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 April, 2019 | 28 Items | June, 2019  |
| BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA REDWARE CHARGER, 19TH C., with yellow and brown slip decoration, 10.5" diameter. Provenance: A Berwyn, Pennsylvania Estate. Condition: Rim flakes. Sold at Pook and Pook May 4, 2019. Estimate:$1,000-2,000 Price Realized: $3,904 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA PAINTED PINE CHEST OF DRAWERS, EARLY 19TH C. retaining its original red and black decoration with green and ivory moldings, 51.5" h., 36" w. Provenance: A Berwyn, Pennsylvania Estate. Condition: Pulls replaced with circular marks from originals. Woods are white and yellow pine. Overall good condition. Expected wear consistent with age and use. A few cracks to foot facing. Loss to front foot. Sold at Pook and Pook May 4, 2019. Estimate:$4,000-6,000 Price Realized: $6,100 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA REDWARE PLATE, 19TH C., with yellow slip and manganese splash decoration, 7.75" diameter. Provenance: A Berwyn, Pennsylvania Estate. Condition: Rim flake to glaze. Sold at Pook and Pook May 4, 2019. Estimate:$200-400 Price Realized: $1,586 | |
| REDWARE CHARGER, 19TH C., with combed yellow slip decoration, 11.75" diameter. Provenance: A Berwyn, Pennsylvania Estate. Condition: A few areas of glaze touch up near edge. Sold at Pook and Pook May 4, 2019. Estimate:$1,000-1,500 Price Realized: $2,318 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA PAINTED WATER PUMP, 19TH C., retaining its original wrought iron hardware, 72" h. Provenance: A Berwyn, Pennsylvania Estate. Sold at Pook and Pook May 4, 2019. Estimate:$500-1,000 Price Realized: $3,904 | |
| | HIGHLY IMPORTANT MAHANTONGO VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA TURNED AND PAINTED SUGAR BOWL OR SPICE CUP AND COVER, DATED 1861, inscribed Jared Stiely(Stiehly). The present example stands as the most ambitious of the known group of these lidded canisters that by tradition are believed to have been turned by Jared and decorated by his wife Elizabeth. Most made for the Stiehly family, Jared clearly chose to make a more dynamic example for himself. At 9.25" h. it stands taller than the others and the large bulbous body is a departure from the more neoclassical urn form. In addition, Elizabeth has filled the ivory ground with red and yellow flowers, fruit tree, and large strawberry bunch. It remains in near pristine condition. The example made for Jared's wife Elizabeth is illustrated in Henry Reed Decorated Furniture of the Mahantongo Valley, Fig. 23. Examples for Isaac and Lydia Stiehly are illustrated in Fig.45. The former was sold at Sotheby's Visual Grace: Important American Folk Art from the Collection of Ralph O. Esmerian, January 25, 2014, lot 518. Condition: Excellent with only minor wear. Tight age crack to base. Sold at Pook and Pook May 4, 2019. Estimate:$80,000-120,000 Price Realized: $128,100 |
| | JACOB MAENTEL (AMERICAN 1763-1863), PAIR OF WATERCOLOR FOLK PORTRAITS OF A MAN AND WOMAN, 11.75" x 8”. Sold at Pook and Pook May 4, 2019. Estimate:$7,000-9,000 Price Realized: $12,200 |
| PHILADELPHIA TUCKER PORCELAIN PITCHER, CA. 1820 with floral decoration, 8.254" h. Condition: Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs. Sold at Pook and Pook May 4, 2019. Estimate:$500-800 Price Realized: $1,342 | |
| RARE PHILADELPHIA FEDERAL MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK, CA. 1815, the eight-day movement with painted face, inscribed David Weatherly Philadelphia, the corners depicting a woodworker and blacksmith, 17.5" h. Condition: One rectangular wood panel on top replaced. Veneer patches along base on back side. Pook & Pook, Inc. does not guarantee clocks to be complete or in working condition. Sold at Pook and Pook May 4, 2019. Estimate:$12,000-18,000 Price Realized: $31,720 | |
| MID-ATLANTIC SHERATON MAHOGANY, CHERRY AND CURLY MAPLE DRESSING TABLE, EARLY.MID 19TH C. one drawer inscribed Helen Smith November 1855, 46" h., 35.25" w. Sold at Pook and Pook May 4, 2019. Estimate:$400-800 Price Realized: $1,952 | |
| RED SPATTER SUGAR, with thistle, 7.5" h. Condition: Staining to interior. Some glaze wear to lid rest. Sold at Pook and Pook May 4, 2019. Estimate:$200-400 Price Realized: $610 | |
| PAIR OF RED AND YELLOW RAINBOW SPATTER CUPS AND SAUCERS, with thistle. Condition:Very good condition. No apparent damages or repairs. Sold at Pook and Pook May 4, 2019. Estimate:$400-800 Price Realized: $1,037 | |
| GREEN AND RED RAINBOW SPATTER BULLSEYE PLATE 8.25" diameter. Condition:Very good condition. No apparent damages or repairs. Sold at Pook and Pook May 4, 2019. Estimate:$200-400 Price Realized: $580 | |
| WALLPAPER HATBOX, 19TH C. depicting Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans, 13" h., 17.25" w. Condition: Expected wear. Lined with newspaper dated 1841. Sold at Pook and Pook May 4, 2019. Estimate:$400-600 Price Realized: $1,342 | |
| CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA SILK ON LINEN NEEDLEWORK POCKET, LATE 18RH C., descended in the Hoopes-Greenfield family, 16" x 10.75”. Condition:Staining. Several holes to backing. Sold at Pook and Pook May 4, 2019. Estimate:$400-800 Price Realized: $2,440 | |
| PHILADELPHIA LOWBACK WINDSOR ARMCHAIR, CA. 1780, retaining a wonderful early black surface over the original yellow/ivory. Provenance: Winsor White. Condition: Age cracks to ends of crest. Overall good condition. Sold at Pook and Pook May 4, 2019. Estimate:$5,000-8,000 Price Realized: $9,760 | |
| | EARLY IRON, 19TH C., with turned maple handle and wrigglework brass cover, decorated with lovebirds, hearts, and tulips, 7.5" x 7.75”. Condition:Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs. Sold at Pook and Pook May 4, 2019. Estimate:$1,000-2,000 Price Realized: $5,856 |
| NEW YORK CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY ARMCHAIR, CA. 1765, with a carved tassel back, flanked by scrolling arms with carved eagle terminals, above a trapezoidal slip seat with gadrooned apron, supported by carved cabriole legs terminating in ball and claw feet. A side chair from this set is illustrated in Opulence and Splendor: The New York Chair Gallery Exhibition - Bernard & S. Levy, 1984, pg. 15. Provenance: The Collection of Edie & Bruce Smart, Upperville, Virginia. Condition: Slip seat not sturdy. Corner blocks replaced. 1/2" loss to knee return where it meets gadrooning. Sold at Pook and Pook May 4, 2019. Estimate:$4,000-8,000 Price Realized: $9,760 | |
| JEFFERSON, THOMAS (1743-1826) AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED AS SECRETARY OF STATE, PHILADELPHIA, 5 NOVEMBER 1793. Single laid bifolium inscribed over one page, with address panel on outer verso of the sheet, to Joseph Yznardi, American Consul at Cadiz, recommending Tobias Lear, George Washington's private secretary, just before Lear's upcoming visit to Europe, very good, with only a small strip of paper from a former mount on the verso of the folded sheet, below the address panel, sold by Maggs Brothers in 1984, 10 x 8 in. "Dear Sir, The bearer hereof, Mr. Lear, proposing to establish himself in commerce in the new city of Washington, he now sets out to visit such parts of Europe as he supposes may furnish him either articles or connections in the mercantile line useful for his position. He was probably known to you, during your stay in this country, as Secretary to the President of the U.S. and to that knowledge I can add my own testimony of his great understanding, discretion, activity, and perfect integrity, having for him a very high esteem, which an acquaintance of considerable intimacy has proved him to merit. I take the liberty of recommending him, not only to the ordinary protection & aids of your office, but to any other attentions & services you can render him, assuring you they will be considered as particular favors conferred on Dear Sir, Your most obed[ian]t & most humble serv[an]t, Th: Jefferson" Sold at Skinner Auctions May 8, 2019. Estimate: $10,000-15,000 Price Realized: $11,070 | |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL COURT AND JOHN ADAMS (1735-1826) BY THE GREAT AND GENERAL COURT OF THE COLONY OF MASSACHUSETTS-BAY. A PROCLAMATION. The Frailty of Human Nature, the Wants of Individuals, and the Numerous Dangers which Surround them, through the Course of Life, have in all Ages, and in every Country, impell'd them to form Societies, and establish Governments. [Watertown, MA: Printed by Benjamin Edes, 1776]. Folio-format broadside printed typographically, docketed on verso, "to the Town Clerk of Danvers" in brown ink, formerly folded in quarters, fragmentary along the central vertical fold at the foot ( 1.5 in.), some slight foxing, one spot, some edge folding, 17 x 13.75 in. "As the happiness of the people is the sole end of government, so the consent of the people is the only foundation of it, in reason, morality, and the natural fitness of things. And therefore every act of government, every exercise of sovereignty against or without the consent of the people, is injustice, usurpation, and tyranny." Written by John Adams (the original draft, in his hand, is held at the state archives) at a pivotal moment in the struggle for independence from Great Britain, this proclamation, whose language resonates with that of the Declaration of Independence, makes the following news clear and official. "The governor and lieutenant-governor of [the] colony are to be considered as absent, and their offices vacant. And as there is no council there, and inconveniences arising from the suspension of powers of the government are intolerable, especially at a time when General Gage hath actually levied war, and is carrying on hostilities, [...] that it be recommended to the provincial convention to write letters to the inhabitants which are entitled to representation in assembly, requesting them to choose such representatives; [...] and that such assembly and council exercise the powers of government." "In pursuance of which advice, the good people of this colony have chosen a full and free representation of themselves, [...] who, as the executive branch of government, have constituted necessary officers through the colony. The present generation, therefore, may be congratulated on the acquisition of a form of government more immediately in all its branches under the influence and control of the people, and therefore, more free and happy than was enjoyed by their ancestors." The document ends: GOD Save the PEOPLE. This broadside is held by nine American institutions, http://estc.bl.uk/W36775; it has sold at auction twice since 1967. Thomas Streeter noted, "To me this is the most interesting of all the broadsides listed in Evans which were issued by the Massachusetts authorities in 1775 and 1776." Sold at Skinner Auctions May 8, 2019. Estimate: $30,000-50,000 Price Realized: $36,900 | |
| FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN (1706-1790) POLITICAL, MISCELLANEOUS, AND PHILOSOPHICAL PIECES, London: for J. Johnson, 1779. First collected edition, octavo, "the only edition of Franklin's writings (other than his scientific) which was printed during his lifetime"--Ford 342; with the following illustrations: engraved frontispiece profile bust of Franklin, folding typographical table of the Reformed Alphabet bound at page 470, folding engraving facing page 487, and two full-page engravings at pages 510 and 522, bound in full contemporary lightly sprinkled tan calf boards, smooth spine ruled in gilt with original red morocco label (both joints cracked, boards barely holding on, boards and corners worn and rubbed with loss to covering material), some deckled edges, 8.5 x 5 in. This collection of works was edited by the British politician Benjamin Vaughan, a friend of Franklin's who later helped negotiate the peace between their warring nations. A6, B-Z8, Aa-Oo8 (last leaf, Oo8 may or may not be the integral blank). Sold at Skinner Auctions May 8, 2019. Estimate: $2,000-3,000 Price Realized: $3,690 | |
| AMERICAN DECORATED BOX, Mid 19th century, basswood. Wire staple hinges, cut nails. Condition: Original paint with orange stripes. Age splits. 4.25"h. 10.5"l. Sold at Garth’s Auction, 13th Annual Ohio Valley and Americana Auction, May 10, 2019. Estimate: $150-350 Price Realized: $1,620 | |
| SWOPE PATENT OIL LAMP, American, mid 19th century. Tin and copper. Half rounded font, handle, and inverted saucer base, 12”h. Sold at Garth’s Auction, 13th Annual Ohio Valley and Americana Auction, May 10, 2019. Estimate: $200-300 Price Realized: $500 | |
| AMERICAN QUEEN ANNE DRESSING TABLE, Attributed to Coastal Connecticut or Rhode Island, ca. 1760, cherry with pine secondary. Two-board top with thumb molding, cabriole legs with pad feet, and four dovetailed drawers with period brasses. Front apron has carved shell. Good, possibly original, surface. 29.5"h. 36"w. 23.5"d. Condition: Period brasses in new holes. One glued return, age split on bottom edge of back left facing apron. Top is one board with split across width. Has warp and butterfly repairs. Pinned construction with screws holding top. Age split on facing left side. Top has wear (no varnish or other surface remaining). Feet have glued repairs. Two bottom drawers on either side have holes in the back. Age splits on either side of the fan across the scallops, small pieced repair at bottom of bottom left drawer as well as edge wear along bottom of apron. There may have been an additional piece of wood along the bottom edge of the fan but it has been gone for quite some time. Two pieced repairs on bottom edges of top drawer. Screws holding top are late additions and are fitted into auger holes. 5/7. Sold at Garth’s Auction, 13th Annual Ohio Valley and Americana Auction, May 10, 2019. Estimate: $1,000-1,500 Price Realized: $3,120 | |
| AMERICAN SHRANK, First half-19th century, poplar. Two-piece shrank with pegged and square nail construction. Wide cornice and doors on top, base with tapered feet and two dovetailed drawers with original pulls. Fitted interior. Old green paint, wear and replaced nails. 79.5"h. 49.5"w. 21.5"d. Condition: Right facing door has a long vertical split in center panel. Edge loss to top of cornice and some on drawer edges. Interior has added braces and hooks. Shelves are probably replacements also. Age splits in top case at front corners below cornice. Paint is several layers thick and may hide additional imperfections. Sold at Garth’s Auction, 13th Annual Ohio Valley and Americana Auction, May 10, 2019. Estimate: $600-900 Price Realized: $3,000 | |
| AMERICAN DECORATED TABLE TOP DOUGH BOX, Mid 19th century, pine. Dovetailed with square nails on bottom. Two cut out handles. Old flower urn decoration on faded red ground. Imperfections. 12.25"h. 30"l. Condition: Dovetailed reinforced with later nails, multiple nails on one corner. Splits in ends held with two different sets of old metal braces. Age splits in bottom. Overall paint and edge wear. Decoration appears be original but with some enhancement to the red. Nothing pops under blacklight however. Sold at Garth’s Auction, 13th Annual Ohio Valley and Americana Auction, May 11, 2019. Estimate: $150-300 Price Realized: $1,750 | |
| EASTERN TENNESSEE PIE SAFE, Possibly Green County, 2nd quarter-19th century, walnut with some figure. Square nails. Two dovetailed drawers, scalloped crest and turned feet. Sides and two doors have twelve punched tins with cavalrymen on horseback. Refinished. 52"h. 49"w. 17.5"d. Condition: Tins are distressed replacements, doors have been reconstructed with glued repairs. Sold at Garth’s Auction, 13th Annual Ohio Valley and Americana Auction, May 11, 2019. Estimate: $1,500-2,500 Price Realized: $1,560 | |
| | AMERICAN STEPBACK CUPBOARD, First half-19th century, pine. Two-piece cupboard with pie shelf, square nail construction with dovetailed top. Double blind doors top and bottom, base has three dovetailed drawers with wooden pulls. Original red paint is worn. Edge loss. 81"h. 50"w. 20.5"d. Sold at Garth’s Auction, 13th Annual Ohio Valley and Americana Auction, May 11, 2019. Estimate: $800-1,200 Price Realized: $2,400 |
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