Frank & Barbara Pollack Antiques

“A Token of Love”
An Extraordinary Painted and Carved Mirror

American, pine, last quarter of the 19th century. Adorned with symbols of love—hearts, flowers and love birds, this unusual piece was most likely made as a marriage gift. It is intricatedly carved and beautifully painted in reds, greens, blues and silver. A sophisticated example of folk art at its finest. Height 16½ in., width 17 in.

A Charming Pair of Portrait Miniatures of Ella and Elliott Baker, Springfield, Mass.

Attributed to James Sanford Ellsworth (1802-1873). Watercolor on embossed valentine envelopes, circa 1853. These wonderful portraits are superior examples of Ellsworth’s work and illustrate his use of vivid colors seen in the children’s dresses with yellow and black polka dots, the fanicful blue-green and yellow chairs, and the cloverleaf clouds that frame the sitters’ faces. Rarely seen are the children’s names stamped in blue ink under each portrait.
3-3/16" x 2" sight size each, 5¼" x 6¼" framed.
Exhibited: The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, Oct. 13–Dec. 1, 1974.
Illustrated: James S. Ellsworth, Portrait Painter by Lucy B. Mitchell, p. 53, figs. A5 and A6;
Art in America, October 1954.

An Extraordinary Two-Tier Sixteen-Light Tin Chandelier

American, from a church in New York state, circa 1800. A large primitive chandelier with eight double-arms terminating on a metal shaft consisting of a series of cones. A dynamic statement in tin. Minor losses to two of the candle cups.
H. 27", W 43"
Provenance: Collection of James R. Marsh, author of
“The Colonial Chandelier Supplement” in Colonial and Early American Lighting.
Illustrated: Colonial and Early American Lighting by Arthur Hayward, p. 184, plate 31.