19th Annual Chester Auction
Saturday, July 31st

Eleanor Pew Morris Memorial Arena, Pig Loop Rd., Chester – watch for signs

Preview: 8:30 – 10 am & during auction Sale: 10:00am

Absentee Bids and Requests for Phone Bidding
accepted up till 4 PM Eastern Time on Friday, July 30th

Featuring items from various Estates including Jerry Ferguson, items sold under instruction from Scotia Trust, various executors and trustees - 600 lots
See Summary of items for sale below the slide-show

Download the Catalogue Here
Updated catalogue with additions and deletions.
The two A. Y. Jackson paintings, the painting by Jean Beauduin and
the diamond trinity ring have been withdrawn from the sale.
Our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
Update posted 25 July 2010

For Further details, please Contact
Crowther and Brayley by Clicking Here

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New additions to the gallery July 19th

Slide Show of some of the items for sale in Chester
Slides updated July 19th with a sample of new additions

Fine Art: Jack Gray (3), Anthony Law (9), Maud Lewis (9) Arthur Lloy (9), Dusan Kadlec (3), Joseph Purcell (8), Mabel Day (5), Edith Smith (3), J. W. Morrice, Franklin Brownell, Donald Curley, Stanley Cosgrove, F.S. Coburn, John Cook, Nori Peters, Forshaw Day, 19th century painting of the music room, Prince’s Lodge by G. H. Craig, Harry Britton, Douglas Elliott, Adrian Dingle, Muskoka ship’s portrait, 2 American school paintings, Pegi Nicol MacLeod, Alan Wylie, Rosenberg, John Hammond, etc.

Jewellery: 2.10 ct. diamond ring, pr. white gold & emerald earrings, amethyst ring, string of pearls $10,000 value, triple gold & platinum bar brooch, Tiffany crystal & gold brooch, Napoleonic War memorial brooch c.1805, Black Watch brooch, etc.

Porcelain & Pottery: Rare 14" Lorenzen owl, Deichmann, Walter Ostrom, Moorcroft, Rookwood, good KPM plaque, etc. Sterling Silver: Northumbria flatware service, Birks tea set, various Hester Bateman items, Georgian marrow scoops, etc.

Sterling Silver: Northumbria flatware service, Birks tea set, various Hester Bateman items, Georgian marrow scoops, Georgian dinner bell c.1760, etc.

Objects in Gold: French snuff box c.1780, Russian Art Deco enameled tea strainer c.1920, Tiffany compact, 15ct gold Halifax Snowshoe Club medal

Textiles: Early Grenfell mat – 2 polar bears c.1930, rare Halifax quilt dated 1891, hooked rug 1910 – mint 9 x 6’, extremely rare Nova Scotia sampler, Lefort prancing horse, Deanna Fitzpatrick hooked rug, etc.

Aboriginal Peoples:Mi’Kmaq quillwork log carrier c.1890, Iroquois mask c.1890, 19th c. North West Coast breast-plate, Carved totem c.1910, pr. beaver tail snow shoes, etc.

Inuit: "Acrobatic Birds" by Lucy plus large Inuit soapstone carvings, etc.

Collectibles: 2 ships dioramas c.1900, 6 miniatures on ivory, spruce gum box, 2 sextants, misc. 19th cent. Document boxes in orig. paint, tea caddy boxes, canes, pyramid form sewing box, two leaded glass windows, mahogany & brass Art Nouveau door, carved wood slave refuge sign c.1860, Thebaud schooner model, etc.

Folk Art: 6 lge. Bradford & Ransford Naugler folk art carvings, the Ringmaster, a carved mask, items & paintings by Joe Norris, David Stephens, Barry Colpitts, Lorne Reid, Dominic Emberley, folk art carved plantstand c.1890, maps, prints, The Death of Wolf 1776, W. L. Wylie, The Thames, map of Africa c.1710, etc.

Furniture: Mahogany Regency sofa table c.1820, good bird’s eye maple games table c.1815, campaign chest c.1840, pr. 19th cent. Chinese armchairs, 4 19th century games tables, pr. rare NB card tables c.1820, early 18th cent. French armchair, NS 1 drawer stand orig. paint c.1820, early 19th cent. Jam cupboard, NS 2 drawer stand in old faux paint, Geo.III dropleaf table poss. American, 18th cent. American Queen Anne side chair, NS arrow back Windsor armchair, French trunk 17/18th cent., Shaker cherrywood stand, 2 over 3 drawer mahogany chest c.1780, NS Regency washstand, Geo. Gentleman’s washstand, Edwardian inlaid dining suite, Regency Period mirror said to have come from the American Consulate in Pictou, various mirrors, inlaid furniture, tea tables & stands, decorative furniture, etc.

Post-Chester Auction
Saturday August 14th
Dartmouth Sportsplex, Dartmouth, NS

New Brunswick Holiday Monday Feature Event
Monday August 2nd
Tim Isaac Auctions will be holding an Auction at the
Algonquin Hotel, St. Andrews, New Brunswick
Liz or Tim Isaac at 506-652-3222 or
visit their web site www.timisaac.com