Country Antiques Auction
COUNTRY ANTIQUES AUCTION
9:30 AM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2010
MERRILL’S AUCTION GALLERY
137 JAMES BROWN
DRIVE
WILLISTON, VERMONT
DIRECTIONS: From Interstate 89 exit 12 proceed north
on Rte 2-A towards Essex Jct. for 2.5 miles, turn left by Shell station. PREVIEW:
Saturday, Feb.13th from 8:00 am until sale time, or by prior appointment.
Duane Merrill & Co. is pleased to present fresh to the
market country antiques from the Farnsworth estate of Colchester, Vt; from a Spear St estate; from a So. Burlington, Vt estate; an Enosburg Falls collector; & pcs from an old Massachusetts book-seller’s estate.
FURNITURE:
North Hero VT ca 1800 pine 2 dr over 2 dr cupboard w family history; VT Sheraton
birdseye maple 2 part secretary w pineapple carving; Wainscott 2 part stepback cupboard in worn white pt; N.E. Hepp bread board top tap table in orig red; set of 4 rabbit ear Windsor’s; green & white ptd 19th c 2 dr jelly cupboard; Fine Classical mahogany carved 2 over 3 drw chest; Sheraton mahogany butler’s secretary; VT Sheraton birdseye maple & birch 4 drw chest; oak revolving bookcase; oak reeded leg sq ext table w 3 leaves; sev. Refinished 4 dr cottage chests; school masters desk; delicate Hepp cherry 1 drw stand; other Sheraton & Hepp stands; Hepp cherry d.l table; Mammy’s bench; commodes; porch rockers;
ACCESSORIES:
ca 1900 electric C. Sorensen- NY cased 3 cylinder vertical beam vacuum pump ear, nose, & throat medical instrument; Seth Thomas banjo clock w/ ship’s battle glass; gingerbread & shelf clocks;
metronome; oil lamps; pr 12” cloisonne vases; min h/p portrait on ivory; mother of pearl opera glasses; mother of pearl inlaid box; costume jewelry; linens; quilts; trunks; furs; vintage clothing; L Norton- Bennington ovoid crock; blue dec jug w/ flower; green ptd knife box; swing hdl carrier; carved bear w/ fish; lg carboy bottle; lg early pickle bottle; blue enamelware; early kitchenware; wall mt coffee grinder; oak treadle sewing machines; flax wheels; school slates; small woodstove; tool chests; Stanley tools incl #4, #78, #59 dowel jig, #220, Wood’s B1 hollow auger (some w/ original boxes); tall early apple picking ladder; ice saws; 2 man saws;
ORIENTAL RUGS & CARPETS:
room size antique Persian carpet; sev antique Persian runners; antique Persian area rugs & scatter rugs;
CAST IRON BANK & CHILDREN’S ITEMS:
13” Steiff long bent arm humped back jtd blonde mohair teddy bear w/ growler; mule & dog cast iron mechanical bank w/ good paint (repaired); red child’s sled dec w/ bird; toy sewing machine; “Cowboy” pocket cap pistol; early caps; erector set; toys & puzzles; Beatles bubble gum trading cards;
BOOKS, PAPER, & PHOTOS:
18th c French Delamarche Paris Mappe-Monde h/c map of the World; 1782 Modern Gazeteer of the World by Salmon (5 fold-out maps); 18th & early 19th c New Jersey deeds; 1800 Strictures of Female Education (Vol II only) by Hannah More; 1806 The Shipwreck by Falconer; 1806 Geography Made Easy by Jed. Morse; Man of the World by Parsons; 1826 Conversations in Natural Philosophy by Blake; 1841 History of the Navy by J. Fennimore Cooper; 1844 Missionary letters- one posted on the Ship Charles in the Indian Ocean; 1955 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams (1st ed w/ good dust jacket); 1930’s Socialist books by the Left Book Club; Stock certificates; photo albums; dags, cdv’s, & tin types; gutta percha & folding cases; post mortem silvertype; stereo views & viewers; large group of agricultural pamphlets;
PAINTINGS & PRINTS:
1950 Vermont landscape “Winter Morning” signed Ruth Barbarow (Underhill, Vt- exhibited in the Northern Vt Artist’s exhibition #20); Vict o/c Light House Point- Anacosta Island; Vict o/c mill & bridge signed EJM 1889; Down East coastal scene o/b signed Cartier Lamake (?); pastel portrait of a girl; medieval musical manuscript page; lg steel engraving of Shakespeare & his friends (J. Faed); Japanese woodblock print; Irina Yastremski silkscreen print;
GLASS & CHINA:
8: blue & white clambroth glass vase w/ applied twist dec; 4” Gouda art pottery dbl hdl vase; Royal Doulton HN1934 “Autumn Breezes” figurine; Hall’s Quadrupeds plate w/ otter; Mayer “Garden Scenery” light blue Staffordshire china; 14” Satsuma scalloped edge serving plate; Satsuma 6” covered rose jar; 6 Royal Chelsea 9” plates; Minton “Bedford” china; cranberry hobnail basket; blue coinspot opalescent pitcher; dbl cased cut to clear scent bottle; cut glass pitchers, decanters, & bowls; Villeroy & Boch “Botannical” china; Weller vase; copper lustre china pcs; Hummels; German
chocolate set; 3 pc Cambridge centerpiece set; milk glass battleship candy containers; Limoges china set; Bavarian luncheon set; pr porcelain scent bottles; German red & white demitasse set; Royal Worcester demitasse cups & saucers; blue opalescent glass; milk glass; depression glass; Bohemian glass; Victorian jardinières;
STERLING & SILVER PLATE: pr of Meriden Silver Co Chariot figural napkin rings; 10” Paul Revere repro sterling ftd bowl; set of 6 Gorham sterl forks; sev sterling plates; sterling picture
frames; 9 Kirk sterling demitasse spoons;
COINS & STAMPS:
International Silver Co replica pine tree shilling; 2 US Columbian half dollars; early Connecticut auctori; sev tokens; foreign coins; stamp album; stamps in glassine envelopes; early covers;
BID IN PERSON, BY
ABSENTEE BID, OR BY PHONE
TERMS: Visa,
Mastercard, cash, or approved check.
13% Buyers Premium 10%
for cash or check Chairs Caterer
All Items Sold As Is
With No Implied Or Expressed Warranty.
DUANE MERRILL
& COMPANY AUCTIONEERS & APPRAISERS
Specializing In
Estate & Antique Auctions Three Generations Selling Since 1938
Mailing Address: 262 Eagle Mtn. Harbor Rd., Milton, Vt. 05468
Consignment Auction
Gallery: 802-878-2625 e-mail: info@merrillsauction.com
