Past Auction

American Paintings, Furniture & Decorative Arts

Wed, May 05, 2021 at 10am EDT |
New York
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Sale Total Topped $1 Million with Strong Prices Throughout!

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  • Auction of American Paintings, Furniture & Decorative Arts on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 10am
  • Featuring Works by Edward Hopper, Carl Rungius and Frederic Arthur Bridgman and Rare Gorham ‘Narragansett’ Pattern Silver
  • We Invite You to Contact Us for Complimentary Auction Estimates of Your American Paintings, Furniture & Decorative Arts

NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle held a successful auction of American Paintings, Furniture and Decorative Arts on May 5, 2021. Featured were 19th and 20th centuries, including fine examples of portraiture; Hudson River, Western and regional landscapes; marine paintings and still lifes. The sale also showcased fine American furniture and decorative arts, including silver, ceramics, mirrors, folk art, samplers and rugs.

With competitive bidding, the sale totaled a strong $1,080,450 against an estimate of $725,900-1,138,800 with an exceptional 94% sold by lot and 100% by value.

Paintings

Highlighting the sale was an exquisite charcoal drawing on paper, Cherry Tree, by Edward Hopper (1882-1967) that realized $53,550. One of America’s great Realist painters, Edward Hopper studied under Ash Can School great Robert Henri at the New York School of Art. The drawing was owned by the Reverend and Mrs. Arthayer R. Sanborn, who resided in Hopper’s birthplace of Nyack, New York.

A painting of two setters from 1917 by Percival Leonard Rosseau (1859-1937) fetched $47,250, topping its $25,000-45,000 estimate. Rosseau was born in Louisiana and studied in Paris at the Academie Julian. A painting of his wife with two Irish wolfhounds exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1904 was so well received by the critics that he began specialize in painting dogs. Rosseau returned to the United States in 1915, joined the art colony at Old Lyme, Connecticut, and pursued his specialty of painting scenes of sporting dogs.

Creating over 6,000 portraits of sail and steam vessels, Antonio Jacobsen (1850-1921) is one of the most revered American maritime artists. An 1899 portrait of the SS Comanche achieved $44,100, far surpassing its $10,000-15,000 estimate.

Silver

The silver section featured several examples of Gorham sterling silver serving pieces in the rare Narragansett pattern, including a soup ladle that sold for $13,860 and a serving spoon that sold for $8,860, surpassing its estimate of $4,000-6,000. In 1884 Gorham set a high bar with the introduction of Narragansett - perhaps their most stunning silver flatware pattern. The nautically-inspired flatware is decorated in the round so that the back is as visually stunning as the front. Named after the bay in Gorham's home state of Rhode Island, Narragansett pattern flatware is designed as a riot of naturally-rendered shells, barnacles, seaweed, starfish and all types of sea creatures.


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Consignments are currently being accepted. 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 and Decorative Arts: David A. Gallager, 212-427-4141, ext. 271, american@Doyle.com
Paintings: Bill Fiddler, 212-427-4141, ext. 249, paintings@Doyle.com
Silver: Todd Sell, 212-427-4141, ext. 269, silver@Doyle.com
Prints: Cynthia Klein, 212-427-4141, ext. 246, prints@Doyle.com

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  • Collection of David G. Carter
  • Collection of the late Henry B. Rehder, Sr, Wilmington, NC
  • Estate of a Park Avenue Lady
  • Estate of Ambassador and Mrs. Evan G. Galbraith
  • Estate of Carlene Lawrence
  • Estate of David C. Sawyer
  • Estate of Herbert Kasper
  • Estate of Jacqueline Kemp, Owner of Windsor Antiques, Darien, CT
  • Estate of JoAnn E. Macbeth
  • Estate of John Mason
  • Estate of Loucel G. Lipman
  • Estate of Mildred C. Brinn
  • Estate of Miriam S. Poser
  • Estate of Nancy Hoguet Tilghman
  • Estate of Susan Pines
  • From a Woodside, California Collector
  • From the Collection of Hans and Beryl Neuman
  • Private Collection, New York
  • Property from a Collection on Rittenhouse Square
  • Property from a Park Avenue Collection
  • Property from the Collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Alfred Hoffman, North Palm Beach
  • Property from the Collection of Ambassador Ivan and Mrs. Nina Selin, Washington, D.C.
  • Property from the Collection of the Polans Family
  • Property from the Estate of A. Edward Allinson, Palm Beach
  • Property from The Estate of Dr. Alex Eliseo Asencio
  • Property from the Estate of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler
  • Property from the Penthouse of a European Collector
  • Property of a New York Collector
  • Property of a New York Family
  • Property of a Private Collector, London, Fifth Avenue and Southampton, New York
  • Property of a Private Pennsylvania Collection
  • Property of a Private Pennsylvania Collection
  • Property of an Elegant Lady
  • Property of the Estate of Barbara Spiegel Linhart
  • The Collection of Steven Schmidt
  • The Estate of Catherine Ann Moore Cavanaugh
  • The property of Doyle New York

A Selection of Auction Highlights

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Lot image - Needlework Sampler
Lot 245

Needlework Sampler

C Estate of Jacqueline Kemp, Owner of Windsor Antiques, Darien, CT
Estimate: $500 - $800
Sold for $5,355 (includes buyer's premium)
Track Lot 245