Important Estates | Session One | March 30th 2019-03-30 Auction - 498 Price Results - Butterscotch Auction in NY - Page 3
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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FAIRFIELD PORTER (American, 1907-1975): The Table, 1971 color lithograph h. 29 w. 22 in. (sight) overall: 39 x 32 in. (frame) on Arches, ed. 7/90, signed and numbered in pencil lower margin, framed Provenance: The estate of J.D. McClatchy
0207: FAIRFIELD PORTER (American, 1907-1975)Est. $500-$1,000
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(6pc) Sèvres PORCELAIN CUPS & SAUCERS: Circa 1770-1778, carnation and wreath design, with interlaced L marks, five of the pieces with the mark for the gilder Theodore, the saucers with the mark for the artist Fontaine and date letter for
0173: (6pc) Sèvres PORCELAIN CUPS & SAUCERSEst. $700-$900
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AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19th Century: Two young girls in landscape watercolor on paper h. 14-1/2 w. 11-1/4 in. (sheet) overall: 20 x 17 in. no apparent signature, framed
0216: AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19th CenturyEst. $400-$600
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ABEL GEORGE WARSHAWSKY (American, 1883-1962): Above the streets of Paris oil on canvas h. 32 w. 26 in. overall: 37 x 31 in. signed 'A. G. Warshawsky' lower right, in a period gilt carved frame with shallow 8-inch scratch lower center, dirty
0005: ABEL GEORGE WARSHAWSKY (American, 1883-1962)Est. $5,000-$7,000
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JEAN-BAPTISTE MADOU (Belgian, 1796-1877): 'A Pinch of Snuff'', 1866 oil on panel h. 12-1/2 w. 10-1/4 in. overall: 23-1/2 x 21-1/4 in. signed and dated lower left, period cove framed
0023: JEAN-BAPTISTE MADOU (Belgian, 1796-1877)Est. $1,000-$1,500
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FERNAND LEGER (1881-1955): Flower lithograph h. 22 w. 15 in. (sheet) overall: 22-1/2 x 27-1/2 in. (framed) ed. 85/200, initialed in plate, signed lower right, watermark to paper, verso stamped "Douane Centrale Exposition
0019: FERNAND LEGER (1881-1955)Est. $500-$700
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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
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GEORGE MALISARD (French, 1877-1942): Marechal Joseph Joffre on a horse, 1919 bronze h. 20 w. 20 d. 8 in. (overall) Signed and dated, with "Bagnes Frere Company" foundry mark, on a marble plinth Provenance: Estate of John F. Ball,
0036: GEORGE MALISARD (French, 1877-1942)Est. $1,000-$1,500
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(2pc) A. E. HOUSMAN (British, 1859-1936): Two autograph letters, one being 2 pages, 8vo, with integral blank leaf, Trinity College, Cambridge, 20 April 1933, reading 'Dear Sir, / I find that in writing to you yesterday I said what was not
0066: (2pc) A. E. HOUSMAN (British, 1859-1936)Est. $500-$1,000
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MARCEL PROUST (French, 1871-1922),: Autograph letter (postcard), signed 'Marcel Proust', 1 page, 12mo, [Èvian-les-Bains, France], n.d. [circa 1899-1905], on postcard titled Abbaye de Maraiche sur Evian et la Dent d'Oche, densely
0081: MARCEL PROUST (French, 1871-1922),Est. $1,500-$2,500
ADOLPH ARTZ (Dutch, 1837-1890): Tavern scene oil on canvas h. 18 w. 12 in. overall: 28 x 22 in. (frame) signed lower right, in the original gilt composition frame Provenance: Descended through the consignor's family
0011: ADOLPH ARTZ (Dutch, 1837-1890)Est. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed
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MUGHAL PAINTING ON CANVAS: 19th Century or earlier, depicting male and female figures (some mounted on horse or elephant) engaged in various activities h. 20 w. 49 in. fragmented, pasted on board
0238: MUGHAL PAINTING ON CANVASEst. $150-$300
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
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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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(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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(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
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INLAID SINGLE DRAWER STAND: 18th century; top and drawer veneered and inlaid with oval linenfold, fluted square tapering legs, original mirrored pulls h. 28 w. 29 d. 15 in. Provenance: From the historic Revolutionary War home
0304: INLAID SINGLE DRAWER STANDEst. $300-$400
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FOLLOWER OF MARMADUKE CRADOCK, 18th Century: Swans and other birds by a pond oil on canvas h. 20 w. 30 in. overall: 26 x 36 in. no apparent signature, in a later frame relined
0032: FOLLOWER OF MARMADUKE CRADOCK, 18th CenturyEst. $700-$1,000
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PHILIPPE STARCK JOE SHIP DINETTE TABLE: circa 1980s, enameled metal with a round glass top h. 28-1/2 dia. 46 in. (glass) with enamel loss to the bottoms of the legs and at the top of one support; minor scuffs in glass [IN SITU] Preview by
0057: PHILIPPE STARCK JOE SHIP DINETTE TABLEEst. $300-$500
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(3pc) W. H. AUDEN (American, 1907-1973): Including an autograph letter, signed 'W. H. Auden', 1 page, 4to, 77 St. Mark's Place, New York City, February 17th [postmarked 1970], to Mr. Roger Rosenblatt of Cambridge Mass., asking the recipient
0067: (3pc) W. H. AUDEN (American, 1907-1973)Est. $200-$400
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (Russian, 1906-1975): Autograph telegram, signed (in Cyrillic) 'Dmitri Shostakovich', 1 page, 8vo, Moscow, 1972, with holograph envelope postmarked December 22, 1971, in Cyrillic, to a member of the party, Pavel
0092: DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (Russian, 1906-1975)Est. $300-$500
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GIUSEPPE VERDI (Italian, 1813-1901): Autograph letter, signed 'G. Verdi', 1 page, 8vo, Genoa, March 21, 1895, in Italian, to Maestro Lorenzo Parodi, 'Esteemed Sir Parodi, I have already expressed to the Maestro Monleone [Domenico
0097: GIUSEPPE VERDI (Italian, 1813-1901)Est. $500-$1,000
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ARMAND POINT (French, 1861-1932): Female nude red chalk on paper h. 25-1/2 w. 13-1/2 in. (sheet) overall: 35 x 23 in. with 1932 estate stamp lower left, framed very good--loose in frame [IN SITU] Preview by appointment only as the
0015: ARMAND POINT (French, 1861-1932)Est. $1,000-$1,500