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Our mid-summer auction features the Castleton, VT Estate of Helen Sexton
Hall combined with items from the Robinson Estate from Post Mills, VT and
a group of very fine sterling, porcelain & glass from a long-stored
estate. In addition, we will showcase the superb & extensive button
collection of Mrs. Esther Johnson, formerly of Fairlee, VT.
Furniture: early grain painted pine secretary w/
crown moulding & 2 gl drs/?? drws; wonderful folk painted, dovetailed
blanket box w/ combed ochre scallops & green "swag"; step-back
cupbrd in old finish w/ 2 drs/3 drws; petite cherry Hepplewhite 1 drw stand;
grain pntd 6 brd blanket box on legs w/ till; 2 pc counter-top desk topped
w/document cubbies in old finish pencil inscribed MW Jolley 1878; 36" cherry
drop leaf table; larger cherry drop leaf tbl; Eastlake-style marble-top
walnut to inc 4 drw bureau w/ crested bvld gl mirror, commode, & stand;
2 Vict stands w/ inset marble -- 1 red, 1 white; 2 4-section barrister bookcases
w/ gl drs -- 1 oak w/drw, 1 mahog w/ MOP pulls; 2 drw/2dr/1drw oak sideboard
w/ mirrored gallery; ash bedroom set to inc 2/2 drw bureau w/ mirror, commode,
dbl bed & stand; cabinet w/ 2 champhered panel drs; 67" cabinet
w/ 2 drs/1 drw; pntd 1 drw kitchen work tbl; 2 pine 4 drw bureaus; dovetailed
blanket box in old red dated 1831 w/ till & base moulding; child's chair
in old worn olive grn pnt; fancy rolled arm wicker rocker & WF Whitney
#896 arm chr; bent wood rocker w/ new seat; pnt dec Lincoln rocker w/ 2
matching side chrs; Vict horsehair sette & 2 side chrs; Tudor-style
cradle; plank bench; pr 52x40"" bookcases; small tbls & stands;
grn pntd shaving mirror; sm 1dr rustic cupboard; cupbrd shell; & more! Custom
Furniture: serp front china cabinet; set 4 River Bend Windsor
chrs in red pnt; pr solid cherry nightstands; & more!
Accessories: 12" dia Fitzwilliam, NH swing
handle pantry box in old red pnt; exceptionally detailed, handpainted German
porcelain plaque (13x16") w/ old note "Andreas Hofer(sp?) receives
pay from Kaiser Joseph ...for defending the Fatherland, Tirol 1809"; pr
Baccarat cranberry swirl oil lamp bases; pr turq glass Mary Gregory wall
pockets w/ orig brackets; 19th c French child's push sled; brass hanging
lamp w/ handpainted shade & lustres; tiny (2 3/4") polychrome mustard
pot w/ hinged metal lid; pr Adams & Westlake brass railroad parlor lamps
(converted); early doll's bureau w/ mirror; shallow Meissen bowls
w/ embossed leaves, florals & gilt highlights; Rudolfstadt vase
w/ hp floral; sgnd MZ Austria pitcher; set 8 Royal Bavarian plates w/ wide
22k gilt edge; Dresden cups & saucers; tiny Delft scent bottle; Wedgwood
bl trans Middlebury plate & other souv ware; 6 Wedgwood Queens Ware
bouillon cups & saucers; 4 pc transfer wash set; Nippon; Roseville
Juvenile 6 1/2" dia bowl w/ chicks (crazing); molded yelloware bowl;
stoneware to inc br batter pitcher, lg settling pan, & more; group crocks
-- 1 to 20 gal; Steuben crystal bowl; sm amberina pitcher; cut crystal compote;
cranberry bowl w/ crimped yell edge; 8 cranberry gl goblets w/ clr stems;
29 pc crystal stemware set w/ gilt decorated rims; other fancy glass; hand-hammered,
melon-shaped silver bowl; sterling flatware to inc pr etched berry spoons & sauce
ladle w/ gilt bowls in velvet presentation cases, pr scallop-shaped mote
spoons w/ Albert Cole mk, serving pcs, teaspoon sets & more; coin serving
spoons; silver pl napkin ring w/ bud vase; baskets & flatware inc youth
sets; dovetld copper vase; 3 sm agateware pails; wire postcard display;
trencher; Corinth Box Shop stave bucket; knife tray; pastry boards; vintage
kitchenware; milk gl banquet lamp w/ hand pntd cherubs; lotus-shaped metal
lamp base; 1/2 doll boudoir lamp; brass gas lamp fixture; sm shell art shadow
box; Vict jewelry inc hatpins, jet, branch coral necklace, & more; unmkd
(strlg?) horned owl brooch; few early Xmas ornaments; many poke boxes; child's
handpntd tea service; few paper dolls; other toys; lg grp old bottles, fruit
jars, & insulators; & more! Ephemera: 1920's
almanacs; E Dorset, VT/Buffum family cabinet cards & other photos; postcard
album; other postcards inc Lake Fairlee panoramas; early greeting cards;
correspondence & other ephemera from China ca1928; stamp album; 1918
National Cloak & Suit Co. catalog; Benson, VT adv fan; early sheet music;
The Etude mags; & more! Paintings & Prints: C&I
The Hudson Highlands; unfr Kellogg print of James K Polk; many Gody prints;
hand tinted photos inc Manchester Battenkill sgnd Lester Farnum, few Lake
Fairlee sgnd Corliss & more; framed curls of hair; There Is No Place
Like Home theorem; many sm frames; other prints, frames, & more!
Buttons & sewing notions: Button collection
of Mrs Esther Johnson -- every variety inc "The 300", enamel,
glass, jewel, jet, lustre; military, scenes, people, Goodyear, Scovils, & more
-- most sewn to cards or into hosiery boxes; unsorted buttons in jars & tins;
fancy buckles; sterling thimbles; sterling hem gauge w/ heart; measure shaped
like straw boater; pincushions; bone bodkins & crochet hooks; pin & needle
holders; sweet grass thimble holder & knitting needle caddy; many sewing
baskets & fancy drawstring bags; patterns ca1900; adj dress form w/
CI base; New Companion treadle sewing machine; & more! Textiles/Rugs: the
best quilts we've seen in some time inc Drunkard's Path, Tumbling Blocks
variation, Shoo Fly, & more; super group oriental rugs inc 3 Afghan
Baluch saddle bags, prayer rug, pr sm runners, roomsize rug, & more!;
paisley shawl w/ red center; other paisley; beautiful wedding & going
away dresses ca1910 (w/ wedding photo); fringed blk silk jacket w/ matching
purse; fur coats; Victorian whites in great condition; early silk fraternal
apron; Our Gary wool swim suit in "highway dept" orange!; fancy
collars; silk scarves & hankies; grp millinery supplies & feathers;
trimmings & ribbons; many little crocheted bags; starched, clean linens & doilies;
decorative Vict painted velvet; pillow shams; rag rug; old quilt tops & squares;
vintage fabric & more!
Special Interest/Tools: ( to be sold outside
beginning at 9:30 AM) 4 wheel buggy, 3 pc porch set; other porch chairs & rockers;
Jenny Lind trunk; other trunks & storage boxes; wide variety hand tools;
a few "fixer-uppers" & more!
PREVIEW: Tuesday July 15, 3:00 – 6:30 P.M. & from
8:30 A.M. DAY OF SALE
10%
BUYER’S PREMIUM 6%
SALES TAX W/O DEALER #
REFRESHMENTS by WRIGHT'S CATERING
TERMS: CASH, MC, VISA, DISCOVER, OR CHECK W/SUFFICIENT I.D.
AUCTIONEER: CHUCK EATON, VT LIC. #57-315 PHONE: 802-333-9717
E-MAIL: mail@EatonAuctionService.com WEB: www.EatonAuctionService.com
DIRECTIONS: From 1-91 North, Exit 14, left on RT 113 West, six miles to Post Mills, right onto RT 244 East, 1.5 miles to left onto Middlebrook Road. Proceed 3.5 miles to auction site. From I-91 South, Exit 15 to RT 5 South approx. 2 miles, turn right onto RT 244 West, proceed 4 miles to right on Middlebrook Rd. Watch for auction signs.
Next Auction: Wednesday August 13 we'll be back at the
barn with oak furniture, vintage glass, pottery, & other accessories.
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