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Important Americana, Paintings, Furniture,and Decorative Arts SaleTuesday, 17 January 2012 10:00 AM

127 East 69th Street New York, NY 10021 +1 212 734 2381 Kenoauctions.com

1005Important Americana, Paintings, Furniture, and Decorative Arts Sale

17 January, 2012

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Front cover: Lots 24 (detail),

26(detail), 79 and 80

Back cover: Lot 8

Inside front cover Lot 75 (detail)

Inside back cover Lot 118

Page 2 Lot 107

Page 5 Lot 26

President and Owner: Leigh Keno, [email protected]

Staff: Sarah DeSanctis, [email protected]

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Consultant: Betty Krulik, Fine Arts

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Conditions of Sale:

This auction is subject to

Important Notices, Conditions of

Sale and Reserves.

IMPORTANT AMERICANA, PAINTINGS, FURNITURE,

AND DECORATIVE ARTS SALE

Sale:

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 10:00 AM

Viewing:

Saturday, January 14, 2012 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Monday, January 16, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 8:00 a.m. to End of sale.(viewing available during sale)

Location:

Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, Wallace Hall

980 Park Avenue at 84th Street

New York, NY 10028

Auction Code: 1005

In sending absentee bids or making inquiries, this sale should be referred to as SALE 1005.

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Handling and Collection

Lots will not be released until all outstanding charges due to Keno Auctions are paid in full. Please contact Keno Auctions ClientAccounts department at +1 212 734 2381 or [email protected].

Administration and Handling Charges

Property not picked up the day of the sale or by 3:00 p.m. the following day will result in handling and administration charges plusany applicable sales taxes.

Charges All Property

Administration (per lot, due on Day 36) $150.00Handling (per lot/day, beginning Day 36) $12.00

Keno Auctions Sale Site Welpak Corporation

Church of St. Ignatius Loyola 58-60 Grand Avenue

Wallace Hall Maspeth, NY 11378

980 Park Avenue 718 391 0155

New York, NY 10028 [email protected]

Hours: 9:00 a.m. – end of sale Hours: 9:00 – 5:00 p.m.

January 17, 2012 Monday – Friday, except public holidays

Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

January 18

Directions to the Sale

By Subway:

Take 6 train to 77th Street OR take 4, 5, or 6train to 86th Street.

Driving Directions

From Westchester

• New York State Thruway (I-87) South

• Exit 3, towards East 138 Street• Stay straight to go onto Exterior

Street. Turn right onto Madison Avenue Bridge.

• Madison Avenue Bridge becomes Madison Avenue. Turn Left onto 135Street. Turn Right onto Park Avenue.

• Turn Left onto East 132 Street, take the FDR Drive South to 96 Street (exit 14)

• Either go right onto 96 Street, drive across town to Park Avenue and turn left OR

• Go straight onto York Avenue, turn right at 85 Street, turn left at Park Avenue.

From Long Island

• Long Island Expressway (I-495) to exit 30W, towards Midtown Tunnel

• Take Grand Central Parkway (Exit 22A) towards 108 St. Keep right at the fork in the ramp.

• Grand Central Parkway goes into Triborough Bridge. Keep to the Right, take the exit for Manhattan. Keep to the center through the tolls,follow signs for FDR Drive South.

• Exit at 96 Street (exit 14).• Either go right onto 96 Street, drive

across town to Park Avenue and turn left OR

• Go straight onto York Avenue, turn right at 85 Street, turn left at Park Avenue.

From Connecticut

• I-95 South• Continue onto 1-278 W• Take exit for FDR Drive• Merge onto Robert F. Kennedy

Bridge• Keep right and follow signs for 125

St./2nd Avenue• Turn right onto E. 125th St• Turn left on Lexington Avenue (3rd

cross street)• Turn right on E. 85th St.• Take first left on to Park Avenue

From the Lincoln Tunnel

• On exiting the tunnel, exit on the left towards 40 Street 7 North/WestSide Hwy

• Take West Side Highway to 79th Street

• Turn left onto Broadway• Take Broadway to 86 Street, turn

right onto 86 Street• Take 86 Street through Central Park.

You will exit the park on 84 Street.• The church is on the corner of 84

Street and Park Avenue.

Parking:

There are many parking garages in the neigh-borhood. The closest is Belmont, on 84between Park and Lexington.

Additional parking garages include:• Albert Parking LLC

30 E. 85th Street (between 5th and Madison) 212-249-5290

• East 82nd Street Garage 111 E.82ndStreet (between Lex and Park) 212-288-9645

• Gold East Garage 55 E. 87th Street (between Madison and Park) 212-831-4818

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Property of a New York Gentleman

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Fernand Le Gout-Gerard (French, 1854-1924)

BRETON WOMEN AT THE EMBANKMENT

Signed and dated lower left

Oil on canvas laid down on plywood

24 x 28 1/2 in.

$5,000-10,000

Property of a Gentleman

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Henriette Ronner (Dutch, 1821-1909)

THE DOG CART

Signed lower right “Henriette Ronner”

Oil on canvas

22 5/8 x 18 in.

$1,500-2,500

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Henri Joseph Harpignies (French, 1819-1916)

PAYSAGE AVEC UNE FEMME AU BORD DE LA RIVIERE

Signed and dated lower left, “H Harpignies 1900”

Oil on canvas

12 x 17 in.

$4,000-6,000

Provenance: Arthur Tooth & Sons, New York

Mrs. George E. Rand, Buffalo, New York

Exhibitions: Buffalo, New York, the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Gallery

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Charles Edouard Frere (French, 1837-1894)

FEEDING BABY, 1871

Signed and dated lower left “Edouard Frere 71”

Oil on panel

14 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.

$3,000-5,000

Provenance: Arthur Tooth & Sons, New York

Mrs. George E. Rand, Buffalo, New York

Exhibitions: Buffalo, New York, the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Gallery

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Property of a Massachusetts Gentleman

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Attributed to Sir Godfrey Kneller (British, 1646-1723)

Pair of Portraits

PORTRAIT OF A MAN and PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN

Oil on canvas in early carved and gilt wooden frames

30 x 24 in. (oval) (2)

$5,000-8,000

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French School, Early 19th Century

MADONNA AND CHILD WITH JOSEPH AND PUTTI

Oil on canvas

Unsigned

17 x 22 1/2 in.

$800-1,200

Property of a Connecticut Lady

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Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917)

VICTOR HUGO

Inscribed M.L. “A.R.”

Dry point etching, state fi ve

8 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.

$1,000-1,500

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William Mason Brown (American, 1828-

1898)

STILL LIFE WITH WATERMELON, FRUIT AND

CALLA LILLIES

Signed with conjoined initials lower left “W M Brown”

Oil on canvas

Unframed

19 3/4 x 16 in.

A letter from Dr. William H. Gerdts authenticating this

work accompanies the lot.

$20,000-40,000

Provenance: Purchased in New York in the 1950’s by a

prominent theater entertainment family

Thence by descent

We are grateful to Dr. William H. Gerdts, Professor

Emeritus of Art History, Graduate School of the City

University of New York for preparing the following:

“I have examined the vertical painting of watermelon,

grapes, and an apple, situated in a landscape, and

signed WMBrown. This is the artist’s typical signature,

but more, the painting is very much in Brown’s manner.

Comparisons with other works by him--the manner in

which he highlights both green and purple grapes; the

larger watermelon with the roughened interior, though

not with the deep cuts sometimes found in his work; the

beautifully rendered apple; and not only the use of dir[t]

and stony ground plane, but that particular formation of

ground plane, is very typical of Brown and can be found

in numerous other works painted by him which situated

his fruit subjects in the out-of-doors. In my opinion this is

a work by William Mason Brown.”

– W. H. G. December 2011

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William Rickerby Miller (American, 1818-

1893)

PEACHES ON A MARBLE TABLE TOP

Signed lower left, “W.R. Miller 1862”

Inscribed verso “A Study of Peaches W.M. R. Miller /

Artist 709 Broadway NY”

Oil on panel

5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.

$3,000-6,000

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Property of a West Coast Gentleman

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Jacob Eichholtz (American, 1776-1842)

PORTRAIT OF MRS. LAWRENCE LEWIS

Circa 1825

Oil on canvas

30 x 25 in.

$3,000-5,000

Anna Maria Stocker (b. July 6, 1796, Pottstown, d. April 11, 1879), was the daughter

of John Clements Stocker (1760-1813), and his wife Mary Katherine Rutter (1762-

1813). She was married Dec. 4, 1817, to Lawrence Lewis, a Philadelphia merchant.

Provenance: Robert M. Lewis, 1829-1899, son of the subject

To his son; Lawrence Lewis, 1857 -1890

Anna Shippen Lewis. 1865- 1946, grandniece of the subject

Robert M. Lewis, 1886- 1958, great grandson of the subject

To his widow, Mrs. Robert M. Lewis, who owned the portrait when it was listed by

Rebecca Beal in 1969

Mrs. Robert M. Lewis, New Haven, Connecticut

Literature: This portrait is listed a s No. 468 in the catalogue raisonné of Jacob

Eichholtz’s work by Rebecca Beal, The Historical Society of Philadelphia, Philadelphia,

1969.

Property of a New York Gentleman

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American School, 19th Century

CAMPFIRE SCENE

Signed lower right indistinctly H 1840 (?)

Oil on canvas

22 x 30 1/4 in.

$3,000-6,000

Provenance: Part of the Guennol Collection of Alastair B. Martin

Property of a Gentleman

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George Henry Hall (AMERICAN, 1825-1913)

MARKETING ON A COLD DAY, 1858

Signed and dated lower center “1858 G.H. HALL”

Oil on canvas

11 3/4 x 10 in.

$1,200-1,800

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Attributed to Thomas Doughty (American, 1793-1856)

TWO FISHERMAN AT A STREAM

Unsigned

Oil on canvas

18 1/4 x 30 in.

$3,000-6,000

Property of a New York Family

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Levi Wells Prentice (American, 1851-1935)

CURRANTS GROWING ON A VINE

Signed lower right “L.W. Prentice”

Signed verso “L.W. Prentice”

Oil on canvas

10 x 7 1/8 in.

$8,000-12,000

Provenance: Acquired from the artist

Descended in the Wilmont Youngs and Hallock families of Long Island, NY

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Property of a New York Gentleman

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William Lewis Sonntag Jr. (American, 1869-1898)

WINDMILL ON A SEASIDE and BEACHED BOAT: Two watercolors

Each watercolor with gouache on paperboard

Each signed lower left “W. Lewis Sonntag Jr.”

6 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (sight) (2)

$800-1,200

Property of a New York Gentleman

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William Trost Richards (American, 1833-1905)

ST. JOHN’S HEAD, HOY, ORKNAY ISLAND, SCOTLAND

Circa 1873

Signed lower left: “Wm. T. Richards”

Oil on board

9 x 16 in.

$8,000-12,000

Provenance: Dr. Robert Durell, New York, NY

Private collection

Exhibitions: Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Museum of Art; Philadelphia, PA, Pennsylvania

Academy of the Fine Arts, William Trost Richards, American Landscape and Marine

Painter, June 20- October 21, 1973, cat. no. 89.

Literature: Ferber, Linda, Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Museum of Art; Philadelphia, PA,

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, William Trost Richards, American Landscape and

Marine Painter, June 20- October 21, 1973, cat. no.89, illustrated

Property of A West Coast Gentleman

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American School, 19th Century

LANDSCAPE WITH MANOR HOUSE BY A SHORELINE

Circle of DeGrailly

Oil on canvas

With giltwood frame

22 x 27 1/2 in.

$1,000-2,000

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*Arthur Parton (American, 1842-1914)

FULL SUMMER ALONG A RIVER

Signed lower right “Arthur Parton”

Watercolor on paper

17 x 23 in.

$300-500

Property of A New York Gentleman

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Amanda Brewster Sewell (American, 1859-1926)

PORTRAIT OF CANDACE CATHERINE STIMSON (1869-1930)

Signed upper left “A Brewster”

Dated upper right “1884”

Oil on canvas

21 1/4 x 17 in.

$3,000-4,000

Her grandmother is Candace Wheeler, designer and business partner of L.C. Tiffany

and Lockwood deForest.

Her aunt is Dora Wheeler, student and close friend of William Merritt Chase who

painted the iconic portrait of Dora (Cleveland Museum)

Candace Catherine Stimson’s brother was Henry Stimson, Secretary of War under

President Taft, then Secretary of State under President Hoover and again Secretary of

War, but under President F. D. Roosevelt.

Property of a New England Gentleman

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Christopher High Shearer (American, 1846-1926)

FISHING IN AN AUTUMN STREAM

Signed and dated lower left “C.H. Shearer 1886”

Oil on canvas

18 x 24 in.

$1,200-1,800

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Property of a West Coast Gentleman

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John Clinton Spencer (American, 1861-1919)

STILL LIFE WITH RASPBERRIES

Signed and dated lower left “J. C. Spencer / 1916”

Oil on canvas

7 x 12 in.

$500-700

Property of a New Jersey Gentleman

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Stephan Schwartz (Austrian, 1851-1924)

FAWN WITH GEESE

Signed “ST. SCHWARTZ”

Bronze cast on marble base

overall h. 10 1/2 in.; w. 15 1/2 in.; d. 5 3/4 in.

$1,200-1,800

Provenance: Private Collection

Exhibited: Chicago, IL, World’s Columbian Exposition, 1893

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James Gale Tyler (American, 1855-1931)

SAILING CLOSE TO SHORE

Signed lower right “James G Tyler”

Oil on canvas laid down on masonite

16 1/4 x 29 3/4 in.

$5,000-10,000

Provenance: Acquired circa 1950 by a Long Island Collector and thence by descent

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Exhibitions: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Philadelphia Water Color

Club, Philadelphia, 1935, 33rd Annual Philadelphia Watercolor Exhibition (lent by Milch

Galleries)

Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, 1936 (March 12- May 10), 15th International Exhibition

of Water Colors, no. 280 (lent by Milch Galleries)

Hirschl & Adler Galleries, NY, 1987 (April 25-June 6), Painters in Pastel: A Survey of

American Works, no. 28, p. 36, illus. in color

Graham Gallery, NY, 1988 (February), Works on Paper

Adams Davidson Galleries, Washington, D.C., 1988 (April 15-May 28), Masters of the

Medium: Important American Drawings, Watercolors and Pastels, no 14

Please note:

This painting will be included in Stuart P. Feld’s and Kathleen M. Burnside’s forthcom-

ing catalogue raisonné of the artist’s works.

We are grateful to Kathleen Burnside and Stuart Feld for their assistance in

cataloguing this lot.

This work was consigned to Hirschl and Adler Galleries in 1987 via Graham Gallery

for inclusion in an exhibition of pastels.

Property of a New York Family

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Frederick Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935)

SMELT FISHERS, COS COB, 1902

Signed and dated lower right “Childe Hassam / 1902”

Pastel and charcoal over pencil on paper board

9 5/8 x 10 3/4 in.

$30,000-50,000

Provenance: Milch Galleries, NY

Private Collection, NY: to sale 3865, Sotheby Parke-Bernet, NY, April 29,1976, no. 125,

illus., (sold $4,750.)

James Graham Gallery, NY, 1976

Private Collection, NY, until 1989

Sotheby’s, NY, sale 5941, November 30, 1989, no. 149, illus. in color (sold $44,000)

to Private Collection, Florida, 1989

Greenwich Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut

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Property of a New York Family

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Walter Launt Palmer (American, 1854-1932)

WINTER TWILIGHT

Signed lower left “W.L. Palmer”

Signed and inscribed indistinctly in pencil on the stretcher

Oil on canvas

35 x 25 in.

$15,000-25,000

Provenance: Mr. Edward Ackerman, Camden, Maine

By descent in the family

Godel & Co. Fine Art, New York, New York, 1994

Property of a New York Family

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George Henry Hall (American, 1825-1913)

STRAWBERRIES

Signed lower right “G.H. Hall”

Oil on canvas

8 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.

$3,000-6,000

Provenance: Berry-Hill Galleries, New York

In its original shadow box frame. As the work has been sealed, the painting and

the gilding are in remarkable condition.

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Property of a New York Family

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John Haberle (American, 1856-1933)

THE ARTIST’S PALETTE

Circa 1890

Oil on panel with collage elements including paint brushes and palette knife

The panel decorated with pyrography depicting a fanciful night scene with putti, shooting stars, mermaid and animals

18 1/2 x 27 7/8 in.

$20,000-40,000

Provenance: Private Collection

Berry-Hill, New York

Private Collection

Exhibitions: Fort Worth, Texas Amon Carter Museum, “John Haberle Master of Illusion November 29, 1985- January 19, 1986

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Elmer Livingston MacRae (American, 1875-1953)

STILL LIFE WITH TULIPS IN A VASE

Signed and dated lower right “E. L. MACRAE / 1915”

Oil on canvas

25 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.

$2,000-4,000

Provenance: Doyle’s New York, November 29th, 2006

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John Fabian Carlson (American, 1874-1945)

IN SILENT FOREST

Signed lower right “John F. Carlson”

Inscribed on lower stretcher bar “Carlson” label on verso: “Grand Central Art

Galleries, 15 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, 17 NY, Carlson, John F., In Silent Forest,

12/20, S.R.D., D7045”

Oil on canvas

15 x 20 in.

$8,000-12,000

Property of a New York Family

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Frank Vincent DuMond (1865-1951)

GRASSY HILL, THE DUMOND’S FARM

Signed lower right “F. V. DuMond”

Stamped with the estate stamp verso

Oil on canvas

26 x 30 in.

$5,000-8,000

Provenance: The estate of the artist

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Property of a New York Family

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Elmer Livingston MacRae (1875-1953)

FROM THE HOLLY HOUSE, WINTER, COS COB,

GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT

Signed and dated lower right “E L MacRae Jan-1900”

Pastel on paper

19 x 13 1/2 in. (sight)

$1,200-1,800

Property of a New York Family

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Samuel Harkness McCrea (1867-1944)

SNOW PATCHES

Signed and dated lower right “S. Harkness McCrea / 1912”

Titled on a label affi xed verso “Snow Patches”

Oil on canvas

30 x 36 in.

$1,500-2,500

Property of a Long Island Family

31A

Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass Apple Blossom Lampshade

Circa 1910

With associated early 20th century white metal base

The shade marked “Tiffany Studios” and “New York” on two

respective applied metal tabs.

h. (of base) 6 3/4 in.; diam. (of shade) 16 in.

$7,000-9,000

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Property of a New York Family

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Frederick Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935)

SUNSET, ISLES OF SHOALS, 1904

Signed lower left with the artists crescent cipher

Signed, dated and inscribed on reverse: “To Alice Preston / Souvenir of the Shoals / Childe Hassam 1904”

Oil on wood panel

4 3/4 x 8 in.

As is typical of Hassam’s Isles of Shoals plein air paintings, this work is painted on a cigar box top.

This work retains the original frame which bares the original Milch Galleries label

$25,000-45,000

Provenance: The artist, 1904

To Alice Preston

Private Collection, Norwich, England

To the estate of that collection, by 1995

We are grateful to Kathleen Burnside and Stuart Feld for their assistance in cataloguing this lot.

This painting will be included in Stuart P. Feld’s and Kathleen M. Burnside’s forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist’s works.

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Property of a New York Family

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Walter Launt Palmer (American, 1854-1932)

ROUND HILL ROAD, MOORELAND ESTATE, GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT

Signed lower left “W.L. Palmer”

Watercolor and gouache on paper probably laid down on board

17 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (sight)

$15,000-25,000

Provenance: The artist

Charles Arthur Moore, Greenwich, Connecticut

By descent in the Moore Family

Greenwich Gallery

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Property of a New York Family

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Leonard Ochtman

A MORNING IN GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT

Signed lower left “Leonard Ochtman”

Signed, inscribed with title and price verso “Leonard Octman,

A Morning in Greenwich, $350.00”

Oil on panel

12 x 16 in.

$2,000-3,000

Property of Various Owners

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Tiffany Furnaces Gold Dore Desk Lamp

Circa 1905

Underside of bronze and enamel rectangular base stamped

“Louis C Tiffany furnaces Inc / 369”

Gold dore desk lamp, with mottled blue green enameling

supporting a green and iridescent rainbow glass domed

shade, engraved “5- L.C.T Favrille” on inner lip at top of

shade

h. 14 1/2 in.

$4,000-8,000

Property of a New York Family

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Samuel Harkness McCrea (1867-1944)

A WINTER’S DAY, DARIEN, CONNECTICUT

Signed lower right “Samuel Harkness McCrea”

Oil on canvas

30 x 36 in.

$1,500-2,500

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John George Brown (American, 1831-1913)

THE RELUCTANT BRIDE

Signed lower left “J.G. Brown ‘67”

Oil on canvas

27 1/4 x 20 in.

$60,000-80,000

Provenance: The artist

J. H. Sherwood from 1870

Private Collection, Philadelphia, PA

To Private Collection, Florida

Exhibitions: New York, NY, The National Academy of

Design, 24th Annual Exhibition, 1870, catalogue number

300.

Literature: Hoppin, Martha, The World of J. G. Brown,

Cameleon Books, Chesterfi eld, Ma, Jan. 2011, p. 53-54,

color illust. p. 54.

Regarding the reluctant bride, Ms. Hoppin notes on

page 53 of her book, The World of J. G. Brown

“Brown left the bride’s hesitation open to interpreta-

tion. She could be pondering either the prospect of

a loveless marriage or the loss of personal freedom,

her expression made more poignant by her exquisite,

and lavishly rendered bridal ensemble, with its rich

sheen, transparent veil, and detailed fl oral headdress”.

A topical discussion in the news of the day reported a

decline in marriages. ....The women’s movement, with

its press for rights equal to those of men was partly

to blame.......Here Brown’s interior portrays a woman

measuring many current issues of the day.

Property of a Massachusetts Lady

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Paul Daugherty (American, 1877-1947)

SUNSET ALONG THE ROCKY COAST

Signed and dated lower right “Daugherty 1909”

Oil on canvas

34 1/4 x 36 1/4 in.

In its original frame: marked R C Vose Gallery, Herman

Dudley Murphy, 1926

$15,000-25,000

Provenance: Purchased from Vose Galleries, circa 1968

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Property of a Descendant of the Sitter

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Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978)

A STUDY FOR “MATERNITY WAITING ROOM”

Pastel, charcoal and pencil on paper

14 x 36 in.

$40,000-80,000

This work appeared in a spread in the Saturday Evening Post, July 13, 1946

“Maternity Waiting Room” fi rst appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in July 13, 1946.

It has also appeared in Norman Rockwell’s America published by Readers Digest in the

1970s. Over the years, this illustration has become the image most commonly associ-

ated with a waiting room in the post World War II era that marks the beginning of

the baby-boomer generation. It is no wonder that this illustration appeared on the

cover of a highly acclaimed book that examines the history of the father’s role in

child birthing: Make Room for Daddy: The Journey from Waiting Room to Birthing Room

(2009).

In the 1940s, Richard Swyers was an account manager at advertising agency Batten,

Barton, Durstine & Osborn in New York City. His brother-in-law was Mead Schaeffer,

a fellow illustrator at the Saturday Evening Post and good friend of Norman Rockwell.

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Norman and Mead socialized at their homes in West Arlington, Vermont regularly

and often talked “shop.” At one of these get-togethers, Norman mentioned to Mead

that he would like to paint a maternity waiting room scene. Both illustrators used

locals for models, but Norman wanted a more urban setting for his illustration and

West Arlington did not have many local men dressed in suits at the time. At Mead’s

suggestion, Norman called Richard Swyers to see if he could arrange for some

employees from Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn to pose for the illustration.

A date was set, and Norman travelled to New York City to visit the offi ces of Batten,

Barton, Durstine & Osborn. Norman’s visit was announced in BBDO’s newsletter, the

“Pink Sheet.” When at BBDO, Norman walked with Richard from offi ce to offi ce and

peered at the would-be models as they worked. If Norman thought the employee

would be a good model, he was asked to pose. While there, Rockwell had the

models pose and took many photographs; one of those models was Richard, who is

nervously shredding a magazine in the fi nal work (far right).

After the fi nal double page illustration appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, the

drawing was given to Richard in appreciation for his efforts, and the drawing was left

to his children upon his demise.

Provenance: Gift from the artist to the grandfather of the present owner.

Thence by descent

Exhibitions: The work was recently publicly displayed for the fi rst time (November

2009- May 2010) at the Norman Rockwell Museum as part of the travelling “Behind

the Camera” show.

Literature: Norman Rockwell, A Defi nitive Catalogue, Text and Catalogue by Laurie

Norton, Moffatt, The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge, Stockbridge,

Massachusetts, pp.794-795

Rockwell was commissioned to do this work and enlisted men from Batten, Barton,

Durstine & Osborn advertising agency in New York City to be his sitters.

The sitters are: Ken Brown, Arthur Kammerman, Paul Metzger, Henry Klein, Warren

Lynch, Harry Payne, Henry Miner, George McAndrew, Charles Kitt and Richard

Swyers.

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Property from the Estate of the Artist

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Milton Menasco (American, 1890-1974)

BACK STAGE COLOR, LEXINGTON

Signed lower left “MENASCO”

Inscribed with title on the mat

Inscribed with the artists address on the backing board

Watercolor on paper

Unframed

15 7/8 x 22 7/8 in.

$400-600

Provenance: the artist to Florence Menasco

Thence by descent to the present owner

Property from the Estate of the Artist

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Milton Menasco (American, 1890-1974)

CICADA AND SIR GAYLORD AT HIALEAH

Signed lower left “MENASCO”

Inscribed verso “Cicada and Sir Gaylord”

Oil on masonite

9 x 12 in.

$500-700

Provenance: the artist to Florence Menasco

Thence by descent to the present owner

Property from the Estate of the Artist

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MILTON MENASCO (American, 1890-1974)

EARLY MORNING HIAHLEAH, FLORIDA WITH FLAMINGOS

Signed lower right “MENASCO”

Watercolor on paper

Unframed

15 1/2 x 22 3/4 in.

$1,000-1,500

Provenance: the artist to Florence Menasco

Thence by descent to the present owner

Property from the Estate of the Artist

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Milton Talbot Menasco (American, 1890-1974)

HARNESS RACE AT GOSHEN, NEW YORK

Signed lower right “MENASCO”

Oil on canvas

17 7/8 x 24 in.

$3,000-5,000

Provenance: the artist to Florence Menasco

Thence by descent to the present owner

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Property of an East Coast Lady

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Eric Sloane (American, 1905-1985)

THE CARRIAGE BARN

Signed lower left “THE CARRIAGE BARN SLOANE”

Oil on masonite

Appears to retain the original frame

30 x 40 1/4 in.

$10,000-15,000

Provenance: Acquired directly from artist, 1954

Thence by descent to the present owner

Property of a New York Lady

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Louis Totte

A BRONZE CAST BUST OF WOODROW WILSON

Signed and dated “Louis Totte 1902”

Stamped “Roman Bronze Works NY”

Written in chalk “MM21”

H. 20 in., W. 16 in., D. 9.5 in.

$5,000-8,000

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Property of a Vermont Lady

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Max Kuehne (American, 1880-1968)

VIEW OF MANHATTAN FROM WEEHAWKEN,

NEW JERSEY

Unsigned

Oil on canvas

Appears to be the original frame, possibly made by

Kuehne

26 x 32 in.

A photocopy of the certifi cate from Richard E Kuhene

authenticating this painting, identifying its

location and dating it circa 1914 accompanies the lot.

$20,000-40,000

Provenance: Purchased with lot 45 by the present

owner’s father at a barn sale in upstate New York

(near Appalachian Trail), circa 1977.

Property of a Vermont Lady

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Max Kuehne (American, 1880-1968)

HILLS OF ANDALUSIA

Signed and dated lower right “Kuehne / 14”

Signed, dated and inscribed with title verso “Hills of

Andalusia / Max Kuehne / 1914”

Oil on canvas

Unframed

26 x 32 in.

$6,000-12,000

Provenance: Purchased with lot 47 by the present

owner’s father at a barn sale in upstate New York

(near Appalachian Trail), circa 1977.

Property of a New York Lady

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Bronze Head of the Greek Poet Hesiod

19th century

Bronze with circular marble base

H. (including base) 10 1/2 in., W. 5 in.

$1,200-1,800

Literature: A similar bronze is illustrated and described

in Art Bronzes, Michael Forrest, p. 136 and attributed to

Auguste Rodin.

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Property of a Gentleman

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Andrew Newell Wyeth (American, 1917-

2009)

WINTER BEECH LEAVES

Circa 1969

Graphite on paper

Signed and inscribed with title lower right

On verso is a letter from Andrew Wyeth to the

grandfather of the current owner, dated January 20,

1969, Chadsford, PA. It reads: “Dear Leonard, I want

you to have this drawing in appreciation for your

warm interest in my paintings. Kindest Regards, Andy.”

13 1/4 x 21 5/8 in. (sight)

$8,000-12,000

Property of a Massachusetts Gentleman

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Glenn O. Coleman (American, 1887-1932)

THE RED HOUSE

Signed lower right center “Coleman”

Oil on canvas

16 x 20 in.

$4,000-8,000

Exhibitions: The Whitney Museum of Art, 10 West 8th

St., New York City

Owings Dewey Fine Art

Zabriskie Gallery

Kraushaar Galleries

Property of a New York Gentleman

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Victor Joseph Gatto (American, 1890-1965)

GRINNING HIPPOPOTAMUS

Signed lower right “Victor Joseph Gatto”

Oil on canvas board

16 x 20 in.

$1,500-3,000

Provenance: Part of the Guennol Collection of Alastair

B. Martin

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Property from the Estate of Lucy Kennedy Miller

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Mark Tobey (American, 1890-1976)

UNTITLED

Inscribed lower left “Merrie Xmas” and signed lower

right “Mark”

Gouache and watercolor on paper

6 x 4 1/8 in.

$800-1,200

Provenance: The artist

Acquired from the above by his niece, Janet de Coux,

and Eliza Miller in the 1970’s

By descent to the present owner

Property from the Estate of Lucy Kennedy Miller

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Mark Tobey (American, 1890-1976)

UNTITLED ABSTRACTION

Pencil, ink, watercolor, crayon and a gel medium on

paper

6 x 4 3/8 in.

$1,500-2,500

Provenance: The artist

Acquired from the above by his niece Janet de Coux

and Eliza Miller in the 1970’s

By descent to the present owner

Property from a New England Family

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Le Pho (French, 1907-2001)

PEONIES AND ROSES IN VASE (PIVOINES ET

ROSES)

Signed twice, at lower right and

Oil on canvas

Unframed

29 x 39 1/2 in.

$8,000-12,000

This lot is accompanied by the original Wally Findlay

Galleries catalogue from 1967

Provenance: Purchased by the present owner from

Wally Findlay Galleries, November 4, 1967

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Johann Berthelsen (American, 1883-1972)

TRINITY CHURCH, WALL STREET WITH AMERICAN FLAGS

Signed lower right

Oil on board

14 x 10 in.

$3,000-6,000

A Certifi cate of Authentication from The Johann Berthelsen Conservancy, LLC

accompanies this lot

Property of a New York Gentleman

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Bryan Pearce (British, 1929-2007)

TULIPS ON CHECK CLOTH

Signed and dated lower right “Bryan Pearce 1976”

Inscribed with title and date verso “Tulip on Check Cloth 1976”

Oil on masonite

30 x 24 in.

$3,000-5,000

Provenance: The artist

Victor Waddington Gallery, London

Guennol Collection of Alastair B. Martin

Property of North Carolina Estate

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Martin Koch (South African, 1940)

TUGATELA (ON GUARD)

Signed and dated lower left “Martin Koch / ‘71”

Oil on canvas

26 x 36 in.

$800-1,200

Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc, New York, New York

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Two “Delft” Tin-Glazed Chargers and a Covered Vase

Probably Dutch,18th century

Exterior features birds, plants, and butterfl ies. Identifi cation markings on bottom of

vase include joined letters “AP/3n”.

H. 14 1/2 in. with top (3)

$400-800

Provenance: Collected mid-century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician

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Creamware Transfer Printed Pitcher and Two Pearlware Figurines

English, circa 1800

The pitcher probably Herculaneum Pottery, Liverpool, with transfer printed decora-

tion “PEACE , PLENTY AND INDEPENDENCE” and eagles, banners, cannon, and fl ag; on the

other side is a British frigate, cannon, drum, sword, and sailor’s head.

The two polychrome pearlware fi gurines depicting “Charity” and perhaps “Hope” (?)

H. 9 ½ in. (3)

$400-800

Provenance: Collected mid-20th century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician

Property of a Massachusetts Lady

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A Group of Assorted Mochaware

English, early 19th century

Comprising a footed salt and three mugs: the smallest with dendritic seaweed pattern,

one with a green, blue and white dot pattern, the last with a wavy worm pattern.

H. 5 3/4 (tallest) (4)

$200-400

Property of a Massachusetts Lady

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An Assorted Group of Nine Enamel Trinket Boxes

English, 18th/ early 19th century(9)

$300-500

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Property of various owners

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Pair of Rococo Silver Candlesticks with Bobeches

John Carter, London, 1768

With Carter’s touchmarks

H . 10 1/2 in.

$4,000-8,000

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No Lot

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Diminutive Green-Painted Pine Blanket Chest

New England, circa 1830

With turned outset corners and feet

At one time the interior chest was fi tted with an extra shelf or drawer below the till

box, runners remain

H. 18 1/2 in.; W. 31 in., D. 15 in.

$500-800

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Monumental Wrought Iron and Brass Trammel, dated 1812 and

Initialed J N

Probably Pennsylvania, 1812

With initials in brass applied letters. The lower adjustable arm in the form of a styl-

ized bird’s head

H. 29 in.

$2,000-4,000

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Three Bennington Pottery Flint Enamel Book Bottles

Attributed to Lyman & Fenton

Bennington, VT, circa 1849

Larger fl ask embossed “BENNINGTON COMPANION”

Smaller two embossed “DEPARTED SPIRITS”

Largest: H. 8 in., W. 6 in., D. 3 in. Smaller two: H. 5 3/4 in., W. 4 in., D. 2 in.

(3)

$200-400

Provenance: Collected mid-20th century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician

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Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl

Circa 1795

With decoration depicting urns and fl owers

H. 5 in., W. 11 1/8 in.

$200-400

Provenance: Collected mid-20th century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician

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Two Pink Lustre Pearlware Pitchers

Staffordshire, 1815-1820

Each with transfer printed decoration, the fi rst depicting the eagle with banners and

fl ag, an Indian with bow, etc.

The second features poem “A Sailor’s Tear” and a cast iron bridge

H. 9 1/2 in. and H. 8 in. (2)

$1,000-1,500

Provenance: Collected mid-20th century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician

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Three Pearlware Silver Resist Lustre Pitchers and Three Pearlware

Silver-Resist-Lustre Vases

Staffordshire, circa 1810

Pitchers of similar pattern (fl oral decorated) and size

H. 6 3/4 in.

Vases of similar design

H. 7 in. (6)

$500-1,000

Provenance: Collected mid-20th century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician

Property of a West Coast Gentleman

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Attributed to Ruth Henshaw Bascom (1772-1848)

PORTRAIT IN PROFILE OF MAN WITH FLOWER PIN

New England, 1830-1845

Watercolor, pastel and pencil on paper.

In 19th century black painted frame

13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.

$800-1,200

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Two Federal Gilded Looking-Glasses with Eglomise Panels

American, probably New York, early 19th century

H. 32 in., W. 18 in. (2)

$200-400

Provenance: Collected mid-20th century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician

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Howard Athenaeum Polychrome Painted Wooden Theater Billboard

Boston, second half 19th century

The Howard Athenaem was one of the most famous theaters in Boston history. It

fl ourished from 1845 to 1953. Among the great names that appeared regularly were

Edwin Booth, Charlotte Cushman and John Wilkes Booth. Later on W.C. Fields,

Jackie Gleason, Al Jolson and Buster Keaton were just a few of the famous perform-

ers at the Howard Athenaeum.

$1,000-2,000

Property of a New Hampshire Gentleman

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Gilt Looking Glass with Eglomise Panel Depicting Perry’s Victory

American, probably New York, circa 1815

$1,000-1,500

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Silhouette Portrait of a Lady in Blue Dress

Painted circa 1830

Probably from New Hampshire or Massachusetts, attributed to the Puffy Sleeve artist

Hollow-cut watercolor and pen and ink laid on a black ribbed fabric

In what appears to be the original black painted pine frame

3 1/2 x 2 7/8 in.

$1,500-2,500

Provenance: Yankee Smuggler Antiques

Property of a West Coast Gentleman

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Two Watercolor Profi le Portraits Each of a Young Lady

First half of 19th century

The fi rst depicting a young lady in a coral necklace, wearing a pink and blue dress

The second, a portrait of a lady in a gray dress wearing earrings and blue decorated

pin. New backing retains old label, “E. Grant”

First: 3 x 2 1/2 in. (sight) second: 3 1/4 x 3 in. (sight)

$500-1,000

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Profi le Portrait of a Young Lady

Probably New England, circa 1830

Wearing a Three Strand Necklace and a green dress

4 x 2 1/4 in. (sight)

$200-400

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Attributed to Mrs. Moses B. Russell (nee Clarissa Peters)

Portrait of a Seated Young Lady with Child

Probably by Clarissa Peters (1809-1854)

The child in white dress with coral necklace, a secretary-bookcase and window

curtain in the background

watercolor and gouche on Ivory

5 1/4 x 4 in.

$2,000-4,000

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The Drake Family Carved and Painted Joined Chest with Drawer

Attributed to the Deacon John Moore (1614-1677) Shop Tradition, Foliated Vine Group,

Windsor, Connecticut, circa 1675-1690

H. 31 in.; L. 50 in.; D. 20 in.

$100,000-150,000

This joined chest is a masterpiece and very rare survival of its form. With it extensively carved surface, oak lid, sides

double paneled over a single panel, back fi nished with three panels and fi nished molding on all four sides, it is the most

elaborate and fully developed Connecticut River Valley three-panel chest known. It has survived in remarkable condi-

tion, retaining its original surface and much of its original painted decoration.

This chest was possibly originally owned by John (1622-1688) and Hannah (Moore) Drake (1633-1686), of Windsor

(later Simsbury), Connecticut. It might also have been a wedding gift for their son, Enoch Drake (1655-1698), who

married Sarah Porter (1655-1730) on November 11, 1680. This chest descended to Enoch and Sarah Drake’s son,

Enoch (1683-1776) and his wife Elizabeth (1685-1717) and next to their daughter, Elizabeth (1707-1802), who mar-

ried John Gillett (1707-1808). It continued through successive generations of the Gillett, Ward and Riddle branches of

their family directly to the current owners.

Although John Drake was himself a woodworker from the Drake family tradition in Windsor, this chest is believed to

be the work of Hannah (Moore) Drake’s brother, Deacon John Moore (1614-1677), a pioneer and settler of Windsor

who established a multi-generational family woodworking tradition. In 1630, he emigrated from England with his

father Thomas Moore (1584-1645), along with three puritan ministers -- the Reverends John White, John Warham

and John Maverick – and other congregants to establish a religious community in Dorchester, Massachusetts. In 1635,

they relocated their community to land north of Hartford on the banks of the Connecticut River, which they named

Windsor, after Windsor, Berkshire, England. Deacon Moore was very active in Windsor, serving as Deacon of the First

Congregational Church as well as selectman from 1653 to 1674. He was also responsible for building the school house

and the meeting house, among other town contracts, for which he was paid in land grants. He secured land on the

West side of Windsor (now Simsbury), for his sister Hannah and brother-in-law John Drake.

This chest is part of Deacon Moore’s foliated vine group, so named for the distinctive ornamentation consisting of

symmetrical patterns of fl oral motifs and vines. Approximately 30 boxes are known that stem from this group as well

as a table at the Connecticut Historical Society and two joined chests. One of the aforementioned chests in a private

collection displays a four panel front. The other example in the collection of Old Sturbridge Village from the Moore

shop was possibly made by Nathaniel Gaylord (1656-1720), who was trained in the craft tradition. The present chest

and the Old Sturbridge Village example are very similar in their three paneled form and foliate ornamentation, although

this one is more elaborately carved and paneled in addition to being fi nished on the back. For additional information

on Deacon John Moore and his work, see Joshua W. Lane and Donald P. White III, “Fashioning Furniture and Framing

Community: Woodworkers and the Rise of a Connecticut River Valley Town,” American Furniture 2005 edited by

Luke Beckerdite, pp. 178-188.

Provenance:

Originally owned by John (1622-1688) and Hannah (Moore) Drake (1633-1686) or by their son, Enoch Drake (1655-

1698), who married Sarah Porter (1655-1730) on November 11, 1680

To Enoch and Sarah’s son, Enoch Drake (1683-1676), who married Elizabeth Barber (1685-1717)

To their daughter, Elizabeth Drake (1707-1802), who married John Gillett (1707-1800)

To their son, Jabez Gillett (1738-1818), who married Anne Loomis (1741-1795)

To their son, Horace Gillett (1779-1868), who married Rachel Austin (1781-1849)

To their son, Horace Cornelius Gillett (1806-1876), who married Sarah Ann Watson (1814-1879)

To their daughter, Ellen Caroline Gillett (1842-1920), who married Lorenzo Ward (1826-1890)

To their daughter, Edith Clara Ward (1875-1958), who married Joseph Bingham Riddle (1862-1964)

Thence by descent in the family to the current owners.

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A Pair of Federal Cherrywood Urn-Carved Side Chairs

Connecticut, circa 1790

With rush seats

Each chair retains original fi nish, seats with walnut faced corners, rush is not original

H. 39 in.

$1,200-1,800

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A Federal Inlaid Mahogany Serpentine-Front Chest of Drawers

Probably Norfolk, Virginia, 1790-1870

With canted corners and inlaid stringing including intertwined serpentine stringing

above the top drawer.

H. 42 3/4 in., W. 48 in., D. 22 3/4 in.

$3,000-6,000

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George III Mahogany Veneered Dressing Stand with Pivoting Dressing

Glass

Late 18th century

Secondary wood: oak

H. 60 1/2 in., W. 19 1/4 in., D. 15 1/2 in.

$1,200-1,800

Inlay fl anking drawer is in unusual opposing zigzag pattern completed with light and

dark stringing.

Secondary wood, oak.

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Chippendale Fluted C-Scroll Carved and Inlaid Mahogany Candle

Stand with Claw and Ball Feet

Eastern New England, circa 1780

H. 27 in.

$10,000-20,000

This stand is among the most fully carved New England examples known and a

Tour-de-Force of American craftsmanship. The fi gured mahogany octagonal top is

inlaid with stringing. The combination of vertical fl uting above diagonal fl uting on the

baluster shaped shaft is extremely dramatic. The c-scroll carved legs add movement

to the piece. The legs end in well-defi ned, elongated claw and ball feet.

(See cover illustration)

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80 (open top)

The Property of a New England Gentleman

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Fancy-Painted and Gilt Card Table

Attributed to Thomas Seymour (1771-1848), the decoration attributed to the school of

John Ritto Penniman (1782-1841), probably executed by Joshua Holden (1781-1852)

Boston, Massachusetts, 1808-1812

H. 30 5/8 in.; W. 35 7/8 in.; D. 17 3/8 in. (closed)

$50,000-100,000

Literature: Mussey, Robert and Christopher Shelton, “John Penniman and the Ornamental

Painting Tradition in Federal-Era Boston, American Furniture 2010, edited by Luke Beckerdite,

Hanover and London: The Chipstone Foundation, 2010, Fig. 10, p. 9.

Remarkably surviving with most of its original painted decoration intact, this sophisti-

cated card table represents the combined effort of two of Boston’s most pre-eminent

craftsmen of the Federal era - the cabinetmaker Thomas Seymour (1771-1848) and the

decorative painter John Penniman (1782-1841). It is one of the earliest extant examples

of its form with a top that rotates around a threaded iron pivot rod to reveal an inner

well for cards and game pieces. The Moroccan leather on the upper edges of the rails

indicates that it is also the work of one of the immigrant morocco leather tanners that

Seymour employed to add elegant enhancements to his furniture. It was made between

1808 and 1812, during a period in which Thomas Seymour made his fi nest work in

collaboration with highly skilled craftsmen.

This table is illustrated and discussed in the article “John Penniman and the Ornamental

Painting Tradition in Federal-Era Boston,” written by Robert Mussey and Christopher

Shelton and published in American Furniture 2010 . Mussey and Shelton attribute

the table to Thomas Seymour on the basis of its fastidious construction, square shap-

ing of the legs, paneled therm foot design, and distinctive use of kerfed and bent glue

blocks on the underside. The painted decoration is attributed to Penniman’s shop on

the basis of its shared similarities with the only extant piece of his signed work, a pier

table inscribed “Painted in M __ 1809 by John P__niman” currently in the collection

of the Nichols House Museum in Boston. In 1809, Penniman rented space in Thomas

Seymour’s warehouse on Common Street. That fact combined with the pier table’s

distinctive hardware, use of ash as a secondary wood, and construction details attribute

it to Thomas Seymour’s shop.

Continued...

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As seen articulated on the supports of the aforementioned pier table, the pres-

ent card table displays painted acanthus leaved on the legs perhaps inspired by the

“Ornament for a Tablet & Various Leaves” illustrated as pl. 2 in Thomas Sheraton’s

Cabinet-Makers and Upholsterer’s Drawing Book (1802). Penniman painted his acan-

thus leaves with rounded tips and curl at the ends, in different shades of brown oil

glaze applied in multiple layers with short fl uid brushstrokes, to create the illusion of

shadows and depth. He also used pale or drab gray paint to simulate shadows on the

right and below his leafage and panels, to give his work dimension and the illusion of

a light source at the upper left. The latter technique is a signature detail found in all

of his work. The interior wells of this card table appear to retain remnants of their

original dark gray paint - the same shade used for the borders on the rest of the

table - beneath the layer of blue paint.

This table stems from the same suite of furniture as four painted and gilded birch

fancy chairs, one of which bears the stenciled name “Holden.” One with original

painted decoration is in the collection at Winterthur Museum and is marked “I” on

the underside of the chair and on the caned seat frame. It also displays “$6” written

in pencil on the inner surface of the rear seat rail. Another in a private collection on

loan to the New York State Museum is marked “II” and inscribed “Holdens.” Israel

Sack Inc. formerly owned the aforementioned chairs and two others. They are ref-

erenced in Israel Sack, Inc., American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, Volume VII:

1818, no. 5011, IX: 2439, no. 5011, X: 2705, no. 6341. One with an upholstered seat is

illustrated in a Kinnaman & Ramaeker advertisement in The Magazine Antiques

(March 1985): 506.

The chairs exhibit virtually identical painted decoration to this table - a stylized shell

surrounded by leaves, acanthus leaves on the legs with prominent central veins,

roundels, distinctive shadowing in two shades of gray, and use of several shades of

brown glaze. The name “Holdens” found on one of these chairs perhaps refers to

Joshua Holden (1781-1852), a Boston chair maker and painter. He appears in Boston

tax records in 1807 working in partnership with Asa Jones and later worked from

1808 to 1811 as an independent craftsman on Washington Street, close to Thomas

Seymour’s furniture warehouse. As Thomas Seymour often commissioned other

craftsman to make furniture which he later sold, he perhaps had Holden make or

decorate this suite of furniture. Given that the painted decoration closely relates to

Penniman’s oeuvre, the artisan who executed it was clearly familiar with his style and

was likely trained or employed by him at one time.

Provenance:

This table has the same family history as a bombe chest-on-chest originally owned

by Captain Edward Allen (1737-1803), a merchant of Salem, Massachusetts, that

sold at Sotheby’s, Important Americana, January 23-4, 2009, sale 8512, lot 174. In

1759, he married Ruth (1728-1774), the widow of Israel Gardner and daughter of

Gamaliel Hodges, and sister of the wife of Richard Derby. After her death in 1774,

he married Margaret Lockart (d. 1808) of North Carolina in 1778. He and his fam-

ily lived in Salem at a house located at 125 Derby Street, at the corner of Hardy

Street, which stands today. He had ten children: Edward (1763-1845), who married

Anna Fisk (1770-1826) in 1798; Sarah, who married Stephen Webb in Salem in 1779;

Ruth Hodges (1759-1849), who married Thomas Porter of Topsfi eld in 1785; Alice

(b. 1765), who married Captain Josiah Orne (d. 1825) of Salem in 1786; Alexander

(1778-1804); John (1779-1814); Sally (d. age 7); Jordan (1781-1797); Nancy (1784-

1806); and Betsy (1787-1827). Although not originally owned by Edward Allen, this

table came into the family house through one of his descendants. The house and its

contents were inherited by Teresa Lovering Merriam (b. 1880) of Nahant, who never

married and died without issue in the mid 20th century. At her death, she gifted her

house and its contents to the parents of the present owner. As one of the children of

Frank Merriam (1850-1924) and Teresa Beatrice Lovering Merriam (1854-1877), she

presumably inherited the house from her parents.

See Robert Mussey and Christopher Shelton, “John Penniman and the Ornamental Painting Tradition

in Federal-Era Boston,” American Furniture 2010, edited by Luke Beckerdite, Hanover and London: The

Chipstone Foundation, 2010, fi g. 10, p. 9.

Ibid, p. 10-11.

See ibid, fi g. 1, p. 2.

Ibid, p. 8.

See ibid, fi g. 11, p. 10.

We thank Robert Mussey and Christopher Shelton for their groundbreaking research

on this table and the Nichols House table. — LRK

80 (detail of painted central panel)

(see cover illustration)

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Property of a New England Collector

81

Queen Anne Red Stained Maple Drop-Leaf Dining Table

New Hampshire, 1780-1820

the oblong top fl anked by D-shaped hinged leaves above a frame with a molded

edge on cabriole legs ending in wafer pad feet.

H. 26 1/2 in., W. 16 3/4 in., D. 47 in.

$6,000-9,000

Provenance: Leigh Keno American Antiques (1995),

New England Private Collection

This Queen Anne drop-leaf table has a distinguishing ankle that is characteristic of

New Hampshire furniture. As noted in Walter A. Backofen’s book, Some Queen

Anne Furniture from New Hampshire’s Federal Period, the cabriole leg... with a

prominent ankle spur or hock” is particular to New Hampshire construction[1]. The

ankle hock design was likely produced more quickly and cheaply than any alterna-

tive with comparably aesthetic appeal[2]. By stopping the turning just as the foot

emerges, the craftsman creates this type of foot with a pronounced ankle hock. All

subsequent fi nishing would then be hand work, in which edges might be softened

and material carved away to blend the square-edged hock into the back of the round

foot. A number of examples in Backofen’s book share this characteristic leg including

two tall chests of drawers from Grafton and Concord and two slant-front desks from

Andover and Weare[3]. Two of these examples, the Concord chest of drawers and

the desk from Andover, are similar to the currently offered table as their maple sur-

faces are lightly washed with a thin red-stain further indicative of a New Hampshire

origin [4].

Footnotes:

1 Walter A. Backofen, Some Queen Anne Furniture From New Hampshire’s Federal Period: Identifi ed

with help from Peter Bartlet (1788-138), M.D., of Salisbury, (East Plainfi eld, New Hampshire: Lord Timothy

Dexter Press, 1988), p. 12.

2 Backofen, p. 24.

3 See Backofen, Fig. 1, p. 2; Fig. 4, p.10; Fig. 5, p. 13; Fig. 9, p. 30.

4 Backofen, p. 8.

82

A Federal Bird’s Eye Maple and Mahogany Sewing Table and a Federal

Mahogany Sewing Table

Massachusetts, probably boston circa 1805

H. 28 1/2 in., W. 26 3/8 in., D. 22 1/4 in. (2)

$500-1,000

Provenance: Collected mid-20th century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician

83

Chippendale Mahogany Dressing Table

New York, 1750-1780

secondary woods: tulip poplar and white pine

retains much of its original fi nish and retains original brasses

This table relates to a small group of New York dressing tables with molded tops,

three drawers, and sinuous legs ending in squared claw and ball feet.

H. 28 in., W. 36 in., D. 21 in.

$3,000-6,000

81

82 82

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85

Chippendale Figured Mahogany Kneehole Desk with Acanthus carved

Knees

New York 1760-1785

With carved drawer and carved knees. Kneehole desks with carving on the central

drawer and knees are very rare. The profi le of the brackets fl anking each leg are

typical of high style New York furniture from the 1760’s and 1770’s.

Constructed of highly fi gured Mahogany

Retaining its original brasses and six of its seven original iron drawer locks

Secondary wood: poplar, including poplar dust boards

Graphite inscription on carved central drawer reads “No 2 E. 34th St.” in late 19th/

early 20th century script

H. 33 in., W. 36 in., D. 21 in.

$12,000-18,000

84

Chippendale Stop-Fluted Mahogany Stop-fl uted Easy Chair With

Original Under-Upholstery

Goddard Townsend School

Newport, Rhode Island, circa 1785

The back, wings and arms retaining most of their original muslin and stuffi ng and

webbing. Mahogany retains original fi nish.

Each front leg with three stop fl utes on front and side.

Seconday wood: maple

H. 44 in.

$12,000-18,000

18th century Rhode Island easy chairs retaining original upholstery are very rare. The

remains of the original red moreen cover fabric remain in two areas of the chair

(right side top of crest-rail and left side on wing) under rose head iron rails and on

top of original muslin covering. The mahogany retains a very old and probably origi-

nal fi nish.

The seat and cushion were fashioned by Walt Mullen of Valley Forge, Pa. in an age-

appropriate style and form.

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87

Queen Anne Dish top-Bird-case Stand

Philadelphia, circa 1765

This stand is a classic Philadelphia form with a more fully developed shaft than most.

The shaft is very similar to one on the “Seyfert-Koehler Family” (stand with claw and

ball feet sold by Leigh Keno American Antiques at the Philadelphia Antiques show in

2002)

Retains its original dark reddish fi nish with desirable buildup of wax and shellac. The

top board of the Bird cage shaft was cracked in two places and repaired and the

surface colored to match by Roger Gonzales for the present owner in 2011. Please

go to Kenoauctions.com for photographs taken by the owner of the birdcage prior

to restoration of this area.

In a prior repair, two screws had been inserted to stabilize a split at the pivoting end

of the top board of birdcage. These were left in place by Gonzales. A stain now

covers the entire top board of the birdcage.

H. 28 1/4 in.; Diam. (top) 21 3/4 in. and 21 1/4 in.

$8,000-12,000

Property of a Massachusetts Gentleman

86

A Federal Inlaid Cherrywood Chest of Drawers with Quarter

Columns

Attributed to Nathan Lombard (1777-1847)

Massachusetts, circa 1805

H. 36 1/4 in., W. 38 1/2 in., D. 19 in.

Exhibiting distinctive design and highly competent craftsmanship, this chest of draw-

ers is a newly discovered piece from the shop of Nathan Lombard (1777-1847), a

cabinet maker who produced furniture in central Massachusetts during the early years

of the 19th century.

$7,000-10,000

Provenance: Recently discovered in a home on Great Chebeague Island, Maine

Literature: This is one of only fourteen known chests, and the only with fl uted

columns. It relates to Lombard’s two known clocks - see Chipstone article

Please see:

Brock Jobe, Clark Pearce, “Sophistication in Rural Massachusetts. The inlaid cherry

furniture of Nathan Lombard, American Furniture, 1998, pp. 161-193.

refer to:

Lombard modifi ed the common federal bow front form “by grafting the case onto

straight bracket feet instead of onto the usual French feet”. He often used horizontal

grained veneers for drawer fronts, his typical chevron stringing along the top, drawers

and feet and a narrow beaded strip along the back edge of the top.

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The owners of this fi ne collection were intent upon furnishing their gracious home with the best of 18th and 19th century American fi ne art,

furniture and decorative ar ts. Their commitment to excellence can be seen in each piece they collected, striving for the fi nest in purity of form,

materials and condition. The owners were adamant about knowing where or by whom a painting or piece of furniture was made; the pedigree

had to match their rigorous criteria. The American furniture and decorative ar ts you will fi nd on the following pages truly has global style and

the pieces are certain to appeal to a wide audience of connoisseurs.

Just a few examples of the furniture that demonstrate the couple’s commitment to their collecting approach include lot 89, a Rare Queen Anne

Eight-Legged New York Mahogany Dining Table with its sculptural raised slipper feet. Lot 90, is a Diminutive Basket and Acanthus Leaf-Carved

Salem, Massachusetts Sofa, and is a tour de force created by one of America’s greatest craftsmen, Samuel McIntire (1711-1851) of Salem,

Massachusetts. Lot 107 is an exceptional and beautifully crafted pair of Hartford, Connecticut Federal shield- back cherry wood side chairs

that were formerly part of the Taradash Collection which was assembled and sold by Israel Sack Inc. ( Please see frontispiece of catalogue for

detail of back). Lot 112 is a rare gilt and painted gallery wall timepiece; the dial and works are signed by the renowned clockmaker, Aaron

Willard of Boston. Lot 118 is the Important Lansdell K. Christie Queen Anne Carved, Veneered and Gilt Walnut High Chest of Drawers, which

was made in Boston circa 1740. This well known example, exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1963, is a tour de force of Colonial

Boston craftsmanship.

There is also a selection of high quality fi ne art being offered as well, including lots 24, the charming SMELT FISHERS, COS COB, 1902 and lot

32, the poetic and elegant SUNSET, ISLES OF SHOALS, 1904, both by Frederick Childe Hassam ( American, 1859-1935). Lot 27 is a rare and

clever collage by John Haberle (American, 1856-1933) THE ARTIST’S PALETTE. Lots 26 and 33 are works by Walter Launt Palmer (American,

1854-1932) which highlight his amazing ability to capture nature at its most moving and atmospheric times of the day, particularly at twilight.

The owners of this home relished life in well-appointed style and designed their rooms with vision that was both thoughtful and practical.

Leigh Keno

December 2011

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89

Property of a New York Family

88

Chippendale Inlaid Mahogany Serpentine

Front Chest

North Shore, Massachusetts, circa 1780

The serpentine shaped top with inlaid stringing above

a fi gured mahogany facade with light wood inlaid drop

pendant on tall shaped bracket feet.

Secondary wood: pine

Appears to retain its original brasses.

h. 32 1/2 in., w. (top) 38 1/2 in., (case) 35 3/4 in.

$12,000-18,000

Provenance: Israel Sack, Inc, New York

Collection of Thomas Mellon and Betty Evans,

Sotheby’s June 19, 1998, sale 7164

Literature: Ralph Carpenter, The Arts and Crafts of

Newport, Rhode Island, The Preservation Society of

Newport County, 1954; Brock Jobe and Myrna Kaye,

New England Furniture, The Colonial Era, Boston,

Massachusetts, Society for the Preservation of New

England Antiquities, 1984; Charles F. Montgomery,

American Furniture, The Federal Period, 1788-1825,

Wilmington, Delaware: Winterthur Books, 1966; Joseph

K. Ott, The John Brown House: Loan Exhibition of

Rhode Island Furniture, Providence, Rhode Island:

Rhode Island Historical Society, 1965; Gerald W.R.

Ward, American Case Furniture in the Mabel Brady

Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University, New

Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Art Gallery, 1988

Property of a New York Family

89

Queen Anne Eight-Legged Mahogany Dining

Table

New York, 1740-1765

Secondary wood is oak and poplar

This table is a very rare survival of New York Queen-

Anne craftsmanship at its best. It is constructed of

dense fi gured mahogany primary wood. The eight

graceful cabriole legs and slipper feet are of classic

New York shape.

h. 30 in., w. (leaves open) 73 in., d. 62 1/2 in.

$20,000-40,000

88

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90 detail

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90

A Diminutive Federal Mahogany Upholstered Settee

The carving attributed to Samuel McIntire (1751-1811)

Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1800-1811

h. 35 1/2 in.; l. 73 in.

$40,000-80,000

Provenance: Christie’s, New York, October 19, 1990, lot 328;

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Eddy Nicholson;

Christie’s, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Eddy Nicholson, January 27-8, 1995,

sale 8082, lot 1145.

With its exposed mahogany arms and crest rail, this sofa represents a version of

the camelback sofa form unique to Salem, where it fi rst appeared in the 1790s and

became one of the most desirable furniture forms associated with Samuel McIntire

(1751-1811). His examples dating to the early nineteenth century were articulated

with a distinctive basket of fruit and fl owers carved into the crest panel with a star

punch ground, beneath a molded edge of alternating C-scrolls with chip carved

edges. McIntire carefully conceived the basket to fi t snugly into the arch of the crest

panel, giving it a tilted perspective to heighten the three-dimensional effect and

accommodate a vantage point from above. No two baskets found on extant sofas

are identical, suggesting McIntire did not copy a stock design but rather sketched out

each design before executing it. The spiral acanthus rosette on the scrolled ends of

the arms was inspired by classical ceiling motifs from antiquity illustrated in architec-

tural pattern books, such as Matthias Darly’s Ornamental Architect, or Young Artists

Instructor (London, 1774). McIntire used this type of rosette for virtually all of his

sofa commissions. Two surviving receipts from the shop of the Salem cabinetmakers,

Elijah and Jacob Sanderson, one dated July 31, 1802 and another dated February 3,

1802, indicate that McIntire was paid 1.07.0 pounds for “Carving Sofa & working the

top rail”

Retaining an old surface and originally upholstered in black horsehair fabric, this

example is one of the most diminutive of its form. It displays McIntire’s virtuoso

carving in its complex array of fruit and fl owers and scrolled arms accentuated with

rosettes and waterleaves. Very similar carving is found on a camelback sofa made for

the double parlors of the brick townhouse McIntire designed in Salem in 1804 for

John and Sarah Gardner, Elias Hasket Derby’s nephew and his wife. While the carv-

ing is the work of McIntire, the sofa may have been made by Nathaniel Safford, who

provided a great deal of new furniture for the house in 1805. Referred to today as

the Gardner-Pingree House, this commission has long been recognized as McIntire’s

fi nest surviving work.

Less than a dozen other camelback sofas attributed to McIntire with baskets of fruit

and fl owers have been identifi ed. These include one in a private collection sold at

Sotheby’s, January 17-9, 1997, lot 917, one at Winterthur Museum, one in the col-

lection of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, one in a private collection in

Essex, Massachusetts, one in a private collection in Baltimore, Maryland, one in a pri-

vate collection in Connecticut, one with a history in the Andrews family bequeathed

to Williams College in 1956 and later sold to Ginsburg & Levy, and one sold at

Christie’s, October 13, 1983, lot 294.

Dean Lahikainen, Samuel McIntire, Carving an American Style, Hanover and London, Peabody Essex

Museum, 2007, pp. 70-1.

See ibid, p. 71.

See ibid, fi g. 5-97 and 5-98, p. 262-3. The house is discussed on pp. 259-64.

Lahaikainen, note 72, p. 100.

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Property of a New York Family

91

A Federal Carved and Painted Pine Exterior Doorway

Probably Maryland, Circa 1800

With a pitched projecting cornice carved with dentil molding above a mullioned and

glazed fanlight, the sides with fl uted pilasters headed by rosettes

h. 10 ft, 8 in.; w. 6 ft, 10 1/2 in.

$2,000-4,000

Provenance:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sold at Sotheby’s, New York, January 31, 1987, sale 5551

Sold at Sotheby’s, New York, January 30, 1988, sale 5680

Property of a New York Family

92

Pair of Monumental Exterior Carved and Painted Columns with Ionic

Capitals

Salem, Mass., late 18th/early 19th century, retaining very early layers of white paint,

fl akes, losses, Samuel McIntire School

$3,000-6,000

Literature: For related columns and capitols attributed to McIntire, please see Samuel

McIntire: Carving an American Style, Dean T. Lahikainen, Peabody Essex Museum

Property of a New York Family

93

Federal Mahogany Card Table

The carving attributed to Samuel McIntire, Salem, Massachusetts, 1805-1810

This card table is nearly identical to a mahogany card table with carving attributed to

Samuel McIntire (1757-1811) in the collection of the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley

that is illustrated in Samuel McIntire: Carving an American Style by Dean Lahikainen.1

Representing his work after 1805, both tables prominently display centered on the rail

a lavishly-carved and oversized basket of fruit and fl owers, McIntire’s signature orna-

ment, which he rendered with a ribbed melon as the most prominent piece of fruit and

bunches of grapes at the sides. Following his common practice, he elongated the basket

to fi t the table rail and oriented it tilting toward the viewer, who would have been look-

ing at it from above. McIntire was carving baskets of this type up until the end of his life,

as indicated by a September 21, 1810 receipt charging the cabinetmaker William Hook

$4 for “4 baskets.”2

McIntire also ornamented these tables with carved edges of the top, acanthus carved

rounded corners, and delicate reeded legs. They are further fi nished with carefully

selected vibrantly fi gured veneers on the rail. A third virtually identical table from a

private collection is illustrated as a “Masterpiece” in The New Fine Points of Furniture by

Albert Sack.3

$8,000-12,000

(Endnotes)

1 Published by the Peabody Essex Museum and distributed by the University Press of New England, 2007,

fi gs. 4-115 and 4-116, pp. 152-3.

2 Ibid, p. 153.

3 See Albert Sack, The New Fine Points of Furniture, New York, 1993, p. 292.

91

92 (detail)

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Property of a New York Family

94

The Parsons Family Chippendale Block-Front Slant-Front Desk with

Ormolu Fire-gilt Phoenix Brasses

North shore, Massachusetts, circa 1760-1780

Many features of this desk appear on case pieces with Salem histories: the slightly

rounded blocking of the top drawer, central shell carved pendant, and the extended

bulging brackets of the feet. The base and feet are related to a desk made by

Abraham Watson of Salem (see literature).

The exceptionally rare ornate cast brass pulls and escutcheons with phoenix bird

crowns would have been among the most expensive made in Birmingham, England,

at the time. They are based on illustration in an 18th century Birmingham brass

catalogue from which British and colonial cabinetmakers could order. A copy of this

catalogue is at Winterthur with a history of being owned by Philadelphia merchant

Samuel Rowland Fisher, Charles Hummel, Winterthur Portfolio I (1964), pp. 188-197.

See detail photo for illustration from catalogue in Private New York Collection

(no 1199).

H. 45 in.; W. 41 in.; D. 23 in.

$15,000-25,000

Provenance: Descended in the Parsons family of Gloucester, MA

Private collector, Connecticut

Christie’s, January 18, 1997 Americana sale, lot 205

Literature: For closely related secretary see Michael Flannigan, American Furniture

from the Kaufman Collection, plate 23; for other related Salem pieces see Morrison

Heckscher, American Furniture of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, pp. 276-279,

269-270.

A related slant-lid desk descended through the Winthrop Family of Boston. It is part

of the Garvan Collection at Yale (see Lowell, Boston Furniture of the 18th Century,

Boston, 1974, p. 116, Fig. 80). Another related desk in teh Garvan Collection features

a mirrored prospect door (please see Gerald Ward, American Case Furniture in the

Mable Brady Garvan Collection at Yale University, New Haven, 1988, p. 305, no. 159.)

94 (detail from 18th century Birmingham Hardware catalogue)

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Property of a New York Family

95

Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr (American, 1910-1982)

CAPE COD PASTRY COMPANY, INC

signed lower right “R. Cahoon”

oil on masonite 16 x 20 inches

$8,000-12,000

Property of a New York Family

96

Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr (American, 1910-1982)

JELIIES AND JAMS

signed lower right, “R. Cahoon”

oil on masonite 16 x 20 inches

$8,000-12,000

Property of a New York Family

97

Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr (American, 1910-1982)

SHREVE’S WATCH SHOP, BOSTON

signed lower right “R Cahoon”

oil on metal antique pocket watch shop sign. The reverse with the face of a clock

and an American Eagle

14 x 14 inches, overall 22 x 16 inches

For another example of a 19th century clock maker’s sign painted by Cahoon, please

see “Mermaids and their Baloons/The Whimsical Art of Ralph Cahoon” Heritage

Plantation of Sandwich, Exhibition catalogue May 10-October 25, 1987, cat no. 34,

“Fishing Scene”

$8,000-12,000

Provenance: Wayne Pratt, Inc, Nantucket, Mass.

95

97

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Property of a New York Family

98

Ralph E. Cahoon, Jr. (American, 1910-1982)

STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT IN A BASKET

oil on masonite in an octogagonal frame

Still life paintings by Cahoon are extremely rare. This

painting shows Cahoon at his best. The composition

and colors are carefully thought out. 24 x 24 inches

in an octagonal frame. One of the few other still lifes

known by Cahoon depicts fruit in a bowl, illustrated

in “Mermaids and their Baloons/The Whimsical Art

of Ralph Cahoon” Heritage Plantation of Sandwich,

Exhibition catalogue May 10-October 25, 1987, no. 4

24 x 24 inches

$12,000-18,000

Provenance: Cahoon Family from H Reyes

Wayne Pratt, Inc, Nantucket, Mass.

Property of a New York Family

99

Ralph Eugene Cahoon Jr. (American,

1910-1982)

ARTISTIC LICENSE IN CANTON

Signed lower right “R. Cahoon”

oil on masonite

in a 19th century Chinese Export Frame

18 x 31 inches

$12,000-18,000

The property of a Connecticut Collector

99A

Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr. (American,

910 - 1982)

MERMAIDS TOILETTE, circa 1970

Signed lower right and inscribed R Cahoon / pinxt

Oil on pine panel

27 x 59 3/4 in.

$30,000-60,000

98

99

99A

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Property of a New York Family

100

A Pair of Queen Anne Walnut Compass Seat Side Chairs

Boston, circa 1740-1765

Fitted with fl ame stich needlework seats from Cora Ginsburg, Inc.

Chairs are marked “III” and “IIII”

H. 41 in.

$3,000-6,000

Property of a New York Family

101

Chippendale Shell and Tassel Carved Mahogany Tilt-top Tea Table

Eastern New England, circa 1765

The edge of top, underside of top and base retain an old surface.

A round top hinged to a turned standard with ring turnings and an urn base with

swirled fl uting supported by three cabriole legs that have shell and tassel carved

knees terminating in ball and claw feet.

H. 28 in.; Diam. 34 in.

$8,000-12,000

Provenance: Gift from Parson John Chipman of Beverly, Massachusetts to his daugh-

ter Abigail at the same time of her wedding to Captain William Groves in 1776;

The Estate of Marjorie Millet Giles

Property of a New York Family

102

The Hosmer Federal Mahogany Lolling Chair with Inlaid Panels and

Reeded Legs

Massachusetts, circa 1795

Secondary woods: birch and white pine

The bold serpentine crest rail is emphasized by the s-curves of the arms and arm

supports. This combined with the delicate reeded legs and the nicely sloping back

make the chair one of the best examples of this form.

H. 47 ¼ in.; W. 24 in.; D. (seat) 22 ½ in.

$10,000-15,000

Provenance: Purchased from Herbert Hosmer, Lancaster, Massachusetts, a direct

descendent of Winthrop Chandler (1747-1790), a well-known American folk painter

from Deerfarm, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Literature: Similar examples featured in Fine Points of Furniture, Early American

by Albert Sack, page 73; and New England Furniture at Williamsburg by Barry A.

Greenlaw, page 73, plate 64

100

101

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105

106

Property of a New York Family

103

Pair of Mahogany Inlaid Knife Boxes

American or possibly English, circa 1780-1810

Secondary wood includes maple. Soft wood on interior not tested because fi xed

board must be removed to access the wood to take a wood sample.

H. 15 1/8 in.; W. 9 1/4 in.; D. 11 1/2 in.

$5,000-8,000

Provenance: Descended in the family of Thomas Robinson and came from his home

on 64 Washington Street, Rhode Island;

Israel Sack, Inc, November, 1993. A copy of Israel Sack Incs. write-up and bill of sale

accompanies this lot

Literature: similar urn inlay can be seen on a labelled William Lloyd, Springfi eld, Lass.

sideboard, circa 1811. Please see American Antiques from the Israel Sack Collection,

Vol. VII, p. 1807

Property of a New York Family

104

Classical Upholstered Mahogany Sofa with Birdseye Maple Inlay

Probably Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1815

The crest with profuse carving including a basket of fruit. This is a rare example of

classical seating furniture. The carving is exceptional.

$3,000-6,000

Property of a New York Family

105

Federal Upholstered Mahogany Sofa with six legs

New England, circa 1795

on six tapering molded legs

$3,000-6,000

103

104

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106

A Federal Fan Carved Mantlepiece

New York State, circa 1790-1820

A projecting lip with underside molding above a central raised panel with a fan

carved oval fl anked by two carved fans and molded pilasters on either side topped

by upright fan carved ovals and a rectangular opening with a molded edge

h. 61 1/2 in.; l. 85 in., opening: 43 x 57 inches

$1,2000-1,800

Provenance: Removed from a federal era home before it’s demolition in Albany, NY

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Pair of Federal Mahogany Shield-Back Side Chairs

Hartford, Connecticut, circa 1790-1800

Probably from the School of Lemuel Adams

H. 39 1/4 in.

(See page 2, frontispiece, for detail of urn carved back of one chair)

$15,000-25,000

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Taradash

Israel Sack, Inc

Literature: Related example in American Furniture of the Federal Period by Charles

Montgomery, plate 47;

Illustrated in American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, Volume VI, page 1295; & in

Opportunities in American Antiques by Israel Sack, Inc. Brochure 48, page 42

Property of a New York Family

108

William IV Mahogany Cellarette

English, circa 1815

Constructed of richly fi gured mahogany with a lead-lined interior

$3,000-6,000

Property of a New York Family

109

Federal Inlaid Mahogany Oval Tilt-top Candle Stand

Probably Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1780

H. 24 1/4 in.; L. (top) 25 3/8 in.

$1,200-1,800

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decorative scenes. Another maple example in a private collection was formerly

owned by Israel Sack, Inc. It also features a large fl oral grouping on the top as well

as sides painted with peaches, drawer fronts with medallions and trailing leafage, and

a rear rail with fi nely rendered seashells. A set of quartetto worktables with similar

fl oral ornamentation appears to also represent the Seymour/Penniman collaboration.

Elizabeth Derby West commissioned them from Seymour, perhaps for her Oak Hill

country estate in Danvers, Massachusetts or for her townhouse on Chestnut Street

in Boston.

Robert Mussey, Jr., The Furniture Masterworks of John & Thomas Seymour, Salem,

2003, p. 16., See ibid, no. 90, pp. 314-5.

See ibid, no. 91, pp. 316-7.

See ibid, no. 118, pp. 370-1.

h. 29 in.; w. 20 in.; d. 15 3/4 in.

$12,000-18,000

Provenance: Millie Jarvie before 1940, aunt of Nina Fletcher Little;

The Bertram K. Little and Nina Fletcher Little Collection;

Little Sale, Sotheby’s, January 29, 1994, lot 204

Literature: Stoneman, Vernon, John and Thomas Seymour: Cabinetmakers in Boston,

1794-1816. Related pieces are illustrated in fi gs. 136-8.

110

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110

A Fine Painted Federal Figured Maple Work Table

Possibly from the shop of Thomas Seymour, possibly with John Seymour, the painted

decoration school of John Penniman, Boston, circa 1805

With locking sewing bag slide. Old fruit Jar label on underside of drawer “LENT BY /

N.F. LITTLE”

Made of lively curly maple with fl oral motifs painted on the apron sides, this elegant

table relates to a very small group of worktables attributed to Thomas Seymour

(1771-1848), possibly made in collaboration with his father John (1738-1818), with

painting attributed to John Penniman (1782/3-1841). Its superior craftsmanship,

distinctive foliate painted apron, and locking sewing bag slide are characteristic of

the Seymour shop. This table also retains its original lion’s ring brasses of a pattern

favored by the Seymour’s. The painted decoration is attributed to John Penniman,

the most important decorative painter working in Boston during the Federal period.

In 1809, he rented space in Seymour’s warehouse on Common Street and the two

craftsmen collaborated on a number of furniture commissions, including this group of

worktables. Penniman’s naturalistic representations of the fl owers on this group, prob-

ably observed from life, were intended to simulate a lady’s fancy fl oral needlework.

These renderings have since allowed for the identifi cation of fi fteen different species,

all grown during that time period in New England.

For other worktables from the group, see one made of bird’s-eye-maple in a private

collection that descended in the family of Ebenezer Storer of Boston. It displays a

top elaborately painted with a large cluster of fl owers, including a magnolia, iris, day

lily, blue gentian, and trumpet vines, and a front and sides with monochrome brown

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111

Monumental Chippendale Stop-Fluted Serpentine Seat Mahogany Easy

Chair

Newport, Rhode Island, circa 1770-1795

The arched crest fl anked by ogival wings and cone-shaped outscroll arms, the ser-

pentine seat with loose cushion, on marlborough stop-fl uted legs, joined by box

stretchers.

Secondary woods: Chestnut, Oak, Hickory and Ash

Please refer to Kenoauctions.com for photographs of this chair unupholstered

H. 48 in.; W. 40 1/2 in.; D. (feet) 28 1/2 in.

$40,000-80,000

Provenance: Private Roxbury, Connecticut Collection, circa 1980-1990

Literature: Similar examples featured in American Antiques from the Israel Sack

Collection, Volume V, Highland House Publishers, plate 4254, page 1274; in The

American Chair: Three Centuries of Style, by Robert Bishop, plate 201, page 160; & in

Master Craftsmen of Newport by Michael Moses, fi gure 1.42, plate 53

It has been suggested that this chair was made for John Brown (1733-1785), although

there is no written or other evidence to support this. This chair would have been

custom-made for a client. Alfred Donaldson, in his 1921, “History of the Adirondacks”

has written that “Brown was known to be of average height but weighed in at a

portly 300 pounds”. John Brown was the richest merchant in Providence, Rhode

Island. Until 1771 he was in business with his three brothers and with them was

largely responsible for bringing Brown University to Providence. The Brown brothers,

then John Brown himself after 1771, had extensive trade relations with Philadelphia,

Boston, Newport and New York, and ordered furniture from Philadelphia and from

John Goddard in Newport to furnish his houses. In 1786 he built the magnifi cent

mansion in Provenance, now the headquarters of the Rhode Island Historical Society.

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113

Federal Bell-Flower Inlaid Mahogany Lolling

Chair

Probably Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1800-1815

It is extremely rare for a lolling chair to exhibit bell-

fl ower carving on both the arm supports and the legs.

$4,000-8,000

Property of a New York Family

112

Large Giltwood Gallery-Wall Timepiece with

Carved Eagle

Aaron Willard, Boston MA, 1805-1810

The painted wooden dial is signed “Aaron Willard”

Importantly, the brass eight day works of this clock are

diestamped “A. Willard/Boston”

painted convex wooden dial with weight and key

h. 44 inches

Additional photos and information at Kenoauctions.com

$15,000-25,000

Provenance: Kirtland H. Crump Antique Clocks, July

15, 1999, Madison, CT. Bill of sale included with this

lot.

Literature: Illustrated and discussed Paul J. Foley,

“Willard’s Patent Timepieces”, Meridian Printing, East

Greenwich, Rhode Island, 2002, p. 6, fi gs. 8 (overall)

and fi g. 9, illustration of movement with plate stamped

“A. Willard”

113

112 114

Property of a New York Family

114

Federal Mahogany Plant Stand

New York, circa 1810

The square top with raised reeded rim continuing to

circular reeded legs with a medial plant shelf with a

reeded lip, terminating in bulb turned feet with brass

casters

H. 30 1/2 in.; W. (top) 9 in.; W. (bottom of lower

shelf) 13 1/2 in.

$2,000-4,000

Provenance: The Harding Greene Estate, Nantucket,

Massachusetts until 1994

Literature: A virtually identical stand is at Winterthur

and pictured in American Furniture of the Federal Period

by Joseph Downs, page 383; The two stands may pos-

sibly have been made as a pair.

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115 Detail

116

115

Property of a New York Family

115

An Assembled Pair of Federal Inlaid Mahogany Card Tables Each with

Label of Joseph Short

Newburyport, Massachusetts, circa 1800-1810

Each bearing the Label of Joseph Short, “WARRANTED CABINETWORK OF ALL

KINDS, MADE AND SOLD, BY JOSEPH SHORT at his shop in NEWBURYPORT”.

All orders for work will be gratefully and punctually executed.”

each: H. 28 1/2 in.; W. 34 in.; D. 16 in. (2)

$4,000-8,000

Literature: see catalogues of Joseph Short’s furniture at Winterthur & at the Historical

Society of Old Newbury

These tables are almost identical. The profi les are slightly different profi le.

116

Chippendale Mahogany Lolling Chair with Label of Joseph Short

Newburyport, Massachusetts, circa 1795

Joseph Short (1771-1819)

The upholstered back with serpentine crest.

Joseph Short (1771-1819) was one of a family of several generations of cabinetmak-

ers by the name of Short but the only one to label his furniture.

His label, affi xed to the original webbing attached to the seat-frame, reads

“Warranted Cabinet Work of all kinds, Made and Sold by Joseph Short, at his Shop

Merrimack Street, between Market- Square and Brown’s Wharf, Newburyport. All

orders for Work will be gratefully received and punctually executed.”

H. 44 1/2 in.

$3,000-6,000

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117

117 (detail of label)

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117

Pair of Diminutive Early Classical Carved Giltwood Girandole Mirrors

Labeled by C.N. Robinson

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1813-1822

Each with carved eagles with spread wings holding a chain and ball in their beaks and

standing on a shaped plinth with gilt spherules fl anked by scrolled gilt acanthus leaves

above a convex glass with circular molded frame hung with gilt spherules fl anked by

two scrolled candle arms with glass candle cups and cylindrical brass nozzles over an

acanthus leaf-carved pendant.

One girondole bears label “C.N. Robinson, Carver and Gilder, looking-glass frame

and picture frame manufacturer, no. 56, South Street, offers for sale, an assortment

of girandoles, brackets, cornices, &c. &c., Also a great variety of profi le frames n.b. old

glasses re-silvered”

h. 36 in.; w. 21 1/2 in. (each)

$15,000-25,000

Provenance: Private Collection, Charlestown, Massachusetts

Christie’s, New York, Important American Furniture, Silver, Folk Art, and Decorative

Arts, June 17, 1992, lot 132.

Literature: For similar examples featured by Charles N. Robinson see Peter Strickland,

“Documented Philadelphia Looking Glasses, 1800-1850,” in Antiques Magazine (April,

1976), p.794

Notes: Between 1811-1857 Charles N. Robinson made and sold picture frames and

looking glasses. His shop was located at 56 South Street from 1813-1822, which is

the period that the present examples were likely made.

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118

The Lansdell K Christie Queen Anne Carved, Inlaid Veneered and Gilt

Walnut High Chest of Drawers

Boston, 1730-1750

H. 81 1/2 in.; W. 40 in.; D. 21 1/2 in.

$60,000-100,000

With its bonnet top, gilded fi nials, fi gured walnut veneers, carved and gilded shells,

mariner’s stars, and fl uted pilasters, this high chest relates to a small group of high

chests and dressing tables made in Boston between 1730 and 1750. Their fashionable

design and elaborate construction required the collaboration of a cabinetmaker, gilder,

carver, turner and inlay maker. Collectively, they represent the height of Queen Anne

craftsmanship stemming from Boston cabinet shops of the early to mid-eighteenth

century.

This chest exhibits shell and leaf carving that is very similar to the work of John

Welch (1711-1789), the most prolifi c Boston carver of the pre-Revolutionary period.

Similar carving attributed to Welch with shells’ scrolled volutes separated by gouged

bulbs and overlapping leafy carving with angular termini appear on a set of eight side

chair that descended from Charles (1698-1758) and Grizell (1709-1796) Apthorp of

Boston, as well as on a tall-case clock in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago,

and on the frames of the John Singleton Copley portraits of Jeremiah Lee and Isaac

Smith.1

Other high chests from the group include one sold in the Flayderman Sale, American

Art Association, Anderson Galleries, New York, January 2-4, 1930, lot 437, one at the

Metropolitan Museum of Art, one at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and one in

the Kaufman Collection.2 Of these, only one -- the Museum of Fine Arts example

-- is signed and dated 1739 by its maker, Ebenezer Hartshorne, a joiner working in

Charlestown between 1729 and 1743. A dressing table at the Metropolitan Museum

of Art and two others in the collection of Historic Deerfi eld are also part of this

group.3

The design of these case pieces evolved from Japanned predecessors. The gilded nat-

uralistic shells were retained while the japanning was replaced with fi gured matched

walnut veneers. This chest differs from the others in the group in its highly arched

pediment, compressed shells against a foliate-carved ground, and inlaid stars on the

case sides only. The shells on the Kaufman and Flayderman examples are rounded

and rendered on a plain ground while the Metropolitan Museum example displays a

half shell with a lobed profi le. All three have fl atter pediments and inlaid stars on the

scroll board and sides. These varying details suggest the chests in this group represent

the work of multiple shops.

The present high chest - as is typical of the best examples of the period - exhibits

brilliantly matched fi gured walnut veneers which are cut from the same fl itchs of

wood for both the top section and bottom section, including the veneer on the sides.

Provenance:

Ginsburg & Levy, Inc., 1962;

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. K Lansdell Christie;

Christie’s, Property from the Estate of Mrs. Lansdell K. Christie, January 27, 1996, sale

8360, lot 329, sold for ($266,500)

Christie’s, Important American Furniture, Silver, Prints, Folk Art and Decorative Arts,

January 19, 2001, sale 9592, lot 101.

Private Collection

Exhibited:

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Art from American Collections, 6

March-28 April, 1963

Literature:

Illustrated and discussed, Biddle, James, American Art from American Collections

(New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1963), p. 29, fi g. 55.

Illustrated and discussed Comstock, Helen, American Furniture: Seventeenth,

Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Styles (Exton, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1962), no.

183.

Illustrated in color and discussed, Kirk, John T., American Furniture: Understanding

Styles, Construction and Quality (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000), p. 104,

fi g. 117.

(Endnotes)

1 See Leigh Keno, Alan Miller, and Joan Barzilay Freund, “The Very Pink of the Mode:

Boston Georgian Chairs, Their Export and Their Infl uence,” American Furniture 1996,

ed. By Luke Beckerdite, Chipstone Foundation, 1996, pp. 266-306, fi gs. 5, 6, 28, and 32.

2 See Morrison Heckscher, American Furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of

Art (New York: 1985), pp. 241-3, fi g. 157; Richard Randall, American Furniture in the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Boston, 1965), no. 54; and J.Michael Flanigan, American

Furniture from the Kaufman Collection (New York, 1986), no. 20.

3 See Heckscher, no. 158, pp. 244-5, and Dean Fales, The Furniture of Historic

Deerfi eld, New York, 1976, fi gs. 427-8.

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119

Classical Ebonized and Giltwood Small Girandole Wall Mirror

New York, circa 1815

Surmounted by wing-spread Eagle Finial, the eagle with a suspended ball and chain in

its beak, above a plinth and leaf-decorated crest, the circular mirror plate with ebon-

ized slip mounted with spherules above an acanthus leaf pendant.

H. 34 in.; W. 16 in.

$10,000-20,000

Provenance: Israel Sack, Inc, New York

Sotheby’s, New York, January 17, 1997, lot 940

Literature: Sack Brochure #48, October 1, 1991. A bill of sale from Israel Sack, Inc.

accompanies this lot.

Sack, American Antiques from the Israel Sack Collection, Volume X, plate 6352, 2703

119

120

119 & 120 Insitu

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120

Federal Birch Wood Veneer and Carved Mahogany Two Drawer

Dressing Table

New Hampshire, circa 1810

H. 36 in., l. 35 in., W. 17 3/8 in.

$4,000-8,000

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121

Set of Four Neoclassical Gilt-wood Sconces with Engraved mirrors

Depicting the Four Seasons

English, late 18th century

(4)

$1,500-3,000

Property of a New York Family

122

Diminutive Chinese Export Upholstered Childs Sofa with Paw Feet

1820-1845

The feet are attached with mortises and slots

H. 26 ½ in.; L. 61 ¼ in.; D. 19 ½ in.

$2,000-4,000

Property of a New York Family

123

Two Similiar Classical Upholstered Mahogany Stools with Scroll Feet

American, 1825-1845

(2)

$2,000-4,000

Property of a New York Family

124

Federal Figured Mahogany Shell- Inlaid Pembroke Table with One

Drawer

American, possibly Lower Chesapeake Region, circa 1790-1810

Secondary wood: yellow pine and white pine

Note: Top comprised of highly fi gured mahogany

The Ovolo or Sash cornered top fi tted with three-line inlay above a conforming

shaped skirt with single drawer and sham back. The drawer is veneered mahogany

and inlaid with a single line detail and sash corners.

H. 29 1/2 in.; L. 20 3/4 in.; D. 30 5/8 in.

$4,000-8,000

Provenance: Descended in the Prevost Family of Charleston, SC

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Federal Inlaid Mahogany Pembroke Table with Bellfl owers on LegsNew England, circa 1810

The rectangular top with two-hinged line-inlaid serpentine shaped leaves with round-

ed inset corners above a single drawer with line-inlay, on bellfl ower inlaid square

tapering legs continuing to line-inlaid cuffs.

H. 29 in.; L. (closed) 20 in.; W. 35 1/2 in.

$4,000-8,000

Property of a New York Family

126

Inlaid Mahogany and Birdseye Maple Corner Washstand

Eastern Massachusetts, circa 1800

$2,000-4,000

Property of a New York Family

127

Classical Stenciled Mahogany Wash Stand with Lift Top

Probably New York, circa 1835

With fi tted, mirrored interior

Secondary wood: poplar

H. 33 1/2 in., W. 336 in., H. 21 3/4 in.

$3,000-6,000

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126

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131 131

133

128

132

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132

Carved and Painted Eagle with Shield Wall Plaque

H. 14 in.; L. 43 in.

$1,000-1,500

Property of a New York Family

133

A Pair of Classical Mahogany Window Benches with Klismos Legs American, circa 1820

h. 23 ½ in.; l. 33 ½ in.; d. 20 ½ in.

$3,000-6,000

Provenance: Woldman Brothers Antiques

Property of a New York Family

128

A Federal Mahogany Shield-Back Side Chair

Rhode Island, circa 1795

Inscribed into wood of inner seat-rail “J H GODDARD”

The serpentine molded crest rail with an intricately

carved swag and urn back splat, above a serpentine

front trapezoidal shaped upholstered seat continuing

to tapered molded legs joined by an H stretcher.

H. 37 3/4 in.

$2,000-4,000

Property of a New York Family

129

Federal Two-Drawer Mahogany Work Table

Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1800

H. 29 1/2 in.; W. 21 in.; D. 17 3/4 in.

$3,000-6,000

130

No Lot

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131

Queen Anne Red- Painted Maple Child’s

Highchair and A Childs Federal Upholstered

Easy Chair with Molded Tapered Legs18th/early 19th century

The high chair retaining its original leather covered seat

with sail cloth webbing, found in Nantucket

H. 39 ¾ in., wingchair H. 26 ½ in.

(2)

$1,200-1,800

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Property of a New York Family

134

Chippendale Mahogany Reverse-Serpentine Desk and Bookcase

Eastern Massachusetts, circa 1765

Secondary wood: white pine

H. 97 in.

$10,000-20,000

Property of a New York Family

135

Two Chippendale Upholstered Mahogany Easy Chairs with Molded,

Square Legs

The taller example inscribed in chalk on crest-rail John Cogswell (1738-1819)

Massachusetts, circa 1770-1795

On the front of the crest rail in chalk is written “Dr. Ball”, and on the reverse, also in

chalk is written in early script “...Made Cogswell Boston” in early script.

secondary wood: maple

The legs of the inscribed chair appear to be of later date.

H. (taller) 49 in.; (shorter) 45 ½ in.

$2,000-4,000

Provenance: Inscribed example descended in the Family of Dr. Steven and Lydia Ball

Northborough, Massachusetts

Dr. Stephen Ball II purchased the house “Twin Gates” in Northborough from the

retired sea captain

Adrian Haulcins in 1800 when he married Lydia Lincoln of Hingham, Massachusetts.

From 1802 to 1827 they had thirteen children all born in the house.

Literature: A similar chair may be seen in American Furniture by Joseph Downs, Plate

93; for information on Cogswell, see American Furniture 1994, ed. Luke Beckerdite,

pp. 73-105 by Robert Mussey and Anne Rogers Haley.

134

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136

Early Classical Giltwood Over-mantle

Looking Glass

Probably New York, circa 1815-1840

With carved motifs of eagles and seahorses

H. 73 in., W. 72 in.

$5,000-10,000

136A

Federal Carved and Painted Fireplace Mantle

Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1795

The carving in the style of Samuel McIntire

$2,000-4,000

Property of a New York Family

137

Federal Inlaid and Veneered Bow-front Chest

of Drawers

Possibly by Ephrain Mallard

Gilmanton, New Hampshire, circa 1795-1810

Birch, Bird’s Eye maple

$8,000-12,000

Provenance: Private Collection, Virginia

Literature: A related example is illustrated in “Plain

& Elegant, Rich & Common, Documented New

Hampshire Furniture, 1750-1850”, New Hampshire

Historical Society, 1978, #23, pp. 66-67

136 and 136A insitu

137

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138

Early Classical Gilwood and Eglomise

Looking Glass

American, circa 1815

H. 42 1/2 in., W. 19 1/4 in.

$800-1,200

Property of a New York Family

139

Mahogany Dressing Glass Inlaid with

Shagreen

Mid 19th century

Possibly Chinese export

H. 64 1/4 in., W. 33 1/2 in., D. 21 in.

$3,000-6,000

Property of a New York Family

140

Chippendale Mahogany Reverse Serpentine

Slant-Front Desk with Ball and Claw Feet

Eastern Massachusetts, circa 1765 h. 45 in.; w. (case)

42 1/8 in.; D. (case) 23 1/4 in.

$2,000-4,000

The interior with mirrored prospect panel.

138

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141

Queen Anne Inlaid Walnut Dressing Table

Boston, Massachusetts, 1740-1760

The decorative inlay of the drawer fronts and the radiating fan inlay of the scooped

central drawer distinguish this dressing table from other examples; it is a feature char-

acteristic of urban Massachusetts cabinetmaking. A high chest of drawers with similarly

inlaid scoop drawers is illustrated in American Furniture at Winterthur (Downs,

no. 190) a dressing table in the Bayou Bend Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts

Houston demonstrates this elaborate decorative treatment as well (Warren, et al.;

p. 43). A third dressing table, attributed to Boston and currently in the collection at

Yale, exhibits several similar features as well (Ward, pp. 205-206). The inlaid fan is an

early feature, slightly predating the later carved rococo fans and shells.

H. 29 ½ in.; W. (top) 34 ¼ in.; (case) 30 in.; D. (top) 19 ¼ in.

$10,000-20,000

Provenance: Private Family, Boston, Massachusetts

Literature: Joseph Downs, American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods

in th eHenry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, New York: Viking Press, 1952;

Gerald W.R. Ward, American Case Furniture in the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other

Collections at Yale University, New HAven, Conneecticut: Yale University Art

Gallery, 1988; David B. Warren, et al., American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the

Bayou Bend Collection, Houston, Texas: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1998.

141

142

143

Property of a New York Family

142

Diminutive Chippendale Cherrywood Chest of Drawers with Dental

Molding

Connecticut with New London county infl uence, late 18th century

The top drawer is fi tted to appear as two drawers

Secondary wood: poplar

With inscription written on bottom board of top drawer, “Great Grandmother

Bradley’s Bureau. M.E. Chatfi eld, my mother’s grandmother. M.E. Chatfi eld died Aug.

1952 at age 93.”

H. 35 ½ in.; W. 42 ¼ in.; D. (case) 14 ¾ in.; D. (top and feet) 17 in.

$4,000-8,000

Provenance: Purchased directly from the Bradley family, Branford, Connecticut.

Nathan Liverant and Son, LLC. Antiques, 1999

Property of a New York Family

143

Federal Inlaid Mahogany Dining Table with Folding Top and Swing-Leg

Probably Connecticut, circa 1790

H. 28 3/4 in.; L. 47 3/4 in.; D. 23 1/2 in.

$4,000-8,000

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144

Classical Brass Inlaid and Gilt Decorated Gaming Table

Probably Boston, circa 1810-1820

h. (closed) 29 1/2 in., w. (top) 36 in., d. (top) 18 in.

$3,000-6,000

Provenance: Francis Bealy

Note: This was the fi rst piece of antique furniture acquired by the consignors

Property of a New York Family

145

Federal Fan-Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard with Rare Enamel Pulls

Probably Massachusetts, circa 1790

$8,000-12,000

Provenance: Israel Sack, Inc.

Property of a New York Family

146

Federal Mahogany Inlaid Sofa

Northern New England, circa 1810

The rectangular back over down-curving arms terminating in ring-turned and reeded

bulbous arm supports over a fl ame birch inlaid panel, the sofa raised on four ring-

turned, reeded and tapering front legs and four square back legs.

The curved handholds, bulbous and reeded arm supports, presence of vibrant panels

of veneer and bulbous and reeded legs are all characteristics of Portsmouth sofas;

this sofa combines all of these elements with a graceful curved back and diminutive

proportions. A full-size sofa with comparable elements is illustrated in Portsmouth

Furniture: Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast, (Jobe, cat. 105, pp. 375-

377.)

The over-the-rail upholstery on this small sofa prevents a detailed discussion of all but

the underside construction of this sofa, which confi rms to the construction techniques

associated with Portsmouth chairmakers : The leg and arm support at each front cor-

ner are of one piece; the top of each arm support is round-tenoned into the curved

handhold; triangular glue blocks are nailed at each corner of the seat; three sway-

backed seat braces fi t into the dovetail-shaped slots in the front of the rear seat rails;

double-tenons secure the medial legs to the seat rails.

Research reveals that a cursory examination of estate inventories of the Federal period

before 1810, from all of the primary urban centers, indicates that sofas, couches and

settees were luxuries. Most were owned by well-to-do individuals. By 1825, however,

ownership of these seating forms was much more widespread. They were typically

placed on the fi rst fl oor of large homes, in the parlor, or “drawing room,” the purpose

of which Thomas Sheraton wrote was “to concentrate the elegance of the whole

house…the highest display of richness of furniture.”

Three lightwood panels appear to be replacements

H. 35 1/2 in.; L. 58 1/2 in.

$2,000-4,000

144

145

146

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147

Four Cut-glass Hanging Lanterns

19th Century

Only one pictured h. cut glass bell 12 in.; total height (hanging) approx. 26 ½ in.

(one shown)

$2,000-4,000

Property of a New York Family

148

Chinoiserie Decorated Laquer Tray on Modern Stand

English, 19th Century

Underside stamped “CLAY / King St / Covt Garden”

L. (tray) 29 ½ in.; H. (tray on stand) 20 ¾ in.

$2,000-3,000

149

No Lot

150

No Lot

148

151 insitu 152

147 one of four

Property of a New York Family

151

Oak Library Steps

English, mid-19th century

H. 83 ½ in.; D. 48 in.; W. 24 in.

$2,000-4,000

Property of a New York Family

152

Regency Mahogany Canterbury Fitted with Two Drawers

English, early 19th Century

H. 21 ½ in. L. 24 in.

$1,000-1,500

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153

A Bidjar Carpet

North Persia, circa 1880

The midnight blue fi eld with a gerous design of bold polychrome strapwork, palmettes and angular fl owering plants,

within three narrow light blue, ivory and green arcaded vine, leaf and palmette borders, woolen warps.

This is a rare carpet

18ft x 11ft 5 in.

$12,000-18,000

153

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No Lot

156

No Lot

Property of a New York Family

154

A Heriz Carpet

North West Persia, circa 1900

The soft terracotta fi eld with a bold terracotta, light and dark blue stepped lozenge

medallion, pendant green or light blue palmettes, complementary stepped ivory span-

drels, all with angular vinery issuing palmettes and serrated leaves, within a soft ter-

racotta turtle palmette border.

13ft 2in x 9ft 8in

$7,000-10,000

154

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163

Property of a New York Family

157

Two Bidjar Runners

North Persia, each with date “1323” (1905)

The fi rst with deep blue herati design fi eld within an ivory arcaded leaf and fl ower-

head border, illegible inscription panel to upper end, wollen warps.

27ft 4in x 3ft 9in

The second: Illegible inscription panel to upper end, woolen warps.

Reduced in length.

16ft 3in x 3ft 9in

$2,000-4,000

158

No Lot

159

No Lot

160

No Lot

161

No Lot

162

No Lot

Property of a New York Family

163

A Bidjar Runner and Hamadan Runner

The fi rst: North Persia, modern

The red ground with an afshan design within an autumnal leaf garland border.

12ft 8in x 3ft 1in

The second: North West Persia, fi rst quarter 20th century

The red fi eld with a column of green, light and dark blue hooked and stepped medal-

lions, supported by guls and leaves, within a light a light blue linked rosette border.

10ft 4in x 3ft 1in

$800-1,200

157

157

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165

165 (back)

166

164

Five Glass Flasks

Comprising: an olive cornucopia/ eagel pint

(H. 6 1/2 in.),

An olive cornucopia/ urn half pint (H. 5 1/4 in.),

And an aqua cornucopia/ cornucopia half pint (H. 5 1/4 in.)

An aqua quart, on one side “CUNNINGHAM / & CO / PITTSBURGH,” on the

other side “GLASS / MANUFACTURERS” (H. 9 in.),

A brown pint “STODDARD / NH,” and on the other side, “GRANITE. / GLASS.

Co” (H. 7 1/2 in.)

For photographs of all fl asks go to Kenoauctions.com.

(5)

$500-1,000

Property of a New England Gentleman

165

A Very Rare Clear with Blue Tint Corn Flower Columbia Flask

Thirteen small six-pointed stars in semi-circle above bust. On reverse, a large

American Eagle, head turned to right, nine vertical bars on shield. H. 7 in., W. 4 in.,

D. 2 1/4 in.

$5,000-10,000

Provenance: From a Rhode Island family home

Literature: American Glass, George S. and Helen McKearin, pp. 537- 538.

Van Rensselaer in describing his No. 20 states no stars. However, while stars are faint

they defi nitely appear in each of the few specimens of this fl ask known to us, includ-

ing the one from which Van Rensselaer’s listing was taken.

166

Group of Three Glass Flasks Depicting Scrolls

Comprising an amber fl ask (H. 7 in.)

and a aqua fl ask (H. 7 in.),

and a sapphire blue fl ask (H. 8 3/4 in.),

$500-1,000

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168

Pair of Amethyst-colored Hexagonal

Candlesticks and Pair of Clambroth-colored

Petal (Six Ball) Candlesticks

Probably Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, 1845-

1860

Massachusetts, 1840-1857

H. 7 in., H. 7 1/4 respectively

H. 7 1/4 in. (4)

$700-900

Provenance: Levine Collection

Literature: Barlow and Kaiser 4027

169

A Group of Eight Glass FlasksA clear “BENJAMIN FRANKLIN / T. W. DYOTT. M.

D.” quart fl ask (H. 8 in.),

second half 19th Century

A green scroll quart fl ask with scrolls and stars

(H. 8 3/4 in.),

A green wide-ribbed pint fl ask (H. 8 in.),

And a green half pint with swirls (h. 4 1/2 in.)

The sheath of wheat pint impressed “WESTFORD

GLASS Co / WESTFORD / CONN” (h. 7 3/4 in.),

A double eagle pint (h. 6 1/2 in.),

American eagle and stars on one side, on reverse

“SUCCESS TO THE RAILROAD” (h. 7 in.)

A Green Pitkin Flask with Vertical and Diagonal

Ribbing, One pint, h. 6 1/2 in.

(8)

$1,000-1,500

167

168 168

167

A Pair of Canary-Colored Dolphin

Candlesticks

Massachusetts, probably Boston and Sandwich Glass

Company, 1845-65

Figure of a dolphin with tulip-shaped socket on top

and a square base

H. 10 1/2 in. (2)

$1,000-1,500

Literature: Ref: Barlow and Kaiser 4056

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173

174174

172

Property of a Massachusetts Lady

170

Canary-Colored Celery Glass Vase

Probably Sandwich Glass Company (or possibly

Pittsburgh), 1845-65

h. 9 3/4 in.

$400-800

171

Gothic-Arch Pattern Canary-Colored Sugar

Bowl with Lid

Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, circa 1835-

1845

H. 5 inches (including lid)

$500-700

Literature: Barlow and Kaiser 1084

172

Two Olive-green Glass Flasks

The fi rst, a one pint starburst (h. 7 1/4 in.),

The second, depicting Lafayette with “LAFAYETTE

/ T.S.” and Clinton with “aE WITH CLINTON \

COVENTRY \ C-T” inscribed on glass (h. 7 1/4 in.)

(2)

$800-1,200

173

A Canary-Colored Glass Vase

Boston and Sandwich Glass Co., 1840-1860

Trumpet shaped with scalloped edges, six long loop-

pattern panels, on a circular base.

H. 10 in.

$300-500

Literature: Barlow and Kaiser 3026

174

Gothic Arch Pattern Sandwich-Star Pattern

Spoon holder and a Covered Sugar Bowl

Boston and Sandwich Glass Company

Hexagonal-shaped

H. 5 1/8 inches

The second a sugar bowl with lid

Circa 1835-1845

Octagon-shaped top and lid base

H. 5 inches

(2)

$1,200-1,800

Literature: Barlow and Kaiser 1179

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175

Prior-Hamblin School

BLUE-EYED BABY IN A ROCKING BASKET HOLDING CHERRIES AND

WEARING A WHITE EMBROIDERED DRESS WITH A PINK SASH

The canopy decorated with pink ribbons and tassels

Circa 1835

Oil on canvas

27 x 22 in

$25,000-35,000

Property of a West Coast Gentleman

176

School Girl Silkwood and Watercolor Needlework Depicting Liberty

“LIBERTY IN THE FORM OF THE GODDESS OF YOUTH GIVING SUPPORT TO

THE BALD EAGLE”

New England, probably Massachusetts, circa 1796-1810

After Edward Savage’s June 11, 1796 engraving.

Savage’s composition was popular in its day ---as is refl ected by many printed copies.

A needlework copy was made in 1804 by sixteen-year-old Mary Green of Worcester.

It is in the collection of the Worcester Art Museum (acc. no. 1963.86)

23 x 17 in

$2,000-4,000

175

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177

A Copper and Wrought Iron Dated Banner Weathervane Dated 1908

American, 1908

Iron, “WEC 1908”

$2,000-4,000

178

Fraktur with Inscriptions and Depictions of Four Birds and Floral

Decoration

Pennsylvania, 19th century

11 1/4 x 14 in (sight)

$800-1,200

This traditional house blessing translates from early German to read the following:

God, the Father’s Creator’s Hand,

Bless this house and land.

That your Fatherly goodness may always graciously protect this house, farm, stable,

and barn from misfortune and especially fi re

179

Yellow Painted Shaker Carrier

Enfi eld Village, 19th century

Retains original yellow paint

H. 4 3/4 in.; L. 13 1/2 in.

$2,000-4,000

This carriers interior has been faithfully recreated and lined with silk. The sewing kit

includes a pin cushion and wax cake.

176

177

178

179

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181 182 183

184

Property of a West Coast Gentleman

182

Prior-Hamblin School

PORTRAIT OF A BABY BOY WITH ROSE AND

ROSEBUD

Eastern New England, circa 1845

Oil on board

16 1/2 x 13 in.

$1,500-2,500

181

A Folk Art Stuffed Fabric, Leather, and Bone

Bird on a Glass Base

American, probably New England

Second-half, 19th century

H. 13 1/2 in., L. 13 1/2 in.

$300-600

Constructed on the glass base of what was originally

a lamp.

180

* Copper Banner Weathervane of

Impressive Size

American, circa 1860

With desirable verdisgris patination on copper.

H. 33 in.; L. 72 in.

$3,000-6,000

Provenance: According to Carl Nordblum, originally

atop a church in Fitchburg, MA

CRN Auctions, November 19, 2006, sale 709, lot 185,

sold $16,100 (including buyers premium) Property of a an Illinois Lady

183

Carved and Painted Pine Figure of a Soldier

American, late 19th century

H. 17 in.

$400-800

Provenance: According to family history this soldier

doll was carved from a tree on the Treadwell farm

in Elgin, Illinois. It was made for Allie Treadwill by her

dad’s hired man.

Descended to the present owner, Allie Treadwell’s

great granddaughter.

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185

Attributed to Wilhelm Schimmel (1817-1890)

A carved and painted spread-winged eagle

Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania, circa 1870

H. 9 1/2 in., W. 18 in., D. 4 1/2 in.

$3,000-6,000

Provenance: A Maryland Coast Decoy Collection

Literature: For a similar example in the same stance and with similar dry surface with

some remnants of paint, please see The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Scott,

Jr., Christies, June 10-11, 1994 lot 553

Property of a New York Family

186

Set of Fifteen Painted Masonic Lodge Chairs

New Hampshire, circa 1820

A fi ne set of low-back Windsor type chairs, each one with an arm crest bearing the

Masonic emblem and forming the central section of the straight arm rail above eight

turned spindles set into the D-shaped seat which is supported by four ring and bul-

bous turned legs with a single stretcher on front and back and double side stretchers.

All of the chairs have a dark brown paint with gilt transfer designs on the arm crests

and desirable salmon pink seats outlined in robin’s egg blue striping. (7 illustrated)

(15)

$3,000-6,000

Provenance: Property of a New York family

A New York Gentleman

187

PAINTED WOODEN SUNFISH

American, late 19th/early 20th century

6 x 11 1/2 in

$500-1,000

Provenance: The Guennol Collection assembled by Alastair B. Martin

185

186 (seven of fi fteen chairs shown) 187

184

John Haley Bellamy (American, 1836-1914)

CARVED AND PAINTED EAGLE

“Don’t Give Up the Ship”

Kittery, Maine, late 19th/early 20th century

Now mounted on a painted board.

H. 7 1/4 in., W. 32 1/2 in.

$1,500-2,500

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188

Property of the Teroga Red Men’s Club, Johnstown, New York

188

A Carved and Painted Indian “Totem” Figure from the

Red Men’s Lodge

Headress painted “TOTEM” and axe blade has “I.O.R.M.”

(Improved Order of Redmen)

h. 60 1/2 in., w. 17 in.

$10,000-20,000

Provenance: Consigned by an upstate New York chapter of the Order

of the Red Men, where it has been in their lodges for the last century.

According to member Jim Putman who has been a Member since

1941, The Teroga Redmen’s Club was fi rst formed circa 1938 and

originally met at the Oddfellows Hall ( called “The Grange”) on Main

Street in Johnstown, N. Y.. The Club was formally established in 1944

when it moved to 16-18 Housac Street, its present location.

In a telephone conversation between Mr. Putman and Leigh Keno on

December 15th 2011, Mr. Putman described how the present Carved

and painted Indian fi gure had been at the Lodge since his fi rst meet-

ing and he recalls the Indian being used with its red light bulb lit at

meetings through the years. The “tribe” would gather around it in a

circle for a council meeting, symbolic of the Native American practice

of meetings having been held around around a fi re. This fi gure was

used for special meetings at the lodge until recently and Mr. Putman

recalled that it had never been taken outside of the lodge (hence its

excellent condition).

He recalls that it came from one of the “tribes” of the Society of Red

Men which proliferated in upstate New York and across the country

in the 1940’s.

The “Improved Order of Red Men”, the consignor of the present lot,

is America’s oldest fraternal organization. It is a national organization

that is known as the “Totem of the Eagle”. According to their web-

site, they were originally chartered by congress and the origins date

back to 1765. After the war of 1812, the name was changed to “The

Society of Red Men” which was changed again in 1834 to “Improved

Order of Red Men”.

Local lodges, like the Upstate New York Chapter which owns this, are

called tribes. The patriotic members that belonged to these tribes,

concealed their identifi cation and worked underground to help

establish freedom and liberty in the early colonies. Because of the

secrecy of the organization, a secret password was required that only

members knew, which was “T.O.T.E”. Hence, the word “TOTEM”

painted on the chief ’s headpiece. Past members of note include

Warren E. Harding and both Franklin and Teddy Roosevelt.

The organization patterned themselves after the Great Iroquois

Confederacy and its democratic body. Occasionally, Native American

costuming is worn at various public affairs. Their primary beliefs

include love of and respect for the American fl ag, America and the

democratic way of life, helping our fellow men through organized

charitable programs, and perpetuating the legends and traditions,

customs and ceremonies of a once vanishing race. Alzheimer’s

research is the national charity project of the Improved Order of Red

Men. Since 1991, the organization has giver over two million dollars to

the Alzheimer’s Association.

Other Notes: The metal pole with red-colored “GE” lightblub was

added probably circa 1930.

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189

189

Victor Potel (American, 1889-1947)

A DAY AT MACK SENNETT, painting of actors with autographed frame.

Signed and dated lower right “Vic / Potel / 39”

Oil on canvas

36 x 48 1/4 in

$3,000-6,000

The artist Victor Potel was a was an American fi lm character actor who began in the

silent era and appeared in over 430 fi lms in his 38 year career he depicted his fel-

low actors, each of whom autographed the frame, including Charlie Chaplin, Roscoe

Arbuckle, Dagmar and Harry Depp.

Please see Kenoauctions.com for photographs and a complete list of signatures.

190

Three Watercolor Portraits

First half, 19th century

The fi rst portrait of a young lady in blue, inscribed on verso “By MARY GREEN, 1834

/ WIFE OF JAMES GREEN (Portrait Painter) / exh 131 at RA” (5 x 4 in)

The second, a portrait of Mother and child, seated (5 x 4 in)

The third, a portrait of a boy with cat and needlework covered stool

(9 x 7 1/2 in) (3)

$500-1,000

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191

A Green Painted One-Drawer Pipe BoxNew England, late 18th century

H. 15 1/2 in., W. 5 in., D. 4 1/4 in.

$1,000-2,000

192

A Red Painted One-Drawer Pipe Box

New England, late 18th century

H. 20 in., W. 5 in., D. 4 1/4 in.

$1,000-2,000

Property of a New York Gentleman

193

Math Book with Calligraphic Designs

ANN SIMPLON’S CYPHERING- BOOK dated 1809

Signed and dated on back cover “Ann Simplon’s Cyphering [sic]- Book/ Cambridge/

Dec 4th 1809”

Ink on paper

pages contain whimsical calligraphy and sketches in margins. These sketches include

fruits, trees, fl owers and other plant drawings as well as fi sh, roosters and other birds.

(closed) 12 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.

See Kenoauctions.com for additional photos of caligraphy

$500-1,000

From the Collection of Joseph and Janet Shein

194

American School

BAYOU BELLE

Mid 19th century

Oil on canvas

24 x 36 in

$4,000-6,000

In 1855, the Bayou Belle was built in the Flesher boatyard in Murrysville, Virginia for

a Capt. Walker. A stern wheel packet of 168 tons, it reportedly snagged and sunk

on Chaba River, Alabama in 1860, with no lives lost. From the Collection of Joseph and Janet Shein

195

American School, 19th Century

NEW EXPRESS A STEAMBOAT

Unsigned

Oil on canvas

15 1/8 x 30 1/4 in.

$3,000-6,000

194

195

193

191 192

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197

198

Property of a New York Family

196

Needlework Flamestitch Pocketbook

Roxbury, Massachusetts, circa 1769

The front inscribed “Nathaniel Richard of Roxbury, 1769”

Cotton thread, satin

$2,000-4,000

Provenance: The Rosen Family Estate, Boston, MA

Literature: Please see Boston Furniture of the Eighteenth Century, University Press of

Virginia, page 224 for high chest and dressing table signed by Nathaniel Richards.

The front inscribed “Nathaniel Richard of Roxbury” and bearing the date “1769”,

worked all over in colorful fl ame stitch in shades of blue, yellow, green, and brown,

having an interior with pockets of red satin.

This pocketbook was probably owned by Nathaniel Richards (1712-1788), an inn-

holder and saddler of Roxbury, Massachusetts. A highboy and matching lowboy made

by Benjamin Frothingham (1755-1790) of Charlestown, Massachusetts may have also

been worked on by Nathaniel Richards, who was a joiner for Frothingham, as his

name appears in chalk on the bottom of the long drawer of the high-chest’s lower

case.

Property of a Massachusetts Lady

197

TWO SCHOOLGIRL SAMPLERS

The fi rst inscribed “MARY COOPER” and dated 1720, probably English;

The second English, probably 19th century, with stylized depiction of Adam and Eve.

9 x 8 in and 8 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.

(2)

$200-400

Property of a Southern Couple

198

Two Victorian Mahogany Tea Caddies and a Regency Brass Inlaid

Rosewood Tea Caddy

19th century

largest. of the two mahogany examples

H. 7 1/2 in.; W. 15 3/8 in.; D. 9 1/4 in.;

Regency example H. 7 in.; W. 14 1/2 in.; D. 8 in.

See Kenoauctions.com for additional photos of Regency Tea Caddy

(3)

$800-1,200

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199

Theorem Painting on Velvet

American, 1840-1880

Depicting a basket of fruit and fl owers including watermelon and strawberries

In a gilt wood frame

12 x 16 in.

$500-1,000

Provenance: Collected mid-century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician

201

Two Theorem Paintings on Velvet

American, 1830-1860

The fi rst depicting a vase with fl owers and two but-

terfl ies

The second depicting a red basket with fl owers and

green humming bird

Both in gilt wood frames

First 15 x 20 in., second 17 x 21 1/4 in.

(2)

$400-800

Provenance: Collected mid-century by a Wilmington,

Delaware physician

199

200 200

201 201

200

Two Theorem Paintings on Velvet

American, 1830-1860

The fi rst depicting a basket of fl owers with rusting on blue feathery ground

The second depicting a basket of fruit with grapes, pears, and lemons

Both in gilt wood frames

First 15 1/4 x 19 1/2 in., second 17 x 23 in.

(2)

$500-1,000

Provenance: Collected mid-century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician

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202

202

202

203

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Four Theorem Paintings

American, 19th Century

The fi rst on paper depicting a basket of fl owers in gilt wood frame

The second on paper depicting a blue feather edge platter with fruit including pine-

apple and plums in gilt wood frame

The third on velvet depicting a basket with scroll handles with leaves and fruits

including pears, grapes and peaches in a gilt wood frame

The fourth on paper depicting basket with fruit and fl ower including pineapple and

grapes with chestnuts in foreground in wooden frame

Together with an early 20th century watercolor depicting a plate of fruit in a gilt

wood frame (not illustrated)

First 10 1/2 x 13 1/4 in., second 6 1/2 x 8 3/4 in., third 12 1/2 x 16 in., fourth 11 x

13 1/4 in., together with 7 x 9 1/2 in.

(5)

$1,000-1,500

Provenance: Collected mid-century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician

203

The Slinden Family Farm Iron Rooster Windmill Weight

American, 19th Century

This has been in the family for four generations

$4,500-6,500

For addtional photos and information, including a circa 1900 photo of this windmill in

use on the Slinden family farm, go to Kenoauctions.com.

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Two Papier-Mâché Snuff Boxes of American Interest

Comprising a rare General George Washington black lacquer papier-mâché snuff box

with polychromed transfer print of “General George Washington” astride a brown

horse.

Early 19th century

2 7/8 in.

A painted black lacquer papier-mâché snuff box with the American fl ag containing

seventeen stars. Ohio became the 17th state in 1803. (2)

$2,000-4,000

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Turned and Painted Ash Burl Bowl

American, circa 1780-1820

This bowl, even without the paint, has a strong presence - bold turnings, well-defi ned

form, surface and paint integrity is excellent.

h. 4 in., d. 11 3/4 in.

$2,000-4,000

Provenance: on-site estate sale in Lapeer, NY. in 2008

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A Collection of Thirteen Pieces of American Treen

Mostly Peaseware of Ohio, circa 1830-1880

Comprised of 10 covered Peaseware containers of various sizes (one with an early

inked note on the bottom), together with a large maple turned covered vessel (pos-

sibly Shaker, identifi ed as “New Lebanon, NY” on the interior), an outsized teacup-

probably made as a trade stimulator, and a covered container of globular form.

(13)

$1,500-2,500

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207

American Ash Burl Box and Burl Bowl with Cover

Ash burl box with slide lid

Circa 1840

This is a form not often encountered in burl. It may be unique. Four sides are made

from solid ash burl slabs (with dove tails joints), as is the slide top. The interior has six

divided compartments.

Turned ash burl bowl with cover

Circa 1780-1800

Cover is a marriage, but with similarly aged patina.

(2)

$1,200-2,200

Provenance of bowl: Yehl Collection

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Three Ash Burl Snuff Boxes

Circa 1780-1840

The fi rst with silver mounted plaque on cover with initials ‘JL’ (from Tom & Carolyn

Porter Collection), the second with hinged lid retaining early collection label numbers

to the interior, and the third with lift-off lid.

(3)

$1,000-1,500

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Two Folk Art Canes

The fi rst, a carpenter’s walking stick/cane

American, circa 1880

Overall length 34 3/4 in.

The second, a folk art cane with recumbent dog

American, circa 1850

Of natural form with remains of bark to the exterior with a large dog lying over the

top hand hold.

Overall length 34 3/4 in.

$1,200-1,800

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207

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A Group of Three Turned Burl Mortars

Circa 1720-1780

One ash burl with multiple turnings over entire form, one of maple burl with a well-defi ned foot and a high collar, and a

small ash burl mortar with bronze pestle

(3)

$1,200-1,800

Literature: Illustrated in:

Powers, Steven, S. North American Burl Treen: Colonial & Native American. Brooklyn, NY, 2005, p. 131.

(the two larger) Powers, Steven, S. North American Burl Treen: Colonial & Native American. Brooklyn, NY, 2005, pps. 76, 79.

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Unusual Folk Art Anne Radciffe, Harvard Cast Iron Doorstop

New England, Circa 1900

Solid cast iron female fi gure in early-mid Victoran dress, the base with irregular

aligned text, “ANNE RADCLIFFE - FIRST DONOR TO HARVARD.” In her honor,

Harvard created The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. h. 13 3/4 in., w. 7 1/2 in.

(base)

$800-1,200

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Two Turned Ash Burl Bowls

The fi rst, a deep ash burl bowl with gnarly exterior and well-used interior

Northeastern, United States 19th Century

The burl grain is overtly fi ssured. The turner maintained a portion of the gnarly exte-

rior to show off the true origin of the bowl h. 4 in., w. 16 in.

The second, an ash burl bowl

Northeastern, 19th century

H. 5 3/4 in., W. 13 3/8 in. (2)

$1,000-2,000

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213

Folk Art Double Human Pipe Bowl

American, mid-19th century

With two human fi gures climbing on opposing sides of the pipe bowl, carefully ren-

dered with openwork between the fi gures and bowl, alternating black and red paint.

L. 3 1/2 in.

$1,200-2,200

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214

A Group of Twelve Ash Burl Mortars

American, 19th century

One with original dark red paint to the exterior, one with matching burl pestle (very

rare), and others of various form and sizes. Several illustrated in Powers, North

American Burl Treen, 2005

(12)

$1,000-1,500

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Painted Treen Covered Spice Cup

Pennsylvania, dated 1859

(Possibly Mahantongo Valley.)

Poplar painted red with yellow and green stylized fl ower decoration and the name

and date, “ELIZABETH SHEELY 1859.”

H. 4 in., D. 3 in.

$800-1,200

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216

Folk Art Bird Form Snuff Box

American, circa 1800-1830

Carved from the solid of maple, this whimsical box with large body and small head

and tail, has a well fi tting hinged cover.

H. 2 1/4 in., L. 4 in., W. 1 5/8 in.

$800-1,200

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217

Three Snuff Boxes of American Interest

The fi rst, George Washington manufactured in Birmingham of fused plate, circa:

1790-1810 (identical example illustrated in Donald A. Fennimore Metalwork in Early

America, Winterthur, Del., p. 324, fi g. A).

The second, black lacquer papier-mâché snuff box depicting polychromed transfer

print of Chief Black Hawk, the Sauk Indian warrior.

Circa 1835

The third, a double-sided snuff box with the Declaration of Independence

First half 19th century

Very good example of a rare box that contains in miniature, the entire wording of

the Declaration of Independence including signatures and all. Black lacquered papier-

mâché with amber toned transfer prints.

diam. 3 9/16 in. (largest)

(3)

$800-1,200

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218

Ten Folk Art Carvings

19th/early 20th century

Including a painted male dog, a female form pipe, a coquille snuff box (mid 19th)

GAR pipe (civil war) and a Bird Form Pipe, bag stamped with FM carved at bottom,

a Tamp with a civil war fi gure.

(10)

$2,000-4,000

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216

218

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H. 9 in. (tallest)

(4)

$2,200-2,800

Provenance: (the bird/fl ame chopper) Ex. Berdan Collection, Cyr Auctions, January

28, 1998 sold for $6,050

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A Small Turned Ash Burl Bowl with Red Paint and Five Miniature

Turned Ash Burl Bowls

American, 19th century

The red painted example of good form and color retaining an early red paint (illus-

trated in Powers, North American Burl Treen, 2005), together with fi ve miniatures

bowls (salts).

Plese note the covered boxes, two fl asks, and box to the right of the fl asks pictured

are not included in this lot.

(6)

$1,500-2,000

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222

Pipe Case and Folk Art Cupid Figure

A large and rare Penobscot made carved pipe case with original long stem clay pipe

intact, 19th Century

l. 24 in., w. 1 3/16 in.

Together with a carved Folk Art Cupid Figure, American, late 19th century.

H. 10 in., W. 6 3/16 in. (base)

(2)

$800-1,200

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219

A Group of Three Trays, Three Peels and One Sorting Implement

Three North West Coast trays

Circa mid-late 19th century

Of graduating sizes, each with early, dry surfaces.

Three peels and one sorting implement

Early American, circa 1780-1840

The three peels of graduating sizes and of different, but related forms. Together with a

large sorting implement. All artfully mounted on bases.

L. 23 1/2 in. (largest) (7)

$600-900

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220

A Group of Four Food Choppers

American and Continental, fi rst half 19th century

Comprising of a fi rst rate Folk Art chopper with birds and fl ames, Continental, an

American chopper with a deep wave crest shaped steel blade, an American example

with tiger maple handle and steel blade, and a large American made mahogany

example mortised and tenoned handle with incurvate shaped sides

219

219

223

221 (comprising only the fi ve bowls in the center of the photo)

222220

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A Folk Art Maple Hand Saw Carved with the Head of An Eagle and a

Carved and Painted Bust of a Lady

The saw, possibly American, circa 1850. The bust, American, circa 1840

With highly stylized handle and large birds’ head forming the hold for the pushing/

stabilizing hand. With serrated blade

The fi gure of the lady with glass eyes and traces of polychrome paint.

Saw: H. 8 1/2 in., W. 7 3/4 in.

Bust: H. 8 9/16 in., D. 2 1/4 in. (with stand)

(2)

$1,000-2,000

Provenance: Allan Katz

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224

Eaton Fuller’s Horn Cup

Brimfi eld, MA, dated 1792

Rare American horn cup or salt with heart cutout handle. Inscribed “Eaton Fuller his

cup, Brimfi eld, Massachusetts, 1792.” with wooden bottom.

$800-1,200

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225

An Assorted Group of Fourteen Wooden Butter Pats

American, 19th century

Comprising of box mold with tulip decoration, a various carved pats; one with with

sheaf and “1776 - Centennial - 1876,” a fylfot, bird, tree, and others.

Box H. 3 1/8 in., L. 6 in., W. 4 7/8 in.

(14)

$800-1,200

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226

A Group of Three Miniature Ducks and Four Smaller Miniature

Decoys by Willie Ross

Together with an assorted group of carved decoys including a Canadian goose, a

regander and 5 assorted punch bowl ducks together with 2 map weights in the form

of miniature ducks.

(17)

$2,500-4,500

Provenance: Willie Ross, gift to Ruth Osgood in 1979, gift to her son Henry and his

Wife Barbara Libby. Henry Libby died May 1979- A copy of letter of provenance

accompanies this lot. Copley Fine Art Auctions, July 2009 Sporting Sale lots 162, 163,

164

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A Group of Ten Cast Iron Objects

Late 19th century/early 20th century

Including an architectural element; shooting gallery targets and doorstops.

The painted Indian a architectural element was manufactured by the William F.

Mangel (1866-1958) Company in Coney Island. It went on the frame of a carousel.

Circa 1910.

(10)

$500-1,000

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225

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Turned Maple Burl Covered Sugar Bowl

Circa 1780-1835

A very fi ne piece with a strongly defi ned cover with multiple decorative turnings.

The bowl has a turned fl ange detail inside the fl ared rim, which secures it to the bot-

tom bowl.

Retains original shellac.

H. 7 1/4 in., D. 6 1/4 in.

$2,500-3,500

Provenance: Marguerite Riordan

Joan and Larry Kindler

Literature: Powers, Steven, S. North American Burl Treen: Colonial & Native

American. Brooklyn, NY, 2005, p. 72.

Accompanied with note from DeVere Card dated 9/13/76 discussing the bowl.

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Six Implements With Figured Wooden Handles

19th century

Comprised of an ash burl handled draw knife, a tiger maple spoke plane, an ash

burl handled gouge, one is an ash burl handled knife- probably native American with

trade blade, one ash burl handled crooked knife with original sheath and a maple burl

hooked implement

L. 23 in. (largest) (6)

$1,200-1,800

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230

Turned Ash Burl Compote or Salver

Northeastern, circa fi rst half 19th century

Refi ned form turned in three parts: the base, the stem, and the bowl. The bowl is

wafer thin and has excellent fi gure.

This piece shows little evidence of use, which is expected, as it would not be a piece

for everyday use-more for holidays or entertaining.

As opposed to everyday bowls, typically items such as compotes or sugar bowls

were fi nished with shellac because they were brought to the table.

H. 4 1/2 in., W. 8 5/16 in.

$2,000-3,000

Literature: Powers, Steven, S. North American Burl Treen: Colonial & Native American.

Brooklyn, NY, 2005, p. 19.

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229

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A Group of Three Carved and Painted Totem Poles

Northwest Coast, early-mid 20th century

Of graduating size, three highly carved and painted totem poles.

(3)

h. 24 in. (tallest)

$1,000-2,000

232

Wrought Iron Knife in Embroidered Sheath

Northwest Coast, late 19th century

knife: L. 10 5/8 in.; sheath: l. 10 in.

$500-1,000

233

Red and Black Painted Raven Rattle

Probably British Columbian, 1910-1940

H. 4 in., W. 3 1/4 in., lL 12 in.

$2,000-4,000

234

A Northwest Coast Carved Seal Form Bowl

Tlingit, likely Sitka, AK, early 20th century

Grease bowls were made to contain edible oils used as an accompaniment to the

dried fi sh or meats that were served during feasts and potlatch celebrations on the

Northwest Coast. Smaller bowls of this kind were often personal property, used

by individuals or family groups on a daily basis, while the larger ones were used for

bigger gatherings as serving vessels, from which these oils were ladled into smaller

bowls.

$1,000-2,000

235

Pair of Plains Indian Beaded Moccasins

19th century

H. 4 in., W. 3 1/2 in., L. 10 1/4 in. each

$800-1,200

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236Plains Indian and White Striped Bandolier Bag

19th/early 20th century

L. 29 1/2 in.

$3,000-6,000

237Haida Raven Type Ceremonial Carved Wood Dance Rattle

Probably Northern North West Coast, late 19th century

The Haida are an Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Their national territories lie along the west coast of Canada and include parts of south east Alaska. Within Haida mythology, the raven is a central character, as he is for many of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, see Raven Tales. While frequently described as a “trickster”, Haidas believe Raven or Yelth or Hoya to be a complex reflection of one’s own self (center section of right arm replaced. Left arm original but reglued)H. 12 in.

$7,000-10,000

238Plains Courting Scene Ledger ArtPlains Indian, 1875-1900Ink and watercolorDepicting red horse and two figures H. 7 in., W. 12 in.

$1,500-2,500

Provenance: Cowan Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio March 25, 2011, lot 222

239Plains Indian Tobacco Bag with Blue Diamond Decoration Probably Sioux, late 19th centuryH. 36 1/2 in., W. 7 in.

$1,000-2,000

240A Northwest Coast Mountain Goat Horn Spoon with Etched Copper Decoration

Probably Tlingit, late 19th/early 20th century

$1,000-1,500

241Watercolor of Dancing Figures

Julian Martinez (Native American, 1879-1943)

Circa 1920’s-1930’s

Depicting a snake and reindeer Kachina dance

Signed lower right “Julian Martinez”

H. 9 1/4 in., W. 12 in.

$500-1,000

242Beaded Medicine Bag with Flags

Souix, circa 1920

H. 5 3/4 in., W. 4 1/4 in., L. 10 1/2 in.

$500-1,000

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240

242

244 (photo of one)

241

243Indian Suit with Feathers

Late Preservation Period

l. 30 7/8 inches

$800-1,200

244Two Haida Argillite Totem Poles

Haida, late 19th century

H. 18 1/2 in., H. 14 3/8 in.

$1,000-1,500

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245Culture Du Ghana Carved Wood Comb Depicting A Stylized Female Bust with Christian Missionary Cross Necklace

Coastal West Africa, probably Ghanaian, first-half, 20th century

$3,000-5,000

Property of a New York Gentleman

246Pomo Miniature Woven Basket

Circa 1910

3 x 2 in.

$200-400

Provenance: Part of the Guennol Collection of Alastair B. Martin

243

245

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248

Egyptian Polychrome Wood Figure

Ptah-Sokar-Osiris

Ptolomaic Period, 304-30 B.C.

The rectangular cavity in plinth with front once had

a cover.

With vertical column of hieroglyphs down the center

of the body.

$1,500-2,500

Literature: a comparable statuette of Ptah-Sokar-

Osiris, published in Mummies: Death and the Afterlife in

Ancient Egypt, Treasure from the British Museum.

247

Three Figural Antiquities

Cypriot Limestone Head, circa 3rd Century B.C.

(H. 4 in.)

Bust of a man, Greek, circa 4th Century B.C (H. 5 in.)

Pottery Figure of a draped lady (H. 7 3/4 in.)

(3)

$500-700

The Estate of Lucy Kennedy Miller

249

Assorted Group of Four Figures Including

Pre-Columbian Figures

Two pre-Columbian pottery fi gures of a women, one

with painted decoration

Together with a carved stone fi gure of kneeling man,

and a sculpted and incised terracotta head of a tribal

woman

H. 7 3/4, H. 4 3/4 in.

(4)

$400-800

The Estate of Lucy Kennedy Miller

250

Large Colima Pottery Warrior with Club in

Hands

circa 100 BC - 250 AD

H. 16 in.

$1,000-1,500

The Estate of Lucy Kennedy Miller

251

Polished Terracotta Cotta Warrior with

Small Club

West Coast Culture, Nayarit, Mexico

H. 14 1/2 in.

$800-1,200

252

No Lot

253

Silver Repousse Pair Case Pocket Watch

Winckler, Breslau, Germany. circa 1750.

The dial, champleve, the repousse back cover depicts

fi gure of Athena; silver dial with Roman numerals,

Arabic fi ve-minute divisions, gilt fi ligree hands; old

German manuscript in cradle of outside case has 1784

date.

diam. 35 mm

$1,500-2,000

254

Silver and Tortoise Shell Pair Case Pocket

Watch with Sun and Moon Dial

Quare, London. No. 1072, circa 1700

Outer tortoise shell case decorated with silver pin-

point and applied scrollwork design, centering on an

engraved sun and moon dial with Roman numerals

across the top crescent, Arabic fi ve-minute divisions,

single black hand.

diam. 55 mm

$5,000-7,000

247

248

249

250

251

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257

258

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254

255

255

Brass and Silver Triple Case Pocket Watch

T. Loor, Amsterdam, mid-18th century

Silver repousse middle case depicts multi-fi gural scene,

enamel arcaded dial features painted canal scene

diam. 65 mm

$1,200-1,500

256

Silver Pair Case Pocket Watch

Signed Gregg, London, circa 1720

Rare personalized dial with “Henry Hawkins” instead

of Roman numerals and Arabic fi ve-minute divisions,

old handwritten note in cradle of outer case about

Francis Gregg making this watch for Henry Hawkins.

diam. 56 mm

$2,500-3,500

257

Gilt Covered Pocket Watch with Foliate

Engraving and Scalloped Edge

Ralph Gout, London, 18th century

case no. 44947

Made for the Turkish market

diam. 55 mm

$1,200-1,500

258

Gilt Brass Drum-Shaped Pendant Watch

Appears to be German, with early case and later cus-

tom made (18th century style) movement

The elaborately pierced and engraved outer case fea-

tures apertures revealing the hours. Engraved 24-hour

dial with single hand, Roman numerals 1-12, Arabic

numerals 13-24. “2”s engraved as “Z”s.

diam. 57 mm

$2,000-3,000

Literature: See photo of similar example in Watches

(Clutton and Daniels).

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A Gilt Pocket Watch and A Silver Repousse Pair Case Pocket Watch

with Painted Dial

The gilt pocket watch: London, circa early 18th century

The silver pocket watch: Stoakes, London, no. 17451, circa 1779

Dutch style arcaded dial with painted deer hunting scene and gilt fi ligree hands,

repousse back cover depicting classical fi gures and setting

the fi rst: diam. 60 mm, the second: diam 48 mm

(2)

$2,000-3,000

260

Silver Pocket Watch with See-Through Face

Armand Schwob & Freres, Swiss, circa 1890

Hammered crescent frames with cartouche motifs featuring a see-through face with

Arabic numerals. Back signed A.S. & F / Mysterieuse / Brevete, S.G.D.G.

diam. 53 mm

$2,500-3,000

261

Two Silver Repousse Pair Case Pocket Watches

The fi rst: London, circa 1750, made for the Dutch market

Enamel Dutch style arcaded dial with gilt fi ligree hands, repousse design on back

cover depicts fi gures in a landscape.

The second: George Graham, London, no. 5945, second half 18th century

Engraved frame surrounding enamel dial with Roman numerals, Arabic minutes, gilt

beetle and poker hands; repousse outer back cover depicting multiple fi gures dining.

the fi rst: diam. 54 mm; the second: dial diam. 43 mm

(2)

$1,200-1,800

262

Silver and Faux Tortoise Enamel Triple Case Pocket Watch with

Concealed Enamel Portrait

Dufour, London, no. 116, early 18th century

Case, enamel dial, gilt hands date later than movement; balance bridge decorated

with open scrollwork and 1/2” painted enamel portrait of a lady.

diam. 46 mm

$2,000-4,000

259

260

261

262

263

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266

267

264

268

263

Gold-Tone Repousse Pair Case Pocket Watch

Willamson, London; hallmarked 1737

Dial and case style suggest third quarter 18th century

manufacture.

Enamel Dutch style arcaded dial with Roman numbers,

Arabic fi ve-minute divisions, gilt beetle and poker hands.

diam. 47 mm

$2,500-3,500

264

Gilt and Underpainted Horn Pair Case Pocket

Watch

L. Kirby, English, mid - 18th century

Outer case with gilt pinpoint decoration on edge, under-

painted horn depicting fern motifs and fi gure of a standing

lady.

diam. 50 mm

$800-1,200

265

Gold Tone Engraved Pocket Watch

Signed “Abm. Vacheron Girod, A Geneve, N. 40121.”

Circa 1820-30

Case decorated with engine-turned and foliate engraving.

Silver tone engraved dial with Roman numerals and sec-

ond hand dial, later hands. Signature is from the succes-

sion of names used by Vacheron & Constantin

diam. 45 mm

$1,200-1,800

266

Two Pocket Watches

Silver Gilt Pocket Watch with Three Dials

Mercier, French, movement circa 1820, case circa 1860-

1880

front signed “A. Paris” and “Mercier”

interior of engraved case stamped “PM”, assumed to be

for Paul Mercier

together with

Gilt and White Enamel Pocket Watch with Painted Scene

Circa 1800

White enamel dial with Arabic numerals and central

painted gilt scene of columns and plants in the French

style. (back of watch is missing)

diam. 60 mm

(2)

$1,200-1,800

267

Two Pocket Watches (one shown)

The fi rst, silver, Gilt and Blue Enamel Pocket Watch

with Openwork Dial

Circa 1800

Marked “MAC”, “77”, and “I” on inside of case

Silver 12-sided case with engraved palmette motifs,

framing blue enamel and engraved silver gilt dial cen-

tering on a gilt skeleton-cut scroll medallion.

diam. 62 mm

The second:

Silver Pair Case Pocket Watch, Signed Payne, London.

No. 3151. Mid - 18th century

Engraved silver dial with Roman numerals and Arabic

fi ve-minute divisions, centering on scroll and banner

motifs, signed Payne, London. diam. 47 mm,

diam. 37 mm

(2)

$1,500-2,500

268

Two Engraved Silver Pocket Watches

The fi rst a silver and Engraved Brass Pair Case Pocket

Watch

Signed Nicolas Nicod, early 18th century

Engraved silver dial has fl eur-de-lis motifs, centering

on a repousse scene of two classical fi gures holding a

crown over a “G” and the maker’s name, with Roman

numerals and Arabic fi ve-minute divisions.

The second:

a silver Quadruple Case Pocket Watch with Inner

Tortoise Shell Case, Signed Edward Prior, London. No.

61728. Circa 1820

The outer travel case is richly engraved with foliate

scrollwork, the inner silver and tortoise shell case is

decorated with pinpoint, engraved, and hammered

design; white enamel dial with Turkish numerals.

diam. 45 mm, diam 70 mm

(2)

$2,500-3,000

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Property of a New York Family

269

Pair of Limestone Ribbed Urns with Bases

American, 19th/early 20th Century

See Kenoauctions.com for illustration

(2)

$1,500-3,000

Property of a New York Lady

270

A Queen Anne Maple Candle Stand and A George III Mahogany Pole-

Screen

The Stand, New England, late 18th Century

The Pole-Screen, in Hepplewhite Taste, second half 19th Century

(2)

$200-400

Property of a Lady

271

Tramp Art Tall Case-Clock

American, 19th century

With painted wooden dial and wooden works

H. 78 1/4 in.

$1,000-1,500

Property of a New York Lady

272

George III Silver Table on Casters with Marlborough Legs

Together with a carved Victorian Sewing Stool.

See Kenoauctions.com for illustration of stool

H. 28 in.; W. 32 in.; D. 22 in

(2)

$300-600

270

271

272 (stool not pictured)

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Property of a New York Family

273

Two Copper Kettles with Wrought Iron Handles

19th Century

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(2)

$800-1,200

274

An Assorted Group of Tin Types, Daguereotypes and Photographs

American, 19th Century

$200-400

275

Charles Dickens (English, 1812-1870)

(English, 1812-1870)

LITTLE DORRIT

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$200-400

276

Bronze Libertas Americana Medal

April1783, conceived by Benjamin Franklin

One side depicting a bust of Liberty, with the date “6 JUIL. 1776” at bottom,

and “LIBERTAS AMERICANA” along top. The neck of the bust has the signature

“DUPRE”

274

276 276

278

The other side depicts the infant Hercules, representing America, strangling two

snakes, representative of the British armies of Saratoga and Yorktown. At Hercules’

left is Minerva, who’s fl eurs-de-lis on her shield and spear indicates that she is rep-

resentative of France, attacking a lion representing Britain. This side reads “NON

SINE DIIS ANIMOSUS INFANS” at the top dated “1719 Oct. 1777 / 1781”. These

dates reference victories at Saratoga and Yorktown. It is also signed “DUPRE F”, for

Augustine Dupré, who engraved the dies.

D. 1 7/8 in.

$2,000-4,000

277

Classical Circular Convex Mirror

diam. 27 1/2 in.

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$200-400

Provenance: Collected mid-century by a Wilmington, Delaware physician

Property of a Florida Estate

278

Colonial Revival Chippendale Block-Front Lowboy with Carved Shells

H. 30 in.; L. 34 in.; D. 21 1/4 in.

$400-800

End of Sale

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Index

Adams, Lemuel 107

Bellamy, John Haley 66

Berthelsen, Johann 53

Brown, John George 36

Brown, William Mason 8

Cahoon, Ralph Eugene Jr 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 99A

Coleman, Glenn O. 49

Daugherty, Paul 37

Deacon John Moore 75

Doughty, Thomas 14

DuMond, Frank Vincent 28

Eichholtz, Jacob 12

Frere, Charles Edouard 4

Gatto, Victor Joseph 50

Haberle, John 27

Hall, George Henry 11, 25

Harpignies, Henri Joseph 3

Hassam, Frederick Childe 24, 32

Kneller, Sir Godfrey 5

Koch, Martin 55

Kuehne, Max 45, 47

Le Gout-Gerard, Fernand 1

MacRae, Elmer Livingston 29, 30

McCrea, Samuel Harkness 31, 34

McIntire, Samuel 90, 93

Menasco, Milton Talbot 39, 40, 41, 42

Miller, William Rickerby 9

Moore, Deacon John 81

Ochtman, Leonard 35

Palmer, Walter Launt 26, 33

Parton, Arthur 21

Pearce, Bryan 54

Penniman, John 110

Potel, Victor 71

Prentice, Levi Wells 13

Prior-Hamblin 175, 182

Richards,William Trost 16

Robinson, C.N. 117

Rockwell, Norman 38

Rodin, Auguste 7

Ronner, Henriette 2

Schimmel, Wilhelm 67

Schwartz, Stephan 23

Sewell, Amanda Brewster 18

Seymour, Thomas 80, 110

Shearer, C.H. 19

Short, Joseph 115, 116

Sloane, Eric 43

Sonntag,William Lewis, Jr. 15

Spencer, John Clinton 22

Tobey, Mark 51, 52

Tyler, James Gale 20

Willard, Aaron 112

Wyeth, Andrew Newell 48

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Bidding Increments The auctioneer will commence the bidding at any level and in increments con-sidered appropriate. Bids will be sought in increments selected by the auction-eer who will have the absolute discretion to select any increments for any lot (and the discretion to vary the increments in the course of the bidding for any lot). However, generally speaking, the increments will depend upon the low estimate for the lot. Thus for example, for lots having a low estimate below $1,000, bids will be sought at increments of $50. The normal pattern for bid-ding increments will be as follows:

Low Estimate Increments< 999 $50s$1,000 – 1,999 $100s$2,000 – 4,999 $250s$5,000 – 9,999 $500s$10,000 – 29,999 $1,000s$30,000 – 49,999 $2,500s$50,000 – 99,999 $5,000s> $100,000 at auctioneer’s discretion

These increments may vary during the course of the auction at the discretion of the auctioneer.

Estimates Pre-sale estimates are provided to encourage competitive bidding. These esti-mates may not be relied upon as any predictions of the selling price and may not be considered to be any opinion or representation regarding the value of the property. Keno Auctions shall not be responsible or liable for any differ-ence between a pre-sale estimate and the actual selling price for any lot.

Reserves Unless otherwise indicated, all lots are offered subject to a reserve, which is a confi dential minimum price set by the seller below which the lot will be not be sold. The reserve will not exceed a given low pre-sale estimate at the time of the auction. Regardless of whether there is a reserve, the auctioneer may reject any bid and withdraw any lot for any reason. In order comply with the seller’s reserve on any lot, the auctioneer may open bidding by placing a bid on behalf of the seller. The auctioneer may bid further on behalf of the seller (i.e. a bid from the book held by the auctioneer) up to the amount of the reserve by placing consecutive bids or by placing bids in response to other bidders. If a lot is not sold, the auctioneer will announce that fact (normally by stating that the lot has been unsold or passed).

Property of Keno Auctions / Guarantees Should Keno Auctions own any lot in whole or in part or have a fi nancial inter-est in any lot equivalent to an ownership interest, the catalogue will clearly iden-tify any such property as the Property of Keno Auctions. From time to time, a lot may be offered for which a guaranteed minimum price or an advance secured by the consigned property has been given to the seller. Such property will be identifi ed in the catalogue with the symbol * next to the lot number.

AFTER THE SALE

Successful BidsKeno Auctions is not able to notify successful absentee bidders. While invoices are sent out by mail after the auction we do not accept responsibility for notifying you of the result of your bid. Buyers are requested to contact us by telephone or in person as soon as possible after the sale to obtain details of the outcome of their bids to avoid incurring unnecessary handling charges.

Buyer’s Premium A buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price of each lot and is pay-able as part of the total purchase price (comprising the hammer price, buyer’s premium and any applicable taxes). The buyer’s premium is 24% of the hammer price.

Sales TaxUnless exempted by applicable law, all purchases are subject to the 8.375% sales tax of the City and State of New York. Any buyer claiming exemption from sales tax must have the appropriate documentation on fi le with Keno Auctions prior to the release of the property.

Conditions of SaleParticipation in this auction is subject to and governed by the following contrac-tual terms. Each prospective buyer is deemed to have reviewed, understood and accepted these conditions of sale and participation in the auction in any manner (in person, by telephone, by written bid or on-line) will constitute an acceptance of these conditions of sale by the participant.

BEFORE THE SALECondition Every item offered for sale will be sold subject to the actual condition of the property at the time of the sale (generally referred to as as is). Prospective buyers are permitted and strongly encouraged to thoroughly examine any prop-erty before the auction with the understanding that there is no representation or warranty of any kind concerning the condition or any of the physical aspects of any items offered for sale. Catalogue descriptions or verbal statements are offered as opinion and shall not constitute a representation or warranty or assumption of liability of any nature whatsoever.

Registration before Bidding Prospective buyers who wish to bid in the saleroom can register online in advance of the sale, or can come to the saleroom approximately 30 minutes before the start of the sale to register in person. A prospective buyer must complete and sign a registration form and provide identifi cation (possibly includ-ing a check acceptance form) before bidding.

Absentee Bidding Reasonable efforts will be used to carry out written bids delivered to us before the sale for the convenience of prospective purchasers who are not present at the auction in person, by an agent or by telephone. If written bids for identi-cal amounts are submitted for the same lot and are the highest bids on this lot at the auction, the property will be sold to the person whose written bid was received and accepted fi rst. Execution of written bids is a free service under-taken subject to other commitments at the time of the sale and there shall be no liability for failing to execute any written bid or for errors and omissions in connection with any written bid.

Telephone Bidding Telephone bids will be accepted on lots with a low estimate of more than $2,500, no later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the commencement of the sale and only if capacity allows. Arrangements to bid in languages other than English must be made well in advance of the sale. We will use reasonable efforts to contact prospective purchasers to enable them to participate in the bidding by telephone as a free service, however there will be no liability for any failure or for any errors or omissions in connection with telephone bidding.

Online BiddingPlease register for online bidding at Artfact.com. Reasonable efforts will be exerted to place on-line bids in the saleroom. However there will be no liabil-ity for any failure or error in the placement of such bids.

AT THE SALE

Terms of Bidding The auctioneer has the absolute and sole discretion to refuse any bid and to advance the bidding in any manner. The auctioneer also has the right to with-draw any lot, and in the case of error and dispute (whether during or after the sale) to determine the successful bidder, to continue the bidding, to cancel the sale or to reoffer and resell the property. The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer will be the purchaser. In the case of a tie bid, the winning bid-der will be determined at the sole discretion of the auctioneer. In the event of a dispute between bidders, the auctioneer has fi nal discretion to determine the successful bidder or to reoffer the lot in dispute. If any dispute arises after the sale, the sale record of the auctioneer is conclusive.

Participation in the auction may be disallowed for any reason. A bid is an offer to purchase and by making a successful bid, a bidder is accepting personal liabil-ity to pay the purchase price, plus the buyer’s premium, all applicable taxes and all other applicable charges.

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In the event that the property is removed from the auction premises by Keno Auctions, the buyer will be charged for 120% of the actual packing and shipping cost incurred in transporting the property and a daily storage charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of the property (commencing on the day following the completion of the auction). At the option of Keno Auctions the property may be transferred to and stored at a bonded warehouse and the buyer agrees to pay all the transfer and storage expenses and accepts all risks of loss or damage. Keno Auctions will only release the items after payment in full has been made of transportation, administration, handling, insurance any other costs incurred, together with all other amounts due to us.

Warranty Except as specifi cally described in this particular condition, Keno Auctions makes no representation or warranty of any kind as to the accuracy of any description of any lot and any information regarding any subject including quality, authentic-ity, medium, size, date, importance, rarity, provenance or historical relevance. Any statements made in the catalogue or at the sale or in any invoice or in any other writing shall not be deemed or constitute any warranty, representation, statement of fact or assumption of liability. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Keno Auctions will warrant the accuracy of any statement or information set forth in BOLD type in the catalogue description of the lot, unless clearly and conspicuously modifi ed prior to the bidding on the applicable lot. This warranty regarding the information in bold type shall exist for a period of fi ve (5) years from the date of the auction and is given solely to and strictly for the benefi t of the original purchaser of record at the auction. It may not be transferred to any third party. Furthermore, the exclusive remedy of the original buyer in the event of any inaccuracy not otherwise excluded herein shall be a refund of the hammer price and buyer’s premium actually paid by the buyer for the lot at the time of the sale. Keno Auctions and its consignor shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages incurred or claimed under this warranty.

The warranty does not apply if: (i) a written claim supported by a written report by a recognized expert in the applicable fi eld is not delivered by the original buyer to Keno Auctions before the expiration of fi ve (5) years from the date of the sale; or (ii) the catalogue description was consistent with the opinion(s) of generally accepted scholar(s) and/or expert(s) at the date of the sale; or (iii) the only method of establishing any inaccuracy in the warranted informa-tion is by means or processes not generally available or accepted at the time of the auction sale or by means and processes at the time of the auction sale that could have caused damage to the lot or could have caused loss of value to the lot; or (iv) there has been no material loss in value of the lot from its value had it been in accordance with its description in the Bold type; or (v) the property is not returned to Keno Auctions in the same condition as on the date of the auction sale.

Governing Law These Conditions of Sale and the rights and obligations of all participants here-under, shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. The buyer and any agent for the buyer shall be deemed to have consented to the jurisdiction of the state courts of, and the federal courts sitting in, the State of New York.

Notice: Regarding jewelry, all weights and dimensions are approximate only. It is strongly recommended that you bring your own expert to examine any prop-erty prior to the auction. Regarding colored stones: Historically colored stones have been enhanced or treated to improve their appearance. It is widely believed that these treatments are permanent; buyers should assume that treatments may not be permanent and stones may require additional care over time. These treatments have been accepted by the jewelry trade. Keno Auctions, its employees, or representatives make no opinions or warran-ties regarding these enhancements/ treatments. All Jewelry is sold as is with no representations of enhancements, treatments or assumption of liability is assumed. This includes all weights, measurements, carats and clarity.

PaymentBuyers are expected to pay the full amount due (comprising the hammer price, the buyer’s premium and any applicable taxes) the day of the auction. Please note that Keno Auctions will not accept payments for purchased lots from any party other than the registered buyer.

Lots purchased may be paid for in the following ways:

(i) bank checks (ii) checks (iii) cash (up to $7,500)(iv) money orders (up to $7,500)(v) travelers checks (up to $7,500)(vi) Pay Pal (up to $10,000)

Bank checks and personal checks should be made payable to Keno Auctions. Checks must be drawn on a US bank and payable in US dollars. In order to process your payment effi ciently, please quote sale number, invoice number and client number with all transactions. Buyers not known to us who wish to write a check must complete a bidder registration form and check acceptance form no later than two business days preceding the auction.

Remedies for Non Payment If a buyer fails to make payment in full in good cleared funds, Keno Auctions shall be entitled in its absolute discretion to exercise anyone or more of the fol-lowing rights or remedies (in addition to asserting any other rights or remedies available by law):

(i) to charge interest at a rate of 1.5% per month;(ii) to charge $50 for any dishonored check; (iii) to hold the defaulting buyer liable for the total amount due and to com-mence legal proceedings for its recovery together with interest, legal fees and costs to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law; (iv) to cancel the sale; (v) to resell the property publicly or privately on any terms; (vi) to pay the seller an amount up to the net proceeds payable in respect of the amount bid by the defaulting buyer; (vii) where several amount are owed by the buyer in respect of different pur-chases, to apply any amount paid to discharge any amount owed in respect of any particular transaction, whether or not the buyer so directs; (viii) to reject at any future auction any bids made by or on behalf of the buyer or to obtain a deposit from the buyer before accepting any bids; (ix) to exercise all the rights and remedies of a person holding security over any property in our possession owned by the buyer, whether by way of pledge, security interest or in any other way, to the fullest extent permitted by the law of the place where such property is located and in this regard the buyer will be deemed to have granted such security to Keno Auctions which may retain such property as collateral security for such buyer’s obligations; (x) to take such other action as may be deemed necessary or appropriate. If the property is resold as described above, the defaulting buyer shall be liable for payment of any defi ciency between the total amount originally due and the price obtained upon resale as well as all costs, expenses, damages, legal fees and commissions and premiums of whatever kind associated with both sales or oth-erwise arising from the default. If any amount is paid to the seller as described above, the buyer acknowledges that Keno Auctions shall have all the rights of the seller, however arising, to pursue the buyer for such amount.

Collection of PurchasesWe shall be entitled to retain items sold until all amounts due to us have been received in full in good cleared funds or until the buyer has satisfi ed such other terms as we, in our sole discretion, shall require.

Packing, Handling, and ShippingThe removal of purchased property is entirely the responsibility of the buyer. Accordingly, packing, handling and shipping arrangements for any purchased lot is at the entire risk and cost of the buyer. Where we may suggest other handlers, packers or carriers if so requested, we do not accept responsibility or liability for their acts or omissions.

Failure to Collect Purchases Where purchases are not collected from the auction premises, whether or not payment has been made, Keno Auctions will remove and store such property in any manner and by any means that it deems appropriate. Keno Auctions will not be responsible or liable for any damage caused as a direct or indirect result of the removal and storage of such property.

Photo Credit

Lots 106, 119, 120 and 151

Lifestyle images are courtesy the Summer 2006 issue of Antiques & Fine Art Magazine

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INVITATION TO CONSIGN

We are currently accepting property for Keno Auctions Spring 2012 Sale

Property Accepted Through April 2012

Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910), FIVE BOYS AT THE SHORE, GLOUCESTER, 1880 Sold for $414,800 January 18, 2011

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