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Lot 1
Excellent 19th C. Meerschaum pipe, girl reading and knitting, in a fitted case with velvet interior. With metal pin knitting needles. Finely carved. 6.5”L x 3.25”W. 0.1 lb. Condition: 1/2” edge of amber stem reglued where it connects to body. Some browning to body, white residue. Some wear to case.
Hammer Price: $1,800
Lot 22
Federal Aaron Willard (Boston, MA) shelf clock with eglomise panels, top panel with lyre motif and signed “Aaron Willard Boston.” Bottom panel with naval scene titled “Escape of the Constitution,” an event from the War of 1812. 35”H x 13”W x 6”D. Condition: splitting, and repairs to edge veneer, incl. lower right. Parts of crest reglued, appears to have the original glass in tablets.
Hammer Price: $3,250
Lot 23
Fine Matthew Egerton Federal Tall clock, bonnet with signature star punch motif, three gilded finials, stripe inlay, and gilded rosettes. Case with corner columns, banded and other geometric inlay. Hand painted moon phase dial. Original label on inside of door reading ”Matthew Egerton Cabinetmaker, in Burnett St, New Brunswick N.J.”. with weights, pendulum, key and winding key. 95”H, bonnet 19.5”W x 10.5”D. Condition: the case is in very good original condition with the exception of old repair work done to the feet, patch to swans neck back facing original, pierced bonnet backed with fabric some holes however wood work not damaged, dial of clock with some flaking but original paint, works restored in 2007 by The British Clockmaker, VT, see paperwork.
Hammer Price: $19,000
Lot 48
Oil on canvas by Ross E. Moffett (1888-1971), ships in harbor, signed lower right Ross E. Moffett. Excellent example with vibrant colors. Provenance: from an old Cornish Colony family purchased in the 1950s from Boris Mirski Gallery, Boston MA, previously appraised by Vose Galleries. Stretcher: 34” x 40” with frame: 40.75” x 46.5”. Condition: lined, craquelure. Under blacklight, some inpainting visible, mostly in sky and sails, to stabilize/cover craquelure. None in figures or around signature.
Hammer Price: $18,000
Lot 62
Eighteen karat white gold ring set with an approximate 6.0 ct. radiant cut, strongly orangish yellow sapphire, eye clean, enhanced by two brilliant cut triangular diamonds, approximately 1.2 ct. tw., H-I color, VS-SI clarity. Signed Zydo, sold at Neiman Marcus. Ring size 9 ½. 9.5 grams. Very good condition.
Hammer Price: $9,000
Lot 63
George E. Grosz (New York, 1891-1959) watercolor on paper, signed and dated in pencil lower right “Grosz 1937”. Titled in lower left margin “Refugees”. Sight size: 18.5” x 24.5”; with frame: 28” x 34”. Prov. from a Cornish Colony family having been in their family for years. Condition: not examined out of frame, appears to be tack holes in upper left and right corners, small tear on center upper edge.
Hammer Price: $20,000
Lot 79
Leaded glass table lamp base with favrile and other glass set in a geometric mosaic pattern, studded with eight raw turquoise stones, with a bronze foot and top. Stamped on bottom “Tiffany Studios New York.” Lamp 6”H x 7” dia., 9”H overall. 7 lbs. Condition: lamp in working condition, no cracked panes.
Hammer Price: $42,500