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7:00 AM PT - Aug 1st, 2004

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Summer Americana Auction

332 items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1
Lot 1
19th c. five-gallon stoneware jug, with bluebird on

leafy branch, 18" h.

100
-
500
2
Lot 2
19th c. oil on canvas, sunrise scene with two figure

s on shore and fishing boats with fishermen on the ocean, signed l...

7,000
-
15,000
3
Lot 3
20th c. watercolor on paper, sunrise scene, landscap

e with trees and shrubs with pond in a meadow, signed l.r. "C.H...

2,500
-
4,000
4
Lot 4
19th c. maple treen decorated sugar bowl, turned, ro

und with separate lid, with green, red and black decoration, 3" h...

100
-
300
5
Lot 5
18th c. bannister back armchair, foliate carved cres

t (repaired), initialed "TF" (in two places), cup and ball finials...

1,000
-
1,500
6
Lot 6
19th c. Chippendale style mirror, in original red an

d black painted finish with stenciled rose and leaf on the crest...

100
-
500
7
Lot 7
19th c. New England Redware jar, with brown splashed

spots on an orange/green background, 7" h.

100
-
500
8
Lot 8
Group of four 19th c. original painted, graduated pa

ntry boxes in red, putty gray, putty white, and dark brown.

200
-
500
9
Lot 9
Group of four 19th c. original painted, graduated pa

ntry boxes in shades of green paint, one with old paper label and...

200
-
500
10
Lot 10
18th c. New England mahogany tiptop tea table, roun

d one-board top, vase and ring turned shaft, tripod base (one foot...

500
-
1,500
11
Lot 11
Rare mohair covered teddy bear, large shoe button e

yes, moving tail moves head up, down and sideways, 12" h seated.

300
-
700
12
Lot 12
Early 19th c. gilt decorated looking glass, split b

alustrade style, 6" h raised carved and gilded basket of fruit at...

200
-
600
13
Lot 13
Pair of 19th c. Staffordshire figurines of a hunter

and his faithful dog, dressed in a tricorner hat, red coat and...

100
-
500
14
Lot 14
Set of four stoneware cannisters, stenciled blue on

white, "Oatmeal", "Rice", "Tea", "Sugar", 8" h, 5" dia.

50
-
400
15
Lot 15
19th c. Ohio, cherry and poplar wood, punch tin pan

el pie safe, single board top over two flanking dovetailed drawers...

500
-
1,500
16
Lot 16
Four pieces of early pewter: 5 1/4" cup; footed bow

l; footed mug with touch inside bottom, 5" h; and a handled mug...

100
-
200
17
Lot 17
Early 19th c. New England pine butter churn, origin

al patinated finish, piggen handle, long-handled dasher is worked...

100
-
500
18
Lot 18
Alaskan Eskimo soapstone sculpture of an Eskimo hol

ding a large fish between his legs, numbered on base...

50
-
300
19
Lot 19
19th c. Cherokee hoop handled basket, red, brown an

d tan caning, 13 1/2" h.

100
-
300
20
Lot 20
Late 18th c. walnut corner cupboard, molded cornice

above a banded decorative frieze, over two glazed doors with...

500
-
2,000
21
Lot 21
19th c. Bennington pottery style mantle piece of a

spaniel, mounted on a decorated base, 10 1/2" h.

100
-
400
22
Lot 22
19th c. cutwork brass fire fender on ball feet, 41"

l.

100
-
500
23
Lot 23
Rare pair of 18th c. brass, flame finial, claw and

ball foot andirons, swag decorated urns, turned shaft, square...

200
-
1,000
24
Lot 24
Very fine 18th c. wrought iron and brass andirons,

with brass urn-shaped top, bulbous-shaped shaft over attached...

200
-
1,000
25
Lot 25
Exceptional 18th c. New England, Governor Winthrop

style, slant lid desk, figured cherry, dovetailed case...

1,000
-
5,000
26
Lot 26
19th c. oil on canvas of a rocky coastline with wav

es, canvas shows minor repairs, carved frame shows damage, signed...

2,000
-
10,000
27
Lot 27
20th c. oil on canvas of a tall masted Gloucester f

isherman in a choppy sea, with four men in foul weather gear on...

300
-
1,500
27A
Lot 27A
19th c. oil on board of two schooners off the Fren

ch seacoast, signed l.l. "Edward Moran", and central brass plaque...

500
-
2,500
28
Lot 28
18th c. New England pine sea chest, in original red

paint, carved beckets, dovetailed, 42" l.

100
-
500
29
Lot 29
19th c. hand-colored engraving, "South Sea Whale Fi

shery", published London, Jan. 1, 1825, by W.J. Huggins, engraved...

100
-
1,000
30
Lot 30
19th c. sailor made sewing stand, double lift lid t

op inlaid with walnut and maple triangles, with whalebone ivory...

700
-
2,000
31
Lot 31
19th c. nautical telescope, brass, braided black co

rd on barrel, signed "Moore, High Street, Belfast, Day or...

100
-
500
32
Lot 32
Pair of 19th c. brass whale oil lamps, saucer bases

with handles, 5 1/2" h.

100
-
500
33
Lot 33
18th and 19th c. New England wrought iron cooking u

tensils: spoon with rat tail hanger; two forks; spatula; strainer...

100
-
500
34
Lot 34
18th c. New England long-handled cooking skillet, w

rought iron and steel, finely peened over top, 41" l.

100
-
500
35
Lot 35
Early 18th c. New England ladderback armchair, mapl

e, early brown painted finish, tall turned finials, four graduated...

500
-
1,500
36
Lot 36
Spongeware pottery: "Butter" crock; and bowl, 8 1/4

" dia.

100
-
400
36A
Lot 36A
Three Bennington pieces: pitcher (small repair); a

nd two bowls.

100
-
400
37
Lot 37
Roomsize Oriental rug, Persian Sarouk, red field, c

obalt blue border, 8' 4" x 11' 2".

500
-
2,000
38
Lot 38
Matched set of three berry gathering baskets, black

ash splint, made in Westport, Mass., signed "B. Cornell" and...

100
-
500
39
Lot 39
18th and 19th c. woodenware: treen bowl and 5 3/4"

plate; maple scoop (carved from one piece); early dipper (one...

100
-
500
40
Lot 40
Early 19th c. cherry and figured cherry sugar chest

, hinged lift lid breadboarded top, above a two-sectioned case...

500
-
2,000
41
Lot 41
19th c. watercolor portrait of a young girl holding

a book in her right hand, wearing a pleated blue dress, and a...

200
-
1,000
42
Lot 42
19th c. watercolor portrait of a young girl in a re

d and yellow dress, with a white hat with red ribbon, holding a...

200
-
1,000
43
Lot 43
19th c. watercolor of a young woman in a blue dress

, seated by a candlestand with a vase of flowers, holding a book...

200
-
1,000
44
Lot 44
19th c. sailor carved maple busk, chip carved "B W"

, stars, hearts, sun with face, and hex signs, 12 1/4" h.

100
-
500
44A
Lot 44A
Roomsize Oriental rug, Persian Sarouk, red field,

blue border, 8' 2" x 10" 11".

500
-
2,000
45
Lot 45
18th c. New England tiger maple highboy, married, m

aple moldings, replaced brass, carved base, cabriole legs, padded...

1,000
-
3,000
46
Lot 46
Two 19th c. New England firkins, one in original gr

een paint, and one natural.

100
-
400
47
Lot 47
19th c. Connecticut pillar and scroll shelf clock,

full paper label on inside "Made and sold by Riley Whiting...

200
-
2,000
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