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Marlborough, MA, United States
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August Americana
Skinner's August Americana auction features an interesting selection of fine and historic antiques for the discriminating collector including a rare relief-carved double-sided portrait of General George Washington by Samuel Macintire; a late 18th century painted Phrygian or Liberty Cap originally mounted on a pole symbolizing American freedom; a collection of brightly colored and well preserved 17th and 18th century English needlework pictures; a collection of fine Liverpool jugs including a rare ?Success to the crooked by interesting town of Boston? jug, and several commemorating George Washington; two Andrew Clemens sand bottles; an assortment of export porcelain and Chinese and Indian export silver; fine maritime paintings by Montague Dawson and other artists; and the original manuscript journal Cleopatra?s Barge On A Voyage Of Pleasure documenting the 1817 voyage of George Crowninshield?s famous yacht considered to be the earliest grand pleasure yacht built in America. In addition, a selection of 19th century American folk portraiture and landscapes, miniature portraits, and painted wood boxes round out the live sale.
Auction Curator:
Stephen L. Fletcher
Executive Vice President | American Furniture & Decorative ArtsSold
0025: Eight Orange and Green Fitzhugh Export Porcelain Plates, China, early 19th century, (chips), dia. 9Est. US$600-US$800
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0026: Small Coin Silver Porringer, Paul Revere, Sr., Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1730, the round body withEst. US$800-US$1,200
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0027: Coin Silver Cream Pitcher, Zachariah Bridgen, Boston, Massachusetts, late 18th century, long spoutEst. US$600-US$800
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0028: Two Coin Silver Harvard Table Spoons, Moses Morse, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1820-30. the handlesEst. US$300-US$500
0029: Four Sterling Silver Tablespoons, Peter and William Bateman, London, 1808, the handles engraved withEst. US$300-US$500Lot Passed
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0030: Brass Fobes Little Spoon Mold, third quarter of the 18th century, for casting a Hanoverian patternEst. US$600-US$800
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0031: Carved and Gilded Eagle Watch Stand, 19th century, the spread wing eagle with window on its breastEst. US$1,000-US$1,500
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0032: Wrought Iron and Brass Adjustable Two Light Candlestand, 18th century, the central adjustableEst. US$20,000-US$40,000
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0033: Pine Chest Over Drawer, possibly Nantucket, Massachusetts, early 18th century, the lift-top withEst. US$600-US$800
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0034: American School, 19th Century, Seaside Town, Unsigned., Condition: Surface grime, a few small spotsEst. US$6,000-US$8,000
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0035: Paint Decorated "Starch" Slide-lid Box, America, mid-19th century, pine box of nailed constructionEst. US$400-US$600
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0036: Blue-painted Oval Pantry Box with Twelve Linen Towels and One Linen Kerchief, 19th century, the boxEst. US$200-US$250
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0037: Two Round Painted Pantry Boxes, America, 19th century, the largest, a green-painted box inscribed inEst. US$200-US$250
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0038: Polychrome Painted Mirror, 19th century, the poplar frame with flower motifs against a redEst. US$300-US$500
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0039: Samuel McIntire Two-sided Carved and Painted George Washington Profile Portrait Plaque, Salem,Est. US$60,000-US$80,000
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0040: Attributed to William Matthew Prior (Massachusetts/Maine, 1806-1873), Mount Vernon, Unsigned.,Est. US$8,000-US$12,000
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0041: American School, Late 18th Century, Portrait of Luther Little, Unsigned, titled on the frame.,Est. US$1,500-US$2,500
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0042: American School, 19th Century, Miniature Portrait of a Young Woman with a Coral Necklace, Unsigned.,Est. US$400-US$600
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0043: Carved, Gilded, and Painted Phrygian Cap, likely New England, c. 1800, carved from two pine blocksEst. US$4,000-US$6,000
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0044: William Pierce Stubbs (Maine/Massachusetts, 1842-1909), Portrait of the Ship Glide, Signed "STUBBS"Est. US$2,000-US$3,000
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0045: Warren Sheppard, View off Twin Lights, signed l.r., Condition: Patch to the far right side,Est. US$400-US$600
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0046: Silkwork Portrait of the Schooner Rose-Marie, T. Willis, New York, early 20th century, the silkEst. US$1,500-US$2,500
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0047: John Halley Bellamy Carved and Painted Eagle Plaque, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, late 19th century,Est. US$10,000-US$15,000
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