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995. Brass-tack-decorated Hide-covered Trunk Lined with Eagle Wallpaper, America, early 19th century, rectangular trunk with hinged lid with brass swing handle and iron latch, the exterior ornamented with brass tacks and the initials “S.F.,” the interior lined with polychrome varnished wallpaper with American eagle and shield and flowers, (scattered losses to hide), ht. 6 1/8, wd. 12, dp. 7 in. $200-250 996. Classical Grain-painted Glazed Two-part Apothecary Cupboard, Connecticut River Valley, c. 1825-30, the top section with a deep cornice and arched panel above glazed doors flanked by engaged tapered pilasters, on a base of four drawers, pull-out faux marblepainted work surface, and thirteen drawers below, all on turned feet, (minor paint wear to projecting lower section), ht. 75, lower case wd. 52, lower case dp. 14 3/4 in. Provenance: Dr. Nathaniel Gilman Trow, born in Wendell, New Hampshire, 1811. Trow came to Sunderland, Massachusetts, where he practiced medicine until his death in 1888; then to Cornelius Gilman Trow, his son; then to Dr. Charles Moline in Sunderland. Acquired by William Hubbard in the early 1960s for $250. $1,000-1,500
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997. Painted “GLOVES WATCHES JEWELRY...” Sign, America, late 19th/ early 20th century, single-sided painted sign, rectangular wood panel painted white with black border, with red and black lettering, (paint wear, edge loss), 32 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. $700-900 998. Polychrome-painted “CHOICE CIGARS, & TOBACCO SNUFF and PIPES” Sign, America, late 19th century, painted on one side, the wood panel painted with yellow lettering and borders, and red borders, on a blue-painted smalt ground, (fading), 60 x 20 in. $1,500-2,000 999. Painted and Gilded “W.R. HAYES’ OFFICE” Sign, America, late 19th century, rectangular single-sided painted wood panel with applied molding with red-highlighted gilt lettering on a black-painted ground, (paint wear, molding loss), 4 3/4 x 49 3/4 in. $300-500