Important On Site Estate Auction St Johnsbury VT
Important Estate Auction
10:00 AM SATURDAY JULY 31, 2010
On the Campus of St Johnsbury Academy
St Johnsbury , Vermont
Preview: Will be from 8:30 until 10:00 am on Saturday July 31th.
We have been commissioned to sell the estate of the late Graham Newell- professor, teacher, state senator, historian and dedicated Vermonter- from his residence. Mr. Newell’s collection consists of old family pieces and pieces directly from the Fairbanks family, both formal and primitive.
FURNITURE:
CT river valley QA inlaid cherry molded serpentine tilt top tea table; CT river valley cherry candle stand w/ carved knees; VT Hepp grain pt stand with cut corners; VT Hepp 37” drop leaf table; 19th c 8’7” x 6’ Harvard style butternut 4 section bookcase w 4 grad doors & 2 cupboard doors; cherry two part bookcase; Chipp style mahog arch broken top corner cupboard w/ bronze plaque w/ classical figures; Federal mahog classical sofa; 54” Vict walnut roll top desk; pine jelly cupboards; hanging cupboard; early child’s chair; 19th c. VT classical chest w/ shaped scroll & Sandwich pulls; Vict triple camel back sofa & chairs; Vict walnut parlor table; walnut rope leg dining table; 42-48” Hepp d.l. tables; church pew; Sheraton pt top mirror; Ogee mahog mirrors; stools; one & two dwr stands; 2 dwr lift top blanket chest; 4 poster bed; 5 ft table book case; pt dec arrowback rocker; Windsors; pt dec Sheraton rocker; oak rope leg stand; oak dictionary stand; record cabinet; pine table top pie safe; lg dovetail trunk; oak sewing machine; sponge pt dec blanket chest; trunks; wing chairs; floor lamps; and more;
ART, MAPS, PAPER:
26 x 21” o/c Italian portrait of aristocratic young lady w/ notation “Etablipment Pivani Florence 1849 Horace Fairbanks, copy Del Piombo Sebastiano Del 1485-1547”; 15 x 22” w/c “Night View of Vesuvius” Del 1847; 14x21” Italian o/c 18th or 19th c pastoral landscape w/ ruins; 18th c 21x 30” o/c of three thieves; 18thc Italian o/c of mother and child; 19th c lg wc of anchored ship-Napels Gawerman; VT primitive paintings; framed prints; good post card albums; VT books & paper; President John F. Kennedy signature; VT Amos Doolittle map; VT map by Cary; 8 world maps by Thom Kitchins; 1858 Caledonia Co wall map; 1845 Map of Europe by Colton; Brown & Richards 1830’s pocket map ME, NH & VT w boards; 1870 pocket map of NYC; 15+ drawings of Hudson River & C.W encampment 1862 by Edward T Fairbanks inc. scrapbook from European Tour;
ACCESSORIES:
Outstanding very large unfinished sampler w/ house, trees, & animals; VT samplers; selection of quilts; pt canvas banner “Saturday Evening Post 5c Mary Roberts Rinehart’s New Novel “Lost Ecstasy”;
folk art lg fountain pen “Eagle Pencil Co”; stack of pantry boxes; antique clothing; VT coin flatware; sterling flatware; brass bed warmers; brass kettles; brass candlesticks; oriental, sheared & hooked rugs; dag’s., tin types account books & diaries from the Stiles family St Johnsbury VT; brass powder flask; Vict shadow box; Dunham pewter coffee pot; jewelry; whale oil lantern; skater’s lantern; paisley shawl; VT pt dec box; campaign items; picture frames; red cricket; wooden bucket; 2 prs C Applebee Lyndon, VT eyeglasses; 7$ Cont. Congress paper money; black marble shelf clock; beehive mantle clock; amberina pitcher; pr of Doulton ale pitchers; glass & china; Paris made dome top trunk; lap desks; and a large quantity still to be sorted;
TERMS: All Items Sold As Is With No Implied Or Expressed Warranty.
Visa, Mastercard, cash, or approved check.
13% Buyers Premium 10% for cash or check Chairs Caterer
DUANE MERRILL & COMPANY AUCTIONEERS & APPRAISERS
Specializing In Estate & Antique Auctions Three Generations Selling Since 1938
Mailing Address: 262 Eagle Mtn. Harbor Rd., Milton, Vt. 05468
Consignment Auction Gallery: 802-878-2625
e-mail: info@merrillsauction.com
