Catalog

May 11th & 12th 2007 Auction

Lot#

Description

Estimated Value

Realized Price

200

Gentlemans bargello petit point pocketbook, inscribed "John Hance his pocketbook 1774", according to family tradition, this purse was...

$600 - $800

$1170

201

Carved figure of a rooster, 19th c., 8 1/2" h. Provenance: Austin Miller.

$800 - $1200

$1755

202

Two wallpaper covered boxes, mid 19th c., 3 1/2" h., 5 1/4" w. and 2 1/2" h., 7 1/2" w.

$500 - $1000

$4446

203

American flamestitch bookcover, early 19th c., executed in shades of mauve, ivory, and tan, enclosing a pamphlet titled "Cobbs Toys #1...

$500 - $800

$380

204

Painted maple sewing clamp with cushion, mid 19th c., with blue floral decoration on an ivory ground, 7" h., together with a wallpaper...

$300 - $500

$1404

205

Needlework wallet, 19th c., with intricate flower and vine satinstitch decoration , together with a small petit point purse.

$300 - $500

$439

206

American flame stitch purse, late 18th c., with potted tulip, 5 1/2" w.

$300 - $500

$1112

207

Two cutout silhouettes of women, 19th c., with gold highlights, together with a reverse painted silhouette.

$200 - $400

$275

208

Two Peale Museum hollow cut silhouettes, early 19th c., one inscribed "Jane L. Miller Harris", 3 3/4" x 3" and 4 1/2" x 3 1/2".

$200 - $400

$293

209

Four watercolor and cutout profile silhouettes of gentlemen, 19th c.

$400 - $800

$427

210

Philadelphia silk, paint, and chenille on silk Washington memorial, ca. 1805, with 2 women and young child, flanking an urn, inscribed...

$6000 - $9000

$11700

211

Silk on linen sampler dated 1822, wrought by Lydia K. Tetherly, 17" x 10 1/2".

$300 - $400

$497

212

Silk on linen needlework dated 1842 wrought by Eliza Russell Durant, with verse over a young boy riding a dog within a floral vine...

$500 - $1000

$610

213

Pennsylvania silk on linen needlework, early 19th c., inscribed "Mary Barnes sampler aged 8 years. Marilla Keeler Ins.", with facing...

$800 - $1200

$1755

214

Large sailor's shellwork valentine, 19th c. the octagonal mahogany frame with central star design, 15" x 15".

$3000 - $4000

$4680

215

Sailor's shellwork valentine, 19th c., in a octagonal mahogany frame, 10" x 10".

$800 - $1200

$2340

216

Rare mahogany sailor's valentine shellwork box, ca. 1800, with a lift lid and a compartmentalized interior to store various types and...

$1000 - $1500

$3042

217

Scrimshaw whale's tooth, 19th c., with a ship off a mountaneous coast, 4 1/2" h.

$400 - $800

$263

218

Scrimshaw whale's tooth, 19th c., with decoration of a sailor with sextant and looking glass seated on the shore with a ship in the...

$1200 - $1800

219

Miniature wax profile bust of a woman, early 19th c., together with a watercolor and pencil miniature portrait of a gentleman, and an...

$500 - $1000

$263

220

Pennsylvania Chippendale walnut high chest, ca. 1780, in two parts, the upper section with a dentil molded cornice above 3 short and 4...

$7000 - $10000

$7605

221

Carved ivory dresser box, early 19th c., with pierced and incised decoration, 4 1/4" h., 8 1/4" w.

$800 - $1200

$644

222

Prisoner of war carved bone model of a woman sewing, 19th c., 3 1/2" h.

$500 - $1000

$1755

223

Prisoner of war carved bone game box, 19th c., with watercolor panels of figures, bouquets, etc., 3 1/2" h., 10" w., 3 3/4" d.

$500 - $1000

$556

224

Provincetown, Massachusetts silk on linen Dyer family record dated 1817 wrought by Thankful Dyer, the central script listing the nine...

$800 - $1200

$2808

225

Massachusetts Chippendale mahogany bowfront chest, ca. 1785, with 4 drawers and ball and claw feet, 38" h., 38 1/2" w.

$2000 - $3000

$995

226

Germantown, Pennsylvania Bible printed by Christopher Saur 1776.

$250 - $450

$1872

227

Germantown, Pennsylvania Bible printed by Christoph Saur 1743.

$300 - $500

$3904

228

Land grant dated 1774, signed "John Penn", 8" x 13".

$300 - $500

$351

229

Chippendale mahogany looking glass, ca. 1780, the scrolled crest with parcel gilt phoenix, above a rectangular plate with gilt liner...

$400 - $700

$497

230

Philadelphia Chippendale mahogany tea table, ca. 1770, the circular, tilting dish top over a birdcage and suppressed ball standard,...

$7000 - $9000

$8190

231

Charlestown, South Carolina mahogany bracket clock, late 18th c., with stepped cornice over a case with tombstone door and cast brass...

$3000 - $5000

$8775

232

Philadelphia silk on linen needlework dated 1795, wrought by Margaret Laskey, attributed to Mary Zeller's school, the central building...

$15000 - $20000

$19890

233

Philadelphia silk and paint on silk needlework picture, possibly Folwell School, depicting 3 women surrounded by trees, river, and...

$1500 - $2000

$1037

234

Hollidaysburg, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania silk on linen sampler dated 1834, wrought by Sarah Livingston, with alphabet and verse...

$500 - $1000

$2808

235

Pair of Londonderry, New Hampshire silk on linen samplers dated 1818, wrought by sisters Hannah and Mary McMurphy each with central...

$1000 - $1500

$3510

236

Philadelphia Chippendale walnut dining chair, ca. 1780, with voluted crest and pierced splat, over a trapezoidal slip seat supported by...

$1000 - $1500

$1287

237

Four Queen Anne brass candlesticks, mid 18th c., with petal bases, 7 1/2" h. - 9" h.

$500 - $1000

$468

238

Pennsylvania Queen Anne walnut candlestand, ca. 1770, the circular top over a baluster standard supported by cabriole legs terminating...

$400 - $800

$1404

239

Virginia Chippendale walnut dining chair, ca. 1770, with solid splat trapezoidal slip seat supported by square tapering legs.

$500 - $1000

$3744

240

Two watercolor on ivory miniature portraits of a man and woman, 19th c.

$300 - $500

$458

241

Four watercolor miniature portraits of gentlemen, 19th c., one signed "Day Fecit".

$400 - $800

$644

242

Five miniature watercolor portraits of women, late 19th/early 20th.

$500 - $1000

$397

243

Pair of hollowcut silhouettes, ca. 1800, of a husband and wife, together with 2 profile silhouettes of gentlemen.

$400 - $700

$205

244

Four watercolor and cutout silhouettes, 19th c., two of men and two of women.

$400 - $700

$397

245

Easton, Pennsylvania Chippendale cherry and tiger maple tall case clock, ca. 1800, the broken arch bonnet with pineapple finial...

$5000 - $8000

$8775

246

New Jersey Chippendale mahogany tall case clock, ca. 1810, the broken arch bonnet enclosing an 8-day painted dial works, above a case...

$3000 - $5000

$4212

247

Two pencil and watercolor miniature portraits, 18th c., one inscribed "Tegnet as Paul Ipsen 1789".

$400 - $600

$610

248

American printed and hollow cut silhouette, 19th c., of a woman, 3 1/2" h.

$300 - $500

$1053

249

English watercolor portrait of a woman, ca. 1800, with a flute and dog within a rolled paper surround, 6" x 5".

$800 - $1200

$585

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