Schwenke – October Fine Estate Sale
Tuesday, October 31 st at 11:00AM
50 Main Street North, Woodbury, CT 06798
www.woodburyauction.com

WOODBURY, CONN. — On Tuesday, October 31, Schwenke Auctioneers will offer more than 450 lots for at least 30 estates and collections from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The sale features more than 120 paintings from a New Jersey collector; a rare Connecticut Pilgrim Century chest from a Connecticut Educational Institution; English decorative arts from a NYC estate; fine English furniture and Asian arts from a Fairfield County estate; and a variety of American fine art and folk art; fine English and Continental furniture and decorations; as well as ceramics and related decorative arts from among the other two dozen estates and collectors being represented.

Important Americana lots include a rare Connecticut Pilgrim Century chest from the Hartford area, with oak, maple and pine primary woods and applied split column details and inset geometric panels, dating mid to late Seventeenth Century. Also being offered is a choice folk art painting on board by an anonymous artist depicting the arrival of Roger Williams in Providence, R.I., where “The Narragansett Indians greeted Roger Williams, accompanied by Thomas Angell with ‘What Cheare Netop,’ a common colonial greeting combined with the Narragansett term for friend.” It is consigned by a Litchfield County collector.

 

From a Fairfield County estate is a unique Georgian mahogany lady’s vanity cabinet with fold out mirrors and multiple fitted compartments, labeled “Finnegans Ltd” and “18 New Bond Street W.” The vanity contains approximately 37 sterling silver handled or lidded items including brushes, mirrors, perfume bottles, shoehorn, dresser box and more.

The sizeable collection of artwork was acquired over the course of 40 years, and includes oils on canvas and board, watercolors and etchings. Notable lots include Benjamin Osro Eggleston (1867-1937) “View of Old Lyme,” Henry Martin Gasser (1909-1981) watercolor “New Orleans;” Alfred T. Bricher (American, 1837-1908) oil on canvas landscape scene, inscribed and partial label verso; and William Chadwick (American, 1879-1962) “Haystacks In Field.”

Several artworks of note are being sold for a local Connecticut estate, including impressionist works by Connecticut artist Donald Roy Purdy (1924-2016); a luminous mountain landscape work by Clyde Aspevig (b 1951) oil on board; Paul Alan Williams’ (1934-2013) iconic view of mother and two daughters waiting in library; and Christopher Blossom (b 1956) oil on canvas “Before Sunset.”

Several important lots of sterling silver are being sold, including a Tiffany & Co. sterling pierced border round tray, 10-5/8 inches diameter; a large sterling double welled serving bowl weighing 37.595 troy ounces; and a large Hodgson Kennard & Co. sterling oval tray that weighs 37.595 troy ounces.

Decorative arts from another Litchfield County collector include a Paul Dachsel monumental pine trees vase, signed “Turn Teplitz,” PD Mark, decorated in relief with applied pine cones, gilt geometric mouth, measuring 16¾ inches high; and a Meissen reticulated allegorical porcelain plate, decorated with a neoclassical allegory featuring cupid and one of the fates seated on an eagle, 9¼ inches diameter.

Another notable lot from a different Litchfield County collector is a Tiffany Studios bronze six-arm candelabra, measuring 12¼ inches high.

Modern and MCM categories are represented by items from a Litchfield County estate, most notable a work by Dale Chihuly (b 1941), “Pomegranate Persian Pair,” 2015 edition, with paperwork from the artist.

The sale ends with several lots of estate Oriental carpets, including Persian, Caucasian and Turkoman room and scatter sized rugs. Most notable among the carpets and related textiles are a fine Persian room-size semi-antique rug from an East 68th Street NYC estate, with generalized wear throughout.

The catalog for the sale is viewable at www.woodburyauction.com. Absentee and phone bidding is available for this live-online auction by registering directly with Schwenke Auctioneers. The sale will be broadcast for live internet bidding on Live Auctioneers and Invaluable. Live preview will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday before the sale and at other times by appointment. For additional information, 203-266-0323.

Our October 31st Fine Estates Auction features over 450 lots from estates and consignors in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The sale includes American and European fine art, American formal and country furniture, American folk art, Continental and English furniture and decorations, MCM art glass and decorations, a group of antique microscopes, and estate oriental carpets.
Preview will be held at our gallery from 10:00am to 5:00pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday before the auction, and at other times by appointment.
All preview arrangements are subject to our posted COVID-19 safety protocols. We will have enhanced staffing for condition reports and additional photo requests. All requests for condition reports and/or photos must be received by 5:00 pm on Sunday, October 29th.
The sale will be live streamed on Live Auctioneers and Invaluable. Absentee and phone bidding in-house is available by registering directly with our office. Forms will be available on our website after the sale is posted to the internet.
Thompson, Hyper-Realistic Still Life Composition
Chihuly, Pomegranate Persian Pair
Folk Art OB Landing of Roger Williams
Blossom, OC Before Sunset
George III Bachelor Chest, Brushing Slide
Van Briggle Two Piece Pottery Mermaid Centerpiece
Lady Anne Gordon Porcelain Asparagus Model
QA Style Walnut S Walnut Veneer Lowboy
Beers, OB Hudson Valley Scene S Prayer
Griffin, OC Morning Gift 1952
Chinese Orange
Ground Lidded Jar
Tiffany Studios
Bronze Candelabra
CT Pilgrim Century Blanket Chest
Aspevig, OB Mountain Landscape
Modern Nickel Lighthouse Form Cocktail Shaker
Marble Bust Of Young Girl
Continental Carved Console, Rouge Marble Top
George III Round Mahogany Library-Drum Table
Early Italian Inlaid Walnut Puzzle Box
Blossom, OC Sailboat
Diminutive Georgian
Mahogany Breakfront
Georgian Mahogany Fitted Ladies’ Dressing Chest
14K Gold, Enamel& Jade Necklace
Vintage Grand Central Station Bronze Cafeteria Chair
Modern Nickel Lighthouse Form Cocktail Shaker
Dachel, Monumental Teplitz Pine Tree Vase
Replica Jefferson Travel Desk
Williams, OB Vanilla At The Beach II
Louis XV Framed
Autographed Photos
Salem Hepplewhite Inlaid Mahogany Card Table
50 Main Street North, Woodbury, CT 06798 • (203) 266-0323
info@woodburyauction.com • www.woodburyauction.com
Telephone and Absentee bid forms may be downloaded from our website and emailed or faxed prior to 5pm on Sunday, October 29th.