William Smith Outstanding Mid-Winter Estate Auction
Of Antiques, Accessories, Furnishings, Silver,
Oriental Rugs and More
Smith’s Auction Gallery, Plainfield NH
Monday, February 15th, 2016 at 10 AM
Preview from 8AM morning of sale
A nice selection of antiques and decorative from 3 major estates incl. the Dr. William and Mildred Davi-son estate of Cornish, NH, the estate of Beth Ann Salzman of Bedford, NH, the Joan Ashley estate, late of Kendal at Hanover, more from the Debby Dubay collection and other private NH and VT homes. A most enjoyable auction-please plan to attend.
In Part: 18th C. Queen Anne maple two part highboy in a small size; Chippendale 36” maple slant lid desk good fitted interior with well; Federal cherry four drawer graduated chest on French feet; Hepplewhite inlaid card table on tapered legs; pine stretcher base country table; other country tables; demi-lune plant stand in green paint; coun-try Chippendale two drawer blanket chest on bracket base; country four drawer chest; large country floor cupboard; country two door pie safe; Queen Anne tea table; tavern tables; maple hutch table; sev. early stands inc. a flame birch wash stand; country pine water bench; set of nine pillow back Hitchcock chairs; country blanket boxes; and more country.
Decorative and Modern: French style carved display cabinet; mod. Decorative trestle table; set of nine ladder back chairs; Swedish Mid-Century table and six chairs by Stendig; Herman Miller office chairs; unusual carved de-signer chair; sev. Stress less chairs and ottomans; Heywood Wakefield corner table; pair of William Alan sofas; King Hickory sofa; decorative Thailand chest; sev. Queen Anne wing chairs; pair of wing chairs; wing back settee; repro-duction lowboy; John Widdicomb five pc. bedroom set; quality sofa bed; set of four Shaker style chairs; decorative Vernis Martin gilt wood curio cabinet; Adirondack style table with six ladder back chairs; good wicker chairs; bache-lors bow front chest; French style carved table; spinet piano Melville Clark; turtle marble top Vict. table; set of Vict. tufted chairs; leather three cushioned sofa; pair of Pembroke tables-Biggs; good butcher block table; oak grandfather clock with barley twist columns.
Accessories: Sev. pcs. of Limoges china; sev. hand painted vases; hand painted dresser set; hand painted chargers and bowls; china sets; Limoges china set for ten; Royal Worcester china set “Dunrobin”; eleven Tiffany plates; Cope-land Spode and Bavarian plates; Chinese Export china; 114 pc. set Spode Tower; Tiffany & Co. set of Avenir china; service for ten Minton china set; chased Walker and Hall Sheffield flatware service; Vict. bronze and marble ink well; Baccarat paperweights; crystal stemware; Canton and Rose Medallion; Royal Copenhagen China; Venetian glass birds; cut glass; cut glass; sev. Simon Pearce bowls; pair of Simon Pearce lamps; Simon Pearce pottery; ten Simon Pearce pedestal bowls; Robin Mix glass works.
Other: Interesting selection of Ethnic masks; carved sculpture on stand; English barometer; other barometers; Adam and Eve figure on pedestal; stereo viewer and cards; box of toy trains; torso sculpture on marble pedestal; pair of cranberry lamps; Chinese celadon lamp; six drawer spool cabinet; sev. maps inc. Spits-Berg 1758; Asian and other foreign maps; map of Falkland Islands and Patagonia; map of North Pole; map of Illinois; map of Pales-tine/Holy Lands; map of New Haven, CT; NH and VT map; birds eye view of Meredith, NH; framed map of CT.
Silver: A fair amount of sterling silver tableware inc. a pair of English muffineers, bowls, plates, candleholders and more.
Artwork: Oil painting by John LaValle; painting by Charlotte Gibbs; sev. sketches by Frank Smith, D.C. Wyman, Walter Griffiths; small painting signed Corot; mod. painting by C. Wennberg; oil by Eleanor Coen; two oil paintings by Jeno Karpathy; oil painting of Peruvian mountain subject, signed; sev. Sabra Field artworks; photograph of Bar Harbor by Lester; Chagall lithos; Picasso lithos; three framed lithos of the Benson Civil Rights activists with docu-mentation; still life painting; early 20th C. prints of young man and girl; Gordon Grant harbor scene; sev. works by Mrs. Davison.
Clocks: Sev. clocks to include LeCoultre Atmos; Chelsea ships bell; French carriage; David Dutton NH clock
Rugs: A fine selection of Oriental rugs from the named estates inc. room size, runners, scatter rugs; two very good Kilims, all of good quality.
Jewelry: Good lot of costume jewelry to be sold in one lot inc. sev. gold pcs.; other jewelry to include gold pocket watches; gold bracelets; two pair of gold earrings; collection of gem stone necklaces; Vict. jewelry inc. bangles, pins, scarab bracelets; pearls; silver necklaces and bracelets.
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No Sales Tax Catered Comfortable Seating
William G. Smith and Kenneth R. Labnon – Auctioneers
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