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

Attributed to Hua Yan (Chinese 1682-1756) Chinese Watercolor on Silk Scroll
Before The Flower Festival In The Year Of The Boar
inscription painted by Xinluo Shanren at Zhaoqing
pseudonym for the famous Qing Dynasty painter Hua Yan (1682-1756)
95″ x 29 1/2″

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Large Chinese Ancestral Portrait of a Noblewoman
Late Qing Dynasty style, 19th century
Ink and color on silk, framed under glass
portrait depicting a seated noblewoman in full formal court attire, wearing a brilliant red robe embroidered with four-clawed dragons among clouds and waves, accented with phoenixes and auspicious motifs, elaborate headdress having floral ornament, tassels, and pearl strands
51″ x 26″
Condition: Light toning and scattered creases; water damage lower right, minor surface spotting; not examined out of frame

Estimate: $400 - $800

Set of Four 19th Century Chinese Export Nesting Tables
each rectangular top above a pierced lattice work apron, raised on faux-bamboo supports, graduating in size to fit neatly together with, hardwood construction dark stained finish
tallest 29 1/2 inches, top 16 1/2″ x 16 1/2″
Provenance: Property from a Essex, Connecticut estate
Condition: Good overall; age-expected wear, surface marks, minor losses

Estimate: $100 - $200

Chinese Hardwood Console Table
rectangular top, molded ends above a carved frieze depicting confronting dragons amid scrolling foliage, openwork spandrels and straight legs joined by stretchers, warm medium-brown finish, top sun fading and a darker circular area likely from prolonged object placement
China, 20th century
height 33 inches; width 49 inches; depth 16 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Pair of Chinese Export Portraits of Court Ladies
both oil on panel depicting elegant Geisha type women in traditional dress, one holding a silk fan, and the other resting her head upon her hand, each rendered in a refined Qing-style manner delicate facial features and traditional hair ornaments, presented in carved frames, 18th-19th century
23″ x 17″ sight, 28″ x 22″ frame
Provenance: A collection from Southbury, Connecticut

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Suite of Twelve Chinese Export School, Attributed to Sunqua Workshop (Canton 19th century) Studies of Horses
Watercolor paintings on pith paper, each depicting finely rendered horses in various poses—grazing, standing, reclining, and in motion—shown in varied coat colors including white, chestnut, dapple gray, and piebald, set within delicate landscape settings of trees, rocks, and rolling terrain
some with red seal marks, mounted on album sheets, some loss to paper
8″ x 7″ image
Provenance: Hastings House Antiques, Essex, Connecticut, 3/03/1973
Collection of Theodore Francis Green, former Senator to Rhode Island (per accompanying receipt, copy of receipt available)

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

George III Mahogany Side Chair
having carved back and seat rail, all set on cabriole legs carved knees ending in hairy paw feet, 18th century
height 39 1/2 inches, seat height 18 inches, width 23 1/2 inches

Estimate: $400 - $700

Franklin Anderson (American 1844-1891)
“View of the Hudson Highlands”
Oil on canvas depicting a Hudson River School landscape a rocky, brush-covered foreground overlooking the Hudson River, the distant Highlands rising along with the horizon beneath a mist-filled sky, the scene rendered in deep late-summer tones, presented in a gilt Federal style frame, ray pattern molding and acanthus leaf corners
Marked lower left F.A.
14″ x 23″ canvas, 22″ x 31″ frame
Accompanied by a Beman Galleries appraisal identifying the work and dating it circa 1870-1880.

Estimate: $4000 - $8000

Charles Meryon (French 1821-1868)
“La Morgue”, The Mortuary, 1854
Etching drypoint on laid paper
plate 8 1/2″ x 7 1/2″, 11″ x 10″ sheet
Provenance: Kennedy Galleries Rare Prints, 693 & 5th Ave, New York

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

John Bachmann (American 1814-1896)
“Panorama of the Seat of War”, 1864
Bird’s Eye View of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia, and of the Chesapeake Bay and beyond at the peak of the American Civil War
Chromolithograph, published New York: Charles Magnus, 1864
22″ x 30″ sheet
Provenance: Property from a Upper East Side, New York City Apartment

Estimate: $300 - $500

Russian Icon of St. Philip the Apostle
circular Russian icon depicting St. Philip the Apostle holding the Gospel, set against a gilt ground and surrounded by a decorative polychrome foliate border, the figure identified by Church Slavonic inscriptions reading “St. Philip” and “Apostle,” mounted on a shaped wooden backing, small chip to the front, likely 18th century or earlier
diameter 13 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

George Hirst Bogart (American 1864-1923)
“Twilight”
Oil on canvas tonalist landscape depicting a wooded scene tall trees silhouetted against a luminous golden sky and waning moon, opening to a distant clearing, rendered with rich atmospheric tones
Signed faintly lower right Bogart
28″ x 34″ canvas, 45 1/2″ x 37 1/2″ frame

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Two Jonathan Trumbull Documents
Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over the State of Connecticut to William Potter
signed Jonathan Trumbull,1807
height 8 1/2 ” x width 12 1/2″
along with John Treadwell, 1810 document

Estimate: $200 - $400

Ephemera Lot Bill of Lading
to include 50 square bales of cotton from Mobile, AL to New York on the Brig Russia 1833, three New Bedford merchants bank checks, promissory notes, 1840’s Alex Johnston Wiscasset and two unused marine bank checks New Bedford whales and ships
largest 10 1/2 inches

Estimate: $100 - $300

Pair of Silverplate Three-Light Candelabra
mid- to late-19th century silverplate three-light candelabra, each central candle socket surmounted by flame-form finial and flanked by scrolling arms terminating in candle cups, removable bobeches, the tapered fluted stems raised on circular bases, radiating decoration, one lower bobeche loose
height 23 in.
Provenance: A collection from Southbury, Connecticut

Estimate: $200 - $400

76 Piece Mulberry Dinner Service
extensive black transfer-decorated ceramic dinner service to include ten 9 1/2 inch plates, twelve 9 inch plates, twelve 8 inch plates, thirteen 6 inch bowls, twelve tea cups, six 4 1/4 inch plates / underplates, one lidded tureen, one teapot, one creamer, one covered sugar, one bowl, one pitcher, and five serving pieces, decorated scenic reserves and foliate borders

Estimate: $300 - $500

Pair of French Porcelain Table Lamps having Oval Portraits
possibly from Paris
vase height 16 1/2 inches, overall 36 inches
Provenance: From the collection of Richard “Chuck” McCarthy of Longmeadow, Massachusetts

Estimate: $300 - $500

28 Piece English Porcelain Dessert Service to include
23 shallow bowls, 2 rectangular trays, 2 openwork baskets along with raised centerpiece compote, early 19th century
compote height 4 1/2 inches, length 12 1/2 inches
Provenance: A collection from Southbury, Connecticut

Estimate: $500 - $1000

27 Piece English Porcelain Floral Decorated Dessert Service
to include five oval cake serving dishes, twelve circular dessert plates, two sauce tureens including covers and stands, a footed serving dish, and three rectangular serving plates
largest width 11 1/2 inches, largest diameter 15 inches, height 7 inches
Provenance: From a Park Avenue, New York Estate

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Oushak Room Size Carpet
9′ 6″ x 12′ 8″

Estimate: $4000 - $6000

Mahal Oriental Room Size Carpet
Navy field, dense allover floral motifs, in a multi-band border of stylized rosettes and vinework in red, ivory, and blue tones
10’x14′

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Oriental Runner
having repeating floral pattern
4′ x 15′ 5″
Provenance: A collection from Southbury, Connecticut

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bidjar Oriental Area Rug
5′ 8″ x 13′ 2″
Provenance: A collection from Southbury, Connecticut

Estimate: $600 - $1000

Silk Oriental Rug
Deep blue field centered by an elaborate radial medallion, radiating palmettes and scrolling floral motifs, in a finely detailed multi-band border in ivory, blue, and rust tones
5′ x 7’4″

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Caucasian Runner
18th/19th Century
dark brown to near-black field centering ivory geometric medallions flanked by stylized birds, trees, and latch-hook motifs, all in a reciprocal border, reduced in length from a larger runner, exhibits heavy wear and significant threadbare areas but retains bold graphic design
Provenance: Property from a Upper East Side, New York City Apartment
Condition: Extensive wear, heavy threadbare losses, repairs, and reductions; low pile and fraying throughout.

Estimate: $300 - $500