Public auction of local estates including antique furniture, art & paintings, lamps, rugs, vintage toys, Chinese items, jewelry, stamp collection, maps, more Lot#6: Ceramics - Fine pair of large Art Deco two color glazed ceramic Czech vases, 'folded fabric' form with early marks, circa 1925-30. Lot#7: Ceramics - Rare French 1920's Art Deco ceramic sculpture, White Doves, shown/purchased at Palais de la Nouveaute, Paris, bearing that original label & date, by famed sculptor and graphic artist, Jean-de la Fontinelle, large, apparently a special piece for this exhibition, with its unique interesting gathered 'crocodile' creamy white, heavily gathered glaze, apparently signed under glaze at front base surface, illegible due to its rough glaze type. Note; scarce with original label as a rather valuable, illicit market exists for such Lot#8: Painting - pair of early 20th C. watercolor drawings signed Alice Thevenin, 19/20th C. French well listed artist who also painted in N.Y.C. These New York views, Washington Sq. Park, is an apparent study of a modest sized oil sold at Christies, N.Y. in 1990 for $3950. Lot#20 to Lot#31: Toy Collection including 'Sky Rangers' by Unique Art Co Newark, NJ; 'Ski Jumper' by Wolverine, Pittsburgh; World Cup Car; 'Honeymoon Express' Marx wind-up; 2 sets of 'Remco 'Walkie Talkie'; 1991 'Terminator 2'; 'City Trolley Lines' by Cragston; Structo 'Tree Trimming Service'; Robot lll Commmander; NET Slot Game machine; Corgi Comic cars - sold separately. Lot#40: Havell, Robert. “View of West Point, United States Military Academy.” Hand-colored aquatint print, image 16 14/” high by 24” wide. Sheet 17 ¼” by 26”. Published by L.R. Menger 12 Dey St. New York, 1848. Laid down. Some soiling. Mated and framed in a period gold leaf frame, with handling marks. Lot#41: Andre “Mappe Monde sur le Plan d’un Meridien. Hemisphere Oriental ». Two diagrams in lower corners: Compass rose; astronomical diagram ("Sphere Droite"). Published in Paris 1816. Size: 23 x 34 cm. (9 x 13½ in.) in double mat 16” by 20” [HxW]. Condition: Color. VG Lot#42: Valentine’s Manual: “Census of the State of New York, 1855. Showing the new senatorial and assembly districts 1857”. Colored lithograph by George Hayward for the 1858 edition of Valentine’s Manual. 18” high by 22” wide. Insets of Schenectady, Albany, Utica, Rochester, City of Auburn and City & County of New York. Lot#43: Valentine’s Manuel: Map of the City and County of New York [on sheet with] Upper Part of the City and County of New York. Date: 1858. Manhattan 18.5 ‘ high by 22.5” wide. Source: From Manual for the City of New York. Information: 2nd map extends from uptown to Bronx. 9.5” x 22.5” wide Lot#44: Thomson, John: “South America” Published Edinburgh 1814 in Thomson’s New General Atlas. Size: 58 x 51 cm. (23 x 20 in.) [HxW] Original color with full margins. VG + condition. Lot#52: Shaker Racks - Important rare, possibly unique, pair of fine antique N.Y. Shaker drying racks, 19th century in mint condition, untouched surfaces with superb Shaker joinery from the Mount Lebanon main meeting house, the New Lebanon Bishopric at New Lebanon N.Y. We are told the racks have single high drip bars & were for making/drying candles. A good modern Shaker book goes with this lot - it shows a standard folding drying rack of which some few are well known. These have not been exposed out on the market. Lot#53: Furniture - a fine early 2-door cabinet and in particularly nice condition, end of 18th to early 19th Century, Chinese export piece of furniture, crafted for the Western market, based on a Chien-lung court piece, has two shades of dark lacquer ground, gilt painted, with artist finishing of various inlays of jade and other colored, carved hardstone inlays, including ivory, purchased at William Doyle's Lot#57: Painting, A quality local landscape, missing its exhibition label, signed by an artist from the Cragsmoor Art colony, a prominant student of Asher B. Durand. Lot#58: Painting by Laura Burroughs, noted U.S.Virgin Islands artist, vintage watercolor of the old Government building on Company St. in Christianstead, St. Croix, signed and dated 1961. Lot#60: Painting - Michel Loeb, French born 1931, visual artist Lot#71: Bookends, Pirate Bookends by Paul Herzel, “Pompeian Bronze”, standing pirate with sword, pistol, and dagger in original paint, good condition. From the internet: Paul Herzel (1876-1956) : Paul Herzel was born in Silesia, Germany in 1876. His family immigrated to the United States when he was 7 years old, settling in the St. Louis, Missouri area. Herzell used the clay he found along the nearby Mississippi River to fashion his first sculptures. Herzel worked mostly in New York, and died there in 1956. The Pompeian Bronze Co. started out as Galvano Bronze , the first commercially produced art metal industry in the US. The name was changed to Pompeian after the founders sold their company to its employees at the turn of the century. Pompeian continued in business through the end of 1920s creating beautifully plated and painted art nouveau style bookends using permanent mold, solid white metal castings Lot #75: Bookends, American Revolutionary War Minutemen bookends, painted metal, original good condition. Lot#77: DRIOUX & LEROY : « Carte Physique et Politique de L’Amerique du Sud ». Date: 1867. Published in Paris by Eugene Belin, in the librairie classique. 11.5” by 17” in matting 16” by 22”. Inset of Continent Americain, Continent Austrtal and Antilles. Full color. [HxW]. Fine. Lot#78: Speed, John: “Suffolke Described and Divided into Hundreds” Date: 1611-(1616). Source: From “The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain”. Armorial shields at sides. Inset: Ipswich. English text edition. Published in London by Sudbury& Humble. Size: 39 x 52 cm. (15½ High x 20½ in. Wide) Uncolored as issued& in VF+ condition. Framed. Johnathan Potter description> This map is decorated with the arms of the Earls and Dukes of Suffolk, and a detailed plan, with key, of Ipswich. The plan is flanked by figures of Boadicea and Pet. Cerealis her Roman victor. This finely engraved and detailed map is one of the most sought after of the county and was produced by John Speed, historian, genealogist and cartographer for publication in his "... Theatre Of The Empire Of Great Britain ..." first atlas of the British Isles. Lot#79: Seale, R.W.: “A Map of Italy with its Kingdoms, States& c. from the Latest & Best observations…” From “Tindal's Continuation of Rapin's History of England”. Copper plate engraving published London c. 1745. Measures 15” high by 18” wide. Lot#80:Rapkin, J.: “Northern Italy.” Lithograph with outline color measuring 9” high by 12” wide. Drawn & engraved by John Rapkin for "The Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World" by Martin Montgomery. Published London circa 1850 by J&F Tallis of The London Printing and Publishing Company. Together with “Southern Italy” from the same set. (2 pieces) Lot#81: Stolzel, J.: “Creatae Charta Geographica Antiqua Emendata”. Uncolored lithograph 8.5” high by 15.5” wide. Lot#93: Caniani, Giuseppe: “Parte Occidentale dele impero romano ossia del mondo noto agli antichi”. Published 1820 in Milan Italy by Batelli & Fanfani as part of Rossi's Nuevo Atlante de Geografia Universale. View of the ancient Roman Empire bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Hand outline color. Image measures 13” high by 21” wide. Presented in archival matting. Lot#94: Tindal, Nicholas:” A New and Correct Map of France”. Published London c.1732-51. From “Tindal's Continuation of Rapin's History of England”. Engraved by J. Basire. Size: 11 1/4 inches high x 14.5 inches wide.) Condition: uncolored copper plate engraving as issued. References: Shirley, R.W. (BL Atlases) G.RAP-1a, #14. Archival matting. Lot#95: Bowen, Emanuel: A New and Accurate Map of France with its Acquisitions composed from the latest surveys and improvements 14” x 17.5”. Insets: Harbour of Brest and City and Port of Toulon. [#10] Published London c. 1750. Water stain top margin only, not image Lot#96: Starling, Thomas: “Carte Physique et routiere de la Suisse. A map of Switzerland”. Original steel engraving published by George Virtue, London, Ivy Lane Paternoster Row, 1836. Image size 12” high x 19” wide on sheet 14” high by 20”. Scales in English Miles, Swiss Miles and French Leagues. "Compiled from Keller's carte routiere, carte physique et routiere de la Suisse, atlas universal 1835 and other standard authorities, by the author of Switzerland illustrated. Drawn and engraved by T. Starling, Wilmington Square". Condition: 3” margin loss lower left margin with 4” tear into image archaically repaired. See > http://www.elke-rehder.de/Antiquariat/alte-Landkarten-Schweiz/Starling-Carte-physique-Suisse.htm Lot#97: Folio of 5 18th-20th century maps & prints. - After: Guillaume Danet: L'Amerique Meridionale et Septentrionale Dressee sure les Nouv.les Decov.tes et derniers Relations des meilleurs Navigateurs. Later edition struck on high quality hand-made and water-marked paper, with hand coloring, of 1731 edition. Good Condition. Plate measures 19 inches high by 28” wide. - Bowen, Emmanuel: “A new and accurate map of Mexico or New Spain with California New Mexico . . .” Published London 1747. Right portion of this original map measuring 13.5” high by 8.5”. - Schmollinger , William: “Tyrol” (Austrian Alps). Published London c. 1830. Lithograph measuring 6 ¾” high by 11 ¾” wide. - Ortelius, Abraham: “Palestinae Sive Totius Terrae…” Modern reproduction of map of the Holy Land originally published 1570. - Hand colored lithograph titled “From an Original Japanese Drawing Obtained in Simoda”. Measures 4” high by 6” wide on sheet 6.5” high by 1.5” wide. c. 1900. Lot#100: Solid maple end-grain butcher block table measures 30"x 30"x 16". Professional quality, heavy duty on steel frame with lockable casters, useable in a kitchen or re-purpose for professional or decorative uses. Lot #101: Kitchen stove, Glenwood gas range manufactured by Weir Co Goshen MA, enamel exterior finish and aluminized metal interior in good condition & rust free, has top console with open warming canopy shelf, six burners with interchangeable gas grates & solid 'eye' plates, has numerous racks & drip pans, original knobs & parts, very good condition, fitted for propane gas. Lot#102: Radiators, matched pair hot-water, decorative upright American Radiator company in the Rococo style, functional & can be installed in a hot-water system or used decoratively, good condition with the original paint. A third radiator is sold separately. Lot#104: Fixture, Arts and Crafts era Mission hanging fixture, constructed of hand hammered metal, 4-drop lantern style lights with slag glass inserts, original wiring & surface in as-found condition, rare and hard to find craftsman chandelier, circa 1920s. Lot#119: Rifle - Southgate Kentucky Flintlock rifle, #553, 1960, with 38 inch octagon barrel, right-hand flintlock mechanism, double trigger, maple stock, wooden ram-rod, all original hardware & inlays, powder horn-shot-bag of accessories included, script signature and stamped ID number on barrel, good condition. Lot#154: Art Deco bowl - colorful enameled bowl on wrought iron stand, signed in gold 'C. FAURE LIMOGES', Camille Faure - French artist 1874-1956. Prices as high as $4500 from the estate of Liz Taylor sold at Christies: http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/camille-faure-for-limoges-an-art-5501006-details.aspx Lot#166: Post Card Album - large album containing over 100 local cards - O&W RR (Ontario & Western Rail Road) post cards including terminals, stations, workers, trains, RR shops & yards, train wrecks, etc. many are 'real photo' cards. Also, over 50 O&W RR pictures. Postcards include Middletown, Kingston, Ellenville, Hurleyville, New Milford, Liberty, Hancock, Roscoe, Fallsburgh, Summitville, Centerville, Ferndale, East Branch, Parksville, Kerhonkson, Walton, Monticello, St Josephs, Livingston Manor 1909 wreck of Train #3, Luzon wreck of 1907, more. Nice collection. Lot#210-213: Stamp collection divided into 4 lots including mint stamps, stamp album, First Day Covers, Silk Cachet FDC with 50 State Bird stamps, Baseball stamp collectibles with 'The Ballparks' photo book, signed UN stamp poster, Ryukyu stamps from US occupation post WWll (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryukyu_Islands), and a huge lot (#210) of assorted philatelic collectibles with US & Foreign stamps, 1945 V mail envelope, 1978 Russian Olympics, other Olympic FDCs, Tristan Cunha, Falkland, etc, packets of stamps, sheet holders, envelopes & correspondence dating to 1840, lots more. Nice collection.