Past Auction

English & Continental Furniture, Silver & Decorative Arts

Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 10am EDT |

New York

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Comprising Lots 234 - 613 in the October 30 Auction

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Auction of English & Continental Furniture, Silver & Decorative Arts on October 30, 2019
Special Section of the October 30 Auction of Old Master Paintings, Russian Works of Art and English & Continental Furniture, Silver & Decorative Arts
Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for the January 2020 Auction of English & Continental Furniture, Silver & Decorative Arts

NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's auction on October 30, 2019 presented a broad selection of elegant English and Continental furniture and decorative arts, including Georgian silver, porcelain, mirrors, clocks, chandeliers, tapestries and rugs. The selection of Old Master paintings and drawings offered landscapes, still lifes, portraits and religious subjects by European artists from the Renaissance to the 19th century.

Featured in the sale was a group of elegant 18th century giltwood mirrors, highlighted by an Irish George III mirror by John Booker, circa 1775, that achieved $43,750, many times its estimate of $8,000-12,000. The firm of Francis and John Booker, sons of John Booker (d. 1750), 'Looking-glass manufacturer,' Essex Bridge, Dublin, took over their father's business after his death and was one of two principal glass sellers in Dublin in the third quarter of the 18th century. It appears that the firm did not make the frames for their mirror plates until after Francis's death in 1772, when John advertised himself as 'Looking Glass-seller, Carver and Gilder, No 6 Essex-bridge.'

From The Nelson Doubleday, Jr. Collection was a handsome Victorian burr-walnut and part-ebonized kidney-shaped desk by Gillows, the craftsman John Barrow, that sold for $25,000, doubling its estimate of $8,000-12,000. 'An Oak Pedestal and Kidney Table' is found in the Gillows' Estimate Sketch Books, dated 1840, the back also fitted with three shelves. John Barrow was the son of W. J. Barrow, whose name appears in the Gillow records between 1800-1840.

A George I ebony-veneered and brass-mounted table clock by Daniel Quare & Stephen Horseman, London, No. 277, circa 1725, fetched $21,250, many times its $3,000-5,000 estimate. Daniel Quare (c. 1648-1724) was a maker of great repute and once held the Royal appointment as watch and clockmaker to George I, despite his refusal to take the oath of allegiance to the King, as he was a Quaker. He is credited with the invention of the repeating watch and various scientific instruments. He was a Master of the Clockmaker's Company in 1708 and took Stephen Horseman as an apprentice in January 1701. Horseman was free in 1709 and entered into a partnership with Quare in 1718. Quare died in 1724 but Horseman continued to sign his work 'Quare & Horseman', even after the former's death in 1724, also using his serial numbers on clocks and watches. Horseman was made bankrupt in 1730.

All prices include the Buyer's Premium.

Old Master Paintings / Russian Works of Art

Also featured in the October 30 sale were sections devoted to Old Master Paintings (More) and Russian Works of Art (More).

We Invite You to Auction!

Consignments are currently being accepted for the January 2020 auction. We invite you to contact us for a complimentary auction evaluation. Our specialists are always available to discuss the sale of a single item or an entire collection.

For information, please contact:
Furniture & Decorations, Peter Lang, 212-427-4141, ext 274, Furniture@Doyle.com
Silver: Todd Sell, 212-427-4141, ext 269, Silver@Doyle.com
Rugs, Carpets & Tapestries: Mark Topalian, 212-427-4141, ext 243, Rugs@Doyle.com

Consignments are currently being accepted

To have your property evaluated for possible consignment in the next auction, please contact:

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Including Property From

Co-Founder of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, Mr. Arthur Mitchell's Estate Sale
Estate of a Palm Beach Heiress
Estate of Elizabeth H. Fuller
Estate of Jack Weisenhunt of Dallas and Laguna Beach
Estate of Joan Harmon Van Metre, The Plains, VA
Estate of Lillian Linder, Westchester County, New York
From the Estate of Alexander King
Property from a New Orleans Private Collection
Property from a New York and North Carolina Estate
Property from a Palm Beach Private Collection
Property from a Parish Hadley Designed Park Avenue Apartment
Property from a Park Avenue Apartment
Property from a Park Avenue Estate
Property from a Pennsylvania Collection
Property from a Philadelphia Private Collection
Property from a Prominent Virginia Collection
Property from the Daniel M. Tabas Family Foundation
Property from the Descendants of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia
Property from the Estate of a Long Island Lady
Property from the Estate of Leonard and Elaine Silverstein, Bethesda, MD
Property from the Estate of Mary Jane Kenny to be Sold to Benefit the Bonaventura Devine Foundation
Property from the Estate of Rosa Strygler
Property of a Georgia Private Collector
Property of a New York Lady
Property of a New York Private Collector
Property of a Park Avenue Lady
Property of a Private Collector, Long Island
Property of a Private New Jersey Estate
Property of a South Carolina Collector
Property of Two New York Gentlemen
The Collection of Patricia Jay Reiner
The Marian Sulzberger Heiskell and Andrew Heiskell Collection
The Nelson Doubleday, Jr. Collection
The property of Doyle New York
The property of Steven Leon