The Betty Seeler Collection 2020-01-30 Auction - 432 Price Results - Millea Bros Ltd in NJ
Hannah Fairfield, Double Oil PortraitImportant American Queen Anne Cherry HighboyFrancis Sartorius, Oil on Canvas
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Boonton, NJ, United States
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The Betty Seeler Collection

Millea Bros Ltd

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Over 400 lots of English and American furniture and decorative arts from the Estate of Elizabeth "Betty" Seeler. A one day, single-owner sale held during Americana Week, featuring fine American and English decorative arts and antique furniture, American folk art and British Academic paintings, and Chinese Export decorative objects. A quiet but well known presence in the NY design community, Elizabeth "Betty" Seeler developed a unique design sensibility while setting up her gracious Forest Hills Gardens home, amassing a considerable collection of fine antiques and decorative items with excellent provenance from well-respected dealers, auction houses and collections, including Peter Tillou, The Chrysler Garbisch Collection, Ginsburg & Levy, W. Graham Arader, Georgian Manor Antiques, and Earle Vandekar. Highlights include a wonderful selection of American Chippendale and Federal furniture including a c. 1770 Connecticut Queen Anne Cherry Highboy with Ima Hogg provenance and a signed c. 1820 Samuel Townshend inlaid sideboard; an extensive group of American folk children portrait paintings including a rare c. 1840 Hannah Fairfield double portrait, and a work by William Matthew Prior; British Equestrian and Sport paintings by Francis Sartorius, Thomas Spencer, Richard Roper, and others; a fine and extensive collection of botanicals in various media including 18th c. color botanical engravings, various 18th c. English Swansea, Chelsea, and Worcestrer botanical decorated porcelains, and an extensive group of late 20th c. Lady Anne Gordon glazed ceramic vegetables; a varied selection of rare 19th c. Pittsburgh and Nailsea Marbrie glass objects; assorted 18th c. English mochaware; and over twenty 19th c. American folk tinsel paintings. Rounding out the sale is a small but interesting group of Chinese Export objects, including enameled porcelains, and lacquerwares.
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Pair Chelsea Porcelain "Silver-Shape" Dishes: Pair Chelsea Porcelain "Silver-Shape" Dishes, c. 1755, molded green ruffled edge and leafy pink handles, decorated with bird species amidst foliage, painted gold anchor mark to undersides, each 9
0001: Pair Chelsea Porcelain "Silver-Shape" DishesEst. $200-$300
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(3) English Creamware Botanical Dishes: (3) English Creamware Botanical Dishes, c. 1800, possibly Swansea, including one plate inscribed "Salmon Colored Blood Flower"; one plate with unmarked (possibly of later manufacture); one shaped
0002: (3) English Creamware Botanical DishesEst. $400-$600
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(3) English Ceramic Botanical Plates: (3) English Ceramic Botanical Plates, Mid-19th c., including (1) Derby "Tulip" plate, blue factory marks on verso, 9 1/4" dia., and (2) Copeland stoneware botanical plates, 8" dia Provenance: The
0004: (3) English Ceramic Botanical PlatesEst. $100-$150
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Pair Large Worcester Porcelain Leaf-Form Dishes: Pair Large Worcester Porcelain Leaf-Form Dishes, c. 1770, with molded vinery and flower sprig and spray decoration, one with dragonfly, unmarked, 14" l x 10" w Provenance: The Collection of
0005: Pair Large Worcester Porcelain Leaf-Form DishesEst. $300-$500
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Basilius Besler, (2) Engravings: Basilius Besler, (2) Engravings, Basilius Besler (German, 1561-1629), Hortus Eystettensis, c. 1613, (2) hand-colored engravings, 20" h x 16" w, framed and glazed Provenance: The Collection of
0006: Basilius Besler, (2) EngravingsEst. $500-$700
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Pair Longton Hall Porcelain Reticulated Dishes: Pair Longton Hall Porcelain Reticulated Dishes, 18th c., of naturalistic form, molded and pierced with branching and leaves, unmarked, each 8" dia Provenance: The Collection of Elizabeth "Betty"
0007: Pair Longton Hall Porcelain Reticulated DishesEst. $500-$700
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Meissen or Wallendorf Red Cabbage-Form Tureen: Meissen or Wallendorf Red Cabbage-Form Tureen, 18th c., Germany, tureen, cover, and underplate, underglaze blue crossed-swords and star mark, 6 1/2"h x 8 1/2" dia, Provenance: The Collection of
0008: Meissen or Wallendorf Red Cabbage-Form TureenEst. $500-$700
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(2) Pairs Staffordshire Tulip-Form Vases: (2) Pairs Staffordshire Tulip-Form Vases, 18th/19th c., purple and pink varieties, each on parcel gilt foliate bases, unmarked, larger: 6 1/2" h x 5 1/2" w, smaller: 6" h x 3 1/2" w Provenance: The
0010: (2) Pairs Staffordshire Tulip-Form VasesEst. $300-$500
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Rare English Spode Tulip-Form Tray and (6) Cups: Rare English Spode Tulip-Form Tray and (6) Cups, 19th c., marked "Spode", tray: 3" h x 12 1/2" dia, cups: 2 3/4" h x 2" squ Provenance: The Collection of Elizabeth "Betty" Seeler; Klaber & Klaber,
0011: Rare English Spode Tulip-Form Tray and (6) CupsEst. $500-$700
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(4) Chelsea Porcelain Botanical Wares: (4) Chelsea Porcelain Botanical Wares, 18th c., each with fruit and vegetable decoration heightened with gilding, including a pair of plates with scroll-molded edge, painted gold anchor mark to
0012: (4) Chelsea Porcelain Botanical WaresEst. $400-$600
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Johann W. Weinnmann, (6) Botanical Engravings: Johann W. Weinnmann, (6) Botanical Engravings, Johann Wilhelm Weinnmann (German, 1683-1741), Phytanthoza Iconographia (1737-45), including: Plate 982, Plate 983, Plate 984, Plate 986, Plate 987, and
0013: Johann W. Weinnmann, (6) Botanical EngravingsEst. $500-$700
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Pair Chelsea Porcelain Plates: Pair Chelsea Porcelain Plates, c. 1760, with colorful sprigs and sprays of flowers, the rims with molded scrolls heightened with gilding and green feathering, painted red anchor mark to undersides, 8
0014: Pair Chelsea Porcelain PlatesEst. $200-$300
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(4) English Ceramic Tulip-Form Wares: (4) English Ceramic Tulip-Form Wares, Late 18th-20th c., comprising: two similar purple parrot tulip vases on gilt-banded oval bases, 19th c., possibly Spode, a small purple parrot tulip oval box, c.
0015: (4) English Ceramic Tulip-Form WaresEst. $300-$500
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Johann W. Weinnmann, (6) Botanical Engravings: Johann W. Weinnmann, (6) Botanical Engravings, Johann Wilhelm Weinnmann (German, 1683-1741), Phytanthoza Iconographia (1737-45), including: Plate 207; Plate 208, Plate 228, Plate 342, Plate 355, and
0016: Johann W. Weinnmann, (6) Botanical EngravingsEst. $500-$700
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(5) English Staffordshire Wares: (5) English Staffordshire Wares, 19th c. and later, comprising: a tulip-form quill-holder inkwell applied with dark blue winged birds, a tulip-form quill-holder inkwell applied with mid-blue winged
0017: (5) English Staffordshire WaresEst. $200-$300
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(3) English Bow or Chelsea Porcelain Dishes: (3) English Bow or Chelsea Porcelain Dishes, Late 18th/19th c., each with scalloped rim and decorated with exotic birds, the two larger examples with brown painted factory marks, largest: 9" dia,
0018: (3) English Bow or Chelsea Porcelain DishesEst. $200-$300
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(2) Pairs Small Staffordshire Tulip-Form Vases: (2) Pairs Small Staffordshire Tulip-Form Vases, 19th c., including a near pair with purple parrot tulips on dark-colored bases, possibly Spode, and a larger pair with purple-edged tulips issuing from
0019: (2) Pairs Small Staffordshire Tulip-Form VasesEst. $300-$500
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Barbara Regina Dietzsch (manner of), gouache: Barbara Regina Dietzsch (manner of), gouache, Manner of Barbara Regina Dietzsch (German, 1706-1783), Tulips and Peonies, c. 1750, gouache on paper, back-board with illegible ink inscription and bears
0020: Barbara Regina Dietzsch (manner of), gouacheEst. $500-$700
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Nice Pair Chelsea Porcelain Botanical Plates: Nice Pair Chelsea Porcelain Botanical Plates, c. 1760, Hans Sloane style, with molded scroll and green-feathered rims, the centers decorated with vegetable and fruit specimens, brown-red anchor mark
0021: Nice Pair Chelsea Porcelain Botanical PlatesEst. $500-$700
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Pair Derby Brass-Mounted Botanical Candlesticks: Pair Derby Brass-Mounted Botanical Candlesticks, First half 19th c., tulip decoration, incised factory marks, 6" h x 3 1/4" w Provenance: The Collection of Elizabeth "Betty" Seeler
0022: Pair Derby Brass-Mounted Botanical CandlesticksEst. $150-$250
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(2) Chelsea Porcelain Botanical Wares: (2) Chelsea Porcelain Botanical Wares, c. 1760, including a "silver shape" dish painted with a flower sprig and insects, unmarked, and a botanical plate with scalloped rim and decorated with cut
0023: (2) Chelsea Porcelain Botanical WaresEst. $300-$500
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Early Worcester Porcelain Blind Earl Plate: Early Worcester Porcelain Blind Earl Plate, c. 1770, with scalloped gilt rim, and typical flowerhead and leafy branch decoration but without butterflies, unmarked, 7 1/2" dia Provenance: The
0024: Early Worcester Porcelain Blind Earl PlateEst. $300-$500