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

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, 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 with 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 with 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 with whales and ships
largest 10 1/2 inches

Estimate: $100 - $300

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

Estimate: $200 - $400

76 Piece Transferware 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 with 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.

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

Serabend Carpet
having all over stylized leaf decoration in blue on a claret
ground, West Persian 20th century
7′ x 10’2″
Provenance: Property of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III, from the Collection of Sandra Ferry Rockefeller

Estimate: $300 - $500

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

Estimate: $800 - $1200

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

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Sultanabad Oriental Carpet
worn
8′ 6″ x 10′
Provenance: Property of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III, from the Collection of Sandra Ferry Rockefeller

Estimate: $300 - $500

Caucasian Runner
18th/19th Century
With a dark brown to near-black field centering ivory geometric medallions flanked by stylized birds, trees, and latch-hook motifs, all within 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

Northwest Persian Rug
dark blue round with a repeating geometric “boteh” design within six various outer borders of stylized trellis leaves and vines, early 20th century
3′ 9″ x 6′ x5″
Provenance: Property of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III, from the Collection of Sandra Ferry Rockefeller
Condition: Overall good condition; very minor sun fading, trimmed, unraveling

Estimate: $400 - $800

South Caucasian Rug
decorated in geometric patterns in corel, peach, brown, blue, and cream on a blue ground set within a similar border, late 19th to early 20th century
4′ 6″ x 8′ 3″
Provenance: Property of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III, from the Collection of Sandra Ferry Rockefeller
Condition: Overall good condition

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Daghestan Prayer Rug
Northeast Caucasus, late 19th Century
4′ x 4′ 10″
Provenance: Property of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III, from the Collection of Sandra Ferry Rockefeller
Condition: overall fair condition, unraveling, wear, sun fading

Estimate: $150 - $300

Sarouk Carpet
decorated with all over vases of flowers on a coral ground set within similar dark blue and claret border
4′ 7″ x 4′ 7″
Provenance: Property of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III, from the Collection of Sandra Ferry Rockefeller
Condition: overall fair condition, some sun fading and wear

Estimate: $200 - $400

Sarab Runner
West Persia, early 20th century
with a central small triangular medallion set on a floral ground surrounded by stepped geometric medallions
11′ x 3′ 2″
Provenance: Property of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III, from the Collection of Sandra Ferry Rockefeller

Estimate: $400 - $800

Tekke Turkoman Rug
the claret-ground with three rows of fourteen-shaped octagonal guls within multiple borders of flower heads, zig-zags and latch hooks, early 20th century
4’3″ x 6′ 7″
Provenance: Property of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III, from the Collection of Sandra Ferry Rockefeller

Estimate: $100 - $200

Sarab Runner
with a central small triangular medallion set on a floral ground surrounded by stepped geometric medallions, West Persia early 20th Century
3′ 3″ x 10′ 10″
Provenance: Property of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III, from the Collection of Sandra Ferry Rockefeller
Condition: Overall fair condition; fringe trimmed, showing wear

Estimate: $400 - $800

Northwest Persian Carpet
medium blue ground with an allover “herati” pattern within a major pale red colored border of rosettes and geometric trellis, early 20th century
9′ x 11′ 8″
Provenance: Property of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III, from the Collection of Sandra Ferry Rockefeller
Condition: Overall fair to good condition; some unraveling, some edges bound, losses to fringe

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Group of Three Chinese Rugs
to include a 19th century North China Ningxia mat, a late 19th to early 20th century Chinese rug featuring central blue geometric medallion with white floral decoration on a beige ground, and a 20th century Chinese rug with two central circular medallions in dark blue and cream on a blue ground surrounded by a Greek-key and floral border
2′ 10″ x 3′ 2″, 1′ 10″ x 3′ 2″, 2′ 6″ x 3′ 8″ respectively
Provenance: Property of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III, from the Collection of Sandra Ferry Rockefeller
Conditions: Ningxia mat in overall poor condition with fragmentary, wear and sun fading, cut and unraveled, Chineses rugs in fair to good condition one having trimmed fringes, one having minor wear

Estimate: $350 - $700