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Engraved, Watercolor, and Manuscript John B. and Dorcas Hollis Family Register
Lot: 91Sold for: $1,968$1,600Engraved, Watercolor, and Manuscript John B. and Dorcas Hollis Family Register, engraved by Richard Brunton, early 19th century, the sheet decorated with figures representing the four seasons, more ...
Schoolboy Copybook Page with Pen and Ink Picture of the Schooner Sea Horse
Lot: 92Sold for: $461$375Schoolboy Copybook Page with Pen and Ink Picture of the Schooner Sea Horse, early 1820s, two-sided page, one side depicting mathematical problems and the image of the schooner, the other side more ...
Engraved, Watercolor, and Manuscript John and Deborah Newell Family Register
Lot: 93Sold for: $1,169$950Engraved, Watercolor, and Manuscript John and Deborah Newell Family Register, engraved by Richard Brunton, early 19th century, the sheet decorated with figures representing the four seasons, birds, more ...
Three Miniature Watercolor Portraits on Ivory of Members of the Gurdon Hyde Family, Norwich, Connecticut
Lot: 94Sold for: $1,230$1,000Three Miniature Watercolor Portraits on Ivory of Members of the Gurdon Hyde Family, Norwich, Connecticut, c. 1835, the portraits include Gurdon Hyde (b. 1801) dressed in a black jacket, his wife, more ...
Mahogany Ballot Box
Lot: 95Sold for: $554$450Mahogany Ballot Box, America, 19th century, the box with pediment top on a case with brass handles, the front with turned aperture flanked by ivory plaques marked "YEA" and "NAY" over two drawers more ...
Large Grand Canal Band Box
Lot: 96Sold for: $1,968$1,600Large Grand Canal Band Box, America, c. 1830, the wallpaper covered box with scenes of the Erie Canal printed in white and brown on a blue background, ht. 12 1/2, wd. 21, dp. 17 in. Provenance: more ...
Grand Canal Band Box
Lot: 97Sold for: $615$500Grand Canal Band Box, America, c. 1830, the wallpaper covered box with scenes of the Erie Canal printed in white and brown on a blue background, the lid with parrot, ht. 11 1/2, wd. 17 3/4, dp. 13 more ...
Rare Tiger Maple Tall Case Clock with Elaborately Engraved Brass Dial
Lot: 98Sold for: $123,000$100,000Rare Tiger Maple Tall Case Clock with Elaborately Engraved Brass Dial, Reuben Ingraham and John Avery, Plainfield, Connecticut, c. 1790, the arched hood with glazed tombstone door opening to a more ...
Pair of Painted Windsor Sack-back Chairs
Lot: 99Sold for: $5,535$4,500Pair of Painted Windsor Sack-back Chairs, attributed to Amos Denison Allen, Lisbon and Norwich, Connecticut, late 18th century, with exaggerated knuckle handholds and bold vase and ring turnings, more ...
Black-painted Continuous-arm Windsor Chair
Lot: 100UnsoldBlack-painted Continuous-arm Windsor Chair, attributed to Ebenezer B. Tracy, Lisbon, Connecticut, c. 1800, with beaded crest rail continuing to shaped handholds, and swelled spindles above more ...
Windsor Sack-back High Chair
Lot: 101Sold for: $7,380$6,000Windsor Sack-back High Chair, Elijah Tracy, Lisbon, Connecticut, c. 1790, with bold vase and ring turnings, and old surface of worn puce-colored paint, marked "E. TRACY" (twice) on the underside of more ...
Cherry Splay-leg One-drawer Stand
Lot: 102Sold for: $492$400Cherry Splay-leg One-drawer Stand, Connecticut, c. 1800, the top with small ovolo corners on a canted skirt and conforming side-hung drawer continuing to square tapering legs, old mellow surface, more ...
Mahogany Veneer Scroll Frame Mirror
Lot: 103Sold for: $277$225Mahogany Veneer Scroll Frame Mirror, late 18th century, ht. 24 3/4, wd. 14 in. The property of Brian and Pam Ehrlich more ...
Blue/gray-painted Baby Tender
Lot: 104Sold for: $369$300Blue/gray-painted Baby Tender, possibly Preston, Connecticut, area, late 18th/early 19th century, composed of canted posts joined by beaded horizontal slats, old surface over earlier red wash, more ...
Child's Sack-back Windsor Chair
Lot: 105Sold for: $492$400Child's Sack-back Windsor Chair, New England, late 18th century, with shaped handholds, oval seat, and vase and ring turnings, ht. 27, seat ht. 10 in. Provenance: Purchased from Nathan Liverant more ...
American School, Late 18th Century Portrait of Mary Louise Burrows, of Stonington/Mystic, Connecticut, area, Age 11 Months
Lot: 106Sold for: $1,845$1,500American School, Late 18th Century Portrait of Mary Louise Burrows, of Stonington/Mystic, Connecticut, area, Age 11 Months, Unsigned, sitter identified on old labels on the back. Pastel on laid more ...
Diminutive Red-painted Maple Secretary Desk
Lot: 107Sold for: $6,765$5,500Diminutive Red-painted Maple Secretary Desk, probably Salem, Massachusetts, c. 1750-70, with flattened removable arched bonnet with flame-carved finials, above the case with two paneled doors more ...
Pair of Bell Metal Tapersticks
Lot: 108Sold for: $523$425Pair of Bell Metal Tapersticks, England, 18th century, with round bases and finger ring on the central knop, ht. 4 5/8 in. Provenance: Nathan Liverant & Son, Colchester, Connecticut. The more ...
Silk Needlework Picture of a House in North Andover, Massachusetts
Lot: 109Sold for: $2,583$2,100Silk Needlework Picture of a House in North Andover, Massachusetts, c. 1810, the three-story brick house with fruit trees with birds and willow trees and flowers in the front yard, black and white more ...
Attributed to Sturtevant J. Hamblen (Maine/Massachusetts, act. 1837-1856) Double Portrait of a Husband and Wife
Lot: 110Sold for: $4,305$3,500Attributed to Sturtevant J. Hamblen (Maine/Massachusetts, act. 1837-1856) Double Portrait of a Husband and Wife Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 in., in a modern grain painted frame. more ...
Framed Watercolor and Pen & Ink Birth Records for Simeon and Susanna Brown
Lot: 111Sold for: $1,230$1,000Framed Watercolor and Pen & Ink Birth Records for Simeon and Susanna Brown, America, both with names and dates of birth above a central block of verse and bird bordered by meandering flower and vine more ...
Sarah Rodman "Tree of Life" Family Register and Calligraphic Work
Lot: 112Sold for: $1,107$900Sarah Rodman "Tree of Life" Family Register and Calligraphic Work, Nantucket/New Bedford, Massachusetts, early 19th century, the watercolor "Tree of Life" picture depicting the marriage of Samuel more ...
Attributed to William Matthew Prior (Massachusetts/Maine, 1806-1873) Portrait of a Boy in a Red Dress Holding a Riding Crop
Lot: 113Sold for: $7,380$6,000Attributed to William Matthew Prior (Massachusetts/Maine, 1806-1873) Portrait of a Boy in a Red Dress Holding a Riding Crop Unsigned. Oil on board, 18 x 12 in., in a modern molded and red- and more ...
Possibly Zedekiah Belknap (Massachusetts, 1781-1858) My Sister
Lot: 114Sold for: $1,968$1,600Possibly Zedekiah Belknap (Massachusetts, 1781-1858) My Sister Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in., in a molded and black-painted frame. Condition: No obvious damage or repair. more ...
Miniature Watercolor Portraits of Samuel Gager III and Wealthy Ann Huntington, and Two Cased Photographs
Lot: 115Sold for: $1,722$1,400Miniature Watercolor Portraits of Samuel Gager III and Wealthy Ann Huntington, and Two Cased Photographs, James Sanford Ellsworth, c. 1843, the miniature portraits of the sitters in black clothing more ...
James Sanford Ellsworth (American, 1802/03-1874) Miniature Portraits of Samuel Parker and Fannie Herrick Parker
Lot: 116Sold for: $2,952$2,400James Sanford Ellsworth (American, 1802/03-1874) Miniature Portraits of Samuel Parker and Fannie Herrick Parker Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, the figures seated in blue upholstered chairs, 2 more ...
American School, Mid-19th Century Miniature Portrait of a Boy Holding a Bird
Lot: 117Sold for: $738$600American School, Mid-19th Century Miniature Portrait of a Boy Holding a Bird Unsigned. Watercolor on ivory, dia. 2 in., in a gold mount, the back with gold cutout initialed monogram. more ...
American School, Mid-19th Century Miniature Portrait of Anna Bunker, Moultonborough, New Hampshire
Lot: 118Sold for: $185$150American School, Mid-19th Century Miniature Portrait of Anna Bunker, Moultonborough, New Hampshire Unsigned. Watercolor and pencil on paper, 3 1/8 x 2 in., in a grain painted frame. more ...
Two-sided Painted "Canal Hotel" Tavern Sign
Lot: 119Sold for: $171,000$140,000Two-sided Painted "Canal Hotel" Tavern Sign, Port Jervis, New York, c. 1826, the sign with scroll top and turned frame inscribed "CANAL HOUSE" illustrating the yellow-painted house, yellow- and more ...
Green-painted Tin Hanging Lantern
Lot: 120UnsoldGreen-painted Tin Hanging Lantern, 19th century, with arched tin straps on the top connecting to a central hanging loop, four windows, and conical feet, ht. 10 1/4 in. Provenance: David more ...