Day Two - Monday 9/6/2010 - Important 42nd Labor Day Auction

42nd Annual Labor Day (2 Day) Auction Smiths Auction Gallery, Plainfield NH Day 1: Sunday, September 5th at 1pm, Preview at 11am Day 2: Monday, September 6th at 10:00am Previews Sunday from 11am-5pm & 8am morning of sale

To make your trip to Plainfield NH more desirable, we have scheduled a 2 day auction. Day 1, Sunday, will be held under tents and Day 2, Monday, will be held in our gallery. An interesting selection of estate goods from many prominent local estates will be up for bids, so please plan to attend.

Day 1: A very general description: 400 Lots including country accessories & furniture, clean custom furnishings, Civil War related including photos, letters, swords, rifle, cannon balls, bullets and more, antique firearms shotguns and rifles, art work, toys & children related items including early board games, antique dolls, and cast iron toys, china & glass, silver and costume jewelry, plus much more. Items will be sold at random or requests welcome. A complimentary barbeque opens at 12 noon, refreshments served.

Day 2: Monday at 10:00am: Exceptional antiques & accessories, to include fine PA walnut slant lid desk with full fan carved interior, candle drawers, quarter columns & original brass, provenance from Rev. War Captain Anthony Wayne; Portsmouth NH 2-part Federal secretary, well inlaid with flame birch panels; other secretarys; 18th century 2-part Queen Ann Deerfield highboy; other highboy; NH Federal bow front chest with drop panel and birdseye drawers; other good MA inlaid Hepplewhite bow front chests; Fine Chippendale MA mahogany slant lid desk with fan interior and claw feet; other slant lid desk, including block front; PA mahogany Chippendale chest with quarter columns & ogee feet; early barrel back corner cupboard, small size & in old color; PA. 2 part cherry corner cupboard; 2-drawer PA tavern table; Chipp. Curly maple tall chest with fan carving; paint decorated deacons bench; unusual Chippendale side table; southern Chippendale 3-drawer walnut & yellow pine dower chest; Kentucky Federal tall chest; MT Lebanon Shaker 2-drawer blanket chest in old red; button foot tavern table in old red; 2 Federal servers, 1 with birdseye drawers; Federal MA mahogany lolling chair; fine Hepplewhite card table Tucker: 6 foot drop leaf harvest table; early floor model apothecary with old paint; early paint decorated Albany blanket box; good hutch table in old red paint; lg saw buck table; paint decorated Sheraton wash stand; many other good period stands; fine 18th century English/Irish wing chair with excellent carvings; 2 English Chippendale chest on chests; English sofa table; French console table; Regency sofa; English bedside commodes; Edwardian paint decorated satinwood china cabinet; French sideboard; exception Edwardian inlaid mahogany wardrobe, bought at Harrods London; English marble top mixing table, Queen Anne style; English two-drawer writing table with tooled leather top; custom made figural cherry two-part banquet table; double pedestal mahogany dining table; set of 10 Chippendale style dining chairs; set of 8 mahogany Chippendale dining chairs; other sets of chairs; iron Victorian hall tree; pair of Baker wing chairs; Council double pedestal dining table; inlaid sideboard; baby grand piano, Schimmel; etc. Mission: J.M. Young even arm settle; Stickley open arm morris chair; Stickley trestle table; Stickley flat top desk; Stickley sewing rocker; Stickley Bros. wall mirror; Roycroft book stand; other Arts & Crafts items

Nautical: Large oil, ship, The SS Germanic 1875, by Antonio Jacobson; other ship oils; pair of gouaches, ships, signed Th. De Simone; other nautical art; good ships dioramas; needlework of ship on painted canvas, attrib. to Willis; ship models; scrimshaw pieces, including George Washington and busk; good small19th century globe, Joslin; barometers; brass & ivory quadrant; early sailors box; 2 part campaign desk; camphor wood box; and more; Maps: Important atlas, Thomas Jefferys, The American Atlas with 49 map plates, 1776; map of the world by Visscher; early map of New England, PA, NY; early maps of Vermont; other maps.

Accessories: Important 18th century carved wood bust of a man, by Brazilian sculptor Aleijadinho, with good prov.; Louis Vuitton trunk; early bronze triptych icon; Q.A. walnut dresser mirror; good pair of George III inlaid knife boxes, with liners; European mirrors; 36 inch carved Santos; French shelf clock; bronze sculptures; Tiffany ink; quality enamel & silver boxes. Country: pewter collection, mostly American; miniature PA walnut blanket chest; exceptional NY family register; miniature tea table; Shaker boxes one in early paint; paint decorated book boxes; early childs wheel barrel, paint decorated George Jr.; exceptional opticians sign, eyes examined; early fishing sign; other good signs; speaking dog bank; 19th century leaping stag weathervane, old surface; horse weathervane; various buckets in old paint; inlaid boxes; various samplers; etc. Glass and china: Important glass vasaline compote, Princess Feather; early Chinese export, including Rose Medallion; Delft plates; Canton plates; several pieces of Imari porcelain; Famille Verte plates; Goose taureen; English soft paste plates; 75-piece Blue Onion Meissen china; set of Vasaline stemware; Daum Nancy pitcher; large Minton dog on pillow; early Italian relief platter; Tiffany bowl; large Masons pitcher and foot bath; Bjorn Wiindblad lg. candelabra; and more.

Asian: Several well early carved ivory groups; wonderful bronze & ivory man, seated with pipe; pair of Chinese blue/white covered jars; pair of Chinese blue/white covered vases; ivory scepter, classic form; carved hardstones; carved jade bottle; jade carved medallion; archaic bronzes; fine pair of carved MOP table screens; pair of Famille jars on stands; signed Satsuma pieces; silver & enamel Chinese basket; fine cloisonn￩ pieces; ivory chess pieces; various early Chinese watercolors; Asian scrolls; Japanese woodcuts; Thai bronze; large Chinese Chi ivory temple; other Asian

Native American: The Dr. Lewis Haggerty collection of early relics, including Iroquois pot; effigy carved pipe; other pipes; lunar knife; chiefs bowl, with history; turkey tail spear, other spears; gorgets; bird stone pieces; axe heads, including quartz; banner stones; other relics; Indian basket; other Native American.

Art: Large Hudson River oil painting, by James Fairman; winter scene oil painting by Emile Gruppe; oil painting, dogs, by George Armfield; oil painting by Martha Cahoon; good 19th century folk portrait painting, child with cat; Folk portrait by Wm. Prior; other 19th century American portraits; oil painting, landscape, signed G. Inness; oil painting, dock scene, by Paul Sample; oil by Walter E. Baum; oil painting by Geo. Drew; w/c boy signed J.G. Brown; early oil painting, burning ships, attrib. to Van de Velde; oil painting, winter scene, Mirian Gray Traver; good Civil war folk art watercolor of bull run Confederate soldier; 19th century portrait painting of a naval officer & his wife; abstract by Burliuk; large oil painting by Philippe Auge; oil painting, landscape, by Milton Lowell; w/c cathedral by C. Wild; 2 w/c by A. Muller; oil Swiss mountains by N. Pfyffer; watercolor, snow scene, by Dodge MacKnight; 2 oils signed G. Agostini; pastel young boy attrib. to James Sharples; oil painting, ruins, by Otto Geleng; oil, Danish street scene, by Frederick Svendson; various works by illustrators, including Mt. Washington sleigh scene; watercolor birds by L.A. Fuertes; oil Arabian market scene signed D. Mecatti; portfolio of watercolors, James Kinsella; oil by G.F. Castleden, New Orleans scene; important charcoal drawing of Jan de Wael by Anton Van Dyck, with prov.; a collection of Illustrations by NY artist Edw. Oscar Cesare; good Whistler etching; Rembrandt etching; Audubon prints; etching by J.J. Tisset; 2 Roland Clark prints, ducks; other etchings;

Silver: Set of Georg Jensen flatware, Acorn; set of Tiffany & Co. flatware; set of Gorham flatware; other flatware; exceptional Saml. Kirk sterling water pitcher; five-piece sterling silver tea set with tray; other sterling tea sets; fine four-piece Persian or Indian tea set; set of 10 sterling plates, 250 oz.; other sterling; Sheffield epergne Blagden Hodgson, 1821;

Jewelry: Stunning 5ct. Princess cut diamond ring with 2 fancy yellow diamonds set on each side; fine Art Deco diamond and sapphire bracelet in platinum; two--+plus carat diamond ring; fine ruby ring with diamonds; sapphire and diamond eternity band; other eternity bands; pearl necklace multi strand by Tiffany & Co.; opal and diamond ring; other rings set with precious stones; jade pendant; gold bracelets; gold pocketwatch; Tiffany watch; other watches; and more.

Clocks: PA Federal tall clock, signed Geo. Bush; Eastern No. 122, working; Whiting grandfather clock grain painted case; other tall clock; early banjo clock signed Benj. Morrill other banjo clock; E. Howard wall clock; oak wall Regulator clock, Eastman Co.; Victorian Regulator floor clock; Waterbury wall Regulator clock; two good carriage clocks; ships clocks; other clocks

Oriental Rugs and Textiles: Room size antique Heriz; room size antique Persians; room size antique Chinese; several good antique scatter rugs; homespuns; quilts; etc.

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Location: Exit 20 off I-89, proceed south on Rte. 12A from the West Lebanon Plaza for 7 miles. From I-91, take the Ascutney-Windsor, Vt. exit 8, cross the Ct. River and take Rte. 12A north approx 10 miles.

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