Fine Americana: The Keane Collection | Skinner Auction 3855B

The Beacon Hill Collection

of John & Marilyn Keane 3855B | November 19, 2021 | 10AM | Marlborough, MA

The Beacon Hill Collection

of John & Marilyn Keane

The Beacon Hill Collection of John & Marilyn Keane Skinner is honored to be offering the extraordinary Beacon Hill Collection of John and Marilyn Keane, highlighted by important 18th and early 19th century American furniture, and exceptional paintings from the China Trade. We look forward to seeing all of you at the auction.

Devotees of American history and craftsmanship and committed philanthropists, the Keanes for years have been well-known members of the Boston arts community. Evident in their collection is an understanding of how deeply important the decorative arts are to the overall understanding of the colonial period and period after independence in America. That understanding carried over, too, to leadership roles at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where the Newport Furniture Gallery in the American Wing was named in their honor.

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1 Whale Bone and Turned Whale Ivory Motherof-pearl-inlaid Yarn Swift, America, mid-19th century, the turned upper and lower terminals with mother-of-pearl-inlaid dots and incised rings with blue and red sealing wax, on a similarly decorated clamp, both tightened with turned thumbscrews, on a custom molded wood, stand, ht. overall 27, ht. without stand 23 in. $4,000-6,000 2 Turned Whale Bone and Inlaid Carved Whale Ivory Yarn Swift, America, c. 1850, with geometric designs and tortoiseshell inlay to the rectangular C-shaped clamp, on custom molded wood stand, swift ht. 18, ht. with stand 23 in.

Provenance: Hyland Granby Antiques. $3,000-5,000 3 Whalebone and Turned Whale Ivory Yarn Swift, America, mid-19th century, the upper and lower terminals and the clamp all with ring and incised turnings, the incised rings highlighted with red and blue sealing wax, swift tightens with a heartshaped metal thumbscrew, clamp screw missing, on custom Lucite stand, swift ht. 23 1/4, overall ht.

25 3/4 in. $1,000-1,500 4 Carved Whalebone Model Ship, probably French Prisoner of War-made, late 18th/early 19th century, with extensive rigging and details, all whalebone carvings of deck, side planks and pegs, masts, and items on deck including cannons, buckets, and ladders extending below deck, and carved floral filigree on stern, in glass case with mother-of-pearlinlaid wooden platform stand, case ht. 23 1/2, wd.

11 1/4, lg. 25 1/2 in. $4,000-6,000

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5 Carved and Painted Whalebone Model Ship, probably French Prisoner of War-made, c. 1790, model of a warship bearing the name “THE ROYAL GEORGE” on its stern, likely referring to the English ship of the line, the HMS Royal George, with carved polychrome male figurehead, carved and painted stern decoration, and painted details including cannons, firing ports, railings, and figures on deck, model lg. 22 1/4, wd. 7 1/2, ht. 18, case lg. 26 3/4, wd. 10 1/2, ht. 22 1/4 in. $4,000-6,000 5

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6 Clement Drew (Massachusetts, 18061889)

7 Clement Drew (Massachusetts, 18061889)

8 English School, Late 18th/Early 19th Century

Boston Harbor Titled, signed, dated and inscribed “Boston Harbor/painted by C. Drew/8 Summer St. 1876” on the reverse.

Oil on canvas, 9 3/4 x 6 1/2 in., in a period ornate giltwood and gesso frame.

Condition: Minor spots of retouch, varnish yellowed. $6,000-8,000

Commencement of the Yacht Race off Marblehead Titled, dated, signed, and inscribed “Commencement of the Yacht Race off Marblehead/June 29th 1886/PriscillaPuritan-Mayflower/ Sketched & Painted by C. Drew” on the reverse.

Oil on canvas, 13 1/2 x 23 3/4 in., in a giltwood frame.

Condition: Relined, specks and spots of retouch. $3,000-5,000

Pair of Views of Fortified Harbors Unsigned, one depicting a ship of war with three rows of guns at center, surrounded by other vessels and with an architectural mass to the background; the other depicting a vessel at foreground just off an armed rampart, some of the vessel’s crew rowing ashore, and a variety of vessels beyond.

Oil on canvas, 17 x 26 in., in early molded and gilt-gesso frames.

Condition: Relined, repaired tears, retouch to tears, craquelure, and in other small spots. $10,000-15,000

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9 Small Whalebone Bannerette, probably America, late 19th century, with turned finial above the scrolled and heart-pierced form, on a copper rod and turned wooden stand, overall ht. 17, lg. 7 1/2 in. $300-500

10 Brass Three-draw Leather-clad Spyglass and a Pair of French Brass Binoculars, binoculars marked “LeCLERC FABt/ PARIS,” the spyglass with beaded detail, the binoculars with thumbscrew focus adjustment, spyglass lg. 14 1/2 to 26 1/2, binoculars 6 1/2 in. closed. $400-600

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11 Giltwood and Rope-carved Armchair, 20th century, the shaped upholstered back with a knotted and tasseled crest, shaped partially upholstered arms, shaped upholstered seat framed by further knotted “rope” and continuing to carved tassel feet, upholstered in silk Asian-style fabric, ht. 44 3/4, seat ht. 16 1/2 in. $300-500 12 Chinese School, 19th Century Set of Four Views of Chinese Ports Unsigned.

Watercolor and gouache on paper, depicting views of Canton, Whampoa, Macao, and the Boca Tigris, approx. 6 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (sight), matted and framed.

Condition: Damage and repairs to corners, not examined out of frames.

Note: Carl Crossman writes “many [Chinese watercolors of the period] were done in sets, such as groups of port scenes [and] the trades... [which] display superb quality and show great attention to coloring and detail.” $4,000-6,000 13 Chinese School, 19th Century

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Three Domestic Views Unsigned.

Watercolor on laid paper, showing various processes of the silk production, each approx. 7 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. (image), matted and framed.

Condition: Minor imperfections and repairs at edges, not examined out of frames. $600-800

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14 Pair of Small Reverse-painted Mirror Pictures, China, 18th century, with gilt rococo frames around reversepainted domestic scenes, (cracks to glass, minor losses), ht. 25, wd. 8 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000 15 Pair of Large Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Pattern Covered Urns, China, c. 1830-40, of baluster form with domed tops having gilt foo dog finials, the urns with gilt foo dog head faux ring handles, and reserves showing domestic scenes surrounded by foliate borders and naturalistic motifs throughout, ht. 27 in. $3,000-5,000 16 Black Lacquer Gilt and Mother-of-pearl-inlaid Papiermache Tray, England, early 19th century, with chinoiserie designs of a pagoda, willows, and a figure crossing a bridge, on a modern custom faux-bamboo base, tray 23 1/2 x 30 3/4, table edge ht. 26 1/2 in. $300-350 17 Black Lacquer and Gilt-decorated Worktable, China, early 19th century, the shaped top hinged above a compartmented and fitted interior with pen trays, inkwells, spools, and a pincushion, and bag drawer below, all on pierced vasiform sides and carved feet joined by a flat shaped stretcher, overall decoration of figural scenes surrounded by foliate borders, ht. 29 in. $300-500

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18 Large Chinese Export Porcelain Punch Bowl, late 18th century, with gilt designs to inner and outer rim and floral spray to bottom interior of bowl, the exterior with stylized overglaze lotus leaves in pink, red, and green, ht. 7, dia.

15 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 19 Small Porcelain Fish-decorated Punch Bowl, China, 20th century, in an earlier style, ht. 4 1/2, dia. 10 in. $300-500

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20 Three Pieces of Blue and White Export Porcelain, China, early 19th century, including two Canton shrimp dishes and an octagonal cut-corner platter, shrimp dishes lg. 10, platter lg. 17 in. $500-700 21 Porcelain Bough Pot and Rose Mandarin Pattern Charger, China, 19th century, the bough pot with a slightly domed removable cover on a flared rectangular base, allover decoration of floral devices, Greek key borders, and figural scenes; the charger of typical design; pot ht. 9 1/2, charger dia. 13 3/4 in. $300-500 22 Watercolor and Gilt-decorated Cabriolet Fan of Hong Kong, China, 19th century, the polychrome and gilt black lacquer sticks connected by leaves of folded paper which, when opened, reveal a watercolor of a bustling Hong Kong harborscape on a the upper leaf above a row of figures on the lower leaf of one side, and a row of figures above floral decoration on the other, in a fitted satin-lined black lacquer box, (small tears), wd. open 21 1/2 in. $400-600

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22A Watercolor-decorated Fan, Continental Europe, late 18th century, the leaf decorated with three printed and handcolored figural scenes within gilt cartouches and surrounded by rococo scrolls and shells on a blue ground, on pierced ebony sticks with applied gilt dots, the outermost stick inlaid with mother-of-pearl, mounted in a demilune shadow box frame, frame ht. 15 3/4, frame wd. 25 1/2 in. $200-250 23 Set of Red- and Black-lacquered Nesting Tables, China, 19th century, the shaped tops with cut corners on pierced vasiform ends and gilt carved dragon feet, the tops decorated with scenes of a parade, ht. to 27 1/2 in.

Provenance: Regency Antiques, 70 Charles St., Boston, 1996. $200-400

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24 Possibly the Work of Spoilum (Chinese, act. 1785-1810) An Imperial Review at a Military Encampment Unsigned.

Oil on canvas, 32 1/2 x 51 3/4 in., in a giltwood frame.

Condition: Relined, retouch.

Literature: Carl Crossman, The Decorative Arts of the China Trade, 1991, p. 165.

Exhibitions: The Royal Pavilion, Art Gallery and Museums, Brighton, The China Trade 16001860, 1986, no. 78.

Note: Described by Crossman as “one of the most ambitious of all genre paintings depicting Chinese life painted for the western market,” the scene presents an imperial military review with detail and grace uncommon for export paintings of this period. The Qianlong Emperor sits in customary fashion outside his tent while a senior mandarin presents to him a group of soldiers for inspection. As an archer from the group begins to prostrate himself, a soldier in the royal entourage gazes up at a gold and scarlet standard situated amongst ephemeral leaves fading into a bright, cloud-filled sky reminiscent of contemporaneous western landscapes. This early example of Cantonese oil painting is related to two smaller works on glass, one at the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, and the other at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the latter of which is stated to have been painted for Richard Hall of the East India Company, who was in Canton from 1785 until 1802. (See Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Lieden, “Sensitive Plates,” catalog by Paul van Dongen, 1995, no. 13, and Margaret Jourdain and R. Soame Jenyns, Chinese Export Art in the Eighteenth Century, 1950, p. 37 and pl. 66.) $50,000-75,000

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25 Attributed to Spoilum (Chinese, act. 1785-1810) Portrait of a Hong Merchant Unsigned.

Oil on canvas, 23 1/2 x 18 in., in a beaded giltwood frame.

Condition: Relined, repaired tear, scattered retouch.

Literature: For similar portraits of Hong merchants by Spoilum, see Carl Crossman, The Decorative Arts of the China Trade, p.

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Note: This portrait, supposedly of the merchant Chung Qua, is representative of the renowned portraiture attributed to Spoilum, possibly the earliest and certainly the best known of the Cantonese oil painters engaged in the China trade during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. A newcomer to the art of canvas oil painting, Spoilum was able to make a name for himself as the premier portrait artist in Canton by successfully combining the techniques of the exotic European medium with stylistic conventions from traditional Chinese art. Spoilum is believed to have been very active during his life, and is credited with many portraits of Chinese, English, American, and even Indian merchants who came to trade at the hongs of Canton.

The delicate likeness prominently features the subtle smile and illuminated left shoulder that characterize the work of Spoilum and his followers, and render their work instantly recognizable to past and present audiences alike. $50,000-75,000 26 Jesuit Artist at the Imperial Court (Chinese, Late 18th Century) Portrait of a Young Official of the First Rank, Wearing a Red Hat Unsigned.

Oil on Chinese paper, 22 1/2 x 27 1/4 in., in a beaded giltwood frame, under glass.

Condition: Craquelure, minor spots of retouch.

Provenance: Martyn Gregory, London.

Note: According to a note written to the consignor by Martyn Gregory and accompanying the portrait, “Linda Wrigglesworth, an expert on costume, thinks [the young official] is probably a ‘prince of the blood,’ and he is certainly of the first rank.” $40,000-60,000

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27 Chinese School, Possibly the Work of Spoilum (Chinese, act.

1785-1810) The Hongs at Canton Unsigned.

Oil on canvas, 18 1/2 x 24 in., in a giltwood frame.

Condition: Relined, retouch to edges, varnish inconsistencies.

Provenance: Martyn Gregory, London.

Literature: This painting appears to relate strongly to another Canton view attributed to Spoilum, illustrated and discussed in Carl Crossman, The Decorative Arts of the China Trade, p. 107, plate 34.

Note: This especially finely painted view shows the flags of seven Western countries involved in the early China Trade, including the American flag at center. $30,000-50,000

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28 Rococo Sterling Silver Epergne, Thomas Pitts, London, 1764, of floral design, comprising one large oval center basket, four elevated sitting baskets, and arms for four hanging baskets, ht. 13 3/4, wd. 26, dp.

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Provenance: M.S. Rau, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1998. $2,000-3,000 29 Pair of Georgian Sterling Silver Candlesticks, John Cafe, London, 1749, molded shell motifs throughout, with hallmarks to underside of base, ht. 8 3/4 in. $1,000-1,500 30 Cased Set of Four Gold-washed Sterling Silver Shell-form Salts and Spoons, Crisford & Norris, Birmingham, 1904, (case worn and slightly damaged), salt lg. 2, spoon lg. 2 in. $200-250

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31 Important Chippendale Carved Mahogany Marble-top Slab Table, with carving attributed to Nicholas Bernard and Martin Jugiez, Philadelphia, c. 1765, the top with serpentine front edge and serpentine corners above a conformingly shaped skirt with applied carved gadrooning below, joining four punchworkdecorated and acanthus-carved cabriole legs with carved returns continuing to claw-and-ball feet, ht. 32 1/2, wd. 38 1/4, dp. 19 in.

Provenance: Charles Woolsey Lyons, Inc., New York City, July 1936. Sotheby’s, The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland, January 19, 2002, Sale 7757, Lot 112.

Literature: Helen Comstock, 100 Most Beautiful Rooms in America, New York, p. 68; “Living with Antiques: The Delaware Home of Mr. and Mrs. Lammot Copeland,” The Magazine Antiques, October 1952, p. 292.

Note: An October 14, 1985, letter addressed to Mrs. Lammot Du Pont Copeland from Luke Beckerdite, then a research associate at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, attributes the present lot’s carving to Bernard and Jugiez, about whom Beckerdite wrote in The Magazine Antiques, September 1985. $100,000-150,000

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32 Pair of Chippendale Carved Mahogany Side Chairs, Philadelphia, c. 1770, the molded crest rails with acanthus-carved ears, above carved and pierced vasiform splat and molded stiles, on upholstered trapezoidal slip seats and shaped seat frames centering scrolled acanthus leaf motifs and joining cabriole legs ending in claw-and-ball feet, ht. 38 1/2 in.

Provenance: According to a label on the seat frame of one chair, the chairs were once owned by Mrs. Thomas A. Curran of Philadelphia; Ginsburg & Levy, Inc., New York, c. 1963; Collection of Doris and Richard M. Seidlitz; Sotheby’s, Important American Furniture: The Collection of Doris and Richard M. Seidlitz, January 30, 1988, Lot 1775; Leigh Keno American Antiques, 1999.

Note: These chairs are numbered “I” and “III” of a set.

Another chair from the set (numbered “II”) is in the collection at Bayou Bend, Houston, Texas. Other chairs appearing to be from the set have been illustrated in Antiques magazine throughout the 20th century, as parts of private collections and in antiques dealers’ advertisements. $15,000-25,000

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33 Queen Anne Walnut Wing Chair, Philadelphia, c. 1730, the flattened arch crest above shaped wings and outwardscrolling arms, on compass seat joining cabriole front legs ending in pointed pad feet, and raked rear legs, ht. 47 in.

Provenance: The Devan family, Philadelphia; Israel Sack, Inc., New York; A private Westchester collection; Leigh Keno American Antiques.

Literature: Israel Sack, American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, Highland House Publishers, 1989, p. 2475.

34 Chippendale Carved Mahogany Serpentine-front Five-legged Card Table, New York, c. 1755-1780, with pronounced squared corners and boldly shaped sides above a shallow conforming apron joining cabriole legs with acanthus-carved knees ending in claw-and-ball feet, ht. 27 1/2, top wd. 32 1/4, top dp. at corners 16 1/2 in.

Provenance: John Walton, Jewett City, Connecticut; Collection of John W. Kluge, Morven Collection; Leigh Keno American Antiques. $20,000-30,000

Note: According to a statement provided to the consignor, this chair relates directly to a nearly identical wing chair sold at Horst Auctions in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, January 29, 2000. Another related example is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and pictured in Hecksher, American Furniture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1985, no. 77, pp. 129-30. Yet another is illustrated in Downs, American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, New York, 1952, no. 75. Related Philadelphia wing chairs have also appeared in advertisements in Antiques magazine and at major auctions over the years. $10,000-15,000

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View of Shanghai Taken from Pudong Unsigned, inscribed with Chinese characters on the stretcher.

Oil on fine canvas, 17 1/4 x 30 1/4 in., in a modern Chinese-style frame by Paul Carter Goodnow.

Condition: Minor scattered spots and small areas of retouch, old repaired puncture. $30,000-50,000

View of the Bund at Shanghai Unsigned.

Oil on canvas, 16 1/2 x 37 1/2 in., in a blackpainted frame with gilt liner.

Condition: Relined, retouch.

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Note: A handwritten jelly label on the reverse of the stretcher reads “Shanghai/About 1860.” $40,000-60,000

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37 Chinese School, Mid-19th Century Singapore from the Roads Unsigned.

Oil on canvas, showing a variety of vessels and the harborfront, 18 x 31 in., in a black-painted frame.

Condition: Relined, retouch to scattered spots, lines, and small areas throughout.

Note: According to a catalog entry affixed to the reverse, the Singapore harborfront as depicted here puts the date of this painting between 1847 and 1855. From left to right, some of the landmark buildings include the Old Court House, the Church of St. Andrew (built in 1842 and demolished in 1855 after a lightning strike), the steeple of the Catholic church (completed in 1847), and the Institution (later the Raffles institution). The building atop the central hill is called the Bukit Larangan, formerly the Residency, which became Government House. $30,000-50,000

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38 Chinese School, c. 1860

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View of Hong Kong Unsigned, inscribed “HON KONG” [sic] l.c.

Oil on canvas, showing a variety of vessels at harbor against the backdrop of the city and port, 18 x 31 in., in a period black-painted and carved frame.

Condition: Relined, retouch to spots and to craquelure lines.

Whampoa Reach and Anchorage Unsigned, c. 1830-35, title and artist identified on a tag attached to the frame.

Oil on canvas, 17 3/4 x 23 1/2 in., in a carved ebonized and gilt frame.

Condition: Relined, retouch, small repair.

The Pagoda at Whampoa Reach Unsigned.

Oil on canvas, 11 1/4 x 18 in., in a modern molded ebonized and parcel-gilt frame.

Condition: Scattered spots and lines of retouch, including to an apparent old small tear. $6,000-8,000

Provenance: Martyn Gregory, London.

Exhibitions: Genius of the China Coast, Marytn Gregory, Summer, 1993, illustrated and discussed in the exhibition catalog, No. 91. $30,000-50,000

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Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York; The Private Collection of Ruth D. and S. Morton Vose; Northeast Auctions, August 17, 1997, Lot 500. $30,000-50,000

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41 Chinese School, Mid-19th Century View of the Second Bar Pagoda on the Pearl River Unsigned.

Oil on canvas, 19 x 27 3/4 in., in a modern giltwood frame.

Condition: Relined with small areas, specks, and small spots of retouch throughout. $8,000-12,000

42 Laura White McLennen (Massachusetts, act. Mid-19th Century) Boston Common View with the State House Unsigned, identified on a label affixed to the reverse.

Pastel on paper, 16 x 21 in. (sight), in a molded and gilt-gesso frame.

Condition: Abrasions, minor moisture staining, ripples to paper.

43 Queen Anne Mahogany Turret-corner Card Table, Boston, c. 1740-60, the folding top above a conformingly shaped skirt with thumb-molded drawer joining four cabriole legs, ht. 27 3/4, wd. 34, dp. 16 1/2 in.

Provenance: Israel Sack, Inc., 1985; Sotheby’s, Important Americana from the Collection of Diane and Norman Bernstein, The Lindens, Washington, DC, January 22, 2006, Lot 30. $20,000-30,000

Note: A label affixed to the reverse has an old printed mailing label for Mrs. Edward F. McLennan of 35 Lake View Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Handwriting on the label reads “This sketch of Boston Common/done by Laura White/(later Laura W. McLennen)/mother of E.F. McLennen/about 1850 or 60.” $3,000-5,000

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44 The Hezekiah Smith Chippendale Carved Mahogany Bonnet-top Block-front Desk and Bookcase, Boston, Massachusetts, c. 1765, in two sections, the upper case with molded swan’s neck cresting ending in carved rosettes centering a center plinth and urn and flame finial flanked by finials, and dentil-molding below, above doors with raised scalloped panels flanked by fluted pilasters, opening to a valanced and compartmented interior, and candle slides below, set into the lower section with slant-lid opening to an interior with central fan-carved prospect drawer flanked by carved document drawers, pigeonholes, drawers, and further fan-carved drawers, on a cockbeaded case with graduated drawers on a conformingly shaped molded case joining claw-and-ball feet, old surface, brasses appear to be original, (minor restoration), ht. 92, lower case wd. 42 1/2, dp. at feet 24 1/2 in.

Provenance: Hezekiah Smith (1737-1805), moved to Haverhill, Massachusetts, in 1764, and established the Haverhill Baptist Church in May, 1765.

This desk and bookcase was listed on his 1805 estate inventory and valued at $40. After his death, it passed to his wife Hepzibah Kimball Smith (1746-1824). Then to Jonathan Kimball Smith. Then likely to his grandson Charles Smith Bradley, New York, New York. Then to his son George Lothrop Bradley, Washington, DC, and Pomfret, Connecticut, the great-great grandson of Hezekiah Smith. Then to his second cousin Henry W. Howe, Bedford Hills, New York, in 1919. Then to his son Henry Wainwright Howe Jr. in 1921. By descent in the family. Purchased by the consignor from Leigh Keno, c. 1998.

Note: According to a statement provided by a previous seller, this desk and bookcase relates to several other known case pieces, possibly by the same unknown maker. One, a chest-on-chest, was offered on January 17, 1997, at Sotheby’s auction of Important Americana. Another, a nearly identical desk and bookcase, is in the collection of the Milwaukee Art Museum. $75,000-100,000

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45 Chippendale Carved Mahogany Block-front Chest of Drawers, Boston, c. 1760, the molded rectangular top above a case with four graduated drawers, on molded base with claw-and-ball feet, ht. 31 1/4, wd. 35 1/2, dp.

20 1/2 in.

Provenance: Israel Sack, Inc., New York; The Kaufman Americana Foundation, Norfolk, Virginia; Sotheby’s, Important Americana, January 21, 2000, Lot 708. $50,000-75,000

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46 Queen Anne Mahogany Tray-top Tea Table, eastern Massachusetts, c. 1740-60, the rectangular top with quarter-round molded edge above the straight frame with two candle slides, above a rolled and shaped apron joining cabriole legs ending in pad feet, ht. 26 1/2, wd. 29 1/4, dp. 21 1/4 in.

Provenance: Leigh Keno American Antiques, New York. $75,000-125,000

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47 Chippendale Carved Mahogany Open Armchair, probably Providence, Rhode Island, c. 1765, the serpentine crest above an overupholstered back and seat, with molded and shaped arms ending in scrolled handholds on shaped supports, the seat frame joining frontal cabriole legs with shell and bellflower-carved knees and claw-and-ball feet, ht. 44, seat ht. 17, wd. 26 1/2 in.

Provenance: David Stockwell, February 1955; Sotheby’s, The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland, January 19, 2002, Sale 7757, Lot 351.

Exhibitions: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Art from American Collections, New York, March 6-April 28, 1963, no. 35.

Note: According to notes accompanying this chair when it was purchased by the present owners, this chair relates to a small group of chairs made in Rhode Island, with shell- and bellflower-carved knees and claw-and-ball feet. It compares to examples pictured in Moses, Master Craftsmen of Newport, 1984, fig 1.52, p. 60; and The Arts and Crafts of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1820, 1954, no. 25, p. 51. It is also very similar to a chair loaned by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph K. Ott to the John Brown House Loan Exhibition of Rhode Island Furniture (and published in that catalog as no. 23, p. 25)—interestingly, Mr. Copeland and Mr. Ott corresponded about their similar chairs in 1962. $50,000-100,000

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48 Chippendale Carved Mahogany Birdcage Tilt-top Table, probably England, 18th century, the piecrust top tilts on a birdcage support and baluster-turned post carved with acanthus leaves and beading, continuing to a tripod base of cabriole legs carved with scrolls and leafage, and ending in claw-and-ball feet, (imperfections), ht. 27 3/4, dia. 34 in. $1,500-2,500 49 Chippendale Carved Mahogany Elbow Chair, Boston or Massachusetts North Shore, c. 1780, the serpentine crest above shaped arms and concave arm supports, on overupholstered seat and cabriole front legs ending in claw-and-ball feet joined to the raking rear legs by square stretchers, ht. 42 1/4, wd. 28, dp.

28 in.

Provenance: Sotheby’s, October 10, 1998, Lot 184. $8,000-12,000 50 Inlaid Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers, Massachusetts or Connecticut, late 18th century, the serpentine top with rounded corners and diagonally banded inlaid edge, above a conforming cockbeaded case of four drawers, all on molded ogee bracket base, refinished, replaced brasses, (imperfections), ht. 32, wd. 40, dp. at edges 23 1/4 in. $800-1,200 49

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51 Federal Carved Mahogany Sofa, attributed to Samuel McIntyre, Salem, Massachusetts, c. 1805, the crest with rectangular panel and shaped flanking panels, all with punchwork ground, the center panel with basket of fruit, the shaped panels with flowers and scrolls, above leaf-carved arms and turned waterleaf-carved supports, all on turned tapering legs, ht. 38 1/4, wd. 75 3/4, dp. 25 in.

Provenance: Phillips, New York, April 24, 1985, Lot 1985; Israel Sack, New York; Bob and Kathy Steinberg, New York; Israel Sack; A private Midwestern collection; Sotheby’s, January 17, 1999, Lot 715. $30,000-50,000

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52 Pair of Federal Carved Mahogany Shield-back Side Chairs, the carving attributed to Samuel McIntyre, Salem, Massachusetts, c. 1800-10, the molded shield backs centering three splats each with leaf-carved detail at the upper terminals, where the three elements of each splat branch, and at the lower terminal with waterleaf carving on punchwork ground, the shields supported by short molded stiles, on overupholstered and tacked seats with serpentine front rails joining the square tapering front legs ending in spade feet to the raking rear legs, old surface, (minor imperfections), ht. 38, seat ht. 18 in.

Provenance: Northeast Auctions, March 5, 2000, Lot 653. $4,000-6,000

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53 Federal Mahogany Inlaid Card Table, Massachusetts, c. 1810, the folding top with serpentine front, half-serpentine sides, and ovolo corners above a conformingly shaped inlaid skirt centering an oval within a mitered panel flaked by mahogany panels bordered with figured maple crossbanding and stringing joining ring-turned swelled tapering legs ending in tapered feet, ht. 29 1/4, wd. 36, dp. 17 1/2 in.

Provenance: Northeast Auctions, March 7, 1996, Lot 559. $2,000-3,000

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54 Important Pair of Classical Rosewood, Gilt-gesso, and Vert Antique Brass-inlaid Card Tables, Charles-Honore Lannuier, New York, c. 1815, each with a shaped hinged top with concave corners, the edges with brass inlaid stars, diamonds, and anthemions and ebonized molding above conformingly shaped friezes centering ormolu mounts depicting nymphs playing panpipes, on a carved gilt-gesso and vert antique caryatid winged female figure with braided hair and a starbanded waist continuing to a scrolled foliate support, the rear fluted columns with gilded acanthus leaves, all on a shaped platforms and dolphin feet, ht. 30 1/2, wd. 36, dp. 17 1/2 in.

Provenance: Marchese Guiseppe Paterno, Castello di San Guiliano; Sotheby’s New York, April 29-May 1, 1981, Lot 1068; Collection of Richard and Gloria Manney; Leigh Keno American Antiques.

Note: Charles-Honore Lannuier was born in a small French town in 1779, and, as the turbulent aftermath of the French Revolution raged, he left for New York in early 1803, seeking financial opportunity and, ultimately, success. He was born into a family well-versed in fine furniture making: his brother and uncle were both established in the trade, and had Parisian clients. Despite that early exposure and inherited aptitude, it would have been difficult to anticipate the level of fame he would gain as a cabinetmaker in New York in the first two decades of the 19th century. Though he lived only 16 years after arriving in New York, he left a body of signed works larger than most, which captured widespread American recognition even in the shadow of his prolific contemporary Duncan Phyfe, and clearly illustrated his impressive aesthetic and artistic vision. Incorporating French Empire design elements, English decorative tendencies, and exhibiting a fascination for the contemporary French conquests of Egypt and Italy, Lannuier’s output in America is decidedly European, but also stands as an important exemplar of the highest style of late Federal and Classical period American furniture. The present tables, utilizing one of Lannuier’s favorite elements, winged caryatid supports, are two of a known group of nineteen card tables attributed to him, and are the only known pair with carved dolphin feet. $100,000-150,000

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55 Classical Carved Giltwood Girandole Looking Glass, America or England, c. 1810-20, the circular frame with molded gesso ornament and spherules, and ebonized liner, the crest with a spreadwing eagle atop rockery flanked by dolphins and acanthus leaves joined by balls on a chain, with a pair of candle arms and acanthus-carved pendant below, overall ht. 41 1/2, frame dia. 21 3/4 in.

Provenance: Originally in the Felt House, Salem, Massachusetts, and descended in the Felt-Osgood Families; Israel Sack, Inc., New York; Sotheby’s, Important Americana, October 10, 2002. $4,000-6,000 56 Classical Carved Giltwood Girandole Looking Glass, America or England, c. 1810-20, the crest with spreadwing eagle perched on rockery, flanked by scrolled leafy sprays, on a molded gilt-gesso frame with spherules and reeded ebonized liner, above a leafy pendant and four candle arms, ht. 48, frame dia. 25 in. $4,000-6,000

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56A Federal Carved Mahogany Card Table, attributed to Duncan Phyfe, New York, c. 1810, with triple-elliptic top above a conformingly shaped frame centering a panel with bowknotted swag, joining five ring-turned reeded legs ending in cast brass hairy paw feet, ht. 27 3/4, wd. 36, dp. 17 3/4 in.

Provenance: Leigh Keno American Antiques. $3,000-5,000 57 Pair of Gilt-bronze-mounted Potpourri Urns, France, early 19th century, the pierced bell-form tops with pineapple finials above the urns supported by three cast goat heads joined by foliate, beaded, and reeded rims, continuing to shaped legs and cast hairy hoof feet on a triangular pedestal with concave sides, with further cast pineapples and waterleaves, ht. 17 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000

58 French Fire-gilt and Alabaster Shelf Clock, Coutre, c. 1810, ormolu and pineapple center finial above the 4-in. dia. roman numeral porcelain dial marked “Coutre a Paris,” pierced gilt hands flanked by black veneered stone tapered columns, all resting on an ormolu mounted base, eight-day time and count wheel strike mechanism with silk thread suspension, ht. 18 in. $3,000-5,000

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59 Classical Carved Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Server, probably New York, c. 1820, the rectangular top above a shallow case of two short drawers and long drawer below flanked by fluted panels, above reeded swelled legs and feet joined by a shaped shelf, ht. 36, wd. 35 1/2, dp. 20 in.

Provenance: Sotheby’s, June 22, 1995, Lot 230. $800-1,200

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60 Pair of Carved Giltwood and Gesso Eagle Brackets, late 19th century, the facing spreadwing eagles hold tassels on chains in the beaks, and perch on demilune pedestals continuing to tapering reeded pendants and acorn terminals, (minor repairs), ht. 14 in. $2,000-3,000 61 Pair of Neoclassical Gilt-bronze Dolphin Lamps, probably 19th century, designed as three dolphins with intertwined tails on triangular marble bases and gilt garlands, overall ht. 31, ht. to dolphin tail tips 17 3/4 in. $1,500-2,500 62 Neoclassical Carved Giltwood and Gesso Overmantel Mirror, England or America, 19th century, with central eagle atop a drapery-carved plinth, joined to the flanking urn finials with a thin metal chain, above a beaded frieze and mirror glass flanked by reeded pilasters with Corinthian capitals, overall ht. 29 3/4, wd. 42 1/2 in. $2,000-4,000

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63 Seven Jasper Wedgwood Medallions, 19th century, classical scenes in solid green, yellow, and lilac, in two beaded giltwood frames and blackpainted wood mats, largest medallion ht. 5 1/2, larger frame 12 3/4 x 18 3/4 in. $800-1,200 64 Small Gorham Isis Pattern Gold-washed Sterling Silver Presentation Bowl, Providence, Rhode Island, c. 1860s, with two loop handles ending in coiled serpents flanked by spread wings, and fluted and beaded rim, all on flared feet, engraved with presentation inscription and monogrammed initials, (dent), overall ht. 4 1/4, bowl dia. 4 1/2 in. $150-200

65 Pair of Neoclassical Lamps, Austria, 20th century, designed as antique vert urns atop pedestals and square plinths, ornamented with gilt bronze mounts featuring anthemions, long-necked birds, and rouletted bands, with modern custom shades, ht.

27 in. $100-200 66 Pair of Cast Gilt-brass Candlesticks, late 19th century, of columnar form, with fluted and foliate ornament throughout, ht. 11 1/2 in. $200-400 67 Pair of Eagle-decorated Parcel-gilt Cast Bronze and Crystal Double Candlesticks, early 19th century, the foliate finials above scrolled arms continuing to candlecups and twelve pendant prisms, on cast eagle supports and flaring fluted pedestals and square bronze bases, ht. 14 1/4, overall wd. 13 3/4 in. $300-500

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68 William Gay Yorke (New York/New Brunswick/ England, 1817-1892) Portrait of the Schooner Mary E. Douglass of New York Signed and dated “W.G. Yorke June 1875” l.l.

Oil on canvas, 26 x 36 in., in a modern giltwood and gesso frame.

Condition: Relined, retouch. $10,000-20,000

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71 Clement Drew (Massachusetts, 18061889)

Portrait of the Bark Mary Russell Unsigned, the ship identified on a pennant.

Oil on canvas, 22 1/4 x 33 1/4 in., in an ornate period giltwood and gesso frame.

Condition: Relined, scattered retouch. $4,000-6,000

British Brig off the Coast of England Unsigned, identified on a tag affixed to the frame.

Oil on canvas, 20 x 30 in., in a modern molded giltwood frame.

Condition: Relined, retouch. $3,000-5,000

Schooner in a Gale Signed “C. DREW” l.l.

Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 in., in an antique-style modern giltwood and gesso frame.

Condition: Relined, scattered spots of retouch to sky. $1,000-1,500

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72 William Bradford (Massachusetts/New York/California, 1823-1892) Fishing off Labrador Signed “Wm. Bradford/NY” l.r., c. 1875.

Oil on canvas, 12 1/4 x 20 1/4 in., depicting two hermaphrodite brigs and a schooner, the brig closest with red/brown sails and several colorfully dressed sailors aboard, with a barrel and a ring of buoys at front left, and small icebergs in the middle ground and deep background, a deeply molded and gilt-gessodecorated period frame.

Condition: Relined, very minor evidence of retouch.

Provenance: Hyland Granby Antiques, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.

Literature: For paintings from the same time period and showing similar subjects, see Richard Kugler, William Bradford: Sailing Ships & Arctic Seas, 2003, pp. 125 and 128-29. $40,000-60,00

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73 Joseph Henry Sharp (New Mexico/California/ Ohio, 1859-1953) Indian with Drum Signed “JH Sharp” l.r.

Oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in., in a molded giltwood frame.

Condition: No evidence of retouch or repair.

Provenance: Christie’s New York, American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture, September 22, 1994, Lot 89. $50,000-75,000

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74 After Karl Bodner (America/Switzerland, 1809-1893), Abdih-Hiddisch. A Minatarre Chief. A. Bertrand, publisher, Paris, 1839-44, aquatint, etching, and roulette engraving on paper with hand-coloring, plate size 20 1/4 x 14 1/2 in., inscribed in the matrix with the title and “Carl Bodmer pinx. ad nat./Imp. de Bougeard/ Rollet Sculp./Coblenz, J. Holscher/London published by Ackermann & Co./ Paris Arthus Bertrand, editeur.” $1,500-2,500 75 Five Plates from Johann Wilhelm Weinmann’s Phytanthoza Inconografia, Germany, 1734-45, botanical prints of lilies, lilacs, and others, plates 13 x 8 1/2 in., matted and framed.

Provenance: Shreve, Crump & Low. Note: Weinmann’s complete 8-volume set contains over one thousand engravings, and is notable in that it stands as an especially successful and early attempt at printing in color from a single copper plate, where different color pigments were added to the plate before printing. $800-1,200 76 Eight Bookplates Featuring Ferns, c. 1873, from Anne Pratt’s The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges, and Ferns of Great Britain, each 8 3/4 x 5 in. (sight), framed and matted. $300-500

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77 Four Plates from Thomas Moore’s The Ferns of Great Britain, England, 1855, each identified as “Nature Printed by Henry Bradbury,” referring to a process where an actual specimen is used as part of the printmaking process, 14 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (sight), framed and matted. $800-1,200 78 Set of Five Chromolithographs Documenting The Reshaping of Beacon Hill, after drawings by J.R. Smith (American, 1775-1849), lithographs by J.H. Bufford’s, published by Knight & Tappan, Boston, Massachusetts, 1857-58, including Plate 1: Beacon Hill from Mt. Vernon St.; Plate 2: Beach Hill from Derne St.; Plate 3: Beacon Hill, with Mr. Thurston’s House. From Bowdoin St.; Plate 4: Beacon Hill, from Mt. Vernon St., near the Head of Hancock St.; and Plate 5: Beacon Hill, from the Present Site of the Reservoir between Hancock & Temple Sts.; each 9 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (image), framed and matted.

Provenance: Haley & Steele, Boston, Massachusetts. $1,000-1,500

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79 Watercolor, Pen and Ink, and Graphite on Paper Cartoon of the “New York Grenadiers On The Fourth,” America, early to mid-19th century, the uniformed troops marching and playing instruments, (toning, rippling, stains, and edge losses), 7 1/2 x 12 1/4 in., in a period giltwood frame. $2,000-3,000

80 Set of Ten Neoclassical-style Mahogany Veneer and Parcel-gilt Dining Chairs, comprising two armchairs and eight side chairs, the rectangular crests with rounded projections above splats of gilt interlocking serpents, on overupholstered seats with concave front rails joining turned and leafcarved front legs, ht. 36 1/2, seat ht. 19, wd.

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81 Regency Mahogany Triple-pedestal Dining Table, England, early 19th century, with reeded edges, rounded corners, heavy turned posts, and shaped reeded tapering legs ending in brass cap casters, with two 21-inch leaves, refinished, ht. 29, wd. 51, overall lg. 147 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000

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82 Regency Rosewood and Boxwood Veneer Brass-mounted Breakfront Cabinet, England, c. 1815, with boxwood banding, brass-mounted frieze and case of silk-lined fabric doors, all on turned tapering feet, ht. 35 1/2, wd. 48, dp. 15 in.

Provenance: Hyde Park Antiques, Ltd., New York. $3,000-5,000 83 Regency Upholstered Rosewood-grained Window Seat, England, c. 1820, the U-shaped seat and framed with scrolled terminals and gilt leafage, the frame “joined” to the arched legs by carved tassels centering a rosette, ht. 27, seat ht. 15, lg. 34 in. $2,000-3,000

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84 Regency-style Mahogany Veneer and Rosewood Crossbanded Desk, 20th century, the bowed fronts with projecting square sections above a central working drawer and arched opening flanked by two drawers above cupboard doors on one side, and faux drawers and doors on the other, with fluted and molded detail, on carved hairy paw feet, ht. 30, wd. 64 1/2, dp. 30 in. $1,500-2,500

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85 Pair of Polychrome Decorated Garniture Vases, England, c. 1830-40, with domed pierced covers topped with birds, above the vases with pierced shoulders and decorated with applied flowers and busts, and painted winged insects, (imperfections and damage), ht. 12 in. $800-1,200

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86 Pair of Porcelain Magpie Figures, probably Germany, early 20th century, the birds perched in active poses on tree branches, one with a snail shell, impressed mark “Elster,” ht. to 10 3/4 in. $400-600

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87 Pair of Porcelain Swan Figures, Germany, early 20th century, spreadwing birds with open mouths standing on grass-painted vases, blue crossed swords marks to undersides, (staple repairs to wings), ht. to 7 in. $400-600

88 Porcelain Figure of a Bird, Germany, early 20th century, the long-necked bird standing among reeds, blue crossed swords mark to underside, (breaks and losses), ht. 14 3/4 in. $400-600 89 Pair of Neoclassical Stands, probably early 20th century, the green-blue marble platforms above gray-painted and gilt acanthuscarved flared plinths, on similarly decorated rectangular frames comprised of carved and gilt friezes joining tapering fluted posts, on shaped cross stretchers centering handled urns, all on carved feet, ht. 41 1/2, overall wd.

19, dp. 25 1/2, marble top wd. 9 3/4, wd.

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90 Pair of Crystal and Gilt-brass Candelabras, early 19th century, with spiraled urn finials above prismatic posts on urn-form bases, each issuing two shaped arms holding prisms, and two descending candle arms, decorated throughout with oval and teardropshaped cut crystal prisms, ht. 24 1/2, wd. 11 1/2 in. $600-800 91 Queen Anne Upholstered Open Armchair, England, 18th century, the square back above upholstered arms and concave supports, on straight frame joining four cabriole legs ending in pad feet, ht. 38, seat ht. 16 in. $300-500 92 Two Antique Tables, late 18th/early 19th century, the first a side table with drawer attached to the leg facings, the drawer with compartmented interior; the second a card table with rotating folding top with applied brass edge opening to a felted playing surface above a straight paneled skirt joining square tapering legs, ht. 30, 28 3/4, wd. 37 1/2, 32, dp. 22 3/4, 16 in., respectively. $500-700 93 Late 18th/Early 19th Century-style “Cockpen” Upholstered Chair, 20th century, with straight crest, shaped wings, square half arms, and upholstered slip seat on bracketed square tapering legs, lattice-decorated throughout, ht. 47, seat ht. 16 in. $1,000-1,500

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94 Sheraton Inlaid Satinwood Side Table, England, c. 1790, the oval top inlaid with central patera and scalloped rays with crossbanding and string-inlaid border, on straight conformingly shaped skirt joining inlaid dies continuing to square slightly splayed tapering legs and shaped lower shelf, (minor imperfections), ht. 29, wd. 22 1/2, dp. 14 1/4 in.

Provenance: Leigh Keno American Antiques. $1,000-1,500

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95 Sheraton Satinwood Veneer and Rosewoodinlaid Pembroke Table, England, late 18th century, the rectangular top with two rounded leaves with rosewood crossbanding, above a straight skirt with working and faux drawers joining square tapering legs ending in brass cap casters, (imperfections to surface), ht. 28 1/4, wd. 17 3/4, dp. 32 in. $800-1,200

96 Five Chinese Pottery Equestrian Tomb Figures, Tang dynasty style, all standing front-facing on rectangular bases, five of the figures holding musical instruments, all decorated with traces of cream, red, and black pigments, ht. to 13 in. $4,000-6,000 97 Chinese Sancai-glazed Figure of a Camel, Tang dynasty, depicted standing on a rectangular base, with a raised head and open mouth, the saddle decorated with green, brown, and ochre glazes, the body with a cream glaze, the humps and mane unglazed, ht. 19 in.

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98 Chinese Pottery Tomb Figure of a Warrior, Han dynasty style, depicted standing, wearing military uniform, holding a spear in one hand, the other raised to hold another weapon, decorated with red, cream, and black pigments, figure ht. 17 in. $1,500-2,500 99 Chinese Pottery Tomb Figure of an Equestrian, Tang Dynasty, c. 618-906 C.E., the horse in striding pose with neck outstretched, the rider with arms raised above his shoulders as if to hold a spear, decorated with gray pigment, ht. 17 1/2 in.

Note: T.L. test consistent with suggested date. $1,500-2,500

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