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Boonton, NJ, United States
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Millea Bros "SELECT" (Day 2 of 3)
Day 2: Asian Arts | American, British Art & Antiques | Native American | Books & Historical Letters
Asian highlights include over 100 works of Chinese art spanning ancient Neolithic to Contemporary, including a Yuan celadon jade carving, fine Ming and Qing era porcelains and bronzes, antique silk embroidered robes, and a large modern scroll painting by Peng Wei. A spectacular collection of period English Georgian furnishings includes pieces deaccessioned from the Rosenbach Museum and Library, including a William France attributed reading table, an unusual Pembroke table attributed to Thomas Chippendale, and an 18th c pair of Adam style painted demilune tables. Other fine English and American antiques come from a Mario Buatta designed home. American art from the Collection of Charles Sigety includes oil paintings by J.C. Leyendecker, Dean Cornwell, and Henry Hintermeister. Native American arts include Navajo blankets and rugs from the Collection of Linn Howard Selby, and Zuni and Tlingit artifacts from a private collection. A group of books and ephemeral includes an 18th c. copy of the Declaration of Independence, early works on aviation by Amelia Earhart and the Wright brothers, documents signed by Peter Stuyvesant, Peter the Great and American founding fathers, and a c.1868 Cornell University photo album likely from the inaugural graduating class.
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