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A very rare and rather extraordinary beadwork and stumpwork picture with the entire surface covered in beadwork and the faces and hands done in stumpwork. This is in contrast to the typical beadwork picture wherein beadwork motifs are applied to a white satin background. In superb condition.
England, c. 1660.
18” x 15 ½”
For an example of a work related to this very scarce type of picture, cf. Lanto Synge, Art of Embroidery, fig. 129.
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Fine Queen Anne/Chippendale corner chair with cross stretchers and pierced splats.
New England, circa 1760.
In excellent condition.
H 30" W 27" D 25" SH 18".
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A truly exceptional brass repoussee, engraved, and pierced foot warmer with ball feet.
The attention to detail in every part of the foot warmer is extremely unusual.
Probably Dutch, c. 1750.
In superb condition.
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Tall, sculptural pair of American tin sconces.
New England, 1st half 19th c.
15-3/4” h.
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A charming token of love—a fine steel spatula with a profusion of cut-out hearts.
French or Flemish, 18th c.
20 1/4” l.
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An ingenious pair of steel sugar nippers wherein two hearts (when open) transform into eight hearts (when closed).
French, 18th c.
6 1/2” l.
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18th c. American wrought iron fork with a central heart shaped tine.
In fine condition.
22 1/2” l.
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A charming diminutive 18th c. American mirror with veneered crest and original finish.
New England, 3rd quarter 18th c.
12 1/2” x 6 3/4”
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A very fine small wrought iron brazier or perfume burner, with original wood handle.
France, early 18th c.
4 7/8” h., 9” overall w. including handle.
For related braziers, cf. H.R. D’Allemagne, Decorative Antique Ironwork, p. 345.
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A very fine steel fork engraved with floral motifs, and centered on an elaborately worked heart.
Reverse inscribed “IBCD;" dated 1720.
French or Flemish, 18th c.
20 “ l.
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An exceptional diminutive Westerwald jug made for the English market, with the portrait of Queen Mary, Ruler of Britain, France, and Hibernia (Ireland), 1689-94.
With period silver lid and finial. 4 ½” h. to top of jug; in excellent condition with unusually well defined image.
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A very rare Salem, MA embossed leather wallet marked “Salem R.D.” on both exterior sides, with the interior marked on both sides as above.
7 15/16” l. x 4.75 h. folded.
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Simply the best of its type! A 17th c. brass candlestick with chased and cut-out decoration, notably on both the socket as well as the base.
Germany, likely Nuremberg, c. 1640-60.
In mint condition, 10 ¼” h.
For related example, cf. Otto Baumgartel Museum, Nürnberg, p. 168.
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A charming footstool with a wonderful cover appliquéd with a colorful basket of flowers.
American, c, 1830.
Formerly in the collection of Ronnie Newman, and pictured on the inside back cover of Light from the Past: Early American Rugs from the Collection of Ronnie Newman; exhibited at Ramapo College, Mahwah NJ, March 31-May 6, 2004.
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One-knop brass candlestick in superb condition.
Netherlands, c. 1500.
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A very rare English horn snuffbox inscribed with a portrait of King George I, surrounded by the initials “GR," a crown, and a pair of trumpeting angels, possibly made on his accession to the kingship in 1714. In excellent condition with traces of gilding.
3” w.
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An enormous and very rare documentary English stoneware tankard, boldly decorated with appliques of Queen Ann and George II, and scenes of a fox hunt in the woods. Inscribed with the owner’s name and date: “Thomas: Sheffeild 1729."
England, c. 1729, Fulham (London) Pottery.
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A rare early 18th c. large, bulbous English slipware honey pot, in excellent condition.
Staffordshire, c. 1700-20.
5 3/4” h. x @ 6 1/2” diam.
No repairs or restoration.
For related pictures of this form, cf. The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Slipware Collection, pp. 83-86.
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A large early 18th c. pastoral needlework picture depicting a lady and gentleman in a landscape with various fauna and flora; in excellent condition with warm and vibrant color.
England, c. 1730.
19 1/2” x 23."
In period frame.
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A beautiful oversized 17th c. brass candlestick in exceptional condition.
Scandinavia, prob. Denmark, c. 1680.
10 1/2” h., base diameter 6."
Unlike the 17th c. Nuremberg bell-base candlesticks to which this is stylistically similar, this stick is both unusually large and unusually heavy, rendering it a very stable stick.
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