse on Common Street and the two
craftsmen collaborated on a number of furniture commissions, including this group of
worktables. Penniman’s naturalistic representations of the fl owers on this group, prob-
ably observed from life, were intended to simulate a lady’s fancy fl oral needlework.
These renderings have since allowed for the identifi cation of fi fteen different species,
all grown during that time period in New England.
For other worktables from the group, see one made of bird’s-eye-maple in a private
collection that descended in the family of Ebenezer Storer of Boston. It displays a
top elaborately painted with a large cluster of fl owers, including a magnolia, iris, day
lily, blue gentian, and trumpet vines, and a front and sides with monochrome brown
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Property of a New York Family
111
Monumental Chippendale Stop-Fluted Serpentine Seat Mahogany Easy
Chair
Newport, Rhode Island, circa 1770-1795
The arched crest fl anked by ogival wings and cone-shaped outscroll arms, the ser-
pentine seat with loose cushion, on marlborough stop-fl uted legs, joined by box
stretchers.
Secondary woods: Chestnut, Oak, Hickory and Ash
Please refer to Kenoauctions.com for photographs of this chair unupholstered
H. 48 in.; W. 40 1/2 in.; D. (feet) 28 1/2 in.
$40,000-80,000
Provenance: Private Roxbury, Connecticut Collection, circa 1980-1990
Literature: Similar examples featured in American Antiques from the Israel Sack
Collection, Volume V, Highland House Publishers, plate 4254, page 1274; in The
American Chair: Three Centuries of Style, by Robert Bishop, plate 201, page 160; & in
Master Craftsmen of Newport by Michael Moses, fi gure 1.42, plate 53
It has been suggested that this chair was made for John Brown (1733-1785), although
there is no written or other evidence to support this. This chair would have been
custom-made for a client. Alfred Donaldson, in his 1921, “History of the Adirondacks”
has written that “Brown was known to be of average height but weighed in at a
portly 300 pounds”. John Brown was the richest merchant in Providence, Rhode
Island. Until 1771 he was in business with his three brothers and with them was
largely responsible for bringing Brown University to Providence. The Brown brothers,
then John Brown himself after 1771, had extensive trade relations with Philadelphia,
Boston, Newport and New York, and ordered furniture from Philadelphia and from
John Goddard in Newport to furnish his houses. In 1786 he built the magnifi cent
mansion in Provenance, now the headquarters of the Rhode Island Historical Society.
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113
Federal Bell-Flower Inlaid Mahogany Lolling
Chair
Probably Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1800-1815
It is extremely rare for a lolling chair to exhibit bell-
fl ower carving on both the arm supports and the legs.
$4,000-8,000
Property of a New York Family
112
Large Giltwood Gallery-Wall Timepiece with
Carved Eagle
Aaron Willard, Boston MA, 1805-1810
The painted wooden dial is signed “Aaron Willard”
Importantly, the brass eight day works of this clock are
diestamped “A. Willard/Boston”
painted convex wooden dial with weight and key
h. 44 inches
Additional photos and information at Kenoauctions.com
$15,000-25,000
Provenance: Kirtland H. Crump Antique Clocks, July
15, 1999, Madison, CT. Bill of sale included with this
lot.
Literature: Illustrated and discussed Paul J. Foley,
“Willard’s Patent Timepieces”, Meridian Printing, East
Greenwich, Rhode Island, 2002, p. 6, fi gs. 8 (overall)
and fi g. 9, illustration of movement with plate stamped
“A. Willard”
113
112 114
Property of a New York Family
114
Federal Mahogany Plant Stand
New York, circa 1810
The square top with raised reeded rim continuing to
circular reeded legs with a medial plant shelf with a
reeded lip, terminating in bulb turned feet with brass
casters
H. 30 1/2 in.; W. (top) 9 in.; W. (bottom of lower
shelf) 13 1/2 in.
$2,000-4,000
Provenance: The Harding Greene Estate, Nantucket,
Massachusetts until 1994
Literature: A virtually identical stand is at Winterthur
and pictured in American Furniture of the Federal Period
by Joseph Downs, page 383; The two stands may pos-
sibly have been made as a pair.
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115
115 Detail
116
115
Property of a New York Family
115
An Assembled Pair of Federal Inlaid Mahogany Card Tables Each with
Label of Joseph Short
Newburyport, Massachusetts, circa 1800-1810
Each bearing the Label of Joseph Short, “WARRANTED CABINETWORK OF ALL
KINDS, MADE AND SOLD, BY JOSEPH SHORT at his shop in NEWBURYPORT”.
All orders for work will be gratefully and punctually executed.”
each: H. 28 1/2 in.; W. 34 in.; D. 16 in. (2)
$4,000-8,000
Literature: see catalogues of Joseph Short’s furniture at Winterthur & at the Historical
Society of Old Newbury
These tables are almost identical. The profi les are slightly different profi le.
116
Chippendale Mahogany Lolling Chair with Label of Joseph Short
Newburyport, Massachusetts, circa 1795
Joseph Short (1771-1819)
The upholstered back with serpentine crest.
Joseph Short (1771-1819) was one of a family of several generations of cabinetmak-
ers by the name of Short but the only one to label his furniture.
His label, affi xed to the original webbing attached to the seat-frame, reads
“Warranted Cabinet Work of all kinds, Made and Sold by Joseph Short, at his Shop
Merrimack Street, between Market- Square and Brown’s Wharf, Newburyport. All
orders for Work will be gratefully received and punctually executed.”
H. 44 1/2 in.
$3,000-6,000
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117
117 (detail of label)
Property of a New York Family
117
Pair of Diminutive Early Classical Carved Giltwood Girandole Mirrors
Labeled by C.N. Robinson
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1813-1822
Each with carved eagles with spread wings holding a chain and ball in their beaks and
standing on a shaped plinth with gilt spherules fl anked by scrolled gilt acanthus leaves
above a convex glass with circular molded frame hung with gilt spherules fl anked by
two scrolled candle arms with glass candle cups and cylindrical brass nozzles over an
acanthus leaf-carved pendant.
One girondole bears label “C.N. Robinson, Carver and Gilder, looking-glass frame
and picture frame manufacturer, no. 56, South Street, offers for sale, an assortment
of girandoles, brackets, cornices, &c. &c., Also a great variety of profi le frames n.b. old
glasses re-silvered”
h. 36 in.; w. 21 1/2 in. (each)
$15,000-25,000
Provenance: Private Collection, Charlestown, Massachusetts
Christie’s, New York, Important American Furniture, Silver, Folk Art, and Decorative
Arts, June 17, 1992, lot 132.
Literature: For similar examples featured by Charles N. Robinson see Peter Strickland,
“Documented Philadelphia Looking Glasses, 1800-1850,” in Antiques Magazine (April,
1976), p.794
Notes: Between 1811-1857 Charles N. Robinson made and sold picture frames and
looking glasses. His shop was located at 56 South Street from 1813-1822, which is
the period that the present examples were likely made.
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118
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118
The Lansdell K Christie Queen Anne Carved, Inlaid Veneered and Gilt
Walnut High Chest of Drawers
Boston, 1730-1750
H. 81 1/2 in.; W. 40 in.; D. 21 1/2 in.
$60,000-100,000
With its bonnet top, gilded fi nials, fi gured walnut veneers, carved and gilded shells,
mariner’s stars, and fl uted pilasters, this high chest relates to a small group of high
chests and dressing tables made in Boston between 1730 and 1750. Their fashionable
design and elaborate construction required the collaboration of a cabinetmaker, gilder,
carver, turner and inlay maker. Collectively, they represent the height of Queen Anne
craftsmanship stemming from Boston cabinet shops of the early to mid-eighteenth
century.
This chest exhibits shell and leaf carving that is very similar to the work of John
Welch (1711-1789), the most prolifi c Boston carver of the pre-Revolutionary period.
Similar carving attributed to Welch with shells’ scrolled volutes separated by gouged
bulbs and overlapping leafy carving with angular termini appear on a set of eight side
chair that descended from Charles (1698-1758) and Grizell (1709-1796) Apthorp of
Boston, as well as on a tall-case clock in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago,
and on the frames of the John Singleton Copley portraits of Jeremiah Lee and Isaac
Smith.1
Other high chests from the group include one sold in the Flayderman Sale, American
Art Association, Anderson Galleries, New York, January 2-4, 1930, lot 437, one at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, one at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and one in
the Kaufman Collection.2 Of these, only one -- the Museum of Fine Arts example
-- is signed and dated 1739 by its maker, Ebenezer Hartshorne, a joiner working in
Charlestown between 1729 and 1743. A dressing table at the Metropolitan Museum
of Art and two others in the collection of Historic Deerfi eld are also part of this
group.3
The design of these case pieces evolved from Japanned predecessors. The gilded nat-
uralistic shells were retained while the japanning was replaced with fi gured matched
walnut veneers. This chest differs from the others in the group in its highly arched
pediment, compressed shells against a foliate-carved ground, and inlaid stars on the
case sides only. The shells on the Kaufman and Flayderman examples are rounded
and rendered on a plain ground while the Metropolitan Museum example displays a
half shell with a lobed profi le. All three have fl atter pediments and inlaid stars on the
scroll board and sides. These varying details suggest the chests in this group represent
the work of multiple shops.
The present high chest - as is typical of the best examples of the period - exhibits
brilliantly matched fi gured walnut veneers which are cut from the same fl itchs of
wood for both the top section and bottom section, including the veneer on the sides.
Provenance:
Ginsburg & Levy, Inc., 1962;
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. K Lansdell Christie;
Christie’s, Property from the Estate of Mrs. Lansdell K. Christie, January 27, 1996, sale
8360, lot 329, sold for ($266,500)
Christie’s, Important American Furniture, Silver, Prints, Folk Art and Decorative Arts,
January 19, 2001, sale 9592, lot 101.
Private Collection
Exhibited:
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Art from American Collections, 6
March-28 April, 1963
Literature:
Illustrated and discussed, Biddle, James, American Art from American Collections
(New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1963), p. 29, fi g. 55.
Illustrated and discussed Comstock, Helen, American Furniture: Seventeenth,
Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Styles (Exton, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1962), no.
183.
Illustrated in color and discussed, Kirk, John T., American Furniture: Understanding
Styles, Construction and Quality (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000), p. 104,
fi g. 117.
(Endnotes)
1 See Leigh Keno, Alan Miller, and Joan Barzilay Freund, “The Very Pink of the Mode:
Boston Georgian Chairs, Their Export and Their Infl uence,” American Furniture 1996,
ed. By Luke Beckerdite, Chipstone Foundation, 1996, pp. 266-306, fi gs. 5, 6, 28, and 32.
2 See Morrison Heckscher, American Furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of
Art (New York: 1985), pp. 241-3, fi g. 157; Richard Randall, American Furniture in the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Boston, 1965), no. 54; and J.Michael Flanigan, American
Furniture from the Kaufman Collection (New York, 1986), no. 20.
3 See Heckscher, no. 158, pp. 244-5, and Dean Fales, The Furniture of Historic
Deerfi eld, New York, 1976, fi gs. 427-8.
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119
Classical Ebonized and Giltwood Small Girandole Wall Mirror
New York, circa 1815
Surmounted by wing-spread Eagle Finial, the eagle with a suspended ball and chain in
its beak, above a plinth and leaf-decorated crest, the circular mirror plate with ebon-
ized slip mounted with spherules above an acanthus leaf pendant.
H. 34 in.; W. 16 in.
$10,000-20,000
Provenance: Israel Sack, Inc, New York
Sotheby’s, New York, January 17, 1997, lot 940
Literature: Sack Brochure #48, October 1, 1991. A bill of sale from Israel Sack, Inc.
accompanies this lot.
Sack, American Antiques from the Israel Sack Collection, Volume X, plate 6352, 2703
119
120
119 & 120 Insitu
Property of a New York Family
120
Federal Birch Wood Veneer and Carved Mahogany Two Drawer
Dressing Table
New Hampshire, circa 1810
H. 36 in., l. 35 in., W. 17 3/8 in.
$4,000-8,000
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121
Set of Four Neoclassical Gilt-wood Sconces with Engraved mirrors
Depicting the Four Seasons
English, late 18th century
(4)
$1,500-3,000
Property of a New York Family
122
Diminutive Chinese Export Upholstered Childs Sofa with Paw Feet
1820-1845
The feet are attached with mortises and slots
H. 26 ½ in.; L. 61 ¼ in.; D. 19 ½ in.
$2,000-4,000
Property of a New York Family
123
Two Similiar Classical Upholstered Mahogany Stools with Scroll Feet
American, 1825-1845
(2)
$2,000-4,000
Property of a New York Family
124
Federal Figured Mahogany Shell- Inlaid Pembroke Table with One
Drawer
American, possibly Lower Chesapeake Region, circa 1790-1810
Secondary wood: yellow pine and white pine
Note: Top comprised of highly fi gured mahogany
The Ovolo or Sash cornered top fi tted with three-line inlay above a conforming
shaped skirt with single drawer and sham back. The drawer is veneered mahogany
and inlaid with a single line detail and sash corners.
H. 29 1/2 in.; L. 20 3/4 in.; D. 30 5/8 in.
$4,000-8,000
Provenance: Descended in the Prevost Family of Charleston, SC
121
123
122
124
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125
Federal Inlaid Mahogany Pembroke Table with Bellfl owers on LegsNew England, circa 1810
The rectangular top with two-hinged line-inlaid serpentine shaped leaves with round-
ed inset corners above a single drawer with line-inlay, on bellfl ower inlaid square
tapering legs continuing to line-inlaid cuffs.
H. 29 in.; L. (closed) 20 in.; W. 35 1/2 in.
$4,000-8,000
Property of a New York Family
126
Inlaid Mahogany and Birdseye Maple Corner Washstand
Eastern Massachusetts, circa 1800
$2,000-4,000
Property of a New York Family
127
Classical Stenciled Mahogany Wash Stand with Lift Top
Probably New York, circa 1835
With fi tted, mirrored interior
Secondary wood: poplar
H. 33 1/2 in., W. 336 in., H. 21 3/4 in.
$3,000-6,000
125
126
127
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129
131 131
133
128
132
Property of a New York Family
132
Carved and Painted Eagle with Shield Wall Plaque
H. 14 in.; L. 43 in.
$1,000-1,500
Property of a New York Family
133
A Pair of Classical Mahogany Window Benches with Klismos Legs American, circa 1820
h. 23 ½ in.; l. 33 ½ in.; d. 20 ½ in.
$3,000-6,000
Provenance: Woldman Brothers Antiques
Property of a New York Family
128
A Federal Mahogany Shield-Back Side Chair
Rhode Island, circa 1795
Inscribed into wood of inner seat-rail “J H GODDARD”
The serpentine molded crest rail with an intricately
carved swag and urn back splat, above a serpentine
front trapezoidal shaped upholstered seat continuing
to tapered molded legs joined by an H stretcher.
H. 37 3/4 in.
$2,000-4,000
Property of a New York Family
129
Federal Two-Drawer Mahogany Work Table
Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1800
H. 29 1/2 in.; W. 21 in.; D. 17 3/4 in.
$3,000-6,000
130
No Lot
Property of a New York Family
131
Queen Anne Red- Painted Maple Child’s
Highchair and A Childs Federal Upholstered
Easy Chair with Molded Tapered Legs18th/early 19th century
The high chair retaining its original leather covered seat
with sail cloth webbing, found in Nantucket
H. 39 ¾ in., wingchair H. 26 ½ in.
(2)
$1,200-1,800
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135
Property of a New York Family
134
Chippendale Mahogany Reverse-Serpentine Desk and Bookcase
Eastern Massachusetts, circa 1765
Secondary wood: white pine
H. 97 in.
$10,000-20,000
Property of a New York Family
135
Two Chippendale Upholstered Mahogany Easy Chairs with Molded,
Square Legs
The taller example inscribed in chalk on crest-rail John Cogswell (1738-1819)
Massachusetts, circa 1770-1795
On the front of the crest rail in chalk is written “Dr. Ball”, and on the reverse, also in
chalk is written in early script “...Made Cogswell Boston” in early script.
secondary wood: maple
The legs of the inscribed chair appear to be of later date.
H. (taller) 49 in.; (shorter) 45 ½ in.
$2,000-4,000
Provenance: Inscribed example descended in the Family of Dr. Steven and Lydia Ball
Northborough, Massachusetts
Dr. Stephen Ball II purchased the house “Twin Gates” in Northborough from the
retired sea captain
Adrian Haulcins in 1800 when he married Lydia Lincoln of Hingham, Massachusetts.
From 1802 to 1827 they had thirteen children all born in the house.
Literature: A similar chair may be seen in American Furniture by Joseph Downs, Plate
93; for information on Cogswell, see American Furniture 1994, ed. Luke Beckerdite,
pp. 73-105 by Robert Mussey and Anne Rogers Haley.
134
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136
Early Classical Giltwood Over-mantle
Looking Glass
Probably New York, circa 1815-1840
With carved motifs of eagles and seahorses
H. 73 in., W. 72 in.
$5,000-10,000
136A
Federal Carved and Painted Fireplace Mantle
Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1795
The carving in the style of Samuel McIntire
$2,000-4,000
Property of a New York Family
137
Federal Inlaid and Veneered Bow-front Chest
of Drawers
Possibly by Ephrain Mallard
Gilmanton, New Hampshire, circa 1795-1810
Birch, Bird’s Eye maple
$8,000-12,000
Provenance: Private Collection, Virginia
Literature: A related example is illustrated in “Plain
& Elegant, Rich & Common, Documented New
Hampshire Furniture, 1750-1850”, New Hampshire
Historical Society, 1978, #23, pp. 66-67
136 and 136A insitu
137
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Property of a New York Family
138
Early Classical Gilwood and Eglomise
Looking Glass
American, circa 1815
H. 42 1/2 in., W. 19 1/4 in.
$800-1,200
Property of a New York Family
139
Mahogany Dressing Glass Inlaid with
Shagreen
Mid 19th century
Possibly Chinese export
H. 64 1/4 in., W. 33 1/2 in., D. 21 in.
$3,000-6,000
Property of a New York Family
140
Chippendale Mahogany Reverse Serpentine
Slant-Front Desk with Ball and Claw Feet
Eastern Massachusetts, circa 1765 h. 45 in.; w. (case)
42 1/8 in.; D. (case) 23 1/4 in.
$2,000-4,000
The interior with mirrored prospect panel.
138
139 140
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Property of a New York Family
141
Queen Anne Inlaid Walnut Dressing Table
Boston, Massachusetts, 1740-1760
The decorative inlay of the drawer fronts and the radiating fan inlay of the scooped
central drawer distinguish this dressing table from other examples; it is a feature char-
acteristic of urban Massachusetts cabinetmaking. A high chest of drawers with similarly
inlaid scoop drawers is illustrated in American Furniture at Winterthur (Downs,
no. 190) a dressing table in the Bayou Bend Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts
Houston demonstrates this elaborate decorative treatment as well (Warren, et al.;
p. 43). A third dressing table, attributed to Boston and currently in the collection at
Yale, exhibits several similar features as well (Ward, pp. 205-206). The inlaid fan is an
early feature, slightly predating the later carved rococo fans and shells.
H. 29 ½ in.; W. (top) 34 ¼ in.; (case) 30 in.; D. (top) 19 ¼ in.
$10,000-20,000
Provenance: Private Family, Boston, Massachusetts
Literature: Joseph Downs, American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods
in th eHenry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, New York: Viking Press, 1952;
Gerald W.R. Ward, American Case Furniture in the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other
Collections at Yale University, New HAven, Conneecticut: Yale University Art
Gallery, 1988; David B. Warren, et al., American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the
Bayou Bend Collection, Houston, Texas: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1998.
141
142
143
Property of a New York Family
142
Diminutive Chippendale Cherrywood Chest of Drawers with Dental
Molding
Connecticut with New London county infl uence, late 18th century
The top drawer is fi tted to appear as two drawers
Secondary wood: poplar
With inscription written on bottom board of top drawer, “Great Grandmother
Bradley’s Bureau. M.E. Chatfi eld, my mother’s grandmother. M.E. Chatfi eld died Aug.
1952 at age 93.”
H. 35 ½ in.; W. 42 ¼ in.; D. (case) 14 ¾ in.; D. (top and feet) 17 in.
$4,000-8,000
Provenance: Purchased directly from the Bradley family, Branford, Connecticut.
Nathan Liverant and Son, LLC. Antiques, 1999
Property of a New York Family
143
Federal Inlaid Mahogany Dining Table with Folding Top and Swing-Leg
Probably Connecticut, circa 1790
H. 28 3/4 in.; L. 47 3/4 in.; D. 23 1/2 in.
$4,000-8,000
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144
Classical Brass Inlaid and Gilt Decorated Gaming Table
Probably Boston, circa 1810-1820
h. (closed) 29 1/2 in., w. (top) 36 in., d. (top) 18 in.
$3,000-6,000
Provenance: Francis Bealy
Note: This was the fi rst piece of antique furniture acquired by the consignors
Property of a New York Family
145
Federal Fan-Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard with Rare Enamel Pulls
Probably Massachusetts, circa 1790
$8,000-12,000
Provenance: Israel Sack, Inc.
Property of a New York Family
146
Federal Mahogany Inlaid Sofa
Northern New England, circa 1810
The rectangular back over down-curving arms terminating in ring-turned and reeded
bulbous arm supports over a fl ame birch inlaid panel, the sofa raised on four ring-
turned, reeded and tapering front legs and four square back legs.
The curved handholds, bulbous and reeded arm supports, presence of vibrant panels
of veneer and bulbous and reeded legs are all characteristics of Portsmouth sofas;
this sofa combines all of these elements with a graceful curved back and diminutive
proportions. A full-size sofa with comparable elements is illustrated in Portsmouth
Furniture: Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast, (Jobe, cat. 105, pp. 375-
377.)
The over-the-rail upholstery on this small sofa prevents a detailed discussion of all but
the underside construction of this sofa, which confi rms to the construction techniques
associated with Portsmouth chairmakers : The leg and arm support at each front cor-
ner are of one piece; the top of each arm support is round-tenoned into the curved
handhold; triangular glue blocks are nailed at each corner of the seat; three sway-
backed seat braces fi t into the dovetail-shaped slots in the front of the rear seat rails;
double-tenons secure the medial legs to the seat rails.
Research reveals that a cursory examination of estate inventories of the Federal period
before 1810, from all of the primary urban centers, indicates that sofas, couches and
settees were luxuries. Most were owned by well-to-do individuals. By 1825, however,
ownership of these seating forms was much more widespread. They were typically
placed on the fi rst fl oor of large homes, in the parlor, or “drawing room,” the purpose
of which Thomas Sheraton wrote was “to concentrate the elegance of the whole
house…the highest display of richness of furniture.”
Three lightwood panels appear to be replacements
H. 35 1/2 in.; L. 58 1/2 in.
$2,000-4,000
144
145
146
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147
Four Cut-glass Hanging Lanterns
19th Century
Only one pictured h. cut glass bell 12 in.; total height (hanging) approx. 26 ½ in.
(one shown)
$2,000-4,000
Property of a New York Family
148
Chinoiserie Decorated Laquer Tray on Modern Stand
English, 19th Century
Underside stamped “CLAY / King St / Covt Garden”
L. (tray) 29 ½ in.; H. (tray on stand) 20 ¾ in.
$2,000-3,000
149
No Lot
150
No Lot
148
151 insitu 152
147 one of four
Property of a New York Family
151
Oak Library Steps
English, mid-19th century
H. 83 ½ in.; D. 48 in.; W. 24 in.
$2,000-4,000
Property of a New York Family
152
Regency Mahogany Canterbury Fitted with Two Drawers
English, early 19th Century
H. 21 ½ in. L. 24 in.
$1,000-1,500
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153
A Bidjar Carpet
North Persia, circa 1880
The midnight blue fi eld with a gerous design of bold polychrome strapwork, palmettes and angular fl owering plants,
within three narrow light blue, ivory and green arcaded vine, leaf and palmette borders, woolen warps.
This is a rare carpet
18ft x 11ft 5 in.
$12,000-18,000
153
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155
No Lot
156
No Lot
Property of a New York Family
154
A Heriz Carpet
North West Persia, circa 1900
The soft terracotta fi eld with a bold terracotta, light and dark blue stepped lozenge
medallion, pendant green or light blue palmettes, complementary stepped ivory span-
drels, all with angular vinery issuing palmettes and serrated leaves, within a soft ter-
racotta turtle palmette border.
13ft 2in x 9ft 8in
$7,000-10,000
154
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163
163
Property of a New York Family
157
Two Bidjar Runners
North Persia, each with date “1323” (1905)
The fi rst with deep blue herati design fi eld within an ivory arcaded leaf and fl ower-
head border, illegible inscription panel to upper end, wollen warps.
27ft 4in x 3ft 9in
The second: Illegible inscription panel to upper end, woolen warps.
Reduced in length.
16ft 3in x 3ft 9in
$2,000-4,000
158
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159
No Lot
160
No Lot
161
No Lot
162
No Lot
Property of a New York Family
163
A Bidjar Runner and Hamadan Runner
The fi rst: North Persia, modern
The red ground with an afshan design within an autumnal leaf garland border.
12ft 8in x 3ft 1in
The second: North West Persia, fi rst quarter 20th century
The red fi eld with a column of green, light and dark blue hooked and stepped medal-
lions, supported by guls and leaves, within a light a light blue linked rosette border.
10ft 4in x 3ft 1in
$800-1,200
157
157
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165
165 (back)
166
164
Five Glass Flasks
Comprising: an olive cornucopia/ eagel pint
(H. 6 1/2 in.),
An olive cornucopia/ urn half pint (H. 5 1/4 in.),
And an aqua cornucopia/ cornucopia half pint (H. 5 1/4 in.)
An aqua quart, on one side “CUNNINGHAM / & CO / PITTSBURGH,” on the
other side “GLASS / MANUFACTURERS” (H. 9 in.),
A brown pint “STODDARD / NH,” and on the other side, “GRANITE. / GLASS.
Co” (H. 7 1/2 in.)
For photographs of all fl asks go to Kenoauctions.com.
(5)
$500-1,000
Property of a New England Gentleman
165
A Very Rare Clear with Blue Tint Corn Flower Columbia Flask
Thirteen small six-pointed stars in semi-circle above bust. On reverse, a large
American Eagle, head turned to right, nine vertical bars on shield. H. 7 in., W. 4 in.,
D. 2 1/4 in.
$5,000-10,000
Provenance: From a Rhode Island family home
Literature: American Glass, George S. and Helen McKearin, pp. 537- 538.
Van Rensselaer in describing his No. 20 states no stars. However, while stars are faint
they defi nitely appear in each of the few specimens of this fl ask known to us, includ-
ing the one from which Van Rensselaer’s listing was taken.
166
Group of Three Glass Flasks Depicting Scrolls
Comprising an amber fl ask (H. 7 in.)
and a aqua fl ask (H. 7 in.),
and a sapphire blue fl ask (H. 8 3/4 in.),
$500-1,000
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168
Pair of Amethyst-colored Hexagonal
Candlesticks and Pair of Clambroth-colored
Petal (Six Ball) Candlesticks
Probably Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, 1845-
1860
Massachusetts, 1840-1857
H. 7 in., H. 7 1/4 respectively
H. 7 1/4 in. (4)
$700-900
Provenance: Levine Collection
Literature: Barlow and Kaiser 4027
169
A Group of Eight Glass FlasksA clear “BENJAMIN FRANKLIN / T. W. DYOTT. M.
D.” quart fl ask (H. 8 in.),
second half 19th Century
A green scroll quart fl ask with scrolls and stars
(H. 8 3/4 in.),
A green wide-ribbed pint fl ask (H. 8 in.),
And a green half pint with swirls (h. 4 1/2 in.)
The sheath of wheat pint impressed “WESTFORD
GLASS Co / WESTFORD / CONN” (h. 7 3/4 in.),
A double eagle pint (h. 6 1/2 in.),
American eagle and stars on one side, on reverse
“SUCCESS TO THE RAILROAD” (h. 7 in.)
A Green Pitkin Flask with Vertical and Diagonal
Ribbing, One pint, h. 6 1/2 in.
(8)
$1,000-1,500
167
168 168
167
A Pair of Canary-Colored Dolphin
Candlesticks
Massachusetts, probably Boston and Sandwich Glass
Company, 1845-65
Figure of a dolphin with tulip-shaped socket on top
and a square base
H. 10 1/2 in. (2)
$1,000-1,500
Literature: Ref: Barlow and Kaiser 4056
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170 171
173
174174
172
Property of a Massachusetts Lady
170
Canary-Colored Celery Glass Vase
Probably Sandwich Glass Company (or possibly
Pittsburgh), 1845-65
h. 9 3/4 in.
$400-800
171
Gothic-Arch Pattern Canary-Colored Sugar
Bowl with Lid
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, circa 1835-
1845
H. 5 inches (including lid)
$500-700
Literature: Barlow and Kaiser 1084
172
Two Olive-green Glass Flasks
The fi rst, a one pint starburst (h. 7 1/4 in.),
The second, depicting Lafayette with “LAFAYETTE
/ T.S.” and Clinton with “aE WITH CLINTON \
COVENTRY \ C-T” inscribed on glass (h. 7 1/4 in.)
(2)
$800-1,200
173
A Canary-Colored Glass Vase
Boston and Sandwich Glass Co., 1840-1860
Trumpet shaped with scalloped edges, six long loop-
pattern panels, on a circular base.
H. 10 in.
$300-500
Literature: Barlow and Kaiser 3026
174
Gothic Arch Pattern Sandwich-Star Pattern
Spoon holder and a Covered Sugar Bowl
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
Hexagonal-shaped
H. 5 1/8 inches
The second a sugar bowl with lid
Circa 1835-1845
Octagon-shaped top and lid base
H. 5 inches
(2)
$1,200-1,800
Literature: Barlow and Kaiser 1179
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Property of a West Coast Gentleman
175
Prior-Hamblin School
BLUE-EYED BABY IN A ROCKING BASKET HOLDING CHERRIES AND
WEARING A WHITE EMBROIDERED DRESS WITH A PINK SASH
The canopy decorated with pink ribbons and tassels
Circa 1835
Oil on canvas
27 x 22 in
$25,000-35,000
Property of a West Coast Gentleman
176
School Girl Silkwood and Watercolor Needlework Depicting Liberty
“LIBERTY IN THE FORM OF THE GODDESS OF YOUTH GIVING SUPPORT TO
THE BALD EAGLE”
New England, probably Massachusetts, circa 1796-1810
After Edward Savage’s June 11, 1796 engraving.
Savage’s composition was popular in its day ---as is refl ected by many printed copies.
A needlework copy was made in 1804 by sixteen-year-old Mary Green of Worcester.
It is in the collection of the Worcester Art Museum (acc. no. 1963.86)
23 x 17 in
$2,000-4,000
175
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Property of a New York Family
177
A Copper and Wrought Iron Dated Banner Weathervane Dated 1908
American, 1908
Iron, “WEC 1908”
$2,000-4,000
178
Fraktur with Inscriptions and Depictions of Four Birds and Floral
Decoration
Pennsylvania, 19th century
11 1/4 x 14 in (sight)
$800-1,200
This traditional house blessing translates from early German to read the following:
God, the Father’s Creator’s Hand,
Bless this house and land.
That your Fatherly goodness may always graciously protect this house, farm, stable,
and barn from misfortune and especially fi re
179
Yellow Painted Shaker Carrier
Enfi eld Village, 19th century
Retains original yellow paint
H. 4 3/4 in.; L. 13 1/2 in.
$2,000-4,000
This carriers interior has been faithfully recreated and lined with silk. The sewing kit
includes a pin cushion and wax cake.
176
177
178
179
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181 182 183
184
Property of a West Coast Gentleman
182
Prior-Hamblin School
PORTRAIT OF A BABY BOY WITH ROSE AND
ROSEBUD
Eastern New England, circa 1845
Oil on board
16 1/2 x 13 in.
$1,500-2,500
181
A Folk Art Stuffed Fabric, Leather, and Bone
Bird on a Glass Base
American, probably New England
Second-half, 19th century
H. 13 1/2 in., L. 13 1/2 in.
$300-600
Constructed on the glass base of what was originally
a lamp.
180
* Copper Banner Weathervane of
Impressive Size
American, circa 1860
With desirable verdisgris patination on copper.
H. 33 in.; L. 72 in.
$3,000-6,000
Provenance: According to Carl Nordblum, originally
atop a church in Fitchburg, MA
CRN Auctions, November 19, 2006, sale 709, lot 185,
sold $16,100 (including buyers premium) Property of a an Illinois Lady
183
Carved and Painted Pine Figure of a Soldier
American, late 19th century
H. 17 in.
$400-800
Provenance: According to family history this soldier
doll was carved from a tree on the Treadwell farm
in Elgin, Illinois. It was made for Allie Treadwill by her
dad’s hired man.
Descended to the present owner, Allie Treadwell’s
great granddaughter.
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Property of a New England Gentleman
185
Attributed to Wilhelm Schimmel (1817-1890)
A carved and painted spread-winged eagle
Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania, circa 1870
H. 9 1/2 in., W. 18 in., D. 4 1/2 in.
$3,000-6,000
Provenance: A Maryland Coast Decoy Collection
Literature: For a similar example in the same stance and with similar dry surface with
some remnants of paint, please see The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Scott,
Jr., Christies, June 10-11, 1994 lot 553
Property of a New York Family
186
Set of Fifteen Painted Masonic Lodge Chairs
New Hampshire, circa 1820
A fi ne set of low-back Windsor type chairs, each one with an arm crest bearing the
Masonic emblem and forming the central section of the straight arm rail above eight
turned spindles set into the D-shaped seat which is supported by four ring and bul-
bous turned legs with a single stretcher on front and back and double side stretchers.
All of the chairs have a dark brown paint with gilt transfer designs on the arm crests
and desirable salmon pink seats outlined in robin’s egg blue striping. (7 illustrated)
(15)
$3,000-6,000
Provenance: Property of a New York family
A New York Gentleman
187
PAINTED WOODEN SUNFISH
American, late 19th/early 20th century
6 x 11 1/2 in
$500-1,000
Provenance: The Guennol Collection assembled by Alastair B. Martin
185
186 (seven of fi fteen chairs shown) 187
184
John Haley Bellamy (American, 1836-1914)
CARVED AND PAINTED EAGLE
“Don’t Give Up the Ship”
Kittery, Maine, late 19th/early 20th century
Now mounted on a painted board.
H. 7 1/4 in., W. 32 1/2 in.
$1,500-2,500
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188
Property of the Teroga Red Men’s Club, Johnstown, New York
188
A Carved and Painted Indian “Totem” Figure from the
Red Men’s Lodge
Headress painted “TOTEM” and axe blade has “I.O.R.M.”
(Improved Order of Redmen)
h. 60 1/2 in., w. 17 in.
$10,000-20,000
Provenance: Consigned by an upstate New York chapter of the Order
of the Red Men, where it has been in their lodges for the last century.
According to member Jim Putman who has been a Member since
1941, The Teroga Redmen’s Club was fi rst formed circa 1938 and
originally met at the Oddfellows Hall ( called “The Grange”) on Main
Street in Johnstown, N. Y.. The Club was formally established in 1944
when it moved to 16-18 Housac Street, its present location.
In a telephone conversation between Mr. Putman and Leigh Keno on
December 15th 2011, Mr. Putman described how the present Carved
and painted Indian fi gure had been at the Lodge since his fi rst meet-
ing and he recalls the Indian being used with its red light bulb lit at
meetings through the years. The “tribe” would gather around it in a
circle for a council meeting, symbolic of the Native American practice
of meetings having been held around around a fi re. This fi gure was
used for special meetings at the lodge until recently and Mr. Putman
recalled that it had never been taken outside of the lodge (hence its
excellent condition).
He recalls that it came from one of the “tribes” of the Society of Red
Men which proliferated in upstate New York and across the country
in the 1940’s.
The “Improved Order of Red Men”, the consignor of the present lot,
is America’s oldest fraternal organization. It is a national organization
that is known as the “Totem of the Eagle”. According to their web-
site, they were originally chartered by congress and the origins date
back to 1765. After the war of 1812, the name was changed to “The
Society of Red Men” which was changed again in 1834 to “Improved
Order of Red Men”.
Local lodges, like the Upstate New York Chapter which owns this, are
called tribes. The patriotic members that belonged to these tribes,
concealed their identifi cation and worked underground to help
establish freedom and liberty in the early colonies. Because of the
secrecy of the organization, a secret password was required that only
members knew, which was “T.O.T.E”. Hence, the word “TOTEM”
painted on the chief ’s headpiece. Past members of note include
Warren E. Harding and both Franklin and Teddy Roosevelt.
The organization patterned themselves after the Great Iroquois
Confederacy and its democratic body. Occasionally, Native American
costuming is worn at various public affairs. Their primary beliefs
include love of and respect for the American fl ag, America and the
democratic way of life, helping our fellow men through organized
charitable programs, and perpetuating the legends and traditions,
customs and ceremonies of a once vanishing race. Alzheimer’s
research is the national charity project of the Improved Order of Red
Men. Since 1991, the organization has giver over two million dollars to
the Alzheimer’s Association.
Other Notes: The metal pole with red-colored “GE” lightblub was
added probably circa 1930.
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190 190 190
189
189
Victor Potel (American, 1889-1947)
A DAY AT MACK SENNETT, painting of actors with autographed frame.
Signed and dated lower right “Vic / Potel / 39”
Oil on canvas
36 x 48 1/4 in
$3,000-6,000
The artist Victor Potel was a was an American fi lm character actor who began in the
silent era and appeared in over 430 fi lms in his 38 year career he depicted his fel-
low actors, each of whom autographed the frame, including Charlie Chaplin, Roscoe
Arbuckle, Dagmar and Harry Depp.
Please see Kenoauctions.com for photographs and a complete list of signatures.
190
Three Watercolor Portraits
First half, 19th century
The fi rst portrait of a young lady in blue, inscribed on verso “By MARY GREEN, 1834
/ WIFE OF JAMES GREEN (Portrait Painter) / exh 131 at RA” (5 x 4 in)
The second, a portrait of Mother and child, seated (5 x 4 in)
The third, a portrait of a boy with cat and needlework covered stool
(9 x 7 1/2 in) (3)
$500-1,000
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Property of a New England Gentleman
191
A Green Painted One-Drawer Pipe BoxNew England, late 18th century
H. 15 1/2 in., W. 5 in., D. 4 1/4 in.
$1,000-2,000
192
A Red Painted One-Drawer Pipe Box
New England, late 18th century
H. 20 in., W. 5 in., D. 4 1/4 in.
$1,000-2,000
Property of a New York Gentleman
193
Math Book with Calligraphic Designs
ANN SIMPLON’S CYPHERING- BOOK dated 1809
Signed and dated on back cover “Ann Simplon’s Cyphering [sic]- Book/ Cambridge/
Dec 4th 1809”
Ink on paper
pages contain whimsical calligraphy and sketches in margins. These sketches include
fruits, trees, fl owers and other plant drawings as well as fi sh, roosters and other birds.
(closed) 12 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.
See Kenoauctions.com for additional photos of caligraphy
$500-1,000
From the Collection of Joseph and Janet Shein
194
American School
BAYOU BELLE
Mid 19th century
Oil on canvas
24 x 36 in
$4,000-6,000
In 1855, the Bayou Belle was built in the Flesher boatyard in Murrysville, Virginia for
a Capt. Walker. A stern wheel packet of 168 tons, it reportedly snagged and sunk
on Chaba River, Alabama in 1860, with no lives lost. From the Collection of Joseph and Janet Shein
195
American School, 19th Century
NEW EXPRESS A STEAMBOAT
Unsigned
Oil on canvas
15 1/8 x 30 1/4 in.
$3,000-6,000
194
195
193
191 192
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196
197
198
Property of a New York Family
196
Needlework Flamestitch Pocketbook
Roxbury, Massachusetts, circa 1769
The front inscribed “Nathaniel Richard of Roxbury, 1769”
Cotton thread, satin
$2,000-4,000
Provenance: The Rosen Family Estate, Boston, MA
Literature: Please see Boston Furniture of the Eighteenth Century, University Press of
Virginia, page 224 for high chest and dressing table signed by Nathaniel Richards.
The front inscribed “Nathaniel Richard of Roxbury” and bearing the date “1769”,
worked all over in colorful fl ame stitch in shades of blue, yellow, green, and brown,
having an interior with pockets of red satin.
This pocketbook was probably owned by Nathaniel Richards (1712-1788), an inn-
holder and saddler of Roxbury, Massachusetts. A highboy and matching lowboy made
by Benjamin Frothingham (1755-1790) of Charlestown, Massachusetts may have also
been worked on by Nathaniel Richards, who was a joiner for Frothingham, as his
name appears in chalk on the bottom of the long drawer of the high-chest’s lower
case.
Property of a Massachusetts Lady
197
TWO SCHOOLGIRL SAMPLERS
The fi rst inscribed “MARY COOPER” and dated 1720, probably English;
The second English, probably 19th century, with stylized depiction of Adam and Eve.
9 x 8 in and 8 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.
(2)
$200-400
Property of a Southern Couple
198
Two Victorian Mahogany Tea Caddies and a Regency Brass Inlaid
Rosewood Tea Caddy
19th century
largest. of the two mahogany examples
H. 7 1/2 in.; W. 15 3/8 in.; D. 9 1/4 in.;
Regency example H. 7 in.; W. 14 1/2 in.; D. 8 in.
See Kenoauctions.com for additional photos of Regency Tea Caddy
(3)
$800-1,200
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199
Theorem Painting on Velvet
American, 1840-1880
Depicting a basket of fruit and fl owers including watermelon and strawberries
In a gilt wood frame
12 x 16 in.
$500-1,000
Provenance: Collected mid-century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician
201
Two Theorem Paintings on Velvet
American, 1830-1860
The fi rst depicting a vase with fl owers and two but-
terfl ies
The second depicting a red basket with fl owers and
green humming bird
Both in gilt wood frames
First 15 x 20 in., second 17 x 21 1/4 in.
(2)
$400-800
Provenance: Collected mid-century by a Wilmington,
Delaware physician
199
200 200
201 201
200
Two Theorem Paintings on Velvet
American, 1830-1860
The fi rst depicting a basket of fl owers with rusting on blue feathery ground
The second depicting a basket of fruit with grapes, pears, and lemons
Both in gilt wood frames
First 15 1/4 x 19 1/2 in., second 17 x 23 in.
(2)
$500-1,000
Provenance: Collected mid-century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician
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202
202
202
202
203
202
Four Theorem Paintings
American, 19th Century
The fi rst on paper depicting a basket of fl owers in gilt wood frame
The second on paper depicting a blue feather edge platter with fruit including pine-
apple and plums in gilt wood frame
The third on velvet depicting a basket with scroll handles with leaves and fruits
including pears, grapes and peaches in a gilt wood frame
The fourth on paper depicting basket with fruit and fl ower including pineapple and
grapes with chestnuts in foreground in wooden frame
Together with an early 20th century watercolor depicting a plate of fruit in a gilt
wood frame (not illustrated)
First 10 1/2 x 13 1/4 in., second 6 1/2 x 8 3/4 in., third 12 1/2 x 16 in., fourth 11 x
13 1/4 in., together with 7 x 9 1/2 in.
(5)
$1,000-1,500
Provenance: Collected mid-century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician
203
The Slinden Family Farm Iron Rooster Windmill Weight
American, 19th Century
This has been in the family for four generations
$4,500-6,500
For addtional photos and information, including a circa 1900 photo of this windmill in
use on the Slinden family farm, go to Kenoauctions.com.
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The Peter Brams Collection
204
Two Papier-Mâché Snuff Boxes of American Interest
Comprising a rare General George Washington black lacquer papier-mâché snuff box
with polychromed transfer print of “General George Washington” astride a brown
horse.
Early 19th century
2 7/8 in.
A painted black lacquer papier-mâché snuff box with the American fl ag containing
seventeen stars. Ohio became the 17th state in 1803. (2)
$2,000-4,000
The Peter Brams Collection
205
Turned and Painted Ash Burl Bowl
American, circa 1780-1820
This bowl, even without the paint, has a strong presence - bold turnings, well-defi ned
form, surface and paint integrity is excellent.
h. 4 in., d. 11 3/4 in.
$2,000-4,000
Provenance: on-site estate sale in Lapeer, NY. in 2008
The Peter Brams Collection
206
A Collection of Thirteen Pieces of American Treen
Mostly Peaseware of Ohio, circa 1830-1880
Comprised of 10 covered Peaseware containers of various sizes (one with an early
inked note on the bottom), together with a large maple turned covered vessel (pos-
sibly Shaker, identifi ed as “New Lebanon, NY” on the interior), an outsized teacup-
probably made as a trade stimulator, and a covered container of globular form.
(13)
$1,500-2,500
The Peter Brams Collection
207
American Ash Burl Box and Burl Bowl with Cover
Ash burl box with slide lid
Circa 1840
This is a form not often encountered in burl. It may be unique. Four sides are made
from solid ash burl slabs (with dove tails joints), as is the slide top. The interior has six
divided compartments.
Turned ash burl bowl with cover
Circa 1780-1800
Cover is a marriage, but with similarly aged patina.
(2)
$1,200-2,200
Provenance of bowl: Yehl Collection
The Peter Brams Collection
208
Three Ash Burl Snuff Boxes
Circa 1780-1840
The fi rst with silver mounted plaque on cover with initials ‘JL’ (from Tom & Carolyn
Porter Collection), the second with hinged lid retaining early collection label numbers
to the interior, and the third with lift-off lid.
(3)
$1,000-1,500
The Peter Brams Collection
209
Two Folk Art Canes
The fi rst, a carpenter’s walking stick/cane
American, circa 1880
Overall length 34 3/4 in.
The second, a folk art cane with recumbent dog
American, circa 1850
Of natural form with remains of bark to the exterior with a large dog lying over the
top hand hold.
Overall length 34 3/4 in.
$1,200-1,800
204 204
205
206
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209 (detail) 209 (detail)
207
207
The Peter Brams Collection
210
A Group of Three Turned Burl Mortars
Circa 1720-1780
One ash burl with multiple turnings over entire form, one of maple burl with a well-defi ned foot and a high collar, and a
small ash burl mortar with bronze pestle
(3)
$1,200-1,800
Literature: Illustrated in:
Powers, Steven, S. North American Burl Treen: Colonial & Native American. Brooklyn, NY, 2005, p. 131.
(the two larger) Powers, Steven, S. North American Burl Treen: Colonial & Native American. Brooklyn, NY, 2005, pps. 76, 79.
210
208
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The Peter Brams Collection
211
Unusual Folk Art Anne Radciffe, Harvard Cast Iron Doorstop
New England, Circa 1900
Solid cast iron female fi gure in early-mid Victoran dress, the base with irregular
aligned text, “ANNE RADCLIFFE - FIRST DONOR TO HARVARD.” In her honor,
Harvard created The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. h. 13 3/4 in., w. 7 1/2 in.
(base)
$800-1,200
The Peter Brams Collection
212
Two Turned Ash Burl Bowls
The fi rst, a deep ash burl bowl with gnarly exterior and well-used interior
Northeastern, United States 19th Century
The burl grain is overtly fi ssured. The turner maintained a portion of the gnarly exte-
rior to show off the true origin of the bowl h. 4 in., w. 16 in.
The second, an ash burl bowl
Northeastern, 19th century
H. 5 3/4 in., W. 13 3/8 in. (2)
$1,000-2,000
The Peter Brams Collection
213
Folk Art Double Human Pipe Bowl
American, mid-19th century
With two human fi gures climbing on opposing sides of the pipe bowl, carefully ren-
dered with openwork between the fi gures and bowl, alternating black and red paint.
L. 3 1/2 in.
$1,200-2,200
The Peter Brams Collection
214
A Group of Twelve Ash Burl Mortars
American, 19th century
One with original dark red paint to the exterior, one with matching burl pestle (very
rare), and others of various form and sizes. Several illustrated in Powers, North
American Burl Treen, 2005
(12)
$1,000-1,500
211
213
212 214
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The Peter Brams Collection
215
Painted Treen Covered Spice Cup
Pennsylvania, dated 1859
(Possibly Mahantongo Valley.)
Poplar painted red with yellow and green stylized fl ower decoration and the name
and date, “ELIZABETH SHEELY 1859.”
H. 4 in., D. 3 in.
$800-1,200
The Peter Brams Collection
216
Folk Art Bird Form Snuff Box
American, circa 1800-1830
Carved from the solid of maple, this whimsical box with large body and small head
and tail, has a well fi tting hinged cover.
H. 2 1/4 in., L. 4 in., W. 1 5/8 in.
$800-1,200
The Peter Brams Collection
217
Three Snuff Boxes of American Interest
The fi rst, George Washington manufactured in Birmingham of fused plate, circa:
1790-1810 (identical example illustrated in Donald A. Fennimore Metalwork in Early
America, Winterthur, Del., p. 324, fi g. A).
The second, black lacquer papier-mâché snuff box depicting polychromed transfer
print of Chief Black Hawk, the Sauk Indian warrior.
Circa 1835
The third, a double-sided snuff box with the Declaration of Independence
First half 19th century
Very good example of a rare box that contains in miniature, the entire wording of
the Declaration of Independence including signatures and all. Black lacquered papier-
mâché with amber toned transfer prints.
diam. 3 9/16 in. (largest)
(3)
$800-1,200
The Peter Brams Collection
218
Ten Folk Art Carvings
19th/early 20th century
Including a painted male dog, a female form pipe, a coquille snuff box (mid 19th)
GAR pipe (civil war) and a Bird Form Pipe, bag stamped with FM carved at bottom,
a Tamp with a civil war fi gure.
(10)
$2,000-4,000
215 217
216
218
217
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H. 9 in. (tallest)
(4)
$2,200-2,800
Provenance: (the bird/fl ame chopper) Ex. Berdan Collection, Cyr Auctions, January
28, 1998 sold for $6,050
The Peter Brams Collection
221
A Small Turned Ash Burl Bowl with Red Paint and Five Miniature
Turned Ash Burl Bowls
American, 19th century
The red painted example of good form and color retaining an early red paint (illus-
trated in Powers, North American Burl Treen, 2005), together with fi ve miniatures
bowls (salts).
Plese note the covered boxes, two fl asks, and box to the right of the fl asks pictured
are not included in this lot.
(6)
$1,500-2,000
The Peter Brams Collection
222
Pipe Case and Folk Art Cupid Figure
A large and rare Penobscot made carved pipe case with original long stem clay pipe
intact, 19th Century
l. 24 in., w. 1 3/16 in.
Together with a carved Folk Art Cupid Figure, American, late 19th century.
H. 10 in., W. 6 3/16 in. (base)
(2)
$800-1,200
The Peter Brams Collection
219
A Group of Three Trays, Three Peels and One Sorting Implement
Three North West Coast trays
Circa mid-late 19th century
Of graduating sizes, each with early, dry surfaces.
Three peels and one sorting implement
Early American, circa 1780-1840
The three peels of graduating sizes and of different, but related forms. Together with a
large sorting implement. All artfully mounted on bases.
L. 23 1/2 in. (largest) (7)
$600-900
The Peter Brams Collection
220
A Group of Four Food Choppers
American and Continental, fi rst half 19th century
Comprising of a fi rst rate Folk Art chopper with birds and fl ames, Continental, an
American chopper with a deep wave crest shaped steel blade, an American example
with tiger maple handle and steel blade, and a large American made mahogany
example mortised and tenoned handle with incurvate shaped sides
219
219
223
221 (comprising only the fi ve bowls in the center of the photo)
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223
A Folk Art Maple Hand Saw Carved with the Head of An Eagle and a
Carved and Painted Bust of a Lady
The saw, possibly American, circa 1850. The bust, American, circa 1840
With highly stylized handle and large birds’ head forming the hold for the pushing/
stabilizing hand. With serrated blade
The fi gure of the lady with glass eyes and traces of polychrome paint.
Saw: H. 8 1/2 in., W. 7 3/4 in.
Bust: H. 8 9/16 in., D. 2 1/4 in. (with stand)
(2)
$1,000-2,000
Provenance: Allan Katz
The Peter Brams Collection
224
Eaton Fuller’s Horn Cup
Brimfi eld, MA, dated 1792
Rare American horn cup or salt with heart cutout handle. Inscribed “Eaton Fuller his
cup, Brimfi eld, Massachusetts, 1792.” with wooden bottom.
$800-1,200
The Peter Brams Collection
225
An Assorted Group of Fourteen Wooden Butter Pats
American, 19th century
Comprising of box mold with tulip decoration, a various carved pats; one with with
sheaf and “1776 - Centennial - 1876,” a fylfot, bird, tree, and others.
Box H. 3 1/8 in., L. 6 in., W. 4 7/8 in.
(14)
$800-1,200
The Peter Brams Collection
226
A Group of Three Miniature Ducks and Four Smaller Miniature
Decoys by Willie Ross
Together with an assorted group of carved decoys including a Canadian goose, a
regander and 5 assorted punch bowl ducks together with 2 map weights in the form
of miniature ducks.
(17)
$2,500-4,500
Provenance: Willie Ross, gift to Ruth Osgood in 1979, gift to her son Henry and his
Wife Barbara Libby. Henry Libby died May 1979- A copy of letter of provenance
accompanies this lot. Copley Fine Art Auctions, July 2009 Sporting Sale lots 162, 163,
164
The Peter Brams Collection
227
A Group of Ten Cast Iron Objects
Late 19th century/early 20th century
Including an architectural element; shooting gallery targets and doorstops.
The painted Indian a architectural element was manufactured by the William F.
Mangel (1866-1958) Company in Coney Island. It went on the frame of a carousel.
Circa 1910.
(10)
$500-1,000
224 226
225
227
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228
Turned Maple Burl Covered Sugar Bowl
Circa 1780-1835
A very fi ne piece with a strongly defi ned cover with multiple decorative turnings.
The bowl has a turned fl ange detail inside the fl ared rim, which secures it to the bot-
tom bowl.
Retains original shellac.
H. 7 1/4 in., D. 6 1/4 in.
$2,500-3,500
Provenance: Marguerite Riordan
Joan and Larry Kindler
Literature: Powers, Steven, S. North American Burl Treen: Colonial & Native
American. Brooklyn, NY, 2005, p. 72.
Accompanied with note from DeVere Card dated 9/13/76 discussing the bowl.
The Peter Brams Collection
229
Six Implements With Figured Wooden Handles
19th century
Comprised of an ash burl handled draw knife, a tiger maple spoke plane, an ash
burl handled gouge, one is an ash burl handled knife- probably native American with
trade blade, one ash burl handled crooked knife with original sheath and a maple burl
hooked implement
L. 23 in. (largest) (6)
$1,200-1,800
The Peter Brams Collection
230
Turned Ash Burl Compote or Salver
Northeastern, circa fi rst half 19th century
Refi ned form turned in three parts: the base, the stem, and the bowl. The bowl is
wafer thin and has excellent fi gure.
This piece shows little evidence of use, which is expected, as it would not be a piece
for everyday use-more for holidays or entertaining.
As opposed to everyday bowls, typically items such as compotes or sugar bowls
were fi nished with shellac because they were brought to the table.
H. 4 1/2 in., W. 8 5/16 in.
$2,000-3,000
Literature: Powers, Steven, S. North American Burl Treen: Colonial & Native American.
Brooklyn, NY, 2005, p. 19.
228
230
229
231
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231
A Group of Three Carved and Painted Totem Poles
Northwest Coast, early-mid 20th century
Of graduating size, three highly carved and painted totem poles.
(3)
h. 24 in. (tallest)
$1,000-2,000
232
Wrought Iron Knife in Embroidered Sheath
Northwest Coast, late 19th century
knife: L. 10 5/8 in.; sheath: l. 10 in.
$500-1,000
233
Red and Black Painted Raven Rattle
Probably British Columbian, 1910-1940
H. 4 in., W. 3 1/4 in., lL 12 in.
$2,000-4,000
234
A Northwest Coast Carved Seal Form Bowl
Tlingit, likely Sitka, AK, early 20th century
Grease bowls were made to contain edible oils used as an accompaniment to the
dried fi sh or meats that were served during feasts and potlatch celebrations on the
Northwest Coast. Smaller bowls of this kind were often personal property, used
by individuals or family groups on a daily basis, while the larger ones were used for
bigger gatherings as serving vessels, from which these oils were ladled into smaller
bowls.
$1,000-2,000
235
Pair of Plains Indian Beaded Moccasins
19th century
H. 4 in., W. 3 1/2 in., L. 10 1/4 in. each
$800-1,200
232 234
233 235
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239
236Plains Indian and White Striped Bandolier Bag
19th/early 20th century
L. 29 1/2 in.
$3,000-6,000
237Haida Raven Type Ceremonial Carved Wood Dance Rattle
Probably Northern North West Coast, late 19th century
The Haida are an Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Their national territories lie along the west coast of Canada and include parts of south east Alaska. Within Haida mythology, the raven is a central character, as he is for many of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, see Raven Tales. While frequently described as a “trickster”, Haidas believe Raven or Yelth or Hoya to be a complex reflection of one’s own self (center section of right arm replaced. Left arm original but reglued)H. 12 in.
$7,000-10,000
238Plains Courting Scene Ledger ArtPlains Indian, 1875-1900Ink and watercolorDepicting red horse and two figures H. 7 in., W. 12 in.
$1,500-2,500
Provenance: Cowan Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio March 25, 2011, lot 222
239Plains Indian Tobacco Bag with Blue Diamond Decoration Probably Sioux, late 19th centuryH. 36 1/2 in., W. 7 in.
$1,000-2,000
240A Northwest Coast Mountain Goat Horn Spoon with Etched Copper Decoration
Probably Tlingit, late 19th/early 20th century
$1,000-1,500
241Watercolor of Dancing Figures
Julian Martinez (Native American, 1879-1943)
Circa 1920’s-1930’s
Depicting a snake and reindeer Kachina dance
Signed lower right “Julian Martinez”
H. 9 1/4 in., W. 12 in.
$500-1,000
242Beaded Medicine Bag with Flags
Souix, circa 1920
H. 5 3/4 in., W. 4 1/4 in., L. 10 1/2 in.
$500-1,000
236
237
238
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246
240
242
244 (photo of one)
241
243Indian Suit with Feathers
Late Preservation Period
l. 30 7/8 inches
$800-1,200
244Two Haida Argillite Totem Poles
Haida, late 19th century
H. 18 1/2 in., H. 14 3/8 in.
$1,000-1,500
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245Culture Du Ghana Carved Wood Comb Depicting A Stylized Female Bust with Christian Missionary Cross Necklace
Coastal West Africa, probably Ghanaian, first-half, 20th century
$3,000-5,000
Property of a New York Gentleman
246Pomo Miniature Woven Basket
Circa 1910
3 x 2 in.
$200-400
Provenance: Part of the Guennol Collection of Alastair B. Martin
243
245
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Property from the Estate of Stephen Cline
248
Egyptian Polychrome Wood Figure
Ptah-Sokar-Osiris
Ptolomaic Period, 304-30 B.C.
The rectangular cavity in plinth with front once had
a cover.
With vertical column of hieroglyphs down the center
of the body.
$1,500-2,500
Literature: a comparable statuette of Ptah-Sokar-
Osiris, published in Mummies: Death and the Afterlife in
Ancient Egypt, Treasure from the British Museum.
247
Three Figural Antiquities
Cypriot Limestone Head, circa 3rd Century B.C.
(H. 4 in.)
Bust of a man, Greek, circa 4th Century B.C (H. 5 in.)
Pottery Figure of a draped lady (H. 7 3/4 in.)
(3)
$500-700
The Estate of Lucy Kennedy Miller
249
Assorted Group of Four Figures Including
Pre-Columbian Figures
Two pre-Columbian pottery fi gures of a women, one
with painted decoration
Together with a carved stone fi gure of kneeling man,
and a sculpted and incised terracotta head of a tribal
woman
H. 7 3/4, H. 4 3/4 in.
(4)
$400-800
The Estate of Lucy Kennedy Miller
250
Large Colima Pottery Warrior with Club in
Hands
circa 100 BC - 250 AD
H. 16 in.
$1,000-1,500
The Estate of Lucy Kennedy Miller
251
Polished Terracotta Cotta Warrior with
Small Club
West Coast Culture, Nayarit, Mexico
H. 14 1/2 in.
$800-1,200
252
No Lot
253
Silver Repousse Pair Case Pocket Watch
Winckler, Breslau, Germany. circa 1750.
The dial, champleve, the repousse back cover depicts
fi gure of Athena; silver dial with Roman numerals,
Arabic fi ve-minute divisions, gilt fi ligree hands; old
German manuscript in cradle of outside case has 1784
date.
diam. 35 mm
$1,500-2,000
254
Silver and Tortoise Shell Pair Case Pocket
Watch with Sun and Moon Dial
Quare, London. No. 1072, circa 1700
Outer tortoise shell case decorated with silver pin-
point and applied scrollwork design, centering on an
engraved sun and moon dial with Roman numerals
across the top crescent, Arabic fi ve-minute divisions,
single black hand.
diam. 55 mm
$5,000-7,000
247
248
249
250
251
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256
257
258
253
254
255
255
Brass and Silver Triple Case Pocket Watch
T. Loor, Amsterdam, mid-18th century
Silver repousse middle case depicts multi-fi gural scene,
enamel arcaded dial features painted canal scene
diam. 65 mm
$1,200-1,500
256
Silver Pair Case Pocket Watch
Signed Gregg, London, circa 1720
Rare personalized dial with “Henry Hawkins” instead
of Roman numerals and Arabic fi ve-minute divisions,
old handwritten note in cradle of outer case about
Francis Gregg making this watch for Henry Hawkins.
diam. 56 mm
$2,500-3,500
257
Gilt Covered Pocket Watch with Foliate
Engraving and Scalloped Edge
Ralph Gout, London, 18th century
case no. 44947
Made for the Turkish market
diam. 55 mm
$1,200-1,500
258
Gilt Brass Drum-Shaped Pendant Watch
Appears to be German, with early case and later cus-
tom made (18th century style) movement
The elaborately pierced and engraved outer case fea-
tures apertures revealing the hours. Engraved 24-hour
dial with single hand, Roman numerals 1-12, Arabic
numerals 13-24. “2”s engraved as “Z”s.
diam. 57 mm
$2,000-3,000
Literature: See photo of similar example in Watches
(Clutton and Daniels).
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259
A Gilt Pocket Watch and A Silver Repousse Pair Case Pocket Watch
with Painted Dial
The gilt pocket watch: London, circa early 18th century
The silver pocket watch: Stoakes, London, no. 17451, circa 1779
Dutch style arcaded dial with painted deer hunting scene and gilt fi ligree hands,
repousse back cover depicting classical fi gures and setting
the fi rst: diam. 60 mm, the second: diam 48 mm
(2)
$2,000-3,000
260
Silver Pocket Watch with See-Through Face
Armand Schwob & Freres, Swiss, circa 1890
Hammered crescent frames with cartouche motifs featuring a see-through face with
Arabic numerals. Back signed A.S. & F / Mysterieuse / Brevete, S.G.D.G.
diam. 53 mm
$2,500-3,000
261
Two Silver Repousse Pair Case Pocket Watches
The fi rst: London, circa 1750, made for the Dutch market
Enamel Dutch style arcaded dial with gilt fi ligree hands, repousse design on back
cover depicts fi gures in a landscape.
The second: George Graham, London, no. 5945, second half 18th century
Engraved frame surrounding enamel dial with Roman numerals, Arabic minutes, gilt
beetle and poker hands; repousse outer back cover depicting multiple fi gures dining.
the fi rst: diam. 54 mm; the second: dial diam. 43 mm
(2)
$1,200-1,800
262
Silver and Faux Tortoise Enamel Triple Case Pocket Watch with
Concealed Enamel Portrait
Dufour, London, no. 116, early 18th century
Case, enamel dial, gilt hands date later than movement; balance bridge decorated
with open scrollwork and 1/2” painted enamel portrait of a lady.
diam. 46 mm
$2,000-4,000
259
260
261
262
263
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265
266
267
264
268
263
Gold-Tone Repousse Pair Case Pocket Watch
Willamson, London; hallmarked 1737
Dial and case style suggest third quarter 18th century
manufacture.
Enamel Dutch style arcaded dial with Roman numbers,
Arabic fi ve-minute divisions, gilt beetle and poker hands.
diam. 47 mm
$2,500-3,500
264
Gilt and Underpainted Horn Pair Case Pocket
Watch
L. Kirby, English, mid - 18th century
Outer case with gilt pinpoint decoration on edge, under-
painted horn depicting fern motifs and fi gure of a standing
lady.
diam. 50 mm
$800-1,200
265
Gold Tone Engraved Pocket Watch
Signed “Abm. Vacheron Girod, A Geneve, N. 40121.”
Circa 1820-30
Case decorated with engine-turned and foliate engraving.
Silver tone engraved dial with Roman numerals and sec-
ond hand dial, later hands. Signature is from the succes-
sion of names used by Vacheron & Constantin
diam. 45 mm
$1,200-1,800
266
Two Pocket Watches
Silver Gilt Pocket Watch with Three Dials
Mercier, French, movement circa 1820, case circa 1860-
1880
front signed “A. Paris” and “Mercier”
interior of engraved case stamped “PM”, assumed to be
for Paul Mercier
together with
Gilt and White Enamel Pocket Watch with Painted Scene
Circa 1800
White enamel dial with Arabic numerals and central
painted gilt scene of columns and plants in the French
style. (back of watch is missing)
diam. 60 mm
(2)
$1,200-1,800
267
Two Pocket Watches (one shown)
The fi rst, silver, Gilt and Blue Enamel Pocket Watch
with Openwork Dial
Circa 1800
Marked “MAC”, “77”, and “I” on inside of case
Silver 12-sided case with engraved palmette motifs,
framing blue enamel and engraved silver gilt dial cen-
tering on a gilt skeleton-cut scroll medallion.
diam. 62 mm
The second:
Silver Pair Case Pocket Watch, Signed Payne, London.
No. 3151. Mid - 18th century
Engraved silver dial with Roman numerals and Arabic
fi ve-minute divisions, centering on scroll and banner
motifs, signed Payne, London. diam. 47 mm,
diam. 37 mm
(2)
$1,500-2,500
268
Two Engraved Silver Pocket Watches
The fi rst a silver and Engraved Brass Pair Case Pocket
Watch
Signed Nicolas Nicod, early 18th century
Engraved silver dial has fl eur-de-lis motifs, centering
on a repousse scene of two classical fi gures holding a
crown over a “G” and the maker’s name, with Roman
numerals and Arabic fi ve-minute divisions.
The second:
a silver Quadruple Case Pocket Watch with Inner
Tortoise Shell Case, Signed Edward Prior, London. No.
61728. Circa 1820
The outer travel case is richly engraved with foliate
scrollwork, the inner silver and tortoise shell case is
decorated with pinpoint, engraved, and hammered
design; white enamel dial with Turkish numerals.
diam. 45 mm, diam 70 mm
(2)
$2,500-3,000
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Property of a New York Family
269
Pair of Limestone Ribbed Urns with Bases
American, 19th/early 20th Century
See Kenoauctions.com for illustration
(2)
$1,500-3,000
Property of a New York Lady
270
A Queen Anne Maple Candle Stand and A George III Mahogany Pole-
Screen
The Stand, New England, late 18th Century
The Pole-Screen, in Hepplewhite Taste, second half 19th Century
(2)
$200-400
Property of a Lady
271
Tramp Art Tall Case-Clock
American, 19th century
With painted wooden dial and wooden works
H. 78 1/4 in.
$1,000-1,500
Property of a New York Lady
272
George III Silver Table on Casters with Marlborough Legs
Together with a carved Victorian Sewing Stool.
See Kenoauctions.com for illustration of stool
H. 28 in.; W. 32 in.; D. 22 in
(2)
$300-600
270
271
272 (stool not pictured)
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Property of a New York Family
273
Two Copper Kettles with Wrought Iron Handles
19th Century
See Kenoauctions.com for illustration
(2)
$800-1,200
274
An Assorted Group of Tin Types, Daguereotypes and Photographs
American, 19th Century
$200-400
275
Charles Dickens (English, 1812-1870)
(English, 1812-1870)
LITTLE DORRIT
See Kenoauctions.com for illustration
$200-400
276
Bronze Libertas Americana Medal
April1783, conceived by Benjamin Franklin
One side depicting a bust of Liberty, with the date “6 JUIL. 1776” at bottom,
and “LIBERTAS AMERICANA” along top. The neck of the bust has the signature
“DUPRE”
274
276 276
278
The other side depicts the infant Hercules, representing America, strangling two
snakes, representative of the British armies of Saratoga and Yorktown. At Hercules’
left is Minerva, who’s fl eurs-de-lis on her shield and spear indicates that she is rep-
resentative of France, attacking a lion representing Britain. This side reads “NON
SINE DIIS ANIMOSUS INFANS” at the top dated “1719 Oct. 1777 / 1781”. These
dates reference victories at Saratoga and Yorktown. It is also signed “DUPRE F”, for
Augustine Dupré, who engraved the dies.
D. 1 7/8 in.
$2,000-4,000
277
Classical Circular Convex Mirror
diam. 27 1/2 in.
See Kenoauctions.com for illustration
$200-400
Provenance: Collected mid-century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician
Property of a Florida Estate
278
Colonial Revival Chippendale Block-Front Lowboy with Carved Shells
H. 30 in.; L. 34 in.; D. 21 1/4 in.
$400-800
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Index
Adams, Lemuel 107
Bellamy, John Haley 66
Berthelsen, Johann 53
Brown, John George 36
Brown, William Mason 8
Cahoon, Ralph Eugene Jr 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 99A
Coleman, Glenn O. 49
Daugherty, Paul 37
Deacon John Moore 75
Doughty, Thomas 14
DuMond, Frank Vincent 28
Eichholtz, Jacob 12
Frere, Charles Edouard 4
Gatto, Victor Joseph 50
Haberle, John 27
Hall, George Henry 11, 25
Harpignies, Henri Joseph 3
Hassam, Frederick Childe 24, 32
Kneller, Sir Godfrey 5
Koch, Martin 55
Kuehne, Max 45, 47
Le Gout-Gerard, Fernand 1
MacRae, Elmer Livingston 29, 30
McCrea, Samuel Harkness 31, 34
McIntire, Samuel 90, 93
Menasco, Milton Talbot 39, 40, 41, 42
Miller, William Rickerby 9
Moore, Deacon John 81
Ochtman, Leonard 35
Palmer, Walter Launt 26, 33
Parton, Arthur 21
Pearce, Bryan 54
Penniman, John 110
Potel, Victor 71
Prentice, Levi Wells 13
Prior-Hamblin 175, 182
Richards,William Trost 16
Robinson, C.N. 117
Rockwell, Norman 38
Rodin, Auguste 7
Ronner, Henriette 2
Schimmel, Wilhelm 67
Schwartz, Stephan 23
Sewell, Amanda Brewster 18
Seymour, Thomas 80, 110
Shearer, C.H. 19
Short, Joseph 115, 116
Sloane, Eric 43
Sonntag,William Lewis, Jr. 15
Spencer, John Clinton 22
Tobey, Mark 51, 52
Tyler, James Gale 20
Willard, Aaron 112
Wyeth, Andrew Newell 48
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Buyer’s Premium A buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price of each lot and is pay-able as part of the total purchase price (comprising the hammer price, buyer’s premium and any applicable taxes). The buyer’s premium is 24% of the hammer price.
Sales TaxUnless exempted by applicable law, all purchases are subject to the 8.375% sales tax of the City and State of New York. Any buyer claiming exemption from sales tax must have the appropriate documentation on fi le with Keno Auctions prior to the release of the property.
Conditions of SaleParticipation in this auction is subject to and governed by the following contrac-tual terms. Each prospective buyer is deemed to have reviewed, understood and accepted these conditions of sale and participation in the auction in any manner (in person, by telephone, by written bid or on-line) will constitute an acceptance of these conditions of sale by the participant.
BEFORE THE SALECondition Every item offered for sale will be sold subject to the actual condition of the property at the time of the sale (generally referred to as as is). Prospective buyers are permitted and strongly encouraged to thoroughly examine any prop-erty before the auction with the understanding that there is no representation or warranty of any kind concerning the condition or any of the physical aspects of any items offered for sale. Catalogue descriptions or verbal statements are offered as opinion and shall not constitute a representation or warranty or assumption of liability of any nature whatsoever.
Registration before Bidding Prospective buyers who wish to bid in the saleroom can register online in advance of the sale, or can come to the saleroom approximately 30 minutes before the start of the sale to register in person. A prospective buyer must complete and sign a registration form and provide identifi cation (possibly includ-ing a check acceptance form) before bidding.
Absentee Bidding Reasonable efforts will be used to carry out written bids delivered to us before the sale for the convenience of prospective purchasers who are not present at the auction in person, by an agent or by telephone. If written bids for identi-cal amounts are submitted for the same lot and are the highest bids on this lot at the auction, the property will be sold to the person whose written bid was received and accepted fi rst. Execution of written bids is a free service under-taken subject to other commitments at the time of the sale and there shall be no liability for failing to execute any written bid or for errors and omissions in connection with any written bid.
Telephone Bidding Telephone bids will be accepted on lots with a low estimate of more than $2,500, no later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the commencement of the sale and only if capacity allows. Arrangements to bid in languages other than English must be made well in advance of the sale. We will use reasonable efforts to contact prospective purchasers to enable them to participate in the bidding by telephone as a free service, however there will be no liability for any failure or for any errors or omissions in connection with telephone bidding.
Online BiddingPlease register for online bidding at Artfact.com. Reasonable efforts will be exerted to place on-line bids in the saleroom. However there will be no liabil-ity for any failure or error in the placement of such bids.
AT THE SALE
Terms of Bidding The auctioneer has the absolute and sole discretion to refuse any bid and to advance the bidding in any manner. The auctioneer also has the right to with-draw any lot, and in the case of error and dispute (whether during or after the sale) to determine the successful bidder, to continue the bidding, to cancel the sale or to reoffer and resell the property. The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer will be the purchaser. In the case of a tie bid, the winning bid-der will be determined at the sole discretion of the auctioneer. In the event of a dispute between bidders, the auctioneer has fi nal discretion to determine the successful bidder or to reoffer the lot in dispute. If any dispute arises after the sale, the sale record of the auctioneer is conclusive.
Participation in the auction may be disallowed for any reason. A bid is an offer to purchase and by making a successful bid, a bidder is accepting personal liabil-ity to pay the purchase price, plus the buyer’s premium, all applicable taxes and all other applicable charges.
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In the event that the property is removed from the auction premises by Keno Auctions, the buyer will be charged for 120% of the actual packing and shipping cost incurred in transporting the property and a daily storage charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of the property (commencing on the day following the completion of the auction). At the option of Keno Auctions the property may be transferred to and stored at a bonded warehouse and the buyer agrees to pay all the transfer and storage expenses and accepts all risks of loss or damage. Keno Auctions will only release the items after payment in full has been made of transportation, administration, handling, insurance any other costs incurred, together with all other amounts due to us.
Warranty Except as specifi cally described in this particular condition, Keno Auctions makes no representation or warranty of any kind as to the accuracy of any description of any lot and any information regarding any subject including quality, authentic-ity, medium, size, date, importance, rarity, provenance or historical relevance. Any statements made in the catalogue or at the sale or in any invoice or in any other writing shall not be deemed or constitute any warranty, representation, statement of fact or assumption of liability. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Keno Auctions will warrant the accuracy of any statement or information set forth in BOLD type in the catalogue description of the lot, unless clearly and conspicuously modifi ed prior to the bidding on the applicable lot. This warranty regarding the information in bold type shall exist for a period of fi ve (5) years from the date of the auction and is given solely to and strictly for the benefi t of the original purchaser of record at the auction. It may not be transferred to any third party. Furthermore, the exclusive remedy of the original buyer in the event of any inaccuracy not otherwise excluded herein shall be a refund of the hammer price and buyer’s premium actually paid by the buyer for the lot at the time of the sale. Keno Auctions and its consignor shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages incurred or claimed under this warranty.
The warranty does not apply if: (i) a written claim supported by a written report by a recognized expert in the applicable fi eld is not delivered by the original buyer to Keno Auctions before the expiration of fi ve (5) years from the date of the sale; or (ii) the catalogue description was consistent with the opinion(s) of generally accepted scholar(s) and/or expert(s) at the date of the sale; or (iii) the only method of establishing any inaccuracy in the warranted informa-tion is by means or processes not generally available or accepted at the time of the auction sale or by means and processes at the time of the auction sale that could have caused damage to the lot or could have caused loss of value to the lot; or (iv) there has been no material loss in value of the lot from its value had it been in accordance with its description in the Bold type; or (v) the property is not returned to Keno Auctions in the same condition as on the date of the auction sale.
Governing Law These Conditions of Sale and the rights and obligations of all participants here-under, shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. The buyer and any agent for the buyer shall be deemed to have consented to the jurisdiction of the state courts of, and the federal courts sitting in, the State of New York.
Notice: Regarding jewelry, all weights and dimensions are approximate only. It is strongly recommended that you bring your own expert to examine any prop-erty prior to the auction. Regarding colored stones: Historically colored stones have been enhanced or treated to improve their appearance. It is widely believed that these treatments are permanent; buyers should assume that treatments may not be permanent and stones may require additional care over time. These treatments have been accepted by the jewelry trade. Keno Auctions, its employees, or representatives make no opinions or warran-ties regarding these enhancements/ treatments. All Jewelry is sold as is with no representations of enhancements, treatments or assumption of liability is assumed. This includes all weights, measurements, carats and clarity.
PaymentBuyers are expected to pay the full amount due (comprising the hammer price, the buyer’s premium and any applicable taxes) the day of the auction. Please note that Keno Auctions will not accept payments for purchased lots from any party other than the registered buyer.
Lots purchased may be paid for in the following ways:
(i) bank checks (ii) checks (iii) cash (up to $7,500)(iv) money orders (up to $7,500)(v) travelers checks (up to $7,500)(vi) Pay Pal (up to $10,000)
Bank checks and personal checks should be made payable to Keno Auctions. Checks must be drawn on a US bank and payable in US dollars. In order to process your payment effi ciently, please quote sale number, invoice number and client number with all transactions. Buyers not known to us who wish to write a check must complete a bidder registration form and check acceptance form no later than two business days preceding the auction.
Remedies for Non Payment If a buyer fails to make payment in full in good cleared funds, Keno Auctions shall be entitled in its absolute discretion to exercise anyone or more of the fol-lowing rights or remedies (in addition to asserting any other rights or remedies available by law):
(i) to charge interest at a rate of 1.5% per month;(ii) to charge $50 for any dishonored check; (iii) to hold the defaulting buyer liable for the total amount due and to com-mence legal proceedings for its recovery together with interest, legal fees and costs to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law; (iv) to cancel the sale; (v) to resell the property publicly or privately on any terms; (vi) to pay the seller an amount up to the net proceeds payable in respect of the amount bid by the defaulting buyer; (vii) where several amount are owed by the buyer in respect of different pur-chases, to apply any amount paid to discharge any amount owed in respect of any particular transaction, whether or not the buyer so directs; (viii) to reject at any future auction any bids made by or on behalf of the buyer or to obtain a deposit from the buyer before accepting any bids; (ix) to exercise all the rights and remedies of a person holding security over any property in our possession owned by the buyer, whether by way of pledge, security interest or in any other way, to the fullest extent permitted by the law of the place where such property is located and in this regard the buyer will be deemed to have granted such security to Keno Auctions which may retain such property as collateral security for such buyer’s obligations; (x) to take such other action as may be deemed necessary or appropriate. If the property is resold as described above, the defaulting buyer shall be liable for payment of any defi ciency between the total amount originally due and the price obtained upon resale as well as all costs, expenses, damages, legal fees and commissions and premiums of whatever kind associated with both sales or oth-erwise arising from the default. If any amount is paid to the seller as described above, the buyer acknowledges that Keno Auctions shall have all the rights of the seller, however arising, to pursue the buyer for such amount.
Collection of PurchasesWe shall be entitled to retain items sold until all amounts due to us have been received in full in good cleared funds or until the buyer has satisfi ed such other terms as we, in our sole discretion, shall require.
Packing, Handling, and ShippingThe removal of purchased property is entirely the responsibility of the buyer. Accordingly, packing, handling and shipping arrangements for any purchased lot is at the entire risk and cost of the buyer. Where we may suggest other handlers, packers or carriers if so requested, we do not accept responsibility or liability for their acts or omissions.
Failure to Collect Purchases Where purchases are not collected from the auction premises, whether or not payment has been made, Keno Auctions will remove and store such property in any manner and by any means that it deems appropriate. Keno Auctions will not be responsible or liable for any damage caused as a direct or indirect result of the removal and storage of such property.
Photo Credit
Lots 106, 119, 120 and 151
Lifestyle images are courtesy the Summer 2006 issue of Antiques & Fine Art Magazine
INVITATION TO CONSIGN
We are currently accepting property for Keno Auctions Spring 2012 Sale
Property Accepted Through April 2012
Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910), FIVE BOYS AT THE SHORE, GLOUCESTER, 1880 Sold for $414,800 January 18, 2011
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