Past Auctions
| June 13th Auction, June 2010 (click image to enlarge then click enlargement for close-up) | |||
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Silk and paint on silk full length portrait of Juliet Henrietta Mann, aged 8 years (ca. 1805), size 21 1/4" x 25 1/2" - $103,500 |
Oil on board, portrait of child with scenic background, atttr. Henry Cheever Pratt (1803-1880), 24" x 36" - $23,000 |
Two French fashion dolls 17 1/2", 18 1/2" $1,955 $2,070 |
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 Oil on board "Evening" signed A.F.Tait, NA, 16" x 12" - $6,325 |
Etching, "Morning Mist" signed in pencil, C. (Carl) Rungius, in original frame, retains label of Harlow, McDonald & Co. Two other Rungius etchings sold at same price - $2,990 |
 Oil on canvas, "Apple Blossoms" signed J. Appleton Brown, 17" x 27" - $5,175 |
 Cherry graduated four-drawer chest with string inlay and ogee bracket base - $1,265 |
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Reposse (strawberries) silver bowl marked Lincoln & Foss, Boston, pure coin, diam. - 5 3/4", 11 T. oz.; footed silver box - $460 & $240 |
 Heavy German brass wall plaque, diam. - 18" - $690 |
 Two 19th century swords with scabbards - $545 & $315 |
 Chip carved walnut coffer, w - 49 1/2", h - 27", d - 21 1/2" - $720 |
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1989 Mercedes Benz 300 SE, odometer reading 54,375 miles - $5,460 |
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October 12th Auction, October 2009 (click image to enlarge then click enlargement for close-up) |
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 Cased service for 24 Gorham sterling flatware "Fairfax" pattern, monogrammed - $4,025 |
 Pair of Tiffany & Co. napkin rings - $460 |
 Silver snuff box, horse, three hounds and man holding rabbit, Thropp & Taylor - $370; Silver snuff box, 1805 - $160 |
 Silver baby rattle, early 19th century - $430
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 Tortoise shell box - $285; French tortoise shell toothpick box, ca 1800 - $400; Rectangular tortoise shell box - $230 |
 Nutmeg grater, William Simmons, 1809 - $370; Nutmeg grater, ca 1800 - $400 |
 Nutmeg grater, ca 1800 - $545; Nutmeg grater, Thomas Wallis, 1785 - $515; Nutmeg grater, Samuel Pemberton, 1801 - $575 |
 Etui with fleames, ivory case, tortoise shell knives for bleeding - $800 |
 Round silver box, Francis Garthorn (silversmith to the Royal Family, 1681 - $2,645 |
 Early 19th century tortoise shell snuff box with double hinged mother of pearl lid with silver fittings - $545 |
Pair of 18th century pipe tongs - $460; Bone and walnut patch stand, 18th century - $230; Lignum Vitae sander - $60 |
 Miniature Canton teapot - $515 |
 Blue and white bowl, diam - 9 1/2" - $460 |
Pearlware "house" pattern coffee pot, h - 10 3/4" - $630 |
 Staffordshire rabbit, h - 5", l - 9 1/2" - $515 |
 Seated Quan Yen porcelain idol - $2,990 |
 Figured maple candle stand with spider legs - $1,380 |
Maple tea caddy with bun feet - $485 |
Mahogany tea caddy with swan inlay and brass ball feet - $430 |
 Mahogany tea caddy with conch shell inlay and brass ball feet - $460 |
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Lacquered Oriental sewing cabinet with ivory inserts and spools - $830 |
 Dionne Quintuplets merry-go-round - $2,185 |
 Continuous arm Windsor chair - $1,380; Maple two-drawer stand having solid birdseye maple drawer fronts - $600 |
 Pair mahogany side chairs with pierced splats and slip seats - $1,035 |
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Peanut roaster - $800
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#20 1912 $10 gold pc. - $660; #21 1912 $10 gold pc. - $1,120; #17 1900 $5 gold pc. - $345; #16 1898 $5 gold pc. - $370 |
 From 60 lots Dinky Toys, ca 1950's - $3,885 |
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| February 16th Auction, February 2009 (click image to enlarge) | |||
 Oil on Canvas, "Dahlias et Cosmos", signed (Marcel) Dyf, French (1899 - 1985), 36 1/4" X 28 3/4, retains Newman Galleries Phila. label - $6,900 |
 Carved continental three drawer chest - $3,200 |
 Decorated covered Maine Indian basket - $485 |
 19th century photo album - mostly military portraits - $2,415 |
 Stone head (10" x 7" x 6") - $1,000 |
 Mahogany banquet table with two leaves - $2,530 |
 L. and J.G. Stickley mission oak morris chair- $5,750 |
 Fluid lamp with reflector & hand-held brass telescope - $300 each |
 Open face man's pocket watch marked TH 72952 - $745 |
15" 14k gold chain - $1,035 |
 Electrified Weller-type lamp - $545 |
 Oil on canvas landscape signed J.J. Klapka - $600 |
 Two unsigned oils on canvas, classical scenes - $1,435 |
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| November 29th Auction, November 2008 (click image to enlarge) | |||
 Cherry four-drawer chest - $1,265 |
 Continental oil on canvas - $460 |
 Globe Wernicke oak stacking bookcase - $545 |
 Married maple highboy - $2,875 |
 Ashfield and Whately,MA stoneware jugs - l to r $460, $285, $575 |
 Victorian gold brooch with enameling and three tassels - $1,300 |
 Pink sapphire and diamond surround ring - $1,550 |
 Ladies ring, ruby and eleven diamond surround - $1,400 |
 15k gold bracelet - $1,435 |
Victorian cameo brooch - $545 |
 Scarab bracelet - $7,475 |
 Platinum ring with two 1.0 ct. diamonds - $2,990 |
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10k chain with diamond pendant and heart-shaped stone - $2,070 |
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| May 25th Auction, May 2008 (click image to enlarge) | |||
| Rose Medallion Porcelain | |||
 Lobed square fruit bowl, diam. 9 1/2" - $830 |
 Pair plates, diam. 7 7/8" - $370 |
 Six plates, diam. 8 3/8" - $745 |
 Tea pot, h - 6 1/2" - $2,240 |
 Four plates, diam. 8 1/2" - $920 |
 Bowl, diam. 14 1/4" - $1,780 |
 Shrimp dish, diam. 10 1/2" - $515 |
 Curry or fruit platter, 10 1/2 x 8" - $515 |
 Oblong center bowl, 14 1/4"x10 3/4"x3 1/2" - $1,495 |
 Oval platter, 15 3/4"x13" - $1,320 |
 Sugar bowl, h - 5 1/4" - $345 |
 Tea pot, h - 9 1/4" - $630 |
 J. & F. Norton, Bennington, VT 5-gallon stoneware crock - $1,265 |
 Two 19th Century inkwells - $345, $435 |
 Moorcroft vase, h - 8 1/2" - $2,875 |
 18th Century box in blue paint - $545 |
 36" maple slantfront desk - $2,000 |
 One of six miniature duck carvings by Wm. H. Cranmer - $230 each |
 2004 Honda Accord Ex - $16,675 |
 1999 Buick LeSabre - $2,300 |
| February 17th Auction, February 2008 (click image to enlarge) | |||
 Watercolor signed A.J. Drysdale - $2,300 |
 Oil on masonite signed (Frank) Panabaker - $4,025 |
 Mahogany Hepplewhite card table (restored) - $1,840 |
 Cast iron umbrella stand - $1,380 |
 Country cherry four-drawer chest with French feet - $800 |
 Swell-front cherry four-drawer chest - $920 |
 19th Century needlework sampler - $715 |
 Two 19th Century tooth extractors - $310 |
 Twenty - ten ounce silver bars - $3,450 |
14k gold bracelet 36.3 dwt. - $890 |
 Victorian gold pin with four diamonds - $600 |
 14k gold man's open face American Waltham pocket watch - $690 |
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One ounce American eagle gold bullion coin - $975 |
 2005 Kia Sedona mini van - $10,925 |
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| November 25th Auction, November 2007 (click image to enlarge) | |||
 English tureen with ladle marked R. Hall "Italian Buildings" pattern - $632 |
 Needlework family register dated 1838 - $1,150 |
 Framed floral needlework - $430 |
 Mahogany bow-front chest with French feet - $1,495 |
 Schreve, Crump and Low five piece sterling tea set - $862 |
 Gorham sterling vase with liner - $316 |
 Watercolor signed Mary J. Coulter - $690 |
 Louvered fireboard - $948 |
 Dangle style Victorian necklace with triangular and shield amethyst - $402 |
White gold engagement ring with 1.5 ct solitaire diamond - $2,760 |
 White gold engagement ring with .83 solitaire diamond - $1,437 |
 German Teddy Bear on wind-up scooter - $373 |
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Paper doll books (sold in groups) - $189 to $575 |
 Button collection (sold in related lots) - $230 to $1,495 |
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| July 1st Auction, July 2007 (click image to enlarge) | |||
 24" Shaker measuring rule in yellow wash - $8,050 |
 Shaker birch one-drawer work table - $7,015
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 Shaker (South Union, Kentucky) silk scarf - $2,875 |
 Shaker pine two-door cupboard - $18,400 |
 Shaker sewing box - $4,140 |
 Shaker maple side chair with tilters - $1,725 |
 Shaker maple elder's rocker - $2,990 |
 Shaker 3 fingered oval box - $2,530 |
 Shaker 5 fingered oval box - $690 |
 Shaker 5 3/4" bucket - $1,090 |
 Shaker New Lebanon, NY Indenture, dated 1838 - $1,495 |
 Walnut Victorian etagere - $3,680 |
 Pine hutch table with scrubbed top - $2,990 |
 English needlework sampler, dated 1839 - $575 |
 1902-S $20.00 U.S. gold piece - $1,035 |
 1928 $20.00 U.S. gold piece - $890 |
 1998 Toyota Camry - $6,785 |
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| April 16th Auction, April 2007 (click image to enlarge) | |||
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English jockey scale - $3,450
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 Gorham beehive postal scale - $1,150 |
 Gorham handheld letter scale - $805 |
 Miniature portrait on ivory - $950 |
 Pair sauce boats, J. and J. Aldous, ca. 1830-1831- $3,100 |
Ivory prisoner of war sewing clamp - $750 |
 Brass oval Dutch tobacco box - $315 |
 Edward Barnard coffee urn, ca. 1898 - $1,840 |
 Victorian hair bracelet - $750
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 Pair 7" J. Gould candlesticks, ca. 1741-1742 - $2,875 |
 Tiffany and Co. bangle bracelet - $2,875 |
 Two miniature portraits on ivory - $1,610 & $230 |
 Swivel memorial ring, ca. 1813 - $805 |
 Solitaire diamond engagement ring, 1.95 cts. - $4,715 |
 Victorian hair brooch and earring set - $460 |
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| January 15th Auction, January 2007 (click image to enlarge) | |||
Standup desk in original paint $1,435 |
 Platinum engagement ring w/2.63 ct solitaire diamond $8,335 |
 4" silver tumbler marked B. (Benjamin) Burt, Boston, ca. 1797 $5,635 |
 2001 Pontiac Aztek $5,290 |
 2002 Mercedes-Benz S430 Sedan $29,325 |
125 pieces Watson Co. "Lotus" pattern sterling flatware $1,495 |
 Reproduction carved armchair w/petipoint seat and back $805 |
 Southwest Indian baskets $230 + $132 |
Lot of Bakelite bracelets $430 |
 Yellow gold flat cable link charm bracelet $715 |
 Shaker rocker (as found) $440 |
 Shaker rocker (as found) $315 |
| Unreserved Estate Auction, September 2006 (click image to enlarge) | ||||
.jpg) Federal cherry swell-front 4-drawer chest having bird's eye maple and crotch mahogany inlay, ca. 1810 (attributed to Spooner and Fitch, Athol, MA) $31,050 |
.jpg){kind=small} Mocha earthworm pitcher and bowl (restored) $8,625 |
.jpg) Mocha earthworm pitcher (restored) $3,795 |
.jpg) Nantucket basket signed John M. James $6,325 |
.jpg) Gilded counterbalance lamp marked Tiffany Studios, New York #417 $3,105 |
.jpg) Set of four English silver figural candlesticks $4,485 |
.jpg) Three-piece pure silver coin tea set, Nicholas J. Bogert, New York, NY, circa 1825 $5,175 |
.jpg) Meissen figurine (restored) $5,175 |
.jpg){kind=small} maple strainer, length 7" $1,840 |
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| Holiday Estate Auction, July 2006 (click image to enlarge) | ||||
Handel lamp with 18" reverse painted shade $5,980 |
14K gold ring with 2 diamonds $4,830 |
 Empire chest with veneered drawer fronts $920 Mahal Oriental rug $4,880 |
Mahogany drop-leaf sewing table $1,600 Heriz Oriental rug $1,950 |
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Meissen porcelain figure on horseback $1,600 |
 Victorian 18K cameo brooch and earring set $3,450 |
Arts and Crafts silver bracelet with lapis stone (fractured) signed Mary Gage $1,320 |
Arts and Crafts silver and lapis necklace signed Mary Gage $4,250 |
2005 Buick Century $16,750 |
| Annual Patriot's Day Auction, April 2006 (click image to enlarge) | ||||
Mahogany Butler's Desk (restored) $1,265 |
 Liverpool Pitcher - Commodor Prebles Squadron attacking the city of Tripoli, August 3, 1803 $2,645 |
 Bronze sculpture on marble base $1,380 |
 131/4" Bronze sculpture signed G. Gregoire $1,380 |
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 2 gallon stoneware jug with bold cobalt decoration, John Burger, Rochester $660 |
 1881 $10 gold piece - $287; 1900s $5 gold piece - $177 |
 Tile top table with cast iron base $1,035 |
 Unsigned duck decoy $1,725 |
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| Holiday Estate Auction, January 2006 (click image to enlarge) | |||
14K starburst pin with 3 major center diamonds and 10 smaller diamonds (total weight 1.50 cts.) $1,495 |
 18K brooch with 1 ct. brilliant cut diamond $3,100 |
 Platinum ring with 3 diamonds (total weight - 1.75 cts.) $1,955 |
 Pine New England blanket chest in blue paint $1,320 |
 Footed stone china & soup tureen with ladle “India Temple” pattern $400 |
Maxfield Parrish print “Stars” (18” x 30”) $1,120 |
 American sampler wrought by Ruth W. Felch (ca. 1800-1825) $1,000 |
 Oil on canvas, signed Lars Thorsen (36” x 28”) $3,750 |
 Mahogany bow-front chest $3,100 |
Victorian brass and beveled glass $630 |
 Large Stoke on Trent handled basket “Old Bow” pattern $460 |
 2004 Honda Accord, fully loaded, only 1,496 original miles. $17,825 |
| Columbus Day Weekend Auction, October 2005 (click image to enlarge) | |||
Maple Queen Anne highboy w/fan carving (major restoration) $3,080 |
 Refinished pine step-back cupboard $1,925 |
 1999 Volvo S80, T6, 4 door sedan $17,820 |
 o/c, British Warships signed Buttersworth, 21"x17" $19,250 |
 w/c, coastal scene with sailboats, signed Virginia Gruppe, 171/2x131/2" $825 |
 o/c, barnyard scene signed Howard Hill, 10"x14" $1,540 |
 o/c, "St. Michael's Spire", Charleston, S.C. signed C.S. Burnap '84, 101/2" x 14" $5,390 |
 o/c, "Fishing Boat Under Sail" signed M. de Hass, 18"x12" $1,100 |
 Elmer Crowell miniature birds (both cracked at neck). Left to right: $1,760, $1,760 |
 Tiffany and Co. jewelry box (hinge missing) $660 |
 Elmer Crowell Miniature birds. Left to right: $1,870, $2,090, $2,860 |
 E. Howard banjo clock $1430 |
| Holiday Estates Auction, July 2005 (click image to enlarge) | ||||
 oil on canvas, coastal scene of fisherman w/drop net in original gilt gesso frame signed Paul Weber (261/2" x 211/2") $3,850 |
 reproduction banded mahogany sideboard $1,050 |
 oil on canvas "Apple Blossoms" signed Raymond Thibesart (26"x32") $1,980 |
 101/2" silver coffee pot marked Beggs and Smith $1,150 |
 pair bronze four light lamps with pulled feather shades $9,075 |
 18K white gold ring w/4.03ct brilliant cut center diamond and 6 single cut accent diamonds $13,750 |
 platinum diamond (2.5ct) dinner ring $1,200 |
 18K white gold solitaire diamond (1.78ct) ring $2,200 |
 Canvas, entitled "New England in November" signed Robert Strong Woodward (27"x30") $4,400 |
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| Fine Holiday Estate Auction, July 2004 (click image to enlarge) | |||
 o/c, marshy landscape, signed Max Weyl (24"x153/4") ($2,640) |
 Mahogany tall case clock, height - 100" ($5,280) |
 Hepplewhite card table ($2,420) English platter "Lyon Cathedral" ($357) Sarouk Oriental Rug 4'4"x6' 7" ($3,630) |
 Whately bird crock ($1,155) Norton, Bennington, VT crock ($357) |
 Reproduction maple tall post bed ($3,520) |
 Doulton jar ($225) Royal Doulton pitcher ($658) |
 Five-drawer birch chest ($1,760) Sarouk Oriental rug (worn) 6' 7"x10' ($1,800) |
 Hepplewhite 4-drawer graduated chest ($17,050) Kashan Oriental Rug 9' x 11' 7" ($2,200) |
| Patriot's Day Auction, April 2004 (click image to enlarge) | |||
 Signed Margolis mahogany Pembroke table ($1,430) |
 10" S. Kirk & Son floral repoussé pitcher, T.24 oz. ($2,530) |
 11" Jacob & Jennings floral repoussé punch bowl, 52 T.oz. ($5,500) |
Pair 91/4" Tiffany &
Co. sterling cake stands, 17 T.oz. each |
 Brass and porcelain mantle clock, artist signed L. Jackl. ($1,870) |
 French enamel decorated 3 piece clock set ($1,870) |
 Mahogany Sheraton 4-drawer chest ($1,540) |
 2 wavecrest-type dresser boxes ($550, $440) |
| Excellent Estate Auction, January 2004 (click image to enlarge) | ||
 1 gallon F.B. Norton, Worcester, MA stoneware jug ($880) Salt glaze "Masonic Fair" punch bowl ($1,815) |
 Tiffany & Co lamp base ($770) |
 14K gold ring w/1.15 ct. center diamond ($2,300) |
 Watercolor attributed to Rudolf Von Alt ($1,200) |
 Unsigned slag glass panel lamp ($935) |
 Bidjar oriental rug (4'6"x6'7") ($2,145) |
