Five Pewter Lighting Items, 19th century, a pair of push-up
candlesticks; a pair of whale oil lamps by William Calder, Providence,
Rhode Island, 1817-56, with threaded whale oil burners on cylindrical
fonts, baluster shaft, and molded round bases, impressed maker’s
marks on the bottom; and a courting hand lamp with acorn-shaped font
on a saucer base with ring handle, (one Calder lamp dented on font),
ht. 7 5/8, 8 1/2, 3 7/8 in.
$300-500
Bronze Spoon Mold and Pewter Teapot and Inkwell, 19th century,
two-piece bronze spoon mold, the underside of the bowl with foliate
motif, lg. 8; a flattened round pewter teapot by James H. Putnam,
Malden, Massachusetts, 1830-35, with hinged lid and black-painted
hollow pewter handle, partial impressed maker’s mark on base, (minor
dents), ht. 7; a square pewter inkwell, probably England, with hinged
cover, with two drawers, one containing a sander, impressed maker’s
marks on base, ht. 4 1/4 in.
$200-300
Paint-decorated Tinware Dome-top Box, America, late 18th/early
19th century, rectangular form with hinged lid, the front panel painted
with a white bird flanked by red, white, and black flowers on a green
background, the top and sides ornamented with similarly colored
flowers, ht. 6, wd. 8, dp. 5 in.
Provenance: Illustrated in Early American Ironware Cast and Wrought,
by Henry J. Kauffman, Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc. Vermont, 1966, p.
132, the box was in the author’s collection.
$1,000-1,500
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Tinware Man and Woman Cookie Cutters, America, 19th century,
shaped figures on a rectangular tin panel with handle, 6 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.
$200-250125.
Wood and Iron Running Horse Weather Vane, America, late
19th/early 20th century, cutout flat panel figure supported with iron
strapwork, naturally weathered surface with losses, with stand, overall
ht. 26, lg. 28 1/2 in.
$800-1,200126.
Painted Wooden Walking Horse Weather Vane, America, late
19th/early 20th century, cutout flat panel figure with applied screw
and washer eyes, wire reins, and zinc and iron-strap make-do
reinforcements on head and legs, weathered white paint, with stand,
overall ht. 18, lg. 30 1/4 in.
$3,000-5,000127.
Queen Anne Maple Carved and Turned Armchair, Massachusetts, c.
1740-30, old finish, (minor imperfections), ht. 42, seat ht. 17 in.
$1,200-1,800128.
Painted Pine Chest over Drawer, Connecticut, early 18th century,
engraved brass escutcheons, turned wooden pulls, old surface,
(imperfections), ht. 37 1/4, wd. 42 1/2, dp. 15 3/4 in.Provenance: Wilcox Family, Storrs, Connecticut.
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