William A. Smith, Inc.
Auctioneers and Appraisers

French House Americana Auction!
Featuring items from the Chellis family, Meriden, NH

Friday, July 27, 2018, at 10:00 am
Previews: Thursday the 26th from 12-5pm and 8:30 morning of sale
Earlier preview possible by appointment

For our summer Americana French house sale we have selected a great array of country American furniture, folk art, and accessories from the Old Chellis Homestead, Meriden, NH. The Chellis family of Chellis Hill owned and operated the local telephone company via a switchboard in a side room on the farm until 1973. Combined with an estate from an old Rindge, NH, family and many others. Over 400 lots, with no reserves and no internet bidding, held under large tents, in picturesque Plainfield, what else can one ask for!

Brief overview: Small Hepplewhite mahogany sideboard with an old finish, attrib. to the Seymour workshop of Boston, Chellis family; several inlaid Federal chests of drawers, Chellis family; bird’s-eye maple 4-drawer Sheraton chest and NH cookie corner stand in old finish, Chellis family; Chippendale maple 5-drawer tall chest; several good floor cupboards, including 18th-c. New England setback open top with hood; early small-size barrel-back corner cupboard other small-size floor cupboards, some in paint; many one and 2-drawer blanket chests Q.A. and Chippendale period in old paint, including a paint-decorated VT example; sea chest in old paint; several 18th-c. ladder-back armchairs; several early Windsor chairs in paint; several early bannister-back chairs; various Shaker chairs; Shaker bottle-leg worktable in old red; Shaker maple candlestand; stretcher-base tavern tables; early curved high-back settle bench; NH birch card table with drawer; country Chippendale maple corner chairs; Chippendale maple slant-top desk, prov. Gov. Morris of NJ; various 18th-c great style chairs in maple; Wm. and Mary tavern table in oak; Baltimore card table old finish other card tables;

Fine NH grandfather clock, inlaid cherry case, NH works, Chellis family; 2 wooden works tall-case clocks one with a grain-painted case; early Banjo clock, Hull tablet; other early clocks; early barometers, including Timby’s;

Folk Art: several early American portrait paintings, including children and pair; primitive landscape paintings; still life oil by Abby Chellis; w/c sheep, Chas. Storer; good theorem on velvet of a beehive; a large selection of samplers all from estates, many good examples; early pictorial hooked rugs; patriotic needlework eagle; weathervane fighting cock; whirligig; good painted folk art bi-plane; carved and painted wooden train; early game box; good treenware painted mortar and pestle, Marvin Hatch prov.; early carved figural walking sticks; faux marble lemon tree; old signs; teddy bear and figural pincushions;

Accessories: paint-decorated wall and pipe boxes; cool birch bark lantern; a good selection of early iron, including lighting; early hearth related; iron meat rack; early decorated splint baskets; old wallpaper boxes; pantry boxes and bowls in old paint; good butter stamp, West Hill Farm, Chellis family; mirrored tin wall sconces; early brass lighting, including Dutch chandelier; early Q.A. mirror in black paint, other early mirrors; collection of early blue-and-white Delft; good collection of early pewter; good selection of decorated stoneware including Bennington; blue-and-white Canton; early air-twist wines, other early glass; early redware, slip-decorated; whale-end and other wall shelves; blue-and-red-painted firkins; horse hitching post; early cast-iron doorstops;

Litho.: “Spanish Merino Sheep,” property of Henry T. Cutts. Orwell Addison Co., VT; old prints of Geo. Washington, Lincoln, and Webster;

Misc.: Small map of NH, Geo. White; many old Oriental rugs in room size and scatters, old estate rugs need cleaning;

Boston Seymour School sideboard old finish.

Theorem on velvet.

Pair of portrait paintings, Erastus Field.

Terms:
Cash-Check-Major Credit Cards: 18% buyer’s premium, Reduced to 15% with cash or check
No Sales Tax • Catered • Comfortable Seating

No internet bidding at Smith Auctions.

William G. Smith and Kenneth R. Labnon – Auctioneers
Gallery Manager: Leon Rogers