Important Estates | Session One | March 30th 2019-03-30 Auction - 498 Price Results - Butterscotch Auction in NY - Page 18
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
(2pc) CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES: Including a Chinese goldstone snuff bottle, unadorned, with similarly matched agate / quartz stopper (h. 2-3/4 in.); plus a Chinese inside-painted snuff bottle, both sides painted with lions in
0411: (2pc) CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLESEst. $200-$400Lot Passed
Sold
(2pc) ZHAN RENZUO (Chinese, 1954-): both signed and with seals of the artist, one measuring 25 x 14 in. (sight) and one 23 x 13 in. (sight), inscribed 'Shuangqing' (district of Shaoyang in Hunan); in matching frames overall: 31 x 20
0412: (2pc) ZHAN RENZUO (Chinese, 1954-)Est. $150-$300
Sold
PAIR CHINESE GLAZED CERAMIC ROOF TILES: probably Ming dynasty, depicting horses mid stride in green, yellow, and straw colored glaze h. 9 w. 10-1/2 d. 5 in. losses and restorations [IN SITU] Preview by appointment only as the item is
0413: PAIR CHINESE GLAZED CERAMIC ROOF TILESEst. $100-$200
CHINESE WUCAI PORCELAIN DRAGON DISH: 19th/early 20th Century, with thinly-potted upturned foliate rim having a shaped and 'burnt' edge, the interior decorated with a dragon among clouds and flaming pearls around the inside of the rim,
0414: CHINESE WUCAI PORCELAIN DRAGON DISHEst. $150-$200Lot Passed
Sold
(2pc) CHINESE BLUE & WHITE POTTERY: Including a scalloped bowl showing boys frolicking and central bird figure on interior (h. 3-1/2 x dia 8-1/2 in.), and a cache pot with cranes and fish in octagonal reserve (h. 8-3/4 x dia. 12 in.)
0415: (2pc) CHINESE BLUE & WHITE POTTERYEst. $100-$200
Sold
(3pc) ASIAN CERAMICS: Including a Yixing pottery teapot of hexagonal shape, raised flower and vine motifs within reserves, lid with foo dog finial, harp handle (h. 6-1/2 in. over handle, repair to handle); a Japanese vase
0416: (3pc) ASIAN CERAMICSEst. $100-$200
Sold
NEAR PAIR CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE VASES: Enamel decorated porcelain, each with figures in reserves, butterflies, flowers and vines, and with applied foo dogs, lizards, and dragons at the neck Provenance: From the historic Revolutionary War
0417: NEAR PAIR CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE VASESEst. $400-$600
Sold
MIDDLE EASTERN COVERED INCENSE BURNER: Copper, openwork lid with finial h. 25 w. 22 in. dia. 21 in. Provenance: From the historic Revolutionary War home of Captain Abraham Benson (1780-1849), Fairfield, CT.
0418: MIDDLE EASTERN COVERED INCENSE BURNEREst. $100-$200
Sold
PAIR CHINESE ARMORIAL EXPORT PORCELAIN SPOONS: late 19th century, each with patterned shields beneath a crown l. 8 in. Provenance: Estate of Marie D. Schwartz, author & philanthropist, of Park Ave., N.Y.C. & Greenwich, CT
0419: PAIR CHINESE ARMORIAL EXPORT PORCELAIN SPOONSEst. $100-$200
Sold
(2pc) TOMIKICHIRO TOKURIKI (Japanese, 1902-2000): pair of woodblock prints, 'Animal Caricatures' inspired by Toba Sojo, including one with dancing frogs and one with rabbit travelers and a stag, both framed h. 10 w. 15-1/2 in. (sight, each) overall:
0420: (2pc) TOMIKICHIRO TOKURIKI (Japanese, 1902-2000)Est. $200-$300
Sold
LARGE CHINESE CINNABAR FOOD BOX: 20th Century, of circular shape with a scene of boys flying a kite within landscape on the top, having removable partitioned tray h. 5-1/4 dia. 11 in. Provenance: Estate of John F. Ball, Television
0421: LARGE CHINESE CINNABAR FOOD BOXEst. $400-$600
Sold
PAIR CHINESE CARVED MARBLE FOO DOGS: a mirrored pair, each standing on a rectangular plinth h. 9-1/2 in.
0422: PAIR CHINESE CARVED MARBLE FOO DOGSEst. $400-$600
Sold
FINE CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN 'MAGPIE' TEA CADDY: late 18th Century, of baluster shape with applied scrollwork at foot and a white-on-white overglaze floral scroll pattern at the shoulder, the body decorated in famille rose enamels with two
0423: FINE CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN 'MAGPIE' TEA CADDYEst. $200-$400
Sold
CHINESE CELADON PORCELAIN WATER COUPE: Yongzheng reign marks but likely 19th Century, with carved phoenix roundels on either side h. 3 dia. 3-3/4 in. Provenance: From the collection of a nonagenarian couple, Rye, NY
0424: CHINESE CELADON PORCELAIN WATER COUPEEst. $100-$300
EARL STALEY (American, 1938-): Dog on a Hill oil on canvas h. 12-1/2 w. 24-1/2 in signed and dated 1985 lower left and titled on verso
0426: EARL STALEY (American, 1938-)Est. $300-$500Lot Passed
JOHANN CULVERHOUSE (1820/25-1891/95): A father and his daughter, 1858 oil on panel h. 10-3/4 w. 8-3/8 in. signed and dated '58' lower left, framed UV reveals dirty varnish, otherwise appears untouched and in very good shape; frame with
0427: JOHANN CULVERHOUSE (1820/25-1891/95)Est. $300-$500Lot Passed
(2pc) CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 18th Century: likely French, no apparent signatures, in contemporary frames h. 9-1/2 w. 7-1/2 in. (each) fine and stable craquelure throughout, UV shows old varnish, otherwise very good
0428: (2pc) CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 18th CenturyEst. $500-$1,000Lot Passed
Sold
ALFRED WALTER WILLIAMS (British, 1824-1905): Near Stoney Cross oil on panel h. 10 w. 15 in. overall: 22 x 17 in. dated 1887-88, with artist's label on verso reading 'No. 2. Near Stoney Cross. New Forest. / Alfred W. Williams / Ferncliffe Mead
0429: ALFRED WALTER WILLIAMS (British, 1824-1905)Est. $800-$1,200
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19th Century: Portrait of a woman oil on canvas h. 23 w. 17 in. overall: 31-1/2 x 25 in. in a gilt decorated frame Provenance: New Canaan, CT estate, then by descent to current owner
0430: CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19th CenturyEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
(2pc) FRENCH SCHOOL, 18th Century: Pair of landscape drawings watercolor and gouache overall: 11 x 11 in. painted in tondo, signed with artist monogram 'EAB', framed Provenance: Descended through the family of Elizabeth Parke
0431: (2pc) FRENCH SCHOOL, 18th CenturyEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
Sold
OLD MASTER DRAWING: Classical ruins with figures on a bridge red chalk on paper h. 7-1/2 w. 10-1/2 in. (sight) no apparent signature, framed Provenance: Descended through the family of Elizabeth Parke Firestone
0432: OLD MASTER DRAWINGEst. $500-$700
Sold
MODERNIST SCHOOL: Horses in landscape mixed media on paper h. 16-1/2 w. 12-1/2 in. (sheet) overall: 23 x 19-1/2 in. (framed) signed illegibly lower right (possibly Georg Meistermann (1911-1990))
0433: MODERNIST SCHOOLEst. $250-$400
PEARL GRUNIN (American, 1928-2014): Ship in a Bottle, 1971 oil on panel h. 12 w. 19-1/2 in. signed and dated lower left, framed [IN SITU] Preview by appointment only as the item is stored externally to the saleroom. No condition
0434: PEARL GRUNIN (American, 1928-2014)Est. $100-$200Lot Passed