- WWI memorial plaque, William James Benson 21737
WWI memorial plaque, William James Benson 21737 Pte William James Benson of the 19th Battalion The King's (Liverpool) Regiment died 30 July 1916, Thiepval Memorial More Information Pierced for suspension and slightly rubbed
- THREE DELFTWARE MARRIAGE PLATESThree
THREE DELFTWARE MARRIAGE PLATESThree English delftware marriage plates , dated 1724 , 1737 , and 1753 , 8 3/4" dia. Provenance: 1753 - Northeast Auctions, 2007.
Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot.
Condition:
Rim chips. 1724 with repaired chips.
- ELEAZAR & ELIZABETH ALBIN, (6) COLORED
ELEAZAR & ELIZABETH ALBIN, (6) COLORED ENGRAVINGS 18th c., England, (6) hand-colored plates from A Natural History of Birds, London, 1731-1737: "Merops The Bee-eater", "The red head'd butcher bird", "The Bohemian Jay or Chatterer", "The Mavis or Song Thrush", "The Bald Coot", and "The Cock Greenland Cove", each matted and framed under glass, 10"h x 8"w (sight), 15"h x 12.75"w (frames)
- PHILIP BEARCROFT, COLONY OF GEORGIA
PHILIP BEARCROFT, COLONY OF GEORGIA SERMON, 1737 Philip Bearcroft (1697-1761), A Sermon Preached Before the Honorable Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia, in America, and the associates of the Late Reverend Dr. Bray at their anniversary meeting March 16,1737-8, in London. Printed by John Wills. Bound in 19th century three quarter rubbed Morocco with marbled boards and end papers. 22pp.
- CONNECTICUT COURANT, WASHINGTON AND
CONNECTICUT COURANT, WASHINGTON AND HANCOCK, 1787 The Connecticut Courant, Monday, June 11, 1787. #1168. American Revolution leader John Hancock (1737-1793), a signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the first governor of Massachusetts, is accepting the governorship as reported in the Connecticut Courant. Also contains a nice full page dissertation on Connecticut's house of representatives and also importantly reported is George Washington's election as president of the Federal Convention held in Philadelphia on June the first, and the 25th ultimatum with Connecticut led by Oliver Ellsworth.
- ARTS & CRAFTS TABLE LAMP First quarter,
ARTS & CRAFTS TABLE LAMP First quarter, 20th century; patinated metal base, marked "1737," with reverse painted glass shade with mountainous river landscape, 24in. H., shade, 17 in. Diam.
- (7) AMERICAN COIN SILVER SPOONS. 18TH-CENTURY.
(7) AMERICAN COIN SILVER SPOONS. 18TH-CENTURY. TOinclude: A pair of tablespoons by Samuel Vernon, Newport, Rhode Island (1705-1737). Monogrammed. Stamped SV. 7 1/2" length. Shows wear to handle and dents. (5) demitasse spoons made by Thomas Arnold, Newport, Rhode Island (1760-1817). Monogrammed. Two spoons have cracked bowls, dents and wear. 4 1/2" length. By a direct descent of the Brenton family of Newport, Rhode Island. 3.87 ozt. Please note: this lot must be paid for by wire transfer or cash. Items will be shipped or sent to shipper once payment clears.
- THE GENERAL DICTIONARY, TEN VOLUMESGeneral
THE GENERAL DICTIONARY, TEN VOLUMESGeneral Dictionary, Historical and Critical: In Which a New and Accurate Translation of that of the Celebrated Mr. Bayle , by Pierre Bayle (1647 - 1706), eds. John Peter Bernard, Thomas Birch, John Lockman, and George Sale, London, printed by James Bettenham, 1737 - 1741. Folio; ten volumes, original binding in leather, 14 3/4" x 9".
Condition:
Wear to spines, corners rubbed and edges frayed, two boards detached, pages overall good with light staining and some foxing
- CONTINENTAL REDWARE BOWLContinental
CONTINENTAL REDWARE BOWLContinental redware bowl, likely French, with slip decorated bird, dated 1737 , 3 1/2" h., 11 3/4" dia.
Condition:
Large crack with staple repair, several smaller cracks.
- VERY RARE PAIR OF GRAEME PARK PHILADELPHIA
VERY RARE PAIR OF GRAEME PARK PHILADELPHIA QUEEN ANNE C...1740-1760, each with scrolled and shell carved crest over a figured splat with four scrolled volutes, set on shell carved legs with trifid feet, upholstered compass seats, one retaining early and probably original needlework upholstery and under upholstery marked with "IV" and matching slip seat marked "IV", 42-1/2 x 21 x 22-1/2 in.
Provenance:
Probable line of descent, needlework upholstered example:
Dr. Thomas Graeme (1688-1772), Graeme Park, Horsham, Pennsylvania;
Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson (1737-1801), Graeme Park, daughter;
Dr. William Smith (1746-1822), Graeme Park, by transfer from above, husband of niece;
Samuel Penrose (1748-1833), Graeme Park, by purchase from above;
William Penrose (1782-1863), Graeme Park, by purchase from above in 1821, son;
Ann (Penrose) Iredell (1811-c.1881), Graeme Park and Davis Grove Road, Horsham, daughter;
Hannah (Iredell) Twining (b. 1839), Davis Grove Road, Horsham, Pennsylvania, daughter;
Ida (Twining) Jones (c.1873-1968), Green Meadows Farm, Warrington, Pennsylvania, daughter;
Thence by descent;
Sold, Sotheby's, New York, 22 October 1983, lot 254;
Private Collection, purchased from above;
Sold, Sotheby's, New York, 17 and 19 January, 1997, lot 778 for $118,000;
Leigh Keno, Inc., New York;
Property of Eric Martin Wunsch;
Sold Christie's New York, September 25, 2013 lot 8 for $40,000 hammer
Pink upholstered example:
Probably made for Dr. Thomas Graeme (1688-1772), Graeme Park, Horsham, Pennsylvania
Mrs. J. Insley Blair (Natalie Knowlton) (1883-1951), Manhattan and Tuxedo Park, New York
Natica (Blair) Lorillard (1913-1955), daughter
Screven Lorillard (1909-1979), husband
Alice (Whitney) Lorillard (1919-2015), wife
Thence by descent in the family
Collection of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, sold Christie's, New York, January 20, 2017, lot 542 for $50,000
Important Private Virginia Estate
Note: The Christie's catalog entry for the needlework upholstered example records that "With its original needlework upholstery cover and a notable provenance, this side chair is an important and rare survival from mid-eighteenth century Philadelphia. As indicated by the Roman numerals on its frame and slip-seat, the chair was originally part of a larger set of at least nine chairs of which two or three others are known. These comprise a chair at Colonial Williamsburg, a single example advertised in 1956, and a third, which may or may not duplicate the previous example, published in 1960 and sold in 1998 (David Stockwell, advertisement, The Magazine Antiques (September 1956), p. 173; Barbara Snow, "Living with Antiques: The Home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanley Lee, Newtown, Pennsylvania," The Magazine Antiques (September 1960), p. 240; Wechsler's Auction House, Washington D.C., 17 January 1998, lot 185). The first three are illustrated with needlework seat covers that are virtually identical to that made for the chair offered here. With green grounds and stylized leaves and flowers worked in shades of red, yellow, blue and green threads, these covers represent the original coverings. As discussed by Morrison H. Heckscher, this set is distinguished by the broad width of its splats. A side chair now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with slightly variant shell carving but an identical splat was most likely made in the same shop and, with a similar historical association as the set represented by the chair offered here, may have furnished the same eighteenth-century household (Morrison H. Heckscher, American Furniture: The Queen Anne and Chippendale Styles (New York, 1985), pp. 82-83, cat. 38).
This chair descended to the twentieth century with a history of being part of the furnishings of Graeme Park in Horsham, Pennsylvania, a provenance that is supported by the other known chairs from the same set, all of which were also associated with the historic house by their later owners. Originally called Fountain Low and probably constructed for utilitarian purposes, Graeme Park was built in 1722 for Lieutenant-Governor Sir William Keith (1669-1749) on his 1,735 acre estate about twenty five miles north of Philadelphia. Keith returned to England in 1728 and, while the chairs were later thought to have been owned by Keith himself, they date to the period following the house's purchase by Keith's son-in-law, Dr. Thomas Graeme (1688-1772) in 1739. Graeme had accompanied Keith to Philadelphia in 1717 and two years later married Keith's step-daughter, Ann Diggs (d. 1765). After purchasing the house, Graeme re-named the estate and began its transformation into a Georgian summer mansion by re-planting the gardens and retrofitting the house with interior panelling. For almost a hundred years after Dr. Graeme's death in 1772, this set of chairs appears to have remained intact on the estate and owned by successive proprietors of Graeme Park. Graeme bequeathed the estate to his daughter, Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson (1737-1801), a respected poet and scholar who hosted America's first salon, attended by Philadelphia's leading intellectual figures such as Dr. Benjamin Rush and Francis Hopkinson. Elizabeth has been credited with working the floral needlework covers on the chairs, but it is also possible that they were stitched by her mother, Ann Diggs Graeme, especially if the chairs were made closer to 1740 than 1760. Evidence of the latter's proficiency in the needlework arts is suggested by "the Crocadile [sic] in Needle Work by Mrs. Graeme," which was in a bed chamber in 1778; interestingly, the same room had "6 chairs with the old Arm chair," possibly a reference to some of the set represented by this chair. During the Revolutionary War, Elizabeth's husband, Hugh Fergusson, was a Loyalist and deserted not only the country, but his wife. In 1791, Elizabeth transferred ownership of the estate to Dr. William Smith (1746-1822), her niece's husband, and in exhchange, he managed her finances. In 1801, Smith sold the parcel of land that contained the mansion house to Samuel Penrose (1748-1833), a prominent local Quaker farmer, and, in 1821 Samuel sold it to his son, William Penrose (1782-1863), who had been living on the estate with his wife in a separate house since their marriage in 1810. For much of the nineteenth century, Graeme Park was largely uninhabited and looked after by the Penrose family, a circumstance that probably contributed to the survival of the chairs' needlework seat covers ("Addendum to Graeme Park," Historic American Buildings Survey , HABS no. PA-579, pp. 1-29; Thomas Allen Glenn, Some Colonial Mansions and Those Who Lived in Them (Philadelphia, 1899), pp. 367-398; Theodore Webber Bean, History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1884), pp. 880-883, 888-896; Simon Gratz, "Some Material for a Biography of Mrs. Fergusson, nee Graeme," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography , vol. 39, no. 3 (1915), p. 295; "People" [biographies], www.graemepark.org ).
The set of chairs appears to have been separated upon the settlement of William Penrose's estate in 1865. This chair and the example now at Colonial Williamsburg descended through William's daughter, Ann J. (Penrose) Iredell (1811-c.1881) and remained in the Horsham area until sold out of the family. Colonial Williamsburg purchased their chair from Iredell Twining (1879-1971); his sister, Ida (Twining) Jones (c.1873-1968), was the last family owner identified at the time of this chair's sale at auction in 1983. The chair illustrated in The Magazine Antiques in 1960 (see above) descended to William Penrose's younger daughter, Hannah (1820-1894), who at Graeme Park in 1857, married Isaac Worstall Hicks (1809-1898), son of the celebrated artist, Edward Hicks (1780-1849)."
(see https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-5717013)
Condition:
needlework upholstered example with minor patch at one crest volute, minor brakes and repairs at joint of crest rail to rear stiles and at joint of splat to crest rail (strip patch), old crack/checking at one rear leg, some finish distress at splat, small patch at top of one crest volute, very minor chip at one splat volute, rich color with dry varnished surface with some minor finish distress
Needlework example: Christie's catalog entry notes "Retains the original needlework slip seat marked VIIII. Seat frame marked VIII. Crack, repair and surface patch to base of crest just above splat. Crack repairs and minor patches to back of crest at juncture with stiles. Patch to portion of left scrolled volute on crest. Some scratches bruising and wear to legs and feet. Chip to inside of left front leg near ankle. Comes with replaced slip seat. Minor chip to lower scrolled volute on left side of splat. Otherwise good condition."
Pink upholstered example: Christie's notes "Underside of front seat rail bears pencil inscription "M Davis". Majority of knee returns appear to be original Crack to left front and right side returns. right returns. Right rear side return possibly replaced. Surface patch to left scrolled volute of crest. Inside of right seat rail bears sticker numbered "25". Some imperfections to dry surface, primarily on backside of chair. Crest re-pinned. Some shrinkage cracks to left front leg. Minor wear and abrasions to legs and feet. Otherwise good condition."
- ETIENNE JEAURAT AFTER N. VLEUGHELS ETCHING,
ETIENNE JEAURAT AFTER N. VLEUGHELS ETCHING, 18TH C Etienne Jeaurat (French, 1699 - 1789), "Le Feu," etching after Nicolas Vleughels (French, 1668 - 1737), circa 18th century, unframed. Image: 7.5" H x 8" W; sheet: 8.5" H x 11" W.
- (2) FRENCH HAND-COLORED ENGRAVINGS AFTER
(2) FRENCH HAND-COLORED ENGRAVINGS AFTER LAVREINCE(lot of 2) Framed hand-colored engravings on paper, after Nicolas Lavreince (Sweden, 1737-1807), engraved by Francois Nicolas Barthelemy Dequevauviller (France, 1745-1807), including: (1) "L'Assemblee au Concert," (1) "L'Assemblee au Salon," toning to sheets, sight: approx 18.5"h, 21.5"w, overall: approx 20.5"h, 23.5"w; 8.5lbs total
- JACOB KOCK (1737-1805) GILTWOOD WALL
JACOB KOCK (1737-1805) GILTWOOD WALL CLOCK, SWEDENSwedish wall clock, late 18th c., signed Jacob Kock (1737-1805), Stockholm, official clockmaker to the court of King Gustav III, the gilt hand carved case accented with wheat sheathes, foliage and rams heads, an Arabic numbered clock face over the possibly later time and bell strike movement, the pendulum hangs from a silk suspension, the back side of the face illegibly signed (appears to end in 'brand'), approx 37"h, 19"w, 4"d **Provenance: From the Estate of Huey Keeney of Tyler, Texas**
- BOOK: "HISTORY OF ROME," 1734, FOLD
BOOK: "HISTORY OF ROME," 1734, FOLD OUT MAPSBook: "Historie Romaine" vol. XVIII in original French, Francois Catrou (1659-1737) and Pierre Julien Rouille (c. 1682-1740), Paris, 1734, engraving of Marc Anthony, Octavius Cesar and Lepide opposite title page, title page with red and black lettering, coin bust illustrations of Roman emperors, two fold out maps: (1) showing the area of the Battle of Philippi (42BC); (1) showing the area of the sea Battle of Actium (31BC), 699 numbered pages, marbelized interior boards, leather bound, the spine with gilt lettering on red and raised bands, overall: 10"h, 8"w, 1.75"d
- AFTER GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE (1829-1908):
AFTER GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE (1829-1908): PALAIS PAVILLONS ET JARDINS CONSTRUITS PAR GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE DANS LE DOMAINE IMPERIAL DU YUAN MING YUAN AUEighteen engravings on wove paper, 1977, unsigned.
All 21 x 35 in. (sight), 31 1/2 x 45 1/2 in. (frame).
Note: These prints were originally engraved from 1783-1786, after original drawings prepared by a group of Jesuits, and their Chinese assistants at the Imperial Court in Beijing. They portray the edifices, gardens and factories constructed from 1737-1766, for the Emperor Qianlong. The complete album contains twenty plates.
Condition
All with margins and apparently in very good condition. One examined out of frame with very pale mat staining. Others not examined out of frame.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold ""as is"" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- 18TH C. OAK AND IRON MOUNTED STRONG
18TH C. OAK AND IRON MOUNTED STRONG BOX European iron bound lock or strong box, 18th century, having exposed dove tails, strap hinges, with etched initials and date of 1737 under lock. Approximate dimensions: h. 13", w. 25.25", d. 18.75".
- A Group of Three Georgian Silver Waiters
London,
A Group of Three Georgian Silver Waiters
London, Circa 1736 and Later
comprising a George III example raised on pad feet and centered with an engraved crest, the underside marked for 'I*L', London, 1736; a George II example raised on scroll feet and centered with an engraved monogram and marked for David Willaume II, London, 1737; and a George III example with anthemion decorated feet and centered with an engraved shield crest and motto and marked on underside for Robert Makepeace and Richard Carter, London, 1776.
each hallmarked for Sterling on underside
29 ozt 13 dwt
Width of widest 7 inches.
- A George II Silver Platter
Daniel Piers,
A George II Silver Platter
Daniel Piers, London, 1751
the border engraved with a coat of arms for George Harry Grey, 5th Earl Stamford (1737-1819).
hallmarked for Sterling on underside
87 ozt 14 dwt
Length 20 1/4 x width 15 1/8 inches.
- Edward Gibbon (British, 1737-1794) THE
Edward Gibbon (British, 1737-1794) THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
- PAIR OF 18TH C. GERMAN EQUESTRIAN ENGRAVINGSTwo
PAIR OF 18TH C. GERMAN EQUESTRIAN ENGRAVINGSTwo German double-page copper plate engravings of equestrian scenes, from Methode et Invention Nouvelle de Dresser les Chevaux , whose three editions were published in 1658, 1737, and 1743. The illustrations depict equestrian training techniques developed by William Cavendish (1592-1676), the expatriated Duke of Newcastle who opened a riding school in Antwerp. Engravers Johann Ziegers and Georg Lehmanns, Nuremburg. Each engraving is well presented in a burled frame with gilt edges.
The images measure 10 1/2" x 14" and 10 1/2" x 13 1/4", respectively, and each frame measures 22" x 24 1/4".
Provenance: The Webster House collection.
Condition
Each shows toned evidence of reinforcement of the centerfold down the center of the sheet. Some toning commensurate with age.
- RARE 18TH CENTURY CHINESE ATLASA rare
RARE 18TH CENTURY CHINESE ATLASA rare 18th century Chinese Atlas titled 'Nouvel Atlas de la Chine, de la Tartarie Chinoise et du Thibet' (translated: New Maps of China, Inner Mongolia & Tibet) is considered to be the most comprehensive 18th century European atlas of China and the first to include Tibet. This edition was published in the Hague by Henri Scheurleer in 1737, with maps executed by the royal cartographer Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon D'Anville (1697-1782), under the reign of Louis XV. Originally containing 42 engraved maps including 3 folding & 10 double page, there now remains a total of 40 maps, including 2 folding & 7 double page. Condition notes: calfskin covers, hinges & spine completely debrided, distressed paper-board panels exposed, paste down remains, page edges distressed, tears, foxing, repairs. Sold as is; please contact Pridham's for a more detailed condition report. To request a picture of each page by wetransfer.com, please contact Pridham's.
- AFTER PIETRO CAMPORESI (ITALIAN, 1726-1781)
AFTER PIETRO CAMPORESI (ITALIAN, 1726-1781) AND GAETANO SAVORELLI (ITALIAN, D. 1791) 30" x 17" plate; 34" x 20" paper Two Italian Etchings of "Paulus III - Pont - Max", late 18th/early 19th c., each engraved by Giovanni Ottaviani (Italian, 1737-1808) after Pietro Camporesi (Italian, 1726-1781) and Gaetano Savorelli (Italian, d. 1791) from Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano, each inscribed "Cai. Savorelli Pict., et Pet. Camporesi Arch.delin" lower left and "Joann Ottaviani sculp. cum privilegio S.S.D.N. Clementis XIII" lower right, unframed. Etchings are each two sheets reinforced in between and at left side with linen adhesive and bear the watermarks "PM" on each sheet. "MW" Collector's stamp in red verso. Provenance: private collection of Honorable Michael J. Pope, Associate Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.
- Tiffany Studios. Collection of six dishes.
Tiffany Studios. Collection of six dishes. c. 1920, patinated bronze, acid-etched and gilt bronze. ½ h × 9 dia in. result: $563. estimate: $500–700. Impressed to each example ‘TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK’ and numbered ‘1743’, ‘1704’, ‘1663’, ‘1737’, ‘1707’, ‘1750’, respectively. Provenance: Collection of George A. Kemeny | Thence by descent
- Alphonse Mucha 1860–1939. Figure Study
Alphonse Mucha 1860–1939. Figure Study of Reclining Woman. c. 1898, colored pencil on paper. 25? h × 19? w in. result: $2,193. estimate: $1,800–2,400. Signed to lower right ‘Mucha’. Estate stamp to lower right 'z um?lecké poz?stalosti Alfonse Muchy' with number '1737'. Provenance: Estate of the artist | Národní Galerie, Prague | Grosvenor Gallery, London | Private Collection
- GERMAN IMPRINT TITLE PAGE.German Imprint
GERMAN IMPRINT TITLE PAGE.German Imprint Title Page. Titled Hand Calendar and dated 1737. In a carved wood frame. 9-1/4" x 11-1/4" overall. Fair with foxing and staining.
Condition:
Fair with foxing and staining.
- JANET HN1737 COLORWAY - ROYAL DOULTON
JANET HN1737 COLORWAY - ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINERare green variation, Part of the Harradine Classics series.
Hand painted HN in green. Royal Doulton backstamp. #royaldoulton
Artist: L. Harradine
Issued: 1935-1949
Dimensions: 6.75"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Good
- JOHAN CHRISOPH FRISCH 1738-1815 GERMANJohann
JOHAN CHRISOPH FRISCH 1738-1815 GERMANJohann Christoph Frisch, an historical painter, was the son of the designer and engraver, Ferdinand Helfreich Frisch, and was born at Berlin in 1737. He was a pupil of B. Rode, but afterwards studied further atRome. He died at Berlin in 1815, while holding the posts of court painter and director of the Academy. SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, canal scene, measures 18" X 31" frame
Condition:
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- GERMAN METTLACH BEER STEIN #1737 HOPS
GERMAN METTLACH BEER STEIN #1737 HOPS AND BARLEYA German Mettlach lidded beer stein with pewter cover, #1737, Hops and Barley, 2.0 liter, marked to base. Ht: 14.75"
- GERMAN METTLACH BEER STEIN #1737 HOPS
GERMAN METTLACH BEER STEIN #1737 HOPS AND BARLEYA German Mettlach lidded beer stein with pewter cover, #1737, Hops and Barley, 2.0 liter, marked to base. Ht: 14.75"
- ENGRAVINGS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY
ENGRAVINGS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY OFFICERS AND DIGNI...7 Engravings of Lafayette, Paine, Deane, Franklin, Wayne, Amherst, and print of General Green. 1ST GROUPING: 2 engraved portraits of the Marquis de Lafayette. 1st item: Early untitled (proof before letters), oval stipple engraved bust of the Marquis De Lafayette, wearing his National Guard Uniform. Hand laid paper, probably pre-1800. Image 5" x 4"; sheet 9-1/4" x 6-3/4". Some creasing and light toning. 2nd item: LAFAYETTE, Painted by A. Scheffer/ Engraved by G. Fairman & CG. Childs. Early 19th century bust portrait of the marquis dressed in civilian clothes. Image 5" x 4-3/4", sheet 8-7/8" x 7-1/4". Creasing, 1/4" tear at margin. 2ND GROUPING: 3 rare and early engravings of Revolutionary War Generals. 1st item: GENERAL GREEN, FROM AN ORIGINAL PICTURE IN THE POSSESSION OF A MR. BROWN, Published by Him April 22, 1785 and sold at No. 10 George Yard Lombard St., London. Lower left margin: Peel pinxit Philadelphia /Stothard delin. Londini. Lower Right: V. Green fecit mezzotinto Engraver to the King of Great Britain and the Elector of Palentine. Early W.J. Sloane frame label on the reverse with stock number written in ink. (Company was established in New York City 1843 and became a noted supplier of antique furnishing and decorations). Antique ebonized wood frame with gilt trim. 20-1/2" x 13-1/2" sight, 27" x 19-3/4" matted and framed. 2nd item: GENERAL AMHERST FOR J. HINTON AT THE KING'S ARMS IN NEWGATE STREET. Engraved for the Universal Magazine. Stipple engraving on hand laid paper, bust of Amherst in uniform, an oval set upon a pedestal. Image 6-1/2" x 3-3/8", Sheet 8-1/2" x 4-7/8". 3rd item: GENERAL WAYNE, TANNER SCULPT. Stipple engraved portrait of General Anthony Wayne in an oval facing left. Appears to be a late 18th century proof before letters. Oval: 3 1/2"H x 2 3/4"W. Sheet: 7 1/2"H x 5"W. Backed with Japan paper. 3RD GROUPING: 3 Revolutionary War/Colonial Era related engraved portraits. 1st item: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, NE A BOSTON DANS LA NOUVELLE ANGLETERRE, LE 17 JANVIER 1706. This is a life time portrait on hand laid paper, published before his 1790 death by Desrayes and Le Beau, Paris. Image 6-1/2" x 4-3/8", sheet 10-1/2" x 7-3/8". Excellent condition. 2nd item: Portrait of Silas Deane, drawn from life by Du Simitiere in Philadelphia, Engraved by B. I. Prevost at Paris / No. 9. Left facing bust in oval, may be proof before title, late 18th century, likely published in London. Image 4-7/8" x 3-3/8", sheet 7-1/8" x 5". Light crease, some foxing. Silas Deane (1739-1789) was an American Revolutionary Period patriot and statesman from Connecticut. He was a member of the Continental Congress, sent to France as a diplomatic agent to raise funds for the revolution. He recruited many military notables for the American cause, including Lafayette, Steuben, and Pulaski. He was falsely accused of financial irregularities and resigned in 1778 due to this political infighting. 3rd item: THOMAS PAINE. Secretaire du Congress au departement des affaires estrangeres, pendant la guerre de Amerique auteur du Sens commun, et des reponses a Burke // Rue de Theatre Francais No.4 // pient par Ped a Philadelphia // Defsine par f. Bonneville // Garve par Sanders. Stipple engraving of Paine (1737-1809) published in Paris during the period 1777-1779 when he was Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs in Philadelphia. His 1776 publication "Common Sense," which presented his ideas for American Independence, helped inspire the American Revolution. He later became an active supporter of the French Revolution. Image: 3- 5/8" x 2-7/8" , sheet 9-3/4" x 6-1/4". Light grime, some creases to lower half.
Condition:
Green Print: considerable toning to image and mat, 3-1/2" x 1-1/2" stain to mat in lower right margin and dark stain to mat near upper left corner. Amherst engraving: overall toning. Wayne engraving: significant toning and creasing.
- HENRI-JOSEPH ANTONISSEN W/C LANDSCAPEHenri-Joseph
HENRI-JOSEPH ANTONISSEN W/C LANDSCAPEHenri-Joseph Antonissen (Flemish, 1737-1794) watercolor, pencil and wash on paper depicting a pastoral landscape. 2 male figures in the lower left foreground lead cattle and goats along a road beside a river, while a woman walks beside them carrying a basket on her head; a cottage with smoke billowing from the chimney is seen in the middle ground along with two figures fishing in a boat. Overlooking the landscape is a ruined tower perched atop a cliff. Signed lower left H.J. Antonissen. Sight: 14" x 20 1/2", 24" x 31" matted and framed in a giltwood frame with beaded rabbet edge. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition:
Light fading and toning; paper is glued to support board. Scattered losses to frame edges.
- HOMANN MAP, BRITISH TERRITORIES IN NORTH
HOMANN MAP, BRITISH TERRITORIES IN NORTH AMERICA, C. 17...DOMINICA ANGLORUM IN AMERICA SEPTENTRIONALIS map, published by the Heirs of Johann Baptist Homann after Herman Moll, Nuremberg, ca. 1737-40. Copperplate engraving with hand-coloring depicting the British territories of North America, divided into four smaller inset maps, titled: "Newfoundland od Terra Nova S. Laurentii Bay", "New Engelland New York New Yersey und Pensilvania", "Virginia und Maryland", and "Carolina nebsteinem Theil von Florida". Each map depicts cities and towns, including Boston, Richmond, and Charlestown; rivers and other bodies of water; mountains; forts; and other points of interest including Native American tribe locations, with Latin, English, and German text. Titled, across top above maps, with individual titles and scale of miles for each map, additional text and tables, across bottom below maps. Maps surrounded by scale notations. Housed under glass and matted in a giltwood frame with ebonized trim. Image: 19 3/4" H x 22" W. Sight: 20 1/4" H x 22 3/8" W. Framed: 29" H x 31 1/4" W.
The Collection of Dr. Joe Newsom Rawlings, Davisboro, Georgia.
Condition:
Overall very good condition with scattered foxing spots, staining, largest 2" x 3/4". 1" tear to bottom of center fold line. Not examined outside of frame. Frame with minor abrasions.
- JACOB PHILIPP (JAKOB) HACKERT LANDSCAPE
JACOB PHILIPP (JAKOB) HACKERT LANDSCAPE PENCIL DRAWINGJacob Philipp (Jakob) Hackert (Germany/Italy, 1737-1807) pencil on laid paper landscape drawing depicting a rocky outcropping in a small body of water, trees and a mountain range visible in the background. Signed with monogram and dated "P. PH.H. Fec. 1782" lower left. Ink and pencil inscriptions including one reading "Cat. No. 476/Collectiz.../V. Leeuuer" en verso. Housed and double matted under glass in a painted wooden frame. Sight: 9 1/8" H x 6 3/4" W. Framed: 20" H x 15 1/2" W. Biography: "Jakob Philipp Hackert was born in Prenzlau on September 15, 1737. Hackert was taught by his father, the portrait painter Philipp Hackert. His father died in 1768. Jakob Philipp Hackert was persuaded into landscape painting by Lesueur, the head of the Berlin academy. After he had attracted attention with his studies of nature from the area surrounding Berlin and recommendations from educated art patrons, Hackert accompanied Baron Olthoff to Rugen and Stockholm, where he worked for art lovers and at court. In 1765 he moved to Paris and focused on Gouache painting. After his travels to Normandy and Picardie he went to Italy in 1768 and produced extensive works for Lord Hamilton in 1770 Naples. Subsequently, the Russian general Shuvalov commissioned Hackert to produce two paintings in Rome. In 1774 Jakob Philipp Hackert returned to Naples, where an eruption of Vesuvius gave him the opportunity to draw sketches. From there, he traveled to Ravenna via the central Italian mountains. Hackert gained Pope Pius VI's goodwill, when he painted his birth place of Cesena, and stayed in Rome for a prolonged period of time. In 1777 Jakob Philipp Hackert traveled to Sicily and the following year to Northern Italy and Switzerland. In early 1782 King Ferdinand of Naples attracted the landscape painter Hackert. When revolution broke out in Naples, Hackert fled to Florence, where his brother Abraham set up a shop for copperplate engraving and he bought a country house. In 1787 Goethe was in Rome and immediately called upon the Neapolitan court painter and real master Jakob Philipp Hackert to become his teacher. In their time, Hackert and Goethe were close friends. Jakob Philipp Hackert died in Florence on April 28, 1807." (source: https://www.jacob-philipp-hackert.com/).
Condition:
Overall very good condition with light toning, surface scuffs, minute scattered foxing spots, primarily to sky. Not examined outside of frame.
- 16 PCS. AMERICAN & ENGLISH STERLING
16 PCS. AMERICAN & ENGLISH STERLING HOLLOWWARESixteen (16) assorted American and English sterling silver hollowware items. 1st - 12th items: Twelve (12) American sterling items, including one (1) Reed & Barton Hawthorne pattern bread plate, stamped with "X205" and date mark for 1949; one (1) International Queen's Lace pattern bowl, stamped with pattern name and "B201"; one (1) Frank M. Whiting Lily pattern bowl, stamped with pattern name and "312"; two (2) Frank Smith items with gadrooned body and scrolling foliate trim to scalloped rims and bases, 1 creamer and 1 sugar bowl, both stamped "A" and "363"; one (1) Revere sauce server or pan with a pinched spout, stamped "542"; one (1) Fisher sauce server or pan with two spouts and a wooden handle, stamped "1066"; and five (5) footed salt cellars with faceted body and base. All items marked Sterling. 13th - 16th items: Four (4) English sterling items, including two (2) John Reily footed salt cellars, monogrammed, stamped with date mark 1797; one (1) George Fox octagonal footed basket with pierced handle, rim, and base on claw feet, stamped with date mark 1900; and one (1) William Garrad or William Gwillim footed creamer, stamped with date mark 1737. All stamped with maker's marks and hallmarks for Sterling and London. Ranging in size from 1 1/2" H x 1 3/4" dia. to 3 1/4" H (Fisher sauce server) and 6 7/8" dia. (International bowl). Combined weight: 34.820 total weighable troy ounces.
Condition:
All items in overall good condition with scattered slight surface scratches and some pieces with minor surface pitting. Revere sauce server with minor denting to body. Five sterling salt cellars with scattered denting. Minute denting to feet of Fox basket.
- 2 CABINET PORTRAITS, INCL. COL. HENRY
2 CABINET PORTRAITS, INCL. COL. HENRY QUACKENBUSH, REV....Two (2) cabinet portraits, including one possibly by Thomas Lawson, and one believed to be of Revolutionary War Colonel Henry Quackenbush of New York, both of which have descended in Colonel Quackenbush's family. 1st item: Oval, three-quarter length cabinet portrait of Portrait of Colonel Henry Quackenbush, oil on board, depicting the subject in profile, standing with his left hand atop a "Brewster" chair, holding a book in his other hand. The subject is depicted at about age 60, with graying hair, wearing a long dark jacket, against a plain olive green/brown background. Old label en verso identifying subject with a later owner's label and address. Housed in a possibly later ebonized oval frame with gilt sight edge. Sight - 13 1/2"H x 10 1/2"W. Frame - 18 1/2"H x 16"W. 2nd item: American School cabinet portrait of an older woman with gray hair, white bonnet, dark dress and white fichu, seated in a red chair. Inscribed en verso "Lawson from Groupil & Co. 289 Bdwy New York." The inscription may refer to painter Thomas Lawson (American, 1807-1888) and/or to restoration work performed at the Groupil gallery. Later carved oval frame. Sight - 11 1/2" H x 9 1/2"W. Frame - 17" x 15". Note: Colonel Quackenbush (1737-1813) distinguished himself as commander of the 5th Albany (NY) regiment and was wounded at Saratoga. Prior to leading American troops during Revolutionary War battles, he had fought with the British in the French and Indian War and saw action at Ticonderoga. He was the first chairman of Albany's Committee of Public Safety and a member of the Colonial Legislature. After the war, Col. Quackenbush was one of the Presidential Electors.
Both portraits descended in the family of Henry Quackenbush to the present consignor.
Condition:
1st item: Overall very good condition. Painting has been cleaned within last 25 years. UV light reveals some inpainting or restoration to the back of the chair. 2nd item: Significant craquelure and buckling. 1" scratch to subject's chest area. Painting has been laid down on a board and revarnished, and may have been cut down slightly.
- GREY, RICHARD. MEMORIA TECHNICA OR;
GREY, RICHARD. MEMORIA TECHNICA OR; A NEW METHOD OF ART...Grey, Richard. Memoria Technica or; A New Method of Artificial Memory. London: John Stagg, 1737. Third edition. Old calf, well-worn but holding. Title page in red and black. 4to. New flyleaves annotated in pencil. Very good.