A large and very dramatic slipware deep dish.
English, 2nd half 18th c.
15” diam.
No repairs or restoration.
SOLD.
16th C. Nuremberg Candlestick
Superb quality and condition. A 16th c. candlestick of rare form with great detail and wonderful patina.
Prob. Nuremberg, Germany, c. 1550.
8 3/4” h.
SOLD.
A Rare Form!
A late 18thc. -early 19h c. American brass punchbowl ladle signed “R. Lee."
Richard Lee ( 1775-1858) worked in Springfield, VT 1795-1815, and in Beverly, MA 1816-20. He was the son of itinerant pewterer Richard Lee Sr. who worked in NH, MA, and Springfield, VT 1773-1823.
In excellent condition.
9 3/4” l.
SOLD.
"Bee Constant"
A rare motto skillet by Thomas Sturton I the founder of the Sturton Foundry in South Petherton, Somerset (fl. 1630-58), or possibly by his son Thomas II. A skillet with the same mark is dated 1648. These somewhat predate the more common motto skillets from the Fathers Foundry, also in Somerset. This example has the quatrefoil scratch mark of the Sturton Foundry.
8” diam.
For more information, cf. Butler and Green, English Bronze Cooking Vessels 1350-1830.
SOLD.
16th C. Dutch Heemskerk Candlestick
A very fine early 16th c. Dutch heemskerk with no repairs or restoration. The ribbing is in virtually mint condition.
Netherlands, c. 1500.
7 3/4’ H.
SOLD.
Steel Meat Fork
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.
