Fairfield Auction May 31st 2009 Estates Auction in Newtown, Connecticut featuring antiques and fine art

Fairfield Auction presents an EXCEPTIONAL ESTATES AUCTION Sunday, May 31st at 11am in our gallery 53 Church Hill Road, Newtown, Connecticut 1/2 mile off exit 10, I-84, 10 minutes East of Danbury preview: Friday and Saturday prior, 11am-4pm each day, 9-11am auction day most items can be previewed during the sale
Results Lots 101-200 click to view lots 1-100 click to view lots 201-300 click thumbnail images below to enlarge
LOT 101 Marionette of an African American holding his hat and with a dog 12" high last half 19th century estimate 300/500 SOLD $275
LOT 102 American School A Stolen Kiss 27"x21" oil on canvas mid-19th century estimate 500/750 SOLD $475
LOT 104 Stanley Boardman Lockwood Civil War Union Officer's Uniform and Sword, and CDV portrait. the sword marked C. Horster/ Solingen embossed with U.S. on one side and a patriotic eagle on the other. the frock and britches in untouched condition, with various small moth holes, but intact and complete. The framed photo identified verso. found undistrubed in a Westchester County farmhouse. Born January 18th, 1840 at Painesville, Ohio Stanley Lockwood served, first as a lieutenant in the 2nd Ohio Cavalry which office he resigned, and under the call of President Lincoln enlisted in the 105th Ohio Infantry and was made lieutenant. At Perryville he was shot in the face, the bullet being removed from the back of his neck. He was in many battles and skirmishes and marched with Sherman to the sea. Married Elizabeth Lines October 13, 1864. CONDITION REPORT: scattered moth holes, buttons all original, sword polished. estimate 4000/6000 SOLD $12,000
LOT 105 Group of Six CDV's Depicting Military Encampment each image 3 1/2" x 5 3/4" and mounted to the larger boards late19th century found in the same estate as preceding lot. estimate 300/500 SOLD $125
LOT 107 Boston Clock Company Regulator weight driven, time only estimate 1000/1500 CONDITION REPORT: excellent, all original. SOLD $1,500
LOT 108 Bacon Banjo Company "Gordon" with original case estimate 300/500 SOLD $225
LOT 109 Stella Disk Music Box with forty-five 15 1/2" disks circa 1900 estimate 2500/3500 CONDITION REPORT: three broken teeth, disks with areas of oxidation, otherwise excellent. SOLD $2,000
LOT 110 Birge & Fuller Candlestick Clock with wagon spring movement 26" high circa 1850 CONDITION REPORT: lower tablet appears original and with original upper glass (paint loss). Two hands are new, chains connected to the level springs have been replaced. estimate 1500/2500 SOLD $1,800
LOT 111 American School Primative landscape with deer 24"x20" oil on canvas late 19th century estimate 300/500 SOLD $350
LOT 112 Inlaid Cherry Tall Clock probably Ohio or Kentucky 94" high circa 1830 estimate 2500/4500 CONDITION REPORT: old refinish, untidy repair to right scroll of top, brass works with wood plates, original pendulum and weights. SOLD $1,500
LOT 113 Molded Copper Dog Weathervane 33" long estimate 1500/2500 CONDITION REPORT: old overpaint, pelted by a shotgun, probably dates about 1930 SOLD $1,500
LOT 115 Roomsize Kashan Carpet 8'10" x 11'11" early 20th century estimate 2000/3000 SOLD $2,600
LOT 117 Roomsize Northwest Persian Carpet 9'5" x 11'7" late 19th century estimate 1500/2500 SOLD $18,000
LOT 118 Folk Art Portrait Josiah Harris Adair County, Kentucky 10"x8" oil on panel with original frame and note verso desceded in family of sitter circa 1830 estimate 800/1200 CONDITION REPORT: untouched original throughout with a shrinkage split (as shown). SOLD $5,750
LOT 119 Queen Anne Painted Chest 32" wide (case), 36" high 18th century estimate 800/1200 CONDITION REPORT: Victorian era black paint, lacking one pull. SOLD $1,100
LOT 121 Colt Third Model Dragoon Revolver with 7 1/2" barrel serial number 12835 U.S.M.R. cylinder marking estimate 1500/2500 SOLD $4,750
LOT 122 Colt Navy Revolver with military inspector marks serial number 6250 estimate 800/1200 CONDITION REPORT: nickel finish with loss around cylinder, normal wear from use. Cylinder scene no longer discernable. SOLD $2,100
LOT 123 Ames Civil War Sword (lacking scabbard) with "A.H.C." inspector mark and "1862" 38" long estimate 300/500 SOLD $250
LOT 124 Civil War Era Sword and Scabbard marked "Shannon, Miller & Crane" 37" overall estimate 300/500 SOLD $200
LOT 125 Henry A. Pond Civil War Grouping Corporal, Company F, Vermont 14th Regiment, engaged in battle at Gettysburg. A photocopy history of the 14th regiment is included. includes his Lorenze Rifle inscribed "VT" under stock and "H.P." on side, identified canteen and belt with cartridge box and cap box. estimate 1500/2000 SOLD $3,750
LOT 126 Excellent Vintage Canoe with metal tag, "Rogers Peet/ Sporting Goods/ ... New York" 16' long circa 1900 condition: excellent original with minor loss to banding (shown in second image). found wrapped in a Westchester County barn. estimate 800/1200 SOLD $1,300
LOT 127 Victorian Walnut Davenport Desk with fitted drawers and lift top circa 1880 estimate 400/600 SOLD $200
LOT 129 Navajo Coil Basket 13" diameter estimate 500/750 CONDITION REPORT: excellent with one small area of loss along 1/2" of rim. SOLD $325
LOT 131 Large Bird Diarama with 13 birds 44" high, 38" wide 19th century estimate 1000/1500 CONDITION REPORT: excellent with dust inside. SOLD $1,300
LOT 132 Victorian Mahogany Dressing Table signed George C. Flint circa 1910 estimate 400/600 SOLD $225
LOT 133 Victorian Mahogany Chevel Mirror circa 1910 estimate 300/500 SOLD $175
LOT 134 Carved Oak Library Table with two drawers circa 1910 estimate 400/600 SOLD $400
LOT 137 Carved Oak Partner's Desk probably R.J. Horner 60"x36"x30" circa 1900 estimate 1500/2500 SOLD $1,700
LOT 138 Pair of Queen Anne Silver Sugar Tongs with clam shell ends 18th century estimate 300/500 SOLD $225
LOT 139 Gothic Revival Mahogany Bed with arched panels and carved crest 66"x81" inside dimension circa 1850 estimate 800/1200 SOLD $475
LOT 140 Hepplewhite Bow Front Mahogany Chest circa 1810 estimate 800/1200 CONDITION REPORT: refinished, lacking locks, replaced escutchens, neatly patching shrinkage splits to top SOLD $550
LOT 142 American "Barrel Back" Pine Corner Cupboard 83" high, 58" wide lacking top doors, replaced cornice 18th century estimate 1500/2500 PASSED
LOT 143 Marguerite Kirmse, Dogs Derrydale Press, 1930 with a pencil signed etching on frontis page estimate 300/500 SOLD $350
LOT 144 Clark Bronson Bronze A Flury of Pintails 23" high, 35" long numbered 2/52, dated 1978 estimate 1500/2500 SOLD $700
LOT 145 Alfred H. Vickers A Pair of English Landscapes each 8"x12" oil on canvas late 19th century estimate 1000/1500 SOLD $950
LOT 147 Marguerite Kirmse Three Musketeers 5" x 7" etching pencil signed estimate 300/500 CONDITION REPORT: light toning, very light foxing. SOLD $225
LOT 148 Charles P. Hibbard Mount Washington, New Hampshire 6"x9" albumen print circa 1875 estimate 200/300 SOLD $50
LOT 149 Italian Old Master Figures Among The Ruins 14"x23" oil on canvas laid down 18th century estimate 800/1200 CONDITION REPORT: canvas laid down to masonite, crazing, various minor chips and inpaint around edges. SOLD $700
LOT 150 John Lavalle A Prayer To Modjadji- Ruler Of The Sun 20"x23" watercolor signed lower left estimate 600/900 PASSED
LOT 151 Possum Belly Kitchen Cabinet 46" wide, 64" high circa 1910 estimate 300/500 SOLD $200
LOT 152 Victorian Walnut Renaissance Revival Recamier 70" long circa 1875 estimate 400/600 SOLD $100
LOT 153 Federal Brass and Wire Fire Fender early 19th century estimate 300/500 SOLD $350
LOT 154 English Family Portrait with girl holding pull toy 10" x 8 1/2" watercolor circa 1820 estimate 500/750 SOLD $375
LOT 155 Empire Style Mahogany Sofa with rolled arms late 19th century estimate 400/600 SOLD $100
LOT 160 Peter Hopkins Temple Purged a tryptich with caligraphy on either side center panel, 27"x30" overall 42"x72" estimate 400/600 SOLD $200
LOT 168 French Bronze Mounted Porcelain Urn now adapted to a lamp 14" high estimate 300/500 SOLD $100
LOT 176 Russian Enameled Silver Cigarette Case depicting a troika touchmarked Khlebnikov circa 1900 estimate 2000/3000 CONDITION REPORT: excellent, no dings or dents, a bit of very minor loss to enamel in line borders (only apparent under a loop). SOLD $14,000
LOT 177 French Terra Cotta Bacchalian Group depicting five cherubs harvesting grapes 15 1/2" long, 13" high signed at back "D. Boucher... Paris" estimate 800/1200 CONDITION REPORT: excellent. SOLD $1,200
LOT 178 French Bronze Mantle Clock signed Richond, Paris 21 1/2" high circa 1880 estimate 1000/1500 CONDITION REPORT: excellent, rear dor detached at hinge, porcelain numbers all good, good surface. SOLD $1,600
LOT 179 French Cherry Side Table with drawer 30" wide, 26 1/2" high late 18th century estimate 400/600 SOLD $550
LOT 180 French Empire Bronze Mantle Clock the timepiece supported by an eagle on an alabaster plynth 17 1/2" high circa 1820 estimate 1000/1500 CONDITION REPORT: excellent. SOLD $1,400
LOT 181 Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror with candle arms 33 1/2" high, 20" wide (excluding arms) circa 1810 estimate 4000/6000 CONDITION REPORT: original elements with some surface restoration and possible resilver of mirror. Backing may be replaced. SOLD $4,250
LOT 182 Italian Gouache Vesuvius at Night 16 1/2" x 32 1/2" estimate 1200/1800 SOLD $1,200
LOT 183 Gothic Revival Enameled Bronze Jewelry Casket 7 1/2" x 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" high late 19th century estimate 800/1200 CONDITION REPORT: frame broken and loose at one end, but complete, missing interior lining, enamel in good order. SOLD $750
LOT 184 Grand Tour Bronze "Roman" Ewer 4 1/2" high 19th century estimate 300/500 SOLD $150
LOT 185 German Carved Madonna and Child 27 1/2" high probably 18th century estimate 1000/1500 CONDITION REPORT: excellent with some losses to crown. SOLD $1,300
LOT 189 Pair of French Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Candelabra 20" high late 19th century estimate 800/1200 SOLD $500
LOT 190 French Figural Porcelain Clock Set 17" high circa 1870 estimate 600/900 SOLD $1,400
LOT 191 Large French Carved Walnut Figure of The Madonna 42" high probably 18th century estimate 2000/3000 SOLD $2,000
LOT 192 Pair of Early German Tankards stoneware and pewter larger 9" high one dated 1823 estimate 300/500 SOLD $250
LOT 193 Italian Intaglio Tortoise Shell Portrait Bust of Ceasar? 2" high with Rococo style frame 8" overall 18th/19th century estimate 300/500 SOLD $850
LOT 195 Italian Gouache View of Vesuvius Eruption 17" x 25" 19th century estimate 500/750 SOLD $600
LOT 196 French Bronze Mantle Clock depicting a Parlimentarian 16 1/2" high circa 1850 estimate 400/600 SOLD $550
LOT 197 Delft Hexagonal Platter 15"x11" 18th century estimate 500/750 SOLD $450
LOT 198 Group of Delft Objects including a cream jug, flower brick and cruet bottle largest 6 1/2" high 18th century estimate 400/600 SOLD $425
LOT 199 Group of 5 Delft Plates of various design each about 8 3/4" diameter 18th century estimate 300/500 SOLD $325
LOT 200 Group of 9 Delft Objects including a puzzle jug, cow and swan dish largest 7" high some repairs 18th century estimate 400/600 SOLD $475
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