2025 Major Fall Chinese & Americana Auction

Marcel Dufour Eider Duck Decoy
having great patina, in the manner of Andre Broussard
length 18 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Group of Seven Andre Broussard Hand Painted Duck Decoys
largest length 20 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Group of Six Andre Broussard Hand Painted Duck Decoys
largest length 20 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Group of Six Andre Broussard Hand Painted Duck Decoys
largest length 20 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Group of Six Andre Broussard Hand Painted Duck Decoys
largest length 20 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Group of Eight Andre Broussard Hand Painted Duck Decoys
along with red-breasted Merganser and Herring Gull, Delaware river type
largest length 20 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Group of Four Small Pantry Boxes
Including three oval finger-lapped pantry boxes and one round pantry box, all retaining old surfaces.
Largest diameter 4 1/2 inches
Provenance: Property from the Estate of Ross McKenzie long time 30 year employee of Clearing House Auction Galleries in Wethersfield, CT
Condition: surface wear, minor splits, and age-expected imperfections

Estimate: $200 - $400

Collection of Treenware and Decorative Boxes
An assorted grouping comprising a pair of spiral-twist candlesticks; a turned covered urn-form box with knob finial; a small barrel-form horn box with fitted lid; a horn cup with silver rim; boxwood dice shaker without lid; and two circular veneered snuff boxes with radiating segmented lids and button finials, 18th/19th Century
tallest height
Provenance: Property from a Upper East Side, New York City Apartment
Condition: Expected surface wear, scratches, and minor age cracks; small chips and handling wear; overall good presentation.

Estimate: $300 - $500

Tea Caddy
19th Century
Of rectangular form with domed lid, the interior fitted with two sections with covers, the exterior veneered.
height 5 inches, depth 4 inches, width 7 1/2 inches
Provenance: Property from a Upper East Side, New York City Apartment
Condition: Age cracks, minor loss, and wear consistent with age and use.

Estimate: $400 - $600

Group of Three George III English Tea Caddies
Including a Georgian octagonal caddy with fan inlay, a domed-top walnut caddy with crossbanded detail, and a nail-studded rectangular caddy with swing handle, each with fitted lids. Late 18th century
longest 10 inches
Provenance: Property from a Upper East Side, New York City Apartment

Estimate: $300 - $500

Single Dial Tower Clockworks
19th Century, the iron frame painted green with gilt lining, now set on wooden base.
height 16 inches
Provenance: Property from a Essex, Connecticut estate
Condition: Retains original gearing and fittings; lacks telescope and additional components; wear to paint and surface consistent with age

Estimate: $300 - $500

Victorian Burl Walnut Writing Letter Box
19th Century, a handsome slant-front burl walnut writing box, the sloping fall enclosing an interior fitted with compartments. Richly figured veneer with warm patina, brass keyhole escutcheon, and molded edge along with Johann Faber enamel pens
height 14 3/4 inches, width 15 1/2 inches
Provenance: Property from the Estate of Sally G. Chubb, Bernardsville, New Jersey.

Estimate: $200 - $400

Two American Soldier’s Field Canteens
18th/19th Century
Two coopered wooden keg-form field canteens, one retaining an old red painted surface, the other carved with the initials ‘IP.’ Both of stave construction with fitted ends.
height 6 inches and 4 3/4 inches respectively
Provenance: Property from a Essex, Connecticut estate
Condition: Surface wear, abrasions, and age cracks; scattered rim losses; wear consistent with age and use.

Estimate: $300 - $500

Large Wooden Ship’s Pulley
19th Century, A substantial maritime block-and-tackle pulley, the carved hardwood shell of elongated form with central iron mounts, retaining weathered patina from seafaring use.
Length 22 inches
Provenance: Property from a Essex, Connecticut estate
Condition: Heavy wear and weathering consistent with age and use at sea; surface cracks, losses, and oxidation to iron

Estimate: $200 - $300

Transfer Jug “Neptune” Maritime Pattern
jug printed in brown with a maritime scene depicting British naval vessels under sail, the principal ship flying the Union Jack. Foliate border to the rim. The base with transfer mark “Neptune”, England, Mid-19th Century
height 7 3/4 inches, length 10 inches
Provenance: Property from the Estate of Ross McKenzie long time 30 year employee of Clearing House Auction Galleries in Wethersfield, CT

Estimate: $300 - $500

Two Decorative Inlaid Boxes
19th Century, a striped parquetry box with alternating light and dark wood veneers, fitted with brass handle and escutcheon opening two three brass tea cannisters; together with a larger rectangular writing or storage box veneered in contrasting burlwood and rosewood bands, with fine string inlay and a mother-of-pearl escutcheon and inlaid crest to the lid.
larger box height 5 inches, top 9″ x 12″
Provenance: Property from a Prominent New York City Collector
Condition: Both with minor veneer losses, shrinkage, and small surface cracks; brass mounts with expected tarnish; overall good decorative appearance

Estimate: $200 - $400

Painted Pine Lift-Top Blanket Chest
18th Century, A rectangular lift-top blanket chest in original gray-blue painted surface, with dovetailed corners and iron lock.
Height: approx. 24 inches Width: 48 inches Depth: 20 inches
Condition: Top loose from hinges; surface wear, abrasions, age cracks, and paint losses consistent with use

Estimate: $200 - $400

New England Painted Ladderback Great Chair
18th Century
A New England ladderback great chair in old gray-blue paint, with four shaped slats, turned finials, and shaped arms, raised on turned legs joined by double box stretchers.
height 42 inches, width 22 inches, diameter 18 inches
Condition: Surface wear and paint loss; seat lacking; looseness and wear to stretchers; back of top finials cut flat.

Estimate: $300 - $500

Apothecary Cabinet with Scraped Surface
19th Century
An apothecary cabinet fitted with twenty small drawers over a pair of paneled cupboard doors, retaining original wooden knobs. Scraped surface with remnants of old paint showing through.
Height 46 1/2 inches, case width 21 1/2 inches, top 8″ x 22 1/2″
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, age cracks, and paint losses consistent with age and use; structurally sound.

Estimate: $400 - $600

Inlaid Folk Art Tea Caddy
19th Century
A rectangular folk art tea box with hinged lid, the top with geometric wood inlay in contrasting woods, and the front centered with a heart-shaped inlay. Raised on bun feet.
height 5 inches, width 9 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, small losses and scratches consistent with age and use.

Estimate: $200 - $400

Lionel Standard Gauge 390E Locomotive and Tender
along with 3 cars
tender is marked Pennsylvania, cars #309, #312, #310
one detached set of wheels, longest 13″

Estimate: $300 - $600

Two Sets of Lionel Trains
Lionel Engine #8 train set with 6 cars
to include #516 coal car, three #517 passenger cars,
#512 open coal cart and #511 car
Lionel Engine #8 train set with 6 cars
to include #341 observation, #332 railway mail, #339 pullman
and three #512 coal cars
longest 12″
all standard gauge

Estimate: $200 - $400

Group of Three Early Green Blown Glass Bottles
hand-blown glass demijohns in varying sizes, each of bulbous form with elongated necks and applied lips, in shades of olive and dark green with characteristic bubbles and imperfections.
tallest height 17 inches, width 17 inches
Provenance: Property from a Essex, Connecticut estate

Estimate: $200 - $400

George III Fruitwood Pear Form Tea Caddy
turned wood with carved stem, having ironwork keyhole
height 6 inches
Provenance: Sotheby’s New York, October 19th, 2003 ($9,600 for three)
From a Park Avenue, New York, estate (no receipt available)

Estimate: $400 - $800

John James Audubon (American 1785-1851)
“Columbian Black-Tailed Deer”, 1847
Hand-colored lithograph by John T. Bowen (American 1801-1865) plate CVI from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, Imperial Bowen Edition.
20″ x 26″
Provenance: Property from The Estate of Sally G. Chubb of Bernardsville, New Jersey
Condition: Light staining and foxing, tear upper left

Estimate: $500 - $1000