November 6, 2022 Auction
    
321 - Lots Found Go to lot:  0 48 95 135 181A 230 280 > 
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Lot 1 :
FRANK VINING SMITH (American, 1879-1967)
The Royal Sovereign
sgn. l.r. Frank Vining Smith
also titled on reverse; 24 by 36 in.; original frame 32 by 34 in.
No inpaint.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 2 :
JAMES GALE TYLER (American/New York, 1855-1931)
seascape, rocky shoreline, sailboats in distance
o/c (wax reline); sgn., l. l. James G Tyler, 20 by 35.5 in.; good gilt frame 27 by 43.5 in.
Minor flakes bottom edge of frame.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $1,100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 3 :
KATHRYN E BARD CHERRY (Missouri, 1860-1931)
view of Gloucester harbor
sgn. l.r. Kathryn E. Cherry
o/b, 18 by 16 in.; framed 21.5 by 19.5in.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $700 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 4 :
MARSHALL JOHNSON (American, 1850-1921)
Ranger off Minot's light
sgn. l.l. Marshall Johnson, o/c, 27 by 40 in.; poss. original gilt frame 34.5 by 47.5 in.
No inpaint.  
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

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Lot 5 :
RICHARD HAYLEY LEVER (New York/Massachusetts, 1876-1958)
Gloucester house among trees
sgn. l.r. Hayley Lever
watercolor, 16.25 by 20.5 in.; framed under glass 23.5 by 27.5 in.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $450 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 6 :
HERMANN HERZOG (American, 1832-1932)
landscape with barn and cows, probably Pennsylvania
sgn. l.r. H. Herzog; o/c laid down on masonite; 27 by 33 in.; framed 32.5 by 38.5
Typed note attached to reverse: On or about October 1, 1936, I purchased this picture a landscape by…  MORE
Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000

Realized: $8,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 7 :
LEWIS EDWARD HERZOG (American, 1868-1943)
summer pasture with boy and cows
sgn. l.r., Louis Herzog, Phila, o/c, 22 by 32 in., gilt frame; 27 by 37 in.
written on reverse Waldwiese Picwood Galleries NY label on stretcher
Lewis is Herman Herzog's son (see previous lot).
Scattered in-paint; not relined;…  MORE
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

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Lot 8 :
signed MANCINI, 20th c.
RACETRACK BY MANCINI / MONTMARTRE
o/c; sgn. right edge under frame 24 by 48 in.; framed 28.5 by 52.5 in.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $1,200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 8A :
RAY G. ELLIS ( American, 1921-2013)
polo players
sgn. and dated l.r. Ray Ellis 1987
o/c; 8 by 10 in.; in gilded frame 14 by 16.5 in.
Paint loss and flaking to the front players pants - hip to knee.  
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800

Realized: $1,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 9 :
ARTHUR BJORN EGELI (American, b. 1964)
Provincetown pier at sunset
sgn. l.r., Arthur Egeli, o/c, 20 by 23 in.; framed 26 by 29 in.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $1,200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 10 :
WITHDRAWN - EMILE ALBERT GRUPPE (American, 1896-1978)
Gloucester, Massachusetts, boat docked in harbor
sgn. l..l, Emile A. Gruppe, o/c, 20 by 28 in.; framed 30 by 37.5 in.
1" paint loss in sky between sails; small flake above shack roof; patched repair in sky; scattered inpaint primarily in sky.  
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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Lot 11 :
JOHN GEORGE BROWN (American, 1831-1913)
street boy with his dog
sgn. l.l. Copyright / J.G.Brown MA.
cradled o/artist's board, 17 by 14 in.; gilt frame 23 by 20 in.
Blacklights fine.  
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

Realized: $4,750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 12 :
SUSAN HELY ST. JOHN (American, 1834-1913)
French bulldog with six pups
sgn. l.r. S.H. St John, o/c; 28 by 34 in.; framed 32 by 38 in.
Six old patch repairs of various sizes on reverse (see photo).  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $4,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 13 :
WITHDRAWN - WALTER EMERSON BAUM (Pennsylvania, 1884-1956)
Winter landscape
sgn. l.l. W. E. Baum, o/c, 27.5 by 38 in.; framed 33.5 by 43.5 in.  
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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Lot 14 :
JOSEPH JOHN (American/Pennsylvania, 1833-1877)
portrait of boy with his dog
sgn. and dated l.r. Joseph John 1875
o/c, 61 by 46.5 in.; original gilt frame 66 by 52.5 in.
Paint flecks missing here and there; five small hole repairs.  
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Realized: $2,750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 15 :
JOHN ROSS KEY (American, 1837-1920)
a country garden
sgn. l.r. John Ross Key, o/c, 27 by 32 in.; prob. original frame 32 by 37 in.
Old gallery exhibit label on stretcher....ARTIST: John Ross Key/TITLE: A Country Garden/ RETURN ADDRESS: 52 ...Blvd. Washington D.C./
THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART/WASHINGTON…  MORE
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $5,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 16 :
FRANK HENRY SHAPLEIGH (American, 1842-1906)
on Thorn Mountain road, Jackson NH
o/c, sgn. l.r. F.H.Shapleigh, also sgn. and titled on reverse; 10 by 18 in.; gilt frame 15.5 by 23.25 in.  
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

Realized: $2,400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 17 :
FRANK HENRY SHAPLEIGH (American, 1842-1906)
Mt Kearsarge from Rocky Branch, Bartlett NH
sgn. l.r. F.H. Shapleigh, also sgn. and titled on reverse; o/b, 17.5 by 12 in.; gilt frame 16.5 by 21.25 in.
Minor paint loss where painting meets frame.  
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

Realized: $1,600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 18 :
ROBERT STREET (American/Pennsylvania, 1796-1865)
portrait of seated child in brown dress, holding a book
sgn. and dated l.l. by R. Street 1831
30 by 25 in.; period frame refurbished 38 by 33 in.
Street painted both landscapes and portraits including that of President Andrew Jackson. He had…  MORE
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $1,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 19 :
PRIMITIVE, 19th c.
portrait of child with bellows and cart
unsigned, old wax reline, 36 by 28 in; framed 40.5 by 33 in.
Small puncture in bellows repaired.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 20 :
AMERICAN, 19th c.
portrait of child in blue dress holding rose and bonnet
unsigned, o/c (relined), 36 by 29 in.; gilt frame 40.5 by 33.5 in.
Puncture in hand repaired.  
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Realized: $700 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 21 :
sgn. J BRADLEY (John Bradley, active New York, mid 19th c.)
portrait of a gentleman writing a letter dated Sept. 13, 1839...
sgn. l.r. by J.Bradley / 123 Spring St
o/c (relined); 34.5 by 27 in.; period frame 39.5 by 32 in.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 22 :
AMERICAN, 19th c.
sgn. illegibly l.center; oval still-life, watermelon and apples
o/c, 22.5 by 27 in.; oval gilt frame 27.5 by 33 in.
From the Ohio collection of G.W. Samaha.  
Estimate: $500 - $800

Realized: $2,200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 22A :
ROSS S. TURNER (American, 1847-1915)
seascape, shoreline rocks
sgn. l. l. Turner
o/c laid on board; 16 by 26 in.; framed 23 by 33 in.
Paint loss, several flakes especially in rocks.  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $225 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 23 :
(pair) WILLIAM AIKEN WALKER (South Carolina/Maryland, 1838-1921)
picking cotton, a woman with basket on head, the other, a man with cane
sgn. l.l. W A Walker; o/b, 12.25 by 6.25 in.; unframed
Discovered by a couple at an estate sale in Connecticut.  
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Realized: $10,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 24 :
A RARE COLLECTION OF AFRICAN/AMERICAN WATERCOLOR FAMILY PORTRAITS
late 19th c and into early 20th c., (15) total, artist Sarah Ray Bryant, daughter of Nelson Ray (born into slavery in 1820 - d. Placerville, CA 1882)
consisting of: a pair, husband and wife, both sgn. l.l. Sarah Ray, 14…  MORE
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

Realized: $60,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 25 :
19TH C. AFRICAN AMERICAN TALL CLOTH DOLL
original bonnet and clothes, 33"  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $950 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 26 :
DIMINUTIVE CHIPPENDALE TIGER MAPLE CHEST
New York or Pennsylvania, old color, molded top, four graduated drawers with original brass, applied bracket base, 31.5"h; case 32"w, 20.5"d; top 33.5"w, 21.5"d
From the Ohio collection of G.W. Samaha
The top corner of the two top drawers have half inch…  MORE
Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000

Realized: $8,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 27 :
NEW ENGLAND INLAID MAHOGANY PEMBROKE TABLE
Rhode Island, in old color, molded edge with band inlay, oval drop leaves, bowed ends, with drawer to one end, false drawer to other, original brass, inlaid tapering legs, 27.5"h; 32" by 19"; with leaves up 32" by 40"
Newly…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $2,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 28 :
RHODE ISLAND NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, ROSABELLA CHILD
18th c., Mrs. Ann Usher's School, Bristol, Rhode Island
queen stitch needlework on unbleached linen; the center panel with alphabet, people, flowering trees, dog, birds, angel, and poem:
How shall the young preserve their/From all pollution free...ways/By making still their course…  MORE
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $16,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 29 :
PAINTED CAST IRON MECHANICAL BANK, DARK TOWN BATTERY
J.E. Stevens, Cromwell, Connecticut, c. 1888, 7.5"h; 9.75"long
From the Ohio collection of G.W. Samaha.
This bank, designed by James H. Bowen, was originally advertised as The Base Ball Bank, and commemorates America's first professional Negro Baseball League in 1887.
In…  MORE
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $1,400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 30 :
PAINTED CAST IRON MECHANICAL BANK, WILLIAM TELL
J.E. Stevens, c. 1896, PATENTED JUNE 23 1896, 6.75"h; 10.5"long
From the Ohio collection of G.W. Samaha.
Original paint shows wear appropriate for age.  
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $450 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 31 :
PAINTED CAST IRON MECHANICAL BANK, TAMMANY BANK
J.E. Stevens, patent date on back of chair December 23, 1873, 6.5"h
From the Ohio collection of G.W. Samaha.
In working order; good original paint, minor age appropriate loss.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $350 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 32 :
(on 3) TWO 19TH C. IRON STILL BANKS
mule, good paint, 7"h; Beauty, 4"h; along with a small MECHANICAL OWL BANK, eyes close when coin inserted into book, 6" (paint worn in spots; trap door not attached)
From the Ohio collection of G.W. Samaha.
Condition in text.  
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 33 :
MASSACHUSETTS QUEEN ANNE MAHOGANY SNAKE-FOOT CANDLESTAND
prob. Newburyport, good original patina (top dry), shaped square top, turned urn post, 27"h; top 20"sq. (quarter inch shrinkage)
From the Ohio collection of G.W. Samaha.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $2,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 34 :
BOSTON/SALEM CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY REVERSE-SERPENTINE CHEST
old rich color, untouched condition, overhanging molded top above four graduated drawers with original batwing brass; shaped apron; four large ball and claw feet; 34.5"h; case 36"w by 19"d; top 40"w by 23.5"d
From the Ohio collection of G.W. Samaha
Narrow edge…  MORE
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000

Realized: $24,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 35 :
19TH C. BURL BOWL
oval, 5"h; opening 11.5" by 9"
From the Ohio collection of G.W. Samaha.
Interior shows use.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $3,750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 36 :
(on 5) EARLY WOOD KITCHEN ITEMS
BUTTER PRESS WITH CARVED EAGLE, 4"h incl. knob; 4.5"diam.; along with (3) VARIOUS TIGER MAPLE SCOOPS/SPOONS, one with a horse head handle, 10.5", a large flat spoon, 12", and a small pouring scoop, 6"; and A BURL WALNUT SCOOP/SPOON, 7.5"
From…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $700 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 37 :
NEW ENGLAND CHIPPENDALE REVERSE SERPENTINE MAHOGANY CHEST
poss. Connecticut, rich patina, molded top with bold overhang, four graduated drawers, blocked ends, ogee feet, 30.5"h; case 33"w, 19.5"d; top 38"w by 21.5"d
From the Ohio collection of G.W. Samaha.
Period brass, but not original.  
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

Realized: $5,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 38 :
MINIATURE GROUSE FAMILY, A.J. KING
Allen J. King (1878-1963), North Situate, Rhode Island
sgn. A.J. King, Valley Quail family with four chicks, 2.2"h
From the Ohio collection of G.W. Samaha.
Minor roughage along base edge.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $2,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 39 :
(on 4) MASSACHUSETTS MINIATURE BIRDS, LAURIE/LAPHAM
(2) MINIATURE SHORE BIRD DECOYS, LAURIE
Solitary Sandpiper, stamped R.D. Laurie Hingham, Mass, 4.75"h (incl. base); the other, an unsigned curlew, 5.2" incl. base
(2) MINIATURE PAINTED DUCKS, LAPHAM
Black Duck, sgn. in pencil J. Lapham, Dennisport, Mass., the other,
Bald Pate Drake, sgn.…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $550 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 40 :
(on 5) GROUP OF MINIATURE PAINTED BIRDS
a grouse sgn. L.W. Stevens, Windham, Maine, 5"h (incl. driftwood stand; tiny chip on underside of beak); along with
another unsigned grouse, 4.5" (not incl. log; break in ankle); (2) unsigned ducks, 4"h and 3.25"h; and a Canada goose, 3.25"h…  MORE
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 41 :
GROUP OF (5) VARIOUS WORKING DUCK DECOYS
all unsigned, four wood, the fifth General Fiber Company, St. Louis, MO with glass eyes
As is.  
Estimate: $200 - $300

Realized: $550 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 42 :
SCRIMSHAW AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID DOCUMENT BOX, 1848
hinged lid with inlaid American eagle mounted on a mother-of-pearl inlaid circle with date 1848; inlaid birds and stars, blank bone name label and fan inlay to corners; the front with a pair of scrimshaw elephants; protruding turned whalebone handles…  MORE
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $4,250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 43 :
(on 7) SAILOR'S ITEMS / WHALE BONE TOOLS
a wooden sail seam presser with whalebone handle, wood 10", bone 5.75"; another seam presser with heart and diamond design, 5"; an awl with carved leaf bone handle, 6"; a turned wood case containing (8) metal sail sewing needles of…  MORE
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $475 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 44 :
(14) GROUP OF 19TH C. STONE FRUIT
bunch of grapes, (3) pears, a fig, a large lemon, a tangerine, (2) plums, (5) various apples
From the Ohio collection of G.W. Samaha.
Paint surface has scrapes, dinks.  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 45 :
PENNSYLVANIA CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY CASED TALL CLOCK
brass dial signed Wagstaffe, London, brass eight-day, moon-phase movement;
fluted quarter columns, ogee feet; 101"h incl. finial; 19.5"w by 10.5"d
From the Ohio collection of G .W. Samaha
At times Philadelphia tall case clocks had works ordered from Thomas Wagstsaffe. Wagstaffe…  MORE
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Realized: $3,250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 46 :
BOSTON FEDERAL EGLOMISE BANJO CLOCK, attrib. WILLIAM GRANT
attrib. William Grant, c. 1830
8-day brass works; original reverse painted neck and tablet depicting Aurora; unusual frame with stenciled gilt leaves and ribbon; 29"h; not incl. wood finial; with winding key
From the Ohio collection of G.W. Samaha.
Grant worked up…  MORE
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Realized: $5,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 47 :
NEW ENGLAND GRAIN PAINTED TALL CLOCK
moon-phase dial; 8-day brass works; case with untouched surface, brass capped quarter columns, bracket feet; 88"h incl. brass finial; 18.5"w at feet; 11"d
Note on door: "Bought in August 1926 from Mrs. Rita"
From the Ohio collection of G.W. Samaha.
Some…  MORE
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $1,400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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