Important Estates | November 22 2020-11-22 Auction - 1005 Price Results - Butterscotch Auction in NY - Page 34
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
Auction Details

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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(5pc) SET CHINESE ENAMEL NESTING BOWLS: five matching enamel decorated nesting bowls, the largest with reserves of birds and a river scene, the others each decorated with two reserves showing birds; having pink floral decoration on
0802: (5pc) SET CHINESE ENAMEL NESTING BOWLSEst. $200-$300
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CHINESE PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE VASE: originally a vase, having an unusual shape, the bottom later drilled to be electrified as a lamp; painted with a scene showing figures; having an old paper label inside the opening h. 11-1/4 w.
0803: CHINESE PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE VASEEst. $300-$500
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PAIR MEIJI PERIOD SATSUMA BALUSTER VASES: Japan, late 19th / early 20th Century, with applied gilt ring and tassel cord decoration along the sides; painted in iron-red, grey ochre, and black enamel, heightened with gilding, with dense
0804: PAIR MEIJI PERIOD SATSUMA BALUSTER VASESEst. $400-$600
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QING DYNASTY GLAZED CERAMIC PARROT: c. 1862-1873, green glaze with white eyes and claws, old identification label h. 8 in. Provenance: Descent through the family of a late Greenwich, CT centenarian Limited Preview: Please note that
0805: QING DYNASTY GLAZED CERAMIC PARROTEst. $250-$400
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PAIR CHINESE REPUBLIC PERIOD LOBED BOWLS: decorated with koi fish and on carved conforming wooden stands h. 3 w. 7 d. 5-1/2 in. (bowl) Provenance: Descent through the family of a late Greenwich, CT centenarian Limited Preview: Please
0806: PAIR CHINESE REPUBLIC PERIOD LOBED BOWLSEst. $200-$400
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FAMILLE ROSE LOW BOWL: the interior paint decorated with bats and figs h. 3-1/2 w. 10-1/4 in. Provenance: Descent through the family of a late Greenwich, CT centenarian Limited Preview: Please note that this auction
0808: FAMILLE ROSE LOW BOWLEst. $400-$600
(2pc) CHINESE EMBROIDERIES: each showing a figure in a garden with flowers and butterflies surrounding, in primarily blue threads overall: h. 8-3/4 x 6-1/4 in., framed (each) Provenance: Limited Preview: Please note
0809: (2pc) CHINESE EMBROIDERIESEst. $150-$250Lot Passed
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(4pc) CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES & NETSUKE: including a Kangxi period blue and white porcelain snuff bottle of cylindrical shape decorated with a historical landscape scene depicting mounted warriors expelling a figure mounted on an
0810: (4pc) CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES & NETSUKEEst. $200-$400
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CHINESE JUANYAO GLAZED PORCELAIN VASE: originally a porcelain ovoid vase having a red glaze, mounted and electrified as a lamp h. 11 x w. 7-1/4 in. (vase only) Overall: h. 24 in. x w. 6 in. (at the base) Provenance: The estate of a
0812: CHINESE JUANYAO GLAZED PORCELAIN VASEEst. $150-$300
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CARVED BONE FOO DOG SEALS: stained bone, designed as a mirrored pair of foo dogs/lions with one paw resting on a sphere, the bottom carved with characters h. 6-1/4 w. 2-1/2 d. 3 in. Provenance: Descent through the family
0813: CARVED BONE FOO DOG SEALSEst. $300-$500
(5pc) JAPANESE CUPS & SAUCER: including 4 cups, three signed: one paint decorated with birds and flowers on a blue ground [approx. 1-1/2 in. hairline], one with a Satsuma interior, the other painted with white flowers and
0814: (5pc) JAPANESE CUPS & SAUCEREst. $100-$150Lot Passed
(2pc) CHINESE VASE & POINT BOTTLE: including a vase with gold and rust orange painted flower and bird motifs, with character markings on bottom; plus a point bottle, the body having a mostly pink ground, paint decorated with
0816: (2pc) CHINESE VASE & POINT BOTTLEEst. $100-$300Lot Passed
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PAIR CHINESE ENAMELED CANDLESTICKS: decorated with flowers and having openwork bobeches; converted to electrified lamps h. 9-1/2 dia. 5 in. overall: h. 22 in. Provenance: Descent through the family of a late Greenwich, CT
0817: PAIR CHINESE ENAMELED CANDLESTICKSEst. $300-$500
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CHINESE PAGODA FORM BIRDCAGE: with carved open work decoration, tiered pagoda roof crested by two birds and a cloisonne bead with a bat; the interior with miniature porcelain vessels; and with two carved bone frogs h. 17-1/2
0818: CHINESE PAGODA FORM BIRDCAGEEst. $300-$600
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CHINESE DEHUA PORCELAIN FIGURE OF HOTEI: Possibly 18th Century, the happy Buddha seated and holding beads in his right hand, on a conforming carved wooden stand h. 3 w. 3 d. 2-1/2 in. Provenance: Descent through the family of a late
0819: CHINESE DEHUA PORCELAIN FIGURE OF HOTEIEst. $100-$200
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EARLY CHINESE DEHUA PORCELAIN GUANYIN: Qing dynasty, 18th Century, the goddess of mercy depicted in robes wearing a beaded lotus necklace and standing above waves, one foot resting on her pitcher as it issues divine water, on a conforming
0820: EARLY CHINESE DEHUA PORCELAIN GUANYINEst. $100-$200
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PAIR CARVED RED MARBLE FOO DOG CHOPS: a mirrored pair of foo lions seated, each with a ball in its mouth h. 7-1/2 w. 2-1/2 d. 2-1/2 in. Provenance: Descent through the family of a late Greenwich, CT centenarian Limited Preview:
0821: PAIR CARVED RED MARBLE FOO DOG CHOPSEst. $200-$400
(2pc) 19th CENTURY CHINESE PORCELAIN: including a bowl (h. 3-1/2 x 8-1/2 in.) and matching under plate (9-1/2 in.), both with painted pink flowers and blue border Provenance: Descent through the family of a late Greenwich, CT
0822: (2pc) 19th CENTURY CHINESE PORCELAINEst. $200-$300Lot Passed
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MONUMENTAL MEIJI PERIOD JAPANESE PEWTER LAMP: in the form of a duck h. 41 w. 20 d. 10 in. Provenance: Property of a nonagenarian Westport, CT gentleman Limited Preview: Please note that this auction has a limited in-person preview. Not all
0824: MONUMENTAL MEIJI PERIOD JAPANESE PEWTER LAMPEst. $300-$400
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(3pc) VOLKMAR & OTHER STUDIO POTTERY: mid-late 20th Century, including a Leon Volkmar (1879-1959) stoneware bowl with thick purple glaze on the exterior and a grey glaze on the interior, signed '315 / Volkmar / 1943' (h. 2-1/2 d. 4-3/4
0825: (3pc) VOLKMAR & OTHER STUDIO POTTERYEst. $100-$200