Freeman’s May 3 American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts auction brings a fine selection of early Americana to market—from sumptuous furniture and silver to paintings and embroidery. Leading the sale is an oil on canvas by Nicolino Calyo offering an expansive 19th century Philadelphia landscape: View of the Schuylkill River and Fairmount Park Water Works. An additional fine sale highlight is a plan of the city of Washington, D.C. worked with silk threads, watercolor, and ink on a silk ground by Grace Turner Cleaver. Collectors of early American furniture will find several exemplary works, including a fine Chippendale carved mahogany chest-on-chest, circa 1770, and the Pemberton-Morris-Lloyd Chippendale carved and figured mahogany sideboard table, attributed to Thomas Affleck and boasting a rich, storied provenance within an American family dating back to the late 18th century. Among the sale’s many silver offerings, two works—a silver two-handled cup made by John Dixwell circa 1715, and a silver caudle cup made by John Coney circa 1700—emerge as clear highlights.
Lot 1
Two English Delftware dishes commemorating William & Mary London, circa 1690
Sold for $2,772
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 2
A William & Mary inlaid walnut chest of drawers Delaware Valley, PA, circa 1725
Sold for $3,780
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 3
A fine English needlework sampler Worked by Hannah Vertue (1736-1826), dated "1744"
Sold for $8,190
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 4
A group of six English twist stem wine and cordial glasses circa 1730-1815
Sold for $819
Estimated at $1,000 - $2,000
Lot 6
A Chippendale fret-carved mahogany and parcel-gilt looking glass second half 18th century
Sold for $945
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 7
A Queen Anne inlaid walnut bonnet-top high chest Boston, MA, circa 1760
Sold for $13,860
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
Lot 8
A Queen Anne inlaid walnut dressing table Boston, MA, circa 1750
Sold for $13,860
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Lot 11
A Queen Anne upholstered mahogany and maple easy chair Boston, MA, 18th century and later
Sold for $4,410
Estimated at $2,500 - $5,000
Lot 12
A George II carved mahogany silver table England, mid-18th century
Sold for $2,142
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 12A
Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860) Portrait of George Washington (1732-1799) in Presidential Costume
Sold for $94,500
Estimated at $80,000 - $120,000
Lot 13
A pair of Queen Anne carved walnut compass-seat side chairs Boston, MA, circa 1745
Sold for $2,772
Estimated at $2,500 - $3,500
Lot 15
A Chippendale figured maple slant-front desk Octorara area, Chester County, PA, circa 1775
Sold for $2,142
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 16
A Chippendale carved mahogany block-front chest of drawers Boston, MA, circa 1770
Sold for $18,900
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 17
A collection of sixteen household and decorative objects 18th and 19th century
Sold for $2,772
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 19
A Chippendale carved mahogany oxbow chest of drawers Boston, MA, circa 1780
Sold for $8,190
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 20
A George III fret-carved mahogany and parcel-gilt looking glass late 18th century
Sold for $630
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 22
A silver tablespoon Jurian Blanck, Jr. (1645-1715), New York, NY, circa 1690
Sold for $1,890
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 23
A rare caryatid handle silver spoon Henricus Boelen II (1697-1755), New York, NY, circa 1715
Sold for $10,710
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 24
A silver toddy ladle Charles Le Roux (1689-1745), New York, NY, circa 1730
Sold for $2,142
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 25
A silver cream pot Adrian Bancker (1703-1772), New York, NY, circa 1740
Sold for $4,725
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 26
A silver cream pot Adrian Bancker (1703-1772), New York, NY, circa 1740
Sold for $2,142
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 27
A rare set of four silver tablespoons Adrian Bancker (1703-1772), New York, NY, circa 1740
Sold for $2,142
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 28
A silver covered sugar bowl Myer Myers (1723-1795), New York, NY, circa 1760
Sold for $27,720
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 29
A silver tablespoon Jeremiah Dummer (1645-1718), Boston, MA, circa 1685
Sold for $2,016
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 30
A silver caudle cup John Coney (1655-1722), Boston, MA, circa 1700
Sold for $18,900
Estimated at $10,000 - $15,000
Lot 31
A silver tablespoon John Edwards (1671-1746), Boston, MA, circa 1700
Sold for $2,142
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 32
A silver tablespoon Edward Webb (c. 1666-1718), Boston, MA, circa 1710
Sold for $3,276
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 33
A silver tablespoon William Cowell, Sr. (1682-1736), Boston, MA, circa 1710
Sold for $6,300
Estimated at $1,000 - $2,000
Lot 34
A silver two-handled cup John Dixwell (1680-1725), Boston, MA, circa 1715
Sold for $17,640
Estimated at $10,000 - $20,000
Lot 35
A silver beaker Andrew Tyler (1692-1741), Boston, MA, 1721
Sold for $12,600
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 36
A silver cup Andrew Tyler (1692-1741), Boston, MA, circa 1730-1740
Sold for $5,355
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 37
A silver tablespoon John Tanner (1713-1785), Newport, RI, circa 1735
Sold for $2,016
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 38
A silver cann Samuel Edwards (1705-1762), Boston, MA, circa 1730
Sold for $5,670
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 39
A silver dredger Jacob Hurd (1703-1758), Boston, MA, circa 1730
Sold for $5,985
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 40
A silver porringer Jacob Hurd (1703-1758), Boston, MA, circa 1740
Sold for $1,890
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 41
A silver cream pot William Swan, Boston, MA, circa 1740
Sold for $7,560
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Lot 42
A silver tablespoon Nathaniel Hurd (1729-1777), Boston, MA, circa 1750
Sold for $2,142
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 43
A silver cream pot William Breed (1719-1762), Boston, MA, circa 1740
Sold for $2,772
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 44
A silver sugar nips William Breed (1719-1762), Boston, MA, circa 1750
Sold for $1,386
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 45
A silver cann Daniel Henchman (1730-1775), Boston, MA, circa 1750
Sold for $3,276
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 46
A silver caster Samuel Minott (1732-1803), Boston, MA, circa 1760
Sold for $1,386
Estimated at $1,000 - $2,000
Lot 47
Two silver casters Zachariah Brigden (1734-1787), Boston, MA, circa 1760
Sold for $1,890
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 48
A silver cream pot Hezekiah Silliman (1738-1804), New Haven, CT, circa 1760
Sold for $2,394
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 49
A silver porringer John Gladding Gibbs (1751-1797), Providence, RI, circa 1790
Sold for $3,024
Estimated at $1,000 - $2,000
Lot 54
Charles Knight (English, 1743-c. 1826) Portrait miniature of George Washington (1732-1799)
Sold for $4,725
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 55
A silver washstand basin Anthony Rasch & Co. (active 1817-1819), Philadelphia, PA, circa 1820
Sold for $7,560
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Lot 58
A Chippendale fret-carved mahogany and parcel-gilt looking glass late 18th century
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 59
A Queen Anne carved walnut dressing table Philadelphia, PA, circa 1760
Sold for $2,520
Estimated at $2,500 - $3,500
Lot 60
A Chippendale carved walnut high chest Southeastern Pennsylvania, circa 1770
Sold for $3,780
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 61
A Queen Anne carved walnut tilt-top candlestand Pennsylvania, circa 1760
Sold for $756
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 62
A silver dredger Joseph Richardson, Sr. (1711-1784), Philadelphia, PA, circa 1740-1750
Sold for $3,528
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 63
A silver porringer Philip Syng, Jr. (1703-1789), Philadelphia, PA, circa 1750
Sold for $8,820
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Lot 64
A silver cann Philip Syng, Jr. (1703-1789), Philadelphia, PA, circa 1750
Sold for $13,860
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
Lot 65
A silver salver Philip Syng, Jr. (1703-1789), Philadelphia, PA, circa 1750
Sold for $11,340
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
Lot 66
A silver cream pot John Leacock (1729-1802), Philadelphia, PA, circa 1780
Sold for $1,638
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Lot 67
A Queen Anne carved walnut chest-on-frame Pennsylvania, late 18th century
Sold for $2,205
Estimated at $2,500 - $3,500
Lot 68
A Chippendale fret-carved mahogany and parcel-gilt looking glass 18th / 19th century
Sold for $1,008
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 69
A Queen Anne carved walnut dressing table Philadelphia, PA, circa 1760
Sold for $2,772
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 70
A Chippendale carved mahogany compass-seat side chair New York, NY, circa 1770
Sold for $1,890
Estimated at $2,000 - $2,500
Lot 71
A needlework sampler Rachel Williams, Maryland, dated "1827"
Sold for $1,638
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 73
American School 19th century A Masquerade Procession, possibly New York or Philadelphia
Sold for $1,890
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 74
A Chippendale carved mahogany drop-leaf table Probably Philadelphia, PA, circa 1770
Sold for $2,772
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 75
A fine Chippendale carved mahogany chest-on-chest Philadelphia, PA, circa 1770
Sold for $113,400
Estimated at $20,000 - $30,000
Lot 76
A Chippendale carved walnut side chair Philadelphia, PA, circa 1765
Sold for $10,710
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 77
Attributed to Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman
Sold for $1,890
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 78
James Peale (1749-1831) Portrait Miniature of a Lady, dated "1792"
Sold for $3,150
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Lot 79
Raphaelle Peale (1774-1825) Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman, dated "1801"
Sold for $3,780
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Lot 82
A Mifflin family Chippendale carved walnut side chair Philadelphia, PA, circa 1770
Sold for $32,760
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 83
A Queen Anne carved mahogany drop-leaf table Probably Philadelphia, PA, circa 1770
Sold for $4,410
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 84
Nicolino Calyo (1799-1884) View of the Schuylkill River & Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia
Estimated at $100,000 - $150,000
Lot 85
Two Quaker needlework samplers Southeastern Pennsylvania, early 19th century
Sold for $2,142
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 87
A Chippendale carved mahogany tilt-top candlestand Philadelphia, PA, circa 1770
Sold for $945
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 88
A Chippendale fret-carved mahogany and parcel-gilt looking glass 18th / 19th century
Sold for $1,764
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Lot 89
A Chippendale carved mahogany chest of drawers Philadelphia, PA, 1770
Sold for $5,040
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 90
American School 19th century Portrait of George Washington (1732-1799)
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
Lot 91
A Chippendale carved mahogany tilt-top tea table Philadelphia, PA, circa 1760
Sold for $32,760
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Lot 92
A group of ten household items late 18th / 19th century
Sold for $3,024
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500