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The items on this page are SALE
items, they're drastically marked down, some are priced far below what we paid for them. The
prices on them are our absolute lowest prices, there are NO further discounts, please don't ask. Have a look and find yourself
a treasure!!!
When inquiring about any of these items please
refer to them by number. For pricing, or other information about any of these items, please call us at: 860-4551055
or Email us at: MacKayandField@aol.com , all phone calls and Email will be
answered in the order in which they're received. Items which have been sold are replaced by sepia-toned photos of the inside
of our home, nothing in these photos is for sale. Shipping and delivery charges are the responsibility of the purchaser, 6%
Connecticut sales tax will be collected on any item picked up in or delivered in Connecticut unless we're provided with a
valid Tax Exempt Certificate. Enjoy our website and find yourself a treasure!
Please refer to items by number when inquiring about them!
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#45. Late 18th/early 19th century tapeloom box of New
England white pine and ash. It's rare to find these complete. This example has both spools and cranks. Dry, natural surface.
18" long x 9.5" wide x 15.75" tall. $350.
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#46. New England William and Mary dropleaf table of
maple with it's original, scrubbed white pine top. Circa 1710-40. Base is splayed with fluted detail to legs and stretchers.
Leaf supports are constructed like blanket cranes. Two dovetailed drawers, one at eadh end, with early flat-bottom construction
and original turned wooden pulls. Originally hinged with snipes (remnants still remain), but was rehinged in the early 19th
century. Retains it's original, grungy, red painted surface. Coastal Massachusetts origin. 48.5" long x 47.5" wide
with leaves up, 20.5" wide with leaves down, 26" tall. $7800.
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#47. Early 19th century oak and pine hanging spoonrack with
a single dovetailed and nailed drawer and it's original turned wooden knob. Two tiers of pierced rails hold a total of twelve
spoons. Brass hooks flanking the upper spoon rail were to hang additional implements. 14.25" wide x 5.5" deep x
23.25" tall. $650.
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#48. Very
large and beautiful late 17th century New York great chair made of maple and ash. Posts are an incredible 2 1/8" in diameter.
Crisp, bulbous turnings with an additional stretcher between the arm and the seat rail, a feature found on only the very best
chairs. These stretchers, and the front base stretchers, are accented by a deeply cut groove in the swell of the baluster
turning. Later rockers were removed and the small notch cut to accept them has been patched, but the chair has not been ended
out. Old Spanish brown paint with a good surface quality and wonderful wear. Interesting and comfortable rope seat! Has been
in a private Rhode Island collection since the 1980s. 46.5" tall, 15" seat height. $5900.
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#49. Late 18th/early 19th century blanket chest
of New England white pine with scalloped bootjack feet, snipe hinges, handwrought nails and two dovetailed, graduated drawers.
Old brownish/red paint with the best dry, sandpaper like surface. Back of chest has interesting paint decoration that appears
original. Half of the brasses are original. Minor renailing. Case is 40" wide x 17 5/8" deep x 40 1/2" tall.
$1850.
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#50. A family record done in 1828. Jacob Niles married
Mary Perkins and had two children. The watercolor at top shows a center chimney house, trees, a fence and a dog in the yard.
Very colorful and folky! Black over red frame appears original. From our collection! Overall size is 10" x 12".
$550.
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SOLD!
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#52. 18th century handwrought iron thumblatch of the
finest quality. Signed on the thumbpiece. Ex. Sorber collection. 10 5/8" tall. $475.
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SOLD!
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#54. Late 18th century American cast iron tea kettle
with the maker's heart shaped mark cast into the body (illegible). Due to an ancient injury a blacksmith did a make-do repair
to reattach the rear of the handle. At the same time a replacement lid was made from scratch. An excellent example of the
"waste not, want not" mentality. 7.5" tall including finial. $275.
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#56. 18th century Queen Anne desk. Maple legs and pine
case. Southern New England circa 1760. Tombstone and reverse tombstone scalloping on all three apron boards and a beautifully
stepped interior. Nice old Spanish brown painted surface. Case is 36.25" wide x 18" deep x 37.25" tall, writing
surface is 28.75" high. $2900.
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#57. 18th/19th century turned burl bowl with an old
stapled repair. Signed "A:Gaarder". 10 7/8" diameter. $550.
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#58. 19th century American relief carved drapery panel
from a horse drawn hearse. Worn natural surface with traces of light grey paint. Reverse has remnants of diamond tufted upholstery.
31.5" wide x 24" tall. $575.
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