Rafael Osona's Annual Auction Catalog 2019 2016 | Page 19

58. QUEEN ANNE
CHERRY SLANT-FRONT
DESK, New England, circa
1760, opening to form a
writing surface and to disclose
a fitted interior, above four
graduated long drawers on
scalloped frame with short
cabriole legs.
Height 44 in. Width 36 in.
Depth 20 in.

59. 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH WOOLIE “PORTRAIT OF
A BRITISH MAN-O-WAR”, worked with beaded gunports on a
background in shades of blue and white. Together with a printed and
embossed trade notice inscribed “Needle-Work: Done by a Sailor, on board
the H.M.S Cleopatra on the coast of Africa, Price 100 Guineas”. Both in
antique wood frames. 20 ½ in. x 24 ¾ in. & 8 ½ in. 10 ½ in.

60. ANTIQUE MINIATURE CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD FIGUREHEAD STUDY OR SAMPLE, depicting a gent
with curled sideburns, long hair, excited eyes, formal coat and vest behind foliage. Height 8 in.
61. NANTUCKET RATTAN WOVEN ROUND SWING HANDLE OPEN BASKET, circa 1850, shaped oak handle riveted
on oak stave ears connected to the wood base. Height 6 ½ in. Diameter 9 ¾ in.
Provenance: Dr. Hollander Estate Nantucket Basket Collection, Falmouth, MA

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