EXCELLENT MAY ESTATE AUCTION
Sunday, May 18th, 2025 at 11 am
Live in Rehoboth and Online! via LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com.
IN-PERSON PREVIEW:
May 15, 16 & 17 (Thurs/Fri/Sat) from 10 am-4 pm
& Sunday, May 18 from 9 am-11 am
Telephone & Absentee bids also!
ARTWORK
Edouard Cortes – Jardin de Tuileries; E.P.A. Damoye; Thomas Dunlay – Williamstown MA; JMW Turner (attr); Paul Vernon; Louis F. Berneker – nymph; J. Loy – 2 of ships; Louis Kronberg – 2 large of Spanish dancers; H.D. Murphy; Francesco Tammaro; John Grillo (2); Whalers in Tahiti by Simonds (2); W. A. Walker (attr); Richard Whitney; Rob Moore; M.S. Pearson; Sue Wall (4); Carolyn Walton (3); M. Falconer; J. Pauplis (3); Elmer Berge; J. Vandenbrink; 19th C. Chinese genre oil paintings (4); Folk art paintings; Nantucket art – D. Lazarus (3), D&R Beers, more; J. Miro litho.
SILVER & COINS
Towle “Old Colonial” flatware set; Sterling flatware & hollowware; E. Castillo large bowls; Large Mexican bowls; George III candlesticks by E. Coker; Fancy candlesticks (29 ozt); 1825 Georgian punch ladle; Several US and world gold coins; 44 vintage gaming tokens from Las Vegas et al; 14k Colonial Dames medal.
JEWELRY & WATCHES
Tiffany 18k gold Signature X choker & earrings; 18k necklaces & bracelets; Rolex 14k & diamond lady’s watch; Mexican silver; Gemstone rings & pendants; Chinese jade jewelry; Several US and world gold coins; 44 old gaming tokens from Las Vegas et al; 14k Colonial Dames medal.
NAUTICAL RELATED
USS Kearsarge 1863 mini sextant; 24” whalebone swift & mini swift; 5 carved bone whales on plaque; 10 scrimshaw whale teeth & Fiji tabua; 2 shell valentines; Whalebone rolling pin, pie crimpers, 9” fid, scribe tool, seamer; 4 ft. Beckenhaupt whale; Whalebone barrel measures; Walrus tusk thermometer; 2 wall racks w/4 whale teeth; Coco de Mer shell bowl; Jonathan Bonner – Billfish umbrella stand; Pr. antique lead dolphin stands; 10 good Nantucket baskets – Boyer, Kittila, Capt. Sandsbury; Morse Navy diver knife; 3 ship wheels incl. 4 ft. coffee table; 3 telescopes; Whale plaques & signs; Nantucket items incl T. Coffin box, Folger (after) plaque of Polpis, F. Finney whale; 5’ wood mermaid plaque; Huge ship binoculars; Ship binnacle & portholes; Antique yacht stove & teak door.
ANTIQUE CANES
45-year collection of Bill Dixon– About 80 lots old & antique canes & walking sticks include: Babe Ruth baseball presentation cane from Boston, carved ivory figural & animals, Skull w/sword, Capt. Dexter of Salem fist, doctor’s medicine cane, fireman torch, whistle, college canes, NY & Chicago World’s Fair, whale teeth, perfume, 14k gold, sewing & tool kit canes, antler, crystal & porcelain, shark vertebrae, French enamel clock cane, boar tusk cigar cutter, fancy sterling, ukulele, skull, human fist & lady’s legs, Civil War memorial, Tiffany sterling tennis theme, telescope, WWI compass, clocks, fraternal canes, and more!
ASIAN
Chinese items incl: (4) exquisite 19th C. Chinese genre oil paintings; Tang & Ming Dynasty tomb figures; Huanghuali wood low table; Tielimu bench; 7 ft. Chinese carved cabinet; 19th C. sewing table; Ming bronze vase; Jade urn; Pr. ivory Imperial figures; Antique bronze & wood buddhas; Pr. 3 ft. signed plaques w/birds; Rose Medallion; Pr. Qianlong yellow dragon lamps; Chinese figural chess set; Signed ceramic vases & bowls; Agate animal sculptures; 2 camphor chests; Fine Meiji Japanese Satsuma lamp; Pr. Samurai stirrups.
CERAMICS & GLASS
2 large E. Castillo ceramic silver overlay bowls; Pr. Baccarat dolphin candelabra; Fabian Jouvin Chinese vase; Herend; 3 Rookwood items; Lalique.
MISC.
18th C. Anglo-American silk needlework; Regency period cellarette; 17 wood fish decoys; 5’ mermaid plaque sgd Fishtales; Antique Fiske iron jockey; Hagen tear gas spy pen; Wood signs – Old 7 ft. Dovetail, Yacht Club, Wellfleet Oysters, Whaler’s Inn Nantucket, Live Nudes from Boston Combat Zone, Pulaski NY salmon, etc; 4 ft metal RR train weathervane; Arts & Crafts hammered lighting – sconces, hanging lamps; Pr. heavy bronze Art Deco sconces; Huge group of Richard Nixon political memorabilia & posters; Book lots incl. Picasso 347, Lowell MA histories, art books.
FURNITURE & RUGS
Inlaid Hepplewhite breakfront & sideboard; Tiger maple handcrafted pcs by G. Huey - corner cabinet, narrow cabinet, server, chest, sideboard; 1768 Dutch painted chest; Rare Chinese furniture (see Asian); French m/t baker’s table; Marble top stands & occasional tables; ORIENTAL RUGS: 25 lots of fine old & antique Oriental rugs incl. several Kazak, Karabaugh, Feraghan Sarouk, Heriz, Caucasian, Oushak, Russian, & more!
AMERICANA AUCTIONS MAY 18TH ESTATES SALE TO INCLUDE 100 LOTS OF FINE CANES
Rehoboth, MA: Americana Auctions’ next sale on May 18th in Rehoboth, MA will feature about 100 lots of fine antique gadget and figural canes and walking sticks of all types. This is part II of the fabulous Bill Dixon collection that was assembled over a 45-year period (around 1,000 – will be divided into several auctions). Notable canes include a rare Babe Ruth ivory and silver baseball cane that was presented to the famous slugger from the City of Boston. Other antique canes and walking sticks of interest include a Memento Mori skull cane with concealed sword, tools and sewing kit canes, 1855 French doctor’s cane with medicine vials, ukulele cane, mechanical bulldog bank, human fist canes (one engraved Capt. J. Dexter of Salem), ivory and sailor made bone-handled canes including dogs, birds and other animals, lady’s legs, compass, spyglass, shark vertebrae, clock canes, canes with sterling and gold handles, 1916 compass, torches, fraternal, whistle, cigar cutter, and the list goes on!
Other notable items from various estates and local homes include European art by Edouard Cortes depicting the Jardin de Tuileries, Emmanuel Damoye, JMW Turner (attr) & Paul Vernon. Some American artists of interest are two large Louis Kronberg genre oil paintings, woodland nymph of nude girl by Louis F. Berneker, Thomas Dunlay landscape of Williamstown MA and many more. Also, Americana will be offering an exquisite set of four 19th century Chinese genre oil paintings, folk art and primitive works on canvas.
The nautical field is well-covered with many sailor made whalebone items such as a full-size and miniature swift, all-bone rolling pin & mini whirligig sailor, barrel measures, scrimshaw whale teeth and wall racks, and various implements. Also, a mini sextant in brass and bone engraved USS Kearsarge 1863, two shell valentines, rare coco de mer bowl, carved whales & plaques, good Nantucket baskets etc.
Lic. # AU 19300051