Candlestand with octagon top on turned shaft set on three turned legs connected by turned supports, New England early to mid 18th century. ht. 27 in. top: 18 x 18 1/4
Samuel Lovett Waldo 1783-1861 and William Jewett 1789/90-1874 Portrait of Anson Greene Phelps 1781-1853 oil on canvas, painted from life in 1835 unsigned Plaque: Anson G. Phelps, A Member of the Chamber of Commerce 1825-1833, Presented by Mrs. William E. Dodge. 36 x 29 American frame, circa 1860’s, frame wd. 5 1/2 in. Phelps was a businessman from Connecticut. He founded Phelps Dodge Mining Corporation. Provenance: The Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, New York Property from Credit Suisse’s Americana Collection Literature: Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, Catalogue of Portraits in the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York New York, 1924 p. 35, no. 92.
Pine tall case clock having square brass dial and brass works, dial inscribed Wm. Bird Seagrave. ht. 87 1/2 in. case wd. 14 in. Provenance: The Estate of Natalie Rafferty
Eugene Higgins 1874-1958 Out West oil on canvas signed lower right Eugene Higgins restretched and relined 14 1/2 x 18 Provenance: The Estate of Sylvia Leven Exhibition: 1955 Salmagundi Club Auction Exhibition
Jacobean bench with upholstered top on turned legs joined by stretchers, probably 17th century. ht. 15 in. top: 17 x 30 1/2 Provenance: The Estate of Natalie Rafferty
Walnut secretaire with rectangular top over one drawer over drop front desk over three drawers set on square tapered legs, Continental late 18th century to early 19th century. ht. 54 in. case wd. 23 1/2 in. dp. 13 1/2 in. Provenance: The Estate of Natalie Rafferty
Painted four panel Chinese screen, oil on canvas mounted on a frame depicting town landscape with figures along a river and the other side oil on canvas of a scrolling flowering tree, 19th century as is some parts detached. ht. 79 in. lg. 80 in.
Chippendale cherry secretary desk in two parts, upper portion with broken arch top over two glass doors on lower portion with slant lid over four drawers set on bracket base, circa 1780 doors restored. Note in desk states: Desk belonged to Janz Levitt who received from Anna Hoagland Rice from Harriet Babcock from her father who was nephew to Benj. Lewis who came to Colchester in 1717. ht. 84 in. case wd. 31 1/4 in. dp. 18 in. Provenance: Nadeau’s Auction Gallery 1981
Queen Anne chest on frame chest with three short drawers over three long drawers set on frame with cabriole legs ending in pad feet, 18th century top frame made up. ht. 50 in. top case wd. 36 in. dp. 18 1/2 in. Provenance: The Estate of Natalie Rafferty
George III mahogany chest having two short drawers over three long drawers. ht. 36 1/2 in. case wd. 36 1/2 in. dp. 20 in. Provenance: The Estate of Natalie Rafferty
Chest on frame in two parts with large cornice molding over five drawers set on made up base with ball and claw feet, 18th century, base 20th century. ht. 57 in. case wd. 36 in. dp. 18 in. Provenance: The Estate of Anne S. Carey
Group of five Chinese porcelain pieces to include Chinese Export Famille Verte butterfly pattern jar and two bowls, and two rectangular dishes some chips. bowls: ht. 3 in. dia. 7 in. Provenance: The Estate of Natalie Rafferty
Thomas Waterman Wood 1823-1903 after 1879 painting by Daniel Huntington Portrait of General John Adams Dix 1798-1879 seated reading a paper oil on canvas, painted in 1899 signed lower right: After D. Huntington 1879 By T. W. Wood 1899 Plaque: John A. Dix, an honorary member of the Chamber of Commerce 1861-1879 50 x 40 In American Dinan Gilder Looking Glass and Picture Frames NY, frame wd. 6 1/2 in. American frame, circa 1860’s Dix was a Union Major General during the Civil War, Secretary of State of New York 1833-1839, a Member of the New York State Assembly 1842, United States Senator from New York 1845-1849, President of the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad 1853, Postmaster of the City of New York 1860-1861, United States Secretary of the Treasury 1861-1861, President of the Union Pacific 1863-1868, United States Minister to France 1866-1869, President of the Erie Railroad 1872, and Governor of New York 1873-1874. Provenance: The Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, New York Property from Credit Suisse’s Americana Collection Literature: Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, Catalogue of Portraits in the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York New York, 1924 p. 26, no. 63.
John Taylor Arms 1887-1953 The Sarah Jane New York color etching and aquatint signed in margin John Taylor Arms 1920 10 1/4 x 7 1/4 sight size Provenance: The Estate of Natalie Rafferty
Primitive cupboard, narrow with one door with raised panels and surround molding, now repainted with grain paint, late 18th to early 19th century. ht. 60 in. wd. 21 in. dp. 16 in.
Pair of crackle glaze urn form vases with enameled butterflies, grasshoppers, and blossoming lotus, having molded branch form handles, impressed seal mark on bottom. both as is. ht. 17 3/4 in.
Group of five glazed vases including a pair of Chinese small globular vases with molded dragons, a pair of dark brown glazed vases, and a yellow glazed pottery jar with handles. ht. 6 1/4 in. ht. 6 1/4 in. ht. 7 1/4 in. ht. 7 3/4 in.
George II style mahogany table with oval drop leaves on turned legs ending in pad feet. ht. 28 in. open: 39 x 41 Provenance: The Estate of Natalie Rafferty