William Smith Exciting Estate Auction
Great Modern Furnishings & Accessories, Modern Art,
Mid-Century, Estate Jewelry, Antiques, Asian,
Oriental Rugs and Much More!
Friday, March 2, 2018 at 10am
Preview: Thursday, March 1, 12pm – 7pm
& morning of sale 8:30am
Smith’s Auction Gallery
1064 Route 12A
Plainfield, NH
www.wsmithauction.com
We have moved the contents of a magnificent modern country Hanover, NH home to our gallery and combined it with other appropriate local estates to create one of our more unusual auctions. Please note; later preview times for those who would like to join us for a glass of wine after work.
Clean Modern Furnishings: Shackleton cherry sideboard with tapered legs; Shackleton slat-back cherry bench with arms; Shackleton 40” cherry mirror; great set of 10 DR Dimes Windsor chairs; 3 DR Dimes cherry swiveling bar stools; strong tiger maple Queen Anne style chest on bandy legs made by David Lefort; bold tiger maple Chippendale style double dresser made by Mark T. Emirzian; exceptional Regency style mahogany Churchills Furniture Co. pedestal dining table with satinwood band inlay; custom cherry hall table; Mount Aire, NC; Maitland-Smith faux bamboo and leather bookshelf; pair of library steps used as nightstands; custom circular walnut breakfast; Jessica Charles swiveling chair; pair of powder blue custom upholstered club chairs with ottomans; brown suede sofa; gold damask style upholstered sofa; high-end iron and glass top table with chairs with claw feet; modern illuminated étagère / display shelf with bold Corinthian columns; English welsh style cupboard, Melrose Collection, CA; Deco style brown leather sofa, other leather sofa and club chair; Lee Jofa upholstered love seat; pair of Chippendale style bedroom chests; Jacobean style trestle table; red suede Dutailier stressless style chair and ottoman; great blue and white striped sofa; salmon color upholstered sectional sofa; large circular cherry dining table and much more…
Mid-Century: 1954 Seeburg 100 Select-O-Matic High Fidelity Deluxe juke box in good original working condition with 4 sets of records; floor model Ford gumball machine with iron stand; 10 cent peanut machine; vintage 5 cent coin-op “Play Ball/World Series” pinball machine; two child size metal Mickey Mouse chairs; 1950’s record player/ turn table; Jere metal wall sculpture; elephants foot stool; vintage steel on steel tennis racquets; James Montgomery (Actor) cane, sterling tag; good Arts & Crafts hand hammered copper planter; Heintz sterling on bronze vase; Knoll upholstered sofa; Knoll armchair; pair of teak mid-century elevator tables, Kai Kristiansen; Copeland queen size modern bed; Danish rosewood dining table; set of 4 bentwood and leather barstools; galvanized steel and wood wine display stands; Arabia Aino Deco ceramic dinner set; chrome arc floor lamp; modern desk unit; vintage Leica camera with 2 lenses; Miyama C330 camera w/ 3 extra lenses; cypress wood wall clock; Evans style steel wall sculpture; Swid Powell covered box; tiered mirrored console; and more…
Jewelry: approx. 50 lots of estate jewelry, including several antique multi stone diamond rings set in gold and platinum; 2 gents diamond rings; antique 18k white gold brooch set with pearls and diamonds including 2 larger stones; approx 5 ct aqua marine ring set in gold; amber, jade and turquoise rings; antique pearl and diamond ring; ladies vintage gold and platinum watches; antique silver pocket watch; several 14k and 18k gold necklaces and bracelets; turquoise, coral and pearl necklaces; 2 antique multi stone diamond bracelets; diamond necklace; diamond stud earrings; selection of silver jewelry including Jensen; several estate lots of costume to Victorian jewelry; selection of antique jade jewelry; some antique coins and related dresser items, plus much more jewelry.
Antiques: Good Victorian oak Aesthetic sideboard; Arts & Crafts Mission oak desk; pair of Globe Wernicke barrister bookcases; set of six Biedermeier chairs; 19th C. mahogany Hepplewhite sideboard with birsdeye maple inlay; Sheraton mahogany banquet table; 19th C. English desk with tooled leather top; French Louis XV style commode; antique hall bench with carved figural arms; vintage French style chest and pair of beds; Classical pedestal dining table, Hastings Table Co.; English needlepoint and rosewood Regency fire screen; antique tester bed, other beds; Country set-back cupboard; assembled set of 6 birdcage Windsor chairs; figural European side table; antique English pine hall table, other English furnishings; sev chests of drawers; period stands; Gov. Winthrop desks; Victorian walnut furnishings; etc.
Artwork: Oil, “Composition # 1” abstract, signed by Charles Alston 1960, Feingarten Galleries NY label; two large oil paintings on plywood by Kim Moss; oil, Jim Morrison, signed Alechinski; Ronald Stein abstract; large oil, nude, Georges Fustiger; oil, still life; A. Segovia; w/c, Augusta Bartholomew; w/c, winter scene, Geo. Howell Gay; large Charles Gruppe abstract, sailboats; two good antique French/Spanish oil portraits of fashionable young women, signed illegibly; w/c, landscape, signed T. Mori; good early 20th C. w/c of a jester, unsigned; oil, rooster, K. Anderson; oil, rabbits, Byron; John Long barn board art/sculpture, “VT Sugarhouse”; Birdsey w/c; abstract oil, Milton Harley; oil, ships, Longanesi; abstracts, Susan Kymeneffy; early Italian (16th C.) pen & ink Madonna & child and much more…
Prints & Lithographs: Kitaj circus litho; G. Milek A/P print; etching, Luigi Luicioni; Kimber Lee Clark print; Harry B. Neilson print; David Paulson prints; Neil Drevitson A/P print, Symbol of Freedom; Dartmouth College print; William John Huggins print, East India Trading; lithos, Marc Chagall with exhibition provenance; 3 Picasso lithos; Piranesi etching; (2) R. Bishop duck etchings; woodblock, Stephen Poleskie; oil, Henry Benson; oil, Donald Coale; pencil signed NYC etching; several works by listed artists including; Helen Baker, Shin Yoshikawa, Leonard Ragouzeos, Rudy Pozzatti, Nancy Nemec, Hilmar Friedrich, David Driesbach, Kurt Westfall, Ricki McNeill, Dan Haloff, Charles Brumbaugh, Brian D. Wolf, R Prayer, Louis Safer, etc; Cezanne poster; Lautrec “Ville De Nice” poster; large movie posters, Camelot (unframed); collection of museum and art gallery exhibit posters; Ken Buck photo; Miro poster; framed maps of England; Field & Stream cover, 1930; great collection of art reference books including N.C Wyeth illustrated examples.
Asian: 6’ lacquered and gilt decorated sign with character marks; woodcut, “White Dream”, Fujo Ueda; Hiroshige woodblock prints; Japanese triptych, other antique Asian artworks; selection of Chinese & Japanese porcelains including early Chinese blue & white platter; early blue & white vase; large pair of Famile rose vases; blue and white porcelain vases; cinnabar covered box; Satsuma elephant; selection of antique jade jewelry; Mt. Fuji porcelain plaque, other plaque; watercolor scrolls; vases converted to lamps; large seated bronze Buddha and other bronze items including censer; hanging lacquered panels with figural stones; tobacco bon; carved nesting table set; good collection of Asian related reference books on porcelains, furniture, etc and more…
Sterling: 80 piece sterling flatware set; Gorham flatware; sterling muffineers, porringer; candelabras; Tiffany sterling bottle coaster; several other pieces of sterling including tableware, dresser sets and much more…
Glass: Great selection of Danish/Finnish glassware including examples by Taplo Wirkkala, Kalja Aarikka Humppila, Kai Blumquist, Pertti Santalahtl, Timo Sarpaneva and others; Peter Bramhall center dish; Steuben center bowl, octopus figure, etc; Baccarat candlesticks, panther figure in original box; large Simon Pearce hurricanes and table lamps, candlesticks, and more; Ralph Lauren glassware; Tiffany & Co glass decanter, bowl, etc; other modern glass including Lalique, Orrefors, Murano, etc; selection of cut glass; French opaline; good hanging glass chandelier; 2 pc cut glass table lamp; coin spot lemonade set; antique glass fire extigushers and more…
Porcelain/Ceramics: Large exhibition charger by Miranda Thomas; Wedgwood jasperware, other Wedgwood china set; Dedham plate; Limoges porcelain; Noritake, Hargot; Moorish chargers; 11 Classical scene Czech porcelain plates; Capodimonte garniture set; Dresden type figural groups; Blue Willow china set; Mulberry and Historical Blue; French confit pots; large Italian dinner service by Franco Cicerchia; Casa Stone Portuguese dinner set; contemporary ceramic serving pieces; Derby urns, 8”; Anysley porcelain; Ainsley Marlina dinner plates; large bulbous footed vase and more…
Accessories: French Empire brass & marble candlesticks; carved marble/ alabaster ornaments; Singer sewing machine with history; early child’s wagon; European tuba; Mary Green actor dolls; several pair of bookends including B&H Parthenon examples; Danish wood turnings, other signed artisan wood turnings; figural wood carvings; collection of butterflies and insects in display boxes; elaborate French mantle clock with porcelain panels, other French mantle clock; figural lamps; girandole sets; Le Cruset cookware; Mcclelland Barclay dog bookends; bone handled carving set; short black mink coat; nice selection of decorative lamps; Deborah Puretz bronze; antique bank; Schoenhut jointed toys; elephant figures; firkin; large brass stirrups; assorted lot of sea related including coral, shells, etc; modern decoys; Flemish style tapestry;
Special Interest: Like new 65” Sony flat screen TV, several other flat screen TVs; Sonos surround sound system with soud bar, woofer, floor speakers, etc; Kettler ping-pong table; large selection of teak patio furniture including table, chairs, benches (Think of Spring!!); gun/jewelry/coin safe; various books including leather bound
Oriental Rugs: Approx. 30 Oriental rugs including antique and contemporary examples in room and scatter sizes; Large Aubusson rug, Charles Bronson provenance; Cobalt blue Surya wool rug, other room size designer rug, made in Maine; hooked rugs, etc…
Terms: Cash-Check-Major Credit Cards:
18% Buyer’s Premium Reduced to 15% with Cash or Check •
No Sales Tax • Catered • Comfortable Seating
Auctioneers: William G. Smith & Kenneth R. Labnon
Gallery Manager: Leon Rogers
Visit our Website: www.wsmithauction.com
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WILLIAM A. SMITH, INC. AUCTIONEERS AND APPRAISERS
PLAINFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03781 – 603-675-2549
NH LICENSE #2825– VT #57-702 – FL#AU-4814
Offices – Plainfield, NH – Greenwich, CT – Sarasota, FL– Phoenix, AZ
William Smith, Inc
Specializing in Fine Antiques
Auctioneer and Appraiser
Plainfield, New Hampshire 03781 • Tel. 603-675-2549
NH License #2825 – VT #57-702 – FL#AU-4814
We Buy Single It ems Or Complete Estates
Our Rat es Are Competitive
1954 Seeburg Juke Box High Quality Modern Furnishings Good Mid-Century Accessories Oil, Charles Alston
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