Fractur documenting the Rue Family birth record, ink and watercolor on paper laid down to board. The fractur records the births of six men and four women from 1744 to 1784. The borders are colorfully decorated with berries, vines, birds and fruit. The fractur is in good condition, but with some toning, foxing, creasing and discoloration. 18th century, New Jersey.

Dimensions: 13¼” x 10¼”; Viewed Area: 11¾” x 8¾”

Item No. 240119

Price: $875.

Painted two-door pine cupboard. The cupboard is attractively decorated with blue paint, with unusual inset diamonds and chip carving on the front and both sides. Other features include an attractive cornice, and beaded backboards. The interior has a large storage area with three removable shelves, (the fourth shelf is missing). The hinges are stamped “Clark Patent”. The cupboard is in very good condition. The blue paint has been restored to match the original paint. 19th century, Canadian.

Dimensions: 77” high x 52” wide x 17” deep.

Item No. 230079

Price: $3,900.

A pair of mirrored tin candle sconces. The sconces sport unusually shaped candle holders and are in fair-good condition, with considerable loss of silvering and the expected wear and tear from age and usage. Early 19th century, American.

Dimensions: 10½” high and 9¼” wide.

Item No. 250145

Price: $1,200.

Painted 8-foot sawbuck table. The table sports a three-board top and old red paint, and is constructed with hand-forged rose-headed nails. It is sturdy and in very good condition, with some age cracks and age-appropriate wear. The table is ready for everyday use, seating 8-10 comfortably. A rare early table! Late 18th or early 19th century, New England or New York.

Dimensions: 28” high x 96” long x 36” wide.

Item No. 250033

Price: $4,900.

A lovely pair of naïve portraits of a husband and wife, oil on wooden panel, attributed to Milton Hopkins, (1789-1844). The paintings are unframed and in good condition. There are scattered touch-ups and the woman has an age crack through her face that has been professionally restored. Circa 1830-1840, New York or Ohio.

Dimensions: 27” x 22½”

Item No. 250137

Price: $2,400.

An early fractur, ink and watercolor on paper. The fractur has a heart issuing flowers and with birds above. It is framed in a lovely period frame and in very good condition. Dated 1809, Pennsylvania.

Dimensions: 10½” x 9”; Viewed Area: 4½” x 3”

Item No. 250117

Price: $650.

Portrait of Isaac Sheldon, o/c, painted by John Bisbee. The portrait depicts a young boy dressed in a red tunic with brass buttons, holding a riding crop. It is framed in an ornate lemon gold frame. The reverse is inscribed, “Isaac Sheldon/Painted by John Bisbee Jan. 12,1849/Restored by Conrad F Haessler/Jan. 20, 1931/ Phila., PA”. The Sheldon family was one of the earliest to emigrate from England and settle in 17th century New England.

Dimensions: 42” x 38”; Viewed Area: 30” x 26”

Item No. 250119

Price: $1,450.

Early step-back two-part pewter cupboard, poplar. The upper section sports an applied cornice molding over a cutout scalloped frieze, and three beaded shelves, one of which has spoon slots, two with plate rails and all three with multiple plate grooves, making this an excellent display piece. The lower section has three small drawers over two paneled doors that open onto interior shelving and is supported by turned tapered legs. The cupboard is in very good condition with wear commensurate with age. Circa 1800-1820, New England.

Dimensions: 81½” high x 54” wide x 19” deep.

Item No. 250024

Price: $2,900.

Hepplewhite one-drawer night stand, cherry. The stand has a rectangular top, a single drawer with thumbnail molding and wide dovetails, original brasses and straight tapered legs. It is in good condition, structurally sound, but with plugged screw holes in the top and wear and tear commensurate with age. Circa 1800, Mid-Atlantic.

Dimensions: 27½” high x 19” wide x 16¼” deep.

Item No. 250092

Price: $550.

Windsor fan-back, brace-back armchair, mixed woods. The armchair sports a scrolled ear crest, shaped hand holds, a wide plank seat, baluster turned arm supports and traces of early green paint under an old refinish. It is in very good structural condition, but with a butterfly patch under the seat. 18th century, probably Nantucket, MA.

Provenance: Northeast Auctions, 2012. Property from the John B. Schorsch collection.

Dimensions: 39½” high x 28” wide x 19” deep; 14½” seat height.

Item No. 250060

Price: $2,900.