40th Annual New Years Day Auction

Hudson Valley Auctioneers, located at 432 Main Street, Beacon, New York will celebrate New Years Day 2023 with an unreserved antique and estate auction with absentee, phone  and online bidding through Liveauctioneers.com on Sunday January 1st 1:00 PM EST. 

In house previews are Saturday 12/31 from 1pm-5pm and Sunday from 10 noon- 12:30 pm or by appointment. 

Traditionally one of our best sales of the year this particular auction offers 500 lots of traditional antiques, lots of silver and jewelry and "treasure and trash" from several estates, the sale begins with the last offering of paintings by Americo DiFranza followed Asian items highlighted by another 12 Chinese archers rings from the dwindling collection we've been dispersing for several years. 

Other carved jades, porcelains, bronzes, a rare Japanese meiji rain garment and some rosewood furniture follow.  Artists represented in the sale include A.C. Hollingsworth, Dickens Chang, Robert Byerley, Otto Bierhals, A. Witkowski, Ben Kamihira, Edward C. Leavitt, Charles Linford, Robert Ward Von Boskerk, T.S. Fribee, Hendrik Livens, Henry Miller, James Tytler and others. 

Many of the early paintings came primarily from a former Pound Ridge dealers estate and a very interesting Brewster NY estate of a gentleman. That estate offerings included some excellent 18th century carvings, lighting and a Dutch 16th century oil on panel depicting John the Baptist. An early Dutch oil, probably 17th century of two ships in distress, walked into the gallery from a local home.            

Early furniture including an excellent 17th or 18th century vargueno, an excellent burl maple Beidermeier dining set, lots of French Provincial including a complete carved antique panettiere, a bone inlaid Italian ebonized table and a large selection of American and Continental "brown furniture" plays throughout the day. 

American highlights include a period Phyffe attributed marble topped dressing table, A Boston box sofa, A Meeks style Gothic Revival bookcase secretary, a Horner style faux bamboo ladies desk, an Allison attributed drop leaf, a fine ebonized cerule armchair and another ebonized piece , an attributed Associated Artist work similar to a Vanderbilt interior example.  

Numerous 19th century mirrors, great country smalls, an impressive selection of old Meissen, an excellent pair of Gien Marois chargers, a large selection of other glass, bronze, clocks, antique maps, French posters, fine prints, ethnographic items, Daum and much more!  

An excellent sponge painted blanket box, a fine French marble top secretary, a matched pair of period brass inlaid rosewood game tables and strong tiger maple Eldred Wheeler secretary are a few other highlights. 

Mid Century items include a chandelier by Gaetano Sciolani and another Poul Henningson for Poulson, a large Paul Frankl bamboo set, two Aeron office chairs, a Frank Doerner lounge and ottoman, a Katavolos steel and leather chair and lots of teak among other pieces.   

Several hundred ounces of sterling silver flatware and hollowware, a large selection Native American and old pawn silver and turquoise jewelry and an excellent selection of fine jewelry from several estates is all unreserved. A selection of estate carpets including scatters and room sized, some good garden including antique cast and wrought iron and cast stone, a large pilot house eagle, a matched pair of 133 drawer steel cabinets from and the old Sing Sing prison and even a 19th century buckboard in excellent condition should cause a little excitement.  

All lots offered through Liveauctioneers.com as well as phone and absentee bids. In house pickup and payment of all items begins Monday 1/2 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