Early adjustable candlestand. The candlestand is constructed with a large octagonal wooden base, a faceted central standard with a threaded top, and an adjustable candle arm with a candle holder at each end. It is in very good condition, sporting the original old color with remnants of early brown paint. Late 18th or early 19th century, New England.
Dimensions: 39¼” high x 18” wide at the base.
Item No. 260122
Price: $1,150.
Federal night stand, cherry. The stand sports an attractive shaped top, a single dovetailed drawer and Hepplewhite tapered legs. It has an old finish and is in very good condition. 19th century, Connecticut River Valley.
Dimensions: 26” high x 20” wide x 20” deep.
Item No. 260143
Price: $675.
Queen Anne tiger maple tap table. The table sports an attractive tiger maple circular top on nicely turned straight legs ending in pad feet. It has a nice old warm patina and attractive proportions. The table is in very good condition, with a butterfly repair under the top and wear commensurate with age. Circa 1760, New England.
Dimensions: 27” high x 25” x 24¼” top.
Item No. 260158
Price: $2,900.
Federal grain painted and stenciled settee. The settee is in excellent condition, sturdy and ready for use. The stenciling is an old repaint, done with great skill. 19th century, Pennsylvania.
Dimensions: 35½” high x 74” long x 22½” deep.
Item No. 260155
Price: $875.
Two turned maple plates, 8” diameter. These hard-to-find plates are in very good condition, displaying only the expected wear from age and usage. Late 18th/early 19th century, American.
Provenance: Deaccessioned by Historic Hudson Valley, Pocantico, NY.
Item No. 260070
Price: $875.
Native American weathervane, painted sheet iron. The weathervane depicts a Native American warrior with a bow and arrow in front of a pine tree. It is in good condition, but with significant rust and paint wear. Remnants of the paint reveal a faint white strap over the man’s chest and bottom clothing in red paint. The wooden stand is not original. Late 19th century, American.
Dimensions: 28” high x 23½” long x 7¾” wide, (the stand).
Item No. 260157
Price: $675.
Birth and Baptismal fractur, watercolor on paper, signed “Martin Brechall”. This fractur documented the birth of Anna Marie Sendisin in 1811, in Bethlehem Township, PA. Anna Marie married Carl Stulver in 1831, (see item #260105 for his birth fractur), and the two fracturs descended in the families of the subjects until recently being consigned to auction. The couple were the owner’s grandmother’s great-grandparents.
Martin Brechall (c. 1757–1831) was a highly prominent American folk artist who specialized in creating Pennsylvania German fraktur during the "Golden Age" of fraktur (1790–1830).
Dimensions: 13¼” high x 16¼” wide.
Item No. 260161
Price: $950.
Birth and Baptismal fractur, watercolor on paper, drawn by Martin Brechall. This fractur documented the birth of Carl Stulver in 1808, in Bethlehem Township, PA. Carl Stulver married Anna Marie Sendisin in 1831, (see item #260161 for her birth fractur), and the two fracturs descended in the families of the subjects until recently being consigned to auction. The couple were the owner’s grandmother’s great-grandparents.
Martin Brechall (c. 1757–1831) was a highly prominent American folk artist who specialized in creating Pennsylvania German fraktur during the "Golden Age" of fraktur (1790–1830).
Dimensions: 13¼” high x 16¼” wide.
Item No. 260105
Price: $950.
Carved and painted bird tree. The bird tree has three branches, each with a type of finch. It sports original paint and is in good condition, with some minor wear and paint loss. Early 20th century, American.
Dimensions: 8½” high
Item No. 260134
Price: $785.
Carved and painted bird tree. The bird tree has two branches, one with a downy woodpecker and the other with a red-winged blackbird. It sports original paint and is in fair-to-good condition, with some minor wear and paint loss, and a missing beak on the woodpecker. Early 20th century, American.
Dimensions: 8¾” high.
Item No. 260133
Price: $585.
