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T H E C OLLECTION OF

Willia m E. S t role , J r .

JULY 22, 2026

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T HE C OLLEC T ION OF

W ILLIAM E. STROLE , J R. OF B O STON

JULY 22, 2026 PART OF THE AMERICANA WEEK AUCTIONS

Staring immediately following the conclusion of The Nancy & Larry Dickson Collection Session Two Previews:

July 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

July 21-22 from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. and by appointment

Auction location:

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I M P O R TA N T N O T I C E S Americana Week Auction runs July 21-24, 2026, with each session beginning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern.

The Strole Collection comprises Lots 8401-8623.

Please see separate catalogs for The Collection of Nancy and Larry Dickson and lots comprising the property of other consignors. All lots can be viewed online at www.eldreds.com.

Bidding Options In-person, online, phone and absentee bidding is available. To register for absentee and telephone bidding, visit our website, or call 508-385-3116.

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Terms A buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price of all purchases. The buyer’s premium is 26 percent of the hammer price up to and including $2 million, 20 percent on the portion of the hammer price between $2,000,001 and $8 million, and 15 percent on the portion of the hammer price exceeding $8 million.

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Condition Reports Prospective bidders should satisfy themselves by personal inspection as to the condition of each lot. It is the bidder’s responsibility to obtain a condition report, by either visiting our website or contacting us. Although condition reports may be given on request, such reports are statements of opinion only. The absence of a condition report does not imply the property is in good condition. Regardless of whether or not a condition report is given, all property is sold subject to Item 1 of our Conditions of Sale, which provides that all property is sold as is.

All dimensions are approximate.

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CONTENTS Staff Directory page 4 Introduction page 5 Remembrance page 6 & 7 Glossary of Terms page 134 Bidder Information page 134 Conditions of Sale page 135

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S TA F F D I R E C T O R Y BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joshua F. Eldred CEO and President Head of American and European Paintings jeldred@eldreds.com

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It is with great pride we present you the Collection of Dr. William E. Strole, Jr., of Beacon Hill. If you measure a man by the quality of his friends, Bill was quite the man. An incredibly diligent and thoughtful group of Bill's friends and colleagues was instrumental in bringing this remarkable collection to market, and their love and admiration for Bill is unequivocal. It has been a pleasure getting to know them, and through them, a little bit more about Bill. It is clear he was funny, and kind, and had a voracious desire to learn. We hope you enjoy learning more about him, his keen eye, and his wonderful sense of style in these pages.

Joshua Eldred June 2026

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W I LLIAM E. " BILL" ST ROLE , J R. OF B O STON

Bill and Karina Corrigan of the Peabody Essex Museum

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Bill was a lifelong collector whose passion emerged early and continued throughout his life. In his youth he eagerly collected Indian Head pennies and postage stamps and spent many hours harvesting seashells along the shores of Virginia Beach, where he grew up. These early pursuits reflected a curiosity about the world —its objects, its people, and its stories— that would ultimately define both his home and his collection.

Although his career as a physician was demanding, Bill always found time for antiquing. The thrill of discovery never faded. A natural scholar, he built an extensive reference library and approached each object with care and intellectual rigor, often immersing himself in research before an acquisition. His interests were broad and deep but especially American furniture, Sandwich glass, Oriental carpets, and Chinese export porcelain, paintings and sculpture.

His fascination with Asian art began while he was stationed in Okinawa as a Naval physician in the early 1960s. During his deployment, he traveled extensively throughout the region. On one memorable leave in Hong Kong, he took a day trip by helicopter to the Cambodian temple complex at Angkor, a visit that stayed with him throughout his life. He acquired his knowledge of American furniture more locally in consultation with legendary dealers Hymie Grossman, Si Nager and other luminaries in the field.

Bill’s love of architecture found expression in the restoration of his 1837 Beacon Hill townhouse, an ongoing project he approached with pride and devotion. Even after fifty years of improvements, he

maintained it was still a work in progress. Whether modifying slightly the color of a sofa fabric or improving the placement of a Chinese vase, he was endlessly attentive, always striving to refine its charm and elegance.

After retiring from medicine, Bill further embraced the world he cherished most, becoming a dealer and scholar of Chinese Export porcelain. In 1996, he began volunteering in the Peabody Essex Museum’s Asian Export Art department. Every Tuesday for more than two decades, he researched PEM’s collection and contributed to the diverse work of the department. Bill was the first scholar to recognize the importance of a large set of Chinese export watercolor albums, now recognized as part of Andreas Everardus van Braam Houckgeest’s celebrated collections of Chinese art.

Leveraging his deep ties within the medical community, he once facilitated a research visit to the Endoscopy Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital to scan the inside of a Japanese export lacquer knife box. PEM is the grateful beneficiary of a group of important paintings and decorative arts from his long-cherished collection.

Bill delighted in sharing his knowledge and believed the greatest rewards of collecting were the friendships formed, the places discovered, and the memories made along the way. He would be pleased to know his collection now passes into new hands, to be appreciated and cared for as deeply as he once did — making this an auction he would have loved to attend.

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8401. PAIR OF RARE CHINESE EXPORT “LE DAME AU PARASOL” PORCELAIN PLATES 18th Century After a design by the Amsterdam artist Cornelis Pronk (1691-1759).

Central decoration of an attendant holding a parasol for a lady holding out her hand to birds in a marsh landscape. Cell border interrupted by figural and bird cartouches. Undersides with a ring of widely spaced cobalt blue insects. Diameters 9”.

800/1,200

In one of the earliest documented instances of a European artist creating designs for the Chinese export market, “Le Dame Au Parasol” was one of four porcelain patterns created around 1734

Provenance: Polly Latham Asian Art, Boston.

by Cornelis Pronk under commission by the Dutch East India Company. Original pieces of this pattern were produced primarily in the Imari palette of iron red, blue and gilt.

8402. CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN OCTAGONAL CHARGER Qianlong Period, 18th Century Traditional figural landscape decoration. Length 14”.

250/350

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8403. FINE PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN COVERED URNS First Quarter of the 19th Century Probably made for the European market. Traditional form with gilt pistol grip handles and an earth-tone marbleized square foot. Orange and gilt decoration, mostly of insects and fruit, against an unusual pale peach ground, interrupted by rectangular and oval Famille Rose reserves depicting interior figural scenes. Gilt molded nailhead border at rim and gilt molded husk swags on body. Heights 16.5”. 2,000/3,000 Provenance: Paul Gaudet, Nahant, Massachusetts, March 13, 1988.

Reference: A similar pair of peach glaze urns but in a different design variant is illustrated in Treasures of State: Fine and Decorative Arts in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the U.S. Department of State by Clement Conger (New York: 1991), p. 296.

Another pair in the peach palette and with pistol grip handles is in the Boscobel House and Gardens and is illustrated in Federal Furniture and Decorative Arts at Boscobel by Berry B. Tracy (New York: 1981), p. 50.

The original inspiration for this design dates to the Italian Renaissance and the designs of Florentine etcher Stefano della Bella (1610-1640) for Ferdinand de Medici, which used similar square marbleized plinths, foliate swags and pistol grip handles on classical urns.

Similar English versions, like those produced by Staffordshire manufacturers Wedgwood & Bentley, Neal & Company and H. Palmer, were the most likely source of inspiration for Chinese potters.

The use of peach-colored glaze is unusual in Chinese Export porcelain. It began to emerge during the Federal Period (1780-1830) as lighter color palettes became popular in home decor and fashion -- a shift seen in paint colors, home textiles and clothing.

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8404. PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT VASES MOUNTED AS TABLE LAMPS Late 18th Century Decoration of grisaille landscape cartouches against a pale beige-peach ground scattered with gilt, orange and cobalt blue flowers and fruiting vines. Wooden bases. Vase heights 12”.

500/1,000

8404, pair

8405. QUEEN ANNE TILT-TOP CANDLESTAND Last Quarter of the 18th Century Shaped top with molded edge. Delicate urn-form pedestal. Cabriole legs end in snake feet. Height 29”.

Top 27.5” x 27.5”.

400/600

8405

8406. CHINESE SCHOOL Qing Dynasty/19th Century Chinese Export reverse painting on glass depicting ladies socializing in a garden. Unsigned. 20.5” x 28.5” sight.

Framed 24” x 32”.

1,000/1,500

8406

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8407. FEDERAL KIDNEY-SHAPED SOFA Circa 1800 Mahogany legs. Striped upholstery. Back height 33”.

Seat height 23.5”. Length 59”.

500/1,000 Provenance: Simon Nager, Boston, February 24, 1968.

8408. PAIR OF BRASS LEMON-TOP ANDIRONS AND A BRASS AND WIRE FIRE FENDER Circa 1800 Andiron heights 20.25”. Depths 24”. Fire fender height 11.75”. Width 42”. Depth 11.75”.

700/1,000

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8409. CLASSICAL GILT AND GESSO GIRANDOLE MIRROR Likely Albany, New York, Early 19th Century Surmounted by overflowing cornucopias flanked by a boldly executed spread-wing eagle perched on rockery. Convex mirror glass within a molded frame set with small spheres.

Pinched foliate swag pendant. Four impressive and intricate spiraling candle arms. Height 49”.

5,000/7,000 Provenance: Bill bought this mirror in the early 1970s from Simon Nager via an estate attorney who took them to the Newport, Rhode Island house where it had hung.

Reference: A pair of mirrors, nearly identical to this example, were made in Albany, New York for the prominent DePeyster family circa 1815. They descended in the family and are now in the collection of Edgewater, a historic home in Barrytown, New York, catalog #2003.005. The pair is illustrated in Classic America: The Federal Style & Beyond by Wendall Garrett (1992), p. 105.

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8410. CHINESE SILVER TEAPOT Mid-19th Century Maker’s mark of Wong Shing, Canton. Repoussé floral decoration. Ivory insulators. Height 6.75”. Length 11.5”.

Approx. 46.6 troy oz.

1,800/2,400 Provenance: Kaminski Auctions, Beverly, Massachusetts, November 25, 2001.

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8411. CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Centruy Pair of rice cultivation scenes for the Export market.

Unsigned. Gouaches on paper, 15” x 20” sight.

Framed 20” x 25”.

1,200/1,800 Provenance: CRN Auctions, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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8412. CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY SERPENTINE-FRONT BUREAU Massachusetts, Circa 1780 Top with molded edge and good overhang. Four graduated full-width drawers with period bat’s-wing hardware. Ogee bracket feet.

Height 31.75”. Width 41.5”. Depth 20.5”.

4,000/6,000 Provenance: Hyman Grossman, Boston, April 4, 1970.

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8413. CHINESE CARVED WOODEN BUDDHA Ming Dynasty In draped robes, standing on a lotus base with her hands in Vitarka mudra. Traces of old lacquer finish. Height 38”.

800/1,200 Provenance: Chinese Arts & Crafts (H.K.) Ltd., Hong Kong, October 13, 1960, with original sales receipt. This was purchased when Bill was on leave during his time in the Navy.

8414. CHINESE CARVED VARIEGATED RED SOAPSTONE MODEL OF THE NINE-STAGE PAGODA AT WHAMPOA ANCHORAGE Early 20th Century Traditional tiered form, with incised and figural decoration.

Constructed in several parts. Height 33”.

1,000/1,500 Provenance: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Marine, China Trade and Sporting Arts, August 20, 1998, Lot #265, with original sales receipt.

The Whampoa Pagoda, also known as the Pazhou Pagoda and the Pa Chow Pogoda, is located on Pazhou Island in the Pearl River, Guangzhou (Canton). Although built in 1597-1600 as a Buddhist monument, it also served as a useful navigational landmark for merchant ships. It stands 194 feet tall.

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8415. LARGE CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE GUANYIN 20th Century The Bodhisattva of Compassion holding a jui scepter and standing on a lotus and wave base. Impressed seal mark verso. Height 35”.

1,000/1,500

8416. CHINESE IRON RED ON WHITE PORCELAIN TEMPLE VASE 19th Century Paneled scenic decoration of figures in a courtyard landscape against a floral ground. Petal rim. Applied gilt foo dog handles at neck and kylins at shoulder. Height 24.5”.

500/1,000

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8417. CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Century China Trade rivers landscape with a bridge and warehouses. Possibly the Pearl River, Canton.

Unsigned. Housed in a Chinese Chippendale frame. Oil on canvas, 17.5” x 23.5”. Framed 21” x 27”.

800/1,200

8418. CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Century A tea room in a mountainous landscape. Unsigned. Housed in a period Chinese Chippendale frame. Oil on canvas laid down on board, 18” x 24”. Framed 22.5” x 28.5”.

1,000/1,500

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8419. CHINESE “DAYAZHAI” PORCELAIN TEMPLE VASE 19th Century Decoration of an iron red dragon running through a white flower-filled landscape against a yellow ground. Applied gilt masks at shoulder. Domed cover with gilt foo dog knop.

Height 19”.

400/700

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8420. CHINESE “DAYAZHAI” PORCELAIN GARDEN SEAT 19th Century Gilt dragon and white floral decoration against a famille jaune ground. Squared top. Gilt bosses and double coin cutouts about the body. Height 19”. Top 9” x 9”. 300/500

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8421. PAIR OF CHINESE “DAYAZHAI” PORCELAIN BALUSTER VASES WITH CARVED WOOD STANDS 19th Century Decoration of an iron red and gilt dragon running through a white floral landscape against a yellow ground. Petal rims.

Applied gilt foo dog handles at neck and kylins at shoulder.

Vase heights 24”. Stand heights 18”. Tops 11.5” x 15.5”.

1,000/1,500 Provenance: CRN Auctions, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 1, 2011, Lot #359.

8421, pair

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8422. BURMESE BRONZE BUDDHA 19th Century Seated in lotus position in earth-touching posture. Inlaid eyes. Tightly coiled top knot. Height 18”.

800/1,200

8424. SOUTHEAST ASIAN CARVED AND LACQUERED GILTWOOD BUDDHA Most likely Burma, 19th Century Seated in earth touching posture on a tiered demilune base highlighted in red and gilt. Height 16.5”.

500/1,000

8423. BURMESE CARVED AND LACQUERED GILTWOOD BUDDHA 19th Century Seated in earth-touching posture on a separate red lacquered tiered plinth. Height 8”.

200/300

8425. SOUTHEAST ASIAN BRONZE LAUGHING BUDDHA 19th Century Height 7.5”.

400/600

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8426. AFTER PING CHEN CHIAO (JIAO BINGZHEN) China, 18th/19th Century “A Gift to the Elder”. Depicts two sages with attendants in a landscape.

Calligraphy upper left margin. Artist attribution and titled on frame plaque. On silk, 61” x 30.5” sight.

Framed 73” x 40”.

2,000/3,000

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8427. CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN BOWL Late 18th Century Paneled landscape and figural decoration and four cartouches against a brocade ground. Height 4.75”.

Diameter 11.25”. With wooden stand.

500/800 Provenance: Polly Latham Asian Art, Boston.

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8428. QUEEN ANNE MAHOGANY TRAY-TOP TEA TABLE New England, Mid-18th Century Tray top with concave and convex moldings, giving the illusion of a tray placed on top of a stand. Nicely shaped skirt. Delicate cabriole legs end in pad feet. Height 26.75”.

Top 29” x 19.5”.

3,000/5,000 Provenance: New England Gallery, Inc., Andover, Massachusetts, December 18, 1991.

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8429. CHINESE DOUBLE-SIDED COROMANDEL SCREEN 19th Century Eight panels, one side with continuous decoration of birds in a landscape and the other side with continuous decoration of figures engaged in various pursuits in a courtyard. Height 85”. Panel widths 16”.

1,000/2,000 Provenance: Ronald Bourgeault, Hampton, New Hampshire, February 3, 1984, with original sales receipt.

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8430

8430. CAMELBACK SOFA, LIKELY ENGLISH Circa 1800 Mahogany linenfold legs joined by cross stretchers. Damask upholstery. Back height 39”. Seat height 18.5”. Length 87”.

500/1,000

8431. PAIR OF SAMSON PORCELAIN COVERED JARS MOUNTED AS TABLE LAMPS France, Late 19th Century Ormolu mounts and bases. Lamp harps with white mandarin bead-style finials. Jar heights 14”. Total heights 32”.

800/1,200 Provenance: Skinner, Inc., Massachusetts, November 16, 1985, Lot #591.

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8432. FEDERAL WING CHAIR Late 18th Century Mahogany block legs joined by an H-stretcher.

Blue damask upholstery. Back height 44”. Seat height 19”.

500/1,000

8432

8432A. CHINESE EXPORT BLANC DE CHINE (DEHUA) PORCELAIN FIGURE GROUP OF WESTERNERS Kangxi Period, Circa 1700 A Dutch family including parents, two children and their pets. Height approx. 6.25".

1,000/1,500

Provenance: Shreve, Crump, & Low, Boston, March 7, 1987, with original sales receipt.

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8433. HEPPLEWHITE MAHOGANY AND MAHOGANY VENEER CARD TABLE Massachusetts, Circa 1800 Shaped top with banded inlay along edge. Skirt with paneled and banded inlay. Tapered legs with string inlay down the lengths and cuff inlay. Height 29.75”. Width 35.75”. Depth 17.5”.

1,800/2,500

8433A.HEPPLEWHITE MAHOGANY AND MAHOGANY VENEER CARD TABLE Massachusetts, Circa 1800 Shaped top with banded inlay along edge. Skirt with banded and bird's-eye maple panel inlay. Tapered legs with banded inlay at cuffs and spade feet. Height 30.5”. Width 35.75”. Depth 17.5”.

1,800/2,500

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8433B.PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN COVERED JARS 18th Century Lush floral decoration. Ribbed baluster-form bodies.

Conforming domed covers with onion-form knops.

Heights 10".

1,800/2,500

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8434. SERAPI RUG: 11’3” x 14’9” Circa 1900 Unusual hexagonal central medallion with a bold red floriform center suspends abrashed blue pendants on an ivory field filled with traditional blossoming branches in faded shades of blue, pink, green and brown.

Faded and abrashed brown/tan subfield with motifs to match the field.

Unusually broad and dramatically abrashed red main border with boldly rendered turtles, blossoms and serrated leaves.

5,000/10,000 Provenance: Mario Ratzki Oriental Rugs, Boston, September 27, 2007, with original sales receipt.

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8435. SERAPI RUG: 8’11” x 11’8” Circa 1900 Linear garrus vines bearing serrated leaves reach toward the central gabled medallion, rendered in blue, green, rust red, bronze and pink on an ivory field. Drastically abrashed blue main border with bold turtles.

4,000/6,000

8437. SERAPI RUG: 8’4” x 12’4” Late 19th/Early 20th Century Ivory and red overlapping gabled medallions suspend navy blue anchor pendants on an ivory field filled with a symmetrical array of meandering vines and traditional stylized blossoms in shades of red, pink, faded blue, green and olive. Red guard borders. Abrashed marine blue main border with turtles.

4,000/6,000

8436. SERAPI RUG: 9’1” x 12’6” Circa 1900-1910 Navy blue geometric central medallion and overlapping green and ivory gabled medallions feature bold red serrated leaves. Dark terracotta field with bright ivory and light blue delicate blossoming vines and broad serrated leaves bracketing the medallions and pendants. Ivory subfield.

Dark red main border.

1,000/1,500

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8438. AGRA RUG: 9’1” x 12’6” Second Quarter of the 20th Century An ivory quatrefoil medallion with olive green, celadon green, pastel pink and deep scarlet red motifs occupies the center of an empty lawn green field. Spandrels formed by quartered medallions. Citrus green main border with bold floral motifs.

500/800

8439. HINDU BRONZE GODDESS LAKSHMI 19th/20th Century Standing with her diya (shallow bowl). Mounted on a stone base. Bronze height 11”. Base height 1.5”.

300/600

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8440. TWO WORKS FEATURING ELEPHANTS 1) 18th Century Indian scene of two elephants and their riders engaged in battle.

2) 17th Century Persian view of a mahout riding a caparisoned elephant, with angelic figures above.

To 8” x 10” sight. Framed to 14.5” x 16.5”.

500/1,000 Provenance: Skinner, Inc., Massachusetts, October 18, 2009, Lot #2 and Lot #21.

8440, two

8441. SOUTH INDIAN BRONZE CHANDESHVARA 19th Century Standing with hands in prayer on a rounded base atop a squared plinth. Height 21”.

500/1,000 Provenance: Skinner, Inc., Massachusetts, September 19, 2015, Lot #14.

8441

8442. SOUTH INDIAN BRONZE DANCING GANESHA Late 19th Century Standing on one foot on a lotus base. Gilt highlights.

Height 25”.

500/1,000

8442

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8443

8443. KHMER SANDSTONE HEAD OF A YAKSHA (GUARDIAN DEITY) OR ASURA (DEMON) WITH STAND Angkor Period Carved wood stand with rouge marble top, a coin-form shelf and dragon-form legs. Head height 14”. Stand height 9”.

2,000/3,000

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8444. CHINESE ALBUM PAINTING Possibly 18th Century Depicts a horse running through a landscape.

Signed lower right. Black ink on paper, 14” x 22”.

Framed 24” x 29”.

1,000/1,500

8444

8445

8445. CHINESE CARVED ROSEWOOD LOW TABLE 19th Century or Earlier Apron and legs with finely detailed shou and key fret decoration. Height 10”. Length 26.5”. Width 13”.

1,000/2,000 Provenance: Skinner, Inc., Massachusetts, December 1, 2011, Lot #542.

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8446. PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN GUGLETS Qing Dynasty, Circa 1750-1775 Continuous mountain landscape decoration about the bodies. Necks with floral sprays. Heights 9.25”.

500/1,000

8446, pair

8447. CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN COVERED BOWL Kangxi Period, Circa 1700 Decoration of floral vignettes about the body. Domed cover. Height 9”. Diameter 8.25”. With carved wooden stand.

400/600

8447

8448. CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN GARDEN SEAT Late 19th Century Overglaze blue with white slip floral and foliate decoration. Height 19”.

Diameter 12”.

250/350

8448

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8449. PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE FITZHUGH PORCELAIN HEXAGONAL GARDEN BARRELS Late 19th Century Traditional floral decoration. White bosses about the body.

Coin cutouts on top and body. Heights 19”. Widths 12”.

500/1,000 Provenance: One with Richard A. Bourne Company, Hyannis, Massachusetts, November 24, 1990, Lot #120.

One with Kaminski Auctions, Beverly, Massachusetts, December 28, 2009, Lot #4265.

8449, pair

8450. CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Century River landscape with boating and distant mountains. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 13” x 16”. Framed 16” x 19”. 800/1,200

8450

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A folly fort, sometimes referred to as simply a “folly”, is a very small fort built in shallow water, used exclusively for military defense and with no living quarters. In the Mid-19th Century the Dutch folly was located on a small island in the Pearl River and used during the Second Opium War.

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8451. CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Century Dutch folly fort, Pearl River, Canton. Unsigned.

Oil on canvas, 18” x 24”. Framed 22.5” x 28.5”.

1,000/1,500

8451

8452. RARE EARLY CHINESE EXPORT OVERGLAZE BLUE VARIANT SACRED BIRD AND BUTTERFLY PORCELAIN SHALLOW BOWL First Half of the 18th Century Diameter 9.5”.

300/500

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8453, ten

8453. TEN PIECES OF CHINESE EXPORT SACRED BIRD AND BUTTERFLY PORCELAIN Early 19th Century 1) Oval platter with mazarin.

2-3) Two matching covered vegetable dishes.

4) Soup tureen.

5) Covered sugar bowl.

6-10) Five oval platters.

Heights to 8.5”. Lengths to 12.25”.

1,500/2,500 Provenance: Hyman and Sanka Grossman, Boston.

8454. LARGE SET OF CHINESE EXPORT SACRED BIRD AND BUTTERFLY PORCELAIN First Half of the 19th Century Approx. 76 pieces, including plates, cups, saucers, a creamer, etc. Traditional pattern in orange and gilt on white.

Diameters from 4.5” to 9.5”.

700/1,000

8454, sampling of set

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8455. FIVE CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN TABLEWARES 19th Century 1-2) Two Fitzhugh plates with floral decoration. Diameters 9".

3-4) Two Canton plates. Diameters 9".

5) Fitzhugh plate. Diameter 8".

500/1,000

8455, five

8455A. RARE CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN OCTAGONAL PLATTER WITH VIEW OF THE CANTON WATERFRONT Circa 1780 Length 14".

400/800

Provenance: Polly Latham Asian Art, Boston, May 31, 2000, with original sales receipt.

8455A

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8456

8456. CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Century China Trade portrait of an American clipper ship. Unsigned.

Oil on canvas, 18” x 24”. Framed 21” x 27”. 1,000/1,500

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8457. CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Century China Trade portrait of the tea clipper Malay, circa 1860.

Unsigned. Housed in a period, possibly the original, Chinese Export frame. Vessel identified on frame plaque.

Oil on canvas, 27” x 35”. Framed 32.5” x 40.5”.

3,000/5,000 Provenance: Vose Galleries, Boston, December 3, 1977.

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8458. PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CANTON PORCELAIN TEA CADDIES MOUNTED AS TABLE LAMPS 19th Century On wood bases. Heights from base to neck 16”.

500/1,000

8458, pair

8459. SHIP IN A BOTTLE Early 20th Century A three-masted vessel set in a molded sea.

Height 5”. Length 8”.

300/500

8459

8460. PAIR OF BOSTON AND SANDWICH GLASS COMPANY CLAMBROTH GLASS DOLPHIN CANDLESTICKS Sandwich, Massachusetts, Mid-19th Century Double-step bases. Heights 9.75”.

300/500

8460, pair

8461. THREE STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURE GROUPS England, 19th Century Neptune, Neptune’s wife, and a woman resting against an urn. Heights from 8.5” to 9.25”.

300/500

8461, three

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8462. QUEEN ANNE WING CHAIR Circa 1780 Nicely scrolled-out arms. Cabriole front legs end in pad feet. Block and turned stretcher. Red damask upholstery.

Back height 47.5”. Seat height 19”.

2,000/3,000 Provenance: John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, Massachusetts, July 26, 2007, Lot #399, with original sales receipt.

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8463. CHIPPENDALE CHERRY FOUR-DRAWER CHEST Late 18th Century Flat bracket base. Height 33.5”. Width 37.5”. Depth 19.25”.

1,000/1,500

8463

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8464. ATTRIBUTED TO SPOILUM (GUAN ZUOLIN) Canton, China, Late 18th/Early 19th Century Portrait of Benjamin Greene Dexter wearing a double-breasted jacket. Unsigned.

Accompanied by its original American Empire-period frame with Dexter’s name written verso and significant research materials. Oil on canvas, 24” x 18”. Framed 27.5” x 22”.

12,000/18,000 Provenance: Sanders & Mock Auctioneers, Chocorua, New Hampshire, June 17, 1997. Dexter descendants settled in the area from Rhode Island, bringing the painting and other Chinese export glass paintings with them. continued

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The artist spoilum and benjamin green dexter Benjamin Greene Dexter (1760-1829) was a master mariner

Another cousin, Edward Dexter, is mentioned in the Dexter

who resided in Cumberland, Rhode Island. He married Mary

genealogy as the owner of 17 ships and who returned from

Dexter, daughter of Jonathan Dexter and Alice Lowe, in 1780.

the sea in 1806. Examples of China Trade furniture owned by

They were the parents of five daughters. Both Benjamin

him are now in the collection of the Rhode Island School of

and Mary are buried in the Cumberland Cemetery, Dexter

Design Museum.

Street, Cumberland, Rhode Island. “This man followed the seas many years and became master of his own ship, and

The artist Spoilum is the earliest identifiable Chinese artist

accumulated a good estate. He quit voyaging and opened a

who worked in oil on canvas, reverse painting on glass and

store at what was then and is now a brick house on South

miniatures on ivory for the Western market, likely beginning

Main Street opposite what was then called Dexter Wharf,

in the 1780s. The diary of American merchant Ralph Haskins

which he owned.”

of Roxbury, Massachusetts, notes “while nothing else could be done, I went to Spoilum and sat for two hours to have my

Captain Dexter sailed to China twice. The first time was on

portrait taken. He was $10 each and does a great deal of

the Brown & Ives ship John Jay, which arrived in Canton on

business in that line”.

December 8, 1800 and arrived back in Providence on July 13, 1801. The ship’s manifest lists “3 boxes of pictures” in the

It is now believed from current research there were two

captain’s private cargo.

artists Spoilum: ‘Old Spoilum’ and ‘Young Spoilum’. The Brown Library in Providence, Rhode Island holds an account

The second voyage, via Cape Horn, was on the Brown & Ives

book of American merchant John Bower, which shows

ship Isis that arrived in Canton on June 12, 1804. It was back

separate transactions for ‘Old Spoilum’ and ‘Young Spoilum’

in Providence on December 29, 1804. The ship’s manifest

in the entry for November 25, 1797. Further, a miniature

lists under the captain’s private cargo “one box, contents, one

on ivory in a private collection bears a label “Spoilum Junr”,

picture and two frames”. The original logbook of the Isis is in

reinforcing the identity of two Spoilums.

the collection of the Rhode Island Historical Society.

Benjamin’s cousin Stephen Dexter, similar in family appearance, was supercargo on the Tyre of Providence, which sailed to Canton in 1802, arriving July 27. He also had his portrait painted by Spoilum during this trip; it is illustrated in The China Trade by Carl L. Crossman (1972, 1st edition), p. 22, no 15, and is in the collection of the Rhode Island Historical Society.

Footnotes: 1) Dexter Genealogy by S.C. Newman (Providence: 1859), p. 68, 69.

2) The American Neptune, Vol. 54, Special Supplement, 1994, p. 28.

3) Providence Import Book B, 68.

4) The American Neptune, Vol. 54, Special Supplement, 1994, p. 41.

5) Providence Import Book B, 128.

6) The American Neptune, Vol. 54, Special Supplement, 1994, p. 35.

7) The China Trade ... by Carl L. Crossman (1991), p. 235, plate 124, p. 238, plates 125, 126.

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8465. PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN LOTUS PLATES Kangxi Period, Circa 1700 Central figural decoration surrounded by floral borders. Six-character Kangxi mark on bases. Diameters 8”.

300/600 Provenance: Polly Latham Asian Art, Boston, June 19, 2008.

8465, pair

8466. CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY AND BIRCH SERPENTINE-FRONT CHEST Circa 1780 Top with molded edge and good overhang at sides. Four graduated full-width drawers. Claw & ball feet. Period label on drawer bottom “Canton and Pekin Tea Company of New York and Ipswich, Mass.”. Inscribed in pencil on drawer side “Treadwell and Jewett”. Height 35”. Width 39”. Depth 21.75”.

3,000/5,000 Provenance: Skinner, Inc., Massachusetts, February, 15, 2009, Lot #108.

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Washingtonia and chinese export This work is after the well-known “Athenaeum Portrait” of George

Washington Sacred to Patriotism”, and several porcelain cider jugs

Washington by leading American portraitist Gilbert Stuart (1755-

bear grisaille portrait medallions of the first President.

1828). Stuart’s unfinished work, produced during the President’s 1796 sitting for the artist, is now jointly owned by the National

Edward Carrington (1775-1843) served as supercargo and

Portrait Gallery and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

resided in Canton from 1802 to 1810, eventually appointed U.S. consul. He amassed a huge fortune in the China Trade and

In 1802, John Sword of Philadelphia, captain of the ship

his house still stands today in Providence. His China Journal B

Connecticut, brought back from Canton a group of reverse

(1804-1806) notes in addition to the ten portraits of Washington

painting on glass portraits of George Washington. When

he purchased, he also got six paintings of the “Apotheosis of

Stuart heard of Sword's venture he acted to sue Sword for

Washington”.

copyright infringement, as the artist had sold Sword a portrait of Washington under the terms that “no copies thereof should be

The subject of George Washington paintings appears in “Early

taken”. The court ordered an injunction against Sword, but the

Oriental Commerce in Providence”, a paper by William B. Weeden

portraits had already been sold prior to the ruling.

published in the 1907 Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, #41. “The sound of Chinese names as rendered

With the growth of the New Republic grew the demand for

in English only deceives us, for we have ‘Young Spilum’ setting

patriotic-themed decorative arts, and “Washingtonia” appeared in

forth twelve monthly seasons on glass for $50. Portraits on glass

numerous ways throughout Chinese Export decorative arts. His

of General Washington were a favorite subject. China Street gave

likeness was reproduced in several variations of reverse paintings

place for these articles of luxury.”.

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8467. CHINESE SCHOOL, POSSIBLY FOEIQUA Early 19th Century Fine Chinese Export portrait of George Washington after Gilbert Stuart, circa 1805. Oil on canvas, 30” x 22”. Framed 36” x 28”. 5,000/10,000

Provenance: Kaminski Auctions, Beverly, Massachusetts, Late 1990s.

Reference: Edward Carrington, the merchant and American consul at Canton, is believed to have purchased ten portraits of Washington by Foeiqua in 1805, based on entries from his China Journal B (1804-1806). One of these oils on canvas portraits is in the collection of the Rhode Island Historical Society, see Carl Crossman’s The Decorative Arts of the China Trade, p. 215.

Other similar examples include one in the collection of the Peabody-Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, one illustrated in Paintings of the China Trade: the Sze Yuan Tang Collection of Historic Paintings by Patrick Conner (Hong Kong: Hong Kong Maritime Museum, 2013), p. 124, #109, and one offered at Christie’s, London, China Trade Paintings: Selections from the Kelton Collection, November 7, 2019, Lot #17.

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8468. CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN CUP AND SAUCER FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET Early 19th Century From the service of China Trade merchant Edward Carrington of Providence, Rhode Island. Decoration of an American spread-wing eagle, taken from an early version of the Great Seal of the United States. Berry border. Cup height 2.5”. Saucer diameter 5.5”.

400/700 Edward Carrington (1775-1843) served as supercargo and resided in Canton from 1802 to 1810, eventually appointed U.S. consul. He amassed a huge fortune in the China Trade and his house still stands today in Providence.

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8469. CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN COVERED URN Late 18th Century Bulbous body with orange pistol grip handles and a marbleized square foot. Both sides with burnt orange and gilt landscape medallions and molded bellflower swags against a white ground scattered with flower blossoms. Height 15.25”.

2,000/3,000

Provenance: According to an accompanying note from Bill, he purchased this urn from Hyman Grossman, Boston, who had acquired it from the widow of Guy Lowell (1870-1927), the architect of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, having descended in Lowell’s family.

Reference: A nearly identical pair of urns to this example was illustrated in Antiques, March 1986, p. 603, fig. 4.

The pair was brought to America in 1792 by Major Samuel Shaw (1754-1794), the first American to oversee direct trade with China, for his sister-in-law Abigail Phillips Quincy (1745-1798). The pair is now part of the Historic New England Collection, accession numbers 1982.3.1AB and 1982.2.2AB, from the Josiah Quincy House in Wollaston, Massachusetts.

Given the intermarriages and social connections between the Lowell, Quincy and Shaw families of Boston’s “Brahmin” upper class, it can be suggested this urn was also brought back by Shaw at the same time and given as a gift to a Lowell family member, where it descended through generations to Guy Lowell.

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8470. CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN PLATE FROM THE SAMUEL CABOT, JR. SERVICE Early 19th Century Decoration of the Whampoa Pagoda surrounded by floral devices.

Service ordered to commemorate the marriage of Samuel Cabot, Jr. to Eliza Perkins. 10” x 10”.

500/1,000

Provenance: Skinner, Inc., Bolton, Massachusetts, September 26, 1990, Lot #159, with original sales receipt.

Samuel Cabot, Jr. (1784-1863), a member of the prominent Cabot family of Boston, became a China Trade merchant around 1817. At the time of his retirement he was one of the richest merchants in New England. He married Elizabeth “Eliza” Perkins (1791-1885) in 1808.

The couple had seven sons.

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8471. CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PORCELAIN CUP AND SAUCER Late 18th Century Cup diameter 1.75”. Saucer diameter 6.25”.

300/500

8471

8472. CHINESE EXPORT CARVED AND PIERCED WOODEN PICTURE FRAME FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET 19th Century Intricate design of stylized dragons, an eagle and a Liberty shield. 20” x 16”. 800/1,200

8472

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8473. CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Century Two Chinese Export reverse paintings on glass: “The Benevolent Lady” and “Going Alone”.

16” x 13” sight. Framed 19” x 16”.

2,000/3,000 Provenance: Skinner, Inc., Massachusetts.

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8474. AMERICAN SCHOOL 18th or 19th Century Portrait of Major Hitchcock. Unsigned. Inscribed in pencil verso “Major Hitchcock Revolutionary War”. Oil on panel, 26” x 21”. Framed 32” x 26.5”.

1,000/1,500

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8475. CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Century Portrait of a man in white stock and black jacket. Unsigned.

Oil on canvas, 23.5” x 18”. Framed 30” x 24”. 1,500/2,500

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8476. FEDERAL ÉGLOMISÉ AND GILTWOOD ARCHITECTURAL MIRROR America, 19th Century Molded cornice with projecting corners and applied spheres. Upper reverse-painted tablet with a gilt urn of stylized flowers against a white ground. Height 42”. Width 30”.

500/1,000

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8477. ROBERT & WILLIAM WILSON AMERICAN SILVER COFFEEPOT Philadelphia, Second Quarter of the 19th Century Graceful form with a grape cluster knop, beaded edges and a stepped foot. Height 12”.

Approx. 43.8 troy oz.

700/1,000

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8478. QUEEN ANNE MAPLE DISH-TOP CANDLESTAND Late 18th Century Tapered turned pedestal raised on cabriole legs ending in snake feet. Height 28.25”. Top diameter 15.75”.

500/1,000 Provenance: Skinner, Inc., Boston, February 17, 2008, Lot #50, with original sales receipt.

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8479, set

Baldwin Gardiner (1791-1869) was the

8479. BALDWIN GARDINER COIN SILVER THREE-PIECE TEA SET Philadelphia, Early 19th Century A teapot, height 10”, a covered sugar bowl, height 8.75”, and a cream pitcher, height 7.5”. Borders of scrolling foliage and flower heads.

Covers with bud finials.

Approx. 63.2 troy oz.

3,000/4,000

younger brother of silversmith Sidney Gardiner, of Fletcher & Gardiner. Baldwin worked for Fletcher & Gardiner at their retail location in Philadelphia until 1815, when he opened his own store. He was in partnership with his brother-in-law for a short time before moving to New York and becoming a household furnishings retailer. His career as a silver manufacturer and retailer ended when he moved to California in 1848.

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8480. AUTOGRAPHED LETTER BY FOUNDING FATHER CHARLES COTESWORTH PINCKNEY Dated 1802 Framed with a portrait print of Pinckney. 4.5” x 7.5” sight.

Framed 16” x 13”.

500/1,000 Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825) was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, where he signed the U.S. Constitution, and also served as United States Minister to France from 1796 to 1797. He was twice nominated as a

8480

Presidential candidate but lost both elections.

8481. IMPORTANT AUTOGRAPHED LETTER

BY ROBERT E. LEE Dated 1863 References proceeding at Hastings Court, Richmond, Virginia. Framed with a portrait print of Lee. 9.25” x 7.25” sight. Framed 14.5” x 18.5”.

1,500/2,500 Provenance: Gift of Evelyn Kendall, Sharon Massachusetts, co-founder of the Kendall Whaling Museum, in the early 1970s.

8481

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8482. AUTOGRAPHED LETTER BY AMERICAN SURGEON JOHN COLLINS WARREN Dated September 5, 1829 Letter from Dr. Warren to his daughter, Mary. Framed with a portrait print of Warren and the mailing envelope. Letter 10” x 8” sight. Framed 15.5” x 17”.

300/500 John Collins Warren was a founder of Massachusetts General Hospital and The New England Journal of Medicine, and he was also the first dean of Harvard Medical School. He is most famous for authorizing the first use of anesthesia in a surgical patient.

8482

8483. STAFFORDSHIRE PLATTER “HOSPITAL BOSTON”, DEPICTING MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL England, 19th Century Part of the “Beauties of America” series produced by John and William Ridgway. Blue and white transfer showing a horse and carriage passing the Charles Bulfinch-designed building and an anchored ship. 12.5” x 9.25”.

200/400

8483

8484. STAFFORDSHIRE “MISS NIGHTINGALE” FIGURE GROUP England, Mid-19th Century Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the famed social reformer and inventor of modern nursing, standing beside a wounded soldier.

Height 10.25”.

300/500

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8485. COPPER MASSASOIT WEATHER VANE 20th Century Native American wearing a feather headdress, holding a bow and arrow. Height 34.5”.

Length 40”.

400/700 Provenance: Period Furniture Hardware, Charles Street, Boston, 1970s.

Hung in Bill’s garden from that time.

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8487

8486. RARE AND UNUSUAL BOSTON AND SANDWICH GLASS COMPANY CUT OVERLAY GLASS LAMP Sandwich, Massachusetts, Mid-19th Century Opaque white cut to medium blue onion-style font.

Clambroth base. Height to collar 13.25”.

1,000/1,500

8487. BOSTON AND SANDWICH GLASS COMPANY TRIPLE CUT OVERLAY GLASS LAMP Sandwich, Massachusetts, Mid-19th Century Pigeon blood cut to white cut to clear font. Fluted brass stem. Stepped marble base with brass mounts. Height to collar 12”.

800/1,200

8489. BOSTON AND SANDWICH GLASS COMPANY TRIPLE CUT OVERLAY GLASS LAMP Sandwich, Massachusetts, Mid-19th Century Vivid blue cut to white cut to clear font. Brass columnar stem. Stepped marble base with brass mounts. Height to collar 12.25”.

800/1,200

8490. BOSTON AND SANDWICH GLASS COMPANY TRIPLE CUT OVERLAY GLASS LAMP Sandwich, Massachusetts, Mid-19th Century Pigeon blood cut to white cut to clear font. Opalescent base with gilt presentation. Height to collar 13.75”. 800/1,200

8488. BOSTON AND SANDWICH GLASS COMPANY CUT OVERLAY GLASS LAMP Sandwich, Massachusetts, Mid-19th Century Opaque white cut to emerald green font. Clambroth base with gilt presentation. Height to collar 13.25”. 800/1,200

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8492

8491. BOSTON AND SANDWICH GLASS COMPANY CUT OVERLAY GLASS LAMP Sandwich, Massachusetts, Mid-19th Century Medium green cut to clear font. Brass columnar stem. Stepped marble base with brass mounts. Height to collar 12.75”.

500/800

8493. BOSTON AND SANDWICH GLASS COMPANY CUT OVERLAY GLASS LAMP Sandwich, Massachusetts, Mid-19th Century Opaque white cut to cranberry font. Fluted brass stem. Stepped marble base with brass mounts. Height to collar 13.75”.

700/1,000

8492. BOSTON AND SANDWICH GLASS COMPANY TRIPLE CUT OVERLAY GLASS BANQUET LAMP Mid-19th Century Deep blue cut to opaque white cut to clear font and stem.

Stepped marble base with brass mounts. Height to collar 16.5”.

1,000/1,500

8494. BOSTON AND SANDWICH GLASS COMPANY TRIPLE CUT OVERLAY GLASS LAMP Sandwich, Massachusetts, Mid-19th Century Medium opaque blue cut to white cut to clear font. Cobalt blue base. Height to collar 14”.

1,000/1,500

8495. BOSTON AND SANDWICH GLASS COMPANY CUT OVERLAY GLASS LAMP Sandwich, Massachusetts, Mid-19th Century Cobalt blue cut to clear font. Fluted brass stem. Stepped marble base with brass mounts. Height to collar 11.5”.

400/600

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8496. HEPPLEWHITE TIGER MAPLE DROP-LEAF TABLE New England, Circa 1810 Strongly figured. Height 30”. Length 19” plus two 9.25” drop leaves. Width 36”.

500/1,000

8496

8497. COURTING MIRROR 19th Century Typical form. 17.25” x 12.5”.

300/500

8497

8498. MAPLE PIPE BOX New England, Late 18th/Early 19th Century Box with single drawer at base. Includes four reproduction pipes. Box height 16”. Width 6.25”.

Depth 4.75”.

800/1,200

8498

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8499. REDWARE TOBACCO JAR 19th Century With slip decoration of “1833” and wavy lines.

Height 6.75”.

500/800

8499

8500. ASSEMBLED SET OF SIX BRASS CANDLESTICKS First Half of the 19th Century Heights approx. 10”.

600/900

8500, six

8501. MAPLE TAVERN TABLE New England, Mid-18th Century Old dry finish. Oval top. Delicate turned legs joined by a box stretcher. Height 25.5”. Top 25” x 31.75”.

1,500/2,500 Provenance: Stephen Score Antiques, Boston, May 19, 1977.

8501

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8502. AMERICAN SCHOOL 19th Century Theorem painting of an overflowing fruit compote on a marble pedestal. Unsigned.

Watercolor on paper, 16” x 19.5” sight.

Framed 22.5” x 28”.

300/500

8502

8503. SHERATON CHERRY AND BIRD’S-EYE MAPLE VENEER FOUR-DRAWER CHEST Massachusetts, Circa 1810 Figured maple banding along edge of top matches the shaped apron. Drawers with brass pulls. Three-quarter reeded columns at sides of case terminate in delicate turned tapered legs. Height 40.75”. Width 41.5”.

Depth 19”.

1,500/2,500 Provenance: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

8503

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8504. PAIR OF WINDSOR BOW-BACK ARMCHAIRS Probably Connecticut, Circa 1780 Hardwood under old, possibly the original, rich dark finish. Back heights 37.5”. Seat heights 17”.

500/1,000

8504, pair

8505. DIMINUTIVE QUEEN ANNE MAPLE TEA TABLE New England, Third Quarter of the 18th Century Top with molded edge. Straight legs end in pad feet.

Height 26.5”. Length 22.75”. Width 33.5”. 800/1,200 8505

Provenance: Gift of Evelyn Kendall, Sharon Massachusetts, co-founder of the Kendall Whaling Museum.

Richard A. Bourne Company, Hyannis, Massachusetts, July 19, 1977, Lot #340.

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8506. ZEDEKIAH BELKNAP Massachusetts/Connecticut/New Hampshire, 1781-1858 Pair of portraits, likely a husband and wife. Unsigned. Typical Belknap panels. Oils on panel, 30” x 24”. Framed 35” x 29”.

3,000/5,000 Reference: “Zedekiah Belknap 1781-1858: Itinerant New England Portrait Painter” by Elizabeth Mankin in The Magazine Antiques, November 1976, p. 1056-1070.

Zedekiah Belknap was born in Ward (now Auburn), Massachusetts and attended Dartmouth College, graduating in 1807. His earliest documented portraits date from the year he graduated. He worked as an itinerant portrait painter throughout Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts for more than 40 years before settling at a family farm in Vermont in the late 1840s. More than 170 portraits are attributed to him.

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8507. PENNSYLVANIA FRAKTUR Early 19th Century Text within a heart surrounded by flower blossoms and foliate garlands.

10.5” x 8” sight. Framed 12.5” x 10”.

300/500

8507

8508. MAPLE CANDLESTAND 19th Century Turned pedestal. Unusual cabriole legs with pronounced knees. Height 25.5”.

Top 15.5” x 14.5”.

500/800

8508

8509. RARE WATERCOLOR “LOVE KNOT” Dated 1786 Multiple lines of handwritten text weave around and through a grid of small diamonds, forming a knot. Verse at upper margin “Let us make a golden Talent of our Precious time for death is the mower of the Lilys in the prime. You are the Bloom old [...] like a Shadow life is a Dream and we are swallowed up in the downward rising stream”. Inscribed lower margin “A Love Knot” and “True Love”, and dated “AD 1786” and “May”. Further adorned with tendrils, geometric devices and a concentric heart at each corner. 7” x 8.75”. Framed 9” x 13”.

500/1,000

8509

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8510. SET OF NINE WHIELDON PLATES England, 18th Century “Tortoiseshell”-style glaze in brown, cream, green and yellow. Shaped rims with some variations. Diameters approx. 9” to 9.25”. 500/800 Provenance: Three plates to Wynn A. Sayman, Richmond, Massachusetts, 1986.

Two plates to Conway House Antiques, Conway, New Hampshire.

Three plates to Lindsay Grisby, Richmond, Virginia, 1986.

8511. QUEEN ANNE MAPLE AND CURLY MAPLE LOWBOY New England, Mid-18th Century Overhanging top with molded edge. Two fullwidth drawers, the lower simulates three sideby-side drawers. Beautifully executed fan carving on lower drawer. Cabriole legs end in pad feet.

Height 33.25”. Width 34.5”. Depth 21”.

3,000/5,000

8511

Provenance: Pleasant Bay Antiques, South Orleans, Massachusetts, July 14, 1988.

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8513. CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Century Two Chinese Export riverscapes. Unsigned.

Oils on canvas, 16.5” x 22”. Framed 20” x 26”.

2,000/3,000

8512. SEVEN STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURE GROUPS England, 19th Century Heights from 7” to 8.25”.

400/800 Provenance: “Tithe Pig”, “Baker Boy” and “Scuffle” to Wynn A. Sayman, Richmond, Massachusetts, 1986.

8512, seven

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8514. PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT CERAMIC PIGEONS Late 19th Century Mottled “egg and spinach”-type glaze. Heights 7”.

200/400

8514, pair

8515. PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN FOO DOGS Early 20th Century Seated dogs with fierce expressions. Mottled olive green glaze. Heights 8”.

200/400

8515, pair

8516. SIX CHINESE AND JAPANESE PORCELAIN ANIMALS 19th/20th Century 1) Monkey on rockery.

2) Black and white cat.

3) Large gilt cat.

4) Small gilt cat.

5) Songbird on rockery.

6) Dog on a wooden stand.

Heights from 2” to 8.25”. Lengths from 4” to 9.5”. 500/1,000

8516, six

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8517. PAIR OF CHINESE POLYCHROME PORCELAIN BIRDS Late 20th Century On rockery bases. Unmarked. Heights 14”.

500/1,000

8518. PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN PARROTS Late 20th Century Perched on rockery. Heights 8.5”.

500/1,000

8518, pair

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8519. PAIR OF CHINESE MANDARIN PORTRAITS 19th Century A husband and wife, seated with cranes at their feet.

On paper, 40” x 23” sight. Framed 43” x 26”.

800/1,200

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8520. PAIR OF CHINESE CERAMIC FIGURAL CANDLESTICKS Late 20th Century Both formed as a lady holding a lotus bud, which serves as the candle cup. Heights 16.75”.

500/1,000 Reference: A similar pair was offered at Christie’s, New York, October 20, 2006, Lot #367.

8520, pair

8521. PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN FIGURAL CANDLESTICKS Late 20th Century Both formed as a lady holding a lotus bud, which serves as the candle cup. Heights 12”.

300/500

8521, pair

8522. PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PAINTED POTTERY NODDING HEAD FIGURES (“NODDERS”) Qianlong Period, 18th Century A man and a woman dressed in similar robes. Heights 12” and 12.75”.

600/900 Provenance: Patricia Grove, Beverly, Massachusetts, February 5, 1998.

8522, pair

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8523. TWO CHINESE CARVED AND LACQUERED GILTWOOD SEATED OFFICIALS 19th Century Both with elaborately decorated robes. Larger seated on an altar chair and the smaller on fish.

Heights 7” and 9”.

300/500

8523, two

8524. CHINESE NEEDLEWORK ALTAR PANEL OR BANNER Guangxu Period, Late 19th Century Central shou surrounded by a bat and ruyi roundel and scattered ruyi and auspicious symbols. Overhanging section with three dragon roundels and scattered ruyi. Worked in gilt metallic and colorful threads on red wool.

Mounted on a hanging rod. 35” x 34”.

250/500 Provenance: Marika's Antiques, Boston, January 9, 1976, with original sales receipt.

8524

8525. PAIR OF CHINESE TALL CARVED WOOD STANDS 19th Century Tops inset with black marble. Beautifully carved and pierced bases with two shelves. Heights 32.5”. Tops 9” x 9”.

500/1,000

8525, pair

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8526. CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Century Pair of Chinese Export views of an official’s house, one with figures in a courtyard and the other with figures in a grand hall. Unsigned.

Gouaches on paper, 14” x 19.25” sight. Framed 19” x 24”.

1,500/2,500

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8527. CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Century Portrait of a Chinese merchant in court attire. Unsigned.

Oil on canvas, 13.25” x 10.75”. Framed 16.5” x 14”.

1,000/1,500

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8528. LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND LIGHT CELADON PORCELAIN COVERED TEMPLE VASE Late 19th Century Decoration of blue five-clawed dragon roundels against a raised peony and vine celadon green ground. Domed cover with cobalt blue onion-form knop. Height 21”.

1,000/1,500

8529. CHINESE CARVED WOOD TABORET WITH ROUGE MARBLE TOP Late 19th Century Apron with open-carved bat, fruit and bamboo design. Fluted legs. Height 21”.

Top 13” x 17”.

200/250

8528

8529

8530. CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BALUSTER VASE 19th Century Applied ruyi scepter-form handles at neck. Body with continuous decoration of cranes and peonies amidst rockery, with lappets at the shoulder and foot. Height 24”.

800/1,200

8530

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8531. IMPRESSIVE CHINESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CENSER 19th Century Ovoid body with large upswept handles and metal demon’s-mask legs ending in cloisonné feet. Domed cover with a large oblong knop and a pierced metal band in a coordinating design. Allover lotus and vine decoration, the cover with bat and flower cartouches. Height 29”. Width 22”.

1,000/1,500 Provenance: Boston Antique Company, Boston, March 5, 2011, with original sales receipt.

8531

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8532. SOUTHEAST ASIAN CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BUDDHA 19th Century Height 11”.

400/700

8532

8533. CHINESE BRONZE CENSER (FANG DING) 19th Century Body with two upswept handles, four ruyi-form legs, and taotie mask and flange decoration. Domed and pierced cover with a Buddha-form knop, and vine and bat decoration. Fitted on a carved wooden base.

Censer height 15”. Total height on stand 17.5”.

500/1,000

Provenance: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 22, 2010, Lot #1084.

8533

8534. CHINESE BRONZE BALUSTER VASE 19th Century Flared neck with acanthus leaves and animal’s-head handles. Body with taotie masks, bosses and a flange at each of the four corners. Calligraphic seal marks about the shoulder. Height 15.25”.

500/1,000

8534

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8535. CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Century A woman resting her arms on the back of a chair. Unsigned.

Watercolor on paper, 11.5” x 7.25” sight. Framed 15.5” x 11”.

300/500

8536. CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Century Interior scene with supplicants and the emperor. Unsigned.

Watercolor on paper, 14” x 18.5” sight. Framed 22” x 26”.

1,000/2,000

8537. CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Century A man seated at a table, decorating porcelain. Unsigned.

Housed in a Chinese Chippendale frame. Watercolor on paper, 11” x 9.5” sight. Framed 20” x 17”.

400/700 Provenance: Polly Latham Asian Art, Boston.

8538. CHINESE SCHOOL Late 19th Century Chinese Export view of figures drinking tea while gathered around a table. Watercolor on paper, 9.25” x 13” sight.

Framed 16.25” x 20”.

400/600

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8538

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8539. TALL-CASE CLOCK BY JAMES COLE Rochester, New Hampshire, Circa 1800 Case topped with three brass ball and steeple finials on plinths joined by pierced scrolling fretwork. Bonnet with carved quarter-fans at the upper corners and an arched dial door flanked by brass-capped fluted columns.

Pendulum door flanked by brass-caped fluted quarter-columns. Painted Roman numeral dial with profuse floral decoration.

2,000/3,000 Provenance: Rubin & Nager, Boston, August 2, 1966, with original sales receipt.

8539

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8540. QUEEN ANNE SIDE CHAIR Massachusetts, Circa 1750 Back with vasiform splat. Balloon slip seat. Cabriole front legs end in pad feet. Block and ring-turned H-stretcher.

Back height 40.25”. Seat height 16.75”.

500/1,000

8541. HEPPLEWHITE MAHOGANY AND MAHOGANY VENEER BOWFRONT CARD TABLE ATTRIBUTED TO JOSEPH SHORT Salem, Massachusetts, Circa 1800 String inlay along the edge of top. Highly figured apron with an oval and two diamonds outlined with stringing, and an inlaid wavy band along the lower edge. Tapered legs with cuff inlay. Height 29”.

Width 35”. Depth 17.25”.

500/1,000

8540

Provenance: When Bill purchased this table it was part of a pair being sold separately, the other with a Joseph Short label. The labeled table was more expensive, more than Bill could afford at the time, so he bought this one instead.

8541

8542. GILT WALL MIRROR 19th Century Molded shells at each corner.

Height 55”. Width 31”.

300/500

8542

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8543. CHINESE SCHOOL Circa 1800 Two views documenting the production of porcelain, one showing the shaping of pots and the other firing in the kiln. Originally part of a larger set, these numbered 10 and 17 in the upper margin. Gouaches on paper, 17” x 21” sight.

Framed 23” x 27”.

5,000/7,000 Provenance: The Old Print Shop, New York.

Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Marine, China Trade and Historical Americana, August 17, 2014, Lot #525.

Reference: A set of 13 views showing the production of porcelain is in the permanent collection of the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts; part of this set is discussed in Carl Crossman’s The Decorative Arts of the China Trade (Woodbridge, Suffolk: 1991), p. 178-179. A set of seven is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and is referenced in Chinese Export Watercolours by Craig Clunas (London: 1984), p. 27-31.

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8544. CHIPPENDALE WING CHAIR Circa 1780 Molded linenfold legs joined by an H-stretcher. Damask upholstery.

Back height 45.5”. Seat height 20”.

500/1,000 Provenance: Steenburgh Auctioneers, Property of the MacDonald Sisters, East Topsham, Vermont, August 18, 2004.

Peter Sawyer Antiques, Exeter, New Hampshire, August 9, 2007.

8544

8545. BANJO CLOCK Probably Massachusetts, First Quarter of the 19th Century Case with acorn finial, reverse-painted throat and door glass, and a gilt presentation bracket. Painted Roman numeral dial.

Height 41.75”.

1,200/1,800

8545

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8546. SHERATON MAHOGANY AND MAHOGANY VENEER TWO-PART SECRETARY North Shore of Massachusetts, Circa 1805 Veneered cornice supports a gilt eagle finial at center and urn finials at the corners. Upper case with geometric glazed doors enclosing a single shelf, and three cupboard doors enclosing a variety of drawers and pigeonholes. Lower case with a fold-out writing surface, three drawers and delicate turned legs. Height 86.5”. Width 42.5”. Depth 21.25”.

3,000/5,000 Provenance: Miss Watson of West Cedar Street, Boston.

Hyman Grossman, Boston, 1967.

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8547. LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE KRAAK PORCELAIN DEEP DISH Wanli Period, Circa 1600 Central decoration of a bird in a landscape surrounded by a border of alternating reserves of auspicious elements. Canted and shaped rim. Verso with alternating reserves. Diameter 20”.

1,000/2,000 Provenance: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 17, 2003, Lot #970.

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8548. QUEEN ANNE CHERRY PORRINGER-TOP TEA TABLE New England, Mid-18th Century Straight legs end in pad feet. Height 26”. Length 34.5”. Width 23”.

500/1,000

8548

8549. PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT ROSE MEDALLION PORCELAIN BALUSTER VASES Last Half of the 19th Century Alternating figural, floral and bird paneled decoration.

Petal rims. Applied gilt kylins at neck and shoulder.

Heights 25”.

700/1,500

8549, pair

8550. CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Century Chinese Export portrait of a young woman in a landscape. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 16” x 13”.

Framed 20” x 17”.

1,000/2,000

8550

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8551. PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE HAWTHORN PORCELAIN GINGER JARS 19th Century Blue double ring mark on bases. Heights 10”. With wood stands.

400/600

8551, pair

8552. DIMINUTIVE QUEEN ANNE MAPLE DROP-LEAF TABLE Second Half of the 18th Century Cabriole legs end in pad feet. Height 24.75”. Length 11.25” plus two 10.75” drop leaves. Width 29.75”.

500/1,000 Provenance: Simon Nager, Boston, July 24, 1967.

8552

8553. CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Century Chinese Export reverse painting on glass depicting a young lady seated by a small table. Unsigned. 23” x 15.75” sight.

Framed 27.5” x 20.5”.

500/1,000

8553

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8554. CUT OVERLAY GLASS LAMP 19th Century Clear cut to emerald green font. Brass stem. Stepped marble base with brass mounts. Height to collar 13.25”. 400/600

8555. CUT OVERLAY GLASS LAMP Mid-19th Century Opaque white cut to cranberry font. Frost green base.

Height to collar 10”.

400/600

8554

8555

8556, set

8556. ASSEMBLED SET OF FIREPLACE EQUIPMENT First Quarter of the 19th Century A pair of brass double lemon-top andirons, a matching shovel and tongs, and a wire and brass fire fender. Andiron heights 21”.

Depths 17.5”. Fire fender height 13”. Width 42”. Depth 14”.

800/1,200

8557. CHINESE IRON RED AND WHITE PORCELAIN GARDEN STOOL 19th Century Floral, bird and butterfly decoration and gilt bosses about the body. Double coin cutouts. Height 19”. Diameter 12”.

400/700 8557

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8558. JAPANESE SATSUMA PORCELAIN KOMAINU (GUARDIAN LION) Meiji Period, Late 19th Century With a fierce expression and open mouth. Blue spotted decoration highlighted in gilt on a crackled white ground.

Height 16”.

500/1,000

8558

Provenance: John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, Massachusetts.

8559. JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN COVERED JAR 19th Century Oval body with applied gilt sinuous handles and four stub feet. Domed cover with a gilt knop formed as a foo dog seated with a ball on a flower petal base. Allover floral decoration with applied gilt lotus and chrysanthemum mons. Height 7”. Width across handles 8”.

300/500

8559

8560. PAIR OF JAPANESE KAKIEMON-STYLE PORCELAIN SEATED SHISHI 20th Century Copies of Late 17th Century Japanese porcelain shishi, custom-made in China. Blue, yellow and green glaze with red highlights. Heights 10.75”.

500/1,000

8561. JAPANESE RED LACQUER RICE BOX ON STAND 19th Century Cover with gilt fish decoration against a black ground.

Gilt and black banding. Box height 4”. Diameter 8”.

Stand height 4”.

200/400

8560, pair

8561

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8562. THREE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS 1) “White Cat with Red Ruffled Collar” by Takahashi Shotei (1871-1945). Oban yoko-e.

2) “A Supplement to Miyao Shinbun” by Yoshiko, circa 1893. Oban tate-e.

3) “Kyoto: The Great Bridge at Sanjo” after Utagawa Hiroshige, from The Fifty Three Stations of the Tokaido series. Chuban.

7.5” x 10.5” to 15” x 18”.

500/700

8563. JAPANESE BRONZE COVERED CENSER Meiji Period Body with dragon-form handles and decoration of a dragon in a cloud-filled landscape. Domed cover topped with an intricate figure of Fujin seated on rockery, with a dragon coiled about his feet. Twocharacter signature on base. Height 22”.

800/1,200

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8564. JAPANESE CARVED AND LACQUERED GILTWOOD AMIDA BUDDHA Most Likely Edo Period Seated on an elaborate lotus base atop a tiered plinth. Intricately careved cloudfilled mandorla. Height 31".

1,500/2,500

8564

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8565. JAPANESE CARVED AND LACQUERED WOOD ZEN MASTER Japan, 19th Century Seated in lotus position with his sword tucked under his arm. Height 21”.

500/1,000

8566

8566. JAPANESE PATINATED BRONZE BUDDHA Late 19th Century With a halo mandorla, seated on a double lotus throne atop a cylindrical base incised with lotus decoration. Height 23”.

800/1,200

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8567

8569

8568

8570

8567. JAPANESE CARVED AND LACQUERED WOOD BUDDHIST MONK 19th Century Seated in lotus posture on a tiered base. Includes a carved and red lacquered giltwood stand with an openwork chrysanthemum mon on base. Figure height 6.5”. Stand height 7”.

500/1,000

8569. JAPANESE CARVED AND LACQUERED WOOD KUKAI (KOBO DAISHI) SEATED IN AN ALTAR CHAIR Edo Period Holding a double vajra in one hand and mala beads in the other. Separate chair with gilt floral brocade decoration.

Figure height 6.5”. Chair height 9”.

800/1,200

8568. JAPANESE CARVED AND RED LACQUERED GILTWOOD KANNON 19th Century In draped robes, seated in a pose of royal leisure. Once mounted on a base. Height 10”.

500/1,000

8570. JAPANESE CARVED GILTWOOD AMIDA NYORAI BUDDHA Edo Period Seated in lotus position on a tiered lotus base. Attached cloud- and flower-filled mandorla. Height 16.75”.

800/1,000

Provenance: Eldred’s, Fall Asian Sale, December 2, 2010, Lot #1094.

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8572

8572. CHINESE IMARI PORCELAIN PLATE Circa 1750-1770 Traditional floral decoration. Diameter 14”.

250/350

8571. TWO SIMILAR CHINESE PORCELAIN VASES 20th Century One square and one round, both with Western figural decoration against a tomato red ground modeled on Japanese “black ship” or “Namban”-style porcelain.

Heights 9.25” and 12”.

1,000/1,500

8573. SUITE OF FIVE MATCHING CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN VASES Second Quarter of the 19th Century Orange and gilt paneled decoration of interior figural scenes.

Some with applied gilt handles or adornments. Heights from 6” to 14”. With wood stands.

1,500/2,500

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8574

8574. KIRK & SON “BALTIMORE ROSE” STERLING SILVER FLATWARE SERVICE Philadelphia, Late 19th/Early 20th Century Total of 53 pieces, including: 7 forks, lengths 7.25” 1 salad fork, length 6.25” 3 teaspoons, lengths 5.75” 5 round soup spoons, lengths 6” 8 iced tea spoons, lengths 7.5” 6 flat butter spreaders, lengths 5.25” 2 oval serving spoons, lengths 8.5” 2 round berry spoons, lengths 9.25” 2 ice cream spoons, lengths 8.5” 1 gravy ladle, length 7” 2 vegetable tongs, lengths 6.25” 2 pastry servers, one perforated, lengths 7.5” 1 pickle fork, length 8.75” 1 pair of small tongs, length 3.25” 5 knives, lengths 9” 1 cake knife, length 11” 1 meat knife, length 10” 1 cheese knife, length 8.5” 1 two-piece carving set, lengths 11” and 13” Approx. 65.4 troy oz. weighable 3,000/4,000

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8575. ALVIN “BRIDAL BOUQUET” STERLING SILVER FLATWARE SERVICE Providence, Early to Mid-20th Century Total of 49 pieces, including: 8 forks, lengths 7.25” 11 teaspoons, lengths 6” 11 flat butter spreaders, lengths 5.75” 2 oval serving spoons, lengths 8.5” 1 gravy ladle, length 6” 1 serving fork, length 7.25” 1 sugar shovel, length 6” 1 bonbon server, length 6.25” 1 olive fork, length 6” 9 knives, lengths 9” 1 meat fork, length 9” 2 pastry and cheese ladles, lengths 7.25” and 6.75” Approx. 43.6 troy oz.

1,800/2,400

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8576. FEDERAL GILT GIRANDOLE MIRROR 19th Century Foliate crest with pineapple pediment. Similarly formed pendant. Convex mirror glass within an ebonized liner and molded frame. Two bifurcated scrolling candle arms with four cups.

1,000/2,000

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8577. ADAM-FORM SILVER PLATED HOT WATER URN Late 19th Century Carved bone shell-form spigot tap. Height 15”. 100/200

8577

8578. THREE PIECES OF ENGLISH STERLING SILVER 18th/19th Century 1) Stuffing spoon by George William Adams, date marked 1852.

Length 12.25”.

2) Pair of tongs with untraced maker’s mark “S.A.”. Length 5.75”.

3) Footed cream pitcher with maker’s mark for Nathaniel Appleton and Anne Smith. Height 4.25”.

Approx. 10.2 troy oz.

400/600

8578, three

8579. CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN COVERED MANTEL URN Late 18th/Early 19th Century Domed cover with finial in the form of a woman seated on a cushion and holding a cup. Amphora-shaped body with stylized key fret handles and footed base. Both sides with sepia landscape medallions against a white ground lightly scattered with gilt bats. Molded leaf and gilt and cobalt blue banding. Height 18.5”.

500/1,000

8579

8580, pair

8580. PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT TOBACCO LEAF PATTERN PORCELAIN PLATES 18th Century Diameters 9”.

500/1,000

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8581. CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR Circa 1780 Cupid’s-bow crest rail with carved and molded rabbit ears and a central shell or leaf spray. Pierced splat with carved leaf garlands. Cabriole legs with carved acanthus leaves at knees and claw & ball feet. Slip seat with blue damask upholstery. Back height 36.75”. Seat height 17”.

500/1,000 Provenance: Andrea’s, Boston, October 24, 1966.

8581

8582. FEDERAL MAHOGANY AND MAHOGANY VENEER THREE-PART EXTENSION DINING TABLE Rhode Island, Circa 1790 Deep apron. Tapered legs. Height 28.5”. Length 92”. Width 42”.

500/1,000 Provenance: Carr Family of Newport, Rhode Island, descendants of Benjamin Franklin.

John Walton, Old Lyme, Connecticut, September 25, 1976, with original sales receipt.

8582

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8583. SHERATON MAHOGANY BOWFRONT SERVER ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM HOOK Salem, Massachusetts, Circa 1805 Top with cookie corners and unusual beadwork molding along edge. Two-door cupboard flanked by bottle drawers, all over two stacks of half drawers. Case fronted by threequarter reeded columns that terminate in tapered reeded legs. Height 40.25”. Width 44.25”. Depth 23”.

2,500/3,500

8584. SHERATON MAHOGANY SEWING TABLE ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM HOOK Salem, Massachusetts, Circa 1810 Top with outrounded corners. Two full-width drawers and pull-out sewing basket flanked by three-quarter columns carved with acanthus leaves. Tapered reeded legs.

Height 29.75”. Width 22”. Depth 17.75”.

500/1,000 Provenance: Thomas Schwenke, Woodbury, Connecticut, October 27, 1982.

Cabinetmaker William Hook (1777-1867) came from Salisbury, Massachusetts to Salem, Massachusetts around 1796. He worked for both Jacob Sanderson and Edmund Johnson, and by 1800 he was married and had set up his own shop. He was apparently quite successful, selling furniture to the city's leading families.

8584

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8585. ATTRIBUTED TO PUQUA China, Circa 1800-1820 A man cutting watermelon. Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, 9” x 12” sight. Framed 14” x 18”.

500/800 Provenance: Patricia Grove, Beverly, Massachusetts.

8585

8586

8586. PAIR OF BRASS BALL-TOP ANDIRONS AND A WIRE AND BRASS FENDER America, First Quarter of the 19th Century Andiron heights 14”. Depths 16.5”. Fender height 12”. Width 36”. Depth 11.5”. 300/500

8587. PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT ROSE MANDARIN PORCELAIN VASES Circa 1770 Figural landscape cartouches against a diapered ground.

Heights 14”.

1,200/1,800 Provenance: Polly Latham Asian Art, Boston.

8587, pair

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8588. TWO CHINESE CARVED WOOD STANDS WITH ROUGE MARBLE TOPS 19th Century Heights 14.5” and 17”.

300/500

8588, two

8589. CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN PUNCH BOWL ON STAND Third Quarter of the 19th Century Heavy carved wooden stand. Total height on stand 9.25”. Diameter 15.25”.

800/1,200

8589

8590. SOUTHEAST ASIAN BRONZE BUDDHA 19th Century Seated in lotus position with hands in Dhyana mudra on a lotus base. Height 9.5”. 400/600

8590

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8591. SHERATON MAHOGANY AND BIRD’S-EYE MAPLE VENEER SIDEBOARD ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN AND THOMAS SEYMOUR Boston, Circa 1804-1808 An exceptional example of Seymour work, with an effective use of bold contrasting veneer and subtle refinements of the outset legs and curved knee brackets that elevate it to a premier form. Edge of top banded with flame birch lunette veneer, often seen in Seymour pieces. Inscribed “3” in pencil on a drawer bottom, the handwriting consistent with Thomas Seymour’s. Case divided into three sections by turned and reeded pilasters. Five drawers over a two-door cupboard flanked by bottle drawers and single-door cupboards. Replacement but period lion’s-mask brass hardware. Reeded tapered legs. Height 42”. Width 69”. Depth 24.25”.

8,000/12,000

Provenance: Robert Blekicki at New England Galleries, Andover, Massachusetts, 1989.

Reference: The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour Robert D. Mussey, Jr. (Salem, Mass: Peabody Essex Museum, 2003), p. 218-219, catalog entry 42.

8592

8592. SHERATON MAHOGANY AND BIRD’S-EYE MAPLE VENEER CARD TABLE IN THE STYLE OF THE SEYMOURS Massachusetts, Early 19th Century Shaped top with outrounded corners. Conforming apron fronted by three-quarter ring-turned pilasters. Flame birch lunette inlay, typical of John and Thomas Seymour, along edge of top and the lower edge of the apron. Delicate reeded tapered legs.

Height 29.75”. Width 36.5”. Depth 18.75”.

3,000/5,000

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Father and son cabinetmakers John and Thomas Seymour brought their English-trained skills to New England upon their arrival to Portland, Maine in 1784. In 1793 they relocated to Boston and opened a workshop producing furniture of the highest quality for city elite eager to possess pieces created in the latest interpretations of English designs in the en vogue Federal style.

John retired around 1808 and passed away in 1818. Under Thomas’s direction, and with the rising interest in English Regency style, the designs became more understated and refined.

Around 1817, Thomas was beset by financial problems. He was hired by Isaac Vose and Son as their foreman in 1819. Details about the rest of Thomas’s career become vague after Isaac Vose, Jr. closed his cabinet business around 1835, though it is believed he worked for cabinetmaker William Fisk for a period. He died in Lunenburg, Massachusetts in 1848.

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8593. CHINESE SCHOOL 19th Century or Earlier Three works featuring continuous mountainous landscapes and interiors with domestic activities. On silk, each 59” x 18.5” sight. Framed 61.5” x 21.5”.

800/1,200 Provenance: Curio Chen Co., Hong Kong, July 25, 1961.

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8594. CHINESE BRONZE FOO DOG 19th Century or Earlier Looking over its shoulder at the large removable stupa on its back. Height 14”. Length 9”.

300/500

8594

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8595. TIBETAN GILT BRONZE SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA 19th Century Seated in earth touching posture on a lotus base. Incised lotus on base.

500/1,000

8596. TIBETAN GILT METAL SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA 19th Century Seated in flowing mixed metal robes in an earth touching posture on a lotus base. Incised lotus on base.

Height 11”.

500/1,000

8597. TIBETAN GILT BRONZE TSONGKHAPA, FOUNDER OF THE GELUG SCHOOL OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM 19th Century Seated in lotus position. Incised lotus on base. Height 10.25”. 500/1,000 Provenance: Skinner, Inc., Massachusetts.

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8598. THAI PAINTING ON SILK 19th Century Depicts Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest): Vessantara Gives the White Elephant to the Kalinga Brahmins. 23” x 16.5” sight. Framed 32” x 24.5”.

500/1,000

8598

8599. THAI GILT BRONZE BUDDHA Rattanakosin Period, 19th Century Dressed in decorative robes, standing in Abhaya mudra on a tiered octagonal base. Height 27.25”.

800/1,200

8599

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8600. THAI ARCHAIC FRAGMENT OF A BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA With a serene expression. Mounted on a wood base. Height 11”. Base 4.25” x 4.25”. 800/1,200

8600

8601. THAI BRONZE U THONG-STYLE BUST OF BUDDHA 18th Century In enlightenment posture. Head of tightly curled knots.

Flame-form ushnisha. Mounted on a wood base. Bronze height 15”. Base height 3.5”.

500/1,000

8601

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8602

8602. THAI BRONZE BUDDHA Rattanakosin Period, 19th Century Seated in earth touching posture. Tightly coiled topknot.

No ushnisha. Height 31”. Width 23”.

1,000/1,500 Provenance: The Cobbs, Peterborough, New Hampshire, March 18, 2013, Lot #34, with original receipt.

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8603. CHINESE SCHOOL Circa 1820 Three Chinese Export bird paintings. Unsigned.

To 17.5” x 14” sight. Framed to 22” x 18.5”.

800/1,200

8603, three

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8604

8604. QUEEN ANNE WALNUT FLAT-TOP HIGHBOY New England, Mid-18th Century Upper case with a stepped cornice and three side-by-side drawers, the central with fan carving, over four full-width drawers. Lower case with a full-width drawer over three side-by-side drawers, the central with matching fan carving.

Cabriole legs end in pad feet. Height 73.5”. Width 38.5”. Depth 21.75”.

3,000/5,000 Provenance: Descended in the Waters Family of Salem.

Willis Henry Auctions, Inc., Marshfield, Massachusetts, August 26, 1984, Lot #175.

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8605. FEDERAL MAHOGANY LOLLING CHAIR Massachusetts, Circa 1800 Tall back with arched crest. Shaped arms and arm supports.

Blue damask upholstery. Back height 47”. Seat height 17”.

300/500

8605

8606. PAIR OF BRASS BALL-TOP ANDIRONS AND A WIRE FIRE FENDER America, Circa 1810 Andiron heights 12.75”. Depths 16”. Fender height 8”. Width 35”. Depth 9.5”. 300/500

8606

8607. FRENCH GILT BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK WITH HUNTING MOTIF Early 19th Century Rectangular clock case flanked by a hunter and his dog, and a monumental urn draped in game. Enameled Roman numeral dial. Brass ormolu mounts.

Height 16”. Width 11.75”.

600/900

Provenance: Simon Nager, Boston.

Reference: A variation of this clock is illustrated in Encyclopedie de la Pendule Francaise

by Pierre Kjellberg (1997), p. 435, D and E. 8607

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8608. WALLPAPER-COVERED HAT BOX 19th Centurt Lid depicts a monument in a landscape. Base with flower baskets and swags. Height 9.5”. Length 14”. Width 11”.

400/700

8608

8609. PAIR OF BRONZE ARGAND LAMPS Boston, Second Quarter of the 19th Century Probably Harris & Stanwood. “Harris & [...]” labels partially obscured. Heights 17.5”. Widths approx. 10”.

500/1,000

8609, pair

8610. PAIR OF BRASS STEEPLE-TOP ANDIRONS America, Circa 1800 Heights 19.25”. Depths 17.75”.

500/1,000

8610, pair

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8611. GEORGE III ROCOCO GILT MIRROR England, Late 18th Century Scrolling acanthus leaf design. Height 48”.

Width 26.5”.

500/1,000

8611

8612, pair

8612. PAIR OF GILT BRACKET SHELVES 19th Century Probably Italian. Heights 13”. Depths 5.5”.

300/500

Provenance: Grogan & Company, Boston, September 25, 2005, Lot #337.

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8613. CHINESE POWDER BLUE PORCELAIN VASE MOUNTED AS A TABLE LAMP 19th Century Wooden base. Vase height 13”. Total height 28”. 300/500

8613

8614

8614. CHINESE GILT ON COBALT BLUE PORCELAIN MEIPING VASE MOUNTED AS A TABLE LAMP 19th Century Shou, key fret and acanthus leaf decoration. Lamp harp with a white mandarin bead-style finial. Vase height 15”. Total height 29”.

500/1,000

8615. CHINESE COBALT BLUE PORCELAIN DISH Guangxu Period, 1875-1908 Six-character Guangxu mark on base. Height 2”.

Diameter 8”. With carved wooden stand.

400/600

8615

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8616. DIMINUTIVE CHINESE CELADON PORCELAIN GARDEN SEAT Late 19th Century Decoration of floral buds and gilt bosses against a celadon green ground. Blue coin cutouts. Height 13.5”.

Dimeter 8.5”.

200/300

8616

8617. CHINESE CARVED WOOD STAND WITH ROUGE MARBLE TOP 19th Century Apron with key fret design. Medial and low shelf.

Claw & ball feet. Height 32”. Top 16” x 12”.

400/600

8617

8618. CHINESE EXPORT GREEN FITZHUGH PORCELAIN PUNCH BOWL 19th Century Height 5”. Diameter 11.5”.

500/800 8618

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8619

8621

8619. CHINESE CARVED AND LACQUERED GILTWOOD LOHAN 19th Century Seated on an altar chair and holding a peach in his left hand. Height 14”.

400/800

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8620. CHINESE GILT BRONZE GUANYIN 19th Century Seated on a lotus throne. Height 17.5”.

800/1,200

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8621. CHINESE CARVED AND RED LACQUERED GILTWOOD MONK 19th Century In gilt brocade robes, seated on a separate black-painted stand.

Height 14”.

300/500

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8622. PORTRAIT ON SILK OF EMPEROR XUANZONG OF MING 19th Century After the original in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan. Depicts the emperor wearing his imperial robes, seated on a dragon-carved altar chair.

64” x 33”. Framed 77” x 45”.

800/1,200

Provenance: Albert Langdon Oriental Art, Inc., Boston, June 12, 1968, with original sales receipt, which indicates the portrait is of Huan of Han.

8623. SEVEN PIECES OF ASIAN PORCELAIN 19th Century 1) Famille rose courtesan figure.

2) Famille rose covered jar in the form of a kneeling figure with pink hat.

3) Blue and white porcelain crouching cat.

4) Blue and white porcelain seated shi shi.

5) Blue and white fenestrated porcelain censer.

6) Famille rose porcelain figure of a woman on a horse.

7) Polychrome porcelain figure of a man on a gilt metal plinth.

Heights from 3” to 9”.

700/1,000 8622

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E.

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Shipping Information We require prompt removal of your purchases.

Condition Reports It is the bidder’s responsibility to obtain a condition report. Condition reports can be viewed at www.eldreds.com or by contacting us.

Condition reports will be provided to the best of our ability, and the reports are statements of opinion only. Prospective buyers should satisfy themselves by personal inspection as to the condition of each lot. The absence of a condition report does not imply an object is free of defects or restoration. If provided, a condition report may only detail flaws or restorations, and may not take into account wear, fading or other issues consistent with an object’s age. All property is sold subject to Item 1 of our Conditions of Sale, which provides all property is sold as-is.

If you plan to pick up your purchases, please call ahead and we’ll make every effort to have your items ready.

For those needing purchases shipped, we will provide you a list of shipping agents if we are unable to provide shipping services.

Bidding Increments $0-$99: $10 I $100-$499: $25 I $500-$999: $50 $1,000-$2,999: $100 I $3,000-$4,999: $250 $5,000-$9,999: $500 I $10,000-$29,999: $1,000 $30,000-$49,999: $2,500 I $50,000-$99,999: $5,000 $100,000 and above: $10,000 Above $300,000 at the auctioneer’s discretion

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CONDITIONS OF SALE 1. CORRECTNESS OF DESCRIPTION: Robert C. Eldred Co., Inc. (hereinafter referred to as Eldred’s) has exercised reasonable care to catalog and describe correctly the property to be sold, but neither Eldred’s nor its consignors warrant the correctness of description, attribution, authenticity, or condition of said property.

No statements shall be deemed such a warranty or representation or an assumption of liability with respect thereto, but are to be construed as opinions only. Bidders are encouraged to personally examine all property to be sold prior to the beginning of the auction.

2. Unless otherwise announced by the auctioneer at the time of sale, all bids are per lot as numbered.

3. Eldred’s reserves the right to withdraw any property before the sale.

4. DETERMINATION OF HIGHEST BIDDER: The highest bidder accepted by the auctioneer shall be the buyer. In the event of any dispute between bidders, the auctioneer may determine who is the successful bidder or the auctioneer may re-offer the article in dispute and his decision shall be final.

5. REJECTION OF BIDS: The auctioneer reserves the right to reject any nominal raise or any bid or raise which, in his opinion, is not commensurate with the value of the article being offered. At his discretion, he may also reject any nominal raise or any bid that he may determine as having a detrimental effect on the item in question or the sale as a whole. Eldred’s may refuse to issue bidding privileges to any person not in good credit standing with Eldred’s, or to any person who is deemed by Eldred’s in its sole discretion, to be disruptive of or harmful to established auction practices, either before or after the acceptance of bids or the fall of the hammer.

6. TITLE: Except as herein otherwise provided, title will pass to the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer, and the property is thereafter at the purchaser’s sole risk and responsibility.

7. PAYMENT: On title passing to the highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer, and subject to all the conditions set forth herein, such bidder will thereupon pay the full purchase price. Payment in full is due at the time of sale. Any bills not paid in full within 25 days of the date of the sale will accrue interest at a rate of 1.5% per month. In addition, the purchaser may be subject to one or more of the following actions: a) Any and all legal remedies available to Eldred’s and its consignors by law including without limitation the right to hold the purchaser liable for the total purchase price; b) Immediate cancellation of the sale, with Eldred’s retaining as liquidated damages all payments made by the purchaser; c) Resale of the property at public auction, wherein the original purchaser shall be liable for any deficiency, costs, and Eldred’s commission on both sales. At Eldred’s option, payment will not be deemed to have been made in full until Eldred’s has collected funds represented by checks, or in the case of bank or cashier’s checks, their authenticity has been confirmed. A buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price to be paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price.

8. ABSENTEE BIDS: Subject to these Conditions of Sale and to such terms and conditions as it may prescribe, but at no charge to the customer, Eldred’s will undertake to execute all absentee bids submitted to it by a customer who has established credit with said company. Requests for such bidding must be given in writing with such clearness as to leave no room for misunderstanding as to the amount to be bid and must state the catalog number and the name or title of the article to be bid on. All bids are kept in strict confidence. In the event of identical bids, the earliest received by Eldred’s will take precedence. Eldred’s shall not be held responsible for errors or failure to execute bids. A deposit of 10% of the total amount bid is required. TELEPHONE BIDS: While the sale is in progress, bidding by telephone may be allowed by the auctioneer at his discretion. A deposit of 10% of the anticipated top bid is required.

Eldred’s shall not be held responsible for any failure to properly execute such a bid whether it be due to equipment failure, loss of

connection, or failure to hear or understand the bidder’s directions.

Any advice or opinions provided by Eldred’s or its employees are given strictly as a courtesy and are not a warrant of condition, attribution, authenticity, or description of said property. All bidding by telephone is solely at the risk of the bidder. ONLINE BIDS: Eldred’s shall not be held responsible for any failure to properly execute bids placed online. All online bidding is solely at the risk of the bidder.

9. CONDITION: If for any cause whatsoever any article sold cannot be delivered, or cannot be delivered in as good condition as the same may have been at the time of sale, due to a failure or damage on the company’s part, the sale will be cancelled, and any amount that may have been paid on account of the sale will be returned to the purchaser. EXCEPTION: Eldred’s will not be held responsible for damage to picture frames or lampshades.

10. SALES TAX: All purchases are subject to the Massachusetts sales tax (currently 6.25%) unless the purchaser: A) possesses a Massachusetts sales tax exemption or resale number and registers that number with the company or B) is an out-of-state vendor who meets all the requirements of Massachusetts Department of Revenue GLC 64H 1(5) and Directive 89-10 and registers with the company prior to each purchase. Dealers, museums, etc. can apply for a Massachusetts number prior to the auction by contacting the Massachusetts Department of Corporations and Taxation, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02204.

Those shipping purchases out of state directly from Eldred's by a bona fide shipping agent may be exempt from sales tax depending on whether we have met that state’s nexus requirements, per the 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair. Please contact us to find out if your purchase would be subject to applicable sales taxes.

11. RESERVES: Unless otherwise advertised, all items may be subject to reserve, an agreed upon price between the auctioneer and the consignor, below which the article will not be sold.

12. COLLECTION OF PURCHASES: Pick up or shipping arrangements of all purchases must be made within seven (7) days of the close of the auction. All items must be removed from Eldred’s facilities within fourteen (14) days of the end of the auction. All items remaining after fourteen days may be subject to a $5/per item/ perday storage fee. No items will be released unless storage fees are paid in full. Items remaining more than thirty (30) days from the close of the auction may be sold for the buyer’s account minus auction and storage fees.

13. SHIPPING: Shipping is not included in the purchase price, and the buyer is responsible for arranging shipment. Eldred's is happy to coordinate and recommend shipping agents. Eldred’s will not be responsible for damage or loss once the item has been received by the shipper. In the case of fragile articles, shipping will be undertaken at the sole discretion of the shipper.

14. These Conditions of Sale cannot be altered except in writing by Eldred’s or by public announcement by the auctioneer at the time of the sale.

15. Bidding on any article(s) indicates acceptance of the terms set forth above.

16. These Conditions of Sale and any suits arising thereunder shall be construed and governed by the laws of Massachusetts.

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