Full listing posted March 23rd. Photos updated March 26th. (Be sure to click on View All Photos for 200+ pictures! And More!
A distinguished collection of personally selected beautiful items for the discriminating purchaser.
A wonderful Good Friday Auction featuring antique and fine furniture, crystal, glass, china, silver, collectibles, books, original artworks, Moorcroft pottery and much more. This is your personal invitation to join us for this catalogued auction.
Featured Item: 1914 Daum Nancy Begonia pattern 11" single table lamp with acid etched and cut coloured glass design.
Antique & Fine Furniture: Fine burled front upright secretary desk with original brass hardware and finish, beautiful early double drop leaf parlour table with unique stretcher base and carved scroll foot, tilt top piecrust side table with splay leg, pine cupboard with adjustable bookshelf top, 2 early Chippendale style ornately carved in both light and dark mahogany with ball and claw foot - both by R.S. Co (#333 and 3650, via Parker & Sons Ltd England), antique Chippendale style mahogany gentleman’s armchair with beautifully carved backrest, oak Mission style writing desk, beautiful modern 8 pc dining room set featuring (6) cane back chairs and glass shelf 2 piece lighted china cabinet, a gorgeous Victorian mahogany fern stand, lovely modern 4 poster canopy King size bed frame, folding Duncan Phyfe style dining table, walnut finish silverware stand, cedar lined blanket box, large pine adjustable shelf, striking burled hall table with elongated framed mirror and carved column support, two drawer side table with pivot folding top, fine early ladies writing desk featuring burled veneer finish throughout, early bakers table, small vintage two tier bookshelf with dark finish, lovely late 19th C mahogany writing desk, handsome 20th C mahogany chest on chest, pair Duncan Phyfe style circular top side tables, Canadiana painted jam cupboard (42" x 72"h), 2 Deco dressers, a beautiful French bevelled glass wall mirror with painted decoration and ionic pillared columns, retro teak magazine stand, nesting tables, stacking maple Hoosier with etched glass door fronts and good original condition, cut down oak circular coffee table, modern low boy 9 drawer large dresser, and select pieces for this auction. Carpets Include: 4 x 6 hand woven Persian, modern cut floral wood carpet 5 x 8, vintage 12’ wood runner and others, also a selection of various table lamps, upholstered wing back chair, various general furniture, home office and more.
Glassware & Crystal Includes: Wonderful selection of cut crystal including elongated bowls, flared top vases, table ware including dessert set, knife rests, open salts, decorative wares, (4) 19th C elegantly cut crystal spirit decanters, Victorian glass vases including drape pattern, Lalique lovebird pattern small bowl, (2) stunning unsigned Loetz style Art Nouveau vases of irregular form 8" & 9", fine Lalique chickadee 6" chalice, a fine set of (8) Webb Corbett shallow nappies with plates, 12" tangerine coloured glass vase with thumbprint design throughout, vintage 10" spun glass vase of trumpet form, unusual jadeite 8" flower vase of ruffled fan form, pickle cruet with silverplate tongs, art glass, and more.
Wonderful Cranberry Glass Includes: Important epergne complete with twisted canes and pair of hanging baskets measuring approximately 20"h, beautiful oval dresser tray with white enamelled Mary Gregory decoration (4 pc set includes 10" tray, pair scent bottles, covered powder jar), jug, sugar shaker, swirled atomizer by DeVilbis, a unique splatter glass Jack In The Pulpit, opalescent bulbous 6" vase with green finished rim, coloured glass miniature shoe collection including unsigned Gillander and Fenton, Pink Depression: Includes cornflower decanter, biscuit barrel, tableware, and more. Pair crackle pattern Marigold salt & peppers by Imperial, a beautiful Victorian glass biscuit barrel with enamelled decoration, blue glass Victorian lemonade jug & (4) glasses with enamelled decoration, 6" black glass trumpet vase with lady stem, and more.
Collection of Oil Lamps: Including Bullseye, Greek Key, Victorian hand enamelled decoration, coloured and milk glass, figural column, and more.
Fine China & Pottery Includes: Royal Doulton: Rare black basalt Sir Winston Churchill limited edition bust in presentation case, Doulton Burslem soup tureen with beautiful matching ladle, figural jug, figurines including Sweet Seventeen HN2734, Angela 3419 - A M. Doulton exclusive, A Child From Williamsburg HN2154, Charlotte HN2423, and others, various wall plates including early Poppy pattern and other select pieces for this auction. Moorcroft Pottery: Signed William Moorcroft 8" flambé deep bowl with Freesia pattern, a massive 16" early Wisteria table lamp with rich cobalt ground, a museum quality pedestal Pomegranate bowl measuring 7"h with 12" diameter, 9" diameter Wisteria bowl with mottled ground and silverplate rim, 6" Anemone vase, 4" Iris deep bowl, Hibiscus and Iris pattern ashtrays, and more. Assorted British & American Art Pottery: Beswick, A. Wood, Royal Winton, McCoy - biscuit barrels and vases, Roseville - rare early Ixia pattern 10" pillared vase, double handled 10" vase with water lily pattern, large biscuit barrel of pumpkin form, 20 pcs partial Wedgwood "Asia Green" dinnerware, an unsigned early Majolica bird jug (8"h), set of Coalport demitasse cups & saucers, unsigned (possibly Copeland) 8" salt glaze male bust, RS Prussia footed bowl, unsigned double handled Nippon vase with black ground, single Royal Bayreuth candleholder, RS Tillowitz nut dish, Majolica oyster plate, REX Spain figurines, various quality teacups & saucers including Shelley, Royal Albert, Aynsley, Paragon, etc., a small collection of hat pin holders including Royal Bayreuth with footed base, Torquay teapot, and more.
Decorative Arts & Collectibles Include: Victorian mahogany writing box complete with contents, Waterbury mantle clock, Herculaneum basket, mahogany writing box, antique desk top postal scale with weights and original wooden base, apothecary items, 2 hand carved Czech canes, WWII glass flask in as found original cloth bag, ivory and fabric fans, vintage ladies purses, copper hinged 5" chocolate mold "witch", 7 hand crafted carpets, 4 beautiful antique quilts with various patterns, 12" long Egyptian female brass incense burner, large Blue Mountain shell charger. Orientalia Includes: Early Japanese earthenware 8" bulbous vase with heavily enamelled dragon decoration, early 20th C male figural table lamp with hand painted robe, pair of Chinese celadon green 12" ginger jars with dragon motif on rosewood bases, pair 8" cloisonné vases, pair 6" metal sitting monks, and more. Toys include: Donald Duck rubber car by Vicroy, kaleidoscope, windup tin toys, noisemakers, and more. Dolls: 10" Armand Marseille, 3 face bisque miniature, Eaton’s Beauty, and more. Various: Ladies vintage and antique dress includes collars, gloves, garments, mob cap, etc., double size hand knitted bedspread, vintage salt & peppers including RCA Victor dogs, Cinderella biscuit barrel, large cat 2 face turnabout cookie jar, a good pair of ebony elephant bookends (carved and inlay ivory decoration), Inuit 5" beige stone figural carving, Occupied Japan collectibles, a rare Black Memorabilia shoeshine box with original paper label, new set of ladies Wilson Hyperspeed golf clubs, and more.
Sculpture: Substantial British Columbia jade mountain sculpture with carved bear figurines mounted on white stone base (11" x 25" x 4"d), copper finish white metal battle scene of horse and rider on lacquered wooden base (30" x 22"w x 10"d), large carved alabaster female bust (16") of lady with flowing hair.
Sterling: London 1802 George III oval boat shaped cruet frame and (4) fitted bottles, hallmarked Mappin & Webb double handled footed centerpiece with repousse design, a collection of 100+ various hallmarked flatware including Barwick Estate, early 19th C serving pieces (1798-1836), various Birks and Rogers sterling flatware (100+ pieces), (6) pearl handled fish knife and fork set (minus case), set of (4) sterling monogrammed napkin rings, hallmarked Victorian baby rattle with tortoiseshell handle, sewing and other items including thimbles, scissors, eye glasses, enamelled pill containers, perfume bottles, dresser sets, beautiful boxed set of sterling hallmarked flatware in (2) drawer case (approximately 90 pcs), sterling 3 pc tea service, and more.
Silverplate & Metal Wares: Set of (4) weighted candlesticks with grape and leaf design, early Ellis Bros plated complete coffee and tea service with chased design and large pierced edge tray, (2) monogrammed cigarette boxes, elegant German brass desk set with 2 fixed ink wells and blotter with Neo Classical design, various brass dinner bells, pillar candle holder, cobalt lined examples including relish dishes, open salts, various silverplate tablewares including footed compotes, bowls and covered serving dishes, bread trays, a beautiful pearl handled fish knife and serving fork in case, Lady Hamilton 8 plc setting flatware in case, compete tea service on tray, jewellery box, and more.
Jewellery: Estate rings include men’s 14kt y/g set with (12) brilliant cut diamonds approximately 1.5 ct total weight (a/v $5,250), men’s platinum and diamond ring (with appraisals), lovely costume jewellery includes various vintage sets including Weiss, various brooches, earrings, and necklaces, and more.
Artwork Includes: W.J. Phillips RCA (1884-1963) "Summer" unframed colour woodcut print, hand coloured steel engraving "Groupe de Soldats D’Infanterie" by L. Massard (Imp Camus) 6 ½" x 4", pencil sketch of Sitting Man 7" x 5" by M. Luci, oil on masonite "Fall Landscape" 7 ½"x 9 ½" by Les Tibbles, Paula Kulha oil on masonite "Lake Kushog" 8" x 10", manner of Kreighoff winter scene oil on board 16" x 20" unsigned 20th century, 19th Century school unsigned "Lake at Sunset" framed oil under glass, T.W. Kidd 2 views Harvest Haystacks/Landscape unframed oil on masonite 13" x 16", manner of Franz Johnson unsigned men working with shovels framed gouache on artists paper 3 ¾" x 3 ¼", coloured woodcut print "The Egyptians Submerged in the Red Sea" after Penni (N Le Sucur) (chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks, over etched outline) 9" x 14 ½", unframed 1617 bookplate front piece "Contemplation Upon The Principal" by I.H.D.D. printed by William Stansby for Henry Featherstone, a beautiful summer landscape by E. Embler oil on canvas 15" x 30" (b.1894 Vienna), Canadian landscape titled "Farm in the Valley" by Jason Mathews oil on board 14" x 20", untitled winter scene by Ruth Brown, landscape signed Anna, a fine selection of beautifully framed and matted decorative limited edition large prints including "Summer Birches" by Doug Forsythe, "Liverpool Bay" and "Cadden Bay" both by John Savage, "Autumn Beach" (100/200) by Mark Spain, "White River" and "Green Lake" both by LeClair, vintage architectural print by W. Murray, "Marine Boat at Sea" painting by F. Harris, oil painting "Fall Winter Scene" signed Michaud 1944, "Sugar Shack" painting signed F.J. Kettle, (2) paintings signed Rutt (Snow Scene 1939, Quebec Scene 1936), M.E. George mountain scene oil painting, "Industrial Rig" painting by C.A. Jones, further drawings and paintings include Horizon by Tymoshenko, Foxall, H. Middleton, and more.
Books Include: (All good examples of fine and rare first editions) Canadiana collection (all in fair/good to very good condition/some wear consistent with age): C.P. Trail "The Backwoods of Canada" 1929 1st Ed., Mrs. C.M. Day "Pioneers of the Eastern Townships" Mtl 1863 1st Ed., T.W. Magrath Esq. "Authentic Letters from Upper Canada" 1833 Dublin, Lt. Col Sleigh "Pine Forests and Hacmatack Clearings" London 1853, Edward Allen Talbot Esq "Five Years in Residence in the Canada’s" 2 vols - London 1824, Edna Kenton "The Jesuit Relations" 1925 McClelland Ed., "Memoirs of Susan Sibbald" London 1926, "Georgina" by F. P. Helt Toronto 1939 (includes letter of thanks fro the author to Mrs. A. E. Wells for contribution to future editions), "Diary of Mrs. Simcoe" reprint - Toronto 1934, "The Life of Dr. John Barwick" (Dean of St Pauls), G.F. Barwick London 1903 "Mercurius Rusticus" or "The Country’s Complaint" John Barwick Lodnong 1685, "History of Toronto and County of York" 2 vol set - Toronto 1885, "Life of I. Barwick" by Peter M.D. Barwick London 1721, "Backwoods of Canada" P.Traill reprint, "Roughing it in the Bush" by Susanna Moodie - reprint Edinburgh 1913 - contains numerous colour plates and an insert typed letter signed by Moodie, other titles include "A Gentlewoman in Upper Canada", "Winter Studies and Summer Rumbles in Canada", "Country Life in Canada - 50 yrs ago", "Flowers East of the Rockies", "Pen Pictures of Early Pioneer Life in Upper Canada" - by A. Canuck, and others. Reference books include 12 volume Metropolitan Museum of Art "Art Referrer", Millers reference, Lalique, Godden British Pottery & Porcelain, and more.
Join us for this extravaganza in celebration of spring - see you there. Quality items always welcome for consignment -the choice of discriminating buyers and sellers since 1986.