Auction Details
See the auction info to view the updated location to “The Dell” 1794 Shenandoah Valley estate Auction Harrisonburg, VA
Auction Dates
Sep 15 - Sep 15, 2018
Description
BOWMAN AUCTIONS
Saturday, September 15, 2018
9:00 AM
Preview Friday, September 14, 2018
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: 1931 South High Street
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801
PERSONAL PROPERTY
“THE DELL”1794 SHENANDOAH VALLEY ESTATE
DUE TO THE PENDING STORM WE MOVED THE AUCTION LOCATION TO
Location: 1931 South High Street Harrisonburg,Virginia Watch for Signs.
Saturday, September 15, 2018
9:00 AM
Preview Friday, September 14, 2018
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: 1931 South High Street
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801
PERSONAL PROPERTY
“THE DELL”1794 SHENANDOAH VALLEY ESTATE
DUE TO THE PENDING STORM WE MOVED THE AUCTION LOCATION TO
Location: 1931 South High Street Harrisonburg,Virginia Watch for Signs.
From the Estate of John W. Wilson Jr. and Jane Wilton Wilson (Granddaughter of Harrisonburg Joshua Wilton)
This is only a sampling of what will be sold. An updated newsletter will be sent later this week.
FURNITURE: Valley dovetailed case blanket chest yellow pine 6 board chest original bracket feet, with original strap hinges and Til/ traces of original blue paint/stenciled on front in heart “Catrin 1792 Adilin”, Valley walnut bracket foot blanket chest 3 drawers in base/ nice forged strap hinges original Til, Walnut 3 over 2 over 5 high chest, Cherry Dutch cupboard 15 pane reeded molding chamfered corners, Walnut Chippendale slant lid desk, Walnut Chippendale corner cupboard sixteen pane broken arch cupboard with reeded front, Virginia Craftsman sofa, Mahogany drop leaf table, Walnut single drawer table, Sheraton drop leaf table/ Walnut 3 piece banquet or dining table, Chippendale Mahogany upholstered chair, Birdcage Windsor desk chair, Chippendale walnut dining chair w/heart center slat needlepoint seat, Walnut broken arch top Grandfather clock original dovetailed case, Cherry 6 pane hanging cupboard dovetailed case painted interior chamfered corners, pair of Hitchcock chairs, Chippendale maple 4 drawer chest, set of 4 oak Hitchcock chars reed bottoms, pair of Craft House walnut twin beds, VA Craftsman Chippendale mirror, Sheraton Walnut 2 drawer table, Reproduction walnut blanket chest, Walnut book stand string inlay, Chippendale walnut 3 over 4 chest chamfered reeded corners, Mahogany Octagon tilt top table inlaid top, drop leaf Virginia Craftsman tavern table, Oak Virginia Craftsman comb back chair, Oak Virginia Craftsman birdcage Windsor chair, hanging wall cupboard or curio cupboard, Pine linen cupboard 2 over 2 drawers, drawers on base, single drawer Federal style desk w/tapered legs and drawers at top, set of 6 split bottom chairs Oak mule ear back posts, Shenandoah Co ladder back chair, Virginia Craftsman poplar settee, Circa 1930 walnut hunt board w/ 6 leg, mixed wood pie safe 1881 Dote on tins w/bird and hearts initials LAH & JBH, Hardware cabinet-Octagon shaped revolving cabinet w/ 72 drawers white porcelain knobs, Walnut blind door step back cupboard 4 panels in each door, Pine Augusta County, Virginia pie safe 6 tins on front turned legs, oak wardrobe, oak 5 slat ladder back chair, Cherry open washstand with drawer, Walnut Suter 4 poster full bed, Walnut Sheraton Rockbridge County chest of drawers 2 over 3 , Walnut Hepplewhite 4 drawer chest string inlay, OGEE mantle clock Southern Clark Co, Walnut veneer empire mirror, Cannonball rope bed, Early slat Boston style rocker, Pine blanket chest original strap hinges and Til/ original lock, Walnut Hepplewhite chest , Walnut Empire mirror, Twin poplar rope bed, 4 drawer walnut Hepplewhite chest of drawers string inlay, Walnut Birdcage candle stand, Circa 1900 luggage stand, Cherry Hepplewhite 4 drawer chest, Cherry Hepplewhite 4 drawer chest, Walnut blanket chest dovetailed case strap hinges, Sheraton walnut 4 drawer chest , Sheraton walnut 2 drawer chest, Japanese Mahogany chest, mixed wood open washstand with drawer, early pine blanket chest, Canadian bonnet chest, Pine blanket chest, Walnut 1 drawer table, pine and poplar rope bed, Lane mission cedar chest, Suter Walnut full size bed, Virginia Craftsman desk chair
CROCKS, PAINTINGS, RUGS: Silber Family Rockingham County crock marked with an open top 4 gallon quantity mark known to be used by Joseph Silber blue finger swirl, Coffman school 4 gallon crock, Solomon Bell 2 handled crock 1 gallon blue decoration, Rockingham County pitcher with blue decoration, Baltimore 1 gallon crock with blue decoration, nice buttocks basket oak splint, cast iron stove Joshua- Wilton- Harrisonburg Va missing base, Pottery 1.5 gallon low bowl blue floral decoration, Fruit print “July 1732” Rob't Gardner of Kensington collection, Bearded Man oil portrait, Early watercolor of foreign village, Oriental wood block print w/silk embroidery, pair of Currier and Ives “Epson Races”dated 1834, “View of Lexington Virginia". print, Gold filigree mirror with 3 sections, oil painting Portrait of a Lady Gold leaf frame, Sarouk Oriental rug approxamately 9 x 12, Sarouk scatter rug 4 x 6 average wear, 1858 Bucks County, Pennsyvania sampler approx.. 2 square with birds/rabbits/tress, Framed Oriental silk black lacquered frame w/ peacock and birds, Mary Jane Boak 1853 sampler approxamately 20”sq. Tabriz 9’10”x 12 Oriental rug,
Large collection of early editions of vintage 19th and 20th century books in good to very good condition. Books include wide ranging titles of local, regional and general American history such as: Mills of Rockingham County (Downs), Historic Sites of West Virginia (Cohen), Story of Sweetbrier College (Stohlman), Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant (2 vols, 1885), Abraham Lincoln, a History (10 vols, Nicolay and Hay, 1890), R.E. Lee (4 volumes, Douglas Southall Freeman), White House Gallery of Portraits of the Presidents (oversize, #1222,1906, cover damaged, prints excellent), Stonewall Jackson’s Way (Wayland), History of Augusta County (Peyton), Family of John Lewis (Frazier, Cowell & Fisher), My Augusta (May), History of Harrisonburg, Va. (Wayland, original and reprint copies), Records of Augusta County Virginia (4 vols), Old Virginia and Her Neighbors (Fiske, 2 Vols), Homes and Gardens in Old Virginia (Massie and Christian), Atlas of Rockingham County, Valley Road-the Story of Virginia’s Hot Springs (Ingalls), The Lincolns in Virginia (Wayland), The History of Fayette County (Peters and Carden 1926), The Virginia Germans (Wust), Short History of Page County, Va (Strickler), Men of Mark in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County (Wayland), King Coal, a Pictorial History of W. Virginia Coal Mining (Cohen), Here Lies Virginia (Noel Hume), Conquering the Valley (Krick); and a collection of vintage and modern histories of England and Scotland. College year books include several early copies of the School Ma’am from the State Normal School for Women at Harrisonburg, as well as a 1910 catalog. Works of fiction include early leather-bound copies of poetry and titles such as The House at Pooh Corner (1928), When We Were Very Young, and Now We Are Six by A. A. Milne, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyl and Mister Hyde (1930) by R. L. Stevenson, Gentlemen Prefer Blonds (Loos, 1926), Whiskey and Wild Women (Prorton), Milton’s Paradise Lost illustrated by Gustave Dore, Departmental Ditties and Barrack Room Ballads (Rudyard Kipling 1920[CG1] ), Dr. Faustus (Thomas Mann 1948), and the complete 10 volume set of works by Gustav Flaubert (1904) including Madam Bovary. Other titles include Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species, Eugenics the Science of Human Life (1917), and a collection of Calvin and Hobb’s books by Bill Watterson. Also to be auctioned is a collection of travel guides, road maps, cook books including “the Dell” cookbook and a wide variety of antique books and identification guides (glassware, wood furniture, silver and pewter, etc.).
For more information call: Col. Jack Bowman - 540-830-1028 or 540-434-7653 (SOLD), Jerad Bowman 540-271-2138, John Bowman 540-271-2178
Announcements made the day of sale take precedents over all written material
Terms & Conditions
TERMS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY SALE: Cash or check w/ID or credit cards. 5% buyer’s premium charged for credit. 5% waived for cash or check
FOOD WILL BE SERVED
FOOD WILL BE SERVED
Notes
LOCATION: 7834 Latimer Road
Port Republic, Virginia
Port Republic, Virginia
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LOCATION: 7834 Latimer Road
Port Republic, Virginia
Port Republic, Virginia
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