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    The Important American Furniture, Folk Art, and Prints sale realized $10,844,125/£6,831,799/€8,024,653 and was sold 77% by lot and 94% by value. The top lot of the sale was Penn’s Treaty by Edward Hicks (1780-1849), oil on canvas, realizing $2,546,500/£1,604,295/€1,884,410. Andrew Holter, Head of Department, said: “Every category of the sale showed continued strength and many works were highly sought after with competitive bidding from new and established clients. The selection of important works also presented wonderful opportunities for collectors. Most notably, the rare and discovered works of the kneehole bureau that is signed Jonathan Townsend and the John Bartlam porcelain teabowl achieved significant prices for its important place in American history.”

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    The Important American Furniture, Folk Art, and Prints sale realized $10,844,125/£6,831,799/€8,024,653 and was sold 77% by lot and 94% by value. The top lot of the sale was Penn’s Treaty by Edward Hicks (1780-1849), oil on canvas, realizing $2,546,500/£1,604,295/€1,884,410. Andrew Holter, Head of Department, said: “Every category of the sale showed continued strength and many works were highly sought after with competitive bidding from new and established clients. The selection of important works also presented wonderful opportunities for collectors. Most notably, the rare and discovered works of the kneehole bureau that is signed Jonathan Townsend and the John Bartlam porcelain teabowl achieved significant prices for its important place in American history.”

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    Christie's Results: American Furniture, Folk Art, and Prints, 25 January, New York

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    The Important American Furniture, Folk Art, and Prints sale realized $10,844,125/£6,831,799/€8,024,653 and was sold 77% by lot and 94% by value. The top lot of the sale was Penn’s Treaty by Edward Hicks (1780-1849), oil on canvas, realizing $2,546,500/£1,604,295/€1,884,410. Andrew Holter, Head of Department, said: “Every category of the sale showed continued strength and many works were highly sought after with competitive bidding from new and established clients. The selection of important works also presented wonderful opportunities for collectors. Most notably, the rare and discovered works of the kneehole bureau that is signed Jonathan Townsend and the John Bartlam porcelain teabowl achieved significant prices for its important place in American history.”

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    Important American Furniture, Folk Arts, & Prints N e w Y o r k , 2 5 J a n u a r y 2 0 1 3 , S a l e #2 6 7 0

    [All sold prices include buyers premium]

    141 lots sold 183 lots offered Lot


    105

    Total: $10,844,125/6,831,799/8,024,653 0.63= $1 / 0.74=$1 Description Estimate ($)


    600,000 - 900,000

    77% sold by lot 94% sold by value Buyer


    US Trade

    Price Realized
    $2,546,500 1,604,295 1,884,410 $2,210,500 1,392,615 1,635,770 $962,500 606,375 712,250 $578,500

    Edward Hicks (1780-1849), Penns Treaty, oil on canvas An Important Chippendale Carved Mahogany Block-andShell Bureau Table , signed by John Townsend, Newport, circa 1770 A Queen Anne carved mahogany tea table with slides, Boston, 1740-1760 A Federal white-painted and parcel-gilt eglomise girandole timepiece wall clock, signed by Lemuel Curtis (1790-1857), Concord, Massachusetts, 1816-1822 A Queen Anne Carved Maple Armchair, attributed to John Gaines III, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, circa 1735-1743 Frederick Kemmelmeyer (1755 - 1821), General George Washington: Reviewing the Western Army at Fort Cumberland, oil on paper, circa 1800 A Queen Anne Japanned Maple and Pine Bonnet-Top High Chest-of-Drawers, school of Robert Davis, Boston, circa 1740 A Queen Anne Mahogany Tray-Top Tea Table With One Drawer, Boston, circa 1730-1750

    157

    700,000 - 900,000

    US Private

    164

    600,000 - 800,000

    Anonymous

    226

    60,000 - 90,000

    364,455 428,090 $542,500 341,775 401,450 $362,500

    US Private

    152

    200,000 - 300,000

    Anonymous

    108

    20,000 - 40,000

    228,375 268,250 $362,500 228,375 268,250 $290,500 183,015 214,970 $170,500

    US Trade

    159

    100,000 - 200,000

    US Private

    169

    250,000 - 350,000

    Anonymous

    158

    A Pair of Queen Anne Carved And Figured Mahogany Side Chairs, attributed to John Goddard, Newport, circa 1765

    100,000 - 150,000

    107,415 126,170 $170,500

    US Private

    176

    A Chippendale Carved Mahogany Serpentine-Front FiveLegged Card Table, New York, 1760-1780

    100,000 - 150,000

    107,415 126,170

    Anonymous

    Andrew Holter, Head of Department, said: Every category of the sale showed continued strength and many works were highly sought after with competitive bidding from new and established clients. The selection of important works also presented wonderful opportunities for collectors. Most notably, the rare and discovered works of the kneehole bureau that is signed Jonathan Townsend and the John Bartlam porcelain teabowl achieved significant prices for its important place in American history.
    PRESS CONTACT: Sung-Hee Park | +1 212 636 2680| spark@christies.com Estimates do not include buyers premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyers premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyers or sellers credits.

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