Exceptional 42nd Annual Memorial Day Auction

Formal American Furniture: Federal mahogany sideboard with concave front, Boston, shop of Thomas Seymour; fine Federal mahogany architects table, shop of Duncan Phyfe; two Queen Anne New England highboys one of the Dunlap school; New England and PA Federal tall chests; two cherry corner cupboards; NH School drop panel four-drawer chest; other good Federal bow front chests; wonderful small Queen Anne walnut drop leaf table, old dry surface; NY classical marble top pier table with marble columns; NY Federal inlaid butlers chest; fabulous tiger maple tilt top Federal candle stand; other quality Federal candle stands and Pembroke tables; inlaid Hepplewhite card tables; tall poster Federal full size bed in birdseye maple; 2 part Federal cherry set back cupboard with glass door top; Q.A. bandy leg 5 drawer chest; other fine formal Country Furniture: Most in old surfaces; Chippendale paint decorated corner cupboard; 18th century Queen Anne six-drawer tall chest in old red; fine PA Chippendale dower chest with painted tombstone and hearts; good tapered leg harvest table in old blue/grey paint; great set of ten painted ladder back chairs; 18th century open to floor cupboard with bootjack ends old paint; Queen Anne tea tables in old paint; fine pair of 18th century bow back brace back Windsor chairs in old paint; paint decorated blanket boxes; Hepplewhite stand in old green paint; other stand in old color; rare Windsor cradle in old paint; pair of continuous arm Windsor chairs; Queen Anne tavern table in curly maple; stretcher base tavern tables in old color; Shaker cupboard with doors and drawers; pair of Shaker armchairs; Chippendale slant lid desk in grain paint; Windsor 9 bench; 19th century dry sink; bucket bench in old paint; Wallace Nutting writing Windsor arm chair with label, (copy); other country European: 18th century inlaid German serpentine front commode; 19th century Italian painted and parcel gilt marble top console table; Biedermeier marble top chest; unusual English two-part Welsh dresser/cupboard, with clock movement; early English gothic shoe foot refectory oak table; two-part early oak Queen Anne highboy; fine two-part English Hepplewhite linen press; quality English inlaid Hepplewhite sideboard; good English rosewood Regency sofa table; exceptional English Chippendale mahogany tea table with pierced galley and wall carved base; choice English claw and ball foot wing chair with carvings; English Regency canterburys; good pr. of 1920s designer iron elongated patio consoles with marble tops; 19th century rosewood music stand; Centennial and Custom: Inlaid Margolis sideboard; quality inlaid Gerte dining table; Maitland Smith double pedestal inlaid dining table; set of eight Chippendale style dining chairs; other sets of dining chairs; Wallace Nutting writing arm Windsor; Centennial Chippendale style sofa; Kittinger tilt stand; pair of French style Bergeres; Horner French marble top stand; Baker folding server; other quality custom.

Accessories: Very fine 19th century Merino Ram weathervane; the best selection of painted boxes weve had; three wonderful potato stamp decorated baskets; other baskets; paint decorated pantry and hanging boxes; good butter stamps; PA fractur, horse and rider; early samplers; good 18th century American needlework in a Queen Anne frame; two early 19th century crewel works on silk, mourning; large carved wood eagle; carved, painted and gilt eagle, manner of Belamy; early decoys in paint; two exceptional tall blue cut overlay table lamps; other good Sandwich cut overlay lamps; Sandwich glass dolphin form compote; 19th century rocking horse in old paint; painted childs sled; collection of decorated stoneware; 19th century tea caddies; good cast iron horse hitching post; NW Coast carved and painted fertility stool; various miniature chests; exceptional Chippendale mirror with gilt Phoenix bird; other early Queen Anne mirrors; Colt 1861 US Navy revolver; two flint lock pistols; McIntyre door surround; good 19th century applique quilts and coverlets; two 19th century drums, one with George Washington; fine 18th century punched tin PA tin ware coffee pot, signed; period brass fireplace accessories; signed Edouart silhouette; other silhouettes; carved maple boxes from Woodstock, VT; treenware bowl in old paint; Shaker finger boxes; several good butter stamps; 1827 paint decorated tulip box; miniature hutch table in green paint; clock trade sign; rare ivory snuff, ships head; Saml. Pierce pewter; Phil. Pewter pot by Wayne; Mills 5 cent slot machine; step down spice chest in old paint; good 19th century cannon; green painted wall box; green painted piggin; Queen Anne doll, Enfield, NH; other doll; Enterprise coffee mill; good diorama; stuffed ducks with painting by John Murgatroyd, NY;

Clocks: English Japanned grandfather clock; other Grandfather clocks; Inlaid Grandmothers clock; Seth Thomas #2 clock; unusual weight driven wall clock; carriage clock; English brass lantern clock; advertising Mayos Tobacco clock; other clocks; ships barometer, signed Jewels Weinberg.

American Art: Landscape oil by Saml Colman; oil, Pilot Boat Lawrence #4, by Conrad Freitag; ship painting signed Theo. ValenKamp; oil, shoreline scene, signed W.T. Richards; important charcoal by Norman Rockwell  bank transaction; exceptional oil by Robert Philipp (Phillips), full length nude, exhibited National Academy with prov.; oil, poppies, by Wayne Morrell; oil, Texas Blue Bonnetts, by A.B. Jeffreys; Orientalist water color by F.W. Heine; oil by Cecilia D. Wentworth; water color by Fidelia Bridges; oil, still life by Jeanett Swing; oil by Wm. Fisher; pastel by Laura C. Hills; large oil, Cape Cod, by H.L. Gallison with exhibition label; acrylic by M. Martinez;; oil of cats by S. Sperlich; watercolor by Wm. Paskell; pr. of duck w/cs possibly A. Pope; watercolor, St. Thomas, by S. Duhanos; painting by Cecil Wentworth; American Folk Portraits: Exceptional early 19th century primitive, young girl with flowers, found in Springfield, VT; portrait of a child, signed Bundy; pair of folk portraits, man and woman, attrib. to A.D. Fletcher; 19th century portrait of VT inventor Thomas Davenport, attrib. to Nelson Cook, NY; portrait of a gentleman by Helen B. Marriman, with exhib. labels; other good portraits; folk art VT ink drawing, Merino sheep, by Webster; other Am. art; Prints: litho, dancers, by R. Soyer; several Dali lithos; Picasso print; Braque litho; Louis Icart etching in color; several etching by Stephen Parrish; woodblock by Clifton Karhu; two lithos by S. Alvar; Lucioni etchings; early map the Carolinas;

European Art: Early European oil painting, woman and child in landscape, attrib. to Nicolas Largilliere, prov. Guerra-Mondragon family, Ronda Spain; large 18th century oil, The River Thames, attrib to Pether; winter scene oil, by David Farquharson; large oil of Italian woman, by A. Glisenti; oil, town, by C.E. Kuwasseg; oil by Fran Xavier Wolfe; oil, Arabs in landscape, by Wm. Linnell; Venice scene oil by Lionel Peraux; large oil abstract, nude, by E.V. Buk; oil, flowers, by Thanos Tsingos; modern water color by Otto Piene; oil by Delphin Enjolras; R. Soyer pencil and ink; oil by Julius G. Virgin; oil by Karl E. Lundgren; oil, genre scene, by C. Stoitzner; winter scene by H.M. Deming; marine scene oil by Edw. Hoyer; Old Masters School portrait of a bearded man; other European art

Asian: (Afternoon Session): large Chinese bronze floor vase; other Chinese bronze vases; pair of Japanese mixed metal silver vases (lamps); pair of Chinese bronze lamps; several quality Chinese and Japanese carved ivories; libation cup; white jade carved pieces; jade girdle locks; early Chinese cabinet (Hung Mei); large carved wood Fu Lion; yew wood 18th century wash stand; pair of early white Celadon Chinese vases (lamps); blue/white Chinese covered jars; Lotus Leaf vase (lamp); other Asian lamps; early Korean Celadon bowl with design; selection of Cloisonn￩, including figural; good pair of 19th century Chinese gouache ancestor portraits; other 18th century ancestor portrait; Chinese trade Chinoiseire stand; Satsuma items; Inros; 18th century Chinese covered jar with design; good Japanese lacquer tray; large Asian Earthenware jar; Japanese and Chinese framed art, including woodblocks and needleworks; box of Asian textiles; Asian fans; and more. Oriental rugs, roomsize and scatters, many early estate rugs

Decorative: Gilt bronze figural chenets; PJ Mene bronze (chevre), with documents; bronze dog by Trodoux; erotica bronze, signed EAW; pair of 18th century carved wood Italian putti; brass musical bird box; bronze and marble desk set; tremeau mirror; early European carved frames; group of 14 miniature paintings on ivory, Shahs and others; Pairpoint table lamp; Pate Sur Pate lamp; miniature portraits, George and Martha Washington; leaded glass lamp, Tiffany Studios; bronze lady, Colin, CT; two pairs of bronze sconces; collection of wax seals; marble bust, woman; bronze plaque signed Theo Hingre

Glass and Porcelains: two KPM plaques; selection of Chinese export, including an exceptional Canton fish bowl on stand, 27D; Canton platters and vegetables; large Rose Medallion bowl; Rose Medallion umbrella stand; Rose Medallion charger; Rose Medallion vegetable; other Rose Medallion; other export china; several good Imari large size bowls; Imari charger; Japanese Satsuma bowl; pair of Wedgwood jardini￨res; pair of Wedgwood basalt lamps; scenic Rookwood vase; Newcomb Pottery bowl; scenic Nippon vase, Arabs; large Sevres style plaque, Josef Z.; several Lalique figurines; pair of tall Royal Dux figurines; and more.

Silver: fine six-piece sterling tea set, Tiffany & Co.; six-piece sterling tea set, Gorham Chantilly; set of sterling flatware by Tiffany & Co.; two other large sterling silver flatware sets; five-piece American coin silver tea set, Crawford; other quality sterling sets; large well and tree sterling platter; Tiffany & Co. sterling chargers; sterling cake basket, Wm. Gale, NY; George III caster set; Tiffany Sterling water pitcher; Crystal glass handled flatware set in case by Goodal, Antrim NH, pat. 1904; other sterling.

Jewelry: Approx. 2.17ct round diamond, set in gold; approx. 1.75ct diamond; 18k white gold bracelet, set with diamonds and sapphires; other diamond bracelet; diamond necklace; diamond spay pin, set in platinum; Tiffany & Co. gold shell pin; 14k gold necklace, set with colored stones; diamond eternity band; several gold pocket watches, including Tiffany & Co.; 14k gold compact; other jewelry related.

Coins: (Afternoon session) Over sixty European gold coins, including mainly 1 Ducats of Poland and Saxony. Highlights include 1657 1 Ducat Poland; 1630, 1635, 1637 and 1702 1 Ducats from the Polish Free City of Thorn, 1664 and 1665 ﾽ Ducats King John Casimir of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, other gold coins.

Special Interest: 1965 Chrysler New Yorker, featured in Ang Lees 2009 motion picture, Taking Woodstock; 1967 Mercury Cougar, single owner by noted author H. Allen Brooks; Winchester Model 1893, pump black powder 12-guage shotgun