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| | RARE ALAMANCE COUNTY, NC REDWARE PITCHER, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY. Extremely Rare Glazed Redware Pitcher with Profuse Three-Color Slip Decoration, Loy or Albright Families, Alamance County, NC origin, late 18th century, delicately-potted, thin-walled pitcher with ovoid body, tooled accents to shoulder and rim, and ribbed handle with triply-depressed lower terminal; lavishly-decorated on the body in red and brown slips with two curving floral motifs separated by vertical stripes, applied over a striking cream-colored ground. Body of pitcher profusely-decorated below with straight and wavy bands of red and brown slip. Handle is extravagantly-decorated in red and brown slips with vertical stripes and stylized floral motifs. A single brown slip band accents the pitcher's rim. Surface covered in a clear lead glaze. Pitchers are among the rarer forms from this potting tradition and the use of a cream-colored ground is an unusual treatment more commonly seen in jars and bowls. Given the rarity of the form and color scheme, this pitcher is considered one of the best examples of North Carolina redware that we have ever offered. Provenance: Recently discovered in Virginia. Condition: Some glaze flakes to body. Small rim chips. A few base chips. Wear to underside of pitcher. Some small spots of wear to handle. H 10”. Sold at Crocker Farm April 6-May 2, 2020. Estimate: $10,000-15,000 Price Realized: $28,000 |
| MONUMENTAL CRAWFORD COUNTY, GA STONEWARE JAR WITH BOLD “PAINT ROCK” GLAZING, Outstanding Eight-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Bold "Paint Rock" Alkaline Glaze, attributed to James Long or John Becham, Crawford County, GA, circa 1840, thin-walled, ovoid jar with flared rim and arched lug handles, decorated with a streaky "paint rock" glaze featuring glossy blackish-brown and grayish gunmetal runs over a light-0live to brown ground. The variety of colors represented on this single piece is noteworthy. A masterwork of potting and glazing, this jar was made during an exceptionally early period of stoneware production in Crawford County, Georgia, with attributes of the work of James Long or John Becham. Coupled with its elegant potting and beautiful glaze is an imposing eight-gallon capacity, ranking it among the largest examples of antebellum stoneware known from this region. Literature: Illustrated on the back cover of Burrison, Brothers in Clay. Condition: Very nice condition. A very tight 9" crack from rim on one side. A very tight 5" hairline from rim on reverse. A 2.25" base flake and a 2.25" flake to underside at edge. A small chip to one handle. H 17.75”. Sold at Crocker Farm April 6-May 2, 2020. Estimate: $5,000-8,000 Price Realized: $12,000 | |
| | OUTSTANDING STONEWARE JAR INSCRIBED "Lm / Dave / Decr. 17 1857" EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, SC, Rare Eight-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar, Incised "Lm / Decr 17. 1857 / Dave," Dave at Lewis Miles's Stoney Bluff Manufactory, Horse Creek Valley, Edgefield District, SC, 1857, ovoid jar with thick, arched handles and wide, semi-rounded rim, the surface covered in a poured, green-toned alkaline glaze. The jar's shoulder is deeply incised on the front with the initials of Dave's owner, Lewis Miles, and the vessel's date of manufacture: "Lm / Decr 17. 1857". The signature, "Dave," of the enslaved African-American potter appears below in large script. An incised symbol resembling a half-moon, letter "D," or reductive fish appears to the left of the potter's signature. The reverse shoulder is incised with two vertical rows of four punctates, indicating eight gallons, flanking two incised slash marks. A series of deeply-incised slashes at the base of the jar's front appear purposeful, although their meaning is unknown. Varying concentrations in the application of the glaze on this jar has created a dramatic surface rife with vitality, color, and texture, and numerous bold glaze runs are visible around the entire body of the vessel. Surviving in outstanding condition, sporting a crisp Dave signature, and displaying the artist's flare for both throwing and glazing, this jar is among the finest works that we have offered by one of America's most well-known African-American artisans. Condition: Excellent condition. Left handle with two shallow chips, measuring .75” and .625”, and a tiny nick. Right handle with three very minor chips. A thin, approximately 5.5" crack on underside, extending approximately 5.5" up reverse. A long, faint horizontal line at base of jar, which does not extend through to interior and likely occurred in the firing. A minor base chip. H 16" ; Diam. (across top) 12.875”. Sold at Crocker Farm April 6-May 2, 2020. Estimate: $40,000-80,000 Price Realized: $180,000 |
| | EXCEPTIONAL STONEWARE JUG BY DAVE, INSCRIBED, "Lm / June 10 1853," EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, SC, Exceptional Three-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jug, Incised "Lm / June 10-1853," Dave at Lewis Miles' Stoney Bluff Manufactory, Horse Creek Valley, Edgefield District, SC, 1853, ovoid jug with stepped spout and applied handle with depressed lower terminal, the surface covered in a streaky, olive-colored alkaline glaze, overlain with heavy bluish-white rutile runs. Shoulder incised with the initials of Lewis Miles, Dave's owner at the time, followed by a date: "Lm / June 10. 1853." An incised horseshoe symbol and three punctates (indicating three gallons) appear above. Among Dave's most brilliantly-glazed vessels known, this jug was decorated with rutile (titanium dioxide) to produce the striking runs on the shoulder, handle area, and inscribed side of the piece. While rutile-glazing was relatively common elsewhere in the American South, it is considered extremely rare in Dave's work, with only a few examples documented. As Dave's oeuvre consists almost entirely of pieces with sporadically-poured or neatly-dipped alkaline glazes, this jug can easily be regarded as one of the potter's masterworks in terms of the quality of its glaze. In addition, its form is considered significantly rarer than the jars produced by this potter. A related 1853 jug (with restored handle) resides in the collection of the American Folk Art Museum, New York, NY. Condition: Fine condition for this form. Professional restoration to a thin circumferential crack around spout, just above the raised molding at the spout's midsection. Base chips. (The majority of surviving Dave jugs succumbed to significant damage to or entire loss of the spout during use. Handle loss was also common.) H 14.75”. Sold at Crocker Farm April 6-May 2, 2020. Estimate: $15,000-25,000 Price Realized: $65,000 |
| EXTREMELY RARE 7 GALLON “CHANDLER / MAKER” (EDGEFIELD, SC) STONEWARE JAR W/ TWO COLOR SLIP, Extremely Rare Seven-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Two-Color Slip Decoration, Stamped "CHANDLER MAKER," Thomas Chandler, Edgefield District, SC, circa 1845-1850, large-sized, ovoid jar with upswept lug handles and thin, semi-rounded rim, the surface dipped in an olive-green alkaline glaze and decorated in brushed iron-oxide and slip-trailed kaolin slips with a drape-and-tassel motif extending entirely around the shoulder. Impressed below the rim with the maker's mark, "CHANDLER / MAKER." The two-color slip decoration on this jar is more commonly found on earlier works by Chandler, made during his tenure at Phoenix Factory on Shaw's Creek and rarely seen by the time he began impressing ware with a "CHANDLER MAKER" stamp. Typically, pieces bearing a "CHANDLER MAKER" stamp are found bearing either kaolin or iron slip decoration, but not both. This jar may be among the earliest pieces made by Chandler after the inception of his iconic maker's mark. His ability as both a potter and decorator are evident in the entire design of the object: its size, form, and neoclassical slipwork. Literature: Illustrated in Burrison, Brothers in Clay, Color Plate 2. Condition: A shallow 1.75" flake to rim on reverse with a thin 4" crack extending from it. A thin, shallow 1.75" flake to rim on reverse with a 1.75" hairline extending from it. A faint, approximately 7" Y-shaped line to body on reverse. A flake on underside with a .75” hole at the center of it, including a thin 4.25" crack extending from the flake on underside and continuing as a 6" hairline up base of jar on front. H 18.5”. Sold at Crocker Farm April 6-May 2, 2020. Estimate: $15,000-25,000 Price Realized: $17,000 | |
| | THE BROADWAY WATER COLOR: AMERICAN STONEWARE AT ITS GREATEST, Incomparable Seven-Gallon Stoneware Water Cooler with Exuberant Incised and Impressed Decoration of New York City's Broadway, Stamped Twice "W.H. FARRAR & CO. / GEDDES, N.Y.," Dated 1846, gracefully-potted, ovoid water cooler with squared bunghole, stepped pedestal base, tall, flaring collar, and rope-twist handles; the front decorated with an incised, impressed, and cobalt-highlighted design of a New York City street scene of Broadway. The image depicts the celebration of the Great National Jubilee of the Order of the Sons of Temperance, a fraternal organization founded on the principle of abstinence from alcohol in New York City in 1842. The design illustrates the national headquarters of the organization, located at 315 Broadway and impressed "GRAND LODGE / CITY NY," beside a townhouse and a fire alarm bell tower with a female figure alighting a landing to ring the bell. (Period accounts note that the morning of the Jubilee was marked by a prominent ringing of bells.) The distinctive cupola of New York Hospital, located at 319 Broadway (adjacent to the Sons of Temperance headquarters and a key New York landmark of the time) is visible behind the Grand Lodge. The order's three degrees of membership (and its motto), "Love Purity & Fidelity," are inscribed beneath the figure of the woman; below them, a portico surmounts the inscription, "Look not upon the wine," taken from Proverbs 23:31 and referencing the evils of alcoholic drink. An intricately-patterned design of Broadway's cobblestone street forms a base for the architectural designs above. The left side of the cooler depicts a large flag bearing the "STAR OF TEMPERANCE," emanating from a cartouche with a list, by abbreviation, of the positions of the society's officers. The handles, twisted to resemble rope, feature striped and spotted cobalt decoration. The vessels' extravagant pedestal base is further ornamented with impressed and cobalt-highlighted diamond and cross motifs, as well as rows of sprig-molded and applied blocks depicting flower blossoms, also highlighted in cobalt slip. This molded decoration is further applied at the cooler's rim and at the base of its stylishly-thrown collar. The collar is impressed with the three degrees of the society's membership, "LOVE, PURITY & FIDELITY," highlighted in cobalt above a radiating medallion of impressed decoration. The Broadway Cooler, while depicting an 1846 celebration at the Sons of Temperance National Headquarters in Manhattan, bears a stamp on the upper body for the "SALINA DIVISON. NO. 86 / SONS OF TEMPERANCE," located in part of present-day Syracuse, the city in which the cooler was made. The cobalt-highlighted maker's mark of Geddes (now Syracuse) potter, William H. Farrar, is proudly stamped at both the rim and body of the cooler, along with its year of manufacture, 1846, above the bunghole. Born circa 1813, Farrar was among the country's most influential 19th century potters, most well-known for the artistic slip-trailed stoneware he produced at his Geddes shop. However, his interests in American ceramic production were far-reaching as he was also involved in the United States Pottery Company of Bennington, VT and the Southern Porcelain Company of Kaolin, SC, both of which produced molded wares during the mid 19th century. This cooler is obviously his masterpiece. The Order of the Sons of Temperance was founded in September 1842 in New York City, born out of a meeting held at 71 Division Street in a building called Teetotalers Hall. From a mere sixteen men primarily involved in the printing and publication trade, within five years the organization would boast over 60,000 contributing members nationally, broken up into a considerable number of local divisions. While Salina Division's membership and exact date of institution are unknown, based on its designated number, 86, the group came into existence in or about the fall of 1845, less than a year before the Jubilee. It seems incredibly likely that William H. Farrar was himself involved with the Salina Division. This creation's extravagant decoration is unprecedented in 19th century American ceramic production. Hand-incising and at least sixteen different decorative stamps, impressed in a variety of ways, were used to ornament this work, creating a design of scope, detail, and perspective, previously undocumented in American stoneware. (This high level of stamping may relate to the involvement of print makers in the society.) The impressed knobs and hinges on the buildings' doors, the buildings' dentile molding, the various Federal-style dormers with curved muntins, and the three-quarter view of the scene itself, indicate the hand of a folk artist whose abilities are unmatched in American stoneware decoration. The female bell-ringer, adorned in a plaid dress and clutching the rope of the bell, adds a sense of dynamism and liveliness to the scene. Celebration is in order. While a masterwork of decoration, this object is equally a masterwork of form. The curvaceous potting of the cooler, thrown as a flare-rimmed, pedestal-based urn, is among the most expressive that we have seen in the 19th century American stoneware craft. Considered among the finest American stoneware forms, the pedestal-based cooler style is seen in masterpieces from a number of manufactories throughout the country. None, however, appear to match this object in the extravagance of its potting. In addition, the vessel's imposing, seven-gallon size enhances the beauty of the form, the grandeur of the decoration, and, ultimately, the piece's visual impact on the viewer. Unparalleled in artistry, this work is regarded as the finest example of American salt-glazed stoneware to come to auction since the famous "Elizabeth Crane / 1811" punch bowl crossed the block in 1978. Superlatives fail to describe the importance of this object, which pushes the limits of the medium of clay and ranks among the greatest examples of American utilitarian pottery in existence. Provenance: A completely fresh-to-the-market, recently-discovered work. Family history indicates this cooler was used during the 19th century to serve ice water at the Hanchett Inn of Ellisburg, Jefferson County, NY. The fact that an American ceramic masterwork of this quality has gone undocumented for 170 years is remarkable. Condition: Excellent condition for a fragile form that is typically found with moderate to significant damage, either incurred during or after the firing. A 3.754" x 1.75" reglued section to rim on front. Shallow rim chips. A 1.25" x 1" reglued base chip on reverse and a minor base chip on reverse. Reglued breaks to proper right handle. H 26”. Sold at Crocker Farm April 6-May 2, 2020. Estimate: $100,000-200,000 Price Realized: $400,000 |
| | EXCEPTIONAL J. SWANN / ALEXA (ALEXANDRIA, VA) STONEWARE INCISED SHIP JAR, Exceedingly Rare and Important One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Incised Ship Decoration, Stamped "J. SWANN / ALEXA," Alexandria, VA origin, circa 1820, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and applied tab handles, decorated with an incised and cobalt-highlighted design of a two-masted sailing ship with finely-detailed rigging. Brushed cobalt slip delineates the border of the ship, forms its portholes, and creates a stretch of stylized water below. Reverse decorated with two stylized clovers, likely inspired by early Baltimore stoneware designs of the period. Heavy cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Several accolades qualify this jar as one of the finest examples of Northern Virginia stoneware known, as well as one of the finest examples of Southern salt-glazed stoneware to come to auction in the past decade or more. It is the only signed example of Southern-made stoneware known featuring a decoration of a sailing ship, and one of only two pieces of Alexandria stoneware known with incised decoration. (The second example is a highly-important water cooler made for merchant, J.W. Smith, at the pottery of Hugh Charles Smith, which bears various incised motifs and resides in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.). The jar additionally bears one of the earliest impressed stamps found on Southern salt-glazed stoneware, that of Alexandria, Virginia potter, John Swann. As Swann's oeuvre is typified by dipped iron-oxide or generally-sparse brushed cobalt decorations, the design on this jar clearly defines this object as the potter's masterpiece. The jar's intricately-incised design may have been copied by the decorator from an image and was no doubt inspired by the harbor city's rich maritime history. Featuring the influence of the Northeastern style in its incised ship decoration, this jar is among the rarest and most visually-appealing examples of Virginia stoneware to come to auction in years. As this work bridges a gap between Northern and Southern decorative styles, its importance to the state's rich potting tradition cannot be overstated. Provenance: Discovered by the consignor in the basement of her grandmother's Warren County, PA farmhouse. Condition: Very nice condition. One handle with a .75” chipped section to front end and a small in-the-firing ping along edge. Opposite handle with a small, glazed-over chip to reverse end. Two small base chips, one of which is partially glazed-over. Additional very minor wear to bottom edge. H 8.5”. Sold at Crocker Farm April 6-May 2, 2020. Estimate: $8,000-12,000 Price Realized: $32,500 |
| EXCEPTIONAL UTICA, NY .25 GALLON INCISED STONEWARE JUG MARKED "S. P. D.," c1827-32, Exceptional Small-Sized Stoneware Presentation Jug with Incised Bird Decoration, Impressed Four Times "S.P.D.," Utica, NY origin, probably George Brayton, Aaron Kellogg, and/or Sylvester Doolittle, circa 1827-1832, ovoid jug with semi-rounded spout, decorated with an incised and cobalt-highlighted design of two crested birds perched on a leafy branch bearing clusters of berries. The left bird is depicted with turned head, in a feeding stance. The impressed and cobalt-highlighted initials, "S.P.D.," appear four times around the decoration. The base of the handle is embellished with incised and cobalt-highlighted scalloping. A brushed cobalt daub accents the upper handle terminal. The elaborate style of the incising as well as the color and form of the jug indicate this jug was made in Utica, New York, probably at the pottery of partners George Brayton, Aaron Kellogg, and Sylvester Doolittle. The initials, "S.P.D," may indicate this jug was made as a special piece for a member of the Doolittle family. Condition: Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a minor, glazed-over chip to base. H 8.25”. Sold at Crocker Farm April 6-May 2, 2020. Estimate: $5,000-7,000 Price Realized: $8,000 | |
| OUTSTANDING I. BELL (JOHN BELL, WAYNESBORO, PA) REDWARE LIDDED JAR, Exceptional Lidded Redware Jar with Sponged Manganese Decoration, Jar and Lid Stamped "I. BELL," John Bell, Waynesboro, PA, circa 1840, ovoid jar with flared base and coved rim, the vessel's lead-glazed surface decorated around the shoulder with a band of manganese sponging underscored by drapes of additional sponged manganese descending the body. Rim additionally decorated around with a band of sponged manganese. Impressed at shoulder with early-period "I. BELL" maker's mark. Original domed lid with raised, semi-squared knob features heavy manganese sponging under a clear lead glaze and is also stamped with an "I. BELL" mark. Relatively few Bell redware jars of this style have survived including their original lids. This elegantly-potted work typifies Bell's ability at producing common earthenware in a high-styled, highly-decorative fashion. The almost-as-made conditions of both the jar and lid, each of which also retain a brilliant luster to the glaze, are noteworthy. Condition: Jar in rarely-found excellent condition with some expected, very minor wear to top of rim, caused by use with a lid. Lid in excellent condition with a few minor chips. H (including lid) 8.75”. Sold at Crocker Farm April 6-May 2, 2020. Estimate: $1,500-2,500 Price Realized: $5,500 | |
| RARE SMALL-SIZED REMMEY (PHILADELPHIA) STONEWARE PRESENTATION JAR, CIRCA 1830, Rare Small-Sized Stoneware Presentation Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Inscribed "SR," Henry Harrison Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1830, ovoid jar with rounded rim, footed base, and applied lug handles, decorated with the large brushed-cobalt initials, "SR," within an oval border, underscored by a series of swags and hanging flowers. Reverse decorated with an additional swag and hanging flower motif, below a wavy freehand stripe. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals and a curving line of cobalt slip below each handle. Given that this jar was made by Henry H. Remmey, the initials, "SR," possibly refer to a member of the Remmey family for whom it was made. Condition: Professional restoration to left handle. Two small base chips. A minor U-shaped line to foot. H 7.75”. Sold at Crocker Farm April 6-May 2, 2020. Estimate: $1,500-2,500 Price Realized: $5,500 | |
| SAMUEL VERNON SILVER PATCH BOX, Newport, Rhode Island, c. 1725, the oval box with engraved phoenix on the lid inside a leaf border, engraved on the bottom "BH," the inside of the lid and base of box marked "SV" in a sunken cartouche, wd. 1.75 in., approx. 0.6 troy oz. Provenance: The Silver Shelf, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, December 1971. Estimate $600-800 Condition: Very minor shallow dent to both lid and underside, shallow dent to lid is unobtrusive. Scattered abrasions to underside. Otherwise in good overall condition. Sold at Skinner Auctions April 1, 2020. Estimate: $600-800 Price Realized: $2,875 | |
| SILVER PORRINGER, possibly Jeremiah Dummer, Boston, early 18th century, the pierced handle engraved "P/IS," the back of the handle and bottom of bowl with silversmith's mark "ID" over a flower in a sunken heart-shaped cartouche, dia. 4.25 in., approx. 4.8 troy oz. Condition: Age-typical wear, minor abrasions, minor nicks to surface. Sold at Skinner Auctions April 1-13, 2020. Estimate: $1,500-2,500 Price Realized: $5,625 | |
| JOHN BURN SILVER PEPPER POT, BOSTON, C. 1720, the pierced lid with turned finial on an octagonal body with scrolling handle, the base engraved with date "EC/to/SC/1720" with "JOHN/BURT" in a sunken cartouche, ht. 4 in., approx. 2.4 troy oz. Note: Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, (New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 1998), pp. 252 and 253 records John Burt pepper pots with similar engraved initials and date. Condition: Overall good condition, but the handle may have been reattached at the top. Sold at Skinner Auctions April 1-13, 2020. Estimate: $800-1,200 Price Realized: $12,500 | |
| PAIR OF SHEPHERD AND SHEPHERDESS NEEDLEWORK PICTURES, England, early 18th century, the figures tending their flock in a landscape with fruit trees, flowers, and birds, framed, ht. 15.754, wd. 15.75 in. Condition: Good overall condition with strong color. Light soiling overall. Sold at Skinner Auctions April 1-13, 2020. Estimate: $3,000-5,000 Price Realized: $36,250 | |
| | FEDERAL CARVED MAHOGANY AND MAHOGANY VENEER TALL CASE CLOCK, labeled Simon Willard, Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 1800, the pierced fret joining reeded plinths above the molded tombstone hood with string-inlaid door, opening to a white-painted iron dial lettered "Warranted for Mr. Wm. Brackler/S. Willard" with seconds hand, calendar aperture, and moon's age indicator in the arch, and brass eight-day weight-driven movement, flanked by brass stop-fluted columns, above the waist with molded and string-inlaid door flanked by similarly stop-fluted quarter-columns, all on string-inlaid base and flaring French feet joining a shaped skirt, ht. with finial 92 in. Provenance: Richmond's Antiques, Holliston, Massachusetts. Purchased from the above in August of 1957. Dated bill of sale included with the lot. A Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Collection Sold at Skinner Auctions April 1-13, 2020. Estimate: $15,000-25,000 Price Realized: $25,000 |
| | THREE PAINTINGS: BOWL OF GRAPES, BOWL OF LYCHEES, AND A BOWL OF STAR FRUIT. The back inscribed in Chinese characters "Painted by Han-Qing." Oil on canvas, 12.75 x 15.75 in., in original Chinese carved and gilded frames with nut and squirrel motif. Condition: Craquelure surface with scattered minor retouch mostly associated with craquelure. Sold at Skinner Auctions April 1-13, 2020. Estimate: $10,000-15,000 Price Realized: $12,500 |
| PAIR OF CARVED MAHOGANY SHIELD-BACK SIDE CHAIRS, Samuel McIntire, Salem, Massachusetts, c. 1800, the serpentine crests carved with a central basket of flowers issuing leafy vines, above five carved spindles terminating in a shell-carved quarter round, all on serpentine front seat rail joining square tapering legs joined by stretchers, ht. 38, seat ht. 18 in. Provenance: Until purchased by the consignor in 2008, these chairs had descended in the family of Dr. Henry Hooper of Marblehead, Massachusetts, and were pictured in the February 15, 1897 issue of The House Beautiful, opposite p. 81. Furniture from a Salem, Massachusetts, Collection Sold at Skinner Auctions April 1-13, 2020. Estimate: $4,000-6,000 Price Realized: $16,250 | |
| FEDERAL MAHOGANY INLAID AND GLAZED SECRETARY, Coastal Massachusetts, probably Salem, c. 1800, the top section with scrolled pediment centering a figured birch panel above glazed doors, set into lower section of fold-down writing surface and three graduated drawers, all on square tapering legs, ht. without finial 67, wd. 39, dp. 20.5 in. Provenance: Peter Sawyer Antiques, July 1999. Furniture from a Salem, Massachusetts, Collection Condition: Replaced finials, some glazed windows replaced, minor inlay repairs, bead strip along upper left side edge of top section missing. Refinished. Brasses replaced. Pediment is original. There are two remaining from an old set of finials, including the eagle. Sold at Skinner Auctions April 1-13, 2020. Estimate: $3,000-5,000 Price Realized: $11,875 | |
| STAFFORDSHIRE HISTORICAL BLUE TRANSFER-DECORATED "BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL" TRAY, Ralph Stevenson, Cobridge, England, c. 1820, the oval tray with wavy rim and pierced edges, the back with printed title, ht. 8.75, wd. 11 in. Provenance: Sotheby's, May 2003. Conditrion: One rim lobe has an approx. .375 inch chip on the back, two other lobes have small chips on the back. Sold at Skinner Auctions April 1-13, 2020. Estimate: $800-1,200 Price Realized: $7,500 | |
| PAINT-DECORATED DOME-TOP BOX, attributed to the Compass Artist, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, c. 1830-50, the rounded lid and sides with compasswork red-dotted flowers with cream outlines, bordered by smaller blossoms, with a punched tin hasp, all on a blue ground, ht. 6.5, wd. 9.875 dp. 6.25 in. Condition: Scattered scuffs, wear and associated paint loss on the corners, repair to back panel of box and lid in the area of the right hinges. Varnished surface. Sold at Skinner Auctions April 1-13, 2020. Estimate: $6,000-8,000 Price Realized: $16,250 | |
| PAINTING OF A TAVERN IN ASHBURNHAM, MASSACHUSETTS. Signed and dated "S.L. Gerry Painter/1838" at the bottom edge. Samuel Lancaster Gerry (Massachusetts, 1813-1891) Oil on panel, 15 x 17.75 in., in a gilt molded frame, back of panel inscribed "Tavern at Ashburnham Mass Kept by Harvey Alden." Condition: Scattered retouch. Sold at Skinner Auctions April 1-13, 2020. Estimate: $3,000-5,000 Price Realized: $12,500 | |
| COPPER AND IRON FAT LAMP, with spurious Peter Derr mark, 6.254" h. Condition: Expected wear consistent with age and use. Sold at Pook and Pook April 29, 2020. Estimate: $200-300 Price Realized: $850 | |
| LINEN, HOMESPUN AND WOOL EARLY CLOTHING, TO INCLUDE APRONS, SOCKS, SKIRTS, BONNETS, ETC. Sold at Pook and Pook April 29, 2020. Estimate: $150-250 Price Realized: $3,188 | |
| PINE APOTHECARY CABINET, 19th c., 43.75" h., 32.5" w Condition:Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs. Sold at Pook and Pook April 30, 2020. Estimate: $200-400 Price Realized: $1,000 |
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