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T h e T h i rd A n n u a l Oh i o Va l l e y A u c t i o nSATURDAY, MAY 23, 2009 at 10:00 A.M.

Lots 1 - 643Lot 1000, the 1957 Imperial LeBaron, will sell at 1:00 p.m. EST

Items from the collections of Jeff & Carol Reinhard; The Eyre Collection of Sonoma, California; A Kentucky Collector;

The Robbins Hunter Museum; Milan Historical Museum; The Grand Beach Trust;Items for sale by Order of the Trustees of the Dayton Art Institute;

and the American Indian Rug Collection from the Dalton Family, Worthington, Ohio;& select consignments from Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,

Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, and Canada.

Preview Times: Sunday, May 17 2:00 P.M to 5:00 P.M. with Special Lecture at 3:30 P.M.( see page 168 for details )

Monday – Thursday, May 18 - 21 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.Friday, May 22 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.

Saturday, May 23 9:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M.

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The Th i rd Ann u a l Oh i o Val l e y Au c t i o nSaturday May 23, 2009Starting at 10:00 AMLots 1 – 162

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1OHIO GARDEN BENCH.Cincinnati, late 19th-early 20th century, wire and steel. Woven wire benchwith “OHIO” on the back. Traces of old gray-green paint. Some imperfections.17” h. seat, 36 1/2”h. overall, 52”l.

Made by either the Cincinnati Iron Fence Company, see catalog at Ohiopix,www.ohiohistory.org, or The Bromwell Company, also of Cincinnati. SeeGarth’s, July 13, 2001, lot 693.$350-$600

2TWO SHOOTING GALLERY TARGETS.Ohio, 1950s, sheet iron. Boar and wolf on custom stands. 30”h.

These targets are from Indian Lake, a reservoir and park in Logan County. The larger size indicates that they were designed to be used in a field. $200-$400

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5DECORATED BLANKET CHEST.Attributed to Holmes County, Ohio, dated 1847, poplar. Dovetailed case,resting on turned feet, with an interior till over two drawers. Retains itsoriginal faux mahogany graining with polychrome highlights and stenciled“M*C” over “1847.” Imperfections. 24”h. 45”w. 19”d. $800-$1,200

6OHIO JACQUARD COVERLET.John Henry Meily, Mansfield, Richland County, or Lima, Allen County,1846-1853, wool and cotton. Tied Beiderwand with center seam in red,tan and dark green wool. Meily’s trademark of cornucopias and the word“Ohio” in the corners. Good fringe. Slight imperfections. 75” x 83”. $250-$450

3PRESENTATION SUGAR BUCKET.American, dated 1921, mixed woods. Stave-construction, with a wire handle and woodenbands. Decorated in red, white and blue with a folksyportrait, an American flag, “1921”, and “Joe Jones.”Minor losses. 7 1/2”h.

According to tradition, Joe Jones was a coal miner inwestern Pennsylvania and the bucket was presented to him as a retirement gift. $200-$400

4OHIO CENTENNIAL CAMP STOOL.Ohio, ca. 1888, oak and canvas. Folding camp stoolstenciled with “1788 OHIO 1888” on the seat. Wear.17 1/2”h.

Although Ohio did not become a state until 1803, theopening of the Northwest Territory in 1788 allowed forthe settlement of what would become Ohio. In 1888,the state of Ohio cancelled its state fair and, in itsplace, held a celebration of the Northwest Territory’scentennial. $100-$200

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9SEWERTILE FLAT HEAD DOG.Ohio, early 20th century. Seated spaniel with tooled collar. Edge chip at base. 10 1/2”h.

See Illustrated Handbook of Ohio Sewer Pipe Folk Art by Jack Adamson for similar dogs. Ex John Aurden (Ohio), sold at Cowan’s, October 21, 2004, lot 765.$800-$1,000

10SEWERTILE DOG.American, most likely Ohio, early 20thcentury. Seated spaniel on an octagonalbase. Illegible stamped mark on base.Minor flaking, 10 3/4”h.$150-$250

7SHERATON SUGAR CHEST.Kentucky or Tennessee, 2nd quarter-19th century, cherry and poplar. Divided box with a breadboard lid, resting on turned legs ending in ballfeet. Imperfections. 31”h. 28”w. 22 1/4”d. $500-$800

8FOLKSY STONEWARE BANK.Barberton, Summit County, Ohio, dated 1908. A whimsical bank, ovoidform with a bright cobalt glaze incised with “Barberton Ohio Earma L.Cox Was born Dec 25 1908” as well as flowers, a bird, and a picture of a baby (presumably young Earma). Minor imperfections. 4 1/2”h.$1,200-$1,800

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11TWO SEWERTILE ADVERTISING PIECES.Ohio, early 20th century. Piece with lion heads, pomegranates and a frog. Impressed label for “Maurice A. Knight, Akron, Ohio…” Firing split. 5 3/4”h. And a woman’s face with grapevines impressed “Nelsonville Sewer Pipe Co.”. Minor edge flakes.

See Illustrated Handbook of Ohio Sewer Pipe Folk Art by Jack Adamson for an identical face.$250-$450

12UNUSUAL CORNER CUPBOARD.Attributed to Ohio, 2nd quarter-19th century, walnut, cherry, and poplar. One-piece cupboard with twelve-pane door and elaborate applied turnings. Minor imperfections. 84 1/2”h. 42 1/2”w. 17”d., requires a 30” corner. $1,000-$2,000

13FRAKTUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE.East-central Ohio, watercolor and ink on laid paper. Pinwheels and vining tulips surrounding a central tombstone. Made for Elizabeth Weiand, born May 2, 1801 to Johannes and Esa, and sponsored by Susanna Traut. Imperfections. 7 3/4”h. 12 1/2”w., 9 1/2”h. 14”w.

This fraktur is part of a small group of fraktur by an as-yet unidentified artist working in east-central Ohio in the very early 19th century (the present example pre-dating Ohio statehood by two years). Though the Weiand family could not be traced, on the back of thefraktur are three labels from the Port Washington, Ohio furniture store of Henry Gengnagel(1857-1938), suggesting that the fraktur may have originated in Tuscrawas County. For tworelated examples, see Garth’s, April 11-12, 2003, lot 261.$1,000-$2,000

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14EMPIRE CHEST OF DRAWERS.Probably Ohio, 2nd quarter-19th century,curly maple, cherry and poplar. Two overthree overlapping drawers, fully turnedcolumns, and resting on high, turned feet.Imperfections. 48 1/2”h. 42”w. 24 3/4”d. $1,500-$2,500

15DECORATED BLANKET BOX.Attributed to Shepherdstown, West Virginia,2nd quarter-19th century, poplar. Dovetailedcase with an interior till and tapered feet.Retains its original red over yellow decoration. Minor imperfections. 23”h. 37 1/2”w. 19 1/2”d. $400-$600

16OHIO QUAKER ALBUM QUILT.Made for Amy Stanley, Butler Township,Columbiana County, 1846, cotton prints.Pieced blocks signed in ink with alternatingtwo different deep blue and yellow printblocks, bordered with the same dark blueprints. Inscribed “Here you may see / Whichwas presented / to me by my sister / AmyStanley / Oct. 13 1846”. Slight imperfections. 83” x 93”.

Amy Stanley’s birth was recorded as June20th,1817, at the Salem Meeting where herparents Solomon (1787-1855) and MaryCobb (1789-1836) attended. She marriedHenry Oyster in 1853, had two children anddisappears from the census by 1870. Herverse in the center of the quilt is surroundedby the names of her siblings, relatives andfriends. $400-$800

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17FINE COUNTRY BED.Ohio, mid 19th century, curly maple. Boldly turned posts and a paneledand scrolled headboard. Retains a wonderful, old, crazed finish. 49”h. 51 3/4”w., rails are 74”l. $800-$1,200

18ZOAR OHIO JACQUARD COVERLET.Kappel Family, Tuscarawas County, 1845, wool and cotton. Double weavewith center seam in blue and soft red wool. The eagle corner block reads“Zoar + 1845 / C [G] Kappel & Co”. Both the side and foot borders containbirds, in addition the side borders feature a three-story building. Minorloss. 71” x 83”

The communal society of Zoar was founded in 1817 by German Separatists. The woolen factory, built in 1830, produced woolen cloth and coverlets under the management of three generations of Kappels, allnamed Gottfield. $250-$500

19CAST IRON STOVE.Zoar, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, 2nd quarter-19th century. The earliest typefrom the Zoar foundry. Imperfections. 25”h. Ex Jack Adamson (Ohio). $200-$400

20SEWERTILE DOG.Scratched name “J.W. Moore” and probably “Uhrichsville” on base. Covered in gold paint and varnish. Small base flakes and a firing separation. 11”h.

Moore worked in East Canton and Uhrichsville, Ohio, early 20th century.See Illustrated Handbook of Ohio Sewer Pipe Folk Art by Jack Adamson for similar dogs. Sold at Cowan’s, May 27, 2005. $200-$300

21SEWERTILE DOG.Ohio, mid 20th century. Unglazed seated dog with impressed label “Hand-crafted by Walter Smith, Superior Clay Corp. Uhrichsville, Ohio” (WalterSmith, 1930 – 1997). Minor base flakes, 10 3/4”h.$200-$400

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22PAIR OF SEWERTILE DEER HEAD PLAQUES.Ohio, mid 20th century. Molded plaques with impressed labels “Handcrafted by Walter Smith, Superior Clay Corp. Uhrichsville, Ohio”(Walter Smith, 1930 – 1997). 8 5/8”h.$150-$250

23SEWERTILE BASEBALL.Ohio, early 20th century. 2 1/2”d. Ex Jack Adamson (Ohio).

See Illustrated Handbook of Ohio Sewer Pipe Folk Art by Jack Adamson.$100-$200

24TWO SEWERTILE BRICKS.Tuscarawas County, Ohio, early 20th century. Molded lion heads. Both have painted surfaces. Some edge loss. 5” x 5”.

See Illustrated Handbook of Ohio Sewer Pipe Folk Art by Jack Adamson where they are listed as hard to find.$150-$250

25TWO “ZOAR” BRICKS.Tuscarawas County, Ohio, 19th century. Building bricks impressed “Zoar”. Minor edge chips. 9”l. $100-$150

25AMINATURE TREENWARE ATTRIBUTED TO PEASE.Ohio, late 19th century, walnut. Five napkin rings, two covered containers, 2 3/4”, 3 1/4”h. and four cups with free turned rings, 3”h. $200-$300


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26FOLK ART CARVING BY STANLEY GREER (OHIO, B. 1962).Signed and dated 2004 on the back, sandstone. Large coiled snake. 16 1/2”h. 14”w. $250-$350

27FOLK ART BUST BY ELIJAH PIERCE (COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1892-1984).Signed and dated 1969 in marker on the underside. Carved wooden headwith exaggerated features. Varnish finish. 9”h. $600-$1,200

28FOLK ART CARVING BY ERNEST “POPEYE” REED (JACKSON, OHIO,1918-1985).Signed on front, sandstone. Bust of an American Indian wearing a headdress. 12”h. $600-$800

29FOLK ART CARVING.Bears signature “E. Reed,” limestone. Head with a stylized helmet. Concrete on the neckline. 15”h. $150-$250

30FOLK ART CARVING.American, early-mid 20th century, limestone. Couple seated on a couchwith a dog nearby. The woman’s hair and fan are colored. Similar to piecesby Ohio artists Popeye Reed and Stanley Greer. Repair. 7”h. with woodenbase, 9”l. $200-$400

31OHIO BY LEVENT ISIK (COLUMBUS, OHIO, 20TH CENTURY).Signed and titled on back, dated 2009, mixed media. Freeform plywoodsilhouette of Ohio with painted city names. 17 3/4”h. 16 1/4”w. $250-$500

32JUGGLER BY LEVANT ISIK (COLUMBUS, OHIO, 20TH CENTURY).Signed and titled on back, dated May, 2000, mixed media. Clown in brightpaint. 21”h. 17”w. Ex Lindsey Gallery (Columbus, Ohio). $250-$500

33FOUR WORKS BY CHARLES A. OWENS (OHIO, 1922-1997).All acrylic on canvas board, signed lower left and titled on verso. IncludesBuffalo Hunter, Window to Reality, and two entitled African Mainland.14”w. 18”h. and 18”h. 14”w. $250-$450

34FOLK ART PANEL BY T.E. HAY (COLUMBUS, 20TH CENTURY).Pine panel with relief carving of gangsters on a street. Original polychromepaint. Signed lower right. 11 1/2”h. 49”l. $250-$450

34ASEWERTILE DOG.Ohio, early 20th century. Seated dog with tooled collar. 11 1/2"h. See theIllustrated Handbook of Ohio Sewer Pipe Folk Art by Jack Adamsonfor similar dogs.$300 - $600

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35SWEET POTATOES PLANTATION BY CHARLES OWENS(COLUMBUS, OHIO B. 1922).Oil on canvas board, signed lower left and titled on the back.Depicts field hands at the Cassina Point Plantation. 16”h.20”w., in a frame, 22”h. 26”w. $400-$600

36SLAVE AUCTION BY CHARLES OWENS (COLUMBUS,OHIO, B. 1922).Oil on canvas board, signed lower left, titled on the back.Street scene with auction building. Unframed, 16”h. 20”w. $300-$600

James Yoko was born in Youngstown but moved to Daytonwhere he earned his bachelor’s degree from the Dayton ArtInstitute in 1938, and then remained there, studying underJohn King. His diverse and engaging work has been exhibitedacross the country and around Ohio, including at the ButlerArt Institute and the Dayton Art Institute.

37MEDIA MAN BY JAMES YOKO (OHIO, 1916-2004)Acrylic and collage on canvas, signed and titled on back.Figure of a man against paper clippings. Unframed, 48 1/2”h. 24 1/2”w. $200-$400

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38MANTLED CALLIGRAPHY BY JAMES YOKO (OHIO, 1916-2004).Oil and wood, signed on the back. Three dimensional abstract forms.45”h. 34”w. $200-$500

39WHITE LEAVES BY JAMES YOKO (OHIO, 1916-2004).Mixed media, signed and titled on the back. Three dimensional shapeson a wooden ground. Unframed, 18”h. 25”w. $200-$400

40FIGURES IN A SNOWSTORM BY JAMES YOKO (OHIO, 1916-2004).Oil on masonite, unsigned. Ghostly figures on white. Unframed, 24”h. 48”w. $200-$300

41LANDSCAPE WITH HOUSE BY JAMES YOKO (OHIO, 1916-2004).Acrylic on canvas, signed. Tree tops with a red roofed house. Unframed, 24”h. 30”w. $200-$300

42THREE CARVED RABBITS ATTRIBUTEDTO ERNEST “POPEYE” REED (JACKSON,OHIO, 1918-1985).Softwood with red painted accents. Standing rabbits, one with a missing ear. 5 3/4”, 6”, 7 1/2”h. $150-$350

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43DECORATED CHEST OF DRAWERS.Northwest Ohio, possibly Fulton County, mid 19th century, poplar.Two over four drawers with applied half columns. Retains its originalred over yellow faux graining. Minor imperfections. 47”h. 22 1/2”w.21 1/2”d.

For other Ohio-German chests with similar decoration, see Garth’s,May 2008, lots 19 and 20. $500-$800

44AFTER THE HARVEST BY MAURICE HAGUE (COLUMBUS, OHIO,1862-1943).Oil on canvas, signed lower left, titled on paper label. Pleasant landscape with fields and farm buildings. Minor flaking in sky. 16”h.21”w., in a gilt frame, 21 1/2”h. 26 1/2”w. $400-$600

45THE EDGE OF THE CORNFIELD BY J. HARVEY LEEDY (YOUNGSTOWN,OHIO, 1869-1947).Oil on artist board, signed front and back. Impressionistic style landscape.Reduced in size. 15”h. 18”w., in a modern gilt frame, 22 1/4”h. 25”w. $200-$300

46ALONG THE LITTLE MIAMI BY CHARLES MEURER (OHIO, 1865-1955).Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Winter landscape with a house in thebackground. 12”h. 16”w., in a modern frame, 18 1/2”h. 22 1/2”w. $500-$800

47DECORATED CUPBOARD.Eastern Ohio or western Pennsylvania, mid-19th century, pine. One-piecewith four doors and two drawers, and resting on a shaped skirt and feet. Retains an old brown and yellow graining over the original red, and the interior has an old blue-gray paint. Minor imperfections. 67”h. 46”w. 22 1/2”d. Purchased 25 years ago at a farm sale in Canfield, MahoningCounty, Ohio. $1,000-$2,000

48GROUP OF MINIATURE JUGS.Summit County, Ohio, early 20th century, clay. Approximately fortyunglazed, molded pottery jugs. 1 1/4”h. $100-$150

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49DECORATED BLANKET CHEST.Attributed to John M. or Joseph Sala, Soap Hollow, Pennsylvania, dated 1886, poplar. Wedged dovetail case resting on bracket feet. Retains its originalpaint consisting of stenciled designs on a black over red ground, and with less common green base and lid molding. 24 1/4”h. 42 1/4”w. 18”d.

The stencil around the kite-shaped escutcheon appears to be that of the elder John Sala (1819-1882), but as Muller notes in Soap Hollow: The Furnitureand Its Makers, the younger Salas, both of whom were carpenters, purchased virtually all of the shop tools from their father’s estate sale. Joseph and JohnM. apparently continued to use their father’s stencils, including his name (see Muller, p. 63).

The initials “DK” probably stands for Daniel Kaufman, born in 1874 in Davidsville, Somerset County, Pennsylvania to Sem Kaufman and Christena JohnsKaufman. Daniel’s daughter, Nora (b. ca. 1897), married Ira Stahl (b. ca. 1897), whose great uncle was cabinetmaker Jeremiah Stahl. The current owner, a descendant of Ira and Nora Stahl, purchased the blanket chest from Daniel Kaufman’s estate following his death in 1967. $4,000-$6,000

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50DECORATED PIE SAFE.Possibly LaPorte County, Indiana, dated 1876, poplar.Peaked backsplash, screened doors and sides, and resting oncutout feet. Retains its original stencil decoration on a blackand red grained ground. Imperfections. 53”h. 51”w. 18”d.

Written on the back of the backsplash in an early hand is“H.E. Baseler May the 9th 1876 M Noeth[?] Shele[?]”. Genealogical research has identified a possible H.E. Baselerin Henry Eetta Baseler of Dewey, LaPorte County, who wasborn about 1815 in Prussia and married to Michael (b.1820), also born in Prussia.

In the 19th century, northern Indiana was settled by largenumbers of Germanic immigrants, many coming directlyfrom Europe, while some came from established Germaniccommunities in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Of particular interest are those settlers that migrated from SomersetCounty, Pennsylvania, who brought with them a distinctivestyle of decoration that relied heavily on the use of stencils.

For another example of this understudied regional group, see Garth’s, May 3-4, 2007, lot 69, for a stencil-decoratedbutler’s chest from Lagrange County. $500-$1,000

51STENCILED FRAKTUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE.Sonnenberg (Wayne County), Bluffton (Allen and HancockCounties) or Putnam County, Ohio, mid 19th century, watercolor on paper. Central heart and floral medallionflanked by pitchers with flowers. Unused, minor imperfections.11 1/2”h. 20”w., in a molded frame, 17 1/2”h. 26 1/2”w.

The central stencil is identical to fig. 7-31 in Locher et al, Decorative Arts of Ohio’s Sonnenberg Mennonites, and is described as having been found in both Sonnenberg and Putnam County. Some of the stencils also bear a striking resemblance to the work of Johannes J. Amstutz (1837-1909)of Sonnenberg, although his work, or closely related works ofa contemporary, are also found in Bluffton. See the carnationsin figs. 7-26 and 7-27 and the tulips in figs. 7-24 and 7-34. $1,500-$2,500

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52OHIO SAMPLER.Alicia Lake, Conneaut, Ashtabula County, 1848, silk and wool on canvas. Marking sampler in a horizontal format, sets of alphabets and numbers, as well her name, date and location. Slight imperfections. Old bird’s-eye frame, 10 1/2”h. 22”w.

Fourteen-year-old Alicia appears in the 1850 Conneaut census, the only child of Hiram Lake(1811-1885) and his wife Lois Gifford (1808-1863).She was born February 24, 1836, and spent herwhole life in Conneaut, marrying Sajito J. Smith(1834-1902). Their son, Hiram Lake Smith was bornSeptember 26, 1860. Alicia died May 28th, 1889.According to Henry Howe’s Historical Collections of Ohio, Conneaut in 1846 had “a fine classicalacademy, Mr. L.W. Savage and Miss Mary Booth,principals”. Alicia is listed as a student in the census and may have worked her sampler at thisschool. $400-$800

53OHIO JACQUARD COVERLET.L. Hess, Somerset, Perry County, 1844, wool andcotton. Tied Beiderwand, center seam. Grapevinecenter field with bird and building borders. Signed in corners. Good fringe. 74”w. 92”l.

German born Hess (his first name is unknown) spenthis weaving career in Somerset. $450-$600

54INDIANA JACQUARD COVERLET.Probably William Gilmour, Dunlapsville, UnionCounty, 1839, wool and cotton. Double weave withcenter stem. Four rose medallion center field with foliate borders. Double catalpa flower trademark incorner blocks. Minor imperfections. 72” x 90”.

The Scottish born and trained Gilmour brothers,Gabriel, Joseph and William, worked together inDunlapsville in the late 1830s. By 1840 they workedseparately, William using the double catalpa as histrademark. See Anderson, American Coverlets andTheir Weavers, p. 110-111, 161-162. $250-$500

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55INDIANA JACQUARD COVERLET.Samuel Stinger, Carthage, Rush County, Indiana, 1848, wool and cotton. Double weavewith center seam. The center field of floralmedallions bordered by grapes on the end andflower baskets separated by columned fourstory dwelling. Corner star trademark with date.Slight imperfections. 76” x 82”.

Born in Pennsylvania in 1801, Stinger wove inMontgomery County, Ohio, before settling inIndiana. His coverlets are known for skillfulweaving and pleasing designs. See Anderson,Weaving a Legacy, p. 42-43. $300-$500

56JACQUARD COVERLET.Probably Pennsylvania or Ohio, 1835-1860,wool and cotton. Beiderwand weave with center seam in dark green and red wool. Eight-point star and four-rose center field with doubleborder of spread wing eagle with heart onbreast over row of well-detailed two-storybuildings with tall narrow trees. Thick fringe.Slight imperfections. 80” x 87”. $300-$600

57OHIO COVERLET.Hancock County, 185[3], wool and cotton. Tied Beiderwand, center seam in blue andwhite. Eagle corner blocks with location anddate. A different eagle design in the side borders. Some imperfections. 67” x 86”. $200-$400

58SAMPLER.Elizabeth A. Kinsey, possibly Ohio, 1840, silkon linen. Two-story multi-window house set in a large yard enclosed by a picket fence. Triangular evergreen tree and an over scaledrose bush with a red bird perched on top flankthe house. Single floral motifs on three borders,with narrow blue inner border. The verse is aplea for remembrance and is signed “ElizabethA. Kinsey Performed this work In the summer of1840”. Good color. Minor imperfections.Framed, 22”h. 17 ½”w.

The only Elizabeth A. Kinsey of the correct age located in the 1850 census was living inColerain Twp, Belmont County, Ohio. Her presumed parents were mill owners John Kinseyand his wife, Mary. All children living at homewere Ohio born.$600-$800

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59PUNCHED-TIN PIE SAFE.Midwestern, probably Ohio, dated 1867, walnut and poplar. One-piece with fourdoors and a single drawer. The punched tins have a central urn and are dated. Minorimperfections. 74 1/2”h. 41”w. 17 1/’2”d. $800-$1,200

60CARVED SLIDE-LID BOX.Louisville, Stark County, Ohio, 2nd quarter-19th century, pine. Diminutive size withrococo carving on sides and lid, and retaining its original blue-gray paint. Minor imperfections. 4”h. 4”w. 9 1/4”l. Purchased from a Louisville family; ex David Good(Ohio).

Settled in 1837 by a German, Henry Lautzenheiser, and a French Huguenot, HenryFainot, Louisville (originally Lewisville) was initially populated by immigrants ofboth countries and thus their surviving objects display a strong European aesthetic.This box with its shell and foliate carving in the 18th-century rococo taste, relates to a drysink illustrated in Hageman, Ohio Furniture Makers 1790-1860, Volume II, p. 62. $1,500-$2,500

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61LION DOORSTOP.Probably Ohio, 19th century, buff-colored earthenware. Recumbent lion with an unusual yellow and brown glaze. Minor imperfections. 7 3/4”l.

For a similar form in sewer tile, see Skinner, November 2006, lot 48; and in yellowware, see Cowan’s, March 2008, lot 522. $600-$900

62ART POTTERY CAT.Peters & Reed, Zanesville, Ohio, early 20th century, white clay. Seated cat with mirror black glaze. Repairs. 10 1/2”h. $150-$350

63POTTERY LION.Attributed to Atwater, Summit County, Ohio, late 19th-early 20th century, white clay. Reclining lionwith Bristol glaze and cobalt accented eyes. Inscribed “Harh” on the bottom. Imperfections. 10”l.$250-$500

64STONEWARE WHIMSEY WITH DUCKS.Signed “William” and “ Barry” or “Perry”, probably Ohio, early 20th century. Charming table-top sculpture with a mother duck and six ducklings. 7”d.

In the Akron city directory for 1901, a William Perry was listed working at both the R&M Pottery and at Borne-Robinson Clay Products.$1,000-$1,500

65EMPIRE BLANKET CHEST.Midwestern, 1830-1850, cherry and poplar. Dovetailed case with two drawers and scrolled front feet. Refinished. 27”h. 43 1/2”w. 19 1/2”d.

Scrolled feet appear with some frequency on the blanket chests of the Midwestern Germans. See The Collection of John Auraden, Cowan’s, October 2004, lot 762, for an example attributed to Oldenburg, Indiana. $300-$500

66TWO PIECES OF POTTERY.Both marked for Uriah Kendall, Cincinnati, 1839-1850. Includes a stoneware bottle with a brown glaze, 8”h., and a rare yellowware octagonal platter, 8”w. 10 3/4”l.$400-$600

67DECORATED TOOL CHEST.Delaware County, Ohio, 2nd half-19th century, walnut and poplar. Dovetailed case with interior tray. Retains its original decoration, “CAR Del., O.” and its original, crazed finish. 10 1/2”h. 35”w. 9 1/2”d. $150-$250

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68ADVERTISING BANNER.Mid 19th century, oil on canvas. Large banner for the Columbus Buggy Company featuring awagon being drawn by two bay horses through a landscape featuring a lake and sailboat.Signed “J.W. Warnock & Son, Cols. O.” Some damage. 7’5”h. 13’w. $1,500-$2,500

69“HEMFIELD” RAILROAD COVERLET.Probably Pennsylvania, mid 19th century, wool and cotton. Double weave with center seam.Train borders of locomotives and tenders numbered “240”. Figure of a man standing in the cab. Corners blocks inscribed “Hemfield Railroad” with man’s profile. Some imperfections. 76” x 83”.

The Hempfield Railroad, completed in 1857 ran between what is now Wheeling, West Virginiaand Washington, Pennsylvania. See Anderson, Weaving a Legacy, p.116-118. $250-$450

70DECORATED SCHRANK.Midwestern or Alsatian, dated 1840, pine. Knock-down-type with paneled doors, block feet,and retaining its original paint, including tulips on the doors and over the door “Christian Kammerzell December 1840.” Imperfections. 74”h. 60 1/2”w. 23 1/2”d.

The large numbers of German-speaking peoples (from northwestern France, Alsace, southernGermany, and Switzerland) that migrated to the Midwest in the 19th century sometimes brought furniture with them. Upon arrival, they then made furniture very similar to that whichthey had in Europe. The present schrank was more likely brought from Europe, but the Englishspelling of “December” hints at a possible American origin. $800-$1,200

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71APPLIQUE QUILT.Medina, Medina County, Ohio, mid 19th century, cotton. Intricate applique inblue, pink, and red floral circles and a deeply swagged border. Handsewn andquilted. Imperfections. 94” x 95”. $250-$500

72AMISH QUILT.Midwest, early 20th century, cotton. Deep wine border and sashing with contrasting side borders, binding and center blocks. Pieced Nine Patch variation.Backed in lavender cotton. Hand quilted in linked oval design. 78” x 79”. $250-$500

73THREE PIECES OF STONEWARE.All Cincinnati, Ohio, third quarter-19th century. Includes a 2-gallon crock and ahandled jug by James Benjamin, 9 1/2”h. and 10 1/2”h., and a canning jar byJacob Voss, 9 1/2”h. $150-$250

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74METAL SACKBACK WINDSOR ARMCHAIR.Canton, Ohio, early 20th century. Retaining an old black paint. 17 1/2”h. seat, 36”h. overall.

For a similar chair, see Garth’s, August 2007, lot 856. $300-$500

75SACK-BACK WINDSOR ARMCHAIR.Israel Schaaf, Ohio, 20th century, mixed woods. Baluster legs and armsupports with green paint. 17”h. seat, 35”h. overall. $300-$500

76PAINTING OF A CAT BY LEW HUDNALL (OHIO, 20TH CENTURY).Oil on wooden panel, initialed lower right. Yellow striped tabby in a landscape setting. In a wooden frame, 12 5/8”h. 16 1/2”w. Sold at Freeman’s, April 2006, lot 337B. $800-$1,200

77BIRD TREE BY DON NOYES (GLENFORD, OHIO, 20TH CENTURY).Signed “D. Noyes ‘93”. Carved wooden tree with seven birds in vibrantoriginal paint. 21”h. Together with a wooden carved ram by Clark Pearson(Marysville, Ohio, 2nd half 20th century). 5”h. $600-$800

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78FOLK ART PARROT.Made by the “Old Ohio Carver”, (Ohio, 20th century), hardwood. Brightly paintedparrot with red glass eyes. 11”h. $150-$350

79THREE LANDSCAPES BY THEODORE REAMER (COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1893-1990).Watercolor on paper, signed lower right or left. Autumn barn dated 1936, 19 1/2”h.21 1/2”w.; brick house and garage, 21 3/4”h. 24 1/4”w. and barn in summer, 22”h.25 1/4”w. Measurements for modern frames.

Reamer, a primarily self-taught artist, was active mainly in the 1930s and 1940s. Heand his wife, Eva, were active in the Columbus Art League. $350-$700

80LANDSCAPE BY ELISABETH AUKERMAN (PALESTINE, OHIO 1897-1960).Oil on canvas, signed lower left. Rolling farmscape. 24”h. 28 1/2”w., in a frame,30”h. 34”w. Elisabeth taught painting in Greenville, Ohio. $250-$450

80ACHARLES GALBREATH, HISTORY OF OHIO.Chicago and New York: American Historical Society, Inc., 1925, 1st edition, 5 volumes, bound in blue cloth. Minor wear. $50-$100

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81SIX RARE SILVER TEASPOONS.All Ohio, early 19th century. Includes a 5 1/2”l. spoon marked for SamuelBest (Cincinnati, ca. 1810), two 5 1/2”l. spoons marked for Robert Best andCompany (Cincinnati, 1815-1817) and three 5 3/4”l. spoons marked “Best &Son” (possibly for Thomas Jr. and his son Henry, Lebanon). Approximately2.7 ozt. Minor imperfections. $400-$600

82TWENTY-EIGHT SILVER TEASPOONS.All Cincinnati or northern Kentucky, 2nd quarter-19th century. Twelvemarked for Duhme and Company, ten marked for David Kinsey, and sixmarked for Edward and David Kinsey. 5 1/2 to 6 1/4”l. Approximately 18 ozt. $200-$400

83TWENTY-NINE SILVER SPOONS.All Cincinnati or northern Kentucky, 1st half-19th century. Includes fourmarked for Joseph Draper, four marked for Alexander McGrew, threemarked for Wilson McGrew, three marked for William Wilson McGrew, fivemarked for Pulaski Scovil, one marked for Scovil, Willey and Company, twomarked for Luke Kent, two marked for William Owen and Company, twomarked for Richard Clayton, two marked for Clemens Hellebush, and onemarked for Hazen and Collins. 5 1/2” to 6 1/4”l. Approximately 14.8 ozt. $200-$400

84TWENTY SILVER SERVING SPOONS.Mostly Cincinnati, 1st half-19th century. Makers include J.P. Beggs, Scoviland Kinsey, Duhme (two), N.L. Hazen, Hellebush, David Kinsey (two), W.W. McGrew (three), Harry R. Smith (two), H. Harper, C. Hervey, C. Parker, Wentworth and Company, and three marked with pseudo-hallmarks. 8 to 9”l., approximately 27.8 ozt. $500-$800

85THIRTY-ONE PIECES OF SILVER FLATWARE.Mostly American, some Ohio, 19th century. Makers include Elisha Pratt(two), Joseph Draper (three), Beggs (one), Merklein-Nurnberg (one), H.P.Elias (one), Kitts-Werne (one), Lows, Ball and Company (one), Michie(three), Savage (one), Wentworth and Company (one), G.T. Dorland (six),Palmer and Bachelders (one), Wilson McGrew (one), J. Warner (one), andeight pieces with worn or no marks or pseudo-hallmarks. 3 3/4” to 8 1/4”l.Approximately 20.8 ozt. $200-$400

86SIX PIECES OF FANCY SILVER FLATWARE.All Cincinnati, mid 19th century. Includes a 7”l. E. and D. Kinsey shellspoon, an 8”l. Duhme butter knife, a 6”l. Duhme medallion-twist teaspoon,a 3 1/2”l. Duhme salt spoon, a 2”d. Duhme napkin ring, and a 6 1/2”l.Duhme sugar tongs with human hand terminals. Approximately 7.6 ozt. $150-$250

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87BLOWN GLASS BOTTLE.Zanesville, Ohio, 1st half-19th century. Twenty-four ribs, deep amber colorwith good form and tightly spiraled ribs. Minor surface wear, 7”h. $800-$1,200

88TWO BLOWN GLASS BOTTLES.Midwest, 1st half-19th century. Both are pale aqua with swirled ribs. 8”, 8 1/2”h. $150-$350

89BLOWN GLASS COVERED SUGAR BOWL.Pittsburgh-type, 19th century. Clear glass. Gallery rim on base with foldedrim on foot and lid. Small blister and flake on rim. 7 1/2”h. 4 3/4”d. $300-$500

90PAIR OF GLASS CANDLESTICKS.Pittsburgh-type, 1st half 19th century. Clear blown and pressed candle-sticks with pewter inserts. Small base flakes. 8 1/2”, 8 3/4”h. $300-$500

91BLOWN GLASS PITCHER.Pittsburgh-type, 19th century. Clear glass pitcher with applied hollow handle. 8 3/4”h. $200-$400

92FOUR GLASS CANDLESTICKS.Pittsburgh, mid 19th century, flint glass. Two pairs, one is possibly the Thistle pattern, attributed to Bakewell, Pears & Co. Edge flakes. 9 1/4”, 9 3/4”h. $200-$300

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93STENCILED COVERLET.Clarinda Miller Griffin, probably Copley, Summit County,Ohio, 1830-1845, stenciled and hand painted cotton. Centermedallion of peafowl perched on potted flowering shrub, surrounded by a budding vine with small dark winged birds,an inner border of laurel wreaths and on three sides sprays offlowering pinks. Original hand knotted fringe on one side, noevidence of having fringe on the others. Slight imperfections.82 1/2” x 86”.

Clarinda Miller, born in Connecticut in 1808, moved with herfamily to the Western Reserve before her 1830 marriage toJames M. Griffin in Medina County. Miller and Griffin familieswere early settlers listed in the 1820 Copley, Medina (nowSummit) County census. According to family tradition, Jamesdied on his way to the 1849 Gold Rush. Clarinda is listed inthe 1850 Summit County, Ohio, census as a widow livingwith her three children ranging in age from 13-19. She spentthe rest of her life in Copley, dying in1890.

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95OHIO STEAMSHIP JACQUARD COVERLET.B[enjamin] Lichty, Bristol, Wayne County,1844, wool and cotton. Tied Beiderwand withcenter seam in soft red. Center field of birdsperched on tulips and floral urns. Bottom borderof steamboats over weaver’s inscription. Some imperfections. 74” x 80”.

Lichty (1811-1882) worked in Stark and WayneCounties. His fanciful depiction of steamboatshas two paddle wheels positioned well abovethe water. See Anderson, American Coverletsand Their Weavers, p.93. $250-$500

96FRAKTUR.Records the birth of Samuel Wodring, 1814 inMonongalia County, (West) Virginia. Printed onlaid paper by Frederick Goeb, Somerset. Foxingand creases. In a mat and frame, 26 1/2”h. 21 3/4”w. $350-$650

97PAINTED CUPBOARD.Midwestern, possibly Licking County, Ohio, mid 19th century, poplar and chestnut. One-piece with two four-pane doors over two doors.Retains an old brown paint. Imperfections.80”h. 51”w. 17”d. $500-$800

94OHIO JACQUARD COVERLET.Jacob Snyder, Stark County, 1848, wool andcotton. Woven in stripes of dark indigo and soft red with a center field of heart and tulip medallions, vining swag, star and tulip basketborders. Corner blocks have weaver’s name, location and date. Tied Beiderwand with center seam. Clean with bright colors. 81” x 74”.

Ohio born Snyder (1822-1872) wove in StarkCounty, 1847-1851 and in De Kalb County, Indiana, 1855-1857 when it appears he gaveup weaving for farming. During his most productive years he was producing 150 coverlets as recorded in the 1850 Census ofManufactures. See Anderson’s American Coverlets and Their Weavers, p. 215 and Weaving a Legacy, p.124-126.$300-$550

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98JACQUARD COVERLET.Possibly Ohio, mid 19th century, wool and cotton.Seamless tied Beiderwand. Wreath of large strawberries in the center field surrounded by eagle borders. Slight imperfections. 70” x 81”.

Similar to coverlet signed Friedrich Boediker, Hancock County. See Anderson, Weaving aLegacy, p. 193. $225-$400

99TWO SEWERTILE BIRDS.American, probably Ohio, 20th century. Greathorned owl initialed “RL”. Minor in-the-making imperfections, 10 1/2”h. Ex Jack Adamson (Ohio).Together with an eagle initialed and dated “RLW1968”, 7 1/4”h.

See Illustrated Handbook of Ohio Sewer PipeFolk Art by Jack Adamson for similar eagle. $200-$400

100THREE SEWERTILE PIECES.American, probably Ohio, early 20th century. Candlesticks or undrilled lamp bases. Two treessimilar to those made by J.W. Moore, 7 1/4”, 7 3/4”h. and a tapered pedestal form. 6 1/8”h. $150-$350

101SEWERTILE BASEBALL PLAYER.American, probably Ohio, early 20th century. Inscribed “Casey” most likely for the baseballplayer “Casey” Stengel. 4 1/2”h. $150-$350

102TWO POTTERY DOGS.American, early 20th century, yellow clay. Similarseated spaniels on octagonal bases. Both have oldpaint, the larger has only traces remaining. Thesmaller has some flaking. 12 1/2” and 13 1/4”h. respectively. $150-$350

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105BOHIO JACQUARD COVERLET.John Hartman, Lafayette, Ashland County, 1847,wool and cotton. Center field with urns of viningflowers and berry-like grapes, eagles and viningberry borders. Beiderwand. Center seam. Richcolors. Imperfections. 77” x 88”.

John Hartman (b. 1806 Pennsylvania ) is listed inboth the 1850 and 1860 census as weaving inPerry Twp., Ashland County. There were severalHartmans weaving in this area and their relationship has yet to be sorted out. See Anderson, American Coverlets and TheirWeavers p.167-168. $200-$400

105CFIVE PIECES OF SEWERTILE.American, probably Ohio, early 20th century.Marble inscribed “Wade Miller”, 2”d.; face pa-perweight. Chipped ears, 5”h.; hen on nest, 3”h.;Scottie pipe holder, 4”l. and an advertising piecefor the National Sewer Pipe Company, Barberton,Ohio, 2 1/4”h.$100-$200

103SEWERTILE CAMEL.American, 20th century. Molded camel signed “BillMiller 12B”. Firing lines. 11”l. Sold at Garths, July 30,2004, lot 196. $350-$550

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104SEWERTILE HORSE.American. Inscribed “D. Krapp 1957”. Freestanding legs. Minor flake at mane. 7 1/2”h.$200-$400

105TWO SEWERTILE COMIC CHARACTERS.American, early 20th century. Yellow Kid facebank, 4 3/4”h. and Moon Mullins bottle.Cigar end missing, 7”h. Bank sold at Garth’s,July 30, 2004, lot 257. $200-$300

105AOHIO JACQUARD COVERLET.John Klinhinz, Erie Twp., Ottawa County,1853, wool and cotton. Tied Beiderwandwith center seam in blue wool and naturalcotton. Star and laurel leaf wreath centerfield, side borders of tulips and flower filledurns. Minor imperfections. 69” x 86”. $250-$450

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106FARM LANDSCAPE BY FERDINAND BRADER (SWISS/AMERICAN, B. 1833).Graphite on paper, signed lower left and numbered 493, titled below “TheProperty of Barney and Rose Wise, Suffield Town. Portage County Ohio1886. Imperfections. 30 1/2”h. 45 1/2”w., in its original walnut frame, 33 1/2”h. 48 1/2”w. Descended in the Wise family until consigned to this auction.

Swiss-born Brader immigrated to the United States in the 1870s and beganhis drawing of large, intricately detailed farm pictures in Pennsylvania. By1879, he was in Ohio, roaming Portrage, Medina, Wayne, Stark, and Carroll Counties, drawings pictures for a few dollars and room and board.

The Jacob Wise (Weiss) family came to the United States from Germany in1839 and then headed west to Canal Fulton, Ohio, where they purchasedland from the Connecticut Land Company. About 1869, two of Jacob’ssons, Bernard and Joseph, purchased the farm portrayed in this picture, andin 1875, Bernard bought his brother’s interest.

According to family tradition, Brader spent about one week at their farmworking on the picture and charged them $3.00; he was also given mealsand “all the cider or wine he cared to drink.” $5,000-$7,000

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107FARM PORTRAIT WITH COWS BY H. BUSH (OHIO, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY).Watercolor on paper, signed lower right “H. Bush Animal Delineator Columbus, O.” Wonderfully detailed depiction of seven cows and three calves outside a barn. Minor imperfections. 32”h. 61”w., in a molded frame, 45”h. 73 3/4”w. $10,000-$12,000

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108QUILT.Probably Coshocton County, late 19th-early 20th century, solid coloredcotton. Lively handsewn and hand quilted applique quilt. Floral blocks areseparated by yellow sashing and the whole is surrounded by a sawtoothborder finished with a scalloped edge. Slight imperfections. 80” x 98”. Descended in the Eaton family of West Lafayette, Coshocton County, Ohio. $250-$500

109OHIO APPLIQUE QUILTMary Ann Kepler, Green Township, Summit County, 1856, cotton.Bright solid color fabrics and one tiny pink print in a star centeredrosette pattern. The date is appliqued on one side, the “5” reversed.Handsewn and quilted in a design of diagonal lines and featheredwreaths. Sawtooth inner border and bold outer with red binding.Minor imperfections.76” x 78”.

Mary Ann’s grandfather was an early settler of Green Townshipwhere she was born in 1835. She was 21 when she made this quiltand 32 when she married William Rininger in 1867. They raised twosons. Mary Ann died in 1926. The quilt is shown and discussed inRicky Clark’s Quilted Gardens p. 34-37. $1,500-$2,500

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110TWO FOLKSY PIECES OF SEWERTILE.American, probably Ohio, early 20th century. Horse head, 6”h. and a bust ofa man with a goatee. Flaked ear. 4 7/8”h. Both ex Garth’s, the horse sellingJuly 30, 2004, lot 339. $175-$325


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111TWO SEWERTILE ANIMALS.American, probably Ohio, early 20th century. Standing collie. Repairs, 9”h. Together with a running horse in relief. 16”l.

See Illustrated Handbook of Ohio Sewer PipeFolk Art by Jack Adamson for another collie. $200-$300

112TWO SEWERTILE ANIMALS.American, probably Ohio, early 20th century. Mastiffon base, 8”l. and lion on base, 8”l. Imperfections. $200-$400

113FOLKSY CANDLESTAND.Probably Ohio, 1st half-19th century, curly maple andpoplar. Square top with ovolo corners over a ring-turned shaft and resting on whimsical legs. Refinished. 28”h. 17”w. 16”d. $300-$500

114INDIANA JACQUARD COVERLET.Matthew Rattray, Richmond, Wayne County, 1850,wool and cotton. Double weave with center seam.Floral medallion center field with courting birdsperched in a tree on the end border. Trademark eagle in corner blocks. Minor imperfections. 74” x 85”.

Scottish born and trained Rattray (1796-1872), located in Richmond by 1822, advertised his purchase of a Jacquard machine in 1841. For additional information see Anderson, Weaving ALegacy, p.68-69. $225-$450

115PAIR OF PEWTER CANDLESTICKS.Flagg and Homan, Cincinnati, mid-19th century.Unmarked, but of the graceful baluster form madeby Homan. 10”h. $150-$250 114

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116IMPORTANT SET OF SEVEN SHAKER DINING CHAIRS.White Water, Ohio, 19th century, mixed woods. With two notched slats and retaining their original blue paint. Imperfections.16”h. seat, 26”h. overall.

The chairs were originally used in the North Family dwelling house at White Water, and one is labeled “N” on the underside of the original splint seat. The North Family dwelling house and contents were sold to the Hodapp family in1909, and it was at their 1974 auction that Clark Garrett purchased these chairs. Dr. Donald Sprowls purchased the chairsin 1992 and 1993 at the sale of Garrett property by Mike Clum. During his ownership, Sprowls partially cleaned some ofthe chairs down to their original blue. $2,000-$4,000


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119SHAKER BENCH.Attributed to Union Village, Ohio, 19th century, walnut. Imperfections. Ex Steve Kistler (Ohio), purchased from him in the 1980s. 15”h., 78”l. $200-$400

120SHAKER FOOTSTOOL.Attributed to Union Village, Ohio, 19th century,maple. Appears to retain its original splint seat. 11”h. 14”w. 10”d. $150-$250

121COBALT-DECORATED STONEWARE JAR.Impressed mark for Bennace and Sutherland, Brimfield, Portage County, Ohio, mid 19th century.Ovoid form, stamped “2,” with applied lug handles.Imperfections. 11 1/2”h. $150-$250

122STONEWARE JUG.Impressed label “J. Bennace & J.A. Sutherland,Springfield, Portage Co., Ohio 3”. Ovoid with applied strap handle and cobalt accent at the handle. 14 1/2”h. $150-$300

117SHAKER CLOTHES TREE.Attributed to Watervliet, Ohio, 19th century, maple andpine. Turned post with eight pegs and resting on a cruciform base. Refinished. 73”h. $300-$500

118TWO SHAKER SIDE CHAIRS.Attributed to Union Village, Ohio, 19th century, maple. Includes a four-slat chair, 16”h. seat, 36 1/2”h. overall; anda three-slat chair, 15 3/4”h. seat, 36 1/2”h. overall.

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123COUNTRY DESK-AND-BOOKCASE.Probably Amish or Mennonite, Wayne County, Ohio, late 19th century, chestnut and pine. Two-piece, of raised-panel construction, upper section with shelves and glazed doors; thelower section with a fitted interior over a single drawer over twodoors, all on turned feet. Retains an older finish with good colorand period, probably original, porcelain pulls. 84 1/2”h. 38”w.21”d. 33” writing surface. $800-$1,200

124OHIO SAMPLER.Sarah Riley, Bethel, Clermont County, 1841, silk on linen. Sets ofalphabets, a religious verse and the makers name and location areenclosed in a narrow inner border, the whole surrounded by astylized floral vine. The date, June 8, 1841 and one line of verseare extended into the outer border. Clean with slight imperfections. Framed, 18”h. 18”w.

A number of Riley families are listed in 1840 and 1850 ClermontCounty, Ohio census and there are several Sarah Rileys fitting theage of the maker. $500-$1,000

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125MINIATURE ON IVORY.Ohio, ca. 1835. Portrait of a woman dressed in black. Splits. From theNevin Home, Newark, Ohio. In a modern frame, 5 3/4”h. 5 1/4”w. $150-$250

126FOLKSY LANDSCAPE WITH CHILDREN BY W.I. SWARTZ (OHIO, 19THCENTURY).Watercolor and pencil on blue-lined paper. Scene of brother and sisterfishing. Minor imperfections. 8”h. 10”w., in a wooden frame, 9 1/2”h. 11 1/2”w. Ex David Good (Ohio).

Accompanying the painting is a note indicating that the picture was madefor “Grandpa Harbison” when he was in high school in Greenville, Ohio. $300-$500

127PAIR OF PORTRAITS (AMERICAN, MID 19TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, unsigned. Husband and wife who were family members ofLandon Cavil Rose, a successful real estate and finance magnate of LaPorte,Indiana. Some restoration. 29”h. 25”w.,in matching gold painted frames, 35”h. 31 1/4”w.

These portraits were gifted to his business partner Thomas Arthur Fitz-Simmons and his wife of Evanston,Illinois. Descended in the family to current consignor. $1,500-$2,500

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128LANDSCAPE (AMERICAN, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, unsigned. Reputedly of Shelby County, Ohio. An idyllicscene of a couple out for a carriage ride. Rebacked on artist board. 24 1/2”h. 30”w., in a modern frame, 28”h. 36 1/2”w. $350-$700

129TWO LANDSCAPES (OHIO, LATE 19TH CENTURY).Oils on canvas, unsigned. A country road scene with cows and figuresand a romantic lake scene with boaters. 10”h. 15”w., in their originalgilt frames, 13 1/2”h. 18”w.

On each stretcher is an older pencil note indicating that the canvaseswere prepared by “Jeanette and Hoos” (?) in Tiffin, Ohio. $200-$400

130LANDSCAPE BY HELEN HUMPHREY GOODRICH (1837-1905).Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right. Mountain lake with anearby cabin. Rebacked. 35 1/2”h. 30 1/2”w., in a frame, 38”h. 33”w.

Goodrich was born in Wyoming, New York, and by 1858 was teachingat the Granville Female Academy in Ohio. $300-$600

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131VILLAGE IN VALLEY BY EVA HARRIS SANTEE (AKRON, OHIO, LATE19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, typed label on stretcher. Village nestled in wooded hills.22”h. 30 3/4”w., in a frame, 27”h. 35”w. $500-$700

132STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS POSSIBLY FERDINAND BRADER(SWISS/AMERICAN, B. 1833).Pencil on paper, unsigned. Exceptionally detailed still life with a varietyof flowers in a basket. Minor imperfections. 18”h. 22”w., in a period,possibly original, frame that bears its original Cincinnati label, 23”h. 27”w.

For a similar still life signed by Brader, see Pook and Pook, April 2009,lot 583. Note the highly detailed veining in the leaves as well as thehandling of the interior of the rose. $500-$700

133STEPBACK CUPBOARD.Midwestern, 1825-1850, walnut and poplar. Two-piece cupboard, theupper section with two nine-pane doors and the lower section withthree drawers over two doors, all resting on a bracket base. Minor imperfections. 78”h. 70 1/2”w. 20”d.

Large-scale cupboards with canted corners were made in a number ofGermanic communities in the Midwest, such as Oldenburg, Indiana,and New Bremen, Ohio. $4,000-$6,000

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135PAINTED BLANKET CHEST.Ohio or Pennsylvania, 1820-1850, poplar. Paneled chestwith two drawers and resting on turned feet. Retains its original red paint. Minor imperfections. 29 1/2”h. 45”w.21”d. Found in Fairfield County. $500-$800

136DECORATED MINIATURE BLANKET CHEST.Attributed to Coshocton County, Ohio, 2nd quarter-19th century, pine. Six-board dovetailed chest with a molded lidand base, and resting on ball-turned feet. Retains its originalbrown over yellow sponge decoration. 13 3/4”h. 21 1/2”w.10 3/4”d.

Recently discovered in a Coschocton County attic, this chestrelates to several other decorated Coschocton County chests.Two miniature chests with drawers are illustrated in Hageman, Ohio Furniture Makers 1790-1860, p. 69; a thirdis in the collection of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk ArtsCenter (Williamsburg, Virginia) and is illustrated in Rumfordand Weekley, Treasures of American Folk Art; a fourth sold atGarth’s, July 29-30, 1988, lot 56; and a fifth miniature chestsold at Garth’s, May 23-24, 2008, lot 69. A full-sized blanketchest, also “found in” Coschocton County bears similar decoration and sold at Garth’s, May 3-4, 2007, lot 138. $700-$1,000

134PAIR OF PORTRAITS ATTRIBUTED TO ROBERT SEEVERS (OHIO, B. 1807).Pencil on paper, unsigned. Bust-length profile portraits ofFrederick H. and Mary Wise, dated September 29, 1830.Imperfections. 9 1/2”h. 7”w.

Of the Four Ohio Folk Artists identified by the Kerns andWarwicks (see The Magazine Antiques, August 2007, pp. 90-97), Seevers seems to be the only artist who isknown to have stamped the sitters’ names on his portraits(see fig. 4).

Census research has located a Frederick (b. ca. 1804) andMary Wise (b. ca. 1810) in Richland County that are ofthe right age and approximate location of the subjects ofthese portraits. $800-$1,200

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141GLAZED-DOOR CORNER CUPBOARD.Attributed to Oldenburg, Franklin County, Indiana, mid 19th century, walnut and poplar.One-piece with two six-pane upper doors and two diamond-paneled lower doors, and restingon recessed feet. Older refinish, minor loss. 86”h. 51”w. 25 1/2”d., requires a 36 1/2” corner.

Founded by Swiss immigrants in 1837, Oldenburg is one of many Midwestern Germanic settlements where large-scale, architectural furniture was favored. Furniture from these settlements, including that made at Zoar and New Bremen in Ohio, often included raised, diamond panels. See Hageman, Ohio Furniture Makers Volume Two, pp. 42-43 and 65. For more examples of Oldenburg furniture, see The Collection of John Auraden, Cowan’s , October 2004. $1,500-$2,500

142TWO PIECES OF STONEWARE.Both Ohio, mid-19th century. Includes a diminutive ovoid crock marked for I.M. Mead andCompany, Portage County, 9 1/2”h., and a canning jar marked for McDonald and Benjamin,Cincinnati, 7”h. $250-$450

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140OHIO JACQUARD COVERLET.J[ohn] Hartman, Milton Township, Richland County, 1838, wool and cotton. Tied Beiderwand, center seam. Plume medallion center field, bird and rosebush border. Client’sname, Christania Herr, included in corner blocks. Side fringe. 78”w. 77”l. This is one of theearliest dated coverlets woven by John Hartman, the Milton Township weaver. $200-$400

137STONEWARE JAR.Impressed mark for P.H. Smith, Summit County, Ohio, mid-19th century. Ovoid form with lug handles, impressed “3”with brushed cobalt decoration. 12”h. $250-$450

138DOUBLE-HANDLED STONEWARE JUG.Attributed to Southwestern Pennsylvania, 3rd quarter-19th cen-tury. Slight ovoid form with applied strap handles and brushedcobalt “5.” Minor imperfections. 18 1/2”h. $150-$250

139SHELF CLOCK.Labeled for Luman Watson, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1820-1830, mahogany and pine. Scroll-cut crest and applied half-columns;thirty-hour wooden works with original dial decorated withelaborate gilt (illegibly signed on the back and dated 1854).Minor imperfections. 35 1/4”h. 16 3/4”w. 6”d. Ex Paul Heffner,sold at Cowan’s, November 2003, lot 59. $300-$500

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143EARLY PHOTOGRAPH OF THE ZOAR FOX HUNTING CLUB.Early 20th century. Wonderful depiction of a large group ofgentlemen, reputedly including Ty Cobb on the right, and theirhunting dogs, all standing behind the Zoar Hotel. Minor losses.7 1/2”h. 9 1/2”w., in its original, probably locally made frame,15 1/2”h. 18 1/2”w. $250-$450

144STEVENGRAPH.English, dated 1888, woven silk. Unusual depiction of Drummer’s Day in Cincinnati, September 15, 1888. 2 1/2”w. 7 3/4”l., framed, 11 1/8”h. 5 1/4”w. $100-$200

145FAMILY REGISTER.Ohio, watercolor on paper. Ella and Lucretia Wilmot’s familyof nine children along with their birth and marriage dates andthe births of their nine children (1812 to 1834). Painted bytheir eldest daughter Betsy. Stains. In a frame, 24”h. 19”w.

Ella Wilmot served in Captain Hezekiah Nooney’s Company inthe War of 1812. He and several family members are buried inthe Pioneer Cemetery, Mantua, Ohio. $200-$300


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146PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN (OHIO, EARLY 19TH CENTURY).Pencil on paper, unsigned. Fine half-length portrait of a handsome gentleman, reputedly Return JonathanMeigs, Jr. (1764-1825). Imperfections. 10 1/2”h. 8 1/2”w., in an older frame, 17 1/2”h. 15 1/2”w. Ex Jerry Devol (Ohio). Together with a silver tea-spoon, marked for David Anderson, Marietta, Ohio,and engraved “RJSM” for Return Jonathan and SophiaMeigs, 6”l.

The Meigs home on Front Street, built about 1802,was one of the finest in early Marietta, especiallywhen one considers that it had only been a merefourteen years since the first settler set foot in thenewly formed Northwest Territory. $250-$450

1471785 HAND-DRAWN KENTUCKY MAP.Connected Plat of several surveys being part of the284,000 acres, Located by McCully & Butler onthe waters of the Big Sandy River for thePhiladelphia Company. Surveyed by Wm.Alexander in March, April & May 1785. Partition made by the Company in Phila. in July1785... Light, even toning and fold lines. 16 1/4”h.10 3/4”w.

The map depicts a 35-mile stretch of the Big SandyRiver, including where it divides between its twobranches, Levisa Fork (west), which is only partiallyshown, and Tug Fork (east). The Tug Fork forms theborder between Kentucky and Virginia (now WestVirginia), thus all the plotted lands are on the westside of the river. At the time, Kentucky was still partof Virginia, though beginning in 1784, a series ofconventions were held to draw up a constitution.This was accomplished in 1792 and Kentucky wasadmitted as the fifteenth state.

Among the members of the Philadelphia Companylisted are a number of prominent Philadelphians, including Michael Gratz, Benjamin Wynkoop, Benjamin Fuller, William Turnbull, Benjamin Say,David Caldwell, William Bell, and Elijah Brown. Additional research on some of the landholders is included with the lot. $5,000-$8,000

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148TWO EARLY MAIL POUCHES.Both American, early 19th century, leather. Each unrolls to reveal a compartmentalized interior with sections labeled alphabetically. Wear. 34”l.and 20 1/2”l.

These pouches were originally used by John Walworth (1765-1812) and his son, Ashbel Woodbridge Walworth (1790-1844). John migrated fromGroton, Connecticut, to the Western Reserve, settling in Painesville and thenCleveland. He served in a variety of offices, including inspector of the portof Cuyahoga, collector of the district of Erie, associate judge, and collectorsof customs. In 1806, he was appointed by President Jefferson as the firstpostmaster of Cleveland (a copy of the appointment is included). Ashbel,served as deputy postmaster and then assumed the role of postmaster uponhis father’s death (in 1812). He also served as collector of the port of Cleveland, township clerk of Cleveland, justice of the peace, treasurer ofCleveland village, and as a member of Cleveland City Council. He alsohelped organize a local chapter of Colonization Society, which sought tohelp establish Liberia, a colony of free persons of color transplanted from America.

Included in one pouch are several receipts issued by Ashbel Walworth. Bothpouches descended in the Walworth family. $300-$500

149IMPORTANT ID’D BOWIE KNIFE.Marked for Edward Barnes and Sons, England, mid 19th century. Double-edge blade and stag grip, marked “U*S” on ricasso and leather sheath. Imperfections. 12 1/2”l.

This knife was originally owned by William Walworth (1823-1864) of Cleveland, Ohio, and descended in his family. In November 1861, Walworth enlisted in Battery L of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery, and was promoted to 1st lieutenant in May 1863. He saw much during his three years service—Battery L participated at Front Royal, Antietam, and at Chancellorsville. Most famously, Walworth and his comrades were stationed on the right-hand slope and at the foot of Little Round Top at Gettysburg. There, the Battery used canister fire to prevent GeneralLongstreet’s corp from advancing to the left. It was recalled that their cannon fire was so rapid that the guns were too hot to touch.

Following Gettysburg, the Battery L moved south into Virginia. Lt. Walworth took a leave of absence in early 1864. This was likely due to illness, as official Army records have him dying of disease at Camp Barry inWashington, DC. However, his papers, which are in the collection of theWestern Reserve Historical Society, including a letter dated May 15, 1864,from Camp Barry’s surgeon, P.D. Leys, that details his numerous visits withthe ailing Walworth, but that, tragically “About 6 A.M. Sunday May 8th I

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was hastily summoned to [Walworth’s] Quarters and on entering his room Ifound him lying on his back in bed dead from a Pistol Ball...A Pistol lay justby his right hand...”

Photocopies of some of Walworth’s papers, including letters home and thisletter from Leys are included with the lot. $400-$600

150SINGLE-SHOT PISTOL.Allen and Wheelock .32 caliber center hammer, early 1860s. Octagonal bar-rel and walnut grips. Imperfections. 7 3/4”l.

Possibly carried by 2nd Lieutenant William Walworth of Battery L of the 1stOhio Light Artillery. See lots 149 and 154. Descended in the Walworth family of Cleveland, Ohio. $200-$400

151CIVIL WAR-ERA CALVARY SABER.Marked with a crowned “B” and an “S”, mid 19th century. Brass guard,sharkskin grip, and steel scabbard. Minor imperfections. 40 3/4”l.

Possibly carried by Horace Walworth Strickland, brother of William Walworth (see lots 149, 150, and 154), who served in the 84th Ohio Infantry and the 10th Ohio Cavalry. Descended in the Walworth family of Cleveland, Ohio. $250-$450

152SINGLE-SHOT RIFLE.Winchester Low Wall (Model 1885) .22 caliber. Octagonal barrel and walnut stock. SN 29713. 40 3/4”l. Descended in the Walworth family ofCleveland, Ohio. $400-$700

153PRESENTATION TURKEY CARVING KNIFE.Marked with roosters on both sides of the blade, 19th century. Single-edgeclipped blade with an etched presentation inscription “To John Walworthfrom L.A. Kelsey” and “Keep me keen from heel to point I’ll show you everyTurkey Joint.” Brass-inlaid walnut grip and in a cherry case. Imperfections. 16 1/2”l.

Lorenzo A. Kelsey (1803-1890) served as mayor of Cleveland in 1848. JohnWalworth (1821-1900) was the grandson of John Walworth (b. 1765), whowas the first postmaster of Cleveland. Descended in the Walworth family. $150-$350

154M1840 HEAVY CALVALRY SABER.Marked for N.P. Ames, Cabotville, Massachusetts, and marked “US” with inspector’s stamp “WD” and “1848”. Brass guard, leather grip, and steelscabbard. Imperfections. 43 1/2”l.

Possibly originally carried by 2nd Lieutenant William Walworth of Battery Lof the 1st Ohio Light Artillery. See lots 159 and 150. Descended in the Walworth family of Cleveland, Ohio. $400-$700

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155AMERICAN CENTENNIAL FLAG.Circa 1876, wool. Printed and machine-sewn, with “1776 1876” in thecanton. Losses. 42”h. 45 1/2”w.

This flag descended in the Taylor family at 1400 East Broad Street inColumbus, Ohio, until purchased by the current owner approximatelytwenty years ago.$2,000-$4,000

156MANUSCRIPT PATROL RECORD FOR KENTUCKY’S WILDNERNESSROAD.DS on laid paper, undated, ca. 1792-3. “A list of Pattrollers under Capt.Wilkerson,” and the list includes John Wilkerson, Achilles Perreu, JamesDavis, Henry Baughman, and John Taylor, each with his hours, and issigned by Wilkerson. Light toning, fold lines. 5”h. 6 3/4”w.

Captain Wilkerson and his men served in the Kentucky Mounted Militiaunder William Whitley. James Davis mustered into the militia at Harrodstown and later achieved the rank of general and served in the Kentucky legislature. Henry Baughman was a farmer and slave-owner inLincoln County whose father was killed by Indians and brothers John andJacob were killed in St. Clair’s defeat. $1,000-$2,000

157RARE NORTHWEST TERRITORY DOCUMENT SIGNED BY WILLIAMCLARK.ADS on laid paper, one oblong page, Greenville, Ohio, dated June 10,1794, and boldly signed by Clark as Lieutenant of the 4th Sub-Legion. “Sir Please to deliver three quarts of whiskey for the use of the ChickasawIndians present” and annotated below the signatures, “Now please to deliver the whiskey one qt. at a time.” 3 1/2”h. 7 3/4”w.

William Clark (1770-1838), who would later accompany MeriwetherLewis into the American West, served under General Anthony Wayne inthe Ohio Country during the Indian “troubles” of the 1790s. Previously hehad served in the Northwest Territory under Generals Arthur St. Clair,Charles Scott, and James Wilkinson, but he enlisted in the Legion of theUnited States in 1792 and received a commission as lieutenant under“Mad Anthony” Wayne. He spent the early months of 1794 in Cincinnati,but was ordered to Fort Greenville to join Wayne. His company included anumber of Chickasaw Indian scouts, and in May, during their march north,they fought their way to Fort Greenville where Wayne was amassing anenormous force. Wayne sought to engage the Indians, led by Blue Jacket,in northwestern Ohio, along the Maumee River, in a field of trees felled bya recent storm. On the August 20th, the Battle of Fallen Timbers was shortand decisive, Wayne’s army suffering only minor losses. A year later, theTreaty of Greenville was signed, relegating the Indians to northern Ohioand establishing firm American control of the Northwest Territory, at leastuntil the War of 1812. $6,000-$9,000

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158COLONEL EZEKIEL FIELD CLAY’S HORN CUP AND SNUFF BOX.American, 19th century. Horn cup with applied silver shield monogrammedfor Clay, 4"h. Together with a lacquer and gilt snuff box with a similarlymonogrammed silver shield, and signed and dated 1892 on the interior, 3 1/2"l. Lot also includes check, dated March 2, 1920, signed by Clay, 6 3/4"h. 7 3/4"w. Purchased from the Clay family in Bourbon County, Kentucky.

Ezekiel Field Clay (1840-1920), the grandson of Green Clay, enlisted in the1st Battalion Kentucky Mounted Rifles in 1861 and in November 1862 waselected lieutenant colonel of the 3rd Battalion Kentucky Mounted Rifles. He served in Virginia under Marshall‘s Army and then in Georgia underGeneral Nathaniel Bedford Forrest. He was wounded at Shelbyville andthen against Puncheon Creek. There he lost an eye and was captured, andhe spent the remainder of the war at Johnson’s Island near Sandusky, Ohio.

Following the war, he served as a bank president, but more importantly, as a very successful horse breeder. His horses won the Kentucky Derby twice,first with Ben Brush in 1896 and then with Agile in 1905. His farm, Runnymede, remains today a source of top-quality racehorses.

It is interesting to note that a Morgan silver dollar is affixed to the bottom ofthe cup, not unlike the War of 1812 cup presented to his grandfather (seeGarth’s, May 2008, lot 56), and that the coin is dated 1896, the year ofEzekiel Clay’s first Derby win. $2,500-$4,500

159CALEB BLOOD SMITH’S CALLING CARD CASE, WITH CARDS.Mid 19th century, leather and tortoise shell. Gilt-stamped decoration surrounding tortoise shell panels. Minor wear. 1 3/4”w. 3 1/4”l. Includestwo signed calling cards.

Smith (1808-1864) was born in Boston, but moved with his family to Ohioin 1814. He attended Cincinnati College and Miami University and he studied law in Cincinnati and in Connersville, Indiana. He served in the Indiana state legislature and in the United States Congress. In 1850, he returned to his legal practice in Cincinnati and Indiana, but his work on behalf of Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 presidential campaign earned himan appointment as Secretary of the Interior. As Secretary, Smith did not getalong well with Mary Todd Lincoln, often questioning her exorbitant billsfor redecorating the White House. He, however, was more fervent in hisdisagreement with members of the administration, including Lincoln himself, on the issue of emancipation. In December of 1862, shortly beforePresident Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, Smith resigned.He returned to a judgeship in Indiana where he died in 1864. Interestingly,still today, there is some question as to the location of Smith’s body. $800-$1,200

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160PASSIONATE LETTER TO KENTUCKY GOVERNOR JAMES ROBINSON REGARDING THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.ALS, 3 pp., from former Kentucky governor John Jordan Crittenden (1786-1863) in Washington to sitting governor James F. Robinson (1800-1882), dated January 6, 1863, five days after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Imperfections. 9 3/4”h. 8”w.

Dear Governor,The proclamation of the 1st of Jany: & the proceedings of Congress are of a character to fill thehearts of Kentuckians with discontent & indignation & may lead them to extremities...

Crittenden, a native of Woodford County, began his political career in the Kentucky House of Representatives, before serving as US Senator (four terms between 1817 and 1861), US AttorneyGeneral (two terms), and governor of Kentucky (1848-1850). When he penned his letter to Governor Robinson, he was serving in the House of Representatives. Long a Unionist, Crittendenwas, however, pro-slavery and, for a time, a Know Nothing. Robinson was also a staunch Unionistand was anti-abolitionist as well.

It is not surprising that the Crittenden wrote the like-minded Robinson, expressing his fear that “Anyextreme action that our State should now take, could probably have no other effect than that of aiding the Rebellion...” Crittenden was undoubtedly confounded by Lincoln’s actions but he hesitated to suggest any action that might jeopardize the Union. “What,” he writes, “are we, ofKentucky, to do?” A true politician, Crittenden ultimately suggests that Robinson urge the Kentuckylegislature to pass a resolution, “The President’s Proclamations are but words. We can fight themwith our Resolutions.” An able writer, Crittenden’s letter is filled with passionate rhetoric: “Firm purposes we must have. And we must all feel that the momentous perils that surround us & themight issues that are involved demand all our courage, all our forebearance, all our prudence, allour wisdom, and all our patriotism,” and he closes the letter apologetically yet sincerely, “Pardonme for this tedious letter & believe me to be a true Kentuckian...”

Together with an engraved portrait of Crittenden, published in New York by Johnson, Fry and Company, 1863. $3,000-$5,000

161LEWIS FAMILY CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE.Twenty-three letters, mostly between Libby Lewis of Newark, Licking County, Ohio and her brotherDave, stationed at Johnson’s Island, or her fiance’ Bill Williams of Radnor in Delaware County, andgenerally dating from 1860 to 1865; also includes an 1852 land deed and a partial essay on theevils of slavery. Various sizes, all with expected fold lines and some toning.

A fine group of letters that include much talk of friends, family and daily life, but also of the CivilWar. Much of the best war-related content comes from the letters between Libby and her brother,David Lewis, who was a private in Company A of the 128th OVI, stationed at Johnson’s Island, oneof the Union’s principal camps for Confederate prisoners of war. Along with wonderful details ofcamp life, Dave talks of general war news, but also of the goings-on at Johnson’s Island. In August1863, he notes that four hundred of Morgan’s officers were transferred there, some where later sentto the Columbus Penitentiary and others to Pittsburgh. Three months later, Dave mentions an attempted escape by Confederate prisoners.

Other war talk is of a political nature, particularly between Libby and her fiance’, Bill, of Radnor,Delaware County. In one letter, dated November 28, 1864, Bill proclaims, “Well Old Abe has beentriumphantly reelected. I was on the winning side this time.”$300-$600


162MANUSCRIPT MEMOIR OF AN OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERBOATPILOT. Approximately one-hundred pages, all handwritten in pencil by Captain Sobieski Jolly. Also includes Jolly’s 1880 appointment to captain, an ALSfrom Jolly while on board the James Howard in New Orleans in 1876, photographs of two of the steamers on which Jolly served, and a group ofcartes de visite of Jolly, his wife, and some members of her family.

Sobieski Jolly was born in Brown County, Ohio, in 1831. He opens hismemoir with the tale of his first riverboat trip, as a cub pilot, in October1846 and covers the bulk of his career, which included the Civil War.

Jolly served on dozens of boats, including, though not specifically mentioned in the memoir, the John J. Roe in August-September 1857. Onthat voyage, according to the Mark Twain Project, the cub pilot was a youngSamuel Langhorn Clemens, late known by his penname, Mark Twain.

The most interesting part of the memoir details Jolly’s service during the CivilWar, which begins on page 17 when he notes, “The Election of Mr. Lincolnin November 59 soon began to affect the river business and the war cry washeard on every land.” Affect it indeed, Jolly spent some months at home inCincinnati, unable to find outgoing boats. When the river traffic began

again, Jolly often served on boats that were running munitions and suppliesto the Union forces in the South. He describes the steamer fleets that weretypically accompanied by Union gunboats, and he bore witness to several battles and their aftermath, including Shiloh and Fort Pillow. Hisboats were sometimes fired upon and on one occasion, Jolly describes thebullets as “uncomfortably close, “ and at Vicksburg, as he walked the deck,a shell landed in the pilothouse killing the boat’s captain, Pat Gorman. Jollycloses his wartime remembrances by noting that following the assassinationof Lincoln, he talked to a number of Confederate soldiers, who disapprovedwith such a drastic and violent act and were “unanimous in condemning the Act of Wilkes Booth.”

After the war, Jolly continued to serve as pilot on a number of boats, finallyretiring in the late 1890s. He continues to detail riverboat happenings in the closing pages of his memoir, oftentimes eulogizing the business, whichwas well into its twilight years, as well as criticizing the government for itsefforts to “control” the rivers through engineering. The memoir closes, rather abruptly, in September 1900.

Through his detailed and colorful memoir, Sobieski Jolly offers us a wonderful glimpse of America’s steamboat age, one that has the potential to paint an even clearer picture once fully transcribed and researched. $800-$1,200

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Session Two: Early American Antiques & Accessories

Saturday, May 23, 2009 Starting time approximately 12 PM

Lots 163 – 643

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163NEW YORK SAMPLER.Adeline Patterson, Hamden, Delaware County, 1833, silk on linen. Sets of alphabets over a detailed depiction of a columned building in a skillfully shaded landscape, flanked by a pair ofbutterflies and cornucopia. The arcaded strawberry border is ornamented with hearts in theupper corners. The inscription includes the maker’s name, location and date as well as statingher confusing age and birthday, “Age 13 years 1833 Was born Apr the 19 1815”. Good colors.Slight imperfections. Framed, 18 ½”h. 17”w.

Although Adeline appears to have misstated her age, she married William Jessup (1810-1857)also born in Colchester, Delaware County sometime before 1834. By the 1850 Hamden, NewYork census she is listed as the head of household, with four children ranging in age from 3-16.Three Patterson households are listed just before her name, including Sheldon and Anna Patterson, probably her parents and two brothers and their families.$500-$1,000

165MASSACHUSETTS FAMILY REGISTER SAMPLER.Persis Forbush, Upton, Worcester County, 1826, silk on linen. Birth and marriage dates ofSamuel Forbush and Lydia Gibson and their seven children recorded in a central panel, bordered by a sawtooth frame and the whole by satin stitch rose vines. On the bottom panel,sixteen-year-old Persis embroidered a finely detailed dwelling set in a tree filled lawn surrounded by a fence. On the other side, a willow bending over an urn resting on a blankplinth. In the center a floral filled wreath, topped with a pair of birds and inscribed “Union”.Good bright colors on clean ground. Slight imperfections. Framed, 20”h. 22”w. $800-$1,600

164EARLY SAMPLER.Ann Thomson, probably English, 1777, silk onwool. Finely stitched religious verse and the TenCommandments surrounded by birds holding fruit,potted flowers, squirrels and curly tailed dogs withred noses. Sawtooth inner border and stylizedouter border. Some imperfections. Framed, 18 1/4”h. 14 1/4”w. $250-$500

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166SAMPLER,Sophia Andrews, probably New England, ca. 1806, silk on linen. Rows of alphabets over amoral verse. Signed “Sophia Andrews was born June 29 1796”. Sawtooth bottom border witha delicate floral design on the other three sides. Slight imperfections. 12 1/2”h. 12 3/4”w., giltframe, 15 3/4”h. 16 1/4”w.

Research located a Sophia Andrews born in Maine within 6 days of the maker. This child’sparents resided in both Maine and Massachusetts. $300-$600

167NEW YORK SAMPLER.Elizabeth B. Van Gaasbeek, Kingston, Ulster County, 1835, silk on linen. Narrow format sampler with sets of alphabets and numbers and pious verse over a two story dwelling set in a fenced yard. A duck or chicken resides in a pen under the tree. Signed and dated. Slight imperfections. In older frame, 19 ½”h. 9 ½”w.

Historical records state that Elizabeth Beekman Van Gaasbeek was born in 1826 to AbrahamJacobus Van Gaasbe[c]k (1788-1854) and Catherine Beekman (1791-1873) of Kingston. Elizabeth never married and appears in the 1910 Kingston census, living with her brother’smiddle aged spinster daughters, Anna and Alice. The Van Gaasbeeks were early settlers ofNew York emigrating from Holland in the late 17th century.$500-$700

168ENGLISH SAMPLER.Sarah Harris, Droitwich, Worcestershire, 1840, silk on linen. Sets of alphabets and numbersworked red thread over a Bible verse and signed “Coventry School Droitwich Sarah HarrisAD 1840 Aged 11 yr”. Slight imperfection. Framed, 13 ½”h. 11”w.$200-$400

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169PAINTED CORNER CUPBOARD.American, 1800-1820, pine. One-piece with geometric mullions, a carvedcornice and interior surround, shaped shelves, and resting on bracket feet. Retains an older black paint. Minor imperfections. 75 1/2”h. 37 3/4”w. 20”d.,requires a 25 1/2” corner. $1,500-$2,500

170GENRE PAINTING (EUROPEAN, 19TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, unsigned. Doctor tending to a sick child. Restoration. 20”h.30”w., in a gilt frame, 29”h. 40”w. $600-$800

171PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL (AMERICAN, CA. 1830-1850).Oil on canvas, unsigned. Rosy cheeked girl with a straw hat, hoop and a goldbracelet. Rebacked with minor inpainting. 34”h. 27”w., in a gold paintedframe, 38 1/4”h. 31 1/2”w. $800-$1,600

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172PORTRAIT OF A LADY (AMERICAN, 2ND QUARTER-19TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, unsigned. Fine half-length portrait of a pretty lady wearinga black dress. Imperfections. 30 1/4”h. 25”w., in a gilt frame, 36 1/2”h. 31 1/4”w. $600-$800

173PAIR OF FANCY DECORATED CHAIRS.Probably Baltimore, Maryland, 1815-1830, mixed woods, includingpoplar. Klismos-type with tablet tops and caned seats. Chair retain theiroriginal gilt and stenciled decoration, including a building and morningglories on the tablet, and Greek key, all on a faux rosewood ground. Imperfections. 17 1/2”h. seat 31 1/2”h. overall. $300-$500

174OVER THE MANTLE MIRROR.American, 2nd quarter-19th century, pine. Three-part mirror with gilt and black painted half turnings and brass rosettes on the corner blocks.Minor wear. 20”h. 50”w. $300-$600

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175PENNSYLVANIA JACQUARD CRIB OR SAMPLE COVERLET.J[ohn] Cleever, Easton, Northampton County, 1843, wool and cotton. Tied Beiderwand weave in soft shades of green with gold wool. Stylized tulip borders. Attached fringe appears original. Minor imperfections. 37” x 39”.

These small coverlets may have been woven as samples and are not cut down froma full size coverlet.

German born Cleever (born ca. 1804) is listed in the Easton 1850 census as aweaver. His known coverlets place him in Forks Twp. by 1841.$250-$450

176DECORATED WINDSOR SETEE.American, 1820-1840, mixed woods including poplar.Diminutive size, half-arrow back retaining its original fauxcurly maple graining with scrollwork and floral decoration.Minor imperfections. 18”h. seat, 35”h. overall, 36”l. $500-$700

177BARBER POLE.American, late 19th-early 20th century, possibly walnut. Slotin back for hanging. Age splits and some wear to originalpaint. 55”l. $350-$700

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178DECORATED VIOLIN CASE.Attributed to Pennsylvania, late 19th century, pine. Woodencase with original black paint and compass star designs. Brassbale handle. Penciled name “Mr. Michael Reuter”. Age splitin bottom. 5”h. 31 1/2”w. 9 1/2”d. $150-$350

179DECORATED DESK.American, 2nd half-19th century, pine. Lectern type deskwith paneled construction, slanted writing surface and twonailed drawers. Original salmon paint. The drawers have various penciled names, mostly women and dates, the earliest being 1871, the latest 1904, as well as “Concord, N. Hampshire”. Expected wear. 35”h. 51 1/2”w. 20”d. Ex Stephen Score (Massachusetts).$600-$1200

180PAIR OF GEORGE WASHINGTON ANDIRONS.American, 19th century, cast iron. Flat relief images of Washington standing with a book. Some rust. 19 1/2”h. $250-$500

181PENNSYLVANIA JACQUARD COVERLET.Charles Fehr, Emmaus, Lehigh County, 1843, wool. Seamless tied Beiderwand in twoshades of blue, red and green. Large lily center field with multiple borders includingbands of Greek keys. Some imperfections. 76” x 79”.

There are at least three coverlet weavers working in Emmaus named Fehr. Relationship of Charles Fehr to the others has yet to be determined. $175-$300

182STONEWARE CROCK.Early 19th century. Impressed "Boston" banner label. Ovoid shape attributed to Frederick Carpenter. Edge damage. 11"h.$250 - $450

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183DECORATED DRESSING TABLE.New England, 1815-1830, pine and sycamore. Single drawer,scroll-cut backsplash, and resting on turned legs. Retains itsoriginal cream paint with gilt and stencil decoration and redand blue striping. Retains its original brasses. Minor imperfections. 33 1/4”h. 30”w. 16”d. $1,500-$2,500

184SIX PIECES OF BLUE FEATHER EDGE.English, 1st half-19th century, pearlware. Three soups withmolded floral borders. Two have impressed flower marks,10”d.; two leaf plates (one with hairline) 5 1/2”l.; and a repaired pepper pot, 4 1/2”h. $150-$350

185SIGNED COPPER KETTLE.American, 19th century. Dovetailed kettle with swing handleand brass finial. The handle is stamped “Adam Wolf”. 11”h. with handle. $400-$700

186TWO STENCIL DECORATED CHAIRS.American, 19th century. The first is a Hitchcock-type withturned legs and stretcher, pillow crest and paper rush seat. Original red and black graining with metallic stenciled urn offruit and feathers. Some wear and minor damage. 18” seat,35”h. The other has bamboo turnings, plank seat and arrowback retaining its original grain painting, yellow trim and whitefoliage and urn. Attributed to Maine. Wear. 17” seat, 33 1/2”h. $200-$400

187ROUND HUTCH TABLE.American, 19th century, pine and ash. Peg construction withtraces of red. Pine top with old scrub surface. 27 1/2”h. 48”dia.top. $400-$800

188THREE PIECES OF STONEWARE.American, 2nd half-19th century. Jug stamped “Whites, Utica”with a cobalt brushed bird, 13”h.; a crock with cobalt “2”, 10 1/2”h.; and a crock with cobalt tulip and “4”, 13 1/2”h. Imperfections. $150-$300

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189BASKET.Woodlands Indian, 19th century, woven splint.Rectangular basket with colored splint. Someloss. 10”h., 10” x 16”. Ex Nina Fletcher Little(Massachusetts). $250-$500

190PAINTED BASKET.American, late 19th-early 20th century, wovensplint. Melon rib basket with original darkred/brown paint. Minor loss on bottom fromuse. 14 1/2”h. 16 1/2”w. $150-$300

191SIX PIECES OF FEATHER EDGE.English, 1st half-19th century, pearlware. Fourplates with floral borders with brushed cobalthighlights. Single, 6 1/2”d.; three, 8 1/2”d.; oblong serving dish with molded side handlesand cobalt, 7” x 12”; and a small green ladle,6”l. The last two are repaired. $150-$350

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192TWO QUEEN ANNE SIDE CHAIRS.American, mid 18th century, maple. Similar in form with vasiformsplats, boldly turned front stretchers and Spanish feet. Rush seats. Imperfections. 18” seat, 40 1/4”h., 18” seat, 41”h. $200-$300

193CHIPPENDALE CANDLESTAND.Probably New England, late 18th-early 19th century, maple. Urnshaft and snake feet. Retains an older red stain. 26 3/4”h. 17”d. $300-$500

194TWO HANGING BOXES.American. Pictured is a 19th-century poplar box with two dovetailed drawers and a lift lid. Worn old black paint and someedge loss. 13”h. 7”w. Together with a 20th-century spice box withcarved fan crest. 16”h. 8”w. $150-$250

195SEVEN PIECES OF PEWTER.English, 18th-19th century. Basin with hammered booge, 2”h. 8”d. and six plateswith partial touches. Surface wear, 8 7/8”d. $200-$400

196TWO PEWTER DISHES.German, 19th century. Dish with touch marks for August Weygang, 10 1/2”d. Together with a double handled serving basin with good touch marks for CarlJoseph Finck, Mainz, Germany. 3”h. 11 1/4”d. $250-$350

197PEWTER LAMP AND FLAGON.French, 18th century. Flagon with acorn thumbpiece, 10 1/2”h. Together with aGerman 19th-century oil lamp (pictured) with chain for wickpick. Dents, 11”h. $200-$300

198TWO DOUBLE HANDLE PORRINGERS.French, mid 18th century. Large size, one with heart pierced handles has a partialtouch mark. 6 1/2”d. $200-$400

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199THREE PEWTER PIECES.Nineteenth century. English quart measure, 6 1/4”h.; and a tankard withglass bottom (crack), 6 1/4”h. Also a chalice, possibly American, 6 3/4”h. $150-$250

200THREE PEWTER DISHES.Nineteenth century. Two German double-handled dishes. The larger hastouch marks for Johann Baptist Finck of Mainz, 2 1/2”h. 10 3/4”d. Thesmaller has touch marks and an engraved rooster with initials, 2”h. 5”d.Also a polished European basin, 2 1/4”h. 11”d. $250-$500

201SET OF PEWTER MEASURES.French, 19th century. Six graduated measures, Litre, demilitre, doubledecilitre, decilitre, demi-decilitre and double centilitre. Sizes from 7 1/4”to 2 1/8”h. $200-$400

202SEVEN PIECES OF PEWTER.English, 19th century. Four footed ship’s bowls attributed to James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, 2 1/2’h. 5 1/2”d.; and a pair of baluster shaped candlesticks, 7 1/4”h. Also a pewter syringe with turned wooden plunger, 8 1/2”l. $250-$500203TWO PEWTER FLAGONS.Early 19th century. Similar pear shapes. Both have touch marks. Belgianwith shell thumbpiece, 9”h. And one by Bailly, Douai, France. Some surface wear, 9”h. $250-$450

204FOUR PEWTER DRINKING VESSELS.English, 19th century. Two pint mugs with similar indistinct inscriptions on the bottom, 4 3/4”h. Together with two covered tankards. The smaller is marked “London” with a partial touch. 6”h. and 8 1/2”h. All but the London tankard have “VR” marks. $200-$300

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205CHIPPENDALE-STYLE WING CHAIR.American, 20th century, mahogany. Stop-fluted legs andupholstered in gold damask. Minor wear. 16”h. seat, 44”h.overall. $250-$450

206QUEEN ANNE-STYLE TEA TABLE.Marked for Kittinger, Buffalo, New York, ca. 1966, mahogany. Williamsburg line, made for the company’s100th anniversary. Shaped skirt, candle slides, and cabriolelegs. Minor wear. 26 3/4”h. 29 1/4”w. 18”d. $300-$500

207LANDSCAPE (AMERICAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY)Oil on canvas, unsigned. Scene overlooking farm fieldswith houses in the back. Repairs. 18”h. 24”w., in a giltframe, 23 1/2”h. 29 1/2”w. $250-$450

208HEPPLEWHITE PEMBROKE TABLE.American, early 19th century, cherry. Tapered legs, shapedleaves and single dovetailed drawer with brass pull. Imperfections. 28 1/4”h. 32 5/8”w. 18”d. with 9 3/4”leaves, 37 1/2”w. overall. $600-$800

209FEDERAL LOLLING CHAIR.New England, 1790-1815, mahogany and maple. Carvedlegs and arm supports, and a later pink upholstery. Retainsan older finish. 16”h. seat, 42”h. overall. $1,500-$2,500

210STILLWELL HOME (AMERICAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, initialed and dated “FHH ‘13” lower right,titled on stretcher. Country road with building and sunflowers. 10”h. 20”w., in a gilt frame, 15”h. 23 3/4”w. $150-$250


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211PASTORAL LANDSCAPE (AMERICAN OR ENGLISH, LATE 19TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, unsigned. Pleasant scene of fields and river with buildings in the background. 24”h. 36”w., in a gold painted frame, 28 3/4’h. 40 1/2”w. $400-$800

212WOODED LANDSCAPE (AMERICAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, unsigned. Wooded stream or lake. Flaking along bottom edge. 28”h. 19”w., in an oak frame, 35”h. 26”w. $150-$250

213INLAID WHEEL BAROMETER.First quarter-19th century, mahogany veneer. Architectural pediment and inlaid floral medallions. The face is engraved “G. Selva, Boston”, though Selva barometers often have Hull, England, on the face. 38 1/2”l. $400-$800

214SHAKER BONNET AND ROBE.Late 19th-erly 20th century, wool. Black cloak with manufacturer’s label “The Dorothy”. And a black bonnet. $200-$400

215TWENTY ANTIQUES REFERENCE BOOKS. $100-$200

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216STEINWAY PARLOR GRAND PIANO.New York, ca. 1924-1925, mahogany. Piano is marked “Capo D.astro, Pat. Duplex Scale”. S# M246388. With bench. Surface deterioration. 39”h. 65”l. $2,000-$3,000

217PORTRAIT OF EMMA CALVEY BY ALICE BARNEY (AMERICAN, 1857-1931).Oil on canvas, signed upper left. Portrait of the opera singer, Calvey, as Carmen. 36 1/2”h.24”w., in a gilt frame, 42 3/4”h. 29 1/2”w. $1,000-$1,500

218PAINTED PORCELAIN PLAQUE.European, 2nd half 19th-century, oil on porcelain. Emotional scene of a woman and two men on a beach with nearby remnants of a ship wreck. 6 1/4”h. 8 1/4”w., in a gold painted frame, 11”h.13”w. $200-$400

219FINE CAST-IRON HALL TREE.Marked for Coalbrookdale Company, model number 94695, English registry mark for January 20, 1854. A wonderfully detailed hall tree depicting a slave child chained to a back comprised of elaborate scrollwork, and lion’s head hooks. 82”h. $5,000-$8,000

220WHEEL BAROMETER.English, 1st half-19th century, mahogany. Broken-arch pediment and a string-inlaid edge. Imperfections. 37 3/4”h. $300-$500

221TWO MIRRORS.American, 2nd half 19th-century. Rosewood veneer with gilt, 25 1/2” x 39 1/4”. The second is a paint grained Eastlake-styleframe with gilt, 19 1/2” x 30 1/2”. Minor wear, replaced mirrors. $200-$400

222THREE GILT FRAMES.American, 19th century. Used as frames for modern mirrors, varying wear. 19 1/2” x 22 1/2”; 24” x 31 1/2”; and 34 1/2” x 44”. $250-$450

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223SILVER BOWL AND THREE SILVER SPOONS.Repousse bowl marked “Sterling” and with an eagle’s head , 8”d., a large servingspoon, illegibly marked, probably Continental, 12 1/2”l., and a pair of figuralspoons with shell bowls, marked for London, 1900-1, and W. Hutton and Sons, Ltd.Total weight approximately 20.8 ozt. $200-$400

224SET OF AESTHETIC MOVEMENT TABLE KNIVES.Marked for Landers, Frary and Clark Aetna Works, Connecticut, late 19th century,silver, brass and copper. In the Japanese taste, with mixed-metal handles with flowers, birds, turtles, and monkeys. 8 1/2”l. $150-$250

225TWO ITEMS.European, early 20th century. Three pieces of vegetable shaped soap, tomato, pickle and potato. Pressed paper box, 2 1/2”h. 5 1/2”d. Together with a smallgouache street scene titled on the back Destruction WWI outside Paris. In a frame, 8 3/4”h. 10 1/8”w. $100-$300

226INLAID BOX.American, late 19th century, mixed hardwoods and veneer. Dovetailed case withtwo lovebirds on the front. 4 3/4”h. 12 3/4”w. 7”d. $100-$200


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227LANDSCAPE (AMERICAN, 2ND HALF-19TH CENTURY).Oil on pressed board, unsigned. Park scene of people rowing boats on a lake. 12 3/4”h. 19”w., in a modern frame, 16”h. 22 1/2”w. $200-$400

228GEORGE III PEMBROKE TABLE.English, early 19th century, mahogany, oak, and pine. One drawer,round leaves, and resting on tapered legs. Imperfections. 29”h. 291/2”w. (open) 40”w. (closed) 30”d. $250-$450

229THREE SILVER SPOONS AND A SILVER LADLE.Ladle marked for London, mid18th century (rubbed date letter), andmaker’s mark “AP”, 14”l.; a tablespoon marked for London, 1737-8, and maker’s mark “IW”, 8 1/4”l.; a stuffing spoon with unidentifiedmarks (lady in profile, letter E, shield with crosses and maker A. Ewan),14 1/2”l.; and a serving spoon, possibly Danish, marked “Stephan”, mid 20th century, 12 1/2”l. Total weight approximately 20.4 ozt. $300-$500

230SILVER FISH SET AND A SILVER PLATED FISH KNIFE.Set with rubbed marks, apparently for Sheffield and 1906-7, and an indistinguishable maker’s mark, 12”l. and 9”l., and a silver-plated andengraved fish knife marked for Elkington and Company, mid 19th century, 12 3/4”l. $150-$250

231SILVER SUGAR BASKET.Probably English or American, rubbed marks, ca. 1800. Oblong, reticulated basket with conforming foot and swing handle. 4 1/2”h.(without handle), approximately 4.5 ozt. $200-$400

232WEATHERVANE.American, late 19th-early 20th century, copper. Full-bodied eagle on aglobe with directionals. Verdigris patina. Imperfections. 42”h. overall,32”w. $400-$800

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233CHALKWARE SHEEP.American, 2nd half-19th century. Reclining sheep and lamb. Edge chip. 6”h. 9”l. $200-$400

234TWO PIPSQUEAKS.German, late 19th-early 20th century, papier mache. Colorful hand-painted bird. Faint sound. 8”h. Together with a hand-decorated pigeon. Silent bellows. 6 3/4”h. Minor damage. $200-$300

235LARGE STONEWARE JAR.Possibly Remmey Pottery, Philadelphia, 3rd quarter-19th century. Ovoid form, impressed “5,” with ribbed lug handles and brushed cobalt decoration. Imperfections. 16”h. $250-$450

236TWO STONEWARE JARS.Both 3rd quarter-19th century. Includes a three-gallon, Philadelphia or Baltimore jar of void formwith slightly ribbed lug handles and brushed cobalt decoration, imperfections, 14 1/2”h.; and atwo-gallon, ovoid jar, possibly Remmey Pottery, Philadelphia, with ribbed lug handles andbrushed cobalt decoration, imperfections, 12”h. $300-$500

237FORTY-TWO ANTIQUES REFERENCE BOOKS. $150-$250

238TWENTY-SEVEN ANTIQUES REFERENCE BOOKS. $100-$200

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239CHIPPENDALE BLANKET CHEST.Pennsylvania, late 18th-early 19th century, walnut and poplar. Six-board blanket chest with dovetailed case, applied molding, bracket feetand three dovetailed drawers with old replaced brasses. Interior till andwrought iron strap hinges. Some imperfections. 32”h. 54”w. 24 1/2”d. $900-$1,200

240BASKET.Possibly by Henry Harris, a Schaghticoke Indian from Connecticut, late19th century. Shallow bowl of woven splint with red, blue and yellowinterwoven colors. Two bentwood rim handles. 3”h. 11 1/2”d. $300-$500

241SHAKER BOX.Late 19th century, bentwood. Oval box with two fingers and one on thelid, copper tacks. Natural finish. 3”h. 6”l. $250-$450

242PANTRY BOX.Attributed to Maine, possibly American Indian, early 20th century, bentwood. Round with sewn, lapped seams. 3 1/2”h. 6 3/4”d. $150-$300

243PAIR OF TIN CANDLE SCONCES.American, 19th century. Crimped edges and sunburst crests. 13 1/2”h. $350-$700

244FOUR ITEMS.Nineteenth century. Miniature pottery jug, 2 3/4”h.; wooden tool withplunger, 10 1/2”l.; cased butter print with leaves, 3 3/4”d.; and a latebentwood box with grey paint (pictured), 7 1/2”l. $100-$300

245DOCUMENT BOX.American, late 18th century, walnut. Dovetailed box with molded lidand a period, pierced brass escutcheon. Refinished. Pictured on opposite page. 7 1/2”h. 11”w. 8”d. $200-$400

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246FOLKSY CANDLESTAND.American, early 19th century, mahogany. Square top over an elaboratelyturned shaft with a central drop, and resting on cutout legs. Imperfections.28”h. 23 1/2”w. 19 3/4”d. $200-$400

247BRACE-BACK WINDSOR CHAIR.Labeled for Wallace Nutting, early 20th century, mixed woods. Baluster-turned legs and swell-turned stretchers. Retains its original finish.18”h. seat, 37 1/2”h. overall. $200-$400

248DECORATED BELLOWS.American, 19th century. Original stenciled and freehand painted fruit.Brass nozzle. Releathered. 17 1/2”l. $150-$250

249PAIR OF PORTRAITS (AMERICAN, 19TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, unsigned. Attributed to Utica, New York. Husband andwife identified in pencil as “Soloman S. Devendorf, born 1812, died1875” and “Rusha Devendorf”. 24”h. 17”w. Sold at Garth’s, September 4,2004, lot 224. $600-$1,200

250TWO CARVED BIRDS.Pictured is a shorebird in a feeding position. American, 2nd half 20th century. Original paint and glass eyes. Minor paint wear. 11”h. includingbase. Together with a Subut waterbird. Papua, New Guinea, 20th century.Worn original paint. 21”h. $200-$300

251CARVED SHOREBIRD.American, 20th century, hardwood. Preening position. Original paint andglass eyes. Penciled “#1” and branded “S”, 13 1/2”h. including base. $150-$250

252DECOY.American, 20th century, cork and wood. Oversize black duck in sleepingposition. Impressed “Starr Decoys, Duxbury, Mass.” with a penciled presentation “To Mary & Mitch Van Winkle 9-18-57, Geo. Ross Starr”,17”l. $200-$500

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253DECOY.American, 1st half-20th century, hardwood. Oversize eider drake with original paint. Stenciled “WB” on underside, 22 1/2”l. $200-$300

254DECORATED BOX.American, 1820-1840, poplar. Charming box retaining its original painted and gilt decoration consisting of a basket of fruit on the lid, and a lyre flanked by griffins on the front. Minor imperfections. 5”h. 11 1/2”w. 6 3/4”d. $300-$500

255LANDSCAPE PAINTING (AMERICAN, 2ND HALF-19TH CENTURY).Oil on artist board, unsigned. Rustic scene of a couple fishing along a shore line. 11 1/4”h. 11”w., in a frame, 13” x 13”. $200-$300

256BRONZE SIGNAL CANNON.Late 19th-early 20th century, bronze. Cannon with touch hole on moveable carriage. 4 1/2”h. 9”l. $100-$200

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257MAP SAMPLER.English or American, late 18th-early 19th century, silk and ink on silk. Entitled “The Worldwith all the Modern Discoveries”. Depicted arethe two hemispheres with outlined continentsand minutely lettered details including famoussea voyages. The United States is not labeled butseveral states are named. Australia is labeledNew Holland. Satin stitch floral border with abranch bearing flying bird beneath the map.Good colors. Some imperfections. Framed witheglomise glass mat, 22 ½”h. 27 ½”w.$600-$800

258MINIATURE NEEDLEWORK.Probably English, early 19th century, silk onwool. Oversized blue-suited, hatted sailor standing on the deck of three-masted ship. Entitled “Rose of heaven” and enclosed in foliateborder. Some damage. In old frame, 9 ½”h. 9½”w. The work itself is closer to 4 ¾” x 4 ¾”. $200-$400

259SAMPLER.Eleanor Reeve, probably Mid Atlantic region, 1828, silk on linen gauze. Largerectangular needlework has realistic undulating floral border worked in a variety of stitches. Eight sets of alphabetsand numbers are divided by narrowbands. Flocks of chicken-like birds areperched in flowering shrubs and tall triangular mounds of fruit fill two handledbaskets. The maker signed and dated herwork “Oct 21 1828”. Slight imperfections. Framed. 27”h. 20”w.

A search of the 1830 U.S. census locatesthe majority of the maker’s surname living in New Jersey or New York. $600-$800

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260PENNSYLVANIA SAMPLER.Eleanora Amelia Entler, Adams or York County, 1830, silk on linen. Undulating roseborder surrounds a low basket of stylized tulips, a pair of birds perched on the outerleaves. The maker signed her name twice, once below the moral verse and againunder the basket. Text includes ”…her sampler. She was born May the 17th in theyear of our Lord 1821 and finished this work August the 31 1830”, and “..taught byLydia Kess[l]ing”. Slight imperfections. Framed, 21”h. 21”w.

Eleanora was the fourth child born to Jacob Entler (1796-1824) and CatherineSwigart (1797-1859) of Hanover, York County. By the time she made this sampler,her father had died and she was living in adjoining Hamilton Twp., Adams County,with her mother and stepfather, Phillip Eich (1786-1854). $600-$800

261NEW HAMPSHIRE SAMPLER.Elizabeth K. Hunt, Stoddard, Cheshire County, 1825, silk on linen. Sets of alphabetsand numbers over moral verse and signed “Elizabeth K. Hunt age 12 years StoddardAugust the 23 1825”, framed by strawberry border. Slight imperfections. Framed,17”h. 16”w.

Information on back of frame states she was married in Stoddard to Samuel Osgoodon February 25, 1841, by Rev. Isaac Robinson. Additional research gives her fullname as Elizabeth Kendrick Hunt born December 25, 1812, in Stoddard to TimothyHunt and Mary Kendrick. $500-$1,000

262ENGLISH SAMPLER.Diana Plested, 1840, silk on wool. Minutely stitched motifs include pottedflowers, flying birds, eight point stars, curly tailed dogs and a large antleredstag in repose. Framed moral verse and maker’s name, her age (12) and thedate. Floral arcaded borders. Bright colors. Some imperfections. Framed.14”h. 14”w. $200-$400

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263LEHNWARE SAFFRON CUP.Joseph Lehn, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, late 19th century, maple. Of typical form and retaining its original paint decoration. Imperfections. 4 3/4”h. $150-$250

264WALLPAPER BOX.Attributed to Stonington, Connecticut, 2nd quarter-19th century, mahogany. Box covered in block printed wallpaper with a turkey. A noteon the bottom states “Box stenciled by Henrieta Whitney (GrandmotherGunn’s mother)”. Minor imperfections. 3 1/4”h. 7 3/4”w. 4 1/4”d.

Included with the box is a brief family history as well as three tintypes and one daguerreotype of family members. $400-$600

265SMALL THEOREM.Signed “Bill Rank”, Pennsylvania, 1921-2000. Cluster of strawberries on velvet. In a sponged frame, 6 5/8”h. 4 5/8”w. $100-$200

266BIRD TREE.Frank Finney, b. 1947, Virginia. Small tree with seven birds including awoodpecker. Inset on the underside with carved script “F”. 11”h. $1,000-$2,000

267TWO WALLPAPER BOXES.American, 19th century, cardboard and wood covered with block printed paper. Oval with blue covering, lined with various newspapersdated 1844 and 1884. 7”h. 11”l. Together with a square box with greenand white paper and cut out obituaries for the same family. 2 1/2”h. 4 1/2”w. Some damage. $200-$300

268QUEEN ANNE HANGING CORNER CUPBOARD.American, mid 18th century, pine. Tombstone paneled door with interior “H” hinges. Applied crest and base molding. Interior has threescalloped edge shelves. Old red and green paint. 42 7/8”h. 32 1/4”w. 19 1/2”d. $400-$800

269COVERLETAmerican, 1st half 19th-century, wool and cotton. Double weave with center seam. Skillfully woven in green and red wool with natural cotton.Top bound with period red wool. Knotted fringe woven on separate loomand sewn on. Good bright colors. Slight imperfections. 83” x 87”. $250-$450

270PAINTED DRYSINK.Pennsylvania or Midwestern, mid 19th century, poplar. Of typical formwith a single door and cutout feet. Retains an older yellow paint. 33 1/2”h. 36”w. 21 1/2”d. Ex Betty Dorow (Ohio). $600-$900

271PAINTED BLANKET CHEST.American, early 19th century, pine. Good small size with a mid-moldingand resting on turned feet. Retains an old blue paint. Imperfections. 22”h. 35”w. 18 1/2”d. $500-$800

272PAINTED APOTHECARY OR HARDWARE CHEST.American, 19th century, walnut and poplar. Twenty-one graduated andlipped drawers, and appears to retain its original orange and yellow paint,and its original painted pulls. 25 1/4”h. 21”w. 7 1/2”d. $800-$1,200

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273FRATERNAL STAGE FRONT.American, early 20th century. Large wooden arch for a stage front with original redand gold paint. Scalloped crest has a disk and Odd Fellows links. Some surfacewear. Made in three parts. 108”h. 120”w. $600-$1,200

274FOLK ART CARVING OF A PIG.American, early 20th century, softwood. Standing pig with brown paint. Very lightweight wood or hollow with a seam down the middle. Two legs appear replaced.7”h. 13 1/2”l. Ex Clark Garrett (Ohio). $150-$250

275MANNEQUIN OR PROCESSIONAL FIGURE.European, 20th century, painted wood. Carved head and torso with jointed armson tapered slat base. Minor wear, 18 1/4”h.

Similar to Portuguese religious figures, dressed and used in processions. $150-$250

276PAPIER MACHE SKELETON BUST.American, early 20th century, wood and papier mache. Most likely a fraternallodge piece. Spring loaded jaw. Minor wear, the neck has a split and pencil marks.14 3/4”h. $200-$400

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277TRAMP ART FRAME.American, early 20th century, wood. Impressive frame with goldpainted decorative applications along the edges. Houses a reversepainting on glass of the First Church Christ Scientist Boston, MA.Painting is flaked. 25 1/2”h. 49”w. $500-$800

278BUILDING-FORM WATCH HUTCH.American, late 19th-early 20th century, cherry and poplar. Unusually large, in the form of a stone building. Original handpainted details and glass and mica windows. 21 1/2”h. 28”w. 8”d. $600-$800

279THREE REVERSE PORTRAITS ON GLASS.German, late 19th century, oil on glass. Pictured is Mary withflowers in her hair, 13”H. 10”W. Also Caroline and a youthfulNapoleon, both 9”h. 6 3/4”w. The last two have some flaking. Allare framed. $150-$350

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280TOLINA CITY, VISIONS OF OTHER WORLDS BY REV. HOWARD FINSTER (SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA, 1916-2001).Mixed media, signed on frame. Three-dimensional landscape on plexiglas in a wooden frame, #28,000.350. 16 1/2”h.11 1/2”w. 3 1/2”d. $700-$1,000

281HOWARD FINSTER WIPE RAG BY REV. HOWARD FINSTER (SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA, 1916-2001).Mixed media, signed on the back and front. Animal heads, # 28,000.232, with a verse below. Dated on the back February 20, 1993. 14 1/4”h. 11 3/8”w. $200-$400

282BIG COKE BY REV. HOWARD FINSTER (SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA, 1916-2001).Mixed media on plywood, signed on the back. Bottle shaped painting with cloud like depictions of souls, #28,000.418.Another image on the back resembles Benjamin Franklin. Dated March 8, 1993. 34 1/2”h. $350-$550

283WINDY MOUNTAIN HILLBILLY COUNTRY BY ROY FINSTER (SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA, B. 1941).Mixed media on plywood, signed front and back. Colorful landscape with log cabins, # 539. 18 1/4”h. 23 1/4”w. $250-$450

284BEN FRANKLIN BY ROY FINSTER (SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA, B. 1941).Mixed media on plywood, signed on back. Bust of Franklin, # 735, with address stamps on the back and date 1-12-1993. 14 1/2”h. $150-$250

285ELVIS AT 3-IS AN ANGEL TO ME BY THE REV. HOWARD FINSTER (SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA, 1916-2001).Mixed media, signed on the back and dated 1991. Portrait of Elvis in a cowboy hat. Minor defects. 8”h. $150-$250

286FIGURAL PAINTING BY MOSE TOLLIVER (ALABAMA, 1919-2006).Oil on plywood, signed lower left. Figure dressed in black on a pink ground. 25”h. 16”w. Ex Lindsey Gallery (Columbus, Ohio). $400-$600

287MEMORY JUG.American, 20th century. Interesting treatment of broken pottery shards forming a face with marble eyeballs and molded clay pipe bowls for hair. 11 1/2”h.$100-$200

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289TWO PAINTINGS OF HOUSES (AMERICAN,LATE 19TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas of the Frey House in New York state,unsigned. In a gilt lined frame, 16”h. 18”w. And anoil on tobacco box lid of a rustic farm with well,unsigned, in a frame, 9”h. 7”w.$150-$300


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290STABLE BOY HITCHING POST.Marked for J.W. Fiske, New York, late 19th century, cast iron. Young African-American boystanding on a pedestal base. Later paint. 46”h. $1,500-$2,500

291DOCUMENT BOX.American, 19th century, cherry with yellow pinesecondary. Dovetailed case with lift lid and singlenailed drawer. Replaced metal pin locks drawer. 7 1/2”h. 10”w. 6 7/8”d. $150-$350

292TWO ITEMS.English Staffordshire sugar with dark blue transferof hunting dogs and stag. Stains. 5 3/4”h. Togetherwith a carved wooden case for clay pipes, 9”l. $100-$200

293REVERSE PAINTING ON GLASS.German, 19th century. The Christ child with aglobe and roses. In original frame, 12 1/4”h. 9 1/4”w. $100-$200

294TREENWARE BOWL.American, 19th century, softwood. Large bowl withoriginal red paint on the exterior. Glued split andsmall areas of abrasion. 23 3/4”d. 9 1/4”h.$300-$400

295TWO POTTERY ANIMALS.Sewertile mastiff, Mogadore, Ohio, early 20th century. Inscribed “AH”. Restoration. 10”l. And a hollow molded lion with Rockingham glaze. English, 2nd half 19th century. 5”l. $200-$300

296TWO BASKETS.American, early 20th century, woven splint withbentwood handles. Large buttocks basket, 15”h. 20 1/2”w. And a gathering basket attributedto New England, 10 1/2”h. 16”w. Splint loss. $100-$200


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297HOOKED RUG.American, late 19th-early 20th century, cotton and wool on burlap.Bold lion on a colorful ground. 27”h. 32”w. $300-$500

298CHIPPENDALE DROP-LEAF TABLE.Probably American, late 18th century, mahogany and pine with mellowold finish. Square legs with inside tapered chamfer, straight apron. Swinglegs hold up the 19” leaves. 27 2/4”h. 17” x 42 1/2” closed; 65” x 42 1/2” open. $400-$800

299GEORGE III TILT-TOP TEA TABLE.English, 18th century, mahogany and pine. Bird-cage type with a one-board top, column shaft and pad feet. Imperfections. 28 1/2”h. 30 1/2”d. $300-$500

300TWO PIECES OF STONEWARE.Second half 19th century. Pictured is a jug. Impressed label “Dean, Foster & Co., 14 Blackstone St. Boston 3”. Cobalt brushed bird. Appliedstrap handle. Minor lip flakes. 14”h. And a canning jar with cobalt stenciled stars. 10 1/4”h. $200-$400

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301REMARKABLE MICHIGAN QUILT.Maud Oakes, Kalamazoo, 1930s, cotton. Over 15,000 tiny 1/4” squareshandpieced in the “Round The World” pattern. Accompanying box containsapproximately 4,500 more squares. Quilt top (not backed). 55” x 57”.

Maude Oakes was born in 1877 to French Canadian parents who had immigrated to Massachusetts. By 1930 she and her husband, Walter, wereliving in Kalamazoo where she made this quilt. Another one of Mrs. Oakes’quilts is in the Kalamazoo Valley Museum. A newspaper clipping accompanies the lot. $600-$1,200

302SHAKER CARRYING BASKET.Mt. Lebanon, New York, late 19th century, bentwood. Four fingers with copper tacks and a swing handle. Lined with pink cloth. 4”h. 11”w. Edward and Faith Andrews (Massachusetts). $600-$900

303THEOREM.American, late 19th century, watercolor on paper. Basket of fruit includingstrawberries and grapes. Good colors. Some surface wear. In a gilt frame,10”h. 12”w.

Included is a letter from the Louisville, Kentucky, City Engineer’s office, dated1876 that was used as backing material. $300-$500

304TWO ITEMS.American, 19th century. Pictured is a tinsel picture of an exotic bird andflowers. Cross corner frame with leaves, 19 1/2”h. 15 1/2”w. Together witha red silk parasol with a carved handle in the shape of a cat’s head withglass eyes. Silk is worn, 39 1/2“l. $200-$300

305TWO PIECES OF POTTERY.American, late 19th-early 20th century. Yellow clay molded dog with redpaint. Formed with a hole in the top of the head. 6 3/4”h. 9 1/2”w. And asewertile pitcher. Tree trunk form with a lizard handle. Old black paint. 9 1/2”h. Imperfections. $200-$400

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306FALL LANDSCAPE #2 BY STREETER BLAIR(CALIFORNIA/KANSAS, (1888-1966).Oil on canvas, signed and dated (19)62, lower right. Stylizedfarm scene with boy chasing cows through trees. 26”h. 57”w.,in a gilt frame, 36 1/2”h. 66”w. $800-$1,200

307TWO PAINTINGS (AMERICAN, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas of a blacksmith shop signed “R. Mecca”, 16”h. 23”w. Together with an oil onartist board of a man hauling wood near a stream. Unsigned. In a stripped frame, 20”h.26”w. $150-$250

308TOWN SQUARE BY FRED NOYES (AMERICAN,1905-1987).Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Busy scene of a town square with a band in the gazebo.24”h. 30”w., in a frame, 31 7/8”h. 37 7/8”w. $200-$300

309TWO FRAMED WINTER SCENES (AMERICAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY).Oil on masonite. Frozen river with buildings. Signed “P. Taccard”. 20 1/2”h. 29 3/4”w. Together with the Salisbury Mine signed “Leo Christian”. Wooden backing has addresses inMichigan and Chicago. Crazed. 23 1/4”h. 42”w. $150-$350

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310TWO FOLKSY PORTRAITS (AMERICAN, LATE 19TH-EARLY20TH CENTURY).Oil on artist board and wooden panel. African Americanwomen by the same hand. 10”h. 8”w., in frames, 13 1/2”h.11 1/4”w., and 12 1/2”h. 10 3/4”w. $200-$300

311CARVED FRAME.American, late 19th-early 20th century, softwood. Folksycross corner frame in the form of tree limbs with crosshatchedcorner blocks. Later mirror. 22” x 28”. $200-$400

312IN THE WATERMELON PATCH BY WILLIAM ALLEN ROGERS(NEW YORK/KANSAS, 1854-1931).Watercolor on paper, signed lower left. Three men eating watermelons. 13 3/4”h. 15 1/2”w., in a frame, 17 3/4”h.22”w. Sold at James Julia’s, January 31, 2009, lot 106. $300-$500

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313MINIATURE SCROLL.Probably American, dated 1829, watercoloron paper. Figure of Hope near a monumentwith inscription “Sacred to Religion”. Inkednotation on the back reads “The Property ofJames M. Lyons—-1829, Present from LukeLyons”. Imperfections. 5 3/4”h. 5”w. $300-$600

314WATERCOLOR TITLED COMEDY.American, signed and dated in ink “Paintedby Hannah Simonds Billerica Ad 1806”.Classical muse of comedy, Thalia. Inked noteon back reads “Property of Ellen S. Robbins___Fremont, September 25, 1851”.Some toning and foxing. 8”h. 5”w., in a giltframe, 8 1/2”h. 5 3/4”w. Ex Paul Carpenter(Ohio). Sold at Garth’s, lot 448, October1997. $200-$300

315WATERCOLOR OF A YOUNG BOY.Probably English, early 19th century, watercolor on paper. Portrait of a boy wearing blue with a ruff collar and holding aball and fur military hat. Minor surface wear.7 3/4”h. 5 3/4”w., in a period frame, 10 1/4”h. 8 1/4”w. $250-$450

316PORTRAIT OF ANN MURPHY ATTRIBUTEDTO CHARLES SHOETTEL (NEW YORK,19TH CENTURY).Watercolor on paper, unsigned. Portraittaken from the album of the artist whopainted mostly portraits of performers. Alater label notes the page came from analbum that descended in the family of JohnD. Ottiwell of the 7th regiment NYC volunteers and 1868 Republican Conventiondelegate. Small stain. 6”h. 3 3/4”w., in a lateframe, 9”h. 6 1/2”w. $200-$350

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317WATERCOLOR PORTRAIT GROUP.American, 2nd quarter-19th century, watercolor and ink on paper. Seated mother dressed in black and holding her baby. The pet dog is nearby. 10 1/2”h. 8 1/4”w., in a walnut frame, 13 /2”h. 11”w. $200-$400

318PORTRAIT AND SILHOUETTE.American, 19th century. Watercolor on paper portrait of a woman wearing a black dress and brooch. 4”h. 2 3/4”w., in a modern frame, 6 3/4”h. 5 3/4”w. Together with a hollow cut silhouette of a man. Painted background is crazed. In a wooden frame, 5 5/8”h. 4 5/8”w. $250-$450

319PORTRAIT ON PAPER.Attributed to Pennsylvania, mid 19th century, watercolor and pencil. Young girl at a windowsill with watercolor accents on a book and hat ribbon. 6 1/2”h. 4 1/2”w., in a wooden frame (edge chip), 9 3/4”h. 7 1/2”w. $150-$350

320PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN.American, 19th century, pencil on paper. Self portrait identified on the back as “W.J. Bull, taken by him at 17 years in front of a looking glass, C.W. Bull”. In a papiermache frame with acorn hanger, 5 1/2”h. 4 3/4”w. Ex Clark Garrett (Ohio). $200-$400

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321CHIPPENDALE CORNER CUPBOARD.Pennsylvania, late 18th century, walnut and yellow pine. Two-piecewith arched doors, figured walnut panels, and a stout cornice. Imperfections. 87”h. 50”w. 25”d., requires a 35” corner. $1,000-$2,000

322PAIR OF COASTAL NEW ENGLAND LANDSCAPES (AMERICAN,LATE 19TH CENTURY).Oils on artist board, both signed “DAF” and dated 1888. Charming coast views, each identified on verso; includes SavinRock in Connecticut and Nahant, Massachusetts. 9 1/4”h. 12 1/4”w, in their original gilt frames, 14 1/4”h. 17 1/4”w.

Both locales were popular resort destinations for the wealthy during America’s Gilded Age. Savin Rock had a carousel (erected in the 1870s) and ferry service between Savin Rock, New Haven,and Lighthouse Point. Nahant, with its resort hotels and amusement rides, was known as the playground for Boston Society. $600-$900

323EVENING PORTRAIT OF A SCHOONER BY RUTH D. WILCOX(NEW JERSEY, B. 1908).Oil on canvas, signed lower left. Serene depiction of a schooner on calm seas, with a lantern lighted on deck. 14”h. 11”w., in anArts and Crafts frame, 17 1/2”h. 14 1/2”d. $800-$1,200

324PORTRAIT OF PHOEBE FRANCES RICKER ATTRIBUTED TOSAMUEL MILLER (MASSACHUSETTS, 1807-1853).Oil on canvas, unsigned. Well-done full-length portrait youngPhoebe seated on a lyre base stool beside a window. Lightlycleaned and revarnished. 36”h. 29”w., in a gold painted frame with morning glories, 42 1/2”h. 36”w. Descended in the Rickerfamily, sold at Skinner (Boston), August 2005, lot 90.

Included with the painting is the ogee shaped stool on whichPhoebe sits in the portrait. Mahogany veneer over pine with brocade upholstery. As found condition, 16”h. 13” x 17”. And abook, reputedly the one in the girl’s hand. Natalie; or A GemAmong the Sea-Weeds by Ferna Vale, printed in 1859 with a penciled note “Miss Phebe Francis Ricker, Presented by Edward M.Tillotson”.

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325PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN (AMERICAN,CA. 1840)Oil on canvas, unsigned. Young woman in a white satin dress. 13 1/2”h. 11 1/8”w.,in a modern gilt frame, 15 1/2”h. 13 1/2”w. $250-$450

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326ENGLISH SAMPLER.Phebe Newth, possibly Gloucestershire, 1841,silk on wool. Minutely stitched religious verses,alphabets and detailed two-story dwelling. Themaker gives her age as ten years. Good colors.Some imperfections. Old frame,17 ½”h. 16”w.

A Phebe Grace Newth born in 1831 inGloucestershire is recorded as marrying SamuelPritchard in 1852.$300-$500

327CLASSICAL WORK TABLE.Probably New York, ca. 1815, mahogany,poplar and oak. Two drawers (the upper havingan interior tray), applied columns on the case,acanthus-carved shaft, and resting on saber legsending in brass paw casters. The case is decorated with a variety of figured veneers.Minor imperfections. 30”h. 19 1/2”w. 16”d.Sold at Garth’s, July 2001, lot 566.

The lower drawer retains an early 20th-centurylabel that reads, “Duncan Phyfe sewing tableused by Colgate’s grandmother, Martha AustinGilbert, all the later years of her life.” $1,500-$2,500

328TWO CHIPPENDALE SIDE CHAIRS.American or English, 3rd quarter-18th century,mahogany. Both with pierced splats and matching blue upholstery. Imperfections. 18”h. seat, 36 1/2”h. overall. $300-$500

329SAMPLER.Mary Freas, probably New Jersey or Pennsylvania, 1809, silk on linen gauze and silkribbon edging. Two vines form the side bordersending half way across the top where theycurve toward what appears to be a pottedpineapple. The pious verse is surrounded bymatched pairs of urns and flower pots, well-detailed with saucers and rims. Two graceful willow trees on either side of Mary’sname and the date. Slight imperfections.Framed, 17”h. 17”w.

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330COBALT OIL LAMP.American, probably Sandwich, ca. 1825, blown and pressed glass.Free blown bulb-shaped font on a stepped pressed base. The fonthas copper wheel engraved tulips. Minor roughness on base. 12”h. $600-$900

331HAGAR IN THE WILDERNESS BY HATTIE A. MORRIS (WOLFBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 19TH CENTURY).Charcoal on paper, signed and dated 1860 on the back. Biblicalscene set in a wooded landscape. Backing paper has tears. 12”h. 18”w., in a frame with gilt liner, 19”h. 25”w. $600-$900

332TWO LANDSCAPES (AMERICAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, initialed “FC” lower right. Lake set in wooded hills.Marked “New England” on the back. 10 1/4”h. 16”w., in a giltframe, 15”h. 21”w. Together with an oil on canvas board signed“Flora Hissom” (?) lower right. Wagon train crossing a river. Cutdown. 12”h. 18”w., in a gilt frame 15 1/2”h. 21 1/2”w. $100-$200

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333RARE VERMONT SAMPLER.Tirzah Biglow, Guilford, Windham County, 1804, silk on linen. The sampler is filledmany motifs including a red, white and blue eagle, pairs of birds facing one an-other, hearts, baskets of all kinds; double handled and hoop handles, footed urnsand low woven ones, a single large one in the center and fifteen tiny ones. Thepieced is signed “Tirzah Biglow Guilford 1804” and “aged 12 years” stated twice.Good colors. Minor imperfections. Bird’s-eye frame. 19”h. 13 ¾”w.

Tirzah Big[e]low born July, 7, 1792, was the daughter of Joel Bigelow (1752-1830)and Sarah Stowell of Guilford, Vermont. According to some accounts she marriedAmbrose Hunt about 1810 and died in Watertown, New York. $1,000-$1,500

334NEW YORK FAMILY RECORD SAMPLER.Charlotte Estes, Porter, Niagara County, 1831, silk on linen. Minute blue silk stitchesrecord the births and deaths of the Nathan and Katharine Estes family. Twelve-year-old Charlotte finished her sampler with a moral verse and signed it with her name,date and location. Minor imperfections. Framed. 19 ½” h. 19 ½”w.

Charlotte was the third child of seven and she carefully added the deaths of her twoolder siblings to her sampler. She married John Sheldon in the early 1840s and diedin 1881 in Michigan. $300-$500

335SAMPLER.Theodora Goldsmith, possibly New York, early19th century, silk on linen. Stylized geometricborder with narrow diamond inner border surrounds large sized alphabet, a verse about the useful needle, checkered basket, a whitebreasted bird perched on undersized tree and agreen two-story house having paned windowsand a bright yellow door. Eight-year-oldTheodora used a variety of stitches includingchain stitch on the house. Slight imperfections.Framed. 19 ½”h. 18 ¼” w.

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336MEMORIAL PAINTING.Possibly Maine, ca. 1829, watercolor and ink on paper. Finely painted,depicting a young wife, dressed in black, mourning her husband at hisgrave, which reads, “Sacred to the Memory of Robert Spear who died July25 1825 Aged 25 years.” Minor imperfections. 20”h. 27”w., appears tobe in its original eglomise mat and gilt frame, 22 1/2”h. 28 1/2”w.

On the back, in an early hand, is “Loand by R.S. Dunning” and “Paintedby Mrs. Putnam 1829.” Additionally, there is a label by Portland, Maine,mirror and frame manufacturer James Todd. $1,500-$3,000

337MEMORIAL NEEDLEWORK.Parker family, probably Massachusetts or Connecticut, ca 1815, silk, ink on silk and linen. Grieving woman leaning on urn-top monument inscribed “Sacred To the Memory of Mrs. Submit Parker. Obt June 6th1813 Aged 41”. A weeping willow fills the foreground, a cluster of buildings including a church and mountain peaks in the background. Soft tans, grays and cream silks with ink wash and details. Minor imperfections. Framed, 23”h. 23”w.

Genealogy research found several Submit Parkers, none with matchingdates, but all in Connecticut or Massachusetts.$400-$600

338FITZHUGH PLATTER.Chinese Export, early 19th century, porcelain. Oval in orange color withgilt rim. Orange peel glaze, 12" x 14 3/4". $600-$800

339CREAMWARE CRUET SET.Marked for Wedgwood, England, 1775-1820. The stand with reticulatedholders, two candle sockets, and swan-form handles; the casters withGreek key bands and ball finials, one marked with "Pfeffer." Minor imperfections. 5 3/4"h., 5 1/2"h., and 11"l.

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340FIVE EXPORT PLATES AND AN ENAMELED DISH.China, 19th century. Four Rose Mandarin plates with good color and gilt highlights. One smaller plate has a flake. Two are 6 1/4”d. and two 8”d.; aThousand Butterfly plate, 6 1/4”d.; and a white enamel dish with floral design,6 1/2”d. $250-$450

341NEEDLEWORK PICTURE.Possibly Scottish, mid 18th century, silk on linen ground. Using a variety of embroidery stitches including knotted, tent, satin and the Queen’s stitch, themaker created a detailed pastoral scene with a shepherd and his flock as wellas other creatures. A cow leans over the fence, behind her stand goats andchickens. A two-story brick house is in the mid ground, flanked by tall trees The sky is dominated by two large phoenix like birds. Tendrilled strawberryvine encircles the whole. Good colors. Minor loss and thread breakage.Framed, 25”h. 29”w. Ex The Scarlet Letter (Wisconsin). $800-$1,600

342FEDERAL BED.American, 1st quarter -19th century, maple. Turned urn posts with reeding andbrass rosettes. Canopy tester. Imperfections. 83”h. 80”l. 56”w. $300-$600

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343STEINWAY PIANO.New York, 1859. Rococo style parlor grand with ebonized finish.S# 21095, patent date November 28, 1859. 37 1/2”h. 84”w. 42”d. $1,000-$2,000

344CLASSICAL-STYLE CARD TABLE.Late 19th or early 20th century, mahogany. Carved pedestal,scrolled feet, and brass mounts. 30”h. 37”w. 19”d. (closed) 38”d.(open). $400-$800

345ORIENTAL RUG.Room size Sarouk. Blue border and red ground with floral design.10’6” x 14’. $1,000-$1,500

346ORIENTAL RUG.Kilim. Earth tones with blue highlights. Some edge wear. 4’5” x 9’11”. $300-$500

347ORIENTAL RUG.Room size Sarouk. Dark blue border and burgundy ground. 9’ x 11’9”. $1,000-$2,000

348ORIENTAL RUG.Injeles. Red spandrels, white border and blue ground. 3’6” x 4’6”. $200-$400

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349ORIENTAL RUG.Serab. Geometric design in reds and blues. 3’7” x 5’8”. $200-$400

350ORIENTAL RUG.Geometric design with multiple borders with redground and medallion spandrels. 6’7” x 9’. $400-$800

351ORIENTAL RUNNER.Kurdish. Multiple borders including green with a redground. 3’6” x 10’2”. $300-$500

352ORIENTAL RUG.Sarouk. Dark blue border and salmon ground withgood pile. 3’5” x 5’2”. $200-$300

353ORIENTAL RUNNER.Dergazine. Black border and red ground. 2’10” x 25’10”. $200-$400

354ORIENTAL RUG.Bakhtiari. Blue spandrels with red and blue ground.4’7” x 6’6”. $300-$500

355ORIENTAL RUG.Sarouk. Black border and red ground. 2’4” x 3’11”. $200-$300

356ORIENTAL RUG.Sarouk. Black ground and salmon ground. 2’6” x 4’10”. $200-$400

357ORIENTAL RUG.Mehriban. Blue border and brick ground. Minor wear.3’6” x 6’5”. $150-$300

358ORIENTAL RUG.Kazak. Multi-colored border with green ground. Wear.3’ x 4’5”. $150-$250

359ORIENTAL RUG.Belouchistan. Earth tones. Some wear. 4’ x 6’. $150-$250

360THREE ITEMS.American. Grain painted frame resembling bird’s eye maple, 19th century. 14” x 18”, together with anembroidered panel with flower basket, in a gilt frame,23”h. 28 1/2”w. and a painting of barns in winter. Oilon artist board signed “D. Webb”. Overpainted withsome flaking. In a frame, 17 3/4”h. 21 1/4”w. $150-$300

361TWO POTTERY DOGS.American, early 20th century. Seated spaniels. Redwarewith old white paint, 13”h. and white clay with oldblack paint, 12 1/2”h. Minor paint wear.$150-$250

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362TOBY PITCHER.English, 19th century, ceramic. Staffordshire toby with Pratt type coloring including a spongeware coat. Slight glaze wear. 9”h. $400-$800

363MOCHA MUG.English, 1st quarter 19th-century. Colorful engine turned bands with ap-plied leaf molded handle. Rim roughness, 6”h. $800-$1,200

364MOCHA MUG WITH FROG.English, 1st quarter 19th-century. Engine turned mug with leaf molded han-dle. The interior has a rotund, yellow frog on the side. Frog has some edgedamage, 4 1/2”h. $1,000-$1,500

365TWO PIECES OF MOCHA.English, mid 19th century. Mug with black seaweed design on brown, 5”h.Together with a grey-bodied mustard with beaded bands. Handle has firingseparation. 3 1/2”h. $200-$400

366LIVERPOOL SOUP PLATE.English, early 19th century, creamware. Impressed “Herculaneum” (Liver-pool pottery). Black transfer of a young woman and ship with verse titled“Returning Hopes”. Minor edge flakes, 10”d. $200-$300

367LIVERPOOL PRESENTATION PITCHER.English, late 18th-early 19th century, creamware. Black transfers of The Farmer’s Arms and a scene of a soldier standing on a lion represent-ing England “By Virtue and valour, we have freed our country...”. Underthe spout is “A present from T. Wood to Jas. L. Wood”. Imperfections. 91/2”h. $600-$800

368LIVERPOOL PITCHER.English, early 19th century, creamware. Black transfers with some handdecorated colors. Washington, Liberty and Justice with fifteen state banneron one side, an American ship on the other. Imperfections, 9 3/4”h. $800-$1,200

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369CREAMWARE WASTE BOWL.English, early 19th century. Footed bowl with Queen’s Rose floralsprays. Minor flake on table ring. 3”h. 6”d. $150-$300

370TWO BLUE FEATHER EDGE PLATTERS.English, 1st half 19th century, pearlware. Both have molded floralborders. 14” x 17”, 13 1/4” x 16”. $200-$400

371TWO FEATHER EDGE PLATTERS.English, 1st half 19th century, pearlware. Molded floral border withbrushed cobalt highlights, 12” x 14 3/4”, and a molded featheredge with green accent. Impressed “Wood”. Hairline. 13 1/2” x 16 3/4”. $250-$450372FIREPLACE FENDER.American or English, early 19th century, brass and wirework. D-form fender with brass top rail and three brass ball finials. 141/2”h. 53”w. 18 1/2”d. $200-$400

373TWO LANDSCAPES (AMERICAN, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas. Wooded lake scenes. One signed “FM Peebles”(New York 1839-1928). 10”h. 14”w., in a frame, 14”h. 18”w. Andone with an illegible signature dated 1881. 9”h. 12”w., in a frame,12 3/4”h. 15 3/4”w. $150-$300

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374THREE-PIECE SILVER COFFEE SERVICE.Marked for Bailey, Banks, and Biddle, dated 1921. In the neoclassical taste, with applied eagles over themonograms. Includes a 10 1/2”h. coffee pot, a 5 3/4”h.cream pitcher, and a 5 1/4”h. sugar bowl. Total weightapprox. 27 ozt. $500-$1,000

375SILVER PORRINGER.Marked for Thomas Coverly (Kane mark A), Boston, Massachusetts, ca. 1755. Of typical form, with originalowner’s engraved “I * Barr” on the handle. Imperfections.5 1/4”d., 6.7 ozt. Ex Jonathan Trace (New York/NewHampshire).

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ARTS AND CRAFTS SILVER PORRINGER.Marked for R. Wallace and Sons, Wallingford, Connecticut, patent date August 13, 1912.Carmel pattern with hammered handle and applied cruciform band along the rim. 4 1/4”d., 4.6 ozt. $250-$450

377GEORGE III SILVER NURSING BOTTLE.Marked for 1810-11 and Robert Cattle and J. Barber of York. Tapered cylindrical form. 6”h.,5.25 ozt. $400-$600

378THREE GEORGE III SILVER SERVING PIECES.Includes a 12” serving spoon marked for Newcastle, 1822-3, and John Walton, a 13” ladle marked for London, 1806-7, and maker “TB,” and a 12 1/2” ladle with rubbedtown mark, date letter “I” and maker “FAZ”. Total weight 13 ozt. Together with a silverplate stuffing spoon, 13 1/2”, and ladle, 13”. $300-$600

379EIGHTEEN GLASS TULIPS.German, 19th century, blown glass. Silvered bulbs on black stems. Four are fragments withcomplete bulbs, the others range in total length from 7” to 11”l. Minor wear, chipped ends. $200-$400

380TWO FIGURAL SILVER PIN TRAYS.Marked for London, 1904, and Sampson Mordan and Company. Each depicting a gentleman, one glum, one cheerful. 3 1/4”d. Total with approx. 4.3 ozt. $150-$250

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381GOOD GROUP OF GEORGE III SILVER FLATWARE.All marked for London; includes a pair of 9” tablespoons marked for 1793-4 and Peter and Ann Bateman; an 8” tablespoon marked for 1808-9 and an illegible maker’s mark; a 5 1/2” sugar tongs marked for 1801-2 and Peter, Ann,and William Bateman; a sauce ladle marked for 1806-7 and maker “ML”; a 4” condiment ladle marked for 1794-5 and maker “ML”; two 4” condiment ladles marked for 1823-4 and maker “EF”, and a set of five 5” teaspoons marked for 1791-2 and Thomas Willmore. Total weight 11.7 ozt. $300-$500

382ELEVEN SILVER TEASPOONS.Marked for Moscow, 84 zolotniks, 1899-1908, and maker’s mark “MAA”. Monogrammed in Cyrillic “ESH”. 4 1/4”l. Total weight 6.3 ozt. $100-$200

383MINIATURE GLASS TULIPS.Germany, late 19th-early 20th century. Five glass tulips in pastel colors with aspun glass leaf. Labeled “Germany”, 5”l. $200-$300

384SIX SILVER TABLESPOONS.One marked for R. Carroll of Youngstown, Ohio, mid 19th century, 8 1/2”l.,and five marked for George Franciscus, Jr. of Baltimore, Maryland, early 19thcentury, 8 1/2”l. Total weight approximately 8.8 ozt.

Franciscus worked on Market Place and Baltimore Streets until about 1819when he relocated to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He defended Baltimore in 1814as part of the Baltimore Union Militia. $300-$500

385EXTENSIVE SILVER FLATWARE SERVICE.S. Kirk and Sons, Baltimore, Maryland, 20th century. Repousse pattern, comprising one hundred twenty-two pieces (service for twelve, plus servingpieces). Total weight (excluding hollow-handled pieces) approximately 107.5 ozt. $1,000-$2,000

386FINE CUT GLASS COVERED COMPOTE.Anglo-Irish, early 19th century. Blown bowl and lid with a pressed foot. Fluteddesign with a diamond band. Minor imperfections. 13”h. $400-$800

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387PORTRAIT OF A CHILD (AMERICAN, MID19TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, unsigned. Three-quarters lengthportrait of a girl in a white lace dress holding abouquet of flowers. Stenciled Boston preparer’slabel on the canvas. Some restoration. 27”h.22”w., in a period frame, 31 1/2”h. 27 1/4”w. Ex Bill Samaha (Massachusetts/Ohio).$2,000-$3,000

388CLASSICAL WORK TABLE.American, 1st quarter 19th-century, mahoganyand mahogany veneer, poplar secondary. Twodovetailed drawers with original lion head brasspulls. Turned column with sabre legs ending inbrass paw feet. Lift top has an interior writing surface with replaced faux leather. 32 3/4”h. 22 1/4”w. 15 3/4”d. $1,800-$2,500

389ROCKINGHAM DOG AND CAT.American, mid 19th century. Spaniel on amolded base, attributed to East Liverpool, Ohio,11 1/4”h. Together with a cat, 10 1/2”h. Imperfections. $400-$800

390EMPIRE WORK TABLE.American, 2nd quarter-19th century, mahoganyand poplar. Lift lid with inlay banding opens todivided compartment. Two curved-front dovetailed drawers have old opalescent knobs.Squared urn pedestal over shaped platform withscrolled feet. Rich color. Veneer repair and someloss. 31”h. 20 1/4”w. 16 1/2”d. $150-$250

391BENNINGTON FLINT ENAMEL PITCHER.Bennington, Vermont, 1849-1858. Impressedmark type IXa. Paneled water pitcher with goodcolors. Base chip. 12 1/4”h.

See Bennington Pottery and Porcelain by Barret,pg. 14, for mark. $400-$600

392TWO FLINT ENAMEL CANDLESTICKS.Mid 19th century. Similar forms. American withgreen and blue glaze and probably English withbrown glaze. 6”h. $100-$200

393SAMPLER.Jane A. Dixon, possibly Pennsylvania, 1832, silk on linen. Proudly worked at the top of theembroidery “Executed by Jane A. Dixon aged11”, followed by rows of alphabets and numbersas well as the date 1832. The bottom center witha large basket with tiny blue flowers and what appears to be a small cartouche. Trees flankingthe basket shelter a small house and steepledchurch with the figure of a girl. The whole isbound by an inner strawberry border and dark diamond design. Minor imperfections. Framed,18”h. 18”w. $300-$600

394LARGE SAMPLER.Eunice Wilbur, American, possibly New York orNew England, 1821, silk on linen. Stout trunkedtrees shade two one-story houses, shrubs flowerbehind picket fences. Eunice signed her samplertwice, and appears to have started to add morebeginning with the letters “Pol..”. She did finishthe alphabets and a pious verse. Good color,clean ground. Framed, 29 1/2”h. 29 1/2”w.

Searches in historical records revealed more thenone Eunice Wilbur of the correct age in theabove mentioned areas. $300-$600

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395JACQUARD COVERLET.Probably New York, 1835-1860, wool and cotton. Tied Beiderwand weavewith center seam in blue and white. Stylized medallion with double birdsin the center field, dogs under spreading trees on the borders and three-masted sailing ships in the corner blocks. Some imperfections. 64” x 76”.

See Anderson, American Coverlets and Their Weavers, p.124-125 for identical corner block and border.$250-$450

396JACQUARD COVERLET.Possibly New York or Indiana, mid 19th century, wool and cotton. Doubleweave with center seam. Vertical flowering vines run the length of the\center field; side borders have a design of exotic building and archedbridges. Corner blocks with stylized urn trademark. Slight imperfections.79” x 86”.

See Anderson, Weaving a Legacy, p.112-123 for a similar coverlet. $250-$450

397NEW YORK JACQUARD COVERLET.Newfane, Niagara County, 1851, wool and cotton. Tied Beiderwand withcenter seam in red and green wool stripes. Four rose pattern alternates withfloral diamonds, surrounded by thistle borders. Corner blocks inscribedwith the client, Mandana Aldrich, date and location. Slight imperfections. 64” x 93”.

Mandana, (1833-1872), was the eighteen year-old youngest daughter of asuccessful Somerset, Niagara County, farmer and his wife, Johnson andRachael Aldrich. She never married and is listed as living with her motherin the 1870 Somerset census.$200-$400


398HANGING SHELVES.American, 2nd half-19th century, walnut. Setof five graduated shelves with shaped ends.58”h. 66”w. 11 1/2”d. $400-$800

399BOOK SHAPED BOXES AND CARVINGS.American, late 19th-early 20th century. Fourpainted tin book boxes. 8 1/4”l., and sixwooden books. Both the smallest and the onedecorated with pyrography playing cards areboxes, 2 1/4” and 3 3/4”l. The other four arecarvings ranging from 2 1/2” to 4”l. $150-$250

400FIVE STONE CARVED BOOKS.American, late 19th-early 20th century. Alabaster, marble and slate books, one marked“Pierce to Izora”. Edge chips. 3” to 4 1/4”l. $100-$200

401STICK BAROMETER.American, late 19th century, mahogany. Metalface and applied molding on the bottom.Signed D.L. Lent, Rochester, N.Y. 36 1/4”l. $400-$800

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402FIVE FRAKTURS.Pennsylvania, 2nd half-19th century. All are printed onpaper in Reading with bright handcoloring in the same format. Two are printed by Ritter and have German textrecording births in 1866 and 1864. Three are printed bythe “Eagle” Book Store and have English text recordingbirths in 1892, 1896 and 1897. Slight foxing and creases.Unframed, 17”h. 13 1/2”w. $250-$450

403QUILT.American, 2nd half 19th century, cotton. Mariner’s Compass with deeply spiked borders. Handsewn andquilted in a floral and vine design with hearts. Slight imperfection. 76” x 85 1/2”.

Pictured in Akron Art Institute’s American Folk Art In OhioCollections. $350-$600

404PENNSYLVANIA JACQUARD CRIB OR SAMPLE COVERLET.Jacob Daron, York County, 1841, wool and cotton. Beiderwand weave in blue, rose and mustard wool.Grapevine and eight point star borders. Some loss. 36” x 37”.

Born in Pennsylvania, Daron (1807-1887) spent his lifeweaving in York County.

These small coverlets may have been woven as samplesand are not cut down from a full size coverlet. $200-$400

405STONEWARE WATER COOLER.Massachusetts, 2nd half-19th century. Ovoid top with impressed birds and label “L. & B.G Chace Somerset 2” with cobalt highlights. Applied handles. Faux screws on the bung hole. Imperfections. 12 1/4”h. $1,000-$1,500


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406CHALKWARE GARNITURE.Pennsylvania, 2nd half-19th century. Woven basket of fruit withbright colors. 10 3/4”h. $300-$600

407PAINTED BENTWOOD CARRIER.American, late 19th century. Lapped seams with steel tacks and original blue paint. Bale handle. Some paint wear. 6”h. 11 3/4”d. $250-$550

408CRADLE.American, mid 19th century, cherry. Dovetailed with scrolled edgesnear headboard and cutout heart handles. Replaced glue blocks atrockers and brace. 24”h. 44 1/2”w. 21”d. $200-$400

409BLANKET CHEST.American, mid 19th century, maple, poplar secondary. Six-boardchest with dovetailed case and dovetailed bracket feet. Interior till.22 1/2”h. 38 1/2”w. 17 1/2”d. $200-$400 410

TWO DOME TOP BOXES.American, 19th century, pine. Trunk with old blue paint ground covered with yellow tulips and birds. Staple hinges. Splits and haspincomplete. 11”h. 22 1/4”w. 10”d. Together with a dovetailed boxwith sponged black paint lined with block printed wallpaper. Wear. 7 3/4”h. 17 1/2”w. 9”d.$250-$500

411QUILT.American, 2nd half-19th century, cotton. Blue and white piecedLone Star quilt. Handsewn and quilted in feathered wreaths. 74” x 78”. $225-$400

412BENCH AND BIN.American, late 19th-early 20th century. Wooden curved crock bench with old white paint, 6”h. 33”w. 7 1/2”d. And a bin of woven wooden bands. Stenciled label “Mfg. by W.E. _ OY.” Minor loss. 19 1/4” x 19 1/4” x 19 1/4”. $200-$300

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413CARVED SPOON RACK.American, late 18th-early 19th century, appears to be poplar. Shaped tulipcrest with chip carved and compass star designs. Three slotted racks withslots for spoons. Old crusty red surface. The back has three scratch carvednames Isaac, Jan and Ade (?) Van Duzor. One slotted rack has damage.23”h. 9”w. $600-$900

414GROUP OF PEWTER.American and European, 19th century. Nine tablespoons with one markedfor G.I Mix & Co., Yalesville, Connecticut, ca. 1860s, 8”l.; two invalidfeeders, 5 1/2”l.; candlestick, 9 1/2”h.; charger marked “AR”, 13 1/2”d.;two small dishes, 4 1/2”d.; and a large double shell handled porringer with faint touch mark, 7 1/2”d. $150-$300

415SMALL PEWTER SPOON.Cast initials “PD” for Peter Derr, Pennsylvania, mid 19th century. 4”l. $300-$600

416TIN COFFEE URN.American, late 19th century. Hexagonal base, pewter spigot and finial.Probably anniversary tin with a brass plaque “Presented to my Wife”. 15”h. $200-$400

417STILL LIFE SIGNED CUSHMAN (AMERICAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1906 lower left. Apples in a glass dish ona white tablecloth. Rebacked. 11 1/4”h. 18 1/2”w., in a gilt frame, 15”h.2”w. $200-$400

418PEWTER PLATE.Lovebird touch attributed to either Abraham Hasselberg, ca. 1750-1779 orJohn Brunstrom, ca. 1781-1793 both of Philadelphia. 7 3/4”d. $150-$350

419PEWTER AND TIN TEAPOT.Touch for Rufus Dunham, Westbrook, Maine, ca. 1837-1861. Pewter lid,spout and handle on a tin body marked “Patent applied for”. 10 3/4”h. $200-$300

420FOUR PEWTER PLATES.American, late 18th century. Unmarked. 7 3/4” to 8”d. $200-$300

421TWO PEWTER CHALICES.American, mid 19th century. Unmarked examples by Roswell Gleason,Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1822-1871. 6”h. $350-$550

422TWO PEWTER BASINS.American, late 18th-early 19th century. Unmarked. The smaller has a shortrim split. 2”h. 8”d., and the second 2 1/4”h. 9”d. $200-$400

423TWO PEWTER INKSTANDS.American, 20th century. Similar forms with replicated marks. One with lidsand glass inserts is marked for Parks Boyd of Philadelphia, the other forThomas Badger of Boston. Both 5 1/2” x 9 1/2”. $200-$300

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424LANDSCAPE WITH COWS BY ROBERT ROBIN FENSON (ENGLISH, LATE 19TH-EARLY20TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Pastoral landscape with cottages, as well as cows drinkingfrom the river. Minor imperfections. 12”h. 16”w., in a period frame, 18 3/4”h. 22 3/4”w. $300-$500

425LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURE BY ROBERT ROBIN FENSON (ENGLISH, LATE 19TH-EARLY20TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Sunset landscape with a gentleman standing on a bridge.Minor imperfections. 12”h. 16”w., in a period frame, 18 3/4”h. 22 3/4”w. $300-$500

426LANDSCAPE WITH WOMAN AND CHICKENS BY ROBERT ROBIN FENSON (ENGLISH,LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Countryside view with a cottage, a lady, her chickens, andher sheep in the background. Minor imperfections. 12”h. 18”w., in a period frame, 18”h.24”w. $300-$500

427BOX HILL BRIDGE ON THE MALE DORKING BY WALTER WALLER CAFFYN (ENGLISH,1845-1898).Oil on canvas, titled on verso, signed lower left and dated 1896. Pastoral view with cows,sheep, and a lone figure on a stone bridge. 12”h”. 16”w., in a gold-painted frame, 17”h. 21”w. $600-$900

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428TWO OIL PAINTINGS (19TH-20TH CENTURY).Floral still life, Frederick Kenyon Trippe (American, late 19th century), oilon canvas, signed lower right, 10”h. 14”w., in a gilt frame, 12 1/2”h. 16 1/2”w. Together with a mountain landscape signed “A. Spencer” lowerleft, possibly Ann Hunt Spencer (New York, b. 1914), oil on canvas board,8”h. 10”w., in a gold-painted frame, 12 1/2”h. 14 1/2”w. $200-$400

429VILLAGE LANDSCAPE BY F. MOHLNE (GERMAN, 20TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Unusual view of a village in a valleywhile in the foreground, a life-sized crucifix watches over the road. 17 3/4”h. 22 3/4”w., in a modern frame, 21”h. 25 1/2”w. $150-$250

430LANDSCAPE AND SELF-PORTRAIT BY ROLF KOMMER VON AKERHIELM(GERMAN, 1910-1991).Oils on board, signed lower left and lower right, respectively. View of amountain village, 19 1/2”h. 23”w., in gold-painted frame, 24”h. 27 1/2”w.Together with a bust-length self-portrait, 20”h. 16 1/2”w., in a gold-paintedframe, 25 1/4”h. 21 1/2”w. $300-$500

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431TWO CANARYWARE CRADLES.English, 1st half -19th century. Molded basketweave cradleswith applied rockers. The larger has additional green and tanaccents. 4” and 4 1/2”l. Small imperfections. $150-$300

432THREE PIECES OF CANARYWARE.English, late 18th-early 19th century. Handleless cup andsaucer with silver luster flowers impressed “Leeds Pottery”;small plate with hand decorated red flower, 6 1/4”d.; and acreamer with silver luster and black transfer landscape andverse, 4 1/2”h. Imperfections. $250-$450

433FRAKTUR.Printed certificate on laid paper for a 1803 birth in Pennsylvania with watercolor highlights. The border designsmatch those used by Johann Heinrich Otto (Pennsylvania,active 1762-1797). Hand lettering is very faint. Overall toning. In a wooden frame, 15 1/2”h. 18 1/2”w. $400-$800

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435CARVED FRAME.Probably American, late 19th-early 20th century, softwood.Chip carved tabletop frame with carved easel back. Currently holds a frame, 12 1/2”h. 8 1/2”w. $200-$300

436TWO FRAMED ITEMS.American, 19th century. Pictured is a paper cutout initialedand dated “MHW 1835”. Framed, 10 3/4”h. 8 5/8”w. Ex Betty Dorow (Ohio). Together with a watercolor theoremof a pink rose. Stains. Framed, 12 3/8”h. 10 3/8”w. $200-$400

437BARN LANTERN.American, 19th century, pine. Pegged wooden frame withglass panels and a sliding rod to raise and lower the candlesocket. Wrought iron handle. 11 3/4”h. $200-$400

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438FOOT WARMER.American, mid 19th century. Punched tin with heart designs in a cherry frame withturned, mortised posts. Wire bale handle. 5 3/4”h. 7 1/2” x 9”. $200-$300

439PADLOCK TRADE SIGN.American, late 19th century, tin and iron. Old salmon paint. Key and movable keeper.13”h. Ex Howard Feldman, (New York). $400-$500

440THREE ITEMS.Pictured is a folk art snake made from a metal file, 21 1/2”l. a whetstone in a woodenbox, 10”l.; and a folk art carved wooden cheetah head plaque signed “Titus Nzioki”, 7 1/4”h. $100-$300

441PAIR OF EMBROIDERED GLOVES.Late 19th century, leather and silk. Embroidered with hearts and flourishes in reds and blues. Minor imperfections. 7”l. Ex Jan Whitlock (Pennsylvania). $200-$350


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442AMERICAN COUNTRY LIFE - SUMMERS EVENING BY N. CURRIER.Handcolored lithograph. Large folio with good color, C# 124. Some foxing andtoning. 20 3/4”h. 26 7/8”w., in a frame, 24”h. 30 1/2”w. $1,500-$2,500

443AMERICAN COUNTRY LIFE - MAY MORNING BY N. CURRIER.Handcolored lithograph. Large folio with good color, C# 121. In a modern frame.26 3/4”h. 33”w. Ex Robert Weiland. $1,500-$2,500

444SCORING - COMING UP FOR THE WORD BY CURRIER & IVES.Handcolored lithograph. Large folio racing print with strong colors, C# 5436.24”h. 32 1/4”w., in a modern frame, 32 3/8”h. 38”w. Ex Robert Weiland. $900-$1,600

445A HOME ON THE MISSISSIPPI BY CURRIER & IVES.Handcolored lithograph. One of the New Best 50, C# 2876. Good colors, marginstrimmed slightly. 10 1/8”h. 14”w., in a modern frame, 16 1/4”h. 20”w. $300-$500

446PREPARING FOR MARKET BY N. CURRIER.Handcolored lithograph. Large folio, 2nd state with child and toy, C# 4871. Imperfections. 23 1/2”h. 31 1/4”w., in a frame, 28”h. 36”w. $1,000-$2,000

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447TROTTING CRACKS ON THE SNOW BY CURRIER & IVES.Handcolored lithograph. Large folio racing scene, C# 6170. Restoration. 19 7/8”h. 31 1/2”w., in a modern frame, 22 3/4”h. 34 1/2”w. $800-$1,200

448TOM BOWLING BY CURRIER & IVES.Handcolored lithograph. Race horse print, C# 6091, signed on the stone by J. Cameron.Vertical creases. 13 1/2”h. 17 1/2”w., in a modern frame, 17 1/2”h. 20 1/4”w. $250-$450

449THE MILL-STREAM BY CURRIER & IVES.Handcolored lithograph. Pleasant landscape, C# 4127. Tear at top edge. 14”h. 17 3/4”w., in a gilt frame, 16”h. 20 1/4”w. $300-$600

450THE JOCKEY’S DREAM BY CURRIER & IVES.Handcolored lithograph. Stable scene, C# 3249. Mar-gins trimmed slightly. 12 3/4”h. 15”w., in a modern frame, 17 1/2’h. 20 1/4”w. $250-$450

451TWO PRINTS BY CURRIER & IVES.Handcolored lithographs. Humorous small foliohorse prints. A Prize Trotter”, C# 4944, and “As KindAs A Kitten”, C# 280. Creases. In matching mats andframes, 16 1/2”h. 20”w. $250-$500

452THE LAST DITCH OF THE CHIVALRY, OR A PRESIDENT IN PETTICOATS BY CURRIER & IVES.Lithograph. Jefferson Davis in a woman’s dress, C# 3444. 13”h. 17 15/16”w., in a modern frame, 17 3/8”h. 22”w. $200-$300

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453FOLK ART BIRD TREE.American, 20th century. Carved initials “WJG ‘75” on the underside. Fivecarved wood and polychrome painted birds on a tree branch. The wingsform hearts. 18 3/4”h. Ex Don and Faith Bronson (Michigan). $400-$700

454TWO CARVED BIRDS.American, 20th century, wood. Simple forms. Yellow paint, 9”l., and thesilver and green over yellow example, 6 1/2”l. $100-$150

455FIVE CARVED BIRDS.American, 20th century, hardwood. Songbirds with original paint. Three are by the same hand, 5 1/2” to 7 1/2”l. Two are on perches, 4” and 6 1/2”h. overall. Some wear and one with tail loss. $150-$350

456FOLK ART ROBIN.American, 20th century, wood. Original paint and glass eyes. 9”l. $150-$250

457SIX CARVINGS AND A MINIATURE CHAIR.American, early 20th century, various woods. Four carvings of cats, threewith original paint and one with varnish. The largest is attached to awooden base, 7” x 10 3/4”. Also two carvings by the same hand of a swanand songbird (chipped base), 3 1/4”, 4 1/2”h. and a pilgrim-style miniatureoak chair with rush seat, 11 3/4”h. $250-$450

458MINIATURE KOI.Japan, 1st quarter-20th century, pottery. A school of brightly colored pottery koi with good detail. 1 1/4”l. $200-$400

459WINDSOR STYLE SIDE CHAIR.American, 20th century, hardwood. Bowback with white over black paint.Turned legs and stretcher. 17 1/2” seat, 37”h. $100-$150

460TWO FOLK ART BIRDS.American, late 19th century. Carved wood. Dove with original white paint.8”h. and an eagle type bird with traces of paint, 6 1/2”l. $100-$300

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464FOUR WINDSOR-STYLE CHAIRS.American, 20th century. Pair of continuous arms, and pair of side chairs with bold turnings. Black paint. 17” seat, 37 1/2”h.$400-$600

465HARVEST TABLE.American, 20th century, curly maple. Top has good figure and breadboard ends. Single dovetailed drawer, turned legs. 30 1/4”h. 72”w. plus two 14”w. extensions, 100”w. overall. 37 3/4”d. $500-$1,000

466WINDSOR-STYLE BENCH.American, 20th century. Continuous arm bench with knuckle arms and three overlapping bow crests. Baluster turned legs. 18”h. 40”h. overall. 72”l.$400-$600

461TWO REDWARE CROCKS.Lester Breininger, Robesonia, Pennsylvania, 20th century. Both have sgraffito tulips and multicolored glaze. Incised signatures and dates 1979 and 1983 on the undersides. 7 1/2”, 8 1/2”h. $150-$250

462FOUR REDWARE PLATES.Lester Breininger, Robesonia, Pennsylvania, 20th century. All with sgraffito designs. Two flowers dated 1980 and 1974, 7 3/4”, 10”d., a couple dated 1986, 12 1/2”d., and the Furnace Mansion dated 1986, 12 1/2”d.; All incised on the undersides. $200-$400

463THREE REDWARE CHARGERS.Lester Breininger, Robesonia, Pennsylvania, 20th century. Two have yellow slip with green and sgraffito designs. Bird, 12 3/4”d.; and couple, 12 1/2”d.; The third has a yellow and green slip flower, 10 1/2”d. Incised signatures and dates of 1985. 1985, and 1980 on the undersides. $150-$300

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468CONNECTICUT FAMILY RECORD SAMPLER.Benton or Scranton family member, Guilford, New Haven County, 1830-1835, silk on linen. Sets of alphabets, recorded birth and death dates andtombs under weeping willows. Record of the Ira Benton (1794-1826) andJulia Scranton (1797-1868) family, including their two young daughters.Slight imperfections. Framed, 17 ¼”h. 18 ½”w.

According to the historical record, it appears Julia never remarried or hadany more children after her husband and two little girls died within threeyears of each other.$300-$500

469NEW YORK SAMPLER.Leah Catherine Stymets, New York City vicinity, 1846, silk on canvas. Setsof alphabets surrounded by stylized floral vine. Two closely worked floralbouquets on each side of her name, age and date, a religious phase at thebottom. Good colors. Slight imperfections. Framed, 15”h. 18”w.

Leah Stymets was born May 6, 1835, to Stephan Stymets and ElizabethMabie of Rockland County. She married Ezra Bishop on Christmas Day,1856, in Harlem. They are listed in the 1860 New Haven, Connecticut,census, Erza as a well-to-do jeweler. One son, Frank, was born around1867. $300-$500

467SAMPLER.Unsigned, probably American, early 19th century, silk on linen. Largecenter cartouche of double chimney house. Sets of alphabets run vertically as well as horizontally. The bottom border of closely stitched“T” shapes. Framed, 18”h. 18”w.$300-$500

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470ENGISH SAMPLER.Ann A. Leaberrey, Bedfordshire County, 1838, silk on wool. Architecturally detailed four-story manor house with adjoining two-story wings set in a fenced lawn. Pious verse, floraland fruit baskets, oak tree bough bordered on all sides by a arcaded floral vine. Signedand dated under the verse. Bright colors. Minor imperfections. Framed, 16”h. 17”w.

Twenty-five year old Ann A. Leaberrey is listed in 1851 Stagsden, Bedfordshire County, as the unmarried daughter living with her widowed mother on Hills Farm, along with herbrother and two servants. $400-$600

471NEW YORK SAMPLER.Emma Amanda Stearns, Lansingburgh, Rensselaer County, early 19th century, silk on linen. Multicolored Queen Stitch alphabet over additional sets separated by distinctive square bar bands.Inscribed with maker’s name and “Wrought at Lansingburgh in the 11th year of her age”. The wholesurrounded by a densely worked leafy vine. Slight imperfections. Framed. 19”h. 18”w.

Lansingburgh was annexed by Troy but was home to a well known academy in the 19th century.Several Stearns families lived in the area during the early-mid 19th century. $600-$800

472MASSACHUSETTS SAMPLER.Mary King Gilkey, Hingham, Plymouth County, 1812, silk on linen. Marking sampler with sets of upper and lower casealphabets and numbers. Pious verse and signed with maker’sname and the date July 14, 1812. Drawn thread borders.Minor imperfections. Framed, 8 ½”h.15 ¼”w.

Mary King Gilkey, the eldest daughter of Polly King (1785-1856) and her first husband, Isaac Gilkey (1779-1807), wasborn December 9, 1802, in Hingham. Her father died inCuba when she was five and since her mother didn’t remarryuntil four years after this sampler was finish, the young familymust have had the means to send ten year-old Mary toschool. Mary married Loring Corthell (1798-1877) of Mainein 1821 and raised their two sons in Hingham where shedied in 1875.$300-$500

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473GROUP OF FAMILY PORTRAITS.Probably American, 1826, watercolor on paper, unsigned. Four paintings of a husband and wife at a table, two daughters and a son on a rocking horse. Most are identified on the frame backing paper as“Yates, 1826”. One daughter may be Mary, the son is “R. Yates”. Somesurface loss. In gilt frames, 12 3/4”h. 14 1/2”w. and 10 1/4” x 12 1/4”. $800-$1,200

474PEN AND INK DRAWING.American, pen and ink wash on laid paper. Flowering tree with a bird.Signed “P. Willets, IV Mo. Vth 1795”. Faint stain. Gilt frame, 8 1/2”h.7”w. Sold at Garth’s lot 85, May 1998. $150-$300

475TWO MINIATURES ON IVORY.American or European, 1st quarter-19th century. Woman in Empiredress wearing a coral necklace, 4”h. 3 1/2”w. Together with a youngman with good detail. Ivory is damaged. 2 3/4”h. 2 1/4”w. Both inoval frames. $250-$450

476MINIATURE ON IVORY BY ANTHONY MEUCCI (AMERICAN, ACTIVE 1818-1827).Signed on left. Finely detailed portrait of a young man identified on theframe backing as “Henry Ashfield Ellis 1800-1833”. In a gilt frame,7”h. 6”w. Sold at Garth’s, lot 53, April 2001. $500-$800

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477PAIR OF SILHOUETTES.American or English, dated July 1838, ink on paper. Finely detailed couple with gold highlights, each illegibly identified below. Imperfections.Framed together, 5”h. 7”w. $300-$500

478FRIENDSHIP WATERCOLOR.American, watercolor on paper. Heart and roses with a verse “RememberMe...” Signed twice and dated by Annie B. Witmer, June 3, 1866. Lightfoxing and short tears. 8”h. 9 1/2”w., in a wooden frame, 11”h. 12 1/2”w. $200-$400

479WATERCOLOR ON PAPER.Pennsylvania. Floral wreath surrounding “Eliza. Kaufman, Bern. 1853”(Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania). Imperfections. 4 1/2’h.7”w., in a frame, 6 12”h. 9 1/4”w. Sold at Garth’s, lot 568 ,March 1999. $350-$550

479ALARGE HOOKED RUG.American, late 19th-early 20th century, wool on burlap. Three colorfulblooms centered between flowering vines on dark green/black background. Rebound. Mounted to hang . 65”l. 35”w. $250-$500

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480PAINTED STEPBACK CUPBOARD.American, mid 19th century, poplar. One-piece withgood form and proportion. Open shelves, two paneleddoors, and cutout feet. Retains an early green overbrown paint. Imperfections. 74 1/2”h. 42 1/4”w. 12 1/4”d. $3,000-$6,000

481TWO GRAIN DECORATED BOXES.American, 19th century. Mixed woods with originalbrown and mustard comb graining. Dovetailed case,wire staple hinges and applied lid molding. Minor edge loss. 7 1/2”h. 13 1/4”w. 7 1/2”d. Together with asoftwood dome top with original graining resemblingmahogany. Minor wear, lid has age splits. 6”h. 13”w. 6 1/2”d. $150-$300

482PAINTED SHAKER BOX.Late 19th century, bentwood. Three swallowtail fingerbox with one on the lid and copper tacks. Originalmedium blue paint. Minor paint wear. 4 3/4”h. 11 3/4”l. $700-$900

483FIVE BLOWN GLASS CANISTERS.American, 19th century. All have tin lids. Two 9 3/4”h.4 3/4”d.; two 7”h. 5 1/2”d.; and one 6 1/2”h. 4 3/4”d.Last one has blisters (one broken). $300-$600

484PAINTED PANTRY BOX.American, 2nd half -19th century, bentwood. Oval boxwith lapped seams and steel tacks. Original mustardpaint. Slight edge wear. 4 1/2”h. 10 3/4”l. $400-$800

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485STONEWARE JUG.Most likely New York, 1st quarter-19th century. Ovoid shape with applied handle and incised tulips brushed with cobalt. Imperfections. 12”h. $300-$500

486TOLE DOCUMENT BOX.American, mid 19th century, tin. Dome top box with a mustard ground andstenciled floral design. Hasp and wire bale handle. Some wear. 6 1/4”h. 9 3/4”w. 6”d. $250-$450

487DECORATED TREEN CONTAINER.American, 19th century, poplar. Turned wooden container with lid and originalvinegar sponged decoration. Lid has short age splits. 6 3/4”h. 6 1/2”d. $300-$600

488WOODEN BOOTJACK.American, late 19th-early 20th century, hardwood. Graphic form with wornoriginal blue paint. Repaired split. 24 1/2”l. $200-$300

489LAW OFFICE SIGN.American, late 19th-early 20th century, hardwood. Original gilt lettering on ablack, slightly sanded surface. Some wear. 42”h. 37 1/2”w. $200-$300

490LIGHTING DEVICE.American, 19th century. Punched tin canister with hinged door. 13 1/4”h. 9”d.Ex Dr. and Mrs. Robert Mallory III (New York).$300-$500

490ABASKET.American, early 20th century, woven splint. Buttocks basket with double lid.Wide woven handle. Minor edge loss on lid. 8”h. 9 1/2”w. $100-$200

491POTTERY DOG.American, early 20th century, heavy clay, probably stoneware. Seated spanielwith black paint over earlier layers. 12 3/4”h. $150-$250

492QUILT AND SPICE BOX.American, late 19th-early 20th century. Small pieced “crib” quilt in a log cabin pattern. Hand and machine sewn with later binding. 37” x 38”. And a cherry hanging spice cabinet with eight nailed drawers and applied base molding. 24 1/2”h. 17 1/2”w. 5”d. $200-$400

493TWO REFERENCE BOOKS ON AMERICAN SILVER.Kathryn Buhler, American Silver 1655-1825 in the Museum of FineArts Boston, Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, 1972, 1st edition, 2 volumes with slipcase; and Kathryn Buhler and GrahamHood, American Silver: Garvan and Other Collections in the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1970, 1st edition, 2 volumes, slipcase. $100-$200

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494TRAMP ART FRAME.American, late 19th-early 20th century, wood. Well-done frame with gold painted highlights. Currently frames an early photo. 23” x 27”. $400-$700

495DIORAMA.American, 20th century, mixed media. Carved wooden sailing ship with wire rigging and originalpaint. In a shadow box frame with painted waves and background. 23”h. 32”w. $200-$300

496THREE FOLKSY FISH.Nova Scotia/Cape Breton, 20th century, lobster buoys. Wooden fish with added tin fins and eyes and nail teeth. Worn original paint. 36 1/2”, 36”, 20”l. $150-$350

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500PORTRAIT OF A BOY (AMERICAN, 19TH CENTURY).Possibly Ohio, oil on board, poplar or pine, unsigned. Boydressed in blue playing with his dog in an outdoor setting.Age split. Pencil inscription on back reads, “…Whipple.”Unframed, 18”h. 14 1/2”w. $1,500-$2,000

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497MODEL OF THE CLIPPER SHIP YORKSHIREAmerican, 20th century, mixed woods. Finely detailed model, mounted on a woodenstand. 21”h. 31”l. Includes a first-day cover of the Yorkshire postcard, postmarked inMystic, Connecticut.

The Yorkshire, launched in 1843, was one of the fastest ships in the Black Ball Line,which was the first line to operate regularly scheduled voyages between New York andEngland. $250-$450

498ANALYTICAL SCALES.First half-20th century. Marked “Towers”. Two pans on a brass post. Mahogany framedcase. 18 1/2”h. 16”w. 10”d. $200-$300

499THE MIDNIGHT RIDE OF PAUL REVERE SIGNED W. ARTHUR (AMERICAN, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, signed lower left. Dramatic nighttime scene of Revere riding through the streets. Rebacked on canvas. 36”h. 26”w., in a modern gilt frame, 42”h. 32 1/2”w. $300-$500

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501DECORATED WARDROBE.Pennsylvania, possibly Lancaster County, 1820-1850, poplar. Knock-down type, good small sizewith a single door and ball feet; interior carvedhooks. Retains its original, brown over yellow,faux curly and bird’s-eye maple decoration.Minor imperfections. 78 1/4”h. 47”w. 21”d. $1,500-$2,500

502RIVERSCAPE SIGNED RALPH (AMERICAN,MID 19TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, signed V. or U. Ralph lower left.Reputedly the Susquehanna River with sailboatsin the distance. Minor repair. 20”h. 32”w., in agold painted frame, 26”h. 38”w. $400-$800

503AUTUMN LANDSCAPE (AMERICAN, 2NDHALF-19TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, unsigned. Farmstead nestled inrolling hills. 12”h. 16”w., in a wooden frame, 17 3/4”h. 21 1/2”w. $150-$350

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504SAMPLER.Mary Johnson, probably Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, 1807, silk on linen. Octagonal framed center cartouche contains flower-filled basket surrounded by text blocks containing the alphabet, a pious verse and the maker’sinformation,”Wrought by Mary Johnson T[a]unton, September 1807”. The wholehas a narrow inner border and arcaded outer frame decorated with sprigs of flowers. Minor imperfections. Framed, 22”h. 17 ¾”w.

Research located a Mary Howard Johnson born in Taunton in 1795 to Seth andRuth Johnson. She married Nathan Fisher in October 1816, and died a year later. $600-$800

505LARGE ENGLISH SAMPLER.Mary Ann Robson, early 19th century, silk and wool on linen. Detailed land andseascape of sailing ships, flying birds, steep hills with sheep and deer, houses, treesand clouds in the sky done in silk and wool threads. Wide floral border, religiousverse and signed “Mary Ann Robson Aged 8 Years”. Good colors. Some damage.Old frame, 34”h. 28”w. $400-$600

506TWO SAMPLERS.Double sampler, American or English, 1826, silk on linen. Two separately completed samplers, appearing to be by the same hand, are butt seamed in thecenter and the whole bound in green silk ribbon. Sets of alphabets, numbers and rows of decorative stitching on one panel, more examples of stitching plusflowering pots, a dog and pair of birds on the other. A few stains. In modern frame,14”w. 11 3/4”h. Together with another sampler, probably English, 1827, silk onwool. Colorful needlework includes a black figure of a man wearing what appearsto be a turban, basket of flowers and a table and two chairs. Various initials. Inmodern frame, 11”w. 10”h. $200-$400

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507ENGLISH SAMPLER.Charlotte Rooks, Mrs. Jones’ School, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, 1822. silk on linen. Workedin an earlier format: long and narrow with bands of geometrically stylized flowers separatedby alphabets and numbers. Signed with maker’s name and “…aged 12 years finished February8 1822 Mrs. Jones s school Hoddesdon” and ending with a verse. Slight imperfections.Framed, 22 ½’h. 9”w.

Charlotte was a pupil in the school founded by Mrs. Easter Jones four years earlier as part of the early 19th century reform movement to provide educational opportunities for poor children.$400-$600

508NEW YORK SAMPLER.Mary Ann Gardner, Nine Partners Boarding School, Mechanic, Dutchess County, 1834, silk onlinen. Large well-executed designs include carefully shaded upright trees, urns overflowingwith flowers and birds perched on branches, and a single floral spray that fills the center. Vining floral borders. Signed “Mary Ann Gardner’s Sampler 1834 Nine Partners BoardingSchool”. Minor imperfection. In old frame, 20”h. 22 ½”w.

Mary Ann might be the daughter of Benjamin and Mary Gardner born in 1825 in ChenangoCounty.

The Nine Partners Boarding School opened in 1796, instructing both boys and girls underQuaker tutelage. See Ring, Girlhood Embroidery, pgs. 306-311. $400-$600

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515PAINTED SHELF.American, 2nd half-19th century, walnut. Smallbracket shelf with old mustard paint. Some edgeloss, 8 1/2”h. 19”w. 5”d. $150-$250

516COVERED CONTAINER.Second half-19th century. Turned wooden footholds a coconut shell bowl with a curly maple lidand bone finial. Foot repaired. 6 3/4”h. $100-$200

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509DECORATED CANDLESTAND.American, 1st half-19th century, walnut and pine. Square top overa single drawer, resting on a baluster shaft and scroll legs. Retainsan early black and red, rosewood graining with a desirable surface.Imperfections. 27”h. 22 1/4”w. 17 1/2”d. $400-$600

510SHERATON ONE-DRAWER STAND.New England, 1820-1840, birch, mahogany, and pine. Figured mahogany veneer on the drawer and resting on rope-twist legs. Retains a wonderful grungy surface. Imperfections. 29 1/2”h. 22”w.16”d. $300-$500

511CHIPPENDALE TILT-TOP CANDLESTAND.American, late 18th century, mahogany. One-board dished top anda baluster shaft, resting on pad feet. Imperfections. 28 1/4”h. 24”d. $400-$600

512FEDERAL CANDLESTAND.American, early 19th century, curly maple. Square, one-board topwith ovolo corners on an urn shaft and resting upon splayed legswith ball feet. Minor imperfections. 27 1/2”h. 17 1/4” square. $500-$700

513PAINTED TREENWARE BOWL.American, 19th century, turned hardwood. Large round bowl with original redon exterior. 6”h. 18 1/2”d. Together with a carved wooden scoop with red paint.Wear from use, 13”l. $350-$650

514THREE ITEMS.American, late 19th century. Small hanging cupboard (pictured). Dovetailedpine case with original blue paint on a scalloped facade. Single glass paneddoor. Minor wear. 12”h. 10”w. 4”d. Together with a wire compote, 6”h. 9”d.,and an octagonal cardboard box covered in marbleized paper. Lid splits. 2 1/2”h. 4”d. $200-$400


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520WINDSOR ARMCHAIR.American, 19th century, pine. Sack-back chairwith baluster turnings and an “H” stretcher.Worn layers of black paint. 18” seat, 39”h. overall. $1500-$2500

521HANGING CANDLE BOX.American, mid 19th century, pine. Double boxwith red paint and square nails. 19”h. 10 1/2”w.5”d. $150-$350

518FOLKY CARVED BED.American, 19th century, maple andpine. Chip carving and surfacecarved leaves and flowers adorn thewell-turned posts. Scalloped headand footboards. The outside of one iscarved with trailing flowering vines.Shaped side rails are old replacements. Newer foot and headrails. Age splits. 54”h. 50 1/2”w. Rails 72”l. $400-$800

519BOWBACK WINDSOR ARMCHAIR.American, early 19th century, mixedwoods. Seven spindles with sawnarms and bamboo-turned legs andstretchers, with a red-painted surface. 15 1/2”h. seat, 35 1/2”h. overall. $300-$500

517EARLY DATED COVERLET.American, 1817, wool and linen. Two-pieceovershot coverlet with woven date and initialsin one corner. “C N 1817”. Some imperfections. 72”w. 91”l.

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522FOLK ART HORN CUP WITH EAGLE.Possibly Texas, 2nd quarter-19th century. Shield-breasted eagle on the front and apiper leading animals to a barn on the back. Below the eagle is “BC” and “Dia Catorzede Diziembre” (December 14); above the eagle is “Casar de Caceres Calle SantiagoNumero 56[?]” (Caceres marriage Santiago Street number 56). Damage. 4 1/4”h.

The Caceres family was a prominent Jewish family that originated in a province of thesame name in western Spain. They migrated to the new world, settling in many places,including Texas.

This cup was purchased from a North Carolina family. According to family tradition,the cup was brought back from the Mexican War by an ancestor named CharlesHoskins. $1,500-$2,500

523PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN (MID ATLANTIC REGION, MID 19TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, unsigned. Man with a goatee and wearing a gold Masonic stickpin.Stenciled preparer’s label for Minifie’s of Baltimore on the canvas. Minor restoration.30 1/4”h. 25”w., in a substantial gilt frame, 42”h. 36 3/4”w. $1,000-$2,000

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524PORTRAIT OF A GIRL (AMERICAN, MID 19TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, unsigned. Seated young girl wearing a coral bead necklace and striped, mauve colored dress. Restoration. 12 5/8”h. 10 1/2”w., in a modern frame, 17”h. 15”w. Sold at Garth’s July 20, 2002, lot 472. $500-$800

525TWO TRAYS.American or English, 19th century, mahogany. Both have dovetailed corners, shaped rims and cutout handles. The smaller is a knife box. The larger has a split in the bottom. 5 1/2”h. 9” x 13 3/4” and 4”h. 15 1/2’ x 21”. $150-$250

526MARBLES.American, 19th century, clay. Three large glass vases filled with clay marbles with colored surfaces. $50-$100

527PAINTED BOX AND SUGAR BUCKET.American, 19th century. Poplar and walnut lock box with dovetailed case and interior till. Original red and green (now black) paint. The interior is lined with paper covered in German script. Missing lock. 5 1/4”h. 10”w. 6 1/4”d. And a stave constructed sugar bucket with lid and bentwood swing handle. Single fingered bands. Red paint scrubbed down to original mustard. Minor edge loss. 7 1/2”h. 8 1/2”d.

Included with the box is a partial notice for property of a man in Holmes County, Ohio who died in 1887. A later note has the family name Swartzenbruber. $250-$450

528BIRD CAGE.Late 19th century, pine. Grain painted wooden frame with wire bars and wooden drawer. Wire latches hold shut doors. Applied metal crown decoration. Worm holes. 9”h. 10 3/4”w. 6 3/4”d.$150-$250

529FOUR FRAMES.American, 19th century. Three grain painted, two of which are beveled, 12 1/2” x 16 3/4” and one is ogee, 15” x 19”. And a folky chip carved frame with seven levels. 15 1/2” x 19 1/4”. $200-$300

530PORTRAIT OF A GIRL LIGHTING A CANDLE (AMERICAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, unsigned. Chiaroscuro scene of a girl lighting a candle with an ember. Rebacked. 31”h. 25 1/2”w., in a frame, 34 1/2”h. 24 1/4”w. Found in Marietta, Ohio, ex Clark Garrett. $200-$400


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531CARVED SQUIRREL.American, 20th century, hardwood. Running squirrel with grey overpaint. 14 1/2”l. $100-$200

532SQUIRREL CAGE.American, 2nd half-19th century, tin with a pine base. Gabled house with glass-paned windows, punched designs and interior loft. Traces of paint. Imperfections. 16 1/2”h. 30”w. 12 1/2”d. $300-$500

533SEGREGATION-ERA DRINKING FOUNTAIN SIGN.Montgomery, Alabama, July 14, 1931, cast iron. With “White” and “Colored” and retaining traces of old paint. 4 3/4”h. 11”w. $600-$900

534STUDY OF A HAWK ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES ABERT (AMERICAN, 1820-1897).Watercolor and pencil on paper, unsigned. In a sponge decorated frame, 13 3/4’h. 17 3/4”w.

Abert was a topographical engineer assigned to John Fremont’s third expedition of 1845to California. In addition to maps he also made notes on the wildlife of the regions hetraveled in. $250-$450

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535SAILOR WHIRLIGIG.Twentieth century, attributed to Pease & Ceely, Nantucket,carved wood. Original polychrome paint and tin feet. 16 1/2”h. including base. $250-$450

536FOLKSY WHIRLIGIG.American, 20th century, carved wood. Silhouette of an Amer-ican Indian in a canoe with original polychrome paint. 11”h.with base. 15”l. $150-$350

537FOLK ART FIGURE.American, late 19th-early 20th century, softwood. Standingfigure resembling Abraham Lincoln. 9 1/2”h. including modern base. $100-$200

538TWO DOG TOYS.American, early 20th century, velvet covering. Two stuffed dogs with embroidered noses and mouths. Lightly worn. 5”, 9”h. $100-$200

539FOLK ART DOLL.American, late 19th century. African-American figure, anatomically correct,with needlework hair and face, applied fingernails, and wearing periodclothing. Imperfections. 14”h. $400-$600

540TWO STUFFED DOG TOYS.American, early 20th century. Velvet with button eyes, 7 1/2”h. Together with a mohair pull toy with button eyes. Worn, 10”h. 12”l. Included in the lot is a ball made of quilt strips. $250-$450

541FIVE WHIMSEYS.American, 19th and 20th century. Oversize pencil and crayon, 12” and 13”l.; two carved chains, one with a figural end and original paint, 12” and 20”l., a monkey made of a bell and bolts, 3 1/2”h; and a modern cast iron duck, 10”l. $150-$250

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542ARTS & CRAFTS TABLE.Paper label for Gustav Stickley (New York, 1858-1942) early 20th century, oak. Stretcher base. Older Finish. 29”h. 48”w. 29 1/2”d. $1,500-$2,500

543TWO WOMEN REDES BY REYNALDO TORRES (MEXICAN, 20TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, signed upper right, titled anddated 1964 on the back. Two women under a make-do tent. 12”h. 23 3/4”w., in a giltframe, 15 1/2”h. 27”w.

Retains Sears Vincent Price Collection (Illinois) label. $400-$600

544PAINTING AFTER THE TREASURE JAR BYE.I. COUSE (NEW MEXICO, 1866-1936).Oil on canvas, signed “E.L. Seeds 1930”lower right. American Indian with pottery jar.Rebacked. 16”h. 20 1/4”w., in an oak frame,25 1/2”. 29 1/2”w. $400-$600

545PORTRAIT OF AN AMERICAN INDIANSIGNED LOUIS SCHAETTLE (NEW YORK,DKN, 1971).Watercolor on paper, signed lower right. Portrait of a chief with warbonnet and pipe.10 3/4”h. 8”w., in a frame, 17 1/2”h. 14”w. $200-$300

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547TWO LANDSCAPES (AMERICAN, 20TH CENTURY).Oil on canvas, one initialed “PBR” lower right.Desert cactus and winding trail. In frames, 15”h.21”w. $150-$300

548COURTYARD SCENE BY ALFRED VAN DEVELDE (AMERICAN, B. 1892).Oil on masonite, signed lower right. Southwestern courtyard scene, possibly Carlsbad,California. 23”h., 24”w., in a modern frame,29”h. 29”w. $300-$500

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549HAND-DRAWN MAP OF THE UNITED STATES.J. Franklin Groff, dated February 10, 1875, ink on lined paper.Well-drawn topographical map with state and territorial boundaries and a particular emphasis on waterways. Minorimperfections. 12 1/2”h. 16”w., in a period frame, 20 1/2”h.24”w. $300-$500

550ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH OF A CIVIL WAR INFANTRY OFFICER.Blindstamped “E.J. Jacobs Photograph Artist 93 Camp St. N.O.”Three-quarter length portrait of an infantry officer in full uniformand wearing a kepi with a crescent moon and “I”. Imperfections.12 3/4”h. 9 1/2”w., mounted on original cardstock and in a period frame, 17 1/2”h. 15 1/2”w. $250-$450

551CIVIL WAR M1860 CAVALRY SABER.Marked for David J. Millard, Clayville, New York, and with “USC.E.W.” inspector’s mark. Leather grip with brass guard and pommel, and a steel scabbard. Imperfections. 40 1/2”l. $400-$600

552REVOLVER.Remington New Model Army, 1863-1875, .44 caliber. Standardmodel with government inspector stamp on left grip and sub-inspector marks on various parts, s.n. 36781. Minor imperfections. 8” barrel. $300-$500

553PAIR OF SPURS.Mexican, ca. 1920. Engraved steel spurs with tooledleather straps. Spurs, 5”l. Ex Hauck Collection, (Arizona). $250-$450

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554PAIR OF SPURS.American, late 19th-early 20th century. Heavy wrought steel rowels, exterior face inlaid with engraved silver. Tooled leather straps. Spurs, 7 1/2”l. $500-$700

555GOOD GROUP OF CIVIL WAR-ERA UNIFORM ACCOUTERMENTS.All American, ca. 1861-1865, brass. Includes a cavalry insignia, 3 1/4”l.; a infantryinsignia, 3 1/4”l., an eagle breast plate, 2 1/2”d.; an officer’s sword belt plate, 31/2”l.; a Massachusetts Volunteer Militia button with Johnson backmark, 7/8”d.; and a dug US belt plate, 3 1/4”l. $250-$500

556CIVIL WAR-ERA POWDER FLASK AND BAYONET.Revolver powder flask, ca. 1861-1865, brass. Eagle and stars on both sides. Minorimperfections. 4 3/4”l. Together with a marked “US” bayonet and scabbard for a .58 caliber Springfield, including leather scabbard with brass tip. Imperfections. 22 1/4”l. $300-$500

557U.S. CIVIL WAR CARTRIDGE AND CAP BOX.Cartridge box marked for S.H. Young, Newark, New Jersey, ca. 1861-1865, leather.Retains original straps, buckles, and tins, and with a US plate. Imperfections. 7”h.8”w. Together with a cap box marked Crossman, Newark, New Jersey, ca. 1861-1865, leather. Minor imperfections. 4”h. 3 3/4”w. $500-$800

558CIVIL WAR-ERA DRUM.Signed on interior “Raymond S. Osgood N.A.”, American, mid 19th century. Shield-breasted eagle on the front holding a banner reading “Reg. U.S. Infantry.”Restoration. 17 1/2”h. 16 1/2”d. $400-$600

559SINGLE-SHOT CARBINE.Sharps, ca. 1870, sn 89226, but lacking many of the customary markings; includes“C. Sharps Pat. Oct. 5th 1852” and “R.S. Lawrence Pat. April 12th 1859” on the lockplate, “R.S. Lawrence Patented Feb 15th 1859” on the sight, and stock stamped with“29.” Imperfections. 39”l. $500-$1,000

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560WEST POINT CADET UNIFORM.American, late 19th-early 20th century, grey wool with brass buttons.Wear. $200-$300

561MILITARY JACKET.American, reputedly from the Indian Wars, mid 19th century, blue woolwith brass buttons. Wear. $200-$300

562MILITARY TYPE JACKET.American, ca. 1870-1900. Heavy felted wool with red wool twill standing collar and cuffs. Label removed and added fabric under arms toenlarge size. Oregon state seal brass buttons. Wear. $200-$300

563THE UNION VOLUNTEER REFRESHEMENT SALOON BY J. QUEEN(AMERICAN, CA. 1861).Lithograph on paper, drawn by J. Queen, printed by T. Sinclair. The UnionVolunteer Refreshment Saloon of Philadelphia, being the first institution ofthe kind in the United States. Organized May 27, 1861. Minor imperfections. 24”h. 32”w., in a period frame, 29”h. 37 1/4”w. $500-$800

564BOOKER T. WASHINGTON TLS.Dated July 6, 1913, on Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead,and addressed to B.K. Smith of Chicago, and thanking him for sending a “collection of mounted photographs of paintings” for display in the Institute’s buildings; boldly signed “Booker T. Washington”. Lightly toned,expected fold lines. 7 1/4”h. 8 1/2”w. $150-$300

565MILITARY COAT.Possibly Civil War era. Dark blue with buttons that are patented 1876. Relined. A later tag indicates that the coat was formerly part of the Rosensteele Collection at Gettysburg. $100-$300

566TWO PIECES OF CLOTHING.Man’s military jacket, 3rd quarter-19th century, grey cotton. Traces of military insignia remain, label removed. And a heavy plush wool vest, ca. 1870-1890. Machine sewn with handsewn button holes. $100-$300


567NAVAJO THIRD PHASE CHIEF’S BLANKET.Circa 1885. Soft woven hand-spun wool in colors of brown, cream, aniline red, and orange.Designed with three lines of nested crosses, onein the center and one at each end, surrounded bylarge and small stripes. 51” x 70”. $5,000-$8,000

568YEI WEAVING.Circa 1930. Mustard ground with nine figures.43” x 55 1/2”. $600-$800

569NAVAJO RUG.Twentieth century. Geometric designs includingtwo central stepped crosses, stepped block corners and a triple stepped pedestal border inwhite, black and turquoise. 39 1/2” x 70 1/2”. $450-$650

570NAVAJO WEAVING.Twentieth century. Crystal style with alternatingstripes, some with nested diamonds, in cream,green, yellow, brown and mauve. 50” x 61”. $350-$550

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571NAVAJO REGIONAL TEXTILE.Twentieth century. Serrated diamond design in white, grey, red and black.Four corner ties. 45” x 64”. $300-$500

572NAVAJO TEXTILE.First quarter-twentieth century. Wool with serrated bands in red, black,grey, white, brown and tan. Imperfections. 38” x 58”. $300-$500

573NAVAJO WEAVING.Late 20th century. Zigzag pattern in black, white, brown and mustard yellow. 36” x 52”. $250-$400

574NAVAJO TWILL WEAVE.Twentieth century. Alternating rows of black and white with a red border.32” x 50”. $300-$400

575TWO FLAT KATSINAS.Twentieth century. Includes a Mudhead, imperfections, 9 1/2”h.; and aPolik Mana, 11”h. $200-$400

576NATIVE AMERICAN DRESS.Second-half 20th century. Unusual handmade woven wool (lined) dresswith sash. 44”l. $300-$500

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577NAVAJO YEI WEAVING.Twentieth century. Pictorial weaving with five attenuated figures holding feathers and arrows surrounded by Rainbow God. 35” x 45”. $450-$650

578Twentieth century. Crystal weaving in wool woven in natural browns, tans, and creams,with alternating solid, striped, and feathered bands. 48 1/2” x 66”. $400-$600

579TWO NAVAJO TEXTILES.Twentieth century. The first striped in red, brown, blue and white with serrated diamondcorners. 31” x 61”. The second with rows of sashes in red, green and white with dovegrey. 23 1/2” x 39 1/2”. $300-$500

580THREE TEXTILES.First half-twentieth century. A Pendleton shawl with orange fringe and geometric patterns on a purple ground. 56” x 62”. Oregon City wool blanket with serrated band decoration. 54” x 68”. Pendleton wool blanket with multicolor geometric decoration on a brown ground. 57” x 76”. $300-$600

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581HAIR ROACH.Twentieth century. Comprised of felt, leather and hair with black, whiteand red paint. 13”l. $250-$450

582ACOMA JAR.Twentieth century. Shouldered form with black and orange geometric decoration. Imperfections. 6 1/4”h. 6 1/2”d $200-$300

583NATIVE AMERICAN CONCHA BELT.Twentieth century. A hand-worked leather belt with ten leather backedconchas plus a buckle stamped “CW” on the back. 34”l. $200-$400

584NATIVE AMERICAN CONCHA BELT.Twentieth century. Stamped “Sterling” buckle with a green stone centerand eleven conchas on a black leather belt. Back of the buckle is artiststamped “LM”. 46”l. $300-$500

585CONCHA BELT.Navajo 20th century. Hand-tooled leather with ten silver medallions withcoral inset centers and a buckle marked “ERB Sterling” on the back withan inset turquoise center. 40 1/2”l. $250-$450

586IROQUOIS BEADED PURSE WHIMSEY.Circa 1930. Four panel sides decorated with flowers and a bird and thedate “1930” on the lift lid. 5”h. 5 1/4”w. 4”d. $200-$400

587TWO BEADED STRIPS.Twentieth century. The first with floral motif, possibly Great Lakes, 35 1/2”l. 3 1/2”w. Together with a loom-beaded example exhibiting American flags, vallero stars and geometric designs on a white background. 37”l. 2 1/2”w. $300-$500

588TWO IROQUOIS WHIMSEYS.Early twentieth century. Eight-pointed star with a central eagle and flagsand arrows on each point, 15”d.; and a six pointed star with a centraleagle and flags with leaves at each point. 12”d. $400-$800

589APACHE BASKETRY BOWL.Twentieth century. Figural rim with geometric bowl. Missing rim stitch.8”d. 3”h. $300-$500

590TWO AMERICAN INDIAN NECKLACES.Twentieth century. The first with silver beads and turquoise and silvermedallions. Maker’s mark on back of central medallion, 16”l. The secondwith silver beads with etched decoration. 13”l. $300-$500

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591TWO PRINTS BY PAUTA SAILA (CANADIAN, B. 1916).Both stone cuts on paper and titled, signed, dated, andnumbered along lower margin. Includes Two Caribou,1967, 25/50, 33 1/2”h. 24 1/2”w. and Bird and Fish,1967, 34/50, 16 1/2”h. 24 1/2”w.$400-$800

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592PICTORIAL NAVAJO WEAVING.First quarter-20th century. Wool with arrows and feathers, crosses andserrated diamonds on a white and grey ground. 27” x 45”. $250-$400

593TWO NAVAJO WEAVINGS.Twentieth century. Mat with stripes in black, white, grey, brown and orange with thick fringe on one side, 24” x 25”. Together with a weaving with rows of diamonds in black, brown, white and tan. 32” x 60”. $300-$500

594NAVAJO RUGTwentieth century. Central hooked and stepped diamond motif in grey,brown, white, red and black on a grey ground with stepped block corners and serrated black border. Four corner ties. 30” x 61”. $300-$450

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596TWO NAVAJO TEXTILES.Twentieth century. The first is a twill weave with nested diamonds in agrid pattern done in black, white and grey. Comes with a blue ribbon“First Prize Museum of Northern Arizona Flagstaff, 1984, Bessie Lee”. 34 1/2” x 56”. The second is a saddle blanket with alternating stripes inwhite, blue, yellow, grey, black and red. 31 1/2” x 63”. $400-$600

597NAVAJO RUG.Circa 1920. Spider woman cross center against a white serrated diamondmedallion with serrated diamond corners. Imperfections. 32” x 62”. Ex Reed Ranch Collection (Arizona). $400-$600

598GERMANTOWN MAT.Twentieth century. Central serrated zigzag motif with a blue center on ared ground surrounded by stepped black border. 21 1/2” x 22 1/2”. $100-$200

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599TWO AMERICAN INDIAN ITEMS.Twentieth century. Birchbark canoe model dated in pencil “15 June 1927”,24 1/2”w. 7”h. Together with a hide covered two-sided drum. 4 1/2”h. 23”d. $200-$400

600MODOC PAINTED BOW AND ARROW.Twentieth century. Bentwood bow with geometric decoration and sinewstring, 32”l. Single arrow with feather fletching remnants and iron point. Imperfections. 25”l. $300-$500

601TOHONO O’ODHAM BASKETRY TRAY.Circa 1900. Coiled willow and devil’s claw. Imperfections. 18 3/4”l. 13 1/2”w. 3”h. $250-$450

602TWO INDIAN BOWLS.First half-twentieth century. Small Isleta bowl with geometric decoration onthe exterior and orange interior. Imperfections. 4 1/2”d. 2 3/4”h. Acomabowl with Hopi design motifs. Imperfections. 6 1/2”d. 2 1/2”h. $300-$500

603NORTHERN PLAINS BEADED CHILD’S MOCCASINS.Twentieth century. Light blue beaded background with geometric designs indark blue, pink and green. 6”l. $200-$400

604NATIVE AMERICAN CUFF BRACELET.Mid twentieth century. Large bracelet with a bezel-set turquoise with a silverleaf overlay. Etched signature on the back “Paul Benally”. 3”w. 2 1/2”l. $300-$500

605INLAID CONCHA BELT.Twentieth century. Hand-worked leather belt with ten silver medallions, each with a mother-of-pearl figural inlaid center and marked “Nizhoni” on the back. 46”l. $400-$600

606TWO PIECES OF NATIVE AMERICAN JEWELRY.Mid twentieth century sterling bracelet with sevenbezel-set turquoise, marked “PT”. 1 1/2”w. 2 1/4”l.Together with a contemporary sterling beadednecklace with a sterling pendant with a bezel-set,Emerald Valley turquoise, marked “P.M.”. 14”l. $250-$450


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607LOOM BEADED SASH.Twentieth century. Possibly Great Lakes. Intricate decoration consists ofgeometric designs and stepped sawtooth borders. 43”l. 2 1/2”w. $300-$450

608NORTHERN PLAINS MINIATURE BEADED CRADLE.Twentieth century. Beaded exterior features geometric designs in mustardyellow, dark blue, white, red and dark green beads. The interior has stripedfabric. 5 1/2”l. 2”w. $150-$250

609CROOKED KNIFE WITH EAGLE HANDLE.Finely carved wood handle with traces of white paint. Copper wirewrapped shaft. Comes with iron display stand. 11”l. 4 1/2”h. $150-$250

610AMERICAN INDIAN NECKLACE.Mid twentieth century. Heishi necklace of graduated turquoise beads andcoral end beads. 15”l. $300-$500

611PRE-COLUMBIAN STIRRUP VESSEL.Bulbous form with molded jaguars on the sides and a monkey at theside of the spout. 8 1/2”h. $250-$450

612NATIVE AMERICAN CUFF BRACELET.Twentieth century. Stamped decoration around three bezel-set turquoise stones with mica flecks. 1 3/4”w. 2 3/4”l. $200-$400

613FIVE PIECES OF NATIVE AMERICAN JEWELRY.Twentieth century. Snake ring with turquoise, artist signed “MO”, size 11ring with center turquoise and beaded rim, size 7. Pair of cross earrings withcenter turquoise, 2”l. Pair of “Sterling” earrings with turquoise centers andstamped rims. Marked “L. Bar”, 2”l. “Sterling” necklace and earrings set, allwith bezel-set turquoise. Marked “SJ”, possibly for maker Selena Jake. Necklace is 10”l., Earrings are 2 1/4”l. $250-$450

614BEADED WHIMSEY BAG.Late 19th century. Decoration consists of flowers on a purple velvet background. 5 1/2”w. 4 1/2”h. $150-$250

615TWO AMERICAN INDIAN BEADED BAGS.Twentieth century. Both probably Great Lakes. One with floral decoration and metal frame and chain. 6 1/4”h. 5”w. Together with exhibiting floral decoration and loom woven strap. 7”h. 7”w. $300-$500

616CARVED AND INLAID STAFF.Pre-Columbian, possibly Inca. Hardwood with stone and shell inlay and crocodile and man carving. Imperfections. With a lucite display stand. 23”l. $250-$450

617TOHONO O’ODHAM BASKETRY OLLA.Circa 1900. Shouldered form of coiled willow and devil’s claw with a flared rim and stepped decoration. Imperfections. 13 1/2”h. $500-$800


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618NAVAJO RUG.Twentieth century. Zigzag pattern in black, brown, redand cream. 56” x 67”. $2,000-$3,000

619YEI INDIAN RUG.Navajo 20th century. Yeibechai weaving in wool withbright colors of red, blue, green, yellow and blackagainst a tan ground with cornstalk end borders. Central image has eleven dancing figures, ten in profile,and one standing. Four corner ties. 35” x 61 1/2”. $400-$600

620PAIR OF NAVAJO WEAVINGS.Twentieth century. Both with mustard yellow centersand serrated end borders in black, red, white andmauve. 26” x 49”. $300-$500621NAVAJO WEAVING.Circa 1920. Wool with serrated diamonds and crossesin brown, black and red. 39” x 61”. $250-$400


622TWO NAVAJO WEAVINGS.Twentieth century. The first with striped bands in white, black and gray, 31” x 57”. Together with an example alternating striped bands of brown, cream, black and red. 31” x 60”. $300-$500

623TWO NAVAJO TEXTILES.Twentieth century. The first with five bands of serrated diamonds alternating with striped bands ofbrown, white, black, red and yellow, 30 1/2” x 64”. Together with an example exhibiting bandedstripes of black, tan and purple alternating with white and accentuated diamond end borders. 37” x 62”. $300-$500

624TWO GREY HILLS RUG.Twentieth century. Central hooked diamond motif on a brown ground with stepped corners and a blackand white double border. 40 1/2” x 57”. $350-$600

625FOUR PRINTS AFTER EDWARD S. CURTIS (AMERICAN, 1868-1952).Mid-late 20th century, all titled with printed signatures. Includes “Washington Indian Basket Work,” “Onthe Waters of Puget Sound,” “Indian Canoe on the Sound,” and “Gathering Mussels.” Each 4 1/2”h. 6 1/2”w., matted and in carved and painted frames, 14 1/2”h. 17 1/2”w. $600-$900

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626PIMA BASKETRY TRAY.First quarter-twentieth century. Coiled willow with four interlocking devil’sclaw frets radiating from the center. Imperfections. 16 3/4”d. 5 1/2”h. $600-$800

627TWO PIECES OF BEAD DECORATED HIDE.Twentieth century, probably moose hide. The first is a book cover with floral decoration on the front and beaded edges, 11”h. 15 1/2”w. The second hide is a table runner with floral beaded ends and center andbeaded double border. 35 1/2”l. 10 1/2”h. $200-$300

628THREE AMERICAN INDIAN ITEMS.Twentieth century. Penobscot club, Maine. 20 1/2”l. Together with twokatsinas. Hopi brown Mudhead, 6”h, and Zuni yellow sipikne, 6”h.

The club is illustrated in Baldwin, War Clubs and Axes of Native AmericanIndians.$200-$400

629IROQUOIS PICTURE FRAME WHIMSEY.Late 19th-early 20th century. Scalloped top with a green beaver and flowers and leaves across the bottom and sides in various colored beads.10”h. 7”w. $200-$400

630AMERICAN INDIAN BOLO TIE.Twentieth century. A figural mosaic Zuni bolo or bola tie of a Plains Indiandancer with a separate drum. Marked “Sterling” frame with mother-of-pearl, turquoise, agate, shell and coral. 18”l. $200-$400

631AMERICAN INDIAN BOLO TIE.Twentieth century. Figural mosaic of a horse done in turquoise, shell,mother-of-pearl, jet and coral with matching tips. 18”l. $200-$400

632IROQUOIS BIRD WHIMSEY.Circa 1900. A hanging bird whimsey with dark and medium blue beadwork and four attached strawberry pincushions. 8”w. 4”h. $200-$400

633BEADED BANDOLIER BAG.Great Lakes, late 19th-early 20th century. Intricately decorated in viningfloral motif on a velvet backing. Imperfections. 40”l. 13”w. $800-$1,000


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634BOXED PEYOTE KIT.Twentieth century. Kit includes a dovetailed pine box, 16 3/8”l. 5 1/2”h.6”d. Together with three fans with beaded handles, 15 1/2” to 10”l., andtwo gourd rattles with beaded handles, 15 1/2”l. $200-$400

635BEADED VEST.Twentieth century. Ornately decorated on the front with flowers, birds, crescent moons and stars, turtles and diamonds. The back is decorated witha central eagle with “TOTE” in the center flanked by two American flagsand bears and figures along the bottom edge. 19 1/2”h. 21 1/4”w. $500-$700

636ZIA JAR.Circa 1920. Shouldered form with floral decoration and double flowing border. 5 3/4”h. 6 1/2”d. $250-$450

637TWO IROQUOIS BEADED WHIMSEYS.Early twentieth century. Heart-shaped whimsey with floral decoration and“Dear Mother”, 6 1/2”h. 7”w. Together with a five-pointed star with a cat inthe center, 10”d. $300-$500

638PIMA SLANT-SIDED BASKET.Circa 1900. Coiled willow with six devil’s claw figures and diamond motifs. 5 1/2”h. 11”d. $500-$700

639THREE AMERICAN INDIAN NECKLACES.Twentieth century. The first with oval and round silver beaded chain and a cross pendant with five small bezel-set oval turquoise stones, 15”l. thesecond with turquoise and shell beaded chain and a stamped cross marked“Sterling LM” with a center bezel-set turquoise, 13”l. the third with a jasperbeaded chain and a cross pendant marked “RL Sterling Handmade”, possibly for maker Robert Livingston. 13”l. $300-$500

640TWO NAVAJO TWILL WEAVINGS.Twentieth century. One with nested diamonds in grey, black and red. 31” x 57”. One with two central serrated diamonds on a tan and greyground. 32” x 59”. $300-$500

641TWO BEADED BAGS.Twentieth century. One with American eagle and shield on a white background. 9”h. 9”w. One with floral motif on a white background. 5 1/2”h. 7”w. $200-$400

642EIGHT PITCH COVERED VESSELS.Twentieth century. Six shoulder form jars with rope handles. Imperfections.9 1/2”h to 6”h. Oval bowl with flared rim. 9”l. 7 1/4”w. 2 1/2”h. $300-$500

643FORTY-EIGHT VOLUMES OF BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGYBULLETINS. $150-$250


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10001957 IMPERIAL LEBARON AUTOMOBILE.Four door Southampton in coral with power windows. Eight cylinder, motor serial number C57 32440. Approximately 77, 660 miles.

This car will sell at 1:00 PM Saturday May 23, 2009.

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ARTIST and MAKER INDEX

Abert, James 534

Allen & Wheelock 150

Ames, N.P. 154

Arthur, A. 499

Aukerman, Elisabeth 80

Bailey, Banks & Biddle 374

Bakewell, Pears, & Company 92

Bateman family of silversmiths 381

Barnes, Edward & Sons 149

Barney, Alice 217

Beggs, J.P. 84, 85

Bennace & Sutherland 121, 122

Best family of silversmiths 81

Brader, Ferdinand 106, 132

Breininger, Lester 456, 457, 458

Bunstrom, John 419

Cattle, Robert & J. Barber 377

Chace, L. & B.G. 405

Christian, Leo 309

Cleever, John 175

Clayton, Richard 83

Coalbrookdale Company 219

Coffyn, Walter Waller 427

Couse, E.I. 544

Currier & Ives 442-452

Daron, Jacob 404

Dean, Foster & Company 299

Derr, Peter 415

Dixon, James & Sons 202

Dorland, G.T. 85

Draper, Joseph 83, 85

Duhme, Herman & Company 82, 84, 86

Dunham, Rufus 418

Elias, H.P. 85

Elkington & Company 230

Ewan, A. 229

Fehr, Charles 181

Fenson, Robert Robin 424-426

Finney, Frank 266

Finck, Johann Baptist 200

Finster, Howard 280-282, 285

Finster, Roy 2 8 3 - 2 8 4

Gleason, Roswell 421

Goodrich, Helen Humphrey 130

Greer, Stanley 26

Hague, Maurice 44

Harris, Henry 240

Harper, H. 84

Hartman, John 107, 140

Hasselberg, Abraham 418

Hazen & Collins 83

Hazen, N.L. 84

Hervey, C. 84

Hess, L. 53

Hillebush, Clemens 83, 84

Hudnall, Lew 76

Isik, levent 31, 32

Kirk, S. & Sons 385

McGrew, William Wilson 83, 84

McGrew, Wilson 83, 85

Meucci, Anthony 476

Meily, John Henry 6

Meurer, Charles 46

Millard, David J. 551

Mix, G.I. & Company 14

Morris, Hattie A. 331

Noyes, Don 77

Noyes, Fred 308

Kendall, Uriah 66

Kent, Luke 84

Kinsey, Edward and David 83, 85

Kittinger 206

Kley, Theodore 546

Klinhinz, John 106

Leedy, J. Harvey 45

Lehn, Joseph 263

Lichty, B. 95

Lows, Ball & Company 432


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ARTIST and MAKER INDEX

Oakes, Maude 301

Owens, Charles A. 33, 35, 36

Owen, William 83

Palmer & Bachelder 85

Parker, C. 84

Pease & Ceely 535

Pierce, Elijah 27

Pratt, Elisha 85

Queen, J. 563

Rattray, Matthew 114

Reamer, Theodore 79

Reed, Ernest “Popeye” 28, 42

Remington 552

Remmey Pottery 235

Rogers, William Allen 312

Saila, Pauta 591

Sala, John M. or Joseph 49

Sampson Mordan & Company 38

Santee, Eva Harris 131

Schaaf, Israel 75

Schaettle, Louis 545

Scovil, Pulaski 83

Scovil, Willey & Company 83

Scovil & Kinsey 84

Seevers, Robert 138

Sharps 559

Sheffield 230

Shoettel, Charles 83

Simonds, Hannah 314

Sinclair, T. 563

Smith, Harry R. 84

Smith, P.J. 136

Snyder, Jacob 94

Stains, Betsy 145

Steinway & Sons 216, 343

Stickley, Gustav 542

Stinger, Samuel 55

Swartz, W.I. 126

Taccard, P. 309

Tolliver, Mose 286

Trippe, Frederick Kenyon 428

Van Develde, Alfred 548

Von Akerhielm, Rolf Kommer 430

Wallace, R. & Sons 376

Walton, John 378

Warner, J. 85

Watson, Luman 139

Wedgwood 339

Wentworth & Company 83, 85

Weygang, August 196

Whites 188

Willmore, Thomas 380

Wilcox, Ruth D. 323

Willets, P. 474

Winchester 152

Witmer, Annie B. 478

Yoko, James 37-41

Young, S.H. 557


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CATALOG orLOT NUMBER

LOT BID PRICE( exclude premium )

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF LOT


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GARTH’S POLICY

GUARANTEE: Garth’s Auctions, Inc. continues to be committed to providing thorough descriptions that reflect our belief in service through honesty, integrity and attention to detail. Garth’s Auctions, Inc. guarantees the authenticity of origin as stated in the first bold line of the catalogue description, with the exception of amendments by any oral or written notices or announcements at the time of the auction. “Origin” is defined as the creator, period, culture,or source, as set forth in the first bold line of a lot in the catalog. Exclusions – Notwithstanding any other provision of these Terms of Guarantee, Garth’sAuctions, Inc. does not guarantee the names or patterns of any Oriental rugs. All rug dimensions are approximate. Garth’s does not guarantee the authenticity of any item created before 1500. Regarding all jewelry, all weights, grades, sizes, and metal content(s) are approximate. Regarding coloredstones: purchasers are reminded that colored stones and diamonds may be enhanced by using one or more techniques, including but not limited to: clarity enhancements, resins, and heat treatment. Garth’s makes no warranty express or implied to the buyer as to whether a natural stone has been enhanced. Additionally, antiques, by the very nature of their age, have wear that reflects their years of use. As a result, honest wear earned from use is to be expected and is sometimes the proof that an item is an antique. Normal wear will not be listed. Buyers who would like to know the fine points regarding condition should call prior to the auction. We would prefer that you examine the items before you place a bid. All other guarantees of authenticity of authorship, expressed or implied, are hereby disclaimed. There is no other warranty, express or implied. Each and every lot is sold “as is”.

BUYING FOR OUR ACCOUNT: The owners and employees of Garth’s Auctions, Inc. never have, nor ever will buy any item at our auction for ourselves.

LIABILITY: Garth’s Auctions, Inc. guarantees the authenticity of origin of a lot for a period of twenty-one days from the date of the auction and only to the originalpurchaser of record at the auction. If it is determined to Garth’s Auctions, Inc.’s satisfaction that the first bold line is incorrect, the sale will be rescindedprovided the lot is returned to Garth’s Auctions, Inc. in the same condition in which it was at the time of the auction. It is also Garth’s Auctions, Inc.’s policy to have the purchaser obtain, at the purchaser’s expense, the opinion of one (or two in some cases) recognized experts in the field, mutually acceptable to Garth’s Auctions, Inc. and the purchaser, before Garth’s Auctions, Inc. determines whether to rescind the sale under the above guarantee.The purchaser’s sole remedy in the event of disputed authenticity of origin of any lot shall be the rescission of the sale and return of the original purchaseprice and premium paid by the purchaser. Garth’s Auctions, Inc. accepts no liability of any kind for an item after the gavel has fallen.

WITHDRAWN LOTS: Garth’s Auction, Inc. reserves the right to withdraw any property before the auction and shall have no liability whatsoever for withdrawal of the property.

SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS: The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer is the buyer. The auctioneer is the sole determinant as to who is the successful bidder. Once the auctioneer’s gavel falls, the successful bidder immediately assumes full risk and responsibility for the purchased lot.

DISPUTED AND REJECTED BIDS: The auctioneer reserves the right to re-open the bidding on the disputed lot. The auctioneer also reserves the right to reject nominal bids and to withdrawfrom the auction items that do not receive a bid reflective of an item’s worth. We make every attempt, for the benefit of both seller and buyer, to createlots that reflect the quality of our cataloged merchandise. Therefore, any lot not receiving an opening bid of at least $50.00 will be passed.

ESTIMATES & RESERVES: Presale estimates are intended as guides and may not be reflective of actual gavel price. Some of the items in this auction are subject to a reserve. The reserve is a confidential minimum price agreed upon by the consignor and Garth’s Auctions, Inc. The reserve will not be higher than the low estimate.

DEFINITIONS OF STATEMENTS: a) “Attributed to” – work is of the period of the named artist and may be the work of that artist, but not definitely so. b) “Circle of” – work of the periodclosely associated with the artist or from his studio. c) “School of” – work by a pupil or follower of the artist, in his style. d) “After” – in our opinion, acopy of the work of the artist. e) “Signed” – has a signature that in our opinion is the signature of the artist. f) “Bears signature” – has signature that in ouropinion might be the signature of the artist.

PREVIEWS: We encourage our clients to come and examine the items before each auction. Preview times are listed in the forward of each catalog. The stage is closedduring the auction.


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GARTH’S POLICY (continued)

CONDITION REPORTS: Absentee bidders should call for an updated condition report. This report supersedes the catalog description. Our staff will take a list of the items youwould like examined and give you a time to call back for a detailed report. Photographs are also available for a nominal fee.

ABSENTEE BIDS: Garth’s Auctions, Inc. accepts absentee bids including internet bids. These bids are given to an experienced bidder to execute competitively. All absenteeitems are purchased as inexpensively as possible. Although our absentee bidding system is 100% honest, it is not foolproof and Garth’s Auctions, Inc. isnot responsible for failing to execute any absentee bids. A $50.00 minimum bid is required on all lots. Absentee bids must be submitted in (a minimumof) $5.00 increments. Increments less than $5.00 will not be observed. Garth’s Auctions, Inc. also accepts telephone and live auction internet bids. Forphone bidding we require a “back up bid” equal to or greater than 70% of the low estimate of the lot.

BIDDING INCREMENTSAbsentee and saleroom bidders should be aware of the following bidding increments, to which our auctioneers adhere:$0-500 $25$501-1,000 $50$1,001-3,000 $100$3,001-5,000 $250$5,000-10,000 $500$10,000-30,000 $1,000 or auctioneer’s discretion$30,000-50,000 $2,500 or auctioneers discretion$50,000 & up Auctioneer’s discretion

BUYERS PREMIUM: A buyer’s premium will be added to the successful bid price and is payable by the purchaser as part of the total purchase price. The buyer’s premium is17.5% of the successful bid price of each lot up to and including $100,000, and 12.5% on any amount in excess of $100,000.

SALES TAX: Buyers are required to pay state and local sales tax unless exempted by law. If exempt, buyers must file a tax exemption form with Garth’s Auctions, Inc.before any exemption can be made.

PAYMENT: Garth’s Auctions, Inc. accepts cash, personal and certified checks or VISA® and MasterCard® as payment for items purchased. With personal checks, current identification (valid driver’s license) must be presented. Items may not leave the premises until payment is made. Garth’s Auctions, Inc. reservesthe right to hold merchandise until a check has cleared. A fee of $25 will be assessed on all returned checks.

PACKING AND SHIPPING: Garth’s Auctions, Inc. will ship items bought at auction at the purchaser’s risk. Purchasers will be billed for packing, handling, postage and insurance.Merchandise will be shipped within 15 days of receipt of payment. Garth’s Auctions, Inc. is in no way responsible for the acts or omissions of independent contractors, packers or carriers of purchased merchandise. In most cases furniture is shipped through independent contractors. A list is available upon request.

STORAGE: Garth’s Auctions, Inc. requires that purchased items must be removed from the premises within 15 days of the auction unless other arrangements havebeen made. A notice of 24 hours must be given before items are picked up. Garth’s Auctions, Inc. reserves the right to charge a fee of $5 per day, peritem, if not removed within the requested time frame. Items not removed after 60 days may, at the discretion of Garth’s Auctions, Inc., be sold without notice to the original purchaser, to cover the cost of the merchandise and storage charges. Items are stored at the buyer’s risk.

ONLINE BIDDING: Garth’s Auctions, Inc. may offer online bidding on specific catalogued auctions. For availability and online bidding policies visit our auction listing atwww.garths.com.


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GARTH’S POLICY (continued)

FIREARMS: Garth’s Auctions, Inc. follows all Federal Firearms Regulations.

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS: Bidding on any item indicates the bidder’s acceptance of the terms and conditions of Garth’s Auctions, Inc.’s policy. We would like to thank you for yourinterest and participation.

OTHER INFORMATION FOR OUR CUSTOMERS

CONSIGNMENTS: Garth’s Auctions, Inc. will assist you by selling one item, a collection or an entire estate. For consignment inquiries and appointments call one of our representatives: Tom Porter, Jeff Jeffers, Steve Bemiller, Andrew Richmond or Jared Wells. Garth’s Auctions, Inc. is also licensed to sell real estate.

TRUSTS AND ESTATES: Garth’s Auctions, Inc. often works with bankers, trust officers, lawyers and others with the responsibility for dispersing estates. We will work with you andyour representative to discuss you estate planning needs.

APPRAISALS: Garth’s Auctions, Inc. provides an appraisal service for insurance, estate tax, family division or other purposes.

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* A discount may be given to Garth’s customers (when reservations are made)

* Family pets are welcome

RESTAURANTS (within 20 minutes)Bravo 614-888-3881Columbus Fish Market 614-410-3474Hoggy’s 614-433-7447J Gilberts 614-840-9090O’Charley’s 614-846-9744Polaris Grill 614-431-5598Roadhouse Grill 740-657-1108

RESTAURANTS (Delaware area)Buns 740-363-2867Nova 740-362-4810Old Bag of Nails 740-368-8083Vaquero’s 740-362-0919Hoggy’s 740-369-3471


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DIRECTIONS TO GARTH’S AUCTIONS, INC.2690 Stratford Road, P.O. Box 369, Delaware, Ohio 43015

Phone: 740-362-4771 • Fax: 740-363-0164Website: www.garths.com • E-Mail: [email protected]

Garth’s is located north of Columbus, Ohio approximately thirty minutes from the Columbus International Airport.

FROM THE CINCINNATI AREA: Take I-71 North to Columbus. Then take Rt. 315N to 270E to 23N. Follow 23 North to Delaware. We are approximately 10 miles Northon Route 23. You will pass a golf club on your right and the Methodist Theological Seminary. At the traffic light turn right (Stratford Road).We are the buildings on your left.

FROM THE CLEVELAND AREA: Take I-71 South to Route 36/37 (Delaware/Sunbury exit 131). Take this route into Delaware, and turn left on Route 23 South. Turn left ontoStratford Road (at the sixth traffic light). We are the red buildings on your left.

FROM COLUMBUS AIRPORT: Take I-670 East to I-270 North (or West) to Cleveland. The first exit pastI-71 s Route 23 North—Delaware. We are approximately 10 milesNorth on Route 23. You will pass a Dornoch golf club and theMethodist Theological Seminary on your right. At the traffic light turnright (Stratford Road). We are the red buildings on your left.

FROM THE DAYTON AREA: Take I-75 North to I-70 East to Columbus. Take I-270 around Columbusto the Delaware/Worthington exit (Route 23 North). Take 23 North toDelaware. We are approximately 10 miles North on Route 23. You willpass Dornoch golf club and the Methodist Theological Seminary onyour right. At the traffic light turn right (Stratford Road). We are the redbuildings on your left.

FROM INDIANAPOLIS: Take I-70 East to Columbus. Take I-270 around Columbus to theDelaware/Worthington exit (Route 23 North). Take 23 North toDelaware. We are approximately 10 miles North on Route 23. You willpass Dornoch golf club and the Methodist Theological Seminary onyour right. At the traffic light turn right (Stratford Road). We are the redbuildings on your left.

FROM PITTSBURGH: Take I-79 South to I-70 West to Columbus. Take I-270 to I-71 North tothe Polaris Exit (Route 750). Turn left and follow 750 to Route 23 North(turn right). You will pass Dornoch golf club and the Methodist Theolog-ical Seminary on your right. At the traffic light turn right (StratfordRoad). We are the red buildings on your left.


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EARLY AMERICAN ANTIQUES & DECORATIVE ARTSEARLY AMERICAN ANTIQUES & DECORATIVE ARTS

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Front – 3, 8, 13, 21, 60, 63, 66, 81, 87,115, 149, 157

Back – 245, 330, 340, 364,3 75, 377,418, 440, 476, 482, 522, 589, 608

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T h e T h i rd A n n u a l Oh i o Va l l e y A u c t i o nSATURDAY, MAY 23, 2009 at 10:00 A.M.

Lots 1 - 643Lot 1000, the 1957 Imperial LeBaron, will sell at 1:00 p.m. EST

Items from the collections of Jeff & Carol Reinhard; The Eyre Collection of Sonoma, California; A Kentucky Collector;

The Robbins Hunter Museum; Milan Historical Museum; The Grand Beach Trust;Items for sale by Order of the Trustees of the Dayton Art Institute;

and the American Indian Rug Collection from the Dalton Family, Worthington, Ohio;& select consignments from Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,

Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, and Canada.

Preview Times: Sunday, May 17 2:00 P.M to 5:00 P.M. with Special Lecture at 3:30 P.M.( see page 168 for details )

Monday – Thursday, May 18 - 21 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.Friday, May 22 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.

Saturday, May 23 9:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M.

17.5 % Buyer’s Premium - VISA® & MasterCard Accepted - Catalog available $30.00

Absentee and fax bids accepted and bid competitively. A bid form is provided in the back of this catalog.

It is to your advantage, as well as ours, for you to call a day or two before the auction.

PHONE: (740) 362-4771 FAX: (740) 363-0164

Auctioneers: Jeff Jeffers, Steve Bemiller and Andrew RichmondApprentice Auctioneer: Amelia Jeffers

www.garths.com E-mail: [email protected]

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Documents

Garth's Auctions: May 2009 Americana Catalog featuring the Third Annual Ohio Valley Auction