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  • Grand Canal Band Box
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 97

    Grand Canal Band Box

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Rare Tiger Maple Tall Case Clock with Elaborately Engraved Brass Dial
    Estimate
    $25,000 - $35,000
    Lot 98

    Rare Tiger Maple Tall Case Clock with Elaborately Engra...

    Est.
    $25,000 - $35,000
  • Pair of Painted Windsor Sack-back Chairs
    Estimate
    $8,000 - $12,000
    Lot 99

    Pair of Painted Windsor Sack-back Chairs

    Est.
    $8,000 - $12,000
  • Black-painted Continuous-arm Windsor Chair
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $4,000
    Lot 100

    Black-painted Continuous-arm Windsor Chair

    Est.
    $2,000 - $4,000
  • Windsor Sack-back High Chair
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 101

    Windsor Sack-back High Chair

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Cherry Splay-leg One-drawer Stand
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 102

    Cherry Splay-leg One-drawer Stand

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Mahogany Veneer Scroll Frame Mirror
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 103

    Mahogany Veneer Scroll Frame Mirror

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Blue/gray-painted Baby Tender
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 104

    Blue/gray-painted Baby Tender

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Child's Sack-back Windsor Chair
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 105

    Child's Sack-back Windsor Chair

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • American School, Late 18th Century  Portrait of Mary Louise Burrows, of Stonington/Mystic, Connecticut, area, Age 11 Months
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 106

    American School, Late 18th Century Portrait of Mary Lou...

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Diminutive Red-painted Maple Secretary Desk
    Estimate
    $8,000 - $12,000
    Lot 107

    Diminutive Red-painted Maple Secretary Desk

    Est.
    $8,000 - $12,000
  • Pair of Bell Metal Tapersticks
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 108

    Pair of Bell Metal Tapersticks

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Silk Needlework Picture of a House in North Andover, Massachusetts
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 109

    Silk Needlework Picture of a House in North Andover, Ma...

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Attributed to Sturtevant J. Hamblen (Maine/Massachusetts, act. 1837-1856)  Double Portrait of a Husband and Wife
    Estimate
    $7,000 - $9,000
    Lot 110

    Attributed to Sturtevant J. Hamblen (Maine/Massachusett...

    Est.
    $7,000 - $9,000
  • Framed Watercolor and Pen & Ink Birth Records for Simeon and Susanna Brown
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 111

    Framed Watercolor and Pen & Ink Birth Records for Simeo...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Sarah Rodman "Tree of Life" Family Register and Calligraphic Work
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 112

    Sarah Rodman "Tree of Life" Family Register and Calligr...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Attributed to William Matthew Prior (Massachusetts/Maine, 1806-1873)  Portrait of a Boy in a Red Dress Holding a Riding Crop
    Estimate
    $6,000 - $8,000
    Lot 113

    Attributed to William Matthew Prior (Massachusetts/Main...

    Est.
    $6,000 - $8,000
  • Possibly Zedekiah Belknap (Massachusetts, 1781-1858)  My Sister
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 114

    Possibly Zedekiah Belknap (Massachusetts, 1781-1858) My...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Miniature Watercolor Portraits of Samuel Gager III and Wealthy Ann Huntington, and Two Cased Photographs
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 115

    Miniature Watercolor Portraits of Samuel Gager III and ...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • James Sanford Ellsworth (American, 1802/03-1874)  Miniature Portraits of Samuel Parker and Fannie Herrick Parker
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 116

    James Sanford Ellsworth (American, 1802/03-1874) Miniat...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • American School, Mid-19th Century  Miniature Portrait of a Boy Holding a Bird
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 117

    American School, Mid-19th Century Miniature Portrait of...

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • American School, Mid-19th Century  Miniature Portrait of Anna Bunker, Moultonborough, New Hampshire
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 118

    American School, Mid-19th Century Miniature Portrait of...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Two-sided Painted "Canal Hotel" Tavern Sign
    Estimate
    $40,000 - $60,000
    Lot 119

    Two-sided Painted "Canal Hotel" Tavern Sign

    Est.
    $40,000 - $60,000
  • Green-painted Tin Hanging Lantern
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 120

    Green-painted Tin Hanging Lantern

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Paint-decorated Dome-top Box
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 121

    Paint-decorated Dome-top Box

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Red-painted Miniature Bannister-back Great Chair
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 122

    Red-painted Miniature Bannister-back Great Chair

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Rufus Porter Attributed Paint-decorated Box
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 123

    Rufus Porter Attributed Paint-decorated Box

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Moravian School Landscape Theorem
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 124

    Moravian School Landscape Theorem

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Manuscript Muster and Size Roll of Captain Benjamin Hoppin's Company of Colonel John Topham's 1st Rhode Island Regiment, April 27, 17
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $4,000
    Lot 125

    Manuscript Muster and Size Roll of Captain Benjamin Hop...

    Est.
    $2,000 - $4,000
  • American School, c. 1790  Miniature Portrait of an American Militia Officer
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 126

    American School, c. 1790 Miniature Portrait of an Ameri...

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Manuscript Letter from Joseph Smith to Benjamin Hoppin While Imprisoned in Tripoli
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 127

    Manuscript Letter from Joseph Smith to Benjamin Hoppin ...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Stonington Carved Powder Horn
    Estimate
    $2,500 - $3,500
    Lot 128

    Stonington Carved Powder Horn

    Est.
    $2,500 - $3,500
  • Chapeau de Bras of Captain John Woodmansee and Grand Canal Hat Box
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 129

    Chapeau de Bras of Captain John Woodmansee and Grand Ca...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Rare First Phase Wax Relief Miniature of Gaspard Monge
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 130

    Rare First Phase Wax Relief Miniature of Gaspard Monge

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Hand-sewn George Washington Profile Figure
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 131

    Hand-sewn George Washington Profile Figure

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Lavinia Wilcox Mahogany Lap Desk, an Albumen Photograph of Lavinia, a Ship's Log from the Bark United States, and a Scrimshaw Whale's
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 132

    Lavinia Wilcox Mahogany Lap Desk, an Albumen Photograph...

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Miniature Whalebone Ladder-back Rocking Chair
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 133

    Miniature Whalebone Ladder-back Rocking Chair

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Four Early Carved and Scrimshaw-decorated Busks
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 134

    Four Early Carved and Scrimshaw-decorated Busks

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Miniature Carved Serpentine-front Scroll-top Desk/Bookcase
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 135

    Miniature Carved Serpentine-front Scroll-top Desk/Bookc...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Turned and Black-painted Four-post Doll Bed
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 136

    Turned and Black-painted Four-post Doll Bed

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Red-painted Woven Splint Doll's Cradle
    Estimate
    $250 - $350
    Lot 137

    Red-painted Woven Splint Doll's Cradle

    Est.
    $250 - $350
  • Red- and Blue-painted Doll's Cradle
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 138

    Red- and Blue-painted Doll's Cradle

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Chip-carved and Black-painted Candle Box
    Estimate
    $700 - $900
    Lot 139

    Chip-carved and Black-painted Candle Box

    Est.
    $700 - $900
  • Paint-decorated Cricket Stool
    Estimate
    $200 - $400
    Lot 140

    Paint-decorated Cricket Stool

    Est.
    $200 - $400
  • Shaker Green-painted Slide-lid Box
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 141

    Shaker Green-painted Slide-lid Box

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Miniature Pornographic Man in a Coffin
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 142

    Miniature Pornographic Man in a Coffin

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Small Turned Burl Bowl
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 143

    Small Turned Burl Bowl

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Small Turned and Dated Burl Bowl
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 144

    Small Turned and Dated Burl Bowl

    Est.
    $400 - $600

Auction Description

American Furniture & Decorative Arts Session I  by Bonhams Skinner
Session I on November 2nd & Session II on November 3rd Preview Times October 30, 12PM – 5PM October 31, 12PM – 7PM November 1, 10AM – 5PM The live portion of the sale will be held over two days in Marlborough, on November 2nd and 3rd. Skinner’s November sale of American Furniture and Decorative Arts will feature colorful, high quality, and historically important property from the collections of Tom and Carolyn Porter, William McKeever, Brian and Pam Ehrlich, Pam Boynton, and August Knapp, and from many other private collections and estates as well. An Americana online sale available at www.skinnerinc.com, which will be previewed simultaneously, and which features items from all the collections mentioned above, will end for bidding on November 5th. Contact Us 508.970.3200 americana@skinnerinc.com Read more
Bonhams Skinner
Marlborough, MA 01752
United States

bidsquare@bonhamsskinner.com

Phone:+1 6173505400

Buyer’s Premium

Start Premium (%)
$0 25.00

Bid Increments

Start Increments ($)
$0 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$300,000 $25,000
$500,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000

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Terms & Conditions

1. Some of the lots in this sale are offered subject to a reserve. The reserve is a confidential minimum price agreed upon by the consignor and Skinner, Inc. below which the lot will not be sold. In most cases, the reserve will be set below the estimated range, but in no case will it exceed the estimates listed. A representative of Skinner, Inc. will execute such reserves by bidding for the consignor. In any event and whether or not a lot is subject to a reserve, the auctioneer may reject any bid or raise not commensurate with the value of such lot.

2. All property is sold “as is,” and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor makes any warranties or representation of any kind or nature with respect to the property, and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness, nor deemed to have made any representation or warranty, of description, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, or condition of the property and no statement made at the sale, or in the bill of sale, or invoice or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty of representation or an assumption of liability.

3. Except as provided in paragraph 1 above, the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the case of a disputed bid, the auctioneer shall have sole discretion in determining the purchaser and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the lot or reoffer the lot for sale. The auctioneer shall have sole discretion to refuse any bid, or refuse to acknowledge any bidder. Any bidder that plans on spending in excess of $100,000 should make arrangements with the accounting department at least five (5) days in advance of the sale, as a deposit may be required to participate.

4. All merchandise purchased must be paid for and removed from the premises the day of the auction. Skinner Inc. may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly interest charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or item lot not paid for within thirty-five (35) days of the date of sale. Skinner, Inc. shall have no liability for any damage or loss to property left on its premises for more than three (3) days from the date of sale. If any property has not been removed within three (3) days from the date of sale, at the option of Skinner, Inc. (a) Skinner Inc., may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly storage charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or portion of a lot not removed within the three days, and/or (b) Skinner Inc. may place the merchandise in a subsequent auction, without Reserve, to be sold to the highest bidder, and after deducting the standard commission and any additional charges that may apply, remit the proceeds to the purchaser.

5. Skinner accepts cash or check for payment. Personal checks will be acceptable only if credit has been established with Skinner, Inc. or if a bank authorization has been received guaranteeing a personal check. Skinner, Inc. reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check until the check has cleared the bank. The purchaser agrees to pay Skinner, Inc. a handling charge of $25.00 for any check dishonored by the drawee. Please contact Accounting for additional payment methods. Skinner does not accept payment by credit card for merchandise purchases.

6. If the purchaser breaches any of its obligations under these Conditions of Sale, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price of all items for which it was the highest successful bidder, Skinner Inc. may exercise all of its rights and remedies under the law including, without limitation, (a) canceling the sale and applying any payments made by the purchaser to the damages caused by the purchaser’s breach, and/or (b) offering at public auction, without reserve, any lot or item for which the purchaser has breached any of its obligations, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price, holding the purchaser liable for any deficiency plus all costs of sale.

7. In no event will the liability of Skinner, Inc. to any purchaser with respect to any item exceed the purchase price actually paid by such purchaser for such item.

8. Shipping is the responsibility of the purchaser. Upon request, our staff will provide the list of shippers who deliver to destinations within the United States and overseas. Some property that is sold at auction can be subject to laws governing export from the U.S., such as items that include material from some endangered species. Import restrictions from foreign countries are subject to these same governing laws. Granting of licensing for import or export of goods from local authorities is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Denial or delay of licensing will not constitute cancellation or delay in payment for the total purchase price of these lots.

9. All purchases are subject to the Massachusetts 6.25% sales tax unless the purchaser possesses a Massachusetts sales tax exemption number. Exemption numbers from other states are accepted in Massachusetts if presented with a business card or letterhead. Dealers, museums, and other qualifying parties can apply for a Massachusetts exemption number prior to the auction by contacting the Massachusetts Department of Corporations and Taxation at 100 Cambridge Street in Boston.

10. A premium equal to 23% of the final bid price up to and including $100,000, plus 20% of the final bid price from $100,001 up to and including $1,000,000, plus 12% of the final bid price from $1,000,001 and over will be applied to each lot sold, to be paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price.

11. Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms and all other terms printed within, posted, and announced at the time of sale whether bidding in person, through a representative, by phone, by Internet, or other absentee bid.

12. Skinner, Inc. and its consignors make no warranty or representation, express or implied, that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights to any lot sold. Skinner, Inc. expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in this catalog. The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for Skinner, Inc. relating to a lot, including the contents of this catalog, is, and shall remain at all times, the property of Skinner, Inc. and shall not be used by the purchaser, nor by anyone else, without our prior written consent.

13. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice of law). The buyer/bidder agrees that any suit for the enforcement of this agreement may be brought, and any action against Skinner in connection with the transactions contemplated by this agreement shall be brought, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any federal court sitting therein. The bidder/buyer consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit.

Revised January 8, 2014