Pilgrim Century Armchair

240271

Pilgrim century Carver armchair, oak. The armchair sports a natural surface, likely refinished, a good rush seat, nice turnings on the arms and base, and a carved spindle back with complex turnings. It is in very good condition, considering its age, with a slight front-to-back wobble and a minor repair to the proper left finial. 17th century, American.

Provenance: From the collection of a very well-known antiquarian. Name provided to purchaser.

Dimensions: 46¼” high x 24½” wide x 20” deep; 18” seat height.

Item No. 240271

Price: $3,700.

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English Delft Polychrome Tankard

240281

English Delft polychrome tankard, unsigned. This 9½” tankard sports a four-color design of stylized flowers and urns, a hinged pewter cover having a shell-form thumb tab and a green dot-dash design on the handle. The tankard is in very good condition, with a small, hard-to-see hairline radiating up from the bottom, the expected wear to the rim below the cover and flakes to the base rim glaze. 18th century.

Item No. 240281

Price: $875.

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Rooster Weathervane

240245

Sheet metal rooster weathervane. This whimsical weathervane is in very good condition, with some rust and pitting. The stand is new. 19th century, Pennsylvania.

Dimensions: 17½” long x 11” high, (21” high on stand).

Item No. 240245

Price: $1,175.

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Comb-Back Windsor Rocker

240287

Comb-back Windsor rocker, Stephen Tracy. The chair sports an old refinish with traces of old paint and a nicely shaped chestnut seat. It is signed underneath, “S. Tracy”. Stephen Tracy was a nephew of Ebenezer Tracy, the prolific Connecticut chairmaker. The chair is in good condition, with an old repair to the center rail and some minor inactive worm damage under the seat. Circa 1800-1820, CT or NH.

Provenance: Nathan Liverant and Son Antiques, Colchester, CT.

Dimensions:  40¾” high; 15” seat height.

Item No. 240287

Price: $975.

Sale Price: $750. (Firm)

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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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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.

Sale Price: $1,450. (Firm)

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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.

Sale Price: $1,250. (Firm)

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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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