Butterscotch IMPORTANT ESTATES AUCTION
MARCH 30 & 31, 2019
608 Old Post Road | Bedford, NY 10506
Over 1,000 lots sold in two sessions
SESSION I: FINE ART | AUTOGRAPHS
ASIAN | DECORATIVE ARTS| FURNITURE
(lots 1-499)  March 30, 1pm
SESSION II JEWELRY | SILVER |
DECORATIVE ARTS II
(lots 500-1,000) March 31, 12pm

ROGER BISSIERE oil on canvas, 25-1/2 x 48-1/2 in., $15,000-20,000
FERNANDO CUETO AMORSOLO Dalagang Bukid, 1926, oil on panel, 20 x 16 in. Provenance: the estate of John F. Ball, Greenwich, CT $30,000-50,000
This particular example, dated 1926, appears to be the artist’s earliest version of the subject, as well as one of the largest in scale.
JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA oil on canvas, 7-1/2 x 12-1/2 in. Provenance: the estate of John F. Ball, Greenwich, CT $50,000-100,000
LITERARY & MUSICAL AUTOGRAPHS & MANUSCRIPTS from the estate of the late American poet, librettist, and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize J.D. McCLATCHY (50+ lots)
GEORGE INNESS oil on canvas, 18 x 26 in. signed and dated ‘Rome 187_’ lower right Recently discovered, descended through the family of Elizabeth Parke Firestone (1897-1991) $15,000-25,000
IMPORTANT JAPANESE PRINTS from the estate of J.D. McCLATCHY, gifted to him by his friend the seminal American poet and Merrill-Lynch heir James Merrill (20+ lots)
FINE CHINESE JADE & OTHER CARVINGS from the estate of John Ball, many pieces formerly in the collection of Ball’s mother-in-law, Elizabeth Parke Firestone (30+ lots)
18th CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN from the estate of John Ball, many pieces formerly in the collection of Ball’s mother-in-law, Elizabeth Parke Firestone (60+ lots)
AMERICAN FURNITURE From the estate of a former American Wing curator and associate of Barry Tracy
REZA DERAKSHANI (Iranian, 1952-), oil on canvas, 71-1/2 x 25-1/2 in. (detail) $10,000-15,000
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