Important Estates | Session One | March 30th 2019-03-30 Auction - 498 Price Results - Butterscotch Auction in NY - Page 16
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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(8vols) STRICKLAND'S QUEENS OF ENGLAND: Strickland, Agnes: Lives of the Queens of England, London: Colburn & Co., 1851, in 8 volumes, 8vo., bound in full brown calfskin with gilt tooled spines, some foxing to frontis but otherwise very
0363: (8vols) STRICKLAND'S QUEENS OF ENGLANDEst. $400-$600
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LOU GEHRIG SINGLE SIGNATURE BASEBALL: C. 1930s Provenance: By repute; gifted to the current owner, who is ninety-nine years of age, by his father when he was a child.From the collection of a nonagenarian couple, Rye, NY
0364: LOU GEHRIG SINGLE SIGNATURE BASEBALLEst. $1,800-$2,200
ANTIQUE LIMOGES ENAMEL PLAQUE: late 19th Century, depicting a genuflecting haloed boy receiving the Eucharist from a haloed priest, set into a tooled leather and velvet-lined easel-back frame with two doors h. 4-5/8 w. 3 in.
0365: ANTIQUE LIMOGES ENAMEL PLAQUEEst. $500-$1,000Lot Passed
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ELABORATE FILIGREE & ENAMEL COMPOTE: late 19th/early 20th Century, possibly Japanese or Russian, of lobed shape with various Asian landscape motifs h. 3-1/2 dia. 7-1/2 in. impacted base with breaks in filigree
0366: ELABORATE FILIGREE & ENAMEL COMPOTEEst. $150-$300
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RARE JOHN BEER FORE-EDGE PAINTED BOOK: Walks Through London, Including Westminster and the Borough of Southwark..., by David Hughson, L.L. D., in two volumes (bound together into one), 8vo, London: 1817, having fold-out map and numerous
0367: RARE JOHN BEER FORE-EDGE PAINTED BOOKEst. $1,200-$1,800
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FRENCH PROVINCIAL WALNUT COMMODE: 18th/early 19th Century, having a shaped front with three drawers over cabriole legs h. 35 w. 49 d. 23 in.
0368: FRENCH PROVINCIAL WALNUT COMMODEEst. $400-$600
RARE QUEEN ANNE RED JAPANNED LINEN PRESS: 18th Century, having raised red lacquered decoration, 3-part construction; n.b. rare survivor with original japanned finish h. 89-1/2 w. 53 d. 23-1/2 in. Provenance: purchased by consignor's
0369: RARE QUEEN ANNE RED JAPANNED LINEN PRESSEst. $3,000-$4,000Lot Passed
CLASSICAL MAHOGANY TWO-DRAWER STAND: Mid 19th Century, with lion-head pulls h. 28-1/2 w. 22-1/2 d. 17-1/2 in. scratches and some wear to top
0370: CLASSICAL MAHOGANY TWO-DRAWER STANDEst. $300-$500Lot Passed
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ENGLISH MAHOGANY FLIP-TOP GAMES TABLE: Mid 19th Century, with ring-turned legs ending in casters h. 29-1/2 w. 36 d. 18 in. swivel top locked in place
0371: ENGLISH MAHOGANY FLIP-TOP GAMES TABLEEst. $300-$500
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ANTIQUE AMERICAN CHERRY SLANT-FRONT DESK: 19th Century, with four graduated drawers flanked by thumb-groove sides on bracket feet h. 45-1/2 w. 40 d. 19 in. expansion cracks in sides, otherwise excellent
0372: ANTIQUE AMERICAN CHERRY SLANT-FRONT DESKEst. $300-$500
(8pc) ANTIQUE HITCHCOCK SIDE CHAIRS: 19th Century, stencil-decorated and painted in olive green and yellow, with cane seats h. 32 w. 18 d. 21 in. cane seats all intact; chairs appear to be structurally sound; flaking paint throughout
0373: (8pc) ANTIQUE HITCHCOCK SIDE CHAIRSEst. $200-$400Lot Passed
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ENGLISH WALNUT WRITING BOX ON STAND: 19th Century, brass bound with inset shield. stand with three slide-outs, tapering legs and x-stretcher. The box affixed to the stand overall: h. 24 x 20 x 10-1/2 in.
0374: ENGLISH WALNUT WRITING BOX ON STANDEst. $200-$300
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LEVANTINE INLAID WRITING BOX: 19th Century, inlaid with various woods, the top with a micro-parquetry octagonal medallion and a patterned border, angled hinged lid reveals compartmentalized interior, Farsi inscription on lid h. 6
0375: LEVANTINE INLAID WRITING BOXEst. $300-$400
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AFTER GILBERT STUART, 19th Century: Portrait of George Washington oil on canvas h. 21-1/2 w. 17-1/2 in. (sight) overall: 29-1/2 x 25-1/2 in., framed "The Athenaeum portrait", in a period gilt frame
0376: AFTER GILBERT STUART, 19th CenturyEst. $500-$1,000
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LARGE ENGRAVING OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: Franklin At The Court of France, 1778 engraving h. 30 w. 41 in. (sight) overall: 36-1/2 x 47-3/4 in., framed engraved and drawn by William Overend Geller, London, 1853, in a period mahogany frame
0378: LARGE ENGRAVING OF BENJAMIN FRANKLINEst. $100-$300
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(4pc) EARLY COLORED BOTANICAL PRINTS: 18th/19th Century, including Pierre Vallet "Le Jardin du Roay Tres Chrestien", Paris 1623 (framed; 15 x 10-1/4); Pierre Joseph Redute "Choix des plus belle fleurs", Paris 1827 (framed, 21 x 19 in.);
0379: (4pc) EARLY COLORED BOTANICAL PRINTSEst. $300-$500
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(2pc) AMERICAN SCHOOL DRAWINGS: 19th Century, including: HENRY FEWSMITH (Pennsylvania, 1821-1846), classical study of a face, graphite & chalk on paper, 10 x 8 in. (sight), framed; and SCENE OF TWO STREET URCHINS, mixed media on
0380: (2pc) AMERICAN SCHOOL DRAWINGSEst. $300-$500
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APRIL GORNIK (American, 1953-): Mirror Forest, 2001 Colored etching h. 30 w. 40 in. (sheet) overall: 32 x 42-1/2 in. ed. 7/25, signed and numbered lower margin Provenance: Pace Prints, New York, NY;Private Collection, Greenwich, CT
0381: APRIL GORNIK (American, 1953-)Est. $500-$1,000
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SIR FRANCIS ROSE (British, 1909-1979): The Port of Toulon, 1938 gouache and watercolor on paper h. 19-1/2 w. 25-1/2 in. overall: 30 x 36 in. Signed and dated lower left, framed Provenance: Fletcher Copenhaver Fine Art, Fredericksburg, VA;
0382: SIR FRANCIS ROSE (British, 1909-1979)Est. $400-$600
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AARON CRUZ (Mexican, 1941): Windowsill still-life with geraniums oil on canvas h. 32 w. 32 in. overall: 36 x 36 in. Signed lower left
0384: AARON CRUZ (Mexican, 1941)Est. $500-$1,000
GIACOMO MANZU (Italian, 1908-1991): 'Head' from Il Falso E Vero Verde Lithograph h. 12-1/2 w. 10 in. (sight) overall: 19-1/2 x 16 in. ed. 155/200, numbered in pencil lower right, framed appears to be very good; not examined out of
0385: GIACOMO MANZU (Italian, 1908-1991)Est. $150-$250Lot Passed
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ALICE McHARG SMITH (American, 1876-1962): Along Coolidge Highway oil on canvas h. 24 w. 30 in. overall: 32 x 38 in.
0386: ALICE McHARG SMITH (American, 1876-1962)Est. $400-$600