HYDE PARK COUNTRY AUCTIONS

Country Americana & Garden Sale

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  323 Hibernia Rd. , Salt Point , NY

 AUCTION: SAT  MAY  10,  2008    12:30  P.M.    ***  PREVIEWS:  Fri  3-8:00 P.M. , SAT  10:00 –                      1:00 P.M.

Selling partial contents of a CT estate, Staatsburgh and Lagrangeville country homes, private collection of stoneware and early baskets as well as other country and garden antiques gathered throughout the Hudson Valley and New England. Also selling the cast iron architectural posts and railings from the 120 year Poughkeepsie – Highland Railroad Bridge to benefit the Walkway Over the Hudson organization. Please note we start selling outside with lesser country antiques at 12:30 . Inside preview over at 1:00 P.M. when main event begins. Previews also available during week of sale by appointment.

FURNITURE: Seven cupboards: Early southern corner cupboard with 9-light glass doors on top, early cant-back corner cupboard with open top, 3 two-door Hudson Valley cupboards including 1 in cherry and red stain (base damage), etc. Fine Hepplewhite farm table with drawer 78”L x 31”W x 29”H plus 2 others with turned legs (5’). Primitive 54” x 33” cross-buck table. Four candlestands with snake feet. Six Hepplewhite and Sheraton work tables. Beautiful Queen Ann highboy base in walnut. Nicely upholstered Chippendale wing chair with square legs. Early lolling chair. Various New England banister back chairs. Fanback Windsor in original black paint. Two Chippendale tall chests including 1 in birch on bracket base plus other Chippendale chests. Two sets of 6 Pennsylvania country chairs (1 set with matching bench) in original paint. Custom upholstered Sheraton settee with inlay and reeded legs. Several early Childs’ ladder back chairs. Late Windsor faux-bamboo high chair in original mustard paint. Seven blanket boxes and chests including black/red grain painted with lower drawer, 18^th century with basket of flower stenciling, 18^th c. sea chest with canted sides in grungy green paint, 18^th c. white over old blue (as is), etc. Pine tavern table with bread board ends. Various benches and stools in paint including mustard color. Hepplewhite card table with inlaid front and shaped corners possibly Massachusetts origin. Hepplewhite Pembroke table with cut corners. Hepplewhite mahogany slant lid desk. Pencil post hat rack with spider legs in old paint. Sheraton 6’ bench with original floral stencil. Etc.

GARDEN FURNITURE: Matched pair of 2 classical cast iron garden settees signed Mott NY . Two other cast iron garden settees in classic pattern. Two pairs of cast iron garden urns including a pair with animal heads signed J.W. Fisk, NY. Other single garden urns. Sundial on pedestal. Old concrete boy on dolphin on pedestal base. Set 6 spring seat Victorian garden chairs. Garden gate. Old concrete bust of  naked lady. Etc.

COLLECTIBLES:  Large basket collection including Taconic, Nantucket , several Native American including potato stamp, etc. Eight good patchwork quilts including Amish signed J.M. 1914. Candlewick bedspread with flowers and trees. Three samplers. Early silkwork picture of women, child and dog. Seven coverlets including blue and white with eagles, houses, birds and deer dated 1828. Twenty estate oriental carpets including tree of life, Sarouk, etc. Four Native American rugs. Various geometric and floral hooked rugs including runner, portrait of buck deer and welcome rug with dog portrait. Three 38 star American flags. Twenty-five blue decorated stoneware crocks and jugs including 6 chicken pecking corn including High Woods NY (repaired), 4 bird on branch and stump including Haxton-Fort Edward NY and Ellenville NY, triple flower Geddes NY 5 gal, double flower Clark-Athens NY 4 gal, double flower Schreiber Wines and Liquors Rondout NY, 6 gal floral butter churn, etc. “Peaches” wooden sign in original green and white – 50”. Carved wooden polychrome eagle holding shield and arrows with 43” wingspan circa 1950. Several whirligigs including bucking bronco. Arrow weather vane plus sailing ship signed George W. Tait, MA. Chippendale andirons including signed Boston . Cylindrical butter churn in old paint. Table butter churn with cow stenciling in blue signed Portland Me. Firkins and pantry boxes in red, blue and green. Other treenware including burl bowl, mortar in green paint,  Native American wooden scoop, etc. Early iron including toasters (heart motif), trivets, tools, pots, waffle maker with eagle/chicken motif, trammels, 2 porringers signed Clark , etc. Early hand wrought hardware including iron door hinges, latches, door handles, etc. Four Sheraton Ben Franklin drawer pulls. Tea boxes plus silver tea caddy. Three early small snuff/pill boxes with painted lids including portrait of lady. Free-hand painted tole tray with basket of fruit – 30” plus other paint decorated toleware and stenciled trays. Punch-decorated tin coffee pot with tulips in vase – Pennsylvania origin. Hand painted tin tea box with tulips and heart. Several iron horse head hitching posts. Enterprise double-wheel coffee grinder in original stencil.  Old candle lighting devices including 7 hog scrappers, tin candle holder, pair mirror-back wall sconces, Betty lamps, Paul Revere lanterns, etc. Early miniature brass Queen Ann candlestand with engraved top of trees and birds signed F & C Lomax. Six cast iron snow birds. Collection of 120 glass slides signed Joseph Hawkes NY City outdoor mountain scenes including Snake Indian River, Mariel Lake Calif , other mountains and lakes with hikers, camps and mountain climbers 1910-1930 in original box. Child’s wooden wheel wagon signed “Express” plus another early wagon “The Joker”. Good document boxes including several grain painted and rare Hudson Valley with 4 hand painted scenes of the river (new West Point), dome top with strap hinges decorated with animals and flowers, etc. Tramp art doll chest with heart cutouts. Miniature 2 drawer tiger maple Sheraton stand. Salesman sample Adirondack twig chair with inlay. Folk art wooden ship cannon in original paint. Cast iron country store life size top hat in original paint.  Martin birdhouse. Early pewter including tea/coffee pots and plates. Flow blue platters. Early transferware china in blue and mulberry including platters, tea pots, sugar bowls, etc. Rowboat and Eskimo boat models. Tin steam driven paddlewheeler 19^th c. partially restored – 39”. Brass wall plaque of hunting dog with game. Three vol’s “The Naturalist’s Library” 1860 leather bound with many hand colored fish plates. Genealogy book “Vandernoot” 1771. Small collection of hand made wooden tools plus set of old carving tools. Yellowware mixing bowls including mocha with seaweed. Collection of redware including plates, jug, jars, etc, some with manganese decoration. Collection of alabaster fruit including melons. Pair Staffordshire dogs.  Mirrors including Sheraton double panel with reverse painting lady reading book, Chippendale, etc. Nine decoys and shore birds including preening black duck attributed to C.R. Wells with cardboard decoy patterns. Set early sleigh bells. Etc.

ARTWORK: Oil on panel of Edwardian lady with binoculars at sea shore signed E. Boudin (9” x 13.5”). O/C lake and mountains signed J.F. Cropsey 1883 – signed on reverse Wayawanda Lake (8” x 10”). High quality unsigned O/C still life of fruit in bowl in beautiful gold frame (22’ x 28”). High quality unsigned O/C fly fisherman with basket Hudson Valley . O/C folky paddle wheeler “Chauncey Vibbard” with people on shore signed Thomas Attardi. Theorem W/C on velvet of fruit in bowl. Several good primitive Hudson Valley paintings including view of  West Point with boats in river. O/C primitive cottage, people and chickens signed Twitchell possibly Albany NY . Large partially restored O/C with look of Maxfield Parish. O/C street scene with people signed Diani (as is). O/C boats in Gloucester harbor signed J.C. Bennett. O/C Norwalk cabin cruiser signed Frederick Blakeslee. O/C impressionist farm workers in field signed C. Crum 1885. W/C steamboat and sailboat 19^th c. signed with monogram AL. Folky portrait of lady with veil and peach in hand on wooden panel attributed to Ira Goodell  circa 1830. Five small early portrait W/C’s including standing lady with flowers and book,  man and dog, etc. Several paintings of gentleman on ivory. Matched pair of  O/C landscapes in fancy gold frames signed illegibly. Three good sandpaper drawings including town at sea shore. O/C farm scene with people “Surrey Harvest” signed J.J. Hughes R.B.A. Folkart pencil drawing “The Old Homestead” with farmhouse, people, chickens, ducks, cows, children. Large portrait drawings of dog and another of horse. Large folio Audubon litho “Parry’s Marmot Squirrel” 1843 plus Audubon “Leopard Spermophite” (chipmunks) 1844. Large folio chromo paddle wheeler “Alda” (as is) and steamship “ Neptune ”. Large folio Home in the Country 19^th c. Currier & Ives “The Miniature Ship Red, White and Blue”, “The Hudson Highlands”, “The Catterskill Fall”. Various early wildflower prints. Frames. etc.

DIRECTIONS/TERMS: We are located in Salt Point, town of Clinton in Dutchess County NY (23 miles north of Taconic Parkway & Rte 84 intersection).  Terms: 15% Buyers Premium cash, charge or check. Single purchases over $25,000 12% premium. Catered. Email djnavarra@aol.com. Web site www.hpcountryauctions.com. Phone (845)-266-4198 .