SHAKER AUCTION 2003

Online Catalog

Page 8: items 130-151

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130.

 

Chest of drawers, pine, original stain and varnish finish, two drawers over two drawers over three long drawers, lipped and dovetailed on canted square foot, turned wood knobs, Watervliet, NY, c. 1840, purchased at Women's Exchange in Loudenville, NY, 1965, came from Shakers at Watervliet.

 

 

5,750.

131.

 

Side chair, cherry, original dark stained finish, cane seat, Harvard, MA, c. 1835-40, splits at top of front stile, 17" seat h, 42" overall h.

 

 

1,150.

132.

 

Hanging cupboard, butternut and pine, original dark varnish finish, single inset panel door on right side, brass hinges, walnut arched three-hole hanger for peg board, attached to back (replaced), case 12" h, 23 1/2" l, 11" d, hanger 26 3/4" h, (ex. Hazel Hamilton collection).

 

 

805.

133.

 

Side chair, birch and maple, dark walnut stain, varnish finish, cane seat, tilters, Enfield, NH, c. 1840, 13" seat h, 30 3/4" overall h.

 

 

1,265.

134.

 

Two wooden mallets: maple and oak, original varnish finish, thin handled Sister's tool, hourglass-shaped head, 11" l; heavier hammer with lead core, used for corking bottles, 10" l; both with finely turned handles.

 

1,150.

135.

 

Wash stand, poplar, varnish finish, tall backsplash, single dovetailed drawer with turned wooden knob, shelf below, Whitewater, Ohio, c. 1850, 34 1/2" h, 20 1/4" w, 15 1/2" d, (ex. Edwin Hibarger collection).

 

 

1,265.

136.

 

Candle wall bracket and tin chamberstick, pine, varnish finish, applied oak rim, 8" h, 8 1/4" w, 8" d; tin chamberstick, saucer base with push up, 4" h, (ex. Hazel Hamilton collection).

 

 

977.50

137.

 

Rare cheese strainer, maple, carved from one piece, drilled holes for draining, two carved handles, purchased from Molly Hamilton who purchased it from Sister Alice Sennet, Hancock, Mass., 4" h, 20 1/2" l, (ex. Hazel Hamilton collection).

 

1,150.

138.

 

Shelf, cherry, red stained varnish finish, dovetailed, curved sides, 5 1/2" h, 28 3/4" w, 8 3/4" d, (ex. Hazel Hamilton collection).

 

345.

139.

 

Oval box, pine and maple, original blue painted finish, four fingers, copper tack, iron points, 4" h, 10 3/8" l.

 

2,300.

140.

 

Meetinghouse bench, black walnut, original varnish finish, solid rail over 22 feather shaped vertical back supports, plank seat, canted back, curvilinear sides with bootjack ends, from Otterbein House, Union Village, Ohio, 15" seat h, 89" l, 12 1/2" seat depth, 17" back h, 32" overall h, (ex. Edwin Hibarger collection).

 

9,200.

141.

 

Desk box, butternut, tiger maple backsplash and applied dovetailed rim, original dark varnish finish, 33 brass screws, dovetails, small diamond-shaped ivory escutcheon, hinged canted lid, simple interior, pine bottom board, c. 1860, 7" h, 12 1/2" w, 10 1/2" d.

 

1,035.

142.

 

Rare set of three pegboards, pine, original mustard yellow painted finish, turned cherry pegs (8 per board), set in a custom-made cherry spaced bracket, pegboards have original forged nails and are 61" l.

 

pass

143.

 

Store cabinet, butternut, original red stained varnish finish, canted and dovetailed top, hinged lid, three circular 4 1/2" dia holes (these appeared to have had glass) cut into sides and back, dovetailed drawer in bottom of back (possibly to hold funds), brass pull and lock, 23" h, 20" w, 15" d.

 

 

632.50

144.

 

Rocking chair, maple, original walnut stained varnish finish, shawl bar, single slat, taped back and seat, arms, tan and beige tape, #7, Mt. Lebanon, NY transfer decal on right side inside rocker, 17 1/2" seat h, 39 1/2" overall h.

 

 

2,645.

145.

 

Blanket chest, pine and poplar, six-board construction, original red painted finish, molded one-board top, dovetailed case, dovetailed, arched and molded base, original wrought iron strap hinges, double till interior, Watervliet, NY, c. 1820, 23" h, 50" w, 18 1/2" d.

 

5,462.50

146.

 

Drying rack, cherry, traces of original and varnish stained finish, two bars through mortised into tapered ends, on arched foot, 33" h, 30" w.

 

920.

147.

 

Double hanger, pine, natural finish, two flat graduated bars, each attached with three screws to a vertical arched top hanger with hole for peg, 11" h, 14" w.

 

460.

148.

 

Oval box, maple and pine, original green painted finish (over varnish removed), 4" h, 10 1/4" l.

 

1,035.

149.

 

Rare child's rocking chair, maple, tiger maple, original red stained varnish finish, three arched slats, flat bowed tiger maple arms, original splint seat, bottom of right front stile with Shaker forged iron band reinforcement, Watervliet, NY, c. 1820, 11" seat h, 34" overall h.

 

 

3,450.

150.

 

Cupboard, cherry and poplar, original brown painted finish, single inset panel door, through mortise and tenon with single pegs, brass spring closure, three-shelf interior, arched front foot, c. 1840, 58 1/2" h, 28" w, 16 3/4" d, (ex. Hazel Hamilton collection).

 

 

5,462.50

151.

 

Two bottles: "Shaker Horse Radish, E.D. Pettengill Co., Portland, Me.", 5 1/2" h; Unopened box, "The Shaker Digestive Cordial, A.J. White, N.Y., Large Bottles $1.00", 8" h.

 

 

1,035.

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