STANTON AUCTIONS SATURDAY, JANUARY 23RD AT 11:30AM 106 EAST LONGMEADOW RD. HAMPDEN MA 01036

Most important Charleston, SC extremely fine & rare Chippendale ca 1755-1775 Santo Domingo carved mahog pie crust tea table.This table features a swirl carved pedestal & carved knees ending in rats paw feet. It's in spectacular condition and is also believed to be the finest example ever offered at auction. See the website for more period tilt top tea tables.

Great ca 1690-1710 late Pilgrim Century New England hard pine & white pine rare diminutive 1 drawer gate leg table w orig top, feet & 3 out of 4 butterfly hinges (see Russell Kettell's "Pine Furniture of Early New England" - pg 88)

Historically significant unsgnd James Sharples (British 1751-1811) 18thC 10 x 8 pastel portrait of George Washington Lafayette (Born Dec 24, 1779). Christies of London sold this w a collection of several other Sharples paintings. Supposition is that this painting was executed at Mt Vernon during Sharples stay in the 1790's when young Lafayette was sent to live w Washington by the American Ambassador in Paris, James Monroe (see more fine early portraits on the website)

Another historically significant item is this very early 19thC magnificently detailed 19 x 34 Important w/c depicting ships leaving the harbor in the Black Sea with inscriptions on front & verso.This spectacular painting descended in the Charles W. Morgan Family.The Charles W. Morgan (ship) resides at the Mystic, CT Seaport Museum

Most important Eastern VA extremely fine & rare Hepplewhite D-shaped mahog card table beautifully inlaid w satinwood, ebony & walnut featuring cotton flower, shell, bellflower & icicle embellishments (the best card table we've ever sold & arguably the most important Southern period card table to come to auction)

Most important period painted furniture includes the Dennett Family ladies 2 drawer pine dressing table w exceedingly rare Rufus Porter painted surface. This table was made by the Boston cabinet maker Alexander Dennett in the 1820's as a wedding gift for his wife. He and his family moved to Hollis, ME in 1826 & settled on the Saco River in the Salmon Falls section of town. Rufus Porter was in Salmon Falls around this time painting murals on homes.The style of painting, the man in the boat, the yellow house w a lighthouse & the fact that the paint is applied with transparent glazes are all strong connections to Porter's work.The rosebud on the side was painted with a stencil that matches what Porter used when he decorated the Fitch-Grout house. Retaining the orig grungy surface & still displaying its bright painted colors, this table is a fine orig example of early 19thC rural Maine furniture w decoration by the most important New England itinerant folk artist of the time.There are only about 30 pcs of ptd furniture known that have been attrib to Rufus Porter.

Leon Shulman Gaspard (1882-1964) 19x14 (sight size) mixed media landscape w brilliant colors

Rare & possibly very important 8 " Degas plaster sculpture of a young woman's head which is of the period w a later signature and possibly one of the more than 75 missing sculptures from Degas' studio

Gold pocket watches incl this fine 18K C.H. Meylan Swiss minute repeater open face, dbl case back, scroll or monogram engraved example w engraved 1889-1909 dates on the interior.The case & movement are both numbered 5484 & it comes w a 14k gold curb link watch chain (There is a very good unreserved estate assortment of 14k jewelry plus gold coins & more gold watches)

Outstanding period Southern furniture incl this important Hepplewhite ca 1795-1805 formal mahog Norfolk VA satinwood and ebony inlaid 3 part dining table on spade ft w rare removable banquet feature (as fine a period Southern banquet table as has ever come to the market)

Outstanding period Hepplewhite carved mahog satinwood & exotic wood inlaid Salem, MA or Portsmouth, NH 4 drawer bowfront chest ca 1790-1810.The chest is the finest period 4 drawer chest Stanton's has ever offered & retains its orig brasses, locks, key & finish

Very fine & rare John &Thomas Seymour Boston carved mahog serving table w satinwood, casuarinas, ebony & other exotic wood inlays & orig brasses ca 1800-1815

James McDonnough (1820-1903) 41x16 o/c exceedingly rare still life of roses (McDonnough is most often thought of as a prominent bank note engraver, but when he exhibited at the National Academy, his paintings were priced higher than those of Winslow Homer & M.J. Heade

The most important period slant lid desk we've ever sold! A Boston Chippendale 4 drawer Santo Domingo mahog oxbow faade ball & claw ft example w fan carved drop pendant & beautiful stepped & carved interior.This desk once belonged to Herman Melville and was housed in the Melville Room in the Berkshire Athenaeum in Pittsfield, MA.This historically significant ca 1770-80 desk is attrib to the Boston cabinet maker John Cogswell & is en suite with a lg Chippendale mahog mirror attrib to Paul Cermenati of Salem, MA that hung over the desk in the Melville Room

Important painted period furniture includes this very rare ca 1795-1810 NYC bridal bed in orig polychrome paint & 24k gilt decoration

Very fine & rare Chippendale period CoastalVA carved walnut chest on chest in desirably narrow (38" wide) proportions ca 1765-1785 (fine structural integrity)

Just a small sample of the lg & wonderful collection of mostly Mettlach & other steins (from L to 3L) & plaques in pairs & singles 36 steins & 10 plaques plus Mettlach beakers, pokal, vase, etc A great collection!

We are literally stacked with period furniture!These are just a few of the many early tap & tavern tables (ca 1720-1750) & fine candlestands (these are both cherry CT River Valley - 1 inlaid - 1 Chapin School) in the sale (see the website for the rest)

Rare estate found "Art Series" ca 1904 complete baseball card set of 52 National League baseball stars (Red backed) featuring Honus Wagner, etc This rare set is designated WG3 in the American Card Catalogue" and is by "The Fan Craze Co" of Cincinnati

Clement Drew (1806-1889) 8 x 18 o/masonite seascape titled on verso "Off Newport- 1830"

Important private collection of German Nazi memorabilia incl SS tunic w rare cuff title & amshield; Service caps; Lg flag; Rare medals; Hat badges; Armbands; Patches; Rare Buckle; Jewelry; Sword & Mother's Crosses

Outstanding collection of period Windsor chairs incl this important form rare Nantucket knuckle arm fanback brace back w bold turnings & volute carved ears ca 1790 (see "The Windsor Style in America" Plate 63 for a similar example) see the website for the rest of the fine Windsor chairs incl sgndTracy, etc

More ptd period furniture incl a CT QA ca 1750 pine 1 drawer narrow proportion (36" wide) blanket chest w scalloped skirt together w a wonderfully diminutive ca 1740 QA pine blanket chest - both in all orig structure w old red surfaces

Outstanding period Southern furniture incl this extremely fine & rare Norfolk VA or Annapolis MD Hepplewhite ca 1795-1805 mahog satinwood & ivory inlaid sewing stand w all dovetailed multi-drawer ivory knob interior on cross stretcher base w carved legs ending in brass casters

DanielTixier 21x26 o/c female nude in colorful Impressionist landscape

One of several oil paintings featuring Dogs, this a George Smith Armfield 26 x 34 o/c featuring 4 dogs in an interior setting dtd 1869 (see the website for more paintings of Dogs)

Unsgnd attrib George Caleb Bingham 15 x 24 o/c riverscape w 3 trappers in a boat

1 of several antique weathervanes - this a 28 " long very folky copper rooster in old surface

Henry Campotosto (Belgium 1833-1910) 7 x 10 o/c beautiful still life of roses

Edward Brian Seago (English 1910-1974) 12x18 w/c titled on verso "The Church of St. Nicholas Amsterdam" w Registered number D8003

Outstanding period Southern furniture incl this Hepplewhite ca 1790-1810 very fine & rare Eastern VA mahog & satinwood elliptical inlaid ovulu cornered 1 drawer Pembroke table on tapered legs w raised cuffs in orig cond throughout incl brass

Very early ca 1740 rare form CT River Valley cherry 1 drawer stretcher base butterfly table descended in the Fuller Family of Suffield CT. Never out of the orig homestead (early photos & family memorabilia accompany the lot) A wonderful example of early CT joinery

Spectacular highly carved 19thC Chippendale mahogany 6 legged ball & claw ft fan & shell carved block front slant lid knee hole desk w recessed dbl door cabinet, gadrooned moulding & brass spindled gallery

One of many period Pembroke tables is this very fine & rare John &Thomas Seymour Boston Hepplewhite 1 drawer example in mahog w satinwood & rosewood inlay ca 1795-1805 (see the website for the rest of the period Pembroke tables)

Wonderful late 18th/ early 19thC Santo Domingo mahog carved 19 " tall sculpture of Henri Christophe (the Haitian Liberator 1767-1820)

Fine Vict furniture includes this fabulous sgnd Hunzinger carved oak "lollipop" rocker w mint cond leather seat

John Singer Sargent 24x20 o/c portrait of a young girl (recently discovered & never before on the market)

Joan Mitchell (1926-1992) 13 x 10 5/8 sight size w/c colorful abstract

Early 1690-1710 late Pilgrim Century Boston maple ball ft 36" wide 2 over 3 drawer chest w single crown moulding & tear drop pulls

Very fine QA period Newport RI mahog dining table ca 1745-1755 attrib to the School of John Townsend

Wonderful & rare form ca 1780 late period QA CT cherry server w carved knees & 6 orig fan & shell carvings in old surface

QA period ca 1740 Boston walnut 33 " lowboy w molded top w invected corners & deep cut central skirt w drop finials on cabriole legs ending in pad feet

Very rare diminutive (33 " wide) Southern VA period Chippendale ca 1755-1775 carved Santo Domingo mahog 4 drawer bachelor's chest w orig brasses on OG bracket base (secondary woods are hard pine, Atlantic white cedar & poplar)

Huge quantity of unreserved estate sterling incl this 5 pc tea & coffee service by Watson ca 1937.There are over 40 sterling lots encompassing more than 500 pcs of sterling plus Sheffield & other quality silver plate. Sterling makers inclTiffany, Gorham, Lunt, Kirk, Rogers & many more plus Georgian & Vict English, French, Mexican & more incl lg collection of silver dollars

Outstanding period furniture by John & Thomas Seymour incl this rare & important ca 1804 Sheraton two drawer ladies work table in satinwood w exotic multi wood inlays, turret corners, pop-up desk interior and bag slide on reeded legs ending in brass casters(This form is listed as a masterpiece in Sack's "The New Fine Points of Furniture - Early American" & several of these tables we acquired forThe White House in the early 1970's)

Extremely fine & rare John &Thomas Seymour Hepplewhite period mahog bowfront chest of drawers w orig brasses & structure ca 1795-1810 (See Robert Muzzi's book on John &Thomas Seymour)