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Needlework Allegorical Picture
Lot: 1Sold for: $4,305$3,500Needlework Allegorical Picture, England, 17th century, depicting three figures with deer, squirrels, flowers, and fruit trees, and buildings in the background, in a molded and black-painted frame more ...
The Five Senses Stumpwork Picture
Lot: 2Sold for: $17,220$14,000The Five Senses Stumpwork Picture, England, 17th century, stitched in silk and metallic threads on a silk background depicting the five senses in oval vignettes against a background of flowers, more ...
Stoneware Bellarmine Jug
Lot: 3Sold for: $1,169$950Stoneware Bellarmine Jug, Germany, 17th century, with molded bearded face and crest, ht. 10 in. Provenance: Ruth Troiani, September 1976. more ...
Three Early Dutch Beakers
Lot: 4Sold for: $584$475Three Early Dutch Beakers, late 17th/early 18th century, flaring rim and molded foot, decorated with wrigglework floral patterns, rose and crown mark on the base, ht. to 6 3/4 in. more ...
Dutch School, Early 18th Century Portrait of a Man in a Brown Coat
Lot: 5Sold for: $492$400Dutch School, Early 18th Century Portrait of a Man in a Brown Coat Inscribed "Aetatis Sua 45/AD 1712" near the right side of the frame. Oil on canvas, 31 x 23 in., in a modern gilt molded more ...
Walnut Trestle-foot Box
Lot: 6Sold for: $677$550Walnut Trestle-foot Box, England or Europe, 17th century, the molded lid on a dovetail case with protruding trestle feet, case ht. 8 1/4, wd. 15, dp. 8 in. more ...
Oak Box with Chamfered Lid
Lot: 7UnsoldOak Box with Chamfered Lid, England, 18th century, with large brass keyhole escutcheon and four turned legs, opening to a divided compartment, ht. 5 5/8, wd. 9 1/4, dp. 6 in. more ...
Carved, Turned, and Joined Oak Sunflower Chest over Two Drawers
Lot: 8Sold for: $17,220$14,000Carved, Turned, and Joined Oak Sunflower Chest over Two Drawers, Peter Blinn, Wethersfield, Connecticut, c. 1670-1700, the pine top opens on snipe hinges above a well with oak till, the joined case more ...
Red-painted and Paint-decorated Joined Chest over Drawer
Lot: 9Sold for: $4,920$4,000Red-painted and Paint-decorated Joined Chest over Drawer, Old Saybrook/Guilford, Connecticut, area, 1690-1720, the cleated top opens on snipe hinges above a well, with paneled facade and single more ...
Red-painted Settle Bench
Lot: 10Sold for: $1,968$1,600Red-painted Settle Bench, probably Massachusetts, 18th century, the straight back with a half-round crest, above a plank seat and shaped arms with turned supports, and shaped skirt, (restored),ht. more ...
Pair of 17th Century European Wrought Iron Andirons and a Skewer
Lot: 11Sold for: $369$300Pair of 17th Century European Wrought Iron Andirons and a Skewer, with warming basket tops and scroll feet, ht. to 22 in. more ...
"Ye Wager of Sin is Death" Inscribed Bronze Skillet
Lot: 12Sold for: $1,722$1,400"Ye Wager of Sin is Death" Inscribed Bronze Skillet, England, 18th century, the inscription on the handle, three legs, lg. 16 1/2 in. more ...
Black-painted Turned and Carved Bannister-back Armchair
Lot: 13Sold for: $4,613$3,750Black-painted Turned and Carved Bannister-back Armchair, early to mid-18th century, the arched and scrolled molded crest above four split-balusters and swelled stiles joined to the turned arm more ...
Black-painted Heart and Crown Bannister-back Armchair
Lot: 14Sold for: $1,046$850Black-painted Heart and Crown Bannister-back Armchair, Connecticut, 18th century, the crest with arched lower edge above four molded balusters and flanked by turned stiles continuing to shaped arms more ...
Early Black-painted Heart and Crown Armchair
Lot: 15Sold for: $1,107$900Early Black-painted Heart and Crown Armchair, Connecticut, c. 1720-40, with high crest above molded spindles, shaped arms, turned under-arm supports, double stretcher base, with bulbous vase and more ...
Black-painted and Carved Bannister-back Armchair
Lot: 16Sold for: $3,998$3,250Black-painted and Carved Bannister-back Armchair, the elaborately carved Prince of Wales crest above four split balusters ending in a shoe with square drop, bulbous turnings throughout stiles, arm more ...
Brass Lantern Clock
Lot: 17Sold for: $277$225Brass Lantern Clock, domed top with pierced gargoyle frieze, engraved roman numerals, on four turned feet, ht. 11 in. more ...
Queen Anne Japanned Mirror
Lot: 18Sold for: $1,722$1,400Queen Anne Japanned Mirror, England, early 18th century, the shaped frame with gilt floral and bird decoration, hinged prop for standing on the back, ht. 21 1/4, wd. 22 1/4 in. more ...
Needlework-framed Mirror
Lot: 19Sold for: $2,337$1,900Needlework-framed Mirror, England, 18th century, the oval mirror plate set in a shaped rectangular japanned frame with needlework background depicting men, women, castles, insects, and coats of more ...
Black-painted Carved Prince of Wales-crested Armchair
Lot: 20Sold for: $3,321$2,700Black-painted Carved Prince of Wales-crested Armchair, New England, mid-18th century, the crest above five half-balusters, shaped arms with scrolled handholds, and bulbous front stretcher, (feet more ...
Black-painted Bannister-back Chair with Carved Prince of Wales Cresting
Lot: 21Sold for: $1,476$1,200Black-painted Bannister-back Chair with Carved Prince of Wales Cresting, Connecticut, 18th century, the crest above four half-balusters, and boldly turned single front stretcher, ht. 45, seat ht. 17 more ...
Black- and Gold-painted Bannister-back Chair with Prince of Wales Cresting
Lot: 22Sold for: $615$500Black- and Gold-painted Bannister-back Chair with Prince of Wales Cresting, Connecticut, 18th century, the scroll-carved crest above half-balusters, and tall base with single front stretcher, ht. 47 more ...
Small Black-painted "Crane-gate" Drop-leaf Table
Lot: 23Sold for: $923$750Small Black-painted "Crane-gate" Drop-leaf Table, New England, 18th century, the circular top overhangs a straight skirt joining blocked cylindrical legs, later black paint, (restoration),ht. 25, more ...
Two English Tin-glazed Apothecary Jars
Lot: 24Sold for: $1,107$900Two English Tin-glazed Apothecary Jars, early 18th century, the jars inscribed "E. e'SCORDIO" and "S: SCILLIT," ht. to 7 1/2 in. more ...
Polychrome Decorated Tin-glazed Earthenware Punch Bowl
Lot: 25Sold for: $523$425Polychrome Decorated Tin-glazed Earthenware Punch Bowl, Bristol, England, second quarter 18th century, decorated with green and red flowers below a red and blue diaper border, ht. 4 3/4, dia. 8 3/4 more ...
Three Polychrome Decorated Tin-glazed Earthenware Chargers
Lot: 26Sold for: $1,169$950Three Polychrome Decorated Tin-glazed Earthenware Chargers, England and Europe, 18th century, with floral decoration, dia. to 13 1/2 in. more ...
Three Dated Tin-glazed Earthenware Plates
Lot: 27Sold for: $2,583$2,100Three Dated Tin-glazed Earthenware Plates, probably Holland, early 18th century, two plates with a crown and hippogriff cartouche with interior monograms "IRM/1704" and "TAP/1700," the third plate more ...
Four Tin-glazed Earthenware Plates
Lot: 28Sold for: $400$325Four Tin-glazed Earthenware Plates, England and Europe, 18th century, with cobalt and manganese floral decoration, dia. to 9 in. more ...
Brown-painted Octagonal-top Cross-base Candlestand
Lot: 29Sold for: $4,613$3,750Brown-painted Octagonal-top Cross-base Candlestand, New England, early 18th century, on a bulbous turned post and shaped feet, (imperfections),ht. 24 1/4, wd. 12 1/2, dp. 13 in. Provenance: more ...
Black-painted Cross-base Stand
Lot: 30Sold for: $554$450Black-painted Cross-base Stand, New England, 18th century, the circular top on a vase- and ring-turned post and base with chip-carved detail, later black paint, ht. 26, dia. 14 in. Provenance: more ...