Hot Summer Antiques Auction August 1, 2009

Furniture to Include: Lovely Victorian walnut two door step-back bookcase with split adjustable shelves; Most unusual mid Victorian pierce carved armchair; Hard to find Mid Atlantic ham serving or mixing table ; HUGE Pennsylvania 1780 pine corner cupboard; Extra carved nice figural fern stand/pedestal; Unusual fluted column style inset marble bedside commode; Large brass bound writing slope on stand; Extremely ornate carved tilt top supper table in the Irish taste; Early carved to death English oak Chippendale corner or round-a-bout chair; Nice large Sheraton survival turned leg cherry wood chest ca. 1830; Large Victorian walnut & Burlwood mirrored back hall tree; 3 Section Mahogany Barrister Bookcase; Mahogany music cabinet; Leather seated carved walnut armchair; Rare child’s draw leaf table in oak; Lovely mahogany ½ commode; Victorian footstool; Empire 2 drawer work table; Inlaid small French table; Pair of Chippy end tables; Painted white bedside commode; Neat modernist oak dowel chair; Cute mahogany dresser top mirror on stand; Neat oak wall hat rack.

Smalls to Include: Beautiful 1830’s 3 Piece American or English silver tea service (either English sterling-as marked, or mid-Atlantic region corn silver with pseudo English hallmarks-you decide); Set 4 (2 double & 2 single arm) French arrow back sconces; Lovely French signed bronze (appx. 24” tall) of crying boy/child with umbrella & birdcage; A collection of Nekrassoff pewter & lead-ware amassed over a 25 year period including a few rare enameled pieces; 3 Sets Louis XV French bronze door handles (rare as hen’s teeth); Tow of the finest Paris porcelain figural groups in 1840’s hard paste; Wonderful bronze appliqués; Pair of fabulous Loetz-Witwe Czech glass vases; The best bronze mounted enamel on copper dresser tray; Gold anchor Chelsea decorated teapot ca. 1810; Art Nouveau brass crumber set; Bronze curtain tiebacks & rings; Unusual lattice work Victorian wall rack; Morgan peach blow vase (base as is); Bronze horse & rider; French regule figural groups; Unusual French porcelain & metal (Japy Freres movement); Alabaster bust of young girl; 2 genuine pre-Columbian figures; Several pieces early decorated English stoneware (1810-1820); Unusual carved wood country French jardinière; We have the largest bunch of decorated & carved boxes we have ever had in one sale from 2” wide to 2’ or more; We have several unusual framed prints & other unusual wall art; Several unusual ink wells of unusual form in bronze, wood, & other metal; Two silver tea strainers; bronze door plates; Lots of beautiful brilliant period cut glass; 2 Elegant glass console sets (1 pink 1 citron); Large lenox serving plate; Child’s real steam engine; beautiful set elegant glass gold rim glasses; 2 Good sets of silver plate flatware; Four English “spy” prints; Metal last Supper Plaque; Unusual Rosewood Framed marine print; Miro Lithograph; Our first set of Mediterranean bells; 2 Huge cloisonné giraffes (need help); and many things still boxed.

Rare & unusual Objects of Note: Two Florida Highwaymen paintings & 17th century animal carved staircase sideboard (partial, never seen one offered for sale in my life-DCP)

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