Empire Revival window seat and Federal Style shield back chair, 2 items total. 1st item: American Empire Revival handcarved backless window seat with scrolled arms and animal feet on casters. Uupholstered in modern Chinoiserie linen fabric. 29″ H x 43 1/2″ W x 20″ D. Mid 19th century. 2nd item: Federal Style shield back mahogany […]
Lot 726: New England Queen Anne Highboy
New England Queen Anne mahogany highboy, two parts, white pine secondary wood, top with overhanging molded cornice, dovetailed case, two lip-molded dovetailed short drawers over three graduated lip-molded dovetailed long drawers, base with one central lip-molded dovetailed central drawer flanked by lip-molded dovetailed square drawers. Batwing mount hardware, only four complete brasses remain. Base with […]
Lot 727: New England Tall Pine Blanket Chest, 18th Cent.
18th century New England lift top pine one-drawer blanket chest. Top with applied molding. Front of well molded and paneled to simulate two drawers, top lifts to reveal storage well above a single drawer with oval brass handles. Molded stiles over a triple arch shaped skirt with arched boot jack sides and straight feet. Paneled, […]
Lot 724: 2 Queen Anne Chairs & Hepplewhite Wing Chair
1st & 2nd items: Two (2) American William & Mary side chairs, comprised of mixed woods including walnut and maple, both with rush seats, Spanish style feet and turned stretchers. 40 1/2" H x 20" W x 14 1/2" D and 39 3/4" H x 20 1/4" W x 13 1/4" D. 18th century. 3rd […]
Lot 722: Willem Wijmans, O/C, Still Life Pansies
Willem Wijmans also Wilhelmus Lambertus Wijmans (The Netherlands, 1888-1968) oil on canvas floral still life painting depicting a vase of multicolored pansies against a grey background. Signed "W. L Wijmans" lower right. Housed in a gilt wood frame. Sight – 9 1/8" H x 11 5/8" W. Framed – 12 1/8" H x 14 5/8" […]
Lot 718: Gen. John Wm. Chamberlayne watercolor seascape
General John Wiliam Chamberlayne (United Kingdom, 1821-1910) watercolor on paper invoking a scene from THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Depicts a nude woman standing atop a ghost ship with arms stretched upward, and a skeletal figure reaching towards her. Unsigned. Handwritten exerpt of Coleridge's poem, with the artist's name written […]
Lot 719: 2 Drawings, inc. Passini and Rolland
Two (2) drawings. 1st item: Ludwig Johann Passini (Austrian, 1832-1903) graphite on paper drawing depicting the portrait of a girl. Signed in lower right. Handwriting en verso reads "Original 19th century drawing by Ludwig Passini, c.1860, Aus. Vienna, 1832-1903, Venice, It.". Gallery tag en verso reads "Barnes Gallery, Rare Prints, Maps, and Documents, 16th-19th centuries, […]
Lot 720: Thomas Rowlandson, W/C, Road to Abesford
Thomas Rowlandson (United Kingdom, 1756-1827) watercolor on paper titled "Road to Abesford," depicting a village street scene. Signed, T Rowlandson and titled, lower right. paper mounted to thin cardstock board. Image – 8" H x 12" W. Board – 8 1/4" H x 12 1/4" W. United Kingdom, late 18th/early 19th century. Biography: Thomas Rowlandson […]
Lot 717: Marci Oleszkiewicz, O/C, "Awaiting Dinner"
Marci Oleszkiewicz (Illinois, 20th/21st Century) oil on canvas painting titled "Awaiting Dinner" depicting two women wearing aprons and serving food, a third woman waiting behind them, holding a plate. Signed "Oleszkiewicz" lower right. Title and artist information label with Montgomery Frames, Tempe, AZ stamp, en verso. Housed in a carved gilt wood frame. Sight – […]
Lot 714: C. Hjalmar Amundsen, O/C, The Village
C. Hjalmar "Cappy" Amundsen (Maine/New York/Massachusetts, 1880-2001) oil on canvas impressionist painting titled "The Village" depicting a small town in autumn with five figures strolling along a dirt road before two groupings of houses. Signed "F. H. McKay" lower left. F. H. McKay is pseudoname for C. Hjalmar "Cappy" Amundsen. Artist's name and titled inscribed […]