Jones Auction House | Summer Collection Highlights

Lot 110

SUMMER ART & OBJECTS

AUCTION 19 - 25 JUNE 2023

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AUCTION DATES

19 - 25 June 2023

VIEWING LOCATION & DATES

122 Prince William Street, Saint John, New Brunswick

14 - 25 June 2023

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CATALOGUE HIGHLIGHTS

101. Molly Lamb Bobak, RCA (Canadian, 1922-2014) - Flowers in Living Room

watercolour on paper

29.5 x 37 in. (framed), 22 x 30 in. (sight)

c. 1986

ESTIMATE

$5,000 - $8,000

PROVENANCE

Acquired directly from the Artist

Private Collection, New Brunswick

Molly Lamb Bobak is an important 20th century Canadian printmaker, painter, and watercolourist. She was the first Canadian woman to be sent overseas as a war artist during World War II.

Lamb Bobak is known for her masterful handling of crowds and her approach to depicting gatherings, marches, parades, and sporting events. She is also recognized for her sensitive watercolour still lifes of flowers, a subject which she approached like a crowded landscape: “Poppies are like crowds,” she told the CBC in 1943, “you don’t organize them.”

104. Maud Lewis (Canadian, 1903-1970) -

Spring Scene

oil on board

16.75 x 18.25 in. (framed), 11.75 x 13.5 in. (sight) 1960s

ESTIMATE

$18,000 - $25,000

PROVENANCE

Acquired directly from the Artist

Private Collection, New Brunswick

Maud Lewis (1903-1970) is one of Atlantic Canada’s most important artists, and arguably one of Canada’s most significant artists of the midtwentieth century. She created colourful, graphically bold interpretations of the Nova Scotia landscape.

Lewis was born in 1903 in Yarmouth, NS, moved in the 1930s to Digby County. She had a prolific and consistent painting career throughout the 1950s and 1960s. A collection of her work is on permanent view at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Lewis and her work have been the subject of numerous books, documentaries, and national and international touring exhibitions.

105. Kent Monkman (Canadian, 1965- )Emergence of a Legend

Series of five chromogenic prints on metallic paper, edition of 25 16 x 13 in. (framed), 6.5 x 4.5 in. (image)

2006

ESTIMATE

$25,000 - $35,000

PROVENANCE

Private Collection, New Brunswick

Emergence of a Legend , 2006, is a series of five studio portraits by Cree artist, Kent Monkman (Canada, 1965- ), produced in collaboration with photographer Christopher Chapman, designer Izzy Camilleri, and makeup artist Jackie Shawn.

In these faux daguerreotypes, Monkman appears as his alter ego, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. Miss Chief is portrayed in various guises - a hunter, a vaudeville performer, a trapper’s bride - as if appearing in one of George Catlin’s 19th century tableaux vivants or travelling exhibitions. Monkman though, in this trickster form, subverts/inverts expectations and stereotypical images of Indigenous peoples, challenging the colonial gaze.

Monkman created 25 editions of this series, one of which is in the National Gallery of Canada collection.

Monkman is one of Canada’s most important and critically acclaimed contemporary artists. Working across genres and media, Monkman’s practice has and continues to challenge received notions of Indigeneity and historical impacts of colonialism.

Monkman has had major exhibitions in Canada and the US, and was recently selected to create two monumental paintings for the Great Hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY.

An extensive conservation and photograph treatment was completed in 2023 by conservator Alena I. MacAlasdair. MacAlasdair report indicates no damage to emulsion on prints. Treatment included: new 100% cotton top and back mats used to remount prints; prints mounted to acid-free conservation mats.; acid-free dust-cover used in assembly to original frames; ultra-violet filter glass included in all five frames.

Conservation report included with the lot.

110. Maud Lewis (Canadian, 1903-1970) -

Oxen and Red Cart

oil on board

20 x 24.5 in. (framed), 10.75 x 13.75 in. (sight)

1960s

ESTIMATE

$18,000 - $25,000

PROVENANCE

Acquired directly from the Artist

Private Collection, Ontario

112. Elkington, Mason, & Co. Pair of Centrepieces

Old Sheffield Plate and crystal

18.5 x 11 x 11 in. each

1854

ESTIMATE

$3,000 - $4,000

PROVENANCE

Private Collection, New Brunswick

Stunning and well-preserved pair of mid-19th century centrepieces by Elkington, Mason & Co. with matching cut crystal bowl and Old Sheffield Plate bases, one with bull and the other with horse, also decorated with leaf, twig and vine motifs.

Maker’s mark on lower left of the base.

113. Large Jade Tripod Censer and Cover

jade

7.5 x 7.5 x 5 in. China, 19th century

ESTIMATE

$5,000 - $8,000

PROVENANCE

Private Estate, Ontario/New Brunswick

Large tri-footed censer with coiled dragon on lid and two dragon heads on the side; five drop ring handles; stone is medium green colour; fitted wooden base.

This auction features selections from a private Ontario/New Brunswick estate. The owners of these items were serious collectors of British and Canadian artwork, Chinese jade sculptures, and Persian carpets. Most of these items have been in this estate’s private collection since at least the 1970s.

Appraised by Robert E. Deveau, Member of the Appraisers Association of America, Robert Deveau Galleries, Toronto, ON, in January 1980.

114. Pair of Vistosi Murano Pink Swirl

Glass Mushroom Lamps

blown glass

15 x 13 x 13 in. each

Italy, 1970s

ESTIMATE

$2,000 - $3,000

PROVENANCE

Private Collection, New Brunswick

Mouth-blown in one piece of glass with a swirl pattern. Handmade in Italy. Vistosi Murano design.

115. Large Ivory Carved Emperor and Empress Pair

ivory

23 in. high each

China, late 19th or early 20th century

ESTIMATE

$2,000 - $3,000

PROVENANCE

Private Estate, Ontario/New Brunswick

Signed on sword and base. With fitted wooden bases.

Appraised by Robert E. Deveau, Member of the Appraisers Association of America, Robert Deveau Galleries, Toronto, ON, in January 1980.

119. Maud Lewis (Canadian, 1903-1970) -

Maple Syrup Collecting

oil on board

14.75 x 18.75 in. (framed), 11.5 x 15.5 in. (sight)

1960s

ESTIMATE

$18,000 - $25,000

PROVENANCE

Acquired directly from the Artist

Private Collection, New Brunswick

123. Maud Lewis (Canadian, 1903-1970)Fish Co.

oil on board

20 x 24.5 in.. (framed), 11.75 x 15.5 in. (sight)

1960s

ESTIMATE

$18,000 - $25,000

PROVENANCE

Acquired directly from the Artist

Private Collection, Ontario

124. 18K Gold Collar Necklace

Total weight: 190 g. approx. graduated links 15 mm - 19.5 mm

ESTIMATE

$12,000 - $15,000

PROVENANCE

Private Collection, New Brunswick

125. Patek Philippe 18K Gold and DiamondSet Ellipse Watch

Signed PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3377, “Ellipse” model

Mechanical jewelled movement, blue brushed dial, applied baton numerals, cushion-shaped case, diamond-set bezel, snap on back, 18k gold Patek Philippe integral bracelet, case signed; 17 mm. wide; overall length of bracelet approximately 151 mm.

1970s

ESTIMATE

$10,000 - $12,000

PROVENANCE

Private Collection, New Brunswick

126. Mindham Amethyst and Pink Sapphire

Cocktail Ring

Amethyst approx. 8 ct.,14.28 mm x 14.28 mm; 18K gold; ring size: 6.5; created for the current owner by Canadian designer, Myles

Mindham, Toronto, ON.

ESTIMATE

$5,000 - $7,500

PROVENANCE

Private Collection, New Brunswick

127. 14K Emerald and Diamond Cluster

Dinner Ring

Approx. 1 ct oval emerald surrounded by 32 diamonds (approx. 1.10 cts total); emerald dimensions: 8.30 x 5.77 mm; ring size: 7.5

ESTIMATE

$5,000 - $7,500

PROVENANCE

Private Collection, New Brunswick

128. Birks 18K Gold and Diamond Flower

Brooch

Textured floral design with gold petals and diamond centre; 18K gold; one claw set Old European cut 0.82 ct diamond; diamond diameter: 6.13 mm; total brooch weight: 11.49 g. Marked BIRKS 18K.

ESTIMATE

$3,000 - $5,000

PROVENANCE

Private Collection, New Brunswick

129. Sterling Silver Freshwater Baroque

Pearl Necklace

Total length: 18 in.; pearls: 13-15 mm; sterling silver clasp

ESTIMATE

$1,500 - $2,000

PROVENANCE

Private Collection, New Brunswick

155. 14K Gold Oval Emerald and Diamond

Studs

Stud size: 11.1mm x 9.4mm; emerald: 6.05mm x 4.12mm x 1.76mm;

diamond diameter: 1.55mm

ESTIMATE

$1,200 - $1,800

PROVENANCE

Private Collection, New Brunswick

181. Set of Nine Waterford Innisfail

Champagne Saucers

5.5 in. high Ireland, 20th century

ESTIMATE

$800 - $1,000

PROVENANCE

Private Estate, Ontario/New Brunswick