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One of the fine pieces of decorated stoneware from a Pennsylvania collector, this Cowden and Wilcox piece carries the rare design of a dog holding a basket. Estimate: $25,000-$35,000. Image courtesy Pook & Pook Inc.

Estates, collections combined at Pook & Pook, Apr. 20-21

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
One of the fine pieces of decorated stoneware from a Pennsylvania collector, this Cowden and Wilcox piece carries the rare design of a dog holding a basket. Estimate: $25,000-$35,000. Image courtesy Pook & Pook Inc.
One of the fine pieces of decorated stoneware from a Pennsylvania collector, this Cowden and Wilcox piece carries the rare design of a dog holding a basket. Estimate: $25,000-$35,000. Image courtesy Pook & Pook Inc.

DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. – The spring auction season will open up at Pook & Pook Inc. with a two-day sale, April 20 and 21. This 1,200-lot auction will showcase items from a number of estates and collections, beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern on Friday for the first 500 lots and continuing on Saturday at 9 a.m. for the second session. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

The Friday evening selection includes items for the Margaret Schiffer of West Chester, Pa., the estate of Virginia Whitely Thornton of York, Pa., the Heritage Center of Lancaster, Pa., and a southeastern Pennsylvania collection. The Saturday session will include the estates of Stuart J. Horn III of Wilmington, Carol Schoettle of Haverford and the collection of Charlene Sussel. Saturday will end with the collection of Mr. & Mrs. George Wolfe, which is highlighted by one of the premier American pewter collections in the country.

One of the furniture highlights is an excellent set of eight five-slat ladderback dining chairs from the Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania. In their original finish, the chairs have an $8,000-$12,000 estimate.

A desirable piece from the Schiffer Collection is a Philadelphia William & Mary walnut gateleg table. This early table, circa 1700, carries a brass plaque inscribed “George Deeble married 4-17-1669 to Dorothea Thorne.” It has a $10,000-$20,000 estimate.

A Pennsylvania tall-case clock from the Thornton estate is one of the highlights of the sale. The case has a detailed bonnet with carved flame finials, rosettes and central sunflower surrounded by c-scrolls and flowerets. The eight-day brass face works are signed “John Scott Conochochague.” It is pictured in James’ Pennsylvania Clockmakers, Watchmakers and Allied Crafts, figure 25, 26. It is expected to sell for $30,000-$50,000.

A garden fountain decorated in relief with turtles, frogs and lily pads was manufactured by J.W. Fiske & Co. of New York City. Fiske was the most prominent American manufacturer of decorated cast iron and cast zinc in the second half of the 19th century. The fountain has a $4,000-$6,000 estimate.

A Pennsylvania historical society has consigned of 38 stove plates, which have been deaccessioned. These plates were manufactured by a number of southeastern Pennsylvania furnaces.

A Feraghan carpet, circa 1910, from the Thornton estate measures 20 feet by 13 feet 5 inches. It has a &15,000-$18,000 estimate.

One of two fanciful illustrations by Irish artist Harry Clarke, who specialized in book illustrations and stained glass windows has a $10,000-$15,000 estimate.

Asian antiques include a massive Chinese ivory tusk, carved with a procession of warriors and dignitaries. It carries a $20,000-$30,000 estimate.

A vibrant set of six Pennsylvania chairs from the Wolfe collection is expected to raise $4,000-$7,000.

For more information go to www.pookandpook.com or call 610-269-4040.

View the fully illustrated catalogs and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

Micah Williams was one of New Jersey’s most distinctive painters of naïve portraits in pastel on paper in the early 19th century. This a vibrant example of his work comes from the collection of Margaret Schiffer. Estimate: $20,000-$30,000. Image courtesy Pook & Pook Inc.
Micah Williams was one of New Jersey’s most distinctive painters of naïve portraits in pastel on paper in the early 19th century. This a vibrant example of his work comes from the collection of Margaret Schiffer. Estimate: $20,000-$30,000. Image courtesy Pook & Pook Inc.
This form of furniture with its removable Spanish feet is unique to the Octorara Valley in Chester County, Pa. It was constructed of walnut in the mid-18th century. Estimate: $8,000-$10,000. Image courtesy Pook & Pook Inc.
This form of furniture with its removable Spanish feet is unique to the Octorara Valley in Chester County, Pa. It was constructed of walnut in the mid-18th century. Estimate: $8,000-$10,000. Image courtesy Pook & Pook Inc.
This Pennsylvania tall-case clock from the Thornton estate is one of the highlights of the sale. Estimate: $30,000-$50,000. Image courtesy Pook & Pook Inc.
This Pennsylvania tall-case clock from the Thornton estate is one of the highlights of the sale. Estimate: $30,000-$50,000. Image courtesy Pook & Pook Inc.
A rare pair of Philadelphia Queen Anne walnut footstools, circa 1735. This is likely the only pair currently in private hands. Estimate: $50,000-$100,000. Image courtesy Pook & Pook Inc.
A rare pair of Philadelphia Queen Anne walnut footstools, circa 1735. This is likely the only pair currently in private hands. Estimate: $50,000-$100,000. Image courtesy Pook & Pook Inc.
These French walnut ship’s quarter gallery figures are from the Cigna Firefighting and Maritime collection from the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Estimate: $30,000-$50,000. Image courtesy Pook & Pook Inc.
These French walnut ship’s quarter gallery figures are from the Cigna Firefighting and Maritime collection from the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Estimate: $30,000-$50,000. Image courtesy Pook & Pook Inc.
A beautiful Bethlehem star album quilt with applique and trappunto designs. Estimate: $5,000-$10,000. Image courtesy Pook & Pook Inc.
A beautiful Bethlehem star album quilt with applique and trappunto designs. Estimate: $5,000-$10,000. Image courtesy Pook & Pook Inc.
Lancaster sugar bowl by Johann Christoph Heyne. Estimate: $20,000-$40,000. Image courtesy Pook & Pook Inc.
Lancaster sugar bowl by Johann Christoph Heyne. Estimate: $20,000-$40,000. Image courtesy Pook & Pook Inc.