Winter Associates AUCTION
Monday, Sept. 13th at 5:30PM
View catalog online as of Sept. 3rd
at www.AuctionsAppraisers.com
Previews: Friday, Sept. 10th, 12—4pm
Sunday, Sept. 12th, 2—4pm
Monday Sept. 13th, 12—5pm or by appointment.
Winter Associates, Inc. ٠ 21 Cooke Street, Plainville, CT 06062

PLAINVILLE, CONN. — Winter Associates is working with the Davis family, selling a good number of pieces of the art collection assembled by parents J. Sanford (Jack) and Helen Davis. They were well-known Connecticut shoreline philanthropists, and Jack Davis, who had survived his wife, passed away at age 97 this past spring. The auction featuring many of their art pieces is September 13 at Winter Associates’ gallery. The auction will be streamed live on Invaluable and will also be available on LiveAuctioneers.
Featured Modern art items from the Davis collection will include two Louise Nevelson sculptures, given to the Davis family in 1974 by Lucille Beards (1909-2001). Beards was a good friend of Nevelson and some of Beard’s papers regarding Nevelson are now in the collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. One of the works is titled “Animal Form,” circa 1951, and the second, circa 1959, is untitled.

Other Modern sculptures include two kinetic and four stabile bronze works by Jan Sliwka, a Harry Gordon stone maquette of “Here I Am” and a four-section forged and welded steel assemblage by Jake Harvey. Both the Gordon and the Harvey pieces are accompanied by handwritten letters from either the artist or the artist’s spouse discussing their work.

There are two Tom Wesselmann works, the well-known lithograph “Claire Nude” and also a colored pencil drawing “Study for Tulip and Smoking Cigarette (Version #2).” The Wesselmann study eventually became a fully realized sculpture. Other important prints from the Davis collection include two Lee Krasners from her “Primary Series,” “Red Stone” and “Blue Stone,” David Hockney’s “Ann Combing her Hair” and Robert Motherwell’s “Automatism Elegy (State II Buff).” From a few other Connecticut households are a Benton Spruance “Last Stop — Beach Haven” discovered in an attic, a dozen Haku Makis gathered by one collector over the years, a few Asa Cheffetz prints and many more works by well-known printmakers.
Some sculptures suitable for outdoor display will complement the garden items also offered in the sale. There are two similar standing metal constructs, one marked Lippincott Foundry, H. Gaddy, and the other sculptures suitable for outdoors include Shona stone works in both modern and traditional styles. The selection of garden ornaments from another Connecticut home include classical-form figures and columns, iron and cement benches and an Edwardian frieze.

The Davis family were world travelers and their interest in other cultures is evident in the selection of African tribal art (50 lots) and works by Twentieth Century Mexican and South American artists.

The upcoming auction has a wide variety of items, including a Rock-Ola jukebox, two pinball machines and a carousel horse all from a Pennsylvania estate; jewelry that ranges from fine to fun and fascinating with more than 30 lots, including an 18K squirrel watch pin, an 18K Corum wristwatch, signed silver pieces, such as a Margot de Taxco parure enameled set and a Jan Pomianowski bracelet. There is also an assortment of chatelaines, as well as generous lots of ethnic, silver and signed costume pieces.

Previews are Friday, September 10, from noon to 4 pm; Sunday, September 12, from 2 to 4 pm; and on Monday, September 13, from noon to 5 pm, or previewers are welcome at other times by appointment.
Winter Associates is at 21 Cooke Street. For information, www.auctionsappraisers.com or 860-793-0288.Art featuring Modern & Contemporary; Jewelry;
Garden Sculptures & Furnishings; Tribal Artifacts
& Shona Stone Carvings; Fine Furnishings;
Porcelain; Glass; Oriental Rugs; etc. ٠ 860-793-0288
PRINTS & DRAWINGS: K. Appel, “The Doll”; P. Aquino, twenty-six hand-drawn illustrations; L. Baskin, “De Hooghe’s Sybil”; E. Baynard, “Le Premier Pois”; R. Bezombes, “Still-life with Plums”; A. Calder, ‘Les Fleurs”; M. Chagall, “Sarah and Abimelech”; A. Cheffetz, 3 prints; B. Coudrain, “Orsini”; pen and ink attributed to L. Coutaud; J. Demarais, color etching; Disney Production cel from “Oliver & Company”; L. Dolice, 3 etchings; F. Faulkner, “Matrix”; J. Friedlander, “Le Voyage”; D. Hockney, “Ann Combing Her Hair”; W. Kahn, “House with a Painted Roof”; L. Krasner, Red Stone and Blue Stone from “Primary Series”; L. Lucioni, 4 etchings; H. Maki, over 12 embossed polychrome prints; A. Masson, “Visage surréaliste”; J. Miro, “L’Invention de feu”; H. Moore, “Landscape C”; R. Motherwell, “Automatism Elegy”; C. Oldenburg, “The Letter Q as Beach House with Sailboat”; J.P. Riopelle, 2 Galerie Maeght lithographs; K. Schrag, “Flowers” & “Blue Arches”; B. Spruance, “Last Stop – Beach Haven”; E. Trova, “Four Figures and a Sphere”; H. Vogeler, “Weihnachten”; C. Werntz, 2 drawings; T. Wesselmann, “Claire Nude” litho & “Study for Tulip and Smoking Cigarette (Version #2)” drawing; etc.
PAINTINGS: C. Anthony, 2 oils; H. Ayala, oil; Ben Benn, 2 oils; S. Boye, oil; M.L. Cano, oil; A. Deihl, oil; Deutisch, 2 mixed media; L. Dolice, w/c of NYC; R. Dublac, oil; C. Goldberg, 8 oils; J. Grabowski, mixed media; A. Grimm, 2 acrylics; J. Gutt, oil; J. Guzman-Maldonado, 5 acrylics; B. Hopkins, 2 acrylics; Jaimendes, oil; Lon-buy, 2 oils; “Zero” Mostel, oil; Octavio, 3 mixed media; F. Pasilis, 4 oils; J.P. Picoli, oil; R. Quindigalle, acrylic; R. Ritter, 1 oil, 3 gouache, 1 mixed media; M. Rivero, acrylic; B.A.N. Safed, w/c; D. Schluss, oil; E.B. Stevens, oil; B. Wilson, oil; etc0.
SCULPTURE: 2 Louise Nevelson, “Animal Form”, 57” h., Untitled, 43” w., with Lucille Beards (friend of Nevelson) provenance; Harry Gordon stone maquette for “Here I Am”; Shona stone sculptures by Nicholas Mukomberanwa, Brighton Sango, Wilson Mesha, Fabiano Madamombe, and others; Jan Sliwka, 6 bronze, two kinetic; Jake Harvey, “Goddess I”, forged steel hanging piece in 4 parts; Calmon Shemi with polychrome paint; Thai Varick wire horse and other; Arthur Moses, 3 pieced metal construction; found object pieces, some by Stuart Alan Lerner; Dana Baldwin Nauman Holocaust tribute; Bert Libe “Enchanted Tree”; John Hampton ceramic fantasy sea creature; etc.
JEWELRY: 18K: yellow gold squirrel watch pin, Corum men’s wristwatch; 14K: diamond leaf pin and earrings set, 14K and platinum micromosaic pendant necklace, diamond and inlaid amethyst ring, Elgin pendant watch; Sterling including Jensen, Margot de Taxco enameled parure, other Mexican sterling, etc.; Jan Pomianowski sterling & stone bracelets; Native American; ethnic, silver; Asian enamel and ivory; pietra dura; Rado and newer wrist watches; vintage gold pins; Victorian, including chatelaines; large selection of costume jewelry, including signed: Alexis Bittar, St. John, J. Ripka, Armani, Givenchy, Dior, Oscar de la Renta, Fendi, Hermes, etc.
GARDEN: Woman in classical robes, 65” h.; Edwardian style frieze, 42” w.; pair of terra cotta lions, 18” h.; “Pompeiian” style putto lead figure, 36” h.; 3 cement columns with Classical decoration, 24” h.; ornate iron settee; 4 curved cement garden benches; 6 iron patio dining chairs; copper watering can and lead planter; Classical motif columns, figures, planters, including cement putto and swan; carved wood heron sculpture, 69” h.; iron plant stand.
TRIBAL: 50 lots of artifacts from the Davis estate, including masks,
shields, wood carved sculptures, figures, and more, some lots with multiple
items. Countries and tribes including Cameroon, Zulu, Maasai,
Dogon, Papua New Guinea, etc. Also 20+ lots of Shona stone carvings by
N. Mukomberanwa and others.
FINE FURNISHINGS: Maitland-Smith giraffe chair; drum table with standing monkey supports; Sligh Ellis standing cabinet; figured maple lift top chest and footstool; 20th C. Continental style armchairs with custom upholstery; Brandt vitrine table; Lloyd Buxton lady’s desk; contemporary console table with polished stone and chrome; Taylor King loveseat with custom upholstery; petrified wood trunk, 15” h.; pedestals comprised of stacked white to pink variegated stone; white painted wicker settee; Queen Anne reproduction tea table; Lucite bench/stand; gilt metal and ceramic flower table base with round glass top; Federal style card table with inlay.
CERAMICS: Herend “Rothschild Bird”, 22 assorted pcs., blanc de chine “Leda and the Swan” and cat, figurines, trinket boxes, etc.; Spode “Grasshopper”, 11 pcs.; Doulton Lambeth polar bear, etc.; Majolica, Avalon and Clifton with raised berry design; Royal Worcester; Patrick Nordström Royal Copenhagen; Wedgwood creamware oval foot basin; Poul Lemser for Dahl Jensen blanc de chine; Pirkenhammer covered tureen and Rosenthal plates; John Donoghue vase; Limoges; Mottahedeh; Waterford; GLASS: Hawkes cut glass and sterling cocktail shaker; Lalique crouching cat, figurines; 19th C. cranberry and opalescent glassware; enameled art glass; Steuben and Orrefors; Duncan & Miller; etc.;
RUGS: VINTAGE & SEMI-ANTIQUE: Persian Mahal, 10’ x 13’; Indo- Persian, 8’ x 9’; Turkish, 6’ 6” x 10’; India Dhurin, 10’ x 10’; MODERN: Turkish Kilim 8’ x 9’; Laristan “Tree of Life”, 8’ x 9’; Laristan Sultanabad 6’ x 9’; Moroccan 8’ x 10’; Turkish Kilim 6’ x 8’; Indo-Arts & Crafts; French Aubusson tapestry-style, 9’ x 9’; UZBEK: Village tribal 5’ x 8’; Kazak 4’ x 6’, 3’ x 4’; Kazak Runner 2’ x 7’; Shirvan runner 2’ x 7’.
IMPORTANT MISCELLANEOUS: Rock-Ola Jukebox; two pinball machines: Bally Grand Tour and Gottlieb Slick Chick; Mills Blue-Bell 5¢ slot machine; Seeburg tabletop jukebox; fiberglass carousel horse; L. Provins Art Nouveau vase; Russian hand-painted lacquer boxes; Coltrock “Jarette”; large assortment of wooden foundry molds; VINTAGE APPAREL/TEXTILES: Ferragamo shoes and Coach purse, with other women’s shoes; vintage beaded and metal mesh purses; black ostrich feather cape, Carnaby St. London three-piece set, Oscar de la Rentab bronze sequin gown; Olga Fisch “Indios” hand-woven tapestry; R. Witherspoon, fiber art; etc.; ASIAN: Chinese marble top stand; brass gong between two ivory tusks; see prints for Haku Maki.
TERMS: Starting at 5:30PM on September 13th, Winter Associates will be welcoming an in-person audience, as well as online, phone, and absentee bidding during our auction. In addition to live bidding, Winter Associates will accept absentee and phone bids with a 23% Buyer’s Premium and live online bidding will be available on Invaluable.com and Liveauctioneers.
com with a 28% Buyer’s Premium. A 3% discount is available to buyers with cash and approved checks. After the auction, pickup will be by appointment only, please email or call ahead and we will do our best to accommodate you.
LOCATION: 20 mins. west of Hartford, CT. Approx. 2 hrs. from NYC
or Boston.
Louise Nevelson, c. 1959, 19” x 43” x 7”
Lee Krasner, 1 of 2 Primary Series Wesselmann drawing, 4“h.
Nevelson, “Animal Form”
18K Watch pin, 2” wide
Sliwka bronze, 2 of 6
Ben Benn oil, 24“h.
36” metal figure
65” h. maiden
Frieze 42” wide
Semi-ant. Mahal, 13’
Tribal, 50+ lots Fine furnishings & Rugs
1 of 2 Pinball
Maitland-Smith chair, brass table Rock-Ola jukebox
Zero Mostel oil, 40” h.
Silver chatelaines
Wesslemann, “Clair Nude”
18k Corum
Motherwell litho.
Spruance, “Beach Haven Last Stop”
D. Hockney, “Ann Combing her Hair”
J. Pomianowsi bracelet (and other signed jewelry)
Margot de Taxco silver