Devin Moisan Auctioneers – Three-Day Auction of Americana & Decorative Arts
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH – SUNDAY, MARCH 2nd, 2025
www.MoisanAuctions.com
75 Railroad Avenue., Epping, New Hampshire 03042

EPPING, N.H. — Devin Moisan Auctioneers will conduct a three-day auction from Friday, February 28 to Sunday, March 2. The auction comprises American, English, Continental and Asian furniture, decorative arts, rugs, coins, jewelry and paintings, spanning several centuries and crossing multiple collecting categories.

Hosted on LiveAuctioneers and Invaluable, more than 1,400 lots will be offered beginning at 10 am each day.

Americana will be represented with property from the collection of Alvan and Claude Bisnoff. The Bisnoffs were well-known collectors and personal friends of R. Scudder Smith, publisher of Antiques and The Arts Weekly. In fact, Alvan was given a lifetime free subscription to the paper. Highlights are a rare full-bodied Goddess of Liberty weathervane, as well as a folk art cut sheet metal prancing horse weathervane. There is a rare set of 19 Union Army Civil War watercolor drawings by Captain John G. Faye of New York. Painted from 1862 to 1864, the views depict the daily life of soldiers in various encampments throughout Virginia, South Carolina and Florida, with many of the locations identified. Another Civil War item from a New England home is a Federal Army snare drum, made by I.E. White of Boston. The dark blue shell is painted with a displayed eagle grasping “Union” and “Liberty” banners in its beak, beneath an arc of 13 gold stars and above a red, white and blue shield and four crossed American flags.

The auction also includes the second part of the Cortlandt and Nancy Knowles Parker collection from Greenvale Farm Estate and Vineyard in Portsmouth, R.I. A historically significant artifact from this family home is a 4th US Cavalry Civil War-era 34-star silk swallowtail guidon. Major General James Parker (1854-1934) served in the 4th US Cavalry participating in the Indian Wars of the Southwest. In May 1886, during the Apache Wars campaign, First Lieutenant Parker led troops into Mexico and assisted in the capture of Geronimo and his band. He served in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War where he earned the Medal of Honor during 1899, as well as World War I. The major general’s Colt single-action Army revolver, holster and tooled western belt will be offered. His son, Major General Cortlandt Parker (1884-1960), served in France during World War I. As a major general in the US Army during World War II, he commanded the 5th Infantry Division (“Red Diamond” Division) from August 1941 to June 1943, and from 1943 to 1946 he served as commanding general of the Southern California Sector in the Western Defense Command. Hidden for decades in the immense attic and stored in numerous military footlockers, an extensive collection of military memorabilia will include campaign and service medals from both major generals, named dress and field uniforms, maps, photographs, certificates and documents.

Property from a Brookline, Mass., home features a Boston Chippendale mahogany serpentine slant-front desk that belonged to conservationist and children’s book author Thornton W. Burgess, and a Massachusetts Simon Willard tall case clock. A selection of American paintings have descended in the family and include a Pennsylvania impressionist landscape “The Fertile Valley: Haying Along the Delaware” by Arthur Meltzer, “The Old Clockmaker” by Jefferson David Chalfant, “The Road to the River” by Paul Cornoyer, “Coastal View with Rocks and Surf” by William Trost Richards and three watercolor paintings by John Whorf, including “Fisherman and Guide.”

Objects from Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century seafaring life and merchant trade include Jacob Crowninshield’s logbook for the ship Minerva of Salem, Mass., 1795-96. Entries document weather and sailing conditions, daily tasks and unusual encounters, including an attack by Madagascar pirates on January 5, 1796. The book is illustrated throughout with ink drawings depicting whales, ships, everyday items and occurrences. A painted China trade miniature portrait of a court lady and a Chinese export porcelain famille rose Luohan bowl will be offered.

The auction includes a large amount of American, English and Continental silver. An extensive Tiffany & Co. sterling silver Clinton pattern flatware service, comprising 338 pieces and weighing 381.7 troy ounces, is housed in a Tiffany & Co., mahogany canteen. Also offered is a Boston coin silver porringer by John Coburn, circa 1770, and a George II sterling silver armorial coffeepot of unusual form by Lewis Pantin I, London, 1740. Russian works are represented by a silver-gilt and cloisonne enamel tea service, by both Nikolai Vasilievich Alekseev and Gustav Klingert, Moscow, 1890-92, and a set of 12 Russian silver-gilt and cloisonne enamel teaspoons from the workshop of Ivan Petrovich Khlebnikov, Moscow, 1908-1917.

Jewelry includes a diamond, platinum and 18K gold brooch with more than 240 individually set diamonds, and a Van Cleef & Arpels brooch. There are 50 lots of US gold coins as well as paper currency.

A selection of midcentury modern furniture and decorative art includes the largest and finest collection of Edwin O. and Mary Goldsmith Scheier pottery Devin Moisan Auctioneers has been privileged to sell, most from a New York City private collection. A rare glazed and sgraffito-decorated red earthenware polychrome Adam and Eve deep charger, late 1940s-early 1950s, will be offered. Edwin Scheier’s later work is represented by several large glazed and sgraffito-decorated stoneware bowls and vessels, a carved Guanacaste and hemp figural group of a mother and child and several sand cast paintings. There is a pair of Arne Vodder (Danish, 1926-2009) beechwood chaise lounges, a set of four teak and opal glass wall lamps, Uno & Osten Kristiansson for Luxus Vittso, Sweden, 1950s, and an Italian Triennale Model 12128 floor lamp for Arredoluce, designed by Angelo Lelli in 1947.

Previews will be by appointment at the gallery from Thursday, February 20 through Thursday, February 27.

Devin Moisan Auctioneers is at 75 Railroad Avenue. For information, www.moisanauctions.com, 603-953-0022 or email at info@moisanauctions.

Auctioneer’s Note: This three-day online event of over 1,400 lots hosted at LiveAuctioneers.com and lnvaluable.com will include 18th century through mid-century modern furnishings, fine art, folk art, decorative accessories, Chinese ceramics, silver, militaria, US gold coins and jewelry. Featured will be property from a Brookline, Massachusetts home, militaria from Medal of Honor recipient Major General James Parker & Major General Cortlandt Parker, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, folk art from the collection of Claude and Alvan Bisnoff, ceramics from the collection of Luther Travis, New Hope, Pennsylvania, a fine New York collection of works by Edwin & Mary Scheier, as well as a Durham, New Hampshire estate.
Preview by appointment at our gallery February 21st-27th- Please visit us at www.MoisanAuctions.com for additional information & to schedule a preview appointment.
Civil War Era Thirty-Four Star Silk Guidon, 4th US Cavalry.
Boston Silver Porringer, John Coburn, Circa 1770.
Important Civil War Paint-Decorated Federal Army Snare Drum, I.E. White, Boston, Massachusetts, 1860-1865.
American Cut Sheet Metal and Wrought-Iron Prancing Horse Weathervane, Collection of Claude and Alvan Bisnoff.
George II Sterling Silver Armorial Coffeepot, Lewis Pantin I, London, 1740.
Major General James Parker’s Colt Single Action Army Revolver, Holster & Belt. Used in the pursuit of Geronimo during the Indian Wars and in Medal of Honor action in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.
Right Rare Matched Pair of British Mochaware Slip-Marbled Pepper Pots or Casters; Unusual British Mochaware Pearlware Slip-Decorated Jug, Circa 1820; British Mochaware “Empire Bulge” Shape Jug, 1830s.
Left Federal Inlaid Mahogany Cellarette on Stand, Mid-Atlantic Area, Circa 1800.
Below: New England Pine & Maple Tavern Table in Black Paint, Collection of Claude and Alvan Bisnoff
Shaker Blanket Chest, Mt. Lebanon, New York, Circa 1830. Provenance: Douglas Hamel Antiques, Chichester, New Hampshire..
Simon Willard Tall Case Clock.
The Boston Chippendale Mahogany Serpentine Slant Front Desk of American Conservationist & Children’s Author Thornton W. Burgess.
Portrait of Medal of Honor Recipient Major General James Parker (1854-1934).
Rare and Important Goddess of Liberty Weathervane, Collection of Claude and Alvan Bisnoff.
Harry Aiken Vincent (American,1861-1931) “Bound for ‘Georges Bank,’ Leaving Provincetown.” Oil on Canvas (28 x 36 inches).
Arthur Meltzer (American, 1893-1989) “The Fertile Valley”, Haying Along the Delaware, Oil on
Paul Cornoyer (American, 1864-1923) “The Road to the River,” 1916, Oil on Canvas (28 x 22 inches).
John Whorf (American, 1903-1959) Two Men Fishing in a Canoe, Watercolor (16 x 27.5 inches).
Jefferson David Chalfant (Amer, 1856-1931) “The Old
John Whorf (American, 1903-1959) “Reflections, White Schooner,” Watercolor (15 x 21.5 inches).
William Jurian Kaula (American, 1871-1953) Autumn Landscape. Oil on Canvas (24 x 34 inches).
Mid-Century Modern Furnishings, including Arne Vodder (Denmark, 1926-2009) Pair of Danish Beechwood Chaise Lounges, as well as the finest selection of works by Edwin & Mary Scheier that we have ever offered, 70 lots of ceramics, paintings & sculpture.
Van Cleef & Arpels.
Over 50 Lots of US Gold Coins.
Diamond, Platinum & Gold Brooch.
Below: American Sterling Silver Centerpiece and Liner, Frank W. Smith Silver Co, 58 troy ounces weighable.
Above: Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver ‘Clinton’ Pattern Extensive Flatware Service, 337 pieces, 381 troy ounces weighable.
Left. Bohemian Chinoiserie Pink and White Cased Glass Basket, Probably Harrach Glassworks, Circa 1875.
Left: Rare Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Lohan or Arhat Bowl.
Assembled Russian Silver, Silver-Gilt and Cloisonne Enamel Tea Service, Circa 1890-92.
Below Left. Bohemian Loetz Witwe Pink Opaline Glass Vase, Klostermuhle, Decorated by Ludwig Moser & Sons, Karlsbad, 1880-1920, Height: 17 inches.
Below Right. Bohemian Enamelled Glass Basket Vase, Ludwig Moser & Sons, Karlsbad, 1870-1938.

Jefferson David Chalfant (Amer, 1856-1931) “The Old Clockmaker,” Circa 1898, Oil on Copper (12 x 10 in.)

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