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# 5666. A snuff box with a miniature portrait of a man and his dog. C. 1830. 10k gold laminate on copper, inside and outside. 2 hallmarks (one possibly the initials "HL"). Size: 2 5/8" x 2" x 3/4" tall. Condition: small piece of gold missing to the front left of the box portion. The miniature shows a man, probably in his 30's, and a black dog looking up at him. No signature. Price: $1,750.00.
#FLEM. A set of 7 Sterling silver dinner forks: Tiffany; Flemish pattern (1911). Weight is 18 oz. Size: 7.75". Condition: tarnished, minor scuffing. Price: $525.00 the set of 7.
5728. A sterling silver and 14k gold flask. Inscribed and the back side: "President's Lunch September 8, 1926 Trap shooting won by G.J.S. White Union Club 1 East 51st. St." Monogram on the front: "GJSW" Size: 7.25" tall. Condition: scuffs and multiple dents. A well used object by Mr. White. Hallmarks. Maker: unknown. Price: $550.00.
# 7052. Three Sterling Silver serving pieces. Gilt bowls. Marked "Tiffany and Co. Sterling Pat. 1872" ; Persian Pattern. Size: The sugar sifter on the left is 7.5" long; the center "scoop" serving piece is 9.5" long and the piece on the right, a serving spoon is 9" long. Condition: no monogram with minor gold gilt bowl loss; the decorations are crisp, showing little wear. Each piece is individually priced. Inquiries. . .
# 7018. A rare pair of cast and wrought iron dragon form andirons. Marked: "B & H 9533" Size: 17" wide x 12" deep and 26"tall. Condition: the wings have been painted with gold paint. One of the bolts on one of the dragons is missing. Price: $2,750.00.
# 5934. A boxed set of European Gold Gilt Apostle Spoons and Tea Strainer. Box size is 6.5" x 9". The spoons are 7.5" long. Condition: box has scuffs and interior velvet wear consistent with use and age. The spoons show small scratches. No gold gilt losses. Price: $450.00 for the set.
# MFG. A Sterling silver pitcher, made for Tiffany & Company by Grosjean & Woodward. Size: 9.25" tall with a base size 4.25" across. Weighs 32.8 oz. Monogram: "Mary (Fleming) Gracie from her friend M.H.W. 1858" Mary Gracie was related to Archibald Gracie of Mansion of New York City. Condition: tiny scuffs and scratches consistent with use and age; dent to the side. Price: $3,950.00.
# 5548. Am American Sterling Silver Bowl. 15.2 oz. 11" across and 2.5" tall. Marked: "hallmark for Durgin, Tilden Thurber, Co. 18410 Sterling Monogram "K". The theme for this bowl is grapes and grapevines. High Style Gilded Age: 1885-1910. Late 19th century. Condition, monogram, tiny scuffs and scratches consistent with use and age. Price: $850.00.
# 5596. An American Aesthetic Movement wall mirror. Marked: "Derby Silver Co. 2500" Circa 1873-1880's. At first look, the decor appears to be Japanesque Aesthetic; however upon closer look the medallions on the surface are reproductions of Roman coins which would indicate Romanesque Revival in taste. Size: the frame is 10" wide and 12" tall and meant to be hung from two original brass hooks located at the top of the mirror. One would assume that the number "2500" on the back under the manufacturers name would be a form number and the there were 2499 forms proceeding this example. Material is silver and patined surface over copper; brass and applied silver plate decorations. The beveled mirror is original; the candle holders are removable. The various surfaces appear to be original. Derby Silver Co. was founded in 1873 by Edwin N. Shelton, Watson J. Miller and Thomas H. Newcomb. This is a rare example of high style design from the Derby Silver Co. Price: $1,400.00.
5805. A single two arm candelabra. American - Aesthetic Movement. Circa 1880-90. Size: 8.5" wide and 10.5" tall. Condition: original finish, replaced prisms. No hallmark or makers mark. Consistent with designs from manufacturers in Connecticut like Parker & Co., and Bradley & Hubbard. A similar example is depicted in the catalogue "A Brass Menagerie" on page 61 plate 35. Price: $450.00.
# 5601. A silver on copper footed bowl, depicting a bacchanal scene with Roman figures dancing and playing musical instruments. Gilded Age era from the workshop of and signed "E.F. Caldwell & Co. New York" Size: 4" across and 2.5" tall. The silver appears worn revealing the copper but this was intentional to reflect an aged bowl. Documented in a catalogue of Caldwell decorative arts in the Cooper-Hewitt Museum in NYC. Caldwell was most well known for its extraordinary design, production and execution of lighting however it did produce beautiful decorative objects such as table frames, desk sets and bowls such as the one pictured here. From a Private Newport Rhode Island collector of note. Price: $395.00.
# 4380. A pair or wrought iron and nickel plated andirons. American Renaissance Style; late 19th early 20th century. Size: 30 5/8" tall; 21.5" deep and each is 15" wide at the footed base. Consistent with the designs of Oscar Bach. There is a documented console table with the identical figure of this pan as part of the decorative frieze. "Oscar Bach a metallurgist died at the age of 72. Creator of Plaques on R.C.A. Building Has Ornamented Bible Given to Leo XIII Oscar Bruno Bach, metallurgist and designer, whose work adorns the exteriors and interiors of many buildings in New York and other cities. Mr. Bach, who was known for metal sculpture in the Rockefeller Center area, maintained a studio in La Maison Francaise, 610 Fifth Avenue. His residence was at 962 Fifth Avenue. Beside huge plaques on the RCA Building, Mr. Bach's designs are on the Empire State Building, The Airlines Building, 80 East Forty-second Street, the Bank of the Manhattan Company (now Chase Manhattan) at 40 Wall Street and the New York Trust Company Building at 100 Broadway. Did Work for Ships His earlier work included metal designs for the United States Lines ships Washington and Manhattan. His interior designs are to be found in Riverside Church, Yale University, The Toledo (Ohio) Museum of Art and other museums. Mr. Bach's metal-designing also has a practical turn, which was developed through his association with Remington-Rand, Inc.; Manning, Bowman & Co.; the Edward Budd Manufacturing Company, Oneida, Ltd. the Baldwin Locomotive Works, the American Radiator Company and the Tappan Stove Company. He maintained his own laboratory and also was president of the Oscar B. Bach Studios, Inc. Born in Breslau, Germany, Mr. Bach studied at the Catholic Higher Gymnasium there from 1890 to 1898. He continued his studies at the Imperial Academy of Art in Berlin until 1902. At the age of 20 he began his career as a designer of metallic architecture and sculpture in Berlin, mostly for the German, British and Italian Governments. Designed Bible for Pope One of his early commissions was to design an ornamental Bible for the British Government, for presentation to Pope Leo XIII. It has become one of the treasures of the Vatican Museum, with its metal binding encrusted with jewels and precious stones. Mr. Bach came to the United States in 1913 and became a citizen thirteen years later. One of the outstanding sculptures is the eleven foot bronze statue "The Spirit of Democracy" designed in 1939. It is on the seventh floor terrace of the building in which Mr. Bach's studio is located. Mr. Bach received the gold medal for native industrial design and craftsmanship from the Architectural League of New York." Not marked (that we know of). From a family who had a home in Newport Rhode Island and Block Island. Condition: One screw is missing that holds one of the pan figures in place; no losses; age use consistent with fire place equipment of this era. Well formed paw feet support a twisted iron shaft terminating with a silhouette of opposite figures of pan running and playing a horn. The pan figure has hairy legs and cloven hoofs and appears to be nickel plated; the ring behind each figure is painted white (possibly original paint). We do not have the resting bar that would have been held in place by the decorative iron lip below the twisted iron shaft. The various elements are screwed together: the paw feet element; the bar bracket; the rings and pan, etc. Price $1,200.00.
# 4959. A small bronze figure of a strange creature: lion, bird? Size: app. 6.5" long. Not signed. Similar to modeling by artist such as Rembrandt Bugatti. Inquiries
# 4626. A bronze statue of a Classical Male. Artist: Louis Rochet. 19th century. Size: 17.5" tall. Base footprint: 5.25" x 7.25". Condition: the horns are bent and the surface has been patinated a long time ago with what appears to be gold paint. Inscribed: "To Professor Harry Burnes Hutchins Retiring Associate Dean as a token of love and respect from the members of the Cornell University School of Law 1894-95." Information about this fine French Sculptor is as follows: b Paris, 24 Aug 1813; d Paris, 21 Jan 1878). French sculptor and anthropologist. Rochet studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Pierre-Jean David d’Angers, but withdrew from the Prix de Rome competition to pursue Oriental languages (especially Chinese) and natural history, at the same time providing models for commercial sculpture. He returned to monumental sculpture in 1838 and followed the example of David d’Angers in sculpting commemorative statues for the provinces, such as Marshal Drouet d’Erlon (bronze, 1844–9; Reims, Place de la Couture). Rochet distinguished himself in the costumed pageantry of figures from earlier French history, such as the equestrian William the Conqueror (bronze, 1846–51; Falaise, Hôtel de Ville), the Marquise de Sevigné (bronze, 1857; Grignan) or Charlemagne Accompanied by Roland and Olivier (bronze, 1853–67; erected 1878, Paris, Place du Parvis Notre Dame). The most popular of these historical re-creations was Napoleon Bonaparte as a Student at Brienne (plaster, exh. Salon, 1853; marble, exh. Exposition Universelle, 1855; bronze, 1855, erected 1859; Brienne, Hôtel de Ville). The bronze monument to Don Pedro I of Brazil (1855–62; Rio de Janeiro) involved Rochet in anthropological and zoological research, as its granite base was enriched by sculptures of groups of natives and local fauna, symbolizing South American rivers. A historicizing approach to style, first used by Rochet in his colossal bronze Notre Dame de Myans, erected near Chambéry in 1855, re-emerged in a later series of Classical subjects, initiated by the ‘Archaic’ Minerva (plaster, gilded bronze and silver plated, exh. Salon 1864). Signature inscribed on the plateau base. Price: $3,500.00.
# 3502. A bronze figure of Pan playing his pipes sitting on a decorative urn. Size: 10.5" tall. On a footed antique verde marble base. Exceptionally well detailed. Aged patina. Age: probably late 19th century and possibly earlier. Also possibly a model for a larger garden item. Allard of Paris decorated many of the Newport Rhode Island Cottages and this statue could have been a model for a very large garden statue. We purchased this from a Newport Rhode Island Estate Auction about 15 years ago. Condition: small discoloration on the bronze base at the foot of the urn. There are no foundry marks or signatures on this bronze of a young nude boy pan. Probably European: French; German; Austrian, etc. Price: $2,500.00.
# 3025. A solid bronze figure of a night in armor, unmarked, holding a staff and flag. Excellent detail and high quality. 23 1/4' tall. Probably late 19th century. This bronze weighs 17 lbs. Price: $3,650.00.
# 4466. A Napoleon III Gothic Table Gallery {Frame}. Ormoulu Bronze with inset Champlevé decor; silver metal Sphinx. The Sphinx as depicted here is a monster of Greek mythology, with the head of a woman and the body of a lioness that proposed riddles to travellers and strangled those who could not solve them. Three Sphinx guard the footed base of this Table Gallery. Probably French, c. 1850-60. Size: 6.5" across and 7" tall. Opening {16" across} to reveal eight frames, each 2.25" x 3.25" in size. Condition: wear to the gilt surface consistent with use and age. Minor enamel loss. The finest quality workmanship. Unsigned except for various scribed numbers. Price: $3,500.00.
# 3407. A fine and rare stuffing spoon. Sterling Silver (marked "Sterling"). Marked also "J.E. Caldwell & Co.". Size: 13.25" long. Gold wash bowl. Exceptionally finely and deep cut chasing to the entire handle section. Monogramed on the back side. Resting knob attached to the back of the spoon. Condition: minor scuffing consistent with use and age. The Gold wash which is a mat gold wash is in good condition. Age: probably around the American Civil War though this design does reflect Aesthetic silver styles of the third quarter of the 19th century. Price: $495.00.
# 3774. A gilt silver single candlestick set with semi-precious jewels and rock crystals. Hallmark for Vienna Austria. Age: probably mid to late 19th century. The rock crystals are possibly earlier. Someone thought enough of the 'antique' rock crystals to have them set into this candlestick. This workman ship is quite extraordinary. It is hallmarked: Hard to make out, but it appears to be the head of a lady facing right. Size: app. 5" tall. Condition: very good. None of the stones are missing. The pale red stones are probably garnets. There are 12 garnets, 12 smaller rock crystals and 8 larger rock crystals. The larger rock crystals have holes drilled in the smaller side and we assume that they were some time before this item was made used in another lighting device. Very finely detailed and the workmanship is top notch! Price: $1,800.00.
Item # 4060. A fine and rare plated American basket, Victorian/Aesthetic era. Late 1880's. Marked Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. Worn, original plated finish. The feet are wood branches that surround the base and are dogwood branches with flowers. Two horse flys add to the decor. Size: 8" x 10.5" wide x 8.5" tall. No losses to the metal work. Price: $700.00.
# 6065. A Russian Cast Iron figural Grouping. 3rd quarter of the 19th century. Size: the base is 8" x 12" and the group is 12.5" tall. Condition: the handle to the bucket is missing and one of the nuts on the underside that holds the figures attached to the base is missing. Old very dusty original finish. The gold paint on the underside appears to be period. There are markings on the underside and the front right side of the grouping. The underside circular mark appears to be a double headed eagle. We believe that this sculpture was by Alexander Petrovich Safonov (1852-1913) . Price: $3,500.00.
# 6066. A Russian Bronze. circa 1881 (marked). Size: 15" long x 9" wide x 13.5" tall. Weighs 30 lbs. A male figure rides on a galloping horse (all four feet are off the ground). Great movement and detail in this statue. Attributed to Vasily Yakovlevich Grachev. Signed in Cyrillic. Foundry mark for Woerffel Foundry of St. Petersburg. Grachev was a competitor to E. Lanceray. He specialized in equestrian, hunting figures and sleigh sculptures. Original patina. In storage for 75 years. Price $6,500.00.
# 5693. A Sterling Silver Trophy. Presented to Sir Richard Adams in 1752-73. From the workshop of Benjamin Gignac. Size: 5.5" base diameter; 14" tall; cup opening is 7" diameter; 13" wide from handle to handle. Weight 7 lbs. The surface inside and out is gold gilt. The lid and the cup are hallmarked. Engraved: "The gift of the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen to ________ _______(believed to be Sir Richard Adams) upon his being Made a Baron of y Exchequer and Resigning the Office of Recorder of the City of London 1753". Condition: no apologies. Inquiries welcome.
A special set of table spoons and documents and photographs. American Silver with the hallmark for Matthew Petit - 1811 New York. Monogram for Archibald Gracie (AEG) Size: 9" long and each spoon weighs 2.5 with the set weighing 21 oz. Archibald Gracie (June 25, 1755-April 11, 1829) was a Scottish born shipping magnate and an early American businessman and merchant in New York City and Virginia who spacious home, Gracie Mansion, now serves as the residence of the Mayor of New York City. In 1789, Gracie purchase a large tract of land on Horn's Hook near the East River, where the following year he constructed a large two story wooden mansion on the crest of the hill. Used primarily as his country home, the mansion quickly became a hub of the New York social scene. Gracie's distinguished guests included future United States President John Quincy Adams and future French King Louis Phillippe. Gracie sold the estate in 1823 to pay off debts. Condition: scuffs and bowl dents consistent with use and age. This set of spoons is descended from the family.Inquiries.
#EOFF. An American Silver covered tureen. Hallmark for Garret Eoff (1779-1845). Size: 11" across (handle to handle) and 11" tall. Weight 59 oz. Late Federal Period, c. 1920. Monogramed in script: "From the will of Oliver Wolcott (Jr.)". Wolcott was the Governor of Connecticut and the last surviving member of George Washington's Staff. The Island fort adjoining Newport Rhode Island which has been named Fort Washington was renamed Fort Wolcott (now it is called Goat Island). So the value of this piece is not necessarily who made it, but who owned it. A rare piece of American History. There are examples of Eoff's works in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Descended from the family. Inquiries.
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