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We specialize in New England furniture made between 1650 and 1820, with a particular emphasis on William and Mary, country Queen Anne, and Federal period furniture from eastern Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Connecticut River Valley. Our emphasis is on form and surface, buying and selling pieces that reflect the aesthetic judgement and skill of the maker--and that retain their structural and surface integrity. Click on the photos to see larger images. We update our website weekly; items marked "sold" have been sold within the last 60 days. Items sold to the trade are removed immediately. Images of items that have been sold recently can be found on the "Recent Sales" page. |
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#13298 A fine country Queen Anne tea, or breakfast, table with round top, elongated vase-shaped shaft, pinned-in legs, cabriole legs ending in flattened pad feet raised on tapered pads. Birch, in old dry 'Spanish' brown paint over a thin red wash. Northern NE, c.1800.
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#13316 A fine wrought iron lighting device with large penny feet, nice 'bridge' to legs. Fully-twisted candle arm and hollowed socket for rush. Great old surface. 13 1/2" at base, 30 1/2" ht.
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#13317 A fine country Queen Anne tea table with exceptional overhang to top, shaped skirt, double-splayed legs, and turned feet. Completely original structural condition, and in old red paint over original Spanish brown paint. Pine and maple, probably NH origin, c.1760-70. Top 21" x 33 1/2", 25 1/2" ht. SOLD |
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#13315 A rare pair of wrought iron andirons with penny feet, chamfered shafts, and with terrific faceted ball and flame finials. Probably PA, c.1740-60. 22 1/2" ht, 16" deep. The brass finials are more than 6" tall.
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#13299 A fine Federal period stand with octagonal top, boldly-turned vase and disc-turned shaft with notched bottom edge, and with and tall, graceful 'spider' legs. Great old surface- with unusual feature of an adjustable shaft with original wrought iron 'key'. Birch, Probably NH. c.1800. Top 11" x 15 1/2", ht. 26 1/2".
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#13325 A very fine pair of Classical Period candlesticks with separate bobeches. Top quality with fluted shafts and extra detail at every level. Probably English, c,1790. 11" ht. |
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#13308 A rare William and Mary ball-footed blanket chest with applied molding around top and at base, wide single-arch molding around drawers. Compact proportions, great color and surface quality. Period brassses in original holes, no extra holes in case or drawers. MA or CT, c.1740. Case 36 1/2", ht. 39 1/2". SOLD
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#13108 A rare and very fine Dunlap chest on frame. Beautifully proportioned, with tray top, small center drawer, and graduated drawers in upper case. The frame has a classic Dunlap skirt, and the legs and feet are exceptional. Maple, in a dry surface-the remains of the original. Descended directly in the Thorp family of South Weare, NH until 1996. Case width 36 1/4", ht. 60 1/4". |
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#13275 A fine and rare shoe-foot hutch table with oversized top (48" x 51"), triple-scalloped skirt, hourglass-shaped sides on raised and molded shoe feet. Three board top secured to shaped cleats with original T-headed nails. Fine old surface showing traces of original thin red wash. Pine, with oak feet. Probably southern NE, c.1740-60. 28 1/4" ht.
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#13305 A country Queen Anne two drawer blanket chest with molded edge lid, original wooden knobs, and with applied molding around base. Original thin red paint, great surface quality and 'presence'. NE, c.1740-50. 45 1/2" wide, 43" ht. |
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#13288 A fine Hepplewhite bow front chest with applied scrolled bracket base. Birch, with birch-veneered drawer fronts. Great old surface- with original diminutive lion brasses. Probably Newburyport, c.1790-1800. Case 40", ht. 35 3/4". SOLD |
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#13272 A fine Queen Anne high chest with split drawer top, fan-carved center drawer above a triple-arcaded skirt. Graceful cabriole legs ending in platformed pad feet. Maple, with pine secondary wood; and retaining its original drops and 11 of its 14 original brasses. From a family in West Newbury, MA and probably made there, c.1760. Exceptional condition, with only some minor drawer lip and knee return repair. 73 1/4" H, top case 36 7/8" w, base 39 1/8", depth 19 3/4". |
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#13292 A well-proportioned sawbuck table in a rare and useable small size- top 23 3/4" x 35", 23" ht. The thin single board top was a very nice scrubbed finish, and the base is in an old red over an original thin gray paint. Wooden pegged construction throughout, and all original except for a butterfly applied under the top to control a small crack. Cherry or maple base, probably late 18th century. Deaccessioned by a Long Island museum. |
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#13129 A very fine 'high country' Chippendale tall clock with floral painted dial, 8 day brass works; and in a case with fluted quarter columns, and a bold ogee bracket base. Birch, in great old surface--and in an unusually small size-- only 85" to top of finial. Southeastern NH or North Shore, Ma, c.1800. Descended in a family in Atkinson, NH. The fret is probably an old replacement.
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#13145 A fine Queen Anne high chest with graduated five drawer top; the base with shell-carved center drawer and elaborate skirt centered by pierced 'cupid's bow'. The graceful cabriole legs have sharply-ridged knees and 'hocked' ankles. Maple, with pine secondary wood. Exceptional condition, with only a slight repair to one rear foot. |
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#13170 A rare New Hampshire Chippendale desk in a small size (35 3/4" case) with a paneled lid and spectacular interior. While this desk has some restoration, the interior--with three blocked, deeply shell-carved drawers, blocked lower drawers, intricately-shaped smaller drawers, and 'waterfall' lower drawers--more than compensate for its hard life! In a mellow old refinished surface, with brasses in the orignal holes. A wonderful, early country desk. |
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#13140 A very fine New Hampshire maple and tiger maple highboy with perfect proportions. Triple-arcaded skirt,with original drops, above tall, well-shaped cabriole legs terminating in deeply-hocked ankles and fully-padded feet. Exceptional condition. Southeastern NH, c.1790. I owned an identical high chest with a Bartlett family history from Newburyport in 1996. top case 35 3/4", lower case 38 1/2", 74 1/2" ht.
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#13109 A classic New Hampshire tall clock with broken arch top terminating in carved rosettes, and with shaped bracket base. Great surface quality to dry, red-painted case. 8 day brass works attributed to Benjamin Gilman of Exeter. Purchased privately from a home in Laconia, NH. 90" to top of finial.
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#13085 A Dunlap School Queen Anne chest on chest , or 'New Hampshire highboy', with fine proportions, and with deeply-carved fans in both top and bottom sections. Nicely-developed skirt and particularly delicate legs and feet. Birch, south-central NH, last quarter 18th century. Remarkably good structural condition (one knee return restored), and retaining its original brasses. 38 1/2" lower case, 77" ht. |
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#13192 A low six board chest with a deeply-molded edge to the top, applied molded base, and fine interior. Exceptionally clean condition and in original great dry red paint. 50" long, 16" deep. 17" ht. |
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#13184 A fine leather trunk with intricate and folky tack decoration. These are rare survivals-as the leather is usually heavily damaged. In exceptionally good condition. Probably Dutch, late 18th century. 32" long, 19" deep, 24" tall. |
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#13166 A very fine and delicate 'high country' Federal candestand. With an octagonal tilting top over a thin shaft centered by a compressed vase. Long, sinuous legs terminating in spade feet. Birch, in old red stain. New Hampshire, c.1810-20. Note locking mechanism for top. Ht. 28 3/4", top 15" x 20".
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#13177 An exceptionally fine Sheraton bed: the footposts- with barrel, urn, and acanthus carving, are perfectly proportioned and finished-even the underside of the acanthus leaf is carved, and diameter ranges from 1 1/2" to 3". The Marlborough feet of the headposts are cut from the solid. Maple, with a pine headboard, in original red stain. Retains old bill of sale from Ginsburg and Levy, 1955, for $1,200.00- a huge sum at that time. The bowed sections of the tester are original. 56" x 77", 81 1/2" ht. Northshore, MA, c.1800.   |
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#13156 A fine country Sheraton card table with serpentined and blocked front. Cherry, with mahogany banded edge and inlaid with panels of flame birch along the freize on front and sides. Unusual turned and reeded legs. Perfect structural condition-retaining all glue blocks, and in a great old surface. Central NH, c.1810-15. 35 1/2" wide, 29 3/4" ht.
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#11897 A Queen Anne tall clock by Daniel Balch, made in Newburyport in 1753. Walnut case, with crotch walnut door. Great proportions and color. This rare early clock suffered a major fall, probably c.1810, and has a replacement dial from that period (with David Wood decoration). Much of the top of the bonnet was restored at that point. An early and beautifully proportioned clock with great presence. Pendulum bob is stamped “DB 1753”.
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#13088 A very fine dome-topped box with unusual decoration of black half-circles outlined with yellow. A feee-hand bouquet of fruit and flowers centers the top. Probably Maine. 37" x 19" x 17"ht. |
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#13069 A rare American Federal period pole screen. Cherry and birch, with poplar panel, in great original surface. Urn finial is turned as part of post; turning of shaft, detail at juncture of shaft and legs, and overall proportions are exceptional. Patterned silk fabric was found under two layers of wallpaper. 59 1/2" ht. New England, c.1800.
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#13065 A fine and rare Sherarton card table with fully serpentined top, reeded legs terminating in turned and bulbous feet. Note the waterleaf carving, with punched background at top of legs and complex frame bracing. School of William Hook, Salem, MA, c.1800-1810. Old or original surface, no repair or restoration. |
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#10611 A fine William and Mary tavern table in an unusually large size and in great old red paint with scrubbed top. Rear feet built up to level. Birch and pine, probably NH or eastern MA, third quarter, 18th century. Re-purchased from the collectors to whom I had sold it twenty years ago. Top 32 1/2" x 49 1/2", height 26". |
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#13037 A very fine Chippendale candlestand with tilting, serpentined top. Top quality mahogany, with maple block. Exceptional quality to proportions, turning, and carving-and in great old surface. North Shore, probably Salem, c.1785. Oversized one-board top-23 1/2", 28 1/2" ht. SOLD |
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#13021 A fine portrait of a seaman by Charles Delin, port painter, c.1800-1810. A very old re-lining. 20 1/2" x 24" frame size. |
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#11725 A country Chippendale tiger maple desk with great form and color-particularly bold ogee bracket feet and nicely-developed interior. Found in southeastern NH. C.1785-18000. Repairs to back feet. Case 39.75"w, writing height 31".
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#12073 A terrific small tavern table-base 16 3/4" x 21" with great overhang- top 25 3/4" x 41 1/2". Maple base, pine drawer, single board birch top. Great crusty surface. The top was originally from another table-attached to this base in the first half of the 19th century. |
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#11966 A country Queen Anne candlestand with scrubbed octagonal top, swirl-carved urn on post with dentilated edge. Great old red painted surface. Probably NH, c.1770-85. Ht. 27”. |
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#11778 A rare Hepplewhite shield-back armchair in its original polychrome paint and original condition. Beech throughout-which makes its origin difficult to determine. Chairs like this were made in England, but also in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. |
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