September 10, 2011 Auction
    
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Lot 276 :
PAIR OF STERLING SILVER OVAL COVERED VEGETABLE DISHES
marked: BALL, BLACK & CO., NEW YORK, 925/1000one marked under side of rim, STARR MARCUS, top and bottom with bead and repeating scroll border, removable handle depicts lion rampant holding a shield11.5" x 9"; total 96 troy oz.  
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

Realized: $3,250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 277 :
19TH C. STERLING SILVER REPOUSSE SHAPED FOOTED COMPOTE
marked: S. Kirk & Son, 11 OZsquare shaped top elaborately decorated with flora and fauna surrounding clear center, base decorated with deep repousse foliage, on four molded legs, 5"h; 8.5" square; 22 troy oz.  
Estimate: $600 - $900

Realized: $950 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 278 :
STERLING SILVER REPOUSSE RUFFLED EDGE BOWL
marked: S. Kirk & Son Co., 925/1000scroll edge with floral blossoms and various fauna, monogram to center, ETT, 3.5"h; 9.5"diam.; 14 troy oz.  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $550 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 279 :
STERLING SILVER REPOUSSE DEEP PLATE
marked: TIFFANY & CO., 16180A MAKERS 5054, STERLING, SILVER, 925/1000 Mclassical decoration of panels with urns and fruit, 9.5"diam.; 19 troy oz.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $900 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 280 :
PAIR OF SPRATLING STERLING SILVER CANDLESTICKS
marked: Spratling Made in Mexico; Sterlingsquare base, disc column with saucer bobeches, 3"h; base 3"square; 12 troy oz.William Spratling, (1900-1967) was an American-born silversmith and artist, best known for his influence on 20th c. Mexican silver design.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $850 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 281 :
STERLING SILVER FOOTED WATER PITCHER
rectangular form, monogram in wreath, scrolled feet, 5 pints, 8"h; 33 troy oz.Estate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill, Boston  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $1,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 282 :
4-PIECE FEDERAL COIN SILVER TEA SET
New York, c.1830naturalistic goosehead handles and spout, acorn and oak leaf finials, strawberry and vine raised banding around top edges, on oak leaf and ball and claw feet, unmarkedteapot, 7.5"h, 12"l; covered sugar, 6.5"h, 9"l; creamer, 5"h, 6"l; waste bowl,…  MORE
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $2,750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 283 :
PAIR OF STERLING SILVER FOOTED COMPOTES
marked: J. E. CALDWELL & CO., 925/1000elaborate lattice and scroll open work flat rim, engraved center, stepped round base, with gold wash, 4"h; 9"diam.; total 37 troy oz.  
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,500

Realized: $1,300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 284 :
(6) STERLING AND MIXED METAL KNIVES
marked: sterling by Domminick & Haffhammered handle with applied squirrels, bugs, butterflies, and leaves, with Asian saber-form blade  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $1,800 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 285 :
(on 6) ENGLISH STERLING SILVER WINE BOTTLE COASTERS
Asprey & Co. London, 1977wide flat rim with line decoration, hallmarked on top edgealso marked underneath, Asprey Sterling England, 6.75"diam.; 49 troy oz.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $1,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 286 :
TIFFANY STERLING SILVER ROUND FOOTED TRAY
marked: Tiffany & Co. Makers, Sterling Silver 14071molded scalloped edge, on three scroll and molded feet, 12"diam.; 30 troy oz.  
Estimate: $600 - $900

Realized: $1,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 287 :
(on 24) LOT OF STERLING AND JAPANESE MIXED-METAL FLATWARE
all with Japanese mixed-metal kozuka handles(12) salad forks, marked Sterling, Shreve & Co. and Japanese symbol engraved below tines; along with (6) fruit knives with saber blades and 6 matching fruit forks, not marked Condition: one separated, one rusted  
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Realized: $3,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 288 :
ENGLISH STERLING SILVER SQUARE FOOTED TRAY
Asprey & Co., Sheffield, 1988marked Asprey sterling Englandinvected corners, on shaped feet, 12.5" square; 44 troy oz.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $1,400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 289 :
PAIR OF TIFFANY FEDERAL-STYLE STERLING SILVER CANDLESTICKS
marked: Made for Tiffany & Co. Sterling 1136xsquare, reverse tapered with urn socket and square bobeche, 9"h; 32 troy oz.  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $1,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 290 :
(on 6) STERLING HANDLED DINNER KNIVES, GEORG JENSEN
cactus pattern, handle fully marked and blade marked, Georg Jensen Copenhagen Stainless Steel Estate of Carol Ishimoto, Cambridge, MA  
Estimate: $150 - $250

Realized: $300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 291 :
LOT OF COIN AND STERLING SILVER FLATWARE
(6) teaspoons, (10) coin silver teaspoons, by R. & W. Wilson, serving fork and spoon, (12) oyster forks, by Dominick & Haff, (12) Chantilly, pattern demitasse spoons, cake knives, (15) souvenir spoons, etc. 43 troy oz. (weighable)  
Estimate: $500 - $800

Realized: $1,300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 291A :
COLLECTION OF MISCELLANEOUS STERLING SILVER HOLLOW-WARE
including chocolate pot, bouillon frames, porringers, small Paul Revere style bowls, various hand mirrors and dresser items, etc., 38 troy oz. (weighable)  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $1,400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 291B :
LOT OF STERLING SILVER ITEMS
small Georgina-style foot card tray; engraved card case; cased set of (4) footed salts and spoons; mustard pot; tea ball; (7) liquor labels; (10) salt spoons inc. (4) Asian with applied bugs and crab; cased set of (6) Japanese olive…  MORE
Estimate: $300 - $400

Realized: $600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 292 :
LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN CHARGERS
19th c., blue ground with leaf-shaped floral reserves, mounted on iron wall hangersold paper label on bottom, Phillips & MacConnal, LIVERPOOL, 20"diam.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $1,600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 293 :
PAIR OF 19TH C. CHINESE CELEDON GARDEN BARRELS
19th c., overall raised white floral and bird decoration, pierced sides and top, 18.5"h; 13"diam.From the estate of Crosby Forbes, Cambridge, MA  
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $3,250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 294 :
PAIR OF CHINESE CARVED WOOD BRUSH POTS
tree trunk form, 6"h; 4.5"diam.  
Estimate: $150 - $250

Realized: $275 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 295 :
JAPANESE BRASS CUNDI BODHISATTVA BUDDHA
20th c., known as Juntei Kannon in Japan, with 18 arms, seated on lotus, 15"h  
Estimate: $200 - $300

Realized: $100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 296 :
PAIR OF CHINESE COVERED GINGER JARS
19th c, with overall figural decoration 15"hEdgar and Katherine Seeler estate, Cambridge, MA  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $325 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 297 :
PAIR OF 18/19TH C. KOREAN SILVER INLAID IRON STIRRUPS
6"h; 5"diameter  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 298 :
CHINESE LANDSCAPE INK PAINTING
house and building with a waterwheel atop a mountain waterfall, mounted as scroll,image 38.5 by 20 in.  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 299 :
PAIR OF ITALIAN WALNUT CHILD'S SIDECHAIRS
with original leather backs and seats, 27"hEstate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill, BostonCondition: splits to leather  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 300 :
PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN FIGURES
Qianlong, c. 1775elaborately robed Immortals, a standing man, the other a woman holding a tray, 15"h, on shaped wooden standsEstate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill, BostonOfficers and supercargoes of the East India Company took advantage of their license to trade…  MORE
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $10,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 301 :
PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN SEATED SPANIELS
Qianlong, late 18th c.seated on haunches, red collar with green bell, the head turned forward with closed mouths, 6"hEstate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill BostonSee: David S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, Zwemmer, 1994  
Estimate: $300 - $600

Realized: $2,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 302 :
19TH C. CHINESE EMBROIDERED ROBE
floral needlework on gold silkEstate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill, Boston  
Estimate: $200 - $300

Realized: $425 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 303 :
LARGE PAIR OF ASIAN BRONZE FIERCE LION CENSORS
prob. Bali, removable heads, 13"h; 11"wEstate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill, Boston  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $325 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 304 :
19TH C. JAPANESE LACQUERED LAP DESK
a dragon rising from waves, confronting a tiger on a cliff, the sides with village and floral scenes, the interior with elaborate lacquer compartments, mirror, fold out desk, 7.5"h; 19.75"w; 13.5"d  
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $1,100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 305 :
RUSSIAN EMBOSSED BRONZE AND ENAMEL 3-PART RELIQUARY
the front with orthodox cross, buildings, and angels, each hinged panel depicting Christ,the Madonna and a multitude of figures, closed 4" by 3.75" Estate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill, Boston  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 306 :
17TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL BRONZE AND ENAMEL RELIQUARY MINIATURE
pair of angels saluting a cross, enclosed in a oval sunburst with enamel and bronze rays, 3"h; 2.5"wEstate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill, Boston  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $275 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 307 :
(3) ORNATE 17/18TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL SILVER MEDALS
the Virgin Mary, 3.5"h; Christ carrying the cross, 3"h; and a pope, 3"hEstate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill, Boston  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $150 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 308 :
17TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL SILVER RELIQUARY MINIATURE
the Virgin Mary surrounded by foil and floral decoration, the reverse a cross in a sunburst with brass rays in oval silver frame, 3"Estate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill Boston  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $225 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 309 :
(on 2) 17TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL RELIQUARY MINIATURES
one with colored ink drawing of Madonna, Madonna and child to reverse, in oval silver frame, 2.5"; the other, a double-sided reverse painting of the Madonna (paint missing, as is), in an oval silver frame with chain, 2.5"Estate of Mimi…  MORE
Estimate: $200 - $400

Realized: $325 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 310 :
(2) 18TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL RELIGIOUS SILVER ITEMS
a 2-part embossed silver scapulary adornment, each part 3.5"h, joined by chains;the other a metal crucifix, 2"hEstate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill, Boston  
Estimate: $200 - $300

Realized: $100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 311 :
(on 2) ITALIAN CARVED STONE ITEMS
a small garden Madonna and child reliquary, 8'5"h; 4.5"w; along witha masque-form fountain fragment, 7" squareEstate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill Boston  
Estimate: $200 - $300

Realized: $250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 312 :
ARCHAIC GLASS UNGUENT BOTTLE
poss. Roman, 2nd c.museum number on bottom, 3.5"h, in old dovetailed wood boxEstate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill, Boston  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $650 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 313 :
(on 3) AFRICAN CARVED FIGURES
a seated female with bead necklace, 26"h; a standing female with red paint, 14"h; and a standing man, 12"h (both mounted on base)Estate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill, Boston  
Estimate: $200 - $300

Realized: $200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 314 :
(on 2) AN AFRICAN BRONZE BRACELET
(the closure pin missing); along with an incised metal 'purse' with domed-top lid, 5"hEstate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill, Boston  
Estimate: $100 - $150

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Lot 315 :
(on 8) A GROUP OF VARIOUS CHINESE ITEMS
a yellow ceramic gooseneck vase, electrified, 9.5"; a box of small rice paper drawings, as is; an 8" ceramic bowl (rim chips); a 5"white ceramic figure, as is; a red painted wood wash basin, 20"diam.; (2) Buddhas, wood 14", one…  MORE
Estimate: $300 - $400

Realized: $950 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 316 :
(on 2) PICTURE FRAME WITH JADEITE BORDER
20th c., 16"h; 12.5"w; along with a JAPANESE RED EMANEL BOX with jadeite seal, 2.5"h; 5"wEstate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill, Boston  
Estimate: $150 - $250

Realized: $425 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 317 :
NANTUCKET OVAL POCKETBOOK
wood swing handle and ivory whale to lid (lid not attached), inscribed on bottom: M.M.H. Happy Birthday Chin Nantucket '77, 6.5"h; 9"wEstate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill BostonCondition: lid detached, clasp unraveled  
Estimate: $200 - $300

Realized: $200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 318 :
LARGE INUIT CARVED STONE FIGURE
basalt, man grasping a seal, 12"'disc number' inscribed on bottom E_9735Estate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill, BostonInuit carvers often (but not always) incise the bottoms of their works with their signatures in Roman letters or Inuktitut syllabics. Some sculptures may…  MORE
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $350 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 318A :
LARGE INUIT CARVED STONE FIGURE
black stone, man leaning on large ceremonial mask, signed ?, 12"hEstate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill, BostonCondition: nicks here and there  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 318B :
(on 2) INUIT CARVED STONE ANIMAL FIGURES
a bear eating a seal, sgn. ...1350, 3.5"h; 4.5"w; and a pair of seals, unsigned, 3.5"h; 8"wEstate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill, BostonCondition: all with roughage and nicks here and there  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $150 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 318C :
INUIT CARVED STONE FIGURE
black stone, man with a seal, sgn. with Inuit syllabics, 9"h; 8.5"wEstate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill, BostonCondition: overall quite good, minor roughage  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $550 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 318D :
INUIT CARVED STONE FIGURE
man with seal, appears unsigned, 10.5"h (same artist as lot 201)Estate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill, BostonCondition: minor scrapes here and there  
Estimate: $200 - $300

Realized: $200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 318E :
INUIT CARVED STONE FIGURE
kneeling man, signed with Inuit syllabics, 8.5"h; 7"wEstate of Mimi Houghton, Beacon Hill, BostonCondition: old minor nicks  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $150 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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