River Valley Auction Co
01.10.11
Presented by River Valley Auction Co VIEWING: Friday September 30th, 1:00 - 4:00 pm and Saturday October 1st, 3:00 - 5:00 pm or by appointment.
Takes place on 10/1/2011
At , Old Red Barn 35 State Rt 211, Cuddebackville, NY
FIRST AUTUMN FINE ART & ANTIQUES AUCTION Between Middletown & Monticello A fine sale with GREAT ESTATE FRESH mix of merchandise! Highlights include a rare early 19th C. sarcophagus shaped Regency Flame Mahogany Cellarette with turned column pedestal and footed base, dimensions are 27 in. (height), 21 in. (width), 14.5 in. (depth); along with furniture from country, oak, & mahogany to mid century modern lucite! Art will include a collection of 4 original Surrealistic oil paintings signed Pacovsky; original o/c, Illustration, 1986 movie, The Boss's Wife by Braniff; Signed Marlene Dietrich film still photo, A Foreign Affair,1948 (Velez collection); Colored litho, pencil signed Sunol Alvar; o/c, Village scene with cows, signed J. LeBeau; o/c, T. Kosciuszko, Polish Military General,signed N. Gano, in shadowbox frame; o/c NY Harbor scene, signed Felmart; American Indian oil painting; Japanese watercolors; antique engravings, etchings, lithos and more. Silver includes an important Russian silver Torah Pointer (Yad), c. 1879, marked AK 867, 84 (Antip Kuzmichev), 12 1/4 in. long; outstanding 19th C 800 silver German repousse compote (approx 35 oz.) with glass liner. Hand painted full bodied portrait on T&V Limoges plaque, signed SH Cleyn in gilded French frame (app. 8x11 in.); Japanese carved ivory wand with 2 dragons,11 in.; Pre-Columbian Tumi knife, Orig. from Ford Collection, framed; Antique mythological ceremonial pot; Walking stick/cane w/ secret dagger, bone handle; Carved wooden crucifix, poss. South American; and many other interesting smalls. Roseville Blackberry lamp w/ slag glass shade; Roseville Dahlrose & Jonquil pieces; Artist painted & signed life size Deer; hand painted 4 panel floor screen, French brass fireplace screen; collection of antique porcelain dolls; RARE Steiff open mouthed Teddy Bear antique clocks,and much more.
Source: Antiques and Arts Weekly
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