Fine Arts and Americana Auction

AMERICANA & FINE ARTS AUCTION

9:30 AM SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 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:
Friday, June 25th from 1:00 till 5:00 & Saturday, June 26th from 8:00
am until sale time, or by prior appointment.

Duane Merrill & Co is pleased to present fresh to the
market Americana, Art, & Antiques including several pcs. descending in the
family of Josiah Bartlett of Portsmouth, NH (signer of the US Declaration Of
Independence) ; important NH Colonial era paper; property from a Vt. collector including pcs. purchased at the Nina Fletcher Little sale; & quality
furniture & accessories from area homes, estates & institutions.

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Important Early American Furniture:

Historically important N.H 36” Queen Anne curly maple slant front desk in as found condition descending in Josiah Bartlett’s family (see signer of Declaration of Independence and 1^st Gov of N.H); Bartlett family Portsmouth Q.A cherry molded scalloped top 1 drw candle stand in orig surface; Bartlett family Q.A cherry tilt top table; Bartlett family Q.A maple candle stand; other Bartlett family pcs; Hepp 6’ harvest table in original red pt; fine Sheraton mahog biscuit corner reed leg 2 drw stand; 36” Chipp curly maple 4 drw chest; China trade shell & claw ft Japanned sewing desk; Chipp Spanish ft chr in orig surface; Q.A. candle stand in old surface; other candle stands; fine Sheraton tiger maple two drw stand; Chipp walnut tall chest on later frame base; Riley Whiting grain pt grandfather clock; orig. red pt 18 thc 2 drw blanket chest; pt. dec. blanket box on red ground; other ptd boxes; pine Ohio ca 1830 pine step back 2 part dry sink cupboard; dry sink; rare folding single canopy bed in old red; Sheraton maple canopy bed; other beds inc pr maple cannonball; early 2 part pewter cupboard; 45” pine 1 drw breadboard top stretcher base table; pine oval top button ft tea table in pt; 7 ft country store farm table; 5 ft Quebec center stretcher base table; child’s red pt
finial top high chr; country sofa; deacon’s bench in orig yellow pt; dough box; Federal card table; lg. birdseye maple paneled trunk; set of 3 brace bow back Windsor chrs; set of 6 fancy Sheraton chrs; No. 4 Shaker rocker; d.l tables; 18^th c N.E. high chest w fan carved drw;

English &
Continental Furniture:

Fine 90” h Chippendale mahog grandfather clock, brass filigree, dial signed James Last Stalham; 18^th 36” Chippendale 2 part chestnut slant front secretary; 18^th c Q.A mahog molded tray top tea table; Regency mahog dbl. pedestal base banquet table- 10ft long; Regency mahog tilt top breakfast table; Q A elm wood tilt top tea table; 2 Continental pt dec dower chests; d. 1717 carved & pt hanging cupboard; 18^th c Georgian Chippendale ogee ft 2 over 3 drw chest;

Later Furniture of
Interest:

9 pc Ralph Cahoon pt dec cottage bedroom set; Gustav Stickley no. 550 1902-03 slant front desk w strap hinges; neat Old Hickory sofa & arm chr w wing supports; fine 6’ x 5’w pair of cherub & northwind head carved mahog bookcases by Horner N.Y.C; neat Vict. walnut statuary stand w pt dec plaques; fine Duncan Phyfe carved mahog. triple pedestal base banquet table - 11’4” long; fine Hepplewhite inlaid mahog ext dining table opens 7’ 8”; fine Hepplewhite inlaid side board; 2 sets of 6 and one set of 8 Chippendale mahogany dining chrs; French rd. m.t. parquetry gaming table; English oak oval d.l gate leg dining table; fine pr of Chinese carved m.t. stands;

COUNTRY ACCESSORIES:

Northern New England carved & polychrome ptd box decorated w/ pinwheels, diamonds, rising suns, & heart- see Nina Fletcher Little “Neat & Tidy” (2001 SPNEA) color plate #6 for a related example (17”x 8”x 7”); pt dec miniature ftd. box w/ initials M.P.R.- see Sotheby’s 4025 Estate of Nina Fletcher Little- 1/29/94 lot 344 (12’x 7”x 5”); pt dec miniature 2 drawer Pa. blanket box- pencil note under lid “Anne Geary’s box got at Geary’s sale Bucks Co. 1926” (14”x 11”x 8”); sponge pt dec miniature blanket box w/ till (9”x 14”x 7”); pt dec box w/ horse & birds (17”x 11”x 7”); 34”x 18” carved & painted wooden lamb; 54” carved & painted carousel horse; 48” bannerette arrow weathervane- orig from the First Baptist Church Bristol, Vt.; Vermont powder horn w/ route of the 1780 Royalton raid; folky paint dec.3 wheeled perambulator w/ horse; another paint dec. 3 wheeled perambulator; 24” gilt eagle weathervane; several early room-sized hooked rugs incl. 11’4”x 18’; early pheasant dec chintz appliqué quilt; appliqué signature quilt- Hendrickson, Potter; other appliqué quilts;
sev. trencher bowls in old paint; polychrome pt dec game board; 1855 D.S. Wait Londonderry, Vt. game board; Bennington, Vt. blue dec. crock; Harrisburg, Pa. blue dec. ovoid jug; polychrome pt. dec. sled w/ horse; pt. dec. doll’s canopy bed; toy wheelbarrow dec. w/ horse; min. 4 dwr. chest; arrowback Windsor cheese drain; 18” folky wooden razor; painted pantry box carrier; sponge pt. dec.
boxes; folk art bird house in the form of a tower; Parker’s Patent Boston Proctorville lantern; lg. mirrored tin wall sconce; 19^th c Ct. tin 3 arm chandelier; sm tin wall sconce in old pt.; pr of cast iron wall sconces; skewer holder w/ skewers; early “Betty” lamp; sm early blown glass whale oil lamps; neat rotary food chopper; swing hdl baskets; lg buttocks basket; Nantucket basket; lg folky painted cloth watermelon; ABC plates;

INDIAN/ NATIVE AMERICAN:

NE woodlands deep oval burl ash bowl; lg burl ash cup; 2 Indian carved calumet (stone pipes); Crystal Trading Post- Two Gray Hills child’s wearing blanket; 8” Inuit carved soapstone hunter; birch bark box; sev. NE Woodland pt dec baskets;

Instruments:

Fine lrg. Brass 19^th c telescope on tripod by Cooke & Sons York; fine brass, ebony, & ivory cased sexton made by G & S I Samuel Liverpool for the ship the Trenton Nov. 23, 1837 for ship owner Mr. Rice; early brass transit on tripod - Richard Patten & Son Baltimore, MD; English portable Aneroid Barograph circa 1920 for ship Short & Mason; another English Barograph circa 1930;

Formal Accessories

:
Tiffany studios 16” dia. Dogwood on green stained glass shade & bronze base #597; 12” h gilt & cold painted dancing girl bronze signed Chiparus #233; 3 ¼” dia signed K. Faberge silver & green, gold, red & blue translucent enamel master salt; Tiffany Studios gilt bronze Aladdin floor lamp; signed Handel reverse decorated table lamp; Wm. Cummens Roxbury Ma banjo clock; early 18^th c English lacquered bracket clock; gilt Sheraton split panel clock/mirror; French 20” h carved alabaster clock w gilt face; Geo III mahog lap desk; burl lap desk; other lap desks; Sheraton mahog shaving mirror w candle sconces; sev other mahog shaving mirrors; 18^th c engraved flintlock pistol; Civil War saber; 18^th c N.E Chippendale mahog mirror w gilt flower from Bartlett family NH; 18^th c N.E Chippendale mirror w gilt carved pierced acanthus from Bartlett family; Geo III 54” brass fender w engraving of lion & cherubs; brass trivets; brass bed warmer;other early fenders; Boston Sheraton lemon top andirons; Eng fruitwood pear shaped tea caddie; 9” x 12” petit-point farm scene; Jenny Lynn C I door knocker; Abercrombie & Fitch vintage picnic set; New York System locomotive R R bell; 19^th C I jockey hitching post - repainted;

Miniature paintings & Silhouettes

: 3” x 2 ¼” 18^th c oil on ivory of Revolutionary War Col Samuel Blagden Salisbury Ct wearing uniform and Medal of Cincinnati; 3 ½” x 3” w/c on paper of Amos Gilman Bartlett 1833 N.H by W. Porter Boston - descending in family; 3 ½” x 2 ¾” oil on ivory of Samuel R S Mather Boston; 2 ¾” x 2 ¼” oil on ivory of young girl descending in Bartlett family; 1” rd. dbl sided oil portrait of Royal Peake & Wife Jane from Monkton VT ca 1820; 3 ½” x 5” w/c of American Gentleman circa 1840; 7” x 10” w/c full length silhouette of mid shipmen John Ward with sextant 1838 by Firth; sev. other silhouettes; pr. miniatures on porcelain signed Bizet;

Orientalia & Ivory:

11 ½” Chinese carved ivory hollow tusk of 8 humans in Bonsai tree landscape; 8 3/8” Chinese carved ivory of 4 humans under tree; 8” Chinese carved ivory of 2 birds on a tree; Pair of 8” relief carved tusks w dragon motif; 12 ½” Chinese carved ivory of female , bird & rose; 8 3/8” Chinese carved ivory of man w fish & pipe; 8” Chinese carved ivory female w scroll & roses; 3 - 18 ½” h Chinese carved wood human figures in red & gilt surface; 12” jade charger;

Oriental Rugs:

good selection of old estate rugs inc. 12’ x 20’ Sarouk; 8’ x 11’ Northwest Persian w signature; 3’8” x 10’ Northern Persia city carpet; 5’3” x 12’ Turkish w birds; 9’7” x 16’ Heriz; and more.

RARE BOOKS & HISTORIC COLONIAL ERA NEW HAMPSHIRE
PAPER:

1794 Stedman’s “History of the American War” (2 vols complete w/ maps); 1787 Tarleton’s “History of the Campaigns of 1780 & 1781 in the Southern Provinces of North America” complete w maps; Josiah Bartlett’s w/c coat of arms w/ history of the Bartlett name on the reverse (as found); Josiah
Bartlett autograph (cut from letter); 1763 Kingston, NH deed to Josiah Bartlett; 1767 Journals of the New Hampshire House of Representatives incl new laws establishing a militia- marked Haverhill; 1789 letter from Josiah Bartlett to his daughter Mrs. Rhoda True of Salisbury; Josiah Bartlett engraved
“Proclamation of a Day of Public Thanksgiving Thurs., November 25, 1790”; 1820 US HR 37- “a bill to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War”; 1822 veteran’s appeal of John Clark to Ezra Bartlett of Haverhill for pension for his service in the 1776 invasion of Canada 1812 pamphlet “The Speech of Josiah Bartlett at the
Republican Convention at Kingston Plains”; 1734-37 list of bonds & notes incl Stephen Byngham’s note for 2 years “for which he had a Indian woman & child”; 1839 Jared Sparks “The Writings of George Washington” (11 vols); 1857 Randall’s “Life of Thomas Jefferson” (3 vols); 1792 Moore’s American Geography (3^rd ed w/ map); Allentown, Pa. printed & h/c fractur; h/c engr
coat of arms of Robert Darcy; 1876 Blanchard’s “Historic Map of the United States”; Hopkins 1890 map of the City of Burlington, Vt.; Kevin Graffagnino’s “Shaping of Vt” & “Atlas of Lake Champlain 1779-1780”; 9 blue folios “Birds of North America”;

AMERICAN PAINTINGS: 12”x 12” o/c “The Balloon Seller” signed E.H. Potthast (Edward Henry Potthast 1857-1927); 29”x 25” portrait of Dr. Ezra Bartlett (son of Josiah Bartlett) by Alonzo Slafter ( 1801-1864) with copy of the original 1840 receipt; 30”x 25” o/c 1847 portrait of Charles Stockton ae 71 yrs. Signed Charles A John; 24”x 42” o/c 19^th c profile of an American 2- mast sailing ship “F.G. Russell” believed to be out of Saybrook, Ct; 12”x 18” o/c Impressionist coastal sunset signed F H M Rehn (Frank Knox Morton Rehn 1848-1914 Phila); 23”x 35” o/b winter village landscape signed Dorothy Oliver (1899-1975 Monterey, Ca.); fine 22”x 36” o/b impressionistic landscape signed “Prospect Hill- Bermuda”; 14” x 20” o/c pastoral cows by river landscape signed D.F. Bigelow (Daniel Folger Bigelow 1823-1910 Chicago); 26’x 40” w/c landscape signed Folger A Bigelow (1868-1891 Chicago); 17”x 25’ w/c “Wood in Ct.” signed Herb Olsen; 11”x 15” o/b “Bolinas Bay” signed A. Sheldon Pennoyer (1888-1957 NYC); 13”x 19” o/c New England 19^th c winter scene of a sawmill & home;

VERMONT PAINTINGS:

23”x 17” o/c Vt landscape w/ flume of water signed Heyde on stretcher (Charles Louis Heyde 1822-1899 Burlington, Vermont); 23”x 31” o/c Vt hill farm landscape signed Thomas R. Curtin (1899-1977); 16”x 20” oil/ masonite “Winter Shadows” signed Thomas R. Curtin; 17”x 22” w/c winter red barn scene signed Walton Blodgett (1908-1963); 9”x 13” w/c farm & barn at dusk signed Walton Blodgett; 20”x 24” o/c “Sunset Mist” signed Virginia Webb (contemporary Vt.); 30”x 40” o/c haying scene signed C Walton (contemporary Vt.); 8”x 13” w/c Vt. landscape signed Martha Wood Belcher (1844-1930 Pittsford, Vt.); lg 20^th c o/c Vt winter landscape signed Lois Foley;

EUROPEAN PAINTINGS:

29”x 20” w/c Vatican interior w/ Cardinals reviewing music signed F Bellesio Roma- Tivoli (Federico Bellesio 19^th c Italian); 9”x 16” w/c landscape signed C. Pearson (Cornelius Pearson 1805-1891 British); 19”x 11” w/c pastoral landscape “On the Lyn, Devon” signed Harold Lawes (1890- British); 12”x 18” o/c “Hamsey Bridge- Sussex” signed A. Bennett ’71 (Arthur Bennett 19^th c British); 29”x 23” o/c laid onto board ca 1840 portrait of a gentleman; 9”x 7” w/c Dutch soldier returning home signed P. S Smith; 9” x 7” o/b Dutch windmill signed J DeBoef;

GLASS & CHINA:

pr of 13” 18^th c Famille Rose chargers; pr of Chinese Export blue reticulated baskets w/ under trays; 10” Chinese blue & white bowl; pr of 13” Royal Doulton Art Nouveau vases; 10” Royal Doulton Art Nouveau vase signed Ethel Baird; 13” Royal Doulton cobalt & gilt enamel vase; 13” Chinese blue & white “Flying Turkey” charger; 11” Rose Medallion bowl; 99 pc Copeland Spode “Newburyport” luncheon set; Copeland Imari pattern ret platter & 11 dessert plates; polychrome Prattware duck sauce boat; 12 Royal Worcester dessert plates w/ gilt butterfly & daisy dec; collection of 30 pcs of Port Neuf china; 3” Tiffany type dbl hdl vase; 5” Steuben type ftd vase; Meissen cov jar w/ putti & applied floral dec; 12” gilt dec export platter; 14” Majollica leaf form platter; 11” Sandwich type paneled cobalt blue decanter; cut blown decanter; 72 Minton luncheon set; 21 pcs Royal Copenhagen reticulated edge blue & white china; Canton Export cov jar; 8 Copeland-Spode “Chaplet” dinner plates; Wedgwood Jasperware; pr of Wedgwood open pots; Royal Worcester pitcher; Royal Bayreuth Rose Tapestry cream pitcher; pr of Staffordshire “Clala Kavak” plates; pr of gilt & enamel floral dec cut decanters; 14 pcs Copeland Spode “Delft” polychromed china; pr of cobalt cut to clear decanters; pr of cased ruby cut to clear decanters & 12 stemware wines; 12 Wedgwood wide gilt edge dinner plates; Korean cov rice bowl; 10 pcs Gustavburg silver overlay plates & salts;

SILVER:

7” Tiffany all-over repousse & acanthus sterling water pitcher; 11” Arts & Crafts era 1920’s sterling punch bowl signed Frans J R Gyllenberg & Alfred H Swanson; 10” English silver tea pot made by Fras. Crump- London 1764-5; 4 pc BBS Ld English silver all-over repousse tea set; 53 pc Tiffany sterling flatware set; 20 pcs of Tiffany “Wave Edge’ sterling flatware incl 10 lg spoons; 7 Gorham “Strasbourg dinner forks; 59 pc B 09 sterling flatware set; 9” Whiting Mfg. Co “Lily of the Valley” sterling serving fork; 9” Continental silver figural hdl serving spoon; 9” coin silver serving spoon; pr of 10” Dominic & Haff sterling candlesticks; 5 pc. Gorham sterling silver brush set; 15 pcs E Whitney coin silver spoons; Tiffany & Co match holder; pr of Sheffield oval cov. warming pans; cased Harrison Bros Sheffield 4 pc carving set; 18” long hdl So. American silver bowl; 15”
Mexican sterling silver platter;

Jewelry:

approx 2.2 ct t.w. 3 stone dia ring w 1 ct rd brilliant center & 2 -.6 ct rd side stones set in 14 k w.g; .6 ct. rd brilliant cut set in floral rd mêlée in 14 k w.g; approx 2 ct. oval cut sapphire set w 40 dia surround set in 18 k y.g; pr of y.g. circa 1820 courting bracelets w flame stitch interiors; 18 k y.g. bamboo style bracelet; y.g. figural ring w serpent & dragon & ¼ ct dia.; Phila. Bakelite 5 color jointed bracelet; 14 k y.g cigarette case; 14 k y.g ladies watch; Rolex oyster men’s watch in box; other gold;

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