The Smithsonian American Art Museum has a pair of cigar store Indians by an unknown maker in its collection, titled “American Indian Man” and “American Indian Woman” (reference 1986.65.303 and 1986.65.384). They are both elaborately decorated with bosses and pendants, the male with a slim build, suspenders, terrific hat and a quiver loaded with carved arrows slung off his back, and the woman equally adorned with pendants and bosses hanging from her skillfully carved dress, though short and paunch, conjuring an image of Danny Devito in drag. At some point in time, they may have lost touch with their friend, the trapper. Assumed to be from the same hand, a carved and painted trapper has found his way to the block at Freeman’s annual April American furniture, folk and decorative arts sale. It joins other top lots from around the United States in this week’s picks.
FREEMAN’S
Sale Date: April 25, 2018
Lot 272
Carved And Painted Figure Of Trapper
Possibly New Jersey, circa 1870, the figure of a man standing on a naturalistically carved base, with arrow quiver at back.
Estimate: $30/50,000
SHANNON’S
Sale Date: April 26, 2018
Lot 81
James Edward Buttersworth (American/British, 1817–1894)
“The National Line’s Steamer Italy Amidst Other Vessels at Sea,” oil on canvas, signed, 20 by 36 inches.
Estimate: $40/60,000
DOYLE
Sale Date: April 25, 2018
Lot 75
Charles Schulz, Original Drawing For A Peanuts Four-Panel Strip
Inscribed in the upper margin, “For Liz with friendship and every best wish” and signed in full. 5½ by 27 inches, black ink on thin illustration board, signed “Schulz” in the last panel.
Estimate: $8/12,000
CHARLES A. WHITAKER
Sale Date: April 28, 2018
Lot 1
Cream Satin Shoes With Gold Braid, 1680–1700
Silk trimmed with rows of narrow gold braid having pointed toe, extended tongue, latchets tied with silk ribbon, tall Louis heel, faced in blue silk, two-piece custom mounts.
Estimate: $6/8,000
SKINNER
Sale Date: April 30, 2018
Lot 100
Konya Rug
Central Anatolia, late Eighteenth Century, 77 by 57 inches. Provenance: The Rabinovic Collection of Anatolian Village Rugs.
Estimate: $8/10,000
SLOTIN FOLK ART
Sale Date: April 28–29
Lot 123
Charlie Willeto, Sacred Owl Figure
Carved and painted wood with pigment, unsigned, 12 inches high.
Estimate: $2/3,000
NYE & CO.
Sale Date: April 25–26, 2018
Lot 22
Empire Cherrywood Tall Case Clock
American, first half Nineteenth Century. The white painted dial signed Emanuel Meyli, Lebanon, 8 feet high.
Estimate: $2,5/5,000
HERITAGE
Sale Date: April 25, 2018
Lot 74114
A Two-Piece Gorham Narragansett Pattern Silver Salad Serving Set
Providence, R.I., designed 1878, the set comprising fork and spoon, the spoon with shell-form bowl with pebbled and faux pearl texture near stem, trident fork with curved tines with crab, shell and kelp motif near stem, each stem with coral reef texture interspersed with kelp, shells and various oceanic motifs, shell terminals to each embellished with applied crabs and shells.
Estimate: $10/15,000
STAIR GALLERIES
Sale Date: April 28–29, 2018
Lot 419
Rockwell Kent (1882–1971)
“View At Asgaard,” oil on canvas, 1945, titled and inscribed “by Rockwell Kent” and “authenticated by Sally Kent 9/23/72” in Sally Kent’s hand on the reverse, 20 by 24 inches.
Estimate: $20/30,000
