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Auction August 6, 2022Americana, Fine Art, Marine Auction + Gail & Rich Mellin Canton Collection

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Below is a sample of items being offered in this auction. New photos will be added as they become available. Please check back often.

Rare Benjamin Bunker Nantucket Coin Silver Porringer, circa 1797

Regency Carved Giltwood Convex Girondale Mirror, early 19th Century

Aaron Willard Jr. Patent Banjo Clock, 1st Quarter of the 19th Century

Miniature Chippendale Tiger Maple Blanket Chest, late 18th Century

Royal Crown Derby “Asian Rose” English Bone China Dinner Service

Canton Three-Piece Fruit Cooler, circa 1800-1820

British Regency Double Compartment Antique Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy, circa 1820

Maud Millicent Clapp Oil on Canvas “Rainbow Fleet Nantucket”

Ruth Haviland Sutton Oil on Artist Board “Interior Scene”

Ralph Eugene Cahoon Jr. Oil on Masonite “Mermaids and Capsized Sailors”

Ralph Eugene Cahoon Jr. Oil on Masonite “Mermaids and the Duck Hunters”

Anne Ramsdell Congdon Oil on Canvas “View from Monomoy”, circa 1941

T. Hardy Oil on Canvas “The River Crossing”, circa 1890

Antique Trapezoidal Shadowbox of the 3-Masted Schooner H. Harvey

Thomas Willis Silk Embroidery on Painted Canvas “Two Sloops on Choppy Seas”

Martha Cahoon Oil on Panel “Seaside Dance”, circa 1984

J.M. Mullen Oil on Canvas “Portrait of the Ship Colorado”, circa 1871

A. Elmer Crowell Miniature Carved Brant

A. Elmer Crowell Miniature Carved Pintail

A. Elmer Crowell Miniature Carved Mallard Drake

Joan Albaugh Oil on Canvas Board “Spring Light”

The Gail and Rich Mellin Canton Collection to be Featured in our Americana, Fine Art, Marine Auction held August 6

Georgina Klitgaard Oil on Canvas “The Pacific Club”

British Sailor’s Woolwork “Royal Navy Frigate”, circa 1830

Mellie Cooper Pen and Ink “Portrait of an American 3-Masted Schooner”

George Nemethy Oil on Artist Board “Sailing Side by Side”

William Appleton Round Open Swing Handle Basket

Stephen Gibbs Nantucket Cocktail Purse

Jose Formoso Reyes Nantucket Friendship Basket, circa 1965

Joan Albaugh Oil on Canvas “Jetties Closing Time”

George Thomas Oil on Canvas “Nantucket Harbor from the Boatyard 1997”

Six-Strand Graduated Emerald Bead and Diamond Necklace, 18k Gold

Robert Stark Jr. Oil on Canvas “Red Sail Approaching Shore at Evening”

Salvatore Colacicco Oil on Board “Portrait of the Side-Wheeler Nantucket Leaving Brant Point”

Pair of Louis XV Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Three Light Bras de Lumiere, 19th Century

Canton Porcelain Bidet in a George III Mahogany Stand, early 19th Century

William Wallace Scott Oil on Canvas “Golf Grounds at Nantucket”

Henry F. Walling 1858 Map of the Counties of Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket

Rare 1827 Acrostic Poem Sampler Worked by Eleanor Sowter

Antique Erotic Tibetan Thangka Gouache on Paper

Two World War II Aviator’s “Blood Chits”

“A Generall Chart of the Western Ocean” Copper Engraving with Paint and Hand-Coloring

William Anderson Watercolor and Ink on Paper “Shipping off the Dutch Coast”

William Anderson Watercolor and Ink on Paper “A British Man-O-War Amid Shipping off the Dutch Coast”

Chinese Export “Mandarin Palette” Hunting Punch Bowl, Qianlong Period (1736-1795)

Regency Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy, 1st Quarter of 19th Century

John Addison, London, Mahogany Cased Compass, 19th Century

Arthur V. Diehl Oil on Artist Board “Provincetown from the Quary”

Chinese Carved Teakwood and Marble Taboret, 19th Century

Japanese Souvenir Eagle Embroidery, 1st Quarter of the 20th Century

Lowell Herrero Acrylic on Canvas “Cranberry Harvest”

Three After Basilius Besler Hand Colored Tulip Engravings

Hand Colored Engraving “Auriculamm Ursi Varioron Colorum Species”, 18th Century

After Basilius Besler Colored Botanical Engraving of Tulips

Pair of William IV Continental Gold Leaf Parlor Mirrors, 2nd Quarter of the 19th Century

Martha Cahoon Oil on Masonite “Winter Sleigh Ride”

Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr. Oil on Masonite “Mermaid with Looking Glass”

Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr. Oil on Masonite “Mermaids with Flags”

Ralph Eugene Cahoon, Jr. Oil “Oceanside Seesaw Games”

Patriotic “Washington E Pluribus Unum” Souvenir Embroidery, circa 1905-1910

Edwardo Ronda Oil on Canvas “Off Key West Florida”, 19th Century

Two Canton Barrel Cider Jugs, 19th Century

Fine Bone China Crown Staffordshire “Grosvenor Square” Dinner Service

Fine Mikimoto Akoya and Tahitian Pearl Diamond Necklace

Canton Cider Jug, late 18th Century

Canton Cider Jug, late 18th Century

Canton Cider Jug, late 18th Century

Pair of Continental Baroque Carved Giltwood Eagles on Brackets, 18th Century

Pair of George III Inlaid Mahogany Knife Boxes, late 18th Century

“Portrait of Captain David Baxter” Attributed to Charles Delin

Charles Delin Oil on Canvas “Portrait of Captain Obed Bunker of Nantucket”

Charles Delin Oil on Canvas “Portrait of a Ship’s Sea Captain”

Attributed to Charles Delin Oil on Canvas “Portrait of a Ship Captain”

Folk Art Mechanical “Ahab and the Whale” Polychrome Sculpture, late 19th Century

Whaler Made Fancy Document Box, last Quarter of the 19th Century

Emile Albert Gruppe Graphite Drawing on Paper “Gloucester Harbor”

Wendell Macy Oil on Canvas “The Fiddler”, circa 1878

George Betjemann Maker London Coromandel Traveling Toiletry Box, 19th Century

Large Scrimshaw Sperm Whale Tooth After the Britannia Engraver, 1st Quarter of the 19th Century

Ralph Cahoon Jr. Five Oils on Masonite “The Five Senses”

Large and Heroic Carved Giltwood Spread Winged American Eagle Plaque

Exceptional China Trade Fan, circa 1850

Nantucket Whale Ivory, Whalebone, Baleen and Wood Swift, circa 1860

Pair of Polychrome Scrimshaw Antique Sperm Whale Teeth, circa 1846

Chinese Export Famille Rose “Judgement of Paris” Punchbowl, mid 18th Century

Antique Ferahan Sarouk Hand Woven Wool Carpet

English Hand Colored Whaling Engraving, 18th Century

Pair of Ormolu Mounted Chinese Export Famille Rose Vases, circa 1840

Chinese Export Oil on Canvas “Portrait of the Xiphias on the Open Seas, Master John Morris” (1857-1862)

Emile Gruppe Oil on Canvas “Fishing Boats Docked”

Emile Gruppe Oil on Canvas “Main Street Rockport”

Emile Albert Gruppe Oil on Canvas Titled “Birds”

Emile Gruppe Oil on Canvas “Gloucester Morning”

Set of 12 American Stenciled and Grain Painted Dining Chairs, 19th Century

English Woolie with Central Cartouche of the “H.M.S. Donegal 1835”, 19th Century

Jan L. Munro Folk Art Oil on Canvas “North Bay Street”

Marie Keegan Folk Art Oil on Canvas “Hayrides, Inquire Within”

Jan L. Munro Mixed Media on Archival Rag Paper “Wintertime in New England”

Nest of Four Mitchell Ray Nantucket Baskets

Fine Antique Nantucket Swing Handle Two Egg Basket

Pair of Miniature Nantucket Starbuck Watercolor Portraits on Paper of Mr. and Mrs. Seth Starbuck

Pair of American Miniature Watercolor Portraits of Miss Wolsey and Wm McCowell

William Ferdinand Macy Oil on Canvas “Fall Landscape . . . the Road Less Traveled”

Oil on Canvas “Portrait of Captain Richard Gibbs of the Ship Nantucket”

Asian Export Patriotic Eagle Embroidery, circa 1908

Needlework Embroidery Stumpwork Landscape Picture, circa 1820

Peter, Anne and William Bateman George III Silver Cruet Stand, London circa 1802

George S. Armfield Oil on Canvas “Five Terriers Around a Hole”, 19th Century

George Armfield Oil on Canvas “Barn Terriers”, 19th Century

Pair of Qing, Yongzheng Porcelain Vases

Canton Clobbered Lotus Dish, 19th Century

Canton Salad Bowl, 19th Century

Clobbered Canton Pitcher with Lid, 19th Century

Canton Reticulated Fruit Basket and Tray, 19th Century

Canton Hot Water Covered Vegetable Dish, 19th Century

Two Canton Footed Curry Dishes, 19th Century

Canton Non-Reticulated Fruit Basket and Associated Tray, 19th Century

Canton Elliptical Eel Platter and Strainer, 19th Century

Canton Censor Form Tea Pot, 19th Century

Three Canton Tazzas, 19th Century

Rare Canton Shaving Mug and Scarce Jam Jar, 19th Century

Two Canton Bouillon Cups, 19th Century

Three Canton Helmet Pitchers, 19th Century

Four Canton Graduated Creamers, 19th Century

Five Canton Graduated Milk Pitchers, 19th Century

Three Octagonal Pear Shaped Canton Creamers, 19th Century

Three Canton Milk Pitchers, 19th Century

Canton Three-Piece Diamond Form Vegetable Dish, 19th Century

Canton Diamond Form Vegetable Dish, 19th Century

Canton Meat Platter, 19th Century

Canton Slop Jar with Lid, 19th Century

Rare Canton Clobbered Mason’s Cider Jug, 19th Century

Canton Vegetable Dish with Liner, 19th Century

Canton Milk Pitcher, 19th Century

Canton Deep Oblong Platter, 19th Century

Canton Large Well and Tree Platter, 19th Century

Rare Design Canton Circular Basin, 19th Century

Canton Rectangular Well and Tree Platter, 19th Century

Canton Clobbered Meat Platter, 19th Century

Two Canton Double Handled Sauce Boats, 19th Century

Canton Three-Piece Butter Dish, 19th Century

Canton Covered Chamber Pot, 19th Century

Five Canton Graduated Boxes, 19th Century

Canton Charger, 19th Century

Canton Charger, 19th Century

Two Canton Triangular Sauce Boats, 19th Century

Clobbered Canton Reticulated Fruit Basket, 19th Century

Pair of Canton Covered Bulbous Water Bottles, 19th Century

Pair of Canton Trumpet Form Candlesticks, 19th Century

Canton Fish Platter and Strainer, 19th Century

Two Canton Small Sauce Tureens with Stands, 19th Century

Canton Bulbous Chamber Pot, 19th Century

Canton Fish Platter and Strainer, 19th Century

Pair of Canton Water Bottles, 19th Century

Signed Canton Ginger Jar, circa 1773

Canton Bulbous Spittoon, 19th Century

Canton Dome-Top Tea Pot with Stand, 19th Century

Pair of Canton Trumpet Form Candlesticks, 19th Century

Canton Lighthouse Teapot, 19th Century

Clobbered Canton Sauce Tureen, 19th Century

Canton Covered Pitcher, late 18th Century

Canton Reticulated Fruit Basket and Tray, late 18th Century

Canton Reticulated Fruit Basket and Tray, late 18th Century

Large Canton Covered Pitcher, late 18th Century

Extremely Rare Canton Ginger Jar, late 18th Century

Two Clobbered Canton Plates, late 18th Century

Pair of Canton Clobbered Tazzas, 19th Century

Four Sets of Canton Open Salts and Peppers, 19th Century

Pair of Canton Shrimp Dishes, 19th Century

Pair of Canton Hexagonal Tea Caddies, 19th Century

Canton Covered Sugar Jar, 19th Century

Canton Umbrella Stand, 19th Century

Two Canton Ewers, 19th Century

Near Pair of Canton Ewers, 19th Century

Canton Three Piece Covered Butter Dish, 19th Century

Two Canton Bulbous Vases, 19th Century

Canton Reticulated Fruit Basket and Tray, late 18th Century

Canton Punch Bowl, 19th Century

Canton Reticulated Fruit Basket and Tray, late 18th Century

Canton Covered Soup Tureen and Stand, 19th Century

Canton Covered Vegetable Dish, 19th Century

Pair of Canton Tazzas, 19th Century

Canton Pear-Shaped Water Bottle, 19th Century

Canton Hot Water Covered Vegetable Dish, 19th Century

Canton Reticulated Fruit Basket and Tray, late 18th Century

Canton Reticulated Fruit Basket and Tray, 19th Century

Canton Shrimp Dish, 19th Century

Canton Reticulated Fruit Basket, 19th Century

Canton Covered Soup Tureen, late 18th/early 19th Century

Canton Covered Soup Tureen and Stand, 19th Century

Canton Oval Platter, late 18th Century

Two Canton Sauce Boats and Stands, 19th Century

Canton Oval Meat Platter with Strainer, 19th Century

Canton Covered Vegetable Dish, 19th Century

Canton Meat Platter and Strainer, 19th Century

Canton Deep Oblong Meat Platter and Strainer, 19th Century

Nest of Three Canton Leaf Dishes, 19th Century

Scarce Canton Jam Jar, 19th Century

Canton Hexagonal Tea Caddy, 19th Century

Three Canton Leaf Dishes, 19th Century

Canton Three-Piece Butter Dish, 19th Century

Nest of Three Canton Rectangular Eel Platters, 19th Century

Two Canton Leaf Form Trays, 19th Century

Two Canton Well and Tree Platters, 19th Century

Canton Mug, 19th Century

Canton Sugar Jar, 19th Century

Canton Marquis-Shaped Tea Caddy, 19th Century

Canton Square Tea Caddy, 19th Century

Canton Rectangular Brush Box, 19th Century

Group of Six Graduated Canton Mugs, 19th Century

Canton Hot Water Plate, 19th Century

Four Canton Graduated Leaf Dishes, 19th Century

Canton Water Dish with Wire Handles, 18th Century

Canton Quatrefoil Tray, 19th Century

Canton Diamond Form Vegetable Dish, 19th Century

Two Canton Rice Plates with Translucent “Rice” Borders, 19th Century

Assembled Set of Twelve Canton Reticulated Fruit Plates, 19th Century

Two Canton Terrapin Dishes, 19th Century

Rare Three-Piece Canton Covered Vegetable Dish, 19th Century

Rare Canton Three Piece Covered Vegetable Dish, 19th Century

Canton Rectangular Hot Water Steak Platter with Lid, 19th Century

Canton Oval Hot Water Steak Plate with Lid, 19th Century

Rare Canton Covered Vegetable Dish, with Liner, 18th Century

Eight Canton Round Butter Pats, 19th Century

Canton Open Vegetable Dish, 19th Century

Two Canton Open Vegetable Dishes, 19th Century

Six Canton Graduated Canisters, 19th Century

Fourteen Chinese Export Porcelain Fish Bone Dishes, early 20th Century

Canton Boxed Condiment Set, 19th Century

Canton Condiment Set in Fitted Box, late 19th Century

Canton Pitcher and Basin, 19th Century

Rare Canton Covered Vegetable Dish with Liner, 18th Century

Canton Chop Plate, 19th Century

Canton Charger, 19th Century

Pair of Canton Ewers, 19th Century

Set of Five Canton Graduated Boxes, 19th Century

Three Canton Diamond Form Open Vegetable Dishes, 18th Century

Group of Four Canton Tea Pots, 19th Century

Canton Chop Plate, 19th Century

Ten Canton Butter Pats, 19th Century

Canton Salad Bowl, 19th Century

Rare Canton Small Pear-Shaped Pitcher and Round Basin, 19th Century

Canton Covered Vegetable Dish, 19th Century

Canton Pie Plate, 19th Century

Canton Pie Plate, 19th Century

Canton Pie Plate, 19th Century

Canton Three-Piece Butter Dish, 19th Century

Pair of Canton Octagonal Tea Caddies, 19th Century

Two Canton Three-Piece Soap Dishes, 19th Century

Canton Tazza, 19th Century

Canton Pie Plate, late 18th Century

Canton Pie Plate, 19th Century

Two Canton Sauce Boats, 19th Century

Canton Three-Piece Soap Dish, 19th Century

Canton Scalloped Bowl, 19th Century

Canton Rectangular Vegetable Bowl, 19th Century

Canton Large Leaf Dish, 19th Century

Canton Scalloped Bowl, 19th Century

Canton Scalloped Bowl, 19th Century

Canton Circular Charger, 19th Century

Canton Circular Charger, 19th Century

Two Canton Vegetable Dishes with Lids, 19th Century

Canton Spittoon, 19th Century

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