405. Provenance: The family of Stephen Titcomb, Farmington, Maine.

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1 The Titcomb Family Queen Anne Maple Grain-painted Chest-on-Frame, possibly Maine, late 18th century, brasses appear to be original, old painted surface probably mid-19th century, (imperfections), ht. 60, wd. 36, dp. 18 in. Provenance: The family of Stephen Titcomb, Farmington, Maine. Note: Family genealogy, a written list of historical family milestones, as well as a picture of the family homestead accompany this lot. $8,000-12, A. Child s Black-painted Windsor Comb-back Armchair, New England, late 18th century, old surface, (restored), ht. 24 3/4, seat ht. 9 1/2 in. $1,000-2, William & Mary Maple and Tiger Maple Butterfly Table, New England, early 18th century, with bold turnings, old refinish, (minor imperfections), ht. 23 1/2, dia. 35 1/2 in. $7,000-9,000 81

409 410 407 408 411 406A. Maple and Ash Carved and Turned Bannister-back Armchair, New England, first half 18th century, old refinish, ht. 43 1/2, seat ht. 17 in. $1,500-2,500 407.

2 A. Maple and Ash Carved and Turned Bannister-back Armchair, New England, first half 18th century, old refinish, ht. 43 1/2, seat ht. 17 in. $1,500-2, Windsor Continuous-bow Brown-painted Brace-back Armchair, John De Witt, New York City, late 18th century, branded DeWitt on the underside of the seat, old surface, (repairs), ht. 34 1/4, seat ht. 16 1/2 in. $800-1, Black-painted Tavern Table, New England, mid-18th century, (repairs and imperfections), ht. 24 1/2, wd. 33 1/4, dp. 21 3/4 in. $2,000-4, Turned Pair of Burl Candlesticks and a Small Bowl, probably America, early 19th century, ht. 8 7/8, 2, bowl dia. 13 7/8 in. $ Burl Bowl, America, early 19th century, round turned form, ht. 5 3/4, dia. 16 1/2 in. $1,000-1, Windsor Continuous-bow Armchair, New England, late 18th century, old black paint over earlier red and green, (imperfections), ht. 35, seat ht. 17 in. Note: An old label affixed to the underside of seat reads:...procured at Charleston, Vermont by SCG Watkins, about $1,200-1,500 82

Provenance: The Paul and Margaret Weld Collection, Skinner, August 13, 2000, lot 157, with auction lot label on the reverse; The Susan

3 412. Small Red-Painted Pine Cabinet, America, c. 1800, shaped back, the hinged door opens to two shelves, supported on ball feet, ht. 15 3/4, wd. 12 3/4, dp. 5 1/4 in. Provenance: The Paul and Margaret Weld Collection, Skinner, August 13, 2000, lot 157, with auction lot label on the reverse; The Susan and Mark Laracy Collection. $8,000-12, Chippendale Mahogany Carved Reverse Serpentine Bureau, Connecticut, late 18th century, old surface, replaced brasses, (minor restoration), ht. 34 3/4, wd. 35 1/4, dp. 18 1/2 in. $2,000-4,

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5 414 detail 414. Chippendale Cherry Carved Scroll-top Chest-on-Chest, Colchester, Connecticut, c , with pinwheel rosettes or fylfots flanking a gadrooned central finial over one of two carved shells with notch decoration, a punched border and incised serpentine lines in outline as well as reeding below, above a molded and carved flat apron flanked by knee carving with its vertical flutes over a carved spiral device on short cabriole legs ending in claw and flattened ball feet, the upper backboard is saddle shaped, old replaced brasses, (repairs), ht. 85 1/4 including finial, wd. 37 1/2, dp. 19 3/4 in. Provenance: This piece belonged to the ancestors of Charles Crocker II, who owned the Crocker-Burbank Company of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, in the 19th century. Literature: The Magazine ANTIQUES, American Furniture: The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Furniture in the Connecticut Historical Society, by Benjamin Ginsburg, May 1974, pp , pictures furniture with many details similar to this lot; Connecticut Valley Furniture: Eliphalet Chapin and His Contemporaries , by Thomas Kugelman and Alice K. Kugelman with Robert Lionetti, Connecticut Historical Society Museum, Hartford, Connecticut, University Press of New England, Hanover and London, pp , pictures and describes design and construction characteristics of the Colchester style, known as the Lord Group, as can be seen in this lot. Note: Furniture in the Lord group, the largest and probably the earliest of the Colchester groups, is named for the wealthy and distinguished Epaphras Lord ( ), the presumed owner of many pieces of case furniture with distinctive characteristics, all produced by Colchester, Connecticut, craftsmen. (Kugelman, 210). Many of these characteristics are listed above in this lot s description. $20,000-30,000 85

415 415. Queen Anne Cherry Carved High Chest, Connecticut, c.

6 Queen Anne Cherry Carved High Chest, Connecticut, c , replaced wooden pulls, old surface, (lacks midmolding), ht. 73, wd. 38, dp. 20 3/4 in. $6,000-8,000 86

Thomas Chambers (1808-1866) emigrated from England to New York City at the age of 24.

7 Thomas Chambers ( ) emigrated from England to New York City at the age of 24. He became a painter known for landscapes and marine and portrait paintings that he accomplished without any formal art training. Using what has been described as a semi-primitive style, Chambers did elaborate views of specific places from engravings as well. He is best known for his scenes of the Hudson River from Albany and New York City. He left a body of work representing years spent in the following places: Boston, ; Albany, ; and New York City, The paintings presented in this sale are reflective of the years in these places with the exception of the view of Pope s Creek Plantation in Westmoreland County, Virginia, which is probably derived from an engraving of the birthplace of George Washington Attributed to Thomas Chambers (London, New York, and Boston, ) View of New York Bay from Brooklyn Heights. Unsigned, scene identified in pencil inscription on the stretcher. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 in., in a period molded wood frame. Condition: Minor craquelure, scattered minor retouch. $20,000-30,000 87

417 418 417. Attributed to Thomas Chambers (London, New York, and Boston, 1808-1866) View of Forest Pond, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Unsigned, inspired by an engraving by R.

Note: Established in 1831, Mount Auburn Cemetery was the nation s first garden cemetery.

8 Attributed to Thomas Chambers (London, New York, and Boston, ) View of Forest Pond, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Unsigned, inspired by an engraving by R. Brandard of a painting by William Henry Bartlett. Oil on canvas, 14 1/4 x 18 1/4 in., in a period molded pine frame. Condition: Minor craquelure. Note: Established in 1831, Mount Auburn Cemetery was the nation s first garden cemetery. A similar painting of Forest Pond, Mount Auburn Cemetery, by Thomas Chambers is in the collection of The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. $6,000-8, Attributed to Thomas Chambers (London, New York, and Boston, ) View of Pope s Creek Plantation, Birthplace of George Washington, Westmoreland County, Virginia. Unsigned, identified in inscription on painted plaque l.l. Oil on canvas, 22 x 30 in., in a period molded wood frame. Condition: Very good, minor craquelure. $8,000-12,000 88

419 420 419. Attributed to Thomas Chambers (London, New York, and Boston, 1808-1866) Figures in a Fantasy of Ruins. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 1/4 in.

Attributed to Thomas Chambers (London, New York, and Boston, 1808-1866) Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast with Distant Lighthouse. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 21 3/4 x 30 in.

9 Attributed to Thomas Chambers (London, New York, and Boston, ) Figures in a Fantasy of Ruins. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 1/4 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Minor craquelure. $4,000-6, Attributed to Thomas Chambers (London, New York, and Boston, ) Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast with Distant Lighthouse. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 21 3/4 x 30 in., in a gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Minor craquelure and spots of retouch. Note: Thomas Chambers, born in England, was in New York City by 1834, and listed as a landscape painter. He always worked in a distinctive, semi-primitive style. In the seascapes, his waves are opaque and capped with white. $6,000-8,000 89

County, New York. Unsigned, scene labeled on reverse. Oil on canvas, 18 1/4 x 24 1/4 in., in a gilt-gesso frame.

10 Attributed to Thomas Chambers (London, New York, and Boston, ) The Sawmill at Rockwell Falls, Lake Luzerne, Warren County, New York. Unsigned, scene labeled on reverse. Oil on canvas, 18 1/4 x 24 1/4 in., in a gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Canvas taped along edges, craquelure. Note: The gorge portrayed here shows the narrowest point in the Hudson River between the villages of Lake Luzerne and Hadley, New York. Stone s Mountain can be seen in the background. $3,000-5,

422. Queen Anne Cherry Fan-carved Dressing Table, Springfield/Northampton area, Massachusetts, c. 1740-60, old painted surface, replaced brasses, (minor imperfections), ht. 32 3/4, case wd.

11 422. Queen Anne Cherry Fan-carved Dressing Table, Springfield/Northampton area, Massachusetts, c , old painted surface, replaced brasses, (minor imperfections), ht. 32 3/4, case wd. 31 3/4, case dp. 18 1/2 in. $3,000-5, Paint-decorated Six-board Chest, probably Pennsylvania, early 19th century, old surface, (some paint wear), ht. 25, wd. 45 1/4, dp. 22 in. $1,200-1, Pair of Windsor Bow-back Blue-painted Side Chairs, New England, c. 1810, old surface, (paint wear), ht. 36 1/2, seat ht. 16 1/2 in. Provenance: Patty Gagarin Antiques, Fairfield, Connecticut. $1,500-2, Paint-decorated Pine Dower Chest, Pennsylvania, late 18th century, with repeating putty-painted heart motif, (imperfections), ht. 26, wd. 48, dp. 21 1/2 in. $3,000-5,

(imperfections), ht. 37, seat ht. 17 1/4 in. Note: One of the chairs is branded EB.TRACY on the underside. $2,000-2,500 427.

12 Pair of Windsor Black-painted Braced Bow-back Chairs, Ebenezer Tracy, Lisbon, Connecticut, late 18th century, with old surface in overall black with yellow highlights, (imperfections), ht. 37, seat ht. 17 1/4 in. Note: One of the chairs is branded EB.TRACY on the underside. $2,000-2, American School, Early 19th Century Portrait of a Child Wearing a Salmon-colored Dress with His Pet Cat. Unsigned. Pastel on paper, c. 1835, 32 x 25 3/4 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Laid down onto canvas, moisture stain at center, minor holes c.r. and l.l., not examined out of frame. Provenance: Dorr House, Savin Hill, Dorchester, Massachusetts. $1,000-1,

428 428. Pair of Embroidered Silk Wedding Slippers, Massachusetts, c.

13 Pair of Embroidered Silk Wedding Slippers, Massachusetts, c. 1773, linen canvas uppers covered in woven gold silk fabric, embroidered with multicolored silk threads in a floral design, leather soles, lg. 9 1/2 in. Note: These slippers were worn by Ester May Hinkley (b. 1754, Dedham, Massachusetts, d. October 24, 1817, Barnstable, Massachusetts), on the day of her marriage to Ebenezer Hinkley (b. September 29, 1754, Barnstable, Massachusetts, d. September 5, 1822, Barnstable, Massachusetts). Family history relates that Ebenezer Hinkley, son of Ebenezer and Mehitable, was on the payroll of Captain George Lewis in Colonel Nathaniel Freeman s regiment, on alarm from New Bedford, Dartmouth, and Falmouth, Massachusetts in September of Ebenezer and Ester had seven children. $1,500-2,500 93

14 Needlework Sampler, Nancy Forrest s Sampler wrought in the fourteenth year of her age 1811, Canterbury or Northfield, New Hampshire, fully embroidered sampler worked in silk and linen threads on a linen ground, with alphabet and strawberry vine panels above a flowering shrub, surrounded on three sides with a grapevine, chain-stitched background, (scattered stitch losses), 21 x 16 in., in a molded bird s-eye maple frame with gilt liner. Provenance: Family descent of Nancy Forrest, daughter of Dorothy (Worthen) and William Forrest II, of Canterbury, New Hampshire, born April 12, 1797 in East Andover, New Hampshire; Skinner, June 12, 1994, lot 22; Marguerite Riordan, Stonington, Connecticut; Susan and Mark Laracy Collection. Literature: For similar examples, see Girlhood Embroidery Vol. 1, by Betty Ring, 1993, p. 234, fig. 270; Lessons Stitched in Silk: Samplers from the Canterbury Region of New Hampshire, Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, booklet, essays by Elisabeth Garrett, guest curator, and Professor Theodore Mitchell, 1990, p. 12. $15,000-25,000 94

floral, tree, and fruit designs surrounded on three sides with borders of fruit, flowers, and trees worked in outline, flat, ladder, buttonhole, satin, and trellis

15 Crewel-work Bed Hanging, probably America, second half 18th century, plain-woven linen embroidered with two-ply polychrome worsted wool yarns with five central floral, tree, and fruit designs surrounded on three sides with borders of fruit, flowers, and trees worked in outline, flat, ladder, buttonhole, satin, and trellis couching stitches, (imperfections), 82 x 82 in. $4,000-6, Needlework Floral Bouquet Picture, probably Massachusetts, late 18th century, wool yarns worked in the tent stitch, (toning), 18 3/4 x 16 3/4 in., in a contemporary mahogany frame. Provenance: Family descent, Badger family, Milton, Massachusetts. $1,000-1,

16 432. Chippendale Mahogany Carved Block-front Desk Bookcase, Boston or Charlestown, c , the top section with dentil-carved broken pediment, centering an urn and flame finial, above the hinged scalloppaneled doors flanked by reeded pilasters opening to three adjustable shelves over three drawer openings, with candle slides below, the lower section interior with seven carved shells, valanced drawers, and prospect door concealing secret compartments, on conforming ogee bracket base, brasses appear to be original, old refinish with rich patina, (minor restoration), ht. 93, wd. 42, dp. 22 1/2 in. $100, , Candlesticks: 556

433. Pair of Queen Anne Walnut C-scroll Carved Side Chairs, Boston, c. 1740-60, old refinish, ht. 43, seat ht.

17 433. Pair of Queen Anne Walnut C-scroll Carved Side Chairs, Boston, c , old refinish, ht. 43, seat ht. 17 1/2 in. Provenance: Marguerite Riordan, Stonington, Connecticut; The Susan and Mark Laracy Collection. $8,000-12,

18 434. Chippendale Mahogany Carved Block-front Chest of Drawers, Boston, c , with a thumbmolded edge overhanging the case of drawers on bracket feet, old brasses, refinished, (minor restoration), ht. 31 1/2, wd. 32 3/4, dp. 20 1/2 in. $25,000-35,

435 435. Chippendale Mahogany Carved Reverse Serpentine Bureau, probably Boston, c.

$20,000-30,000 436. Chippendale Mahogany Carved Upholstered Easy Chair, Massachusetts, c.

19 Chippendale Mahogany Carved Reverse Serpentine Bureau, probably Boston, c , old replaced brasses, refinished, (minor imperfections), ht. 31 3/4, wd. 34, dp. 20 1/2 in. $20,000-30, Chippendale Mahogany Carved Upholstered Easy Chair, Massachusetts, c. 1775, refinished, (minor restoration), ht. 45, seat ht. 18 in. Provenance: C.L. Prickett, Inc., Yardley, Pennsylvania. $4,000-6,

437. American School, 19th Century Portrait of Captain Henry Blackler of Marblehead, Massachusetts. Unsigned. An inscription on the frame reads: Henry Blackler aged 28. Oil on canvas, c.

Lindsey, Marblehead Historical Society, 1915, the portrait of Captain Blackler was owned by Mrs. Wm. Gerry Keene of Lynn, Mass. The consignor is Mrs. Keene s great grandson.

20 437. American School, 19th Century Portrait of Captain Henry Blackler of Marblehead, Massachusetts. Unsigned. An inscription on the frame reads: Henry Blackler aged 28. Oil on canvas, c. 1820, 29 x 23 1/4 in., in a later molded gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Relined, minor retouch l.r. Provenance: According to Old Marblehead Sea Captains and the Schooners They Sailed, by B.J. Lindsey, Marblehead Historical Society, 1915, the portrait of Captain Blackler was owned by Mrs. Wm. Gerry Keene of Lynn, Mass. The consignor is Mrs. Keene s great grandson. Note: Captain Henry Blackler was born September 25, 1791, in Marblehead and died at Martineco (Martinique) in In 1811 he was master of the schooner Hero and then captain of the brigantine Ruthy when he died. He was the son of Captain William Blackler, who was in charge of the boat that carried General Washington across the Delaware in $3,000-5, Chippendale Mahogany Shell-carved Side Chair, Philadelphia, c. 1765, old surface, (minor restoration), ht. 40 3/4, seat ht. 17 in. Provenance: Collection of William Greenleaf Boardman, Hartford, Connecticut; Skinner, Inc.; C.L. Prickett Inc., Yardley, Pennsylvania; Mr. and Mrs. William T. Arnold, Effingham, Illinois. $8,000-12,

310. TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK PATINA BRONZE FLOOR LAMP #423, with green leaded glass acorn shade marked Tiffany Studios, New York 1410, mounted on

310. TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK PATINA BRONZE FLOOR LAMP #423, with green leaded glass acorn shade marked Tiffany Studios, New York 1410, mounted on bronze five footed base marked Tiffany Studios New York