2025 Major Fall Chinese & Americana Auction

William Blake (British 1757-1827)
Illustrations of the Book of Job, Plate 10: “The Just Upright Man is Laughed to Scorn”
Engraving on paper, dated 1825 in plate, published 1826.
Job mocked by his companions, with inscriptions above and below. Published London, March 8, 1825.
8 1/4″ x 6 1/2″
Provenance: Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, March 9, 1971

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Andre Gisson (American 1921-2003)
“Beach Scene”
Minimalist beach scene with figures walking along the reflective shoreline, painted in delicate tones of gray, blue, and sand with subtle figures emerging from the expansive seascape.
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left Gisson
9″ x 12″

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Eva Alexandre (French 1869-D.)
Floral Still Life of Roses in a Basket
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right Eva Alexandre
19″ x 25″
Provenance: Property from a Prominent New York City Collector

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Large Carved and Polychrome Heraldic Shield of the Low Countries
Flemish or Dutch, 18th/19th Century
Carved wooden shield-form panel decorated in relief with polychrome heraldry. The central crowned arms with rampant lions is surrounded by numerous coats of arms representing the duchies and counties of the Low Countries, including Brabant, Luxemburg, and Anvers, with identifying inscriptions. Likely produced for civic or ceremonial display, in the tradition of heraldic panels made for guildhalls and municipal buildings.
30″ x 31″
Condition: Wear, age cracks, losses throughout, in two pieces

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Two Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vases
Including a pink-ground vase decorated with roundel reserves of landscape scenes, together with a tall rouleau vase painted with scrolling floral and gourd motifs, inset figural medallions, and inscription, all in famille rose enamels.
heights 18 inches, 16 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Chinese Hardwood Low Table, Late 19th / Early 20th Century
A rectangular Chinese hardwood low table with straight legs joined by side stretchers. height 5 1/2 inches, top 12 1/4″ x 22″ Condition: surface wear, staining, and age-expected imperfections.
Provenance: Collection of Barbara Rothschild Michaels and Roger Michaels of New York City and Ossining, New York; many items passed through the family from the Estate of Herbert and Nannette Rothschild

Estimate: $300 - $500

Two Chinese Gilt Powder Blue Porcelain Vases
A pair of cobalt blue porcelain vases, one baluster form with flaring neck and the other of ovoid form, each decorated in gilt with flowering branches including peonies and chrysanthemums, symbols of prosperity and longevity. Bases with underglaze blue double-circle marks.
heights 16 inches, 13 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Two Japanese Copper Vessels
19th/20th Century

Comprising a Buddhist ritual vessel with long engraved handle, together with a copper brazier having a pierced cover and swing handle.

Ritual vessel length 20 inches, brazier height 3 1/2 inches
Provenance: Collection of Barbara Rothschild Michaels and Roger Michaels of New York City and Ossining, New York; many items passed through the family from the Estate of Herbert and Nannette Rothschild
Condition: Surface wear and tarnish consistent with age and use; interiors darkened from use.

Estimate: $200 - $300

Chinese Dark Blue Elephant Cong Vase
tall body raised on short round footed base, body flanked by two elephant trunk masks holding rings, character marks to base
height 11 1/2 inches, top 5″ x 5″

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Chinese Porcelain Brown Crackle Bronze Form Vase
W.D. McCann sticker collection number 162 writing beneath the labels, marked Kangxi
Height 8 inches
Provenance: Property of a Northeast Private Institution from the collection of Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge

Estimate: $300 - $500

Chinese Porcelain Apple Green Bulb Bowl
having three knob feet, Qianlong period, unknown marking on inside of pot
height 4 1/2 inches, diameter 7 3/4 inches, diameter 7 3/4 inches
Provenance: Property of a Northeast Private Institution from the collection of Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Chinese Turquoise-Glazed Porcelain Vase
having slender neck over bulbous body, covered overall in a bright turquoise glaze with fine craquelure. Base with a six-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue
height 9 1/2 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Group of Three Chinese Porcelain Pieces
to include a Kangxi style Wucai brush pot with warrior archer motif; a smaller tapering form famille rose vase decorated with floral sprays and geishas; along with a dark tea dust glazed bottle neck vase with squat body
height of tallest vase 6 1/4 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Japanese Dragon and Phoenix Imari Charger
Decorated in underglaze blue, iron red, turquoise, and gilt with a central spray of flowers, the border with alternating panels of floral arrangements and dragons among swirling clouds, mounted with a metal rim, marked on underside
diameter 15 3/4 inches
Provenance: Collection of Barbara Rothschild Michaels and Roger Michaels of New York City and Ossining, New York; many items passed through the family from the Estate of Herbert and Nannette Rothschild

Estimate: $300 - $500

Large Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase
Qing Dynasty, 19th Century

A large Chinese porcelain vase with elongated neck and bulbous body, decorated in underglaze blue with lotus scrolls and foliate bands, the shoulder with lappet border and the neck with ruyi-head designs. Underside with underglaze blue reign mark. Drilled through the base, having been previously mounted as a lamp.

height 14 1/2 inches
Condition: Minor rim frits and surface wear consistent with age; drilled base from prior lamp use.

Estimate: $600 - $900

Chinese Celadon Glazed Five Neck Vase
Qianlong Six-Character Seal Mark in Underglaze Blue
of square cong form, raised on a spreading circular foot and the sides are molded with three bands of horizontal ribs. Rising from the shoulder, four tubular corner necks frame a taller central neck. The body covered in a soft bluish-green glaze, the color pooling to a deeper tone in the recessed areas.
height 11 inches

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Group of Three Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Vases
to include one baluster-form with panels of birds and flowers within hexagonal diaper borders; one tall vase decorated with a pair of peacocks among blossoming branches; and one rouleau-form vase with shaped panels of peacocks reserved on a dense diaper-pattern ground.
tallest height 18 inches

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Large Chinese Famille Rose Hexagonal Vase
with flaring rim, decorated overall in famille rose enamels on a pink/ purple ground, applied with relief foo dog handles and molded creatures at the neck. Painted with auspicious motifs including peaches, lotus, birds, and scholar’s objects.
height 23 1/2 inches

Estimate: $400 - $800

14 Piece Group of Chinese Export Fitzhugh Blue and White Porcelain
A group of Chinese export Fitzhugh blue and white porcelain, including a covered tureen and a large tray, along with additional serving pieces.
Dimensions: Tray length in.; tureen height in.
Condition: Various states of wear; scattered chips, rim frits, and glaze imperfections consistent with age and use; large tray with a bite loss to rim

Estimate: $300 - $500

Chinese Bronze Censer
With Ming Dynasty Mark

A Chinese bronze censer of bulbous form with everted rim, decorated in relief with archaistic taotie and geometric motifs, and applied with mask-and-ring handles. Dark patina throughout. Bearing a Ming Dynasty mark on the base.
height 9 inches, diameter 10 1/2 inches
Provenance: Collection of Barbara Rothschild Michaels and Roger Michaels of New York City and Ossining, New York; many items passed through the family from the Estate of Herbert and Nannette Rothschild
Condition: Surface wear and patination consistent with age.

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Vases
Late 19th / Early 20th Century

Each of hexagonal baluster form with flaring neck, decorated with scrolling polychrome enamels on a turquoise ground, the sides with quatrefoil cartouches enclosing stylized floral motifs.

Height 13 inches

Condition: Wear, pitting, and small losses to enamel consistent with age.

Estimate: $300 - $500

Chinese Porcelain Wucai Figural Vase
A tall porcelain gu form vase, decorated in famille verte and famille rose enamels with ladies bearing fans to the neck and a continuous scene of officials and attendants below, the borders with key-fret and striped lappet designs.
height 17 1/4 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Compressed Baluster Vase / Lamps
decorated with and applied abstracted dragon handles on throat and body, 19th century
vase height 13 inches, total height 24 inches
Provenance: Property from a Upper East Side, New York City Apartment

Estimate: $500 - $800

Eleven Woven Baskets / Boxes
to include three possibly Filipino Palawan, four with lids and two others
tallest 11 inches

Estimate: $100 - $300

Five Native American Woven Boxes / Baskets
most likely from the Pacific Northwest Tlingit, one with red and brown bands, one with lid with beads on the inside
tallest 8 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500