Catalog: Sold Items (584)

Georgian Hester Bateman silver soup ladle, London, 1789, in sterling silver. This Old English pattern ladle has a round bowl and is engraved in a feathered script on the handle with the initials 'REA' of the original owner. On the reverse of the handle is struck a full set of English assay marks, together with the 'HB' of Hester Bateman. Size: 14" length. Weight: 6.36 ozt...

Rare dancing Harlequin candle snuffer cast in sterling silver, London, 1894-95, maker's mark 'M.F.' The harlequin figure is holding a pair of snake form rings above his head. Harlequin sugar tongs or nips are uncommon, however, the harlequin candle snuffers are extremely scarce. They are distinguished from the sugar nips by the fact that the leaf grips are flat and set slightly at an angle to properly extinguish the flame of a candle...

Large English cutlery mahogany knife urn. Probably late Victorian. Cutlery urns became popular in the late 18th century as decorations to grace the dining-room sideboard, and their popularity continued throughout the Victorian era. In this example, the cover may be raised on a central support and held in place by a brass button catch. The fitted interior has slots arranged in concentric circles that hold a 48-piece flatware set (four-piece place settings for twelve)...

English George III rectangular tea caddy in satinwood veneer. Circa 1790. The front and lid are adorned with oval fan paterae inlaid with harewood and the edges have ebonized stringing. Lenticular bone keyhole escutcheon. The interior dividers have been removed and the box is lined with red velvet. Original hinges and lock. Condition: very good overall with some fine hairlines in the veneer and with two areas of minor damage to the ebonized stringing at the two front corners of the lid...

A pair of porcelain covered sauce tureens with under plates from a dessert service. Circa 1815-1820. These English porcelain tureens are richly decorated with gilt scrolls and hand painted summer flowers. They are unmarked, but are possibly either Spode or Coalport. Condition of the tureens is excellent, though there is considerable wear to the decoration on the under plates. No chips, cracks or restoration. Size: 8 inches length x 6.25 inches depth x 6 inches height...

Dennis Sheehan (American, born 1950) landscape painting titled on reverse 'Haze at Sunrise' and dated 2007. Oil on canvas. Canvas size: 13 inches x 19 inches. Condition: excellent. Original price of $2,800 is marked on the reverse of the frame; with a small chip to the gilding of the frame in the the lower right. Dennis Sheehan is a contemporary painter of landscapes whose work is inspired by George Inness and other 19th century tonalists...

Frederick Jonas Wilder (American, 1893-1977) watercolor painting of Ascutney Mountain, Vermont in Autumn with colors reflected in a pond. Circa 1940s. Size of sheet: 14 inches x 19 inches. Excellent condition and offered in a new frame with acid free matting. Frederick Wilder was born in Woodstock VT, the son of the innkeeper and artist Arthur B. Wilder, who was the long-time manager of the Woodstock Inn. Frederick graduated from Harvard College and its architectural graduate school...

Paul Francois de Barras (French, 1775-1829) and Jean Francois Rewbell signed partly printed, laid paper document with printed insignia and letterhead of the French Republic's National Convention Committee of General Security and Surveillance of the National Convention, dated First Fumaire, year three of the Republic, one and indivisible, (21 Nov. 1794), and affixed with a paper and wax seal of the Committee...

George I style sterling silver sugar caster, London, 1908, manufactured by the Gold and Silversmiths Company Ltd., of octagonal baluster form and with an intricately pierced top. Size: 6.5 inches ht. Weight - 4 troy ounces. Condition: very good, no monogram, with only a tiny ding to body (see photo detail), no wobble, stamped with a complete set of matching hallmarks on the body and on the cover and with manufacturer's full name struck on underside of base.

English George III sterling silver baluster form pint mug, London, 1780, probably by William Cox III. Size: 5 inches ht. x 5.25 inches x 3.75 inches. Weight - 12.3 troy ounces. This large-sized mug has an acanthus leaf-capped double scroll handle and is heavier than most comparable examples. Condition is good with no repairs, just a few minor bruises to the body. The engraved block letter monogram, A.H.R. within a wreath, was a later addition. The maker's mark is believed to be that of Wm. ...

Wassily Kandinsky, after (Russian, 1866-1944) screen print Gris, edition 153/300, circa 1953. Sheet size: 25 inches x 19 inches. Image size: 16 inches x 13.75 inches. Gris was originally produced by Kandinsky in 1931, from the Collection of the artist's widow, Nina Kandinsky. This silkscreen was printed in 1953, in a limited edition of 300 prints, in Paris, at the studio of Wilfredo Arcay, and was issued the same year in the folio, Edition Art D'Aujourd'hui: Maitres de L'Art Abstrait (Art of ...

Paul Klee, after (German, born in Switzerland, 1879-1940), silkscreen print, Musique Diurne (Day Music). Edition: 153/300. Circa 1953. Sheet size: 19 inches x 25 inches. Image size: 13.75 inches x 20.5 inches. Klee painted the original of Musique Diurne (Day Music) in 1940, shortly before his death. This silkscreen was printed in 1953, in a limited edition of 300 prints, in Paris, by Wilfredo Arcay and was issued in the folio Edition Art D'Aujourd'hui: Maitres de L'Art Abstrait (Art of Toda...

William III silver trefid table spoon, London, c.1700, by Francis Archbold. Length - 7.25 inches. Weight - 1.38 troy ounces. A typical trefid form table spoon with broad, shallow bowl and a double ribbed and beaded rat tail. The upturned handle's terminal is cut with two notches, a characteristic of the trefid form. Hallmarks are very worn, but the maker's mark of Francis Archbold is just discernible, together with the lion's head erased stamp that denotes the London assay office, which was...

Marion Huse (American, 1896-1967) oil on canvas - Haying in Vermont. Size: 22 inches x 30 inches. Circa 1950s. Incised signature in lower left corner. Sympathetically framed in an antique, flat profile 4 inches wide dark oak frame. Excellent condition. In this bold landscape Huse's technique makes use of a palette knife to accentuate the clouds and outlines of the mountains, while adding strong colors of orange and yellow for the active work in the hayfield in order to form a contrast with t...

Thomas R. Curtin (American, 1899-1977) - A Vermont Winter - oil painting on canvas. Circa 1940s. Canvas size: 24 inches x 30 inches. Condition: nice condition but with repairs to two small tears and would benefit from a professional cleaning. Period frame. In this painting dappled afternoon sunlight falls on a mountainous path covered with newly fallen snow and lined with white birch trees, while in the valley below, a partially frozen river winds its way between purple mountains. Thomas Cu...

Bernard Corey (American, 1914-2000) landscape painting of hills in late autumn. Oil on masonite. Size: 8.75 inches x 12 inches. Excellent condition and offered in a contemporary gilt wood frame. Signed. Bernard Corey was born in South Grafton, Massachusetts and is recognized as one of New England's premier landscape painters. He was a member of the Rockport Art Association, the Salmagundi Club, the Gild of Boston Artists and the North Shore Art Association.

Arthur B. Wilder (American, 1857-1949) still life painting of Fruit and Berries in a Basket. Dated 1941. Oil on artist board. Painting size: 20 inches x 24 inches. This primitive still life portrait of fruit and berries displayed on a table, with a china cupboard partially visible in the background, was probably executed in the artist's home, Wayside, in the hills outside Woodstock, Vermont. Arthur Wilder was a long-time manager of the old Woodstock Inn and was also an artist who studied at...

Anthony Thieme (American, 1888-1954) painting titled, Spring in Connecticut. Oil on canvas. Circa 1930s. Canvas size: 30 inches x 36 inches. Signed in lower right, A. Thieme and titled on the reverse. Condition is excellent, having been professionally cleaned. Offered in what is probably the original gilt frame. Anthony Thieme is known for his genre and landscape paintings of Rockport, Massachusetts. Born in the Hague, Thieme studied art in Holland, Germany and Italy. In 1917, he emigra...