SHAKER AUCTION 2003

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174.

 

Doll, marked "Germany 10K", Shaker dressed in poplar bonnet with gray silk ribbon, gray Shaker style dress, 10" h.

 

 

460.

175.

 

Trustee's secretary desk, butternut, poplar secondary, old varnish finish, two-piece, applied molding to top, two double vertical panel doors, diagonal double pinned through mortise, four-shelf top section, turned cherry knob, brass hinged fall front lid, over two lipped and molded front drawers with small brass pin pulls, over two inset panel doors with brass pull, on high arched feet, bootjack ends, c. 1840, signature scratched into right side of right drawer "B. Benjamin...", 7' 2" h, 36" w, 21" d.

 

 

 

5,175.

176.

 

Pair of sanders, maple, chrome yellow painted finish, drilled star pattern, finely turned, c. 1860, 3 1/2" h.

 

805.

177.

 

Work box, pine, original lipstick red painted finish, beveled hinged lid with initials "NA" stamped along top edge, yellow painted interior, labeled "The Arthurs' Collection, from Skinner Auction, 2-1972, Canterbury, NH", 5 1/2" h, 10" w, 5 1/2" d.

 

 

1,380.

178.

 

Oval box, maple, pine, cherry top, original reddish orange painted finish, three fingers, copper tacks and points, 1 3/4" h, 4 1/2" l.

 

3,450.

179.

 

Oval box, maple and pine, original light blue painted finish, three fingers, copper tacks and points, 2 1/8" h, 5 1/4" l.

 

2,185.

180.

 

Stove, very rare cast iron super heater, with attached iron tool holder at top rear, original turned knob on door, four iron peg legs, originally purchased from Mt. Lebanon in the 1930's by the Duncan Family of Oneonta, New York, 27" h, 33 1/2" l, 14 1/4" d.

 

 

2,587.50

181.

 

Pegboard, pine, original dark mauve painted finish, 10 cherry pegs, 7' 7 1/2" l, (ex. Hazel Hamilton collection).

 

1,150.

182.

 

Three pegboards, pine, birch pegs, from North Family Dwelling House, New Lebanon, NY, 36 1/2" l, 46" l, and 51 3/4" l, (ex. Hazel Hamilton collection).

 

1,265.

183.

 

Hanging candle box, maple, varnish finish, canted backboard with two holes for peg rail, lift lid, dovetailed front, c. 1840-50, 10" overall h, 10" w, 5" d.

 

 

1,265.

184.

 

Rug, yarn sewn, wool and cotton, multicolored pieces of fabric center section, green, blue and red solid border, said to be made from wool cloak trimmings, purchased by consignor from a Rochester, New York estate, 34" l, 19" w.

 

345.

185.

 

Cupboard over drawers, pine, traces of original yellow and red painted finish, two double panel doors, over five dovetailed drawers, original cherry turned knobs, on a canted square foot, (hinges replaced), New Lebanon, NY, c. 1840, 75" h, 42" w, 17" d.

 

 

5,750.

186.

 

Textiles: silk neckerchief, white on white, finely woven with Shaker handwritten notes on the silk industry at the South Union, Kentucky community; and linen tablecloth, natural with brown stripe, sewn on cotton label "Syrup Shop".

 

 

1,495.

187.

 

Oval box, maple and pine, original yellow/brown painted finish, three fingers, copper tacks and points, 3" h, 7 1/2" l.

 

2,012.50

188.

 

Chair, birch, original varnish finish, acorn shaped finial, two turned rail back, rush seat, Mt. Lebanon transfer decal inside back left stile, c. 1900, 17 1/2" seat h, 28" overall h, (sold WHA 1988, Lot 296).

 

 

460.

189.

 

Storage box, pine, original red painted finish, finely shaped molding applied under lid, brass butt hinges, interior shelf on right side, dovetailed case, shaped iron escutcheon, Watervliet, NY, c. 1830-40, 8 1/4" h, 23" w, 12" d.

 

920.

190.

 

Blanket chest, cherry and poplar, dark reddish stained finish, hinged lid with applied molding, lipped and dovetailed drawer, square tapered foot, Watervliet, NY, c. 1850, 34 1/2" h, 42 1/2" w, 18 1/2" d.

 

 

4,887.50

191.

 

Oval box, pine and maple, original reddish/brown stained finish, three fingers, copper tacks, 2 1/4" h, 5 3/4" l.

 

1,265.

192.

 

Desk box, pine, original varnish finish, slanted lift lid with three small brass hinges, interior section for pens, c. 1840-50, 4 1/2" h, 21 1/2" w, 12 1/4" d.

 

920.

193.

 

Tool carrier, butternut, original natural finish, rectangular heavy dovetailed construction, attached hickory handle, two section hanging compartments with eight Shaker awls, purchased from Ed Clerk in the 1980's, c. 1850, 10" h (to top of handle), 20" l, 11 3/4" d.

 

1,840.

194.

 

Child's rocking chair, maple, original dark walnut stained finish, red and black taped back and seat, mushroom capped arms, Mt. Lebanon, NY, c. 1880, 12" seat h, 28 3/4" overall h.

 

 

3,450.

195.

 

Chest of drawers, cherry and pine secondary, original red varnish stain, two-board breadboarded top, over a deep thumbnail molded, dovetailed bonnet drawer, over three similar graduated drawers, on a square tapered foot, Ohio, c. 1835-40, 42" h, 42" w, 18" d.

 

4,025.

196.

 

Add-on sewing chest, walnut, pine secondary, original varnish finish, two short drawers over two long drawers, original white porcelain knobs, Sodus Bay, NY origin, 6 3/4" h, 13 3/4" l, 11 1/2" d.

 

460.

197.

 

Oval box, maple and pine, original dark blue painted finish (some wear), three fingers (top finger has small piece missing), copper tacks and points, pencil in script inside lid "Made by Enfield, [NH] Shakers about 1840", 1 3/4" h, 4" l.

 

805.

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