Current Auctions

Margolis Mahogany Block Front Chest
having brass handles on ends, signed Margolis on verso, and paper label in drawer
height 34 1/2 inches, top 21 1/2″ x 37 1/2″
Provenance: Property from the Estate of E.T. Krolikowski, III of Laurel Beach in Milford, Connecticut

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Federal Mahogany Sideboard
having shaped top on conforming cabinet with center drawer over two doors flanked by doors, all set on square tapered legs
Exhibited: Mabel brady Garvan Collection
height 40 5/16 inches, width 72 3/16 inches, depth 25 1/8 inches

Estimate: $1500 - $2500

Federal Mahogany Candle Stand
having dished top, set on tripod base, late 18th / early 19th century
height 28 1/2 inches, top diameter 20 1/2 inches
Provenance: The Eric Van Rooy Estate: A Connecticut Gentleman’s Collection

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Margolis Mahogany Birdcage Tip Top Tea Table
having shaped gallery top set on fluted tripod base ending in ball and claw feet, small repair to gallery
height 29 inches, top 16″ x 23″
Provenance: Property from the Estate of E.T. Krolikowski, III of Laurel Beach in Milford, Connecticut

Estimate: $250 - $450

Margolis Mahogany Piecrust Table
set on pedestal base, chip to edge
height 28 inches, diameter 24 inches
Provenance: Property from the Estate of E.T. Krolikowski, III of Laurel Beach in Milford, Connecticut

Estimate: $200 - $300

George III Slant Front Inlaid Walnut Desk
having two over three drawers, set on bracket feet, early 19th century
height 38 inches, width 36 inches, depth 19 inches (closed)
Provenance: The Estate of John L. Hughes

Estimate: $400 - $800

Federal Mahogany Sideboard
having shaped front on square tapered legs ending in spade feet, all with line inlays, repaired back leg, American circa 1800
height 36 1/2 inches, top 27 1/2″ x 69 1/2″

Estimate: $800 - $1200

George III Mahogany Tray
having four open handles on base with turned legs, 19th century, circa 1820
height 27 inches, top 18″ x 24″
Provenance: The Estate of John L. Hughes

Estimate: $300 - $500

Pair of Margolis Mahogany Chippendale Style Upholstered Wing Chairs
having ball and claw feet, upholstery not matching
height 44 inches, width 32 1/2 inches, seat depth 19 1/2 inches
Provenance: Property from the Estate of E.T. Krolikowski, III of Laurel Beach in Milford, Connecticut

Estimate: $400 - $800

Two Louis XV Chairs / Fauteuil
having open arms, one small bergere, fruitwood frames, likely 18th century
Provenance: The Estate of John L. Hughes

Estimate: $400 - $800

Primitive Apothecary Cabinet
in two parts, upper section having fluted columns and bookshelves on lower section with 24 drawers on bootjack ends, 18th century
height 72 1/2 inches, width 37 1/2 inches, depth 18 inches

Estimate: $600 - $1200

William and Mary Highly Figured Walnut Chest
having line inlays, all set on ball feet, late 17th early 18th century
height 35 inches, width 32 3/4 inches, top 21 1/4″ x 34″
Provenance: The Estate of John L. Hughes

Estimate: $1500 - $2500

Chinese Hardwood Stand
having waving top over scrolled ends, mid 19th century
length 16 3/4 inches

Estimate: $100 - $200

Set of 13 Royal Crown Derby Service Porcelain Plates
having raised gold relief, sold by Gilman Collamore 5th Ave New York
diameter 10 1/4 inches
Provenance: Property from the Estate of E.T. Krolikowski, III of Laurel Beach in Milford, Connecticut

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Large Chinese Rose Medallion Dragon Handle Vase
having birds and butterfly motif throughout with cartouches depicting court scenes, gilt dragon form handles
height 24 inches
Condition: some chips and repairs

Estimate: $200 - $400

Chinese Rose Medallion Fluted Umbrella Stand
having ribbed bamboo exterior with panels painted with medallions of berries, fruits, flowers, bugs, and court scenes
height 24 inches, diameter 8 inches
Provenance: Collection of a gentleman from Bloomfield, Connecticut
Condition: small chip on top 1/4 inch

Estimate: $600 - $900

Large Chinese Bronze Foo Dog Urn
having foo dog finial over globular body flanked by two elephant/demon handels, incised with dragon amongst cloud motif, over openwork pedestal base, possibly an incense burner
height 37 inches
Provenance: Property from the Estate of E.T. Krolikowski, III of Laurel Beach in Milford, Connecticut

Estimate: $300 - $500

Axel Klinckowstrom (Swedish 1775-1837) engraved by Carl Fredrik Akrell (Swedish 1779-1868)
“NEW YORK’S HAMN OCH REDD: Fran Brooklyn pa Long Island”, circa 1820
Aquatint etching, published in Klinckowstrom’s Atlas, Stockholm, 1824
10 1/2″ x 19 1/4″ sight size
Condition: some creases, paper undulation, framed without glass, some loss upper left

Estimate: $300 - $500

Pair of Hendrick Hondius (Dutch 1597-1651) after Paul Vredeman de Vries (Flemish 1567-1617)
“Ionica Odor” and “Dorica Auditus” from the Books of Architecture, the Five Senses
Hand Colored copperplate engravings
each 9″ x 14″

Estimate: $300 - $500

After David II Teniers (Flemish 1610 – 1690)
Figures Outside a Tavern,18th century
Oil on wood panel
Unsigned
9″ x 14″
Provenance: A private collection from Fifth Avenue, New York
Condition: varnish drips, some paint loss throughout, inpainting, some chipping to wood

Estimate: $100 - $300

John (Jack) Robert Charles Spurling (British 1870-1933)
“Steam Ship Crofton Hall”
Oil on board
Signed lower right “J.R.C. Spurling”
8 x 12
Provenance: Colin Denny Ltd., Specialists in Marine Works of Art

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Sporting Scene
Featuring men in red coats and tricorn hats on horseback in a forest landscape, two men in the center attend to the shot birds, possibly a hunting party of King George III of Enfland, 18th century
Oil on canvas
Unsigned
41″ x 52″
Provenance: Property from the Estate of E.T. Krolikowski, III of Laurel Beach in Milford, Connecticut

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Frank Weston Benson (American 1862-1951)
“Mount Washington from North Conway Meadows”
Oil on canvas laid on board
Signed lower left FW Benson
7 1/2″ x 14″
Provenance: The Eric Van Rooy Estate: A Connecticut Gentleman’s Collection

Estimate: $5000 - $10000

Augustus Edwin John (British 1878-1961)
Portrait study of Madame Suggia
Charcoal on paper
Signed lower right “John”
17 1/2″ x 12″
Exhibited: Royal Academy of Arts, London, Diploma Gallery, Augustus John Exhibition, 1954, number 275
Provenance: The Estate of John L. Hughes

Estimate: $4000 - $8000

Set of Three Ornithology Engravings by Nicolas Huet the Younger (French 1770-1830)
to include
“Cymindis bec en croc”
“Buse roussatre”
“Autour a collier roux”
Hand Colored bird etchings from “Nouveau Recueil de Planches Coloriées d’oiseau” published 1820 to 1839
plate size 10 1/2″ x 8″

Estimate: $200 - $400

Andrew Jackson Signed Document Appointing John Meigs Midshipman 1829
9″ x 11 1/4″
Provenance: Property from the Estate of E.T. Krolikowski, III of Laurel Beach in Milford, Connecticut

Estimate: $200 - $400

George Matthaus Seutter (German 1678-1757)
“Palatinatus Inferior sive Electoratus Palatinus ad Rhenum” circa 1735
Hand Colored copperplate map engraving of Germany, printed on two sheets
20″ x 23″
Provenance: Property from the Estate of E.T. Krolikowski, III of Laurel Beach in Milford, Connecticut

Estimate: $150 - $250

Four First Edition Classic Novels
to include Kidnapped Robert Louis Stevenson Cassell and Company 1886, two volumes of John Steinbeck Grapes of Wrath special limited edition with Thomas Hart Benton illustrations 1940, The First Part of the Life and Achievements of the Renowned Don Quixote De La Mancha illustrated modern library with Salvador Dali illustrations Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra Peter Motteux (Translator) published by The Illustrated Modern Library New York 1946