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Carved and Painted Miniature Turnstone
Lot: 91Sold for: $2,375$1,900Carved and Painted Miniature Turnstone, A. Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts, early 20th century, the standing figure on a domed base, with a rectangular Crowell stamp impressed into the more ...
Pair of Brass and Iron Urn-top Andirons
Lot: 92UnsoldPair of Brass and Iron Urn-top Andirons, America, late 18th century, the urns on columnar shafts and semi-cabriole legs with penny feet, ht. 20 1/2, wd. 11, dp. 17 1/2 in. Property from the Estate more ...
Pair of Wrought Iron and Brass Andirons
Lot: 93Sold for: $813$650Pair of Wrought Iron and Brass Andirons, America, late 18th century, with brass flame finials on an iron shaft with arched legs and penny feet, logstop on the billet bars, ht. 16 1/4, wd. 8, dp. 14 more ...
Pair of Bronze Ethel Ehrman Scottie Dog Bookends
Lot: 94Sold for: $2,250$1,800Pair of Bronze Ethel Ehrman Scottie Dog Bookends, America, c. 1920, the dogs standing with front paws positioned to hold books upright, base marked in the casting copyright "ETHEL EHRMANN/1920," ht. more ...
Needlework "Glory to God on High" Picture
Lot: 95Sold for: $5,938$4,750Needlework "Glory to God on High" Picture, England, c. 1690, finely stitched with an angel holding a banner in the upper left corner reading "GLORY TO GOD ON HIGH PEACE ON EARTH GOOD WILL TO MEN" more ...
Needlework Picture of the Sacrifice of Isaac
Lot: 96Sold for: $5,938$4,750Needlework Picture of the Sacrifice of Isaac, England, c. 1680, the finely stitched picture with Isaac dressed in a red and white striped outfit laid upon a brick pattern structure with Abraham more ...
Oval Needlework Picture
Lot: 97Sold for: $2,375$1,900Oval Needlework Picture, England, late 17th century, depicting two women in a park, one nude and draped with a cloth having her hair combed by the other, to the left is a fountain with a putto more ...
Needlework Picture of a Scene with Mice
Lot: 98Sold for: $1,063$850Needlework Picture of a Scene with Mice, late 17th century, depicting a man standing in an open doorway to a bedroom with mice on a checkerboard pattern floor, in a molded and gilt frame, ht. 22 more ...
Silver Thread and Silkwork Floral Picture
Lot: 99Sold for: $344$275Silver Thread and Silkwork Floral Picture, 17th century, depicting a silver thread embroidered pot and flowers with silver thread and silk vines, on a fine linen background, in a later frame, ht. 20 more ...
Metallic Thread Needlework Floral Picture
Lot: 100Sold for: $1,125$900Metallic Thread Needlework Floral Picture, 17th century, the central urn sprouting expansive flowers and leaves on a silk background, in a molded gilt gesso frame, ht. 11 1/2, wd. 19 in. From the more ...
Needlework Panel of a Fruit Tree
Lot: 101Sold for: $625$500Needlework Panel of a Fruit Tree, late 17th century, with two animals below, ht. 9 3/4, wd. 9 3/4 in. From the estate of a New York more ...
Silk Needlework Picture, The Flood
Lot: 102Sold for: $1,000$800Silk Needlework Picture, The Flood, 17th century, depicting people attempting to escape rising waters, ht. 10 1/2, wd. 12 1/2 in. From the estate of a New York more ...
Silk Needlework Picture of Madonna and Child
Lot: 103Sold for: $813$650Silk Needlework Picture of Madonna and Child, 17th century, finely stitched scene set in a manger with angle above holding banner reading "Gloria in Altissimis Deo et in terra," in a molded gilt more ...
Silkwork Panel of Luke the Evangelist
Lot: 104Sold for: $500$400Silkwork Panel of Luke the Evangelist, 17th century, the man depicted with a scroll and bull framed within a red lattice and scrollwork device set against a scrolling foliate panel with green velvet more ...
Silk Needlework Picture of the Annunciation
Lot: 105Sold for: $750$600Silk Needlework Picture of the Annunciation, 17th century, depicting an angel in a furnished woman's bedchamber, in a later molded frame, ht. 13 3/4, wd. 14 1/2 in. From the estate of a New York more ...
Needlework Picture Jephthah Greeted by His Daughter
Lot: 106Sold for: $4,375$3,500Needlework Picture Jephthah Greeted by His Daughter, England, late 17th century, finely stitched with two women playing musical instruments, a man in armor trained by a man in a blue jacket, with more ...
Silk Needlework Picture
Lot: 107Sold for: $1,625$1,300Silk Needlework Picture, England, late 17th century, depicting eight people and two archangels, a dog, trees, foliage, clouds, and a church, in a later gilt molded frame, ht. 8 1/4, wd. 10 3/4 in. more ...
Silk Needlework Picture of the Sacrifice of Isaac
Lot: 108Sold for: $3,750$3,000Silk Needlework Picture of the Sacrifice of Isaac, England, c. 1690, worked in polychrome silk threads depicting the sacrifice, an angel, a castle with the head of a spotted fantastic creature more ...
Beadwork Picture of a Pot with Flowers and Animals
Lot: 109Sold for: $563$450Beadwork Picture of a Pot with Flowers and Animals, 18th century, the oval image composed of beads stitched to a silk background, in a later carved oak frame, ht. 13, wd. 15 in. From the estate of more ...
Silk Needlework Picture Sacrifice of Isaac
Lot: 110Sold for: $625$500Silk Needlework Picture Sacrifice of Isaac, Spain, 18th century, the needlework on a fine linen background with an angel overhead, a raven perched on a stump, and trees, embroidered inscription more ...
Needlework Sampler
Lot: 111Sold for: $2,750$2,200Needlework Sampler, Mexico, first quarter of the 19th century, stitched in silk threads on a fine linen background, the upper portion with flowering vines and butterflies, above a series of pots and more ...
Needlework Picture of a Vase with Flowers
Lot: 112Sold for: $6,250$5,000Needlework Picture of a Vase with Flowers, England, early 19th century, finely stitched white vase with floral motif holding a large bouquet of flowers on a white table against a black background, more ...
Unfinished Needlework Picture Depiction of the Four Continents
Lot: 113Sold for: $33,750$27,000Unfinished Needlework Picture Depiction of the Four Continents, England, c. 1700, finely stitched on linen with images representing the continents of America, Africa, Europe, and Asia, with animals more ...
Silk Needlework Depicting Queen Anne
Lot: 114Sold for: $2,750$2,200Silk Needlework Depicting Queen Anne, England, dated 1718, the center with a portrait of Queen Anne with angels and crown above flanked by flowering trees, flame-stich pattern border above and more ...
School of Spoilum, (China, Early 19th Century) View of the Hongs, Canton
Lot: 115Sold for: $12,500$10,000School of Spoilum, (China, Early 19th Century) View of the Hongs, Canton Unsigned. Oil on copper, 5 x 6 1/2 in., in a modern gild molded frame. Condition: No obvious retouch: Literature: more ...
Chinese School, 19th Century, Occupational Scene
Lot: 116Sold for: $1,500$1,200Chinese School, 19th Century, Occupational Scene Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, 5 5/8 x 9 5/8 in., in a black-painted frame. Condition: Tears and repairs. Property from a prominent Boston more ...
Chinese School, 19th Century Portrait of High Imperial Commissioner Kiying/Qiying/Ch'i-ying
Lot: 117Sold for: $15,000$12,000Chinese School, 19th Century Portrait of High Imperial Commissioner Kiying/Qiying/Ch'i-ying Unsigned. Watercolor and gouache on paper, 23 x 17 1/2 in., in original carved and gilded frame. more ...
Chinese School, 19th Century Praia Grande Harbor, Macau
Lot: 118UnsoldChinese School, 19th Century Praia Grande Harbor, Macau Unsigned. Watercolor and gouache on paper, 18 1/2 x 31 in., in a carved and ebonized frame. Condition: Very minor toning. Daniel N. more ...
Pair of Elaborately Carved Export Picture Frames
Lot: 119Sold for: $1,750$1,400Pair of Elaborately Carved Export Picture Frames, China, 19th century, the frames depicting pagodas, warriors, trees and flowers, dia. 14 3/4 in. Daniel N. Spooner and Elizabeth E. Spooner; by more ...
Export Black Lacquer Box and Mother of Pearl Inlayed Tray
Lot: 120Sold for: $375$300Export Black Lacquer Box and Mother of Pearl Inlayed Tray, China, 19th century, the box with "EES" gilt monogram on the lid, opening to a compartmented removable tray; the mother of pearl inlayed more ...