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Maine Antique Digest, April 2017 19-CS
AMERICAN PAINTINGS, FURNITURE & DECORATIVE ARTS
INCLUDING THE COLLECTION OF WI LLA KIM AND WI LL IAM PÈNE DU BOIS
A special section of the April 5 auction is devoted to the collection of renowned costume designer Willa Kim (1917-2016)
and her husband, writer and illustrator William Pène du Bois (1916-1993), son of the prominent American artist Guy Pène
du Bois. This remarkable collection comprises furniture, decorations, mechanical toys, costume jewelry and paintings,
including an extensive group of works by Guy Pène du Bois, some of which will be offered in future sales.
212-427-2730
DOYLE.COMAuction April
5
NEW YORK
RALPH EUGENE CAHOON, JR.,
(American, 1910-1982),
A Mermaid and a Sailor on a Junk in China
, Oil on Masonite,
18 x 23 1/2 inches. Est: $8,000-12,000
AMERICAN SCHOOL
, 19th Century,
Two Young Girls with a
Calico Cat
, Pastel on paper, 16 x 21 1/8 inches. Est: $4,000-6,000
AFTER GEORGE BROOKSHAW,
POLINAC; SCARLET FLESH
ROMANA; WHITE CANDIA; [PLUMS]
, 4 hand-colored color aquatints
and stipple engravings, 22 5/8 x 18 1/8 inches. Est: $2,000-3,000
MARTIN JOHNSON HEADE
(American, 1819-1904),
Autumn in the Marsh, circa
1866-1876, Oil on canvas
13 ¼ x 26 ¼ inches. Est: $80,000-120,000
Selections from an extensive group of tin litho toys
from the Collection of Willa Kim and William Pène du Bois.
Tiffany & Co. 18 kt Gold Demitasse Set: Comprising
twelve cups and twelve saucers. Est: $40,000-60,0000
Ball, Tompkins & Black Silver Teapot, circa 1845. Est: $600-800
American Aesthetic Movement Mahogany Tall Case Clock
Herter Brothers, New York,
circa
1874, Height 85 11/16 inches,
width 29 1/4 inches, depth 14 1/6 inches. Est: $20,000-30,000