Frank & Barbara Pollack Antiques

A Pair of Portraits of “Henry Ehle” and “Anna Bellinger” of Chittenango, New York

Oil on canvas, circa 1838. A most unusual pair of primitive portraits in original untouched condition in their original black painted frames. Mr. Ehle holds a copy of The Chittenango Herald dated October 31, 1838. To his left is a figure struggling with a lion, on his right the Chittenango Falls.

Ex-collection: The Gnarlehedge House in Skaneateles, New York.
Illustrated: The Magazine Antiques, “Folk Art Here and There,” August 1953, p. 128.
37¼" x 31¼" framed.

An Exceptional Painted and Decorated Maine Box

Attributed to Salmon Brewster, Curtis Corner, Leeds, Maine, circa 1830.
This very graphic box simulates in painted decoration a paneled trunk with nine panels on each face outlined in black and red on a yellow ground, complete with a faux painted bail handle on the lid. 24" wide, 9¼" high, 11½" deep.
Maine at its very best in untouched original condition.

A Unique Pair of Exceptionally Tall Queen Anne Side Chairs in Original Red Paint

Connecticut, probably New London County or Stratford. Maple and ash, circa 1790-1800.
The chairs in their untouched original paint and condition are pure sculpture with their remarkably tall
and elongated shaped splats and posts. Their exceptional form shows the hand of a craftsman taking a
standard form and elevating it to a superior quality. HT. 46 in. SH. 18¼ in. WD. 20 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.