Important Estates | Session Two | March 31st 2019-03-31 Auction - 522 Price Results - Butterscotch Auction in NY - Page 19
Important Estates | Session Two | March 31st
1927 St. GAUDENS $20 GOLD DOUBLE EAGLE
(2pc) ROBERTO COIN ‘APPASSIONATA’ DIAMOND &
Done
Bedford, NY, United States
Auction Details

Important Estates | Session Two | March 31st

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: • American & European furniture & decorative arts • Designer & diamond jewelry, various owners • Books, manuscripts, collectibles, and more
SOLD
PAIR STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURINES: Showing ladies with baskets of flowers before flowering branches h. 4-1/2 in.
Est.
$100
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$300
SOLD
(10pc) MISC. DAGUERROTYPES & BOXES: 19th Century, including 5 Daguerrotypes of children (one in a gutta-percha case, the others in tooled leather); 1 tortoiseshell spectacles case; 1 tortoiseshell, bone, and reverse-decorated round
Est.
$150
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$300
PLASTER BAS-RELIEF PLAQUE: dated 1879, pencil inscription on verso reads 'Levi and Sarah Warren, parents of Olin' dia. 11 in. Provenance: Descent through the family of the late James Delihas, former curator at the Metropolitan
Est.
$50
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$100
Lot Passed
SOLD
LOUIS C. TIFFANY FURNACES GREEN FAVRILE BASKET: Circa 1920, deep green iridescent favrile glass rim transitioning to a translucent opalescent bowl, gilt border mounting a single mottled green and prink enamel decorated handle; gilt rim stamped
Est.
$700
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$900
SOLD
(3pc) TIFFANY STUDIOS FAVRILE GLASS ROUNDELS: Brought home by a former employee of Tiffany Furnaces, including a large iridescent yellow glass roundel (dia. 11-1/4 in.), a iridescent pale yellow roundel (dia. 8-3/4, deformities), and thick pale
Est.
$1,000
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$1,500
SOLD
LEGRAS PAINTED CAMEO GLASS VASE: Tapering frosted and etched glass vase with leaves, vines, and grapes, applied purple color, fluted rim, etched signature "Legras", bottom etched "MADE IN FRANCE" h. 8-1/2 dia. 5-1/2 in. some table
Est.
$500
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$700
SOLD
LOUIS VUITTON DAMIER EBENE PAPILLON 30: Damier ebene canvas with brown leather flat straps, red leather interior with "LOUIS VUITTON / PARIS/ Made in France"; straps approximately 8 in. drop w. 12 in., dia. 6 in. appears to be in excellent
Est.
$300
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$400
STEIFF-TYPE MOHAIR TEDDY BEAR,: Early 20th century, articulating arms and legs, amber bead eyes, velvet paws, h. 16-1/2 w. 8 d. 5 in. Provenance: Local nonagenarian collector
Est.
$300
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$400
Lot Passed
STEIFF TYPE MOHAIR TEDDY BEAR: Early 20th century, articulating arms and legs, stitched claws, long snout, yellowish bead eyes h. 17-1/2 w. 7-1/2 d. 5 in. Provenance: Local nonagenarian collector
Est.
$400
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$500
Lot Passed
SOLD
20TH C. FOLK ART PAINTED HANGING LETTER BOX: Painted by Nancy Whorf, daughter of noted American artist John Whorf; in the form of a red brick row house with green roof, decorated with trees and flowers, having lower shelves and a single door h.
Est.
$100
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$150
BLONDE VINTAGE TEDDY BEAR: Articulating arms and legs, stitched claws with velvet paws h. 18-1/2 w. 9 d. 6 in. Provenance: One owner
Est.
$400
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$600
Lot Passed
SOLD
BRASS FLOOR LAMP & GREEN GLASS SHADE: Shade does not attach to lamp, shade in very good condition and marked "Germany" (h. 5-1/2 x dia. 10 in.; shade); floor lamp with twist-lock telescoping mechanism h. 54 in. (extended) overall: h. 34
Est.
$100
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$200
(3pc) COLLECTION OF PRINTS: Including R. Gray, "El Reloj" ed 11/22 (41 x 27 in. overall); Bob Timberlake (American, 1937) (18 x 33 in, sight, water damage); Henry Calvert (engraving) "The Winnsday Hunt" (29 x 41 in, overall,
Est.
$100
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$150
Lot Passed
(3pc) JOSEPH D. SWALUK FISH CARVINGS: Joseph D. Swaluk S.A.A., A F C, Carved and painted fish including; "Self Portrait" # 324 '94, a green eel (h.13-1/2 x 30 x 6-1/2 in.); "By Northern Light" # 174 '88, showing a red fish and smaller
Est.
$400
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$600
Lot Passed
ABSTRACT COMPOSITION: Sand and paint, indistinctly signed [IN SITU] Preview by appointment only as the item is stored externally to the saleroom. No condition report available. Successful bidders may collect this item
Est.
$200
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$300
Lot Passed
SOUTHWEST AMERICAN INDIAN BASKET: 19th/early 20th Century, a shallow bowl with faint starburst pattern in polychrome h. 4 dia. 14 in. with losses to rim [IN SITU] Preview by appointment only as the item is stored externally to the
Est.
$50
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$150
Lot Passed
(5pc) COLLECTION of DOLLS: Including an Effanbee Edgar Bergen's Charlie McCarthy Doll (16 in.); two Lenci type dolls, a Raggety Anne and a Raggety Andy doll Provenance: From the historic Revolutionary War home of Captain
Est.
$100
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$150
Lot Passed
SOLD
(8pc) ETHNOGRAPHIC CERAMICS & OTHER: Including a polychrome raven totem pole (h. 7-3/4 in.), two pre Columbian style pottery figures; Abedoya 900 silver figural vase with hammered face (h.6-3/4 in., 4.8ozt); turned redware vase;
Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
(2pc) TEXTURED PORCELAIN FROG PLANTERS: 20th century, no apparent markings, one with conforming carved wood base (base h. 2 in.) h. 6 w. 11 d. 9 in. (ea., without base)
Est.
$100
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$200