Antiques

A beautiful pair of portraits featuring George and Martha Washington on glass. Both are beautifully done and in excellent shape considering their age and that they are on glass. People don’t understand the difficulty in painting on glass. It is complex and extremely difficult because one has to paint backwards. (more…)

“Magnificent” just doesn’t do it when this piece is seen in person. “WOW”  falls short too. “Masterpiece”, now that seems to fit. (more…)

Walnut, Marble Top Sideboard

A nice, solid walnut marble top sideboard. Victorian sideboards are a bit different from their earlier brethren. Usually, they consist of a marble top over 2 drawers over 2 doors with a tall, attached back piece.

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A beautiful pair of cast iron beds decorated with brass finials and rods on the head and foot board. The combination is quite lovely. Each bed fits a twin mattress and box spring. (more…)

This handsome map of the mid-Atlantic colonies is balanced with an exquisite pictorial cartouche filling the lower right. The map itself is lovely and retains its original colors.  The dominate feature of this map is the huge title cartouche with depicts European merchants, Indians, trade goods, and the fruits of land and sea — imagery intended to attract people to the New World. This was done to promote interest and settlement in “The New World”. (more…)

Look at the bend in the back!  WOW!! 

This is a wonderful set of 6 Windsor chairs with square, bent backs. The backs bend at toward the top and give the chairs a great look. Additionally, it makes them more comfortable. As one can see, they do have wear but each one is sound. (more…)

An elegant, Hepplewhite bow front chest. Made with a solid cherry top and sides, it is the front that sets the stage. Each drawer front features flame birch with a paneled center out of the same birch. This characteristic points to New Hampshire, or possibly Massachusetts origin. (more…)

An attractive two pedestal, Duncan Phyfe, dining room table. Check out the pedestals! They are beautifully carved and feature acanthus leaves. The casters are original and are brass. (more…)