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An Exceptional Wool Embroidered Bed Cover

American, possibly Baltimore, circa 1850. Surrounding a central urn of stylized flowers is a grape and vine motif, very similar to ones found on Baltimore quilts, and an elaborate floral border. All worked in red, olive, indigo, and white wool on a wool ground. The artist has created a “painting” on fabric with imaginative designs and choice of colors. 91" x 84" mounted.

A Painted Cast-Iron Doorstop “Pup with Duck”

Signed: “Copyright 1924 by A M Greenblatt Boston Mass, #11.”A warm and wonderful whimsical figure. Height 9¾", width 8½".

A Hooked Rug Depicting a new England House Flanked by Stylized Trees

Found in Wilmot, new Hampshire, circa 1900. most likely the rug maker was painting a portrait of theirhouse using wool on burlap and hooked an imaginative abstract border possibly imitating a picture frame.Height 34", width 80¾".

Portraits of Mr. C.C. Clark and Mr. H.R. Coffer’s Prize Bulls and CowsSigned and initialed: “From Life by J.F. Stephens, 1912, Savannah, Missouri.” Oil on academy board in original untouched condition and frames. described in a scroll on the paintings are the names, weights, and owners of each animal. 22¼ x 28 inches the largest.

An Outstanding Collection of Velvet Fruits and Vegetables in a Grand Wire Compote

A thirty-three-piece collection of velvet fruits and vegetables in brilliant colors, rare forms, and beautiful condition. Included in the grouping is a rare ear of corn, three very large carrots, strawberries, melons, a tomato, a mushroom, and some rare miniatures. Height 16", width 18".

An Extraordinary Green-Glazed Redware Covered Jar

American, probably Bristol County, Massachusetts, circa 1810-40. Height 10½ in.The jar with its vibrant mottled green copper oxide glaze, its superior ovoid form, and its cover with a reeded band is truly a masterpiece of American redware. It has been referred to as “looking lile a giant emerald.”Provenance: Wallis H. Darnley of Douglas, Mass., one-time curator at The Worcester Historical Museum.

An Exceptional Painted and Decorated Maine Box

Attributed to Salmon Brewster, Curtis Corner, Leeds, Maine, circa 1830.this very graphic box simulates in painted decoration a paneled trunk with nine panels on each face outlined in black and red on a yellow ground, complete with a faux painted bail handle on the lid. 24" wide, 9¼" high, 11½" deep.Maine at its very best in untouched original condition.

A Charming Pair of Portrait Miniatures of Ella and Elliott Baker, Springfield, Mass.

Attributed to James Sanford Ellsworth (1802-1873). Watercolor on embossed valentine envelopes, circa 1853. these wonderful portraits are superior examples of Ellsworth’s work and illustrate his use of vivid colors seen in the children’s dresses with yellow and black polka dots, the fanicful blue-green and yellow chairs, and the cloverleaf clouds that frame the sitters’ faces. Rarely seen are the children’s names stamped in blue ink under each portrait. 3-3/16" x 2" sight size each, 5¼" x 6¼" framed. Exhibited: The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, Oct. 13–Dec. 1, 1974.Illustrated: James S. Ellsworth, Portrait Painter by Lucy B. Mitchell, p. 53, figs. A5 and A6; Art in America, October 1954.

An Extraordinary Two-Tier Sixteen-Light Tin Chandelier

American, from a church in new York state, circa 1800. A large primitive chandelier with eight double-arms terminating on a metal shaft consisting of a series of cones. A dynamic statement in tin. Minor losses to two of the candle cups. H. 27", W 43"Provenance: Collection of James R. Marsh, author of “The Colonial Chandelier Supplement” in Colonial and Early American Lighting.Illustrated: Colonial and Early American Lighting by Arthur Hayward, p. 184, plate 31.

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