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73. Small Lehnware Painted Covered Canister, Joseph L. Lehn, Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, late 19th century, lathe-turned vessel decorated on the cover with strawberries, the sides with stylized flowers, in shades of red, green, white, and brown on a pink ground, ht. 5 1/2 in. $800-1,200 74. Lehnware Covered Saffron Cup, Joseph L. Lehn, Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, late 19th century, lathe-turned footed vessel decorated on the cover and sides with strawberries, in shades of red, green, and white on a pink ground, ht. 4 1/4 in. $600-800

75. American School, 19th Century Portrait of a Young Woman in a Patterned Striped Dress. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, depicting a half-length portrait of the brown-haired brown-eyed woman wearing a gold chain necklace, a striped dress patterned with brown, rust, and green flower and leaf garlands, with a white ruffled lace neckline, salmon bow-tied ribbon and a gold brooch set with a brown stone, with trees and foliage in the background, 24 x 23 1/4 in., in a period grainpainted wood frame. Condition: Relined, minor retouch. $10,000-15,000

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76. Cast and Sheet Iron Rooster on Ball Weather Vane, attributed to Rochester Iron Works, Rochester, New Hampshire, c. 1880, the flattened full-body figure cast in two sections and joined together with pierced sheet iron tail, supported on an iron shaft with a cast iron ball, painted yellow, including metal stand, ht. 34 3/4, wd. 35 3/4, ht. on stand 47 3/4 in. Provenance: From the Ben Midwoff collection; Olde Hope Antiques. $15,000-25,000

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77. Wool and Cotton Pictorial Hooked Rug, America, early 20th century, rectangular rug hooked with polychrome cotton and wool strips of fabric hooked onto a burlap backing depicting a house, five chickens, and two geese, mounted on a wood frame, (minor fading, toning, and losses), 24 x 41 in. $1,000-1,500

78. American School, 19th Century Snowy Day Winter Scene. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, depicting several figures playing and walking in a rural landscape with a fence-lined farmstead with house, outbuildings, well and well sweep, with snow descending from a gray sky, 12 x 14 in., in a gray-painted wooden frame. Condition: Relined, scattered retouch. Provenance: Allan Daniel. $800-1,200

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79. Queen Anne Maple and Pine Tavern Table, New England, mid-18th century, the rectangular overhanging top with breadboard ends on a straight skirt with drawer joining block, vase, and ring-turned tapering legs ending in pad feet, old surface, (imperfections), ht. 28 1/4, wd. 46, dp. 27 1/2 in.

81. Queen Anne Paint Decorated Mirror, America or England, mid-18th century, the shaped cresting above a rectangular molded frame enclosing a beveled glass, early surface, (minor imperfections), lg. 10 3/4, wd. 12 1/4 in. Provenance: Sam Forsythe, Ohio.

Provenance: John Walton; Frank and Barbara Pollack. $5,000-7,000

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80. Queen Anne Maple Slant-lid Desk, possibly Framingham, Massachusetts, mid-18th century, the fall front opens to an interior of valanced compartments and five drawers above a case of two thumbmolded half-drawers and three graduated long drawers, all on bracket feet, most of the engraved brass escutcheons and drawer pulls appear to be original, original surface, (imperfections), ht. 40 1/2, wd. 34 1/4, dp. 17 3/4 in.

82. Pine Smoke and Paint Decorated Six-board Chest, New England, late 18th century, the lift top with chamfered edge opens to an interior with till, above nail-constructed box with triple-arch cut-out ends, original surface, ht. 28 1/4, wd. 50, dp. 18 1/4 in.

Provenance: Roland Hammond, North Andover, Massachusetts. Literature: For similar examples, see Sack, Volume 1, brochure #4, p. 59, #185; and Sack, Volume 2, brochure #15, p. 386, #973. $4,000-6,000

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Provenance: Colette Donovan, Merrimackport, Massachusetts. $2,000-3,000

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83. Putty Painted Dome-top Box, Vermont, early 19th century, square dovetailed box with wire hinges, the exterior with brown putty decoration on a mustard and green ground, the front centered with a compass flower decoration, (minor paint loss), ht. 15 1/2, wd. 17 1/4, dp. 17 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500

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84. Apple Green-painted Candlestand, New England, late 18th century, the square tray top with applied beaded edge on a vase and ringturned support and tripod cabriole leg base, old surface, ht. 26, wd. 16 1/2, dp. 16 1/4 in. Provenance: Joanne Boardman, DeKalb, Illinois. $800-1,200

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85. Painted and Gilded Wooden Chandelier, late 18th century, two-tier chandelier with wrought iron chain supporting carved and turned shaft with carved acorn terminals and medial reeded sphere issuing four iron wire arms on the top tier and six on the bottom tier, the arms with carved wooden bead and bud motifs, tin candle cups, red, green, and gilt surface, (paint losses), shaft ht. 34, dia. 41 in. Provenance: Judy and Jim Milne, New York City, 1976; from a meeting house along the Hudson River. $20,000-40,000

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86. Rococo Revival Faux Marble and Rosewood Side Table, possibly Vermont, mid-19th century, the shaped top above a conforming skirt with concealed drawer with flanking turned pendants on scroll-carved brackets and legs centering and vase and ring-turned posts joined by a shaped central stretcher, original surface, (minor imperfections), 28 3/4, wd. 37 1/2, dp. 17 3/4 in. Provenance: Frank and Barbara Pollack. $2,500-3,500 87. Carved Polychrome Painted Wooden American Eagle Wall Plaque, America, 19th century, the relief carved spreadwing figure with an American shield portrayed grasping an olive branch in its talons, flanked by carved and gilt tasseled American flags, ht. 22 1/4, wd. 50 1/4 in.

88. Family Record Picture, probably Maine, first quarter 19th century, watercolor and ink on paper depicting a rectangular reserve with a spreadwing eagle and an American shield inscribed “WE ARE ONE,” grasping a banner in its beak which is inscribed “BIRTHS AND MARRIAGE OF CORNELIUS AND REBECCA ADAMS,” above a panel with the inscribed vital statistics of the couple “Cornelius Adams Born December 1st 1782,” “Rebecca Davis Born March 22nd 1787,” in oval reserves and “THEY WERE MARRIED June 7th 1804,” in a heartshaped reserve flanked by flowering branches, enclosed in a leafy border, (toning, edge and corner losses), 12 x 10 3/4 in., in a period molded wood frame. Note: A genealogical search record indicates that Rebecca Davis was born about 1787, married Cornelius Adams about 1808, and resided in Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine. $10,000-15,000

Provenance: Purchased in the 1970s from a building in Keene, New Hampshire, that was being demolished. $12,000-15,000

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89. Cutwork Eagle and Temperance Picture, attributed to Isaac Stiehly, Mohantongo Valley, Pennsylvania, c. 1835, elaborate scherensnitte with the inscription “Temperance is Wisdom” above a spreadwing eagle supporting the shaft of an American flag, its talons grasping a serpent, above a pair of billing doves in a heart, all surrounded by flowering branches and with corner rosettes, the flag and serpent heightened with watercolor, mounted against black paper, 8 x 12 1/4 in., in a period molded wood frame.

90. White Painted Federal Fanlight, America, late 18th/early 19th century, demilune wooden frame ornamented with lead spreadwing eagle, rosettes, trefoils, and leafy swags, ht. 16 1/2, wd. 44 1/8 in.

Note: The backing is a affixed with an undated article with a photo of a similar cutwork, sold at Christie’s New York some time ago, which was done by Isaac Stiehly of Mohantongo Valley, Pennsylvania.

91. Cast and Sheet Iron Eagle Shooting Target Figure, late 19th century, “W.WURFFLEIN PHILA’D’A.,” cast flat figure with sheet iron wings, painted black and white, iron frame with cast iron disk gong on the reverse, including black metal stand, raised maker’s marks on reverse, (wear, bullet holes), total ht. 33, wd. 23 1/2 in.

A similar example was exhibited in Outward Signs of Inner Beliefs: Symbols of American Patriotism, a bicentennial exhibit of the New York State Historical Association, Cooperstown, New York, 1975, p. 34. $3,500-5,000

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Provenance: Sandra Cutcher, Dover, New Hampshire. $1,000-1,500

Provenance: Steve Gerbin, Vermont. $4,000-6,000

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92. Polychrome Painted Parcheesi Game Board, America, late 19th/early 20th century, square panel, the playing field painted red, black, green, and yellow on a creamy white ground, applied mitered frame, 17 1/8 x 17 1/4 in. $1,500-2,500

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93. Painted Snakes and Ladders Game Board, America, late 19th/early 20th century, rectangular panel with applied breadboard ends, the playing field painted red, blue, and black on a white ground with blue and red borders, (age crack), 23 3/4 x 18 1/8 in. $8,000-12,000

94. Polychrome Painted Double-Sided Game Board, America, 19th century, square game board with applied mitered molding, one side painted with Parcheesi in shades of red, blue, green, and yellow on a white ground with black painted molding, the other side painted with a yellow and gray checkerboard with gray border, (molding losses), 18 3/4 x 17 3/8 in. $1,000-2,000

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95. Carved and Polychrome Painted Wood and Zinc Soldier Whirligig, New England, first half 19th century, the figure with back hair and mustache, wearing a black-painted sheet zinc bicorn hat, a blue jacket with a red sash, white trousers, and black boots, black painted paddles, including metal wall mount, ht. 20 1/2 in. Provenance: Sold at the Stewart Gregory sale, Sotheby's New York, January 27, 1979. Exhibited and illustrated in the exhibition catalog Masterpieces of American Folk Art, produced by the Monmouth County Historical Society and the Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, New Jersey, September 30–November 29, 1975. $25,000-35,000

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96. Paint-decorated Sack-back Windsor Chair, New England, late 18th century, the bowed crest rail above six spindles and arms with scrolled terminals, on vase and ring-turned supports, shaped saddle seats, and splayed conformingly-turned legs joined by swelled stretchers, 19th century yellow-painted surface with red pinstriping and black bands, ht. 36, seat ht. 16 1/2 in. Provenance: Frank and Barbara Pollack. $9,000-12,000 97. Pair of Painted Sack-back Windsor Chairs, attributed to Francis Trumble, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1770-80, the bowed crest rails above six spindles and arms terminating in boldly carved knuckles, on vase and ring-turned supports, shaped saddle seats, and splayed legs joined by swelled stretchers, old red painted surface over earlier yellow and original black, (very minor repair), ht. 37 3/4, seat ht. 17 1/4 in. Provenance: Originated in the Bull family of Philadelphia, and then to the Chandler family of Exton/Malvern, Pennsylvania. Peter Eaton to current consignor. $10,000-15,000 96

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98. William Murray, (American, 19th Century) Mallery Family Record. Signed and dated “Drawn by William Murray May 11th 1824.” Watercolor and ink on paper, depicting the vital statistics of Samuel Mallery and his wife Nabby Hurd and their eight children, ornamented with hearts, a pineapple, and a floral border, 15 x 10 3/4 in. in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Toning, crease, repaired tears, stains. Literature: Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehanna Valley. $2,000-3,000

99. Federal Cherry Inlaid Candlestand, Maine, c. 1810, the square top bordered by banded inlay of contrasting woods, on a vase and ring-turned support and a tripod base of arched legs, original surface, ht. 26 1/4, wd. 15 1/2, dp. 15 3/4 in. Provenance: Pam Boynton, Groton, Massachusetts. $2,500-3,500

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Portrait of a Boy with His Cat, c. 1835-1840. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, full-length portrait depicting the brown-haired gray-eyed boy wearing a green tunic with white collar, white trousers, and black shoes, with one arm holding a ginger tabby cat, 41 1/4 x 26 in., unframed. Condition: Two small tears, u.c. and l.l., varnish inconsistencies. Note: Information on Henry Walton is sparse, but according to the exhibition catalogue, Henry Walton: 19th Century American Artist, December 9, 1968–January 4, 1969, for the Ithaca College Museum of Art (Cuyahoga Press, 1968), he was the son of the wealthy Judge Henry Walton of New York City, Ballston Spa, and Saratoga Springs, New York. Young Henry was probably educated in England, as was his father, and may have received some training in architectural drawing, a skill demonstrated in his views of towns in upstate New York. His earliest works date from 1820. In the late 1830s, he moved to the Finger Lakes region, living in Ithaca for a time, and went to work for the engraving firm of Stone and Clark. During this time, he also began to paint portraits, and typically painted small, highly detailed watercolors. However, after 1839, he began to paint in oil also, but his oil paintings remain much less common than his watercolors and drawings. In 1851, Walton joined a gold rush party and traveled to California. He and his wife, Jane Orr Walton, later moved to Michigan, where he died in 1890. Examples of his work can be seen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City), The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum (Williamsburg, Virginia), the Shelburne Museum (Shelburne, Vermont), and the Fenimore Art Museum/New York State Historical Society (Cooperstown, New York). $40,000-60,000

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101. Diminutive William and Mary Tiger Maple and Maple Gateleg Table, probably Massachusetts, c. 1730-50, the overhanging oval drop-leaf top on a molded apron with drawer joining block, vase, and ring-turned legs continuing to turned feet and joined by conformingly turned stretchers, old refinish, (minor imperfections), ht. 27 1/2, wd. 36 1/2, dp. 41 1/2 in. Provenance: Roland Hammond, North Andover, Massachusetts; Collection Hollis French, Weston, Massachusetts. $25,000-35,000

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102. American School, 19th Century Portrait of a Ginger Tabby Cat. Unsigned. Oil on panel, 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in., in a period molded wood frame. Condition: Good, small paint flake u.r. Provenance: Jeannine Dobbs, New Hampshire. $600-900

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103. Attributed to Benjamin Blyth (American, 1746-1811) “Eban’r Syms Aet. 13 years & 7 months.” Unsigned, sitter identified in an inscription u.l. Pastel on paper, mounted on board, 14 5/8 x 10 1/4 in., in a later molded wood frame. Condition: Laid down on board, some cockling, slight smudging to inscription. Note: Benjamin Blyth, born in Salem, Massachusetts, was best known for his pastel portraits. Many of his sitters were from the North Shore. In approximately 1781, he left Salem for Virginia. Provenance: Roland Hammond, North Andover, Massachusetts. $3,000-5,000

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104. Attributed to James Sharples, Sr. (British, 1751-1811) Pair of Portraits of a Lady and a Gentleman. Unsigned. Pastel on paper, depicting a half-length profile portraits of the woman wearing a light pink dress with a sheer white kerchief tucked into her bodice, the gentleman wearing a blue jacket over a red vest and white frilled shirt, 10 1/8 x 8 in., in probably original oval gilt gesso wood frames. Condition: Very good. Note: James Sharples, Sr., lived and worked in England for most of his life, but came to America in about 1793, working in New York and Philadelphia, then returned to England in 1801. Provenance: Found in New Jersey. $1,000-2,000 105. American School, 19th Century Memorial Picture “In Memory of Mrs. Mehetabel Little... Died June 26th 1821.” Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, depicting a woman in a diaphanous white dress grieving beside an urn-topped monument in a gated cemetery with several other gravestones inscribed with the names of other departed family members, a weeping willow tree beside a river, and a spire-topped building in the distance, 13 1/4 x 11 1/4 in., in a later molded giltwood frame. Condition: Good, minor foxing.

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Literature: A similar example resides in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Collection in Williamsburg, Virginia, and is pictured on p. 176 (Fig. 133) of Treasures of American Folk Art from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, by B.T. Rumfort and C.J. Weekley (Little, Brown and Co., Boston, 1989). $1,500-2,500