- Possibly the Work of Eunice Pinney (Connecticut, 1770-1849)
Strolling Couple with Stumbling Suitor. Unsigned. Watercolor on
paper, 3 5/8 x 5 7/8 in., in a molded giltwood frame. Condition: Laid
down onto period paper, creases, scattered paint losses.
$600-800
- American School, 19th Century
Theorem with an Urn of Pink Roses. Unsigned. Watercolor on
paper, 14 x 12 in., in a period molded wood frame. Condition: Toning,
moisture stains.
$300-500
Two Schoolgirl Maps, The World and North America, by Dorcas
Wheeler, c. 1819, watercolor and ink on paper, the map of the world
inscribed “Delineated by Dorcas Wheeler 1819,” with additional ink
depiction of an eagle and shield, and graphite sketch of a country lane
with house beside a body of water with boats, (minor toning, foxing),
sight size 18 x 34 1/4; the map of North America inscribed “by D.
WHEELER,” (minor toning and foxing), 21 3/4 x 13 3/4 in., both in later
frames, not examined out of frames.
$800-1,200
Schoolboy Map of Massachusetts, Rhode Island & Connecticut
Bay, “Drawn by Daniel F. Draper 1831,” Dedham, Massachusetts,
watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper, with key below, (toning, small
punctures along top and bottom edges), sight size 13 1/2 x 16 in., in a
later frame.
Provenance: A note dated 1923, affixed to the reverse, reads: “This
map was drawn by David Fisher Draper, nine years old, living where he
was born on his father’s farm in West Dedham, Mass. He was the son
of Deacon Martin Draper. The map came to his daughter Mary Draper
Cobb and was given by her to her daughter Ruth December 25th
1923.”
$300-500
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Polychrome-painted Fraktur, possibly Lebanon, Pennsylvania, c.
1824, ink and watercolor on paper birth announcement ornamented
with a tulip, flower blossoms, and a heart with ink inscriptions “Michael
Grabiel was born the 27th of September, 1814/1824,” (tears, toning,
laid down), 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in., in a stencil-decorated period frame.Note: Genealogical records indicate a child by the name of Michael
Graybill (possibly a later spelling) was born on September 27, 1814 in
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. His parents were John and Susan or
Susannah (Brubacher) Graybill, who were married in September of 1813
and resided in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
$200-300279.
Seven Assorted Framed Items, 19th century, a hand-colored printed
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, “Birth & Christening Certificate”
for Josiah Jordan, dated 1822, labeled “Allentown, printed & sold by
H. Ebner & Co.”; two hand-painted lithographed valentines, one with
embossed lace border; a watercolor on paper theorem depicting a
basket of stenciled and hand-painted flowers, an ink inscription l.c.
reads, “Painted by Harvey Doty/Presented to Becky Vandorvoort,
Nov. 3/63.”; a watercolor on paper painting of a flower; a full-length
silhouette portrait of a young man, with watercolor, gouache, and gilt
highlights; and a reproduction cut and pasted bust-length silhouette of
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow signed “deMors” l.r., sight sizes from 3
1/2 x 2-16 1/4 x 13 in.
$200-300280.
Polychrome Floral-decorated Dome-top Trunk, America, second
quarter 19th century, rectangular pine box with hinged lid, iron latch,
painted blue with floral sprays painted on the top and two blossoms on
the front, dot and stripe patterned borders, ht. 10 3/4, wd. 25 3/4, dp.
14 in.
$1,500-1,800281.
Paint-decorated Dome-top Box, possibly New York State, second
quarter 19th century, rectangular pine box with hinged lid and iron
latch, painted black with polychrome stylized flowers accented with
yellow brushed leaf-like devices and brushed flourishes, striped borders,
ht. 10 5/8, wd. 28, dp. 12 3/4 in.
$2,000-2,50072 additional information and photos at http://www.skinnerinc.com