A serving table by Joseph Barry which exhibits very similar caryatid supports is held in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.Īccording to its consignor, an English metal and faux-leopard upholstered rocking chaise from the second half of the 19th century was purchased circa 1990 from the John Hay Whitney Estate on Long Island.
From the collection of Alex Raskin Antiques, it is estimated at $5,000-$7,000. The framed shield is expected to sell in the $3,000-$5,000 range.ĭecorative-art highlights include a circa-1835 school of Joseph Barry (1757-1838) classical marble-topped mahogany console table with carved caryatid supports. They were issued circa 1866 by the US Treasury Department and contain examples of United States fractional currency. Keesee, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Virginia. This early example of American technology is estimated at $3,000-$5,000.Īnother fascinating item is an 1886 US Fractional Currency Shield accompanied by a letter on “Grinnell Brothers, Detroit” stationery and addressed to Mr. In 1924 it emerged under a new name, the International Business Machine Corporation, known today as IBM. Founded in 1900, the International Time Recording Company supplied a diverse line of timekeeping devices for businesses. Myrtle Jones’ (Georgia, 1913-2007) Savannah Scene, an oil-on-canvas measuring 27½ by 31½ inches, depicts the courtyard of the Telfair Academy Museum and has a $1,200-$1,800 estimate.Ī unique entry in the auction is an International Dey Clock employee time clock based on physician Alexander Dey’s 1888 patent for the dial time recorder. Savannah regional art includes Study of Figures, a 16-by-13-inch pencil-on-paper work by Paul Goadby Stone (NC/Ga., 1928-1976), dated 1956. 1356 (as Potiron) and the Exposition Universelle, Paris 1900, No. Additionally, it appeared in the Catalogue Illustre de Beaux-Arts, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889, No. Norbert Pain, Drouot, Paris, May 1925, Lot 64 (identified as Le Potiron) and Sotheby’s New York, June 28, 2001, Old Master and 19th Century European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 326. Provenance for the painting includes The Collection M. Antoine Vollon’s (French, 1833-1900) Still Life with Pumpkin, an oil-on-canvas sized 34 7/8 by 45½ inches, is offered with a $5,000-$7,000 estimate. His work is held in the collections of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, High Museum of Art, Morris Museum of Art, Gibbes Museum of Art, and many other institutions.Įarly Morning Sailing, an oil-on-canvas measuring 11½ by 19½ inches, was painted by Francis Augustus Silva (American, 1835-1886) and depicts sailboats and a rowboat with figures on calm waters. Walker’s most famous paintings document Southern scenes of plantations, cotton fields, docks and wood cabins. 2011, Lot 51, Property from the Estate of Ann Carter Stonesifer, Md.). Its provenance includes prior sale at Brunk Auctions (March 23, 2018, Lot 587) and Doyle Auctions (Nov. Picking Cotton, a 6-by-12-inch oil-on-board by widely collected South Carolina artist William Aiken Walker (N.C., 1838-1921) is estimated at $7,000-$10,000. He was a favorite artist of President Lyndon B Johnson, who displayed Salinas artworks in the White House during his term in office. His most sought-after works depict wildflowers in bloom in the Texas Hill Country. Salinas was a Mexican-American painter best known for his impressionistic landscapes.
The sculpture is from a Georgia private collection and comes to auction with an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000.Ī Porfirio Salinas (Texas, 1910-1973) oil-on-canvas titled Blue Bonnets (17½ by 19½ inches) carries an estimate of $15,000 to $20,000. Galli, and depicts a beautiful masked woman in an elaborate outfit comprised of a corseted top, feathered hat, cape, stockings and boots. The fine art category of the sale includes a marble sculpture by Italian sculptor Fortunato Galli (Italian, 1850-1918) titled Masquerade. After more than 50 successful years in the business, Raskin is retiring, and many outstanding items from his collection will be offered in both sessions of Everard’s spring auction. He has been a staple in the Savannah antique trade ever since. He purchased his first storefront on Whitaker Street in historic downtown Savannah in 1978 and moved to the present location on Monterey Square in 1990. The auction also features property from the collection of Alex Raskin, a Savannah native who has been in the antiques business since the 1970s. Porfirio Salinas (Texas, 1910-1973), ‘Blue Bonnets,’ oil on canvas.
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