The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-13
RELICS OF COLONIAL DAYS.

Le-@--@%O SL HNOLO&N4<A44 OEN The Most Magnificent Collection of An
 tiqae Furniture and Bric-a-brac at
 the Bowditch Furniture Company's
 Store.
 New Haven never has had such a treat as can now be seen at the store of the Bowditch Furniture company this week.
 That enterprising firm has been for tunate in securing for sale the largest and most complete collection of an- tique furniture and bric-a-brac ever exhibited. It is not alone interesting but very instructive, and many of the pieces come from the best families in the New England states and are of great historic interest. The collection comprises interesting pieces from the well known eonnoissieurs of the late Judge E. F. Upton of Topsfeld, Mass.,- and Alfred Hardy of Boston. The col lection includes the rarest specimens of the old English and continental cabinet makers in the various styles and pe- rdods so interesting to the lovers of an tique art, and one cannot afford to miss so grand an opportunity to pur- chase genuine antiques, as a chance of this kind seldom presents itself.
 We name few of the many pieces: High boys and low boys, Crippendale and Sheraton card tables, dining tables. work tables, dressing tables, side ta- bles, tip tables, sewing tables, secre- taries. with old diamond doors, inlaid secretaries, serpentine, swell and straight front mahogany bureaus, ser pentine and straight front desks, with claw feet, chairs with claw feet, high post beds, three light mantle mirrors, eagle mirrors, sideboar6s, serv- ing trays, engravings, warming pans, claw footed sofas, Sheration and Chip pendale sofas, old blue china, pewter and brass. The entire collection (sev- eral car loads) includes about 4,O0O pieces, each one of which being from the remote past and having a most in- teresting history. It would take pret- ty big volume to fittingly describe the l marvellous collection, and after having done it there would be still room for much that might be said so full of thrilling interest is the sacred theme of old colonial days to the mind and hearts of all who love New England and are I proud of the sturdy and honest fathers who laid the foundation on which our peace and prosperity have rested. A few strikingly interesting and attractive pieces of the collection will be men tioned which will give but a faint idea of the hundreds of rare and valuable relics which must been seen to be ade- quately appreciated: A high post, claw and ball foot bed from Exeter, N. H.; a finely carved mahogany ta.
 ble from Revere, Mass; an old swell front, pineapple, carved sideboard l this is one of several choice pieces from the late Judge Upton's estate and is very rare; an old Dutch high boy, l which, according to Dr. Lyons, who I wrote the standard work on antique furniture, is one of the only six that ever came to this country; a serpentine front desk from Salem, Mass nicely in. laid and carved; a Sheraton secretary,
 mahogany, from Waltham,, Mass. also q roller top Sheraton secre. tary from High Rock, Lynn Mass.-both of these are beautifully carved and finely inlaid; an old {, English walnut corner chair from Lex ington. Mass; a high boy (the old
 Dutch with Spanish feet) from Port
 land, Me, and a serpentine front, ball
 and claw foot, mahogany desk from
 Exeter, Mass What will add much tc
 this exhibition and sale is the pres
 ence of MT. Howe, of Boston, who is familiar with the history of each ar I ticle.
 I Mr. Howe is a gentleman of very
 pleasing personality, whose genial man
 ners and courteous and attractive ways
 win for him friends everywhere H.
 will be in attendance at the store dur I ing the week and will gladly furnish
 any information pertaining to the ar.
 ticles which the questioner might de sire.
 The great sale opens this morning
 and the spacious store of the Bowditcf
 Furniture company will be visited by hundreds, but there is ample room fol all, and cordial invitation is ex.
 tended to all who appreciate rare ant beautiful articles of undoubted anti. quity and value, to visit the establish
 ment and see for themselves.
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