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Important Catalogued Auction of Americana & Fine Antiques featuring Virginia and the South Saturday, June 20, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. Featuring an extremely important Shenandoah (now Page) Co., Virginia, Johannes Spitler decorated yellow pine blanket chest in outstanding original condition that has descended directly in the Long family of Page Co.; material from the home of Gordon and Hildreth Wheeler of Keswick, VA, including items descended in the Scott and McCray families of Richmond, VA; the stoneware collection of Ronnie and Neal Kite of Esmont, VA; property deaccessioned from a Virginia institution to benefit the collections and conservation funds; plus others. Rare Virginia & other Southern furniture including food/pie safes and sugar chests; 18th & 19th century American formal and country furniture; important Shenandoah Valley folk art including fraktur; a fine collection of Virginia, West Virginia, Western PA, and other folk pottery; country accessories including outstanding baskets; samplers and other textiles; collection of primitive lighting; American fine art; a selection of 18th-20th century silver including American coin silver hollowware; antique firearms; Civil War and Native American material; Bennington & Rockingham ware; &c. See our website for additional preview photos. The catalogue will be posted around June 10. Preview: June 17-19, 10am-6pm daily, and June 20 beginning at 8am.  An extremely important Shenandoah (now Page) Co., Virginia yellow pine blanket chest (c. 1795-1806) with painted decoration attributed to Johannes Spitler (1773-1837). A fully developed expression of the decorator’s art, this chest remains in outstanding original condition and has descended directly in the Long family of Shenandoah (now Page) Co., Virginia. The Longs were pioneer settlers of the Shenandoah Valley, original immigrant Philip Long (1678-1755) having moved in 1730 with his family to the Massanutten region, where he established one of the earliest frontier homesteads in the area. His descendants have remained in the county for ten generations. The appearance of the Long Family chest on the market adds a new chapter to the Johannes Spitler story and stands out amidst the total group of case pieces with decoration attributed to the artist for its quality of design, outstanding condition, and fresh-to-the-market provenance. Property of a member of the Long family. To our knowledge this chest represents the last Spitler-decorated piece remaining in the family of the original owner. It had never left the community where it was made until transported to our gallery earlier this year. 23" H, 47½" W, 21¼" D. Estimate: $200,000-300,000.
1) Rare and important Shenandoah Valley of Virginia watercolor and ink folk art fraktur birth certificate made for Susanna Rothgeb (born 1806), attributed to Jacob Strickler (Shenandoah [now Page] Co., VA, 1770-1842). The only recorded Strickler composition incorporating American Eagles. Recently discovered in a family bible. 7 5/8" x 12 ¼" object size. 2) An outstanding Peter Bernhart (Rockingham Co., VA, active 1794- 1819) signed watercolor, ink, and woodblock text folk art fraktur birth and baptismal certificate (dated 1814) from the Rolar family. Printed elements by Ambrose Henkel (New Market, VA). From the private collection of Dr. Charles and Elizabeth Umstott, Newport News, VA. Ex-collection of William Wiltshire, Richmond, VA. 13" x 16" sight size. 3) From a rare group (six pages total) of early 19th century Carter family watercolor and ink folk art fraktur birth records attributed to the Frederick Co., Virginia Record Book Artist. Each page 7" x 7¾" object size. The Carter family were prosperous Quakers who lived along the Opequon Creek near Winchester, VA, where their stone home still stands. |
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From a selection of Southern backcountry furniture and accessories, including examples from Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia. Armchair 45¾" HOA.
Right, selection of formal furniture and 19th and 20th century silver, highlighted here by a monumental pair of Thomas Bradbury and Sons (Sheffield, 19th/20th century) sterling silver candelabra (c. 1905) and a Gorham mixed-metal kettle on stand (c. 1882) in the Aesthetic style, atop a Baltimore Classical card table (c. 1835), attributed to Anthony H. Jenkins (Baltimore, active 1832-1857). Candelabra 29" HOA (each). |
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Above left, Anthony Thieme (Dutch-American, 1888-1954) oil on canvas landscape (c. 1935), titled “Mill in Connecticut” and inscribed verso, housed under glass in original frame. Acquired by Bernard Winn McCray (1907-1986) and Harriet Hildreth Scott McCray (1907-1986) of Richmond, VA, and descended directly in the family. 29¼" x 34½" overall. Above right, George Frank Higgins (American, active 1859-1891) oil on canvas Florida landscape (c. 1880). 10¼" x 15¼" object size. |
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Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates Specialists in American glass and lighting, 17th to 20th century ceramics, as well as Southern decorative arts, Americana, and fine antiques of all types. Conducting monthly catalogued auctions as well as providing appraisal and collection management services. 2177 Green Valley Lane, Mt. Crawford, VA 22841 |
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