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Philadelphia Federal Mahogany Work Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with rounded hinged ends opening to compartments over two drawers that open from both sides over a hinged door with tambour front and ends and back raised on turned t...
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal End Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Philadelphia Federal Mahogany Work Table
Philadelphia Federal Mahogany Work Table
H 30.75 in W 24.38 in D 14.13 in
Philadelphia Federal Wardrobe / Armoire in West Indies Mahogany c. !820
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional American Federal wardrobe from Philadelphia in fine West Indies mahogany. Features
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Mahogany

American Federal Center Pedestal Games Table, circa 1815
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptionally handsome and very well crafted classical Philadelphia Federal games table in
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Federal Philadelphia Work Table, Circa 1810
Located in Alexandria, VA
This handsome unique sewing/work stand is quintessentially the work of a master Philadelphia
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal End Tables

Materials

Mahogany

American Federal Philadelphia Brass Andirons Faceted Acorn Top
Located in Wells, ME
American Federal Philadelphia cast brass faceted acorn top large andirons. The motif of faceting is
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Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Andirons

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Federal Card Table Attributed to Anthony Quervelle, Philadelphia
By Anthony Gabriel Quervelle
Located in New York, NY
American federal games table in carved mahogany. Flip top with concertina movement. Attributed to
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Antique 1820s American Federal Console Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Federal Partners' Desk in Mahogany, Philadelphia, circa 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful Philadelphia partners desk in mahogany with gadrooned top and apron resting on center
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Desks

Materials

Brass

Classical American Federal Gondola Sleigh Bed in Mahogany, Philadelphia, c. 1830
Located in Miami, FL
An exquisite classical American gondola sleigh bed in fine West Indies mahogany from the Federal
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

The Philadelphia Story
Located in London, GB
card mounts and UV plexiglass. This piece would be boxed for shipping and sent by Federal Express. The
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Vintage 1940s American Posters

Materials

Paper

The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story
H 8 in W 10 in D 0.1 in
American Philadelphia Empire Cheval Mirror, circa 1825
By Anthony Quervelle
Located in Dereham, GB
American Philadelphia Empire mahogany cheval mirror, circa 1825. Certainly has the quality of top
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Antique 1820s American Federal Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Thomas Shields Philadelphia Coin Silver Teaspoon / Table Spoon - 18C
Located in Philadelphia, PA
bird of prey crest to the handle. Struck twice "T.S." for Thomas Shields of Philadelphia. Simply a
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Antique 18th Century American Federal Flatware and Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver

Fantastic American Centennial Solid Walnut Philadelphia Carved Secretary Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
From Slatoff Estate. Walnut. 2piece. Top has 2 glass doors containing 2 shelves. Bottom has 5 dovetail drawers and drop down door with fitted interior. 98 3/4" h x 41 7/8" w x 22 1/2...
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Antique 1870s American Federal Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

American (Philadelphia) Mahogany Pembroke Table with Marlborough Feet
Located in Free Union, VA
; attributed by Philip Bradley to Philadelphia, PA, ca. 1790. H: 28 ¾ W: closed- 21 ½ W: open- 40 ¼ D: 31 ⅝
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Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Philadelphia Brass Andirons with Roman Columns and Ball Finials
Located in Dallas, TX
Finials. Made in Philadelphia, circa 1800 -10, during the Federal Period. Made of solid brass, the
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Fireplace Tools and Chimney ...

Materials

Brass

19th century Giltwood and Églomisé American Federal Mirror
Located in Savannah, GA
Detailed early 19th century American federal églomisé, or reverse painted giltwood mirror featuring
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Antique Early 1800s American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

American, 18th Century, Birdcage Tilt Top Table Probably Philadelphia, Ca. 1780
Located in Vero Beach, FL
American 18th century birdcage tilt top table probably Philadelphia ca. 1780. Very fine American
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Antique Early 18th Century American Federal Pedestals

Materials

Mahogany

American Federal Relief Carved Mahogany Card Table, New York, circa 1810
Located in Stockton, NJ
American Federal relief carved mahogany card table. The double-elliptical crotch mahogany book
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Brass

Pair of American Federal Brass Flanking Urn Finial Engraved Andirons Phil C 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American Federal brass andirons with flanking urn finials, matching urn finial log stops
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Antique Early 1800s American Federal Andirons

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Pair of American Federal Brass Urn Finial Shield Engraved Andirons. Phil. C 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of American Federal brass andirons with shield engraved urn finials, shield engraved plinths
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Antique Early 1800s American Federal Andirons

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

American Federal Period Cast Iron Eagle
Located in York County, PA
by a man named George Clymer, it is known to have been operating in Philadelphia as early as 1813
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Antique 1810s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Iron

American Federal Period Cast Iron Eagle
American Federal Period Cast Iron Eagle
H 15.5 in W 14.75 in D 4 in
NYC Federal Full Tester Bed Attributable to Lannuier w Four Floral-Carved Posts
By Charles-Honoré Lannuier
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional American Federal sleigh bed with tester in fine West Indies/ Cuban mahogany with
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Bronze

PITCHING HAY - Created for the WPA / Federal Arts Project - (FAP)
By John Turner (b.1916)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
. Annotated at lower sheet edge "Carbograph and etching". This print was done for the WPA / Federal Art
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1940s American Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

"Federal Building – Wall Street, NYC" Impressionist Winter Scene Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Impressionist New York City winter city-scene depicting the Federal Building on Wall Street with
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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

19th Century Federal Period Duncan Phyfe Style Flame Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in Charleston, SC
piece is attributed to the Philadelphia area. (Appraisal and attribution from Architrave, Ltd
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Antique Early 19th Century American Neoclassical Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

1890s Era Solid Mahogany Chippendale Corner Cabinet Cupboard Hand Blown Glass
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Federal or Chippendale style and appears to have elements that would indicate it may be Feldenkries of
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Antique Late 19th Century American Federal Corner Cupboards

Materials

Mahogany

Corinithian Column Plaster Architectural Study Objet D’art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, Philadelphia, PA.” Rough unsealed plaster patina.
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Late 20th Century American Federal Architectural Elements

Materials

Plaster

Ionic Column Plaster Architectural Study Objet D’art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A plaster study of an ionic column. Marked in pencil “American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia
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Late 20th Century American Federal Architectural Elements

Materials

Plaster

"Apotheosis" of George Washington Creamware Jug
Located in Downingtown, PA
engraved by John James Barralet in 1800 and published by Simon Chaudron and Barralet in Philadelphia. in
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Antique Early 1800s English Federal Pottery

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

Outstanding Large Oak Carved Eagle Grasping Shield & Three Arrows
Located in Stamford, CT
by a Philadelphia carver. Found in East Boothbay, Maine at collector's home. Arrows have been
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Antique Late 19th Century American Federal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Oak

George Washington Signature Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
served as a delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774 in Philadelphia, where he met with other
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Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

George Washington Signature Collage
George Washington Signature Collage
H 34 in W 26.5 in D 1.5 in
Rare Early 19th Century American Porcelain Pitcher by Tucker & Hemphill
By Tucker and Hemphill
Located in Philadelphia, PA
important first large-scale producer of porcelain in America. They operated in Philadelphia from 1826-1838
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Pitchers

Materials

Porcelain

American Grain-Painted Corner Cabinet Cupboard, New England, circa 1805
Located in Shippensburg, PA
the Philadelphia Museum of Art, January 25, 2013, sale 8950, lot 382, achieved $ 15,000 USD * Private
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Antique 19th Century American Federal Corner Cupboards

Materials

Brass

American Mahogany and Cherry Stenciled Gilt Hinged Game Table, PA. Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Federal mahogany and cherry hinged game table with a one board top, central carved floral
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Antique 1810s American Federal Game Tables

Materials

Brass

Neoclassical American Empire Side or Lamp Table in Mahogany, circa 1820
Located in Miami, FL
' paw feet on casters, Philadelphia, circa 1815-1825. Beautiful crotch West Indies mahogany, with well
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal End Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Set of Four Art Deco Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
federal building in Philadelphia.
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Steel

Set of Four Art Deco Sconces
Set of Four Art Deco Sconces
H 6.5 in W 28 in D 14 in
High Society
Located in London, GB
, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong The film was remake of the 1940 The Philadelphia Story
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Vintage 1950s American Posters

Materials

Paper

High Society
High Society
H 8 in W 10 in D 0.1 in
Venice Italy Landscape Gouache Painting Canal with Gondolier Bridge of Sighs
Located in Surfside, FL
public collections at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, the
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Queen Victoria -- contemporary abstract painting & collage with figure & objects
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Uniworld Corporation; Sony; the Federal Reserve Bank; the City of Philadelphia; Sprint; the Church of the
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Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel

Pipe Dreams: African American collage painting w/ photographs figures, objects
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022. "Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Mixed Media

Abstract painting w/ collage & photographs, Black African American history
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022. "Most of my works are supported by memories
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

In the Nick of Time: African American collage painting w/ found objects & figure
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
; the Federal Reserve Bank; the City of Philadelphia; Sprint; the Church of the Advocate; the poet Dr
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Panel, Leather, Fiberboard, Found Objects, Acrylic

3-part painting construction by Black African American artist, w/ found objects
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
the Fine Arts; the Uniworld Corporation; Sony; the Federal Reserve Bank; the City of Philadelphia
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Glass, Wood

Saybolt & Cleland Ebonized Ming-Style Turned-Edge Side Table
By Saybolt Cleland, Inc.
Located in Chicago, IL
Restored Asian style side table of ebonized mahogany by Saybolt & Cleland, Philadelphia PA, circa
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Vintage 1940s American Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

"Man on a Stair" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid 20th Century Modern
By Robert Cronbach
Located in New York, NY
Administration's Federal Art Project. Cronbach taught sculpture at Adelphi College in Garden City, New York from
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1940s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Untitled (Cars)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, in addition to the Philadelphia Art Club and the National
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1940s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

WPA Post Office Mural Study Native American Scene Regionalism Social Realism
By Louise Ronnebeck
Located in New York, NY
Remembers, was moved from the Worland Post Office to the Dick Cheney Federal Building in Casper. The mural
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1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Cardboard, Watercolor

Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art. an author of art books, etcher, painter of townscapes, landscapes, figures
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art. an author of art books, etcher, painter of townscapes, landscapes, figures
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modern Pastel Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art. an author of art books, etcher, painter of townscapes, landscapes, figures
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

1856 U.S. Coast Survey Map of Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Philadelphia, Bache toured Europe and composed an important treatise on European Education. He also served as
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Antique 1850s American Maps

Materials

Paper

Whistle A Happy Tune: shadow box painting & collage w/ figures & found objects
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022. "Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Found Objects, Acrylic

Early Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Monoprint WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art. an author of art books, etcher, painter of townscapes, landscapes, figures
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Early Abstract Expressionist Gouache Painting WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art. an author of art books, etcher, painter of townscapes, landscapes, figures
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Same Tune, Different Drummer: abstract painting w/ found objects, military items
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Corporation; Sony; the Federal Reserve Bank; the City of Philadelphia; Sprint; the Church of the Advocate; the
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

The Known Soldier: abstract painting w/ found objects, photographs, Black figure
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Corporation; Sony; the Federal Reserve Bank; the City of Philadelphia; Sprint; the Church of the Advocate; the
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Southern Breezes: abstract painting w/ found objects, photographs, Black figures
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Corporation; Sony; the Federal Reserve Bank; the City of Philadelphia; Sprint; the Church of the Advocate; the
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Glassblowers WPA American Scene Mid- 20th Century Modern Figurative Workers 1932
By Harry Gottlieb
Located in New York, NY
costume designer for Eugene O"Neill's Provincetown Theater Group. He also studied at the Philadelphia
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Abstract Expressionist Color Gouache Painting Mid Century Mod WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art. This is gouache or oil paint. In brown, tan and orange. an author of art
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Catching Blessings: shadow box painting & collage w/ figures & found objects
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Uniworld Corporation; Sony; the Federal Reserve Bank; the City of Philadelphia; Sprint; the Church of the
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Glass, Acrylic

Abstract Expressionist Blue Pastel Drawing Mid Century Modern WPA Jewish Artist
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Surfside, FL
Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art. an author of art books, etcher, painter of townscapes, landscapes, figure
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

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