Federal inlaid mahogany Pembroke table, poplar and oak secondary. Oval top with two drop leaves, all with double line inlaid edges, convex skirt with dovetailed drawer on one side and false drawer on the other, both outlined with inlaid border with larger band of inlay around drawer edges. Lower edge of skirt with dark and […]
Lot 264: New England Hepplewhite Serpentine Sofa
New England, possibly Massachusetts, Hepplewhite sofa. Consisting of a serpentine-shaped molded mahogany frame with cabriole arms, over four front square tapered legs, the outer two with inlay, and four rear splayed legs, all terminating into brass castors. Upholstered with striped blue and gold damask. 39 3/4″ H x 74 1/4″ W x 23 1/2″ D. […]
Lot 263: Signed 18th Century American Mahogany Chippendale Desk, ex-Ebenezer Hill
Signed and dated Connecticut Chippendale inlaid slant front desk, mahogany primary and poplar secondary. Consisting of a plain, unmolded top, bellflower inlaid slant front lid with cross banding opening onto 2 pull-out slides; fitted interior with central prospect section flanked by two document drawers bordered by two half dovetailed drawers above one long dovetailed drawer […]
Lot 262: Chester Co. Pennsylvania High Chest w/ Inlaid Birds, Illustrated
Chester County, Pennsylvania Chippendale walnut high chest of drawers, poplar secondary. Flat cove molded, overhanging top above a row of three drawers, the center with opposing bird and herringbone inlay, two half drawers, and four graduated full-length drawers, flanked by reeded corners and resting on a molded base above tall curved Chippendale ogee bracket feet […]
Lot 261: 2 18th C. Needlework Samplers incl. New Jersey
Two schoolgirl Needlework Samplers,18th century. 1st item: American silk on linen cross-stitched sampler featuring a sawtooth border enclosing an alphabet and dated Jan. 1, 1793, signed SITHA VAN DUYNE BORN OCTOBER THE 29TH THE YEAR 1777. The lower half of the sampler is unfinished. 10″ x 9″, float mounted under glass atop a cream mat […]
Lot 260: New Hampshire Schoolgirl Sampler, House and Dog
New Hampshire school girl needlework embroidered Sampler, silk and wool or cotton on lined linen, by Lydia C. Martin, 1849. Red floral border enclosing three alphabets separated by decorative borders and ending in the word “LOVE,” over a common verse, “Jesus permit thy name to stand…” and a pictorial scene of dog seated in front […]
Lot 259: Advertising Democratic Rose Applique Quilt
Colonial Revival advertising Democratic or Whig rose applique quilt, hand quilted and appliqued. Rendered in red, green, and yellow chambray fabrics on a white/cream ground with a central floral medallion flanked by four rose sprays and an additional floral medallion in the “pillow” area of the quilt, the whole with meandering floral vines to three […]
Lot 258: Ohio Rose of Sharon Variant Quilt, 19th Century
19th century pieced and applique cotton quilt, Rose of Sharon pattern variant, likely made in Ohio, featuring 9 floral medallions within a meandering vine border. White borders separating the nine medallions are quilted. Off-white ground with solid red, pink, yellow, and green appliques. Straight applied matching green binding. Densely quilted throughout at 6-8 stitches per […]
Lot 257: Caroline Wills 1836 Sampler, possibly Southern
American schoolgirl needlework embroidered sampler dated 1836 by Caroline Wills (b. 1824 – d. Knoxville, TN 1857), silk on linen, featuring a simple blue geometric border enclosing 5 alphabets in a variety of stitches including Queen’s, eyelet, box and cross, above a signature, CAROLINE WILLS SAMPLER WROUGHT AD 1836, over a flowering bush flanked by […]
Lot 256: Southern Hand-Stiched Pineapple Applique Quilt
19th C. Southern Pineapple pattern applique quilt, hand appliqued and quilted. Consisting of 4 rows of 5 reverse applique pineapples within a vine border, rendered with turkey red and green cotton fabrics in colors on a cream ground and cream unseamed backing, with hand-stitched green binding and mitered corners. Very fine cross hatching quilting throughout. […]
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