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Polychrome Carved Indian Princess Tobacconist Figure
Lot: 506Sold for: $92,250$75,000Polychrome Carved Indian Princess Tobacconist Figure, Samuel Robb, New York, late 19th century, in a feather headdress, costume, and robe, her outstretched right hand holding tobacco, her left more ...
Polychrome Carved Punch Tobacconist Figure
Lot: 504Sold for: $79,950$65,000Polychrome Carved Punch Tobacconist Figure, possibly New York, late 19th century, the smiling figure dressed in red, white, and blue, his outstretched right hand holding a bundle of cigars, more ...
Life-size Polychrome Carved Walnut Bear
Lot: 527Sold for: $79,950$65,000Life-size Polychrome Carved Walnut Bear, probably Black Forest, Germany, late 19th century, the detailed bear with glass eyes and an open mouth, old surface, (imperfections),ht. 33 1/8, wd. 57, dp. more ...
Large Molded Copper and Cast Zinc Spreadwing Eagle Weathervane
Lot: 531Sold for: $35,670$29,000Large Molded Copper and Cast Zinc Spreadwing Eagle Weathervane, attributed to A.L. Jewell & Co., Waltham, Massachusetts, late 19th century, the flattened full-body form with cast zinc head and feet more ...
Polychrome Carved Black Dandy Tobacconist Figure
Lot: 526Sold for: $33,210$27,000Polychrome Carved Black Dandy Tobacconist Figure, America, late 19th century, in a wide-brimmed hat, his outstretched right hand holding a bundle of cigars, wearing a pink tie, yellow striped vest, more ...
Edwin Plummer (Massachusetts, c. 1802-1880) Four Portraits of Children.
Lot: 453Sold for: $31,980$26,000Edwin Plummer (Massachusetts, c. 1802-1880) Four Portraits of Children. Unsigned. Watercolor and gouache on paper, 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in., unframed, each child seated and shown in profile, three more ...
Painted Parcheesi Board
Lot: 792Sold for: $30,750$25,000Painted Parcheesi Board, late 19th century, painted in a variety of bright colors, 19 x 19 1/4 in. more ...
Painted Game Board
Lot: 797Sold for: $30,750$25,000Painted Game Board, America, late 19th century, the checkerboard with beaded border and a painted band of circles, rectangles, and diamonds, with applied rounded frame, the obverse with a pinwheel more ...
Wool Bed Rug "Joseph and Olive Abbott,"
Lot: 306Sold for: $28,290$23,000Wool Bed Rug "Joseph and Olive Abbott," Connecticut River Valley, dated March 22, 1775, worked in black, blue, green, and salmon yarns depicting meandering vines issuing flowers and grapes, with more ...
"BATTLESHIP KATE" Composition Trade Figure of a Tattooed Woman
Lot: 386Sold for: $28,290$23,000"BATTLESHIP KATE" Composition Trade Figure of a Tattooed Woman, America, early 20th century, the scantily clad figure, covered throughout her torso and limbs with tattoos of warships, flowers, more ...
Blue-painted Pine Corner Cupboard
Lot: 308Sold for: $24,600$20,000Blue-painted Pine Corner Cupboard, probably New Hampshire, mid-18th century, the arched and molded opening centering a molded panel with three shaped shelves and a base shelf, above a hinged door more ...
Gilt Molded and Sheet Copper Leaping Horse Weathervane on Stand
Lot: 543Sold for: $24,600$20,000Gilt Molded and Sheet Copper Leaping Horse Weathervane on Stand, probably A.L. Jewell and Co., Waltham, Massachusetts, third quarter 19th century, the flattened full-body form with pierced eye, more ...
Indian Maiden Cast Zinc Tobacconist Figure
Lot: 520Sold for: $23,370$19,000Indian Maiden Cast Zinc Tobacconist Figure, William Demuth and Company, c. 1871, the figure wearing a tunic and holding cigars in her hands, weathered, old surface, some original paint, (minor more ...
Paint-decorated Double-sided "P.W. TAYLOR,/PROVISIONS." Trade Sign
Lot: 692Sold for: $23,370$19,000Paint-decorated Double-sided "P.W. TAYLOR,/PROVISIONS." Trade Sign, America, late 19th century, the shaped sign with demilune ends and chamfered edges, with border in red and black paint with gilt more ...
Attributed to Mr. Boyd (possibly Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, area, early 19th century),Four Miniature Profile Portraits, Reportedly of
Lot: 401Sold for: $20,910$17,000Attributed to "Mr. Boyd" (possibly Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, area, early 19th century),Four Miniature Profile Portraits, Reportedly of the Radcliffe Family. Unsigned. Oil on panel, the four more ...
Federal-style Commode Chest
Lot: 433Sold for: $20,910$17,000Federal-style Commode Chest, Harold Ionson, Westwood, Massachusetts, c. 2001, the demilune top with radiating panels of mahogany and crotch birch, and a polychrome panel of seashells, painted by more ...
Carved and Painted Wood Columbia Tobacconist Figure
Lot: 521Sold for: $20,910$17,000Carved and Painted Wood Columbia Tobacconist Figure, possibly New York, late 19th century, the figure wearing a neoclassical gown with a blue liberty cap and long flowing hair, old surface, more ...
Gray-painted Carved Pine Figure of "Summer,"
Lot: 529Sold for: $20,910$17,000Gray-painted Carved Pine Figure of "Summer," presumed to be from Beacon, New York, 19th century, the figure wearing a floral crown and robe draped over one shoulder, with left arm extended up more ...
Polychrome Carved Indian Maiden Countertop Tobacconist Figure
Lot: 522Sold for: $19,680$16,000Polychrome Carved Indian Maiden Countertop Tobacconist Figure, America, last half 19th century, the figure with a studded metal headband, her left shoulder wrapped in a robe with right arm extended more ...
1935 Buick Series 60 Sport Coupe
Lot: 300Sold for: $18,450$15,0001935 Buick Series 60 Sport Coupe, VIN #2982874, odometer reads 42,352, titled, 126-in. wheelbase, CID 278.1, body no. 222, trim no. 200, style 35-4657, exterior black paint, with rumble seat, more ...
Attributed to William Bradford (Massachusetts/California, 1823-1892) Portrait of the California Clipper Ship Phantom .
Lot: 612Sold for: $18,450$15,000Attributed to William Bradford (Massachusetts/California, 1823-1892) Portrait of the California Clipper Ship Phantom. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, showing the three-masted vessel under nearly full more ...
Classical Mahogany, Mahogany Veneer, and Egyptian Marble Pier Table
Lot: 756Sold for: $18,450$15,000Classical Mahogany, Mahogany Veneer, and Egyptian Marble Pier Table, New York, c. 1820, the marble top with rounded corners on a conforming base centering a ormolu mount with die-stamped brass more ...
Carved and Painted Tiger Carousel Menagerie Figure
Lot: 496Sold for: $17,220$14,000Carved and Painted Tiger Carousel Menagerie Figure, America, late 19th century, the tiger wearing a carved saddle, saddle pad, and girth, with glass eyes, snarling with teeth bared, retaining some more ...
Federal Walnut Cellarette
Lot: 438Sold for: $15,990$13,000Federal Walnut Cellarette, Middle Atlantic states, c. 1800, the case with beaded hinged top opens to a compartmented interior, the lower section with a mid-molding, pull-out slide, and straight more ...
Six Miniature Profile Portraits of the Damon Family of Boston, Massachusetts
Lot: 457Sold for: $15,990$13,000Six Miniature Profile Portraits of the Damon Family of Boston, Massachusetts, attributed to J.M. Crowley (fl. 19th century),pencil on paper, depicting the mother, father, and four children, the two more ...
Carved and Painted Wood Figural Bird Sculpture
Lot: 734Sold for: $15,990$13,000Carved and Painted Wood Figural Bird Sculpture, late 19th century, depicting three perched birds, all with speckled fronts and yellow caps, with polychrome flower and the uppermost bird attached more ...
Bronze Posnet
Lot: 51Sold for: $14,760$12,000Bronze Posnet, Newport, Rhode Island, c. 1710, the vessel on three feet, the handle marked "NEWPORT 1710," lg. 19 3/4, dia. 8 3/4 in. Note: In his collection notes, Howard Roth points out that more ...
Cast Iron Blue-painted Cat Head
Lot: 634Sold for: $14,760$12,000Cast Iron Blue-painted Cat Head, America, late 19th century, old surface, 11 3/4 x 11 in. Provenance: David Wheatcroft. Literature: Illustrated in American Vernacular, p. 62. Note: more ...
Constantino Brumidi (Italian/American, 1805-1880) Study for George Washington with Jefferson and Hamilton
Lot: 771Sold for: $14,760$12,000Constantino Brumidi (Italian/American, 1805-1880) Study for George Washington with Jefferson and Hamilton, c. 1872. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, dia. 14 x 12 1/4 in., unframed. Condition: Relined, more ...
Diminutive Chippendale Walnut Chest of Drawers
Lot: 397Sold for: $14,145$11,500Diminutive Chippendale Walnut Chest of Drawers, Philadelphia area, Pennsylvania, 1760-80, the top with molded edge and shaped corners, on a case of four thumbmolded drawers flanked by fluted engaged more ...