Chippendale Mahogany Card Table, Queen Anne Maple Tea Table,

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1 Lots Chippendale Mahogany Card Table, Newport, Rhode Island, c , the folding overhanging rectangular top on four reeded stop-fluted square legs joined by a straight apron, refinished, (minor imperfections), ht. 27 3/4, wd. 33 1/2, dp. 16 1/2 in. $6,000-8, Queen Anne Maple Tea Table, probably northeastern Massachusetts, c , the circular drop-leaf top on straight apron joining four cabriole legs, continuing to pad feet, retains much of old red painted surface, (minor imperfections), ht. 26, dia. 29 in. $6,000-8,000 21

2 Gilt-carved Mirror, England or America, c , the eagle with outstretched wings flanked by floral and scroll carvings above the circular molded frame with applied spherules and ebonized reeded liner and convex glass, all on a leaf and bellflower carved bracket, (minor imperfections), ht. 41, wd. 25 in. $4,000-6, Chippendale Mahogany Upholstered Easy Chair, America or England, late 18th century, the serpentine crest and sides on outward scrolling arms with concave fronts on straight seat rail and molded Marlborough frontal legs joined to the raking rear legs by box stretchers, refinished, ht. 45, seat ht. 17 in. $1,500-2, Rose Medallion Porcelain Water Bottle, China, 19th century, (gilt and enamel wear), ht. 13 in. $ Queen Anne Walnut Side Chair, Massachusetts, c , the shaped crest above a vasiform splat and raking stiles, on an overupholstered compass seat and frontal cabriole legs with shaped knee returns continuing to pad feet on platforms, joined to the chamfered raking rear legs by turned stretchers, refinished, ht. 41, seat ht. 18 1/2 in. Note: Chair bears early chalk inscription Springfield inside seat frame. $2,500-3, Queen Anne Cherry Tilt-top Tea Table, possibly Connecticut, last half 18th century, the circular molded top tilts on a birdcage platform and vase and ring-turned support on tripod cabriole leg base ending in pad feet, old finish, (imperfections), ht. 27 1/4, dia. 37 in. $2,000-2, Two Pairs of Brass Candlesticks, a pair of tapersticks, possibly Spanish, 18th century, with square footed bases; a pair of petal-base candlesticks, probably English, c. 1750, with slender tapered shaft, (minor wear), ht. 3 3/4, 9 1/8 in. $ American School, 19th Century The Great Providence, Rhode Island, Hurricane of Unsigned. Oil on canvas, c. 1850, depicting the havoc that occurred September 22, 1815, where nearly 500 buildings were destroyed, showing numerous vessels, figures, and buildings in the tumult of the high water, winds, and waves, 20 x 25 1/8 in., in a replaced frame. Condition: Relined, minor scattered spots of retouch. Note: An account of the disaster from the July 1966 issue of Rhode Island History is affixed to the reverse. $3,000-5,000 22

3 Attributed to Captain Joseph Harris (Nantucket, Massachusetts, ) Sketchbook of New England and Newport, Rhode Island, Scenes. Unsigned. Watercolor and pen and ink on paper with twenty-four sketches in a bound booklet and three loose sketches, several depicting scenes, vessels, and figures in and around Newport, Rhode Island, and other eastern sea coast towns, the subjects of the sketches identified in ink inscriptions; some of the titles include: hornnet of Newport RI, (a sloop), Rhode Island lighthouse, Pattern s Meeting House in Newport RI, A house in Newport R.I. called peckhams house, Mackdonough of Bristol RI (a vessel), tarpaulin Cove between Newport and Nantucket, long Wharf in Newport RI, Nantucket harbour, Boston hill, and Corse harbour not far from Newport, 5 1/2 x 7 1/2-6 1/4 x 8 in., together with six pages with pen and ink calligraphic exercises; an inscribed poem entitled The Sailor s Adieu, with a watercolor and ink sketch of the ship America Captain Joseph Harris Cranston, RI on the reverse; a printed Christian sermon pamphlet, a printed booklet titled Some Account of Joseph Harris, a Child of Eleven Years Old, Who Died at Cork. on the Second of Seventh Month, One Thousand Eight Hundred., printed in 1810 in Philadelphia. $4,000-6,000 23

4 Federal Mahogany Inlaid Bureau, Massachusetts or Connecticut, c , the overhanging top with elliptic front and molded edge, on conforming case of graduated string-inlaid drawers, all on valanced skirt joining flaring French feet, old brass pulls, refinished, (minor restoration), ht. 35 1/2, wd. 40, dp. 25 in. $2,000-3, Federal Mahogany Inlaid Sofa, New England, c , the rectangular back and downward sloping sides on molded hand-holds and vase and ring-turned reeded supports continuing to blocks inlaid with bird s-eye maple and vase and ring-turned reeded tapering legs, (minor imperfections), ht. 36, wd. 77, dp. 24 in. $4,000-6,

5 62. Cherry Inlaid Tall Case Clock, probably central Massachusetts, c. 1800, the hood with pierced fretwork joining reeded plinths topped by brass finials on an arched molded cornice and glazed tombstone door opening to a polychrome and gilt iron dial showing three sailing ships in the arch with seconds hand and gilt spandrels and brass eightday weight-driven movement above the cockbeaded stringinlaid waist door flanked by reeded quarter-columns on conformingly inlaid base and ogee bracket feet, refinished, (restoration), ht. 92 3/4 in. $6,000-8, Federal Cherry Tall Case Clock, New Hampshire or Massachusetts, c , the hood with pierced fretwork joining square plinths topped with brass finials, above an arched cornice and glazed tombstone door enclosing a iron polychrome and gilt painted dial showing birds in the arch, with floral spandrels, framing a dial with seconds hand and calendar aperture, and brass eight-day weight-driven movement, on the thumb-molded waist door flanked by quarter-columns on molded base and bracket feet, refinished, (restored), ht. 90 1/4 in. $6,000-8, Federal Cherry Corner Cupboard, possibly New Jersey, c. 1790, the top section with molded swan s neck cresting and pinwheel carved terminals, and flame-carved and urn-turned finials above the divided arched glazed door enclosing four shelves, set into the lower section of small cockbeaded drawer and a hinged cupboard door with shell-carved recessed panel, all on bracket feet, (restored), ht. 92 1/2, wd. 37 1/2, dp. 16 in. $3,000-5, Approximately Sixty-eight Flow Blue Dinner Service Items, Podmore & Walker, England, c , predominantly in the Temple pattern, including ten dinner plates, eleven luncheon plates, four soup bowls, ten teabowls, twelve saucers, seven small plates, teapot, creamer, covered sugar, covered octagonal serving dish, two octagonal platters, four serving bowls, a round chop plate, a divided dish, and a small tureen with an undertray and ladle, (imperfections), ht. 1 1/4-9 3/4, dia. 3 3/4-15 3/4 in. $800-1, Federal Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Tall Case Clock, Joakim Hill, Flemington, New Jersey, c , the hood with molded swan s neck cresting and three urn-turned finials, above a glazed tombstone door and a polychrome and gilt painted dial showing phases of the moon with seconds hand and calendar aperture, inscribed Joakim Hill, Flemington, with a brass weight-driven eight-day movement, the waist with shaped door and raised panel flanked by reeded quartercolumns, all on base with cut-out feet, refinished, (repairs and imperfections), ht. 95 in. $4,000-6,

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7 Federal Mahogany Tilt-top Candlestand, New England or New York, c , the shaped top tilts on a vase and ringturned support, on a tripod base of shaped tapering legs, old surface, (minor imperfections), ht. 27 1/2, wd. 18, dp. 20 in. $ Neoclassical Mahogany Carved Armchair, early 19th century, the paneled and reeded crest rail centering carved quills, above a molded pierced back centering a rosette with reeded arms continuing to concave supports, on ring-turned reeded legs, (repairs), ht. 33, seat ht. 18 in. $ Federal Mahogany Inlaid Card Table, Massachusetts or New Hampshire, c. 1810, the shaped top with inlaid edge on conforming apron centering an oval satinwood panel and mitered frame, flanked by canted corners inlaid with panels, all with inlaid lower border, on vase and ring-turned reeded tapering legs, refinished, ht. 26, wd. 35 1/2, dp. 17 1/2 in. $2,500-3, Federal Mahogany Inlaid Card Table, Massachusetts, , the folding top with elliptic front, square corners, half serpentine ends and crossbanded edge, on conforming apron centering an inlaid oval and mitered frame, bordered by crossbanding on lower edge, joining the paneled and string inlaid double-tapering legs with cuffs, refinished, (minor imperfections), ht. 29 1/2, wd. 36, dp. 17 in. $1,000-1,500 27

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9 71. Federal Mahogany Inlaid and Gilt-gesso Mirror, probably New York, c the central flower-filled urn above a molded incised scroll cresting with rosette terminals and string-inlaid panels on the gilt-incised and string-inlaid liner flanked by floral garlands with scrolled lower ears and end bracket, (restored), lg. 47, wd. 18 in. $1,500-2, American School, 19th Century Still Life with Fruit in a Compote on a Marble Table. Unsigned. Watercolor theorem on paper, c. 1830, 12 5/8 x 14 1/2 in., in a period molded giltwood frame; the reverse panel affixed with an old American Folk Art Gallery label. Condition: Light creases, minor toning. Exhibitions: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, By and for the People: American Folk Art From a Private Collection, October 3-November 14, 1976, retains exhibition label. $1,500-2, American School, 19th Century Still Life with Flowers in a Basket. Unsigned. Watercolor theorem on velvet, c. 1830, 12 5/8 x 14 1/2 in., in a period mahogany veneer frame. Condition: Toning. Exhibitions: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, By and for the People: American Folk Art From a Private Collection, October 3-November 14, 1976, retains exhibition label. Literature: American Country: FOLK ART, created by Rebus, Inc., published by Time-Life Books, 1990, p $1,500-2, American School, 19th Century Still Life of Fruit in a Glass Compote. Unsigned. Watercolor theorem on card paper, 14 1/4 x 11 1/2 in., in a period molded mahogany frame. Condition: Toning, light staining, minor foxing. $ Rose Medallion Porcelain Umbrella Stand, China, 19th century, reeded cylindrical container, (rim chip), ht. 24 1/8 in. $ Federal Upholstered Easy Chair, possibly Pennsylvania, c. 1800, the rectangular back and shaped sides on outward scrolling arms and rectangular overupholstered seat, on square tapering frontal legs and raking rear legs, old finish, minor imperfections), ht. 44, seat ht. 20 in. $1,500-2, Chinese Export Rose Mandarin Porcelain Teapot, early 19th century, urn-form teapot with gilt highlighted cover finial, rim, handle, and spout tip, floral, bird, and butterfly enamel painted borders, (minor gilt wear), ht. 9 1/2 in. $ Two Rose Mandarin Footed Porcelain Serving Dishes, China, early 19th century, oval shaped dishes decorated with enameled figures in a courtyard, bordered with flowers, birds, and butterflies, the foot with flowers and foliage, (one with rim repair), ht. 3 1/4, wd. 10 1/2, lg. 14 1/2 in. $1,200-1, Federal Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Chest of Drawers, probably Norwich, Connecticut, c. 1805, the rectangular top above a case of four cockbeaded graduated drawers, all on a valanced skirt joining flaring French feet, old brasses, refinished, (minor imperfections), ht. 38 1/2, wd. 41, dp. 20 in. $3,000-5, Brass and Iron Trivet, England, early 19th century, rectangular tray over spearhead and shaped skirt with handles and faux drawers, cabriole front legs, ht. 11 3/4, wd. 19, dp. 13 3/4 in. $

10 Attributed to Erastus Salisbury Field (Massachusetts, ) Portrait of an Elegantly Dressed Lady. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, c. 1835, depicting the lady with upswept brown hair with cascading curls, gold and jet jewelry, a white dress with lace trimmed neckline and sleeves, holding a book, one arm resting on a table, one hand holding a pen, the other holds a paper, 37 1/2 x 31 1/2 in., in a later black painted oak frame with gilt liner. Condition: Canvas applied to plywood panel, repaired tear with retouch l.c., two surface abrasion lines, craquelure. 82. Federal Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Inlaid Sideboard, New York, c , the arched backboard flanked by cockbeaded drawers on shaped top with elliptic center and square corners, on conforming case with central drawer flanked by two short drawers, above two recessed bowed hinged doors with flanking concave panels, bottle drawers, and deeper hinged doors, all joining reeded faux columns continuing to tapering feet on brass-cap casters, replaced lion s ring pulls, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 50 1/2, wd. 75, dp. 24 in. $4,000-6,000 Note: This painting reflects some of the characteristics that Erastus Field is well known for, such as the gray, cloud-like background, the use of black dots to portray lace patterns, a stiff frontal pose, the figures with a short waist and narrow shoulders, and knuckles suggested with dots of pink and flesh colored pigments. $12,000-16,000 30

11 Lots Assembled Six-Piece Coin Silver Tea Service, America, early 19th century, the set comprised of two teapots, covered sugar bowl, creamer, waste bowl, and a kettle on stand with burner, each similar in form with oval urn-form bodies with large gadrooned lobes set on stepped oval pedestals with gadrooned bands, the covers both hinged and lift-top with urn finials and gadrooned bands, the teapots with S-curve spouts and curvilinear black painted hardwood handles, the sugar bowl and creamer with two strap handles with reeding on the edges tapering to a point below; the kettle with hollow angled handles with four ivory heat stops, applied spout with pivoting handle with anthemia, flowers, and beading, mounted on an oval stand with four anthemion legs with two C-scrolls and scrolled feet, and applied cast scrolled anthemion; the oval lamp with stepped oval top with two burners; the two teapots and creamer with engraved monogram HCF and with engraved inscription around interior base Hannah Cooke Smith inherited from her Grandmother Hannah Cooke Franklin, the kettle on stand covered sugar bowl and waste bowl engraved with the monogram HCS and engraved around the interior base Hannah Cooke Smith from her Father Amos D. Smith, the creamer with an impressed TM touchmark, ht. 5 7/8-16 in., approx. 117 weighable troy oz. $2,000-2, Brass and Iron Faceted Lemon-top Andirons, J. Davis, Boston, c. 1800, large andirons with urn finials on the faceted lemon tops, supported on faceted columnar shafts, curved cabriole legs, and slipper feet, with curved log supports and conforming log stops, impressed marks J. DAVIS BOSTON behind the log stops, ht. 22, wd. 12 1/2, dp. 11 in. $1,500-2, Federal Mahogany Tilt-top Candlestand, Massachusetts, c , the oval top on a vase and ring-turned support and tripod base of shaped legs ending in spade feet, old refinish, (repairs), ht. 29, wd. 17 1/2, dp. 25 1/2 in. $1,500-2, Federal Mahogany Inlaid Swell-front Chest of Drawers, New England, c , the top with elliptic front and inlaid edge on a case of four cockbeaded graduated drawers, all on inlaid cut-out feet, replaced brasses, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 33 1/2, wd. 39, dp. 21 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500 31

12 89. American School, 19th Century Pair of Portraits of a Lady and a Gentleman. Unsigned. Oil on panel, c. 1820, the lady shown seated wearing a blue Empire-waist dress with a ruffled lace collar, beaded pearl necklace, and holding a cluster of cherries; the gentleman wearing a dark blue double breasted jacket with brass buttons, a white stock and white shirt with frill, 28 x 22 1/2 in., in later molded wood frames. Condition: Lady has minor repair to board. $3,000-5, Pine Stencil Decorated Box, in the manner of Moses Eaton, early 19th century, the dovetail-constructed box with hinged top opening to an interior lined with colorful wallpaper; the top stenciled with two urns filled with leafy boughs centering two hearts, all with apple and leaf border; the front facade and sides similarly decorated, old surface, (imperfections), ht. 12 1/2, wd. 29 3/4, dp. 12 1/4 in. $3,000-5, Paint Decorated Six-Board Chest, probably Guilford, Connecticut, c. 1825, the hinged top with applied rounded edge opens to a well with lidded till on a box with applied molding at base, cut-out ends, original surface painted green with black and yellow striped borders centering a meandering red-flowering vine, which also appears on the top and sides, (minor imperfections), ht. 22, wd. 49, dp. 17 1/4 in. $4,000-6, American School, 19th Century Federal Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Card Table, New England, c. 1800, the rectangular folding top on square tapering legs joined by a beaded straight skirt, old finish, (imperfections), ht. 29, wd. 36, dp. 17 3/4 in. $1,000-1, Classical Paint Decorated Étagère, probably Baltimore, Maryland, c. 1820, the five rectangular graduated shelves joined by block and ring-turned supports, continuing to base with drawer on vase and ring-turned legs, original black painted surface with gilt painted rosettes and foliate designs highlighted by white painted stringing, replaced pull, (minor imperfections), ht. 55 1/2, wd. 18 1/2, dp. 17 3/4 in. $7,000-9,000 Portrait of Two Children. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, c. 1830, the girl on the left wearing a net cap with green ribbons over her light brown hair, a yellow flower-sprigged dress and white lace pantaloons, seated on a bench before red drapery and holding a red covered book, the child on the right wears a red dress with black piping, white pantaloons, and holds a basket of fruit in one hand and a cherry in the other, 36 x 31 in., in a contemporary grain painted wood frame. Condition: Relined, repairs, retouch. $30,000-50, Paint Decorated Pine Six-Board Chest, Massachusetts, early 19th century, the molded lift top on conforming box with demilune cut-out ends, original red paint with black graining, (imperfections), ht. 23, wd. 39, dp. 16 1/2 in. $ Fancy Painted Poplar Six-Board Chest, Octorara River, Pennsylvania area, late 18th/early 19th century, the molded hinged top on a dovetail-constructed box and scrolled bracket feet, original grain painted surface, (minor imperfections), ht. 23, wd. 45, dp. 19 1/2 in. $800-1,200 32

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14 Pine Fancy Painted Six-Board Chest, New England, late 18th century, the hinged molded top on a box base with cutout ends, early 19th century abstract earthworm painted decoration in burnt sienna and mustard over an earlier blue paint, (early repairs), ht. 24, wd. 49 1/2, dp. 20 in. Literature: American Fancy: Exuberance in the Arts, , by Sumpter Priddy, The Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee, Wisc., 2004, p. 174, fig $2,500-3, Fancy Painted Six-Board Chest, Pennsylvania, c , the hinged molded top opens to a well with till, on a dovetailconstructed box with applied molding at base, all on turned feet, original yellow and burnt sienna swirls with green border, (minor imperfections), ht. 25 3/4, wd. 49 3/4, dp. 23 1/2 in. $1,200-1, Walnut Carved and Painted Folk Art Chair, attributed to Henry Leach ( ), probably Massachusetts, third quarter 19th century, the back carved with three owls, two of which have inset glass eyes, the third sleeping, perched on a brick wall, above the rectangular seat on frontal block, vase, and ring-turned tapering legs, joined by a stretcher carved with a pair of dogs, joined to the rear legs by turned stretchers, original surface, ht. 34 1/2, seat ht. 18 1/2 in. Note: Myrna Kaye writes: Henry Leach...carved the models for almost all of the [weather] vanes Cushing & White added to the Jewell line... an ornamental carver, [he] lived and worked at 2 Indiana Street, Boston, having begun his short woodcarving career ( )... Leach carved the trotter Ethan Allen, the trotter Dexter, the 60-inch Goddess of Liberty, the fox and hound, and the squirrel, among others, (Yankee Weathervanes, New York, 1975, p. 144). Illustrations of many of these weather vanes appear in Kaye s book. $10,000-15,000 34

15 Top to bottom: Paint Decorated Pine Carpenter s Chest, possibly Ohio or Pennsylvania, first half 19th century, the hinged top with a chamfered raised panel opens to a paneled interior of doors and lidded compartments, painted in red, green, and mustard; the molded and dovetailed box, the front centering an eagle with shield holding a ribbon lettered with Henry J Heiser, initialed GKS, the sides decorated with partially draped American flags, (imperfections), ht. 27 1/2, wd. 43, dp. 24 in. $3,000-5, Fancy Painted Tall Case Clock, Silas Hoadley, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1825, the hood with cut-out fretwork joining ball finials, above the arched cornice molding and glazed tombstone door opening to a wood polychrome and gilt floral-decorated dial with seconds hand, inscribed S. HOADLEY PLYMOUTH above an eagle and banner, with wooden weight-driven movement, all flanked by freestanding columns, the waist door flanked by reeded quarter-columns, all on base with cut-out feet, original grain painted surface imitating exotic wood with inlaid stringing, (imperfections), ht. 79 1/2 in. $4,000-6,000 35

16 Yellow Fancy Painted Dressing Table, New England, c. 1830, the scrolled backboard above two short drawers and projecting rectangular top with single drawer all joined by ring-turned tapering legs ending in ball feet, original bright yellow paint bordered with mustard and black striping and stencil and freehand decorated fruit and foliate designs in green, black, and gold, brass pulls appear original, (minor imperfections), ht. 37 3/4, wd. 31 1/2, dp. 15 3/4 in. $2,500-3, Fancy Painted Chest over Three Drawers, probably southeastern New England, late 18th century, the molded lift top opens to a well on a case of three thumb-molded graduated drawers, all on applied front bracket and cut-out ends, replaced drawer pulls, original grain paint resembling exotic wood, (minor imperfections), ht. 49, wd. 36, dp. 19 in. Note: Inscribed on backboard in paint, $2,500-3, Painted Dome-top Pine Box, America, early 19th century, hinged lid and iron latch on rectangular black painted box with red, yellow, and green flower sprig borders, the front painted with the initials L.L.C., (scattered paint losses), ht. 12 1/4, lg. 27 1/2, dp. 13 in. $4,000-6, Paint Decorated Dressing Table, probably New England c. 1830, the scrolled backboard centering a stenciled compote of fruit on the chamfered rectangular top and straight skirt with drawer, all on ring-turned tapering legs, original rosewood graining bordered by yellow striping, (minor imperfections), ht. 29, wd. 31, dp. 15 in. $

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18 Folk Art Painted Fireboard, America, early 19th century, the three-board panel depicting a Federal farmhouse with two smoking chimneys, a white split-rail fence and tree-lined road, with distant hills, applied red painted wooden molding, (scattered small paint losses), 39 1/2 x 51 in. Provenance: Ex collection Gerald Kornblau, New York. Literature: American Country: FOLK ART, created by Rebus, Inc., published by Time-Life Books, 1990, on the cover and pp , and also illustrated in the article Folk Art in Festive Dress, House Beautiful, December 1986, Volume 128, number 12, on the cover and p. 45. $40,000-60,000 38

19 Attributed to Joseph H. Davis (American, ) Double Portrait of Asa and Susannah Caverly. Unsigned. Inscription below Asa Caverly. Aged 24. October 5th 1836/ Painted at Strafford/Bow Pond/August 9th/1836/Susanna Caverly. Aged 29. August 14th Watercolor and ink on paper, portraying Asa, reading the DOVER GAZETTE and his wife Susannah, holding a small book, seated on fancy marbleized painted chairs beside a marbleized painted table with the family bible, a letter, pen and ink and a vase of flowers; on the wall is a framed picture, likely the Caverly farm and sheep, outlined by a green garland; on the floor is a brightly patterned carpet, along with the family calico cat and spaniel; 11 x 14 in., in a period wood frame. Condition: Minor toning. Literature: In Folk Art s Many Faces, by Paul S. D Ambrosio and Charlotte M. Eman, New York State Historical Association, Cooperstown, New York, p. 63, this painting was one of six attributed to Davis depicting Caverly family relatives from New Hampshire; American Country: FOLK ART, created by Rebus, Inc., published by Time-Life Books, 1990, p. 152; Three New England Watercolor Painters, by Gail and Norbert H. Savage and Esther Parks, Institute of Chicago, 1974, p. 25, fig. 4; Folk Painters of America, by Robert Bishop, E.P. Dutton, New York, 1979, plate 12; Art: Special Breed at Folk Art Sale, The New York Times, December 2, 1977; How to know American Folk Art, by Ruth Andrews, E.P. Dutton, New York, 1977, p. 112, fig. 76. Exhibitions: Three New England Watercolor Painters, Art Institute of Chicago, November 16-December 22, 1974; St. Louis Art Museum, January 17-March 2, 1975; Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection, March 25-May 11, 1975; Currier Gallery of Art, June 1-September 1, retains exhibition label; The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, By and for the People: American Folk Art From a Private Collection, October 3- November 14, 1976, retains exhibition label Note: According to Robert B. Caverly, Geneology of the Caverly Family from the year 1116 to the year 1880, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1880, Asa Caverly was the son of John Caverly, born October 5, 1812, and lived on his farm at Strafford, New Hampshire, near the old Caverly family homestead. On October 28, 1833, he married Susan Bunker of Strafford, who was born August 14, $40,000-60,000 39

20 Attributed to Joseph H. Davis (American, ) Portrait of Lydia Ann Tasker. Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, c. 1836, depicting a full-length profile portrait of the girl wearing a black dress with puffy sleeves and white laceedged neckline, a beaded necklace, and white apron with leaf border, in one hand she holds a book, the other holds a small purse; she is standing on a fanciful painted carpet flanked by her calico cat and a potted flowering plant; the calligraphic inscription below reads Lydia Ann Tasker. Aged 9 years April 30th, 8 3/4 x 7 in., in a later reeded wood frame. Condition: Repairs to corners and edges. Provenance: Ex collections Samaha, Milan, Ohio; Frank and Barbara Pollack, Chicago, Illinois; Barry Cohen, New York; David Schorsch/Kate and Joel Kopp, American Hurrah, New York City. Literature: The Barry Cohen Collection, David Schorsch & American Hurrah, New York, 1990, pp According to Schorsch & Kopp, Davis is known to have painted members of the Tasker family in $10,000-15,000 40