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Oak and Pine Joined and Paneled Chest
Lot: 1UnsoldOak and Pine Joined and Paneled Chest, Marshfield, Massachusetts, late 17th century, old surface, lower front rail carved with initials "R.B," (imperfections),ht. 23 1/2, wd. 41 1/4, dp. 17 in. more ...
Crease-molded Pine Six-board Chest
Lot: 2UnsoldCrease-molded Pine Six-board Chest, probably South Shore, Massachusetts, early 18th century, the crease-molded facade with chip-carved edges joining crease-molded sides with distinctive cutouts, ht. more ...
Early Maple High Chest of Drawers
Lot: 3Sold for: $4,375$3,500Early Maple High Chest of Drawers, Massachusetts, mid-18th century, the upper case with cornice above five thumb-molded graduated drawers, set into a lower section of long drawer and three short more ...
Society of the Cincinnati Export Porcelain Tea Bowl and Saucer
Lot: 4Sold for: $75,000$60,000Society of the Cincinnati Export Porcelain Tea Bowl and Saucer, China, c. 1786-90, the tea bowl and saucer decorated with polychrome and gilt Society of Cincinnati eagle emblem, small black and gilt more ...
Sterling Silver Covered Urn Commemorating Commodore Bainbridge and the USS Constitutions Capture of the Java on December 29, 1812, Tif
Lot: 5UnsoldSterling Silver Covered Urn Commemorating Commodore Bainbridge and the USS Constitution's Capture of the Java on December 29, 1812, Tiffany & Co., makers, c. 1883, after Fletcher and Gardiner, more ...
Tiger Maple Bonnet-top Chest-on-Chest
Lot: 6Sold for: $11,875$9,500Tiger Maple Bonnet-top Chest-on-Chest, Cornelius Allen, New Bedford, Massachusetts, c. 1787-90, the upper section with scrolled pediment centering a fluted plinth and flame-carved finial above two more ...
Three Lesson Books of Otis Nixon
Lot: 7Sold for: $3,750$3,000Three Lesson Books of Otis Nixon, Framingham, Massachusetts, c. 1808-13, an "Arithmetick" book with pictorial front page depicting a man reading, above the lettering "Otis Nixon's Book,/Begun more ...
Watercolor on Paper "Address to the Sons of Temperance,"
Lot: 8Sold for: $813$650Watercolor on Paper "Address to the Sons of Temperance," 19th century, with vibrant red and yellow border surrounding an upper register with fanciful lettering among urns, columns, and floral more ...
Pen and Ink on Paper Drawing of "General George Washington,"
Lot: 9Sold for: $1,125$900Pen and Ink on Paper Drawing of "General George Washington," William Wheeler, possibly Pennsylvania, second half 19th century, showing the general on horseback, with small gold-painted highlights on more ...
Small Carved Marble Presentation Bust to Major Henry Wilson of General George Washington
Lot: 10UnsoldSmall Carved Marble Presentation Bust to Major Henry Wilson of General George Washington, America, c. 1835, the half-length portrait of the general carved in high relief in a walnut veneer frame, more ...
William Matthew Prior (Massachusetts/Maine, 1806-1873) Portrait of a Young Girl
Lot: 11Sold for: $28,750$23,000William Matthew Prior (Massachusetts/Maine, 1806-1873) Portrait of a Young Girl Unsigned. Oil on board, 16 x 12 in., the child seen waist-length in a blue dress holding a flower against a more ...
Prior-Hamblin School, Mid-19th Century Portrait of a Child in a Red- and Green-checked Dress
Lot: 12Sold for: $2,875$2,300Prior-Hamblin School, Mid-19th Century Portrait of a Child in a Red- and Green-checked Dress Unsigned. Oil on board, 14 x 10 in., in a giltwood frame (under glass). Condition: Minor more ...
Queen Anne Bonnet-top Cherry High Chest
Lot: 13Sold for: $15,000$12,000Queen Anne Bonnet-top Cherry High Chest, probably Wethersfield, Connecticut, c. 1770-90, the broken scrolled arched cresting centering a carved pinwheel plinth and flame-carved finials above a case more ...
Carved Cherry Scroll-top Chest-on-Chest
Lot: 14Sold for: $5,625$4,500Carved Cherry Scroll-top Chest-on-Chest, Connecticut River Valley, late 18th century, the top section with molded cornice centering a plinth, above a case of thumb-molded central drawer with more ...
American School, Early 19th Century Portrait of a Young Girl in Red with Her Dog
Lot: 15Sold for: $2,500$2,000American School, Early 19th Century Portrait of a Young Girl in Red with Her Dog Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 33 1/2 x 26 in., the child holds the paw of her dog, which is seated at her feet, with more ...
Frederick Bassett Pewter Pint Mug
Lot: 16Sold for: $3,375$2,700Frederick Bassett Pewter Pint Mug, New York City and Hartford, Connecticut, late 18th century, tapering cylindrical body with high band, molded base and scroll handle, marked on interior of base, more ...
William Kirby Pewter Tankard
Lot: 17Sold for: $11,875$9,500William Kirby Pewter Tankard, New York City, late 18th century, domed-top hinged lid with a crenated lip on a tapering cylindrical body with molded base and scroll handle, marked on inside of base, more ...
Diminutive Queen Anne Cedar Dressing Table
Lot: 18Sold for: $7,500$6,000Diminutive Queen Anne Cedar Dressing Table, Bermuda, c. 1740-60, the rectangular top above a shallow case of three short drawers, above an arch- and cyma-cutout beaded skirt joining straight more ...
Pair of Queen Anne Carved Cedar Side Chairs
Lot: 19Sold for: $15,000$12,000Pair of Queen Anne Carved Cedar Side Chairs, Bermuda, c. 1730-50, each with shaped crest rail with spooned center flanked by pierced scrolls, above vasiform splats and trapezoidal slip seat with more ...
Pair of Queen Anne Carved Cedar Side Chairs
Lot: 20Sold for: $20,000$16,000Pair of Queen Anne Carved Cedar Side Chairs, Bermuda, c. 1730-50, the shaped crest rail with spooned center flanked by scrolls, above vasiform splats and trapezoidal slip seats with cutout rails more ...
Samuel Danforth Pewter Tankard
Lot: 21Sold for: $9,375$7,500Samuel Danforth Pewter Tankard, Hartford, Connecticut, late 18th to early 20th century, stepped hinged lid with tall finely grooved finial and beaded rim, on a tapering cylindrical body with molded more ...
Peter Young Pewter Tankard
Lot: 22Sold for: $7,500$6,000Peter Young Pewter Tankard, Albany, New York, late 18th century, flat-top hinged lid on a tapering cylindrical body with molded base and scroll handle, marked on inside of base, ht. 6 7/8 in. more ...
William Will Pewter Quart Tankard
Lot: 23Sold for: $16,250$13,000William Will Pewter Quart Tankard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, late 18th century, domed-top hinged lid on a tapering cylindrical body with molded base and scroll handle, engraved with initials "GW" more ...
Francis Bassett II Pewter Tankard
Lot: 24Sold for: $5,625$4,500Francis Bassett II Pewter Tankard, New York City, late 18th century, domed-top hinged lid on a tapering cylindrical body with molded base and scroll handle, low band, marked on inside of base, ht. 6 more ...
Samuel Danforth Pewter Tankard
Lot: 25Sold for: $8,750$7,000Samuel Danforth Pewter Tankard, Hartford, Connecticut, late 18th century, domed-top hinged lid with a finely beaded rim, on a cylindrical body with molded base and scroll handle, low band, marked on more ...
John Bassett Pewter Tankard
Lot: 26Sold for: $15,000$12,000John Bassett Pewter Tankard, New York City, early to mid-18th century, domed-top hinged lid with crenated lip, on a tapering cylindrical body with molded base and scroll handle, marked inside base, more ...
Queen Anne Carved Cherry High Chest of Drawers
Lot: 27Sold for: $5,625$4,500Queen Anne Carved Cherry High Chest of Drawers, attributed to Elijah Booth, Woodbury, Connecticut, c. 1760-70, the upper case with boldly molded cornice above a scalloped fan-carved central drawer more ...
Cherry and Birch Inlaid Tall Case Clock
Lot: 28Sold for: $4,063$3,250Cherry and Birch Inlaid Tall Case Clock, Levi Hutchins, Concord, New Hampshire, c. 1800, the shaped fret joining reeded plinths and brass finials above a tombstone-shaped glazed door opening to a more ...
Chippendale Carved Cherry Serpentine Chest of Four Drawers
Lot: 29Sold for: $6,250$5,000Chippendale Carved Cherry Serpentine Chest of Four Drawers, probably Connecticut, late 18th century, the molded top with blocked ends above a conforming cockbeaded case of four graduated drawers on more ...
Pair of Carved Mahogany Side Chairs
Lot: 30Sold for: $5,000$4,000Pair of Carved Mahogany Side Chairs, possibly the work of Gilbert Ash, New York, c. 1760-80, the serpentine crests centering carved shells and leafage, above pierced splats and trapezoidal slip more ...