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Lot Numbers, Descriptions and Estimates
601. Important Americana sampler, signed “Sarah May Covenham, 1811,” text reads: “be Christ my pattern and my guide his image may I bear. O may I tread his sacred steps and his bright glories share,” overall wear, 12.5”w x 13”h, good condition 500-700
602. Americana needlepoint, folk embroidery dated 1800, features a fiddle, horse, rooster, book, butterfly and initials, overall wear, 21.5”w x 17”h, good condition 400-600
603. Americana sampler, by Mary Bell, worked in 1793, text reads: “My defence is of God who haveth the upright in hart Mary Bell finished this 1793,” dirt and minor wear, 8”w x 11.5”h, good condition 800-1000
604. Exceptional Americana sampler, executed by Mary Renvill, possible English, 1792, reads: “All you my friends that exspaxts to see a peace of marking don by me, Mary Renvill, her sampeller, Mary Renvill was born August 10, 1775, this sampeller finis November 22, 1792,” some wear, 12”w x 12”h, good condition 2000-3000
605. Americana sampler, signed “Louisa Algie, May 10, 1837,” major losses to lettering, excessive wear, dirt, 10”w x 16”h, fair condition 100-200
606. Shaker work table, single drawer form with original spool knob, butternut with old paint to base, top refinished, 30”w x 20”d x 29”h, very good condition 400-600
607. Shaker writing desk, in cherry, old refinish, 35”w x 22.5”d x 33.5”h, very good condition 500-700
608. Shaker berry basket, Mt. Lebanon community, 6”dia x 4.5”h, very good condition 200-300
609. Shaker flax hatchel stand, worn original finish, 18”w x 18”d x 30”h, very good condition 200-300

Provenance: Richard Withington, August 6, 1991
610. Shaker bucket, c. 1860, small form, marked: “Enfield, CT,” 4.5”dia x 3.5”h, very good condition 200-300

Provenance: Willis Henry Auction, March 2, 1991
611. Americana foot-warmer, original iron coal insert and red stain, 9.5”w x 8”d x 6.5”h, very good condition 400-600
612. Shaker sap buckets, two, original red paint to one, each: 12”dia x 9.5”h, very good condition 300-500
613. Important Shaker herb carrier, fixed-handle form, original patina, 13”w x 9.5”d x 9”h, very good condition 500-700


Provenance: Paul McGinnis, H. Falls, New Hampshire, July 28, 1991, Lot 196
614. Shaker rocker, No. 7, four slat ladder-back form with black finish, minor repair to original tape, signed with Shaker trademark label on back, some wear to finish, 24”w x 30”d x 41”h, very good condition 800-1000
615. Americana cupboard, c. 1850, step-back form in walnut with beaded trim, initialed “C. E. Godfrey,” 61”w x 16.5”d x 90”h, very good condition 1500-2500
616. Shaker writing desk, attributed to Sabbathday Lake community, old in pine with a pigeon hole interior, desk lock is missing, old refinish, 31.5”w x 22”d x 36”h, very good condition 800-1000

Provenance: Paul McGinnis, H. Falls, New Hampshire, July 28, 1991, Lot 141
617. Exceptional Shaker carrier, c. 1850, round handled form in original red stain, maple, hickory and pine, 12”dia x 10.5”h, very good condition 500-700

Provenance: Willis Henry Auction, Sept. 22, 1991, Lot 67
618. Shaker footstool, Mt. Lebanon community, old black paint, 12”w x 11.5”d x 7”h, very good condition 100-200
619. Shaker butter churn, attribution, original red paint, 19.5”w x 20”d x 30”h, very good condition 400-600
620. Shaker box, oval two-finger form with lid, “WXC” carved at top, 11”w x 8.5”d x 3.5”h, very good condition 100-200
621. Shaker box, three-finger oval form with lid, 4”w x 2.5”d x 1.5”h, very good condition 300-500
622. Shaker bonnet, size 13, blue silk liner and ribbon, original condition, 6.5”w x 12”d x 9.5”h 200-300
623. Shaker box, oval three-finger form with lid, 10.5”w x 7”d x 4”h, very good condition 200-300
624. Shaker spit box, three-finger form, 9”dia x 3.5”h, very good condition 200-300
625. Shaker painting, Enfield, New Hampshire, signed North Family, 7.5”dia, very good condition 200-300
Provenance: Richard Withington Auction, August 8, 1991
626. Shaker items, group of three including a peel, yarn winder and divider, largest: 30.5”l, very good condition 300-500
627. Shaker items, group of five including a soap dish, bentwood cutlery box, bootjack, sander, and flax hatchel with cover, largest: 19.5”w x 6”d x 6”h, very good condition 200-300
628. Shaker-style items, group of four, oval lidded box: 5.5”w x 4”d x 1.5”h, bucket with lid in original blue stain: 13.5”w x 13.5”h, pantry box with lid: 7.5”w x 6”d x 2.5”h, and syrup bucket with lid and old mustard finish: 12.5”dia x 13”h, very good condition 200-300
629. Shaker box, oval two-finger form, fingers facing left, with lid, 8.5”w x 6”d x 3”h, very good condition 300-500
630. Shaker spice container, with lid and eight original labeled spice containers, 9.5”dia x 3.5”h, very good condition 300-500
631. Shaker comb, hand-carved example, 2”dia x 1.5”h, excellent condition 200-400
632. Shaker ironing board, in poplar, 22”w x 5”d x 6”h, together with a Shaker sleeve iron, 22”w x 4”d x 2”h, very good condition 200-300

Provenance: Willis Henry Auction, October 12, 1992, Lot 313
633. Shaker pill drying rack, Sabbathday Lake, Maine community, 12.5”w x 7”w, very good condition 300-500

Provenance: Shaker Society Auction, Sabbathday Lake, MA, June 20, 1972, Lot 87 & Willis Henry Auction, September 22, 1991, Lot 243
634. Shaker grain measure, attributed to Nathan Draper, signed “ND”, 12.5”dia x 6.5”h, very good condition 200-300
635. Shaker storage boxes, group of three including a three-finger spit box, three-finger box with lid and original blue paint and a spit box, largest:, very good condition 300-500
636. Shaker sap bucket, North Family, marked: “NF Shakers Enfield, NH,” original mustard paint, 12”dia x 11.5”h, very good condition 200-300

Provenance: Willis Henry Auction, September 22, 1991
637. Americana sampler, worked by Ellen Jane Taylor, dated May 20, 1839, text: “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handy work,” overall wear, 10.5”w x 9.5”h, good condition 800-1000
638. Shaker sewing box, 9” w x 6.5”d x 9”h, very good condition 200-300
639. Shaker shovel, carved from a single piece of wood, old repair pieced in, 36”w x 12.5”d, very good condition 200-300
640. Shaker knitting spools, four large spools, largest measures 9”w x 6.5”d x 9”h, very good condition 100-200
641. Shaker mirrors, lot of four, including one small folding mirror and three hand mirrors, largest: 5”w x 12”h, very good condition 300-500
642. Shaker items, group of six, including curved brush: 10”w x 23”h, iron fork with wood handle: 17.5”l, spindle clamp: 12.5”l, protractor: 10”l, hat stretcher: 8”l, small hoe, very good condition 200-300
643. Americana watercolor, portrait of a young man dressed in blue holding a book, image: 4.5”w x 5.5”h, overall: 7.5”w x 9”h, very good condition 500-700
644. Americana watercolor, depicting a boy wearing a blue suit and a cap, image: 4.5”w x 5.5”h, overall: 7.5”w x 9”h, very good condition 400-600
645. Americana watercolor, depicting a young gentleman in a blue coat, image: 2”w x 2.5”h, overall: 4”w x5”h, very good condition 400-600
646. Shaker brushes, lot of five, largest: 13”l, very good condition 200-300
647. Shaker items, group of four including a quilting smoother, mallet and two medicine funnels, largest: 9.5”h, very good condition 200-300
648. Shaker household items, group of four, includes iron rack, ruler, ruled box and measuring wheel, largest: 9.25”w x 17.5”h, very good condition 200-300
649. Shaker items, group of seven pieces including a red-stained box, sewing carrier, box and two sieves, yarn comb, carrier in butternut, largest: 8”w x 5.5”d x 6.5”h, very good condition 200-300
650. Shaker pipe and Shaker eyeglasses with case, largest: 6”w x 1.5”h, very good condition 100-200
651. Shaker sewing items, group of four, includes a needle case: 6”w x 9”l, and three pin cushions with spools, largest: 6.5”dia x 6”h, very good condition 100-200
652. Shaker garment items, lot of four, including a shirt stretcher, hinged shirt stretcher and bonnet with wood mount (not pictured), largest: 13.5”w x 12”h, very good condition 400-600
653. Americana Nantucket baskets, two, c. 1920, some breaks, original finish, 7”dia x 9.5”h, very good condition 300-500
654. Shaker household items, group of six, consisting of: iron tong lighter, pie lifter, dustpan, tin scoop, dough scraper and ladle, largest: 13.5”w x 12.5”h, very good condition 200-300
655. Shaker assorted household items, group of five, including a feather duster, whisk broom, and three brushes, largest: 17.5”l, very good condition 300-500
656. Shaker spools, lot of three, each: 2.5”dia x 4”h, with a Shaker box, in poplar, with sliding lid in red: 12”w x 7”d x 2.5”h, very good condition 200-300
657. Shaker carrier, with four Shaker berry baskets, overall: 29”w x 12”d x 12”h, very good condition 300-500
658. Shaker wood board, contains holes for painting and varnishing, 23”w x 14”d x 2”h, very good condition 200-300
659. Shaker clothing items, lot of three hangers and three darners, largest: 17”l, very good condition 300-500
660. Shaker items, group of seven including a mallet, two scoops, dipper, apple butter scoop in maple, stirrer and glove stretcher, largest: 14.5”l, very good condition 400-600
661. Shaker comb, hand-carved example, 2”dia x 1.5”h, excellent condition 200-400
662. Important Shaker pail, c. 1830, covered form in original mustard paint, Canterbury, New Hampshire community, inscription on bottom reads: “Presented to Mary Ann by Eldress Betsy M. Hastings,” 8"dia x 6"h, very good condition 1500-2000

Provenance: Willis Henry Auction, September 22, 1991, Lot 157
663. Shaker butter paddles, two, Union Village Community, largest: 9.5”w x 3”h, very good condition 200-300
664. Shaker oak flax spinning wheel, signed “T. Thompson,” 35"w x 22"d x 35"h, very good condition 300-500
665. Shaker basket, two-handled flat form with minor breaks, 22”w x 23”d x 4”h, very good condition 400-600
666. Important Shaker garment hanger, four tier form, signed “E.B., M.C. Allen, 1903” with other pencil signatures, 15”w x 20”h, very good condition 500-700

Provenance: Paul McGinnis Auction, July 28, 1992
667. Shaker household items, group of six including a brush, tin mouse trap, bean sifter and three sieves, largest: 18.5”w x 19”d x 3.5”h, very good condition 200-300
668. Shaker shingle sizer gauge, 7”w x 5”d x 4”h, with a Shaker wooden pitkin, 6”w x 3”d x 8”h, very good condition 200-300
669. Important Americana Piggin in original blue paint, 6”w x 11”h, very good condition 300-500

Provenance: Horton and Lillian Foote Collection, Withington Auction, Aug. 14, 1990
670. Important Americana skew holder, 18th century hand-wrought skew holder with six skews, holder: 7”w x 6”h, very good condition 300-500

Provenance: Clark and Mary Garrett Collection, May 24, 1992 Auction
671. Important Americana lollipop butter print with hand-carved alphabet and numerals, 10”h, very good condition 1000-1500

Provenance: Clark and Mary Garrett Collection, July 28, 1992 Auction
672. Americana items, c. 1880, group of seven early photographs in original cases, larges is: 3.75"w x 3.25"h, very good condition 200-300
673. Shaker cabinet, in pine, single door form with shelves, 31”w x 9”d x 32”h, very good condition 300-400
674. Americana items, c. 1920, group of six duck decoys including and an ice fishing lure, largest is: 16"w x 7.5"h, very good condition 300-500
675. Important Americana curlew, hand-carved and signed “RL,” mounted on a walnut base, 6.5"w x 8.75"h, very good condition 500-700

676. Shaker books, group of eleven Shaker-related books, very good condition 50-75
677. Rare Shaker yarn winder, attributed to Benjamin Bailey, Alfred, Maine, in maple and oak, original red stain, stamped "BB," minor repair, 21"w x 26"d x 40.5"h, very good condition 800-1000

Provenance: Willis Henry Auction, October 12, 1992, Lot 17
678.  Alexis Jean Fournier (American, 1865-1948), “Evening Quietude”, c. 1903; oil/canvas, 18” x 24”, signed and dated.
Fournier formally began his artistic career in 1886, when he became a student of Douglas Volk, in Minneapolis. It is believed that Fournier met Elbert Hubbard at the 1893 Colombian Exhibition in Chicago. Hubbard, the beloved spiritual guide and business leader of the Roycroft community of artisans and crafts people, would eventually become one of Fournier’s greatest patrons and admirers. Fournier was living at least part-time in East Aurora by 1903, the year this work was painted, and soon became the director and artist-in-residence there. In addition to his activities with Roycroft, Fournier painted at the artist colonies in Woodstock, New York; Provincetown, Massachusetts; and Brown County, Indiana.

Fournier’s work will be featured in an upcoming exhibit at the Massillon Museum, titled, Midwestern Visions of Impressionism .

This is an excellent example of the tonalist aesthetic which was closely associated with the American Arts & Crafts Movement. 10,000-15,000
679. Ellis Prentice Cole, (American, 1862-1952) , “Mountain Town”; c. 1910; 11” x 9”, lot of six vintage gelatin prints depicting similar subjects, two pictured; unframed. 300-500
680. Ellis Prentice Cole (American, 1862-1952), “Native American Life”, c. 1910; lot of six vintage gelatin prints depicting similar subjects, three pictured, 2.75” x 3.25”, unframed. 300-500
681. Ellis Prentice Cole (American, 1862-1952), “Native American Man”, c.1910; and “Bison”, lot of six vintage gelatin prints depicting similar subjects, two pictured, 4” x 5”, unframed. 300-500
682. Ellis Prentice Cole, (American, 1862-1952), “Danger!”; c. 1910; lot of three vintage gelatin prints depicting similar subjects, one pictured; 8” x 10”, unframed. 500-700
683. Ellis Prentice Cole, (American, 1862-1952), “Native Americans”, c. 1910; lot of five vintage gelatin prints depicting similar subjects, one pictured, 4.25” x 6.5”; unframed. 500-700
684. Ellis Prentice Cole (American, 1862-1952), “Teepee with Figure”, c. 1910; lot of five vintage gelatin prints depicting similar subjects, one pictured, 4.25” x 5”, unframed. 300-500
685. Ellis Prentice Cole, (American, 1862-1952) , “Fly Fishing”, c. 1910; 3.5” x 5”; “Fish”, c. 1910; 3.5” x 5”; lot of six vintage gelatin prints depicting similar subjects, two pictured; with four landscape images, 8” x 10”; unframed. 400-600
686. Ellis Prentice Cole (American, 1862-1952), “Golfing”, c. 1910; lot of five vintage gelatin prints depicting similar subjects, one pictured; 8” x 10”, unframed. 300-500
687. American School, possibly Roland W. Reed (American, 1864-1934), “Chief in Headdress”, c. 1910; vintage photograph, 15.5” 12.5”, unsigned. This item came to us with a collection of Reed photos, but we are unfamiliar with this particular image. 400-600
688. Ellis Prentice Cole (American, 1862-1952), “Breaking Waves”, c. 1910; lot of seven vintage gelatin prints depicting similar subjects, one pictured, 4.5” x 6.5”, unframed. 400-600
689. Ellis Prentice Cole, (American, 1862-1952), “Figures on Canyon Edge”, c. 1910; lot of six vintage gelatin prints depicting similar subjects, one pictured; 8” x 10”, unframed. 500-700
690. Ellis Prentice Cole, (American, 1862-1952), “Waterfall with Figures”, c. 1910; lot of 5 vintage gelatin prints depicting similar subjects, one pictured; 10” x 8”, unframed. 600-800
691. Ellis Prentice Cole (American, 1862-1952), “Artist at Work”, c. 1910; lot of four vintage gelatin prints depicting similar subjects, one pictured; 8” x 10”, unframed. There were several notes included in Cole’s photos mentioning “Wendt’s Camp”; this might possibly be in reference to William Wendt. 400-600
692. Frederic M. Grant (American, 1886-1959), “Haitian Scene”, c. 1920; gouache/board, 6.5” x 8.5”, initialed “F.M.G.” Chicago painter. This is a very unusual and interesting subject matter for Grant. 800-1200
693. Carl Weber (American, 1850-1921), “Pastoral Landscape ”, c. 1910; watercolor, 13.5” x 26”, signed. 600-800
694. Miles Jefferson Early (American, b. 1886), “Faux Pas”, c. 1934; oil/canvas, 40” x 50”, signed and dated; titled on verso. 2000-3000
695. John Olson Hammerstad (American, 1842-1925), “Hudson River”, oil/canvas, 20” x 28”, signed, excellent original frame. 2000-3000
696. Joseph Tomanek (Czech/American, 1879 - 1974), “Nude by a Stream”, c. 1920; oil/board, 13” x 10”, signed. 1000-2000
697. Svend Svendsen (Norwegian-American, 1864-1945), “Evening Snow”, c.1910; oil/canvas, 23" x 31”, signed. 1000-2000
698. William Keith (American, 1838-1911), “Pastoral Landscape”, c. 1900; oil/canvas, 16” x 20”, signed, great original frame. 4000-6000
699. Alexis Matthew Podchernikoff (Russian/American, 1886-1933), “Forest Interior with Figures”, oil/canvas, 20” x 30”, signed lower right. 3000-5000
700. Louis Paul Dessar (American, 1867-1952), “The Sheperd and His Flock”, c.1910, oil/canvas, 28” x 36”, signed; original frame; accompanied by a letter from the artist regarding the painting which states, “This is a photograph of one of my recent paintings and which I feel is one of the finest things that I have done.” 3000-5000

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