Important Antique Furniture and Fine Art Sale - January 5, 2013

Auction Results Overview

For this sale we had offerings from the following categories.

Antique American Furniture: Important 3 part Sheraton mahogany banquet table-158" long; Queen Anne drop leaf table; Sheraton reeded post field bed;  branded "George Croome, Boston" Empire extension dining table, piano stool and center table (as found); Empire  double drop leaf dining table; pair of paint decorated fraternal stands; Queen Anne candle and drawer stands; Chippendale and Hepplewhite side chairs.

Antique Continental Furniture: English Queen Anne wing chair with "C" scroll cab legs; Hepplewhite bookcase with lower drawer; French Gothic revival 2 part highly carved cabinet; 18th century Dutch colonial blanket chest.

Contemporary and Custom Furniture: Milo Baughman 10' long sofa; wrought iron door and 2 brass grates; Thomas Moser continuous arm Windsor.

Asian Fine Art and Furniture: Fine art- Important signed and titled Walasse Ting abstract painting with provenance; numerous scrolls and paintings; large group of Japanese block prints and booklets some to be sold in groups; Ceramics and miscellaneous-  large bronze bell plus other vessels;  export Armorial hot water platter and dishes; blue and white tall vases; Foo dogs; large collection of modern jade snuffs; carved ivory Quan Yen figure plus other ivory carvings; 2 wooden sundials; nice lot of early textiles; 2 large plaques; Japanese- numerous vases, netsuke's and other ceramics; Furniture-  3 piece parlor set with mother of pearl inlaid carved backs; 3 paneled screens with painted scenes; Ming 2 drawer cabinet with Mandarin scene inlaid with jade, ivory and semi-precious stones; cracked ice low table plus others; 2 Kang paneled low cabinets; mother of pearl inlaid tables and more.

American Fine Art: Barry Faulkner illustration "Day of Decision" plus other of his works; John Stockton deMartelly nude drawing plus other artwork from his estate; Abbot H Thayer oil on canvas landscape; George Washington attributed to John Thomas Peele; marble bust by Preston Powers; Walt Disney signed Donald Duck Celluloid; Herbert L Davidson oil on canvas girl by the window; Edgar Leetag portrait on velvet; others by Harry Shokler, Benj Foster, Raymond D Rodd; Bass Otis attributed, Ohgen Hamanake; Richard A Schmid; David Augur; Edmund Kiyaghjian, Elizabeth Duguette, William H Partridge, Nahi Jayasuriya, Leonardo M Nierman, 2-Thurston John Marshall.

European and other Fine Art: Italian: Important 2 Amadeo Simonetti water colors of Arabian merchants selling rugs and pottery; Domico Morelli portrait of Elma Calve; French: 18th century portrait of M Armon Joseph Chy D'hugonneau age 9; Paul Place-Canton Dock scene, 2 bronze castings one by Louis L Chambard; English: Thomas Jones Barker oil on canvas of Eames of Bridgen on horseback, Large 18th century portrait, William Huggins oil on canvas country scene; standing Icon figure with ivory hands, face;   pair 17/18th century needlework pictures and a 12 tile Majolica picture; Bela Kadar pencil drawing; Gil Janssen harbor scene; Rosenthal porcelain portrait.

Miscellaneous: Important Turkish Ottoman Shamshir sword with gold inlay and original scabbard; 2 Egyptian Ushabitis figures with provenance;  Anna Pottery sow pig flask; patriotic needlework picture; large decorated Papier-Mache tray; 18th century books; 2 large Denver & Rio Grande Railroad photographs, 2 large Daguerreotypes and a Daguerreotype broadside; textiles: fine Henri Bendel/Arnold Scaasi evening coat, 2-3 color coverlets and a southern quilt;  French figural brass clock plus miniature Hermes & Russian travel clocks; 4 Art Nouveaux lamps including 2 by Pairpoint, Seagull pattern & French style; 3 Burmese glass vases one 16" tall; Cast Iron Elf andirons by C Freihofer; whale bone swift and sailing ship cased model; pottery, porcelain & china; numerous horse, polo & other prints. Toys:Zoetrope Wheel of Life, painted wood articulated Jester Sterling and coin silver: 12 "A Stone" small plates, large hammered pitcher, Tiffany pieces, 2 flatware services one for 12 (Heavy) & one for 8 (Gorham) plus numerous other items English coin: pair of wine coasters, creamer and wax jack

Oriental and Chinese Rugs: room size: antique Sarouk; scatter size: 2 antique Chinese one with figures (both as is), Shirvan, 2 Shiraz; 2 prayer Baluchistan; Caucasian embroidered; Sarouk.  

Native American: Childs bead work vest, large domed lamp shade with Native American reverse painted scenes; decorated par fleche; numerous pots including a  large modern olla by Bill Freeman; Yie figure decorated rug, baskets; Mexican and other wearing blankets.

Jewelry: Mario Buccellati: 18k gold matching necklace, bracelet amd earrings, 18k gold and pearl necklace, silver compact and cigarette case; 14k gold ladies ring with 1 ct diamond and emeralds; 18k Garnet and diamond ring.