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Maine Antique Digest, March 2017 37-D
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Robert M. Quilter Fine Arts, Baltimore, Maryland, is a regular
participant at antiques shows throughout the mid-Atlantic
region. This grouping in his booth is representative of the range
of articles that he offers. Shown here are a mahogany drop-
leaf tea table, an English spice or valuables chest, and a large
maritime painting.
The tea table is mahogany and opens to a round top. The
legs are square sectioned and terminate in nicely carved ball-
and-claw feet. The small size of the table makes it an attractive
piece. It sold during the snowy Saturday session.
The painting is by Theodore Victor Carl Valenkamph (1868-
1924). The artist painted several images similar to this one,
depicting a fishing schooner under full sail and heading directly
toward the viewer. This rendering dates circa 1910, and was
priced at $3895.
The spice or valuables chest is English and circa 1740. It is
constructed entirely of oak and displays a single raised-panel
door and what appear to be its original butterfly hinges. The
small storage drawers with ring bail pulls and valance-framed
open compartments also appear to be original. The chest was
priced at $2800.
Jeannot R. Barr of Northport, New York, offered a fine selection of prints and
drawings. This color lithograph is by Henri Rivière (French, 1864-1951). The pastel-
like image is titled
Vue de Paris prise de Montmartre
(
View of Paris from Montmartre
).
The image depicts a broad view of Paris, with two nuns ascending stairs toward the
viewer. The painting is signed lower left and dates from 1894. This Paris view was
tagged $1600.
Jim Nagy and Linda Erbs of
Waterford, Virginia, trade
as Nuance of Old. The drop-
leaf table or sewing stand is
constructed of mahogany, with
pine and poplar secondary
woods. The stand dates
circa 1820 and features two
cockbeaded drawers, the faces
of which are from a single
section of crotch mahogany.
The legs are turned, with
deep reeding. The little table was priced at $425. The three-gallon stoneware crock
features brushed cobalt floral designs on the body and as accent on the handles. It is
by the well-known German-born Baltimore potter Peter Herrmann and circa 1875.
The crock was tagged $565.
Benjamin and Linda Scherer
of Blue Lion Antiques,
Williamsburg, Virginia,
specialize in Americana,
primitives, and tools. The inlaid
checkerboard was marked
$275; the circa 1750 mortar and
pestle, along with a wooden wall
rack, $395; the wall-mounted
clockwork shop bell, $185; and
the hand-painted “Welcome”
sign, $75. The cottage style
two-over-two-drawer chest
is from North Carolina and
was marked $395. The turned
pedestal-form curly maple
master salt was tagged $95; the
keg-style three-spool thread
holder, $175; the small two-
drawer cabinet, $145; and the
early 20th-century papier-
mâché cow-form pull toy, $475.
Barbara Rew and Gary Manlove frequently share a booth. They did
so again at the Annapolis show. Rew is from Lewes, Delaware, and
trades under her own name. Manlove trades as Manlove’s Choice
and is from Greenwood, Delaware. The cast-iron fire insurance mark
features the cast initials “FA” (Fire Association of Philadelphia)
and was tagged $325. The food mold was marked $165; the double
burner whale oil finger lamp, $250; the fan-shape fragment hand
mirror, $225; and the five-drawer child’s chest, $375. The mahogany
and yellow pine miniature three-drawer chest features brass pulls
and inlaid banding on the drawer faces. It was marked $750. The
mahogany server is thought to be from Baltimore. Its
secondary woods are yellow pine and poplar. The server
was marked $1600.