Regina Tabletop Music Box in Oak Case
having quatrefoil cartouches with cupids and angels, double comb along with discs, in working condition some chipping and loss throughout, once corner of top missing
height 8 inches, top 14″ x 15″
Chinese Huanghuali, Hardwood Document Table Cabinet
having metal mounts, top opening to a single compartment, over two doors opening to one long drawer over four short drawers
height 14 inches, length 11 inches, width 14 inches
Chinese Huanghuali, Hardwood Three Tiered Box
brass accents, removable long pin to release covered and stacked boxes, scrolling accents to handle
height 7 inches, top 6″ x 12″
Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Vase
of baluster form having medallions with scrolling vine, flower, and landscape motif, carved wood base and lid, now mounted as table lamp
vase height 11 inches, diameter approximately 9 inches
Condition: some cracking (hairline fracture)
Pair of Chinese Blue Lotus Flower Ginger Jars
of baluster urn form having scene with cranes, dragonflies, and moths, lids surmounted by orange foo dogs
height 26 inches, diameter 15 inches
Chinese Porcelain Oxblood Langyao Vase
of bottle form having pale celadon at the neck
“Sang de Boeuf” glaze now mounted as a table
lamp, 19th century
vase 16 inches, diameter approximately 9 inches
Provenance: Estate of William J Levy Park
Avenue, New York
Two Napoleonic Handwritten Documents
to include
One attributed to General Gerard Duroc (French 1772-1813), Duke of Frioul, hand written document of the after report of the battle of Marengo (June 1, 1800) title “Surroundings of the Battle Field of Marengo…Historical Account of the Operations of the Reserve Army General of Operations of the Reserve Army, Excerpt: Battle of Marengo”
Pen and ink on laid paper,
Unsigned, the anem “Duroc” added later in pencil, typed transcription to accompany
The second document written in Italian
Dated March 31, 1815 from Ancona, Italy just before the siege of Anoca and the exile of Napoleon’s army from Italy, and during the Hundred Days or War of the Seventh Coalition, 12″ x 17″
Condition: fragile condition, some foxing
Four Handwritten 18th Century Music Compositions transcribed for Performance
to include Johannes Christian Bach’s Aria “Tender Virgins”, Abel’s second overture Giovanni, Italian composition , and an Anonymous composition “Round the Grame” by an English Composer, 11″ x 15″
Condition: fragile state, some foxing and tears
Continental School (18th Century)
Old Master Sketch of five figures, one woman waving
her fan while a man in a tricorne hand points, two
figures seated in ladder back chairs and one woman
gazing off
Pen and ink with white gouache on laid paper
Unsigned, unframed
8 1/2″ x 6 1/2″
Condition: good, yellowing to paper and some foxing,
taped to matting
17th Century Drawing of a Fanciful Italian Town
Old Master Sketch of a Northern Italian City and
Fortress
two small boats in the foreground and a
mountain in the distance
Pen and ink, gray ink wash on laid paper
Impressed initials lower left “P.S.”, verso has later
inscription “collection Paul Sandby”
9 3/4″ x 11 3/4
Condition: some yellowing and foxing, darker stain
to center
Italian School (17th / 18th Century)
possibly School of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian
1696-1770)
Old master study of dragons and monsters in the
clouds, the bottom dragon breathes fire while siren
like creatures surmount it holding a wreath of snakes
Pen and ink wash on laid paper
Initials signed in black in lower left “GB”
6 3/4″ x 9″
Condition: yellowing and foxing
After Jan Brueghel the Younger (Flemish 1601-1678)
Old Master Landscape Sketch depicting a
“Netherlandish” Village with a man and his donkey’s
crossing a stream with a church in the distance
Pen and ink with blue ink wash on laid paper
Signed lower left “Bruegel”
11″ x 15 1/2″
Condition: yellowing and some foxing, some water
damage around borders
Nine Chinese Polychrome Porcelain Immortals Figures
in turquoise, yellow, pink, and green glaze having Famille Rose design, two small figures, two women on pedestals, three men on pedestals, one figural group of a man and child
tallest 9 inches
Four Piece Chinese Celadon and Crackle Glaze Group
to include one taller heavy vase with crackle glaze, one smaller vase having scrolling vine motif (repairs throughout), small baluster form vase having bottle neck incised with criss cross lines, small beige glazed lidded jar having two handles and wooden lid with carved foo dog finial
height 10 1/2 inches
Four Slip Decorated Redware Deep Plates
having textured border and yellow pattern, some chips
diameter 9 1/4 inches to 10 1/2 inches
Provenance: Estate of Donald J Lurito
Eight Piece Redware Lot
to include two small glazed pitchers, two large handled jars, oval platter, two bowls, small jar
tallest jar 6 inches, longest platter 15 inches
Provenance: Estate of Donald J Lurito
Five Piece Redware Lot
to include pot, crocks, pitcher, and cup
tallest 9 1/2 inches, largest diameter 11 1/2 inches
Provenance: Estate of Donald J Lurito
Six Piece Redware Lot
to include five bowls of various sizes and one cup/ mug, manganese decorated
largest diameter 9 3/4 inches
Provenance: Estate of Donald J Lurito
Approximately 76 Piece Group of Mulberry Transferware
to include tureens, graduated platters, pitchers, bowls, cups, covered sauce dishes with underplates, etcetera, mostly by John Alcock Vincennes, 31 plates, 6 platters, 13 teacups, 15 saucers, 11 additional serving pieces
tallest pitcher 10 inches
Provenance: Estate of Donald J Lurito
European (Possibly Dutch School) 17th Century or Later
Five People in a Courtyard Sitting Around a Table
Oil on canvas
Unsigned
15″ x 19″
Condition: relined, restretched canvas, some paint loss, inpainting concentrating mostly around borders
John Frederick Herring (British 1815-1907)
Feeding Time, farm scene with Horses, Pigs,
Ducks, and Chickens, 1860
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower right “J. F. Herring 1860″
28″ x 36”
Provenance: Warren Fett Antiques, Wilton, CT
April 18, 1985 ($8000)
Condition: some craquelure, restretched canvas
Josef Presser (America 1907-1967)
“The Departure of the Circus” 1927
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower left “J. Presser ’27”, signed and titled on verso with original price of $1,200
30″ x 35″
Condition: surface grime, craquelure, yellowing
S. Monti (20th Century)
Two Sporting Dogs
one black and white setter and one brown and white
setter on point
Oil on canvas in ornate gilt frame
Signed lower right “S.Monti”
20″ x 30″
William H. Weisman (American 1840-1922)
“Mount Washing, New Hampshire”
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right “W.H. Weisman”, titled on
stretcher bars
13″ x 26″
After James Seymour (British 1702-1752)
“The Godolphin Arabian”
Arabian Stallion being held by its ottoman owner
in a landscape with Roman Style Architecture,
another white horse and its owner riding in the
background
Oil on Canvas
Unsigned
32″ x 47″
Condition: surface grime, undulation to canvas
(needs to be relined and restretched) inpaint
throughout
American Folk Art (Early 19th Century)
Primitive Portrait of a Gentleman
with a high collar and red coat
Oil on canvas
Unsigned
18 1/2″ x 15 1/2″
Condition: restretched and relined canvas, heavy
surface grime, craquelure, inpainting, thick varnish,
some undulation
Two School of Maria Sibylla Merian (German 1647-
1717) Folk Art Still Lives
Bird Resting on a Bowl of Fruit
Watercolor
Unsigned
9″ x 12″
Still Life of Lemons and Apples
Watercolor
Unsigned
9″ x 12″
Condition: Yellowing, folding and creasing, some
foxing
Two Framed Early 19th Century Continental Portraits
to include
After Federico Zuccaro
Portrait of a lady – Mary Queen of Scots
Oil on canvas
Unsigned
24″ x 19 1/2″
Portrait of a Regency woman in a white dress and red shawl
Oil on canvas
Unsigned
30″ x 25″
Federal Mahogany Sofa having Reeded Back Support
turned arms and legs with clean custom upholstery, circa 1830
height 34 inches, length 74 1/2 inches
Provenance: Collection of a gentleman from Bloomfield, Connecticut