English Georgian period mahogany tambour top desk circa 1790-1820. Rectangular top with tambour roll opening to expose a pull-out writing surface with adjustable ratcheted green leather slant lid. Cubby hole interior, ratcheted slide writing pull outs, two hand-cut dove tail drawers, tapered legs ending on solid brass casters. Measures 30 inches wide, 22 inches deep and 31 inches to pull out writing surface. Original finish, later brass pulls, some normal traces of usage. Excellent working order. Measures 38" high to the top, 30.75" high to the surface, 30" wide and 22.5" deep.
19th century pair of Staffordshire flower seller figures. Heights are 12.25 inches and 13.25 inches. Excellent condition apart from minor paint loss to her hair, his hair, and his nose.
Oil painting portrait of H Smythe Esq by Thomas Phillips 1770-1845 in gold leaf frame, excellent estate condition. The painting depicts Smythe holding a copy of The sporting Magazine November 1826 with his signature. Just in from a Lyme CT estate. Sold at Dave Elman's RAdio Auction Tuesday May 29, 1945 at 8 pm in the air-conditioned Crystal Room of the Hotel Rita-Carlton Madison Ave and Forty Sixth Stree New York lot number 75
Pair of matching J. L. Treharn silver tables. Crackle black painted surface with highly figured tiger maple tops and drawer fronts. All hand block-planed with signature Treharn square wooden peg construction. Excellent condition. Unsigned. Each measures 25.5" wide x 15.5" deep x 33.75" high; the drawers are 5.25" deep.
Set of 6 Nathan Margolis mahogany Chippendale style dining chairs circa 1940. All hand carved by a master cabinetmaker. Note the hand-dovetailed cross stretchers, interior brace blocks, and hand-chamfered back legs. The slip seats can be easily reupholstered. All crafted from the finest single block mahogany, strong and comfortable. Fine estate condition with some expected use wear. The Margolis cabinet shop Hartford, CT, reproduced the finest examples of early period American furniture in the early 20th century. Many were exact copies of pieces in the finest museum collections in America. Dimensions: 38" high to the back, 19" high to the seat, 19.5" wide at the back, 21" wide at the seat, and 17" deep.