William A. Smith

William A. Smith Inc.
Auctioneers and Appraisers

49th Annual
Memorial Day Weekend
Auction Event

Smith’s Auction Gallery, Plainfield, NH

Sunday, May 29th, 2016, at 2:00 pm

Silver & Coins


Monday, May 30th, 2016, at 10:00 am

Antiques, Art, Jewelry, Silver and Carpets

Preview:
Sunday, May 29th doors open at 10:00 am
and Mon. at 8:00 am, earlier preview by appointment

Please join us for this fantastic two-day auction of fine antiques, choice art and the largest single-owner estate collection of silver we have ever seen. The deceased (name withheld by request of the family) was a passionate collector of fine silver, having amassed a collection that was estimated at over 1 ton, for lack of a better description, yes that’s right over 2000 pounds of fine silver. We will begin Sunday’s sale at 2:00 pm with approx. 50 lots of coins and then approx. 300 lots of silver. Monday’s sale will begin at 10:00 am featuring antiques, fine art, jewelry and carpets.

Sunday 2:00 pm: Coins: including one dollar Bechtler Carolina gold coin, (5) 20 dollar Liberty gold coins, other U.S. gold to include 2½, 5, and 10 dollar. (2) 1917D quarters, 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent. Good selection of Buffalo nickels including bulk lots. Type coins to include Bust halves and more.

Silver 2:30 pm: The largest single-owner collection of silver we have ever sold, over 300 lots of fine American and European silver by Tiffany, Gorham, Kirk, International, including tea sets, flatware sets, pitchers, baskets, center pieces, punch bowls, large platters, small platter, sets of stemware and goblets, many quality small boxes, and much more, most lots averaging 50 or more ounces each, the name of this estate collection withheld by family request, though the deceased gentleman was a friend to us all here at Smith’s and will be missed.

Monday 10:00 am: Furniture: From the Hoffman and Dr. Wendell Triller estates - wonderful blue painted 2-part 19th-C. floor cupboard with glass door top; 2-part red painted setback 19th-C. floor cupboard with panel doors top and bottom; good 18th-C. green painted open-top floor cupboard; small early 18th-C. open top setback cupboard with old color; other good country floor cupboards; fine Federal 2-part NH secretary from Concord, NH workshop of Porter Blanchard; CT Chippendale cherry chest on chest on well-formed ogee bracket feet, c. 1785; tiger maple 18th-C. NE Q.A. 2-part highboy; small MA Queen Anne highboy, c. 1760; Chippendale cherry 2-part secretary with bookcase top; various NE 18th-C. Chippendale tall chests, one with fan carvings; Federal tiger maple dressing table; 2 fine Federal corner cupboards with glass door tops; Chippendale Phil card table with shell-carved knees; choice NH Chippendale maple chest with drop-fan pediment; good small Chippendale maple 4-dr. chest with fan carving; Chippendale blanket chest in old blue paint; country corner cupboard in old green paint; jelly cupboard in old blue; great Windsor armchair in old red paint; early apothecaries; 2 Federal canopy beds, one Salem, MA origin; good early gate-leg tables; Regency cheval mirror; fine English Regency rosewood sewing stand; etc.

Clocks: Federal NH grandfather clock, dial signed L&A Hutchins; good NJ tall clock, dial signed Joakim Hill Flemington, NJ; Federal pillar and scroll shelf clock Eli Terry and Son; banjo clock; 3 good carriage clocks, repeater and double dial; great large Howard marble shelf clock with history; beehive clock; and other clocks. Rare Mission oak Roycroft bookcase; Roycroft copper-top drink table; L and JG Stickley double-door bookcase; L and JG Stickley library table; Stickley armchair; Gustav Stickley copper tray; good Arts and Crafts chandelier; signed Paul Evans steel dining table; other Mid Century; Custom- 2-part tiger maple corner cupboard D R Dimes; Eldred Wheeler maple dining table; custom tiger maple porringer top dining table with leaves; other tiger maple traditional furniture; Baker double-pedestal dining table; set of Baker dining chairs; etc…

Accessories: Early rooster weathervane; ships diorama; ships models; folk art made painted wooden trolley; sextant in case; 3 good carriage clocks; early pocket sundial; group of butter molds; group of match safes; good selection of antique tea caddies including tortoiseshell; decorated stoneware; great selection of inlaid boxes including one with ship; several early miniature paintings on ivory; choice NH courting mirror with history; 18th-C. needlework including samplers; early redware; antique drums; Napoleon items; early miniature chest and candlestand; Liverpool pitcher; sailor’s knife and sailors scrimshaw; an early w/c street-scene view of Phil. bank; pr. of carved eagle brackets; Staffordshire; early Linsey-Woolsey; other early textiles; collection of snuff and patch boxes; 1920s barber’s pole, working; carousel figures, horse, lion, giraffe; early iron horse hitching post; good early iron gate; 92” early Narwhal tusk; Native American Indian 19th-C. sash; large Eskimo ivory cribbage board; totem carving; selection of Navajo rugs; NW carvings; effigy clay pipe; Sioux beaded Bible cover; other American Indian; collection of antique pistols, flintlocks, percussions, and others, approx. 20 pcs.

Life-size bronze figure of woman; large bronze relief “pregnant woman” by Walter Bachinski, 60” x 30”; marble and bronze bust, signed Fanfani (Saul); bronze of Teddy Roosevelt by Michael Coleman; Russian lacquer boxes; 2 Continental wood carvings, Black Forest; 2 Mills slot machines; Sèvres 3-piece clock set; etc…

Collection of old Herend dinnerware, rare pattern; Sèvres urn; Vienna cabinet plates; and other fine porcelains and ceramics…

Asian: Fine Chinese carved Lapis Lazuli table screen; antique Chinese porcelains, vases and jars, some signed; fine pair of Chinese 19th-C. ivory carvings, many other early ivories; antique carved tusk; Ming Dynasty tomb figures and chairs; pr. of Chinese hardwood side tables; Asian brush pot; collection of Japanese objects including Keyaki wood tobacco bons; choice naga hibachi in sandalwood and Keyaki; Edo period sash press, other unique Japanese objects collected over a lifetime, other Asian...

Art: Important oil on canvas, still life depicting a tabletop of fruit including watermelon, apples, oranges, peaches, pears, cherries, and more accented with a glass compote, woven basket and fruit knives, by Robert Spear Dunning 1867, 25” x 36” with old family provenance, an exceptional example; choice w/c Western scene by Frederic Remington with provenance; Fine watercolor, “The Evening Fishing” signed Ogden Pleissner; oil on canvas water scene by Henry Pember Smith; oil painting, A. Jacobson; oil on copper, cathedral interior, well done by Nicholas Chapuy; oil hunting scene by R.V. Luerzer; fine snow scene oil by Conrad Wimmer; great oil of Buffalo by Bonnie Marris; oil, landscape by John F. Carlson; oil barn scene looking out at White Mountains, signed Frank Shapleigh; 3 oils by Henry MacGinnis, from the family; abstract painting, signed H. Mercan; oil on board by Nellie Bly Ballard; oil European cityscape, signed Anders Gittelson A.K.A. André Gisson; oil, J.H. Hidley; oil, signed Grimand; 2 oils by N.H. Christiansen; oil, M. Thiele; surrealist oil by Franjo Klopotan; oil landscape by Wm. Edmondson; abstract oil, signed Souza 1951; 2 pastels signed JB Yeats 1909; and much more… James Newton 1776 Engraving, “A View of Boston on the Road to Dorchester”; w/c signed George Washington; large folio Currier and Ives landscape fruit and flowers; several 19th-C. Presidential signed appointments; other…

Silver: approx. 50 lots, Gorham Martelé bowl; approx. 5 big sets of sterling flatware; several 19th-C. American tea sets; many large silver trays hallmarked; salvers; many ornate sterling pitchers, vases and bowls, plus much more...

Jewelry: Ethel Jennings Newton Estate and others: Exceptional three stone diamond ring in platinum, center diamond 3.01 ct.; fine diamond ring set with approx. 2 ct. round of excellent color and clarity; fine 1.51 ct. diamond ring; other diamond rings including fancy colors; several antique multi-stone diamond rings; good 18k white gold diamond and emerald bracelet; ruby and diamond bracelet and a sapphire and diamond bracelet; antique Deco platinum pin set with diamonds and amethysts, Prov. Russian Crown Prince 1920; antique platinum pin set with a heart-shaped amethyst, topped with a diamond crown, also Russian Crown Prince; 18k gold jockey pin, set with diamonds and enamel, signed Cartier; Amber and gold ring with earrings; green jade and gold antique bracelet; other jade jewelry; aquamarine ring set with diamonds; 2 antique star sapphires rings with diamonds; various antique gold bracelets and necklaces; selection of old pearl necklaces; antique gold pocket watches; cameo pin, signed B H Kinney 1857, portrait; and much more...

Oriental rugs: a fine selection of mostly antique carpets, including pre-1920 Persians, room-size including palace and many old tribal scatters and runners; 2 African Asafo flags, c. 1900 (Gold Coast tribes created warrior groups to protect them from outside forces, The Asafos)

2 Steinway baby grand pianos, 1990 model “S” ser. # 552923, older model with black ebonized case….

 

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William A. Smith Inc.
Auctioneers and Appraisers
Specializing in Fine Antiques
Since 1961

PO Box 49, Plainfield, New Hampshire 03781
603-675-2549

Visit our Web site: www.wsmithauction.com
or email us at: [email protected]

NH License #2825, VT #57-702, MA #525, FL #AU-3179
William G. Smith and Kenneth R. Labnon – Auctioneers
Leon Rogers – Gallery Manager

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