John McInnis – May Auction Extravaganza
Saturday, May 11th at 11 am
At our Gallery 76 Main Street – Amesbury, MA
Mcinnisauctions.com

AMESBURY, MASS. — An auction extravaganza featuring part three of the Burbridge Foundation Collection out of Oklahoma City, plus other items from local estates and collections, is scheduled for Saturday, May 11, starting at 11 am Eastern time by John McInnis Auctioneers, online and live in the Amesbury gallery.

More than 650 lots will come up for bid in two sessions. Session 1 will feature decorative arts, paintings, bronzes, sculptures, porcelains, enamels, clocks, furniture, lamps and chandeliers. Session 2 will showcase jewelry, silver and Asian art and objects. Internet bidding will be hosted on two platforms, LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com.

The Burbridge Foundation Collection demonstrates the keen eye of Robert Burbridge (1907-1994), who began scouring the country for antiques in the 1950s. Session 1 sale of the collection was conducted at Sotheby’s in New York in the fall of 1996, two years after the Burbridge’s death. The remainder of the collection has been in storage for the better part of 25 years.

“Decades ago, when I first met up with Mr Burbridge at his 15,000-square-foot warehouse in Oklahoma City, I was astounded at the quality of the items and the vast array of merchandise,” said John McInnis of John McInnis Auctioneers. “There were scores of paintings, rows of bronzes, marble and sculptures. Exploring with a flashlight, I rediscovered one remarkable object after another.” For the auction, the collection was shipped in three moving trucks to Amesbury.

Paintings certain to attract bidder interest include an oil on canvas by the German-born French genre and portrait painter Henri-Guillaume Schlesinger (1814-1893), titled “At the Mirror,” signed and dated 1863 and measuring 44 by 35½ inches (10/20,000); and a Seventeenth Century British School portrait of Sir Edward Sherburne (1618-1702), the English poet, translator and royalist, 49 by 39½ inches minus frame ($3/5,000).

A bronze sculpture by the Nineteenth Century French sculptor Duchoiselle titled “Fishing Allegory / Native American Woman,” 24 inches tall, signed and dated 1864, has an estimate of $10/15,000; while a marble sculpture by the Italian sculptor Fortunato Galli (1850-1918), titled “The Broken Plate,” 36 inches tall, signed “F. Galli Firenza,” dated 1885, should bring $5/10,000.

Tiffany lamps are expected to make the sale’s list of top lots. An early Tiffany table lamp signed “GDT Co.” has a center post sleeved to allow the glass shade to drop, exposing the socket and bulb, 20 inches tall ($18/24,000).

A Tiffany Studios (N.Y.) bronze counterbalance floor lamp with alligator finish, 53½ inches tall, has an 8¼-inch shade marked “L.C.T. Favrile,” #619 ($4/8,000). A Tiffany Studios Arabian Favrile glass boudoir lamp with conical shade, 14¼ inches tall, is decorated with applied prunts and signed “L.C.T Favrile” ($3/5,000).

A French Louis XVI solid gilt bronze table, heavily adorned with gilt bronze mounts, the top set with a 19-inch porcelain plaque painted with a full-length portrait of Louis XVI, signed, is estimated $8/18,000. Also, a French ormolu mounted ebonized credenza, the tall shaped case having two glazed ogee doors opening to three shelves that flank a center door that opens to a velvet-lined shelf, 45½ by 72 by 19 inches, should hit $4/8,000.

A Renaissance Revival walnut and mahogany bookcase, elaborately carved with figural dragon crest, egg and dart mouldings, running acanthus leaves, scrolls and North Wind entablature, 94 by 50 inches, has an estimate of $5/15,000; while an Adams period serpentine sideboard with floral and classical portrait scenes and decorated with bellflower and swans, one drawer over a two-shelf cabinet, should command $1/2,000.

An important Nineteenth Century Chinese porcelain moon flask, 19½ inches tall, each side painted with large reserves of figures and bat form handles applied to the base of the neck, is expected to fetch $5/10,000. Also, a set of 12 German 800 silver plates, marked for Buccholz and Zelt, with open work rims, each plate 12 inches across, total weight 210 troy ounces , should ring up $3/4,000.

A pietra dura marble-top table having a birds, fruits and floral motif, with an elegant scrolling wrought iron base, 29½ by 27¼ inches, has an estimate of $2/4,000. Also, a museum-quality Aesthetic Movement bronze porcelain urn depicting birds in a landscape with dogwood blossoms, 31 inches tall, should gavel for $4/8,000.

A Gothic Revival tall clock with Westminster chime, 12-inch dial, moon phase and choice of three chimes, powered by a pendulum regulated, weight-driven movement, made by Colonial Manufacturing Co. and signed “H.W.N.,” 96 inches tall, is expected to chime on time for $3/6,000. Also, a Nineteenth Century French gilt chandelier with exotic glass, applied green glass leaves with blown glass grapes, 36 by 27 inches, carries an estimate of $1,5/3,000.

The Amesbury gallery at 76 Main Street will be open for live previews from Sunday, May 5, through Saturday, May 10, from 1 to 5 pm Eastern time; and from 9 am on throughout the day on auction day, May 11. For information, www.mcinnisauctions.com or 978-388-0400.

A LIVE AUCTION EVENT
Featuring property from the Burbridge Foundation Collection of Oklahoma City, OK, and property from several local estates and collections
OVER 600 LOTS TO BE SOLD
Session One: lots 1-398 to include Decorative Arts, Paintings, Bronzes, Sculptures, Porcelain, Enamels, Clocks, Furniture, Lamps and Chandeliers, Session Two: lots 399-658 to include Jewelry, Silver, Asian
Absentee and Phone bidding Accepted
FOR MORE INFO PLEASE CALL: 800-822-1417 | Ma Lic#770
AUCTIONEERS NOTE: It is with great pleasure to have accepted the contract to handle part three of the Burbridge Foundation Collection (the first having been held at Sotheby’s, NYC in the fall of 1996, shortly after the death of Robert Burbridge in 1994). This collection demonstrates the keen eye of Robert Burbridge (1907-1994), who began scouring the country for antiques in the 195O’s. We invite you to discover for yourself this collection which has been in storage for over 25 years.
Gallery Opens Sunday, May 5th thru Saturday, May 11th for Live Preview
Preview is open from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Preview opens 9 am auction day, preview throughout the day
Licensed in: Mass 770 | NH2182 | ME Auc840 | FL au2662
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