American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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American School, 19th Century Small Portrait of a Boy Opening a Door, with His Tiger Cat Waiting
Lot: 1Sold for: $2,015$1,700American School, 19th Century Small Portrait of a Boy Opening a Door, with His Tiger Cat Waiting, c. 1850. Unsigned. Oil on canvas applied to panel, 10 1/8 x 8 1/4 in., in a period molded more ...
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American School, 19th Century Portrait of Benjamin Metcalf of Wilmington, Vermont
Lot: 2Sold for: $1,422$1,200American School, 19th Century Portrait of Benjamin Metcalf of Wilmington, Vermont, c. 1830. Unsigned, the figure identified in a penciled inscription verso. Oil on panel, 14 x 10 in., in a more ...
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Paint-decorated Pine Storage Box
Lot: 3Sold for: $2,607$2,200Paint-decorated Pine Storage Box, Charlotte, Vermont, c. 1853, rectangular box with hinged lid, opening to a cavity over a single drawer, the drawer back inscribed in pencil "Will Williams more ...
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Carved and Gilded Catamount Figural Tavern Sign
Lot: 4Sold for: $13,035$11,000Carved and Gilded Catamount Figural Tavern Sign, probably Bennington County, Vermont, c. 1893, relief-carved figure with gilt over gessoed wood, including black metal stand and a white painted wood more ...
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Federal Inlaid Cherry Bombe Chest of Drawers
Lot: 5Sold for: $17,775$15,000Federal Inlaid Cherry Bombe Chest of Drawers, attributed to George Stedman, Norwich, Vermont, c. 1800-20, inlaid with stringing along the top edge and the drawer borders, on the base of flaring more ...
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Vermont Needlework Sampler
Lot: 6UnsoldVermont Needlework Sampler, "MARGARET ALLEN BORN JUNE THE 20 1721," reported to be the earliest known Vermont sampler, executed with silk threads on a linen ground, stitched with three alphabets more ...
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Needlework Family Record Sampler
Lot: 7Sold for: $1,422$1,200Needlework Family Record Sampler, "Wrought by Clarissa Hastings Aged 13 1833," Waitsfield, Vermont, silk threads on a linen ground depicting a temple with columns and checkerboard floor enclosing more ...
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Silk Needlework Memorial Picture to Maria Juliet Allen
Lot: 8Sold for: $2,370$2,000Silk Needlework Memorial Picture to Maria Juliet Allen, probably Vermont, c. 1811 stitched with silk and chenille threads on a silk ground highlighted with paint on the silk background, the figure's more ...
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Queen Anne Tiger Maple High Chest of Drawers
Lot: 9UnsoldQueen Anne Tiger Maple High Chest of Drawers, Rhode Island, dated 1749, the upper section with thumbmolded drawers set into the base by a deep two-part mid-molding, the lower dovetailed case of more ...
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Carved Cherry Tall Case Clock
Lot: 10Sold for: $11,850$10,000Carved Cherry Tall Case Clock, Asahel (b. 1759) and Martin (1778-c. 1830) Cheney, Putney, Vermont, 1798-1803, the engraved brass tombstone dial with a rampant lion in the arch, floral spandrels, more ...
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Vermont Needlework Sampler
Lot: 11Sold for: $1,185$1,000Vermont Needlework Sampler, "This sampler was executed at Waitsfield 1821 by Joanna Barnard, aged 10 years: born at Waitsfield October 12th 1810," stitched with silk threads on a linen ground, with more ...
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Needlework Sampler
Lot: 12Sold for: $830$700Needlework Sampler, "Susan Delano, Stowe, Vermont, Made by a Tamil girl," the sampler was stitched by a girl whose parents were missionaries in Ceylon, (now Sri Lanka), and later moved to Stowe, more ...
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Needlework Sampler
Lot: 13Sold for: $237$200Needlework Sampler, "Executed by Helen McL..n/aged 9 years," 1827, stitched with seven rows of alphabets over the lower register with a house, two dogs, a girl, peacock, and a bird perched on a more ...
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Federal Cherry and Bird's-eye Maple and Mahogany Veneer Half Sideboard
Lot: 14Sold for: $5,629$4,750Federal Cherry and Bird's-eye Maple and Mahogany Veneer Half Sideboard, made in the shop of Hastings Warren (1779-1845), Middlebury, Vermont, 1814, the cockbeaded inlaid drawers with opalescent more ...
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Ruth W. Shute (American, 1803-1882) Portrait of a St. Albans, Vermont, Woman.
Lot: 15Sold for: $5,036$4,250Ruth W. Shute (American, 1803-1882) Portrait of a St. Albans, Vermont, Woman. Unsigned, but with printed and inscribed paper artist's label applied to the back of canvas: "Painted by Mrs. R.W. more ...
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Zedekiah Belknap (American, 1781-1858) Pair of Portraits of a New England Man and Woman
Lot: 16UnsoldZedekiah Belknap (American, 1781-1858) Pair of Portraits of a New England Man and Woman, c. 1820. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 22 1/4 x 17 1/2 in., in matching period gilt-gesso frames, the more ...
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Red-painted Windsor High Chair
Lot: 17UnsoldRed-painted Windsor High Chair, Windsor County, Vermont, c. 1820-30, the cresting decorated with roses, old surface, (imperfections), ht. 35 1/2, seat ht. 22 in. Provenance: A note attached to more ...
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Fancy-Painted Dressing Table
Lot: 18Sold for: $674$550Fancy-Painted Dressing Table, New England, c. 1830, the surface painted to resemble rosewood and decorated with gilt stencil and foliate designs, original brass pulls, old surface, (minor more ...
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Federal Tiger Maple Slant-lid Desk
Lot: 19Sold for: $6,518$5,500Federal Tiger Maple Slant-lid Desk, attributed to Asa Loomis, Shaftsbury, Vermont, c. 1815-20, replaced pulls, (imperfections), ht. 43, wd. 41 1/4, dp. 19 in. Provenance: Originally belonged to more ...
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Cherry Shop Wall Regulator
Lot: 20Sold for: $21,330$18,000Cherry Shop Wall Regulator, Levi Pitkin (1774-1854), Montpelier, Vermont, c. 1800, the dovetailed rectangular case with hinged glazed door, with circular engraved brass dial inscribed "Pitkin, more ...
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Federal Tiger Maple and Cherry Inlaid Chest of Drawers
Lot: 21Sold for: $6,518$5,500Federal Tiger Maple and Cherry Inlaid Chest of Drawers, Asa Loomis, Shaftsbury, Vermont, 1816, the case of cockbeaded drawers and flanking bird's-eye maple panels, refinished, replaced brass pulls, more ...
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American School, 19th Century View of a Barnet Centre, Vermont, Church
Lot: 22Sold for: $2,015$1,700American School, 19th Century View of a Barnet Centre, Vermont, Church, c. 1830. Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, 12 x 14 3/4 in., in a period molded wood frame with gilt liner. Condition: more ...
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Painted "A.W. TITUS" Lion and Lamb Tavern Sign
Lot: 23Sold for: $1,896$1,600Painted "A.W. TITUS" Lion and Lamb Tavern Sign, early 19th century, wide rectangular pine panel painted with figures of a lion and a lamb over gilt lettered proprietor's name "A.W. TITUS," more ...
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Framed Silhouette Portraits of a Keene, New Hampshire, Family
Lot: 24UnsoldFramed Silhouette Portraits of a Keene, New Hampshire, Family, seven bust-length cut white, laid paper silhouettes of a mother, father, two sons and three daughters, lightly affixed to black card, a more ...
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Silhouette Portrait of a Lady
Lot: 25Sold for: $444$375Silhouette Portrait of a Lady, America, c. 1830, hollow-cut half-length portrait with graphite details, backed with black silk fabric, (minor toning, and foxing, repairs), sight size 5 1/4 x 2 1/4 more ...
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Rare and Important Federal Tiger Maple and Mahogany, Flame Birch and Bird's-eye Maple Veneer Inlaid Bureau
Lot: 26Sold for: $65,175$55,000Rare and Important Federal Tiger Maple and Mahogany, Flame Birch and Bird's-eye Maple Veneer Inlaid Bureau, Rutland, Vermont, 1805-15, replaced brasses, refinished, (minor imperfections), ht. 41 more ...
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Federal Cherry and Tiger Maple Veneer Chest of Drawers
Lot: 27Sold for: $3,555$3,000Federal Cherry and Tiger Maple Veneer Chest of Drawers, Champlain Valley, possibly Rutland, Vermont, c. 1810-20, the cockbeaded case on cutout feet, scrolling apron with central rectangular drop more ...
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Springfield, Vermont, Needlework Family Record
Lot: 28Sold for: $711$600Springfield, Vermont, Needlework Family Record, "Wrought by Mary Lockwood in the 12th year of her," 1826, stitched with silk threads on a linen ground with an arched flowering vine above register more ...
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Woodbury, Vermont, Needlework Sampler
Lot: 29UnsoldWoodbury, Vermont, Needlework Sampler, "Laura Judson Woodbury/August 25 1832 AD," worked in silk threads on a linen ground, with four rows of alphabets over a band of diamonds and numerals, the more ...
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Rutland County, Vermont, Needlework Family Register Sampler
Lot: 30Sold for: $415$350Rutland County, Vermont, Needlework Family Register Sampler, "Eveline Townsend aged 11 years, Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont...1836," stitched with silk threads on a linen ground, with rows of more ...