Important Estates | Session One | March 30th 2019-03-30 Auction - 498 Price Results - Butterscotch Auction in NY - Page 4
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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VLADIMIR NABOKOV (1899-1977): Typed letter, signed 'Vladimir Nabokov', 1 page, 4to, 802 E. Seneca Street, Ithaca, NY, May 16, 1949, in French, with numerous punctuation corrections in pen, responding to his agent Doussia Ergaz
0073: VLADIMIR NABOKOV (1899-1977)Est. $800-$1,200
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VLADIMIR NABOKOV (1899-1977),: Typed letter, signed 'Vladimir Nabokov', 1 page, 4to, Montreux-Palace Hotel, Switzerland, September 12, 1975, in English with pen signature and inscriptions in a different hand, to Uitgeverij De
0074: VLADIMIR NABOKOV (1899-1977),Est. $500-$1,000
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JEAN COCTEAU (French, 1889-1963): Autograph letter, signed 'Jean Cocteau', 1 page, 4to, Milly [la forêt], December 23, 1955, in French, discussing Cocteau's friend Phil Lasell (who at some point sketched a portrait of Cocteau):
0075: JEAN COCTEAU (French, 1889-1963)Est. $200-$400
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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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HENRY JAMES (American, 1843-1916): Autograph letter, 1 page, 8vo, 3 Bolton Street [London], April 28th [circa 1876-1886], to the American stage actor Lawrence Barrett (1838-1891), thanking him for two tickets to the theatre, reading:
0077: HENRY JAMES (American, 1843-1916)Est. $300-$500
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E. M. FORSTER (British, 1879-1970): Three humorous autograph letters framed together, each signed 'Morgan', each 2 pages, 4to, on folded blue Airmail paper, King's College, Cambridge, 1953-1954, to Lincoln and Fidelma Kirstein in New
0078: E. M. FORSTER (British, 1879-1970)Est. $400-$600
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OSCAR WILDE (Irish, 1854-1900): Autograph letter, signed 'Oscar Wilde', 2 pages, oblong 4to, with integral blank leaf, 29 Boulevard des Capucines, Paris, no date [probably November-December 1891], to an unnamed correspondent
0079: OSCAR WILDE (Irish, 1854-1900)Est. $2,000-$3,000
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MARCEL PROUST (French, 1871-1922): Autograph letter, signed 'Marcel Proust' (at the head above salutation), 1 page, 8vo, n.d. [c. 1905?], in French, with center fold, to an unnamed gentleman, regretting that the state of his health
0080: MARCEL PROUST (French, 1871-1922)Est. $2,000-$4,000
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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
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(6pc) [FRENCH & AMERICAN AUTHORS]: Six autograph letters and ephemera, including: ~ ALPHONSE DAUDET (French, 1840-1897), autograph note with inscription, signed 'Alph. Daudet', 1 page, in French, on Daudet's calling card; ~
0082: (6pc) [FRENCH & AMERICAN AUTHORS]Est. $300-$500
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STEPHANE MALLARME (French, 1842-1898): Autograph letter, signed 'Stephane Mallarme', 1 page, 12mo, Paris, n.d., in French, to an unnamed recipient, [rough translation]<"All my regrets, dear sir, for this inconvenience; Would you want, and
0083: STEPHANE MALLARME (French, 1842-1898)Est. $500-$1,000
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VICTOR HUGO (French, 1802-1885): Autograph letter, signed 'Victor H.', 1 page, 8vo, May 13, n.y. (inscribed by another hand upper left 'was forty-two side [?] thirty-eight), in French, on blue paper, [rough translation] 'I will
0084: VICTOR HUGO (French, 1802-1885)Est. $500-$1,000
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JEAN DOMINIQUE AUGUSTE INGRES (1780-1867): Autograph letter, signed 'Ingres', 1 page, 8vo, 27 March n.y. [address panel postmarked 1860], in French, to Monsieur Elvard, Professor of Composition at the Paris Conservatoire, inviting him and his
0085: JEAN DOMINIQUE AUGUSTE INGRES (1780-1867)Est. $200-$400
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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
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(2pc) STEFAN ZWEIG (Austrian, 1881-1942): including an autograph postcard, signed 'Dr. Stefan Zweig', 2 pages, Salzburg, [postmarked November 7, 1928], in English, to Walter R. Benjamin in New York, editor of The Collector and dealer in
0088: (2pc) STEFAN ZWEIG (Austrian, 1881-1942)Est. $300-$500
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN (German, 1809-1847): Autograph letter, signed 'Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy', 1 page, 4to, Leipzig, February 11, 1837, in German, with original envelope (unfolded), responding to another composer"”a Mr. G. A.
0089: FELIX MENDELSSOHN (German, 1809-1847)Est. $2,000-$3,000
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MAURICE RAVEL (French, 1875-1937): Autograph letter, signed 'Maurice Ravel', 3 pages, 8vo, Le Belvédère, Montfort-L'Amaury, January 28, 1923, on the composer's monogrammed stationery, with integral blank leaf, to René Doire, editor
0090: MAURICE RAVEL (French, 1875-1937)Est. $800-$1,200
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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
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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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SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (Russian, 1873-1943): Typed letter, signed 'S. Rachmaninoff', 1 page, oblong 4to, n.p., June 4th, 1934, on stationery of Villa Lenar, Hertenstein by Luzern, in English, to Abram Chasins (1903-1987, composer and famed
0093: SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (Russian, 1873-1943)Est. $300-$500
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SAMUEL BARBER (American, 1910-1981): Autograph letter, signed 'Sam', 2 pages, 12mo, on Barber's stationery, Santa Cristina [Italy], August 15, 1968, to 'Isabel', <'Dearest Isabel - The porcellane sound just right [?] and much needed.
0094: SAMUEL BARBER (American, 1910-1981)Est. $200-$400
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(3pc) [ENGLISH COMPOSERS]: Three autograph letters, including: ~ EDWARD ELGAR (1857-1934), typed letter, signed 'Edward Elgar', 1 page, 8vo, Craeg Lea, Malvern, December 11, 1902, to a Mr. Marson, <'Dear Mr. Marson, I believe
0095: (3pc) [ENGLISH COMPOSERS]Est. $300-$500
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(2pc) [FRENCH COMPOSERS]: Including: GABRIEL FAURE (1845-1924), autograph letter, signed 'Gabriel Faure', 1 page, small 8vo, 184 Boulevard Malesherbes [Paris], n.d., on blue telegram sheet, to a Mademoiselle Baldo, in French,
0096: (2pc) [FRENCH COMPOSERS]Est. $150-$300