A rare and highly unusual iron combination push-up candlestick and spring action rushlight holder.
British, c. 1800.
In excellent condition.
9” h.
SOLD.
Rhenish Stoneware Face Jug
An extremely rare late 15th-early 16th c. Rhenish stoneware face jug in excellent condition.
Probably Aachen/Raeren, c. 1470-1520.
For related pieces, cf. Unger, Steinzeug and Ostkamp And Skip, Baardman Kruiken.
SOLD.
American Indian Basket
A 19th c. Native American basket in extraordinary color and condition.
Eastern Woodlands, New York State.
SOLD.
17th C. English Needlework Picture
An extremely fine 17th c. English needlework picture depicting the story from the Old Testament of Elijah meeting the widow of Zarepath and her son, saving them from starvation, and subsequently raising the son from his deathbed - 1 Kings 17.
England, 2nd half 17th c.
Signed “AS”, the piece is in excellent color and condition.
12” w. x 9” h.
SOLD.
Beyond Necessity
A beautifully designed large wrought iron griddle in excellent condition.
Scottish, late 17th c.-early 18th c.
SOLD.
Child's Bonnet
Vibrant 18th c. crewelwork child’s bonnet in excellent color and condition, together with period stand.
Probably American.
Wool on linen, with only very minor thread loss.
SOLD.
Exceptional Warming Pan
Extremely fine 17th c. Dutch brass warming pan depicting the spies Joshua and Caleb returning from Canaan carrying a pole with a large bunch of grapes as a disguise.
Possibly original heart shaped hanger.
In superb condition.
SOLD.
A Friendly Fox
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.
Charming Needlework Picture
A lovely Charles II needlework picture depicting a colorful vase of flowers.
English, c. 1660-80.
11 1/2” x 11 1/4."
In fine condition, in period, probably original, frame.
SOLD.
Bannisterback Corner Chair
An exceptional large, and very rare, New England “roundabout” or “corner” chair with unusual bannisterback “crest."
New England, c. 1760-80.
In original mellow red paint.
Maple throughout.
SOLD.
Rare Miniature
An extremely rare 17th c. Dutch brass heemskerk taper stick.
Netherlands, c. 1680.
4 1/4” h.
Minor original “blow” to one side of socket.
SOLD.
Rare Raeren
An unusually diminutive Rhenish stoneware flagon with figural portraits.
Raeren, Germany, c. 1590.
6 3/4” to top of finial.
In excellent condition.
SOLD.
“Job B. Coffin”
A very fine New York State continuous arm Windsor.
Signed under the seat “Job B. Coffin”.
Coffin is listed in Santore, The Windsor Style in America, vol. II, p. 248, as having worked in Fishkill, NY , c. 1780. He is buried in Hudson, NY.
In old black paint over original green; in excellent condition.
36 3/4” OH, 18” SH.
SOLD.
Brass Footwarmer
A very fine 18th c. sheet brass footwarmer with beautifully engraved top. Of sextagonal form, with pierced, engraved and repoussee decoration, the top designed with a fruit-filled basket surrounded by leafy scrolls.
Dutch, c. 1730-40.
In excellent condition.
SOLD.
Commemorative Bottle
A very fine painted Dutch bottle commemorating the 1673 naval Battle of Kykduin, (also known as the Battle of Texel) under the Admirals Tromp and De Ruyter.
In very fine condition, with very minor chips to paint.
13” h.
SOLD.
1704 Delft Marriage Plate
Anglo-Dutch Delft marriage plate to mark and remember the year of the Deerfield Raid and Massacre.
In excellent condition; 9” diameter.
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.
"DS 1709"
A rare and exceptional two drawer studded leather trunk, made for David Stoddard of Boston in 1709. David Stoddard(1685-1723), the son of Mary and Simeon Stoddard, was a London and Boston merchant. Descended in the original family till quite recently, the trunk is accompanied by extensive family history, including the line of descent.The history includes not only much genealogical information, but also pictures of the piece in situ in the Loring-Greenough in Jamaica Plain where it had descended through the female line. With magnificent intact studded brass decoration and hardware, as well as the unusual addition of two drawers, this unusually well-documented piece gives us a glimpse into the material culture of Boston in the first decade of the 18th c.
Probably made in Holland or London, 1709.
In very fine condition with minor damage to the original leather on the two sides.
38 1/2” w. x 19 3/4” h. x 20” d.
SOLD.
Diminutive Trumpet Candlesticks
L: A very rare brass trumpet-shaped taperstick in superb condition. England, c. 1650-60; 3 1/4” h. SOLD.
R: A very fine brass trumpet stick in an unusual small size; in excellent condition. England, c. 1650-60; 5” h. SOLD.
Very Rare Delft Plate
An extremely rare. 18th c. English delft plate depicting a pottery kiln bellowing smoke. A similar plate is in the collection of Colonial Williamsburg and is pictured in Austin, British Delft at Williamsburg, p. 151, and another is in the collection of the Fitzwilliam museum.
Bristol, c. 1750; 7 7/8” diam.
In excellent condition with minor fritting on rim.
SOLD.
