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I M P O R T A N T E S T A T E
A U C T I O N
Saturday September 10th
2016
Preview 10:00 am – Auction
11:00 am
500+ FRESH-TO-THE-MARKET FINDS TO
BE SOLD
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE &
EVERY
ALL ARE WELCOME
Important Estate Auction including
– IMPORTANT LOT of furniture, 2000+ grams of sterling silver including flatware
set, LARGE & SUBSTANCIAL lot of gold
& diamond jewellery, books & old photo albums including an early family
lineage from Queens County family, Mid-century furniture & accents,
estate-fresh lot of military items (Queens Co.)
spanning from WWl, WWll up until 1975 including medals, uniforms, pins,
buttons & more; bronzes, rugs including one exceptional room- size MINT
& several various size finely woven rugs, substantial German doll
collection, art including painting & pastel by renowned contemporary
painter Gerard Collins Saint John, massive soapstone carving, country wares
& primitives, nice lot of advertising including Budweiser neon sign, Royal
Crown Derby including 19th century pieces, huge French Limoges serving set, crystal including
Waterford & Swarovski collection, Royal Doultons & Hummels, Carnival
Glass, Asian decorative art, vintage toys & more!
Auctioneer’s Note:
Key Auctions has had this auction in the works since May & we
are excited to be returning to
Estate Information:
This auction will feature numerous NB estates including the Estate
of the Late Janet Reed Saint John; contents & militaria from an early
Queens Co. NB family homestead, important lot of furniture from a family with
ties to early Montreal QE, items from the personal collection of the late
Albert Brown (antique dealer), estate-fresh German doll collection, as well as
many other selected consignments.
Partial Listings:
Art:
Including watercolour
by well known NB Artist Mary Walker Armstrong “Duck Cove" Saint John NB
circa 1910 (her works in the NB museum), Chance Harbour oil-on-canvas signed
Gerard Collins, colourful pastel of Shaw Lake Saint John signed Gerard Collins,
framed Mid-century oil-on-canvas signed Cooper 1955, contemporary signed oil-on-board,
lot of signed mix media nude drawings & water colours, Ayakin Alobe
numbered print 22/98 (world renowned contemporary artist), signed Jewish artist
oil painting, lovely nautical pastel, water colour signed Nancy St. Lawrence
1978 – 14 by 10 inches, 2 signed Spanish oil paintings purchased in Spain,
Heidi Grein (Fredericton) painting on linen, early copy of Large Bear by Inuit
artist Lucy Qinnuayuak,
19th century drawing on charcoal paper, Victorian drawing on brown
paper with early Halifax frame label, large Bernard Buffet signed lithograph,
Claude Monet nicely framed print, Marion Cumming signed print, other signed
pieces, antique frames & more.
Canadian & German Militaria:
Militaria
from an early Queens Co. NB family homestead spanning from WW1 to 1975, 30+
uniforms, medals, badges & pins, patches, Navy related items including
flags, several framed Canadian photographs of navy ships; from the same Estate
comes an uncommon lot of German WW1 items including a WW1 spike
helmet with original cloth covering (not pictured), wooden gunpowder horn with
A.J. carved in it, German spurs stamped and dated 1913 & accessories, WWll
Nazi youth belt buckle with original leather strap & more.
Furniture:
Including substantial dressing mirror circa 1900, mid 19th
century English
Victorian Papier Mache Mother of Pearl and paint decorated ladies’ sewing chest,
heavily carved 19th century tavern, style table 19th century solid oak 7
section Wernicke stacking bookcase with drawer, decorative birdcage &
stand, Ethan Allen executive desk, 19th century unusual drop-front
desk (space saver), oriental carved chest circa 1900, mahogany 2 door bookcase,
6 drawer Victorian chest, unique Victorian oak library desk, high quality 19th
century drop-side mahogany table, quality bench-made mahogany corner china
cabinet, Victorian umbrella stand, nice size icebox chest, unique 19th
century oak stand with drawer, large oak curved glass china cabinet,
substantial Victorian drop-well dresser with marble top, Birdseye maple gents
chest with bevelled mirror, substantial 6 foot long 3 door bookcase (do not
miss this opportunity!), breakfront
mahogany china cabinet, two 1860s heavily carved games tables, kidney-shaped
desk, low walnut cedar chest, Empire secretary desk (completely restored by
previous family), pair of Hitchcock chairs, pair of high quality inlaid
mahogany tables, excellent quality drum table, French inlaid 2 door cabinet
with marble top, pair of matching oak bookcases, unique opportunity for a pair
of matching solid oak file drawers circa 1900, solid mahogany 7 drawer chest,
high quality hand-carved 19th century tilt -top table, solid oak 1910 file cabinet, pair of clean
upholstered chairs with matching ottoman, 1930s fan back chair MINT upholstery,
1940s wing back chair MINT upholstery, modern light-up curio cabinet, drop-side
end table, clean rocker & matching chair, unique 19th century
high chair, inlaid sewing stand, occasional stands, coffee tables, accent chairs,
desk chairs, rocking chairs, hanging decorative mirrors & much more.
Lamps & Lighting:
1920s umbrella shade slag glass table lamp, lovely quality boudoir
size contemporary crystal chandelier,
substantial pair of crystal garniture lamps, decorative 1930s bridge
lamp, 1920s torch lamp (not pictured), electrified figural oil lamp, unique
full body eagle lamp, 1930s brass desk lamp with great lines, other various
table lamps & more.
Toys & Advertising:
Including
Buddy L 30 inch ride-on press steel toy, large Structo hydraulic dumper, large
press steel Model toys loader, working Budweiser King of Beers neon sign,
vintage Genesee Light Beer light-up sign, late 80s Budweiser light-up bar sign,
nice size hanging Miller Light lamp, vintage Parodi tobacco thermometer,
vintage tin Calvert Reserve Whiskey adjustable calendar, large folk art pull
toy horse (with a few repairs), 2 boxes of Britains soldiers, 4 vintage Tonka
toys & more.
Glass & China:
Including
collection of 14 Swarovski crystal figurines, large Waterford crystal bowl,
unique Waterford crystal desk set including paper weight, pens & stand, 2
Waterford crystal clocks, impressive French Limoges dinner set with over 200+
pieces (it’s uncommon to find a set this
large), small Deichmann pottery snuffer, small Van Briggle vase with
butterflies, 2 lots of Royal Crown Derby including some early pieces, 6 English
Blue Willow dinner plates, 8 Spode “Cowslip” dinner plates, German porcelain portrait cabinet plate
marked C Tielsch, lovely hand painted moriage receiver (extremely well done),
lovely 2 piece hand painted condiment Nippon server, highly decorated hand
painted 19th century Spode covered tureen, Tiffany NY paper weight
& box, early cut-glass lot, large pair of crystal garniture lamps, Hummel
figurines, Royal Doulton figurines, Carnival glass, lot of contemporary blown
glass vases & much more.
Collectibles:
Large piece of signed Inuit soap stone, signed 1920s carved
Italian marble bust, 18th possible 17th century wooden
carved figure, unique wool salesman sample,
large hammered copper bucket, unique folk art hand-crafted double sail
boat light by Garnett Urquhart March 12 1966, five 19th century brass shipping stencils, brass fire place
accessories & umbrella holder, unique pair of cast fireplace andirons, lot
of fresh books including volume set of the Works of Charles Dickens, small
Foley Saint John covered bean crock, Saint John Merchant jug, pair of carved
hard stone Foo dogs, pair of bronze shoes (19th century?), cast
concierge bell, 3 Steiff mohair puppets, important Italian rosewood accordion
in box circa 1900, 1920s crocodile bag, gumball machine, small 19th
century doll trunk with insert, large sword, hand carved folk art shore bird,
leather native medicine pouch, Sony PS-LX3 turn table, large country scale,
wooden ships wheel 2 ½ feet, large hand carved ebony elephant, fishing tackle
& chest, fishing creel, trunks with tin contents including 19th
century photo albums & misc. smalls & much more!
Clocks:
Important 18th century mahogany long case Scottish
clock with exceptional inlay by WILLIAM DOBBIE, FALKIRK (1720-1783), vintage Schatz
German triple chime translucent shelf clock – working, brass & crystal Seth
Thomas Regulator mantel clock with mercury pendulum, Royal Bonn porcelain mantel
clock, Victorian oak gingerbread clock- working.
Mid-Century & Vintage
Furnishings:
Including
Mid-century Scandinavian rosewood telephone table and side chair, lovely clean
Mid-century dresser, Mid-century china cabinet, desirable signed Ply Craft Eames
style reclining chair, clean Mid-century accent chair, unique Mid-century
wind-up 3 ft wide clock, small teak roll-up file, vintage hard shell suitcases
including one with amazing original stickers from Time Square NY, Havana Cuba
& more, amazing 1955 contemporary oil painting, vintage Pyrex kitchenware,
vintage table-top radio, white rotary phone, vintage teal “Trimline” telephone
& more.
Watchmakers & Jewellers
Cabinets:
6 RARE Circa 1920s Waltham & Elgin pocket watch
multi-drawer watchmaker’s cabinets – untouched - completely full with new old
stock of watch parts & jewels in every drawer - complete & original
condition – NOTE: do your research on these as you will find next to none in
existence & were only made for limited dealers & jewellers.
Important Doll Collection & Accessories Part 2:
This doll collection comes
from an amazing lifetime collection, FRESH-to-the-MARKET, all to be sold! One
thing you will see about this collection is that the condition of the dolls
whether Bisque, Composition & wax are in great order, meaning the joints, fingers, eyes, hair,
dresses are all in good order. (In
handling this collection, we didn’t see one broken finger in over 60 dolls
meaning 600 fingers good & intact!)
A wide range in this collection, everything from desirable bisque baby
dolls to large antique store display doll. You will be long remembering a finer
collection of dolls coming up for auction. There are so many some will be sold
together in lots. You will also find many lots of antique child’s / doll
furniture.
8 place setting of
Northumbria “Normandy Rose“ with serving pieces totalling over 1840+ grams of
sterling silver (not including knives), early Birks sterling silver dresser set
including some unique pieces monogrammed R for “Reed”, sterling silver
jewellery & more.
Jewellery:
Including Birks Diamond ring with 2014
appraisal of $3400.00, 2 substantial gold & diamond rings including one
with large sapphire stone bought at Peoples Jewellers in the 80s for over $2000
each, 9 other large jewelled gold rings, 10k white gold & diamond pendant
necklace & matching earrings, nice lot of men’s gold jewellery including
rings, bracelets, and pendants; 3 jewelled sterling rings, lot of necklaces
(yet to go through), sterling silver mesh necklace, beautiful antique Sterling
silver ornate bracelet, Sterling silver bangle, designer lot of costume
jewellery including Kramer of New York necklace, 4 large broaches some signed
Weis, other lots of miscellaneous jewellery, ornate Victorian ring, collection
of antique hand painted buttons & much more!
Ladies Accessories:
Rare 1950’s vintage Llewellyn Lewis carved
Lucite & Bakelite BEEHIVE & Bee Purse Handbag- Look at this link for
identical one that sold for $510.00 USD on eBay August 26, 2016http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Llewellyn-Lewsid-Carved-Lucite-Bakelite-BEEHIVE-Bee-Purse-Handbag-NR-/131910321683?hash=item1eb677c613:g:WuIAAOSwV0RXs1RA,
STUNNING
1920s beaded purse in excellent condition – Stamped made in France (nicest we
have had the pleasure of handling), Christian Dior New York – Paris vintage
ladies hat & more.
Primitives & Country Items:
Blind
1 door pine cabinet in nice mustard paint, 19th century 7 drawer
hanging apothecary chest, 3 stoneware jugs with finger painted flowers, 3
exceptional antique toleware trays, hardwood candle stand, pine trunks,
(perfect rustic coffee table), English mid 19th century Queen Anne
comb back chair, unique walnut 1980s cutlery box, mid 1800s tiger maple
tapered-leg card table, 3 pieces of salt glaze ware including salt box,
primitive cheese press & much more.
Rugs:
Including 1 exceptional finely woven room size rug 13 by 9 feet
MINT, unusual circular hand-woven rug & several various size finely woven
rugs (best quality lot we have brought to Saint John yet), Karastan wool runner
– what a beautiful lot of rugs to be sold!
Wheel Chair:
LIKE NEW Helio C2 folding
wheel chair – complete - ordered in the fall of 2015 & used only for a
couple months, price tag when purchased $4800.00 – TO BE SOLD!
Absentee
Bids Or Questions
Please
email 00steeves@hotmail.ca or call
(506) 878 7890
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Key Auctions
-Invitation to Consign
We
are now accepting consignments for the forthcoming auctions, dates to be
announced. Should you require a valuation of your items or wish to learn
more about the auction process, we invite you to contact us at (506) 878 7890
or (506) 852 4500 or via email at 00steeves@hotmail.ca
to schedule a complimentary appointment
Sampling of beautiful and substantial Diamond & Gold Jewellery
Important rare mid 19th century English Victorian Papier Mache, Mother
of Pearl and paint decorated ladies’ sewing chest with original key
Important 18th century mahogany long case Scottish
clock with exceptional inlay by
WILLIAM DOBBIE,
An exquisite example from this renowned
maker
High quality
Birks Diamond ring with 2014 appraisal - $3400.00 to be SOLD
Impressive cheval mirror –
Circa 1900
RARE Circa
1920s
6 cabinets that
stack on top of each other – untouched - completely full with new old stock of
watch parts & jewels in every drawer
Complete –
Original condition
Do your
research on these as you will find next to none in existence & were only
made for limited dealers & jewellers
RARE RARE
Unusual pair of solid oak
bookshelves circa 1900 – you never see matching pairs- great size
Wow! Period Mid-century
oil-on-canvas in teak frame signed Cooper & dated 1955
30 ½ by 20 ½
inches
A personal
favourite in the sale!
1950s
Mid-century key-wound clock – 3 feet long – great colours
Very unique
Mid-century telephone bench
Mid-century style Ply
Craft chair (built in reclining footstool)
Mid-century
chair with great lines & clean material
Ornate Sterling
Silver antique bracelet – heavy quality
Rare 1950’s vintage Llewellyn Lewsid Carved
Lucite & Bakelite BEEHIVE & Bee Purse Handbag
Look At this Link for identical one that
sold for $510.00 USD on eBay August 26, 2016
STUNNING 1920s
beaded purse in excellent condition – Stamped made in
Nicest we have
had the pleasure of handling
Substantial
Kramer
Working
Budweiser neon sign
1 of several
HIGH QUALITY hand woven Persian rugs in many sizes – this being by far the
largest at approx 9 by 13 feet
Would have cost
$8000.00 new for this finely woven rug – ALL TO BE SOLD!
Lovely 19th
century pine square-nail cupboard in nice mustard paint
Military lot
from early homestead
This lot is
Estate Fresh & as a family member served the navy, it has a range of items
between WWl, WWll up to 1970s.
You can find it
all….including medals, 30+ uniforms, buttons, pins, badges.
There are many
framed pictures of war ships & manuals, as well as some flags.
Not everything
is pictured or listed as it was a late estate call.
Sampling of
medals from the estate
RARE Lot of WW1
German Military items- Estate Fresh
Including a WW1
spike helmet with original cloth covering (not pictured),
Wooden
gunpowder horn with A.J. carved in it, German spurs stamped and dated 1913
& accessories
18th
century – Possibly 17th century hand carved figure – 14 inches
Hand carved
marble Italian bust – signed – superior craftsmanship with great detail &
proportions-
Pedestal has a
crack but the bust itself is mint
Watercolour
done by Mary Walker Armstrong “Duck Cove”
Works of hers
are present in the
Substantial
Victorian drop-well desk in excellent order
Birdseye maple
serpentine chest with bevelled shaving mirror
SUBSTANTIAL 3
door mahogany bookcase – MINT – 6 feet long – 14 inches deep
Turn-of-the-century
pair of decorative andirons
Completely restored
19th century flamed mahogany Empire Secretary – circa 1850
Clean SOLID
mahogany 8 drawer chest – nice size
French inlaid
stand with marble top & serpentine sides
Books including
nice volume set of works by Charles Dickens
Amazing pair of
1900’s multi-drawer cabinets (2 files on the bottom of each) – see pictures
below
Impressive
Limoges Dinner set with a whopping 216 pieces – All matching
Includes 5
platters, tea & coffee pots, many serving pieces, large place settings
including bone dishes, salts, & more
Important
Vintage German
Schatz triple chime translucent shelf clock – Working
Identical clock
SOLD for $344.78USD – August 26, 2016 – See link below
Sampling of 2
lots of Royal Crown Derby
Estate fresh…
Italian ROSEWOOD accordion made by Comm Paolo Soprani E Figli
Do your research
on this company –Circa 1900’s but believe it to be earlier
Desirable 1920s
crocodile skin doctor’s bag
Substantial
1960s
Nicest 19th
century doll trunk we have handled – original with lovely fitted interior
Early Native
medicine pouch?
Sampling of
vintage hard-shell trunks
including
amazing retro case
below with great original stickers from Time Square NY,
1920s slag
glass table lamp in good order – umbrella shade with all original slag’s
Wooden ships
wheel - 2 ½ foot diameter
Decorative
marble & brass balance scale
Large hand-carved
ebony elephant with age
Sampling of
stoneware to be sold including 3 lovely blue finger painted jugs
High quality 19th
century Spode covered tureen with stunning detain inside & out
Rare 19th
century salesman sample of Pacific Mills wool & fabric
Unique Bronze
Sampling of
vintage beer & tobacco advertisements lot to be sold
Buddy L 24+
inch ride-on fire truck
Structo Press
steel hydraulic dumper
Sampling of the 2nd half
of an IMPORTANT doll collection –
60+ Antique Dolls – Bisque
– Composition – Wax to be SOLD along with many accessories
Massive wax
baby Jesus doll – just one of many highlights
Birks matching
Sterling Silver Dresser set with many unique accessories & Reed history
book
2 larger
substantial Diamond Rings to be SOLD
Sampling of
more Gold & Diamond rings
All GOLD Men’s
Jewellery
1 of 3 oak
frames with family lineage from early homestead,
More Items
un-pictured fresh from the estate
Mid Century Oil-on-board
“Mushrooms” signed K Seineke 22 by 34 ½ inches
Signed watercolour dated
1980 - 13 ½ by 22 ½
Signed mixed media nudes -
20 by 14 ½ inches
Signed drawing nude male –
16 by 20 inches
Signed drawing nude male –
13 by 19 inches
Signed mixed media - 20 by
14 inches
Signed Ayakin Alobe numbered
print 22/98 - 20 by 31 inches
Signed Jewish oil painting
12 by 16 inches
Signed Nautical
pastel - 12 by 9 ½ inches
Watercolour signed
Like New Helio C2 folding
wheel chair – complete-
ordered in the fall of
2015 & used only for a couple months
Price tag when purchased
$4800.00 – TO BE SOLD
Heavily carved 19th century tavern style table (all 4
sides)
High quality 19th century mahogany drop-side table
One of several FINELY woven wool rugs to be sold – scatter to room-size
rugs
Sampling of Swarovski Crystal figures to be sold – some very
large
Lovely ladies Victorian sterling ring
19th century solid oak Wernicke bookcase (before it
became Globe Wernicke)
Gerard Collins Pastel –
Gerard Collins oil-on-canvas –
“
Beautiful 8 place set of Northumbria Sterling Silver with many
serving pieces.
1846 grams (not
including knives)
LARGE signed
Inuit soap stone carving purchased in the 60s
Great painting
& ink done on linen by
Clean
Mid-century dresser 6 feet long
Waterford
Crystal desk set with pens & paperweight
Key
Auctions -Invitation to Consign
We are now
accepting consignments for the forthcoming auctions, dates to be
announced. Should you require a valuation of your items or wish to learn
more about the auction process, we invite you to contact us at (506) 852 4500
or via email at 00steeves@hotmail.ca to schedule a complimentary
appointment.
Questions or Absentee Bids Call (506) 878 7890 or
Email 00steeves@Hotmail.ca
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