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EXCELLENT ESTATE AUCTION

 

SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2009

11:00 a.m.

Preview hours:  Friday, July 10th, 4-6 p.m. & day of sale, 9 - 11 a.m.

 

 

Smith School, 80 Locust Street (Route 9), Northampton MA

(Directions:  From I-91 North take Exit 19. Turn left off ramp onto Rte 9.

Smith School is located on Rte 9, one mile west of Northampton Center,

just past the Cooley Dickinson Hospital.)

 

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Partial Listing

Victorian & Custom Furniture:  Set of 8 Wallace Nutting mahogany Chippendale-style dining chairs; Paine Furniture Co. mahogany federal-style dining room set; mission oak Stickley Bros. double door bookcase; number of carved walnut Victorian armchairs; ornate small walnut Victorian high-back sideboard; several marble top stands; shell-carved mahogany Chippendale-style block-front 4-drawer chest; 2-part mahogany Queen Anne-style highboy; good quality oak furniture; much more.

19th Century Country Furniture:  2 two-drawer New England blanket chests; 6-board blanket chest in original red wash; number of Windsor chairs; set of 6 vase-back maple side chairs with cane seats; pine fall front secretary; one and two-drawer stands; maple canopy rope bed; Federal sideboard with crotch mahogany veneered front; maple Queen Anne highboy (old top, custom made base); several wash stands; cottage pine chests; etc.

Accessories:  112 pieces Lunt "Treasure" pattern sterling flatware; 50 pieces Lunt "Modern Victorian" pattern sterling flatware; 34 pieces Towle "Mary Chilton" pattern sterling flatware; set of 7 International sterling baskets; number of sterling bowls, trays, compotes, candlesticks, serving pieces, etc.; service for 12 Lenox "Ming" pattern china; Wedgwood china; Majolica; decorated Rookwood pitcher; 6" Newcomb pottery vase; R.S. Prussia bowl; copper lustre tea set; 3 piece Girondole set; lamp with 21 3/4" leaded glass shade; lamp with reverse painted shade and base; Gone With The Wind lamp; Bradley & Hubbard bookends; 3 pair brass andirons; single brass student lamp; miniature lamp collection; creamer collection; tin skaters' lantern collection; brass and copper bed warmers; 9" Jumeau doll body; German bisque doll; horse and wagon pull toy; 2 cast iron race cars; several pieces decorated stoneware including T. Crafts, Whately, MA, Frank B. Norton, Worcester, MA; and L.P. Norton, Bennington, VT; 14" Bennington milk pan; framed needlework memorial, dated 1834; embroidered oriental garments; number of semi-antique oriental rugs; cased silver flute marked Louis Lot, Paris; 3 Heintz Art silver on bronze vases; Tiffany & Co. handled sterling basket

Artwork:  Oil on canvas, portrait of young child, attrib. Horace Bundy (1814-1883) (20"x25"); 3 oil on canvas, depiction of The Life, Death and Memorial of Percey Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), signed Dwight Benton, Rome, 1883; oil on canvas "Moonlight in the Tropics", attrib. James G. Tyler (retains Tyler label on reverse) (14"x20"); watercolor, horse-drawn cart on country road, signed F. (Frank) F. English (21 1/2" x 12 1/2"); oil on board "A Woman Scraping Roots", after Isack Van Ostrade (12 1/2"x 14 1/4"); two 19th century sandpaper paintings - Chinese port scene with American ship Bethel (28" x 20 3/4") and Mt. Vernon (22 3/4" x 16 1/2"); double-sided watercolor, female nudes, signed A. (Artemio) Sepulveda (26"x40"); acrylic /c, "The Night Show" (moonscape series, 1969 signed Jim Hendricks (24"x24"); color lithograph (artist proof) untitled, signed (John) Grillo, '68; other signed prints by Jack Coughlin, Walter Kamys, Rokushu Mizufune, many others; spectacular gilted gesso frame with chromolithograph (opening accommodates 25"x31" stretcher).

Jewelry & Coins:  Several diamond engagement rings; 14k lady's ring with amethyst and side diamonds; small collection cameos; vast quantity of sterling jewelry in all forms; man's key wind open face pocket watch, M.J. Tobias, Liverpool; costume jewelry to include literally hundreds of bead necklaces.  Quantity of U.S. silver coinage including dollars, half dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels and cents.  Jewelry and coins will begin at 2:00 p.m.

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OUTDOOR ESTATE AUCTION

 

SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009

11:00 a.m.

Preview: 10 - 11:00

Old Goshen Road, Williamsburg, MA

Selling estate lots from Westfield and Chicopee, MA and New London, Ct.  Sale will include a good selection of country furnishings and collectibles, mahogany furniture, plus the expected glassware, china, lamps, framed prints, etc. 

As always, a fast paced outdoor auction which will last just over an hour.  Dress for the weather.

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ADVANCE NOTICE

 

Country Real Estate Auction

365 Huntington Rd,Worthington, MA

 

The exact auction date and open house viewings will be posted on our website www.gtlewisauctions.com in the near future.

 

       

       

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George T. Lewis (M.S., Ohio University, Athens, Ohio; Ph. D., Temple University, Phila., PA) is an experienced auctioneer and appraiser who specializes in estate liquidations and antiques. He is a member of the National Association of Professional Appraisers. He states, "I am most fortunate to be involved in a business where I can combine my promotional and selling skills with my love of antiques. A successful sale results in a very tangible and immediate sense of accomplishment. I derive great pleasure from the satisfaction of both my clients and the buying public."
Dr. Lewis makes frequent presentations to area historical societies and civic groups on the topic of antiques and their values. He also donates his time and services to benefit auctions sponsored by non-profit organizations. He draws on an extensive academic background and professional training including certification in personal property appraisal.
ESTATE AUCTIONS
Unlike bankruptcy and foreclosure auctions which are held under a cloud of duress, our well publicized estate auctions create a positive and enthusiastic atmosphere conducive to competitive bidding and buying. This is the most effective and efficient means to liquidate antiques, art, jewelry and collectibles. Through promotion in local and regional newspapers, national antique publications and direct mail flyers, our estate auctions attract buyers from all New England states, New York and beyond.
Following our estate auctions, the estate executor, administrator or conservator receives an exact accounting of all property which was sold including a detailed list with the selling price of each item. This accounting and payment is made 10 days after the property is sold.
 
APPRAISALS
Estate appraisal reports are prepared in accordance with the National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) established by the Appraisal Foundation. Appraisal reports are submitted in duplicate. When deemed appropriate, detailed videotapes are prepared. 

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George Thomas Lewis & Company
P.O. Box 246, Northampton, MA 01061 (413) 584-3777

 

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