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Charming Rockingham Ware pitcher in the form of a seated dog. American, circa 1860-80.

Provenance: Eveleth/ Summerford Estate, Washington, D.C.

Height: 8.75”

See: Collectors Guide to Yellow Ware, Book III by Lisa McAllister, page 103 for another example of this pitcher.

Charles A. Watson (American, 1857-1923)

Crashing Surf

Oil on artist board, signed.

Painting size: 6” x 8”
Frame size: 9.5” x 11.5”

Watson was born in Baltimore, MD. He studied with A. Castaigne, E.S. Whiteman and D. Woodward. A founding member of the Baltimore Charcoal Club, he was also a member of the Baltimore Watercolor Club. Watson exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Annual Exhibition in 1906. He is noted for his tonalist marin...

Fine George III Book Form Desk Box in mahogany with satinwood stringing and rosewood banding with two inlaid oval shell form patterae on the top and two small drawers that form the faux spine. Provenance: Arthur Vernay, New York. (drawer interiors re-built) English, Circa 1790. 10.25" x 8.25" x 3.5" tall

Fine antique French pedestal form sander in ormolu with removable reservoir for the sand used to dry the ink when writing with a quill pen. Mid-19th century.

Height: 4”
Width: 3.75:

18th Century Iron Money Box with a clever mechanism that uses gravity to block the slot if the box is inverted. Probably European.

7.25” x 5" x 4.5" tall

Henry Maidment (British, fl. 1889-1914)

Farm by a Pond

Oil on canvas, signed lower right

Painting: 24" x 30"
Frame: 30" x 42"

Maidment was a painter in oil of rural scenes and landscapes. He also used the pseudonyms of "R. Fenson" and “A. Wynn”. Dated examples of his work have been seen spanning from 1898 until 1914. The high quality of the painting and decorative subject matter have fueled an ever growing demand for Maidment’s work.

Source:
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Joseph Mortimer Lichtenauer, Jr. (American, 1876-1966 )

Moods

Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left corner “Lichtenauer 1904.”

Painting: 28” x 40”

Frame:

Born in New York City, Joseph Mortimer Lichtenauer studied at the Art Students League with Mowbray before moving to Paris where he entered the Académie Julian. There he studied under Merson and Laurens. Additional years of travel and study in Florence, Italy no doubt influenced his tastes, evi...

Antique Tunbridge Ware Trinket Box in Rosewood having a hinged lid inlaid with a floral spray taken from Berlin woolwork patterns, framed by bandings of tessellated mosaic marquetry. Circa 1840.

6.5" x 4" x 2" tall

Antique Carved Oak Statue of a Monk holding a book and seated on a curved bench. Probably American, circa 1880.

9" x 9" x 14" tall

Evelyn Hoffer Floyd (American, 1919 - 2003)

Magpie on a Branch

Oil on Porcelain, signed lower right

Frame: 13 ½” x 11 ½”

Floyd, a notable porcelain artist in Alexandria, learned to paint on porcelain in the early 1970’s and taught her craft in workshops for the Fairfax County Adult Education program.

She was a Pennsylvania native who attended a business college before moving to Washington in 1941 to work as a secretary in the Pentagon.

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Very Rare Set of Paint Decorated Glass Tea Caddies and a Sugarbowl, rectangular with sloped shoulders, the sugarbowl surmounted by a flower form glass urn. It is our belief that this was for a small sugarloaf from which chunks would have been cut (with sugar nips) and added to the sugarbowl(p) Minor Losses to Decoration(p) Caddies : 6.25"tall x 2.25"deep(br) Sugar: 10" tall x 2.5" deep

Antique French Tea Chest with Porcelain Caddies and Sugar Bowl, rectangular top inlaid with brass and tortoiseshell ,opening to a fitted interior with floral and putti decorated bottles. Circa 1870. (Sugar bowl repaired )

Height: 5”
Length: 9.35”
Depth: 4.85”

Charles McCall (British, 1907-1989)

Summer Interior

Oil on canvas, signed and dated, upper right and titled on a paper label on the reverse. Together with the book “Interior with Figure, the Life and Painting of Charles McCall” by Mitzi McCall.

Painting size: 24” x 20”
Frame size: 29” x 25”

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Charles McCall was born in Edinburgh. In 1933 he won a scho...

Benson Bond Moore (American 1882-1974)

"Opequan Creek, VA."

Oil on Board, signed l.l. and dated "1957" and titled and dated on the reverse.

Painting: 14" x 10"

Frame:21.75" x 17.5"

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From the Estate of a Toms River Collector

Benson Bond Moore, painter, etcher and teacher was born in Washington, DC. He studied at the Corcora...

Carved Wood Bank in the form of a Victorian Mailbox. Carved from a solid piece of mahogany(?) with a slot at the top and a hinged door opening to a cavity (no key)

Height:14"

Michael Augustin(e) Power O’Malley (Irish-American, 1878-1946)

Boat Approaching Shore

Oil on canvas, signed.

Painting size: 12” x 16”
Frame size: 19.75” x 23.75”

O’Malley was a painter, etcher and illustrator born in Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland. He began his artistic training at the National Academy of Design and continued his studies under the instruction of Henri and Shirlaw. He traveled across the United States never settling long ...

Henry Maidment signing as R. Fenson (British, fl. 1889-1914)

Stepping Stones

Oil on canvas, signed

Painting size: 9” x 12”
Frame size: 13.5” x 16.5”

Maidment was a painter in oil of rural scenes and landscapes. He is variously catalogued as Robin or Robert Fenson but usually just signed “R. Fenson” in red, often with a date. This was a pseudonym for Henry Maidment who also was known to have signed “A. Wynn”. Dated example...

Antique Italian Pietra Dura Brooch with a floral spray, oval in a gold filigree setting, probably Florentine, made for the Grand Tour, circa 1860.

1.25” x 1.5”