- Pine Dwarf Clock, Joshua Wilder, Hingham, Massachusetts, c.
1815, with brass weight-driven time and strike movement, refinished,
(imperfections, repainted dial), ht. 53 1/2 in.
Provenance: An old label on the interior reads “LA DOUGLAS, dealer in
ANTIQUE CLOCKS and BRIC-A-BRAC, Hingham, Massachusetts.”
$4,000-6,000
Pair of Black-painted Queen Anne Side Chairs, New England, 18th
century, with yoked crest rails, raking stiles, and vasiform splat on
block-, vase-, and ring-turned legs ending in Spanish feet joined by
turned stretchers, original surface, ht. 40, seat ht. 17 1/4 in.
$1,000-1,500
Paint-decorated Tinware Dome-top Trunk, East Douglas,
Massachusetts, early 19th century, dome-top trunk with hinged lid,
wire bail, and tin hasp with a white painted band on front with floral and
foliate decoration on a black ground, (minor paint wear), ht. 7 3/8, 10 x
6 1/2 in.
Provenance: Ex collection of Wallis H. (Wally) Darnley, East Douglas,
Massachusetts. Wally was a collector of early American antiques and
curator and consultant at the Worcester Historical Museum.
Note: The interior contains a circa 1979 photo showing the box on top
of a candlestand, the back inscribed “Picture taken in Jenckes Store
Apt. E. Douglas, Mass, where tole box originated.” The Jenckes store
building still stands today and houses the historical society.
$800-1,200
- Cherry Tea Table, New England, last half 18th century, the rectangular
top with shaped corners on a beaded skirt joining splayed turned legs,
old mellow surface, (minor imperfections), ht. 25 1/2, wd. 29, dp. 19 in.
$1,000-1,500
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Queen Anne Carved Maple and Cherry Side Chair, probably
Massachusetts, mid-18th century, the yoked crest above a vasiform
splat, on rush seat, shaped front rail, and frontal cabriole legs ending
in pad feet on platforms, joined to the raking rear legs by turned
stretchers, (imperfections), ht. 39, seat ht. 17 1/2 in.
$600-800262.
Queen Anne Carved Tiger Maple Vase-back Side Chair, probably
New Hampshire, c. 1740-50, the yoked molded crest rail continues to
stiles above the trapezoidal molded seat and cutout frame on frontal
arris-carved cabriole legs joined to the raking rear legs by vase- and
ring-turned H-stretcher, old surface, (lacks feet), ht. 38 1/4, seat ht. 13
1/2 in.
$200-300263.
Polychrome-painted Lift-top Box, America, 19th century, the lid
centering a reserve of Columbia in a chariot draped with flags, with gilt
and painted borders on a brown field, “E.M.L.” monograms painted on
the sides, and floral and fruit garland on the front, (minor paint losses),
ht. 4 1/4, wd. 11 7/8, dp. 9 1/4 in.
$400-600264.
Assembled Set of Ten Painted and Turned Yoke-crested Vase-
back Chairs, New England or New York State, 18th century, including
one armchair, all with pad feet except the armchair and a side chair
which have turned feet, approx. ht. 40, seat ht. 17 in.
$2,500-3,500265.
Queen Anne Maple Tea Table, New England, mid-18th century, the
shaped overhanging top on splayed, block-turned, tapering legs ending
in pad feet, joined by a cyma-curved skirt, old refinish, (imperfections),
ht. 25 3/4, wd. top wd. 31 1/2, top dp. 22 1/2 in.
$1,500-2,500online bidding at http://www.skinnerinc.com 69