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Four-legged Milking Stool
Lot: 60Sold for: $246$200Four-legged Milking Stool, 19th century, rectangular seat on four splayed legs, ht. 10 1/2 in. The Collection of Gail & Don Piatt more ...
Adjustable Wrought Iron Two-light Candlestand
Lot: 61Sold for: $1,353$1,100Adjustable Wrought Iron Two-light Candlestand, 18th century, two sockets with a spring-loaded adjuster on a rod with fleur-de-lis finial, on a tripod base with penny feet, ht. 45 in. The more ...
Red-painted Turned High Chair
Lot: 62Sold for: $523$425Red-painted Turned High Chair, 18th century, with ball finials on stiles joining three shaped splats, baluster-turned arms, and front posts joining double stretchers, early splint seat, old surface, more ...
Carved and Painted Cage Doll
Lot: 63Sold for: $1,046$850Carved and Painted Cage Doll, France, 18th century, the upper torso with carved and painted features and articulated arms, clad in linen and affixed from the waist to an octagonal base by staves, more ...
Crewel-embroidered Woman's Pocket
Lot: 64Sold for: $1,169$950Crewel-embroidered Woman's Pocket, Enfield, Connecticut, 18th century, the front worked in a colorful flower and vine pattern, (wear and thread loss),ht. 15 1/2, wd. 10 3/4 in. Provenance: The more ...
Flame-stitch Wallet
Lot: 65Sold for: $1,169$950Flame-stitch Wallet, 18th century, the exterior stitched with flames of yellow and red shades against a blue background, scalloped flap, opening to a green interior with two pockets, ht. 4 3/4, wd. more ...
Needlework Sampler
Lot: 66Sold for: $1,722$1,400Needlework Sampler, Canterbury, New Hampshire, late 18th century, worked in silk threads on a coarse linen ground, seven alphanumeric rows above an indistinct name "Marie L. Brown(?)," pictorial more ...
Needlework Sampler "Caroline B. Sherburne,"
Lot: 67Sold for: $4,305$3,500Needlework Sampler "Caroline B. Sherburne," Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1826, worked in silk threads on a linen ground, composed of seven alphanumeric rows above a sawtooth-defined register with more ...
Needlework Sampler "Ruhamah Dearbon [sic ],"
Lot: 68Sold for: $3,690$3,000Needlework Sampler "Ruhamah Dearbon [sic]," Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1819, worked in silk threads on a green linen ground, composed of four alphanumeric rows above two poems, a pictorial register more ...
Needlework Sampler "Mary Ann M. Hills,"
Lot: 69Sold for: $1,169$950Needlework Sampler "Mary Ann M. Hills," Brentwood, New Hampshire, 1832, worked in silk threads on a linen ground, seven alphanumeric rows above the maker's name, vital statistics, date, and town, more ...
Needlework Sampler "Mary E. Brown,"
Lot: 70Sold for: $1,353$1,100Needlework Sampler "Mary E. Brown," Hampton, New Hampshire, 1818, worked in threads on a green linen ground, consisting of an upper pictorial register, eight alphanumeric rows and the date "January more ...
Needlework Sampler "Eliza Wilson,"
Lot: 71Sold for: $1,230$1,000Needlework Sampler "Eliza Wilson," Rockingham, Concord County, New Hampshire, 1791, worsted wool threads stitched on a linen background with six lines of alphabet and numbers, three lines of verse more ...
Needlework Sampler "Mary E. Thomas,"
Lot: 72Sold for: $615$500Needlework Sampler "Mary E. Thomas," Rye, New Hampshire, 1836, worsted wool on linen with eight lines of alphabet and numbers, inscribed "Wrought by/Mary E. Thomas R[?]/Aged 18, 1836," above a scene more ...
Needlework Sampler "Maryann Henry,"
Lot: 73Sold for: $677$550Needlework Sampler "Maryann Henry," Goffstown, New Hampshire, 1821, worked in silk threads on a linen ground, upper floral vine border above seven alphanumeric rows and maker's name, birth date, more ...
Needlework Sampler "Esther Webster,"
Lot: 74UnsoldNeedlework Sampler "Esther Webster," Bow, New Hampshire, 1824, worked in silk threads on a linen ground, seven alphanumeric rows above the maker's name, town, and date, all surrounded by a wide more ...
Needlework Sampler "Polly Hamilton,"
Lot: 75Sold for: $1,169$950Needlework Sampler "Polly Hamilton," Lebanon, New Hampshire, 1810, worked in silk threads on a linen ground, composed of seven alphanumeric rows above the maker's name, age, date, and location, and more ...
Needlework Sampler "Martha C. Straw,"
Lot: 76Sold for: $738$600Needlework Sampler "Martha C. Straw," Hopkinton, New Hampshire, 1834, worked in silk threads on a linen ground, composed of seven alphanumeric rows above a zigzag, and pious verse, maker's name, more ...
Needlework Sampler "Sally Adams,"
Lot: 77Sold for: $800$650Needlework Sampler "Sally Adams," Henniker, New Hampshire, 1822, worked in silk threads on a linen ground, composed of seven alphanumeric rows above a pious verse, with maker's name, date, age, and more ...
Small Needlework Sampler
Lot: 78Sold for: $338$275Small Needlework Sampler, Henniker, New Hampshire, 1810, stitched in worsted wool threads on a linen background, four lines of alphabet, stitched inscription reads: "MF LUCIA H BA/KER 1810 HENNI/KER more ...
Country Maple Pole Screen
Lot: 79Sold for: $308$250Country Maple Pole Screen, New England, mid-19th century, turned finial on a square post with rectangular needlework screen of adjustable height on a cross-base of shaped legs, (imperfections),ht. more ...
Pair of Homespun Woolen Blankets
Lot: 80Sold for: $338$275Pair of Homespun Woolen Blankets, 19th century, blue and white check pattern, with center seams, lg. 96, wd. 68 in. The Collection of Gail & Don Piatt more ...
Jacquard Coverlet
Lot: 81Sold for: $277$225Jacquard Coverlet, 1850, with eagle corner blocks dated 1850 and border of buildings, all centering a field of eight-pointed stars and floral devices, (minor spots of staining),84 x 74 in. The more ...
American School, Early 19th Century Miniature Portrait of a Girl in a Red Dress
Lot: 82Sold for: $1,169$950American School, Early 19th Century Miniature Portrait of a Girl in a Red Dress Unsigned. Oil on ivory, 1 5/8 x 1 1/4 in., in a pressed pasteboard case with pressed brass mat. Condition: No more ...
American School, 19th Century Miniature Portrait of a Boy in a Black Jacket
Lot: 83Sold for: $800$650American School, 19th Century Miniature Portrait of a Boy in a Black Jacket Unsigned. Oil on ivory, 2 3/8 x 2 in., in a gilt frame with a lock of hair on the back. Condition: No obvious more ...
American School, Early 19th Century Miniature Portrait of a Girl Holding a Book
Lot: 84Sold for: $861$700American School, Early 19th Century Miniature Portrait of a Girl Holding a Book Unsigned. Oil on ivory, 2 7/8 x 2 1/4 in., in a gilt frame. Condition: No obvious retouch. Note: A note on more ...
American School, 19th Century Pair of Miniature Portraits of a Husband and Wife of the Dow Family of Winchester, Massachusetts
Lot: 85Sold for: $800$650American School, 19th Century Pair of Miniature Portraits of a Husband and Wife of the Dow Family of Winchester, Massachusetts Unsigned. Oil on ivory, 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in., in gilt frames. more ...
Watercolor Memorial
Lot: 86Sold for: $492$400Watercolor Memorial, America, early 19th century, depicting an urn on a plinth with ink inscription below, a willow, buildings, and trees in the background, in a gilt molded frame, ht. 7, wd. 5 3/4 more ...
American School, 19th Century Portrait of a House
Lot: 87Sold for: $369$300American School, 19th Century Portrait of a House Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, 5 3/4 x 10 3/4 in., in a grain-painted frame. Condition: Minor toning, not examined out of frame. The more ...
Red-painted Birch Square-top Candlestand
Lot: 88Sold for: $338$275Red-painted Birch Square-top Candlestand, probably northern New England, early 19th century, the top on a turned post and tripod base of shaped legs, ht. 24, wd. 16 1/2, dp. 15 3/4 in. more ...
Black-painted Candlestand
Lot: 89Sold for: $923$750Black-painted Candlestand, New England, early 19th century, square top with ovolo corners on a turned post and tripod base of shaped legs ending in spade feet, old surface with yellow pinstriping more ...