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Gustave J. S. White Auctioneers NEWPORT COUNTY AUCTION GALLERY 1676 EAST MAIN ROAD PORTSMOUTH RI WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 at 10:00 AM

Presented by Gustave White

Takes place on 2/10/2010

At Gustave White, 1676 EAST MAIN ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, RI


RHODE ISLAND ESTATES AUCTION Furniture, Paintings, Porcelain, Silver, Nautical Items, Clocks, Jewelry, Objets d'art From the Estate of a Newport lady, and from Estates in Narragansett, Providence and North Stonington, CT. (names withheld at request of heirs and attorneys). (on Rte. 138, 1 miles north of State Police barracks) Articles include: 18th and 19th C. American, French, English chests, commodes, tables, trumeaus, painted bedroom sets; Rhode Island tavern table and candlestand; New England tallcase clock in cherry case; A. Willard banjo clock ("Hornet Sinking Peacock"), French bronze wall clocks; Chinese lacquered sewing table; armoires; Louis Vuitton trunk (rough condition), pair of marble jardinires, vintage sofas and loveseats; camphorwood chests; massive oak pieces. Tiffany, S. Kirk & Sons, Royal Danish, Gorham; Black, Starr & Frost silver. English and Continental silver; gold jewelry. Paintings by Clarence Bennett, H.A. Dyer, William Drury, Gustave Marchetti; 18th and 19th C. European portraits, as well as portraits of Newport Summer Colonists in Boston frames, large folio Bien lithograph of "White Headed Eagle", etchings by Drury and Marguerite Kirmse. Canton, Coalport, Copeland Spode, Imari, Nippon, Rosenthal porcelain. Wedgwood Harvard plates. Venetian glass vases; quantity of stemware; cast iron doorstops and Arcade dollhouse accessories, glass negatives depicting Newport scenes. Nautical items: Model of French battleship "Dunkirk", L: 56"; wooden and brass ships' wheels, large oil of steamship "Colorado" with 3 tugs alongside, ship models, seachests.

Note: Please bring boxes and plenty of wrapping material as there is much china in this sale.

Please note: In the event of a severe storm on Wednesday, the auction will be held on Thursday, February 11 at 10:00.

GUSTAVE J. S. WHITE Michael R. Corcoran, Auctioneer ~ Paul J. Murphy, Sales Manager 37 BELLEVUE AVENUE, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND

(401)841-5780 Gallery phone on Tuesday: (401)683-1224

H: 15 1/2"

Oil, "S.S. Colorado", 28 x 36, Clarence Bennett

Marble pair, diameter: 20"

"Dunkirk", L: 56"

Watercolor, "G.Marchetti"

A. Willard