William A. Smith

William A. Smith Inc.
Auctioneers and Appraisers

Fine Estate Auction
The contents of 2 Vermont country homes

Featuring: Fine Antiques-Quality Custom-Art-Chinese Antiques

Smith’s Auction Gallery, Plainfield, NH

Auction: Friday, April 28th at 10:00 a.m.
Preview- Thursday from 12-5 and Friday at 8:30 a.m.

We have moved the items from a Pomfret, VT, mountaintop retreat and combined it with estate items from a Woodstock, VT, brick Federal to create a most desirable auction. Please plan to attend!

The Dining Room, Woodstock, VT, mansion

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Antiques: Period English Hepplewhite inlaid sideboard; English Regency double-pedestal dining table with 2 leaves; set of 6 period English Chippendale dining chairs; English Chippendale slant-lid desk; English oval inlaid wine cooler; large crescent-shaped pine settle bench; Centennial bonnet-top highboy; Centennial inlaid Hepplewhite secretary; pr. antique cannonball beds, complete; good pr. of carved pineapple twin beds; Sheraton 4-poster bed; tiger maple full-size bed; other antique beds; early one- and two-dr. stands; early Q. A. tea table; red painted blanket box; early corner cupboard; clean cherry and mahogany Federal chest of drawers; early paint-decorated deacon’s bench; early sea chest; period French walnut drop-front lady’s desk; period French walnut table with drawer; antique French armchairs; various inlaid French and European stands; antique French fireside bench; French 19th-c. secrétaire à abattant; period English butler’s tray on coffee table-style stand; selection of 19th-c. marble-top tables; Classical hairy-paw foot drop-leaf breakfast table; Chinese m/t stands; early long Asian hall table; small carousel horse; Arts and Crafts chair and andirons; good Horner maple faux-bamboo crib; child-size bentwood settee and chairs.

Period knife boxes

Quality Custom: Large dining room table, split-pedestal base with leaves; set of 12 Chippendale style dining chairs; quality custom breakfront; inlaid sideboard; king-size tall poster bed complete; queen-size 4-poster bed, complete; quality 4-dr. bachelor’s chests; quality pair of leather wing chairs, other wing chairs; pair of Hickory Chippendale style sofas; Pompanoosuc Mills sofa; Kittinger desk; Hitchcock chair Harvard; 2 iron patios sets, tables and chairs; patio planters and outdoor related.

Pair of period English Georgian knife boxes; good Napoleon gilt wall mirror; period Italian wall mirror; other Italian mirror; French Deco doll-size leather sofa and chairs; tabletop 19th-c. cabinet; early doorstops; selection of French antique copper; folky art carvings; Shaker finger box; antique exotic bird painted folding screen; early green painted pull wagon “Yale”; early “Daisy” wagon; antique cast-iron lawn jockey; antique violin and bow; brass fireplace related, andirons, fenders, screen and tools; early chopping bowls; sleigh bells; copper English lanterns; French mantel clock; other clocks; large whirligig windmill; boat model, Florence 1920s; unique folk carving, man; carved Chinese Buddha; Cloisonné jardinière; Bronze foo dog; early Chinese tiles; Chinese ancestral portrait; etc.

Oil signed Buriuk

Large selection of Chinese export, some 18th-c. examples and many 19th, from famille rose, rose medallion and Canton; selection of Chinese blue and white porcelains, some with character marks; selection of Imari and Kutani porcelain; Chinese lamps; 2 Herend tea sets; antique Staffordshire figures; sterling plates, cups and bowls; 2 pairs of Steuben candlesticks; early blown glass; netsukes; early Delft chargers; English pearlware and transfer and lusterware; etc.

Art: Oil on board French landscape, E. Mathon; pair of English oils, Abraham Hulk; early portrait painting young boy; landscape oil, C. T. Mitchell; still life oil, Van Hargen; winter scene oil by Bernard Keyes; pr. of English hunt scene oils; early European landscape watercolors; oil of horse, Sysoney, by Jean Smith 1905; oil still life, signed Burliuk, other signed still life paintings; English oil, signed Turner; selection of A. Pope duck prints; English coaching prints; Barenger Wild Duck shooting series of 4- C. Random Sporting gallery; oil, crashing waves; Francis Dixon; illuminist oil, landscape; oil, Old Town of St. Tropez, Alexander Warshawsky; watercolor, Chas. Robinson; large watercolor, landscape; early full length European portrait of child; folio of English oil paintings (unframed); figures in Eastern desert, signed Navarro; Gordon Grant lithos; portfolio Japanese prints, Horyuji Monastery; and much more…

Carpets: selection of old and new Oriental rugs room-size and scatters, approx. 12-15; antique quilts and much more.

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Terms: Cash-Check-Major Credit Cards: 18% Buyer’s Premium Reduced to 15% with Cash or Check
No Sales Tax - Catered - Comfortable Seating


Advance Notice

50th Annual Memorial Day Auction!

Smith’s Auction Gallery, Plainfield, NH

Monday, May 29th at 10:00 a.m.

Preview: Sunday from 12-5 p.m. and morning of the sale or by appointment.

China trade and other nautical related

For this our 50th Annual Memorial Day Auction, we are pleased to present fine Americana from a “lifelong” VT collection, heirloom jewelry from a wealthy Greenwich, CT, family, the estate collection of over 30 Henry MacGinnis paintings, and much more.

Over 500 lots, including period American and European, nautical, fine art, Asian including Chinese, estate jewelry, silver, Oriental rugs, good folk art, large garden urns and a 6-series BMW convertible. Please join us for this unreserved auction of fresh material.

Approx. 8-ct. diamond ring

Selection of Chinese objects

Collection of over 30 Henry MacGinnis oil paintings, descending through the MacGinnis estate


Dear collector, if you are in search of an auction house that appreciates your collection and understands it’s your nest egg, please give us a call. We have the clientele and knowledge to find the right home for your beloved items. Call 603-675-2549. Our rates are competitive—guarantees offered—nationwide service.


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

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 – FL #AU-4814 – FL #AB-2365
William G. Smith and Kenneth R. Labnon – Auctioneers
Gallery Manager: Leon Rogers

Member New Hampshire Better Business Bureau

Offices in Plainfield, NH • Greenwich, CT • Sarasota, FL • Phoenix, AZ

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