Probably Maryland or Virginia, circa 1800-1815
Poplar, hickory and maple, original painted decoration, in a remarkable state of preservation, 36 x 40 x 14 inches
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A settee of nearly identical form and scale but in refinished condition is in the collection of Winterthur Museum, illustrated
in Nancy Goyne Evans, American Windsor Furniture, Specialized Forms (New York, 1997), figs 1-88.
Provenance:
Pioneer Americana collection of Esther H. Ludwig (1905-2005), Shoemakersville, Berks County, PA; “An Important Berks County Collection: The Estate of Esther H. Ludwig,” Freeman’s, Philadelphia, PA, November 21, 2005, lot 1284; Philip H. Bradley Company, Downingtown, PA; David A. Schorsch and Eileen M. Smiles, Woodbury, CT; Collection of Jane and Gerald Katcher, Aspen, CO.
Published:
Advertisement for Philip H. Bradley, The Magazine Antiques, April 2006, p. 9.
Jane Katcher, “Continuing Themes and Connections,” in Jane Katcher, David A. Schorsch, and Ruth Wolfe, Eds, Expressions of Innocence and Eloquence, Selections from the Jane Katcher Collection of Americana, Volume II (Seattle, 2011), pages 340-341, 423, number 82.
Walnut, laminated and carved on original white pine turned base, the whole in original varnished and painted surface, height to top of wings 19 ½, wingspan, 34 ½ inches, depth 16 inches
JOHN FENNO (1732-1812) and ALBERT HOMER (1805-1883)
Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1810-1826
Each, leather, iron, paint, 13 x 7 ½ x 8 ½ inches
Each stamped twice “J. FENNO,” floral decoration with central motif of a stylized version of the State Seal of Massachusetts including the Indian Massasoit, with the name “Albert Homer” and the date “1826” in block lettering.
Pair of Yellow Fire Buckets with State Seal of Massachusetts
JOHN FENNO (1732-1812) and ALBERT HOMER (1805-1883)
Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1810-1826
Each, leather, iron, paint, 13 x 7 ½ x 8 ½ inches
Each stamped twice “J. FENNO,” floral decoration with central motif of a stylized version of the State Seal of Massachusetts including the Indian Massasoit, with the name “Albert Homer” and the date “1826” in block lettering.
Centre County, Pennsylvania, circa 1810
Poplar and pine, original painted decoration, original wrought iron lock and hinges and brass knobs, 31 x 50 ½ x 22 ½ inches
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Among this particular group of Centre County chests, this example is unique for its combination of attributes including: The use of a “wet-on-wet” decorating technique, the highly distinctive color palette of pinkish red and blue on a white background; the drawers, and the scalloped apron. This chest is attributable to an unidentified shop in Centre County, Pennsylvania that produced a small group of related lift-top chests with boldly flaring black-painted French bracket feet, finely painted floral, heart, and pinwheel decoration on a red background. These are related to examples formerly in the collections of Historic Deerfield, Jean and Howard Lipman, and Donald and Esther Shelley, discussed in Richard Miller, Avis Berman, Cynthia G. Falk, Lisa Minardi, and Ralph Sessions, A Shared Legacy, Folk Art in America (Alexandria, VA and NY, 2014), no. 60, pp. 228-229.
Provenance:
Frank and Barbara Pollack, Highland Park, IL; Private collection; Olde Hope Antiques, New Hope, PA; Private collection; “Period Furniture, Fine Art, and Accessories,” Pook and Pook, Downingtown, PA, October 6, 2012, lot. 935; Private collection.
Published:
Cynthia V. A. Schaffner and Susan Klein, American Painted Furniture (New York, 1997), no. 6.10, p. 140.
Cynthia V. A. Schaffner and Susan Klein, “Two-Toned Finishes: American Painted Furniture. 1790-1880,” Folk Art, Spring, 1998, p. 39.
Centre County, Pennsylvania, circa 1810
Poplar and pine, original painted decoration, original wrought iron lock and hinges and brass knobs, 31 x 50 ½ x 22 ½ inches
Please contact us for full condition report.
Among this particular group of Centre County chests, this example is unique for its combination of attributes including: The use of a “wet-on-wet” decorating technique, the highly distinctive color palette of pinkish red and blue on a white background; the drawers, and the scalloped apron. This chest is attributable to an unidentified shop in Centre County, Pennsylvania that produced a small group of related lift-top chests with boldly flaring black-painted French bracket feet, finely painted floral, heart, and pinwheel decoration on a red background. These are related to examples formerly in the collections of Historic Deerfield, Jean and Howard Lipman, and Donald and Esther Shelley, discussed in Richard Miller, Avis Berman, Cynthia G. Falk, Lisa Minardi, and Ralph Sessions, A Shared Legacy, Folk Art in America (Alexandria, VA and NY, 2014), no. 60, pp. 228-229.
Provenance:
Frank and Barbara Pollack, Highland Park, IL; Private collection; Olde Hope Antiques, New Hope, PA; Private collection; “Period Furniture, Fine Art, and Accessories,” Pook and Pook, Downingtown, PA, October 6, 2012, lot. 935; Private collection.
Published:
Cynthia V. A. Schaffner and Susan Klein, American Painted Furniture (New York, 1997), no. 6.10, p. 140.
Cynthia V. A. Schaffner and Susan Klein, “Two-Toned Finishes: American Painted Furniture. 1790-1880,” Folk Art, Spring, 1998, p. 39.
Hooked rug of stylized menagerie
American, circa 1890
Hooked rug of stylized menagerie
American, circa 1890
ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOP OF COLONEL EBENEZER B. TRACY, SR. (1744-1803)
Pair of sack-back Windsor armchairs
New London County, Connecticut, circa 1785-1790
ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOP OF COLONEL EBENEZER B. TRACY, SR. (1744-1803)
Pair of sack-back Windsor armchairs
New London County, Connecticut, circa 1785-1790
Policeman whirligig
American, possibly New York, circa 1890
Policeman whirligig
American, possibly New York, circa 1890
Painted Windsor continuous arm highchair
Probably New York City, circa 1790-1800
Painted Windsor continuous arm highchair
Probably New York City, circa 1790-1800
Paint-decorated windsor double settee
Probably Maryland or Virginia, circa 1800-1815
Paint-decorated windsor double settee
Probably Maryland or Virginia, circa 1800-1815
Poplar, hickory and maple, original painted decoration, in a remarkable state of preservation, 36 x 40 x 14 inches
Please contact us for full condition report
A settee of nearly identical form and scale but in refinished condition is in the collection of Winterthur Museum, illustrated
in Nancy Goyne Evans, American Windsor Furniture, Specialized Forms (New York, 1997), figs 1-88.
Provenance:
Pioneer Americana collection of Esther H. Ludwig (1905-2005), Shoemakersville, Berks County, PA; “An Important Berks County Collection: The Estate of Esther H. Ludwig,” Freeman’s, Philadelphia, PA, November 21, 2005, lot 1284; Philip H. Bradley Company, Downingtown, PA; David A. Schorsch and Eileen M. Smiles, Woodbury, CT; Collection of Jane and Gerald Katcher, Aspen, CO.
Published:
Advertisement for Philip H. Bradley, The Magazine Antiques, April 2006, p. 9.
Jane Katcher, “Continuing Themes and Connections,” in Jane Katcher, David A. Schorsch, and Ruth Wolfe, Eds, Expressions of Innocence and Eloquence, Selections from the Jane Katcher Collection of Americana, Volume II (Seattle, 2011), pages 340-341, 423, number 82.
Chippendale shell-carved watch hutch
Rhode Island, circa 1770
Chippendale shell-carved watch hutch
Rhode Island, circa 1770
Shaker painted oval box
Probably New Lebanon, NY, circa 1800-1820
Shaker painted oval box
Probably New Lebanon, NY, circa 1800-1820
Fancy Parrots
ENOCH A. TITUS (1821-1918)
Pennington, New Jersey, circa 1835
Watercolor and ink on paper, 9 ½ x 7 ½ inches, with original painted frame
Fancy Parrots
ENOCH A. TITUS (1821-1918)
Pennington, New Jersey, circa 1835
Watercolor and ink on paper, 9 ½ x 7 ½ inches, with original painted frame
Standing Spread-Wing American Eagle
American, possibly Massachusetts, circa 1880-1900 Walnut,
Standing Spread-Wing American Eagle
American, possibly Massachusetts, circa 1880-1900
Walnut, laminated and carved on original white pine turned base, the whole in original varnished and painted surface, height to top of wings 19 ½, wingspan, 34 ½ inches, depth 16 inches
Impressive red tin paint-decorated tray
Pennsylvania, circa 1825-1835
Impressive red tin paint-decorated tray
Pennsylvania, circa 1825-1835
Pair of Yellow Fire Buckets with State Seal of Massachusetts
JOHN FENNO (1732-1812) and ALBERT HOMER (1805-1883)
Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1810-1826
Each, leather, iron, paint, 13 x 7 ½ x 8 ½ inches
Each stamped twice “J. FENNO,” floral decoration with central motif of a stylized version of the State Seal of Massachusetts including the Indian Massasoit, with the name “Albert Homer” and the date “1826” in block lettering.
Pair of Yellow Fire Buckets with State Seal of Massachusetts
JOHN FENNO (1732-1812) and ALBERT HOMER (1805-1883)
Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1810-1826
Each, leather, iron, paint, 13 x 7 ½ x 8 ½ inches
Each stamped twice “J. FENNO,” floral decoration with central motif of a stylized version of the State Seal of Massachusetts including the Indian Massasoit, with the name “Albert Homer” and the date “1826” in block lettering.
Paint-decorated lift-top chest with drawers
Centre County, Pennsylvania, circa 1810
Poplar and pine, original painted decoration, original wrought iron lock and hinges and brass knobs, 31 x 50 ½ x 22 ½ inches
Please contact us for full condition report.
Among this particular group of Centre County chests, this example is unique for its combination of attributes including: The use of a “wet-on-wet” decorating technique, the highly distinctive color palette of pinkish red and blue on a white background; the drawers, and the scalloped apron. This chest is attributable to an unidentified shop in Centre County, Pennsylvania that produced a small group of related lift-top chests with boldly flaring black-painted French bracket feet, finely painted floral, heart, and pinwheel decoration on a red background. These are related to examples formerly in the collections of Historic Deerfield, Jean and Howard Lipman, and Donald and Esther Shelley, discussed in Richard Miller, Avis Berman, Cynthia G. Falk, Lisa Minardi, and Ralph Sessions, A Shared Legacy, Folk Art in America (Alexandria, VA and NY, 2014), no. 60, pp. 228-229.
Provenance:
Frank and Barbara Pollack, Highland Park, IL; Private collection; Olde Hope Antiques, New Hope, PA; Private collection; “Period Furniture, Fine Art, and Accessories,” Pook and Pook, Downingtown, PA, October 6, 2012, lot. 935; Private collection.
Published:
Cynthia V. A. Schaffner and Susan Klein, American Painted Furniture (New York, 1997), no. 6.10, p. 140.
Cynthia V. A. Schaffner and Susan Klein, “Two-Toned Finishes: American Painted Furniture. 1790-1880,” Folk Art, Spring, 1998, p. 39.
Paint-decorated lift-top chest with drawers
Centre County, Pennsylvania, circa 1810
Poplar and pine, original painted decoration, original wrought iron lock and hinges and brass knobs, 31 x 50 ½ x 22 ½ inches
Please contact us for full condition report.
Among this particular group of Centre County chests, this example is unique for its combination of attributes including: The use of a “wet-on-wet” decorating technique, the highly distinctive color palette of pinkish red and blue on a white background; the drawers, and the scalloped apron. This chest is attributable to an unidentified shop in Centre County, Pennsylvania that produced a small group of related lift-top chests with boldly flaring black-painted French bracket feet, finely painted floral, heart, and pinwheel decoration on a red background. These are related to examples formerly in the collections of Historic Deerfield, Jean and Howard Lipman, and Donald and Esther Shelley, discussed in Richard Miller, Avis Berman, Cynthia G. Falk, Lisa Minardi, and Ralph Sessions, A Shared Legacy, Folk Art in America (Alexandria, VA and NY, 2014), no. 60, pp. 228-229.
Provenance:
Frank and Barbara Pollack, Highland Park, IL; Private collection; Olde Hope Antiques, New Hope, PA; Private collection; “Period Furniture, Fine Art, and Accessories,” Pook and Pook, Downingtown, PA, October 6, 2012, lot. 935; Private collection.
Published:
Cynthia V. A. Schaffner and Susan Klein, American Painted Furniture (New York, 1997), no. 6.10, p. 140.
Cynthia V. A. Schaffner and Susan Klein, “Two-Toned Finishes: American Painted Furniture. 1790-1880,” Folk Art, Spring, 1998, p. 39.
Diminutive Chippendale Chest of Drawers
Rhode Island or Massachusetts, circa 1780
Diminutive Chippendale Chest of Drawers
Rhode Island or Massachusetts, circa 1780
Maple, chestnut and white pine, with original brass handles, steel locks, 25 ½ x 30 x 14 ¾ inches