Important Country Americana Auction

Important Country Americana Auction

Session 1-The Estate of Bob and Mary Fraser

Session 2- The Tracy/Glaser Collection

Wed. July 1^st 2020 at 10:00am

Preview: By appointment beginning June 17^th

Smith’s Auction Gallery- 1064 RT 12A Plainfield NH

Robert (Bob) and Mary Fraser were dear friends, passionate collectors and all around wonderful people. It’s bitter sweet to bring their life long collection to auction as we and the antique community will truly miss them. This will be one of those old fashion Vermont country collections with something for all people and budgets. A brief overview below, see the entire catalog online at www.wsmithauction.com.

Session 1: Important ram weathervane; other weathervanes; Q.A. NH maple highboy; curly maple Q.A maple tall chest; several early painted floor cupboards; hanging cupboards; tavern tables; early blanket boxes; early Windsor and other chairs; country small harvest and sawbuck tables; early dry sink; early candle-stands and more—Early pantry and other boxes: Bob’s collection of Historical flasks; Mary’s collection of Baily coin silver; sampler and mourning pictures; early portraits; decorated stoneware; early iron and lighting; engraved powder horn; early hooked rugs; “Tin Shop” and antique signs; painted and burl bowls; treen and pease ware; still banks; quilts; early baskets; hat boxes; silhouettes; decoys and carved birds; reference books; silver and gold jewelry and much more   

Session 2: The collection of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Glaser, Greenwich CT.  Claire Tracy and Frank were avid collectors of country Americana since the 1960’s, the last 20 years their passion was decorating this historic country Greenwich home with the appropriate primitive antiques.  We have moved the collection to our gallery in Plainfield NH to be sold in session 2 on July 1^st.  This will be the perfect complement to the Fraser collection. Preview begins June 17^th by appointment.

In Part: many country cupboards most in old paint; many blanket boxes, chests and grain bins in old paint; many 19^th C. benches of all sizes in old paint; many country tavern tables in old paint; several sets of country chairs in old paint; good collection of antique hooked rugs; folk art portraits and paintings; samplers and theorems; collection of country toys; early buckets and firkins in old paint; early fireplace related andirons and accessories; collection of early baskets; folk art carvings and  much more. See all lots at www.wsmithauction.com.