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Wiederseim
Associates,
Inc.


P.O. Box 470
Chester Springs, PA 19425  

Phone:  610-827-1910    
 
Fax:  610-827-1930
 
Email:
tew@wiederseim.com

 

Prices Realized

March 29, 2008

 

Featuring the Estate of William H. Knowles, Jr. Berwyn, PA, the Estate of Paul B. Claflin,
Doylestown, PA and other Estates and collections from the Delaware Valley

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1.   Caucasian prayer rug. 4’6”x3’
$200 -$300
Sold for $700
2.   Hamadan hall runner, blue field.3’5.5”x12’4”
$150 -$200
Sold for $175
3.   Tabriz oriental carpet. 9’10”x8’
$100 -$200
Sold for $275
4.   Sarouk oriental mat. 5’3”x3’7”
$500 -$700
Not Sold
5.   Pine trencher. 5”h.x21.75”l.x12.25w.
$75 -$100
Sold for $75
6.   Oriental center hall carpet. As found. 6’7”x4’6”
$50 -$75
Sold for $125
7.   Oriental throw mat. 5’1”x3’4”
$25 -$50
Sold for $200
8.   Oil on canvas painting of a clipper ship under sail signed indistinctly. 26.5”x39”
$200 -$300
Sold for $125
9.   Cast iron toy fire pumper with driver and three horses, c.1900, 4”h.x10.25 and a partial cast iron toy ladder truck.
$75 -$100
Sold for $50
10.   Set of seven “O” scale Pennsylvania Railroad cars, scratch built. 21.25”l.x4”h. each
$200 -$400
Sold for $75
11.   Early blown glass bottle, , 19th c., eight-sided and with screw-top. 7”h.x3.25”w.x2.75”d.
$200 -$300
Sold for $100
12.   Early blown glass master salt. 3”h.x2.75” diam.
$50 -$75
Sold for $75
13.   Three cup plates- eagle, Henry Clay and butterfly. 3.5” diam. each
$75 -$100
Sold for $25
14.   Early blown glass master salt with ribbed detail. 3.5”h.x2.5” diam.
$50 -$75
Sold for $75
15.   Two early wine glasses, 19th c. approx. 4”h. each
$75 -$100
Sold for $25
16.   Early blown glass master salt. 3.25”h.x2.” diam.
$50 -$75
Sold for $125
17.   Canton teacup, 2”h., and a Chinese export handleless cup & saucer with armorial crest.
$100 -$125
Sold for $50
18.   Early blown glass master salt, 3.25”h.x2” diam., and a smaller example.
$50 -$75
Sold for $100
19.   Cast metal mirror, c.1920, with pictorial of a Moorish archer. 24.5”h.x13.5”w.
$400 -$600
Not Sold
20.   Organ grinder monkey with wool clothing and rotating head. 14”h.
$100 -$125
Sold for $25
21.   Schoenau & Hoffmeister bisque head doll. 23"h. 23”h.
$200 -$300
Sold for $200
22.   Cast iron toy fire pumper with driver and three horses, c.1900. 8.5”h.x19”l.x5”w.
$300 -$400
Sold for $225
23.   Ten coin and sterling silver spoons by various makers.
$50 -$75
Sold for $50
24.   Metal toy convertible car, c.1920, with original paint decoration and clockwork mechanism. 3.5”h.x10.5”l.x5”w.
$150 -$200
Sold for $100
25.   Five metal toys and a cold painted dog. largest is 3.5”h.x8”l.x2”w.
$150 -$200
Sold for $275
26.   Pair of Haggenauer carved wood Indian scouts with brass bases and feathers. 8.5”h.x3”w.x5”d.
$1,000 -$1,500
Sold for $1,200
27.   Two wine glasses, 19th c., with etched decoration. 3.75”h.
$100 -$200
Sold for $75
28.   German stein, ½ liter, 10.5”h., a metal horse and a Civil War soldier.
$25 -$50
Sold for $25
29.   Three bottles- Dandruff Cure 8.5”h., Whit Trevor- Boston 6”h., and Holbrook & Co. 6.5”h.
$150 -$200
Sold for $5
30.   Mahogany canopy doll bed, c.1940. 20.25”h.x26.25”l.x17.25”w.
$75 -$100
Sold for $150
31.   Cloisonné desk set, c.1920. Letter holder is 5”h.x8”w.x2”d.
$150 -$200
Sold for $25
32.   Arts & Crafts leather purse 9”h.x9”w.x2.5”d. and a box 2”h.x7”w.x3.5”d. with inset stone decoration.
$100 -$150
Sold for $25
33.   Rare brown chalkware Belsnickle, 19thc. 15.5”h.
$4,000 -$4,500
Not Sold
34.   Stoneware pitcher with blue decoration. 10.5”h.
$300 -$400
Sold for $325
35.   Currier & Ives print “My Kitty and Canary” 9.5”x13.5” and another print by Kellogg titled “Fishing” 9.25”x13.25”
$200 -$300
Not Sold
36.   Baltimore stoneware jar with blue decoration. 12.5”h.x10.5” diam.
$150 -$200
Sold for $175
37.   Pine Victorian trinket box, top inscribed “Fannie”, with paint decoration and mother of pearl inlay. 8”h.x13.5”w.x8.25”
$200 -$300
Sold for $125
38.   Miniature mahogany step-back Dutch cupboard with blind doors, c.1925. 17.5”h.x17”w.x18”d.
$100 -$150
Sold for $125
39.   Child’s arrow-back rocker, c.1840. 18.5”h.x11.5”w.x19.5”d., seat 8”h.
$100 -$150
Sold for $25
40.   Silverplate hot water urn, late 19th c. 18”h.x11”w.x8”d.@base.
$150 -$200
Sold for $125
41.   Stoneware pitcher with blue decoration, one-quart. 7’h.
$400 -$600
Sold for $225
42.   Silverplate hot water urn, late 19th c. 17.5”h.x12” diam, base 6.25”x6.25”
$150 -$200
Sold for $50
43.   Toby “Baker’s” figural pitcher, early 20th c. 9”h.x7” diam.
$100 -$150
Sold for $150
44.   Steigel type bottle with enamel decoration. 5.5”h.x3”w.x2.25”d.
$400 -$600
Sold for $200
45.   Satin patchwork baby quilt, kitten needlepoint pillow top, christening dress, men’s formal white silk scarf, etc.
$75 -$100
Sold for $125
46.   Continental redware puzzle jug, 19th c. 8”h.x4.5” diam.
$100 -$150
Sold for $25
47.   Pair of Eastlake walnut side chairs with caned seats. 35”h.x18.5”w.x21”d., seat 18”h.
$75 -$100
Sold for $25
48.   Wrought iron horse boot scrape. 16.25”h.x18”w.x12”d.
$150 -$200
Sold for $100
49.   Amethyst glass Steigel baptismal bowl, diamond quilted, early 19th c. 3.75”h.x4.25” diam.
$1,000 -$1,500
Sold for $300
50.   Leather jewelry box with silver finial and with label. 7”h. top of finial 12.5”w.x9”d.
$600 -$800
Sold for $750
51.   Child’s Victorian sled with original paint decoration. 7”h.x15”w.x37”l.
$200 -$300
Sold for $175
52.   Brass clock face, 18th c., signed “Tim Strickland”. 10.25”x10.25”
$100 -$200
Sold for $125
53.   Four weighted sterling silver candlesticks and a sterling silver creamer & sugar bowl.
$100 -$125
Sold for $75
54.   Green glass carboy, c.1850, made in Massachusetts. 20”h.x15”w.x9”d.
$500 -$700
Sold for $175
55.   Early masthead lamp, galvanized metal with copper cap and original Dietz burner. 22”h.x9” diam.
$200 -$300
Sold for $100
56.   Boy Scout pocket compass, c.1920, Headquarters New York City and marked “Swiss”. 2” diam.
$50 -$75
Sold for $75
57.   Pair of Galloway, Philadelphia lion head bench ends supports. 15”h.x8.5”w.x18”d.
$500 -$700
Sold for $500
58.   Brass trivet 6”h.x8.5”w.x7”d. and a silver plated tray 1”h.x12.5”diam.
$50 -$75
Sold for $25
59.   Framed hand-drawn map, Chester Co., PA of Weston B. S. now known as the Westtown School. 9”x12.5”
$2,000 -$2,500
Sold for $3,750
60.   Louis Vuitton trunk with tray. 22.5”h.x35.5”l.x21”d.
$300 -$500
Sold for $6,500
61.   Green glass water pitcher, 19th c. 9”h.
$200 -$300
Sold for $25
62.   Steigel type glass. 4.5”h.
$200 -$300
Sold for $475
63.   Oil on canvas painting of a Dutchman with a clay pipe signed “W. Gdanietz”. 23.5”x9.75”
$200 -$300
Sold for $100
64.   Steigel type flip glass tumbler with a wheel etched border. 6”h.x4.25” diam.
$300 -$500
Sold for $125
65.   Southwest Indian basket, c.1900. 18”h.x10.5”w.
$100 -$150
Sold for $25
66.   Stiegel type flip glass tumbler, provenance Gilbert Auction. 6.25”h.x4.25” diam.
$300 -$500
Sold for $100
67.   Stiegel type case bottle with a threaded top and wheel etched decoration. 6.5”h.x3.75”w.x3”d.
$300 -$500
Sold for $50
68.   Trade sign “F. E. Gleason- Surgeon & Dentist”. 24.5”x16”
$100 -$150
Sold for $175
69.   Oval oil on canvas portrait, late 19thc., of a woman. 20”x16”
$100 -$200
Sold for $175
70.   Leather trade sign “Aladdin’s Lamp Inc., Gifts”. 10.75”x24.25”
$100 -$200
Sold for $75
71.   Stiegel type flip glass case bottle with wheel etched tulip decoration, ex-Williams Collection. 8.5”h.x4.25”w.x2.75”d.
$300 -$500
Sold for $150
72.   Poplar chest of drawers with paint decoration. 37.5”h.x39”w.x17.5”d.
$300 -$400
Sold for $100
73.   Hepplewhite cherry chest of drawers. 40.5”h.x39.5”w.x19.25”d.
$600 -$800
Sold for $1,100
74.   Stiegel type flip glass case bottle with wheel etched tulip decoration, ex-Williams Collection. 8.5”h.x4.25”w.x2.75”d.
$300 -$500
Sold for $175
75.   Leather English riding boot lamp. 30”h. to top of finial
$75 -$100
Sold for $25
76.   Novelty banjo with minstrel decoration, c.1930. 20.5”l.
$100 -$150
Sold for $50
77.   White-cut-to-green table lamp with an onyx base. 24”h. to top of finial, base 6”x6”
$100 -$150
Sold for $75
78.   Pair of Paris porcelain table lamps with flower and bumblebee decoration.
$200 -$300
Sold for $200
79.   Flip glass tumbler with wheel etched decoration. 6”h.x4.5”w.
$300 -$500
Sold for $175
80.   Rare blown glass funnel bottle, 19th c. 5.25”h.
$200 -$300
Sold for $50
81.   Glass Masonic bottle, probably by A.R. Samuels. 9.5”h.
$200 -$300
Sold for $25
82.   Oil on masonite painting of a ship signed “Pam Cooney” and “Wappen Von Hamburg III, 1730”. 21”x17”
$150 -$200
Sold for $100
83.   Stiegel type cordial case bottle with wheel etched decoration. 6.5”h.x2.75”w.x2.25”d.
$200 -$300
Sold for $150
84.   Hooked rug with setter hunting dog motif. 43”x24”
$150 -$200
Sold for $125
85.   Pair of Victorian carriage lanterns with beveled glass panels and swag tops, one burner marked “Union Hal…met”. 27”h.x7.5”x7.5”
$200 -$300
Sold for $475
86.   Wedgwood tri-colored vase with cover, blue, green and cream. 8”h.x4” diam.
$1,000 -$1,500
Sold for $475
87.   Stiegel type flip glass tumbler with wheel etched decoration.
$400 -$600
Sold for $125
88.   Early masthead lamp, galvanized metal with copper cap. 22”h.x9” diam.
$150 -$200
Sold for $75
89.   Stiegel type flip glass tumbler with vertical ribbing. 6”h.x4.5” diam.
$300 -$500
Sold for $75
90.   Marble column-form pedestal. 42.75”h., top 10” diam.
$200 -$300
Sold for $400
91.   Stiegel type bottle, early 19th c., with enamel decoration. 5.5”h.x3”w.x2”d.
$400 -$600
Sold for $200
92.   Pair of Tiffany green glass compotes in the “Moonstone” pattern signed “LCT Favrille” (Louis Comfort Tiffany”. 3.75”h.x4” diam.
$1,000 -$1,500
Sold for $425
93.   Quimper fish plate set signed “P. Fouilpen” to include 12 plates 10”x7.5”, platter 21.5”x10” and a sauceboat 8”x4.5”.
$200 -$300
Sold for $100
94.   Amethyst glass jelly jar, c.1840. 7.5”h.x4” diam.
$400 -$600
Sold for $75
95.   Stiegel type bottle, 19th c., with enamel decoration. 7”h.x3.25”w.x2.75”d.
$500 -$700
Sold for $250
96.   Three rabbit-form chocolate molds. largest is 9.25”x7.5”
$100 -$200
Sold for $100
97.   Cast iron horse-head hitching post, 19th c., mounted on a later base. 31”h.
$200 -$300
Sold for $325
98.   Continental brass woodbox. 18”h.x30”w.x18”d.
$100 -$150
Sold for $50
99.   Pair of wrought iron and copper planters. 36”h.x16”diam.
$100 -$150
Sold for $175
100.   English mahogany cased traveling medicine cabinet, 19thc. 11.5”h.x10”w.x10”d.
$300 -$500
Sold for $350
101.   Banjo form rosewood barometer by Wilson & Son, London. 39.25”h.x10.5”w.
$200 -$300
Sold for $275
102.   French marble mantel clock by Fenon & F. Margotin, Paris, with exposed escape movement, calendar and date. 15”h.x12.5”w.x7”d.
$750 -$1,000
Sold for $1,000
103.   Framed print signed in pencil “Joseph P. Sims 1947, Burnt Coat Harbor to Cortright Wetherill”. 9.25”x12”
$25 -$50
Sold for $700
104.   German silkscreen prints, dated 1919, “Walpurgisnacht, Von Otto Stieffel, Zwolf Schattenrisse, EDM. V. Konigs Junstverlag, Heidelberg”, one complete set of 12 and 4 duplicates.18”x16” each
$100 -$150
Sold for $200
105.   Arts & Crafts hammered copper dish with enameled snail by Steinicken & Lohr. 7.25”diam.
$100 -$150
Sold for $25
106.   Oil on canvas still life of an artist’s palette with brushes signed “M. F. L.” 19.5”x26.5”
$300 -$500
Sold for $750
107.   Oil on panel painting of a man watering flowers (after) Carl Spitzweg and initialed “I. I.” 19.25”x13.75”.
$750 -$1,000
Sold for $1,100
108.   Mahogany fan inlay mirror with label “John Elliott, Philadelphia”. 46.5”x28”
$1,000 -$1,500
Sold for $400
109.   Brass bed warmer, early 19thc., with turned maple handle. 43.5”l.x12”diam.
$100 -$150
Sold for $125
110.   Mahogany banjo form barometer signed “Porri Vachio & Co., London”. 38”h.x10.5”w.x2.5”d.
$300 -$400
Sold for $325
111.   Pair Corinthian candlesticks by Gorham, weighted sterling. 8.5”h.
$300 -$400
Sold for $375
112.   Oil on canvas portrait, c.1830, of a woman. 28”x23”
$1,000 -$1,500
Sold for $600
113.   Chinese carved screen, eight sections, each panel 72”h.x15.5”w.
$400 -$600
Sold for $1,400
114.   Framed print “The Merry Beaglers” by J. Harris Sculp. 18”x25”
$300 -$400
Sold for $450
115.   Brass oil lamp, electrified. 23.25”h.
$50 -$75
Sold for $25
116.   Three acrylic paintings of Civil War scenes by Charles Hoffbauer of the murals, Battle Abbey, Richmond. 4.75”x9.25”
$200 -$300
Sold for $375
117.   Brass door knocker with beagle head and hunting whip signed “© W. Clark Noble Sc”. 6”h.x8”w.x2.75”d.
$300 -$400
Sold for $400
118.   Sterling silver candy dish by Howard & Co., NY, 1905, with cobalt liner 3.25”h.x5.5”w.x4”d. and a Georgian style silverplate gravy boat.
$100 -$200
Sold for $75
119.   Tumbling block quilt, red and yellow. 75.5”x75.5”
$75 -$100
Sold for $50
120.   Twelve Spode Copeland china plates for Tiffany & Co., NY. 9”diam. each
$200 -$300
Sold for $250
121.   Sterling silver kettle on stand by Gorham.
$500 -$700
Sold for $950
122.   Builder’s concept gouache “Wilford Trans-Atlantic Gyroplane Designed 1938 for First Rotary Wing Congress Tested 1960” and signed “Ayster ‘38”. 19”x27.5”
$400 -$600
Sold for $200
123.   Fitzhugh Chinese porcelain undertray. 9.5”x9”
$200 -$300
Sold for $150
124.   Sterling silver three-piece tea set - teapot 8”h., creamer 4.5”h., sugar 3.5”h..
$150 -$200
Sold for $225
125.   Four yellowware molds.
$50 -$75
Sold for $175
126.   Nine Higgins & Seiter, NY luncheon plates with gilt banded rims 9” diam. and ten dessert plates 7.75”diam.
$50 -$75
Sold for $20
127.   Group of “Chelsea Bird” pattern by Myott, Staffordshire: 10 dinner plates 10.5”diam., 12 luncheon plates 9”diam., 12 butter plates 6.5”diam., 6 soup bowls 5”diam., 6 saucers for soups 7”diam., 5 cups and 6 saucers.
$50 -$75
Sold for $650
128.   Three pieces of glazed earthenware - pitcher 6.5”h.x5.5”w., pitcher “Jugtown Ware” 5.75”h.x4.25”w. and crock 7.5”h.x5”w.
$100 -$150
Sold for $50
129.   Five copper pots with iron handles, “Cuivrere Legry Standard” and two lids.
$100 -$150
Sold for $225
130.   English porcelain tea set with rose pattern- teapot, sugar, creamer, bowl and four cups & saucers.
$100 -$150
Sold for $50
131.   German Black Forest mantel clock, late 19thc., with carved eagles, rams, etc. 28.5”h.x24”w.x8”d.
$1,000 -$1,500
Not Sold
132.   Vienna bronze of a Great Dane dog. 4.5”h.x5”l.x1.5”w.
$100 -$200
Sold for $400
133.   Silverplate breakfast server. 8”h.x13”w.x9.5”d.
$100 -$150
Sold for $100
134.   Pair of English silverplate centerpiece dishes, 20thc. 4”h.x10”diam.
$150 -$200
Sold for $75
135.   Builder’s concept gouache “22-80 Gyrocopter Designed 1944 with Help of Williams & Tweeney, DC3 Equivalent Airplane”. 14.75”x25.5”
$200 -$300
Sold for $100
136.   Builder’s concept gouache “Specifications” signed “Ayster ‘38”. 16”x23.75”
$200 -$300
Sold for $25
137.   Three sterling silver casters. Tallest 8”h.
$150 -$250
Sold for $300
138.   Framed gyrocopter print “Williams & Tweney Engineers Industrial Design” and “Book Tower Detroit 26 Michigan” 18”x28” and an airplane photograph 8”x13”
$200 -$300
Sold for $250
139.   Four-drawer oak specimen cabinet, c.1900. 14”h.x15.5”w.x9.5”d.
$200 -$300
Sold for $200
140.   Child’s sled with red paint, signed “Made by Paris Mfg. Co. South Paris, ME. USA, No. 8”. 40.5”l.x14.5”w.
$150 -$200
Sold for $150
141.   Arts & Crafts painted tin box 8.25”h.x5.75”w.x4”d. and two brass cut- out side profiles mounted on ebony plaques 5.25”x5.25”.
$150 -$200
Sold for $25
142.   Chinese porcelain mug, 18thc. 5.5”h.x4”diam.
$150 -$200
Sold for $50
143.   Silverplate Chippendale style tray. 25”x16”
$150 -$200
Sold for $20
144.   Oil on canvas painting, c.1880, of cows in a stream, probably American. 19.5”x23”
$150 -$200
Sold for $150
145.   Sterling silver gravy boat 3.5”h. and underplate 7.5”x5.5”
$150 -$200
Sold for $175
146.   Oil on artist board painting of a sailboat on the ocean signed “S. E. Forrest”. 8”x15.5”
$100 -$125
Sold for $250
147.   Dutch brass tobacco box, 18th/19thc. 5.5”x3”
$200 -$400
Sold for $125
148.   Pair of Victorian brass candlesticks. 7”h.
$50 -$75
Sold for $50
149.   Tole document box 4.5”h.x8”w.x4.5”d. and a copper candle mold 11”h.
$75 -$100
Sold for $50
150.   Oil on canvas portrait of a seated young woman, identified by a piece of typed paper “Painted by William d. Dodge and the sitter identified Mary Blair Pryor Walker. 23.75”x15.5”
$400 -$600
Sold for $500
151.   Six oriental porcelain plates and bowls. largest 9”diam.
$100 -$150
Sold for $75
152.   Sampler wrought by Molly Pemberton 1783, 16.25”x8” and another sampler by Mary Trimmer 1809, 8.5”x7.25”
$75 -$100
Sold for $500
153.   Mahogany banjo clock, 19th c., with reverse painted glass panel throat and lower panel. 32”h.
$800 -$1,200
Sold for $1,800
154.   Swedish carved horse with paint decoration. 8”h.x8”l.x2.5”w.
$50 -$75
Sold for $50
155.   Pair of 19th c. brass push-up candlesticks. 7.75”h.x4”diam.
$150 -$200
Sold for $275
156.   Three pairs of miniature brass candlesticks. 3”h., 3”h. and 2.5”h.
$100 -$150
Sold for $25
157.   Redware jug 7.5”, cup 3”h. and three pieces of stone fruit, largest is 2.5”h.
$100 -$125
Sold for $50
158.   Pair of fire gilt candelabra, c.1830. 23.5”h.x13.5”diam.
$2,000 -$2,500
Sold for $2,100
159.   Watercolor painting of a town scene with figures signed “Stoddard” (possibly Alice Kent Stoddard). 8.25”x11.25”
$200 -$300
Sold for $75
160.   Hepplewhite style mahogany oval coffee table by Mersman.17”h.x38.25”x19.75”d.
$200 -$250
Sold for $325
161.   Carved wood rocking horse, mid 20thc., with original paint. 49”h.x56”l.x19”w.
$300 -$400
Sold for $200
162.   Silkwork sampler dated 1831. 11.75”x9.5”
$100 -$125
Sold for $350
163.   Yellowware sheaf-of-wheat mold 4”h., a bowl 2”h. and butter pat .25”diam.
$50 -$75
Sold for $75
164.   Philadelphia coin silver covered sugar bowl, c.1800, by John McMullin. 9”h.
$400 -$600
Sold for $550
165.   Oil on canvas landscape painting with stream signed “Frank A. Barney”. 25”x30”
$800 -$1,200
Sold for $1,200
166.   Walnut candlestand, 18th/19thc. 27.25”h.
$500 -$700
Sold for $650
167.   Sack-back Windsor armchair, as found. 33”h.x25”w.x22”d., seat 15”h.