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 1-100
click to view results lots 101-200
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French Porcelain Banquet Lamp
with painted scene and gilt mounts
circa 1890
estimate 300/500
SOLD $800
Group of Early Photographic Imags
including salesman image of two chairs
mid-19th century
estimate 300/500
SOLD $350
Pair of "Twin" German Bisque Dolls
each incised "M.A.H. Handwerk / 7 1/2"
23" long
circa 1915
estimate 300/500
SOLD $475
Tiffany Favrile Bowl
with flared rim
6" diameter
estimate 250/350
SOLD $350
Air France Travel Agent's Model
Caravelle Aerospatiale
12 1/2" long
circa 1950's
estimate 300/500
SOLD $425
Edison Man Bronze
inscribed "Compliments of the New York Edison Company, "At Your Service" 40 years 1882-1922"
cast by Gorham
4 1/2" high
estimate 300/500
SOLD $325
Art Deco Figural Lamp
the globe supported by two dancers
21" overall
estimate 300/500
SOLD $375
Cast Iron Gnome Doorstop
11" high
early 20th century
estimate 200/300
SOLD $225
Large Silverplated Lamp
with repousse decoration
estimate 300/500
SOLD $125
Large Stained Glass Light Fixture
attributed to Bradley & Hubbard
26" diameter
circa 1910
estimate 1200/1800
PASSED
Art Deco Bronze and Ivory Dancer
on an onyx base
impressed "Barthelemy" and "made in France" in bronze cast
10 1/2" high overall, figure 6 3/4" high
circa 1925
CONDITION REPORT: figure's right arm detached at the joint, but complete and intact (with arm band). typical age crack at top of head.
estimate 400/600
SOLD $2,000
Art Nouveau Wall Mirror
with gesso and polychromed decoration
52" high, 39" wide
early 20th century
estimate 800/1200
CONDITION REPORT: gesso chips at top right leaves and right tendral, minor splintering at bottom edge.
SOLD $800
Pairpoint Reverse Painted Table Lamp
19" diameter, 24" high
estimate 2500/3500
CONDITION REPORT: glass excellent, base with some surface wear (from dusting).
SOLD $2,000
Gorham Leaded Glass Table Lamp
16" diameter, 16" high
estimate 1000/1500
CONDITION REPORT: three badly cracked panels along curtain- otherwise excellent.
PASSED
Tiffany Studios Bronze Lamp Base
model #533
lacking finial
estimate 1200/1800
CONDITION REPORT: excellent surface with bronze dore finish, lacking finial.
SOLD $1,750
Ferahan Sarouk Carpet
4'4" x 6'7"
circa 1890
estimate 1500/2500
SOLD $3,750
Turkish Prayer Rug
4'6" x 3'6"
circa 1900
estimate 600/900
SOLD $1,700
Roomsize Lillihan Carpet
7'10" x 9'6"
circa 1900
estimate 1200/1800
SOLD $3,250
Malayer Carpet
4'7" x 6'8"
circa 1900
estimate 500/800
SOLD $850
French Art Deco Chandelier
the wrought iron frame supporting a 14" mottled glass shade signed Scheider
22" high, lacking hanging lanterns
estimate 400/600
SOLD $450
Vienna Bronze Group
minstral leading an African American boy in overalls
6 1/2" high overall
circa 1920
estimate 300/500
SOLD $900
Babe Ruth Signed Photograph
the photo by George Burke
signed "To My Friend ?? Williamson / What a Chief / Sincerely / Babe Ruth"
7"x10" , unframed
circa 1930
estimate 3000/5000
CONDITION REPORT: no frame, photo mounted to board, signature somewhat faded.
SOLD $2,300
Salterini Iron Patio Set
table, four chairs plus associated set of nested tables, all in very fine original verdi gris surface and (probably) original seat covers
circa 1930
CONDITION REPORT: nearly pristine, this set has never been used outdoors.
estimate 1200/1800
SOLD $1,400
Copeland Parian Bust of Classical Maiden
impressed "Art Union of London 1855"
13" high
estimate 250/350
SOLD $500
Large Victorian Gilt Bronze 4-Light Chandelier
with lion and northwind masks
included frosted and cut glass shade (probably original)
42" high, 39" wide
estimate 2000/3000
CONDITION REPORT: excellent original surface, etched glass shade possibly original, rewired.
PASSED
Tsuguharu Foujita
Reclining Nude
14 1/4" x 21 3/4"
Etching with aquatint,
signed in pencil and numbered 11/100
circa 1930
estimate 3000/5000
CONDITION REPORT: yellowed band around image (from earlier matting?), the full sheet size is 20 1/4" x 27" with a bit of curl at each side due to framer wrapping around edge of glass. Last two photos show more yellow than in person due to overhead lights.
SOLD $4,250
Large Pair of Engraved Cut Glass Goblets commerating the coronation of Edward VIII
purchased at the Sotheby's Duke and Duchess of Windsor Sale
included receipt
by Stuart, 1936
estimate 800/1200
SOLD $1,600
Impressive Carved and Painted Salmon Trophy Fish Plaque
attributed to John and Dhuie Tully (active 1891-1930)
35" long, 48" overall with board
dated 1912
estimate 5000/7500
CONDITION REPORT: walnut backing board refinished, otherwise excellent.
SOLD $5,250
Roomsize Kashan Carpet
8'2" x 11'
early 20th century
estimate 1400/1800
SOLD $950
Senna Prayer Rug
35"x42"
early 20th century
estimate 400/600
SOLD $2,250
Roomsize Sarouk Carpet
8'11" x 12'6"
circa 1920
estimate 1200/1800
SOLD $3,000
Roomsize Hamadan Carpet
8'10" x 9'4"
circa 1890
together with a family Christmas photo showing carpet
estimate 800/1200
SOLD $3,000
Mission Oak Armchair
manner of Gustav Stickley
circa 1905
unmarked
estimate 300/500
SOLD $50
David A. Hardy
Earth and Moon
48" diameter oil on panel
stamped "Hardy 74"
estimate 500/750
SOLD $600
David A. Hardy
The Observatory
40"x21" oil on canvas
signed lower right
estimate 300/500
SOLD $700
David A. Hardy
Lunar Exploration
36"x24" oil on canvas
signed lower right
estimate 300/500
SOLD $750
William M. Hart (1823-1894)
river landscape with cows
12"x16" oil on canvas
signed lower left "Wm Hart"
estimate 4000/6000
CONDITION REPORT: untouched original condition with canvas laid down to panel (apparently by artist), one cm diameter paint loss area lower right plus tiny fleck, frame with several minor losses.
SOLD $2,750
Andrew Melrose
Moonlit Pond
6"x12" oil on canvas
signed lower right
estimate 500/800
SOLD $350
Henry Picou
Young Girls in a Forest
24 1/2" x 20" oil on canvas
signed lower left
estimate 1800/2400
SOLD $1,600
Walter Koeniger
Winter Evening
20" x 25" oil on canvas
signed lower right
signed and titled verso
estimate 2000/3000
CONDITION REPORT: repaired 5" tear along water's edge- otherwise excellent.
SOLD $2,200
Walter Koeniger
Windswept Landscape
16" x 22" oil on canvas
signed lower right
estimate 1200/1800
CONDITION REPORT: dirty, very minor crazing, otherwise excellent.
SOLD $1,100
Cecil Bell
Brooklyn Bridge
16" x 20" oil on canvas
signed lower left
estimate 1200/1800
CONDITION REPORT: excellent.
SOLD $1,600
Marius Reynaud
Algerian Port Scene
11 1/2" x 18"
signed lower left
CONDITION REPORT: estate found with "L" shaped tear and two holes along top and another hole on right side, 3" from edge (see images), frame later painted.
estimate 500/750
SOLD $850
Fedor Zakharov
Portrait of an Aviator
24"x20" oil on canvas
signed lower right
dated 1937
estimate 500/750
CONDITION REPORT: unframed, 6" tear through head, also 3" tear behind sholder, minor abrasions.
SOLD $1,500
Jacques-Henri Lartigue
floral still life
29"x36" oil on canvas
signed lower right
estimate 500/750
PASSED
A. J. Strutt
A Friendly Card Game
17"x21" oil on canvas
signed lower right
estimate 1500/2500
SOLD $1,600
Italian School
Cherub
25"x20" oil on canvas
(fragment of a larger work)
18th century
estimate 800/1200
SOLD $600
Charles Reiffel
The Reservoir-Evening
10 1/2" x 13 1/4" pastel
signed lower left
estimate 1200/1800
CONDITION REPORT: excellent with one spot of foxing.
SOLD $1,100
Charles Reiffel
Plowing the Fields
9" x 10 1/2" pastel
signed lower left
estimate 1200/1800
CONDITION REPORT: excellent.
William Merrit Post
Landscape with Pond
10"x14" watercolor
signed lower left
estimate 1000/1500
CONDITION REPORT: excellent.
SOLD $1,800
Russian School
Winter Street Scene
16"x24" oil on board
signed lower right in cyrillic
estimate 400/600
SOLD $200
Andre Gisson
The Streets of Paris
8"x10" oil on canvas
circ 1950
estimate 600/900
CONDITION REPORT: very dirty, otherwise excellent.
SOLD $1,200
Adolf Lins
Landscape with Ducks and Cows
24"x18" oil on canvas
circa 1900
estimate 1500/2500
CONDITION REPORT: excellent.
SOLD $3,000
Hugh C. Tyler
Florida Palms
20"x16" oil on canvas
estimate 800/1200
SOLD $2,100
after Sir Joshua Reynolds
Lady Sheffield
29"x24" oval pastel
estimate 600/900
SOLD $550
after Thomas Gainsborough
Mrs. Hallett
29"x24" oval pastel
estimate 600/900
SOLD $600
Albert Herter
The Poor Children of Paris
18 1/2" x 12 3/4" gouache
an illustration for a story of the same name by Bessie Van Vorst, published in Harper's Monthly, January 1905
signed lower left with artist's monogram
estimate 1200/1800
CONDITION REPORT: image area excellent, margins with losses, tears and notations as seen in images.
SOLD $1,500
Charles Warde Traver
Under the Tropical Moonlight
35 1/2" x 25" oil on canvas
signed lower right
estimate 1000/1500
CONDITION REPORT: excellent.
SOLD $1,100
J. Stokes
An Elegant Young Lady
40"x24" oil on canvas
signed lower left and dated 1881
estimate 800/1200
PASSED
Andre Bouquet
Naive School Chateau Scene
titled verso "Pont Croix"
18"x 21 1/2" oil on canvas
estimate 400/600
SOLD $300
Arthur Bowen Davies
(pair) studies for a mural
each 11 3/4" x 16" oil on panel
each signed (LL and LR)
estimate 2000/3000
click here for biography detailing Davies interest in classical frescos of Italy
CONDITION REPORT: minor losses at upper right corners of each panel, otherwise excellent.
SOLD $3,000
Stanley Marc Wright
Beyond
12"x16" oil on canvas
titled verso with Salgamundi label
estimate 400/600
SOLD $450
George H. Bogert
Autumn Sunset
20"x30" oil on canvas
signed lower left
estimate 1200/1800
CONDITION REPORT: scattered minor inpainting, several minor abrasions. excellent original frame with identification plate.
SOLD $1,600
Walter Koeniger
Sunlight Through The Trees
18"x24" oil on board
signed lower left
estimate 800/1200
CONDITION REPORT: dirty, otherwise good.
SOLD $650
Walter Koeniger
Winter Nocturne
16"x22" oil on canvas
signed lowerright
estimate 800/1200
CONDITION REPORT: dirty, otherwise good with two small abrasions.
SOLD $1,100
Marguerite Kirmse
Flat Coat Retriever
original illustration for Wedgwood Plate series of 1949
10 1/2" pencil and watercolor
framed and matted
estimate 800/1200
CONDITION REPORT: excellent.
SOLD $650
Marguerite Kirmse
Cocker Spaniel
original illustration for Wedgwood Plate series of 1949
10 1/2" pencil and watercolor
framed and matted
estimate 800/1200
CONDITION REPORT: excellent.
SOLD $1,000
Marguerite Kirmse
Golden Retriever
original illustration for Wedgwood Plate series of 1949
10 1/2" pencil and watercolor
framed and matted
estimate 800/1200
CONDITION REPORT: excellent.
SOLD $650
Marguerite Kirmse
My Scotties
7" x 4 3/4" etching
pencil signed
estimate 400/600
CONDITION REPORT: excellent.
SOLD $475
Marguerite Kirmse
Train Time
6 3/4" x 9 3/4" etching
pencil signed
estimate 300/500
CONDITION REPORT: scattered minor foxing.
SOLD $475
Marguerite Kirmse
Breaking into Society
7 1/2" x 11 3/4" etching
pencil signed
estimate 300/500
CONDITION REPORT: excellent.
SOLD $275
Marguerite Kirmse
Your Move
2 3/8" x 4 " etching
pencil signed
estimate 200/300
CONDITION REPORT: excellent.
SOLD $500
Harry Newman
City Island Fishing Boats
16"x20" oil on canvas
signed lower left
estimate 500/800
SOLD $1,100
Harry Newman
Hunting Upstate
14"x20" oil on canvas
signed indistinctly lower right
estimate 500/800
SOLD $950
Marc Fisher
Docked Tug Boat
16"x20" oil on canvas
signed lower left
estimate 800/1200
SOLD $800
attributed to Carl Rungius
field sketch titled verso
"Moose at Long Lake"
16"x12" oil on board
incscribed verso "C. Rungius"
estimate 400/600
SOLD $1,300
Jacque Lipchitz
Sampson and the Lion
5 7/8" bronze
impressed with artist's cypher and 43/210
estimate 800/1200
SOLD $750
Hugh C. Tyler
Hawaiian Outrigger at Rest
20"x28" oil on canvas
signed lower right
estimate 600/900
CONDITION REPORT: one inch tear at front of boat with tape verso in same spot, a dark spot of inpainting (or splatter) to right edge.
SOLD $3,500
Antonio Jacobsen
St. Louis
22" x 36" oil on canvas
signed lower right (undated)
condition: surface clean with minor crazing, inspection under ultra violet light shows no inpainting, later frame
estimate 10,000/15,000
CONDITION REPORT: lined and with light crazing and a few very minor spots of inpainting along edge, otherwise excellent.
PASSED
Gyula Derkovits
Tahitian Market Scene
13 1/2" x 11 1/2" pastel
signed upper right
estimate 500/750
SOLD $2,750
James J. McAuliffe
Horses and Surry
13" x 18 3/4" gouache
signed lower left
estimate 1500/2500
SOLD $2,750
William Henry Jackson
Pikes Peak
16 1/4" x 20 1/2" sight
albumen print
identified in the plate,
"1078 Pikes Peak W.H.J. & Co. Denver"
with untouched original framing
estimate 2000/3000
CONDITION REPORT: excellent crisp image with some yellowing, in original undisturbed frame.
SOLD $2,200
