WINTER/SPRING 2010 ANTIQUES AUCTION
ACCEPTING QUALITY CONSIGNMENTS

From a
Milton, MA estate which includes the inherited
contents of a first period home in Salem, Ma;
also Estates from Nantucket and New York City
(Sutton Place) to be
pictured soon.
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Including Chippendale 18th c. tiger maple NE Tall
Chest (above); William and Mary Highboy; Queen Anne Wing Chair; 18th c. stepback
cupboard with raised panel doors; 19th c. adjustable Firescreen with
needlepoint picture; 18th c. Hepplewhite side chair; Early 19th c. snake leg candlestand; English 18th c.
Queen Anne Secretary; American 19th c. walnut
Secretary; 19th c. walnut Davenport desk;
Early 19th c. four drawer stand; Nautical
sextant with Philadelphia label; Sea chest with original beckets; etc.
Fine Art: Portrait of Young boy accompanied by a
letter identifying the sitter as Edward Bassett,
descendant of Nicholas Brown & also related to 3
ship captains, portrait is pencil signed "painted by F.B. Carpenter"Lot
127; Oil on board by John
Wells Stancliff, American, 1814-1879; signed W/C's
& photos of
Venice; print by A. Thieme of Gardner Museum; 19th
c. oval portrait of a child with dog; much more to
come.
ANTIQUES AND FINE ARTS AUCTION
American & Continental Furniture &
Decorative Arts & Historical Pieces
Sat. Nov. 21, 2009 at 10:30 am
Dedham Holiday Inn, Dedham , MA
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Lot 31.
Rare "Heinrich Grebel, 1548" panel; French 19th c. style armchair; Oil signed l.l. "E. Zampighi", orig. carved & gilded
frame


19th c. oil signed by George Wright, 30" x 38";
18th c. Mass. walnut lowboy, 30" h, 31" w;
Exceptional Navajo rug (1 of 11)




Rembrandt etching, 1636; Gouache of
clowns signed G.Rouault; French ormolu
Louis Philippe, 24" h; Rose Medallion
lidded jar



Amer. scene, signed l.l. "A. Andrews";
Toy miniature, E.L. Hersey (part of collection);
Exceptional folk art carved stagecoach, 14" h, 39" l


C.H. Gifford, Fairhaven, Poverty Point, 8 3/4"
x 14" ; F. Weber Cape Cod Scene 16" x 20" C.H.
Gifford w/c 9 3/4" X 13 3/4"
Shaker Auction 2009
Saturday, October 3 at 12 Noon
Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, MA
Over 300 lots of Shaker Antique
Furniture and Accessories
Color Shaker Catalog in print $30 (inc. price
key)
Our
Online Catalog
Absentee
Bid Form
Previews: Thurs. 2-6, Fri. 11-5,
Sat. 9:30-11:30 am
Free lecture: Oct. 2 Fri. 5:00 pm - Speaker:
Mike Volmar, Curator -
The lecture will present an overview
on the history of the Harvard and Shirley Shaker
villages including focus on Shaker industries,
spiritual beliefs and practices and membership
trends.
Oct. 2 Fri. 6:00 pm Shaker Dinner $50
Recipes from Shaker Your Plate by Sister
Frances Carr
Oct. 3 Saturday evening dinner
6:30pm: Lobster
Bake & Dancing
Rare and Important Trestle Table
Cherry, original dark red painted finish, New
Lebanon, NY, c.1830-1840, this small dining table
was used by the Elders or Eldresses of church
family, 27" h, 65" l, 35"w. it is one of two trestle
tables of this size known to be in private
collections; provenance: Charles and Helen Upton
collection.

An exceptional & diversified group
of Shaker antiques
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Past Winter
Americana Auction
February
7, 2009 at 11am
Dedham Holiday Inn, Dedham, MA
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view, click >
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with
prices


Lot 10. Important C. H.
Gifford, "78 (
12" x 20"), fresh out of a house - untouched condition
$65,520.00
Lot.20.
Presentation sword presented to Major General N.P.
Banks, Metropolitan Fair, NY, 1864
$53,820.00
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ANTIQUES IN THE FALL AUCTION
Saturday, September 27, 2008
406 High St. Pembroke, MA
Catalog listing
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FURNITURE:
Period: Hepplewhite and Empire bureaus, Early beds, 19th
c. mahogany & maple drop leaf dining tables, set of
19th c. dec. chairs, very early European
decorated bridal chest, 19th c. painted
accountant’s desk, tip-top candlestands, card table,
2 drw. light tables, cupboards, cradle,
Eng. mahog. Sideboard with inlay (as is), 18th
c.Tavern table and ladderback side chairs, 19th
c. shaped hanging shelves,
dovetailed desk box, early chests inc. bright blue
one, armchairs.
Victorian: Walnut sewing table with orig. Boston
label,
"Geo. W. Wear & Co.", marble top bureaus(2),
chairs, oak tea cart, etc. Arts & Crafts:
Hall tree, music stand, chairs,
andirons, etc. 18th
& 19th c. Asian Furn.: Chinese
tables, altar stands, benches, Bridal chests,
cabinets, 19th c. Anglo/Indo travel chest with interior. Custom:
Mahog. Secretary with glass top, QA style dining
table, 6 matching chairs, mahog.
serving table, Governor Winthrop desk on bandy legs,
pr. of Custom mahog. Martha Washington armchairs.
ACCESSORIES:
Country period: 19th c. Hingham
signed firkins, painted pantry boxes, blue dec.
crocks & jugs, child’s
blue sled, flax wheel, exceptional sailboat model of
"Fascination" Ipswich, MA, ships in bottles,
Colonial style animal cage, salesman sample stove, tin wind-up toys, mirrors,
pewter, children’s books inc. B. Potter, CH Cady, T.
Burgess, etc.
Textiles: Hooked rugs, quilts.
Paintings: many oil portraits, 18th
c. style Euro lady, nudes, as well as signed
landscapes
and 19th c. oil landscapes, Madame
Chiang Kai-shek from life.
Coll. of lamps and lighting: many Victorian inc.
pr.
of bronze cherub candlesticks, early iron bronze
stand for hanging fluid lamps, hand-painted shades,
slag glass lamp,
cut glass candlesticks, candlestick lamps, early
lanterns, etc. Fine glass & china: Cut,
Waterford, German Porcelain:
Lg. early dinner sets, Lg. collection of blue and
white china inc. Flow Blue, Staffordshire, Belleek
tea set. Pottery:
SEG vase, German steins, old Asian pottery and
porcelain. Clocks: mantle, school house &
more. Jewelry: Costume,
14 & 18K gold. Lg.
Sterling coll.: inc 3 flatware sets, serving
dishes, salt & peppers, muffineer, candlesticks,
Estate
Oriental rugs.
SUMMER
ANTIQUES AUCTION
Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 11 am
406 High St., Pembroke, MA
Online catalog
Many
fine antiques drawn from estates all over the
country including over 30 oils, watercolors
prin
bronzes, important American clocks, rare
congressional desk, signed Tiffany vase


Early Fernand Goutier
French fashion doll, marked "5"
Many
Dolls and Doll houses (very interesting), toy or
doll furniture labeled Loring Cushing, Hingham
&
Hingham Agricultural Society dishes, samplers, and
more to come.
See other paintings
below





An
Important carved Desk made for the
chambers of the House of Representatives in 1856,
John Covode (1808-1870) of Westmoreland County, PA,
served 1855-1863, a confidant of President Lincoln
during the Civil War
Signed “Aaron Willard, Boston” banjo clock; Early
19th c. American Tall clock
in the original red painted finish



Andrew & Anna Robeson, family portraits from New
Bedford, MA
prominent merchants whose home is now an Historical
site
attributed to William Allen Wall



Oil on canvas, signed R. Lehmann Jan. 1864, 30 X
32"; Portrait of Joseph Jefferson
(famous actor- depicting Rip Van Winkle, signed
Frederick D. Sutton, Paris, 1908; Still
life signed lower right G. Allison Weber 42"
x34"


Three oils on canvas by C.H. Gifford,
1878,1878,1875 respectively
Oil on canvas,(center) signed “C.H. Gifford, Great
Flat Rock, Marblehead Neck, MA


Signed lower right DAVOL,(Joseph Benjamin Davol
1863-1923) , 4'5" x 6'6"; The end of the Trail",
signed "F.M. Lamb '90, Stoughton", 4'5" x 6'6"



Hudson River school;
Wharf scene (9" x18")
Past AMERICANA - FOLK ART AUCTION
Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 11 AM
Dedham Holiday Inn, Dedham, MA


Lot 95. Child's blanket chest $3627.00
Lot 56. Miniature C. H., Hingham, Ma.
firkin
$8892 Lot 9. Owl carved by R.Bernier
$1170.00
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more photos or
Lot
53. $1404.00
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Catalog
with photos & prices
Folk carvings from the hand of the late
Rosario Bernier, formerly of Middleboro, Mass.: Abe
Lincoln, Native Americans, cowpokes, animals
, 25 songbirds, snakes, decoys including geese,
fish, gulls, swan, heron, flying mallard, "A
wonderful and sometime humorous collection". Folk
Art Adam & Eve pottery tiles from a Duxbury artist,
carved wood Adam & Eves "Jose Mondragon, Chimayo,
N.M." and "George Lopez,
Cordova, N.M.", Noah’s Ark by "Luis Tapia", carvings
by "Unto Jarvi" of Kentucky.
Rooster & Chicken Collection inc. cast iron
targets, well
weights, door stop, still bank, wood toys, pottery
and barn decorations, carvings from Africa, New
Guinea, Australia, Haitian paintings, 18
th
&
19
th c. Santos carvings, Hopi Kachinas,
Pueblo pottery, Navajo rugs (Am. flag), David
Alvarez and Alonzo Jimenez of Santa Fe, NM.
Americana including child’s 19th
c. 1-drawer blanket chest in orig. green; orig. 19th
c. stenciled Mammy’s Bench; wonderful boat model of
a
19th c. Nantucket Whaling Dory with
whale; carved ivory canes; early hanging pipe box
with pipes; carved 19th
c. sailor’s ditty box with
ship; miniature blanket chest (1866 history);
miniature Hingham firkin in green "CH"; rare 19th
c. adjustable candlestand; 18th
c. rockers;
Shaker style 19th c. orig. blue painted
spice chest; 19th
c. horse weathervane; Folk portraits: 1820-30 of
young lady with puffy sleeves,
others; hooked rugs (scenic) & early penny mats; 19th
c. Spongeware tea set; coverlets; Amish quilts
(diamond in the square), children’s,
1930 examples; Peaseware; Trade signs; Folky
shelves; toys (cast iron); games; game boards;
Popeye; cartoons (Sluggo & Nancy); Hopalong
Cassidy collection; tin train; great advertising
collection – "Kodak"; soda fountain Orangeade
dispenser; "Coffee" General Store containers;
collection of German candy containers, pumpkin
heads, rooster, rabbits, ducks, nodders, country
bumpkin, etc.; Basket collection inc.
early miniature, "Prison Baskets", etc.; early
Hessian andirons; 19th c. Spring
watercolor; sampler collection (Mrs. Parsons
school);
Treenware; 6’ standing & painted "Uncle Sam"; 18th
c. tavern table, much more.
Directions: Take Exit 15A off Rt. 128 at Rt.
1. Info: 781-834-7774. See our website for
full catalog. We accept absentee and phone
bidding. 17% Buyer’s Premium. MC/Visa. MA License
#294.
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Karel & Willis Henry, 22 Main St., Marshfield,
MA 02050
Future Consignments Accepted
Over 50 lots of unique folk
carvings

Lot
62$936.00
Some 19th c. carvings, examples
below:
Lot
138. $9067.50
Lot 17. Nantucket
whaling dory being given a "Nantucket sleigh ride"
in the original paint with old
patina $4680.00
more 19th c.
FOLK ART, AMISH QUILTS, AMERICANA, REDWARE,
WOODENWARE, ETC.
Lot
28$1287.00

Lot
150B$234.00
Winter Antiques Show to see the Shaker Museum and
Library Exhibition
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SHAKER
2007
SHAKER ANTIQUES AUCTION
Sunday, October 14, 2007 @ 12 Noon
Preview: Sat. 11-5Pm, Sun. 9:30-Noon
Berkshire Crowne
Plaza Hotel,
Pittsfield,
MA
Printed color catalogs can be
mailed for $28
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do not fax bids to 781-826-3520 at this time - call
the hotel
413-299-2000 and ask for Willis Henry Auctions, Inc.
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PAST
COUNTRY AMERICANA AUCTION
Saturday, November 25, 2006 at
6:30 pm
Royal Plaza Hotel
Marlborough, MA
Directions: From Rte. 495,
North or South,
take Exit 24B onto Rte.24 West,
Royal Plaza is 1 mile on the right.
1-508-460-0700 Hotel front desk
(Ask for auction room)
Preview: Sat. 10 am-6:30 pm
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Listing with photos
Please do not fax left bids to
office at this time.
Call hotel for auction or try
emailing after noon today or email at
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Office: 781-834-7774
This auction will be held in conjunction with
Nan Gurley’s Thanksgiving Sunday Antiques Show at
the Royal
Trade Center. Come and spend Saturday night at our
auction in Marlborough& attend the show the next
day.
Our Country Auction offers Early American
Antiques: Furniture & Accessories in original paint
& finishes.
This collection was formed by an avid New England
country collector within the past 25 years, as well
as
additions of other fine Americana gathered from
estates across the country.
ANTIQUES ESTATE
S
AUCTION
Sunday, October 1, 2006 at 11:00 am
406 High St., Pembroke, MA
Preview: Sat., 12-5 pm; Sun., 9-11am
In case of severe storm
call 781-834-7774 for postponement date
Lot. 66. Oil on canvas, C.H. Gifford, 1875 sold for
$18,400 including 15% buyer's premium
Lot 67. O/C signed C.H.Gifford sold for
$13,800 with buyer's premium

Lot 72 O/C, signed C. M. Wright, "Sea Meadow"
(20" x 40").
sold for $2,875 with buyer's premium
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SHAKER AUCTION 2006
SUN., JULY 30, 2006 @ 12:00 NOON
CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, PITTSFIELD, MA<
Prev.: Fri. 4-7pm, Sat. 11-5pm.
Sun.9:30-Noon
Color catalogs available for $24
Willis Henry Auctions, Inc establishes
new world record prices for Shaker!

Lot. 35 Orren Haskins workstand
brought $491,400
Setting
the Auction record for the highest piece of
shaker furniture
to have been sold and Lot 81 the chrome yellow carrier
also set a record
for an oval box or carrier at $105,300.
The Revolver chair lot lot 36
brought a respectable amount
of $10,530.
Click
online catalog for viewing. (prices are posted )
.
Past Americana Auction
Sunday, February 26, 2006 at 11 am
Previews: Sat. 3-7 pm & Sun. 9-11 am
Dedham Holiday Inn, Dedham, Ma.
Call us at 781-834-7774 or to consign, send photos to
22 Main St. Marshfield, MA 02050
 
Lot 1
More Info and Pictures
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View Catalog
with pictures & prices
Furniture
and accessories including Early two door cupboard in original blue paint, New
England blanket chests, Q.A tea & dropleaf tables,
Tavern
tables, Sheraton sofa, assorted fancy & country light stands, tall post canopy
bed and other posted beds, MW armchair,
18th c.
side & children’s chairs, sets of 19th c. side chairs inc. Hitchcock pillowbacks,
fall front desk, Hepplewhite drop leaf tables,
NE
country pine secretary, apothecary chests, Pair of wonderful early 19th c.
portraits and other country paintings, still lifes,
landscapes, silhouettes, many accessories including painted wall boxes, chopping
bowls, stone and red ware, cast and wrought iron,
collection of banks, firkins, much more. This will be a cataloged auction,
printed and on the website for bidding convenience.
Document & Autograph Auction
Oct. 29, 2005 at
7:30 pm ~
Boston, MA at the
Hilton Boston Back Bay Hotel
Autographs & Documents Auction
Session One - Session Two
Historical
Celebrities
Use above links for catalogs with prices.
 
Jefferson , Warren signatures and documents, etc.
~ Maria Callas, Marilyn Monroe, etc.
Online
catalogs with photos & prices realized
are
available by clicking above links.
For more info concerning this auction of
American Historic Signatures and Documents & Celebrity Memorabilia and
Autographed Photos
Click above for auction
background & provenance.
For more information, call 781-834-7774 or
email
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Karel & Willis Henry, 22 Main St.,
Marshfield, MA, 02050
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