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ABC: 2 Day Online-Only Auction

live Auction • 10 AM EST • Boonton, NJ

Live Auction

Description

Join us on January 9th & 10th for an online auction of fresh, estate finds offered without reserve. A little bit of this, a little bit of that – the live broadcast auction begins at 10am on both days and the catalog is live, right now, on our site and open for bidding. This sale will feature fine furnishings from The Collection of Anne and George Lichtblau, New Caanan, CT, artworks from a Major Corporate Art Collection, NY, furniture and decorations from the Estate of Shirley & Harold Leviton, NY, Chinese and Continental antiques from from the Estate of former New Jersey Congressman Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen, Jr., as well as property from the Arthur & Anita Kahn Collection, NY. Peruse the catalog and you will find a focus on modern design, French décor, Chinese antiques, silver, antique & contemporary fine artworks, pottery and art glass to boot. As always, all lots are offered with no reserve and low opening prices.

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Private preview may be arranged by appointment.

Location

607 Myrtle Avenue, Boonton, NJ 07005

842 lots

Ben Shahn, Channel Thirteen owl lithograph

Sold

Description

Ben Shahn (Lithuanian/American, 1898-1969), "Owl No. 2", lithograph, signed in black crayon with artist's red chop mark at left, gallery label verso, 25.5"h x 19.25"w (sight), 27"h x 21"w (frame)

Condition

Good/Fair, minor edge tears, creases to lower right corner, not examined out of frame

Starting Bid

$100

Sold $800

Est.

$200 - $300

Alfredo Sciarrotta sterling pedestal bowl

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Description

Mid 20th c., hand-made oval bowl on scrolled openwork pedestal base, stamped on side "Sciarrotta Handmade, Sterling, 11A", 3.25"h x 8.25"l x 5.25"w, approx. 10.7ozt

Condition

Good, no visible condition issues

Starting Bid

$150

Sold $175

Est.

$300 - $400

Chinese green jade & 18K beaded necklace

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Description

20th c., jade graduated beaded necklace, three small strand sections interlocking with 18K (tested) spacers, 23"l (longest strand section), 14.5"l (smallest strand section), approx. 12mm (largest bead), 7mm (smallest bead)

Condition

Good/Fair, two strand section ends without clasps or closures, needs repair

Starting Bid

$40

Sold $100

Est.

$80 - $125

Jim Dine, Tool Box VII

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Description

Jim Dine (American, b. 1935), "Tool Box VII", screenprint and collage on vellum, pencil signed lower center, 23.5"h x 18.75"w (sheet)

Condition

Good/Fair, 1/2" tear at center left, glue spot lower right corner

Starting Bid

$100

Sold $300

Est.

$200 - $300

Set (24) Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala tumblers

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Description

20th c., Finnish, Ultima Thule pattern, incl. (8) highballs, (8) on the rocks glasses, and (8) cocktail tumblers, unmarked, 5"h x 3.25"dia (highball), 3.5"h x 3.25"dia (rocks), 2.25"h x 3"dia (cocktails)

Condition

Good, appear unused

Starting Bid

$100

Sold $550

Est.

$200 - $300

Grete Jalk, (3) hardwood nesting tables

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Description

c. 1960, Danish, with black laminate inset tops, for Poul Jeppesen, Danish control stamp to underside of smallest table, 20"h x 28"l x 14.5"w (largest)

Condition

Good/Fair, wood repair on one stretcher (re-glued), generally even sun fading to wood, laminate showing light typical use

Starting Bid

$75

Sold $200

Est.

$150 - $250

Eduardo Paolozzi, serigraph

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Description

Eduardo Paolozzi (Scottish, 1924-2005), "horizon of expectations...", from "Universal Electric Vacuum" series, screenprint in individual colorway, on Saunder plain, printed by Kelpra, pencil signed and numbered 45/75 lower right, collection label verso, framed under plexiglass, 39.75"h x 26.5"w (sight), 40.5"h x 27"w (frame)

Condition

Good, tiny tears and fraying to paper edge, not examined out of frame

Starting Bid

$200

Sold $275

Est.

$400 - $600

Benson & Hedges mahogany campaign style humidor

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Description

20th c., English, brass mounted, tin lined, metal placard to lid interior, 10"h x 15.5"w x 12.25"d

Condition

Good/Fair, nicks, surface scratches, minor edge chips, oxidation to brass

Starting Bid

$50

Sold $60

Est.

$100 - $150

Scandinavian Modern signed silver jewelry group

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Description

Mid 20th c., incl. an Anton Michelson enameled sterling flower pin, sterling pair square cufflinks stamped "HH", an 830 silver flower link bracelet stamped with maker's insignia, Carl Ove Frydensberg sterling pin with dangling fish and pair sterling and wood cufflinks, amber drop pendant with silver overlay fish with bezel stamped "DRI 830S" on delicate sterling chain, a Danish sterling bracelet with maker's touchmarks, a Heribert Engelbert (made by Stigbert) sterling fish pin with opal eye, and a pair of unmarked camel cufflinks stamped "800", 18"l (chain), (approx. 4.3ozt. (total)

Condition

Good, flower link bracelet with last link and clasp broken

Starting Bid

$50

Sold $150

Est.

$100 - $150

George Nelson (manner), wall-mount jewelry chest

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Description

c. 1950s, possibly Danish, hardwood veneer, plastic pulls, brass inset hanging brackets, nicely constructed with eight tightly dovetailed drawers, the drawer interiors veneered in mahogany and hardwood, unsigned, 5"h x 19"l x 6"d

Condition

Good, original finish with attractive variations to wood color, one small wood loss to drawer corner, other speck veneer losses to case, mostly along edges

Starting Bid

$100

Sold $150

Est.

$200 - $300

Richard Q. Ritter studio art glass vase

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Description

20th c., etched signature to underside edge, 4"h x 6"w

Condition

Good, no visible chips, cracks, or repairs

Starting Bid

$75

Sold $125

Est.

$150 - $250

Mark Tobey (attrib.), painting

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Description

Attributed to Mark Tobey (American, 1890-1976), Untitled, 1971, mixed media on paper, lightly pencil signed "Tobey" and dated at lower right, 29.5"h x 35.5"w (sight), 31.25"h x 37.25"w (frame)

Condition

Good, signature faded or rubbed, framed under plexiglass that has some scratches, not examined out of frame, frame in disrepair

Starting Bid

$500

Sold $700

Est.

$1,000 - $1,500

Clara Louise Kellogg treen snuff box

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Description

19th c., American, carved in low relief with profile bust "Miss C.L. Kellogg", renowned opera singer, carved on underside "7/7", 1"h x 2.5"dia

Condition

Good, no major damage observed

Starting Bid

$30

Sold $70

Est.

$60 - $80

Jef de Panthou, painting

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Description

Jef de Panthou (French, 20th/21st c.), Nude, oil on textured paper, signed lower right, 20"h x 14.5"w (sheet), 24"h x 17.25"w (mat)

Condition

Good, tape on verso, coming loose from mat

Starting Bid

$50

Sold $150

Est.

$100 - $150

Pair Continental Rococo style vermeil candelabra

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Description

19th/20th c., cast silver or silver plate with remnant gold wash finish, purity unknown, in the form of standing putti bearing four branch arms terminating in leaf bobeche and flower candle cup, on scroll-and-shell pedestal, one with faint remnant mark "ing" (sterling?), 17"h x 10"dia, approx. 91ozt (total)

Condition

Good/Fair, significant loss of gold finish, oxidation, light rubbing, discolorations, scratches and minor scattered edge nicks, one bobeche and candle holder loose from piece, purity unknown

Starting Bid

$150

Sold $150

Est.

$300 - $500

Arne Jacobsen (style), pedestal coffee table

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Description

c. 1950, book-matched highly figured rosewood veneered top, aluminum pedestal base, plastic feet, unsigned, after a design for Fritz Hansen, 18"h x 47.5"dia

Condition

Good, evidence of slight sun fading, minor surface scratches to both top and base typical of age and use

Starting Bid

$100

Sold $150

Est.

$200 - $300

Los Castillo malachite and brass frog pitcher

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Description

20th c., factory stamp to underside, 10"h x 6"w x 7"d

Condition

Good/Fair, some finish wear and rubs, no major damage observed

Starting Bid

$50

Sold $100

Est.

$100 - $150

Vintage Southeast Asian style gilt bib necklace

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Description

20th c., gilt metal tiered statement necklace with inset coral color beads (poss. coral), no visible marks, 20"l

Condition

Good, missing one bead

Starting Bid

$30

Sold $175

Est.

$60 - $80

Chinese gilt cobalt blue porcelain plate

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Description

Qianlong mark, remnant gilt dragon decoration, light celadon coloration to underside, with blue underglaze chop mark , 7.75"dia

Condition

Good/Fair, only traces of decoration remain, no visible chips, cracks, or repairs

Starting Bid

$50

Sold $100

Est.

$100 - $150

Michel Hermel, painting

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Description

Michel Hermel (French, b. 1934), Parisian Fairground, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 19"h x 25"w (sight), 26.25"h x 32.25"w (frame)

Condition

Good, no issues observed

Starting Bid

$150

Sold $150

Est.

$300 - $500

Chinese jade, coral, & smoky quartz lamp finials

Passed

Description

19th/20th c., incl. (3) carved and pierced finials, each set in metal screw mount, largest: 3.25"h x 1.5"w (total), smallest: 2"h x 1"w (total)

Condition

Good, no visible chips or repairs, metal mounts with roughness and finish loss

Starting Bid

$100

Passed

Est.

$200 - $300

Continental School, maritime watercolor

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Description

c. 1835, "Lisbon Boats", watercolor on paper, no signature observed, partially illegible notation on verso, 6.25"h x 8.25"w (sight), 13"h x 15"w *(frame)

Condition

Fair, discoloration in corners, not examined out of frame

Starting Bid

$30

Sold $200

Est.

$60 - $80

German Dresden hand-painted porcelain covered jar

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Description

Prob. late 19th c., blue underglaze Augustus Rex "AR" mark to underside of foot, 17.5"h x 10"w

Condition

Good, no visible chips, cracks, or repairs

Starting Bid

$100

Sold $125

Est.

$200 - $300

J.F. Herring (manner), Equine portrait

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Description

Manner of J.F. Herring (19th c.), Chestnut horse, oil on paper "mounted in crimnitz white on a mahogany panel" according to notation on verso, no signature observed, 9"h x 12"w (sight), 14"h x 17"w (frame)

Condition

Fair, purportedly restored 1963 according to notation on verso, likely large areas of in-painting, small specks of paint loss to shoulder

Starting Bid

$40

Sold $200

Est.

$80 - $125

After Richter, KPM porcelain plaque

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Description

After Gustav Karl Ludwig Richter (German, 1823-1884), "Desire", hand-painted oval form porcelain plaque, impressed monogram and scepter mark, signed "J. Wilke, Dresden" at lower left, 10.25"h x 8.25"w (plaque), 14.5"h x 12.25"w (frame)

Condition

Good, no visible chips, cracks, or repairs

Starting Bid

$400

Sold $450

Est.

$800 - $1,200

Howard Cook, painting

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Description

Howard Cook (American, 1901-1980), Military Munitions Dump, oil on canvas panel, signed lower right, stampoed "Standard Oil Documentation" on verso, loose and unframed, 20"h x 24"w

Condition

Good/Fair, scattered paint loss and spots of brown paper adhering to surface, worn around edges

Starting Bid

$100

Sold $3,750

Est.

$200 - $300

Group (7) assorted silver vanity objects

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Description

19th/20th c., incl. (2) English (Birmingham) sterling and cut glass dresser boxes, each hallmarked, a round purse mirror (stamped "Wallace Sterling", a hinged footed box with flower finial (stamped "830"), a nail buffer (stamped "800"), an acanthus leaf decorated frame (unmarked), and a cherub lidded glass vanity jar (unmarked), 9.75"h x 7"w (largest), 1.5"h x 2"dia (smallest), approx. 7.9ozt (weighable)

Condition

Good, light wear to buffer cushion, fleabites to cut glass

Starting Bid

$75

Sold $125

Est.

$150 - $250

Germano Russo, painting

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Description

Germano Russo (Italian, b. 1935), Impressionist figural group, oil on Masonite, signed and dated "G. Russo 65" lower right, 23.5"h x 29.5"w (sight), 32"h x 38"w (frame)

Condition

Fair, paint lifting and flaking with significant scattered paint loss

Starting Bid

$100

Sold $100

Est.

$200 - $300

Tiffany & Co. pierced sterling footed basket

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Description

20th c., stamped on underside of foot "Tiffany & Co. Makers, 18794, 15618, 925-1000", 3"h x 10.25"dia (excl. handle), approx. 25ozt

Condition

Good, surface scratches

Starting Bid

$200

Sold $400

Est.

$400 - $600

Germano Russo, painting

Passed

Description

Germano Russo (Italian, b. 1935), Mother and child at tea, oil on Masonite, signed "Russo" lower right, 23.5"h x 29.5"w (sight), 31"h x 37"w (frame)

Condition

Fair, paint lifting and flaking at lower right and left sides with significant areas of paint loss

Starting Bid

$100

Passed

Est.

$200 - $300

Ernest Bottomley, bronze sculpture

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Description

Ernest Bottomley (British, 1934-2006), Techno Sculpture, patinated cast bronze, stamped "EB" on back, on stone base, 10.75"h x 3"l x 3"w (total)

Condition

Good, verdigris in crevasses, chips to base

Starting Bid

$75

Sold $175

Est.

$150 - $250

Victor Vasarely, screenprint

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Description

Victor Vasarely (Hungarian/French, 1906-1997), Zebra, silk screen on paper, 19.25"h x 19.25"w (sight), 20.75"h x 20.75"w (frame)

Condition

Good, no issues observed, not examined out of frame

Starting Bid

$50

Sold $50

Est.

$100 - $150

Yoni bronze ritual vessel

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Description

Likely 19th c., India, ritual pourer, 4.25"h x 14.25"l x 6"w

Condition

Good/Fair, oxidation, pitting, interior surface wear, shows age and use

Starting Bid

$30

Sold $30

Est.

$60 - $80

Damien Hirst, signed exhibition poster

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Description

Damien Hirst (British, b. 1965), "Romance in the Age of Uncertainty", offset print, 2003, signed in marker lower right, 33"h x 23.5"w

Condition

Good, slight wear to corners

Starting Bid

$40

Sold $150

Est.

$80 - $125

German Expressionist School, (2) bronzes

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Description

German Expressionist School (20th c.), Kneeling nude male with arm extended, and a round relief plaque of a nude male battling a horse, each unmarked, 7.75"h x 4.75"w x 2.75"d (sculpture), 3.5"dia (plaque)

Condition

Good, some oxidation, no visible condition issues

Starting Bid

$150

Sold $550

Est.

$300 - $500

Richard Martinez, limited edition screenprint

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Description

Richard Martinez [Opa Mu Nu] (Native American, 1904-1987), Pueblo Ceremonial Dancer, silk screen print on paper, likely from the 1979 Bell Editions portfolio "Pueblo Indian Painting", in custom birch frame, 14"h x 18"w (sight), 24"h x 27"w (frame)

Condition

Good, no issues observed, bark peeling at some edges on frame, not examined out of frame

Starting Bid

$40

Sold $50

Est.

$80 - $125

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