GLEN COVE, NY.- Roland Auctions NY is presenting its two-part August 2023 Estates Sale Part I (Fri, 8/25/23), 11am and Part II (Sat, 8/26/23), 10am. These sales will feature hundreds of lots of Fine Art, Decorative Arts, 20th Century Modern, Antique & Vintage Furniture, Textiles, Silver, Gold and Silver Jewelry, Rugs, Collectibles, Asian Art and Decorative Arts, and Lighting. Previews will be held on Thursday, August 24th, 10am - 6pm & Friday, August 25th, 10am -6pm.
This two-part auction will spotlight estate items from the North Shore Gold Coast Mansion, formally known as The Lilian Sefton-Dodge Estate offering antiquities, prints, silverware, and jewelry. A portion of the proceeds of the Auction to go to Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf on Long Island.
Highlights from the The Lilian Sefton-Dodge Estate will include a pair of 18K Tiffany & Co. Diamond & Sapphire Earrings, 18k yellow gold Tiffany & Co. star-form diamond and sapphire earrings, having nine 20-point stones with approximately .85 sapphire center stones. (18.5 dwt.). Provenance: Proceeds of the sale of this lot to benefit the Mill Neck Manor Lutheran School for the Deaf. Estimate $2,500-$3,500, an exquisite pair of John Bridge Sterling Silver Chalices, A boxed pair of important sterling silver chalices on lobed George III feet with knop shafts and vermeil interiors. Each bear the John Bridge makers mark, Lion Passant .925 sterling mark, London city mark, and George III makers mark. One engraved on bottom "Presented to Lillian Sefton Dodge / 1952". Both contained in a red velvet fitted mahogany presentation box with engraved "Mill Neck Manor" brass plaque. (Total weight: 38.41 ozt.). Provenance: Property of a lady to benefit the Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf. [Each chalice: 9 3/8" H x 4 1/2" Diam. at base]. Estimate $4-6,000 and a Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service for 12, A service for 12 Gorham Acorn pattern sterling silver flatware, comprising 12 dinner knives [8 3/4" L], 12 butter spreads, 12 cake forks, 12 dinner forks, 12 ice cream spoons [7 3/4" L], 24 teaspoons, 9 bouillon spoons [6 1/4" L], and seven serving pieces including a pair of vegetable spoons, a gravy ladle, a cake slice, a cheese slice, and a salad fork and spoon. (Total weight: 122.73 ozt.). Provenance: Proceeds of the sale of this lot to benefit the Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf. Estimate $2,500-$3,500.
Also offered are an Ansonia Clock Company Neoclassical-style bronze open mantel clock, having a paneled beveled glass front door, an open escapement movement, acanthus leaf gargoyle relief's, with a medallion center on a bracket base. Maintaining its original Mercury pendulum and key. [13 1/2" H x 8 1/4" W x 7 1/4" D]. Provenance: Proceeds of the sale of this lot to benefit the Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf. Estimate $500-$700 and a mens vintage 14k yellow gold and stainless men's "Cricket" watch by Vulcain. (34.3 inclusive dwt.). Provenance: Proceeds of the sale of this lot to benefit the Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf. Estimate $300-$500.
Over the last several months, Fine,Contemporary and Modern Art, has been topping all the recent auctions at Roland, with selections this month including a Martiros Saryan (Russian-Armenian, 1880-1972), Village Street Scene - oil on board nighttime street scene with figures; signed and dated in red to bottom right, 1907. [Unframed board: 20 1/2" H x 17 1/4" W]. Triangular-form 5" H x 4" W Estimate $5000-7000, a Juan Luna Novicio (Filipino, 1857-1899) Male Nude Study Drawing, study of a male nude from the back, in black and white chalk (?) on paper, signed lower right. [Art: 24" H x 15" W; Frame: 32" H x 24" W]. Estimate $1800-2200, a French Painted Enamel Portrait of a Man, after Edouard Manet (French, 1832-1883) portrait of Emile Bellot titled "Le Bon Bock" ("The Good Beer"). The original is in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. [Frame: 14 1/2" H x 12 1/2" W]. Estimate $300-400 and a 101 Paul Cornoyer (American, 1864-1923) oil on board, circa 1900, Impressionist-style New York City street scene, possibly Washington Square Park and Arch, signed lower left. [Work: 7 7/8" H x 9 7/8" W; Frame: 15 3/4" H x 17 3/4" W]. Estimate $600-900.
Furniture will also have a showing at Roland, offering a Modern Rococo-Style Carved Parcel Gilt Console, late 20th century, having conforming faux mahogany top over the base wtih rocaille scrolling details and garland swags. [38 1/2" H x 92" W x 23 1/2" D]. Estimate $800-1500 and a Pair of Neoclassical-Style Marquise Armchairs, late 20th century, of generous proportions, with silver-tone accented foliate carved frames and upholstered cushions. [40 1/2" H x 32 1/2" W x 31" D]. Estimate $500-1000.
In the Decorative Arts arena, a highly desirable selection will include a pair of Louis XV-Style Candelabra Lamps, gilt bronze candelabra lamps, late 19th century, signed to bases for Albert Marionnet (French, 1852-1910), each with five upswept foliate motif lights on round green marble base. [31 1/2" H x 15 3/4" Diam.]. Estimate $1000-2000, a Belle Epoque Bronze & Onyx Jardiniere, circa 1890, with grape and leaf motif handles and raised on foliate detail feet. [11 1/2" H x 18" W x 8 1/2" D]. Estimate $1000-1500 and a Martin Eichinger (American, b. 1949) painted bronze figural group "Adrenaline Rising Bust", modeled wtih captivating eyes gazing into the distance, signed and numbered 82/100 to base. Estimate $1000-1500.
In addition, Roland is offering a Swedish Neoclassical Giltwood Cartel Clock, 19th century, the face signed "Rob Engstrom, Stockholm", with urn and garland swag details, with pendulum and key. [37 1/2" H x 17 1/2" W x 5" D]. Estimate $400-700, a Reuge Swiss Music Box Vanity Clock, early 20th century, overall with filigree relief motifs around cabochon opal and stone with enamel details, marked to winder on base. [9 1/2" H x 5" Diam.]. Estimate $300-500, a Pair of Parian Porcelain Medici Lions, late 20th century, each with paw on a globe sphere, based on the Roman Albani lion in the collection of the Louvre Museum, Paris. [Overall: 8" H x 11 1/2" W x 5 1/2" D]. Estimate $500-700, Pair of Parian Porcelain Medici Lions, late 20th century, each with paw on a globe sphere, based on the Roman Albani lion in the collection of the Louvre Museum, Paris. [Overall: 8" H x 11 1/2" W x 5 1/2" D]. Estimate $500-700 and a Pair of Gilt Bronze Baccarat French overlaid with Empire and Classical motifs, marked to bases of decanters. [9 1/2" H x 4 1/4" W x 4 1/4" D]. Estimate $300-500.