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 January, 2019 | 18 Items | March, 2019  |
| PENNSYLVANIA WATER COLOR SCHERENSCHNITT FRAKTUR, with German inscription on base that appears to be signed Elizabeth Refschneider 1784. The painted cut paper image depicts a colorful flowering tree with a heart in its center, flanked by 2 birds perched on branches. Minor staining, but overall very good condition. Size 5.1258" x 3.25” Sold at Hyde Park February 16, 2019. Estimate: $1,000-2,000 Price Realized: $1,230 | |
| MINIATURE WATERCOLOR AND HOLLOW CUT SILHOUETTE PORTRAIT OF A LADY WEARING A BLUE PUFFY SLEEVE DRESS, and wearing a bonnet with blue ribbons. Attributed to Ezra Wood of Buckland, Massachusetts, circa 1830. See The Magazine Antiques, July/August 2014 for an article written on the "Puffy Sleeve Silhouette Artist" - this silhouette has been identified by one of the authors as likely the works of Ezra Wood. Period lemon gold frame with conservation work including a newer mat and back board. Several fold marks in paper - one may be a small L-shaped tight tear in right margin but it has not been examined out of frame for a closer examination due to fragility of paper, but overall appears to be in very good condition. Frame size 6.5" x 7.25" - sight size 3.5" x 4”. Sold at Hyde Park February 16, 2019. Estimate: $1,000-3,000 Price Realized: $1,476 | |
| EARLY WOODEN TAPE LOOM, mounted into original footed stand, probably late 18th century. Very good condition. 12"W x 37"H x 12"D (base). Sold at Hyde Park February 16, 2019. Estimate: $200-300 Price Realized: $799.50 | |
| | A GREAT HUDSON VALLEY STEP-BACK CUPBOARD, found in a Dutch stone house in Ulster county NY. The early to mid 18th century cupboard with a large cornice over 2 glass doors, each with 9 original lights, over 2 solid raised panel doors mounted on its original Queen Anne shaped base. Both sections with picture frame molding around the perimeters. The upper doors each with H & L hinges, and the lower doors with H hinges. The interior in original blue/green paint and having 2 shelves with plate racks and finely molded edges - the exterior in a grungy very old white paint over original blue/green paint. Size - 64.5"W x 17"D x 73.5”H. Condition: The cupboard had been professional cut at the sides and the backboards removed so that it could be moved in 2 parts from the low ceiling area in the kitchen to an upstairs bedroom where it was found - it was put back together and the seams at the sides are hardly noticeable - note that the backboards were not cut - see photos for more details. Also note that the base of the cupboard may have been lowered an inch or two as one would expect the side half moon cutouts to be more pronounced. With the exception of the light saw marks between sections, the cupboard is in very good untouched condition. Sold at Hyde Park February 16, 2019. Estimate: $3,000-5,000 Price Realized: $49,200 |
| TWO PRIMITIVE WOODEN DOCUMENT BOXES, 17th/18th century. The first in leather with hand forged iron hardware - 9,75"W x 6"D x 4.75"H - use wear but in good condition; the second with dovetailed wood construction having its original stylized double bird metal escutcheon in original grungy dark paint - the corners of the lid with chew marks, various surface abrasions, loss to part of 1 lid cleat, older replaced hinges, but good structural condition - 14.5"W x 8"D x 7.5”H. Provenance: From a private collection of Country Americana and fine Decorative Arts of a retiring local attorney, downsizing and moving to smaller quarters. Sold at Hyde Park February 16, 2019. Estimate: $200-300 Price Realized: $1,968 | |
| AMERICAN FEDERAL PEMBROKE TABLE, American, 19th century. A Federal pembroke table in cherry, having a rectangular surface with two round drop leaves with pull support, over a single cockbeaded and dovetailed drawer, rising on square tapering legs decorated with urn and line inlay, double line inlaid cuffs; ht. 27, wd. 22, dp. 31 in. Provenance: Property Sold to benefit the Art Acquisition Fund at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. Condition: Item is in overall good shape with loss of inlay around cuffs and surface wear throughout. Sold at Cowan’s Auction February 22, 2019. Estimate: $200-400 Price Realized: $720 | |
| AMERICAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY PORTRAIT OF A MAN, American, 18th century. Oil on canvas, framed. Unsigned; 28.75 x 23.75 in. (sight), 37 x 32 in. (frame). Condition: Relined and in-painting in multiple areas. Wear to frame, including lossat top right corner and cracks. Sold at Cowan’s Auction February 23, 2019. Estimate: $1,000-2,000 Price Realized: $2,460 | |
| NEW ENGLAND QUEEN ANNE HIGHBOY, American (Massachusetts), ca 1740. A Queen Anne highboy in maple with Spanish brown paintand pine secondary, upper case having a flat top molded cornice over two aligned and three graduated drawers with original cotter pin chase brasses, lower case with three fitted and dovetailed drawers over a shaped skirt with drop finials rising on tall cabriole legs with padded feet; ht. 66.5, wd. 37, dp. 19 in. Provenance:Property from a Midwestern Collection of Americana. Condition: Top case surface board with rear break, rosehead nails applied to board. Top case back boards appear to be of the 18th century but may not be original to the piece. See difference in photos from bottom to top case backing. Sold at Cowan’s Auction February 23, 2019. Estimate: $5,000-7,000 Price Realized: $10,200 | |
| FINE PENNSYLVANIA OR MARYLAND INLAID BOWFRONT CHEST OF DRAWERS, American (Lancaster, Pennsylvania or Baltimore, MD), ca 1785-1800. A very fine Federal bowfront chest of drawers in burled walnut, with white pine secondary having a shaped surface over four graduated drawers with oval line inlay and original brass pulls, flanked by chamfered corners with vine inlay decoration, above a scalloped skirt decorated with vine inlay and central fan, all rising on splayed French feet; ht. 38, wd. 38, dp. 25 in. The drawer fronts each lined with August and September, 1799 Lancaster County Gazette newspapers. While the Lancaster newspaper suggests a Pennsylvania origin, the flora inlay on the fan is reminiscent of the Baltimore shop of Bankson and Lawson (see Priddy, Flanigan and Weidman, 2000The Genesis of Neoclassical Furniture in Baltimore) Provenance:Property from a Midwestern Collection of Americana. Condition: Item is in good condition. Age splits and surface wear present throughout with age and use. Minor repairs present to feet and rear right perimeter of surface board. Area of loss to rear left perimeter of surface board. Small area of repair to left side of case. Sold at Cowan’s Auction February 23, 2019. Estimate: $2,000-4,000 Price Realized: $7,200 | |
| AMERICAN HEPPLEWHITE SECRETARY BOOKCASE, American (probably Kentucky), 19th century. A two-piece secretary bookcase in cherry, the upper case having a molded cornice with decorative inlay, above two paneled doors having banding inlay and heart escutcheons, the lower case with a slant front writing surface opening to a fitted interiorconsisting of a central prospect door flanked by eight drawers and valanced pigeon holes, above four graduated drawers with brass pulls and inlaid escutcheons, all rising on French feet with a shaped skirt; ht. 83, wd. 40, dp. 19.5 in. Condition: Item is in good condition overall. Having minor age splits and repairs. Some surface wear throughout. Minor cracking to veneer on interior desk case with age. Sold at Cowan’s Auction February 23, 2019. Estimate: $1,500-2,500 Price Realized: $3,360 | |
| | RARE AND IMPORTRANT JOHANNES SPITLER PAINTED SHENANDOAH VALLEY BLANKET CHEST, American (Shenandoah Valley, Virginia), ca 1790-1800. A paint decorated blanket chest in yellow pine, having a rectangular lift top surface with applied molded edge and wrought iron hinges, open interior with left lidded till, the overallsalmon-colored ground with blue and white painted decoration, case of dovetail construction, the paint decorated case consisting of central panel flanked by symmetrical pinwheel design with feather painted sides, all rising on applied bracket base (replaced); ht. 24, wd. 50.25, dp. 21.25 in. This chest is typical of Spitler's exuberant painting. According to Spitler researcher Betsy Davison, the construction techniques exhibited in this chest fit comfortably into a known group of similar ShenandoahValley chests, making it clear that Spitler did not paint the chest in Ohio after his move to that state in 1807 (Davison, Personal Communication, December 22, 2018). AUCTIONEER'S NOTE: Recent historical and genealogical research conducted by A. Nicholas Powers, Curator of Collections of the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley strongly suggests this chest descended in the family of David Strickler (1771-1815) or his wife Elizabeth Grove (1769-1845) whose daughter Elizabeth, along with her husband Samuel Neff moved to Champaign County, Ohio about 1830. The Strickler's were early settlers of Massanutten, Virginia and would have been neighbors of Johannes Spitler. This information provides compelling evidence that the chest, moved to Ohio with John and Elizabeth Neff, where it has remained for the last 188 years. The original provenance information provided by the consignor suggested the chest was acquired at a 1974 auction of "John Whitmore." In reality, the auction was most likely the estate of Simon Joseph ("Joe") Whitemore (1899-1973) of Champaign County, and a direct descendant of the Stricklers. Provenance: This chest was purchased on July 20, 1974 at the estate auction of the John Whitmore family of Champaign County, Ohio. The Whitmore family home was located midway between the town of St. Paris and Urbana. (SEE CORRECTED GENEAOLOGICAL HISTORY ABOVE). Condition: Paint loss and fading throughout, with age and use. Base replaced upon a similar example in the collections of Colonial Williamsburg. Paint loss nearly complete on the lid: no traces of paint appear, even in recessed surfaces. While unlikely, it is possible that the lid was never painted. Sold at Cowan’s Auction February 23, 2019. Estimate: $15,000-25,000 Price Realized: $43,200 |
| VIRGINIA BOOT SCRAPE, American (Virginia), early 19th century. A wrought iron boot scrape with ram's horn terminals, set in a sandstone block; oah. 15.5 in., base wd. 19, dp. 6 in. Sold at Cowan’s Auction February 23, 2019. Estimate: $200-400 Price Realized: $1,560 | |
| GEORGIA BOOT SCRAPE, American (Georgia), 19th century. A wrought iron boot scrape with snake head terminals, set in a sandstone block; oah. 14 in., base wd. 21, dp. 8 in. Sold at Cowan’s Auction February 23, 2019. Estimate: $200-400 Price Realized: $720 | |
| NEW ENGLAND PAINTED TAVERN TABLE, American, 18th century. A reddish brown painted tavern table in pine of peg construction, having a rectangular two board surface with breadboard ends, over a deep dovetailed drawer with wooden pull, conforming case rising on turned legs with stretcher base; ht. 26.5, wd. 43, dp. 27 in. Condition: Item is in very good overall condition. Wear and splits expected with age. Original finish. Sold at Cowan’s Auction February 23, 2019. Estimate: $800-1,200 Price Realized: $1,920 | |
| | ANDREW CLEMENS SAND BOTTLE WITH PATRIOTIC DECORATION, Andrew Clemens (American, 1857-1894), 1887. A large Clemens sand bottle retaining its original gray velvet band, decorated with a spread-winged eagle beneath a 36-star American flag, the alternate side dated 1887 with a floral sound, the bottle lacks its original label but is unquestionably the work of Clemens; ht. 8.5 in. The bottle's larger size allowed Clemens more room for minuscule detail, such as veining on the leaves. Sold at Cowan’s Auction February 23, 2019. Estimate: $35,000-45,000 Price Realized: $102,000 |
| AMERICAN SCHOOL, PORTRAIT OF A GIRL WITH DOVE, American, 19th century. Oil on canvas, framed. A portrait of a girl seated in an exterior setting holding a white dove in her arms, inscribed By Thomas Sully / C. Reeves on reverse of canvas; 35.25 x 28.25 in. (sight), 42 x 35 in. (frame). Condition: The canvas was not relined. The craquelure is stable. UV light exposure shows in-painting on the neck and legs of the sitter, as well as in the background. Sold at Cowan’s Auction February 23, 2019. Estimate: $2,000-3,000 Price Realized: $3,900 | |
| AMERICAN SCHOOL, ANTEBELLUM PORTRAIT OF TWIN BOYS WITH DOG, American, ca 1830s. Oil on canvas, housed in an ornate gilt frame. A portrait of two twin boys with their dog in an exterior setting, unsigned; 42 x 34.25 in. (sight), 53 x 45 in. (frame). Provenance:Ex property of Willson family. Descended in the Willson family and hung in their homestead at Brown Pond Farm in Petersham, Massachusetts. Property from a Midwestern Collection of Americana. Condition: The canvas was wax relined. There is some in-painting along the edges. The craquelure is stable. There are cracks to the frame, which is very heavy. Sold at Cowan’s Auction February 23, 2019. Estimate: $1,000-2,000 Price Realized: $3,998 | |
| CHERRY STEPBACK CUPBOARD, American, 19th century. A stepback cupboard in cherry throughout, having a molded cornice, over two six glass pane doors with straight mullions and a two-shelf interior, the lower section with aligned drawers over two blind paneled doors revealing a single shelf interior, rising on French feet; ht. 82.5, wd. 53, dp. 19 in. Provenance:Property from the collection of Dr. Helmut Liedloff, Carbondale, Illinois. Condition: Item is in good condition overall, minor scratches and surface wear throughout. Sold at Cowan’s Auction February 23, 2019. Estimate: $800-1,200 Price Realized: $1,560 |
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