Auction details
September 26, 2008 Illustrated Catalogue Sale
7:00 AM PT - Sep 26th, 2008
offered by
Pook & Pook, Inc.
Downingtown, PA 19335

Auction Description
Auction Terms & Conditions
Buyer's Premium
22% up to 1000000
18% above 1000001
Bid Increments
| From | Increment |
| 0 | 25 |
| 500 | 50 |
| 1000 | 100 |
| 2000 | 200 |
| 5000 | 500 |
| 10000 | 1000 |
| 20000 | 2000 |
| 50000 | 5000 |
| 100000 | 10000 |
| 200000 | 20000 |
| 500000 | 50000 |
| 1000000 | 100000 |
Auction House Preview
Preview hours for this sale are September 20th from 10AM to 4PM, September 22nd - September 24th from 9AM to 4PM, September 25th from 9AM to 8PM, and September 26th from 8AM to 10AM.
573 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2456 |
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Regency mahogany folding library steps, early 19th c., 29 3/4'' h., 15 3/4'' w. |
400 - 700 |
15 Bids
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| 2457 |
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Jean Lattre(French, 1727-1794), engraved map of the world with armillary sphere, pub. by Louis Claude De Vizou, ... |
800 - 1,200 |
6 Bids
|
| 2458 |
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George I walnut spice chest on frame, ca. 1720, the upper section with a raised panel door, enclosing an interio... |
2,500 - 4,500 |
12 Bids
|
| 2459 |
|
Thomas Mickell Burnham(American, 1818-1866), oil on panel country landscape with a figure and cows, inscribed ve... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
16 Bids
|
| 2460 |
|
Chinese export rose medallion reticulated bowl and undertray, bowl - 3 1/2'' h., 9 1/4'' dia., tray - 8'' l., 9 1... |
400 - 600 |
5 Bids
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| 2461 |
|
Chinese export rose medallion footed bowl and covered tureen, 19th c., 3'' h., 13 3/4'' w. and 4'' h., 8'' w. |
300 - 500 |
2 Bids
|
| 2462 |
|
George III mahogany dressing table, late 18th c., with line inlaid drawers, 34'' h., 27 3/4'' w. |
800 - 1,200 |
12 Bids
|
| 2463 |
|
English leather covered sewing box, early 19th c., with brass mounts, fitted with a variety of sewing accessories... |
400 - 700 |
13 Bids
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| 2464 |
|
George III mahogany slant front desk, late 18th c., the fall front with shell inlay above 4 drawers supported by... |
1,000 - 2,000 |
1 Bid
|
| 2465 |
|
Large Moorcroft centerpiece bowl in the art nouveau style with wooded landscape decoration, 7'' h., 15 1/4'' dia. |
800 - 1,200 |
43 Bids
|
| 2466 |
|
Rookwood pottery vase with berry vine decoration, 6 3/4'' h. |
300 - 500 |
3 Bids
|
| 2467 |
|
Rookwood pottery vellum vase with landscape decoration, 10 1/2'' h. |
1,500 - 2,500 |
6 Bids
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| 2468 |
|
John Bennett art pottery vase with floral decoration, signed on base ''J. Bennett New York 1882'', 12'' h. |
1,000 - 2,000 |
24 Bids
|
| 2469 |
|
Redware basket, attributed to George Ohr, ca. 1900, with ropetwist handle, 4 3/4'' h. |
1,200 - 1,800 |
1 Bid
|
| 2470 |
|
George Ohr pottery vase, attributed to George Ohr, with pinched rim, 5 1/2'' h. |
1,500 - 2,500 |
2 Bids
|
| 2471 |
|
400 - 800 |
2 Bids
|
|
| 2472 |
|
Philadelphia pewter shallow bowl, ca. 1770, bearing the touch of Benjamin and Joseph Harbeson, 11'' dia. |
300 - 500 |
14 Bids
|
| 2473 |
|
American School(ca. 1780), oil on canvas portrait of Reverand James Sproat, 1721-1793, 11'' x 8 1/4''. Sproat se... |
400 - 700 |
7 Bids
|
| 2474 |
|
Berks County, Pennsylvania painted poplar dower chest, ca. 1790, retaining its original painted surface with pot... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
8 Bids
|
| 2475 |
|
Chalk Jack Tar figure, 19th c., 14 3/4'' h. For a similar example, see Horning's Treasury of American Design and... |
1,000 - 2,000 |
14 Bids
|
| 2476 |
|
School of Johann Adam Eyer(Southeastern Pennsylvania, late 18th c.), ink and watercolor vorschrift, 8'' x 13''. |
500 - 1,000 |
3 Bids
|
| 2477 |
|
Pennsylvania watercolor fraktur, possibly by David Ellinger, early 20th c., of a bowl of tulip flowers, 9 1/2'' x... |
300 - 500 |
13 Bids
|
| 2478 |
|
New York burl ash bowl, early 19th c., with carved rim, 5'' h., 10 1/2'' dia. |
1,000 - 1,500 |
5 Bids
|
| 2479 |
|
Southeastern Pennsylvania redware charger, 19th c., with yellow slip decoration in a swag motif, 13'' dia. |
1,500 - 1,800 |
11 Bids
|
| 2480 |
|
Miniature painted bucket, 19th c., inscribed ''Good Boy'' with American flags, horses, and stars on a yellow grou... |
300 - 500 |
13 Bids
|
| 2481 |
|
Southeastern Pennsylvania watercolor fraktur bookplate, ca. 1800, probably Bucks County, with 2 parrots flanking... |
1,500 - 2,500 |
15 Bids
|
| 2482 |
|
Two miniature redware pitchers, 19th c., with manganese splash decoration, 3'' h., 2 1/4'' h. |
250 - 350 |
3 Bids
|
| 2483 |
|
Matched pair of miniature redware jugs, 19th c., 3 1/4'' h. |
500 - 700 |
10 Bids
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| 2484 |
|
Redware whistle, early 20th c., in the form of Foxy Grandpa, 2 3/4'' h. |
200 - 300 |
7 Bids
|
| 2485 |
|
Red quilted lindsey woolsey bedcover, inscribed ''Elizabeth Northrop Age 19 1829'', 97'' x 81''. |
800 - 1,200 |
15 Bids
|
| 2486 |
|
New England stained pine and birch chair table, late 18th c., with a rounded corner top and base and a single dr... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
17 Bids
|
| 2487 |
|
New England whitework bedspread, inscribed ''O.D. & H.M. Ward 1813 G 12/4 F'', 102'' x 92''. |
500 - 1,000 |
5 Bids
|
| 2488 |
|
American School(ca. 1840), oil on canvas portrait of a woman wearing a black dress, 21'' x 17''. |
1,200 - 1,500 |
1 Bid
|
| 2489 |
|
Three cast iron hitching posts, 19th c., to include a horse head example stamped ''Aaron Wissler Brunnerville La... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
10 Bids
|
| 2490 |
|
Pennsylvania grain painted wardrobe, 19th c., 71'' h., 60'' w. |
1,500 - 2,500 |
22 Bids
|
| 2491 |
|
Pennsylvania pine hanging spice cabinet, inscribed ''Skippack Township Montgomery County 1832 Isaac Kolb March t... |
1,000 - 2,000 |
9 Bids
|
| 2492 |
|
Johann Jacob Friederich Krebs(Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 1784-1812), rare pair of Dauphin County printed a... |
3,000 - 4,000 |
1 Bid
|
| 2493 |
|
Pennsylvania watercolor and ink irrgarten dated 1823, the central labyrinth with tulips and pinwheels all flanke... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
3 Bids
|
| 2494 |
|
Martin Brechall(Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 1783-1830), Northampden County ink and watercolor fraktur dated... |
1,200 - 1,500 |
13 Bids
|
| 2495 |
|
Pennsylvania ink and watercolor reward of merit dated 1796, with script within a wreath, 2 3/4'' x 3 3/4''. |
200 - 300 |
3 Bids
|
| 2496 |
|
Samuel Bentz(Mount Pleasant Artist, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1792-1850), ink and watercolor marriage certi... |
800 - 1,200 |
6 Bids
|
| 2497 |
|
Pennsylvania pine one piece corner cupboard, 19th c., retaining an ochre grain surface with salmon interior, 76 3... |
1,000 - 2,000 |
7 Bids
|
| 2498 |
|
David Bulle(American, 1808-1887), oil on canvas portrait of a father and daughter, 24 1/2'' x 17 1/2''. |
2,000 - 3,000 |
18 Bids
|
| 2499 |
|
1,000 - 2,000 |
11 Bids
|
|
| 2500 |
|
Painted rocking horse, 19th c., retaining its original black surface with red pinstriping, 15 1/2'' h., 38'' w. |
400 - 800 |
19 Bids
|
| 2501 |
|
Lehigh County jacquard coverlet dated 1841, inscribed ''Made by C. Fehr Emaus Pennsylvania'', 90'' x 77''. |
200 - 300 |
2 Bids
|
| 2502 |
|
Elaborate wrought iron broiler, ca 1770, with a scalloped handle and broiling surface, 18'' l. |
400 - 500 |
34 Bids
|
| 2503 |
|
Pair of Queen Anne brass candlesticks, the octagonal bases with a single knop shaft and round bobeches with orna... |
500 - 700 |
30 Bids
|
| 2504 |
|
English silver mounted coconut shell, ca. 1740, bearing the makers mark ''T.H.'', the shell decorated with four ... |
400 - 600 |
3 Bids
|
| 2505 |
|
Irish mahogany lock box, late 18th c., with marquetry floral decoration, 9 1/4'' x 17''. |
400 - 800 |
7 Bids
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