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106 106. American School, Bellingham, Massachusetts, 19th Century Watercolor Memorial Picture. Unsigned.

1 American School, Bellingham, Massachusetts, 19th Century Watercolor Memorial Picture. Unsigned. Watercolor and ink on paper, depicting a woman and a little girl grieving beside an urn-topped monument inscribed In Memory of Charles Kenney, who died October 21, 1829 aged 2 years 2 months and 7 days. and Saphronia S. Kenney, who died September 11, 1829, aged 3 months and 9 days, with a weeping willow, cemetery, river, and town in the background, 15 7/8 x 19 3/4 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Toning, stains. Literature: A similar example resides in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Collection in Williamsburg, Virginia, and is pictured on p. 176 (Fig. 134) 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). Note: Genealogical records going back several generations are affixed to the reverse and indicate that Charles and Saphronia Kenney were born to Silas Kenney (b. 1797) and Rhoda (nee Bates b. 1800), of Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. $3,000-5,000 61

2 107. One Finger Artist (American, 19th Century) Pair of Memorial Pictures. Unsigned. Watercolor and ink on paper, one picture depicting a gentleman with a walking stick leaning his elbow on an urn-topped and garland draped monument inscribed To the memory of the lamented wife & children of Edward Hancox. over a verse, with a weeping willow cascading behind, in a riverside landscape; the other picture shows a woman dressed in black, one hand hangs by her side with her first digit pointing downward, her other arm leans against a similar garland draped monument with a pious verse inscribed on it, with her other first digit pointing upward, painted with a similar riverside background, 10 1/8 x 8 in., in period Chinese gilt gesso and wood frames. Condition: Toning, light moisture stains. Note: These memorials originated in Rhode Island. $10,000-15, (pair) 62

108 108. Molded Copper Horse Jumping Through Hoop Weather Vane, attributed to A.L. Jewell & Co.

3 Molded Copper Horse Jumping Through Hoop Weather Vane, attributed to A.L. Jewell & Co., Waltham, Massachusetts, , flattened full-body figure with embossed sheet copper mane and tail, jumping through original copper rod hoop, verdigris surface, including metal stand, ht. from copper rod just below hoop to top of hoop 17, lg. 28 1/4, total ht. with stand 75 in. Literature: A similar weather vane is illustrated in A Gallery of American Weathervanes and Whirligigs by Robert Bishop & Patricia Coblentz, Bonanza Books, publishers, Note: A.L. Jewell & Co. Waltham, Massachusetts. The first full-time commercial weathervane manufacturer was Alvin L. Jewell of Waltham, Massachusetts, near Boston, who opened his doors in Jewell, a gifted designer and craftsman, created a line of weathervane forms imitated by later business. He was also the first to publish a catalog of his designs. His vanes were made of copper molded in iron forms, which had been cast from carved wood models. Each part of the vane was molded in two symmetrical halves joined with solder. This new method allowed Jewell and his followers to mass produce identical vanes. Jewell s hollow copper vanes were clear, simple forms, easily recognized from any viewpoint. They were an immediate success. After Jewell s death (in a rooftop fall) in 1867, his business and patterns were sold at auction. Excerpted from the National Gallery of Art s Catalog, An American Sampler: Folk Art from the Shelburne Museum, 1987, p Provenance: Ron and Penny Dionne. $25,000-35,000 63

yellow sizing and verdigris surface with traces of gilt, mounted on a copper rod, including black metal stand, (soldered bullet repairs), total ht. 28 1/2, wd. 31 7/8 in.

4 Molded Sheet Copper and Cast Iron Lexington Standing Horse Weather Vane, America, late 19th century, flattened full-body figure with cast iron head, copper ears, and embossed sheet copper tail, yellow sizing and verdigris surface with traces of gilt, mounted on a copper rod, including black metal stand, (soldered bullet repairs), total ht. 28 1/2, wd. 31 7/8 in. Provenance: Hirschl & Adler Folk. Literature: A similar example is pictured in The Complete Illustrated Westervelt Catalogue of 1883, (A.B. & W.T. Westervelt), p. 16. $15,000-25, Small Painted Parcheesi Board, America, late 19th/early 20th century, square panel with applied molding, the playing field painted in muted tones of red, green, and creamy white, black painted numerals, 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. Provenance: America Hurrah. $2,000-3,

a blue ground, the other side with a red and blue checkerboard, applied black-painted molding, (panel with age cracks, paint wear), 17 3/4 x 16 1/4 in.

5 Painted Double-sided Wooden Game Board, America, 19th century, square panel with a backgammon game painted on one side with red and black triangles on a blue ground, the other side with a red and blue checkerboard, applied black-painted molding, (panel with age cracks, paint wear), 17 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. $1,200-1, Painted Double-sided Checkerboard, America, 19th century, rectangular panel with applied molding and dividers, both sides painted with a black and mustard checkerboard and darkened blue game piece section, (paint wear, losses to molding), 14 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. $

straight seat frame resting on frontal cabriole legs with conforming knee returns, joined to the raking chamfered

6 113 with detail 113. Queen Anne Mahogany Upholstered Easy Chair, signed N Bowen, Marblehead, Massachusetts, c , the serpentine crest above shaped sides and outward-scrolling arms with concave fronts tapering to the straight seat frame resting on frontal cabriole legs with conforming knee returns, joined to the raking chamfered rear legs by block, vase, and ring-turned stretchers, (very minor imperfections), ht. 50, wd. 33, seat ht. 18 in. $15,000-20,000 66

114 114. Diminutive Chippendale Mahogany Tilt-top Tea Table, Philadelphia, c.

7 Diminutive Chippendale Mahogany Tilt-top Tea Table, Philadelphia, c. 1755, the circular top with molded edge tilts on a birdcage support and a ring-turned post with flattened ball on tripod base of cabriole legs tapering to pad feet on platforms, old surface, (very minor imperfections), ht. 28 1/2, dia. 23 in. Provenance: Descended in the family of Mrs. William Longstreth Dodge of Philadelphia. $25,000-35,000 67

115 116 115. Walnut Candlestand, Catawba County, North Carolina, c.

18 in. Provenance: Deanne Levison, Atlanta, Georgia. $3,000-5,000 116.

8 Walnut Candlestand, Catawba County, North Carolina, c. 1830, the circular rotating top on a baluster-turned birdcage and vase and ring-turned support on tripod cabriole leg base with paneled knees continuing to pad feet, mellow patina, ht. 26 3/4, dia. 18 in. Provenance: Deanne Levison, Atlanta, Georgia. $3,000-5, Chippendale Birch Carved Side Chair, possibly New Hampshire, late 18th century, the serpentine molded crest rail centering carved leafage against a punched background continuing to scrolled terminals, on raking molded stiles and a pierced scroll-carved gothic splat, on trapezoidal slip seat and molded Marlborough legs with pierced brackets and molded square stretchers, old surface, ht. 37 1/2, seat ht. 17 in. Provenance: Roland Hammond, North Andover, Massachusetts; brass plaque on front seat rail engraved: From Wadsworth Longfellow House, Portland, Me. $

117. Federal Mahogany Mirror Inlaid Mirror, New York State, c.

$1,500-2,500 118. American School, 19th Century Still Life with Fruit in a Compote in the Style of Severin Roesen. Unsigned.

Provenance: John Sideli, New York. $2,000-3,000 119. Attributed to Horace Bundy (Vermont and New Hampshire, 1814-1883) Portrait of Little Girl in Blue Wearing Coral Jewelry. Unsigned.

9 117. Federal Mahogany Mirror Inlaid Mirror, New York State, c. 1790, the scrolled frame centering an inlaid conch shell in the crest above a rectangular mitered string-inlaid liner enclosing the glass, lg. 46, wd. 22 1/2 in. Provenance: Israel Sack. $1,500-2, American School, 19th Century Still Life with Fruit in a Compote in the Style of Severin Roesen. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, depicting the fruit and footed bowl on a white marble tabletop in an oval reserve, 21 x 17 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Minor paint loss l.l. and l.c., craquelure. Provenance: John Sideli, New York. $2,000-3, Attributed to Horace Bundy (Vermont and New Hampshire, ) Portrait of Little Girl in Blue Wearing Coral Jewelry. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, depicting the blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl wearing a blue off-the-shoulder dress with white lace trim, a beaded coral necklace and two beaded coral bracelets, holding a pink rose in one hand, 29 1/2 x 24 3/4 in., in an oval format within a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Canvas laid onto Masonite, repaired tear at center, scattered retouch. Note: Horace Bundy was an itinerant artist and Adventist preacher in New Hampshire and Vermont in the 1840s and 1850s. He often used a painted oval to surround his subjects, such as in this example. $4,000-6,

10 Large Hannah Davis Wallpaper-covered Wooden Bandbox, Jaffrey, New Hampshire, mid-19th century, covered oval wooden box, with basket of fruit and foliate designs in blue, pink, taupe, brown, and white varnishes on a blue ground, printed maker s label affixed to interior lid, (wear, fading, losses), ht. 12 1/2, dia. 18 1/4 in. $1,000-1, Oval Covered Top Hat Box and Hat, box manufactured by William Griffiths & Son, Boston, 19th century, the box covered in blue paper with printed top hat motif on the sides, and a printed label for FURRIER & BEAN, a hat and cap manufacturer in Belfast, Maine, the lid with printed paper box manufacturer s label, the interior containing a top hat, (wear), ht. 9, dia. 13 in. $ Hannah Davis Wallpaper-covered Wooden Bandbox, Jaffrey, New Hampshire, mid-19th century, covered oval wooden box, with pink, white, and green varnished flowers, birds, and butterflies on a yellow ground, printed maker s label affixed to interior lid, (wear, fading, losses), ht. 6 3/4, dia. 12 in. Provenance: Betty Berdan, Hallowell, Maine American School, 19th Century $ Pair of Hudson River Landscapes. Unsigned. Oil on wood panel, depicting the tree-lined landscapes with figures, buildings, and sailing vessels, 10 1/4 x 15 3/4, 11 3/4 x 16 1/8 in., mounted in original, mahogany veneered ogee frames. Condition: Craquelure, minor retouch, one panel cracked. $3,000-5,000 70

123 123 124 124. Needlework Sampler, Mary M.

County, Vermont, the sampler worked in silk threads on a linen ground depicting pious

signature stitches, all surrounded by a meandering flowering vine issuing from a basket,

11 Needlework Sampler, Mary M. Case s Sampler wrought in the year 1828 in the 11 year of her age, Chelsea, Orange County, Vermont, the sampler worked in silk threads on a linen ground depicting pious verses surrounding a rectangular reserve stitched with rows of alphabets and Mary s signature stitches, all surrounded by a meandering flowering vine issuing from a basket, (toning, fading, minor stains), 14 1/4 x 17 3/4 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Provenance: Joe Martin, Brownington, Vermont. $1,000-1,500 71

125 125. Attributed to Sturtevant J. Hamblin (American, ac. 1837-1856) Portraits of Five Members of the Harold Varnum Family of Francestown, New Hampshire. Unsigned.

12 Attributed to Sturtevant J. Hamblin (American, ac ) Portraits of Five Members of the Harold Varnum Family of Francestown, New Hampshire. Unsigned. Oil on artist board, depicting bust-length portraits of Harold Varnum, his wife, two sons, and a daughter, all portrayed with the same red striped and tasseled drapery in the background, each 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 in., mounted in later molded mahogany wood frames. Condition: Retouch. Literature: The Gray family portraits by Hamblin are illustrated in A Loving Likeness: American Folk Portraits of the Nineteenth Century, exhibition catalogue from The Gallery at Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey, April 4 May 17, 1992, text by Marna Anderson, pp Note: Large families, consisting of five or more individual paintings that have remained together, by the Prior- Hamblin group of artists are uncommon. Three such groups are known. One resides at the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Another, the Gray family, was part of the Tillou collection, later owned by Don Walters, and was recently sold as part of the Ray Egan Collection in the summer of The Varnum family offered here is the third. $60,000-80,000 72

126. Attributed to Rufus Porter (American, 1792-1884) Miniature Portrait of a Young Lady. Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, c.

, in a gilt gesso oval wood frame. Condition: Good, toning. $800-1,200 126 127. Attributed to Rufus Porter (American, 1792-1884) Portrait of a Young Boston Artist. Signed Porter. l.r., the reverse inscribed Boston- herself a brilliant painter, died at 21.

13 126. Attributed to Rufus Porter (American, ) Miniature Portrait of a Young Lady. Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, c. 1820, depicting a bust-length profile of a brown-haired girl with three curls wearing a high-waisted gray-blue dress, with a pink ribbon tied with a bow at the bust-line, 4 1/2x 3 3/4 in., in a gilt gesso oval wood frame. Condition: Good, toning. $800-1, Attributed to Rufus Porter (American, ) Portrait of a Young Boston Artist. Signed Porter. l.r., the reverse inscribed Boston- herself a brilliant painter, died at 21. Watercolor on paper, depicting a bust-length three-quarter likeness of a young woman with curled brown hair wearing a red dress with a white shawl over one shoulder and black beaded necklace 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in., in a later grain-painted molded wood frame with gilt liner. Condition: Very good. Note: An inscription on the reverse compares the signature in this portrait to a lot pictured in the auction catalog of Bertram K. Little and Nina Fletcher Little s collection, part II, Sotheby s sale 6612, Oct. 21 and 22, 1994, lot 829. A box painted by Porter for his cousin s wife is inscribed with a period at the end of the name Porter. as is seen in the portrait here. $800-1, American School, 19th Century Portrait of Charlotte Eliza Raub born 22 Sept Aged 7 yrs. Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, depicting the girl wearing a white dress coral bead necklace and red shoes, holding a pink rose standing on a pattered floor before red drapery with gold trim and tassel, 11 1/8 x 9 5/8 in., in a later molded wood frame. Condition: Toning, repaired tears, foxing. Provenance: Ex Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch Collection. Note: The reverse inscribed By Mr Thompson See N.Y. State Historical Association Volume, pp $2,000-3,

yellow painted sack-back Windsor armchair, on a shaded gray background, 8 5/8 x 6 3/4 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Very good.

14 129. American School, 19th Century Portrait of a Woman Seated in a Windsor Chair. Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, c. 1815, depicting the woman wearing a beige short sleeved dress with sheer white ruff at her neck, her black hair secured on top of her head with black netting, with curls framing her face, seated on a yellow painted sack-back Windsor armchair, on a shaded gray background, 8 5/8 x 6 3/4 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Very good. Provenance: Ex Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch collection. Literature: An inscription affixed to the backing refers to American Folk Portraits: Paintings and Drawings from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center; New York Graphic Society, 1981, p. 229 (#211), and implies this portrait was one of five recorded portraits done by an unknown Massachusetts artist circa 1815, two of which are half-length portraits of young women seated in Windsor armchairs; one is identified only as Sarah and the other is believed to have been a member of the Greene family of Sunderland, Massachusetts. All four portraits have plain backgrounds. $2,000-3, Federal Mahogany Work Table, School of John and Thomas Seymour, Boston, c , the rectangular top with ovolo corners and rounded edge above two cockbeaded drawers, the ends with flame mahogany panels bordered with cockbeading, with pull-out bag frame to the right, all on quarter-engaged fluted vase and ring-turned reeded and tapering legs on turned feet and brass cap casters, replaced brasses, old finish, ht. 30 1/2, wd. 22, dp. 17 1/4 in. Provenance: Clifford D. Hanson $8,000-12,

standing child, with mirror below, flanked by engaged columns with acanthus leaves, (minor imperfections), lg. 43 3/4, wd. 24 in. $1,000-1,500 132.

15 131. Federal Gilt Gesso Mirror, probably New England, c. 1820, the molded cornice with applied balls above a frieze centering a trumpeting angel and an eglomise tablet showing a mother seated in a Windsor chair pointing out letters in a primer to a standing child, with mirror below, flanked by engaged columns with acanthus leaves, (minor imperfections), lg. 43 3/4, wd. 24 in. $1,000-1, Federal Mahogany Carved and Inlaid Settee, signed J Short, Newburyport, Massachusetts, c , the arched back continuing to downward-sloping sides and scrolled handholds inlaid with interrupted-line stringing on vase and ring-turned reeded supports, above satinwood panels bordered by checkered banding, all resting on frontal vase and ring-turned reeded legs, and flaring, raking rear legs, refinished, (minor restoration), ht. 37 1/4, lg. 71, dp. 28 1/2 in. Provenance: Roland Hammond, North Andover, Massachusetts, $15,000-25,

133 133. Edwin Plummer (Essex County, Massachusetts, 1802-1880) Miniature Portrait of a Woman. Unsigned, indistinct penciled inscription Light Pink... on the reverse.

16 Edwin Plummer (Essex County, Massachusetts, ) Miniature Portrait of a Woman. Unsigned, indistinct penciled inscription Light Pink... on the reverse. Watercolor and gouache on paper, depicting a half-length likeness of the woman with precise outlines wearing a bright blue dress with ruffled lace neckline lace offset with brown upswept hair with a tortoiseshell comb against a background of blue and orange, flanked by a column and blue drapery, 4 7/8 x 3 1/2 in., in a period mahogany veneer frame. Condition: Minor foxing. Literature: American Folk Portraits: Paintings and Drawings from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, published 1981, Boston, Massachusetts, pp refers to Edwin Plummer s color notations on the reverse as well as his occasional use of corner ornamentation and harsh blue and orange backgrounds, as may be seen in this portrait. $10,000-15,000 76

134. Federal Carved Bird s-eye Maple and Bird s-eye Maple Veneer Work Table, New Hampshire, early 19th century, the rectangular top with ovolo corners, the tops carved with circular fans, above two

16 3/4 in. Provenance: Grace and Eliot Snyder, South Egremont, Massachusetts. $6,000-8,000 134 135. Attributed to Moses Connor, Jr. (New Hampshire, ac.

17 134. Federal Carved Bird s-eye Maple and Bird s-eye Maple Veneer Work Table, New Hampshire, early 19th century, the rectangular top with ovolo corners, the tops carved with circular fans, above two cockbeaded graduated drawers and skirt joining the quarter-engaged vase and ring-turned legs tapering to feet, original brass pulls, old finish, (minor imperfections), ht. 29 1/4, wd. 21 1/4, dp. 16 3/4 in. Provenance: Grace and Eliot Snyder, South Egremont, Massachusetts. $6,000-8, Attributed to Moses Connor, Jr. (New Hampshire, ac ) Birth Record: Jerusha Webber Born Aug t 23, Unsigned, the back of the record inscribed in ink A gift from a friend, and you remember the giver. Joan F. Jackman. Watercolor and ink on paper, depicting the birth inscription flanked by two fanciful birds perched on leafy branches, 9 x 7 in., in original light blue painted wooden frame. Condition: Toning. Literature: A similar birth record is illustrated in By Good Hands: New Hampshire Folk Art, cooperative exhibition catalogue with The Currier Gallery of Art, University Art Galleries, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, 1989, pp Note: Moses Connor, Jr., was born in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, on October 25, In 1808 he moved to Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, and taught school. Good at penmanship, Connor began writing family records, which he continued for the next twenty years. By 1813, he had developed a style that included hearts, flowers, vines, diamonds and birds, most of which have large beaks. Connor died sometime after The New Hampshire Historical Society, Old Sturbridge Village, and the New York State Museum all contain examples of his work. $1,000-1,

136. Attributed to John Brewster, Jr. (American, 1766-1854) Portrait of Young Lady. Unsigned.

, in a lacquered molded wood frame. Condition: Relined, minor retouch. Provenance: Bought from Judy Lennett, Ridgefield, Connecticut.

18 136. Attributed to John Brewster, Jr. (American, ) Portrait of Young Lady. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, depicting a half-length portrait of the young lady with upswept brown hair secured with a tortoiseshell comb, wearing a black dress with a white lace collar, 26 5/8 x 22 5/8 in., in a lacquered molded wood frame. Condition: Relined, minor retouch. Provenance: Bought from Judy Lennett, Ridgefield, Connecticut. Note: John Brewster, born a deaf-mute, began his professional career as a portrait painter in the early 1790s in Connecticut, and became an itinerant portrait painter along the New England coast. By 1796 he had relocated to Buxton, Maine, where he lived with his brother Royal. In 1817 he returned to Hartford, Connecticut, and enrolled as a member of the first class of the Connecticut Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb in Hartford. He returned to Buxton, Maine, in the early 1820s, where he remained doing portraits until his death in $8,000-12, Attributed to Mr. Willson (Probably New Hampshire, 19th Century) Portrait of a Gentleman. Unsigned. Watercolor and gouache on paper, c. 1825, depicting a bustlength portrait of the brown-haired gentleman, wearing a double-breasted brown jacket, blue pinstriped white vest, white shirt and cravat, 22 x 17 1/4 in., in a molded giltwood frame. Condition: Toning, tears, creases, repairs, edge losses. Note: According to Paul S. D Ambrosio and Charlotte M. Emans in Folk Art s Many Faces: Portraits in the New York State Historical Association, an elusive artist by the name of Mr. Willson did portraits with a New Hampshire provenance. The subjects are depicted in bust-length, three quarter view, with their bodies turned to the right, against a neutral background. Facial features- the profile nose, upper eyelid and mouth are delineated with a single line of paint...ears are rendered as oval shapes with a heavily shadowed inner ear, as can be seen in this example. He also often highlighted the facial features in white, but in this example his shirt collar and cravat are highlighted. Other examples of Willson s work can be found in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. the Currier Art Gallery, Manchester, New Hampshire, the Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont, and in private collections. Provenance: Judy and Jim Milne, New York, $6,000-8,

138. Framed Illustration Given on the Occasion of Marriage, Monson, Maine, For Miss Harmony B. Merritt...Monson March 13th 1841.

presented, to guard the name of Harmony B. Merritt., with the words Respect and Love embellished with scrolled foliage, billing doves, and flower blossoms, 21 3/4 x 17 1/4 in.

19 138. Framed Illustration Given on the Occasion of Marriage, Monson, Maine, For Miss Harmony B. Merritt...Monson March 13th A present from Torrey aged 76, watercolor and ink on paper depicting a couple holding hands, an angel blowing a trumpet accompanied by the inscription: A Female Angel with her trump is here presented, to guard the name of Harmony B. Merritt., with the words Respect and Love embellished with scrolled foliage, billing doves, and flower blossoms, 21 3/4 x 17 1/4 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Minor toning, foxing, minor stains, light creases. Provenance: Found rolled up in an attic and purchased from Hazel and Joe Marcus, Union, Maine. $1,000-1, Federal Maple and Mahogany Inlaid Lap Desk, Newport, Rhode Island, c. 1810, the top centering a rosewood star and oval within a rectangle of stringing, and corner quarter fans and rosewood edging, on conformingly inlaid case, the facade centering a shield, the sides with small drawers fitted with brass bail pulls, on a later mahogany base, refinished, 7 1/4, wd. 20 3/4, dp. 11 in. Provenance: Dr. Charles Cotton, a surgeon aboard the USS Constitution. Dr. Cotton is mentioned in the USS Constitution ship s log on March 22, 1814 as having exercised at general quarters. Dr. Cotton received his commission on March 24, Purchased by the present owner from the deaccessioning of Dr. Cotton s home in Newport in December $1,500-2,

Provenance: Roland Hammond, North Andover, Massachusetts, who purchased it from the Putnam Family of Dedham, Massachusetts.

Provenance: Roland Hammond, North Andover, Massachusetts, who purchased it from the Putnam Family of Dedham, Massachusetts. 140. Federal Mahogany Inlaid Sofa, probably Salem, Massachusetts, c. 1790, the serpentine back with flanking outward-scrolling arms with concave fronts and serpentine seat rail resting on square tapering