Americana at STAIR on Thursday, August 1 at 10am

Celebrating the history and diversity of the United States, our August Americana sale offers a selection of furniture, folk art and decorations that represent the fine and decorative arts heritage of our nation. Highlighting the sale is Property from the Collection of Henry B. Holt, esteemed collector of Americana and dealer in American art for decades. Highlights from the Holt collection,as well as other various owners, include a selection of pottery, Nantucket baskets and silhouettes, as well as a selection of Shaker furniture, a fine Connecticut Queen Anne cherry highboy with provenance back to the 18th century, a Philadelphia Federal inlaid mahogany sideboard, a Painted Blanket Box, from York County Pennsylvania, a George Washington Painted Iron ‘Dumb’ Stove and a variety of unusual weathervanes. Fine Art highlights include a scene in the Berkshires by Eric Sloane, two paintings by Ralph Cahoon, a rare gouache on paper of Niagara Falls by Nicolino Calyo, a group of works by Reynolds Beal, and a large selection of Marine paintings,including works by Antonio Jacobsen, Charles Lungren, James Sessions and Frank Vining Smith.

CATALOGUE ONLINE
Friday, July 19

GALLERY PREVIEW
Friday, July 19: 9am – 5pm
Saturday, July 20: closed
Sunday, July 21: closed
Monday, July 22: 9am – 5pm
Tuesday, July 23: 9am – 5pm
Wednesday, July 24: 9am – 5pm
Thursday, July 25: 9am – 5pm
Friday, July 26: 9am – 5pm
Saturday, July 27: 11am – 5pm
Sunday, July 28: closed
Monday, July 29: 9am – 5pm
Tuesday, July 30: 9am – 5pm
Wednesday, July 31: 9am – 5pm