Queen Anne highboy, butternut. The upper section sports an attractive cornice containing a secret drawer above four graduated drawers. The lower section sports a single wide drawer over three small drawers, and is supported by delicate cabriole legs ending in pad feet. The highboy is in very good condition with a warm honey finish. The brasses have been replaced, the drops on the apron are missing, there is minor damage to one brass backplate and wear commensurate with age and usage. From our own collection. Circa 1770, New England.

Dimensions: 69½” high x 39¾” wide x 22” deep.

Price: $1,900.

18th century tripod base candlestand. The candlestand sports a round top on a shaped standard, supported by three turned legs. It has traces of red paint on the legs and is in good condition, but with age cracks on the legs, Early 18th century, American.

Dimensions: 21” high x 15½” diameter.

Item No. 250194

Price: $1,600.

Folk art painted tool chest lid. The painting, which was found on the underside of the lid, depicts stylized trees and flowers along with the initials, “G.M”. It makes a very unusual, one of a kind wall hanging and is in very good condition. 19th century, American.

Dimensions: 41½” wide x 19¼” high

Item No. 250205

Price: $2,900.

Painting of Washington’s tomb at Mount Vernon, o/c, by William Matthew Prior, (1806-1873).  This beautiful painting was one of at least thirteen views of Mount Vernon painted by Prior over his lifetime. It shows the tomb, the mansion up on a hill behind it and the Potomac River off to the right. The painting is in very good condition, lined with some craquelure. Minor damage to the frame. Mid-19th century, Virginia.

Dimensions: 22½” high x 30¼” wide; Viewed Area: 18½” high x 26¼” wide

Item No. 250227

Price: $6,500.

Leather fire bucket. The bucket is painted with characters on the front and, while difficult to read, “United Fire Association”, the number “4” and the date, “1807” can be made out. The rest of the writing is obscured. The date “1807” refers to the year when the United Fire Association was formed in Rockport, MA. The bucket is in fair to good condition, slightly compressed and with considerable losses to the painted lettering. An identical bucket is on display at the Sandy Bay Historical Society in Rockport, MA. Early 19th century, MA.

Dimensions: 18” high over handle.

Item No. 250191

Price: $575.

Carved dome-top trunk. The trunk is constructed of one-inch boards and sports beautiful fan carvings on the front and both sides. The underside of the lid is painted with a stylized scene of three men and a woman relaxing by a fountain. The trunk is in fair condition, with considerable paint wear on the lid and losses to the corners. 18th century, possibly New Mexico.

Dimensions: 19” high x 48” wide x 19” deep.

Item No. 250198

Price: $900.

Four gallon stoneware crock, White’s Utica. The crock is beautifully decorated with a large stylized flower that covers almost all of the front. It is stamped “White’s Utica” and “4”. The crock is in good condition with no cracks or chips but with considerable staining. Circa 1860, New York.

Dimensions: 12” high x 11½” diameter.

Item No. 250185

Price: $1,075.

Unusually large candelabra, tin and iron. The candelabra sports 12 candleholders and original black paint and is in very good condition.19th century, American.

Dimensions: 18½” high x 24” long x 6” wide.

Item No. 250142

Price: $1,500.

An early Native American burl bowl. This large Northeast Woodlands bowl has two open handles, a wonderful oblong shape and beautiful burl figuring. It was found in the Hudson Valley and probably dates from the 18th century. We have owned it for many years and are only now offering it for sale. The bowl is in fair condition, with repairs to the bottom and one side; not surprising given its age.. 18th century, New York State.

Dimensions: 21” long x 19” wide x 7¾” high.

Item No. 250244

Price: $2,300.

Figured maple tall chest of drawers. The chest features a dovetailed top, five graduated drawers, a beautifully carved apron and bracket feet. Incised on the inside of the third drawer is, ”Turn out Octr -13th-1790 in the Cadet Company for Stephen Williams”. The chest is in very good condition, with one minor drawer lip repair, a repair to one bracket foot and filled age splits on the sides. Late 18th century, probably Salem, MA.

Stephen Williams was born May 8, 1774, the son of Captain George Williams who was probably a member of the Cadet Company or had something to do with the arrangements for “the turnout”. It was an all-day affair with drill in the morning and a mock battle in the afternoon. (From a letter from Esther Usher, Ass’t Librarian, The Essex Institute, Salem, MA, dated March 16, 1949. 

Dimensions: 53” high x 40¼” wide x 21” deep.

Price: $2,700.