American Antiques & Art
American Antiques & Art
American
Primitive Paintings, Furniture, Textiles, Folk Art,
and Related Accessories
of the 18th, 19th, and 20th Centuries.
An Exceptional Paint Decorated Tilt-Top Candlestand Pennsylvania; pine, circa 1840-50. Wonderfully shaped top decorated with an elaborate feather and circle design which tilts above a ring turned shaft ending in scrolled legs and all in reds, greens, and black on mustard yellow. Inscribed “Leonard M. Bennetch 1907. Penja Dutch Tilt-top candle stand Old Bennetch Family Heirloom inherited by Emma Mary Bennetch b 1871 d 1968 from her ancestors.” Height 41 5/8", top 18¾" square.
“A
Token of Love” 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.
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. |
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