MAY 17-18, 2008
ADDENDA

Revised: 5/16

Saturday:

1 Pair of Chinese Chippendale Style Mirrors. Provenance: American Art Association, NY, March 10, 1921, lot 310; Mrs. Clarice Sears Ramsey of Westover Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia. From the Drawing Room at Westover.

55 No Lot.

127 Pair of Regency Pole Screens. Provenance: American Art Association, NY, March 10, 1921, lot 250; Mrs. Clarice Sears Ramsey of Westover Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia. From the Drawing Room at Westover.

141A Pair of British Prints” “The Notorious Black Billy” and “A Notorious Hotel on Fire.”

175 Three English Gothic Design Mahogany Bookcases. Provenance: American Art Association, NY, March 10, 1921, lot 362; Mrs. Clarice Sears Ramsey of Westover Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia. From the Library at Westover.

184A Pair of Continental Molded Ruby and Colorless Glass Chalices. Each with a ruby bowl above a knopped stem and circular foot. Height 7 ¾ inches.

193 Chippendale Style Mahogany Bedstead. Provenance: American Art Association, NY, March 10, 1921, lot 250; Mrs. Clarice Sears Ramsey of Westover Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia. From the principal Bedroom at Westover.

223-24 Frank Linton portraits of Mr. and Mrs. John Alexander McCrea, each after Jacob Eichhotlz.

336 Two Cast Iron Kettles. Diameter of both kettles, 21 ½ inches.

353 No Lot.

361A Group of Silhouettes of American Presidents and Political Figures. Including 2 lithographs of Harrison and Tyler, 5 pen & ink copies of Washington, Jefferson, Clay, John Randolph and Marshall and 14 photographic reproductions. (21)

361B Pair of Watercolor Silhouettes of Gentlemen and a Kellogg lithograph Silhouette of Martin Van Buren. Frame size of pair 13 ½ x 11 ½ inches.

380 No Lot. Duplicate of lot 282.

426 Georgian Mahogany Side Table. Attributed to Wright & Elwick, Third Quarter 18th Century, referred to as The Wentworth Cabinet Maker.

Literature: for a discussion, see Christie’s London, The Wentworth Sale Catalogue, 8 July 1998, introduction to lot 33.

440 No Lot. Duplicate of lot 85.

Sunday:

508 English Pottery Figure of a Maiden. Provenance: Rocky Gardiner, Stamford, CT.

512 Cistercian Ware Mug, acquired near Chatsworth in the early 1950s. Possibly from the period of Henry VIII.

525 Children’s Sword, possibly by Joseph Richardson of Philadelphia. Provenance: Rocky Gardiner, Stamford, CT.

526 English Brass Dog Collar. Provenance: Rupert Gentle, Pewsey, Wilshire.

528 Four Wood Printing Blocks. Provenance: Walter Schatzki, New York City.

529 English Bookplate Stamp, engraved not cast. Provenance: Rupert Gentle, Pewsey, Wilshire.

539 Cast Iron “Naughty Nellie” Boot Jack. Provenance: Rocky Gardiner, Stamford, CT.

541 Helmet from the Haute-Savoie and thought to date to the early 1600s. Provenance: Rupert Gentle, Pewsey, Wilshire

543 Pedometer and Surveyor’s Case with Instruments. Provenance: Pedometer- Rupert Gentle, Pewsey, Wilshire; Surveying Instruments- Jonathan Trace, Rifton, NY.

546 Napoleonic Medals- designed and signed by Vivant Denon, the French artist and archaeologist who accompanied Napoleon on his Egyptian campaigns of the late 1790s.

547 Three Roman Silver Coins purported to be Elogabulus-Libertas, Provenance: Spink;

Hadrian (Egypt), Provenance: G. Allen, Philadelphia; and Brutus- Libertas, Provenance: Spink. Gold coin is Byzantine, Justinian II, Provenance: G. Allen, Philadelphia.

550 Scientific Instrument of French, not English origin, with possible Germanic influence. Provenance: Timothy Trace, Peekskill, NY.

558E Toshi Yoshida (Japanese 1911-1995). Two Color Woodblock Prints: "Past History" and "On the Road to Paradise," Together with a Serigraph and Two Prints. Each 21 1/2 x 16 inches, signed and dated 1966, l.l., ed. of 100. The serigraph titled “Communications," the prints "Les Banqueteurs" and "Emp. du Japon." (5)

626 Shenandoah Pottery Figure of a Lion by Billy Ray Hussey.

631 Four Large British Needlepoint Scenes of the ‘Four Seasons.’ Est. $8,000-12,000.

678 American Silver ‘Persian’ Pattern Flatware Service. Does not include an ice spoon.

685 Bronze Medal. Provenance: Shrubsole Inc., New York.

699 Group of Antique Pins. Gold circular “S” pin withdrawn, five pieces total.

703 Citrine and Pearl Brooch. Illustrated as lot 704.

704 Mexican Silver Brooch. Illustrated as lot 703.

726 Gold Link Bracelet. Illustrated as lot 727.

727 White Gold and Diamond Chip Watch. Illustrated as lot 726.

779 American Gothic Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, not English.

919A Ernst Fuchs (Austrian, b. 1930). Etching of Two Nude Women in a Forest Clearing. 7 x 8 3/4 inches, plus margins. Signed in margin, l.r. and inscribed in the plate "after A.R. Simpson. E.F." l.r.

926 Charles Towne (British 1763-1840). Pair of Landscapes with Herder and Cattle. Signed “C. Towne” and dated 1831.

945 Portrait of Maria Emily Fagiani, as a Child. Formerly attributed to George Romney.

971 Chinese Plum-Colored Carved Stone Urn with Cover Surmounted by a Foo Dog. Height 23 inches. (not two separate items)

979 Please note the correct description for this lot: Samson Porcelain Bottle Vase in Chantilly style, last quarter nineteenth century, pseudo hunting horn and interlaced S’s mark in red enamel.

992 Royal Copenhagen Porcelain ‘Blue Fluted Plain’ and ‘Full Lace’ Part Dinner Service.

1061 English Fruitwood Snuffbox. Provenance: Rupert Gentle, Pewsey, Wilshire.

1076 Withdrawn (Set of Wine Rinsers)

1091 No Lot.

1099 No Lot. Duplicate of lot 746.