Boston Queen Anne high chest, walnut veneers and maple with pine secondary, two-case construction on cabriole legs with pad feet, Boston area, Massachusetts, 1740-1760, 59-1/2 x 40 x 22-1/4 in. Generally good condition, refinished with some sun fading, replaced brasses, central bottom drawer with patch and repair at lock, same drawer once fitted with dividers now missing, expected cracks and minor repairs to veneers, some laminations to legs and feet (all apparently as made), lacking one knee return and others replaced, other minor repairs. Craig and Tarlton, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina
CHIPPENDALE WALNUT DROP-LEAF TABLE PENNSYLVANIA, CIRCA 1760-1780Chippendale Walnut Drop-Leaf Table, Pennsylvania, Circa 1760-1780 Normal surface abrasions; top of first probably replaced. Height of first: 28-1/2 in (72.4 cm); Width: 18-1/2 in (47 cm); When open: 43 in (109.2 cm); Depth: 40 in (101.6 cm)Property of a Virginia Collection
Mahogany Block-front Slant-lid Desk, Massachusetts, 1760-80, the lid opens to a valanced, multi-drawer, stepped interior with central prospect door with flanking document drawers with engaged pilasters topped with acorns, all above a cockbeaded case of four graduated drawers, on claw-and-ball feet, shaped knee returns, and a central shaped drop pendant, brasses appear original, refinished, (minor imperfections), ht. 44 1/2, case wd. 40, dp. 21 1/2 in. Estimate $6,000-8,000 break at left corner of the lid The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
American Queen Anne High Boy
probably Massachusetts, circa 1760, maple, white pine secondary, two part form, upper dove tailed case with applied cove molded cornice above five graduated lipped drawers, the base with applied cove waist molding above two graduated lipped drawers, well developed scalloped skirt raised on tall graceful cabriole legs with pad feet.
75.5 x 40 x 20 in.; upper case width 35.75 in.
Break and repair to original right rear foot.
Small and Fine Chippendale Mahogany Dining Table: Small and Fine Chippendale Mahogany Dining Table, Newport, Rhode Island, c. 1760-75, the rectangular drop-leaf top set on a narrow frame with arched apron and squared cabriole legs ending in claw-and-ball feet, old finish, (minor imperfections), ht. 27, wd. 13 1/4, wd. open 40, dp. 38 in. . . Provenance: Hope Goddard Iselin, Wolber Hollow, Long Island. . . Literature: For a closely related table, see Michael Moses, Master Craftsman of Newport: the Townsends and the Goddards, p. 47, figure 1-34, illustrated. . Estimate $8, 000-12, 000 . . tight crack in top; minor water staining; top was turned 180 degrees and reset; it is apparent that there once were two braces to the underside of the top meant to keep the leaves open without moving the legs - now removed. . . . Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
C. 1760 Queen Anne Lowboy Dressing Table: . New England, Circa 1760. One long over three drawers with central fan carving on slender legs with pad feet. Cherry, white pine secondary. 40" x 20 1/2" x 35" tall, . . From the collection of the Joseph Spaulding House, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, previously owned by Elizabeth "Betty" Johnson until 2010 then donated to Preservation Society of Pawtucket. The sale of this item will benefit the Preservation Society of Pawtucket. Condition Old refinish, shrinkage crack to top with old fill repair, lower two brasses with losses, please refer to photographs. . Our catalogue serves as a guide and convenience to you for your bidding ease. Descriptions and condition reports are an OPINION given by one of our staff appraisers and/or auction affiliates. Condition of items are subjective, Bruneau and Co. uses every effort to explain and show any damages and wear on items. Everything is sold as-is, where-is. You are buying based on YOUR belief, all items are available for inspection the week before the sale and earlier by appointment. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at the gallery so a staff member can go over every inch and detail of an item with you. Repeat, everything is sold as-is, where-is with no warranty or guarantee unless explicitly stated. We are not responsible for errors and omissions, photographs are part of the description. Available payment options on Bidsquare
13 vols. (Mid-18th Century Maps of North America. ) The Universal Magazine. . . . London: John Hinton, 1754; 1759; 1760; 1763; 1765; 1770-1; 1789-90. Vol 14; 24; 26; 28; 32; 36; 40; 46; 48; 84; 86; 88; 90. 8vo, contemp. calf, gilt-lettered spines; some bindings defective. With engraved frontispieces, many fold maps and dozens of hand-colored natural history subject plates. Some maps/plates of note include: 1754- Perspective of the Cape of Good Hope; 1754 - "An Accurate Map of English Colonies in North America bordering Ohio. "; 1759- Fold plan of Quebec, Fold map of the West-Indies; hand-colored fold maps of the Netherlands and Germany; a plan of River St. Lawrence; plan of St. Lawrence during the Siege of Quebec; 1760 hand-colored fold maps of the Balkans, Mediterranean & United Kingdom; a 1761 hand-colored fold map of Canada, fold map of Malta; 1763 color fold map of North America & Africa; a 1770 fold map of Constantinople; 2 1792 fold maps of India; Not fully collated, presumed complete for volumes present. Ex-library bookplates to front paste down. Dusty. Scattered spotting and discoloration.
Two-sided Painted "Canal Hotel" Tavern Sign: Two-sided Painted "Canal Hotel" Tavern Sign, Port Jervis, New York, c. 1826, the sign with scroll top and turned frame inscribed "CANAL HOUSE" illustrating the yellow-painted house, yellow- and red-painted canal boat being hauled by a horse, and "S. St. JOHN" in gilt letters on a black smalted background, ht. 41, wd. 32 in. . . Provenance: Marguerite Riordan; Fred Giampetro. . . Note: The Canal Hotel was operated by Stephen St. John between 1826 and 1828. The building, a military blockhouse in its earlier form, built prior to 1760, was known as Fort Decker. It was renovated into a private dwelling in 1793 and was sold to Stephen St. John in 1819. The hotel was used to lodge laborers constructing the Delaware and Hudson Canal in the late 1820s. Today the house is maintained by the Minisink Valley Historical Society & Museum. . The property of Brian and Pam Ehrlich . Estimate $40, 000-60, 000 . . . Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
A George III mahogany bowfront hanging corner cupboard, circa 1760, with H-hinges, 103cm (40.5") high
DUTCH SERPENTINE FRONT CHEST OF DRAWERS, Dutch Rococo, ca 1760-1780, painted chest of drawers/commode in pine. The top conforming to the shaped case with four long drawers. Top, rails and base molded and highlighted in gilt paint, the whole on tapered quadrangular feet; 40" high x 51" wide x 23.75" deep.
AMERICAN CHERRY QUEEN ANNE SIDE CHAIR C. 1760 Probably Connecticut River Valley, with Spanish feet and a well turned front stretcher, full side stretchers, a rush seat, vasiform splat and shaped crest rail. Period construction. h:40.50 w:19.50 d:14 in.
Queen Anne Walnut Compass-seat Side Chair, Massachusetts, c. 1760, with yoked crest, vasiform splat, cabriole legs, and pad feet, (restoration), ht. 40 1/4, wd. 21 1/4, dp. 20 1/2 in. Estimate $400-600 feet pieced, refinished The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Pennsylvania Queen Anne carved walnut flat top high chest, ca. 1740-1760, in two parts, the upper section with a cove cornice above two short and four graduated and thumb molded drawers, the lower section with three small drawers, a gracefully shaped apron resting on cabriole legs terminating in trifid feet, 70" h., 40" w.
CONNECTICUT CHIPPENDALE CHEST OF DRAWERS, ca 1760-1780, in cherry with poplar secondary. The moulded-edge top over four graduated cock-beaded drawers with replaced brasses. Dovetailed construction, the interior with full dust boards; 36.5" high x 40.5" wide x 22.5" deep.
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Property of Various Owners Queen Anne Cherry Lowboy (Highboy Base) Connecticut or Massachusetts, Circa 1760-1780 Top and brasses replaced. Height: 36 in (91.4 cm); Width: 40-1/4 in (102.2 cm); Depth: 21-1/8 in (53.6 cm)
ENGLISH QUEEN ANNE DROP-LEAF TABLE Mahogany with ball and claw feet, ca. 1760. 40" x 17" x 28 1/2"
WILLIAM HOGARTH
Collection of approximately 40 engravings with etching.
Each circa 1740-1760. Various sizes and conditions.
An English Chippendale Mahogany 2-part Bookcase circa 1760 Height 79 1/2 x width 40 x depth 20 1/2 inches.
Chippendale cherry slant lid desk, c. 1760, over 4 drawers on bracket feet, ht. 40", wd. 37", dp. 19 1/2". : Chippendale cherry slant lid desk, c. 1760, over 4 drawers on bracket feet, ht. 40", wd. 37", dp. 19 1/2". Condition All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past.
Regency Rosewood & Brass Inlaid Dwarf Bookcase In the manner of George Oakley (English, 1760-1840), first quarter 19th century. A fine Regency rosewood and brass inlaid dwarf bookcase or side cabinet, in diminutive size, having a rectangular top over a reeded edge and frieze inlaid with brass stylized anthemia and foliage over a pair of grille inset doors opening to a single shelf interior raised on gilt bronze hairy paw feet. Approximate height 33.5", width 40.25", depth 14".
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian 1720-1778) "The Pier with a Lamp" c. 1760 etching from Carceri d'invenzione WE 40 R 41 sheet 18 3/4 in. x 24 3/8 in.
NEW ENGLAND QUEEN ANNE TIGER MAPLE HIGHBOY BASE, CIRCA 1760 now converted to a dressing table with a later added top over a nicely figured tiger maple case with a single long drawer over three short drawers over a shaped apron with drop finials and raised on long cabriole legs terminating in pad feet - h:36.50 w:40 d:21.50 in.
A GEORGE III SILVER SALVER with shell and scroll border and standing on ball and claw feet 14" diameter London 1760 possibly by Ebenezer Coker 40 troy oz
North Carolina Queen Anne Cherry Chest. Description Circa 1760. The cove cornice over central fan carved drawer flanked by two short drawers over four long drawers resting on a frame with scalloped skirt supported by short cabriole legs terminating in slipper feet. Inscribed "Mr. Hampton Young Coller Master-Southold". Hard pine secondary wood. Replaced brasses. Lip repair to one drawer. Base restored. Provenance: Found at Southold Plantation, Virginia. Size 57 - 5/8" H x 40 - 1/4" W x 19 - 3/8" D.
Queen Anne Walnut Slip Seat Side Chair, probably Massachusetts, c. 1760, the yoked crest joining a vasiform splat and trapezoidal slip seat, raised on cabriole legs and pad feet with turned H-stretcher base, (restoration), ht. 40 1/2, wd. 22, dp. 20 1/2 in. Estimate $800-1,000 repair to crest and stiles, two new blocks, work to stretcher and pieced foot The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
GEORGE II MAHOGANY ARMCHAIR C. 1760 HEIGHT 40 INCHES PR...George II Mahogany Armchair c. 1760 height 40 inches Provenance: The Estate of Diana Atwood Johnson
Condition:
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Attributed to Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760 - 1802), oil on canvas, portrait of George Marsh (1722 - 1800) Commissioner of the Navy holding a letter wit: Attributed to Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760 - 1802), oil on canvas, portrait of George Marsh (1722 - 1800) Commissioner of the Navy holding a letter with landscape in background, old label on back, unsigned, 50 1/2" x 40 1/4". Condition All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past.
Chester County, Pennsylvania walnut blanket chest: Exclusive on Bidsquare Chester County, Pennsylvania walnut blanket chest, dated 1760, with two line and berry inlaid drawers, with date and initials KM, 31" h. , 40" w. Condition Left drawer replaced. Lock present but detached. Overall Dimensions Unit: Height: 0. 00 Width: 0. 00 Depth: 0. 00 Weight: 0. 00
Circle of Jose Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza (Mexican, mid-1700's-1802; Active New Orleans ca. 1782-1802) "Portrait of Don Estevan (Stephen) Minor", oil on canvas, unsigned, 35" x 27". Presented in a period carved giltwood frame. Provenance: The estate of Charlotte Minor Payne, New Orleans, Louisiana. Reference: This portrait is illustrated on page 187, Louisiana Portraits, The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Stephan Minor was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, on February 8, 1760, and first ventured to New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1779. He joined the Spanish army and participated in a military expedition against Fort Charlotte, located near Mobile in British West Florida. Arriving in the Natchez District in the early 1780s, Minor received a commission as a captain in the Spanish army, and served as adjutant at Fort Panmure, Natchez. During this time, Minor assisted Spanish governor Manuel Gayoso de Lemos in various administrative duties. He also served as liaison between Spanish official and the the Anglo-American settlers and Natchez Indians. In that capacity, he came to be referred to as "Don Esteban." After Gayoso was appointed governor of Louisiana, Minor briefly served as acting governor until the Spanish evacuated Natchez in 1798, following the creation of the Mississippi Territory by the United States Congress. From Governor Gayoso, Minor purchased Concord in Natchez, the only Spanish Colonial style manse in Natchez, a three story structure with galleries on each side. Under Gayoso�s, and Minor�s administrations, Concord served as the governmental and cultural hub of the territory. Estaban Minor�s second wife, Katherine, was reputedly known as �Yellow Duchess� reflecting her fondness for things golden. Among Minor�s holdings were plantations in Adams county Mississippi producing tobacco, indigo and ultimately cotton , and about 40,000 acres of east of the Pearl River in Louisiana. Minor died in Natchez in 1815, and his spouse followed him in death in 1844. Concord fell into disrepair, and burned in 1901. The grounds of Concord are now the part of Natchez referred to as �Minorville�.
Benjamin West P. R. A. (British 1738-1820) "Seated Female Figure (Probably Study for a Portrait)" probably c. late 1770s/early 1780s graphite on buff laid paper unsigned 7 5/8 in. x 8 1/2 in. in a composite dealer's mount inscribed "from his studio/ D23 917C/ 6 [in a circle]". Provenance: Colnaghi's London 1961; James R. Lamantia Jr. New Orleans and New York. Note: This unusually clear and handsome sketch is a highly characteristic work by West (as its provenance from one of the world's foremost dealerships in old master drawings would suggest). Its head is a marvel of economy with its few pencil strokes establishing the basic profile and cranial structure: its uplifted pose and loose hair in addition to its concentration on the shadows of the eyelids below the nose and mouth and in the shaded neck are very closely paralleled (for example) on a sheet of studies by West at the Friends Historical Library Swarthmore College. West's trademark gown with its high waist and clinging skirt is similar to that in his Design for a Pediment at the Huntington Library in San Marino CA; the fall of the bodice across the right breast and the shape of the girdle match West's drawing The Destroying Angel at the Royal Academy; while the gestures here of the right arm hand and sleeve are identical to those in his Belisarius of 1784 at the Philadelphia Museum. The handling throughout is closely reflected in the Raising of Lazarus at the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York (which now holds the largest collection of West's drawings). The head here has an almost exact cognate in another sheet of sketches for an Ascension at the Morgan while the general composition the supporting block and especially the summary shorthand feet appearing beneath the gown are repeated in the same collection's Seated Sibyl. This figure's overall attitude and specifically the almost automatic parallel strokes around its contours find close cognates in the Morgan's Seated Male Nude; and the basic compositional type is exactly paralleled in their Seated Woman with a Musical Instrument which is fully developed as a study for West's famous painting of Mrs. William Beckford (now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington) for that family's celebrated site at Fonthill Abbey Wiltshire. References: Ruth S. Kraemer Drawings by Benjamin West Pierpont Morgan Library New York 1975 pp. 11-12 no. 15 pl. 7; 16-18 no. 23 fig. 10 and pl. 12; 38-39 no. 63 pl. 37; 39-40 no. 66 fig. 26; 63-64 no. 120 pl. 77; and 71-72 no. 158 pls. 86-87. Frederick Cummings and Allen Staley Romantic Art in Britain: Paintings and Drawings 1760-1860 Philadelphia 1968 pp. 99-100 no. & fig. 50; Hans Fletcher [T]he Royal Academy Washington 1982 no.10.
Pennsylvania Chippendale Shell Carved Side Chair: Philadelphia, 1760-1780, shell carved crest and knees, ball and claw feet, slip seat, 40-1/2 in. , Provenance: Condition one rear leg badly broken and repaired with area of loss, patches at joint at crest to rear stiles, some wear and abrasions to feet, slip seat replaced, other scattered wear, cracks, minor repairs
Queen Anne walnut veneer looking glass: Queen Anne walnut veneer looking glass, ca. 1760, with parcel gilt plume crest, 40" x 19 1/4". Provenance: The Collection of Jean & Eugene Jacobson, Englewood, New Jersey. Condition Period glass possibly original. Repaired break across crest. A few veneer patches to crest.
18th century British portrait, three-quarter length portrait of wigged gentleman in brown brocaded vest, brown jacket, holding glove beside sword hilt, circa 1760, unsigned, oil on canvas, 49-1/4 x 40 in.; 20th century painted wood and composition frame. Restretched, 19th century lining, two periods of restoration, retouch scattered in face, at both hands, in vest, jacket and background, approximately 50 percent of surface affected, lifting at top edge from liner, crackle, flaking, abrasions to varnish layer, craquelure, overcleaning, grime, canvas loose; frame with abrasions. Estate of the Late Wyatt W. Childs, Barnesville, Georgia.
Tiger maple slant front desk on cut out bracket feet with spurs, interior with door in front of two drawers with original brasses, C. : Tiger maple slant front desk on cut out bracket feet with spurs, interior with door in front of two drawers with original brasses, Connecticut circa 1760-1780. height 40 3/4 in. , width 35 1/2 in. Condition Condition: All lots are sold "as is" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition.
Pennsylvania Chippendale walnut chest of drawers, ca. 1760-1780, the top with a molded cornice above a pull out dressing slide lined in damask and four graduated long drawers flanked by inlaid chamfered corners resting on ogee bracket feet, 39 3/4" h., 40 1/2" w.
Alexander Runciman (Scottish 1736-1785) "Sorrowing Mother with Two Children-A Babe and a Youth" c. late 1760s/early 1770s sepia ink and wash with white gouache on cream-colored wove paper without discernible watermark signed with monogram "AR" at right center with indecipherable 2-line inscription en verso 4 5/8 x 5 1/4 in. in a modern mount. Provenance: James R. Lamantia Jr. New Orleans and New York. Note: This is an important and influential drawing by the underappreciated artist Alexander Runciman who was a pioneer in the introduction of grand-manner history painting to Scotland. He and his brother John (1744-1768/69) traveled to Rome in the mid-1760s and John died in Italy; this drawing seems likely to reflect Alexander's study of Renaissance and Mannerist art either during his years in Rome (1767-1771) or soon thereafter when Runciman proposed a series of classical themes for the decoration of his masterwork the interior of Penicuik House for Sir James Clerk third Baronet of Penicuik (1709-1782). Those interiors-representing much of Runciman's output-were destroyed by fire in 1899; but large numbers of his drawings still exist at the National Gallery of Scotland by which his classicizing as well as his medievalizing style can be studied (the principal component at Penicuik had been the Hall of Ossian whose decorations were based on the fantastical contemporary poetry of James Macpherson 1736-1796). This powerful drawing probably depicts one of the heroines of classical antiquity for on the right two large columns are lightly sketched; the familiar pyramidal configuration is strongly articulated by the bowed head and enveloping figure of the grieving mother and brilliantly articulated by the pathos of the childrens' bodies arranged on a single diagonal. The composition was presumably painted or redrawn by Runciman for it informs many of the parallel configurations of Henry Fuseli (1741-1825 who knew Runciman in Italy and in 1771 called him "the best Painter of us in Rome") as well as many others of their intimate circle. References: Duncan Macmillan "Alexander Runciman " Grove Dictionary of Art Jane Turner ed. London 1996 34 vols. vol. 27 pp. 333-334; Frederick Cummings and Allen Staley Romantic Art in Britain: Paintings and Drawings 1760-1860 Philadelphia 1968 pp. 85-87 nos. 40-42; Sir Ellis Waterhouse Painting in Britain 1530-1790 Harmondsworth 1969 pp. 202-203; Peter Tomory The Life and Art of Henry Fuseli New York 1972.
CHIPPENDALE WALNUT CHEST OF DRAWERS PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1760-1780Chippendale Walnut Chest of Drawers, Philadelphia, Circa 1760-1780, Some abrasions to surface of top; brasses replaced. Dimensions: Height: 34 in (86.4 cm); Width: 40 in (101.6 cm); Depth: 20-3/4 in (52.7 cm)
CHIPPENDALE CHERRY SLANT-FRONT DESK, American, ca 1760-1790, with pine and poplar secondary. The fall front reveals a fitted interior of pigeon holes and four aligned drawers, over four graduated overlapping drawers, all rising on bracket feet; 40.75" high x 36" wide x 18" deep.
PAIR OF QUEEN ANNE SIDE CHAIRS. Attributed to John Durand or Samuel Durand I Milford Connecticut 1760-1780 mixed woods. Of typical form with pad feet. Retains old alligatored Spanish brown over original red wash. Replaced rush seats and minor surface damage. 16 1/2''h. seat 40''h. overall. Ex Rich and Susie Burmann (New Hampshire) ex Deanne Levison (Georgia). Inspired by similar chairs made in the Hudson River Valley in Connecticut chairs of this type were referred to as ''York chairs.'' John Durand's surviving account book lists ''york chairs'' that he priced at four shillings a piece. See Trent Hearts and Crowns: Folk Chairs of the Connecticut Coast 1720-1840 pp. 63-67. One foot with damage (chew). Together with late 19th-early 20th hooked seat pads with spread-winged eagles.
Pennsylvania Queen Anne cherry dining table, ca. 1760, the rectangular top supporting a single drop leaf, above a frame with cutout resting on cabriole legs terminating in trifid feet, 29 1/2" h., 40 1/4" w.
CHAIR - Queen Anne maple and cherry pad foot side chair, ca 1760, with scalloped apron and blocked and turned stretcher, original slip seat, 40”H, refinished
Breckinridge Family Archive Approx. 165 items including 130+ photographs cased images & portraits plus 35+ paper items and newspaper clippings.Since Kentucky was established as a state in 1792 the Breckenridge family has gained notoriety not only in Kentucky but also in national politics. To date the family has included six members of the U.S. House of Representatives two U.S. Senators a cabinet member two Ambassadors the Vice President of the United States under James Buchanan John C. Breckinridge (1821-1875) who was also an unsuccessful candidate for President in 1860. In addition to their political involvement members of the Breckinridge family have held many important positions serving as college presidents theologians ministers and high-ranking soldiers.One of the early founders of the family John Breckinridge (1760-1806) served as Attorney General of the United States under Thomas Jefferson. His son Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (1800-1871) was a politician and Presbyterian minister who opposed slavery acting as one of the leaders of the Emancipation Party in 1849. He favored public education and was a passionate supporter of the Union at the outbreak of the Civil War. Robert who was married three times having 14 children in total had several sons including Joseph Cabell & Charles Henry who fought on the Union side during the Civil War with Joseph Cabell subsequently making a career for himself in the Army along with Robert Jefferson Jr. who fought for the Confederacy and later became a prominent politician in Kentucky.The archive features 5 portraits of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge including a cabinet photo from a painting by Matthew Jouett depicting Robert in his younger years. An additional cabinet photo of a Jouett painting of Elizabeth Breckinridge Meredith the daughter of Colonel Robert Breckinridge (1720-1773) is included and both have inked family notes on recto and verso. Two cdvs of Robert in his later years one in which he poses with a young boy (probably a son) a period copy of a family photo of Robert with his sons 4 x 6 in. and a 4.25 x 5.75 lithograph of Robert are also included. The group features several photographs of Robert's sons Joseph Cabell and Charles Henry Breckenridge both from his first marriage to Ann Sophonisba Preston.Charles Henry Breckinridge (1844-1867) the last child born to Robert's wife Ann Sophonisba before she passed enlisted in the Union Army in September of 1864 in Covington Kentucky as a Private mustering in to Company G of the U.S. Colored Troops 117th Infantry. The 117th was on duty at Camp Nelson Kentucky through October 1864 and was then ordered to Baltimore Maryland followed by City Point Virginia. It was involved in siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond until March 1865 and saw action in the Appomattox Campaign Hatcher's Run the fall of Petersburg and Appomattox Court House. The 117th was present for the surrender of Lee and his Army but then saw duty at Petersburg and City Point until June before moving to Brazos Santiago Texas in July and Brownsville and on the Rio Grande until August 1867 mustering out on August 10th. Charles died the same year. Portraits of Charles include:Quarter plate ambrotype of a young boy who appears to be Charles posed with the family dog; cdv while at West Point pencil id and date on verso July 14 1864; 3 cdvs with Lexington backmarks 2.25 x 2.5 in. albumen photo and 1.25 x 1.5 in. tintype of Charles in uniform with 2 in which he appears as a 2nd Lieutenant including penciled id and dates of August and September 1865 respectively; and a 2.25 x 2.75 in. portrait of Charles as 2nd Lieutenant painted on ivory housed in a velvet case with a plaque attached engraved Charlie.The majority of the photographs in this fine archive focus on Charles' older brother Joseph Cabell Breckenridge Sr. (1842-1920) and his family. Joseph joined the army in August 1861 and was appointed aide-de-camp to George H. Thomas serving with him at Mill Springs and Shiloh. He also served at Corinth and was commissioned a Lieutenant in the 2nd US Artillery. After participating in the Atlanta Campaign Joseph was captured following the death of James B. McPherson but he was eventually exchanged and served out the remainder of the war as a mustering officer receiving brevet promotions to Captain in July 1864 and Major in March 1865.Following the Civil War Joseph continued to impress his superiors with his high standards winning a series of additional promotions including Brigadier General and Inspector General of the Army in January 1889. During the Spanish American War he was promoted to Major General of volunteers. Outside of the Army Joseph served as Vice-President General of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. He was married to Louise Ludlow Dudley of Lexington Kentucky in 1868. They had thirteen children together several of whom followed their father into military service. Sadly one of their sons Joseph Cabell Jr. (1872-1898) was among the first casualties of the Spanish American War. The archive includes the following portraits of Joseph Louise and their family:2 post-Civil War cabinet cards of Joseph in uniform one by Gutekunst the other by C.M. Bell; 2 photomechanical prints with one by Dupont; 7 silver gelatin photos of Joseph ca late 19th-early 20th century with 4 in which he poses in uniform also sitting atop his mount in one of the shots and the remaining 3 snapshots of Joseph with family ranging in size from 2.5 x 4 in. to 3.5 x 5 in. Also included are assorted paper items related to Joseph consisting of 12+ invitations to events primarily for the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution many accompanied by original envelopes with personal notes inked on covers along with a few booklets/menus from the gatherings. Plus a later copy of The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 & 1799 with Joseph's stamp on inside cover and a typed speech written for a May Day ceremony unsigned but probably written for Joseph.Also featured are three oval-length watercolor portraits painted on ivory and housed in full velvet-lined cases including Joseph in uniform 3 x 3.5 in. a woman who looks to be his wife Louise although unidentified 2.75 x 3.25 in. and a portrait of another unidentified woman possibly their eldest daughter Mary Dudley 4 x 5 in. signed and dated lower left by Margaret Foote Hawley 1921. With 20+ additional photos of Louise and the children some identified including two fine portraits from the same sitting of Louise in her older years posed with 9 of their children with Joseph Cabell Jr. who later passed away standing in the back row. Photos range in size from 4 x 5.75 in. to 6.5 x 9.5 in.2 cabinet photographs of Joseph Cabell Jr. dressed as a young cadet at the age of 16 plus an 1892 cdv-sized portrait of him in uniform round out this portion of the collection. After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1895 Joseph Cabell Jr. served on the battleship Texas where he demonstrated remarkable coolness and ability in times of peril. However while serving aboard the USS Cushing he was washed overboard and drowned in Cuban waters. The USS Breckinridge was named after him.Assorted exterior and interior shots are also included in the archive with 4 interior shots capturing Joseph & Louise's family home showing numerous family portraits displayed on the mantel and piano ranging in size from 4.75 x 6.75 in. to 9 x 11.5 in. plus an interesting albumen of a relief depicting Joseph Louise and their first 10 children in profile by Mullen of Lexington. This relief image is also visible in one of the interior shots. Plus an early 20th century snapshot of "Grove Hill " one of many estates belonging to General James Breckinridge located in Virginia 3.25 x 3.5 in.The following photographs accompany the archive: Half plate ambrotype of unidentified stern looking parents posed with their children; CDV of Colonel Ambrose Dudley (1789-1875) a relative to Louise Dudley Breckinridge who served in the War of 1812 as paymaster of Trotter's Regiment KY Mounted Volunteers; a Dudley family cdv of a bearded gentleman; an Anthony cdv of unidentified Civil War officer; 2 cdvs of a young man identified as Winfield S. Jones from San Francisco; cdv of young man identified as Will McFarland with a Lexington backmark; 40+ assorted cdvs tintypes cabinet cards and snapshots of men women and children unidentified but presumably Breckinridge family and/or friends; a curious shot of an African American woman probably taken during a trip to Sicily as per verso notes; and 30+ real photo postcards and snapshots some with inked verso notes including vacation and farm scenes.
Colonial Currency, NC, July 14, 1760. 40 Shillings. PCGS Extremely Fine-40: North Carolina Currency. Choice July 14, 1760 North Carolina Forty Shillings Note. Province of North Carolina. July 14, 1760. Forty Shillings. Apparent edge split at top PCGS graded Extremely Fine-40. Fr. NC-111. This French and Indian War note has sharp, deep black printed text and designs within four margins which provide above average centering. There are typical period signatures upon its blank reverse. All four signatures are readable, written in brown and the paper is quite clean for its grade.
Chippendale Mahogany Carved Scroll-top Oxbow Chest-on-Chest, Boston or Salem, Massachusetts, c. 1760-80, the top section with molded swan's neck cresting with carved terminals and three flame-carved and urn-turned finials, above the cockbeaded case of drawers centering a carved fan, on ogee bracket feet, original "pine tree" brasses, old surface, (imperfections), ht. 84 1/2, bottom section case wd. 40, bottom section case dp. 20 in.
Provenance: The descendants of Sarah Orne Jewett, South Berwick, Maine.
back left foot reglued on base, finials with chips; center plinth with piece gone (not seen from front); both sides of top and bottom sections with shrinkage cracks; added platforms to the ogee bracket feet which make the piece taller than it would have been originally; base employs large frontal dovetail in its construction.
George II mahogany drop leaf dining table ca. 1760 27 3/4" h. 19 1/2" w. 40 3/4" d. ?
A Swedish Allmoge Painted Pine Hanging Cupboard circa 1760 having a bonnet top and double doors the panels painted with a floral design; the interior fitted with custom compartments and spoon racks. Height 40 x width 39 x depth 17 1/2 inches.
William Pitt, French and Indian War, Montreal Taken, Conquest of Canada Complete, Silver Medal, 1760
Obverse: The Saint Lawrence River at rest under laureate triumph to Amherst, with beaver, French arms in exergue
Reverse: captive Montreal under pine with eagle and French armorial trophy
inscription to edge: William Pitt Administring [sic]
1.40 in. (diameter)
3.60 cm (diameter)
Commemorating the victory of the British over the French and their native allies in the North American theatre of the Seven Years’ War (The French and Indian War); specifically, the fall of Montreal in September of 1760. The outcome of this was one of the most significant developments in a century of Anglo-French conflict: the ‘Conquest of Canada’ and further expansion of the British Empire. William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, ‘The Great Commoner’ was British Prime Minister, Administrator, Paymaster of the Forces and Secretary of State during much of the conflict, making key military decisions and is much credited with the victory. The inscription of his name and title on the edge of this lot, a space traditionally reserved for the recipient, lauds his role in this victory, and makes this an extremely important and unique example of this rare medal.
GEORGE III WALNUT SLANT FRONT DESK, CIRCA 1760, HEIGHT ...George III Walnut Slant Front Desk, circa 1760, height 40 inches, width 36 inches.
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Queen Anne maple highboy base, ca. 1760: Queen Anne maple highboy base, ca. 1760, 34 1/2" h. , 40" w. Condition Brasses replaced.
HEPPLEWHITE-STYLE SIDEBOARD. Hickory White North Carolina late 20th century mahogany with lightwood banding and inlay. Bowfront having three working drawers the center fitted for flatware over four cabinet doors raised on inlaid tapered legs. Drawer tag for ''American Masterpiece Piece Collection''. 40''h. 66''w. 22''d. Model number 1760-03. A few slight scratches.