William Smith Massive Sunday Estate Auction
Antiques, Modern, Decorative, Artwork, Porcelains, Books, Asian & More!!!
Smith’s Auction Gallery • 1064 Route 12-A Plainfield, NH
Auction: Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 10:00am
Preview: Friday, January 27, 2017 from 12:00-5:00pm
and morning of sale from 8:00
Plan to join us for an exciting auction event with 400+ lots.
We will be selling clean period antiques and modern furnishings from several lovely VT&NH homes. The focus will be on must-have furnishings and accessories to upgrade your homes décor along with all the artwork and curiosities to make your friends and family envious … This will be an un-cataloged sale and requests will be welcome.
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IN PART: 19th C PA corner cupboard, reeded and scalloped details; 19th C. country pie safe, apple green paint; 19th C. country farm table, old surface (low); country School Master’s desk; 19th C. country lined dry sink; Chippendale blanket chest on bracket base; country work table, several other antique tables and stands; diminutive chair back settee; several early crickets; Swedish child’s chairs; 19th C. hall table; 18th C. bannister back arm chair; primitive water benches; country wood box; Brainerd & Armstrong 7 drawer spool cabinet; Chippendale and Federal card tables; good selection of Irish/English pine furniture including farm table; chests; hanging cupboard, armoire; etc.; English mahogany two-part chest on chest with butler’s drawer; Lockside Vict chest; country cabinets; hardwood Chinese stand; hardwood 19th C. dressing table; oak dining table; country store Vict. pastry display cabinet; French style armoire; pair of French bergeres; English oak buffet/ server; Italian paint decorated credenza; Japanese bamboo lounge chair; Vict iron patio bench; English Sutherland table and much more.
MODERN FURNISHINGS: Good selection of Danish designer furniture from a Hanover, NH home including set of six Plycraft chairs; teak and rosewood furnishings; Dining table with leaves; cheval mirror; pair of multi-drawer cabinets; teak roll top desk; Danish rocking chair; pair of Danish floor lamps; magazine stand; Eames style Plycraft lounge chairs with ottomans; Herman Miller stand; other Danish furnishings; Pompanoosuc Mills furnishings from a Pomfret, VT home including, pair of trestle base maple tables; coffe and drink tables; student’s desk; queen size maple sofa bed; desk/bookcase combo unit; midcentury marble top chrome desk; etc.
Set of eight contemporary Windsor dining chairs, Warren Chair Works; clean modern upholstered furniture, sofas, chairs, etc; NE style tavern table, Haggerty; three leather sofas; leather Barcalounger; other leather seating; 6 Pottery Barn dining chairs; Ethan Allen breakfast table and more; Stickley king size pencil post bed; Queen size bed; Ralph Lauren chair; entertainment center; pair of VT Tubbs twin size beds; other beds.
Like new Century Furniture dining room set in the Chinese Chippendale style, extension table, set of six chairs and breakfront.
ACCESSORIES: 19th C. sewing box; Arts & Crafts iron umbrella stand; 19th C. trivets; country store signs, Eggs, spices, etc; Klik-It table game; Slot Machine “Hyper Juggler V”; great early 20th C. drafting set in fitted chest, Richter; Swiss transit, Kern, Arrau; 19th C. music box; Folk Art wall hanging display, bar scene; large collection of iron door stops including, Merino ram, whippet, dog, frog, etc; 19th C. game board; large carved eagle and cherub ornaments; duck decoy; 1940’s artist signed vase; early English plateau; mid-century bronze vase, signed; bronze sculpture, PV Farrow; whirly-gig; Yard-O-Led sterling pencil; fishing jigs; G.H. Grimm sap thermometer; iron urns with figural motifs; child’s sleigh; sleigh bells; retro zinc barrel; concrete lawn jockey; Sherwood Springs Coaster wagon; country ladder; carved wood shovel; two-part porcelain pedestal/ jardinere; figural porcelain lamp; Meissen serving dishes; Dresden plates; Royal Crown Derby; claret jugs; brass wall sconces; great set of four carved cornices, swag and tassel; early Dutch brass candlesticks; Art Nouveau mirrors; antique quilts; blue and white homespun; several boxes of table linens; Art Deco pewter tea set; record collection, 78s; U. Chicago dinner plates; Weston Priory pottery; Royal Doulton, poppy plate; English matte glazed earthenware set; Robert Burch glassware, other art glass; Inuit carvings; antique copper; 18th C iron toaster; stoneware with decoration; hallmarked pewter tankard, other pewter; artisan turned wood bowl, Wayne Ferrell; mid-century candlesticks; two large collections of Dinky toys, some with boxes; Britains lead soldiers; great selection of table and floor lamps; leather day bag; terracotta chimney; large pair of buoys; large 1950’s Teddy bear; large hobby horse, FAO Schwartz; Vict pram/stroller; Mettlach steins; antique andirons; stained glass window; etc.
SIMON PEARCE: Collection of glass and ceramic including vases, bowls, pitchers, champagne flutes, etc. See web for images.
ASIAN: Terracotta Tang style horse; several pieces of Oriental porcelains, hard stones, etc.; rose medallion; canton platter; Jade ink well and other carving; and more; 20th C. Chinese furnishings; needlework on silk; scrolls; several Japanese prints; figures in bronze; and more.
ART: Oil, sheep in landscape, S.S. Carr; w/c, shoreline, Margaret Atwater 1891; Haitian oil, Casimir Laurent; oil, Lovias Maruelin; w/c ELP Pearce; large panoramic abstract by a NH artist; several works signed Fisher; oil, still life, Walter Janotta; works by Purvis Young; works by A.A. Jansson, illustrations, etc; African artworks; artworks pencil signed Ed Landon with Smithsonian label; abstract, Norman LaLiberte; Frederick Hogan litho; Paul Stone; Set of botanicals by W. Curtis, Maund, etc, other botanical prints; etching, ducks, Leon Danchin; w/c, ducks, H. Swanson; w/c, farm scene, Ann Howes ; WWII bond posters, “Women of America”, “Spirit of America” and “Victory Liberty Bond”; Picasso print; print, Warrington Colescott; litho, Paul D. Beal; many other original artworks and related.
RARE BOOKS: Two Vol. “Le Morte d’ Arthur”, Sir Thomas Mallory, illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley, 1894, Wm Caxton; two vol. “History of America” 1777 by William Robertson; 12 Vol. “The Principle Navigations Traffique & Discoveries of the English Nation”, 1904; many leather bound sets sold in groupings including; Old English Romances, Arabian Nights; Robert Browning’s Poetical Works; Whittier’s Poetical Works; Narrative and Critical History of America, Illus.; History of Ancient Art, Winckelmann; History of Greece; History of the American People, W. Wilson; The Rise of The Bookplate; Moore’s Memoires; Macaulay’s Essays; several early art related books; two large libraries sold as lots and more.
RUGS: Anne Brooke woven rug, Ca. 1970’s, other mid-century rugs; several good oriental room size and scatter rugs; sheepskin rug; etc.
MISC: Antique buckboard with wagon; antique wheelbarrow in blue paint; outdoor patio sets, Adirondack chairs; and more.
Terms: Cash-Check-Major Credit Cards:
18% Buyer’s Premium Reduced to 15% with Cash or Check
No Sales Tax • Catered • Comfortable Seating
William G. Smith and Kenneth R. Labnon – Auctioneers
Gallery Manager: Leon Rogers
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William Smith, Inc
Specializing in Fine Antiques
AUCTIONEER and APPRAISER
PO Box 49, Plainfield, New Hampshire 03781
Tel. 603-675-2549
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