Inlaid Mahogany Veneer Knife Box, England, early 19th century,
serpentine front, slant lid top with shell inlay, crossbanded inlay at
edges, the interior with slotted grill for flatware with line and edge inlay,
the inside of the lid with two-color star inlay, (minor age cracks and
small veneer losses), ht. 14 3/8, wd. 9 1/4, dp. 10 1/2 in.
$500-700
Brass-bound Mahogany Lap Desk on Stand, mid-19th century, the
top opens to a compartmented interior with tooled green leather writing
surface, and side drawer below, on stand with four beaded legs joined
by H-stretcher, ht. 33 1/2, wd. 18, dp. 10 1/4 in.
$300-500
Set of Six Mahogany Carved and Inlaid Dining Chairs, probably
New York, c. 1800-1805, consisting of two arm chairs and four side
chairs, with pierced carved splats centering carved patera, all on
molded tapering frontal legs and tapering rear legs, (restoration), ht. 38,
seat ht. 17 3/4 in.
$3,000-5,000
Federal Mahogany Inlaid Pembroke Table, possibly New York, c.
1790-1800, the top with string-inlaid border and ovolo corners, on
square tapering legs inlaid with a conch shell, stringing, and cuffs,
replaced brass, refinished, (imperfections), ht. 28 1/4, wd. closed 20
1/2, dp. 31 in.
$600-800
Federal Cherry and Tiger Maple Veneer Inlaid Chest of Drawers,
probably New York State, c. 1800, the case of four cockbeaded
drawers, the top drawer inlaid with a central eagle and shield panel
flanked by stringing and inlaid urns, old replaced brasses, old refinish,
(minor imperfections), ht. 46, case wd. 46, dp. 20 1/4 in.
$1,500-2,500
513.
James Eights (American, 1798-1882)Market Street, State Street to Maiden Lane, Albany, New York.
Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, the structures heightened with gum
arabic, 9 1/4 x 16 in., in a later mitered mahogany frame, and including
a previous backing in which the scene and artist are identified in
inscriptions, and with an old Skinner auction label from when this work
was previously sold, March 25, 1989. Condition: Good, laid down,
craquelure to varnish, scattered loss l.l., minor toning.Literature: See “James Eights and His Albany Views,” William L.
Lassiter, The Magazine Antiques, May 1948, pp. 360-61. Lassiter was
curator of history at the New York State Museum. The article relates
that Eights was born in an aristocratic neighborhood of Dutch homes in
Albany, New York, in 1798. Progress brought industry and prosperity
to Albany and in the first and second quarter of the 19th century, the
old Dutch housing was torn down and replaced with modern housing.
Eights observed these changes as a boy and “fifteen or twenty years
later he painted from memory the old streets as he remembered
them...compris[ing] fourteen different views as it appeared in 1805...
most if not all, Eights made replicas so that there is in existence an
unestimated number of original Eights drawings. Many of them are to
be found among collections of individuals, museums, and libraries in
Albany.” Lithographs of these scenes were made between 1847-1854
and later 1857-1858, and reproduced in an article in Harpers Magazine
in 1856. The May 1948 issue of The Magazine Antiques is included
with the painting.
$3,000-5,000514.
Federal Inlaid Cherry Chest of Drawers, probably Vermont, early 19th
century, the cockbeaded case of two short drawers above a single
deep drawer flanked by bottle drawers and two long drawers below,
inlaid throughout with oval panels rectangular panels with ovolo corners,
and old finish, (imperfections and restoration), ht. 43, case wd. 43, dp.
18 1/2 in.
$800-1,200online bidding at http://www.skinnerinc.com 107