American Furniture & Decorative Arts

(Nora) #1

  1. Cat Iron “Barnacle Eye” Rooster Windmill Weight, manufactured by
    the Elgin Wind Power and Pump Company, Elgin, Illinois, c. 1880, from
    a family farm in Lincoln, Nebraska, mounted on a metal stand, overall
    ht. 19, lg. 18 in., wt. 55 lbs.


Literature: For a similar example, see Windmill Weights, by Milt
Simpson, Johnson and Simpson, New Jersey, 1985, p. 56.
$1,500-2,500



  1. American School, 19th Century


Portrait of a Spaniel in a Meadow. Unsigned. Oil on artist board, 12
x 9 1/4 in., framed. Condition: Minor retouch.
$400-600


697.
Anglo/American School, Early 20th Century

Portrait of the Smooth Fox Terrier “Albany Warrant Winner of
Several First Prizes.” Signed and dated “--Stevenson 1900” l.l., titled
l.c. Oil on canvas, 16 1/2 x 20 in., in a molded and carved giltwood
frame. Condition: Relined, cleaned, minor scattered retouch.
$800-1,200

698.
Mustard Yellow-painted Maple Glazed Two-part Step-back
Cupboard, Pennsylvania, c. 1830-40, upper section with hinged doors
opens to a three-shelf interior with plate grooves, above projecting
lower section with two shelves, ht. 81, wd. 49, dp. 20 in.
$2,500-3,500

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