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Collect : AMERICANA + MARINE ART

May 28-29 I 9:30 a.m. I Cape Cod I on exhibit May 27 + by appointment

Includes 19th and 20th Century paintings, antique furniture, Native American crafts, decoys and sporting art, sailor-made items, scrimshaw, ship models, a fine selection of Nantucket baskets and much more. Online-only auction with live Internet, phone and absentee bidding.

FINE DECORATIVE ART

June 11 I 9:30 a.m. I Cape Cod I on exhibit June 10 + by appointment &

SUMMER LIVING

Includes British, Continental and pan-Asian porcelain, silver, art glass and furnishings, as well as more than 100 paintings and prints. Online, phone and absentee bidding only.

June 25 I 9:30 a.m. I Cape Cod I on exhibit June 24 + by appointment

More than 300 lots to celebrate the casual, colorful lifestyle of the summer months, including Cape Cod-themed artworks, garden ornaments, nautical knickknacks, a large selection of Eldred Wheeler furniture, and even a replica Jaguar roadster to take for a spin. Online-only, with live Internet, phone and absentee bidding.

Eagle plaque attributed to the Boston Artistic Carving Company

Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co. tudric pewter vase

Jules Worms (France/Spain, 1832-1924)

Elizabeth Mumford

Nantucket basket table attributed to Bobby Marks

Charming carved and painted sign

French champlevé enamel clock attr. to Japy Frères

PAAM BENEFIT AUCTION

May 16 I 5:30 p.m. I Provincetown, MA I on exhibit starting May 1

Please join us for a special evening celebrating early Provincetown art with an auction of paintings, prints and sculpture, to be held at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. Proceeds help sustain PAAM’s exhibitions, educational programs and stewardship of Provincetown’s artistic legacy. In-person, online, phone and absentee bidding available.

ANNUAL ART AUCTION

June 19 I 5:30 p.m. I Cape Cod I on exhibit the sale day + by appointment

Eldred’s is honored to again host CCMoA’s fundraiser auction, where a curated selection of works by celebrated regional artists will be offered. Join us for an evening on the terrace for the cocktail reception preview and the live auction, or support the Museum by bidding online, on the phone or via absentee bid.

DISCOVER Sandwich Auction

June 17 and July 8 I online-only I preview by appointment only

With a fun mix of art, furniture, decorative accessories and novelties, you never know what you’ll uncover in our monthly Discovery auctions. Sandwich Auction is a subsidiary of Eldred’s. Online, phone and absentee bidding only.

View lots + bid at www.sandwichauction.com.

Peter Busa “Rapid Transit”, 1965

Lillia Frantin “Summer Still Life”

Vintage Druker cafe chairs I JULY 8

Yoshitoshi Mori Woodblock print I JUNE 17

AMERICANA WEEK

July 21-24 I 9:30 a.m. I Cape Cod I on exhibit July 20, throughout the week + by appointment

Our preeminent annual Americana Week will be anchored this year by the exceptional Nancy & Larry Dickson Collection of important fine art, antique furniture, scrimshaw and decorative arts. The week will also include the Collection of Dr. William E. Strole, Jr. of Boston, an important private collection of early American pottery, and extraordinary works of art, historic documents, rare decoys, early fire memorabilia, Oriental carpets, and other significant pieces of Americana. We welcome you to join us in the sale room to bid in person; online, phone and absentee bidding is also available.

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Documented provenance of its descent in the family of the artist’s cousin until 1986 Widely published and exhibited, and one of the last “Peaceable Kingdoms” still in private hands from the Dickson Collection

Exceedingly rare and important Queen Anne dressing table with scalloped top from the

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“Peaceable Kingdom” with rhymed borders, circa 1825

Wethersfield area of Connecticut, circa 1750

the Dickson Collection

China Trade portrait attributed to Spoilum from the Strole Collection

Mid-19th Century copper and zinc codfish weather vane attributed to J. Howard & Co., West Bridgewater, Mass.

Circa 1870 New York fire helmet

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS OF THE DICKSON COLLECTION

At our Hanover Gallery June 15-18

At our Mystic Gallery June 24-25

Sheraton sideboard attributed to John and Thomas Seymour, circa 1810 from the Strole Collection

Blanche Lazzell “Sailboat”, 1931 white-line color woodcut

A. Elmer Crowell life-size lesser yellowlegs, circa 1920

Stoneware crock with profile portrait of Abraham Lincoln with exaggerated features

Girandole convex mirror with spiraling candle arms from the Strole Collection

THE MARINE SALE

August 6-7 I 9:30 a.m. I Cape Cod I on exhibit August 5-6 + by appointment

The nation’s premier auction of martime art, including ship models deaccessioned from Boston’s Museum of Fine Art, a vast array of scrimshaw, noteworthy logbooks and whaling journals, Napoleonic prisoner-of-war artifacts, sailor’s valentines, navigational instruments, paintings and more. Join us in the salesroom or bid online, by phone or by absentee bid.

James E. Buttersworth “After the Wreck”

Circa 1730 model of an English ship of the line with fine materials and extensive detailing

Pair of Banknote Engraver scrimshaw whale’s teeth

Telescope presented by the British government to Captain Elkanah Crowell Jr. for his role in rescuing crew off the sinking brigantine Brisk in October 1865

Cane with carved whale ivory songbird handle

August 12 I 5:30 p.m. I Cape Cod I on exhibit the sale day + by appointment

Enjoy a summer evening under the stars for our annual auction of Contemporary art, including works by local, regional and international artists like Robert Cardinal, William Davis, Robert Roark and others. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Eldred’s scholarship fund, which supports local students pursuing higher education in the arts. In-person, online, phone and absentee bidding available.

JEWELRY, TIMEPIECES + VERTU

August 13 I 9:30 a.m. I Cape Cod I on exhibit August 12 + by appointment

An extensive array of antique, vintage and contemporary jewelry and watches, including several pieces by leading makers. Online, phone and absentee bidding only.