English mahogany 8-Day longcase or tall case by John Pickford (working 1814 – 1851), dial signed "John Pickford, Liverpool". 8 day brass movement. Broken scroll arched pediment with brass ball and spire finials, center ball with bird finial, reverse painted glass tympanum above an arched hood door, flanked by integral reeded columns, moon painted clock […]
Lot 239: British Inlaid Chest on Chest of Narrow Proportions
Diminutive George III mahogany and mahogany veneer chest on chest, pine secondary. Top with ogee bracket cornice with dentil molding above an inlaid mahogany frieze; two half-length drawers over three full length graduated dovetailed and cockbeaded drawers with brass pulls, flanked by canted corners with vertical contrasting dark and light inlay. Base with medial molding […]
Lot 240: Continental Chinoiserie Painted Leather Screen or Room Divider
Continental Chinoiserie painted leather folding six-panel floor screen. Leather front with painted decoration including floral arrangements in Asian style porcelain vases, bowl of fruit, various birds nesting amongst flowering trees with swimming ducks and floating lotus blossoms along the lower edge, all within border decorated with fan and cartouche shapes, each panel with brass tacked […]
Lot 236: George III Mahogany Inlaid Chest on Chest
British, possibly Scottish George III mahogany and highly figured mahogany veneer chest on chest, pine secondary wood. Top comprised of an ogee bracket cornice with a geometric line-inlaid frieze and two half length drawers over three full length graduated dovetailed drawers with molded edges and oval brass pulls, flanked by inlaid stiles. Base with medial […]
Lot 237: John Gilkes Shipston Tall Case or Longcase Clock
John Gilkes Shipston (English, 1707 – 1789/1790), Quaker 30-hour elmwood tall case clock. Flat hood with molded cornice above a glazed door with integral flanking columns, brass dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes to the chapter ring, the center engraved with a compass or sun and wavy lines, engraved "Jn Gilkes" and "SHIPSTON" to […]
Lot 234: Pair Continental Neo-Grec or Regency Style Pier Tables
Pair of Continental, likely English, Neo-Greco or Regency style satinwood veneer pier tables, rectangular form with black stencil decorated tops having ormolu trim, atop an ebonized base comprised of two tapering columnar ormolu-mounted legs, resting on curved trestle-like supports with carved rosette decoration. 29" H x 39 1/2" W x 19 1/2" D. Late 19th/Early […]
Lot 235: Set of 12 English Regency Paint Decorated Chairs
Set of twelve (12) English Regency ebonized and parcel gilt chairs, including two (2) armchairs and ten (10) side chairs. All with partially caned backs and rush seats. Side chairs: 35 1/2" H x 16 1/2" D x 18 3/4" W. Armchairs: 35 1/2" H x 18 3/4" W x 21" D. All 1st quarter […]
Lot 231: Federal New England Card Table, Tiger Maple Inlay
American Federal card table, likely Massachusetts, mahogany with tiger maple veneer and white pine secondary. Rectangular top with ovolo corners over a conforming tiger maple veneered skirt with mahogany cross banding; square tapering legs with inlaid cuffs over double tapering. 29 3/4" H x 36" W x 17 3/4" D. Circa 1800-1810. The estate of […]
Lot 232: Classical Mahogany Chest of Drawers, poss. Boston
Classical chest of drawers, possibly Boston. Classical form with mahogany veneers and white pine secondary wood. Consists of a plain square backsplash of figured mahogany over a top tier section of three equally sized dovetailed drawers transitioning to a chest with two dovetailed drawers over three long dovetailed drawers of equal size flanked by square […]
Lot 233: Continental Dressing Table on Stand & Classical Piano Stool
Continental mahogany dressing table in the Biedermeier style with an American classical piano stool, 2 items. 1st item: Continental mahogany dressing table with mahogany veneers, European pine secondary. Mirror with mahogany ogee frame supported by a scrolled pediment with columns, flanked by glove boxes having dovetailed drawers and bone pulls. Table with a central drawer […]