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38 records found
CHEST OF DRAWERS
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia.
circa 1814-1815
S-11837
private collection
CHEST OF DRAWERS
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia
1800
S-10219
private collection
CHEST OF DRAWERS
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia. According to Elizabeth Davison, this piece was probably made in Loudoun County, Virginia.
circa 1808-1814
S-11015
private collection
CHEST OF DRAWERS
Shearer, John
Frederick County, Maryland.
1809
S-10892
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Accession no. 1993-325. When examined by MESDA it was in the shop of Ann Woods, Ltd, Charlottesville, Virginia.
CLOCK, TALL CASE
Shearer, John\case
Martinsburg, West Virginia
1802
S-10236
private collection
DESK
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia
1795-1805
S-11732
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, acc. 1990-88. When examined by MESDA it was offered for sale by Robert M. Hicklin, Jr., Inc., of Spartanburg, South Carolina.
CHEST OF DRAWERS
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia
1800
S-9258
private collection
CELLARET
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia
1801
NN-1935
Mount Pleasant Foundation
DESK, SLANT-TOP
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia. According to Elizabeth Davison, this desk was probasbly made in Loudoun County, Virginia.
1810
S-11428
private collection
DESK, SLANT-TOP
Shearer, John\attributed
Martinsburg, West Virginia
circa 1790-1801
S-11595
private collection
DESK, SLANT-TOP
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia. According to Elizabeth Davison, the desk was probably made in Loudoun County, Virginia.
circa 1808-1810
S-8689
private collection
DESK, SLANT-TOP
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia. According to Elizabeth Davison, this desk was made in Loudoun County, Virginia.
1817
S-21191
Lot 151, Ken Farmer Auctions & Estates, Radford, Virginia, when examined by MESDA prior to auction May 18, 1996
DESK, SLANT-TOP
Shearer, John\attributed
Martinsburg, West Virginia
c. 1800-1806
NN-1930
private collection
DESK, SLANT-TOP
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia
1815
S-14225
private collection
DESK, SLANT-TOP
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia
circa 1785-1800
NN-1955
Offered for sale by Headleys Auction, Winchester, Virginia, 1 July 1993.
TABLE, SIDE
Shearer, John\attributed
attributed to Martinsburg, West Virginia.
c. 1805
S-10418
private collection
TABLE
Shearer, John\attributed
attributed to Martinsburg, West Virginia.
c. 1805
S-9757
private collection
TABLE
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia.
c. 1805
NN-1689
private collection
TABLE
Shearer, John\attributed
Martinsburg, West Virginia.
c. 1805
NN-1688
private collection
TABLE, PIER
Shearer, John
Virginia, Berkeley Co. or Maryland
1795-1805
S-21295
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Accession no. 1980-7
TABLE
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia.
c. 1790-1820
NN-1690
TABLE, PIER
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia.
circa 1804-1806
S-7359
private collection
TABLE, GAME
Shearer, John\attributed
Martinsburg, West Virginia.
1800-1805
S-10685
private collection
TABLE, DINING
Shearer, John\attributed
Martinsburg, West Virginia.
circa 1790-1810
S-9575
private collection
TABLE, DINING
Shearer, John\attributed
Martinsburg, West Virginia. According to Elizabeth Davison, this table was made in Virginia or Maryland.
circa 1790-1818
S-10682
private collection
CHEST OF DRAWERS
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia
January 1804
D-31122
Private Collection
TABLE, PEMBROKE
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia. According to Elizabeth Davison this table was made in Virginia or Maryland.
circa 1790-1818
D-31123
Private Collection
DESK, SLANT-TOP
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia. According to Elizabeth Davison, this desk was probably made in Loudoun County, Virginia.
1818
D-31124
Private Collection
CHEST OF DRAWERS
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia
1801
D-31125
Private Collection
TABLE
Shearer, John\Attributed
Martinsburg, West Virginia
1798-1820
D-31126
Private Collection
TABLE, PEMBROKE
Shearer, John\in the style of
Martinsburg, West Virginia
1798-1820
D-31127
Private Collection
TABLE, DINING
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia
1790-1808
D-31128
Private Collection
DESK, SLANT-TOP
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia
1798
D-31129
Private Collection
TABLE
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia
1798
D-31130
Private Collection
CLOCK, TALL CASE
Shearer, John\clock case maker –Thomas, Seth\clock works maker –Hoadley, Silas\clock works maker
Martinsburg, West Virginia (case); Connecticut (works). According to Elizabeth Davison, the case was probably made in Loudoun County, Virginia.
1814
D-31131
Private collection
CHEST OF DRAWERS
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia
1804
D-31132
Private Collection (on loan to the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, Virginia)
DESK, SLANT-TOP
Shearer, John
Martinsburg, West Virginia. According to Elizabeth Davison, this desk was probably made in Loudoun County, Virginia.
circa 1808-1810
NN-1691
private collection
SIDEBOARD
Shearer, John
Berkeley County, Virginia or Loudon County, Virginia
1806-1817
NN-2283
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley acc. 2010.0003