ANTIQUES AND THE ARTS WEEKLY

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This 1844 Henry Clay presidential campaign flag went out at $8,775. Andrew Ellicott (1754–1820) Plan Of Washington, DC, quadrupled its high
estimate, earning $12,870.

and blanket factory, all of daughter, Jane Stuart, did not War-era Virginia militia two- in an unmarked grave under estate and the Chrisman col-
which remained important find a buyer. piece belt buckle on an original the hedge in front of the near- lection, for instance, and we
landmarks for more than 150 Estimated $8/12,000, a paint- belt, cinching $7,605. by Saint Rose of Lima Catholic certainly hope to continue to
years. decorated yellow pine diminu- church. The Daughter’s of the attract more like consignments
tive box met expectations, sell- Historic property descended Confederacy erected a stone as they come to market.” Evans
A portrait of an auburn- ing for $12,870. It was in the Clopper-Hutton family, marking his grave in the added, “Our multi-session
haired young woman in high- attributed to Jacob Stirewalt the belt has a poignant back- 1930s. November 2019 Americana
waisted Empire-style gown (1805–1869) and/or John N. story described in the catalog auction will feature several
attributed to John Gadsby Stirewalt (1802–1836), New notes. It was originally owned Two Civil War-era dolls that important collections of early
Chapman (1808–1889) brought Market, Va., and dated to circa by Private William D. Scott had been handmade by slaves American glass, highlighted by
even more money. Bid to 1840. The box was 5-3/8 inches (1843–1864), Company D, 14th on a plantation in Beaufort an important Pittsburgh cut-
$15,210, “Portrait of Maria by 7-1/8 inches wide and 4¼ Virginia Calvary, Greenbrier County, N.C., were reportedly glass mantel ornament bear-
Graham Koontz” (1812–1896) inches deep. The hinged rect- County, Va., (now West Virgin- made before the Civil War as ing a sulphide bust of George
pictures the young woman angular lid (retaining rem- ia). When Scott was found surprise gifts for the children Washington, an exceptional
holding a rose in one hand, nants of original leather hing- wounded on the Clopper fami- of Emily Baker Lucas Small- Stirewalt family paint-deco-
sporting drop earrings, neck- es) was over a rectangular case ly’s porch at The Woodlands in wood (1837–1905). When rated chest and an important
lace and an unusual blue of dovetailed construction, 1864, he asked, “Can I die on Union gunboats came up the collection of American needle-
draped textile around her raised on four turned and your porch?” Private Scott and Tar River, the family gathered work, so we are looking for-
shoulder. Again, no signature ebonized feet mortised through the 14th Virginia Cavalry were belongings, and the children ward to another exciting sale.”
was found, although a Nine- the bottom of the case. A char- part of General Jubal Early’s brought along these dolls dur-
teenth Century inscribed note acteristic eight-pointed Virgin- raid on Washington, DC, in ing their evacuation, At auc- Prices given include the buy-
in the sitter’s hand attached ia star was on the lid, and an 1864. Scott was a member of a tion, the pair brought $8,775. er’s premium, as stated by the
verso reads, in part, “This por- old pencil inscription on the six-man scouting party who, auction house. For informa-
trait of Maria Graham / Koontz back read “Estate of Samuel on the evening of Sunday, July Several institutional deacces- tion, www.jeffreysevans.com or
born in Harrisonburg Rock / Shuttes (?)” 10, stopped by the home of sions were also featured in 540-434-3939.
ingham [County] Va, daughter Bringing the same price as Joseph A. Taney asking for Session II, including an assort- This Virginia carved walnut
of Jacob / Koontz and Maria the miniature box was one of food. As they took dinner, they ment of Eighteenth and Nine- tall-case clock with eight-
Gilbert Gra[ham] / Painted by the earliest official printed were fired upon by a Union teenth Century English Staf- day brass works, attributed
John G / [Chapm]an in Alexan- plans depicting what would cavalry unit. Private Scott fordshire ceramic figures from to Benjamin Chandlee
dria Va / year 1826 / Maria G. become the nation’s capitol, mounted his horse in the the Colonial Williamsburg (1780–1822) went out at
Carr, M. D. / Chicago 1882.” the city of Washington, DC, by Taney barn, but he was shot in Foundation and select textiles $12,870.
The portrait was acquired by Andrew Ellicott (1754–1820), the side by one of the Union from the Mount Vernon Ladies’
the Colonial Williamsburg an engraving on laid paper, soldiers. Association, Mount Vernon, Va.
Foundation for inclusion in engraved by Thackara & Val-
that institution’s collection of lance in Philadelphia, which Despite his wound, he still One of the many surprises
Southern portraiture. came from the property managed to ride into the woods throughout the day involved
descended in the Clopper-Hut- across Seneca Creek, eluding an Eighteenth Century Eng-
The Koontz family were ton family, and a Virginia his Union pursuers. He found lish Staffordshire Whieldon-
important early settlers of carved walnut tall-case clock his way to The Woodlands, type 7¾-inch-high figure of an
Rockingham County, Va., in with eight-day brass works, home of Francis Clopper and owl, which was bid to $7,020.
the area known as Rocktown, attributed to Benjamin Chan- his family, where a black ser-
today the city of Harrisonburg. dlee (1780–1822) likely made vant reported his presence to After the sale, Evans com-
Her grandfather had been a in the shop of his father, Gold- the family. The Cloppers were mented, “We were very pleased
colonel in the local militia and smith Chandlee (1751–1821) Unionists, but their daughters with the strong interest across
even served in the Virginia in the fourth quarter of the took pity on the dying boy and the board in this auction. The
legislature. Her mother, Maria Eighteenth Century or early took him in. They located a gallery was packed for Session
Graham, tragically died only a Nineteenth Century. Confederate surgeon who II on Saturday, resulting in a
month after the birth of her Militaria and folk art were removed the bullet, but despite level of robust, sustained bid-
daughter, leaving her father, also notable in this sale, with a this effort, Scott died shortly ding that produced very strong
Jacob Koontz, to raise her Confederate Sharps-style thereafter. Since it was illegal results across all categories of
alone. 52-caliber carbine with “Rich- and dangerous to harbor the sale. A key part of that suc-
mond Va” at rear of barrel, enemy troops, the Cloppers cess was the estate-fresh
A mid-Nineteenth Century buried Scott in secret at night nature of much of the material
copy of Gilbert Stuart’s Lands- offered. It was an honor to
downe portrait of Washington, work with the Clopper family
attributed to the artist’s
going out at $8,775 and a Civil

Stirewalt family, Shenandoah Valley Of Virginia, paint-dec- “Portrait of Francis Cassatt Clopper” (1786– John Gadsby Chapman’s (1808–1889) “Por-
orated yellow pine diminutive box fetched $12,870. 1868) attributed to Thomas Sully (1783– trait of Maria Graham Koontz” (1812–1896)
1872) more than doubled its estimate of was bid to $15,210.
$4/6,000 to finish at $14,040.

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Top Rocket Firing Boba Fett Cleared For Launch
Picks: “It wasn’t that long ago that this was a $25,000 figure,” said Alex Winter, president at Hake’s Auctions. “In the last few years, it’s taken on a
new life.” The figure in reference is the Boba Fett Rocket-Firing Prototype made by Kenner from the company’s 1979 Star Wars toy line — a toy
that dons the title of the “Holy Grail of Star Wars collecting” among the community. The figure, at least in this iteration, never made it through to
production because of the choking hazard that the rocket posed to children. The spring-loaded version has two variations, referred to as L-slot
or J-slot, depending on the shape of the spring action on the jetpack. It also had other versions, including one that was not spring-loaded and
By Greg Smith one where the rocket was not removable at all.

The Star Wars collecting community was rocked by theft in 2017 when collector/dealer Carl Cunningham stole a prototype Rocket Firing Boba
Fett from prominent Star Wars collector Steve Sansweet, who runs Rancho Obi-Wan, his personal museum in Petaluma, California, displaying
more than 20,000 Star Wars objects from his collection. It has since been returned to Sansweet, and Cunningham served six months house arrest for that theft and others.
But the Rocket Firing Fett that approaches the block in Hake’s upcoming sale bears no such drama. It comes with a COA and is cleared to break the auction record for the
model, which sits at $86,383.47, a figure Hake’s achieved in March, 2018, on a model graded 85, the same as the one on offer now. Hake’s estimates that there are only 75
to 100 total Rocket-Firing Fett prototypes extant.
“It’s the whole mystique of what it is and what it never became,” Winter said. “You have rarity, desirability and a popular character, so it all lines up. Everyone knows what
it is, and every collector would like to have one.”

THE SKINNER
COBBS July 13
Lot 373
July 13 Wedgwood
Lot 351 Fairyland Lustre
Nineteenth Century Temple on a Rock
Northwest Coast Vase and Cover
Native American
Totem Fragment England, circa 1920,
shape 2046, pattern
Having the original Z4968, printed mark,
painted and carved
surface depicting an 19¼ inches.
upside down orca with Estimate: $15/25,000
tail flipped over and
having large dorsal fin HAKE’S
with a carved face
painted, 57 inches high. Through July 10 & 11
Estimate: $12/18,000 Lot 1760

Star Wars Boba Fett Rocket-Firing
Prototype (L-Slot)

AFA graded and encapsulated, 3¾ inches tall, unpaint-
ed prototype of the infamous rocket-firing Boba Fett

action figure from Kenner’s popular 1979 Star Wars toy
line. AFA-graded 85 NM+ (Archival case). Recently re-
cased with AFA’s updated laser cut casing style, dis-
playing prototype figure and rocket separately; L-slot
rocket-firing mechanism is clearly visible from the back
of case (spring clearly visible). Comes with Collectible

Investment Brokerage (CIB) COA.
Estimate: $75/100,000

ELDRED’S MICHAAN’S CASE ANTIQUES
July 13 July 13 July 13
Lot 217 French Lot 161
Oval Baleen Ditty Box Belle Époque Edgefield, S.C., Pottery Face Jug,
Lavaliere
Circa 1830, made by Benjamin Thompson (Stoning- Necklace Thomas Davies
ton, Conn., d. 1908). Baleen sides pinned and Diamond,
stitched together and engraved with foliate and platinum and gold. Stoneware alkaline pottery face jug, made at the
geometric patterns. Wooden base. Estimate: $5/7,000 Thomas Davies Factory (1861–1864) by an unknown
Estimate: $2,5/3,500
African American maker. Light to dark olive green
alkaline glaze with kaolin eyes and teeth, wide set
eyes, singular eyebrow and large nose. 4¾ inches
high. Circa 1862. Note: This face vessel was exam-
ined and documented at the McKissick Museum by

Jill Beute Koverman.
Estimate: $18/22,000

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July 13 July 14 July 14
Lot 120 Lot 46 Lot 6
Sister’s Tripod Double Emile Puiforcat Silver Merman Shell Pitcher Antique Floor-
Drawer Sewing Stand Size Nuremberg
Nineteenth Century, French, sterling silver shell motif Folk Art Angel
Hancock Bishopric, circa 1840. Birch, pine and cher- with merman handle with hinged shell finial lidded
ry, old natural finish, square top with rounded cor- Vintage, possibly
ners, over two dovetailed drawers, each with delicate pitcher/jug, maker’s mark and hallmarks, antique. Carved wood
turned pulls on both sides, (note: two Sisters could 12¼ inches high, approximately 40.37 ozt. angel has painted tin
access the drawers from either end), finely turned
cherry shaft with arched tripod legs, 25 inches high. Estimate: $3/5,000 wings with three
sections for
Estimate: $4/6,000 placement of
candles,

39½ inches high.
Estimate: $300-600

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Midsummer Antiques & Estates Auction At Coyle’s On July 16

Period Sheraton four-drawer with figured maple drawer
fronts.

MEDWAY, MASS. — Coyle’s Jacques Pouchain art pottery Ram.
Auction will offer a midsummer Jacques Pouchain (1925–2005) in his stu-
two-session antiques and estates dio in Dieulefit in the South of France.
auction on Tuesday, July 16, at This photo was provided by consignor
the VFW Hall. The auction will taken on visit to studio.
feature a diverse offering of
American antique and custom A 31-inch Little Carrie A 9-foot vintage sofa with original upholstery and label by Dunbar.
furniture, midcentury pottery bronze girl with doll on
from a renowned French cera- chair by Jane Dedecker. dler’s bronze and Madame But- A group of American furniture table, eight English rush chairs
mist, midcentury furniture and will include a 9-foot Dunbar sofa terfly bronzes by Pearl Amsel, from two western Massachusetts and more.
accessories, porcelain and china, in original upholstery with the David Lotton glass sculpture home will be featured, including
artwork, Oriental rugs, bronzes, Dunbar label/lining as well as a vase and small bronze of woman a period Sheraton four-drawer Rounding out the sale will be
silver and much more. The items Dunbar revolving chair, both signed Bancel (Louis). Porcelain, chest with figured maple drawer Oriental rugs in Session One, as
have been drawn from western from a local home. china and stemware will also be fronts, a bold tiger maple antique well as silver; lamps; jewelry; art-
Massachusetts homes, Boston, offered, including dinner plates, slant front desk, two American work, including signed and
Cape Cod, Sudbury and others. Other decorative accessories to oyster plates, gold incised stem- antique tall chests, American unsigned paintings, lithographs
be offered are a 31-inch-tall Little ware and tableware. Rose Medal- period lowboy and other selected and much more.
Highlighting the auction will be Carrie bronze girl with doll on lion, Chinese urns and other pieces. English and custom furni-
a 20-plus-piece collection of mid- chair by Jane Dedecker, Cud- Asian ceramics will also be ture will also be offered, includ- The VFW Hall is at 123 Hollis-
century art pottery by French included. ing Welsh cupboard, Irish wake ton Street. For more information,
pottery artist Jacques Pouchain 774-571-8263, 508-733-6868 or
(1925–2005). Pouchain produced www.coylesauction.com.
ceramic pottery at his studio in
Dieulefit in the south of France
beginning in the 1950s. The con-
signor of the collection was an
admirer and friend of the artist
and has collected many desirable
pieces. She believes the time has
come to share some of her collec-
tion for others to enjoy. Pouchain
was known for utilitarian works
as well as decorative items, such
as women and animals. The offer-
ings from the collection include
women; animals, including ram;
fish platters; vases; chargers; and
more. Other midcentury offerings

Delaware Art Museum Wins National Award For Exhibition Label Writing

WILMINGTON, DEL. — Recog- Delaware Historical Society share their personal experiences increasingly value opportunities now regularly integrates.
nizing the value in sharing com- trustee; and Tahira, a storyteller with museums, they give us to learn from their fellow commu- The Delaware Art Museum is at
munity reflections and encourag- and musician based in Delaware, something of themselves to hold nity members. Community-creat-
ing viewers to make personal crafted the featured text. Their and present with as much care as ed content has become an inter- 2301 Kentmere Parkway. For
connections with works of art, the award-winning stories, as well as we afford objects. This label does pretive strategy the museum information, 302-571-9590 or
American Alliance of Museums local, personal reflections and that.” www.delart.org.
(AAM) has honored the Delaware memories from other local lead-
Art Museum with two Excellence ers, were displayed as wall labels The 2018 AAM competition
in Label Writing Awards. next to photographs in the Danny received more than 240 labels
Lyon exhibition. from 98 exhibitions. Of these,
The award-winning labels were jurors selected just 11 labels to
part of a series of community con- Their featured stories fused recognize. Two were the Dela-
tributions written by African multiple perspectives and ware Art Museum labels written
American leaders in greater encouraged visitors to make con- by Ware and Tahira and edited by
Wilmington in response to photo- nections with the civil rights his- Amelia Wiggins, the museum’s
graphs in the 2018 exhibition, tory presented as part of the manager of gallery learning and
“Danny Lyon: Memories of the exhibition and the greater Wilm- interpretation.
Southern Civil Rights Move- ington 1968 project. One AAM
ment.” Melva Lawson Ware, a juror commented: “When people According to Wiggins, surveys
show that the museum’s visitors

Greenwich Founder’s Day Events July 18

COS COB, CONN. — Green- charge, but reservations are than 200 years following the
wich Historical Society is part- required. Reservations, available founding of our town.”
nering with Greenwich Point online, will close when capacity is
Conservancy for the town’s July met. “We’re delighted to partner
18 Greenwich Founders’ Day with the Greenwich Point Con-
reception, which will take place “This Founders’ Day marks the servancy again on the Founders’
at the Innis Arden Cottage at one-year anniversary of the first Day reception to honor Green-
Greenwich Point Park at 10 am. public viewing of the Feake-Fer- wich’s long and illustrious heri-
All are invited to celebrate the ris House following a multi-year tage,” says Greenwich Historical
founding of Greenwich with a restoration by the Greenwich Society executive director and
reading of the original July 18, Point Conservancy, made possi- CEO Debra Mecky. “It’s a won-
1640 deed and announcement of ble by generous contributions derful opportunity for residents
the winners of the This Place from town residents and the to celebrate their love of town
Matters! photo contest. Following home’s owners,” says Chris Fran- and respect for preserving what’s
the program, guests will be able co, president of the Greenwich unique and distinctive about it.”
to tour the Feake-Ferris House, Point Conservancy. “We are
the oldest house in Greenwich pleased to provide visitors with Innis Arden Cottage is at 10
and one of the oldest in America, the opportunity to enter and Tods Driftway, Old Greenwich.
via shuttles and tours organized experience the residence of Eliza- The Greenwich Historical Soci-
by the Greenwich Point Conser- beth Winthrop Feake, namesake ety is at 47 Strickland Road. For
vancy. The entire event is free of of Elizabeth’s Neck, as Green- more information or to register
wich Point was known for more for the events, 203-869-6899 or
www.greenwichhistory.org.

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