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30 years
and
counting!
Nantucket's
Premier Auction Gallery
1980-2010
Consignments ~ Sales ~ Estate Evaluations
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Inside This Issue
2010 Auction Calendar
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Next
Auction
Saturday, May 29, 2010
9:30 a.m.
celebrating
20th & 21st
Century Fine Artists & Craftsmen
Sharpen
those pencils!
The season has begun!
This first-of-the-season Auction offers
Friendship Baskets
by Stephen
Gibbs, Sherwin Boyer,
Stanley Roop, Paul Whitten.
Original paintings by
Richard and Doris
Beer, Janet Munro,
David Lazarus, Kerry Hallam, Jerome Howes,
Robert Stark
and much, much more!
Take note:
The values are real and the fun is contagious!
  
  
AUCTION PREVIEW
Thursday, May 27th & Friday, May 28th
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
American Legion Hall, 21 Washington St., Nantucket
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Auction Highlights
(absentee bids accepted)________________________________________________ Nantucket Friendship Baskets (Clockwise from top left)
Stephen Gibbs Nantucket Oval Friendship Basket
with Aletha Macy carved ivory whale, latch and pegs;
branded upon the base, "S. Gibbs Maker, Nantucket, Mass."
Paul F. Whitten Nantucket Oval Friendship Basket
with carved ivory whale, peg and knobs;
signed upon the interior,
"Paul F. Whitten, Nantucket Island, 1982"
Sherwin Boyer Nantucket Friendship Basket
with signed Charlie Sayle oval rosewood top with carved ivory whale and peg;
partial paper label on base
Stanley Roop Nantucket Oval Friendship Basket
with carved ivory seagull upon oval rosewood top,
ivory seagull, peg and knobs:
signed upon the base, "Nantucket, Mass. Stanley M. Roop, 1967"
 American Chippendale Maple Slant Front Desk, circa 1800,
with secret compartments
Height 43 in. Width 38 in. Depth 18 in.
American Windsor Fan Back Side Chair, circa 1790
Pair of 19th C. Russian Brass Candlesticks
Waterbury Brass Ship's Wheel Mantle Clock
 Doris and Richard Beer Watercolor on Paper
"Unitarian Church on Lower Orange Street"
signed lower right, D & R Beer and incorrectly titled in pencil lower left,
"Old Customs House"
 Doris and Richard Beer
Watercolor on Paper, "Sankaty Light",
signed lower right, 1946 D & R Beer and titled lower left
3 ½ in. x 4 in.
 Kerry Hallam
Acrylic on Nantucket Sound Chart,
"Racing Round Brant Point",
in
gilt frame, signed lower left, Kerry Hallam,
Overall 39 ½ in. x 33 ½ in.
. South Sea White Graduated Pearl Necklace,
15mm - 16.4mm, High Luster,
14k white gold and diamond clasp
 Custom 19th C. Style Faux Bamboo and Rattan Woven Bedroom Set,
comprising Double Head and Foot boards, and Two Chests of Drawers
 Set of Six Honey Maple Bow Back Windsor Dining Chairs
comprising 2 armchairs and 4 side chairs David Lazarus Oil on Canvas, "Dog Days",
in 22k gold leaf frame, signed lower
right, D. Lazarus,
16 in. x 20 in.
 Jerome Howes "Rainbow Fleet Rounding Brant Point"
oil on board 20 in. x 34 in. S. Warner Charcoal on Paper, "Fisherman's Alley, Nantucket",
signed lower left, S. Warner
9 in. x 13 ½ in. Fine Collection of Vintage "Nantucket Hand Made" Hooked Rugs
in various designs and sizes
 Robert Stark, Oil on Masonite "Twilight Cats Around Brant Point",
Gold Leaf Frame, signed lower left, R. Stark
9 in. x 12 in.
Nicolaas (Niek) Van Der Plas (b. Leiden 1954)
"Purple Umbrella"
oil on board, signed lower right, Van Der Plas
12 in. x 16 in. Set of Six
Custom White Washed Dining Armchairs with Hide Seats
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Single Items ~ Collections ~ Estates
Rafael Osona is known for consistent fine quality antiques and decorative arts auctions spanning the 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries. Osona has held numerous world records for sales of Nantucket Baskets, Ralph Cahoon paintings, Scrimshaw & China Trade art.
Our Galleries specialize in Scrimshaw, Nantucket Lightship Baskets and Americana, as well as Early American & European furnishings, connoisseurs' collections, and collectibles the likes of Spode, Wedgwood, Limoges, Quimper, Majolica, & American Art Pottery; Sheffield, Tiffany & Jensen silver; Ming, Qianlong, Mandarin, Celadon, Canton, Rose Medallion; Baccarat, Steuben.
Fine Art Paintings, sculpture and functional art of the 18th-20th C., including original paintings by George Gardner Fish, Antonio Jacobsen, James E. Buttersworth, Thomas Willis, William P. Stubbs, Jack L. Gray, and Richard Hayley Lever.
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2010 AUCTION CALENDER
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MAY 29
JUNE 26
JULY 3, 10, 17, 24
AUGUST 7
ANNUAL AMERICANA, FINE ART,
MARINE AUCTION,
Fully Illustrated Full Color Catalogue
AUGUST 14, 21, 28
SEPTEMBER 4, 18
OCTOBER 9
NOVEMBER 27
DECEMBER 4
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