March 25, 2009 Auction Catalog with Photos
(Severe snow storm date Thursday March 26th)
At Woodman’s “Essex Room”  125 Main St. Essex Massachusetts
Preview 4 to 5:55
   Partial contents of the prominent antiques store in Marblehead retiring from business after 30 years, estate fine art, antiques and accessories make for an auction sale well worth attending.

1. Rose pattern applique quilt.  Est. $200-400

2. Lot: tall iron candelabra and iron hanging chandelier. Est. $200-400

3. Joseph Margulies watercolor of Good Harbor beach, 10.5 by 14.5 inches, framed. Est. $200-400

4. Chinese carved stone figure of an immortal, 18 inches tall. Est. $200-300

5. Joseph Margulies watercolor harbor scene, 6 by 17 inches, framed. Est. $200-300

6. Geometric pattern hooked rug, 68 by 38 inches. Est. $200-300

7. Pair of Sphinx form iron andirons. Est. $200-300

8. Keith Christie bronze, "Cue Stick," 10.5 by 14 inches. Est. $400-600

9.  Lot of 2 Joseph Margulies harbor etchings, largest 9 by 12 inches, framed. Est. $100-200

10. Lot: Sponge ware spittoon and bowl. Est. $100-200

11. Lot 2 Joseph Margulies etchings: Street scene and "Reb Schmeul," largest 14.5 by 9.5 inches, framed. Est. $100-200

12. Arthur B. Davies pencil and conte crayon portrait of a young woman, 12.5 by 9.5 inches, unsigned retains many museum exhibit labels, framed. Est. $600-1,000

13. Cape Ann school oil on canvas harbor scene, 24 by 20 inches on reverse, “Reproduction rights reserved by artist," framed. Est. $400-600

14. Lot of 2 Joseph Margulies etchings, "Mexican Urchins,” and etching of 3 gentlemen, largest 9 by 11 inches, framed. Est. $100-200

15. Chinese business trade sign, carved and painted wood, 41 inches. Est. $100-200

16. Wayne Morrell oil on canvas New England lake scene, 18 by 24 inches, framed. Est. $1,000-2,000

17. Asian painted scroll of peacocks, 65 by 21 inches, cased. Est. $200-300

18. 19th century or earlier Russian icon, 11 by 7 inches. Est. $300-500

18a. Lucian Geraci oil on canvas harbor scene, 17.5 by 23.5 inches, framed.

19. Lot of 2 Joseph Margulies etchings: Rabbi and street scene, largest 10 by 7.5 inches, framed. Est. $100-200

20. 4 by 6 foot Saroak carpet. Est. $300-500

22. Joseph Margulies watercolor self portrait, 12 by 8.5 inches, framed. Est. $200-300

23. Geometric tribal Oriental carpet, 53 by 75 inches. Est. $300-500

24. Massachusetts Chippendale ball and claw foot slant lid desk. Est. $600-1,000

25. Lot of 2 Joseph Margulies etchings: "Knitting," and street scene, largest 11 by 8 inches, framed. Est. $100-200

25a. Antique 9 by 12 Persian carpet. Est. $600-1,000

25b. Sailing ship half hull, backboard 35 inches long. Est. $300-500

26. Lot of 13 mostly Victorian canes: Carved ivory, Sterling and gold plated tops. Est. $200-400

27. Chinese porcelain teapot with metal fittings, 6 inches tall. Est. $100-200

28. Don Stone watercolor titled on reverse, "Folly Cove Cape Ann," 10.5 by 14 inches, framed. Est. $600-1,000

29. Lot of pieces of copper luster including tea pots. Est. $200-300

30. Persian blue field Oriental scatter rug, 44 by 74 inches. Est. $300-500

31. Pair of Asian blue and white chargers, 10.5 inches diameter. Est. $150-250

32. 2 extensively carved Victorian side chairs made by Charles Stuart Arendt. Est. $200-400

33. Lot of 2 Joseph Margulies etchings: Rabbi and elderly man, 10 by 13.5 inches, framed. Est. $100-200

34. Hamadan Oriental runner carpet. Est. $200-400

34a. Schooner sailing model. Est. $300-500

34b. New England school oil on canvas winter landscape, 20 by 24 inches, framed. Est. $300-400

34c. Polly Nordell watercolor floral still life, 15.5 by 11.5 inches, framed.

35. Transfer printed blue and white covered compote. Est. $100-200

36. Indistinctly signed German school oil on canvas floral still life, 24 by 18 inches, framed. Est. $200-400

37. Early Maine sea chest in old paint with ship painting on interior lid, marked "E.H. Barker." Est. $400-600

38. *Adelaide Palmer oil on canvas still life with raspberries, 12 by 10 inches, signed lower right, "Adelaide Palmer," framed.   Est. $1,000-1,500

39. Bronze casting of the head of Miss Liberty, 12 inches tall, eight inches wide, indistinctly signed, "Yantorno" ??            Est. $300-500

40. Stereo viewer and stereopticon slides, subjects: T. Roosevelt. McKinley. African American, etc. Est. $300-500

40a. Art Deco gold plated cigarette case with inset clock marked 14K. Est. $100-200

40b. F. F. Oakley Boston, lithograph, "Forest River White and Sheet lead Works Salem Massachusetts, " 17 by 27 inches, framed. Est. $200-400

41. Lo of 2 Joseph Margulies etchings “At Chess," and old man, largest, 10 by 8 inches, framed. Est. $100-200

42. 8 by 10 foot Herez Oriental carpet. Est. $600-1,000

43. Thomas Hart Benton Associated Artists of America lithograph, "Edge of Town, 9.5 by 11.25 inches, signed lower right, "Benton," framed. Est. $800-1,500

44. Cecil Chichester oil on board fall landscape, 16 by 20 inches, framed. Est. $300-500

45. Pair of Bukhara Oriental scatter rugs. Est. $300-500

46. W. F. Dell watercolor shore scene, 9.5 by 14 inches, framed. Est. $100-200

47. Northwest carved wooden totem pole, 6 foot tall. Est. $400-600

48. Antique Asian horn carved walruses, 4 inches tall. Est. $200-400

49. Table lamp with slag glass leaded glass shade. Est. $200-400

49a. oil on board view of St. Mark’s Square, 11 by 7.5 inches, framed.

Lot 49B Lucian Geraci oil on canvas impressionist landscape, 15 by 27 inches, framed.

50. Tribal Oriental scatter rug, 51 by 87 inches. Est. $300-500