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Please note that all lots marked with a W in the catalog are oversized and subject to additional storage and shipping methods. All additional lots purchased with W lots are considered group lots and will be subject to the same terms as W lots.
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The per-lot charges levied by DTD Fine Art Services are as follows (plus any applicable sales tax):
FURNITURE/LARGE OBJECTS
Transfer .................. $75
Daily storage........... $10
Insurance (on Hammer + Premium + tax) 0.3%
SMALL OBJECTS
Transfer ................. $37.50
Daily storage........... $5
Insurance (on Hammer + Premium + tax) 0.3%
Please note property is also subject to a Cross Dock Release Fee ($25 for Smalls and $45 for Furniture and Large Objects) & if charges are paid with a credit card, Door to Door Fine Art Services will charge a 3% Convenience Fee.
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¤	No Reserve
	Unless indicated by the ¤ symbol next to the lot number (or bearing an explicit statement such as "No Reserve" or "Without Reserve"), which denotes no reserve, all lots in the catalog are subject to a reserve. The reserve is the minimum hammer price that the seller is willing to accept for a lot. This amount is confidential and does not exceed the low estimate value.
W	Oversized Lot
	Lot is oversized or otherwise such that it must be collected from our designated warehouse. Please refer to the Offsite Sold Property Storage section of the Buyer's Guide for details.

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Auction highlights

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49 — Two Chippendale Mahogany and Walnut Veneer Mirrors North America, late 18th century

50 — Six Framed Silk and Linen Needlepoint Samplers mostly Massachusetts, early 19th century

51W — Suite of Four Early Federal Mahogany Slat-back Side Chairs probably Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1800

52 — Two Framed Needlework Samplers England and North America, 1724 and 1832

53 — Four Framed Pictures 19th century

54 — Two Tilt-top Tables 19th century

55 — Miniature Grain-painted Blanket Chest and One Parquet Box on Chest-of-Drawers 20th/21st century

56 — Two Federal Mahogany and Cherry Pembroke Tables North America, early 19th century

57 — Three Tripod Tables 19th century

58W — Mahogany and Veneered Pine Dining Table early 20th century

59 — Three Painted Chests 19th/20th century

60 — A Pair of Chippendale Mahogany Side Chairs and One Corner Chair Delaware and Pennsylvania, late 18th and early 19th century

61 — Three Assorted Boxes late 19th century

62 — Cast Zinc Bootmaker's Trade Sign North America, late 19th/early 20th century

63 — Twelve-gallon Stoneware Jar R.T. Williams, New Geneva, Pennsylvania, 1882-95

64¤ — Five-gallon Stoneware Crock E. & L.P. Norton (1861-81), Bennington, Vermont, c. 1870

65 — Carved and Painted Figure of a Man c. 1900

66 — Carved Pine Ship's Figurehead of Daniel Webster United States, mid-19th century

67 — Prior/Hamblin SchoolPortrait of a Woman in Black

68 — American School, early 20th centuryPortrait of the Seven Mast Schooner Thomas W. Lawson

69¤ — Scale Model of a "Morton" Trolley Car United States, early 20th century

70 — Two Figures of Police Officers attributed to Ernst Plassmann (1823-77), New York, New York, mid-19th century

71 — Carved and Painted Head of a Bearded Man North America, c. 1900

72 — Yeakle's Hotel Sign Pennsylvania, c. 1878

73 — Carved and Painted Bust of Young Man early 20th century

74 — Carved and Painted Ship's Figurehead of a Woman North America, mid-19th century

75¤ — Carved Relief Plaque of a Woman in Profile c. 1900

76 — Carved and Painted Wood "Silent Butler" Figure early 20th century

77¤,W — Painted Maple, White Pine, and Poplar Blanket Chest with Two Drawers Pennsylvania, c. 1800

78¤ — Trade Sign in the Form of a Shaving Brush and Mug North America, 20th century

79 — Trade Sign in the Form of a Saw advertising Spear & Jackson of Sheffield, England, c. 1920

80 — Carved and Painted Telescope Trade Sign North America, 19th century

81 — Five-and-Dime Shop Sign 20th century

82 — Barber Shop Sign and Pair of Barber's Poles New England, late 19th century

83 — Two-part "Skee Ball" Arcade Sign North America, 20th century

84 — Carved Pine Trade Sign of Tailor's Shears for W.H. Compton Shear Co., Newark, New Jersey, 20th century

85 — Carved Figures of a Horse and Billy Goat North America, early 20th century

86 — Two Calliope Figures North America, c. 1900

87¤ — Carved Figure of a Circus Tiger North America, early 20th century

88 — "Look Butter!" Game Wheel North America, 20th century

89 — Trade Sign in the Form of a Giant Key North America, early 20th century

90¤ — Cast Iron Clown Shooting Target c. 1890

91¤ — Two Circus Poster Designs signed E. Grove, 1942

92¤ — Six Cast Iron Rooster Windmill Weights Elgin Wind Power and Pump Company (1882-1948), Elgin, Illinois, c. 1900

93 — Carved and Painted Theatrical Figure North America, early 20th century

94 — Carved and Gilded Wood Eagle Trampling Serpent late 19th century

95¤ — Stoneware Churn with Cow Decoration Northeastern United States, 19th century

96¤ — BENJAMIN RIDGWAY EVANS(1834-1891)The Past: Landing Avenue & Coates Street, 1867, Now Included in Fairmount Park

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49 —
Two Chippendale Mahogany and Walnut Veneer Mirrors
North America, late 18th century

50 —
Six Framed Silk and Linen Needlepoint Samplers
mostly Massachusetts, early 19th century

51^W —
Suite of Four Early Federal Mahogany Slat-back Side Chairs
probably Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1800

52 —
Two Framed Needlework Samplers
England and North America, 1724 and 1832

53 —
Four Framed Pictures
19th century

54 —
Two Tilt-top Tables
19th century

55 —
Miniature Grain-painted Blanket Chest and One Parquet Box on Chest-of-Drawers
20th/21st century

56 —
Two Federal Mahogany and Cherry Pembroke Tables
North America, early 19th century

57 —
Three Tripod Tables
19th century

58^W —
Mahogany and Veneered Pine Dining Table
early 20th century

59 —
Three Painted Chests
19th/20th century

60 —
A Pair of Chippendale Mahogany Side Chairs and One Corner Chair
Delaware and Pennsylvania, late 18th and early 19th century

61 —
Three Assorted Boxes
late 19th century

62 —
Cast Zinc Bootmaker's Trade Sign
North America, late 19th/early 20th century

63 —
Twelve-gallon Stoneware Jar
R.T. Williams, New Geneva, Pennsylvania, 1882-95

64^¤ —
Five-gallon Stoneware Crock
E. & L.P. Norton (1861-81), Bennington, Vermont, c. 1870

65 —
Carved and Painted Figure of a Man
c. 1900

66 —
Carved Pine Ship's Figurehead of Daniel Webster
United States, mid-19th century

67 —
Prior/Hamblin School
Portrait of a Woman in Black

68 —
American School, early 20th century
Portrait of the Seven Mast Schooner Thomas W. Lawson

69^¤ —
Scale Model of a "Morton" Trolley Car
United States, early 20th century

70 —
Two Figures of Police Officers
attributed to Ernst Plassmann (1823-77), New York, New York, mid-19th century

71 —
Carved and Painted Head of a Bearded Man
North America, c. 1900

72 —
Yeakle's Hotel Sign
Pennsylvania, c. 1878

73 —
Carved and Painted Bust of Young Man
early 20th century

74 —
Carved and Painted Ship's Figurehead of a Woman
North America, mid-19th century

75^¤ —
Carved Relief Plaque of a Woman in Profile
c. 1900

76 —
Carved and Painted Wood "Silent Butler" Figure
early 20th century

77^¤,W —
Painted Maple, White Pine, and Poplar Blanket Chest with Two Drawers
Pennsylvania, c. 1800

78^¤ —
Trade Sign in the Form of a Shaving Brush and Mug
North America, 20th century

79 —
Trade Sign in the Form of a Saw
advertising Spear & Jackson of Sheffield, England, c. 1920

80 —
Carved and Painted Telescope Trade Sign
North America, 19th century

81 —
Five-and-Dime Shop Sign
20th century

82 —
Barber Shop Sign and Pair of Barber's Poles
New England, late 19th century

83 —
Two-part "Skee Ball" Arcade Sign
North America, 20th century

84 —
Carved Pine Trade Sign of Tailor's Shears
for W.H. Compton Shear Co., Newark, New Jersey, 20th century

85 —
Carved Figures of a Horse and Billy Goat
North America, early 20th century

86 —
Two Calliope Figures
North America, c. 1900

87^¤ —
Carved Figure of a Circus Tiger
North America, early 20th century

88 —
"Look Butter!" Game Wheel
North America, 20th century

89 —
Trade Sign in the Form of a Giant Key
North America, early 20th century

90^¤ —
Cast Iron Clown Shooting Target
c. 1890

91^¤ —
Two Circus Poster Designs
signed E. Grove, 1942

92^¤ —
Six Cast Iron Rooster Windmill Weights
Elgin Wind Power and Pump Company (1882-1948), Elgin, Illinois, c. 1900

93 —
Carved and Painted Theatrical Figure
North America, early 20th century

94 —
Carved and Gilded Wood Eagle Trampling Serpent
late 19th century

95^¤ —
Stoneware Churn with Cow Decoration
Northeastern United States, 19th century

96^¤ —
BENJAMIN RIDGWAY EVANS
(1834-1891)
The Past: Landing Avenue & Coates Street, 1867, Now Included in Fairmount Park