May Gallery Auction

1   A Large Tang Style Horse
mid 20th century, sancai glazed terra cotta, the horse crafted on a terra cotta base glazed green mounted onto an ebonized wood plinth. 
Horse 33 x 11 x 34 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

2   An Unusual Chinese Cloisonne Bull
20th century, a cloisonne bull with black ground and blue, pink, and red enamel swirls all over, removable tail, brass ring fittings from nose to horns have a longevity knot, brass metal hooves, horns, and hair of tail, hollow to interior with large circular opening to the underside of belly.
13.25 x 20.5 in.     
Private North Carolina Collection

 

3   A Chinese Lozenge Form Footed Dish
late 19th century, handpainted porcelain with standing crane or egret amid lotus blossoms and water plants in translucent green and pink glaze, to underside of rim there are pink peaches, a four character mark in red to underside. 
2 x 9 x 11 in.      
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

4   A Group of Canton Export Porcelain
to include: three platters, the largest (17.25 in.) is contemporary, the remaining two with breaks; twelve antique plates and bowls.
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

5   A Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Jardiniere with Underplate
circa 1900, light blue and lavender field with cartouche of figures gathering flowers, raised on yellow glazed feet with conforming hexagonal underplate, unmarked.
DOA 10 x 12 x 11 in.     
Together with a Hong Kong Art Group certificate from 1980.

 

6   A Chinese Export Famille Verte Ginger Jar 
late 19th century, decorated with processional figures on qilin, with green decoration and double happiness character, with later wood lid, with carved hardwood stand, unmarked. 
Jar 8.5 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

7   Antique Champleve Table Lamp
early 20th century bronze double handled vase with enamel floral decoration, with later hardwood mounts and shade.
HOA 27 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

8   An Antique Chinese Blue and White Double Happiness Table Lamp
late 19th century, hand painted with foo dog handles, with numerous hand painted double happiness characters over a peony and scrolling vine ground, with later wood base and shade.
HOA 27 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

9   A Vintage Chinese Porcelain Table Lamp
first half of the 20th century, white glazed porcelain vase with chicken skin decoration, shaped registers hand painted with different flora together with calligraphy and artist's seal in red, mounted to a hardwood stand, with shade.
HOA 37 in.     

 

10   Two Vintage Ginger Jar Table Lamps
including a 19th century canton blue and white jar; and a 20th century multi colored crackle glaze table lamp.
Taller HOA 21 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

11   An Antique Chinese Lacquered Storage Box
19th century, painted lacquer case with bail handles, hinged front door opens to reveal six drawers of varying sizes, with two identical black stamps with Chinese characters and a Chinese customs export wax seal used towards end of 20th century. 
13 x 9 x 15 in.     

 

12   A Chinese Bone Inlaid Traveling Vanity Box 
early to mid 20th century, hardwood case with all over bone inlay featuring a central scene of a noble lady riding a qilin surrounded by attendants, around her are scrolling flowering vines and phoenix birds, hinged lid with mirror over two hinged doors which recess and reveal two drawers, on short bracket feet.
8 x 10 x 13 in.     

 

13   Three Carved and Painted Bone Buddhist Sculptures
mid to late 20th century, carved and painted with two standing figures and one seated, each on a lotus blossom plinth.
Tallest 9.25 in.     

 

14   A Vintage Chinese Inlaid Wooden Case with Mahjong Set 
mid 20th century, hardwood case with mother of pearl inlay featuring the Chinese character for luck on the lid and chilong dragon decoration, brass pin removes to open four trays with bone and bamboo playing pieces.
8 x 10 x 6 in.     

 

15   A Pair of Chinese Carved Bamboo Brush Pots
early 20th century, large carved bamboo pots with relief decoration of figures engaged in scholarly pursuits in a bamboo grove. 
11.5 x 5.5 in. diameter.     

 

16   An Antique Chinese Lead Tea Caddy
19th century, hinged lid with engraved and incised floral decoration to all sides, a chinese calligraphy verse on the lid, raised on melon feet.
4.5 x 6 x 4 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

17   A Chinese Bronze Censer
19th century, offset square form with overall raised decoration of lappet leaves, two handles, appears unmarked. 
7 x 11 x 7.5 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

18   Vintage Chinese Iron Plaque of Guanyin and Bronze Vase
mid 20th century, relief decorated with applied verdigris, marker's mark to right side, together with an early 20th century bronze vase with applied chilong.
13.5 in. diameter.     

 

19   Set of Four Chinese Embroidered Silk Kesi Panels 
early 20th century, each depicting figures in landscape and water scenes, with Japanese labels to verso. 
37.5 x 10 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

20   A Chinese Embroidered Purple Silk Robe
early 20th century, purple silk embroidered with flowers in the Forbidden Knot stitch, opens to the front with three frog closures, lined in pink silk. 
DOA 50 x 52 in.     
From the Collection of Carolyn Connor, Hillsborough, North Carolina

 

21   A Pair of Vintage Chinese Arched Architectural Panels
early to mid 20th century, hardwood, consisting of three reticulated panels with scrolled designs. 
13 x 60 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

22   Pair of Twelve-Foot Long Chinese Hardwood Architectural Elements
20th century, rounded reticulated wood in scroll designs, with later custom pine mounts.
(without pine surround) 24 x 147 in.     
Previously used as window valances.
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

23   A Pair of Antique Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Vases
late 19th century, scalloped rim, high relief decoration in shaped registers with birds and bamboo, animated dragons in high relief wrap around the neck of each vase, unmarked.
15.5 in.     

 

24   An Asian Blue and White Porcelain Charger
early 20th century, having a scalloped edge, the wide rim painted with panels of mountainous seascapes against a ground with large lotus blossoms, an apocryphal Chenghua mark to underside.
16 7/8 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

25   Two Contemporary Woodblock Prints by Haku Maki (Japanese, 1924-2000)
late 20th century, includes Poem-P, print with embossing on heavy Japanese woven paper, 33 from the edition of 50, signed, titled and numbered in pencil lower margin, presented loose, and Poem.68-50, print with embossing on heavy Japanese paper, 70 from an edition of 101, signed, titled and numbered in pencil in lower margin, framed with mat.
DOA 17 1/8 x 17 1/8 in. (largest)     
Label to reverse of Poem-P from The Yoseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.

 

26   Two Contemporary Woodblock Prints by Haku Maki (Japanese, 1924-2000)
late 20th century, includes Poem.69-33, print with embossing on heavy Japanese woven paper, 31 from the edition of 105, signed, titled and numbered in pencil lower margin, and Poem.70-65, print with embossing on heavy Japanese paper, 50 from an edition of 153, signed, titled and numbered in pencil in lower margin, both framed.
DOA 20.25 x 15.5 in. (largest)     

 

27   Teahouse by Kiyoshi Saito (Japanese, 1907-1992)
1950, woodblock print, ink and colors on paper, signed in white ink Kiyoshi Saito, with red artist's seal 'Kiyoshi' above, laid down to mat. 
DOA 16.5 x 21.5 in.     

 

28   Two Japanese Art Works on Paper 
includes an etching by a contemporary Japanese artist, signed in pencil in lower margin with date of 1969 and number 2 of a 10 edition, framed with mat, and a small ink painting of Kannon, signed Sesson with two characters and with urn seal with same, but doubtful it is by Shukei Sesson, seated with a bamboo vase besides her and a large halo behind her, painted surface is then applied to a larger backing paper, edges of both papers have applied gilt, framed with a mat, not examined outside of the frames. 
DOA 21.5 x 18 in. (largest)     

 

29   A Group of Eight Japanese Black and White Woodblock Prints
Edo period (1615-1868), each loose only secured at top edge to paper folders, each folder labeled inside with title and attributed artist, most by either Mitsumasa or Morikuni, all compositions with Japanese themes. 
SS 8.25 x 6.25 in. (largest)     

 

30   Japanese and Indian Framed Art Works
contemporary, includes a Japanese woodblock painting reproduction of two ladies and a gentleman drinking tea overlooking a seascape, framed with two mats, not examined outside of the frame, and a deluxe facsimile of an Indian miniature print with added gilt touches, framed, not examined outside of the frame.
DOA 28.5 x 15.25 in. (largest)     

 

31   An Indian Pichwai Painting of Shrinathji
20th century, colors on cloth, Krishna is depicted as a seven-year-old child, with dancing gopis on either side of him and a group of sacred cows below, framed.
DOA 56 x 36 in.     

 

32   Yen Shein (NY/China, 20th century), Modern Still Life with Flowers
oil on canvas, signed at lower right, with artist's bio, framed.
DOA 44 x 32 in.     

 

33   A Contemporary Chinese Folk Art Painting
mid to late 20th century, a painting of figures walking through the snow with colorful umbrellas, signed to upper left corner together with a red artist's seal, framed with double mats. 
DOA 28 x 22.25 in     

 

34   Chinese Carved Hardwood Two Drawer Table
circa 1900, rectangular form, intricate carved decoration throughout featuring dragons, character marks, and floral decoration, the case with two drawers, on a reticulated base. 
23 x 29 x 20.5 in.      
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

35   Vintage Chinese Carved and Painted Lacquer Floor Screen
mid 20th century, four-panel screen with black lacquer and relief carved and painted decoration, depicting women in a courtyard, verso decorated with birds and bamboo, with brass feet, signed to left panel. 
72 x 64 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

36   Antique Chinese Blackwood Corner Chair
late 19th century, applied shaped crest rail, continuous horseshoe arm with floral vases vase supports featuring inset marble panels, shaped plank seat with cross stretcher base on turned shaped legs, character marks to underside.
34 x 26 x 22 in.     

 

37   An Asian Screen with Bird and Flower Paintings
20th century, painted with lush flowering branches of various flora, pairs of birds fly amid or rest on the branches, vibrant and expressive brushwork to flowers and more close detail to the birds, painted panels are surrounded by black fabric. 
DOA 36.5 x 71 in.     

 

38   Antique Japanese Storage Trunk
late 19th century, elm and mixed woods, dovetailed case with iron mounts, with fall front panel, bail handles, on block feet. 
25 x 37 x 17.5 in.      

 

39   Southeast Asian Large Carved Wood Chest
19th century, appears to be teak, hinged lid with carved edge, open interior, dovetailed case with iron straps and bail handles, raised on later wood wheels. 
22 x 63 x 31 in.      
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

40   English William and Mary Walnut Veneered Highboy
18th century, oak and pine secondary, upper case with applied molded cornice featuring vertical veneers, three upper side-by-side drawers above three long graduated drawers each with double line herringbone border inlay, molded horizontal stiles, base with upper applied molded edge, above three side-by-side drawers, molded vertical and horizontal stiles, shaped skirt, later inverted trumpet legs, stretcher base, ball foot. 
66.5 x 41.5 x 22.5 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

41   William and Mary Style Carved Oak Blanket Chest
19th century, top with molded edge, fish tail iron hinges, open interior, case with recessed panels and foliate carved trim, iron bail handles, raised on short straight feet.
23 x 55 x 19.5 in.     

 

42   William and Mary Oak Drop Leaf Table
circa 1700, top with rounded edge, raised on straight molded gate legs, with ring and baluster turned outer legs, on onion feet. 
27.5 x 11 x 32 in. Each leaf 14 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

43   English Queen Anne Chest on Frame
18th century, top with matched oyster veneers and banded border, with vertical veneered molded edge, two deep long drawers with vertical veneering and banded border edges, upper case inset into a frame, with molded top edge, shaped skirt, four tall cabriole legs, all with relief carved knee, on pad feet. 
52 x 44.5 x 26 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

44   English Queen Anne Mahogany Chest On Stand
18th century, oak and pine secondary, upper case with applied molded cornice featuring vertical veneers, two upper side-by-side drawers above three long graduated drawers, all with banded inlaid border, molded stiles, upper left and right sides with banded inlaid edges, the lower stand with applied veneered quarter round molding above three side-by-side drawers, shaped skirt, applied beaded edge, raised on four later cabriole legs, with shaped pad feet. 
59 x 41 x 25 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

45   English Queen Anne Mahogany Candlestand
18th century, circular top, tall ring and urn tapered standard, tripod base with raised pad foot. 
27 x 15.75 x 15.5 in.      
Early top and batten with combing. 

 

46   George II Mahogany Tilt Top Tea Table
mid 18th century, circular top, oak birdcage, inverted baluster standard, tripod cabriole legs, raised pad foot. 
29 x 28 x 27.5 in.      
Birdcage and top appear original.

 

47   English Queen Anne Mahogany Drop Leaf Dining Table
18th century, mixed secondary woods, rectangular top, drop leaves with gateleg support, molded upper leg stile, turned tapered tall legs with pad foot. 
27.5 x 44 x 15.5 in. Each leaf 14 in.      

 

48   English Queen Anne Carved Foot Stool
mid 18th century, walnut and walnut veneer, pine secondary, slip seat, stepped molded edge, with veneered side rails, on four cabriole legs with relief carved knee, on pad feet. 
19.5 x 21 x 16 in.      

 

49   Queen Anne Mahogany Desk On Stand
late 18th century, two-part form, oak secondary, hinged molded slant lid with divided and drawered interior, over cockbeaded drawer, set on a molded frame base, with cabriole legs and pad foot. 
42 x 34 x 20 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

50   Antique English Oak Two Drawer Table
18th century, two-board top with molded edge, two raised panel drawers with rose head nail construction, scalloped skirt, on molded straight legs with stretcher base. 
29 x 29 x 17.5 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

51   Antique English Windsor Arm Chair
18th century, cherry, mahogany, elm, shaped crestrail vasiform backsplat eight spindles, continuous arm, with wide saddle, seat, scratch bead edge, cabriole legs with turned stretcher base. 
41 x 24 x 18 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

52   Queen Anne Side Chair
18th century, mahogany and mixed woods, shaped crestrail, vasiform backsplat, needlepoint slip seat, shaped seat rail, on cabriole legs with turned stretchers. 
40 x 21 x 15 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

53   George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
late 18th century, oak secondary, two-part form, applied cove molded cornice with dentil trim and fretwork frieze to front of case, case featuring two over six graduated lipped drawers, with conforming dressing slide, upper case with canted and fluted corners, raised on shaped bracket feet. 
73.5 x 41 x 20 in.      
Private Collection, Iron Station, North Carolina

 

54   George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers
late 18th century, pine and mixed woods, top with applied molded edge, two side-by-side drawers above three graduated long drawers all with applied cockbeading, reeded stiles, raised on ogee bracket feet. 
42.5 x 50 x 21 in.      

 

55   George III Relief Carved and Inlaid Hanging Corner Cabinet
late 18th century, mahogany, pine secondary, raised cornice with applied Chinese fretwork, single hinged door with applied molding and herringbone light and dark wood inlay, interior with three butterfly shelves, canted corners with stop fluting, applied molding at base edge. 
47.5 x 31 x 21 in.      

 

56   English Chippendale Architectural Mahogany Hanging Corner Cupboard
late 18th century, applied flared cornice with stylized dentil molding above an applied molded plinth, two arched triple raised panel doors, interior with three shaped butterfly shelves above three lower side-by-side small drawers, applied molding to base edge. 
53 x 40 x 28 in.      
Early example with a 90 degree cornered back. 

 

57   George III Oak Tall Case Clock, Richard Watkin
late 18th century, silverplate and brass face with Roman numerals, ormolu mounts depicting the four seasons, signed to face, hood with partially turned columns, hinged waist door with molded edge, on a stepped plinth base, with pendulum and two weights. 
73 x 17.5 x 10 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

58   Louis Soonius (Dutch, 1883-1956), Approaching the Village
oil on board, signed "Louis Soonius" at lower right, depicts a woman in traditional Dutch bonnet and dress walking towards a small village, housed in a later walnut frame with gilt border.
DOA 15 5/8 x 18.75 in.     

 

59   Jan Jans (Dutch, 1893-1963), Landscape
oil on canvas, signed "Jan Jans" at lower right, also dated what appears to read '19,' in painted wooden frame.
DOA 15 5/8 x 23 in.     

 

60   Italian School Still Life Painting with Fruit
oil on board, late 19th/early 20th century, appears unsigned, presented in antique wooden frame.
DOA 20.75 x 24 in.     

 

61   An Antique Portrait of a Gentleman
oil on canvas (lined), unsigned, painted in an oval and presented in an antique gilt composition frame.
DOA 25 x 20.5 in.     
The Richard Chase Collection, Chatham County, North Carolina.

 

62   Continental School (19th century), A Still Life with Fruit on a Ledge
oil on canvas (lined), unsigned, late 19th century, presented in a period gilt composition frame.
DOA 20.25 x 26 in.     

 

63   Giuseppe Rispoli (Italian, 1882–1960), Pair of Neapolitan Street Scenes
oil on board, each signed at lower right, each retains label from outside gallery to frame, housed in uniform giltwood frames.
DOA 16 3/8 x 13.75 in.     
Private Collection, Winston-Salem, NC

 

64   H. Ward (19th Century), Board Game Genre Scene 
oil on masonite, likely Dutch or English, signed "H. Ward" at lower right, depicts figures playing a board grame on a patio, in gilt frame.
DOA 23 x 19.25 in.     

 

65   Amintore Fanfani (Italian, 1908-1999), Expressionist Still Life with Tulips
oil on canvas, signed and inscribed on the verso, dated 1971, presented in a gilt frame with linen liner.
DOA 26 x 22.25 in.     
An artist and a politician, Amintore Fanfani was a six-time Italian premier and a former head of the U.N. General Assembly.
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

66   Przemysław Pabudziński (Polish, 1948-1996), Filar Koziego Wierchu, Tatry
oil on canvas, signed at lower left, inscribed on the verso, presented in a handsome painted frame.
DOA 43.5 x 36.25 in.     
Depicting a view of the "Black Walls," an otherworldly landscape in the High Tatra Mountains.
Private North Carolina Collection

 

67   An Antique Continental School Still Life with Flowers
oil on canvas, unsigned, circa 1900, presented in a period gilt composition frame.
DOA 28 x 30.5 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

68   James Elliott (English, 19th Century), Traversing the Bridge
watercolor, signed and dated 1865 at lower left, matted and framed.
DOA 22 x 27.75 in.     

 

69   Charles Chivot (French, b. 1866), Two Illustration Studies of Dogs
graphite on paper, each signed, matted but not framed, one depicting a bouncing bulldog (SS 8.5 x 5.75 in.) and the other a strutting Pekingese (SS 10 x 7.5 in.).

 

70   L. Edōuard Coble (French, 20th/21st century), Outdoor Market
pastel on board, signed and dated "L. Edōuard Coble, 2001" at lower right, housed in ornate giltwood frame with linen liner under glass.
DOA 30.75 x 34.5 in.     

 

71   Continental School Landscape with Distant Architecture
oil on board, signed what appears to read "Di Cara" and dated 1951/7, housed in silvered wooden frame under glass.
DOA 16.5 x 19.75 in.     

 

72   Continental School Drawing of Pan and Syrinx
chalk on paper, early 20th century, appears unsigned; matted and framed.
DOA 13.5 x 16 in.     

 

73   Framed Painting on Silk of Two Dancers
gouache and watercolor on silk, 20th century, signed "A. B." at lower right, matted and framed.
DOA 19.75 x 16.75 in.     

 

74   Brass Hunting Lodge Style Chandelier
late 20th century, eight light with trumpet form supports, with chain and ceiling cap, unmarked but possibly Chapman, with shades.
23 x 29 in. diameter.     

 

75   Vintage Iron Candle Chandelier
early to mid 20th century, six light two tiered form with black paint.
35 x 23 in. diameter.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

76   Two German Caged Bird Automatons
20th century, the first with three birds, green felt lining to cage, on scroll and floral decorated brass base, marked "West Germany" to underside, (not currently operational); the second with single yellow bird and faux plant, red lining to cage, on scroll decorated metal base (currently works intermittently). 
Larger 11 in.      

 

77   Heintz Sterling Overlay Inkwell and a Silverplate Inkstand
the first a Heintz sterling on bronze inkwell with hinged lid, marked to underside (2 x 4.25 in. diameter); along with a classical style silverplate inkstand, gallery top, with two green glass lidded inkwells, unmarked (3 x 8.5 x 5.75 in). 

 

78   Virginia Metalcrafters and Rife-Loth Accessories
to include a Virginia Metalcrafters Scottish Terrier iron boot scrape, a Virginia Metalcrafters hound doorstop, and a pair of Rife - Loth brass doorstops, all marked. 
Hound 12 in.      

 

79   Vintage Clipper Ship Door Stop and Bookends
early 20th century, including a cast iron door stop with clock, and a pair of Albany Fox Co. cast iron bookends, and a pair of BronzMet clipper ship bookends; each with cold painted decoration, marked.
Tallest 11.75 in.     

 

80   Four Pair of Vintage Bookends
including a pair of cast brass spread winged eagles by Virginia Metalcrafters; a pair of M.I.T. emblem bookends; a pair of iron recumbent dog bookends; and a pair of Revolutionary fife and drum player bookends with painted surface; marked.
Tallest 5.75 in.     

 

81   Two Pairs of Vintage Bookends
mid 20th century, the first depicting figures on horseback, the man with horn and the woman holding a bird; the second painted metal with figure of an Indian scout, all unmarked. 
Larger 7.5 x 5.5 x 3 in.      

 

82   Vintage Iron Clipper Ship Doorstop
early 20th century, painted, stamped 140F. 
7.5 in.      

 

83   att. Black Forest, Carved and Painted Hanging Wall Cabinet
late 19th century, dovetailed pine case with carved facade featuring crossed rifles, hinged door with eagle and mountain goat, open interior.
21 x 15 x 9 in.     

 

84   Antique Barnum & Bailey Leather Elephant Harness
1940s, with name plate reading "Ruth," leather straps with brass bosses.
64 inch head diameter.     
Ruth was photographed for LIFE magazine with the Barnum and Bailey Circus in the 4/8/46 issue, page 118.

 

85   Georgian Inlaid Mahogany Tea Caddy
circa 1820, with light wood inlays, interior with lead lining and divided compartments with lids raised on brass ball feet.
7 x 9 x 6 in.     

 

86   Two Greco-Roman Style Accessories
including a late 19th century European bronze jug with figure and bear masks, together with an early 20th century glass vessel on figural metal stand marked "Made in Italy."
Taller 14 in.     

 

87   An Antique Rosewood Handkerchief Press
19th century, likely Continental, rectangular form comprised of an upper and lower press connected with two long turned wooden screws with shaped wooden "washers," the upper press with inset needlepoint plaque within a ribbon molding.
6.5 x 9.5 x 4.25 in.     

 

88   French Gilt Bronze Shell - Form Inkstand
early 20th century, with three shell-form wells, central inkwell with shell and leaf decorated lid, appears to be unmarked. 
5 x 11 x 8 in.      

 

89   Antique Inlaid Rosewood Jewelry Casket
19th century, mixed woods with geometric banded inlays and sunburst corners, red velvet lined interior with oval mirror.
6 x 9 x 7 in.     

 

90   (14) Vintage Southern Trophies
including a 1938 and '39 Winston Salem silverplate double handled trophy; (8) 1930s weight lifting trophies; and (3) 1950s Southern Open double handled trophies, unmarked.
Tallest 16 in.     

 

91   Pair of Glazed Ceramic Elephant Garden Stools
late 20th century, polychrome glazed decoration in the Chinese taste.
18 x 17 x 7 in.     

 

92   Two Antique Storage Boxes
19th century, including a hardwood box with open interior, hinged with bail handles; the other a raised lid tea caddy with bail handle and open interior.
Taller 6.5 x 8.5 x 8.5 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

93   Vintage Copper Lavabo
likely Italian, circa 1950, three part form including a platform, well and dispenser.
DOA 20 x 18 x 8 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

94   Vintage French Toleware Jardiniere
mid 20th century, green paint with gilt highlight, central cartouche depicting figures in ruins, marked "Made in France" to underside.
5 x 15 x 10 in.      

 

95   Antique English Oak Candle Box
early 19th century, hinged lid, tapered box with molded edge.
16 x 5 x 6 in.     

 

96   Three Vintage Pond Boats
mid to late 20th century, including the "Bluebell M.Y.C." and two with stands.
Tallest 34 in.     

 

97   American Walnut Document Box
attributed to Virginia, second half of the 19th century, hinged lid, dovetailed case, open interior, applied handles to each side. 
10 x 19.75 x 11.5 in.      

 

98   Two Vintage Vanity Mirrors
1940s, including an oval composition framed mirror with hinged stand support; and a gilt metal silk hand mirror.
Larger 18 x 14 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

99   Two Vintage Copper and Iron Cooking Implements
early 20th century, including a copper pot with iron handle marked "155" and an oval iron pan marked "56" with illegible maker's mark. 
Copper pot 11 x 6.5 in diameter.      

 

100   Two Vintage Portrait Miniatures
likely watercolor on ivory, each housed in an oval gold tone metal frame signed to reverse "St. Martial / Made in France," one suspended from a gold filled rope twist chain and the other a fine link chain with clasp stamped for 10KT.
1 7/8 x 1.5 in.     

 

101   Indo Persian Carpet
reddish salmon field, with bold floral and foliate design elements, with navy blue main guard border with multiple minor borders. 
13 ft. x 19 ft.      

 

102   Tibetan Tufenkian Carpet
in the William Morris style, celadon field with naturalistic designs, within a rust border. 
12 ft. x 16 ft.      

 

103   Sarouk Carpet
burgundy field with center medallion, with floral spray and floral filled urns, with navy blue main guard border, within multiple minor borders. 
9 ft. 2 in. x 11 ft. 5 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

104   Persian Area Rug
center ivory stepped medallion on red field with repeating design elements with navy blue border. 
5 ft. 2 in. x 10 ft. 2 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

105   Karadje Carpet 
center medallion on brick red field, with floral motifs, with navy blue main border, multiple minor borders. 
10 ft. 8 in. x 13 ft. 4 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

106   Leathercraft, Leather Chesterfield Sofa
late 20th century, oxblood red leather with brass nailhead trim, on suppressed ball feet, unmarked. 
30 x 91 x 35 in.      

 

107   Century Furniture, Leather Upholstered Sofa
late 20th century, burgundy leather with brass nailhead trim, camelback frame, with loose cushions, raised on turned legs, labeled. 
36 x 88 x 38 in.      
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

108   Set of Four Chippendale Style Leather Club Chairs
late 20th century, brown stitched leather seats with faux alligator hide upholstery to the exterior, brass nail head trim, raised on straight molded legs with stretcher base, unmarked.
32 x 30 x 27 in.     

 

109   Michael Thomas, Pair of Custom Upholstered Sofas
contemporary, green embroidered upholstery with golden diamond pattern, with loose down filled cushions and pillows, paneled skirt on short wood feet, labeled.
30 x 93 x 36 in.     

 

110   Queen Anne Style Leather Upholstered Easy Chair
mid 20th century, blue leather upholstery with brass nailhead trim and down filled cushion, on mahogany cabriole legs. 
50 x 34 x 24 in.      

 

111   Contemporary Chinoiserie Tray Top Coffee Table
two-part form, wood and composition, shaped rectangular tray with gilt chinoiserie decoration with antiqued craquelure finish, on folding faux bamboo stretcher base. 
22 x 40 x 21 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

112   Contemporary Silk Upholstered Ottoman
pink and green check silk upholstery, with applied scalloped fringe, pleated skirt, on straight pine legs. 
18 x 32 in diameter.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

113   Michael Thomas, Upholstered Swivel Club Chair
printed floral upholstery on a brown field, loose down filled cushions on a rocking and swivel base, paneled skirt, labeled.
33 x 36 x 36 in.     

 

114   Michael Thomas, Leather Upholstered Ottoman
contemporary, square ottoman in tan leather with tufted top and sides with brass nail head trim on turned mahogany legs with brass cap feet, labeled.
20 x 36 x 36 in.     

 

115   Vintage Brass Umbrella Form Umbrella Stand
mid 20th century, reticulated brass with weighted iron base, unmarked. 
33 x 13 in diameter.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

116   St. Timothy, Queen Anne Style Lolling Chair
late 20th century, mahogany, teal upholstery with button-back seat, brass nailhead trim, raised on cabriole legs, labeled. 
42 x 27 x 23 in.      

 

117   Henredon, Georgian Style Inlaid Breakfront
contemporary, from the 18th Century Portfolio line, two part lighted form with a cove molded and carved pediment, upper case with four hinged beveled glass doors having lower fan inlays with glass shelf and lighted interior, lower case with four hinged paneled doors with central fitted drawers, flush base, labeled.
84 x 76 x 16 in.     

 

118   Upholstered Boudoir Club Chair and Ottoman
contemporary, multi-pattern pink/yellow/green upholstery with pleated skirt on upholstered legs, unmarked; together with a pink and white embroidered upholstered ottoman with tufted top and pleated skirt and upholstered legs.
32 x 32 x 28 in.     

 

119   Contemporary Upholstered Club Chair
light blue embroidered upholstery with golden spade pattern, loose cushion pleated skirt on square tapered mahogany legs, unmarked.
32 x 32 x 35 in.     

 

120   Contemporary Conchological Floor Screen
painted wood, four panels, with carved rope twist edge, raised panel, with painted seashells, verso painted with floral and seaweed. 
72 x 64 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

121   Hickory White Chinoiserie Silver Chest
American Masterpiece Collection, late 20th century, mahogany, one-part form, hinged lid with fall front, upper removable flatware tray, above three drawers, above a lower flush mounted drawer, tall cabriole legs, applied brass handles to each side, labeled. 
40.25 x 22.5 x 17 in.      

 

122   Antique Painted Metal Dog Umbrella Stand
late 19th century, cut iron with old painted surface, verso with umbrella receptacle.
26.5 x 15 x 8 in.     

 

123   Spanish Rococo Style Iron Umbrella Stand
first half of the 20th century, gilt iron with floral and scroll decoration, metal liner.
27 x 20.5 x 5.5 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

124   Pair of Brass Continental Andirons
late 19th century, neoclassical style with ball finial, geometric and turned standard, scrolled legs with double feet, double rear log stops. 
28 x 13 x 11 in.      

 

125   Vintage Brass Umbrella Stand
mid 20th century, repousse mask and foliate decoration with ring handles, reticulated panel on paw feet.
22 x 10 in. diameter.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

126   Vintage Pierced Brass Fire Fender
early 20th century, serpentine form, with reticulated floral design, on a molded base. 
7 x 44 x 11 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

127   Two Pairs of Virginia Metalcrafters Brass Andirons
the first a pair of cannonball andirons with spurred legs and ball feet; (18 x 12 x 2 in); the second a pair of lemon-top andirons with spurred legs and ball feet (23 x 11 x 22 in.), labeled. 

 

128   Virginia Metalcrafters, Pair of Chippendale Style Andirons
late 20th century, cast brass, ball finial with tapered standards, spur knee on ball and claw feet, marked.
27 x 13 x 8 in.     

 

129   Wm H. Jackson, New York, Steel and Brass Fireplace Tool Set
mid 20th century, including tongs, shovel, poker, and brush, with a conforming stand, labeled. 
31 x 10 x 8 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

130   Pair of Virginia Metalcrafters Chippendale Style Andirons
mid 20th century, brass and iron, turned standard with spur knee and ball and claw feet, marked.
20 x 13 x 22 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

131   Brass Classical Style Andirons and Fender
20th century, andirons with arched legs and double foot, double log stop; fender pierced brass with rope twist, stylized three front feet. 
Andirons 18 x 10 x 20 in; fender 10.5 x 49.5 x 13 in.      

 

132   Vintage French Chenets and Fireplace Tools
early 20th century, including a pair of gilt brass chenets with artichoke finial urns, and a four piece fireplace tool et with shovel, tongs, poker, and stand. 
Tools 26 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

133   Pair of Iron and Bronze Renaissance Revival Figural Andirons
late 19th century, male and female figures, both with helmets and armor, female holding shield and male holding bird, scrolled frame with leaf ornamentation, arched scrolled feet. 
31 x 15 x 23 in.      

 

134   Vintage Crystal Drop Prism Chandelier and Ceiling Applique
mid 20th century, five-light form with silver tone mounts, scrolled mounts with drop prisms, with ceiling cap and chain, together with a contemporary composition ceiling applique. 
30 x 20 in diameter.      

 

135   Kelly Wearstler, Large Linden Table Lamp
Visual Comfort, matte white glazed ceramic with brass mounts, tapered white linen shade, labeled and with artist's mark near cord.
HOA 35 in.     

 

136   Jonathan Adler, Bristol Easel Floor Lamp
contemporary, marble and polished steel, with an adjustable easel, conical light, circular base, labeled. 
73 in. tall.     

 

137   Carver's Guild, Whimsical Gilt Mirror with Flowers and Hummingbird
late 20th century, carved wood and composition, morning glory high relief oval frame, with carved and painted detachable hummingbird, labeled. 
41 x 30 in.      

 

138   Carver's Guild, Strawberry Jewel Mirror
contemporary, gilt wood and composition, painted decoration, oval mirror with high relief carved floral vine frame surmounted by strawberry pediment, labeled. 
30 x 23 in.      

 

139   French Rococo Style Looking Glass
mid 20th century, wood and composition, with light pink paint and gold leaf decoration. 
38 x 30.25 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

140   Louis Jones (b. 1943), New Direction
acrylic on wove paper with deckle edge, signed and dated 1992 at lower right, float mounted and framed under glass, retaining gallery label to the verso.
Sheet 22.25 x 30 in.; DOA 33 x 39.5 in.     
Peden Gallery II, Raleigh, North Carolina
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

141   Louis Jones (b. 1943), Piedmont Moon
acrylic on wove paper with deckle edge, signed and dated 1992 at lower right, float mounted and framed under glass, retaining gallery label to the verso.
Sheet 22.25 x 30 in.; DOA 33 x 39.5 in.     
Peden Gallery II, Raleigh, North Carolina
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

142   Framed Painting of a Brownstone
oil on canvas, 20th century, signed what appears to read "Sibow" at lower right, signed and dated 1991 on the verso, presented in giltwood frame with linen liner.
DOA 42.25 x 31.5 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

143   Michael Dubina (IL), Late Harvest
pastel on paper, 20th century, pencil signed and titled lower margin, matted and framed.
DOA 30 x 37 3/4 in.     
Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

144   Stephen White (NC), Renaissance Dancer
oil on board, appears unsigned, framed.
DOA 50 x 37.5 in.     
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

145   Stephen White (NC), Giraffe
acrylic and gold leaf on board, signed and dated 1984 at lower left, retains gallery label, unframed (with hook for hanging on verso).
14 1/8 x 11 in.     
Village Smith Galleries, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC

 

146   Stephen White (NC), Portrait of a Heron
mixed media with gold leaf on paper, signed and dated 1983 at lower left, presented in attractive floater giltwood frame with linen matting and backing.
DOA 19.25 x 16.5 in.     

 

147   Jack Berkman (NC, 1908-1999), City Street
oil on board, signed and dated 1958 at lower right, presented in a later frame, retaining a gallery label to the verso.
DOA 30.5 x 36 in.     
St. John's Museum of Art, Greenville, North Carolina

 

148   Vernon Pratt (NC, 1940-2000), ART
encaustic and mixed media on canvas, signed on the top and bottom stretchers, dated '93, presented in a contemporary gilt frame.
DOA 17.5 x 23.5 in.     
Vernon Pratt was an associate professor of art at Duke University. A graduate of Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, Pratt enrolled at Duke in 1958 but finished his undergraduate and master's degrees at the San Francisco Art Institute. He returned to Duke in 1964 as a professor, a position he held until his untimely death in 2000. Pratt may be best known for creating the massive, publicly funded Education Wall across from the Legislative Office Building in Raleigh. The Gregg Museum of Art & Design at NCSU mounted an exhibition of his work, Permutations, Progressions + Possibilities = The Art of Vernon Pratt, last fall at the Betty Ray McCain Art Gallery, Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh. His work is also in the permanent collection of the NC Museum of Art.

 

149   Jill Troutman (NC), Irises
oil on canvas, signed at lower right, framed.
DOA 21.5 x 17.25 in.     

 

150   Jill Troutman (NC), Landscape Collage
mixed-media collage on canvas, signed at lower right, framed.
DOA 20.25 x 24.5 in.     
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

151   José Augustín Fumero (NC, 1925-2016), Orphans of the Storm
woven fiber mosaic, retains gallery label to frame verso, housed in gilt frame with linen matting under glass.
DOA 12.75 x 10.75 in.     
Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

152   William Henry (FL, 20th century), Sailing Scene
watercolor on paper, signed at lower left, presented under glass within a linen liner, circa 1960s.
DOA 29.5 x 37.5 in.     

 

153   William Henry (FL, 20th century), Tropical Scene
watercolor on paper, signed at lower right, presented under glass within a linen liner, circa 1960s.
DOA 29.5 x 37.5 in.     

 

154   Junko Ono Rothwell (GA), Rockfish River
pastel on paper, signed at lower right, matted and framed under glass, retaining artist's label to the verso.
DOA 36.5 x 30.25 in.     
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

155   Two Rural Watercolors
20th century, to include a landscape with two sheds and fencing by Wynn Aldrich as well as a watercolor of a church bell by Gerarde Doucette, each signed, both matted and framed. 
DOA 19.75 x 25.5 in. (the first), 23 x 18.25 in. (the second)     

 

156   A Vintage Portrait of Three Dogs
oil on canvas, signed "T. Baxter" at lower right, presented in a later frame.
DOA 16.5 x 24.5 in.     
Private Collection, Iron Station, North Carolina

 

157   Robert M. Nelson (20th Century), Pair of Dog Portraits
mid 20th century, graphite drawings of a collie and a setter, signed, matted and framed under glass.
DOA 25 x 22 5/8 in.     

 

158   Two Framed American Landscapes
the first: a watercolor titled Down to the Sea by Linda Koenig, signed at lower right and retains label to frame verso; the second: reproduction print after Gent's Corner, Pinehurst, NC by Jeanette Sheehan (NC); both matted and framed.
DOA 16.25 x 20.25 in. (the larger)     

 

159   Hank Laventhol (PA, 1927-2001), Seascape
aquatint in colors, pencil signed, marked as artist's proof and numbered (Artist's Proof III/XX) lower margin, matted and framed.
DOA 25 1/2 x 29 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

160   Harold Altman (American, 1924–2003), Sailboats
lithograph in colors, pencil signed, titled, and marked as artist's proof lower margin, matted and framed.
DOA 30 x 36 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

161   Harold Altman (American, 1924–2003), Children, Parc Monceau
lithograph in colors, pencil signed, titled, and marked as artist's proof lower margin, matted and framed.
DOA 27 1/2 x 35 3/4 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

162   Harold Altman (American, 1924–2003), Allée Luxembourg
lithograph in colors, 1980, pencil signed, marked as artist's proof, titled, and dated lower margin, matted and framed.
DOA 24 1/2 x 30 in.     

 

163   Framed Print after Paul Elson Travels with Red - Central Park
offset lithograph in colors, housed in silvered wooden frame.
DOA 26 1/4 x 33 3/4 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

164   Morgan West, Folk Art Painted Table (New Orleans, d. 2013)
paint decorated stand, the top with a colorful fish, the standard painted with dancing figures, the legs each feature a snake, signed on the underside of the table.
30.5 x 11.5 in.     

 

165   Two Folk Art Painted Coke Bottles
artist unknown.
7.75 in.     
Private North Carolina Collection

 

166   NC Pottery, Five Mark Hewitt Bowls
wood-fired stoneware, a handled mixing style bowl (4.25 x 12.5 in.); two plates (larger 11 in.); two bowls, one made by apprentice Charley Pritchard (with base rim chips). All with signature glyph.
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

167   NC Pottery, Mark Hewitt Apprentice Grouping
to include: two sugar bowls with covers, one by Joe Christensen and one made by Charley Pritchard; two Charley Pritchard flower pots (3.75 in.); a large flower pot, a shoulder vase made by Joe Christensen.
Vase 8.25 x 6.5 in.     
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

168   NC Pottery, Mark Hewitt Charger
large stoneware deep sided charger or bowl, the interior glazed with two color runs in such a way as to leaves swaths unglazed creating a colorful contrast.
4.75 x 20.5 in.     
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

169   NC Pottery, Mark Hewitt Covered Urn
ovoid salt glazed urn with curved applied handles, sine wave at the rim above descending glaze runs, domical cover, WMH stamp.
Urn 11 in.; DOA 14 in.     

 

170   Folk Art Candlesticks, A.V. Smith, Sanford, NC
wood fired alkaline glazed, pair of frowning face candlesticks, inscribed signature on the bottom.
9.75 in.     

 

171   Western NC Pottery, Kim Ellington Pitcher
drippy alkaline glazed stoneware with glass runs and sine wave decoration, inscribed "GKE" on the bottom.
8.5 in.     
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

172   NC Studio Pottery, Charlie Tefft
four pieces to include: a center bowl with cobalt interior and exterior salt runs 2007 (4.25 x 10.75 in.); a covered bowl with grooved decoration; a bowl with raised sides, the interior decorated with sea life (3.5 x 11.25 in.) dated 2004; a bowl of similar shape dated 2006 (3.5 x 8.5 in.).
Charlie Tefft taught at Guilford college for over 20 years and now has his own pottery studio in Summerfield, NC.
Private North Carolina Collection

 

173   Two NC Pottery Vessels
wood fired stone ware, a Mark Hewitt and Charley Pritchard lidded sugar, 1994-96; an unsigned tall jar with cover attributed to Mark Hewitt Pottery.
Jar without cover 11 in.     
Private North Carolina Collection

 

174   NC Pottery Jar, Brent Smith
stoneware ovoid jar with cover, four applied loop handles at the shoulder, signed on the bottom.
16.5 x 10 in.     
Private North Carolina Collection

 

175   NC Pottery, Jugtown, Thumb Print Bowl
frogskin glaze with exterior exhibiting salt / glaze runs, interior darker with Albany slip, thumb print marks around the sides, stamp on the bottom.
5 x 7.25 in.     

 

176   NC Pottery Ben Owen III Vase
frogskin ovoid vase diagonally carved, pinch handles, signed and dated 1999.
11 x 6.5 in.     
Private Collection, Winston-Salem, NC

 

177   Large Stoneware Double Sided Clock
circa 1970, two-part form, battery operated double-sided clock, with foliate decoration, appears unmarked. 
35 x 12 x 13 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

178   Two Studio Pottery Plates, Chatham Monk, Oxide Pottery, VA
each ceramic plate slip decorated with a stylized razorback, marker signed in script "Monk".
11.5 x 11 1/8 in.     
Private North Carolina Collection

 

179   Studio Pottery Teapot, Signed Davis
bisque fired with applied fixed handle, lid with spiral finial.
10.5 x 8 in.     
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

180   Two Western NC Pottery Vessels
19th century, alkaline glaze, a single handled churn with marked capacity "6" (some rim chips) (19.25 in.); a lug handled storage jar, well turned with flat rim, marked "3" (good condition) (14 in.).
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

181   Western NC Five Gallon Storage Jar
19th century, alkaline glazed, even olive glaze with runs from the rim, applied ear handles, capacity mark indicated by five vertical scratch lines under one handle.
15.75 x 9 in.     
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

182   Salt Glazed Stoneware: Unusual Pottery Dirt Dish, Cream Riser
early pottery stoneware dish, notched edge decoration, slightly higher sides than usually found in dirt dishes; two gallon cream riser (glaze flaking and edge chips).
Dish1.5 x 8.75 in.; Cram Riser 10.25 in.     
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

183   Western NC Pottery, Three Vessels
19th century, alkaline glazed stoneware, a two gallon cream riser (8 x 12 in.); a three gallon storage jar with high collar, inner rim, lug handles, (small handle chip), rutile in the glaze (17 in.); a two gallon jar with inner rim, inscribed capacity mark (rim chip) (12 in.).
Private North Carolina Collection

 

184   Four NC Stoneware Jugs
19th century, salt glazed, three 1/2 gallon and a one gallon, unsigned.
12 in.     
Private North Carolina Collection

 

185   NC Pottery Group
a salt glazed four gallon size churn, with cover (19 in.) and five Ben Owen Master Potter tobacco spit plates (6.25 in. ) and a Jugtown noggin.

 

186   Two NC Pottery Vessels
late 19th century, stoneware, two gallon size crock and jug, unsigned.
Jug 14.5 in.     
Private North Carolina Collection

 

187   Rare William States Stoneware Jar, Stonington, CT
early 19th century, ovoid jar with tooled collar and base, open loop handles, brush decoration at handle terminals, iron oxide dip, stamped "W. STAKES" / 3".
13 x 9 in.     
Private North Carolina Collection

 

188   C. Crolius, Manhattan, Cobalt Decorated Pottery Jug
early 19th century, indistinct stamp below the legible "C. Crolius", two gallon size, tooled spout, brushed stylized drape-and-tassel design around the upper shoulder, 
13.5 in.     

 

189   Two Stoneware Crocks, att. Virginia
1 1/2 gallon and 2 gallon, both with brushed cobalt design.
Taller 13 in.     

 

190   PA Stoneware Two Gallon Jug, Cowden & Wilcox
Harrisburg, PA., salt glazed with coggle wheel capacity mark above a brushed cobalt circlet of fruit and leaves.
14.25 in.     
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

191   Two Fort Edward Advertising Jugs
five gallon salt glazed jugs, one made by Fort Edward Stoneware with the advertising name in cobalt stencil "C.R.CRONKITES & CO / ROUSE'S POINT / NY"; the second was made by Ortman Bros and has the name "C.R. Cronkites & Co. Rouse Point" painted in cobalt by hand.
19.5 in.     
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

192   Attributed to PA, Large Decorated Stoneware Storage Jar
probably five gallons, tooled upper shoulder, arched applied ear handles, decorated on both sides with hand-drawn branch supporting six tulip blossoms.
17 x 11.5 in.     
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

193   Two Antique Stoneware Bird Decorated Jugs
the first is impressed with two gallon capacity mark above a cobalt bird on a branch (rim damage; several body abrasions) (14.5 in.); the second is a marked five gallon jug stamped "HAYSTON & CO / Fort Edward NY" (rim chips; hairline to underside of handle) (18.75 x 10 in.). Birds are hand-painted on each.
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

194   Antique Stoneware Crock, Stamped Cowden & Wilcox , Harrisburg, PA
cylindrical form with applied lug handles, marked capacity "6", decorated in cobalt on one side with ling stemmed flowers and foliage, Albany slip interior.
17 x 10 in.     
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

195   Antique Donaghho Stoneware Twelve Gallon Crock
Parkerburg, West Virginia, cobalt stencil, Albany slip interior incised "X" at front top.
22.25 x 11 in.     
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

196   Two Antique Stoneware Vessels
19th century, the first has cobalt flower decoration on both sides below a tooled shoulder (small rim nicks; crater to one flower petal); the second with similar floral pattern to one side, a smooth handle applied to the other side (rim hairline with two chips; base chip and spreading hairline).
Taller 11 in.     

 

197   Antique One Gallon Storage Jar
19th century, probably Pennsylvania, all around feather decoration, tooled rim.
10.5 in.     

 

198   A Stoneware Chicken Waterer, Embossed W.R. & CO. Akron. O
cylindrical form with Albany slip glaze, water tray below embossed bird decoration, marked "PAT. APR. 2 1905".
9 x 10 in.     
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

199   Two New York Stoneware Jugs
two gallon size, salt glazed with cobalt brushed on floral decoration; WHITE & WOOD BINGHAMTON, NY (rim chip) and JOHN BURGER Rochester (b-b hole).
14.5 in.     
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

200   Two New England Stoneware Jugs
salt glazed, a two gallon W.J & D. LYONS / BOSTON (rim chips hairlines near base below handle); L. PEWTRESS / HAVEN CONN, three gallon (rim chips, hairline from base upwards).
Pewtress Jug 15 in.     
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

201   Four Salt Glazed and Cobalt Decorated Vessels
19th century, a cake crock (stamped) (two small edge chips); a storage jar (hairline from rim); a pitcher (one inch chip above handle); a three gallon crock, so marked in cobalt (long hairline).
Crock 10.75 x 10.25 in.     
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

202   Three Stoneware Advertising Vessels
early 20th century, a preserve jar, H.A. JOHNSON & CO./ BOSTON, MASS (signs of use; base chip); a Hazleton PA whiskey jug (shallow side chip); a WOODWARD. CLARKE druggist jug, PORTLAND, OREGON (minor chips; good condition for age and use).
Druggist Jug 10 x 6.5 in.     
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

203   Antique Western Pottery Co. Ice Water Dispenser
made in Denver, stoneware with blue decoration, five gallon size, canister form with cover.
Without Cover 13.5 x 12.5 in.      
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

204   Three Donaghho Stoneware Jars
late 19th century, Parkersburg, W. Va.one gallon to 1/2 gallon.
Largest 10.25 in.     
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

205   Attributed to PA, Decorated Stoneware Crock
ovoid form with straight high rim with stamped 4, applied ear handles, elaborate floral and foliate decoration on both sides and beneath handles, tooled base.
14 x 10 in.     
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

206   Stoneware Pottery Table Lamp
19th century cobalt decorated stoneware crock, converted to a table lamp. 
HOA 15.5 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

207   Seven Vintage Baskets
19th and 20th century, including a rectangular basket with bentwood handle, scalloped rim basket with bentwood handle, circular woven bowl, square basket with bentwood handle, circular basket with bentwood handle, oval basket with swing handle signed A.R.M. Handcraft, a wine bottle carrier, and a carved wood ladle.
Tallest 12 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

208   Five Antique Buttocks Baskets
19th century, each with bentwood handles, one with remnants of old blue paint.
Tallest 9 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

209   Indo Persian Rug
chocolate brown field with oversized floral and vine medallions, with ivory border. 
7 ft. 7 in. x 9 ft. 5 in.      

 

210   Heriz Area Rug
red field with center medallion, overall geometric motifs. 
6 ft. 2 in. x 7 ft. 7 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

211   Hereke Area Rug 
midnight blue field with avian and vine motifs, rust border with rosette and serrated leaf design elements, signed Hereke to outer border. 
3 ft. 10 in. x 7 ft. 2 in.      
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

212   Turkish Rug
center blue medallion on red field, field with geometric design elements, multiple borders. 
7 ft. 7 in. x 11 ft. 3 in.      
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

213   Heriz Rug
center medallion on red field with design elements, with midnight blue guard border. 
9 ft. 2 in. x 12 ft. 7 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

214   Pair of Large Classical Style Double Handled Iron Garden Urns
second half of the 20th century, one-part form, beaded rim, acanthus and floral decorated urn, with double masked handles, on fluted base, on square plinth. 
29 x 22 in diameter.      

 

215   Set of Four Classical Style Cast Iron Garden Urns on Pedestals
late 20th century, black paint, egg-and-dart border, fluted urn, on raised square plinth. 
27 x 15 in diameter.      

 

216   Set of Four Classical Style Garden Urns
early to mid 20th century, acanthus leaf rim with mask and floral swag relief decoration. 
16 x 21 in diameter.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

217   Schmieg & Kotzian, Pair of Chinese Chippendale Style Painted Benches
late 20th century, appears to be teak with an allover black lacquered surface, reticulated back, plank seat, shaped skirt, stylized scroll feet, stamped "SK". 
32 x 44 x 17 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

218   Large Vintage Classical Style Aluminum Garden Urn
early 20th century, one-part form, with later green paint, egret form double handles, with floral and reeded urn on raised square plinth. 
42 x 33 x 18 in.      

 

219   Pair of Classical Style Cast Iron Double Handled Urns
late 20th century, black paint, beaded trim, with mask and floral swag decoration, double mask form handles, on square plinths. 
23 x 17 in diameter.      

 

220   Victorian Cast Iron Garden Urn on Stand
late 19th century, two-part form, egg-and-dart rim urn with scrolled handles, on square plinth. 
26 x 18 in diameter.      

 

221   Pair of Classical Style Cast Iron Garden Urns
late 20th century, black paint, egg-and-dart rim, reeded urn, on square plinth. 
16 x 19.5 in diameter.      

 

222   Pair of Vintage Cast Stone Garden Benches
early to mid 20th century, three-part form, raised curved seat with a woven relief decorated edge, on Classical style scroll and foliate pedestals. 
20.5 x 69 x 21 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

223   Pair of Cast Stone Garden Benches
early to mid 20th century, curved raised panel seat, with woven relief decorated edge, on Classical style scroll and floral pedestals. 
21 x 69 x 21 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

224   Pair of Classical Style Cast Iron Garden Urns
late 20th century, beaded trim, reeded downswept base, on square plinths. 
21 x 15 in diameter.      

 

225   Antique Cast Iron Garden Urn on Stand
circa 1900, two-part form, later green paint, shell decorated border, with fruit, reeding and leaf decoration to urn, on a raised stepped square plinth. 
29 x 20 in. diameter.      

 

226   Pair of Eschbach Quatrefoil Cast Iron Garden Urns
late 20th century, black paint, with floral relief decoration, on ball feet, labeled. 
11 x 11.5 x 11.5 in.      

 

227   Set of Four Cast Iron Figural Risers
early to mid 20th century, green painted iron, each with a bust of a woman on a raised triangular support arm; possibly used to raise an urn or planter off the ground.
8 x 4 x 9.5 in.     

 

228   Vintage Wrought Iron Table and Four Chairs
late 20th century, circular table with glass top, four chairs with floral reticulated back. 
Table 28 x 39 in. diameter. Chairs 34 x 17 x 17 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

229   Vintage Wrought Iron Sofa and Armchair
mid 20th century, later white paint, including a three-part sofa, and conforming spring seat, with acorn motif. 
Sofa 33 x 72 x 28 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

230   Vintage Painted Iron Chair and Table
mid 20th century, later white paint, including a scrolled decorated armchair with bottle and cup holder, together with a circular table with glass top. 
Chair 36 x 29 x 18 in. Table 29 x 30 in diameter.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

231   Five Piece Vintage Iron Patio Set
mid 20th century, later white paint, including a rectangular table with inset glass top, along with two armchairs and two side chairs, with a stylized swag motif back, on penny foot. 
Table 29 x 24 x 48.5 in. Armchair 31 x 24 x 18 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

232   Set of Six Vintage Iron Chairs
mid 20th century, light blue paint, x-form back, slat seat, round legs with stretcher base. 
38 x 20 x 20 in.      

 

233   Vintage Cast Stone Garden Statue on Plinth
mid 20th century, two part form, classically draped figure with flower basket on a square raised panel plinth.
DOA 48 x 13 x 12 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

234   Vintage Cast Stone Classical Style Figure
mid 20th century, the seated figure in classical drape with bouquet and floral swag.
22 x 23 x 11 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

235   Vintage Cast Stone Bird Bath
mid 20th century, two-part form, shell basin on spiral twist pedestal, center of shell and pedestal with opening for use as fountain. 
37 x 31 in diameter.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

236   Virginia Metalcrafters for Smithsonian Institution, Armillary Sphere
late 20th century, two-part form, copper and aluminum, black paint, labeled. 
45 x 12 in.      

 

237   Pair of Vintage Iron Patio Armchairs and Table
mid 20th century, later white paint, curved seat and arms, along with a rectangular inset glass top table. 
Chairs 30.5 x 32.5 x 28 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

238   Vintage Painted Iron Console Table
mid 20th century, demilune form, with later white paint, inset glass top, leaf and vine decoration, stretcher base with snake feet. 
29.5 x 30 x 22 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

239   Two Vintage Iron Rose Pattern Tables
mid 20th century, later white paint, including a rectangular coffee table with inset glass top and rectangular two-tiered side table, with inset glass top. 
Coffee Table 17 x 43 x 25 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

240   Victorian Style Glass Top Garden Table
early 20th century, later white paint, Rococo style reticulated frame, with shell and fruit decoration, stretcher base, raised straight feet. 
30 x 23.5 x 23.5 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

241   Set of Four Classical Style Cast Stone Garden Urns
early to mid 20th century, circular urns with Greek key border and grape relief decoration.
17 x 15 in. diameter.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

242   Pair of Vintage Cast Stone Garden Urns
mid to late 20th century, circular urns with grape cluster raised decoration on short curved feet.
16 x 20 in. diameter.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

243   Pair of Large Cast Stone Garden Urns
mid to late 20th century, with floral relief decorated band. 
21.5 x 25 in diameter.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

244   Vintage Painted Wirework Jardiniere
second half of the 20th century, iron, metal insert. 
31 x 25 x 9 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

245   Pair of Vintage Classical Style Cast Stone Planters
mid to late 20th century, square tapered form with scrolled relief design on short curved feet.
10 x 14.5 x 14.5 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

246   Vintage Curved Concrete Garden Bench
mid to late 20th century, three part form, curved slab over two lion mask urn form bases.
15 x 54 x 13 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

247   Five Vintage New York Cast Iron West Side Highway Plaques
early 20th century, circular form with various Latin phrases and figures.
2 x 18 in. diameter.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

248   Vintage Sensenich Airplane Propeller
early 20th century, wood, with decals reading "Specially Made For Piper", model number 72GK42, serial number L2871 and marked Sensenich. 
71 in.      

 

249   Vintage Sensenich Airplane Propeller
early 20th century, model number 76JR53, serial number H4757, with metal tips. 
75 in.      

 

250   Vintage B & T Wooden Propeller
Venture, California, 60 x 68, marked.
60 in. long.     

 

251   Antique Painted Iron Eagle Wall Applique
circa 1900, cold painted iron, the spread wing eagle holding a banner reading "E. Pluribus Unum."
16 x 18 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

252   Vintage Pressed Brass Curtain Valance
early 20th century, swag and tassel decoration.
6 x 82 x 7 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

253   Vintage Painted Aluminum Rooster Weathervane
mid 20th century, with directionals and adjustable roof mount. 
26 x 18 x 8 in.      

 

254   Pair of Vintage Perko Ship's Porthole Windows
20th century, each of rectangular form, with screen and glass pane. 
19 x 10 in.      

 

255   Sherle Wagner, Vintage Neoclassical Style Boudoir Fixture Set
(14) pieces including an inset mirrored medicine cabinet with two sliding mirrored doors and glass shelved interior (26 x 41.5 x 6 in.); a rectangular beaded glass horizontal flush mount wall light (6 x 27 x 4.5 in.); a two light rectangular ceiling fixture with lower opaque glass panel (6 x 16 x 4.5 in.); an inset toothbrush receptacle (9.25 x 8 x 4.5 in.); an inset toilet paper holder (7 x 7 x 3.5 in.); a glass and gilt brass towel bar (3 x 21 x 3.5 in.); a five piece cut glass and gilt bronze faucet set including a pair of handles, faucet, stopper and pull; and a four piece faucet set including pair of handles, spout and pull; marked on stopper.
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

256   Sherle Wagner, Neoclassical Swan Form Boudoir Fixture Set
New York, mid 20th century, (16) pieces including a putti form towel bar (5 x 28 x 6 in.); a fleur de lis wall hook (6 in.); a dolphin form faucet set including spout, pair of handles and shell form pull with stopper; a rosette form tub faucet set including spout, pair of handles, pull; a shell dish; a swan form black glass wall shelf (5 x 22 x 4 in.); a pair of swan form and clear glass towel bars (5.5 x 17 x 3 in.); a toothbrush wall mount; a cup wall mount; a shell form pull; and a wall mount shell soap dish; marked on stoppers.
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

257   Sherle Wagner, (15) Piece Bathroom Fixture Grouping
to include a painted porcelain sink with lavender Greek key border decoration (7 x 17 x 14 in.), marble sink top (34 x 22 in.), white glass shelf with dolphin supports (24 x 4.5 in.), pair of dolphin supports (with ill-fitting clear glass shelf), two pairs of dolphin form water temperature knobs (4.5 x 3.5 in), cup and toothbrush bracket (5 x 4 in.), dolphin crested inset toilet paper holder (10.5 x 6.25 x 3.75 in.), two dolphin head form spigot heads ( 6in. long), shell-form plunger (18 in.), and a glass rope twist towel bar (30 in.) with three dolphin form supports. 
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

258   Large Group of (133) Delft Tiles
first half of the 20th century, each in blue and white, depicting architecture, figures, seascapes, and landscapes, marked "Made in Holland". 
5.25 x 5.25 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

259   Modernist Copper Hanging Light
20th century, conical form with metal frame, unmarked. 
17 x 8 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

260   A Tole Painted Pendant Light
late 20th century, painted metal, four light form, hinged bottom panel, with ceiling cap and chain.
24 x 13 x 13 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

261   Vintage Venetian Drop Prism Chandelier
mid 20th century, six-light form, gilt metal frame, with various cut glass drop prisms, with ceiling cap and chain. 
27 x 24 in. diameter.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

262   Rene Lalique "Fleurons" Plate
opalescent glass, signed "R. Lalique / France," circa 1935.
10.75 in. diameter     
From the Collection of Carolyn Connor, Hillsborough, North Carolina

 

263   Orient and Flume, Art Glass Vase
late 20th century, emerald green glass with iridescent pulled feather and oil spot decoration, cut and polished pontil, signed, numbered 1980M 173. 
7.5 in.      

 

264   Two Art Glass Vessels - Lalique & Steuben
the first an "Epis" vase signed "Lalique - France" (6.5 in.); and the second a signed Steuben olive dish, number 7801 and designed in 1937 (4 in.).
From the Collection of Carolyn Connor, Hillsborough, North Carolina

 

265   Lalique Dahlia Perfume Bottle and Dresser Jar
each signed "Lalique - France," each of frosted glass with black enameling to centers.
Jar 3 3/8 in. diameter     
From the Collection of Carolyn Connor, Hillsborough, North Carolina

 

266   Seven Pieces of Lalique Crystal
France, mid 20th century, including a lion ash tray, owl, dove jewelry dish, lion mask urn, bird, putti and bird vase, marked.
Tallest 5 in.     
From the collection of Mr. Joel Schur, Fayetteville, NC

 

267   Phoenix, Art Deco Glass Vase
circa 1930, molded clear glass, purple finish, decorated with grasshoppers, unmarked. 
7 in.      

 

268   Kralik Glass Vase and Lalique Figure
including a circa 1900 deep amethyst glass bowl with tooled rim and applied threading with polished pontil, unmarked; and a late 20th century clear crystal Lalique figure holding a faun, signed.
Taller 4.5 in.     

 

269   Waterford and Orrefors Crystal Grouping
including two Waterford cut crystal decanters; an Orrefors "Intermezzo" carafe and two wine stems, marked.
Tallest 13 in.     

 

270   A Suite of Waterford "Alana" Crystal
(10) pieces including a ships decanter, (7) water goblets, creamer and open sugar bowl. Each signed.
From the Collection of Carolyn Connor, Hillsborough, North Carolina

 

271   Waterford Crystal Barware
(12) pieces including: a set of (6) "Lismore" liqueurs, a set of (5) old fashioneds, and a vase. The vase is unsigned and not Waterford.
From the Collection of Carolyn Connor, Hillsborough, North Carolina

 

272   Set of Eight Georgian Style Air Twist Stems
late 20th century, unmarked.
6.5 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

273   Epi Leather Wallet, Louis Vuitton
a long bi-fold black leather unisex wallet, made in Spain, having three compartments for paper currency or documents, six card holders, with box and dust cover. Stamp CA0055.
Closed 7 3/8 x 4.25 in.     

 

274   Monogram Canvas Wallet Checkbook Cover, Louis Vuitton
made in Spain, bi-fold form with two open compartments and four card slots. Stamp CA0074.
6.5 x 3 5/8 in.     

 

275   Fashion Accessories, Packaging, Louis Vuitton
to include: very large shopper bag (19.5 x 27.5 in.); two brown shoppers bags, one an envelope form (15.5 17.75 in.); three dust cover bags including a 32 inch Keepall drawstring duffle bag cover; two (6 x 5 in.) wallet or jewelry presentation boxes.

 

276   Vintage Gucci Weekender
a spacious black saddle leather travel bag, rolled handles, locking zipper top, fabric interior with one zipper pocket, leather tag with Gucci imprint 012-123-3467-50 blind stamp, with luggage tag.
12 x 18 x 10 in.; Dimensions approximate.     

 

277   A Vintage Mark Cross Crocodile Handbag
made in France, a structured bag with top handle and magnetic and snap closure, calf leather interior, open pocket, coin purse, integral small closed purse, former owner initial in gold.
7.5 x 9.75 x 4.5 in.; Handle Drop 5 in.     

 

278   Three Antique Beaded Bags
a Miser Bag, lyre and leaf design, fringe (fraying to fabric at opening) (8 in.); two floral beaded bags with metal frames and chain handles (9 and 6.25 in.), the smaller bag with 'secret' pocket beneath the beaded front flap (good vintage condition).

 

279   Diminutive Shoulder Bag, Barry Kieselstein-Cord
made in Italy, brown calfskin with brushed gold tone alligator snap closure and alligator on strap buckle; four bottom feet, green suede interior, designer plaque attached to the zipper pocket.
6.75 x 7.5 x 3.25 in.; adjustable shoulder strap.     

 

280   Leopard Print Handbag, Salvatore Ferragamo 
made in Italy, water resistant tote with animal and floral design exterior, leather handles and trim, logo interior with brass plaque, zip and open pocket. With dust bag.
11 x 15 in.; Strap Drop 8 in.     

 

281   Brighton Briefcase and Laptop Bag
black fabric alligator print with leather braid handles and faux alligator trim. This is the ultimate "quick trip" bag with three compartments and two outer pockets, there is room for all essentials, integral key ring holder. the outer pocket with magnetic closure has a divided interior designed to hold credit cards, passport, cell phone and more.
12 x 15.5 x 5 in.; Handle Drop 6.25 in.     

 

282   Three Art Deco Handbags
black silk satin, each with a metal frame set with stones, two with long braided shoulder straps.
Bag with stripe pattern 6.5 x 8 in.     

 

283   A Group of Four Vintage Handbags
to include: an Emilio Pucci fabric bag, flap closure, leather interior, double strap handles (6 x 9 in.) (some stains, wear); an Escada crystal studded evening bag over black silk, flap with snap closure, interior with matching mirror, dust bag (seldom used, excellent condition); a vintage silk evening bag, Asian print, metal frame with inset glass stones (6.5 x 8.5 in.); a fabric drawstring bag by Surrey, decorated with ermine (6 x 5.5 in.) (no apparent condition concerns).

 

284   Group of Four Belts,Judith Leiber
the first a wide navy snakeskin belt with a large gold tone horse motif buckle decorated with sodalite and green quartz stones (2.25 x 37.5 in., adjustable); the second is a white snakeskin belt with a large gold tone snake motif buckle decorated in pastel colors (1.25 x 36.5 in., adjustable); the third a white snakeskin belt with a gold tone knot motif buckle centered on a rose quartz stone (1 3/8 x 39 in., adjustable); and the forth is a cream snakeskin belt with a gold tone buckle set with rose quartz and amethyst stones (2.75-1.25 x 36.5 in., adjustable).
Comes with one dust bag.

 

285   A Group of Four Fashion Belts, Judith Leiber
the first is a black satin belt with a gold tone floral buckle decorated with black and white rhinestones (1 3/8 x 37.75 in., adjustable); the second is a black snake skin belt with a gold tone elephant motif and red stone buckle (1 1/8 in. x 39 in., adjustable); the third is a black snake skin belt with a silver tone buckle decorated with rhinestones and red stones (1 5/8 x 38.25 in., adjustable); and the forth is a metallic purple belt with a gold tone and rhinestone buckle (2 x 37.75 in., adjustable).
All comes with dust bags.

 

286   A Pair of Aviator Sunglasses, Louis Vuitton
made in France, gold tone frame with faux tortoise arms, stamped Z0034U / CC / 62.
6 x 5 in.     

 

287   Vinyl Cuff Bracelet, Chanel, Cruise Collection
made in France, tinted vinyl wrap bracelet with double snap closure, date mark for 2000.
2 3/8 x 8.75 in.     

 

288   Three Vintage Minks
a brown mink capelet, Razooks, New York, label, line with monogram (20 x 53 in.); a light brown stole (12 x 40 in.); a blonde mink capelet, Jonai, New York label (20 x 39 in.) lined with embroidered initials.
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

289   Vintage Ermine Jacket
having a Peter Pan collar, brass button front closure, lined with embroidered initials, two inside slit pockets.
Shoulder to Hem 18 in.; Sleeve 19 in.; Size 6-8     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

290   Vintage Mink Stroller, Bonwit Teller Label
Catherine Giuilbert, Paris, designer label dark brown fur, notched collar, straight sleeves with bracelet cuff, hook and eye closure.
Shoulder to Hem 30 in.; Sleeve 21 in.; Size small     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

291   Pair of Louis XVI Style Clothing Rack
circa 1940, wood, composition, and aluminum, allover gilt surface, fluted supports, on splayed legs with acanthus leaf and greek key decoration, with assorted vintage hangers. 
70 x 50 x 20 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

292   Two Baccarat Rings
to include: one lime green ring in a wave design (ring size 7.25), and a clear pyramidal ring with gold detailing (ring size 7.25); both signed Baccarat.

 

293   Sterling Silver Collar Necklace and a Group of Costume Jewelry
a woven sterling silver collar necklace (stamped 925 / MEXICO, 5/8 x 13 in.); and a group of costume necklaces and one brooch.
Silver: 1.685 total troy oz.
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

294   Five Rhinestone Bangles
various celluloid rhinestone bangles in green and ivory tones.

 

295   Phil Vanderlei (20th Century), Bronzed Otter
bronze over composition, signed and numbered 121/250. 
14 x 7.5 in.      

 

296   Pair of Vintage Carved Wood Busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
20th century, each figure on a plinth, drilled for electricity. 
26 in.      

 

297   A Vintage Bronze Sculpture of a Swimming Beaver
with applied golden patina, signed "(illegible) Kenzie" and dated 1976, multi-part casting and assembly.
8 1/8 in.     

 

298   Carved Stone Sculpture of a Ladybug on a Leaf 
late 20th century, solid carved stone, decorated on all sides, appears to be unsigned. 
8 x 19 x 11 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

299   George III Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
late 18th century, oak secondary, two-part form, dovetailed case, applied molded pediment, over two hinged astragal molded and glazed doors, with shelved interior, lower case with slant front lid with molded lip edge, interior with divided and drawered compartments, central hinged prospect door, with a removable case featuring two hidden drawers, four graduated lipped drawers, on ogee bracket feet. 
82 x 45 x 21 in.      
Private Collection, Iron Station, North Carolina

 

300   Chippendale Mahogany Chest of Drawers
late 18th century, top with applied molded edge, two-over-four graduated cockbeaded drawers, on shaped bracket feet. 
46 x 41 x 20.5 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

301   George III Mahogany Inlaid Chest of Drawers
circa 1800, oak secondary, top with applied molded edge, two over three graduated drawers with light line inlay and flame mahogany veneers, raised on shaped bracket feet. 
41 x 43 x 21.5 in.      

 

302   George III Mahogany Inlaid Bachelor's Chest
late 18th century, oak secondary, mahogany veneered top with banded and light line inlay, applied molded trim, case with three over three graduated drawers with light line inlay, raised on shaped bracket feet. 
38 x 39 x 21 in.      
Private Collection, Iron Station, North Carolina

 

303   George III Mahogany Linen Press
circa 1800, two part form, gadrooned and cove molded cornice over two hinged doors having oval inlaid panels, interior with fitted drawers and later metal electronic plate, lower case with two over two cock beaded drawers, raised on shaped bracket feet.
86 x 51 x 25 in.     
Retains an old label reading "James Phillips & Sons Ltd., Union St., Bristol."

 

304   Set of Six Regency Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
mid 20th century, two armchairs and four side chairs, with curved raised panel crestrails, reeded arms, needlepoint over upholstered seats, on reeded baluster legs with turned feet. 
Armchair 35 x 22 x 19 in.      

 

305   Chippendale Mahogany Slant Front Desk
late 18th century, pine secondary, dovetailed case, molded hinged slant lid opens to reveal a divided and drawered interior, over four graduated cockbeaded drawers, raised on shaped bracket feet. 
43.5 x 42 x 20 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

306   English Chippendale Mahogany Bedroom Table
late 18th century, oak secondary, rectangular top with rear hinged leaf having a single gateleg support, the front with single flush mount drawer with scratch bead, square straight legs. 
28.5 x 35.75 x 16.5 in. Rear leaf 18.5 in.      

 

307   English Chippendale Mahogany Bachelor's Chest
early 19th century, mahogany veneers, oak and pine secondary, top with banded veneer border and lightwood line inlay, applied molded edge, pull-out dressing slide with later green leather insert, four graduated cockbeaded drawers, canted corners with stylized applied carved fretwork, ogee bracket feet. 
37.5 x 43.5 x 20 in.      

 

308   George III Bachelor's Chest
late 18th century, mahogany, oak and pine secondary, top with molded edge, two over three graduated and cockbeaded, with ivory inlaid escutcheons, on later shaped bracket feet. 
30 x 33 x 18 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

309   George III Mahogany Veneer Chest of Drawers
circa 1800, mahogany veneers, white pine secondary, rectangular molded top, three upper side-by-side drawers above three graduated long drawers, all with applied cockbeading, molded base trim, on shaped bracket feet. 
38 x 46 x 20.5 in.      
Original foot facing or blocking. 

 

310   George III Mahogany Drop Leaf Table
late 18th century, pine secondary, drop leaves with hinged gateleg support terminating in pad foot. 
28 x 49 x 15 in. Each leaf 21 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

311   George III Mahogany Gate-Leg Drop Leaf Table
late 18th century, pine secondary, hinged gatelegs with molded stile and pad feet. 
28 x 20 x 40 in. Each leaf 18 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

312   Antique English Inlaid Oval Breakfast Table
first half of the 19th century, mahogany, mahogany veneer, oval top with lightwood and vertical veneer banded inlay, ring turned standard, on reeded downswept legs, with original hairy paw brass feet and casters. 
27 x 36 x 54 in.      
Private Collection, Iron Station, North Carolina

 

313   Vintage Brass and Leather Club Fender
early 20th century, later maroon leather upholstery with copper nailhead trim, with square column supports on a molded base. 
12 x 63 x 24 in.      

 

314   George III Mahogany Double Hinged Top Game Table
18th century, pine and oak secondary, top with rounded edge having the first hinged leaf opening to a finished mahogany surface with raised hinge support on gate leg, the second leaf opening to a later green felt playing surface, scalloped skirt to front and sides, raised on cabriole legs with a pad snake foot.
30 x 32 x 15.5 in.     

 

315   Georgian Mahogany Side Stand
19th century, shaped gallery corners, single hinged cabinet door, tall molded straight legs. 
29 x 18 x 15 in.      

 

316   George II Style Mahogany Foot Stool
circa 1900, molded seat frame, cabriole leg with acanthus carved knee, acanthus carved pad foot. 
20 x 19 x 15 in.      

 

317   English Mahogany Inlaid Necessary Cabinet
19th century, hinged raised lid, interior with removable lid, above two faux inlaid drawers, on bracket foot base, applied brass handles to sides. 
29 x 24.5 x 19 in.      

 

318   English Chippendale Walnut Drop Leaf Table
18th century, cherry and white pine secondary, top with molded edge, hinged gate legs, with molded corner and inside chamfer. 
27.5 x 12 x 39 in. Each leaf 13 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

319   George III Inlaid Mahogany Necessary Stand
late 18th century, oak secondary, top with light line banded and diamond inlay, with repeating inlays to hinged cabinet door and drawer front, featuring a lower stretcher shelf with light line inlay, raised on square tapered legs with repeating inlays. 
31.5 x 17 x 17 in.      
Private Collection, Iron Station, North Carolina

 

320   George III Inlaid Mahogany Bow Front Side Cabinet
early 19th century, pine secondary, molded top, two cabinet doors, opening to an open interior with mahogany bottom, above a false inlaid drawer, square tapered legs, with front cuff. 
29 x 23 x 19 in.      

 

321   George III Mahogany Tambour Necessary Cabinet
circa 1800, raised gallery with pierced handle, tambour door scrolling to right, with open washbowl receptacle, pull-out stand for basin. 
30 x 20.5 x 17.5 in.      

 

322   George II Mahogany Tilt Top Tea Table
mid 18th century, circular top with beveled edge, original beveled block, ring turned and tapered standard, relief carved knee, raised pad foot. 
28.75 x 27.5 x 26.75 in.      

 

323   Chippendale Plank Seat Side Chair
late 18th century, oak and mixed woods, shaped crestrail with reticulated backsplat, plank seat with molded edge, raised on straight legs with stretcher base. 
38 x 20 x 16 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

324   George III Inlaid Mahogany Dressing Mirror
circa 1800, hinged rectangular mirror with gilt fillet, banded case with three concave drawers, raised on ogee bracket feet. 
25 x 15.5 x 8 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

325   George III Mahogany Drop Leaf Table
18th century, with later mahogany gateleg base with tapered paneled legs. 
30 x 16 x 50 in. Each leaf 13 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

326   English Oak Tall Case Clock, William Coulton, York
early to mid 18th century, brass face, with date dial, Roman and Arabic numerals, engraved "W. Coulton, York", hood with applied cove molded cornice with dentil molding and column supports, with gilt base and capital, waist with single hinged molded lipped door, base with upper applied molding, stiles with molded corners, shaped bracket foot base, with pendulum and one weight. 
82.5 x 24.5 x 13.5 in.      

 

327   Frederick Henry Brigden (Canadian, 1871-1956), Snowy Landscape
oil on canvas, signed at lower right "F. H. Brigden," presented in the likely original gilt composition frame with presentation plaque reading "Presented to / Mr. H. Ballantyne / by his friends in the Dept. of Christian / Education. 16-4-48."
DOA 25.5 x 31 in.     

 

328   Antique Portrait of a Hunting Dog
oil on canvas (lined), circa 1900, likely American or English, no visible signature, framed.
DOA 22 x 20 in.     

 

329   Antique Still Life Painting of Apples and Grapes
oil on board, circa 1900, housed in likely-original giltwood frame.
DOA 16 x 22.5 in.     

 

330   Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (German/Polish, 1683-1741), Two Botanical Prints from Phytanthoza Iconographia
hand-colored engravings on laid paper, 18th century, presented in attractive carved gilt wood frames from Framemakers, Chapel Hill, NC.
DOA 23 1/2 x 18 1/4 in.     

 

331   after Nicolas Robert (1614-1685), Melon
hand-colored engraving, possibly 18th century, a plate from Dionys Dodart's Estampes pour servir a l'histoire des plantes, presented in giltwood frame with grasscloth matting.
DOA 21 1/2 x 25 5/8 in.     

 

332   after John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851), Chipping Squirrel
hand-colored lithograph, circa 1840s, Imperial Folio, No. 2, Plate VIII from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, published by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia, PA, matted and framed.
DOA 29 1/4 x 23 1/2 in.     

 

333   Four English Hunt and Carriage Scenes
to include two 19th-century hand-colored etchings and aquatints from Partridge Shooting after Henry Alken; to also include two later hand-colored carriage prints; framed in pairs, all similar framing.
DOA 16 x 20 in. (each approximately)     

 

334   Two Framed Prints after Robert Furber's Twelve Months of Fruit
hand-colored reproduction prints, 20th century, to include January and May, presented in uniform partial giltwood frames.
DOA 26 1/2 x 20 3/4 in.     

 

335   Thomas Rowlandson (British, 1756–1827), Two Caricatures
hand-colored etchings, early 19th century, to include A Barber's Shop and The Carter and the Gipsies, presented in uniform wooden frames.
DOA 14 1/2 x 19 in.     

 

336   Two 19th Century English Hunt Scene Prints
hand-colored etching and aquatint, to include "Partridge Shooting" and "Woodcock Shooting," retain M. Knoedler & Co. labels to frame verso, housed in uniform matting and framing.
DOA 22 1/4 x 25 3/8 in.     

 

337   manner of Samuel Prout (British, 1783-1852), Farm House, Northern Italy
graphite on paper, no visible signature, accompanying paperwork from outside gallery attributes drawing to Samuel Prout, matted and framed.
DOA 12 1/8 x 13 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

338   Two Landscape Prints
to include a large 20th century bird's-eye view of Siena after a drawing by Friedrich Bernhard Werner (German, 1690–1778); and a print picturing a patio with a fountain; both framed.
DOA 20 1/4 x 45 in. (the first), 16 x 25 1/4 in. (the second)     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

339   Two Framed Works Picturing Paris - Notre-Dame and Îlle Saint-Louis
to include a mid-century print titled Paris, Le Quai Saint-Michel et Notre-Dame, pencil signed and titled; to also include an exhibition poster for the photographer Izis (French, 1911–1980); both framed.
DOA 20 x 15 1/4 in. (the larger)     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

340   Two Antique Portrait Prints after Hans Holbein the Younger
stipple engravings, 1795, printed by Francesco Bartolozzi, both from In His Majesty's Collection, printed on pale pink paper, housed in uniform giltwood frames with matting.
DOA 20 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.     
The Valentine, Richmond, VA

 

341   Gould and Richter Hummingbird Lithograph, "Oxypogon Guerinii"
with hand-coloring, 19th century, published by Hullmandel & Walton, matted and framed.
DOA 26 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.     

 

342   Antique French Military Caricature by Gustave Frison
woodblock print in colors, 19th century, with printed signature at right, matted and framed.
DOA 18 1/2 x 15 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

343   Antique German Chromolithograph of a Barnyard
late 19th/early 20th century, housed in antique gilt wood and composition frame, not under glass.
DOA 15.25 x 18.25 in.     

 

344   Two Views of the Colosseum, Rome
reproduction prints, 20th century, presented in uniform matting and framing.
DOA 11 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

345   Manuel Robbe (French, 1872–1936), Nocturne/Le Flirt (Nocturne/Flirtation)
etching and aquatint on paper, circa 1906, artist signed at lower left, accompanied by paperwork from outside gallery, presented in painted and gilt wood frame with matting.
Platemark 13 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.; DOA 28 3/4 x 32 1/2 in.     
Galerie d'Orsay, Boston, MA
Private Collection, Winston-Salem, NC

 

346   Manuel Robbe (French, 1872–1936), Femme a l'Estampe (Woman with Print)
etching and aquatint on paper, 1906, artist signed at lower left, presented in giltwood frame with matting.
Platemark 21 x 14 3/4 in.; DOA 39 3/4 x 33 3/4 in.     
Purchased Brunk Auctions, "Premiere Catalog Auction, May 19-20, 2017," Lot 96.
Private Collection, Winston-Salem, NC

 

347   Two Portraits after Gainsborough in Antique Louis XVI Style Frames
two early 20th century prints (one hand colored) after Thomas Gainsborough; each presented in an antique Louis XVI style gilt wood and composition frames with bow and flower swag decoration, 20th century.
DOA 31 1/4 x 20 1/4 in. (the first), 16 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (the second)     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

348   Blome, Richard. A Generall Mapp of Carolina...
...Describing its Sea, Coast and Rivers / London Printed for Ric. Blome (London, 1672-1687), copperplate engraving from A Description of the Island of Jamaica, unframed. This important second map of Carolina is shows the future provinces of North and South Carolina as one colony under the Lords Proprietors. The map is oriented to the west, which is at its top. 
7 x 9 1/8 in.     
A very rare map with no apparent auction records in recent decades.

 

349   Morden, Robert. A New Map of Carolina
copperplate leaf with hand color from Geography Rectified (London, circa 1688-1700), the sheet with descriptive text on both sides. Presented under mat.
7.25 x 6.25 in.     

 

350   Moll, Herman. Carolina
(London, early 18th century), copperplate engraving with outline color from The British Empire in America, depicting the eastern seaboard from the mouth of the Chesapeake south to Georgia. The map retains its page folio in the upper left margin, the sheet taped by the top corners to a board and presented under a mat.
9 x 7.25 in.     
Full margins; vertical fold crease; light stains.

 

351   Bonne, M. Carte De La Parte Sud Des Etats Unis...
...de L'Amérique Septentrionale. (Paris, circa 1780), copperplate engraving. Unframed, loose.
10 x 14.75 in.     

 

352   Antebellum Colton Map of New York City
Map of New York and the Adjacent Cities (New York: J. R. Colton & co., 1855), steel engraving with color from Colton's General Atlas; presented in two-sided wooden frame revealing text en verso.
DOA 21 x 30.25 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

353   Denison, J. Map of North and South Carolina
for Morse's Universal Geography (Boston: Thomas & Andrews, 1796), copperplate engraving on laid stock with an early recognition of Tennessee as a separate entity.
Sheet 8.5 x 10.25 in.     

 

354   North Carolina from the Best Authorities
from Payne's Geography (New York: I. Low, 1800).
8.5 x 12.5 in.     

 

355   Antique Cartoon Map of Johns Hopkins Hospital (1935)
by Richard Yardley (1903-1979), with hand coloring, matted and framed.
DOA 19 x 16 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

356   George II Carved and Gilt Looking Glass
18th century, wood and composition with gilt finish, broken arched pediment with floral basket finial, over a rectangular mirror with scalloped fillet, sides decorated with reticulated and carved floral vines.
48 x 29 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

357   Italian Rococo Style Carved and Gilt Mirror
late 20th century, carved and gilt wood frame with pronounced spread wing hoho bird and floral swag pediment, rectangular mirror with a foliate carved surround, marked "Made in Italy."
62 x 32 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

358   Federal Style Bull's Eye Mirror
mid 20th century, gilt composition frame with spread wing eagle finial, with convex glass.
36 x 20.5 in.     

 

359   Mahogany Wall Mirror
20th century, with wooden backing.
47.25 x 32.75 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

360   English Chippendale Looking Glass
circa 1800, mahogany veneers, pierced and shaped crest and ears, mirror with gilt carved liner. 
30 x 16.5 in.      

 

361   Indo Persian Area Rug
pink field, with center poled medallion and scrolling floral motifs, spandrels with urn motifs, border with avian design elements. 
3 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 10 in.      

 

362   Persian Rug
red field with center poled medallion, figural spandrels, with navy blue main guard border, with date to field. 
4 ft. 7 in. x 10 ft. 10 in.      

 

363   Turkish Area Rug
navy blue field with two diamond-shaped medallions, field with rosette and geometric motifs. 
3 ft. 8 in. x 6 ft. 6 in.      

 

364   Oriental Runner
red field with repeating cruciform medallions. 
2 ft. x 7 ft.      

 

365   Moroccan Carpet
rust field with repeating rectangular design, labeled. 
5 ft. 10 in. x 8 ft. 7 in.      
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

366   Hooked Area Rug
black field with bold flower head design. 
2 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

367   English Percussion Pistol With Octagonal Brass Barrel
mid-19th century, the brass barrel's top flat marked No 55 CHARING CROSS .LONDON, proof and view marls on the left; the walnut stock with brass mounts, the iron lockplate stamped ALLEY; the trigger guard being especially decorative with a British shield engraved on its underside.

 

368   Reproduction Flintlock Blunderbuss Pistol
possibly from South Asia, the 6 in. unmarked brass barrel flares outward and is set in a walnut stock having brass mounts; the iron lockplate has an illegible stamp.

 

369   Two North Carolina Fossil Megalodon Teeth
the larger tooth 5.5 in., with barnacles; the smaller tooth 3 7/8 in.

 

370   Two North Carolina Fossil Megalodon Teeth
the larger 5 in.; the smaller 3.5 in.

 

371   Large North Carolina Fossil Megalodon Tooth
dark gray coloring, 5 5/8 in., plus a sand dollar.

 

372   Natural Amethyst Geode
rough cut edge with mostly purple crystals to interior.
7 x 15 x 10 in.     

 

373   Three Vintage Inuit Scrimshaw Cribbage Boards
early 20th century, carved Walrus ivory, including one in the form of a walrus, one with inlaid decoration of a hunt scene and one with polished facets.
Longest 12 in.     

 

374   Antique African Gemsbok Horn Mount
circa 1900, natural mount with oak plaque.
47 x 15 in.     

 

375   Vintage Framed Taxidermy Pheasant
circa 1920, painted mache background signed "The Angelo, Taxidermist, Buffalo, N.Y.", presented in a gilt wood and gesso frame under glass.
DOA 25 x 41 in.     

 

376   Four Antique Spy Glasses
19th century, including a "Celestial" brass and leather spy glass; a J.P. Cutts Day or Night brass spy glass; a T. Harris & Son Improved Day or Night mahogany and brass spy glass; and a small French brass and leather spy glass; marked.
Longest 40 in.     

 

377   Three Vintage Boyce Motor Meters
circa 1920, including a Ford meter; a Midget Model meter; and a tire tester with sleeve; marked.
Tallest 4.5 in.     

 

378   Vintage U.S. Navy Spyglass in Case
1943, 16X Mark II model in black rope finish, with wooden case, serial number 34607.
Case length 32 in.     

 

379   Vintage Spencer Microscope in Case
circa 1900, iron and brass marked Spencer, Buffalo U.S.A., with a fitted mahogany case.
Case 15 x 7 x 9 in.     

 

380   Kenton Horse Drawn Cement Mixer Wagon
early 20th century, Jaeger mixer complete with original horse, driver, and roping, one gear turn the mixer and the upper gear raises and lowers the bucket.
7.25 x 13 in.     

 

381   Vintage Titan Salesman Sample, Case International Harvester
diminutive size model of a Titan harvester 1917-1919, pressed and cast steel, extremely detailed model indicates the likelihood of use as a salesman sample.
8 x 12 in.     

 

382   Two Antique Pressed Tin Toy Trucks
circa 1925, each with old (likely original) painted surface, metal wheels with rear friction drive, appear unmarked.
Larger 7 x 18.5 x 5.5 in.     

 

383   Hall's Excelsior Cast Iron Bank
J. Stevens, patented 1869 but produced for a number of years after that date, cast iron with wooden monkey inside cupola. To operate one would pull the chain next to the front door; the top of the cupola will pop up exposing the monkey; place a coin on the platform in front of the monkey and the weight of the coin causes the top and monkey figure to fall back into the bank with a deposit having been made.

5 x 4 in.     

 

384   Three Vintage Toy Cast Iron Banks
a white painted house with green roof and two red bank buildings.
Bank Building 3 x 2,5 in.     

 

385   Kenton Horse Drawn Sand & Gravel Wagon
early 20th century, original cast iron dump wagon with two horses and driver, leverworks the bottom wagon panel to dump a load.
12 in. long     
Kenton toys were known to be accurate in everything but size.

 

386   Kenton Overland Circus Wagon and Horse Team
early 20th century, original toy with cage which features an opening rear door.
14 in.     

 

387   Kenton One Horse Ice Wagon
early 20th century, a cast iron toy produced as a replica of an actual vehicle of the day.
12.5b in. long     

 

388   Group of Vintage Tin Toys
two made in Japan, battery operated chickens (one badly corroded); a Wolverine wind up boat (rusted, not working); a Pop Pop boat in Box, not tested.
Wolverine 13 in.     

 

389   Simon & Halbig, Antique Doll
porcelain head, static eyes, with open mouth, composition body, arms and legs, signed. 
30 in.      

 

390   Easton Press Collection of 52 Finely Bound Classics
circa 1980s, leather bindings with gilt throughout and raised bands on the spines, mostly octavo (9 in. average); works represent the finest of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays.
Private Collection, Iron Station, North Carolina

 

391   Easton Press Collection of 77 Finely Bound Presidential Biographies
circa 1980s, leather bindings with gilt throughout and raised bands on the spines, mostly octavo (9 in. average); all U. S. presidents through Ronald Reagan are represented here with the exception of Chester A. Arthur; several administrations are the subject of more than one volume or title. 
Private Collection, Iron Station, North Carolina

 

392   Easton Press Collection of 43 Finely Bound Signed First Editions
circa 1980s, leather bindings with gilt throughout and raised bands on the spines, mostly octavo (9 in. average), selections include works by the likes of William Buckley, Richard Leakey, Bill Moyers, Ginger Rogers, William Saffire, Elie Wiesel and George Will.
Private Collection, Iron Station, North Carolina

 

393   Dodgson, Charles L. (Lewis Carroll) Alice's Adventures Under Ground
(London and New York: Macmillan and Co., 1886), 95 pages plus 2 pages of advertising, 12mo (7 5/8 in.), red cloth, gilt on boards and page ends. A facsimile of the author's original manuscript that would in time become Alice in Wonderland.

 

394   Three Faux Book Secret Storage Compartments
including a vintage Thomas Messel faux leather bound book ice bucket with brass liner, labeled; and two faux leather bound book boxes.
Ice bucket 8 x 9.5 x 10 in.     

 

395   Williams, D. and Harsh, N. The Art and Mystery of Tennessee Furniture
(Nashville: Tennessee Historical Society, 1988), 344 pages, quarto (11.5 x 9 in.), brown linen boards with dust jacket. This exhaustive study of antebellum Tennessee furniture is profusely illustrated.
A very scarce and in-demand reference.

 

396   Vigeland and Picasso Retrospectives
to include: Hale, Nathan Cabot. Embrace of Life: the Sculpture of Gustav Vigeland (New York: Harry N. Abrams, n.d., circa 1980), quarto, speckled white linen (very good); Mourlot, Fernand. Picasso Lithographs (Paris: André Sauret, 1970), quarto, gray linen with dust jacket (fine condition).

 

397   Three Collectible Books on Asian Art
to include: Anesaki, M. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston / Buddhist Art (Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915), card boards with red linen spine, quarto (sunning and wear to boards, else very good); Meyer, Agnes. Chinese Painting as Reflected in the Thought and Art of Li Lung-Mien 1070-1106 (New York: Duffield & Company, 1923), quarto, heavy card boards with applied spine (damages to spine, else good condition); Chinese Bronzes of the Shang (1766-1122 B.C.) Through the T'ang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906), An Exhibition... (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1938), small octavo, card covers (light sunning and wear to covers, else very good condition).

 

398   Six Vintage Titles Pertaining to Art
to include: Hind, C. Lewis. (London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., n.d.), quarto, inscribed 1912 (light foxing; sunning, wear, and crimp to boards); Pictures in the Collection of Henry Clay Frick ("Privately Printed,"n.d.), octavo, brown cloth with gilt (light wear; very good); Ten O'Clock, A Lecture by James McNeill Whistler (Portland: Thomas Bird Mosher, 1916), octavo, brown cloth with gilt (splits to spine, else very good); Honoré Daumier: Appreciation of His Life and Works (New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1922, octavo, gray linen with gilt (very good); Gordon, Jan. (New York: Doss, Mead and Company, 1923), quarto, pictorial boards (frontis disbound; overall wear; good condition); The Nineteenth Century: Goya to Gauguin (Geneva: Editions AlbertSjira, 1951), quarto, green linen, numerous color plates (very good condition).

 

399   Three Folio Books on Italian Renaissance Art
to include: Müntz, Eugéne. Leonardo Da Vinci (London: William Heinemann, 1908), grey linen pictorial boards (Wear from normal use; good condition); The Sculptures of Michelangelo, Phaidon Edition Oxford University Press (London: Harrison & Sons Ltd., 1930-40), beige linen (some soiling, else good condition); Donatello, Phaidon Edition Oxford University Press (London: Harrison & Sons Ltd., 1941), beige linen (Soling and stains to boards, else good condition). 

 

400   The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon...
...for Birds of America (American Heritage Publishing Co., 1966), two volumes, folio (13.5 x 11.25 in.), blue linen with gilt, color plates throughout, presented in conforming slipcase.

 

401   Three Vintage Books
to include: Scott, Geoffrey. The Architecture of Humanism: A Study in the History of Taste (London: Constable and Company Ltd.,1924), octavo, green cloth (wear to boards; browning to endpapers, else good condition); 
Ducharte, Pierre Louis. The Italian Comedy (George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.: London, Bombay, Syney, n.d., circa 1930), quarto, red linen with dust jacket (splits and damp stains to jacket; overall very good); The Works of William Shakespeare Gathered into One Volume (Oxford: Shakespeare Head Press, 1934), octavo, full leather with gilt spine and page edges (Light wear from normal use; crude repair to page 279/80; overall very good).

 

402   Two Late 19th Century Pictorial Family Bibles
circa 1890, lavish 5 in. thick productions of the Old and New Testaments, octavo (12.5 in.) within heavily gilt pictorial leather boards secured with brass hasps; numerous illustrations throughout, both books are owner-inscribed.
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

403   Four Vintage Books on Noted Painters
to include: Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cezanne (London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1927), quarto, brown linen (very good condition); The Paintings of Rembrandt, Phaidon Edition (Vienna: Phaidon-Verlag, 1936), quarto, beige linen (some soiling to boards, else good condition); El Greco, Phaedon Edition (London: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., 1938), quarto, black linen (wear to boards, good condition); Craven, Thomas. A Treasury of Art Masterpieces (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1939), folio, black linen (Wear to boards; internally fine).

 

404   Three 20th Century Collections of Drawings
to include: Modern Pen Drawings: European and American, Charles Holme, ed. (London, Paris, New York: Offices of The Studio, 1901), quarto, beige linen pictorial boards (wear and light soiling); Wood, Robert Williams. How to Tell the Birds From the Flowers (New York: Duffield and Co., 1928), 12mo, gray boards with green linen spine (very good condition); The Lonely Ones (New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1942), 12mo, blue boards with dust jacket (some stains and light wear to jacket; internally fine).

 

405   Maya Angelou Signed Work and Photographic Essay on Africa
as follows: Angelou, Maya. Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now (New York: Random House, 1993), First Edition, #131 of 500 signed by the author, 12mo, burgundy linen, presented in slipcase. Fine condition, plus Ricciardi, Mirella. Vanishing Africa (New York: Reynal & Company, 1971), folio, photographic boards with dust jacket, loaded with photographs (dust jacket with tears; the book in very good condition).

 

406   Barrington, Mrs. Russell. G. F. Watts Reminiscences
(New York: The Macmillan Company, 1905), 210 pages, small quarto (10 x 7.5 in.), pictorial linen boards. 40 tipped in illustrations.

 

407   Unusually Large Glass Fantasy Cane
20th century, blown hollow glass in clear with light blue swirl, bulbous handle, pointed tip.
70 in.     

 

408   Vintage Ship Model of the Blossom
mid 20th century, painted wood, canvas, rope, metal, with an acrylic cover, battery operated. 
34 x 46 x 11 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

409   U. S. Naval Officer's Great White Fleet Souvenir Escutcheon
of multi-colored silk likely sewn in Japan, circa 1910, titled "In Memory of my Cruise in China, Japan and Philippines," depicting an American eagle spreading its wings over the owner's photograph and another of the Fleet below; flags (clockwise) of France, Serbia, Portugal, Italy, Belgium and Great Britain complete the presentation; presented in its likely original wooden frame.
DOA 28.25 x 34 1/8 in.     

 

410   Small Archive Largely Pertaining to Confederate Major William Worrell Vass
in 1845 William W. Vass began a career in railroad administration. His services during the Civil War were instrumental in moving goods within North Carolina. Included here are the following: Thomas Bragg (brother of C. S. General Braxton Bragg), Autograph Letter Signed, n.p., May 7, 1863, to Major Vass attached to a financial statement of May 11, 1864; Corporal William N. Rose, Co. E, 24th NC Infantry, Autograph Letter Signed, Smithfield, NC, June 22, 1861, one page, to his father; Slave hire document for forty eight days at $1.25 per day; Autograph Letter Signed C. B. Norwich, Washington (DC or NC?), July 15, 1862, one page mentioning a "letter in behalf of an applicant for the Naval School; Autograph Letter Signed H E Braswell, Richmond, April 22, 1863 to Vass in Raleigh, regarding financial matters; Autograph Letter Signed Phil Thiem,n.p., November 12, 1861, to Vass, regarding business. This letter is on Confederate patriotic stationery featuring a ten-star First National flag in color, below in a mount is a facsimile Confederate 20¢ postage stamp; Manuscript Doument Signed by W. J. Hawkins, president of the Raleigh & Gaston R.R., circa 1861; copy of a financial document addressed to S. D. Wallace, President of the Wilmington & Weldon R.R., 1864, mentions 5 bales of cotton shipped through the blockade to Liverpool; an unrelated Union military telegram from Brigadier General E. B. Brown of Missouri; Southern Express Company receipt to Major Vass, Raleigh, NC, April 24, 1863; a Poor Tax receipt for 1863; an engraved portrait of Vass by F. G. Kernan of New York; Haswell, Charles H. Engineers' and Mechanics' Pocket Book (New York: Harper & Brothers,1861), 16mo (6.5 in.); Statistical Pocket Manual, of the Army, Navy, and Census of the United States of America (Boston: D. P. Butler, 1862), gilt pictorial boards, 16mo (6.5 in.). 

 

411   Small Archive Pertaining to the Raleigh & Gaston Railroad
to include: partially printed bank drafts "in Confederate Treasury Notes" to the railroad's treasurer dated September 31, 1864 and January 31, 1865 and signed by President Dr. William J. Hawkins; a Raleigh & Gaston R. R. stock certificate for 200 shares, December 4, 1871, signed by President Hawkins and Treasurer W. W. Vass; a manuscript financial statement and letter, September 1863, signed by J. C. Bryan, Secretary, Raleigh & Gaston R.R.; personal letter on Raleigh & Gaston R. R. letterhead, October 1862, likely to W. W. Vass from a niece.

 

412   Two Antique African Masks
early 20th century, including a Makonde helmet mask in carved wood mask with open mouth; and a cast bronze head mounted to a woven cane stand.
Taller 17 in.     

 

413   Set of Four Classical Style Cut Glass Drop Prism Sconces
circa 1940, silvered metal and clear glass, two light form with drop prisms.
10 x 13 x 8 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

414   Italian Baroque Style Drop Prism Chandelier
early 20th century, six-light form, gilt metal with various cut glass drop prisms, with ceiling cap and chain. 
22 x 19 in diameter.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

415   Vintage Diminutive Italian Floral Decorated Chandelier
early 20th century, gilt brass, four-light form, with applied mutlicolor porcelain flowers, with ceiling cap and chain. 
16 x 19 in diameter.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

416   Set of Twelve Italian Baroque Style Carved Walnut Dining Chairs
late 19th century, molded crestrail, relief carved stylized fish-scale stiles, likely original two-tone leather upholstery with decorative brass nailhead trim, lion mask lower backrail, gadrooned seatrail, raised on turned legs with stretcher base. 
42 x 19 x 19 in.      

 

417   Italian Baroque Style Carved Walnut Dining Table with Three Leaves
late 19th century, rectangular top with molded edge, gadrooned skirt, raised on four turned legs, with central cross form pedestal base, with relief carved pilasters and paw feet, the whole raised on bun feet; with three leaves having carved gadrooned edges. 
32 x 64 x 60 in. Each leaf 19.75 in.      

 

418   Large Italian Baroque Style Carved Walnut Court Cupboard
late 19th century, multi-part form, pronounced pediment with carved busts, fully turned columns, and spindle gallery, large central rectangular beveled mirror, with open shelf, flanked by two hinged beveled glass doors with shelved interior, over three drawers with column supports, the lower case with three drawers, over three hinged cabinet doors, the central door with relief carving featuring putti and swans, raised on bun feet, the whole decorated with pilasters, paw feet, and lion masks. 
122 x 74 x 26 in.      

 

419   Italian Baroque Style Carved Walnut Sideboard
late 19th century, three-part form, pronounced pediment featuring carved busts, fluted columns, turned spindles, and fish-scale panels, with central beveled mirror, flanked by pilasters with paw supports, upper shelf with three drawers with turned column supports, lower cabinet with three drawers over three hinged cabinet doors, with shelved interior, the central door featuring a relief carved panel with bacchanale motif, with repeating pilasters on paw feet, the whole on bun feet. 
106 x 74 x 26 in.      

 

420   Italian Baroque Style Carved Walnut Server
late 19th century, three-part form, spindle turned gallery with two drawers, over a paneled backsplash with a spindled dish shelf with fully turned column supports, lower case with two drawers over two paneled cabinet doors, over a lower open shelf, with column supports, raised on bun feet. 
67 x 45 x 23 in.      

 

421   French Provincial Cherry Server
late 18th century, pine secondary, top with banded edge and canted corners, two carved molded panel drawers over hinged shaped panel doors with steel hinges, with shelved interior, scalloped skirt, with a relief carved urn, on cabriole feet. 
38 x 53 x 23 in.      

 

422   Pair of Louis XV Carved Benches
18th century, rectangular hardwood form, carved with scalloped skirt, relief carved knees with shells, whorl foot, on shaped stretcher base. 
18.5 x 42 x 15 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

423   French Provincial Style Carved Oak Buffet
late 20th century, top with molded edge, two relief carved drawers over two hinged raised panel doors, with open interior, scalloped skirt, paneled sides, raised on whorl feet. 
40 x 55 x 20.5 in.      
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

424   Antique Brittany Carved Oak China Press
late 19th century, one-part form with an applied cove molded cornice, upper frieze with applied half turned spindles, inlaid acanthus leaves, and central carved cartouche, over two sliding panel doors, with louvered shelf interior, the sides with hinged cabinet doors with shelved interior, over three recessed panel doors, on straight molded legs. 
83 x 72 x 17 in.      
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

425   Antique Brittany Carved Oak Tall Case Clock
late 19th century, one-part form, allover carved case featuring spindle and foliate decoration, hinged glazed hood and waist door, lower panel featuring a tavern scene, raised on turned feet, with later brass pendulum and weights. 
89.5 x 24.5 x 12.5 in.      
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

426   Regency Mahogany Carved Tea Caddy Stand
circa 1820, mahogany veneers, rectangular hinged lid with molded edge and cut corners, interior with central receptacle for two jars, flanked by a total of three hinged wells, skirt with flame veneered panels and applied moldings, robust turned standard, shaped plinth on quadruped legs, each leg downswept with scroll and panel, brass paw feet and casters. 
30.25 x 19.5 x 15 in.      

 

427   Renaissance Style Burlwood and Ormolu Cabinet
early 20th century, figured burlwood veneers throughout, stepped molded top above a single upper drawer, with Classical repoussé figures, above a hinged cabinet door, with applied carved panel, with ormolu mounted nude standing female figure, interior with louvered shelves, chamfered corners. 
43 x 35 x 15 in.      

 

428   Renaissance Revival Carved Mahogany Library Chair
circa 1890, acanthus scrolled relief carved crest and arms, supported by fully carved Classical figures, with later black velvet upholstery and brass nailhead trim, raised on suppressed ball feet. 
32 x 34.5 x 33 in.      

 

429   Antique English Carved Mahogany Slant Front Desk
late 19th century, pine secondary, dovetailed case, slant front lid with relief carved shell, interior with divided compartments and shell carved prospect door, divided and drawered interior, over two block front drawers with acanthus leaf and shell carving, gadrooned skirt, on cabriole legs with acanthus leaf carved knee and ball and claw feet. 
41.5 x 31.5 x 19 in.      

 

430   Set of Six Antique English Oak Dining Chairs
early 20th century, molded crestrail with relief carved and paneled backsplat, silk upholstered slip seats, on square tapered legs. 
40 x 17 x 16 in.      
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

431   Aesthetic Period Carved Oak Bench
circa 1890, well developed carved frame with fruit urn finials, floral vine carved drop frame with later William Morris inspired printed upholstery, with two bolster pillows, the legs with carved snake and paw foot.
51 x 51 x 21 in.     

 

432   Queen Anne Style Oak Hanging Wall Shelf
late 20th century, cove molded cornice, with scalloped frieze, over three dish shelves, with wrought iron hooks. 
48 x 54 x 9 in.      
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

433   Queen Anne Style Carved Mahogany Tilt Top Tea Table
early 20th century, circular top with light line inlay, baluster standard with acanthus leaf, on cabriole legs with repeating acanthus leaf, and gadrooned foot. 
29 x 26 in. diameter.      

 

434   Queen Anne Style Tilt Top Candlestand
early 20th century, walnut, circular dish top with baluster bird cage, turned standard on cabriole legs. 
25 x 19.5 in diameter.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

435   English Queen Anne Style Mahogany Dressing Table
19th century, oak secondary, bookmatched veneered top with banded border and lightwood line inlay edge, single drawer with bookmatched veneers, tall tapered legs with pad foot. 
28 x 27.5 x 17.5 in.      

 

436   Antique French Oak Hanging Rack
early 19th century, two-part molded form with applied figural brass hooks. 
8 x 33 x 3 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

437   Regency Style Carved Mahogany Armchair
early 20th century, mahogany, laminated crestrail, with well developed and relief carved Prince of Wales plume back, needlepoint over upholstery, brass nailhead trim, scalloped skirt, on bulbous reeded legs with ball feet. 
36 x 23 x 20 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

438   English Arts and Crafts Oak Drop Leaf Table
mid 20th century, oval form, chip carved gateleg supports, on folky shoe feet, with pegged construction, artist beetle mark to one leg. 
28 x 41.5 x 16 in. Each leaf 22.5 in.      

 

439   Antique Continental Marble and Tile Top Server
likely French, circa 1890, pine, blue and white transfer decorated tile backsplash, white marble top over two drawers, raised on turned legs.
37 x 36 x 19 in.     

 

440   Set of Four Queen Anne Style Dining Chairs
mid 20th century, shaped crestrail, vasiform backsplat, upholstered slip seat, on cabriole legs with pad foot. 
41 x 19 x 17 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

441   Set of Four Queen Anne Style Dining Chairs
mid 20th century, shaped crestrail, vasiform backsplat with burlwood veneers, upholstered slips seats, on cabriole legs. 
37 x 20 x 17 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

442   Antique English Oak Coal Scuttle
late 19th century, oak and brass, hinged panel lid, metal liner and shovel. 
18 x 15 x 20 in.      

 

443   Ansonia, Antique Slate and Marble Mantel Clock
New York, late 19th century, open escapement brass face with enamel Roman numerals, engraved and gilt slate case with marble accents, labeled, with pendulum and clock key. 
12 x 12 x 5.5 in.      
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

444   Antique French Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock
19th century, enamel face with Roman numerals, classically dressed figure with floral urn, birds and creek, lower case with two painted porcelain panels, with clock key and pendulum.
12.5 x 10.5 x 4.5 in.     

 

445   Junghans, Jungenstill Carved Mahogany Bracket Clock
circa 1920, relief decorated silverplate face with stylized flower designs, case with carved floral decoration raised on metal ball feet, with pendulum and key.
14 x 9.5 x 7 in.     

 

446   Forestville, Antique Chinoiserie Mantel Clock
19th century, black painted wood case with gilt and painted decoration, painted metal face reading "J. C. Brown, Forestville;" interior with old paper label, with pendulum.
17 x 11 x 3.5 in.     

 

447   Antique "Standard Time" Oak Clock Case 
circa 1890, oak case with original glass door having gilt lettering, interior with brass works and oak cased weights.
65 x 19 x 8 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

448   An Antique Rosewood Veneered Mantel Clock
with stencil label on the verso reading "J. Geo. Kapp / Dealer in / Watches, Clocks / & Jewelry. / 209 Summit St. / Toledo O.," later inscription reads "Restored August 1971 / Major Thos. J. Hamilton / Keene, New Hampshire," label on the interior for Gilbert Manf'g Co. of Winsted, Conn.
13.5 in.     
From the Collection of Carolyn Connor, Hillsborough, North Carolina

 

449   Latin American School (20th C), Three Figures Riding Burros
watercolor, early-mid 20th century, with indiscernible signature at lower right, housed in giltwood frame with matting.
DOA 17.25 x 19.25 in.     
J. George Mayer Gallery, Shaker Heights, OH

 

450   Abraham Yakin (Israeli, b. 1924), Mediterranean Harbor
watercolor, 20th century, signed at lower left, matted and framed.
DOA 28 x 32.75 in.     
In 1961 Abraham Yakin won the international Adolphe Neumann Prize in Paris. Works by Yakin are in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, the Musee d'Art Juif, Paris, and several museums in the Netherlands.
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

451   A Contemporary Decorative Painting of a Farmyard
oil on canvas, signed "Deseau" at lower left, presented in an attractive gilt frame with linen liner.
DOA 28 x 31.5 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

452   Étienne Picard (French, born 1935), Floral Still Life
oil on canvas, signed at lower right, with inscription to stretcher that identifies provenance of frame (and possibly painting) as Frances Aronson Fine Art, presented in ornate gilt wood and composition frame.
DOA 29.5 x 23 in.     
Private Estate Collection, Elkin, NC

 

453   A Contemporary Continental School Painting
oil on canvas, signed at lower right, late 20th century, presented in a gilt frame.
DOA 32 x 44 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

454   A Vintage Russian School Painting of a Work Camp
oil on canvas, indistinct signature at lower right, the verso with Russian export stamp, presented in a period frame with linen liner.
DOA 29 x 37 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

455   LeRoy Neiman (American, 1921-2012), Family Portrait
serigraph in colors, 2005, pencil signed and numbered 100/575, presented in attractive giltwood framing with matting.
DOA 38 1/2 x 37 in.     
A nice impression with strong colors and an overall attractive presentation.
Franklin Bowles Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Private Collection, Wilmington, NC

 

456   LeRoy Neiman (American, 1921-2012), The Artist - LeRoy Neiman, With Book
serigraph in colors, pencil signed and numbered 144/235 lower margin, retains gallery label to frame verso, housed in attractive giltwood framing with matting. Accompanied by book that features this serigraph on the cover: LeRoy Neiman, Five Decades, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2003, ink signed and dedicated by Neiman.
DOA 27 3/4 x 24 1/2 in.     
A nice presentation and a bright, clean print.
Private Collection, Wilmington, NC

 

457   LeRoy Neiman Related Books and Films, Including Catalogue Raisonné (9 items)
the first: The Prints of LeRoy Neiman, 1991-2000: Catalogue Raisonné, New York: Knoedler Publishing, 2000, ink signed and numbered on title page, leather bound, in original slipcase (very good condition; few signs of wear); the second through seventh: three exhibition catalogues from Franklin Bowles Galleries, a book titled LeRoy Neiman on Safari, and a book titled LeRoy Neiman: Art and Lifestyle (very good condition, some light toning to one book); the eighth and ninth: two VHS tapes labeled "Franklin Bowles Gallery presents LeRoy Neiman..." and "LeRoy Neiman: Animals Wild and Tame..." (appear to be in good condition; unsure of working condition) (9 total items).
12.5 x 11.75 in. (catalogue raisonné)     
Private Collection, Wilmington, NC

 

458   Herend Covered Tureen and Platter
floral motif, the cover with branch and flower finial.
Platter 16.25 in.; tureen 11x 13 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

459   Royal Copenhagen "Blue Flowers" China Dinner Service
(41) pieces including: (8) dinner plates (10 in.); (7) teacups; (9) saucers; (4) candlesticks; (2) egg cups; sugar bowl and creamer with tray; coffee pot (9 in.); vegetable bowl with cover; tureen with cover; oval platter (16.25 in.); leaf dish; crescent salad plate; salt dish; and sauce boat with attached tray. Each serving piece marked for a second.
From the Collection of Carolyn Connor, Hillsborough, North Carolina

 

460   (194) Pieces of Copeland, "Indian Tree" Dinner Service
early 20th century, transfer decorated in the Imari colors with iridescent trim including: (17) dinner plates (10.25 in.); (17) bread plates (6.5 in.); (2) platters (larger 19 in.); (1) serving charger (15 in.); (1) sauce boat; (20) luncheon plates (8.75 in.); (27) dessert plates (7.75 in.); (17) butter pats (3.5 in.); (42) teacups (2.75 in.); (37) saucers (5.75 in.); (12) square plates (8.25 in.); and (1) bowl (6.25 in.), each marked.

 

461   Sevres Style Mantel Urn, Artist Signed 
19th century ormolu mounted covered urn, the cobalt and gilt embellished field hand painted with a rural landscape scene on one side, the opposite side with a courting scene signed "Vernet", on footed base. Vincennes 1753 mark underside of lid.
Claude Joseph Vernet was an 18th century French painter known for his Mediterranean harbor scenes. Thus this artist signature is likely apocryphal.

 

462   (105) Piece Partial Set Fondeville, Ambassador Ware
20th century, each decorated in cobalt blue with gilt highlight, to include twelve dinner plates (10 in.), twelve luncheon plates (9 in.), twelve dessert plates (8 in.), twelve bread plates (6.25 in.), ten soup bowls (8 in.), lidded serving dish, cream pitcher, covered sugar, ten teacups and eleven saucers, five demitasse cups and saucers, twelve condiment bowls (5 in.), and condiment set with salt, pepper and mustard pot. 
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

463   Large Rustic Continental Pottery Wine Ewer
19th century, clear glaze with manganese, wide central band decorated with molded and applied figures, tin lid
16.75 x 7.25 in.     

 

464   (69) Pieces of Spode "Rose Briar" Dinner Service
early 20th century, transfer decorated in pink/purple/yellow/green including (1) serving bowl (9.5 in.); (9) dinner plates (10.5 in.); (11) salad plates (8 in.); (8) bread plates (6.5 in.); (11) bullion saucers (7.25 in.); (10) tea saucers (5.5 in.); (12) bullion cups and (7) tea cups, marked.

 

465   (60) Pieces of Antique Ashworth Brothers "Hanley" Transferware China
late 19th century, including a lidded server, platters, sauce boat, dinner plates, luncheon plates, dessert plates, soup bowls, aperitif bowls, tea cups and saucers, marked.
Dinner plate 10 in.     

 

466   Limoges Dresser Box
early to mid 20th century, retailed by Bonwit Teller, handpainted porcelain box with decoration of flowers, gilt mounts, inscribed to underside and marked. 
1.75 x 5.5 x 3.5 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

467   Sevres, Two Louis Philippe Plates
19th century, hand painted with gilt highlights, featuring the king's monogram flanked by putti, with Sevres mark and dates of 1844/46, and marked "Chateau des Tuileries."
Larger 9.75 in.     
The Richard Chase Collection, Chatham County, North Carolina.

 

468   Chelsea House, Chinese Export Style Lidded Tureen and Center Bowl
Port Royal, Italy, including a lidded tureen and underplate hand painted in the Chinese taste, and a black basalt center bowl, marked.
Tureen DOA 9 x 15 x 12 in.     

 

469   Large Italian Majolica Glazed Lidded Urn
late 20th century, two part, ocher and green glazes, scrolled double handled form with acanthus leaf and reeded decoration, marked "Italy" to underside.
32 x 25 x 18 in.     

 

470   Five Vietri Ceramic Vessels and Accessories
contemporary hand-painted ceramics made in Italy, including a water pitcher, pair of candlesticks, bottle vase, and a figural pitcher in the form of a jester (11 in.).
From the Collection of Carolyn Connor, Hillsborough, North Carolina

 

471   Three Vietri Serving Items
including a large bowl with raised fruit decoration to rim, dated 1994 (15.75 in. diameter) (small minor chip to underside of rim); the second an oval platter with pomegranate design to rim (LOA 24.5 in.); and the third an oval platter with blue dot detail to rim and orange field (LOA 16.5 in.). Each signed.
From the Collection of Carolyn Connor, Hillsborough, North Carolina

 

472   Rosenthal, "Classic" China Service for Eight
Germany, late 20th century, ivory colored glazed porcelain with gilt rim and raised decoration, including dinner plates (9.75 in.); dessert plates (8 in.); cups and saucers, marked.

 

473   Nine Pieces of Meissen Floral Decorated Porcelain
scalloped rims with gilt trim, hand painted flower decoration with crossed sword marks, including (5) plates (7.5 in. diameter), (1) bowl (5.25 in.); and (3) teacups, marked.

 

474   (29) Pieces of Vintage Wedgwood "Harvard University" Dishes
mid 20th century, blue transfer decoration including (9) dinner plates (10.25 in.); (10) cups and (10) saucers, marked.

 

475   (20) Piece Royal Meissen Luncheon Service
Japan, 20th century, white with blue transfer printed vine and floral motif, including four luncheon plates, four bread plates, four bowls, and four teacups and saucers. 
Luncheon plates 10.5 in diameter.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

476   (19) Piece Royal Doulton Sherborne Partial Service
to include seven dinner plates (10.5 in.); one luncheon plate (8.5 in.); seven bread plates (6.75 in.); one cup and three saucers ( 6 in.). 
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

477   Antique Sand Majolica Three Piece Banquet Garniture Set
late 19th century, to include a coupe form center bowl, having mask decoration and putti handles, interior in robin's egg blue paint, exterior in textured glaze with painted floral motif to include a pair of conforming ewers, each mounted in spelter, unmarked. 
Center bowl 13 x 18.5 x 10.5 in; ewers 24.5 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

478   Three Majolica Serving Pieces
late 19th century, a sardine server (minute edge glaze flake; inner rim flakes); a footed asparagus server; a cake plate, all unmarked.
Cake plate 2.5 x 9 7/8 in.     
Private Collection, Iron Station, North Carolina

 

479   Three Majolica Serving Pieces
late 19th century, a covered sugar with moth finial; a basket weave teapot with flowers; a double chambered shell form fruit basket all unmarked.
Basket 6.75 x 12 in.     
Private Collection, Iron Station, North Carolina

 

480   Majolica Grouping
late 19th century, pastel color palette, to include; two pitchers with seashell motif (taller 7.5 in.); four leaf decorated plates (9 in.); a cherry blossom decorate plate.
Private Collection, Iron Station, North Carolina

 

481   A Pair of Majolica Fish Plates
contemporary platters adapted from a 19th century design.
18 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

482   Seven Majolica Serving Dishes
late 19th century, four leaf form (two with chips); a handled dish (hairline);a tray by Till & Son, Burslem (edge chip); a Luneville berry dish.
Handled tray 2 x 11 3/8 in.     
Private Collection, Iron Station, North Carolina

 

483   A Group of Majolica
late 19th century, eight plates dessert or salad size (four damaged); five pitchers (rim repairs or chips); two Majolica reference books.
Tallest pitcher 5.75 in.     
Private Collection, Iron Station, North Carolina

 

484   Four Majolica Pitchers
late 19th century, a ewer with grape an vine decoration (10 5/8 in.); a water pitcher with metal studs below the rim; two straight sided pitchers, one with large area of repair.
Brown glazed pitcher 6.25 in.     
Private Collection, Iron Station, North Carolina

 

485   (117) Pieces of Wedgwood Gilt Grapevine Dinnerware
mid 20th century, including (14) dinner plates (10.75 in.); (12) luncheon plates (8 in.); (12) bread plates (6 in.); (12) bullion cups and (12) saucers; (13) teacups and (14) saucers; (14) demitasse cups and (15) saucers, marked.

 

486   M. A. Hadley Pottery Platter, Tureen and Pitcher
late 20th century, hand painted with floral decoration, signed.
Platter 17 x 11 in.     

 

487   Theodore Alexander, Pair of Blue and White Glazed Vases
late 20th century, painted decoration, with metal lion mask ring handles and plinths, with label.
17 x 6.5 x 6.5 in.     

 

488   Two Cased Bing & Grøndahl Copenhagen Porcelain Plates
late 20th century, Windjammer Series, transfer decorated after paintings by James E. Mitchell, from a limited edition of 10,000. 
10.75 in diameter.      
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

489   Pair of French Faience Dragon Form Candlesticks, Blois
Italian, mid to late 20th century, hand painted with each dragon supporting an armorial dragon shell form dish, signed.
7.5 in.     

 

490   Sevres Style Porcelain Fruit Basket
20th century, reticulated with branch form handles.
4 x 9.5 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

491   A Pair of Wedgwood Plates
retailed by Good & Co., London, a shaped edge with basket weave border surrounds a floral cluster, stamped on the verso.
9.25 in.     
Private Collection, Iron Station, North Carolina

 

492   Group of W. S. & Co. Ironstone Tableware
Victorian transfer ware with faux Wedgwood impressed stamp (Wedgewood), "Fruit Basket" pattern, to include: three plates 8 5/8 in. (all with damage); nine plates 9 5/8 in. (six with crack); a platter, damaged. 
Private Collection, Iron Station, North Carolina

 

493   Continental Pottery Jardiniere
early 20th century, allover crackle glaze and floral decoration, with gilt highlight, on carved hardwood base, indiscernibly marked to underside. 
Jardiniere 13.5 x 14 in diameter.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

494   American Majolica Glazed Jardiniere and Pedestal
attributed to McCoy, green and brown mottled glaze with lion mask and acanthus leaf decoration, supported on paw feet, unmarked.
DOA 42 x 16 x 16 in.     

 

495   Washington Ledesma (NY), Art Pottery Vase
1978, incised and painted figural decoration, signed and dated to underside.
5.5 in.     
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

496   Leslie Mitchell (TX), Raku Pottery Vase
circa 1990, mottled blue glaze with a controlled crazing design, signed and stamped.
9.5 in.     
From the collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

497   A Pair of Vases Stamped 
attractive sky blue glaze, ovoid form, signed on the bottom, potter unidentified.
7.25 in.     
Private North Carolina Collection

 

498   An Antique Pair of English Silverplate Candelabra
unmarked, second half of the 19th century, three light convertible form, with removable candle nozzles and central flame form finials.
19.75 x 16 in.     

 

499   Vintage Sterling Silver Cigarette Box
marked for Lebkuecher & Co. of Newark and further marked "Hand Made," model number 33-1, rectangular form, the hinged cover engraved "Merry Christmas / Much Love / From / And" and with with applied shaped central plaque, wooden interior with two dividers.
1.75 x 8 x 3 7/8 in.     18.2 troy oz. (including wooden lining)
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

500   A Vintage Gucci Silverplate Cocker Spaniel
signed to one foot "Gucci / Made in Italy," handsome heavyweight model of a spaniel.
5.5 x 7.5 x 3.25 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

501   Gorham "Domestic" Sterling Silver Flatware
(18) pieces including: casserole / berry spoon (8.75 in.); (3) tablespoons; mustard ladle; cream ladle; sugar spoon; master butter knife; teaspoon (dent to bowl); (4) dessert / oval soup spoon; and (5) forks (6.75 in.). Each with period script monogram "FJC" and marked for the retailer W. F. Fischer & Bro. of Chattanooga, TN. (Included in the lot, but not included in the count or the weight are a set of (6) Gorham "Elmwood" silverplate bouillon soup spoons, (2) Towle "Paul Revere" sterling silver 5 o'clock spoons, and an Alvin "Della Robbia" sterling silver tablespoon).
18.85 total troy oz.

 

502   Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Cake Plate
pattern number 18671A, circa 1907-1947 period hallmark, wide cutwork flange, no monogram.
10.5 in. diameter     12.9 troy oz.
From the Collection of Carolyn Connor, Hillsborough, North Carolina

 

503   An Antique Vienna .800 Silver Flatware Service
(18) pieces, service for six, including: (6) knives (8 in.) (wear to plating on blades, staining and hairlines to handles); (6) forks (8.5 in.); and (6) teaspoons (6 in.). Various hallmarks, no monograms, three spoons with 1860 hallmarks, most with 1867-1922 hallmarks. Presented in a fitted case with presentation plaque to hinged cover.
15 total weighable troy oz.
Acquired by the consignor from the Danziger Estate of Chapel Hill, North Carolina

 

504   Two Sterling Silver Hand Mirrors
the first with mark of R. Blackinton & Co., model number 700, period script ribbon style monogram "ASD" to verso (LOA 13 in.) (light scratching); the second with rubbed mark for Whiting and 1915 date symbol, period engraving to verso (LOA 11.75 in.) (some minor scattered denting).

 

505   W. R. Humphreys & Co., Set of Eight Antler Handled Knives
early 20th century, Sheffield, stainless steel blades with antler handles, in presentation case, marked.
8.5 in.     

 

506   A Cased Set of Silverplate Figural Salt Shells
hallmarked, each in the form of a musical cupid perched on a footed shell dish, with salt spoons.
Salt Shell 2.25 in.; Salt Spoon 1 7/8 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

507   Three English Silverplate Graduated Salvers
mark of Ellis-Barker Silver Co., with reticulated rims and engraving to wells, no monograms.
8.5 in.; 10.25 in.; and 12.5 in. diameters     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

508   Two Vintage French Horns
to include a brass Yamaha YHR311, 1970s, in case (lacking mouthpiece; with heavy scratching and wear; dents); and a Cleveland Musical Instrument Co. silverplate horn, G30014, early 20th century (lacking one mother pearl key cap; dets; wear).

 

509   Antique Project Violin
circa 1900, no maker's label; needs nut, bridge, strings, and possible neck re-set; sound post present, but fallen; hairline extending from bass f-hole to edge. Included is a complete bow needing hair and two sticks, all unmarked; the instrument comes with a much-traveled period coffin case.

 

510   Vintage Lyon and Healy Saxophone
stamped LOW PITCH with serial #31952, all brass construction; lot includes period hardshell case.

 

511   Theodore Alexander, Carved Oak Table Lamp
late 20th century, classical style carved oak standard in a torch and urn style with a patinated metal base, with two tone taupe drum shade, labeled.
HOA 30 in.     

 

512   Frederick Cooper, Murano Glass Table Lamp
late 20th century, blown black glass with applied clear handles, brass mounts, with two tone taupe drum shade, labeled.
HOA 30 in.     

 

513   Virginia Metalcrafters, Pair of Brass Wall Sconces
late 20th century, cast brass wall mounts with artichoke and ribbon, glass hurricanes, marked.
21 in. tall.     

 

514   Pair of Mid Century Chinese Style Porcelain Table Lamps
circa 1960, white ground with multi color bird and floral decoration, ebonized wood mounts, with tall tapered shades.
HOA 32 in.     

 

515   Pair of Chinese Export Style Lamps
late 20th century, hand painted porcelain with export harbor scenes, mounted to wood bases, with pleated shades.
HOA 31 in.     
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

516   Baker, Gothic Style Tall Post Mahogany King Size Bed
late 20th century, detachable pineapple finials over tapered and paneled posts with diamond carved patterns, pointed arched molded headboard with a conforming footboard, wood rails, with central support rail, labeled.
Headboard 95 x 83 in.     

 

517   Henredon, Georgian Style Serpentine Front Sideboard
late 20th century, from the 18th Century Portfolio line, mahogany, top with light line edge inlay, two central drawers flanked by hinged cabinet doors each with banded inlays, raised on square tapered legs with line inlays, raised on spade feet, labeled.
37.5 x 72 x 23.5 in.     

 

518   Henkel Harris Inlaid Mahogany Cellaret
labeled, second half of the 20th century, hinged lid, interior with eight bottle divider, fall front with drinks server, single cockbeaded drawer, tall square tapered legs, applied brass handles to each side,
40.25 x 21 x 16 in.      

 

519   Henredon, Georgian Style Inlaid Double Pedestal Dining Table with Three Leaves
late 20th century, mahogany, rectangular top with banded and line inlay with reeded edge, raised on two pedestals with down swept legs with brass caps and casters, labeled.
28.5 x 45 x 69 in.; each leaf 20 in.     

 

520   Henredon, Set of Eight Queen Anne Style Dining Chairs
late 20th century, mahogany, including two arm chairs and six side chairs with shaped and scrolled crest rails, shepherd's crook arms, arts and crafts style upholstered slip seats, scalloped seat rails, on cabriole legs with pad feet, labeled.
Arm chair 40 x 21.5 x 18.5 in.     

 

521   Staples Cabinet Makers, Custom Pine Farm Table
Mansfield, Massachusetts, contemporary, formed from 19th century wood, three board top, single drawer to one side, scratch bead to skirt, raised on square tapered legs, labeled and signed "Stephen C. Staples '04". 
30.5 x 85.5 x 40 in.      
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

522   Macey, Oak Stacking Barrister Bookcase
labeled, four units, with top and base, interior with maple veneers. 
60 x 34 x 12 in.      

 

523   Statton, Queen Anne Style Cherry Highboy
late 20th century, Private Collection line, one part form, bonnet top with spiral twist urn finials, case with three over five over three drawer configuration featuring shell carved drawer fronts, scalloped skirt with drop finials raised on cabriole legs, marked.
84 x 38 x 19.5 in.     

 

524   Henredon, Welsh Style Pewter Cupboard
late 20th century, walnut, two part form, upper step back cabinet with three dish shelves and two shaped cabinet doors, lower case with four lipped drawers, lower open shelf, raised on straight legs with canted corners, labeled.
80 x 80 x 18 in.     

 

525   Craftique, Chippendale Style Mahogany Semi Tall Chest of Drawers
labeled, second half of the 20th century, two upper side-by-side drawers above four graduated drawers, all with applied cockbeading, on shaped bracket foot base. 
46 x 40 x 20 in.      

 

526   Maitland Smith, Newport Cottage Style Wicker Chair
late 20th century, wicker and rattan, with scrolled decorative elements. 
41 x 19 x 19 in.      

 

527   Sutters, Virginia Walnut Chippendale Style Chest of Drawers
labeled, Harrisonburg, Virginia, second half of the 20th century, four graduated lipped drawers, on shaped bracket foot base. 
37.5 x 42 x 20 in.      

 

528   Milwaukee Chair Co., Pair of Windsor Style Armchairs
mid 20th century, pine, spindle back with cut-out central splat, scrolled arms, on saddle seat, splayed turned legs, on stretcher base, labeled. 
37.5 x 22.5 x 18 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

529   Brinning & Bast, American Sheraton Dressing Stand
Boonsboro, Maryland, circa 1840, mahogany, mahogany veneer, white pine secondary, hinged ogee frame mirror with columnar supports, single flush drawer, raised on tall turned legs, labeled to verso of mirror. 
63 x 37 x 19 in.      

 

530   An Unusual Oak and Copper Stacking Card/File Catalog
American, circa 1910, five parts, ogee molded cornice over a nine drawer compartment, each drawer pulls out with hook catch allowing the drawer to fold over with a hinged support bar to secure papers, over a seven drawer compartment with hook and fold over feature and spring support panel to secure documents, over a twelve drawer section, six of which feature the hook and fold over mechanism and document support bar, the other six are straight pull out and sliding bookend, the bottom section with six open drawers having straight pull out, paneled sides on a molded base.
66 x 41 x 17 in.     

 

531   American Federal Cherry Chest of Drawers
early 19th century, poplar secondary, bonnet top drawer over three graduated drawers, paneled sides, raised on square tapered feet, old inscription to back appears to read "francisville (sic), ind / L. allison." 
44.5 x 43 x 20 in.      

 

532   Victorian "Lockside" or "Wellington" Semi-Tall Chest of Drawers
circa 1880, walnut with burlwood veneers, featuring upper valuable's drawer and pierced back splash, over six raised panel drawers with right panel vertical locking mechanism, paneled sides, raised on casters.
58.5 x 40 x 19 in.     

 

533   Victorian Marble Top Chest with Mirror
circa 1880, walnut with burlwood veneers, upper hinged frame with circular beveled mirror, red/grey marble top, three over two recessed panel drawers, paneled sides, raised on straight feet.
75.5 x 48 x 22 in.     

 

534   Victorian Full Size Carved Walnut Bed
circa 1880, with burlwood veneers, paneled headboard with carved details, with conforming footboard and wood hook rails.
Headboard 59.5 x 62 in.     

 

535   Victorian Marble Top Wash Stand
circa 1880, walnut and burlwood veneers, red/grey marble top with back splash, two drawers over two paneled doors, paneled sides, raised on casters.
39.5 x 32 x 17 in.     

 

536   Bench Made Walnut Farm Table
early to mid 20th century, rectangular top, two drawers, raised on square tapered legs. 
31 x 30 x 60.5 in.      

 

537   Southern Chippendale Blanket Chest
North Carolina, circa 1800, yellow pine, lid with breadboard ends and wrought iron strap hinges, dovetailed six-board case, two lower side-by-side molded drawers, late shaped dovetailed bracket foot base. 
29.5 x 49 x 21 in.      

 

538   Southern Federal Inlaid Mahogany Pembroke Table
Virginia, early 19th century, yellow pine and oak secondary, rectangular top, each leaf with single butterfly support, skirt with lower triple line banded inlay edge, on square tapered legs. 
27.75 x 30 x 21 in. Each leaf 9 in.      

 

539   Bench Made Folky Huntboard
mid 20th century, pine, top with molded edge, four drawers, scalloped and pierced skirt, raised on square tapered legs, base in brown paint. 
36 x 49 x 16 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

540   Southern Federal Walnut One Drawer Stand
Virginia, circa 1820-30, walnut, poplar, and yellow pine secondary, single finely dovetailed drawer with inlaid escutcheon, on square tapered legs. 
27.5 x 18 x 18 in.      

 

541   Federal Pine Desk on Stand
early 19th century, two-part form, top with applied molded edge, hinged lid with breadboard ends, divided interior, set on an old and possibly original base with scalloped skirt, on square tapered legs. 
32 x 25 x 22.5 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

542   Virginia Walnut Stepback Cupboard
mid 19th century, poplar secondary, two-part form, applied cove molded cornice, two hinged blind panel doors, with shelved and later painted interior, with scalloped apron, lower case with two drawer with two hinged panel doors with shelved interior and later painted surface with repeating scalloped skirt, and folky drop to side skirt, and shaped bracket feet. 
80 x 44 x 19.5 in.      

 

543   Child Size Pine Chest of Drawers
American, late 19th century, four graduated drawers, applied circular disc feet. 
20.75 x 16.5 x 9 in.      

 

544   Southern Federal Drop Leaf Dining Table
19th century base, walnut, yellow pine secondary, hinged leaves with square tapered gateleg having a corner molded edge and deep inside chamfer, with late 20th century walnut drop leaf top. 
29 x 24 x 44 in. Each leaf 22 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

545   Unusual Antique Open Cellaret
19th century, dovetailed poplar case, divided interior on later dovetailed shaped bracket feet.
15 x 26.5 x 13.5 in.     

 

546   American Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut Hall Tree
late 19th century, reticulated and carved arch pediment, over a tombstone mirror flanked by six shaped and graduated shelves with mirrored panels, lower molded marble top over a single drawer, raised on turned feet. 
96 x 50 x 16 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

547   An Aesthetic Period Alabaster and Carved Mahogany Table
late 19th century, rectangular form with inset alabaster top, boldly carved acanthus leaf skirt raised on unusual curved mask legs tapering into brass ball and claw feet.
30 x 33.5 x 27 in.     

 

548   Victorian Marble Top Parlor Table
late 19th century, white oval marble top on a carved walnut base with scalloped legs and drop finials raised on casters.
28 x 30 x 21 in.     

 

549   Victorian Carved Walnut Parlor Chair
late 19th century, floral carved crest rail, tufted back, raised on cabriole legs.
45 x 25 x 27 in.     

 

550   Victorian Carved Oak Mirror
late 19th century, molded frame with oak leaf gesso decoration.
46.5 x 36 in.     

 

551   Two Chippendale Style Mirrors
mid 20th century, mahogany, the first with a broken arch pediment with central urn and a reticulated floral carved edge, together with a mirror with a shaped pediment, hoho bird, with reticulated carved and gilt edge. 
Larger 43 x 23 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

552   Henkel Harris Federal Style Looking Glass
mid 20th century, mahogany, gilt shell pediment, beveled mirror, with gilt fillet, labeled. 
46.5 x 29 in.      

 

553   American Federal Maple Mirror
early 19th century, maple and maple veneers, scrolled and shaped pediment over a rectangular mirror.
39 x 21 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

554   Mahogany Oval Wall Mirror
20th century, with wooden backing.
36 x 28 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

555   Frank Rampolla (NY, 1931-1971), Self Portrait
oil on canvas, unsigned, retains a Mead Corporation label on the verso indicating that the painting was purchased in 1965, presented in the original gilt frame.
DOA 51 x 41 1/4 in.     
From the Estate of the late H. Lee Fowlkes, Jr., Yanceyville, North Carolina
Mead Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia

Private North Carolina Collection

 

556   Frederick D. Penney (American, 1900-1988), California Landscape
watercolor, pencil signed and dated '41 at lower right, presented in giltwood frame.
DOA 21.5 x 25.5 in.     

 

557   A Contemporary Decorative Still Life Painting
oil on canvas, signed at lower right, presented in a gilt frame.
DOA 34.25 x 46.25 in.     
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

558   A Mid-Century Wine-Themed Collage
collage on panel with elements of paint and wine labels, bears indiscernible signature at lower right, housed in intentionally distressed wooden frame with linen liner.
DOA 18.75 x 16.5 in.     

 

559   Guido Borghi (NY, 1903-1971), Summer Day, City Island
oil on board, signed at lower right, presented in a period frame, inscribed and dated 1945 on the verso.
DOA 19.5 x 23.75 in.     

 

560   James Laahs (CA, 1935-1998), Abstract
mixed media on canvas, signed at lower right, gallery wrapped canvas.
DOA 48 x 47.75 in.     

 

561   A Contemporary Impressionist Painting of a Garden
oil on canvas, signed "W. Rochelle" at lower right, presented in a gilt frame.
DOA 32 x 43.75 in.     

 

562   Two Abstract Works on Paper
to include an Op Art oil on paper; to also include a ben day dot style silkscreen by Frank Vodvarka, pencil signed and numbered lower margin; both matted and framed.
DOA 23.25 x 27.25 in. (the larger)     

 

563   Christian Lawton Dull (PA, 1902-1982), Town Scene with Resting Figure
pencil signed "Christian L. Dull" at lower left, presented in silvertone wooden frame with matting.
DOA 20 x 18 in.     
Private Collection, Winston-Salem, NC

 

564   Lee Everett (PA, 1920-2011), Street View with House and Two Figures
watercolor, signed "Lee Everett" at lower right, matted and presented in gilt frame.
DOA 17.75 x 21.5 in.     
Private Collection, Winston-Salem, NC

 

565   American School (20th Century), Landscape with Rolling Pastures
oil on canvas, indiscernible signature at lower right, in painted wooden frame with similar fillet.
DOA 20 x 24 in.     

 

566   Two Vintage Watercolors of Pottstown, PA
each indistinctly signed at lower left, presented in matching frames and matting.
DOA 17.5 x 21.25 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

567   Edith Widing Yaffee (D.C., 1895-1961), Two Female Portraits
each in colored pencil and graphite on paper, both signed along the edge, the first further inscribed Judy and dated 1927 along top edge.
DOA 26 x 20 in.     

 

568   Folk Art Painting, Fraternal Order of the Eagle
oil on board, signed and dated at lower right "D. H. March / 1911," presented in a gilt frame.
DOA 37.25 x 21.75 in.     

 

569   Two Framed Vintage Pictures
the first a framed print after Yves Brayer titled Au New York Vieux Port (DOA 21 x 17.5 in.) (some creasing to sheet - not examined out of the frame); the second a framed watercolor still life painting with faint illegible signature and date at lower right (DOA 18.5 x 15 in.) (toning to sheet - not examined out of the frame).
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

570   Mid-Century Watercolor Landscape
signed "Pierce" at lower right, matted and framed.
DOA 24 x 30 in.     

 

571   Two Mid-Century Prints
to include an etching and aquatint by Emilio Giuseppe Tavernise (NC/OH) titled Woman, signed and titled lower margin; to also include a floral woodblock print with indiscernible signature and inscription lower margin, both matted and framed, one not under glass.
DOA 20 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. (the larger)     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

572   Mersad Berber (Bosnian, 1940–2012), Portrait
mixed-media print with applied gold leaf, signed at lower right, retains label to verso, matted and framed.
DOA 16 x 19 3/4 in.     
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

573   Three Antique Etchings
to include Edward J. Cherry's Queen's College Quad, an Edward T. Hurley etching of riverboats, and a third indiscernibly signed work picturing a college structure; all matted and framed.
DOA 18 1/4 x 22 in. (the largest)     

 

574   Large "Grafofoni Columbia" Poster
reproduction print in colors, late 20th century, after the early 20th century advertising poster, attractively framed.
DOA 56 1/2 x 41 3/4 in.     
The Richard Chase Collection, Chatham County, North Carolina.

 

575   Three Framed 20th Century Prints
to include an antique advertisement for an Eastman Folding Pocket Kodak Camera; a comic print captioned "Wayside Diagnosis;" and a reproduction of a charcoal drawing of Laurel and Hardy by Mary Stephenson (known as "Dancing Dolly"); each matted and framed.
DOA 22 x 16 1/2 in. (the first), 14 1/4 x 11 in. (the second), 19 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (the third)     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

576   Large French Poster for Saint Emilion Bordeaux, Chateau Lapeyre
reproduction print in colors, late 20th century, after Philippe Sommer, housed in attractive gilt frame.
DOA 45 x 58 1/2 in.     
The Richard Chase Collection, Chatham County, North Carolina.

 

577   Two Prints of French and English Architecture
to include an antique etching by Wenceslaus Hollar from Prospects as well as a contemporary reproduction print after Marcel Lambert of Versailles, both matted and framed.
DOA 22.75 x 23.5 in. (the first), 24.75 x 28.5 in. (the second)     

 

578   Group of Framed Prints after Old Masters - Rembrandt and Dürer
the first, second, and third: three 20th century reproduction prints after Rembrandt etchings, presented in single frame; the fourth: a 20th century lithograph in colors after Dürer depicting a saint, possibly by artist Heinrich Schwemminger (Austrian, 1803-1884) who worked after Dürer, matted and presented in giltwood frames.
DOA 26 1/2 x 19 in. (the first), 10 3/4 x 17 in. (the second)     

 

579   Signed Apple Poster by Robert Zraick, Dedicated to Jerry Lewis
offset lithograph in colors, 1981, ink signed and dedicated by Robert Zraick to Jerry Lewis "For Jerry, the Best Best, with love, Bob Zraick," previously from the estate of Jerry Lewis, framed.
DOA 35 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.     
Julien's Auctions, "Property from the Estate of Jerry Lewis Online Only," July 9, 2018, Lot 241.
Private Collection, Winston-Salem, NC

 

580   Hans Figura (Austrian, 1898–1978), Cathedral in Snow
etching and aquatint in colors, pencil signed at lower right, matted and framed.
DOA 14 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

581   Two Antique Zebra Engravings
18th and 19th century, one with hand coloring, matted and framed, one housed in faux zebra fur frame.
DOA 13 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (the first), 11 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. (the second)     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

582   Three 20th Century Etchings
to include an etching in sepia titled Fifty Years Ago (1968); One Always Gets Lost by Lynne Biarnesen (VA); and Primavera by Herbert L. Fink's Primavera, all pencil signed and inscribed, matted and framed.
DOA 25 x 21 in. (the largest)     

 

583   Vintage Omar Turkish Blend Cigarette Advertisement
vintage offset print in colors, printed in a 1918 edition of Country Life, designed by Louis Fancher (American, 1884–1944), matted and framed.
DOA 19 1/2 x 15 1/4 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

584   Piero Dorazio (Italian, 1927–2005), j.n.d. (just noticeable difference)
aquatint in three colors, 1964, pencil signed and dated at lower right, commissioned by the Print Club of Cleveland, OH, matted and framed.
DOA 15 x 20 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

585   Italian School (20th Century), The Palio di Siena
hand-colored etching, with indiscernible pencil signature and numbering (17/150) lower margin, presented in silvertone wooden frame with matting.
DOA 18 1/4 x 24 in.     
A bright print on a clean sheet.
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

586   Two Framed Nature Prints
to include The Screech Owl by Albert Earl Gilbert, pencil signed and dated; to also include an intaglio print with applied magnolia leaf monogramed "M.R." and titled Magnolia Grandiflora; both matted and framed.
DOA 30 3/4 x 24 1/2 in. (the larger)     

 

587   Marilyn Bergstrom (WA, 20th Century), Two Framed Monotypes
each pencil signed and marked as monotypes lower margin, housed in uniform matting and framing.
DOA 22 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.     

 

588   Vintage Print of the Elgin National Watch Company
reproduction print, 20th century, matted and framed.
DOA 22 1/2 x 39 1/2 in.     
Private North Carolina Collection

 

589   Framed Marx Brothers Photograph with Signatures
gelatin silver print of the Marx Brothers with individual ink signatures of three brothers (Chico, Harpo, and Groucho) on slips of paper, accompanied by paperwork and certificate of authenticity from Paper Treasures, Inc., Palm Beach, FL, all presented together in custom framing with identification plaque.
DOA 29 3/4 x 19 in.     
Paper Treasures, Inc., Palm Beach, FL
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

590   Group of Eight Vintage Aeronautical Photographs
silver prints, some with stamped or hand-written signature "Bowen" to verso, one with George Valentine Enell and Assoc., Inc., La Guardia Field, New York stamp, unframed.

 

591   Vintage Photograph of a Venice Canal
circa 1970s, possibly an enlarged still image from a film strip, inscribed "Delo Cruz" in red marker beneath matting, matted and framed.
DOA 25 1/8 x 18 3/4 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

592   Hand-Tinted Photograph of a Boy in Costume
circa 1940s-50s, pictures a boy dressed as an American Indian, presented in giltwood frame.
DOA 25 x 20 1/2 in.     

 

593   Eleven Cased Images Pertaining to New York State's Wade and Flint Families
late 1840s-early 1860s, this group focuses on a certain Frank A. Wade (born August 7, 1836) plus associated friends and family members such as his mother, great-grandmother and siblings. All of the images are identified by either Wade or a later kinsman. Two 1862 civilian portraits of Wade are presented in molded thermoplastic cases, one featuring a beehive on both sides.

 

594   Six Hard Images, Five Being in Thermoplastic Cases 
1850s-1860s, to include: sixth plate daguerreotypes of a man and wife in one case (his image with heavy spotting); sixth plate ambrotype of a teenage boy; two Civil War era civilian sixth plate tintypes identified as "Frank Wade" (the octagonal case with loss at a hinge); a ninth plate tintype identified as "Frances Flint" of Albion, NY and associated with Frank Wade; a sixth plate daguerreotype identified as Frank Wade at age 12 with his brother and sister (who scratched her face out of the image).

 

595   Five Cased Images and a Loose Tintype with Multiple Sitters
mostly early 1860s, to include: quarter plate ambrotype of a mother with two children (the daughter's image with losses); ninth plate ambrotype of mother and child; ninth plate ambrotype of two siblings (or an extremely young couple); sixth plate tintype of two pals (in half case); 1870s sixth plate tintype of three friends (no case, creases).

 

596   Fourteen 19th Century Hard Images and a Later Print
cased portraits, late 1840s-1860s, to include: five sixth plate daguerreotypes, three sixth plate ambrotypes; two ninth plate daguerreotypes; a sixteenth plate daguerreotype; two ninth plate daguerreotypes; two ninth plate ambrotypes; a sixteenth plate ambrotype; plus a 1904 photographic copy of St.Memin's 1804 profile of John Bankhead.

 

597   Two Half Plate Daguerreotypes by Alexander Beckers, New York City
1850s, the mat being stamped with the photographer's studio address of 264 Broadway, one image of a gentleman while the second portrait is presumably of his wife and child. 
Scare large size images, being 5.5 x 4.5 in.

 

598   Two Cased Hard Images of Multiple Sitters
as follows: quarter plate daguerreotype of two men in caps and a woman, circa 1850 (haloing with some spotting to image, but most blemishes likely to be on glass); sixth plate ruby ambrotype, circa 1860, showing three seated women flanked by two men. 

 

599   Nine Cased Images of Young Women and Four of Children
1850s-1870s, to include: a sixth plate daguerreotype, two sixth plate ambrotypes, two sixth plate tintypes; four ninth plate ambrotypes; four ninth plate tintypes. Two images in half cases.

 

600   Two Sixth Plate Daguerreotypes Featuring Mature Sitters
1850s-early 1860s, being an older man and woman - probably unrelated - fitted in half cases.

 

601   Four Sixth Plate Images: Busby, Wells and Holbrook Families
circa 1850s-early 1860s, location unknown, to include a daguerreotype and three ambrotypes. One image in a patriotic molded thermoplastic case.

 

602   Accessories for 19th Century Photographs
to include a ninth plate thermoplastic case; four pads for sixth plate cases; three sixth plate glass covers; an oval metal frame and a round wooden frame.

 

603   Framed Antique Needlepoint
worked in wool and silk with bead accents on loose weave ground, housed under glass in a contemporary painted and carved frame.
SS 20.5 x 28 in.; DOA 27 x 34.5 in.     
Private Collection, Iron Station, North Carolina

 

604   Vintage Hand Applique Starbust Quilt
white ground with stitched floral designs featuring a multi colored central starburst.
76 x 76 in.     

 

605   Vintage Hand Applique Starburst Quilt
white field with stitched pinwheel designs, yellow border with multicolor central starburst.
72 x 70 in.     

 

606   Vintage Hand Applique Floral Quilt
white field with stitched foliate design, applied cream and red floral pinwheel design with a red/white/blue tassel border.
80 x 80 in.     

 

607   Victorian Crazy Quilt
dated 1887, multi colored silks and velvet panels enhanced with hand stitched whimsical embellishments including a spider, shoes, deer, town crier, frog, anchor, flowers, cross, dog, bird, painted flowers and animals, signed "Mary E. Aldridge, June 1, 1887" with a dark green silk backing.
70 x 82 in.     

 

608   Pair of Antique Needlepoint Pillows
19th century needlepoint with later silk and tassel pillow. 
18 x 12 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

609   Three Red and White Vintage Quilts
the first two pieced quilts, one with elaborate quilting; the third with applique (significant loss to applique). 
Largest 7 ft. 1 in. x 6 ft. 8 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

610   Large Vintage Printed Wall Hanging
mid 20th century, depicting an Italian Piazza with procession and chariots, fabric backing. 
59 x 102 in.      
A custom replica commissioned from the original located in a Sienna bank during one of Dr. Seman's European travels.
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

611   Vintage Child's Clothing in Custom Frames
mid-20th century, four custom frames protected cherished children's clothing including two embroidered voile girl's dresses, a cotton pinafore dress, and a sweater with Neiman Marcus label.
The largest measuring 27 x 20 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

612   A Pair of Vintage Bronze Beer Advertising Panels
1937, the first with a jolly figure holding a mug, the second with heraldic lions and utensils, each adorned with wheat and hops and banner reading "Hopfen Malz, Gotterhalts" and one with lower enscription "1906 Dehls & Stein, Newark, N.J., 1937."
11.5 x 8.5 in.     

 

613   Vintage Painted Metal Coca Cola Vendor's Chest
circa 1950, later paint on metal, hinged lid with locking mechanism, divided interior holds (72) bottles (not included), embossed sides reading "Coca-Cola Bot. Co., Danville, VA, 493."
9 x 33 x 16.5 in.     

 

614   Pair of Colonial Style Hanging Lights
early 20th century, five-light form, aluminum with later pewter tone paint, with ceiling cap and chain. 
19 x 18 in diameter.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

615   Maitland Smith, Pair of Tesselated Stone Table Lamps
late 20th century, travertine veneer with white metal mounts, with black shades, labeled.
HOA 35 in.     

 

616   Pair of Art Deco Bronze and Marble Table Lamps
1930s, later shaped shades, green marble standards with reticulated bronze stylized fleur de lis bases, unmarked.
HOA 39 in.     

 

617   Chapman, Bouillotte Table Lamp
late 20th century, patinated brass, double light form with black painted metal shade, three candle arms with a rope twist design, labeled.
HOA 29 in.     

 

618   Pair of Vintage Mirrored Venetian Sconces
circa 1940, shaped and beveled mirrors with cut designs, two light form with brass mounts.
13 x 8 x 5 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

619   Vintage Italian Chinoiserie Floor Lamp
circa 1940, adjustable height, carved wood standard featuring a trefoil surface with pierced brass gallery, on a tripod base, with brass paw feet, featuring allover fine Chinoiserie painted decoration, with shade. 
HOA 58 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

620   Vintage Spanish Style Pendant Light
early 20th century, single light form, copper case with amber toned glass panels, with ceiling cap and chain.
24 x 10 in. diameter.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

621   Daniel Boone IV, Two Art Deco Style Iron Floor Lamps
mid 20th century, wrought iron, two-light form, later shades, scrolled base, unmarked. 
HOA 68.      

 

622   Pair of Chinese Export Style Porcelain Table Lamps
late 20th century, hand painted porcelain with molded decoration in the "1000 Antiques" pattern and featuring pomegranate handles, mahogany mounts, with shades and finials.
HOA 32 in.     

 

623   Pair of Cinnabar Style Table Lamps
mid 20th century, painted ceramic mounted to metal bases.
HOA 26 in.     
From the Collection of Mr. Chris Yetter, Raleigh, NC

 

624   Edwardian Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
late 19th century, two-part form, oak secondary, the top with raised cornice featuring dentil molding and plain frieze, two hinged doors with molded mullions and louvered shelves, base with fall front lipped lid, divided interior with prospect door, above four graduated cockbeaded drawers, shaped drop skirt, shaped bracket foot base. 
89 x 39 x 20 in.      

 

625   Set of Six Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
early 20th century, two armchairs and four side chairs, ornate carved and pierced backs, with floral upholstered slip seats, gadrooned skirt, acanthus carved knee on ball and claw feet. 
Armchair 42 x 23 x 19 in.      

 

626   Set of Six Antique English Spindle Back Dining Chairs
19th century, oak and mixed woods, two armchairs and four side chairs, armchairs featuring a triple panel spindle back, curved arms, rush seat, with custom down filled cushions, raised on cabriole legs with turned stretcher, ball foot, with conforming side chairs. 
Armchair 43 x 23 x 19 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

627   Vintage French Provincial Style Carved Walnut Daybed
early 20th century, shaped and molded frame with later white and red striped upholstery, loose cushion, scalloped skirt, on whorl feet. 
30 x 78 x 36 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

628   Vintage Double Sided Trompe L'Oeil Floor Screen
early 20th century, oil on canvas, decorated with apothecary jars, faux raised panels to both sides. 
68 x 54 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

629   Signed French Gilt Decorated Campaign Arm Chair
19th century, mahogany, original gilt decoration, original velvet and needlepoint upholstery, with strap arm supports, signed C.L. to both seat rails. 
41 x 23 x 24 in.      

 

630   A Venetian Painted Gondola Style Full Size Bed
early to mid 20th century, powder blue and ivory tone painted surface with a concave molded arch headboard with conforming footboard, wood rails, raised on scrolled feet.
Headboard 54 x 60 in.     

 

631   Louis Phillipe Style, Marble Top Cabinet and Pair of Side Cabinets
early 20th century, the cabinet stamped "Made in France", mahogany and rosewood veneers, oak secondary, the rectangular gray marble top over upper flush projecting drawer with fully turned column supports and brass capital, cabinet doors with wirework and applied mounts; together with a pair of side cabinets with mahogany tops and conforming design. 
Center cabinet 35.25 x 36 x 16 in.; side cabinets 32 x 22 x 15.75 in.      

 

632   Pair of Decorative Sphinx on Stands
late 20th century, two part form, wood and composition, white matte composition sphinx mounted to a wood plinth set on a polished mahogany pedestal, appears unmarked.
DOA 51 x 13 x 34 in.     
The Richard Chase Collection, Chatham County, North Carolina.

 

633   Set of Eight Vintage Dining Chairs
mid 20th century, mahogany with original oxblood naugahyde upholstery, brass nail head trim, raised on square tapered legs with upper stretcher.
33 x 19 x 18 in.     

 

634   Hepplewhite Style Inlaid Mahogany Sideboard
circa 1900, pine secondary, three drawers with light line inlay, on square tapered legs with repeating line inlays. 
37 x 53 x 18 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

635   Vintage French Club Chair and Ottoman
including a mid 20th century French provincial style club chair with silk plaid upholstery and loose down-filled cushion, brass nailhead trim, on whorl feet; along with an early 20th century Louis XVI style carved and gilt kidney shaped ottoman with later silk upholstery, with pillow top down-filled cushion. 
Chair 32 x 35 x 33 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

636   Pair of Vintage Carved and Gilt Louis XV Style Fauteuil
mid 20th century, carved frames with distressed gilt finish, pink check silk upholstery, serpentine seat on cabriole legs. 
34 x 24 x 21 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

637   Vintage Louis XVI Style Carved and Painted Bergere
mid 20th century, carved wood frame with distressed white painted finish, taupe embossed leather upholstery, raised on fluted legs. 
39 x 28 x 29 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

638   Guild Master, Painted Chest of Drawers
contemporary, painted wood with an antiqued silvery-blue field with gold scrolling decoration, four drawers on tapered paneled feet, labeled.
34 x 36 x 18 in.     

 

639   John Widdicomb, Georgian Style Dual Rotating Book Stand
late 20th century, three part form, mahogany with embossed and gilt green leather with brass lion mask ring handles, two tiered form with upper and lower rotating divided shelves on straight bracket feet, labeled.
29 x 26 in. diameter.     

 

640   Louis XVI Style Day Bed
mid 20th century, walnut with pickled finish, arched panels with molded frame, with carved ring and rosettes, on tapered fluted legs, with rails and later casters. 
Headboard 33 x 42.5 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

641   Vintage Channel Back Chaise Lounge
mid 20th century, later pink striped upholstery, down-filled pillow top cushion, on sabre legs. 
30 x 33 x 62 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

642   Schmieg & Kotzian, Art Deco Wall Mount Console Table
circa 1940, black lacquer top, beech veneered skirt, silver lacquered shaped pedestal, labeled. 
25 x 41 x 11 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

643   Art Deco Painted Vanity
circa 1930, white lacquer with overpaint, oak case, with two drawers over two hinged cabinet doors, with shelved interior, flanked by open shelves, on flush base. 
29.5 x 48 x 22 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

644   French Carved Walnut Work Table
circa 1900, shaped rectangular top, floral relief carved skirt, cabriole legs with cross stretcher base. 
30 x 26 x 42 in.      

 

645   Louis XV Style Carved and Gilt Parlor Table
early 20th century, mixed woods, shaped and molded top, skirt with applied floral and shell carving with gilt incised geometric panels, tall cabriole legs with applied gilt metal ormolu mounts. 
29.5 x 34 x 23 in.      

 

646   Venetian Style Painted Metal and Glass Console Table
mid 20th century, serpentine glass top, white painted aluminum, acanthus leaf base, with ebonized wood plinth. 
29 x 48 x 15.5 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

647   Pair of Louis XV Style Carved and Gilt Side Chairs
circa 1890, carved and gilt wood, caned back and seat, with Greek key seat rail, on cabriole legs. 
36 x 16 x 16 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

648   Pair of French Provincial Style Fauteuil
late 20th century, distressed walnut, caned back, burlap over upholstered seat and arms, turned legs, on double stretcher base. 
35 x 22 x 21 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

649   Antique French Country Console Table
circa 1800, two board rectangular top on turned legs with lower shelf raised on suppressed ball feet.
30 x 60 x 19 in.     
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

650   Pair of Hollywood Regency Style Side Tables
Carolina Panel Co., circa 1940, Lexington, North Carolina, mahogany, carved plume supports with clear glass tops, lower mirrored shelf with a raised circular base, marked.
29 x 22 in. diameter.     
The Richard Chase Collection, Chatham County, North Carolina.

 

651   Near Pair of Antique Continental Mahogany Chairs
late 18th century, each with a shaped crestrail, pierced vasiform backsplat, overupholstered seats, cabriole leg, fluted feet, shaped molded stretcher base. 
Each approximately 40 x 18 x 16 in.      
From the Estate of the Late Eleanor Kennedy, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

652   Four-Part Custom French Display Shelf
mid 20th century formed form antique elements, each with a grooved dish shelf over a scalloped panel with carved rosettes and fleur-de-lis brass hooks, three shelves with 90-degree cut corners, one shelf with later cut ends. 
Largest 96 x 7 x 6 in.; second largest 72 in.; third largest 50.5; smallest 47 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

653   Vintage Faux Bamboo Luggage Rack
circa 1970, turned wood with faux leather buckle straps. 
21 x 15 x 22 in.      
From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

 

654   Antique Painted French Dish Shelf
circa 1900, old light blue painted surface over pine with two divided open work shelves.
26 x 28 x 8 in.