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Appliqued and embroidered table cover, ca. 1830-1840. A whimsically and creatively designed table cover that epitomizes the finest elements of folk art table covers of this period.
This box was included in the March 1960 exhibit at the Detroit Institute of the Arts entitled, American Folk Arts from the Collection of Ruth and James O. Keene, wherein it was captioned “Spill box, Connecticut, ca. 1750”. Complex carving on the front of the box features a well-developed and precisely carved heart that includes beautiful rosettes and design elements that correlate to the remaining areas on the front of the box. SOLD
Early 19th century New England pine frame with pleasing form and original surface and condition. Constructed with very tiny t-head nails, backed with a single board that has never been removed. The frame holds a page from a book or newspaper with the verse, “The Last Words of a Respectable Man”.
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Liberty “Emblem of Peace” dated 1823.
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Charming, diminutive mid-18th century mirror, probably New England. The shaped crest sits on a molded frame. The reddish/brown painted surface is dry and “sugary” and appears to be original. As does the looking glass that has the expected and appropriate de-silvering of glass from this period. SOLD
Portrait on wood panel, attributed to Jacob Eichholtz (1776-1842). This rare small oil on wood panel dates to Eichholtz’s earliest period, 1808-1811, when he painted his subjects simply and in profile. This handsome young gentleman has ginger colored hair, attractive features, and is dressed and coifed in the style of the period.
This rare theorem on velvet is one of a small school of theorems with artistic and distinctive characteristics made in New England in the 1830s. Another example was owned by Mary Allis, then Nina Fletcher Little.
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