Past Events

November 14, 2008

English and Continental Furniture, Decorations and Silver, Including the Contents of a Fifth Avenue Apartment; Decorative Paintings from the 18th Through the Early 20th Century.

October 24, 2008

EXPOSITION AUCTION: SINGLE OWNER SALE
The Patti Cadby Birch Collection of
Antiquities, Persian Jewelry and Objects

An eclectic collection of ancient inspired Persian gold jewelry set with ancient glass,
beads and stone gems including rings, pendants, necklaces. Also selections of
small ancient terracottas from Gandharan India and early Persia; Pre-Columbian
terracottas, jade beads and stone pendants; early Persian and Luristan bronze bracelets,
arrowheads and other objects.

October 10, 2008

EXPOSITION AUCTION: This sale will included a group of decorative accessories including sterling and silver-plate, porcelain and glass. Art included paintings, drawings, and prints. Also offered were a group of European furniture from a prominent New York City apartment, among other pieces.

October 10, 2008

Rare Books, Documents and Photographs “ Description de L’Egypte” Paris 1820-29 - Eleven folio plate volumes Langley “New Principles of Gardening” 1728 Bruckner “Versucheiner Beschreiburg … Landschaft Basel” 1748-63; 23 parts in 8 vols
Graham and Dodd “Security Analysis” 1934; 1st Edition Marie Curie - two inscribed books Robert E. Lee - Draft of “General Order #9” Coolidge “Enemies of the Republic” 40 page manuscript - 1921 Twain “Connecticut Yankee” Full Seal Russia and ½ title
Valvasone “La Caccia” 1593 (falconry and hunting) Milne “Now We Are Six” 1 of 200 signed in dust jacket.

September 27, 2008

Sale included a large single owner collection of art deco American and European furniture and decorative arts, featuring ocean liner memorabilia, including chairs from the Grand Salon of The Normandy. Other property to be offered includes Arts and Crafts
pottery, a large offering of 20th Century art including paintings, a number of Vasarely serigraphs, and a large assemblage of modern photography; as well as other late 20th Century Furniture and Decoration.

September 13, 2008

American and European paintings; English and Continental furniture, porcelain, silver and decorations included a collection of Biedermeier furniture from the estate of Patti Birch; contents of a Park Avenue duplex; property from an apartment at The River House; property from a prominent New Orleans family; over 50 lots of silver and a small collection of 18th century French porcelain.

August 16, 2008

EXPOSITION AUCTION: This sale included a large group of Americana and folk art, as well as 18th and 19th century American furniture, including a nice collection of furniture from a Woodstock home. Fine art included a collection of small works on canvas as well as works on artist board.

We also offered English and European furniture and decorations from several estates as well as from a prominent New York City apartment.

July 12, 2008

EXPOSITION AUCTION: This sale included a large collection of decorative accessories including sterling and silver-plate, porcelain and glass; a second offering from the Cockade House in Barbados, the home of the late Emma Pauline Haywood that was designed by Oliver Messel; and fine art including paintings, drawings, and prints.
Also offered, wass a large and diverse collection of European furniture and decoration from a few prominent New York City estates and a large collection of picture frames, most of which of are from Salander-O'Reilly Galleries in Manhattan.

June 21, 2008

Important 20th century paintings, prints, furniture and design; antiquities; Chinese and Japanese works of art; jewelry, included property from the estate of Patti Birch a well known and respected collector and Islamist.

June 7, 2008

Stair Galleries is pleased to have been chosen to sell this inventory from Salander-O’Reilly Galleries. The furniture refleced the gallery’s focus on early pictures and works of art. There was a very strong selection of predominantly European 17th and 18th century furniture, and a fine small group of American pieces. The 17th and 18th century picture frames in the auction were works of art. We had taken the liberty of adding antique-style mirror plates to some of the frames to enhance the exhibition.
The garden decoration on offer were stunning. It was purchased at the Christie’s sale of the Michael Roberts collection, at Ashurst, Kent, U.K. Roberts was one of the early afficionados of architectural elements and ornament and he collected and dealt in this material for 20 years. The important inventory he amassed was sold by Christie’s in September 2004. Salander-O’Reilly spent in excess of 1 million dollars at this sale, and purchased over 120 lots. There are remarkable decorations in many materials including Coade stone, Bath stone, limestone, bronze, sandstone, cast stone, wrought & cast iron and terracotta. There are signed (and some dated) items from famous makers such as Coade, Doulton, Austin & Seeley, Compton Pottery, J&M Craig, James Stiff, Liberty & Co., Joseph Oliff and James Pulham.

May 16, 2008

EXPOSITION AUCTION: This auction included a large collection of decorative accessories including sterling and silver-plate, porcelain, pottery, and glass;
a small group of sterling and silver-plate from the Estate of Margaret Truman Daniel; and a large group of Orientalia from a prominent Park Avenue apartment. Artwork included paintings, drawings, and prints. Furniture included period, reproduction, and custom-upholstered pieces.

April 26, 2008

American and English furniture, paintings, folk art and decorations including a collection of 18th and 19th century American and English samplers, the contents of a midtown corporate office as well as property from various New York homes and estates.

April 24, 2008

Highlights included armorial bindings; California Gold Rush diary; three inscribed Steinbeck’s; four Whistler etchings; inscribed Dali books with drawings; a large group of fine bindings; 17th century American documents and Duke of Wellington letters, books, prints. Artist’s books included Ben Shahn, Chagall, Miró, Chaim Gross and Will Bradley. Illustrated books with original graphics, hand-colored plates and costumes. Large selection of original art - watercolors, sketchbooks, calligraphy and cartoon art. Rare numismatic books including a long run of “Numismatic Chronicle” from Volume 1. Photographs included an early Tasmania/Australia album.

April 11, 2008

EXPOSITION AUCTION: English and Continental Furniture and Decorations

March 28, 2008

EXPOSITION AUCTION: Offered a nice collection of fine quality reproduction French furniture and accompanying decorative accessories from a prominent Fifth Avenue apartment. Porcelain included: Old Paris, Minton, Sèrves, Ginori, Wedgwood and more;
bronze statues, figurines, candleholders and mantle garnitures; a group of Orientalia; art glass from Victorian to Arts and Crafts and fine art of many styles and mediums.

March 15, 2008

English and Continental Furniture; 17th through 18th Century Old Master Paintings and Drawings; 19th Century Paintings; a Large Collection of 19th
Century French Bronzes; European Works of Art; English, Continental and American Silver; Porcelain Including a Collection of 19th Century Majolica.

February 15, 2008

EXPOSITION AUCTION: A well-rounded sale including reproduction Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Sheraton, Queen Anne and country furniture; quality custom upholstered sofas and armchairs; a large variety of glass featuring cut, pressed, cameo, and English, Continental and American art glass; pottery and porcelain including Minton, Doulton, Royal Worcester, Meissen, Sevres, Staffordshire, Old Paris, Spode, Wedgwood and Parianware; bronzes; clock sets; bronze and marble garnitures; candelabra and lamps; Orientalia including Satsuma, Sang de Boeuf, famille rose, ivory, quartz, jadeite and cloisonné; and a collection of contemporary French art.

January 18, 2008

EXPOSITION AUCTION: This auction offered a varied array of pieces; Orientalia, including porcelain, jade, ivory and furniture; fine porcelain and pottery; cut-glass tableware; sterling and silver-plate articles; art of various periods and styles, along with a small collection of ethnographic art and Native American rugs; chandeliers, sconces, and table lamps; fireplace equipment; room-size and scatter rugs; Americana; traditional and country, period and reproduction furniture.

December 7, 2007

EXPOSITION AUCTION: Our December 7 Exposition Auction began with a large selection of quality estate jewelry followed by 20th century furniture. Fine and decorative art
included French art glass, Tiffany favrile, Pate de Verre, Lalique and others; a Tiffany floor lamp and leaded table lamp; Murano chandelier; pottery and porcelain. Furniture included tubular chrome, Vienna secessionist, Art Nouveau, Dunbar, Knoll, Katavolos, Vladimir Kagan Unicorn sofa and matching Armchairs and industrial. Rugs; prints, paintings and sculpture.

December 1, 2007

20th Century works of art along with over 40 lots of Persian miniatures and manuscripts and approximately 25 Persian pen boxes. This auction also includes a collection of Chinese furniture, porcelain and ivory.

November 30, 2007

Rare Books, Photographs and Graphics

November 16, 2007

EXPOSITION AUCTION: An extensive collection of Wedgwood Jasperware, Delft and other faience drug jars, fine china, cut and pressed glassware, lighting included chandeliers and sconces, a small collection of clocks, brass and copperware, rugs of various size and age, books, furniture from period to reproduction fine art of many periods and style.

October 26, 2007

EXPOSITION AUCTION: Offered in two sessions, a large and varied collection of estate furnishings: fine art of many periods and style; pottery and porcelain; glassware; clocks; quality sterling silver; room size and scatter rugs; furniture included period and reproduction from country to formal, European to American et al.

October 13 and 14, 2007

American and English Furniture, Folk Art, Paintings, Silver
and Fine Decorations.

September 28, 2007

EXPOSITION AUCTION: Offered the remaining contents from the Upper East Side home of William M.V. Kingsland a.k.a. Melvyn Kohn along with a large quantity of estate furniture and decorative arts.

September 15, 2007

French and Continental Furniture, Paintings and Decorations including property from the Collection of Gordon Getty, San Francisco, CA
as well as French and Continental Furniture and Decoration from the Estate of Tony Randall.

EXPOSITION AUCTION: Offered 20th Century art from the collection of Walter and Molly Bareiss, along with select additions.

EXPOSITION AUCTION: Offered the contents of three professionally decorated homes including fine custom upholstery, English and American 18th-19th century and quality reproduction furniture, lamps, decorative accessories, art, semi-antique room size and scatter rugs, and garden ornaments and furniture.

The first part of this auction offered an artistic and diverse collection of international interest which included Chinese altar tables and doors, Balinese shell decorated boxes, pre-Colombian figures, a French tile top dinning set, eccentrically decorated Irish pine furniture, modern paintings, collage, 18th-19th engravings, a large collection
of Indian reverse-painted temple pictures, and many visually stimulating objects assembled by a world traveler.

The second part of the auction offered property from various owners including period and reproduction furniture; a collection of Orientalia which includes scrolls, porcelain, pottery, bronze, ivory, wood carvings and cloisonné from the Sung period to the present; art of various styles and periods; room size and area rugs.

This auction included English and Continental furniture, decorations, silver and porcelain; property from the collection of Ben Izett and fine art including a small collection of sporting paintings.

EXPOSITION AUCTION: Offered over 700 lots of period and reproduction furniture and art including a large collection of 18th–19th century etchings, paintings and watercolors of
various style; American, European & Asian pottery
and porcelain included a large collection of blue and
white; cut and pressed glass; brass and copperware;
room size and area rugs.

Paintings, Prints, Drawings, Sculpture and 20th Century Photographs.

EXPOSITION AUCTION: This auction offered the partial contents of a Berkshire home, as well as property from the Roslyn Landmark Society which included; country, painted, and formal 18th-19th century furniture; Currier & Ives prints; weathervanes, decoys, doorstops, chalk ware, lighting, hooked rugs and country accessories. A large and varied collection of 18th and 19th century glassware; cut, pressed and blown examples of fluid lamps, candlesticks, decanters, cordial glasses, cups, plates, sugar bowls, compotes, celery vases, paperweights, et al; Orientalia; a collection of Americana including blue decorated stoneware, folk art, pottery, porcelain and bed warmers; English and Continental period and reproduction furniture; rugs and art of various periods and styles.

This sale included property from the collection of Robert Guccione, NYC; from the collection of Mrs. Vera DeRham, 970 Park Ave, NYC; property including porcelain and silver from the estate of Rosalie M. and Matthew B. Weinstein; a large group of silver and silver-plate from several collectors; French and Continental furniture and decorations.
We also featured a small group of porcelain and KPM plaques from a Philadelphia collector as well as a small group of property approved for de-accession from the Staten Island Museum.

EXPOSITION AUCTION: This auction offered a large group of books including examples from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries; fiction with novels including a collection of bound O.Henry stories; non-fiction including private art collections; museum collections; books on jewelry; books on Folk Art; fine art and decorative art reference books; a boxed set of two books of watercolors by Audubon; a group of works by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1899; a 26 volume set of the works of Kipling, 1927;a large group of books on Abraham Lincoln; two Bibles, one 1792 and the other 1886; numerous books on different artists and art from many countries, including Egypt, France, England, Central America, Germany and Asia.

There were also original comic book and illustration art; movie posters; Beatles memorabilia and various signatures; over 200 pieces of fine art included a wide range of periods and styles from traditional to folk; oils, watercolors and works on paper; mixed media, etchings, lithographs and engravings; photographs and portfolio collections.

EXPOSITION AUCTION: Offered were period and reproduction furniture; a large collection of decorative accessories including glass, porcelain, pottery, sterling silver, silver-plate and clocks; art of varied periods along with room and scatter size rugs.

This auction we offered Asian works of art including property
from the estate of Rosalie M. and Matthew B. Weinstein; 20th century fine art and decorative works of art; Latin American fine art and the Laumann collection of antique toys.

Offered the contents of a Park Avenue apartment and property from the collection of Bob Guccione with additions. Included in the sale were cut glass, pottery and fine porcelain; Dalton Toby mugs; sterling and silver plate; fifty lots of estate jewelry; various decorative accessories; fine art including prints, watercolors, oil on canvas; period, reproduction and custom furniture; room size and area rugs.

This auction we offered Over 300 lots of estate property which include modern furniture, Art Deco lighting, 20th century artwork and prints, silver and silver plate, along with other decorative items.

This auction included drawings; glass; silver and silver-plate; European works of art; property from the estate of William M.V. Kingsland; American furniture and folk art from the collection of Arnold and Lois Skromme; property from the collection of Chermayeff & Geismar as well as several New York estates.

The furniture in this auction included quality custom upholstered pieces, English and Continental case pieces and a Steinway baby grand piano. There was a small collection of 20th century European art glass; a group of pottery including Greuby and Dedham; Heintz art metal; paintings, prints and etchings from the 19th and 20th centuries and room and scatter size rugs.

Overed 500 lots including Old Master drawings and
paintings; 19th and 20th century paintings and European works of art; bronzes from the 17th through 20th century and Asian works of art.

Offered were quality estate furniture and decorative arts including a small collection of Orientalia; 20th century art glass, pottery and porcelain; sterling silver and silver-plate;
works of art included paintings, sculpture and prints from the 18th & 20th centuries; rugs and a group of books.

Offered the partial contents of a well known Park Avenue maisonette including period Louis XV and Charles X furniture and good quality accessories; custom upholstered furniture; Dresden, Sévres and Quimper porcelain and pottery; Glass included Steuben and Murano; a small collection of semi precious stone boxes; paintings, etchings, engravings and watercolors from the 18th through the 20th century; tole, ormolu and giltwood lamps and lighting.

On June 24 Stair Galleries was proud to offer the collection of Chermayeff & Geismar.

Internationally known designers Chermayeff & Geismar, the team that has revolutionized visual communication, chose Stair Galleries as their venue for selling the art collection they have amassed from around the globe over the past four decades. This single-owner sale fully displays the variety and depth of their collection. Not only are there A-list artists being offered; there are emerging artists represented in the sale and significant artists to be rediscovered.

Chermayeff & Geismar images and icons are
burned into our subconscious.
Every day we see the bold graphic logos they created: PBS, NBC, Xerox, Viacom, Screen Gems, Mobil, Chase Manhattan and many more.
The pieces offered at auction were the works that inspired them and the artists they nurtured and encouraged. The collection touched upon nearly every significant art movement of the 20th century, from Bauhaus to Pop, taking us through an international evolution of Modernism and revealing the impact it has had on our lives.

This sale featured a collection of Asian art including figurines, Buddha heads and prints; American and European 19th & 20th century glass, pottery, and porcelain as well
as 18th through 20th century country, formal and art moderne furniture and decorations from a Park Avenue apartment.

Stair Galleries offered English and Continental Furniture,
Decoration, Silver and 20th Century Glass along with over 75 lots of Antique Furniture, Statuary and Decoration for the Garden.

Stair Galleries offered over 150 lots of fine art including paintings, prints, woodblocks, etchings and engravings.

Stair Galleries offered American and European Fine Art including 19th century works from the
Thomas Van Loan Collection

In 1911 Thomas Van Loan, a prominent spice and coffee merchant, sold his residence in Brooklyn and dispatched a large and valuable collection of paintings and objets d'art to
his ancestral home in Athens, New York and in effect created a private museum.*

It is with great pleasure that Stair Galleries presented, for the first time in nearly one hundred years, a group of paintings from the collection originally assembled by
Thomas Van Loan. Included in the sale were paintings by, attributed to or after: Joseph Boston, Henry Gasser, Aaron Shattuck, Marcel Dyf, Maria A’Becket, Chaim Gross,
Maurice Brun, Frans Kels, Jonh F. Herring, L. Bemelmans, Gilbert Gaul, Filipo Indoni, George M. Bruestle anf many more.

*From “An Elegant Mistake, The Haight-Gantley-
Van Loan Place at Athens, New York,” Hope Farm Press,
Cornwall, NY 1973.

On April 7th in a two-session Exposition Auction we offered over 600 lots of fine art, furniture & decoration; Asian art including Chinese & Japanese pottery, porcelain, scrolls and textiles.

On March 17th we offered property from the estate of award-
winning film legend and accomplished artist Anthony Quinn. The sale included antiques, furniture, decorations, porcelain, mirrors, lighting and works of art including original art work by Mr. Quinn.

In the March 4th sale Stair Galleries offered English & Continental Furniture & Decoration

In the February sale Stair Galleries offered a broad range of estate furnishings and collections including traditional and country, period and reproduction furniture, pottery, glass and porcelain from the 19th through 20th centuries and art work of various periods & styles.

In a two-session Exposition Auction Stair Galleries offered over 600 lots of diverse items from several prominent collections and estates. Furniture included traditional, formal, country and modern from the 18th through 20th centuries Other items included a collection of over 50 Sung Dynasty bowls along with Chinese and Japanese pottery and porcelain from the 17th to 20th centuries; a large group of glassware including Steuben, brilliant period cut, Sandwich fluid lamps, Danish and Italian contemporary; 19th through 20th century European and Continental pottery and porcelain; over 20 rugs including Persian, Moroccan, and flat weave modern. There were also paintings and prints of various styles and periods.

In our December sale we offered 20th Century Paintings, Prints, Furniture and Decorative Arts along with Southeast Asian and Asian Works of Art.

In our November sale we offered furniture and decorations form a Long Island home along with Victorian furniture, porcelain, glassware and silver; artwork included paintings, prints from the 18th and 19th century.

In our second Friday evening uncataloged Exposition Auction we offered property from a prominent Pennsylvania collection, featuring period and reproduction American and Continental furniture, collections of bovine, canine, fox-hunt and sporting items along with a large group of silver-plate trophies. There were approximately 35 hunt prints including Currier & Ives. Also Minton and Dresden porcelain, pink and copper luster ware, English transfer-printed ware and pressed and cut glass.

American paintings, furniture,
folk art and silver.

This sale contained furniture and decorations from the Southamton home of Mrs. Milton Petrie with additions from designer's Malden Bridge home.

This sale contained English and Continental paintings, furniture and decorations featuring property from the Estate of John P. Morgan II, Mill Neck, L.I., an important East Coast country estate that included a fine collection of equestrian and sporting art and decorations; and items from the estate of Suzy Frankfurt, interior designer and early collaborator with Andy Warhol.

Our August 27th sale consisted of 300 more lots including a collection of Americana and Country French furniture along with a large selection of decorative accessories, china, glass, Asian works of art and fine art of various periods and style.

Our June sale contained European fine art and decoration from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries including property from the
Southampton home of Mrs. Milton Petrie; 20th century fine and decorative art including property formerly in the collection of
Nelson A. Rockefeller and furniture approved for deaccession from the Staten Island Museum.

Our April sale contained American and European fine art, furniture and decorations including a collection of Old Master paintings, European furniture and decorations from a Columbia County collector. We also offered a collection of American paintings from the New York City estate of a prominent collector, along with 18th and 19th century American furniture and Folk Art and decorations for the garden.

Our March saled included English and Continental furniture, silver, decorations, paintings and prints.

Our January was an eclectic array of property from a Columbia County collector, a Palisades, NY estate, several NYC estates and property from a South Hampton collector.
The sale contained a large group of decorative and antique furniture including several dining tables and sets of chairs as well as 19th and 20th century art. The sale also included porcelain, decoration and silver plate.
There was a special session at the beginning of the sale with over 30 lots of the remaining inventory from Marjorie Lawrence, “The Mother of Pillows” who once operated the fashionable Pillowry in New York’s Upper East Side.

Auction Our December 4th auction was a cornucopia of art and decorative objects being offered in time for the holidays...
Asian works of art: a pair of famille verte large vases, Kangxi ginger jars, an unusual transitional period Wucai baluster jar, scrolls, snuff bottles, watercolors, screens and porcelain.
Garden statuary: from an important East Coast estate: a pair of dalmatians, pairs of whippets, pairs of horses, setters, foxes, hitching posts, eagles and cranes.
Erotic art: miniatures on ivory, snuff boxes, figures, tokens and talismans from Europe, Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa.
Rugs and carpets: from a large corporate collection: included Sarouks, Kirmans, Hamadans, Malayers, Kilims, Chinese and Portuguese needlework.
Fine art: included works by and attributed to: de Andries, Appel, de Breanski, Buffet, Calder, Cariss, César, Chagall, Chia, Clemente, Dali, Foujita, Friedlaender, Guy, Helleu, Hilgers, Lawrence, Léger, Leslie, Marini, Moore, Moser, Picasso, Rauschenberg, Rowland, Smith, Tchelitchew, Trova, Tress, Tsarouchis, Vasarely, Vertes, Warhol, Wyeth, as well as American, European and Indian School pieces.
Jewelry: Buccellati necklaces, Buccellati Papal ring, amber and jade necklaces, jade dragon & phoenix pendant, bull & bear cufflinks, opal ring, emerald ring, Lucien Piccard cufflinks, and an exquisite 3-strand cultured pearl necklace.
Miscellany: European porcelain, Latin manuscript pages, statues of Deities, Jain manuscript pages, Pre-Columbian stone carvings, South American religious paintings, Russian icons, Oceanic and African masks, carvings and spears, Egyptian carvings and a selection of limited edition art books.

Auction Our October sale offered an exciting and fresh group of 18th and 19th century American & English paintings, furniture and decorations from the home of a Bronxville, NY collector, a prominent Dutchess Co., NY collector, the estate of Reverend Christman, Claverack, NY and several New York and New England estates.
From Marjorie Lawrence, “The Mother of Pillows” who operated the fashionable Pillowry in the Upper East Side, we have pillows, rugs and kilims along with distinctive 18th, 19th & 20th century textile fragments.
Over 50 artists were represented in the sale including American luminaries Finster, Goodwin, Hibbard, Kaula, Kuhn, Lucioni, Parton, Ryder, Waugh, Wengenroth and Whistler; among the European art offerings were works by Berne-Bellecour, Clare, Dubois, Kennedy, LaFontaine, Laurencin, Moigniez, Orloff and Sindling.

Auction Our September 18th sale featured a stunning array of English & Continental paintings, furniture, silver & decorations.
We had a large selection of primarily 19th c. paintings from an estate in New Jersey. There was a fine group of Biedermeier furniture & European decoration from a collector in Brooklyn Heights & an impressive Russian mahogany ormolu & marble mounted cabinet from a New Jersey collection. On offer from 2 Greenwich collectors was a great selection of English furniture including a Regency round mahogany dining table, a Regency mahogany cabinet, a George III mahogany secretary & a William IV sideboard. Also of note was a George II carved walnut wing armchair. There was a wonderful group of tea caddies from a Wassaic collector & a splendid pair of Chinese reverse paintings on glass from a Canadian collector.
Among the French items for sale were a superb 18th c. Regence giltwood mirror, a pair of 19th c. Louis XV-style giltwood fauteuils, a Louis-XV-style commode and a large assortment of decorative objects.
Artists represented included H. Stone, Desanges, Hollander, F. Fabbi, C. Huldah, L. Bakalowicz, L. Mallebranche, H. Lengo Martinez, A. Mucha & J. Pascin. Silver on offer featured makers such as Ann & William Bateman, Henry Chawner, Paul Storr & Tiffany & Co. Finally, there was a large variety of pottery & porcelain, both European & Asian, a large group of Asian artifacts & a large assortment of ormolu mounted opaline glass table articles.

Auction This special summer sale offered the contents of the Woodstock, NY home of Ruth Bigel (noted Manhattan and Woodstock dealer and collector as well as property from an estate at the Ritz Towers (NYC), 2 other small estates and a selection of garden ornaments. A sampling of the goods included:
Furniture: New England pine corner cupboard, New England Windsor bench, Shaker #7 rocking chair, 2-drawer tiger maple stand, pair of Windsor chairs (possibly Elijah Tracy), several American 18th & 19th c. chests, Federal tables, wash stands, candlestands & specimen cabinet, child's chairs, painted country table, English pine Welsh dresser base, English Windsor chairs, schoolmaster's desk in original paint, writing arm Windsor…
Accessories: large coffee grinder (in old paint), numerous lots of Staffordshire, Flow Blue & Ironstone, stoneware, glass oil lamps, brass lamps, quilts, hooked rugs, pressed glass, silverplate, etched glass, Canton "Willow" pattern pieces, wine rinsers, opaline & Bristol glass, George III tea caddy…
Art: paintings by Arnold Blanch, Ethel Magafan, Albert Meyerson, Leslie Bender & Pettina; drawings by Neil Ives & G. Levitt; prints by Arnold Blanch, Georgina Klitgaard, Karl Schrag, Marino Marini, B. Currie, Wm. Numeroff, John McClellan, Fletcher Martin, Leonard Baskin, Marion Greenwood, Aaron Shikler, Yasuo Kuniyoshi; bronze by Hannah Small and other unsigned/unknown artists…
Other Areas of Interest: Jacot music box, 2 large cabinetmaker's tool chests filled w/period & other tools, miniature furniture, early 20th c. carousel horse, Rogers group "The War Council," running horse copper weather vane, Edwardian match strikes, art & antique reference books, Daum Nancy cobra, cast-iron football place kicker bank, Lionel train set…

Auction Stair Galleries was pleased to offer property from a distinguished New York Foundation. The collection was assembled over 30 years and features a large group of American, English and Continental miniatures, Prior-Hamblin School portraits, and portraits of statesmen (including Washington, Churchill, Eisenhower & FDR). Among the silver items offered were a George II salver, George II & George III marrow scoops, an ornate Japanese coffee pot, American sugar nips, possibly by Christian Tuthill, Philadelphia, a large French coffret with extensive figural decoration and a fine American coin silver coffee service by Wolcott & Co., Boston. There was a collection of Art Nouveau and Art Deco pottery and glass from the estate of Dr. Robert Koch, the noted Louis Comfort Tiffany scholar, who dedicated 50 years to the study of this virtuoso American artist. From the Estate of William Free, Millbrook, New York, there were several lots of English and Continental furniture as well as a charming oil painting of a young lass and her large, faithful dog. American and European artists represented in the sale included V. Palmaroli, J. Burgaritzsky, F. Bergamini, E. Sloane, J. Whorf, B. Vonnoh, T. Doughty (attrib.), L. Nesbitt, L. Neogrady, E. Tatafiore, C. Chichester among many others. Also on offer was a nice selection of English, American, French and Continental furniture and decoration including a spectacular Louis XVI giltwood sunburst mirror and a 17th c. tapestry fragment in rich colors.

Auction The April Sale contained a diverse array of materials. There was an interesting group of fine American furniture and folk art from private collections in New York and Westport, Ct. There was a great selection of English and Continental furniture including a fine pair of George III satinwood card tables. Of special interest was a superb pair of Chinese export painting in their original frames. Many prints of historical Americans were in the sale; especially appealing was a color print of linen, circa 1830, of George Washington. The fine art included an interesting mix of 19th and 20th century American and European oil paintings by H. Newell, H. B. Brown, B. Lamotte, S. Eisendieck, J. Bedrthelsen and D. Ramos. Works on paper included pieces by L. Krasner, R. Lichtenstein, A. Warhol, A. Calder, D. Hockny, M. Chagall, T. Foujita and C. Oldenburg.

Auction Our February sale was an eclectic array of fine and decorative furniture and art. It included a group of tribal and oceanographic works from a private collector; 50 lots of mineral specimens from the estate of Henry Sommerfreund, a well known gem cutter and dealer and an interesting assortment of Asian articles, from snuff bottles to scrolls.
Artists represented in the sale included Wengenroth, Pearlstein, Vertes, Gorman, Dufy, Maillol, Philipp, Semerand and Laurencin among many others.
There was also a good selection of portraits and portrait miniatures.
Among the furniture on offer was a first rate Federal collection from a New York home and a George III oak Welsch dresser. We also had a large assortment of porcelain and decorative objects from around the world.

Auction This sale contained an eclectic and varied group of property of over 500 lots of art, furniture, silver and porcelain from local, Connecticut and Manhattan Estates and collectibles and memorabilia from across the country.
From a Columbia County Collector came 2 paintings of American Indian women, never before offered at auction, by the well-known and revered western painter William Robinson Leigh. We sold several lots of furniture and decorations from the collection of Cora and Benjamin Ginsburg and the collection of Mrs. Marian Javits. There was a large selection of fine and decorative art including works by J. Francis Murphy, Childe Hassam, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Vertes, Hector Hyppolite, Anna Hyatt Huntington and Carlos Merida.
Furniture highlights included a Louis XVI commode, eight nineteenth century Chippendale chairs, a magnificent pair of Art Noveau mirrors and other American, English and continental furniture. Also offered were over 40 lots of silver, from eighteenth century English to 20th century including pieces by Georg Jensen. Porcelain highlights included a wonderful pair of early Nineteenth century wine coolers and several lots of Rose Medallion, Sevres, Meissen and Chinese porcelain.

Auction 500 plus lots of furnishings, decoration and art. From an East 72nd Street duplex there was a small group of fine English furniture including a set of 10 George III mahogany dining chairs and a pair of 18th c. mirrors; from a Lakeville, CT home there was a great array of English, American and Continental furniture and paintings, porcelain and silver. Also presented was property from the Colvard House in Rensselaerville. The 100+ lots of fine and decorative art included an interesting mixture of styles and periods from old favorites like Victor de Grailly and Colin Graeme to modern masters like Armin Landeck and Sam Francis. There was also a marvelous silver flatwear service of approx. 360 pieces by Garrad & Co., London.

Auction 400 plus lots of furnishings, decoration and art.

Auction 400 plus lots of furnishings, decoration and art.

Auction Nearly 600 lots of furnishings, decoration and art.

Auction Nearly 600 lots of furnishings, decoration and art including a fine selection of furniture from a NJ estate; miniature furniture from another NJ estate; property from a CT estate, including many fine American and European paintings and prints; a small group of animal bronzes from a distinguished NY collector; an interesting assortment of South American and tribal artifacts from the Estate of Michael A. McCarthy, FAIA; and the contents of a 5th Avenue apartment.

Auction featuring property that includes the contents of a Riverdale, NY home; property of a New York City collector; property from the Elizabeth Arden corporate collection and another corporate collection; property from a Greenwich, CT collector; furniture and decoration from the Estate of Frederick W. Hughes and property from a Brightwaters, Long Island estate.

Auction featuring property from the Estate of Evelyn G. Haynes, NYC; the contents of Bay Farm, Claverack, NY; property from the Russell S. Hayden Trust, Virginia; contents of a Kinderhook, NY home and property from several New York City homes and collections. 

Auction featuring fine and decorative art from several estates as well as some excellent examples of American Folk Art and furniture.

Auction featuring fine English, American and Continental furniture, art and other items from the estate of Warren C. Fett, Wilton, CT and various other owners.

Online Auction at Sothebys.com featuring the corporate collection of Elizabeth Arden, some of the memorabilia and contemporary art from the Estate of the late Frederick W. Hughes and the Arnold Levy collection of Chinese Textiles.

Auction featuring fine and decorative art from the estate of Frederick W. Hughes, property from Cindy Sherman and various other owners.

Auction featuring property from the estate of Frederick W. Hughes, NYC; Lilian Reineck, Hudson, NY; Bert Barkas, Claverack, NY; a Greenwich, CT private collector; a retired University of Massachusetts professor and various others

This Estate Tag Sale offered selected property from the estate of Frederick W. Hughes, Andy Warhol's friend and business manager for 25 years. His enthusiasm for collecting a wide variety of objects was apparent in the diverse offerings of this unique sale.