2024 American Antiques, Chinese, Continental, and Jewelry Spring Auction

Alfred Arthur Brunel de Neuville (French 1852-1941)
Four curious kittens and a snail
Oil on board
Signed lower left Brunel Neuville
10 1/2″ x 14″
Condition: overall good condition
Provenance: Estate of Judith Kreuter of Milford, CT

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Alfred Arthur Brunel de Neuville (French 1852-1941)
“Dinner Time” (Three kittens and a bowl of milk)
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right Brunel Neuville
16″ x 18″
Condition: Relined, restretched canvas, edge wear, loose in frame
Provenance: William Jenack Auctioneers Inc., Chester, NY, October 12, 2014 lot 115 ($1,600)
Provenance: Estate of Judith Kreuter of Milford, CT

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Theodore Robinson (American 1852-1896)
La Vachere (study for “Head of a Cow”), 1888
Oil on canvas
11 1/2″ x 6 1/2″
Condition: overall good condition
Provenance: Kennedy Galleries INC., NYC, the Baltimore Museum of Art Exhibition: In Monet’s Light: Theodore Robinson at Giverny 2005

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

William Penn Morgan (British/American 1826-1900)
“Emancipation”, circa 1870
Featuring a young woman in a parlor releasing a butterfly alongside a parrot chained to a post
Oil on board
Signed lower right “W Morgan”
13 1/2″ x 10 1/2″
Condition: overall good condition, heavy varnish
Provenance: Kennedy Galleries INC., NYC, exhibited in the Hudson River Museum May through July of 1986

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Painting on Porcelain
“Pandora’s Box with Cerberus”
signed lower left and dated 1883
11″ x 8 1/4″
From Collection of Steven and Paula Schimmel Woodstock, Connecticut

Estimate: $300 - $500

Vintage Carousel/ Merry-Go-Round Swan
having carved and hand painted body along with metal accents and red velvet cushion
height 39 inches, length 40 inches
Provenance: Estate of Sheila Shevin of Rye, New York

Estimate: $300 - $500

Two American Folk Art Figures
Carved and painted wood blacksmith having mechanical pulley underneath that moves the arm and hammer up and down, along with a painted standing man with a hat
height 18 1/2 inches
Provenance: Estate of Sheila Shevin of Rye, New York

Estimate: $300 - $500

Two 19th Century Folk Art Papier Mache Animals
to include black and white bull/cow, and a cat having glass eyes and moveable head, 19th century
cat height 21 inches, bull height 15 inches, bull length 24 inches
Provenance: Estate of Sheila Shevin of Rye, New York

Estimate: $400 - $800

Two Spanish Colonial Framed Pieces
gilt and gesso mirror frame having early portrait, 18th century or earlier, cracks in mirror
16 1/2″ x 16″ overall
early framed gessoed religious panel featuring Mary Queen of Heaven holding the Christ child surrounded by cherubs, 18th century or earlier
11 7/8″ x 10 7/8″

Estimate: $400 - $600

Five Spanish Colonial Religious Figures
to include monks/saints
height 12 to 14 1/2 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Five Piece Group
to include two early polychrome carved wood figures one figure having arms raised possibly to wield a sword, painted in red, blue, and yellow height 9 inches
one figure in the form of a baby/young child height 10 inches,
pair of early wax Monastic Vesica seals having Madonna and Child beneath an arch with robed religious figure below bordered in Latin inscription each wax seal impression framed, along with a primitive miniature watercolor on canvas of a woman in a bonnet
largest frame 7″ x 5 1/4
Provenance: Thomas F. Vanderbeck Revocable Trust Haddam, Connecticut

Estimate: $200 - $400

Portuguese Palissy Dish by Jose Alves Cunha (Portuguese 1849-1901)
Majolica plate featuring a snake fighting a lizard with a frog and insects, marked on underside Jose A. Cunha, Portugal, Caldas Rainha
height three inches, diameter 10 inches
Provenance:Estate of William J Levy Park Avenue, New York

Estimate: $800 - $1200

12 Shaker Style Boxes
to include seven graduated round wood covered boxes
possibly original paint
diameters 6 3/4 inches to 10 1/4 inches
as well as three one finger boxes, one marked (Egg money) on top, one round, two oval, along with , early turned wooden bowl in old blue/green paint
longest 8 1/2 inches
Provenance: Estate of Michael and Elizabeth Ponak Pomfret Center, Connecticut

Estimate: $400 - $600

Two Painted 19th Century Firkins
larger one in old paint marked aluminum, having wood swing handle cover and copper nails along with smaller having metal swing handle and copper nails without cover in blue paint
height of larger 9 1/2 inches plus handle, height of smaller 6 1/2 inches plus handle
Provenance: Estate of Michael and Elizabeth Ponak Pomfret Center, Connecticut

Estimate: $400 - $600

Group of Nine Carved Pieces
to include monkey inkwell, apple and pear tea box, coconut shell box, two barrel form boxes, and turned cups having metal mounts
tallest 7 1/2 inches
Provenance:Estate of William J Levy Park Avenue, New York

Estimate: $300 - $500

Pair of Mahogany Knife Boxes
having silver or silver plated hardware interiors with felt lined sections set on small paw feet
height 13 1/4 inches, top 9″ x 10 1/2″

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Three Wood Tea Caddies
single having lined inlaid and conch shell along with a double box height 4 1/2 inches, top 4″ x 4 3/4″, coffin form opening to separate interior height 5 1/2 inches, top 5″ x 8 1/2″, and a burl tea box height 5 1/2 inches, top 5″ x 8 1/2″
Provenance:Estate of William J Levy Park Avenue, New York

Estimate: $300 - $500

English Miniature Mahogany Mailbox
retailed and marked “J.C. Vickery, London, to His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen, 179, 181, 183 Regent Street W.” having brass plaque marked letters on top, curved door with beveled glass over letter holder and pull out slide, with brass wall mount
height 18 inches, width 14 inches, depth 11 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Mahogany Pipe Box with Hinged Lid
having molded front, late 18th to early 19th century
height 18 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

American Steam Yacht Model in Glass and Wood Case “Corsair”
owner J. Pierpont Morgan Lannan Ship Model Gallery Boston
height 27 1/2 inches, top 17 1/2″ x 57″
Provenance: Whittemore Estate Westerly, Rhode Island

Estimate: $600 - $1000

Group of Three Carved Dog Bust Canes
carved heads in the form of bulldogs or boxers, two having glass eyes
largest 36 inches
Provenance:Estate of William J Levy Park Avenue, New York
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Estimate: $300 - $500

Group of Three Carved Dog Bust Canes
carved heads in the form of bulldogs or boxers, all having glass eyes and one with mechanical moving mouth
tallest 37 1/2 inches
Provenance:Estate of William J Levy Park Avenue, New York
Please note: Items containing ivory cannot be purchased or shipped by bidders residing outside of the United States or California, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Washington, Oregon, or District of Columbia. If an ivory item is purchased by a bidder in one of the above mentioned locations or attempts to ship ivory to one of the above mentioned locations, bidder will forfeit the item and be responsible for any incurred fees such as a restocking fee.

Estimate: $300 - $500

Penry Williams (Welsh 1802-1885)
Goat herder in the Campagna
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower left “Penry Williams Rome 1856″
12″ x 24”
Condition: Surface grime, paint chipping/loss concentrating in edges and center right

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Unknown artist (19th century)
Camels and Men In Desert
Watercolor
Inscribed “152 EL.Tor”
4 1/2″ x 6 1/2″
Provenance: Christie’s, Forbes Building, 5th Ave, NY
October 14, 1993, Sale 7740, Lot 103
Estate of William J Levy Park Avenue, New York

Estimate: $400 - $800

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (British 1821-1906)
“View of Gate to Moroccan Town”
Gouache on paper
Signed lower right “HBB”
5 1/2″ x 8″
Provenance: Christie’s, Rockefeller Center
October 30, 1985, Lot 452 ($800)
Estate of William J Levy Park Avenue, New York

Estimate: $400 - $800