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CHERRY TREE AUCTIONS
Michael S. Smith & Friends • Professionals Since 1976
TWO 2 TWO 2 TWO AUCTIONS!
SALES HELD AT: The Washington County Fairgrounds
Rte 29 Between Greenwich & Schuylerville, NY; 12 miles East of Saratoga Springs
(MapQuest & Google: 392 Old Schuylerville Rd, Greenwich, NY 12834)
VERY FINE ANTIQUES AUCTION! SATURDAY JULY 25th at 5pm
Previews: Friday 1-5 & Saturday at 1pm
ONE OF OUR BETTER SALES on Saturday July 25th at 5pm… and our last VERY FULL Sale of Summer! A local couple who collected for more than 30 years have literally “sold the farm” and their collections of Country Store/Advertising items as well as their Country Furniture will be sold. A Schenectady doctor’s Estate provides Good Art, old Oriental Carpets, good Books, & fine Smalls. A Saratoga business which recently changed hands offers good Victorian cast iron Garden Furniture. Good Sterling Silver descended in a Saratoga family and Silver from 2 more Estates.
Altogether a very nice sale – Come & Enjoy. Children are Not allowed.
AND ON FRIDAYJULY 24th at 6pm we’ll have a fast, fun, and eclectic BLOW-OUT AUCTION at 6pm. Preview at 1pm.
A particularly good sale – for a Friday – see below for info.
SATURDAY SALE LISTING
MUCH GOOD ADVERTISING & COUNTRY STORE to incl: fine 8’4” oak country store seed bin counter with 15 drawers on reverse. Classic 50’s stainless steel Soda Fountain by Ace Cabinet Corp (width 5’6”). 4 cast iron base wooden seat soda fountain stools. Classic 1940’s mahogany 7’ tall telephone booth with folding doors and later working telephone. Exc 14” “Hires” ceramic syrup dispenser. MANY 40’/50’S SIGNS include large & small Coca-Cola, Large Esso & Gulf gas station signs, “Nichol Kola”, “KC Baking Powder”, “Hobo Kidney and Bladder Remedy”, “Duffee’s Laxative”, “Robin Hood Flour”, “Tip Top Flour”, & more. 2 oak lift-lid spool cabinet desks. Exc oak frame 7’8” counter top country store showcase & 34” curved glass front nickel frame counter top case. 2 pie cases MANY FRAMED LITHOS incl 50” tall “Dutch Boy” window shade, 30” Ronald Reagan/Bickmore counter display, 5¢ Korn Kinks, “Dr Lynas’ Maple=O”, early 20thC “Dandy Shandy”, & more. Desirable original 27 1/2" x 19 3/4" International Stock Foods broadside with 6 images of Palmer Cox Brownies. Also a smaller International Stock Foods broadside w/bears. Near mint country store “Hobart” electric coffee grinder. EXCEPTIONAL 9’ chestnut country store work table on turned legs w/2 large drawers & MORE Country Store/Advertising.
VICTORIAN CAST IRON GARDEN FURNITURE: desirable small size (5’ tall) Vict garden fountain with figural birds at base. Figural cast iron flying Eagle sculpture with 47” wing span on wood & metal base. Fine 19thC bench. 2 urns on pedestal bases. Fine 19thC 3 legged garden chair. Exc/ornate garden gate. MANY PARTS for iron fences. ALSO good cast iron lawn jockey & cast cement lawn jockey. 3 mid 20thC cast iron garden benches.
15PCS GOOD DECORATED STONEWARE incl 3 gal Ottman Bros crock with 2 lovebirds; jugs w/birds by E & LP Norton, West Troy Pottery, Ottman Bros, & “Fulton” maker. Fine I Seymour Troy Factory floral ovoid, & other good pcs.
QUANTITY STERLING SILVER incl 16” ewer by Roden; fine etched crystal body silver mounted claret jug (mark V, three masted ship, S); 1859-60 Sheffield sterling lidded tankard w/bull finial; exc coin silver floral repoussé water pitcher by JE Caldwell; engraved 1847-48 English 3pc sterling tea set w/gold wash; 2 French 1st purity taste-de-vin cups; 11 1/2" JE Caldwell sterling bowl w/pierced and floral repoussé rim; neat 6pc sterling silver bar set in orig case; 6pc Art Deco lady’s vanity set, & MUCH MORE sterling & coin silver in generous lots. Good forms 19thC silver plate hollowware in lg lots.
FINE JEWELRY: 6 lady’s Diamond Rings with appraisals. Attractive cabochon Persian turquoise with surrounding diamonds lady’s ring. Blue Star Sapphire ring w/dias. C.1885 14k locket w/2 rubies & dias. Pearls & diamonds bar pin. QUANTITY ESTATE’S COSTUME JEWLERY in large lots.
COINS: nice 1915 and 1929 US $2 1/2 Indian Head gold coins. 1913 Canada $5 gold coin. 1898 Russian 5 roubles gold coin. 1915-S Panama-Pacific $1 gold coin. 1878 Morgan w/8 tail feathers graded MS63PL by PCGS. 1879-O Morgan graded MS63 by PCGS, & other graded coins. As 1 Lot – over 100 bronze/brass medals/tokens. Large lots misc later US & Foreign. Some 90%.
UNUSUAL Pair high quality mannequins depicting a fashionable couple at The Saratoga Races in 1892. (custom made for a museum at considerable expense in England back in the 1970’s - Gent is 5’10” tall.) STOVE very fine 5’4” Parlor Wood Stove with lots of nickel decoration by “Riverside Stoves Rock Island”. Old black wrought iron French wash stand with original brass wash basin & white porcelain fixtures. 8’ long bicycle driven “peddle cab” with cushioned seat for 2 customers and canopy top (as seen on The Amazing Race” TV show).
FINE ESTATE BOOKS to incl: Vols 1-25 complete “OEUVRES Completes DE BUFFON”, Paris 1825, with 254 hand colored plates, Tome Premier, in fine condition. Vols 1-15 complete The IMPERIAL EDITION set No 88 of 350 printed of “Norroena • Anglo-Saxon Classics” (©T.H. Smart 1905). 47 vols “Dicken’s Works” with ribbed leather spines & marbleized boards (NY; Dodd, Mead, & Co; 1891; University Press, Cambridge). 1905 Vols 1 & 2 “The Apples of New York”; 1909Vols 1 & 2 “The Hudson Fulton Celebration”, & other Books of merit.
BOOKCASES: 6 lawyer’s “stack” sectional bkcases incl pair oak Globe-Wernicke w/orig leaded top doors, 3 stack mahogany w/raised panel ends & orig leaded top door, and oak 3 stack w/2 drawers in base. Impressive 10’4” wide oak 5 door bookcase with free standing fluted columns between doors (ht 5’). Signed “Lifetime” oak triple door bookcase (veneer chips). 5’ Danner type revolving bkcase (ptd green).
GOOD ESTATE’S CARPETS 3 old room size red field Sarouk carpets in unusual sizes: 7’8” x 9’7”, 6’1” x 13’4”, and 8’9”x 12’2”. Good old 7’ x 13’6’ carpet w/navy blue field. Old Sarouk mats & various scatters.
PORCELAIN & CERAMICS: impressive 42” tall artist signed Sevres type bronze mounted table lamp. 2 fine jardinieres on pedestals and 3 good umbrella stands (1 artist signed). Pair Louwelsa art pottery mugs. Late 60+pc set Pinheiro green cabbage/lettuce pattern. GLASS 50+pc set Cambridge “Diana” pattern incl luncheon & dessert plates and 30+pcs stemware. Good cut glass. Nailsea flask. 3 tall 19thC hurricane shades (for candlesticks).
MUCH ART (see website) to incl: signed William Verplack Birney (Am, 1858-1909, well listed) 26” x 40” o/c depicting Gentlemen in the Study after a Hunt. Signed Fred Dana Marsh (Am, 1872-1961, Well listed) 41” x 60” o/c depicting Autumn landscape from height with valley below. Signed V. Bianchini(?) c.1900 Italian 29” x 39” o/c depicting “Scena Famigliare Campestre”. Lovely large watercolor w/stream & birch trees signed Raymond & several more paintings. 30’s/40’s signed & dated woodcuts & etchings. 10 limited edition 1948 Maillol images and 28 limited edition 1959 Mogdiglioni images.
GOOD FURNITURE VICTORIAN OAK exceptional & impressive 8’6” European 4 part cabinet with leaded stained glass doors bookcase top – the whole heavily carved with figural winged lions and griffins, carved stag’s head at crest. Good 54” dia Hastings 1/4 sawed split pedestal base round dining table w/4 leaves, Exc side by side w/orig leaded glass doors. 4’4” file cabinet w/16 drawers. 24 drawer map/print cabinet. Clawfoot curved glass china closet w/beveled mirror crest. MAHOGANY 3pc c.1900 bedroom set – the large mirrored chest and bed’s headboard with carved figural woman’s heads at crests. Nice mahogany & walnut marble top chests w/mirrors. COUNTRY good 34” x 6’ top turned leg country work table w/2 drawers. Blanket boxes. Early stands incl cherry spider leg candlestand. Pembroke table w/drawer & string inlay. Early grain painted dome top box. Early chairs/rockers, etal.
MORE INTERESTING SMALLS: 2 minty Nazi daggers w/scabbards. Impressive 31” Black Forest cuckoo clock. Cool/funky home made 40’s figural airplane pedal “car”. Small brass fireplace fender with hand painted scenic Minton tiles. Fine onyx pedestal. High quality cast brass & beveled glass étagère. 2 tone carved marble bust of “Jeanne D’Arc”. ORIENTAL incl pr Nephrite/Jade carved table lamps. Cloisonne. 2 brass frame pull-down kitchen kero lamps (1 w/orig floral painted shade). 1928 black cat 13” doorstop and 9” mammy doorstop. Old carved & painted goose decoy.
FINE FRIDAY EVENING BLOW-OUT AUCTION!
Friday July 24th at 6pm – preview at 1pm
NO CREDIT CARDS AT FRIDAY’S SALE
A VERY FULL and better than usual Friday sale – from several quilts to 25+ Nutting prints to collection 15+ cross-cut 2 man saws. From golden oak curved glass china closet to collection 25+ scuttle mugs including figural animal & human head mugs. From fine Singer Featherlite sew machine to early 20thC sheep shearing machine. From collection 25+ “yard wide” photographs (many WWI and WWII military) and other photograph lots to 2 19thC double barrel shotguns (wall hangers). From 2 horse saddles to 5’9” wing span remote control airplane with control unit.. From oak Murphy bed to good set 6 Cushman rock maple dining chairs to early blanket boxes and stands. From 5’2” wing span remote control airplane to Victorian walnut marble top chest with mirror sold with matching marble top commode. From 10 match safes to 8 coffee grinders to 6 19thC child’s chairs/rockers. Estate fresh fishing tackle box – full & unpicked. Snowshoes. 35” taxidermy fish. Metal 4 drawer map/print cabinet. 8 child’s sleds. 60+pcs pink Open Lace depression glass. 70pcs amber Bouquet & Lattice depression glass. Stereopticon cards & viewers, family photo albums, early 20thC travel booklets, 40’s catalogs, felt pennants incl large c.1920 “Harvard”. Good men’s & lady’s vintage hats. Fine leather fire helmet with cast brass eagle head holding “S&H” company badge. Oak “s” curve roll top desk. Oak Larkin desk. 15+ COUNTRY PAINTINGS. Kero lamps. Milk bottles in orig carriers. Scales. Copper boilers. Agateware. Baskets. 27” double student lamp. Under the bed cedar chest. Repro carousel horse & repro horse head cast iron hitching posts. Old McKinley/Hobart political pins. MANY PRINTS & FRAMES.
FEATURING ESTATE’S TOYS & TRAINS almost all from 1 family and apparently packed-up and put away in storage since the early 1950’s. QUANTITY sold in generous lots! Early 20thC 32” paint decorated wooden wagon pulled by 2 horse teem. Minty OB “Akro Agates” marbles game. Fine French target shooting game w/OB. Disney incl “Roll Over Pluto” toy in OB, and early Walt E Disney long nosed Mickey figure. Stephen Slesinger “Winnie-The-Pooh” child’s china & Parker Bros Winnie-The-Pooh board game. Stuffed toys incl wind-up Stiefff terrier dog w/glass eyes. Farm tractors & accessories. Farm barn w/animals. Board games w/graphically appealing boxes. Hopalong Cassidy lunch box. FAO Schwarz bow. Child’s golf clubs. Near mint 1938 Gilbert “Microscope Set” in orig case. Minty “Gene Autry Guitar” in OB. 1951 Gilbert No 6 1/2 erector set. Small pond boat, etal.
LIONEL TRAINS incl nice 2023 A & B units w/2 cars. 6230 and 2026 locos. 226 loco in OB. Lionel 253 with 3 cars. 201 loco with tender. 259E w/tender. ACCESSORIES incl two No 313 Bascule Bridges, and Numbers 165,810,98,45N, 97-50, 397, and 2 No 92. Various cars. Lionel type V 150 watt transformer, & more.
NOTE: Positive ID required to obtain bidding number ~~~
TERMS: Cash, Visa, MasterCard, Traveler’s Checks, Personal Checks with prior approval, unless known to us.
AUCTIONEER: Mike Smith - Phone (518) 798-4289 or (518) 587-9421
ABSOLUTELY NO MINIMUM PRICES! Sorry, No absentee or telephone bids
13% Buyer’s Premium (3% discount for payment by cash or good check)
Seating is Limited – Children are NOT allowed! Refreshments Available