- A SEVRES PORCELAIN PART DESSERT SERVICEA
A SEVRES PORCELAIN PART DESSERT SERVICEA Sevres porcelain part dessert servicedated 1846Decorated with borders of entwined foliage and game birds and animals, interspaced by vignettes; comprising a pair of tall compotes, height 5in, diamet
- A PAIR OF ENGLISH SILVER MODELS OF GAME
A PAIR OF ENGLISH SILVER MODELS OF GAME BIRDSA pair of English sterling silver models of game birdsTessiers Ltd., London1978larger height 6 1/4in (16cm); length 7 1/4in (18.5cm); width 3in (7.5cm); total weight approximately 35oz troy Provenance
- AN ENGLISH AND GERMAN SILVER MODEL OF
AN ENGLISH AND GERMAN SILVER MODEL OF GAME BIRDSAn English and a German silver model of game birdsone William Comyns & Sons, Ltd., London, the other probably Hanau with English retailer's mark Sidney Brooks20th century(2)larger height 5 1/4in (13.5
- Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) - Game
Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) - Game Birds and Wild Fowl, photogravures, a set of five, by the Swan Electric Graving Co, published by Lawrence & Bullen Ltd, London, signed by the artist in pencil, 42 x 58cm, in the original parcel gilt oak frames (5) More Information Foxed as evident from image, frame slightly scratched, original and unrestored
- ROYAL WORCESTER JAMES STINTON GOLD-GROUND
ROYAL WORCESTER JAMES STINTON GOLD-GROUND PART DESSERT SERVICE DECORATED WITH GAME BIRDSGilt printed maker's mark and Asprey retailer's mark.
Comprising:
A pair of compotes
A pair of low compotes
Twelve plates
The plates 9 1/2 in. diam., (18 pcs).
Condition
Minor wear, one compote with a reglued break at rim. Otherwise in good condition.
Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- Victorian Mauchline ware rectangular
Victorian Mauchline ware rectangular snuff box, the hinged cover set to the centre with a framed gilt metal relief of game birds. PROVENANCE: The Robert Compton Jones Collection, approx 1.5cm H x 9cm W x 6cm D
- A set of nine vintage Johnson Brothers
A set of nine vintage Johnson Brothers ‘Game Birds’ oval plates. 11”W x 10.25”D Condition: good overall CT Transfer Fee $20
- FRENCH HENRI II STYLE CARVED OAK HUNT
FRENCH HENRI II STYLE CARVED OAK HUNT SIDEBOARDFrench Henri II style oak sideboard, 19th c., cornice with foliate, egg and dart molding, crowned shield with heraldic motif, spiral turned columns flanking glazed double doors, opening to interior shelves, supported by scrolled corbels, paneled back, lower case fitted with two drawers, over double-door cabinet with game birds in relief, molded base raised on bun feet, approx 97.5"h, 56.5"w, 22"d
- BLACK FOREST CARVED WALNUT SIDEBOARD,
BLACK FOREST CARVED WALNUT SIDEBOARD, 19TH CMonumental Black Forest style carved walnut sideboard, Morti Genova (mark in drawer), 19thc., stag head surmounting shelves, separated by carved relief panel, four drawers, lower cabinets with carved fruited pendants, game birds and fish in relief, interior shelf, bowfront side cabinets, resting on molded feet, approx 92.5"h, 89"w, 23"d
- BERETTA OU 28 GAUGE SHOTGUN SILVER PIGEON
BERETTA OU 28 GAUGE SHOTGUN SILVER PIGEON II GRADEBeretta Silver Pigeon II over and under shotgun, 28 gauge, 30" vent rib barrels, 2.75" chamber, finely engraved foliage and game birds at receiver, gilt trigger, checkered hardwood stock, Beretta hard case, owner's manual, three screw on chokes including Improved Modified, Improved Cylinder and Cylinder, two Beretta butt pads, SN N87XXXB
- FRENCH HENRI II STYLE CARVED HUNT CABINETFrench
FRENCH HENRI II STYLE CARVED HUNT CABINETFrench Henri II style hunt cabinet, 19th c., the upper part with a griffin carved cornice over two glazed doors opening to shelves, all supported by carved griffin figures at the lower work surface, two mask faced drawers above two doors faced with relief carved game birds, the whole with flanking twist columns, a stepped base on block feet, approx 90.5"h, 57"w, 23"d
- (32) GERMAN JOSEPHINENHUTTE WILDLIFE
(32) GERMAN JOSEPHINENHUTTE WILDLIFE STEMWARE(lot of 32) German Josephinenhutte crystal stemware, 20th c., with etched various wildlife and game birds, including moose, wolf, and fowl, comprising: (6) sherry glasses, (6) port glasses, (3) cocktail glasses, (5) bourbon glasses, (6) port glasses, and (6) wine glasses, six retaining branded sticker, largest: approx 8"h, 3.25"diam; 13lbs total **Provenance: From the Estate of University of Texas Professor, Scholar and Poet, Miguel Gonzalez-Gerth (1926-2017)**
- FRENCH WELL-CARVED OAK HUNT SIDEBOARD
FRENCH WELL-CARVED OAK HUNT SIDEBOARD GAME BIRDSFrench oak hunt board, 19th c., upper section with cornice top, carved frieze with cabochon cartouche and scrolling foliates, glazed double doors opening to shelves, flanked by turned and fluted columns, demilune open shelves framed by scrolling foliate brackets, supported by standing full-body lion figures, paneled backsplash, lower case fitted with two gadrooned drawers over double doors, paneled door fronts with game birds in relief, stepped base raised on large bun feet, approx 96.25"h, 65.25"w, 25"d
- (2) FRENCH BRONZE GAME BIRDS AFTER JULES
(2) FRENCH BRONZE GAME BIRDS AFTER JULES MOIGNIEZ(pair) French bronze game birds, 19thc., in the manner of Jules Moigniez (France, 1835-1894), each mounted on oval wood plaque, one with possible restoration to wing, approx 18"h, 14.5"w, 10lbs **Provenance: From the Estate of Huey Keeney of Tyler, Texas**
- FRENCH RELIEF CARVED GAME BIRD HUNT
FRENCH RELIEF CARVED GAME BIRD HUNT CABINETFrench oak hunt cabinet, 19thc., a crest above the case richly carved throughout with reliefs of game birds, scrolling foliates, lunette trim and running ornamentation, the upper structure featuring a pair of glazed doors, interior shelving, over the base with drawers and doors, all flanked by spiraled columns, on bun feet, approx 107.75"h, 57.25"w, 24"d
- (22) FRENCH PORCELAIN FISH & GAME DINNER
(22) FRENCH PORCELAIN FISH & GAME DINNER SERVICE(lot of 22) French parcel guilt porcelain fish and game dinner service, assembled, including: (11) plates showing painted fish design, marked Societe de Porcelaines, S.F.P France, 9.5"diam; (10) plates showing varied game birds and animals, marked Porcelaine de Limoges, with other marks, 9.75"diam; (1) fish platter, marked Veritable Porcelaine Dure, with other marks, 21.25"l, 9"w; approx 22.5lbs total
- FRENCH RELIEF GAME BIRD CARVED OAK HUNT
FRENCH RELIEF GAME BIRD CARVED OAK HUNT CABINETFrench relief carved oak hunt cabinet, 19thc, the foliate carved frieze centering two birds in a nest, over old bubbled glass doors, interior shelves, cabinet base with lunette carved border, over two doors featuring well carved game birds in relief, spiraled columns trim the sides, all on bun feet, approx 79"h, 55"w, 22"d
- EUROPEAN SCHOOL (17TH/18TH CENTURY).
EUROPEAN SCHOOL (17TH/18TH CENTURY). Pair of oils on canvas. Dogs and Game Birds. From a New York collection. Dimensions: 7.25" high x 8.25" wide Condition: Losses. Craquelure. Need cleaning.
- BLACK FOREST CARVED CLOCK WITH PHEASANTS
BLACK FOREST CARVED CLOCK WITH PHEASANTS 19th c. Large and Intricately Carved Wooden Clock Case, depicting a group of six adult and juvenile game birds amid a variety of forest plants, with center mounted engraved brass clock face (works replaced with battery movement), 29 1/2" high, 19 1/2" x 8".
- JAMES JOSEPH AHEARN (CT, 1904-1963)
JAMES JOSEPH AHEARN (CT, 1904-1963) BIRD CARVING Pair of Bobwhite Quail with Birch Log, mounted as a table lamp, in carved and painted wood, unsigned, pair of carved game birds with glass eyes, mounted on an oval wooden base with table lamp fixture, double sockets with chain pull, 22" high overall (birds are 6" high), 13" x 9". Toe loss to one bird.
- JAMES JOSEPH AHEARN (CT, 1904-1963)
JAMES JOSEPH AHEARN (CT, 1904-1963) BIRD CARVING Pair of Bobwhite Quail on Log, mounted as a table lamp, in carved and painted wood, unsigned, depicting two game birds with glass eyes, mounted on an oval wooden base with table lamp fixture, double sockets with chain pull, 22" high overall (birds are 5" and 5 1/2" high), 13" x 9".
- GERMAN PORCELAIN VASEGerman Porcelain
GERMAN PORCELAIN VASEGerman Porcelain Vase, KPM blue scepter mark; hand-painted to each side with a scene of game birds in a landscape, reserved within a white ground strewn with flowers and insects, with raised scroll borders and floral garlands Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (31.8 x 17.1 x 8.9 cm.) Condition:
- (16) Lynn Chase Winter Game Birds buffet
(16) Lynn Chase Winter Game Birds buffet plates to include (4) Woodcock, (4) California Quail, (4) Wood Duck and (4) Wild Turkey plates, each in parcel gilt oak leaf surround, 12" dia
- CONTINENTAL 'GAME TROPHY STILL LIFE'
CONTINENTAL 'GAME TROPHY STILL LIFE' O/C, 19TH C. Continental 'Game Trophy Still Life", 1878, oil on canvas, depicting game birds hanging upside down with a silver tableware in the background, illegibly signed, dated to lower right, framed. Approximate dimensions: canvas h. 52.375", w. 42"; frame h. 64.5", w. 54", d. 4".
- JAPANESE ORIENTAL BRONZE FLOOR LAMP
JAPANESE ORIENTAL BRONZE FLOOR LAMP Japanese Oriental Bronze Floor Lamp having a Satsuma porcelain font decorated with small game birds resting on a tripod stand with lion paw feet; 72"H
- (8) Framed prints of dogs & game birds,
(8) Framed prints of dogs & game birds, artists include (3) John H. Ansley, (2) Robert K. Abbett, Charles E. Murphy, Sandra Severson and unknown, largest framed size 26-1/2" x 34-1/2", good condition
- VERONA LX 702 COMPETITION TRAP OVER
VERONA LX 702 COMPETITION TRAP OVER UNDER SHOTGUN 12 ga., serial# 136200, 28" barrels and 45 3/8" overall. Includes fitted case, five unmarked chokes, choke tool and owners manual. Lightly inlaid metal surfaces with three gilt game birds on receiver. FFL required for transfer.
- SET OF TWELVE LIMOGES PORCELAIN PLATES
SET OF TWELVE LIMOGES PORCELAIN PLATES WITH GAME BIRDSIron red printed mark.
8 3/4 in. diam.
Condition
One with a chip to the underside of the rim. Otherwise minor wear and in good condition.
Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- ALEXANDER POPE JR. (1849-1924)Springer
ALEXANDER POPE JR. (1849-1924)Springer with Pheasant
signed "Alexander Pope" lower left
oil on canvas, 20 by 26 in.
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc. label on back
Thomas Nygard Gallery label on back
Alexander Pope, Jr. was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and began his art career as a young boy carving animals from the spare wood of his father’s lumber business. Although Pope had some formal instruction under Boston artists Walter Rimmer and William Copley, he was for the most part self-taught. Pope lived the entirety of his life in Boston, painting and sculpting works that revolved around hunting and fishing. According to author Alfred Frankenstein, Pope was “of the back-slapping, club-going variety who spent his entire life in and around Boston.”
An avid outdoorsman, Pope belonged to the Laurel Brook Club, a fly fishing and shooting club in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. A member from 1902 to 1908, he served on its Executive Committee with Aiden Lassell Ripley (1896-1969). He was passionate about fishing and hunting and chose these subjects for his paintings and sculptures. Along with his contemporaries R. LaBarre Goodwin (1840-1910) and George Cope (1855-1929), Pope created "trompe l’oeil" still lifes, often featuring game birds.
During his lifetime, art critics not only admired his still lifes, but increasingly recognized Pope’s skill at painting dogs. Citing his ability to bestow intelligence and personality on his canine subjects, the "Boston Pilot", "The Courier", and the "Boston Post" all praised his work in their reviews. Describing the pieces exhibited by Pope in December of 1886, a writer from "The Courier" noted, “The excellence of the composition, the attractiveness of the subject, the technical ability shown, and perhaps more than all, the verve and dash of the work arouse enthusiasm to an unusual degree.”
"Spaniel with Pheasant" displays these attributes, with its deep hues and balanced composition. This is a classic portrait of a proud dog with its colorful quarry.
- ROLAND H. CLARK (1874-1957)Black Ducks
signed
ROLAND H. CLARK (1874-1957)Black Ducks
signed "Roland Clark" lower right
oil on canvas, 20 by 24 in.
titled on Abercrombie and Fitch label on back
Roland Clark was known as a premier waterfowl painter. He was born in New Rochelle, New York, and studied at the Art Students League in Manhattan. After living in the Tidewater region of Virginia for several years, where he was able to enjoy hunting and other outdoor pursuits, Clark returned to New York City and devoted himself to painting and illustrating full-time.
Beginning in 1937, the Derrydale Press reproduced two of Clark’s watercolors of wildfowl every year in limited edition prints. In addition, he submitted illustrations to “Ducks Unlimited,” a booklet that was published by the More Game Birds in America Foundation. In 1938 one of Clark’s images of pintail ducks was chosen as the fifth Federal Duck Stamp design. Clark’s devotion to and execution of waterfowl subjects places him among the elite depicting the genre.
Provenance: Private Collection, Texas
- ARTHUR BURDETT FROST (1851-1928)Autumn
ARTHUR BURDETT FROST (1851-1928)Autumn Woodcock Shooting, 1895
signed "A.B. Frost" lower right
watercolor and gouache, 13 1/2 by 21 1/2 in.
titled on The Old Print Shop, New York label on back
Charles Porter Schutt, known to friends and family as Porter, was an avid sportsman with a keen appreciation for sporting art. Born in 1911 in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1935, he married Phyllis Moxham du Pont, daughter of Eugene E. du Pont. Under her father’s champion tutelage, she became an accomplished shot at an early age. Together, Porter and Phyllis shared a profound love of the outdoors, respect for nature, and enjoyment of the sport of shooting. They spent countless days hunting quail, woodcock, dove, duck, and wild turkey at her parents’ two expansive sporting properties, Kinloch Plantation, on the Santee River outside Charleston, South Carolina, and Napley Green, on the Chester River near Rock Hall, Maryland. In addition to attending and hosting organized shooting parties on the East Coast, the couple regularly traveled to Scotland and Spain to enjoy “walked up” days flushing out partridge, pheasant, and woodcock with other experienced guns.
In the late 1960s, the Schutts purchased a large tract of land in Alabama where they envisioned a shooting plantation of their own. “Gallio,” the result, is a pristine forested property, shaped over forty years into a shooting paradise, and designed to provide and protect a perfect natural habitat for game birds.
Though the walls at Gallio and at Dogwood, in Wilmington, were covered with Audubons and Frosts, “Autumn Woodcock” had a place of pride in Porter’s library above his desk as his favorite and most prized work of art. It was the perfect painting to appreciate while sitting, nursing a scotch, and planning the next shooting party or yearly trip to Scotland. To Porter and Phyllis, Frost’s incredible eye for detail and ability to capture the spirit of the moment trumped all others. Porter Schutt died in 1999, and “Autumn Woodcock” descended in the family until being offered today.
A. B. Frost was born in Philadelphia in 1851, but spent his most prolific years in New Jersey. Considered one of the great illustrators of the “Golden Age of American Illustration,” he illustrated more than ninety books and produced thousands of illustrations for “Harper’s Weekly,” “Scribner’s,” and “Life” magazines. Frost’s illustrative work chronicles the mood and details of the daily life of farmers, hunters, and fishermen, as well as barnyards and pastoral motifs.
By 1876, he was on Harper’s staff working on many books including “Tom Sawyer,” “Uncle Remus,” and “Mr. Dooley.” He also illustrated Theodore Roosevelt’s sporting book, "Hunting Trips of a Ranchman."
Frost was an ardent sportsman who spent his summers and autumns fishing, rowing, and hunting ducks and snipe. He is best known for his hunting and shooting prints which capture the drama of sport in realistic, detailed settings. Frost lived much of his life at his estate, Moneysunk, in Convent Station, New Jersey.
This work, “Autumn Woodcock,” is the original watercolor reproduced by Charles Scribner’s Sons in Frost’s "Shooting Pictures," a portfolio of twelve chromolithograph prints. It is considered one of the artist's most iconic and recognized works.
Of the thousands of works that Frost is known to have produced, "Autumn Woodcock," with its excellent composition and superb condition, ranks right at the top. The work reveals Frost as one of the greatest illustrators of his generation. The hunter is perfectly positioned as the setters come across the woodcock by a brook, a Frost masterwork in every sense.
As Henry M. Reed notes, “Every scene portrayed is one that each of us who has hunted with dog and gun has experienced - the setter staunchly on point, the gun ready, thumb on the safety, and heart pounding as we await the explosive fluttering of wings as the bird flushes...all of these are situations which the artist handles with such realism and familiarity that the viewer is placed squarely in the center of the adventure...The pointing dogs are magnificent - sneaky, noses moist and low, and their weightless balance, with forefoot raised, is perfection. The landscape backgrounds for the shooting pictures signify autumn, with grey morning mist behind the birches, the fallen leaves wet with morning dew...”
Provenance: Charles Porter Schutt Collection, acquired from The Old Print Shop, New York
Sarah S. Harrison Collection, by descent
Renee du Pont Harrison Collection, by descent
Literature: Henry M. Reed, "The A. B. Frost Book," Charleston, SC, 1993, p. 87, illustrated.
Henry M. Reed, "The A. B. Frost Book," Rutland, VT, 1967, illustrated.
Henry W. Lanier, "A. B. Frost The American Sportsman's Artist," New York, 1933, illustrated.
- DAVID A. MAASS (B. 1929)Alighting Woodcock
signed
DAVID A. MAASS (B. 1929)Alighting Woodcock
signed "Maass" lower right
oil on board, 24 by 32 in.
An avid sportsman and ardent contributor to conservation organizations, David Maass has been actively painting game birds for more than fifty years. Over the decades, Maass has designed more than thirty conservation stamps and prints, a distinction few artists can claim. Ducks Unlimited, the National Wild Turkey Federation, and the Minnesota Wildlife Heritage Foundation have each named David Maass their Artist of the Year. Maass' original paintings and limited edition prints have been exhibited in galleries and shows throughout the country, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. and the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Provenance: Private Collection, Wisconsin
- ALEXANDER POPE JR. (1849-1924) BIRD
ALEXANDER POPE JR. (1849-1924) BIRD PRINTSLot of seven lithographic prints “Upland Game Birds and Waterfowl of the United Sates” by Alexander Pope Jr. (1849-1924), published as a series in 1878 by Scribner, Armstrong and Co., New York. Alexander Pope Jr. was one of a group of important sporting artists who developed an American style of watercolour in the late 19th century. Most are signed in the plate. All framed. Dimensions, 13.5" x 19.5". FRANCAIS: Lot de sept affiches lithographiques «Upland Game Birds and Waterfowl of the United Sates» par Alexander Pope Jr. (1849-1924), éditées en série en 1878 par Scribner, Armstrong and Co., N.Y. Alexander Pope Jr. faisait partie d'un groupe important d'artistes sportifs qui ont développé un style d'aquarelle américaine à la fin du 19e siècle. La plupart sont signés. Le tout encadré. 13.5" x 19".
- ALEXANDER POPE JR. (1849-1924) BIRD
ALEXANDER POPE JR. (1849-1924) BIRD PRINTSLot of seven lithographic prints “Upland Game Birds and Waterfowl of the United Sates” by Alexander Pope Jr. (1849-1924), published as a series in 1878 by Scribner, Armstrong and Co., New York. Alexander Pope Jr. was one of a group of important sporting artists who developed an American style of watercolour in the late 19th century. Most are signed in the plate. All framed. Dimensions, 13.5" x 19.5". FRANCAIS: Lot de sept affiches lithographiques «Upland Game Birds and Waterfowl of the United Sates» par Alexander Pope Jr. (1849-1924), éditées en série en 1878 par Scribner, Armstrong and Co., N.Y. Alexander Pope Jr. faisait partie d'un groupe important d'artistes sportifs qui ont développé un style d'aquarelle américainne à la fin du 19e siècle. La plupart sont signés. Le tout encadré. 13.5" x 19".
- Pair of Schwarzwald Highly Carved and
Pair of Schwarzwald Highly Carved and Black-Stained Lindenwood Trophees, third quarter 19th century, of game birds set on cartouche-form backplates, h. 23\", w. 12\", d. 3\".
- CAULDON FLOW BLUE CHINA TURKEY PLATTER.Cauldon,
CAULDON FLOW BLUE CHINA TURKEY PLATTER.Cauldon, England Flow Blue Transfer China Platter. Central scene with wild turkeys, border having game birds in flight with scrolling leaf design. 16-1/4" x 19". Very good.
Condition:
Very good.