A very fine steel meat fork with oversized central heart.
England, c. 1680-1710.
In excellent condition.
21” l.
SOLD.
A Wrought Iron Trivet
A beautifully designed wrought iron trivet featuring a series of stepped hearts.
American, c. 1780-1820.
In excellent condition.
9 1/4."
SOLD.
“K C 1695”
A very rare 17th c. quillwork picture depicting a crenellated castle and its front lawn, surrounded by a deep, elaborately worked and colored floral border.
Signed and dated “K C 1695.”
In original framed shadowbox which is now enclosed in a modern case.
English, 1695.
12 1/4” sq.
SOLD.
Rare Fuddling Cup
An extremely rare 17th c. fuddling cup, each “cup” or bottle with pewter lid signed “MMS” and dated “1691.”
Germany, 1691.
In superb condition.
SOLD.
Pair of Miniature Nuremberg Candlesticks
An exceedingly rare and fine pair of 17th c. miniature brass candlesticks.
Nuremberg, Germany, c. 1660.
2 ½” h.
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.
"Friendship”
An exceptional silk needlework picture done at Elizabeth Folwell’s academy in Philadelphia.
In spectacular color and condition, piece was worked at the school, and probably painted by Elizabeth’s husband Samuel.
Philadelphia, c. 1800-05; 22” x 24 1/2”.
Silk, watercolor and ink on silk with various motifs, including a pair of lovebirds, illustrating the concept of friendship
Piece is related to, and combines elements of figs. 410 and 412, Betty Ring, Girlhood Embroidery, v. II, pp. 382-3.
SOLD.
Pair of Heemskerks
A very rare pair of 16th c. brass heemskerks with ribbed balusters.
Netherlands, c. 1520-50. 7 1/2” h.
Excellent condition; one with minor crack on drip pan.
SOLD.
Dated Hourglass
A documentary 18th c. turned and carved hourglass with pinwheel decoration on one end, and the date “Anno 1760” on the other.
Probably Dutch; 10 1/2” h.
In fine condition with no repairs or replacements. In later black paint over the original salmon.
NB. 1760 is the year when the single or unitary “bulb” began to replace the earlier two-part bulb that had been conjoined by a combination of fiber and sealant.
SOLD.
Boston Side Chair
A very fine William and Mary maple side chair in exceptional color and condition, including original leather and finish.
Boston area, c. 1725-50.
44” h., 18” sh.
SOLD.
Brazier with a Profusion of Hearts
An unusually fine early 18th c. brass brazier with decoration including pierced, engraved, repoussee, and cast details; on original ball feet.
France, c. 1730.
In excellent condition, with one 5/16” repair to the top of one leg.
SOLD.
17th c. Commemorative Pewter Plate
A cast pewter plate commemorating Emperor Ferdinand II surrounded by depictions of eleven Habsburg emperors since Rudolph I.
In cartouche depicting Rudolph I, heraldic stamp for Georg Seger, pewter master from 1622-47.
Nuremberg, Germany, c. 1630; 7 3/4” diam.
Provenance: Ex-collection Albert Figdor.
SOLD.
Bold Trumpet Stick
A very fine large 17th c. English trumpet stick in superb condition.
England, c. 1660-80.
7 1/2” h.
Additional picture shown with virtually identical mate which has a small repair; they can be sold individually or as a matched pair.
Underside of 2nd stick showing very thin solder repair to crack about 2 3/4” l. (excuse the Scotch tape).
SOLD.
A Rare Brass Roasting Fork
A rare all-brass swiveling roasting fork in excellent condition.
England, 18th c.
18 1/2” l.
SOLD.
For Your Valentine (or Yourself)
A lovely wrought iron double heart trivet.
New England, 1st quarter 19th c.
10” l.
SOLD.
Early Hourglass
A very fine early hourglass with carved columns and superb patina. This piece has never been painted except for a dark gold circle on the top, probably originally done to simulate brass decoration.
Probably Dutch, c. 1650-1700.
7 1/4” h., all original.
For a related glass, cf. Delalande, Sabliers d”Autrefois (Hourglasses of the Past), pp. 292-5 and pp. 214 -15.
SOLD.
Heart-Shaped Waffle iron
An unusually bold, oversized 18th c. American cast and wrought iron waffle iron.
38 1/2” overall length; heart itself 6 1/2” x 6 1/2”.
SOLD.
Love Token
A finely wrought 18th c. steel fork surmounted by two hearts; probably made as a token of love or as a celebration of marriage.
England, 2nd half of the 18th c.
22 1/4” l.
SOLD.
Finely Wrought Churchwarden’s Pipe
An elegant 18th c. steel churchwarden’s pipe with unusual barrel-shape turned detail on stem.
England, mid. 18th c.
In excellent condition. 21” l.
SOLD.
Rare Engraved and Signed Iron Tobacco Box
A rare English sheet iron tobacco box engraved with an unusual scene of a gentleman shooting at a flying bird with his musket (precariously close to a house!) This type of draw box, with patterned pierced holes on the reverse (whose function remains obscure), has variously been called a "boot powderer” or a “hand warmer”, but the recent discovery of one with the saying “Good Virginia Within I have…” makes clear that they were made as tobacco boxes. Often made in Birmingham, dating from the 1730s to the 1780s, they were often signed by the maker, in this case by "T (Thomas) Shaw”.
Birmingham, England, c. 1760-75.
4 3/4” x 2 1/8"
For illustrations of other boxes of this form, and for much more information about their manufacture, use and history, cf. Fennimore, Iron at Winterthur, pp. 330-339.
SOLD.
