including the entire contents of the Johnson Estate of Newtown and the contents of a great "time capsule" summer home in North Salem

Lot 1
Large Tiffany & Co. Carriage Clock
with fitted case
6" high excluding handle
circa 1900

estimate 300/500

Lot 2
Mettlach Ceramic Beer Stein
Villeroy & Boch
#2780
date coded 1903

estimate 200/300

Lot 3
Robert Kennedy Campaign Poster
16"x12"
1968

estimate 200/300

Lot 4
Roseville Pottery Jardinaire and Vase
"Dahlrose" pattern
both 8" high

estimate 250/350

Lot 5
Bronze Figure of a Horse
with silvered finish (now well worn)
15" high
unmarked

estimate 300/500

Lot 6
Group of Victorian Valentines
including elaborate example with people in an early automobile

estimate 300/500

Lot 7
Kazak Carpet
58" x 78"
circa 1900

estimate 400/600

Lot 8
Steelcraft GMC Dump Truck
26" long
circa 1925

estimate 250/350

Lot 9
Two French Travel Posters
Villemot, Seaside Resorts
published by Delaporte, Paris, 1955
Air France, Rome, by Nathan, 1957

estimate 500/750

Lot 10
Mills "Bursting Cherry" Five Cent Slot Machine
24" high
circa 1940

estimate 600/900

Lot 11
Carousel Horse
Herschell Spillman
outside row jumper

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 13
Set of Four Steuben Aurene Salts
3 1/2" diameter

estimate 300/500

Lot 14
Andy Warhol
Ticket Poster
for Lincoln Center Film Festival, 1967
45" x 23 1/2", framed

estimate 800/1200

Lot 15
Heywood Wakefield Wicker Group
three rockers and two side chairs
circa 1910

estimate 500/750

Lot 16
Mission Oak Bookcase
possibly Stickley Brothers
with two doors, sixteen panels
48" wide
circa 1910

estimate 600/900

Lot 17
A. M. Cassandre Travel Poster
"Italie"
39 1/2" x 24"
1936

estimate 400/600

Lot 18
Tivoli Travel Poster
by Andersen
33 1/2" x 24"
1952

estimate 400/600

Lot 20
Tabriz Roomsize Carpet
8'8" x 11'2"
circa 1900

estimate 2000/3000

Lot 21
Caucasian Prayer Rug
6' x 3'1"
circa 1900

estimate 300/500

Lot 22
Roomsize Serape Carpet
9'1" x 12'4"
late 19th century

estimate 3000/5000

Lot 23
Caucasian Prayer Rug
6'8" x 3'5"
circa 1900

estimate 300/500

Lot 24
Pair of Caucasian Carpets
3'10" x 4'10"
circa 1900

estimate 500/750

Lot 26
Carl Kauba
Cold Painted Bronze of an Indian Chief Smoking
Austria
10" long, 3" high
circa 1910

estimate 800/1200

Lots 27-31
Tiffany Bronze Desk Set
Venetian pattern
ink stand #1669, 9 5/8"
box #1861, 5"
calendar #1662
blotter ends #1696
match box holder #1684

estimates ranging from
200/300 to 800/1200

Lot 32
Tiffany Studios Bronze Stand
with onyx top
stamped "TIFFANY & CO / MAKERS / 0581 7331 / M"
14 3/4" diameter, 31 1/2" high
circa 1890

estimate 5000/7500

Lot 33
Tiffany "Tobacco Leaf" Lamp Base
converted to electricity
with early Tiffany Decorating Company logo
8 1/2" high excluding later fittings
circa 1895

estimate 2000/3000

Lot 34
Pair of Cast Iron Doorstops
the larger 10" high
circa 1910

estimate 300/500

Lot 35
Minton Pate-Sur-Pate Tray
13 1/8" x 7"
stamped verso "Mintons / 1765"
and with globe logo
unsigned by artist, but the both 'Hilderscheim' form trays sold in the recent years were both by Louis Solon

estimate 3000/5000

Lot 36
Lucienne Heuvelmans
Madonna and Child
11 3/8" high bronze and ivory
early 20th century

estimate 800/1200

Lot 37
Evgeny Lancernay
A Wealthy Arab Merchant
22" bronze
signed in cyrillic on base together with foundry mark
rifle broken, but present
late 19th century

Lot 38
Monumental Sevres Urn
with Art Nouveau maiden with jewels and extensive floral decoration on a luster background and with bronze mounts
signed under lid and base
36" high
circa 1895

estimate 3000/5000

Lots 39
Austrian Porcelain Bust
with EW logo, Vienna
13 3/4" high
circa 1900

estimate 300/500

Lots 40
A. Gory
bronze and marble bust of a young woman, on a granite plinth
21" high overall
circa 1920

estimate 1500/2500

Lot 41 and 42
Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Group of Arab and Camel
7 7/8" high and 6 3/4" high
early 20th century

estimate 800/1200 each

Lot 44
KPM Porcelain Plaque
depicting a beauty with cello
impressed verso "KPM" with sceptor
9 3/8" x 6 1/2" excluding frame
circa 1900

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 45
Man Ray Exhibition Poster
signed by the artist
15" x 21 3/4"
1954

estimate 300/500

Lot 46
Marc Chagall Poster
"Nice", 24" x 39"
together with another travel poster
"Paris" 24" x 39"

estimate 500/750

Lot 48
Clark Bronson
Mallards
17" high cold painted bronze
numbered 65/75 and dated 1981

estimate 800/1200

Lots 49
1961 Jaguar Mark 2 Sedan
with 3.8 litre straight six engine
converted to manual transmission
otherwise mostly clean original

estimate 8000/12000

Lot 51
Tiffany "Grapevine" Ink Pot
stamped #847
7" diameter, with liner
estimate 400/600

Lot 52
Tiffany "Grapevine" Pen Holder and Clip
stamped #1004, #971
estimate 300/500 for both

Lots 54
Roomsize Sarouk Carpet
9' x 13'2"
circa 1920

estimate 1200/1800

Lots 57
Ben Benn
Boy With Pigeons
30" x 36" oil on canvas
signed and dated 1946

estimate 1000/1500

Lots 58
Kathe Kollwitz
Nachdenkende Frau
11 1/2" x 11 1/2" lithograph
pencil signed lower right
1920

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 59
Joseph Pennell
The Gothic Bell Tower
11" x 8 1/2" etching
pencil signed

estimate 300/500

Lot 60
Steinway "Model A" Grand Piano
in a mahogany Louis XV style case
6'2"
manufactured 1901

estimate 6000/9000

Lot 61
Boris Artzybasheff
pair of original illustrations
each 12 1/2" x 14" gouache
each signed lower left

estimate 800/1200

Lot 62
Japanese Tanto (Dagger) with Carved Ivory Case
blade 11 5/8"
overall 18"

estimate 800/1200

Lot 63
Pair Meissen Sauce Boats
with Augustus Rex mark
each 7 1/2" wide
19th century

estimate 300/500

Lot 64
Elliott Mahogany Tall Clock
with nine tube chiming movement
signed Elliott, London
circa 1910

estimate 4000/6000

Lot 65
Horse Drawn Carriage
by Elkhart Carriage Co
estate found, original condition

estimate 1500/2500

Lot 66
Horse Drawn Carriage
with double bench seating
estate found, original condition

estimate 1200/1800

Lot 67
Horse Drawn Carriage
with single bench
estate found, original condition

estimate 800/1200

Lot 68
Old Towne Canoe
retailed by Abercrombie & Fitch
estate found

estimate 600/900

Lot 69
Federal Cherry Chest of Drawers
39"x20"x38" high
circa 1810

estimate 500/750

Lot 70
Group of Seven Cased Photographic Images
two with gutta percha cases
mid-19th century

estimate 300/500

Lot 71
Samuel Danforth Pewter Teapot
Connecticut
10" high
circa 1840

estimate 300/500

Lot 72
Chippendale Maple Tall Chest
in old red surface
original pulls with some replaced bails
36"x18 1/2" x 53" high
late 18th century

estimate 1500/2500

Lot 73
Chippendale Grain Painted Maple Chest
inscribed under the top,
"cabinetmaker/ J. Crocker"
38"x19"x41 1/2" high
late 18th century

estimate 1500/2500

Lot 74
Federal Giltwood Banjo Clock
signed indistinctly on dial
early 19th century

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 75
Chippendale Mahogany Pembroke Table
with openwork cross stretchers and old surface, 27"x30"x19" wide (38 1/2" open)
late 18th century

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 76
French Folk Art Painted Brides Box
in fine untouched original condition
dated 1819
18" x 12" x 10"

estimate 800/1200

Lot 79
Carved Walnut Figure of Dianna
in old surface
31" high
mid-19th century

estimate 800/1200

Lot 81
Queen AnneMaple Side Chair
stamped on top corners of the seat blocks, left and right,
"JACOB" and "SMITH"
New York City
late 18th century

estimate 400/600

Jacob Smith was a chair-maker listed in the New York City directory of 1787 at 13 Beekman Street. A nearly identical pair of chairs was sold in Sotheby's on-site Deyerle sale May 26/27 1995.

Lot 82
Rare Uncut Sheet Connecticut Bank Notes
The Iron Bank
Falls Village, Connecticut
12" x 7 1/8" sight
circa 1845

estimate 2000/3000

Lot 83
Bank Notes
group of seven
International College Bank
Bryant, Stratton & Co, New York (6),
Bank of America, Mills County, Iowa (1)
mid-19th century

estimate 300/500

Lot 84
Civil War Encampment Portrait
Richard Pearson, Company K, 6th Cavalry
also inscribed "taken while on duty at Gen. Pleasanton's headquarters 1863"
25 1/2" x 20 1/2" charcoal on paper

Alfred Pleasanton commanded cavalry forces at Antietum and Chanscellorsville before being given command of the cavalry for the entire Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg.

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 85
Don Troiani
Southern Steel
19"x25" lithograph
numbered 511/950
pencil signed, nicely framed

estimate 300/500

Lot 87
Smith & Wesson Spur Trigger Pistol
from Johnson estate of Newtown

estimate 300/500

Lot 88
Mathew Brady Albumen Print
"Brady's Incidents Of The War/ Harper's Ferry & Vicinity/ 22nd Regiment, NYSNG"
7" x 9" sight

estimate 400/600

Lots 89
Civil War Archive of Thomas W. Johnson
(from Johnson Estate of Newtown)
New York 90th Regiment
including appointments, discharge, militia trousers, National Guard kepi, embossed leather wallet, misc. papers

estimate 1000/2000

Lot 90
Federal Bow Front Chest
with book matched mahogany veneered drawer fronts
original hardware
39"x21"x38" high
circa 1810

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 91
Federal Mahogany Secretary Desk
Seymour School
the bottom case with figured veneers and crossbanding

estimate 1500/2500

Lot 92
Chinese Export "Ku" Form Vase
14" high

estimate 800/1200

Lot 93
Chinese Export Charger and Bowl
charger 19" diameter
bowl 14 1/2" diameter

estimate 800/1200

Lot 94
Oversized Federal Giltwood Mirror
the top frieze with lambs on either side of a carved shell
original gilt surface
60 1/2" high, 34 1/2" wide
early 19th century

estimate 1500/2500

Lot 95
Sheraton Cherry and Maple Work Table
28" x 19" x 16" wide
circa 1830

estimate 200/300

Lot 96
Cased Decanter Set
the fitted box with four matching bottles, each with gilt tracery
9"x7"x7"
circa 1810

estimate 400/600

Lot 97
Connecticut Mahogany Candlestand
17 1/2" diameter, 27" high
late 18th century

estimate 300/500

Lot 98
Connecticut Cherry Secretary
with bookcase top
retains old surface, bonnet top and ogee base
restoration to feet
late 18th century

estimate 2500/5000

Lot 99
Courthouse Map of Fairfield County
Richard Clark, 1858
63" x 55"
old linen backing

estimate 800/1200

Lot 100
Folk Art Carved Figure
a seated woman
14 7/8" high
19th century

estimate 400/600

Lot 101
Louis De Schryver
Flower Seller at The Obelesk of Luxor, Paris
6" x 8" oil on board
signed lower left

estimate 4000/6000

Lot 102
Manner of Thomas Cole
Romantic Landscape with Ruins
23"x36" oil on canvas laid down to board
19th century

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 103
R. Favelle
Children Gathering Wood In Winter
9" x 12" oil on board
late 19th century

estimate 400/600

Lot 104
Pablo Picasso Etching
Woman on a Chariot
from Series 347, 1968
pencil signed lower right
from an edition of 50

estimate 3000/5000

Lot 105
Pablo Picasso Etching
Spectacle of Gladiators
from Series 347, 1968
pencil signed lower right
from an edition of 50

estimate 3000/5000

Lot 106
Ben Benn
Picnic At The Beach
24" x 30" oil on canvas
signed lower right
dated 1938

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 107
Georges Manzana-Pissarro (1871-1961)
Elegante Dans Son Jardin
15"x21" oil on board
signed and titled verso

estimate 2500/3500

Born in Louveeciennes, he was the third son of impressionist painter Camile Pissarro.

Lot 108
attributed to Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Kneeling Nude Brushing Hair
9" x 11 3/8" (sight) pencil drawing
unsigned

estimate 800/1200

Lot 109
Francis A. Silva
On Shrewsbury River
9 1/2" x 18 3/4" watercolor
signed lower right
titled verso

estimate 3000/5000

Lot 110
William Hamilton Gibson
Pastoral Landscape with Figure
20"x25" gouache
signed and dated 1891
s

estimate 1000/1500

Born in Sandy Hook, Connecticut Gibson died young in 1896. The subject painting may be a view of Newtown.

Lot 111
William Hamilton Gibson
Pastoral Landscape with Cows
18" x 27" gouache
signed and dated 1891
s

estimate 1000/1500

Born in Sandy Hook, Connecticut Gibson died young in 1896. The subject painting may be a view of Newtown.

Lot 112
Joseph H. Boston
pair of pastel studies
each 8"x10" and signed lower left
s

estimate 300/500

Lot 113
Jean Parrish
Gathering Clouds, New Mexico
18" x 24" oil on masonite
signed lower left
s

estimate 1200/1800

Lot 114
Federico Schianchi
View of St Peters
View of Castle St Angelos
each 10" x 21" watercolor
signed lower left

estimate 2500/3500

Lot 115
Winfield Scott Clime
Autumn in Connecticut
30" x 36" oil on canvas
signed lower right
circa 1920

estimate 2000/3000

Lot 116
W.H. Reed
(pair) The English Countryside
each 10"x14" oil on canvas
each signed lower left

estimate 600/900

Lot 117
Sergei Polyakov
Swans
48" x 36" oil on canvas
1984
signed and dated verso

estimate 3000/5000

Lot 118
American School
Sister's Needlework
10 3/4" x 8 1/2" oil on panel
signed indistinctly lower right

estimate 300/500

Lot 119
Thomas Addison Richards
Cattle Grazing in a Landscape
30"x46" oil on canvas
late 19th century

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 120
Arthur Parton
Haying Time
24"x40" oil on canvas
signed and dated 1872 lower right

estimate 3000/5000

Lot 123
Albert Bierstadt
A Western Sunset
7" x 11 1/2" (sight) oil on board
in original frame with undisturbed dust cover
signed lower left "A Bierstadt"
late 19th century

estimate 8000/12000

Lot 124
Cullen Yates
Autumn Landscape
12"x16" oil on canvas
lacking stretcher and frame
early 20th century

estimate 800/1200

Lot 125
A. H. Wyant
Landscape At Sunset
10" x 14" oil canvas
signed indistinctly lower left
late 19th century

estimate 1800/2400

Lot 126
Abraham Lincoln
signed appointment document
12 1/2" x 18 1/2" framed
dated September 30th, 1864

estimate 3000/5000

Lot 127
Fourth Of July Oration Booklet
James Burnet
contains the text of patriotic speech given July 4th, 1799 in Weston, Connectict
printed by Lazarus Beach, Newfield (Bridgeport) Connecticut
8 3/8" x 5 3/4"

estimate 200/300

Lot 128
Federal Inlaid Walnut Tall Clock
Valley of Virginia
with distinctive "shelf" bonnet
with early untouched surface, leaf and vine inlay on bonnet, ogee feet, carved rosettes, period finials and chain drive movement
97" high
circa 1800
97" h

estimate 2500/3500

Lots 129
Federal Paint Decorated Blanket Box
42" x 20" x 20"
early 19th century

estimate 600/900

Lot 130
Pueblo Indian Pot
8" high, 10 1/2" diameter
first half 20th century

estimate 500/750

Lot 131
Navajo Rug
88" x 54 1/2"
circa 1910

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 132
Acoma Pottery Canteen
signed Marie Z. Chino
(1907-1982)
6 1/4" diameter, 7 1/2" long

estimate 250/350

Lot 135
Queen Anne Side Chair
37 1/2" high
with old reinforced split
18th century

estimate 400/600

Lot 136
Powder Horn
elaborately engraved with various Masonic devices and marked "Hiram Abeef", symbols and scenes
signed "J.B."
12 1/2" long
late 18th/early 19th century

estimate 2000/3000

Hiram Abiff is a character in an allegorical play presented in Freemasonry. In the play Hiram is presented as a being the chief archetitect of King Solomon's Temple, who is murdered by three ruffians during their unsuccessful attempt to force him to divulge the Master Mason's seceret password. The story is a lesson in fidelity to one's word and the brevity of life.

Lot 138
Boston Mahogany Sideboard
possibly Seymour
with reeded posts and crossbanded drawers
circa 1810

estimate 2500/3500

Lot 139
Shaker Lady's Rocker
in old surface
35" high
19th century

estimate 300/500

note: top front rung detached, but present

Lot 141
Regina Disk Music Box
with unusual carved case, style 19
includes (30) 11" disks
refer to Bowers, page 188

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 142
Queen Anne Maple Side Chair
Milford, Connecticut
40" high
18th century

estimate 300/500

Lot 143
Cos Cob Railroad Depot Sign
reportedly removed during the 1940 renovations
45" x 11" overall
circa 1910

estimate 300/500

Lot 144
Federal Mahogany Sofa
possibly Duncan Phyfe
New York City
78" x 32" x 38"
early 19th century

estimate 2500/3500

Lot 145
Victorian Rosewood Sewing Stand
with fluted legs
30"x20"x15"
circa 1860

estimate 300/500

Lot 148
Set of Four Country Chippendale Maple Side Chairs
with serpentine chair rails
one with pieced feet

estimate 500/750

Lot 150
Chippendale Mahogany Sofa
83" long, 25" deep, 37" high
late 18th century

estimate 1000/1500