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ANTIQUES and FINE ARTS Auction
12:00 PM PT - Oct 21st, 2009

offered by
Gordon S. Converse & Co.

758 Mancill Rd
Strafford, PA 19087
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275 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1 Lot 1

Lap Writing Desk
A 19th C. brass inlay and mahogany lap writing desk, 6 1/4" ...

150
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350
2 Lot 2

Equestrian Print "Coursing"
A framed , matted and glazed print "Coursing" with a sight o...

20
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75
3 Lot 3

Hanging Knick- knack Shelf
A 19th century mahogany hanging shelf with two level for sma...

25
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125
4 Lot 4

Silver Powder Box
A 4 1/2" silver plate cube shaped container with cylindrical...

10
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20
5 Lot 5

Mercury Glass Chalice
A 6" mercury glass wine goblet or chalice with etch engraved...

20
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50
6 Lot 6

Cottage Scene
Framed painting, oil on canvas in the impressionist style. 1...

50
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100
7 Lot 7

Favrile glass signed "ourene"
Possibly a dessert cup and saucer in favrile art glass of ir...

25
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50
8 Lot 8

Antique English banjo barometer
A mahogany inlay Sheraton English banjo barometer whose make...

300
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850
9 Lot 9

Four Brass Candlesticks
A pair of solid brass candlesticks, 7 1/2" in height; togeth...

20
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125
10 Lot 10

Set or men's hair brushes
A pair of sterling topped and engraved brushes within a pres...

25
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50
11 Lot 11

Faience Tureen
A tureen in the form of a rabbit made up of the fruits of th...

25
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150
12 Lot 12

Royal Bonn, German art glass vase
A fine German art glass ceramic vase, 8 1/2" in height, deco...

125
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150
13 Lot 13

Faux Marble Top Table
An exotically styled 20th C. three legged round topped displ...

200
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400
14 Lot 14

Carved Giltwood Mirror
A carved giltwood mirror in the Baroque style. The mirror fr...

275
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450
15 Lot 15

Carved Black Bear
A hand carved black bear, 30" in overall height.

50
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125
16 Lot 16

Brass Candlesticks
Two pairs of solid brass candlesticks, one pair, 9" in heigh...

20
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50
17 Lot 17

Ceramic Chicken
A ceramic glazed chicken container in two parts. Portuguese,...

10
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40
18 Lot 18

twelve porcelain dessert plates
Twelve 9 1/2" gold trimed and dark blue dessert plates, mark...

75
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150
19 Lot 19

Pearl handle knives and napkin rings
A set of 12 pearl handled small steel knives with 3" blades,...

60
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175
20 Lot 20

Two Vintage Ladies Opera Purses
Two vintage pocket books or purses. One in white beads, the ...

20
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30
21 Lot 21

Two Associated Blue and White Glazed Plates
Each 9", probably English Delft, 19th C.

40
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100
22 Lot 22

Kitchen Wares
Some assorted kitchen wares including three baskets, a polyc...

30
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60
23 Lot 23

Cut glass pitcher
A 10 1/2" cut glass pitcher

25
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50
24 Lot 24

Rabbit form Tureen
A faience rabbit form tureen, including under plate and lad...

25
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150
25 Lot 25

French Wall Clock
A French made 19th Century wall clock featuring a wood case ...

200
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250
26 Lot 26

Limoges Needles Case
A oblong shaped 2 1/2" hinged enamel sewing case for storing...

40
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75
27 Lot 27

Two Stylish Ladies Purses
Two 20th C. bead decorated ladies purses, one dark beads wit...

30
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100
28 Lot 28

Ceramic punch bowl
A 10 1/2" polychrome center piece ceramic punch bowl with po...

20
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50
29 Lot 29

Etched Glass Perfume Bottle
A late Victorian or Edwardian 7" etched glass perfume bottle...

10
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50
30 Lot 30

Curtain Tie Backs
A pair of 19th C. curtain tie backs, each with "sandwich" li...

10
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40
31 Lot 31

Faux Marble Bust
A faux marble bust of a classic man entitled "Art Union of L...

25
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75
32 Lot 32

Opera Glasses
A pair of silver and gun metal opera glasses with bas relief...

20
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50
33 Lot 33

Bookends as Mounted Baby Shoes
Two pairs of mounted, copper toned baby shoes each on polish...

25
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50
34 Lot 34

Opera Glasses
Opera glasses in leather case, with the barrels being a gun ...

30
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90
35 Lot 35

Needlepoint
A framed 20th C. needlepoint showing a rural landscape with ...

10
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50
36 Lot 36

Pair of Mary Gregory Cranberry Glass & Enamel Vases
An pair of apparently earlier (late 19th century) "Mary Greg...

200
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450
37 Lot 37

Canton Style Vase
A Canton Chinese style lidded vase, about 20" in height, fit...

20
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50
38 Lot 38

Three Sailing Trophies
Three trophies from yachting competition: one an oval form g...

25
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75
39 Lot 39

Two desk clocks
Two small 20th C. desk clocks with quartz clocks. One with ...

25
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50
40 Lot 40

An Associated Pair of Small Bowls
Two 4 1/2" shallow bowls in porcelain glaze depicting figure...

50
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100
41 Lot 41

Uncle Sam Savings Bank
A 19th C. painted cast iron mechanical savings bank featurin...

400
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800
42 Lot 42

Cut Glass Decanter
An 11" cut glass decanter, 5 1/2" wide.

25
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50
43 Lot 43

Profile of a Man with a Hat
A framed profile portrait of a 19th century gentleman identi...

20
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125
44 Lot 44

Stained Glass Window
Stained glass window of the early to mid 20th century taken ...

100
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300
45 Lot 45

Wedgwood pin case
A blue and white lidded Wedgwood pin case or powder case, 5"...

20
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50
46 Lot 46

Abstract Painting
An oil on canvas, 37" X 17", in abstract titled "Beige Refle...

20
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125
47 Lot 47

Porcelain Gravy Jug
A red glazed 19th century gravy jug.

50
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75
48 Lot 48

Fashion Prints
Two custom framed fashion prints. One with three separate pr...

40
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125
49 Lot 49

Stenciled prayer chair
Stenciled and painted rush seated prayer chair,Mexican.

15
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50
50 Lot 50

Leopold. Stickley Chest of Drawers
A fine studio made horizontal or "double" chest of drawers i...

200
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800
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