the m. austin & jill r. fine collection

Northeast auctioNs • august 7, 2010 1

The M. Austin & Jill R. Fine CollectionSaturday, August 7, 2010 at 10:00 AMCenter of Manchester, 700 Elm Street Manchester, New Hampshire

2 The M. AusTin & Jill R. Fine ColleCTion

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The M. Austin & Jill R. Fine Collection

Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 10:00 AMCenter of New Hampshire, 700 Elm St, Manchester, N.H.

Lots 500-742

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Marcus Austin Fine’s passion for collecting American Folk Art played an integral role in our family life. There are

so many memories. Vacations and drop-offs at summer camps and colleges always included stops off the beaten

path to visit antiques dealers, auctions or shows. At an early age, my sister and I boycotted these visits, remaining in the

stifling car reading teen magazines. Many years later, I received a phone call from dad who had successfully chased a

cupboard somewhere in New England. In the middle of a blizzard, he requested that I drive out to the house to accept its

delivery. I drove through blinding conditions and trudged through snow drifts down the long and winding driveway to

greet a none-too-happy deliveryman. To top it off, the cupboard had to be jockeyed up a ladder and through an upstairs

window. Once while in Boston visiting friends, father purchased two return plane tickets to Baltimore, one for me and

another for the strawberry tea set he had bought at auction. I well remember a conversation with Harold Sack. He asked

me what I collected and I replied by saying my father’s rejects. His response was that was better than what he collected;

his mistakes!

Over the years since his passing, we continue to hear “Austin stories” from close friends and acquaintances. Father’s

pursuits were legendary. Many a friend was invited to take a quick drive only to find themselves in another state, or two,

or three. No object was safe once Austin set his sights on it. He so enjoyed the chase. His passion for collecting American

folk art provided the energy that allowed him to build a renowned collection as well as make wonderful friends. Mary

Allis, Joe Kindig and Peter Tillou were high on the list of dealers who Austin turned to for the treasures that were part

of this collection. Our mother, Jill, was always by his side, sharing his passion in her own quiet way most of the time. In

fact, it was Jill who started it all by asking Austin to buy a bowl for the dining room table. Each piece tells a story that

our parents loved to recount.

Father also enjoyed his many projects and approached them with the same passion. One of his main projects also became

mine. As a member of the board, he founded the Baltimore Antiques Show to benefit the Baltimore Museum of Art.


His goal was to make it the best in the country. He hand-picked many of the top dealers from whom he made purchases

over the years. After his death, at too young an age, it became my legacy and I co-chaired, chaired and managed the show

for nearly ten years, striving to assure that it lived up to his expectations.

Our parents were respected collectors of Americana and also founding members of the American Folk Art Society.

Additionally, they established a gallery at the Baltimore Museum of Art to preserve a portion of their collection. After

our father’s death, mother had a vision that Barbara’s husband helped her fulfill by designing a contemporary home to

house the collection. With its large glass windows providing breath-taking views of the Maryland countryside, its white

walls and wonderful light, the home showcased the collection of painted furniture, ceramics, paintings, frakturs and

decorated tins in a museum-like setting.

It is now our turn to present the Austin and Jill Fine Collection and to invite you to share in their passion. It is indeed

bittersweet to part with this collection that our parents lovingly assembled over more than a quarter of a century. We

hope that these treasures in new hands will bring the same pleasure, foster more collectors and generate additional

wonderful stories. But always remember, yes, it was about the chase, but as important, the friendships forged along the

way.

Barbara & Kathy,

“The Fine Girls”


Jill and Austin Fine were a unique couple who enjoyed life together outside of the box. Austin’s passion, intellectual

curiosity and love of American art, especially the decorative arts was truly a treat to encounter. Jill was very devoted

to Austin and loved the hunt as well as the friendships they developed over the years of collecting.

The cup was always half full as Austin pursued a piece he lusted after. One day Jill and Austin arrived at my house to

see what new treasures I had collected. They asked to see the third floor where my private collection of furniture and

American folk art was displayed. I was quite specific in saying that nothing was for sale however they were welcome

to enjoy themselves. Undaunted, Austin proceeded to pressure me into selling them a wonderful pair of New England

country Queen Anne chairs (lot 630 in this sale). I teased him that he most likely could not financially manage the cost

of these chairs. At that moment Jill spoke up and said “Come on Austin; let’s leave. Peter doesn’t wish to sell anything

from his collection to beginners like us.” I laughed and conceded to Jill, who was Austin’s “straight man” so to speak,

that this was her most brilliant line yet as she attempted to heap the guilt on me. Of course, during their next visit I

acquiesced and Austin and Jill won the chairs. What fun we all had.

This marvelous sale of Americana which Jill has been the keeper of since Austin’s death is certainly a fine tribute to

their love of the American decorative arts. Jill and Austin were loved and respected by an endless array of friends and

characters. I feel blessed to have shared some of the American dream with them during their early years of collecting.

Peter Tillou


The Fine collection provides an excellent opportunity to study the decoration of late eighteenth and early nineteenth century pearlware, in particular the variety of birds commonly identified as “Leeds Peafowl” or “Peacock” pattern wares. In their book Feathers and Foliage: The Life and Times of the Pearlware Peafowl, George and Mickey Deike categorized the numerous peafowl patterns they had carefully researched into families exhibiting identifiable traits. The groups in their “Aviary” were then given names derived mostly from friends, family or obvious characteristics. Taken together these fifty known types illustrate a wide array of design with regard to each bird’s shape, color, position, the foliage and the bird’s relation to the foliage. The Deike’s noted that while the pattern and colors were very consistent within each group, various artist’s hands were revealed in the bird’s subtle individual characteristics. They used sherds from archeological digs to help determine origin and compiled lists of the forms particular to each bird type. Although they were working with the goal of linking each bird to a specific pottery, in the end they weren’t sure their findings could be definitively proven. Obvious differences regarding color aside, the Deike’s system will be used to point out the individual characteristics that distinguish a particular pattern, which makes the study of these birds so fascinating.

The birds depicted on the four dated wares, lots 544, 545, 548 and 585, and the bowl depicting the songbird, lot 691, are precursors to these later birds.

Top row, left to right: lot 544, lot 545, lot 548

Bottom Row, left to right: lot 585, lot 691, lot 546

Leeds “Peafowl” or “Peacock” Pattern Wares


M. Austin Fine - A Pioneer Collector with a Vision

Austin Fine started collecting in the early 1960’s when there was very little published information to define the good, better, best of American Folk Art and Decorative Arts. Yes, he had great advisors such as Mary Allis, Jeff Miller and Peter Tillou but somehow Austin had the innate ability to seek out and collect the best of what past generations of country folk had acquired to dress up their rather drab homes. When Austin passed away in 1986, Jill divided the collection and kept her favorite pieces. Her son-in-law, Michael Justin Dowling, an architect from Annapolis, designed a modern home for Jill to showcase these special pieces

In the eighteenth century most country dwellers devoted their time and money to providing their family with the necessities of life; food, clothing and shelter. There were a few families that could afford to dress up their homes and surviving pieces are extremely rare. Austin was able to acquire several painted and decorated pieces from the eighteenth century including the Massachusetts William and Mary chest with the bird and sunburst decoration (lot 549) and the two Connecticut painted and decorated chests (lots 574 and 616).

By the beginning of the nineteenth century many rural families had a little extra money and time to devote to making their homes more comfortable and colorful. What Austin collected from that century was captured by Sumpter Priddy in his landmark book “American Fancy.” One of Sumpter’s theories was that the invention of the kaleidoscope opened eyes to the joy of fancy and colorful


objects. The star quilt (lot 531) clearly shows the influence of the kaleidoscope on interior decoration in rural America. As you leaf through the pages of this catalog pull down your copy of “American Fancy” and see the similarities time and time again.

The collection of colorful English pearlware, much which was made for the American market, was part of “American Fancy” of the nineteenth century. The peafowl, beehive and strawberry decorated pieces were a favorite of rural Pennsylvanians and certainly of Austin and Jill.

American painted tinware was very popular with homemakers in New England, Pennsylvania and the other middle-Atlantic states. The “tin peddlers” traveled the countryside with a good selection of these wares which they traded or bartered for cow horns, hoofs and other by-products of farming. Most of the tin was utilitarian and did not survive in good condition. There are always exceptions and the early collectors Blanch and Abraham Harpending of Rochester, New York assembled an important collection of American painted tinware in spectacular condition. Austin rarely missed an opportunity and acquired over twenty pieces from this important collection.

Starting in 1996 Gina Martin and Lois Tucker have published four hard-bound, full color volumes identifying the tin shops from Maine to Pennsylvania where many of the pieces in the Fine collection were made. A lot of the shops have been identified, but many decorators were employed to do the fancy painting. Very little is known about the decorators, but the Connecticut dome top trunk with painted bird decoration and stenciled name “Hannah Barber” on the back (lot 512) may open a window to discovering more about the decorators. Barber is certainly a common surname in Connecticut.

Without the four books by Gina Martin and Lois Tucker the attribution to specific tin shops of many of the pieces in the Fine collection would not have been possible. In addition we have tried to use the terms for the forms that are listed in the books from original tinsmith’s sales invoices. I certainly recommend to anyone interested in the subject to acquire this set of books published by the Historical Society of Early American Decoration Inc., Farmers Museum, Cooperstown, New York.

Ron Bourgeault


500 RARe ConneCTiCuT ReD PAinTeD Tin TRunK WiTh PAiR oF YelloW aND greeN soNgBirDs uNDer a FloRAl ARCh.

The rectangular hinged lid with brass bail handle. Height 6 1/8 inches, length 9 1/2 inches, depth 6 inches.

Provenance: Blanche and Abraham Harpending, Rochester, New York.

Est. $7,000-$10,000

501 ReD PAinTeD TinWARe CoFFeePoT With gooseNecK sPout, DoMeD liD AnD FloRAl DeCoRATion, attriButeD to oLiVer FiLLeY shoP, BLooMFieLD, coNNecticut.

Height 10 3/4 inches.


Est. $12,000-$18,000


502 RARe ReD PAinTeD TinWARe rectaNguLar BreaD PaN With RolleD enDs AnD unusuAl AsPhAlTuM CRYsTAlline CenTeR.

The basket with wide inner and outer borders of yellow, red, and salmon colored flowers with green foliage. Length 12 3/4 inches, width 8 inches.


Literature: Examples of a bread pan and a tray with similar crystalized floors are illustrated in Gina Martin and Lois Tucker, “American Painted Tinware,” Vol. 3, p. 111, fig. 3.53.

Est. $10,000-$15,000

503 ReD PAinTeD TinWARe CoFFeePoT With straight sPout aND BoLD FLoraL DecoratioN, attriButeD to the harVeY FiLLeY tiNshoP, PhilADelPhiA (ACT. 1818-1853).

The hinged lid with loop knob, the conical body with yellow band of leaftips above a large stylized flower encircled by small flowers and foliage. Height 8 3/4 inches.


Est. $12,000-$18,000

502

503


504 RARe ReD MolAsses CuP WiTh Fine DeCoRATeD BaND, attriButeD to the harVeY FiLLeY tiNshoP, PhilADelPhiA (ACT. 1818-1853).



Est. $2,000-$4,000

505 sMaLL reD Measure With BaND oF reD aPPLes aND greeN LeaVes, attriButeD to the oLiVer FiLLeY shoP, BLooMFieLD, coNNecticut.



Est. $2,000-$4,000

506 ReD PAinTeD Tin TRunK DecorateD With BLacK-highLighteD PoLYchroMe FLoraL sPraYs PaiNteD oVer White Base coats, attriButeD to the harVeY FiLLeY tiNshoP, PhilADelPhiA (ACT. 1818-1853).

The hinged lid with brass bail handle. Height 7 inches, length 9 1/4 inches, depth 5 1/2 inches.


Est. $8,000-$10,000


507 rare reD PaiNteD tiNWare coVereD sugar BoWL With BoLD DecoratioN, attriButeD to oLiVer FiLLeY shoP, BLooMFieLD, coNNecticut.

Of conical form. Height 3 3/4 inches, diameter 4 1/4 inches.


Literature: For another example of this form, see Gina Martin and Lois Tucker, “American Painted Tinware,” Vol. 1, p. 108, fig. 3.29; for an example of similar design, see Vol. 3, p. 13, fig. 1.11.

Est. $2,000-$4,000

508 rare reD MoLasses cuP With DeeP White sWags aBoVe YeLLoW LeaF BaNDiNg, attriButeD to the harVeY FiLLeY tiNshoP, PhiLaDeLPhia (act. 1818-1853).

Height 4 inches.


Est. $2,000-$4,000

509 TWo ReD PAinTeD TinWARe hAlF sheeT WAiTeRs oF DiMiNutiVe siZe, attriButeD to the oLiVer FiLLeY shoP, BLooMFieLD, coNNecticut.

The first decorated with colorful apples and leaves, the second with flowers. Each 8 3/4 inches.


Est. $4,000-$8,000


510 BLacK MoLasses cuP With BaND oF reD Fruit aND YeLLoW sWags, attriButeD to harVeY FiLLeY tiNshoP, PhilADelPhiA (ACT. 1818-1853).

Height 4 inches.


Est. $800-$1,200

511 RARe AsPhAlTuM one QuART MeAsuRe WiTh CiRCulAR FLoraL aND LeaF DecoratioN, attriButeD to the harVeY FiLLeY tiNshoP, PhiLaDeLPhia (act. 1818-1853).



Est. $1,500-$2,500

512 rare BLacK PaiNteD tiN truNK DeCoRATeD WiTh CenTRAl ReD-BreasteD BirD, Large FLoWer BLossoMs aND BuDs, sigNeD “haNNah BarBer.”

Height 7 1/4 inches, length 10 inches, depth 6 1/2 inches.


Literature: Three similar examples are illustrated in Gina Martin and Lois Tucker, “American Painted Tinware,” Vol. 4, p.84.

Est. $8,000-$12,000


513 oVaL BLacK haLF PouND tea caNister With White BaNDiNg oF Fruit aND FLoWers With MatchiNg LiD, attriButeD to the harVeY FiLLeY tiNshoP, PhilADelPhiA (ACT. 1818-1853).



Est. $700-$1,000

514 asPhaLtuM tiNWare coFFeePot With gooseNecK sPout aND BoLD tuLiP DecoratioN, attriButeD to harVeY FiLLeY tiNshoP, PhiLaDeLPhia (act. 1818-1853).

The domed hinged lid with brass finial above a conical body painted with yellow band above a large scalloped floral medallion decorating the front and back, the curved flange base painted with a border of yellow-green foliage.



Literature: A similarly decorated coffeepot from the Collection of Susan and Ray Egan, was sold by Northeast Auctions, August 5, 2006, lot 738.

Est. $1,500-$2,500

515 rare coNNecticut BLacK PAinTeD TinWARe DoMe-ToP BoX DecorateD With a YeLLoW soNgBirD aND reD FLoWers.

Height 5 inches, length 8 inches, depth 4 inches.


Est. $2,000-$3,000

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514

515


516 rare PaiNteD tiNWare chaMBersticK With tuLiP DecoratioN aND a caNDLe sNuFFer, attriButeD to the harVeY FiLLeY tiNshoP, PhiLaDeLPhia (act. 1818-1853).

The circular stepped dished base centering a shaft with push-up mechanism and drip pan. Height 5 inches, diameter 6 inches.


Est. $600-$900

517 rare toLeWare graiN PaiNteD PiPe BoX With DraWer AnD CenTRAl CAnDY sTRiPe FRuiT.


Est. $2,000-$4,000

518 NeW eNgLaND MiNiature YeLLoW PaiNteD aND FloRAl DeCoRATeD TinWARe CoFFee PoT AnD A MiNiature reD PaiNteD chaMBersticK.

Height of first 2 1/4 inches.

Est. $500-$800


519 AsPhAlTuM PAinTeD TinWARe oVaL BreaD PaN With oPeNWorK haNDLes, uNusuaL straWBerrY DecoratioN, aND crYstaLiZeD FLoor, attriButeD to the harVeY FilleY TinshoP, PhilADelPhiA (ACT. 1818-1853).

Length 12 1/2 inches.


Est. $500-$800

520 coNNecticut BLacK PaiNteD TinWARe CoFFeePoT WiTh gooseNecK sPout aND uNusuaL YeLLoW BirD DecoratioN.

The domed hinged lid with brass finial, the conical body painted front and back with a bird perched on a branch amid large red flower buds. Height 10 3/4 inches.


Literature: For a similar example, see Gina Martin and Lois Tucker, “American Painted Tinware,” Vol. 4, p. 25, fig. 1.32.

Est. $5,000-$8,000

521 AsPhAlTuM PAinTeD TinWARe BreaD PaN With roLLeD eNDs, DecorateD With oraNge aND sAlMon ColoReD TuliPs AnD Pears, attriButeD to harVeY FilleY TinshoP, PhilADelPhiA (ACT. 1818-1853).

The rectangular bread pan with plain painted center and yellow border; the sides with orange and green ropetwist edges. Length 12 3/4 inches.


Est. $700-$1,000

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520

521


522 coNNecticut oVaL BLacK toLe tea caNister With BirD DeCoRATion.



Literature: For an example with similar decoration, see Gina Martin and Lois Tucker, “American Painted Tinware,” Vol. 4, p. 25, fig. 1.32.

Est. $800-$1,200

523 PAiR oF PAinTeD AnD DeCoRATeD hAnDleD shAKeRs aND a siMiLarLY PaiNteD Pair oF tuMBLers, attriButeD to the oLiVer FiLLeY shoP, BLooMFieLD, coNNecticut.

Height of shakers 2 1/2 inches, height of beakers 2 7/8 inches.

Est. $500-$800

524 seVeN sMaLL DecorateD tiN Wares.

Comprising a candle sconce, two miniature teapots, a tea canister, a handled bucket and two dome-top boxes. Height of first 7 inches.

Est. $900-$1,500

525 ReD PAinTeD AnD DeCoRATeD MiniATuRe Tole TeA caDDY oF sarcoPhagus ForM With PaW Feet.

Height 3 1/4 inches, length 3 1/4 inches.

Est. $400-$600

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525


526 MiNiature tiNWare WeLL PuMP With BucKet



Est. $300-$500

527 coLLectioN oF BeaDeD Fruit iN a BLacK aND greeN PAinTeD TinWARe Cheese TRAY.

Length of tray 13 1/2 inches.

Est. $500-$700

528 MiniATuRe TinWARe Well PuMP WiTh sPouT AnD BucKet With YeLLoW grouND.



Est. $300-$500

529 PeNNsYLVaNia chaLKWare PoLYchroMe-PaiNteD FRuiT CoMPoTe.

Height 8 3/4 inches, diameter 10 inches.

Est. $300-$500


530 Pair oF Large chaLKWare PoLYchroMe-PaiNteD Figures oF roosters.


Est. $5,000-$8,000


531 rare aND iMPortaNt PeNNsYLVaNia aPPLiQue PieceD caLico “star oF BethLeheM” KaLeiDoscoPe QuiLt.

7 feet 11 inches x 7 feet 11 inches.

Est. $6,000-$9,000


532 PoLYchroMe PaiNteD chaLKWare Figure oF KissiNg LoVeBirDs.


Est. $300-$500

533 NatiVe aMericaN saNta iLFaNsio PotterY FooteD JAR, CiRCA 1900.


Provenance: The Museum Shop, Flagstaff, Arizona, Oct. 19, 1979.

Est. $900-$1,500

534 FiVe aMericaN sPLiNt BasKets oF Various shAPes.

Length of largest 20 inches.

Est. $800-$1,200


535 oVersiZeD carVeD PiNe aND PoLYchroMe PaiNteD DecoY carVer’s traDe sigN.


Est. $7,000-$10,000

536 austiN, YouNg & co. “FiNe Biscuit” BoX, BostoN.

The pine box with hinged lid and large chromolithograph label. Height 13 1/2 inches, width 21 1/2 inches, depth 14 inches.

Est. $500-$800

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536


537 rare eNgLish PearLWare aDVertisiNg teaPot aND coVer For the PoTTeR AnD MeRChAnT RiChARD luCAs elY, 1800-15.

Inscribed on one side in green and on the other in brown lettering “RICHARD LUCAS ELY Potter, Dealer in Glafs China and Earthen Ware, WHOLESALE and RETAIL” and embellished with scrolling vinery in green, yellow and brown enamels within a husk garland, further painted overall with floral sprays and vinery, an ochre and yellow dotted trellis border below the neck heightened with blue flourishes, the cover with matching border and acorn finial, the whole banded in blue. Height 14 3/8 inches, length 19 1/2 inches.

Literature: For a discussion regarding the history of jugs promoting wholesalers and warehouses in Staffordshire see Sharon D. Greene, “Oversized Staffordshire Jugs” in THE MAGAZINE ANTIQUES, January 1996.

Est. $5,000-$8,000


538 rare eNgLish PearLWare LaNterN, circa 1800-20.

The candle socket enclosed within a square frame, each molded fluted corner surmounted by a flame finial, the graduated pierced domed top with oval handle, the whole painted in underglaze-blue with flowerheads and berry sprigs within geometric-patterned borders. Height 10 inches.

Est. $1,200-$1,800

539 Fine AnD RARe sTAFFoRDshiRe PeARlWARe lAnTeRn, CiRCA 1810-20.

The pierced candle socket enclosed within the trapezoidal lantern with arched cover and applied angular handle, the glass front affixed with “clips,” painted overall in underglaze-blue, green, ochre, yellow and brown with elaborate flowering leafy vines within vine borders, banded in blue. Height 8 1/8 inches.

Est. $1,600-$2,400


540 eNgLish creaMWare coFFeePot aND coVer, ProBaBLY YorKshire, PossiBLY LeeDs, circa 1775.

Of pear form, reserved on each side with three roundels enclosing a black Friesan horse trotting in a green landscape, the brown ground sgraffito-decorated with flowering vine and squiggle borders, the entwined reeded strap handle with floral and leaftip terminals heightened in green, the leaf-capped spout with green dotted borders, the domed cover with matching roundel and borders, green-heightened floral knop. Height 10 1/8 inches.

Est. $1,500-$2,500

541 eNgLish creaMWare eNaMeL-DecorateD Jug, 1770-80.

Of baluster form with finely molded mask spout, painted under the spout in russett and black enamels with two men seated at table drinking and smoking, on one side with a plow above the inscription “God Speed the Plow” and on the other side with a sheaf of wheat above “Succefs to the Grain Return’d,” both within leafy cartouche borders, the whole painted with scattered fruit sprays, the reeded entwined strap handle with floral and leaftip terminals. Height 9 3/8 inches.

Est. $800-$1,200


542 eNgLish PearLWare ‘FarMers arMs’ Jug, 1790-1800.

Painted in underglaze-blue, green, ochre, brown and black with a sheaf of wheat, scythe, winnower, rake, pitchfork, spades, axe, plough, harrow, flask and other agricultural implements, the neck surrounded by a blue ribbon border bearing ochre fruits with green leaves and brown tendrils, the spout painted with a blue scalloped edge, the handle with blue stylized leaftips, the whole banded in blue and brown. Height 7 3/4 inches.

Literature: A nearly identical pearlware jug named and dated for “William Fox 1796,” and attributed to Yorkshire, is discussed and illustrated in Peter Walton, “Creamware and other English Pottery at Temple Newsam House, Leeds,” p. 217, n. 919, along with a Leeds Pottery mug, p. 199, n. 808; a similar Wedgwood & Co. creamware jug and beaker dated 1796 are discussed and illustrated in Geoffrey A. Godden, “An Illustrated Encyclopedia of British Pottery and Porcelain,” p. 335, n. 596; and a Leeds creamware mug enamel-decorated with agricultural implements is discussed and illustrated in John D. Griffin, “The Leeds Pottery 1770-1881,” vol. I, p. 180, n. 127.

Est. $600-$900

543 FiNe aND rare eNgLish PearLWare Marriage Jug For JohN & Lettis BaNcroFFt, DateD 1805.

Of barrel form, inscribed under the spout “Iohn & Lettis Bancrofft 1805” in brown enamel, within an oval “beaded” blue border intertwined with an undulating brown vine, painted on one side in underglaze-blue, green, ochre, yellow and brown with a view of a tile maker flanked by flowering stems and vines, seated at his bench and in the process of hammering a tile, and a worker climbing a ladder to place a tile on a nearby three story house, and on the other side with a fine castle or house beside a large flowering vine, and further decorated about the sides with various agricultural implements, the rim surrounded by a continuous band of similar houses in yellow on a blue alternating scale and dashed drapery swag border, the spout above a floral spray, the whole surrounded by scalloped and “wave” bands in blue, the handle with a coiled scroll border in underglaze-blue. Height 9 5/8 inches.

Est. $1,500-$2,500


544 FiNeLY DecorateD eNgLish PearLWare Marriage Jug For JohN & eLLeN slATeR, lAne enD, DATeD 1809.

Inscribed under the spout “John & Ellen Slater, Lane End 1809” and with the verse “’When Shall we meet Again’ God fpeed the plow,” in brown enamel, painted on one side in underglaze-blue, green, ochre, yellow and brown with a songbird with worm alighting on a nest of three peeping chicks on a leafy branch, and on the other with a pair of peacocks, one perched in a branch and the other standing upon a rock beside a pond, surrounded on the shoulders by an elaborate double border of leaftips, swags and pendants, and on the neck by a ‘Lag and Feather’ border, all in ochre, yellow and dark brown, the inner rim with a dotted scalloped border in blue, the handle with a vine border in brown, the whole banded in blue. Height 8 1/2 inches.

Est. $1,000-$1,500

545 eNgLish PearLWare ciDer Jug For hB, DateD 1829.

Boldly inscribed with the initials “HB” in underglaze-blue near the handle and “HB 1829” beneath the base, painted in underglaze-blue, green, ochre and brown with a continuous view of a large three and two-story country house flanked by a picket fence and a flowering tree, a pair of peafowl perched upon the fence to one side beneath a vine and birds in flight, and with a large peafowl perched upon a branch near the handle, the handle painted with a vine in blue, the whole banded in blue. Height 4 3/4 inches.

Est. $1,000-$1,500


546 eNgLish creaMWare hot MiLK Jug aND coVer For JaMes & BettY BriNDLe, hoLLiNWooD, DateD 1800, sigNeD e. BourNe.

Inscribed under the spout “James & Betty Brindle, Hollinwood, 1800” in black enamel, and signed in ochre “E. Bourne” in a cursive hand underneath the base, finely painted on one side in underglaze-blue, green, ochre and brown with a peafowl perched on a leafy branch, and on the other with a stem of flower buds in green and ochre, the cover with two pair of sponged green trees behind a fence and birds in flight, the whole banded in blue, ochre and brown. Height 6 1/2 inches.

The bird depicted on this hot water pot is one of 156 examples forming a large group of birds which the Deike’s named the “Aye” bird. This bird is in the “Cambridge” pattern and falls into Group I, and with the blue and ochre banding is also part of hollow ware Group VII. See pp. 62-97; a jug depicting a nearly identical bird is discussed and illustrated on p. 66, fig. 5.15., and for examples of hollow ware see pp. 80-82, figs. 5.32-5.34.

Est. $800-$1,200

547 rare Pair oF staFForDshire PearLWare PigeoN sauce tureeNs aND LaDLes, circa 1790-1800.

Each realistically modelled resting upon a nest, painted in underglaze-blue with finely articulated blue striped plumage, ruff and tail, yellow forehead, ochre and brown eyes and beak, the green-washed nest molded with blue, ochre, yellow-green and olive-brown flowers and leaves, applied with dark green “moss,” the ladle molded with a blue-heightened reeded border about the rim and leaf-capped terminal. Length of tureen 6 5/8 inches, length of ladle 6 1/4 inches.

Est. $900-$1,500

548 eNgLish PearLWare Mug For WB, DateD 1795.

Inscribed “WB 1795” in underglaze-blue above a flock of three peacocks in a landscape painted in underglaze-blue, green and ochre, all within an oval blue-edged green zigzag border, the handle painted with a vine in green. Height 3 3/4 inches.

Est. $900-$1,500

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549 Fine AnD iMPoRTAnT MAssAChuseTTs WilliAM AnD MARY PAinTeD AnD DeCoRATeD ChesT oF DRAWeRs.

This boldly and fancifully decorated chest of drawers belongs to a small group of case pieces made by a yet-identified craftsman, probably working in the Andover-Georgetown area of Essex County, Massachusetts. Furniture from this shop commonly exhibits a faux-japanned surface, including distinct rounded mounds issuing stylized flowers and leaves. Most examples, feature some combination of Chinese-style fenced stairways, red brick buildings, and perched birds. Height 47 inches, width 39 inches, depth 20 inches.

Provenance: Ex-collection of Mary Allis, Southport, Connecticut.Illustrated: Dean Fales “American Painted Furniture,” p.38, fig. 42; see also “The Connecticut Home of Mary Allis,” The Magazine Antiques (Novemeber 1969), pp. 754-762;

Literature: For examples from the same shop see Dean Fales, “Furniture of Historic Deerfield,” p. 182, fig. 381; Israel Sack advertisement, The Magazine Antiques (August, 1957), inside cover; Dean Fales, “American Painted Furniture,” figs. 41 and 43, p. 36-38.

Est. $150,000-$250,000


550 carVeD aND PoLYchroMe PaiNteD BoBBiNg PheAsAnT.


Est. $500-$800 551 staFForDshire PearLWare ‘PeacocK’ PatterN PuNch Pot aND coVer, circa 1810.

Painted on either side in underglaze-blue and green with a peacock perched upon branches with sponged foliage, the ear-shaped handle with leafy terminals and the spout molded, both painted with dots and leaftips, the domed cover with spherical finial dashed in blue and above four matching twigs with sponged foliage, the whole banded in blue. Height 10 inches.

The two birds on this punch pot are oddities. They match traits particular to the bird named “Pamela,” with her three wings and feet actually attached to the branch, arrangement of the branches, and apparent addition of the sponged foliage before the branches were painted. Unlike “Pamela,” this bird is not outlined in brown and colored in blue, yellow and ochre with dotted wings and tail. The painted decoration on the spout and handle differ from the feather-type example shown on p. 181. At the time of printing the Dieke’s knew of eight teawares in both creamware and pearlware, and noted that the glaze was green-tinged on creamware and blue-tinged on pearlware. If the birds were produced by the same factory and at the same time, they wondered why the glazes were so different. The appearance of this bird adds another dimension to the question. See pp. 181-184.

Est. $1,500-$2,500

552 PeNNsYLVaNia PaiNteD aND DecorateD PiNe haNgiNg sPooN racK With caNDLe BoX.

Painted with birds, an American eagle and flowers, signed “George Fuller” in red on reverse. Overall height 14 inches, width 11 1/2 inches.

Est. $500-$800


553 PeNNsYLVaNia carVeD aND PAinTeD RoosTeR.

Overall height 8 1/4 inches.

Est. $1,000-$2,000

554 BLue PaiNteD DoMe toP BoX WiTh FloRAl DeCoRATion.


Est. $400-$800

555 AMeRiCAn PAinTeD AnD DeCoRATeD WATCh huTCh WiTh enAMel DiAl WATCh.

Overall height 6 3/4 inches, width 4 inches.

Est. $700-$1,000


556 PeNNsYLVaNia sacK-BacK WiNDsor arMchair iN earLY greeN PaiNt.

The bowed sack back over eleven spindles flanked by shaped arms and carved knuckle handgrips above a pommel seat, raised on baluster-turned legs ending in blunt arrow feet and joined by an H-stretcher.

Est. $12,000-$18,000


557 coLLectioN oF VeLVet Fruit iN a WoVeN rYe straW BasKet.

Overall height 9 inches, diameter of basket 9 1/2 inches.

Est. $500-$1,000

558 AMeRiCAn sePiA WATeRColoR MeMoRiAl WiTh A turKeY aND heart issuiNg Large FaNciFuL FLoWers, circa 1792.

Initialed “RB” and “BP” and inscribed “Betsy Palmer was born on Sept. 6, 1786. She died the tenth January 1792 in the sixth year of her age.” Watercolor, pen and ink on paper, 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches.

Est. $800-$1,200

559 earLY PeNNsYLVaNia MortiseD LoNg BeNch With MoLDeD aProN aND shaPeD Legs.

Height 18 inches, length 96 inches, depth 13 1/2 inches.

Est. $1,000-$1,500

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Sheldon Peck (1797-1868) had been painting portraits for less than a decade when he moved his young family from Cornwall, Vermont, to Jordan, New York, in 1828. No evidence has been found that Peck had another occupation in Vermont, so assuming that he worked full time as an artist, it was probably out

of necessity that he developed his art fairly rapidly. The patronage that Peck enjoyed in Vermont’s Addison and Chittenden Counties enabled him to purchase a home in the rough, booming Erie Canal town of Jordan soon after arriving there. Jordan owed its rapid growth to its location on canal, its prosperity fueled by the steady stream of goods and travelers passing through the village. By 1836, when Peck moved west, Jordan boasted grist and saw mills, factories producing window sash and pails, a tannery, general stores, a newspaper, one-hundred fifty houses, a distillery, taverns, and more bordellos than any other town on the canal.

Peck decided to make a strong impression to help establish himself as an artist in Jordan. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between his late Vermont and early New York portraits when a sitter’s identity and a painting’s provenance is lost. Child in a Chair was probably painted in New York State based on its relationship to portraits of two young boys that Peck probably painted in close succession shortly after he moved to Jordan. The three pictures show Peck’s confidence in his ability to adapt to new circumstances by offering images that were unlike what he had done before or what was available from other artists. These three paintings represent Peck’s earliest full-length likenesses found to date, and he is not known to have repeated this pose until nearly twenty years later in Illinois.

Parents, naturally, could be critical of portraits of their children, and what a parent would find acceptable in their own likeness would not always do for their children—especially very young children. Convention often required that young children be depicted full length and sometimes accompanied by evidence of their youth such as toys. Peck’s recollection of the double portrait he had painted of Mary Hoxie Drake and her daughter Emily in Milton, Chittenden, Vermont, may have provided inspiration for this painting. Both girls hold roses, wear similar white gowns, and Emily Drake is shown nearly full length seated in a Windsor high chair. As in the Drake portrait, Peck placed this girl in a neutral space with no background elements to distract from the likeness. Her white gown is enlivened by red bowknots at the shoulders, and Peck added his signature trefoil motif to the gown’s cuffs, waistband, and hem to simulate embroidery. Multiple stands of beads are draped around the girl’s neck, and her bright red slippers give the costume added stylishness; but it is her large, dark eyes, close-cropped blonde hair, and the small, decorated armchair that betray her youth and contribute to the painting’s strong appeal.

This girl was probably a resident of Onondaga or Cayuga County where all of Peck’s identified New York sitters lived. Farmers, merchants, judges, physicians, lawyers, and politicians, their wives and children were Peck’s clients, and several of them had migrated to New York from New England. Many of these people probably had some familiarity with portraits, so Peck balanced their expectations with his own desire to produce likenesses that satisfied him. This helps explain his avoidance of repetitive compositions for children’s portraits in favor of original ones, of which Child in a Chair is a distinguished example.

For Peck, a rose was a female emblem. A traditional symbol of love, the rose acknowledges the child’s gender and the bond of affection shared by the child and her parents. Peck satisfied the primary function of a portrait to document the girl’s appearance. However, by adding this tender note, Peck helped ensure the portrait’s survival and account for its continued appeal after nearly two centuries.

Richard Miller is researching a book about Sheldon Peck.

Sheldon Peck Child in a Chair Richard Miller


560 sheLDoN PecK (aMericaN 1797-1868). Portrait oF a chiLD iN White Dress hoLDiNg a rose aND seateD iN a FaNcY PaiNteD scroLL-BacK chair, circa 1825.

Oil on wood, 24 x 19 1/2 inches.

Provenance: Dr. William Greenspon.

Est. $120,000-$240,000


561 The CoMPAss ARTisT (lAnCAsTeR CounTY, eARlY nineTeenTh ceNturY). rare PeNNsYLVaNia BLue PaiNteD sMaLL DoMe toP BoX.



Est. $8,000-$12,000

562 NeW eNgLaND QueeN aNNe MaPLe aND PiNe sPLaYeD-Leg tea taBLe With DraWer.

The rectangular top with molded edge above a conforming frame with a thumbmolded drawer, the whole raised on turned tapered legs ending in button feet. Height 26 inches, top 29 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches.

Est. $4,000-$7,000


563 JacoB MaeNteL (aMericaN 1763?-1863). Pair oF DouBLe Portraits oF a YouNg MaN aND WoMaN With their chiLDreN aND Dog.

The woman depicted holding a baby in red gown; the man holding a top hat in one hand and the hand of his young son in the other, with dog at their side. Each watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper, 11 1/2 x 9 inches.

Est. $20,000-$40,000


564 tiN tWo-tier, NiNe-Light chaNDeLier WiTh Cone-shAPeD DRoP AnD FiniAl.

Height 22 inches, diameter 20 1/2 inches.

Est. $4,000-$6,000

565 NeW eNgLaND WiLLiaM aND MarY turNeD WaLNut gate-Leg DiNiNg taBLe.

The large rectangular top with rounded ends and drop leaves above a conforming frame with single drawer, raised on a baluster-turned gate-leg base ending in bulbous feet and joining a turned stretcher base. Height 27 1/2 inches, top (closed) 20 x 56 inches.

Est. $5,000-$10,000


566 FiNe PeNNsYLVaNia chiPPeNDaLe WaLNut steP-BacK cuPBoarD.

The upper section with rectangular top and molded crest above a conforming case with two glazed doors hanging on iron rat tail hinges opening to an interior with three shelves with dish and spoon rack; the lower section with a row of three thumbmolded drawers over double-paneled doors flanking three short drawers, the whole resting on a molded base with straight bracket feet. Height 86 inches, width 70 1/2 inches, depth 22 inches.

Literature: For a similar example see Philadelphia Museum of Art, “The Pennsylvania German Collection,” p. 27, cat. 5.

Est. $20,000-$30,000


567 Pair oF NeW eNgLaND Brace-BacK WiNDsor siDe chairs iN earLY BLacK PaiNt, ProBaBLY rhoDe isLaND.

Each with bowed brace-back above seven spindles and a pommel seat, raised on baluster-turned tapered legs joined by an H-stretcher.

Est. $4,000-$6,000


568 rare aND iMPortaNt NeW eNgLaND PaiNt-DecorateD FireBoarD With FauX FirePLace sceNe, PossiBLY ruFus Porter.

This remarkable trompe l’oeil fireboard is one of five known examples with scenic faux tile borders and central vases with flowers. Although the artist has not been firmly identified, itinerant painter Rufus Porter (1792-1884) remains a prime candidate. The leafy trees and finely delineated buildings are commonly found on Porter’s frescoed walls. Of particular note are the upper tiles depicting a man and his faithful dog chasing squirrels up a tree. A similar scene is played out in a wall mural painted by Porter for the Prescott Tavern in East Jaffrey, New Hampshire around 1824. The cream painted and molded fireplace “surround” enclosing a brick and stone hearth with blue double-handled urn holding an arrangement of roses surrounded by “tiles” painted with scenic landscapes of trees and houses. 29 x 38 inches.

Literature: For related example see Nina Fletcher Little, “Little by Little: Six Decades of Collecting American Decorative Arts,” fig. 130, p. 197; Northeast Auctions, The Collection of Claude and Alvan Bisnoff, Oct. 27, 2007, lot 31; Sotheby’s, Important Americana, Jan. 20, 2005, lot 976; Jean Lipman, “The Flowering of American Folk Art,” p. 202, cat. 270; for related wall panels by Porter see Jean Lipman, “Rufus Porter Rediscoverd: Aritist, Inventor, Journalist, 1792-1884,” (1980) pl. 2, p. 159.

Est. $120,000-$180,000


569 John DRissel (loWeR MilFoRD toWNshiP, BucKs couNtY, PeNNsYLVaNia 1762-1846). PaiNteD aND tuLiP DecorateD sPice BoX With PaPer LaBeL “e. steVeNs.”

The lid indistinctly inscribed “Cath. Apleker(?).” Height 1 5/8 inches, length 8 1/4 inches.

Est. $4,000-$8,000

570 PeNNsYLVaNia FaN-BacK WiNDsor siDe ChAiR, lAnCAsTeR CounTY.

The serpentine crest with scroll-carved ears above nine spindles and a pommel seat with rear molded edge, raised on baluster-turned legs joined by an H-stretcher.

Est. $4,000-$6,000


571 FuLL-LeNgth Portrait oF a YouNg LaDY iN PiNK Dress With her Dog aND hoLDiNg a rose, attriButeD to JosePh BaDger (BostoN 1708-1765).

39 x 30 inches.

Est. $8,000-$15,000


572 PeNNsYVLVaNia QueeN aNNe siX-sLat LaDDerBacK siDe chair iN earLY greeN PaiNt, attriButeD to WiLLiaM saVerY or soloMon Fussel, PhilADelPhiA.

The back with six reverse graduated ribbon slats flanked by turned stiles with acorn finials over a rush seat and shaped apron, raised on frontal square-faced cabriole legs ending in square pad feet and joined by a turned trumpet-and-disc stretcher.

Literature: For related examples see Benno Forman, ‘Delaware Valley ‘Crookt Foot’ and Slat-Back Chairs,’ in “Winterthur Portfolio,” (Spring, 1980), No. 1, Vol. 15.

Est. $4,000-$6,000

573 eARlY AMeRiCAn TuRneD WinDsoR caNDLestaND iN oLD greeN PaiNt.

The circular top above a vase and ring-turned pedestal raised on three turned legs ending in blunt feet. Height 27 inches, diameter 12 1/2 inches.

Est. $3,000-$5,000


574 Fine ConneCTiCuT WilliAM AnD MARY ReD PaiNteD aND FLoraL DecorateD BLaNKet chest, saYBrooK-guiLForD area.

The rectangular lid with molded edge lifting above a conforming case raised on turned ball feet; the front with a polychrome painted fleur-de-lis and crown issuing roses and thistle vines, the case sides with fancy banded geometric decoration. Height 24 1/2 inches, length 46 1/2 inches, depth 18 inches.

Provenance: Ex-collection of Mary Allis, Southport, Connecticut.

Literature: Dean Fales “American Painted Furniture, 1660-1880,” p.28, fig. 27; John Kirk, “Connecticut Furniture, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries,” cat. 37, p. 24; “The Connecticut Home of Mary Allis,” The Magazine Antiques (Novemeber 1969), pp. 754-762.

Est. $25,000-$50,000


575 NeW eNgLaND chiPPeNDaLe MaPLe chiLD’s sLaNt LiD DesK iN origiNaL reD PaiNt.

The rectangular top and molded slant-lid above a conforming case with two graduated drawers with thumbmolded edges, the whole resting on a molded base with straight bracket feet. Height 21 inches, width 21 inches, depth 10 1/2 inches.

Est. $2,000-$4,000

576 NeW eNgLaND sacK-BacK WinDsoR ARMChAiR WiTh carVeD KNucKLe haNDgriPs iN earLY BLacK PaiNt.

The bowed sack-back above eleven spindles flanked by shaped arms with carved knuckle handgrips over a pommel seat with beaded edge, raised on baluster-turned legs joined by an H-stretcher.

Est. $3,000-$5,000


577 DeLaWare VaLLeY siX-sLat LaDDerBacK arMchair iN earLY BLacK PaiNt.

The back with six reverse-graduated shaped slats flanked by serpentine arms and inverted-cone and baluster-turned supports over a woven rush seat, raised on urn and ring-turned legs joined by a frontal trumpet-and-disc turned stretcher with cone ends.

Literature: For a similar chair see “An American Vision, Henry DuPont’s Winterthur Museum” p. 130 and “Worldly Goods- The Acts of Early Pennsylvania 1680-1758, Jack Lindsey” p. 96 fig. 145.

Est. $7,000-$12,000


The portrait of “J. B.” is stylistically related to a group of likenesses, all depicting children and all dated 1784, identified by descendants as residents of Gloucester, Massachusetts. This group includes the portraits of brother and sister John and Priscilla Wharff (or Wharf ) illustrated here, and a portrait of Dorcas Lufkin in the collection

of a descendant of the sitter.

At least three of these portraits show the young sitters in oblong ovals with drop-shadow lettering giving their initials in the upper corners and their ages in the lower corners. They all depict children between one and six years of age holding gender-appropriate props. The unidentified artist’s rendering of facial features is strikingly similar in each; the sitters all have almond-shaped eyes that are slightly misaligned, small mouths with cupid’s-bow lips, noses that appear flat against their faces, and ears that extend outward parallel to the picture plane. Their hands are rendered simply with dark outlines and gently bending fingers. Of the known portraits, “J.B.” is distinctive for its inclusion of a genre element in the charming vignette of the boy feeding his dog, and for the inclusion of articulated trees in the background.

Some scholars have suggested a stylistic relationship between this group of portraits and the work of Rufus Hathaway (1770-1822), but a number of factors weigh against an attribution. Hathaway was presumably born in Freetown, Rhode Island, and lived most of his life in Duxbury, in southeastern Massachusetts both far from Gloucester on the North Shore. His earliest known portraits, dated to about 1790, are considerably more highly developed than the ones depicted here (see “Lady with Her Pets,” 1790, The Metropolitan Museum of Art). It seems unlikely that a fourteen-year-old boy would be plying a portrait painter’s trade far from home in 1784.

Paul S. D’Ambrosio Vice President and Chief Curator Fenimore Art Museum Cooperstown, NY

See Paul D’Ambrosio and Charlotte Emans, Folk Art’s Many Faces: Portraits in the New York State Historical Association (Cooperstown: NYSHA, 1987), pp. 167-169.

John Wharff, 1784Artist unidentifiedOil on canvas, 24” x 17”Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NYPhotograph by Richard Walker

Priscilla Wharff, 1784Artist unidentifiedOil on canvas, 23” x 16 1/2”Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NYPhotograph by Richard Walker


578 gLoucester LiMNer (c. 1784). Portrait oF a YouNg BoY With Dog.

Depicted within an oval spandrel, inscribed “J.B. Agd. 1 Year” and dated 1784. Oil on canvas, 25 1/2 x 18 inches.

Literature: Illustrated in Sandra Brant and Elissa Cullman, “Small Folk: A Celebration of Childhood in America,” p. 13, no. 7.

Est. $20,000-$30,000


579 uNusuaL eNgLish PearLWare ruNDLet, PossiBLY BristoL, CiRCA 1825-30.

Of barrel form, molded with blue and brown-heightened bands at each end and centering an undulating flowering vine in underglaze-blue, green, ochre, yellow and brown, painted on one end with a view of a pair of women flanking a three-story house, and on the other with a flowerhead medallion within leaftips. Height 4 inches.

Est. $700-$1,200

580 eNgLish PearLWare FiVe-Piece cruet staND, circa 1790-1800.

The circular stand with five large and two small apertures and molded on the top with scrolling acanthus, the pierced reeded sides within heart borders, the whole heightened in blue, fitted with a turned treen standard and brass handle marked S*W within oval and lion mark, fitted with five casters inscribed “OIL,” “MUSTARD,” “VINEGAR,” “PEPPER” AND “SUGAR,” and each painted in blue, green and puce with cornflower stems and sprigs. Height 9 1/8 inches.

Est. $800-$1,500

581 eNgLish PearLWare screW-toP circuLar BoX, 1780-1800.

Painted on the cover in underglaze-blue, green, yellow and ochre with delicate flowering stems, and on the bottom with a flowerhead within similar flowering stems, the sides surrounded by a vine band in brown and ochre within blue borders, the whole banded in black. Diameter 2 7/8 inches.

Est. $400-$600

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582 staFForDshire PearLWare ‘straWBerrY’ PatterN FooteD BoWL, circa 1810.

Painted on the interior in underglaze-green, ochre and brown with delicate densely clustered strawberry vines, the rim surrounded by a stylized vine in brown and ochre, and on the exterior with a matching berry vine border, covered in a blue-tinged glaze. Diameter 10 1/4 inches.

Est. $700-$1,000

583 staFForDshire PearLWare FooteD BoWL, CiRCA 1830.

Painted on the interior in underglaze-blue, yellow, ochre and brown with a large flower stem encircled within smaller blossoming stems and tendrils, the inner rim and exterior sides surrounded by similar flowering vine borders, the whole banded in brown; together with a brass two-handled stand. Diameter of bowl 9 1/2 inches. (2)

Est. $600-$900


584 staFForDshire PearLWare ‘PeacocK’ PatterN Quart Mug, circa 1810.

Painted in underglaze-blue, green, yellow, ochre and brown with two angry peahens nattering at a timorous peacock, all perched in a fantastical tree with sponged foliage, the handle with dashed blue border, the whole banded in brown. Height 5 1/2 inches.

The Deike’s placed the two different birds depicted on this mug into their family of “Fancy” birds. At the time of publication they only knew of five pieces: some teawares (but no cups and saucers), a large punch bowl, and a quart mug or tankard. Along with the attention to detail evident in the skillful painting of these birds there are several characteristics particular to this family. Each bird is placed directly on the branch as it lacks legs and feet. The style of deformed tree is singular with the sponged foliage more naturalistically rendered than the simple circular patches commonly found on these wares. See pp. 57-61.

Est. $900-$1,500

585 eNgLish PearLWare Marriage Mug For JohN & BetteY WhiLD, DateD 1796.

Of flared form surrounded by turned bands, inscribed “John & Bettey Whild 1796” in underglaze-blue beside a floral spray painted in underglaze-blue, green and ochre, all within a rectangular blue and ochre vine border flanked by a peafowl amidst flower stems and an elaborate flower-filled basket, all within a leaftip and zigzag border at the rim and a trellis diaper border about the molded foot, the handle painted with a flowerhead in blue. Height 3 3/8 inches.

Provenance: Art Trading Ltd. (David B. Newbon), New York.

Est. $700-$1,200


586 aMericaN schooLgirL WatercoLor oF LaDies, chiLDreN aND FarM WorKers iN a ViLLage LaNDscaPe With grist MiLL, circa 1828. attriButeD to euNice PiNNeY, (aMericaN 1770-1849).

Executed on the reverse of a handwritten letter addressed to “Emeline M. Pinney, Kennedy Post Office, Brunswick, Virginia, near Petersburg,” and dated October, 1828. Watercolor and pencil on paper, 12 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches.

Est. $20,000-$30,000


587 staFForDshire gauDY Dutch ‘KiNg’s rose’ PatterN teaPot aND coVer aND A sAuCeR, AnD A siMilAR PlATe, CiRCA 1820.

The teapot and saucer each painted in underglaze-blue, green, yellow and ochre with stylized blossoms and leaves, the teapot with blue-heightened scalloped border and rim, the cover painted with sprigs below a brown flowerhead knop; the plate painted in underglaze-blue and ochre with three buds and fronds, the rim surrounded by a trellis diaper border. Height of teapot and cover 5 3/4 inches, diameters 5 7/8 and 7 1/4 inches.

Est. $600-$900

588 TWo sTAFFoRDshiRe PeARlWARe octagoNaL PLates, 1810-20.

Each painted in underglaze-blue, yellow, ochre, brown and green with a feathery flowering stem and tendrils within a blue ‘feather-edge’ rim, one surrounded by a ribbon and dot border and the other by a vine of heart-shaped leaves, each impressed with a quatrepartite dot mark, one with painter’s flourish in brown. Width 6 1/8 inches.

Est. $400-$600

589 sTAFFoRDshiRe PeARlWARe sAuCeR AnD TWo PlATes, 1810-40.

The saucer painted in underglaze-green, yellow, ochre and brown with a tulip within foliage; the plates in underglaze-blue, green, yellow, ochre and brown, one depicting a stylized flowerhead within a blue-heightened shell-edge rim, and the other boldly painted with a flowering stem, the molded scale rim within a blue-heightened foliate scroll edge. Diameters 5, 8 1/4 and 7 3/4 inches.

Est. $300-$500

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590 staFForDshire PearLWare chiLDreN’s tea serVice, 1830-40.

Comprising a teapot and cover, sugar bowl and cover, cream jug, pair of teabowls and saucers; each painted in underglaze-blue with a scalloped and dotted border enclosing flourishes and heightened in ochre with leaftips. Height of teapot and cover 4 inches, diameters of teabowls 2 3/8 and 2 1/2 inches.

Est. $300-$600

591 grouP oF staFForDshire PearLWare ‘PiNeaPPLe’ PATTeRn TeAWARes, CiRCA 1810

Comprising a teapot and cover, waste bowl, and teabowl and saucer, and a spiral-fluted sugar box and cover and sugar bowl and cover; each painted on the sides or in the center in underglaze-green, ochre and brown with a single or cluster of pineapples in a basket, banded in brown or blue. Height of teapot 6 3/4 inches. (6)

Est. $800-$1,200

592 Pair oF staFForDshire PearLWare ‘PeacocK’ PatterN PlATes, CiRCA 1810-20.

Each painted in underglaze-blue, green, ochre, yellow and brown with a peafowl sporting spotted plumage, perched upon curled leaves and flanked by distant birds in flight, an insect with spotted wings hovering below, surrounded by a yellow band at the rim. Diameter 8 1/4 inches.

Neither an example of this bird nor the foliage appears in the Dieke’s book. Each bird seems disproportionate with its small neck and oversized wing. The coloration and articulation of the wing is very different from other examples. The curious palm-type foliage appears to be painted over the thinly disguised branches.

Est. $400-$600

593 uNusuaL staFForDshire PearLWare chiLDreN’s teaPot aND coVer aND a creaM Jug, a siMiLar teaBoWL, aND a sPiLL Vase, circa 1795.

The teapot and cream jug each painted on either side or under the spout in underglaze-blue, green, yellow, ochre and brown with a butterfly, the cream jug with additional floral sprigs, both surrounded by undulating vine borders; the teabowl similarly painted with leaftips and pendant swags; the spill vase surrounded by vine and leaftip borders. Height of teapot 4 1/8 inches, height of spill vase 3 7/8 inches.

Est. $400-$700


594 grouP oF staFForDshire PearLWare ‘Bee sKeP’ PatterN teaWares, circa 1810.

Comprising two sugar bowls and covers, a cream jug, and a pair of teabowls and saucers; each painted on the sides or in the center in underglaze-enamels with a yellow beehive on a brown low stand and a green plateau, before a green-sponged tree flanked by blue and green floral sprays and surrounded by hovering bees, one cover, one side of the jug and teabowls painted with a blue flower sprig, the other cover with two floral sprays in ochre, painter’s flourish or “x” marks in brown enamel on four. Diameters of teabowls and saucers 3 1/2 and 5 1/4 inches. (7)

Est. $1,200-$1,800

595 PeNNsYLVaNia oVaL WoVeN rYe straW BasKet With oPeN haNDLes.

Together with three others. Diameter of largest 13 1/2 inches.

Est. $800-$1,200


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596 staFForDshire PearLWare ‘Bee sKeP’ ciDer Jug aND a Jug, circa 1810.

Of barrel and baluster form respectively, each painted in underglaze-enamels on both sides with a yellow beehive on a brown low stand and a green plateau, before a green-sponged tree flanked by blue and green floral sprays and surrounded by hovering bees, a similar blue and green spray beneath the spout, a strawberry vine border about the neck and banded in brown, each with painter’s mark in brown. Heights 6 5/8 and 8 3/4 inches.

Est. $500-$700

597 staFForDshire PearLWare ‘Bee sKeP’ PatterN Mug aND a Quart Mug, CiRCA 1810.

Heights 4 7/8 and 5 7/8 inches.

Est. $600-$900

598 three staFForDshire PearLWare sheLL-eDge PlATes, CiRCA 1810.

Each painted in underglaze-blue, green, ochre, yellow and brown, the first depicting a peafowl in the “Spike” pattern; the second a flowerbasket, impressed semi-circle, painter’s mark “X” in brown; and the third a bee skep. Diameters 6 1/4, 6 1/8 and 5 5/8 inches

Birds in the “Spike” pattern are outlined differently than the other birds, in that the line of their curved necks continues to form the head and beak. They stand on a patch of ground issuing three branches and are completely surrounded by balls of green foliage. According to the Deike’s the foliage on most “Spike” pattern blue shell-edge plates is sponged onto the surface, whereas the foliage on green shell-edged plates, as on this one, is washed. This rare method of painting the foliage is only seen on “Spike” pattern plates. See pp. 122-125, and fig. 5.97.For a discussion regarding the “Flower Basket” pattern and illustrations of many examples, see pp. 269-278.

Est. $400-$600


599 FiNe DeLaWare VaLLeY LaDDerBacK arMchair iN earLY BLacK PaiNt.

The back with five reverse-graduated arched and molded slats flanked by serpentine arms with inverted-cone and baluster-turned supports over a woven rush seat, raised on ball and ring-turned legs joined by a frontal trumpet-and-disc stretcher.

Literature: For a related chair see Jack Lindsey, “Worldly Goods: The Arts of Early Pennsylvania, 1680-1758,” fig. 145, p. 96.

Est. $4,000-$6,000

600 aMericaN FeDeraL greeN PaiNteD tiLt-toP caNDLestaND With WiNDsor turNeD Base, ProBaBLY PeNNsYLVaNia.

The octagonal top with banded edge tilting above a turned pedestal over a molded octagonal base, raised on turned legs ending in ball feet. Height 24 inches, top 14 1/2 x 18 inches.

Est. $2,000-$4,000


601 NeW haMPshire QueeN aNNe carVeD arMchair iN earLY BLacK PaiNt.

The carved yoke crest above a vasiform splat and woven rush seat with shaped apron flanked by serpentine arms with scrolled handgrips, raised on block and turned legs ending in Spanish feet and joined by a frontal trumpet-and-disc turned stretcher.

Est. $12,000-$18,000


602 NeW eNgLaND WiLLiaM aND MarY MaPLe sPLaYeD-Leg tea taBLe, PossiBLY rhoDe islAnD.

The oval top above a rectangular frame, raised on baluster-turned splayed legs joined by a box stretcher and ending in turned feet. Height 21 inches, top 22 x 27 1/2 inches.

Est. $4,000-$6,000

603 NeW haMPshire QueeN aNNe carVeD MaPLe BaNNister-BacK arMchair With “suNBurst” crest, PossiBLY PortsMouth.

The arched sunburst crest above four baluster splats flanked by serpentine arms with scrolled handgrips over a woven rush seat, raised on block and turned legs ending in ball feet and joined by double trumpet-and-disc frontal stretchers.

Literature: For closely related examples, see Patricia Kane, “300 Years of American Seating Furniture from the Mabel Brady Garvan and other Collections at Yale University,” cat. 48-49, pp. 69-70, pl. 3.

Est. $2,000-$3,000


604 aMericaN shirreD hooKeD rug With reD, greeN aND BLue FLoraL sPraY iN a creaM FieLD.

31 x 58 inches.

Est. $5,000-$8,000

605 NeW eNgLaND couNtrY hePPLeWhite PaiNt DecorateD oVaL-toP oNe DraWer staND.

The oval top with wavy yellow decoration on an ochre ground decoration above a rectangular frame with single drawer, raised on tapered legs. Height 26 inches, top 21 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches.

Est. $3,000-$5,000


606 heiNrich Bucher (BerKs couNtY, PeNNsYLVaNia). PAinTeD AnD FloRAl DeCoRATeD MiniATuRe DoMe toP BoX, circa 1800.

Height 4 inches, length 8 inches.

Literature: A similar box from the collection of Isobel and Harvey Kahn was sold by Northeast Auctions, August 3, 2002, lot 230.

Est. $3,000-$5,000


607 Bucher tYPe PiNe tricK BoX With Pig iNscriBeD “hh 1824” aND aNother With a Bear aND “Jh, JaN. 1840.”

Heights 3 1/2 and 2 7/8 inches, lengths 3 7/8 and 4 inches.

Est. $1,000-$1,500

608 Bucher tYPe PuZZLe BoX With sPriNg lATCheD snAKe.

The lid inscribed “Jan 1 1840.” Height 4 inches, length 5 3/4 inches.

Provenance: The Fred Wichman Collection, Sotheby’s, June 9, 1983, lot 119.

Est. $500-$800


609 the reaDiNg artist (act. BerKs couNtY, PeNNsYLVaNia, 1828-1857). Portrait oF christoPher ReuTeR.

Inscribed in German with birth date of January 25, 1820 and date of baptism, March 3, 1828. Watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper, 11 x 8 1/4 inches, sight.

Literature: For illustrations of other examples of work by this artist, see “American Radiance, the Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum,” pp. 66-69, nos. 36-38.

Est. $3,000-$5,000

610 NeW eNgLaND FaN-BacK WiNDsor siDe chair iN earLY DarK BroWN PaiNt.

Est. $2,000-$3,000


611 the reaDiNg artist (act. BerKs couNtY, PeNNsYLVaNia, 1828-1857). triPLe FaMiLY Portrait oF KathariNa, DaNieL aND JacoB Patt, 1846.

Watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper, 10 x 13 1/2 inches, sight.

Literature: For illustrations of other examples of work by this artist, see “American Radiance, the Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum,” pp. 66-69, nos. 36-38.

Est. $10,000-$15,000

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612 earLY PeNNsYLVaNia sMoKe DecorateD aND FaNcY PAinTeD Pine sPiCe ChesT.

The rectangular case with two aligned short drawers over three graduated long drawers with scratch beaded edges, the whole raised on delicate turned legs; the central long drawer with pencil inscription “Josephine E. M. Wentz / her hand writing and / spelling.” Height 18 1/2 inches, width 11 1/2 inches, depth 8 inches.

Est. $15,000-$25,000

613 earLY aMericaN greeN PaiNteD MiLLiNer’s hat racK With acorN FiNiaL aND stePPeD Base.

Together with a group of twelve handled baskets, including a rare half-round basket with bent ash handle, a small woven buttock basket with bent handle, a large buttock basket with stationary handle, a long ellipitcal basket with stationary handle, a half-round buttock basket with stationary handle, a coiled open-work rye basket with scallops, a rectangular covered basket with stationary ash handle, a half-round buttock basket with stationary handle, a square-bottomed hinged covered basket with swing handle, an elongated tapered basket with stationary handle, and an elongated buttock basket with stationary handle. Height of hat rack 77 inches. (13)

Est. $5,000-$8,000

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614 earLY aMericaN PaiNteD chiLD’s BLaNKet ChesT WiTh TRee AnD FYlFoT DeCoRATion.

The molded rectangular lid with incised diamond and fylfot decoration lifting above a conforming case with two interior drawers, resting on a molded base with ornate shaped apron and straight bracket feet. The front with incised geometric and diamond borders surrounding three trees, the whole on an ochre ground with black decoration and yellow highlights. Height 17 1/2 inches, width 29 inches, depth 12 1/2 inches.

Est. $12,000-$18,000


615 Pair oF aMericaN WatercoLor Portraits oF a BoY aND girL, each With PiN-PricK Lace coLLars aND DePicteD hoLDiNg a FLoWer, one A ThisTle.

Depicted bust-length and in profile with red swagged drapery. Each watercolor on paper, 14 x 10 inches.

Est. $12,000-$18,000


616 iMPortaNt coNNecticut PiLgriM ceNturY saLMoN PaiNteD aND FLoraL DecorateD oaK BLaNKet chest With DraWer, guiLForD-saYBrooK area.

The rectangular lid with molded edge lifting above a conforming paneled case with single long drawer, the whole raised on straight stiles continuing to legs; the front with black undulating vine borders surrounding central polychrome painted flowers with stylized thistle and rose vines, the sides with a similar border surrounding a large dotted tulip. Height 33 1/2 inches, width 45 1/2 inches, depth 19 1/2 inches.

Literature: For examples from this group see Dean Fales, “American Painted Furniture, 1660-1880,” pp. 24-31; William Warren, “Were the Guilford Painted Chests Made in Saybrook?,” Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin ( January 1958), pp. 1-10; Dean Fales, “The Furniture of Historic Deerfield,” fig. 368, p. 174.

Est. $40,000-$60,000


617 NeW eNgLaND sacK-BacK arMchair With coMB crest iN earLY BLacK PaiNt.

The shaped comb crest above a bowed sack-back and eleven spindles flanked by shaped arms over a pommel seat, raised on baluster and ring-turned legs joined by an H-stretcher.

Est. $3,000-$5,000

618 NeW eNgLaND BLacK PaiNteD sacK-BacK WiNDsor arMchair With coMB crest.

The shaped comb-crest above a bowed sack-back over thirteen spindles flanked by shaped arms and turned supports above a pommel seat, raised on baluster-turned legs joined by an H-stretcher.

Est. $3,000-$5,000


619 FiNe VerMoNt FeDeraL YeLLoW PaiNteD aND FaNcY DecorateD tWo-DraWer BLaNKet chest.

The hinged rectangular top with molded edge lifting above a conforming case with two drawers over a shaped apron raised on straight bracket feet, the whole with an ochre ground decorated with fanciful blue and red graining. Height 44 inches, width 37 1/2 inches, depth 19 inches.

Literature: For related examples see “Dean Fales, Jr,” American Painted Furniture, 1660-1880,” pp. 220-222.

Est. $18,000-$28,000


620 grouP oF three NeW eNgLaND PoLYchroMe PaiNteD soLDier WhirLigigs.

Heights of figures, 19 3/4 and 11 inches.

Est. $40,000-$60,000


621 aMericaN scriMshaW PaNBoNe DittY BoX With PoLYchroMe DeCoRATion.

Decorated with a central two-handled urn issuing a floral vine. Length 5 1/2 inches.

Est. $3,000-$5,000

622 set oF eight graDuateD NestiNg NaNtucKet BasKets.

Height of largest, 15 inches, diameter 12 1/2 inches.

Est. $20,000-$30,000


623 iMPortaNt FoLK art WhirLigig oF a DaNDY, iNscriBeD “JiM.”



Est. $4,000-$8,000

624 saiLor’s scriMshaWeD MahogaNY KNiFe BoX With iNLaiD star aND BasKets oF FLoWers.


Est. $3,000-$5,000


625 rare Pair oF PrattWare rectaNguLar Fish MoLDs, circa 1780-1800.

Each realistically impressed with a pair of herring, the scales painted in underglaze-blue, the heads and tails in brown, and with yellow gills and facial features, the molded rim edge heightened in brown, set on three peg feet. 5 5/8 inches x 9 inches.

Provenance: Ruth Troiani Fine Antiques, Southbury, Connecticut.

Est. $1,500-$2,500

626 rare LeeDs PearLWare “KeeP Me sWiMMiNg” FooteD BoWL, circa 1790-1800.

Painted in the center in underglaze-blue, green and ochre with a distressed fish above the inscription “Keep me Swimming” in brown script lettering, within berried vines and encompassed by a brown band, the rim surrounded by a berried vine border in brown and ochre, the exterior painted with ochre and blue trellis diaper panels alternating with ochre demi-flowerheads suspending green and brown vine swags and pendants, the whole banded in green on the interior and brown on the exterior. Diameter 10 inches.

Provenance: D.M. & P. Manheim, New York.

Est. $1,500-$2,500


627 turNeD aND eNgraVeD iVorY chiLD’s aLPhaBet BoX With Letters.

Height of box 1 7/8 inches, diameter of letters, 1 inch.

Est. $500-$1,000

628 g.t. saDtLer & soNs, BaLtiMore. WaLL therMoMeter iN origiNaL carVeD MahogaNY shaDoWBoX FraMe.


Est. $1,000-$1,500

629 eNgLish iVorY iNLaiD WaLNut ButtoN PoLisher With reD aND greeN Berries, a croWN aND “g. eDMoNDs,” earLY nineTeenTh CenTuRY.


Est. $800-$1,200

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630 rare Pair oF coNNecticut QueeN aNNe carVeD MAPle siDe ChAiRs WiTh heART CuT-ouTs, eAsT WinDsoR AReA.

A nearly identical side chair thought to have been owned by David Ellsworth (1709-1782) of East Windsor, Connecticut was made by the shop, possibly that of Windsor cabinetmaker Timothy Loomis. Loomis was among the most prominent furniture craftsmen working in this area in the mid-to-late eighteenth century. He is known to have made clock cases with pagoda-form hoods that relate closely to the crests on chairs from this group.

Provenance: Peter Tillou, Connecticut.

Literature: For an illustration and discussion of the Ellsworth chairs, see “The Great River: Art & Society of the Connecticut Valley, 1635-1820,” Cat. 122, pp. 238-239.

Est. $8,000-$12,000

631 NeW eNgLaND or PeNNsYLVaNia couNtrY QueeN aNNe BirD-cage caNDLestaND iN earLY reD PAinT.

The circular rotating top above a birdcage and urn and donut-turned pedestal raised on cabriole legs ending in slipper feet. Height 25 1/2 inches, diameter 16 1/2 inches.

Est. $3,000-$5,000

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632 coNNecticut couNtrY QueeN aNNe carVeD aND PaiNt-DecorateD haNgiNg WaLL cuPBoarD, DateD 1751.

The molded broken-scroll pediment with carved rosettes above an open shelf with blue painted hinged box dated “1751,” over a rectangular case with a row of six pigeonholes above nine drawers and compartments with painted and incised decoration, including stylized trees, flowers, and pinwheels. Height 33 inches, width 35 inches, depth 11 1/2 inches.

Provenance: R. Jorgensen Antiques, Wells, Maine.

Illustrated: For similar carving, see “American Radiance,” p 108, fig. 71.

Est. $12,000-$18,000


633 JosePh h. (LeFt-haNDeD) DaVis (aMericaN 1811-1865). PoRTRAiT oF seWell AnD sAllY MARDen oF DeeRFielD, neW haMPshire, 1837.

The legend inscribed “Sewell Marden. Aged 43 Years, Septmbr 18th, 1837. Painted January 1837. Sally Marden. Aged 43 Years, November 12th, 1837.” Watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper, 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches. In a grain-painted frame.

Sewell Marden (1794-1856) of Epping married Sarah Avery (1794-1862) in Deerfield on October 1, 1817.

Exhibition: “American Folk Art On Paper,” Baltimore Museum of Art, May 22 - July 22, 1984.

Est. $40,000-$60,000


634 JosePh h. (LeFt-haNDeD) DaVis (aMericaN 1811-1865). Portrait oF euNice e.c. MarDeN aND LuraNa g. MarDeN, 1837.

The legend inscribed “Eunice E.C. Marden. Aged 6, Octbr 11th, 1837. Lurana G. Marden. Aged 2 Years, April 28th, 1837.” Watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper, 7 x 9 inches. In period wood frame with carved and raised corner blocks.

Lurana G. Marden (1835-1845) is recorded in genealogical records as the daughter of Sewell and Sarah Avery Marden.

Exhibition: “American Folk Art On Paper,” Baltimore Museum of Art, May 22 - July 22, 1984.

Est. $10,000-$20,000


635 WiLLiaM JeNNYs (aMericaN 1774-1859). Portrait oF NathaNieL LaWsoN as a YouNg MaN iN a greeN sPriggeD Waistcoat aND RuFFleD shiRT.

Oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 25 inches.

Provenance: Mary Allis, Southport, Connecticut.

Illustrated: Mary Black and Jean Lipman, “American Folk Painting,” p. 43, fig. 40.

Exhibition: “American Art 1750-1800: Towards Independence,” Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, April 3 - May 23, 1976, no. 55.

Est. $8,000-$12,000


636 earLY aMericaN Large BurL ash BoWL With iNciseD BaNDeD riM aND Base.


Est. $2,000-$4,000

637 aMericaN WiLLiaM aND MarY MaPLe stretcher Base taBLe With DraWer aND BreaDBoarD-toP.

The rectangular top with breadboard ends above a conforming frame with central drawer, raised on a baluster-turned stretcher base with ring-turned feet. Height 29 inches, top 32 x 83 inches.

Provenance: Richard Withington Auctioneers, William Samaha Antiques.

Est. $10,000-$20,000


638 Pair oF Brass caNDLesticKs, PossiBLY sPaNish.

Each threaded cylindrical nozzle above a shouldered stem and recessed circular and square base with scalloped edges. Height 5 3/4 inches.

Est. $700-$1,200

639 Pair oF DiMiNutiVe Brass caNDLesticKs, PossiBLY Dutch; AnD A DuTCh CAnDlesTiCK.

The pair each with a cylindrical nozzle above an elongated acorn stem and circular dish; the single with tapered nozzle above a medial drip pan and domed foot. Height of pair 3 1/2 inches, single 5 1/4 inches.

Est. $900-$1,500

640 Pair oF Dutch or sPaNish Brass CAnDlesTiCKs.

Each turned tapered nozzle above a medial drip pan and domed foot. Height 8 1/2 inches.

Est. $1,200-$1,800


641 rare eNgLish creaMWare Dutch-DecorateD ‘PriNce aND PriNcess WiLLiaM V oF oraNge’ chiLDreN’s tea aND coFFee serVice aND a Patch staND, circa 1787-88.

The set comprising two teapots and covers, a tea caddy and cover, coffeepot and cover, sugar bowl and cover, three teabowls and saucers; each painted in iron-red, green, brown and black enamels with one or two orange trees flanked by the inscription “Vivat oranje” in black, the front of each bowl and the covers with the initials “PV OR” for the Prince and Princess William V of Orange; the patch stand painted in iron-red, green and black enamels with berried sprigs beneath the rim, inscribed “PV OR 1788” beneath. Height of tea caddy 3 3/8 inches, diameter of patch stand 3 1/8 inches. (12)

Provenance: Christie’s, March 6, 1981, lot 50.

Est. $1,800-$2,800

643 rare eNgLish creaMWare Dutch-DecorateD ‘PriNce aND PriNcess WiLLiaM V oF oraNge’ PLate, circa 1787.

Painted in iron-red, green, yellow, purple, brown and black enamels with the Prince and Princess William V of Orange on horseback, centering an orange tree flanked by the initials “PV OR,” the ‘feather’-molded rim surrounded by a vine bearing ‘oranges.’ Diameter 9 7/8 inches.

The view on this plate celebrates the return from exile in 1787 of William V (1748-1806), Prince of Orange and the last hereditary Stadtholder of the United Netherlands (1751-95) and his wife, the King of Prussia’s sister, Princess Sophia Wilhelmina (the parents of William I (1772-1843), first King of the Netherlands (1815-40).

Est. $900-$1,500

642 Dutch Brass aND coPPer toBacco BoX eNgraVeD With a harBor VieW oF rotterDaM.

Inscribed “Rotterdam” on the cover, the base engraved with a pseudo armorial, the back and front with a leaf device. Length 5 7/8 inches.

Est. $600-$900


644 Portrait oF a YouNg girL iN PiNK Dress hoLDiNg a rose, Miss hAnnAh liTTle.

Depicted half-length within an oval spandrel. Oil on panel, 10 x 8 inches. The reverse inscribed “Taken for Miss Hannah Little/ At the age of 3 1/2 years/ by Th. Douglas/ Nov. 1801.”

Provenance: Stephen Score, Essex, Massachusetts.

Est. $2,000-$3,000

645 NeW eNgLaND couNtrY ChiPPenDAle ReD PAinTeD AnD graiNeD sLaNt-LiD DesK.

The rectangular top and lid opening to an interior with ten valanced pigeonholes over five short drawers above a case with four graduated thumbmolded drawers, the whole resting on a molded base with straight bracket feet. Height 41 inches, width 34 inches, depth 18 inches.

Est. $5,000-$10,000


646 tWo siMiLar aMericaN BLacK PaiNteD BoW-BacK Brace-BacK WiNDsor siDe chairs, NeW YorK or NeW eNgLaND.

Each with molded bow-back brace-back crests over nine spindles and a pommel seat, raised on baluster-turned legs joined by an H-stretcher.

Est. $3,000-$5,000


647 PeNNsYLVaNia gerMaN FraKtur Birth aND BaPtisMaL recorD DeCoRATeD WiTh heARTs, FLoWeriNg ViNes, aND BirDs, JaNuarY, 1797.

Commemorating the birth of Magdalena Fischer to Christian and Catharina Fischer of Heidelberg Township, Berks County. Watercolor, pen and ink on printed paper, 13 x 16 inches.

Est. $600-$1,200

648 PeNNsYLVaNia gerMaN FraKtur Birth aND BaPtisMaL recorD DeCoRATeD WiTh PARRoTs, RAMPAnT lions, CRoWns AnD FaNciFuL BirDs, DeceMBer, 1764.

Watercolor and ink on printed paper, 13 x 16 3/4 inches.

Exhibition: “American Folk Art on Paper,” Baltimore Museum of Art, May 22 - July 22, 1984.

Est. $1,500-$3,000


649 FolK PoRTRAiT oF RAChel isRAel, ageD 82, PaiNteD 1852.

Depicted dressed in white nightgown and cap, sitting upright in bed. Oil on cloth, 20 x 23 3/4 inches.

Provenance: Peter Tillou, Connecticut.

Est. $9,000-$15,000


650 TWo sTAFFoRDshiRe PeARlWARe CuP PlATes, CiRCA 1810 AnD 1835.

The first finely painted in underglaze-blue, green, ochre, yellow and brown with an abundantly filled flowerbasket within a blue-heightened shell-edge rim, the second painted in ochre, green and brown with a pineapple basket within a green-heightened scalloped rim edge. Diameters 4 1/4 and 4 inches.

Est. $300-$500

651 sTAFFoRDshiRe PeARlWARe PlATe, AnD A CoFFeePoT AnD coVer, 1820-30.

The plate painted in underglaze-blue, green, ochre, yellow and brown with a flower-filled urn within a brown band, the shell-edge rim heightened in blue, diameter 9 inches; the coffeepot of pear form, painted on either with a tulip amidst a bouquet of summer flowers and fronds, the neck surrounded by a berried vine border, the domed cover with similar flowers and matching border, height 7 7/8 inches.

A nearly identical plate with thirty-three scallops is discussed and illustrated on p. 165.

Est. $400-$600

652 Large coMPote-ForM sPLiNt BasKet.


Est. $400-$800


653 earLY NeW eNgLaND MaPLe oVaL-toP hutch taBLe iN oLD reD PaiNt.

The oval-top tilting above a box-form trestle base with shaped bootjack sides and molded chip carved shoe feet. Height 27 1/2 inches, top 46 1/4 x 36 inches.

Est. $6,000-$12,000


654 sLiP-DecorateD reDWare Jug, NiNeteeNth ceNturY.

Surrounded by four dripping spots in cream slip and streaked in green and manganese on a brown ground. Height 9 inches.

Est. $500-$1,000

656 PeNNsYLVaNia WiLLiaM aND MarY WaLNut DiMiNutiVe taVerN taBLe.

The rectangular pinned top above a frame with a single thumbmolded drawer, raised on baluster and ring-turned legs ending in ball feet and joined by a molded box stretcher. Height 24 1/2 inches, top 26 x 17 inches.

Est. $7,000-$12,000

655 sLiP-DecorateD reDWare BoWL, ProBaBLY hagerstoWN, MarYLaND or MoraViaN, North CARolinA, nineTeenTh CenTuRY.

With tapered sides and everted rim, the interior rim decorated with a wavy band in cream slip above green bands, a sponged manganese band, and remnants of green banding at the base. Diameter 10 inches.

Literature: A nearly identical bowl, attributed to Rudolf Christ, is discussed in John Bivins, Jr., “The Moravian Potters in North Carolina,” p. 263, and illustrated p. 265, pl. 271.

Est. $800-$1,200


657 PAiR oF AMeRiCAn WilliAM AnD MarY Birch sPLaYeD Leg taLL JoiNt sTools.

Each with rectangular top with molded edge above a conforming frame, raised on baluster-turned splayed legs joined by a molded box stretcher and ending in ball feet. The underside of one stool branded “I.S.” Height 28 1/2 inches, top 12 x 12 inches.

Provenance: Israel Sack, Inc.

Est. $3,000-$5,000

658 AMeRiCAn WilliAM AnD MARY TuRneD MaPLe aND PiNe WeaVer’s stooL.

The rectangular top with carved seat raised on baluster-turned legs joined by a trestle base. Height 25 1/2 inches.

Est. $500-$1,000

659 AMeRiCAn WilliAM AnD MARY sTYle sPLaYeD-Leg DroP-LeaF taBLe.

The rectangular top with round drop-leaves above a conforming frame with shaped apron, raised on baluster-turned legs joined by a box stretcher and ending in bulb feet. Height 28 1/2 inches, length 44 1/4 inches, width (closed) 18 inches, top (open) 44 1/4 x 46 1/2 inches.

Est. $2,000-$3,000


660 NeW eNgLaND WiLLiaM aND MarY PiNe chiLD’s BLaNKet chest iN earLY reD Wash.

The hinged rectangular top with molded edges lifting above a conforming case with two false-front drawers, resting on a molded base with a shaped apron and straight feet. Height 19 inches, width 17 1/2 inches, depth 12 inches.

Est. $1,200-$1,800

661 NeW eNgLaND sacK-BacK WinDsoR ARMChAiR WiTh carVeD KNucKLe haNDgriPs.

The bowed sack-back over eleven spindles flanked by shaped arms with carved handgrips above a pommel seat, raised on baluster and ring-turned legs joined by an H-stretcher.

Est. $4,000-$6,000


662 PeNNsYLVaNia WatercoLor BooKPLate With tuLiPs, hearts aND BirDs, DateD 1787.

Watercolor, pen and ink on paper, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. Framed.

Est. $900-$1,500

663 earLY PeNNsYLVaNia reD PaiNteD WaLNut aND PiNe MortiseD BeNch.

The rectangular bench seat with molded apron resting on shaped arched sides. Height 18 1/2 inches, length 42 inches, depth 13 1/4 inches.

Est. $900-$1,500

664 earLY PeNNsYLVaNia MortiseD PiNe BeNch With MoLDeD aProN aND shaPeD Legs.

Height 17 inches, length 57 1/2 inches, depth 10 1/2 inches.

Est. $500-$1,000

665 PeNNsYLVaNia PaiNt DecorateD coVereD BucKet With iroN BaNDiNg, attriButeD to JosePh LehN, Late NiNeteeNth ceNturY.

The lid with knop finial. Overall height 9 1/2 inches.

Est. $300-$600

664

665


666 ThRee sTAFFoRDshiRe PeARlWARe MiniATuRe PlATes AnD A ToY PlATe, CiRCA 1810-35.

Painted in overglaze or underglaze-blue, green, ochre, yellow and brown, two plates and the toy plate each depicting a peafowl perched upon branches within a brown- or blue-heightened octagonal or shell-edge rim, the octagonal plate with impressed heart mark; the fourth plate depicting a high-stepping peafowl gazing up at the sky, flanked by trees with crossed trunks and green-sponged foliage, the rim embossed with a vine border heightened in blue and ochre. Width 4 inches, diameters 4 3/8, 2 3/4 and 3 7/8 inches.

The octagonal plate is in the Group V “Beach Ball’ pattern, the molded scalloped rim heightened with a brown border. See pp. 108-113, with identical examples p. 111, fig. 5.81.

The bird on the circular plate is in the Group II “Song Bird” pattern, and with its teardrop-shaped body is similar to the “Beach Ball” bird. However it looks forward, has the characteristic almond-shaped eye and a long neck. See pp. 142-147, with a similar pattern including ribbon border illustrated on p. 144, fig. 5.124.

The fourth plate is in the “Oliver” pattern. This bird is distinguished by its unusual pose, and the brown flourishes under the crossed tree trunks. See pp. 208-209, with a nearly identical image on a jug discussed and illustrated on p. 209, fig. 5.196.

The toy plate is in the “Duffy” pattern. This bird is depicted stepping onto a nearby stem, and is blinking. It varies from the norm in that it has six plumes instead of five and is on a blue irregular shell-edge plate. See pp. 126-129.

Est. $700-$1,200

667 staFForDshire PearLWare BirD FeeDeR, CiRCA 1810.

The pierced dome surmounted by a songbird and above a border of molded shells, the pedestal in a dotted grid pattern, all in blue and ochre enamels. Height 4 5/8 inches.

Literature: A similar bird feeder decorated in blue, green and ochre is illustrated in John & Griselda Lewis, “Pratt Ware: English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze coloured earthenware 1780-1840,” p. 248.

Est. $500-$800


669 tWo staFForDshire PearLWare orNithoLogicaL PLates, circa 1810.

Each painted in underglaze-blue, green, ochre, yellow and brown, the first a rare plate depicting a parrot clutching a fruit in its talons amidst branches with sponged foliage; the second depicting a vibrant peafowl perched upon and encompassed by fine leafy branches, each within a blue-heightened shell-edge rim. Diameters 6 1/4 and 8 1/4 inches

The first bird is called “Parrot” and a nearly identical plate is discussed and illustrated on p. 203, fig. 5.193. The second bird is similar in execution to birds in the “Dr. Seuss” pattern in that it lacks a wing (or even an indication of a wing), the legs are widely spaced, and the leaves are comb-shaped. However, this bird exhibits five bands of color as opposed to four, and differs in the typical color sequence of these bands. The crest is ochre and not ochre and blue, and the plate has a blue shell-edge rim as opposed to the blue dotted border. See pp. 148-155.

Est. $500-$800

668 sTAFFoRDshiRe PeARlWARe ‘PeacocK’ PatterN FLuteD teaPot, a teaBoWL aND saucer, AnD A ToY Dish, CiRCA 1810.

Each painted in underglaze-blue, green, ochre, yellow and brown with a peafowl perched amidst branches with sponged foliage, the teabowl and saucer each within a vine border, the saucer with painter’s numeral “8” in brown enamel. Diameters of teabowl and saucer 3 7/8 and 5 5/8 inches.

The bird painted on either side of the teapot is in the “Joyce” pattern. This bird is predominately blue in color, with a broad differently delineated wing and upswept tail feathers. The branches on the tree tend to have the same configuration across all wares. This pattern incorporates elements found on the “House” pattern evident in the ground patches, fence and distant birds in flight. It is interesting to compare this teapot to the cider jug dated 1829 (lot 46) with its more sophisticated rendering of these compositional elements. See pp. 206-207.

The teabowl and saucer are in the “Spike” pattern, pp. 122-125.

An identical saucer is discussed and illustrated in fig. 5.100, where the authors state a sherd with this rim decoration was found in Alexandria, Virginia. The toy saucer is in the Group VIII brown-banded “Aye” pattern and is an example of what the Deike’s describe as a “simplified” bird, typically found on toy teawares. Examples are discussed and illustrated on pp. 93-94, figs. 5.55-5.57.

Est. $500-$900

668

669


670 staFForDshire PearLWare BirD DriNKiNg FouNtaiN, DateD 1827.

Of baluster form, painted in underglaze-blue, green, ochre and brown with flowering vines and tendrils, the stem in blue and the finial in yellow, ochre and blue, inscribed beneath with the initials “TH” and date “1827” in black enamel script. Height 5 3/8 inches.

Est. $500-$800

671 staFForDshire PearLWare ‘PeacocK’ PatterN coFFeePot aND coVer, aND a PLate, circa 1810.

Each painted in underglaze-blue, green, ochre, yellow and brown with peafowl sporting spotted plumage and perched upon a leafy branch, the coffeepot and cover surrounded by undulating ‘dotted’ brown and blue bands, the cover with matching foliage; the plate rim surrounded by a vine border of flowers and heart-shaped leaves in ochre and green, the shell-edge rim heightened with a border in olive-brown, impressed semi-circle mark. Height of coffeepot 9 3/8 inches, diameter of plate 6 7/8 inches.

The bird painted on either side of the coffeepot is in the “Berry Bush” pattern. These birds are always depicted facing left, have finely detailed wings, a stick leg lacking a foot, and are perched on arched berry branches. The piece is usually surrounded by a brown dotted wavy border. See pp. 156-162, with an identical example illustrated on p. 159, fig. 5.144. The bird on the plate is in the “Song Bird” pattern (compare with lot 168). See pp. 142-147, and a similar pattern including vine border, p. 143, fig. 5.123.

Est. $500-$700670

671


672 eNgLish PearLWare iNKPot iNscriBeD iW, 1790-1810.

Inscribed “I*W” twice on the sides in underglaze-blue, and painted on the sides and shoulder in underglaze-blue, ochre and brown with berried and flowering sprigs, the neck flanked by three apertures, the whole banded in blue. Height 2 3/4 inches.

Est. $300-$500

673 eNgLish PearLWare screW-toP circuLar BoX iNscriBeD aND DateD J+s, 1795.

Painted on the cover in underglaze-blue, green and brown with a naturalistic berried vine encircling “J+S 1795” in olive-brown, and on the bottom with a flowerhead device within a border of blue and ochre stripes alternating with star crosses, the sides surrounded by a similar vine band, the whole banded in olive-brown. Diameter 2 7/8 inches.

Est. $400-$600

674 eNgLish PearLWare iNKPot iNscriBeD “Peter terges,” 1790-1810.

Inscribed “Peter Terges” on the side in brown, painted on the sides in blue, ochre and green with flowering stems and sprigs, a flowering vine in ochre and green about the shoulder, the wide neck flanked by four apertures, the whole banded in brown. Height 3 inches.

Est. $400-$600

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673 bottom

674


675 TWo unusuAl sTAFFoRDshiRe PeARlWARe PlATes FoR The AMeRiCAn MARKeT, 1800-20 AnD 1820-40.

Each painted in underglaze-blue, ochre and brown with a version of the Great Seal of the United States and banded in olive-brown, the shield on the first eagle actually forming the torso; the second depicting a rare displayed eagle bearing a horizontally striped “shield” across its torso within a scalloped rim edge, impressed heart mark. Diameters 6 1/2 and 8 inches.

Literature: An eagle nearly identical to the one depicted on the second plate, including its horizontally-striped “shield,” is illustrated in David & Linda Arman, “Anglo-American Ceramics,” Part I, p. 234, fig. A1.28.

Est. $500-$1,000

676 staFForDshire PearLWare coMMeMoratiVe Portrait PLaQue iNscriBeD tr, circa 1795-1800.

Molded in relief and painted in underglaze-blue, green, ochre, yellow and brown with a portrait of an admiral flanked by the initials “TR” and a pair of flowerheads within a leaftip border, surrounded by a border of matching flowerheads, sprigs and geometric devices within brown and ochre bands. Diameter 6 3/8 inches.

Provenance: David and Charlotte Zeitlin Collection label, inscribed “PR 73.”

Est. $600-$900

677 sTAFFoRDshiRe PeARlWARe ToDDY PlATe AnD An octagoNaL PLate oF aMericaN iNterest.

Each painted over the glaze in blue, green, ochre and brown with a version of the Great Seal of the United States, the first within a green-washed shell edge, the second with an embossed yellow rim. Diameter 4 3/8 inches, width 6 1/8 inches. Together with a similarly decorated whiteware plate, incised conjoined “JK” cipher on reverse. (3)

Est. $600-$1,000

675

677

676


678 NeW eNgLaND QueeN aNNe FigureD MaPLe aND Birch traY-toP tea taBLe With sPLaYeD Legs.

The rectangular tray-top above a conforming frame with shaped apron, raised on rounded tapered legs ending in pad feet. Height 27 inches, top 22 x 29 inches.

Est. $4,000-$8,000


679 NeW eNgLaND MaPLe stretcher-Base taVerN taBLe With rectaNguLar toP.

The rectangular top with chamfered corners above a molded rectangular frame, raised on baluster turned legs joined by a box stretcher and ending in turned feet. Height 26 inches, top 34 x 20 1/2 inches.

Est. $5,000-$10,000

680 PeNNsYLVaNia WiLLiaM aND MarY sPLaYeD Leg taVerN taBLe iN earLY ReD PAinT.

The rectangular top with notched corners above a block and turned splayed leg base joined by an H-stretcher. Height 24 1/2 inches, top 32 x 21 inches.

Est. $4,000-$8,000


681 Pair oF NeW eNgLaND staiNeD Birch BarLeY-tWist FootstooLs With origiNaL NeeDLeWorK Cushions.

Each with circular needlework top raised on spiral-turned splayed legs ending in ball feet and joined by a box stretcher. Height 11 1/2 inches, diameter of top 11 inches.

Est. $5,000-$8,000

682 NeW eNgLaND FeDeraL cherrY oNe DraWer sPLaYeD-Leg sstaND.

The square top above a conforming frame with single drawer, raised on delicated turned and tapered splayed legs. Height 27 inches, top 16 x 16 inches.

Est. $2,000-$4,000


683 set oF siX PeNNsYLVaNia YeLLoW PaiNteD aND FloRAl DeCoRATeD WinDsoR siDe ChAiRs.

Est. $2,000-$4,000

684 cast-iroN Dog-ForM NutcracKer iN oLD reD PaiNt, a FiguraL DachshuND Boot scraPer aND a raM Door sToP.

Length of first 10 1/2 inches.

Est. $500-$1,000


685 sMaLL FoLK art carVeD aND PaiNteD BirD iN FLight.

Overall height 8 1/2 inches, length 7 3/4 inches, wingspan 9 inches.

Est. $1,000-$2,000

686 Miss LiBertY carVeD aND PaiNteD PiNe staNDiNg Figure With BLue Dress aND FLag PoLe.


Est. $500-$1,000

687 aMericaN FoLK art carVeD aND YeLLoW PaiNteD giraFFe With greeN sPots.


Est. $800-$1,500

685

686


688 tWo siMiLar Dutch or sPaNish Brass ‘caPstaN’ CAnDlesTiCKs.

Each tapered stem above a drum base. Heights 5 and 5 3/8 inches.

Est. $1,200-$1,800

689 Dutch Brass caNDLesticK, Late seVeNteeNth ceNturY.

The cylindrical nozzle above a baluster knopped stem and slightly domed circular foot, affixed with a hand-forged quatrefoil nut in the form of a flowerhead. Height 9 1/4 inches.

Est. $800-$1,200

690 Pair oF george ii Brass CAnDlesTiCKs.

Each cylindrical nozzle above a shouldered knopped stem and petal-form base. Height 8 1/4 inches.

Est. $600-$900


691 eNgLish PearLWare FooteD BoWL, 1810-20.

Finely painted on the interior in underglaze-blue, yellow, ochre, green and brown with a songbird perched upon a berried branch within a brown band, the rim surrounded by an undulating vine in blue and a zigzag dotted ribbon in green and ochre, and on the exterior with a berried husk border in blue, yellow, ochre and green, the whole banded in brown, painter’s flourish in underglaze-green. Diameter 10 3/4 inches.

Est. $900-$1,500

692 eNgLish PearLWare PeDestaL BoWL, circa 1790-1815.

Exceptionally well-painted on the interior in underglaze-blue, yellow, brown and green with a gentleman astride a trotting thoroughbred within brown and yellow bands, the rim surrounded by a berried vine in ochre, blue and green, and on the exterior with floral and berry sprigs. Diameter 8 7/8 inches.

Est. $1,200-$1,800


693 Pair oF YorKshire creaMWare Figures oF recuMBeNt LioNs, ProBaBLY the senioR/MoRTon FAMilY, lATe nineTeenTh-eARlY TWenTieTh CenTuRY.

Each impressed “LEEDS POTTERY.” Height 4 3/8 inches, length 7 1/8 inches.

Literature: This pair of lions are an example of a now well-known group of wares made in Yorkshire, primarily by J.W. & G.W. Senior from the 1890s to 1957, who used many of the old Leeds molds. For a history and illustrations regarding the reproduction of Leeds pottery wares see John D. Griffin, “The Leeds Pottery 1770-1881,” vol. II, appendix nine, “The Leeds Revivalists,” pp. 603-624; and p. 607, mark R3 for an illustration of the marks on the offered lot.

Est. $500-$800

694 staFForDshire PearLWare ‘straWBerrY’ PatterN Quart Mug, CiRCA 1810.

Painted in ochre, green and brown with two large strawberry vines centering a smaller vine, and with leaves and tendrils overall, the handle painted with a herringbone band in brown, banded in blue and brown. Height 6 inches.

Est. $300-$500


695 staFForDshire PearLWare ‘straWBerrY’ PatterN coFFeePot aND coVer, aND Pair oF teaBoWLs aND sAuCeRs, CiRCA 1810.

Each painted in ochre, green and brown with large strawberry sprigs and tendrils, the coffeepot of pear form and the handle painted with a zigzag band in brown, the domed cover with leaves and tendrils, each banded in brown, painter’s numeral “4” in underglaze-brown beneath coffeepot. Height of coffeepot 10 1/2 inches.

Est. $500-$800

696 staFForDshire PearLWare ‘straWBerrY’ PatterN teaPot aND coVer, tWo-haNDLeD cuP, aND a PLate, CiRCA 1810.

Each painted in ochre, green and brown with large strawberry sprigs and tendrils, the handles painted with a blue leaftip or brown vine border, each banded in blue, the plate with painter’s numeral “6” or “9” in underglaze-brown. Height of teapot 5 3/8 inches, height of cup 5 1/8 inches, diameter of plate 8 3/8 inches.

Est. $300-$500

697 grouP oF staFForDshire PearLWare ‘straWBerrY’ PATTeRn TeAWARes, CiRCA 1810.

Comprising a teapot and cover, sugar bowl and cover, waste bowl, and a teabowl and saucer; and a fluted sugar bowl and cover, cream jug, and pair of teabowls and saucers; each painted in ochre, green and brown with large strawberry sprigs and tendrils or surrounded by a matching berried vine, the handles painted with a brown vine border, each banded in blue. Height of teapot and cover 5 1/2 inches. (11)

Est. $700-$1,200

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697


698 tWo staFForDshire PearLWare ‘straWBerrY’ PatterN PlATes, CiRCA 1810.

Each painted in underglaze-green, ochre and brown with a strawberry sprig or strawberry vines and tendrils, the cavetto of the largest surrounded by a stylized swag and leaftip border in blue, green, ochre and yellow, within a blue-heightened octagonal or shell-edge rim. Width 7 1/2 inches, diameter 9 3/8 inches.

Est. $300-$500

699 staFForDshire PearLWare toY Mug aND a chiLDreN’s Mug, 1810-30.

The first painted in underglaze-blue, green, ochre, yellow and brown with a flowering vine, banded in brown; the second painted in underglaze-green, ochre and brown with alternating berries, leaves and tendrils, banded in blue. Heights 2 and 2 1/4 inches.

Est. $200-$400

700 Pair oF staFForDshire PearLWare toY teaBoWLs aND saucers, a siNgLe teaBoWL aND saucer aND a MiniATuRe PlATe, CiRCA 1820-40.

The pair each painted in underglaze-green, ochre and brown with berry sprigs and tendrils, the single with floral sprigs and the plate with a berry sprig and tendrils within an ochre zigzag border at the rim heightened with blue and green leaftips. Diameters 2, 3 1/8 and 4 7/8 inches.

Est. $300-$500


701 aMericaN WooL geoMetric PatterNeD oVershot coVerLet iN reD, White aND BLue.

78 x 73 inches.

Est. $200-$300

702 PeNNsYLVaNia reD aND BLue JacQuarD WoVeN FLoraL coVerLet, eMaNueL MeiLY, LeBaNoN, 1840.

96 x 80 inches.

Est. $200-$300

703 aMericaN BLue aND White JacQuarD WoVeN coVerLet With sNoW FLaKe PatterN aND PiNe tree BorDer.

92 x 72 inches.

Est. $200-$300


704 PeNNsYLVaNia PieceD reD aND YelloW CAliCo QuilT WiTh CoMPoTe PATTeRn.

72 x 68 inches.

Est. $300-$500

705 tWo earLY NeW eNgLaND MaPLe aND PiNe siNgLe BeDs iN oLD reD PAinT.

Est. $300-$800


706 graiNeD aND FLoraL DecorateD Feather BeD sMooTheR.

Length 21 inches.

Est. $600-$900

707 PAinTeD AnD DeCoRATeD Pine VaLuaBLes or DocuMeNt BoX, ProBaBLY PeNNsYLVaNia.

The rectangular top, front and sides decorated with leaf and floral motifs. Height 5 1/4 inches, length 12 1/4 inches.

Est. $800-$1,200

708 NeW eNgLaND couNtrY FeDeraL Birch chiLD’s chest iN origiNaL ReD PAinT.

The rectangular top with rounded edge above a conforming case with four drawers raised on straight bracket feet with shaped side aprons. Height 14 inches, width15 inches, depth 8 inches.

Est. $1,200-$2,200


709 CiRCulAR TuRneD PlATeAu With carVeD WooDeN Fruit AnD A PAiR oF TuRneD AnD DeCoRATeD CAnDlesTiCKs.

Height of centerpiece 13 1/2 inches, height of candlesticks 11 inches.

Est. $1,500-$2,500

710 WilliAM AnD MARY oAK AnD WAlnuT DiMiNutiVe sPLaYeD Leg JoiNt stooL.

The rectangular top with molded edge above a conforming frame, raised on turned splayed legs joined by a box stretcher. Height 16 inches, top 10 x 10 inches.

Est. $800-$1,200

711 aMericaN graiN PaiNteD FraMe With MiRRoR PlATe.

Overall height 16 inches, mirror plate 14 x 10 inches.

Est. $500-$1,000

710

711


712 PeNNsYLVaNia saLtgLaZe stoNeWare coBaLt BLue-DecorateD tWo gaLLoN Jug, coWDeN & WiLcoX, 1870-90.

Painted with a flowering stem, impressed “COWDEN & WILCOX, HARRISBURG. PA/ 2.” Height 12 1/4 inches.

Est. $300-$500

713 aMericaN saLtgLaZe stoNeWare coBaLt BLue-DecorateD tWo gaLLoN Jug, NiNeteeNth ceNturY.

Painted with a stylized floral spray, impressed numeral “2”. Height 13 1/4 inches.

Est. $300-$500

714 NeW eNgLaND couNtrY FeDeraL uPhoLstereD rocKiNg sLiPPer chair iN earLY reD PaiNt.

The rectangular back with serpentine crest above a trapezoidal seat, raised on square legs joined by a box stretcher.

Est. $300-$500

715 WilliAM AnD MARY TuRneD WAlnuT sTool in eARlY DARK Finish WiTh neeDlePoinT seAT.

The rectangular top with early floral needlepoint seat above a conforming frame, raised on block and turned legs joined by two upper stretchers and a lower H-stretcher and ending in bulb feet. Height 18 inches, top 14 1/2 x 15 inches.

Provenance: Ex-collection of Mary Allis, Southport, Connecticut

Illustrated: See “The Connecticut Home of Mary Allis,” The Magazine Antiques (Novemeber 1969), pp. 754-762.

Est. $1,000-$2,000


716 NeW eNgLaND arroW-BacK WiNDsor high chair iN earLY greY PaiNt.

The three-spindle arrow-back flanked by turned arms and supports over a plank seat, raised on splayed bamboo-turned legs with a footrest and joined by a box stretcher.

717 Large turNeD WooDeN BoWL With origiNaL sLate BLue PaiNt aND iNciseD BaNDeD riM.

Height 7 inches, diameter 20 inches.

718 PeNNsYLVaNia Large coPPer aPPLe Butter KettLe With Wrought-iroN haNDLe, MarKeD J.P. shauM, lAnCAsTeR.

Height 29 inches, diameter 26 1/2 inches.


719 aMericaN WhiMsicaL hooKeD rug With Bear, oWL aND Parrot.

30 1/2 x 52 inches.

720 aMericaN carVeD aND PoLYchroMe PAinTeD Pine oWl.


721 Pair oF earLY aMericaN Wrought-iroN gooseNecK aNDiroNs With archeD Legs aND PeNNY Feet.

Together with assorted cast-iron kitchen equipment including a handled tea kettle with tilter, an adjustable trammel and a long handle frying pan with heart terminal. Height of andirons 19 inches, depth 21 inches, length of frying pan 49 inches.

722 PeNNYsLVaNia cast iroN PiNe groVe stoVe PLate DePictiNg a MaiDeN seateD oN a BeNch.

22 x 28 3/4 inches.

723 Pair oF Brass aND iroN BaLL aND FlAMe FiniAl AnDiRons WiTh caBrioLe Legs aND PeNNY Feet.

Height 23 inches, length 19 inches.


724 Pair oF Large iroN hog scraPer caNDLesticKs With MeDiaL KNoB turNiNgs.


725 FiVe hog scraPer caNDLesticKs iNcLuDiNg a Pair aND three siMiLar With Brass WeDDiNg BaND.

Heights, 7, 8 1/2, 9 and 12 inches.

726 FreNch toLe BuiLLote LaMP With tiN shaDe aND ConiCAl snuFFeR.

Together with a green painted lantern with square base. Heights 17 1/4 and 13 inches.


727 Pair oF reD PaiNteD toLe DouBLe caNDLe LaMPs With coNicaL Base.

Now electrified. Height 24 inches.

728 greeN PaiNteD tiN DouBLe caNDLe hoLDer With coNicaL Base, aN earLY aMericaN turNeD MaPLe sPLaYeD-Leg FootstooL With NeeDLePoiNt coVer aND a circuLar PaNtrY BoX.

The lamp now electrified, height 24 inches, length of stool 14 inches.

729 grouP oF earLY aMericaN WooDeN aND iroN Wares iNcLuDiNg a sQuare WooD aND gLass caNDLe lAnTeRn.

Also includes a candlestick, a painted and decorated foot stool, a yellow painted and decorated brush, a turned sander and a wrought iron trivet. Height of lantern 11 inches.


730 aPPLe Pie, FoLtZ PotterY sLiP-DecorateD reDWare PlATe, DATeD 1982.

Stamped factory mark, incised “C.h. Foltz” and “PG-1982.” Diameter 9 1/4 inches. Together with a redware paperweight carved with a peafowl, incised “HKB 1967” beneath; and a Lester Breininger slip-decorated redware dish with crimped edge, incised “L. Breininger, Pa 1976.” (3)

731 reDWare circuLar FLuteD caKe MoLD coVereD iN MaNgaNese gLaZe, NiNeteeNth ceNturY.

Diameter 6 1/4 inches. Together with a slip-decorated redware pudding pan; a stoneware jug impressed “CHAS. GRIFFITHS’ SONS, GROCERIES & LIQUORS, 511-513-515- W. PRATT ST, BALTIMORE MD;” and a Westerwald saltglaze stoneware jug with blue floral decoration. (4)

Provenance: The first, Richard McCabe, Murray, Ohio.

732 tWo earLY Brass caNDLesticKs With DoMeD Bases.

Now electrified with red tole shades. Overall height 23 inches.

733 southerN BroWN-gLaZeD PotterY siX-gaLLoN Butter churN aND a reProDuctioN Wrought-iroN DouBLe-caNDLe FLoor LaMP.

Heights 18 and 57 inches. Part illustrated. 733

732


734 TWenTY-FouR PieCes oF MiniATuRe TinWARe iNcLuDiNg graters, shaKers, Match BoXes aND TRAYs.

Height of tallest 4 1/2 inches.

735 FiVe Pieces oF earLY aMericaN PaiNteD tiNWare.

Including a red tea caddy, a circular tobacco jar, a bread tray, a mug and a small coffin-shaped tray. Height of first 5 1/2 inches.

736 PresseD tiN chiLD’s rattLe With aMericaN eagLe, “For a gooD chiLD.” together With a Magic LaNterN KAleiDosCoPe sliDe.

Length of first 5 1/2 inches.

737 rosWeLL gLeasoN PeWter caNDLesticK, siX PeWter sPoons AnD TWenTY-FouR PieCes oF sTeel FlATWARe.

Height of candlestick 4 1/2 inches.


738 geNtLeMaN’s Lot iNcLuDiNg a goLD PocKet WATCh, A PiPe, ThRee PAiRs oF sPeCTACles, a Brass KeY aND aN earLY Brass aND Wrought iroN aDJustaBLe MaKe-Do CAnDle holDeR.

Height of candle holder 16 inches.

739 MoDerN greeN PaiNteD Wrought iroN scuLPture oF a BirD, LaBeLeD Marco.

Height 18 inches.


740 FereghaN sarouK carPet, North Persia, circa 1885.

The brick red field with a polychrome floral trellis overall within a deep indigo arcaded floral spray border. Approximately 13 feet 10 inches x 10 feet 4 inches.

Est. $7,000-$12,000


741 siLK taBriZ carPet, NorthWest Persia, circa 1880.

The pale cranberry red field with an ivory, indigo and gold floral arabesque tile design overall within a walnut brown flowering tree border. Approximately 17 feet 5 inches x 11 feet 5 inches.

Est. $3,000-$5,000


742 haMaDaN rug, NorthWest Persia, circa 1920.

The deep rose field with stylized boteh overall flanked by blue-gray spandrels and within a cream stylized floral border. feet 5 inches x 4 feet 2 inches.

Est. $500-$800


The auction continues with property of various owners, including American furniture, fine and decorative arts and Oriental carpets.


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