Fall Gallery Auction, September 2018: SELKIRK

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Fall Gallery Auction September 22, 2018

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COLLECTION OF ROYAL VIENNA PORTRAIT PLATES HAND PAINTED PORCELAIN PLAQUE Germany, 19th century. Depicting a lady picking roses in a garden. Signed verso in formal black cursive "Nach W. Menzler."

Sight 16"h. 10.25"w. Framed 27.5"h. 22"w.

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

HAND PAINTED PORCELAIN PORTRAIT CHARGER Estimate: $2,000 - $5,000 2 • SELKIRK Fall Gallery Auction • September 22, 2018

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FALL GALLERY AUCTION

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Cover Lot: CLEMENT MASSIER (FRENCH 1845-1917) “ST. CECILIA” IRIDESCENT PORCELAIN PLAQUE Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

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KANGXI MOTTLED "PEACH BLOOM" VASE Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

CHINESE DAOGUANG WU TSAI MEIPING VASE Estimate: $500 - $1,500

CHINESE QIANLONG "PEACH BLOOM" BUD VASE Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

CHINESE RUBY CORAL & CRYSTAL ENCRUSTED AMBER GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE Estimate: $250 - $750

CHINESE FOO LION CARVED SHOUSHAN SEALS Estimate: $200 - $400

QIANLONG BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE PHOENIX PLATE Estimate: $500 - $1,500

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MING DYNASTY CHENGHUA MARK AND PERIOD BOWL Estimate: $500 - $1,500

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Several of the Chinese lots are additional material procured for MacMurray College in the 1920s and 1930s by a Yale Road Scholar instructing at Chicago's Asian Art Institute. The collection’s assembly was commissioned by the school for its International Studies Program under the direction of esteemed professor, Dr. Wallace N. Stearns.

Selkirk is thrilled to again offer these significant artifacts from the institution's archives plus choice additions from private national collections.

WANG BU BOWL Estimate: $3,500 - $5,500

CHINESE ARTIFACTS

QIANLONG WU TSAI FLORAL BOWL Estimate: $500 - $1,500

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ANTIQUE SWING-ARM CLOCK French, 19th- 20th century, spelter.

Figural after a model by Louis Moreau titled "Charmeuse."

Estimate: $200 - $500

ARTS & CRAFTS OAK BOOKCASE BY GUSTAV STICKLEY Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000 6 • SELKIRK Fall Gallery Auction • September 22, 2018

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FURNITURE & DECORATIVE ARTS

PAIR OF BRONZE SEVEN-LIGHT CANDELABRA Estimate: $500 - $1,000

LOUIS XV STYLE KINGWOOD PETITE MARBLE TOP COMMODES Estimate: $200 - $400 www.SELKIRKAUCTIONS.com • 7

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TWO DIMINUTIVE FEDERAL PERIOD MIRRORS Estimate: $200 - $300

ANTIQUE COMB-BACK WINDSOR ARMCHAIR Estimate: $500 - $700

MASSACHUSETTS DECORATED 3-GALLON STONEWARE JUG “Somerset. PottersWorks” Estimate: $400 - $500

CONNECTICUT SACKBACK WINDSOR CHAIR BY E. B. TRACY Estimate: $500 - $700 8 • SELKIRK Fall Gallery Auction • September 22, 2018

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MILITARIA

COURTNEY & TENNANT CIVIL WAR NAVAL OFFICER'S DOLPHIN-HEAD SWORD

BY ROBERT MOLE & SONS, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND Rare Confederate regulation pattern sword. Wire wrapped sharkskin grip with scaled backstrap leading to the finely detailed dolphin head, behind the hinged hilt decorated with crossed cannons, anchor and floral sprays. Blade agent marked "Courtney & Tennent - Charleston S C", with inset gilt "Proof" mark opposite and "MOLE" marked on top of the blade. The 30.5" etched blade shows the hard to see familiar pattern of foliate designs, cotton plants and Confederate first national flag.

Estimate: $5,000 - $10,000

CONFEDERATE CIVIL WAR SURGEON'S WOODEN CANTEEN IDENTIFIED Estimate: $1,000 - $3,000

CONFEDERATE CIVIL WAR SURGEON'S GOLD KNOB WALKING STICK IDENTIFIED Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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STILL LIFE PAINTING ATTRIBUTED TO AUGUST MACKE (GERMAN, 1887 - 1914) Ex-Collection of Wynn Resorts Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000

RENAISSANCE PORTRAIT OF JESUS CHRIST Estimate: $1,000 - $3,000

ART GLASS including Tiffany, Lalique, Steuben, Waterford, Lundberg, Peking, & more

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TWO THEO FABERGE EGGS Estimate: $400 - $800 each

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SHARPS 1874 BY JAMES R. SCRIVER (AMERICAN, 1942-1993) Estimate: $500 - $1,500

BUFFALO SOLDIER

BY GIB SINGLETON (AMERICAN, 1936-2014) Estimate: $1,000 - $3,000

SPRINGTIME BY MATHURIN MOREAU (FRENCH, 1822-1912) Estimate: $2,000 - $5,000

EUROPEAN PORCELAIN including Royal Worcester, Royal Rudolstadt, Noritake, Meissen, Wedgwood, Hutschenreuther

COLLECTION OF 18TH CENTURY MEISSEN FIGURAL GROUPS with forms by sculptor Michel Victor Acier (French, 1736-1799)

FINE & DECORATIVE ARTS

OVER THE RAINBOW

BY KITTY CANTRELL (AMERICAN, 20TH/21ST CENTURY) Estimate: $300 - $700

ROYAL RUDOLSTADT FIGURAL PITCHER Estimate: $100 - $300 www.SELKIRKAUCTIONS.com • 11

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