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Early Green-painted Cupboard with Drawer
Lot: 121Sold for: $3,998$3,250Early Green-painted Cupboard with Drawer, Connecticut, early 18th century, the undermolded top above a paneled facade with two cupboard doors opening to small shelves, on a single drawer and more ...
Early Black-painted Slant-lid Desk
Lot: 122Sold for: $2,337$1,900Early Black-painted Slant-lid Desk, possibly Massachusetts, c. 1730-50, the lid opens to a compartmented and multi-drawer interior with slide-top well, above a case of three thumb-molded drawers and more ...
Painted Chest over Drawers
Lot: 123Sold for: $7,380$6,000Painted Chest over Drawers, Old Saybrook/Guilford, Connecticut, area, late 17th/early 18th century, the top opens on snipe hinges above a well and single arch-molded case with two drawers below, more ...
Black-painted Chest over Two Drawers
Lot: 124UnsoldBlack-painted Chest over Two Drawers, New England, early 18th century, with pintel-hinged top above a single arch-molded case of three short and two long faux drawers above two working drawers, on more ...
Polychrome Decorated Bible Box
Lot: 125Sold for: $1,107$900Polychrome Decorated Bible Box, 18th century, the red-painted box with molded lid, single bead front molding forming a false drawer with brass drop pull, decorated on the front and sides with floral more ...
Red-painted Book Stand
Lot: 126Sold for: $4,920$4,000Red-painted Book Stand, 17th century, the angled surface with scalloped sides, shaped bottom support, turned rear legs with molded stretchers, ht. 10, wd. 18, dp. 10 1/4 in. more ...
Early Bible and Two Miniature Biblical Works
Lot: 127Sold for: $338$275Early Bible and Two Miniature Biblical Works, 18th and 19th century, the large work titled The Christian's New and Complete British Family Bible by Paul Wright, D.D., London, late 18th century; a more ...
17th Century Embroidered Silk Infant's Cap
Lot: 128Sold for: $1,046$85017th Century Embroidered Silk Infant's Cap, Europe, with images of four children and metallic thread scroll decoration, dia. 3 1/2 in. more ...
Four Early Textile/Needlework Items
Lot: 129Sold for: $1,968$1,600Four Early Textile/Needlework Items, 17th to early 19th century, a printed cotton and quilted cap; a floral-embroidered purse; a printed cotton wall pocket; and a small flame-stitch wallet, ht. to 9 more ...
Five Early Textile Items
Lot: 130Sold for: $2,214$1,800Five Early Textile Items, late 18th/early 19th century, two pockets constructed of linen and printed cotton cloth, a purse with ink decoration and lines of verse, a swatch of embroidered linen, and more ...
Nine Early Sewing and Lace-making Items
Lot: 131Sold for: $584$475Nine Early Sewing and Lace-making Items, 18th/19th century, seven sewing bird/pincushions, and two turned wood lace bobbins, ht. to 9 in. more ...
Two Chip-carved Wooden Busks
Lot: 132Sold for: $523$425Two Chip-carved Wooden Busks, 18th century, decorated with geometric patterns and hearts, lg. to 12 7/8 in. more ...
Four Heart-decorated Wooden Busks
Lot: 133Sold for: $246$200Four Heart-decorated Wooden Busks, 18th/early 19th century, with pierced or inlaid hearts, lg. to 17 1/2 in. more ...
Nine Small Household Items
Lot: 134Sold for: $677$550Nine Small Household Items, 18th/19th century, three wig powderers; a pair of small bellows; a small sieve; a slicer; two nutmeg graters; and a clyster syringe, lg. to 9 in. more ...
Two Brass Sponge Boxes and a Soap Box
Lot: 135Sold for: $584$475Two Brass Sponge Boxes and a Soap Box, England or France, mid-18th century, the sponge boxes with pierced hinged lid and flared foot, the soap box with solid hinged lid and flaring foot, ht. to 3 more ...
Engraved Brass Hand Mirror
Lot: 136Sold for: $554$450Engraved Brass Hand Mirror, late 18th century, the polished metal mirror plate set into a brass handle/frame with engraved border and shaped handle decorated with circle and star motifs, ht. 12 7/8, more ...
Three Mezzotint and Watercolor Domestic Scenes Mounted on Glass
Lot: 137Sold for: $308$250Three Mezzotint and Watercolor Domestic Scenes Mounted on Glass, England, 18th century, titles include "Domestick Employment, Needlework" and "Domestick Employment, Knitting" both after Philip more ...
Needlework Allegorical Picture
Lot: 138Sold for: $2,952$2,400Needlework Allegorical Picture, England, early 18th century, depicting a woman grasping a cow's tail and a man in a red jacket wielding an ax in a landscape with trees, bushes, birds, insects and more ...
Framed Duke of Marlborough Needlework Picture
Lot: 139Sold for: $5,535$4,500Framed Duke of Marlborough Needlework Picture, England, early 18th century, the figure dressed in a long blue coat against a floral background, in an early molded and black-painted frame with a gilt more ...
Needlework Picture of a Brick Mansion
Lot: 140Sold for: $3,998$3,250Needlework Picture of a Brick Mansion, England, 18th century, the three-story structure with black and white diamond front flanked by a man and a woman, the yard with plants and animals, and a blue more ...
Two Pairs of Brass and Iron Heart-form Picture Supports
Lot: 141Sold for: $369$300Two Pairs of Brass and Iron Heart-form Picture Supports, late 18th/early 19th century, ht. to 3 3/4 in. more ...
Fireworks Display "Vue d'Optique,"
Lot: 142Sold for: $615$500Fireworks Display "Vue d'Optique," France, 18th century, printed and watercolored depiction of a grand fireworks show with spectators in the foreground, the fireworks with pinprick holes for viewing more ...
French School, Late 18th Century Portrait of a Military Officer
Lot: 143UnsoldFrench School, Late 18th Century Portrait of a Military Officer. Indistinct signature along left edge. Watercolor on ivory, 3 x 2 1/4 in., in a brass frame. Condition: Minor abrasions along more ...
Red-painted Maple and Pine Turned Joint Stool
Lot: 144Sold for: $1,599$1,300Red-painted Maple and Pine Turned Joint Stool, 18th century, the rectangular overhanging top above a base of straight skirt joining turned legs, ht. 20, wd. 24 1/2, dp. 16 in. Provenance: more ...
Black-painted and Turned Hall Table
Lot: 145Sold for: $984$800Black-painted and Turned Hall Table, 17th century, with heavy turned legs joined by a straight beaded skirt and square stretchers, (top an old replacement),ht. 28, wd. 51, dp. 19 in. more ...
Pair of English Trumpet-base Mid-drip Candlesticks
Lot: 146Sold for: $3,690$3,000Pair of English Trumpet-base Mid-drip Candlesticks, third quarter 17th century, the ribbed stems with wide mid-drip catchers and flaring bases, (one with old repair to base),ht. 7 3/8 in. more ...
Two English Trumpet-base Mid-drip Candlesticks
Lot: 147Sold for: $4,305$3,500Two English Trumpet-base Mid-drip Candlesticks, third quarter 17th century, the ribbed stems with wide mid-drip catchers and flaring bases, the taller candlestick marked "CA" within a diamond on the more ...
Three Dutch Brass Bun-base Candlesticks
Lot: 148Sold for: $492$400Three Dutch Brass Bun-base Candlesticks, late 17th century, with pierced sockets, knopped stems and wide bun bases, ht. to 8 3/4 in. Provenance: Century House, Louisville, Kentucky; Swan Tavern, more ...
Brass Wall Sconce
Lot: 149Sold for: $461$375Brass Wall Sconce, Holland, 18th century, cutout back with crown over foliate scroll decoration, single candle socket in a demilune base, ht. 12 3/4, wd. 9, dp. 4 in. Provenance: Katherine more ...
Early Brass Lantern
Lot: 150Sold for: $523$425Early Brass Lantern, Holland, tapering sides with door embossed "AH/GW" and dated "1784," the stepped top with heart vent piercings, ht. 12 in. more ...