Estate Of Mind – Two Session Estate Auction
May 21, 2022
195 Derby Road, Middletown, NY 10940
www.EstateOfMind.biz
estateofmind2009@yahoo.com
(845) 386-4403

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — A two-session auction featuring militaria, fine art, antiques, postcards, Midcentury Modern design, coins and jewelry will be conducted on Saturday, May 21, by EstateOfMind. Internet bidding will be facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com.

Session 1, starting at 11 am Eastern time, will be dedicated to militaria and firearms. Offered will be Winchester Model 52 rifles and target rifles; rare Colt SA revolvers; and an 1863 Civil War letter signed by Gen. A.E. Burnside, with Burnside Rifles content. Sold in Session 2 will be a 1945 oil on board painting of a World War II float plane with clouds, signed by artist Eric Sloane.

Weapons of note will include a rare circa 1940 Winchester Model 75 bolt-action rifle with BSA 20-150 X scope (serial #7591), with original box and papers; a rare circa 1920 Colt .45 caliber single-action revolver (serial #348185), with a barrel measuring 7½ inches long; a circa 1950-60 Colt .45 single-action nickel-plated revolver (serial #45640) with a 4½-inch barrel; and five Winchester Model 52 rifles.

Session 2, immediately following, will consist of items from Tuxedo Park and Hamptonburgh, N.Y.; Oceanside, N.Y.; and Warwick, N.Y., with estate vehicles that include a 1972 Chevrolet Malibu with 94,132 miles on the odometer; a 1971 Chevrolet Impala convertible and other cars. In all, more than 650 lots will come up for bid in Session 2, encompassing multiple categories.

The Midcentury Modern furniture and lighting will feature names such as Noguchi, Bruno Mathsson, Carl-Axel Acking, Knoll and Bertoia. A postcard collection contains more than 12,000 pieces. Also sold will be Victorian cast iron garden furniture, Oriental carpets, original artwork, sports memorabilia, Meissen porcelain, Americana, clocks, autographs and ephemera.

The artwork category will be highlighted by an etching by James McNeil Whistler titled “La Robe Rouge,” with autographed letters; a Buddhist purity scroll; a circa 1951 watercolor abstract painting signed by Albert Alcalay, 9 by 50 inches; and a circa 1850 oil on canvas painting signed by Australian artist Nicolai Habbe (1827-1889) titled “Picking Flowers.”

Fans of Midcentury Modern will be treated to Florence Knoll three-drawer teak/laminated dressers; a Hans Wegner drop-leaf sewing table; six 1959 NK-Incredning Carl-Axel Acking armchairs designed for the Swedish embassy in Tokyo; Bertoia diamond wirework patio chairs and a pair of Pollock for Knoll leather armchairs.

Watches and jewelry will feature a scarce Art Deco 18K yellow gold pomegranate brooch with articulating shell, circa 1940, made in France with hallmarks; a circa 1980 contemporary modern 18K yellow gold, stone, shell and diamond leopard brooch, signed Asch Grossbardt; a Rolex 18K white and yellow gold Observatory/Chronometre, circa 1920; and a lot of six vintage estate watches, including examples from Omega, Harmon and Movado, all of them circa 1940 to 1960.

Americana will include an early Newport School fireside walnut and fruitwood wing/easy chair with original muslin, horsehair and sackcloth and remnants of the original upholstery, circa 1770; a cast iron “Green Tree” Fire Insurance plaque, circa 1805; Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century country painted cupboards, blanket boxes and miniatures; and some Eighteenth Century painted Windsor chairs.

Coins will be highlighted by a rare key date 1877 $3 Indian Princess US gold coin, AU-55; a 1927-P US Peace silver dollar; and a collection of uncirculated Morgan silver dollars. Sports items will include a rare, early hand-stitched figure-8 baseball, Nineteenth Century; a copy of the book All My Octobers, signed by Mickey Mantle, with COA; and many vintage gem-mint cards.

Autographs and ephemera will feature a Charlie Chaplin typed letter, signed and dated Nov. 1953; a Napoleon Bonaparte military request for leave dated Nov. 3, 1807; an Enrico Caruso autographed postcard from 1905; a Bram Stoker manuscript letter, Lyceum Theatre, dated Feb. 13, 1883; and a Gilbert & Sullivan signed letter, D’Oyly Opera Company, circa 1891-1900.

Decorative accessories will include a baroque silver and copper eight-arm chandelier signed “GSS,” circa 1905-10; a pair of classical silver 800 five-light candelabra, signed with hallmarks; two Nineteenth Century Louis Vuitton trunks; a pair of Nineteenth or Twentieth Century Italian carrara marble guardian angels, 40 inches tall; a Chinese porcelain “Double Happiness” blue and white temple jar, Eighteenth/Nineteenth Century, 17¼ inches tall; and Oriental rugs.

A live, gallery preview will be conducted on Friday, May 20, from 11 am to 5 pm, and Saturday, May 21, from 8 to 10 am (all times Eastern), or by appointment. EstateOfMind is at 195 Derby Road. For information, www.estateofmind.biz or 845-386-4403.

Preview: Friday, May 20th: 11am-5pm & Saturday, May 21st: 8am-10am or by appointment
SESSION 1 MILITARIA & GUNS WILL BEGIN AT 11AM WITH A NICE SELECTION OF FIRARMS INCL. WINCHESTER TARGET RIFLES, COLT SA REVOLVERS & EPHEMERA
SESSION 2 WILL START IMMMEDIATELY AFTER SESSION 1 WITH ITEMS FROM TUXEDO PARK, HAMPTONBURGH AND OCEANSIDE, LONG ISLAND. FEATURING MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE & LIGHTING BY NOGUCHI, BRUNO MATHSSON, CARL-AXEL ACKING, KNOLL, BERTOIA & OTHERS. HUGE POSTCARD & TRADE CARD COLLECTION W/12,000 PLUS, VICTORIAN CAST IRON GARDEN FURNITURE, ORIENTAL CARPETS, JEWELRY, COINS, ARTWORK, SPORTS RELATED, MEISSEN PORCELAIN, SIGNED 8 ARM SILVER CHANDELIER. OVER 650 LOTS.
LOT (4) BERTOIA DIAMOND CHAIRS, 20TH C.
LARGE COLLECTION OF POSTCARDS – 12,000+
1972 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE MALIBU, VIN# 1D37H2B639163, MILEAGE 94,132
PAIR CLASSICAL SILVER 800 (5) LIGHT CANDELABRA SIGNED WITH HALLMARKS, 20TH C., H. 18”
RARE CHINESE PORCELAIN “DOUBLE HAPPINESS” BLUE/ WHITE TEMPLE JAR, 18/19TH C., H. 17 1/4” (COMES WITH CERTIFICATE OF ANTIQUITY FROM “CHINA ARTS MERCHANTS” APRIL 26TH 1974)
1971 CHEVROLET IMPALA CONVERTIBLE, VIN. # 1646714140586, MILEAGE 1 – 33224
O/M W.W.II U.S. NAVY/ARMY AIR- FORCE FLOAT PLANE (ONE OF ONLY 10 BUILT) SIGNED ERIC SLOANE 1945 (1905-1985 NEW YORK, CONN.),
24” X 30”
RARE COLT 45 CAL. SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER, SER. # 348185, BBL L. 7 1/2”, C. 1920
RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 75 BOLT ACTION RIFLE W/BSA 20-150 X SCOPE, C. 1940, SER.# 7591 WITH ORIGINAL BOX, BROCHURE & PAPERS
FINE COLT 45 CAL. SINGLE ACTION NICKLE PLATED REVOLVER, SER. # 45640 SA BBL L. 4 1/2”, C. 1950/60
LEICA 111G CAMERA W/ EXTRA LENSES INCL. EDNALITE TELEPHOTO F-9 CM 1:4, SUMMICRON F-5 CM, SUMMARON F-3.5 CM W/FITTED LEATHER CASE AND ASSORTED FILTERS
FLORENCE KNOLL THREE DRAWER TEAK/LAMINATED DRESSER, 20TH C., H. 29”, W. 36”, D. 19 1/2”
ORIGINAL EARLY CAST IRON/ GREEN TREE FIRE INSURANCE PLAQUE, C. 1805,
12 1/4” X 8 1/2”
1928-P PEACE SILVER DOLLAR AU
RARE ISAMU NOQUCHI CHERRY/FIBER TABLE LAMP, C. 1940/50, H. 16”
FINE ANTIQUE DEEP BLUE GROUND SAROUK (SIGNED), 19TH C., 8 1/2’ X 11’
SET (6) NK-INREDNING CARL-AXEL ACKING “TOKYO” ARMCHAIRS (DESIGNED FOR SWEDISH EMBASSY IN TOKYO – 1959) W/ DESIGNER M.C.M. TABLE, C. 1960, H. 29” D. 60”
PR. ITALIAN CARRERA MARBLE GUARDIAN ANGELS, 19/20TH C., H. 40”
EXCEPTIONAL BAROQUE HEAVY SILVER/COPPER HAND CHASED REPOSSE (8) ARM CHANDELIER SIGNED/INITIALED GSS W/HOURGLASS, C. 1905/1910,
H. 39’, D. 24”
RARE 1877 (3) DOLLAR INDIAN PRINCESS KEY DATE AU-55+
POLLOCK FOR KNOLL LEATHER ARMCHAIRS, 20TH C.
SEMI-ANTIQUE EXCEPTIONAL PERSIAN ISPAHAN CARPET, 20TH C., 6’ X 10’ 2”
RARE CHINESE BUDDHIST SCROLL, 17/18TH C., H. 60”, W. 38” (NEEDS CONSERVATION)
VICTORIAN CLASSICAL GRAND TOUR CAST IRON URN W/GRECIAN BACCHANALIAN PROCESSION DECORATION (POSSIBLY ADAMS & STORRIE MAKERS PHILA) C. 1870,
H. 37”, W. 22”
LOT (13) ASSORTED DANISH MODERN VASES/BOXES, 20TH C., SIGNED RORSTRAND, H. 6”
LOT (6) VINTAGE ESTATE WATCHES INCL. OMEGA SEAMASTER, OMEGA AUTOMATIC, HARMON CHRONOGRAPH, MOVADO, ATOMIC 14KT ROSE GOLD & KINGSTON 25; C. 1950/60
HANS WEGNER TEAK DROP LEAF SEWING TABLE, 20TH C., H. 23 1/2”, W. 25”, D. 23”
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