William A. Smith, Inc.

Auctioneers and Appraisers

Exciting New Year’s Auction
Including fine antiques, quality custom art, silver, jewelry and carpets

Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 10:00 am

Smith’s Auction Gallery, Plainfield NH
1064 Route 12A

Preview Friday January 4 from 12-5 pm, or by appointment

Please join us for our first auction of the New Year, featuring several NH and VT estates including a dear friend of Maxfield Parrish, Windsor VT. Please join us at our preview party (Friday) for a glass of Ken’s special punch.

A very partial list of over 500 lots! No reserves • No internet bidding • Old fashioned auction fun

Americana: Rare 18th C.Q.A. maple NE highboy with matching drop leaf table both with unusual carved feet, Raley/Fenn estate; two other small size period American highboys; 18th C. Chippendale block front slant-lid desk in mahogany with a fan carved interior, Raley/Fenn estate; 18th C.Q.A. maple slant-lid desk on bandy legs, and other period desks; several period Chippendale tall chests; several good period Chippendale and Federal chests of drawers, some in old paint; various early country dining tables; a good set of paint-decorated Windsor chairs; a selection of early stands including Shaker; early floor cupboards, some in paint; Chippendale corner cupboard; multi-drawer country cabinet; early jelly cupboards; early tavern tables; Federal canopy beds and much more.

Clocks: fine Moses Hazen Federal tall clock with Moses Hazen label; Federal inlaid tall clock, dial signed Hawxhurst and Demilt, New York; NH mirror clock dial, signed A. Chandler Concord NH; early pillar-and-scroll shelf clock; other clocks.

Misc: Train, steam engine, and tender No 456, The Great Northern 2-8-0, Nigel Gresley 5” gauge; selection of early decorated stoneware; several duck decoys; several early wall mirrors; icons; collection of Staffordshire hen-on-nests, some unique forms; several early Toby jugs; early German stoneware steins; selection of blue Leeds dinnerware; early pearlware; early redware; other ceramics; collection of miniature paintings on ivory; Navajo rug; beaded pipe bag; old bowie knife and more.

Art: Oil by William J. Kaula; oil, White Mountains, by Edmund Darch Lewis; oil, winter scene, by W. Meyerheim; oil, Vermont farm, by Charles Curtis Allen; oil by George L. Noyes; several oils by Horace Brown; two oils by A. Lundquist; oil by William Preston Phelps; oil by Marion Steele; oil, Vermont winter by Gianni Cilfone; oil by Everett Warner; oil landscape by Henry Lee; three gouaches by A.B. Frost; oil landscape by Roland Clark; oil by Monique Sakellarios; oil by Jack Belder; oil by H. Mayerovitch; early oil by Cornelius Krieghoff; oil by Hall Ross Perrigard; several watercolors by Maxfield Parrish Jr.; selection of Maxfield Parrish prints and correspondence; and much more art.

Estate Jewelry: Art Deco platinum ring set with approx. 1.2 ct. diamond; diamond and emerald rings; several gold necklaces and bracelets set with stones; selection of gold jewelry including 22k; several sets of gold earrings including Bulgari; pearl and Victorian jewelry; vintage wristwatches and more; over 50 lots.

High quality custom: Tiger maple highboy by Eldred Wheeler; corner cupboard purchased at Eldred Wheeler’s; several stands and chairs by Wheeler and Dimes; several high quality brown leather sofas and chairs; tiger maple farm table and eight bow-back Windsor style chairs; complete king and queen size beds; plus much more from a 10,000 square foot lake house.

Steinway and Sons upright piano; William Knabe baby grand piano; good selection of Oriental rugs including a 12’ x 23’ antique Persian; over 50 rugs and so much more!

Terms:
Cash-Check-Major Credit Cards: 18% buyer’s premium, Reduced to 15% with cash or check
No Sales Tax • Catered • Comfortable Seating

No internet bidding at Smith Auctions.

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