CARVED WALNUT TALL CASE CLOCK Movement likely George Jones, New York, Manufactured for J.S. Townsend of Chicago, IllinoisCase attributed to New YorkWalnut, hornCirca 1880Height: 126 inches. W: 42”; D: 18” Provenance:Dr. Moses B. Alter and Floy Gertrude (Peacock)...
THE SNOWDEN FAMILY ARMCHAIR PhiladelphiaMahoganySeat reupholstered by Mullen Upholstery, Kimberton PACirca 1790H: 38”; W: 27.5”; D: 21” Inscriptions: This chair descended from Elizabeth Snowden Pierson/sister if Joseph Snowden/who was the grandfather of Joseph...
COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE Likely ItalyEarly 18th centuryOil on canvas42.5” x 58” Commedia dell’arte — or “comedy of the profession” — was an Italian form of comedy that was especially popular in the 16th to 18th centuries. Commedia troupes would travel from town to...
ROCK POOL IN SPRING Christian Jacob Walter (1872-1938)Western PennsylvaniaOil on canvas42” x 54”Signed lower right: CHR WALTER 1911 A peaceful scene of three young girls by a rock pool within a larger arboreal landscape by the American Impressionist painter Christian...
Unsigned Italy Circa 1840 Oil on canvas, laid on a board 23.5” x 35” A busy scene of the Port of Livorno in Italy, beautifully illustrating the volume of trade that was conducted there in the mid-19th century. On the right is a ship with an American flag loading...
