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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PAIR MEISSEN PORCELAIN MALABAR MUSICIANS: likely circa 1750s, of superb quality, after the models by F. E. Meyer, mounted as lamps (unable to view marks) h. 7 in. (figures) overall: 11-1/2 in. (fixture) Provenance: Estate of John F. Ball,
0146: PAIR MEISSEN PORCELAIN MALABAR MUSICIANSEst. $1,000-$2,000
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SAINT CLOUD PRUNUS BOWL & COVER: Circa 1730, a white glazed porcelain lidded bowl with prunus decoration in relief and naturalistic loop handle on lid, no apparent marks h. 5 dia. 6 in. Provenance: William H. Lautz, NYC; Estate of
0147: SAINT CLOUD PRUNUS BOWL & COVEREst. $800-$1,200
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(12pc) NAST OLD PARIS PORCELAIN CUPS & SAUCERS: Early 19th Century, Nast factory, two of the cups and one saucer marked "Nast A Paris", two of the saucers and one cup with variant gilt borders, two cups with variant handles h. 2-1/2 (cups) dia.
0148: (12pc) NAST OLD PARIS PORCELAIN CUPS & SAUCERSEst. $200-$300
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VINCENNES PORCELAIN SAUCEBOAT: circa 1753, double-lipped and double-handled, with interlaced-Ls mark, old Christie's label h. 4 w. 9-1/2 d. 8 in. Provenance: Estate of John F. Ball, Television and Film Production Executive,
0149: VINCENNES PORCELAIN SAUCEBOATEst. $400-$600
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(2pc) HEREND ROTHSCHILD TUREENS: Both white porcelain with basket weave pattern including; one large oval tureen decorated with painted birds, raised flowers, vine handles, and a lemon finial (h. 9-1/2 x 13-1/2 x 9 in.), and a round
0150: (2pc) HEREND ROTHSCHILD TUREENSEst. $400-$600
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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DUC D'ANGOULEME PORCELAIN PITCHER: Late 18th Century, Paris, painted with carnations and gilt edging, with early marks of Guerhard & Dihl in red h. 9 in. Provenance: Estate of John F. Ball, Television and Film Production Executive,
0153: DUC D'ANGOULEME PORCELAIN PITCHEREst. $400-$600
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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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VINCENNES PORCELAIN BOTTLE COOLER: Circa 1750s, a 'seau a liqueur ovale' painted with bouquets and with slot at center for partition, interlacing L's mark in blue and with artist's mark for Fontaine, incised "N" and "C" h. 4-1/2 w. 12
0155: VINCENNES PORCELAIN BOTTLE COOLEREst. $1,000-$1,500
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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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Sèvres PORCELAIN COVERED BUTTER DISH: Circa 1771, with conforming lid, with interlaced L's mark in blue with 'S' date letter, artist's marks for Couturier and Tandart h. 3-1/2 dia. 8 in. Provenance: Estate of John F. Ball, Television and
0157: Sèvres PORCELAIN COVERED BUTTER DISHEst. $500-$1,000
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PAIR OF VINCENNES BISCUIT FIGURES: Circa 1753, La Petite Fille au Tablier and Le Jeune Suppliant, both with incised arrow marks; First modelled in 1752 by Blondeau after Boucher, the original drawing by Boucher for Le Jeune suppliant
0158: PAIR OF VINCENNES BISCUIT FIGURESEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Sèvres BISCUIT FIGURE: Circa 1760, La Jardiniere au Vase, base incised 'F' for Falconet (director of Sèvres 1757-1766); First modeled by Suzanne after Boucher in 1755; Literature: Ruth Berges, Collector's Choice, New
0159: Sèvres BISCUIT FIGUREEst. $2,000-$3,000
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FRENCH GLAZED WHITE PORCELAIN GROUP: Mid 18th Century, likely Vincennes, depicting a man holding a drum and whispering into a woman's ear through a leafy vine, no apparent marks, inventory labels on base h. 5 in. Provenance: Estate of
0160: FRENCH GLAZED WHITE PORCELAIN GROUPEst. $1,000-$2,000
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PAIR MENNECY OR SAINT CLOUD POTPOURRI JARS & COVER: 18th Century, glazed white porcelain, modeled as lidded baskets with profusely applied foliage on the lids and raised on bases, no apparent marks h. 5-1/4 in. Provenance: Estate of John F. Ball,
0161: PAIR MENNECY OR SAINT CLOUD POTPOURRI JARS & COVEREst. $1,000-$2,000
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MENNECY GLAZED PORCELAIN POTPOURRI JAR & COVER: 18th Century, the jar in a landscape setting with tree trunk h. 6-1/4 in. Provenance: Estate of John F. Ball, Television and Film Production Executive, Greenwich, CT
0162: MENNECY GLAZED PORCELAIN POTPOURRI JAR & COVEREst. $500-$1,000
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Sèvres BISCUIT FIGURAL GROUP: Third quarter 18th Century, Les Friands or La Marchande de Macarons, modeled as a girl with a sheet of sweets preventing a boy from having them; incised "B" (?) on rear Literature: Ruth Berges
0164: Sèvres BISCUIT FIGURAL GROUPEst. $800-$1,200
FRENCH GLAZED WHITE PORCELAIN GROUP: 18th Century, possibly Vincennes, depicting three figures playing instruments, no apparent marks h. 7-1/4 in. Provenance: Estate of John F. Ball, Television and Film Production Executive, Greenwich,
0165: FRENCH GLAZED WHITE PORCELAIN GROUPEst. $1,000-$2,000Lot Passed
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(4pc) Sèvres & LEBEUF PORCELAIN CUPS & SAUCERS: including two Sèvres porcelain saucers, one circa 1778, with interlacing L's mark, double 'a' date letter, and marks for the artists Taillandier and Baudoin, dia. 6 in.; the other circa 1774, with
0167: (4pc) Sèvres & LEBEUF PORCELAIN CUPS & SAUCERSEst. $500-$1,000
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MENNECY PORCELAIN OVAL BOX COVER: Circa 1750, modeled as two yellow pug dogs wrestling on a green mound Literature: see Barbara Beucamp-Markowsky, No. 421 h. 2-1/2 w. 3 in. Provenance: Christie's sale 7254, March 21, 1991, The
0168: MENNECY PORCELAIN OVAL BOX COVEREst. $500-$1,000