Important Estates | Session One | March 30th 2019-03-30 Auction - 498 Price Results - Butterscotch Auction in NY - Page 11
FERNANDO CUETO AMORSOLO (Filipino, 1892-1972)GEORGE INNESS (American, 1825-1894)PAIR CHINESE ARCHAISTIC JADEITE VASES & COVERS
Done
Bedford, NY, United States
Auction Details

Important Estates | Session One | March 30th

Over 1,000 lots sold in two sessions:
Session I: Fine Art | Autographs | Asian Art | Decorative Arts | & Furniture (lots 1-499)
Saturday, March 30, 1pm EST
Session II: Jewelry | Silver | Fine Art II | Decorative Art II | & Furniture II (lots 500-1,022)
Sunday, March 31, 12pm EST

| FEATURING |
The Estate of John F. Ball
(95 lots) Former film & television executive, Greenwich CT. Mr. Ball's estate features important Luminist Paintings (lots 18, 21, 22), a fine collection of Chinese Jades (lots 115-125), and an extensive collection of 18th Century French Porcelain (lots 140-199). He was the son-in-law to Elizabeth Parke Firestone (1897-1990), whom Christie's had called "the last of a generation of great post-war collectors" in their catalog for her 1991 estate auction. Many of the items to be offered were formerly part of her collection.

The Estate of J.D. McClatchy (64 lots) American poet, librettist, literary critic, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry and former president of The American Academy of Arts and Letters, Stonington CT. The estate features Mr. McClatchy's extensive collection of Literary & Musical Autographs & Manuscripts (lots 60-103) which not only reflects his tastes as a collector, but as a major American artist and "one of the country's foremost men of letters" (The New York Times). The estate also features a fine collection of Japanese Prints (lots 239-251) gifted to Mr. McClatchy from his close friend, the seminal American poet and Merrill-Lynch heir James Merrill.

Also Featuring: • The estate of James Delihas, Pound Ridge, NY, former associate of Barry Tracy and American Wing curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art • The estate of Sue Wong, Darien, CT • The estate of Anita Behnken, Norwalk, CT, volunteer and creator of the Norwalk Symphony Endowment Fund
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KOMAI YOSHINOBU (Japanese, fl. 1765-70): Princess Onna-Sannomiya and Kitten, 18th Century, the young court lady, one of the heroines of the Genji Monogatari, looking down at her kitten which she leads by a cord, behind her, on the dais of
0241: KOMAI YOSHINOBU (Japanese, fl. 1765-70)Est. $1,000-$1,500
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IPPITSUSAI BUNCHO (Japanese, fl. ca. 1765-1792): Woman Helping a Man Put on His Coat ('Man Departing'), from the series Poetic Immortals for the Arts (Gei kasen), ca. 1768-72 (Meiwa 5-An'ei 1), woodblock print (nishiki-e), chuban tate-e, signed
0242: IPPITSUSAI BUNCHO (Japanese, fl. ca. 1765-1792)Est. $1,000-$1,500
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(3pc) UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (Japanese, 1797-1858): Famous Places in Edo: Snow Viewing by the Sumida River, a Triptych (Kôto meisho Sumidagawa yukimi no zu, sanmaitsuzuki), ca. 1832-34 (Tenpo 3-5), published by Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudô), woodblock
0243: (3pc) UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (Japanese, 1797-1858)Est. $1,000-$1,500
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UTAMARO KUNIYOSHI (Japanese, 1797-1861): Nichiren calming a storm at Kakuda, from the series Koso goichidai ryakuzu (Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren), ca. 1835, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga, published by Iseya Rihei,
0244: UTAMARO KUNIYOSHI (Japanese, 1797-1861)Est. $800-$1,200
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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849): Senju in Musashi Province (Bushu Senju), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), ca. 1830-31, woodblock print, signed Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu, published by
0245: KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)Est. $5,000-$10,000
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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849),: Tsukuda Island in Musashi Province (Buyo Tsukudajima) from the series Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), ca. 1830-31, signed Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu, published by Nishimuraya
0246: KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849),Est. $10,000-$15,000
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KITAGAWA UTAMARO (Japanese, 1753-1806): Catching fireflies (Hotaru gari), right panel to triptych, ca. 1796-97, published by Izumiya Ichibei, woodblock print (nishiki-e), oban tate-e, with kiwame censor's seal Compare with the impression
0247: KITAGAWA UTAMARO (Japanese, 1753-1806)Est. $500-$1,000
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KITAGAWA UTAMARO (Japanese, 1753-1806),: Scarce print of two lovers quarreling over a letter (possibly one of the "Types of Love and Devotion"), ca. 1800, woodblock print (nishiki-e), oban tate-e, with publisher seal of Moriya Jihei,
0248: KITAGAWA UTAMARO (Japanese, 1753-1806),Est. $500-$1,000
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KUBO SHUNMAN (Japanese, 1757-1820): Couple purchasing a dwarf tree, ca. 1782-1807, woodblock print (nishiki-e), chuban tate-e, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo) This scarce print does not appear to be in any online databases.
0249: KUBO SHUNMAN (Japanese, 1757-1820)Est. $500-$1,000
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(13pc) JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS: Woodblock prints (nishiki-e) by Edo artists, printed later, mostly c. 1900, including: ~ KEISEI EISEN (1790-1848), Teahouse (Mizuchaya), from the series Contest of Modern Beauties (Imayo bijo
0251: (13pc) JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTSEst. $500-$1,000
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PAIR GILT-CARVED CORNUCOPIA WALL SCONCES: 19th Century, two-light, formerly electrified. h. 19 w. 14 d. 7-1/2 in. Provenance: Descent through the family of the late James Delihas, former curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
0252: PAIR GILT-CARVED CORNUCOPIA WALL SCONCESEst. $1,000-$1,500
FINE FEDERAL GILT CARVED EGLOMISE LOOKING: circa 1815, New York, an "Albany" mirror, the églomisé reserve on a blue ground with a central medallion of musical instruments, all flanked by half-carved ionic columns with acanthus carved
0253: FINE FEDERAL GILT CARVED EGLOMISE LOOKINGEst. $2,000-$4,000Lot Passed
CLASSICAL MAHOGANY BREAKFAST TABLE: 19th Century, the rectangular two board solid mahogany tilt top with a reeded edge above a reeded quadruped base terminating in finely chased classical S-scroll brass caps. h. 28-1/2 w. 53 d. 46-1/2
0254: CLASSICAL MAHOGANY BREAKFAST TABLEEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
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(6pc) LATE FEDERAL CARVED MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS: early 19th Century, the medial splat with a pair of outward facing cornucopia suspending a basket of wheat between them, all raised on saber legs. h. 32-1/2 w. 18 d. 16-1/2 in. (each) Provenance:
0255: (6pc) LATE FEDERAL CARVED MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRSEst. $500-$1,000
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FINE BOSTON CLASSICAL SMALL SIZE PIER TABLE: Circa 1820, possibly the shop of Emmons & Archibald, ormolu mounted mahogany and ebony with marble top, the concave front with a conforming marble top having a convex back edge and canted corners in
0256: FINE BOSTON CLASSICAL SMALL SIZE PIER TABLEEst. $4,000-$6,000
CLASSICAL DROP-LEAF BREAKFAST TABLE: mid 19th Century, probably American, carved mahogany and parcel-gilt with ebonized highlights, having a single frieze drawer above a lyre-form trestle base and gilt ebonized lion paw feet on casters.
0257: CLASSICAL DROP-LEAF BREAKFAST TABLEEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
FEDERAL GILT-CARVED LOOKING GLASS: early 19th Century, having barley-twist three-quarter column sides flanking an arched upper panel and a rectangular lower panel, both with beveled glass h. 49 w. 27-1/2 in. Provenance: Descent
0258: FEDERAL GILT-CARVED LOOKING GLASSEst. $1,500-$2,500Lot Passed
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LATE FEDERAL CARVED MAHOGANY PEMBROKE TABLE: 19th Century, probably New York State, the shaped top with reeded edges above a single drawer and reeded legs ending in brass ball feet, with 11-inch leaves h. 39 w. 34-1/4 d. 20 in. Provenance:
0260: LATE FEDERAL CARVED MAHOGANY PEMBROKE TABLEEst. $500-$700
CLASSICAL CARVED MAHOGANY GAMES TABLE: mid 19th Century, probably of New York origin, with swivelling flip top, the base of the shaped standard carved with baskets issuing floral sprays surrounded by four scrolled legs ending in brass
0261: CLASSICAL CARVED MAHOGANY GAMES TABLEEst. $500-$1,000Lot Passed
PHILADELPHIA CLASSICAL SECRETAIRE à ABBATANT: circa 1820-1830, figured mahogany and maple with ormolu mounts, the stepped and down-swept pediment above a single drawer flanked by fire-gilt ormolu mounts of classical warriors above a fall front
0262: PHILADELPHIA CLASSICAL SECRETAIRE à ABBATANTEst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed
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PAIR LATE FEDERAL CARVED MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS: early 19th Century, of classical design, finely carved, the medial splats of carved S-scroll acanthus leaves. h. 34-1/2 w. 18-1/2 d. 16-1/2 in. Provenance: Descent through the family of the late
0263: PAIR LATE FEDERAL CARVED MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRSEst. $500-$1,000
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SHERATON UPHOLSTERED MAHOGANY TUB CHAIR: early 19th Century, with engaged reeded arms and legs on casters. h. 37 w. 23 d. 22 in. Provenance: Descent through the family of the late James Delihas, former curator at the Metropolitan Museum of
0264: SHERATON UPHOLSTERED MAHOGANY TUB CHAIREst. $200-$400