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September 26, 2008 Illustrated Catalogue Sale
7:00 AM PT - Sep 26th, 2008

offered by
Pook & Pook, Inc.

463 East Lancaster Ave.
Downingtown, PA 19335
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573 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
2456 Lot 2456

Regency mahogany folding library steps, early 19th c., 29 3/4'' h., 15 3/4'' w.

400
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700
15 Bids
2457 Lot 2457

Jean Lattre(French, 1727-1794), engraved map of the world with armillary sphere, pub. by Louis Claude De Vizou, ...

800
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1,200
6 Bids
2458 Lot 2458

George I walnut spice chest on frame, ca. 1720, the upper section with a raised panel door, enclosing an interio...

2,500
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4,500
12 Bids
2459 Lot 2459

Thomas Mickell Burnham(American, 1818-1866), oil on panel country landscape with a figure and cows, inscribed ve...

1,000
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1,500
16 Bids
2460 Lot 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
2461 Lot 2461

Chinese export rose medallion footed bowl and covered tureen, 19th c., 3'' h., 13 3/4'' w. and 4'' h., 8'' w.

300
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500
2 Bids
2462 Lot 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 Lot 2463

English leather covered sewing box, early 19th c., with brass mounts, fitted with a variety of sewing accessories...

400
-
700
13 Bids
2464 Lot 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 Lot 2465

Large Moorcroft centerpiece bowl in the art nouveau style with wooded landscape decoration, 7'' h., 15 1/4'' dia.

800
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1,200
43 Bids
2466 Lot 2466

Rookwood pottery vase with berry vine decoration, 6 3/4'' h.

300
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500
3 Bids
2467 Lot 2467

Rookwood pottery vellum vase with landscape decoration, 10 1/2'' h.

1,500
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2,500
6 Bids
2468 Lot 2468

John Bennett art pottery vase with floral decoration, signed on base ''J. Bennett New York 1882'', 12'' h.

1,000
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2,000
24 Bids
2469 Lot 2469

Redware basket, attributed to George Ohr, ca. 1900, with ropetwist handle, 4 3/4'' h.

1,200
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1,800
1 Bid
2470 Lot 2470

George Ohr pottery vase, attributed to George Ohr, with pinched rim, 5 1/2'' h.

1,500
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2,500
2 Bids
2471 Lot 2471

Shenendoah Valley redware flower pot, 19th c., 8 1/2'' h.

400
-
800
2 Bids
2472 Lot 2472

Philadelphia pewter shallow bowl, ca. 1770, bearing the touch of Benjamin and Joseph Harbeson, 11'' dia.

300
-
500
14 Bids
2473 Lot 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 Lot 2474

Berks County, Pennsylvania painted poplar dower chest, ca. 1790, retaining its original painted surface with pot...

2,000
-
3,000
8 Bids
2475 Lot 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 Lot 2476

School of Johann Adam Eyer(Southeastern Pennsylvania, late 18th c.), ink and watercolor vorschrift, 8'' x 13''.

500
-
1,000
3 Bids
2477 Lot 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 Lot 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 Lot 2479

Southeastern Pennsylvania redware charger, 19th c., with yellow slip decoration in a swag motif, 13'' dia.

1,500
-
1,800
11 Bids
2480 Lot 2480

Miniature painted bucket, 19th c., inscribed ''Good Boy'' with American flags, horses, and stars on a yellow grou...

300
-
500
13 Bids
2481 Lot 2481

Southeastern Pennsylvania watercolor fraktur bookplate, ca. 1800, probably Bucks County, with 2 parrots flanking...

1,500
-
2,500
15 Bids
2482 Lot 2482

Two miniature redware pitchers, 19th c., with manganese splash decoration, 3'' h., 2 1/4'' h.

250
-
350
3 Bids
2483 Lot 2483

Matched pair of miniature redware jugs, 19th c., 3 1/4'' h.

500
-
700
10 Bids
2484 Lot 2484

Redware whistle, early 20th c., in the form of Foxy Grandpa, 2 3/4'' h.

200
-
300
7 Bids
2485 Lot 2485

Red quilted lindsey woolsey bedcover, inscribed ''Elizabeth Northrop Age 19 1829'', 97'' x 81''.

800
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1,200
15 Bids
2486 Lot 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 Lot 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 Lot 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 Lot 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 Lot 2490

Pennsylvania grain painted wardrobe, 19th c., 71'' h., 60'' w.

1,500
-
2,500
22 Bids
2491 Lot 2491

Pennsylvania pine hanging spice cabinet, inscribed ''Skippack Township Montgomery County 1832 Isaac Kolb March t...

1,000
-
2,000
9 Bids
2492 Lot 2492

Johann Jacob Friederich Krebs(Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 1784-1812), rare pair of Dauphin County printed a...

3,000
-
4,000
1 Bid
2493 Lot 2493

Pennsylvania watercolor and ink irrgarten dated 1823, the central labyrinth with tulips and pinwheels all flanke...

2,000
-
3,000
3 Bids
2494 Lot 2494

Martin Brechall(Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 1783-1830), Northampden County ink and watercolor fraktur dated...

1,200
-
1,500
13 Bids
2495 Lot 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 Lot 2496

Samuel Bentz(Mount Pleasant Artist, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1792-1850), ink and watercolor marriage certi...

800
-
1,200
6 Bids
2497 Lot 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 Lot 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 Lot 2499

DelawareValley five slat ladderback armchair, ca. 1760.

1,000
-
2,000
11 Bids
2500 Lot 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 Lot 2501

Lehigh County jacquard coverlet dated 1841, inscribed ''Made by C. Fehr Emaus Pennsylvania'', 90'' x 77''.

200
-
300
2 Bids
2502 Lot 2502

Elaborate wrought iron broiler, ca 1770, with a scalloped handle and broiling surface, 18'' l.

400
-
500
34 Bids
2503 Lot 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 Lot 2504

English silver mounted coconut shell, ca. 1740, bearing the makers mark ''T.H.'', the shell decorated with four ...

400
-
600
3 Bids
2505 Lot 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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