American Furniture & Decorative Arts | Skinner Auction 2460

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486. Pine Lift-top Standing Desk, New England, late 18th century, with compartmented two-drawer interior and case of two graduated drawers on square legs, old replaced brasses, old refinish, (minor imperfections), ht. 43, wd. 32, dp. 21 1/2 in. $400-600 487. Two Wool Canvaswork Wallets, America, late 18th century, single pocketbooks worked in multicolored wool yarns in the Irish stitch, one worked in a diamond variation pattern, indistinctly signed “-obby Jacobs” under the flap, edged with woven green twill tape, the divided interior lined with polished pink wool, the other wallet done in a zigzag pattern with olive green woven wool twill edging and olive green wool lining, (losses), 4 1/2 x 8 1/2, 4 1/4 x 8 in. $800-1,200 488. Pieced Cotton Irish Chain Quilt, America, late 19th/early 20th century, composed of three chains of solid khaki, red, and orange squares forming bands of a diagonal grid on a natural ground, edged with khaki and backed with white cotton, quilted with large blossoms, diagonal line, and feather borders, dated 1886 in ink on edge, one corner on the reverse with faded ink inscription “To John From Moter [sic] 1926 Irish Chain,” (light stains, minor toning), 79 x 68 in. $250-350 485

482. American School, 19th Century Portrait of Young Woman. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, depicting the young woman wearing a white gown and a blue shawl, surrounded by spandrels, 30 1/2 x 25 in., in an ornate period gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Relined to Masonite, minor retouch to bodice of dress and c.l. background. $1,000-1,500 483. Two Colorless Blown Three-mold Glass Master Salts, probably the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company, Sandwich, Massachusetts, early 19th century, round footed salts, one with diagonal ribs on rim over a sunburst and diamond diaper band on a rayed base, the other with a diamond diaper pattern on a rayed base with a circle of concave dots, ht. 2, 1 5/8 in. $300-500 484. Colorless Free-blown Glass Covered Sugar Bowl, probably New England, early 19th century, the bowl with galleried rim, domed cover with hollow knop, supported on a round stepped base, ht. 7 1/2 in. $300-500 485. Brown-stained Maple Slant-lid Desk, southeastern Massachusetts, late 18th century, the lid opens to an interior of nine drawers and central valanced drawer, brasses appear to be original, original surface, (minor imperfections), ht. 43, wd. 38 3/4, dp. 19 in. $1,000-1,500

489. Pieced Cotton Fan Pattern Quilt, America, early to mid-20th century, the quilt centered with a row of five blue and white fan motifs on a gray-blue ground, bordered by red, yellow, and gray fabrics, backed with woven striped cotton fabric, quilted with butterfly and flower motifs, and diamond and outline stitching, (light stains and fading), 66 x 43 in. $300-500 490. Pieced Cotton Goose Track Variation Quilt, America, probably mid-20th century, probably Amish or Mennonite, the quilt composed of twelve geometric solid blue and black pieced cotton squares set on point, alternating with solid black squares and triangles, with blue and black borders, backed with blue woven cotton, quilted with eight-point stars and cable stitched borders, 73 1/2 x 62 1/2 in. $300-500 491. Pieced Cotton Geometric Quilt, America, probably mid-20th century, probably Mennonite or Amish made, the quilt composed of twenty squares with contrasting geometric segments in a stylized blossom motif within a blue grid with purple corner blocks, enclosed in a blue border, edged and backed with purple fabric, quilted with diamond, rope, heart, and scroll designs, 80 x 66 in. $300-500 492. Three Geometric and Floral Hooked Scatter Rugs, America, c. 1930, hooked with wool and jersey strips of fabric and wool yarn, 23 x 36 3/4, 24 1/2 x 38, 26 1/2 x 38 in. $400-600


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