Important Estates | Session One | March 30th 2019-03-30 Auction - 498 Price Results - Butterscotch Auction in NY - Page 12
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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AFTER GILBERT STUART, 19th Century: Portrait of George Washington oil on canvas h. 21 w. 17 in. overall: 41 x 25 in. (over eagle) in a gilt frame with a finely-carved figure of an eagle above Provenance: Descent through the family of
0265: AFTER GILBERT STUART, 19th CenturyEst. $1,500-$2,500
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CLASSICAL FIGURED MAHOGANY CHEST OF SMALL SIZE: 19th Century, probably American, having three drawers flanked by acanthus-carved three-quarter columns terminating in paw feet, with wire-inlaid rosewood-veneered capitals h. 37 w. 37 d. 19 in.
0266: CLASSICAL FIGURED MAHOGANY CHEST OF SMALL SIZEEst. $500-$1,000
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FINELY-CARVED CLASSICAL MAHOGANY FOOT STOOL: American, 19th Century, with eagle-headed and acanthus-carved monopodia legs ending in paw feet h. 13 w. 19-1/2 d. 10-1/2 in. Provenance: Descent through the family of the late James Delihas, former
0267: FINELY-CARVED CLASSICAL MAHOGANY FOOT STOOLEst. $200-$400
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(12vol) LUTHER BURBANK:: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application, New York and London: Luther Burbank Press, 1914, tipped-in plates throughout, 'illustrated with 105 direct color photograph prints
0268: (12vol) LUTHER BURBANK:Est. $100-$150
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(3vol) SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM (1564-1616) [WORKS]: Illustrated with wood engravings by Kenny Meadows, London: William S. Orr & Co., 1846, large octavo, bound in full red morocco with gilt spines, boards, and page-ends very good, with some scuffs [IN
0269: (3vol) SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM (1564-1616) [WORKS]Est. $150-$200
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1920'S ORIGINAL MOVIETONE SCRAPBOOK: Assembled by Newsreel cameraman Charles Peeden, covered in Fijian Tapa Cloth, the scrapbook contains over 100 illustrated pages with photos, drawings, and ephemera of momentous events of his days
0271: 1920'S ORIGINAL MOVIETONE SCRAPBOOKEst. $100-$300
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(3pc) LEONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA (1886-1968): three collotypes of cats, each mounted on publisher's sheet having a pen signature of the artist, publisher's name lower right reading Takaki Shizuka-en (?) h. 4 w. 5-1/4 in. (subject) overall: 9-3/4
0272: (3pc) LEONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA (1886-1968)Est. $2,000-$3,000
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LEONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA (1886-1968): h. 8 w. 10-1/2 in. (sight) overall: 9-3/4 x 12-3/4 in. collotype, Untitled from A Book of Cats, 1929, signed ''Foujita'' within the plate, sheet stamped ''Made in France'' lower left, framed paper to
0273: LEONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA (1886-1968)Est. $600-$800
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(3pc) JAPANESE WATERCOLOR ALBUMS: early 20th Century, ink and colors on paper, the largest containing 20 double-pages (5 fully-realized landscapes, 6 calligraphy, 8 still life/genre/bird paintings, and 1 calligraphy frontispiece);
0274: (3pc) JAPANESE WATERCOLOR ALBUMSEst. $300-$400
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AL HIRSCHFELD (1903-2003): Bob Hope, 1983 etching h. 12-1/2 w. 9-3/4 in. (plate) overall: 22 x 19 in. ed. 37/200, signed and numbered in pencil lower margin, framed not examined out of frame
0275: AL HIRSCHFELD (1903-2003)Est. $200-$300
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PROP SHIELD FROM 'CLEOPATRA', 1963: 20th Century Fox, a fiberglass shield with red and gold paint used by a Roman soldier in the landmark historical epic starring Elizabeth Taylor h. 41 w. 21 d. 5 in. Provenance: Estate of John F.
0277: PROP SHIELD FROM 'CLEOPATRA', 1963Est. $300-$500
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BOXED STAUNTON CHESS SET: Carved wood with weights, pawns (h. 2 x dia. 1-1/4 in.), Kings (h. 3-1/2 x 1-3/8 in.), kings stamped "Jacques London" in a felt lined box overall: 3-1/2 x 8 x 6-1/4 in.(box) Black queen with chip to
0278: BOXED STAUNTON CHESS SETEst. $250-$400
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(2pc) ANTIQUE VIOLINS: including one with label reading 'GEORG CARL KRETSCHMANN / Violin macher in Neukirchen 17__'; and one with an old wine-red varnish, the label apparently missing; both with cases h. 23-1/2 in. (each)
0279: (2pc) ANTIQUE VIOLINSEst. $200-$400
LOUIS TINAYRE (French, 1861-1920): Le Commandant Marchand a travers l'Afrique par Michel Morphy"¦H. Geffroy, Editeur"¦ Paris., circa 1900, lithographic poster in colors, printed by H. Hérold, Paris h. 77 w. 54 in. toned in areas in
0280: LOUIS TINAYRE (French, 1861-1920)Est. $300-$500Lot Passed
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(3pc) ANTIQUE FRENCH POSTERS: Including; "Les Drames de la Frontiére / L'Espion Rabe "¦ par Georges Pradel", artist signed 'E. Clair-Guyot' (unlisted), lithograph in colors printed by Hérold & Cie, Paris(54 x 36-1/2 in.,
0281: (3pc) ANTIQUE FRENCH POSTERSEst. $300-$500
HENRI THIRIET (French, 1866-1897): Stearns Cycles (Yellow Fellow)... h. 62 w. 90 in. circa 1900Lithographic poster in two sheets, printed by Courmont Fréres, Paris Poor condition"”heavily toned throughout, colors faded
0282: HENRI THIRIET (French, 1866-1897)Est. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
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(2pc) ANTIQUE FRENCH POSTERS: Including:L'Honneur d'une Mére"¦, advertisement for the soap opera journal Le Français, signed with artist monogram "GL", printed by Bourgerie & Cie., Paris 54 x 39 in. Le Secret De
0283: (2pc) ANTIQUE FRENCH POSTERSEst. $250-$400
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FRENCH PORCELAIN GREEN GROUND CLOCK CASE: 19th Century, vasiform with double handles and reticulated waist, decorated with classical motifs in gilt on a green ground, two-piece construction h. 10 in. Provenance: Descent through the family of
0284: FRENCH PORCELAIN GREEN GROUND CLOCK CASEEst. $200-$400
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BRONZE & ORMOLU MANTLE CLOCK: by Galle, Paris, circa 1815, made for the American market, surmounted by a bronze bust of Benjamin Franklin, the top of the case inscribed 'Eripuit coelo fulmen sceptrumque tyrannis' ('he seized
0285: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BRONZE & ORMOLU MANTLE CLOCKEst. $5,000-$10,000
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PLASTER BUST OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: 19th Century, after Jean-Antoine Houdon's (French, 1741-1848) 1778 portrait bust of Franklin h. 23 in. Provenance: Descent through the family of the late James Delihas, former curator at the
0286: PLASTER BUST OF BENJAMIN FRANKLINEst. $500-$1,000
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WEDGEWOOD BASALT BUST OF THOMAS MOORE: 19th Century, a bust of the Irish poet Thomas Moore (1779-1852) in a Roman robe, on the original ebonized wood plinth, stamped 'Wedgewood' h. 14-1/4 in. Provenance: Descent through the family of the
0287: WEDGEWOOD BASALT BUST OF THOMAS MOOREEst. $300-$500
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REGENCY CARVED & EBONIZED WALL BRACKET: circa 1820, with felt-lined bowed-front surface over a half-trumpet acanthus-carved standard with a lion's head mask below h. 11 w. 8-3/4 d. 7-3/4 in. Provenance: Descent through the family of the
0288: REGENCY CARVED & EBONIZED WALL BRACKETEst. $150-$300
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RANSOM & RATHBONE CAST IRON PARLOR STOVE: circa 1840-1844, Albany, New York of classical design with architrave raised on two square columns, each with relief decoration of floral scrolls issuing from campagna-form urns, the lower section
0289: RANSOM & RATHBONE CAST IRON PARLOR STOVEEst. $400-$600