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Townshend Auction Gallery

25.06.11

Presented by Townshend Auction Gallery

Takes place on 6/25/2011

At , Route 30, Townshend, VT, 05353

EXCELLENT Pass ESTATES AUCTION (15 MILES NORTH OF BRATTLEBORO)

We have combined a small Dover Vermont estate with another well furnished old home from Pawlet Vermont and few carefully chosen additions in order to offer a superb auction weather your are purchasing for your private use or for resale you won't want to miss this sale. There is huge selection of fine china & glass; asst. sterling items; clocks; many rare and hard/find collectables; some great artwork; a large collection of old books many 1st. editions; lots and lots of vintage jazz/blues records & cd's; a couple of important firearms; an outmoded "Vespa" scooter and lots more. Additionally we will offer a huge array of pass furniture including Victorian, country and more. Please check our website for photos and other details. Exhibition will be from noon til five Friday and at 8:30am on Saturday. We hope you will join us… An early 19th century walnut chest-on-chest w/bracket despicable---A gorgeous Scandinavian terra cotta stove w/blue & white porcelain, stands over five feet tall---A wonderful early 19th century Victorian corner cupboard @9+ feet high, w/tombstone type glass paned door---An extra fancy Victorian oak dining table w/extra leaves and a set of chairs---A nice oak Hoosier bakers cabinet w/slag glass doors, large interior flour mill, etc.---A petite fancy golden oak server and a fancy large oak server---A cute little country ice box---A very nice fluted leg one drawer oak library table---Period Queen Anne drop leaf table--A nice little antiquated Federal drop leaf work table---A late 18th century large hanging plate shelf---A superb pre-Civil War commanders desk---A very nice formal sofa w/camel back---A very nice Empire chest w/birds eye drawer fronts, hairy paw feet etc.---A fine Federal inlaid card table w/spade feet---Nice little Queen Ann lowboy---An extra fancy formal buffet---Fancy Vict. oak pedestal--A smashing inlaid Victorian armoire--An exceptionally nice Victorian tall chest w/fancy mirror, two wig compartments and more---A stunning pair of over sized parlor chairs w/exquisitely carved figural heads---A great Victorian heavily carved drop side table---A very nice vintage solid mahogany Queen Anne style step back curio "Maddox"---A fancy marble top sideboard w/cut glass top cabinets---A mid 19th century cherry Chippendale slant lid desk---Grandfathers Hall clock---One drawer cherry work table---A fine pair of lyre shameful lamp stands---Fancy wicker desk---William & Mary style carved oak chest on frame---A large golden oak hall bench---Mid 19th century country secretary/book cabinet---Early Federal style dish top candle stand---Chippendale carved mahogany dressing table---English carved mahogany chamber stand w/tile and marble---Cute little library table w/book trough---Country scrub top kitchen work table---Early Vermont cradle and much more… Other items of interest include a rare late 19th century "Original Meffert" 30 caliber competition rifle (ya really gotta see this one)---An earlier Remington recast bronze titled "Scalp" (extra nice)---Two "Norman McLeod" cartoon sculptures---A very nice Water Buffalo skull mount and a just as nice set of Moose antlers---A great country store crate "First National Boston"---A nice smaller size country store display cabinet---A great hard-to-find childs neck yoke---Antiquated cement Lawn Jockey/lantern---A wonderful outmoded carved wood gliding "Dapple Gray" hobby horse---A very early forged wrought iron trident (nice-nice)---Unusual Fairbanks weigh scales and a set of country store candy scales---Fancy Victorian floor lamp---A pair of pretty leaded glass "Dragon Fly" table lamps---An antiquated country store hanging lamp---Very early wrought iron fireplace toaster and other good early iron---A nice set of arts & crafts andirons---Table top coffee mill-Three patriotic pewter ice cream molds---Asst. sterling including "Newport" compote; pair "Ralmans double candlesticks; Wallace bon-bon; Empire creamer/sugar and more---Also a few silver dollars---A spoon display case w/West German silver spoons---Rare cast brass cigar clip server--- A very pretty Limoges dresser set ---Fancy Victorian mantel clock w/standing cherub;Two very fancy gingerbread clocks; Sessions oak regulator; ships bell and more---A super nice old accordion and other musical---A great cylinder record player---Electric Zippo lighter display---A very early Afghani hand knotted rug in same family for 100+ years an several other good space rugs/carpets---Thirty pieces Spode china in vibrant pink w/Quails (Camella Pattern)---Set of six Meakin boullion cups/saucers "Newark" pattern---Large Limoges platter w/large center bowl---Well marked "Occupied Japan" demitasse set---A very pretty red crystal "Tassa"---A very rare Roseville table lamp---Wood & Sons collectable "Toby" mugs---Northwood custard bowl---Roseville jardaire w/stand--Betty Crocker advertising bowl---"Rebbeca at the Well" Rockingham tea pot---A super nice stoneware five gallon butter churn w/blue decoration; a five gallon jug and other stoneware---Early cut crystal cheese dish---A nice pair of Moss Rose mugs--Miniature Rose Medallion tea pot---A fine pair of Chelsea candle sticks-Queens rose creamer/sugar---"Fanny Davenport" tip tray--A wonderful Rubina Perfume and others---Extra large fish bowl---Large ironstone tureen w/under plate-Staffordshire covered server in pretty Jenny Lind pattern--Very nice cobalt compote w/painted flowers gold trim---A gorgeous pair of French table lamps---Wedgewood blue/white tea pot---There is a large collection of books of varying interests many first editions come look---Artwork includes a pair of very rare fine Chinese painted enamel (Canton) plaques "Chia-Ching dynasty @1810---Also a framed enamel plaque depicting a cottage in landscape---Wonderful mid 19th century American School oil-on-board depiction of a sea coast w/ship in original ornate gesso frame---F.Dixon oil-on-canvas Moonlit View from Shoreline--Wolf Kahn landscape print-Ten still life prints delightfully framed (after Peter Casteels)---W.H. Bartlett "Yale Collage" engraving American Scenery London 1837-39---Small oil on board of a Deer in Winter signed "Schank"---Three very nice British prints---A bonny "Home Sweet Home" needlepoint-A signed personalized cartoon by Norman Z. McLeod----Special Interest there is a collection of hundreds of Jazz, Blues, Classical etc. LP's (all in excellent condition) and about 350 cd's all from a private collector/ musician---Also a large quantity of professional photo- graphy/developing items (ya gotta check it out)---Very Special is a barn fresh early '60s (or older) "Vespa" scooter…

Source: Antiques and the Arts Online

Free outdoor summer concerts get into full swing

27.06.11

    Dave Rivello Ensemble, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Eastman School Kilbourn (Kilbourn Hall), 26 Gibbs St., Rochester. Twelve-piece modern jazz orchestra playing new and original music. Info: www.daverivello.com . Tickets: (585) 454-2100.     Eastman Percussion Institute Faculty Recital: Michael Burritt, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Eastman East Wing (Hatch Recital Hall), 433 E. Main St., Rochester. Free.

Tuesday

    Family movie: “Disney’s The Brave Little Toaster,” 6 to 7:30 p.m., Modeste Bedient Memorial Library, 3699 Route 54A, Branchport.     Architect Visit: Brooks Tenney, 7 p.m., Wood Library, 134 N. Main St., Canandaigua. Tenney will discuss his latest novel, “The Incense Coast, Piracy Around the Horn of Africa.” The book deals with the scourge of piracy plaguing Africa’s east coast in the vicinity of Somalia and centered primarily in the Gulf of  Aden and the Indian Ocean.     Summer Concert Series: Ithaca Wind Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Schwartz

Source: Finger Lakes Times