We have selected choice items from many local estates and combined them with the important estate collection from a NYC brownstone to create one of our most special sales of the year. This sale is overflowing with great material— so much our auctioneers will be selling late into the day on Monday so please plan accordingly. 600 lots to be sold in one day - The following is just a sampling.

Fine Furniture: Including Americana, an important pair of curly maple Federal lolling chairs, superior set of 8 Federal tiger maple carved saber leg dining chairs, tiger maple Chippendale oxbow desk, hard to find tiger maple corner cupboard with swan’s neck crest, c. 1800, tiger maple Chippendale slant-lid desk, other tiger maple Federal furniture, choice RI mahogany Pembroke table with carved stretchers, Federal cherry linen press, small Federal servers, Federal carved tester bed, McIntire, Concord NH Federal tall clock with rare rocking ship movement, astral clock, French clock sets, other clocks.

English and Continental: exceptional Italian inlaid commode and matching stand, spectacular French bronze mounted display cabinet, fine English satinwood Carleton desk, good Georgian chests of drawers, tiger birch English linen press, period Georgian dining table with leaves, set of 10 QA dining chairs plus much more period European furniture.

Asian: Objects from the Boswell estate (19th-c. ship captain involved in the China trade), fine jade carvings, Chinese porcelains including Famille Rose, Sung Dynasty examples, Asian carved hard stones including agate, turquoise and coral; the best 19th-c. Chinese rosewood (Zitan) display cabinet with exemplary carvings, Asian lacquerware jar silver mounts, lg. Chinese porcelain plaque, various Asian bronzes, and more.

A fabulous collection of Meissen collected back in the 40’s and 50’s including 2 ewers The Elements, a fabulous pair of life-size French 19th-c. Orientalist bronze candelabra by Guillamin, several fine KPM plaques; Sevres and Vienna porcelains; Tiffany lamps and glass; superior examples of Lalique glass including frosted swans on glass plateau; huge Bacchantes vase, The Mask and others, selection of R. Lalique objects, great Moser box, other Moser, choice antique wall mirrors, fine French bronze chandeliers and wall sconces, plus much more...

Fine selection of art including American and European paintings, Emile Gruppé, Anton Otto Fisher, Hermann A. Kern, Vincent Drennan, Eugene Remy Maes, oil, Charles Heyde; oils by MacGinnis, Orientalist by Pascal, Soderberg and Mulholland w/c’s, oil by Thornley, J.F. Slater, E. Abbott, J.C. Salmon, Ascenzi, Czernotzky, F. Moormans, R. Grohmann and much more including works on paper, woodblocks, etching by Rembrandt and other notables.

Choice antique bronzes and marbles including lg. marble figure by Larkin Goldsmith Mead, bronze by Paul Chèvre cock fighting purchased in 1893 at the Columbian Expo., 40” bronze coal miner by Ch. Ledy; Bergman bronzes; plus many other bronze sculpture, many 19th-c. European bronze sculptures, and more.

Jewelry: A collection of fine modern, vintage and antique estate jewelry: Some highlights include, 4.06 ct. emerald and diamond platinum ring, a 4.0 ct. unheated Burmese (GIA) ruby and diamond platinum ring, two lovely strands of natural pearls; the larger of the two has a rose cut diamond clasp and the original box, an Art Deco platinum bracelet with approx. 4.0 ct. tw. of diamonds as well as several other impressive vintage and modern diamond bracelets, a platinum Art Deco ring with an approx. 1.37 ct. emerald cut diamond, a Georgian green enamel sweetheart locket brooch in gold with diamonds and pearls, a great 19th-century green French enamel bracelet in 18kt yellow gold, a French Baroque style Montreux pendant watch with blue enamel and rubies, a fabulous Art Deco aquamarine and approx. 3.0 ct. tw. diamond bar pin with the original box, diamond ear studs: 1.80 ct. tw. round brilliants and 1.5 ct. tw. pear shapes, several signed pieces including Tiffany & Co., W.H. Ruser and Michael Good, a modernist 18kt yellow gold necklace and brooch combo with matching earrings made in the style of designer Ilias Lalalounis, several signed pieces by award winning Scottsdale designer, Scott Gauthier, including a striking orange sapphire and diamond ring, an architectural heart shape ruby and diamond ring and others, another collection of opal inlay and diamond pieces in 18kt yellow gold by Kabana, a striking modern twist on an Egyptian Revival necklace in 18kt yellow gold and lapis, a modern 18kt yellow gold ring with a 50 ct. blue star sapphire and diamonds, a 22kt yellow gold ruby necklace and earring set, designer Mark Patterson Mandarin garnet and diamond necklace and earring set in 18kt yellow gold, angel skin coral beaded choker necklace with gold diamond clasp, two chunky leather cuff bracelets with gold and diamond buckles, a selection of fine modern white as well as yellow gold diamond earrings and necklaces, numerous signed good Native American jewelry including a gold moonscape ring by Jesse Monongya, interesting 1960’s modernist silver jewelry including a necklace by Bjorklund Bros, a selection of several ladies and gents Rolex watches in stainless steel and gold, as well as a gents stainless steel Cartier and a gents stainless and 18kt yellow gold Bertolucci. Some other great jewelry including pieces set with citrine, pink sapphire, blue topaz, Mexican fire opal and much more!

An abundance of sterling silver including tea sets, flatware sets and more, fine cased shotgun by Watson, selection of over 50 fine antique Oriental carpets, see our website for further details!

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4.0 ct. unheated Burmese (GIA) ruby and diamond platinum ring

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William G. Smith and Kenneth R. Labnon – Auctioneers
Leon Rogers – Gallery Manager