the american antiques show gala preview january 19, 2011 - Skinner

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Carved and Painted Wood Ship’s Figurehead, America, c. 1830,
the figurehead reportedly depicting Commodore Matthew C. Perry of
the U.S. Navy, original surface, ht. 22, wd. 15 1/2, dp. 14 1/2 in.
Provenance: According to family lore, the figurehead, thought to be
Commodore Perry, was purchased by Arthur Beane’s father, Judge
Beane, from a fisherman in the nineteen teens. The fisherman told
the judge that the figurehead, from an earlier salvage, was found
washed ashore at Monomoy Island. The island is southwest of
Chatham, on Cape Cod, off the Massachusetts mainland.
Literature: This figurehead is illustrated in The Index of American
Design, by Erwin O. Christensen, The Macmillan Co., New York,
1950, p. 58. It is also pictured along with other figureheads on the
cover of the May 1963 Reader’s Digest, from an original illustration
titled Antique U.S. Ship Decorations by Mary Nonnast.
$30,000-50,000
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Carved Butternut Chest of Drawers, possibly Kentucky, early
19th century, embellished with carved pinwheels and quarter fans,
the case flanked by carved applied balusters, refinished, (minor
imperfections), ht. 41 1/2, wd. 33 1/2, dp. 17 1/2 in.
$800-1,200
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Diminutive Federal Mahogany Side Table, probably New England,
c. 1790, the rectangular top with hinged rear leaf above a single
drawer and square, beaded, tapering legs, old refinish, (alterations
and imperfections), ht. 26, wd. 22, closed dp. 10 1/4 in.
$400-600
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Liverpool Transfer-printed Creamware Jug, England, early 19th
century, one side depicting a scene entitled “Washington In Glory,”
“America In Tears,” the reverse with a scene titled “PUTTING OFF,”
transfer printed wreath under the spout with monogram, vestiges of
gilt decoration on rim and body, (imperfections), ht. 10 in.
$800-1,200
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Transfer-decorated Liverpool Creamware Jug, Herculaneum
Pottery Company, Liverpool, England, early 19th century, black
transfer printed, obverse, a portrait of Commodore Preeble,
surmounted by an angel blowing a trumpet and holding a wreath,
flanked by a seated Indian woman holding a banner inscribed
“COMMODORE PREEBLE” and the American flag, a cannon, an
American shield, an anchor, and cannon balls; the reverse with
“Commodore Preebles Squadron Attacking the City of Tripoli Aug. 3
1804.,” inscribed on a banner above an oval depicting the scene of
the battle with text describing the battle below, beneath the spout an
American eagle above inscription “Herculaneum, Pottery Liverpool,”
(imperfections), ht. 8 1/4 in.
$800-1,200
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