Winter Associates – Live Auction
March 3rd at 5:30PM
www.AuctionsAppraisers.com
21 Cooke Street, Plainville, CT 06062

PLAINVILLE, CONN. — A Winter Associates auction on March 3, starting at 5:30 pm, features an intricately carved ivory corn-on-the-cob okimono by Nakagawa Ryuei (Japanese, Meiji era). An example of the artist’s work, the life-size kernels and husk appear to be just pulled from the stalk, a testament to Ryuei’s skills and why his work is in demand by collectors. Another featured Asian item, notable for its size, is a 30-inch Meiji era cloisonné enamel charger decorated front and back. Other Asian offerings include netsukes of playful animals and figures at work, Eighteenth/Nineteenth Century armorial Chinese Export porcelain, woodblock prints by Saito and others, carved hardstone censers and a gold-mounted pendant, other cloisonné and jewelry.

Early American furniture from Connecticut collections include an Eighteenth Century splay leg tavern table, with similar examples shown and discussed in The Furniture of Charleston, 1680-1820 by Bradford L. Rauschenberg and John Bivins, Jr, making it likely to be from the Southern United States. A selection of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century chests from Pennsylvania and New England with early painted finishes include an Eighteenth Century tall chest with mustard paint that has never had hardware; a Litchfield (Connecticut) circa 1797 blanket chest inscribed on back “AD 1797, January 28 in Litchfield County”; two Pennsylvania blanket chests, one somewhat diminutive with colorful painted compass decoration and one with two drawers and sponge decoration. Other chests include one blue-gray and two Eighteenth Century New England blanket chests with old reddish-brown paint, one of these having turnip feet. A New England Federal flip-top secretary desk and a portrait of a young girl have the same provenance of a Hartford family. The portrait is accompanied by pages copied from a family diary describing when it was painted, identifying the sitter as Anna Newton Coleman Hawley and attributing the work to Edward Sheffield Bartholomew. Reproductions include a Stickley mahogany double pedestal banquet table with contrast banding, a set of ten Maitland-Smith Chippendale-style dining chairs, a D. R. Dimes tavern style dining table with ebonized base and a Cherrystone king-sized bed in cherry.

Historical document/manuscript collections from a New England institution and a New Haven County estate span from 1400-1903, from Continental antiphonal music to Connecticut store ledgers. Items of interest include John Marshall’s original 1807 printing of The Life of George Washington. Maps and Subscribers’ Names, Philadelphia, with subscribers’ list; it features ten engraved maps/plans depicting major battles of Washington’s Revolutionary War campaigns, including Boston, New York and Charleston. Other notable items include seven Fifteenth Century illuminated manuscripts and a series of bird’s-eye Flemish town plans, circa 1600-50. Also for those with naturalist tastes, there are four elephant folio Audubon prints “Raccoon,” “Eider Duck,” “Little Harvest Mouse” and “Muskrat.”

Two portraits by Loretta Lux, a Twentieth Century photographer known for her hyperrealist and surreal creations of young subjects, are some of the contemporary art that will play a prominent role in the auction. Lux’s techniques include sophisticated lighting, simple backgrounds and combining photography, painting and digital work. Other contemporary works include “Decay of an Angel” by Alex Gross (he has won recent acclaim for his work with Marvel characters); two mixed media portraits by Aaron Holz “Michelle” and “Chet,” 2005, using overlapping layers of oil, resin and acrylic to create a three-dimensional effect; a sculptural collage “Red Velvet” by Addie Herder; a serigraph by Karel Appel; oils by James P. Kerr, Linda Nelson Stocks (3), David Bareford (2), Ted Davis (2), etc.

From a lifelong collector of toy soldiers, a collection of lead soldiers spanning medieval to modern day, including Richard Courtenay knights and a scarcely seen executioner and kneeling lady, will be offered to bidders. Other items from local estates include a large selection of Southwestern jewelry, including squash blossom necklaces (6), concho belt, rings, cuffs and other bracelets, etc., some signed, along with Native American tribal carvings and pottery; bronze sculptures with many after Continental masters; Continental and Asian miniature portraits; early glass bottles; coins, currency and copper banknote printing plates; sterling hollowware and serving pieces, etc.

This sale will be live at the Plainville gallery starting at 5:30 pm on March 3. Winter Associates’ auction catalog is available online at www.auctionsappraisers.com as of Wednesday, February 21.

Winter Associates is at 21 Cooke Street. Previews are Friday, February 28, from noon-4 p.m.; Sunday, March 2nd from 2-4 p.m.; and on Monday, March 3rd from noon-5 pm. Previewers are welcome at other times by appointment. For information, 860-793-0288.

View catalog online as of February 21st at www.AuctionsAppraisers.com
19th C. to Contemporary Paintings, Photography & Prints; American & other antique furniture, also D.R. Dimes, Stickley; Asian monumental cloisonne charger, Ruyei ivory sculpture, netsukes; Asian, English & other porcelain; Early books, documents, Torah, Antiphonal & Illuminated manuscripts, Aviation ephemera; Southwestern & Mexican silver jewelry; Native American pottery & carvings; Silver; Rugs; Toy soldiers incl. Courtneay; Bronzes;
Judith Lieber & Vintage bags; Currency & Coins, etc.
Previews:
Friday, Feb. 28th, 12-4 pm Sunday, Mar. 2nd, 2-4 pm Monday, Mar. 3rd, 12-5pm or by appointment.
Georgian candlesticks, “Durnell”; 9” h. parquetry chest
Addie Herder, sculptural collage, 5” h.
Monumental cloissone charger, Meiji, 30” diam.
Nakagawa Ryuei large ivory okimono, 14 %” 1.
c. 1580 Strongbox
David Bareford, 1 of 2 oils
A. Gross, oil, 65” h.
James P. Kerr, oil, 24” h.
Aaron Holz, mixed media, each: 13” h. x 11” w.
Lorretta Lux, 1 of 2
Audubon, 1 of 4 elephant folio
19th C. Viennese enamel; Meissen with Elimeyer stlg overlay
Aviation memorabilia
Illuminated manuscripts (7pcs) from a NE Institution
Courtenay, etc., 22 lots
Tiffany stlg Suffragette china c. 1913
Southwest, 25 lots
Native American pottery, 23 pcs
Linda Nelson Stocks, 1 of 3 oils
John Marshall, 1807, Phila.
Early 18th C. American
19th C. Connecticut oil of Amia Hawley, 39” h., diary provenance
Stickley mahog. banquet, 114” 1.
18th C., w/o brasses
18th/ 19th C. American, largest: 49” w.
Early 18th C. New England
D. R. Dimes dining table
TERMS: IN-PERSON AUCTION AUDIENCE
Auction begins at 5:30 PM. In addition to live bidding, Winter Associates will accept absentee and phone bids with a 23% Buyer’s Premium and live online bidding will be available on Invaluable.com and Liveauctioneers.com with a 28% Buyer’s Premium. A 3% discount is available to buyers with cash and approved checks. After the auction, pickup will be by appointment only, please email us at Info@AuctionsAppraisers.com or call ahead and we will do our best to accommodate you.
LOCATION: 20 mins, west of Hartford, CT. Approx. 2 hours from NYC or Boston.
Winter Associates, Inc. • 21 Cooke St. Plainville, CT 06062 • 860-793-0288 • Contact us at: Info@Auctions Appraisers.com