Important Estates | Session One | March 30th 2019-03-30 Auction - 498 Price Results - Butterscotch Auction in NY - Page 15
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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MINIATURE CHINOISERIE CHEST: 18th/19th Century, likely English but of Dutch serpentine design, having lift-top, lacquered and painted Chinoiserie design on a black ground with false drawers h. 12-3/4 w. 20 d. 11 in. some paint
0339: MINIATURE CHINOISERIE CHESTEst. $400-$600
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ANTIQUE PAINT-DECORATED FOLK ART BOX: 18th Century, English or American, having an arched top painted with a landscape scene within a raised heart-shaped reserve on a yellow ground h. 4-1/4 w. 9 d. 6 in. significant paint loss mostly to
0340: ANTIQUE PAINT-DECORATED FOLK ART BOXEst. $200-$400
GEORGE III SHELL BOX: late 18th/early 19th Century, the box of circular shape inset with a well-painted oval portrait of a woman wearing coral earrings, with partially obscured signature '... Patrick...M(?)/Pinxit'
0342: GEORGE III SHELL BOXEst. $200-$400Lot Passed
ART GLASS JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT VASE: A blown art glass Jack-In-The-Pulpit vase, exceptional marigold iridescence and onion skin, twisted post, no apparent signature h. 10 dia. 6-1/2 in. Provenance: Heir of prominent Westchester, NY
0343: ART GLASS JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT VASEEst. $400-$600Lot Passed
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LOUIS C. TIFFANY FURNACES BLUE FAVRILE BASKET: C. 1920's, Deep blue iridescent favrile glass rim transitioning to a translucent opalescent bowl, gilt border mounting a single mottled blue and pink enamel decorated handle; gilt rim stamped with
0344: LOUIS C. TIFFANY FURNACES BLUE FAVRILE BASKETEst. $800-$1,200
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AMERICAN REVERSE-PAINTED TABLE LAMP: early 20th Century, the domed shade reverse-painted with a cottage in landscape, the illuminated glass base with similar painted design having metallic overlays h. 24 dia. 17 in.
0345: AMERICAN REVERSE-PAINTED TABLE LAMPEst. $200-$400
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GUSTAV BECKER REGULATOR WALL CLOCK: late 19th/early 20th Century, having two weights h. 46 w. 16 d. 6-1/4 in. [IN SITU] Preview by appointment only as the item is stored externally to the saleroom. No condition report available.
0346: GUSTAV BECKER REGULATOR WALL CLOCKEst. $200-$300
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PAIR CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PORCELAIN DISHES: 18th Century, bearing coat-of-arms for Trafford impaling Mosley and with their motto 'Now Thus' and 'Gripe Griffin Hold Fast' below dia. 9 in. Provenance: Estate of John F. Ball, Television and Film
0347: PAIR CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PORCELAIN DISHESEst. $500-$1,000
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PAIR CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PORCELAIN DISHES: 18th Century, with scallop edges and blue borders enclosing a heraldic device dia. 9-3/4 in. Provenance: Estate of John F. Ball, Television and Film Production Executive, Greenwich, CT
0348: PAIR CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PORCELAIN DISHESEst. $150-$300
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(6pc) CHINESE EXPORT & SAMSON PORCELAIN: Late 18th/early 19th Century, including a pair of Chinese export famille rose dishes with gilt borders; a single Chinese export famille rose dish with shaped edge; a Samson diaper-pattern tea pot; a
0349: (6pc) CHINESE EXPORT & SAMSON PORCELAINEst. $300-$500
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PAIR CHINESE EXPORT COVERED TUREENS: circa 1775, in the Mandarin pattern with boar-head side handles h. 4 w. 7-1/2 d. 5 in. Provenance: Estate of John F. Ball, Television and Film Production Executive, Greenwich, CT
0350: PAIR CHINESE EXPORT COVERED TUREENSEst. $300-$500
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(2vols) LES FLEURS ANIMÉES: by J.J. Grandville (illustrator), text by Alph. Karr, Taxile Delord & Le Cte Foelix, New Edition with colored engravings by M. Maubert, Paris: Garnier Frères, bound full leather, recased
0351: (2vols) LES FLEURS ANIMÉESEst. $300-$400
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[ISRAEL] WEIZMANN, CHAIM (1874-1952): Trial and Error. The Autobiography of Chaim Weizmann. New York: Harper & Brothers, [1949]. 2 volumes. 8vo. Blue cloth, paper spine labels, dust jackets with price of $15.00, slipcase. Limited first
0352: [ISRAEL] WEIZMANN, CHAIM (1874-1952)Est. $200-$400
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WHITE 'NEWBURGH' STEINBERGER GL4TA ELITE GUITAR: Late 1970's, Newburgh, NY, white painted body and neck with ebony fretboard, two EMG single coil and one EMG humbucker pickup, Steinberger System "Trans Trem" tuning bridge; original case with
0353: WHITE 'NEWBURGH' STEINBERGER GL4TA ELITE GUITAREst. $1,200-$1,800
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PAIR ANTIQUE MARBLE RELIEF PLAQUES: 19th Century or earlier, one depicting Bacchus, the other a goddess feeding grapes to a panther, possibly Ariadne, both mounted on wood frames h. 6-3/4 w. 4-1/4 in. (plaques) overall: 8-1/2 x 6 in.
0354: PAIR ANTIQUE MARBLE RELIEF PLAQUESEst. $200-$400
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MINIATURE ON COPPER: 19th Century or earlier, depicting the Madonna in tondo, with engraved brass frame h. 3-3/4 w. 3-1/4 in. (with frame)
0355: MINIATURE ON COPPEREst. $200-$400
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SMITH CIVIL WAR SADDLE RING CARBINE: .50 caliber breech loading, 21.5 in. barrel, S/N 11441, walnut stock and forend, manufactured by American Machine Works Springfield Mass., receiver stamped "Address / POULTNEY & TRIMBLE / Baltimore
0356: SMITH CIVIL WAR SADDLE RING CARBINEEst. $1,000-$1,500
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ANTIQUE SMALL SWORD: 18th Century, with 22-inch triangular blade, bronze guard and pommel with classical mask motifs, wood handle h. 28 in.
0357: ANTIQUE SMALL SWORDEst. $200-$400
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WORKING MODEL OR SHIP'S CANNON: early-mid 20th Century, with a steel or bell-metal 16-inch barrel and an iron base with dual wheels and hitch, original wooden plunger w. 30 in. (total) barrel pitted
0358: WORKING MODEL OR SHIP'S CANNONEst. $200-$400
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EARLY SPANISH BRONZE BELL: 18th Century, bronze mounted on a wood base with wrought iron supports, the bell engraved 'Sn.- Geronimo 1717' and with a coat of arms and a cross on opposing sides, with clapper h. 14-1/2 w. 13 d.
0359: EARLY SPANISH BRONZE BELLEst. $500-$700
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REPLICA BLACK POWDER CANNON: Cast steel on a two-wheel base; signed "Jukar Spain / Black Powder Only / 11361" with rod and bristle brush h. 11-1/2 w. 29 d. 12-3/4 in.
0360: REPLICA BLACK POWDER CANNONEst. $300-$500
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(22vols) MISC. 3/4 LEATHER-BOUND BOOKS: including 6vols HOGG, JAMES: Tales and Sketches by the Ettrick Shepherd, Glasgow & London, 1836-1838, in a fine red morocco binding; 9vols JAMESON, ANNA BROWNELL, Works, Boston & New York, 1887;
0361: (22vols) MISC. 3/4 LEATHER-BOUND BOOKSEst. $150-$300
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(9vols) [FINE BINDINGS]: all volumes bound in full leather, including ANTIQUE PORCELAIN DIGEST, by Cleo M. Scott and G. Ryland Scott, The Ceramic Book Co., 1961, 4to, in a find binding by Frost & Co., Bath, England; THE
0362: (9vols) [FINE BINDINGS]Est. $200-$400