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amErIcaN FurNITurE aND DEcOraTIVE arTs LOTs 349-404
Opposite: Lot 374 An American Thirteen Star Flag
CONNECTICUT, LATE 18TH CENTURY having a domed crest rail over a pierced splat worked to show an urn above a rush seat within shaped arms having scroll handholds, raised on square tapering legs joined by an H-form stretcher. Height 42 3/4 inches.
Provenance: Frank & Barbara Pollack American Antiques & Art, Highland Park, Illinois, 1984 $300-500
CIRCA 1770, JACOB GODSHALK, PHILADELPHIA having a circular brass dial with Roman numeral hours, Arabic minutes, date and moon phase dials within blind fret corner brackets on an arched face, set within a conforming hood surmounted by a rosette decorated swan neck pediment, above a rectangular trunk raised on short ogee bracket feet. Height 97 inches. $5,000-7,000
351 Four American Ladder Back Armchairs
PENNSYLVANIA each having a rush seat, raised on cylindrical turned legs joined by an H-form stretcher. Height 48 inches. $800-1,200
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY having a rectangular banded top with rounded f ront corners opening to square, raised on square tapering legs. Height 28 x width 38 3/4 x depth 19 1/4 inches (closed). Property from the Estate of a Chicago Area Collector $1,000-2,000
353 An American Federal Style Giltwood Bullseye Mirror
20TH CENTURY WITH EARLIER ELEMENTS having an eagle crest above the convex plate within an ebonized border. Height 38 x width 20 inches. Property from the Estate of a Chicago Area Collector $1,000-2,000
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354* A Federal Style Giltwood Banjo Clock
ELMER O. STENNES, 20TH CENTURY having a circular dial with Arabic numerals signed Elmer O. Stennes, Weymouth, Mass beneath an eagle finial and above two reverse painted glass panels, the lower panel of circular form depicting Aurora driving her chariot, with time-only movement. Height 43 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Louis Rousso, Hewlett Harbor, New York $1,000-2,000
355* A Federal Mahogany and Églomisé Mantle Clock
19TH CENTURY having a circular dial with Roman numeral hours over an églomisé panel painted to show an architectural landscape above a second panel depicting a similar scene, flanked by columnar supports, raised on bun feet. Height 38 inches. Property from the Collection of Herb and Roberta Nechin, Chicago, Illinois $1,000-2,000
356 An American Mahogany Pembroke Table
PROBABLY NEW YORK, LATE 18TH CENTURY having a rectangular banded top and two similarly decorated leaves with canted corners over a drawer inlaid to show a sphinx flanked by lion mask ring handles, raised on square tapering legs ending in spade feet. Height 29 3/8 x width 19 1/2 x depth 32 5/8 inches (closed). $800-1,200 357 An American Mahogany and Tiger Maple Ladies’ Writing Desk
IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS BROOKS having a raised gallery above the fitted fall front displaying letter slots and drawers, over a stand having a serpentine outline enclosing a single long drawer, raised on cabriole legs and spiral twist rear legs. Height 55 1/4 x width 33 1/2 x depth 14 inches. $800-1,200
358 An American Chippendale Style Mahogany Lowboy
19TH CENTURY having a rectangular top with a gadrooned edge over a long drawer and three short drawers, raised on cabriole legs ending in claw and ball feet. Height 28 1/2 x width 32 1/4 x depth 20 1/2 inches. $500-700
359 American School (19th century) Portrait of a Lady oil on canvas 26 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches. $600-800 360* Artist Unknown (19th Century) Mother and Child oil on canvas signed G. Engel (lower right) 39 5/8 x 29 1/4 inches. Property from the Collection of Lou Ziemba, Greenlawn, New York $500-700
361* An American Pine Welsh Dresser
19TH CENTURY of breakfront outline, having a molded cornice over a series of shelves, the lower section enclosing four cupboard doors, raised on a plinth base. Height 85 x width 66 x depth 20 inches. Property from the Collection of Herb and Roberta Nechin, Chicago, Illinois $600-800
362* An Oak Welsh Dresser
20TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY EARLIER of breakfront outline, having a molded cornice over two shelves and a glazed cupboard door to each side, above a conforming top and a bank of four drawers flanked by a paneled cupboard door to each side, raised on turned bun feet. Height 83 x width 61 1/2 x depth 18 inches. Property from the Collection of Herb and Roberta Nechin, Chicago, Illinois $700-900
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363 An American Mahogany Tall Case Clock having a painted dial with Arabic numerals and a moon phase, seconds and date dials, the case with a swan neck pediment and urn finials above a straight trunk and plinth base raised on splayed feet. Height 96 inches. $800-1,200
364 An American Bird’s-Eye Maple Drop-Leaf Table
19TH CENTURY having a square top with two drop leaves over the plain frieze and tapering turned legs. Height 28 1/2 x width 42 x depth 42 inches (open). $400-600 365 An American Mahogany Lowboy having a rectangular top with a molded edge over a long drawer and three short drawers, the central short drawer carved in relief to show a shell flanked by foliate scrolls over a shaped apron, raised on foliate carved cabriole legs ending in claw and ball feet. Height 30 1/4 x width 34 1/4 x depth 20 1/4 inches. $700-900 366 An American Slant Front Bureau
19TH CENTURY having a leather inset writing surface opening to a fitted interior above a serpentine case fitted with four graduated drawers, raised on ogee bracket feet. Height 43 x width 37 1/2 x depth 19 1/2 inches. $600-800
367 An American Maple Chest of Drawers
19TH CENTURY having a rectangular hinged top opening to a void interior, the case with three false drawers above three graduated drawers, raised on bracket feet. Height 47 x width 44 1/2 x depth 19 1/4 inches. $700-900
368 Frederick B. McGreer (American, d. 1902) The Ascension of the P.T. Barnum charcoal and pastel signed McGreer (lower left) 35 x 28 1/4 inches.
The hot air balloon P.T. Barnum left Chicago on July 15, 1875. This work depicts its passengers Washington Harris Donaldson (an aeronaut) and Newton S. Grimwood (a reporter for The Chicago Evening Journal). The balloon went down shortly after its launch, and Grimwood’s body was discovered on the shore of Lake Michigan while Donaldson’s body was never recovered. $700-900
369* An American Iron Weathervane in the form of a horse, raised on a tripod stand. Height overall 70 1/2 inches. Property from the Collection of Herb and Roberta Nechin, Chicago, Illinois $400-600
370 A Pair of American Paintings on Slate
EARLY 19TH CENTURY both depicting floral designs on a black ground within a pierce carved giltwood frame. Height of slate 23 x width 12 inches. $800-1,200
19TH CENTURY in two parts, the upper section having a molded cornice over two paneled cupboard doors, the lower section having a slant front writing surface opening to a fitted interior above four graduated long drawers, raised on shaped bracket feet. Height 79 3/4 x width 40 x depth 19 3/4 inches. $1,000-2,000
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY having four drawers flanked by spiral twist columns, raised on turned legs. Height 39 x width 36 x depth 16 1/2 inches. $400-600
373 An American Mahogany Drop-Leaf Table having a rectangular top over two rectangular leaves with rounded corners, raised on turned legs. Height 29 x width 43 x depth 47 inches. $500-700
374 An American Thirteen Star Flag
19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER Height 24 x width 45 1/2 inches. $1,000-2,000
CIRCA 1880, MASSACHUSETTS having a serpentine front top shaped to contour the base, with three inlaid drawers over a central recessed cupboard flanked by large drawers, each lower drawer and door having inlaid fan quadrants, raised on double tapered legs. Height 39 3/4 x width 57 3/4 x depth 24 3/4 inches. $1,000-2,000
376 A Pair of American Wrought Iron Andirons each having varying degrees of spiral twist motif. Height 35 inches. $300-500
377 An American Needlework Sampler
HANNAH EVANS, 1888 centered with Adam and Eve under the apple tree above a home and flanked by birds and flowers, all within a geometric border. Height 24 3/4 x width 24 1/4 inches. $200-400
378 An American Oak Jewelers Regulator Clock having a turned finial over the scrolling crest above the glazed door opening to an enameled dial having Roman numerals. Height 76 inches. $500-700
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383 379 An American Mahogany Tilt-Top Tea Table having a shaped piecrust top carved to show acanthus scrolls above a birdcage action and a turned support, raised on a tripod base with foliate carved legs ending in hairy clawed feet. Height 30 x diameter 30 3/4 inches. $600-800
380 An American Empire Mahogany Chest of Drawers
MID-19TH CENTURY having a rectangular three-quarter galleried top over a frieze drawer and three graduated drawers flanked by reeded columns, raised on cylindrical feet. Height 42 x width 41 5/8 x depth 23 1/4 inches. $400-600
381 A Pair of Mahogany Jardinière Stands
MID-19TH CENTURY each having a circular top raised on a heavily carved foliate decorated support ending in an octagonal plinth. Height 51 inches. $500-700
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382* A Pair of Renaissance Revival Carved Mahogany Open Armchairs each having female form back supports and arms with upholstered backs and seats, raised on tapering legs ending in trifid feet. Height 55 inches. Property from the Collection of Stephen McGue, Hinsdale, Illinois $1,000-2,000
383 An American Victorian Slipper Chair
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HENRY BELTER having a foliate carved crest rail over a shaped tufted back above a stuffover cushion seat, raised on foliate decorated cabriole legs. Height 38 inches. $800-1,200 384 A Pair of American Victorian Rosewood Tufted Back Armchairs
MID-19TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HENRY BELTER each having a heavily carved openworked crest rail depicting floral blossoms and foliate scrolls with an oval back flanked by padded arms above a sloped stuffover cushion seat, raised on channel molded cabriole legs ending in brass caps and casters. Height 43 1/4 inches. $3,000-5,000
385 An American Victorian Rosewood Armchair
MID-19TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HENRY BELTER in the Henry Clay pattern, having a foliate decorated crest rail, over a shaped back flanked by channel molded arms above a shaped cushion seat, raised on cabriole fore-legs. Height 40 1/4 inches. $800-1,200 386 An American Victorian Rosewood Side Chair
MID-19TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HENRY BELTER in the Tuthill King pattern, having a foliate decorated openworked back with a tufted cushion, over a stuffover seat raised on cabriole fore-legs ending in caps and casters. Height 40 inches. $1,500-2,500
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HENRY BELTER, NEW YORK in the Fountain Elm pattern, each having a floral blossom and grapevine crest rail above an oviform padded and tufted back, flanked by acorn and foliate openwork above a serpentine stuffover cushion seat, raised on foliate decorated cabriole fore-legs ending in brass caps and casters. Height 44 inches. $3,000-5,000
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388 An American Victorian Rosewood Parlor Suite
LATE 19TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HENRY BELTER in the Rosalie pattern, comprising a settee and two armchairs, each having a floral and fruit carved crest rail over a shaped padded back, flanked by channel molded arms above a serpentine stuffover cushion seat, raised on cabriole fore-legs ending in brass caps and casters. Width of settee 65 inches. $4,000-6,000 389
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An American Victorian Rosewood Récamier
19TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HENRY BELTER in the Rosalie pattern, having a floral and fruit carved crest rail above a shaped tufted back and stuffover cushion seat, raised on shaped legs, ending in brass caps and casters. Width 39 inches.
Literature: Dubrow, American Furniture of the 19th Century, 1840-1880, page 112 $2,000-4,000
ATTRIBUTED TO J. & J.W. MEEKS & CO., NEW YORK CITY each having an openworked foliate scroll crest rail over a padded oviform back above a circular stuffover cushion seat, raised on cabriole fore-legs ending in casters. Height 43 1/2 inches. $1,000-2,000
391 An American Victorian Mahogany Side Chair
LATE 19TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HENRY BELTER in the Rosalie pattern, having a floral and fruit decorated crest rail over a padded back and a serpentine stuffover cushion seat, raised on cabriole fore-legs, ending in brass caps and casters. Height 36 1/2 inches. $500-700 392 An American Victorian Rosewood Ladies Armchair
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HENRY BELTER in the Rosalie pattern, having a floral blossom carved crest rail over a shaped padded back, flanked by channel molded arms above a serpentine stuffover seat, raised on cabriole fore-legs ending in brass caps and casters. Height 38 3/4 inches. $1,000-2,000
393 An American Victorian Rosewood Étagère Cabinet having a two-tiered shaped superstructure, worked to show foliate scrolls and floral swags, the lower section enclosing a frieze drawer above two mirrored cupboard doors, raised on pad feet. Height 71 x width 39 x depth 18 1/2 inches. $800-1,200
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394 An American Leaded Glass Window
CIRCA 1900 depicting three figures, one carrying a basket of fruit, in a garden with a herm in the background. Height 71 x width 68 inches. Property from the Estate of a Prominent Midwest Collector $4,000-6,000
395 Charles Bryson (American, 20th Century) Dancer with a Tambourine pastel signed Bryson and dated (lower right) 53 1/8 x 29 1/4 inches. $800-1,200 396 An American Rattan Parlor Suite comprising two rocking chairs, an armchair, a square top table and a settee. Width of settee 42 inches. $1,000-2,000
397 A 14 Karat Yellow Gold Topped Cane the gold inscribed A. M. Spencer from Employees of Tool Room Dec 25, ‘87, surrounded by foliate and floral scrolls. Length 35 3/4 inches. $300-500 398 Two American Silver Handled Canes the first example late 19th century, having an Art Nouveau handle in the shape of two ladies’ faces over a stepped malacca shaft with a hidden brass hinge to allow folding, ending in a German silver ferrule and a steel tip; the second having a mushroom form handle with black enamel work engraved C.M.P. and two shield devices on the side over a Macassar ebony shaft ending in a horn tip. Length of first overall 35 1/4 inches. $400-600
399 A Group of Two Walking Sticks and One Cane the carved wood cane with a 14 karat gold cap on a rosewood shaft ending in a horn tip; the first walking stick mid-19th century with a gold-filled knop handle overlaid on strips of gold inlaid mother-of-pearl over a Macassar ebony shaft ending in a brass and steel tip; the last a presentation walking stick having a gold-filled handle of trapezoidal form with two middle panels with deep flutes over an ebony shaft of round tapering form ending in a gold-filled ferrule and a steel tip, marked F.C. & Co. Length of first overall 35 3/4 inches. $400-600 400 Two Bone Handled Walking Sticks the first example an American sword walking stick, early 20th century, having a leaf shaped handle capped by a brass medallion, the foil blade stamped Made in France/M. Casteel, with a brass collar on the twig shaft, ending in a brass ferrule; the second Japanese, having six panels of snakeskin wrapped at the top and bottom with gold-filled wire on a zebrano wood shaft, ending in a brass and steel tip. Length of first overall 37 inches. $300-500
401* An American Leather Upholstered Chesterfield Sofa and Club Chair
20TH CENTURY the sofa having a tufted back over three removable cushions Width of first 86 inches. Property from the Collection of Herb and Roberta Nechin, Chicago, Illinois $800-1,200
RALPH LAUREN dyed black, mounted on wool. Height 24 x width 24 inches. $600-800
403 A Fox Fur Throw
RALPH LAUREN dyed black, mounted on wool. 5 feet 8 inches x 5 feet 8 inches. $2,000-4,000
404* An American Lacquered Wood Pond Boat Height 40 inches. Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Schanck, Oak Brook, Illinois $400-600
