Set of six fan-back Windsor chairs. The chairs sport an old nut-brown finish and attractive saddle seats. They are in good condition, structurally sound and ready for everyday use, but with wear to the finish and numerous other defects from age and usage. Circa 1780-1800, New England.
Dimensions: 36-38” high; 16½”-18” seat height.
Item No. 260065
Price: $1,900.
Painted apothecary cabinet, pine. The cabinet sports 28 drawers and has an old yellow and mauve surface. It is a nice small size and can either be placed on a table or hung on a wall if desired. The cabinet is in good condition, with old second paint and a couple of old repairs to the facings. 19th century, New England.
Provenance: E.G.H. Peter, Inc., New York City, 1983.
Dimensions: 24” high x 31” wide x 10¾” deep.
Item No. 260107
Price: $1,950.
Carved spoon rack, pine. The spoon rack sports carved pinwheel and geometric designs on the front and sides, and retains an old light brown surface. It is in very good condition, constructed with rose-headed nails, and with only minor expected wear. 18th century, New York or New Jersey.
Dimensions: 15¼” high x 7” wide.
Item No. 260106
Price: $3,400.
Folk art fireboard, “The Lion and his Prey”, oil on canvas attached to boards, unsigned. The fireboard is titled on a label on the reverse from the American Folk Art Gallery in New York, which also indicates that the fireboard was found in Newport, RI. It is in very good condition, with some craquelure and only minor in-painting. 19th century, American.
The American Folk Art Gallery, founded in 1929, was the first commercial space dedicated to promoting and selling American folk art.
Dimensions: 27” high x 30¼” wide.
Item No. 260062
Price: $3,200.
Southern inlaid chest of drawers, cherry. The chest sports two half-drawers over three graduated full drawers, all with inlaid quarter-fans and brass pulls above an attractively shaped apron with an inlaid tulip and bracket feet. The chest is in excellent condition and ready to use, with only a few minor repairs. The brass pulls are probably original. Circa 1800-1820, probably Tennessee.
Dimensions: 43” high x 38½” wide x 20” deep.
Item No. 260115
Price: $3,900.
Chippendale chest of drawers, walnut. The chest sports four dovetailed and graduated drawers with inlaid stringing, the top drawer with a central date of 1789 flanked by two fish forms, canted corners with lamb’s tongue terminals, and strong ogee bracket feet. The chest has an old dry finish and is in good condition, with replaced brasses in the original holes, stains on the top, shrinkage separations at the sides and the expected wear and tear from age and usage. 1789, Mid-Atlantic or Delaware Valley.
Dimensions: 42½” high x 38½” wide x 22½” deep.
Item No. 260113
Price: $1,900.
Unusual trade sign, o/c, unsigned. The sign reads, “Built before 1721/From the liquid depths below/Drunk our fathers long ago/Clear and cool its waters still/Slake the thirst of those who will”. Taken from a house in Chatham, MA. The sign is in fair condition, with patches, holes, etc. 19th century, Massachusetts.
Dimensions: 27” high x 43” wide.
Item No. 260066
Price: $4,400.
Queen Anne highboy, cherry. The upper section of this highboy sports a molded cornice above five graduated drawers. The lower section sports a double false-front full drawer above a triple false front full drawer with a beautiful shell carving. Below the bottom drawer is a beautiful scrolled apron and bandy cabriole legs ending in pad feet. The highboy is in very good, near pristine condition with original drawer pulls and locks, marred only by a shrinkage separation on each side of the lower section. 18th century, Dunlap School, New Hampshire.
Dimensions: 74” high x 40¾” wide x 20” deep.
Item No. 260119
Price: $3,900.
Primitive dry sink or multi-purpose table, pine. The dry sink can also be used as a potting table or server. It sports red paint restored to match the original color, and a beautiful scalloped apron below the bottom shelf. The dry sink is in good condition, structurally sound, with beautiful patina, but with the expected wear and tear from age and usage. The bottom shelf was replaced some time ago, probably due to water damage. Early 19th century, American.
Dimensions: 30¾” high x 48” wide x 19½” deep.
Item No. 260117
Price: $2,100.
Hepplewhite chest of drawers, figured cherry. The chest sports four graduated drawers with string-inlaid drawer fronts and original brass pulls above a shaped apron and French feet. It has a nice warm color and is in very good condition, with only by a small shrinkage crack on the top and the expected wear and tear from age and usage. Circa 1800, New England.
Dimensions: 37¾” high x 38½” wide x 19½” deep.
Item No. 260110
Price: $1,800.
