Butterscotch Auction  – Estates Auction
July 21
Bedford, NY (914)764-4609
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BEDFORD, N.Y. — More than 500 lots of fine art, decorative arts, furniture, silver and jewelry sourced from local estates will cross the block at Butterscotch Auction on July 21.

Leading the sale is a gilt bronze spiral-form abstract sculpture by Italian artist Arnaldo Pomodoro (b 1926).Titled “Torre e Spirale” [Tower and Spiral], Studio I, the 1985 work is 17 inches high ($25/35,000). In 2021 the gallery sold another work by the artist — a 22-inch pyramid-shaped sculpture that hammered down at $55,000 against a $30/40,000 estimate.

Two other abstract works of particular note include a depiction of a seated female delineated in the palette-knife impasto of Kim Heung Sou (South Korean, 1919-2014), oil on canvas, 36 by 29 inches ($10/15,000) and an oil on canvas titled “Message Archaic” by Israeli artist Moshe Elazar Castel (1909-1991), 32 by 39¼ inches ($8/12,000).

Among the plethora of paintings, prints and sculpture that will be up for grabs is a figural landscape work by American artist Lilla Cabot Perry (1848-1933) titled “The Golfer.” Depicting a kimono-garbed female golfer shielding her eyes from the summer sun, the 32-by-25-inch oil is estimated at $7/9,000.

Several hundred lots of furniture and decorative arts are led by an important American tall case clock by the seminal Boston clockmaker and entrepreneur Aaron Willard (1757-1844). The 96-inch clock features an inlaid mahogany case with a fretwork crest and a well-preserved, painted face with Roman numeral chapter ring ($18/24,000).

Another rare and rather interesting piece of Boston furniture is an early American pianoforte by the brothers William & Adam Bent, the first piano makers of Boston proper. The brothers were former apprentices of the first Massachusetts piano maker, Benjamin Crehore (1765-1831) of Milton, and went into business for themselves at 90 Newbury Street in 1798. Dating to 1800-1807, when the Bents’ shop was located at 26 Orange Street, the example at Butterscotch has a nameboard that features a well-painted floral scroll, which may be the work of famed Boston ornamental painter John Ritto Penniman (1782-1841). Both Penniman and cabinetmaker Thomas Seymour are known to have worked on cases for the Bent brothers’ pianos, of which there are only four other examples known. The Butterscotch example has an estimate of $4/6,000 and may very well be of institutional interest.

More than 100 lots of silver and jewelry will be on offer, led by a pair of diamond studs of very fine quality.

Accompanied by a GIA report that states that each stone weighs 1.5 carats, is F color and VS2 clarity, the earrings are expected to sell somewhere between $24/30,000.

Among the many and various sundries included in the sale is a single-owner collection of fine bindings from a Wayne, Penn., home; Chinese porcelain and works of art dating back to the Kangxi period; Eighteenth and early Nineteenth Century English and Continental furniture sourced from an important Bedford home; and several fine Caucasian carpets and rugs from a historic Stonington, Conn., residence.

The live auction will commence at 10:30 am Eastern time, with bidding by phone, absentee and online via the gallery’s website, www.butterscotchauction.com, LiveAuctioneers and Invaluable. A limited preview of select items will take place at 608 Old Post Road on Saturday, July 20, 11 am to 5 pm. For information, 914-764-4609.

LILLA CABOT PERRY (American, 1848-1933) The Golfer $7,000-9,000
AARON WILLARD TALL CASE CLOCK BOSTON (1757-1844) $18,000-24,000
MARIE LAURENCIN (French, 1883-1956) Portrait of a woman $10,000-15,000
ARNALDO POMODORO (California / Italy, b. 1926) Torre E Spirale, Studio I $25,000-35,000
QING DYNASTY ZITAN DISPLAY CABINET $1,500-2,500
DIAMONDS with GIA REPORT EACH STONE: l.5ct,F, VS2 $24,000-30,000
ANTIQUE CHINESE DESK 33 x 48 x 24 in. $2,000-3,000
LATE 19th C.SERAPI CARPET I I ft. 9 in. x 9 ft. 5 in. $4,000-6,000
WILLIAM &ADAM BENT BOSTON, c. 1800-1807 $4,000-6,000
GEORGE II STERLING SILVER KETTLE & STAND $1,200-1,800 info@butterscotchauction.com

ANDRE LHOTE (French, 1885-1962) Figure among flora Watercolor on paper $3,000-5,000
FREDERICK WILLIAM MacMONNIES (American, 1863-193 7) Pan of Rohallion $3,000-5,000
MARJORIE FITZGIBBON (Irish, 1930-2018) Bust of a gentleman $3,000-5,000
HEUNG SOU KIM (South Korea, 1919-2014) Seated Female Figure $15,000-25,000
SHINTO ISHIDO KATANA BLADE Edo Period (Mid 17th Century) $10,000-15,000
19th C. ENGLISH CARVED LETTER HANGING WALL RACK $3,000-4,000
PRE-WAR ENGRAVED GEBRUDER ADAMY SHOTGUN I $2,000-3,000
LATE 19th C. SERAPI CARPET 12 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft. 4 in. $4,000-6,000
(6pc) GEORGE Ill STERLING COFFEE & TEA SET $2,000-2,500