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*PART II OF THE ELLEN REID ESTATE AUCTION*
ON
9:30 AM SATURDAY MAY 24, 2008
 &
10:00 AM ON SUNDAY MAY 25, 2008

 

AT
MERRILLS AUCTION GALLERY

137 JAMES BROWN DRIVE
WILLISTON, VERMONT

 
  Directions: From Int. 89 take exit 12 and proceed north on Rt. 2A towards Essex Junction for 2.5 miles, turn left at the shell station onto J Brown Drive.  
 

Preview: Friday May 23th 1:00 pm 5:00 pm & days of sale , 8:00am until sale time. 

 
 

This estate sale features the contents of collector Ellen Reid’s summer cottage, removed to our gallery for convenience of sale. Sale outdoors under tent. Note: Ellen Reid’s beautiful Mt Philo, Charlotte, Vt real estate will be offered at public auction on Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 10:00 am.

Featuring American & Continental Furniture, Fine Art, Fine Porcelains, Oriental Carpets, Bronzes, Orientalia, Clocks, Canes, Crystal, Prints, Maps, Silver; Books, Samplers & Needlework, Decoys, Primitives, Historical Staffordshire, Lighting, & Objects d’Art.
 
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  Note: The proceeds of this sale will benefit several charities.  

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ANTIQUE FURNITURE Southern Hepplewhite mahogany two part secretary bookcase having tombstone inlaid crest; George III bow front chest on chest; English Sheraton inlaid grandfather clock, dial signed Thom. Oker, Liverpool; fine burl walnut sewing & lift-top gaming stand with bag dwr; Outstanding carved teakwood temple chair; Federal mahogany drop leaf sewing stand with bag dwr; Sheraton mahogany 1 dwr. reeded leg Pembroke table; Hepplewhite mahogany basin top wash stand; good high back Victorian walnut 2 piece marble top bedroom set; good Empire mahog. carved 5 dwr. high chest, mirror back chest & half commode; 31” Chippendale mirror; Federal reverse pt. mirrors; Victorian marble top chests; hanging plate rails; pt. dec. Sheraton fancy chairs; 1 dwr. cherry stand; Vict. needle pt. uph. chair; stenciled lift-top commode; lg size Empire stool.

FINE CUSTOM COLONIAL THRU MODERN FURNITURE:  fine hand pt. dec. French lady’s desk & chair; ca. 1940 Italian modern smoke mirrored glass coffee table; pr of Adams pt. dec D- shaped cabinets; fine Chinese inlaid lacquered two part secretary; Chipp. ball & claw corner chr. made by C.W. Parker; fine English inlaid dropfront lady’s desk; Hepplewhite inlaid lift-top card table, fine Georgian carved armchair; sm. glass top iron console table & mirror; fine Chipp. mahog. sm. server; Sheraton reeded leg carved mahog. sofa; several Continental ornate mirrors; fine Georgian carved wing chair; several statuary stands; Chipp. pie crust tea table; Hepplewhite deep leaf dining table; pr. French Ormolu stands; petite & grass pt. French armchair; scalloped black marble top lamp table; pr of brass gallery top sofa stands; delft tile top stand; Oriental divider screens; sliding door bookcase; Georgian dumbwaiter; pr Colonial ball & claw ft. chairs; pole screen; pr. maple twin beds; oak carved wing Griffin bench.

LAWN & GARDEN FURNITURE:  fancy Victorian Gothic wrought iron settee; set of 4 Victorian wrought iron fancy chairs; 4 Victorian iron garden urns; Victorian wrought iron steps; putti statuary; cement lions, squirrels, spaniel, cat, urns, benches & bird baths; pink marble top coffee table; wrought iron plank stands; set of 5 flower back chrs; fancy patio furniture; pr wood benches.

SCULPTURE, BRONZES, ORIENTALIA, PERSIAN, CLOCKS, ETC: 23” Classical Roman male marble bust; classical Roman female marble bust; 10” Vict. girl in bonnet marble bust; 9” patinated classical female bronze bust; pt. bronze blue bird; 18” bronze hanging lion head water pocket; rd. bronze plaque of animals signed R. Freund; 1867 oval bronze plaque of mother & child; bronze plaque of blind harpist; bronze plaque of “Liszt”; 15thc Tibetan bronze mirror; pr. of lion & lioness bookends; set of 7 Japanese bronze hooded females; bronze giraffe doorstop; Egyptian god candlesticks; Chinese bronze fu dog pot; ornate Oriental bronze vase; 18”dec bronze bowl; bronze turtle box; Persian Ivory handle dagger; lg important ornate Persian silver & brass pot; 3 ornate brass Persian pen & ink boxes; 8” Persian copper & silver incense; fine 9 ½” Argentina 975 plata & gold mixed metal pot & straw strainer; pr. of ornate Tiffany & Co. silver soldered candelabras; Tiffany Studios pine cone notepad & box; 3 pc girandole set w/ Waterford crystals; other girandole sets; fancy brass picture frame & mirror; Vienna regulator clock; brass & ebony inlaid wall clock signed Esno; French carriage clock; unusual ormolu & tapestry hanging Austrian rd clock; travel clocks; o/c Village scene with clock; half pillar & scroll shelf clock; Vict shelf clock; servant bell pulls; cloisonné; fine China Trade tea box; other tea boxes; selection of quality interesting bookends; Gorham buckles; French sil. dbl handle bowl; tiebacks;

JEWELRY:  14k yellow gold tennis bracelet having 33 brilliant cut diamonds for a total wt of 6 cts; clarity VS2.

PRIMATIVES, SILHOUETTES, SAMPLERS, ACCESSORIES: pr of  wedding silhouettes of Mr & Mrs John H. Rose March 27, 1821; 19thc colored sandpaper of Mt. Vernon; oval silhouette of young girl in puffy sleeves & blue scarf; silhouette of girl in puffy brown dress; pr of silhouettes Cyr Coolidge & Gorham Deane both 1828 graduates of Boudin College; good 1826 sampler by Eleanor Coveris age 12 Albany Female Academy; 1830 sampler by Eunice D Walker Strafford, VT “Industry & Perseverance are sure Indications of Female Worth”; 1787 sampler by Sarah Caskill; several good English samplers; sheet metal horse weathervane; collection of canes incl ivory dog head, rabbit head, toad & toadstool; beaver & more; great pr of silvered carriage lamps; ivory dec sewing box; sewing bird; spool & pin cushions; daguerotypes; photo albums; wolf, dog & cat doorstops; blue dec crocks & jugs; iron horse boot jack; iron squirrel nut cracker; Victorian bird cages; 32 hole tin candlemold, other candlemolds; collection of mortars & pestles – wood, brass & iron; goose & duck decoys; 2 carved & ptd owls; 6 swords incl 2 from Lt Col Doherty (Waterbury, Ct); powder horns & flasks; 27” carved cake board; sugar molds; brass & copper bed warmers & chestnut roasters; selection of brass candlesticks & sconces; brass kettles; fireplace tools; patriotic bridle buttons; Benn type umbrella holder; hound handle pitcher; Weller jardinière; taxidermy mounts; Leopard rug; floral dec. leather box; child’s drop leaf table; kitchen primitives; Vict dec coal hod; lg brass scale; dbl betty lamp; pr of brass whale chamber sticks; Vict carved shelf supports; 19” rabbit chocolate mold; lanterns; iron eagle & shield mirror; early iron leaf & vine sconces; brass kettles; lg English Crown & Lion dec copper pitcher; 20” Chinese figure; mint 1856 – 1906 Wm. Howard Taft Campaign tip tray; Cent. 1889 sm oval brass George Washington Inauguration plaque; much more.

PAINTINGS: pr. 10” x 8” o/c landscapes of  the Harlem River signed Abby Tyler Oakes(Am. 1823-86); 39” x 24” o/c landscape of mtns in mist signed William Ongley (Am. 1836-90) in orig frame untouched; 29” x 22” o/c 18th c oval Continental portrait of a woman att. to Mary Beak; 22” x 16” 19th c colored sandpaper of Mt. Vernon;  pr. 16th c 9” x 17” o/b portraits of boy and girl att to Bountalenti (Italian 1536-1608); 12” x 16” o/c oval landscape Hudson River School; 15” x 19” o/c pastoral scene signed R Haskins 1912; 17” x 9” o/c 19th c of Lake Champlain signed Desmond Paul 77; pr. 9” x 8” graphite & w/c portraits of gentleman & dogs signed Josef Burda(1827-?); 21” x 17” 19th c  o/mahog panel of pastoral landscape; 9” x 7” o/c 19th c cat; 15” x 19” o/c 19th c Hay scene w wagon, horses, animals & family; set of 4 w/c’s of British Soliders; 8” x 10” o/b of ships initialed I.S 88’;

PRINTS: 11” x 17” 18th c colored engraving “View of Gravesend in Kent with Troops Hafsing the Thames to Tilbury Fort” by Bowles & Carter; 27” x 15” 1778 hand colored engraving “View of the Island of St. Lucie”; 14” x 12” pr Mezzotints of Horse & rider” Lampren” & “Babraham” pub. 1755 by Seymour w pedigrees; 19” x 24” colored engraving “Yellow Bellied Marmot” by J.W. Audubon pub by J.T. Bowen 1848; two 12” x 19” h.c. engravings of birds by Barraband; 23” x 18” h.c. eng. “St. George & the Dragon” by Boydell London 1787; 22” x 19” h.c. eng. “LeRetour De La Peche” Paris 1761; 13” x 10” 1589 etching of battle scene titled “Toeleg Van Maarten Schendk op de Stadt Nymegen mit Faar 1589”; set of 4 Ackerman London 19th c Fox Hunting colored engravings; 2 large folio Ackerman colored engravings of horse racing titled “Coming in” and “The Start” 1845; 16” x 11” colored engraving “A Northeast View of Westminster” pub 1794 by Laurie & White; colored engraving “Death of Napoleon” by J. Sowle; colored engraving “The Massacre of Baltimore” by Kellogg; colored engraving “Washington” by Kellogg;

MAPS: 1618 Nicolaas Geelkerken h/c dbl hemisphere map Orbis Terrarium Descripto Duobis Planis Hemisphaeriis Comprehensa pub by J Jansonius- Amsterdam; 1575 Braun & Hogenberg h/c map Rochella Munitissimum Gallae Opp; 17th c h/c map by Quintinus Vanden Grachte- Bethunae Vrbis Artesiae Genvina Descript; 17th c h/c map Dordracum Vulgo Dortt; 17th c h/c map Diocesis Sorlantensis Vernacule Le Diocese de Sarlat; 17th c h/c map Rimini Ariminum Validum et Munitum Romandi Olae Opp; 1750 Giampiccoli h/c map Pozzolotico Villa del Sig Serat Ricci; 18th c h/c map Salisburgensis; 18th c View of London Bridge Tame Isis Fluvius;

BOOKS: 1645 Digby’s Treatise on Body, Soul  w/ Sir Robt Boyle signed foreleaf; 1677 History of the 12 Ceasars of Rome; 1747 Colden’s Five Indian Nations; 1760 Gough’s Practical Grammer of the English Tongue; 1768 Tissot’s Advice (vol 1); 1775 Blackstone’s Commentaries (4 vols); 1777 Life of Tristran Shandy (6 vols); 1788 Federalist Papers (1st Ed of the 2nd Vol); 1792 Thos Paine’s The Rights of Man (2nd Phila Ed); 1793 White’s Treatise on the Management of Pregnant & Lying In Women; 1794 Vanbrugh The Provok’d Wife; Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography (2nd American Ed); 1794 Thomson’s The Seasons; 1798 Fay’s Laws of the State of Vt; 1804 Doddridge Rise & Progress; 1805 Marshall Life of Washington (2 vols); 1808 Thos Campbell Pleasures of Hope; 1814 Whelpley’s Compendium of History; 1814 Zimmerman’s Solitude; 1815 Dr Proudfit’s Works; 1819 Baine’s Wars of the French Revolution (4 vols); 1825 Mrs Lincoln Lectures on Botany; 1833 Riley Loss of  the American Brig Commerce; 1834 Rollins’ Ancient History (2 vols); 1847 Pardoe’s History of Napoleon Bonaparte; 1859 Mrs Heman’s Poetical Works; 1863 Warren’s Household Physician; 1866 Coppee’s Grant & His Campaigns; 1880 Tochi’s Engravings from Corregio; 1884 Atala (Gustave Dore illus); 1885 Cook’s Art & Artists; 1888 Benedict’s Vt in the Civil War (2 vols); 1902 Riley Old Sweetheart of Mine ( H C Christy illus); 1903 Fiske Dutch & Quaker Colonies in America; 1909 Champlain Tercentenary; 1921 Crockett History of Vt (4 vols); 1947 Lamb Lake Champlain & Lake George Valleys (3 vols); 3 poetry books bound by Rosalie Jones;  

CHINA: Blue Staffordshire incl. Landing of Lafayette, MacDonough’s Victory, Chinese Pagoda, English & American views; other Staff pcs; Flow Blue 21” Well & Tree platter, 18” platter, pr of cov veg tureens, 19” “Fisherman’s” platter; 13 pcs. set of Staffordshire “Liverpool” pattern; Pink Lustre incl. rare pigeon sauce boat; lg Oriental charger; 20 pcs Cauldon “Old Royal Worcester” pattern; 114 pcs. set Booth “Silicon” pattern dinner service; pr. Staff. dogs; 30 pcs. Paris porcelain ironstone; miniature tea set; Gaudy Welsh pitchers; bird plates; Wedgwood; Limogès; & more.

GLASS:  Jackson flask; Horn of Plenty & Eagle flask; Tippecanoe bottle; 1860 Plantation Bitters; Doyle’s Hops Bitters; dia quilt decanter; 6” blown clambroth pitcher with blue thread dec; green & amber chestnuts; Sargent’s 1830 whiskey bottles; Steigel type decanter; pr. Venetian decanters; pr of Sandwich whale oil lamps; cup plates; sm whale oil lamp; pr. R. Lalique decanters; cut & sterl,. trumpet vase; silver & crystal bowls, min lamps; lg milk glass portrait lamp; depression glass; etc.

ORIENTAL RUGS: 9’ x 12’ Heriz, 3’x 15’runner, Kazaks; hanging tapestry, needle pt. pictures.

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RECENT AUCTION PRICES: Libation cup $28,600; Italian inlaid commode $8,800; Chariot bronze grp $5,000; sterling overlay art glass vase $5,000;  o/c by James Hope $104,500;

 

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 All Items Sold As Is With No Implied Or Expressed Warranty
ALL FIREARMS SOLD IN ACCORDANCE TO ATF REGULATIONS
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