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COMPASSION AND AUTHORITY BY CHARLES HUNT (ENGLAND, 1803-1877). Oil on canvas, signed and dated “1864” lower left. Children seen role playing in an interior setting. 18.5”h. 28.5”w., in an elaborate gilt plaster frame, 26”h. 35”w. $6,000-$8,000
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PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN (AMERICAN SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY). Oil on canvas, unsigned. A gentleman seen seated while wearing glasses against a red background. 35”h. 27.25”w., in a gilt molded frame 41.5”h. 33.5”w. $500-$700
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STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT (AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY). Oil on board, unsigned. A basket of red and white grapes seen with a pewter bowl filled with apples and a green glazed pottery vessel. 20.75”h. 24.5”w., in a gilt plaster frame, 29”h. 33”w. $800-$1,200
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PAIR OF CHARLESTON GLASS DECANTERS. American, late 18th early-19th century. Spearhead form stoppers set into typical form body with floral etching surrounding the monogram T.W.B. for Capt. Thomas Wright Bacot (1765-1834). 20”h. 7” diameter.
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Thomas Wright Bacot, appointed United States Postmaster of Charleston by President George Washington. He was one wounded at the Battle of Fort Moultrie and later fought in the Siege of Savannah, and was among those captured by the British after the fall of Charleston. Buried at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Charleston, South Carolina. $500-$700
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DERBY FLORAL COVERED CHESTNUT BASKET. England, late 18th-early 19th century, porcelain. The lid with finial over the body adorned with various high relief floral blossoms, pierced throughout. 8.5”h. 12”w. $600-$900
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ANSONIA MANTEL CLOCK. American, late 19th century, white metal. Roman figure seated next to porcelain dial, open escapement, with original key and pendulum. 13.5”h. 17.5”w. 7.75”d. $400-$600
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SEASCAPE BY JOSEPH PETRUS VERHEYEN (NETHERLANDS, 1899-1976). Oil on board, signed lower right. Figures seen standing along a shoreline with sailboats in the distance. 35”h. 47.5”w., in a cove molded frame, 41.5”h. 54”w. $600-$800 www.SELKIRKAUCTIONS.com • 33