Blue six-board blanket chest, pine. The chest sports old blue paint, original strap hinges, and nice high cut-outs on the front and sides. It is in good condition, with paint wear on the lid and some touch-up to the paint elsewhere. Circa 1820, New England.
Dimensions: 46” wide x 20” deep x 28” high.
Item No. 240219
Price: $1,600.
Naïve portrait of a boy and girl. The children are dressed in brightly colored clothing. The boy is holding a whip and the girl is holding a doll in one hand and the doll’s bonnet in the other. The portrait is very attractively framed and is in very good condition, marred only by some spotting near the boy’s hat. Mid-19th century, American School.
Provenance: Christie’s, New York, June 16, 1999, Lot 90. (Sold for $8,275.)
Dimensions: 37” x 32”; Viewed Area: 30” x 25”
Item No. 240248
Price: $3,900.
Twenty-drawer painted apothecary, pine. The apothecary sports original paint decoration and painted labels. The hardware has been replaced and the base has been added. A few of the drawer fronts exhibit some damage. As is so often the case, the apothecary was cut down from a larger unit. Late 19th century, New England.
Dimensions: 50” wide x 11½” deep x 28½” high.
Item No. 240184
Price: $2,900.
Painted four-slat ladderback armchair. This attractive armchair sports old, possibly original, black paint, attractively curved arms, early turnings on the posts and stretchers. It is in very good condition but the rush seat has a few broken strands and sags slightly when sat in. 18th century, New England.
Dimensions: 17” seat height, 47” overall height.
Item No. 240218
Price: $1,050.
Sale Price: $785. (Firm)
Still life with fruit, o/c, unsigned. The still life depicts a variety of fruit on a metal tray resting on a server. It is framed in a nice old original painted frame. The painting is in good condition, unlined, with minor restoration. The frame is missing the brass rosette on the upper right corner. 19th century.
Dimensions: 25½” x 31½”; Viewed Area: 20” x 26”
Item No. 240204
Price: $1,075.
Pair of tin sconces, 10” high. The sconces sport nice crimped fan tops and are in good condition. Early 19th century, Pennsylvania.
Item No. 240203
Price: $575.
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Long pine dry sink. The dry sink is of a rare form, sporting original blue-green paint, a scrubbed pine counter, attractively scalloped sides and mortise and tenon construction. It can be used as a sideboard, for display, as a plant stand, etc. It is in good condition, although it has lost some height from usage over many years. Early 19th century, Pennsylvania.
Dimensions: 80” long x 18½” deep x 29½” high.
Item No. 240205
Price: $2,900.
Fan-Back Windsor armchair. This imposing armchair sports a crest rail with nicely scrolled out ears, shaped hand-holds and turned legs supported by a stretcher base. The chair is in very good condition but with repaired age cracks in the seat. 18th century, New England.
Dimensions: 42½” high; 16” seat height.
Item No. 240239
Price: $1,850.
Decorated oval pantry box, maple. The box sports a fingered lid with a pinwheel decoration surrounded by a ring of half-circles. The inside of the lid has a penned inscription that includes the name, “Phebe Connor (?)”and the date, “March 2, 1828”. The box is in very good condition, with a minor repair to the lid.
Dimensions: 12” long x 8” wide x 5¼” high.
Item No. 240208
Price: $975.
Early barn lantern. The lantern sports old black paint, with a domed roof, a bail handle, paneled glass sides, a hinged door and an 8” diameter convex mercury glass reflector. The lantern is in very good condition with some rust and pitting as might be expected from age and usage. The glass panels appear to be original. The fuel pan or handle holder is missing. 19th century, possibly Pennsylvania.
Dimensions: 9” x 9¾” x 17¾” high
Item No. 240176
Price: $365.
