GOULD AUCTIONS

Featured items in their categories include:  FOLK ART:  Superb pair of  William Matthew Prior  portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Pardon Brightman of Freetown, Mass. ;  Portrait of a beautiful child in a blue dress holding a red book by  William Matthew Prior;  OUTSTANDING and EARLY Leaping Carousel  Horse in superb ORIGINAL PAINT;  Early “Mrs. Atkins instructress”  cross stitch Sampler dated 1837 with extensive decoration including an Inn with flag;  Wonderful square nailed Parcheesi board in original paint;  FOLKY and early cast iron Horsehead Hitching Post in original surface; Early primitive family portrait;  Folky ship painting; and more. PERIOD COUNTRY and FORMAL FURNITURE:  LARGE Round top MAINE Chair Table in old Robins Egg Blue Paint; Maine Paint Decorated 2 Drawer Blanket Chest; Mustard Paint Decorated Maine Dressing Table;  Nice selection of  Windsor Chairs  to include a SIGNED Stephen Tracy continuous arm bow back:, Ebenezer Tracy (attrib.) Continuous Arm brace back;  Vermont style Fanback Armchair in old paint; Stephen Tracy (attrib) bow back High Chair;  Outstanding 6’ Maine Tapered Leg Harvest Table (overpainted); Duck Bill Rod Back Windsor High Chair; Maine Paint Decorated Paneled Single Door Cupboard; Unusual Maine double seat chair table in old red paint;  RARE Early 19^th C. Draftsman’s Desk in original paint; Early Hepplewhite Small Sized Server with inlay: Unusual Country Students Desk in Original Red Paint; Superb Bannister Back side chair in original red paint; Early tiger maple Hepplewhite 4 drawer chest with shaped corners, Hepplewhite Tilt Top Candlestand; Set of 6 Matching Paint Decorated Pennsylvania plank seat chairs with the MATCHING paint decorated Deacons Bench; SUPERB Marquetry Inlaid Queen Anne Tilt Top Tea Table; Chippendale Mirrors; Nicely proportioned Queen Anne Candlestand in original surface; Queen Anne Spanish Foot Side Chair in old paint;  MAINE vinegar decorated open Wall Hanging Cupboard with picture frame molding; Sheraton 1 drawer stand in old red paint; Blanket Box in strong Tiger Maple; Stepped Table Top Spice Chest in Original Color and more. COUNTRY SMALLS and EARLY ACCESSORIES:  Large Maine covered feather basket in the BEST original dry red paint; Exceptional Tiger Maple and Mahogany Sewing Chest having Sandwich Glass drawer pulls; Several outstanding pantry boxes in ORIGINAL paint; RARE American BURL footed bowl in original surface; Ft. Edward Stoneware Bird Crock;  New Haven  Cobalt decorated crock; Adorable “Cricket” stool in STRONG Tiger Maple; Unusual swing handle bucket with lapped bans in the BEST original blue paint; Paint decorated knife tray; 6 matching tin shorebird decoys in nice original paint; Oversized Lemon Top Chippendale Andirons; Maine Redware jar, 2 Norcross (Farmington. Maine) Redware Jugs; CT Redware pot; Cobalt decorated Bird Crock;  RARE Child Size labeled Hannah Davis Hat Box; Shaker Bucket in the BEST original Raspberry Red Paint; Mortar and pestle in old blue paint; Large oval Shaker box; Hogscraper Candlestick in the BEST old blue paint; Paint decorated mustard and red checkerboard; Large Vermont Cheese Basket; Outstanding Tiger Maple Sewing Box; Early Painted Checkerboard with stenciled border decoration; Cobalt decorated Stoneware Jugs and Crocks; Set of 6 Tin Shorebird Decoys in superb original paint; Several folky decoys in old paint; Mason Premier Grade Decoy (overpainted); Child’s wheelbarrow in the BEST blue paint, Miniature footstool in old blue;  Early Sandwich Glass Whale Oil Lamp; Small slide cover Candle Box in Windsor Green Paint; Pr. Goldeneye decoys in orig. paint;  Childs push sled in original paint: “Cricket Stools” in old paint; and more. PAINTINGS and PRINTS: Outstanding watercolor titled ”Sand Forts” by listed watercolorist Sears Gallagher; Small watercolor sgnd Peter de Wint; Small oil sgnd Nathaniel Berry; Large watercolor of sheep by J.A.S. Monks; Watercolor by Hugo Possner; Oil by WH Partridge; Superb Oil on Canvas of Maine Brook Trout; Pencil signed etching by Walter Griffin; Outstanding EARLY Whaling Print; Several Continental Miniature Portraits and more. EARLY MILITARIA: Extremely RARE Confederate Civil War Field Apothecary from New Bern, N.C.; New Hampshire Paint Decorated Cheese Box Canteen, Barrel style canteen in superb red, whit and blue; Signed 1864 Civil War Sword by a RI maker; Roby 1865 Civil War Sword; Coast Guard Sword with scabbard and original belt; Unusual Civil War field shaving box in original soldier blue paint; Paint decorated Civil War Bullseye Canteen from the 29^th Maine Regiment; Civil War Cartridge case and more.   FIREARMS:    Three Excellent and Original Civil War Era Colt Revovers to include a rare (2^nd year of production) .44 cal. 1860 Army; A rare (1^st year of production) .36 cal. 1862 Police and an 1851 Navy in .36 cal.  Also, an 1878 Colt DA model .38 cal. Revolver in superb original condition; 1863 U.S. Springfield Musket; Parker Bros. 12 gauge side by side shotgun; Rare Winchester Model #42 .410 Pump Shotgun; High Grade Winchester Model #12 twelve gauge shotgun; Winchester Model #12 twenty gauge shotgun; RARE Pair of Early Gold Inlaid Percussion Dueling Pistols; Early Flintlock Pistol;  Engraved Smith and Wesson Model 1 ½ Spur Trigger Revolver; Model 99 Savage Lever Action Rifle in .300 Savage caliber; Winchester  Model 75 Target Rifle; rare British Enfield .22 cal. Training rifle; Large selection of Winchester , Lyman, Ideal and other Bullet Molds, reloading tools, early rifle parts and pistol grips plus much more.  EARLY AMERICAN INDIAN ITEMS: Superb dated (1903) and signed Maine Indian birch bark basket by Tomah Joseph of the Passamaquoddy nation; Exquisite and RARE Moose Hair Embroidered Birch Bark watch hutch; High Top Beaded Plains Moccasins; and more. COINS: 1899 and 1908 US $20 Gold; 1908 US $10 Gold; 1898 $5 US Gold; 1880 $5 US Gold; 1853 $2 ½ gold;  (2) 1853 $1 US Gold; 1915 Austrian Gold Coin; US Silver Dollars and more.  PHOTOGRAPHY, EPHEMERA and PAPER ADVERTISING:  Hundreds of Victorian Advertising Trade Cards, Several Cased Dags, Ambros and Tintypes; Fancy Quarter Plate Gutta Percha Dag Case; Very EARLY paper lot from Pittston, Maine; VICTORIAN  POTTERY, GLASS, CHINA and ACCESSORIES: Roseville Zephyr Lilly Jardiniere on Pedestal, 2 Copeland “Egyptian Lotus” Majolica Pitchers; Pr. Dresden Vases; Outstanding cast Bronze Figural Inkwell decorated with Cherubs; Fancy Brass Inkwell; Superb Hand Painted Fish Set and much more. SOFT PASTE and  EARLY CHINA: Seaweed Decorated Mocha pepper pot and mug; Unusual soft paste Prattware figural bird whistle; and more. TOYS AND BANKS: 1935 Chevrolet Steelcraft Fire Engine Peddle Car; Cast Iron Arcade Yellow Cab Taxi; RARE Large German Santa Claus candy container; Mechanical Bank “Jolly N” ; Early Rooster “Squeak” Toy; and more.  RUGS and TEXTILES:  EYE DAZZLING Red, White and Blue STARBURST QUILT from Waldoboro, Maine; Superb Paisley Shawl, Folk Art woven coverlet; 2 Early Room Sized “Striped” loomed carpets; Early Room Sized (8’ by 11’) Oriental Rug; Hooked Rugs and more.  EARLY BOTTLES: RARE labeled Mt. Lebanon Shaker Medicine in original labeled box; Keene and Stoddard flasks, blown Stoddard bottles; Star Handgrenade Fire Extinguisher; Dr. Fische’s Bitters Bottle and more.   CLOCKS;  Eli Terry Pillar and Scroll; Early unsigned brass works Tall Clock; Ornate Gilt Decorated French Marble mantle clock with matching candelabra garniture; Empire period Triple Decker Clock; Large Victorian Cast Novelty Clock and more.  MISCELLANEOUS:  Clean Polyphon 8” Disc Music Box, Superb, Large Swiss Jacot’s Patent Music Box in quarter sawn oak case; LARGE Quarter Sawn Oak Bookcase with Nicely Leaded Glass Doors; Nicely Carved Victorian Walnut 2 Door Bookcase with mirrored crest; 18^th Century Coin Silver Tankard; Cast Iron Doorstops; Large Brass “Spyglass” Telescope; Early fish and eel spears; Outstanding Victorian “Mourning” Wreath in original frame and much more.

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