Summer Estates | July 21st 2019-07-21 Auction - 927 Price Results - Butterscotch Auction in NY
MARC CHAGALL (FRENCH/RUSSIAN, 1887-1985)ENAMELED SILVER AUTOMATON DESK CLOCKLEMUEL (LEM) WARD (American, 1897-1984) DECOY
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Bedford, NY, United States
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Summer Estates | July 21st

- The estate of John F. Ball (part II), former film & television executive, Greenwich, CT, son-in-law to Elizabeth Parke Firestone (1897-1990) - Items from the estate of Christine Beshar, ground-breaking NYC attorney and beloved friend of the gallery - American & European paintings, prints, and sculpture - A large selection of American & European silver - American & European furniture & decorative arts - Designer & diamond jewelry, various owners - Books, manuscripts, collectibles, and more
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FRANK WESTON BENSON (American, 1862-1951): Brown Pelican, 1915 drypoint etching h. 7-7/8 w. 6 in. (plate) overall: 11-1/2 x 9 in. signed and numbered 5/50 lower margin, paper with acorn watermark, a very fine and well-inked impression, (Paff
0001: FRANK WESTON BENSON (American, 1862-1951)Est. $800-$1,200
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FRANK WESTON BENSON (American, 1862-1951),: The Anchorage (1st state) etching h. 3-7/8 w. 5-7/8 in. (plate) overall: 9-1/8 x 11-1/4 in. (sheet) signed and numbered 24/50 lower margin, loose, (Paff 57)
0002: FRANK WESTON BENSON (American, 1862-1951),Est. $500-$1,000
RARE FRANK BENSON ETCHING: Widgeon drinking, 1921 etching h. 6-7/8 w. 4-7/8 in. (plate) overall: 12-5/8 x 9-3/4 in. (sheet) signed in pencil lower margin, plate signed with initials and date, from an edition of 8, a very fine
0003: RARE FRANK BENSON ETCHINGEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
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FRANK WESTON BENSON (American, 1862-1951): 'Ducks', 1916 drypoint etching h. 7-7/8 w. 9-7/8 in. (plate) overall: 11-3/4 x 11-1/2 in. (sheet) signed in pencil and numbered '24' lower margin, from an edition of 41, on light cream paper with
0004: FRANK WESTON BENSON (American, 1862-1951)Est. $500-$1,000
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FRANK WESTON BENSON (American, 1862-1951),: 'Low Tide' (Herons) drypoint etching h. 6-3/4 w. 10-3/4 in. (plate) overall: 11-3/8 x 15 in. (sheet) signed and numbered 13/35 lower margin, paper with acorn watermark, a fine impression with traces
0005: FRANK WESTON BENSON (American, 1862-1951),Est. $400-$600
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AFTER NICHOLAS HILLIARD, 17th/18th Century: Mary, Queen of Scots oil on copper h. 14-3/4 w. 11-1/2 overall: 22 x 19 in. inscribed upper left 'MARIA / D G / SCOTIAE REGINA / FRANCIAE DOTARIA', and upper right 'ANNO / AETATIS REGNIQ 36 /
0006: AFTER NICHOLAS HILLIARD, 17th/18th CenturyEst. $1,500-$2,500
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FERDINAND PAUTROT (French, 1832-1874): Rooster with a lizard dore bronze h. 7-1/2 w. 9-1/4 d. 4-1/8 in. signed 'Pautrot'
0007: FERDINAND PAUTROT (French, 1832-1874)Est. $700-$900
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AMERICAN SPORTING PAINTING, 19th Century: Two English setters in landscape oil on canvas h. 15 w. 20 in. overall: 19-1/2 x 24-1/2 in. signed indistinctly lower center 'T. P. Black M.P [?] / 1853', framed
0008: AMERICAN SPORTING PAINTING, 19th CenturyEst. $500-$1,000
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PAIR FRENCH SCHOOL LANDSCAPES, 18th Century: Gouache on paper h. 7-1/2 w. 10-1/2 in. (ea) both framed, with old gallery labels on verso Provenance: The Connoisseur, Inc., New York, NY; Estate of John F. Ball, Television and Film Production
0009: PAIR FRENCH SCHOOL LANDSCAPES, 18th CenturyEst. $700-$900
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(2pc) FRANK WESTON BENSON (American, 1862-1951): Two drypoint etchings overall: 9 x 11-1/2 in. (largest sheet) including 'Geese Rising' (Paff 238), 6-7/8 x 8-3/4 in. (plate), signed lower margin; and 'Alert' (Paff 242), 1925, showing three
0010: (2pc) FRANK WESTON BENSON (American, 1862-1951)Est. $400-$600
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(2pc) FRANK WESTON BENSON (American, 1862-1951),: Two drypoint etchings overall: 11 x 10-3/4 in. (largest sheet) including 'Pair of Yellowlegs', 1916, second published state of two, signed and numbered '18' in pencil lower margin, from an edition of
0011: (2pc) FRANK WESTON BENSON (American, 1862-1951),Est. $300-$500
JOSEPH G. BEITL (American, 1841-1929): Eat Drink and be Merry oil on canvas h. 29 w. 36 in. overall: 39-1/2 x 47 in. titled and identified on frame plaque, no apparent signature, framed Provenance: Estate of John F. Ball, Television and
0013: JOSEPH G. BEITL (American, 1841-1929)Est. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
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(4pc) CONTENTAL SCHOOL, 18th/19th Century: Landscapes after Claude Lorrain oil on panel in tondo h. 7 w. 9 in. (ea) overall: 11-1/4 x 13-1/4 in. all in tondo, framed Provenance: Estate of John F. Ball, Television and Film Production
0014: (4pc) CONTENTAL SCHOOL, 18th/19th CenturyEst. $2,000-$4,000
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ALESSANDRO SANI (Italian, 1856-1927): Chef with kitchen maid oil on canvas h. 13 w. 17 in. overall: 24 x 28 in. Signed and inscribed ‘Firenze’ upper right, framed Provenance: Estate of John F. Ball, Television and Film Production
0015: ALESSANDRO SANI (Italian, 1856-1927)Est. $1,000-$1,500
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ANDRE (GITTLESON) GISSON (American, 1921-2003): Pont Neuf, Paris oil on canvas h. 16 w. 20 in. overall: 23 x 27 in. (frame) signed lower right, framed
0016: ANDRE (GITTLESON) GISSON (American, 1921-2003)Est. $800-$1,200
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JOHN JAMES AUDUBON: Polar Bear - Male. color lithograph overall: 20-7/8 x 27-1/8 in. (sheet) finished by hand and printed by J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia, 1846, Plate XCL from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America,
0017: JOHN JAMES AUDUBONEst. $1,000-$1,500
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(2pc) WILLIAM SCHALDACH (American, 1896-1982): Two landscape with grouse in flight watercolor on paper h. 8-1/2 w. 11 in. (each, sight) overall: 15-1/2 x 18 in. (both framed) both signed lower right, one in horizontal format with two grouse
0018: (2pc) WILLIAM SCHALDACH (American, 1896-1982)Est. $500-$1,000
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(2pc) WILLIAM SCHALDACH (American, 1896-1982),: Two views of gamebirds in flight watercolor on paper h. 9 w. 7 in. (each, sight) overall: 13 x 11 in. (frame) including a view of a woodcock with a birch tree, and a view of a grouse with an oak,
0019: (2pc) WILLIAM SCHALDACH (American, 1896-1982),Est. $400-$600
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MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985): Eve, 1971 color lithograph h. 31 w. 25 in. (plate, appx.) 33-1/2 x 24-1/2 in. (sight) overall: 36-1/2 x 28-1/4 in. (sheet) signed and numbered 14/50 lower margin, on Arches, a very good impression
0020: MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)Est. $5,000-$10,000
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(17pc) EILEEN SOPER (British, 1905-1990): 17 etchings of children h. 7 w. 8-7/8 in. (largest plate) overall: 14 x 19 in. (loose mats) mostly artist's proofs, all signed in pencil lower margin, including 11 in original mats with wax paper
0021: (17pc) EILEEN SOPER (British, 1905-1990)Est. $1,000-$2,000
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ALFREDO ESCUDERO Y ESPRONCEDA (Spanish,19th/20th): Portrait of a woman with muff oil on canvas h. 22 w. 17 in. overall: 24-1/2 x 19-1/2 in. signed 'Alfredo E. Espronceda / Mexico' lower right, framed Provenance: Descent through the consignor's
0022: ALFREDO ESCUDERO Y ESPRONCEDA (Spanish,19th/20th)Est. $800-$1,200
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CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, late 19th/early 20th century: Thatched houses by a river oil on canvas h. 32 w. 40 in. overall: 47 x 55 x 5 in. (frame) signed indistinctly 'G. Au...', framed
0023: CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, late 19th/early 20th centuryEst. $500-$1,000