The Estate of David H. Murdock, January 7

online only auction | 1 day sale | 84 days away
Location
Astoria, NY 11106
Dates

Sale Starts

Thu
Jan 7
11am
2027

Sale Ends

Thu
Jan 7
2027

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On January 7, Auctions at Showplace presents 334 lots from the Estate of David H. Murdock, antiques connoisseur, businessman, and philanthropist. An avid collector of Georgian furniture, Murdock acquired the distinguished antiques firm Stair and Company in 1985, adding the historic dealership to his business interests. Stair and Company traces its origins to 1911, when Arthur Stair and Valentine Andrew established Stair and Andrew in London. The partners had met while working at the furniture manufacturer Waring and Gillow and later worked together at the decorating firm Crawford and Company in New York. In 1914, the firm opened a New York gallery, which remained on East 57th Street for more than seventy years. Following the Second World War, the business became known as Stair and Company. In 1968, the firm acquired the antique dealership R.L. Harrington, formerly Christy?s of Kent, which, like Stair and Company, also operated from Mount Street in London. Under Murdock?s ownership, Stair and Company continued its longstanding reputation as a leading dealer and authority in English antique furniture and decorative arts. The firm maintained its London presence on Mount Street until 2004, while Murdock continued to build his own collection of exceptional English furniture and decorative arts. This sale features the contents of Murdock?s Fifth Avenue maisonette, including Chinese ceramics, Georgian furniture, Baroque artworks, silver, and objets de vertu.
Clifton Tomson Jockey Up Oil on CanvasAfter Giovanni Paolo Panini Capriccio, 19th C.John Wainwright II "Bouquet of Flowers" OilSamuel Dixon Parrot & Goldfinch Watercolors, 2Raoul Dufy Race Course Pencil on PaperEugene Verboeckhoven Animals Beside a Pond, 1850Anthonie Jacobus van Wijngaerdt Pastoral LandscapeAnthonie Jacobus van Wijngaerdt Cottages & CowsIrish George III Green Marble Top Mahogany TableGeorge III Mahogany Secretaire BookcaseGeorge II Giltwood Framed Beveled MirrorGeorge II Adam Style Giltwood Framed Oval MirrorChinese Hardstone Mounted Floor Screen, 19th C.Persian Mohtasham Kashan Carpet, 14' 7.5" x 10' 2"George III Gothick Mahogany Gateleg Games TableGeorge III Mahogany Kneehole DeskChinese Kangxi Blue & White Porcelain ChargerChinese Blue and White Porcelain ChargerChinese Kangxi Wucai Porcelain Fish BowlChinese Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain BottleChinese Flambe Copper Red Porcelain VaseChinese Copper Red Langyao Tripod CenserChinese Kangxi Copper Red Porcelain Covered JarChinese Kangxi Copper Red Porcelain Covered JarEdwin Bogucki "Bandos" Cold Painted Bronze, 1985Augustus of Prima Porta Patinated Bronze SculptureIllegibly Signed Rearing Horse Gilt Bronze, 1991Renaissance Style Horse Bronze Sculptures, PairGeorge III Ormolu Mounted Rosewood InkstandGeorge III Apple Form Applewood Tea CaddyGeorge III Harewood, Yewwood & Satinwood Tea CaddyGeorge III Brass Mounted Mahogany Plate BucketEmile Puiforcat Silver Flatware Service for 12Reed & Barton "Francis I" Silver Tea Service, 5Continental Bird Form Silver Covered Vessels, 3George I Sterling Silver Beakers, PairGeorge III Giltwood Cartel ClockGeorge III Giltwood Framed Convex Girandole MirrorGeorge II Parcel Gilt and Walnut MirrorGeorge II Parcel Gilt and Mahogany MirrorGeorge I Walnut Cabinet on SecretaireGeorge III Mahogany Serpentine Cabinet ChiffonierGeorge III Mahogany Tripod Silver TableGeorge III Style Satinwood & Harewood CanterburyDutch Marquetry Bombe Display Cabinet, 18th C.Dutch Walnut and Marquetry Bombe Bureau, 18th C.Regency Mahogany Pedestal Dining TableGeorge III Mahogany Dining Chairs, 5Chinese Kangxi Blue & White Porcelain ChargerChinese Kangxi Blue & White Porcelain Vases, PairChinese Kangxi Blue & White Porcelain ChargerChinese Blue and White Double Gourd Vases, PairChinese Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain KendiChinese Blue & White Porcelain Centerpiece BasinChinese Blue and White Porcelain Globular JarChinese Wucai Porcelain Baluster VaseLeon Voirin La Caleche sur Les Grands BoulevardsMaurice Milliere "Jeune Fille a l'Ombrelle" OilL.J. Kleyn Afternoon by the River Oil, 19th C.Remigius Adrianus Haanen Attr. "Changing the Team"Jan Frederik Van Deventer Pastoral Scene, 19th C.Dutch School Portraits of a Gentleman & Lady, PairChinese Art Deco Ancestor Portraits, PairChinese Pheasant & Butterflies Watercolor, 18th C.William IV 18-Branch Cut Crystal ChandelierDerbyshire Blue John Candlesticks, PairLouis XV Style Six-Branch Ormolu Candelabra, PairVirginia Metalcrafters Brass Floor Lamps, PairFrench Empire Ormolu Figural Mantel ClockRegency Thomas Weeks Manner Mantel ClockBaroque Style Gilt Brass Inkstand, ca. 1910Ferdinand Barbedienne Gilt Bronze Urn on StandOrmolu Mounted Famille Rose Vases as Lamps, PairChinese Famille Verte Porcelain Vases as Lamps, 2Chinese Famille Rose Vases Mounted Lamps, PairChinese Famille Verte Ginger Jar Mounted as a LampChinese Kangxi Porcelain Vase Mounted as a LampChinese Famille Rose Porcelain Jars as Lamps, 2Chinese Carved Jade Covered Vase Mounted as a LampChinese Carved Jade Covered Vase Mounted as a LampChinese Mythical Beast Motif Silk Embroidery PanelChinese Floral Motif Embroidered Silk Kesi PanelGeorgian Silkwork Embroidery Watercolors, PairRegency Figural Group Pinprick and Watercolor, 2Floral Motif Embroidered Silk Panels, 19th C., 3Eugenie Campart Silk Embroidered Panel, 19th C.Regency Silk Embroidered Picture, ca. 1820Botanical Motif Silk Embroidered Panel, 19th C.Italian Marble Top Figured Walnut Bombe CommodeGeorge III Upholstered Mahogany Armchairs, PairGeorge III Floral Chintz & Mahogany Wing ArmchairGeorge III Style Mahogany Four Post King Size BedGeorge III Mahogany Supper TableGeorge III Mahogany Pembroke TableGeorge II Mahogany Bachelor's Chest, circa 1750George II Mahogany Lowboy, circa 1750Italian Baroque Carved Alabaster Bas-Reliefs, 4Italian Baroque Carved Alabaster Bas-ReliefBiblical Lead and Bronze Plaquettes, 4Francesco Fanelli Workshop Patinated Bronze ReliefJ.J. Tissot "Berthe" Drypoint Etching, 1883Jacob Cats Attr. Pastoral Scene Watercolor, 1798Thomas Chippendale Bed Engravings, 1760s, 6Thomas Chippendale Furniture Engravings, 1760s, 6Dante Alighieri "The Divine Comedy", 1906, 6 Vols."The Writings of Charles Dickens", 1894, 32 Vols."A Century of French Romance", 1902, 20 Vols."The Comedies, Histories...Shakespeare", 18 Vols.Homer "The Illiad", 1905, 4 VolumesHomer "The Odyssey", 1905, 4 VolumesJohann Wolfgang von Goethe "Faust", 1906, 4 Vols.Virgil "The Aeneid", 1906, 2 VolumesRed Velvet Upholstered Easy Armchairs, PairRed Velvet Upholstered Three-Seat SofaRed Velvet Upholstered Three-Seat SofaPaisley Print Fabric Upholstered Three-Seat SofaPaisley Print Upholstered Easy Armchairs, PairFloral Chintz Upholstered Easy Armchairs, PairBaker Furniture Velvet Easy Armchairs, PairGreen Velvet Upholstered Three-Seat SofaBritish Botanical Hand-Colored Prints, 16th C., 4Alastair Gordon Pink Camellias Watercolor, 1977J. Watts Botanical Hand-Colored Engravings, 5After Pierre-Joseph Redoute Botanical Prints, 6After Alexander Wilson Ornithology Watercolors, 4Pierre-Joseph Redoute "Fuchsia Magellanica""Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets" Engravings, 2Silk Embroidered Panel of Swallows, 19th C.Italian Carved Alabaster Falcon Sculptures, PairLion Form Silver Plate Brass AquamanilePierre-Jules Mene "L'Accolade" Bronze SculptureCrown Staffordshire Bird Sculptures, 5Tim Cotterill Enameled Bronze Sculptures, 3Tim Cotterill "Hide and Seek" Enameled BronzeTim Cotterill "High Five" Enameled BronzeTim Cotterill "Big Fins" Enameled Bronze SculptureMottahedeh "Famille Verte" Service, 177 Pcs.Richard Ginori "Palermo Yellow" Service, 73 Pcs.Chelsea Botanical Tea Bowls & Saucers, PairCie Venise Murano Porcelain Tableware, 19 Pcs.Meissen Porcelain Oval Dish, 18th C.Wedgwood Jasperware "Dancing Hours" BowlLouis XV Leather Compendium, 18th C.Victorian Brass Covered Fuel BinNapoleon III Black Lacquered Bonheur du JourNapoleon III Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Center TableLouis XVI Marble Kingwood and Marquetry BuffetLouis XV Style Marquetry and Walnut Games TableRegency Brass Mounted Inlaid Rosewood Games TableRegency Mahogany Bedside Cupboards, PairGeorge III Mahogany Sofa TableGeorge III Mahogany Bedside Cabinet, circa 1790Chinese Ming Dynasty Longquan Celadon ChargerChinese Ming Dynasty Zheijang Celadon DishChinese Famille Rose Porcelain Plates, PairChinese Blue and White Porcelain Vase, ca. 1745Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Garlic Head VaseChinese Karp Motif Blue and White Porcelain BowlChinese Kangxi Blue & White Porcelain Covered VaseChinese Famille Rose Porcelain Jardinieres, PairFrench Portrait of a Woman Red Crayon, 18th C.Marie Genevieve Bouliard Attr. Portrait of a LadyJan van Os Pausing by the Wooden Bridge WatercolorJan van Os "Rue de Delft" WatercolorCornelis van Noorde Calling Home the CowsFrench Courting Scene Amongst a Landscape, 18th C.British Satirical Scene Hand-Colored Prints, 6British Satirical Scenes Hand-Colored Prints, 4Balzac "Edition Grand ... Comedie Humaine", 1899Jane Austen Routledge Edition Books, 5 Vols."The Works of Robert Burns", 1834, 8 Vols.Samuel Rawson Gardiner "Oliver Cromwell", 1899Osmund Airy "Charles II", 1901Herbert Paul "Queen Anne", 1906Frances Elliot "Old Court Life in France", 1893G. Bernard Shaw "The Complete Plays" & "Prefaces"Collection of Vintage Silver Table Articles, 3American Weighted Sterling Silver Candlesticks, 2Tiffany & Co. Makers Silver Cocktail JiggerGeorgian Style Silver Plate Candlesticks, 2 PairsShell Motif Silver Plate Covered Serving Dishes, 2Collection of Silver Plate Circular Trays, 7Collection of Silver Plate & Pewter Articles, 8Collection of Silver Plate Serving Trays, 4Kamil Kubik Autumn in Central Park Pastel, 1976Philip Thomas "The Old Berkshire Hunt", 19th C.A. Savrann Winter Forest Landscape Oil on Canvas"Cahier de douzes Barques et ..." Engravings, 4Jules David French Costume Studies WatercolorJames Gillray "A Bravura Air" Print & Drawing, 2Eugene Marioton "Vainqueur" Patinated BronzeAuguste Moreau Bacchanalia Bronze CenterpieceChinese Lacquered Screen Panel Coffee TableChinese Gilt and Black Lacquered Coffee TableRed Velvet Upholstered Easy Chair and OttomanRed Velvet Upholstered Easy Chair and OttomanWilliam IV Rosewood Circular Center TableGeorge III Flame Mahogany Oval Lift-Top Work TableRegency Rosewood Waterfall Bookcase, Early 19th C.George III Style Upholstered Mahogany ArmchairChinese Famille Verte Porcelain Double-Spout VaseChinese Export Ship Motif Porcelain Bowl, 18th C.Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Plate, 18th C.Chinese Kangxi Blue & White Porcelain Covered BoxChinese Blue and White Porcelain Tea BowlChinese Qianlong Famille Rose CandlestickChinese Export Porcelain Lotus Tea Bowl, ca. 1760Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Footed DishJapanese Imari Porcelain Scalloped PlateChinese Celadon Vases Mounted as Lamps, PairChinese Famille Rose Vase Mounted as a LampChinese Copper Red Porcelain Vases as Lamps, PairChinoiserie Porcelain Vases Mounted as Lamps, 3Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Table Lamps, PairChinoiserie Green Painted Tea Canister as LampEmpire Style Brass and Red Marble Columnar LampColen Campbell Architecture Engravings, 4Italian Rocca di Vignola Ink on Paper, 19th C.Illegibly Signed Village Landscape Scene, 19th C.American Landmark Hand-Colored Lithographs, 3D. Popgeorgiev "Climbup" & "Dance" Etchings, 2Dimiter Popgeorgiev "Wait on Me" EtchingDimiter Popgeorgiev "East Home XIV" EtchingDimiter Popgeorgiev "Cycle Series" Etchings, 2Anne Pratt "Flowering Plants of Great Britain", 6Gilt Leather Bound Books on Gardening, 5Gilt Leather Bound Books on Gardening, 5Blanchard Jerrold "The Life of Napoleon III", 1874William Lecky "History of European Morals", 1869Motley "The Rise of the Dutch Republic", 1884, 3Grolier Society "Secret Court Memoirs", 4 Vols.James Browne "A History of the Highlands", 4 Vols.Continental Demilune Bough Pot, 19th C.Samson Chinoiserie Gilt Porcelain Vase, 19th C.Ralph Lauren "McLean Tartan" Coffee Service for 5English Gilt & Pink Porcelain Part Service, 9 Pcs.Modern Celadon Crackle Glazed Vases, PairArt Deco Style Engraved Crystal Rocks Glasses, 9Victorian Gold-Plate and Ebonized Cane, ca. 1885George III Style Marquetry Inlaid Mahogany OttomanKittinger Green Velvet Upholstered Wing ArmchairGreen Velvet Upholstered Mahogany Executive ChairItalian Neoclassical Style Caned Walnut Tub ChairVictorian Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Side Chairs, PairKittinger Old Dominion Mahogany Bedside Tables, 2George III Mahogany Child's DeskGeorge III Style Mahogany Butler's Tray TableVictorian Painted Wood Tray on Faux Bamboo StandChinese Gilt-Decorated & Lacquered Wedding BasketChinese Export Gilt Lacquered Sewing Box, 19th C.Chinese Qing Dynasty Copper Hand WarmerJapanese Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Lacquered Tea CaddyChinese Famille Rose Porcelain Lotus BowlChinese Famille Rose Porcelain Articles, 3Hugh and Marguerite Stix "The Shell", 1968Richard Le Gallienne Books, 2Charles Kingsley "The Water-Babies", 1915"The Works of William Hogarth", 2 Vols.Samuel Johnson "A Dictionary ...", 1840, 2 Vols.Anna Jameson "Memoirs of the Beauties ...", 1838"The Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D.", 1859, 6 Vols.Duncombe's Miniature Library "Dramatic Tales", 7"The Complete Works of William Shakespeare", 3"The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope", 1852, 3Vintage Green Fabric Upholstered Chaise LongueModern Beige Velvet Upholstered Two-Seat SofaYellow Linen Upholstered Twin Bed Headboards, PairChinese Black Laquered Drum StoolChinoiserie Style Black Lacquered Side TableGeorge III Mahogany Chest of Drawers, circa 1800Modern Brown Lacquered Waterfall Coffee TableTrompe l'Oeil Drip Form Ebonized Side Tables, PairRegency Brass Mounted Mahogany Umbrella StandGeorge III Brass and Steel Fireplace Tools, 3George III Style Brass Fireplace Tools, 4Louis XV Style Gilt Brass Fireplace Tools, 3Regency Style Brass Fireplace Tools Set, 5 Pcs.Hollywood Regency Brass Gentleman's Valet StandArt Deco Brass Cane StandPablo Picasso "Gongora", 1985Portraits of Women and Nude Photography Books, 6Anh Duong Signed "Dolce & Gabbana", 2024Michel Ciry Signed "Carnet d' Assise", 1964Georges Rohner "Carnet de Rome", 1966Books on Impressionist Art and Artists, 9Books on Food and Wine, 8E. Benezit "Dictionnaire...des Peintures ...", 8Art Auction Books and Catalogs, 9Robert John Thornton "The Persian Cyclamen", 1804Robert John Thornton "The Snowdrop", 1804John Dean Paul "Leicester Hunt" Aquatints, 2James Pollard "The Liverpool Umpire" EngravingJacques Feger Cherries in a Bowl Oil on PanelJacques Feger Peaches in a Bowl Oil on PanelJacques Feger Cherries in a Bowl Oil on PanelJacques Feger Lemons in a Bowl Oil on Panel, 1985J.M. Barrie "Peter Pan and Wendy", 1940H. G. Wells "The Time Machine", 1931Henry David Thoreau "Walden", 1927"The Works of Ben Jonson", 1860Robert Louis Stevenson Books, 4Hermann Oldenberg "Buddha", 1904Tom Phillips "Dante's Inferno", 1985Trevelyan "Garibaldi's Defence of the ...", 1919Cescinsky "English Furniture of the 18th C.", 3H. Avray Tipping "English Homes", 4 Vols."The Dictionary of English Furniture", 2 VolumesLaurence Turner "Decorative Plasterwork", 1927Tipping "Grinling Gibbons & the Wood-Work", 1914Sir George Arthur "King George V", 1929John Crowther "Lost London", 1926Books on Architecture and Interior Design, 8Tiffany & Co. Inauguration Brass Desk ClockModern Brass Scientific instruments, 5Mother-of-Pearl Mosaic Covered Jewelry BoxModern Mother-of-Pearl Picture FrameContemporary Stained Glass Vanity Accesories, 3Goldpfeil Sport Leather Desk Accessories, 5 Pcs.Art Deco Style Enameled Desk Accessories, 4Don Andres Chinoiserie Style Painted Waste BinGilt Full Leather History and Philosophy Books, 3Gilt-Tooled Leather Literature Books, 6Robert Blakey "History of Literature", 2 Vols."The Classics Club" and "The Harvard Classics", 12Books on French and English History, 4Poetry and Literature Books, 7Fiction and Literature Books, 11Biographies and Literature Books, 7Jacques Feger Green Artichokes Oil on Panel, 1985Jacques Feger Plums in a Bowl Oil on Panel, 1985Jacques Feger Green Peppers in a Bowl Oil on PanelJacques Feger Still Life of Leeks Oil on PanelJacques Feger Eggplants in a Bowl Oil on PanelNeoclassical Brass Cherub Group Sculpture, 19th C.

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