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The eclectic inventory will include a wide variety of Victorian period furnitureand a great selection of 19th and 20th century art glass including Fenton basketsand lamps, Mary Gregory, Moser (pair of portrait vases), Carnival Glass, Heisey,Cameo Glass, Victorian bride s baskets, Vaseline Glass and brilliant period cutglass. Included in the porcelain selection will be hand painted Limoges, Majolica,Flow Blue, RS Prussia, Nippon and a hand painted 19th century porcelain spitoon.Pottery from Weller (jardiniere and pedestal in Baldin pattern), Roseville, Hull,Van Briggle lamps and vases, four Boehm bird plaques and hundreds of Royal Doultonand Hummel figurines will cross the block along with silver from Towle (RamblingRose service for six), Gorham (Buttercup service for eight and English Gadroonsterling service for twelve), Oneida (Statehouse sterling service for six) and anumber Kirk/Steiff repousse serving pieces.
Keeping time during the sale won t be problem with any of the dozen or so goldpocket watches, gingerbread clocks, a French dome clock, a gilded bronze Frenchfigural clock and several more timepieces being offered. Keeping the peace won t bea problem either with a small collection of guns including an early 19th centurymatched pair of dueling pistols, numbered 1 and 2 and World War II German Luger infine condition with clip and original holster along with several other antiquepistols.
Art will be an important part of the sale (over 75 lots) with a nice collection ofpaintings and prints including prints by Maxfield Parrish, Wallace Nutting andLouis Icart, artist signed pastels by Robert Chandler and paintings by such listedartists as Toby Binder, Axel Einarsson, Lottie Watkins and Sanley Degraff plus anoil on board by one of Florida s famous Highwaymen, R. L. Lewis.
The prime selection of Victorian furniture will include a late 19th century marbletop French sideboard made of walnut, kingwood and walnut burl with ormolu mountsand beveled mirrors, a walnut and burl Renaissance Revival hall tree with umbrellaracks and drip pans, several pieces of ebonized Aesthetic Movement furniture, anusual flame mahogany Rococo Revival couch and a fine late century bowfront oakchina cabinet.
The sale will begin Friday January 11 at 6:00PM and will continue Saturday andSunday at 1:00PM. Preview is Friday 10:00AM 6:00PM and Saturday and Sunday 10:00AM 1:00PM. The Sunday portion of the sale will be carried live online byProxibid.
Professional Appraisers & Liquidators is located at 811 SE Highway 19, CrystalRiver, FL, 34429. Absentee and phone bids are welcomed. For more informationcontact the auction at (352) 795-2061, (800) 542-3877, email towebuyit@tampabay.rr.com or visit the website at www.charliefudge.com.
