254 QUEEN ANNE HIGH CHEST OF DRAWERS. newport, Rhode Island, ca. 1740, maple, chestnut, and pine. Two-piece, the upper section with two over three drawers, the lower section with one over three drawers on cabriole legs. Imperfections. 69”h. 37.5”w. 20.5”d. The upper and lower sections are both of the same time and place, but together by association. The upper section has its original finish, and the lower section, which may be by Christopher Townsend, has been colored to match. $2,000-$4,000
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255 PAIR OF FAMILY PORTRAITS (AMERICAN SCHOOL, 2ND QUARTER19TH CENTURY). Oil on canvas, unsigned. Pleasant portraits of a father and mother with her child, both with their hair in ringlets. As found condition. 26”h. 23”w., in frames, 34”h. 31”w. $800-$1,200
256 SILHOUETTE BY AUGUSTE EDOUART (FRANCE, 1789-1861). signed and dated 1837. full-length cutout of a man with top hat and umbrella set against a lithograph of harbor with fortifications. stains. In a frame with eglomise mat, 12.5”h. 10.5”w.
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Blue penciled note on back “Admiral murray (?), major murray’s (?)father, both english”. $400-$800