Important Estates | Session One | March 30th 2019-03-30 Auction - 498 Price Results - Butterscotch Auction in NY - Page 7
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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JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (Spanish, 1863-1923): Casa en la huerta. Valencia / Alquería Valenciana oil on canvas h. 7-1/2 w. 12-1/2 in. (18.9 x 32cm) overall: 13-1/4 x 18 in. (framed) Valencia, circa 1892, signed lower right, with authentication
0022: JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (Spanish, 1863-1923)Est. $50,000-$100,000
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JAMES (JACQUES) JOSEPH TISSOT (French, 1836-1906): Etching with drypoint, one of approximately 50 impressions, signed in pencil lower right, with artist's red ink stamp lower left, framed, Wentworth 18 h. 11-7/8 w. 7 in. (plate) overall very good,
0040: JAMES (JACQUES) JOSEPH TISSOT (French, 1836-1906)Est. $3,000-$5,000
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RICHARD STRAUSS (German, 1864-1949): Autograph letter, signed 'Richard Strauss', 2 pages, 8vo., Berlin, November 25, 1909, arranging for the booking of hotel rooms, specifying his wish for the sunniest, quietest, and most spacious rooms
0099: RICHARD STRAUSS (German, 1864-1949)Est. $200-$400
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CHINESE RED AMBER COVERED BOX: Kangxi period (1662-1722), of circular shape carved with coastal landscape scenes and fishermen, incised key-design borders, the amber of an even deep red color, old catalog label affixed to base,
0129: CHINESE RED AMBER COVERED BOXEst. $500-$1,000
VINCENNES PORCELAIN SAUCER: Circa 1755, with green and gilt scrollwork, cobalt edging, and a depressed reserve, interlacing L mark with C date letter and artist mark for Noel h. 1-1/2 dia. 7 in. Provenance: Estate of John F.
0144: VINCENNES PORCELAIN SAUCEREst. $300-$500Lot Passed
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Sèvres PORCELAIN CREAMER: mid 18th Century, possibly Vincennes, a pot a lait 'a trois pieds', with partially obscured crossed-L's mark to foot h. 5 in. Provenance: Estate of John F. Ball, Television and Film Production
0154: Sèvres PORCELAIN CREAMEREst. $300-$500
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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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PAIR AMERICAN COUNTRY SIDE CHAIRS: 18th century, William & Mary style, rush seats, urn splats, turned bulbous stretcher resting on Spanish feet h. 41-1/2 w. 19-1/2 d. 18-1/2 in. Provenance: From the historic Revolutionary War home of
0306: PAIR AMERICAN COUNTRY SIDE CHAIRSEst. $500-$700
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(12pc) HEPPLEWHITE-STYLE INLAID MAHOGANY CHAIRS: 20th Century, with reeded crests centered by inlaid rectangular panels above ogival splats and reeded stiles with feather-carved capitals, blue upholstered seats and reeded legs ending in peg feet
0312: (12pc) HEPPLEWHITE-STYLE INLAID MAHOGANY CHAIRSEst. $1,500-$2,500
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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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(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
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ALICE McHARG SMITH (American, 1876-1962): View through a clearing oil on canvas h. 30-1/2 w. 24-1/4 in. overall: 41 x 35 in. signed lower right
0387: ALICE McHARG SMITH (American, 1876-1962)Est. $300-$500
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(2pc) BOGOMIR BOGDANOVIC (American, 1923-2011): Winter Landscapes oil on canvas overall: 30 x 36 in. (largest frame) Including; a snowy field before a house and fence signed lower right (24 x 30 in, canvas); and a snowy scene with barn and silo,
0397: (2pc) BOGOMIR BOGDANOVIC (American, 1923-2011)Est. $500-$1,000
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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
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(4pc) [CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS]: Autograph musical manuscript quotations, most with dedications to the American poet and librettist J.D. ('Sandy') McClatchy, including: ~ BERNARD RANDS (British, 1934-) Autograph musical manuscript
0100: (4pc) [CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS]Est. $300-$500
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CHINESE CARVED JADE BRUSH WASHER & ZITAN STAND: Qing dynasty, the brush washer of an even pale celadon color carved in the form of a lotus leaf with incurved edges and a snail on the interior, with seed pod (symbol of fertility), stem, and frond
0110: CHINESE CARVED JADE BRUSH WASHER & ZITAN STANDEst. $1,500-$2,500
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CHINESE ROCK CRYSTAL CARVED FOO DOG: 19th/20th Century, finely carved and with very few inclusions in the stone, with a finely carved conforming wood stand h. 4-1/2 w. 6 d. 3 in. overall: 6-1/2 in. (height with stand) Provenance: Estate
0120: CHINESE ROCK CRYSTAL CARVED FOO DOGEst. $2,000-$3,000
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UNUSUAL CHINESE GLASS BOTTLE VASE: 19th Century, of a mottled apple green color in simulation of jade, the neck having striated areas of black and blue-green, with relief carving of peach clusters and lingzhi among rocky outcroppings
0130: UNUSUAL CHINESE GLASS BOTTLE VASEEst. $300-$500
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AMERICAN PORCELAIN PORTRAIT PLAQUE: late 19th century, three-quarter view of a maiden, signed "M.V. Kippen" and dated 1896, original frame (26 x 20 in. appx.) mounted in shadow box h. 16 w. 12 in. (plaque, appx.) overall: 28 x 22-1/2 x
0195: AMERICAN PORCELAIN PORTRAIT PLAQUEEst. $700-$900
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INDIAN BUNDI SCHOOL PAINTING OF A MAN: 19th Century or earlier, Rajasthan, India, the man nobly clad in ochre dress, carrying a sheathed sword and holding a floral sprig h. 11 w. 7-1/2 in. (sight)
0236: INDIAN BUNDI SCHOOL PAINTING OF A MANEst. $300-$500
PAIR QUEEN ANNE MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS: 18th Century and later, with vasiform splats, balloon seats, cabriole legs, and turned stretchers h. 39 w. 21 d. 18 in. restorations and replacements [IN SITU] Preview by appointment only as the
0302: PAIR QUEEN ANNE MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRSEst. $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
(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