STANTON AUCTIONS IMPORTANT AMERICANA, FINE ART & ANTIQUES AUCTION SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21ST AT 11:30AM 106 EAST LONGMEADOW RD., HAMPDEN, MA 01036 413-566-2023

Beautiful North Shore MA period QA ca 1750-70 mahog inlaid lowboy w orig hardware

Lots of fine period treen incl this wonderful late Pilgrim Century - 1720 riven yellow pine wooden pinned 8 " tall wall box in old surface (see the website for more period treen)

1 of 6 period American card tables (2 MA & 4 Southern) incl this fine ca 1790 Hepplewhite mahog carved example w beaded legs ending in spade ft attrib to the workshop of John Shaw or Archibald Chisholm of Annapolis, MD (see the website for the rest of the period card table collection)

Rare form ca 1740 period QA mahog high cabriole leg ft stool w shell carved knees - sgnd A.H.

Period tavern tables incl this Wm & Mary ca 1750 maple oval top splay leg example on rare orig feet

1 of 6 period American card tables (2 MA & 4 Southern) incl this beautiful mahog satinwood medallion & ebony inlaid ovolo cornered serpentine front Wilmington, NC Hepplewhite example ca 1795

There are 10 vintage weathervanes in this sale incl this (1 of 3 horses) huge 41" 19thC copper w cast iron head full bodied running horse in worn gilt surface (see the website for the rest of the weathervanes)

Sgnd Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) 5 x 3 (sight size) w/c dtd 1789 pen & ink sketch of a young woman

Antique estate Oriental Rugs incl this ca 1920 wonderful cond 8'8"x12' rm size ptd Sarouk which was stored & wrapped in paper from the 1950's (see the website for more Oriental Rugs incl antique estate, semi-antique & fine newer)

Early ceramics incl blue & white Staffordshire porcelain ca 1815-1820 by Clews, etc incl quadruped series plus late 18th/early 19th C Prattware cow creamer and creamer & tankard (more early ceramics on the website)

Beautiful sgnd Richard Edward Miller (1875-1943) 30x20 o/c of a standing female nude

Outstanding chairs from every period from 1700-1795 incl this very rare form ca 1730 Norwich, CT 4 slat maple ladderback armchair w great orig mushroom grip canted arms

Wonderfully detailed sgnd Wm Preston Phelps (1848-1923) lg 26x40 o/c landscape w farmhouse, cows, people & bridge over stream

Important John Archibald Woodside Sr (1781-1852) 25x20 o/c still life w rabbit, pheasant, partridge & quail

Outstanding chairs from every period from 1700-1795 incl fine Newport, RI QA ca 1770 walnut cabriole leg stretcher base sidechair w unusual heart cut out splat & a ca 1790 CT cherry Chippendale balloon seat, carved ear stretcher based sidechair

1 of 4 period slant lid desks is this ca 1780 Boston Chippendale mahog slant lid ball & claw ft reverse serpentine 4 drawer example

Wonderful Italian Old Master School 18thC 17 x 13 o/panel portrait of a young possible Seminary school student

Fabulous quality mid 19thC Continental School 17x23 o/c depicting approx 25 colorfully clad religious figures in an interior setting (possibly having to do with Martin Luther in great period frame)

Beautiful Salem, MA Hepplewhite period ca 1800-1815 mahogany & satinwood inlaid part ladies writing secretary see Albert Sack's "The New Fine Points" for nearly identi- example)

Weaponry incl Charles W French's Maine infantry volunteer Civil War lot featuring rifle, bayonet, sword, very detailed diary & 1862 certificate of membership (a rare & wonderful offering) plus a 1st quarter 19thC tiger maple KY long rifle, a Civil War staff officer's sword; late 18thC flintlock pistol; 2 WWI bayonets (more weapons incl knives on the website)

2 of many period mirrors incl this rare very lg 47" QA ca 1720-40 walnut mirror w gilded concave shell carved cartouche crest plus a fine carved walnut ca 1750 Dutch QA example w gilt dec

Antique Doll collection incl 18thC carved wooden QA gessoed & ptd marionette; Ca 1860 English wax over compo in period dress; 24" & 25" bisque head German dolls in vintage dress; Pr of ca 1920 doll boudoir lamps; Pr of Navajo dolls plus 3 Skookums; 1945-47 Raggedy Ann & Andy by Georgette Novelties (see the website for more doll related incl clothing & furniture)

ca 1860 26x36 wonderfully detailed Hudson River School landscape in the manner ofThomas Cole (1 of a number of outstanding unsgnd or illegibly sgnd paintings)

Important Antonio Gattorno (1904-1980) 19x25 pen & ink drawing dtd 1945 (see the website for another drawing by A.Gattorno)

Wonderful doll size (or miniature) case pcs incl 12" tall sgnd & dtd 1866 3 drawer chest in old yellow paint dtd 1866 & a very rare ca 1740 ball ftd 18" tall American QA slant lid desk

Period Pembroke tables incl this fine form ca 1790 mahog 1 drawer wavy cross stretcher based shaped dropleaf example

Fine period Windsor chairs inc this very early ca 1760 CT fanback w unusual high back & great turnings in untouched orig cond & old paint (see the website for more Windsors incl a fine set of 4)

Fine decoy collection incl sgnd P.Fairbank (Saybrook, CT) & more

Rare & Important period Chippendale ca 1755-1765 Charleston, SC attrib Thomas Elfe (See Samuel Humphrey's work "Thomas Elfe Cabinet Maker") fine quality Santo Domingo mahog 4 drawer OG bracket base chest w fluted columns (see the website for more important SC & NC, VA &MD period furniture

Rare early period Chippendale ca 1750-1760 Charleston, SC fine quality Santo Domingo mahogany ball & claw ft lowboy attrib to Henry Burnett

1 of 6 period American card tables (2 MA & 4 Southern) incl this fine North Shore, MA mahog & satinwood bowfront Federal example w reeded tapered legs & shaped top ca 1800-1810

Rare QA period ca 1755 Williamsburg, VA fine quality Santo Domingo mahog dramatic pie crust tilt top birdcage tea table w great carved knees & feet

Coastal VA Rare & Important WM & Mary period highboy ca 1725-1740 in black walnut (w loblolly hard pine & Atlantic white cedar secondary wood - micro analysis of the wood is available) in orig structural cond incl feet

An important true attic find (Longmeadow, MA) treasure trove of great antique American frames (wonderfully preserved) - 25 in all incl Stanford White style, American Barbizon style, Doll & Richards, Vose style, Hudson River style, JD Gill, JH Miller, Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Max Kuehne, Foster Bros, Walton & Weaver, Cove style, Sanford Gifford, etc Family legend has it that these frames once held paintings by JJ Enneking; DwightTryon; Max Kuehne; J. Appleton Brown; Sanford Gifford, etc - Many different sizes (see the website for the rest of them)

Very fine & rare beautiful rosewood carved & brass inlaid Regency period very lg 50" round tilt top breakfast or dining table on pillar support (provenance: always in the possession of our Hampden Estate family w letter of authenticity from the 1960's) - for more exceptional period English & Continental furniture, see the website

Extremely rare diminutive 32" wide Eastern MA QA 2 over 2 drawer slant lid bracket base maple desk inscribed AD1747 on orig backboard featuring a wonderful lollipop drop pendant carved skirt in old finish (1 of 4 period slant lid desks)

Fine ca 1901 Steinway upright serial #100609 ebony piano from Longmeadow, MA estate (part of a huge collection of musical instruments - see the website)

Important period Sheraton Boston mahog 8 legged sofa in fine orig structural cond on orig brass casters attrib to the workshop of John &Thomas Seymour ca 1810 (see the website for more period upholstered)

Period apothecary chests incl this late 18th/early 19th C wonderful 20 drawer cherry, pine & poplar example w Bennington knobs & nice chamfered back on dovetailed bracket base & cut out ends (see the website for another apothecary chest & a huge lot of antique apothecary bottles)

Important estate found ca 1853-1875 Russian beautifully layered enameled on silver 2 " cup sgnd by Pavel A. Ovchinnikov (founder of the largest silversmith firm in Moscow in the middle of the 19thC)

A musician's 30 year large private collection of antique & collectible guitars (aprox 22) incl these : Rare 1951 Fender Nocaster sgndTG 8/8/51 neck (only) w orig tuners on a new telecaster body; Early to mid 60's red Airline single pick up w orig tremolo bar; 1928 Dobro Spanish (or round neck) resonator in orig grain paint; Ca 1970-1971 Gibson "Hummingbird" acoustic flat top sgnd w personally obtained signature of Al DiMeola; 1963 Gretsch "Clipper" all orig single pick up w Grover Imperial tuners; 1982 (single yr prod) USA made Fender Stratocaster (See the website for the rest of the guitars & more musical instruments incl string & brass in their lg collection)

Vict furniture incl this fabulous 4 section carved walnut 92" tall x 81" wide bkcase (much more furniture on the website incl at least 5 marble top tables)

There are 10 vintage weathervanes in this sale incl this fine attrib JW Fiske copper eagle w 25" wing span on cast feet & ball & arrow ca 1870-80 in nice old partial gilt surface (see the website for another, larger, eagle on arrow)

Exceptional period Chippendale/early Hepplewhite transitional ca 1760-1780 Boston mahog diminutive sideboard,This Boston beauty reflects the "neat & plain" style of the period and is completely orig throughout incl brasses, locks & keys

Important Max Kuehne (1880-1968) 18x24 o/c fabulous NY Harbor scene titled on verso "Gray Morning NY Harbor"

Fine 17thC Italian Old Master 17 x 22 o/c still life w bird, vase of flowers & turnips

Most Important J.J. (Jonas Joseph) LaValley (1858-1930) 14x20 o/bd still life of raspberries w "The CT Academy of the Fine Arts" 1916 exhibition label on verso titled "Fresh from the Garden" (The finest J.J. LaValley to ever come to market and nearly identical to the painting chosen for the cover of "The Life and Works of Jonas Joseph LaValley" a 1982 exhibition at the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum of Spfld, MA)

Outstanding chairs from every period from 1700-1795 incl this elegant pr of Hepplewhite carved mahog shield backs attrib to Elbert Anderson of NYC ca 1795 (see the website for more incl sets, prs & individuals)