Antiques June 25, 2011 - John Kruesel`s General Merchandise

ANTIQUES
AUCTION
9:00 A.M., SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2011
OLMSTED COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, BUILDING #35, ROCHESTER, MN.
Preview: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., Friday, June 24, and from 8:00 a.m. on auction day. We are
pleased to offer the following antiques, collectibles & fine furnishings, incl. fine jewelry, silver
& china from the estate of Martha Frey (descendant and heir of Alexander Graham Bell),
furniture from the Albany, NY estate of Donna Swain, a collection of knives from the estate of
Steve Billings of Our Own hardware, and Richard & Bev Hexum. We will sell from two rings
for much of the day. View hundreds of photos of this merchandise at www.kruesel.com.
19th & 20th Century Furniture: from the Titanic period a unique untouched Norddeutscher Lloyd Steamship Line first class lavatory wall cabinet in Art Nouveau style w/enclosed copper water tank, fold-down china basin w/Norddeutscher Lloyd emblem, mirror &
waste water receptacle; stunning c. 1900 Art Nouveau English dining room suite, incl. table,
6 chairs & 2 sideboards w/stained glass, carved & metal appointments; fine walnut cylinder
desk; marble top walnut sideboard; exceptional wardrobe w/mirror & drawer; walnut &
oak stacking bookcases; 3 fine hall trees, incl. one by Davis & Son Cabinet Makers in Arts &
Crafts style of Quaint/Stickley furniture w/inlaid tulip designs; walnut side table; platform
rockers; parlor tables; parlor organ & stool; wash stands; large dry sink; Pullman Co. stool;
oak stacking multi-drawer office cabinet by Library Bureau Sole Makers; 5-board eastern
blanket chest w/2 drawers & till; plank seat chairs; deacon’s bench; delicate drop-front secretary bookcase; Hitchcock style chairs; small 19th cent. parlor stove; several wicker pieces,
incl. a fine chaise longue; wingback chairs; like-new leather foldaway;
Works of Art: 31” 15th/16th cent. crucifix, the corpus carved from the solid piece of olive
wood (ex-College of St. Teresa in Winona, MN); 20” composition statue of the Madonna
from the Uffizi Palace Museum in Florence, Italy; 20” x 24” desert landscape oil on board by
John William Hilton (American, 1904-1983); 11”x14” goldtone photograph Mirror Lake on
Mt Rainier by James B. Barton w/original piecrust frame; signed 15”x19” Wallace Nutting
landscape; 2 redwood deadfall “his” & “hers” chairs, constructed in 1979 from deadfall collected in northern CA.; 4 signed etchings by Willard Myers (American, 1887-?); many other
prints & paintings.
Fine Jewelry (selling at 1:00 p.m.): selection of gold & platinum jewelry, incl. rings, bracelets, brooches & pendants set w/diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires & other precious
gems (an estate appraisal is available for each pc);
Silver, Glass, China: large selection of sterling candlesticks, compotes, bowls plates &
accessories, incl. a Tiffany compote & 2 Tiffany bread baskets; S. Kirk & Son Co. sterling
flatware service for 12 in the Repoussé pattern: Gorham sterling flatware service for 12 in
the Rose Tiara pattern; period Georgian handled chalice; impressive 19th cent. silverplated
water pitcher with stand & cup; Fostoria, Cambridge & Waterford pcs., incl. approx. 75 pcs.
of Fostoria in the Baroque pattern; Handelware tobacco jar; pr. pink Bristol vases; custard
toothpicks; vaseline stand advertising Clarks Teaberry Gum; Spode Copeland dinner service
in the Maritime Rose pattern; 2 Haviland dinner services, incl. one Arts & Crafts period
service; Royal Doulton figurines & tobies; Hummels; 2 Meissen plates.
Coins: unusually nice accumulation of US & foreign silver coins, 25 GSA “CC” silver dollars
in their govt.-issued black box w/certificates: 8 - 1880, 3 - 1881, 13 - 1883, 1 - 1884.
Books: 10-vol. The Plays of William Shakespeare (London, 1778), Abrahamus Grovonius’
Viro, Joanni Wardo (1774), A. Teste’s, The Homeopathic Materia Medica (Philadelphia,
1854), Charles Hempel’s Complete Repertory of the Homeopathic Materia Medica (New
York, 1858), two 2-vol. sets Picturesque America, or The Land We Live In (New York, 1872) &
many more titles in history, literature, travel.
Guns, Knives, Wildlife Prints: Model 31, 12 ga., full choke, deluxe wood high-polish
refinish, vent rib, 30” barrel; Model 31, 12 ga., solid rib, deluxe wood, high-polish refinish,
25” barrel; Model 31S, 12 ga., solid rib, orig. finish, very good condition, 30” barrel; Model
21, 20 ga., orig. finish, very good condition, 28” barrel; Model 31 16 ga., solid rib, very good
condition, 28” barrel; Model 31 TB (trap) vent rib, orig. trap grade wood, very good condition, 30” barrel; Marlin - 1898-octagon, refinished-tang peep sight, lever receiver, bore fair to
good; some shell boxes; lifetime knife collection (mainly case); decoys; signed & numbered
wildlife prints by Beechum, Maass, Scholer & Wells;.
Miscellaneous: Yankees/Dodgers World Series Golden Anniversary 1903-1953 Official
Program & ticket stub; original Mayo Clinic carved wood panels used for production of tiles
installed in St. Mary’s Hospital (on 4th Joseph); 1892 MN State Fair broadsides & posters;
19th cent. cast-iron pen & inkwell stands; 19th cent. jacquard coverlet; several quilts; salt
glazed crocks; china dolls; selection of retired David Winter Cottage pcs.; large Rubbermaid
utility shed; MTD 8 hp 26” snowblower; Neuton garden cart; Weber grill; Lawnboy mower;
large showing of lawn, garden, shop items; ladders; vacuums; chainsaw; outdoor gear; golf
club sets; work benches; hand tools.
Auction arranged & conducted by John Kruesel’s General Merchandise & Auction Co.,
22-23 rd St. SW, Rochester, MN. 55902. Phone (507) 289-8049 or fax (507) 289-8602. On
the web: www.kruesel.com. Auctioneers: John Kruesel, #55-83 CAI member, and Mike
Anderson, #27-52. Descriptions are subject to error. Not responsible for accidents.
Statements made day of sale take precedence over printed material. Terms: Cash, Visa or
Mastercard; No checks unless you are personally known to auction company -- checks
must be accompanied with photo ID and current bank letter of reference stating purchasing
limit (which becomes the property of the auction company). 10% buyer’s premium on all
purchases. ALL ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED DAY OF AUCTION. Lunch provided by
Bilotti’s Italian Village.