Chippendale tiger maple tall chest. The chest sports two half-drawers over five graduated full drawers supported by a Chippendale bracket base, strong tiger striping, a warm old finish, and original brasses. It is constructed with rose-headed hand-forged nails and is in very good condition, exhibiting only the expected wear and tear from age and usage. Circa 1780-1800, New England.

Dimensions: 59½” high x 36¼” wide x 17½” deep.

Item No. 240299

Price: $2,300.

An impressive oversized inlaid tall chest of drawers, walnut. The chest sports an applied inlaid cornice molding, three small drawers over five graduated drawers, all with line inlay and period brasses, an inlaid case front and a shaped apron on flared French feet. The chest is in very good condition, with an old refinish, minor abrasions, repaired cock beading on some drawers, and restoration/damage to the feet.

Dimensions: 71¾” high x 48½” wide x 23” deep.

Item No. 240275

Price: $2,500.

English Delftware bowl. The bowl is nicely decorated inside and out with a blue and white floral decoration. It is in very good condition for its age, with some rim chips and hairlines. 18th century.

Provenance: The estate of Judy and John Herdeg.  John Herdeg was a well-known antique collector and scholar and was Chairman of the Board of the Winterthur Museum.

Dimensions: 10¼” diameter x 4½” high.

Item No. 250005

Price: $775.

Large wicker flower basket in old blue paint. The basket is in very good condition, with a few small breaks and the expected degree of paint wear from age and usage. 19th century, New England.

Provenance: Old Hope Antiques, New Hope, PA.

Dimensions: 25” long x 18” wide x 10” high, (including handle).

Item No. 250007

Price: $1,175.

An unusual portrait of a boy and his dog, o/c, unsigned. The boy is wearing a dress and is pictured holding a fishing rod with a lure or a small fish at the end of the line. He is standing in front of a tree with a river and sailboats in the background. His dog is pictured biting down on the fishing line. Is he hoping to get the fish or is he just helping? The portrait is in very good condition, having been professionally conserved with very minor inpainting. The frame is custom made. Circa 1830-1840, New England.

Dimensions: 44¼” x 31¼”; Viewed Area: 38¼” x 25¼”

Item No. 240292

Price: $1,600.

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.

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.

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.