Provenance Auction Gallery Sale Ranges From Rolex To Country Cupboard
Auction Action In Bloomsbury, N.J.
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Provenance Auction Gallery Sale Ranges From Rolex To Country Cupboard
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103 Bidders Compete For 345 Lots
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About Don Ladd
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âTo Armsâ
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William H. Guthman To Sell Private Militia Collection At Sothebyâs January 19
Drums, Painted Knapsacks, Canteens, Hat Plates And Related Accoutrements Included In Sale
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William H. Guthman To Sell Private Militia Collection At Sothebyâs January 19
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Drums, Painted Knapsacks, Canteens, Hat Plates And Related Accoutrements Included In Sale
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PROVENCE AUCTION
Patron Larry Bryan checking out the Empire table before the sale.
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Some of the furniture in the sale, including the Sheraton one-drawer stand that sold for $550.
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A crowd of bidders.
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Auctioneer Steve Binkley gets a nod and bid from gallery owner Sue Timpson, on the phone.
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Among the samplers and silhouettes that crossed the block, an English map example, back row, for $300 and the smaller English sampler, front, made by Ann Bond, sold for $450.
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Included in the 345 lots was a salt glazed stoneware jug with cobalt bird, attributed to Fulper, for $230.
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A decorated Christmas tree added to the mood of the sale.
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A fox hunting print, that showed some foxing, was titled âThe Meetâ and brought $120.
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GUTHMAN SALE
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Lot 12, a toleware tombstone hat plate, Westbrook Artillery, Maine, circa 1820, 71/8 inches high, is estimated at $5/7,000.
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Lot 29, a rare painted cardboard pattern for a hat plate, circa 1815, measures 101/4 inches high, red background with blue band and gold lettering and eagle.
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Lot 100, a painted militia dragoon helmet, New Milford, Conn., 1820-30, 11 inches high, with an estimate of $20/25,000. It has a black leather body and pierced metal crest.
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Lot 233, an iron cannon with raised American eagle motif, War of 1812, 431/2 inches long, and the only iron cannon known to have the eagle motif. The provenance lists Marvin Hatch, Hartland, Vt., and Harold Cole, Woodbury, Conn. The estimate is $18/20,000.
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Lot 277, one of the many wood canteens in the sale, Liberty or Death, possibly Revolutionary War era, more probably War of 1812, measures 71/4 inches in diameter and has an estimate of $20/30,000. The provenance lists Rockwell Gardiner, Stamford, Conn., and this piece has been exhibited at the American Folk Art Museum.
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Lot 301, a militia knapsack, Massachusetts, 1815-1825, red painted canvas with black border and the word Liberty under 13 stars, is estimated at $8/10,000. It measures 131/4 inches high, 133/8 inches wide.
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Lot 351, the last object in the sale, a very large painted bass drum, circa 1799, with eagle, flags, arrows, shield, muskets and cannonballs. It is 27 inches high, 28 inches in diameter, and carries an estimate of $25/35,000. The provenance lists John Bihler and Henry Coger, Ashley Falls, Mass.
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Lot 38, a Massachusetts militia dragoon uniform, circa 1815-20, comprising a vest, trousers, coat and painted helmet. It is estimated at $12/18,000.
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