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AMERICAN FAMILY

• AMERICAN FOLK ART SCULPTURE INDIAN FAMILY
  AMERICAN FOLK ART SCULPTURE INDIAN FAMILY TEEPEEAmerican Folk Art sculpture, first half 20th c., carved and painted Native American family, with birchbark teepee and canoes, approx 8"h, 14"w, 9"d, 1lbs
• EDWIN OMAN (NY/IL, 1905-1985) Summer
  EDWIN OMAN (NY/IL, 1905-1985) Summer Street Scene with African American Family and Buggy, watercolor on board, signed lower left. Unframed, matted and shrinkwrapped. 14" x 19" image.
• William Aiken Walker (1839-1921, SC)
  William Aiken Walker (1839-1921, SC) oil on Academy board of an African American family scene with chickens, dog and laundry line. Reference: Fricklibrary.org. Provenance: Chapellier Galleries, Inc. NY, NY to Thomas A. Campbell, Jr. & Mildred M. Campbell to their son Timothy John Campbell to the consignor. 6" x 12" ss / 9.75" x 15.75" oa
• SIGNED MIDDLE TN SHERATON CHESTSigned
  SIGNED MIDDLE TN SHERATON CHESTSigned Middle Tennessee Sheraton chest of drawers in original surface, walnut primary, poplar secondary. Four plain graduated dovetailed drawers with period (but not original) oval brass pulls, paneled sides and ring incised turned and tapered feet. Signed in chalk on to bottom "Mrs. Susan Johnson, Born February 27, 1826". 45 1/2"H x 45"W x 21 3/4"D. 2nd quarter 19th century. Provenance: Descended for many generations in an African American family in Theta, Tennessee (Maury County), the Hattisburg-Coopers. Condition: Original dry surface with considerable wear and abrasions including gouge beside escutcheon on third drawer down. 3 Escutcheons missing, some locks removed. Losses and wear to tops of drawers and to feet, especially to the right front and rear feet tips, but feet appear original. Pulls are period replacements.
• 2 WATERCOLORS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HOMESTEADS,
  2 WATERCOLORS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HOMESTEADS, INCL. EMM...Two framed watercolors of African-American homesteads. 1st item: Emmie Mcintire (South Carolina, 20th century) watercolor and gouache, Low Country rural scene of a cabin framed by oak trees with Spanish moss. Signed "E. McIntire" lower right. Sight: 12 1/2" H x 14-1/2" W, Frame: 18-1/2" H x 22-1/4"W. 2nd item: Watercolor of rural Southern cabin scene with African-American family, titled "Wash Day", signed "Louise S. Lewis", lower right. Titled on matte board. Sight: 7-1/4" H x 9-1/4" W, Frame: 13-1/4" H x 15-1/4" W. Condition: 1st item: Overall minor toning to paper. 2nd item: Very good condition.
• SOUTHERN IMPRESSIONIST LANDSCAPE WITH
  SOUTHERN IMPRESSIONIST LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURESSouthern impressionist oil on canvas landscape, depicting a cabin overlooking a mountain range engulfed in fog, possibly the Smoky Mountains or Cumberland Plateau. Two African American figures are visible in foreground. Unsigned. Last quarter of the 19th century. 14" by 23 3/4" sight, 23 1/4" by 33 1/2" framed in ornate, possibly original giltwood and composition molded frame. Provenance: acquired from an African American family in Montgomery County, Tennessee. According to oral history, it descended to them from one of the subjects in the painting (Bickers family). (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: Blacklighting reveals light inpainting on cabin and trees to the left of cabin. Note a few minor areas of paint loss near bottom edge. Some wear and abrasions to frame.
• JEAN BAPTISTE HAUSSARD (FRENCH 1679/1680
  JEAN BAPTISTE HAUSSARD (FRENCH 1679/1680 - 1749)JEAN BAPTISTE HAUSSARD (FRENCH 1679/1680 - 1749) Fille Armenienne, que l'en conduit a l'Eglise pour la marier, no. 87 ,1714 hand-colored engraving 40.64 x 27.31 cm (16 x 10 3/4 in.) framed dimensions: 53.5 x 43 cm (21 x 16 7/8 in.) PROVENANCE Collection of a prominent Armenian-American Family
• FERNANDO GOMEZ (LATIN AMERICAN 20TH
  FERNANDO GOMEZ (LATIN AMERICAN 20TH CENTURY)FERNANDO GOMES (LATIN AMERICAN 20TH CENTURY) Serenidad ,1985 oil on canvas 46.5 x 55.5 cm (18 1/4 x 21 7/8 in.) framed dimensions: 64 x 74 cm (25 1/4 x 29 1/8 in.) signed and dated lower left PROVENANCE Collection of a prominent Armenian-American Family
• SERGE SHART (LEBANESE-ARMENIAN 1927-2011)SERGE
  SERGE SHART (LEBANESE-ARMENIAN 1927-2011)SERGE SHART (LEBANESE-ARMENIAN 1927-2011) Untitled (Village Landscape) ,1965 lithograph 25 x 30 cm (10 x 12 in.) framed dimensions: 38.5 x 45 cm (15 1/8 x 17 3/4 in.) signed lower center PROVENANCE Collection of a prominent Armenian-American Family
• ALEXANDRE JEAN LOUIS JAZET (FRENCH B.
  ALEXANDRE JEAN LOUIS JAZET (FRENCH B. 1814) AFTER EMILE...ALEXANDRE JEAN LOUIS JAZET (FRENCH B. 1814) AFTER EMILE-JEAN HORACE VERNET (FRENCH 1789-1863) Prise de la redoute Kabrunn (Defense de Dantzick, 1813) ,circa 1830s-1840s aquatint 52.5 x 64 cm (20 5/8 x 25 1/4 in.) framed dimensions: 78 x 85.5 cm (30 3/4 x 33 5/8 in.) signed and dated in plate lower right, signed in plate lower left PROVENANCE Collection of a prominent Armenian-American Family
• J. F. CAPELLE (EUROPEAN, 20TH C.)J.
  J. F. CAPELLE (EUROPEAN, 20TH C.)J. F. CAPELLE (LIKELY FRENCH 20TH CENTURY) Still Life with Roses ,1918 oil on canvas 46 x 65 cm (18 1/8 x 25 5/8 in.) framed dimensions: 87 x 68 cm (34 1/4 x 26 3/4 in.) signed and dated lower right PROVENANCE Collection of a prominent Armenian-American Family
• EIGHT KOREAN '100 BOYS' BAEKJADONG PAINTINGS
  EIGHT KOREAN '100 BOYS' BAEKJADONG PAINTINGS ON SILKBaekja-dong, Joseon dynasty, 19th century, eight garden/courtyard scenes with numerous children engaged in recreation, ink and pigment on silk with gilt details, originally mounted as an eight fold screen, later remounted as 8 separate paintings, each image 23-3/8 x 13 in.; laid on paper mat with silk borders, unframed, mats 28-1/2 x 18-1/8 in. Provenance: Formerly in a Private American Family Collection (acquired in Korea 1960s/70s); Private Collection, Florida Condition: gold decorated details still distinct, all with heavy toning and fading, scattered areas of staining throughout, some warping and handling creases to mats, the edges revealing the original pigment colors from having been originally mounted as an eight fold screen
• EDWIN AUGUSTUS HARLESTON(American/South
  EDWIN AUGUSTUS HARLESTON(American/South Carolina, 1882-1931) Sketch of David after Antonin Mercie sculpture, signed lower edge "E A Harleston", charcoal on paper, site 24 x 12 in.; modern frame, 35-1/2 x 22-3/4 in. See lot 505 for the bronze by Antonin Mercié. Literature: “Edwin Harleston ”: The Johnson Collection, LLC , thejohnsoncollection.org/edwin-harleston/. Accessed 12 Apr. 2023. Constantly constrained by both racial barriers and family duty, Edwin Augustus Harleston, who was once described by W. E. B. Du Bois as the “leading portrait painter of the race,” was never able to fully devote himself to his art. Born in Charleston, South Carolina to a prosperous African American family, “Teddy” Harleston graduated as valedictorian from the Avery Normal Institute, the first accredited secondary school for African Americans in the area. He went on to attend Atlanta University, where he studied under Du Bois, a renowned scholar and future co-founder of the NAACP. His enduring relationship with Du Bois fueled Harleston’s academic ambitions and political activism. Determined to rise to his mentor’s challenge to the “talented tenth,” Harleston “took seriously his moral obligation to serve as a guide for [his] race” and would later serve as the first president of the Charleston chapter of the NAACP in 1917. Following his college graduation, Harleston enrolled at the prestigious School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, foregoing his admission to Harvard. Over his six-year tenure in Boston, his instructors included Frank Benson and Edmund Tarbell; in 1924 and 1925, Harleston was a summer student at the Art Institute of Chicago. Despite his promising start as a professional artist in Boston, Harleston was pressured by his father to return to Charleston in 1912 and assume responsibilities with the family funeral home. The tension between family obligations and artistic passion pervaded Harleston’s adult life. In 1920, he married Elise Forrest, who became a respected photographer. Two years later, the couple opened a photography studio—which included space for Edwin to paint—across the street from the Harleston Funeral Home. A first for the African American citizens of Charleston, the establishment sought “to furnish the people of this community who are interested in works of art with portraits, in the following media, oil painting, charcoal, pastel, and French crayons.” In the years that followed, Harleston met with modest success as a painter; racial prejudices and segregation prevented several high profile commissions from coming to fruition and derailed a planned 1926 exhibition of his work at the Charleston Museum. In response, Harleston turned his attention to painting working African Americans. In a 1923 letter to Elise, he explained his plan to carry on the legacy of Henry Ossawa Tanner by portraying African Americans “in our varied lives and types with the classic technique and the truth, not caricatures . . . to do the dignified portrait and take the picturesque composition of arrangements or scenes showing the thousand and one interests of our group in industry, religion, general social contact.” Harleston often used photographs taken by Elise as source material for his portraits. One example of this practice is Miss Bailey with the African Shawl , widely regarded as one of the artist’s finest works. Sue Bailey, a New Yorker with extensive connections in Harlem’s cultural community, was the national traveling secretary for the YWCA and, in that role, visited Charleston to establish a high school chapter for African-American girls. The three-quarter seated pose executed in strong color, reflects the artist’s sure academic foundation and mastery of mood. Harleston was quite proud of the portrait and entered it in the 1931 Harmon Foundation juried exhibition. In addition to portrait commissions, Harleston also created paintings depicting many of the local figures—such as black street vendors—featured in works by other artists of the Charleston Renaissance era. In 1930, Aaron Douglas , one of the leading figures of the Harlem Renaissance, invited Harleston to assist him in completing a mural commission at Fisk University in Nashville. Harleston readily accepted the younger painter’s offer and spent several months working on the project alongside him. The unfinished murals form a backdrop to Harleston’s 1930 portrait of Douglas, a departure from more typical neutral backgrounds seen in other portraits, like that of Miss Bailey. Edwin Harleston died from pneumonia at the age of forty-nine in Charleston. Today, his works are represented in the collections of the Gibbes Museum of Art, Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art, and the California African American Museum. Condition: paper slightly toned, small spots of foxing, wavy at left edge, not examined out of frame; frame with light wear
• SIGNED WILLIAM DRAPER PORTRAIT OF JOSEPH
  SIGNED WILLIAM DRAPER PORTRAIT OF JOSEPH KENNEDY (1962)...William Franklin Draper (American, 1912-2003). Portrait of Joseph Kennedy, oil on canvas, 1962. Signed and dated with inscription on lower right which reads, "Wm. F. Draper - Ambassador Joseph Kennedy - 1/2 hour sketch - Palm Beach '62". A painting of historical figure Joseph Kennedy created by American artist William Draper in Palm Beach, Florida in 1962. It was President John F. Kennedy who asked William Draper to paint his father's portrait. Ambassador Kennedy's portrait had never been painted, and when John F. Kennedy became President, he wanted a picture of his father hanging in the embassy. So Draper went to Palm Beach to paint the Kennedy family patriarch, who by this time had a stroke and was paralyzed. Joseph Kennedy Sr's caretaker wheeled him out on his wheelchair, and Draper made this colored sketch in situ. Size: 24" L x 20" W (61 cm x 50.8 cm) William Draper had known the Kennedy family from his childhood summers in Hyannis Port. According to Draper's Archives of American Art oral history transcript, the Draper's invited the Kennedy's for cocktails and introduced them to Hyannis Port society. Draper stated, "This sounds awfully snobbish but it's perfectly true because nobody knew the Kennedys." (Source: Smithsonian Archives of American Art "Oral history interview with William F. Draper, 1977 June 1-28") In addition to painting Ambassador Kennedy, Draper was the only artist for whom JFK posed during his lifetime. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy sat for William Draper a year before his assassination, and the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. commissioned Draper to paint a portrait from the 1962 life sketch (also available at Artemis Gallery) in 1966 (object number NPG.66.35). Joseph Kennedy was appointed Ambassador to the United Kingdom by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1938, a position he held until 1940. In addition, Joe Kennedy was the patriarch of a legendary American family. He and Rose Kennedy had nine children, including John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) who was the 35th president of the United States, Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968) who served as both U.S. Attorney General and a U.S. Senator from New York, and Ted Kennedy (1932-2009) who was a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts. Speaking to Draper's talent as a portraitist, Peter Rathbone, Director Emeritus of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, whose portrait Draper also painted stated, "Nature endowed William F. Draper with enough talents to require him to choose among them before embarking on a professional career. Yet to those who know him, it is hard to imagine that any natural bent could rival his personal endowment as a painter of portraits … Draper's painting belongs to the tradition of Sargent. Like Sargent's, his style is fluid with virtuoso brushwork as the identifying characteristic. Like Sargent, the preparation of the painting by Draper is all in the artist's eye. Unlike Sargent's detachment, Draper's understanding and love of people and his appreciations of physical subtleties are happily projected into his work. These traits are the source of the warmth and vitality of his portraiture. They are also the reasons why his portraits are fine likenesses. And it is not too much to say that something of his own vibrant personality is reflected in everything he paints." ("Portraits Period" by Portrait Brokers of America, 1990, p. 46) William Draper's career spanned seven decades and his subjects included a portrait of John F. Kennedy that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. based upon an oil sketch for which the president sat in 1962. Draper was actually the only artist who painted JFK from life. Draper showed at Knoedler, the Graham Gallery, Portraits, Inc., the Far Gallery, The Findlay Galleries (New York, NY) and the Robert C. Vose Galleries (Boston, MA). His work has been included in shows at the National Portrait Gallery and the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), The National Academy of Design (New York, NY), The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, (Boston, MA) the Fogg Art Museum, (one of the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA), the National Gallery, (London), Salon de la Marine (Paris) and in museums in Australia. He also taught at the Art Students League of New York, and received a lifetime achievement award from the Portrait Society of America in 1999. More on the artist's background: William Franklin Draper was born in Hopedale, Massachusetts on December 24, 1912. A child prodigy, he studied classical piano at Harvard University. He later changed his focus to fine art and studied with Charles Webster Hawthorne and Henry Hensche in Provincetown, Rhode Island. Draper also attended the National Academy of Design in New York and the Cape Cod School of Art in Massachusetts. Then he traveled to Spain and studied with Harry Zimmerman, moved on to France and attended the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. In 1937, he moved to Boston to study sculpture with George Demetrius and also studied with Jon Corbino in beautiful Rockport, Massachusetts. In 1942, Draper joined the Navy and served as a combat artist when stationed on the Aleutian Islands and in the South Pacific. He observed and painted battle scenes on Bougainville, Guam, Saipan, and other locations, as well as genre scenes of soldiers who were not engaged in combat but rather at work and at play. National Geographic magazine reproduced 25 of his war images in four issues in 1944. In 1945, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. organized a group exhibition of works by five official war artists, including Draper. That same year the Metropolitan Museum of Art included Draper in an exhibition entitled, ''The War Against Japan.'' Draper was also featured in a PBS television show about combat artists entitled, "They Drew Fire" in May of 2000. After the war, Draper opened a studio on Park Avenue in New York City and continued to not only paint, but also play classical and jazz piano. Provenance: The William F. Draper Collection, New York City, USA, acquired via descent from the late William Franklin Draper (1912-2003), an accomplished American artist whose career spanned seven decades. Known as the "Dean of American Portraiture," William Draper was the only artist to paint President John F. Kennedy from life, and his oeuvre includes marvelous landscapes from his world travels, military paintings as he was one of only seventeen Combat Artists in WWII, and portraits of illustrious individuals. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #151460 Condition: Small puncture to canvas at upper right that does not impact the painted image. Expected age wear with minor stains that are visible in unpainted areas of the canvas and do not impact the painted image. Signed and dated with inscription on lower right which reads, "Wm. F. Draper - Ambassador Joseph Kennedy - 1/2 hour sketch - Palm Beach '62". Black border tape around the edges of the painting has some tears and folds. "Ambassador Joseph Kennedy" is handwritten on the verso. There is a Draper Estate stamp on the verso as well.
• SAROUK AREA RUGSAROUK AREA RUG Persian,
  SAROUK AREA RUGSAROUK AREA RUG Persian, late 19th to early 20th century. Foliate vines decorating the red field, navy border with beige guard borders. 6 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. 1 in. The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: Shows a bit of wear in the field with a few tears along the side bindings and has added new fringe. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• FARAHAN SAROUK HALL RUGFARAHAN SAROUK
  FARAHAN SAROUK HALL RUGFARAHAN SAROUK HALL RUG Persian, late 19th to early 20th century. Navy foliate medallions with matching corners around the floral decorated red field, navy border with beige guard borders. 8 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 1 in. The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: A good thin weave, refringed to both ends. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• THE FOUR SEASONS CONCRETE GARDEN FIGURESTHE
  THE FOUR SEASONS CONCRETE GARDEN FIGURESTHE FOUR SEASONS CONCRETE GARDEN FIGURES American, mid-20th century, concrete. The set of four standing putti representing Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. 25 in. (63.5 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: Weathered. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• VICTORIAN CARPET BALLSVICTORIAN CARPET
  VICTORIAN CARPET BALLSVICTORIAN CARPET BALLS Scottish, mid-19th century, ceramic. Eight (8) hand-painted carpet balls of varying patterns with a hand-turned antique wooden bowl. Approximate diameters: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• LATE GEORGIAN COPPER FIRE BUCKETLATE
  LATE GEORGIAN COPPER FIRE BUCKETLATE GEORGIAN COPPER FIRE BUCKET English, 19th century, copper and brass. Ringed masks flanking the copper vessel with a large coat of arms in relief showing a quarterly shield with rampant lion, rose of six argent rules and three shell charge to the front. Raised on short, cabriole legs with paw feet. 15 1/4 x 16 3/4 in. (38.7 x 42.5 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• GEORGIAN TRIVETGEORGIAN TRIVET British,
  GEORGIAN TRIVETGEORGIAN TRIVET British, late 18th to early 19th century, brass and iron. Pierced decoration of a ho-ho bird to the horseshoe form trivet with attached stand. 7 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (19.7 x 34.9 x 23.5 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• PAIR OF CLARK & CARGILL ARGAND LAMPSPAIR
  PAIR OF CLARK & CARGILL ARGAND LAMPSPAIR OF CLARK & CARGILL ARGAND LAMPS American (New York), 19th century, patinated bronze. Single-arm lamps, urn form reservoirs on top and reeded columnar standard supports with gas switches at the bases, each labeled below the light, later electrified. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• TALL WINGBACK CHIPPENDALE ARMCHAIRTALL
  TALL WINGBACK CHIPPENDALE ARMCHAIRTALL WINGBACK CHIPPENDALE ARMCHAIR American, early 19th century, birch. A large and serpentine back to the foliate embroidery-upholstered armchair, raised on square legs joined by a stretcher, the front legs carved to a tapering foot. 49 3/4 x 30 x 23 in. (126.4 x 76.2 x 58.4 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• AMERICAN CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY SIDE TABLEAMERICAN
  AMERICAN CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY SIDE TABLEAMERICAN CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE American, possibly Philadephia, early 19th century. Single drawer above a skillfully executed curvaceous apron raised on straight, square legs and block feet. 30 1/4 x 30 x 20 in. (76.8 x 76.2 x 50.8 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• AMERICAN WILLIAM AND MARY CHEST OF DRAWERSAMERICAN
  AMERICAN WILLIAM AND MARY CHEST OF DRAWERSAMERICAN WILLIAM AND MARY CHEST OF DRAWERS New England, second half 18th century, pine. Four long drawers with brass drop pulls raised on turned bun feet. 41.1 x 41 x 18.9 in. (104.4 x 104.1 x 48 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: Hardware appears to be period replacements, and the feet appear to be replaced. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• AMERICAN WILLIAM AND MARY MULE CHESTAMERICAN
  AMERICAN WILLIAM AND MARY MULE CHESTAMERICAN WILLIAM AND MARY MULE CHEST New England, 18th century, pine. Case having hinged surface opening over sets of faux drawers and two long drawers, raised on short, turned conical base feet. 39.9 x 38 x 18 in. (101.3 x 96.5 x 45.7 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• AN IMPORTANT NEW ENGLAND SHERATON SIDEBOARDAN
  AN IMPORTANT NEW ENGLAND SHERATON SIDEBOARDAN IMPORTANT NEW ENGLAND SHERATON SIDEBOARD American, New York, early 19th century, flamed mahogany and satinwood. A fine Classical Period (1790-1830) form having vertical crossband borders throughout the body of central frieze drawer with inlaid shield escutcheon above canted cabinet flanked by single drawers over panel doors elevated on sharp tapering legs highlighted by cuffs of satinwood. 40 1/2 x 69 1/4 x 24 1/2 in. (102.9 x 175.9 x 62.2 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: Having original construction including solid board back, completely refinished, replaced hardware not fitting of period, veneer loss throughout. The front left corner leg has been repaired at the case. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• AMERICAN EMPIRE CHEST OF DRAWERSAMERICAN
  AMERICAN EMPIRE CHEST OF DRAWERSAMERICAN EMPIRE CHEST OF DRAWERS Probably Boston, Massachusetts, early 19th century. Single piece mahogany top with convex drawer above four additional drawers, the first with bookmatched face, all with decorative pulls bearing relief images of Amphitrite or Aphrodite watching over a ship, flanked by columns terminating in paw feet. 49 x 22 1/2 x 26 1/4 in. (124.5 x 57.2 x 66.7 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: The chest seems to be structurally sound. All eight oval handle plates and brass pulls are all present, but one of the original nuts to secure one of the oval plates is missing. The finely detailed front animal feet have several minor losses and bruises similar to what we call 'vacuum' bruises (images). The three sides of convex edging to the top surface has some age cracks to that edging and missing a 2" piece to the very front of the right side. Age crack low to the right side panel with a larger age crack to the left side panel. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• A FRENCH REGENCY THREE-PANEL GILTWOOD
  A FRENCH REGENCY THREE-PANEL GILTWOOD SCREENA FRENCH REGENCY THREE-PANEL GILTWOOD SCREEN French, early 19th century. Panels of oil painting on canvas depicting courtship and one of a young lady alone in a garden scene, unsigned. 72 1/4 in. (183.5 cm.), each panel: 22 3/4 in. (57.8 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: Evident tears and previous repair to several areas of the paintings. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• CHARLES CURTIS ALLEN (AMERICAN, 1886-1950)Charles
  CHARLES CURTIS ALLEN (AMERICAN, 1886-1950)Charles Curtis Allen American, 1886-1950 Red and Gray Farms Oil on board, unsigned, titled and identified to verso Rural farmyard scene with barn and silo, framed. Stretcher: 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.), frame: 18 3/4 x 22 3/4 in. (47.6 x 57.8 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• CHARLES CURTIS ALLEN (AMERICAN, 1886-1950)Charles
  CHARLES CURTIS ALLEN (AMERICAN, 1886-1950)Charles Curtis Allen American, 1886-1950 Untitled Oil on board, signed Summer farm landscape with trees and distant mountains, framed. Board: 12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.), frame: 18 3/4 x 22 3/4 in. (47.6 x 57.8 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• PAIR OF CHINESE REVERSE PAINTED PORTRAITSPAIR
  PAIR OF CHINESE REVERSE PAINTED PORTRAITSPAIR OF CHINESE REVERSE PAINTED PORTRAITS Chinese, mid-19th century, pigment on glass. Companion Qing Dynasty mirrored portraits of young beauties, each in pearl earrings, bracelets, and chrysanthemums, presenting a tassel pendant and with elongated fingernails to indicate wealth/high status, a butterfly at their hair. Identically framed. Sights: 19 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (48.9 x 33.7 cm.), frames: 23 x 17 in. (58.4 x 43.2 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• PAIR OF CORNUCOPIA MANTLE VASESPAIR
  PAIR OF CORNUCOPIA MANTLE VASESPAIR OF CORNUCOPIA MANTLE VASES Continental, late 19th century. Hand-blown swirled amethyst glass horns emanating from cast bronze gloved hands mounted to marble plinths. 8 x 4 1/2 x 8 in. (20.3 x 11.4 x 20.3 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: One is 8" height, the other is 7.5" height. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• PAIR OF BOCAGE COVERED CREAMWARE URNSPAIR
  PAIR OF BOCAGE COVERED CREAMWARE URNSPAIR OF BOCAGE COVERED CREAMWARE URNS Italian, early to mid-20th century, porcelain. Near pair of urns on square bases with applied floral bocage, festoons to the lid and body, and hand-painted highlights, one signed underfoot with 'Italy'. 11 in. (27.9 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: Not quite a pair with subtle differences in design, one lid with a full leaf loss near the edge with other very small losses. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• MINTONS & A.H. WRIGHT FOR D.B. BEDELL
  MINTONS & A.H. WRIGHT FOR D.B. BEDELL FISH PLATESMINTONS & A.H. WRIGHT FOR D.B. BEDELL FISH PLATES English, late 19th century, porcelain. Hand-painted and signed aquatic scenes to the wells, surrounded by gilt banding and wave-patterned rims. Retailed by D.B. Bedell & Co. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• MINTONS FOR DAVIS COLLAMORE & CO. DINNER
  MINTONS FOR DAVIS COLLAMORE & CO. DINNER PLATESMINTONS FOR DAVIS COLLAMORE & CO. DINNER PLATES English, late 19th to early 20th century, porcelain. Eight (8) dinner plates in a rare pattern, the rims of green ribboned florals with gilt banding. Marked for Mintons England and Davis Collamore of Co. Ltd., Fifth Ave & 37th St, New York. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: Note that one of the eight plates has a large brown staining to the center with a bit to the rim. Three (3) of the plates are cracked, not to noticeably, but they are cracked, one of them being the plate with the brown stain. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.
• A PAIR OF SALVIATI VENETIAN GLASS CANDLESTICKSA
  A PAIR OF SALVIATI VENETIAN GLASS CANDLESTICKSA PAIR OF SALVIATI VENETIAN GLASS CANDLESTICKS Italian, 19th to early 20th century, hand blown glass. Clear glass with blue highlights, in three parts, accompanied by American bobeches. 17 in. (43.2 cm.) The Oliver B. Elsworth Collection: Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (1930-2017) was born in New York City on August 12, 1930 and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the daughter of Oliver Bayard Elsworth and Charlotte King (Gaston) Elsworth and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Keiley Gaston of Greenwich and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elsworth of New York. She was married to Mr. Keith Phillips Williams for 60 years. Phebe was a long-time member of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Connecticut. She enjoyed a vital role in Kirkwood, MO community preservation and was the Curator of the Kirkwood Historical Society, Mudd’s Grove Museum for 15 years, as well as a Board Member of the Missouri State Historical Society. Descending from a rich and storied historical American family, Phebe had a lifelong passion for literature, collecting antiques, interior decorating, poetry, and philanthropy. By descent, Oliver Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1745-1807), one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and drafter of the original constitution, revolutionary to British rule, graduate of Princeton predecessor where he developed the Whig party although he himself was a declared Federalist, U.S. Senator, Minister to France, and 3rd Chief Justice of the United States; Henry Leavitt Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1791-1858), first serving commissioner of the United States Patent Office, benefactor to Yale, commissioner to Indian Tribes of Western Frontier, and the founder of what was to become the United States Department of Agriculture as we know it today; Henry Williams Ellsworth (Connecticut, 1814-1864) businessman and entrepreneur; Edward Ellsworth (New England and Indiana, 1850-1924); Oliver Bayard Elsworth (Greenwich, Connecticut 1893-1970); Phebe Ann (Elsworth) Williams (Greenwich, Connecticut 1930-2017) Condition: Later bobeches. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion, and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Reference to condition written, oral or within a condition report shall not be regarded as a full account of condition and may not include all defects, alterations, or restorations. Absence of a condition report does not imply a lot is flawless or lacking imperfections or damage. Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Returns shall not be accepted on the basis of condition.