We have been fortunate over the years to have offered
for sale some great antique objects. Take a look at some of these treasures from the Van Tassel - Baumann past.
We welcome your inquiries. Perhaps we can find a treasure
for you. Contact Us
| Westtown antique needlework globe |
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A scarce antique needlework terrestrial globe worked
by a student at the Westtown Boarding School, circa 1810-30. This object is in near perfect condition with no needlework loss
and would be a prize in any collection.
| antique childs chair and embroidered Bible |
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A great child size Delaware Valley antique windsor chair
with perfect form and proportions. Probably Philadelphia, circa 1770-80. The eighteenth century American antique embroidered
bible sitting on the seat is now part of the Graham, Hoskins, Warder needlework collection at Winterthur.
| Delaplain antique needlework sampler |
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A truly outstanding and ambitious Chester County antique sampler
worked by Jane Delaplain in 1811. This is one of the largest and best examples of this group, the sampler-maker
having far exceeded the quality and quantity of embroidery normally found. Jane's house still stands in Centerville, Delaware
and she was married at the church just across from the entrance to Winterthur Museum.
| antique American spice Box |
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The first of two nearly identical and apparently unique late
eighteenth century spice boxes, Chester County, Pennsylvania or possibly Virginia. Worked in cherry-wood with carved,
inlaid and even paint decorated elements it's quite an example of rural antique American furniture.
| Mary Blakiston, antique needlework sampler |
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Signed Mary Blakiston, 1792, this silk picture from Philadelphia
was purchased directly from a descendant and sold at one of our past "Collectors Sale" Events. It
retains its early frame with traces of Philadelphia newsprint on the rear. A truly wonderful piece of early American antique
embroidery.
| American antique Delaware Valley chest |
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A fine early American antique walnut Chippendale chest with lowboy
style top, case width only 33", original ogee bracket feet. Chests with lowboy tops are sought after by collectors
and this is a particularly good example. Delaware Valley, circa 1750.
| antique silk embroidery |
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Rarest of the rare, this sophisticated silk embroidery
attributed to the school of Elizabeth Marsh is one of Philadelphia's earliest antique needleworks, circa 1730-40.
More information about these extraordinary pictures can be found in Betty Ring's book Girlhood Embroidery on
pages 354-360. Only five or six of these embroideries are known at this time making this a true Philadelphia treasure.
| Boston side chair |
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A great pair of William & Mary period American antique side
chairs with perfect form and proportions, upholstered in aged leather. These chairs, made in the Boston area, were very popular
in the colonies and were sold up and down the coast from 1710 to 1750.
| Early Boston antique needlework sampler |
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An early and important Boston band sampler worked by Hannah
Mountfort, dated 1735. This rare example is listed on page 65 of the landmark publication American Samplers by Bolton
& Coe published in 1921, (the first significant book about early American antique needlework which
created great interest in the subject).
| Early Portrait Bust |
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A very early antique portrait bust of a young woman.
The hair styling is elaborate, in the Flemish style and the piece can be dated as early as 1400.
This beautiful carving is in excellent condition with a wonderful surface.
| Brendlinger antique needlework sampler |
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A wonderful and very colorful Pennsylvania folk art sampler worked by Sophia
Brendlinger in 1841. Sophia lists the names of her parents, America, her station, and Douglish (Douglasville) her dwelling
place. Geneaogical records lists New Hanover as her birth place in 1819. This village is only a few miles from Douglasville.
Worked in wool on linen, conservation mounted in the original frame and in excellent condition. A nearly identical
sampler is pictured in Kruger, A Gallery of American Samplers, The Theodore Kapnek Collection, p.84, fig.120.
| Thomas Dring, West Chester |
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An extremely rare and important Chester County, Pennsylvania American
antique stick barometer signed Thomas Dring, West Chester. Eighteenth century American barometers are very rare
and this example is one of three known by this maker. One is in the Chester County Historical Society collection
and is illustration #36 in the book by Margaret Berwind Schiffer, Furniture and Its Makers of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
The other is in a Private Collection.
| Sarah Benjamin antique needlework sampler |
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An interesting Baltimore, Maryland house sampler worked by Sarah Benjamin,the
daughter of a Jewish merchant. Sarah stitched this beautiful embroidery in 1828 when she was 11 years old. We were happy to provide an image of this important needlework to author Gloria Seaman Allen
and to see it published in her excellent book, A Maryland Sampling. The sampler and a discussion of Sarah and her
family can be seen on page 263-264.
| Jane Wilson antique needlework sampler |
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A rare and important eighteenth century Delaware sampler worked
by Jane Wilson in 1791, the fourteenth year of her age. Delaware samplers are scarce in the market place and
this spectacular example stands among the best of the group. An almost identical sampler in the Winterthur
collection worked by Hannah McIntire can be seen in Winterthur publication, Eye For Excellence, p.93. Jane Wilson lived in Mill Creek Hundred north west of Wilmington. Originally sold by us in 2000 this fine needlework has subsequently been acquired by the
Metropolitan Museum.
| Godshalk tall clock |
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An outstanding figured walnut, early Chippendale, American antique
grandfather clock with brass dial works by Jacob Godshalk, then of the North Ward in Philadelphia. This clock appears
to be an early example from this well known maker, circa 1760-70.
| Nisley antique needlework sampler |
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An outstanding American antique sampler worked by Francis Nisley
of Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania probably around 1830. The unique design, bright colors and the girl at the
doorway of the shuttered house minding her dog and cats on the lawn, make this a truly special needlework. Perfect condition and retains its original green silk ribbon border.
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