2026 Major Fall Chinese, Shaker and Americana Auction

Tavern Table
having rectangular top, on turned splayed legs with box stretcher, restored
height 24 inches, top 22″ x 31″

Estimate: $200 - $300

George III Mahogany Cellarette
lift top having large brass handles, set on bracket feet, no interior separators
height 18 1/4 inches, width 23 inches, depth 19 inches

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Federal Cherry Bowed Front Chest of Drawers
having oval satinwood panels including drop center, all set on French feet, New England Circa 1800, replaced hardware
height 37 1/4 inches, width 40 3/4 inches, depth 21 1/2 inches
Provenance: Sold at Christie’s on September 30, 2009 for $10,000
From the Robert E Gilroy Estate of Hampton, Connecticut

Estimate: $4000 - $7000

Federal Mahogany Inlaid Bowed Front Shaving Mirror
having oval mirror and oval satinwood panel, three drawers, circa 1810, repairs to front feet and mirrors having imperfections
height 24 1/2 inches, width 22 3/4 inches, depth 8 inches
Provenance: Christie’s September 30, 2009 #96 paid $1,875
From the Robert E Gilroy Estate of Hampton, Connecticut

Estimate: $250 - $450

John A. Knight (American, 19th Century)
Sailing Ship in a Stormy Harbor, 1842
Oil on board marine scene depicting a sailing ship navigating turbulent waters near a fortified harbor and lighthouse beneath a dramatic stormy sky.
Signed and dated lower right J.A.Knight 1842, inscribed verso “Paint by: J.A.Knight 1842, Boston”
13″ x 15 1/2″ board, 19″ x 21 1/2″ frame
Provenance: From the Collection of Joseph Flack of Burlington, CT

Estimate: $200 - $400

Charles B. Hellem (American, circa 1820-1901)
New England Autumn Landscape
Oil on canvas housed in ornate giltwood frame and shadowbox, depicting an expansive mountainous landscape in autumn, featuring a rocky stream in the foreground and distant valley beneath a cloud-filled sky
Initialed lower left CBH
5″ x 10″ approximate sight, 18″ x 24″ shadowbox

Estimate: $300 - $500

Staffordshire Lot
seven cups, seven saucers, seven Italian scene plates, creamer, waste bowl, and four large plates
largest diameter 10 inches
Provenance: From the Enfield Historical Society, 2025 Deaccession

Estimate: $250 - $450

Rose Medallion Punch Bowl
19th century
height 6 inches, diameter 14 3/4 inches

Estimate: $400 - $600

Chinese Carved Gourd and Ivory Cricket Cage
carved gourd body decorated in relief featuring pine, bamboo, prunus and rockwork, fitted ivory collar and finely pierced ivory cover carved featuring birds among dense foliage
height 8 inches

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Chinese Carved Hardwood Ceremonial Incense Burner Cage
cylindrical hardwood incense tower having elaborately pierced archaistic geometric decoration, removable pierced cover surmounted by lotus bud finial, raised on circular base
height 16 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Chinese Apple Green Glazed Porcelain Vase
mounted as a table lamp having a flared rim over a baluster
form body; mounted on a circular wood base
vase height 14 1/2 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Pair of Southeast Asian Giltwood Buddhist Monks
carved wood figures depicting seated Buddhist monks, each wearing elaborately decorated robes, retaining traces of red lacquer and gilding, likely Burmese
height 13 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Group of Eight Chinese Celadon and Monochrome Bowls and Dishes
to include porcelain and earthenware, several having incised and molded floral decoration, one large celadon dish decorated featuring incised floral and foliate motifs, along with peach, cream and brown glazed examples
largest diameter 13 3/4 inches

Estimate: $400 - $800

Group of Chinese and Japanese Porcelain Table Articles to include
assorted blue and white and polychrome porcelain to include large covered dragon jar; Imari bowls; blue and white plates, dishes and bowls; covered jar; pedestal bowl; and other assorted table articles, variously decorated featuring landscapes, figures, floral motifs and geometric borders
lamp height 24 inches overall
Provenance: From the Robert E Gilroy Estate of Hampton, Connecticut

Estimate: $200 - $400

Eight Piece Porcelain Lot
mostly Chinese, two peachbloom pieces, Nanking small platter, two export plates, and small bowls
longest 9 1/2 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Thai Fragmentary Buddha Head
Ayutthaya style and period, bronze fragmentary head mounted on wood plinths, circa 16th century
height of bronze 5 1/2 inches, 3 inches
Provenance: Property from the Estate of Henry J. and Judy Adams Smith

Estimate: $200 - $300

Chinese Buddhist Guardian Figure
likely a Lakpala Heavenly King type fragmentary head with fierce expression and elaborate headdress retaining traces of original gilt, now on later pedestal
Ming/Qing Dynasty
height 19 inches, head height 4 inches

Estimate: $500 - $900

Japanese Bronze Tortoise Okimono Group
patinated bronze modeled as a mother tortoise/turtle accompanied by two young climbing over its shell, each finely detailed featuring articulated shell, head and feet, likely Meiji period (1868-1912)
length 6 inches, height 2 1/4 inches

Estimate: $100 - $300

Pair of Chinese Doucai Porcelain Eight Immortals Cups
pair of porcelain tea cups decorated in underglaze blue and polychrome enamels depicting Daoist immortals amid stylized waves, bearing six-character Chenghua marks to bases
height 2 inches, diameter 2 1/2 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Small Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Brush Pot
painted in underglaze blue depicting figures in a landscape
height 6 inches
Provenance: Nadeau’s Auction Gallery, October 22, 2022, Lot 135, purchased for $1,200

Estimate: $300 - $500

Pair of Chinese Export Cornelis Pronk Famille Noir “Trumpeter” Dishes
having scalloped rims, decorated in famille rose enamels with two European figures, a trumpeter and figure with French horn, against a black ground within a gilt border, from the “Pronk” series of designs made for the Dutch East India Company, likely 18th Century
diameter 6 1/2 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Pair of Chinese Kangxi Style Double Gourd Porcelain Water Sprinklers
the upper section painted in underglaze blue featuring precious objects and floral motifs, above a diaper-pattern band, the lower body covered in a cafe-au-lait glaze, likely of the period (1662-1722) tops ground down, remnants of old label to underside
height 5 1/4 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Pair of Chinese Export Blue and White Porcelain Bowls
each of chamfered square form, decorated in underglaze blue featuring figures in garden settings and boys at play, geometric patterned borders, bearing six-character Chenghua marks to the bases, restored rim chips, Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
height 3 inches, width 5 3/4 inches each
Provenance: Collection of Mildred R. and Rafi Y. Mottahedeh; Sotheby’s, New York, Important Chinese Export Porcelain and Chinese Works of Art from the Collection of the Late Mildred R. and Rafi Y. Mottahedeh, October 19, 2000, Lot 91, sold for $1,800 including buyer’s premium, copy of sales receipt available
From the Robert E Gilroy Estate of Hampton, Connecticut

Estimate: $400 - $800

Two Chinese Polychrome Porcelain Vases to include
Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Bottle Vase having long-neck vase decorated in flowering plants and landscape elements, 19th century
height 9 inches
Chinese Wucai Dragon Gu Vase having flared trumpet neck having iron red, green, and enamel colors, the body featuring roundels depicting five clawed dragons amid stylized flames, surrounded by scrolling foliate motifs, six character Kangxi mark, some repairs
height 9 1/2 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Chinese Yellow and Green Glazed Porcelain Dragon Bowl
decorated featuring four- and five-claw dragons among stylized clouds and waves, interior centered by shou (longevity) character within double circle, bearing six-character Daoguang seal mark to underside, possibly of the period (1821-1850)
height 2 1/4 inches, diameter 4 1/2 inches

Estimate: $800 - $1200