36th Annual New Years Day Auction
January 1, 2016 at 12 Noon (EST)
This is our premiere Americana Auction of the year featuring the UNRESERVED contents of a Pawling, NY Collector’s Estate, the Unreserved contents of a Bennington, VT fully decorated farm house and the Unreserved contents of a Morristown, NJ home plus selected additions.
Preview dates/times:
Sunday Dec. 27 through Thursday Dec. 31: 11 AM – 5 PM
Thur. Jan. 1: 10 AM – 11:45 AM * Storm Date: 1/2/2016
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Featured Lots:
LOT 15.
William Matthew Prior (Mass./Maine 1806-1873), portrait of little girl with cat, oil on panel. 16 3/4" x 12 3/4".
Estimate: $12,000-14,000
Sold Price: $23,400
William Matthew Prior (Mass./Maine 1806-1873), portrait of little girl with cat, oil on panel. 16 3/4" x 12 3/4".
Estimate: $12,000-14,000
Sold Price: $23,400
LOT 16.
William Louis Sonntag Sr (1822-1900), wooded landscape, oil on canvas, signed LRC. Work 30" x 22".
Estimate: $18,000-20,000
Sold Price: $18,720
William Louis Sonntag Sr (1822-1900), wooded landscape, oil on canvas, signed LRC. Work 30" x 22".
Estimate: $18,000-20,000
Sold Price: $18,720
LOT 100.
Jean-Michel Basquiat (N.Y. 1960-1988), "Rat-Shits", oil stick and pencil on paper. Note identifying crowns under top and bottom oil stick/pencil marks. Work 8 1/2" x 11 1/2". The consignors deceased husband procured the piece in the 1980's, this is the third one we have sold from this estate. A letter stating that will be included from the consignor.
Estimate: $8,000-10,000
Sold Price: $18,720
Jean-Michel Basquiat (N.Y. 1960-1988), "Rat-Shits", oil stick and pencil on paper. Note identifying crowns under top and bottom oil stick/pencil marks. Work 8 1/2" x 11 1/2". The consignors deceased husband procured the piece in the 1980's, this is the third one we have sold from this estate. A letter stating that will be included from the consignor.
Estimate: $8,000-10,000
Sold Price: $18,720
LOT 11.
Horse and sulky weathervane. The best horse and sulky we have ever sold. Provenance: The Potter estate in Greenfield Mass. 31" x 16 1/2" Ht., base not included.
Estimate: $10,000-12,000
Sold Price: $17,550
Horse and sulky weathervane. The best horse and sulky we have ever sold. Provenance: The Potter estate in Greenfield Mass. 31" x 16 1/2" Ht., base not included.
Estimate: $10,000-12,000
Sold Price: $17,550
LOT 12.
Louis Vuitton steamer trunk. 43 1/2" x 21 1/2" x 21 1/4". Previously owned by Charles Minot Jr., television and film executive, his father was Charles Minot Amory of Boston and his mother was Gladys Munn Amory who later married Herbert "Tony" Pulitzer.
Estimate: $7,000-9,000
Sold Price: $8,775
Louis Vuitton steamer trunk. 43 1/2" x 21 1/2" x 21 1/4". Previously owned by Charles Minot Jr., television and film executive, his father was Charles Minot Amory of Boston and his mother was Gladys Munn Amory who later married Herbert "Tony" Pulitzer.
Estimate: $7,000-9,000
Sold Price: $8,775
LOT 57.
18th c. Chippendale Massachusetts mahogany block front four drawer Chipp. bracket base chest. 39" W 22 1/2" D 31" Ht.
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Sold Price: $6,435
18th c. Chippendale Massachusetts mahogany block front four drawer Chipp. bracket base chest. 39" W 22 1/2" D 31" Ht.
Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Sold Price: $6,435
LOT 101.
Keith Haring (1958-1990), barking dog and dancer, dated 1986, felt pen on plexiglass. 15 1/2" x 16 1/4". The consignors deceased husband procured the piece in the 1980's, this is the third one we have sold from this estate. A letter stating that will be included from the consignor.
Estimate: $3,000-5,000
Sold Price: $5,850
Keith Haring (1958-1990), barking dog and dancer, dated 1986, felt pen on plexiglass. 15 1/2" x 16 1/4". The consignors deceased husband procured the piece in the 1980's, this is the third one we have sold from this estate. A letter stating that will be included from the consignor.
Estimate: $3,000-5,000
Sold Price: $5,850
