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 October, 2020 | 53 Items | December, 2020  |
| GREEN SPATTERWARE CHINA CHRISTMAS BALLS PATTERN CUP AND SAUCER, Saucer 6" diameter. Condition: Very good. Sold at Conestoga Auctions November 3, 2020. Estimate: $200-400 Price Realized: $1,400 | |
| SPATTERWARE CHINA SCHOOL HOUSE PATTERN PLATE, Red house with green tree and brown foreground. 7.5” diameter. Condition: Very good. Sold at Conestoga Auctions November 3, 2020. Estimate: $100-300 Price Realized: $1,300 | |
| SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CHIPPENDALE WALNUT TALL CHEST OF DRAWERS, Molded top, lip molded dovetailed drawers, upper row of three split drawers having arched tops, raised paneled sides, molded base with ogee bracket feet. 60.5”h. x 43"w. x 23.25”d. Condition: Good with wear, replaced hardware. Sold at Conestoga Auctions November 3, 2020. Estimate: $300-500 Price Realized: $1,700 | |
| FRAMED INK & WATERCOLOR ACCENTED SCHERRENSCHNITTE, for Thomas Newsom. ca. 1840 dated; scissor cutting is sawtooth circular shape with tulip and sawtooth edge hearts with four facing "love doves" on outside border, the English penmanship verses speaks about wise living and completes with "To the Cross Cling" figures outlined in watercolor with interior octagon reading "Presented to Thomas Newsom as a requiem for spelling and deferring words, Feb. 14, 1840" with name/initials on tulips of artist "Eryl Herb", 13.5"x 14" framed; Condition: central hole & some separation to creases. Sold at Horst Auctions November 6-7, 2020. Price Realized: $300 | |
| | TIN AND GLASS BOX CANDLE LANTERN, with punch pierce decorated back, ca. 1800-1830; rolled tin, solder constructed lantern with four small cone feet and double arch top with heat deflector and wire handle, glass panels with tin arch rail guards, slide-up panel nail punched with pierced compass star design and corner radiant accents, 6.75"x 6"x 11. Condition: some rust, 2 glass panels damaged, unknown if punch work is original but has good oxidation Sold at Horst Auctions November 6-7, 2020. Price Realized: $250 |
| TOLEWARE DOMED LID DOCUMENT BOX, ca. 1810-1840; tin sheet metal box with solder construction, domed lid with wire handle, hinged on wire wrapped hinge and has hasp stop; the box with original translucent japanning and fine freehand paint decorated large flowers on front with accent flowers in corners and fern fronds, the lid and sides decorated with yellow brush stroke banding, 9.25"x 5.5"x 6.5”. Condition: some fading & light loss, overall 85% original surface intact. Sold at Horst Auctions November 6-7, 2020. Price Realized: $625 | |
| EXCELLENT TOLEWARE FLORAL DECORATED COFFEE POT, ca. 1810-1840; lighthouse shaped flanged base domed lid tin pot with goose neck spout, applied wire braced strap handle with half round brace, dome lid with spade and wire hinge and brass knob, coffee pot with translucent japanning and original floral design that covers each side of pot and a simple brush stroke to the lid, 6.5"d, 10.25"h x 10.5”. Condition: excellent. Sold at Horst Auctions November 6-7, 2020. Price Realized: $5,200 | |
| TOLEWARE SHAVING MUG, with large floral design decoration ca. 1810-1840; sheet metal solder construction tall tankard shaped shaving mug with applied strap handle, original translucent japanning and large round medallion with giant four petal floral design, fern frond accents and yellow brush stroke banding, 4"d, 2" handle, 5.75”h. Condition: good, 75%-85% original surface intact. Sold at Horst Auctions November 6-7, 2020. Price Realized: $700 | |
| FINE BLACK TOLEWARE COVERED SUGAR AND COVERED SYRUP, ca. 1820-1870; both tin sheet metal solder and wire braced construction: dome lidded sugar bowl with flange base, original japanning and fine pomegranate and floral pattern on gray banding, the lid with bright green, yellow and red four petal design with yellow brush stroke accents. Condition: excellent, 90-98% original surface intact; lidded syrup with triangular spout and wire braced strap handle, lid spade braced hinged, black japanning with pomegranate and floral leaf design, Condition: dent under spout, minor paint loss to lid and spots under handle, paint loss on handle. Sold at Horst Auctions November 6-7, 2020. Price Realized: $650 | |
| FINE INK & WATERCOLOR FRAKTUR HEART DESIGN BIRTH & BAPTISM RECORD, by Alexander Taylor, ca. 1829; fine Fraktur with heart shaped textbox with black, yellow and red cross-hatch watercolor, the lower center with large blooming tulip and birds on flower stems in lower corners, the certificate for Mari Anna Krumm, daughter of Johannes & Catarina (Fenstermacher) Krum, born in Trumball Co., Ohio on May 20th, 1829 and baptized June (?) 1829 by Peter Mannenschmidt, signed by artist Alexander Taylor and dated Dec. 3, 1829, 15"x 12.75" framed. Condition: roll creasing, small tear to center top & minor soiling, excellent scrivener skills. Sold at Horst Auctions November 6-7, 2020. Price Realized: $2,550 | |
| | BLUE-PAINTED SLIDE LID BOX, attributed to Central PA, Dauphin or Schuylkill Co. with stencil & stamped print design lid, ca. 1800-1830; yellow pine and softwood dovetailed constructed slide lid box with interior till drawer and raised panel slide lid with mold cove rim, half-moon thumb pull, beautifully decorated with three orange stenciled tulips on hand-painted black stems, cut-sponge offsetting lines of orange and black designs, the large tulips with hand painted stipple accents, the rim and edge of the lid with off-setting black and orange S-shaped brush stroke banding, the sides and ends undecorated with light blue-green base paint and peg fastened bottom, attributed by form to Dauphin or Schuylkill Co., PA, 16.5"x 9.5"x 6.5", [Note: figure 10 pg. 12 "The PA German Collection" at Phila. Museum of Art]. Condition: normal surface wear to paints, left edge dado has lineal crack but solid, unsigned and no evidence of signature on interior. Sold at Horst Auctions November 6-7, 2020. Price Realized: $6,200 |
| FRAMED INK & WATERCOLOR FRAKTUR BIRTH & BAPTISM RECORD, attributed to Daniel Otto, ca. 1790 dated; birth record with heart textbox and four matched parrots in corners, floral accented crown in upper center, the record for Ablona Phillips, born Feb. 13, 1790 in Miles Township, Centre Co., PA; the daughter of Johannes & Margreth (Biehrlesin) Phillips, on screen laid paper with four hand drawn parrots on flower stems having yellow heads and red and green wings, the heart shaped textbox with red watercolor outline and accented with ink and watercolor puffy flowers, 20.25"x 16.25" framed. Condition: some paper loss in center at creasing, fold creasing & some wear to paints at creases, appears mounted to additional paper. Sold at Horst Auctions November 6-7, 2020. Price Realized: $12,000 | |
| | PAINT DECORATED FOLK ART TRICK BOX, with pin tip snake ca. mid 19th century; softwood half round box hand carved with pin-hinge mounted carved snake with dovetailed slide lid, box with dark green paint with yellow pinstripes, hand painted goose in flower garden on one side and floral design on other, the snake black painted with spots, lid and edge of box floral accented, 3.75"x 1"x 2.25”. Condition: possible glue repair to snake; paint on slide lid is a little rough; pin hinge exposed to one side. Sold at Horst Auctions November 6-7, 2020. Price Realized: $2,600 |
| LEATHERBOUND PHILADELPHIA GERMAN NEW TESTAMENT, with David Becker bookplate, ca. 1836 book; printed by George W. Wentz "Martin Luther's New Testament" with beautiful inset two-page Fraktur bookplate of David Becker; the pages banded with yellow watercolor and red outline, Fraktur work red outlined with yellow watercolor infill, the second page with beautiful poetical verse of faith and has colorful yellow breasted distelfink bird on bright blooming flower stem, possible work of Rapho Twp. schoolmaster Heinrich Keyser, [Note: Hess' Mennonite Arts fig. 69 & 70], 4.25"x 7"x 1.5”. Condition: some minor water stains to bookplates, some separation to binding. Sold at Horst Auctions November 6-7, 2020. Price Realized: $2,500 | |
| DECORATED BLANKET CHEST, ca. 1780; in pine with potted flower decoration surrounded by arches and flanked by columns, heart escutcheon on corners, left side till, strap hinges with lollipop ends, all resting on straight bracket feet, 52"x 23.5"x 23.25”. Condition: paint wear to top front, keeper & key are loose in till, interesting information comes with chest, small chip on front above key escuteon, feet appear original but with later paint, triangular outline on top where something was attached to accommodate lock. Sold at Horst Auctions November 6-7, 2020. Price Realized: $6,200 | |
| RED TOLEWARE OVAL APPLE TRAY, with crystalized bottom, ca. 1830-1850; rolled sheet metal with wire brace and solder construction, oval handled apple basket, the tray with original red tole ground sides with wide hand painted floral leaf band and yellow hand painted accents to half moon handles, the tray bottom with crystalized pattern with yellow painted band, possibly attributable to Filley Shop of Pennsylvania, 12.5"x 8"x 3.75”. Condition: base has black japan ground, overall very good with minor paint loss. Sold at Horst Auctions November 6-7, 2020. Price Realized: $4,200 | |
| FINE RED TOLEWARE COFFEE POT, attributed to Harvey Filley Tin Shop, Philadelphia, ca. 1818-1853; rolled sheet tin with wire brace and solder construction with angled tubular spout, applied wire brace handle and dome lid on spear tip brace hinge; the coffee pot with original red told/japanning with oversized hand painted four color flower design with small berries, each panel fully decorated with green, yellow, red and cream paint, beautifully accented stippling in yellow paint, and lid and rim trimmed with yellow accents, 6"d, 9.25"x 8.75"; [Note: example sold at Austin & Jill Fine Collection in 2010 in this form for $49,000]. Condition: minor paint flaking from floral decoration, some small bending to handle, excellent piece. Sold at Horst Auctions November 6-7, 2020. Price Realized: $17,000 | |
| FINE PENNSYLVANIA TOLEWARE TRINKET BOX, with cabbage rose design, ca. 1810-1840; small size domed trinket box of sheet tin with solder and wire brace constructed lid, hinged on wrapped wire hinges, hasp, box with wire ring handle, retaining the original dark translucent japanning and exquisite ball "cabbage" rose on green leaf vine and outlined in yellow, the sides with angular red and yellow fern pattern design, lid with beautiful scroll design on front and swag with tassel design on side, the top with floral leaf accent, 6.25"x 2.75"x 3.5”. Condition: minor paint loss on lid, 90% original surface intact. Sold at Horst Auctions November 6-7, 2020. Price Realized: $2,400 | |
| A FEDERAL GREEN PAINTED STEPBACK CUPBOARD, 19th Century exhibits varying colors of green and blue painted surfaces. Height 74.5 x width 38.25 x depth 19.25 inches. Condition: In overall decent and stable condition. Retains traces of various painted surfaces. Old scuffs, marks and scratches consistent with age and use. Two metal sheets attached to back interior of lower cupboard. Holes in back boards.. Sold at Cowan’s Auction November 12, 2020. Estimate: $800-1,200 Price Realized: $5,440 | |
| A COUNTRY BLUE PAINTED PINE AND PUNCHED SHEET TIN PIE SAFE, 19th Century, Height 50.5 x width 37.5 x depth 17.25 inches. Condition: Appears to retain an old dry surface with no evidence of inpainting. Tins solid with no significant damage though two are partially loose (could be easily re-tacked). Top board with evidence of old green paint in worn crevices. Top board split with old galvanized tin repairs to keep crack from expanding. Sold at Cowan’s Auction November 12, 2020. Estimate: $600-800 Price Realized: $1,500 | |
| A QUEEN ANNE PINE AND MAPLE BUTTON FOOT TAVERN TABLE, New England, Circa 1750, Height 26.5 x width 30 x depth 25.5 inches. Condition: Base and legs retain their original historic painted surface. Top scrubbed with only traces of original paint in crevices. Sold at Cowan’s Auction November 12, 2020. Estimate: $500-700 Price Realized: $3,840 | |
| A CHIPPENDALE BERKS COUNTY PAINTED PINE BLANKET CHEST, Attributed to Philip Zerbe, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Dated 1804 Height 23.5 x width 49 x depth 21 inches . Condition: With original dry surface. Black lighting reveals no areas of inpainting. Drawer fronts with expected nicks of paint loss. The top board and back board reveal evidence of old termite infestation. The top board has been sanded to remove evidence of this damage, but is still manifested in an irregularly indentated areaas much as .5” in depth at the right front corner. Sold at Cowan’s Auction November 12, 2020. Estimate: $3,000-5,000 Price Realized: $16,640 | |
| A FEDERAL POLYCHROME PAINT DECORATED PINE THREE DRAWER BLANKET CHEST, likely Pennsylvania, dated 1801, the interior of the lid is inscribed Mary Leaman Lan....Height 25 x width 49.75 x depth 23.25 inches. Condition: In overall fine condition. Appears to retain a rich, historic surface with areas of wear consistent with age. Appears to retain the original till, lock mechanism and key. Old scuffs, marks and scratches visible. Areas of rubbing or flaking to the painted surface. The proper back left foot was previously cracked and reattached. Black-lighting reveals that no pinpointing or restoration to painted surfaces. Sold at Cowan’s Auction November 12, 2020. Estimate: $2,000-4,000 Price Realized: $23,750 | |
| A PENNSYLVANIA WATERCOLOR FRAKTUR, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Circa 1824, for Daniel Lang of Hempfield Township in a maple frame, sight: 15 x 12 inches. Condition: Frame: 19 x 16 inches. Not laid down. Repaired hole in lower block of text. Sold at Cowan’s Auction November 12, 2020. Estimate: $600-800 Price Realized: $4,480 | |
| PINE CHEST OF FOUR DRAWERS, probably New England, early 18th century, the molded top on a single arch-molded case, the base with half-round molding and turned feet, replaced brasses, red washed surface, ht. 36.75, wd. 37.25, dp. 20.5 in. The feet appear to be original. Sold at Skinner Auctions November 13-23, 2020. Estimate: $1,500-2,500 Price Realized: $5,625 | |
| HEART-AND-CROWN BANNISTER-BACK SIDE CHAIR, attributed to the shop of Thomas Salmon, Stratford, Connecticut, 1745-55, the pierced crest above molded bannisters and vase- and ring-turned stiles, the legs joined by sausage-turned stretchers, old surface, ht. 47, seat ht. 17 in. Provenance: Auction, Christie's, The Collection of Lillian Cogan, 1992. Sold at Skinner Auctions November 13-23, 2020. Estimate: $700-900 Price Realized: $4,688 | |
| BLACK-PAINTED CHEST OVER TWO DRAWERS, New England, early 18th century, with pintel-hinged top above a single arch-molded case of three short and two long faux drawers above two working drawers, on turned frontal ball feet and rear brackets, (imperfections), ht. 41.75, wd. 38.5, dp. 20 in. Provenance: Morris House, Stamford, Connecticut, 1975. Sold at Skinner Auctions November 13-23, 2020. Estimate: $3,000-4,000 Price Realized: $4,375 | |
| FLAME-STITCH NEEDLEWORK POCKETBOOK, New England, c. 1763, the exterior in shades of green highlighted with areas of red, blue, and yellow, the interior designed and stitched in pinks and purples, initialed "DR" and dated "1763" within yellow reserves, (minor wear and small losses), ht. 5, wd. 7.25 in., housed in a hinged shadow box frame and Lucite pocket. Sold at Skinner Auctions November 13-23, 2020. Estimate: $1,500-2,500 Price Realized: $2,375 | |
| FLORAL-DECORATED NEEDLEWORK POCKETBOOK, New England, late 18th century, the exterior with a sunflower above a pink and red blossom, the interior similarly designed and lettered "Amos Cole," (wear and losses), ht. 4.75, wd. 7 in., housed in a hinged shadow box frame and Lucite pocket. Sold at Skinner Auctions November 13-23, 2020. Estimate: $800-1,200 Price Realized: $3,125 | |
| | RARE WALNUT BURL VENEER AND INLAID TALL CASE CLOCK, William Claggett, Newport, Rhode Island, c. 1735, the hood with flat-molded cornice and turned finials above a pierced fretwork and tombstone door with engaged colonnettes, the arched engraved dial with cast brass spandrels depicting birds flanking an urn, the dial indicating hours, minutes, seconds, and day of the month, with circular opening in the arch showing a rotating "sad" moon face and its phases, time and date in Arabic numerals, and the time of local tides in Roman numerals, and an arched band engraved "WILL. CLAGGETT. NEWP.," the case veneered in walnut burl, with contrasting stringing and crossbanding, all on flat-molded base, (imperfections), ht. 86 in. Provenance: Descended in the Atkinson family from James Atkinson, an early owner. Literature: The present lot's dial details are illustrated and discussed in Claggett, Newport's Illustrious Clockmakers, Donald L. Fennimore and Frank Hohmann III, Yale University Press, pp. 71, 72, and 75; The Claggetts of Newport: Master Clockmakers in Colonial America Exhibition Catalogue, p. 24, illustrated. Exhibitions: The Claggetts of Newport: Master Clockmakers in Colonial America, Redwood Library and Athenaeum, Newport, Rhode Island, December 9, 2018-April 1, 2019. Condition: Lacks sarcophagus pediment. Sold at Skinner Auctions November 13-23, 2020. Estimate: $40,000-60,000 Price Realized: $50,000 |
| PAUL REVERE JR. SILVER TABLESPOON, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1789, the end of the plain handle engraved with the monogram "SSP" for Samuel and Sarah Parkman, the back marked "REVERE" in a sunken cartouche (Kane mark D), lg. 8 5/8 in., approx. 2.4 troy oz. Provenance: Koopman & Co., Boston, January 13, 1909. Literature: For similarly monogrammed examples see Patricia Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers (New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 1998), pp. 833-834. Sold at Skinner Auctions November 13-23, 2020. Estimate: $6,000-8,000 Price Realized: $13,750 | |
| ANDREW CLEMENS PATRIOTIC PRESENTATION SAND ART BOTTLE, McGregor, Iowa, c. 1885-90, with eagle, flag, and dedication to Dr. Prosper Harvey Ellsworth "From Two Friends" above an outstretched hand and a mortar and pestle, decorated throughout with geometric and abstract designs, with label affixed to underside, ht. 7.25 in. Provenance: By descent in the family of Dr. Ellsworth. Literature: Roy Sucholeiki, The Sand Art Bottles of Andrew Clemens, 2015, pp. 80, 85, figs. 7.23 and 7.24, the bottle, its recipient, and the Ellsworth family are illustrated and discussed. Note: According to Roy Sucholeiki, "Prosper Harvey Ellsworth... was born in 1838, and was a graduate of Rush Medical College in Chicago in 1860. He was a surgeon in the 106th Illinois Volunteer Infantry before moving to Hot Springs [Arkansas] in 1866." He and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Van Patten "were prominent citizens of Hot Springs.... He was an organizer and the first secretary of the Hot Springs Medical Society." Sold at Skinner Auctions November 13-23, 2020. Estimate: $50,000-75,000 Price Realized: $275,000 | |
| RED, YELLOW, AND GREEN “FESTOON” PATTERN SPATTERWARE PLATE, England, 19th century, with six demilune arches around the rim in red and yellow, and green spatter highlights, diameter. 8.5 in. Condition: some minor staining/discoloration in graze craquelure, minor utensil wear. No evidence of chips, cracks, or repair. Sold at Skinner Auctions November 13-23, 2020. Estimate: $600-800 Price Realized: $8,750 | |
| SHAKER SEWING DESK, Harvard, Massachusetts, c. 1840-50, the case of nine drawers and pull-out work board flanked by concave sides above recessed panels and quarter-round molding, all on dovetail-constructed bracket base, top five drawers with replaced pulls, old varnish, (repair to drawer facing), ht. 36.5, wd. 23, dp. 21 in. Provenance: Skinner, Inc., August 1979; Doug Hamel; The Shaker Collection of Brenda and Charles R. Muller, Canal Winchester, Ohio. Literature: "Ohio Antique Review," October 1979. Sold at Skinner Auctions November 13-23, 2020. Estimate: $3,000-5,000 Price Realized: $8,750 | |
| SHAKER RED-PAINTED SEWING DESK, probably Enfield, New Hampshire, c. 1845, the case of fourteen drawers: eleven on the front, with a pull-out work board, and three on the left side, all on turned tapering feet, fine condition with finish on facing surfaces by Richard Brunkus Restoration, Frenchtown, New Jersey, ht. 38.5, wd. 30.75, dp. 27.5. Provenance: The Shaker Collection of Brenda and Charles R. Muller, Canal Winchester, Ohio. Note: An inscribed label mounted inside the left top drawer reads, "This desk is promised to Mrs. Dunlay (indistinct) when we are ready to sell. Not paid 15.00 Aug 25th 1920." Sold at Skinner Auctions November 13-23, 2020. Estimate: $8,000-12,000 Price Realized: $25,000 | |
| ERASTUS SALISBURY FIELD (MASSACHUSETTS/NEW YORK, c. 1805-1900) PORTRAIT OF DEACON HARLOW PEASE, UNSIGNED OIL ON CANVAS, 35 x 28.75 in., in a black-painted and oak-leaf-stenciled frame. Condition: Scattered very minor retouch. Provenance: Thomas D. and Constance A. Williams, Litchfield, Connecticut; Stuart E. Gregory, Wilton, Connecticut; Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, January 27, 1979, Lot 250. Literature: Exhibition catalog for Erastus Salisbury Field, 1805-1900; "Stewart E. Gregory Collection," The Magazine Antiques, January 1971, p. 113; Jacqueline Oak, "American Folk Portraits from the Collection of Sybil B. and Arthur B. Kern," The Magazine Antiques, September 1982, p. 568; Deborah Chotner, American Naive Paintings (National Gallery of Art, 1992), p. 124. Sold at Skinner Auctions November 13-23, 2020. Estimate: $4,000-8,000 Price Realized: $8,750 | |
| FINE FEDERAL MAHOGANY VENEER WORKTABLE, attributed to Thomas Seymour, Boston, c. 1812-15, the top with rounded corners above two cockbeaded drawers, ht. 30, wd. 20.5, dp. 16 in. Literature: For a related table, see Robert D. Mussey Jr., The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour, pp. 312-13. Sold at Skinner Auctions November 13-23, 2020. Estimate: $6,000-8,000 Price Realized: $11,250 | |
| ZIGLER POTTERY, TIMBERVILLE, ROCKINGHAM CO., SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA DECORATED STONEWARE PITCHER, salt-glazed, approximately half-gallon capacity, graceful ovoid high-shoulder body with short, slightly flared neck featuring a single, incised medial ring and beaded rim, strap handle with squared lower terminal. Brushed cobalt decoration comprising three upright tulips raised on undulating stems emanating leaves, 24 petals/leaves surrounding the neck, and additional cobalt at handle terminals. Zigler Pottery (active circa 1830 to after 1850), Timberville, VA, probably by head potter Andrew Coffman (1795-1853). 1830-1840. 8 3/4" H, 4.75” D rim. Condition: Very good as-found condition, body with a network of tight hairlines, primarily to reverse, only some of which go through to the interior, and another tight hairline off the rim flanking spout. Some minor remnants of red over-paint to neck. Literature: Closely parallels Evans/Suter - A Great Deal of Stone & Earthen Ware, p. 43, fig. 36, and p. 58, fig. 76. Sold at Jeffrey S. Evans Auctioneers November 13, 2020. Estimate: $3,000-5,000 Price Realized: $7,605 | |
| | STAMPED "J. BUCK," WOODSTOCK, SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA EARTHENWARE / REDWARE CREAM JUG / PITCHER, lead-glazed, approximately half-pint capacity, truncated baluster form with delicate, beaded rim, strap handle, and slight foot. Stamped to underside of base. Circa 1840. 4" H, 2.5" D rim, 2.375" D base. Condition: Undamaged with only some minor wear to glaze on rim. Literature: Mark as Comstock - The Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region, p. 378, fig. 7.12. Provenance: From the Maury Lloyd Hanson, Jr. Revocable Trust for the Nature Conservancy, to be used solely for acquisition of land in the Piedmont and Shenandoah Valley areas of Virginia. Catalogue Note: This is only the third example of signed Buck pottery that we have sold, and the first since 2004. We are aware of no other examples of tableware signed by this potter. Sold at Jeffrey S. Evans Auctioneers November 13, 2020. Estimate: $1,000-2,000 Price Realized: $4,972.50 |
| AMERICAN BENNINGTON SIGNED SCRODDLEWARE POTTERY PITCHER, marbled brown and cream, of octagonal form with raised band encircling neck. Impressed "UNITED STATES / POTTERY CO. / BENNINGTON, VT." to underside. Lyman Fenton & Co., Bennington, VT. 1853-1858. 12.5" HOA. Condition: Having chip to spout with some minor radial hairlines to body, difficult to see due to scroddle decoration. Having glazed over firing separations to foot, as made. Literature: Parallels Barret - Bennington Pottery and Porcelain p. 34, pl. 38. Provenance: From the John & late Evelyn Teague collection, Bloomingdale, IN. Sold at Jeffrey S. Evans Auctioneers November 13, 2020. Estimate: $80-120 Price Realized: $1,638 | |
| ENGLISH STAFFORDSHIRE HAND-PAINTED CERAMIC PAIR OF RABBIT FIGURES, each having black-splotched decorations with peach noses and nibbling on green lettuce, decorated in the round. Unmarked. Mid-19th century. 5.25" HOA, 9.5" WOA. Condition: Each having some crazing with areas of restoration including underside; one having hairline down center of head. Manufacturing flaws, including one having firing separation behind ear, as made. Literature: Parallels The Hardings - Victorian Staffordshire Figures, 1835-1875, Book Two p. 261, figs. 3071 & 3072. Provenance: From the James Dunn collection, Springfield, VT. Sold at Jeffrey S. Evans Auctioneers November 13, 2020. Estimate: $1,000-2,000 Price Realized: $4,680 | |
| ENGLISH SPATTERWARE CERAMIC PLATE, having five color rainbow-sponged decoration featuring alternating radiating bands of black, yellow, green, red, and blue. Impressed "J" to underside. First half 19th century. 8.25" D. Condition: Having light rim hairline, barely visible to front, and some wear to front including short scattered scratches from use. Manufacturing flaw including tiny stone pop to front, as made. (Updated 11/2/2020) Provenance: From the John & late Evelyn Teague collection, Bloomingdale, IN. Sold at Jeffrey S. Evans Auctioneers November 13, 2020. Estimate: $800-1,200 Price Realized: $4,972.50 | |
| | SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA PAINTED PUNCHED-TIN CANDLE LANTERN, cylindrical form with conical cap and hanging ring, original hasp and socket joined through the base. Outstanding original untouched dark green-painted surface. Mid-19th century. 18" H to top of ring, 5.625" D. Condition: Excellent original condition with some minor losses to paint and smoke staining. Provenance: From the estate collection of Mary Poole, Waynesboro, VA. Catalogue Note: Any metal lighting device surviving with its original painted surface is extremely rare. The present lantern represents the best possible surviving example. Sold at Jeffrey S. Evans Auctioneers November 13, 2020. Estimate: $800-1,200 Price Realized: $2,457 |
| | REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA FLINTLOCK MUSKET, .62 caliber, figured maple fullstock, partial octagonal barrel with an unidentified touchmark, hardware from a European trade fowler, lock plate unmarked, single iron trigger, brass guard with acorn-form fore end, brass buttplate and thumb plate, period ramrod. Circa 1775. 61" LOA, 45.5" barrel. Condition: Stock with old repair/patch to underside at trigger guard, crack behind plates, and repaired at fore end. Published: Barlow - Augusta County - Virginia's Western Frontier, pp. 88, 89. Provenance: From the private collection of Margie and Gordon Barlow, Augusta Co., VA. Sold at Jeffrey S. Evans Auctioneers November 14, 2020. Estimate: $400-600 Price Realized: $2,574 |
| | LANE'S POCKET GLOBE WITH SHAGREEN CASE, terrestrial globe, titled "LANE's / Improved / GLOBE. / LONDON", interior of case featuring celestial gores depicting constellations such as Ursa Major, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius, Sagittarius, Capricorn, and others. Nicholas Lane, London. Circa 1820. Globe 3" D; case 3.25" D. Cpndition: Very good visual condition with toning and other imperfections, globe with some typical restorations, case with short cracks having restoration. Provenance: From the Hunter and Shirley Gaunt estate, Winchester, VA. Trevor Philip & Sons, London, England, 3/20/12. Sold at Jeffrey S. Evans Auctioneers November 14, 2020. Estimate: $2,000-3,000 Price Realized: $4,972.50 |
| | RARE SHENANDOAH CO., SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA, FOLK ART PAINTED-DECORATED BENTWOOD OVAL BOX, yellow pine and basswood/linden, covered form of lapped construction secured with wire staples and wooden pins, stylized polychrome floral decoration on a muted salmon ground. Original surface. Reserve. Attributed to the Barb family of Shenandoah Co., VA. Circa 1820. 6.75” H, 17" x 11". Condition: Very good overall condition with minor scattered surface wear and discoloration, slightly heavier to cover. Bottom board cracked, small crack to body at base of one end, and very minor losses to edges of base and cover. Literature: Parallels Garvan - The Pennsylvania German Collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, p. 13, fig. 15; and Little - Neat and Tidy, p. 99, fig. 103. See Pook & Pook - The Pioneer Americana Collection of Dr. & Mrs. Donald Shelley, April 20-21, 2007, lot 739 for an example signed and inscribed by Jacob Barb. Provenance: From an important Virginia private collection. Don Walters, Goshen, Indiana. Ex-collection Walter Himmelrich, Lancaster Co., PA Catalogue Note: The present box is from a small, but important group of paint-decorated boxes and chests produced by multiple generations of the Barb family in Shenandoah County, Virginia from the 1780s to the 1830s. Attribution for the group is based on the box formerly in the Donald Shelley collection, referenced above, which bears the inked inscription “Jacob Barb This 24th day of August 1831”. The group currently consists of nine oval boxes, in three sizes, and two yellow pine chests without drawers. Two of the boxes reside in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Colonial Williamsburg. Both were originally attributed to Pennsylvania, but have now been correctly reattributed. Four of the other boxes descended directly in families living in Shenandoah County. Both of the chests also carry Shenandoah County provenance. Research in preparation for an article on this group is currently underway. Sold at Jeffrey S. Evans Auctioneers November 14, 2020. Estimate: $20,000-30,000 Price Realized: $24,570 |
| SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA FOLK ART FRAKTUR BOOK PLATE, watercolor and ink on paper, inscribed for "Abraham Strickler / 1828". Unframed. Johannes S. Hoffman, active 1802-1833. Dated 1828. 6.25" x 3.75”. Condition: Very good overall visual condition, with minor toning and discoloration. Literature: See Weiser and Heaney - The Pennsylvania German Fraktur of the Free Library of Philadelphia, Vol. I, fig. 174 by the same artist. Provenance: From a Shenandoah Valley private collection. Laughlin Auctions, Woodstock, VA, 3/19/05. Catalogue Note: Abraham Strickler Jr. (1803-1867) was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia. His sister Elizabeth Strickler's book plate by the same hand is at the Free Library of Philadelphia. Sold at Jeffrey S. Evans Auctioneers November 14, 2020. Estimate: $800-1,200 Price Realized: $4,972.50 | |
| JOHN JAMES TRUMBULL ARNOLD (PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, 1812-1865) FOLK ART DOUBLE PORTRAIT OF THE PARSONS CHILDREN, OIL ON CANVAS, each a bust-length depiction within matching oval reserves, she with white gown embellished with coral beads, he with yellow dress holding a riding crop, signed verso "Portraits / of / H. Mortimer & / K. H. Parsons / Drawn by John Arnold / on the Fourth / of November 1856 / At Piedmont / Virginia". Housed in likely original, possibly artist-made, molded poplar frame with paint-decorated surface. Reserve. Dated 1856. 25" x 34" sight, 32" x 41.5" OA. Condition: Very good overall condition with scattered minor craquelure, lined, two small punctures and repairs with associated inpainting (one in center background and other at older sitter's proper left hand). Pre-conservation photos available. Frame with minor wear and discoloration. Provenance: From the private collection of Dan Wagoner, New York, New York and Romney, West Virginia. Catalogue Note: The Parsons family, two of which are portrayed in the present portrait, were among the first settlers of Hampshire Co., Virginia (now West Virginia) arriving around 1700. Members of the family played prominent roles in the American Revolution and were friends of George Washington. Family occupations in the 18th and 19th century ranged from doctor to lawyer to farmer. Several members had large holdings of land in and around Hampshire Co. Piedmont, Virginia (now West Virginia) was incorporated in 1856, the same year that this portrait was created. In 1866 that part of the county was divided to form present day Mineral County. This outstanding double portrait is one of a known group of works signed by, or attributed to, John James Trumball Arnold (1812-1865), an itinerant artist who worked in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia (including what is now West Virginia). Only one other double portrait by Arnold is known. Examples of Arnold’s work reside in the collection of Colonial Williamsburg as well as a number of private collections. The present example is a classic work by Arnold employing minimal decoration to the background in an effort to draw the viewer's eye to each subject's face and hands. The arrangement is highly effective, conveying an immediate sense of each child's beauty, and something of his or her personality, at just a glance. The sale of this portrait, fresh to the market with provenance, represents a rare opportunity to acquire an outstanding and highly desirable work by an important American itinerant folk artist. One of the country's most celebrated modern dancers and choreographers of the second half of the 20th century, Dan Wagoner started life far from the big stage in rural West Virginia. Born in Springfield (population 150 at the time), Wagoner was first introduced to the performing arts through his experiences in grade school. Later, as a student at West Virginia University in Morgantown, he discovered modern dance and began taking classes. After serving in the Army Medical Corps at Walter Reed Hospital, Wagoner moved to New York to pursue a dance career. There he worked with Martha Graham and Paul Taylor, among others, and eventually established his own studio and troupe, which continued in operation for 25 years. In the latter part of his career, Wagoner shifted his efforts to teaching and directing, his work taking him to UCLA, Connecticut College, Harvard University, the London School of Contemporary Dance, and Florida State University. As a collector, Dan Wagoner has always been drawn to backcountry folk art and Americana, "country things, what farmhouses would have had," as he put it in a 1995 interview for "Dance" magazine. In 1970, Wagoner purchased the 1789 Kurkendall House, an important stone home on the South Branch of the Potomac River near Romney, West Virginia, and with the help of his nephew, Gene Williams, began the laborious process of restoration. With no electricity and no running water, and the only access by river crossing or by train, Wagoner made this his vacation home, a place of respite from the bustle of city life. Even today, Wagoner's West Virginia stone house imparts an unforgettable feeling of tranquility, broken only here and there by the sound of cattle or the nearby passing train. It was in this stone house that Dan displayed his collection of painted furniture, folk art, and textiles. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates is honored to work with Mr. Wagoner's collection as we help to pass along these treasured objects to a new generation. Sold at Jeffrey S. Evans Auctioneers November 14, 2020. Estimate: $30,000-50,000 Price Realized: $81,900 | |
| AMERICAN FOLK ART FRAKTUR BIRTH RECORD, watercolor and ink on paper, inscribed "SARAH ELIZABETH / BECK was born JUNE / 1st 1837" in stylized script, abstract starry sky above and stonewall-like structure below, all within a triple border, the outer portion in a barber's pole or candy-stripe design, verso exhibiting painstakingly-executed design, featuring a small reserve within a basket-weave hairwork-style field, illegible partial inscription. Currently housed in a modern frame. Probably New Jersey. Dated 1837. 4.8758" x 9" object, 10" x 14" OA. Condition: Very good overall condition (not laid down) with minor toning and discoloration, two minor tears at edge with other minor edge and corner wear, light vertical fold line at center, heavier discoloration to verso (not visible recto). Provenance: From the private collection of Dan Wagoner, New York, New York and Romney, West Virginia. Catalogue Note: There is a 12-year-old Sarah Beck recorded in the 1850 census for New Hanover, Burlington, New Jersey living with her parents, James and Charlotte Beck, and her younger brother, William. James Beck is listed as a "tailor" owning $800 worth of real estate. One of the country's most celebrated modern dancers and choreographers of the second half of the 20th century, Dan Wagoner started life far from the big stage in rural West Virginia. Born in Springfield (population 150 at the time), Wagoner was first introduced to the performing arts through his experiences in grade school. Later, as a student at West Virginia University in Morgantown, he discovered modern dance and began taking classes. After serving in the Army Medical Corps at Walter Reed Hospital, Wagoner moved to New York to pursue a dance career. There he worked with Martha Graham and Paul Taylor, among others, and eventually established his own studio and troupe, which continued in operation for 25 years. In the latter part of his career, Wagoner shifted his efforts to teaching and directing, his work taking him to UCLA, Connecticut College, Harvard University, the London School of Contemporary Dance, and Florida State University. As a collector, Dan Wagoner has always been drawn to backcountry folk art and Americana, "country things, what farmhouses would have had," as he put it in a 1995 interview for "Dance" magazine. In 1970, Wagoner purchased the 1789 Kurkendall House, an important stone home on the South Branch of the Potomac River near Romney, West Virginia, and with the help of his nephew, Gene Williams, began the laborious process of restoration. With no electricity and no running water, and the only access by river crossing or by train, Wagoner made this his vacation home, a place of respite from the bustle of city life. Even today, Wagoner's West Virginia stone house imparts an unforgettable feeling of tranquility, broken only here and there by the sound of cattle or the nearby passing train. It was in this stone house that Dan displayed his collection of painted furniture, folk art, and textiles. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates is honored to work with Mr. Wagoner's collection as we help to pass along these treasured objects to a new generation. Sold at Jeffrey S. Evans Auctioneers November 14, 2020. Estimate: $500-800 Price Realized: $6,435 | |
| | RARE AMERICAN PAINT-DECORATED MINIATURE LATE WINDSOR "FANCY" SIDE CHAIR, arrowback form, polychrome decoration featuring freehand designs on a yellow ground, highly unusual vinegar-sponged Mocha-style earthworm decoration to seat, old pencil inscription to underside of seat "Made in 1821". Retains original, untouched surface. Probably New England, possibly Maine. Circa 1820. 8.125" HOA. Condition: Excellent overall condition with very minor wear and discoloration. Reference: See Evans - American Windsor Chairs, pp. 538-539 for related examples exhibiting similar tablet-top crest rail, arrow-shaped flat spindles, and dished plank seat, all with Maine attributions. Provenance: From an Ohio private collection. Sold at Jeffrey S. Evans Auctioneers November 14, 2020. Estimate: $2,000-3,000 Price Realized: $8,775 |
| | EXTREMELY RARE SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA FIGURED TIGER MALE DWARF TALL-CASE CLOCK, broken-scroll pediment with turned bullseye-type terminals, central plinth surmounted by period, possibly original, oversized urn-and-spire finial, astragal shaped hood door flanked by full columns, cove shoulder molding, waist with rectangular glass aperture above cove molding, solid panel base with cut-out French-type feet and scrolled skirt with two period drilled holes, painted sheet-iron dial featuring a vignette of Classical ruins in the arch and gilt foliate devices on a red ground in the spandrels flanking an Arabic chapter ring, unsigned. Poplar and pine secondary woods. Case retains an early surface with rich color. Dial decoration attributed to Christian Daniel Welfare (1796-1841). Case possibly Johann Thomas Welfare (Active, c. 1815-1830). Pendulum possibly Johann Ludwig Eberhardt (Active, c. 1799-1839). Circa 1825. 42" HOA. Condition: Excellent visual condition. Works and backboard replaced, minor wear to feet, minor to moderate crazing and discoloration to dial, minor cracks to base panel, very minor repair to proper left front foot. Unknown working condition. Literature: See MESDA Craftsman Database (ID 4207-10228) for another example attributed to Johann Thomas Welfare with figured tiger maple case and Ludwig Eberhart-attributed works. Provenance: Henry E. Vogler, Salem, North Carolina. Thence by descent. Miss Jane Welfare, Salem, North Carolina (daughter of Christian Daniel Welfare). Catalogue Note: This is only the second recorded Salem, North Carolina dwarf tall-case clock. At the time the clock was initially documented by MESDA (S-1494), the case was believed to have been made by Christian Daniel Welfare while working in the shop of his brother, Johann Thomas Welfare. Current thinking, however, points to Christian Daniel as strictly the dial painter, and his brother, Johann Thomas as the probable cabinetmaker. Regardless, the present clock is undoubtedly of Salem, North Carolina origin and likely a Welfare brothers' collaboration. It remained in the Welfare family as a treasured object, passing to Christian Daniel's daughter, Jane Welfare, who willed it to a Vogler family member at the turn of the 20th century. The appearance of the present clock on the market represents a rare opportunity to acquire an extremely rare Southern clock form with excellent provenance. Sold at Jeffrey S. Evans Auctioneers November 14, 2020. Estimate: $5,000-8,000 Price Realized: $38,025 |
| | RARE ROCKINGHAM CO., SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA, PAINT-DECORATED POPLAR AND YELLOW PINE "TURKEY BREAST" STAND TABLE, the rectangular top above a distinctively shaped turkey-breast drawer facing set with original old glass knob, and raised on fine square-tapered legs. Retains original vibrant sponge-decorated surface imitating tiger maple. Second quarter 19th century. 27" H, 19" SQ (top). Condition: Excellent overall condition with minor areas of wear and discoloration. Knob possibly an old replacement. Literature: See SVFS - Folk and Decorative Art of the Shenandoah Valley, p. 1, fig. 100 for an example from the same shop. See Russ and Evans - Opening the Door: Safes of the Shenandoah Valley, fig. 3.22G, p. 57 for a Rockingham Co., VA punched-tin-paneled food / pie safe with drawer fronts exhibiting a nearly identical peaked profile. Provenance: From an Ohio private collection. Purchased at a Rockingham Co., VA estate auction in the 1970’s. Catalogue Note: This is the fourth known stand attributed to a yet-to-be-identified cabinet shop in the Fulks Run/Brocks Gap area of western Rockingham Co. Each has a history of ownership in the area, is constructed of poplar and yellow pine, features a distinctively shaped drawer front, and retains exuberant painted decoration. The exhibition and publication on food safes of the Shenandoah Valley by Kurt Russ and Jeffrey Evans identifies a group of safes from the same area that feature turkey-breast drawers and are thought to be from the same shop as the stands. The present stand, purchased at an estate auction near Harrisonburg, Virginia in the 1970's, remains basically untouched, and exhibits an unusual decorative paint scheme. Sold at Jeffrey S. Evans Auctioneers November 14, 2020. Estimate: $5,000-8,000 Price Realized: $11,115 |
| WINCHESTER, SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA, CHIPPENDALE WALNUT CHEST OF DRAWERS, two-board rectangular molded-edge top above two-over-three cockbeaded drawers, flanked by stop-fluted quarter columns and solid ends, the whole raised on original ogee bracket-foot base, full dust boards, likely original brasses and escutcheons. Yellow pine secondary wood. Old surface with warm color. Circa 1790. 36.75" H, 40" x 20.5" top. Condition: (Updated 10/11/20) Very good overall condition with scattered minor wear and discoloration. Pierced repairs to all feet, minor scattered repairs to cockbeading. Provenance: From the Hunter and Shirley Gaunt estate, Winchester, VA. Ken Farmer Auctions, 5/16/98, lot 315. Sold at Jeffrey S. Evans Auctioneers November 14, 2020. Estimate: $4,000-6,000 Price Realized: $10,530 |
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