Catalogue July 2004.cdr - Crowther & Brayley Ltd.

Crowther & Brayley Ltd.
Annual
Chester
Auction
Saturday, July 31 st & Sunday, August 1 st
2004
$5.00

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3. All items to be paid for on the day of sale.
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are also accepted and are subject to a 2.25% premium.
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or personal cheques clear its bank account.
7. This catalogue serves only to describe the items for sale and does not carry any
warranties.
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to bid on or buy.
9. As much as possible, Crowther & Brayley Ltd. will point out damage where evident.
However, it is incumbent upon buyers to establish for themselves the condition of the
item which they intend to bid on or buy.
10. For the purposes of this catalogue 'circa' means plus or minus 10 years of the date
indicated.
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than shipping within the United States.
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any item containing ivory or other related materials unless it is more than 50 years old.
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of the laws governing the importation of ivory, marine mammal, reptile and bird
products into their own country. Crowther & Brayley Ltd. strongly recommends
that items containing these materials, regardless of age, not be purchased if the
buyer's intention is to import them into the United States or elsewhere. This applies
particularly to sea mammal ivory and African and Indian elephant ivory. Please
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ESTATE AUCTION
SOLD UNDER INSTRUCTION FROM VARIOUS ESTA TES
INCLUDING THE PROPERTY OF A FORMER LIEUT ENANT
GOVERNOR, A BRIGADIER GENERAL, THE ESTATE
INVENTORIES OF JOHN COOK AND ARTHUR LLOY ,
SEVERAL SOUTH END ESTATES , AN OLD DARTMOUTH
FAMILY AND VARIOUS CONSIGNORS
Saturday July 31 st and Sunday August 1 st at 10:00 A.M.
On View 8:30 a.m - 10:00 a.m
P.O. Box 455, Waverley, Nova Scotia B0 N 2S0
Tel: (902) 423-3226 Fax: (902) 860-0998
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Chester Auction – Saturday, July 31, 2004
1 An English porcelain tea cup and saucer, c.1830. Pattern number 1113. Possibly Coalport
2 A silver plated fruit stand, the ends mounted with a cupid's figure and an Indian figure
standing on a shell, the base engraved with sail boats, c.1890. 13" long, 12" high
3 A Deichmann blue pottery, covered dish, the lid with stylized flower handle. See enlarged
photo from a postcard of the Deichmanns' working in their shop
4 A bronzed figure of a musketeer as a newel post, c.1910
5 "Winter Homestead" by Leroy Zwicker, signed, oil on board, 7" x 10"
6 A Moorcroft vase with blue signature, incuse marks & label for Her Majesty Queen Mary. 6"
7 A Lalique crystal bowl in octagonal form, 10 1/2" diameter
8 An .800 silver grade cigarette case, the face enamelled with a bucolic garden scene, c.1890
9 "The City Buildings, Kingston", an engraving by Hornyansky, signed and titled in pencil.
Framed size, 11" x 9"
10 "Narcissi" by Marguerite Zwicker, signed, watercolour on paper, 9" x 9 1/2"
11 "South End, Halifax" by John Cook, signed and titled verso, oil on canvas, 20" x 24"
12 A gentleman's lot including a Vinci gold plated lighter, an amber cheroot holder with 14kt
gold trim, a 10 kt gold tooth pick and money clip
13 An early 19th century, floral decorated, porcelain snuff box
14 "The St. Charles River" by Anthony Law, oil on canvas, signed and dated '38, titled on back,
with inventory # 58, 16" x 20"
15 "The Cliff at Green Bay near Petite Riviere" by Edith Smith, signed, oil on board, 10" x 14"
16 "Wharves, Bay of Fundy" by Kelsey Raymond, signed, oil on board, 16" x 20"
17 The Prince and the Princess, two 19th century Staffordshire figurines
18 A gilt bronze figure of a classical woman. 16 1/2" high
19 "Dying Day" by Edith Smith, oil on board, 10" x 8 1/2"
20 A George III mahogany wash stand with two-drawer base, c.1780. 31" high. Old restoration
to back leg.
21 "Leicestershire", an equestrian print by Thos. MacLean, 1825
22 A sterling silver stuffing spoon, London 1813. Makers: Peter & Ann Bateman
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23 An Old Sheffield Plate master salt frame with blue glass liner, c.1820
24 "Autumn Road", (Somerset Rd., nr. Crousetown), by John Cook, signed, dated 1977, oil on
board, 16" x 20"
25 A mahogany two over three drawer chest with string inlay, shaped skirt and ends, c.1820
26 "Off Shelburne, Nova Scotia" by Edwin (Trapp) Locke, oil on board, 15" x 21". A brief
history of the Locke family of Lockeport is included.
27 A LeCoultre Atmos Perpetual Motion clock. 9 1/2" h.
28 A late 19th century paisley table cover, approx. 57" wide, 132" long
29 "Church by a Cove", by Marguerite Zwicker, watercolour on paper, 13" x 9 1/2"
30 A dish top mahogany tea table on tripod base with baluster column, c.1800. 18" w. 25 1/2" h.
31 "Tranquil Day, Peggy's Cove" by John Cook, signed on back, oil on board, 5" x 7"
32 A sterling silver helmet creamer, London 1775
33 A needlework mat depicting a 3-masted privateer, c.1920, 30" x 47". Possibly New England
34 "The Faggot Gatherer, Knockwood (?)" by Robert Greenlee, signed, oil on canvas, label on
back, 12" x 18"
35 A rectangular-topped side table with balustered post, the turtle base with carved lion's paw
feet, c.1830. 23" x 27" top, 28 1/2" high
35a A Sheraton one drawer, dropleaf table with banded top and tapered legs, c.1780
36 "Old Town" by Joseph Purcell, signed, watercolour, 9" x 14"
37 A Victorian posy holder, the gilt frame mounted with semi-precious stones and a cameo
38 A Victorian papier mache pen tray, gilt decorated, with stamp box and two inkwells
39 "Landscape by a Marshy River", by Mabel Day, signed, oil on board, 9" x 12"
40 A Georgian mahogany swing leg games table with chamfered, tapered legs. Remnants of
BADA sticker. Replaced ceramic casters. 33" wide, 29 1/2" high, 33" long
41 "Harbour with Fishing Vessels" by Anthony Law, N.S.A. (1916-1996), oil on canvas, 24" x
30"
42 A Waterford crystal bowl
43 An English sterling silver caster, London 1765. Maker: R.P. Possibly Robert Piercey
44 "Lizard Head, Cornwall" by Chas. E. Hannaford, R.B.A., signed, watercolour on paper, 17
1/2" x 27"
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45 A rosewood fire screen, the shaped frame carved with flowers and leaves, c.1860. 45 1/2" h.
46 "Cottage on a Bay" by Graham Norwell, signed, watercolour, 8 1/4" x 6"
47 An English sterling silver caster, London 1765. Maker: R.P. Possibly Robert Piercey
48 A four piece sterling silver tea set comprising tea pot, coffee pot, creamer and sugar, by
Roden. Marked and signed
49 "The Old Cottage, St. Faith's near Norwich" by Elizabeth Nutt, signed, oil on board, 12" x 16"
50 A George III mahogany tilt top table with balustered column and hoof feet, c.1780. Top diam.
29 1/4" x 27 1/2", height 28"
51 "A Laurentian Landscape" by Graham Norwell, signed, watercolour, 7 1/'2" x 10"
52 A Victorian peacock design brass fire screen
53 A 19th century regal portrait, titled "Catherine II", together with its original composite frame,
6 1/2" x 9". Frame requires restoration
54 "Sailing Ships at Sunset" by John Hammond, signed, watercolour on paper, 12" x 11"
55 A mahogany two over three drawer chest, with side columns, on turnip feet, c.1840
56 A pair of porcelain double salts, possibly Berlin, handpainted with scenes of birds and insects
and mounted with a cherub figure, 18th century. 5" high, 6 1/4" across
57 A pair of 19th century English porcelain figurines, possibly Staffordshire. 6 1/2" high
58 A 19th century Sevres vase with panels depicting pastoral scenes. 5 1/2" high
59 "Dandelion Patch" by Alan Wylie, signed, oil on board, 6" x 8"
60 A seascape by Leonard Lane, signed, oil on canvas, 25" x 30"
60a An Afshar Persian tribal rug, 3' 8" x 4'3", c.1900, very good condition
60b A Caucasian Kuba rug, 4'7" x 8'10", c.1890, old repairs
60c A Caucasian Shirvan rug, 3'9" x 7'10", c.1900, very good condition, restoration.
60d A Caucasian Shirvan Marshally prayer rug, 3'7" x 4'2", c.1880, old repairs
60e An Art Deco style diamond ring with six diamonds surrounding a central diamond, approx. 30
pts weight
60f A George III sterling silver Stilton cheese scoop with ivory handle, Birmingham, 1804
60g An 18kt gold ring set with five graduated grey pearls
60h A set of four good mahogany balloon back chairs
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61 An English sterling silver bowl, Sheffield 1868. Maker: Martin Hall & Co.
62 A Wallace Brothers, Grand Colonial pattern, sterling silver flatware set comprising 27 dinner
forks, 27 salad forks, 15 soup spoons, 27 dessert spoons, 12 tea spoons, 12 butter knives, 27
dinner knives, 2 serving forks, 2 serving spoons, 6 shrimp forks, 12 butter knives, gravy ladle,
sugar spoon, tomato serving spoon, butter serving knife, cake slice, pie slice, angel food cake
server and a salad serving fork and spoon with wooden bowls
63 A Worcester porcelain dessert service comprising 8 plates, 2 low footed comports and 2 tall
footed comports, each hand-painted with a different floral sprig. Worcester 1876 mark.
Excellent condition
64 An early box, c.1810, in original paint, formerly the property of Colonel Butler, Halifax, Nova
Scotia. Colonel Butler is well known for the Butler house, a Georgian style house with pillars
on the Chester Road in Windsor
64a The Evangeline Series: A set of four rare flow blue plates by Wedgwood. These plates were
imported at the turn of the century by the Linton & Sinclair Company of Saint-John, New
Brunswick. "Evangeline Walks in the Village", "Wives were Torn from their Husbands",
"Village Blacksmith", "Father, I Thank Thee". One plate chipped. c.1900
64b A "Hong Kong" pattern flow blue plate by Charles Meigh, Staffordshire, c.1843. 10 3/4" d.
64c A Portsmouth flow blue platter, 15 7/8" long, and a Portsmouth flow blue covered vegetable
dish, c.1891, by New Wave Pottery
64d A French pre-Revolutionary serving spoon, c.1789, with maker's mark
64e A small French creamer, possibly 18th century, later marked with Victorian English
hallmarks. Reworked
64f A pair of English sterling silver salts, London 1881
64g An English sterling silver inkwell, Birmingham 1913
64h A Geo.III gravy ladle with scalloped bowl, London 1755, maker W.J.
65 An Empire mahogany two drawer stand, c.1840
66 "Yacht Sappho" by W. H. Grant (American School), oil on canvas, 24" x 32". Inscribed
"Yacht Sappho N.Y. Yacht Club 310 Tons, W. H. Grant Pinxt"
67 A brass works clock, c.1880, set in a marble case with gilt decoration, probably French
68 An 18th century English sterling hot water pot, the silver handle caned. Weight: 14 ozs.
69 "Still Life" by Jack Humphrey, signed, watercolour on paper, 9" x 12"
70 A mahogany two drawer hall table, c.1830
71 A Chandler & Bros. print of His Excellency, Sir Gaspard Le Marchant, Lt. Governor of Nova
Scotia, with autograph
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72 The Royal Regiment of Artillery account book of Alexander Hutchinson, No 2235, detailing
his service from enlistment at Edinburgh in 1831 to discharge in Halifax in 1853. The book
includes notes of his postings in Dublin, Saint John, Fredericton and Halifax. Also noted are
his marriage and the birth of his children, notably Mary Jane Hutchinson, born Fredericton 14
June 1840. In 1854, Mary Jane made the sampler to be sold as the next lot
73 A Nova Scotia sampler worked in 1854 by Mary Jane Hutchinson. 11 1/2" x 13".
Provenance: by descent in family. According to her father's Royal Artillery account book (lot
72), Mary Jane was born in 1840 and later moved to Halifax at her father's last posting
74 "Spring Grove Farm, Dartmouth", a 19th century pencil drawing of the Hutchinson &
Farquharson farms located on what is now Main Street and the watershed area of Dartmouth.
75 A George III mahogany hanging cupboard, c.1780
76 A canvas covered caisson box, the handles with heart-shaped lugs, stamped TA, with broad
arrow mark c.1810. 27" x 14" x 15" h.
77 An 18th century rapier with cut steel decoration to handle, hilt and guard, together with
original leather scabbard. 41 1/2" long
78 A lady's Bulova quartz wristwatch in 14kt gold case, with 14kt gold bracelet
79 "Indian Summer on the Rouge River" by James Blomfield, signed and dated '32, with
monogram, 9 1/2" x 12"
80 A Sheraton secretary-bookcase
81 "Strawberry Pickers" by John Cook, signed, titled verso, oil on board, 12" x 16"
82 A Sheraton style, mahogany veneer on pine carcass, document box with bracket feet and
string inlay, the interior fitted with a drawer and cuddy, c.1800. 9" h., 17 1/2" w., 7 3/4" d.
83 A pair of 19th century carved wooden heraldic wall hangings. Repainted
84 "Gossips" by Thomas Harold Beament, PRCA (1898-1984), oil on canvas, 30" x 40".
Exhibited: Art Association of Montreal, 1952 and Royal Canadian Academy, 1953
85 An Empire style parlor table, the square top on a base with large column & sleigh feet, c.1840
86 "Hilltop, Country Harbour Crossroads, N.S.", by Arthur Lloy, oil on board, signed, dated on
back 1962, 18" x 24"
87 An English porcelain tea set, floral embossed, c.1830, pattern numbers 885, 886, including tea
pot, lidded sugar bowl, creamer, slop bowl, 2 cake plates, 1 side plate, 9 tea cups, 7 saucers
and a demi tasse. Two pieces with an anchor mark. Possibly Davenport. Remnants of
BADA sticker
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88 A gentleman's dressing case complete with silver topped toilet box, brushes, straight razor
signed Joseph Rogers & Son, Cutlerers to Their Majesties, and various accoutrements, c.1860.
Note: This case was presented to George Comstock by the choir of the Baptist Church,
Hantsport
89 "Sailboat in a Bay", by T. Sanderson, oil on board, 8" x 12". Probably English, c.1890. Old
auction lot number chalk mark on back
90 A George III mahogany D-end table, c.1780. 28" high, 53" wide, 24" deep
91 "Winter at Williams Lake, NS" by Anthony Law, NSA (1916-1996), oil on panel, 13 1/4" x 15
3/4", label for Zwickers Gallery, Halifax
92 A Moorcroft Pottery vase, coral hibiscus pattern on an olive green ground. Impressed
Moorcroft mark. Signed in green W. M. 12 1/2" high
92a A Moorcroft Pottery lamp, coral hibiscus pattern on an olive green ground. 14" high
93 A Moorcroft Pottery vase, pomegranate pattern. Impressed: Moorcroft Burslem England 101,
with green signature. According to Richard Dennis's book on William Moorcroft, p.125, this
mark was used between 1916 and 1921. 13" high
94 "Blue Rock, NS" by Joseph Douglas Purcell, NSA (1927 - ), oil on board, 9" x 12"
95 A three drawer over two drawer, brass-bound, mahogany and rosewood campaign chest in two
sections, on turnip foot, with a label indicating Royal County Depository C & G Ayers
Proprietors, c.1840. 47" high, 17 1/2" deep, 39" long
96 "Chalet on a Laurentian Lake" by Graham Norwell, signed, watercolour, 12 1/2" x 17"
97 A pair of gilt 19th century French Empire candlesticks with Greek mythical motif. 12" high
98 A lady's antique 14kt gold brooch with semi precious stone
99 "Sheep in Stall" by Christian Mali, signed and dated 1875, oil on canvas, 14" x 26"
100 A Federal, two over four graduated drawer chest with string inlay, French foot, c.1825
100a An Addison Model 2B radio, butterscotch colour
100b A rare Nova Scotia hanging candle box with drawer, c.1800, in original oxidized blue paint,
nicely patinated. 17" high, 6 1/2" wide, 3 1/2" deep
100c A quill box, c.1860, with birch bark bottom. Some loss to one side, otherwise in excellent
condition as indicated by the spruce root weaving. 6" diam., 4 1/2" high
100d A late 18th or early 19th century, American one drawer blanket chest in later grain paint,
original red paint is still in evidence beneath this one coat of later finish
100e A Windsor spinning stool, c.1820
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100f A good 19th century Lunenburg Co. wall shelf in original blue paint, the shelf supported by a
gothic bracket, floral motif to top
100g A 19th century rocking horse
100h A pair of Sheffield Plate candelabra, c.1840
101 "Still Life with Books & Jug" by Mabel Killam Day, NSA (1884-1960), oil on canvas, 20" x
24". Provenance: Estate of Georgia Day, Lake Annis, NS
102 A builder's half model of the steamship Wobun with silvered fittings, c.1895. 66" long. The
S/S Hedda was built by Grangemouth Greenock Dockyard Co., Greenock, U.K. Delivered
June 1902 as the "Wobun"
103 A 19th century mahogany fitted tea caddy box, together with its original dovetailed travel
case. The travel case with a carrying handle. The tea caddy box, with recessed handle,
containing four engraved tea caddies. According to a note, the material in the caddies is
purported to be tutenag (paktong).
104 "Fishing Boats in the English Channel", signed J. J. Schutz, oil on canvas, 41" x 27"
105 A mahogany turn top games table with rope turned legs, c.1820
106 "Hyde Park Encampment 1760", watercolour on textile in the style of C.W.Jefferies, 72" x
64"
107 An English Minton globe vase and cover, c.1840
108 "Cheyenne" by Frederick Remington, a cast bronze reproduction
109 "Maitland St. Memory" by John Cook, signed, dated on back 1971, oil on board, 12" x 14"
110 An Empire mahogany two drawer stand, c.1840
110a A Nova Scotia 2 drawer stand with brass pulls, reeded edge, turned & tapered legs, c.1830
110b A Nova Scotia 2 over 3 drawer chest, the drawer fronts with birds eye maple panels, c.1820
110c A Federal two over three drawer mahogany chest with string inlay and bracket feet, c.1810
110d A bow fronted two over three drawer mahogany chest with string inlay to drawers, c.1820
110e A mahogany demi lune table, c.1790, with frieze banding
110f A 14kt gold rope-turned chain bracelet and matching necklace. Necklace 18" long
110g A late William IV rosewood side table
110h A Persian Kerman rug, 8' x 11', c.1920, very good condition
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110i An Irish brass works clock in oak case, the brass dial signed Robt. Fishbourne, Carlow, with
date feature, the painted face pediment with animated ship at sea. Strikes on the hour. 82"
111 "The Fish Market", a 19th century oil on board, 10 1/2" x 13 1/2"
112 A pair of Wedgwood candlesticks, c.1930
113 A Famille Rose bowl, Chinese, c.1870. 16" diam., 5" h.
114 "Indian Encampment" by Forshaw Day, RCA, OSA (1837-1903), oil on canvas, 8 1/2" x 14
1/4", faint signature lower right
114a "Nova Scotia Landscape" by Forshaw Day, RCA, OSA (1837-1903), oil on canvas, 8 1/2" x
14 1/4", a companion to the above. Possibly Bear River
115 A Nova Scotia three over three drawer chest, grain painted, tapered half columns, c.1835, 22"
deep, 46" 46" high, 52 1/2" long
116 "Port Amherst, Cape Negro Island", a marine chart by J. F. W. DesBarres, published Dec. 3,
1775, in an antique maple frame. 27" x 32 1/2" framed size.
117 An English porcelain part dessert set comprising five cake plates and a three-footed tazza,
with a crest of the Halifax Hotel, founded 1840, in underglaze on the base
118 A Staffordshire figurine of Wellington, c.1850. 11.5 " h.
118a "Old Ferry Wharf Terminal Halifax, NS" by Dusan Kadlec, signed, oil on board, 17" x 24"
118b A lady's platinum solitaire ring set with a brilliant cut diamond, approx. weight 1.06 cts., VS1,
colour F. This lot is accompanied by an appraisal for $20,000 from Birks
119 "Flower Stall, NYC", signed with initials C.T.G., oil on canvas, 8" x 10"
120 "Summer Glade, Bedford" by Alan Wylie, signed, oil on board, 20" x 24"
121 "Canadian Landscape" (Sambro Creek, Hfx. Co., NS) by John Cook, signed, dated April
1970, oil on board, 24" x 30"
122 A pair of English glass rummers, c.1800. 7" high
123 A North Persian oriental carpet, 8' 6" x 5'
124 "Fishing Boats at Rest" by Joseph Purcell, signed, oil on board, 20" x 28"
125 A pair of German carved frame open armchairs, the high backs carved with grapes and leaves,
the arms and hand rests as carved feathers, the base stretcher with ribbon and hawk's head
126 "Blue Lake" by Arthur Lloy, signed, oil on canvas, 1983, 24" x 30"
127 A pair of late 19th century inkwells in the form of curling stones, with silver plate tops
128 A mid-Victorian cameo of the three graces in a pierced gilt frame. 3" long
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129 A convex Victorian mirror in gilt frame
130 Two framed Victorian prints, "The Death of Nelson" and "Wellington and Blucher"
131 "Grandmother Knitting", oil on canvas, sgd. Jas. Barker, British mid-19th century, 28" x 37
1/2"
132 A miniature of a late 18th century woman, signed Boni
133 A rosewood, brass-mounted, stamp box by Tahan, Paris, c.1850
134 "Trees & Rocks, Nova Scotia" by LAC Panton, RCA, OSA (1894-1954), oil on board, 13" x
16"
135 An Empire style, mahogany, two drawer dropleaf table, c.1840
136 "Galleon at a Spanish Market Port" by Albert Fesslery, signed, oil on canvas, 35" x 37"
137 A set of 12 Waterford crystal brandy snifters
138 An Art Deco 18kt gold lady's ring set with diamonds and sapphires
139 "Morning meeting", signed Morland, 1788?, oil on canvas laid down on board, 11" x 15"
140 A set of six mahogany William IV side chairs with reeded legs, the back rails signed WR and
HH, c.1830. 32 1/2" high (back), 18 1/2" high (front), 18 1/2" wide, 17 3/4" deep
141 "Houses, West Saint John" by Jack Weldon Humphrey, CGP, CSPWC (1901-1967),
watercolour, 15 1/4" x 22 1/4"
142 A miniature of a late 18th century woman, signed Boni
143 A Staffordshire whippet-form inkwell, c.1840
144 A Murano glass floor lamp with reeded column and fluted base, 68" high
145 A mahogany two-drawer desk with barley twist legs, c.1850
146 "Pounding Surf" by Leonard Lane, signed, titled on back, 26" x 36"
147 An anchor and star pattern sailor's valentine in octagonal case, c.1880. The left side with an
anchor pattern and "Remember Me" (some shells are loose from the anchor and sentiment
pattern but are contained in case); the right side with star and sentiment "home again". Each
panel 13 1/2" wide - total width 27". Slight warp to case. Shells bright and in pristine
condition. Paper backing in excellent condition
148 A German ceramic punch bowl, the glazed body decorated overall with fairies and elves,
c.1920. Possibly Metlach. Marked "Made in Germany". 15 1/2" diam. 9 3/4" high
149 "Hill, Long Cove", by Alan Wylie, oil on board, signed, 10" x 12"
150 A dining table, c.1830, comprising two D-ends, one with drop leaf and bayonet clips; the table
with ebonized banding and gate legs. 47 1/2" w. 28 3/4" h.
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151 "Mid-December" by T.D. Forrestall, acrylic, signed and dated 1965, 13" x 19 1/4"
152 A gentleman's Tudor Oyster Prince 34 wristwatch with self-winding rotor and black face
153 A Tag Heuer gentleman's wristwatch
154 A Tag Heuer gentleman's wristwatch, Daytona model, with yellow face and Tag Heuer
stainless steel and gold link bracelet
155 A Sheraton sofa frame with rounded hand rests, balustered posts and turned and tapered legs.
76 1/2" long, 36 1/2" high (back), 16" high (front), 27" deep
156 "Little Stephano" by di Simone, a ship's portrait of a three masted ship, painted in the Bay of
Naples, watercolour and gouache, 17" x 26"
157 A Rolex GMP Master, Superlative Chronometer, wristwatch with Rolex stainless steel
bracelet and deployment buckle
158 A sailor's valentine with heart motif in octagonal case, c.1890. 17" open
158a A sailor's valentine in mahogany case, modern. 10" wide
159 "La Grande Duchesse" by Jules A. Guillet, signed and dated 1899, oil on board, 16 1/2" x 28".
La Grande Duchesse was christened January 30, 1896. In 1901, she was renamed "City of
Savannah" and in January 1906 she was sold to the New York and Puerto Rico Steamship
Company who renamed her the S.S. Carolina. The S.S. Carolina was sunk by U-151 on June
2, 1918
160 A two over three drawer campaign chest, c.1840, with Secure Lever locks, inset brass handles,
the chest on turnip feet. 38 3/4" wide, 42 1/2" high, 17 3/4" deep
161 "The Red Sleigh, 1930" by James Lillie Graham, RCA (1873-1975), oil on panel, 10 1/2" x 13
3/4"
162 A Victorian gold brooch with enamelled miniature, the enamelled surround set with pearls in
a star motif, 19th century
163 A platinum diamond trinity ring, the three centre diamonds flanked by small shoulder
diamonds, approx. 1.2 cts total wt.
164 A Sevres tray with gilt decorated cobalt blue border surrounding a hand painted medieval
battle scene, signed L. Moreau, titled on back "Francois 1er a Paris 1525". 19th century. 17
1/2" long
165 A Sheraton dropleaf table, c.1780, the banded top with string inlay, the tapered legs with
string inlay and spade feet. 31" long, 35" wide, 27" high
166 "Reflections" by Brian Porter (1948- ), acrylic on canvas, 31" x 44 1/2". Provenance:
Confederation Art Gallery, Charlottetown, de-accessioned in 1998. Labels verso
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167 An English sterling silver coffee pot, London 1832. Maker: Charles Fox. Note: Charles Fox
was the last of the great 19th century makers before the adoption of mass production
techniques. Weight: 12 ozs.
168 A pair of Meissen porcelain vases with snake-form handles, c.1860. 11" h.
169 "Summer Storm" by Mabel Day, signed, oil on board, 10" x 12"
170 A William IV settee, the arm rests with fluted motif, c.1835
171 "Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia" by Minnie Kallmeyer, OSA (1882-1947), oil on board, 11" x 14"
172 An English sterling silver mustard pot with blue glass liner, London 1849. Maker: E. J. & W.
Barnard
173 A diorama of a four-masted ship flying an American flag. 29 1/2" wide, 18" high.
174 A porcelain figure of an Eastern woman with water pitcher and basket. Incuse numbers on
base. Possibly Royal Dux. C 1910. 16 1/4" high
175 A five over three drawer Nova Scotia flame birch chest on bracket feet. 45" high, 48 3/4"
wide, 22 1/4" wide
176 An English sterling silver coffee pot, the baluster shape in octagonal, panelled form, London
1762. Possibly Thomas Moore II. Weight: 12 ozs. Together with a matching cream jug and
sugar bowl by Ann Farrin (widow) London 1765. Weight: 12 ozs.
177 A diorama, c.1890. 25 1/2" wide, 15 1/2" high.
178 A Sevres, three piece, bachelor's tea set, the cobalt blue background with hand painted panels
titled as follows: the teapot: "Bataille de Fontenay 1745"; the sugar bowl: "Louis XIII aux
Pas de Suze 1629"; the creamer: "Prise de Dole 1668". 19th century
179 "Roadside chat", unsigned, English, c.1840, oil on board under glass, 13 1/2" x 11"
180 A late William IV games table with beautifully matched flame veneered panels, on the table
top, skirt and column; the platform base with carved lion's paw feet. 29 1/2" high, 32" square
(open)
181 "British Ships in a Foreign Harbour", 19th century, oil on canvas
182 An Inuit carved green soapstone carving of a ptarmigan and a walrus, enclosed by Inuit faces
in profile. 9 1/4" long, 10 1/4" high
183 An Inuit soapstone carving of an Inuit family with polar bear, 14" long, 11" high
183a An Inuit soapstone carving of a muskox
183b An Inuit carving "Nesting Ptarmigan", in serpentine stone by Syollie Awp 1936-1986
183c An Inuit soapstone carving, c.1965. Approx. 9" high
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183d A Inuit soapstone carving, c.1960
183e Tales of the Eskimo by Captain Henry Toke Munn, inscribed by author, W. & R. Chambers
Ltd., London 1926
184 "Halifax, N.S." by John Cook, oil on board, signed verso, 30" x 32"
185 A mahogany dining table with reeded legs on brass casters, together with a set of eight
matching dining chairs, six sides and two carvers, c.1845. Table: 51" w. x 98" l.
186 A gold band set with five diamonds, approx. 2 cts total weight
187 "Julie", F & C Line, a ship's diorama, c.1880. 26"wide, 16" high
188 A 19th century Famille Rose platter. 17" long
189 An English river scene, signed with initials D.E.W., canvas, later mounted on board, c.1850,
10" x 18"
190 A Regency tilt top breakfast table with a magnificently veneered walnut top within bands of
string inlay and burled walnut, the table on a tripod base, the reeded legs with lion's paw,
brass capped feet on brass casters, c.1815. 39" wide, 55" long, 28 1/2" high
191 An Art Deco style diamond ring set with two .50 point diamonds highlighted by two small
sapphires
192 A Lorenzen bowl in glazed redware, on tripod feet, the bowl with stylized figure. 7" long
193 A diorama of the ship Lilydale, the ship being towed into port by a late 19th century tug, a
skiff in the foreground, c.1900. The sailcloth background painted with lighthouse and sky.
38" wide, 26" high
194 A landscape, oil on canvas, signed REICHL K., the gilt frame in Grecian column form, 20" x
28". Various exhibition and inventory numbers on back, remnants of stickers, etc.
195 A set of twelve mahogany Sheraton dining chairs, two carvers and ten side chairs. Restored
and reinforced. Probably 19th century. 22 1/2" wide, 18 1/2" deep, height: front 18 3/4";
back 37 1/2". These chairs were on loan for some time to the Toronto Club of Toronto.
196 A ship's painting on canvas, 19th century, unsigned, 18" x 24 1/2"
197 "The Pollux", a steamship diorama, c.1915. 23" wide, 18 1/2" high
198 A lady's platinum ring set with a transitional cut diamond, approx. .46 ct., flanked by shoulder
mounted diamonds. This lot accompanied by appraisal
199 "Near Piedmont, P.Q", by Jack L. Gray, oil on board, signed, 22" x 30"
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200 A Biedermeier mahogany and walnut secretaire a abattant with long frieze drawer and lower
cupboard, the desk opening to reveal a fitted compartment, the fitted interior decorated with
checkerboard floor, the two side panels decorated with painted scenes, c.1840. Provenance:
Formerly the property of Vera Zorina, ballerina with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, the
wife of George Balanchine of the New York City Ballet; and later of Goddard Lieberson of
Columbia Records; by descent from their townhouse home on 63rd street in New York
201 "Blue and Gold in Connemara" by J. Humbert Craig, R.H.A., signed, oil on canvas, 24" x 20".
Provenance: with label on back from The Victor Waddington Galleries, 28 South Anne St.,
Dublin # 507-2.
202 A George III sterling silver marrow scoop, London, c.1769. Maker: I.S.
203 Barque "Kate Young" by F. & I. Tudgay, signed and dated 1867, oil on canvas, 24" x 36".
The Kate Young was launched at Tusket, NS on Nov. 18, 1864. 687 tons register. Built by
Messrs. N. & E. Gardner for John Young and Captain Job Young, Master. Constructed of oak
and hackatack and iron-keeled with an A1 7 year rating at Lloyds. Went ashore in the River
Min and put back to Forchou when bound for Shanghai. Was condemned after a special
survey and sold for $900 in April, 1869. The voyages recorded were mostly from New York
to England, South America and China
204 "Quebec Village" by Francesco Iacurto, R.C.A., signed and dated 1958, oil on board, 16" x
12"
205 A Chippendale style mahogany sideboard, probably 19th century, the drawer stamped G.
Morrison, Edinburgh
206 "Church, St. Lawrence River" by Francesco Iacurto, R.C.A., signed, oil on board, 16" x 12"
207 A turquoise blue vase by Deichmann, 9" tall
208 A Lalique crystal cat, 9" long
209 "The Tuna Wharf, Wedgeport, NS, 1957", by Robert Wakeham Pilot, PRCA, OSA (1898-
1967), oil on canvas, 22" x 28", Canadian Art Exhibition/Imperial Oil Limited label verso
210 A pair of sterling silver sugar nips, London, c.1760. Possibly Richard Meach
211 A pair of sterling silver sugar nips, London, c.1760.
212 A pair of sterling silver sugar nips, London, c.1760. Possibly David Mowden
213 An Art Deco bronze figure of a boy with a staff, signed Gladenbeck Berlin. 12" h.
214 "The Red Blanket, 1985" by Thomas De Vany Forrestall, RCA (1936- ), egg tempera on
board, 21" x 34".
215 A sampler by Margaret Akerley (age 13) 1852 (grandmother of the first mayor of Dartmouth
Mayor, I.W. Akerley; owners of the Union Coal Company). 7 1/2" x 12 1/2"
216 A sampler by Margaret Watson (age 11) 1830, (great grandmother of the first mayor of
Dartmouth Mayor, I.W. Akerley; owners of the Union Coal Company). 10 1/2" x 16 1/4"
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217 Two Staffordshire figures of whippets, c.1840
218 A pair of sterling silver sugar nips, London, c.1760
219 A pair of sterling silver sugar nips, Dublin, c.1760. Probably James Graham.
220 A Victorian papier mache table, the top floral painted, with mother of pearl inlay.
221 "Nova Scotia Hillside" by Jack Gray, signed, dated '50, oil on board, 20" x 24"
222 A sterling silver snuff box with chased cover and back, vacant cartouche and gilt interior,
Birmingham, 1836. Maker: Thomas Spicer. 2 3/8" long
223 A French brass cased mantle clock, the front and back crystals in convex glass, c.1890
224 An Art Deco figure of a gazelle with verdigris patina, the figure on a marble plinth
225 A four poster single bed with ring-turned columns, c.1820
226 An early Upper Canada town scene, watercolour on textile, in the school of C. W. Jefferies,
105" x 35"
227 An early 19th century glass pitcher with chamfered and reeded body, 6 3/4" tall
228 A sterling silver snuff box with chased cover and back, vacant cartouche and gilt interior,
Birmingham, 1836. Maker: Thomas Spicer. 2 1/4" long
229 A sterling silver snuff box with chased cover and back, vacant cartouche and gilt interior,
Birmingham, 1836. Maker: Thomas Spicer. 2 1/8" long
230 A 19th century Nova Scotia Provincial chaise longue, the rolled frame and scrolled legs in
tiger maple
230a An old Lambeth ware toby jug, 19th century
230b An Empire style breakfast table, c.1835
230c A five piece Mason tea set, c.1875, comprising tea pot, trivet, cream, sugar and pitcher
230d A games table on platform base with reeded, swept legs, c.1830
230e A flambe Doulton vase in the style of Noke
230f A good carved gentleman's armchair, c.1850
230g An Art Deco glass flower vase signed Royal Brierley on the base. Approx. 14" high,
230h A good carved lady's armchair, c.1850
231 A Staffordshire figurine of a man and woman. 13" high
232 A lady's 14kt yellow gold ring set with a square cut amethyst flanked by two diamonds,
approx. 20 pts in weight
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233 A Moorcroft Pottery vase with green signature and incuse marks. 5 3/4" high
234 A watercolour miniature "Sacred to the Memory of Mrs. Ann Moythan, March 8th, 1864", a
note on the back attributes the watercolour to J. Clow. 3 3/4" diam
235 A watercolour miniature, c.1820, of a 19th century gentleman believed to be an ancestor of
Rev. Charles DeWolf's wife. 1 3/4" diam.
236 A watercolour miniature, c.1820, of a 19th century gentleman believed to be an ancestor of
Colonel John Tufnell. 1 3/4" diam.
237 A Lalique crystal vase in Perles pattern, signed, c.1935. 5" high
238 A pair of German salt glaze stoneware plaques, c.1870
239 Two miniature watercolours of two ancestors of Rev. Charles DeWolf's wife, late 18th cent.
240 A five over three drawer bonnet chest, c.1850
241 "End of the Line (Bridgewater Junction)" by Alan Wylie, signed and dated '71, oil on board,
48" x 26"
242 A Moorcroft Pottery covered bowl, incuse marks, c.1940. 6" diam.
243 A Lalique crystal bowl with stencil mark "R. Lalique", c.1930. 6 1/4" high
244 "On the River Mawddach" by W. H. Mander, signed and dated '04, oil on canvas, (The River
Mawddach is a well-known fishing river in Wales. This painting shows a fly fisherman at a
pool on the river.) 24" x 16"
245 A mahogany sideboard, c.1850
246 "A Pleasant Cove" by Joe Norris, signed, oil on canvas, 30" x 40"
246a "Cove with Lighthouse", an oil painting by Joe Norris, 30" x 36", with painted frame
246b A folk art painted two tier table by Joe Norris, signed, the top with sailing ship scene, the shelf
with forest scene
247 An English porcelain tea set with gilt and blue decoration, c.1835, comprising teapot, covered
sugar, creamer, slop bowl, 2 cake plates, 9 tea cups, 9 coffee cups, 10 saucers. Restoration to
tea pot handle. Remnants of BADA sticker
248 "Madonna & Child", a miniature signed Raffaello? 2 1/4" diam.
249 "Fishing Boats in Gut, Low Tide" by Kelsey Raymond, oil on board, signed, 18" x 24"
250 An English oval-topped, tilt top table on spool base, c.1820
251 "Fish Shacks with Slip" by Kelsey Raymond, oil on board, signed, 18" x 24"
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252 A rosewood book caddy, c.1850
253 A fine wood barber's mirror, c.1810, 20" high
254 A portrait of G. Wilkes, Mr. Wilkes was a seaman who died of yellow fever on the research
vessel, the Challenge, and was buried at sea. watercolour on paper, 3" x 4 1/2"
255 A mahogany slant front desk with fitted compartment and graduated drawers on a bracket foot
base, c.1820. 42" high, 42" wide, 21 1/2" deep
256 "Bridge on the Herbert River" by John Cook, oil on board, signed and titled on back, 8" x 10",
Manuge Galleries label on back
257 A rosewood, brass-bound, campaign box, the fitted interior with brass trim and various
locking and hidden drawers, c.1820
258 A Staffordshire tea pot, c.1835, "A Present to J.T.E.M. Brooks", 9" high
259 "Country Walk", English c.1820, unsigned, oil on board, 13 1/2" x 14 1/4"
260 A mahogany two over three drawer chest on French foot, c.1820
261 "Fishing Schooners at Wharf" by Earl Bailly, NSA (1903-1977), oil on board, 16" x 20"
262 A Schneiballen porcelain tureen with applied flower heads, German. 13" long, 7" high
263 An early 20th century Bokhara rug, 45" x 25"
264 "Petite Riviere" by Edith Smith, oil on board, 7" x 11 1/2"
265 A mahogany tilt top tea table on balustered, pedestal base, c.1820. 29 1/2"h, 31 3/4" x 32
1/2"d
266 "Early Snow and River" by Arthur Lloy, oil on board, signed, dated 1984 on back, 9" x 12"
267 A bronze Austrian vase with silver overlay, signed, c.1890. Possibly Successionist Movement
268 A room size oriental carpet, approx. 10' x 14'
269 A pair of English hunting scenes, signed P.Graham, oil on canvas, Victorian, 24" x 15 1/2".
Condition: tears
270 A mahogany linen press, c.1860, the interior with shelves & storage unit, on a 2 drawer base
271 "Lighthouse, Peggy's Cove, NS" by Earl Bailly, NSA (1903-1977), oil on board, 12" x 16"
272 An antique Bokhara hand knotted rug, 42" x 54"
273 A bronze of a duck, signed E. Fremiet, 4" long, 2" high
274 "On a Blue Sea" by Julius Zarand, signed and dated Halifax 1967, 24" x 36"
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275 A Regency settee on reeded, conical legs, c.1835
276 "Beach and Sky" by Arthur Lloy, oil on board, signed, dated on back 1964, 18" x 24"
277 A highly figured and tightly banded tiger maple, Hepplewhite style, side table with square top.
30" tall. Oak and pine secondary woods.
277a A highly figured and tightly banded tiger maple, Hepplewhite style, side table with square top.
30" tall. Oak and pine secondary woods.
278 A pair of 19th century gilt brass candelabra decorated with swags of crystals, crystal prisms
and ceramic flowers and topped by obelisk-form crystal finials. 26 1/2" high
279 "Gathering Irish Moss", by James Harrington, oil on canvas, unframed, 24" x 18"
280 A circular mahogany breakfast table with carved column on a triangular base, c.1835
281 "Lone Fisherman" by Lloyd Pretty (1944? - ), egg tempera on panel, 16" x 12"
282 A Walter Ostrom flower bowl, signed and dated '88 in glaze. 9 1/2" high, 10" wide
283 A 19th century microscope in a mahogany case, the case with hidden drawer containing
slides, specimens and a hand written listing of specimens. The microscope complete with 9
lenses, early bone slide plates and various accoutrements. English, c.1840. Microscope 10" l.
284 "Sailing ship on a Rocky Shoreline", oil on board, 14" x 16", possibly Stanley Royle, unsigned
285 A mahogany dropleaf centre section of a banquet table, c.1760. Drop leaves and centre
section all with 23 1/2" boards. 48" wide, 70 1/2" long, 28 1/4" high
286 An Old Sheffield Plate, Adams style, tea urn, c.1815
287 Two Georg Jensen style sterling silver ladles, one for sauce, one for punch. Mexico. 8 ozs.
288 A gold ring set with pear shaped diamond, approx. 65 pts.
289 A Wedgwood fish plate, c.1870
290 A two over three drawer chest, the maple drawers in a grain painted case, c.1840
291 A Sheffield Plated flatware set for ten in a fitted oak cabinet on stand with lift top opening to
reveal cantilevered drawers. The stand with tapered legs on casters. c.1920. 30" high, 22"
wide, 19" deep
292 A Staffordshire spill vase in the form of a church, c.1860
293 A Moorcroft Pottery, Freesia pattern, three piece tea set, c.1935. Incuse mark William
Moorcroft, Potter to Her Majesty the Queen
294 A two drawer stand with a banded and inlaid drawer panel, c.1830
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295 A 19th century candlestand with finewood inlay parquetry top. 50 1/2" x 15 1/2", 25 1/2"
high
296 A gold and emerald bracelet, Victorian
297 A Victorian wood and polychrome decorated policeman's truncheon in rosewood or box
wood, with gilt initials 'VR' surmounted by crown (wear to gilt crown), c.1860
298 A Victorian coral brooch in branch form mounted with a coral fly
299 A 19th century European taper stick with snuffer
300 A pair of Victorian mahogany side chairs with tapered legs, c.1845
301 "The Red Barn" by Helen Weld (1904-1998?), oil on board, 11" x 13 1/2"
302 An aurene glass vase, possibly Loetz, c.1890. 4 3/4" h.
303 A Victorian, floral carved, coral brooch with matching earrings, in original fitted case, c.1840
304 An Archibald Knox designed, Tudric Liberty & Co. four piece pewter tea service
305 A two over three drawer mahogany bow front chest with reeded side pilasters, c.1820
306 A Georgian, figured mahogany, Pembroke table in Hepplewhite style with rectangular top and
side leaves. Square inside tapering legs and square cup casters. Oak secondary wood.
Possibly English, c.1780
307 A pair of Quimper ware plates, c.1910
308 A Quimper ware porringer, handled sugar bowl and dipper
309 "Rockport", American School, oil on board, 8" x 10", titled verso
310 A two over three drawer Sheraton chest on French foot
311 "Bush Island" (La Have Islands, NS) by John Cook, signed verso, oil on board, 12" x 16"
312 An English sterling silver toddy ladle with whalebone handle, c.1780. Unmarked
313 Six soft paste Creamware plates, signed, c.1850
314 A French brass 8-day carriage clock with white enamel face and alarm, 4 1/2" high. With
original key. In working order
315 Three Regency chairs with brass string inlay
316 An Indo-Asian Aubusson-style carpet, 10' 6" x 21'
317 A Birks sterling trumpet vase, 12" high
318 A charger, Poole Pottery, England, c.1930. 16" diam.
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319 "Country Village" by D. Miller, signed, oil on board, 12" x 14"
320 A Victorian circular tea table with balustered column on a tripod base, c.1860
320a A Victorian carved hall chair, c.1860
320b "The Highlands", a watercolour on paper by Baragwanath King
320c A pair of floral decorated china lamps, c.1940
320d A Caucasian Shirvan rug, 3'9" x 7'10", very good condition. Restorations
320e A Kazak rug, c.1900, 3'10" x 7'7"
320f A Caucasian Kuba rug, c.1890, 4'7" x 8'10". Small old repairs
320g A Persian Khorassan rug, c.1900. 8'6" x 9'6". Very good condition
320h An oriental garden carpet, c.1920
320i A Gibbard, Chippendale style, mahogany corner cupboard with carved sides
320j A set of Baccarat drinking glasses
321 "The Annex, Markland Hotel (Yarmouth), 1932" by Helen Weld (1904-1998?), oil on board,
9" x 12"
322 Five majolica butter pats, begonia leaf pattern, c.1880
323 An English sterling silver, Kings pattern, tea caddy spoon. London 1818.
324 "Amor und Nymphe" a late 19th century Dresden handpainted porcelain plate, signed A.
Recicha, 7 1/4" diam.
325 A mahogany canterbury, c.1830, with brass casters, possibly Halifax
326 A Rolex Standard watch, 17 rubies, in gold plated case, stamped Rolex. Lacking crown
327 A pair of Old Sheffield Plate candlesticks, c.1830
328 A sterling silver tea caddy spoon, London 1833
329 An early 19th century porcelain reticulated fruit bowl, possibly American. 7 1/2" high
330 A birch one drawer stand, Yarmouth Co., c.1830. 28 1/2"
330a "Juniper Swamp", Arthur Lloy, signed, dated 1970, oil, 20" x 24"
331 Two good Eveleigh Baggage Company crocodile suitcases in very good condition, c.1940
332 A pair of Loetz Arts and Crafts vases with lotus tops
333 An English sterling silver footed salver, London 1898. 20 ozs
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334 "The Back Waters, Perthshire", clearly signed but signature indecipherable, dated 1902, oil on
canvas, 12" x 18"
335 A birch tilt top tea table, Annapolis County, c.1830. 28" diam.
336 A brass telescope stamped Star, Broadhurst, Clarkson & Co., 63 Farringdon Rd., E.C., 41"
long, 3" diam. Together with a later stand
336a An English porcelain part dessert set, each piece painted with a floral spray. Pattern number
9688. The part set comprising two round footed cake plates, 10" diam; and three oval cake
plates, 12" diam., c.1850. Possibly Coalport
337 An English porcelain part dessert set comprising 16 cake plates, each one painted with a floral
spray. Pattern number 9688. 9 1/4" diameter. Together with a matching comport, 7" high,
14" diameter. Stress crack to pedestal, c.1850. Possibly Coalport
338 A 19th century crystal goblet etched with leaves and flowers. 7 1/2" high
339 A floral painted English porcelain footed cake plate. 9 1/2" diam.
340 A Victorian seven drawer pedestal desk, c.1860
341 Still life with flower and gold fish bowl, a watercolour by Tom Forrestall, signed, 14 1/2" x
20"
342 A pair of enamelled, ruby glass Victorian girandoles with prisms
343 A French porcelain lamp base with hand painted floral and armorial decoration, c 1930
344 Four Scottish sterling silver spoons, Edinburgh 1806. Maker: Fras. Howden
345 A mahogany portable dining table, possibly military, c.1835
346 A portrait of an 18th century lady in gilt frame. Size including frame 28 x 23 inches.
347 A malacca cane, the silver top engraved with flowers, c.1860
348 A late 19th or early 20th century Japanese vase, 10 1/2" high
349 "The Country Path" by H.G. Fernent, oil on board, 8" x 12"
350 An Edwardian brass bed with square pillars and posts and shaped top, by Maple and Company
351 An antique copper samovar
352 A lady's Gruen wristwatch in white 14kt gold case with 14kt gold bracelet, the watch and
bracelet set with diamonds. Total weight .90 cts. See appraisal
353 Three Quimper ware plates
354 A Wedgwood dark blue & white tankard with a medallion for the Empire Shooting
Competition, the tankard with sterling silver rim by Elkington & Co. Ltd., the base marked
Wedgwood and Elkington & Co. Ltd., c.1902
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355 A Wedgwood dark blue & white covered biscuit barrel, 4 1/2" high
356 A late 19th century dark blue Wedgwood jasper planter, 5" high
357 An ostrich feather fan with gold braid, in original box, with label for J. Dujvelleroy, Regent
St., London
358 A Deichmann pottery milk pitcher, 4 3/4" high
359 "Fishing village", by E. M. Pipon, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1930, 18" x 16"
360 A good pair of wicker rocking chairs. According to family lore and a newspaper clipping on
the base of one of the chairs, these were formerly the property of world champion boxer, Gene
Tunney
361 A Moorcroft Pottery covered bowl with incuse marks and "By Appointment" label
362 Three cut crystal decanters, c.1830. Possibly Cork, Ireland
363 A pair of pink glass girandoles with prisms
364 "Western Head, Lunenburg" by Edith Smith, oil on board, 8" x 10"
365 A William IV rosewood tea table with reeded, balustered post on a petal form base with
carved lion's paw feet
366 A silhouette of a Halifax, N.S. lady, c.1830. 3 3/4" diam.
367 A Mahal oriental carpet, 12' 7" x 8' 10"
368 An English sterling silver inkwell, Birmingham 1907. Maker: H. Matthews. 4 1/4" diam.
369 "Spirit of June" by Addison Winchel Price, signed, oil on board, 24" x 30"
370 A Victorian etagere, the shelves with fretwork galleries, 62" high, 43" wide, 18" deep
371 An antique Dutch copper water kettle with oil burner and copper liner, in wooden basket
372 A French jewel box with signed miniature inset on cover
373 A Victorian bracket clock with chiming and striking features. The striking feature with 8
bells
374 "Souvenir d'Ischia" by Freddy Wittop, signed, dated '62, oil on board, 12" x 16"
375 A Duncan Phyfe curly birch table with rectangular top, dropleaves, underhanging drawer and
turned birch pulls. The pedestal in vase form carved with acanthus leaves with acanthus leafcarved
legs terminating in brass claw feet with casters, c.1810
376 "Nymphs Sacrificing to Love" and "Benevolence", a pair of 18th century French hand
coloured engravings, titled, hand inscribed, labelled verso
377 Two small Moorcroft Pottery bowls, one Hibiscus pattern, the other Anemone pattern
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378 An Irish sterling silver butter knife, Dublin, 1804. Maker: S.N.
379 "English Beauties", watercolour on paper, c.1830, unsigned, 13 1/2" x 16 1/2"
380 An Irish sterling silver sauce ladle, Dublin, 1806. Maker: Arthur Marshall
381 "Ruins at the River", a 19th century English watercolour
382 A small sterling silver box with tortoiseshell top, the shell inlaid with a silver basket. Maker:
W.C., possibly William Comyns
383 A gilt framed bevelled glass mirror with swags and ribbons
384 A Staffordshire hen on basket, c.1860
385 A mahogany tea table, the tripod base with hoof feet, c.1790. 33" diam., 28 1/2" high
386 A Victorian glass cane with spiral interior
387 A Cyma gentleman's gold wristwatch inscribed "Empress of Britain, C.J. 1905-1955" on back
388 A 19th century European silver snuff box with gilt interior
389 "A Thatched Cottage" by Louis Smith, signed, an etching, # 32/50, 8" x 11"
390 A carved oak chest in Jacobean style, c.1910
391 A 19th century European silver belt buckle, chased and pierced with masks and figural scenes
392 An Old Sheffield Plate wine ewer, c.1810
393 An early Staffordshire figurine of a cow with milkmaid on stool. The cow lacking tail
394 Seven Royal Worcester porcelain plates, gilt decorated on a green background with a central
hand painted bouquet of flowers, decorated by W. Hale
395 A six-panel oriental screen
396 "Hall's Lake, Haliburton" by Jack Martin, signed, oil on board, 8 1/2" x 10 1/2"
397 A set of eight late Victorian crystal wine glass rinsers
398 A pair of Chinese lamps
399 A 19th century gilt frame
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400 A Nova Scotia one drawer stand, peg construction, dovetailed drawers, c.1840
401 A ship in a bottle, c.1920, square rigger in the foreground and a town scene in the background.
12" long
402 A Victorian parlour table with turtle top and leaf-carved cabriole legs. 43" long, 29 1/2" wide,
28 1/2" high
403 A Hicks wall rack in original paint, 21" high
404 A Newfoundland hooked mat with interior scene, by Debbie Saunders, Boat Harbour West
405 A black painted Halifax Windsor chair, stamped "Warranted Halifax", with remnants of a
paper label for William Vinecoure
406 "Sailing Ship, Bay of Fundy" by James Bayer, signed, dated '96, oil on canvas, 12" x 18"
407 A wooden whimsy of a crucifix in a whisky bottle
408 A wooden whimsy of a crucifix in a whisky bottle
409 A U.S. Navy BU. NAV. Mark II sextant by David White
410 A four drawer bow-front chest with turreted corners and rope-turned legs, c.1820
411 An Alice Hagen red ware pitcher in cobalt blue decorated with chickens, cats and ducks
411a An Annie Kelly (Yarmouth Co.) signed cup and saucer
411b An Annie Kelly signed covered jar
411c An Annie Kelly signed pitcher painted with grapes, vines, etc. Approx. 12" high
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411d A Lilihan runner, 2'6" x 15'6"
411e An Indo-Sarouk carpet, 7'10" x 9'7"
411f A Beluchi runner, 2'6" x 7'
411g A pair of hooked rugs, 3' x 5', c.1920
411h A rare photograph of a hard hat diver with tenders manning his air pump, c.1900
411i A ship's model of the Bluenose, c.1930. 31" long, 28" high
412 A set of Intercolonial Railway playing cards with Atlantic Canada scenes, and a set of playing
cards with Canadian scenes
413 A whimsy of an octant in a liniment bottle, c.1910
414 A miniature powder horn dated October 23, 1894, carved with ship, American flag, etc. 5
1/2"
415 A late 18th, or early 19th century, table top desk with fitted interior
416 A sampler by Barbara Morton, aged 9 years, dated 1805
417 A pair of Inuit carved whale bone dolphins
418 An English tea caddy box in rosewood, c.1840
419 "The Fisherman" by William De Garthe, signed, oil on board, 7" x 9"
420 "Evening Shadows Playing" by Kukiiyaut/Tullik an Inuit soapstone print 2/50, 25" x 30"
421 "New Birds" by Pitslolak, Dorset 1977, stonecut and stencil #18/50, 24" x 32"
422 Two Inuit carved ivory kayaks, 7" and 8" long
423 A pair of Masonic wall shelves, c.1910
424 A spruce gum box in the form of a book, 5 1/2" long, 1 3/4" high
425 A one drawer bird's eye and tiger maple stand
426 An early 19th century print of a woman and child in a bird's eye maple frame
427 A pair of Masonic wall shelves, c.1890
428 A pair of oriental watercolours on rice paper. Chinese, c.1834
429 "On the Straights of Lumbi" by E. Locke?, signed, titled on back, oil on canvas, 15" x 20"
430 A Nova Scotia pine cupboard, c.1830. 28 1/2" long, 15" deep, 28" high
431 A folk art carving of an angel
432 A set of Mickey Mouse Christmas lights by Noma, c.1950, complete, in original box
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433 A fiddle pattern silver plate ladle engraved "Cunard" on the finial, c.1890
434 "Two Schooners on an Open Sea", signed J. J. Henderson, oil on canvas, 12" x 18"
435 A 19th century, Cape Breton, primitive two drawer cupboard with old beige paint hiding the
original blue paint. 15" deep, 40" wide, 34" high
436 "The Louise", an early steam ship flying a British ensign, watercolour, 15" x 24"
437 A Swiss mountaineering cane, d.1899
438 A silver plate cake basket, English, c.1860
439 "Hauling Logs, Winter", by Fred Nicholas, watercolour on paper, 8 1/2" x 10"
440 A Classical style Edwardian tete a tete sofa with carved legs and frame, 48" w. x 33 1/2" h.
441 "St. Tropez, Port de Pecheurs" by Gilletta Cambrand, watercolour, 10" x 16"
442 A pair of white and ruby cased glass balustered vases with gilt decoration, c.1860. 16" high
443 A Masonic Temple sign for Lodge 849, Hereford
444 A Grenfell Mission textile depicting the map of Newfoundland with whale and north wind,
15" x 12 1/2"
445 A diorama of a sailing sloop, purported to be on the La Have River, 16" x 20"
446 "Tepees by a Lake" by Chandler, signed, pastel on paper, 11 1/2" x 23 1/2"
447 A folk art pipe rack of a ship titled "White Star Line, MV Britannic"
448 A cased glass peg lamp, c.1880. 5" h.
449 A ship diorama, c.1943, by a German prisoner in an Alberta prisoner of war camp
450 A Sibley rocker
451 A firkin in old blue paint
452 "Wolf Howling at the Moon", a Grenfell mat, 14 1/4" x 10 1/4", early Grenfell, Labrador
Industries label
453 Alien head, a carved folk art burl by Ray Swinamer. Mr. Swinamer, who was a prisoner of
war during WW II, began carving canes while a P.O.W. Mr. Swinamer, who continued
carving canes during his life, signed all of his work with his P.O.W number 93610. This burl
was in his possession for approx. 40 years before he carved it.
454 "Public Gardens, Halifax" by John Cook, signed, watercolour on paper, 10 1/2" x 14 1/4"
455 "Robins and Butterflies", oil on panel, in a blue-painted tramp art frame
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456 "Orion No. 58", an IOF sign painted on sailcloth, 29" x 29"
457 A Lunenburg County document box
458 A 19th century Lunenburg County document box as a miniature blanket box
459 A 19th century Lunenburg County document box
460 A William Morris oak Arts & Crafts rocking chair
460a "Fetes des Vendages" a poster by G. Laree, 51 1/2" x 35"
461 "P.E.I. Lake scene", by Fred Nicholas, watercolour on paper, 10 1/2" x 7"
462 A folk art carving of a crow
463 A folk art diorama by Emberley
464 A Victorian opalescent cranberry glass hanging lamp, complete with brass mounts
465 A pine china cabinet/chest from Newfoundland
465a A Newfoundland outport chest of drawers with mirrored gallery
466 A folk art diorama of a schooner by Emberley, 38" x 26"
467 A Silver & Company, New York, Patent date May 11, 1886, combined sifter and glass
measuring cup. 7 1/2" high
468 A Nova Scotia step back cupboard in original red-brown paint, c.1880
468a A set of Globe Wernick barrister's bookcases, the five units complete with top and bottom
468b A set of Globe Wernick barrister's bookcases, the five units complete with top and bottom
468c A set of two stacking bookcases, the base as sectional file card drawers, c.1920
468d A two drawer stacking barrister's cupboard with file drawers, c.1920
469 "A Mountain Landscape" by Adalbert Schubert, oil on board, 12" x 15"
470 An oak Arts & Crafts sideboard, the gallery centered with a clock, the pendulum visible
through a leaded glass door. According to the owner, the clock works are by Pequegnaut
471 A Nova Scotia one drawer stand, c.1840
472 A Nova Scotia spoon basket with stylized heart cutout in handle
473 A folk art diorama of a schooner in a nautical motif frame, 42 1/2" wide, 26" high
474 Portrait of a gentleman by Frederick Eugene Young, dated 1885, 14" x 17"
474a Portrait of a lady by John Cook, signed and dated, oil on board, 17" x 19"
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475 An oak haberdasher's ribbon display cabinet with glazed fall-front doors and centre sliding
doors, c.1900. Made by A.N. Russell & Sons, Lilion, New York. 38" high, 25 1/2" wide
476 "Many's a Day We Spent on the Foam... Now with Jumbo Set, We're Heading for Home!",
signed David P. Stephens '89, oil on board in original folk art decorated frame
477 A 19th century Chinese vase with flared lip. 9"
478 A 19th century Imari bowl
479 "Marshy stream", by Fred Nicholas, watercolour on paper, 8" x 11"
479a A pine two drawer dropfront desk, c.1860
479b A Nova Scotia Cape Cod style doll house, c.1900
479c A folk art seagull. Provenance: Chris Huntingdon auction
479d A Tancook Island decoy
479e A Nova Scotia pine hanging corner cupboard with shaped top, c.1830
479f A 19th century painted spoon box, Port Hope, Ontario area
479g A folk art painted table, signed and dated, Leo Naugler, 1996
479h A good grain painted Nova Scotia blanket box, 19th century
480 An oak frame haberdasher's cabinet with glazed spool drawers and eight drawers for sewing
notions, c.1900, 34 1/2" high, 35" wide
481 "Winter, Sackville R" by Rosalie Bishop, signed, dated Dec. 1960 verso, oil on board. 10" x
12"
482 A chrome jet plane form cigarette lighter on stand, with removable cockpit lighter
483 A document or map box, c.1880, the inside cover inscribed "G. L. MacDonald" in gilt flanked
by thistles
484 "The Swamp" by Rosalie Bishop, signed, dated 1964 verso, oil on board, 9" x 12"
485 A Chippendale style mahogany highboy with swan's neck pediment, c.1920
486 "Schooner Linda" by M. C. Daniels, signed, oil on canvas, 29 1/2" x 39 1/2"
487 An early tramp art box, 12" wide, 7" deep, 6 1/2" high
488 A ship in a bottle, the five masted vessel being towed by a tug
489 A Lunenburg County sea chest with original paint, the sides with compass rose and star motif
490 An oak sectional barrister's file cabinet, c.1900
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491 Five late 19th/early 20th cent. watercolours, one titled "North Shore, NB". Condition
excellent
492 A ship in a bottle, the three masted ship with a dreadnought hull, c.1890
493 A fine ship in a bottle, the four masted ship passing a lighthouse with light keeper's residence,
the stand with title "Olive"
494 A Nova Scotia one drawer stand with turned legs, c.1840
495 A Nova Scotia two drawer dropleaf stand with spool legs
496 "Flying Cloud", a ship's painting by H. G. Small, 25" x 39"
497 An International Business Machines time clock in case, 43 1/2" high
498 A French Empire brass work clock in brass case, c.1840. Lacking pendulum. Not working
499 "Inlet, Digby", by Fred Nicholas, watercolour on paper, 10 3/4" x 9"
500 A leather club sofa with close nailed arms
501 "Portrait of a Schooner" by H. G. Small, 25" x 39"
502 A Donaldson Line silver plate entrée dish, Elkington Plate, Elkington & Co., c.1890. 10 1/2"
l.
503 A Lunenburg County geometric block hooked mat, 61" x 30"
504 A Nova Scotia rose and leaf pattern hooked mat, 76" x 35"
505 A Nova Scotia Art Deco pattern hooked mat, 59" x 32"
505a A good Nova Scotia spruce gum box, in book-form, with triangular motif border and inscribed
"Gum Book, Mar. 4, 1899"
505b A decorated open box, the decoration in early paint, c.1860
505c A 19th century pine corner cupboard, refinished
505d A firkin in old paint
506 "Country Blacksmith Shop", a pen & ink drawing by Yarmouth folk artist Harold Cromwell,
signed, in a folk art-decorated frame, 13" x 18".
507 A pair of sterling silver, bright cut sugar tongs, Scotland, c.1790
508 A 19th century Imari bowl
509 "Smelt Fishing", a pen & ink drawing by Yarmouth folk artist Harold Cromwell, signed, in a
folk-art decorated frame, 12" x 15"
510 A country tea table, c.1840
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511 "Halifax From McNab's Island", a late 19th century print, Hullmandel and Walton. Needs
restoration
512 A miniature Lunenburg blanket box (with the calling card of Graham W. Dennis)
513 A large, antique Union Jack flag
514 A Degant, Halifax, Windsor armchair, white paint over original brown, branded "Degant War -
Hal", c.1790
514a An E. Hefferan Windsor armchair in mustard paint, branded "E. Hefferan", c.1840
515 A Masonic temple entrance, the façade supported by two balustered pillars. 96" h., 87" w.
516 A parlour table with splayed, reeded legs and large glass ball feet mounted with brass talons,
the talons depicting the north wind, c.1910
517 A carved ivory, wood & baleen sailor work cane, 1870
517a An American 1901 Liberty $10 gold piece
517b An American 1881 $5 gold piece
518 A 19th century Imari plate
519 "Flower" by Joseph Sleep, pencil on rag paper, label on back, 17 1/2" x 11 1/2"
520 A secretary bookcase, the bookcase doors with leaded glass windows, c.1920
521 A surveyor's compass, stand and case, c.1880. It is said that this compass was used to survey
the road between Liverpool and Annapolis
522 A brass and ebony sextant by E. & G.W. Blunt, New York, in mahogany case, with a label for
Riggs & Brother, Philadelphia. 19th century. Missing one peg from frame
523 A diorama of a sailboat
524 "Spring Melt" by Fred Nicholas, watercolour on paper, 8 1/2" x 11"
525 An Arts & Crafts grandfather clock, the brass works in an oak long case
526 A polar bear rug, prepared by Ken Hawkins, taxidermist, Winnipeg, c.1920
527 A cylindrical form Japanese brush pot. 10 3/4"
528 A large Aubusson style carpet
529 "Schooners at Rest", signed C.E. Dolbes, dated 1927, oil on canvas, 20" x 24"
530 A country tea table with octagonal top, c.1840
531 "Fishing Boats at a Shipping Wharf", signed Diletta '41, oil on canvas, 24" x 27"
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532 A good schooner half hull with deck appointments, c.1890. 35 1/2" long
533 A classic Arts & Crafts design wood box in beaten copper
534 "A Winter Landscape" by Graham Norwell, watercolour on paper, signed, 6" x 8 1/2"
535 A two drawer stand on turned legs, c.1840. Refinished top
536 "Ariceen - John Churchill Master", a 19th century ship's watercolour, heightened with body
colour, 15 3/4" x 24 1/4"
537 A Nova Scotia wall salt box - 41" high
538 A Nova Scotia wall salt box - 29 1/2 " high
539 A mahogany octagonal topped table on spider base
540 An oak Arts & Crafts metamorphic desk which opens into a bed
541 "Tepee by a Lake" by Chandler, unsigned, pastel on paper, 19 1/2" x 9 1/2"
542 A brass works wall clock in Tunbridge ware style case
543 A gilt brass robin on a basket, c.1890
544 A portrait of a Victorian gentleman, a watercolour by William Buckler, signed, dated 1847, 12
1/2" x 17 1/2"
545 A Georgian mahogany side chair, c.1800
546 "The Paulette Doreen", a folk art painting of a fishing trawler, signed H. Avery. 16" x 19"
547 A priest's vestment made by Gaud, c.1900, in a monastery in northern Italy
548 A shamrock top table with figural glass ball and claw feet
549 "Gray Dawn" by W. R. MacAskill, signed, black & white photo. 10 1/2" x 13 1/2". See back
for label indicating the salons at which the original print was accepted and hung, including
The Wimbledon Camera Club, awarded certificate of merit; Ateneo Obrero de Gijon, Spain
(Diploma de Premeo); III Salon International Zaragozk, Spain (Medallade Ore); Budapest
(Silver Medal); VII Salon International, Madrid (Royal Medal)
549a "Wentworth Valley" by W. R. MacAskill, signed, hand coloured photo
550 A Nova Scotia carved primitive table with shell and starburst decoration
551 "Schooner Delawana, Winner of Fisherman's Race, Halifax Oct 11 - 1920" by Wallace R.
MacAskill, black and white photograph, 10 1/2" x 13 1/2", blind stamp of the Commercial
Photo Service, Halifax lower right
552 A Mahal rug, the centre medallion on a blue and ivory field filled with flowers and surrounded
by a floral border, 52" x 77"
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553 A small carved skiff
554 A black & white photo of the launching of the Bluenose, 8" x 13"
554a A book "Story of the Bluenose", signed by Angus J. Walters, Aug. 07/36; and another
"Bluenose", signed by Angus J. Walters - Master
555 Four over-painted Windsor chairs, one signed C.P.Allen, Halifax, another branded J. G. Beck,
Warranted
556 "Old Windjammer" by W. R. MacAskill, black & white photo, c.1920, 11" x 14"
557 "Light and Shadow", a black & white photo by W. R. MacAskill, 11 1/2" x 9 1/2"
558 "Toilers of the Sea", a hand tinted photograph by W. R. MacAskill, 10" x 13"
559 "A Hail to Windward", a black & white photo by W. R. MacAskill, 13 1/4" x 10 1/2". Notes
regarding this photograph: On the backboard of this photograph is Angus J. Walters signature
and the date February 25th, 1967, along with notations identifying some of the men in the
photograph and the owner of the windward boat, the Margaret K. Smith. The backing of the
photograph features four exhibition labels for the Western Union Camera Club, NYC; the
Tripod Club Salon, Brooklyn; the Miniature Camera Club of New York; and the Brooklyn
Institute of Arts and Sciences, Department of Photography.
560 A Nova Scotia tavern table, pegged construction. As found condition
561 "The Forest Glen, 1875" by Otto Reinhold Jacobi, PRCA, OSA (1812-1901), watercolour, 6
1/4" x 4 7/8"
562 A fine west coast basket, Haida, c.1900
563 A fine west coast lidded basket, Haida, c.1900
564 "Gray Dawn" by W. R. MacAskill, signed, black & white photo. 7 1/4" x 9 1/4". See back
for label indicating the salons at which the original print was accepted and hung, including
The Wimbledon Camera Club, awarded certificate of merit; Ateneo Obrero de Gijon, Spain
(Diploma de Premeo); III Salon International Zaragozk, Spain (Medallade Ore); Budapest
(Silver Medal); VII Salon International, Madrid (Royal Medal)
565 A country table on tripod base with fifteen-sided top, c.1890
566 "A Smoky Sou'wester", a black & white photo by W. R. MacAskill with exhibition label.
Identified as Peggy's Point Lighthouse, Halifax
567 "My Ship of Dreams", a coloured photo by W. R. MacAskill, signed. Reference on back to a
wedding gift given December 20th, 1930
568 A semi antique kelim rug, 6'10" x 5' 3"
569 An oak framed poster "Adele", copyright 1908 by the B. F.Goodrich Company, Akron, Ohio.
Probably a promotional item
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570 A late 18th century overpainted side chair with planked seat
571 A cloisonné plate, c.1900. 12" diam.
572 A Northwood glass oil lamp with opalescent coin dot base and matching shade, the base with
four blue glass feet
573 A green painted trapper's carrying basket complete with leather halter straps, c.1910
574 A Grenfell Mission mat of a duck in flight, 16" diam. Colours unfaded, excellent condition
575 A set of six stencilled, pillow back chairs with caned seats
576 A Grenfell Mission mat depicting icebergs and seagulls in flight, 16 1/2" diam. Colour
unfaded
577 A hollow hull model of a schooner, the name Bluenose added at a later date
578 A circular hooked mat, starburst pattern, possibly Grenfell, 36" diam.
579 A Newfoundland hooked mat, diamond pattern, 30" x 55"
580 A Nova Scotia parlour table with turned, balustered column and scrolled feet, c.1850
581 A Kurdish hand knotted saddle bag
582 A Bennington ware jug, c.1830. 10"
583 A mahogany pond boat with diamond trim and blue sails, c.1940
584 A Spode, Copeland's china demi tasse with gilt Royal Naval crest
585 A Nova Scotia mahogany Pembroke table with ring turned legs and shaped feet, c.1840
586 A primitive spoon box with carrying handle and decorative bosses, in original paint
587 A diorama of a sailing ship with lighthouse on the shore, 16" wide, 13" high
588 A pressed glass oil lamp base, Gothic pattern. 8 1/2" high
589 A Mamiya RB67 Professional S camera with a Mamiya - Sekor 90mm lens and a Mamiya -
Sekor F180mm lens along with a Vivitar 285 HV flash; in a Hakuba metal carrying case
589a A Horseman 985 multiformat camera with a Professional Horseman 75mm lens, a Horseman
180mm lens and a Horseman 105mm lens; in a metal carrying case
589b A Rolleiflex SL35 E camera with a Rollei planar 50mm lens, a Rolleinar 28mm lens, a Zoom -
Rolleinar 80-200mm lens, a Rolleinar 14mm convex lens and a Rollei flash; in a custom
canvas carrying bag
590 A three drawer over three drawer chest, c.1830
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591 "Views of Nova Scotia: View of North Entrance of Petit Passage", a hand coloured
engraving, c.1780, by J. F. W. DesBarres, 9" x 20"
591a "View of the North Entrance of Grand Passage", a hand coloured engraving, c.1780, by J. F.
W. DesBarres, 7 1/2" x 36"
591b "Views of Nova Scotia: Isle Haut and Cape Chegnecto", a hand coloured engraving, c.1780,
by J. F. W. DesBarres, 10" x 17"
592 A rosewood belaying pin, late 19th century. 13" long
593 A diorama of three ships in a harbour, 21 1/2" wide, 12 1/2" high
594 A mission oak clock case with brass works movement from the Shopcrafters Shop, Cincinnati.
Some restoration required
595 A Nova Scotia Pembroke table with drawer, ring turned, tapered legs on brass casters, c.1830.
26" long, 56" wide, 29" high
596 "The Fence Jumper", initialled R.C., watercolour on paper, 8" x 12"
597 A large ship's hull model
598 A Newfoundland hollow hull ship's model on stand, c.1900
599 A woolwork picture of the crest of Nova Scotia Overseas Battalion, c.1918
600 A four drawer chest with rope turned columns and two drawer gallery, c.1840
601 A set of four mahogany Georgian chairs, one armchair and three side chairs
602 A good late 18th/early 19th century powder horn decorated with swags and drapes and the
remnants of a ship. 12 1/2" long
603 "The Imperial Number Two" double barrel shotgun, c.1900, with Monaco stock, the sides
engraved "Hudson's Bay Company". Note: These guns were given to managers of the
Hudson's Bay Company who purchased the stores at the turn of the century
604 A W. W. Greener double-barrel English patent shotgun
605 A set of four mahogany Victorian balloon back chairs
606 "The Royal Warwick Regiment", a 19th century woolwork picture
607 A pair of brass bound mahogany stirrups mounted with a royal shield showing cannons,
colours, etc., c.1840
608 A miniature, tiger maple, dovetailed blanket chest with straight bracket feet
609 A woolwork picture titled "Gibraltar Present, Great War of the World 1914-1918", 16" x 19"
610 "Sleigh Approaching Church" by Maud Lewis, on green beaver board, 11 1/2" x 9"
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611 "Covered Bridge in Winter" by Maud Lewis, on green beaver board, 12 1/2" x 9 1/2".
612 "Maple Syrup Gathering" by Maud Lewis, on green beaver board, 12 1/2" x 9 1/2".
613 "Oxen in Summer" by Maud Lewis, on green beaver board, 12" x 11"
614 "Boats in Harbour" by Maud Lewis, on green beaver board, 11 3/4" x 9"
614a "White Kitten and Butterfly" by Maud Lewis, on green beaver board
614b "Oxen with Sleigh, Digby Gut" by Maud Lewis, on green beaver board
614c "Ducks in Flight" by J. Hodge, c.1920, a three-dimensional folk art rendering of three carved
ducks in flight on a painted background of marshland
614d A pair of Nova Scotia folk art carved birds on a stand, c.1930
614e A good Nova Scotia butter bowl, c.1830
614f A painted document box, c.1840
615 An early pine one drawer washstand with gallery and bow front top
616 A 19th century Japanese short sword with ray skin sheath.
617 A rosewood lap box complete with inkwell, c.1840
618 A Victorian cameo in gold frame, c.1860
619 "William of Orange at the Battle of the Boyne", a chromo litho print, c.1890, 31" x 18"
620 A walnut turtle top table, the knees carved with fruit & leaves, poss. Alexander Keith, c.1850
621 "Oxen" Everett Lewis, 12 1/2" x 14 3/4"
622 A folk art watercolour of a ferry, painted on paper for the day and on a feather for the night.
623 An old sperm whale tooth
624 "Christmas Scene", Everett Lewis, 12" x 12 1/2"
625 An 18th century mahogany tea table, probably reduced in size
626 A Japanese warlord's head dress, c.1890, on mahogany stand
627 A 19th century davenport desk, c.1880
628 A late 18th century stand, perhaps for scientific or display purposes, with brass mounts and
hardware, 20" high
629 A reverse painting on glass "Sinking of the Lusitania, May 7, 1915", 23 1/2" x 17 1/2"
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630 A reverse painting on glass "Sinking of the Titanic", 23 1/2" x 17 l/2"
631 A Newfoundland painted washstand, c.1865
632 A Queen Anne style oak gateleg table
633 A 19th century bronze plaque
634 A set of five bird's eye maple chairs, c.1820
635 A Victorian sofa with moiré silk upholstery
636 An oil on canvas of a Newfoundland dog, c.1900
637 A Nova Scotia folk art box with floral decoration, shaped handle and gallery, late 19th century
638 A rose pattern hooked mat
639 A painting in oils by Frank Carson
640 A 4-drawer Nova Scotia chest in original finish
641 "Yarmouth - 1829", a view looking north from the Farish homestead, Main Street opposite
Cumberland Street, a signed watercolour by Dorothy Webster, 13" x 19". Probably after a
19th century print
641a A Nova Scotia painted blanket box, the corners with folk art motif, 19th century
641b A white wicker armchair, c.1890
641c A Navajo blanket, 6' x 3', c.1900
641d A pair of Chinese Pekine mats, 6' x 3' each, c.1910
641e A hooked rug, 8' x 10', c.1920, very good condition
641f Darryanne Abbey, a Haskell & Allen chromolithograph, Boston, c.1845
641g A pair of World War I German naval binoculars, approx. 15" long
642 A view of the west side of Main Street, Yarmouth, including the Goudey house and the
Tooker house, a signed watercolour by Dorothy Webster, 13" x 19". Prob. after a 19th c. print
643 A pair of Arts & Crafts wrought iron andirons
644 A "Good Luck" Nova Scotia hooked mat, 31" x 61"
645 A pine hanging cabinet
646 A small brass bound chest, c.1840
647 A 19th century inlaid hall table with trestle base, c.1850
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648 "The Adam & Jack", a Newfoundland schooner model on stand, c.1920
649 A Smith Astral wall clock
650 An oak Arts & Crafts table by Heals, London
651 "Kittens in an Artist's Studio", oil on canvas, in a gilt frame, c.1890
652 A folk art butterfly
653 Four tapestries with bucolic scenes, 12" x 16"
654 A Harris Chicago Firebox Number 14 fireplace surround
655 A country tea table with snake legs, pad feet, c.1840
656 A Goodwill & Lawson published print of William IV, 11" x 18"
657 An Art Deco aeroplane chrome smoker's stand, light working in aeroplane
658 An English watercolour maritime scene in gilded frame, 18" x 12"
659 A Nova Scotia two drawer stand, c.1840
660 A 19th century pine chair table with sleigh feet. Top - 32" x 37", 28" high
661 Still life of roses by L. E. Tarbox, signed, dated '00 (1900), oil on canvas, 10" x 18"
662 A game board in an oak frame, the board hand painted on silk, c.1880
663 A bronze bell with hanging frame, 12"
664 A 19th century sewing stand complete with basket
665 An early 19th century mammy's bench complete with protective rail
666 A New Haven steeple clock, c.1860
667 A Nova Scotia hooked mat in oriental design, 23" x 36"
668 An Art Deco figural lamp
669 A 19th century sampler by Pauline Huttner
670 Four Sibley Brothers side chairs, three with signed plank seats
670a A pair of Sibley Brothers side chairs, c.1880
671 A white wicker plant stand
672 A hanging lamp with Steuben aurene glass shades
673 A wall barometer
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674 A one drawer stand in cherry wood, c.1860
675 A Nova Scotia pine washstand, the folk art back grain-painted with a floral motif
676 A fancy chair in original paint, c.1860
677 Three marine charts: "A General chart of the Southern Atlantic Ocean and Western Coast of
South America" by W. Blachford, new edition, 1849; together with two charts of
Newfoundland
678 A 5-cent amusement machine with steam shovel, c.1935
679 A framed print "Halifax from the Eastern Battery" 1830
680 A Nova Scotia pine washstand
681 A late 19th century four drawer dresser with marble top and cheval mirror, c.1880
682 A pair of 19th century carriage lamps
683 Four small shellwork souvenirs painted with various motifs
684 A good, late 19th century portrait photograph album
685 A tea table, c.1780. Refinished
686 "The John B.Waterman", a ship's portrait painted on a conch shell, souvenir of the Philippines
687 A conch shell painted with an aircraft carrier launching propeller-driven planes, c.1930
688 A conch shell painted with a WW II vintage battleship
689 A conch shell painted with two sailing vessels, c.1920
690 A wardrobe with a cupboard flanked by eight drawers and a small cupboard with double door,
bird's eye maple covered linings, c.1900
691 An 18th century hand coloured plate titled "P.les de la Floride", a representation of two native
Americans
692 An brass fire place fender, c.1860
693 An art pottery bowl, the rim decorated with dragonflies, signed Tami, 1939. 6" diam.
694 A pair of scent bottles with silver overlay, c.1900
695 A Nova Scotia one drawer stand, c.1840
696 A Nova Scotia butter bowl, 19th century. 19" diam.
697 A Mi'Kmaq 33" model canoe from the Whycocomagh area, c.1920
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698 A gentleman's raccoon coat, c.1920.
699 A Lunenburg County goose decoy, c.1940
700 A late 19th cent. commode stand originally from the Edgehill School for Girls at Windsor,
N.S.
701 Portrait of a Scottish lass, a chromolithograph, 15 1/2" x 22"
702 A Heidsieck & Co. Champagne, Monopole pocket watch with brass desk stand, the watch
with domed back
703 A pair of late 19th/early 20th century brass carriage lamps with brass mounts. 18" high
704 A primitive tool chest in old blue paint
705 A 2 over 2 drawer bombe-form dresser, large bevelled glass mirror in shaped frame, c.1900
706 A finely carved wooden owl
707 A finely carved wooden loon
708 A finely carved wooden hawk
709 A finely carved wooden salmon
710 A rare and unusual, folding, stake goose decoy, c.1915
711 A 19th century coverlet signed AF 12
712 Two American coverlets, probably Pennsylvania, dated 1850
713 A W.M.A.S. Mission banner dated 1908 Digby, N.S.,with the Canadian Ensign and a U.S.
Flag with 46 stars. The banner on polished cotton with signatures of delegates and
expressions of fervour and good will. 84" wide, 176" long
714 A pair of Inuit pencil drawings by Robert Mayokok
715 An Art Deco style, Indo-Asian room-size carpet
716 A brass lantern, c.1890
717 A crock
718 A crock
719 A Clarice Cliff Bizarre ware bowl. 9" diam., 4" high
720 A Boston rocker with a stencil-decorated back
721 A ship's wheel from a small boat, c.1910
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722 A World War I vintage money belt mounted with uniform & hat badges of various regiments
723 A red ware milk pan, c.1840
724 A leather Art Deco travelling dressing case with fitted toiletry kit
725 A brass bound, dovetailed, mahogany chest with iron lock, c.1820
726 A 19th century Eastern, engraved brass priming flask. 9 1/2" long
727 An oriental, three-dimensional, reverse painting on glass, c.1920
728 An oriental incense bowl, the metal purported to be from an ancient temple bell
729 A late 18th century powder horn, probably American
730 A pine blanket chest
731 An 18th century flintlock musket, 59 1/2" long, (48" barrel) with a bird's eye maple stock and
butt, the stock with carved scallop shell decoration, the side plate with possible armourer's
mark, PML?, the barrel with initials W. G. C. The musket with iron fittings and ramrod.
732 A 19th century cavalry sword in scabbard
733 An Ames 1835 artillery sword with brass feathered handle, the blade marked United States
1835. The reverse side marked with an Eagle and N.P. Ames, Springfield. The brass cast hilt
is marked 19 with ORD., JM, and HKC inspector's marks. 25" long. The leather scabbard
with brass fittings. Eagle crested pommel
734 An Ames 1835 artillery sword with brass feathered handle, the blade marked United States
1835. The reverse side is marked with an Eagle and N.P. Ames, Springfield. The brass cast
hilt is marked ORD., JM, and HKC inspector's marks. 25" long. The leather scabbard with
brass fittings. The guard stamped "U.S." on one side and "Srgt. 1 2", and "8" and "Rgt" on the
guard's ends. Eagle crested pommel
735 An English bayonet in brass-tipped leather scabbard, various armourer's marks to bayonet,
c.1830
736 An English bayonet in brass-tipped leather scabbard, various armourer's marks to bayonet,
c.1830
737 A French bayonet with trefoil blade with stainless steel handle and scabbard
738 A Persian dagger with sheath, possibly 19th century
739 A naval short cutlass with serrated blade and brass handle. Maker: W. K. & Company
740 A German officer's artillery sabre, c.1910
741 A Prussian dress sword
742 A bayonet for a small bore rifle, in metal scabbard
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743 A World War I bayonet in metal scabbard, armourer's marks probably British
744 A Ross Rifle bayonet in leather scabbard, c.1910
745 A brass-handled bayonet, French, dated 1874 on blade, with chromed scabbard
746 A Knights of Pythias ceremonial sword, scabbard with belt and shoulder strap
747 A machete with bone handle, leather scabbard and original paper label
748 A swordfish sword
749 An oriental blade with later wooden handle, possibly Korean
750 A World War I vintage print
751 A set of three decorative wall plaques showing various 19th century military officers
752 Three Art Deco American Beauty blue glass mirrors by Louis Bierfeld Company
753 A ship's wheel, c.1890
754 A Newfoundland carpenter's box in original paint
755 A Titus Smith school sign
756 A rope bucket, c.1910
757 A horse weathervane, c.1946
758 A folk art chair with stylized leaf handles, applied bosses, French Shore, N.B., c.1900
759 An IOOF photo of Lawlor's Island, Halifax, August 1894
760 "The Ocean Limited", a CNR coloured photograph at the Morrisey Rock Tunnel, N.B.
761 Two Nova Scotia souvenir plates, c.1920
762 A first aid box, possibly World War I, complete with original contents
763 A one drawer wall box, c.1860
764 An early mixing bowl
765 A French Empire style sleigh bed with shaped headboard and footboard, c.1900
766 A three-board harvest table on X-frame stretcher base, c.1900
767 A late 19th/early 20th century butter bowl
768 A grain painted wardrobe, c.1890
769 "Autumn Woods" by Tom MacKay, signed and dated 1993, oil on canvas, 16" x 20"
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770 A W.M. Bellman & Company three-quarter bed with custom made mattress, c.1900
771 A Nova Scotia grain painted stool, c.1890
772 A balance beam scale with glass case housing
773 An oversized Chippendale style wing back chair, c.1860
774 A mahogany floor lamp with turned baluster column, c.1920
775 An Acadian primitive armchair, late 18th/early 19th century
776 A cranberry glass hanging hall lamp complete with working frame, oil burner, etc., c.1890
777 A Nova Scotia butter box
778 An oak corner chair, c.1885
779 A Gibbard Martha Washington style sewing cabinet
780 A smoker's cabinet, c.1890
781 An oak Morris chair, c.1920
782 An Art Deco style hanging fixture, c.1930
783 An Art Deco style hanging fixture
784 A tiered crystal chandelier, c.1920
785 A diamond trinity ring, approx .70 pts
786 A Whitbread Tavern sign, English, c.1920
787 A mahogany barley twist table lamp
788 An English stained glass window, poss. 16th century
789 An English stained glass window, poss. 19th century
790 A stained glass window, approx. 7'
791 A sailor's late 19th/early 20th century ditty box complete with tools
792 A bone or ivory belaying pin and a pair of sailor work beckets, 19th century
793 A small oak barrel with gallery, c.1920
794 A half model of the Gloriana, 39" x 10" x 1.5"
795 A Flow Blue Belmont chamber pot
796 Two Tedworth flow blue berry bowls by Adams & Sons, c.1892
797 A Regal flow blue gravy boat with under tray by Furnivals, c.1900
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798 A Japanese wood block print
799 A Peking embroidery, c.1835. Approx. 2'6" x 10"
800a Fourteen whimsical colour photographs of mice, 15" x 12", by Robin Pearson, Head Gardener
of Mintern, Dorset, the Estate of Lord Digby. (Photographs featured in Country Life)
800b Ten whimsical colour photographs of mice, 12" x 10", by Robin Pearson, Head Gardener of
Mintern, Dorset, the Estate of Lord Digby. (Photographs featured in Country Life)
801 A Nova Scotia pine mantel
802 An oak display case
803 An oak display case
804 A large four drawer trestle table, c.1890
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