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 November, 2019 | 17 Items | January, 2020  |
| VIRGINIA FEDERAL INLAID SHIELD BACK ARMCHAIR, Attributed to eastern region/Norfolk, circa 1800, mahogany, poplar secondary, center pierced flared splat with inlaid conch shell, stiles and crest with scratch bead, shaped arms and arm supports, serpentine front seat rail, front square tapered legs with scratch bed, stretcher base, later upholstered current slip overseat, 36.5 x 22 x 18 in. Note unusual relief-cut scalloping below crest and applied scribed fan at base of shield back. For similar examples please see Classical Norfolk Furniture 1810-1840, Thomas R. J. Newbern and James R. Melchor, pages 67 and 68. Condition Later slip overseat (removable); left and right arm joints loose at stile; old surface with crazing throughout. Sold at Leland Little December 7, 2019. Estimate: $1,000-2,000 Price Realized: $1,500 | |
| NORTH CAROLINA CHIPPENDALE WALNUT CHEST OF DRAWERS, Attributed to James Gheen, Rowan County, late 18th century, yellow pine secondary, applied top with molded edge, two over three graduated lipped drawers, flanked by fluted quarter columns with lamb's tongue at bottom, base with applied molded trim, dovetailed bottom board, shaped bracket foot base, 40.5 x 38.75 x 20.5 in. Provenance: Deaccessioned from Colonial Williamsburg with number 1938-147. Private Collection, Eastern North Carolina Condition: Top reset and with two later medial braces and later rear brace; three replaced dustboard shelves; right rear foot facing old but likely later; left rear foot facing tipped two inches; brace blocks later but shows evidence of the original front to rear Gheen school single block brace; replaced pulls with plug holes; staining and surface loss to top. Sold at Leland Little December 7, 2019. Estimate: $500-1,000 Price Realized: $2,800 | |
| FOUR GALLON JUG, Western North Carolina Pottery, Daniel Seagle (Lincoln County 1805-1867), A stoneware jug having a runny dark olive alkaline glaze, extremely ovoid tapered form with tooling under the spout, a high arched grooved handle, the upper shoulder stamped at the front "DS" above the capacity “4”, 17.5 x 10.5 in. Provenance: From the Collection of the late Bragg Cox, Cary, North Carolina. Condition: Original area of ash adhering to the glaze; .5 in. shallow crater left of front, otherwise fine. Sold at Leland Little December 7, 2019. Estimate: $2,000-4,000 Price Realized: $3,400 | |
| RARE EARLY VIRGINIA SALT GLAZED DECORATED CROCK, dated 1852, Rockingham County, ovoid squat jar with brushed meandering cobalt flower to the front, inscribed on the back, "Plumb", tooled ridge below the rim, applied ear handles also tooled. The plumb designates a preserve jar as some other known examples are inscribed "peach" "blackberry" etc. 8 in. Provenance: From the Collection of the late Bragg Cox, Cary, North Carolina. Condition: Several tight spider hairlines; small rim chip; .5 in.handle chip Sold at Leland Little December 7, 2019. Estimate: $800-1,200 Price Realized: $2,200 | |
| | GEORGE WASHINGTON INAUGURAL COAT BUTTON WITH PROVENANCE, Circa 1790s, stamped brass alloy with applied shank, 36mm, the outer edge of the face reading LONG LIVE THE PRESIDENT clockwise and encircling GW in the center. An aging index card accompanies the button and is inscribed, "This button found on the farm of Elias Musser McAlevys Fort Huntingdon Co. Pennsylvania. possibly 75 years ago. 1951." Included is a second, typed index card that traces the button's descent through the Musser family, suggesting it was found "around 1875." Such a button appears on page 391 of Alphaeus H. Albert's Record of American Uniform and Historical Buttons, Bicentennial Edition, 1977. Albert suggests 6-10 specimens were known. Condition: The metal has unnaturally polished surfaces with a light copper hue; the shank appears to have been broken and re-attached to the button with solder; the letters are somewhat weak as is the case with the other examples of this elusive button. Sold at Leland Little December 7, 2019. Estimate: $1,000-3,000 Price Realized: $8,500 |
| ANTIQUE PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AFTER GILBERT, oil on canvas (lined), 19th century, unsigned, presented in a period appropriate gilt wood frame branded by the Husar Picture Frame Co. of Chicago, SS 28.3758 x 20.75 in.; DOA 36.5 x 28 in. Condition: Allover craquelure; yellowing varnish; re-touch and restoration apparent at both eyebrows. Sold at Leland Little December 7, 2019. Estimate: $1,000-3,000 Price Realized: $6,500 | |
| NEW ENGLAND REDWARE LOAF DISH, 19th c., with yellow and green slip decoration, 10.75" h., 13.75" w. Condition: Glaze loss and large rim chip. Sold at Pook and Pook December 13, 2019. Estimate: $500-800 Price Realized: $1,750 | |
| CONESTOGA WAGON BOX, with wrought iron hardware, 30" h., 39.5" w. Condition: Expected wear. Sold at Pook and Pook December 13, 2019. Estimate: $200-400 Price Realized: $850 | |
| SILK, CHENILLE AND PAINT ON SILK NEEDLEWORK, inscribed Sylvia the Fawn, and signed E. Donsee 1822, 19" x 23.25”. Condition:Flaking to mat. Top edge loose. Sold at Pook and Pook December 13, 2019. Estimate: $200-400 Price Realized: $1,500 | |
| SILK, CHENILLE AND PAINT ON SILK NEEDLEWORK, purportedly executed by Elizabeth Donsee Wilson, 1807, 17.5" x 23.5”. Condition: Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs. Sold at Pook and Pook December 13, 2019. Estimate: $300-500 Price Realized: $1,750 | |
| TIN TAPERSTICK MOLD, 19th c., 5.25" h., 5" w. Condition:Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs. Sold at Pook and Pook December 13, 2019. Estimate: $200-400 Price Realized: $325 | |
| SILK ON LINEN QUAKER SAMPLER, dated 1810, wrought by Sarah Lippincott at Westfield School, 14" x 12.75”. Condition:Staining and small holes throughout. Sold at Pook and Pook December 13, 2019. Estimate: $140-240 Price Realized: $625 | |
| PENNSLVANIA SILK ON LINEN SAMPLER, dated 1846, wrought by Rachel E. Coulter, 14.5" x 18.5”. Condition:A few scattered losses. Sold at Pook and Pook December 13, 2019. Estimate: $300-500 Price Realized: $1,563 | |
| SHERATON TIGER MAPLE CHEST OF DRAWERS, ca. 1820, 39" h., 39.75" w. Condition:Brasses replaced. Sold at Pook and Pook December 13, 2019. Estimate: $300-500 Price Realized: $1,000 | |
| POPLAR APOTHECARY CUPBOARD, 19th c., 32.25" h., 53" w. Condition:Refinished. Feet added. Other minor repairs. Sold at Pook and Pook December 13, 2019. Estimate: $200-400 Price Realized: $1,688 | |
| FORT MACKENZIE, AUGUST 28TH 1833, Karl Bodmer (Swiss, 1809–1893) Ackermann & Co. Publisher, London, May 1842. Hand-colored aquatint and engraving from Travels in the Interior of North America, London, 1843. With Bodmer's blind stamp below the Ackermann imprint at center bottom. First English edition with an addition to the Ackermann imprint at center bottom the Coblenz J. Holscher imprint at bottom left and the Paris Arthus Bertrand imprint at bottom right; and with trilingual captions in English, French and German. First issue of the plate with 'Imp. de Bougeard' below the image at center. Image size: 11.75 x 17.125 in. (29.8 x 43.5cm) Sheet size: 17.75 x 23.1875 in. (45.1 x 58.9cm) [Joslyn Art Museum, fourth state] Provenance: Arader Galleries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Acquired directly from the above in 1987. Property from a Private Collection, Main Line, Philadelphia. Sold at Freeman’s Auction December 8, 2019. Estimate: $2,000-3,000 Price Realized: $5,938 | |
| BISON DANCE OF THE MANDAN INDIANS IN FRONT OF THEIR MEDICINE LODGE IN MIH-TUTA-HANKUSH, Karl Bodmer (Swiss, 1809–1893) Ackermann & Co. Publisher, London, July 1842. Hand-colored aquatint and engraving from Travels in the Interior of North America London, 1843. Tableau 18. With Bodmer's blind stamp below the Ackermann imprint at center bottom. First English edition with an addition to the Ackermann imprint at center bottom the Coblenz J. Holscher imprint at bottom left and the Paris Arthus Bertrand imprint at bottom right; and with trilingual captions in English, French and German. First issue of the plate with 'Imp. de Bougeard' below the image at center. Image size: 12.125 x 17.25 in. (30.8 x 43. 8cm) Sheet size: 16.875 x 23.5625 in. (42.9 x 59.8cm) [Joslyn Museum of Art, fourth state] Provenance: Arader Galleries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Acquired directly from the above in 1987. Property from a Private Collection, Main Line, Philadelphia Sold at Freeman’s Auction December 8, 2019. Estimate: $2,500-4,000 Price Realized: $6,875 |
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