Briarbrook Antiques & Fine Art Auction

Antiques & Fine Art Auction

Monday October 24, 2011

 Vintage Bicycles at 5: 00 pm , Over 150 Box Lots at 5: 15  pm , Main Auction 6 pm. .Preview Beginning at 10 am day of sale.

Open To The Public - All Welcome !

Furniture/Accessories: early 19^th.c. six board grain painted blanket chest, c.1920 carved mahogany work table, Victorian 3 panel hand painted screen w/hunt scene, 19^th.c. New England pine butler’s chest, c.1910 American Chippendale Revival scroll top chest on chest, American  classical carved burl walnut two drawer work table, spider foot tripod candle stand, Queen Anne style 1 drawer table, Empire sewing stand, Heywood Wakefield wicker stand, fancy carved table w/Italian swirl marble top,

Sterling: 46 pc. Gorham Old London flatware, ornate pastry server,  3 pc. tea set, Birk salts, plates, 76 pc. Gorham English Gadroon flatware set,  

Art:  over 60 paintings featuring : 1981 Ralph Cahoon o/b 9.5 x 7.5, pr. 1820 o/b Edward Thomas Daniell, Hudson River School o/c , c.1850 unsigned Mary & Christ Child,  c.1860 French Cavalier, G.R. Whitaker o/c  Hayfield, G.R. Whitaker  o/c Jamestown, G.W. Whitaker Seascape & Dusk o/c G.R. Whitaker o/c Paradise Rock, 1914 Ann Eliza Club memento oil on playing card by G.R. Whitaker,  grouping of 5 o/b attrib. to Whitaker & Burleigh, o/c C.A. Tillinghast Prov. Art Club, o/c Casey Farm by Burl Dawson,  early 20^th.c. o/c Kittens Playing signed AEZ, o/c portrait of  Louise,19^th.c. o/c portrait, o/c Harbor Scene by J. Bale,  small w/c  Wickford Harbor by  Loring,  1840 pen & ink Dove in Nest, American Indian Weaving painting, Folk Art o/b signed Ross,  Still Life Paintings: 16 still life paintings to include:  o/c Basket Of Currants, o/c  Lemons by E.G. Caldwell, Oranges by Bouchard, early 20^th.c. o/c  Apples by Lilla Yale, o/c Peaches attib. Rosa Vonheur, o/c Basket Of Cherries unsigned, 1870 o/c Strawberries by H.R. Burdick, o/c Currants by  J.C. Spencer , o/c Apples by F.H. Miller,

Lithographs/Prints/Other: early Pierre Bonnard lithograph poster “La Revue Blanche” 30 & ¼ x 23 in. , early Toulouse Lautrec lithograph poster  “Troupe de Mlle Eglantine” 23 & ¾ x 29 &1/4 in. original Maxfield Parrish Evening Shadows Old Birch Tree, Thy Templed Hills, Circe’s Palace & Venecian Lamplighter ,  early petit point needlework,  pair Currier & Ives Children Praying, 6 19^th.c. bird prints,

Coins:  Nice coin group to include Early American Nova Constellation/Immune Columbia, Connecticut & New Jersey cents, 1723 Woods Hibernia half penny, 1804 half cent 1796 & 1803 Large Cents, 1857 Flying Eagle cent very nice shape, Indian cents, 2 cent pcs., 1917 quarter great shape, over 40 silver dollars from 1878-1930's, and 2 gold coins 1928 $2.50 & 1899 $5.00 , also large group of silver certificate 1.00 bills 1928-1957 and paper bills collection,

Toys:  Over 20 pc. Cast iron toy collection to include  fire tanker & horses, fire ladder wagon, Hubley tractor as found, iron wagons, plus many more, Jenson steam engine & machine shop toy, 1950’s Melodyland toy drum set,

Cast Iron Still & Mechanical Banks: J.& E. Stevens key combination safe, The Hall’s Excelsior bank, c.1890 dog on turntable mechanical, A.C. Williams stag bank, Buster Brown & Tige, 1885 John Ives Palace bank, skyscraper, telephone and many other iron banks,

Vintage Bicycles,: collection of twenty 1940’s – 1960’s bicycles, to include Hawthorne, Western Flyer, Road Master, Elgin, JC Higgins, Harvard, Firestone, Columbia, Poe, Pioneer, Shelby Traveler, Seminole,

Other Items Of Interest: primitive doll’s dresser, oak machinist’s box, early mustard painted firkin, covered cheese box, early painted decorated child’s sled, 2 taxidermy stag head mounts, over 70 pcs. of  Bohemian style cut and etched glassware, Hand Blown Bruins Glass bud vase,  Waterford crystal sherbets,  Carlsbad oyster plates,  slag glass hanging lamp, c.1920 Gill Glass matching set hanging lamps & sconces from Federal Hill restaurant,  vintage Halloween& Christmas, stoneware jugs w/blue decorations, Seth Thomas shelf clock, scale in mahogany & glass case, c.1909 American Bell scissor style phone, Valvoline oil advertising can, 1930’s wood case radio, Sessions mantle clock, 4 x6 ft. Kashan rug, vintage lamp parts, architectural fragments, floor lamps, Diehl fans, trunks, vintage wallpaper rolls, hats & purses, linens, vintage jewelry, kitchenware, vintage photo lots, 1940’s baby bassinette, vintage drug store bottles, 2 large Narragansett Beer signs, carved ivory pieces, 2 fraternal swords, vintage clothing, quilts, perfumes, plus much more.

Box Lot Bonanza: over 150  box lots filled to the brim with fresh estate finds  to be sold at 5 pm.

Auctioneer – Nanci Thompson R.I. License #7174

Call the Auction Hotline 401-439-2346

Email: nancithompson@cox.net

Absentee and phone bids accepted. BP 15%. Dealers must show proof of re-sale certificate at check in. Catered by Irene.