January 2026 Annual New Year's Day Auction

Fra Semplice da Verona (Italian 1589-1654)
A Kneeling Monk
Fine Old Master study of a kneeling monk in profile, executed in black chalk with touches of red chalk on gray-blue paper; the figure is rendered with sensitive modeling of the drapery folds and a devotional upward gaze characteristic of early 17th-century Italian monastic studies
Black and red chalk on gray-blue paper
10 1/4″ x 7 1/2″
Provenance: From a Park Avenue, New York Estate
From the collection of Robert Lehman, New York, a distinguished connoisseur of Old Master drawings whose holdings now form a major part of the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Estimate: $3000 - $5000

Théodore Chassériau (French 1819-1856)
“Seated Child”, 1852
depicting a young child seated upon drapery, rendered with tender naturalism and delicate tonal shading; the drawing demonstrates Chassériau’s refined academic draftsmanship and emotional sensitivity, hallmarks of his late style bridging Romanticism and early modern portrait study
Graphite on paper
Signed and dated “Th.re Chassériau 1852” lower left
10 1/4″ x 8″
Provenance: From a Park Avenue, New York Estate
Private Collection, France; Wildenstein & Co., New York
Exhibited: French XIX Century Drawings, Wildenstein & Co., New York, 1948, no. 6
The Art of Drawing 1500-1950, Wildenstein & Co., London, 1953, no. 88
Timeless Master Drawings, Wildenstein & Co., New York, 1955, no. 110
Exposición de dibujos del Renacimiento al Siglo XX, Caracas, 1957, no. 23

Estimate: $5000 - $10000

Continental School (18th/19th Century)
“Design for an Ornamental Classical Vase”
depicting a large neoclassical urn with figural masks, acanthus leaves, and grapevine ornamentation; the design is executed with architectural precision and decorative refinement, suggesting a presentation drawing for a bronze or marble vessel
Pen and ink wash on paper
Signed lower right G.Merino
15″ x 10 1/2″
Provenance: Property from a Prominent New York City Collector

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Follower of François Boucher (French 1703-1770)
“A Peasant Girl and Two Children”
depicting a young woman seated outdoors with a child on her back and another reaching for her hand, set within a softly wooded landscape; executed with delicate modeling and the tender sentiment characteristic of Boucher and his Rococo circle
Pastel and pencil on paper
12” x 8 1/2″
Provenance: Property from a Prominent New York City Collector
Sotheby’s (label verso)
Exhibited: Douanes Exhibition, Paris

Estimate: $400 - $800

Max Kuehne (American 1880-1968)
Window View of the Beach
Depicting a vase of flowers and pears on a table before an open window overlooking figures playing on a sunlit beach, rendered in bold, pointillist brushwork with vivid complementary colors
Oil on canvas board
Signed lower right Kuehne
18″ x 14″

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Albert Jacques Franck (Canadian 1899-1973)
“Behind Robert Street” Winter Neighborhood Scene, 1965
depicting a tightly cropped view of snow-covered row houses framed by the stark silhouettes of leafless trees, the muted palette of ochres, browns, and slate blues evokes the quiet stillness of a city winter; Francks’ refined modernist style blends realism and abstraction, emphasizing rhythmic composition and expressive structure
Oil on board
Signed and dated lower right Franck ’65
16″ x 12″
Provenance: Roberts Gallery, United Dealers, Toronto

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

John Francis Murphy (American 1853-1921)
Tonalist Landscape with a Stream, 1886
depicting a quiet pastoral scene with trees reflected in a calm lake beneath a softly illuminated sky; the atmospheric composition and restrained palette of greens, browns, and silvery blues reflect Murphy’s poetic Tonalist approach, emphasizing mood and subtle transitions of light
Oil on canvas, laid on board
Signed and dated lower right John F. Murphy ’86
Labeled verso “Henry Schulteis,Paintings, Prints, Framing, 142 Fulton
Street, New York”
11 1/4″ x 15 1/4″
Provenance: Property from a Prominent New York City Collector

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Georges Rouault (French 1871-1958)
“Personnage de Cirque” (homme debout), 1906
Expressive early watercolor depicting a standing circus figure, executed with Rouault’s characteristic bold contouring, compressed forms, and somber tonal layering; the figure—rendered with loose, energetically applied washes of blue, ochre, and umber—reflects Rouault’s interest in the theatrical and human condition during his important early circus period
Watercolor on paper
Signed and dated lower right G. Rouault 1906
8 3/4″ x 6 3/4″
Provenance: From a Park Avenue, New York Estate
Jean Bernheim-Jeune, Paris.
M. Knoedler & Co., New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, by 1960
Literature: B. Dorival, Rouault, L’Oeuvre Peint, Monaco, 1988, p. 56, no. 132 (illustrated)

Estimate: $20000 - $40000

William Trost Richards (American 1833-1905)
“The Tintagel Coast”
Atmospheric seascape study rendered with layered, textural strokes in soft greens, blues, and pale ochres, the composition divided by a central band of surf meeting calm water, capturing Richards’ characteristic sensitivity to light, motion, and natural detail.
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right W.T.Richards
9″ x 18″
Provenance: Pierce Galleries, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

William LaValley (American 1862-1943)
“Indian Summer”
depicting a serene autumn landscape with sunlight filtering through tall trees and golden foliage, opening onto a distant view of rolling hills under a clear sky; the composition captures the warm, tranquil atmosphere of late fall, rendered with richly textured brushwork and naturalistic color
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right Wm. LaValley and titled on the nameplate Indian Summer
24″ x 30″

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Adolf Schreyer (German 1828-1899)
“Wallachians with Pack Horses” circa 1870-1880
depicting a group of Wallachian horsemen leading Arabian pack-horses across a rugged landscape, dominated by a central rider in a brown coat and red-and-white feathered turban mounted on a white Arabian. Additional figures guide chestnut, black, and brown pack horses through the terrain, with a distant fortified city silhouetted on the horizon. Scattered trees and earthen paths animate the foreground, while pink evening clouds rise against an azure sky in Schreyer’s characteristic atmospheric style.
Oil on canvas, presented in a 19th-century gilt European Baroque Revival frame.
Signed lower left Ad Schreyer
19 1/2″ x 25 1/2″

Estimate: $3000 - $5000

Tadeusz Dominik (Polish 1928-2014)
“Kultury” Cultures, 1960
Expressive abstract composition from Dominik’s early period, composed of layered circular and rectilinear forms in warm ochres, golds, browns, and deep earth tones, built up with rich impasto and gestural brushwork. The surface is animated by rhythmic, organic repetitions suggestive of light, movement, and natural patterning—hallmarks of Dominik’s mature vocabulary.
Oil on canvas.
Signed D. Dominik lower right; verso titled, dated, and inscribed “Tadeusz Dominik, ‘KULTURY (Cultures)’, 1960, olej,
25 ½” x 31 ½”

Estimate: $6000 - $10000

Pierre Doutreleau (French/American B.1938)
“First Down”
Dynamic large-scale football scene rendered in Doutreleau’s signature bold, gestural style; the composition captures the explosive movement of the offensive and defensive lines at the moment of impact, built up with thick impasto and sweeping palette-knife strokes in blue, white, ochre, and green, a powerful example of the artist’s celebrated sports imagery
Oil on canvas
Signed Doutreleau lower right
36″ x 51″
Label: Wally Findlay Galleries, New York ($3,500)

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Frans David Oerder (Dutch/South African 1867-1944)
“Yellow Roses”
still life of softly illuminated yellow roses arranged against a warm, shadowed ground, painted with the delicate, atmospheric brushwork associated with Oerder’s floral works
Oil on wood panel
Signed lower left, old handwritten label verso
11 1/2″ x 15″

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Rafael Senet y Pérez (Spanish 1856-1926)
Girl with an Oil Lamp, Venezia, 1898
interior showing a young girl illuminated by the warm glow of an oil lamp she holds, her face delicately modeled by the concentrated light; Senet’s mastery of atmosphere and chiaroscuro is evident in the intimate, softly rendered composition, characteristic of his celebrated Venetian-period works
Oil on board
Signed R. Senet and inscribed Venezia ’98 lower left
13 1/2″ x 7″

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Circle of Denys Calvaert (Flemish/Italian 1540-1619)
“Mater Dolorosa”, Our Lady of Sorrows, Roman School (16th Century)
Oval devotional portrait of the Virgin Mother Mary in mourning, her eyes cast downward in quiet sorrow, wearing a white veil and grey robe; the black ground is encircled by a delicate Latin inscription in gold reading “Fili, quid fecisti nobis? Ecce, pater tuus et ego dolentes quaerebamus te” (Luke 2:48), translating to “Son, why have you done this to us? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in sorrow.”
Oil on copper, presented in a richly carved and giltwood frame
9″ x 6 1/2″
Provenance: Property from a Prominent New York City Collector

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

K.P.M. Porcelain Plaque After Sir Anthony van Dyck (Flemish 1599-1641)
Portrait of Sir Anthony van Dyck
Finely painted porcelain plaque, depicting the Flemish Baroque painter Anthony van Dyck in three-quarter profile, dressed in a dark coat with white collar, rendered with exceptional smoothness and subtle tonal transitions typical of high-quality 19th-century German porcelain painting
Stamped K.P.M. on the verso
10″ x 7 1/2″
Provenance: Property from a Prominent New York City Collector

Estimate: $500 - $1000

K.P.M. Porcelain Plaque After Sir Anthony van Dyck (Flemish 1599-1641)
Portrait of Mary Ruthven
Finely painted K.P.M. porcelain plaque depicting Mary Ruthven, the wife of Sir Anthony van Dyck, shown seated beside a cello and bow, wearing a flowing white gown and pearl-adorned coiffure; his composition follows Van Dyck’s elegant portrayal of his wife, capturing the refinement and grace of 17th-century court portraiture
Stamped on the verso K.P.M. and numbered S.237
9″ x 6 1/2″
Provenance: Property from a Prominent New York City Collector

Estimate: $800 - $1200

After Raphael (Italian 1483-1520) and Anthony van Dyck (Flemish 1599-1641)
Pair of Portraits of Gentlemen: “Portrait of a Young Man” and “Self-Portrait”
A complementary pair of finely painted oils depicting two distinguished gentlemen—one after Raphael’s Portrait of a Young Man, the other after Van Dyck’s Self-Portrait; each rendered with sensitive modeling, rich coloration, and the refined brushwork characteristic of the Old Master tradition
Each 24″ x 20″
Provenance: Property from a Prominent New York City Collector
acquired in Ireland from a dealer noting the Van Dyck influence

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Jacob Huysmans (Flemish 1633-1696)
Portrait of a Lady, Possibly a Portrait of Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705)
Half-length portrait depicting a lady wearing a red and white gown with a green shawl, her hand resting at her chest, set against a dark background; the sitter’s features and regal bearing are consistent with known likenesses of Catherine of Braganza, Queen Consort of Charles II of England, and may represent a period or studio version after Huysmans’ portraits of the queen
Oil on canvas laid on board
30″ x 24″
Provenance: Property from a Prominent New York City Collector
Christie’s, London, Sale #6682, October 20, 1988, Lot 83

Estimate: $3000 - $5000

M. Norton (American, 20th century)
“Oil Derrick Landscape”
Depicting a tall oil-drilling tower rising before stylized mountain ranges beneath a golden, cloud-streaked sky, executed in a dense mosaic of small square tesserae in earth-tone, green, and mineral-blue hues, the foreground shows abstracted strata of land and associated oil-field structures, characteristic of mid-century industrial landscape art, mosaic mounted to wood panel, presented in a brass frame
Signed M. Norton 58 lower left.
height 84 inches, width 60 inches
Provenance: Possibly commissioned for Houston Natural Gas (HNG), based on the 1958 date; subsequently retained by Houston Pipeline Company. HNG was later sold to Entex Energy, and afterwards acquired by InterNorth (later known as Enron).

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Renaissance Gesso Relief Panel of the Madonna and Child, Florence 15th Century
A rare Florentine stucco bas-relief depicting the Madonna and Child surrounded by angels, executed in the manner of Donatello (1386–1466). The relief retains traces of its original polychrome paint and is set into an early iron frame with protruding leaf-corner brackets. Housed within a later molded walnut frame and wine-velvet-covered casing
30″ x 21″
Provenance: Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Maine, 8/25/2018, Lot 1309 ($3,510)

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Italian Marble Sculpture of the Madonna and Child (15th Century)
A carved white marble figure of the Madonna and Child, the standing Virgin draped in long robes and holding the Christ Child at her side. The figure shows characteristic Ligurian/Genoese modeling of the period, with softly rounded facial features, linear folds, and an elongated stance. The Child rests against the Virgin’s hip
height 19 3/4 inches
Provenance: From the estate of Shirley Fleming, noted classical music critic
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Maine, 8/29/2015, Lot 167 ($2,250)

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Polychrome Wood Figure of the Crowned Virgin (Spanish Late 17th Century)
A carved and polychrome wooden figure of the Virgin, depicted standing with a flowing red mantle over a dark tunic, her hands held slightly forward as if once supporting an attribute. The head is gently inclined to the left, with inset glass eyes and delicately modeled facial features. She wears an openwork carved crown and retains substantial original polychrome and gilt decoration
height 48 inches
Provenance: Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Maine, Lot 34

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

Polychrome Limewood Group of the Virgin and Child, South German circa 1520
A carved and polychrome limewood figure of the crowned Virgin, shown standing and looking slightly downward, her long tresses falling over her shoulders. Her robe is carved in deeply cut V-shaped folds, and she holds the Christ Child in both hands. The Child holds an orb, The sculpture retains traces of original and later polychromy; over-painted in the 19th century.
height 36 inches
Provenance: Property from the Estate of Henry M. Greffin, New Jersey.
David Belasco Collection; Anderson Galleries, New York, American Art Association, sale of December 9, 1931

Estimate: $1000 - $2000