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At Auction February 2014

 

An American Chippendale Carved Mahogany Daybed, late 18th c., Delaware River Valley,

serpentine crest rail centering a shell, scrolled ears, pierced and interlaced splat, molded

seat rails, cabriole legs terminating in claw and ball feet, height 41 in., length 73 1/2 in

 

A QUEEN ANNE CHERRY WOOD HIGH CHEST OF DRAWERS,


PROBABLY NORTHAMPTON OR SPRINGFIELD, MA, LATE 18TH CENTURY AND LATER
96¼in. (244.5cm.) high, 41in. (104cm.) wide, 21in. (53cm.) deep   $4,000 – $6,000

At Auction February 2013

 

Renaissance dish charger sold for £460,000

14 February 2013Written by Roland Arkell

Sherborne auctioneers Charterhouse posted a new house record today when this 16.5in (42cm) maiolica istoriato charger sold for £460,000.The buyer at the single-lot sale on February 14 was the Bond Street jewellery and objects of vertu specialist SJ Phillips.A magnificent example of Renaissance pottery represented the discovery of a lifetime for Richard Bromell – now in his 28th year as an auctioneer. In November he spotted it in a house in Somerset where it was hanging on a wall behind a door – its significance unknown to the vendor who could shed little light on its origins.Although suspended only by a makeshift wire hanger, the like of which gives ceramics specialists sleepless nights, it had survived its five centuries in remarkable condition. The only significant imperfection was an 1.5in (3.5cm) restuck chip.AuthenticationStaff at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford had been happy to confirm Mr Bromell’s instincts. Professor Timothy Wilson of the Ashmolean Museum aided in the identification of the charger, dating it to Urbino c.1540, while Dr Mercedes Ceron identified the scene as The Feast of Herod.Although there are a few alterations to the print (the omission of the figure of Death) the source for the ambitious decoration is an engraving by the German printmaker Sebald Beham (1500-1550). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Inlaid Birch Bowfront Bureau,

Northern New England, c. 1810, the cockbeaded drawers centering wavy birch inlaid ovals bordered by diamond stringing and mitered panels, all within crossbanded borders, on an inlaid base with slightly flaring French feet, old replaced brasses marked “PATENT,” refinished, (minor imperfections), ht. 39, case wd. 38 1/2, dp. 19 3/4 in.
Estimate $25,000-35,000 some loss of inlay, screws and putty added to affix top.

Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Bowl
Diameter 13 inches.
Estimate $600  – $900

Mahogany Veneer Inlaid and Gilt-gesso Mirror,

America or England, c. 1800, the swan’s neck cresting centering a flower-filled urn, on inlaid mitered frame with flanking feathered drops and gilt liner, (imperfections), ht. overall 41, wd. 18 in.
Estimate $600-800  repair to base, finial replaced.

 

 

 George III Style Silk Upholstered Mahogany Camel Back Sofa


Length 7 feet 3 inches.
Estate of Shirley Baerwald
Estimate $700  – $1,000

 

SHERATON-STYLE TALL-POST BED

made from old parts. In mahogany with scrolled headboard and reeded posts, the tops of which have been ended out and re-fitted. Height 86. Width across bolt holes 58″ (double-size).” Condition Other than as noted, condition good. $250-350

 

20TH CENTURY CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN TUREEN

in duck form with polychrome feathering. Length 15¼.” Condition Undamaged. $200-300.

Chippendale Cherry and Maple Carved Scroll-top Chest-on-chest,

possibly Connecticut River Valley, late 18th century, the crest with pinwheel-carved terminals and flame finials, the top section with central pinwheel-carved drawer and flanking fluted pilasters, original brasses, old refinish, (minor imperfections), ht. 87, lower case wd. 38 3/4, lower case dp. 20 1/2 in.
Provenance: Lloyd Cabot Briggs, then by family descent to the consignor.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
shrinkage cracks, some old replaced glue blocks to base, cracks to plinths, finials original.

 

Near Pair of Staffordshire Sheep Spill Vases

Chippendale Mahogany Carved Side Chair,

Boston, late 18th century, the cresting with foliate carving above a pierced diamond splat, ht. 37, seat ht. 17 in.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

 Antique brass mounted rosewood and gilt console table,
raised on acanthus leaf carved scroll legs, terminating on paw feet, supported on a platform base

 

China Trade School, 19th Century

The Waterfront Hongs at Canton, China, 1847-1856.

Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 23 1/2 x 33 1/2 in., in original Chinese carved and lacquered wood frame. Condition: Relined, scattered retouch, craquelure.
Provenance: Probably descended through one of the shipbuilding or seafaring Briggs families of Massachusetts, to Dr. Lloyd Vernon Briggs (1863-1941), psychiatrist, historian, and author, who penned numerous papers and volumes in the field of psychiatry, and also historical books including a genealogy of the Briggs families; then by family descent to the consignor. The back of the frame and stretcher retains three paper labels: two inscribed “L.V. Briggs 64 Beacon St., City” [Boston], and one indicating the painting was on loan to the Fogg Museum at Harvard.
Estimate $15,000-25,000

Retouch mainly to spaces between lines of craqelure , present craquelure appears to be fairly stable. There are sevetal losses to the edges and corners of the frame.