Chinese Flambe Glazed Hu-Form Porcelain Vase
rectangular hu-form porcelain vase having deep purple-red flambe glaze suffused in blue, applied rectangular lug handles and celadon-glazed edges, bearing impressed six-character Tongzhi mark to base
height 12 1/2 inches
Pair of Asian Export Famille Rose and Blue and White Porcelain Bowls
Chinese or Japanese, each having scalloped gilt rim, decorated in underglaze blue and famille rose enamels featuring flowering branches and peaches, iron-red peach motif to underside, on carved wood stands
diameter 7 3/4 inches
Three Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jars to include
a covered jar featuring playing boys motif; and two baluster temple jars decorated in flowering prunus/apple branches featuring Kangxi style double blue circle mark on the underside
tallest height 9 inches
Provenance: From the Robert E Gilroy Estate of Hampton, Connecticut
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Gu-Form Vases
having flared trumpet rims and central bands, decorated in underglaze blue featuring birds amongst flowering branches, the lower sections featuring stylized floral and geometric motifs
height 16 1/2 inches, diameter 8 1/2 inches each
Provenance: purchased at Nadeau’s Auction Gallery, June 7, 2008, Lot 25, for $1,100 hammer ($1,265 including buyer’s premium); copy of original receipt available.
From the Robert E Gilroy Estate of Hampton, Connecticut
Chinese Parcel-Gilt Bronze Figural Censer, 17th Century
cast as a caparisoned mule standing having one foreleg raised, the detachable cover modeled as a bearded scholar wearing long robes and a broad-brimmed hat, holding an open book, cloud-form aperture to the reverse, repaired hand and horse leg
height 13 inches
Provenance: Property from an Important New England Collection, acquired in Chicago, circa 1994;
Sotheby’s, New York, Important Chinese Works of Art, March 17-18, 2015, Lot 381, purchased for $5,000 according to family database records
From the Robert E Gilroy Estate of Hampton, Connecticut
Large Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Jardiniere
large porcelain jardiniere painted in underglaze blue depicting figures and an attendant horse in a continuous landscape featuring pine trees, rockwork and garden architecture, having diaper and floral border at rim and lappet border at base
height 10 1/2 inches, diameter 18 1/2 inches
107 Pieces Whiting Sterling Silver Flatware Set in King Albert Pattern
to include 12 dinner forks, 12 luncheon forks, 12 salad forks, one serving fork, four cocktail forks, one olive fork, four place spoons, 12 tea spoons, six soup spoons, two sugar spoons, 12 dinner knives, 12 luncheon knives, one ladle, nine solid butter knives, one jelly knife, one master butter knife, five serving pieces
94.7 troy ounces plus 29 weighted handles
Four Piece Silver Lot
to include serving spoon John Beldenor London 1793 two marrow scoops Richard Crossley London 1790 and William Ely Wm Fearn London 1799, along with one sugar tong
8.5 troy ounces
Sterling and Coin Silver Group
to include various spoons, forks, napkin rings, along with various silver plate flatware
total weight 25.7 troy ounces
Provenance: From the Enfield Historical Society, 2025 Deaccession
52 Piece English Sterling Silver Flatware Set by James Robinson
to include one dinner fork, eight luncheon forks, eight salad forks, seven tablespoons, nine tea spoons, eight dinner knives, eight butter knives (solid blades), one master butter knife, one serving spoon, one slotted serving spoon
66.2 troy ounces plus 16 weighted handles
29 Piece Sterling Silver Flatware Set
to include nine dinner forks, eight luncheon salad forks, six tablespoons, six teaspoons
34.2 troy ounces
Provenance: From the Enfield Historical Society, 2025 Deaccession
51 Piece Reed and Barton Sterling Silver Flatware Set
in hammered antique glossy pattern, to include 10 dinner forks, five salad / fish forks, two tablespoons, four teaspoons, 18 dinner knives, four butter knives, fish knives, five serving forks, three serving spoons
57.9 troy ounces plus 26 weighted handles
Job Tripp London 1755 Tankard
domed top with open-work thumbpiece, tapered body with applied mid-rib scroll handle, engraved script initials “RTH”, mark apparently Grimwade #1723
height 7 1/2 inches, 27.7 troy ounces
Provenance: Property from the Estate of Henry J. and Judy Adams Smith
John East London 1706 Britannia Tankard
flat-top with cut front rim and cast scroll thumbpiece scrolled handle with baluster drop above engraved block initials “I W” and dog-nosed terminal
height 7 3/4 inches, 29.0 troy ounces
Provenance: Property from the Estate of Henry J. and Judy Adams Smith
Benjamin Godfrey London 1740 Coffee Pot
tapered body having tucked in base over circular molded rim foot double-domed lid and wooden scroll handle, engraved crest out of a ducal coronet, a demi-lion rampant above a motto: “Corona Mea Christus” (Christ Crowns Me) as used by the Chetwode family
height 8 7/8 inches, 18.4 troy ounces
Provenance: Property from the Estate of Henry J. and Judy Adams Smith
John Wakelin and Robert Garrard I London 1792 Salver
elliptical shape having reeded rim and four panel feet, center engraved with two coats of arms, impaled on a shield under a lion sejant crest
16″ x 12 1/4″, 42.3 troy ounces
Provenance: Property from the Estate of Henry J. and Judy Adams Smith
William Pierce Stubbs (American, 1842–1909)
“Clipper Ship ‘Amy Turner’, Boston”
Oil on canvas depicting the three-masted American clipper ship Amy Turner under full sail in coastal waters, with lighthouse and additional sailing vessel in the distance.
Signed lower left Stubbs
22″ x 32″ canvas
Provenance: Vose Galleries of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, inventory no. 31050.
From the Collection of Joseph Flack of Burlington, CT
Edmund Darch Lewis (American, 1835-1910)
Mountainous Farm Landscape with Pond, 1877
Oil on canvas housed in giltwood frame, featuring pond, farmhouse and distant mountains
Signed and dated lower right E.D. Lewis 1877
20″ x 36″ canvas, 27 1/2″ x 43″ frame
Provenance: Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches, June 9, 2018
Hudson River School (American, 19th Century)
Mountainous River Valley Landscape
Oil on canvas featuring a broad river winding through steep wooded mountains, sailboats in the distance and a homestead nestled among autumn foliage in the foreground
Unsigned
22″ x 36″ canvas, 33″ x 47″ frame
Note: The composition bears stylistic similarities to the work of John Frederick Kensett (American, 1816-1872)
Attributed to James Northcote, R.A. (British, 1746-1831)
Portrait of a Gentleman in a Red Coat
Oil on canvas laid on board depicting a bust-length portrait of a gentleman wearing a powdered wig, red coat and yellow waistcoat
Old handwritten attribution label verso
30″ x 25″ board
William Frederick Yeames, R.A. (British, 1835-1918)
Portrait of a Young Girl
Oil on canvas housed in a carved giltwood frame
Depicting a young girl in a white dress holding a small bunch of blue flowers
Signed lower left W. F. Yeames
18″ x 14″ canvas, 23″ x 19″ frame
Two: American Primitive School, Late 18th/Early 19th Century
Pair of Profile Portraits of a Gentleman and Lady
Oil on canvases laid on boards, depicting a gentleman with gray hair and white stock and a lady wearing an elaborate lace cap, each shown in profile
Housed in matching carved and stained wood frames featuring rosette corners
19″ x 14 1/2″ frames