Important American Furniture, Paintings, Folk Art and Decorative Arts January 22, 2013

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123 Gilt Copper Leaping Stag Weathervane Attributed to Harris & Company Boston, Massachusetts, 1875-1900 H. 30 in.; L. 25 in. Provenance: Eastside Winter Antiques Show, Wayne Pratt Inc., 1997

$5,000-8,000

124 Redware Copper Oxide and Manganese Decorated Ovoid Jar New England, late 18th / early 19th century Provenance: Sam Herrup, New York

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126 Pair of Brown Painted and Yellow Decorated Sack-Back Windsor Arm Chairs Connecticut, circa 1785-1790 H. 38 in. Provenance: Purchased from a local convent in the early 1970s by Terry Tomlinson, Connecticut (2) Illustrated on facing page

$8,000-12,000

127 Hooked Rug in “The Tree of Life” Pattern

128 Painted Cast Iron Mechanical Bank J. & E. Stevens Company Cromwell, Connecticut, circa 1886 Inscribed: “PROFESSOR PUG FROGS / GREAT BICYCLE FEAT” This bank, designed by Charles A. Bailey (1848-1926) for J. & E. Stevens Company, operates by placing a coin on the rear of the bicycle. The frog then circles the base and drops the coin into the basket. This rare bank retains much of its original paint and is in working condition. Literature: F. H. Griffith, “Professor Pug Frog’s Great Bicycle Feat”, HOBBIES Magazine, January 1953.

$10,000-15,000

$2,000-3,000

American, Possibly Massachusetts, 1881 Signed lower right “Kane 81” 7ft. by 8ft. (approximately)

125 Queen Anne Maple Red-Stained Oval Top Tavern Table

129 Blue-Painted and Stenciled Star Decorated Blanket Chest

Provenance: James and Judith Milne, Inc., New York, 1995

Maine, first half 20th century H. 20 in.; L. 38 in.; W. 19 in.

New England, probably Rhode Island, 1740-1765 H. 26 in.; W. 30 ½ in.; D. 39 ¼ in. Provenance: Skinner Auctions, Bolton, Massachusetts, 1997; H. Schiller Collection, New Jersey, 2001

Illustrated on facing page

$3,000-6,000

Provenance: Judith and James Milne, Inc. New York Illustrated on facing page

$1,500-2,500

$4,000-8,000

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