A wonderful carved stone head of a fox.
England, probably early 18th c.
In fine condition.
16” l. x 9 1/4” h. x 8 1/2” w.
SOLD.
Pair of Portraits, probably of William and Mary, attr. to J. Cooper, Boston, c. 1714-21.
A striking pair of companion portraits, probably of William and Mary, done by the Anglo-American artist John Cooper (1695-1754) working in Boston 1714-21. John Cooper, or J. Cooper as he occasionally signed his works, was the English son of London art dealer and print publisher Edward Cooper, whose prints no doubt were the source of some of his son’s paintings.
17 3/4” x 21 1/4” framed (in appropriate reproduction frames), 13 1/2” x 17” (sight).
Paintings are in very good condition with only very minor inpainting, laid on board.
For more information about J. Cooper’s sojourn in Boston, cf. Robert A. Leath, “Jean Berger’s Design Book: Huguenot Tradesmen and the Dissemination of French Baroque Style,” Chipstone 1994.
SOLD.
18th c. Carved Spoonboard
An exceptional 18th c. spoon board with carved pinwheels, stylized fan and elaborately stepped single arch molding in original blue/green paint.
Connecticut shore, late 18th c.
In very fine condition with an ancient chip on each side of top fan, and chip to one bottom “dovetail."
23 1/2” h. x 8 3/4” w.
SOLD.
Early 18th c. Folk Art
A wonderfully charming early 18th c.needlework pastoral riff on the story of Cupid and Psyche—a determined Cupid about to “smite” the unaware object of his affections.
England, 1st quarter 18th c.
In great color and condition.
9” x 8 1/2” (needlework); 12 3/4” 12 1/2” (framed).
SOLD.
Portraits of Peter and Catherine Ritter by Gerrit Schipper ( 1775-1832, active US 1802-07)
A fine pair of pastels on paper of Peter and Catherine Post Ritter, attrib. to Gerrit Schipper, c.1802-07. Born in Amsterdam in 1775, Schipper worked in New York, Charleston, Savannah, and Massachusetts from 1802 until 1807.
10 3/8” x 12 3/8.”
Peter and Catherine Post Ritter were residents of New York City and are buried there at St. George’s Church. Information on Catherine Post can be found in E. Moore Green, J.W. Jordan, and G.T. Ettinger, Douglass and Post Genealogy, 1905.
SOLD.
