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Americana, Paintings and Decorative Arts Day 2
Americana, Paintings and Decorative Arts Day 2
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2002 May 25
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LOT OF EARLY OF SCRIMSHAW. Lot of 3, all 19th-century. Includes an American turned whale bone w...
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LOT OF EARLY OF SCRIMSHAW. Lot of 3, all 19th-century. Includes an American turned whale bone whistle, 2.1" long x .75" diameter; PLUS a...
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19TH-CENTURY SHIP PORTRAIT WITH WHALE. Artist Unknown, "Ship Portrait with Whale," c. 1800s, pas...
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19TH-CENTURY SHIP PORTRAIT WITH WHALE. Artist Unknown, "Ship Portrait with Whale," c. 1800s, pastel on paper, 20 x 28" (sight), fram...
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FOLK ART WHIMSICAL CARVINGS. A matched set of carved American folk art sculpture. This is a gro...
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FOLK ART WHIMSICAL CARVINGS. A matched set of carved American folk art sculpture. This is a group of Law Enforcement-related carvings all hanging fr
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MASSACHUSETTS SHERATON SIDEBOARD. A superb North Shore Sherataton mahogany sideboard with biscui...
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MASSACHUSETTS SHERATON SIDEBOARD. A superb North Shore Sherataton mahogany sideboard with biscuit corners and satinwood cross-banded inlay. Original
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OHIO WALNUT STEPBACK CUPBOARD. Two-piece walnut, with chestnut returns with arched cutouts on si...
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OHIO WALNUT STEPBACK CUPBOARD. Two-piece walnut, with chestnut returns with arched cutouts on sides on base. Tombstone topped 6 light glass doors in
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NEW ENGLAND CHIPPENDALE CHEST. A delightful, small-sized New England graduated 5-drawer chest in...
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NEW ENGLAND CHIPPENDALE CHEST. A delightful, small-sized New England graduated 5-drawer chest in original red painted finish, circa 1770-90. This ch
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FEDERAL DRESSING STAND. A two-drawer dressing stand in mahogany, ogee double-beveled mirror with...
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FEDERAL DRESSING STAND. A two-drawer dressing stand in mahogany, ogee double-beveled mirror with bulls-eye corners in half-pilaster frame, arched top
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COUNTRY CHERRY CANDLE STAND. A charming Ohio cherry candle stand with turned column supported by...
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COUNTRY CHERRY CANDLE STAND. A charming Ohio cherry candle stand with turned column supported by 3 tapered curved legs, rectangular fixed top with ro
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CIRCA 1760 PHILADELPHIA SIDE CHAIR. An outstanding Philadelphia Chippendale side chair in mahoga...
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CIRCA 1760 PHILADELPHIA SIDE CHAIR. An outstanding Philadelphia Chippendale side chair in mahogany with claw & ball feet, carved shell knees an...
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RENAISSANCE REVIVAL FOOT STOOL. A splendid walnut Victorian Renaissance Revival ladies' footstoo...
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RENAISSANCE REVIVAL FOOT STOOL. A splendid walnut Victorian Renaissance Revival ladies' footstool with scrolled-foot cabriole legs, shell carvi...
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SHEET SILVER AND GOLD SHIP BUILDER'S MODEL. A presentation ship model, manufactured of sheet sil...
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SHEET SILVER AND GOLD SHIP BUILDER'S MODEL. A presentation ship model, manufactured of sheet silver and with gold vermeil highlights, paddlebox...
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SILVER AND GOLD SHIPBUILDER'S MODEL FOR CHARLES MORGAN. A presentation ship model, manufactured...
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SILVER AND GOLD SHIPBUILDER'S MODEL FOR CHARLES MORGAN. A presentation ship model, manufactured of sheet silver with gold-plated accents and go...
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GREAT LAKES STEAMSHIP CANDELABRAS. A pair of unique ornate wrought iron candelabras from the Glo...
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GREAT LAKES STEAMSHIP CANDELABRAS. A pair of unique ornate wrought iron candelabras from the Globe Ironworks, Cleveland, OH. Each has six lights, is
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AMERICAN COIN SILVER SNUFF BOX. A stylish coin silver snuffbox with gold washed interior and rec...
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AMERICAN COIN SILVER SNUFF BOX. A stylish coin silver snuffbox with gold washed interior and rectangular hinged lid. Makers mark on interior "...
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BRASS DUTCH TOBACCO BOX. A fine oval brass Dutch-style brass lidded tobacco box, 18th-century wi...
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BRASS DUTCH TOBACCO BOX. A fine oval brass Dutch-style brass lidded tobacco box, 18th-century with engraving of sailing boat and Dutch shoreline with
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BRASS DUTCH TOBACCO BOX. A very fine brass Dutch-type 18th-century lidded tobacco box with 6 pan...
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BRASS DUTCH TOBACCO BOX. A very fine brass Dutch-type 18th-century lidded tobacco box with 6 panels with story scenes and ribbon captions in Dutch or
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BRASS DUTCH TOBACCO BOX. A late 18th-to early 19th-century Dutch-style brass lidded tobacco box...
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BRASS DUTCH TOBACCO BOX. A late 18th-to early 19th-century Dutch-style brass lidded tobacco box with floral & geometric engraving, 5" long...
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BRASS DUTCH TOBACCO BOX. An exceptional Dutch-style brass 18th-century lidded tobacco box with c...
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BRASS DUTCH TOBACCO BOX. An exceptional Dutch-style brass 18th-century lidded tobacco box with cutout and overlaid lid & base. Lid appears to ...
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BRASS & COPPER DUTCH TOBACCO BOX. A lovely 18th-century Dutch-type copper & brass lidded tobacco...
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BRASS & COPPER DUTCH TOBACCO BOX. A lovely 18th-century Dutch-type copper & brass lidded tobacco box with engraved Biblical scene of Moses ...
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PAPIER MACHE´ IMITATION TORTOISE SHELL SNUFF BOX. A charming rectangular papier mache´ snuff wit...
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PAPIER MACHE´ IMITATION TORTOISE SHELL SNUFF BOX. A charming rectangular papier mache´ snuff with hinged lid, decorated to appear as tort...
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LOT OF SCOTTISH MULLS. Lot of 2, both early curled Scottish-type horn mulls, or snuff boxes with...
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LOT OF SCOTTISH MULLS. Lot of 2, both early curled Scottish-type horn mulls, or snuff boxes with silver mounted horn lids. Both unmarked, one with o
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SCOTTISH MULL WITH AGATE LID. A fine Scottish horn mull-type snuffbox with unmarked silver lid w...
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SCOTTISH MULL WITH AGATE LID. A fine Scottish horn mull-type snuffbox with unmarked silver lid with inset agate-domed top. Oval silver presentation
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EARLY HORN SNUFF BOXES PLUS. Lot of 4. Includes 2 primitive horn snuffs with wood plug bases an...
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EARLY HORN SNUFF BOXES PLUS. Lot of 4. Includes 2 primitive horn snuffs with wood plug bases and lids with leather tab pulls; PLUS a molded and carv
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RARE LAY METAL TOBACCO BOX. A wonderful late 18th-century, probably English lay metal (lead) tob...
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RARE LAY METAL TOBACCO BOX. A wonderful late 18th-century, probably English lay metal (lead) tobacco box with African bust as finial on lid and inter
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EARLY 19TH-CENTURY SNUFF BOXES. Lot of 2 oval pewter snuff boxes, English early 19th-century. I...
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EARLY 19TH-CENTURY SNUFF BOXES. Lot of 2 oval pewter snuff boxes, English early 19th-century. Includes an engraved example that is 3.1" long ...
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TIN & WOOD FIGURAL CIGARETTE DISPENSER. Figural cigarette dispenser in form of donkey with sadd...
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TIN & WOOD FIGURAL CIGARETTE DISPENSER. Figural cigarette dispenser in form of donkey with saddlebag. Tin sign mounted on stand behind donkey...
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CARVED WOMAN'S SHOE SNUFF BOX. A charming mid-19th-century wood and horn snuff box carved in for...
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CARVED WOMAN'S SHOE SNUFF BOX. A charming mid-19th-century wood and horn snuff box carved in form of a woman's shoe. Oval hinged lid is ho...
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STERLING CIGARETTE CASES. Lot of 2. Includes a beautifully handcrafted Chinese case with landsc...
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STERLING CIGARETTE CASES. Lot of 2. Includes a beautifully handcrafted Chinese case with landscape on lid. Marked "Pure Silver Huafu Factory...
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EARLY SNUFF BOX LOT. Lot of 4. Includes a primitive American horn box with ingenious wrought st...
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EARLY SNUFF BOX LOT. Lot of 4. Includes a primitive American horn box with ingenious wrought steel hasp, old polished patina; PLUS a molded rectangu
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SWEDISH SILVER SNUFF BOX DATED 1802. A silver rectangular box with canted corners, hallmarked on...
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SWEDISH SILVER SNUFF BOX DATED 1802. A silver rectangular box with canted corners, hallmarked on interior. Base is engraved with initials and &quo...
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EARLY 19TH-CENTURY SNUFF BOXES. Lot of 2, both unmarked English pewter. Includes a cast rectang...
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EARLY 19TH-CENTURY SNUFF BOXES. Lot of 2, both unmarked English pewter. Includes a cast rectangular example with hunt scene on lid and scrollwork su
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CAST BRASS PIPE TONGS. Lot of 2 cast brass early 19th-century tobacco pipe tongs. Includes an A...
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CAST BRASS PIPE TONGS. Lot of 2 cast brass early 19th-century tobacco pipe tongs. Includes an American pair, very single with ridged teeth ends, tot
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DECORATED WROUGHT IRON PIPE TONGS. A pair of probably Continental, 18th or early 19th-century wr...
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DECORATED WROUGHT IRON PIPE TONGS. A pair of probably Continental, 18th or early 19th-century wrought iron pipe tongs with twist handles and engraved
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STILL LIFE OF FRUIT. An unsigned primitive oil on board of a bowl of strawberries and cut orange...
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STILL LIFE OF FRUIT. An unsigned primitive oil on board of a bowl of strawberries and cut orange lying on table, 11.75" high x 18" wide, ...
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AMERICAN STICK BAROMETER. A signed brass and nickel stick barometer marked "H.J. Green N.Y. 9971...
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AMERICAN STICK BAROMETER. A signed brass and nickel stick barometer marked "H.J. Green N.Y. 9971." This 3'3" hanging barometer ...
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PROFESSIONAL 19TH-CENTURY TELESCOPE. A professional grade, brass, bronze and aluminum telescope...
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PROFESSIONAL 19TH-CENTURY TELESCOPE. A professional grade, brass, bronze and aluminum telescope with original oak tripod stand. This unmarked scope
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ANTIQUE SPY GLASSES AND BINOCULARS. Lot of 4. Includes a brass pair of binoculars with brown le...
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ANTIQUE SPY GLASSES AND BINOCULARS. Lot of 4. Includes a brass pair of binoculars with brown leather covers with worn inscription on barrels, 9.25...
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EARLY FOLDING RULES. Lot of 4. Includes one 12" four-section in ivory with nickel mounts and 3"...
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EARLY FOLDING RULES. Lot of 4. Includes one 12" four-section in ivory with nickel mounts and 3" calipers; PLUS two 12" in ivory fou...
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TWO FLEAMS. Lot of 2, both American, brass with steel blades. Includes a cased example marked "...
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TWO FLEAMS. Lot of 2, both American, brass with steel blades. Includes a cased example marked "Wiegand Snowden Philadelphia," in velvet-...
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AMERICAN BLUE LACY CUP PLATES. Lot of 2. Includes a sunburst American dark blue lacy glass cup...
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AMERICAN BLUE LACY CUP PLATES. Lot of 2. Includes a sunburst American dark blue lacy glass cup plate, Rose/Lee No. 508; AND a simple geometric patte
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AMERICAN LACY GLASS CUP PLATES. Lot of 14, all clear American lacy glass cup plates. Including....
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AMERICAN LACY GLASS CUP PLATES. Lot of 14, all clear American lacy glass cup plates. Including. All are floral or geometric. All with minor to sli
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HENRY CLAY CUP PLATES. Lot of 2, both clear American lacy glass cup plates with bust portrait of...
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HENRY CLAY CUP PLATES. Lot of 2, both clear American lacy glass cup plates with bust portrait of Clay. Includes Rose/Lee No. 566 and 565. Listed as
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AMERICAN EAGLE GLASS CUP PLATES. Lot of 6, all American clear lacy glass cup plates with shield-...
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AMERICAN EAGLE GLASS CUP PLATES. Lot of 6, all American clear lacy glass cup plates with shield-breasted American eagle designs. Includes 2 "...
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CLEAR LACY GLASS ADVERTISING CUP PLATE. A very rare American clear lacy glass cup plate advertis...
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CLEAR LACY GLASS ADVERTISING CUP PLATE. A very rare American clear lacy glass cup plate advertising a retail importer in "Saint Louis" by...
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AMERICAN LACY GLASS CUP PLATES. Lot of 15, all clear American lacy glass cup plates with floral...
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AMERICAN LACY GLASS CUP PLATES. Lot of 15, all clear American lacy glass cup plates with floral or geometric patterns. All with minor to slightly mo
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AMERICAN LACY GLASS CUP PLATES. Lot of 15, all clear American lacy glass cup plates with floral...
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AMERICAN LACY GLASS CUP PLATES. Lot of 15, all clear American lacy glass cup plates with floral or geometric patterns. All with minor to slightly mo
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AMERICAN OPAL LACY GLASS CUP PLATES. Lot of 3, all opalescent American lacy glass cup plates. I...
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AMERICAN OPAL LACY GLASS CUP PLATES. Lot of 3, all opalescent American lacy glass cup plates. Includes two 13-heart border with 48 even scallops var
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AMERICAN LACY GLASS CUP PLATES. Lot of 9, all American lacy glass cup plates. Includes one with...
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AMERICAN LACY GLASS CUP PLATES. Lot of 9, all American lacy glass cup plates. Includes one with nautical anchor motif, with the rest floral or geome
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AMERICAN COBALT BLUE FLINT GLASS FLIPS. Lot of 4, all early 19th-century molded flint glass flip...
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AMERICAN COBALT BLUE FLINT GLASS FLIPS. Lot of 4, all early 19th-century molded flint glass flips (tumblers) with paneled sides, between 3.25"...
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AMERICAN LACY GLASS CUP & TODDY PLATES. Lot of 8, all American lacy glass in floral or geometric...
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AMERICAN LACY GLASS CUP & TODDY PLATES. Lot of 8, all American lacy glass in floral or geometric patterns. Includes 4 cup plates, one which is...
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