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Saturday, July 24, 2010
9:30 a.m.
AUCTION PREVIEW
Thursday, July 22nd & Friday, July 23rd
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
American Legion Hall, 21 Washington St., Nantucket
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JULY 24th
AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Absentee Bids Welcome  It's all in the body language!
detail; Molly Dee, "Off Island"
Molly Dee Oil on Canvas "Off Island" signed lower right, "M" 52 in. x 69 in.Jose Formoso Reyes Nantucket Friendship Basket
with carved ivory seagulls, peg and knobs,
signed upon the base, "Made in Nantucket, Jose Formoso Reyes"
Width 9 in.
 Rare Diamond Shaped
Jose Formoso Reyes Nantucket Friendship Basket
with scrimshaw ivory plaque engraved with whaling scene,
signed upon the base,
"Made in Nantucket, Jose Formoso Reyes, 1961"
Width 9 ½ in.
Set of 12
Burke's Sterling Silver and Gold Washed Goblets,
monogrammed  Fine South Sea Tahitian Grey Pearl Graduated Necklace,
12mm - 14.7mm
Length 16 in. Giant Aquamarine Nugget Necklace
with Sterling Vermeil Clasp
 9mm - 10m White Fresh Water Pearl Necklace
with Biwa Pearl Clasp,
Length 30 in.
 G.S. Hill Oil on Linen "Lahaina Harbor"
signed and dated lower left, "G.S. Hill, '81"
30 in. x 40 in.
Marshall Dubock
Watercolor on Paper "Harbor Watch"
signed lower right, "Dubock"
10 in. x 16 ½ in.
Jane Brewster Reid (American 1862-1966)
Watercolor on Paper "Gorham's Court"
signed lower left, "J.B. Reid"
9 ¾ in. x 7 ¾ in.
detailKerry Hallam
Oil on Canvas "Commercial Wharf"
signed lower right, "Kerry Hallam"
14 in. x 40 in.
Four Piece English Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Service,
circa 1840
International Sterling Silver Gadrooned Border Serving Tray
 Set of Six Mid 19th Century
American Stencil Decorated Cane Seat Side Chairs
Anglo Indian Carved Tropical Wood China Cabinet,
circa 1900
Height 78 in. Width 48 in. Depth 18 1/2 in.
Set of Six
Steuben Crystal Teardrop Water Goblets,
original box and felts, from the Steuben Glass Showroom, Philadelphia
Bright Texas Multi-Star Patchwork Quilt, circa 1930
83 in. x 82 in.
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Nantucket Artists
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 Molly Dee
"Off Island" oil on canvas, 52" x 69"
To be offered during our July 24th Auction
Molly Dee (American, b. Buffalo, NY; 1938)Sepia, a pigment derived from the common cuttlefish, has been used for over a century. It was originally used by photographic toners to increase the range of visible shades in a black & white image without reducing contrast. Sepia is a color gradient, absent of color, apart from its characteristic, warm umber. Contrary to the chiaroscuro techniques favored during the Renaissance, where modeling light sharply against dark suggested volume, sepia used as toner diffuses the sharp, two dimensional edges between painted light and shadow, the softness evoking vintage and nostalgia.Molly Dee the Romanticist paints in sepia tone to evoke an entirely personal, immediate, familiar and pleasantly emotional response. Molly Dee the Minimalist uses sepia tone to diminish the volume in human forms against land or sea 'scapes, diverting the viewers attention to mood. Molly Dee the Figurative painter prefers sepia tone to animate body language and unspoken expressions among her subject gatherings. Hers is a modernist voice applied to a traditionalist vocabulary.
~ Carolyn Walsh
"American painter, Molly Dee was born in Buffalo, NY in 1938. Studying at the acclaimed Albright Knox Art School, she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 1960 from the University of Buffalo. Work for her Masters of Art Degree in 1973 and subsequent graduate studio work was done at the State University of New York at Buffalo.Old photographs garnered from estate sales, family collections and historical archives are the inspiration for Molly's large figurative paintings. Her unique style and interpretation of photographic images evolved from the artist's early fascination with photos of her own parents, whom she had never known......Dee's work is large in scale and profound in impact; now widely collected by both individuals and corporations world wide." ~ Rider Frames & Gallery More Nantucket Artists
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