American Furniture & Decorative Arts

843. 
     

     Brass, Steel, and Walnut Pistol-form Flintlock Tinder Lighter,
     England, c. 1780, with scrolled brass stand, candle holder, steel flint
     holder, striker, and trigger guard, carved walnut grip, ht. 5 1/8, lg. 6 5/8
     in.
     $600-800

     
     


844. 
     

     Steel Flintlock Tinder Lighter, probably England, 18th century, with
     candle socket and knob handle, ht. 3, lg. 7 3/8 in.
     $800-1,200

     
     


845. 
     

     Steel Pistol-form Flintlock Tinder Lighter, probably England, 18th
     century, with candle socket and faceted knob foot, ht. 4 1/2, lg. 7 1/2
     in.
     $800-1,200

     
     


846. 
     

     Civil War-era Sword and Scabbard, W.H. Horstmann & Sons,
     New York, and Philadelphia, 1843-62, single-edged blade with 12-in.
     false edge, etched with a panoply of arms, eagle and shield, flags,
     EPLURIBUS UNUM” on a banner, and “U.S.” interspersed with
     scrolled floral and foliate designs, marked “W. H. Horstmann/& Sons/
     Philadelphia,” the top of the blade is etched “IRON PROOF,” double
     strand and twisted wire wrapped shagreen grip, the iron guard with
     pierced spreadwing eagle design, iron scabbard, blade lg. 32 1/2,
     overall lg. 39 1/2 in.
     $1,500-2,500

     
     


847. 
     

     Pair of Wrought Iron Shackles with Framed Document Supporting
     Use by Slave Owner, c. 1816, the ink on paper document inscribed
     “The hiring of the slaves belonging to the Estate of Wm Blythe dec’d for
     the year 1816/Sam hired to James Blythe for----$76/Hannah hired to
     Ben Elloberly for ---35 (total ) $111,” and “The hiring the same for the
     year 1817/Sam hired to James Blythe for----$90/Hannah hired to Ben
     Elloberly for ---37.50 (total ) $127.50 (signed) Joseph Barnett Adm.”
     $600-800

     
     


848. 
     

     Painted Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity Paddle, America, early 20th
     century, painted green white and black with black lettering, (paint wear),
     lg. 30 in.

     
     

Note: Zeta Beta Tau was founded in 1898 as the nation’s first Jewish
fraternity.
$300-500

849. 
     

     Seven Carved and Painted Wooden Figures, late 19th/early 20th
     century, carved softwood male and female heads on tapered post
     bodies ending in a booted foot, weathered cream-colored and black
     paint over earlier yellow and red paint, (losses), ht. 15 1/2-16 in.
     $400-600

     
     


850. 
     

     Castle-form Clock Case, America, 19th century, the central tower with
     crenellated top, round opening for clock, flanked by ropetwist columns,
     painted red and black with gilt accents, (minor imperfections), ht. 15,
     wd. 22 1/2, dp. 5 1/2 in.
     $600-800

     
     

851.

Carved and Painted Wood Tramp Art Rattle, America, late 19th

century, the rattle with notched slats with pointed tips fitted to form

a cube, painted red, white, and blue, shaped maple handle, (minor

losses), lg. 10 in.

$300-500

852.

Folk Carved Wood Staff with Snakes, America, late 19th/early 20th

century, knob finial on tapering slender shaft encircled by two relief-

carved snakes, with stand, ht. 62 in.

$300-500

853.

Inlaid Mahogany Folk Art Dressing Mirror Stand, 19th century,

stylized rooftop framework with arched windows on cupola and

spires, geometric inlay on swivel mirror frame molding, over a lift-top

compartment with conforming inlay, (minor repair), ht. 25 1/2, wd. 16

1/4, dp. 7 1/2 in.

$300-500

854.

Painted Mansard Roof Dollhouse, America, third quarter 19th

century, two story tin and wood constructed house with applied

molding, arched door and glazed windows with interior molding, the

exterior painted puce, interior painted gray with white trim, (minor

imperfections), ht. 22 3/4, wd. 15 1/2, dp. 25 1/2 in.

$400-600

855.

Small Carved Maple and Brass Puzzle Box, America or Continental,

early 19th century, fish-shaped box studded with brass tacks, dia. 3

1/4 in.

$75-125

856.

Flocked Papier-mâché French Bulldog Pull-toy, early 20th century,

nodding head with glass eyes, the chain leash pull opens hinged mouth

and dog barks, fringed collar, rolls on wood casters, ht. 15, lg. 18 1/2

in.

$800-1,200

857.

Painted Papier-mâché Mask of a Black Man’s Head Wearing a Top

Hat, late 19th/early 20th century, (losses, tears), ht. 16 in.

$400-600

858.

Early Small Sheet Iron Rooster Weather Vane, America, late 18th/

early 19th century, cutout figure joined with iron rivets, with stand, (old

losses), overall ht. 9 3/4, lg. 10 3/4 in.

$300-500

859.

Tabletop Kaleidoscope, C.C. Bush & Co., Providence, Rhode Island,

c. 1873, simulated black leather paper covering the paper composition

cylinder, the object chamber filled with bits of glass and beads, turned

with brass ship’s wheel-form mechanism with impressed maker’s

marks, supported on a turned mahogany shaft and round base, (minor

wear), ht. 13 1/2 in.

$400-600

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