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BRONZE BUST OF DANIEL WEBSTER BY
H DANIEL WEBSTER (CONNECTICUT,
1880-1912).
Signed and dated 1907 on shoulder. Bust
of the famous statesman, 28”h.
$1,000-$1,500
935
SHERATON-STYLE STAND.
American, early 20th century, mahogany.
Rope turned legs, two dovetailed drawers,
and biscuit corner top. 30”h. top is
16 3/4” x 19”.
$100-$200
936
LARGE SAMPLER.
Rachel Lewis, American, early 19th century, silk on linen. Sampler
with arcaded floral and strawberry border, sawtooth inner border,
facing pairs of birds, bellflowers in baskets and a floral wreath
surrounded her name. The lower half is divided by a closely worked
geometric band. 31”h. 21”w., in a frame, 34”h. 24”w.
$250-$500
937
SAMPLER.
Elizabeth Wright, England, early 19th century, silk on wool. Adam
and Eve sampler with verse entitled “The Fall of Adam”. Paired motifs
include cupids, birds, butterflies and dogs. In an old frame, 16 1/2”h.
14 1/2”w.
$250-$450
938
AMERICAN SAMPLER.
Mary Jackson Moody, 1801, silk on linen. Double chimney house,
neatly placed between two trees and a pair of sheep. Mary signed
her work with her full name and gave her age as 10 years old.
Good color. In a frame, 21”h. 19”w.
936
The only girl named Mary Jackson Moody found during genealogical
research was the daughter of Samuel Moody. He was born in
Pennsylvania in1744, moving to Henrico County, Virginia, where
Mary was born. Dropping the Jackson, Mary Moody was a common
name in the late 18th-early 19th century.
$250-$500
939
FOLKSY PORTRAIT OF A SAILOR BOY AND HIS DOG.
Oil on canvas, signed Larry lower right, 1st half-20th century.
Young boy holding a model ship, his panting dog at his side,
surrounded by nautical objects. 23”h. 21”. Unframed.
$100-$200
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FEDERAL INLAID SHAVING MIRROR.
American, early 19th century, mahogany. Oval mirror, stepped
base with four dovetailed drawers. 24”h. 19”w.
$200-$400
941
TWO PICTURES.
American, 2nd half-19th century. Handcolored House Blessing
printed in Reading, Pennsylvania. In a frame, 19 1/2”h. 15 1/2”w.
And a hand painted watercolor and ink of couple at a church. In a
carved folksy frame with birds and vines, 19”h. 23”w.
$150-$300
938