Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd. -- October 30, 2010 - Estate Treasures Auction - 2:00 P.M Join us for a great holiday auction featuring the Estate of the late Dr. Gatewood, of Hillsborough, NC, as well as other early Americana, Continental, and American country estate collections.
& tea service; Large pair and small pair of Staffordshire dogs; Excellent collection of American splint baskets - over (20) examples including (3) miniatures; Antique pull toy with rooster & hen in the chicken coop; 1832 Sampler by Catherine Harris; Large antique folk art barn with (4) hand-made sheep, circa 1900; Rare early wind-up mouse toy, late 19th century; Pair of 19th century Staffordshire sheep on cobalt base; Vintage Japanese horse racing game in a treenware carved apple; 19th century Painted child's bucket; Early clay marbles; Early painted working decoy; Southern yellow pine meat hanging board; Early 20th century Folk art hooked rug with rocking horse; (3) Hand-stitched quilts; (7) Early German bears and (1) rabbit - likely Steiff; Antique painted child's wagon; Gorham / Durgin sterling dish; Gorham "Chippendale" sterling silver pipken; .900 Silver sauceboat; Baldwin & Miller pair of sterling silver salt & pepper shakers; Pair of Art Deco male & female nude figural bookends by Classic Art; Pair of Delft lidded dresser jars; Set of Carved figural wooden napkin rings; Rose Medallion style center bowl and pair of low bowls; (7) Victorian glass tumblers with enamel decoration; Late 19th century Marble bust of a young lady, likely Italian; Pair of English hand-painted scenic cabinet plates, Hammersly & Co., 19th century; English cup & saucer; Lenox sterling overlay lidded dresser box; Royal Copenhagen lidded sugar; (2) Staffordshire figurals; (3) French porcelain oyster plates; (2) German porcelain figural table lamps; Cut glass bon-bons and bowls; Cobalt glass stemware; Art Nouveau sterling silver dish; Collection of Tom Clark gnomes and figures including- "Jesus at Gethsemane 1983," "Moses 1989," "Abraham Lincoln 1989," "Thomas Jefferson 1993," "Melodious 1990," and many others; Georg Jensen "Acorn" sterling silver cake knife; Pair of Sterling silver shakers after Benjamin Burt; Pair of 19th century Chinese Export porcelain "1000 Butterflies" plates; Japanese netsuke; Copeland Spode "Who burnt the tablecloth" transferware dishes; 17th century Dutch brass candlestick; Fiestaware; Large 19th century Toleware tray; (2) Asian porcelain table lamps; Art glass vase with silver crackleware finish; Set of (11) Sterling bread plates by Whiting; Viking bronze-tone ship model; Minolta vintage camera; Sterling silver coffee pot by Revere Silversmiths; Toy trucks; circa 1830s Blue & White "Oriental Stone" by Alcock teapot and sugar; Set of (4) Blown glass wine glasses with air twist stems; Set of French porcelain luncheon plates; Crown Staffordshire cup & saucer set with gilt interior and cobalt ground; Wedgwood "Wild Strawberry" partial china service; Royal Worcester "September" partial china service; Blue & white platter; Brass mortar & pestle; Tooled leather covered 19th century document box; Very fine 19th century Chinoiserie decorated and inlaid tray; and much, much more!!
Furniture: 19th century Southern walnut two drawer stand; American Federal period tilt-top candlestand, circa 1810; Mid 19th century tilt-top candlestand; circa 1800 New England banister back side chair; American 19th century cherry one drawer stand; circa 1800 American pine dovetailed blanket chest; Set of (8) Classical style mahogany dining chairs with carved swan backs; Louis XVI style gilt