Important Estates | November 22 2020-11-22 Auction - 1005 Price Results - Butterscotch Auction in NY - Page 12
WILLIAM LESTER STEVENS (American, 1888-1969)VERY FINE CHINESE INLAID IRON TRIPOD CENSERFRANCIS BACON (British, 1909-1992)
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Bedford, NY, United States
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Important Estates | November 22

FEATURING: - Nearly 200 lots from the 12-acre homestead of a late Greenwich nonagenarian - A collection of unique contemporary art & furnishings from the late Joseph S. Blank, Jr., former board member of The Neuberger Museum of Art - Paintings, silver, and jewelry from a Greenwich, CT socialite - Important Chinese art and Antiques from a nonagenarian lifelong appraiser - Fine Antiques from a North Salem, NY collector - Antique jewelry and an important rug from a NYC estate - Artwork from a Katonah, NY collector - Over 2,000 troy ounces of silver bullion from a Fairfield, CT collection - Over four pounds of international and American gold coins from a Pleasantville, NY collection - And much more!
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EARLY 19th C. FRENCH GUERIDON TABLE: walnut, painted, and parcel gilt center table, with circular top raised on three curved supports, surmounted by gilt griffin heads, joined by stretcher, terminating in paw feet h. 28-1/2 w.
0268: EARLY 19th C. FRENCH GUERIDON TABLEEst. $700-$900
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18th CENTURY SCANDINAVIAN BIRCHWOOD INLAID CHEST: having three full-width graduated drawers with dovetailing and inlaid diamond drawer fronts; the pulls with twin-handled urn decoration h. 32-1/2 w. 44 d. 21 in. Provenance: The estate of a
0269: 18th CENTURY SCANDINAVIAN BIRCHWOOD INLAID CHESTEst. $500-$700
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18th CENTURY SWEDISH PAINTED GUSTAVIAN CHEST: c. 1780, apron with dentil molding over four full-width graduated drawers; appears to retain original hardware, the pulls showing individual portraits of a man and woman in profile flanked by a
0270: 18th CENTURY SWEDISH PAINTED GUSTAVIAN CHESTEst. $700-$900
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PAIR GUSTAVIAN-STYLE SWEDISH BEDSIDE TABLES: white color, having dental molded apron, with singe drawer over cupboard door, revealing two interior shelves; with placards reading "K.A. Roos / Helsingborg"; the backs stamped "Country Swedish
0271: PAIR GUSTAVIAN-STYLE SWEDISH BEDSIDE TABLESEst. $500-$700
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CONTINENTAL WRITING TABLE: E.19th century, tooled inset leather top with three-quarter gallery and frieze drawer over square tapering legs, the drawer with a painted porcelain pull h. 28-1/2 w. 28 d. 17-3/4 in.
0272: CONTINENTAL WRITING TABLEEst. $300-$500
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19th CENTURY BIRDCAGE PEDESTAL GAMES TABLE: having a tilting checkerboard inlaid top on turned column support; tripod base with claw feet h. 25-1/2 dia. 23-1/2 in. Provenance: Descent through the family of a late Greenwich, CT centenarian
0273: 19th CENTURY BIRDCAGE PEDESTAL GAMES TABLEEst. $300-$500
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FRENCH BARBIZON GILT WALL MIRROR: 18th/19th century, crested by acanthus leaf border h. 32 w. 23 in. Provenance: Descent through the family of a late Greenwich, CT centenarian Limited Preview: Please note that this auction has a
0275: FRENCH BARBIZON GILT WALL MIRROREst. $200-$400
B. MOJATZY (19th Century): riverscape with cows oil on canvas h. 20 w. 30 in. overall: 34 x 44 x 5-1/2 in., framed signed lower left, in a gilt Barbizon frame Provenance: descended through a New Canaan, CT family Limited
0276: B. MOJATZY (19th Century)Est. $400-$600Lot Passed
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KARL KAUFMANN (German, 1843-1901/5): From Naples oil on board h. 8 w. 12-1/4 in. overall: 17 x 21 in. signed lower right, in a gilt gesso frame with artist's name, old jelly label with title on verso Provenance: descended through a
0277: KARL KAUFMANN (German, 1843-1901/5)Est. $1,000-$2,000
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AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th Century): riverscape oil on canvas h. 14 w. 12 in. overall: 24 x 22 in., framed showing a lady with a parasol before a tower in a river landscape, apparently unsigned; with indistinct pencil inscription on
0278: AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th Century)Est. $300-$400
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CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (20th century): mill scene h. 14-1/4 w. 12-1/4 in. overall: 24 x 22 in. no apparent signature Provenance: descended through a New Canaan, CT family Limited Preview: Please note that this auction has a limited
0279: CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (20th century)Est. $150-$300
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FREDERIC VAN VLIET BAKER (American, 1876-1964): Stormy Coast Marinescape oil on canvas h. 20 w. 16 in., approx. overall: 26 x 22 in., framed signed lower right, in a gilt frame; Hardscrabble Galleries label on verso Provenance: The private
0280: FREDERIC VAN VLIET BAKER (American, 1876-1964)Est. $1,000-$1,500
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PRIMITIVE TABLE TOP STILL LIFE: pitcher with berries and flowers oil on board h. 11-1/4 w. 10 in. signed with conjoined initials lower left, no frame Provenance: the estate of a South Salem, NY lady Limited Preview: Please
0281: PRIMITIVE TABLE TOP STILL LIFEEst. $150-$300
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SUSAN GROSSMAN (American, b. 1967): conversation on a park bench oil on board h. 36 w. 24 in. unframed and apparently unsigned, showing two men seated on a bench facing three women viewed from behind on another bench Provenance:
0282: SUSAN GROSSMAN (American, b. 1967)Est. $300-$500
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MID-CENTURY PAINTING, SENSUOUS SPANISH WOMAN: spanish woman oil on canvas h. 16 w. 12 in., sight overall: 20 x 16 in., framed mid-20th century portrait of a woman with a pearl earring and a pink rose in her hair; signed lower left, "U.
0284: MID-CENTURY PAINTING, SENSUOUS SPANISH WOMANEst. $200-$400
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WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES (American, 1846-1933 ): figures on a beach mixed media on paper h. 9-1/2 w. 14 in., sight overall: 20 x 24 in., framed signed lower right Provenance: Descent through the family of a late Greenwich, CT centenarian
0285: WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES (American, 1846-1933 )Est. $200-$300
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LEO FRANK (Austrian, 1884-1959): Spring Storm color woodcut h. 9 w. 14 in., subject c. 1925, signed in pencil lower right; with older paper label on verso Provenance: Descent through the family of a late Greenwich, CT
0286: LEO FRANK (Austrian, 1884-1959)Est. $200-$300
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ADOLF ARTZ (Dutch, 1837-1890): oil on paper mounted on wood h. 4 w. 5-3/4 in. coastal scene of three children sitting and reading and knitting on the beach, with sailboats in the background, signed lower left Provenance:
0287: ADOLF ARTZ (Dutch, 1837-1890)Est. $100-$300
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GEORGE II STYLE WINDOW BENCH: h. 19 x 41 x 20 in. having an over upholstered seat on cabriole legs with gilt decorated shell carvings at the knee
0288: GEORGE II STYLE WINDOW BENCHEst. $800-$1,200
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CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (19th Century): seaside farming oil on canvas h. 30 w. 50 in., sight overall: 41 x 61-1/2 in., framed early 18th century English landscape showing farmers picking wheat by the ocean, their settlement visible in
0289: CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (19th Century)Est. $1,000-$1,500
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JACK GOLDSMITH (American, 20th/21st Century): wintry landscape oil on board h. 10 w. 13-1/2 in. overall: 16 x 19 in. signed lower right Provenance: Descent through the family of a late Greenwich, CT centenarian Limited Preview: Please note
0290: JACK GOLDSMITH (American, 20th/21st Century)Est. $200-$400
WILLY BILLE (Danish, 1889-1944): clipper ship at sea oil on canvas h. 20 w. 25 overall: 24 x 29 in., framed signed and dated 1926 lower right Provenance: Descent through the family of a Pound Ridge, NY nonagenarian lady
0291: WILLY BILLE (Danish, 1889-1944)Est. $300-$500Lot Passed