Portrait of a young girl, oil on panel, unsigned. The painting is presented in an original gold leaf frame. It descended within a Western Massachusetts family that believed the painting was done by Robert Peckham, a prolific 19th century folk artist, best known for his portraits of children. This lovely and very special portrait is in very good condition with some spots of inpainting. Circa 1830, Massachusetts.

Dimensions: 23¾” x 21”; Viewed Area: 18” x 15¼”

Item No. 260128

Price: $2,950.

Folk art landscape painting, “American Harvesting”, after Jasper Cropsey, o/c, unsigned. Cropsey was an important landscape artist of the Hudson River School. In 1851, his painting of “American Harvesting”, now in the collection of the Indiana University Art Museum, was widely acclaimed, and was soon copied as a lithograph by Currier and Ives and also painted by several other artists of the Hudson River School. This is one of those paintings. It depicts men haying, along with a farmhouse and the Hudson River in the background. It is in very good condition, professionally cleaned and restored, with craquelure. Mid-19th century, American.

Dimensions: 27½” x 33½”; Viewed Area: 22” x 28”

Item No. 250063

Price: $3,650.

Full-bodied gilt copper codfish weathervane. The weathervane is in very good condition, with no apparent repairs and some small losses to the gilt. The metal stand is contemporary. 19th century, American. 

Dimensions: 13½” high x 26” long.

Item No. 260151

Price: $3,100.

Rare diminutive butterfly table, figured maple. This table sports D-shaped leaves, a single drawer and turned, slightly splayed legs with a box-stretcher base. It is in good condition, with burns/stains to the top. 18th century, American.

Dimensions: 25” high x 36” long, (leaves up) 13½” long, (leaves down), x 25½” wide.

Item No. 260177

Price: $3,950.

Sheraton tiger maple stand. The stand sports a rectangular top over a single drawer with an opalescent knob, raised on beautifully turned legs. It is in very good condition, with a stain on the top and the minor wear expected from age and usage. Circa 1830, New England.

Dimensions: 28½” high x 18½” wide x 20” deep.

Item No. 260174

Price: $875.

Scarce swell-body ewe weathervane. The weathervane is made of molded copper with a cast zinc head and is displayed on a black wooden stand. It is in very good condition, with untouched patina and no observable repairs. Attributed to Cushing and White, circa 1870.

Dimensions: 27” high x 22” long x 5” wide.

Item No. 260178

Price: $7,500.

Black Hawk weathervane with directionals, copper and iron. The weathervane is painted with vintage gold paint, with old verdigris peeking through in spots. It is in fair to good condition, with numerous dents, scratches and dings. The weathervane comes with directionals and is mounted on a wooden stand. If desired, it can be supplied instead with a modern iron table-top stand at no extra charge. Late 19th century, originally from the Antique Holihan Brothers/Diamond Spring Brewery, Lawrence Mass.  

Dimensions: Horse: 18” high x 27” long; As shown: 59” high x 32” long x 29” wide.

Item No. 260162

Price: $3,900.

Hudson Valley Queen Anne armchair. The armchair is in a nice old finish and features curved armrests, strong bulbous turnings on the front stretcher and pad feet. It has a backward tilt and appears to have been made that way for more comfortable seating. The chair is in very good condition with an old finish and a good rush seat. 18th Century, Hudson Valley, NY.

Provenance: Deaccessioned by Historic Hudson Valley, Pocantico, NY.

Dimensions: 43” high, 17½” seat height

Item No. 260095

Price: $2,300.

Federal chest of drawers, tiger maple and cherry. The chest sports four graduated drawers with cock beading on turned Sheraton legs. It is in very good condition. The brasses are probably original. Circa 1810-1820, Pennsylvania.

Dimensions: 40¾” high x 40½” wide x 21” deep.

Item No. 260104

Price: $1,275.

Early tavern table, pine. The table sports a nice old color, with a round top, nicely turned splayed legs, box stretchers and button feet. Its diminutive size makes it very useful in a variety of locations. The table is in good condition, with a repair to the top, a stable shrinkage crack on one leg and the expected wear and tear from age and usage. 18th century, New England.

Dimensions: 22½” high x 22” diameter

Item No. 260118

Price: $1,850.