Federal Cherry and Tiger Maple Veneer Chest of Drawers,
Champlain Valley, possibly Rutland, Vermont, c. 1810-20, the
cockbeaded case on cutout feet, scrolling apron with central
rectangular drop panel, refinished, replaced brasses, ht. 37, case wd.
41, dp. 19 1/2 in.
$2,500-3,500
Springfield, Vermont, Needlework Family Record, “Wrought by Mary
Lockwood in the 12th year of her,” 1826, stitched with silk threads on
a linen ground with an arched flowering vine above register listing the
vital statistics of John Lockwood (b. 1793), his wife Esther (b. 1791),
their daughter and the needle worker Mary (b. 1814), Samuel Haskin (b.
1761 at Bolton, Connecticut), Esther’s second husband after John died,
sometime before 1822, and Samuel Haskin, Jr., the son of Esther and
Samuel, Mary’s stepbrother (b. 1822); the lower register depicting three
funeral urns, the first partly stitched with the date of Mary’s stepfather’s
death “August 14th 18--,” bordered with running diamond bands and a
sawtooth border, (imperfections), 16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in., in a later molded
giltwood frame.
Exhibitions: The First Effort of My Infant Hand: Early Vermont Samplers,
The Bennington Museum, June 1997–November 1997.
$600-800
- Woodbury, Vermont, Needlework Sampler, “Laura Judson
Woodbury/August 25 1832 AD,” worked in silk threads on a linen
ground, with four rows of alphabets over a band of diamonds and
numerals, the name and date line with the initials “ME,” possibly the
initials of Laura’s teacher, the verse “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to
do[,] do it with thy might,” (which is ironic as Mary left her sampler
unfinished), over a corner block stitched with baskets, a tabletop set
with a pair of candlesticks flanking a basket of fruit, a flowering vine and
zigzag border, all enclosed by a leafy vine, (toning), 12 1/2 x 17 in., in a
later red-painted reeded wood frame with bull’s-eye corner blocks.
Exhibitions: The First Effort of My Infant Hand: Early Vermont Samplers,
The Bennington Museum, June 1997–November 1997.
$600-800
- Rutland County, Vermont, Needlework Family Register Sampler,
“Eveline Townsend aged 11 years, Wallingford, Rutland County,
Vermont...1836,” stitched with silk threads on a linen ground, with rows
of alphabets and numerals, the names of her father Samuel Townsend,
her mother Lucy Townsend, her brother Norman Townsend, and
her own name, town, and county; the bottom line is worked with her
family’s first initials stitched in reverse order, and the last letters of the
alphabet with an additional “O,” she also stitched the lower case “q”
backward in both alphabets, (imperfections), 8 x 17 3/4 in., in a later
frame.
Exhibitions: The First Effort of My Infant Hand: Early Vermont Samplers,
The Bennington Museum, June 1997–November 1997.
$400-600
- Needlework Sampler, “Rebecca Eliza,” early 19th century, worked
with silk threads on a linen ground with seven rows of alphabets, over a
basket with flowering plant, (toning, fading, stains), 16 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.,
in a later burl veneer frame.
$400-600
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Vermont Needlework Sampler, “Ann L. Reed Proformed This Trifle
Aged 8 Years May 31 AD 1831,” Shoreham, Addison County, Vermont,
worked in silk threads on a linen ground with rows of alphabets and
signature lines over the verse “Whatsoever ye would that men should
do unto you, do you the same to them.,” over “Friendship & Unity,”
enclosed in a Greek key border, 8 1/4 x 3 1/4 in., in a later molded
wood frame.Note: Ann Livingston Reed was born in 1823, the daughter of
Frederick John Reed, of Shoreham, Addison County, Vermont. She
may have been a Quaker as the phrase “Proformed This Trifle” is used
almost exclusively on Quaker samplers.
$400-60033.
Classical Carved Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Sofa, possibly
by Nahum Parker, Middlebury, Vermont, c. 1825-35, with circular arms
terminating in lyre clock facades, ht. 35, wd. 84, dp. 20 1/2 in.Literature: See Hosley, pp. 68-69; Zogry, pp. 84-85, cat. no. 45; and
Robinson, pp. 84-85.Exhibitions: The Best the Country Affords: Vermont Furniture, 1765–
1850, Bennington Museum, 1995, catalogue number 45; Shelburne
Museum, Shelburne, Vermont, 1995.Note: This sofa is one of four of its kind known. Two of the others
are at the Sheldon Museum in Middlebury and at the Equinox Hotel in
Manchester, Vermont. According to Zogry, the possible maker Nahum
Parker purchased mahogany, upholstery, and fittings from Boston
and New York and in 1829 advertised “Two Sofas, trimmed in elegant
style.”
$1,000-1,50034.
Classical Carved Birch and Mahogany Veneer Chest of Drawers,
Rutland County, Vermont, possibly by Caleb Knowlton, Brandon,
Vermont, c. 1825-35, shaped backsplash above three short drawers
on projecting case of four drawers, flanked by acanthus-carved ogee-
molded capitals on half-engaged pineapple-carved and ring-turned
posts, all on bulbous turned feet, old surface, (minor imperfections), ht.
48 1/2, case wd. 41, dp. 20 in.
$400-60035.
Classical Wavy Birch and Pine Turned Tall Post Tester Bed,
Burlington, Vermont, area, c. 1825-35, the four vase- and ring-turned
posts topped by acorns and continuing to vase- and ring-turned legs
joining scrolled head- and footboards, old refinish, (imperfections), ht.
95, wd. 50, lg. 72 in.Provenance: This bed reportedly belonged to Peter Washburn, a
Dartmouth College graduate of 1835 and resident of Woodstock, who
was selected Adjutant and Inspector-General of Vermont, with the rank
of Brigadier-General, until the end of the Civil War, after which he was
elected Governor of Vermont.
$1,500-2,50036.
Painted Wood Ship Weather Vane, reportedly made by a Portuguese
laborer who was brought to Vermont by William Jarvis (1770-1845),
U.S. consul to Portugal, 1802-11, three-masted vessel, with wirework
rigging, lifeboat, and flag off the stern, weathered black and white paint,
including wood stand and wall mounted wood shelf and brackets, ht.
43 1/2, lg. 64 1/2 in.Note: William Jarvis introduced Merino sheep and their wool to
Vermont, which became the state’s biggest industry.According to the consignors, a mate to this weather vane is in the
Vermont Historical Society.
$6,000-8,00022 additional information and photos at http://www.skinnerinc.com