June 2, 2019 Auction
    
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Lot 49 :
(pair) J DENNIS (British, 19th c.)
woodland bird nests
sgn. and dated l.r. J Dennis 1889, o/c, 10 by 18 in.; gilt frames, 12 by 20 in.
stenciled on reverse: E. WOLFF & SON/LONDON
Lots 37-62 from the collection of a Gloucester, Massachusetts gentleman.  
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 50 :
BRITISH, 19th c.
moonlit view, Thames River at St. Paul's, London
sgn. illegibly l.l., o/c, 18.25 by 37.5 in., unframed
Lots 37-62 from the collection of a Gloucester, Massachusetts gentleman.
Edges rubbed where painting meet frame.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $475 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 51 :
AMERICAN SCHOOL, 18/19th c.
purportedly an early portrait of LaFayette
unsigned, o/c, 30 by 25 in., gilt frame, 36.5 by 31 in.
Written in ink on stretcher General LaFayette
Lots 37-62 from the collection of a Gloucester, Massachusetts gentleman.
glass loose
Three-corner tear patched upper right.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $950 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 52 :
AMERICAN, 19th c.
poss. JOHN DURAND (American, active 1765-1782)
half-portrait of a gentleman
unsigned, o/c, 28 by 21.5 in.; gilt frame, 33 by 26.5 in.
Durand first established in Virginia, later painted portraits in New York City.
Lots 37-62 from the collection of a Gloucester, Massachusetts gentleman.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 53 :
AMERICAN, 19th c.
portrait of sea captain, steam ship in distance
written on reverse of canvas: Isaac Sheffield, Conn.
unsigned, o/c, 30.25 by 25 in.; original gilt frame, 37.5 by 32.5 in.
Frame pattern identical to the frame in the following portrait of a woman;…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $850 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 54 :
AMERICAN, 19th c.
portrait of a woman wearing gold jewelry
unsigned, o/c (laid down on board), 30 by 26.25 in.; original gilt frame, 37.5 by 32.5 in.
It is purported that this sitter is the wife of Captain Sheffield in the previous lot 53.
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Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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Lot 55 :
BRITISH, early 19th c.
portrait of a young midshipman
unsigned, o/c (old reline), 18.25 by 15 in.; framed 22.25 by 19.5 in.
Lots 37-62 from the collection of a Gloucester, Massachusetts gentleman.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 56 :
attrib. CHARLES DELIN (Dutch, 1756-1818)
portrait of a ship's captain
unsigned, o/c (relined), 21 by 17 in.; framed 25 by 20.5 in.
Lots 37-62 from the collection of a Gloucester, Massachusetts gentleman.
Restoration.  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $325 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 57 :
CARL KAHLER (Austrian, 1855-1906)
A Night at the Opera
sgn. l.r. Carl Kahler, o/c, 30 by 25 in.; framed, 34.5 by 29.5 in.
Lots 37-62 from the collection of a Gloucester, Massachusetts gentleman.  
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

Realized: $2,750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 58 :
(on 2) AMERICAN, 19th c.
green grapes; the other purple grapes
unsigned, o/c (relined), 22 by 14 in.; framed, 26 by 18 in.
Lots 37-62 from the collection of a Gloucester, Massachusetts gentleman.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 59 :
attrib. GEORGE CHINNERY (British, 1774-1852)
a Tanka boat woman
unsigned, o/c, 17.25 by 12.5 in.; original China Trade frame, 21.75 by 17.25 in.
Chinnery was a British painter who spent much of his life and career in Asia.
Lots 37-62 from the collection of a Gloucester, Massachusetts…  MORE
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $950 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 60 :
CHINA TRADE, 19th c.
Chinese trading junk at sea off Hong Kong
inscribed on sails
original paper label on stretcher, ...WASHED...WITH A LITTLE SOAP AND AFTERWARDS POLISH (VARNISH)/ YEU-QUA/No. ?, Queens Road
o/c (relined), 18 by 23.5 in.; China Trade-style frame 24 by 29 in.
Lots 37-62 from…  MORE
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $1,400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 61 :
CHINA TRADE, 19th c.
Chinese trading junk at sea off Hong Kong
sails inscribed, o/c (relined), 18 by 23 in.; China Trade-style frame 23.75 by 29 in.
Lots 37-62 from the collection of a Gloucester, Massachusetts gentleman.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $2,100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 62 :
ITALIAN OLD MASTER DRAWING, 17/18th c.
Judith standing before the defeated army holding the head of Holofernes, angels above
unsigned, red chalk on paper, 19 by 29.5 in. (sight), mounted, matted, framed under glass, 28.5 by 38.5 in.
Lots 37-62 from the collection of a Gloucester, Massachusetts gentleman.
Upper…  MORE
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $950 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 63 :
DUTCH, 17th c.
portrait of Wendela (Bicker) DeWitt, (1635-1668)
wife of Dutch statesman Johan DeWittt (1625-1672)
o/p, 15 by 13 in., ebonized frame, total 22.5 by 20.25 in.
From the John DeWitt Pratt, estate, Cambridge, MA.
Bertha DeWitt of Hartford, CT, a direct descendant of Johan DeWitt,…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $1,100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 63A :
BRITISH SCHOOL, 18/19th c.
naval battle, Dutch and British galleons engaging in combat
unsigned, o/p, 14 by 21 in., framed, 17 by 24 in.
From a New Canaan, Connecticut estate.
Horizontal cracks in panel; inpaint area to sky (and flake).  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 64 :
HENRI VOORDECKER (Belgian, 1779-1861)
view of Chateau D'Argenteau
sgn. l.l. H. Voordecker 1843
written of wall: Chateau D'Ochain/Ct Dr. Mercy./D'Argenteau
o/p, 15.5 by 23.75 in.; modern frame, 19 by 27 in.
Paint loss/scrapes in sky.  
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Realized: $3,750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 65 :
DUTCH, 18th c.
still-life of hanging fruit
o/c (relined), 29 by 22.75 in.; impressive carved gilt frame, 38 by 32 in.
inscribed on stretcher...Mr. & Mrs. J B Chamberlain, Ross, Calif... also... Vanderbilt Dutch fruit Chamberlain...  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $3,750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 66 :
CONTINENTAL, 19th c.
still-life with tankard, wildfowl, and fruit
unsigned, o/c, 25 by 34 in.; framed, 31.25 by 40.5 in.
Lower right 3" patch on back, inpaint to front.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

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Lot 67 :
ITALIAN, 18th/19th c.
Madonna and child, after Raphael
o/c, 12 by 9.5 in.; rosewood veneered frame, 16 by 13 in.
inscribed on stretcher: ...presented to lucy mavioll presented by her uncle lord addington...
Area of varnish discoloration to side of face.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $700 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 68 :
CONTINENTAL, 17th/18th c.
portrait of child with bow and arrow
o/c, 31 by 25.5 in.; probably original frame, 38 by 33 in.
inscription on label to base of stretcher: ...john...chapel of...  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $700 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 69 :
FRENCH, 18th c.
portrait of a lady of the court
unsigned, pastel on paper, 25 by 19 in. (sight)
prob. original frame, under glass, 29.5 by 23 in.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

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Lot 70 :
RICHARD DEY DE RIBCOWSKY (Bulgarian, 1880-1936)
Venice canal
sgn. l.r. D De Ribcowsky, o/b, 25 by 16 in.; linen mat, framed, 34 by 26 in.  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $350 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 71 :
AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19th c.
child with coral necklace in black apron
o/c, 27 by 23 in.; gilt frame, 34 by 29.5 in.
Craquelure; puncture and inpaint to the right of child's face; tear to the upper right.  
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $425 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 72 :
in the manner of THOMAS CHAMBERS (American, 1808-1866/69)
19th c, Lake George, New York
unsigned, o/c, 21.5 by 30.5 in.; framed, 27 by 35.5 in.
Light craquelure; some rubbing where canvas edge meets frame.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $425 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 73 :
LARGE 17TH C. WILLIAM AND MARY CUSHION MIRROR
large pierced crest and original beveled glass, 43"h; 27.5"w
Purchased from Hyde Park, New York City in 2002  
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Realized: $3,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 74 :
19TH C. BOSTON ROSEWOOD ETAGERE WITH DRAWER
4-tiers, serpentine shelves, scrolling open-work sides with carved finials
stenciled in drawer: FROM/JAMES G BLAKE/UPHOLSTERY/AND/FURNITURE/
..?..Cornhill/Boston, 55"h; 23"w; 15"d
Some veneer missing to shelves.  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $700 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 75 :
FEDERAL INLAID CHERRY TILT-TOP CANDLESTAND
attrib. Nathan Lombard (1777-1847), Sutton, Massachusetts
in original or old surface, oval tilt-top with line inlay to edge, turned urn post, pronounced shell-carved knees, snake feet, 27"h; top, 23.5" by 17.5"  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 76 :
PAIR OF 18TH C. CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY SIDECHAIRS
Maryland or Delaware, Santo Domingo dense mahogany, scroll carving to shaped crestrail and the pierced splat, shell-carved seat-rail and knees, slip seats and finely caved ball and claw feet, back 41.5"h; seatrail, 17"h, 21"w
Minor separation where crestrail meets splat, two…  MORE
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Realized: $6,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 77 :
GENERAL WASHINGTON'S LETTER TO JOHN ADAMS, 1798
Descended through the family of Noah Doggett (Boston, 1770-1842) to the present.an 18th c. period printing (Published for General Information): Declaring his ACCEPTANCE of the Command of the ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES.
GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE/BELIEVING the the Letter…  MORE
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $800 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 78 :
17TH C. CONNECTICUT LETTER, REV. NOYES TO JUDGE SEWALL
Descended through the family of Noah Doggett (Boston, 1770-1842) to the present.dated March 12, 1693, written from Stonington, Connecticut
from Rev. James Noyes (b. Newbury, MA 1640-d. Stonington, 1719)
About Point Judith/Sagamore Ninigret (Ninigret the Younger, sachem or chief of Narragansett tribe,…  MORE
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $1,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 79 :
(2) EARLY HISTORICAL BOSTON BOOKLETS
Descended through the family of Noah Doggett (Boston, 1770-1842) to the present.THE RULES OF WORK, OF THE CARPENTERS, IN THE TOWN OF BOSTON....FORMED, AND MOST ACCURATELY CORRECTED, BY A LARGE NUMBER OF THE FIRST WORKMEN OF THE TOWN...PRINTED, FOR THE…  MORE
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $650 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 80 :
NEW HAMPSHIRE HEPPLEWHITE STAND
18th c., original paint, drawer to apron with birdseye maple front, scallop medial shelf with conforming drawer, both with original brass, delicate tapering legs, 28.5"h; 14"sq.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $1,400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 81 :
19TH C. FOLK ART PAINTED CHANDELIER
torch-form twist-carved and painted post with flame, five shaped iron arms with tin candle cups, 28"h; 32" diam.
Never electrified. Minor paint loss.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $950 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 82 :
18TH C. NEW ENGLAND CHIPPENDALE CHERRY OXBOW CHEST
prob. North Shore, Massachusetts
four graduated drawers with original brass; on tall shaped bracket feet, 36.5" h; 36"w; 19"d
Old refinish.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $2,100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 83 :
AMERICAN TIGER MAPLE BANJO CLOCK
weight-driven, eglomise neck, the eglomise panel painted with a sloop, brass eagle finial, 32.5"h; 10"w; 3.75"d
From a Boston townhouse.
Cracks to neck glass.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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Lot 84 :
18TH C. NEWPORT MAHOGANY PORRINGER-TOP TEA TABLE
attrib. Goddard Townsend, all original, battens on underside of top (characteristic of Goddard Townsend workshop), 26"h; 34"w; 22"d
Ex: Israel Sack, Inc.  
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Realized: $6,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 85 :
HEPPLEWHITE DEMILUNE INLAID MAHOGANY CARD TABLE
late 18th c., attrib. Nathan Lombard, Sutton, Massachusetts, (1777-1847)
unusual inlay, 27"h; 35.5"w; 18"d
From a Brookline, Massachusetts home.  
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $550 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 86 :
NEWBURYPORT QUEEN ANNE MAHOGANY CANDLESTAND
attrib. Joseph Short, oval tilting-top, urn post, cabriole legs ending in snake feet with pads, 27"h; the oval tilting-top, 20.5"w; 15"d  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 87 :
MASSACHUSETTS QUEEN ANNE MAPLE AND WALNUT-VENEERED HIGHBOY
18th c., walnut-veneered drawer fronts with original etched brass, the case maple and tiger maple, cabriole legs ending in pad feet, 71.5"h; 38"w; 21"d; upper case 35.5"w; 19.75"d
Two spots of veneer missing on case at left near drawer (see photo).  
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Realized: $3,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 87A :
SHERATON INLAID MAHOGANY AND SATINWOOD CARD TABLE
North Shore, Massachusetts, five-legged with pull out center leg, bowed satinwood apron, tapering reeded legs, 29"; 36"w; 16.5"d  
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Realized: $800 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 88 :
PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT ROSE MANDARIN BOUGH POTS
c. 1850, figural cartouches to front and reverse, sides with insect and floral cartouches and rope twist handles, the canted corners with raised bead and animal decoration, covers pierced with five holes, 9"h; 7.5"w at top
Overall fine condition.  
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

Realized: $1,200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 89 :
LARGE ROSE MANDARIN OVAL PLATTER WITH MAZARIN
oval-form with pierced liner, round medallions of stags to liner and center of well, 18" x 15.5"
Some rubbing on deer torsos on liner (wear from lifting liner). Platter with rim chip.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 90 :
CHINESE EXPORT MANDARIN GOOSENECK VASE
c. 1830, large bottle-form with applied gilt dragon to neck, complex overall panels of court figures including unusual winged male figures, 18"
Repair to rim (invisible from the outside).  
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $350 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 91 :
IMPORTANT RHODE ISLAND CHIPPENDALE TIGER MAPLE TALL CHEST
bold tiger, molded cornice with dental molding, seven graduated drawers with original brass, top drawer with shell carving, high bracket foot, chestnut secondary wood, 62"h; 33.5"w; 17.25"d  
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000

Realized: $9,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 92 :
CHINESE EXPORT CANTON FOOT BATH
c. 1830, 8"h; 25.75"diam., with custom dragon carved stand
A private collection from the estate of a Florida gentleman.
See lots 142-152 and lots 187-196 for additional lots of this collection.  
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $2,300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 93 :
PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE EXPORT CANTON CANDLESTICKS
reverse tapering-form, 11"
paper label: Herbert Schiffer ANTIQUES/EXTON/PA.
A private collection from the estate of a Florida gentleman.
One with small rim chip.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $2,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 94 :
CHINESE EXPORT CANTON TALL EWER
unusual feather decoration to neck, 11.5"
A private collection from the estate of a Florida gentleman.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

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Lot 95 :
(3) CHINESE EXPORT CANTON SHAPED BOWLS
BLUE FITZHUGH CUT-CORNER BOWL, 4.5"h, 10"w; a CANTON CUT-CORNER BOWL, 4.75"h, 10.5"w; and a SCALLOPED EDGE BOWL, 3"h, 8.5"w
A private collection from the estate of a Florida gentleman.  
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $700 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 96 :
(2) CHINESE EXPORT CANTON RETICULATED BASKETS
both oval-form, with underplates, the smaller, finely painted, with handled basket, 7"w, underplate, 8"; the larger, 10.75"w, underplate, 11.5"
A private collection from the estate of a Florida gentleman.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $350 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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