- American School, 19th Century
Portrait of a Young Girl Wearing a Red Dress and Holding a Doll,
c. 1840. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 32 1/2 x 25 1/2 in., in a period
molded painted wood frame. Condition: Three small punctures near
left edge, two with old patch repairs, cleaned, frame rub, scattered
paint losses across top stretcher area, frame obscures the top of the
girl’s head.
$6,000-8,000
- Jonathan Orne Johnson “J.O.J.” Frost (American, 1852-1928)
The “A[ZOR]. ORNE HOME,” Marblehead, Massachusetts.
Unsigned. The scene identified in an inscription l.c. Oil on paperboard,
20 x 26 in., in a period mitered wood frame. Condition: Minor paint
losses to edges and background.
Note: J.O.J. Frost was an untrained artist and native of the seaside
town of Marblehead, Massachusetts. He ran a seafood restaurant for
most of his life, but after his wife’s death in 1919, he began to sculpt
and paint scenes of Marblehead life to educate the residents on their
town’s history.
The Orne family was among the first to settle in Marblehead,
Massachusetts, and one of the most prominent families in the town’s
history. Azor Orne (1731-1796) was a patriot and fervent supporter
of the American Revolution. He and his half-brother Joshua served
together on the Committees of Correspondence, formed to call to the
world’s attention the grievances of the colonists. He was a colonel in
the local militia, and also a successful merchant and wealthy landowner.
The house depicted here shows several black servants with yard tools
and a white gentleman holding a basket. Interestingly, the house was
used in the 1830s in the “Underground Railroad” as a secret meeting
place for the New England Anti-Slavery Society.
$15,000-25,000
170.
Mustard-painted Tin Chamberlain Patent Lard Oil Lamp, America, c.
1854, the lamp with adjustable drum-shaped font which can be rotated
to bring the fuel to the dual flat wicks, supported on a weighted square
base, with removable pierced hanging strap at the back supporting a
round radiating embossed reflector, (base dent, paint losses), overall ht.
12 1/2, wd. 5 3/4 in.
$500-700171.
Pair of Mirrored Tin Candle Sconces, America, early 19th century,
each sconce with round dished reflector with radiating geometric mirror
segments, tin candle cup continuing to painted wooden base, (cracked
segments), ht. 11, wd. 9 1/4 in.
$800-1,200172.
Wrought and Sheet Iron Kettle Lamp, probably Pennsylvania, early
19th century, trunnion mounted with central wick support, ht. 7 1/2 in.
$300-500173.
Tin Ipswich Betty Lamp on Stand, America, c. 1800, the lamp
with hinged cover on font and applied wick channel, with curved
arm extending from lamp fitted with a wire hook and wire wick pick;
supported on a conforming stand or tidy with tubular shaft, handle, and
weighted dished base, ht. 11 1/2 in.
$400-600174.
Five Early Lighting Devices, a Wrought Iron Hanging Rack, and
Five Hooks, late 18th/early 19th century, a wrought iron two-arm
candlestand with central adjustable spring mechanism on tall slender
shaft and tripod base; two wrought iron candlestands suitable for
hanging or tabletop use with hanging hook, adjustable candle socket/
drip pan, on tripod feet; a tabletop candlestick, rushlight holder on
tripod feet; an adjustable spiral iron candlestick impressed “LM-LN” on
a turned wood base; a round wrought iron rack with eight hooks; a hole
and peg trammel hook, two crane hooks, and two pot hooks, ht. 7 1/2-
22 1/4, hook lg. 4-18 1/2 in.
$800-1,200online bidding at http://www.skinnerinc.com 51