American schoolgirl needlework sampler, wool and cotton or silk on linen, worked in cross and eyelet stitch and signed Sarah I. Rands, 1855. Strawberry or floral and geometric border enclosing lower and upper case alphabets, a large house, flowers, birds, and other pictorials. The alphabets end with the verse "Remember Thy Creator" and the center […]
Lot 180: Martha Peck CT Sampler, Purse, Archive
Martha M. Peck Sampler and Archive relating to the Peck family of New Haven, Connecticut. 1st item: Needlework sampler, silk threads on a green linsey-woolsey ground, 3 alphabets and a row of numbers over a verse, "Grant Me O God a heart to the inclin'd/ increase my faith and rectify my mind/ teach me betimes […]
Lot 181: Salem, North Carolina Theorem on Velvet, Circa 1820
Early 19th century schoolgirl landscape theorem on velvet, depicting a large building with bell tower set atop a hill. It and several smaller buildings overlook a river, with three men in a boat loaded with barrels sailing past. Old note taped verso reads “For Minerva Evans Hoge. Painted by Minerva French Boyd while a student […]
Lot 178: Sampler by Elizabeth Fay Blake, Eli Whitney's niec
Circa 1800 needlework marking sampler, signed E.F. Blake, attributed to Elizabeth Fay Blake, the niece of cotton gin inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825). The rectangular sampler has a cross stitched border enclosing upper and lower case alphabets, a cursive upper case alphabet and a row of numbers. Two small flowers are placed at the end of […]
Lot 175: Three 18th century lighting devices
Grouping of three 18th century lighting devices including 2 early iron spiral candlesticks with wooden bases and 1 iron candlestick with a spiral column and adjustable trammel, tulip foliate design in base. Heights range from 14 1/8" to 7 1/4". 18th century. Provenance: The estate of King E. and Julia R. Stockton, Tulsa, OK. Condition: […]
Lot 176: New Baltimore Needlework Sampler, 1836
New Baltimore needlework sampler, signed and dated 1836, silk and wool on linen. Floral border with three uppercase and one lowercase alphabets over a verse: O may the joys of earth be ever mine/and oer my path the choicest pleasures shine/ may morning rise in loveliest splendor drest / and evening see me in my […]
Lot 174: Grouping of Early Iron Lighting Related Items
Grouping of early iron lighting related items, total of 13 items. Includes 1 four wick Betty lamp with hanging links, 2 double wick Betty lamps, and 2 single Betty lamps. There are two lamps with wrought iron hangers. Also includes 4 candle snuffers (1 appears to be tin metal, others iron), 2 wrought iron lamp […]
Lot 171: Pair Louis XVI style Marble and Ormolu Vases
Pair of Louis XVI style variegated rouge marble urns or vases with decorative ormolu mounts, including pinecone finials, swan's neck handles and laurel bands. Mounted on square acanthus leaf decorated gilt-bronze bases. 20-1/2" H. Continental, late 19th century. Blount County, TN collection. Condition: Overall very good condition.
Lot 172: Blown & Pressed Glass Oil Lamps inc. Lacemaker
Grouping of 5 blown and pressed glass oil lamps including lace maker lamps and a peg lamp. 1st item – Lace maker blown and pressed glass oil lamp with faceted ovals around middle of font, satin finish stem in the form of a standing male figure and a base with three satin finish dolphins. 14 […]
Lot 173: 10 Early Glass Candlesticks & Oil Peg Lamps
Grouping of 6 early glass pressed candlesticks, 2 whale oil peg lamps, 1 cut glass candlestick with air trap in stem, and 1 candlestick holder shaft. 1st set – grouping of 6 pressed glass candlesticks, prob. Sandwich, colorless, includes two matching pairs, one pair with tin inserts. Heights ranging 10" to 8". 19th century. 2nd […]