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August 14th
Auction Highlights
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Absentee Bids Accepted
Michael Kane Scallop Form Shoulder Purse
Carved Ivory, Wood and Woven Cane, 18K Gold
Frank Swift Chase (1886 - 1958)
Oil on Board, "Nantucket Harbor Scene"
signed lower left, "Frank Swift Chase"
7½ in. x 9½ in.
Artist's Biography
J. D. Hunting (American Early 20th Century)
Watercolor on Paper, "View of Nantucket"
signed lower left, "J.D. Hunting"
8 in. x 12 in.
White Leather Eames Style Child's Chair and Ottoman
Height 25 in.
Molly Dee Oil on Canvas, "My Girl in Red"
initialed lower right, "M"
29 in. x 53 ½ in.
An Assortment of Ship Models
14K Gold American Waltham Lady's Engraved Pocket Watch
Lithograph; "View of Gloucester Massachusetts",
painted by Fitz Henry Lane (1805-1865),
engraved by L.H. Bradford & Co.,
Published by Proctor Bros., 123 Front Street,
in gilt frame.
24 in. x 36 ½ in.
José Formoso Reyes Nantucket Friendship Basket
with carved ivory winged gull, peg and knobs,
signed upon the base, "Made in Nantucket, José Formoso Reyes"
N.P. Giffin Nantucket Friendship Cocktail Basket
with oval rosewood top, ivory peg and knobs,
signed upon the base, "N.P. Giffin 1969, Nantucket"
Width 7 in.
José Formoso Reyes Nantucket Friendship Basket
with carved ivory sperm whale, peg and knobs,
signed upon the base, "Made in Nantucket, José Formoso Reyes"
Width 9 ½ in.
Pair of Cast Iron Dog Andirons
Collection of Rose Medallion
including punch bowl, candlesticks, pitcher, vase and bud vases
114 Piece Howard Co. New York Sterling Silver Flatware Service
comprising 12 dinner knives, 12 dinner forks, 12 luncheon forks,
12 salad forks, 12 demitasse spoons, 11 butter spreaders,
11 teaspoons, 11 oval soup spoons, and 11 table spoons
Doris Riker Beer
Watercolor on Paper, "Lower Orange Street,"
signed lower right, "Doris Riker Beer"
7 ½ in. x 10 in.
Doris and Richard Beer
Watercolor on Paper, "Old South Wharf"
signed lower right. "D & R Beer"
3 ½ in. x 4 in.
Tina Law, "Nantucket Island"
Hand Painted Dining Table
88 in. L x 48 in. W
Tiger Maple Two-Part China Cabinet,
9-glazed door panel above two drawers,
over two cupboard doors on bracket feet
Height 77 in. Width 32 in. Depth 16 in.
French Provincial Carved Glazed Door China Cabinet
with Fabric Interior, circa 1800
Height 76 ½ in. Width 54 ½ in. Depth 20 in.
Royal Bayruth and Other German "Lobster" Decorated Porcelain
George A. Peterson
Oil on Canvas "Sankaty '02", signed on verso
36 in. x 48 in.
Oil on Artist's Board, "Ships in Violent Seas", gilt frame
15 ½ in. x 19 ½ in.
John Austin (American 1918-2001)
Oil on Board, "Straight Wharf",
signed lower right, "Austin"
11 ½ in. x 6 ¾ in.
1940's Shades of Pink Rose Applique Quilt
93 in. x 75 in.
Pair of Floral Paint Decorated Beacon Hill Bachelor's Chests
with leather dressing slide
Height 25 ¾ in. Width 24 in. Depth 15 ¾ in.
Vintage Red Stained Rooster Silhouette with copper banding
Height 33 ½ in.
Pair of Ruby and Milk Glass Tall Kerosene Style Lamps; electrified
Height 31 ½ in.
More Aug 14th Highlights
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Nantucket Artists
A series of biographical sketches for frequently offered artists.
Frank Swift Chase
Offered at auction August 14, 2010
Oil on Board "Nantucket Harbor Scene"
signed lower left, "Frank Swift Chase"
7 ½ in. x 9 ½ in.
Frank Swift Chase
1886 - 1958
A prodigious legacy. Justly venerated paintings. A mere seven year ascendancy to acclaimed exhibitions among the most prestigious art institutions in America. Founder of art associations and colonies. Outdoorsman. Teacher. The undisputed Dean of the Nantucket Art Colony, Frank Swift Chase's far-reaching influence is perhaps best articulated by Robert Frazier, in his article, "Grounded at Sea Level: Frank Swift Chase on Nantucket" published by the Nantucket Historical Association; Historic Nantucket, Summer 2007 (Vol. 56, No. 3) (link)
Chase's paintings capture an emotional tension typical of the American Naturalist tradition. Confident brushwork energizes wet-to-wet impasto, projecting authoritative color in a natural landscape, through a Tonalist's softly veiled light and shadow.
"[His] love of color meant love of paint draped like vines over forest or field." - Gary Irving; Frank Swift Chase Retrospective Exhibition, Vose Galleries, Boston, MA, 1985
Through his energy, vision, fraternity and teachings, Chase's influence on the history of American Art is significant. ~ Carolyn Walsh
EXHIBITIONS1918 - 1923 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts1919 - 1923 Corcoran Gallery1920, 1924 Newport Artists Association (First Prize)1921 Salmagundi Art Club National Academy of Design1922 Art Institute of Chicago (Peabody Prize) Eastman School of Music Rochester Memorial Art Gallery (New York) Philadelphia Arts Council Minneapolis Institute of Arts Herron Art Institute1923 Indiana Artists Association Carnegie Institute Peabody Art Gallery, Baltimore1924 Art Directors Club (medal)1928 San Diego Fine Arts Gallery1953 Kenneth Taylor Gallery, Nantucket1954 Nantucket Artists Association.Woodstock Artists AssociationSpringfield Artists Association(back to Aug 14th Highlights)More Artist Biographies ___________
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Prices Realized
August 7, 2010
Annual Americana, Continental,
Fine Art & Marine Auction
$46,400
Lot 134.
JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH (1817-1894)
"Ships and Yachts Sailing Past Headland", oil on board,
signed lower right, "J.E. Buttersworth", in period gilt frame.
6 in. x 12 in.
$4,350.
Lot 119A.
DORIS RIKER BEER (1898-1967) and RICHARD BEER (1893-1959)
Watercolor on Paper "Quidnet"
signed lower right, "D & R Beer" and titled lower left, "Quidnet".
3 ¼ in. x 3 ¾ in.
$3,770.
Lot 119B.
DORIS RIKER BEER (1898-1967) and RICHARD BEER (1893-1959)
Watercolor on Paper, "Squam"
signed lower right, "D & R Beer" and titled lower left, "Squam".
3 ¼ in. x 3 ¾ in.
$87,000.
Lot 183.
FINE PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE SHIP MODEL, circa 1800,
a model of a 106 gun ship of the line with a planked and pinned hull,
full female figurehead holding a staff and wreath,
elaborately carved stern, galleries, stairways etc.,
mounted on a contrasting base of horn and bone with pillar and ball posts.
Height 22 in. Length 28 in. Depth 10 in.
Provenance:
Collection of Sara Jo and Art Kobacker; Clive Gomshall-Lloyd Collection, Illustration #23 The Lloyd Collection of Napoleonic Prisoner of War Artifacts, Pbl. 1986 by John F. Rinaldi
$98,600.
Lot 133.
Attrib. to GEORGE CHINNERY (BRITISH 1774-1852 R.H.A.)
"Portrait of Hou Qua", an unsigned oil on canvas portrait of Hou Qua
seated in an interior with landscape view;
the frame hand decorated in an Asian motif.
24 in. x 18 ½ in.
$9,280
Lot 38.
NANTUCKET WHALE IVORY
POLYCHROMED SEWING SPOOL STAND, circa 1850,
Height 7 in. Diameter 5 in.
$9,860
Lot 52.
AMERICAN HOOKED RUG
"Lions in the Peaceable Kingdom",
last quarter of the 19th Century,
within Plexiglas shadowbox frame.
Rug 34 in. x 64 in.
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