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All three of these auctions will offer pieces from the deccessioned collection belonging to George Guilmond (Herve George "Pete" Guimond, 1924-2015), founder and first President of the New Bedford Glass Society and Glass Museum in New Bedford, Masachusetts.  

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 19th C NEW ENGLAND FOLK ART PORTRAITS

18TH C COIN SILVER PORRINGER BY JACOB HURD

 19th C Chinese Export Wanshoe Wujiang yellow ground Famille Rose Birthday pattern dinner service (120 pieces), 17th/18th C 13 foot Chinese Scroll painting on silk by Gao Qipei (1660-1734), Ib Koford-Larsen Megiddo Collection ca 1970's Furniture, 19th C Plover Decoy  by Obediah Verity,  Joe Lincoln Duck Decoy, Schrimshaw & Whaling, 17th C to 20th C Paintings & Engravings, Bronzes, Mt. Washington, Pairpoint  & American Brilliant Glass, Coins & Currency, Am. Revolutionary, War 1812 & Civil War Swords,  WWII German dagers, Sterling Silver, Fine Jewelry, Period  & Designor Furniture, Folk Art & Antique Toys,  Advertising, Oriental Rugs, Lighting, Clocks, Momental Coach and Gondola Lladros.

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PAIR NEW ENGLAND WATERCOLOR PORTRAITS OF A HUSBAND & WIFE: Ca mid-19th century. Folk Art/naïve portraits. Watercolor on paper.  Gentleman, possible a sea Captain. with dark curly hair and blue eyes. Dressed in a white shirt, black bow tie and patterned vest, a watch chain in the pocket. He holds a hand-written letter in his right hand. Image 22 inches x 17 ½ inches. Woman with dark hair and blue eyes. Her hair pulled back into a braid. She is dressed in a black dress with a white lace collar and hold a leather-bound book in her right hand. Image 22 inches x 17 ½ inches. Some foxing.  Some minor foxing and minor loss.

NEW ENGLAND WATERCOLOR PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG BOY: Ca mid-19th century.  Folk Art/naïve portraits. Watercolor on paper. Presumably the son of couple in above Lot 60A. Young boy with dark hair and blue eyes. Dressed in a black jacket, white shirt, black tie and a green tweed vest. He holds an open hand-written leather-bound journal or book in both hands. Image 22 inches x 17 ½ inches.  Minor loss. 

18TH C COIN SILVER PORRINGER BY JACOB HURD: Jacob Hurd (Boston and Roxbury, Massachusetts 1702-1758). Measures overall 7 ¾ inches x 5 inches in diameter x 1 7/8 inches tall. Etched date on bottom 1757. Typical form with key hole handle with crest. Engraved with later presentation S C T to P L 1852. Approximately 8.61 troy ounces. Hallmarked HURD in scalloped cartouche). Jacob Hurd Jacob Hurd, son of Jacob and Elizabeth Tufts Hurd (born in 1702 or 1703- 1758) and father to silversmith Benjamin Hurd (1739-1781) and grandfather to Benjamin Hurd, Jr. (1778-1818). He was the most important and prolific silversmith of his generation, producing over 500 objects. Hurd received many of the most important commissions for public presentation objects and was the favored artisan among Boston’s elite. In addition to his work as a silversmith, Jacob Hurd was prominent in the Massachusetts militia, serving initially as First Sargent of the Artillery Company in 1745 and late as Captain of a Boston company. His son Nathaniel Hurd (1729-1777) was also a silversmith and engraver, as was his son Benjamin (1739-1781). Old repair to handle and tarnished.

US 1900 S LIBERTY HEAD TWENTY DOLLAR GOLD COIN: 1900. Circulated.   

19^TH C MARINE SHIP PORTRAIT OIL PAINTING MANNER OF OR ATTRIBUTED WILLIAM PIERCE STUBBS: (Maine/Massachusetts 1842-1909). Three mast schooner “Flying Arrow”. Image 26 inches x 36 inches. No visible signature. Some restoration. Original gilt frame. Some craquelure and re-lined. 

RARE BLACK BELLY PLOVER CARVED DECOY BY OBEDIAH VERITY: Ca 1880 or earlier. Obediah Verity (1813-1901, Long Island, NY). Finely and evenly carved with rounded body, relief-carved wings and v-shaped wing tips. Beetle head, carved eyes. Fitted with hard wood bill. Measures 11 ½ inches long bill to tail. Set on wood stand. All original untouched condition.

CHINESE EXPORT WANSHOU WUJIANG YELLOW GROUND FAMILLE ROSE BIRTHDAY PATTERN PORCELAIN DINNER SERVICE: Approximately 120 pieces. China Guangxu period (1875-1908). Each with Chinese characters of longevity and lucky clouds in red, blue and gold over a yellow background. Six-character Guangxu mark of the Qing Dynasty period in red on base. Pieces include six 6 ½ inch plates, ten 8 ½ inch plates, six 9 ½ inch plates, ten 11-inch plates, four 11 x 8 inch oval platters, three 11 x 9 ½ inch platters, three 11 x 13 ½ inch platters, two covered vegetable dishes, seven 5 ½ inch saucers, nine 4 inch saucers, four 4 inch tea bowls, eleven 3 ½ inch covers, eleven 41/2 inch saucers, eleven 4 ¼ inch deep saucers, and eleven 2 ¼ inch demitasse cups. 

17TH/18TH C CHINESE LARGE HANGING SCROLL PAINTING: Artist Gao Qipei (China 1660–1734). Ink and watercolor on silk. Long horizontal image with six ducks in various poses on a sandy shore with sea amidst sea grass and flowers.  Image measures 93 inches x 10 ½ inches. Overall measures 161 inches x 10 ½ inches including end panels with character signatures and possible titles. He had success as an official in southern China, serving in an official capacity during the Qing period under emperors Kangxi (1662-1722) and Yongzheng (1723-1735) of the Qing dynasty. His bureaucratic work left Gao plenty of time to devote to painting and is best known today as an innovative painter. He initially gained reputation as an artist who did landscapes and figures in traditional style. By age twenty, he became known as an eccentric who preferred using his fingers instead of a brush. This style had precedents as Zhang Zhao also preferred finger painting, but Gāo Qípeì went further. He grew his fingernails long to make them more effective instruments, and used his entire hand to create a highly individualized style. Nice color and good condition.

19^TH C SAILOR MADE LADY’S LEG WHALE BONE SCRIMSHAW WALKING STICK: Measures 33 inches long. Carved bone shaft. Carved lady’s leg handle with ruffled petticoat top and high heeled boot.  Measures 33 inches long. Few stress cracks. Otherwise good condition.

19^TH C TOMASO DESIMONE OIL PAINTING OF SHIPS IN ROUGH SEAS: Signed lower right De Simone 1872 (Italy 1805-1888). Tomaso de Simone is considered to be one of the most important ship portraitists who practiced in the Italian seaport cities. The father of noted sea painter Antonio de Simone, Tomaso specialized in oils, the majority depicting warships and merchant vessels. Ships in rough seas in the Bay of Naples. A lighthouse in the background and a barrel floating in the water. Name of ship on the bow. Original untouched condition with original period frame. Image 26 ½ inches x 43 ½ inches. One small dent, small hold and two small paint loss chips. 

ORIGINAL WALL MURAL BY KAMIL KUBIK BOSTON SCENES FROM THE RITZ CARLTON HOTEL, BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS: Kamil Kubik (Czechoslovaki/America 1930-2011)I known as the Master of Cityscapes.  Large impressionist view of the landscaped, 24-acre Boston Public Garden, established in 1837, was the first public botanical garden in the U.S. Large mural which hung in the Ritz Carlton Hotel before its renovations in early 2000. The scene depicts the landscaped gardens, monument of George Washington and the famous Boston Swan Boats. It measures 164 inches long by 48 inches tall. Signed lower right Kamil Kubrik. Unframed. Good condition. Kamil Kubik was known internationally as the "Master of Cityscapes." Throughout his career, Kubik received many honors and awards, including: official artist of the White House, official painter for both the U.S. Open Tennis and Golf championships, "New Yorker of the Year," and "Ellis Island Medal of Honor." His pastel of Carnegie Hall, the first American poster in China, was presented by Isaac Stern to the People's Republic. The artist also worked with the Ritz-Carlton Hotels, the Greenbrier and the Breakers. Kubik also published a book, "Cityscapes", for the Grumbacher Art Company. His art is included in the private collections of President and Mrs. Laura Bush, Rudolph Giuliani, Prince Rainier of Monaco and Princess Grace, HRH Queen Elizabeth II, Presidents Ford and Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scribner. 

1840s-1850s SAILOR MADE INLAID MAHOGANY SEWING BOX: Likely made by whaling captain Frederick A. Wing for his wife Eliza Hicks Wing. Wing made five whaling voyages between 1844 and 1856 out of Westport, Massachusetts on the brig Mexico and the barks United States, Mattapoisett and Greyhound. Double layer fit ed interior with whale ivory peg. The box measures 9 inches x 14 inches x 5.5 inches and is inlaid with exotic woods and baleen with the initials E.H.W. (Eliza Hicks Wing). Good condition.

MONUMENTAL LLADRO SPANISH PORCELAIN FIGURAL GROUP HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE: Sculptured by Francisco Catala. First issued in 1985. Carroza Siglo XVIII. Number 152 of Limited Series of 500 pieces. Four white decorated horses pulling an ornate regal carriage with man and woman passengers. One carriage driver and two attendants standing on the back. Measures approximately 42 inches long x 17 inches tall x 9 ¼ inches wide. With Certificate of Authenticity dated June 1990. On original wood base and plaque. No damage. Good condition. 

16TH C SOCIETY OIL ON CANVAS PORTRAITS OF AN ARISTOCRATIC  YOUNG WOMAN AFTER SIR GODFREY KNELLER:  Brass plaque base of frame Sir Godfrey Kneller 1646-1723. Portrait of young woman with long brown hair and blue eyes with draped red robe over white ruffled blouse. Gilt oval mat. European stretcher measures 30 inches x 25 inches. Oval image measures 28 inches x 23 inches. Carved into back of frame on the bottom R.C.VOSE Boston #4254. Sir Godfrey Kneller (Germany/United Kingdom 1646-1723) and is known for aristocratic portrait painting and was the leading portrait painter in England during the 17th and early 18th centuries. He served as Court Painter from Charles II to George I. Among his major works were four portraits of Sir Isaac Newton; portraits of ten reigning European monarchs including King Louis XIV of France; a series of ten 'beauties' of the Courts of William III and of Charles II; and portraits of forty-eight leading members of the Kit-Kat Club, an exclusive English association of politicians, writers, attorneys and other professionals. Craquelure otherwise good condition.

MT. WASHINGTON BURMESE PITCHER & TUMBLER SET: Ca late 19^thcentury. Seven pieces comprising a tankard-form water pitcher and six tumblers, each with a polished pontil mark. Pitcher measures 9 inches tall, tumblers 3 ¾ inches tall. The Mount Washington Glass Works began operating in 1837 in the Mount Washington area of South Boston, Massachusetts and continued operating there until the factory was closed in 1870. Shortly after the closure, the factory owner, William Libbey, moved the operation to New Bedford, Massachusetts where the Mount Washington Glass Works operated from 1870 until 1894  Good condition.

JAPANESE LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH C ROYAL SATSUMA VASE: Signed with marks of Yaki Yasui (1875-1925). Body elaborately enameled with gilt on crackled cream glaze, panels with numerous geisha figures in landscape on one side, Samurai warriors in landscape on reverse. Gilt flaring rim, short neck with overall gilt paisley type decoration and center panel with a dragon. Applied gilt foo dog handles Flaring neck and round base with border decoration. Measures 18 tall x approximately 7 ¾ inches wide on 6 ¾ inch base. Signed. Good condition.

LATE 19^TH/EARLY 20 C BRONZE SCULPTURE THE WRESTLERS:  Bronze Casting, "The Wrestlers", after the antique, an older unsigned casting depicting two nude Greek Pankration wrestlers. one kneeling down with his arm held behind his back. Pankration, which literary means all force, is a combination of wrestling and boxing with little rules. Piece measures approximately 18 inches wide overall by approximately 15 ½ inches tall, unsigned.Pankration, which literary means 'all force', is a combination of wrestling and boxing with little rules. Good condition.

TWO 16TH C SOCIETY OIL ON CANVAS PORTRAITS OF A NOBLE YOUNG WOMAN & YOUNG MAN ATTRIBUTED OR "AFTER" SIR GODFREY KNELLER:  Sir Godfrey Kneller (Germany/United Kingdom 1646-1723) and is known for aristocratic portrait painting and was the leading portrait painter in England during the 17th and early 18th centuries. He served as Court Painter from Charles II to George I. Among his major works were four portraits of Sir Isaac Newton; portraits of ten reigning European monarchs including King Louis XIV of France; a series of ten 'beauties' of the Courts of William III and of Charles II; and portraits of forty-eight leading members of the Kit-Kat Club, an exclusive English association of politicians, writers, attorneys and other professionals. Oval paintings in ornate gilt carved frames. Woman with upswept hair and burgundy satin wrap around her shoulders. Gentleman with brown satin crap and lite lace ascot, long hair. Could possibly be a later portrait of Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin. Neither are signed. Images 28 ¾ inches x 23 ½ inches. Paintings in good condition. Loss to frame of the gentleman.

MONUMENTAL LLADRO SPANISH PORCELAIN FIGURAL GROUP GONDOLA: Gondola Barroca. Venetian Seranae. sculptor Francisco Catala, issued 1983, retired 1989. Number 514 of Limited Series edition of 750 pieces. Young maiden under canopy being serenaded by a man playing a violin and one playing a mandolin. Two gondola drivers sanding in the back on an Oriental carpet. Measures approximately 28 ½ inches long x 15 inches tall x 6 ½ inches wide. With Certificate of Authenticity dated March  1987. On original wood base and plaque. No damage. Good condition.

 
ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN URN OIL LAMP BASE: Bulbous urn shape font with very detailed and finely hand painted Parrot Tulips n bright colors on cream ground. Painted both sides. Fluted pale green stem with gold accent outlines. Scalloped round stepped base with ornate relief decorations and gold bands. Separate fluid covered well with gilt top and raised petal decoration. Measurers overall14 inches tall. Signed and marked 1782 and R&N244295. Good condition.

CARVED REFRACTORY/CONFERENCE TABLE: Continental ca late 19th/early 20th century. Heavily carved side support legs with shield, heart and scroll design. Feet in the form of lion heads with tassels. Capron with repeating carved hearts and large ram’s head at each corner. Two long drawers on one side with figural drop pulls. Top center and wide border frame. Measures 75 inches long x 31 ½ inches wide x 33 inches tall. Good condition. 

DONALDSON LITHO COMPANY SLAESMAN SAMPLE POSTER FOR THE DONALDSON FAIR 1915: Aug. 3-4-5-6, 1915. Newport, KY. No. 3591. Donaldson Litho Company. Great graphics and colors depicting trotters with three horses and 3 jockeys. Foreground with race horse head. Measures 28 inches x 42 inches. Minor loss and discoloration on margins.  

GERRIT BENEKER OIL PAINTING TITLED INCOMNG TIDE, PROVINCETOWN 1926: Gerrit Alburtus Beneker (American, Massachusetts, New York, Michigan 1882-1934). Oil on canvas depicts a sailboat at dock, small boats in the harbor. Signed and dated lower left and also titled, signed and dated October 4, 1926, Turo, Mass. In 1905, Gerrit Beneker began his art career as an illustrator, painting works to honor the working man. Painting image 24 inches x 20 inches. Overall heavy craquelure but no paint loss.  

JOSEPH LINCOLN WIDGEON DRAKE DECOY: Joseph Lincoln (1959-1938 Accord, Massachusetts). Ca 1910/1920. Later hand-written on base Joseph Lincoln, Accord, Mass. Carved and painted Widgeon Drake. Measures 15 ½ inches long x 7 ½ inches tall. Oval painted base with weight. Missing one glass eye and crack on base. 

1981 ORIENT & FLUME STUDIO ART GLASS VASE: Deep blue and blue green iridescent surface with applied small white blossoms. Measures 9 ¾ inches tall. Signed and dated 1981 D 17 on base.  With original studio signed card. Good condition.

IB KOFOD LARSEN MEGIDDO COLLECTION QUEEN OF SHEBA EXECUTIVE DESK: Ca 1970’s. Designed by Ib Kifod-Larsen (1921-2003) and manufactured by Selig Furniture in Israel. Rare Queen of Sheba executive desk in African woods with two drawers and embossed stylized lion on front. With upholstered arm chair with same lion motif. Commissioned by Mendel Selig of Selig Furniture. The gifted Danish designer Ib Kofod-Larsen was sent to Israel and told to go to all the digs and museums and pretend you are King Solomon's carpenter. At the Megiddo dig he found the governor's seal which was a lion. It became, the logo or the identification mark used on the line of furniture he created which is named for the dig. One deep drawer and one shallow divided drawer above, both with brass pulls. Curved ends, three section black leather top, brass inlaid edge and brass feet. Signed with collection logo enamel plaque, Made in Israel. Desk measures 70 inches wide x 36 inches deep x 28 ½ inches tall. Signed. Desk front faded and minor wear to leather. Otherwise in good condition.

IB KOFOD LARSEN MEGIDDO COLLECTION COFFEE TABLE: Ca 1970’s. African rosewood inlaid border and inlaid enamel and copper rosettes. Signed with collection logo enamel plaque, Made in Israel. Brass feet. Measures 42 inches x 42 inches x 15 ½ inches tall. Good condition.

PERIOD 18^TH C WILLIAM & MARY CHEST ON STAND: William & Mary chest on stand. Walnut and burled walnut with herringbone banding over pine, dovetail constructed drawers and top. Inlaid bands around drawer fronts and raised beaded dividers. Upper section with two drawers over three full width graduated drawers. Hand wrought and engraved decorated brasses with bail pulls. Lower section with one full width shallow drawer. Shaped apron with acorn finials, supported by five turned legs with bell shape turnings and curved stretchers. Flattened ball feet. Measures approximately 53 1/2 inches tall x 36 ½ inches wide (top) and 39 ½ inches wide (base) x 22 inches deep (top) and 24 inches deep (base). All original with some loss. 

CAUCASIAN AREA RUG: Early 20th century.  Three geometric borders. Central medallion on cream ground. Red field with unusual free form navy design. Colors of reds, blues, cream, green and orange. Measures 91 inches x 6 inches. Good condition with little wear.

MID 19^TH C SCRIMSHAWED WHALE’S TOOTH ENGRAVED WITH A LADY OF HIGH FASHION: Copied by pin-prick transfer method from an illustration in the May 26, 1860 issue of The Illustrated London News. Tooth measures 6 ½ inches long. Lot includes a copy of the original 1860 newspaper. Age stress crack on top. Otherwise good condition. 

1ST MODEL LUFFWAFFE AIRFORCE OFFICER’S PRESENTATION DAGGER WITH CHAIN: Ornately engraved blade  with presentation Fur Erinnerung an meine Dienstzert… with oak leaf decoration on metallic dark blue. Reverse of blade with German eagles and oak leaves n metallic blue.  Oval makers stamp P.D. Luneschloss Solingen. Leather wire wrapped grip. Brass swastika pummel Original leather and nickel scabbard with chain. Blade measures 12 inches long.  Dagger measures 17 ½ inches overall. Blade in very good condition. Minor normal wear to scabbard.

 AMERICAN WAR OF 1812 EAGLE HEAD SWORD: A War of 1812 period Eagle Pommel Officer's sword. Curved blade 28 ¼ inches long. Sword 33 ½ inches long overall. Cast Brass pommel and guard with ribbed bone grip and curved iron blade with gilt detailed engraving. Wear, pitting and surface rust. Missing scabbard.   

18TH C BENJAMIN BURT STERLING OPEN SALT: Benjamin Burt (December 29, 1729 - October 9, 1805) was a noted American silversmith active in Boston. The salt is a raised, flattened, shallow sphere with a circular opening that has an applied rim. The vessel is supported by three cast cabriole-style legs with triple pads at foot and knee. (Paul Revere produced pairs of salts that closely resembled a pair by Benjamin Burt). Burt was both prolific and highly successful as a silversmith, second only to Paul Revere in the quantity of silver that he produced, and was selected to lead Boston's goldsmiths in 1800 in the memorial procession after George Washington's death. Salt is inscribed E.A. B to M. S. P.  and marked II P/* S. and signed Benjamin Burt. Measures 2 3/8 inches in diameter x 1 ¼ inches tall. Good condition.

ORIGINAL PAINTED TIN BLACK AMERICANA SIGN: Young black boy eating watermelon. “Eat Seeds ‘N’ All 5 C”. Painted tin with applied wooden frame. Green background, Orange lettering, yellow, red, white and black. Measures 30 inches x 19 inches c 2 ½ inches. Minor wear.

PAIR OF LATE 19^TH C NEW ENGLAND GLASS AGATA LILY VASES: Wild Rose Peach Blow ruffle tops on tapered cream and shade pink stems and round bases. Peach Blow body is bedecked with a golden mottled design having ghostly outlines of dark metallic stains incorporated within the pattern. Both measure 10 inches tall. One on 3 ¾ inches base, one on 4 inches base. Good condition.

DOUGLAS HICK OIL ON BOARD WINTER INDIAN ENCAMPMENT: Douglas Ricks (Idaho 1954-2003), known for landscape, frontier genre, Native Americans. Winter scene depicting   Native American in tee pees in the Teton Valley.   Signed lower left and dated 1981. Image 18 inches x 24 inches. Original frame. Good condition.

Walking porter with red & white striped pants, blue jacket and cap pushing a wagon carrying a trunk. Marked Made in Germany Stock DRGM on front of wagon.  Red painted spoke wheels, tan wagon with red stencil, brown leather trunk. Measures 6 ¼ inches long x 6 ½ inches tall. Good condition.

1878 TAMMANY CAST IRON MECHANICAL BANK: Made by J. & E. Stevens Cromwell, Connecticut - Circa 1880’s The Tammany Bank references the rampant corruption that dominated New York City politics after the Civil War. The central player in this disaster was Boss Tweed. The bank satirizes him as a man who has become swollen by insatiable greed. His vicious brand of cronyism allowed him and his co-conspirators to line their pockets with bribes, kickbacks and embezzled monies.Place a coin in his hand and its weight causes the hand to lower and deposit the coin into his pocket. His nod signifies that he has accepted your “gift/bribe”. Back of chair reads Patd Dec 23 1878. Chair sides read Tammany Bank. When coin is placed in upright hand, weight from coin lowers hand and coin is dropped into vest pocket slot. Head nods forward. This is blue jacket, gray pants and yellow vest. Measures 3 inches x 4 inches x 6 inches tall. All original  Dirty and some minor paint loss.

CAST IRON IVES HORSE DRAWN PHONIX HOOK & LADDER TOY: Ives, Blakeslee Company Bridgeport, Connecticut - Circa 1892. Black and white horses stamped 1884 Pat. Embossed Phoenix on the yoke. With 2 riders and 2 ladders. Measures 18 ½ inches long. All original. Overall paint loss.