Leland Little Auction: July 24, 2010 - Estate Treasures Auction - 3:00 P.M. Featuring three estates: NC art pottery from a private VA collection; Napoleonic memorabilia and French Empire furniture from Charlotte, NC; and the collection of an avid horseman from NC.
of French side chairs with Classical style ormolu mounts and linen seats; 19th century late Sheraton period gaming table; (2) 19th century Painted Boston rockers; Henkle Harris inlaid mahogany Federal style card table; Mahogany serpentine front chest of drawers; 19th century French mahogany & gilded armchair with silk upholstery and ormolu mounts; Chippendale style desk with ball & claw foot; Pair of 19th century French side chairs with ormolu mounts in swag motif and caryatid supports and fine upholstery; Period American circa 1840 secretary bookcase; Chippendale style high back settee with silk damask upholstery on ball & claw foot; Victorian lockside six-drawer chest; Italianate marble top two-drawer commode; Early 19th century George III three-drawer chest with burlwood veneers and inlay; Kindel Queen Anne style high boy; Two-step upholstered bed steps; Rice carved style tall post queen size bed; Queen size canopy bedstead; Nice pair of 19th century English carved mahogany hall chairs with delicate front cabriole leg; (2) Chippendale style bench with hand-embroidered coaching scene; early 19th century George III two-over-two chest of drawers with burlwood veneers and herringbone inlay; late 19th century Mahogany five-drawer chest with Classical mounts; Southeast Asian two-drawer console table; French 18th century style three-drawer console table; Federal style inlaid two-part lady's writing desk; 19th century English bed steps / commode; 18th century style Dressing table with burlwood veneers; circa 1900 American painted flatwall cabinet; 19th century painted Cricket table (circular); 19th century Virginia painted open cupboard; 19th century two-board top pine farm table with nicely turned legs; 19th century Pine blanket chest on shaped bracket feet; 19th century Blue painted cabinet; and more!!!
Assorted: Minton "Aragon" china service; Pair of Staffordshire spaniels; Mottahedeh shell dish, "Four Seasons" blanc de chine figures set, assorted; att. Moser set of enamel decorated stemware; Set of (8) Victorian cranberry glass tumblers; Large collection of French & Italian dishes with Classical motifs; Pair of Chinese soapstone Buddha bookends; Soapstone seal with foo dog; Bronze tone Chinese warrior statue; Pair of Cobalt foo dogs; Pair of blue green ancestral figures for the garden; Pink jade carved Buddha on custom base; Miniature Satsuma bowl, artist signed; Set of (12) Silver and cobalt salt & pepper shakers; Imari Ko plate with gilt metal mounts, circa 1880s; Pair of Lidded figural bronze tone censors; Bavarian china; French hand-painted china; Pair of brass owl form bookends; Large collection of polychrome bisque figures; Early Nippon hand-painted landscape nut bowl; circa 1800 Chinese Export Porcelain tea saucer; Art glass paperweights; 19th century Paris Porcelain tea cup & saucer; Wavecrest dresser box, unsigned; Richard Ginori gilt rim china; Collection of Napoleon related memorabilia - including (2) 19th century transferware plates, Baccarat "Bonaparte" paperweight (1974); Large Bavarian floral dinner service, marked "US Zone;" Cut glass lemonade/water pitcher; Bronze tone lion sculpture; Rare 19th century boulle & tortoiseshell inkstand; Meriden quilted glass & enamel decorated center bowl; Set of (3) Roman style amphora vessels with winged griffin stands; Crystal decanters with stoppers; Vast collection of fine silverplate hollowware - including