September 7, 2002 Auction

14-1/2 x 25" carved and painted wood perched eagle with spread wings, some loss to paint, minor chips and losses to wings

41 x 48 x 21" 18th century French buffet, two dovetailed drawers above two frame-and-panel doors, mixed hardwoods, drawers and shelf with later...

Group of Asheville, North Carolina, books and memorabilia: road map, "North Carolina Good Roads Association," 1916; Martha Norburn Allen &...

14 x 14" four-light tole-painted hanging adjustable light fixture, shades of red with gilt highlights, central urn mount, electrified

Three Chinese export porcelain "famille rose" plates, figures in exterior settings: 11-1/2" shallow bowl, border with various animals...

11-1/4" red lacquerware footed tray; 6" circular brass disk, probably a mirror; 3-1/4" hardstone carving with footed wooden base; 5-1...

9" French transfer plate, full-figured sardines, "Le Vrais Sardines Amieux Freres," advertising plate for Freres Amieux (the true sar...

82 x 77 x 17" 18th/19th century Welsh dresser, top with three open shelves, cornice possibly reduced, base with three drawers with hand-wrought...

8-1/2 x 55 x 12-1/2" arts and crafts style iron fender, hammered gilt surface, ball feet, applied scroll medallion

12 x 18" (sight) oil on artist board, rolling landscape with hills in distance, rock wall in foreground, signed lower left "Jas Francis Br...

16 x 20" oil on canvasboard, mountain landscape with cabin and black woman holding child, children playing in yard, signed lower right "Da...

Set of eight engravings, classical statuary from "Galleria Giustiniani," Rome, 1651, after Vincenzo Giustiniani, Italian, 17th century, pr...

50 pieces assorted clear glass stemware, all with gilt banding, includes twelve 5" white wines, six clarets, ten sherbets, other partial sets

70 pieces Wedgwood Queensware china, includes twelve 10-1/4" plates, 14-1/2" platter, two cups with chips

30 x 60 x 42" (104" with two leaves) Regency style mahogany dining table, light wood banded inlay, two pedestals with reeded saber legs, b...

Set of 12 Queen Anne style chairs, cabriole legs with pad feet, upholstered seats, each splat hand-decorated with Oriental figure and scene (signed),

4 x 7-1/2 x 4-1/2" dovetailed wooden box, iron mounts, 15th century style Italian box, probably late 19th century, one iron hinge broken

39 x 46 x 21" Italian neoclassical 19th century chest, ivory marble top with beaded green marble border, ormolu-mounted full-turned columns, th...

28" Navaho .900 or better silver squash blossom necklace set with round turquoise cabochons, 12 blossoms with central pendant, signed on back &...

Five hammered silver Navajo band bracelets 1920's and 1930's, each with bezel-set round or oval green and blue turquoise cabochons, two with...

Four pieces southwestern jewelry: two bracelets, 1-7/8" contemporary overlay style, marked "CP Taxco Mexico Sterling," geometric key ...

Four silver and turquoise southwestern bracelets: 1-1/4 x 2-1/2 x 1-5/8" Navajo, 6 mm. round turquoise cabochons, circular central medallion, m...

26-1/2 x 35" chromolithograph, "Yellow-Billed Cuckoo," James Audubon, American, J. Bien edition, 1859, stains, laid down on cardboard...

71 pieces Haviland china, white with floral borders in relief, includes 13 cups, 11 dinner plates, two lidded serving pieces including lidded condimen

Pair 12 x 16" brass chenet with double iron dogs behind, ball finials with arcaded urn gallery, fronts with floral bosses and beaded borders

11-1/2" ruby red glass decanter, four matching cordials (one cracked), three similar red glass goblets and red lacquered tray (9 pieces)

89 x 29 x 11" early 19th century English mahogany tall-case clock, bonnet with double turned supports flanking astragal central door below scro...

American coin silver Waltham double-case pocket watch, second hand movement, with modern domed lucite display stand

Ten-piece Limoges set of plates, canted corners with shell decoration: seven 8 x 8-1/2"; two 6-3/4" plates; matching 17" platter, eac...

78 early 20th century postcards including one 1909 with Santa Claus in brown coat, Thanksgiving and New Years cards, several Swedish, with assorted Va

30 x 18 x 13" painted cabinet, single door with canted corner painted decoration, shades of gray, olive and amber, lacking iron lock

60 pieces Chinese export porcelain, mixed partial tea services including 10-1/4" (small spout chips, rubbing of gilt borders) and 8" teapo...

Pair 5 x 8" ornate sterling silver compotes "Francis I" by Reed & Barton, light scratches, several pitted areas, marked "X5...

3 x 11-1/2" sterling silver bowl, ornate repoussé decoration, "Francis I" by Reed & Barton, marked "X569," 20.77 o...

Pair 5-1/8 x 4" cut glass silver-mounted perfumes, ornate floral decoration, marks for London 1889, possibly William Comyns & Sons, Limited...

19 x 22 x 12" ormolu-mounted French style kidney-shaped cabinet, three drawers below openwork brass gallery, modern construction

20 pieces English Blue Willow ware: two lidded entrée servers, 10" and 11"; 13" oval platter; 7" sauceboat; 13 assorted sha...

Pair 10-1/2" reproduction bronze two-cup candelabra, floral and beaded decoration

82 x 51 x 11" two-piece French style lighted display cabinet, pale blue paint, open top with three glass and one wooden shelf, serpentine pedim...

85 x 41" 19th century French trumeau mirror, top panel oil on canvas of courting scene, man with stringed instrument, woman with songbook, dog,...

10-3/4 x 11-1/4" pink marble flared tazza, supported by three brass female sphinxes, top rim loose but present

Seven pieces 19th century Chinese Canton ware: 11-1/4" plate; two 2-1/4" cups, matching saucers; two 6" plates

3-3/4 x 11" oval Canton serving dish, extensive cutwork decoration, harbor scene with arched bridges and pagodas, rain and cloud border; 11-1/4...

29" carved and painted wooden skeleton, jointed limbs, possibly for carnival procession, probably Mexican

37 x 36 x 19" bow-front Federal style chest, four hand-dovetailed and cockbeaded drawers with broad banding and dark and light string inlay, Fr...

82 x 34-1/2" beveled mirror, ornate gilt frame with shell and scroll decoration, 20th century

Pair 22 x 46 x 16" terra-cotta recumbent lions painted white, chips and losses to paint

Pair 17 x 12 x 12" Murano glass sconces, pale amber with dark red highlights, each with five scrolled elements and one arm with candle-style cu...

Four hand-colored engravings on double-page laid paper, 11-7/8 x 19-7/8" (plate), 16 x 22-1/2" (page), architectural renderings of various...

Two double-page hand-colored engravings on paper, "Royal Hospital at Greenwich," Plate III, Volume III, and "Castle Howard in Yorkshi...

211 U.S. proof sets, 1956 to 1993, most years present, many multiples, several prestige sets and silver commemoratives, $246.15 face value including $

153 U.S. mint sets, 1960-1982, most years represented, many multiples including ten 1981, five 1986, $406.44 face value, $16.10 faced 90 percent silve

99 US Indian Head cents, 1857-1909: 10 Flying Eagle, 89 Indian Head, 49 different dates including 1858 VG, 1861, 1864, 1866, 1908-S, all good, most in

4,272 US silver dimes, 1853-1964: four Liberty Seated, 17 Barber, 1,934 Mercury, 2,317 Roosevelt, face value $427, approximately $1,400 in silver valu

2,383 US silver quarters, 1895-1964: three Barber, 75 Standing Liberty, 2,305 Washington, face value $596.50, silver value approximately $1,975

656 US silver half dollars: one 1884 bust, two Seated Liberty, four Barber, one 1925 Stone Mountain commemorative AU, 348 Walking Liberty, 238 Frankli

219 US Morgan silver dollars, 1878-1921, mixed dates and mint marks, includes 1895 O good, 1883 CC-VF, 17 brilliant uncirculated including 1883 CC and

188 US Peace silver dollars, 1921-1935, mixed dates and mint marks, includes 25 brilliant uncirculated including 1924 with lamination error

10 brilliant uncirculated sterling silver Bolivian 20 balboa coins, 1972, depicting Simon Bolivar, total silver content 39.1 oz.T., original packaging

10-1/2" emerald green glass vase, extensive sterling silver floral overlay, ground pontil base

89 x 46 x 21" 19th century American poplar and cherry corner cupboard, one dovetailed drawer below two double-panel glass doors, replaced hinge...

88 x 61 x 16" two-piece oak display cabinet, top with three adjustable shelves below decorated cornice, base with 18 drawers, some with apothec...

Six Chinese export porcelain oval platters, 11-1/4" to 11-3/4", blue "Fitzhugh" pattern, minor glaze flaws

Three Chinese export porcelain 6 x 7-3/4 x 5" lidded sauce tureens, blue "Fitzhugh" patern, with odd lid of same size, two with repai...

Two pieces Chinese export porcelain, blue "Fitzhugh" pattern: 4-3/4 x 9-3/4" square bowl, scalloped borders; 9-1/2 x 8-1/2" entr...

Pair 3 x 7-3/4 x 5-3/4" Chinese export porcelain dishes formed as shells, footed exterior with brown glaze, interior with blue and white floral...

Four Chinese export porcelain 13-1/2" oval platters, blue decoration in "Fitzhugh" pattern, one with large repaired crack, one with s...

67 x 61" machine-woven Navajo style textile, edges worn and frayed, several small stains, possibly Beacon blanket

5'11" x 7'6" hand-loomed cotton textile woven on strap loom, overwoven pink and yellow geometric decoration, areas of wear and fra...

Set of four Canton Chinese porcelain 4-1/2" lidded cups, with similar lid; 2" handleless cup; eight other pieces with repairs and damage, ...

10-1/2" Chinese polished brass mirror, relief decoration with birds, flowering trees with vertical column of characters

5-1/2 x 4-1/2" (sight) illuminated 15th century German manuscript with gilt highlights, from "The Book of Hours," late Victorian faux...

44 x 38 x 19" late 18th/early 19th century American slant-front birch desk, stepped interior with nine dovetailed drawers, central drawer with ...

16 x 16" ornate Meissen porcelain serving platter, hand-painted floral decoration, blue crossed swords mark; 15" hand-painted Limoges Fren...

16 pieces Limoges china, hand-painted floral and hummingbird decoration, two compotes (one with chipped base), ten approximately 9" plates, two...

Spruce and maple violin, old painted finish, neck cracked, with old violin case painted black

5-1/2 x 44 x 22" walnut and yellow pine homemade hammered dulcimer

4 x 40 x 15" yellow pine and poplar homemade hammered dulcimer, chips and losses

5 x 39 x 19" poplar and beech hammered dulcimer, traces original decals, lacking strings

Nine wooden violin molds and related parts in oak split basket

Three hand-painted porcelain beakers, floral decoration with gold highlights, two footed, probably Old Paris: 5-1/2" with blue field, large cra...

8-3/4 x 6-1/2" .800 silver Italian frame, ornate Renaissance style border, wooden back with separations; 18-3/4" galleried silver-plated t...

68 pieces sterling silver flatware, "Chantilly" by Gorham, no monograms, in wooden case

76 pieces German silver (test .900 or better) flatware, unmarked, Solingen knife blades, in finger-jointed wooden case with lift-out tray

100 pieces sterling silver flatware, "Royal Danish" by International, no monograms, good condition

75 pieces sterling silver flatware and letter opener, "Repoussé" marked "S. Kirk & Son," no monograms, average wear

105 pieces sterling silver flatware, "Princess Patricia" by Gorham, three-letter monogram, average wear, pitting on plated blade of waffle...

12 pieces sterling silver flatware "Frontenanc" by International, heavy relief lily design, average wear

13 pieces sterling silver flatware, "Louis XIV" by Towle, with 4-3/4" lemon fork, "King Albert" by Whiting, no monograms (1...

19 pieces sterling silver flatware: 16 with matching bright-cut decoration, seven 7-1/4" forks, seven 7" spoons, two 8-1/2" spoons, w...

Six 5-1/4" George IV English silver teaspoons, marks for London 1826, maker William Bateman, good condition

13" American coin silver ladle, rounded down-turned tip, pointed shoulders, marked "CE Eckel," three-initial monogram, some weakness ...

10-1/2" (including chain and belt clip) sterling silver mesh purse, ornate rococo style frame with roses and scrolls, belt clip with face and r...

30 x 104 x 39" Renaissance style oak dining table, box-stretcher base, Jacobean style turned posts, carved frieze, probably reduced from longer...

Assembled set of eight Italian chairs (four pairs), varying ornately carved backs and crest rails, pair with carved lion's head posts, 20th cent...

23 x 38-1/2" oval Italian maiolica platter, elaborate and fine blue and yellow decoration with figures and animals, woman milking cow, architec...

Pair brass-rimmed spectacles, hinged sides, with silver-plate mounted green shagreen case (losses), silverplate worn, probably Chinese, early 20th cen

Four-piece English silver-plated tea service: 7-1/2" teapot, matching coffee, sugar, creamer, extensive engraved decoration, several dents, wea...

Three flatware sets: English four-piece silverplated set, butter, tongs, jelly, pierced confectioner's spoon, fitted case; sterling silver child...

Two cast sterling silver seated mice, 2 x 2 x 1" and 1-1/2 x 2-1/2 x 1", marks for Tiffany & Company, gross weight 4.66 oz.T.