William Smith The French House Estate Auction
Auction: Friday, August 5th, 2016 at 10:00am
Preview: August 4th, 2016 (12-5pm) and 8:00am morning of the sale
Location: 1064 RT 12A, Plainfield NH, Smith’s Gallery complex

Please join us for our important French House Auction, featuring the life-long collection of a New England gentleman, all being sold without reserve to the highest bidder. Many examples purchased from old New England families with provenance. The following is just an overview the house is packed full with over 400 lots.
Americana: 18th C. curly maple 2 over 3 dr. ball foot chest; other New England ball foot chest; lower CT River Valley highboy in black paint; period NH tall chest and matching low chest on bandy legs from an old Salisbury NH family; 18th C. Hatfield blanket chest; early oak geometric paneled blanket chest, Wethersfield, CT area; other early blanket chest in old color; bow front Federal chest, oval inlaid apron, Spooner and Fitch; Q.A. desk on frame; early small size Chippendale slant-lid desk with old color and eagle brass, other tiger maple MA Chippendale desk; Federal cherry chest with shaped top Deerfield area; curly maple Chippendale 5 dr. chest; rare small size Chippendale tiger maple 4 drawer chest; a good selection of 18th C. Q.A. and bannister back arm chairs including Deerfield and Middletown examples; Essex Co. Q.A. chairs; paint decorated chest on chest; set back cupboards some in old paint; other floor cupboards in old paint; early corner cupboard; several early tavern tables with stretcher bases; Great Chair in black paint, Sikes family, other great chairs; Tinkham school armchair in black paint; good 18th C. Boston maple and walnut gate leg dining table, Richardson family; 18th C. Waltham MA bannister back armchairs; set of 6 Windsor birdcage chairs, 2 arm 4 sides; selection of early candle and light stands; early Q.A. lowboy with horse bone legs; selection of early Windsor armchairs; early dowers chests; blue painted pie safe; early round chopping block;  and much more
Rare Federal VT grandfather’s clock, dial signed Jacob Kimball, Montpelier, VT; grandfather clock in red paint; pillar and scroll shelf clock other clocks…
A unique opportunity to purchase a collection of matched deacon benches in mustard paint 6’ & 8’ long from the now Ragged Mountain Bible Church, formally Danbury Christian Ca. 1850’s – 26 total
Collection of 6-8 Enterprise and other coffee mills in original paint; Worcester Co. painted document box other painted boxes; PA walnut bible box; olive wood writing box; collection of early brass candlesticks, 17th and 18th C.; large collection of early pewter; wooden ware and treenware; old blown bottles; flip glass; Q.A. courting mirror; Chippendale and Federal mirrors one labelled John Blodgett; collection of over 10 needlework samplers many being unusual; collection of fireplace iron, copper and brass implements; stoneware and red ware; antique lighting and doorstops; early wall and pipe boxes; 18th C. tape loom and whales end shelves; early painted child sleds; miniature paintings and silhouettes; rare toleware tray, scene of the signing of Declaration of Independence, other toleware; early Delft; tin wall sconces; duck decoys; good carved NH powder horn Walter H. Sargent, 1863; early Kentucky rifle; Civil War US Springfield, other Civil War related including swords; Ferrotype Grant and Seymour, Stanhope commemorative Grant; horse weathervane; C/I jockey hitching post; early hobby horses; old toys including tin trains; early doll and teddy bear; Historical blue; etc…
Oil painting, view of the Westfield MA Aqueduct by William Johnson 1848; early landscapes by Paul Beauf; early American school portrait paintings; oil landscape signed George W. Harvey; oil church in Winter by Franz Meyer; selection of 19th C. landscape oils including Hudson River school; oil, portrait of horse; dog paintings; early oil “The fox den”; early oil lighthouse; several New Eng-land primitive landscape paintings; selection of early portrait paintings; various early min portraits and folky watercolors; early His-torical prints Washington and others; old maps; other art…
Old Oriental rug in room size and scatters; hooked rugs; early quilts and coverlets; Shaker rugs; dentist broadside; etc…
Terms: Cash-Check-Major Credit Cards:
18% Buyer’s Premium Reduced to 15% with Cash or Check
No Sales Tax   Catered   Comfortable Seating
William G. Smith and Kenneth R. Labnon – Auctioneers
Gallery Manager: Leon Rogers
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