April 6, 2025 Auction
    
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Lot 97C :
(on 4) PRE-WAR BASEBALL CARDS, CAPORAL, DOWNEY and THOMAS and GOLD COIN, WILLIAMSON and SUNDAY
TOM DOWNEY, Cincinnati, 1909-11, (Sweet Caporal);
IRA THOMAS, Philada Amer.1910 (Sweet Caporal); both 3.5"h, 2.25"w
along with two Gold Coin pre-war cards 1887 Ed WILLIAMSON, Short Stop / Chicago;
and BILLY SUNDAY, Center Field, Chicago (this card as is, edge tear and…  MORE
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 97D :
MECCA CIGARETTES DOUBLE FOLDER BASEBALL CARD, CLARKE and GASPAR
1911; Thomas Clarke, Cincinnati Nat / the reverse with H.L. Gaspar and Thomas R. Clarke stats, 3.75"h, 3.25"w; 5.25" when unfolded
The collection/estate of Gary Langenbach (1948-2024) Kingston, MA.
Overall very good condition; card has slight crease upper left in sky which…  MORE
Estimate: $300 - $400

Realized: $150 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 98 :
19TH C. SPAULDING ROUND BASEBALL RING BAT
round bat with Spaulding Trade Mark logo, c. 1880;
red bands flanking the logo, and band at handle and end of barrel; lathe hole in handle; probably willow; 35"
Gary, a fervent Red Sox fan, was an avid and extremely…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $1,700 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 98A :
WRIGHT AND DITSON NAPOLEON LAJOIE BASEBALL BAT
c. 1910, incised block lettering: Wright & Ditson/ Major League/ LAJOIE
also incised on double knob; 34" ;
Wright and Ditson (founded in 1871) was purchased by Spaulding in 1891.
Napoleon Lajoie, of the Cleveland Naps, won the Triple Crown in…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $1,400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 98B :
(4) EARLY BASEBALL BATS
1. Hilerich & Bradsbury 'Shoeless Joe Jackson', model 40JJ; dash, dot, dash label period, 1917-1922, 34"
2. Standard Special League, No. F?, c. 1890, 34"
3. Bon-Tober (B-T) Trade Mark, Sporting Goods Co., Hartford, CT; Fred Parent model, Red Sox Hall of…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 98C :
(2) EARLY BASEBALL BATS
1. Draper & Maynard, Lucky Dog trade mark, No. 70, c. 1930, 32" (considered rare);
2. Early Fungo by Wright & Ditson, perhaps willow, c. 1910, 34.75";
The collection/estate of Gary Langenbach (1948-2024) Kingston, MA
Show use.  
Estimate: $400 - $600

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Lot 98D :
(4) EARLY BASEBALL BATS
1.Semi-mushroom handled youth's bat, c. 1905, 30.5";
2. Spauding Junior League, c. 1905, 30";
3. Hillerich and Bradsbury, Model 40 K, Edd J. Roush (Hall of Famer) corked handle model; Kork Grip Patented Sept. 15, 1914, 36" (cork worn);
4.…  MORE
Estimate: $500 - $800

Realized: $300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 99 :
20TH C. AMERICAN METAL FOLK ART CAT SCULPTURE
Albert G. Davis, Wellfleet/Provincetown, MA, b. 1935
This sculpture was made by special order from Ellen Harris Gallery, 355 Commercial St., Provincetown in 1983
sgn. on bottom; form made of tin with thin layer of plaster applied over canvas
26"h; 14"w; 8"d
The collection/estate…  MORE
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 100 :
OMERSA-STYLE LEATHER RHINOCEROS FOOTSTOOL
c. 1970, stamp on bottom of belly 'Made in Spain Sarreid Ltd. (after Dimitri Omersa); 14"h; 28"w; 9"d
The collection/estate of Gary Langenbach (1948-2024) Kingston, MA
Excellent condition.  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $850 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 100A :
OMERSA/ABERCROMBIE & FITCH LEATHER TURTLE OTTOMAN
stamped underside "Made in England 1971"; glass eyes; 8"h; 21"w; 14"d
Dimitri Omersa (Yugoslavia/England, 1927-1985)
Omersa, a Yugoslavian navel officer, was imprisoned as a political prisoner by Tito for ten years after which he began his career as a leather craftsman…  MORE
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $1,200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 101 :
JAPANESE IRON GLAZED CERAMIC VASE
12"h; 8" at widest;
The collection/estate of Gary Langenbach (1948-2024) Kingston, MA
Two small spots of surface glaze loss; rim roughage.  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $225 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 102 :
RARE WALTERS UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ARMCHAIR
mid 19th c.; designed by Thomas Ustick Walters, the U.S Capitol architect from 1851-1865, for an 1857 renovation of the House of Representatives
ornately carved oak, 24"h; 25"w; 23"d; 22" seat height
This chair is only one of two hundred sixty-two.
From…  MORE
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000

Realized: $5,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 103 :
GEORGE STAPF CARVED AND POLYCHROME AMERICAN EAGLE
George Stapf, carver (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1862-1958)
late 19th c., original paint; wings outstretched holding an American flag with s thirty six stars; 19"h; 36"w:
From a Long Island, NY estate.
Hairline in flag bottom right repaired; poss. held element held in claw…  MORE
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Realized: $4,750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 104 :
AMERICAN / MASSACHUSETTS CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY SERPENTINE CHEST
c. 1790; shaped molded top; four graduated drawers with blocked ends; high bracket base; 31"h; case 35"w, 18"d; top 38"w, 20"d
Batwing brass old but not original.  
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $1,400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 105 :
AMERICAN / NEW ENGLAND QUEEN ANNE MAHOGANY LOLLING CHAIR
18th c., Boston / Salem; shaped arms; cabriole legs ending in cushioned pad feet joined by turned, box stretchers; 44"h; 26"w; 23"d; seat height 15"  
Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000

Realized: $3,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 106 :
NEW ENGLAND WINDSOR BOW-BACK ARMCHAIR
saddle seat; bold, splayed turned legs joined by H-stretcher; eleven spindles; 41.5"h; seat 17"h, 20.5"w;
Seat has some areas of wear.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 107 :
AMERICAN WILLIAM AND MARY SMALL MIRROR
old color, all original, 11" by 9"; original glass 5" by 7"  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 108 :
AMERICAN HEPPLEWHITE CHERRY AND SATINWOOD BOW-FRONT CHEST
c. 1800, cherry case with tiger maple drawer fronts; 38"h; 39"w; 22.5"d
Good refinish.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $800 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 108A :
AMERICAN HEPPLEWHITE BIRDSEYE MAPLE BOW FRONT CHEST
four graduated drawers with line inlay, high flared feet, 37"h; case 40"w, 22.5"d; top 41.5"w
Good refinish; oval embossed brass not original.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $950 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 109 :
AMERICAN / NEW ENGLAND DECORATED DOME-TOP VALUABLES BOX
19th c., Worcester County, Massachusetts; red and gold swag decoration on black ground, 6"h; 15"w; 8"d
Small spot of paint loss on back of lid.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $650 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 110 :
BOSTON/SALEM CHIPPENDALE INLAID MAHOGANY SECRETARY
old color; three part; inlaid broken-arch crest with centered spiral final on inlaid plinth; above pair of inlaid blind doors, the interior fitted with shelves and ten cubby hole compartments; the bottom section with fall-front lid, the interior fitted with…  MORE
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Realized: $2,100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 111 :
19TH C. SAILOR'S DOUBLE SHELL VALENTINE
From Barbados; octagonal frame, 9" h and w
One or two shells loose.  
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Realized: $1,300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 111A :
19TH C. AMERICAN SAILOR'S INLAID MINIATURE CHEST
seven total drawers with whale bone knobs and diamond and circle inlay; turned legs; 13"h; 9"w; 7.5"d
Small ring stain on top; one round piece of inlay missing on drawer.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 112 :
19TH C. SCRIMSHAW WHALE BONE WALKING STICK
whale tooth handle, 5.5"; octagonal shaft with band of geometric scrimshaw and names of ports; PORT L'ORIENT CAPE TOWN; RANGOON; SINGAPORE; VICTORIA; PORT ELIZABETH; ZANZIBAR; CALCUTTA; 38"

  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $350 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 113 :
OVERSIZED 19TH C. WHALE BONE SWIFT / YARN WINDER
21" incl. turned turned, cup finial and clamp; opens to 33"diam. (prob. opens further)
Bottom ring has two teeth missing - splines are wired into place, but need to be put back into ring when repaired.  
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500

Realized: $950 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 114 :
AMERICAN / NEW YORK HEPPLEWHITE MAHOGANY PEMBROKE TABLE
poss. William Whitehead; long bowed drawer with original brass, false drawer to other end (pull missing); tapering legs with bell-flower, string and cuff inlay; oval inlaid fan paterae above each leg;
28"h; 20.5"w; 32"d; opens to 30"w
Pull missing on…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $700 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 115 :
LAWRENCE IRVINE, CARVED AND PAINTED FISH PLAQUE
reverse signed Chain Pickerel, lure and line in mouth
Lawrence Irvine, Winthrop, Maine, mid 20th c.
fish measures 23"long; mounted on mahogany board, overall 11"h; 23.75"w
Most of Irvine's works were of salmon and trout. His pickerels are considered quite rare.
Very good condition.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $950 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 116 :
AMERICAN FOLK ART CARVED MOOSE HEAD
19th c, old surface; the antlers, snout and inside of ears with original paint; mounted on original wood wall plaque; 24"h; 35"w (antlers); 16"d
From a home in Maine
Age cracks on left side.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $1,200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 117 :
19TH C. LARGE AMERICAN HOOKED RUG
depicting s a recumbent male lion among red, a smaller lion behind; appears to be signed on tail; mounted on board for hanging; 31" by 60"  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 118 :
AMERICAN / NEW ENGLAND FAUX-TIGER MAPLE PAINTED DOCUMENT BOX
dome-top; 7.5"h; 18"w; 9"d
Spots of paint missing around bottom edges; three dings near keyhole; surface with thin layer of shellac.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 119 :
AMERICAN NEW ENGLAND HEPPLEWHITE STAND
old color; one drawer with birdseye maple panels and original, embossed brass knobs; slender tapering legs; 29"h; top 19.5"wide 15"d
Top with old filled age split.  
Estimate: $700 - $900

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Lot 120 :
SET OF (3) 19TH C. CHINA TRADE PAINTINGS
c. 1840, gouache on canvas
depicting various trades people: a wedding candle (shengchang) maker's shop; a 2-string spike fiddle (huqin) seller; a man with tools and boy tending to chickens;
17 by 21.5 in. (sight); framed, matted under glass 21.5 by 26.5…  MORE
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $1,900 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 121 :
19TH C. CHINA TRADE LANDSCAPE PAINTING
c. 1840, gouache on canvas
landscape with buildings and boat on lake;
15.5 by 21 in. (sight); framed, matted under glass 20.5 by 26 in.
Overall craquelure.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $700 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 122 :
CHINA TRADE, c. 1840 PAINTING
portrait of young woman in blue dress, gold bracelet
oil on canvas; 16 by 13 in.; period China Trade frame 19.5 by 17.75 in.
Minute puncture upper left in background; craquelure; surface loss to frame; blacklight shows no restoration.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $1,200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 123 :
AMERICAN SHERATON MAHOGANY AND BIRDSEYE SEWING STAND
cookie, cut corner top; canted sides with birdseye maple panels and band inlay; drawer with four compartments; pull out slide with sewing bag; tapering, ring turned legs; 30"h; top 21.5"w, 17.5"d
Piece of band inlay on side missing.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 124 :
LARGE CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE PUNCH BOWL
19th c., 7.5"h; 18.5" diam.  
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $1,100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 125 :
CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN GREEN FITZHUGH WARMING PLATTER
late 18th c. oval-form; 3"h; 17.5"w; 12.5"d  
Estimate: $500 - $800

Realized: $275 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 126 :
18TH C. NEW ENGLAND CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY WING CHAIR
poss. Rhode Island; fluted legs joined with stretcher; rolled arms and shaped wings; 46.5"h; seat 20"h, 30"w  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 127 :
(3) ENGLISH WEDGWOOD ETRURIA BLUE TRANSFER BOSTON PLATES
late 19th c., Faneuil Hall Cradle of Liberty, built 1743; the second, Boston Town House...burned 1711/First seat of Massachusetts Government...; the third, Old Boston Threatre/ cor. Federal & Franklin St./1794; 9"diam.  
Estimate: $90 - $100

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Lot 128 :
AMERICAN / NEW ENGLAND GRAIN PAINTED HANGING SHELF
c. 1822, shelves in old red paint; Capt. Henry Stuart of Farmington ME; detailed provenance available;
41.5"h; 25.5"w; 11"d
Lower left side scroll cracked; small paint loss here and there appropriate for age.  
Estimate: $600 - $900

Realized: $2,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 129 :
AMERICAN / VERMONT PAINTED BLANKET CHEST
1820-1840, Shaftsbury, Vermont;
the front with rust colored, calligraphy feather design on mustard ground; sponge decoration to top; sides with green sponge and rust painted panels; hinged top, ditty box to interior; bracket fee; 22.5"h; 38"w; 17.5"
Piece missing on back…  MORE
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $850 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 130 :
AMERICAN / NEW ENGLAND COUNTRY HEPPLEWHITE PAINT DECORATED STAND
one drawer with original large turned wood knob; tapering legs; 28"h; top 16" sq.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 131 :
AMERICAN NEW ENGLAND HEPPLEWHITE CHERRY PEMBROKE TABLE
oval drop leaves; long bowed drawer with oval string inlay; tapering legs with string and cuff inlay; oval inlaid urn paterae above each leg; 28.5"h; 19.25"w; 33"d; open to 38"
Drawer pull old but not original; good refinish.  
Estimate: $500 - $800

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Lot 132 :
FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY CASED TALL CLOCK
painted dial with moon phase (paint worn on moon); domed full-bonnet with pierced fret and full fluted brass-capped columns; case with brass capped, fluted quarter columns;
Old label DANIEL PRATT'S SONS / Manufacturers of CLOCKS / Reading, Mass./ Salesroom 49…  MORE
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $650 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 132A :
NEW ENGLAND FEDERAL MAHOGANY AND SATINWOOD LADIES SECRETARY
prob. Boston, 2-parts, top section with flat top with band of earthworm inlay, three side by side drawers above two compartments with tambour slides, each compartment with cubby holes above two drawers, centering a compartment with satinwood door, two drawers…  MORE
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 133 :
CHELSEA BRASS SHIP'S CLOCK AND BAROMETER
Chelsea Ship's Bell clock and Holosteric Fahrenheit barometer;
mounted together on dark stained oak panel; with key
both 3"h; 5.25"diam.; panel measures 7.5" by 18"  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 134 :
REID & SONS BRASS SHIP'S CHRONOMETER
REID & SONS/MAKERS TO THE ADMIRALTY/NEWCASTLE ON TYPE.; housed in brass, line inlaid calamander wood case with inset brass handles, brass escutcheon; blank bone nameplate; chronometer face 4.75"diam.; case 7.5"h; 7"w; 7"d; with key
Some brass line inlay missing here and…  MORE
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,200

Realized: $1,100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 135 :
19TH C. BENCH-MADE CHIPPENDALE BLOCK-FRONT MAHOGANY DESK
Rhode Island; the slant lid has three panels of shell carving; four graduated drawers with bat wing brasses, the top drawer with three side by side carved shells; bold ball and claw feet; interior fitted center compartment with door flanked…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $800 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 136 :
ENGLISH REGENCY MAHOGANY CABINET/DESK
c. 1810, gallery with shelf and three drawers; pull-out apron drawer fitted with tooled leather writing surface flanked by compartments with hinged lids and four small secret drawers; below, a pair of glass doors revealing five graduated drawers with brass…  MORE
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

Realized: $1,200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 137 :
ENGLISH GEORGE II INLAID MINIATURE CHEST
two over three drawers with banded inlay and turned whalebone knobs; turned feet; 13.5"h; 10"w; 8"d  
Estimate: $600 - $800

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