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

American Painted Firkin with Lid and Bail Handle
staved wooden bucket with old painted surface and iron bands, fitted with a removable lid and wire bail handle with turned wood grip.
likely New England, 19th century
height with handle 14 inches, diameter 11 inches.
Provenance: From the Estate of Robyn Gebroe, West Orange, NJ

Estimate: $200 - $400

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

Estimate: $200 - $400

Iron Floor Candelabra
height 55 inches, width 48 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Set of Four 19th Century Chinese Export Nesting Tables
each with rectangular top above a pierced lattice work apron, raised on faux-bamboo supports, graduating in size to fit neatly together, hardwood construction with 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 Two Panel Screen having Painted Cloth Panels Under Glass
pierce carved top and bottom
height 87 inches, width 62 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Pair of Chinese Hardwood Horseshoe-Back Armchairs (Yoke-Back Chairs)
each with a curved crest rail terminating in outward scrolling handholds above a shaped splat carved with a stylized motif, flanked by shaped arm supports continuing to a rectangular seat, raised on square legs joined by stretchers, warm reddish-brown finish.
likely China, 20th century
height 46 1/2 inches; width 26 inches; depth 18 inches; seat height 21 inches

Estimate: $400 - $800

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

Estimate: $400 - $600

Asian Polychrome Wooden Seated Figure
Carved wooden figure depicted seated in a meditative pose, retaining traces of polychrome decoration.
likely Asian, 20th century
height 24 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Pair of Chinese Vermillion Lacquered Incense Stands
depicting two dragons playing with a pearl, having Kangxi mark to underside
height 31 1/2 inches, top 17 1/2″ x 23″

Estimate: $400 - $800

Chinese Red Lacquer Instrumental Tabletop depicting double dragon playing with a pearl, having Kangxi mark to underside
height 34 1/2 inches, top 20 1/2″ x 39 1/4″

Estimate: $400 - $800

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

Estimate: $400 - $800

Chinese Porcelain Grisaille and Gilt Figural Dish
export plate featuring geisha beauties in a courtyard setting with scholars
diameter 9 1/4 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

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

Estimate: $200 - $400

Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Bottle Vase
long-neck vase decorated with flowering plants and landscape elements
19th century
height 9 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Five Chinese Famille Rose 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 Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain Brush Pot
or planter of cylindrical form decorated with figural courtyard scenes including attendants and architectural elements, painted in underglaze cobalt blue, the rim with a simple line border, old label to underside H.H.__Collection, on wooden stand
height 7 inches

Estimate: $800 - $1200

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 within the Baishi lineage; one Zhao Shao’ang (Chinese 1905 – 1998) style horizontal bird-and-flower painting with 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

Ming Style Pair of Chinese Silk Embroidered Sleeve Panels
each rectangular panel worked in silk thread depicting figural narrative scenes with attendants and mounted figures amid stylized landscape elements, the horseback scene showing two warriors in dynamic motion, one rider astride a galloping horse turning back toward his opponent, the other figure brandishing raised weapons, both dressed in traditional garments with red headgear and sashes, conveying a sense of action and martial display. Reserved on a dark ground with decorative upper borders, mounted and framed as a single display.
13 1/2″ x 7 1/2″ each panel, 20″ x 24″ frame

Estimate: $200 - $400

Two Chinese Scrolls on Silk Depicting Landscapes
each having seals / character marks
images: 42 1/2″ x 16″ and 51″ x 14″
Property of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III, from the Collection of Sandra Ferry Rockefeller

Estimate: $200 - $400

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 Figural Group Scroll
possibly depicting the FuLuShou, Shouxing (the star god of longevity) at the center with a large head and beard, alongside Lu Xing (the star god of Prosperity) and Fu Xing (the star god of Fortune)
along with five children playing at the feet of two female figures under a parasol of peacock feathers, 17th century
watercolor or tempera on silk
71″ x 38″
Provenance: Collection of Lee and Betty Lee Kolker, New York

Estimate: $500 - $1000

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 with delicate facial features and traditional hair ornaments, presented in carved frames.
23″ x 17″ sight, 28″ x 22″ frame
Provenance: A collection from Southbury, Connecticut

Estimate: $800 - $1200

After Barend Cornelis Koekkoek (Dutch 1803-1862)
“Figures on a Frozen River Before a Castle”
Oil on tin board
Name plaque inscribed J.H.B.Koekkoek, old auction label verso
7″ x 9″ board, 13″ x 15″ frame

Estimate: $300 - $500

Olaf Carl Wieghorst (Danish/American 1899-1988)
“Cowboy on Bucking Horse”,
Watercolor on paper
Signed lower left O.Wieghorst
11″ x 11″ sight , 24″ x 24″ frame
Provenance: Part of a large Western art collection from Massachusetts
Altermann and Morris Galleries, Dallas, Texas, 7/14/1993 ($4,000) copy of invoice and receipt available

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Russian Icon of the Life of Christ
tempera and gilt on panel depicting the Resurrection at center with surrounding narrative scenes illustrating events from the life of Christ including the Annunciation, Nativity, Baptism, Crucifixion, and related episodes, arranged in registers with inscriptions, Russia, 18th/19th century
12″ x 10″
Provenance: DuMouchelles Auction Gallery, 3/17/2015, Lot 69

Estimate: $200 - $400