Maine Antique Digest, November 2025 99 Exhibitors Antique French Fine Arts Arader Galleries Aronson of Amsterdam Avery Galleries Barbara Israel Garden Antiques Betty Krulik Fine Art A Bird in Hand Antiques Brian Cullity American Antiques Christopher H. Jones American Antiques Dan and Karen Olson Antiques David Brooker Fine Art David A. Schorsch–Eileen M. Smiles Diana H. Bittel Dixon-Hall Fine Art D. M. DeLaurentis Fine Antique Prints Dolan/Maxwell Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge, Inc. Elle Shushan Elliott & Grace Snyder Francis J. Purcell, Inc. Glen Leroux G. Sergeant Antiques The Hanebergs Antiques Hilary & Paulette Nolan HL Chalfant American Fine Art & Antiques Hollis Brodrick Ita J. Howe James L. Price Antiques James M. Kilvington, Inc. James Robinson, Inc. Janice Paull Jayne Thompson Antiques Jeff R. Bridgman Antiques Jeffrey Tillou Antiques Jonathan Trace Kelly Kinzle Levy Galleries Lillian Nassau, LLC Marcy Burns American Indian Arts, LLC Martyn Edgell Antiques, Ltd. Nathan Liverant and Son, LLC The Norwoods’ Spirit of America Olde Hope Oliver Garland The Parker Gallery Peter Pap Oriental Rugs Ralph M. Chait Galleries, Inc. Roger Winter Antiques R. M. Worth Antiques Schillay Fine Art, Inc. Schoonover Studios, Ltd. Schwarz Gallery Scott Bassoff, Sandy Jacobs Antiques Sheridan Loyd American Antiques Silver Art by D & R S. J. Shrubsole Antique Silver and Jewelry Somerville Manning Gallery Spencer Marks Thistlethwaite Americana Walker Decorative Arts William Cook Antiques William R. & Teresa F. Kurau List as of 8/25/25 November 7–9, 2025 | Chase Center on the Riverfront, Wilmington, Delaware One of the most acclaimed antiques shows highlighting the best of Americana for 62 years! Don’t miss the finest offerings from more than 60 distinguished dealers at this spectacular showcase of art, antiques, and design. Supported by Chubb and Freeman’s | Hindman Opening Night Party! Thursday, November 6 | 6:00–9:00 pm Celebrate the opening of the show with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and exclusive early shopping. Reserve your ticket! General Admission and Opening Night Party tickets include entry to all three days of the show and to Winterthur during the show dates. Best of Americana 800.448.3883 | winterthur.org/DAS Presented by
100 Maine Antique Digest, November 2025 MARCY BURNS American Indian Arts, LLC Quality American Indian basketry, pottery, textiles and jewelry Hopi black on red bowl attributed to Nampeyo, 10½" diameter x 3" high, early 20th century, excellent condition. A Bird In Hand Antiques Silver Art by D & R By Appt Katonah, NY 212-744-6281 • www.bi-gardenantiques.com • email: eva@bi-gardenantiques.com An exceptional pair of wrought-iron gates, the two center sections with rosettes and central vase motif, the outer sections with bellflowers, each with a panel topped by a flower-filled urn, American, ca. 1930. 67 ins. overall height, 101 ins. overall width. Celebrating our 40th year in business Antique French silver decorative pair of pheasants by Alexandre Vaguer, Paris, circa 1885, silver weight 2.55 lb. An 18th-century French gilt silver Drageoir by Pierre Bourguignon, Paris, 1789-94, silver weight 2.26 lb. Three-gallon semi-ovoid churn with a vivid cobalt blue floral and foliate design in mint condition, circa 1859-61, signed “J. Norton & Co. / Bennington, Vermont.” Indian Summer by Jeanne Davies (b. 1936) of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, oil on canvas housed in its original frame, 24½" x 28½". Jeanne Davies is known for painting landscapes, farm scenes, family portraits, and Amish life.
Maine Antique Digest, November 2025 101 Elle Shushan Fine Portrait Miniatures www.PortraitMiniatures.com actual size Charles Fraser (Charleston, 1782-1860) General John Rutledge, Jr. (1760-1819) Recorded in the artist’s account book, 1820 Fraser noted, “painted from memory” Exhibited: The Fraser Gallery, 1857. Provenance: By descent in the Rutledge Family until 2005
102 Maine Antique Digest, November 2025 ANTIQUE FRENCH FINE ARTS Marseille, France & Baltimore, MD 443-370-0949 info@antiquefrenchfinearts.com www.antiquefrenchfinearts.com Marcel COSSON French 1878 - 1956 The Staircase to the Grand Foyer at the Opéra Garnier Paris, Circa 1815 Oil on canvas, signed lower right 30 x 35 inches framed Barbara Israel Garden Antiques David M. Kurau Jeffrey Tillou Antiques A pair of circa 1950 American composition stone turkeys, 24½" high x 18½" wide, with weathered polychrome patina. An American circa 1880 zinc fountain figure, 57" x 43", marked “J. W. Fiske,” in the form of a dancing stork on rockwork, leafy base. A historical Staffordshire blue platter with a view of “Oatlands Surrey” and a snippet of a “View of the Aqueduct Bridge at Little Falls,” and four medallions, Jefferson, Governor Clinton, “Welcome Lafayette / The Nations Guest,” and President Washington. Also available but not pictured, there will be a fine selection of historical China. Signed partial letter fragment of a letter written by George Washington. It is signed “G. Washington,” and framed with a lithograph of George Washington. Steer weathervane attributed to A. J. Harris & Co., Boston, Massachusetts (1868-1882), full-body molded copper, cast zinc, and iron, 24½" high (on stand) x 37½" wide x 8¼" deep. Wall-mount barber pole, American, late 19th century, turned wood, polychrome painted, 30" high x 3¾" wide. Martyn Edgell Antiques Ltd. Staffordshire agateware pecten shell teapot, circa 1760. Staffordshire creamware teapot, circa 1770, decorated with colored glazes.
Maine Antique Digest, November 2025 103 Set of Eight Chippendale Side Chairs New York Circa 1770 Primary Wood: Mahogany Secondary Woods: Tulip Poplar, White Pine Height: 37½ inches Width: 23 inches Depth: 19 inches www.levygalleries.com | 917-841-3824
104 Maine Antique Digest, November 2025 Elle Shushan Levy Galleries Martyn Edgell Antiques Ltd. Nassington, United Kingdom +44 7802 408501 martyn@martynedgell.com www.martynedgell.com Pearlware jug decorated with agate slip and dendritic markings, circa 1820. Free shipping to the USA French school, circa 1770. William Grimaldi (British, 17511830), circa 1830. An authenticated William Savery, Philadelphia, Queen Anne side chair, circa 1745, Pair of circa 1770 Chippendale balland-claw foot andirons, 241/8" x 13" x 14¼", Philadelphia. William R. & Teresa F. Kurau WWW.DAVIDMKURAU.COM P.O. Box 26185, Collegeville, PA 19426 (717) 314-2676 | email: Lampeter2@yahoo.com DAVID M. KURAU
Maine Antique Digest, November 2025 105 chris@christopherHjones.com www.christopherHjones.com 703.622.9978 105 North Washington Street, Suite 202 Alexandria, Virginia 22314 Christopher H. Jones AMERICAN ANTIQUES, FOLK & FINE ART An Icon of Southern Hospitality Eastern Virginia Cellarette on Stand. Probably Southampton or Nansemond County. Boldly Grained Black Walnut. Circa 1790-1810 | 40" H x 16" D x 20" W Booth #45 Diana H. Bittel Large Napoleonic prisonerof-war bone model with 34 guns, circa 1793-1817. Large double sailor’s shellwork valentine with a rarely seen anchor on the right. Schoonover Studios Ltd. The Freezing Man by Frank E. Schoonover. A Real Fall Day by Frank E. Schoonover.
106 Maine Antique Digest, November 2025 Florham Park, New Jersey • Tel. (973) 410-0077 antiques@abirdinhand.com • www.ABirdInHand.com A Bird In Hand Antiques Grenfell Mission Silk Stocking Mat “Salmon” A striking colored mat of a leaping salmon. 26½” by 29½” Circa: 1930’s H. L. Chalfant Antique French Fine Arts Olde Hope Levy Galleries A Queen Anne flat-top high chest, 73" x 36" x 19", probably South County, Rhode Island, circa 1760. It has maple as its primary wood, with white pine and maple as the secondary wood. Federal dressing mirror, 19¾" x 18¼" x 9¼", circa 1790, Rhode Island. Constructed of maple and ebony as its primary wood, and chestnut and white pine are the secondary. Leaping stag, American, from the first half of the 20th century, sheet iron with a weathered surface, 59" high x 78" long. It is one of three found in a tobacco barn in Maryland. André Hambourg (French 1909-1999), High Tide, oil on canvas, signed lower right. The painting is listed in Hambourg’s catalogue raisonné, volume II, p. 289. Diana H. Bittel www.dianabittel.com 610-525-1160 / 610-715-1595 Wonderful and rare U.S. Woolwork with two American flag ships and delightful landscape, including a lighthouse, houses, flowers, and trees. Lovely sunset in the background. 32" x 27" David M. Kurau An early 19th-century large English needlepoint of “The Death of General Wolfe,” in an antique gilt frame with reverse-painted glass mat. The needlepoint comes with provenance that traces back to the early 1800s.
Maine Antique Digest, November 2025 107 Subscribe Now: If you wish to receive our eblasts for new inventory items, please subscribe on our website. For detailed descriptions please visit our website at www.tillouantiques.com 39 West Street, Box 1609, Litchfield, CT 06759 • 860.567.9693 • jeffrey@tillouantiques.com Hours: Monday and Thursday through Saturday 10:30 am-5 pm, Sunday 11 am-4:30 pm Jeffrey Tillou AnTiques RARE FEDERAL DIMINUTIVE TWO DRAWER SERVING TABLE North Shore, Essex County, Massachusetts, ca. 1800-1810. Figured mahogany, bird’s eye maple veneer, mahogany banding, and pattern inlay. 31" high, 41" wide, 211/4" deep. Marseille, France and Baltimore, MD 202.257.4448 jasmine@silverartbydandr.com www.silverartbydandr.com BOOTH 25 Antique French Silver and Porcelain Rotunda Decorated Table Centerpiece by André Risler & Georges Carré Paris Circa 1897 17¾ inches high x 24 inches long x 16¾ inches large Silver weight 5.73 lb. Silver Art by D & R
108 Maine Antique Digest, November 2025 Antique French Fine Arts H. L. Chalfant Peter Pap Rugs Olde Hope Marcy Burns American Indian Arts, LLC Elle Shushan John Wood Dodge (American, 18071893), Mrs. Beale, signed and dated “1836.” Henry Bone (British, 17751834), the Prince Regent, enamel on gold, signed and dated “1821.” Oil on canvas portrait of a young lady, artist unknown, possibly Baltimore, Maryland, circa 1835, 30½" x 24¼", in a period frame, 36¾" x 31". Accompanied by the original mother-of-pearl belt buckle shown in painting. Ship weathervane, 26" high x 37" long, circa 1870-90, found in Maine, molded and sheet copper, copper wire and wood retaining traces of the original gilding and weathered surface. Antique gilt bronze Napoleonic eagle flag finial, 13" high, French Second Empire, Paris, 1852. A rare circa 1875 gilt silver and horn table clock, 4½" tall, BoinTaburet, Paris. Navajo (Diné) squash blossom necklace from the early 20th century, silver and turquoise, in excellent condition, from a private collection. Haida historic carved mountain goat horn potlatch spoon, 97/8" long, ex-Fred and Mimi Boschan collection and Marcy Burns collection. Ziegler Mahal carpet, Persia, circa 1880, 13' x 15'8". Purchased originally from the Harvey Nichols store in London 1896, then sold at the famous Elveden Hall auction in England in the 1980s. Bakhshaish carpet, Persia, 4th quarter 19th century, 13'6" x 21'3". This majestic Northwest Persian Bakhshaish carpet combines the monumentality of the best Persian room-size carpets with the grace of a fine textile.
Maine Antique Digest, November 2025 109 William and Mary walnut chest, dated and initialed, “1696 {P over I S.}.” American Fine Art & Antiques 1352 Paoli Pike | West Chester, PA | 610.696.1862 | hlchalfant.com
110 Maine Antique Digest, November 2025 1225 Main Street Dublin, NH 03444 603.563.8717 4570 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94112 415.956.3300 inquiries@peterpap.com View over 1,500 rugs online www.peterpap.com Instagram: @peterpaprugs Karachopf Kazak Rug, Caucasus, late 19th century, 6’0” × 7’4” Provenance: The Schumacher Collection Peter Pap Rugs DISTINCTIVE ANTIQUE RUGS • ESTABLISHED 1976 Jeffrey Tillou Antiques Barbara Israel Garden Antiques Pair of antique French gilt silver five-light candelabras by Tétard Frères, Paris, circa 1903, silver weight 3.31 lb. Silver Art by D & R A circa 1920 English composition stone figure, 53" high, of a gentleman wearing a wide-brim hat and pensive countenance with a weathered, lichen-covered surface. Harry Herman Roseland (1866/68-1950), Tired Eyes, signed lower right “Harry Roseland, 1902,” oil on canvas, 18" x 14"; 25¼" x 21¼" in frame.
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112 Maine Antique Digest, November 2025 Christopher H. Jones Miniature silhouette of a young gentleman with rare, decorated background New England, circa 1830 Hollow-cut watercolor on paper, 3 ¾ x 2 ¾ inches, in a period black painted frame. Peter Pap Rugs Fereghan Sarouk carpet, Persia, late 19th century, dates to the renaissance of Persian weaving (circa 1850-75), and exemplifies the artistry of the era. Bakhshaish rug, Persia, fourth quarter of the 19th century, with its camel-colored ground and bold open spaces, this Bakhshaish rug is one of the best of its type. A grand gilt wood Classical mirror, tabernacle form with floral églomisé panel, New York, circa 1800-20, 50" high x 28" wide at cornice. Leather key basket, circa 1870, original throughout, tooled and stitched exterior, with red leather lining, and embossed “Cottrell and Company, Richmond, Virginia.” • Your cousin who is so hard to please? • The neighbor who always borrows your copy of M.A.D. and forgets to return it? • Your local historical society or library that would love to add M.A.D. to its shelves? • Your friend who goes with you to all your favorite shows? • That coworker who never misses a local auction? • Your grandchild with a budding interest in art and antiques? • That customer who stops in a few times a month to see what’s new in your shop? • That dealer who always calls you first when there’s a treasure that’s perfect for your collection? • The house guest you found with his head buried in your copy of the latest M.A.D.? • Your grandfather whose attic and barn are full of great stuff? • The auctioneer who wrongly assumes M.A.D. covers only Maine events? A year of Maine Antique Digest makes a great gift, and from now until December 19, current subscribers and advertisers can give NEW gift subscriptions for only $38* each (a savings of $5). Please call our subscription department at 1-800-752-8521 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 4:30), and ask for the special holiday offer. This offer is available only to current paid subscribers and advertisers. M.A.D. will send you gift cards so you can personally announce each gift. Offer expires December 19, 2025. Valid only for new gift subscriptions. *$40.09 (includes sales tax) for each Maine delivery address. For non-U.S. addresses, call for current pricing. SHOW The Annual Delaware Antiques Show, pp. 99-112 The Marketplace for Americana November 2025 • VOLUME LIII • No. 11 Table of Contents... p. 38 Index of Advertisers... p. 39 © 2025 Maine Antique Digest November $4.75 USA/$5.75 CAN Subscription Form p. 39 BID ONLINE AT: www.crOckErfArm.cOm VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR DETAILS! WWW.SCOTTANTIQUEMARKET.COM OR GIVE US A CALL (740)569-2800 Atlanta Expo Centers Antiques, Interiors, and More! TM SCOTT ANTIQUE MARKETS NOV 29 - 30 DEC 20 - 21 NOV 6 - 9 DEC 11 - 14 JAN 8 - 11 FEB 12 - 15 MAR 12 - 15 JAN 24 - 25 FEB 21 - 22 MAR 28 - 29 Ohio Expo Center 2025 2026 2025 2026 Bid.SarasotaEstateAuction.com November 8th & 9th, 2025 - Starting at 11 am EDT Over 1,600 lots will be offered See our ad on page 23 John Joseph Enneking Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Mary Agnes Yerkes Antiques & Jewelry on Main trocadero.com/stores/ oldgems Antiques on Bardwell trocadero.com/ antiquesonbardwell visit us at trocadero.com Nelson & Nelson Antiques nelsonandnelson antiques.com Look At That Necklace! trocadero.com/stores/ lookatthatnecklace Black Dog Antiques trocadero.com/ stores/bd23 Who needs a gift subscription to M.A.D. this holiday season?
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