Important American Furniture, Paintings, Folk Art and Decorative Arts January 22, 2013

Important American Furniture, Paintings, Folk Art and Decorative Arts
Tuesday, 22 January 2013 10:00 AM
127 East 69th Street New York, NY 10021 +1 212 734 2381 Kenoauctions.com
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IMPORTANT AMERICAN FURNITURE, PAINTINGS, FOLK ART AND DECORATIVE ARTS
Sale:
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 10:00 AM
Viewing:
Saturday, January 19, 2013 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 20, 2013 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday, January 21, 2013 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 9:00 a.m. to End of sale.
(viewing available during sale)
Preview and Sale Location:Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, Wallace Hall
980 Park Avenue South at 84th Street
New York, NY 10028
Auction Code: 1009For absentee bids or inquiries, this sale should be referred to as
SALE 1009.
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Front cover: Lot 49Back cover: Lot 123, 52, 39, 80Inside front cover Lot 40Page 3 Lot 121, 122
Properties from:
James and Kathryn Abbe
The Estate of Violetta J.P. DuPont
A California Gentleman
A New York Lady
A New York Gentleman
The Dr. and Mrs. Robert Isbell
Collection
The Late Valdemar F. Jacobsen
A Rhode Island Lady
A Massachusetts Family
An Ohio Collection
A Phoenix Gentleman
A New England Estate
A Private American Collection
Direct Descendant of Thomas
Kittredge, North Andover,
Massachusetts
The Bulkeley Family of Hartford,
Connecticut
A Virginia lady
A Direct Descendant of
John Ritto Penniman
The Collection of Joanne and Jeffrey Klein
The Descendant of a Prominent
Massachusetts Family
The Estate of a Florida Lady
A New York Family
Direct Descendant of the Brown and
Smith Families of Providence, Rhode Island
A New Mexico Gentleman
Direct Descendants of John
Breckinridge

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Handling and Collection
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Administration and Handling Charges
Property not paid for and retrieved the day of the sale or by 3:00 p.m. January 23, 2013 will result in handling and administration charges plus any applicable sales taxes.
Charges All Property
Administration and Handling fees (per lot, per day beginning 3:00 pm, January 30, 2013) $15.00
Keno Auctions Sale Site Church of St. Ignatius LoyolaWallace Hall980 Park AvenueNew York, NY 10028Hours: 9:00 a.m. End of saleJanuary 22, 2013Hours: 10:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m.January 23, 2013
Welpak Corporation 58-60 Grand AvenueMaspeth, NY 11378718 391 0155Info@welpakcorp.comHours: 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.Monday Friday, except public holidays
Directions to the Sale
By Subway:
Take 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street.
Driving Directions
From Westchester
New York State Thruway (I-87) South
Exit 3, towards East 138 Street
Stay straight to go onto Exterior Street. Turn right onto Madison Avenue Bridge
Madison Avenue Bridge becomes Madison Avenue. Turn Left onto 135 Street. Turn Right onto Park Avenue.
Turn Left onto East 132 Street, take the FDR Drive South to 96 Street (exit 14)
Either go right onto 96 Street, drive across town to Park Avenue and turn left OR
Go straight onto York Avenue, turn right at 85 Street, turn left at Park Avenue.
From Long Island
Long Island Expressway (I-495) to exit 30W, towards Midtown Tunnel
Take Grand Central Parkway (Exit 22A) towards 108 Street Keep right at the fork in the ramp.
Grand Central Parkway goes into Triborough Bridge. Keep to the Right, take the exit for Manhattan. Keep to the center through the tolls, follow signs for FDR Drive South.
Exit at 96 Street (exit 14).
Either go right onto 96 Street, drive across town to Park Avenue and turn left OR
Go straight onto York Avenue, turn right at 85 Street, turn left at Park Avenue.
From Connecticut
I-95 South
Continue onto 1-278 W
Take exit for FDR Drive
Merge onto Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
Keep right and follow signs for 125 St./2nd Avenue
Turn right onto E. 125th Street
Turn left on Lexington Avenue
Turn right on E. 85th Street
Take fi rst left on to Park Avenue
From the Lincoln Tunnel
On exiting the tunnel, exit on the left towards 40 Street 7 North/West Side Highway
Take West Side Highway to 79th Street
Turn left onto Broadway
Take Broadway to 86 Street, turn right onto 86 Street
Take 86 Street through Central Park. You will exit the park on 84 Street.
The church is on the corner of 84 Street and Park Avenue.
Parking:
There are many parking garages in the neighborhood. The closest is Belmont, on 84th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues
Additional parking garages include:
Albert Parking 30 East 85th Street 212 249 5290
East 82nd Street Garage 111 East 82nd Street 212 288 9645
Gold East Garage 55 East 87th Street 212 831 4818

Property of James and Kathryn Abbe
1Black Painted Queen Anne Heart and Crown Arm Chair
Stratford area, Connecticut, 1765-1775
H. 47 in.
Literature: A nearly identical example is in the Silas
Deane House, Wethersfi eld, Connecticut. Please see
Robert F. Trent, Heart and Crown Chairs, New Haven:
New Haven Historical Society, 1977, pl. 17, p. 48.
$1,500-2,500
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James (1912-1999) and Kathryn Abbe shared a love for art, antiques and photography. Each had well-established careers, James, as a pho-tographer and later as a well known dealer in Folk Art and Americana. He was known for his excellent taste and was a pioneering advocate for Folk Art, The emphasis should be on the Art and not the Folk he would say. Kathryn, a photographer and an identical twin, is the author of several books; her work has been widely exhibited in museums and galleries. Each had a great eye, and when they worked together, the result was often splendid. They liked the juxtaposition of one object with another and the effects of light and shadow. Our January 22 sale features some of the best works from the folk art collection that they built together. Starting the sale off will be a Black Painted Queen Anne Heart and Crown Arm Chair with a classic shaped and pierced crest-rail and graceful arms that shows more than 250 years of usage; it was made in Connecticut in the fi rst-half of the 18th century (lot 1).
Prominent among the pieces is a rare 18th century Polychrome Painted White Pine Countertop Figure of a standing gentleman (lot 18). A pair of early folk art paintings of twins, circa 1815, is powerful for the sitters stern expressions and edginess (lot 3) that brings to mind
photographer Diane Arbuss haunting work Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967.
The Abbes loved carved and painted wooden and metal fi gures. A painted wood, tin and iron fi gure of a rooster (lot 4), probably used
as a roof ornament, is a whimsical accessory to any home. A portrait of a Girl in a Rocking Chair by Asahel Powers (lot 15) is an excellent example of Powers work. As an untrained artist Powers had a diffi cult time making items appear to be anchored to the fl oor; the young girl appears to be fl oating.
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JAMES AND KATHRYN ABBE

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4Painted Wood Tin and Iron Figure of a Rooster
American, 1830-1890
H. 22 in.; W. 25 in.
Probably once used as a roof ornament.
$1,500-2,500
2Gilt Copper Weathervane Depicting a Steer
Probably L. W. Cushing & Sons
Waltham, Massachusetts, second half 19th century
H. 12 in.; L. 23 in.
$300-600
3American School, First Quarter 19th Century
A Pair of Portraits Depicting Twin Girls in White
Dresses
Oil on canvas
18 x 16 inches (each)
$2,000-4,000

5Green and Yellow Painted Half Hull Model
American, circa 1843
With painted inscription: Plymouth, 1843
H. 11 in.; L. 56 in.
$800-1,200
6A Group of Four Carved and Painted Wooden Figures
Comprising: Pair of white painted mermaids: American,
late 19th / early 20th century, H. 2 in.; L. 6 in.
Figure of a lion and lamb, probably Pennsylvania, late
19th century, H. 5 in.; L. 9 in.
Green, yellow and white painted fi gure of a standing
woman, American, late 19th century, H. 13 in.
White painted wooden rooster with repair done with
tin and nails, fi rst half 19th century, H. 5 in.; L. 7 in.
(4)
$1,200-1,800
7Naive Carved Bone Figure in the Form of a Female Nude
American, second half 19th century
With movable section.
H. 4 in.
$200-400
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8Pair of American School Portraits
Sarah Bennett, age 11 and Mary Bennett, age 10
Possibly Isaac A. Wetherby (American, 1819-1904)
Oil on canvas
29 x 24 inches (each)
Portrait of Mary Bennett inscribed on verso: Mary
Bennett born 1845 daughter of Hon. A.H. Bennett,
Davenport, Iowa, 10 years old when this was taken.
Possibly by Isaac Augustus Wetherby (1819-1904) and
attributed to Isaac Wetherby 6/1/1988, James Abbe
Junior Oyster Bay, NY
Portrait of Sarah Bennett inscribed on verso of canvas:
attributed to Isaac A. Wetherby (American, 1819-
1904) and Sarah Bennett, born 1844, daughter of Hon.
A.H. Bennett, Davenport, Iowa, 11 years old when this
was taken.
(2)
$2,000-4,000
9Four Cast Iron Mechanical Banks and Tin Mechanical Bank
Comprising: Speaking Dog, Red Dress, H. 7 in.; W.
8 in.
Uncle Sam, Shepard Hardware Company, Buffalo New
York, circa 1886, H. 11 in.
African American Man, H. 6 in.
African American Woman, H. 6 in.
Pool Player, painted tin, H. 7 in.
(5)
$200-400
10Painted Sheet Iron Figure of Indian with Bow and Arrow
American, second half 19th century
H. 26 in.; W. 14 in.
$300-600
11Painted and Decorated Circular Covered Wooden Box
American, fi rst half 19th century
Inscribed on bottom: James Abbe, Jr. Jericho, N.Y.
H. 10 in.; Diam. 14 in.
$200-400

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12Chauncey Wheeler (American, 1888-1945)
Brant
First half, 20th century
Branded on base: WFB
Label inscribed on base: William F. Beale Long Island N.Y. by Chauncey Wheeler
Carved and painted wood.
L. 18 in.; W. 7 in.
$1,200-1,800
13A Group of Four Portrait Miniatures
Comprising: A Silhouette of a young lady with woven hair and original gilt metal frame,
inscribed on verso: 1828, H. 4 x 3 in.
Ink silhouette of Thomas Goddard (English, 1762-1834), ink and watercolor on paper,
inscribed on verso: Thomas Goddard 1762, signed: ... Hiddleton, H. 5 x 2 in.
Nave full length silhouette of a woman glued to a page from an accounting book,
19th century, collage and ink, 6 x 4 in.
Portrait of Mrs. Robert Sackett, 1846, watercolor on paper, 5 x 4 in.
(4)
$300-600
14Soda Sarsaparilla & Ginger Ale 5
New York, late 19th century
Inscribed: TALLMAN 15 RUBLE HOUSE N.Y.
Oil on canvas
13 x 21 inches
$200-400

15Asahel Lynde Powers (American, 1813-1843)
Girl in Painted Rocking Chair
Circa 1835
Oil on canvas
33 x 26 inches
Provenance: Washburn Gallery, New York
$4,000-8,000
16American School, 19th Century
Double Portrait of Boy with Whip and Girl
with RoseOil on canvas
27 x 24 inches
Provenance: Washburn Gallery, New York
$3,000-6,000
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17American School
Peri at the Gates of Paradise
Circa 1845
Oil on canvas
30 x 25 inches
$1,200-1,800
18Polychrome Painted White Pine Countertop Figure of a Standing Gentleman
American, late 18th / early 19th century
Wood analysis by Alden Identifi cation Service,
November 2012.
H. 38 in.
$4,000-8,000
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From the Estate of Violetta J.P. DuPont
19Group of Miniature Portraits Daguerreotypes and Tintypes
American, English and Continental, late 18th / 19th century
Comprising: Six daguerreotypes (four in gutta-percha hinge frames), one tintype, one
photograph, nine painted portrait miniatures, one bronze portrait medallion inscribed:
LOUIS XVIII / ROI DE FRANCE
Provenance: From the collection of James Maxime DuPont (1912-1991) of
New Jersey
(18)
$1,500-2,500
Property of a Lady
20Auguste Edouart (American, 1789-1861)
An Interior Including Young Girl on Candle Stand and One Holding Doll,
1839
Signed and dated lower center : Aug. Edouart, fecit 1839
Watercolor and black paper
13 x 18 inches
$2,000-4,000
21Attributed to Rufus Porter (American, 1792-1884)
Double Portrait of Husband and Wife (b. June 1799 - d. Jan 30, 1877)
Circa 1820-18306
Watercolor and ink on paper with gold leaf and black eglomise glass panel.
The portrait of the lady inscribed in graphite on verso: Died January 30 1877 /
Aged 77 yrs. 7 months.
6 x 9 inches (including frame)
$2,000-4,000
Property of a California Gentleman
22Painted Sea Chest with Carved Ship
New England, 19th century, the carving and painting probably fi rst half 20th century
The painting on the ship is signed indistinctly and dated: 32, possibly 1932
With inlaid diamond-shaped whalebone escutcheon and fi tted with beckets.
H. 15 in.; W. 43 in.; D. 16 in.
$2,000-4,000

Property of a New York Lady
23American School, 1849
Portrait of Boy With Dog, 1849
Dated lower right: 1849
Oil on canvas
48 x 38 inches
Provenance: Arthur Rupley, Alexandria, Virginia;
Sloans & Kenyon, Chevy Chase, Maryland, 7-9 December 1990;
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, 1991
$12,000-18,000
24Pictorial Hooked American Rug: Ms. Hen
Laura H. Loeffl er, 1920-1930
On verso: Ms. Hen hand hooked by Laura H. Loeffl er
35 x 26 in.
Note: A closely related rug, based on the same design as the present lot sold at
Sothebys, New York, Important Americana, Lot 167, 22-24 January 2009 for $25,000.
$2,000-4,000
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29Painted Wood and Decorated Grocery Store Bag Sorter
American, second half, 19th century
With original stenciled decoration and inscription
from Troy, New York Grocers.
With original stenciled decoration and inscription from
Troy, New York Grocers.
H. 15 in.; W. 16 in.; D...