MASSACHUSETTS CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY SERPENTINE FRONT FOUR-DRAWER CHEST
Mass. circa 1760-80.

Original bale brasses.
Nice warm patina and beautiful proportions.
Standing on ogee bracket feet.

Height: 29" x Width: 37" x Depth: 21"

RARE QUEEN ANNE CARVED MAPLE
SLANT-LID DESK
Probably Connecticut, late 18th century.

With a triple-fan carved valance, multi-drawer interior, centering a wooden clock-work mechanism, which activates a serpent with pointed tongue, to guard against unauthorized entry.

Height: 41-1/2" x Width: 34" x Depth: 18"

Provenance: Garbisch Collection, Sotheby's Parke Bennett, Inc. May 1980, lot 687.

NEW ENGLAND CHIPPENDALE
FLAT-TOP HIGH BOY
Circa 1760-70.

The upper case with five graduating drawers, the lower case with a single drawer over three drawers, featuring a center scooped drawer.

Standing on cabriole legs and ending in ball and claw feet. Old, possibly original finish.

AN IMPORTANT CHIPPENDALE CARVED CHERRYWOOD CHEST-OF-DRAWERS
Stamped "A.D.Allen"
Windham, Connecticut, 1790-1800

34½"H x 40½ "W x 21"D

A HIGHLY IMPORTANT AMERICAN CHIPPENDALE CARVED  MAPLE AND TIGER MAPLE CHEST
Mid-to-late 18th century
Attributed to John Cogswell, (w. 1769-1789)
Salem or Boston, Massachusetts.

35” H x 41½” W x 22½” D.

CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY SLANT-TOP DESK
Goddard-Townsend school,
Newport, Rhode Island, circa 1760-1780.

The ogee bracket feet of typical Newport formation with the straight inner edge but slightly broad for the case proportion. The interior with a  row of  drawers below pigeon holes, and a typical Rhode Island shell in the center door.

FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD
Massachussetts, circa 1800.
The crossbanded rectangular top with projecting center section of a long drawer, two short drawers and bottle drawers and hinged doors on square tapering legs.

 RED PAINTED CHEST OF DRAWERS
Connecticut, circa 1760-80.
Molded top, four graduating drawers,
standing on bracket feet.

H: 39-1/2"    W: 38"    D: 18-1/2"

YELLOW PAINTED PINE HANGING CUPBOARD
Mid-19th century, New England.
With three interior shelves. The door with two-panel glass.
Original paint.

34 1/2"H x 21 1/2"W x 9 3/4"D

SET OF FIVE MAHOGANY CHIPPENDALE CHAIRS
New York, circa 1775-1800
 Two arm-chairs, three side chairs
Pierced and carved back splat, the crest rail with carved scrolled ears. The front seat rail with gadrooning below the rail.
Front claw-and-ball feet, squared back feet.

CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR
w/slip seat
Attributed to George Bright, Boston circa 1770-75

With pierced vase-shaped splat, block-and-turned side stretchers, front legs terminating on ball and claw feet.
Condition: repair to splat –detailed conservation treatment report available.

PAIR OF FAN-BACK WINDSOR SIDE CHAIRS
Rhode Island, circa 1785-95.

Seat Height: 17 ½"
38 ¾" H at crest, 20 ¾"W x 16 ¼"D

Literature: American Windsor Chairs by Nancy Goyne Evans, page 250-251, fig. 6-19.

HIGH-BACK WINDSOR ARMCHAIR
Rhode Island, 1785-1800
The high fan-style back with peaked ends on the crest rail. Knuckle-type arm terminals.
Painted in mustard color.
Ex I.M. Wiese Collection.

Illustrated in American Windsor Chairs by Evans,
page 265, fig. 6-50
Wood: pine

H: 42-5/8” , (seat) 17-7/8” , W: crest 28”, arms 23-5/8”, seat 21”, D: (seat) 15-1/4”

 COASTAL NEW ENGLAND PAINTED
SIDE CHAIR
Circa 1730-1750.

With yoked crest; simple splat typical of New England craftsmen. Shaped front rail raised on baluster and block turned legs, on frontal Spanish feet.
Paint of a later date.

41 ½"H x 20"W x 17 ½"D;  Seat 18"H

WINDSOR CONTINUOUS ARM CHAIR
Stamped under seat "S. TRACY"
Connecticut circa 1820-40
Original surface.

RED-PAINTED TURNED SLAT-BACK
ARM CHAIR
Rhode Island, early 18th century

With four reverse-graduated slats. Ball finials topping turned stiles, on shaped arms ending in mushroom handholds.
Height: 47-1/4”  Seat Ht: 17-1/2”

FEDERAL CHERRY CASED TALL CLOCK
Eight-day Weight Powered, Time and Strike Brass Movement Massachusetts, Circa, 1800

The elaborately inlaid cherry case features cyma curve line inlay on the frieze above the arched and glazed hood door flanked by brass stop fluted, free-standing columns, barber pole inlay frames a rectangular waist door with cut corners, book- end, banded, fan, and line inlays with central paterae flanked by brass stop fluted quarter columns, and the base with banding, alternating dark and light, fans and central paterae inlays on an ogee bracket foot base.

Painted iron dial with floral spandrels, Roman numerals, recessed date dial, second's dial and moon's age in the arch mounted to an eight-day brass movement with rack and snail hourly strike and recoil escapement powered by two weights and regulated by a pendulum.

91" H x 20" W x 9 ¾"D

MAHOGANY ROXBURY TALL CASE CLOCK BY AARON WILLARD
Massachussetts, circa 1800.

An attractive mahogany tall case clock by Aaron Willard, Boston, circa 1800. This classic example of a formal Roxbury case features brass stop fluted columns and ogee bracket feet, retains its original label with set-up instructions, period weights, pendulum, winding key and finials.

The painted iron dial with birds and floral spandrels, Roman numerals, recessed date dial, second's dial. The dial is signed below the calendar, "Aaron Willard, BOSTON". Eight-day brass movement with rack and snail hourly strike and recoil escapement powered by two weights and regulated by a pendulum.

CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY WALL MIRROR
with carved and gilded Phoenix in crest.
American, c. 1750-80

COURTING MIRROR
Danish, late 18th century.
Reverse painted on glass.

SHAVING MIRROR
New England, 19th century.

PAINT DECORATED DRESSING TABLE
New England, c. 1820-30
With original surface and original bold brass knobs; the vivid blue-green sponging on to contrasts vividly with the yellow ground, detailed metal leaf stenciling.

37”H x 32”W x  15-1/2”D

DIMINUTIVE CHIPPENDALE CARVED MAHOGANY DROP-LEAF TABLE
Newport, Rhode Island, circa 1760-80.

Height: 27" x 35-1/2" D; Width: 10-1/2" closed.

MAHOGANY TILT TOP TABLE
Massachussetts, circa 1790-1810.

With beautifully carved elongated ball and claw rats feet, spiral urn pedestal.

52 ¼"H in upright position, 27 ½"H open
Table top 33" x 32 ¼"

FEDERAL CARVED MAHOGANY AND MAHOGANY VENEER WORK TABLE
Massachusetts, c. 1810-15
The octagonal top on conforming case of drawer and bag drawer, on ring-turned, reeded, tapering legs.

29 ¼”H x 19”W x 14 ¾”D
Provenance: A pencil inscription on a drawer side reads in part, “Mary K. Stacy, Essex, Feb 14, 1914, her table.”

HEPPLEWHITE MAHOGANY DROP-LEAF
DINING TABLE.
The rectangular top with hinged leaves above a scalloped frieze, raised on square molded legs.

Dimensions: 28-1/2”H x 48”W x 18”D
Open: 48” x 49”

QUEEN ANNE CARVED MAHOGANY 
TILT-TOP TEA TABLE

Rhode Island, circa 1750

PAINTING BY GEORGE NOYES
Canadian (1864-1954)
Lived/Active: Massachussetts

"Dunes in Provincetown, Mass."
Signed lower right.
Oil on Canvas

33-1/2" x 29-1/2" framed

PAINTING BY WILSON H. IRVINE
(1869-1929)

“Autumn in Lyme”

Oil on Canvas. Signed lower right.
27” x 30” / 40”x 36 ½” framed

FULL LENGTH PORTRAIT
Possibly by Milton W. Hopkins
(New York 1789-1844)

Full length portrait of a boy wearing a white dress and red shoes. The boy standing by a table, with his right hand taking a piece of candy from a basket, his left hand holding a candy cane.
Oil on canvas, laid down on board.
25" x 30";
 28-3/4”W x 33-1/2” framed.

PORTRAIT OF YOUNG BOY
Hudson Valley, ca. 1830-40
Beautifully executed in white dress and with bright blue eyes and blond curls.
Oil on canvas. Unsigned.

22-1/2" x 26-1/2" incl. frame.

PORTRAIT OF TWO CHILDREN
American, circa 1840-60

The young girl dressed in red, holding a flower, and standing next to a younger boy, who is seated in a chair and holding a whip.

Oil on Canvas
23” x 27”  -  28 ½” x 32 ½” framed

JOHN JOSEPH ENNEKING
(Ohio, 1841-1916)
Lived and active in Mass. and Maine.

"Silver Vase with Nasturtiums and Mums"

Oil on canvas, signed  and dated ‘77 lower right
24” by 32”

Provenance:
Mrs. Vose's Private Collection / Vose Galleries, Boston, Mass./
Rhode Island Collection

SAMUEL S. CARR
(English, 1837 – 1908)

“Girl with Dog in Goldenrod Field,” ca. 1890

Signed lower left
Oil on Canvas
26 ¼” x 30” framed

FRANK RUSSELL GREEN
American (1856-1940)
"Young Woman in Interior"

Signed and dated 1890, lower right.
Oil on Canvas, 20" x 14"

PAIR OF SCHOOLGIRL WATERCOLORS

Each identified and signed by the artist;

"View of Christ's Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts"
signed at dated Sabrina Harmon, October 18th, 1828;

"Green Hill"
signed Sarah D. Harmon

WILLIAM TROST RICHARDS
(American, 1833-1905)
“Rockaway Beach”

Signed and dated 1894, lower right
19-1/2” x 32”

ANTONIO GASPARO  JACOBSEN
(American,1850-1921)
Depicting the steamship "Castilian Prince"
Signed and dated 1893, lower right.
The Castilian Prince was built in Newcastle, England in 1893,
and owned by J. Knott.

Oil on Canvas, 22" x 36"

MARINE PAINTING
Attributed to Charles Gregory
(English, 1810-1896)

Yachts Racing off Isle of Wight

Oil on Canvas
24 ½” x 18 ½” framed

JAMES GALE TYLER
(American, 1855-1931)
“Ships at Sea”
Signed James G. Tyler and dated indistinctly 190... (lr)
Oil on canvas
11 ½” x 23 ½”

WARREN W. SHEPPARD
(1858-1937)
"Fort Dumpling, Jamestown, Rhode Island"
Oil on Canvas.
Signed lower left.
24" x 18"

PAIR OF MARINE PAINTINGS BY
GEORGE MEARS (English, 1865-1910)

One depicting the MG Melcher, flying the Danish ensign, with the Norwegian flag on forward masthead.

The other depicting an un-named vessel, flying the red ensign, with the American flag on forward masthead.

Oil on Canvas. Each signed lower right.

12” x 16” without frame
22-1/4” x 18-1/4” framed

REYNOLDS BEAL
American (1866-1951)

"At The Starting Line"

Charcoal on paper

"Off the Coast of Denmark"

19th century coastal scene. Identified lower right.

Oil on canvas.

ENGLISH SAILORS WOOLWORK
Circa 1860-1880
Depicting a fully rigged British 3-masted schooner, flying the red ensign and banner. Sailing in calm seas with only little wake from the bow.

ENGLISH SAILOR'S WOOLWORK
Circa 1860-1880
Depicting the HMS Collingwood in full sail
(an 80 gun battleship commissioned in 1841)

15-1/2" x 17-1/2"

ENGLISH SAILOR'S WOOLWORK
Circa early1880's
Depicting the insignia for the
Norfolk infantry regiment created in 1881.

19" x 20"

MAHOGANY MARINE BAROMETER BY CHARLES HOBRON , New London, Connecticut
Mid-19th Century.

With brass gimbaled mount, bone scales, the barometer scale with maker’s name and place, vernier adjustment and thermometer.
Height: 39-1/2”

GRAIN PAINTED DOME-TOP BOX
Medium size, original paint.

18 ¾"L x 10"D x 9 ¼"H

GRAIN PAINTED DOME-TOP BOX
Large in size, original paint.
Hinges replaced.

27 ½"L x 15"D x 12 ¾"H

 NEW ENGLAND PIPE BOX
With original red wash.
Early 19th century.

20 ¾"H x 5 ¼"W x 4 ½"D.

NANTUCKET EGG-BASKET
Signed "Nantucket" and dated 1882.
Maker unknown.
Excellent condition..

PAIR OF FEDERAL BELL METAL ANDIRONS
American, circa 1790
With double urn tops on tapering posts and molded plinths and spurred cabriole legs ending in claw and ball feet.

LIVERPOOL CREAMWARE PITCHER
Dated 1791

A massive Liverpool creamware handled pitcher transfer printed in black, with neoclassical scenes of the gods Apollo - surrounded by the twelve signs of the zodiac - and his twin sister the goddess Artemis, each in their chariots. Inscribed with the monogram "WBM" and "Temple Shanboe 1791"

Height: 15" 

RARE QUILT MADE OF TOBACCO SILKS
 (American, Early 20th C.)
Silks From The American Tobacco Company
Beautifully stitched tobacco quilt, made from silk patches from the American Tobacco Company, founded by James Buchanan Duke.

The small 1” x 3” collectible tobacco silks were found in cigarette packages, while 3” x 5” silks were premiums earned with coupons.  These silks were made from an assortment of materials: silk satin, a combination of silk and cotton, cotton sateen, or simple woven cotton.  They were embellished with polychrome prints and the tobacco company name.  The prints were often part of a series such as flags, Native American chiefs, military leaders, popular entertainers, animals, butterflies, and pin-up beach girls from named resort locations. (This quilt includes several silk patches of the brunette from Nantucket among bathing beauties.) 
 
Condition: Excellent condition, colors of prints vivid and well preserved. Framed in plexiglas.

51 1/2" W x 72 1/2" H x 1 1/4" D

HOOKED RUG
Two birds on a tree, with a wavy border.

Late 19th century.

HOOKED RUG
Two swans surrounded by flowers.

Late 19th century.

TULIP/HEART BANNER WEATHERVANE
Lancaster County, Pennsykvania.
From the Congregational Church in Lancaster built in 1734. Probably the earliest known Lancaster vane.
Spectacular weathered surface.

RARE BUCK WEATHERVANE
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, circa 1870-80
With white and green paint

PAIR OF CARVED AND GILT WOOD
EAGLE WALL BRACKETS
Chippendale period, circa 1760-80

PAIR OF CARVED AND GILT WOOD
EAGLE WALL BRACKETS
Chippendale period, circa 1750-70

FISHMONGER'S SIGN
American circa 1860
Carved pine and wrought iron, the surface retaining vestiges of the original gesso and gold leaf surface, including hangers.

40" long x 14" high

CARVED AND PAINTED GIRAFFE
C. 1900-1910

Wood carved and painted giraffe with thread
and wire braided tail.
A wonderful folk art carving.
Approx. 15" tall.

PARTIAL SHIP'S STERN BOARD
American, early 19th century.
Carved and polychrome decorated with a cannon and unfurled flag.
48" long

MONKEY-ON-A-STICK TOY
The acrobatic monkey with blue-painted
split tail uniform and red cap.
19th century

BURL BOWL
19TH Century

Ht. 5" Max. x 17 1/2"W

A FINE 18TH CENTURY MASSIVE GILDED CARVED WOOD EAGLE
Southern European, probably Italian.
The eagle stands with wings outstretched and head turned downward; it was meant to be raised above the viewers. Based on the method of carving, it was probably a lectern. It features a strong and rather robust body and feet resting on a rock.
From wing to wing: 83"
Height is close to 30"

TAVERN SIGN
Early American hand painted double sided trade sign, pine board with pine frame, lettered "S. Akin" with full spread wing eagle holding shield and olive branch, iron strap around parameter with original hand forged mounting bolts.

28 ½"H x 26"W