Schwenke Auctioneers – Unreserved Fine Estates Auction
Tuesday, October 22nd at 4:00pm EST
www.woodburyauction.com
50 Main Street North, Woodbury, CT 06798

WOODBURY, CONN. — On Tuesday, October 22, Schwenke Auctioneers will offer more than 450 lots on behalf of multiple estates and collections from New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut. The sale features more than 130 paintings from a New Jersey collector; a rare Meissen porcelain Chinese-style “nodder” figure from a Princeton, N.J., estate; a Hartford, Conn., Chapin school cherry candlestand from a Massachusetts collection; a Chihuly blown glass yellow Persian art glass sculpture from an eastern Connecticut estate and more.

The fine artworks being sold for a New Jersey collector were purchased over the course of 40 years and represent the fourth installment of more than 400 artworks in the collection that have been sold by the firm. The group includes oils on canvas, oils on board, watercolors and etchings. Notable lots include Edward Moran (American, 1829-1901) oil on canvas “Harbor Scene at Dusk;” Charles Harold Davis (American,1856-1933), oil on board “Mountain Landscape;” William Graham (American, 1841-1910), “In Campos S.S. Go…Venice” and many more.

Numerous other works of fine art are being sold for other estates. The Princeton estate yielded an oil on canvas seascape by Anne Packard (American, b 1933) and an oil on canvas Parisian street scene by Lucien Adrion.

A selection of contemporary artworks are being sold for a Middlebury, Conn., estate, including several by Dmitri Cavander and an oil on canvas, “Late September House,” by Eric Aho (American, b 1966). The lot includes literature about the artist, with provenance from the Washington Art Association, Washington Depot, Conn. Also from the same estate is a white marble sculpture of a classical young woman by William Couper (American, 1853-1942).

Several lots are being offered for a Waterford CT estate, notably an oil on canvas by Zhen-Huan Lu (Chinese American, b 1950). The painting is a porch scene with a Golden Retriever, a rocking chair and an American flag. Another item of interest from this estate is a large left facing American Rockingham mottled brown glaze pottery dog with coleslaw fur, holding a basket with three applied fruits on coleslaw grass, attributed to Lyman Fenton & Co., Bennington, Vt., 1849-58.

Among the artworks and other items from a Killingworth, Conn., estate is a Steinway medium grand piano and bench, in classic ebonized finish, Model M Medium Grand, with a serial number dates to 1960s. This item is being offered from the premises in Killingworth and the purchaser will be able to pick the lot up directly from the home.

Americana lots include a Connecticut cherry serpentine top candlestand attributed to the Chapin shop in Windsor, Conn.; a New York Hepplewhite inlaid mahogany mirror with provenance; and several interesting folk art items, including a patinated copper whale weathervane and a large, carved and painted-wood folk art steamship model with a Maryland history. Selling for another Connecticut estate is an early diminutive Nantucket lightship basket with swing handle.

From a New Hampshire collection is a Continental marquetry inlaid drop leaf sofa table, inlaid overall with leaves and flowers, having end cartouches with brass leafage in starburst design; and a Calamander wood campaign tantalus with two crystal bottles; and a rare cased brass microscope dating to the Nineteenth Century.

Several significant lots of sterling silver are offered. From an Oxford, Conn., estate is an Art Deco sterling tray with William Lawrence de Matteo mark; and a Gorham “Plymouth” sterling water pitcher.

Sterling items from a Waterford, Conn., estate include a group of 16 sterling footed goblets, comprising a set of eight AG Schultz with conical shape bowls and ribbed top, and four M.E. Freeman flared shaped examples, all marked sterling; a Frank Smith for Tiffany & Co., oval sterling tray, elaborate design, monogrammed with Tiffany & Co., stamped over FS mark; two large Gorham sterling serving trays, style numbers 13884 and 13885; and a large Georg Jensen sterling bowl, signed and inscribed on base.

Finally, several sterling lots from a Norwich, Conn., estate include a pair of Howard rococo sterling candlesticks, signed “Howard & Co New York;” a Tiffany & Co., custom sterling silver flatware service, comprising four table/serving spoons, 12 forks, 11 teaspoons, 18 tablespoons and five butter spreaders; and an assorted compatible sterling flatware service, 111 pieces total, all in a pointed handle pattern, including Dominick & Haff, Reed & Barton, Towle, Gorham, Bigelow Kennard, and Tiffany & Co.

The catalog for the sale is viewable at www.woodburyauction.com. Absentee and phone bidding are 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 conducted Friday and Saturday before the sale, and at other times by appointment. For information, 203-266-0323 or www.woodburyauction.com.

On October 22nd we will offer over 450 lots of fine and decorative arts from various estates and collections from New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut. The sale will also include many lots of estate sterling silver, as well as American, English and Continental formal and country furniture and decorations, fine Chinese and European porcelain, fine art and folk art. Over 130 lots of fine art are being offered for a private collector in New Jersey.
Please visit our website www.woodburyauction.com for specific preview and bidding information. Live preview is scheduled for Friday, October 18th and Saturday, October 19th from 11am to 4 pm, and other times by appointment. The sale will be “live online” through Live Auctioneers and Invaluable.
Continental Marquetry Inlaid Commode
E.J. Fitzgerald O/C Peppers and Tomatoes
Dennis O/C Beach Scene
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Jambhala Vaishravana
Reed & Barton Sterling Water Pitcher
Bennington Flint Enamel Dog
H. Hill O/C Two Setters On Point
Pair Regency Style Tufted Leather Library Chairs
Miller O/B Dutch Windmill Scene
Ligamari, Mixed Media on Canvas, Abstract Work
Henry Pember Smith O/C Treescape In Late Afternoon
Large Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Charger
Meissen Porcelain Chinese Style Nodder Figure
Bayre, Bronze of Napoleon on Horseback
British Queen Anne Walnut Lowboy
Pair Chinese Ginger Jar Lamps
Catalan, O/C of The Andes
Chinese Yellow Peking Glass Vase
Chihuly Buttercup Yellow
Persian Art Glass Vase
Zhen-Huan Lu O/B Porch Scene with Dog
Grachev, Herzegovian On Lookout -Bronze Statue
Wilhelm Nagel O/B Impressionist Landscape
Ancient Greek Handl
Edward Moran O/C Harbor Scene At Dusk
Large Georg Jensen Sterling Bowl
Pair Howard Rococo Sterling Candlesticks
Hindu Carved Polychromed Temple Figure
Spanish Colonial School Retablo on Copper
Wiliiam Couper Marble Bust Classical Lady
Anne Packard O/C Seascape
Aho, O/C Late September House
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Telephone and Absentee bid forms may be downloaded from our website and emailed or faxed prior to noon on Monday, October 21st.