The Benefit Shop Red Carpet Auction
Wednesday, September 22 at 10 am
185 Kisco Avenue, Suite 101,
Mt. Kisco, NY10549
www.thebenefitshop.org

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. — A parade of interesting collections, one after another, will make their way across the block at he Benefit Shop Foundation during its Red Carpet auction on Wednesday, September 22, at 10 am, featuring antiques, jewelry, luxury fashion and decorative arts.
“We have several nice estates represented in this auction, all with a specific flavor, in addition to our usual selection of furniture, antiques, art and striking decorative objects,” said Pam Stone, owner and founder of the Benefit Shop Foundation. “We have tasteful selections of fashion from an Escada shawl to Judith Leiber bags, as well as a collection of illustration art, several of which depict cafe society at the turn of the century; in addition to art glass and fine perfume bottles from noted names such as Lalique.”

Among expected standouts in the auction will be a pair of Eighteenth Century Asian table lamps ($1,5/2,500) with hand painted ceramic bodies depicting several robed figures, dragons, butterflies, leaves and flowers.
Among the collections on offer is a grouping of folk art objects from a waterfront Rye, N.Y., home, part of the late Arthur Liman estate. The noted lawyer, who was chief counsel when the US Senate investigated the Iran-Contra Affair, and his wife were avid art collectors. This sale will include a smattering of interesting and whimsical objects from their collection, including some folky and abstract pieces.

The furniture category is another one that shows the breadth of this auction, kicking off with a Joe D’Urso Bieffeplast, Italy, glass top pedestal dining table ($500-$3,000) that has a frosted glass round top over a black conical steel pedestal, 48 by 28 inches; a profusely carved antique wooden hall chair ($100/800) with figures of a satyr and a female flanking a shield, 49½ inches tall; and a three-drawer antique Chinese cupboard ($500-$1,000) with open fretwork, dovetailing and pierced floral, vine and leaf detail, 71 by 40 by 23 inches.
Midcentury Modern offerings are still highly sought-after, and this auction boasts an array of pieces, led by a pair of Thayer Coggin tufted leather barrel back chairs ($500-$3,000) in a vibrant green tone, each is 25 by 30 inches; an Edward Ferrell Lewis Mittman sideboard ($500-$2,000) with brass inlay and each drawer having a dangling brass handle, 70 by 35 by 21 inches, and an oversized George Nelson saucer bubble pendant light ($200-$2,000) bought by the consignor from Herman Miller in the late 1970s, 18 inches tall and with a 38-inch diameter.
Also featured in this category are a circa 1960s Warren Platner for Knoll metal glass table having a 44-inch diameter ($500-$2,000) top, a 1960s Arco floor lamp in stainless steel ($500-$2,000) measuring 7 feet, 11 inches tall; and a vintage wooden Danish hutch and sideboard with a teak finish ($50-$500) having six graduated drawers, carved wood handles and five adjustable shelves behind sliding glass panes, 71¼ by 71 by 19½ inches deep, possibly Hans Wegner or in the style of.
From a collection of perfume bottles crossing the block are a J.L. Garcin art glass perfume bottle in frosted glass painted with ornate floral designs, 2001, with a frosted glass stopper ($100/400), 7 inches tall; two signed Michael Nourot paperweight perfume bottles ($100/400) having plum forms with pink and violet-toned detail in addition to clear bubble designs and teardrop stoppers, biggest is 5 inches tall; and a signed Roland artisan glass perfume bottle ($100/300) in iridescent glass having hues of amber and cranberry with a pointed stopper, 5 inches tall.

From a collection of Waterford crystal will come a curated selection of choice pieces that will cross the block along with Italian ceramics and Asian porcelain.
Two Eighteenth Century grandfather clocks will cross the block. First up is a signed Briant grandfather clock ($200-$1,000), French, with a tall, hand painted case having intricate floral, vine and leaf detail, 90 inches tall. Next up is a signed antique Peter Bower tall case clock ($200/800), English, having an ornate gold-toned clock face with black hands and Roman numerals. The 75½-inch-tall clock has fine carved detail on the case.
Buyers can always count on finding a variety of artwork in the Red Carpet auctions and this sale runs the gamut from illustration art spanning several decades to European landscapes and much more. Highlights include a signed James Edwin Meadows oil on canvas ($2,5/3,500) of an English countryside scene titled “Children Playing by a Cottage,” 42 by 30 inches; a signed Irma Deremeaux watercolor painting ($100/400) depicting early Twentieth Century partygoers, 20-1/8 by 30-5/8 inches; and a graphite drawing of a cubist-style woman that is signed Picasso ($100-$1,000), 9½ by 11-3/8 inches.

Rounding out the auction will be six ceramic sculptures by Sergio Bustamante, including a toucan egg ceramic sculpture ($150/500) depicting four colorful toucan birds breaking free from an egg; an ornate National gilt-bronze antique cashier ($500-$2,000), circa 1910, 17 by 19 by 16 inches; and a C.M. Russell signed bronze “Stagecoach” sculpture ($500-$1,500) cast in the traditional lost wax casting process. The sculpture bears subtle modeling, a rich patina and a marble base and measures 23 by 9 by 8½ inches.
The auction gallery is at 185 Kisco Avenue, Suite 201. For information, 914-864-0707 or www.thebenefitshop.org.

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Pair Vintage Danish MCM Chairs Pair Signed MICHAEL NOUROT
Paperweight Perfume Bottles
Pair Collectible Vintage Toby Mugs, Staffordshire England
Pair Antique Victorian Side Chairs w Casters
Vintage Gothic Church Pendant Light
Signed Sergio Bustamante Toucan Egg Ceramic Sculpture
Retro Sterling Silver Vermeil Bead Flower Brooch
Pair Hand Crafted Plaster Pink Flamingo Lawn Statue
Industrial Modern Metal Wavy Leg Side Table