American, likely New Jersey, tall case 8-day clock, mahogany, mahogany veneer, light and dark wood inlays, with white pine secondary. Broken scroll pediment with brass ball and spire finials, tympanum flanked by light and dark wood striped pilasters below side finials; cove molding above arched hood door; painted clock face having floral motifs with hour […]
Lot 232: William and Mary Mid-Atlantic Stretcher Base Table
Rare American, probably Mid-Atlantic, William and Mary stretcher base dining or harvest table, 1700-1750. Walnut with red oak secondary wood (by microanalysis) with red wash. Rectangular two-board top with rounded edges; straight skirts with ogee shaped returns tenoned into four legs. Baluster turned legs with rectangular blocks at tops and bases, above short round feet, […]
Lot 231: American Painted Blanket Chest with Fraktur
American 18th century Pennsylvania German pine blanket chest with interior fraktur and exuberant exterior paint decoration of black feathers on red background. Ogee molded rectangular top over a dovetailed rectangular case with interior till and original iron strap hinges, multiple chalk signatures including "Giles Bright"; molded base and ogee carved bracket feet with spur returns. […]
Lot 230: Federal Sideboard Desk, Mid-Atlantic or VA
Mid-Atlantic or Virginia Hepplewhite sideboard desk, mahogany with mahogany veneer, light and dark wood inlay primary woods, with tulip poplar and white pine secondary woods. Gallery with 6 pigeonholes and tambour doors with rounded drawers on either side. Sideboard comprised of a slightly overhanging top above sliding writing surface at center with fall-front desk drawer […]
Lot 228: Pair Large Adam Style Knife Urns
Pair of large Adam or Hepplewhite revival knife boxes or cutlery urns, each of ovolo form with molded, lift top cover opening to an interior fitted for 24 knives or pieces of cutlery; frieze with carved sheaf of wheat and ribbons over a waterleaf carved lower section, all raised on a tapering circular molded foot. […]
Lot 229: American Federal Bullseye Mirror
Federal giltwood convex bullseye mirror consisting of a carved circular frame with applied ball or orb shaped ornaments and a carved garland foliate border with an inner ebonized reeded liner. 22 1/2" dia. Probably New England, first quarter of the 19th century. CONDITION: Expected wear with losses to gilding and shrinkage to carved circular frame.
Lot 226: New England Painted Box on Stand
New England painted pine box on stand, 2 pieces. Box having a hinged top with inlaid rectangular wood tablet with conjoined script initials MO; nailed construction and a faux wood grain painted ground with yellow and green painted accents simulating inlay, resting on a conforming Hepplewhite style base or stand with matching paint decoration and […]
Lot 227: Solitaire Marble Game Table w/ Marbles
Classical walnut solitaire marble game table having an octagonal top with thirty-seven (37) equally spaced holes for marbles, on a reeded standard and tripodal base with short reeded plinth-like feet. Together with approximately forty (40) vintage glass marbles. 13 7/8" H x 14 1/4" dia. Probably American, third quarter of the 19th century. Marbles late […]
Lot 225: Dome Top Paint Decorated Box
Rectangular dome top box with square nail and dovetail construction and green, gold and grey paint decoration composed of swags and leaves, with floral design under the metal lock. Wire hinges. Illegible previous owner pencil inscriptions to underside of lid. 9" H x 18" W x 9" D.Probably Continental, early 19th century. Provenance: Private Kentucky […]
Lot 223: NC Kennedy Pottery Painted Face Vessel
Glazed and painted North Carolina stoneware pottery female face vessel with paint decorated surface, made by the Kennedy Pottery company of Wilkes County, NC. 12 1/4" H. Circa 1920. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with scattered pinprick losses to paint and one area of loss to upper shoulder near spout. Surface crazing, particularly to cheek […]