Pair of early English armchairs, oak. The chairs are constructed with wooden pins and are attractively upholstered, and sport curved armrests, and block and bulbous turnings on the legs and front stretcher. They are sturdy, exceptionally comfortable and in very good condition, with slight wear to the top of the upholstered backs. 18th or 19th century, English.
Dimensions: 47” high x 23½” wide x 24” deep.
Item No. 240300
Price: $1,200.
William & Mary courting mirror, pine. The mirror sports an ebonized ground with remnants of a red scrolled foliate decoration, a shell-formed pediment and a mirrored glass panel. The mirror is in good condition, with significant desilvering of the mirrored glass and overall wear to the surface. Early 18th century, New England.
Dimensions: 15½” high x 8¼” wide
Item No. 240283
Price: $3,200.
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.
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.
Unusual sheet iron witch weathervane. The witch is depicted riding on a broom behind a flying bat. The weathervane is in good condition, with traces of white and red paint and with wear and oxidation consistent with age and usage. The stand is new. Early 20th century, American.
Dimensions: 31” long x 20” high, (26” high on stand).
Item No. 240258
Price: $2,700.
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.
Portrait of a physician, o/c, unsigned. The physician is pictured wearing a suit coat, a dark vest and a white shirt, holding a book on his lap. He is seated at a table in front of shelves full of his medical books and flanked by a draped curtain. A scroll on his desk identifies him as “Cyrus Damsell, MD”. The portrait is in very good condition, with some craquelure and surface wear. There is no sign of in-painting when viewed under black light. 19th century, American School.
Dimensions: 35¾” x 29½”; Viewed Area: 33¾” x 27½”
Item No. 240291
Price: $1,900.
Country dry sink, pine. The dry sink sports an open top, and two paneled doors with china knobs opening onto an interior with a single shelf. The dry sink is in good condition, structurally sound with traces of old paint and the expected wear from age and usage. Mid-19th century, American.
Dimensions: 35¼” high x 40¾” wide x 21½” deep.
Item No. 240261
Price: $575.
Continuous-arm, brace-back Windsor armchair. The chair sports a nice, warm finish, bold turnings and a nicely shaped saddle seat. It is stamped underneath, “E B Tracy”. Ebenezer Tracy, (1744-1803), is considered to have been one of the most prolific chair makers. The chair is in very good condition and ready for everyday use. Late 18th century, Connecticut.
Dimensions: 36” high; 18” seat height
Item No. 240286
Price: $975.
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.
