2026 Major Fall Chinese, Shaker and Americana Auction

Chippendale Mahogany Tip and Turn Tea Table
having round top, on ball turned standard, floral carved knees, and claw feet, 18th Century
height 28 inches, diameter open 31 inches, diameter closed 31 1/2 inches

Estimate: $400 - $700

Queen Anne Cherry Flat Top Highboy in Two Parts
married circa 1760
height 65 inches, width 38 1/2 inches, depth 19 3/4 inches

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Queen Anne Cherry Flat Top Highboy in Two Parts
upper section having cornice molding, over two drawers, over four drawers set on lower section with unusual drawer configuration of one long drawer over two drawers over three drawers all set on cabriole legs ending in pad feet
height 74 1/2 inches, upper width 39 inches, depth 19 inches

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Chippendale Walnut Secretary Desk in Two Parts
upper section having two raised panel doors opening to adjustable shelves set on lower section having slant lid over four drawers on bracket base, interior having multiple drawers, central door, and flame columns, all having central secret compartment, circa 1780, likely from Pennsylvania
height 84 inches, width 38 inches, depth 22 inches
Provenance: From the Collection of John Malcolm Buckey of Bloomfield, Connecticut

Estimate: $400 - $600

Federal Tiger Maple Candle Stand
with shaped tip top
height 27 1/2 inches, top 16″ x 21″

Estimate: $250 - $450

Pair of Sheraton Mahogany Game Tables
having turret corners, over panel inlaid skirts, on carved and reeded legs
New England circa 1830
Provenance Christie’s Oct 4, 2000 # 296 $4000
height 29 1/2 inches, width 36 inches, depth closed 18 inches, depth open 36 inches
From the Robert E Gilroy Estate of Hampton, Connecticut

Estimate: $500 - $900

Federal Mahogany Sideboard
probably Massachusetts, c. 1820
having shaped top over conforming case of three over center drawers flanked by bottle drawers and bowed doors, all rosewood banded drawers featuring panel inlays, all set on turned and fluted legs ending in brass capped feet and brass wheels, now fitted with bevel glass top
height 41 1/2 inches, length 70 1/2 inches, depth 25 inches
Provenance: From the Collection of the General Cigar Company acquired by the Cullman family

Estimate: $3000 - $5000

John Speed (British, 1552-1629) Engraved Map
“Africae Described,” circa 1676
Hand-colored engraving of Africa, featuring city views along the upper border, figures in regional dress along the sides, and ships, sea creatures and animals throughout, engraved by Abraham Goos, published by Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell, London, 1676
16″ x 20″ sight
Provenance: Property from the Estate of Henry J. and Judy Adams Smith

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Thomas Kitchin (English, 1718–1784) Engraved Map
“North America Wherein Are Particularly Distinguished the British Dominions, the United States, and the Adjacent Spanish Territories”, 1794
Hand-colored engraved map of eastern North America, published by Laurie & Whittle, second state depicting the United States, British Canada, and adjacent Spanish territories following the American Revolution, with detailed political boundaries, waterways, and geographic features. Dated 1794
17 1/2″ x 21 1/2″ sight
Provenance: Property from a Private Collection
Purchased B.C. Carlitz 121 S. 18th St., Philadelphia, 10/18/1962

Estimate: $300 - $500

Depot General de la Marine after Joshua Fisher (American, 1707–1783)
“Carte De La Baye Et Riviere De Delaware and Carte De L’Entree De La Riviere D’Hudson”, 1778
Two engraved nautical charts on one sheet, published in Paris by the Dépôt Général de la Marine. Depicting Delaware Bay and River together with New York Harbor and the entrance to the Hudson River
22″ x 34″ sight
Provenance: Property from a Private Collection

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Jodocus Hondius (Dutch, 1563–1612) and Jan Jansson (Dutch, 1588–1664) Engraved Map
“Asia recens summa cura delineata Auct. Jud. Hondio”, circa 1641
Hand-colored engraved map of Asia from the celebrated Mercator-Hondius atlas, published in Amsterdam. Depicting the continent from the Middle East to Japan with decorative cartouches, sailing vessels, and detailed geographic delineation characteristic of the Dutch Golden Age of Cartography. 15″ x 20″ sight
Provenance: Property from a Private Collection

Estimate: $300 - $500

Georg Braun (German, 1541–1622) and Frans Hogenberg (Flemish, 1535–1590) Engraved Map
“Die Furstliche Hauptstadt Königsberg…Riga”
From Civitates Orbis Terrarum, Liber Tertius, published by Peter von Brachel, Cologne, 1581
Copper engraving with original hand color depicting bird’s-eye views of Königsberg (present-day Kaliningrad) and Riga, Latin text on verso
15 1/2″ x 21″ sheet

Estimate: $300 - $500

Ten Framed Chinese Export Figure Studies
Watercolor and gouache on Italian laid paper, each depicting a full-length Chinese figure in traditional dress, including men, women and children, variously portrayed holding flowers, fans, vessels and other attributes, rendered in finely detailed polychrome pigments featuring elaborate patterned robes, jewelry and headdresses, likely Qing Dynasty, Late 18th/Early 19th Century
Paper bearing lion watermark and AGC countermark associated with the Galvani papermaking family of Cordenons, Italy
11″ x 8″ sheet

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Ohara Koson (Japanese, 1877-1945)
“Dove and Pigeon”
Japanese woodblock print, ink and color on paper, depicting a white dove descending above a pigeon
Signed lower right Koson, having red seal
9″ x 9″ sight, 16 1/2″ x 16 1/2″ frame
Provenance: Hara Shobo, Tokyo, Japan, retail label verso

Estimate: $150 - $250

Framed Japanese Silk Embroidery of a Rooster
silk embroidery depicting a rooster surrounded by flowering branches, bamboo and foliage, worked in cream, gray, blue and brown threads on a silk ground, likely Meiji period, 19th century
32″ x 32 1/2″ frame

Estimate: $200 - $400

Two Chinese Silk Embroidery Panels to include
cream-ground sleeve panels depicting birds, bats, peaches, pomegranates, flowers and foliage; and one red-ground example depicting figures in a garden landscape among flowering trees and peonies, each surrounded by decorative borders, circa 19th century
17″ x 28″ largest frame

Estimate: $200 - $400

Large Chinese Gilt and Lacquer Wood Panel of Guanyin
painting on wood panel depicting the goddess Guanyin standing in flowing robes holding a vase, accompanied by a red-crowned crane, executed in gilt and red on a black lacquer ground, Chinese calligraphic paper inscription verso
65″ x 46″ overall

Estimate: $500 - $1000

School of Gu Jianlong (Chinese, 1606-1687)
“Luo Shen Fu (Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River)”
Ink and watercolor on patterned silk, depicting the Goddess of the Luo River in elaborate robes before an extensive calligraphic inscription, executed in the gongbi style, likely 18th century, Qing Dynasty, Suzhou workshop tradition
Bearing signature Gu Jianlong Bing Ti and red seal Jianlong
60″ x 21 1/2″ sight

Estimate: $400 - $800

Near Pair of Chinese Hardwood Stands
with inset marble tops
height 31 3/4 inches, top 12 1/2″ x 16 1/2″

Estimate: $300 - $500

Far Eastern Campaign Chest
five drawers with iron handles and mounts
height 40 1/2 inches, top 16″ x 33 1/2″
Provenance: From the Robert E Gilroy Estate of Hampton, Connecticut

Estimate: $300 - $500

Black Lacquered Altar Table
console table having glass top
height 34 inches, top 15″ x 70″

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Japanese Negoro-Style Red Lacquer Hokai Covered Food Container
cylindrical form having horizontal raised bands, raised on four tall spreading feet, red lacquer exterior, removable cover and chased brass mounts decorated featuring shippo-tsunagi and foliate motifs, black lacquer interior, likely late Edo period, 18th/19th century
height 15 1/2 inches

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Chinese Carved Bamboo Brush Pot
cylindrical bamboo brush pot carved featuring stylized lotus decoration, having shaped rim and base, underside bearing old French wax seal
height 6 3/4 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Chinese Carved Cinnabar Covered Box
Circular covered box having carved red lacquer decoration depicting figures in a garden landscape on the cover, floral scroll panels, and black diaper ground
height 4 inches, diameter 7 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Taira Sadashige Signed Japanese Katana Sword
Japanese steel blade, having single fuller and engraved horimono gomabashi and Buddhist bonji, mounted in World War II period military-style mounts, having ray skin grip, brown cord wrapping, metal fittings and leather-covered scabbard, our translation of the signature is that it is made by Taira Sadashige resident of Saijo province May 1942
total length 39 inches, blade length 28 inches
Provenance: From a Briarcliff Manor Estate

Estimate: $2000 - $4000