Current Auctions

Lucius B. Bradley Eli Terry Patent Shelf Clock
American mahogany shelf clock having painted Roman numeral dial, reverse-painted glass tablet, and interior label reading “Patent Clocks Invented by Eli Terry… Made and Sold at Watertown, Connecticut, by Lucius B. Bradley.” case stenciled crest decoration and mirrored lower panel, fitted time-and-strike weight-driven movement.
circa 1830-1840.
height 29 1/2 inches
Provenance: From the collection of Richard “Chuck” McCarthy of Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Estimate: $300 - $500

Seth Thomas “Triple-Decker” Eight-Day Weight-Driven Wall Clock
American walnut veneered wall clock, commonly referred to as a “triple-decker,” Roman numeral dial, reverse-painted glass panels decorated floral and bird motifs, and turned gilt columns. the interior retaining printed label reading “Eight Day Weight Clock – Seth Thomas, Thomaston, Conn., Warranted Good.” complete with weights and pendulum. a couple small chips to the veneer on the front of the case.
circa 1840.
height 32 inches
Provenance: From the collection of Richard “Chuck” McCarthy of Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Estimate: $300 - $500

Mahogany Tall Case Clock
arched bonnet and three brass finials, featuring a painted ship dial above a brass face, now fitted with later works
height 87 inches
Provenance: From the collection of Richard “Chuck” McCarthy of Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Estimate: $300 - $500

George III Mahogany Tall Case Clock
swans neck pediment over tombstone dial flanked by fluted columns over door having fluted columns, brass dial, calendar and second hand having putti spandrels, signed Andr Baird Kilbryde
height 86 inches

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Mahogany Shelf Clock
mahogany cased shelf clock, painted Roman numeral dial, brass works movement, open escapement, key-wound, housed in a plain rectangular case and brass bezel and hinged front door.
probably 19th century.
height 16 1/2 inches
Provenance: From the collection of Richard “Chuck” McCarthy of Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Estimate: $200 - $400

American Waterbury Clock Co. Walnut Calendar Clock
Carved shelf clock, case having Roman numeral dial over calendar dial showing date, day, and month, marked “Waterbury Clock Co., U.S.A., Patented July 30th, 1889.
height 29 inches
Provenance: From the collection of Richard “Chuck” McCarthy of Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Estimate: $200 - $400

Victorian Walnut Regulator Wall Clock
Victorian walnut regulator wall clock, Roman numeral dial, single brass weight-driven movement and brass pendulum, housed in a walnut case, glazed door and carved lower bracket decoration.
late 19th century.
height 47 inches
Provenance: From the collection of Richard “Chuck” McCarthy of Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Estimate: $300 - $500

Victorian Oak Regulator Wall Clock
Victorian oak regulator wall clock Roman numeral dial, key-wound movement, and brass pendulum. the oak case turned side columns and carved lower section overturned decorative element at the base.
height 35 1/2 inches
Provenance: From the collection of Richard “Chuck” McCarthy of Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Estimate: $200 - $400

Double-Dial Advertising Wall Clock – Vanner & Prest’s “Molliscorium”
American painted wooden double-dial advertising wall clock for Vanner & Prest’s “Molliscorium,” the surrounding lettering reading “Molliscorium” and “For Value and Quality.” Roman numeral dial, adjacent mirror advertising panel in a shaped painted wall case. key-wind movement to pendulum.
late 19th century.
height 31 inches
Provenance: From the collection of Richard “Chuck” McCarthy of Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Estimate: $300 - $500

Camphorwood Campaign Chest in Two Parts
upper section with two drawers over one drawer on lower section having two drawers all set on pumpkin feet, corners having brass mounts, one of four brass side handles missing
height 40 1/2 inches, top 16 1/2″ x 35 1/4″

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Chippendale Walnut Secretary Desk in Two Parts
upper section having two raised panel doors opening to adjustable shelves set on lower section having slant lid over four drawers on bracket base, interior having multiple drawers, central door, and flame columns, all having central secret compartment, circa 1780, likely from Pennsylvania
height 84 inches, width 38 inches, depth 22 inches
Provenance: From the Collection of John Malcolm Buckey of Bloomfield, Connecticut

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Walnut and Burlwood Chippendale Desk
having drop front and fluted quarter columns on ogee feet
(lid chipped)
height 41 1/2 inches, width 40 inches, depth 22 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Pair of Continental Fruitwood Side Chairs
with slip seats, late 18th to early 19th century
height 37 1/4 inches, width 18 inches

Estimate: $250 - $450

American Poplar Blanket Chest
rectangular form having hinged lid, raised on turned legs, the interior fitted with covered till, retaining original grain-painted surface.
American, 19th century
height 22 inches, top 19 1/2″ x 37″

Estimate: $400 - $800

English Carved Oak Blanket Chest
rectangular hinged lid opening to a fitted interior, the front three carved panels depicting stylized sunflowers in arched reserves, flanked by muntins and carved rails, paneled sides, raised on stile supports, dark patinated surface visible wear, losses, separation to side panels, and a small hole to the lower center front panel.
England, 17th century
height 25 inches; width 52 inches; depth 22 inches

Estimate: $500 - $800

George Catlin (American 1796-1872)
“The Snow Shoe Dance” plate 14
Lithograph with original hand-coloring from The North American Indian Portfolio
Printed by Day & Haghe, lithographers, published by George Catlin, 1844
12″ x 17″ plate, 20″ x 26″ frame

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Karl Bodmer (Swiss/French 1809-1893)
“Chief of the Blood Indians; War-Chief of the Piegan (Piekann) Indians; Kootenai (Koutani) Indian”
Hand-colored aquatint engraving, Tab. 46, from “Travels in the Interior of North America”
Published Paris, A. Bertrand; Coblenz, J. Hölscher; and London, Ackermann & Co., circa 1839-1844.
C. Bodmer blindstamp lower center
14″ x 19″ plate, 21 1/2″ x 28″ frame

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Thomas L. McKenney (American, 1785-1859) and James Hall (American, 1793-1868)
“War Dance of the Sauks and Foxes”
Hand-colored lithograph on paper, from McKenney & Hall’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America.
Published Philadelphia, E.C. Biddle, 1837 along with “War Dance of the Sauks and Foxes”
11 1/2″ x 16″ sight

Estimate: $200 - $400

George Catlin (American 1796-1872)
“Wi-Jun-Jon, An Assiniboine Chief,” Plate 25
Hand-colored lithograph from North American Indian Portfolio depicting the chief before and after his visit to Washington, D.C
Published by Day & Haghe, London, 1844-1845.
17 1/2 x 12 1/2 plate, 26″ x 22″ frame

Estimate: $500 - $1000

American Flag Centennial Wicker Rocking Chair
woven wicker armchair, the back having stylized patriotic motifs including an American flag surmounted by the date 1776, having scrolled arms and intricate latticework, the seat set in a wood frame.
late 19th century, likely made in celebration of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia
Provenance: From the Estate of Robyn Gebroe, West Orange, NJ
Reference: in the manner of documented centennial wicker examples, including chair from the Mary Jean McLaughlin Collection, exhibited at the Smithsonian, Renwick Gallery, August 1993, and illustrated in Jeremy Adamson, American Wicker (Rizzoli).
height 46 inches, width 29 inches

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Polychrome Paint Decorated “Punch” Tobacconist Trade Figure
figure standing holding a pack of cigars in the right hand, raised on a shaped tapering wood base labeled “Cigars” and set on an iron wheels, retaining polychrome decoration
Overall height 61 inches
along with small cast iron Punch bank
Provenance: From the Collection of the General Cigar Company acquired by the Cullman family, purchased in 1997 by Edgar and Louise Cullman on CigarStoreIndians.com as central decor for a Punch cigar bar in Boston (no receipt available)

Estimate: $20000 - $40000

Polychrome Paint Decorated Cast Zinc Tobacconist “Rising Star” Trade Figure by William Demuth (German/American 1835-1911)
rare figure depicting a Native American woman in theatrical attire, wearing a short, patriotically themed costume with high button boots, rather than traditional dress, suggesting a stage performer, retaining old paint, American, New York, circa 1874
Overall height 79 inches
Provenance: From the Collection of the General Cigar Company acquired by the Cullman family, purchased in the 1960’s by Edgar and Louise Cullman
Literature: An example is pictured in Illustrated Catalogue of Smokers’ Articles and Show Figures Manufactured and Imported by Wm. Demuth & Co., 1875, no. 62. A facsimile is reproduced by Frederick Fried in Artists in Wood: American Carvers of Cigar-Store Indians, Show Figures and Circus Wagons (NY: Bramhall House, 1970), p. 48, fig. 31.

Estimate: $15000 - $30000

Rare Pair of Native American Carved Wood Tobacconist’s Countertop Trade Figures
Attributed to William Demuth (German/American 1835-1911) male and female carved wooden Native American figures, depicted standing in traditional attire, originally intended for cigar store countertop display, having carved facial features and traces of polychrome decoration
Overall height 27 1/2 inches
Provenance: From the Collection of the General Cigar Company acquired by the Cullman family, purchased in the 1960’s by Edgar and Louise Cullman

Estimate: $5000 - $10000

American Carved and Polychromed Wood Tobacconist’s Scotsman Figure
carved in the form of a Scotsman in balmoral hat and tartan kilt, retaining polychrome decoration, raised on a cylindrical base
Overall height 64 inches
Provenance: From the Collection of the General Cigar Company acquired by the Cullman family, purchased in the 1960’s by Edgar and Louise Cullman

Estimate: $4000 - $8000