Duane Merrill & Co AMERICANA AND FINE ARTS AUCTION
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JANUARY 27 & 28, 9:30am
MERRILL’S AUCTION GALLERY
137 JAMES BROWN DRIVE,
WILLISTON, VERMONT
PREVIEW: Friday January 26, 1–5pm
Saturday January 27, 8–9:30am
Sunday January 28, 8–9:30am
or by prior appointment.
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Merrill’s Auctioneers & Appraisers are pleased to be offering early Americana & folk art from the former collection of New York City collector & philanthropist Helen Penrose descending in the family. Folk art from historian and writer Marius Peladeau. Modern at by Andy Warhol, Thomas Hart Benton, Joseph Cornell, Bessie Drennan, and Will Barnet.
Art Deco jewelry, watches, oriental carpets, early American furniture, Shaker furniture, country & formal accessories, silver, and porcelains from several other local institutions and estates.
Group of Erte Bronzes
Phillipe Halsman -Dali Neikrug Press 1981 10 silver gelatin prints of Salvador Dali 51 of 250
Extremely fine Oriental silk carpet Dated 1896 Kuba Dragon carpet –
Azerbaijan
Circa 1740 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Venice
1696-1770) From Scherzi Di Fantasia engraving
Eugene Verboekhoven (Belgium 1799-1881) Sheep and chickens in an extensive
landscape with a town beyond oil on canvas
Collection of Early 20th c beaded handbags
Art Deco Emerald and multi
Diamond Brooch with two 1.3 carat
diamonds 2.5 inches long
Charles Auguste Carolus Emile Duran
(French 1837-1917) Portrait of an older man
circa 1881 Paris oil on canvas
Extremely rare (one of a kind) ca 1870 Russel Munson Williston VT
Universal Time Indicator World Clock built to determine
time date and sunrise around world
Michel Delacroix (French 1933-) Tugboats on the Seine watercolor and gouache on paper
93 pieces of Tiffany Provence sterling flatware
German 800 Silver pheasant sugar boxes Royal Doulton Hand painted raised enamel decorated fish plates
Will Barnet (Am 1911-2012) Madame Butterfly watercolor gouache and graphite on paper pencil signed artwork for serigraph
Joan Miro (Spanish 1893-1983) Els Gossos VIII
Colour etching on wove paper James Norcote (English 1746-1831)
The Fruit Girl oil on canvas Alicia Killaly (Canada 1836-1916)
A View of Quebec From Levis 1861 watercolor on paper
Rosa Loy (Germany 1958-) The Swing oil on canvas
Joseph Cornell (New York 1903-1972) Untitled -Crane Golden Ratio collage and graphite elements on masonite board
Andy Warhol (AM 1928-1987) Howdy Doody from Myths Suite 1981 85of200 Serigraph and diamond dust
St Gaudens Gold Coins
Frank Henry Shapleigh (NH 1846-1906) Off Minot Light oil on canvas
Fancy man’s ring with a 1.6 carat yellow diamond and two .9 carat diamonds
1883 London Sterling Mounted Hunt Decanter 11 inches tall
Shaker Presentation Armchair
Dorset Vermont birdseye maple slant front desk
Pennsylvania Walnut four drawer Chippendale Chest
J&L Lobmeyr Vienna, Austria – enamel decorated vase
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DUANE MERRILL & COMPANY • AUCTIONEERS & APPRAISERS
Specializing In Estate & Antique Auctions | Three Generations Selling Since 1931
Mailing Address: PO Box 558, Williston, VT 05495 | Consignment Auction Gallery: 802-878-2625 | e-mail: info@merrillsauction.com
5 Church Hill Road / Newtown, CT 06470
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