News from Hudson Valley Auctioneers

New Years Day, 2022

Hudson Valley Auctioneers located at 432 Main Street Beacon, New York  will celebrate New Years Day with an unreserved antique and estate auction on Saturday January 1st beginning promptly at 1:00 PM EST. The sale offers bidding with online platform Liveauctioneers.com as well as absentee and phone bidding. This year's annual sale incorporates three interesting estates and a collector clearing out some closets. 

The day's line up starts with Chinese and Asian artifacts; porcelain, marble topped stands, metalwork, artworks, Nichols rugs and bronzes. A large selection of American and Continental bronzes follows and includes works by artists including Barye, Vincenzo Vela, Dumaige, Weinert, Claude Michel, August Carrier, Joseph Gustave, A. Waagen, Duchoiselle, Mene, Sally Clark and several others. 

A rare Tiffany Makers tall clock, a fine Chelsea ships clock, a lighted Abstract Plexiglas Composition by Emmy Packard, two Atmos presentation clocks and several American wooden clocks are mixed in with music boxes, disc players and victrolas. The most important being a rare concert model music box by D. Allard and Sandoz with 9 bells and 10 interchangeable cylinders in a fine boulle inlaid freestanding case. From the Scarsdale estate comes several pieces of 18th and 19th century furniture and several Persian carpets as well as an exceptional Caucasian saddle cover in excellent condition and a fine 18th century Verdure tapestry. 

Of the Americana highlights a monumental probably Fiske cow weathervane competes with a rare 6 gallon Hamilton and Jones stoneware crock with an eagle and four stars. Four George Nakashima 'grass seat' chairs, Gustav Stickley including two dining tables, two sets of chairs and a plate rack sideboard, an exceptional Thonet center table and a French Majorelle style table will be of interest as well as two Waterford chandeliers and a vintage Leica camera.

Standout oils in the sale include works by artists Alfred W, Kowalski, Johann Bertholsen, Anne Congdon, James Buttersworth, Jan Powlowski, Louis Betts, William Zorach, Charles D. Gibson, Ugo Bernusconi, Peggy Dodds, Fried Pal, Allen Newton and many others. 

As in prior holiday auctions estate jewelry features prominently with approximately 30 lots vintage Bakelite, some fine jewelry and is joined by several sterling flatware services, hollowware and other various little treasures.  The sale encompasses approximately 450 lots. 

Previews are prior Thursday and Friday noon to 5pm, Saturday 10-12:30 pm sale time or by appointment.

Hudson Valley Auctioneers, located at 432 Main Street, Beacon, New York will present an unreserved absentee, phone bid and online antique and estate auction through Liveauctioneers.com on Monday November 1st at an early start of 3:00 PM EST. Several local estates combine to offer an interesting and diverse sale of 600 lots. 

A trip to Dallas, PA to look at bronzes was successful and also ended up with a van load of the life work and personal collection of the 'Crawford and Gloria' including props, scrapbooks and performance posters as well as their personal collection vintage magic posters and ephemera to be sold in individual and grouped lots.

The day's bidding starts with the final public auction offering of Louise Abrams artworks, acrylic paintings, intricate drawings, sketchbooks and sculpture. An excellent collection of record players, telephones, several Edison Standards with two horns as well as two large lots of cylinder records and other machines will follow. Other items from a Cortland estate include several metal disc players and roller organs, two of which are coin operated, interesting scales, a large inkwell collection, a large doll collection and a Winchester 10 gauge cannon. Two swords; a rare Robert Mole US confederacy sword and a rare Austrian M1858 Heavy Cavalry Trooper example , a rare Mark W, Cross & Co. tack and saddlery cabinet, several marble and alabaster carvings and pedestals led by two carved bas relief plaques signed "Lot Corelli, Firenze" should all garner attention.

A Garrison NY estate offers up a large collection of Chinese porcelains, carved jades, collections of figurines, bronzes, Japanese inro, snuff bottles and other artifacts. 

Artworks include works by Samuel Rothbart, Francesco DiCocco, I.T. Hansen, Andrew Ragon, Michail Yakovlov, Edward Smythe, Gerrit Hondius,  Michel Rodde and others. Bronzes include a fine "Last Days of Napoleon" by Vincenzo Vela, Jean Baptiste Belloc ``Swords into Ploughshares", large 19th century setter animalier and several other French 19th century bronzes. Among other bronzes is a Tiffany counterbalance floor lamp, a large Tiffany Zodiac inkwell and a bronze and glass grapevine deskset. 

Several china services and various fine porcelains, decorative items from many periods combined with English and American mahogany such as a large faux bamboo book cabinet,  an oversize Syrian brass decorated marriage chest, lots of quarter sawn oak, tester beds, a group of solid rosewood Anglo Indian carved furniture and much more are scattered throughout.   

 Good lots of Mid Century modern furniture and accessories are led by a pair of Eames lounge chairs and ottomans and other Hermann Miller furniture, rosewood bedroom furniture, Venini sconces, Ficks Reed bamboo, rare bamboo lounge, a  Paul Evans ``Patchwork" dresser box,  a pair of Barcelona and a pair of Wassily chairs, three George Nelson ``Omni" wall units, four Greg Copeland 1970's glass framed artworks and a Fortuny glass and metal chandelier are among the highlights. 

A nice selection of estate carpets and textiles, a few hundred troy ounces of silver in flatware and hollowware, a selection of fine estate jewelry, a large lot carnival glass and a large lot Hummels will also be offered. Please see our advertisement in this "Bee" and visit our website. In person previews are scheduled for Sunday 10/31 from 1pm-5pm and Monday from 12 noon- 2:30pm.  Absentee and phone bidding is available. All lots offered through Liveauctioneers.com. Pickup of all items  Tuesday 11/2 from 10am to 3pm and daily thereafter 9-3:30 or by appointment. Shipping is by third party vendors only.

Hudson Valley Auctioneers, located at 432 Main Street, Beacon, New York will present an unreserved absentee, phone bid and online antique and estate auction through Liveauctioneers.com on Monday September 13th at an early start of 3:00 PM EST.  Several local estates combine to offer an interesting and diverse sale of 600 lots.

The sale begins with another session of 100 lots of Louise Abrams artworks, acrylic paintings, intricate drawings and sculpture with the final offering in our next fall sale. The next 100 lots are the continuation of the local estate collection of sextants, telescopes and microscopes, several barometers, transits, scientific instruments, a rare Fairbanks seed scale, a fine binnacle stand and other oddities. Several clocks are included in both sessions including two antique tall clocks , Atmos, regulators, gilt wood, Eli Terry, Chelsea ships clock, electric and other examples. An Edison cylinder Triumph with a wooden horn, an Edison Standard with two horns as well as two large lots of cylinder records and other machines will be sold. A barn find 1946 Ercoupe single engine airplane in need of restoration and comes with a vintage parachute.

Artworks include works by G.W.Nicholson, William Merritt Post, George Campbell, Calder, Anthony Toney, Bernard Shirley Carter J. Arnold and others. Studio and art pottery and glass are represented by makers Galle, Rookwood, Bauer, Charle Graham, Carlos Zauli, Richard Bampi, Cas Vietri, Boch Freres, Blomdahl, Lalique and Baccarat, Nils Landberg, Daum, Steuben and Waterford.

Several fine china services, Chinese porcelains and carved jades, collections of figurines, bronzes, and decorative items from many periods mixes with English and American mahogany, pine and walnut pieces including some good country, Baker, Pompanoosuc Mills pieces, garden items including iron benches, Victorian urns, wrought iron, cast stone and carved marble including a 17th Italian carved plaque. 

Good lots of Mid Century modern furniture and accessories with Camer chandeliers to McCobb furniture as representatives. A nice collection of estate carpets and textiles and a few hundred troy ounces of silver in flatware and hollowware will be sold.   Please see our advertisement in this "Bee" and visit our website. In person previews are scheduled for Sunday 9/12 from 1pm-5pm and Monday from 12 noon- 2:30pm.  Absentee and phone bidding is available. 

All lots offered through Liveauctioneers.com. Pickup of all items  Tuesday 9/14 from 10am to 3pm and daily thereafter 9-3:30 or by appointment. Shipping is by third party vendors only. Auction terms, links to online bidding and other info available at our interactive website www.HudsonValleyAuctioneers.com or  contact sales manager Theo de Haas 845 480 2381 or auctioneer Neil Vaughn 914 489 2399

August 9th Auction

Hudson Valley Auctioneers, located at 432 Main Street, Beacon, New York will present an unreserved absentee, phone bid and online antique and estate auction through Liveauctioneers.com on Monday August 9th at an early start of 3:00 PM EST. A gallery preview will be held Sunday 8/8 from 1-5 and Monday day of sale beginning at 12 noon and ending at 2:30 pm or by appointment. Estates and collections from Mount Vernon, Walden, Park Ave. NYC, and others have combined to offer an interesting and diverse sale of 675 lots.The sale begins with a one owner collection of sextants, telescopes and microscopes, barometers, transits, sextants, canons, patent models, scientific instruments and various other oddities.  Several clocks are included in both sessions including an antique tall clock, Atmos, regulators, gilt spelter and other various other examples.   

Artworks offerings are led by artists Bernard Perlin, George Henry Bogert, Edward Gay, Estelle Ginsberg, two by Lemuel Wilmarth, D. Huntington, a Rodin watercolor sketch of Isadora Duncan, 3 modern bronzes by A. Sasso and an extraordinary bronze "Good Defeats Evil" by Zurab Tsereteli. Art pottery, Art Deco figurals, several fine china services, Chinese porcelains, Judaica, various collections of figurines, antique child portraiture and decorative items from many periods are just some of the categories represented. An extensive selection of English and American mahogany and walnut pieces from the last three centuries are led by the Park Avenue collection of George 3rd dining room and library pieces. Some good country and garden items including wicker, iron benches and a rare steer horn sofa are complemented by several good lots of Mid Century modern furniture and accessories                                                                                  Estate carpets and textiles, paisleys and a fine early pictorial tapestry will generate some interest from the trade. Costume and silver jewelry from the Mount Vernon estate will be offered in large lots and a few hundred troy ounces of silver in flatware and hollowware will be sold. Musical instruments include a D18 Martin guitar, an Irish harp, an Andrew Schroetter violin, a Gretsch drum set, a #281 Yamaha flute, a Scherl and Roth cello in case, an inlaid mandolin and a fine Lyon and Healy concert harp with a Carnegie Hall pedigree will round out the offering. The sale ends up with 200 lots of estate books, mostly related to architecture, Art Deco and Nouveau, decorating and other interesting topics.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  In person previews are scheduled for Sunday 8/8 from 1pm-5pm and Monday from 12 noon- 2:30pm.  Absentee and phone bidding is available. All lots offered through Liveauctioneers.com. Pickup of all items Tuesday 8/10 from 10am to 3pm and daily thereafter 9-3:30 or by appointment. Shipping is by third party vendors only. Auction terms, links to online bidding and other info available at www.HudsonValleyAuctioneers.com or  contact sales manager Theo de Haas 845 480 2381 or auctioneer Neil Vaughn 914 489 2399

Hudson Valley Auctioneers, located at 432 Main Street, Beacon, New York will present an unreserved absentee, phone bid and online antique and estate auction through Liveauctioneers.com on Monday June 14th at an early start of 3:00 PM EST. 

A gallery preview will be held Sunday 6/13 from 1-5 and Monday day of sale beginning at 12 noon and ending at 2:30pm or by appointment, several interesting estates and collections have combined to offer an interesting and diverse sale of 600 lots.

The sale begins with a one owner collection of sextants, microscopes, barometers, scientific instruments, several antique maps and various other oddities. Record players include a rare Berliner gramophone along with a rarer original record cabinet with original records. Several clocks are included in both sessions including an antique tall clock, carriage clocks, several Atmos, regulators, French figural bronze and gilt spelter and other various examples. Thirteen vintage coin op gumball machines were collected in the 1970'sat various flea markets and tag sales and are in working condition. Also assembled in the 1970's and 80's is a one owner 50 lot collection of archaic and dynastic Chinese and Anglo Roman glazed and unglazed pottery artifacts primarily purchased from London dealers by an Anglophile best selling author. Chinese, Japanese and other Asian pottery and artworks from the several other estates offered are scattered throughout the sale. 

Artworks offerings are led by artists Henry Gasser, F.T. Sibley, Aaron Shattuck, Leon Devos, J. Francis Cropsey, G.S. Vander Poel, William Glackens, Frank Auerbach and four Paul Jacoulet woodblocks.  Art pottery, blown art glass, Art Deco figurals and decorative items from many periods come from a New Jersey collection. 

Mid Century items include two sets of eight BRNO chairs for Knoll, a Carlo Scarpa dining and coffee table in the Doge line, Brueton cantilever coffee table and glass objects by Charlie Miner, Brad Copping, Louis Via and Donald Robertson.  A fine selection of English and American mahogany and walnut pieces from the last three centuries are scattered throughout. Some good country and garden items including some pieces from the Glenmere Mansion include cast iron, teak, cast stone and carved stone. A large selection of estate carpets, a collection of early fraternal robes and fur coats should yield some surprises.                 

Not much jewelry in this months' auction but more than 1000 troy ounces of silver in flatware and hollowware will be sold.  Folk items from a large Westport estate will garner some attention; two large polychrome carved wooden plaques depicting scenes of Baron Von Munchausen's antics, a fine folksy hobby horse, a gilt horse weather vane, a sailor whirligig, two wallpaper hat boxes, a blue painted dome trunk 1841, a fine half hull and a small Prior school portrait of a child.      

Bronzes are highlighted by an Albert Carrier Belleuse figure of Rembrandt, J. Smith 1901 figure of Napoleon on a marble plinth, Austrian cold painted Art Deco dancer and several examples of 17th and 18th century Flemish and Chinese cauldrons and pots. Auctioneers favorites are a paint decorated and carved horse drawn sleigh and a large Spanish Colonial oak carved panel both from the Westport estate. Please see our advertisement in this "Bee" and visit our Website.

In person previews are scheduled for Sunday 6/13 from 1pm-5pm and Monday from 12 noon- 2:30pm.  Absentee and phone bidding is available. All lots offered through Liveauctioneers.com. Pickup of all items is by curbside protocol Tuesday June 15th from 10am to 3pm and daily thereafter 9-3:30 or by appointment. Shipping is by third party vendors only. Auction terms, links to online bidding and other info available on our website.