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JUL 27th, 2007
Antiques and The Arts Weekly
Pages 6 and 7
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AAAWT's Annual Open House
July 30th to Aug 10th
10:00 - 5:00 Daily
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Rare Pair of Classical Card Tables
Circa 1825
Each table has top leaves with matched, highly figured mahogany veneer with mahogany cross-banding over matched highly figured mahogany veneer skirts inlaid with brass and supported by an exquisitely carved pedestal and four carved cabriole legs, terminating in carved paw feet with swept-back talons. Each table bears the stenciled label of Alexander Kinnan and States Mead, Broad St., New York (partners 1823-1830).
Price: $24,000
The Earliest Manifestation of the “Sunflower” Style
In the Connecticut River Valley
Chest, attributed to Thomas Stoughton III (1624-1689)
Windsor, Connecticut
Circa 1670
Oak
Attributed to the workshop of Thomas Stoughton III, Windsor, Conn., C. 1670.
The ‘ZS’ chest may have been made for a man, Zidon Skinner (1664-17111) of Windsor and Ellington, Conn. Zidon is the only male or female born in Windsor or Hartford with the initials ZS during the period in which the chest was likely made, 1665-1690. The skinner family is linked to the Stoughton’s through the Fitch family. Zidon was married to Martha Fitch (1664-?). Mary's sister, Sarah Fitch (1661-?) was the wife of John Stoughton (1657-1712), a woodworking craftsmen and the eldest son of Thomas Stoughton III. Measures 26.5-inches tall by 48-inches wide by 19.25-inches deep. One of only 4 known examples.
The lid and floorboard are later replacements. Moldings applied around the perimeter of the front panels are now missing, exposing holes left behind by the nails used to secure the panels to a workbench before they were carved.
Call Dave Hillier for further details at drh@aaawt.com (978)-597-8084.
Price: $75,000
An Outstanding Diminutive Tavern-Table
Maple...including top
North Shore Massachusetts-Coastal New Hampshire
Circa 1740
This tiny example of tea table size and proportion has survived in remarkable condition. The top and bottom edges on both inside and outside of stretchers and the rails are molded and are without compromise as are the beautiful ball feet-each retaining full pad. The long drawer beneath the deeply chamfered top retains its original knob, which is turned of ash. The securing of the top...with generous overhang...and retaining its original wood pegs-has been tightened by the addition of four similar size pegs all in close proximity. Although the table experienced no insult or abuse and it retains traces of red stain...it was long ago refinished. The top measures 33 by 20 3/8-inches; height: 24 3/8-inches.
Price: $21,500
Early Ancestor of the New London County Turned Great-Chair
A monumental example with oversized pommels...
New London County, Connecticut
Circa 1680
Ash
While the chair assumes the basic configuration of New London County turned-chairs, it exhibits subtle structural and ornamental variations that suggest an earlier date of manufacture and the chair's ancestral status.
Overall, this chair is larger and more substantial than the standard New London County turned-chair. The posts are massive, exceeding 2.5-inches in diameter. The impressive lemon-shaped finials are the tallest and most robust examples known.
Condition
This New London County great-chair has sustained some loss and damage during the course of its use. However, the visual and academic importance of the chair balances any issues of condition.
Price: $28,500
Please call or email David Hillier at drh@aaawt.com or Lynn Morin at lfm@aaawt.com for additional information.
AN OUTSTANDING ROBUST 36-INCH GATELEG TABLE
Full height and original drawer...
Massachusetts
Circa 1720
This walnut table has a purported Marlborough, Massachusetts
history dating back to the Bent family who were noted founders of the town.
What we are certain of is that the table has not come to market for nearly 65-years and that the legs and stretcher are outrageously turned for such a diminutive table; other turnings are crisp. The feet and all elements of drawer including turned pull are original. Very decent color and patina with top surface being an old refinish. Top measures 36 by nearly 47-inches; height: 27.5-inches.
Price: Price On Request
Turned Great-Chair...untouched original condition
Springfield, Massachusetts
Originally Owned By Reverend Nathanial Chauncey (1639-1685)
Circa 1680
Maple and ash
No extant example is as well preserved and so accurately reflects the original appearance the region's early seating furniture. The unique circumstances of the chair's original ownership allow it to be precisely dated to between 1681 and 1685.
This exceedingly large chair was discovered by Wallace Nutting in "Western Massachusetts" and is illustrated in Furniture Treasury, figure 1806.
This chair is one of two dozen chairs that represent the largest group of surviving furniture representing the work of 17th and early 18th-century Connecticut River Valley turners. Histories of ownership carried by several chairs and the circumstances under which other examples were recovered establish the group's origin to be the upper Connecticut River Valley. No extant example is as well preserved and so accurately reflects the original appearance the region's early seating furniture.
Condition
The Rev. Chauncey Chair survives in untouched condition.
Price: On Request
Please call or email David Hillier at drh@aaawt.com or Lynn Morin at lfm@aaawt.com for additional information.
Gentleman
Miniature Portrait On Ivory...with image of justice on case
The artist is unknown though it has been compared to the work of-
John Brewster Jr.
Circa 1800 (1766 - 1854)
The work...of delicate and rather tight stipple displays several Brewster characteristics including the position of the sitter, the manner in which the eyebrows join the bridge of the sitters nose and the almond shaped eyes. The distinctive double chin, circles under eyes and age lines painted from under nose to the distinctively thin corners of taut lips; brown stippling extends from the corner of lips downward-encompassing and forming the chin area. The work is mounted within a lovely gold locket whose front enamel and gilt frames the subject. The reverse with classical figure painted against a Wedgwood blue background within an oval gilt foliate wreath is further detailed by a conforming border of deep blue enamel and gold gilt. The case measures approximately 2.125 by 1.75-inches without the hanging device.
Price: $5,500
Elizabeth Whitwell's 18th Century Adam and Eve Sampler - SOLD
Elizabeth Whitwell worked this Adam and Eve sampler in 1756 in Boston, Massachusetts. This pictorial sampler is in excellent condition and is worked with silk on linen. The sampler measures 16.5-inches by 17.5-inches.
Militia Snare Drum
Possibly New York City
Circa 1860
The dark rosewood shell provides strong contrast illuminating the stylized New York State Arms. The rims are decorated with a trailing vine and leaf motive stenciled with bronze powder. An outstanding open-winged eagle stands on a gold globe with lemon yellow trim; vibrantly colored American flags and two obscured state regimental flags flank the seal above a trophy of cannon barrels, swords and muskets all contributing to the overall balance and success. There is an almost identical drum in the West Point Museum. This drum remains in terrific bright condition and stands at 14.25-inches.
Price: $5,900
Rooster Weathervane
Measures 27.5-inches in height by 32-inches in width.
Price: $9,500
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