Marvelous Monument Avenue Estate Sale

This marvelous sale joins the pantheon of memorable sales we've hosted on Monument Ave.  A beautiful house, sumptuously furnished with many one-of-a-kind treasures, offers a rare opportunity to see and consider purchasing objects of lifetime pleasure.  

Occasionally, we're asked to handle estates which can't be presented on-site.  This allows us to meld two or more estates into something of a super-sale.  A number of pieces in this sale represent a prominent North Carolina banking family.  In addition, we are proud to add the collection of Dr. Charles Bomberger, a Richmond anesthesiologist, to this already full Monument Avenue house.  Charlie, as he preferred to be called, studied in Florence and began his life-long acquisition of art and artifacts in a time and place where wonderful things were still available.  There're now available again, in another world-class city, Richmond. 

FURNITURE:  Grandfather clock; 18th century hanging corner cupboard; English Regency dressing table; Queen Anne style lowboy; 19th century Chippendale style secretary; Chippendale style lowboy; 18th century drop leaf table, English; 4 Chinese Chippendale chairs, ca. 1800; Queen Anne drop leaf table, English, ca, 1750; spider leg table; tea table, English, ca, 1770; Irish Chippendale harvest table; bedside Gentleman's comode; English Regency roll to desk; breakfast table, ca. 1820; dining room table, double pedestal; 6 dining room chairs; brass curio cabinet; pr. leather club chairs; upholstered chaise; leather club chair with ottoman; 3 leather seat bar chairs; contemporary sofas by Vanguard, Thayer-Coggins, Norwalk Candice Olsen, and Charles Ray & Associates; Maitland Smith table; other contemporary upholstered furniture; and a great deal more.

STERLING SILVER:  large round tray, 18;" 4 pc. tea set; water pitcher; TIFFANY bowl; small salver, London, 1815; porringers; tumblers; sugar and creamer; 3 Repousse pepper pots; Scottish stuffing spoon, 1801, engraved "Vi et Virtute" [ Force and Virtue ]; 9 small picture frames, including one by CARTIER; a variety of bowls; coin silver teaspoons; small candelabra; 7 pcs. TIFFANY flatware, "Castiaian;" dresser silver; compotes; 8 pcs. TOWLE flatware, :Chippendale;" etc.

CHINA:  Royal Cauldon, "Victoria," 43 pcs; "Classic Gold," 31 pcs; "Retronet Imperial," 40 pcs; 6 Haviland Limoger oyster plates; Coalport "Shells," 21 pcs; Coalport for Tiffany & Co., 12 pcs; Imari, 6 pcs; "Imperial Crown." 12 pc tea set; Occupied Japan, 12 pc tea set; Haviland, France, 50 pcs; Theodore Haviland, Limoges, France, 23 pcs; Limoges, 22 pcs; B & G Copenhagan, 27 pcs; and many other pieces.

BOOKS:  A quite diverse library with some very interesting books including The Complete Angler, 1808, original binding; Dictionnaire de Musique, J. J. Rousseay, Amsterdam, 1748; antique mid-19th century Japanese EROTICA Shunga Pillow book, accordion mount; 3 mid-19th century leather bound Bibles, including a near folio size [ 11" x 17" ] Self-Interpreting Bible, London, 1821, others Boston, 1808 and Cooperstown, N.Y., 1843; 5 children's Bibles, 1840s - 1860s; several brass-bound with elaborate decoration; 5 Books of Common Prayer, 1840s - 1860s, with ornate bindings; 45 miniature books, including 5 Bibles, 1830s, 31 miniatures by Achille J. St. Onge, and The Tenth Convention, signed by Gerald R. Ford; Borrowed Time, signed by Paul Monette; a number of books on humor, over 100 leatherbounds, and a vast number of cookbooks.

ART:  More paintings than we have ever had at a sale, including an oil snow scene by Eldridge Bagley; portrait of a lady, after Ammi Phillips; early Spanish portrait of a lady in a red dress; 18th century portrait of a lady dipping snuff; male and female nudes; dog art; landscapes; abstracts; local artists including Jack Lawrence, Carol; Anna Meese, and Daniel Calder; hand-tinted rugby and football engravings; etc., etc., etc. 

ACCESSORIES::  Impossible to do justice to this category, far too many items.  A sampling: wonderful antique and modern mirrors; cobalt blue decorated crock, southern; Bennington toby jug, cow creamer and book bottle; pre-columbian stone and obsidian carvings, clocks; boxes of all kinds; a small 16th century Italian coat of arms; a signed photo of John F. Kennedy; miniature phrenology head; Russian icon; many small bronzes 3 barometers; a superb pair of putti candelabra, bronze and marble; an extraordinary cloisonné charger, 23” (see lead photo); a number of Limoges rickety boxes; and hundreds and hundreds more.  Amazing choices! 

LIGHTING:  over 50 lamps; sconces; beveled arcs chandelier by Fine Art Lamps; large brass Chapman chandelier; Visual Comfort fixtures; Renwich Sphere large crystal globe; many more.

JEWELRY:  dozens of gold and silver wedding bands and signet rings; 18k gold TIFFANY man's wrist watch. 

LINEN:  a great quantity of lines.

CHRISTMAS:  a number of Santas, all sizes, one near life size; 9' lighted Christmas tree, authentically realistic; 27 Christmas plates, B & G Copenhagan; 12 Christmas plates, Royal Copenhagen. 

ORIENTAL RUGS: Mashad 8’2” x 11”, Romanian 8’10” x 14’’8”,  Hamadan 10’4” x 16’3”, Karastan 10’ x 14’, Kashan 14’4” x 6’10”, Sarouk 7’8” x 12’3”, Kilim 5’x 8’, Indo Heriz 4’1” x 6’, Kilim 5’6” x 10’2”, Chinese 4’1” x 6’10”, Balouche 1’10” x 3’, Machine made 1’9” x 2’3”, Hamadan 2’6” x 3’4”, Indian 2’7” x 7’9”, Chinese 4’1” x 5’11”, Chinese 3’1” x 5’, Hamadan 2’1” x 2’9”, Saddlebag 1’6” x 2’4”, Isphahan 1’8” x 2’3”, Chinese 3’ x 5’, Kilim 4’8” x 6’2”, Hooked 2’6” x 4’3”, Pakistan 4’10” x 6’4”, Karastan 8’8” x11’, Indian 8’2” x 11’11”, Machine made 5’6” x 8’3”, Sarouk 3’3” x 4’11”. 

Please do not email or text us during the sale.  For an immediate answer to your questions, call Harry at 804-248-5993.