- Two Cyclist's Porcelain Shaving Mugs
Two Cyclist's Porcelain Shaving Mugs
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
comprising an example identified R. C. Knight in gilt lettering and depicting a standing cyclist, and an example identified Emmett Conrad in gilt lettering and depicting a 'Hunter' model gentleman's bicycle.
underside of each marked T&V / Limoges / France.
Height of larger 4 inches.
Hunter bicycles were manufactured by the Hunter Arms Company of Fulton, New York as early as 1895. Famous for their L. C. Smith guns, the firm hoped this crossover would "acquaint gunners with their wheel and wheelmen with their guns." (Sporting Life, December 21, 1895).
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- STICKLEY BROS. OAK CHINA CABINET, CA.
STICKLEY BROS. OAK CHINA CABINET, CA. 1910 Stickley Brothers Oak China Cabinet, circa 1910, with two doors, four interior shelves, and hammered copper hardware, metal label "Quaint Furniture / Stickley Bros Co. / Grand Rapids Mich" and stamped "8445" to back. 59.5" H x 45.75" W x 14.5" D. Provenance: From a 327 East 9th Street collection. Keywords: Furniture, Antique, Gustav, Mission, Arts and Crafts, Designer
- NANCY VALK. QUAINT LEMON SCENE, WATERCOLOR
NANCY VALK. QUAINT LEMON SCENE, WATERCOLOR Watercolor, signed lr, sight size: 7 1/2 x 10 in., framed.
- STICKLEY BROS. QUAINT LABEL CRAFTSMAN
STICKLEY BROS. QUAINT LABEL CRAFTSMAN OAK TABLEArts and Crafts oak table, early 20th c., Stickley Brothers, retailed by Morris, Murch and Butler, Boston, having circular tabletop, inset block legs, joined by through tenon X stretcher, retaining "Quaint" metal tag under tabletop, approx 29"h, 41"diam
- Quaint oak Arts and Crafts server, backboard
Quaint oak Arts and Crafts server, backboard with plate rails and recessed panels, over rectangular base with three short drawers flanked by two doors, over one long drawer, with original stirrup pulls, marked on backboard, 47-3/8"h x 58"w
- THE CHEESEMAN GOLDENEYE DRAKEVerne Cheeseman
THE CHEESEMAN GOLDENEYE DRAKEVerne Cheeseman (1897-1956)
Macomb, IL, c. 1930
11 1/2 in. long
"The carver Verne Cheeseman, from Macomb, Illinois, had many of his decoys painted by Edna, including Mallards, Canvasbacks, Bluebills, and one especially fine Goldeneye that is known to be extant." -Ann Tandy Lacy, "Perdew: An Illinois River Tradition," discussing this fine goldeneye
This is not only the finest Cheeseman decoy, but one the finest goldeneye decoys from the Midwest.
From Macomb, Illinois, Verne Cheeseman was a guide for the Sanganois Duck Club. He made decoys primarily for his own use and hunted a good deal with his friend and fellow carver Ross Murphy on Millman Lake, a part of the timbered bottomlands of the Mississippi River.
An acquaintance of Charles and Edna Perdew, Cheeseman often began his decoys using Perdew decoy patterns. He employed the services of Edna Perdew to paint many of his decoys, and, at times, it can be challenging to distinguish between a Cheeseman and a Perdew.
A noticeable difference is the manner in which Cheeseman finished his heads. Cheeseman heads tend to have longer necks and reared-back heads with rather pronounced cheek carving. This drake demonstrates Cheeseman's variation on Perdew at its very finest, with the cocked posture and full, rounded breast. While Perdew also created birds with firmly cut cheeks, Cheeseman's decoys tend to have a more serene look. The bold carving is finished with strong Edna Perdew paint.
Original paint with moderate gunning wear.
Provenance: Vern Cheeseman Rig
Joe French Collection, acquired from the above
Joe and Donna Tonelli Collection
William Humbracht Collection
Masterworks of the Illinois River Collection, acquired from the sale of the above, 1988
Literature: Stephen B. O'Brien Jr. and Julie Carlson, "Masterworks of the Illinois River," Boston, MA, 2005, p. 126, exact decoy illustrated.
Zac Zetterberg, ed., “American Decoy: The Invention,” Peoria, IL, 2020, p. 33, exact decoy illustrated.
Joe Engers, ed., "The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys," San Diego, CA, 1990, p. 247, exact decoy illustrated.
Ann Tandy Lacy, "Perdew: An Illinois River Tradition," Indianapolis, IN, 1993, pp. 126-127, exact decoy illustrated.
Tandy Lacy, “The Wooden Bird: Heritage Bird Carvers of the Upper Illinois River Valley,” Washburn, IL, 1989, p. 18, exact decoy illustrated.
Exhibited: Peoria, Illinois, “American Decoy: The Invention,” Peoria Riverfront Museum, February 9–April 28, 2019.
Salisbury, Maryland, “The Illinois River Meets the Chesapeake,” Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, September 2 - November 13, 2005.
Peoria, Illinois, “The Wooden Bird Exhibition,” Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, January 7–February 18, 1990.
Springfield, Illinois, “The Wooden Bird Exhibition,” The Illinois State Museum, March 3–April 22, 1990.
- PERCIVAL ROSSEAU (1859-1937)Pair of
PERCIVAL ROSSEAU (1859-1937)Pair of Aces, 1921
signed and dated "Rosseau 1921" lower right
oil on canvas, 12 1/2 by 19 1/2 in.
Percival Rosseau was born near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1859. Although considered a premier painter of sporting dogs, he did not pick up a paintbrush until the age of thirty-five. After leaving an eclectic business career, including stints as a cowboy and a lumberjack, he sailed to Paris to attend the Académie Julian. His entry at the 1904 Paris Salon, a painting of a pair of Irish wolfhounds, gained him pivotal acclaim. He returned to the United States where he found a ready market for his work among wealthy sportsmen and received many commissions from first-rate breeders of pointers and setters. Rosseau’s best works capture the tense action of hunting dogs and depict them in romantic landscapes.
Among these patrons was Percy Rockefeller, nephew of oil tycoon John. D. Rockefeller and a successful businessman in his own right. Along with several investors, Rockefeller built Overhills, a private hunt and country club with stables and kennels in Cumberland County, North Carolina. He kept a cottage on the property for Rosseau to use when he traveled to the state, and the artist painted there throughout the 1920s and 1930s.
Dog historian A. F. Hochwalt writes, “Eventually such men as Samuel G. Allen, Harry D. Kirkover and others who own high class shooting dogs began to cultivate his acquaintance, for artists who can portray the pointer and the setter, as he really appears in the field, those who are able to transfer to canvas an actual hunting scene where the dog is not a mere caricature, are few and far between the world over, but particularly so here in America."
Rosseau’s debt to the Barbizon tradition is apparent in “Pair of Aces" with its softly defined brushstrokes, rich colors, and pastoral setting. This exceptional, small work is one of the artist's true gems.
- MILTON CHRISTIAN WEILER W/C, NOCTURNAL
MILTON CHRISTIAN WEILER W/C, NOCTURNAL WINTER. Milton Christian Wheeler (1910 - 1974) watercolor on paper, quaint New England village in wintertime at dusk, with deer in foreground, signed lower right M.C. Weiler, image 14.5” x 19.5”, overall 21” x 26”.
- ZAO WOU-KI (CHINESE/FRENCH, 1920–2013)
ZAO WOU-KI (CHINESE/FRENCH, 1920–2013) 13 ¼" x 23" image; 19 ½" x 26" paper "Untitled #12 (Agerup # 120)", 1959. Acquaint and etching on BFK Rives paper, signed and dated in pencil in the lower right, numbered 43/75 lower left, R. Dutrou, Paris, published by Editions d'Art L'Oeuvre Gravee, Zurich, RIves watermark in lower right corner, unframed.
- Gustav Stickley. umbrella stand. early
Gustav Stickley. umbrella stand. early 20th century, oak, mahogany, copper. 37 h × 17 w × 17 d in. result: $2,750. estimate: $1,200–1,800. Sold with a Stickley Brothers pedestal and an Arts & Crafts pedestal. Remnant of paper label to umbrella stand, Quaint tag to one pedestal.
- ROYAL DOULTON GLAZED STONEWARE CHALICE,
ROYAL DOULTON GLAZED STONEWARE CHALICE, AULD LANG SYNEEncircling Georgian Era pensioners tavern scene. DOULTON stamp.
A Doulton Lambeth Edwardian stoneware vessel, a chalice or jar. Encircling scene of a tavern with retired seamen pensioners. Decorated to side with verse SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT from Robert Burns Auld Lang Syne poem, with additional verse to gilt decorated rim, HE WHO WILL CALMLY SMOKE WILL THINK LIKE A SAGE AND ACT LIKE A SAMARITAN. Stamped to base ROYAL DOULTON ENGLAND.
Issued: c. 1910
Dimensions: 6.75"H x 5.5"W
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
- VINTAGE BLUE MILK GLASS COVERED DISH,
VINTAGE BLUE MILK GLASS COVERED DISH, ROOSTER DESIGNBright blue milk glass with embossed low-relief design. Quaint rooster lid.
Issued: 20th c.
Dimensions: 5"H x 6"L