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Special Edition

We posted it early, in anticipation of those traveling to spend time with family and friends this special holiday weekend!

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Dear Friends, We are ever grateful for this bountiful year:
for good health, our shared experiences and especially for you, our friends.
Your enthusiasm, support and continued interest are measures of our endeavor

We thank you.
Gail & Rafael Osona

Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action.  ~W.J. Cameron


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Next Auction

Saturday, November 28th
9:30 a.m.

Preview
ONE DAY ONLY!
Friday, November 27th
10:00 - 5:00
American Legion Hall ~ 21 Washington Street ~ Nantucket
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November 28th
Auction Highlights

Janet L. Munro (20th C. Folk Artist)
Mixed Media on Acid Free Paper "Nantucket Ice Harvest"
signed lower left J.L. Munro, 2007  
16 in. x 20 in.
Public & Private Collections and Exhibitions: 
Nantucket Historical Association, Smithsonian Institute,
Museum of American Folk Art, Los Angeles County Museum,
Piece-Hall Gallery, Secretary of State Clinton,
Levar Burton, Whoopi Goldberg and others 

 
 


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Jose Formoso Reyes Friendship Basket, oval ebony top
adorned with carved Charlie Sayle ivory whale, peg and knobs,
signed upon the base 
"Made in Nantucket, Jose Formoso Reyes"

 



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Early American Cherry Bow Front Chest of Drawers, circa 1790,
ivory escutcheons, post and bail Repousse pulls on French bracket feet.
Height 38 in. Width 43 in. Depth 23 in.

 
 

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Offered in two lots:
Set of Four Stephen Swift Cherry Dining Armchairs, dated 1996;
Stephen Swift Cherry Oval Dining Table with One Leaf
72 in. x 48 in. overall, or 48 in. round
 



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Luneville France Faience Pottery Partial Dinner Service
Comprising: 5 dinner plates, 9 salad plates 9 cups, 12 saucers,
12 porringers, pair candlesticks, rectangular meat platter,
cookie platter, oval vegetable dish, 2 round serving bowls,
round salad bowl, covered soup tureen, square bowl,
monteith bowl, 2 reticulated dessert plates, coffee pot,
tea pot, water pitcher, hot milk pitcher,creamer,
covered sugar, open salt & pepper dish, waste bowl


 


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19th C. Continental Fruitwood Carved Four Door
Armoire with Two Drawers
Height 77 in. Width 55 in. Depth 15 in.



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Kerry Hallam Mixed Media on Chart,
"Sailing Round Brant Point",
signed lower right
17 in. x 27 in.

 


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113 Piece Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service
in the "Strasbourg" Pattern:

12 Dinner Knives, 14 Dinner Forks, 12 Salad Forks, 13 Teaspoons,
12 Butter Knives, 8 Cr�me Soup Spoons, 8 Iced Tea Spoons,
8 Demitasse Spoons, 8 Table Spoons, Pie Server, 2 Serving Spoons,
Cheese Server, Gravy Ladle, Cr�me Ladle, Master Butter,
2-Piece Carving Set, Large Salad Fork & Spoon, Lemon Fork,
Pickle Fork, Cold Meat Fork, Pierced Buffet Fork
 



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Offered in three lots:
Pine Queen Anne Style Oval Drop Leaf Dining Table
Height 29 in. Length 82 in. Width 54 in.
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Covered Temple Jars
Pair of Brass Lemon Top Engraved Andirons



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Federal Style Mahogany Upholstered Sofa
Height 37 in. Length 70 in. Depth 29 in.



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Jan Pawlowski Oil on Canvas "Dockside",
signed lower left Jan Pawlowski '09 
30 in. x 24 in.



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Offered in three lots:
18th Century English Mahogany
Two over Three Chest of Drawers

with cross banded top
Height 31 in. Width 38 � in. Depth 19 in.
19th C. Paris Porcelain Vase Mounted as Lamp
19th C. English Mahogany Table Top Dressing Mirror



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Pair of Early 19th C. Reverse Paintings on Glass
Titled "Happiness" and "Persuasion" signed D. Gerolimo
10 in. x 14 in.




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Offered in two lots:
Early 19th Century Boston Mahogany
Flip Top Game Table

ending in bronze casters.
Height 28 in. Width 36 in. Depth 17 in.
Mid 19th Century Blue and White "Indian Temple"
Stone China Platter




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19th C. Austrian Fruit Wood China Cabinet
Height 90 in. Width 53 in. Depth 21 in.



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Doris & Richard Beer
Watercolor on Paper "Old North Slip",
signed in pencil lower right and titled lower left
4 in. x 4 � in.



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Doris & Richard Beer
Watercolor on Paper "Brant Point Light",
signed in pencil lower right and titled lower left
4 in. x 4 � in.



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Offered in six lots:
Period and Decorative Brass Fireplace Equipment
 
 
 

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Victoria Harvey Oil on Canvas "Nantucket Red - Cranberry Harvest"
signed lower left Victoria Harvey 
9 in. x 12 in.
 



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SEEKING FINE CONSIGNMENTS
FOR AUCTION

Antiques - Americana - Maritime & Fine Art 
 
Nantucket Art & Baskets
 

How to Consign

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Save the Date!
Dec. 5th
Stroll Weekend
AUCTION

Antiques - Americana - Jewelry
Maritime & Fine Art

Nantucket Art & Baskets

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It's all business at our annual Christmas Stroll Auction!
 
                    
PEEKING AHEAD
Dec 5th Highlights

                 
 

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18th Century American Queen Anne Country Pine Highboy 
Height 69 � in. Width 40 in. Depth 22 in.
 
 


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Wendell Macy (Massachusetts 1845-1913)
Oil on Wood Panel "Pulling in the Dory"
 
             Image 4 � in. x 5 7/8 in.  Overall 7 in. x 8 � in.             


 
 
 
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Herend Fine Bone China Pink and White Dinner Service
with Basket Weave Border and Gold Highlights comprising:

11 Dinner Plates, 11 Salad Plates, 11 Bread and Butter Plates,
8 berry Bowls, 12 Cups and Saucers, Large Serving Platter,
Double Handled Serving Tray, Triangular Serving Dish,
Condiment Dish with Three Inserts, 2 Soup Bowls



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Offered in two lots:
Set of 10 Sheraton Decorated Rush Seat Dining Chairs, circa 1820;
19th C. Regency Mahogany Double Pedestal Dining Table 
with cross banded top and one leaf, 
down swept reeded legs ending in bronze casters



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the Benefits of Friends



~ One of the most anticipated events of the season ~

The Annual Artists Association
WET PAINT AUCTION
And oh! What a night it was!
Great Art ~ Great Camaraderie ~ Great Values


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Our Rubber-Gloved Auctioneer amidst a whirl of color




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Standing room only crowd. 



50 fresh off the easel paintings
Wet paint scents the air...
 
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A gallery chock-a-block full
of enthusiastic bidders and AAN friends



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And an Auctioneer whose energy some have called infectious!  

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BIOGRAPHIES
Austin, John
Beer, Doris & Richard
Cahoon, Ralph Eugene
Congdon, Anne Ramsdell
Fish, George Gardner
Lever, Richard Hayley
Macy, Wendell
Reid, Jane Brewster
Reyes, Jose Formoso
Shunney, Andrew
Yates, Julian E.



                    
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