Mebane Antique Auction Gallery
Proudly Presents
Annual Americana & Continental Auction
Friday, December 4th 1:00pm
Over 1000 Lots
Including Several Never Before Seen Important Historical Discoveries
Preview Times;
Monday Nov. 30th 9am to 9pm through Thursday Dec. 3th
and 8am Day of Auction
American Painted and Decorated Furniture: Ca 1840 Thomas Ralph Sussex County Delaware 78 ½” Height x 51” Width 12 Pane Corner Cupboard w/ Turkey Breast Front w/ Outstanding Scallop Moldings and Washboard Grooved Moldings in Waist. In Outstanding Original Mustard Painted Primary Surfaces, Interior Shows Some Traces of Green Paint on Shelves This is A Magnificent Example of Paint Decorated Furniture by Maker Thomas Ralph of Sussex County Delaware. Ca. 1810 - 90” Height x 46” Width Eastern North Carolina Pine 12 Pane Corner Cupboard w/ Outstanding Original Blue Painted Exterior w/ Outstanding Peg Construction w/ Grooved Moldings. Interior Has Original Scallop Shells w/ Original Pumpkin Red Paint (Fonville Estate Collection), Ca 1850 Yadkin Co. NC 30 ½” Height x 27” Width x 23” Deep Pine 1 Drawer Work Table w/ Outstanding Original Sponge Type Decorations Throughout, Ca 1825 North East Costal NC 23 ½” Height x 38” Width x 19” Deep Pine Dove Tailed Blanket Chest w/ Outstanding Original Blue Green Painted Surface Exterior w/ Original Dovetail Bracket Feet w/ Complete w/ Till Box on Interior, Ca 1840 Eastern NC 72 ½” Height x 40” Width x 34” Deep 12 Tin Plantation Pie Safe w/ Pine Pegged Construction w/ Brown Wash Paint Exterior w/ Partial Greens, Dry Surfaces 23” Height Legs Tins are Depicting Stars and Pinwheels, Ca 1850 Pine Blanket Chest 21” Height x 40” Width x 16 ½” Depth Back Country in Original Green Painted Exterior w/ Cut Out Bracket Feet, Ca 1860 Piedmont NC 37 ½” Height x 36” Width x 18” Deep 3 Drawer Chest in Original Green Wash Paint. Has Square Architectural Moldings on Drawer Fronts and Other Unusual Moldings, and Other
Early American Furniture: Cupboards and Pie Safes: Ca 1790 Southern Virginia Chippendale 2 Pc 26 Pane 2 Door China Press 81” Height x 43” Width x 16 ¾” Depth in Outstanding Original Condition. The Doors Have Original Wavy Glass w/ Outstanding Crown Dental Molding, Peg Construction, Outstanding Southern Yellow Pine Secondary’s, Waist Molding 2 Dovetail Center Drawers Over 2 Paneled Doors w/ Original Hand Forged Interior Hardware, Original Bracket Feet. The Dental Mold and Bracket Foot Have Characteristics of the Famed Virginia Cabinet Maker Henry Ingle. Please Take Time to View This Item In Person. Ca 1810 Orange County NC 16 Pane Corner Cupboard 85” Height x 50” Width Walnut Primary Southern Yellow Pine Secondary’s, Pegged Construction w/ Outstanding Wavy Glass, Crown Molding, Waist Molding and Molding at Base, Ca 1840 Davidson CO. NC Walnut 12 Pane 2 Pc Step Back Cupboard 84” Height x 42 ½” Width x 20 ½” Depth Broken Arch Pediment w/ Pinwheels Southern Yellow Pine Secondary’s, Lower Case Has 2 Dove Tailed Drawers Over 2 Blind Doors w/ Full Turned Column Post (Hoover Collection), Davidson Co. NC 12 Pane Walnut Cupboard Top 43” Height x 41” Width x 11” Depth Has Early Wavy Glass, Pegged Construction Over 2 Shallow Dove Tail Drawers (Hoover Collection), Ca 1850 Jelly Cupboard 42” Height x 44 ½” Width x 17” Depth Black Overall Finish, 2 Nail Construction Drawers Over 2 Doors, Has 4 Decorated Tins, Ca 1860 Offset Butlers Desk w/ Bookcase 86” Height x 44 ¼” Width x 18 ½” Depth Magh Primaries Maple Secondary’s w/ 4 Large Panes of Glass in Upper Unit w/ Arrow Dividers Capped off w/ Carved Pinecones Mid Body Carved Drawer Front w/ Fitted Desk Interior Over 2 Blind Doors w/ Applied Carvings, Ca 1850 Piedmont NC 12 Pane 2 Pc Offset Cupboard Pegged Construction w/ Early Wavy Glass, Crown Molding, 2 Dovetail Drawers Over 2 Blind Drawers w/ Original Dried Black Surface Finish, Ca 1860 2 Pc Offset Secretary Bookcase 78” Height x 39” Width x 16 ½ Depth Broken Arch Crown w/ 2 Small Doors Over 4 Drawers w/ 2 Pigeon Holes Over 2 Blind Doors Hunt Boards, Sideboards and Servers: Outstanding Eastern NC Hunt Board 39” Height x 42 ½” Width x 18 ¼” Depth w/ Early Black Original Finish, 9” Full Length Drawer Over 2 12” Doors w/ 1 Center 12” Depth Drawer on Shaped Turned Legs, Ca 1860 Formal Country Hunt Board 41” Height x 48” Width x 19 ¼” Depth w/ Outstanding Gallery w/ Turned Posts, Small Center Drawer w/ Paneled Doors Left and Right Supported by 6 Spiral Legs, w/ Good Finish, Ca 1840 American Federal Probably Baltimore of Philadelphia Server 38” Height x 46” Width x 18 ½” Depth Marble Top Over High Grade Burl Magh. 2 Radius Drawers, Gold Inlay Box Above Acanthus Gilded Capitols w/ Scrolls w/ Solid Marble Tapered Columns w/ Outstanding Original Gold Gilded Harry Paw Feet. Lower Shelf Supported by Gold Gilded Horn of Plenty w/ Fruits and Flowers (Hoover Collection), Ca 1840 Maple Sideboard 38 ½” Height x 68” Length x 18” Depth w/ 3 Drawers Over 4 Doors, Half Column Post w/ Scroll Empire Foot and Offset Back Splash, Very Important Randolph Co. NC Ca 1840 Tiger Maple Sideboard 40” Height x 66 ½” Width x 19 ¾” Depth Tulip Poplar and Southern Yellow Pine Secondary’s, Beautiful Angular and Scallop Gallery w/ Original Plate Rail, Rectangular Support Post w/ Empire Scroll Feet, Traces of Early NC News Papers Glued on Back w/ Provenance, Ca 1830 Southern Virginia 2 Drawer Server 32 ½” Height x 32 ½” Width x 18” Depth w/ Tulip Poplar Secondary’s w/ Dovetail Drawers, Pegged Construction w/ Tapered Legs w/ Nice Medium Finish. Chests: Coming Soon Tables: Coming Soon Chairs: Coming Soon Linen Press: Coming Soon Beds: Coming Soon
Arts and Crafts Mission Furniture: Extremely Rare Gustav Stickley Magazine/Book Stand 44” Height x 15 ¼” Width x 15” Depth Signed w/ Red Compass and Square. Book Stand Has Shelves, 4 Solid Posts w/ Grooved Panel Side. Open Front and Back, Arched Top w/ Original Outstanding Dark Finish, J & JG Stickley Unsigned Drink Stand 28” Height 17 ¾” Diameter w/ 4 Solid Oak Legs w/ Cross Stretcher Base Supports w/ Copper Top, 3 Pc Matching Mission Oak 13 Slat Back Peg Construction Drop Arm Settle w/ Matching 5 Slat Drop Arm Armchair and 5 Slat Drop Arm Rocker – All Are Unmarked, Outstanding Mission Quarter Sawn Oak 1 Door China Cabinet 60” Height x 32” Width x 16” Depth Mortis and Tenon Construction, Plate Rail Gallery in Back Crest, Original Finish, Gustav Stickley No. 301 Stool 17” Height x 20” Width x 16” Depth Signed w/ Red Decal – Original Rush Seat, and Other
American Victorian Furniture: Coming Soon
Continental Furniture: Coming Soon
Garden Furniture: Outstanding Ca 1875 Federal Style Heavy Cast Iron 3 Pc Matching Garden Suit Consisting Of : 28 ½” Height x 54” Width Radius Garden Bench w/ 3 Covered Urns in Backrest w/ Rose Swags Flanking Left and Right and Matching Chair 29” Height w/ Covered Urn in Backrest w/ Rose Swags and Matching Armchair 28 ½” Height w/ Covered Urn in Backrest w/ Rose Swags. These Three Pcs Have Square Cast Rosettes in Lower Stretcher. (Hoover Collection), and Other
Moravian Salem NC Pottery: Turtle Flask: Newly Discovered in North Carolina Ca. 1805 The Finest Undocumented Moravian Turtle Flask Bottle. 9” x 6” In Outstanding Moravian Green Glaze w/ Outstanding Sharp Mold Work Showing Great Details of The Turtles Head, Shell, Tail, and Feet. Probably The Rarest and Most Important Pc of Southern Pottery that Mebane Antique Auction Gallery has Ever Encountered. Jon Lambert Recommends That All Collectors and Institutions Come View This Extraordinary Example of Southern Decorative Arts. Other Moravian Pottery: Ca 1810 - 8 ¼” Height 5 3/8” Diameter Storage Jar in a Green Over Mustard Glaze w/ Incised Rings at Shoulder and Lower Body, Ca 1810 – 12 ¼” Height Redware Ovoid Jar w/ Solid Applied Handle in Outstanding Lead Orange Glaze, Ca 1810 – 14 ½” Diameter Orange Lead Glaze Redware Bowl, Ca 1810 – 6” Height 6 ¾” Diameter Redware Flower Pot w/ Under Plate w/ Thin Green Glaze w/ Incised Ring in Upper Body w/ Tapering Form w/ Some Glaze Loss (Hoover Collection), and Other
Southern Pottery: Coming Soon
American Stoneware: Coming Soon
American Art Pottery: Coming Soon
Carpets and Rugs: Coming Soon
Early Textiles: Coming Soon
North Carolina Needlepoint Sampler: Just Discovered in Durham NC 17 ¼” Height x 18 ¾” Width Reads “Arraminta P. Heser.s (Could Possibly be Hester)Sampler Wrought in the 12th Year Of Her Age AD. 1841. Granville N.C.” Sampler’s
w/ County and State Written are Extremely Important and Rare. This Sampler Has an Outstanding 4 Color Continuing Vine Boarder w/ a White Pickett Fence Inner Boarder Displaying Cursive Capitol Alphabet, Capitol Block Print Alphabet, Lower Case Block Print Alphabet, and Numbers 1 – 23 w/ a Beautiful Center Blossoming Flower Motif. Quotes Are: “When forced to part with those we love Though shure to meet to.morrow We still A kind of anguish prove We feel A touch of sorrow (Two Intertwined Hearts w/ Arrow Through Them Separates These Two Blocks of Text) But O what word can paine the tear When from those friends we sever Perhaps to part for months for years Perhaps to part forever.” Lower Part of Sampler is Depicting Two Young Girls in Hoop Dresses Holding Hand Bag or Basket w/ Hands on Hips Figures are Looking Up at Blossoming Tree Growing From Center Urn w/ Pinwheel.
Early Baskets: Coming Soon
Arts and Crafts Accessories: Coming Soon
Folk Art: Coming Soon
Banjo: Just Discovered Here in Alamance County NC Ca 1845 William Esperance Boucher Jr. 37 ¾” Length w/ 12” Diameter Body 5 String in Original Untouched Surface Condition w/ Traces of Original Paint Decorations and Traces of Red Paint Around Metal. Complete w/ All Handmade Brass Wing Nuts and Hardware. Stamped W. Boucher Jr. Baltimore. Banjo Also Comes w/ Full Provenance Descended Through the Key Family of Franklin Co. Virginia. The Original Owner is Believed to be Walter P. Holland who Fought for the Virginia Confederacy. Also Accompanying the Banjo is a Signed Slave Document From his Brother Peter Holland Dated 1855 to the Sherriff of Franklin County Selling 5 Slaves Over 12 Years Old. This Object is Another Extremely Important Discovery that Mebane Antique Auction Gallery is Very Proud to be Representing.
Canes: Coming Soon
Wooden-Ware: Coming Soon
Decoys: Coming Soon
Bronze Statuary: Coming Soon
Lighting: Coming Soon
Oriental Art and Antiques: Coming Soon
Sterling Silver: Tiffany & Company 15” Vine Pattern w/ Tomato Motif Banquet Size Punch Bowl Ladle w/ 2 Pouring Spouts and Bubble Decoration in Bowl, Reed & Barton 10 ½” Salad Fork and Spoon 1899 “Love Disarmed” w/ Gold Wash No Monograms, Gorham 1864 “Medallion” Examples, 12 Matching 6 5/8” Goblets Marked US Sterling, Mappin & Web 1909 5 ¼” Height x 11” Diameter w/ Handles Reticulated Edge 34.6 Oz. Weight Center Pc Bowl, Gorham 5” Reticulated Footed Dish No. A101, Important Japanese Mid Century Modern Coffee and Tea Service 12” Height, 10” Height, 4 ½” Height, 4 ½” Height 68.6 Oz. Weight Total, Pair 8 ¾” Height Reed & Barton Candle Sticks No. 985, and Other
Early Coin Silver: Ca 1845-1856 - 4” Cream Pitcher w/ Embossed Flower Motif Foliage and Vines Hallmarked L&W – Leonard and Wilson Phila. Ca 1822-1850 12 E. Lescure Phila. w/ Eagle Back Stamp Teaspoons Monogrammed, Ca 1818 Phila. 11 F. LeFevre Teaspoons w/ Monogram, …cott & Gelston Spoon w/ Shock of Wheat and Sickle Motif and AB Monogram, Ca 1844 - 3 Harris & Wilcox Troy NY Spoons w/ J. Potter Monogram, 3 Early Spoons Marked F&H, Omfitch Spoon, Ea. Wetmore Spoon, Goldsmith Spoon, Ca 1832 - 1881 WS Morgan Pokeepsie Poughkeepsie NY, 8 ¾” Serving Spoon Hallmarked N.K. Monogrammed SWW in Oval Wreath w/ Bellflowers, 8 ¾” Serving Spoon Marked Harris & Wilcox Troy NY, 2- 8 ¼” Serving Spoon Marked T. Goldsmith Monogrammed S. 1855 & 1880, L.C. Champney Spoon, Fellows Spoon, 5 ¼’ Sugar Ladle Marked Jackson & Many, Salt Spoon Marked A. Rifenbergh, Tea Caddy Spoon Marked Wm. Root & Brother, Low & Co. Spoon, 7 ½” Length Spoon Signed Moulton Monogrammed BWB in Oval Also has Hearts and Swags, 7” Ladle Marked Jones Lows and Ball, 7 Matching G. Gordon Spoons w/ Oval Wreath w/ Roses, Sugar Ladle Marked JB Jones, Sugar Ladle Marked ….spear & Brown, 3 3/8” Height Unmarked Sugar Bowl w/ Embossed Roses, Ca 1760’s Sugar Tongs w/ Shell Tong Marked FMW, Ca 1800-1829 John Adam Alexandria Va. Spoon, Ca 1829 John Whortenby Phila. Serving Spoon, Ca 1840 Stockman & Pepper Phila. Serving Spoon, Ca 1801 – 1835 Philip Garrett Phila. Serving Spoon, Zinzendore Hotel Spoon from Winston Salem, Ca 1765 Duncan Beard Delaware Spoon, Ca 1825 – 1846 R&W Wilson Phila. Shell Shaped Sugar Spoon w/ Shell Crest, and Other
Jewelry: Coming Soon
Pocket Watches: Coming Soon
Coins: Coming Soon
Fine Art: Coming Soon
Art Glass: Coming Soon
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass: Coming Soon
Clocks: Coming Soon
Children’s Items: Coming Soon
Civil War and Military: Coming Soon
Photography: Coming Soon
Political: Coming Soon
Early Paper and Documents: Coming Soon
American Indian: Coming Soon
Stone Fruit: Coming Soon
Other Fine Antiques: Coming Soon
