18th century papier mache snuff box. Hand painted with a huntress wearing a coy expression and a feathered hat, and shouldering a rifle. British circa 1780. NOT lithographed. Some surface wear commensurate with age. Diameter 3.25 inches.
Early 19th century carriage foot warmer. Entwined heart design and original tin coal holder. All original. This is the only heart design foot warmer we have had. Measures 10.5 inches wide x 8 inches deep x 7 inches high.
Primitive and folky wall rack for kitchen utencils. Crackled milk paint, wheel carving and hand-wrought iron hooks. Twentieth century. Signed on back. This wall rack looks exactly like its early New England counterpart from the 1680-1720 period. Only an expert would know the difference. Measures 29" wide x 11" high.
Eldred Wheeler cherry courting mirror in the 1750-1760 style. Note the three cut- out hearts. Excellent condition. Measures 7" wide x 2" deep x 12" high. Please see "Eldred Wheeler / A Collector's Guide" by Emmett W. Eldred, page 243, for reference to this mirror. Eldred Wheeler made the finest reproductions of period American furniture. The workshop is no longer in business.
Fine exact reproduction of the colonial acanthus arm chandelier in the Sturbridge Village Museum collection, hand crafted by Richard D. Scofield of Period Lighting Fixtures in the 1980s. This chandelier features a hand-turned painted wood shaft with aged tin arms. Measures 28” W X 15” H. The arms extend 10" and are 6" high at the bottom curve. Richard D. Scofield made the finest exact copies of period American lighting in the country and was allowed by Historic Deerfield to make copies of its collection. After he died at an early age, the company continued under different ownership but finally closed. The earlier works like this one are coveted by collectors of period Americana.