Important Estates | Session One | March 30th 2019-03-30 Auction - 498 Price Results - Butterscotch Auction in NY - Page 9
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
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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(3pc) FREE BLOWN GLASS LACE MAKER'S LAMPS: early 19th Century, all with globes and baluster-form standards h. 6-1/2 in. (tallest)
0436: (3pc) FREE BLOWN GLASS LACE MAKER'S LAMPSEst. $200-$400
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ST. LOUIS GLASS & BRASS POSTAL SCALE, CA 1860,: By R. W. Winfield, Birmingham, on a St. Louis glass base h. 7-1/4 in. Provenance: James II Galleries, NYC; Estate of John F. Ball, Television and Film Production Executive, Greenwich, CT
0441: ST. LOUIS GLASS & BRASS POSTAL SCALE, CA 1860,Est. $150-$300
THEODOR J. ETHOFER (Austrian, 1849-1915): Church interior with children, 1877 oil on panel h. 20-3/4 w. 31-1/4 in. overall: 26-1/2 x 37 in. signed, dated, and inscribed 'Albano-Laziale' (commune in Italy) lower left, framed
0012: THEODOR J. ETHOFER (Austrian, 1849-1915)Est. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
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ALBERT F. BELLOWS (American, 1829-1883): River landscape oil on heavy paper laid on board h. 7 w. 10 in. overall: 11-1/2 x 14-1/2 in. signed lower right, framed Provenance: Private collection New Canaan, CT
0048: ALBERT F. BELLOWS (American, 1829-1883)Est. $5,000-$7,000
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(3pc) CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY JADE CARVINGS: Shang dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BCE), including a nephrite blade of light to dark grey-green, a mottled greenish-brown archer's ring, and a long cylindrical pendant bead in mottled dark green nephrite
0133: (3pc) CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY JADE CARVINGSEst. $500-$1,000
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(3pc) SAINT CLOUD PORCELAIN LIDDED JARS: 18th Century, three 'pots á fard', all with blue and white decoration and knob finials h. 2-1/2 in. (tallest) Provenance: Estate of John F. Ball, Television and Film Production Executive, Greenwich,
0183: (3pc) SAINT CLOUD PORCELAIN LIDDED JARSEst. $500-$700
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(2pc) IGOR STRAVINSKY EPHEMERA: Including a typed CBS Memorandum, signed 'Igor Stravinsky', February 7, 1966, asking for Stravinsky's social security number in order to report his earnings accurately, from Irwin Beckman; and
0091: (2pc) IGOR STRAVINSKY EPHEMERAEst. $300-$500
(7pc) [CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS]: Autograph musical manuscript quotations, most with dedications to the American poet and librettist J.D. ('Sandy') McClatchy, including: ~ DARON HAGEN (American, 1961), musical quotation to Little
0101: (7pc) [CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS]Est. $300-$500Lot Passed
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MU LINGFEI (Chinese, 1913-1997): Two figures by Hua Mountain ink on hanging scroll h. 40-1/2 w. 14 in. (subject) overall: 85 x 25 in. signed and with with seals of the artist upper left and lower right Provenance: Greenwich, CT
0106: MU LINGFEI (Chinese, 1913-1997)Est. $2,000-$3,000
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CHINESE IMPERIAL MUTTON FAT JADE BELT HOOK: Qianlong period (c. 1736-1795), of typical dragonet design with carved and undercut chilong crawling towards a dragon-head terminal, the reverse with a knob carved as a flower head, the stone of an
0111: CHINESE IMPERIAL MUTTON FAT JADE BELT HOOKEst. $1,000-$1,500
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CHINESE CARVED JADE LOTUS CUP: 18th/19th Century, of foliate shape with eight ribbed lobes and key-fret carving at rim, raised on a waisted foot with conforming lip, the stone of a translucent white color with some brown and white
0121: CHINESE CARVED JADE LOTUS CUPEst. $1,500-$2,500
(18pc) CHINESE SPINACH JADE CUPS & SAUCERS: Qing dynasty, semi-translucent green jade with russet inclusions, comprised of 6 cups, 6 saucers, and 6 chilong-carved spoons h. 2-1/8 in. (cups) dia. 4-3/4 in. (saucers)
0126: (18pc) CHINESE SPINACH JADE CUPS & SAUCERSEst. $1,500-$2,500Lot Passed
MENNECY MAYFLOWER PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE: 18th Century, covered throughout with applied flower-head decoration, gilt rim and base, unmarked h. 7-1/4 in. Provenance: Estate of John F. Ball, Television and Film Production Executive, Greenwich,
0151: MENNECY MAYFLOWER PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASEEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
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Sèvres PORCELAIN LIDDED BOWL: Circa 1764, of ovoid shape with floral decoration, with interlacing L's mark in blue, date letter 'L' for 1764, and artist's letter 'G', probably for Gremont h. 4-1/2 w. 6-1/2 d. 5 in. Provenance:
0156: Sèvres PORCELAIN LIDDED BOWLEst. $400-$600
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OLD PARIS PORCELAIN SHAPED CENTRE BOWL: Late 18th/early 19th Century, of lobed quatrefoil shape with sprays of carnations and rope-twist gilt borders, with obscured factory mark (probably Duc D'Angouleme) h. 3 w. 11-1/4 d. 9-1/4 in.
0171: OLD PARIS PORCELAIN SHAPED CENTRE BOWLEst. $400-$600
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(3pc) ESSIE ANN TREAT WARD (American, 1902-1981): Three oil on board paintings by Ward who is often referred to as "Grandma Moses of The Ozarks" all circa 1970's including 'Climb That Thar Saplin "Miranda"', 18 x 24 in.; 'Dinners Ready Hezzakiah',
0226: (3pc) ESSIE ANN TREAT WARD (American, 1902-1981)Est. $900-$1,200
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KUBO SHUNMAN (Japanese, 1757-1820): Couple purchasing a dwarf tree, ca. 1782-1807, woodblock print (nishiki-e), chuban tate-e, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo) This scarce print does not appear to be in any online databases.
0249: KUBO SHUNMAN (Japanese, 1757-1820)Est. $500-$1,000
CLASSICAL MAHOGANY BREAKFAST TABLE: 19th Century, the rectangular two board solid mahogany tilt top with a reeded edge above a reeded quadruped base terminating in finely chased classical S-scroll brass caps. h. 28-1/2 w. 53 d. 46-1/2
0254: CLASSICAL MAHOGANY BREAKFAST TABLEEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
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REZA DERAKSHANI (Iranian, 1952-): 'Fill My Sleeve with Unseen Pearls' mixed media on canvas h. 71-1/2 w. 25-1/2 in. from the Persian Serenades series, signed with initials and dated 1992 lower right, signed, titled and dated
0046: REZA DERAKSHANI (Iranian, 1952-)Est. $10,000-$15,000
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GAETANO PESCE UP CHAIR & OTTOMAN: B&B Italia, Italy, 'Up 5' easy chair and 'Up 6' ottoman, manufactured circa 2002, designed 1969, stretch fabric over foam h. 41 w. 44 d. 51 in. overall excellent condition, a few minor blemished to
0051: GAETANO PESCE UP CHAIR & OTTOMANEst. $1,200-$1,800
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SAMUEL BECKETT (Irish, 1906-1989): Autograph letter, 1 page, 12mo, Paris [France], August 1, 1977, in French, on Beckett's stationery, responding to an invitation from the Belgian poet, critic, and filmmaker René Micha (1913-1992),
0076: SAMUEL BECKETT (Irish, 1906-1989)Est. $150-$300
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IVAN TURGENEV (Russian, 1818-1883): Autograph letter, signed 'J. Tourgueneff', 1 page, 8vo, Schillerstrasse 277, Bade [Baden-Baden], October 2, n.y. [c. 1863-1868], in French, the paper with blindstamp 'JT', reading [translation]:
0086: IVAN TURGENEV (Russian, 1818-1883)Est. $1,000-$1,500