Fairfield Auction presents an
IMPORTANT ESTATES AUCTION
Sunday, March 18th, 11am

at our gallery
707 Main Street (route 25), Monroe, Connecticut

preview Thursday-Saturday prior, 11am - 4pm, auction day 9-11am

PARTIAL CATALOG, LOTS 1-150

Lot 1
Hutschenreuther Porcelain Figure of a Girl with Pelican
9" high
early 20th century

estimate 200/300

Lot 2
Moorcroft Art Pottery Vase
8" high
early 20th century

estimate 200/300

 

Lot 3
Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguire
Bronze Bust of Diana
cast by Thiebaut
6 1/4" high overall
circa 1900

estimate 300/500

 

Lot 4
Bohemian Etched Glass Goblet
9" high
late 19th century

estimate 200/300

Lot 5
Large Van Briggle Vase
11" high, 10" diameter
mid-20th century

estimate 300/500

Lot 8
German Clockwork Ferris Wheel Toy
rotating on vertical and horizontal axis.

possibly Guntermann,
8" high
late 19th century

estimate 300/500

Lot 10
Jack Mitchell
Portrait of John Lennon and Yoko Ono
19 1/2" x 15 1/2" photograph
signed lower left
1980

estimate 1500/2500

click for more on Jack Mitchell and the John and Yoko photo session

Lot 11
Tiffany Favrile Vase
9" high
early 20th century

estimate 300/500

Lot 12
American Cut Glass Table Lamp
24" high, 12" diameter
early 20th century

estimate 500/750

Lot 13
Lithophane Lamp with Figural Base
22" high
early 20th century

estimate 400/600

Lot 15
Pairpoint Jungle Birds Lamp
with reverse painted shade
17 1/2" diameter

estimate 1200/1800

Lot 16
Wilkenson Leaded Glass Lamp
with reverse painted shade
18" diameter

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 17
Handel Reverse Painted Lamp
with scenic shade
17 3/4" diameter

estimate 2000/3000

Lot 18
Early Gustav Stickley Library Table
with leather top
48" x 30 1/2" x 30" high
circa 1903

together with a mission oak sidechair

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 19
Pair of Tiffany Studios Candlestick Lamps
22" high,
each base impressed with the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company mark,
shades unsigned

estimate 1500/2500

Lot 20
Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Lamp
with feathered Tiffany favrile shade
model #419
13 1/4" high

estimate 1800/2400

Lot 21
Gorham "Japanesque" Mixed Metal Kettle on Stand
hammered copper with applied silver
10" high overall
circa 1885

estimate 800/1200

Lot 22
Leaded Glass Table Lamp
attributed to Handel
the lower band with a blossom motif
18" diameter

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 23
Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Lamp
with feathered Quezal shade
model #419
13 1/4" high

estimate 1400/1800

Lot 24
Large and Fine Ribbon Glass Vase
probably French
with twisted standard,
18 1/2" high,
late 19th century

estimate 800/1200

Lot 26
Charles Schulz
original "Peanuts" daily comic strip
8"x30" pen & ink
July 18th, 1975

estimate 10,000/15,000

Lot 27
Charles Schulz
original "Peanuts" daily comic strip
7"x28 3/4" pen & ink with colors
November 20th, 1970

inscribed "TO JIMMY... Best Wishes Charles M. Schulz"

estimate 8,000/12,000

Lot 30
James Montgomery Flagg
I Want You
World War I Poster
40"x30"
circa 1917

estimate 1200/1800

Lot 31
J.C. Leyendecker
"American Calls"
World War I Poster
40"x30"
circa 1917

estimate 300/500

Lot 32
Austrian Bronze and Marble Art Deco Centerpiece
13 1/2" diameter
circa 1925

estimate 600/900

Lot 33
French Art Deco Pottery Pitcher
Willy Wuilleumier
6 3/8" high
circa 1925

estimate 300/500

Lot 34
Pairpoint Reverse Painted Table Lamp
with a band of oak leaves
20 1/2" diameter

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 35
Handel Floor Lamp Base
60 1/2" high
the finial replaced

estimate 800/1200

Lot 36
Circus Poster
Asiatic Saddle-Back Tapirs
31"x39"
circa 1900

estimate 300/500

Lot 39
Modern "Tulip" Floor Lamp
with tapered standard
marked "made in Switzerland"
65" high
circa 1970

estimate 300/500

Lot 40
Modern Desk Lamp
with green eliptical standard
and dual electrical outlets on base

estimate 250/350

Lot 45
Dunbar Two-Tier Side Table
25" high, 28" diameter
marked with metal tag

estimate 300/500

Lot 46
Walter Von Nessen Table Lamp
with black iron base
and Nessen label on bottom

estimate 250/350

Lot 48-50
Tiffany Studios Bronze Paperweights
7" lioness, 2 1/2" Pekingese, 4 3/4" lion
early 20th century

estimates 300/500 to 600/900

Lot 51
Cartier 18k Gold and Sapphire Dragonfly Brooch
with original box

estimate 300/500

Lot 52
Benrus 18k Gold Ladies Wrist Watch
15.6 dwt gross

estimate 500/750

Lot 53
Chinese 22k Gold Cuff Bracelet
29.6 dwt

estimate 1200/1800

Lot 55
14k Gold Charm Necklace
including mechanical abacus, mouse trap, windmill, and toaster
30.6 dwt

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 57
Continental .800 Silver Compact
possibly Boucheron
with suede carrying case
encrusted with semi-precious stones,
with suede carring case

estimate 400/600

Lot 58
14k Gold and Diamond Ring
with approx. .65 ct center stone
8.8 dwt gross

estimate 800/1200

Lot 59
Pair of Mechanical 14k Gold Charms
each encrusted with semi-precious stones
17.3 dwt gross

estimate 500/750

Lot 60
14k Gold and Emerald Ring
with diamonds and sapphires

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 63
Fortis 14k Gold Ladies Wrist Watch
with diamond mounted spring hinged cover
19dwt gross

estimate 600/900

Lot 64
American Waltham 14k Gold Pocket Watch
with chased case
2 3/8" diameter
93 dwt gross

estimate 800/1200

Lot 65
1900-O Morgan Dollar
graded "MS-65 FS"

estimate 300/500

Lot 66
18k Gold Chain Necklace
18 1/2" long,

25.6 dwt

estimate 1000/1200

Lot 67
Platinum and Diamond Cocktail Ring
the center stone approximately 2.0 ct

estimate 8,000/12,000

Lot 68
18k Necklace with Tahitian Pearl
23" chain with gold and diamond studded setting for pearl

estimate 500/750

Lot 69
Victorian 18k Gold Locket
with anchor
late 19th century

estimate 400/600

Lot 70
Cartier 18k Gold "Santos" Men's Wrist Watch
with original box, books, and leather pouch

estimate 4000/6000

Lot 71
Cartier 18k Gold Men's Wrist Watch
"Privee" series, with original box

estimate 3000/5000

Lot 76
Eugene Kingman
Farm in the Foothills
20" x 24" oil on canvas
signed lower right

estimate 300/500

Lot 77
Robert Atkinson Fox
Mt. Sir Donald
36" x 24" oil on canvas
signed lower left

estimate 2500/3500

Lot 78
Walter Oddie (1808-1865)
The Old Bridge
25" x 30" oil on canvas
signed lower center
circa 1850

estimate 2500/3500

Lot 79
Clinton Loveridge
Grazing Cows
18" x 24" oil on canvas
signed lower left and dated 1889

estimate 2000/3000

Lot 80
American School
Burial at Sea
13" x 20" oil on canvas

estimate 600/900

Lot 81
Johann Berthelsen
Central Park in Winter
12" x 16" oil on canvas
signed lower right
with copyright stamp verso

estimate 3000/5000

Lot 82
Peggy Dodd
Sunday at the Park
30" x 23" pastel on paper
signed upper right

estimate 400/600

Lot 83
William Trost Richards
Rocky Sea Coast
8" x 13 1/2" watercolor
signed lower left

estimate 4000/6000

Lot 84
Seymour Stone
Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt
16"x13" oil on canvas
signed lower right

estimate 500/750

Lot 87
Berney Lettick
Dantes Inferno
28"x26" oil on canvas
signed lower right

estimate 600/900

Lot 88
American School
Landscape with Falls
11" x 15 1/2" oil on canvas

estimate 500/750

Lot 89
Aaron Draper Shattuck
Rocky Sea Coast with Sailng Ship
25" x 42" oil on canvas
signed lower left

estimate 10,000/15,000

Lot 90
Harley Brown
Portrait of a Native American Boy
11" x 8" pastel
signed lower center

estimate 500/750

Lot 92
Carducious Plantagenet Ream
Apples in a Tin Pan
16" x 20" oil on canvas
signed lower right

estimate 5000/7500

Lot 94
Terrance Lindall
original sci-fi cover art for Pamela Sargeant's "Watch Star" and Twighlight Zone Magazine,
20" x 14" oil on canvas
signed verso with presentation

estimate 2500/3500

Lot 95
Grant Wood
The Planting Group
8 1/4" x 11" lithograph,
signed lower right,
edition of 250,
1937

estimate 2500/3500

Lot 96
Grant Wood
Seed Time Harvest
7 1/2" x 12" lithograph,
signed lower right,
edition of 250,
1937

estimate 2500/3500

Lot 97
Robert Hogg Nisbet
Fog Lifting over a Landscape
16" x 20" oil on canvas
signed lower right

estimate 500/750

Lot 98
Frederick Oakes Sylvester
Fall River
11" x 13 1/2" watercolor,
signed lower left
dated 1895

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 100
William Saterlee
A Children's Picnic
9" x 10 1/2" sight, watercolor
signed lower right,
with an excellent period frame

estimate 1200/1800

Lot 101
Harper Whiskey Sign
"Here's Happy Days"
24" x 18" Vitrolite glass
early 20th century

estimate 800/1200

Lot 103
Edward Borein
Bronco Buster
4 7/8" x 4" etching
pencil signed lower right

estimate 750/1000

Lot 104
Edward Curtis
Folio of Ten Original Platinum Prints
each 6 1/2" x 4 1/2" image size
hinged to original mounts
each signed at lower right of mount
and titled lower left

Red Thunder- A Nez Perce
A Moki Snake Chief
A Zuni Maid
Dawson Indian Boy
A Hopi Belle
Jich Shiggie - An Apache
Navajo Boy
A Zuni Maid
An Apache Girl
Dawson Indian Children

all with 1904 copyright in plate


estimate 8000/12000

Lot 105
Edward Curtis
In The Badlands, plate 119
11 1/2" x 15 1/2" photogravure
unframed

estimate 300/500

Lot 106
E.A. Burbank
"Po-Nye-Yah-Kah, Moqui, 1908"
14" x 9 1/2" conte crayon,
signed lower right

estimate 400/600

Lot 107
Pair of Sioux Beaded Leggings
each leg with a tappered band of beadwork, with remanants of
red silk piping on outside edges and bottoms,
32" long overall, circa 1900

estimate 400/600

Lot 108
Monumental American Victorian Carved Walnut Patriotic Frame
surmounted by an eagle on ball with flags and cannons, the sides with drums and buggle, the other drum and pistol, the bottom with crossed rifles

probably executed for the Centennial of 1876.


overall 46" x 57"
sight size 27" x 43"
circa 1876

estimate 2500/5000

 

Lot 111
J.S. Ellsworth
Portrait Miniature of a Lady
4"x3 1/4" watercolor
signed at bottom "Ellsworth Painter"

estimate 600/900

Lot 112
Cast Iron "Star Wheel" Farm Implement
29" high
late 19th century

estimate 250/350

Lot 113
American "Skaters" Hooked Rug
26" x 45"
circa 1900

mounted to linen and backboard

estimate 600/900

Lot 114
Currier & Ives "American Farm Scenes" (Spring)
large folio,
23 3/4" x 17" stone lithograph
19th century

estimate 1000/1500

Lot 115
Federal Lyre Banjo Clock
dial signed (John) Sawin
Boston
39" long
early 19th century

estimate 2000/3000

Lot 119
Ken Harris Duck Decoy
with paint decoration
branded on bottom
15" long

estimate 300/500

Lot 121
Goose Decoy
with old paint decoration
29" long

estimate 300/500

Lot 122
Pair of Carved Fish Decoys
with paint decoration
12" and 8" long

estimate 200/300

Lot 123
Carved and Polychromed Eagle Plaque
Artistic Carving Co., Boston
46" long
circa 1950

estimate 1400/1800

Lot 126
Frank Sinatra Signed Photo
8" x 10"
circa 1985

estimate 300/500

Lot 127
Princess Grace (Kelly) of Monaco
autographed letter signature
7 1/4" x 5" on personal stationary
together with another envelope,
apparently addressed in her hand

estimate 300/500

Lot 128
Harry S. Truman
Memoirs, volumes one and two
each signed

estimate 400/600

Lot 129
Robert F. Kennedy
To Seek A Newer World
signed

estimate 400/600

Lot 130
Abraham Lincoln
signed presidential appointment
14 1/2" x 20"
dated April 22nd, 1861
together with a Civil War miliatary discharge for the appointee
unframed

estimate 4000/6000


Lot 132
Val-Kill Industries Walnut Book Stand
22" high
circa 1930

estimate 400/600

Elenor Roosevelt, along with two friends formed Val-Kill Industries in 1926 on the Roosevelt Estate. Hand-crafted furniture, rugs and metalware were produced there. Furniture production was ceased in 1936.

Lot 135
Pegasus Gas Station Weathervane
of enameled metal, for Mobil Oil,
30" long, 20 1/2" high,
early 20th century

estimate 800/1200

Lot 140
Matched Pair of John Stuart Settees
with caned backs,
each 63" long,
with round "John Stuart, Inc." metal tags

estimate 800/1200

Lot 150
Drossos Skyllas
Pete and Katrina (a dyptich)
a pair of portraits, possibly the artist's parents,
each 30" x 22" oil on canvas
gallery labels verso, "Phylis Kind Gallery"

estimate 50,000/75,000