Two Lift Top Boxes in Original Paint
paint decoration in panels with red and green outlines, top mounted with brass handle, and a primitive blue/green lift top box
early 19th century
height 8 1/4 inches, top 11 1/2″ x 18″
Lift Top Blanket Chest
having reeded molding, scalloped apron, inside writing W.N. Rice East Windsor Hill Conn., one rear foot repaired
height 23 inches, top 16 1/4″ x 39 1/2″
Provenance: From the Enfield Historical Society, 2025 Deaccession
Shaker Diminutive Mahogany Lift Top Chest
top mounted with black oil cloth, set on tall boot jack ends
Provenance: Flo and Howard Fertig Estate, Willis Henry Auction, Hancock Village, September 6, 2014, #152
height 17 inches, top 11 1/2″ x 18 1/4″
Provenance: From the Enfield Historical Society, 2025 Deaccession
Primitive Countertop Desk
having lift top and two drawers, interior having two drawers, possibly Shaker
height 16 inches, width 35 1/2 inches, depth 25 1/4 inches
Provenance: From the Enfield Historical Society, 2025 Deaccession
Pine Countertop Desk
having lift lid, four drawer interior, and snipe hinges, now in blue paint
height 13 1/2 inches, width 24 inches, depth 20 3/4 inches
Apotheosis of Washington and Franklin Framed Textile, circa 1785-1825
Toile de Jouy Fabric depicting George Washington in a leopard-drawn chariot, Benjamin Franklin alongside Liberty, the personification of America holding a shield inscribed “American Independence 1776,” and other patriotic and allegorical imagery
41 1/2″ x 28 1/2″
Provenance: From the Enfield Historical Society, 2025 Deaccession
Two Framed 19th Century American Folk Art Works to include
a pair of cut-paper silhouette profile portraits of a gentleman and lady, mounted together against a black and gilt-decorated ground
9″ x 12″ frame
theorem-style still life on fabric depicting a basket of fruit, grapes, berries and foliage
10″ x 13″ frame
Provenance: From the Enfield Historical Society, 2025 Deaccession
Primitive Watercolor Sketch
having house, barns, and fencing, written on back Thursday November 27, 1806 and certificate signed A.B Seaver
sight size 7 1/2″ x 8 1/4″
Group of Framed Silhouette Portraits and Decorative Profile Portraits
to include an oval black silhouette profile in ebonized frame, Wedgwood style white jasperware profile medallion on pale blue ground, pair of black silhouette profiles, two small silhouette portraits, oval gilt framed silhouette and watercolor profile portrait of a seated woman, 19th century
5″ x 9″ largest frame
French Silk Needlework “St. Louis Rendant Justice”
circa 1823, depicting King Louis IX dispensing justice beneath a tree at Vincennes, extensively worked in silk, featuring painted details, titled along lower border retaining on reverse Hoeth Lyon, dealers label inscribed and dated 1823, one corned of glass is loose
26 3/4″ x 20 1/4″
American Tinsel and Reverse-Painted Glass Floral Still Life, 19th Century
reverse folk painting on glass depicting an elaborate floral arrangement in a footed urn, incorporating metallic foil and tinsel decoration against a black ground, housed in giltwood frame
18″ x 21 1/2″ sight
Needlework Sampler having Birds and Animals
signed Sarah Penn age 11, 1791
16″ x 11″
Provenance: Sarah Penns’ Great Grandfather was William Penn founder of Pennsylvania. John Penn married Lucy Granville in 1690 in Caroline County Virginia, they had four sons “The Virginia Penns” one son Moses married Catherine Taylor in 1739 and had a son named John in 1740, John grew up self taught and was granted permission to practice law. Eventually John Penn would come to represent North Carolina as a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His younger brother was Joseph Penn 1717-1799 married Mary Elizabeth Taylor in 1735 and had eight children, the fourth child was Phillip Penn. Phillip married Martha Rollins Holloday in 1761 and had several children including Sarah Penn in 1780
Regency Style Framed Tiger Needlework Textile
Embroidered textile depicting a stylized tiger in profile with floral foliage, worked in shades of brown, tan, cream and blue, framed under glass.
14 1/2″ x 21 1/2″ sight
Group of Three American Hooked Rugs
to include a floral example dated 1904; floral rug featuring central red roses and scrolling foliate border; and pictorial rug depicting a red farmhouse in a rural landscape surrounded by acorn and oak leaf decoration
33″ x 54″ largest
Three Kuba Raffia Fiber Textile Panels, Democratic Republic of the Congo
woven and embroidered raffia fiber panels featuring geometric designs, Kuba Kingdom, Democratic Republic of the Congo, early 20th century
24 1/2″ x 28 1/2″ largest frame
Provenance: Property from the Collection of Thomas D. Mottola sold to Benefit the Museum of Contemporary ArtCT
Shaker Sewing Box
with contents, two pin holder, pin cushions, mini hats, pink interior with exterior ribbons
height 3 inches, height with handle 6 1/2 inches, top 6″ x 8 1/2″
Provenance: From the Enfield Historical Society, 2025 Deaccession
Shaker Lebanon NY Sewing Box
with contents, Hancock Village Pot Holder, pin cushion with wax, strawberry pincushion, 21 shaker postcards
height 4 inches, top 7 1/2″ x 10 1/2″
Provenance: From the Enfield Historical Society, 2025 Deaccession
Four Shaker Oval Boxes
one in black paint
heights 4 inches, 2 1/2 inches, 2 inches, 1 3/4 inches,
tops 6″ x 9″, 5″ x 6 1/2″, 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″, 3″ x 4 1/2″
Provenance: From the Enfield Historical Society, 2025 Deaccession
Shaker Oval Box
with inscription inside cover “Absent or dead still, let a friend be dear, the living claim a sigh, the dead a tear. July 28, 1837″
height 2 inches, top 5″ x 3”
Provenance: From the Enfield Historical Society, 2025 Deaccession
Two Shaker Oval Boxes
each in old varnish finish
heights 3 inches and 2 1/2 inches, lengths 7 1/2 inches and 5 1/4 inches, width 5 inches and 3 1/2 inches
Provenance: From the Enfield Historical Society, 2025 Deaccession
Two Piece Lot Shaker Sewing Box
with drawers and lift lid, along with round box of various woods with Willis Henry Auctions inside
height 3 1/2 inches, height with handle 5 1/2 inches
Provenance: From the Enfield Historical Society, 2025 Deaccession
Three Shaker Round Wood Boxes
one with handle with impressed mark on top, plus handwritten name
heights 6 1/2 inches, 5 1/2 inches, 3 1/2 inches, diameters 11 inches, 10 inches, 8 inches
Provenance: Willis Henry Auction # 355
From the Enfield Historical Society, 2025 Deaccession
Six Various Shaker Bonnetts
four similar, one cloth, one woven with pink flowers
largest 16 inches
Provenance: From the Enfield Historical Society, 2025 Deaccession
Three Piece Porcelain Lot
to include two Canton platters and one export footed bowl
height 5 1/2 inches and diameter 13 inches, 13 3/4″ x 16″, and 11″ x 14″
Three Japanese Imari Blue and White Porcelain Chargers to include
one depicting ducks among reeds and flowering plants; one of a bird perched on a flowering branch, having shaped rim; along with jay bird amongst flowering peonies
largest diameter 18 1/2 inches
Provenance: Gump’s, San Francisco, California, October 14, 1986, purchased for $450;
Gump’s, San Francisco, California, December 3, 1986, purchased for $450;
Gump’s, San Francisco, California, March 4, 1987, purchased for $450;
copies of original receipts available.
From the Robert E Gilroy Estate of Hampton, Connecticut
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase Table Lamp
baluster-form porcelain vase decorated in underglaze blue featuring scrolling lotus and foliate decoration, mounted as a table lamp on carved wood base, having brass fittings
vase height 11 inches
Three Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vases to include
one baluster form having scholar motif along with a near pair of dragon handled vases featuring birds and flower branches
tallest height 18 inches
Provenance: From the Robert E Gilroy Estate of Hampton, Connecticut
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Erotic Porcelain Plaques
pair of rectangular porcelain plaques decorated in famille rose enamels depicting erotic interior scenes featuring figures in domestic settings, surrounded by furnishings, architectural elements and garden views, housed in giltwood frames
9 1/2″ x 6″ each
Three Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Bowls
to include a large punch bowl decorated featuring flowering peonies; and two smaller bowls decorated featuring floral and landscape motifs, 18th/19th century
punch bowl height 6 inches, diameter 14 1/2 inches
Provenance: From the Robert E Gilroy Estate of Hampton, Connecticut
Pair of Chinese Export Fitzhugh Blue and White Porcelain Fruit Coolers
Each having a circular form decorated in underglaze blue depicting peonies, foliage, precious objects, stylized dragons, and fruit-filled roundels within spearhead and diaper borders, flanked by Rococo shell-form side handles and surmounted by domed cover and finial, covers may not be original, one repaired, each cover having chip
height 10 inches
Near Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Sleeve Vases
cylindrical form, each decorated in famille verte enamels featuring continuous figural court scenes, attendants and warriors, having diaper and floral border
height 10 1/2 inches
Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Octagonal Soup Tureen, Cover and Stand
Porcelain tureen having an octagonal form, molded animal-form handles and finial, decorated in underglaze blue featuring Chinese landscape scenes, floral borders and geometric motifs, accompanied by matching octagonal stand, circa 1770
tray 15″ x 11 1/2″
Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, The Collection of Roy and Ruth Nutt: Important Americana & Decorative Arts, January 23, 2015, Sale N09305, Lot 120; purchased for $1,875. Copy of sale receipt available.
From the Robert E Gilroy Estate of Hampton, Connecticut
Two Chinese Porcelain Vases to include
celadon glazed vase decorated in white slip relief featuring flowering branches, birds and butterflies, having applied elephant-form handles and foliate rim, height 16 inches; and famille verte porcelain vase decorated featuring peacocks among flowering peonies and rockwork, height 14 1/2 inches
Chinese Wucai Porcelain Circular Box and Cover
circular porcelain box having annular-form cover decorated in wucai enamels featuring opposing dragons among clouds, flames and auspicious emblems, having underglaze blue inscription, Ming style, repaired and cracked
height 2 inches, diameter 10 inches
Chinese Famille Rose Dragon and Phoenix Porcelain Vase Mounted as a Lamp
baluster-form porcelain vase decorated in famille rose enamels featuring dragon and phoenix medallions surrounded by dense iron-red scrolling foliate decoration, mounted on carved hardwood base and fitted as a table lamp, Qing Dynasty style
vase height 13 inches
Provenance: From a Briarcliff Manor Estate
Chinese Export Qing Style Famille Rose Flower and Butterfly Plate
porcelain plate decorated in famille rose enamels featuring butterflies among peonies and flowering branches, having pink diaper border and cobalt blue and gilt rim
diameter 10 inches
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose “Magu and Deer” Porcelain Plates
pair of octagonal porcelain plates decorated in famille rose enamels depicting the goddess Magu seated beside a spotted deer beneath a pine tree, borders decorated featuring auspicious emblems, likely 18th Century
diameter 9 inches
Chinese Famille Rose “Cockerel” or Rooster Porcelain Plate
octagonal porcelain plate decorated in famille rose enamels depicting roosters perched on blue rockwork among flowering peonies, surrounded by pink diaper border and blue and white floral reserves, likely 18th century
diameter 9 1/2 inches
Pair of Chinese Kangxi Style Famille Noire Porcelain Vases
square-section porcelain vases having flared trumpet rims, famille noire decoration featuring flowering branches, birds and landscape motifs in paneled reserves, bearing blue six-character Kangxi marks, possibly later
height 20 inches