Smith’s Auction Gallery 52nd annual Memorial Day Auction
1064 Route 12A, Plainfield NH
Monday, May 27 at 10am
Preview Sun. from 12-5pm
Early Preview by appointment

We are excited to present a wonderful collection of jewelry
from the estate of Hilda Morgenstern late of Stowe VT;
a 40 year collection of Chinese Export from a Pittsburg family;
fine Americana from a life-long New England collector
having an acute eye for rare objects;
decorative items from the home of Bruce Willis
along with many others will make for a most
pleasurable day here in Plainfield NH.
Below is a partial list, we are still sorting through the estate and will have much more in this sale!
Fine Estate jewelry: Impressive 6.39 ct. round diamond ring, GIA cert J color VS2; choice 3.15 ct. round diamond ring GIA cert F color VVS2; 4.24ct. modified square cut fancy yellow diamond, GIA cert VS1; 3.42 ct. round diamond ring, GIA cert Fancy color SI-1; Tiffany and Co. diamond solitaire ring 1.61 ct.; good 2.5 ct. round diamond ring; 2 ct. pear shaped and marquis cut diamond rings; approx. 4 ctw diamond bi-pass ring, several other 1 ct. plus diamonds; platinum 8 ctw. diamond emerald cut eternity band; signed Paolo Piovan coral and pearl multi strand necklace with diamond set clasp; 18K white gold diamond, emerald and blue sapphire bracelet, 147 round brilliant cut stones, approx. 21 ctw.; silver topped 18k sapphire and diamond brooch; many ladies 18k and 14k gold bracelets some with diamonds; several 18k gold necklaces; approx. 6 ctw. diamond tennis bracelet; other diamond bracelets; pair of diamond drop earrings with approx. 4 ctw. diamonds; pair of diamond stud earrings; pair of sapphire and diamond earrings; pr. of diamond and emerald earrings; Georg Jensen 18k gold puzzle necklace; Tiffany trinity and mesh rings; selection of gold coin jewelry including pendants and earrings; several antique charm bracelets; many other gold coins; Mikimoto pearl necklace; collection of David Yurman jewelry, gold and silver necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings; selection of men’s cuff links; 14k gold Tiffany cigarette case and much more jewelry
Watches: Men’s Omega Constellation 18K gold wrist watch; Men’s Jaeger LeCoultre gold wrist watch; Men’s Junghans 18k gold wrist watch; 2 ladies Piaget gold wrist watches; ladies Omega 18k gold bracelet watch; Men’s Rolex Oyster Perpetual with box; various gold pocket watches including Tiffany, other watches
Americana: Fine Federal inlaid mahogany sideboard attributed to the workshop of Thomas Seymour, Boston MA, ca.1810; rare maple RI single drop leaf QA table in a triangular form; choice QA mahogany shaped top tea table RI/ CT origin; a nice selection of New England QA maple highboys including NH example, some with fan carvings; 2 maple QA New England dressing tables (lowboys); 2 nice Federal corner cupboards with glass door tops; Chippendale VA walnut desk; rare and unusual walnut slant lid desk on frame likely ca. 1740; set of 6 country Chippendale CT River Valley chairs; Federal tiger maple butlers desk; Chippendale walnut slant lid desk, other early slant lids; Chippendale cherry chest on chest, ogee feet; PA walnut set back cupboard; several good Chippendale slant lid desks; Chippendale maple secretary; Chippendale maple tall chests; early day beds; early wainscot and bannister back armchairs; PA paint decorated 3 drawer dower chest; Enfield Shaker set back cupboard; Rare Shaker knee hole desk; antique work bench all refinished and ready for the kitchen; 2 part oak country store apothecary cabinet with sliding doors; set of 6 custom bow back Windsor style dining chairs; Shaker style harvest table made by Wm. Congdon; many choice 18th C. American tavern and tea tables; Federal games tables; many early light stands; Kittinger hunt board; many Period American chairs plus more
European: Late 19th C. French kingwood bureau plat with good ormolu mounts; impressive 18th C. Louis XV inlaid walnut armoire; fine inlaid sideboard signed Edwards and Roberts; good inlaid 2 part display cabinet Edwards and Roberts; fine Charles X inlaid birdseye maple pier table; Charles X inlaid birdseye maple center table; inlaid Charles X recamier and writing desk in birdseye maple; fine English mahogany 2 part breakfront; Chippendale 2 part bookcases; early Spanish walnut trestle table; English burl wood partners desk; English Welsh dresser; set of 12 George III style dining chairs; double pedestal yew wood dining table; set of 6 brass inlaid English Regency chairs; Edwardian inlaid dressing desk; Dutch marquetry inlaid 2 part cabinet; Maitland Smith library table and rent table; 19th C. English Japanned 2 part champagne chest; country French cherry farm table; pr. of antique French bergeres; 18th C. chinoiserie decorated valuables cabinet on stand; French Louis XV sofa pr. of small painted Venetian cabinets; well inlaid Syrian table and more
Clocks: Chippendale PA tall clock; NH grandfather clock; Elmer Stennes dwarf clock; Elmer Stennes banjo clock; Tiffany and Co. carved oak bracket clock, 8 bells; bronze French sunburst wall clock; and other clocks
Accessories: (2) – 18th C. burl wood bowls; fine American memorial needlework on silk BH Cheever; various early needlework samplers including an 1829 example depicting the oldest house in Jim Thorpe PA; 1840 theorem w/c basket vibrant colors; early hooked yarn sewn hearth rug; several miniature portrait paintings, one signed Doyle; folk art canes; Filipe Archuleta melon; decorated stoneware including Lanier Meaders face jug; good selection of antique dresser boxes and related; Tiffany and Co. decanter set; 2 antique Native American rugs; 2 early blue and white homespuns, including Ithaca NY; folk portrait paintings; pastel of George Washington; early needlework purse; Jess Blackstone birds; Marquesas carved bowl; Enterprise small coffee mill; folk art carved camel and dog early stitched purse and more
Exceptional 19th C. English bronze jewelry casket, great metal work and jeweled made by Francis Skidmore Coventry; 18th C. carved Ivory Madonna and child; Tiffany Studios floor lamp; 5 piece Tiffany Zodiac polychrome desk set; pr. of Baccarat banquet lamps; other quality lamps; 2 cylinder music boxes; after Remington bronze; pr. of iron floor candelabras; period French and English wall mirrors and more
Asian: Approx. 200 piece collection of rose medallion and rose mandarin, including some rare examples many examples from Rear Admiral James F. Schencks estate; fine 19th C. Chinese rosewood table screen with famille rose porcelain plaque; good pair of Chinese famille rose porcelain plaques; set of 4 Chinese blue and white plaques; Chinese bronze Ju wine vessel, other early Chinese bronzes; Chinese blue and white tulip vase; many early Chinese porcelain vases converted to lamps including copper red glazed; Chinese blue glazed dragon bowl; Chinese oxblood jar; fine Japanese 6 panel folding screen, cranes; large 7’ Chinese portrait painting ancestor in red dragon robe; several Chinese scroll paintings; and much more as we sort through the estate
Glass/China: 3 pieces of colored R. Lalique glass; R. Lalique wall sconce; unusual glass vase signed Tiffany Favrile; selection of Rookwood pottery including portrait of an Indian; Picasso pottery plate; Annette Saint Gaudens pottery vase dated 1924; set of Waterford stemware; pair of large Meissen lamp; pr. Rolland porcelain figures and more
Art: Fine oil on canvas, view of the Hudson River from Ossining NY, by Jasper F. Cropsey, with family history dating back to when Cropsey presented the painting; oil, “A path to the sea” by Thomas Doughty; fine oil signed Reginald Arthur; oil signed Magnus Zeller; fine oil artist and model by Ferdinand De Brackeleer; w/c children in snow by Paul Sample, other Paul Sample; oil by George Bigelow; oil summer scene by Forrest K Moses; oil on canvas signed Stanley Woodward; oil on canvas board signed Charles Curtis Allen; 2 oils by John Semple one of VT farm; oils game birds DK Forster; oil by AC Howland view in Williamstown VT; acrylic by Robert Philipp; oil by RV Boskerck; oil signed I Patrois; oil signed Warren Shepard; 2 oils by Claude Buck; oil inscribed on reverse CT River near Windsor VT by Charles Partridge Adams; Edward Borein ink wash cowboy; pr. of Leonard Reedy western w/c’s; oil still life Alice Redgrave; 3 early Old Master’s School oil paintings; Frans Snyder painting dogs; several early 19th C. American school portrait paintings; w/c Ebens House, Wm. Goadby Lawrence; 5 watercolors by H. Anthony Dyer; Native American theme photographs by Carl Moon; 1913 chromolithograph by Thomas Moran, Grand Canyon; pr. of Frederick Remington chromolithographs published RH Russell, ca. 1901; Currier and Ives “Ice Boat Race on the Hudson; Carl Rungius etching- caribou; woodblock, Walter Phillips; Rosalba Carriera miniature watercolor, other miniatures; Selection of prints including Renoir etching Sur La Plage; litho G. Braque; etching Mary Cassatt; Paul Cezanne print; 2 Andrew Zorn etchings; Picasso serigraph, costume designs; V. Vasarely; litho Alexander Calder; Chuck Close colored etching, “Figure in a Doorway” 1964, pencilsigned, numbered 38/50; Inge Morath silver gelatin print, “Saul Steinberg Mask Series”; Selina Treiff oil on paper, “Clown in Thought”, 1998, with original receipt, 28” x 34”; Paul Resika pastel, “Three Figures, Two in Red” 1986, with original receipt and much more
Silver: 6 piece Gorham sterling coffee and tea service; heavy Gorham sterling tea tray; water pitcher Wm Gale and Son; Tiffany sterling salver; 77 piece Whiting flatware set; other flatware sets; Anglo Indian silver tea set; early Chinese silver bowl; Dutch silver watch hutch; 2 – 18th C. silver salvers one by Bateman; and much more silver sold in lots.
Carpets: Over 50 quality Oriental rugs, room size, hall runners and scatters.
Misc: 2006 Cadillac DTS sedan, low miles; Steinway baby grand piano; pair of iron outdoor benches; large selection of good antique leather bound books sold in 3 large lots; pair of 12’ cast iron outdoor post lamps; large iron gate; cast iron urns; iron patio table and 6 chairs signed Emilia Castillo; plus surprises!
Terms: Cash-Check-Major Credit Cards:
18% Buyer’s Premium Reduced to 15% with Cash or Check
No Sales Tax • Catered • Comfortable Seating
Auctioneers: William G. Smith and Kenneth R. Labnon
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WILLIAM A. SMITH, INC.
AUCTIONEERS AND APPRAISERS
PLAINFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03781 – 603-675-2549
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Offices – Plainfield, NH – Greenwich, CT –
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Exceptional Memorial Day Auction
Fine Art and Antiques, Jewelry, Silver, Carpets,
Asian, Steinway and a Cadillac
Large Chinese Ancestor portrait wearing gold thread dragon robe
Chinese 19th C. table screen
Fine Federal inlaid mahogany sideboard, Boston workshop of Thomas Seymour, ca. 1810
Platinum solitaire diamond engagement ring with GIA cert, round brilliant cut diamond, 6.39 ct., J color, VS2
Oil “A good lickin,” Wayne Baize
Late 19th C. kingwood bureau plat signed with museum label
Oil on canvas signed T. Doughty (Thomas Doughty) “Path to the Sea”
Early Chinese bronzes
Fine QA mahogany shaped top tea table, CT/RI, ca. 1760
Collection of Chinese Export, 250 pcs
Oil on board, The artist and model, Ferdinand De Brackeleer
Oil “Dolce Far Niente,” Reginald Arthur
Important oil on canvas,
View of the Hudson from Ossining NY, Jasper F. Cropsey, with family history
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