NYE & Co. – Online Estate Treasures Auction & Private Collection Sale
May 25th & 26th at 10am. Live online.
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973.984.6900

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — Nye & Company Auctioneers will kick off a two-day, three-session, online-only auction on Wednesday, May 25, with a 50-lot sale titled Property from a Private Collection. This sale features American, English and Continental furniture and fine and decorative art. Bidding starts promptly at 10 am Eastern time.

A Chic and Antique Estate Treasures Auction will begin immediately following, at around 11 am, and continue on into Day 2. Real-time internet bidding and absentee bidding will be provided, and telephone bidding is available on a limited basis.

The private collection sale is an assemblage of early American and English furniture and Nineteenth/Twentieth Century French furniture. Highlights include an early Philadelphia tilt-top scalloped-top tea table that retains a rich, old surface. There are also two rare Gothic Revival hexagonal marble top center tables, one of which is attributed to Alexander Jackson Davis and was potentially made by Alexander Roux, the well-known New York City cabinetmaker.

There are also two elaborately carved cornucopia armchairs attributed to John Henry Belter, the cabinetmaker who was an early pioneer of laminating wood for extreme effects in his designs. For those who prefer more opulent furniture of the later Nineteenth/early Twentieth Century, there is an ormolu-mounted cylinder-front desk by the cabinetmaker Francois Linke. There is also a signed Henry Dasson Parisian lacquered mahogany bonheur du jour.

The collection also features some fine art, ranging from two grand-scale Seventeenth/Eighteenth Century Italian Old Master paintings depicting “Abraham and the Three Angels” and the “Expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael.” The wide-ranging collection moves through the decades and includes an early Joseph Whiting Stock portrait of Martha Otis Bullock, which was once part of the personal collection of Connecticut dealers Arthur and Marguerite Riordan and retains the distinction of being one of, if not the highest price, ever paid for a Stock portrait at auction.

The maritime artist William Bradford (1823-1892) is also represented with his portrait of the whaleship Daniel Wood passing the lighthouse at Dumpling Rock at the western entrance of the New Bedford harbor. Continuing along with the Massachusetts-themed pictures, there are a number of paintings of Rockport, Mass., by the celebrated artist Anthony Thieme. John Terelak is well represented with a work depicting a Nantucket street titled “Nantucket Lilacs.”

The Chic and Antique Estate Treasures auction is anchored by a collection of Arts and Crafts Mission-style furniture by Stickley and Roycroft out of a private New Jersey collection. Rich in diversity of forms, this group primarily comprises modern Stickley pieces such as inlaid dining room chairs, dining tables, sideboards, low tables, bookcases and beds. Of particular importance is the set of six Harvey Ellis-style inlaid dining chairs and a Roycroft cellarette.

For those that prefer furniture from the Eighteenth Century, there are two carved bedsteads with testers. One has carved paw feet and can be attributed to Duncan Phyfe (or one of his contemporaries). The second is believed to be from the cabinetmaking center of Salem, Mass. Both beds retain a rich, warm dark brown color and an old, dry surface.

The sale also includes two Eighteenth Century John Durand portraits on canvas of a young lady and a gentleman. Both capture the quintessential spirit of the young American gentry. Another painting worth noting is by the American French Impressionist Edward-Alfred Cucuel. His oil on canvas depicts two women in a pond boat. The artist captures the sunlight in such a manner that highlights the two ladies in a verdant green landscape.

The sale also features a collection of pre-Columbian pottery from a private New York City collection. The group contains everything from painted bowls, deep dishes and storage vessels to large painted earthenware figures. This group is broad in scope and is truly a rare survival of archaeological treasures.

Finally, there is a small but elegant selection of jewelry, which includes an Art Deco platinum yellow and white diamond bracelet, an estate diamond and emerald ring and a platinum yellow gold circular starburst brooch.

The galleries are open for preview. During the online preview, May 11-25, people can bid online or in absentia at www.nyeandcompany.com, www.liveauctioneers.com, www.bidsquare.com and www.invaluable.com. For information, 973-984-6900.

Public Exhibition at Bloomfield Gallery: May 16th – 24th, Weekdays, 10am to 4pm. Preview/Pre-Bid online starting May 11th at nyeandcompany.com, invaluable.com, bidsquare.com and liveauctioneers.com.
Italian Old Master, Abraham and the Three Angels, 17th/18th C.
A Rococo Revival Rosewood Cornucopia Armchair, Attributed to John Henry Belter (1804-1863), New York, ca. 1850-1860
Gothic Revival Mahogany and Rosewood Center Table, Attributed to Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892) NY, ca. 1845-1850, Possibly made by Alexander Roux, NY
Joseph W. Stock (American, 1815-1855), Portrait of Martha Otis Bullock, oil on canvas
William Aiken Walker (American, 1839-1921) Pair of Portraits
Carved Mahogany Thermometer Lyre Wall Clock, S. Regan, New York, ca. 1815-1825
Louis XVI Style Parquetry Inlaid Cylinder Desk, Francois Linke, Paris, ca. 1880-1900
William Bradford (1823 -1892), ‘Whaleship Daniel Wood’, oil on canvas
Edward-Alfred Cucuel (American, 1875-1954), Oil on Canvas of Two Women
Top: Art Deco Platinum Yellow & White Diamond Bracelet; Bottom: Platinum Yellow Gold Circular Starburst Brooch
Purvis Young (1943-2010) , Oil on Paper, Untitled, Black Man Playing Harmonica
Pair of George II Mahogany Card Tables, English, 18th C.
William Skilling (American, b. 1940), Oil on Canvas, Whippet and Pup
L & J.G. Stickley Oak Sideboard
John Durand (Active 1765-1782) , Portrait of a Young Woman, Oil on Canvas
American School, 19th C., Portrait of Maria B. Bird of Virginia, Oil on Canvas
Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk