STANTON AUCTIONS IMPORTANT AMERICANA & FINE ART
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20TH AT 10AM
106 EAST LONGMEADOW RD., HAMPDEN, MA 01036
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PREVIEW: SUNDAY 1-4PM, MON-FRI 10AM-4PM,
SATURDAY (day of sale) 8:30AM-10AM
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What a follow up to our blockbuster 2016 Opener! Most Important Period Furniture; Important Paintings; Fabulous Folk Art & Americana in quantity, quality & diversity… From Charleston, SC to Newport, RI to Boston & NYC – You’ll find it here! From Jewelry & Coins to Oriental Rugs & Asian Objects – It’s HERE! Proceed to our internet sites for all the detail you will need & DON’T MISS THIS ONE!!!
Louis Moeller (1855-1930) 8″x10″ o/c genre scene w 2 male musicians reading music & playing their instru-ments
Superb museum quality Pilgrim Century ca 1680-1720 Boston area Prince of Wales crested bannister back mixed hard woods armchair in early crusty dry black paint over orig Spanish Brown – this fabulous form arm-chair is completely original throughout incl the seat w ZERO repairs & is from a long time State of Maine col-lection – See Sack, Fine Points of Furniture page 16 “BEST” for similar (one of the best early armchairs we’ve sold)
Outstanding Wm & Mary ca 1725-1745 Boston black walnut stretcher based dish top tea table w shaped apron & wonderful turnings – 26 1/4″ x 23 1/4″ top x 27 3/4″ tall
Outstanding QA period ca 1735-1755 carved mahog Newport, RI porringer top tea table attrib to the Goddard /Townsend group – 35″ x 22″ top x 26 1/2″ tall
Extremely fine & rare period Chippendale ca 1755-1775 Charleston, SC highest quality Cuban mahog 2 over 3 drawer bachelor chest w fretwork quarter columns & elegant hardware attrib to Thomas Elfe – 31 3/4″ case width
Spectacular Johann Mongels Culverhouse (1820/25-1891/95) 28″x44″ o/c Dutch winter scene w many figures skating, fishing, walking, etc, under a bright blue sky titled Lake Near Rotterdam, Holland
2 outstanding period Chippendale ca 1770’s/80’s mahog 4 dr New England oxbow ball & claw ft chests – the inlaid example attrib to Joseph Short of Newburyport, MA & the other from Providence, RI… See our internet sites for many more fine period cases
Brian Coole 17″x29 1/2″ o/bd well detailed marine scene depicting Hurst Castle near Southampton featuring many boats, figures, structures, etc… 1 of 2 fine Brian Coole oils in this sale
Extremely rare & most important exquisite Chinese Chippendale china fret tea table from Charleston, SC ca 1750-1770 attrib to the workshop of Thomas Elfe – This is a solid mahogany table (not laminated as a British example would be) featuring intertwined or looped lazy 8’s within the fretwork – associated w Thomas Elfe – As important a piece of period Southern furniture that has ever come on the market (perhaps one of a kind) 23 1/2″ x 22″ x 27 1/2″tall
Exceptional QA ca 1755 Boston or Salem, MA carved mahog fan carved bonnet top highboy in completely orig cond incl desirable surface – 86″ tall – one of 3 period high chests in this sale
Fine & rare form ca 1870 Boston “Blackhawk” copper trotting horse weathervane stamped “Harris & Co” – flat-tened full body form w fine detail throughout & excellent untouched verdigris surfaces & cond – 20 1/2″ tall x 27″ long… See our internet sites for more weathervanes
2 Outstanding period Wm & Mary ca 1725-1745 crotch walnut veneered Boston 2 over 3 drawer ball ft chests – one in completely orig untouched cond
Great set of 6 18thC late Wm & Mary highly carved walnut tall bannister back dining chairs w wooden seats – 48″ tall… See our internet sites for all 35 period chairs
2 ca 1735-1755 Boston or Salem, MA carved walnut lowboy/dressing tables – one fan carved and the other w concave drawer… See our internet sites for another fine period lowboy attrib to Eliphalet Chapin of East Win-dsor, CT
Wonderful late 19thC folk art driftwood bird tree featuring 7 wood carved & orig painted birds – 22 1/2″ tall x 24″ wide… See our internet sites for the entire collection of exceptional Treen
NOTE: This ad could easily have been 3 times this size! Check either of our internet sites for the com-plete picture, come to one of our week long preview days & DON’T MISS THIS IMPORTANT AUCTION!
AUCTIONEER: PETER STANTON IMLER MA LICENSE #440 CATERED
TERMS OF SALE: Cash or KNOWN check unless cleared with management in advance. .
We accept cash, check, MC, VISA, DISCOVER & AM EX.
We accept LIVE, Absentee, Phone & ONLINE Bidding
ACCESSIBLE: From Rte 91 North & South &/or The Mass Pike (Rte 90). We are a suburb of Springfield, MA. A call for directions will save you time: 413-566-3161…Or print them off the website at www.stantonauctions.com
NOTE: In case of SEVERE Weather, the Auction could be postponed to the following day (SUNDAY at the same time)… Hint: Flurries are NOT severe enough… Call if in doubt!
Robert Raudner (born 1853 German) 10″x14″ o/c forest landscape w lake & mountain background
sgnd Otto Weil (1884-1929) 28″x36″ o/c harbor scene w many boats w figures on board & structures
Alfred Russell Fuller (1899-1980) very large 20″x40″ o/c seascape depicting waves crashing on a rocky coast & Horace Brown (1876-1949) 32″x40″ o/c winter snow covered land/riverscape
Very early ca 1710 New England 2 drawer (presents as a 2 over 3) ball ftd cherry blanket chest w arch molded front in old barn finish – 42″ tall x 39″ wide x 18 1/2″ deep
Period Chippendale ca 1755-1775 Dutchess County NY fine quality Cuban mahog ball & talon ft corner chair
Wonderful form period Chippendale ca 1755-1775 Boston carved mahog ball & claw ft dining table w shell carved knees & cupid bow apron on ball & talon feet attrib to George Bright – 41″ long
Extremely rare pr of ca 1730-1750 QA Boston or NYC mirrors in mahog on pine w orig carved birds, back boards & mirror glass from the estate of noted antiquarian Lawrence Feinberg of NYC – (PAIRS of orig 18thC mirrors are nearly unheard of) – 30″ tall x 23″ wide
Fine form Wm & Mary period ca 1720 Boston burl walnut veneer on white pine high chest – 61″ tall… One of 3 pe-riod highboys in this sale
Stacks of period furniture incl these blanket chests in many different sizes & original paint
very fine QA period ca 1755 Boston or Salem, MA carved mahog bracket base 4 drawer slant lid desk w exceptional triple shell carved stepped interior – 38 3/4″ case width… See our internet sites for many more fine period desks
Private collection of Chinese Canton… See our internet sites for the rest of the Asian collection
Max Ginsberg (1931-) 36″x22″ o/c laid on board orig cover illustration for the book “The Hill of Evil Counsel” by Amous Oz depicting a Jerusalem street under British occupation during the 1940’s (Ginsberg painted the covers of 2 other Oz books)
2 Clara Fairfield Perry (1870-1941) paintings incl a 24 1/4″ x 30″ o/c of water lilies & a 24″x25″ o/bd depicting floral branches against a body of water
Wonderful quality pencil sgnd JG Brown ca 1881 black & white engraving of a group of children buying apples from an elderly apple seller – published by Fishel Adler Co NY also pencil sgnd by the engraver -in a wonderful vintage frame – 21 1/4″ x 19 3/4″
Attrib Albert Nemethy Sr 7 1/2″ x 17″ o/wood panel of the steam paddle wheeler GENUNDEWAH built at Canandai-gua, NY ca 1900 in fine gilded pine molded frame
Early 19thC NY State 15″x12″ gouache on paper very well rendered compote of fruit theorem in orig gilded, molded pine frame – vibrant colors & paper water mark in upper left corner
Brian Coole 12″x15″ o/bd NY Harbor scene as seen from The Statue of Liberty featuring many boats w skyline in distance – 1 of 2 Brian Coole oils in this sale
Showing about 25% of the fabulous collection of orig ptd & fine patina antique Treen incl baskets, boxes, bowls, but-ter stamps, carriers, cricket stool etc shown on a mid 18thC North Shore, MA or Southern NH birch & pine 1 dr stretcher based tavern table w large overhanging 1 board breadboard ended top… See our internet sites for the rest of the treen & several more tavern tables
Late 19thC 12″ fully jointed peg wooden doll – also known as a Dutch Doll & a Mid-19thC Napoleonic Creche doll w clay hands, head & feet in vintage clothing – 12 1/2″ doll… See our internet sites for more antique doll & child re-lated items
Fine 19thC Welsh barstool w leather upholstered seat & back – 45 1/2″ tall
wonderful early paint dec sled retaining orig white painted surface w gold & blue stenciling & orig landscape paint-ing w a lake & mountain in background – sled runners end w amazing swan head detail – marked on bottom “#1 Brand Sample” – a truly great piece of folk art from a prominent State of Maine collection – 35″ long x 16″ wide
large early 20thC carved & orig painted spread wing eagle clutching a shield & w “Live & Let Live” banner in its beak – 47″ wide x 17″ tall
Stacks (literally) of New England period furniture incl these 3 18thC tavern tables… See our internet sites for de-tails on these & MORE tavern tables
Private collection of antique cast iron orig painted doorstops
Fine late 19thC small gilt & molded copper spread wing eagle weathervane perched on a ball from a prominent State of Maine folk art collection – 10″ tall w 13″ wingspan
Late 19thC rare form pine carved swan weathervane w traces of orig white paint – 32″ long
7’8″x10’1″ antique Heriz Oriental rm size rug… See our internet sites for all 30 Oriental Rugs
Showing some of the fine estate jewelry incl 14k gold necklaces, bracelets, rings, etc w amethyst, diamond, blue to-paz, pearls, gold coins, Piaget pocket watch, etc
18thC QA period mahog carved pie crust tilt top tea table from Dutchess County NY featuring acanthus leaf carved shaft, knees & feet ending w Aris toes; Period Chippendale ca 1755 Boston or Salem, MA fine form carved mahog handkerchief shaped tilt top ball & claw ft tea table & a Wonderful early period Chippendale ca 1750 Boston carved mahog 2 tier dish top dumb waiter featuring spiral urn shaft, shell carved knees & ball & talon feet
Wonderful selection of period Federal/Hepplewhite/Sheraton stands incl these beautifully carved &/or exotic inlaid sewing & writing examples… See our internet sites for details on these & more
Federal period ca 1790-1810 beautiful Portsmouth, NH mahog 4 drawer chests w tiger & birdseye maple drawer fronts incl this bowfront w flared French feet & a fluted leg turreted corner example, both in great cond… See our internet sites for more bowfronts & other fine chests
Victorian carved walnut turtle top marble top table w stretcher base; 19thC Victorian carved walnut 6 drawer lock-side chest w rare & very attractive birdseye maple drawer fronts & brass embossed hardware & a 19thC Vict aes-thetic movement carved walnut & burlwood 2 dr library table… See our internet sites for much more Vict through fine Custom furniture
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