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Maine Antique Digest, April 2015 27-E
e Collection of Joseph T. Butler
Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 11am
549 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534 T. 518-751-1000 F. 518-751-1010
Stair Galleries is very pleased to announce the sale of The Collection of
Joseph T. Butler on Saturday, April 25, 2015, at 11am. A resident of the
Hudson Valley, Mr. Butler was a curator, connoisseur and recognized
scholar in the world of antiques, as well as the author of several books
on American antiques and collecting. For thirty-eight years, Mr. Butler
served as the curator of Historic Hudson Valley, the Rockefeller-funded
organization that is responsible for the preservation of Sunnyside, Van
Cortlandt Manor, Philipsburg Manor, Montgomery Place and Union
Church of Pocantico Hills.
The Collection of Joseph T. Butler reflects the personal tastes and
interests of a curator and professional connoisseur. His core focus was
American paintings and decorative arts, most notably the Prendergast
works and a fine group of Federal and Classical Carved Mahogany
furniture. He also traveled extensively and collected Southeast Asian
and Indian sculpture, African and North Western artifacts.
Classical Carved Mahogany Card Table,
New York, 31 x 36 1/4 x 17 3/4 in.
Spanish Neoclassical Inlaid Marble and
Giltwood Mirror, Bilbao, 50 x 21 in.
Classical Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Mahogany
Work Table, New York, in the manner of
Duncan Phyfe, 30 x14 x 20 in.
William Bradford (1823-1892): Sunset Over Water,
Oil on Canvas.
Charles Prendergast (1863-1948): Bird, Watercolor and
Pencil on Paper, c. 1928-32.
Maurice Prendergast (1858-1924): Park Scene,
Watercolor and Pencil on Paper, c. 1909-1910.
Maurice Prendergast (1858-1924): Study St. Malo
#11, Oil on Panel, c. 1907.
Maurice Prendergast (1858-1924): Sea Maidens,
Watercolor, Pencil and Pastel on Paper, c. 1910-1913.
Attributed to Levi Wells Prentice (1851-1935): Lobster,
Oil on Canvas.
A Selection of Ethnographic Material
Fine Art, Furniture and Ethnographic Works of Art