2026 Major Spring Americana & Chinese Auction Featuring Items From the John D Rockefeller III Estate

After Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch 1606-1669)
“The Descent from the Cross”, 19th century
Etching after the 1633 Second Plate, on laid paper, signed and dated in the plate, from the Recueil de Quatre-Vingt-Cinq Estampes Originales as issued by H.L. Basan
23″ x 18″ sight, 41″ x 36″ frame
Provenance: DuMouchelles Auction Gallery, 11/15/2015, Lot 112037 ($3,750)

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Reginald Marsh (American 1898-1954)
Battery (Belles), 1938
Etching and engraving, Whitney Museum edition 72/100 (printed 1969)
Initialed and dated in plate lower right, WM embossed blindstamp lower right margin
9″ x 12″ sight

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Arthur Clifton Goodwin (American 1864-1929)
Looking at Central Park from a Building Nearby
Oil on masonite depicting a tree-lined park in autumn, a roadway in the foreground featuring automobiles and pedestrians, painted in loose Impressionist brushwork.
Signed lower right “A. C. Goodwin”
13″ x 12″
Provenance: Old Kinderhook Auction Company, Valatie, NY, 8/08/2023, Lot 145 ($3,000)

Estimate: $400 - $800

Lockwood de Forest (American 1850-1932)
“Niagara Rapids”, 1871
Oil on masonite
Initialed and dated lower right “L de F 25/71″
11″ x 18″ board, 17″ x 24” frame
Provenance: Shannon’s Auction, Connecticut, 6/23/2022, Lot 48 ($2,857)

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Fanny Flora Bond Palmer (American 1812-1876) for Currier and Ives
“Scenery on the Hudson View Near Anthony’s Nose”
Hand-colored lithograph, published by Currier & Ives depicting a picturesque Hudson River scene with sailboats, sheep grazing on a hillside, and a dramatic mountain view
14 1/2″ x 20″ sight, 21 1/2″ x 26″ frame

Estimate: $150 - $300

After John William Hill (American 1812-1879)
“Rockland Lake, Cutting Ice”, circa 1845
Hand-colored lithograph by G. & W. Endicott, New York, depicting figures harvesting ice on Rockland Lake
12″ x 17 3/4″ image
Provenance: Kennedy Galleries Inc., New York, 2/27/1987

Estimate: $150 - $300

Black Joe Jackson (American 1922-1997)
“Fishin’ Hole”
Acrylic on board
African American folk art depicting a stylized figure seated while fishing with rod and line, the caught fish hanging below, rendered in a native folk manner against a textured landscape and sky
Signed along with right edge Black Joe Jackson
15 1/2″ x 11 1/2″
Provenance: From the Estate of Robyn Gebroe, West Orange, NJ

Estimate: $200 - $300

Black Joe Jackson (American 1922-1997)
“The Resurrection”
Acrylic on board
African American folk art depicting stylized white silhouetted figures ascending through a landscape toward a celestial gathering of angels above a church, rendered in a visionary spiritual manner against a richly colored abstract background.
Signed lower right Black Joe Jackson, titled lower right
48″ x 43″
Provenance: From the Estate of Robyn Gebroe, West Orange, NJ

Estimate: $400 - $800

Two Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Covered Jars
of baluster form decorated in dense scrolling floral vines and stylized blossoms above a lappet border, height 18 inches, one having landscape motif, each surmounted by domed covers, some repairs

Estimate: $300 - $500

Chinese Export Porcelain Charger and Large Bowl
including a porcelain charger decorated in central floral spray and cobalt blue bordered cartouches, together with with a large porcelain bowl in cobalt blue border and floral decoration, charger with spider hairline crack to the center, 18th century
height 4 1/2 inches; bowl diameter 11 1/2 inches
Provenance: A collection from Southbury, Connecticut

Estimate: $300 - $600

Two Chinese Black Ground Porcelain Table Lamps
one of square baluster form and the other of ginger jar form mounted as table lamp, each decorated in flowering prunus branches and perched birds in white and polychrome enamels on a black famille noir ground
heights, 18 1/2 inches, 16 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Garden Seat, Later Mounted as Lamp Base
hexagonal Chinese porcelain garden seat decorated scrolling foliate panels in underglaze blue. the body drilled for electrical wiring and later fitted with a black plinth and brass lamp standard. the top opening indicates the original porcelain seat or cover is missing.
porcelain height 13 1/2 inches; total height 26 inches

Estimate: $400 - $800

Four Chinese Porcelain Vases and Table Lamp
including a famille verte baluster vase depicting figures in a garden setting, a rectangular cobalt-ground vase featuring famille rose panels of flowers and landscape scenes, a black-ground flowering prunus branches vase, and a similar example mounted as a table lamp having polychrome floral and bird decoration
tallest vase height 15 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Five Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Pieces
including two globular jars in decorated prunus blossoms, square-section tea caddy vase decorated in figural and landscape panels and patterned borders, cylinder vase along with figural teapot
tallest height 11 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Asian Bronze Teapot
small cast bronze teapot of globular form having upright handle and short spout, fitted domed lid, surface in dark patina and wear consistent with age and use.
likely China or Southeast Asia, 18th century or earlier
height 5 1/4 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Two Chinese Celadon Porcelain Vases to include
crackle glaze vase of bottle form having bulbous lower body and stepped cylindrical neck, covered in a pale celadon glaze featuring pronounced crackle throughout, raised on a short foot, underside bearing a Qianlong Qing mark and additional paper label
height 14 1/2 inches
along with Republic Meiping style five clawed dragon vase having iron red underglaze crashing waves, height 17 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Charger
Qianlong Period, Possibly the Arms of Marchant and Gallard, underglaze blue decorated charger, central European armorial shield depicting a bird standing beneath a leafy branch in elaborate mantling and crest, the cavetto having floral reserves on a diaper ground and the rim in geometric border, small chip to left rim, late 18th century
diameter 12 1/2 inches
Provenance: A collection from Southbury, Connecticut

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Charger
Qianlong Period, Arms of the Peers of Barard Accollée Mareschal of Forez, underglaze blue decorated charger central armorial shield depicting three mullets above a bear, surrounded by elaborate mantling and crest, the cavetto floral reserves on a diaper ground and the rim geometric border, label on reverse for William H. Plummer & Company Limited, New York City, circa 1750
diameter 12 1/2 inches
Provenance: A collection from Southbury, Connecticut

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Vases
having figural and landscape scenes of women weaving silk, bearing Kangxi marks, both having two wooden covers
height 18 inches

Estimate: $400 - $800

Pair of Chinese Export Famille Rose Hexagonal Vases Mounted as Lamps
tall six-sided porcelain baluster-form vases decorated in famille rose enamels panels depicting figures in garden settings and courtly scenes beneath trees and pavilions, the lower sections equestrian and processional scenes including a mounted rider beneath banners and attendants, all in decorative borders at the neck and base, mounted as table lamps on wood bases. One chips to the top rim, late Qing dynasty
height of vases 21 inches; overall height 37 inches
Provenance: A collection from Southbury, Connecticut

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Chinese Export Armorial Porcelain Charger
Famille rose decorated charger having central flowering plant and insects in an iron-red and gilt scroll border, the rim in alternating reserves of birds and underglaze blue dragons and fish, surmounted by a European armorial crest depicting an eagle and crossed swords above a tower and a row of six roundels, Qianlong Period 18th century
diameter 14 inches
Provenance: A collection from Southbury, Connecticut

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Pair of Famille Verte Chinese Vases Mounted as Lamps
pleated shades and wood bases, 19th to early 20th century
vase height 13 1/2 inches, overall height 24 inches
Provenance: Property from a Private Collection at 791 Park Avenue Designed by Cullman & Kravis, Inc

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vase
baluster-form porcelain vase having flared rim, decorated in famille rose enamels of figural court scenes including attendants and dignitaries in architectural settings beneath stylized clouds and landscape elements, the neck featuring additional scholars in conversation
height 16 1/2 inches
Provenance: A collection from Southbury, Connecticut

Estimate: $200 - $400

Set of Four Chinese Blanc-De-Chine Porcelain Models of Luohans
each having draped robes and a distinct expression, featuring varied attributes held in the hands symbolizing different spiritual virtues, all in a creamy white glaze, likely 20th century, one having large crack to back
height 32 inches

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Birge, Mallory & Co. Triple Decker Shelf Clock
mahogany triple decker shelf clock open escapement and Roman numeral dial, the case featuring turned columns, mirrored lower panel, and painted tablet depicting Mount Vernon, interior label reading “Patent Brass Eight-Day Clocks Manufactured and Sold by Birge, Mallory & Co., Bristol, Conn.”; includes weights and pendulum.
circa 1840.
height 37 1/4 inches
Provenance: From the collection of Richard “Chuck” McCarthy of Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Estimate: $300 - $500