IMPORTANT ANTIQUES, FINE ART & AMERICANA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH AT 5PM
106 EAST LONGMEADOW RD., HAMPDEN, MA 01036
TELE: 413-566-3161… FAX: 413-566-2023… EMAIL: INFO@STANTONAUCTIONS.COM
PREVIEW: SUN. 1-4PM… MON. 11AM-5PM… TUES. 11AM ON…
A Wonderfully diverse, deep & interesting auction featuring important items in so many categories!
… BRIEF LISTING…
EARLY FURNITURE: 100+ pieces of period, country & primitive furniture & Americana in formal, painted & Folk Art forms! Case pcs incl several 18th C 4 drawer chests from QA to Hepplewhite incl Norwich, CT, Rhode Island & New Hampshire examples plus a CT River Valley beautifully proportioned QA fan carved cherry highboy ca 1775 & more period case pcs; Many period tables incl ca 1690 diminutive gate leg table; Rare RI ca 1740 maple & cherry 1 drawer butterfly dropleaf w orig feet, drawer & butterflies; Early MA ca 1760 maple & pine 1 drawer button ft tap table in orig cond; Ca 1740 New Hampshire QA maple & pine dbl splay leg tavern table in orig finish; Ca 1800 New England pine tapered leg work table w lg 1 board top in orig finish; Fine quality Cuban mahog period Federal dropleaf breakfast table; Ca 1815 Boston Classical tilt top candlestand in fine plum pudding mahog; Ca 1780 period Chippendale mahog 1 drawer tea stand; Outstanding 42″ round period Empire mahog table w powerful carved quadruple paw ft & more period tables; Early chairs incl wonderful form ca 1750 New England maple & ash rare child’s splayed highchair in untouched old surface; Exceptional structurally orig ca 1770 Boston Chippendale walnut side chair; Rare 18th C CT banister back child’s rocker in Vict green over orig red paint; Pr of period QA mid 18th C North Shore MA side chairs w bold turnings in old red paint; Great form 18th C Deerfield, MA ladderback armchair & many more period chairs incl great Windsors such as an Eastern CT ca 1790 sack back armchair w secondary fan crest in untouched old paint & orig rockers; Eastern MA fanback sidechair ca 1760 w volute carved ears & untouched old surface; Nicely turned braceback armchair in green paint; Another fine CT sackback in black & more period Windsors plus set of 5 ca 1820 splint seat ladderbacks & other early chairs; Period blanket chests; Period 1 & 2 drawer stands; Lots of great early boxes, shelves, cabinets, table top desks, baskets, benches & stools incl Pilgrim C oak slant lid desk w great early iron hardware & rare sea serpent carving; Period Wm & Mary leather covered bible box w tudor rose tack dec & great iron lock; Wonderful free standing early dovetailed bucket bench form 2 drawer plate rack; Ca 1830 period Windsor wooden cheese basket plus cheese ladder & another cheese basket; 18th C primitive bowls, wall boxes, candleboxes & a rare lg turned & ptd tazza & much more early treen; Ca 1700 oak & maple castle style spinning wheel; Fine period mirrors incl spectacular 55″ Federal mahog w ornate gilt accents & eagle crest & more early 19th C mirrors & more early American furniture & accessories incl 18th C lighting such as an iron lighting standard w toggle arm, rush nip & candle socket on tripod penny ft; 18th C iron spiral candlestick on wooden make-do base; 18th C iron loom light; More candlesticks; Lanterns & much more early lighting…
VICTORIAN & OTHER FURNITURE: Loaded! Vict oak china cabinets incl a powerful orig finish dbl wide 2 door ball & claw ft example w fret work panels & full mirror back (at only 57″ tall this cabinet is desirable in special fit circumstances); Sgnd “Larkin” oak ball & claw ft bowfront mirror back china cabinet in yellow paint; Much more antique oak incl great armoire w lg oval beveled mirror door, several tall chests, mirror back hall seat, bkcase, chairs incl lion carved Morris & swivel desk chairs, rare eagle carved pedestal lectern & more Vict oak; Lots of antique marble top furniture incl wonderful 19th C highly carved cherub & floral motif orig gilt ptd inset shaped marble top table on graceful cabriole legs; Fine lg & small carved walnut oval marble top tables; More Vict marble top tables & pedestals plus commodes & chests, etc; Fine Vict mahog carved bowfront side-by-side w mirror back hood; Great early Vict period fumed oak demilune fruit carved hall table & more Vict carved walnut tables; Set of Vict carved walnut needlepoint sidechairs; Vict cast iron garden furniture incl great pr of ornate armchairs & more; Spectacular 51″ long & narrow orig finish Vict wicker table w lower tier; Mid 19th C walnut hutch/ cupboard & more Vict plus huge amounts of custom mahog incl 9 pc dining rm sets; Several desks; Fine leather top furniture; Lots of occasional tables; Beautiful inlaid Pembroke table; Beds & bdrm furniture & lots more mahog… Upholstered furniture incl camel back sofa & loveseat & 3 virtually new recliners & too much more furniture of all eras to list!!!
FEATURE: Superb lg mirrored back bar from a local mansion – 8’7″ tall & 12’3″ long w separated front counter/ bar w brass ft rail, working commercial refrigerator & antique light fixtures. Set of 6 top quality wrought iron bar stools en suite… Plus J.E. Came Co “Standard Tables” Boston pool table in compact 41″ wide x 6′ long size for ltd space use…
FINE ART: Some of our most significant paintings of the year! Most important Charles Wilson Knapp 18×32 o/c White Mountain autumn landscape (possibly the Sacco River) depicting 3 figures incl 2 boys fishing by a small waterfall in a beautiful period frame (as fine a painting as we’ve had!); Important Levi Wells Prentice 9 ½ x 7 o/panel still life baskets of peaches in landscape w brook & fence (brilliant color, contrast & composition!); Important Benedikt Franz Hess N.A. 12 x18 o/c depicting one of the earliest known (ca 1830’s) views of the Hoboken, NJ area showing inlets, buildings, figures & cattle being driven down a country path; Important Fritz Winter 7×11 mixed medium wc/gouache sgnd on verso & titled “The Beer Garden” (translated from German). The artist is one of the many figures in the painting; Important Wm Walker Morris (Royal Scottish Academy) 24 ½ x 36 mid 19th C o/c of hunting dogs attacking a stag in mountain landscape; Fine Susan Miller Chase 8 ¼ x 10 ¼ o/bd colorful beach scene w many young girls wading in tidal pool; Fine August Bocher 13 ½ x 18 ½ w/c mixed medium titled in German dtd 1960 of village scene in winter; Rare Ida Jolly Crawley 15×20 o/c still life of oranges & wine glass on table; 6 Evelyn S. Dubiel (often referred to as “America’s Foremost Living Folk Artist”) w/c’s all direct from the artist; 4 private collection Fred Matzow oil landscapes (the BEST we’ve seen by the famed Handel Lamp artist!); Margaret G. Hayes 16 ¾ x 14 ¾ wc/gouache illustration “Poor Lamb I’ll Share My…”; Fine portraits incl Joseph Goodhue Chandler (South Hadley, MA itinerant portrait painter) 30 ¼ x 24 o/c of “Abyah S. Clarke age 28” dtd 1846 & a Prior-Hamblin School 22×27 o/c portrait of a gentleman & more listed artist paintings plus fine unsgnd &/or illegibly signed antique works incl lg 19th C Hudson River & Central Park scenes plus Marines, Folk Art, Still Lifes, Portraits & more… Rare Gaston Girbal 14 ½ x 10 ¾ gouache orig French poster dtd 1924 featuring Gaby Montbreuse; Fine lg Maurice Romberg dtd 1918 Parisian poster “Campagnie Algerienne…” & more posters incl 1954 Chagall plus more great graphics incl important 10 ½ x 8 sgnd LYONEL FEININGER orig woodcut plus Maxfield Parrish, Homer Davenport & other 19th C hand colored lithos, prints & engravings… Also 19th C fraktur & theorem paintings plus early needlework art & more & FEATURING an important Jules Moigniez 31 ¾” tall magnificent bronze sculpture of an eagle w spread wings…
WOODBLOCKS: Exceptional unreserved collection of Japanese woodblock prints in mint cond by the best of the 20th C artists: Shiro Kasamatsu, Shoson, Sozan, Hiroaki, Shotei, Koho Shoda, Takeji & Konen…
WEAPONS: ONE unreserved private collection incl swords, bayonets & knives from Civil War to WWI by various makers incl Mansfield & Lamb, Russell Green River Works, Olcut Union Cut Co, Union Metallic Cartridge Co, Martini-Henry, St Etienne, etc… RIFLES by Winchester, Spfld, Enfield Tower, Hamilton, Mossberg & Sons, etc…
Hand guns by Sharps, Harrington-Richardson, Dreyse, Whitneyville, Colt, etc incl fine 1940 Luger…
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Fine privately owned playing condition full size antique harp by Browne & Buknell, NY; Wonderful inlaid case antique harpsichord labeled “Gulliford Rolfe & Barrow – 112 Cheapside, London”; Fine antique hammer dulcimer in high quality Wm & Mary style case w accompanying photo & documentation of it’s production use; 18th C German violin marked Martin Oettle & Co…
MISCELLANEOUS: Very lg 39″ long x 21″ tall 19th C important full bodied cow w horns & utter copper w iron head WEATHERVANE on 5′ long arrow w directionals in verdigris surface possibly by MA maker Cushing & White (fresh off an area roof top); Fine late 19th C copper gilded rooster on arrow weathervane; NAUTICAL incl magnificent antique clinker built lg 66″ long clipper ship model (44″ to top of sails) & more ship models incl an even larger one! Rare 18th C ship’s chart & map slant lid box w brass trim; Fine collection of SAILOR MADE antique whale bone & ivory carved head walking sticks & more Nautical;
ADVERTISING incl outstanding Ingraham “Ever Ready Safety Razor” hanging clock in orig paint dec w orig pendulum; Collection of wonderful antique Heinz labeled country store glass display jars & more advertising plus trade signs, etc; Not One but THREE 19th C German Noah’s Arks – each w many figures – one a rare unpainted example; Rare pr fine cond 1938 Lone Ranger & Tonto by Dollcraft Novelty Co NY in partial orig boxes; 19th C wooden head American doll in shadowbox frame; 17th C French wood carved putti; Fine antique CLOCKS; RAILROADIANA incl lanterns; First ed & rare BOOKS collection plus great reference; Great cond sgnd TIFFANY bronze Zodiac & Adam pattern accessories; Antique FIREPLACE related incl period Federal swagged demilune shaped wire fireplace fender w brass top edge plus period brass andirons & Bradley & Hubbard figural cast iron andirons as well as long handled bed warmers & several wooden & pierced tin ft warmers incl one sgnd by J.B. Wilder (NH Windsor chair maker); Our BEST group of antique LEADED/STAINED GLASS WINDOWS incl several lg ones – all from one structure; 30 ORIENTAL RUGS from antique to contemporary incl Oversize, Rm size, Runner & Area sizes; Lamps & lots of LIGHTING incl fine sgnd HANDEL lg 20″ leaded glass floral dec table lamp & over 30 hanging fixtures & sconces from one building; 2 carved & ptd shorebirds by CT carver Richard Morgan; Porcelain figurines by Bing & Grondahl, Royal Worcester & Royal Doulton “Bunnykins”; Flo Blue pitcher & bowl set; Staffordshire; American Belleek; R.S. Prussia; Majolica 20 pc corn motif service & much more fine china & pottery; Lg antique marble lot; Small button collection; Antique doorstops; Orientalia; Early cameras incl pony Primo #6 Rochester optical Co box camera; Rare antique Philadelphia brass theodolite (surveyor’s instrument) in orig box; Mettlach Stein; American Indian; Early iron, brass & tole; Redware & yelloware; Antique sleigh bells; lg working token operated slot machine; Collection of antique Holiday cards & post cards & way too much more to list! Don’t Miss This One!!!
AUCTIONEER: PETER STANTON IMLER
MA LICENSE #440 ~ CATERED
TERMS OF SALE: Cash or KNOWN check unless cleared with management in advance. 12% Buyer’s Premium with cash or check. 15% Buyer’s Premium with MC, VISA, DISCOVER & AM EX.
ACCESSIBLE: From Rte 91 North & South &/or The Mass Pike (Rte 90). We are a suburb of Springfield, MA. A Call for directions will save you time: 413-566-3161…Or print them off the website at stantonauctions.com
