Apr 10, 2024 10:00 EST
American Paintings & Prints / American Furniture, Silver & Decorative Art
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California Interest: Shreve & Co. Sterling Silver and Parcel Gilt Punch Bowl, Stand and Ladle
Early 1900s
Estate / Collection: From the Estate of the Sabin Family
Comprising a punch bowl, stand and ladle, each with applied grape clusters and vines, the stand engraved with presentation inscription Presented to John J. Sabin, President by the Officers and Heads of Departments of the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company San Francisco, California May 6, 1901 and with the names of the donors. Height of punch bowl 8 1/4 inches, diameter 16 inches; diameter of stand 19 1/2 inches, length of ladle 16 inches, total approximately 228 ounces.
John J. Sabin (1847-1905) was a pioneer of communications, founding the first telephone company on the West Coast in 1877 earning him the nickname "The Telephone King". Sabin later served as President of the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company, the largest communications firm on the West Coast. This presentation punch service was likely presented to Sabin on his leaving the company in 1901 to take up a position with the Chicago Bell Telephone Company.
Sold for $10,880
Estimated at $5,000 - $7,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Estate / Collection: From the Estate of the Sabin Family
Comprising a punch bowl, stand and ladle, each with applied grape clusters and vines, the stand engraved with presentation inscription Presented to John J. Sabin, President by the Officers and Heads of Departments of the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company San Francisco, California May 6, 1901 and with the names of the donors. Height of punch bowl 8 1/4 inches, diameter 16 inches; diameter of stand 19 1/2 inches, length of ladle 16 inches, total approximately 228 ounces.
John J. Sabin (1847-1905) was a pioneer of communications, founding the first telephone company on the West Coast in 1877 earning him the nickname "The Telephone King". Sabin later served as President of the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company, the largest communications firm on the West Coast. This presentation punch service was likely presented to Sabin on his leaving the company in 1901 to take up a position with the Chicago Bell Telephone Company.
American Furniture, Silver & Decorative Arts
Good condition overall; good detail to engraved presentation and good detail to decoration; nice even color to gilt interiors; the tray with light surface marking and scratching as expected from normal use; good heavy gauge
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Auction: American Paintings & Prints / American Furniture, Silver & Decorative Art, Apr 10, 2024
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Successful Auction of American Paintings & Prints on April 10, 2024
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Self-Portrait by Luigi Lucioni Tops $100k as Sale Total Surpasses Expectations
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We Invite You to Contact Us for a Complimentary Auction Evaluation of Your Paintings & Prints
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle held a successful auction of American Paintings & Prints on April 10, 2024 that witnessed competitive bidding drive the sale total beyond expectations. This semiannual sale was Doyle’s premier venue for 19th and early 20th century American paintings, including Hudson River School landscapes, Western and Regional art, nautical scenes, still lifes and portraits. Highlights included works by John George Brown, Luigi Lucioni, Don Troiani and Andrew Newell Wyeth, among many others.
Luigi Lucioni
Highlighting the sale was an elegant self-portrait by Luigi Lucioni (1900-1988) from 1933 that soared past its $8,000-12,000 estimate to achieve $102,100. The Italian-born Lucioni arrived in New York as a boy and studied at the Cooper Union, followed by the National Academy of Design. He won a Tiffany Foundation scholarship to study art in Italy, which shaped his art with classical realism.
Andrew Newell Wyeth
American realist painter Andrew Newell Wyeth (1917–2009) is best known for his depictions of rural life and landscapes. The son of famed illustrator N.C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth drew inspiration from the people, buildings and surrounding environs of his hometown of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, and his country house in Cushing, Maine. Evoking solitude and contemplation, his works capture the quintessence of the American countryside. Featured in the sale were a watercolor from 1949, Wind Machine (also known as The Windmaker) that realized $64,000, and Chestnut Stump, a watercolor from 1955 that sold for $51,200, surpassing its $25,000-35,000 estimate.
American Furniture, Silver & Decorative Arts
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