Schwenke Auctioneers 13th Anniversary Auction
May 22 at 10 am
710 Main Street South, Woodbury, CT 06798
www.woodburyauction.com
info@woodburyauction.com
203-266-0323

 WOODBURY, CONN. — On Sunday, May 22, Schwenke Auctioneers will auction a diverse group of more than 700 lots consigned from 49 separate estates and consignors from Maine, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut and New York. The auction includes more than 100 lots of Asian decorative arts, 200 fine art lots, 200 lots of American furniture and folk art, 200 lots of English and Continental decorative arts and more than 45 estate carpets, in addition to Native American art, sterling silver, jewelry and garden statuary. The sale marks the 13th anniversary of the auction firm founded by Thomas Schwenke, which conducted its first sale in May 2009.

The core of the sale comprises almost 200 lots from the estates of Eve and Peter Mancino of Bridgewater, Conn. The couple were avid collectors for many years and furnished their hilltop home with English and Continental furniture and decorations, sourced mainly from area dealers and East Coast shows and auctions. Featured items include a large French Charles X mahogany dining table with extension mechanism and six leaves. Eight Regency carved mahogany dining chairs and a Regency brass mounted etagere/server complete the dining room ensemble.

In addition to furniture, the decorations in the collection include a pair of George III carved and gilded wood wall brackets with animal hoof detail. A 1968 William Knabe mahogany baby grand piano is also being sold for the estate, offered from the residence and available for viewing and pick up onsite.

The collection of a gentleman from North Carolina is being dispersed in this sale, and the collection has a broad range, including a large Persian Heriz carpet measuring almost 12 by 18 feet; a tobacco store folk art figure “The Scotsman”; and a modern painted steel sculptural light “Blue Window Nude” by Barbara Day Romero (American, Twentieth Century), Santa Fe, N.M., depicting a female nude at a window.

Decoys and shore birds are being sold for this collector, as well as from a collector from Pennsylvania. The birds include examples attributed to Mason, John Holloway and Jesse Baker, along with shorebird carvings by Harry Shourds.

Native American decorative arts are in abundance, most coming from an estate in Southbury, Conn. Several bronze sculptural works by Martha Pettigrew will cross the block, plus other works by Carrie Fell (American, b 1962) and an oil on canvas titled “Mother and Child, Crow” by Dan P. Bodelson (American, b 1949). Several Native American works in silver jewelry are also being sold for two private collectors, including a Zuni inlaid silver cuff bracelet by AD Banteah and a silver Native American coral bracelet.

Among sterling silver, a private collector from Florida is selling a Continental silver partial flatware service — 24 pieces total — signed in Cyrillic possibly USSR or Ukrainian, comprising six tablespoons, six teaspoons, six dinner forks and six dinner knives. The Mancino estate includes several sterling wares, including an unusual game embossed oval tray by Dominick & Haff, “1459/T65,” with pheasant design on the wide border rim.

More than 85 artworks are being sold for a collector in New Jersey. The works were assembled over many years of collecting and have been tastefully framed and conserved, all with gilt plaques. Standouts include a mountain scene by Otto Sommer, a pair of landscapes by Frank Alfred Bicknel and a market scene by Polish Artist Erno Erb.

From a Litchfield, Conn., collection comes a Catskills landscape by Alexis Jean Fournier and an early Twentieth Century Impressionist scene of a quiet platz in Vienna by Josef Kohlschein Jr.

The sale features a number of works from Connecticut collections by women artists of note, including a pair of landscapes by Old Lyme School artist Anne Rogers Minor, an American Impressionist portrait of a young girl by Mary Beich McCarthy and a portrait of a Confederate colonel and prominent Louisiana physician, Dr Joseph Leveque, by Ella Miriam Wood.

Several collections of American furniture and decorative arts will be offered. From the Midwest is a Philadelphia carved mahogany wall mirror with gilded shell, bearing the original label of John Elliot, noted Philadelphia maker. Other mirrors from various other collections include Hepplewhite, Sheraton and Queen Anne examples.

Other American furniture includes sideboards, chairs, chests, tables, corner cabinets, beds and upholstered seating furniture. Specific examples are a Connecticut mahogany lolling chair from the Federal period; a rare Philadelphia four chair-back carved Hepplewhite style settee; and a tiger maple tall post bed.

The catalog for the sale is viewable at www.woodburyauction.com. Absentee and phone bidding are available for this live-online auction by registering directly with Schwenke Auctioneers. The sale will be broadcast for live internet bidding on Live Auctioneers, Invaluable and Bidsquare. Preview begins at the firm’s gallery on Wednesday, May 18, and runs through Saturday, May 21, from 10 am to 5 pm each day. For information, 203-266-0323 or www.woodburyauction.com.

Our May 22nd Anniversary Auction features over 700 lots of antiques and fine and decorative arts, both traditional and contemporary, consigned from 49 separate estates and consignors from Maine, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut and New York. The auction includes over 100 lots of Asian decorative arts, 200 fine art lots, 200 lots of American furniture and folk art, 200 lots of English and Continental decorative arts and over 45 estate carpets, in addition to Native American art, sterling silver, jewelry and garden statuary.
Due to COVID-19 considerations, by advance registration/appointment will be offered at our gallery on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday before the auction. All preview arrangements are subject to our posted COVID-19 safety protocols. We will have enhanced staffing for condition reports and additional photo requests. All requests for condition reports and/or photos must be received by noon Friday, May 20th. For further information please call Schwenke Auctioneers at 203-266-0323.
The auction will be posted for live bidding on Live Auctioneers, Invaluable and BidSquare,
and phone and in-house absentee bidding will also be available.
Diminutive Salem Federal
Inlaid Server
Primitive Folk Art Still Life 0-C Fruit
Two Pair English Barley Twist Oak Candlesticks
Set Ten Federal Mahogany Sabre Leg Chairs
Pair QA Shell Carved Walnut Side Chairs
Rare Regency Stencilled Hanging Shelf
Carved-Painted Wood Scots­ man Tobacco Store Figure
Very Fine Antique Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy
Fine Regency Upholstered Bench
Three Chinese B-W Porcelain Vases
Large Chinese Famille Rose Punch Bowl
Chinese Dragon Gold Thread Framed Embroidery
Japanese Lacquer Carved Gilt Traveling Shrine
Folk Art Carousel Horse
CT Upholstered Mahogany Lolling Chair
Set Eight Regency Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
Continental Fruitwood MT Commode
Large Signed Japanese Bronze Lidded Urn
Vintage American 45 Star Flag-1896
Federal Fuor Shield Chair Back Settee
Pair Georgian Carved & Gilt Wood Wall Brackets
Regency Upholstered Mahogany Bergere Chair
Satsuma Textured Porcelain Dragon Vases
Federal Tiger Maple Tall Post Bed
Federal Gilt Mahogany Mirror
Irish Georgian Carved Mahogany Upholstered Settee
Chinese Famile Rose Cut Corner Bowl
Pair Chinese Porcelain Foo Dogs
Erb, OB Market Scene
Margaret Sweet Johnson, Group Sixteen Drawings
Zuni Inlaid Silver Cuff Bracelet
Partial Service Eastern European Silver Flatware
Mexican Sterling Long Serving Dish (RJ)
Continental Silver Swing Handle Basket
Edmund Ward, Illustration Art
Carrie Fell, AC Flamed Feather
Pettigrew, The Three Graces Native American Bronze Sculpture
Two Vintage Cartier Pens
Tiffany & Co 18k Gold Ladies’ Pocket Watch
Classical Form Four Lyre Back Garden Bench
African Blue Wildebeest Trophy Mount
Two Taxidermy Chickens
13th Anniversary Auction
Sunday, May 22nd at 10AM 710 Main Street South, Woodbury, CT 06798
Sommer, OC Mountain Vista with Figures
A. Della Mura, Maiori OC
Native American Silver &
Coral Bracelet
Teresita Galvan Zia Pueblo Pottery Pot
Crighton Bros Sterling Trophy Two Handled Cup
Tag Heuer Monaco Chronograph Men’s Watch
Pair Cast Concrete Asian Form Garden Lanterns
Four Carved Painted Shorebirds
Robinson, OC Landscape with Cattle
Beich O-C Young Girl In Lawn Chair
Pettigrew, Girl With Lamb Native American Bronze Sculpture
Oval Sterling Game Embossed Serving Tray
Horace Tift Federal Gilt Mahogany Banjo Clock
Pair Cast Iron Garden Urns
Brion Gysion Abstract Grafitti W-C
Eisenach, Seated Native American Bronze Sculpture
Acoma Southwestern Pottery Pot
Octagonal Sterling Presentation Tray
English Inlaid Mahogany Wall Clock
Cast Iron Painted Fluted Column
Kohlschein, OC Wien Dated 1913
Endicott – Steamer New York Lithograph
Pettigrew, Perilous Journey NA Sculpture
Victorian Gold Mesh Slide Bracelet
Turkish Double Sided Silk Rug
Indian Agra Large Room Size Carpet
Small Turkoman Mat