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

Four Cast Iron Horse Head Hitching Post Horse Ties to include
pair of black painted horse heads having double rings, smaller black painted horse having single ring along with red and white painted horse having double ring, tallest height 13 inches
Provenance: From the Estate of Robyn Gebroe, West Orange, NJ

Estimate: $200 - $400

Wrigley’s Chewing Gum “Spearmint Man” Metal Display
featuring the Spearmint Man figure display open arms “Be Sure It’s Wrigley’s”, the celluloid face intact, the metal stand having areas of paint loss and wear, Hansen Manufacturing Co., Chicago, circa 1940
height 13 1/2 inches, width 14 inches
along with framed 1928 Country Magazine advertisement page for Wrigley’s gum
Provenance: From the Estate of Robyn Gebroe, West Orange, NJ

Estimate: $200 - $400

RCA His Master’s Voice Porcelain Advertising Sign
the dog Nipper looking into the phonograph horn, porcelain on steel, mounting holes in 4 corners.
18″ x 24″
Provenance: From the Estate of Robyn Gebroe, West Orange, NJ

Estimate: $200 - $400

Carousel Clown Face Mascot Medallion
painted metal, likely from arcade or park carousel
diameter 17 inches
Provenance: From the Estate of Robyn Gebroe, West Orange, NJ

Estimate: $200 - $300

Decorative Shellwork Sailor’s Valentine
An octagonal hinged case opening to reveal shellwork panels, one side the inscription “Think of Me When Far Away” surrounded by floral motifs, a central heart in geometric patterns, all executed in colorful shells.
Width open 23 1/2 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Folk Art Sailor’s Valentine Double Panel Shellwork
octagonal hinged wooden case opening to reveal two shellwork panels arranged in radiating geometric and floral patterns, composed of various natural shells in pastel tones, under glass, late 19th/early 20th century
9″ x 17 1/2″ open

Estimate: $800 - $1200

American Blue-Green Painted Firkin having Swing Handle
staved wooden bucket, old blue-green painted surface, lid, and bentwood swing handle
likely New England, 19th century
height handle 14 inches, diameter 10 inches
Provenance: From the Estate of Robyn Gebroe, West Orange, NJ

Estimate: $200 - $400

Three Piece Lot
two firkins and one covered pantry box
height 11 inches
Provenance: From the Estate of Robyn Gebroe, West Orange, NJ

Estimate: $200 - $400

Italian Wrought Iron Candle Stand
circular top having arrowhead gallery, turned support mounted with elaborate ironwork scrolls, leaves, and flowers, raised on triple scroll feet
possibly early 17th century
height 60 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Iron Floor Candelabra
height 55 inches, width 48 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Two American Primitive Shelves
to include two individual open shelves having bootjack-form ends, of simple construction, retaining traces of old paint.
American, 19th century.
larger shelf: height 47 inches, width 36 1/2 inches, depth 10 inches
smaller shelf: height 33 1/2 inches, width 37 inches, depth 13 inches
Provenance: From the Estate of Robyn Gebroe, West Orange, NJ

Estimate: $300 - $500

Group of Five Various Early Buckets with Metal Staves
height 19 inches
Provenance: From the Estate of Robyn Gebroe, West Orange, NJ

Estimate: $300 - $450

Nest of Four Chinese Hardwood Tables
pierce carving
height 29 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Large Hardwood Altar Table
having raised ends and pierce carving
height 34 inches, length 116 inches

Estimate: $400 - $600

Chinese Hardwood Altar Table
pierce carved
height 33 inches, top 16 1/2″ x 47 1/2″

Estimate: $400 - $800

Bronze Figure of Chinese Deity Wen Chang Wang Seated
the Daoist god of literature and culture or high ranking figure, Ming to early Qing dynasty
height 16 inches

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Chinese Hardwood Bed
caned seat, carved circles, and cushion pillows
height 31 inches, length 86 1/2 inches, depth 42 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Pair of Chinese Hardwood Armchairs
height 39 1/2 inches, seat height 19 1/2 inches, width 23 inches

Estimate: $400 - $800

Bronze Figure of Uma along with Brass Thai Apsara Dancer
Uma standing in tribhanga on a lotus base, her left arm pendant and her right raised, clas in a dhoti and wearing a conical headdress, South India Tamil Nadu Nayaka period 17th to 18th century
height 5 1/2 inches, dancer height 7 inches

Estimate: $100 - $300

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Crane Figurines
or storks standing molded feather detail, perched on naturalistic bases
height 9 1/2 inches
Provenance: A collection from Southbury, Connecticut

Estimate: $200 - $400

Two Piece Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Lot
to include a stem cup, having carp decoration to the interior height 4 1/2 inches, and a plate having character marks to underside, not a matched set

Estimate: $200 - $400

Five Chinese Rose Medallion and Mandarin Garniture Group
to include a pair of ribbed bottle neck vases, a pair of trumpet neck vases along with one bowl
tallest height 7 inches
Provenance: Property from a Private Collection at 791 Park Avenue Designed by Cullman & Kravis, Inc
S.Wyler 1/13/1990 ($5000)

Estimate: $400 - $800

Chinese Wucai Dragon Gu Vase
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: $200 - $400

Three Framed Chinese Watercolors or Woodblock to include
one vertical composition depicting two bear cubs beneath autumn foliage, inscribed and dated 1939, executed in Beijing possibly in the Baishi lineage; one Zhao Shao’ang (Chinese 1905 – 1998) style horizontal bird-and-flower painting calligraphic inscription reading “Pure charm of flowers and birds” and red seals; and one floral study woodblock of a blossoming peony signed Qi Baishi (Chinese 1864 – 1957)
29″ x 14″ largest frame
Provenance: Property from a Upper East Side, New York City Apartment

Estimate: $200 - $400

Three Framed Chinese Roundel Paintings on Silk
including a circular silk panel depicting a bird perched on a leafy branch bearing red fruit, and a circular silk panel depicting two scholars seated beneath a pine tree calligraphic inscription, both executed in ink and color on silk, each mounted and framed along with shaped watercolor depicting a lady seated in a boat in a riverside landscape willow tree and inscription
likely 19th century, Qing dynasty
19″ x 29″ largest frame

Estimate: $300 - $500