Set of 7 Bow-Back Windsor Chairs

240297

A hard-to-find matched set of seven 9-spindle bow-back Windsor chairs. The chairs sport a 19th century red paint over the original red, bold bulbous turnings and well-formed saddle seats. They are tight, in good condition and ready for everyday use, with well-worn paint and butterfly repairs underneath two seats. 18th century, New York.

Provenance: Wayne Pratt, Woodbury, CT.

Dimensions: 36” high; 17½” seat height.

Item No. 240297

Price: $6,900.

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Pilgrim Century Trestle Table

220215

Pilgrim century trestle table, white pine and maple. The table sports a two-board top with breadboard ends, (one end is missing), and is assembled with large hand-wrought rose-headed nails. It is in good condition, with a well-worn top and the expected wear and tear commensurate with its age. Early 18th century, New England.

Literature: Illustrated in New England Furniture at Williamsburg by Barry A. Greenlaw, Figure 114.

Provenance: Colonial Williamsburg, John Walton.

Dimensions: 35½” x 25¾” top x 27½” high

Item No. 220215

Price: $3,500.

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Diminutive Cherry Cupboard

240277

Diminutive cupboard, cherry. This attractive cupboard sports a red stain, with an applied cornice, a single paneled door over a single dovetailed drawer fitted with period hardware, canted corner columns, and a shaped bracket base. The cupboard is in good condition, with a shrinkage crack in the door and on the proper right side and the expected wear and tear from age and usage. Late 18th century, New England.

Dimensions: 47¾” high x 24” wide, (26¼” wide at the cornice), x 17¼” deep.

Item No. 240277

Price: $1,900.

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Fan-Back Windsor Armchair

240246

Fan-back Windsor armchair. The armchair sports nicely shaped hand-holds, a good saddle seat and turned legs supported by an “H” stretcher base. It is in good condition, with the expected wear and tear from age and usage. Late 18th century, New England.

Dimensions: 46½” high; 17” seat height

Item No. 240246

Price: $1,675.

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Tileware Frog

240262

Sewer tile frog. This molded frog has incised features and is in excellent condition, with no chips or cracks. 19th century.

Item No. 240262

Price: $295.

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Portraits of Sea Captain and his Wife - Lamont

210094

Pair of portraits of a sea captain and his wife, o/c, unsigned. The captain is shown holding a spyglass. His wife is holding a bouquet of flowers. Behind her are flowers in a window box and a window looking out at mountains in the background.

A brass plaque affixed to one frame attributes the portraits to George Kennedy, (1818-1870), but experts who have subsequently examined the portraits have attributed them instead to Daniel G. Lamont, (1817-1883). The portraits are in good condition with some repair. Mid-19th century.

Provenance: Peter Tillou

Dimensions: 39” x 31½”; Viewed Area: 33½” x 26”

Price: $23,000.

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Paint Decorated Chest of Drawers

240200

Paint decorated chest of drawers. The chest sports four drawers, attractively turned legs, a nicely scrolled apron, and the original paint decoration. It is in very good condition, with one drawer lip repair and minor paint wear from age and usage. The brasses are old replacements. Circa 1830, New England.

Dimensions: 38¾” wide x 18¾” deep x 38½” high.

Item No. 240200

Price: $1,800.

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Hanging Candle Box

240259

Hanging candle box. The box sports a lollipop top, an old dark finish and dovetailed construction. It is in good condition for its age, with a repair to the lollipop, an age crack in the sliding cover and the wear and tear expected from age and usage. Late 18th or early 19th century, American.

Dimensions: 22” high x 6¼” wide x 4¾” deep.

Item No. 240259

Price: $450.

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Portrait of a Boy Holding a Hammer

240247

Portrait of a boy holding a hammer, o/c, unsigned. This pleasing portrait with an unusual pose is in very good condition, having been professionally conserved. Circa 1820-1830, New England.

Provenance: Washburn Gallery, New York.

Dimensions: 35” x 29”; Viewed Area: 30” x 24”

Item No. 240247

Price: $3,800.

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Reproduction Colonial Chandelier

130051

Reproduction colonial style two-tier tin chandelier, copper. The chandelier has 14 arms, is not electrified, and is in very good condition. It was made by Jerry Martin, a Pennsylvania blacksmith, and hung in our living room for many years. 20th century.

Dimensions: 31” wide x 28” high

Item No. 130051

Price: $2,500.

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