Needlework sampler. The sampler features two figures, a weeping willow and cedar trees. It is inscribed, “Ann Rogers worked this sampler/in the 10th year of her age/Lancaster 1822”. The sampler is in good condition, save for some fading and a small tear in the linen backing. Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Dimensions: 24¼” x 19½”; Viewed Area: 20¾” x 15¾”
Item No. 240143
Price: $1,500.
Portrait of a young girl, o/c. The girl is wearing a red dress with black trim, red striped stockings, gray and black button shoes and a coral necklace. She rests on a green cushion above a yellow and green stenciled floor, and is holding one of her shoes in her hand. The portrait is housed in a period giltwood frame with the original stretcher. It is signed C Razylia(?) Murdoch. The portrait is in very good condition, relined, and with some scattered in-painting. Mid-19th century, American.
Provenance: Skinner’s, June 6, 2004
Dimensions: 36½” x 31”; Viewed Area: 29½” x 24”
Price: $8,500.
Hingham oval pantry box. The town of Hingham, MA was known from the 17th through the 19th centuries as “Bucket Town”, for its distinctive boxes, buckets and other woodenware. This box was made by the Reuben Hersey Toy and Box Shop, founded in 1776.. It is painted a dark green and stamped “BFH” on the lid for Bela French Hersey, (1817-1879), Reuben Hersey's grandson. The box is in good condition, save for some paint bubbling on the lid and a few minor dings commensurate with its age and usage. 19th century, Hingham, Massachusetts.
Dimensions: 6” x 3/4”
Item No. 240136
Price: $350.
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Hingham oval pantry box. The town of Hingham, MA was known from the 17th through the 19th centuries as “Bucket Town”, for its distinctive boxes, buckets and other woodenware. This box was made by the Reuben Hersey Toy and Box Shop, founded in 1776. It is stamped “SH” on the bottom, for Samuel Hersey, (1820-1909), Reuben Hersey's son. The box is in good condition, save for some paint wear and a few minor dings commensurate with its age and usage. 19th century, Hingham, Massachusetts.
Dimensions: 6” x 4½”
Item No. 240135
Price: $350.
Native American squash blossom necklace. The necklace is made of sterling silver and Mediterranean coral and is in excellent condition. Taken from my own collection of Native American jewelry. Circa 1960.
Dimensions: 11” long when worn; Naja is 2½” x 2½”
Item No. 240140
Price: $1,900.
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Naïve portrait of a woman, o/c, unsigned. The woman is pictured wearing a high-waisted black dress with puffy sleeves, a high-necked lace collar and an amber necklace. A note on the reverse side says the sitter was born in South Kingston, Rhode Island in 1795 and was 30 years old when her portrait was painted in Phoenix, RI. The artist is unknown. The painting is in very good condition, unlined and professionally conserved with very minor inpainting. Circa 1825, Rhode Island.
Dimensions: 34½” x 26¾”; Viewed Area: 30½” x 22¾”
Item No. 240114
Price: $3,900.
17th Century Delftware manganese charger, 11¾” diameter. The charger sports a portrait of Queen Mary II and is inscribed “Kt/MA”. It is in good condition considering that it is over 300 years old, with a few repaired cracks. Circa 1690, English.
Item No. 240100
Price: $2,600.
Embroidered Adam and Eve sampler. This is a well-done sampler with a depiction of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, along with buildings, animals, people, (including pirates), birds, peacocks, etc. The needlepoint inscription at the top margin reads, “This I did to let you see what care my parents took of me, Sophia ------ her work aged 9 years.” There is no apparent date. The sampler is in good condition, having been professionally conserved, with some staining. It is framed under museum glass in a new frame. 19th century, American.
Dimensions: 21” x 18”; Viewed Area: 19½” x 16½”
Item No. 240054
Price: $1,900.
Polychromed cast iron garden sprinkler. The sprinkler is modeled after a Mallard duck and is fitted with its original heart-shaped sprinkler head and hose connector to the tail. It retains an old polychromed surface, with oxidation, pitting and rusting to the metalwork as expected from age and usage. The sprinkler head appears to be complete but we cannot guarantee the functionality of this item. Early 20th century, American.
Dimensions: 9” high x 13½” long x 6” wide.
Item No. 240122
Price: $575.
Painted step-back cupboard, pine. The cupboard sports old red paint, a large work counter and two doors below opening onto a storage area with a single shelf. (The left-hand door is probably a later modification and the shelf has been moved.) The cupboard is in good condition, ready to use, with only the expected wear and tear from age and usage. Early 19th century, New England.
Dimensions: 78” high x 41” wide x 25” deep.
Item No. 240110
Price: $1,975.
Sale Price: $1,475. (Firm)
