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| Antique walnut schrank |
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A fine walnut Pennsylvania schrank or wardrobe with bold
raised panel doors hung on rattail hinges, raised panel sides both top and base, fluted corner columns both top and base,
dental molding in the cornice and six overlapping drawers in the base. Smaller than most, the dimensions are 60"
wide at the base, 22" deep, 79 1/2" high. Superior craftsmanship throughout and a great piece of early American antique furniture, probably Chester
or Lancaster County, circa 1770-80. Refinished,
brasses and feet are old replacements.
| Lehigh Valley antique needlework sampler |
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An unusually fine Lehigh Valley needlework by Ellen E. Odenwelder of
Northampton, Pennsylvania. This sampler can be attributed to the school of Mrs. Mary Ralston of Easton and is similar in its
design and technique to other known examples, see Ring, Girlhood Embroidery, page 450-52. This early antique embroidery
is fully conservation mounted and in excellent condition with only a small area of stitch loss at the bottom
right corner. 25" wide x 21 1/2" high, sampler size. Geneaology included.
| English antique sofa and tea table |
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A fine early English antique swell front camelback
sofa from the Hepplewhite period but with the powerful curves and sweeping arms normally associated with the Chippendale
style. The rigid stretcher base completes the bold appearance of this great piece of antique furniture. Upholstered in a beautiful
silk blend damask this sofa is in excellent condition and ready for use. 81" long x 39" high x 35" deep. The mahogany and mahogany veneer tea table, also English, is
from the earlier Queen Anne antique furniture period. It has a single board top with applied rim, two drawers in
the skirt ends, and graceful cabriole legs terminating in pad feet. Excellent condition. 29 1/2" wide x 28" high
x 19" deep.
| Lehigh Valley antique needlework |
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A wonderful floral embroidery worked in the style of many examples
from the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania (see Betty Ring, Girlhood Embroidery, page 460-461). Lovina Unger was born
in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania around 1830 and was married to Solomon Graff in 1850. The needlework is in excellent
condition with bright colors and no losses. It is conservation mounted in its original mahogany veneer frame. SOLD
| Maryland antique needlework sampler |
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A scarce Maryland house sampler worked in the year 1808
by Mary Zollinger. These early American antique samplers have been well documented in the recent book by Gloria
Seaman Allen, A Maryland Sampling, (see pages 138-152), The Building Samplers of Frederick and Carroll County.
Our sampler maker may have been the Mary Zollinger, born around 1790 in nearby Adams County, Pennsylvania, partial genealogy
available. Excellent condition and conservation mounted
in its original frame. 17 1/4" square, sampler size. SOLD
| antique American spice Box |
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The second of two rare and nearly identical cherrywood spice
boxes, probably from Chester County, Pennsylvania or possibly Virginia, circa 1790-1800. The combination of carved, inlaid
and even painted elements make this cabinet a unique example of early antique American furniture. Replacment to finials, rosettes and tips of scroll top. 30" high,
19" wide, 10" deep.
| antique American chest on frame |
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A figured walnut Queen Anne chest on frame, rural Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania or
possibly southern, circa 1760-80. This chest features highly figured drawer fronts, a drawer in the base and bold cabriole
legs terminating in trifid feet. The condition is excellent with only a minor repair to the backboard in the base, a
great piece of early American antique furniture. Refinished, brasses replaced, overall dimensions, 42 1/2"
wide x 70 1/2" high x 20 1/2" deep.
| Albany, New York antique needlework sampler |
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Eleanor Covert's early American antique sampler worked at the Albany
Female Academy in 1826 when she was twelve years old. This school, now called the Albany Academy, is still in operation today
as a coed institution. Female Academy samplers from New
York state are sought after by collectors and this is the first we have seen from this school. This simple and very charming piece is in excellent condition and conservation
mounted in a figured mahogany frame. A rare example. 15 3/4" wide, 16 1/8" high SOLD
| Diminutive American antique Chippendale chest |
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A small early American antique Chippendale chest
in mahogany with a single board molded edge top, four graduated overlapping drawers and original ogee bracket feet.
Case width only 33 5/8 inches, retains portions of an old finish, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania circa 1770-80. Brasses replaced, a few patches to the drawer fronts and feet.
| Bucks County antique needlework sampler |
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A spectacular early American antique sampler by Hannah R. Knight dated 1837. This very well composed embroidery is one of a
recently identified group worked by girls from the lower Bucks or Montgomery County area northeast of
Philadelphia. The few known examples include a needlework at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in The Whitman
Sampler Collection and a wonderful sampler at the Mercer Museum in Bucks County. This sampler is in excellent condition
and conservation mounted in its original figured maple frame, glass and backboard. 23 1/4" square, sampler
size.
| Philadelphia sewing stand |
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A fine mahogany and mahogany veneer early American antique
sewing stand with matched door and drawer fronts cut from a single piece of veneer. Philadelphia, circa 1800. Excellent
condition throughout. 28" wide, 25 1/2" wide, 15" deep.
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| American antique needlework sampler |
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A Philadelphia castle type sampler with
added Quaker motifs worked by Lucy Gordon, age 14 in 1826. this popular format was introduced in the city at Mary
Zeller's school and continued on after her death in 1818. This needlework was probably stitched in the city although
we have been unable to locate Lucy there. Samplers of this style are also found in Frederick / Carroll
county Maryland and in Ohio. The sampler is in very
good condition and fully conserved in a reproduction corner block frame. 17 1/4" wide and 17" high, sampler
size.
| Mary Baker antique needlework sampler |
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A rare Carroll or Frederick County, Maryland antique sampler
worked by Mary Baker, circa 1820-30. The three women shown standing at the front of the house may be a feature unique
to this piece in that other examples known to us have no human figures. A complete discussion of this
group can be found in the excellent book by Gloria Seaman Allen, A Maryland Sampling, pages 138-152. This early American antique needlework is in excellent condition, fully conservation
mounted in a tiger maple frame. 21 1/2" x 22 1/2" sampler size. SOLD
| a set of Pennsylvania ladderbacks |
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A great set of six maple ladderback side chairs with exceptional
turnings, shaped slats, turned front stretcher and ball feet. Very sturdy construction, natural rush seats and dark brown
finish. These chairs are probably out of period circa 1860-1920. height 42", seat height 16 1/4", depth 14 1/2"
| Betsy Brown antique needlework sampler |
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A colorful house sampler worked by Betsy Brown, age twelve years. This antique
sampler has been very expertly worked in silk on linen and is in excellent condition with bright colors. It
is conservation mounted into a period gold leaf frame. New England, circa 1820-30. 17 3/4" wide, 16" high
sampler size
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