Cobalt-decorated Stoneware Jug, America, early to mid-19th
century, three-gallon ovoid jug, the front decorated with a stylized
brushed cobalt cluster of grapes, (crazing, scattered cobalt losses, chip
on handle), ht. 14 in.
$300-500
Red-painted Pine Open Cupboard, New England, last half 18th
century, with deeply molded cornice above shelves with plate grooves
joining cutout ends, on a projecting base with central drawer and two
cupboard doors with fielded panels, and flanking hinged paneled doors,
old red-painted surface, (imperfections), ht. 87 1/2, wd. 76, dp. 18 in.
Provenance: Property Approved for Deaccession by the Board of
Trustees of Historic Deerfield, Inc. Proceeds to the benefit the Museum
Collections Fund.
Literature: Illustrated and discussed in published in Fales, The Furniture
of Historic Deerfield, p. 254, fig. 496.
$3,000-5,000
199.
Three Decorated Splint Baskets, probably a northeastern United
States Woodland Indian tribe, 19th century, rectangular double-handle
baskets, one ornamented with dark red or brown vegetable stamp
flower blossoms, one with a red band, and one with stippled spirals,
demilune, and leaf designs on the sides and bottom, (losses to lashing
on one, other minor imperfections), ht. 5 1/2-7 1/4 in.
$300-500200.
Small Painted Wood Model of a Dory, America, late 19th century,
blue-green and white hull exterior, the interior gray and blue-green,
(shrinkage cracks, repairs, paint losses), ht. 4 1/4, wd. 7 7/8, lg. 23 in.
$250-350201.
Two Pairs of Bufflehead Decoys, attributed to Jim Van Brunt (1902-
1978), Setauket, New York, c. 1950, tucked-head glass-eye decoys
with delineated bills, weighted bases, (old repaint, one with small chip
on bill, minor paint wear), ht. 4 1/2, lg. 8 3/4 in.
$600-800online bidding at http://www.skinnerinc.com 55
cupboard: 198; on shelves, top to bottom: 199-206