Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash in a 1969 photograph taken by LOOK Magazine photographer Joel Baldwin. Source: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Look Magazine Photograph Collection, card number lmc1998005787/PP.

Virginia Tech acquires Carter, Cash families’ collection

Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash in a 1969 photograph taken by LOOK Magazine photographer Joel Baldwin. Source: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Look Magazine Photograph Collection, card number lmc1998005787/PP.

Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash in a 1969 photograph taken by LOOK Magazine photographer Joel Baldwin. Source: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Look Magazine Photograph Collection, card number lmc1998005787/PP.

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) – Virginia Tech has acquired a collection of sheet music, memoirs and other memorabilia related to The Carter Family, Johnny Cash and other musicians of the Carter and Cash families.

Virginia Tech said Tuesday that the collection is available for research in the Special Collections department of Newman Library.

The material includes a collection of Carter Family sheet music with a biography written in 1980 by Johnny Cash.

Other items include Maybelle Carter’s hunting and fishing license, programs from performances and festivals, photographs, and newspaper and magazine articles.

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‘Anne St. Marie and Cruiser' pictures the 1950s supermodel stopping traffic on a New York City street. The photograph by William Klein was printed later in Cibachrome. The 22 7/8- by 16 1/8-inch print has a $5,000-$7,000 estimate. Image courtesy Bloomsbury Auctions.

Bloomsbury Auctions focuses on famous photos, photobooks, Oct. 6

‘Anne St. Marie and Cruiser' pictures the 1950s supermodel stopping traffic on a New York City street. The photograph by William Klein was printed later in Cibachrome. The 22 7/8- by 16 1/8-inch print has a $5,000-$7,000 estimate. Image courtesy Bloomsbury Auctions.

‘Anne St. Marie and Cruiser’ pictures the 1950s supermodel stopping traffic on a New York City street. The photograph by William Klein was printed later in Cibachrome. The 22 7/8- by 16 1/8-inch print has a $5,000-$7,000 estimate. Image courtesy Bloomsbury Auctions.

NEW YORK – Bloomsbury Auctions will present Photographs and Photographic Editions on Oct. 6. The auction will begin at 2 p.m. Eastern. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

Marking the first anniversary of its photograph sales in New York, Bloomsbury is presenting selections from the Suzanne and Hugh Johnston Weegee Collection and offerings from a rare, private collection of mint photobooks.

The 292-lot sale will cover all time periods and genres of photography including works by iconic artists such as Eugene Atget, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau, Bill Brandt, Lee Friedlander, Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Herb Ritts and Alec Soth.

Offerings from the Suzanne and Hugh Johnston Weegee Collection include photographs from the period when they knew Weegee, beginning when they first met in 1956, which was the pivotal point in his career when he was transitioning from sensational photojournalist to a recorder of cultural and pop history. The Johnstons currently hold the largest collection of works by Weegee from this period still in private hands. Highlights include works from his Village series such as The Face of the Village, 1956 (the frontispiece to the book The Village, $4,000-6,000), his commercial works for publications such as Vogue including Jackie Gleason, 1955 (part of a spread in the July 1955 issue, $4,000-6,000) and numerous examples from his forays into innovative photography, or “trick photography,” that include distortions as varied as Marilyn Monroe, New York City landscapes and images from his Circus series.

This selection also includes color work by Weegee never before offered at auction. In the ICP exhibition Weegee’s Trick Photography (December 2002-February 2003), the Johnstons were asked to contribute five color works by Weegee, and these are the same prints now offered for sale in this upcoming auction including Clown in a Pinwheel, 1957 (also featured on the cover of The Photo Review, Winter 1999, $4,000-6,000).

A documentary of Weegee shot by the Johnstons titled Walking with Weegee will be screened in conjuncture with a speaking engagement by the Johnstons at a reception to be held on Friday, Oct. 2, from 4- 6 p.m. at Bloomsbury, New York.

The selection of mint, first edition and limited, deluxe edition photobooks from a private collection bring to market a rare grouping of over 60 books of the finest condition including such rare examples as a signed, first French edition of William Klein’s New York: Life is Good For You and Good in New York, 1956 ($5,000-7,000); Shomei Tomatsu’s Nagasaki 11:02, 1966 ($3,000-5,000); a double signed, first edition copy of Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel’s Evidence, 1977 ($3,000-5,000) and pristine copies of Henri Cartier-Bresson’s The Decisive Moment, 1952 ($3,000-5,000) and Lewis Baltz’s The New Industrial Parks near Irvine, CA, 1974 ($2,000-3,000).

Supporting these collections are important works offered by various owners including Suzuki and Kimura’s double volume Ginza Hacchome, Ginza Kaiwai, 1954 ($5,000-7,000); a signed, first edition of Dave Heath’s Dialogue with Solitude, 1965 ($3,000-5,000); a deluxe, limited edition of Bernd and Hilla Becher’s Blast Furnaces, 2003; Richard Avedon’s Cyd Charisse, Dress by Macrini, New York Studio, 1961 ($20,000-30,000) and The Generals of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1963 ($15,000-20,000); a never before seen at auction vintage dye transfer of Ernst Haas’ Ritual Dance, Coronation Day, Bhutan, 1974 ($9,000-12,000); Chuck Close’s Sunflower, 1989 ($8,000-10,000); Eugene Atget’s Saint Cloud, 1904 ($7,000-9,000) and Robert Mapplethorpe’s Scott Daly, 1979 ($6,000-8,000).

For details phone 212-719-1000

View the fully illustrated catalogs and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet during the sale at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

Click here to view Bloomsbury Auctions’ complete catalog.


ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE


Photographer Richard Avedon (1923-2004) shot Cyd Charisse performing in an evening dress by Macrini in 1961. This gelatin silver print, which was made in 1981, has a $20,000-$30,000 estimate. Image courtesy Bloomsbury Auctions.

Photographer Richard Avedon (1923-2004) shot Cyd Charisse performing in an evening dress by Macrini in 1961. This gelatin silver print, which was made in 1981, has a $20,000-$30,000 estimate. Image courtesy Bloomsbury Auctions.


WeeGee, the pseudonym of New York City photojournalist Arthur Fellig, captured the rapt attention of a youthful audience in ‘The Face of the Village.' The gelatin silver print, 8 5/8 by 7 5/8 inches, has a $4,000-$6,000 estimate. Image courtesy Bloomsbury Auctions.

WeeGee, the pseudonym of New York City photojournalist Arthur Fellig, captured the rapt attention of a youthful audience in ‘The Face of the Village.’ The gelatin silver print, 8 5/8 by 7 5/8 inches, has a $4,000-$6,000 estimate. Image courtesy Bloomsbury Auctions.


Economist turned photographer Sebastiao Salgado chose a slow shutter speed to blur the movements to people in 'Churchgate Station, Bombay, India.' The silver gelatin print, 21 1/4 by 32 inches, is dated 1995. It carries a $10,000-$15,000. Image courtesy Bloomsbury Auctions.

Economist turned photographer Sebastiao Salgado chose a slow shutter speed to blur the movements to people in ‘Churchgate Station, Bombay, India.’ The silver gelatin print, 21 1/4 by 32 inches, is dated 1995. It carries a $10,000-$15,000. Image courtesy Bloomsbury Auctions.


The family of Russian avant-garde artist Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1975) gave this photograph of him to ‘Newsweek' art critic Douglas Davis when he visited the late artist's studio in Moscow in November 1974. The 9 1/4- by 6 5/8-inch gelatin silver print and a book on Russian art has a $10,000-$15,000 estimate. Image courtesy Bloomsbury Auctions.

The family of Russian avant-garde artist Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1975) gave this photograph of him to ‘Newsweek’ art critic Douglas Davis when he visited the late artist’s studio in Moscow in November 1974. The 9 1/4- by 6 5/8-inch gelatin silver print and a book on Russian art has a $10,000-$15,000 estimate. Image courtesy Bloomsbury Auctions.

London silversmiths Storr & Mortimer crafted this George IV hot water kettle on stand in 1827. The body is decorated in floral repousse and engraved armorial crests. The kettle weighs 139 troy ounces. Image courtesy Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Inc.

Leslie Hindman to sell Chicago-sourced treasures Oct. 4-5

London silversmiths Storr & Mortimer crafted this George IV hot water kettle on stand in 1827. The body is decorated in floral repousse and engraved armorial crests. The kettle weighs 139 troy ounces. Image courtesy Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Inc.

London silversmiths Storr & Mortimer crafted this George IV hot water kettle on stand in 1827. The body is decorated in floral repousse and engraved armorial crests. The kettle weighs 139 troy ounces. Image courtesy Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Inc.

CHICAGO – More than 1,200 lots, many offered from prominent Chicago estates and collectors, will be sold at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ Oct. 4-5 sale of fine furniture and decorative arts. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

The sale features a strong silver collection, which includes numerous American and Continental examples. A George IV hot water kettle made by Paul Storr is expected to sell for $8,000 to $12,000, as is a George III well and tree platter. Other Georgian water kettles, salvers and trays are estimated between $3,000 and $6,000, and flatware sets by Georg Jensen and Emile Puiforcat are expected to make $12,000 to $18,000. Chicago’s silversmiths of the early 20th century were integral to the Arts and Crafts movement in America, and the auction highlights 26 examples by such notable practitioners as the Kalo, Volund and Art Silver shops.

Contemporary art glass, consigned by Marquette University’s Haggerty Museum of Art to benefit future acquisitions, is expected to realize strong prices after the highly successful sale of the first half of the collection earlier this year. This session, taking place on the second day of the sale, includes nearly 70 lots by artists Harvey Littleton, Kyohei Fujita, Mark Peiser, Michael Glancy and others.

Property from several personal collections and estates begins with 31 lots of Daum and Gallé cameo glass from the Patricia J. Gottschalk Trust, Northfield, Ill. The collection was purchased during the 1930s at flea markets in and around Paris by the consignor’s grandmother.

Fred J. Funk Jr. of Elgin, Ill., was an avid collector and over many years acquired an extensive collection of silhouettes by cutters August Edouart, Martha Ann Honeywell, Seymour Lindsey and many others. A selection of 12 Sandwich Glass Co. lamps from Funk’s collection will also be sold, including an example measuring 28 1/2 inches high.

Among the Japanese works of art offered from the estate of Nancy S. Blakeslee, Barrington, Ill., are more than 50 lots of tsuba, fuchi-kashira, menuki and other sword fittings. A pair of 14th-15th century Ezo menuki depicting insects is estimated at $1,500 to $2,000, and a Shimizu Jingo tsuba of mokko form is estimated at $2,000 to $3,000.

Other Asian works of art, including a large Meiji ivory figure of a man with three boys estimated at $3,000 to $5,000, come from personal collections.

Property from various other estates and private collections, English and Continental furniture, and decorative arts will be sold during the two-day auction. All lots will be on exhibition for preview Sept. 30 through Oct. 3 at 1338 W. Lake St.

The auction will begin Sunday at 11 a.m. Central and resume Monday at noon Central.

For more information, contact Andrew Lick at 312-280-1212.

View the fully illustrated catalogs and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet during the sale at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

Click here to view Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ complete catalog.


ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE


Demetre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) created ‘Danseurs Russes' in cold painted bronze and ivory. Raised on a stone plinth, the taller dancer stands 25 inches high. The estimate is $60,000-$80,000. Image courtesy Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Inc.

Demetre H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) created ‘Danseurs Russes’ in cold painted bronze and ivory. Raised on a stone plinth, the taller dancer stands 25 inches high. The estimate is $60,000-$80,000. Image courtesy Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Inc.


French sculptor Emile Louis Picault (1833-1915) created this 29 1/2-inch-high statue depicting an Egyptian scribe holding a stylus and a canopic jar. The figure is gilt bronze on a marble base. It has a $30,000-$50,000 estimate. Image courtesy Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Inc.

French sculptor Emile Louis Picault (1833-1915) created this 29 1/2-inch-high statue depicting an Egyptian scribe holding a stylus and a canopic jar. The figure is gilt bronze on a marble base. It has a $30,000-$50,000 estimate. Image courtesy Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Inc.


The Emile Puiforcat silver flatware service in Leslie Hindman's auction has a total of 91 pieces. It lacks four teaspoons for a complete service for 10. It has a $12,000-$18,000 estimate. Image courtesy Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Inc.

The Emile Puiforcat silver flatware service in Leslie Hindman’s auction has a total of 91 pieces. It lacks four teaspoons for a complete service for 10. It has a $12,000-$18,000 estimate. Image courtesy Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Inc.


This mahogany sideboard having a banded serpentine top hails from Massachusetts. It measures an ample 80 inches wide, 40 inches tall and 23 inches deep. The estimate runs $5,000-$7,000.

This mahogany sideboard having a banded serpentine top hails from Massachusetts. It measures an ample 80 inches wide, 40 inches tall and 23 inches deep. The estimate runs $5,000-$7,000.

Nickolas Muray's iconic 1939 photograph of Frida Kahlo pictures the artist in a traditional Mexican dress. The carbon pigment print, which measures 14 3/4 by 10 1/8 inches, has a $10,000-$15,000 estimate. Image courtesy Phillips de Pury & Co.

Phillips de Pury’s art auction series turns south of the border Oct. 3

Nickolas Muray's iconic 1939 photograph of Frida Kahlo pictures the artist in a traditional Mexican dress. The carbon pigment print, which measures 14 3/4 by 10 1/8 inches, has a $10,000-$15,000 estimate. Image courtesy Phillips de Pury & Co.

Nickolas Muray’s iconic 1939 photograph of Frida Kahlo pictures the artist in a traditional Mexican dress. The carbon pigment print, which measures 14 3/4 by 10 1/8 inches, has a $10,000-$15,000 estimate. Image courtesy Phillips de Pury & Co.

NEW YORK – Phillips de Pury & Co. will present Latin America, a theme auction offering a cross section of quality works of contemporary art, design and photographs for sale on Oct. 3 at the company’s Chelsea galleries. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

The auction is the second in a series of theme sales by Phillips, which began with Now: Art of the 21st Century in London on Sept. 26.

Rufino Tamayo’s 1977 painting Mujer en un interior is one of the highlights of the contemporary art portion of the sale. Considered one of the most important Mexican painters of the 20th century, Tamayo melded Modernist concepts. The painting in the sale depicts a nude female figure in a Pre-Columbian style standing amid an abstract and minimalist interior. The oil and sand on canvas painting measures 51 by 38 inches. It carries a $400,000-$500,000 estimate with bidding starting at $260,000.

Another contemporary highlight is a sculpture by Tunga (Brazilian, b. 1952) in wood and metal titled Exogenous Axis. The 2000 work is described as a powerful transformative aesthetic representation of the female form. The 81-inch-tall figure has a $40,000-$60,000 estimate.

Highlighting the photographs section is Nickolas Muray’s 1939 iconic image of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Printed later and signed by the photographer’s daughter, Mimi Muray, the color print measures 14 3/4 by 10 1/8 inches. Kahlo is pictured wearing a traditional Mexican dress and sitting on a bench. Although Nickolas Muray photographed numerous celebrities, politicians and artists, he is best known for the photographs of his lover, Frida Kahlo, whom he shot more than any other person. At the time of this sitting, Kahlo had just opened her first solo exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York and was on the cusp of a burgeoning career that would end with her premature death in 1954. The print, which demonstrates Muray’s pioneering use of color photography, has a $10,000-$15,000 estimate.

Another departed diva in the auction is Maria Callas (from Diamond Divas) by Vik Muniz. His C-print mounted on aluminum, 59 x 47 1/4 inches, pictures the legendary opera soprano early in her career. Signed and dated “Vik Muniz 2004,” the work has a $70,000-$90,000 estimate.

Heading the design section of the sale is a glass and aluminum-covered wood table by Oscar Niemeyer. The renowned Brazilian architect designed the working prototype dining table for the firm Móveis Teperman Ltd. in 1990. It is 29 3/4 by 88 1/2 by 41 inches. With a certificate of authenticity from the Oscar Niemeyer Foundation, the table has a $25,000-$35,000 estimate.

View the fully illustrated catalogs and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet during the sale at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

Click here to view Phillips de Pury & Company’s complete catalog.


ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE


Rufino Tamayo's ‘Mujer en un interior,' (Woman in an Interior) demonstrates his fusion modernism forged links. The painting, oil and sand on canvas, measures 51 by 38 inches. It has a $400,000-$500,000. Image courtesy Phillips de Pury & Co.

Rufino Tamayo’s ‘Mujer en un interior,’ (Woman in an Interior) demonstrates his fusion modernism forged links. The painting, oil and sand on canvas, measures 51 by 38 inches. It has a $400,000-$500,000. Image courtesy Phillips de Pury & Co.


Beatriz Milhazes (b. 1960) often juxtaposes Brazilian cultural imagery and references to Modernist painting. ‘As Irmãs,' (The Sisters), a screenprint on paper, 52 by 60 inches, is numbered 7/35. The 2003 work has a $14,000-$18,000 estimate. Image courtesy Phillips de Pury & Co.

Beatriz Milhazes (b. 1960) often juxtaposes Brazilian cultural imagery and references to Modernist painting. ‘As Irmãs,’ (The Sisters), a screenprint on paper, 52 by 60 inches, is numbered 7/35. The 2003 work has a $14,000-$18,000 estimate. Image courtesy Phillips de Pury & Co.


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Architect Oscar Niemeyer designed this dining table for the firm Móveis Teperman Ltd., Brazil, circa 1990. Fabricated of glass and stainless steel-covered wood, the table has a $25,000-$35,000 estimate. Image courtesy Phillips de Pury & Co.

Architect Oscar Niemeyer designed this dining table for the firm Móveis Teperman Ltd., Brazil, circa 1990. Fabricated of glass and stainless steel-covered wood, the table has a $25,000-$35,000 estimate. Image courtesy Phillips de Pury & Co.

Mummy at The Vatican, photographed Dec. 18, 2006 by Joshua Sherurcij.

Under wraps, scan of mummy reveals fatal ailments

Mummy at The Vatican, photographed Dec. 18, 2006 by Joshua Sherurcij.

Mummy at The Vatican, photographed Dec. 18, 2006 by Joshua Sherurcij.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The tightly wrapped fabric that holds the mummified remains of Hetep-Bastet contain indications of what may have killed her 2,500 years ago. The sarcophagus that served as her vessel bears the scars of more recent history.

The mummy, on display at the “World of the Pharaohs” exhibition in Little Rock that opens Friday, is on loan from University of Quebec at Montreal, where the coffin was damaged in a student protest in 1969.

A CT scan of the mummy taken last year revealed that Hetep-Bastet had abscessed teeth and a broken femur and hip, which may have become infected and caused or contributed to her death. There are conflicting estimates of her age, from about 40 to about 60.

Hetep-Bastet’s tooth problems came as no surprise to Egyptologist and mummy expert Bob Brier. During a walk through the exhibit Wednesday, Brier noted grain of the time contained bits of the stone used to grind it, along with sand that blew in, and wore down teeth. With the tooth pulp exposed, people were at great risk of dangerous infections.

“That was a common cause of death,” said Brier, the author of The Murder of Tutankhamen and other books on ancient Egypt.

The exhibition has two mummies, the other of which is from the Roman period and shows evidence of the diminished skills among craftsmen who weren’t valued by the western rulers. The coarsely drawn figures on its coffin don’t have the correct animal images and some are mislabeled.

The coffin of Hetep-Bastet, dating to between 644 and 525 B.C., is much more skillfully painted, showing gold and red and earth tones. Brier noted that she is depicted on a funeral couch with four canopic jars underneath, where her organs would be stored so she could use them in the afterlife. Anubis, the jackal-headed god of embalming, stands over her.

Much of the exhibit’s 200-plus items were found in tombs, collected by an archaeologist in the early 20th century working for Harvard University and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, which loaned the items for the show, except the mummies.

One of the first objects patrons will see is an upper fragment of a granite colossus of Ramses the Great.

Many scholars believe Ramses the Great, who built fabulous monuments in his 67-year reign, was the pharaoh during the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt.

“This is the only face from the Bible that you can ever see,” Brier said. “This is what the guy looked like when he was young.”

On the left rear is a hieroglyphic inscription with Ramses’ name and the image of a cobra with a solar disk.

Brier, who has studied images of Ramses II’s mummy, said the pharaoh had a sizable hole in his mandible, indicating he also had a terrible tooth infection.

“I think the pharaoh of the Exodus had a lot of pain,” Brier said.

The mummies are an important part of the exhibit, but the other human images carry an immediacy that can be more powerful than art from other cultures, Brier said.

“It’s super-realism,” he said. “It’s not two-dimensional, flat, like looking at Medieval paintings,” he said. “You’re looking across 2,000 years or more. It’s the realism, and that they’re so old.”

The Hetep-Bastet mummy was a gift in 1927 from the Cairo Museum of Antiquities to the precursor of the University of Quebec. Its rest was disturbed when the sarcophagus was knocked over during a protest against the university’s administration 40 years ago.

Arkansas Arts Center Curator Joe Lampo said the coffin sustained significant damage.

“The central part of the top of the coffin was split down the middle,” Lampo said. Another piece that broke off is in a separate display.

Some of the paint flaked from the casket, which conservators at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec, recently restored. Lampo said there were “many” tiny fragments that were meticulously fitted back in place. But museum patrons who look carefully will be able to see the white undercoat that was applied to the wood, which was then painted, and how bits could easily become dislodged in a jostling, he said.

The “World of the Pharaohs” exhibit runs through July 5, 2010. Adult admission is $22, though various discounts are available for groups, children, seniors and military.

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Top lot of the sale was this 18th-century Pennsylvania Chippendale tiger maple desk, which sold for $41,400. Image courtesy Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales Ltd.

Chippendale desk tops $41K at Leland Little’s booming Sept. 19 sale

Top lot of the sale was this 18th-century Pennsylvania Chippendale tiger maple desk, which sold for $41,400. Image courtesy Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales Ltd.

Top lot of the sale was this 18th-century Pennsylvania Chippendale tiger maple desk, which sold for $41,400. Image courtesy Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales Ltd.

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. – A late 18th-century Pennsylvania Chippendale desk, probably Lancaster County and crafted from strikingly figured tiger maple, sold for $41,400 at an estates auction conducted Sept. 19 by Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales Ltd. The desk was the top achiever of the more than 700 quality lots that changed hands at Little’s latest Historic Hillsborough Auction.

It was just the second major auction held at Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales’ new state-of-the-art gallery facility, located at 620 Cornerstone Court in Hillsborough. Hundreds of lots of fine art, period furniture and decorative accessories were sold, with the centerpiece being the estate collection of the late W. Samuel Tarlton, the respected art dealer and co-owner of an antique shop in Raleigh.

“This was quite simply the best sale we’ve ever had,” said Leland Little. “I feel a renewed freshness and energy in the auction business I haven’t experienced in some time. The mid-range market items, especially, such as jewelry and decorative accessories, did extremely well, much better than in previous sales. This is all very encouraging to us and the industry.”

Little added, “Our decision last year to build a new facility, which gives us greater access and visibility near the interstate, was a timely and prudent one. The new location is equipped with specialized gallery lighting, greatly expanded exhibit space and green building components. This building is a major asset to our business.”

The auction, which grossed a little under $1 million, attracted a standing-room-only crowd of more than 300 people. In addition, 752 bidders were registered online and more than 700 prebids were posted via LiveAuctioneers.com. Phone and absentee bidding was active, as 1,200 absentee and phone bids were lined up prior to sale. In all, close to 1,000 people registered to bid live.

All prices quoted include a 15 percent buyer’s premium.

The Chippendale sale-topping desk came out of the Tarlton collection. Other furniture pieces from his estate included a set of six Knoll & Saarinen white tulip chairs, circa 1960, and pedestal dining table, $3,336; an18th-century American Queen Anne maple center table, possibly from the North Carolina Chowan River Basin, $4,830; and an 18th-century Massachusetts Chippendale oxbow slant-lid desk ($4,600, est. $2,000-$3,000).

Also from the Tarlton estate, a New Hampshire Federal bowfront chest of drawers, circa 1800-1810, 12-panel form, sold for $5,750 and an American miniature Hepplewhite inlaid chest, early 19th century, went for $2,530. Artwork featured a bronze by Anna Hyatt Huntington (American, 1876-1973) titled Yawning Tiger that achieved $12,075 (est. $3,000-$5,000); and a still life oil on board by Jacques Blanche (French, 1861-1942) that made $4,140.

Staying in the fine art category, the sale also included many pieces acquired in the 1960s and ’70s by the Mead Corp. of Richmond, Va. Top earners included an oil on canvas painting by Robert Harvey (b. 1924), titled Brother Home on Leave and signed and dated 1964, which brought $4,370 against a $1,000-$2,000 estimate, and an oil on canvas painting by Jim Herbert (Georgia, b. 1938) titled Oriental, which made $1,840.

Two clocks sparked interest. One was a French cloisonné mantel clock with two matching candlesticks, stamped to indicate the maker won a silver medal in 1855, which swept past a $400-$800 to sell for $5,520. The other, a late 18th-century English Chippendale tall case clock, mahogany, 89 inches tall, topped $3,220.

Intriguing offerings included a Turkoman asmalyk, circa 1890, wool and silk with allover decoration, woven edging and five-sided camel decoration for the wedding procession carrying the bride. Estimated at $300-$600, it sold for $7,762. A pair of vintage concrete foxes with bushy tails and attractive weathering went to $2,415; and an antique toleware tray, 19th century, with a painted harbor scene depicting a Spanish galleon came in at $1,265.

A 163-piece sterling silver flatware service in the Pointed Antique pattern by Dominick & Haff and Reed & Barton climbed to $4,370 (est. $1,500-$2,500), while a beautiful Southern coin silver ladle by Linebach of Salem, N.C., went for $3,680 (est. $600-$900). In estate jewelry, a 1.15-carat round brilliant cut diamond brought $2,070 (est. $1,000-$1,500), and a 1.09-carat emerald cut diamond garnered $2,070.

Returning to fine art, a signed oil on panel by Julian Onderdonck (Texas, 1882-1922) titled Rock Quarries fetched $29,900; and an oil on linen signed by French artist Adolphe Binet (1854-1897) and titled Les Alezans, breezed to $23,000. An acrylic on canvas by John McCracken (New York/Calif., b. 1934), titled Mandala IV, made $19,550.

A pair of works by Richard Anuskziewicz (New Jersey, b. 1930) got the attention of bidders. An acrylic on canvas titled Soft Cover Vermilion topped out at $25,300, while an untitled oil on pressed board realized $10,350. Also, two large 18th-century French School murals, oil on canvas, each measuring 120 inches by 96 inches and depicting tranquil landscape scenes, sold for a respectable $18,400 and $14,950 against estimates of $3,000-$5,000 each.

Cellarets wowed the crowd. A George III example with mahogany veneer in the rare diminutive form, soared to $4,830, while an English wine cellaret, circa 1830, casket form on carved paw feet, hit $4,370. Also, a 19th-century tortoiseshell tea caddy, octagonal form with pagoda lid, rose to $1,725; and an Eero Saarinen for Knoll grasshopper chair, circa 1950s, with laminated wood frame garnered $1,265.

Vintage car enthusiasts weren’t disappointed. A bright red 1985 Ferrari 308 GTS Quattrovalvole with just 49,013 miles sped off for $24,150. Also, a 1930s Jugtown Chinese blue Persian jar, rich red with a strong blue contrast, achieved $16,100 ($3,000-$6,000); a rare group of six Baccarat Czar crystal-stem blown and cut glasses coasted to $4,600; and a unique pair of 19th-century famille rose garden seats hit $2,990.

From the entertainment and movie memorabilia collection of Bill Morrison, former art critic of the Raleigh News & Observer, a 1935 lobby card for the Alfred Hitchcock thriller 39 Steps went for $2,530, while a 1977 Star Wars movie poster fetched $920. Also, a rare 18th-century cookbook and an inscribed first-edition book by author Ayn Rand each brought $1,265.

Leland Little’s next Historic Hillsborough Auction will be Dec. 5-6, also in the new gallery. For information phone 919-644-1243, or e-mail them, at info@LLAuctions.com. To learn more about Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd., log on to www.LLAuctions.com.


ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE


One of two paintings in the auction by Richard Anuskziewicz, this one titled 'Soft Cover Vermilion' made $25,300. Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales Ltd.

One of two paintings in the auction by Richard Anuskziewicz, this one titled ‘Soft Cover Vermilion’ made $25,300. Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales Ltd.


Tiffany Studios' counterbalance desk lamp with bronze base and green damascene shade made $8,050. Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales Ltd.

Tiffany Studios’ counterbalance desk lamp with bronze base and green damascene shade made $8,050. Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales Ltd.


This signed oil on linen by French artist Adolphe Binet (1854-1897) rallied to $23,000. Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales Ltd.

This signed oil on linen by French artist Adolphe Binet (1854-1897) rallied to $23,000. Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales Ltd.


Julian Onderdonk (Texas, 1882-1922) titled his oil on panel painting 'Rock Quarries.' It sold for $29,900. Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales Ltd.

Julian Onderdonk (Texas, 1882-1922) titled his oil on panel painting ‘Rock Quarries.’ It sold for $29,900. Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales Ltd.


This bright red 1985 Ferrari 308 GTS Quattrovalvole, with just 49,013 miles, sped off for $24,150. Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales Ltd.

This bright red 1985 Ferrari 308 GTS Quattrovalvole, with just 49,013 miles, sped off for $24,150. Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales Ltd.

Dated 1840, this watercolor and ink silhouette by August Edouart depicts the Mathews family of Baltimore. The image measures 10 3/4 by 11 3/4 inches and has a $3,000-$5,000 estimate. Image courtesy Richard Opfer Auctioneering Inc.

Family values expected to lift estate auction for Opfer, Oct. 4

Dated 1840, this watercolor and ink silhouette by August Edouart depicts the Mathews family of Baltimore. The image measures 10 3/4 by 11 3/4 inches and has a $3,000-$5,000 estimate. Image courtesy Richard Opfer Auctioneering Inc.

Dated 1840, this watercolor and ink silhouette by August Edouart depicts the Mathews family of Baltimore. The image measures 10 3/4 by 11 3/4 inches and has a $3,000-$5,000 estimate. Image courtesy Richard Opfer Auctioneering Inc.

TIMONIUM, Md. – Old-time family values will be paramount when Richard Opfer Auctioneering Inc. sells the estate of Anne Harrison Walker on Oct. 4. A pair of American school samplers dated 1825 by sisters Mary and Martha Perrens will remain together and has an estimate of $15,000-$25,000. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

In their original black lacquered and gilt frames, the samplers both measure 25 by 20 1/2 inches.

On the same theme, a watercolor and ink silhouette of Baltimore’s Mathews family, dated 1840, is by August Edouart. In a gilt frame, the image is 10 3/4 by 11 3/4 inches and has a $3,000-$5,000 estimate.

A Chippendale walnut tall case clock by Jacob Hostetter of Hanover, Pa., carries an $8,000-$12,000 estimate. The clock stands 96 inches high and has its original feet and an old finish. Some repairs are noted and rosettes are missing.

An American Chippendale walnut secretary desk, circa 1780, hails from Maryland or Pennsylvania. Although the bookcase top may not be original, it is an imposing piece at 89 inches high. It has a $7,000-$8,000 estimate.

From New York is a circa 1800 Federal serpentine sideboard, which probably has its original hardware. It is 40 inches high, 72 inches long and 29 1/2 inches deep. It has a $6,000-$9,000 estimate.

A large walnut step-back cupboard from Pennsylvania or the Mid-Atlantic region is estimated at $6,000-$9,000.

The estate auction will also include period mirrors, paintings and portraits, silver, Oriental rugs, lamps, early glass, export China, soft paste and transferware.

No less than 14 lots of Staffordshire spaniels will be sold, all but two of them being matched pairs.

For details on these and other lots phone 410-252-5035.

View the fully illustrated catalogs and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet during the sale at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

Click here to view Richard Opfer Auctioneering, Inc’s complete catalog.


ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE


Sisters Mary Perrens, age 10, and Martha Perrens, age 13, completed these schoolgirl samplers in 1825. Both measure 25 by 20 1/2 inches. They will be sold as a single lot, which has an estimate of $15,000-$25,000. Image courtesy Richard Opfer Auctioneering Inc.

Sisters Mary Perrens, age 10, and Martha Perrens, age 13, completed these schoolgirl samplers in 1825. Both measure 25 by 20 1/2 inches. They will be sold as a single lot, which has an estimate of $15,000-$25,000. Image courtesy Richard Opfer Auctioneering Inc.


Jacob Hostetter of Hanover, Pa., crafted this Chippendale walnut tall case clock, which retains its original feet and likely its original finials. The estimate is $8,000-$12,000. Image courtesy Richard Opfer Auctioneering Inc.

Jacob Hostetter of Hanover, Pa., crafted this Chippendale walnut tall case clock, which retains its original feet and likely its original finials. The estimate is $8,000-$12,000. Image courtesy Richard Opfer Auctioneering Inc.


Some inlay and veneer loss is noted on this American Federal serpentine sideboard, which was crafted in New York state circa 1800. It measures 40 inches high, 72 inches long and 29 1/2 inches deep. Image courtesy Richard Opfer Auctioneering Inc.

Some inlay and veneer loss is noted on this American Federal serpentine sideboard, which was crafted in New York state circa 1800. It measures 40 inches high, 72 inches long and 29 1/2 inches deep. Image courtesy Richard Opfer Auctioneering Inc.


A modest estimate on this set of five hand-painted Chinese export plates prompted a flurry of preauction bidding on LiveAuctioneers. Image courtesy Richard Opfer Auctioneering Inc.

A modest estimate on this set of five hand-painted Chinese export plates prompted a flurry of preauction bidding on LiveAuctioneers. Image courtesy Richard Opfer Auctioneering Inc.

George Washington hair cane, $10,950. Image courtesy Kimball M. Sterling Inc.

Presidential cane wins popular vote in Kimball Sterling’s Sept. 26 sale

George Washington hair cane, $10,950. Image courtesy Kimball M. Sterling Inc.

George Washington hair cane, $10,950. Image courtesy Kimball M. Sterling Inc.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Kimball M. Sterling’s Saturday, Sept. 26 specialty auction provided conclusive evidence that the international cane market has snapped back and is in fine form. The company’s annual fall cane auction featured 170 fine-quality lots, with consignments including a New York nautical collection, a lifetime collection from the American Midwest, canes from the estate of San Francisco artist Melvin L. Cummings, and many other excellent examples from private collections from around the world

An extraordinary 1856 silver cane, probably by Lowell, purported to include a snippet of memorabilia straight from our first President’s head. The top of the cane was engraved with the following words: “Washington’s Hair 1793,” A concave inserted glass encased hair remnants believed to be those of the beloved Chief Executive. Engraved on the side of the handle next to a bronze depiction of the Liberty Bell wass written “Piece of the Independence Bell and Wood from the State House.” A tantalizing historical relic, the George Washington’s hair cane attracted 11 phone bidders and a swatch of Internet bidders participating from points as distant as Munich, Germany. Complete with cherry-wood case, it sold for $10,950 against an estimate of $3,000-$5,000.

Ivory erotic-theme canes were strong across the board. An 18th-century erotic German cane fared best at $10,950.00.

The auction’s top folk art cane was a French example consigned from the Estate of Melvin Cummings. Profusely carved with more than 100 depictions of human beings, animals, seashells, portraits, cats, birds and symbols, it hammered $4,600.

A late-19th-century French defensive “spike” cane featured articulated spikes that spring out when the cane’s metal collar is slipped down. “Of all of the known defensive canes, this particular example is probably the most dangerous,” auctioneer Kimball Sterling noted. It sold above its estimate for $4,100.

Internet bidders participating through LiveAuctioneers.com prevailed on 25% of the auction lots and were potent underbidders on “most all lots in the auction,” Sterling said.

“The top lots of the auction were all featured lots on LiveAuctioneers’ digital newspaper, Auction Central News,” Sterling continued. “Auction Central News also brought many fresh crossover bidders to the cane auction, from Russia to Dubai.”

Kimball M. Sterling’s next cane auction is scheduled for spring 2010. Consignments are now being accepted for the sale. For additional information, call Kimball M. Sterling at 423-928-1471, email kimballsterling@earthlink.net or visit the company online at www.auctionauction.com.

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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE


Early 19th-century Melvin E. Cummings folk-art cane from the estate of the artist, $4,600.

Early 19th-century Melvin E. Cummings folk-art cane from the estate of the artist, $4,600.


French late-19th-century defensive cane with articulated spikes that spring out when cane's collar is slipped down, $4,100. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Kimball M. Sterling Inc.

French late-19th-century defensive cane with articulated spikes that spring out when cane’s collar is slipped down, $4,100. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Kimball M. Sterling Inc.


A remarkable 18th-century German erotic cane was bid to $10,950. Image courtesy Kimball M. Sterling Inc.

A remarkable 18th-century German erotic cane was bid to $10,950. Image courtesy Kimball M. Sterling Inc.

Eskimo seal mask, $88,125. Image courtesy Cowan's Auctions.

Eskimo seal mask realizes $88,125 in Cowan’s Sept. 11 sale

Eskimo seal mask, $88,125. Image courtesy Cowan's Auctions.

Eskimo seal mask, $88,125. Image courtesy Cowan’s Auctions.

CINCINNATI – An important 19th-century Eskimo seal mask from the St. Michael’s area was the top-selling lot in Cowan’s American Indian and Western Art Auction on September 11, 2009, more than doubling its $30,000-$40,000 estimate with a winning bid of $88,125. Constructed of two planks in red and black paint pinned together, with panels pierced for attachments and feathers, the mask is a fine example of the form. The auction grossed $950,000, with nearly 560 bidders competing for 456 lots.

“I am very pleased with the results of the auction,” said Danica Farnand, Cowan’s director of American Indian Art. “One of the stars came early in the sale, lot 10, a beautifully carved and very tactile Eskimo seal mask. Additionally, the California baskets were a hot spot. The overall atmosphere of the sale was positive, which was reflected in the prices overall.”

Two 19th- to early 20th-century American Indian garments were among the highest-grossing lots in the auction. A late 19th-century Fort Berthhold war shirt with bright quilled strips of blue, yellow, white, and red sold for $22,325, above its $15/20,000 estimate. A complete Chippewa man’s dance ensemble, including two bandolier bags with traditional floral motifs, velveteen leggings and sleeves with beaded decoration, a breech clout, a loom-beaded belt, and two pairs of beaded hide moccasins, brought $18,800, doubling its $8/10,000 estimate.

A surprise winner in the auction was a Navajo Third Phase chief’s blanket, which realized $16,450, well surpassing its $1,000/1,500 estimate. “The blanket’s final price was a surprise in part because the condition of the piece is very rough. However, the blanket is an early piece, dating to around 1870, with amazingly bright colors of hand-spun indigo and bayetta. It is beautiful with a very classic design, which made it desirable,” said Farnand.

Western art from several important collections, including the Estate of Dr. Edward Woliver of Cincinnati, Ohio, made up a quarter of the lots in the auction. Featured works by the genre’s best-known artists, including Henry Farny, Charles Russell, and John Hauser, among others, were top sellers.

“The Western Art portion of the auction was a success overall. We offered solid examples that had great purchase histories, and we estimated them conservatively. I think we’ve proven that by staying conservative for great works such as these, the consignor is better off in the long run,” commented Graydon Sikes, director of Paintings and Works on Paper.

The highlight of Dr. Woliver’s collection, an oil on canvas by Joseph Henry Sharp titled Hunting Son, Taos, brought $81,075 against an estimate of $40/60,000. The painting depicts Elk Foot Jerry, Sharp’s often-used American Indian model, and is representative of Sharp’s Southwestern oeuvre.

Indian Portrait by fellow Cincinnatian Henry Farny, a small watercolor and gouache on paper, is likely derived from a sketch made during one of Farny’s many trips west and is a fine example of his realist Dusseldorf style. It garnered $18,800, above its $10/15,000 estimate.

“I was thrilled with the participation of Cincinnati collectors in the auction, as they bid aggressively for works by artists with Cincinnati roots such as Farny and Sharp,” noted Sikes.

Eanger Irving Couse’s Turkey Hunter realized $47,587.50, within its $30/50,000 estimate. Couse, a member of the Taos Society of Artists, often painted Indian hunter scenes, and this was a sterling example. A watercolor on paper by Charles Marion Russell titled The Brave brought $38,187.50, within its $35/55,000 estimate. Though not known for works such as this, Russell painted several bust-length portraits of Indians, some of which are dated from 1899-1902. This watercolor was likely executed during that time.

View the fully illustrated catalog for this, complete with prices realized, at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE


Fort Berthold quilled war shirt, $22,325. Image courtesy Cowan's Auctions.

Fort Berthold quilled war shirt, $22,325. Image courtesy Cowan’s Auctions.


Chippewa man's dance ensemble, $18,800. Image courtesy Cowan's Auctions.

Chippewa man’s dance ensemble, $18,800. Image courtesy Cowan’s Auctions.


Navajo Third Phase chief's blanket, $16,450. Image courtesy Cowan's

Navajo Third Phase chief’s blanket, $16,450. Image courtesy Cowan’s


Portrait of Elk Foot Jerry, Taos, by Joseph Henry Sharp, $81,075. Image

Portrait of Elk Foot Jerry, Taos, by Joseph Henry Sharp, $81,075. Image


Turkey Hunter by Eanger Irving Couse, $47,587.50. Image courtesy Cowan's

Turkey Hunter by Eanger Irving Couse, $47,587.50. Image courtesy Cowan’s

Millersburg (Ohio) carnival glass punch set, multi-fruit pattern, includes six cups. Made circa 1910-1912, the brief period during which Millersburg produced carnival glass. Estimate $2,000-$2,200. Image courtesy The Antiques Auction Gallery.

Antiques Auction Gallery’s Oct. 9 debut features Arts & Crafts, estate art

Millersburg (Ohio) carnival glass punch set, multi-fruit pattern, includes six cups. Made circa 1910-1912, the brief period during which Millersburg produced carnival glass. Estimate $2,000-$2,200. Image courtesy The Antiques Auction Gallery.

Millersburg (Ohio) carnival glass punch set, multi-fruit pattern, includes six cups. Made circa 1910-1912, the brief period during which Millersburg produced carnival glass. Estimate $2,000-$2,200. Image courtesy The Antiques Auction Gallery.

SUNBURY, Ohio – The Antiques Auction Gallery – a newly minted company formed by auctioneer Cynthia Schillig and business partner Jo Valentine, co-founder of the multi-dealer Valentine Antique Gallery – is ready to lift the lid on central Ohio’s abundance of antiques and art. Their debut auction scheduled for Friday, Oct. 9 at the 12,000-square-foot Valentine Antique Gallery in Sunbury will feature 350 lots of hand-picked fine and decorative art and antiques from the region’s estates and private collections. Internet live bidding will be provided exclusively by LiveAuctioneers.com.

The Antiques Auction Gallery was created after the two principals, in comparing notes, realized there was no full-service antiques auction house available to the area’s citizens, attorneys, and estate and trust officers. “Collections are already promised to us for future sales,” said Valentine, “but for our first auction we wanted to present a sampler of categories and tastes that show the diversity of antiques to be found in local residences.”

A quintessential reflection of Ohio’s rich art-glass tradition, a Millersburg carnival glass punch bowl with pedestal base and six cups is one of the sale’s highlights. Executed in marigold glass, it features a multi-fruit pattern on its surface. Millersburg carnival glass is especially appealing to collectors because so little of it was made. Its production run lasted about two years, from 1910 to 1912, Valentine said. The set to be auctioned carries a presale estimate of $2,000-$2,200.

Two dozen other pieces of Millersburg carnival glass will be offered, including examples in the Big Fish and Trout patterns. Additional carnival glass by Northwood and Imperial will be included in the sale, as well.

The Midwest is a mecca for American art pottery, and more than two dozen lots have been cataloged in the sale’s pottery section. One of the highlights is a Roseville console bowl in the Pink Moss pattern. Other Roseville patterns represented include Apple Blossom, Magnolia, Freesia and Florentine.

Weller motifs include Cloudburst, Wild Rose, Florala and Rosa. Additionally, collectors may choose from a number of desirable forms by Zanesville, Hull, Van Briggle and McCoy, including a few early designs by Nelson McCoy.

The Chicago firm Pickard China, whose history includes producing dinnerware for Air Force One, is highly collectible, particularly those designs from the company’s early days. “We will have 7 or 8 pieces of artist-signed, hand-painted Pickard from the 1910 to 1920s period,” said Valentine. “Collectors won’t want to miss this opportunity.”

A late-19th-century Etruscan (Phoenixville, Pa.) majolica syrup pitcher with pewter lid, marked and with a foliate motif, could finish in the $300-$400 range, while a late-19th-century Karl Diesinger (German) tankard, 21 inches tall with pewter lid and DRGM mark, boasts many attractive features. The “measle” effect is an attractive accent to the tankard’s artwork, which depicts cherubs and a bar scene.

Three circa-1880s Stephen Parrish (1846-1938) artworks are slated to be sold, including November, On the Thames, and Low Tide Bay of Fundy, a signed, 22-inch by 16-inch painting on silk estimated at $600-$700. Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) prints, a calendar and thermometer also will be offered.

A late-19th-century watercolor by E.J. Fenn, 33½ inches by 21 inches, carries an estimate of $350-$400. An accomplished artist in her own right, Fenn was married to Harry Fenn, an illustrator for Harper’s during the Civil War period.

Many outstanding examples of Arts & Crafts design will cross the auction block. An oak library table with single middle drawer is expected to earn $600-$700, while a Carl Sorensen hammered-copper pedestal ashtray could possibly realize $600-$650. The turn of the 20th-century piece has a base with supports designed as cats with arched backs. Other Sorensen designs in the sale include a bowl, lidded compote and vase.

Another distinguished figure from the Arts & Crafts period, Karl Kipp, left the Roycroft shop for a brief period between 1912 and 1915 to establish the Tookay Shop. A pewter tray by Kipp, emblazoned with the Tookay Shop mark, has a presale estimate of $300-$350. A pair of Roycroft Poppy bookends with a mark from the mid- to late 1920s, could reach the $650-$750 price range.

The sale will also feature a small collection of fine paperweights, including examples by Melville, Val St. Lambert, New England Glass Co., and Baccarat; as well as still banks, cast-iron doorstops and bookends, and many other quality estate antiques.

For information on any item in the sale, call 740-965-9519 or e-mail info@valentineantiquegallery.com. View the fully illustrated electronic catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE


Stephen Parrish (1846-1938), Low Tide Bay of Fundy, painting on silk, circa 1880, plate signed and titled, also signed in pencil, 22 inches by 16 inches. Estimate $600-$700. Image courtesy The Antiques Auction Gallery.

Stephen Parrish (1846-1938), Low Tide Bay of Fundy, painting on silk, circa 1880, plate signed and titled, also signed in pencil, 22 inches by 16 inches. Estimate $600-$700. Image courtesy The Antiques Auction Gallery.


Karl Kipp pewter tray, 5¾ inches in diameter, Tookay Shop mark from period between 1912-1915, after Kipp left Roycroft. Estimate $300-$350. Image courtesy The Antiques Auction Gallery.

Karl Kipp pewter tray, 5¾ inches in diameter, Tookay Shop mark from period between 1912-1915, after Kipp left Roycroft. Estimate $300-$350. Image courtesy The Antiques Auction Gallery.


Carl Sorensen, hammered-copper ashtray, late 19th century. Cats with arched backs form base. Estimate $600-$650. Image courtesy The Antiques Auction Gallery.

Carl Sorensen, hammered-copper ashtray, late 19th century. Cats with arched backs form base. Estimate $600-$650. Image courtesy The Antiques Auction Gallery.


E. J. Fenn (American), late-19th-century watercolor, 33½ inches by 21 inches (framed). Estimate $350-$400. Image courtesy The Antiques Auction Gallery.

E. J. Fenn (American), late-19th-century watercolor, 33½ inches by 21 inches (framed). Estimate $350-$400. Image courtesy The Antiques Auction Gallery.


Roycroft ‘Poppy’ Arts & Crafts bookends with mark from mid to late 1920s, 5¾ inches tall. Estimate $650-750. Image courtesy The Antiques Auction Gallery.

Roycroft ‘Poppy’ Arts & Crafts bookends with mark from mid to late 1920s, 5¾ inches tall. Estimate $650-750. Image courtesy The Antiques Auction Gallery.


Majolica Etruscan syrup with pewter lid, circa 1880, 5½ inches tall, by Griffen, Smith & Hill of Phoenixville, Pa. Estimate $300-$400. Image courtesy The Antiques Auction Gallery.

Majolica Etruscan syrup with pewter lid, circa 1880, 5½ inches tall, by Griffen, Smith & Hill of Phoenixville, Pa. Estimate $300-$400. Image courtesy The Antiques Auction Gallery.


Diesenger stein, late 19th century, 21 inches tall, good example of “measle” effect unique to certain Diesinger steins. Estimate $300-$400. Image courtesy The Antiques Auction Gallery.

Diesenger stein, late 19th century, 21 inches tall, good example of “measle” effect unique to certain Diesinger steins. Estimate $300-$400. Image courtesy The Antiques Auction Gallery.