BUTTERSCOTCH AUCTION GALLERY LLC
March 19, 2017 Estate Auction
Bedford, N.Y.
700+ lots sourced from local estates, including items from the Stone House, Somers, NY; Chinese works of art; American & European paintings; Antique & Mid-Century furniture & decorative arts; jewelry & silver; clocks; books & autographs, and more.
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN PAINTINGS from the collection of Dr. Laura Hines, former wife of artist Felrath Hines (American, 1918-1993)
KENNETH ARMITAGE (1916-2002) Standing Woman, 1956-57 Bronze, h. 45 in. (detail) $60,000-100,000
*This bronze has never before been offered at auction
Samples from a collection of mantel clocks and other European decorative arts
ROBERT W. WOOD (Amer.,, 1889-1979), Mountainous landscape through redwoods, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 in. $4,000-6,000
PAUL EVANS Argente cube side table (1 of 2 in sale) $7,000-9,000
SELECTED EMERALD & DIAMOND JEWELRY
NORMAN WILFRED LEWIS (American, 1919- 1979), Untitled, 1960, mixed media, 23 x 15 in., $8,000-12,000 (1 of 3 works)
CHARLES WILBERT WHITE (American, 1918- 1980), Jessica, 1970, etching, artist’s proof, $7,500-9,500 (1 of 2 works)
Lot 50 – FELRATH HINES (American, 1918-1993), Untitled, 1963, oil on canvas, 40 x 77 in. $3,000-5,000 (1 of 7 works)
RARE TIFFANY FURNACES FAVRILE GLASS VASE with incised decoration, $3,000-5,000
FINE GEORGE II MAHOGANY BALL & CLAW TEA TABLE, $2,000-4,000
Lot 290 – KATHERINE LEE BATES (1859-1929), Autograph fair copy manuscript of “America the Beautiful”, from a selection of American autographs & manuscripts $5,000-7,000
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) Étude de tête espagnol, c. 1900, oil, 7.5 x 5.9 in., with Wildenstein Institute certificate $40,000-60,000
Items from the historic Stone House of Somers NY, former home of P.T. Barnum
A fine pair of Chinese ‘Official’s Hat’ armchairs, possibly Kangxi period, $5,000-10,000
[CHOPIN, FREDERIC (1810-1849)], Transcription of the prelude No.6 in B-minor from the Preludes, Op. 28, in the hand of Chopin’s close friend and amanuensis Julian Fontana, $3,000-5,000
Lot 58 – NORMAN WILFRED LEWIS (American, 1919-1979),Untitled, 1951, mixed media, 17 x 22 in. (sight) $15,000-20,000 (1 of 3 works)
FELRATH HINES (American, 1918-1993), The Island, 1962, (partial view) oil on canvas, 48 x 71 in. $4,000-6,000 (1 of 7 works)
ASTRONOMICAL LANTERN CLOCK by Payne & Co., London, mid-19th century, $6,000-8,000
AFRICAN-AMERICAN PAINTINGS from the collection of Dr. Laura Hines, former wife of artist Felrath Hines (American, 1918-1993)
FELIKS KHODOROVICH (1840-1913), bronze, h. 18-3/4 in., $5,000-10,000
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