On Sunday October 4th, Schwenke Auctioneers will hold its anniversary
fall fine estates auction with an offering of over 530 lots of freshly
consigned estate property from estates throughout Connecticut and Westchester
County, New York. The auction includes a broad selection of Asian decorative
arts, Mid-Century Modern decorative arts, American, English and Continental
decorative arts, folk art and American country furniture, English & other
sterling silver, jewelry, fine art, miscellaneous decorative arts, and estate
oriental rugs.
This anniversary sale is being held at 11:00 am in the
firm’s auction hall at 710 Main Street South, Middle Quarter Plaza, in Woodbury.
Preview times are Thursday, October 1st, 10am - 5pm, Friday, October
2nd, 10am - 5pm, Saturday, October 3rd, 10am - 5pm, Sunday, October 4th, 9am to sale time, and other
times by appointment.
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| Flight of Europa |
The lead item is the sale is a rare and important bronze
sculpture by noted American sculptor Paul Manship. The sculpture, Flight
of Europa, is a rare gilded example created by Manship in 1925. The
captivating Art Deco group, depicting the Greek myth of Europa being abducted
by Zeus in the form of a bull, is a well-known and iconic work, with copies
held in a number of prominent public collections, including The Los Angeles
County Museum of Art, The Indianapolis Museum of Art, and The Smithsonian. The
example being offered by Schwenke Auctioneers was acquired directly from artist
Manship by an ancestor of the present owner, and is being sold to benefit a
charitable foundation. Conservatively estimated at $100,000-200,000, it
represents an opportunity for a sophisticated collector or another American
museum to acquire a sought after and dynamic work by this prominent 20th
century American sculptor.
Several lots of American formal furniture are on offer in
this anniversary sale, including a fine New England Queen Anne wing chair,
circa 1740-1760, in early tapestry crewelwork upholstery; a rare Federal inlaid
mahogany tall case clock, Philadelphia or Baltimore, circa 1795-1800; a Salem
hepplewhite serpentine sideboard with bellflower inlays; two fine New York
classical mahogany pier tables, circa 1820-25; a hepplewhite inlaid mahogany
"D" shaped card table, probably Philadelphia, circa 1790-1800,
36" wide, 17 1/2" deep, 29 1/2" high; a fine Sheraton carved and
inlaid mahogany sofa, having reeded detail throughout and inlaid panels, New
England, early 19th century, 35 1/2" high, 75" wide, 25" deep; a
fine Boston classical carved mahogany sofa, circa 1825, and a barn found
Philadelphia classical mahogany center table, circa 1825-30, attributed to
Anthony Quervelle. A number of fine Federal and Classical mirrors are scheduled
to be sold, and there are five American tall case and mantle clocks slated to
sell on October 4th.
A substantial number of Asian decorative arts items are also
up for bid in this fall sale, most gleaned from a recent consignment which Tom
Schwenke called a “treasure trove” of Asian items collected over more than
sixty years. The auction staff spent Labor Day weekend cataloging the items,
numbering over two-hundred lots, comprising Chinese hand painted scrolls,
Chinese and Japanese cloisonné and champlevé urns and vases, Satsuma
porcelains, Chinese export and domestic porcelains, Asian bronzes, Chinese wood
carvings, Japanese woodblock prints, several Asian folding and hanging screens,
and Asian furniture and architectural elements. Among the fine cloisonné and
champlevé items is an early 19th century large size Japanese
champlevé lidded censer urn, 27” high and 18” wide, featuring a bronze Shishi
mounted and pierced lid and fine early patina. Also, a group of four Chinese
Ming bowls, 1 1/4" high, 3 7/8" diameter, are expected to draw
significant interest, carrying provenance from the Hatcher Collection,
Christies Auction, Amsterdam 1984. Two
pair of Chinese carved hardwood arm chairs are offered on behalf of a
Connecticut estate, as well as a Chinese mineral tree set in a fine Chinese
cloisonné urn base and a Chinese carved and polychromed wooden Quan Yin figure,
49 1/2" high, 18" wide.
American and European fine arts abound in the sale. Among
the more noteworthy lots are an oil on canvas by George Luks, View of Gramercy
Park (1932); an elaborately framed Old Master portrait of a maiden; a William
Ruthven Wheeler (Am. 1932-1894), "New England Seascape", oil on canvas,
signed, dated lower left; Serge Ferat (Russian, 1881-1958) "La Famille
Numero 2" gouache on paper, signed in pencil lower right; Jules
Benoit-Levy (French, 1866-1952), "Cardinal and Parrot" oil on canvas
signed lower left; N.B. Smith (20th century), "Beach Scene with
Children" acrylic on board, signed, dated lower right "N B Smith
'87"; Ettienne-Prosper Berne-Bellecourt (French, 1838-1910),
"Soldier", oil on panel signed lower left; Lowell Blair Nesbitt (Am.
1933-1993), "Lily", signed and titled verso, oil on canvas dated
1964. Provenance: Galerie Jollenbeck, Cologne, Sothebys NY, 9/27/10, Lot 283,
Private CT Collection. Exhibited: Andrew Crispo Gallery, NY "Lowell
Nesbitt Flowers 1964-1979" Sight size: 77" high, 77" wide; Charles
Gruppe (American, b. 1928), "New England Boats, Harbor Scene" oil on
masonite, signed lower right; Water Koeniger (American/German, 1881-1943),
"Winter Landscape" oil on canvas, signed lower right; Michele
Cascella (Italian, 1927-1989) "Little Blossoming Tree", oil on
canvas, signed lower right, label verso Galerie Juarez, Ital. Ref. No.
70-79/219 in the Archivo Generale del O'pera di Michele Cascella, compiled by
Galleria Torcular, Milan. Sight size: 21 1/4" high, 10 1/4" wide; Keith
Miller (Canadian, 20th century), "The Tug Boat Brian McAllister off
Liberty Island with Statue of Liberty in Background", watercolor on paper,
signed, dated lower right "K. K. Miller '83", with a portrait of the
tug verso; Coll Josep Bardolet, Spanish, 1912-2007, "Grupo
Mallorquin," oil on panel signed lower right "Coll Bardolet",
titled, numbered, signed verso; possibly Josef Israels (Dutch, 1824-1911)
"Testing the Water with Father", signed lower right, watercolor on
paper, private Connecticut collection; Balcomb (John Wesley) Greene (Am.
1904-1990) oil on canvas of boats at harbor, titled verso "Water &
Sunlight". Sight size: 44" high, 54" wide; possibly Edward
Redfield (American, 1869-1965), European river landscape scene, with
fortifications beyond, oil on canvas, signed lower right; and Nicola Simbari
(Italian, 1927-2012), oil on canvas, "Boy with Wine Jug", 1964,
signed and dated lower right. Sight size: 23 3/4" high, 13 1/2" wide.
Mid-century modern and contemporary items will also be
offered. Notable lots include a modernist chrome Barcelona chair upholstered in
blue wool, 27 3/4" high, 26 1/2" wide, 22 1/2" deep; a modernist
chrome and black glass dining table marked Calligaris, 29 1/2" high, 33
1/2" wide, 51 1/4" deep; an original Saarinen design glass and chrome
tulip table and four lucite chairs by Chromcraft, circa 1960's, chairs with
Chromcraft labels on underside; a set of four Calligaris modernist chrome
upholstered dining chairs, 32 1/2" high, 17 1/2" wide, 15 1/2"
deep; a mid-century upholstered easy chair, possibly Jens Risom, with rounded
back and low arm profile, Swedish, 1960's, 34" high, 33" wide,
32" deep; a set of classic eight Edward Wormley for Dunbar bracket back
upholstered walnut dining chairs, in perhaps original upholstery; a Fiam molded
glass occasional table; an Edward Wormley for Dunbar modern walnut dining table
with two leaves, top with banding, sides with recessed apron on shaped straight
legs; 30" high, 44 1/2" wide, 67" long; a pair of mid-century
flared back upholstered easy chairs, with turned and canted walnut legs, probably
Finn Juhl or Jens Risom, 1960's; an Edward Wormley for Dunbar easy chair and
matching ottoman, in possible original fabric and finish; a rare pair of Finn
Juhl designer sofas, settee form with turned and canted wooden legs, designed
in the 1950’s by Finn Juhl for France & Daverkosen of Denmark; an unusual
custom mid-century musical themed “bar” cabinet; and a Silas Seandel large cast
stone and bronze coffee table, mounted on a square bronze clad pedestal, signed
and dated "1982", 15 1/2" high, 25 3/4" wide, 17"
deep.
Many lots of fine English and European furniture and related
decorative arts will be hammered, most notably a Louis XV/XVI style mahogany
and ormolu vitrine cabinet; a pair of French Provincial carved bergere chairs
having shell carved crest rails, acanthus carved hand grips on cabriole legs,
backs upholstered in floral tapestry panels, 38 1/2" high, 27" wide,
21" deep; a Georgian Revival mahogany and parcel ebonized map chest with
two banks of fall front drawers concealing trays, 43" high, 32" wide,
18" deep; a Continental mixed woods inlaid secretaire a abattant, single
drawer over drop front with bird and quiver inlay, two cupboard doors below on
tapered legs, 57" high, 37 1/2" wide, 17" deep; a Louis XV style
marquetry inlaid two drawer chest with marble top, 33 1/2" high, 36
1/2" wide, 18 1/4" deep; a French provincial walnut armoire, 58"
wide, 25" deep, 79" high; a rare pair of Regency carved mahogany fire
screens, with movable central panel, raised on carved and molded scrolled legs,
19th century, 36" high, 26" wide; a Regency inlaid mahogany and brass
mounted breakfront side cabinet, in the Egyptian revival taste, with mirrored
doors flanked by open shelved compartments, 19th century with alterations, 36
1/2" high, 95" wide, 15" deep; a French trestle base refectory
style dining table 29" high, 35 1/2" wide, 9' 3" long; a
companion Set of ten French baroque style needlepoint upholstered dining chairs,
43" high, 20 1/2" wide, 18" deep; and an English regency period
drop leaf mahogany sofa table with rosewood crossbanded detail on top and a
sabre legged base with casters.
Silver is also offered in some quantity, including
traditional sterling silver as well as Mexican artist made items, including a
Native American silver and turquoise ladies concho belt stamped "R. Peter
Navajo"; a silver cactus form four strand necklace, unmarked, each strand
1/2" wide, 17 1/4" long; a Mexican sterling silver necklace and
bracelet, both marked "ARY Sterling"; a Mexican 950 silver and
malachite necklace marked TM 153 and a sterling stone pendant marked DK; two
Tiffany & Co sterling silver bracelets including an 18K and sterling rope
bracelet. 3/8" wide, 7 1/8" long to 3/8" wide, 7 1/2" long;
a Mexican sterling silver tray by Juventino Lopez Reyes, 3 1/2" high, 12
1/4" wide; a Danny Martinez Native American sterling silver and turquoise
concho belt, buckle stamped "DM Sterling"; an unusual pair of Spanish
Colonial silver plaques, framed; and a Jacobi & Jenkins (Baltimore c. 1900)
silver repousse rectangular dish 12" long, 9" wide, 2" deep.
Over two dozen estate oriental carpets will cross the block,
including Persian, Caucasian, Indian and
Turkoman room and scatter sized rugs, together with other regional Asian rugs
of varying sizes. Select among the estate carpets is a fine Caucasian gallery
rug, 12' 1" long, 3' 11" wide; an early Turkoman rug, 3'7" by
5'7"; and a Persian Kashan prayer rug, 6' 5" long by 4' 1" wide.
The catalog for the sale is viewable at www.woodburyauction.comhttp://www.woodburyauction.com. Internet, absentee
and phone bidding are available for this live gallery auction by registering
directly with Schwenke Auctioneers. The sale will be broadcast live through
Live Auctioneers and Invaluable. For additional
information please call the auction hall office at 203-266-0323.
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