Current Auctions

Chinese Blanc de Chine Carp Vase
in the form of an open mouth vertical fish, tail curved, and splashing waves
height 16 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Chinese Blanc de Chine Guanyin Now Mounted as Table Lamp
porcelain figure of a woman holding a teapot, with fitted shade set on tapering carved and fluted wooden base, some chipping and head drilled
figure height 9 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

12 Piece Porcelain Lot
to include set of eight Chinese export Nan King deep plates, four Canton deep plates, baskets of flowers, two stapled rim chips, small rim chips to three of the Nan Kings
diameter of Nanking pieces 9 3/4 inches, flowers height 8 inches
Provenance: The Estate of John L. Hughes

Estimate: $250 - $450

Eight Export Reticulated Plates
to include three round and five oval
largest diameter 10 1/2 inches
Provenance: The Estate of John L. Hughes

Estimate: $200 - $400

Four Piece Chinese Group
to include dragon form ceramic brush / ink washer having character mark and old label, small white carved hardstone pendant, tapering square tea green bowl with character marks and Ralph M. Chait Galleries New York label, along with blue crackle glaze rectangular brush rest on carved base
height 2 3/4 inch green bowl

Estimate: $200 - $400

Chinese Famille Rose Yellow Ground Butterfly Bowl of Lotus Flower Form
having out turned gilt rim, yellow exterior with butterfly and flower motif, turquoise interior, blank square where character marks should be
height 3 inches

Estimate: $200 - $300

Four Small Chinese Porcelain Pieces
to include round Famille Rose erotica cup mounted on wooden base having blue character mark, white glazed lotus teacup having petal like lobes and six character marks to base, blue and white dragon seal paste box, round peach blossom seal box
largest diameter 2 3/4 inches (peach bloom)

Estimate: $300 - $500

Chinese Famille Rose Footed Tray
of rectangular form raised on four shaped feet, center depicting two Geishas, one woman with fan, the other bowing beside a potted plant on a bench bordered by butterfly and flower motif, exterior geometric design in iron red
10″ x 6 1/4″

Estimate: $200 - $400

Pair of Chinese Doucai Enamel Plates
both having waves and leaf motif accented with orange flower forms, having flarings rims set on small round footed base having character marks and wax seals to underside
height 1 1/2 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Chinese Fine Blue Glazed Porcelain Bowl
having round sides coming to slightly flared rim set on small round footed base, blue exterior glaze transitioning to light blue / white interior and underside, six character marks within double circle
height 2 1/4 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Pair of Ornately Carved Hardstone Foo Dog Bookends
green and white carved stone featuring swirling manes, open mouths, in a sitting position, mounted on gilt metal pedestal base
total height 5 1/2 inches, foo dog height 3 1/2 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Pair Japanese Satsuma Cabinet Vases
to include
having four sides decorated with
warriors, geisha, and floral motif, geometric gilt
accents and butterfly design to neck, signed on base,
Meiji period
height 4 3/4 inches
Condition: some crazing

Estimate: $500 - $1000

26 Piece Chinese Famille Rose Export Porcelain
to include one teacup, 13 small dishes, 12 plates, each having center motif of scholars, women, and courtyard scenes surrounded by cobalt blue and gilt floral rim, 18th century some chipping and loss
teacup height 2 1/2 inches, plate diameter 7 1/2 inches, dish diameter 6 inches

Estimate: $1500 - $3000

Pair of Famille Rose Covered Jars
one cover a replacement and repaired, likely late 19th century
height 8 1/4 inches and 8 1/2 inches
Provenance: The Estate of John L. Hughes

Estimate: $400 - $800

Two Chinese Export Bowls
one cobalt blue with gilt decoration, one square
cobalt bowl height 4 1/2 inches and diameter 10 inches, square bowl 4 3/4 inches and diameter 9 3/4 inches
Provenance: The Estate of John L. Hughes

Estimate: $300 - $500

Set of Eight Famille Rose Export Bowls
likely 18th century
Provenance: The Estate of John L. Hughes

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Chapin School Chippendale Cherry Highboy
in two parts, upper section having pierced carved broken pediment and top having small center carving over three drawers the center one having vine and rosettes carving over four graduated drawers on lower section with one long drawer over three short drawers having center fan carving over scalloped apron all set on cabriole legs ending in ball and claw feet, original hardware and old red finish, circa 1780 Connecticut River Valley, cherry and Eastern white pine
height 80 1/4 inches, upper case height 49 5/8 inches, width 35 3/8 inches, depth 18 1/8 inches, lower case height 30 5/8 inches, width 37 3/8 inches, depth 19 1/8 inches
Photographed in Connecticut Valley Furniture by Thomas and Alice Kugelman and Robert Lionetti, Catalog #82, page 187, Windsor, Provenance: Timothy Phelps and Ruth Wilson, married 1785 Cyrus Howe and Sally Phelps Edward Thrall and Flavia Howe George Merwin and Leliane Thrall Hubbel Brown and Dorothy Merwin Elizebeth Bowman and Edward Brown born 1932 to present owners
Condition: chips to drawer lips

Estimate: $8000 - $14000

Carousel Horse in Original Park Paint Attributed to Dentzel Carousel Company Philadelphia
now mounted on large rocker, having glass eyes
height 55 inches, length 57 inches

Estimate: $4000 - $6000

Queen Anne Chinoiserie Decorated Chest on Frame
in two parts, upper section having two drawers over three drawers on frame with one drawer on replaced bracket feet, drawers with Queene Anne brasses, circa 1700
height 43 1/2 inches, width 37 inches, depth 21 3/4 inches, top 23″ x 38 1/2″
Provenance: The Estate of John L. Hughes

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Six Panel Continental Chinoiserie Painted Leather Screen
leather front having painted decoration depicting flower arrangements in Asian style porcelain vases, bowl of fruit, birds nesting amongst flowering trees with swimming ducks and floating lotus blossoms along the lower edge, all within border decorated with fan and cartouche shapes, each panel having brass tracked edges, the reverse having ebonized painted wooden frame and later fabric with gilt stenciled floral designs
height 95 1/2 inches, length 129 inches
Provenance: Case Antiques Inc. Auctions & Appraisals July 24, 2021
Condition: leather panels have been backed with 20th century fabric leather having cracking, lifting, and craquelure pattern across all panels, some losses to edges of leather at separation / cracking, wear and scattered exfoliation to painted leather surfaces, scuffs to painted wooden frame

Estimate: $1500 - $2500

Pair of Federal Brass Andirons
with large log stops, circa 1830
height 21 inches, depth 28 inches

Estimate: $200 - $300

Pair of Federal Brass Andirons
circa 1830
height 19 1/4 inches, depth 20 inches

Estimate: $200 - $300

Georgian Mahogany Brass Bound Cellarette
set on reeded stand, complete with interior liner
height 29 inches, top 18 1/2″ x 18 1/2″

Estimate: $400 - $600

Federal Brass Trimmed Fire Fender
on ball feet, 19th century
height 10 inches, width 33 1/2 inches, depth 9 1/2 inches

Estimate: $200 - $300

Pair of Federal Brass Steeple Top Andirons
with log stops
height 18 1/2 inches, depth 16 1/2 inches

Estimate: $150 - $250

Pair of Federal Brass Andirons
circa 1840
height 17 inches, depth 19 inches
Provenance: The Eric Van Rooy Estate: A Connecticut Gentleman’s Collection

Estimate: $200 - $300

Pair of Federal Bell Metal Urn Top Andirons
with log stops and matching two piece tool set, etched details to urns of andirons and urns on tools, with modern screen
height 22 1/2 inches, depth 18 1/2 inches
Provenance: The Eric Van Rooy Estate: A Connecticut Gentleman’s Collection

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Group of Seven Antique Copper Pieces
to include two copper tea and chocolate pots (Running Battle Antiques 2003 $706), five copper Zabaglione / sugar pot scoops circa 1880 signed “Paul Beyer, Philadelphia” circa 1880 (Jackson Mitchell Inc, 1/22/01 $4,250)
chocolate pot height 10 1/2 inches

Estimate: $400 - $800

Five Pewter Tea and Coffee Pots by Gleason and Smith
tallest 13 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Six Piece Pewter Lot
to include five pots and one charger
tallest 11 1/2 inches

Estimate: $200 - $300

Large Pewter Lot
to include three Putnam pots, three pairs of candlesticks, one mug, pair of casters, one ink/desk set
tallest 11 inches

Estimate: $250 - $450

Six Piece Pewter Lot
to include four piece assembled communion set with Boardman flagon, two various Boardman plates, two chalices, along with Boardman and Hull Philadelphia Flagon
tallest 12 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Nantucket Basket with Swing Handle
total height with handle 8 inches, diameter 6 1/4 inches
Provenance: Property from the Estate of E.T. Krolikowski, III of Laurel Beach in Milford, Connecticut

Estimate: $300 - $500

Russian Icon of The Twelve Great Feasts and Resurrection
on wood having gilt decor accents, 19th century or earlier
14″ x 12″

Estimate: $300 - $500

Attributed to Jean-Marc Nattier (French 1685-1766)
Full length allegorical portrait of Francoise de Mailly (1688-1742) dame d’atour to Queen Marie Leszczynska wife of King Louis XV, depicting the lady in a silver dress, billowing pink cape amongst flowers and reeds, pouring a water jar
Oil on canvas, unsigned
Inscribed upper right “Françoise de Mailly Comtesse d’Angennes”
57 1/2″ x 44 1/2″

Estimate: $4000 - $8000

French School, 19th Century
Portrait of Jeanne Juliette Griolet (born in Nimes 1820, died in Geneva in 1865), depicting a woman
Oil on canvas
Unsigned
18″ x 15″
Genealogy of sitter: The sitter was the mother of Marguerite Ormond; Grandmother of Francis Ormond (Bompa); Great Grandmother of Reine Ormond Pitman, as well as her sisters Marguerite, Rosemarie, and brothers Conrad, Guillaume and Jean Louis; Great, Great Grandmother of Rose Pitman Hughes, as well as Jeanine Pitman and three of their cousins (all children of Conrad, none of the others above has issue), Richard, Tim, Jean Francis, Jinny; Great, Great, Great Grandmother of Alexandra, Tim, Chris, and Ian Hughes
Provenance: The Estate of John L. Hughes

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Augustus Edwin John (British 1878-1961)
“A Woman in a Long Dress”
Graphite on paper
Signed lower right John
15 1/2″ x 9 3/4″
Provenance: Christies, February 1, 2024, lot 176
Exhibited: Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Special Loan Exhibition of British Paintings
Condition: overall good condition

Estimate: $1500 - $2500