Current Auctions

Russell Smith (American 1812-1896)
“Brush Run on Pinecreek, PA”, 1840
Oil on artist board mounted to board
Signed verso, identified on plaque
8″ x 11″
Provenance:
A private collection, Westport, Connecticut.
Vose Galleries, Boston,
A private collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Vose Galleries, Boston, inventory
The Eric van Rooy Estate A Connecticut Gentleman’s Collection
Exhibited:
Boston, Massachusetts, Vose Galleries, Light & Color: 150 Years on Paper, Featuring Frank W. Benson & His Contemporaries, April 21 – May 26, 2018.
Condition: overall good condition, some edge ware, paint flaking around lower border, craquelure

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Childe Hassam (American 1859-1935)
“Old Fortress Naples”
Watercolor on paper, laid on board
Monogrammed lower left F.C.H.
12 1/2″ x 9″
Provenance: Christie’s New York Rockefeller Center, May 30, 1986 ($11,000)
Newhouse Galleries, New York
Estate of William J Levy Park Avenue, New York
Condition: overall very good condition, paper undulation due to watercolor

Estimate: $15000 - $30000

Cornelis Westerbeek (Dutch 1844-1903)
Forest Landscape with a Man and a Fiddle
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right C.Westerbeek
24″ x 16″
Condition: piece presents well, craquelure throughout, edge ware, paint loss to bottom center, some undulation to canvas, staining to back of canvas, appears to have original frame

Estimate: $400 - $800

Emile Albert Gruppe (American 1896-1978)
“Gray Day From 13 Ave South” Naples Pier, Florida
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right Emile Gruppe, signed and titled verso
20″ x 24″
Condition: very good condition, recently cleaned and restored

Estimate: $8000 - $12000

Reginald Marsh (French 1898-1954)
Tugboats in the Harbor, 1938
Watercolor on paper
Signed and dated lower right Reginald Marsh 1938
13 1/2″ x 19 1/4″
Provenance: Charlotte Anne Belenky Gallery, Longmeadow, MA
Condition: overall good condition, some undulation due to watercolor

Estimate: $1000 - $3000

Hendrick (Henri) Cassiers (Belgian 1858-1944)
The Old Port of Marseille, France (Le Vieux Port)
Post impressionism scene depicting a sailboat coming to port
Oil on board
Signed lower left H.Cassiers
20″ x 29″
Condition: craquelure from impasto, heavy inpainting to sky, some inpainting to boat, drip marks covering boat, surface grime

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Robert Swain Gifford (American 1840-1905)
Shipwreck on Mount Desert Island, Maine, 1887
Oil on canvas
Signature faintly visible lower right R.Swa_ Gifford 1887
20″ x 30″
Condition: does not appear to be relined, visible paint loss to the right, repaired horizontal abrasion to sky, edge ware, surface grime, restored in 1971

Estimate: $1500 - $3000

Edward Brian Seago (British 1910-1974)
Landscape with Cattle along a River
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left Edward Seago
13 1/2″ x 15 1/2″
Condition: presents well, surface grime, canvas undulation, repairs and inpainting center of the sky

Estimate: $5000 - $10000

Frank Earle Schoonover (American 1877-1972)
“He Got Lawson On His Powerful Back”, 1906
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower right Schoonover ’06
Featured on page 139 of the Catalogue Raisonné
36″ x 24″
Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Hall
Published: Mott, Lawrence. “One of Three.” Outing Magazine, May, 1906
Published: Mott, Lawrence. “The White Darkness” New York: The Outing Publishing Company, 1907
Condition: very good condition, fully restored with documentation, relined and restretched canvas, repair to center abrasion, inpainting, some edge ware

Estimate: $10000 - $20000

Roger Tory Peterson (American 1908-1996)
“Buntings”, 1993
Watercolor, gouache, pencil on artist board
Plate 92 from Birds of Britain and Europe
Signed titled and dated vero R.T.P, along with signature stamp
16″ x 10 1/2″
Provenance: Owner by descent
Condition: overall good condition, unframed, bowed board

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Paul Wright D.D. (British D.1785) “The New and Complete Life of our Blessed Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ”
published by Will.Miller.Thurso, circa 1795
leather bound book printed on laid paper
preface having map of Holy Land, large copper-plate prints engraved from the original drawings of Hamilton, Chalmers, West, Samuel Wale, Esq.
14 1/2″ x 10″
Condition: overall presents well, wear consistent with age, some yellowing, foxing, wear to leather

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Peter Van Den Keere (Belgian 1571-1646) After Willem Janszoon Blaeu (Dutch 1571-1638)
“Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula” circa 1641
Hand Colored copper plate world map engraving printed on two sheets
Bordered by allegorical representations of the sun and moon and the five known planets, the four elements, the four seasons, along with the seven wonders of the ancient world
Printed in Amsterdam by Johannes Janssonius (Dutch 1588-1664) and dated 1641, this is a later edition (possibly 4th state) from a German edition of Blaeu’s Atlas having German text on verso
15 3/4″ x 21 1/4″
Condition: overall very good, some yellowing and old crease marks from book binding, some undulation, small repair patch center right, some staining, small repaired tear to center

Estimate: $4000 - $6000

André Félibien (French 1619-1695) “Description de la Grotte de Versailles” First Edition Book
Published Paris: L’Imprimerie Royale, 1679
First edition, introductory text by Félibien 1579, followed by 48 plates illustrating the iconography of the palace and gardens of Versailles, along with additional illustrated engravings by Le Pautre
19″ x 13″ folio size
Condition: wear consistent with age, leather cover coming apart, handwritten title to spine, discoloration and foxing to paper

Estimate: $4000 - $8000

Napoleon I A Momento of Emperor Napoleon I and the Imperial Family
comprised of letters and documents of Napoleon and of his two queens: the Empress Josephine and the Empress Marie Louise, two documents relating to the birth of the King of Rome and a manuscript in his autograph together with six commemorative medals and descriptive / biographical notes embellished with four miniature portraits, one letter signed Buonaparte, one document signed NAP, one letter signed Josephine, one autograph, one letter from Marie Louise to her mother in law Madame Bonaparte “Marie Louise agreeing to appointing corporal Lamb”

Estimate: $20000 - $40000

Napoleon I: A Memento of Napoleon, Emperor of France
handwritten letters and documents in Cosway red Moroccan binding, cover having Napoleon coat of arms surrounded by gilt impressed bugs and N in each corner, inside front cover having four miniature portraits of Napoleon I, Marie Louise, Josephine and Napoleon II as a child, interior with six handwritten letters and documents, one by Napoleon I signed Bonaparte, one by Napoleon I signed Nap, one by Josephine, two by Marie Louise, one by Napoleon II, with printed translations, rear inside cover center mounted with 1804 medal under glass
16″ x 12″
Provenance: Christie’s March 8, 1978 lot 174

Estimate: $8000 - $12000

Unusual Giltwood Convex Mirror
the whole surmounted by scrolling stylized foliate cresting set on circular fasces border, with pierced band of undulating garlands interspersed with ribbon ties, flower heads, and leaf form decoration, all around convex mirror plate within reeded ebony slip, and bead-moulded border circa 1830
40″ x 30″
Provenance: Property from a New York Townhouse Designed by Cullman and Kravis,
2007 Carlton Hobbs LLC receipt, retailed for $98,000

Estimate: $6000 - $10000

Pair of George III Giltwood Pier Mirrors
one 20th century, the other mid 18th century, rectangular mirror plate having carved frame of ribbons, foliage, and acorns, having wear, top of one having professional repair
55″ x 26″
Provenance: Property from a New York Townhouse Designed by Cullman and Kravis,
2000 Epel and Lacroze New York receipt, retails for $52,900

Estimate: $6000 - $12000

George II Giltwood Mirror
having scrolling foliate motif, hanging tassels surmounted by leaf shaped finial, 18th century
45″ x 23″

Estimate: $400 - $800

Italian Baroque Mirror
carved and gessoed having mirror backing openwork, 18th to early 19th century
height 48 inches, width 26 inches

Estimate: $400 - $700

George III Giltwood Border Glass Mirror
of rectangular formed having leaf and berry giltwood motif, circa 1790
65″ x 37″
Provenance: Property from a New York Townhouse Designed by Cullman and Kravis,
Kentshire receipt list price in 2007 $48,000

Estimate: $3000 - $5000

Pair of Ornate Giltwood Mirrors
of rectangular form, having flat panel, geometric and floral motif throughout
45 1/2″ x 33 1/2″
Provenance: Property from a New York Townhouse Designed by Cullman and Kravis
COndition: Clean, very good condition

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Pair of Wood and Gilt Gold Wall Sconces
each having three arms with metal shades, lampshades missing
length 24 inches, width 12 inches, depth 6 inches
Condition: Presents well, two shades missing, minor scuffs to wood, oxidation to bronze

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Pair of Gilt and Bronze Candelabras
made into lamps, having silk pleated shades, 19th century
height 26 1/2 inches
Condition: Very good condition

Estimate: $400 - $700

Pair of Carved and Painted Pillar Form Table Lamps
having black painted twisted column body surmounted by gilt corinthian capital, set on stepped pedestal base
total height 40 inches
Condition: presents well, paint and gilt loss throughout

Estimate: $500 - $1000