Pre Sale Press ReleaseMarch 19 & 22, 2016The mansion’s diverse selection of furniture includes traditional
English and Continental, along with Oriental and elaborate Victorian forms. At
the centerpiece of the sale is a very rare American Victorian lion head
pedestal oak dining table attributed to Daniel Pabst circa 1870 (lot 1028). The
split pedestal base opens to support twelve original leaves with a carved edge,
and the table extends to a whopping 238". Accompanying the table is a set
of eighteen griffin carved oak chairs including two arm and sixteen side chairs
attributed to Daniel Pabst circa 1870 (lot 1029, $10,000-$15,000). Many of the
items in the mansion, including the dining table and chairs, were removed from
the Henry C. Gibson house, 1612 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA circa 1870. Other examples of fine Victorian craftsmanship include a very
interesting set of six similar carved walnut side chairs circa 1860 estimated
at $1,000-$1,500 (lot 1024) along with two very good pairs of carved walnut over
scaled armchairs circa 1860 both with estimates of $1,000-$1,500 (lot 1022 and
lot 1023). Other furniture standouts include a pair of Continental Louis XV
style gilt wood carved console tables circa 1890 (lot 1054, $3,000-$5,000), a pair of Turkish style velvet upholstered
couches, each having three loose cushions and a large baluster circa 1890 (lot 1153,
$1,500-$2,500), and likewise, a single Turkish style velvet upholstered couch
with three loose cushions circa 1890 (lot 1006, $800-$1,200). Several pieces of Chinese hardwood carved furniture also stand out in
the Maybrook Collection. Lot 1012 is a pair of carved Chinese nineteenth
century hardwood marble top plant stands circa 1870 expected to bring upwards
of $1,000-$1,500, and also striking is a profusely carved Chinese hardwood
corner cabinet circa 1870 valued at $800-$1,200 (lot 1013). Additional
Orientalia offerings include a large pair of Meiji era Japanese palace vases
with foliate and crane painted themes circa 1890 (lot 1153, $800-$1,200) and a
matched pair of two handled Asian vases having figural decoration circa 1890 (lot
1157, $1,000-$1,500). The Maybrook assemblage includes a number of
impressive lighting elements as well. Choice lots include a pair of signed
Oscar Bach bronze floor lamps circa 1915 that are expected to bring $600-$1,000
(lot 1040), along with a lot of six
bronze Empire style sconces circa 1880 (lot 1010, $600-$1,000) a pair of late
eighteenth/early nineteenth century Italian brass candlesticks having lead
weight inserts (lot 1096, $500-$800). Fine art will be strongly represented as well. Over
seventy antique and twentieth century paintings will be sold, many by noted
regional and international artists. Lot 1161 is an oil on Masonite painting by
British artist Michael Ayrton titled "Six Skull and Sculpture"
estimated at $2,000-$4,000 and lot 1160 is
a nineteenth century still life oil on canvas painting in a gilt wood Baroque
style frame from the Flemish school estimated at $2,000-$4,000. Other
highlights include a signed Hobson Pittman oil painting titled "The
Decendance" (lot 1097, $1,000-$2,000), a William H. Wilcox oil on canvas
painting titled "Setting Sun” circa 1853 (lot 1111, $1,000-$2,000), and a Ben
Kamihira oil on canvas painting titled "The Dream (lot 1164, $1,000-$3,000).
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