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7:00 AM PT - Mar 29th, 2010

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Sunday, March 28th, from 12pm-7pm EST in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Brunk Auctions March 29th, 2010 Sale

560 items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1
Lot 1
Two Vogler silhouettes, Salem print:


pair silhouettes, John Vogler (Salem, North Carolina...

1,500
-
3,000
2
Lot 2
18th century Philadelphia engraving,


"The East Prospect of the City of Philadelphia, in the Province of...

1,000
-
2,000
3
Lot 3
18th century engraving, New York,


"The South Prospect of the City of New York, in North...

1,000
-
2,000
4
Lot 4
18th century Charleston engraving,


South Carolina, "An Exact Prospect of Charlestown, the Metropolis...

500
-
1,000
5
Lot 5
18th century Charleston engraving,


South Carolina, "A View of Charles Town, the Capital of South...

500
-
1,000
6
Lot 6
Rare and important Savannah engraving,


"A View of Savannah as it stood, the 29th of March, 1734... To the...

50,000
-
70,000
7
Lot 7
George Washington mezzotint,


after Alexander Campbell, "George Washington, Esq General and...

1,000
-
2,000
8
Lot 8
Mezzotint after Hans Hysing,


portrait of "Jacobus Gibbs, Architectus", circa 1760, signed "H...

200
-
400
9
Lot 9
Massachusetts Chippendale diminutive


chest, mahogany with pine secondary, reverse serpentine with block...

8,000
-
12,000
10
Lot 10
Delft tile picture, Noah's Ark,


composed of 40 tiles, magenta on white image of Noah's ark with...

3,000
-
5,000
11
Lot 11
Queen Anne walnut looking glass,


two possibly original beveled mirror plates (not removed for...

2,000
-
3,000
12
Lot 12
New England child's armchair,


turned finials and mushroom hand grips, black over green paint...

1,000
-
1,500
13
Lot 13
Punched tin bull's-eye lantern,


each side with projecting bull's-eye lens, one a door, probably...

200
-
400
14
Lot 14
Two similar toleware sconces:


each tinned sheet iron with circular back and single candle cup...

2,000
-
3,000
15
Lot 15
Important diminutive North Carolina


walnut chest, walnut with yellow pine secondary, five finely...

5,000
-
7,000
16
Lot 16
Richmond, Virginia, key basket,


black and red morocco leather, base with impressed mark for S.S...

1,500
-
2,500
17
Lot 17
Three wooden lanterns:


one with mortised wooden frame below domed and pierced top, single...

250
-
500
18
Lot 18
Two early wrought iron candlesticks:


one shaped as corkscrew with revolving mechanism, on round base...

400
-
800
19
Lot 19
Large-scale wrought iron boot scraper,


twisted and openwork finials, set into block of sandstone...

400
-
600
20
Lot 20
Pair early American watercolors


(Franklin Peirson, Massachusetts,1787-1802): "St. Patrick" riding...

3,000
-
5,000
21
Lot 21
Pair Virginia pine benches:


each yellow pine throughout with plank seat and shaped sides...

800
-
1,200
22
Lot 22
Winchester, Virginia flintlock rifle,


.48 cal. brass-mounted rifle, 40 in. octagonal barrel signed in...

12,000
-
18,000
23
Lot 23
Ellicott family carved wood wall


pocket, two pieces white cedar joined and shaped as cornucopia...

1,500
-
2,500
24
Lot 24
Pierced brass lantern,


hexagonal with brass frame and feet, three-tiered top with pierced...

300
-
600
25
Lot 25
John Penn manuscript document


(1741-1788, North Carolina signer of the Declaration of...

1,000
-
2,000
26
Lot 26
Joseph Hewes manuscript document


(1730-1779, North Carolina signer of the Declaration of...

2,000
-
4,000
27
Lot 27
Joseph Hewes manuscript document


(1730-1779, North Carolina signer of the Declaration of...

1,500
-
3,000
28
Lot 28
William Hooper manuscript document


(1742-1790, North Carolina signer of the Declaration of...

2,000
-
4,000
29
Lot 29
Important Jeremiah Theus portrait


(Swiss/Charleston, South Carolina, 1716-1774), "Amarinthia...

30,000
-
50,000
30
Lot 30
English silver taperstick,


hexagon baluster form with conforming knob, marks for Joseph Bird...

500
-
1,000
31
Lot 31
English silver taperstick,


knobbed stem, stepped shaped square base, marks for William Gould...

800
-
1,200
32
Lot 32
English silver taperstick,


stepped square base with shell decoration, marks for James Gould...

800
-
1,200
33
Lot 33
English silver taperstick,


knobbed stem, stepped shaped square base, marks for William Gould...

800
-
1,200
34
Lot 34
English silver taperstick,


shaped stepped square base, marks for London, 1764, maker...

500
-
1,000
35
Lot 35
Two silver gaming boxes with counters:


one with lid depicting King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria...

1,000
-
2,000
36
Lot 36
Folk art drawing, camel, eagle:


recto "Camel 72 and Camel Opardai 73" and verso "Golden Eagle I...

200
-
400
37
Lot 37
H. Anthony Dyer watercolor


(Hezekiah Anthony Dyer, Rhode Island, 1872-1943), view of Martha's...

400
-
800
38
Lot 38
Richard Loehle painting


(Decatur, Georgia, born 1917, illustrator noted for his children's...

500
-
1,000
39
Lot 39
Robert B. Dance watercolor


(Winston-Salem/Kinston, North Carolina, born 1934), "A Childhood...

1,500
-
3,000
40
Lot 40
Robert B. Dance watercolor


(Winston-Salem/Kinston, North Carolina, born 1934), Traugott...

1,500
-
3,000
41
Lot 41
Two North Carolina prints:


"Treasures", 216/950, inscribed at bottom "To Tom Gray. Thanks for...

400
-
800
42
Lot 42
Important Virginia Chippendale desk


and bookcase, upper case with dentil and finely pierced pediment...

20,000
-
30,000
43
Lot 43
Boston Queen Anne high chest,


walnut veneers and maple with pine secondary, two-case...

10,000
-
15,000
44
Lot 44
Fine and rare Queen Anne child's desk,


desk on frame in figured maple with chestnut, pine and other...

20,000
-
30,000
45
Lot 45
New England William and Mary candle


stand, maple, cherry and other mixed woods in old surface...

2,000
-
3,000
46
Lot 46
Rhode Island Queen Anne octagonal top


tea table, maple throughout, scrubbed octagonal two-board top...

5,000
-
7,000
47
Lot 47
Important William and Mary corner


chair, massive scale, maple and other mixed woods, shaped arms...

6,000
-
9,000
48
Lot 48
Important New York great chair,


mixed hardwoods with old dry dark red paint, rush seat, boldly...

3,000
-
5,000
49
Lot 49
Fine Connecticut butterfly table,


walnut, cherry and pine, oval top with two drop leaves and...

4,000
-
6,000
50
Lot 50
Rhode Island William and Mary


stretcher table, maple with poplar secondary, two-board top with...

3,000
-
5,000
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