Asian Art, Fine Art and Antiques - April 9, 2011

Auction Results Overview

American & other Antique Furniture: William and Mary ball footed blanket chest in the old red paint & a country sofa; Carved mahogany Chippendale side chair with saddle seat plus others; Cherry PA tall case clock; Renaissance revival sewing table with satinwood interior; set of 7 Cromwellian revival side chairs; Wrought Iron garden settee.

Custom Furniture: Cherry Conn style small QA highboy; Empire revival parlor set; French style armchair w/needlepoint seat & side chair; small drop leaf table w/Chinese decoration; Mahogany 2 part banquet table and small size pediment top breakfront; red painted shoe foot hutch table plus more..

American & other Fine Art: Important pair of O/C portraits of Virginia plantation owners John & Elizabeth Beale, North Farnham Parish; Albert T Bricher W/C seascape; O/C painting of Mt Monadnock by William P Phelps 1of 2; Benjamin Champney White Mountain lake O/C; Albert E Downs o/p of Fort Independence in Boston Harbor; Important nude WC by Salvador Dali; Leonard Tsuguhary Foujita ink/paper; others by Edmond Heuze, Pierre Falke O/copper, 2 James Mickelson & others, small collection of African carvings; 5 French advertising posters plus more.  

Chinese and Japanese Export & Misc: Important Japanese lacquer 6 comp Inro w/signed carved ivory Ojime and Rat Netsuke; small Chinese export painting of a Junk; Pair of brass pricket form candlesticks; Large group of Rose Medallion-pr of jardinières, vases in pairs & singles, covered & other dishes, platters, sets of plates & cups /saucers, boxes; large collection of celadon bird & butterfly in various forms; Umbrella stand; roof tile; large set of blue star border export porcelain w/initials plus numerous other partial services & pieces; carved ivory canes; carp decorated ceramic fish tank; numerous paintings on panel, silk, reverse on glass and paper some signed; blue, green & brown Fitzhugh, numerous Orange sacred bird & butterfly serving pieces; Canton & Nanking; Imari and Satsuma; Domestic B/W some with brown under glaze; 3 Needlework framed panels, (3) 4 part lacquer & wood screens w/inlaid decoration, 2 part w/inset stone & 3 table screens; alter table, marble top tables, Mother of Pearl inlaid tables & other misc pieces of furniture; carved & painted wooden mask, 11 Scrolls; carved jadeite and wood figures; 2 desk/dressing boxes; numerous jars & vases made into lamps; this a very large and varied collection.

Miscellaneous: Penny foot knife blade w/brass plate & brass acorn top penny footed andirons plus others; Jewish prayer books & ½ leather set of Harvard classics; Large Chippendale mirror w/Phoenix bird plus others; Sterling and coin silver; Early primitive painted Icon; 17^th century Belgian tapestry fragment; collection of soft paste & pink lustre porcelain; collection over 20 lighting devices- 18th/19thC; 2 raccoon coats; 3 reproduction ship paintings.

Jewelry & Watches: 1.73 ct center diamond dinner ring w/26 surrounding stones; a l+ ct marquis wedding/engagement ensemble plus 2 other mounted solitaires; 19thC memorial hair pin w, Salem, Mass provenance; Native American stone & silver jewelry; freshwater pearl & 14k multi strand necklaces; floral carved coral pin/pendant in 14k; Cameos, rings, ear rings & pin lots; Jade & other bead Oriental; Man's 14k collar pins, studs, watch fob lots; silver & gold chains, Costume some signed plus lots more.

Oriental Rugs: Room size-Antique Malayer, Heriz, Veramin Kilim, Kerman as-is, 1950s Sarouk; Scatter size-Perepedil, Karabaugh, Kazak, Hamadan; Runners-Karabaugh & Kurd; Bag faces- 3 Shahsavan, Kilim, Lesgi & 2 Kurd.