A few examples of appraisal values for
1785

• GROUP OF SIX ENGLISH PRODIGAL SON ENGRAVINGSGroup
  GROUP OF SIX ENGLISH PRODIGAL SON ENGRAVINGSGroup of six English Prodigal Son engravings, two engraved by I. Basire, 1783 & 1785, 4 3/4" x 6 3/4". Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Some random losses.
• MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT PEWTER BASIN,
  MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT PEWTER BASIN, CA. 1785Middletown, Connecticut pewter basin, ca. 1785, bearing the touch of Joseph Danforth, 2 7/8" x 12". Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
• JOHN JAMES AUDUBON - MARSH HARE(New
  JOHN JAMES AUDUBON - MARSH HARE(New York, 1785-1851) Marsh Hare, Plate XVIII from the large folio The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, J.T. Bowen, 1845, hand colored lithograph on wove paper, sheet 22 x 28-3/8 in.; black painted frame, 30 x 36-1/2 x 1-1/4 in. Provenance: Private Collection Condition: hinged in at top, good color, very slight toning and a few spots of foxing at edges; conservation framing; frame with abrasions
• JOHN JAMES AUDUBON - SPOTTED SANDPIPER(New
  JOHN JAMES AUDUBON - SPOTTED SANDPIPER(New York, 1785-1851) Spotted Sandpiper, Plate CCCX from The Birds of America , London, 1827-1838, Havell edition, hand-colored etching, engraving and aquatint with partial "J. Whatman" watermark, sheet 19-7/8 x 26-5/8 in.; black painted frame, 32-1/8 x 37-1/8 x 1-1/8 in. Provenance: Private Collection Condition: hinged in at top, trimmed from a larger sheet, small points of foxing, some toning and fading; frame with abrasions
• JOHN JAMES AUDUBON - HERMIT THRUSH(New
  JOHN JAMES AUDUBON - HERMIT THRUSH(New York, 1785-1851) Hermit Thrush, Plate LVIII from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838, Havell edition, hand colored etching, engraving and aquatint with "J. Whatman/1832" watermark, sheet 37-7/8 x 25-1/4 in.; 18th century style black painted frame, 41-1/8 x 28-3/8 x 1-1/2 in. Provenance: Private Collection Condition: hinged in at top, lined with conservation paper with some lifting,trimmed of binding edge, light toning, foxing, and fading, some repairs at edges in margins, small hole upper left; frame with abrasions, conservation framing
• JOHN JAMES AUDUBON - TOWHE BUNTING(New
  JOHN JAMES AUDUBON - TOWHE BUNTING(New York, 1785-1851) Towhe Bunting, Plate XXIX from The Birds of America , London, 1827-1838, Havell edition, hand colored engraving with etching and aquatint on wove paper with "J. Whatman/1834" watermark, 37-1/2 x 25-1/2 in.; 18th century style black painted frame, 47 x 34-7/8 x 1-1/2 in. Provenance: Private Collection Condition: hinged in at top, binding edge present, light toning and small points of foxing, some faint creases at top,3/8 in. teat at right edge ; frame with abrasions, conservation framing
• TWO JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PRINTS, KENTUCKY
  TWO JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PRINTS, KENTUCKY WARBLER(New York, 1785-1851) From Birds of America : one Havell edition, 1827-1838, hand colored etching, engraving and aquatint with "J. Whatman/Turkey Mill" watermark, sheet 38 x 25-3/8 in., plate 19-1/2 x 12-3/8 in.; one Bien edition, 1859, chromolithograph on paper, sheet 25-5/8 x 19-5/8 in.; both unframed Provenance: Private Collection Condition: engraving with toning and light fading, handling creases, paper tape repair verso bottom right margin, waviness possible due to humidity, small stain lower left image, light foxing; chromolithograph, loose, restoration with archival tissue supporting various losses and tears, trimmed, pencil inscription bottom right margin
• JOHN JAMES AUDUBON - COW BUNTING(New
  JOHN JAMES AUDUBON - COW BUNTING(New York, 1785-1851) Plate 99, Cow-pen Bird, from The Birds of America , London, 1827-1838, Havell edition, hand colored etching, engraving and aquatint on wove paper with "J.Whatman 1830", plate 12 x 19-1/8 in., sheet 25-7/8 x 38-3/4 in.; archival frame 46 x 35-1/2 x 1-1/2 in. Provenance: Private Collection Condition: hinged at top verso mat, very slight toning at edges, fugitive yellow
• JOHN JAMES AUDUBON - BONAPARTE FLYCATCHER(New
  JOHN JAMES AUDUBON - BONAPARTE FLYCATCHER(New York, 1785-1851) Plate V from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838, Havell edition, hand-colored etching, engraving and aquatint sheet, "J. Whatman 1831", plate 12-1/2 x 20-1/2 in., sheet 31-3/8 x 22-3/8 in.; unframed Provenance: Private Collection Condition: some chipping to edges, toning and foxing, paper tape verso on all edges, trimmed, handling creases, other tears in margin with the largest being 1 in., some fading
• JOHN JAMES AUDUBON - HOODED MERGANSER(New
  JOHN JAMES AUDUBON - HOODED MERGANSER(New York, 1785-1851) Hooded Merganser, Plate CCXXXII, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838, Havell edition, hand-colored etching, engraving and aquatint with "J. Whatman/Turkey Mill" watermark, sheet 22-7/8 x 27-3/4 in.; black frame, 32-1/8 x 37-1/8 x 1-1/4 in. Provenance: Private Collection Condition: hinged in, good color with very slight fading, minor foxing, slight toning, sheet trimmed, restorations in margins; conservation framing; frame with abrasions
• PAINTED POPLAR DOWER CHEST, DATED 1785Pennsylvania
  PAINTED POPLAR DOWER CHEST, DATED 1785Pennsylvania painted poplar dower chest, dated 1785 , inscribed Cadarina Eberharttin , decorated with green sponged panels and a salmon surround, 29" h., 48" w. Provenance: The Collection of David and Barbara Mest, Coopersburg, Pennsylvania. NO in-house shipping for this lot.
• AFTER RIESENER LOUIS XVI PERIOD CORNER
  AFTER RIESENER LOUIS XVI PERIOD CORNER CABINET Louis XVI gilt bronze mounted satinwood and amaranth encoignure, after a model by Jean Henri Riesener (1734-1806), circa 1785, the corner cabinet with red marble top above the case with single drawer and cupboard door, overall with finely cast bronze mounts and scrolling foliate motifs. 40.5" H x 33" W x 22" D. Provenance: Removed from the Fifth Avenue residence of the MacArthur Family. Note: similar examples from a set of four cabinets made for Marie Antoinette's Hameau de la Reine at the Palace of Versailles are in the collections of The Art Institute of Chicago and The Saint Louis Art Museum.