December
13, 2003 |
ECLECTIC AND VARIED GROUP OF
PROPERTY of over 500 lots of art, furniture, silver and porcelain
from local, Connecticut and Manhattan Estates and collectibles
and memorabilia from across the country.
From a Columbia County Collector came 2 paintings of American
Indian women, never before offered at auction, by the well-known
and revered western painter William Robinson Leigh. We sold
several lots of furniture and decorations from the collection
of Cora and Benjamin Ginsburg and the collection of Mrs.
Marian Javits. There was a large selection of fine and decorative
art including works by J. Francis Murphy, Childe Hassam,
Jean Cocteau, Marcel Vertes, Hector Hyppolite, Anna Hyatt
Huntington and Carlos Merida.
Furniture highlights included a Louis XVI commode, eight
nineteenth century Chippendale chairs, a magnificent pair
of Art Noveau mirrors and other American, English and continental
furniture. Also offered were over 40 lots of silver, from
eighteenth century English to 20th century including pieces
by Georg Jensen. Porcelain highlights included a wonderful
pair of early Nineteenth century wine coolers and several
lots of Rose Medallion, Sevres, Meissen and Chinese porcelain.
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September
6, 2003 |
OVER 500 LOTS
OF FURNISHINGS, DECORATION AND ART From an East 72nd Street
duplex there
was a small group of fine English furniture including a set
of 10 George III mahogany dining chairs and a pair of 18th
c. mirrors; from a Lakeville, CT home there was a great array
of English, American and Continental furniture and paintings,
porcelain and silver. Also presented was property from the
Colvard House in Rensselaerville. The 100+ lots of fine and
decorative art included an interesting mixture of styles
and periods from old favorites like Victor de Grailly and
Colin Graeme to modern masters like Armin Landeck and Sam
Francis. There was also a marvelous silver flatwear service
of approx. 360 pieces by Garrad & Co., London.
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