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Early Crewel Embroidered Bed Cover with Four Valances
British, 17th century, bed cover embroidered in stylized flowering vine motif with chevron pattern tree trunks on linen ground, composed of multiple panels seamed lengthwise, linen backing, 67 x 82 in.; valance of similar embroidery, polychrome tassel trim at vertical seam, lower edge bound with light brown twill tape, coarse linen lining, 211 x 13 in.; three part valance, linen lining, 67 x 10 in., 69 x 10 in., 54 x 11 in. , extensive losses and repairs to linen ground throughout, losses and fugitive colors to wool embroidery, scattered stains throughout, toning of linen
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $400 - $600
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18th Century Embroidered Bed Hangings
British, polychrome wool embroidery of meandering tree and floral motifs, white linen plain weave, white cotton sateen backing, comprising head panel, 47-1/4 x 61-3/4 in.; four curtains, 95-1/4 x 99-1/4 in., 94-1/2 x 100 in., 31 x 100 in., and 32 x 100 in.; three valances, 9 x 80 in., 8-3/4 x 117-1/4 in., and 12 x 193 in., losses and repairs to linen ground, extensive losses to lining, repairs to seams with applied tape to tops of panels, overall staining
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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Three Crewel Embroidered Bed Hangings
British, 17th century - early 20th century, three panels with polychrome wool embroidery in stylized flowering vine design on linen ground, two panels primarily in tones of red, blue, and brown, both 78 x 78 in., earlier panel embroidered in primarily tones of green, brown, yellow, and pink, trimmed with polychrome tassels, 66 x 82 in., losses, tears, repairs, and restitching along top edges, later binding tape added to tops of panels, losses and separation to trim, abrasion to wool and linen ground, discoloration to wool and linen ground primarily to earlier panel
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $500 - $700
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Pair of Crewel Embroidered Bed Curtains
British, late 19th/early 20th century, two panels with polychrome wool embroidery in stylized flowering vine design, coarse linen lining, 36 x 78 in., good condition overall, minor staining to liner
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $500 - $700
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Two Pairs of Early Floral Printed Curtains
British or American, circa 1760, probably 20th century fabrication, four panels of off white linen, printed with red and brown, each comprised of multiple loom widths and fragments pieced together, lining of off white linen with brass rings stitched into woven cotton tape 1/2 in. from upper reverse edge, lead weights at inner lower corners, each approximately 23 x 59 in. , overall fading, staining, and surface wear, some soiling
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $300 - $500
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Four Sets of Printed Cotton Window Treatments (11 pieces)
British, 18th/19th century, pair of cotton panels, block printed with repeating design of fruit and vegetable baskets surrounded by flocks of birds, panels are composed of multiple pieces and stitched together, 60 x 77 in. and 60 x 104 in.; three window treatments comprised of three valances and six panels, copperplate printed in darker brown bamboo pattern on linen ground, valances with scalloped lower edge bound with off-white twill tape; interlining of unknown material, possibly horsehair, brown linen lining, small brass rings stitched top, panels composed of multiple pieces, off white twill tape binding along inner and lower edges, interlining of black heavyweight cotton or synthetic, outer lining of light brown linen; small brass rings knotted on twill tape loops stitched to upper edge of lining, valances each approximately 10 x 41 in., panels 25-1/2 x 63 in. to 27 x 64 in., pair of panels with large tears to top of one panel at corners, larger set with uneven edges, holes and tears throughout; two large tears to top of one panel at corners, areas of restitching and fading
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $300 - $500
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Two Pairs of Cushions
comprising: American or British, early 18th century, pair of early crewel work circular sofa cushions, probably later fabricated circular down filled cushions with wool embroidery in meandering floral design on linen ground, each with two bands of red wool pom pom trim at upper and lower seams, 6-1/4 x 26 x 28 in.; possibly Continental, pair of sofa or settee seat cushions, green and beige silk and linen brocatelle with brocaded floral pattern, 3-1/2 x 30-5/8 x 13-1/2 in., browning and toning to linen; circular cushions with water stains, especially to bottom, losses to embroidery and tassel trim, repairs to seam and separations; seat cushions with tears, abraded areas, fraying, and toning throughout
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $100 - $200
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Early Crewel Embroidered Drapery Set
British, late 17th/early 18th century, two panels of wool embroidery depicting meandering flowering tree motif, lower borders of pastoral landscapes with frolicking animals, linen ground, brass rings attached at top, matching valance with leaf and vine motifs and tasseled fringe trim at lower edge, off white cotton lining and binding of upper edge, panels 40 x 97 in. and 41 x 98 in., valance 11 x 98 in., numerous tears, losses, and repairs throughout, some significant losses, discoloration to linen ground, minor fading to wool embroidery, stains and discoloration to lining, 1-1/2 foot loss to tassel border on one panel
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $400 - $600
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Two Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Trays 18th century, each of shaped rectangular form, having central Famille Rose bouquet within floral and garland borders, larger 12 x 15 in., rubbing to painted decoration, chips to rim, discoloration, anomalies (as made), each with accession number to base
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $400 - $600
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Five Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Bowls 18th century, each depicting deer among rocky outcropping, flowering peony tree, and pine tree, diaper border, 8-7/8 in. diameter, discoloration, scratching, spotting, glaze voids, fleabites to rim, each with accession number to base, one with hairline approx. 3-1/2 in.
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $300 - $500
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Chinese Export Porcelain Sauce Tureen and Underplate circa 1790-1810, enamel cobalt borders with gilt accents, monogram in armorial “SJ”; sauce tureen with twist form handles and floriform finial to lid 7-5/8 x 4-3/4 x 6-5/8 in.; underplate 7/8 x 8-1/2 x 6-1/8 in., surface dirt and accretion, anomalies and pinholes, gilt loss, enamel loss, accession numbers on base; plate with staple repair and retouch (see blacklight)
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $200 - $400
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Chinese Export Hard Paste Porcelain Tea and Coffee Service circa 1822, 33 items total, comprising: teapot, coffee pot, eight coffee cups, five tea bowls, creamer, lidded sugar, waste bowl, three plates, 12 saucers in two sizes, gilt monogram, coffee pot 9-1/4 in., chipping, restorations, staple repair to coffee pot lid and waste bowl, hairlines, discoloration, rubbing to gilt monograms, anomalies and firing flaws (as made), two coffee cups lacking handles, one tea bowl with staple repair, one plate with staple repair, two saucers with staple repairs, each with museum accession number to base
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $400 - $600
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Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Set 18th century, comprising: six saucers and five tea bowls, each in cobalt and gilt, centered floral sprig and two perched birds, tea bowl 3-3/8 in. diameter, 5-1/2 in., diameter of saucer 5-1/2 in., accretion, hairlines throughout, small chips to rims and foot rings, spotting, discoloration, accession numbers to base, one tea bowl with large chip to rim
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $400 - $600
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Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Tea Service 18th century, each with pink rose and garland decoration, comprising: five tea bowls, five saucers, sauce boat, open sugar, helmet form creamer, two soup plates, largest 9 x 9 in., hairlines, firing flaws, spotting, rubbing to gilt, accretion, pinholes, one tea bowl broken and glue repaired, one tea bowl with broken foot rim, chips to rims, each with accession number to base
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $300 - $500
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15 Piece Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Service 18th century, primarily Famille Rose decoration, comprising: five tea bowls, one coffee cup, eight saucers, and one soup plate, largest 8-1/4 in. diameter, firing flaws, hairlines, rubbing to gilt decoration, coffee cup broken and repaired, accretion, chips to rims, one tea bowl broken with restorations, one tea bowl broken and repaired, each with accession number to base
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $300 - $500
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Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Deep Dish Platter and Two Bowls 18th century, each with allover Famille Rose decoration, platter 2 x 10-3/4 in. diameter; larger bowl 2-5/8 x 5-5/8 in. diameter, discoloration, glaze voids, pinholes, wear to painted decoration, heavy scratching to verso, firing flaws, platter with chip to foot ring, bowls with chips to rim, accretion, smaller bowl with multiple hairlines, each with accession number to base
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $100 - $300
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Chinese Export Reticulated Porcelain Fruit Basket and Underplate circa 1790-1810, enamel cobalt borders and monogram design in center, with gilt accents, monogram reads “...ML”; bowl 3-1/4 x 8-5/8 x 7-1/4 in.; underplate 1-3/8 x 10-7/8 x 9-3/4 in., surface dirt and accretion, anomalies and pinholes, gilt loss, enamel loss, both with accession numbers on base; underplate with break and associated repair (see blacklight); basket with retouch (see blacklight)
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $100 - $300
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Large Group of Silk and Embroidered Drapes and Components
Two Chinese Export Canton Ware Platters, The Folly Fort 19th century, each rectangular tray with canted corners, depicting the Folly Fort, larger 14-3/8 x 17-1/2 in., discoloration, scratches, chips to rim, accretion, one with partial label to front, firing flaws, each with accession number to base
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $100 - $300
Asian, early 20th century, multiple components (curtain panels, valances, swags, jabots, vertical drops, passementerie, tie backs) from a large set of draperies, large rectangular panels (m-n) and swag, jabot, pouf, and vertical drop components (a-l and qq-fff) are beigegreen silk satin compound weave with Chinese aesthetic design of multicolored birds and flowering branches, short vertical swag components (c-d and kk-pp) are identical compound weave but also include panels of yellow beige-green silk satin embroidered in long satin stitches with design of flowers and berries, valance and top treatment components (o-dd) are yellow-beige-green silk satin panels embroidered in long satin stitches with design of flowers and berries, components hhh-zzz and aaaa-bbbb are yellow-green and multicolored braided silk cord tie-backs looped through knotted silk-covered wooden collars, with large pendant tassels with heavy silk fringe, passementerie and trim elements vary from component type to component type, and include pale yellow and beige woven ribbon, silk covered round and floriform wooden buttons, silk-covered cone-shaped and turned wooden tassels, pom poms, and twisted and knotted silk cord fringe, all components lined with various shades of yellow-brown and beige silk, and interlayered with off-white cotton twill or burlap, a-b: approx. 22-1/2 x 87 in., c-f: 10-1/2 x 22 in., g-j: 15-1/4 x 25 in., k-l: 18 x 43 in., m-n: 62-1/2 x 143-1/2 in., o-r: 16 x 22-1/4 in., s-v: 24 x 22-1/2 in., w-z: approx. 10-1/2 x 33-1/2 in., aa-bb: 19-3/4 x 58 in., cc-dd: approx. 30 x 60 in., ee: 17-1/2 x 44-1/2 in., ff: 19 x 44-1/2 in., gg-jj: approx. 25 x 47-1/2 in., kk-pp: approx. 20 x 88 in., qq-ddd: 9 x 46 in., eee-fff: 9 in., ggg: 3 x 28-1/2 in., hhh-iii: 5 x 31 in.,jjj: 5 x 46-1/2 in., kkk: 8 x 30 in., lll: 7 x 41 in., mmm-ooo: approx. 8 x 103-1/2 in., ppp-zzz: approx. 6 x 14 in., panels with silk lining completely shattered, wear and losses to brocaded trim, scattered light stains; vertical drop components (tassels) are off but present; valances and top treatment components with discoloration, stains, and shattering to lining, some tears, several with restitching and reinforcement; larger tassels with losses, some in poor shape, some components off but present, some bleeding to the red on panel LL, scattered holes along edges
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000 18
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Two Continental Tapestry Fragments
two border fragments, one with red velvet border, larger, 3 ft. x 17 in., reduced, faded, grime, loss to velvet border
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $300 - $500
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Three Sets of Curtains with Pair of Matching Valances and Panel
French, circa 1900, group of assorted drapery components, comprising: pair of curtain panels of white sheer cotton muslin with white tambour embroidery in floral scroll and vine design; each panel with scalloped edges, 61 x 138 in.; pair of curtain panels of sheer cotton muslin with white tambour embroidery in floral scroll, vine, and cartouche design, 61 x 123 in.; pair of curtain panels white sheer cotton muslin with white tambour embroidery in floral bough, bouquet, and swag design; each panel with scalloped edges, 54 x 124 in. and 54 x 134 in.; pair of fragments probably former valances or side drapes, of white sheer cotton muslin fragments, each with asymmetrical scalloped lower edge; white tambour embroidery and drawnwork in floral and trompe l’oeil drapery motifs, 24 x 109 in.; one fragment of white sheer cotton muslin with white tambour embroidery in stylized bamboo and floral design, 33 x 128 in., browning to cotton, small tears, scattered stains, rough edges, losses especially to scalloped border
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $200 - $400
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Fine Silk and Passementerie Window Treatment
French, early 20th century, elaborate polychrome silk embroidery, coiled silk netting and passementerie in shell and foliate motifs on light figured silk, comprising a crescent shaped valance with central shell motif and scalloped lower edge trimmed with polychrome tassels, 72 x 42 in.; pair of panels, each with a wide inner border and narrow outer border of passementerie and tassel trim; light brown silk taffeta lining, brass rings stitched to top, 58-1/2 x 174 in.; pair of tiebacks with tassels and cord loops, 6 x 40 in. , good overall condition, some breaks into central shell motif and other raised decorations, some shattering to silk lining
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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Eight Pairs of Cotton and Bobbin Lace Curtains
French and American, late 19th century, two pairs of curtain panels of off white machine-made cotton net, with self appliqué floral motifs applied and accented with tambour chain stitch embroidery, lower edge of each panel scalloped; upper edge cut and unfinished, approximately 51 x 145 in.; five pairs of curtain panels of cotton net with lozenge pattern guipure bobbin lace inserted as inner border and applied as outer border at inner and lower edge of each panel, approximately 35 x 115 in., some discoloration, rough edges, scattered holes, minor staining, areas of restitching, toning, light staining, small tears
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $400 - $600
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Group of Green Wool Panels and Valances with Matching Cushion green wool with ribbon trim; rectangular cushion, 42 x 12 in.; three valances with linen lining, largest 10 x 59 in.; two panels, hooks along top edge, 27 x 50 in.; four panels, 26 x 72 in.; extra fabric and ribbon, uneven fading, fugitive colors, grime, scattered patches, tears to lining
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $300 - $500
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Two Early Silk Brocatelle Window Treatments probably Continental, possibly late 17th/early 18th century, design attributed to Frank D. Cangin (American, 1913-1965), two window treatments of green and beige silk and linen brocatelle with brocaded floral pattern, each component lined with off white linen, shaped valances trimmed with ivory silk braid; 20 brass rings stitched to the upper reverse of edge for hanging, four panels with same trim at lower and inner edges; each with seven brass rings on twill tape loops/tabs, valances 58 x 15 in., panels 18-1/4 x 102-1/2 in., overall fading, surface abrasions, scattered separations
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $300 - $500
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Seven Assorted Silk and Wool Panels probably French, mid to late 19th century, two rectangular hanging fragments of red silk damask with pattern of beaded, ribboned oval reserves containing floral bouquets, beaded, larger fragment composed of two panels sewn together, 62-3/4 x 82 in. and 23 x 15-3/4 in.; three rectangular hanging fragments of red silk damask with floral basket and ribbon pattern and edged with red and light brown lozenge pattern looped fringe, silk twill lining, two with metal hooks at top, 43 x 77-3/4 in., 27-1/4 x 90-1/2 in., and 3-3/4 x 144 in.; two rectangular panels of dark red wool damask with small scale fleur de lis pattern and dark yellow silk fringed braid at inner and lower edges, each 52 x 140 in. , panels in good overall condition; hangings with tears, fraying, significant staining, and some edges unhemmed
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $100 - $300
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Pair of Silk Taffeta Drapes
probably Continental, late 18th century, later fabrication of two panels with woven yellow, white, blue, and pink variegated vertical stripes seamed lengthwise, beige silk lining with curtain hooks at upper edges, lead weight at inner corners, and brass ring at outer corners, 65-1/2 x 102-3/4 in. and 65-1/2 x 101-1/2 in., some shattering to silk, fading, toning to lining, scattered minor repairs, small holes near hanging hardware
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $300 - $500
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Large Group of Red Damask Draperies
Continental, probably late 19th/early 20th century, red damask with linen lining; 25 panels with hook hanging attachment, 34 x 16 in.; six panels with pleated tops with curtain hooks, 92 x 23 in.; three additional linen liners, 34 x 16 in.; six rope tiebacks, each with two tassels, grime, minor fading, scattered repairs and losses
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $400 - $600
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Three Continental Creamware Candlesticks
late 18th century, white glaze, each of double knop form, faceted circular base, 8-1/4 in., accretion, spotting, discoloration, approx. 1 in. firing crack to one example, another with small firing crack, labels and accession numbers to base
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $200 - $400
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Two American Etched Glass Decanters
first half 19th century, each with etched garland decoration, taller with faceted neck, each with stopper, larger 12-3/4 in., stoppers possibly associated, sunburst stopper with chips, smaller with chip to lip, accretion, heavy scratching to bases, inclusions, each with accession number to base, anomalies as made
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $200 - $400
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Three Embroidered Vanity Curtain Panels
American, early 20th century, three panels of off white sheer cotton with compartmentalized floral decoration comprised of drawn work, chain stitch, and padded satin stitch embroidery, insertions and borders of filet and tape lace, metal rings attached top for hanging, two panels at 25-1/2 x 50-1/2 in., one at 74 x 60 in., overall good condition, scattered minor repairs to top along hardware, picking of thread, minor losses to lace, few small stains
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $200 - $400
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Two Pairs of Lace Curtains
American, early 20th century, four cotton panels composed of bands of off white floral pattern tape lace and plain weave with drawnwork, each with header band of loose weave cotton, turned back and machine stitched to create casing for curtain rod, 33-5/8 x 97 in., 34 x 98 in., 33-7/8 x 96-1/2 in., and 34 x 96-3/4 in. , tears, scattered repairs, toning, minor staining
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $100 - $200
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Pair of Valance Fragments
American, probably early 19th century, composed of white cotton net with knotted diamond pattern, each with braided upper edge and knotted fringe trim at lower edge, 24 x 107 in. and 24 x 102 in., unfinished edges, tears to netting, overall toning
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $50 - $100
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Two Pairs of Silk Drapes
American or Continental, early 20th century, four panels of red silk satin with wide brocaded border in polychrome floral design at left, right, and lower edges, inner and lower edge of each panel trimmed with polychrome looped cord, pleated at upper edge, with nine small rings stitched to cotton lining, silk, and metal, each 62 x 143 in. , minor discoloration to lining, overall good condition
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $600 - $900
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Pair of 18th Century Embroidered Bed Curtains with Matching Valance
American, mid 19th century, pair of panels with polychrome wool chain stitch embroidery of alternating rows of floral sprigs on linen ground, 93 x 38 in., with matching valance, 12 x 190 in., scattered staining, minor losses to wool embroidery, scattered small holes to linen ground, fading, losses and wear, especially at borders
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $400 - $600
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Four Pairs Lace Curtains
American, early 20th century, six matching panels of off white machine made cotton net, with cotton cutwork insertions applied with chainstitch, floral borders and scalloped left, right, and lower edges, upper edges cut and unfinished, 47-1/2 x 104 in., 113 x 47 in., two panels at 45 x 102 in., 113 x 46 in., 117 x 46 in., with pair of yellow silk satin panels with wide borders of floral pattern lace borders, both 60 x 147 in. , six panels with staining, scattered repairs, patches to netting, silk pair discolored with extensive shattering and tears
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $300 - $500
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Pair of Velvet Embroidered Drapery Panels
American, late 19th century, pair of double sided silk velvet curtains with embroidered border of wreaths and foliate scrolls at inner and lower edge of each panel, red ground with gilt metal braid and embroidery on side with seven hooks, yellow ground with polychrome embroidery on reverse, 85 x 48 in., fair overall condition, wear and minor losses, especially around upper portion at hardware, some grime and wear and discoloration to metallic applique; red velvet with shedding
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $100 - $300
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Pair of Silk Printed Curtains
American, circa 1925, pair of printed silk faille panels, yellow and brown abstracted floral pattern on a blue ground, polished cotton lining, both panels pinch pleated with curtain hooks along upper reverse edges, 139 x 56 in., good overall condition, minor fading, wear
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $200 - $400
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Three Pairs Philadelphia Attributed Curtains
circa 1900, three pair of curtain panels of off white silk warp/worsted wool weft plain weave, each panel with shaped inner and lower border of off white cotton net, with appliqué design of urns and floral and foliate scrolls, 113 x 50 in., three at 102 x 49 in., two at 50 x 113 in., overall toning, holes and tears throughout
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $200 - $400
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Seven Assorted Pairs Cotton Lace and Embroidered Curtains
American and French, late 19th century, seven pairs of curtain panels of off white cotton net, with sheer cotton appliqué floral and scroll motifs applied and accented with tambour chain stitch embroidery and cutwork most with bobbin lace bars, decoration concentrated at inner and lower border of each panel; left, right, and lower edge of each panel scalloped; some edges cut and unfinished, five pairs approximately 38 x 124 in.; two pairs approximately 58 x 105 in. and 50 x 130 in. , stains along edges, brittleness, tears, later stitching especially at top, toning, scattered light stains, holes,
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $400 - $600
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Matching Silk Pillows and Table Cover with Assorted Curtains
American, early to mid 20th century, two rectangular silk twill pillows blue and yellow silk gimp trim, 12 x 17 in. and 24 x 11 x 4 in.; with similar square table cover of with rounded corners, rosette of twisted silk cord and drop tassel of bluepainted wood beads attached at each corner, 41 x 51 in.; with pair of yellow and silk curtain panels with with old tag that reads “Curtains two panels Italian XVII”, 8 ft. x 2 ft. 10 in.; floral embroidered pillow, embroidered rosettes at corners, 16 x 15 in.; and ten swag curtain panels, 40 x 19 in. and 38 x 11 in., overall poor condition; larger pillow with trim and seams separating; smaller pillow with silk shattering and tears; table runner with repairs and tears; curtain panels with loss to yellow silk; embroidered pillow with tears and stains
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $50 - $100
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Pair of Continental Silver Candlesticks probably Continental, 19th century, round base with tapering column, hammered finish on base, partial marks on side and zig zag test marks on one socket, electrified, 9-1/4 in.; with wiring and candle blubs, each with electric elements in sockets with soldier, both soldier on bases, candle bulbs broken, light scratches and wear
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $600 - $900
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George III English Silver Open Salt London, 1793, urn form, engraved decoration, no monogram, marks for Charles Aldridge, .925 fine, 3.22 oz. T., 3-1/4 x 6 x 2-1/2 in., accession mark on base, light wear
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $100 - $200
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Aubusson Carpet
French, early to mid 19th century, tan field with central oval medallion, pink roses, 118 x 168 in., extensive fading, grime, wear, wear to edges, staining, separations
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $500 - $700
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Two British 19th Century Carpet Fragments
two woolen border remnants, larger 62 x 27 in., worn, soiled, losses, tear
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $50 - $100 47
American, early 20th century, panels of blue and white silk compound weave in a foliate stripe, lozenge, and bead pattern, blue and white trim at left, right, and lower edge, 115 x 119 in. and 115 x 122 in., fraying trim, areas of discoloration and staining, bottom edge unhemmed
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $100 - $300
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Hand Loomed Wool Carpet
Continental, 19th century, geometric and floral medallions in a repeating pattern, 104 x 137 in., wear with losses throughout, reduced in size on edges with wrapped edge, patch to one side
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $300 - $500
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Pair Renaissance Style Velvet Drapes with Matching Panel
American or Continental, late 19th century, three curtain panels (one and a half pairs) of red silk velvet, each with gold metallic thread appliqué border at inner and lower edge, Renaissance Revival style design of griffins facing a crown and urns with animal heads, surrounded by a foliate motif, each panel with lining of red cotton twill, pair 44 x 99 in.; single panel 48 x 79 in., fading, areas of wear and surface abrasion, especially near borders, abrasions and wear to appliqué element
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $200 - $400
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Group of Embroidered Bed Drapes and Print Decorated Window Treatment
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Eight Sets of Red Silk Curtains with Matching Lambrequins
American or Continental, late 19th century, early 20th century, eight sets of red silk panel curtains with cotton lining, with matching lambrequins with horsehair interlining, curtains approximately 48 x 122 in.; lambrequins 50 x 20 in. , grime, discoloration to tufts, losses to tassels, some off but present
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $300 - $500
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Two Pairs of Wool Curtain Panels and Matching Pair of Valances
American, late 18th century, probably later constructed four panels of dark blue felted wool, pieced from multiple fragments, each with wide border of yellow, green, brown, and blue wool floral pattern needlepoint band at left, right, and lower edge, individual floral motifs appliquéd along inner and outer perimeter of border, and applied as a shaped fringe at lower edge, yellow brown fringe trim at leftmost and rightmost edge, linen lining, with attached brass rings for hanging, each approximately 24 x 75 in.; with pair of valances of similar design, applied brass rings for hanging, approximately 55 x 17 in. , moth damage and stains to wool lining, moth damage to front, scattered repairs, losses to trim, losses to embroidery on trim, patched areas to lining
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $200 - $400
American, mid 19th/early 20th century, set of bed draperies of undyed linen and embroidered with polychrome silk floral vine borders comprising back curtain panel, 59 x 49 in., pair of side curtain panels each with polychrome silk tasseled braid trim, 81 x 26 in., upper valance with scalloped lower edge and tasseled trim, 13 x 200 in., lower valance in three length in heavier linen, combined approximately 37 x 310 in., two crescent-shaped tiebacks, each with polychrome silk tasseled braid at lower edge, 5-1/2 x 15 in.; with probably British, late 18th/ early 19th century, cotton window treatment printed in red toile de Jouy-style pattern with various vignettes of animals, ships, and figural scenes, white sateen lining, pleated at top with brass hooks for hanging, 34 x 87 in., with matching valance, 44 x 10 in., and two crescent shaped tiebacks, 2 x 20 in. , bed drapery with numerous tassels of bed drapery off but present, scattered splits and separations throughout, discoloration to fabric; B and C with discoloration to embroidery, C with scattered stains; window treatment with new repair to one panel, some tears and fraying to fabric, discoloration and fading, staining, visible repairs
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $500 - $700
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Assorted Group of Silk Satin Portieres, Valances, Table Runner, and Cushions American, circa 1890, portieres of yellow silk satin with applied borders of yellow and white silk Neoclassical style wreath and scroll pattern damask, lined with off white cotton sateen, comprising: pair of curtains, 27 x 97 in. and valance trimmed with tassels composed of yellow silk thread wrapped wood beads and small floriform ornaments, 24 x 144 in.; with similar drapery treatment comprising two identical valances, each swagged with horizontal pleats, tacked with four self rosettes at upper edge; lower edge trimmed with yellow silk bullion fringe, 17 x 68 in., and curtain or portiere panel, 42 x 73 in.; similar valance with horizontal pleats at upper corners and silk bullion fringe lower edge, 34 x 21 in.; group of drapery trim components, largest 4 x 100 in.; table runner of yellow silk satin with applied 3 in. wide blue and yellow silk stylized floral pattern ribbon border and trimmed with tassels, cotton lining, approximately 97 x 23 in.; four similar chair cushions, 16 x 17 in.; and settee cushion, 59 x 17 in.
, tassels off but present, one panel with top edge cut away, needs some restitching at hems, variations to conditions and wear from panel to panel; settee cushion with split seam
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $400 - $600
53
Scalamandre Attributed Assortment of Silk Window Treatments
American, circa 1965, pair of bright yellow silk or synthetic satin panels and two similar tieback with self piping, 100 x 101 in. and 4-1/2 x 24 in.; pair of pale yellow silk satin with brocaded white Greek key borders; lining of pale yellow cotton twill; interlining of flannel, matching ruched valance, 100 x 118 in. and 31 x 135 in.; three valances of pale yellow and white rose pattern silk damask, ruched design, with self vertical bands, white cotton twill lining, 40 x 138 in. and 51 x 140 in., all with discoloration to lining; surface with scattered picked threads
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $500 - $700
55
Eight Pairs of Similar White Applique Curtains
probably American, late 19th century, 12 panels off white cotton net, scalloped at inner and lower edges, with double layer of net as outer border, appliqué of off white cotton plain weave tape and thread wrapped cord in scrolled floral pattern as inner border, floral medallion accent at inner lower corner, woven tape border at outer edge of each panel, rolled hem at upper edge, cotton, four approximately 42 x 106 in.; eight approximately 37 x 106 in., overall discoloration, some toning, scattered holes and tears
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $300 - $500
54
Raw Silk and Linen Lined Curtain Panels
American, late 19th century, pair of double hung curtains comprising four panels of raw silk with applied brass hanging rings, 37 x 31 in. and 38 x 46 in.; with window treatment of linen with silk braid tasseled trim, comprising of two curtain panels with brass hooks, 73 x 41 in.; valance, 14 x 50 in.; two tiebacks, brass curtain hooks stitched to reverse, small brass ring attached at reverse outer corner, 22 x 3-1/2 in.; lead weight stitched at inner corner and two tiebacks, overall uneven fading, fugitive colors, wear, some surface abrasions, some staining to lining, losses to tassels; valance with extensive tears and repairs
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $200 - $400
56
Two Pairs Applique Curtains with Two Embroidered Panels
American, late 19th century, two pairs of curtain panels of off white machine made cotton net, with appliqué designs of Joan of Arc figure, her feet flanked with text reading “1412 / 1413 / Jeanne / d’Arc.” and figure of Panel Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, his feet flanked with text “1473 / 1524 / Bayard / P.T.”, lower register and figure surround of each panel with Gothic arch and cathedral window motifs, 22 x 86 in.; curtain panel of cotton net with light brown tambour embroidery in striped floral motifs; larger flowers concentrated at proper right and lower edge, with scattered vines and proper left and upper edge, 30 x 99 in.; 20th century, narrow panel of off white cotton net embroidered with symmetrical design of floral vines and sprigs, wreaths, and ribbons, left, right, and lower edge scalloped, with foliate sprig and dot pattern, upper edge cut and unfinished, 46-1/2 x 137-1/2 in., overall toning to fabric, scattered stains, unhemmed edges, toning, stains and tears at top
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $200 - $400
57
Two Pairs Gray Wool Curtains
American or Continental, 20th century, two pairs of gray wool patterned curtains, four mounted to wood slat and rod, pleated, top bar with mounting hardware, four vertical drawstrings, 63 x 32 in., wear, grime, fading
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $50 - $100
58
Woven Antique Wool and Cotton Carpet
probably American, early 19th century, repeating square medallions with diamond and star design, constructed of four loomed panels, 140 x 132 in., in overall good condition with fading, patches; reinforced backing along edges, some separation at seams, overall wear and soiling consistent with age and use, reduced in size
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $600 - $900
59
Wool and Cotton Loomed Carpet Fragments
Continental, early 19th century, floral and leafy design, three fragments: one constructed from seven panels; one from four panels, largest, 207 x 156 in., fragments, losses, fading, holes, all over wear with exposed foundation
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $100 - $300
60
Aubusson Palace Size Carpet
French, 19th century, wool, red border with large oval central panel with floral design, floral spays, 14-1/2 ft. x 28 ft., fading, overall grime, separations especially at one end, later binding at outer edges
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $200 - $400
61
Pair of Linen and Lace Filet Panels
American, circa 1900, pair of narrow curtain panels, composed of off white linen plain and basket weave with central field and borders of filet lace, abstract design with cross and check design, approximately 27 x 97 in., losses along edges, toning, scattered light stains
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $100 - $300
63
Pair of Velvet Drapes
Probably American, late 19th century, two panels of cotton voided velvet, olive green pile in pomegranate, scroll, and pillar pattern on brown ground weave, each double sided, with edges overlocked with brown thread; 19-1/2 in. high self flounce folded over at upper edge, featuring larger urn motif, pleated at upper edges with attached metal hooks, 47-1/2 x 81-3/4 in. and 47-3/4 x 81-3/4 in., wear and losses to velvet, scattered minor repairs along edges
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $100 - $300
62
Three Pairs of Curtain Panels
American, 20th century, pair of panels of deep pink red cotton twill, inner and lower edge of each panel with 1/2 in. wide pink red fringed braid trim, small brass rings stitched to the reverse upper edge, 74 x 24 in.; with four panels of plain linen with stitched red wool trim, 49 x 34 in., losses to wool, toning, and minor staining
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $50 - $100
64
Two Matching Pair Silk Drapes, One Cotton Drape
American or Continental, early 20th century, four panels of pale yellow silk taffeta with brocaded pink, peach, and green floral ogival bands framing symmetrical floral bouquets, accented with metallic silver and blue bows, polychrome silk braid with gimp header at inner and lower edge of each panel, pink satin, metal rings stitched to upper edge of lining, polychrome silk cord with thread wrapped tassels, two at 67 x 114 in.; two approximately 80 x 114 in.; with one off white cotton panel, printed with pink, red, brown, green, and blue pattern of meandering branches, flowers, and paired birds, trimmed with green, blue, and off white loop fringe, pleated at top with metal hanging mechanisms, 31-1/2 in. x 78 in., grime, particularly to area around hooks, fading, tears, shattering, and discoloration to lining, fading to embroidery, surface abrasion to embroidered front, light wear to panel
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $200 - $400
65
Ten Fragments of Brown Wool Damask Upholstery Fabric
American, 20th century, in floral pattern, various sizes and shapes, largest piece 132-1/2 x 49-3/4 in., unfinished edges, toning, fraying
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $50 - $100
67
Assorted Group of Cotton Embroidered Curtains and Bed Cover
American or Continental, 19th through early 20th century, assorted group of cotton embroidered curtains and bed covering, including window treatment of off white sheer cotton of printed abstract flowers and leaf design, pair of panels 120 x 96 in. and pair of side drapes 62 x 143 in.; pair of 19th century sheer cotton tambour curtains with scalloped edge, white chain stitch tambour embroidery and drawnwork in matching design of alternating floral sprays, upper edge of each panel hand stitched with yellow thread: self fabric turned back and stitched in place as a facing; wide woven cotton tape stitched along center of facing, 122 x 72-1/2 in. and 121 x 72 in.; bedspread, probably early 19th century, of off white sheer cotton muslin with white chain stitch tambour embroidery and drawnwork in floral and abstracted floral border motifs; left, right, and lower edges scalloped, with satin stitch embroidery, upper edge turned back and hemmed with running stitch, 99-1/2 x 54-1/2 in.; four pair of white cotton net curtains, each with appliqué and insertions of tape and drawnwork in abstracted floral and scroll motifs at inner and lower edge, inner and lower edge of each panel scalloped; outer edge and upper edge finished with 1/4 in. wide woven tape, hand stitched, 35 x 110 in. to 42 x 110 in., window treatments with large areas of discoloration, grime, and soiling, stains, scattered small holes throughout, staining, toning, minor losses
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $400 - $600
66
Two Pairs of Cotton Embroidered Curtains
American, late 19th century, four matching panels of off white machine made cotton net with off white cotton chainstitch tambour embroidery in floral and foliate motifs, scalloped edges and eyelet casing at upper edge of each panel, 138 x 50 in., overall toning, areas of repair to backing and cotton netting throughout Provenance: Gift of Mrs. Herman Herskowit; Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $200 - $400
68
Two Pairs of Red Wool Drapes
probably American, late 19th century, four panels of dark red and black wool damask in a floral and foliate medallion pattern, light brown cotton twill backing, 120 x 53-1/2 in. each
, later lining, some wear and pulling away from lining at edges
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $200 - $400
69
Two Pairs of Formal Drapes
probably American, mid 19th to early 20th, some elements possibly earlier, one pair of green and dark brown silk velvet with appliqué design of Chinese inspired medallions, flowers, butterflies, and stylized wave motif in green velvet and gilt thread; bands of green and yellow brown silk tasseled braid at upper and lower registers; green and brown gimp and yellow brown fringe trim at inner edge of each panel, lining of yellow brown silk abstract figured weave; interlining of off white wool flannel, brass curtain hooks at upper edge of each panel, 110-1/2 x 44-3/4 x 3/8 in.; single tieback of dark green silk and gilt thread twisted rope with a large gilt thread net embellished tassel at each end, 2-3/4 x 181 in.; pair of panels (possibly portieres) of dark yellow green silk velvet, yellow green silk fringed braid with tufts along inner and lower edge of each panel, lower decorative band with silk braid and cord trellis with tassel drops, lining of deep yellow silk satin, large silver tone metal hooks stitched along upper reverse edge of each panel, two deep yellow silk pull cords with silk thread wrapped wooden tassels, threaded through metal rings, silk, metal wood, approx. 45 x 119 in. , green and dark brown drapes with shattered silk lining (replacement needed), velvet in fair condition, losses and wear to fringe, wear and losses to metallic thread decoration, staining; yellow velvet drapes with minor fading, scattered surface losses and losses to rope brocade, lining with minor stains and discoloration
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $300 - $500
70
Modern Embroidered Day Bed Cover probably American, wool flame stitch embroidery on canvas, 68 x 29 in., overall good condition, unfinished
Provenance: Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Estimate: $50 - $100
71
Fossil Mosasaurus Lower Jaw
Mosasaurus lower jaw section with associated fossil slab stand, jaw measures 26 x 7-1/2 in., stand measures 5-1/2 x 21-3/4 in., one tooth missing but present, abrasions, chips, cracks and fissures, losses to specimen throughout.
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
72
Fossil Fish
fossil fish in matrix with stand, 4-3/4 x 7 in. , chips, losses, and fissures to matrix and specimen, wood stand glued to the matrix
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $50 - $100
73
Fossil Fish fish fossil in matrix 3-3/4 x 10-3/4 in. According to consignor notes, this specimen is from Morocco, abrasions, chips, and minor losses to the specimen and matrix
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $100 - $200
74
Ammonite
polished surface, multiple hollow chambers, 6-1/2 x 5-1/4 in., According to consignor notes, this specimen is from Madagascar, minor abrasions, chips, and losses to the specimen
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $300
75
Fossil Brittle Star
fossilized brittle star in matrix from the Ophiurida Formation in Morocco, 6-3/4 in x 7-1/4 in., According to consignor notes, this specimen is from Morocco, chips, losses, abrasions, and minor scratches to the matrix and specimen
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $100 - $300
76
Fossilized Dinosaur Egg nearly complete shell structure, 3-1/4 x 5 in , fissures, losses, cracks, and abrasions to the specimen
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
77
Oreodont Skull
complete oreodont skull fossil 3-1/4 x 4-1/2 in., light abrasions, fissures to the skull, minor losses, and chips to the specimen
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
78
Fossilized Diplomystus Fish Fossil
Large Diplomystus fish fossil from the Green River (18” Formation) in Wyoming, 7-3/4 x 16 in., Abrasions, chips, and minor losses to matrix and specimen.
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $600
79
Crinoid Fossil
Crinoid fossil from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, 7-1/2 x 11-1/2 in., According to consignor notes, this specimen is from Morocco, Chips, abrasions, and losses to matrix and specimen
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
80
Marine Reptile Fossil Keichousaurus fossil in matrix, plate measures 8-1/4 in x 10-1/4 in, specimen length 7-1/4 in., According to consignor notes, this specimen is from China, abrasions, chips, and losses to matrix and specimen
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
81
Fossil Mammoth Tooth polished surface, 5-1/4 in x 12 in., chipping, fissures, losses throughout, multiple unstable surfaces, and significant cracking on the top and sides of the specimen
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
82
Egyptian Carved Wood Panel Fragment with Hieroglyphs possibly from a coffin, rectangular fragment with incised black painted hieroglyphs, mounted on rectangular metal stand, four holes with remnant wooden pegs, three holes in top edge, 4-3/4 x 18-1/2 x 1 in., height on stand 7-1/4 in., scattered abrasions, cracks and separations with glue repairs, probably later markings in black ink at edges and verso, surface dirt
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
83
Carved & Polychromed Egyptian Figure of Anubis possibly Ptolemaic period, carved wood figure in the form of a recumbent jackal with brick red and black painted features, 6-3/4 x 2-1/2 x 9-1/4 in.; with associated wood tray, 3/4 x 6 x 11 in., scattered losses to painted surfaces, lacking tail, typical edge wear and roughness commensurate with age, crack through proper right rear leg, surface dust
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $600 - $900
84
Egyptian Carved and Polychrome Wood Ptah Sokar Osiris Figure probably Late Dynastic period or later, painted body in white with black hieroglyphs down central body in red rectangle (likely an incantation for the dead), blue, green, red, and black collar, green skin and black hair, pleasant expression with wide eyes, sits atop wooden base with hollowed opening (likely for papyrus text or miniature faux mummy) and with white painted covering on hinged peg, figure 17 x 4-1/4 x 3-1/2 in., base 3 x 5-1/4 x 13-3/4 in., height on base approximately 19 in., missing crown typical of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figures and possible falcon figure (representing Sokar), scattered losses and flaking to paint, significant cracks and glued repairs to feet and peg where figure attaches to base, crack from base of chin to knee of figure recto, holes with remnant wooden pegs to lower legs verso; base with large age split to center, significant paint loss and flaking,
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
85
Egyptian Polychrome Cartonnage Foot Case possibly Late Period or Ptolemaic Period, painted gesso on foot case with depiction of skin-tone feet with white toenails in red and blue beaded sandals and with geometric designs between feet on blue ground, underside with geometric pattern in white, red, blue, and black pigment, likely made to be used as the foot covering of a mummy in an anthropoid sarcophagus, 1-3/4 x 9 x 6-1/2 in., significant damage to cartonnage form with tears, cracks to gesso, and flaking, largely damaged along upper edge (detached at lower ankle from remainder of foot case), paper inside to preserve shape
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
87
Egyptian Polychrome Wood Boatman Figure probably Middle Kingdom, 11th to 12th Dynasty, kneeling wooden figure in rowing position with articulated arms joined to torso with wooden pegs, brick red, white, and black painted, possibly attributed to the tomb of Meketre in Thebes, where many boatmen figures rowed funerary boats, on acrylic stand, 8-1/4 x 2-1/2 x 1-1/2 in., height on stand 9-1/4 in., scattered losses and flaking to paint, glued repair to proper left wrist, age split to proper left leg, minor age split to proper right arm
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
86
Egyptian Carved and Polychromed Cartonnage Mummy Head
possibly Late period, cartonnage on wood with white, red, blue, and black painted features, pleasant expression with wide eyes, remnants of colorful headdress, two holes with peg remnants in upper proper right recto, mounted with screw on black painted wooden stand, 6-1/2 x 4-3/4 x 2 in., height on stand 8-1/2 in., stand diameter 7 in., scattered losses and flaking to paint and cartonnage, scattered holes with peg remnants verso, minor substance accretion at left edge verso (possibly remnants of varnish), verso largely obscured by stand, edge of stand rough
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
88
Egyptian Carved and Painted Wood Mummy Head
possibly Late Dynastic period, face with remnant brick red paint, neutral expression with wide remnants of white and black painted eyes, two peg remnants in top upper section verso, mounted with screw on black painted metal stand, 7 x 5 x 3-1/4 in., height on stand 8 in., significant losses and flaking to paint, age split visible verso, small hole to either side of face (possibly where face would attach to other elements of sarcophagus), minor rusting at stand edges
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $400 - $600
89
Two Egyptian Faience Ushabtis in Shadowbox possibly 26th Dynasty (664-526 BCE, white example) and 3rd Inter Period (760656 BCE, blue example), white example with crossed arms, smooth legs lacking inscription, and typical Pharaoh’s attributes of headdress and false beard, blue example with crossed arms, hieroglyph inscription on front of legs, and typical Pharaoh’s attributes of headdress and false beard, both mounted on blue felt with sticky velcro, white example 4-1/2 x 1-3/4 x 1-1/4 in., blue example 3-3/4 x 1-1/4 x 3/4 in., shadowbox 7-3/4 x 5-3/4 x 3 in., scattered losses and flaking, large crack to blue example with possible glued repair, white example with glaze bubbles likely as made, verso largely obscured by felt backing to shadowbox, surface dirt and accretion
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $100 - $300
91
Nok Cylindrical Head Fragment
Nigeria, possibly 500-200 BCE, terracotta figural fragment with wooden stand, fragment 7-1/2 x 3-3/4 x 4-1/4 in., 12-1/2 x 4 x 4-1/4 in. with stand , dust and accretion, break and repair to decoration on proper right side of head, cracks, chips, and losses commensurate with age, some dust/accretion to base
Provenance: Lost Art Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1987; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
90
Eket Attributed Terracotta Head
Ghana, depicting head with elongated, ringed neck, on modern mount, fragment 9-1/2 x 5-1/2 x 5-1/4 in.,13 x 5 in. with mount, old chips and losses to head ornament, lacking proper right ear and part of nose, possibly lacking earrings
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1987, $529.57 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
92
Three African Vessels
Mali, possibly 900-1500 CE, comprising: D’Jenne ovoid terracotta vessel with red slip, plexi base; D’Jenne ovoid terracotta vessel with textured surface, plexi base with scratching and scuffing; with unattributed/undated wood vessel with handle; largest 6-1/2 x 5-1/4 x 5-1/4 in. with base, dust and accretion; red example with firing flaws, chips to rim, crazing, wear to glaze, especially around rim, chipping and losses to bottom commensurate with age and use; textured example with firing flaws, some discoloration and wear to texture commensurate with age and use; wood example with age splits, remnants of resin coating
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1985, $65 (accompanied by receipt); Gallery DeRoche, San Francisco, California, 1992, $275 (accompanied by receipt); UNESCO Store, San Francisco, California, 1984; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
93
D’Jenne Terracotta Fetish
Mali, possibly 900-1500 CE, kneeling figure with textured decorations, 8-1/2 x 7 x 4 in., dust and accretion, firing flaws, hairlines, wear and loss to top of figure commensurate with age and use
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, December 21, 1985, for $1,200 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
95
Bankoni Terracotta Head with Coiled Hair
Mali, possibly CE, female figure with decorative hairstyle, mounted on modern base, head 6-1/2 x 5-1/2 x 4-1/2 in., 8-3/4 x 5-1/2 x 4-1/2 in. with base, dust and accretion, wear and discoloration commensurate with age, some hairlines, chipping and loss to slip
Provenance: Lost Art Gallery, San Francisco, California, circa 1987; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
94
Bankoni Seated Female Figure
Mali, possibly 900-1500 CE, terracotta, 13 x 5 x 7 in., dust and accretion, lacking extremities, breaks and repairs at neck and hips
Provenance: Arcade Gallery of London, San Francisco, California, 1986, $1,810.50 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $600 - $900
96
Two Komaland Terracotta Figures
Northern Ghana, possibly late 16th century, decorated statue of a seated female figure, 6-1/2 x 3-1/4 x 3-3/4 in., decorated statue of a male figure, 8 x 3-3/4 x 3 in., dust and accretion, wear commensurate with age; female figure with loss to head, lacking proper left foot, losses to proper right foot; male figure with some chips around top of head, chipping to bottom/loss of feet
Provenance: Male figure, Los Art Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1987; Female figure, Arcade Gallery of London, San Francisco, California, May 3, 1988, for $692.25 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
98
Four African Objects
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Two African Carved Wood Animals comprising: 19th century, Dogon zoomorphic wood fetish, 2-1/2 x 1-3/4 x 6-1/2 in., with stand 3-1/2 x 2-3/4 x 6-3/4 in.; early 20th century, Kuba crocodile divination figure, decorated with red and black pigment, 3-3/4 x 13-1/2 x 2 in., dust and accretion; fetish with age split to proper left side, lacking front proper left leg/foot; crocodile with age splits along both sides, small cracks around eyes, wear and loss to color, white pigment to back
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1985; Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1984, for $165 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
99
Ghana, possibly 19th century, terracotta with red slip, depicting facial scarification, with metal and laminate stand, head 6 x 3-3/4 x 4 in., with stand 9-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 4 in., dust and accretion, some chipping, wear, and loss to red slip commensurate with age, loose piece to interior
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, May 17,1986 for $314.18 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
comprising: possibly 19th century or earlier, Dogon terracotta male figure, with metal stand, figure 3 x 1 x 1-3/4 in., with stand 4 x 1-1/4 x 1-1/2 in.; 20th century, Boni carved wood headrest, Islamic attributed motif, 7 x 5-3/4 x 3 in.; carved wood lidded milk jug with leather straps, remainder of decorative black stain, 11 x 11-1/2 x 7-1/2 in.; mid 20th century, Bobo ceremonial pipe, wrapped in snakeskin, brass antelope and buffalo decorations, 2-1/4 x 1 x 18 in., dust and accretion; wear to figure’s features commensurate with age, rubbing to stand; headrest with age splits, some discoloration; milk jug with old, decorative repairs to wood, organic matter/detritus to interior, crack to lid, hole to lid, worming to interior of jug and lid, leather hardened and brittle with previous repairs; pipe with instances of worming, snakeskin dry and disintegrating, brass elements with patina and some verdigris, bowl detached
Provenance: Male figure, Lost Art Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1988 (accompanied by receipt); wood head rest, Folk Art International Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1983; milk jug, Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco, California, 1984; ceremonial pipe, UNESCO Store, San Francisco, California; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
100
Pende Mask of Female Figure
Democratic Republic of the Congo, late 19th/20th century, carved wood mask decorated in black and white pigment, with ornate raffia/cloth hair, 17-1/2 x 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 in., dust and accretion, some fraying/pulling to hair, wear and loss to pigment, wear and scuffing along edges and to forehead, small split to proper right cheek, small hole at upper proper left lip
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, December 2, 1983, for $190 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
101
Hembe Ancestral Figure (Singiti)
Democratic Republic of the Congo, late 19th/early 20th century, carving of nude male figure with black finish, 21-1/2 x 7 x 7-1/2 in., loss to proper right ear, wear and loss of finish to base and feet, splitting/cracking to base and feet
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1985; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
102
Dogon Nude Standing Hermaphrodite Figure
Mali, late 19th/20th century, wood on laminate base, figure 22-3/4 x 6-1/2 x 7-1/2 in., with base 23-1/4 x 6-1/2 x 7-1/2 in., dust and accretion, age splits, chip at figure’s lower back, small hole underneath proper right side of beard
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1985, $865 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
103
Bakongo Nkisi Nail Fetish Figure
Congo, Africa, late 19th/early 20th century, wood with metal, glass, and fiber, 11-3/4 x 7 x 6 in., lacking held element, surface dust/accretion, rust and corrosion to metal elements, possibly as made
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, February 22, 1985, for $585, (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
104
Bambara Antelope Dance Headdress
Mali, early 20th century, wood with red, black, and cream pigment, on a modern wood base, headdress 39-1/2 x 5 x 4-1/2 in., with base 59-1/2 x 9 x 9 in., hole to interior for mounting, break and repair at proper left ear/horn, age splits
Provenance: Work Wonders, San Francisco, California, 1983, for $303.53 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
105
Bobo Buffalo Mask
Burkina Faso (Upper Volta), early 20th century, wood with white pigment, fiber tie mount at rear, 16-1/2 x 9-3/4 x 8-1/4 in., dust and accretion, wear to pigment, crack and repair to proper right horn
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, circa 1984; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
107
African Akan Seated Queen Funerary Figure, Artist Madam Abena Owui with The Arts of Ghana, Ghana, early 20th century, terracotta, 18-3/4 x 18-1/2 x 10 in.; The Arts of Ghana, by Herbert M. Cole and Doran H. Ross, Los Angeles: Museum of Cultural History, University of California, 1977, pictorial cloth boards, particulars printed to spine, dust and accretion, break and repair to face and hair with loss at hair, break and repair to neck, breaks and repairs to legs at knees, cracks to underside of stool, breaks and repairs to proper left legs of stool; toning to front board, fading to spine, wear to head of spine at hinges, minor wear at foot of spine, foxing along top edge
Provenance: Arcade Gallery of London, San Francisco, California, October 11, 1986, for $4,260 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $600 - $1,000 illustrated in The Arts of Ghana, pg. 125, fig. 271
106
Three Figural Bamana Door Locks Mali, early 20th century, wood and tin with incised decoration on modern metal base, largest 24-1/2 x 20-1/2 x 4-1/2 in., with base 24-3/4 x 20-1/2 x 4-1/2 in., dust and accretion, age splits, wear to wood commensurate with age and use; pest damage to back and sides of one example
Provenance: Gallery DeRoche, San Francisco, California, 1995, $1,790.25 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $300 - $600
108
Yoruba Tall Dance Mask with Female Figure Nigeria, early 20th century, wood with red, black, and white pigment, modern wood stand, mask 49-3/4 x 12 x 12 in., with base 61-3/4 x 12 x 12 in., dust and accretion, age splits throughout, horizontal slit to front of mask slightly right of center, wear and some loss to pigment, break and repair to bottom left corner of square background section
Provenance: Work Wonders, San Francisco, California, circa 1983; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
109
Pair of Mossi Leather Dolls
Burkina Faso, early 20th century, two female figures, leather over wood, both with woven leather decorations, one with tassel, larger 10-3/4 x 1-1/2 x 3-3/4 in., dust and accretion, cracking throughout commensurate with age, some small puncture marks and losses to leather, larger figure with break and repair to lower proper right side of face, crack to lower proper left side of face, tasseled example with wear and losses of leather to base
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, circa 1984; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500 111
Dogon Mask of Bearded Male Figure
Mali, mid 20th century, wood mask crowned by crouching male figure with two swords, modern wood base, mask 16 x 8 x 10-1/2 in., with base 27-1/2 x 8 x 10-1/2 in., dust and accretion, hole drilled to interior of mask for mounting, new hardware installed at interior for suspension, small instances of white paint to proper right side of mask, discoloration to base, chipping to corners, edges, and faces of base
Provenance: Work Wonders, San Francisco, California, circa 1983; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
110
Baule/Akan Carving of Nude Male
Ivory Coast, early 20th century, wood figure with black finish and traces of decorative red pigment, 15-1/4 x 3-1/4 x 3-1/2 in., dust and accretion, age splits, wear to finish, some worming at base
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1987; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
112
African Janiform/Janus Faced Bust and Fetish
early/mid 20th century, comprising: large Ibibo wood head, each face decorated distinctly with black pigment, 13-1/2 x 6-1/2 x 7 in.; Luba (Bantu) wood fetish (Kabeja) with nail and vegetable matter in basin at head, on plexi stand, figure 5-3/4 x 2-1/2 x 4 in., with stand 11-1/4 x 3 x 4 in., dust and accretion; large head with age splits, wear and loss to pigment, worm damage, especially to neck, hole to top of head as made; small figure with some small chips to rim of basin, breaks and losses to base, rust patina to nail
Provenance: Larger, Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1985; Mary Cabot Collection; smaller, Lost Art, San Francisco, California, January 17, 1987, for $270 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
113
Three Bambara Iron Figures
Mali, mid 20th century, three male figures, raised arm example with plexi stand, largest 20 x 2-3/4 x 3/4 in., dust and accretion, heavy rust patina, some chipping/ wear to hands and feet, pendant arm example with felt pads to feet
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, May 25, 1985, $265 for one (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection Estimate: $100 - $300
114
Two Carved Wood African Masks comprising: “birdman” mask with red, black, and white pigment, 8 x 6 x 4 in.; mid 20th century, Zaire, Basa Nge zoomorphic mask with red, black, and white pigment, 12 x 12 x 6-3/4 in., dust and accretion, wear and loss to decorative pigment; “birdman” example with age splits, chips, and abrasions, damage to proper right ear, previous owner’s label to interior, worming to interior; zoomorphic example with wire mount to rear
Provenance: “birdman” mask, Butterfield & Butterfield’s, The Collection of the Late William Holden, San Francisco, California, June 29, 1983; zoomorphic mask, UNICEF Shop, San Francisco, California, December 17, 1983, for $158 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection Estimate: $300 - $500
115
Five Bambara Kuba Cloths, Two Framed Mali, probably 20th century, five unframed cloths each woven raffia with geometric patterns, one with signature reading “Sony” to verso, largest 1/4 x 20-1/4 x 20-1/4 in.; two cloths displayed in matching black frames, largest frame 29 x 30-3/4 x 2 in., cloth 21 x 23 in., some visible disruptions in patterns as made, cloths with surface lint, occasional picked/pulled threads, mostly along edges, some warping, some discoloration, possibly from dyes used; unframed examples with some creasing to centers from being folded, one with variations to pattern, possibly unfinished, one with possible repair; frames with dust and accretion
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, January 11, 1986, for $95.85 (accompanied by receipt for two cloths); DC Forbes Collection Estimate: $200 - $400
116
Akan Figural Funerary Vessel Ghana, terracotta, 14-1/2 x 9-1/2 x 9-1/2 in., loss to figural head, chips to edges of flared mouth and interior of lid
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, May 31, 1985, $692.25 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection Estimate: $400 - $600
117
Papua New Guinea Sago Storage Vessel with Ancestor Face
Sepik River, 20th century, low fired clay, black and white slip, 10-3/4 x 10-1/2 x 11-1/2 in., with woven bark ring stand, 1-3/4 x 8 x 8 in., scattered anomalies, glaze voids, small chips, and surface dirt/accretion, some cracks to chin, glaze void to back side, chip to proper left side of nose, some loss to painted surface
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, circa 1985; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
119
Papua New Guinea Polychrome Gable Mask
Middle Sepik River, 20th century, woven and painted basketry with raffia accents, 14-1/2 x 16 x 19-1/4 in., surface dust/accretion, scattered small holes and areas of fraying/separation to weave, slight loss to paint
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, April 2, 1984, for $185 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
118
Papua New Guinea Sago Storage Vessel with Pig Face
Sepik River, 20th century, low fired clay, black and white slip, 13-3/4 x 11 x 11-1/4 in., with woven bark ring stand, 1-3/4 x 8-1/4 x 8-1/4 in., scattered anomalies, glaze voids, small chips, and surface dirt/accretion, loss to painted surface, chip to proper right side of nose and proper left side of rim; some fraying to ring stand
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, circa 1985; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
120
Two Papua New Guinea Yam Masks and a Bride Price Zoomorphic Figure 20th century, comprising: Maprik River, two basketry masks, larger 12-1/4 x 12-1/4 x 5-3/4 in.; bride price/dowry basketry zoomorphic figure, mud with traces of polychrome, 11 x 5-1/2 x 3 in., with metal and wood stand, 7-7/8 x 2-1/2 x 2-1/2 in., surface dust and accretion, scattered small holes and areas of fraying/separation to weave
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, June 16, 1985 for $58 (smaller mask); Udinotti Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, December 28, 1985 for $116.60 (larger mask); Carrie Collection, Sotheby’s, 1970 or 1971 (per Udinotti Gallery receipt); Udinotti Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, January 7, 1988 for $450 (bride price figure); (accompanied by copy of Udinotti Gallery receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
121
Large Papua New Guinea Carved and Painted Wood Bird
Shortmeri, 20th century, polychrome decoration, 47-1/2 x 5 x 5-3/4 in., larger crack down center of body, surface dirt/accretion, rubbing, fading, and loss to painted surface, chip to top of head
Provenance: Udinotti Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, February 16, 1989, for $750; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
122
Two Papua New Guinea Decorative Vessels
Sepik River, 20th century, comprising: Janus faced sago storage vessel with strap handle, low fired clay, black and white slip, 7 x 7 x 6-1/4 in.; carved wood vessel with incised decoration, 6-1/4 x 7 x 7-1/4 in., scattered small chips and surface dirt/ accretion; sago vessel with some loss to painted surface, some chips to raised areas, notably to chins of both faces; wood vessel with some scattered abrasions, one notable abraded area on side of body, chip to rim
Provenance: (sago vessel) Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, circa 1985; (wood vessel) Folk Art International, San Francisco, California, circa 1986; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
123
Three Papua New Guinea Carved Figural Objects
20th century, comprising: Sepik River, carved wood and polychrome female food hook, with cowrie shell eyes, 21-1/8 x 9-7/8 x 3 in.; Sepik River, carved wood ancestor mask painted with white pigment, cowrie shell eyes, 17-1/4 x 8-3/4 x 3-1/4 in.; Kuvenmas Lake, carved bark male ancestor figure, 24 x 5-1/2 x 4-7/8 in., scattered surface dirt/accretion, loss to painted surfaces, wear and loss to wood, and small chips, cracks, and abrasions; mask with crack and repair to proper left lip
Provenance: Folk Art International, San Francisco, California, circa 1986 (food hook); Paul Winfield Collection, San Francisco, California, February 9, 1985 (mask); Udinotti Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, circa 1985 (figure); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
124
Papua New Guinea Carved and Painted Ancestor Mask
Maprik River, 20th century, polychrome decoration, wire for suspension, 25-1/4 x 9 x 4 in., scattered small cracks and chips, loss to painted surface, and surface dirt/ accretion, lacking proper left ear, large crack and chip to bottom
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, circa 1985; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
125
Two Papua New Guinea Carved and Painted Ancestor Masks
Maprik River, 20th century, wood, each with polychrome decoration, one surmounted by hornbill, one with string for suspension, larger 14 x 7 x 3-3/4 in., scattered surface dirt/accretion, loss to painted surfaces, wear and loss to wood, and small chips/cracks; larger example with chips to nose, underside, and sides, crack and repair to proper right shoulder; smaller example with large crack to top center, a few other vertical cracks through center
Provenance: Udinotti Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, circa 1986 (larger); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
127
Collection of Lead Seals and Cameos in Shadowbox
comprising six lead seals, two possibly Roman, 1st-3rd century CE, two possibly Spanish, 10th-15th centuries, and two possibly 10th-15th centuries; four possibly late 18th/early 19th century Florentine casts of Roman cameos with gilt top edge of casings; two possibly 5th-7th century CE Spanish figurines; one possibly 13th-15th century religious lead medallion; and one possibly 13th-15th century ornate pressed metal cosmetic dish; largest item 2 in., all mounted on sticky back velcro in black shadowbox with hinged lid and magnetic closure; shadowbox 9-1/2 x 11-1/2 x 1-1/2 in., all with surface dirt and accretion; lead seals with edge roughness, typical loss and wear; cameos with surface dust, one with tear to paper casing; figurines with typical loss and wear; lead medallion with typical loss and wear; cosmetic dish with dents and warping, typical loss and wear, minor scratches; shadowbox with light wear and abrasions
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
126
Two Papua New Guinea Sago Storage Vessels with Ancestor Faces
Sepik River, 20th century, each low fired clay, with black and white slip, comprising: Janus faced vessel, 9-1/4 x 9-7/8 x 7-1/4 in.; single faced vessel, 8-1/8 x 8-1/8 x 7-7/8 in., scattered anomalies, glaze voids, small chips, and surface dirt/ accretion, loss to painted surface; Janus faced example with crack and repair to one nose
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, circa 1985; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
128
Collection of Roman, Celtic, Moorish, Visigothic, and Medieval Metal Objects comprising 10 items; one possibly 1st century BCE Celtic button with red enameled decoration; two possibly 1st-3rd century CE Roman items, one iron ornament, triangular shape with attached disfigured loop, and one fibula; one possibly 5th-6th century CE Visigothic bronze and iron belt buckle; one possibly 8th-11th century CE Moorish mold with cutouts; two possibly Medieval keys, one with hollow shaft and round bow and one with double circle bow; one possibly Medieval hexagonal form child’s belt buckle; one possibly 12th-14th century Medieval bracelet with hinged links; and one possibly 13-14th century Medieval church door ornament, bulbous cross form with hemispherical center and pins verso, copper patina; largest item 5 in., all mounted on sticky back velcro in black shadowbox with hinged lid and magnetic closure; shadowbox 9-1/2 x 11-1/2 x 1-1/2 in., all with surface dirt and accretion, edge roughness, typical loss and wear; fibula with significant rust and pitting, belt buckle with significant rust and pitting; shadowbox with light wear and abrasions
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
129
Collection of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Artifacts comprising 13 items; one possibly Akkadian marble cylinder seal with accompanying imprint; one possibly Assyrian terra cotta head fragment from a goddess; one possibly Hittite clay head fragment from an idol; one possibly Babylonian clay tablet with inscription (said to be an administrative account of textiles); one possibly Egyptian Eye of Horus amulet mold; one possibly Egyptian Eye of Horus amulet, possibly drilled as a bead, possibly faience with applied black and white pigment; one possibly Hittite stone seal; one possibly 3rd-1st century BCE tapered silver wire attributed to the Danube Basin; one possibly 1st-3rd century CE Roman metal child’s bracelet; one possibly 1st-3rd century CE Roman beaded bracelet with blue glass and gold beads; one possibly 1st-3rd century CE Roman fibula; one possibly 1st-3rd century CE Roman document stamp; and one possibly 5th-6th century CE Visigothic metal fragment from a miniature votive statue; largest item 3-3/4 in., all mounted on sticky back velcro in black shadowbox with hinged lid and magnetic closure; shadowbox 11-1/2 x 14-1/2 x 1-1/2 in., all with surface dirt and accretion, edge roughness, typical loss and wear; clay tablet fragment with flaking and loss; shadowbox with light wear and abrasions
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $400 - $600
131
Two Ancient Daggers, Scythian and Luristan comprising: possibly 5th-4th century BCE, Scythian Akinakes iron dagger, 14-1/2 x 2 x 3/8 in.; possibly 10th-6th century BCE, Luristan bronze dagger with bone inlaid handle, 13-3/8 x 1-1/8 x 3/4 in., rust, corrosion, verdigris, surface dirt, and accretion; Luristan with some loss to bone inlay on one side
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
130
Group of Antique and Ancient Jewelry in Shadowbox comprising 12 items; five rings including one possibly Roman 1st-3rd century CE ring with gemstone, one possibly Roman 1st-3rd century CE ring with signet seal, one possibly Byzantine 6th century bronze ring, one 14th-15th century ring with green stones, and one 16th-17th century ring with green glass stone; three religious medallions including one possibly 12th-14th century, one possibly 15th17th century, and one possibly 18th century with two saints; one possibly Roman 1st-3rd century Roman thimble; one possibly Roman 1st-3rd century Roman die; one possibly 16th-17th century whistle; and one possibly 15th-17th century ring with three stones; largest item 1-1/2 in., all mounted on sticky back velcro in black shadowbox with hinged lid and magnetic closure; shadowbox 9-1/2 x 11-1/2 x 1-1/2 in., all with surface dirt and accretion, edge roughness, typical loss and wear; signet ring, Byzantine ring, 15th-17th century ring with three stones, and thimble with verdigris patina, dice with loss and flaking; shadowbox with light wear and abrasions
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $100 - $300
132
14 Ancient Cruciform Pendants in Shadowbox possibly 1st-16th century, Byzantine, Roman, and Medieval examples, of varying size and design, three crucifixes, mostly bronze and ceramic, largest 4 x 1-3/4 in.; black painted wood and glass case, 1-3/4 x 14-1/2 x 11-3/4 in., scattered surface dirt, wear, and loss commensurate with age, each held on fabric mat with Velcro pads; shadowbox with surface dust, some bumps and abrasions
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $400 - $600
133
Continental Limestone Fragment of Female Head
Western European, possibly 14th-15th century, carved in relief, 10-1/2 x 9-1/4 x 5-1/4 in., surface dirt and accretion, sticker adhered to back, wear to carved features commensurate with age, chips and losses at edges and corners, some chips to face, lacking bottom right corner
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $500 - $700
135
British Brass Applique of a Templar Cross possibly 15th/16th century, hammered and with drilled holes for suspension, 101/2 x 10-1/4 in., surface abrasions, dents, and some warping, discoloration, surface dirt, and verdigris
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
134
Three Early Continental Bronze/Brass Candlesticks possibly 17th century, comprising: pair of patinated bronze candlesticks, with multi knopped stems and three footed bases, 14-1/2 x 5 x 5 in.; probably Spanish, brass bell bottom candlestick, 7-1/2 x 5-1/4 x 5-1/4 in., discoloration, surface accretion, wax residue, and verdigris, some pitting, warping, and dents; bell bottom example with repair to rim of base, visible solder near holes at candle cup
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $600 - $900
136
Byzantine Iron and Brass Processional Cross possibly 10th-12th century, adorned with raised decoration, 22-1/2 x 12-1/2 x 1/2 in., with black painted metal pedestal, 6-3/4 x 6 x 3 in., surface dirt/accretion; cross with rust and corrosion, scattered losses to raised decoration, raised circular decoration on left arm with glue repair, scattered areas of restoration throughout; pedestal with some rubbing and loss to painted surface
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800
137
Flemish Diminutive Painted Iron Strongbox possibly 17th century, rectangular case with painted decoration of female and male figure and floral urns, two side handles, hinged lid with six deadbolts, interior with lidded till, shaped bracket feet, with key, 12-1/2 x 16-1/2 x 9-1/2 in., lock mechanism working at time of inspection, surface dirt and accretion, scattered losses and fading to painted surface, rust and corrosion, dents and warping, some separations and lifting at seams and corners
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
139
Framed Innocent XII Papal Bull circa 1692, papal bull written in scrittura bollatica with various signatures, ink on vellum backed parchment, twine closure, mounted in frame behind glass, sight 6-1/2 x 12 in.; frame 15 x 20-3/4 in., not examined out of frame, some handling creases throughout, a few abraded areas to parchment, scattered light staining; frame with light wear
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
138
Two Framed French Illuminated Book of Hours Leaves
15th century, two leaves from a book of hours, text in Latin, ink on vellum with illuminated and polychromed capitals, rinceaux ivy and floral borders, sights approx. 6-1/2 x 4-3/4 in.; carved wood frames, 13-7/8 x 12 in., not examined out of frames, some minor warping and light staining to vellum, minor losses to gilding; light wear to frames
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $500 - $700
140
Three Framed French Illuminated Book of Hours Leaves
15th century, comprising: two psalter leaves, one containing Psalms 109-112; one leaf with 11 illuminated capitals (six gilt); text in Latin, ink on vellum with gilt and polychromed highlights, largest sight 6-1/4 x 4-1/2 in.; carved wood frames, approx. 13 x 11 in., not examined out of frames, minor warping and light staining to vellum, some scattered small losses to gilding; frames with light wear and abrasions
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $600 - $900
141
Framed French Illuminated Manuscript Leaf 15th century, leaf from a prayer book, text in Latin from the Rule of St. Benedict, ink on vellum with gilt and polychromed capitals, sheet 8-1/8 x 5-5/8 in.; carved wood frame, 14-1/4 x 13 in., held in on mat with plastic tabs, some warping and light staining to vellum, some scattered losses to gilding; frame with light wear
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
142
Group of Nine Assorted Vellum and Leatherbound Books nine volumes total, comprising: six vellum bound titles, including: Thesaurus Anecdotorum Novissimus by R. P. Bernardi Pezii, Augustae, Vindelicorum & Graecii., 1721; Hodiernis Academiarum Moribus Accommodata, sive Cursus Theologiae by Summa S. Thomae, Venice: Peter Savioni, 1878; Commentariorum Iuris Civilis Hispaniae Regias Constitutiones...by Doctore Alphonso de Acevedo, ed. Nicolas del Pocuelo, Ex Officiana Ioannis Gratiani apud Viduam, 1594; Idea Dell’uomo Per Rapporto A Se Stesso..., Venice: Pietro Valvasense, S. Salvatore, 1755; Lectiones Morales in Prophetam Jonam..., F. Anvelli Pacivchelli et al, pub. Joannis Jaecklini, 1672, with vellum and iron strap closure; book on religious subjects with preface by Alberto Bavaria; together with The Witch of Endor; Or the Witchcrafts of the Roman Jesebel by Titus Otes, London: Thomas Parkhurst et al, 1679, unbound; Vite Del Santiss by P. D. Francesco, 1661; The Dance of Death at Basle, ed. C. F. Beck, 1852, bound in half leather over marbled boards, all with wear to extremities, vellum with warping, creasing, and staining throughout, some scuffs and losses, some pages loose
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
143
Three Framed French Manuscript Psalter Leaves possibly late 13th-15th centuries, three psalter/breviary leaves, text in Latin, ink on vellum with red and blue highlights and capitals, largest sight 10-1/4 x 7-1/2 in.; carved wood frames, 16-3/4 x 14-1/4 in., not examined out of frames, some minor warping and light staining to vellum, scattered handling creases, some ink bleed; frames with light wear
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
144
Framed Carved Bas Relief Wax Bust of a Lady possibly late 18th century, painted wax face of a lady in a crown atop glass backing, 4 x 3-1/4 in.; wood frame, the verso inscribed and dated “... 10. 1782 ...”, 6-3/4 x 5-3/4 x 1 in., surface dirt/accretion, crack and glue repair to neck, some loss to paint behind glass backing; frame with some losses to veneer, some chips at corners
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
145
Framed Decretum Gratiani Leaf possibly Italian, late 15th century, leaf from Decretum Gratiani with surrounding commentary, text in Latin, printed ink on paper with red and blue highlights and capitals, sight 14-1/4 x 9-1/2 in.; carved wood frame, 20-3/4 x 16 in., not examined out of frame, minor warping to paper, scattered light staining; frame with light wear
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $100 - $300
146
Two Framed Missal Leaves probably Italian, 16th century, text in Latin, one page with musical score, one with engraved cartouches illustrating saints and praying figures, printed ink on paper with red highlights and capitals, each sight approx. 5-1/2 x 4 in.; carved wood frames, 12-3/4 x 11-1/4 in., not examined out of frames, minor warping to paper; frames with light wear
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
147
Three French Illuminated Book of Hours Manuscript Leaves 15th century, probably psalter leaves, ink on vellum with polychromed and gilt highlights and capitals, rinceaux floral and ivy borders, each approx. 7 x 5-1/4 in., unframed, minor warping to vellum, scattered staining, archival tape remnants at top edges, some ink smudging/bleed, handling creases and small losses at edges
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $400 - $600
148
Two Framed French Book of Hours Manuscript Leaves smaller possibly Grusch atelier (fl. Paris, c. 1235-1260), larger possibly Gilles and Germain Hardouyn atelier (c. 1500s), text in Latin, ink on vellum with red and blue highlights and capitals, larger sight 7-1/4 x 5-3/4 in.; carved wood frames, larger 14-3/4 x 13 in., not examined out of frames, warping to vellum, scattered staining, handling creases; larger with some losses at lower right; frames with light wear
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $400 - $600
149
Franco-Flemish Carved Oak Slab Panel with Portrait of a Lady possibly 16th century, in central decoration of a lady surrounded by a sea monster and a cherub, 13 x 8-3/4 x 1-1/2 in., wear and loss to wood commensurate with age, some pest damage, some holes possibly for suspension, crack to upper right corner, patch to lower right corner, surface dust/accretion
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
151
Framed French Illuminated Book of Hours Manuscript Leaf 15th century, in the style of Bourdichon, leaf with hand painted cartouche depicting St. Nicholas of Myra, gilt text in Latin on vellum, gilt and polychromed foliate scrollwork border, sight 5-1/2 x 3-3/8 in.; carved wood frame, 12 x 9-3/4 in., not examined out of frame, some warping to vellum; frame with light wear
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
150
French Carved Oak Panel of ‘Justice’ possibly 17th century, carved in decoration of a lady with the scales of justice surmounted by a shell, modern screws and wire for suspension, 18-1/4 x 8-1/8 x 1-1/4 in., wear and loss to wood commensurate with age, scattered pest damage, small chips, and cracks, notable crack to top middle, surface dirt/accretion
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
152
Framed Illuminated Book of Hours Manuscript Leaf possibly French, circa 15th century, leaf with two hand painted biblical cartouches, foliate scrollwork border, text in Latin, ink on vellum with gilt and polychrome highlights, sight 4-3/4 x 3-1/4 in.; carved wood frame, 12-1/4 x 10-3/4 in., not examined out of frame, some warping to vellum, scattered light staining; frame with light wear
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $600 - $900
153
Two 16th Century Printed and Hand Illuminated Book Leaves probably from Postilla super Epistolas et Evangelia by Guillermus Parisiensis (French, 1437—1485), Basel: Wolff, 1521, text in Latin, elaborate figural and foliate borders, woodcut engraving on vellum with hand painted cartouches and capitals, each sight 6 x 3-3/4 in.; carved wood frames, 12-3/4 x 10-1/2 in., not examined out of frames, some minor warping to vellum, scattered light staining; frames with light wear
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
155
Five Pre Columbian or Style Mexican Ceramic Figural Objects
comprising: possibly 1500 to 400 BCE, one seated figure with traces of pigment, one standing figure, low fired clay 4-1/2 x 3-7/8 x 2-3/4 in., 5-3/4 x 2-1/8 x 1-1/8 in.; accompanied by plexiglass stands, 2-5/8 x 5-3/8 x 4 in., 3-7/8 x 2-1/2 x 2-1/2 in.; possibly 200 to 500 CE, miniature effigy vessel with headdress and jewelry, ceramic with traces of pigment, applied features, 5-1/2 x 3-1/4 x 2-5/8 in.; pair of miniature barking dogs, ceramic, inscribed “CT” on undersides, 2-3/4 x 3-3/4 x 1-1/2 in., 2-3/8 x 3 x 1-3/8 in., surface dirt and accretion; seated figure with one leg missing, one leg cracked with associated repairs (see blacklight), spots of loss and chipping; standing figure with crack around one arm and waist; effigy vessel with scattered cracks, chips to headdress, rim, and nose pendant; larger dog with chip to left side, smaller dog with chip near rear right leg
Provenance: Olmec examples from Antiques of the Old and New World, Santa Fe, New Mexico, purchased in 1997 for $300 each; Aztec example from New World Antiques, San Francisco, California for $450; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $500 - $800
154
English Oak Box with Pair of Carved Wood Portrait Panels
English, possibly 16th century, two panels, each portraying a figure set in a victory wreath, carved in relief, Velcro mounted to top of associated slant lid box with open interior and later hardware, 10-3/4 x 25 x 16-3/4 in., surface dirt and accretion, panels possibly refinished/rebacked, one panel with old losses along right edge, both panels with vertical cracks and loss of some foliate decoration, box with previous owner’s descriptive label adhered at top of lid, horizontal cracks/repairs to lid, cracks and repairs to front board including large horizontal crack to right side of front board, instances of worming along base of front board, lacking key, multiple repairs at hinges (two patches, one with old nail scars at back board), left hinge loose, cracks/chips/repairs to base
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
156
Costa Rican Zoomorphic Bat Mace Head
possibly 1 to 500 CE, carved mottled green stone, 3-1/4 x 3-3/4 x 4 in., surface dirt and accretion, some scratching and chipping
Provenance: New World Antiquities, San Francisco, California, September 12, 1987, for $239.63 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
157
Vicus or Style Ceramic Whistle Stirrup Vessel with Dog Head possibly 100 to 500 CE, ceramic with incised, applied, and black and red slip decorations, strap handle, 5-1/2 x 8-1/8 x 7-1/8 in., surface dirt and accretion, loss to slip, some minor chipping and hairlines throughout Provenance: New World Antiquities, San Francisco, California, June 15, 1988, for $690 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection Estimate: $200 - $400
159
Vicus or Style Figural Ceramic Whistle Stirrup Vessel with Phallic Spout possibly 100 to 500 CE, ceramic with incised, applied, and black on red slip decoration, 9-1/8 x 6-3/4 x 7-1/4 in., surface dirt and accretion, slip loss and fading, wear to base, inscription on body reading “V-41”, damaged in the 1989 San Francisco earthquake and subsequently repaired (see blacklight), some pieces lost Provenance: Mark William Clark, San Francisco, California, May 9, 1987; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $400 - $600
158
Vicus or Style Serpent Form Ceramic Vessel possibly 100 to 500 CE, ceramic with cream and black on red slip geometric decoration, 6-3/8 x 7-3/4 x 6-1/2 in., surface dirt and accretion, fading, loss to slip, wear to base, damaged in the 1989 San Francisco earthquake and subsequently repaired, some pieces lost
Provenance: New World Antiquities, San Francisco, California, for $1,100 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
160
Vicus or Style Whistle Stirrup Vessel with Phallic Spout possibly 100 to 500 CE, ceramic with incised, applied, and red slip decoration, strap handle, 9-3/8 x 10 x 6-1/4 in.; accompanied by plexiglass stand, 1-3/4 x 7 x 7 in., surface dirt and accretion, discoloration, scattered scratching throughout
Provenance: Lost Art, San Francisco, California, November 26, 1986, for $750 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $500 - $700
161
Vicus or Style Ceramic Whistle Stirrup Vessel with Figural Monkey possibly 100 to 500 CE, ceramic with black on red slip geometric decoration, 7-1/2 x 7-1/2 x 7 in.; accompanied by plexiglass stand, 2-1/4 x 5 x 5 in., surface dirt and accretion, fading, slip loss, surface dirt and accretion, chipping, fading, losses to slip, according to consignor notes, damaged in the 1989 San Francisco earthquake and subsequently repaired, some pieces lost
Provenance: Mark William Clark, July 25, 1988, for $612.38 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
163
Colima or Style Figural Ceramic Funerary Vessel
possibly 200 BCE to 200 CE, bulbous dwarf with conch shell funerary figure, incised and red slip decoration, 9-3/8 x 6-5/8 x 7-1/2 in., surface dirt and accretion, wear to base, slip loss, scratches throughout Provenance: Jack Dulaney Trading Co., October 3, 1987, for $650 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
162
Colima or Style Gourd Shaped Ceramic Funerary Vessel possibly 200 BCE to 200 CE, red slip decoration, flared opening, dot and circle design at base, 6-3/8 x 7-1/2 x 5-3/8 in., surface dirt and accretion, anomalies, slip loss, fading
Provenance: Lost Art, San Francisco, California, October 4, 1986, for $692.25 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $600 - $900
164
Colima or Style Ceramic Drum with Figures possibly 200 BCE to 200 CE, ceramic with brown slip decoration, anthropomorphic figures in relief under double headed snake archways, 10-1/8 x 8-7/8 x 8-7/8 in., surface dirt and accretion, wear to rim and base, 1-1/2 in. hairline to one relief snake
Provenance: Ron Messick Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 30, 1996, for $2,500 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $600 - $1,000
165
Colima or Style Ceramic Four Coil Vessel possibly 200 BCE to 200 CE, gourd or beehive form, cream and red slip decoration, flared lip, tapered base, 9 x 7 x 6-1/2 in., surface dirt and accretion, slip loss, discoloration, wear to base
Provenance: Lost Art, San Francisco, California, December 13, 1986, for $239.63 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection Estimate: $600 - $800
166
Colima or Style Ceramic Seated Male Dwarf Funerary Vessel possibly 200 BCE to 200 CE, inscribed, applied, and red slip decoration, 8-3/8 x 5-1/2 x 6 in., surface dirt and accretion, scratches, crazing
Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, California, January 18, 1986, for $1,500 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
167
Chorotega or Style Stone Jaguar and Colima or Style Ceramic Bowl comprising: possibly 200 BCE to 200 CE, miniature bowl with nodules and flared lip, red slip decoration, 2-1/2 x 4 x 4 in.; possibly 1000 to 1500 CE, rearing jaguar figurine, volcanic stone, 4 x 1-5/8 x 2 in., surface dirt and accretion; Colima example with chip to nodule, wear to rim, fading, scratching Provenance: New World Antiquities, San Francisco, California, August 2, 1986, for $181.80 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
168
Two Pre-Columbian or Style Ceramic Figures possibly 200 BCE to 200 CE, comprising: standing figure with headdress and jewelry, white on red slip decoration, 4-1/4 x 2-5/8 x 1-5/8 in.; sitting figure with headwear and serape, cream on red slip decoration, 3-5/8 x 2-1/2 x 2 in., surface dirt and accretion, loss to slip, wear to bases
Provenance: Lost Art, San Francisco, California, August 21, 1987, for $532.50 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
169
Narino or Style Ceramic Erotic Vessel
possibly 800 to 1500 CE, ceramic with incised decoration of zoomorphic headed figures in erotic scenes, 5-1/2 x 7-1/4 x 7-1/8 in., surface dirt and accretion, wear to rim and base, discoloration, fading, 2-1/8 in. hairline from lip to shoulder
Provenance: Arte Primitivo, Santa Monica, California, September 25, 1988 for $1,200; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
171
Tairona or Style Ceramic Amphora
possibly 1000 - 1500 CE, black on cream resist decoration, four lug handles, flared lip, 6-7/8 x 4-5/8 x 4-1/8 in., surface dirt and accretion, fading, pigment loss, wear to base, 7/8 in. chip to rim
Provenance: Larry Wendt, January 23, 1991, for $100; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
170
Four Central/South American Stone and Pottery Objects comprising: possibly 1000 - 1500 CE, one coiled serpent cocoa pot, ceramic, incised and red slip decoration, 2-1/2 x 2-3/4 x 2-1/2 in.; possibly 1000 - 1500 CE, one coiled double serpent cocoa pot, ceramic, incised decoration, 2-3/8 x 2-3/8 x 2-3/8 in.; possibly 300 - 700 CE, duck on columnar base, volcanic stone, 4 x 2 x 2 in.; possibly 500 - 700 CE, erotic figural couple, molded ceramic, 2-5/8 x 3-1/2 x 1-3/4 in., surface dirt and accretion, anomalies, wear to bases; serpent example with chip and associated partial repair to base; couple example with areas of slight chipping
Provenance: Coiled serpent pots and erotic figurine purchased from Arte Primitivo, Santa Monica, California in 1991 and 1988 for $375 and $500 respectively; Duck on columnar base purchased from New World Antiquities, San Francisco, California in 1985 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection Estimate: $400 - $600
172
Peruvian Chancay Ceramic Beaker with Monkey possibly 1100 to 1400 CE, ceramic with applied black on cream slip decoration, flared foot, single lug handle, 7-1/4 x 5 x 3-7/8 in., surface dirt and accretion, loss to slip, wear to base, 3/4 chip to rim
Provenance: New World Antiquities, San Francisco, California, circa 1987; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
173
Peruvian Chancay or Style Ceramic Moon Goddess possibly 1100 - 1400 CE, ceramic with black on cream slip decoration, 9 x 6 x 2-1/2 in., surface dirt and accretion, loss to slip, chipping to nose and headdress, wear to base
Provenance: New World Antiquities, San Francisco, California, July 9, 1987, for $362.10 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection Estimate: $200 - $400
174
Chancay or Style Ceramic Figural Vessel possibly 1100 - 1400 CE, ceramic with black on cream decoration, flared lipped vessel with attached male figure in pointed headdress, 6-1/8 x 6-1/4 x 3-1/8 in.; plexiglass plinth, 1 x 7-1/8 x 5-1/8 in., surface dirt and accretion, wear commensurate with age, chipping to rim, fading
Provenance: Robert Duff Antiquities, June, 1988 for $750 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
175
Chancay or Style Double Melon Ceramic Stirrup Vessel
possibly 1100 - 1400 CE, ceramic with black and red on cream slip decoration, 5-3/4 x 7-1/2 x 6-3/8 in., surface dirt and accretion, chipping, fading, losses to slip, one melon form damaged in the 1989 San Francisco earthquake and subsequently repaired, some pieces lost
Provenance: New World Antiquities, San Francisco, California, for $362 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection Estimate: $200 - $400
176
Three Chancay or Style Ceramic Vessels
possibly 1100 - 1400 CE, ceramic with black on cream slip decoration, comprising: miniature canteen with suspension handles, 4-1/2 x 3-3/8 x 2-1/8 in.; miniature bowl with lug handles, 2-1/2 x 3-3/8 x 3 in.; gourd shaped jar, inscribed decoration, 6 x 4-1/2 x 5 in., surface dirt and accretion, fading, slip loss, wear to rims
Provenance: New World Antiquities, San Francisco, California (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
177
Chimila or Style Ceramic Lidded Anthropomorphic Ossuary
possibly 1100 - 1500 CE, ceramic with applied and incised decoration, flared foot, 19-1/8 x 13-3/4 in., surface dirt and accretion, scattered nicks throughout, several hairlines to body, wear to rim and base, lid with break and associated repair (see blacklight)
Provenance: Arte Primitivo, Santa Monica, California, August, 31, 1988, for $2,850 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $600 - $1,000
179
Amazon Ceramic Bowl with Geometric Decoration 20th century, ceramic bowl with cream on red slip glaze, 2-3/4 x 6-1/2 x 6-1/2 in., surface dirt and accretion, anomalies and pinholes, wear to base and rim, slight chipping, slip loss
Provenance: Macy’s, San Francisco, California, c. 1981, exhibit of Amazon Collection; DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
178
Two Pre-Columbian or Style Ceramic Bowls and Mayan or Style Bowl comprising: possibly 1100 - 1500 CE, two Irazu tripod bowls with figural feline heads, ceramic, one with black and red slip decoration, the other with yellow and red slip decoration, 2-3/4 x 5-3/8 x 4-3/4 in. and 3-1/4 x 4-5/8 x 4-1/4 in.; possibly 300 - 400 CE, one miniature Mayan polychrome bowl, ceramic with polychrome decoration, 1-1/2 x 4-1/8 x 4 in., surface dirt and accretion, fading; tripod examples with wear to feet, slip loss; Mayan example with loss to decoration, wear to base
Provenance: Pre-Columbian bowls: Lost Art, San Francisco, California, July 25, 1987, for $186.38 (accompanied by receipt); Mayan bowl: New World Antiquities, San Francisco, California, November 19, 1986, for $200 (accompanied by receipt); DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $400 - $600
180
58 Reference Books on Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art
58 total, including: Pre-Columbian Art by Jose Alcina Franch, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983; Pre-Columbian Art and the Post-Columbian World by Barbara Braun, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1993; The Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection: Masterpieces of Primitive Art by Douglas Newton et. al., New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978; Praise Poems: The Katherine White Collection, Seattle Art Museum, 1984; Sweat of the Sun and Tears of the Moon: Gold and Silver in Pre-Columbian Art by Andre Emmerich, New York: Hacker Art Books, 1984; African Masterpieces from the Musee de l’Homme by Susan Vogel and Francine N’Diaye, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1985; and others (see photos of spines for additional titles), all with light wear to extremities, some scuffs to covers and spines, a few bumped corners Provenance: DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
181
43 Ethnographic Studies and History Reference Books
43 total, including: African Ceremonies by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1999, two volumes (complete, in slipcase); Vanishing Africa by Leni Riefenstahl, New York: Harmony Books, 1982; Maasai by Tepilit Ole Saitoti and Carol Beckwith, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1981 (second printing); Africa Adorned by Angela Fisher, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1984; Monuments of Civilization: The Andes by Enrico Guidoni and Roberto Magni, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1977; Frank Hurley in Papua: Photographs of the 1920-1923 Expedition by Jim Specht and John Fields, National Library of Australia, 1984; and others (see photos of spines for additional titles), all with light wear to extremities, some scuffs to spines and covers, some bumped corners, scattered areas of light foxing throughout, a few covers with water stains
Provenance: DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
183
Plenary Indulgence Box
(Mexico, circa 19th century)
alms box with relief of five Animas Solas (lone souls) in Purgatory, carved and polychromed relief on gessoed wood box, iron hinges and hasp for locking, wooden handle verso for carrying, 10-3/4 x 6-1/2 x 10-1/2 in., flaking, areas of repaint, wood with abrasions, chips, cracks, dark patina on hardware, restoration and reattachment to handle verso with newer hardware, areas of loss to paint
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
182
Collection of Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art Periodicals and Catalogs
65 total, including: 20 issues of African Arts, Los Angeles: University of California, 1983-1987; 17 issues of Tribal Arts, San Francisco: Tribarts Inc., 1996-2002; 21 Sotheby’s New York auction catalogs, 1980-1990; two Butterfield & Butterfield auction catalogs, 1986-1987; and five others; see photos of spines for specific issue numbers, light wear to extremities, some scattered scuffs, creasing, and minor warping to covers
Provenance: DC Forbes Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
184
Spanish Colonial School Retablo (Possibly Peru, 18th/19th century style)
Saint John the Baptist, possibly 20th century, carved and polychromed Huamanga alabaster figures and wood panel with overlay repousse silver frame, 16 x 10-1/8 x 1-1/4 in., flaking, polychrome background with some loss to paint, abrasions, alabaster figures with wear, some chips, silver plated framing with dents, small losses around edges, tarnish, abrasions and overall wear
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
185
Continental Baroque Carved and Paint Decorated Reliquary Cabinet with Santo
probably Spanish or Italian, 17th/18th century, central carved and arched door with iron strap hinges opening to a shelved interior, traces of polychroming overall, 22-1/2 x 23-1/2 x 11-1/2 in.; infant Jesus, carved and polychromed wood, silk dress with gilt and lace trimming, wood base with lined faux tortoise shell paper, glass eyes, wood base, 13 x 5-1/2 x 4 in., cabinet with losses and distress overall including lacking applied carving on side panels, hole in top (lacking implement), scattered pest damage, other losses wear and surface distress; Santo with crackle, flaking, abrasions, surface dirt, some areas of loss to polychrome and wood, accretion on dress, multiple areas of fabric tears, lacking globe and crown or halo, and other accessory meant to go in proper right hand, base with deteriorating paper lining
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $600 - $1,000
187
Spanish Colonial Santa Figure (circa 19th century)
possibly Virgin Mary, carved, polychromed and gilt wood, glass eyes, 14-1/4 x 10 x 4-3/4 in., crackle, flaking, pest damage, chips to paint and wood, repainted, areas of loss including digits on both hands and back edge of base, restoration around neck, overall wear and surface dirt, figure slightly loose on base
Provenance: Bonhams Skinner, January 2009, Boston, Massachusetts, sold for $593.00; Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $400 - $600
186
Spanish Colonial Santos, Anima Sola Pair (Mexico, 19th century)
two lone souls in the flames of Purgatory, carved and polychromed wood, glass eyes, matching black wood plinths, 14-3/4 x 5-1/4 x 4-1/2 in., cupping, cleavage, crackle, abrasions, accretion, some repainting, areas of restoration including proper right and left arm of female figure and proper left arm of male figure, surface dirt, areas of loss to polychrome and wood including some digits on female figure
Provenance: Ex collection of Bob Brand and Liz Werthan, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Material Culture, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 1, 2016, for $1,600; Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
188
Spanish Colonial Santo, Saint Joseph (Mexico, circa 19th century)
Saint Joseph, carved and polychromed wood, accessories including a polychromed and metal budded staff, possibly original accessory, and a metal and beaded pendant, most likely added by past worshipper, glass eyes, 17-1/4 x 7 x 5 in., crackle, cleavage, flaking, abrasions, repainted, areas of restoration including both proper hands and face, areas of loss to polychrome and wood including digits on proper right hand, surface dirt with some wax accretion, chips, detached and loose elements inlcuding flower and pendant, lacking original accesories believed to be a halo and baby Jesus
Provenance: Ex-collection Dr. Francis & Lilly Robicsek, Charlotte, North Carolina; Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
189
Spanish Colonial Santo, Saint Michael the Archangel (Mexico, circa 19th century)
Saint Michael the Archangel, wood shield inscribed Quien Como Dios (Who is like God, the Hebrew translation of Mikha’el), carved and polychromed wood, with silver plated sword and helmet, glass eyes, 15 x 6 x 6 in., crackle, abrasions, repainted, areas of restoration including wings, proper right arm, surface dirt with some wax accretion, areas of loss to polychrome and wood, chips, detached and loose elements including sword and helmet
Provenance: Ex-collection Dr. Francis & Lilly Robicsek, Charlotte, North Carolina; Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $500 - $700
191
Spanish Colonial Santos (19th century)
Madonna Holding the Holy Child, varnished hand carved wood, glass eyes, 25 x 12 x 10-1/2 in., surface dirt, cracks, splinters, possible remnants of old paint layer, additional framing added to base possibly for support, both figures lacking accessories, child with restoration to both arms and deterioration on proper left foot, and restoration on proper right foot, Madonna with loss of digit on proper right hand
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $500 - $700
190
Two Spanish Colonial Santos (circa 19th century)
Virgin Mary and smaller male santo, carved and polychromed wood, glass eyes, Mary 14-7/8 x 5-3/4 x 5-3/4 in., male 11-1/2 x 4 x 3 in., both with flaking, chips, cracking, retouch, repaint, surface dirt, traces of old surface, loss to areas of paint; Mary with pest damage, base with traces of original gesso surface, scratches; male santo with loss to both arms
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $100 - $200
192
Spanish Colonial Santo (circa 19th century)
Saint Joseph, carved and polychromed wood with gilt detailing, glass eyes, 17-1/2 x 7 x 4-3/4 in., flaking, cupping, cleavage, some retouch, restoration to base with some insect damage, loss to digits, detached proper left arm and detached base, overall wear, surface dirt
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $100 - $200
193
Moll - Chart of the West-Indies
Herman Moll, A Chart of ye West-Indies or the Islands of the Americas in the North Sea..., London, circa 1745, engraving on laid paper with hand color, 11-1/4 x 14 in.; framed, 21 x 24 in., not examined out of frame, scattered light staining; frame with some surface dirt and accretion, light wear and abrasions
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
195
Map of the Cartographic Evolution of California
Denis Diderot and Robert de Vaugondy, Carte De La Californie Suivant, Paris, circa 1772, showing the progression of the cartographic depiction of California, engraving on laid paper, sight 12-1/8 x 15 in.; framed, 21 x 24 in., not examined out of frame, some handling creases, light staining, a few small tears visible at upper left; frame with light wear
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
194
Sanson - Map of North America
Nicolas Sanson, Amérique Septentrionale, Amsterdam, circa 1682, “A. d’Winter Sculp”, showing California as an island, engraving on laid paper, sight 8 x 11-1/4 in.; framed, 14-3/4 x 15 in., not examined out of frame, very light staining, some losses along fold line at lower edge; frame with light wear
Provenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Estimate: $400 - $600
196
Amsterdam Sauer Carved Angelfish Seascape
Brazil, 20th century, two carved agate angelfish and green quartz seaweed on mica base, three rhodochrosite shells attached to base, accompanied by certificate of authenticity, 11-2/5 x 9-4/5 in., 12.5 lbs., fish and seaweed not fixed in place, abrasions and chips to base, some residue throughout the carving
Provenance: Private North Carolina Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
197
Pair of Continental Lyre Form Brass Candle Sconces 19th century, each with two removable scrolled arms with candle cups, each approximately, 9 x 11-1/4 x 7-5/8 in., spotting, discoloration, pitting, and verdigris, surface dust; one with repaired lobe at top left, loose right wax pan
Provenance: Property from the John B. Schorsch Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
198
Large Green Glazed Frog and Monkey
20th century, comprising: large green glazed frog with yellow eyes, stamped “Made in Italy” on base, approximately 11-1/2 x 23-1/2 x 15 in.; tea green monkey, unmarked, approximately 25 x 19 x 16 in., surface dirt, scattered scratches, glaze crazing, typical wear and small chips to bases
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $300 - $500
199
Walnut Louis XVI Style Settee
Continental, late 19th century, carved frame with reeded crest and rosette ends, stop fluted reeded legs with diamond rosette caps, spade feet, Jack Lenor Larsen fabric, 37 x 70 x 26 in., overall good condition and structurally sound with scattered pest damage, surface wear and losses to finish throughout, minor scattered chips, wear to feet, soiled and faded fabric
Provenance: Estate of Clara Noyes Crary; by descent to Jane Cooley Allen; The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Estimate: $300 - $500
200
Bronze Mounted Marble Oval Center Bowl
20th century, red variegated marble tiered base surmounted by large ovoid basin, bronze mounts in scrolled and lion mask decoration, central plaques with the initial “M”, fitted tin liner, 13-3/4 x 20-1/2 x 10-1/2 in., some spotting and discoloration to bronze, surface dust/accretion, small chips to edges of marble at base
Provenance: Private Collection, Athens, Georgia
Estimate: $300 - $500
201
Pair of Neoclassical Style Ribbon Tied Mirrored Sconces 20th century, oval plate surrounded by geometric border surmounted with ribbon tied decoration, each issuing a single scrolled candle arm, 17-1/8 x 10-1/4 in., faux aged finish, embedded dust, melted wax in one candle cup
Estimate: $200 - $400
202
Pair of Glass Perfume Bottles with Gilt Overlay
Czechosolvakian, cut jewel form glass with gilt metal overlay scrollwork, with fan form stopper with glass applicator, marked “MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA” at base, 5-1/2 x 3 x 2-5/8 in., surface dirt and accretion, some nicks and discoloration to metal, some residue inside bottles, some slight scratching, marks at bottom with some wear
Estimate: $100 - $200
203
Three Italian Carved Cherub Architectural Elements late 18th/19th century, comprising: carved and polychrome bust with giltwood wings, 8-1/2 x 12 x 6-1/2 in.; two similar silver painted examples, approximately 6 x 5-1/4 x 4 in., all with surface dirt, small chips and losses, probably resurfaced, some possible paint and gilding retouch
Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beaches, Florida
Estimate: $400 - $600
204
Omersa Style Leather Pig Form Ottoman/Stool 20th century, in the style of Dmitri Omersa, sticker on base for Valmazan, stitched leather and wood construction, approximately 16 x 31 x 11 in., surface dirt, scattered staining and fading, scuffs, and scratches to leather, tear and loss at tail
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $300 - $500
205
19th Century Wood and Wirework Bird Cage wood platform base with wire fence, supporting a dome shaped wire cage, topped with a wooden and iron hook finial, two glass feeders, spring loaded door, decorative heart elements, 20 x 14-1/4 x 11-1/4 in., surface dirt and accretion, some bending, breaks, and corrosion to metal elements, scattered separation, cracking, and chipping to wood, chipping and cracks to glass feeders
Estimate: $200 - $400
207
Onnaing Majolica Jardiniere
French, late 19th/early 20th century, applied handles, jungle scenes with depictions of a tiger, an antelope, and a chimp, crenellated rim, scalloped base, Onnaing mark on base, 9 x 11-3/4 x 9 in., surface dirt and accretion, crazing throughout, some areas of abrasion
Estimate: $200 - $400
206
Gilt Figural Group of Two Children probably Continental, painted and gilt ceramic, with applied plaque marked “La Pauane(?)”, 21-1/2 x 15 x 11-1/4 in., surface dirt and accretion, losses to paint and gilt, some spots of chipping, some cracks and chips to underside of base
Estimate: $200 - $400
208
Continental Brass Urn Planter
late 19th/early 20th century, tapered urn form with scrolled foliate legs and four ring handles, conforming removable liner with two scrolled side handles, 25-1/2 x 21-1/2 x 21-1/2 in., surface dirt/accretion, areas of spotting and discoloration throughout, verdigris to crevices and interior liner ring, structurally unsound, legs extremely loose, screws possibly stripped, some dents and cracks to liner rim, scattered dents and warping to body
Estimate: $200 - $400
209
Louis Philippe Burl Wood Card Table French, circa 1840, foldover top with tooled leather playing surface, scrolled apron, columnar support, shaped stretcher, compressed ball feet with inset casters, 29-1/2 x 35-1/2 x 18 in., opens to 36 in., structurally sound, top with shrinkages and repaired proper right side edge with slight unevenness, leather with minor buckling in one area (otherwise in good condition), one ball foot with crack, other scattered wear and imperfections expected with age and use
Provenance: Private Collection, South Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
211
Monumental Italian Majolica Platter 19th century, signed illegibly at rim “...Atlanasio(?)/Napoli”, painted scene depicting “The Rape of Europa”, after Titian, lettering “...di Europa” verso, 20-1/2 in. diameter, surface dirt, crackle/crazing, scattered pinholes and glaze voids verso
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $400 - $600
210
Pair of French Louis XV Style Paint Decorated Fauteuils likely early 20th century, each carved with stylized serpent scale frame, foliate accents, cabriole legs, en suite with seat cushions, 33-3/4 x 28-1/2 x 25-1/2 in., both chairs structurally sound, painted surface is worn with losses (possibly as made), upholstery with wear and discoloration throughout, otherwise good condition overall with other minor wear and use related imperfections
Provenance: Private Collection, South Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
212
Hamadan Rug early 20th century, central medallion with serrated edges, white spandrels, 4 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 2 in., loss to ends with overcasting, wear to selvage, overall minimal wear to pile
Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
213
Bessarabian Kilim
20th century, oval floral medallion on rust field, green outer border with repeating floral motif, 10 ft. 8 in. X 9 ft. 8 in., stains, some separation at seams, loss to ends, wear, running of colors
Estimate: $400 - $600
214
Karajah Rug
mid 20th century, three central medallions, red field, blue border, 4 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. 9 in., wear to pile with exposed foundation, wear to selvage, fading, loss to ends with overcasting
Provenance: Private Collection, Knoxville, Tennessee
Estimate: $200 - $400
215
Heriz Carpet
early 20th century, polygonal medallion, red field, geometric leafy trailing vines, 10 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 8 in., missing large outer borders, wear with exposed foundation, bound edges with loss, loss to ends, grime, soiling, fading
Provenance: Private Collection, Atlanta, Georgia
Estimate: $500 - $700
216
Kilim Rug
20th century, black with rose border, 6 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 1 in., soiling, some running of colors
Estimate: $100 - $300
217
Three Piece French Empire Style Inset Clock Garniture Continental, late 19th/early 20th century, comprising: enamel and gilt bronze dial with Arabic numerals, set in black slate and red marble inset case, hinged panel over dial, case with two spiral metal columns centering beveled glass viewing panel housing pendulum with mercury weights, hinged panel at back opening to works stamped “Medaille de Bronze...”, 18-3/8 x 15 x 7 in.; with pair of matching slate and marble bronze mounted garnitures, with lions paw feet and Classical figures, 13 x 8-1/4 x 6-1/4 in., surface dirt and accretion, scattered cracks and edge chips to slate, some discoloration to bronze/metal elements, hinged front panel loose on hinge (does not stay closed without reinforcement), not tested for functionality; one garniture with large corner chip
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $200 - $400
Due to the presence of mercury, this item cannot be shipped and must be picked up.
219
German Westerwald Cobalt Blue Urn & Pedestal late 19th/20th century, large footed urn with two female mask form side handles, raised Classical decoration, atop large cylindrical stand with ram and lion head masks and floral garlands, overall 45-1/4 x 17 x 12-1/2 in., surface dirt and accretion, scattered anomalies, pinholes, and firing cracks, cracks and old repair to pedestal base at rim, urn with multiple cracks and areas of repair/retouch
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $300 - $500
218
Four Continental Porcelain Figural Inkwells
late 19th/early 20th century, each with lid depicting social scene lifting to reveal two small cylindrical vessels, assorted hashmarks and Roman numerals, largest 8-1/4 x 8 x 4-1/2 in., anomalies, glaze voids, pinholes, surface accretion, all with losses to enamel and gilt, scattered small hairlines, scattered breaks and repairs to small elements at figural decorations; largest with likely associated top half, crack to inkwell cup, loss to decorative tassel; couch example with large crack and repair to base surrounding dog; one basket example with old repairs to base section and to male figure with loss of book; other basket example lacking handle to basket Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $100 - $300
220
Nine Piece Gilt Decorated Porcelain Ice Cream Set
Czech/Austrian, 19th/early 20th century, marked “BS/M” on bases (Brothers Schwalb, Merklin), cream ground with blue crane, hummingbird, and riverscape designs, comprising: platter, 2 x 18 x 12-1/2 in.; eight matching plates, 7-3/4 x 7-3/4 in., surface dirt, scattered areas of rubbing and loss to gilding, typical light wear to bases, a few plates with some retouch to gilding and rims, one plate with small rim chip at underside
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $200 - $400
221
Italian Majolica Polychrome Center Bowl
20th century, molded trefoil basin with mask side handles, interior with scene depicting Classical figures, exterior with molded grapevine motif, 9-1/2 x 15 x 143/4 in., some surface dirt, typical light wear to base, a few scattered losses to glaze, including at “nose” of one mask handle
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee Estimate: $200 - $400
223
17 Pieces of Assorted Continental/British Porcelain Table Objects late 19th/20th century, comprising: pair of latticed pedestal plates, with dimensional flowers and bow, 4-1/2 x 7 x 6-3/4 in.; two plates, one transferware plate, one child’s divided plate, largest 1 x 7-3/4 x 7-3/4 in.; six lidded handled soup bowls, leek form knobs, marked “Made in Luxembourg” to bases, 4 x 7 x 4-1/2 in.; painted urn, 8 x 5 x 3-1/4 in.; pair of lidded urns, marked “Limoges/ France” to bases, 10 x 5-1/2 x 5-1/2 in.; two reticulated center baskets, largest 4 x 8 x 8 in.; two large lidded urns, largest 12-1/2 x 12-3/4 x 9-1/2 in., accretion, firing flaws, wear commensurate with age and use; breaks and repairs to one pedestal ribbon, cracks to lattice, small chips along edges of decorations, some losses to flowers; transferware plate with substantial chip to edge, crazing, mounting holes to foot rim, divided plate with crazing, loss to painted decoration; soup bowls with crazing; painted urn with significant wear and loss to gilt, new/replaced hardware to interior of base; residue to interiors of lidded urns; largest urn with chips to handles, separation at handles, one with break and loss to part of handle, staining to interior of smaller urn
Provenance: From a South Carolina Family Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
222
Pair of Meissen or Style Figural Four Light Candelabras Continental, late 19th/20th century, seasonal harvest putto figural candelabras with scrolling, floral, and foliate decoration extending to removable armed inserts, iron red painted “65” and blue underglaze crossed swords to bases, grape example with incised “H 196 a” to base, wheat example with incised “H 196 b” and impressed “126” to base, 16-1/4 x 10-1/4 x 9-1/2 in., scattered chips and losses to floral and foliate decoration of bases and inserts, one broken flower retained, loss to gilt, capitals of both bases broken and repaired/reattached, armed inserts with repairs and retouches to breaks in foliate decoration; grape example with crack to crowned figure’s neck; one removable armed insert with repair/retouch of main column, one removable armed insert with notable repair/retouch of foliate decoration of one capital
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $200 - $400
224
Sevres Style Porcelain Vase, Mounted as a Lamp late 19th/early 20th century, signed “Aly”, tall tapered urn form on faceted gilt bronze base, hand painted courtship scene, apparently a lamp base (drilled and fitted for electricity, but not wired), 23-1/2 x 5-3/4 x 5-3/4 in., surface dirt, some discoloration to bronze, elements slightly loose (vase body sits slightly off center), large area of restoration to neck
Provenance: Christie’s New York, July 12-13, 2005, Lot 446, sold for $780; Private Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
226
14 Assorted Staffordshire Figural Table Objects
225
Early Continental Brass Wall Sconce
18th/19th century, scrolled arm surmounted by openwork finial and issuing candle cup and wax pan, detachable wall mount, 7-3/4 x 3-3/4 x 13-1/4 in., surface dirt/accretion, some discoloration, spotting, and verdigris, visible solder to backside of wall mount, some separation to joint where arm attaches, small crack to top right column of finial
Estimate: $200 - $400
227
Spanish Baroque Style Walnut Stretcher Base Table
20th century, walnut throughout, dark stained top, scrolled base with stretchers, 30 x 49-1/2 x 27-1/2 in., good condition, scattered finish distress and color variation largely as made
Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beaches, Florida
Estimate: $100 - $300
British, late 19th/20th century comprising: Saint Peter and rooster, 10 x 5-1/2 x 4 in.; shepherd and lamb with two freestanding lambs, largest 7-1/2 x 4 x 3 in.; seven figures, largest 7-1/4 x 3 x 2-3/4 in.; two small figures, largest 3-1/2 x 1-1/4 x 1-1/4 in.; one box surmounted by two figures, 2-1/4 x 2-1/2 x 1-1/2 in., firing flaws, pinholes, glaze voids, hairlines, occasional chips throughout, loss to painted decoration, crazing to some examples; retouch and repair to foliate background of Saint Peter; break and repair to shepherd’s head at neck, recumbent lamb with loss to foliate background; examples wearing hats with breaks and repairs to hands and held objects, one lacking pieces of held object; kilt example with break and repair to head at neck, loss to feather; female figure example with repairs and retouches to foliate background, breaks to hands and held object, some pieces retained; small pink robed example with breaks and repairs to legs and base
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $100 - $300
228
Velazquez: The Complete Works by José López-Rey and Odile Delenda, TASCHEN, 2014, with dust jacket and folding carrying case, good overall, light wear to extremities, minor creasing to dust jacket; case with some dents/bumps and creasing, light scuffs, and small losses
Provenance: The Life Collection of Sara Graham Peacock
Estimate: $100 - $300
229
Pair of Louis Philippe Gilt Bronze Fireplace Chenets with Fender French, 19th century, each with flame and urn finials, fluted columns, and mounted with boldly formed gilt bronze griffins, 19-1/2 x 13-1/2 x 3-1/4 in.; fender 25 in., generally good condition, scattered minor finish spotting and surface wear, garlands at top of columns are loose (and possibly lacking an element?)
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina Estimate: $400 - $600
230
Royal Vienna Gilt Decorated Porcelain Urn
Austrian, underglaze blue bindenschild/beehive mark on base, titled “Alegorie” and “Die Post” on base, signed “C.Heer”, green ground with gilt borders and highlights, cartouches with hand painted figural decoration, 20-3/4 x 9-1/2 in. diameter, surface dirt, some rubbing and losses to enamel and gilding, surface scratches, typical light wear to base, lid with repaired finial
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $400 - $600
231
Two Pairs of Continental Brass Andirons
19th century, urn form with lion masks and garlands, 13-1/2 x 9-1/4 x 3-3/8 in.; urn topped andirons with sunbursts, 13-3/4 x 7-1/4 x 9 in., surface dirt and accretion, spots of patina; both lion and garland andirons with bent rear proper left legs, darkened surface due to proximity to fire, one with slightly crooked urn base; both sunburst andirons with slightly crooked third leg, one with loose arms to urn
Estimate: $100 - $200
232
Nine Pieces of Hand Painted Porcelain Serviceware, in Floral, Bird and Insect Decorations
Continental/British/German, late 19th/20th century, comprising: two shrimp bowls, 2 x 9-3/4 x 8-1/2 in.; two reticulated Schumann Bavarian oval baskets, 1 x 6-1/2 x 4-1/2 in.; two British green ground dessert/side plates decorated with insects and flowers, marked “N. 108 5” in red at bases, 1 x 6-1/4 x 6-1/4 in.; scalloped soup plate and dish, marked “N.1085” to base, largest 1-1/4 x 8-1/2 x 8-1/2 in.; lidded handled serving dish, 6-1/2 x 10-1/2 x 9-1/2 in., loss to gilt, firing flaws, glaze voids, and hairlines; crazing to dessert/side plates, one with stain to interior; serving dish with spider crack to base
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $300 - $500
233
12 Assorted Majolica Leaf Form Platters and Table Objects Italian, late 19th/20th century, comprising: nine leaf form platters in a variety of sizes and forms, one with stamp “Etruscan Majolica” to base, largest 2-1/2 x 13 x 10-3/4 in.; cabbage form lidded jar, 7 x 7 x 7 in.; lidded teapot, 6 x 10-1/2 x 5 in.; candle holder, 5 x 6-1/2 x 6-1/2 in., surface dust and accretion, most with crazing/ crackle to glaze, numerous hairlines and edge chips throughout; cabbage jar with numerous restorations; two plates with rim restorations; candle holder with wax accretion; teapot lid with hairlines and interior firing cracks; one plate lacking base/ foot
Provenance: From a South Carolina Family Collection Estimate: $200 - $400
235
Paris Porcelain Hand Painted Pink Vase Converted to Lamp French, 19th century, pink ground with gilt decorative bands, two gilt handles terminating in acanthus leaves, hand painted panel depicting children with dog, the reverse hand painted panel with child on upturned wheelbarrow, resting on square wooden plinth, to top of finial 29 x 9-1/2 x 9 in., missing element above socle base, chips to paint on electrical rod, gilt in overall good condition with minor wear and losses, loss to velvet on wooden plinth, not tested for functionality
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
234
Tall Floral Brass Six-Light Candelabra base with foliate scrollwork, with sculpted lilies, grapes, leaves, and wheat ears, foliate drip pans, 48-1/4 x 16-1/4 x 17 in., some limbs bent or missing, decor loose, verdigris and patina throughout, some holes to drip pans
Estimate: $100 - $200
236
Dutch Delft Blue and Yellow Charger and French Faience Pottery Bowl 19th century, comprising: charger with polychrome decoration featuring a floral border centering a scene with a bird, 2-1/2 x 13-1/2 in. diameter; possibly Quimper pottery, heavily potted bowl with enamel decoration featuring a young man smoking a pipe, marked on the base “PBx”, 3-1/4 x 10-1/8 in. diameter, anomalies, glaze voids and pinholes, crazing and chipping to glaze, notably along edges, surface dirt/accretion; large chips to edges of charger; bowl with scattered repair (see blacklight)
Provenance: The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Estimate: $200 - $400
237
Pair of Italian Grand Tour Bronze Oil Lamps 19th century, with cranes, serpents, stag heads, claw feet, foliate decoration, and a dancing youth in a Phrygian cap, larger 27-1/2 x 10-1/2 x 8-3/4 in., surface dirt and accretion, verdigris, spots of abrasion, both with some deformation to serpents and crane beaks, both missing hanging oil lamp components, both standing at slight angles; one with damage to stag antlers; the other with foliate element off but present and bent leg
Estimate: $100 - $200
239
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Figural Mantel Clock French, 19th century, works stamped “PR” and “2712”, faience dial with Roman numerals set in gilt bronze plinth surmounted by floral urn, flanked by gilt bronze Classical robed figure atop marble and gilt bronze base, with pendulum and winder key, with associated painted wood stand, 18-1/2 x 16-3/4 x 8-1/4 in., surface dirt and accretion, repair to figure’s head and one front toupie foot, some discoloration to bronze elements, some elements slightly loose, one clock hand bent, not tested for functionality, some abrasions to wood stand
Provenance: Collection of Emma Manigault Gribbin, 6 Gibbes Street, Charleston, South Carolina; thus through family descent
Estimate: $200 - $400
238
Continental Brass Hanging Planter with Putti late 19th/early 20th century, multi segmented basin with three putti form supports, each holding chains attached to crown form ceiling mount, approximately 35 x 19-1/2 in., spotting and discoloration, warping and dents, surface dirt/accretion, verdigris, some small cracks and separations at seams
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $200 - $400
240
Large Majolica Polychrome Floor Vase 19th century, inscribed “M” mark to base, urn form on segmented base, with molded mask and putti side handles, decorated with scenes from Classical mythology, approximately 31-1/2 x 16 x 11-1/2 in., surface dirt/accretion, scattered pinholes and other firing anomalies, some scattered edge chips and roughness, minor losses to polychroming, possible restorations to molded side handles/paint retouch
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $300 - $500
241
16 Pieces of Wedgwood Leaf Majolica Serveware English, late 19th century, various “Wedgwood” marks to most bases, comprising: leaf form serving dish, 1-1/2 x 8-1/2 x 8-1/2 in.; basket/leaf form serving dish, 1-1/2 x 9-1/2 x 9-1/2 in.; five floral/foliate serving dishes, 2 x 11-1/2 x 8-1/2 in.; nine basket/sunflower plates, 3/4 x 8-3/4 x 8-3/4 in., firing flaws, crazing, accretion, wear to foot rims; some variations in green glaze color to plates
Provenance: From a South Carolina Family Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
242
Italian Sterling Compact with Applied Gilt Mask late 20th century, square with applied gilt mask with red and green glass eyes, interior with mirror and powder compartment, 3-1/8 x 3 in., several small dents and wear
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $100 - $200
243
German Sterling and 800 Silver Vanity Boxes German, 19th/20th century, large cartouche form with grape harvesting scenes, locking (no key), marked sterling, 4 x 9 x 7 in.; with small round box with openwork top, floral and putti decoration, .800 fine, 2-1/4 in., 32.09 oz. T. total weight, both with wear
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $500 - $800
244
Four Silver and Glass Table Items
20th century, including pair of vase with dolphin base with child with trumpet finial, marks for Germany .800 fine, intaglio cut glass horn form vases, 8-1/2 in.; intaglio cut glass decanter with silver mounts, probably Germany, .800 fine, 9-1/2 in.; molded glass ewer with intaglio cut decoration, silver plate mounts, 12-3/4 in., one vase with glass vase broken from base, all with wear
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
245
German Silver Box and Plate
Hanau, late 19th/20th century, including oval box with ballroom scene, 6-1/4 in. and round plate with openwork border and winged child playing flute, 7-1/4 in., 18.17 oz. T., both with wear
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
246
Two Continental Silver Boxes
20th century, one cartouche form with scroll feet, lid with quartz stone, probably Italian, .800 fine, 7 in.; with rectangular box with scroll decoration, .800 fine, 6 in., 31.51 oz. T. gross weight, both with wear
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $500 - $800
247
Pair of Gilt Bronze and Glass Girandoles
20th century, bronze with gold painted base, orange, blue, purple, and clear cut glass decorations, floriform drip pans, electrified, 25-5/8 x 13 x 13 in., not tested for functionality, surface dirt and accretion, spots of glue residue; one with crooked crystal finial
Estimate: $100 - $200
248
Four Extra Large Baccarat Wine Glasses and Decanter
French, 20th century, all with marks for Baccarat to bases, comprising: four XL Chateau Baccarat wine glasses, each with applied red glass “seal” to base, 10 in., two in original Baccarat box, two in individual Scully & Scully New York boxes; decanter with stopper, 14 in., in original Baccarat box, 8 x 13 x 9 in., minimal wear
Provenance: Private Collection, Miami, Florida
Estimate: $400 - $600
249
Group of Twelve Rock Crystal Door Knobs 20th century, spherical knobs with varying degrees of natural inclusions, each mounted on nickel plated high quality brass fittings, with backplates and 32 pieces of hardware, spheres, 2-3/8 in. diameter; bases, 1-1/4 in. length; backplates, 1/4 x 2 x 2 in., interior inclusions to crystal as found, some marks, scratches and dings to backplates and bases, scratches, oxidation and oil residue to hardware commensurate with use, lacking five set screws
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
Estimate: $400 - $600
251
25 Assorted Majolica Plates and Tiles
Continental, late 19th/20th century, comprising: 23 leaf/cabbage form plates of assorted size, one marked “Made in Portugal”, largest 1 x 9-1/2 x 9-1/2 in.; together with two matching tiles, one marked “RDH(?) 419666”, 6 x 6 x 3/8 in., surface dust and accretion, most with crazing/crackle to glaze, numerous hairline cracks and edge chips throughout; one plate with large crack through body
Provenance: From a South Carolina Family Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
250
Three Large Carved Oak Wood Architectural Panels
20th century, comprising: pair of panels with carved putto caryatids, 21-1/4 x 17-1/2 x 1/2 in.; one with fishing theme, carved fish and turtle among cattail reeds, 25-1/2 x 25 x 1-3/4 in., surface dirt, scattered bumps, edge chips, and abrasions
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $400 - $600
252
Four Egyptian Tomb Drawings After Giovanni Belzoni (Italian, 1778-1823)
after plates found in Belzoni, G. B. (1821), Plates illustrative of the researches and operations of G. Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia, John Murray, publisher, illustrations also assisted by Alessandro Ricci, watercolor and ink on J. Whatman laid paper, largest 8-1/4 x 10-7/8 in.; matching veneer frames, each approximately 12-1/4 x 9-5/8 x 1/2 in., floated, some small stains, not examined out of frame, good condition with some uneven trimming; frames with abrasions
Provenance: The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Estimate: $100 - $300
Reference: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-4c3a-a3d9-e040e00a18064a99/book?parent=45de9630-c6cc-012f-4781-58d385a7bc34#page/9/ mode/2up
253
Pierre Joseph Redoute and Pancrace Bessa (French, 1770-1855)
from The North American Sylva, published by Michaux and Nuttall, 1810 edition, two by Bessa, Magnolia Tripetala, Pl. 5 and Magnolia Acuminata Pl. 3, one by Redoute, Magnolia Glauca, Pl. 2, accommodating french description text of each botanical print loose in synthetic sleeve on frame verso, all hand colored copperplate engravings on cream wove paper and floated on silk mat, all plates 9-1/8 x 5-7/8 in., all sheets 9-3/4 x 6-5/8 in.; matching gilt wood frames, 12-1/2 x 9-3/8 x 1 in., floated, full sheet, light toning and foxing, not examined out of frame, binding edge present on two; frames with abrasions
Provenance: W. Graham Arader III, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania (label verso); Private Collection, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $300
255
Alexis Kreyder Painting, Still Life (French, 1839-1912)
Vase of Flowers, signed lower left “A. Kreyder”, oil on canvas, 28-3/4 x 18-3/4 in.; gilt wood frame, 40-1/8 x 30-1/4 x 5 in., lined and stretched on new stretcher, canvas slightly loose, paint void lower right, limited crackle, shiny varnish layer; frame resurfaced with Dutch metal, abrasions
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $500 - $700
254
Two Framed Indian School Miniature Paintings (late 18th/19th century)
Portrait of a Ruler on Throne; Manuscript Page; gouache on paper, sights 7-1/2 x 5-1/8 in. and 10-3/4 x 5-1/2 in.; gilt wood frames, 17-1/2 x 13-3/4 in., scattered very light staining, not examined out of frames; frames with light wear and abrasions
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
256
Emma Von Muller, Portrait (Austrian, 1859-1925)
Woman Wearing a Green Feathered Hat, signed lower right “E.V. Muller”, oil on board, 12-7/8 x 9-3/8 in.; black lacquer frame with gilt sight molding, 20-1/2 x 183/8 x 2-3/4 in., draw crackle, some mildew spotting, surface dirt; frame with wear and losses to lacquer with some cracking along edges
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
257
Jan H. Melcher-Tilmes (Dutch, 1819-1870)
Polder Landscape, signed lower right “J.H. Melcher-ts.”, oil on panel 11-3/4 x 17 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, marquetry inner molding, 22-5/8 x 27-3/4 x 3 in., some retouch at bottom edge, slightly yellowed varnish; frame with some wear and repairs
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $300 - $500
259 Franz Iffland Sculpture (German, 1862-1935)
Diana the Huntress, 1887, signed on naturalistic base “F. Iffland 87”, patinated bronze on olive green marble socle, 16-3/8 x 9 x 5-1/2 in. (not including trident), light brown patina, lacking original spear, with a substitute trident, bent, abrasions, Dog with break and repair on proper right leg; small chips on base
Provenance: Private Collection, Athens, Georgia
Estimate: $200 - $400
258
Pair of Italian Grand Tour Works of Art (19th/20th century)
After Giovanni Battista Salvi, called il Sassoferrato (Italian, 1609-1685), The Madonna in Sorrow, oil on canvas, 9 x 7-1/2 in.; After Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Italian,1483-1520), Madonna della Seggiola, stamped verso “Firenze”, hand painted porcelain, 6 in. diameter; original Florentine carved and gilt wood leaf frames, 14-3/4 x 13-3/8 x 1-5/8 in., 15 x 12 x 4 in., work after Sassoferrato with original stretcher and tacking edge, stretcher marks, some small points of flaking at bottom, detritus between stretcher and canvas, surface dirt; work after Raphael in good condition; frames with original gilt surfaces, abrasions, one with losses and “repair” to top leaf
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $300 - $600
260
Giuseppe Bessi (Italian, 1857-1922)
Ispirazione, late 19th/early 20th century, signed verso “Prof. G. Bessi”, inscribed on plinth “Ispirazione”, polychromed marble and alabaster, 13-1/4 x 12-3/4 x 6-1/2 in., chips, cracks, abrasions, accretion, surface dirt
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $300 - $500
261
Dominique Alonzo Sculptural Bust (French, 20th Century)
Young Beauty, signed on bronze truncation “D. Alonzo”, title plate on plinth inscribed “Arlesienne/ Par D. Alonzo”, marble head with gilt bronze headpiece and shoulders, onyx base with gilt bronze relief plaque depicting an amphitheater, 22-1/2 x 12-1/2 x 8 in., surface dirt, head loose, bust slightly loose on base, exposed adhesive, cracks and chips on base, wear to gilt surface, pen or ink mark on hair
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $300 - $500
262
Christie Milo (French, 20th century)
Little Boy Fishing on the Outskirts of Town, signed lower left, “Christie Milo”, oil on canvas, 6 x 12-1/8 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 11-1/8 x 17-1/4 x 2-1/2 in., canvas with scattered areas of chips to paint; frame with overall wear and loss to gilt around edges
Estimate: $50 - $100
263
57 Piece Wedgwood Williamsburg Potpourri Porcelain Table Service English, 20th century, comprising: lidded sugar, 4-3/4 x 5-1/2 x 4-1/2 in.; gravy bowl with attached underplate, 5 x 9 x 6 in.; three ovoid vegetable plates, 2 x 9-3/4 x 8 in.; seven footed teacups, 2-3/4 x 4-1/2 x 3-3/4 in.; four double handled footed soup bowls, 2-1/2 x 6 x 4-3/4 in.; eight small saucers, 1 x 5-3/4 x 5-3/4 in.; six large saucers, 1 x 6-3/4 x 6-3/4 in.; ten bread and butter plates, 3/4 x 6-3/4 x 6-3/4 in.; nine salad plates, 3/4 x 8-1/4 x 8-1/4 in.; eight dinner plates, 1 x 10-1/2 x 10-1/2 in., crazing, accretion, some with stains to interiors, occasional chips to foot rims and edges
Provenance: From a South Carolina Family Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
264
Two Contemporary Gilt Bronze Animal Sculptures Continental, 20th century, comprising: elephant with raised trunk, unsigned and unmarked, 7-3/4 x 10 in.; bull atop black marble base, unsigned and unmarked, 4-3/4 x 6-1/2 x 3-3/4 in., minor discoloration, verdigris, and surface dirt; elephant with cracks and repair to proper left front leg; some chipping to bull’s marble base, one notable chip to front left corner
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
265
Pair of French Barbotine Porcelain Vases
early 20th century, of bottle form, flared scalloped rim, applied wood form handles and floral and leaf decoration, circular foot, 12 in., crazing, glaze voids and chips, chips to flowers and leaves, firing flaws, labels and felt pads to bases
Estimate: $200 - $400
267
Junghans Figural Diana Mystery Clock
German, early 20th century, standing figure of goddess Diana, bronzed finish, proper right arm extended to suspend the swing pendulum, raised on circular wood base, circular white enameled dial, Arabic hours, dial with Junghans mark, height overall 13 in., verdigris to figure, rubbing and spotting to patina, tarnishing/ discoloration to pendulum, pendulum slightly bent, not tested for functionality
Provenance: Private Collection, Athens, Georgia
Estimate: $200 - $400
266
French Cast Iron Juice Press
early 20th century, cast iron with perforated inner basket and blue enameled catch basin, 10 x 7 x 5-3/4 in. with press fully descended , surface dirt and accretion, spots of corrosion throughout, catch basin with wear to interior enamel, dark patina
Estimate: $100 - $200
268
Louis XV Style Marquetry Inlaid Bronze Mounted Marble Top Commode
French, 20th century, thick variegated marble top over a bombe form with two marquetry inlaid dovetailed drawers, 35 x 48-1/2 x 20 in., good structural condition, typical scattered veneer cracks, repairs and minor losses, some varnish distress evident around drawer marquetry
Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beaches, Florida
Estimate: $300 - $500
269
Continental Musical Cigar Carousel late 19th century, possibly rosewood veneer, scalloped form, brass lyre decoration to exterior of doors, brass cigar mounts on interior of doors, beading along edge of top and base, 11-1/2 x 7-1/4 x 6-1/2 in., surface dirt and accretion, old label to base, areas of chipping to edges, beading loose in some places, some pest damage, multiple chips to finial, opening mechanism largely functional, music does not appear to function at time of inspection
Provenance: Private Collection, Athens, Georgia
Estimate: $200 - $400
270
Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Drop Leaf Side Table late 19th/early 20th century, two tiers each with two drop leaves, marquetry inlay throughout with urns, songbirds, and flowers, trestle form base, 26-1/2 x 8-1/2 x 22 in., good structural condition, scattered minor surface distress, some minor sun fading, typical bumps and wear at feet
Provenance: Collection of Isabel Johnston, Macon, Georgia, and Pamela Johnston Patterson, Athens, Georgia; by descent in family
Estimate: $300 - $500
This lot contains animal or plant material that may be restricted under federal, state and/or local law. Prospective bidders should check all applicable government wildlife restrictions prior to placing a bid. The buyer is solely responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses or permits from federal, state and/or local authorities applicable to their purchase or transport of the object. Please note that bidders in New Jersey may not bid on any lots containing elephant ivory, mammoth ivory, or rhinoceros horn. 271
Collection of Four Pocket Navigational Tools
Continental, 18th/19th century, German sundial compass, 3/4 x 2 in. diameter; two compasses in brass case, larger 1-1/4 x 2-1/2 in.; compass in leather case, 5/8 x 1-3/4 in., surface dirt/accretion, untested for functionality, wear commensurate with age and use, brass with spotting, discoloration, and scratches; smaller brass example with break to ring on top of glass; leather example with fraying to fabric on interior
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New YorkCollected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $300 - $500
272
Continental Silver Box, Battle Scene 19th/20th century, one rectangular with battle scene, gilt interior, double struck unknown mark on base, test .900, 25.77 oz. T., 9-1/2 in., some wear
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $400 - $800
273
Continental Silver Box, Goddess Bathing Scene 19th/20th century, cartouche form, lid with goddess bathing scene, and swag border, unmarked, test .900 fine, 24.36 oz. T., 8 in., light wear
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $300 - $600
274
Eight Enamel Compacts
20th century, one square with openwork scroll border, green and turquoise colored stones, central rectangular scene, .800 fine; two rectangular with enamel decoration and applied round scenes; one cartouche form silver and enamel, unmarked; two square with canted corners, enamel decoration; one gilt metal and enamel; one rectangular gilt metal with enamel portrait, all with mirrors, 2-1/2 in. to 3-1/4 in., all with wear
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $100 - $200
276
Four Silver Composite/Ivory Compacts
275
Two Sterling Cat Figures
probably Continental, late 20th century, two figural cats, marked “925” and other partial mark, probably filled, 4.5 oz. T. gross weight, 3-1/4 in. and 4 in., minor wear
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $50 - $100
20th century, including three Italian silver and ivory composite applied scenes with enamel decoration; one French composite base with courting scene, all with mirrors, 2-1/2 in. to 3-1/2 in., all with wear
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $100 - $200
This lot contains animal or plant material that may be restricted under federal, state and/or local law. Prospective bidders should check all applicable government wildlife restrictions prior to placing a bid. The buyer is solely responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses or permits from federal, state and/or local authorities applicable to their purchase or transport of the object. Please note that bidders in New Jersey may not bid on any lots containing elephant ivory, mammoth ivory, or rhinoceros horn.
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Four Continental Figural Porcelain Table Objects probably French, late 19th/early 20th century, comprising: pair of bud vases featuring rural figures with agricultural tools, woman with incised “H” to base, man with incised mark to base, 9-1/4 x 4 x 4 in.; decorative statue of a gentleman with a riding crop, with linear mark in underglaze blue to base, 10-1/4 x 4 x 4 in.; probably Volkstedt, cylindrical mantle clock, with a painted porcelain face, Roman numerals, and floral garland, surmounted by a musical couple with a bagpipe and hurdy gurdy, 9-1/2 x 10 x 5-1/2 in., loss to gilt; vases with hairline to woman’s sickle, lacking grip of man’s scythe; statue lacking proper left pointer finger, small loss/chipping along edge of hat; clock with loss to finial, minor loss to tip of man’s proper left pinky, losses to tops of woman’s proper right hand fingers, not tested for functionality
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $100 - $300
279
Quimper Pottery Bowl and Charger, Pair of Cobalt Glass Lidded Urns and Candlesticks, late 19th/20th century, comprising: Quimper pottery bowl with scalloped rim, central polychrome decoration of woman with floral motif and banding, 3-3/4 x 11-1/2 x 11-1/2 in.; Quimper pottery charger marked on base “Henriot/Quimper/France/83”, with central polychrome decoration of man with floral motif, 1-1/2 x 12-1/4 x 12-1/4 in.; pair of molded hexagonal base cobalt glass candlesticks, 9-1/4 x 4-1/2 x 4-1/4 in.; pair of cobalt glass lidded urns, 11-1/2 x 5-1/2 x 5-1/2 in., Quimper with anomalies, glaze voids, pinholes, surface accretion, some chips to glaze along edges, each with drilled holes to base for suspension; bowl with some crazing at interior, chipping to base rim; candlesticks with anomalies and inclusions, scratches and scuffs to bases, chips and fleabites along seams, wax accretion, one with straw mark; lidded urns with anomalies and inclusions, scratches and scuffs to bases, one with chip to rim of urn and chip to rim of lid
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $100 - $300
278
Two Continental Carved Architectural Ornaments comprising: 19th century, carved putto architectural ornament, decoration of carved oak bust and wings, surmounting floral leaf and ribbon tied garland, 14 x 18 x 8-1/2 in.; carved wooden foliate wall shelf with recessed platform, 21 x 8-3/4 x 3-1/4 in., putto ornament with accretion, embedded dust, discoloration, wear and minor losses to tip of nose, small loss to one eyelid, wear to tips of wings, loss of center to one flower, break and repair to tip of one wing, drill holes to top, slight separation at seam, backboard with chips and losses, drill holes, suspension wire; wall shelf with surface dirt and accretion, chip to front of platform, abrasions, scratching, and drill holes to rear, several cracks and splits not affecting overall integrity
Estimate: $400 - $600
280
Five Piece Garniture Set with Two Iron Humidifiers and Two Glass Candelabras, Victorian gilt metal garniture set comprising: one three light girandole and four single light girandoles atop sandstone bases with varying floral and foliate decorations, each arm suspending ten prisms, largest 18 x 17-3/4 x 4 in.; pair of pressed glass two light candelabras, each arm suspending ten prisms, 10-3/4 x 13-3/4 x 4-1/2 in.; two 20th century Virginia Metalcrafters lidded cast iron humidifiers, “Minuette Cash Po” marked to base, 5 x 6-3/4 x 3-1/4 in., garniture set with dust and accretion, some verdigris to candle cup interiors, lacking 27 prisms, some prism pieces retained, chips and fleabites to prisms, some wires replaced; glass candelabras with inclusions, accretion, one with break and loss to base of one candle cup, with six extra associated prisms
Provenance: From a South Carolina Family Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
281
Continental Brass Lidded Inkwell
19th century, rectangular form with hinged lid opening to recessed compartment housing two glass liners, pierced border with scrollwork, putti, and lion mask decoration, scrolled feet, 4 x 14 x 8-1/4 in., surface dirt, some spotting and discoloration, one glass liner with crack to base
Provenance: Private Collection, Athens, Georgia
Estimate: $100 - $300
283
Pair of Black Painted Metal and Glass Moorish Style Lamps 20th century, each pierced shade of faceted dome form, with six orange glass panes with openwork floral and foliate appliques, on painted wood hexagonal bases, wired for electricity, 32 x 14 x 14 in., band of foliate appliques off but retained, additional screws, scattered dents and warping, especially to openwork banding, apparent breaks and losses at finials, scratches and paint losses to bases where domes sit (domes slightly loose on stands, can rotate), surface dirt/accretion, not tested for functionality
Estimate: $100 - $300
282
Pair of Bronze Neoclassical Urns With Bacchus Motif
Continental, mid 20th century, black patinated urns with Neoclassical relief robed figures, mask form handles, grapevine and acanthus leaf decoration throughout, gilt accents, 14 x 9-1/4 x 9-1/4 in., loss to gilt, wear consistent with age and use, dusty accretion in crevices, lacking marble bases (pins present on corners)
Provenance: Private Collection, Athens, Georgia
Estimate: $400 - $600
284
Pair of KPM Porcelain Urns
German, 19th century, floral sprays, insects, and scenes of birds in trees, base with animal faces on sides, ram’s head form handles, animal foot form feet, gilt foliate scrollwork to lip, with KPM impressed mark at bases, 11-1/4 x 9-7/8 x 9-7/8 in., surface dirt and accretion, anomalies, gilt loss; one urn with retouch to rim (see blacklight)
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
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Six Continental and British Porcelain Bird Figures 20th century, comprising examples by: Sandizell, Hoffner & Co., Royal Worcester, Royal Dux, Nymphenburg, a Nove majolica example, and one signed indistinctly; each of various species and decoration, tallest 11 in., majolica rooster with chips to comb and feathers; otherwise each in overall good condition
Provenance: Collection of Isabel Johnston, Macon, Georgia, and Pamela Johnston Patterson, Athens, Georgia; by descent in family
Estimate: $200 - $400
286
Guilloche Enamel Opera Glasses
probably French, late 19th/20th century, light blue, enamel decorated with floral garlands and bows, brass and silver toned metal, eye cups inlaid with mother of pearl, pearloid focus wheel, 2 x 5 x 3 in., accretion, crazing, cracks, and scuffing commensurate with age and use, decorative cover of handle loose with substantial losses to guilloche enamel, lacking base cap of handle, wear, losses, and denting to objective lens cases, some light scratching to lenses, lenses and focus wheel functional
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
Estimate: $100 - $300
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Two Large Continental Carved Corbels
comprising: late 19th/20th century example, carved lion mask support with floral and fruit garlands, faceted D form shelf, 21-1/2 x 20-1/2 x 11 in.; modern example probably by Enkeboll Designs, unmarked, carved female mask support with scalloped D form shelf, 20-3/4 x 23 x 8-1/4 in., surface dirt, scattered scratches, bumps, and cracks throughout; lion mask example with several cracks and separations throughout, some edge chips and losses
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $400 - $600
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Pair of Large Framed Italian Majolica Chargers
20th century, each with scalloped edge and in blue and white decoration of mythological figures and dolphins, sight 18 in. diameter; both mounted within shadowbox, 26-1/4 x 26-1/4 x 4-1/2 in., not examined out of frame, anomalies and pinholes; frames with light wear and abrasions; one plate off of mounts and loose in shadow box
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $300 - $500
289
Serabend Runner
early 20th century, red field with repeating boteh design, white border, 9 ft. 4 in. x
3 ft. 8 in., wear with exposed foundation, wear to selvage, loss to ends
Provenance: Private Collection, Knoxville, Tennessee
Estimate: $400 - $600
290
Gabeh Carpet
20th century, landscape scene with animals and trees below a full sun, 10 ft. 7 in. x 8 ft. 1 in., running of colors, thick uniform pile, intentional brown threads sporadically throughout sky portion
Estimate: $300 - $500
291
Shiraz Rug
early 20th century, repeating geometric medallions on faded olive ground, 4 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft. 4 in., corrosion, areas of wear lacking pile, one side with several repaired slits and/or holes, 1/2 in. loss at each end with later binding, some fringe loss
Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
292 Turkish Kilim Runner
late 20th century, red field with five blue geometric medallions, green stepped border, 7 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft., good condition overall, some exposed foundation, wear to fringe, abrash
Estimate: $100 - $300
293
Kazak Mat
mid 20th century, hooked diamond medallion with red field, blue spandrels, white border, 2 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. 4 in., in good condition overall, wear to selvage, slight fading, hanging sleeve attached to back
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
295
Continental Christmas Tree Music Box with Seven Thorens Discs
square carved and painted wood case with applied decorative metal plaque with Classical figures in relief, hinged half lid opening to playing mechanism, case surmounted by cylindrical Christmas tree holder, with winder key and seven Thorens discs, 11-1/2 x 14-1/2 x 14-1/2 in., working at time of inspection, scattered bumps, scratches, and abrasions to wood case, some losses to painted surface, metal with some discoloration and minor rust spotting, some minor warping to discs, small crack to hinged half lid
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $500 - $700
294
Kuba Chi Chi Rug
20th century, blue field with repeating rows of hooked medallions and floral medallions, repeating star and floral borders, 5 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 6 in., running of colors at one end, overall good condition with low even pile, loss to fringe
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $400 - $600
296
Austrian Enameled Windmill Form Music Box
20th century, unmarked, gilt metal windmill form frame with enameled pastoral and figural decoration, winder on base, 9 x 7-1/4 in. diameter, working at time of inspection, some spotting and discoloration to metal, scattered losses to enamel
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $600 - $900
297
Black Forest Carved Double Bird Cuckoo Clock Swiss/German, 19th century, wood dial with applied Roman numerals, two hinged doors opening to cuckoo bird mechanism, works held within chalet form case decorated with openwork foliate scrollwork, with pendulum, chains, and painted acorn form metal weights, 19-1/2 x 18 x 6 in., surface dust and accretion, loss to Roman numerals at 10th and 12th hours, not tested for functionality, cuckoo birds restored, cracks and repairs to foliate openwork element at lower corners, one with visible glue residue, crack and repair to minute hand
Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beaches, Florida
Estimate: $300 - $500
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Pair of Large Royal Dux Bohemia Porcelain Musician Figures early 20th century, marked on bases “Royal Dux...Bohemia” on bases, each in the form of male and female figure in period dress atop naturalistic bases, the man with guitar, woman with lute, larger approximately 32 x 9 x 11 in., scattered pinholes and firing cracks, slight losses to gilt and painted surfaces, surface dust and accretion, scattered small chips and losses to more delicate elements
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $300 - $500
298
Pair of French Barbotine Cache Pots
20th century, applied leaf form handles, crenellated rims and bases, 9-1/4 x 12 x 7-1/2 in., surface dirt and accretion, crazing and some scratching throughout, areas of retouch (see blacklight)
Estimate: $100 - $300
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33 Pieces Assorted Glass Drinkware, Saint-Louis & Gorham British/Continental, 20th century, comprising: six marked “Saint-Louis/France” on bases, three 7 in. stems and three 7-3/4 in. stems; six 4 in. stems, marked “Gorham” on bases; seven 5 in. stems, unmarked; fourteen 4-1/8 in. glasses, unmarked, surface dirt and residue, scattered scratches and flea bites throughout, typical light wear to bases
Provenance: Private Collection, Miami, Florida
Estimate: $200 - $400
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Large Baroque Style Silver Toned Laquered Pricket Stick 19th century, shaped body with trifid base, scrolled feet, front silvered finish, verso painted blue, height 44 in., chips and losses throughout, discoloration, cracks to feet with major losses, insect holes, with some repairs, age splits
Estimate: $300 - $500
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Black Forest Carved Hunt Themed Cuckoo Clock
Swiss/German, 19th century, wood dial with applied Roman numerals, hinged door opening to cuckoo bird mechanism, works held in chalet form case decorated with carved bird, rabbit, and deer, with pendulum, chains, and two acorn form weights, 21-1/2 x 14 x 10-1/4 in., surface dirt and accretion, repair and retouch to both antlers of central deer, not tested for functionality, general scuffs and losses to wood, some chips to foliate decoration
Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beaches, Florida
Estimate: $300 - $500
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228 Piece Italian Floral Ceramic Dinner Service with 28 Decorative Ornaments Italian/German, 20th century, each in floral decoration, most marked on base “Italy”, comprising: lidded teapot, 5-1/2 x 7-1/2 x 4-1/2 in.; double handled lidded sugar, 4-3/4 x 5-1/4 x 4 in.; small lidded sugar, 3-7/8 x 4-3/4 x 3-1/2 in.; two creamers, larger 3-1/4 x 4-1/2 x 3-1/2 in.; 25 assorted tea cups, largest 2-5/8 x 4-3/4 x 4 in.; nine miniature tea cups/place card holders, 2 x 2-3/4 x 2-1/8 in.; 13 lidded bowls, 4-1/4 x 5-3/4 x 4-1/2 in.; 10 associated lids, 3-1/4 x 5-1/2 x 5-1/2 in.; lidded cylindrical jar, 4-1/2 x 5-1/2 x 5-1/2 in.; pair of oval compotes, 5-3/8 x 10-3/4 x 5-1/2 in.; large circular compote; 4-3/8 x 10-3/4 x 10-3/4 in.; two figural compotes, larger 3-3/4 x 8 x 6-1/2 in.; seven assorted trays of varying shape and size, largest 1-1/4 x 17-3/4 x 11 in.; pair of large bowls with handles, 2-1/4 x 11-1/2 x 10-1/2 in.; two oval bowls, one slightly larger 2-3/8 x 9-7/8 x 6-3/4 in.; leaf form dish, 1-1/4 x 8-1/4 x 7-1/2 in.; heart shaped dish, 1-1/2 x 8-3/4 x 7 in.; 92 assorted small plates, saucers, bowls, and side plates, largest 7/8 x 7-5/8 x 7-5/8 in.; 35 dinner and luncheon plates, larger 7/8 x 10 x 10 in.; soup bowl, 1-1/2 x 9-1/4 x 9-1/4 in.; 19 assorted small reticulated baskets, largest 2-1/2 x 3-3/4 x 2-3/4 in.; 24 floral place card holders, marked “Germany” to underside, each approximately 2-1/4 x 1-1/2 x 3/4 in.; four wire and thread clovers, 1-3/4 x 1-3/4 in., scattered anomalies, pinholes, glaze voids, and crazing, small chips and abrasions at high relief areas, numerous breaks and losses to floral and foliate accents, some loss to enamel decoration, surface dirt and accretion, discoloration; double handled sugar with notable scattered accretion and repair to finial; smaller sugar with two large chips to lid; tea cups with scattered hairlines to rims and small chips; lidded bowls with some chipping to finials, one associated example; cylindrical jar with lid possibly associated; one tray with large crack and associated repair to center; one large bowl with crack and repair to both handles; heart shaped dish with small chipping to rim; small plates with scattered small chips, abrasions, and hairlines, some with sticky and clear accretion, one saucer with cracks and associated repairs to rim; dinner and luncheon plates with scattered chips and abrasions, one with crack and associated repair; baskets with breaks and losses to floral accents; floral place card holders with numerous breaks and losses (multiple pieces retained)
Provenance: Private South Carolina Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
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Royal Vienna Porcelain Madonna Plate Austrian, late 19th century, with overglaze blue bindenschild or beehive mark to base and titled “Madonna”, hand painted central depiction of Madonna and Child surrounded by elaborate gilt and enamel border, 1 x 9-1/2 x 9-1/2 in., minor anomalies, pinholes, scratches, and surface dust, minor loss to gilt/enamel
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
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Five Whimsical Decorative Objects
comprising: Italian hand painted ceramic plant form table object, 10-1/4 x 6-1/2 x 6-1/2 in.; English gluggle jug, marked “Dartmouth/Devon” to base, 9-1/2 x 6 x 3-1/2 in.; pair of painted metal grasshopper and mantis form candlesticks, largest 11-1/4 x 5-1/2 in.; insect form cast iron sculpture, 1-3/4 x 4-3/4 x 2-1/2 in., occasional chips along edges of ceramic plant foliage; gluggle jug with break and repair to top of mouth, some residue from previous label; dust and accretion to grasshopper/mantis form candlesticks, some wear and loss to painted decoration; cast iron insect with wear and rusting
Provenance: From a South Carolina Family Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
306
Pair of Gilt Bronze Recumbent Lion Doorstops
British/Continental, 19th century, unmarked, 8 x 16-1/2 x 6-1/2 in., surface dirt, scattered scratches, some areas of spotting and discoloration to bronze, a few minor dents
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $400 - $600
307
Pair of Persian Silver Two Handled Vases
19th century, foliate rim, handles with bird finials, unmarked, test .900 fine,, 73.79 oz. T., 13-3/4 in., some wear
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
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Persian Silver Bowl probably 19th century, round with bead border and fine Persian decoration, partial marks on base, test .800 fine, 16.62 oz. T., 3-1/2 x 7-3/4 in, some wear
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
309
Persian Silver Coffee Pot 19th or 20th century, octagonal form with fine persian decoration, applied mother of pearl handle and finial, marks on base, test .900 fine, 23.72 oz. T. gross weight, 7 in., base bent, does not sit flat
Provenance: Private Collection Estimate: $400 - $600
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Set of Four Persian Silver Compotes 20th century, round with openwork decoration, marks on base, .900 fine, 32.47 oz. T., 3-3/4 x 5 in. each, all with minor wear
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $500 - $800
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Persian Silver Vase probably 19th century, urn form with openwork ruffled rim, inscribed, unmarked, test .900 fine, 32.99 oz. T., 16 in., several sections of the rim bent and rough, base bent and does not sit flat, and typical wear
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $500 - $800
312
Persian Silver Vase probably 19th century, urn form with openwork ruffled floral rim, unmarked, test .900 fine, 21.98 oz. T., 13-1/4 in., base is loose, wear
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $300 - $600
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Four Persian Silver Lidded Vessels 19th/20th century, including round footed pot with scroll handles, marks on base; round teapot, scroll handle with applied wood spacer, marks on base; round teapot with elephant handle, spout, and finial; one teapot, scroll handle with applied bone spacer, all decorated, 45.82 oz. T., 4-3/4 in. to 6-1/2 in., one with repairs on base, all with wear
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
314
Four Persian Lidded Vessels 19th/20th century, one oval footed with openwork handles with griffins; one round, footed, scroll handles; one round, scroll handles, bird finial, partial marks on base, one round, scroll handles, all with raised decoration, test .800 fine, 70.82 oz. T., 5-3/4 in. to 7-1/2 in., oval with repaired hinge, all with wear and damage
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
315
Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Platter, Parry or Parkhill late 18th century, of oval form, centered with the arms of Parry or Parkhill, below a monogram “RFP”, cobalt and gilt borders, 17 x 15 in., spotting, discoloration, accretion, possible in-painting to border, some losses to hand painted decoration, monogram, anomalies (as made)
Provenance: According to consignor notes, purchased from Jane J. Marsden Antiques & Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia, October 16, 1993, for $1,000; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
Brunk Auctions would like to thank Angela Howard of Heirloom & Howard Ltd. for her assistance in identifying this lot.
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13 Pieces of Assorted Chinese Export Porcelain enamel decoration, comprising: six teacups with handles, four with gilt detail, one with monogram “WS”, largest 2-7/8 x 3-1/4 x 2-5/8 in.; three teacups without handles, one with gilt detail, and arms of Cary impaling Rowe quartering Serjeants’ Inn, largest 2 x 3-1/4 x 3-3/8 in.; reticulated ovoid armorial dish, gilt detail, arms of Fector impaling Lane, motto reading “Fide Felices Facti”, 1 x 7-3/4 x 3-7/8 in.; floriform dish with monogram “MMJ”, gilt detail, 3/4 x 5-3/8 x 5-5/8 in.; tea bowl, 2-3/8 x 4-5/8 x 4-4/8 in.; bowl with American eagle, gilt detail, base with “HAND DECORATED IN HONG KONG” export mark, 2-3/4 x 6-1/8 x 6-1/8 in.; two similar kneeling figurines, larger 6 x 2-1/2 x 3-1/4 in.; mug, gilt detail, 4-1/4 x 5-1/4 x 3-1/2 in.; helmet form creamer with monogram “JEM?”, gilt detail, 5-1/4 x 6-1/8 x 3-1/4 in., surface dirt and accretion, anomalies and pinholes, enamel loss; gilt items with loss to gilt; one teacup with handle with small chips to rim; two teacups without handles with small chips to rim; one kneeling figurine with several chips to basket, missing rear foot
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York
Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $400 - $600
Similar examples of the Cary impaling Rowe quartering Serjeant’s Inn and Fector impaling Lane examples are pictured in David Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Volume I, pgs. 173 and 663
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Small Asian Four Panel Lacquered and Mother of Pearl Inlaid Screen
Chinese/Japanese, four arched top hinged panels, each with carved friezes with central lacquered panel with mother of pearl inlay, bird and floral motifs, 35-1/2 x 42 x 1 in., some rubbing and loss to surfaces, losses to mother of pearl inlay, general wear and scratches throughout, surface dust and accretion
Provenance: Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
Estimate: $100 - $300
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Asian Cloisonne Urn Converted to Table Lamp 19th century, dragon head handles, wave motif, to top of finial 25-1/2 x 9 x 9 in., surface dirt and accretion, patinated finish, scratching to metal, some scratching, pitting, and loss to enamel, electrical housing not fitted properly over vase mouth, not tested for functionality
Provenance: Private Virginia Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
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Chinese Lacquered Bamboo Bird Cage 20th century, of typical form, carved decoration to base, with two porcelain feeder/water bowls, suspending metal hook, and dust cover, 30 in., all over minor wear typical of age and use, one small piece detached but retained
Estimate: $200 - $400
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Chinese Export ‘European Subject’ Porcelain Tea Bowl and Saucer circa 1785, each with central cartouche featuring a mythological portrait bust atop pink ground, gilt foliate decoration, tea bowl 2 x 3-1/2 in., saucer 1-1/4 x 5-1/2 in. diameter, anomalies, pinholes, and loss to gilt/enamel, surface dirt/accretion; bowl with hairline from rim; saucer with two hairlines from rim
Provenance: Henry Moog Antiques, Atlanta, Georgia (label); Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
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Chinese Carved Cinnabar Lidded Box with six character reign mark on base of the Qianlong emperor, main image depicts buddha being served fruit whilst the immortal of longevity looks upon scene, set in a garden setting with houses in a mountainous landscape, Greek key border with outer leafy border on base and lid, brass bound base of lid and base, base decorated with repeating Wanli symbols, central reign mark flanked by auspicious fruit and ribbons, 2-1/2 x 5-5/8 x 3-7/8 in., darkened reddish coloring, dusty accretion in crevices, scattered small chips consistent with age and use, abrasion to underside of base, crackling to black interior and losses to lid, in good condition overall, area of professional restoration to surface, especially at edges
Provenance: Property from the John B. Schorsch Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
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Two Porcelain Urns Converted to Table Lamps, in the Chinese Taste 20th century, comprising: hand painted polychrome urn with gilt decoration, four toed dragon form handles, resting on carved and gilt wood plinth, 24 x 10 x 8 in. to top of socket; hand painted polychrome group scene with floral decorations and poem, unmarked, resting on circular laminated and gilt base, 20 x 8-3/4 x 7 in. to top of socket, not tested for functionality, dust and accretion, firing flaws, some wear/loss to gilt and painted decoration; larger example with pinholes, some chipping to rim of mouth, discoloration to base, break and repair at body/foot; smaller example with vertical hairline at rear, some chips and cracking to base, horizontal split to base at rear
Provenance: Private Georgia Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
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Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Charger, for the Dutch Market mid 18th century, enamel and gilt scrollwork and spearhead bands centering coat of arms for Jonkheer Tulleken, 1-1/2 x 12-3/4 in., anomalies, pinholes, and loss to enamel/gilt, scattered areas of repair and retouch (see blacklight), hairlines to base
Provenance: Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
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Asian Bronze and Cloisonne Lidded Censer
Chinese/Japanese, 19th century, squat urn form on tripod base, central cloisonne floral band, two arced side handles, pierced lid with qilin finial, 9-1/4 x 7-1/4 in. diameter, surface dirt, spotting and discoloration to bronze, pitting and losses to enamel, urn base with possible repair
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
Estimate: $100 - $300
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Two Chinese Enameled Metal Pen Trays both rectangular with cut corners, enamel on copper, famille rose decoration of flowering vines, pomegranates and butterflies, one with white ground, one with yellow ground, teal undersides, 3/4 x 9 x 4-1/8 in., some discoloration, surface scratching consistent with age and use, losses to yellow ground, damage with cracks to back of yellow (see photographs)
Provenance: Property from the John B. Schorsch Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
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Chinese Lacquered and Gilt Wood Lidded Caddy octagonal form, carved figural handle with hinged locking mechanism, with carved gilt shuangxi (double happiness) decoration, lid underside with red wax seal, 13 x 10 x 8-1/2 in., surface dirt and accretion, scuffs and losses to lacquered surface, rubbing and losses to gilding, old paint retouch at double happiness cartouche, lid with crack and separation, one separation down length of side, some spotting and discoloration to brass band
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
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Three Chinese Jade Table Objects comprising: pair of mottled green teacups, each with carved wood stand, 1-3/8 x 2-3/8 in.; silver plate letter opener with attached pale green belt hook handle, carved with dragon, 8-1/2 x 7/8 in., anomalies, inclusions, some surface dirt/ accretion; letter opener with attractive and unique tarnish
Provenance: Private Chicago Estate
Estimate: $300 - $500
These objects test as Nephrite on the Presidium Gem Tester II.
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Three Small Japanese Porcelain Table Objects
20th century, comprising: rotund vase with floral decoration over green ground, white metal weaving and banding, 5-1/4 x 4-1/2 in.; tea cup in enamel and gilt decoration of birds among charm and trailing ribbons, the base with character mark, 2-3/4 x 3-3/8 in.; saucer in matching decoration, 5-1/8 in. diameter; small footed vase, enamel and gilt decoration of children, marked on base with character mark, 3-1/2 x 2-1/4 in., anomalies, pinholes, and crazing, some loss to enamel and gilt, surface dirt/accretion; tea cup with hairline from rim with some glue residue; saucer with slight spider crack to base; small vase lacking one handle
Provenance: Property from the John B. Schorsch Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
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42 Pieces of Assorted Japanese Export Ceramic Tableware 19th century, comprising: 31 piece blue willow transferware tea service, including teapot, creamer, lidded sugar, two teacups, lidded serving dish, ovoid serving dish, ovoid serving bowl, six plates, 12 saucers, five small finger bowls, most pieces marked “Made in Japan” in blue to base, largest (teapot) 5 x 6 x 3 in.; miniature lustreware teapot marked “Made in Japan” to base, 3-1/4 x 4 x 2-1/4 in.; pair of flared fluted cups marked “Made in Japan” to base, footed cup, lidded sugar, with “Made in Japan” marked to base, serving plate, and punch bowl with central peacock decoration, largest 6-1/4 x 14-1/2 x 14-1/2 in.; four assorted Imari scalloped edge plates, two with painted decoration to obverse, each approximately 1-3/4 x 8-1/2 x 8-1/2 in., dust and accretion, firing flaws, chipping to edges, wear and loss to painted decorations, some staining, examples with crazing; serving plate with pinholes and glaze voids; punchbowl with hairlines, wear and loss to gilt; one scalloped edge plate with significant chipping and losses to bottom/ painted decoration and along edges
Provenance: From a South Carolina Family Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
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Chinese Yellow Ground Sgraffito Bulb Planter with four character reign mark in brick red, yellow ground with incised leaf pattern, floral medallions, 1-3/4 x 8-3/4 x 5-3/4 in., glaze void on top rim and interior surface, two rim chips, wear to underside of feet, micro abrasions to surface
Estimate: $100 - $300
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Two Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Bowls and Bowl 18th/19th century, each with enamel decoration of an urn with flowers and banding near rim, tea bowls 2-3/8 x 3-1/2 in. diameter; bowl 2-3/4 x 5-1/2 in. diameter, anomalies, pinholes, wear to bases, some loss to gilt and enamel, surface dirt/accretion; one tea bowl with hairline from rim; bowl with six hairlines from rim
Provenance: Henrietta Sidell and Charles Anthony Ingersoll, by descent to Grace I. Edwards; The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Estimate: $100 - $300
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Japanese Earthenware Demigod Figure
white and brown glazed figure with beard, holding man by the hair, wielding sword, 14 x 11 x 7 in., old repair to cracks on shoulder and back, broken hand that holds sword, crazing, chip to back base
Provenance: Private Collection, Panama City, Florida
Estimate: $100 - $300
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Japanese Painted Lacquered Fan in Shadowbox ink and pigment with gilt highlights on silk, lacquered and gilt fan panels with floral decoration, fan 10-1/2 x 20-1/2 in., in gilt shadowbox frame 14-5/8 x 22-5/8 in., not examined out of frame, minor fading, some losses to gilt decoration
Provenance: Private Nashville Collection
Estimate: $50 - $100
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Pair of Large Japanese Satsuma Vases with Fu Lion Form Handles baluster form, flared foot and lip, figural fu lion handles, gilt diapering and detail, foliate scrollwork at lips, fan and floral geometric arabesques, floral cartouches, one with samurai winter scene and sea battle scene, the other with samurai camp scene and horseback scene, 24-3/4 x 13 x 13 in., surface dirt and accretion, anomalies and pinholes, glaze voids, slight loss to enamel, loss to gilt, spider crack on bases, bases drilled (refilled)
Provenance: Private Collection, Panama City, Florida
Estimate: $400 - $600
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Japanese Carved, Painted, and Gilt Hanging Wood Trade Sign early 20th century, scroll form sign for a book shop, 46-1/2 x 14-7/8 x 1-1/8 in., scattered scratches and losses to surfaces, surface dirt and accretion, rust to metal rings, large break and repair to one scroll end
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
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William Hogarth, Marriage A-la-Mode (British, 1697—1764)
Plates I-VI, 20th century restrike engravings on heavy cream wove paper, sheets 18-1/2 x 22-7/8 in.; unframed, some toning, small stains, some with small losses and tears, some foxing
Provenance: Property of the Birmingham Museum of Art sold to benefit the Baker Acquisition Fund
Estimate: $200 - $400
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William Henry Hunt, Woodland Still Life (British, 1790-1864)
Grapes and apples on a forest floor, signed lower left “W. Hunt”, oil on artist board, 6 x 9 in.; painted and composition frame, 15-1/4x 12-1/4 x 2-1/2 in., crackle, retouch, surface dirt, areas of overcleaning; frame with resurfacing
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
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British School Portrait (19th century)
Young Gentleman, inscribed verso backing board “Hon. James Rollo Esq/ Edinburgh/Raeburn,” unsigned, oil on canvas, 22-1/4 x 18-1/8 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 28-5/8 x 24-1/2 x 4-1/2 in., lined with paste and linen, restretched on new stretcher, retouch, crackle; frame with some losses to composition, resurfaced, abrasions
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $200 - $400
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After George Charles Morland (British, 1763-1804)
Shepherd Resting with his Dog, unsigned, oil on canvas, 17 x 21 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 21-3/4 x 25-5/8 x 1-3/4 in., wax and linen lining, restretched on old stretcher, at least two periods of retouch, crackle, surface dirt; frame with some wear
Estimate: $400 - $600
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Tom Seymour (British, 1844-1904)
Landscape with Lake, signed lower right “Tom Seymour”, Birmingham label verso on foamcore, oil on canvas, 8 x 16 in.; gilt wood and composition frame with black painted center segments, 12-3/4 x 21 x 1-3/8 in., minimal crackle, surface dirt, canvas not examined verso behind foamcore; frame with wear
Provenance: Richard, Michael, and Merritt Pizitz; Collection of the Birmingham Museum of Art, sold to benefit the Decorative Arts Acquisition Fund
Estimate: $200 - $400
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British School Naive Painting (British, 19th/20th century)
Castle by the Bay, unsigned, oil on canvas, 12-3/4 x 16-5/8 in.; gilt wood frame, 153/8 x 19-3/8 x 1 in., canvas trimmed and laid on card, surface dirt, yellowing varnish, accretion; frame with same wear
Provenance: Property from the Thomson House, 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built by Thomas Chalmers Darsie; by descent to Anne Darsie Thomson then to Robert Thomson; Gifted 2014 to Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Estimate: $100 - $200
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Classical Carved Rosewood and Painted Leather Writing Table
British, 19th century, floral painted writing surface, dolphin carved trestle form base, 25 x 29 x 18-1/4 in., top with losses to banding, one dolphin carved trestle support is missing, top with wear and scattered paint losses, other surface distress overall
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina Estimate: $200 - $400
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Ten Minton ‘Kakiemon Tiger’ Porcelain Plates
British, 19th century, each with tiger amongst bamboo with floral motifs, in the Imari palette, unmarked, 8-7/8 in. diameter, surface dirt, scattered scratches, some rubbing and losses to enamel, tape remnants/residue; one with chip to foot
Provenance: Private Collection, Athens, Georgia
Estimate: $300 - $500
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A History of the English Speaking People, Four Volumes by Winston S. Churchill, London: Cassell and Company Ltd, 1956, four volumes (complete), with dust jackets, light wear to extremities; vol. 3 with some foxing to page edges
Provenance: Private Collection, Athens, Georgia
Estimate: $200 - $400
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Pair George II Fruitwood Dining Chairs
probably Irish, mid 18th century, walnut and other mixed woods upholstered slip seats, cabriole legs with turned stretchers, 38-1/2 x 22 x 21 in., scattered pest damage with some associated repairs, scattered patches and repairs at feet, lacking one knee return, patch and area of retouch at one top of splat, other distress and minor repairs
Estimate: $300 - $500
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British Sarcophagus Form Tea Caddy
18th/19th century, hinged lid opening to divided lidded interior, four brass ball form feet and two flower basket form side handles, 6-1/8 x 8-1/2 x 5 in., scattered bumps and wear to wood commensurate with age and use, crack to lid in back right corner, some minor separations at seams, handle on right side loose due to lacking nut, loss to foil lining at interior, one side panel that holds interior lid detached at interior right compartment (retained), modern screws through two ball feet
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York
Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $100 - $300
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Seven Assorted Lacquered and Gilt Decorated Desk Objects
British/Japanese, 19th century, comprising: two boxes; ink stand with two glass inkwells; two goblets; two small folding shelves, largest 4 x 10-7/8 x 4-1/2 in., surface dirt, scattered cracks to lacquered surfaces, losses to gilding and paint; inkwells with small chips and discoloration to brass elements
Provenance: The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Estimate: $200 - $400
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Two Framed Petit Point Needleworks
British, late 19th/early 20th century, two genre scenes of men and women about town, wool on canvas, sight 13-1/2 x 9-1/2 in.; gilt wood frames, 21 x 17 in., not examined out of frame, minimal fraying; frame with light wear and abrasions, some scratches
Provenance: An Important Southern Institution
Estimate: $50 - $100
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Heriz Style Carpet
20th century, central polygonal medallion, red field, white spandrels with stepped edges, blue outer border, tag reads “India”, 9 ft. 10 in. x 6 ft. 6 in., staining, loss to fringe, wear to selvage
Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beaches, Florida
Estimate: $400 - $600
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Chinese Rug
mid 20th century, blue field with floral bouquets in pots, central round medallion, tan border, 6 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. 1 in., loss to edges, wear to pile, grime, loss to ends with overcasting
Estimate: $100 - $300
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Chinese Rug white field with blue round medallion, flowering branches, Greek key border, 8 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 1 in., overcast ends, wear to selvage, some discoloration to ivory field, universal high pile
Estimate: $400 - $600
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Turkmen Rug
mid 20th century, four rectangular panels with serrated diagonal borders, 3 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 5 in., even low pile, small areas of wear lacking pile, selvedge wear and breaks, one end with fringe folded under with losses, other end unbound, scattered corrosion and light moth damage, one crude 2 x 2 in. repair near one corner
Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina
Estimate: $400 - $600
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Bessarabian Kilim
20th century, brown field with large floral form medallion, tan spandrels, tan outer border with repeating florals, 13 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft 8 in., separation in some areas, abrash, some loss to fringe, in overall good condition with some fold lines
Estimate: $400 - $600
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Melayer Rug
mid 20th century, blue field with central geometric medallion, flowers, and vines throughout, blue border with vines, flowers, and quadrupeds, 6 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 11 in., overcast and loss to both ends, areas of restoration, replaced selvage
Estimate: $200 - $400
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Wedgwood Caneware Game Dish
19th century, consists of base, insert, and lid, with grapevine design traversing at sides, flowering cabbage top finial, signed at bottom “Wedgwood/DPV”, 9 x 6 x 5-1/2 in., good overall, a few chips around lid perimeter
Provenance: The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Estimate: $100 - $300
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English Silver and Cut Glass Claret
Sheffield, 1894, cut glass body with English silver mounts, marks for W & C Sissons, .925 fine, 11 in., thumb piece repaired on lid, weakness at side seam at neck; glass is discolored
Provenance: Whitehall at the Villa, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (with tag); Private Collection, Athens, Georgia
Estimate: $200 - $400
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Old Sheffield Plate Adjustable Double Candlestick early 19th century, round base with gadroon borders, scissor style adjustable arm, also vertically adjustable on post, applied heraldic device, unmarked, 10 x 5 x 6-1/2 in., opens to 11 in., loss to plate and typical wear
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $200 - $400
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Monumental Blue and White Transferware Lidded Pitcher British, 19th century, unmarked, decorated with blue and white Chinoiserie landscape motifs, 20-1/2 x 16 in., surface dirt and accretion, crackle/crazing throughout, scattered surface scratches, typical light wear to base, restorations to handle, drilled hole at lid near finial
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $400 - $600
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24 Piece Cased George IV English Silver and Porcelain Flatware London, 1821, gilt silver blades and tines with marks for Richard Poulden, ceramic pistol grips with gilt and floral decoration, 6-3/4 in. forks, and 8-3/8 in. knives; in a fitted wooden case, loss to gilt and wear; case with broken hinge and loss
Estimate: $300 - $600
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Eleven Chamberlain’s Worcester Ceramic Plates and Saucers British, 19th century, gilt and enamel, border of black strawberries and foliage centering on a spray of the same, comprising: four saucers, 1-1/4 x 5-3/8 x 5-3/8 in.; five soup plates, four with bases marked “Chamberlain’s Worcester, 292”, 1-5/8 x 8-1/4 x 8-1/4 in.; two shaped square dishes, 1-5/8 x 8-1/8 x 8-1/4 in., surface dirt and accretion, anomalies and pinholes, some loss to gilt and enamel, minor scratching, wear to base; one saucer with crazing and chip to rim, one with 1-3/8 in. hairline; two soup plates with slight crazing, one with chip to foot, all with hairlines; one square dish with break to rim and associated repair (see blacklight) and chip to rim, one with chip to rim and associated crack and repair (see blacklight), both with abrasion
Provenance: Private Collection, Athens, Georgia
Estimate: $100 - $300
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Pair of Enamel and Gilt Decorated Porcelain Vases
19th century, possibly Royal Worcester, incised “B” and “1883” to bases, pale blue ground with multicolored crane and riverscape scene, molded red dragon side handles, gilt highlights, 17-1/2 x 8 x 5-1/2 in., surface dirt and accretion, scattered losses to gilding throughout, scattered scratches and small losses to enamel, a few pinholes; one with slight forward lean as made
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $300 - $500
363
Jack Tarr Figural Nautical Iron Umbrella Stand late 19th century, central column depicting Jack Tar, atop an anchor and other nautical devices, 27-5/8 x 18 x 10 in., rust and corrosion, flaking and loss to painted surface, surface dirt/accretion
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $400 - $600
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Ten Staffordshire Dogs
British, late 19th/20th century, comprising: set of two large and two small white and gray spaniels, largest 10 x 8 x 4 in.; pair of two small white and orange spaniels, 5-1/4 x 4-1/4 x 2 in.; pair of figural statues of children with spaniels, 5-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 2-1/4 in.; one figural statue of a child with a red and white spaniel, 7-3/4 x 4-1/2 x 2-1/4 in.; one figural statue of a child with a black and white spaniel, 8 x 8-1/2 x 3-1/4 in., firing flaws, hairlines, pinholes, crazing, wear to painted decorations, occasional chips, accretion; one large spaniel with break and repair to proper left front paw; pair of children and spaniels with holes at bases as made; hat of child with black and white spaniel has been repaired and retouched
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $200 - $400
364
George II Walnut Parcel Gilt ,Cut and Beveled Glass Mirror
British, mid 18th century, walnut veneered frame with gilt moldings, the crest with gilt and recessed carved shell, two part sunburst mirror plate, distressed lower plate, 41-3/4 x 17 in., minor gilding losses and retouch, especially at edges, upper mirror plate replaced, lower mirror plate possibly original and with silvering distress (not removed)
Provenance: sticker verso for Pook & Pook Auctions
Estimate: $300 - $500
365
Green Upholstered Mahogany Wing Back Chair
19th century, mahogany stretcher base with straight legs and block feet, green upholstery, 43 x 32 x 30 in., upholstery faded, frayed, torn, frame with bump and nicks from use
Provenance: Estate of Paul W. Cooley, The Moyer Gallery, Hartford, Connecticut; The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Estimate: $100 - $300
367
11 Pieces Waterford Glass Drinkware
British, 20th century, marks for Waterford on bases, “Lismore” pattern, comprising: decanter with stopper, 14 in.; six 7-1/2 in. stems; four 5-1/2 in. snifters, minor surface dust and accretion, typical light wear to bases, some fading to marks; one snifter possibly a replacement made to match (marked, but construction differs slightly - wall/rim very thick)
Provenance: Private Collection, Florida
Estimate: $300 - $500
366
Pair of Georgian Style Adjustable Telescoping Stands
early 20th century, mahogany throughout, each with tray top adjusting on a pedestal base, 22-1/2 x 14 x 14 in, extends to 30 in. high, scattered water stains and finish losses, paint splatter
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $100 - $300
368
Pair American Classical Brass Andirons
early 20th century, each with engraved ball over square column form support, 21 x 6-1/2 x 4-1/2 in., each with several holes at back of column lacking billet bars, other surface wear and polish residue
Estimate: $100 - $300
369
Pair of Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Peacocks
British, 20th century, each marked on base with crown above a “D” and signed “J. Plant...”, scrolled bases surmounted by urns, flowers, and peacocks, 9-1/4 x 6-1/8 x 6 in., minor anomalies, pinholes, loss to gilt/enamel, and surface dirt/accretion; one example with marker (?) marks to base on right side
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $300 - $500
370
Two Staffordshire Figures Mounted as Lamps
British, 19th century, each mounted on wood base and wired for electricity, comprising: blacksmith, figure 12 x 6 x 2-1/4 in., overall 26-1/4 x 5-3/4 x 5-1/2 in.; sailor, figure 12 x 5-1/4 x 3-1/4 in., overall 26 x 6-3/4 x 5-3/4 in., not tested for functionality, anomalies, pinholes, crazing, glaze voids, and glue residue, each with crack and repair to neck, scattered surface dirt and accretion, scuffs and abrasions to wood bases, spotting and general discoloration to metal elements; sailor detached from base, hairline across face and small repairs to hat and pipe; blacksmith with cracks along both shoulders
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $100 - $300
371
Two Period Chippendale Open Armchairs
British, 18th century, each with pierced splat and straight legs, one with needlework upholstered, slip seat, one is mahogany and one fruitwood, needlework example 38-1/2 x 24 x 20 in.; fruitwood example 37 x 27-1/2 x 17-1/2 in. , needlework example with scattered restorations with later color and some wear; fruitwood example front legs restored and other possible reconfiguring, stains to upholstery
Estimate: $200 - $400
372
Six Staffordshire Table Objects
British, late 19th/20th century, comprising: pair of lustreware tulipieres, 7-3/4 x 9 x 2-3/4 in.; pair of lions, 10 x 11 x 5-1/2 in.; two figural statues, 7-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 2-1/2 in., loss to painted decoration, occasional chips throughout, crazing; breaks and repairs to spouts of both tulipieres; holes to backs of heads as made, one lion lacking one glass eye, one lion lacking both glass eyes, loss to gilt, bases repaired and retouched; cracks to necks of blue figural example
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $100 - $300
373
Ashworth Brothers Ironstone Chinoiserie 103 Piece Dinner Service British, late 19th century, pattern number 9345, green underglaze with enamel Chinoiserie scenes, gilt scrollwork, “Ashworth” stamps on base, some with British Royal Arms mark on base, some with diamond registry marks on base, comprising: 19 dinner plates, 1 x 10-1/2 x 10-1/2 in.; 13 soup plates. 1-1/2 x 10-5/8 x 10-5/8 in.; 23 salad/dessert plates, 1 x 9-5/8 x 9-5/8 in.; 17 bread and butter plates, 1/2 x 7-1/2 x 7-1/2 in.; 18 ovoid platters of various sizes, largest 1-7/8 x 21-7/8 x 17-5/8 in.; four tureens with bamboo form handles, two with lids, 5-1/4 x 8-1/2 x 4-7/8 in.; two deep ovoid dishes, largest 2-5/8 x 12-3/8 x 9-5/8 in.; three covered casserole dishes, with bamboo form handles on lids, 5-1/4 x 11-3/4 x 8-3/4 in.; cake stand, 2-1/4 x 12-1/4 x 12-1/4 in.; large footed covered dish with bamboo form handles, 9 x 14-3/4 x 9 in.; well and tree platter, 2-5/8 x 19-1/2 x 15-3/4 in.; ovoid lid without match, 3-1/4 x 10-3/4 x 7-1/2 in., surface dirt and accretion, scattered areas of scratching and abrasion, gilt loss, crazing throughout, some pieces with hairlines and chipping to edges; footed covered dish with retouch to gilding on handles
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
Estimate: $600 - $900
375
Godwin Attributed Aesthetic Movement Ebonized and Caned Side Chair British, circa 1880, attributed to E.W. Godwin, turned an ebonized frame with caned back and seat fitted with loose cushions, 44 x 18 x 18-1/2 in., good condition, structurally sound and ready for use, caning in good repair, bumps and wear to ebonizing with some possible retouch, cracks with possible repairs at rear stiles, loose cushions with some light wear and possible fading, rear seat rail with some distress and three protruding wrought nails
Provenance: Halsam & Whiteway, London, England; The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Estimate: $100 - $300
374
Group of Four Pewter Plates
British, 19th century, marked “SUPERFINE/HARD METAL” and “LONDON” at underside, each with “WD” engraved at rim, 9-1/2 in. diameter, multitude of surface abrasions from usage, some markings absent, faint, or indistinct
Provenance: The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Estimate: $50 - $100
376
British Smoker’s Box and Painted Satinwood Tray
19th century, comprising: smoker’s box with brass fittings, scrolled bracket feet, slant front hinged lid over open interior, with cutter and reservoir, 6-1/4 x 6-1/4 x 5-1/4 in.; ovoid tray with brass handles, painted ribbon and landscape scene, 2-1/2 x 22-1/2 x 3-3/4 in., surface dirt, scattered scratches and bumps to wood, some discoloration to brass fittings; tray with several cracks through body
Provenance: Private Collection, Athens, Georgia
Estimate: $200 - $400
377
Two Pairs of Porcelain Dishes in the Imari Palette, Royal Crown Derby British, 19th century, comprising: pair of Royal Crown Derby ovoid bowls, marked on bases with crown above a “D” and six dots, 2 x 10-3/4 x 8-1/4 in.; pair of plates, unmarked, 1-1/4 x 8 x 8 in., anomalies, pinholes, and some loss to gilt/enamel; one plate with minor spider cracks to base
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York
Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $200 - $400
379
Frank Paton (British, 1855-1909)
Springer Spaniel Laying in Field, 1901, signed and dated lower right “Frank Paton 1901”, watercolor and gouache on paper, sight 10-3/4 x 16-3/4 in.; gilt wood frame, French mat, 22-3/4 x 28-1/2 x 1-1/8 in., small tears at edges, light fading, not examined out of frame; frame with abrasions
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
378
After George Morland, Two Sporting Prints (British, 1763-1804)
Pheasant Shooting, Partridge Shooting, both circa 1789, hand colored engravings on paper, plates 14 x 15-1/2 in., sights 16-1/2 x 18-1/2 in.; matching black wood frames with gilt sight molding, 20 x 22 x 1 in., toning, foxing, laid down; frames with wear, some abrasions to corners
Estimate: $100 - $300
380
William Henry Pigott, King Charles Spaniel (British, 1810-1901)
King Charles Spaniel resting in Sunlit Chair, signed lower left “W. H. Pigott”, watercolor on paper, sight 13-1/4 x 20-3/8 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, French mat, 25-3/4 x 32-1/2 x 1-5/8 in., not examined out of frame, some toning; frame with abrasions, mat with some mildew staining
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
381
English Foxhunting Scene
(British, 19th century)
On the Chase, sporting hunters atop their horses galloping over a stream, hand colored engraving, sight 16-1/2 x 22-3/8 in.; black and gilt lipped frame, 23-1/8 x 28-7/8 in., areas with multiple tear restorations, paint retouch, accretion, foxing, losses at upper right corner; frame with paint loss, chips, wear
Estimate: $100 - $300
382
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Two Piece Fruit Bowl
Mary pattern attributed to W.C. Anderson, American Cut Glass Co., 8 x 8 in., scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to base
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $800 - $1,000
383
American Brilliant Period Sinclaire Bowl with Stars and Intaglio stars and intaglio, scalloped rim, foliate intaglio chain with flowers and stars, chain of hobstars, Sinclaire mark on interior, 3-1/2 x 10 in., scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to base
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
384
Two American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Vases
Queens pattern, both marked “Hawkes”, 9-7/8 x 4-1/8 in. and 13-7/8 x 5-3/4 in., scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to base
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $500 - $700
385
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Ice Cream Tray
Russian pattern with miter star, 2-5/8 x 14-1/2 x 8 in., scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to base, missing tooth to rim
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
386
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Ice Cream Tray
Russian pattern, 1-3/4 x 14-1/2 x 7-7/8 in., scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to base
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
387
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Dresser Jar strawberry diamond pattern, original interior stopper, Gorham sterling lid with inscription “H.C.H. Dec, 25. 1892”, 4-7/8 x 3-1/8 in., scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to base; light wear to lid
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
388
Monumental American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Pitcher
Monarch pattern, by J. Hoare, heavy blank, 14-1/4 x 8-1/2 x 7-7/8 in., scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to base
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $800 - $1,000
389
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Water Dispenser
diamond and sunburst motifs, intaglio floral sprays and “WATER” label above spigot hole, inscribed “PATENT” at shoulder, 12-7/8 x 6-3/4 in., with associated wood lid and spigot, scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to base
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
390
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Bowl
scalloped rim, pattern #999, with large medallion of rayed stars at hobstar cluster in center, marked “Hawkes” on interior, 4 x 9-1/4 in., scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to base
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $400 - $700
391
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Champagne Bucket
Hindoo pattern, by J. Hoare, 5-3/4 x 9 in., scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to base, air bubble near rim
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
392
Five American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Perfume Bottles
Holland pattern bottle signed Hawkes, 7-1/2 x 4-3/4 in.; Swirl pattern bottle attrib. to J. Hoare with Gorham sterling stopper with floral motif monogrammed “EGS”, 6-3/8 x 3-5/8 in.; pair of bottles with Gorham sterling stoppers with floral motif monogrammed “GS”, Sunburst style pattern, 4-7/8 x 3 in.; unmarked perfume with hobstars, fans, and cross hatching, 6-3/8 x 4 in., scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to bases; paired bottles with flat chips to stoppers
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $600 - $900
393
Pair of American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Pairpoint Cranberry to Clear Decanters
Savoy pattern, with glass and Wallace sterling silver stoppers, 13-5/8 x 3-1/2 in., scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to bases; stoppers possibly later, tarnish to silver elements
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
394
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Teapot and Tumblers comprising: rare Sinclaire green to clear threaded teapot, floral intaglio, Sinclaire “S” mark at base of handle, 5-1/8 x 8-3/8 x 5-3/4 in.; six flared tumblers, floral intaglio, marked “Sinclaire”, 5-5/8 x 3-1/8 in., good overall condition, scattered flea bites, typical light wear to bases
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $600 - $800
395
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Blown Mold Bowl
designed by Hermann Stiegel, Straus Americus pattern, 4 x 11-1/4 in., scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to base
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $500 - $700
396
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Bowl
Taylor Bros., scalloped rim, Bellevue pattern, 3-3/8 x 10 in., scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to base
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $400 - $600
397
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Pitkin & Brooks Bowl
stepped rim, hobstar chain, Russian pattern with framed hobstar border, Pitkin & Brooks mark, 3-3/4 x 8 in., scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to base
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
398
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Cake Stand
Rosacea pattern by Tuthill, serrated rim, foliate intaglio chain with flowers, Gorham sterling foot with 1913 clover mark, 4 x 10 in., good overall condition, scattered flea bites and small chips
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $600 - $800
See Pearson’s Vol. 2, p. 129.
399
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Bowl
crenellated rim, lattice and rosette variation, 3-5/8 x 8 in., scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to base
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
400
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Hawkes Fruit Bowl on Stand gravic foliage with intaglio fruit, Hawkes mark, square foot, 6-1/8 x 11-7/8 in., scattered flea bites and small chips, slight scratching, typical light wear to base
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
401
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Blown Bowl possibly by J. Hoare, hobstars, strawberry diamond, and interlocking vesicas, 3-7/8 x 11 in., scattered flea bites and small chips throughout, typical light wear to base
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $400 - $600
402
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Blown Mold Fruit Bowl variation on Expanding Star pattern, possibly by J. Hoare, extremely heavy blank, 3-1/8 x 10-1/4 x 11 in., surface dirt, scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to base
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $500 - $700
403
Two American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Bowls X-Ray pattern, by J. Hoare, reticulated Gorham sterling silver rims, 1-5/8 x 7-1/8 in. and 2-1/4 x 10-1/4 in., scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to base; larger example with some discoloration to silver element and accretion to base
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $400 - $600
404
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Punch Bowl, Ladle, Cups comprising: 10 footed punch cups, marked “Clark” on foot, 3-1/2 x 3-3/8 x 2-3/4 in.; punch bowl with stand, four large and four small hobstars with raise, 11-7/8 x 14-1/4 in.; matching silver plated ladle, marked “Meridan Silver Co. A1.”, 16-3/4 in. long, scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to base; some cups with Clark mark worn away
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $600 - $1,000
405
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Bowl scalloped, tapered rim, chain of intaglio clover and flowers, twelve point star, marked “Hawkes”, 3 x 8 in., scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to base
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500
406
Pair of American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Compotes intaglio cherry pattern, scalloped bowl, both marked “Libbey”, one inscribed “667/790” and the other “667/791” at base, 7-5/8 x 6-7/8 in., good condition overall, scattered flea bites, typical light wear to bases; one with accretion to base
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $800 - $1,000
This pattern is pictured in the “Rarities in American Cut Glass” book, p. 205
407
American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Two Piece Punch Bowl
marked “Libbey”, Colonna variation, four large and four small hobstars, pedestal base, scalloped rim, 9-3/4 x 14 in., scattered flea bites and small chips, typical light wear to base, interior of base with flake chip to the back of four teeth
Provenance: From the Collection of David and Barbara Specter, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Estimate: $500 - $700
408
Four American Cut Glass Bowls late 19th/early 20th century, unsigned, all of similar form and size, largest 3-1/2 x 8-1/4 in., minor surface dirt and scratches, scattered flea bites and small chips to teeth
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $100 - $300
409
Large American Cut Glass Relish
late 19th/early 20th century, unsigned, diamond form, 3 x 16-1/2 x 9-1/2 in., minor surface dirt and scratches, scattered flea bites and small chips to teeth, air bubble at one side
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $50 - $100
410
Seven American Cut Glass Table Objects
late 19th/early 20th century, all unsigned, comprising: relish; three small plates; sugar and creamer; perfume; largest piece 2 x 12-1/2 x 5-1/4 in., minor surface dirt and scratches, scattered flea bites
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $100 - $300
411 J. Appleton Brown (Massachusetts, 1844-1902)
Woodland Stream, signed lower right “J. Appleton Brown”, pencil and gouache on blue paper, sight 11 x 7-1.2 in.; gilt wood frame, 18-1/2 x 13-1/4 in., not examined out of sealed frame. appears in good condition, slight mat burn visible at edges; frame with minimal wear
Provenance: The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Estimate: $300 - $500
412
27 Chipstone Foundation Furniture and Decorative Arts Reference Titles
27 volumes total, including: 26 issues of American Furniture, ed. Luke Beckerdite, Lebanon, New Hampshire: Chipstone Foundation, 1994-2017 (see photos of spines for all editions), a few in plastic wrap; together with Ceramics in America, ed. Robert Hunter and Luke Beckerdite, Lebanon, New Hampshire: Chipstone Foundation, 2010, fine, minimal wear, some handling creases to dust jackets, some plastic wrap torn/open
Estimate: $300 - $500
413
40 Assorted Tin and Iron Kitchen Utensils and Tools 18th/19th century, comprising: octagonal tin tray, 1 x 18 x 12-3/8 in.; small tin lidded box, 3-1/2 x 4-3/8 x 3 in.; tin pail with handle, 6-3/4 x 3-5/8 in.; 19 tin cookie cutters, largest 3/4 x 6 x 4-1/8 in.; clown mold, 3-7/8 x 2-1/2 x 7/8 in.; heart shaped shaker, 2-1/2 x 3-3/4 x 3-5/8 in.; 16 assorted hooks, tools, and other utensils, largest 8 x 2 x 7/8 in., rust and corrosion, surface dirt/accretion, scattered warping and dents, solder repairs (notably on cookie cutters), typical wear commensurate with age and use
Provenance: From the Collection of Charlotte and L. C. Beckerdite
Estimate: $100 - $300
415
Pair of Cast Iron Andirons
inverted conical urn form with floral motif and brass band, topped with brass rosettes, 22-1/2 x 9 x 14-1/4 in., surface dirt and accretion, corrosion throughout, grayish patina to brass
Estimate: $100 - $200
414
Queen Anne Style Walnut Tea or Center Table late 19th century, underside with label “H. Ben Pae, cabinet maker Poughkeepsie, New York...”, molded top over a single drawer, cabriole legs and slipper feet, 27 x 29-1/2 x 20 in., old varnished surface with some distress, crack and possible repair at one front leg, one front foot is pieced, top with stains and finished distress with some losses and repairs at corners
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $100 - $300
416
New England William and Mary Style Diminutive Oval Tea Table probably 20th century, with oval top and a turned splay leg base, pine, maple and other mixed woods, 24 x 28 x 20 in., likely 20th century construction, later stains at underside, top with one old unused nail hole, other evidence of rebuilding, some finished distress and stains, abrasions to top
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York
Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $200 - $300
417
Two Sterling Floral Vase with Glass Inserts 20th century, two similar openwork rose decorated vases with associated glass inserts, marks for Gorham and Redlich & Co., 18.30 oz. T., 13 in. and 14-1/4 in , one with repair, one glass with chips, all with wear
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
418
Three American Coverlets, One Signed and Dated 19th century, comprising: red, green, and black example with floral and acorn motifs, signed “Joseph Deavler/HM” dated 1841, with fringe, 80-1/2 x 78 in.; red, white, and blue example with floral and foliate banding and rooster and dove motif, 84-1/2 x 67-1/2 in.; navy and white geometric pattern example, with fringe, 89-1/2 x 64 in., scattered fraying and picked threads, especially at edges, scattered areas of thinning, scattered light stains; Deavler example with significant losses to fringe, some discoloration and staining along top edge, several small burn marks near one upper corner; rooster example with repaired tear at one edge, tear and large hole at opposing edge, some areas of light staining to dove motif, scattered areas of thinning; navy example with some scattered losses to fringe, some staining and discoloration along top edge, small tear at top edge center
Provenance: Private Collection, Athens, Georgia
Estimate: $300 - $500
419
Three Period American Windsor Chairs 18th/19th century, comprising sack back armchair with baluster turned legs and arm supports together with two side chairs, armchair 35-1/2 x 24-1/2 x 16 in., all are structurally sound, old refinished surfaces with mellow patination, typical surface bumps and wear
Estimate: $200 - $400
420
Philadelphia Federal Dish Top Mahogany Candle Stand Pennsylvania, 1780-1800, mahogany throughout, single board dished top with bird cage, tripod base, 29 x 18-1/4 x 18-1/2 in., break and repair at one ankle with later color, catch reset, crack and separation at hinge, repairs at base of standard at leg attachments
Estimate: $200 - $500
421
Pair of Large Moroccan Copper Lidded Vessels 20th century, of rotund baluster form, the dome shaped lids with wood and bronze finials, each approximately 21-7/8 x 11-1/2 in., some dents, surface dust, and verdigris, pitting and discoloration, scattered areas of visible solder, notably at finials and rims; one with lifting and potential repair to joint between body and base (stands off center); one wood finial loose
Provenance: Purchased at Mamounia Hotel, Marakesh, Morocco; The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Estimate: $100 - $300
423 Esther Anna Hunt (American, 1875-1951)
Chinese Girl with Lantern, signed lower left “E. Hunt”, watercolor on paper or board, sight 7-1/2 x 5 in.; modern gilt wood frame with matching gilt decorated mat, 13-3/4 x 10-3/4 in., not examined out of sealed frame, probably slight fading; frame with wear and small losses, mat with grime and probable foxing
Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina
Estimate: $100 - $300
422
Two Northeastern Birchbark Containers the first a Woodlands birchbark lidded pictorial container, possibly early 20th century, decorated with waterfowl images, hide handle, 6-1/2 x 10-1/2 x 6-1/4 in.; together with a small birchbark lidded container, possibly Great Lakes, 19th century, the birchbark decorated overall with wooden cutwork, decorated with brass tacks, leather handle on lid, possibly for tobacco or fire starters, 2-1/4 x 4 x 2-1/4 in.; together with a small two handled pottery vessel of unknown origin, 4-3/4 x 4 x 3 in., the first in good overall condition, handling wear commensurate with age, some areas of the expected warping or slight lifting of the surface bark; the second with wear and a small area of loss at rim, lid with leather handle off but present; the pottery vessel with firing clouds, chips at handles and base
Provenance: Property from the John B. Schorsch Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
424
Early Photography Group
86 total images in lot, Ten Civil War related images: Union General Cuvier Grover carte de visite, signed at bo-ttom “grover” (not believed to be in his hand); two Gettysburg related Stereo Views; two small oval velvet pillboxes with separate images of soldier and presumably his wife; various assorted images of unattributed soldiers, some with armaments, at least one with color enhancement; three associated gutta percha cases; 27 assorted tintypes: 19th century, uniformed workers, ladies, fancy attire, stoic posed images, Roma couple, bicycle, children, possibly one woman of color; 34 additional tintypes: pugilism, uniformed workers, ladies, children, fancy attire, occasional color enhancement; four images: Tom Thumb wedding, circus performer, others; five photojournalism images: Operation Under Ether at Massachusetts General Hospital, 1846; four Stereo Views: Mont Pelee volcano aftermath, captured German cannons in France, Stranded vessels at the wharf in Galveston, and F.A. Rinehart view of Native American land in Nebraska; six historic images: cartes de visite including General Winfield Scott, signed at bottom “Gen Scott” (not believed to be in his hand); uniformed soldier, seated holding sword; Martha Ann Maxwell, with rifle and loyal dog; unattributed judge in robes; unattributed lady in repose on sofa; two images, in Stereo View format of Waub-ojeeg “White Fisher”, Ojibwe Chief; largest in lot 8-1/2 x 11 in. overall, good overall, expected wear, staining, foxing, a few with verso inscriptions, frames with mild abrasions and wear
Provenance: Collection of Michael L. Carlebach
Estimate: $400 - $600
425
American Federal Walnut Child Size Drop Leaf Table 19th century, with two drop leaves with rotating supports, single dovetailed drawer with poplar secondary, 18 x 14-1/4 x 18 in., good condition, old mellow surface, minor shrinkage crack at top, typical minor bumps and abrasions
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
426
Herbert Knapp, Three Polo Scenes (20th/21st century)
Three Polo Players, signed lower right “Knapp”, black in on paper, sight 9 x 11 in.; black wood frame, 17-3/8 x 19-3/8 in.; together with two watercolors on paper of polo players in action, 1937, each signed and dated 37, each sight 4 x 3 in.; matching gilt wood frames ,12 x 10-1/4 in., all three works with toning at different levels, the largest with spotting of unknown origin, not examined out of frames; matching frames with minimal wear, black frame with minimal wear at corners
Provenance: possibly Coconut Grove Gallery & Interiors, Coconut Grove, Florida (label verso); Personal Collection of the Artist; by descent in family
Estimate: $200 - $400
427
Nine Framed Tobacco Advertisements (American, 20th Century)
Various Virginia Tobacco Companies, A. Hoen & Co, Richmond, Virginia, 1891, chromolithographs, 13-1/2 x 7 in.; matching wood frames, 15 x 8-1/2 in., matching frames with light wear
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
428
Chippendale Figured Walnut and Parcel Gilt Mirror
American or British, mid 18th century, highly figured walnut veneers, carved and gilt crest applique, old distressed mirror plate, 38 x 16 in., one tip of crest corner off but present, crest with a veneer repair and gilding restored, distressed mirror plate possibly original (not removed for exam)
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
429
Group of Seven Assorted Modern Decorative Objects
20th century, comprising: pair of painted metal sunflower candlesticks, each approximately 9-1/4 x 5-7/8 in.; silver plate foie gras set in fitted wood case, 1-1/4 x 7-7/8 x 6 in.; sand art bottle with landscape scene, 6-1/4 x 2 in.; miniature ceramic Toby Jug, 1-1/2 x 1-3/8 in.; caramel and brown glass oil lamp, 8-3/8 x 4-3/4 in.; painted metal tray on wood stand, decorated in the form of a cat and birds, 10-3/4 x 4-1/4 x 6-1/2 in. on stand, surface dust/accretion, scuffs and abrasions throughout; Toby Jug with small chip to rim; crack and repair to rim of oil lamp shade; tray with rust and corrosion, some loss to painted surface, warping
Provenance: Property from the John B. Schorsch Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
430
Four Painted Tole Trays
American, 19th century, all with painted floral and fruit motifs, comprising: three trays, largest 6-1/2 x 8-1/2 in.; tray with stamped lettering “Comb & Brush”, with hole for mounting, 5-1/2 x 8 x 2 in., surface dirt, scattered crackle, flaking, and losses to painted surfaces, minor dents/bumps, surface scratches
Provenance: Property from the John B. Schorsch Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
431
Four Sterling Dresser Items
20th century, including Whiting heart shaped box, 6-1/2 in.; Siam rectangular box, 6 in.; rectangular box with scroll decoration, marked “925”, 6-1/2 in.; frame with cupids, 10-3/4 in., 39.96 oz. T. excluding frame, all with wear
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $700 - $900
432
Tree Stump Carving of Squirrel with Nut
American, 20th century, possible white pine construction, 24-1/2 x 18-3/4 x 15 in., surface dirt and accretion, glue residue, bark peeling in some places, some cracks to squirrel, possible pest damage
Estimate: $100 - $200
433
American Hooked Falcon Rug
20th century, falcon atop nest, red ground with initials “LG(?)”, 24 x 27 in., scattered picked and pulled threads, surface lint, some loose stitching
Estimate: $200 - $400
435
Pair of Federal Brass Andirons, Edward Smylie
New York, 1830-1840, of typical form, one stamped “E. Smylie/Patent 7/N-York”, with fire dogs, 24-3/8 x 16 x 24 in., spotting and discoloration, some denting, verdigris, one segment with break to seam
Provenance: Private Collection, Athens, Georgia
Estimate: $200 - $400
434
American Hooked Rectangular Rug 20th century, in decoration of trailing floral vines and small red bird, initials in bottom right corner “LS(?)”, 4 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 4 in., some picked/pulled threads and fraying, some scattered lint
Estimate: $100 - $300
436
Pair Contemporary Cream Upholstered Club Chairs each deeply formed and upholstered in cream upholstery with buttoned backs, turned and tapered legs, 34 x 32-1/2 x 32 in., some light staining at arm tops and seat fronts, minor bumps and fraying at front corners, otherwise good condition
Provenance: Private Nashville Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
437
Painted Wood and Wirework Architectural Bird Cage carved wood with wire bars, scalloped trim, mirror at front pediment, glass feed or water bottle, 23-3/4 x 23-1/4 x 13-1/8 in., surface dirt and accretion, peeling paint, mirror with tarnishing, some pediments crooked, multiple spots of chipping and cracking to wood, bottle held in place by later wire and with spider crack
Estimate: $100 - $200
438
Four Cloth Dolls with Miniature Chair
American, early 20th century, comprising: four dolls of varying size and design, including Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy, largest 19-1/4 x 10 in.; small green painted chair with woven seat, 12-3/8 x 7-3/4 x 7 in., dolls with some toning and stains, surface dirt and lint, some picked/pulled threads; doll in striped dress with loose leather shoe on proper right foot; chair with some rubbing and loss to painted surface
Provenance: From the Collection of Charlotte and L. C. Beckerdite
Estimate: $50 - $150
439
59 Pieces Steuben Clear Glass Tableware
American, 20th century, many signed “Steuben”, some marked “S” on base, comprising: 12 plates, 8-1/2 in.; 12 finger bowls, 2-1/2 x 4-1/8 in.; twelve 4-3/4 in. stems; eleven 4 in. stems; twelve 5-1/2 in., surface dirt, some residue accretion, scattered scratches and typical light wear to bases, scattered flea bites and air bubbles; two 4-3/4 in. stems with base rim chips; one 4 in. stem with several base rim chips
Provenance: The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Estimate: $400 - $600
440
Carved Wood Cowboy and Cowgirl Figures
American, comprising: cowgirl figure, carved, painted, and stained wood, front of base marked “Im Busy and your Ugly!! [sic]”, rear of base signed “Tom Wolfe”, 11-1/8 x 3-7/8 x 2-3/4 in.; cowboy figure, painted and carved wood, bottom of right hand boot signed “W. Shipe”, 13-3/8 x 3 x 2-1/4 in., surface dirt and accretion, some nicks and chips to wood; cowgirl example with crack to hat and associated repair; cowboy example with break to left hand leg, and right hand boot, both with associated repairs (see blacklight)
Estimate: $100 - $200
441
New England Queen Anne Pine Chest on Frame early 18th century, pine throughout with map drawer over five dovetailed drawers, conforming frame with cabriole legs and pad feet, 57 x 39-1/2 x 18 in., old resurfacing, brasses replaced, unusual frame appears to be original with some later corner blocking, scattered surface wear and distress, minor patches at drawer lips, minor repairs needed to drawer supports
Provenance: The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Estimate: $200 - $400
443
American Cherry Corner Cabinet
early to mid 19th century, flared cornice, glass panel door opens to shelved interior, lower case with paneled cabinet door, conforming base, 78-1/2 x 39 x 21 in., structurally sound, repaired cornice with area of polish accumulation, later pinning throughout, areas of replaced molding, refinished, one area of backboard replaced, lower shelf with loss and insect damage (does not appear to be active), scattered shrinkages and other wear from age and use
Provenance: From an Important Antique Collector, Charleston, South Carolina
Estimate: $100 - $300
442
American Federal Carved Parcel Gilt and Eagle Inlaid Mirror 19th century, possibly period, label verso for “Edgar A. Goss, gilder, antique mirrors restored... Hartford, Conn.”, with scrolled pediment and urn and wheat sheaf ornament, eagle inlay, distressed mirror plate, 54-1/2 x 21-1/2 in., old distressed mirror plate, breaks and repairs to swan’s necks, scattered distress and retouch to gilding, if period the backboards are replaced (circular saw marks), pediment ornaments with later color at back
Estimate: $500 - $700
444
Two Folk Art Wood Figurines
American, comprising: articulated folk art doll, painted wood construction, 19-1/4 x 7-1/4 x 2 in.; with wrought iron stand, 15-1/2 x 8-1/4 x 5 in.; painted wood folk art bird, with splint feathers at wings and tail, stick legs, 4 x 8-1/2 x 10-1/2 in.; with fitted wood stand, 1-3/4 x 3 x 3 in., articulated doll with surface dirt and accretion, loss to paint throughout, some separation at collar/base of neck; stand with spots accretion and corrosion; bird with surface dirt and accretion, visible glue residue (see blacklight), deep chip to head, damage to wing and tail splints, loss to paint
Estimate: $100 - $200
445
Six Tin Pitchers and Artstyle Chocolate Box
American, 19th century, comprising: six handled pitchers, in graduating size, 3 x 3-3/8 in. to 10-1/4 x 8 in.; octagonal tin box with hinged lid, polychrome printed decoration, the interior with lettering “Artstyle Chocolate”, 4-1/2 x 9-1/2 x 6 in., rust and corrosion, surface dirt/accretion, some warping and dents, solder repairs at some edges and handles; large pitcher with slight separation at spout; box with notable loss to decoration due to rust and corrosion
Provenance: From the Collection of Charlotte and L. C. Beckerdite
Estimate: $50 - $150
447
Two Initialed American Hooked Rugs
20th century, each in multicolored geometric decoration, each initialed in corner, larger 43-3/4 x 28-1/2 in., scattered picked and pulled threads, some loose stitching, scattered surface lint
Estimate: $200 - $400
446
Pierced Tin Lantern and Candle Mold
probably American, 19th century, comprising: cylindrical lantern with conical top, with handle and hinged door, pierced pinwheel and concentric geometric decoration, 14-1/2 x 5-3/4 in. diameter; handled candle mold with six molds, 11 x 6-1/4 x 3-7/8 in., rust and corrosion, surface dirt/accretion, each with scattered solder repairs, some warping and dents; candle mold with holes to two molds
Provenance: From the Collection of Charlotte and L. C. Beckerdite
Estimate: $100 - $300
448
Gordon Grant Print, Off Shore (American, 1875-1962}
Boat at full sail with two rowing nearby, edition of 50, signed in pencil lower right “Gordon Grant”, dry point, plate 3 x 4-7/8 in.; modern frame 10-3/4 x 12-3/8 x 3/4 in., toning, not examined out of frame
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $100 - $150
449
Fifteen Sterling Tableware Items
20th century, including Dominick & Haff: four casters, two open salts and two salt spoons; eight 8-1/2 in. Gorham Fairfax hollow handle steak knives, 27.38 oz. T. excluding hollow handles pieces, one salts with two spots of pitting; all with wear
Estimate: $500 - $800
451
H.B. Horton’s Ithaca Calendar Clock Co. Mantel Clock
Ithaca, New York, 19th century, two metal dials with Roman numerals, Arabic numerals, and day and month windows, held within rectangular carved wood case with scrolled openwork pediment, hinged front and back doors, 26 x 12-1/4 x 5 in., with winding keys and pendulum, not tested for functionality, surface dust/ accretion, slight scratches and abrasions to wood case
Provenance: Private Collection, Athens, Georgia
Estimate: $100 - $300
450
20 Piece Fitz & Floyd Porcelain Chocolate Service, with Eight Associated Yellow Ceramic Mugs
American, 20th century, comprising: ten mugs, marked “FF” in gilt to base, 4 x 3-1/4 x 2-1/4 in.; ten saucers, marked “FF” in gilt to base, 3/4 x 5 x 5 in.; eight unmarked large ceramic mugs, 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 3 in., porcelain with firing flaws, some loss to gilt, wear and occasional chips to foot rims; ceramic mugs with anomalies, crazing, hairlines, accretion to interiors, scuffs to bases, one with crack and repair to base
Provenance: From a South Carolina Family Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
452
American Hooked Runner Rug
20th century, panels of mistletoe and pastoral scenes, 106 x 23-1/2 in., some picked and pulled threads, scattered lint, some slight toning and fading
Estimate: $100 - $300
453
Tiffany & Co. Sterling and Silver Plate Dish
American, 20th century, including sterling oval nut dish with bead border and openwork sides, marks for Tiffany & Co., 28 g., 4-1/4 in..; oval footed dish with floral repousse style decoration, marks for Tiffany & Co., 7-1/4 in., both with wear
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $50 - $100
454
42 Pieces Sterling and Silver Plate Flatware American, late 19th/20th century, including four 8-1/4 in. Wood & Hughes Venetian serving spoons; three 8 in. solid handle fish knives; Tiffany 8 in. solid handle butter knife; Whiting Lily ladle, 6 in.; 20 souvenir spoons; salt spoon, solid handle butter knife, teaspoons, 27.39 oz. T.; with nine pieces silver plate flatware, all with wear
Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina
Estimate: $600 - $900
455
25 Pieces Mostly Northern Coin Silver 18th/19th century, including two forks, John W. Tucker (CA); hollow handle knife, Gake & Willis (NY); solid handle knife; two spoons, Abraham Bashara Hall (NY); two spoons, Benjamin Coleman (NY, NJ); spoons: Oliver DeWitt Seymour (CT); Freeman Woods (NY and CT); Alvan Wilcox ?; Wyer & Farley (ME); Zebulon Elliott? (NY); Ebenezer Baldwin (CT), and more, 17.98 oz. T. excluding hollow handle, 4-1/4 in. to 9 in., one spoon lacking most of handle, all with wear and damage
Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina
Estimate: $400 - $600
456
Two American Initialed Hooked Rugs 20th century, each in multicolored geometric decoration, each initialed in corner “LG(?)”, larger 28-1/4 x 28-1/4 in., scattered picked and pulled threads, scattered lint, slightly loose stitching
Estimate: $100 - $300
457
The Art of Walt Disney by Christopher Finch
New York: Abradale Press/Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983, with dust jacket, good overall, very light wear to extremities, some tape/sticker residue to dust jacket
Provenance: Property from the John B. Schorsch Collection
Estimate: $50 - $100
459
American Country Pine Lidded Dough Box on Frame 19th century, pine throughout, lidded tapered box on later splay leg frame, 32 x 35 x 15 in., the box generally good with bumps, stains, and surface wear; modern frame in good condition
Provenance: Private Virginia Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
458 Maurice Becker (Russia, New York/Mexico, 1889-1975)
Diana and the Hunters, 1940, signed and dated lower left “Maurice Becker 40”, signed and titled on original backing board verso “Diana & The Hunters/ by Maurice Becker”, watercolor on paper, sight 5-1/4 x 6-3/4 in.; carved gilt wood frame, 14-3/4 x 15-3/4 in., strong color, hinged in, surface with slight wear commensurate with age; frame with wear and abrasions
Provenance: The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut Estimate: $500 - $700
460
Folk Art Candle Stand probably American, found limb and twig construction, two candleholders, 18-1/2 x 14 x 9-1/2 in., surface dirt and accretion, spots of abrasion throughout, some splitting to largest leg, some peeling to bark, nail protruding from table top
Estimate: $100 - $200
461
Martin Fischer, Two Paintings (Ohio/Germany, born 1879)
Two Southwestern Landscapes, one signed and dated “Fischer 44”, oil on Masonite, 14 x 18 in., 18 x 14 in.; gilt wood frames, 15-1/4 x 19 in.; 19 x 15-1/4 in., surface dirt, the unsigned one with thick accretion/yellowed varnish
Provenance: Private Collection
Estimate: $150 - $300
463
Nancy Thomas Folk Art Carved and Painted Wood Sheep American, late 20th century, standing sheep resting on wheels, signed “Nancy Thomas 1987”, 21 x 22 x 8 in., some separations at lamination, scattered surface distress and losses, some cracks and chips at feet
Estimate: $100 - $300
462
Jeff Williams, Large Carved and Painted Wood Bulldog (American, born 1958) signed “JCW” at proper right leg, 23 x 28 x 12-1/2 in., surface dirt/accretion, varnished surface, numerous cracks and deep scratches throughout, large split/ separation at proper left chest, large split above proper left eye, associated brass tack at proper left leg, other wear consistent with outdoor use
Estimate: $100 - $300
464
Ed Hatch (American, 20th century)
Distant Light, 1991, signed and dated lower right, “Ed Hatch 91”, inscribed with title in pencil frame verso, oil on canvas, 9 x 16 in.; gilt wood frame, 12 x 19 in., good overall condition; frame minimal wear, especially at corners
Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina
Estimate: $400 - $600
465
Victorian Gold Plate Handled Presentation Cane late 19th century, handle with embossed and chased foliate decoration, engraved “Presented to W.R. Mc.heen Jr./by the Van Shops Forever/April 1898”, handle does not test gold, collar stamped “T.D. & V.”, ebonized shaft, metal mounted ferrule, handle 4 in., overall 36-3/4 in., denting and scratching to handle, scratching and wear to shaft and ferrule consistent with age and use
Provenance: Private Collection, Athens, Georgia
Estimate: $100 - $300
467
Eight Pressed/Cut Glass Table Objects
American/British, 19th century, including five Pittsburgh items: two compotes, pitcher, pair of celery vases, largest item 10 x 12 in.; pair of American pressed glass compotes, unmarked, 8-1/2 x 11-3/4 in.; Waterford circular butter dish, 7 x 6-3/8 in. overall, surface dirt, typical scratches and light wear to bases, scattered flea bites and edge wear, some air bubbles; butter dish with several rim chips
Provenance: Cobalt Turtle Antiques, Massachusetts (celery vases); Hirschl and Adler (pitcher); W. M. Schwind, Yarmouth, Maine (large compote); Ex Collection of Mayor Costello, Dublin, Ireland (butter dish); Ex Collection of Mayor Costello, Dublin, Ireland (pair of compotes); New York; The Collection of Clare and Jared Edwards, West Hartford, Connecticut
Estimate: $200 - $400
466
American Windsor Sack Back Green Painted Armchair late 18th/early 19th century, with shaped hand grips and plank seat, green paint overall, 35-1/2 x 23 x 18 in., later green paint, one arm restored and break and repair at other arm, surface distress and paint losses, other possible restorations obscured by later paint
Provenance: Pook & Pook Auctions; Private Collection, Palm Beaches, Florida
Estimate: $200 - $400
468
Tole Painted Box
American, 19th century, white painted tole box with hinged lid, floral sprays, 2-1/2 x 4-1/4 x 3 in., scattered scratches and losses to paint, minor dents and warping
Provenance: Property from the John B. Schorsch Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
469
Carrig Rohane Signed Frame
1926 carved and gilt wood reverse profile frame with corner foliate decoration, fluted sight edge, incised with signature verso “1926/Carrig-Rohane Shop Inc./R.C.
Vose/Boston”, rabbet 25-3/8 x 30-1/4 in., exterior 28-1/8 x 34-1/8 x 1-7/8 in., width 2-1/4 in., top and bottom of rabbet routed out to provide more space, wear and abrasions mostly at corner, minor flaking
Estimate: $400 - $800
470
Pair American Classical Brass Andirons
circa 1820s, each with scrolled legs with ball supports, shaped and stepped billet bars, 23-1/4 x 10-3/4 x 24 in., surface wear and distress from use throughout, polish residue, lacking log stops
Provenance: Collection of Isabel Johnston, Macon, Georgia, and Pamela Johnston Patterson, Athens, Georgia; by descent in family
Estimate: $50 - $150
472
471
Four Confederate States Navy Brass Buttons and Another Associated Civil War or just after, gilt brass, Firmin of London backmark, 23 mm; slightly smaller button with crown and anchor and “RS”, good overall, some surface oxidation
Provenance: Collection of Isabel Johnston, Macon, Georgia, and Pamela Johnston Patterson, Athens, Georgia; by descent in family
Estimate: $200 - $400
Philadelphia Classical Carved and Figured Mahogany Fold Over Games Table circa 1830, in the style of Anthony Quervelle, carved pedestal and lion’s paw feet, 28 x 36 x 19 in., opens to 37-1/2 in., good condition overall, formerly fitted with casters now removed, typical minor checking and repairs to veneers, light scratches to top
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $200 - $400
473
New England Federal Figured Maple Candle Stand 19th century, square top with shaped corners, figured maple throughout, 25-1/2 x 18-1/2 x 19-1/2 in., repaired shrinkage crack at top with later bracing at underside, other checking and minor cracks, varnish distress and surface spotting, top resurfaced, with later black paint at underside, other possible restorations Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
Estimate: $50 - $250
475
Five Small Early Pocket Guns
Hood Fire Arms .22 short caliber single action revolver, seven shot cylinder, spur round 2 in. barrel, “HARD PAN 1” stamped on top of frame, marked “CAST STEEL. PAT. FEB.23.75 MAR.14.78”, serial number “6473” under butt, wood grips, 5-1/2 in. overall; Forehand & Wadsworth single shot Derringer, circa 1871 to 1890, round to octagonal 2 in barrel stamped “FOREHAND & WADSWORTH WORCESTER MASS.” on top, nickel finish, walnut grips, side swivel barrel, 3-3/4 in. overall; Stevens Model 41 single shot pistol, serial number 8624, .22 cal, 3-1/2 in. barrels, top of barrel marked “J, STEVENS A&T CO.” over “CHICOPEE FALLS. MASS. USA” walnut grips, 6-1/2 in. overall.; unmarked, single shot .22 caliber, side twist barrel Derringer style pistol, 4-1/2 in. overall; Rossi side by side, serial number F283584, 2-3/4 in. barrels, .22 caliber, double hammers, double triggers, black composite two piece handle with insignia, bottom barrel release, factory nickel, 6-1/4 in. overall, handling wear, patina, oxidation, revolver with abrasions to left side of frame at screw, abraded area on cylinder, action in working order, Forehand and Wadsworth in good condition with wear to finish on handle and polish marks on nickel finish, action in working order, Stevens with wear, pitting, oxidation to finish, abrasions to frame and handle, chips to handle, hammer will set with great effort, possible loss to spur, unmarked pistol with loss to handle, some pieces present, break to backstrap, Rossi gun with slight surface wear, there may be an issue with the right hammer and firing pin, otherwise good condition
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400
Curio and Relic Lot with Antique Firearms, Brunk Auctions strictly complies with all Federal and State regulations pertaining to the sale and transfer of firearms.
474
Two Antique Pepperbox Pistols
Manhattan Arms Co. six shot pepperbox percussion revolver, circa 1850s, double action, .28 caliber, 4 in barrel, “MANHATTAN F.A. MFG CO. / NEW YORK” on side of hammer, some leaf engraving on frame, bag shape two piece walnut grips, 7 in. overall; Sharps Model 3, breech loading four shot pepperbox pistol, circa 1860s, “C. SHARPS PATENT / JAN 25, 1859” stamped on right side of frame, 3-1/2 in. barrel, blade front sight, barrel release on left side, two piece walnut grips, stamped “17” on butt strap, 6-1/4 in. overall, general handling wear, oxidation, pitting and abrasions to metal components, revolver with pitting, 1/2 in. spilt and chips to handle, possibly replaced grip screw, wear to side plate screw, loss of screw on grip strap, trigger and hammer function but barrel does not rotate with the action, Sharps with small loss to toe of grip, barrel release likely altered or broken but still functions, hammer and trigger function, barrels will release and slide forward
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $600
476
Rare First Model 1908 Marble Arms Game Getter Double Barrel Survival Carbine, serial number 4845, manufactured from 1908 through 1918, 18 in. over and under barrel configuration, rifled .22 LR upper barrel, .44 caliber smooth bore lower barrel, barrel band blade front sight, right side of chamber stamped “CALIBERS 22 & 44” and “PATENT ALLOWED”, the left side of the receiver is stamped “MANUFACTURED BY THE MARBLES SAFETY AXE CO.”, “GLADSTONE MICH. U.S.A”, “ MARBLE ARMS & MFG. CO. SUCCESSOR” and “GAME GETTER”, adjustable split rear sight on top of receiver, hammer with pivoted striker for upper and lower selection, sliding trigger guard barrel release, gutta percha “MARBLES TRADE MARK” grip, folding stock, overall 32-1/4 in., some handling wear, patina to metal components, some abrasions and dings to barrels, loss of bluing on barrels near receiver, oxidation to metal components, bores in fair condition with some oxidation and frosting, break to left side of grip at screw, held in place with a metal bracket, two solder welds to upper and lower stock arms, stock locking mechanism functions but doesn’t lock up tight, possible alteration to rear sight, trigger, hammer and selector appear to function, trigger guard slide release appears to function
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Designed to be a trappers gun with .22 LR over .44 caliber barrel configuration, light and easy to use with a folding stock. Curio and Relic, Brunk Auctions strictly complies with all Federal and State regulations pertaining to the sale and transfer of firearms.
477
Two Antique Pinfire Revolvers
Belgian pinfire double action revolver, no visible serial number, likely .36 caliber, 5 in. octagonal barrel with pin front sight, star over “L” mark on left side of barrel and cylinder, “ELG” over star in circle mark also on cylinder, smooth hardwood grips, lanyard loop, 9-3/4 in.; Systeme Italien six shot pinfire revolver, serial number 1289, 5-3/4 in. round barrel with blade front sight, possibly .32 caliber, left side of barrel lug stamped “442 Ginv Br BREVETE” with central hallmark, “SYSTEME ITALIEN” stamped on top right sliver of frame, “ELG” over star in oval and crown over “V” stamps on cylinder, engraved frame and cylinder, hinged back ejector plate on rear of cylinder, sliding post cylinder release, black composition checkered grips, engraved backstrap, lanyard ring, 10-3/4 in., handling wear, patina and oxidation to metal components, dings and abrasions, Belgian revolver with heavy oxidation, slightly bent ejector rod, pitting, rust on exterior of barrel, abrasions to grip and small hairline splits in grain, not sure if action functions correctly, you have to pull the hammer back to reset the trigger, Systeme Italien revolver with rust spots on right side of barrel and at muzzle, abrasions to frame and barrel, abrasions to grip, oxidation, action apparently in good working order
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
Estimate: $500 - $1,000 Antique Firearms
479
Two Pre 1900 Italian and German Revolvers Italian Glisenti Brescia Model 1889 double action revolver, serial number D8220, 10.35 mm cartridge, 4-1/2 in. barrel, large dovetail front sight, slot in frame rear sight, stamped “GLISENTI BRESCIA 1897” with lion in shield on left frame, hanging trigger, fluted cylinder, cylinder access lever on right side of frame, frame removal lever on left side of rear frame, checkered wood grips, lanyard, 9-1/2 in. overall; German Erfurt Arsenal Model 1883 six shot revolver, single action, 10.6 mm caliber, three stage 4-1/2 in. barrel, triangular front sight, various stamped numbers and hallmarks around first and second stage barrel flats, stamped “ERFURT 1894” under crown on left side of frame, other stamps on left of frame, three brass screws stamped “42” with hallmarks, fluted cylinders, cylinder access lever, safety lever, backstrap stamped “L.M. II. 21. R. 4.”, two piece wooden grip, lanyard, 10-1/4 in. overall, handling wear, loss to finish, dings and abrasions, some slight pitting, Italian revolver with oxidation to surface, bores and cylinders, wear to grip, abrasions, action and all mechanisms appear to function properly, German revolver with a little more oxidation, pitting and abrasions to surface and exterior of barrels, cylinder gate with wear, chips scratches and abrasions to grip, action and mechanisms appear to function properly
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
Estimate: $500 - $1,000 Antique Firearms
478
Mass. Arms Adams Patent Revolver
serial number 422 on frame and cylinder, manufactured from 1857 to 1861, 6 in. octagonal barrel with blade front sight, .36 caliber, five shot, double action percussion revolver, indiscernible “Mass. Arms Co.” stamp on top of frame, “ADAMS PATENT / MAY 3. 1858” stamp on left side of frame, “PATENT / MAY 3. 1856” on right side of frame, safety slide, one piece checkered wooden grips, 11-1/4 in., handling wear, corrosion in bore, corrosion in cylinder, oxidation and staining to barrel, abrasions and dings to metal components, pitting to metal, loss to original cylinder pin, loss of Kerr’s Patent loading lever, “Vs” etched into sides of grip, crack to right side of upper frame, sometimes the action will function correctly, sometimes the cylinder won’t turn, some times the hammer won’t drop when the trigger is squeezed
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
Estimate: $400 - $800 Antique
480
Moore’s Patent Teat Fire Revolver by National Arms Co. serial number 26593 under barrel, 1864 to 1870, manufactured by the Moore’s Patent Firearms Company and the National Arms Company, Brooklyn, New York, 32 caliber teat fire cartridge, 3-1/4 in. barrel with blade front sight stamped “NATIONAL ARMS Co. BROOKLYN, N.Y.”, trigger notch rear sight, scroll work engraved brass frame, other metal components with engraving, right side of frame with hooked extractor, six shot cylinder engraved “D. WILLIAMSON’S PATENT JUNE 5 - MAY 17, 1864” on rear edge, two piece walnut grips, 7 in. overall, some handling wear, oxidation to metal components, very light pitting to exterior of cylinder, oxidation in cylinders and bore, nicks and abrasions to wood handle, hammer, trigger and cylinder appear to function, barrel pin stuck
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $500 Antique Firearm
481
Blair English Double Barrel Flintlock with Spring Bayonet London, likely circa 1830, over and under rifled 5 in. barrel configuration, likely .48 caliber, box lock flintlock action, spring loaded bayonet to right side of upper barrel with locking post and button release, bayonet safety release to right side of “London” engraved lock plate, floral engraved barrel selector switch head, “Blair” engraved on left side of lock plate under engraved barrel selector screw securing lever, crossed halberd and crown hallmark under frame, 14-1/4 in. overall with bayonet released, handling wear, oxidation in greased bores, a few dings and abrasions to metal components, spotted oxidation and some slight pitting, nicks and abrasions to wooden handle, trigger, cock and frizzen in working order, bayonet springs to locking position and releases with button, selector lever in working order
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Antique Firearm
482
George Jones Marked British Flintlock Pistol
circa 1750 to 1800, likely .58 caliber, 9-3/8 in. round barrel with smooth bore, Birmingham inspectors marks to left side of barrel, engraved “GEO. JON...” lock plate, engraved brass trigger guard, brass ram rod guide and thimble, brass side plate, walnut stock, 15 in. overall, handling wear, patina, pitting and oxidation to metal components, heavy oxidation in bore, dings and abrasions, 4-1/2 in. split in grain to left side of stock under sidelock plate, loss to stock at barrel pin on right side of stock, other abrasions and wear to stock, different coloration to forend of stock, trigger, cock, and frizzen appear to be in working order
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
Estimate: $300 - $600
Antique Firearm
483
Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver serial number 51315 stamped in three places under frame and under backstrap, circa 1863, .44 caliber, “Colts Patent” stamp on side of three screw frame, 8 in. barrel stamped “ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA”, cylinder stamped “COLTS PATENT No. 758” and “PAT SEPT 10th 185?”, stamped “H” behind brass trigger guard, walnut grip, overall length 13-1/2 in., handling wear throughout, dents, dings and abrasions to metal components, some pitting, oxidation and heavy patina, oxidation in barrel, barrel lug stuck, abrasions to handle, losses to toe of handle, butt of handle cut out for lanyard, trigger, hammer and cylinder in working order
Provenance: Private Collection, North Carolina
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Antique Firearm
484
North Carolina Dated Regulator Wall Clock
circa 1973, paper dial with Arabic numerals, signed and dated “V. Turner Davidson, N.C. 1973”, dial set in octagonal frame atop tapered case with broken arch pediment and brass globe finial, 44 x 13-1/2 x 5-1/2 in., not tested for functionality, dial panel loose on hinge, some tears and wrinkling to dial near 3:00 and 4:00 marks, surface dust and accretion, some discoloration and spotting to brass elements, minor bumps and abrasions to case
Provenance: Private Collection, Athens, Georgia
Estimate: $200 - $400
485
20th Century Tennessee Related Documents, Correspondence
approximately 90 pieces, the majority being correspondence with Tennessee politicians and attorneys, some photographs, many on official signed letters (possibly secretarial), list includes: Al Gore, both Sr. and Jr.; John Jennings; Howard Baker; Jim Sasser; Kenneth McKellar; John Duncan; Ed Jones; Dan Kuykendall; Richard Fulton; William Anderson; Pat Sutton; J. Will Taylor; Joseph Byrns; Jere Cooper; Hubert Fisher; Finis J. Garrett; Thetus Smith; Gordon Browning; J.C. Jackson; Julian Walker; B.E. Jones; James “Buzz” Elkins; W.H. King; Joseph Tindell; Albert Hogue; Robert Gallimore; Saul Bowman; Buford Ellington; Lamar Alexander; Benton McMillin; A.H. Roberts, attorney; John Isaac Cox; Prentice Cooper; Frank C. Clement; Winfield Dunn; Lawrence Tyson; Henry Horton; Ray Blanton, campaign brochure; Ned McWherter; W.H. Carroll, attorney; Clifford Davis; Frank Hayden, Union Planters Bank of Memphis; M.F. Weisner; Frank Lyon Polk; Benjamin Burr Lindsey; Alex Guerry, University of Chattanooga; Don Sundquist; J.B. Frazier; B.W. Hooper, attorney; some duplication; most conforming to traditional letter size of 8 x 11 in. or slightly smaller , good overall, expected wear and mild discoloration
Provenance: Private Collection, Middle Tennessee
Estimate: $100 - $300
486
Monumental Southern Hardwood Dough Bowl late 19th/early 20th century, with copper band around exterior rim, 9 x 31 x 31-1/2 in., three significant cracks to rim, scattered scratches, small chips, and abrasions, surface losses at one knot, surface dirt and accretion, copper and screws with discoloration, rust, and verdigris, copper band with some dents and warping
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $200 - $400
487
Carl Cartee
(American/North Carolina, 20th Century)
Untitled, 1978, signed lower right “Carl Cartee”, 21-1/2 x 32 in.; modern metal frame, 25-1/2 x 36-1/2 in., surface is good, and appears to be stable, net examined out of frame; frame with light wear
Provenance: Private Nashville Collection
Estimate: $100 - $200
488
Mary Edith Alexander (North Carolina, born 1962)
Untitled II, 1991-92, not visibly signed, oil on canvas, 74 x 51-3/4 x 2-1/8 in.; unframed, surface is very good
Provenance: Private North Carolina Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
Historic Tennessee Document Group mostly 19th century, over 150 pieces, including: 1790 William Cocke document; 1800 Attorney Townshend Dade legal petition relating to Samuel Wilson (Hawkins County); 1813 land grant signed by Governor Willie Blount; Governor Aaron Brown signed order in frame; six church related documents for Morristown or Jonesborough; 18 Shelby County apprenticeship bonds; eight Dickson County political appointments signed by Governor Isham Harris; Horace Maynard signed partial note; 27 Washington County apprenticeship bonds; two loose leaf pages of 1828 Senate motions by Thomas Hart Benton; 1846 postal letter from Nashville to Halifax (NC) postmarked, contains mention of “the poor Negro”; 1835 will and testament; 1869 Odd Fellows certificate, Knoxville Lodge; 1825 land grant signed by Governor William Carroll; approximately 60 Nashville/Davidson County receipts, mercantile lists, or bank instruments; Memphis and Mississippi valley related documents; miscellaneous Governor and related signatures, Joseph W. Carter, James Mullins, Alonzo J. Tyler, Newton Cannon, Neil Brown, Alvin Hawkins; other miscellaneous papers, expected wear, folds, distress, losses, discoloration
Provenance: Private Collection, Middle Tennessee
Estimate: $400 - $600
491
Framed Map of South Carolina and Georgia
engraver Jonathan Lodge, A New and Accurate Map of the Chief Parts of South Carolina and Georgia from From the Best Authorities, London, 1780, for Political Magazine, engraving on laid paper with hand colored highlights, sight 11-1/4 x 15 in.; framed, 22-1/4 x 24-3/4 in., not examined out of frame, some handling creases and warping, a few tears and probable repairs at edges
Provenance: Private Charleston Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
490
Framed Map of North and South Carolina
The London Printing and Publishing Company, Limited, Seat of War North and South Carolina 1781, London, “Drawn and Engraved for Shaffner’s History of the United States by W. W. Woolley”, engraving on wove paper with minimal hand color, sight 9-1/2 x 6 in.; framed, 17-1/4 x 14 in., not examined out of frame, heavy toning/discoloration; frame with light wear and abrasions
Provenance: Private Charleston Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
492
Arts and Crafts Oak Drop Front Desk
American, early 20th century, fall front with interior hanging compartment over one central drawer, bottom shelf, decorative backsplash, with key, 43 x 26 x 15 in., resurfaced, brasses replaced, hinge supports reset, overall good condition to surface
Provenance: The Collection of Rosemary and Ed Kostansek, Asheville, North Carolina
Estimate: $50 - $100
493
English Arts and Crafts Lamp Table With Macmurdo Feet
early 20th century, dark mellow finish, arched supports, tapered legs, 27-1/2 x 26 x 25-1/2 in., scratches to surface with losses to finish, re-surfaced, some minor losses to edges throughout
Provenance: The Collection of Rosemary and Ed Kostansek, Asheville, North Carolina
Estimate: $100 - $300
495
Loetz Jugendstil Iridescent Art Glass Vase
Austrian, late 19th/early 20th century, unmarked, tapered glass vase with “Phaenomen” iridescent decoration, geometric and foliate bronze mounts, 111/4 x 7 x 5-3/4 in., surface dirt, scattered flea bites and small rim chips, a few air bubbles, typical scratches and light wear to base where vase sits on mounts, some minor warping and areas of discoloration to bronze mounts
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $400 - $600
494
Four Art Glass Table Objects
Continental, late 19th/20th century, unmarked, comprising: Loetz style bronze mounted iridescent glass inkwell, 2-3/4 x 3 x 3 in.; Loetz style bronze mounted round green and clear glass lidded box, 2 x 5 in. diameter; green glass swirl vase, 9 in.; amethyst and metallic bowl with pinched rim, 4-1/4 x 4-1/2 in., surface dirt, scattered surface scratches and typical light wear to bases, some discoloration to bronze mounts
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Estimate: $200 - $400
496
Large Mahogany Art Nouveau Sideboard
Continental, early 20th century, central glass door flanked by two cabinet doors, resting on a cabinet with two large paneled doors and two drawers, interior shelving, curved crest, cove and shaped molding, organic form brasses, 87 x 56 x 22-1-2 in., losses to veneer with some infill at base on sides, scratches, wear to finish, water staining to top of cabinet, scratched top
Provenance: The Collection of Rosemary and Ed Kostansek, Asheville, North Carolina
Estimate: $400 - $600
497
Large Ferguson Copeland Cocktail Table 20th century, label reads “Normandy Cocktail”, rustic form with simulated wear, woven leather shelf with large rivets, turned feet, 21 x 67-1/2 x 41 in., loss at decoration above turned foot on one leg, wear to one corner of top, bumps and losses at corners and moldings
Provenance: Property from the Collection of Dee and Tommy Hilfiger
Estimate: $500 - $700
498
Thomas Lahy Modernist Serigraph (Michigan, born 1947)
Summer Solstice, 1907, editioned in pencil lower left 73/100, signed and dated in pencil lower right “Thomas Lahy ‘70”, serigraph on paper, sight 19-5/8 x 19-5/8 in.; Dutch metal leaf frame, 20-1/4 x 20-1/4 x 3/4 in., paper with some toning, not examined outside of frame; lower left corner of glass with loss, frame with wear
Provenance: Private Nashville Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
499
Two Works, Different Lithographs (20th/21st century)
John David Himmelfarb, Salad, 1971, editioned in pencil verso 18/95, signed in pencil verso “John Himmelfarb ‘71”, lithograph on paper, sheet 15 x 20 in.; acrylic box frame, 15-3/4 x 20-1/2 x 1-3/8 in.; After Pablo Picasso, Les Saltimbanques (M. 285), from Souvenirs d’un collectionneur, 1958, signed in stone, lithograph, sheet 10-1/2 x 8-3/4 in.; modern frame, 16-5/8 x 14-5/8 x 3/4 in., Salad paper in good condition, floated; frame with wear; Les Saltimbanques laid down on card, toning; frame with abrasions
Provenance: Private Nashville Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
Himmelfarb title and edition mislabeled verso
500
Hasselblad Camera and Accessories in Bag
Sweden, Model 500 C/M, produced 1970-1994, Carl Zeis 80 mm/2.8 lens, one film back with dark slide, comes with camera bag containing other accessories including shutter cable, consumer manuals, 2x extender, Polaroid film back, and other related items, overall good condition, some signs of wear or dirt, shutter seems to function but not tested for full functionality, light smudges or scratches to optics, plastic grip on lens focusing ring loose, focusing element still functional, interior components with very little wear or dirt
Estimate: $400 - $600
501 Leica Camera
Germany, 1935, model III A, serial no. 158160, Ernest Leitz lens no. 238967, comes with brown leather case and Leica lens cap, overall good condition, various groves and surfaces with dirt and light surface rust, small dent to bottom, black tolex in good condition, shutter appears to work but not tested for full functionality, other mechanical components move freely and are not locked up, optics with some scratches and smudges
Estimate: $400 - $600
503
Gunnel Sahlin for Kosta Boda Art Glass Compote (Swedish, born 1954)
inscribed on base “Kosta Boda Artist cou G. Sahlin 59546”, hand blown glass, 7-3/8 x 10 x 10 in., some scattered scratches to surface, surface dust/smudges/accretion, anomalies and air bubbles
Provenance: Private Nashville Collection
Estimate: $50 - $100
502
Akira Blount (Tennessee, 1945-2013)
Seated Woman with an Umbrella, signed and dated on foot “Akira/1988”, bent legs, mixed media construction, approximately 20-1/2 x 12 in., some surface dirt and lint, some minor fraying to hair, some flowers at hat partially detached
Provenance: Private Nashville Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
504
Seth Barker Modern Painting (South Australia, 20th century)
Drifting Dice, circa 2009, signed lower left “Seth Barker”, signed in ink on stretcher verso “S Barker”, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 x 1-1/2 in.; unframed, canvas with vertical abrasions at center right and lower left, and along edges, some handling grime and accretion along edges also
Provenance: Sold to benefit Habitat For Humanity of Forsyth County Estimate: $300 - $500
Seth Barker is from Adelaide, South Australia, graduated in 2006 with a BVA in painting at Adelaide Central School of Art, this work was part of the South Australian Living Arts Festival in 2009, exhibition titled Time, Space and Emotion.
505 Seth Barker Modern Painting (South Australia, 20th/21st century)
Darkening Desert, circa 2009, signed lower left “Seth Barker”, signed in ink on stretcher verso “S Barker”, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 x 1-1/2 in.; unframed, some handling grime along edges
Provenance: Sold to benefit Habitat For Humanity of Forsyth County Estimate: $300 - $500
Seth Barker is from Adelaide, South Australia, graduated in 2006 with a BVA in painting at Adelaide Central School of Art, this work was part of the South Australian Living Arts Festival in 2009, exhibition titled Time, Space and Emotion.
507
Poltrona Frau Leather Side Chair
20th century, brown leather with black painted wooden frame, stamped “Poltrona Frau”, label reads “Poltrona Frau, Made in Italy”, 37 x 19 x 18 in., wear at edges of leather throughout, wear to wood frame consistent with age and use
Provenance: Private Nashville Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
506
Glass and Steel Square Cocktail Table 20th century, “x” form base with glass top, 16-1/2 x 40 x 40 in., missing two bumpers on top of base, surface scratching to metal, minimal scratching to glass consistent with age and use
Provenance: Private Nashville Collection
Estimate: $100 - $300
508
Pair of i4 Mariani Art Deco Style Armchairs late 20th century, upholstered in white ultra suede, dark high gloss wooden arms and frame, 37 x 31 x 25 in., grime to upholstery, minimal surface scratching to frame
Provenance: Private Nashville Collection
Estimate: $300 - $500
509
Modern Wrought Iron Bench
curved bench with upturned sides, metal tassels, curved and rounded iron base, 30 x 64 x 23 in., some surface scratching consistent with age and use
Estimate: $100 - $300
510
Bamboo Dining Table
21st century, bamboo table with resin sphere accents on legs, resin feet, 29-1/2 x 48 x 31-1/2 in., in good condition overall, some slight scratching to surface
Estimate: $100 - $300
511
Charles McMurray Desk
20th century, double pedestals with four drawers, herringbone veneer, bullnose top edge, marked “2716” undertop, 28-1/2 x 73 x 25 in., some surface scratches to high gloss finish wear, wear at edge of top at center, lacking keys
Provenance: Private Charlotte, North Carolina Collection
Estimate: $200 - $400
512
Charles Nivens Sculpture (American, born 1943)
Head, signed verso, painted wood and multi media assemblage, 15 x 8 x 7-1/8 in., general wear to materials as made
Provenance: Private Nashville Collection
Estimate: $50 - $100
513
Arlyn Ende, Contemporary Tapestry (New Orleans/Tennessee, 1932-2022)
Passages a Duet (part 2), 1989, label verso, multi-fabric weaving, 91 x 41-1/2 in., some surface dirt and lint, a few squares with some fraying at edges, light staining
Provenance: Private Nashville Collection
Estimate: $400 - $600
514
Italian Modern Table Lamp with Opal Glass Globe Shade late 20th century, blue green painted metal base, thick frosted glass shade, 17 x 8-1/4 in. with shade, wired for electricity, not tested for functionality, overall good condition, edges of glass with some abrasions and wear
Provenance: Private Collection, Charlotte, North Carolina
Estimate: $200 - $400