2024 Major Fall Chinese & Americana Auction

Miniature Roll Top Desk
with carved civil war soldier in a kepet with mustache having hand written note in drawer “This miniature desk was made by a prisoner at Connecticut State Prison and given to Henry Gilbert Risley who worked at the prison as gatekeeper, Henry married Laura Brainard around May 7th, 1885”
height 15 1/2 inches, width 9 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Three Georgian Inlaid Tea Caddies
to include one rectangular banded and floral inlaid having canted corners and urn motif, opening to two compartments
one rectangular banded inlaid having oval cartouches and top inlaid shell, opening to two lidded compartments
one oval and floral inlaid opening to single red lined interior
height 5 inches, length 8 inches

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Whalebone Cane having Carved Twist Design
18th to 19th century
length 34 1/2 inches
Provenance: Estate of Linda B. Sonnenblick, Farmington, Connecticut

Estimate: $200 - $400

Whale Bone Toy Cradle
decorated with spindles and flowers, 19th century
height 3 3/4 inches, 3″ x 5″
Provenance: Estate of Donald J Lurito

Estimate: $250 - $450

Central North European Oval Snuff Box
having relief carved scene of crucifixion, on the reverse a carved pilgrim with hatchet
height 3/4 inches, top 2 3/4″ x 3 3/4″

Estimate: $200 - $400

Diminutive Burlwood Bowl
likely 19th century
height 1 1/2 inches, diameter 3 1/4 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Group of 17 Lignum Vitae Turned Pieces
to include containers, two barrels, six small chalaces, two hammers, etcetera, circa 19th century
tallest 10 inches
Provenance: Estate of Donald J Lurito

Estimate: $300 - $500

Ideal #5 Salesman Sample of a Cast Iron Stove along with Copper Pots
stove height 17 inches, width 24 inches
Provenance: Estate of Donald J Lurito

Estimate: $200 - $300

Johann Baptist Homann (German 1664-1724)
“Nova Anglia” (New England) circa 1716
Hand colored map engraving on two pages of
New England, parts of Canada (New France)
featuring Native American and European
settlements
Featuring cartouche of Native and European
trades on lower right
20 1/2″ x 24″
Condition: yellowing, center fold crease, some
staining/foxing on upper right border

Estimate: $400 - $800

New Map of Massachusetts
“Compiled from the Latest and Best Authorities
Published at the Boston Map Store A. Williams
and Co. 1870″
hand colored map engraving
22″ x 32”
Condition: crease folds, some staining top and
bottom right
Provenance: Collection of a gentleman from Bloomfield, Connecticut

Estimate: $200 - $400

John James Audubon (America 1785-1851)
“White Legged Oyster Catcher and Slender
billed Oystercatcher”
Aquatint engraving, hand colored, plate 427
London: Robert Havell, 1838
22″ x 27″ plate size, 25″ x 36″ sheet size
Condition: Yellowing and undulation to paper,
some foxing, creasing, two tears along top
edge
Provenance: Estate of Hale Gabrielson Lamont-Havers, Sudbury, Massachusetts

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

John James Audubon (America 1785-1851)
“Black Vulture or Carrion Crow”
Aquatint engraving, hand colored, plate 106
London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838,
25″ x 36″
Condition: paper undulation, some foxing and
yellowing, reduced in size
Provenance: Estate of Hale Gabrielson Lamont-Havers, Sudbury, Massachusetts

Estimate: $2000 - $3000

Full Suit of German Gothic Steel Armor
include a pointed and articulating sallet helmet with visor, gorget, breastplate, with pointed roundels, greaves, gauntlet gloves, long pointed stations (for equestrian calvary purposes) some chain mail along with an iron sword, handmade with hammered rivets, extensively restored not unlike the armor worn by Emperor Maximilian I (German 1459 – 1519)
approximate height: 69 inches
Condition: does not come with the mannequin

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

19th Century Life Sized Artist’s Mannequin/ Lay
Figure in the manner of Francois-Pierre Guillois
(French Died 1764)
constructed from carved wood, brass, steel, of
redementary skeletal form, articulated so the artist
may pose it, circa 1850 America
Approximately 58 inches
Condition: appropriate aging, tarnishing to metal,
no head

Estimate: $5000 - $10000

Paint Decorated Game Wheel
diameter 36 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

19th Century American Wood Frame “Boneshaker”
Bicycle
oak wood and iron wheel rims, circa 1880,
precursor to the High Wheeler or Penny-Farthing
bicycle, now mounted on metal display stand
height 50 inches, length 68 inches

Estimate: $500 - $100

Folk Art Carousel Deer
with later applied antlers in probably original
finish
total height 64 inches

Estimate: $1500 - $2500

Gilt Gesso Federal Eagle Pediment
outstretched wings having scroll and branches in its talons
height 13 inches, length 20 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Tool Board Display
including planes, chisels, saws, inlaid levels, drills, squares and more including lignum vitae and rosewood many pieces squared, makers including D.R. Barton 1800, Stanley Rule Level, Moulson Bros, and Buck Bros
display board height 96″ x 48″
Provenance: Estate of Donald J Lurito

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Large Lot of Tools
many brass mounted planes, squares, measures, bits, two tool boxes and large lot of chisels, makers include Charles Buck Steel, Russell Jennings MFG and Company, Augers bits, Buck Bros, Stanley Rule, and Millers Falls, largest 8″
Provenance: Estate of Donald J Lurito

Estimate: $300 - $500

Carved Polychrome Martyrdom Scene
possibly depicting the martyrdom of St. Tremorus of Brittany by his stepfather Count Conomerus, the saint kneels in prayer as the assassin raises a sword to behead him, circa 18th century, Austrian / Swiss, heavy pine
height 27 inches (without sword), width 12 inches
Provenance: Quinn’s Auction, June 4, 2022 lot 146 ($600)
Condition: replaced sword, paint loss, cracks to arm and legs, one eye missing

Estimate: $300 - $500

Italian Reliquary Bust of a Saint
polychrome and gilt wood carved, removable center glass oval opening reveals the reliquary, late 17th / early 18th century
height 17 inches, width 13 inches
Provenance: Andrew Jones Auctions July 17, 2022 lot 43 ($550)
Condition: paint loss, cracking to wood, wormholes

Estimate: $400 - $600

Chinese Ming Early Cast Bronze Buddha
featuring the seated Buddha with tall crown, elongated earlobes, ornate dress, gilt remnants, Ming Dynasty or later
height 7 1/2 inches
Condition: left earlobe broken, parts of crown chipped, some holes
Provenance: Estate of Hale Gabrielson Lamont-Havers, Sudbury, Massachusetts

Estimate: $300 - $500

Burmese Carved Stone Buddha (Circa 17th / 18th Century)
featuring the seated monk having elongated ears, pointed hat having intricate circle pattern
height 22 inches, width 14 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Two Japanese Carved Polychrome Figures
to include
Hannya Deity Noh Mask, circa 1780-1830
red lacquered demon mask having pointed teeth and
horns
height 9 inches
“Fukusuke” good luck figure for businesses
depicting a seated man having large head and top
knot, painted blue, red, yellow, and black
height 10 inches, width 14 inches
Condition: both having paint loss and chips to wood

Estimate: $400 - $800