A Bucks County Life:
the collection of bonnie o’boyle december 10, 2018
The Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle
A Bucks County Life: the collection of bonnie o’boyle
auction Sale 1620 Monday, December 10 at 10 am 1808 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19103
Cover Image: Lot 28 (detail), Lot 29 (detail), Lot 101 (detail)
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the collection of bonnie o’boyle Alasdair Nichol Chairman | Fine Art anichol@freemansauction.com 267.414.1211
Raphaël Chatroux Associate Specialist | Fine Art rchatroux@freemansauction.com 267.414.1253
Shannon Jeffers Junior Specialist | Fine Art sjeffers@freemansauction.com 267.414.1231
Tim Andreadis Vice President | Design tandreadis@freemansauction.com 267.414.1215
exhibitions Auction Highlights at Phillips’ Mill | 2619 River Road | New Hope, PA Wednesday, November 14
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, November 15
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Full Exhibition at Freeman’s | 1808 Chestnut Street | Philadelphia, PA Wednesday, December 05
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, December 06
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, December 07
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday, December 08
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sunday, December 09
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
By appointment only on the morning of the sale
client services Mary Maguire Director | Client Services mmaguire@freemansauction.com 267.414.1236
Lot 57 (detail)
Joslyn Moore Bidding Registration jmoore@freemansauction.com 267.414.1207
Melissa Arundel Post-Sale Administrator marundel@freemansauction.com 267.414.1226
“Life is not a dress rehearsal.” Bonnie was a true renaissance woman - one who was ahead of her time, and whose many passions defined her life.
bonnie jean o’boyle (1945-2018) Born in Bristol, PA, Bonnie graduated Valedictorian from local boarding school Eden Hall in 1963, before attending the University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. An accomplished journalist, she worked for more than two decades for various boating publications; in 1985, she co-founded Power & Motoryacht magazine, which held the distinction of being the first qualified-circulation consumer publication in the boating industry. There, she defied convention by becoming the first female editor-in-chief of a boating magazine. Bonnie often remembered her time spent with Mr. Malcolm Forbes, the well-known publisher of Forbes magazine. He is the one who provided her with the words she lived by: “Life is not a dress rehearsal.” An active member of her beloved Bucks County community, Bonnie was a generous benefactress, giving her time to several art and community organizations, including the James A. Michener Art Museum, the Friends of Silver Lake Nature Center, and the Bucks County SPCA. A nature enthusiast and avid equestrienne and piano player, Bonnie collected across categories that spoke to her deep and varied interests. Comprised of both impactful and whimsical items, her collection demonstrates her artistic and intellectual curiosity. It also serves as a reminder of her remarkable personality – warm, adventurous and strong. Bonnie started collecting in the early 1990s, first buying from local galleries, and later at regional auction houses, including Freeman’s. The sale opens with works by Pennsylvania artists such as studio woodworkers Wharton Esherick and George Nakashima, as well as Impressionists Kenneth Nunamaker, Harry Leith-Ross and John Folinsbee. Mostly landscapes, the latters’ works capture the quiescent and bucolic beauty of the New Hope region, to which Bonnie was sincerely attached. Her bold taste is also reflected in her impressive collection of Modern & Contemporary art and craft, which contains an array of well-established American artists of the 20th century, such as Louise Nevelson, Richard Anuszkiewicz and Toshiko Takaezu, as well as local contemporary painters, woodworkers and sculptors whom Bonnie befriended and supported, namely: Mark Sfirri, George Anthonisen and Mavis Smith.
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onnie’s enthusiasm for a diversity of life experiences is echoed in the tangible compositions she gathered around her: vibrant, well-crafted, thought-provoking, evocative of an era, and reflective of a curious mind. Lisa Tremper Hanover (Retired) Director/CEO, James A. Michener Art Museum
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1 HARRY LEITH-ROSS (american 1886–1973) “WINTER CHORES” Signed ‘Leith-Ross’ bottom right, oil on board 10 x 13 in. (25.4 x 33cm) provenance: Alderfer Auction, Hatfield, sale of June 12, 2009, lot 3182. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $3,000-5,000
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2 HARRY LEITH-ROSS (american 1886–1973) “THE THAW” Signed ‘Leith-Ross’ bottom center left, oil on paperboard 8 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (30 x 26.4cm) provenance: Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts. Acquired directly from the above in 1993. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $3,000-5,000
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3 EDWARD WILLIS REDFIELD (american 1869–1965) THE DELAWARE RIVER IN WINTER Oil on cradled panel 9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5cm) Executed circa 1902. provenance: Artfull Eye Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 1994. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. note: The present lot will be accompanied by a copy of a Letter of Authenticity by Dr. Thomas Folk, dated July 26, 1993. It will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of the Artist’s work. According to Dr. Folk, the painting belongs to a small group of early oil sketches on wood panels, which are considered rare as Redfield decided to burn them at one point in his life. The present work is most likely a sketch for a larger painting. $6,000-10,000
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“Sometimes the most courageous thing a painter can do is be openly, unashamedly romantic. An artist who [makes a picture of a horse and rider, bathed in morning light just breaking through the clouds, and then calls it Rider of the Dawn] is saying to the world, I don’t care about your lovely theories—I care about beauty and romance and dream.” - Quoted in The Painterly Voice: Bucks County’s Fertile Ground, James A. Michener Art Museum (exhibition catalogue)
4 HARRY LEITH-ROSS (american 1886-1973) “RIDER OF THE DAWN” Signed ‘Leith-Ross’ bottom right, oil on canvasboard 8 x 15 7/8 in. (20.3 x 40.3cm) provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Poetry In Design: The Art of Harry Leith-Ross,” James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, May 12-October 1, 2006; and Della Penna Gallery, New Hope, Pennsylvania, October 28, 2006-February 18, 2007 (traveling exhibition, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue p. 108). “The Painterly Voice: Bucks County’s Fertile Ground,” James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, October 22, 2011-April 1, 2012. “Painting the Beautiful: The Pennsylvania Impressionist Landscape Tradition,” Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida, November 30, 2012-January 20, 2013. literature: Brian H. Peterson, Pennsylvania Impressionism, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002, p. 160, fig. 74 (illustrated). $3,000-5,000
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5 two works CARL BUERGERNISS (american 1877-1956) “THE ARTIST’S DAUGHTER” Signed with artist’s initials ‘CB’ bottom right, oil on canvas 11 1/8 x 11 1/8 in. (28.3 x 28.3m) Executed circa 1905. provenance: Pedersen Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 1998. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. together with: CHARLES FREDERIC RAMSEY (american 1875-1951) “PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN, LE POULDU” Located, dated and signed ‘July 1904/C.F. Ramsey’ verso, oil on panel 13 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (34.9 x 26cm) provenance: Pedersen Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 1995. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. literature: Thomas C. Folk, Charles F. Ramsey: Father of New Hope Modernism, Allentown: Allentown Art Museum, 2003, p. 7, fig. 4. $500-800
6 CHARLES FREDERIC RAMSEY (american 1875-1951) “MOULIN À EAU, PICQUIGNY” Signed, located and dated ‘Chas. F. Ramsey/1906’ verso, oil on panel 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (34.9 x 27.3cm) provenance: Artfull Eye Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 1992. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
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7 WHARTON ESHERICK (american 1887-1970) “RIDING” 1928. Pencil signed bottom right and titled bottom left, with wide margins, woodcut on tissue-thin Japan laid paper Image size: 5 7/8 x 3 3/16 in. (14.9 x 8.1cm) Sheet size (approx.): 15 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. (40.3 x 27.6cm) provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
8 ILLUSTRATED BY WHARTON ESHERICK (american 1887-1970) TWO PUBLICATIONS, THE CENTAUR PRESS, PHILADELPHIA Including The Song of Solomon, Centaur Press, 1927, with drawing and dedication signed and dated by Wharton Esherick, 1928. Song of the Broad Axe, Centaur Press, 1924, numbered 314 of 400 copies. provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $500-700
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9 WHARTON ESHERICK (american 1887-1970) CUTTING BOARD, PAOLI, PENNSYLVANIA, 1968 Black walnut Signed and dated. L: 20, W: 19 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of March 3, 2013, lot 608D. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,500-2,500
10 WHARTON ESHERICK (american 1887-1970) STOOL, PAOLI, PENNSYLVANIA, 1966 Cherry, poplar Signed and dated. H: 25, W: 16, D: 14 in. provenance: Acquired directly from the above. Collection of T. Henry Milliken, Media, Pennsylvania. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of February 2, 2016, lot 1011. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $3,000-5,000
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11 WHARTON ESHERICK (american 1887-1970) MUSIC STAND, PAOLI, PENNSYLVANIA, 1962 Cherry Signed and dated. H: 43 1/2, W: 19 1/2, D: 20 1/2 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of February 29, 2016, lot 1013. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $20,000-30,000
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12 DANIEL GARBER (american 1880-1958) “FOREST ENTRANCE” 1932-1933. Edition of 50. Pencil signed ‘Daniel Garber’ bottom right; also inscribed ‘D.G. Imp.’ and titled bottom center, etching and drypoint on laid paper Plate size: 6 x 6 7/8 in. (15.2 x 17.5cm) Sheet size: 9 x 9 1/2 in. (22.9 x 24.1cm) provenance: The Artist. Collection of the Artist’s son, John Franklin Garber. Collection of Madeleine B. Garber, wife of John Franklin Garber, and the Estate of John Franklin Garber (in 1993). A gift from the above in 1994. James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Collection of J. David Miller, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Alderfer Auction, Hatfield, sale of October 12, 2011, lot 141. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. literature: Artist’s Etching Register, p. 12. Kathleen A. Foster, Daniel Garber: 1880-1958, Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1980, p. 75. Lance Humphries, Daniel Garber: Catalogue Raisonné, Volume II, New York: Hollis Taggart Galleries, 2006, p. 418, cat. E 27 (illustrated). $800-1,200
13 DANIEL GARBER (american 1880-1958) “TOHICKEN” 1924. Edition of 45. Pencil signed, ‘Daniel Garber’, bottom right; also dedicated, dated and signed ‘To Suzanne with my affection/2/25/24 Daniel Garber’ in the margin bottom right, and inscribed ‘D.G. Imp.’ bottom left, etching, drypoint and roulette on paper Plate size: 5 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (14.9 x 17.5cm) Sheet size: 7 11/16 x 8 3/16 in. (19.5 x 22.4cm) provenance: The Artist. Collection of the Artist’s son, John Franklin Garber. Collection of Madeleine B. Garber, wife of John Franklin Garber, and the Estate of John Franklin Garber (in 1993). A gift from the above in 1994. James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Alderfer Auction, Hatfield, sale of March 16, 1995, lot 207. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. literature: Artist’s Etching Register, p. 4. “A Group of Unique and Distinguished Etchings by Daniel Garber,” in International Studio 83, no. 345, January 1926, no. 50 (illustrated). Kathleen A. Foster, Daniel Garber: 1880-1958, Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1980, p. 73, no. 29. Lance Humphries, Daniel Garber: Catalogue Raisonné, Volume II, New York: Hollis Taggart Galleries, 2006, p. 408, cat. E 9 (illustrated). $1,000-1,500
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14 DANIEL GARBER (american 1880-1958) “STUDY FOR THE TREE IN HARMONVILLE” Charcoal on paper Sheet size: 14 1/8 x 10 15/16 in. (35.9 x 27.8cm) Executed in 1924. provenance: The Artist. The Estate of the Artist, 1958. The Artist’s daughter, Tanis Page. By descent in the family. Private dealer, Pennsylvania. Jim’s of Lambertville, Lambertville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 2002. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. literature: Lance Humphries, Daniel Garber: Catalogue Raisonné, Volume II, New York: Hollis Taggart Galleries, 2006, p. 349, cat. D 217 (illustrated). note: The present work appears to be a study for the painting “Harmonville,” which the artist executed in September 1924. Garber may have also used it in reverse for “From Tinicum Hill” in March 1928. $1,000-1,500
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15 WALTER ELMER SCHOFIELD (american 1867-1944) “SPRING SONG” Signed ‘Schofield’ bottom left; also titled verso, oil on canvas 26 1/4 x 30 1/8 in. (66.7 x 76.5cm) provenance: From the Estate of a Pennsylvania Lady. Freeman’s, Philadelphia, sale of June 21, 2009, lot 120. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $8,000-12,000
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16 GEORGE NAKASHIMA (american 1905-1990) HIGH STOOL, NEW HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA, 1963 Walnut. Signed with client’s name: Bechtle. H: 34, W:19, D: 16 in. provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. note: This lot is accompanied by a photocopy of the original order card and invoice from George Nakashima Woodworker. $1,000-1,500
“Trees have a yearning to live again, perhaps to provide the beauty, strength and utility to serve man, even to become an object of great artistic worth.” - George Nakashima
17 GEORGE NAKASHIMA (american 1905-1990) MINGUREN I TABLE, NEW HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA, 1975 Persian walnut. Signed and dated. H: 17, L: 35, W: 20 1/2 in. provenance: Collection of Frances Wainwright, Pennsylvania. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 17, 2016, lot 1161. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. note: This lot is accompanied by the original carbon copy sketch, signed and dated by George Nakashima. $8,000-12,000
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18 GEORGE NAKASHIMA (american 1905-1990) CONOID BENCH, NEW HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA, 1983 American black walnut, hickory. Signed with client’s name: “Stephens” H: 32 1/2, L: 90, D: 33 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of June 9, 2013, lot 440. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. note: This lot is accompanied by photocopies of the original sketch (signed and dated by George Nakashima) and invoice from George Nakashima Woodworker. $25,000-35,000
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19 two drawings HARRY LEITH-ROSS (american 1886-1973) “PORTRAIT OF MISS EMILY LEITH-ROSS” Pencil signed with artist’s initials ‘L.R.’ bottom right; also titled verso, graphite on paper Sheet size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (14 x 14cm) provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
20 ROSCOE CLARENCE MAGILL (american 1881-1950) GRAY BARN Signed ‘R.C. Magill’ bottom left; also signed, dated ‘12/6/33’ and dedicated ‘to Dr. J.A. Flood Sr.’ verso, oil on canvasboard 9 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (25.1 x 30.2cm) provenance: The Artist. A gift from the above. Collection of Dr. J.A. Flood, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Alderfer Auction, Hatfield, sale of December 16, 1993, lot 243. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
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together with: WALTER EMERSON BAUM (american 1884-1956) “SELF PORTRAIT” Signed and dated ‘W.E. Baum/1905’ and inscribed ‘SELF’ bottom left, charcoal and pencil on brown paper laid down to board Sheet size (sight): 9 1/4 x 6 in. (23.5 x 15.2cm) provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $300-500
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21 WILLIAM LANGSON LATHROP (american 1858-1938) “PHILLIPS MILL” Signed with the artist’s initials ‘WLL’ bottom right, oil on board 8 x 11 1/2 in. (20.3 x 29.2cm) Executed between 1899-1905. provenance: The Artist. The Artist’s daughter, Ms. Elizabeth Bauhan. By descent in the Lathrop family. Collection of Dr. Thomas Folk, Bernardsville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 1998. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. note: This early small landscape depicts the old mill opposite the artist’s house in New Hope, Pennsylvania. $2,000-3,000
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22 GEORGE NAKASHIMA (american 1905-1990) SPECIAL END TABLE / BENCH, NEW HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA, 1979 Walnut. H: 22, L: 36, W: 18 in. provenance: Private Collection, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of June 14, 2014, lot 802. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. note: This lot is accompanied by a photocopy of the original invoice from George Nakashima Woodworker. $4,000-6,000
23 ROBERT WHITLEY (american b. 1924) ROCKING CHAIR AND SIDE TABLE, SOLEBURY, PENNSYLVANIA, CIRCA 1964 Walnut Both signed Rocker dated 1964. H: 40 1/2, W: 25, D: 32 in. (rocker), H: 19, W: 10 1/2, D: 10 1/2 in. (table) provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of February 29, 2016, lot 663. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,500-2,500
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24 WILLIAM LANGSON LATHROP (american 1859-1938) “AFTER THE STORM” Signed ‘W L Lathrop’ bottom right, oil on canvas 22 x 25 in. (55.9 x 63.5cm) provenance: Private Collection, Washington D.C. Freeman’s, Philadelphia, sale of December 6, 2009, lot 202. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $10,000-15,000
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26 ROBERT SPENCER (american 1879–1931) “NIGHT LIFE” Signed ‘Robert Spencer’ bottom right; also inscribed with artist and title on stretcher verso, oil on canvas 14 x 12 in. (35.6 x 30.5cm) Executed in 1931. provenance: Jim’s of Lambertville, Lambertville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 1999. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Earth, River and Light: Masterworks of Pennsylvania Impressionism,” James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, September 21-December 29, 2002; and Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, Connecticut, June 28-September 28, 2003 (traveling exhibition). “Robert Spencer: The Cities, The Towns, The Crowds: The Paintings of Robert Spencer,” James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, June 5-September, 2004. “The Painterly Voice: Bucks County’s Fertile Ground,” James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, October 22, 2011-April 1, 2012. literature: Brian H. Peterson, Pennsylvania Impressionism, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002, p. 266, plate 184 (illustrated). Brian H. Peterson, Robert Spencer: The Cities, The Towns, The Crowds, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 2004, p. 97, plate 58 (illustrated). $5,000-8,000
25 WILLIAM LANGSON LATHROP (american 1858-1938) THE LOVERS Signed ‘W L Lathrop’ bottom right, oil on board 9 1/8 x 12 1/2 in. (23.2 x 31.8cm) provenance: The Artist. By descent in the Lathrop family. Gratz Gallery, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Acquired directly from the above in 2002. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $2,000-3,000
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n stark contrast to the large-scale pictures of buildings he produced earlier in his career, Spencer turned to small, intimate images of people caught in their domestic life in the late 1920s. Most of these vignettes feature women hanging clothes or bathing by a river, but some go beyond ordinary life in Bucks County, and depict informal street scenes inspired by the artist’s last trip to Europe in 1929. Of the present work, Brian H. Peterson says: “Perhaps the most haunting of these scenes is ‘Night Life’, which depicts two ladies of the evening greeting their clients in a dimly lit Parisian doorway with what appears to be an elderly ‘madam’ looking on. The heavy makeup, harsh light from a single overhead bulb and Spencer’s strange, angular drawing style combine to give the two prostitutes an inhuman, animal-like quality. The sinister atmosphere is enhanced by the nearly faceless rendering of the men and the expressionless, almost skull-like head of the elderly woman. Spencer made this picture at most a few months before he killed himself, and one can’t help but wonder if its dark tone reflects his mood at the time.”
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“In all his paintings Bredin works to achieve the illusive quality of fair skin in harsh light or dull shadow. He gives it that almost transparent quality that is so much a part of blond coloring” - Critic A. Arline de Haas
27 RAE SLOAN BREDIN (american 1881–1933) “GRAY DAY” Signed ‘R.S. Bredin’ bottom right; also inscribed with artist and title multiple times on stretcher verso, oil on canvas 12 x 14 in. (30.5 x 35.6cm) provenance: Skinner, Boston, sale of November 13, 1992, lot 171. Acquired directly from the above sale. Artfull Eye, Lambertville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 1993. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island, n.d. $10,000-15,000
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lthough he received many portrait commissions throughout his career, Rae Sloan Bredin was most recognized for his languid garden scenes set in the region of New Hope during the spring and summer. Contrary to most Pennsylvania Impressionists who were famous for their desolated scenes, Bredin chose to incorporate figures in his landscapes, a trend which was common among French impressionists. He often used his family members as subjects, as exemplified in “May Day” where one can identify painter Mary Elizabeth Price and Elizabeth Friedly Price, Bredin’s sisters-in-law. The painting conveys an underlying sense of calm, typified by the luxuriant light in which the figures bathe in the most flattering way. Anchored by the majestic blooming tree, the scene poetically recalls the artist’s own wedding to Alice Rachel price on April 14, 1914, in a ceremony at Primrose Farm in Solebury “under the boughs of a flowering apple tree.” 32
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28 RAE SLOAN BREDIN (american 1881–1933) “MAY DAY” Signed ‘R.S. Bredin’ bottom right, oil on canvas 14 x 14 1/4 in. (35.6 x 36.2cm) provenance: Salmagundi Club Auction Sale, New York, New York, n.d. Dr. Tom Folk’s Art Gallery, Bernardville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 1993. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Earth, River and Light: Masterworks of Pennsylvania Impressionism,” James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, September 21-December 29, 2002; and Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, Connecticut, June 28-September 28, 2003 (traveling exhibition).
“Objects of Desire: Treasures from Private Collections, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, September 16, 2005-January 15, 2006. “Rae Sloan Bredin: Harmony and Power,” James A . Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, March 24-June 15, 2018 (illustrated in the exhibition catalogue p. 84). literature: Thomas Folk, The Pennsylvania Impressionists, Madison: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press; London: Associated University Presses, 1997, plate 38 (illustrated). Brian H. Peterson, Pennsylvania Impressionism, Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002, p. 102, plate 11 (illustrated). $10,000-15,000
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29 GEORGE NAKASHIMA (american 1905-1990) SPECIAL COFFEE TABLE, NEW HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA, 1962 English oak burl, walnut. H: 14, L: 56, W: 33 1/2 in. provenance: The Estate of Nancy Jane Thomsen. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 17, 2016, lot 1014. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. note: This lot is accompanied by a copy of the orginal order card from George Nakashima Woodworker. $20,000-30,000
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30 HARRY LEITH-ROSS (american 1886–1973) “BACK DOOR” Signed with artist’s initials ‘LR’ bottom left; also with a certificate of authenticity by the Artist’s daughter verso, oil on board 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (26.7 x 21cm) Executed in 1936. provenance: Artfull Eye Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 1992. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Earth, River and Light: Masterworks of Pennsylvania Impressionism,” James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, September 21-December 29, 2002; and Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, Connecticut, June 28-September 28, 2003 (traveling exhibition). “Poetry In Design: The Art of Harry Leith-Ross,” James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, May 12-October 1, 2006; and Della Penna Gallery, New Hope, Pennsylvania, October 28, 2006-February 18, 2007 (traveling exhibition, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue p. 45). “The Painterly Voice: Bucks County’s Fertile Ground,” James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, October 22, 2011-April 1, 2012. literature: Brian H. Peterson, Pennsylvania Impressionism, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002, p. 160, fig. 73 (illustrated). $2,000-3,000
31 HARRY LEITH-ROSS (american 1886-1973) “GETTING IN THE HAY” Signed ‘Leith-Ross’ bottom right; also signed ‘Leith-Ross’ bottom left, watercolor on paper Sheet size: 10 1/2 x 12 5/16 in. (26.7 x 31.3cm) provenance: Providence Art Club, Providence, Rhode Island. Artfull Eye, Lambertville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 1992. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
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32 JOHN FULTON FOLINSBEE (american 1892-1972) TOW PATH AT NEW HOPE Signed ‘John Folinsbee’ bottom right, oil on Masonite 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6cm) provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. note: We wish to thank Nikki Hayes for confirming the authenticity of the present lot. The painting will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of the artist’s work. $10,000-15,000
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33 HARRY LEITH-ROSS (american 1886–1973) “SHULTIS MILL” Signed ‘Leith-Ross.’ bottom left, oil on canvas 16 x 20 1/8 in. (40.6 x 51.1cm) provenance: Collection of Dr. J.A. Flood, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Alderfer Auction, Hatfield, sale of December 16, 1993, lot 253. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Poetry In Design: The Art of Harry Leith-Ross,” James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, May 12-October 1, 2006; and Della Penna Gallery, New Hope, Pennsylvania, October 28, 2006-February 18, 2007 (traveling exhibition, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue p. 107). “The Painterly Voice: Bucks County’s Fertile Ground,” James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, October 22, 2011-April 1, 2012. “Painting the Beautiful: The Pennsylvania Impressionists Landscape,” Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida, November 30, 2012-January 20, 2013. literature: Brian H. Peterson, Pennsylvania Impressionism, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002, p. 159, fig. 72 (illustrated). $6,000-10,000
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34 KENNETH NUNAMAKER (american 1890-1957) “AFTER THE FOG, NEW HOPE” Signed ‘K. Nunamaker’ bottom right; also inscribed with artist, title and location on upper stretcher verso, oil on canvas 22 x 24 in. (55.9 x 61cm) provenance: Collection of Ray Holland. Christie’s, New York, sale of May 28, 1992, lot 192. Acquired directly from the above sale. Artfull Eye Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 1995. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Kenneth R. Nunamaker: 1890-1957,” Newman Galleries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 19, 1984. “Earth, River and Light: Masterworks of Pennsylvania Impressionism,” James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, September 21-December 29, 2002; and Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, Connecticut, June 28-September 28, 2003 (traveling exhibition). “Painting the Beautiful: The Pennsylvania Impressionist Landscape Tradition,” Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida, November 30, 2012-January 20, 2013. literature: Brian H. Peterson, Pennsylvania Impressionism, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002, p. 181, fig. 96 (illustrated). $10,000-15,000
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verso 35 two works HENRY BAYLEY SNELL (american 1858–1943) STUDY OF A POPPY; WITH SEASCAPE VERSO Watercolor on paper Sheet size: 3 3/8 x 5 1/8 in. (8.6 x 13cm) provenance: The Artist. By descent in the family. Private Collection, Virginia. Gratz Gallery, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Acquired directly from the above in 2010. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. together with: HARRY BUCKLEY (american 1930-2010) “HOUSE AT THE SHORE: NOVEMBER” Signed and dated ‘H E Buckley. 1971’ bottom left; also titled and signed verso, gouache on paper laid down to board Sheet size: 7 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. (18.4 x 22.5cm) provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $200-300
36 GROUP OF ART BOOKS BUCKS COUNTY AND PENNSYLVANIA INTEREST Subjects include Edward Willis Redfield, Daniel Garber, John Fulton Folinsbee, Harry Leith-Ross, Thomas Eakins, Bo Bartlett and others. provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $200-300
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37 three drawings JOHN FULTON FOLINSBEE (american 1892-1972) RECLINING NUDE Signed ‘John Folinsbee’ bottom left, ink and charcoal on glossy paper Sheet size: 12 1/8 x 18 1/4 in. (30.8 x 46.4cm) together with: JOHN FULTON FOLINSBEE (american 1892-1972) STANDING NUDE Red chalk on glossy paper Sheet size: 13 7/16 x 10 5/16 in. (34.1 x 26.2cm) together with: ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN FULTON FOLINSBEE (american 1892-1972) AMERICAN SCHOOL (20th century) STANDING NUDE FROM BEHIND Ink and gouache on brown paper Sheet size: 11 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (30.2 x 22.5cm) provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. note: We wish to thank Nikki Hayes for confirming the authenticity of the first two works. The drawings will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of the artist’s work. $200-300
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38 HENRY BAYLEY SNELL (american 1858-1943) “HOUSES BY THE RIVER” Oil on canvas laid down to board Executed in 1920. 13 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (34.3 x 29.9cm) provenance: Richard Stuart Gallery, Pipersville, Pennsylvania. Gratz Gallery, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Acquired directly from the above in 2009. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. literature: Sam Hunter, American Impressionism: The New Hope Circle,” Fort Lauderdale, Florida: The Museum of Art, 1995, p. 24 (illustrated). $1,000-1,500
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39 GEORGE NAKASHIMA (american 1905-1990) SPECIAL SHOJI TABLE, NEW HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA, CIRCA 1980 Walnut. With acrylic playing pieces. H: 9, W: 15 in. sq. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of February 29, 2016, lot 653. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. note: This lot is accompanied by a letter of authentication signed by Mira Nakashima. $1,000-1,500
40 MIRA NAKASHIMA (american b.1942) SPECIAL END TABLE, NEW HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA, 2013 Myrtle burl, walnut. Signed and dated. H: 19, W: 21, D: 17 in. provenance: Commissioned directly from the Artist. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. note: This lot is accompanied by a copy of the original invoice from George Nakashima Woodworker. $2,000-3,000
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41 JOHN FULTON FOLINSBEE (american 1892-1972) IN ROUGH SEAS Signed ‘John Folinsbee’ bottom right; also inscribed, dated and dedicated ‘Merry Christmas 1954/For John’ on frame verso, oil on Masonite 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6cm) provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. note: We wish to thank Nikki Hayes for confirming the authenticity of the present lot. The painting will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of the artist’s work. $5,000-8,000
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onnie’s collection grew to be a living, breathing extension of her inner mind. What started as a love of ancient artifacts and antiques grew into a passion for whimsical fantasy of detail and precision. She had a personal relationship with every piece she selected ... she also developed strong bonds with many artists in the Bucks County community. Valerie Shartle Sister of Bonnie O’Boyle
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42 BO BARTLETT (american b. 1955) “PORTRAIT OF MELONIE” Oil on board 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61cm) Executed in 2003. provenance: The Artist. Private Collection, Pennsylvania. Freeman’s, Philadelphia, sale of May 15, 2011, lot 186. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $6,000-10,000
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43 ROBERT KULICKE (american 1924–2007) “SAINT PEAR” Signed and dated ‘Kulicke 77’ bottom center, oil on paper laid down to cardboard 8 x 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2cm) In a Kulicke frame. provenance: Private Collection, New Jersey. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of May 18, 2013, lot 128. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
44 RICHARD ANUSZKIEWICZ (american b. 1930) “UNTITLED VIII” Signed and dated ‘Richard Anuszkiewicz /71’ verso, acrylic on board 24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7cm) In a Kulicke frame. [R.A. 356] provenance: Collection of Nadine Witkin, North Carolina. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of May 20, 2013, lot 750. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. literature: David Madden and Nicholas Spike, Anuszkiewicz: Paintings & Sculptures, 1945-2001: Catalogue Raisonné, Florence: Centro Di, 2010, p. 171, no. 1971.33. $12,000-18,000
“I’m interested in making something romantic out of a very, very mechanistic geometry. Geometry and color represent to me an idealized, classical place that’s very clear and very pure.” - Richard Anuszkiewicz
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45 ED RUSCHA (american b. 1937) “INSECT SLANT” from “reality and paradoxes” 1973. Edition of 100, with 25 artist’s proofs. Pencil signed, dated and numbered ‘96/100’ bottom left, the full sheet, lithograph and screenprint on wove paper Sheet size: 21 7/8 x 30 in. (55.6 x 76.2cm) Multiples, Inc., New York, publisher, with their inkstamp. [Engberg & Walker 69] provenance: Private Collection, New Jersey. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of November 5, 2015, lot 585. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,500-2,000
46 KAREN HOFFMAN (american b. 1944) SQUASH Signed ‘Karen Hoffman’ bottom right, watercolor on paper Sheet size: 15 x 15 1/4 in. (38.1 x 38.7cm) Executed in 2008. provenance: The Artist. Acquired in 2008 on the occasion of the Phillips’ Mill 79th Annual Fall Exhibition. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Phillips’ Mill 79th Annual Fall Exhibition,” New Hope, Pennsylvania, September 20-October 25, 2008. note: The present work was inspired by Larry Fry’s garden in Elgin, Ontario, Canada. It was the winner of the 2008 Fred Beans Family of Dealership Award for Watercolor at the Phillips’ Mill 79th Annual Fall Exhibition. $500-800
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47 JOHN RISLEY (american 1919-2002) “BUTTERFLY BOX”, MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, 1960s Teak, various hardwoods, plywood. Signed and titled. H: 27, W: 23, D: 11 1/2 in. provenance: The Family of the Artist. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 18, 2014, lot 892. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $3,000-5,000
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48 MAVIS SMITH (american b. 1956) “BENTO BOX” Signed ‘Mavis Smith’ bottom right, egg tempera on panel 18 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (46 x 24cm) provenance: The Artist. Acquired directly from the above in 2015. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Mavis Smith,” Payne Gallery at Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, November 12-December 13, 2015. $1,500-2,500
49 JENNINE HOUGH (american b. 1948) “ESCAPE FROM SEINE SCENE” Signed ‘Jennine Hough’ upper right, oil on linen 44 1/8 x 31 1/8 in. (112.1 x 79.1cm) provenance: Monique Knowlton Gallery, New York, New York. Shearson Lehman Brothers Corporate Collection, New York, New York. Collection of Susanne Schnitzer, New York, New York. Doyle Auctions, New York, sale of June 10, 2015, lot 90. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,500-2,500
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50 MAVIS SMITH (american b. 1956) “XO” Signed and dated ‘Mavis Smith 2014’ bottom right, egg tempera on panel 23 7/8 x 25 in. (60.6 x 63.5cm) provenance: The Artist. Acquired directly from the above in 2015. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Mavis Smith,” Payne Gallery at Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, November 12-December 13, 2015. $3,000-5,000
“I first heard of Bonnie O’Boyle as the ‘mysterious’ woman who wore a hat with a large brim and had showed up at The Phillips Mill Art Exhibition to purchase one of my paintings. Needless to say, I was intrigued. In the years since, I got to know her through numerous visits to my studio. Invariably stylish and elegant, she was at the same time robust and down to earth – and intensely funny! I loved our chats together and will forever be honored by her unrelenting support of my work.” - Mavis Smith
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51 PHILIP MOULTHROP (american b. 1947) TURNED VESSEL “SPALTED RED MAPLE,” ATLANTA, GEORGIA, CIRCA 2000 Signed and titled. H: 6, Dia: 14 3/4 in. provenance: The Estate of Beverly Sills. Doyle Auctions, New York, sale of June 11, 2014, lot 315. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,500-2,500
52 DAVID ELLSWORTH (american b. 1944) TURNED VASE, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, CIRCA 2010 Spalted maple Signed and titled. H: 11 1/2, Dia: 10 1/4 in. provenance: Acquired directly from the Artist, 2014. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $400-600
53 EDWARD MOULTHROP (american 1916-2003) LARGE TURNED VESSEL “RARE ASHLEAF MAPLE,” ATLANTA, GEORGIA, CIRCA 1990 Signed, titled and dated. H: 9 1/2, Dia: 13 1/2 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 29, 2013, lot 1112. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $3,000-5,000
54 EDWARD MOULTHROP (american 1916-2003) TURNED VESSEL “WHITE PINE,” ATLANTA, GEORGIA, CIRCA 1990 Signed and titled. H: 6, Dia: 8 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of March 4, 2014, lot 1008. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $2,000-3,000
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55 ITALO SCANGA (american 1932-2001) TWO-PART SCULPTURE, PENNSYLVANIA, 1960s Spruce Pencil signed. H: 16, W: 12 1/4, D: 12 in. (taller) provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 29, 2013, lot 822. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-2,000
56 MARK REED (american 20th/21st c.) CUSTOM CONSOLE TABLE AND STOOLS, BORDENTOWN, NEW JERSEY, 1980s Tiger maple. H: 30 1/2, L: 62, D: 21 in. (table), H: 24, Dia: 19 1/2 in. (stools) provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 19, 2014, lot 877. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
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orn and raised on a cotton field in rural Arkansas, Carroll Cloar is perhaps best known for his poetically rendered and sometimes whimsical narrative evocations of the American South in the early twentieth century. Drawing upon the richness of small town and country life, Cloar’s work depicts, in his own words, “American faces, timeless dress and timeless customs… the last of an old America that isn’t long for this earth.” For the source of these images, the artist turned inwards, to longpreserved memories of his childhood, fantastical stories and family lore, as well as creative visions that he cultivated in his adolescent imagination. These were his own personal mythologies. Though he spent much of his adulthood traveling cross-country, as well as throughout Europe and Mexico, Cloar remained rooted in his southern identity and throughout his career continually returned to the land of his upbringing as the subject of his work. As the artist himself once wrote, “there is joy in the sense of belonging, of possessing and being possessed, by the land where you were born. There is mixed emotion of remembering: places altered, people long passed.”
57 CARROLL CLOAR (american 1913-1993) “THE BIG HOUSE IN BIG FLAT” Signed ‘Carroll Cloar’ bottom left; also titled, signed and dated ‘Nov. 1975’ verso, acrylic on Masonite 28 x 40 in. (71.1 x 101.6cm) provenance: Private Collection, Nashville, Tennessee. Private Collection, Florida. Sotheby’s, New York, sale of April 16, 2014, lot 19. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. literature: Carroll Cloar, Hostile Butterflies, Memphis: Memphis State University Press, 1977, p. 186, no. 483. $20,000-30,000
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58 MAVIS SMITH (american b. 1956) “THE FALL” Signed and dated ‘Mavis Smith 2010’ bottom right, egg tempera on panel 22 x 13 3/4 in. (55.9 x 34.9cm) provenance: The Artist. Acquired in 2013 on the occasion of the Phillips’ Mill 84th Annual Fall Exhibition. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Mavis Smith: Hidden Realities,” James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, January 4-May 20, 2012 (illustrated in the exhibition catalogue p. 13). “The 84th Juried Art Exhibition at Phillips’ Mill,” New Hope, Pennsylvania, September 21-October 26, 2013. $3,000-5,000
59 KOO SCHADLER (american b. 1962) “BROTHER I” (ETHAN) Signed with artist’s initials ‘K.S.’ center right; also titled, signed and dated ‘2006’ verso, egg tempera with oil finish on board 10 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (26.7 x 18.1cm) provenance: J. Cacciola Gallery W., Bernardsville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 2016. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $500-800
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60 BROTHER THOMAS BEZANSON (american 1929-2007) OVOID VASE, WESTON, VERMONT, CIRCA 1980 Celadon and iron-glazed porcelain Signed. H: 6 1/2, Dia: 5 1/2 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of June 16, 2014, lot 458. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500 61 BROTHER THOMAS BEZANSON (american 1929-2007) CYLINDER VASE, WESTON, VERMONT, CIRCA 1980 Copper red and iron-glazed earthenware Signed. H: 6 1/2, Dia: 3 3/4 in. provenance: Deaccessioned by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 26, 2013, lot 554. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $200-300
62 BROTHER THOMAS BEZANSON (american 1929-2007) FINE GLOBULAR VASE, WESTON, VERMONT, CIRCA 2000 Celadon and iron brown glazed porcelain Signed. H: 8, Dia: 9 in. provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,500-2,500
63 MARA SUPERIOR (american b. 1951) “THE VOYEUR AND LINNAEUS,” NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 2010 Glazed porcelain. Signed and dated. H: 16, W: 6, D: 6 in. provenance: Gravers Lane Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2010. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Fresh Figures,” Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, Massachusetts, 8 October 2011 - 5 February 2012 $600-800
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64 ELIZABETH OSBORNE (american b. 1936) “AMARYLLIS PLUS FIVE” Signed and dated ‘Osborne ‘92’ bottom right, oil on linen 31 1/8 x 23 1/8 in. (79.1 x 58.7cm) provenance: Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Private Collection, New Jersey. Freeman’s, Philadelphia, sale of May 16, 2017, lot 120. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,500-2,500
65 ROBERT RASELY (american 1950-2005) “SCENT OF LUNA ROSE” (PLAYING A WEAK HAND SUBLIMELY WELL) Signed, dated and titled ‘Rasely/98’ verso, oil on panel 14 x 13 in. (35.6 x 32cm) provenance: The Artist. Allan Stone Gallery, New York, New York. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of November 12, 2017, lot 701. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Robert Rasely: Enigmatic Landscapes,” Allan Stone Gallery, New York, New York, June 6-July 18, 2005. $1,000-1,500
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66 WENDELL CASTLE (american 1932-2018) “COLT II” CONSOLE TABLE, SCOTTSVILLE, NEW YORK, 1994 French walnut, polychromed and ebonized mahogany. Signed and dated. H: 39 3/4, W: 59, D: 21 in. provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $10,000-15,000
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67 LOUIS RUSSOMANNO (american b. 1948) “A COLD WIND” Signed ‘Russomanno’ bottom left, oil on canvas laid down to board 16 x 24 in. (40.6 x 61cm) provenance: The Artist. Acquired in 2006 on the occasion of the Phillips’ Mill 77th Annual Fall Exhibition. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Phillips’ Mill 77th Annual Fall Exhibition,” New Hope, Pennsylvania, September 23-October 29, 2006. $1,000-1,500
68 JULIE SHEA (american b. 1984) “APRIL FOOL” Signed ‘J. Shea’ bottom right, oil on canvas 24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4cm) provenance: New Hope Historical Society, Art Sale. Acquired directly from the above in 2016. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $300-500
69 JULIE SHEA (american b. 1984) “SETTLED” Signed ‘Julie Shea’ bottom right, oil on canvas 24 x 29 7/8 in. (61 x 75.9cm) provenance: Center for the Arts, Bristol, Pennsylvania. Acquired directly from the above in 2015. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $200-300
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70 GEORGE R. ANTHONISEN (american b. 1936) “PICASSO” 1986. Edition of 9. Signed and dated ‘ANTHONISEN © ‘86,’ along the bottom edge; also with the Tallix foundry mark along the bottom edge, bronze with brown patina Height (with base): 20 in. (50.8cm) Width: 8 in. (20.3cm) Depth: 13 in. (33cm) provenance: The Artist. Acquired directly from the above in 2014. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Anthonisen: Sculpture and Frescoes,” Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 12-November 29, 1992. “George R. Anthonisen, Sculpture and Fresco,” Bianco Gallery, Buckingham, Pennsylvania, October 9-31, 1998 (exhibited intermittently from 1998-2002). “The Art Gene: Anthonisen, Dodge, Gowin, Osterman,” James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 2000. “Life in Bronze: The Sculpture of George R. Anthonisen,” Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme, Connecticut, January 5-20, 2007. $1,500-2,500
71 BETH CARTER (british b. 1968) “MESSENGER” Signed with artist’s initials ‘BC’ on bottom right ankle; also numbered ‘5/15’ on bottom left ankle, bronze with brown patina Height (with base): 21 1/2 in. (54.6cm) Width: 11 1/4 in. (28.6cm) Depth: 10 in. (25.4cm) provenance: Bertrand Delacroix Gallery, New York, New York. Acquired directly from the above in 2014. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
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72 TOSHIKO TAKAEZU (american 1922-2011) MOONPOT, CLINTON, NEW JERSEY, CIRCA 1990 Glazed stoneware Signed. H: 10, Dia: 7 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 26, 2013, lot 498. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,200
73 TOSHIKO TAKAEZU (american 1922-2011) CLOSED FORM WITH RATTLE, CLINTON, NEW JERSEY, CIRCA 1990s Glazed porcelain Signed. H: 4 1/2, Dia: 10 1/4 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 26, 2013, lot 496. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
74 BROTHER THOMAS BEZANSON (american 1929-2007) BOWL, WESTON, VERMONT, CIRCA 2000 Honan tenmoku glazed porcelain Signed, twig cypher. H: 3 1/2, Dia: 6 1/2 in. provenance: Deaccessioned by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 26, 2013, lot 554. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $400-600
75 TOSHIKO TAKAEZU (american 1922-2011) OPEN FORM VASE, CLINTON, NEW JERSEY, CIRCA 1970s Glazed stoneware Signed. H: 9, Dia: 8 in. provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $400-600
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76 PATRICIA DUSMAN (american b. 1962) “FLOATING” Titled and signed ‘Patricia Dusman’ verso, encaustic on board 24 x 24 in. (61 x 61cm) provenance: The Artist. Acquired in 2015 on the occasion of the Phillips’ Mill 86th Juried Art Exhibition. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “The 86th Juried Art Exhibition at Phillips’ Mill,” New Hope, Pennsylvania, September 26th-October 31, 2015. $400-600
77 NATHALIE MARANDA (canadian b. 1962) “LE DERNIER OISEAU DES GLACIERS” Signed and dated ‘Maranda/2003’ verso, mixed media on cradled panel 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (29.8 x 29.8cm) provenance: Ruth Morpeth Gallery, Hopewell, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 2008. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $400-600
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78 three photographs BRIAN H. PETERSON (american b. 1953) “ROCK FORMS #34” 1990. Edition of 10. Ink signed, titled and annotated ‘AP 1’ [artist’s proof]; also dedicated “To Bonnie, Thank you for your friendship, and for always keeping your eyes open” on support verso, silver gelatin print Image size: 15 3/8 x 15 5/8 in. (39.1 x 39.7cm) Sheet size: 19 7/8 x 16 15/16 in. (50.5 x 43cm) provenance: The Artist. A gift from the above. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. together with: MIRIAM SEIDEN (american b. 1950) “TREE IN CARTAGENA” Signed ‘M. Seiden’ on mat bottom right, unique digital print Sheet size: 11 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (29.8 x 19.7cm) provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. together with: BRUCE KATSIFF (american 20th century) “BRIAN PETERSON” From unknown edition size. Archival pigment print, with margins Image size: 21 1/2 x 21 3/8 in. (54.6 x 54.3cm) Sheet size (sight): 23 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (59.7 x 59.7cm) provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $200-300
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“Through good times and difficult times, Bonnie was not only a trusted friend and advisor but a fellow warrior trying to do the right thing, as best we could discern what that meant at any given moment.” Brian H. Peterson Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest Chief Curator (retired) James A. Michener Art Museum
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79 CHRISTIAN BURCHARD (german/american b. 1955) “ROCKS AND TREES NO. 2” FOUR-PIECE SCULPTURAL ASSEMBLAGE, OREGON, 2007 Scorched and bleeched Madrone root Signed and dated. H: 8, L: 14 3/4, W: 10 1/2 in. (overall) provenance: Gravers Lane Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2015. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $600-800
80 ADRIEN SEGAL (american, b 1985) “MOLALLA MEANDER”, 2013 Laminated and carved plywood. H: 16, L: 46, W: 11 in. provenance: The Center for Art in Wood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Acquired directly from the above in 2017. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Wood Revisited,” The Center for Art in Wood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 28 October 2016 - 8 April 2017. Published in the accompanying exhibition publication pp. 46, 50-51, 96-97. $800-1,200
81 MICHAEL ELKAN (american 1942-2014) HINGED BOX, SILVERTON, OREGON, CIRCA 2000 Burlwood Signed. H: 2 1/2, W: 9 3/4 x 8 in. provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $200-300
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82 PHIL BROWN (american 1937-2018) TWO TURNED VESSELS, SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA, 2012/15 Spalted yellow birch, spalted maple. Each signed and dated. H: 3 1/2, Dia: 15 in. (larger) provenance: The Center For Art in Wood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2016. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $700-900
83 EDWARD MOULTHROP (american 1916-2003) TURNED VESSEL “ASHLEAF MAPLE,” ATLANTA, GEORGIA, CIRCA 1990 Signed, titled and numbered. H: 7 1/2, Dia: 12 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 26, 2013, lot 1113. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,500-2,500
84 DAVID ELLSWORTH (american b. 1944) THREE TURNED CABINET VASES, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, C. 2015 Maple, ash burl Each signed and titled. H: 4 1/2, Dia: 3 in. (tallest) provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $300-500
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85 BERNARD HOHLFELD (american 20th/21st c.) TURNED VESSEL, DOYLESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, CIRCA 2015 Spalted maple Signed and numbered. H: 3 1/2, Dia: 7 1/2 in. provenance: Red Tulip Gallery, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 2015. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $200-300
86 MELVIN LINDQUIST (american 1911-2000) AND MARK LINDQUIST (american b. 1949) THREE VASES, FLORIDA, CIRCA 1980s Maple, figured maple Each signed and dated. H: 11, Dia: 10 in. (larger) provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 18, 2014, lot 887. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $600-800
87 DANNY KAMERATH (american 20th/21st c.) TWO TURNED VESSELS “BOX ELDER I” AND “HACKBERRRY I”, TEXAS, 2015 Box elder and hackberry. Each signed and dated. H: 6 1/2, Dia: 7 1/2 in. (larger) provenance: The Artist. Acquired directly from the above, 2016. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Old School, New School,” Hicks Art Center, Bucks County Community College, Newtown, Pennsylvania, 20 January 2016 - 11 March 2016 $800-1,200
88 RAY JONES (american 20th/21st c.) LIDDED JEWELRY BOX, ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, 2017 Maple Signed and dated. H: 3 1/4, L: 14 3/4, D: 8 in. provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $100-200
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89 THOMAS CHIMES (american 1921–2009) “HELMET HEAD” (CH 12.16.00) Signed with artist’s cypher bottom right, mixed media on panel 11 3/4 x 18 3/4 in. (29.8 x 47.6cm) Executed in 2000. provenance: Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Acquired directly from the above in 2018. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Thomas Chimes: The Iambic Paintings,” Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 4-30, 2008. “Thomas Chimes: Alchemy Machine,” Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 16-February 17, 2018. $3,000-5,000
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90 TOSHIKO TAKAEZU (american 1922-2011) MOONPOT WITH RATTLE, CLINTON, NEW JERSEY, CIRCA 1990 Glazed porcelain Signed. H: 8, Dia: 4 3/4 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, sale of October 26, 2013, lot 497. Acquired directly from the above in 2013. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,500-2,500
91 SCHOOL OF TOSHIKO TAKAEZU (american 1922-2011) MOONPOT WITH RATTLE, CIRCA 1990 Glazed porcelain. H: 4 1/4, Dia: 4 3/4 in provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of March 1, 2014, lot 592. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $250-350
92 TOSHIKO TAKAEZU (american 1922-2011) LOW BOWL, CLINTON, NEW JERSEY, CIRCA 1980 Glazed porcelain Signed. H: 2 1/2, Dia: 11 1/2 in. provenance: The Collection of Vincent Smith-Durham. Freeman’s, Philadelphia, sale of December 17, 2013, lot 82. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $600-800
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“The bones in Portent are from a small harbor seal. They were given to me by a new acquaintance who lives in Friendship, Maine. He is a creative fellow, a skilled builder, sculptor, historian- and a bone collector like I am. The arrangement of these bones was an important element in creating the painting … I was thinking about the ritual of ‘throwing’ or ‘casting the bones’ to predict future events.” - Alan Magee 93 ALAN MAGEE (american b. 1947) “PORTENT” Signed ‘Alan Magee’ bottom left, acrylic on panel 10 1/4 x 8 3/8 in. (26 x 21.3cm) provenance: Forum Galleries, New York, New York Acquired directly from the above in 2016. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Alan Magee: Songs For All Hours,” Forum Galleries, New York, New York, May 12-July 1, 2016. $2,500-4,000
94 GEORGE TOOKER (american 1920-2011) “MIRROR” 1978. Edition of 125. Pencil signed bottom right and annotated ‘Trial Proof’ bottom left, with full margins, lithograph on Arches Image size: 19 7/8 x 16 in. (50.5 x 40.6cm) Sheet size: 27 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. (69.2 x 56.5cm) Editions Press, San Francisco, publisher, with their blindstamp. [Garver 4] provenance: D.C. Moore Gallery, New York, New York. Acquired directly from the above in 2013. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $400-600
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95 ARTHUR ESPENET CARPENTER (american 1920-2006) “WISHBONE” CHAIR, BOLINAS, CALIFORNIA, 1970s African hyedua, saddle leather Signed. H: 31 1/4, W: 19 3/4, D: 21 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 29, 2013, lot 1102. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $8,000-12,000
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96 LOUIS RUSSOMANNO (american b. 1948) “SUPPER FOR A MONK” Signed ‘L. RUSSOMANNO’ bottom left, acrylic and collage on board 29 7/8 x 24 7/8 in. (75.9 x 63.2cm) provenance: The Artist. Acquired in 2013 on the occasion of the Phillips’ Mill 84th Juried Art Exhibition. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “The 84th Juried Art Exhibition at Phillips’ Mill,” New Hope, Pennsylvania, September 21-October 26, 2013. note: The present painting was the winner of the Phillips’ Mill Art Exhibition Award for Painting in Memory of Arthur J. and Linda Ricker in 2013. $300-500
97 LOUIS RUSSOMANNO (american b. 1948) “WHITE SHIRT” Signed ‘L. Russomanno’ bottom right, oil on canvas 35 7/8 x 31 7/8 in. (91.1 x 81cm) provenance: Joan Perkes Fine Art, Lambertville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 2012. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
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98 ROY SUPERIOR (american 1934-2013) “SHAKER NAUTILUS EXERCISE MACHINE,” WILLIAMSBURG, MASSACHUSETTS, 1984 Various hardwoods, metal, fiber Signed and dated. H: 14 1/2, W: 23, D: 8 1/2 in. provenance: The Center For Art in Wood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2014. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Roy Superior: Patent Models for a Good Life,” The Center For Art in Wood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 7 February 2014 - 19 April 2014 $1,500-2,500
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99 LOUIS BOSA (american 1905-1973) “ROADSIDE WITH TELEPHONE POLES” Signed and dated ‘Rosa 1937’ bottom right, watercolor and gouache on paper laid down to cardboard Sheet size: 9 3/16 x 15 1/16 in. (23.3 x 38.3cm) provenance: Private Collection, Pennsylvania. Freeman’s, Philadelphia, sale of February 22, 2008, lot 163. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $300-500
100 JOSEPH BARRETT (american b. 1936) “NESHAMINY” Signed and located ‘Jos. Barrett/Lahaska’ bottom right; also located and titled verso, oil on canvas 14 x 16 in. (35.6 x 40.6cm) provenance: Alderfer Auction, Hatfield, sale of April 12, 2009, lot 402. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
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101 TOSHIKO TAKAEZU (american 1922-2011) LANDSCAPE TILE, CLINTON, NEW JERSEY, CIRCA 1980 Glazed porcelain Signed. L: 10 1/2 sq. provenance: Purportedly gifted to a friend from Toshiko Takaezu’s personal collection. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 26, 2013, lot 495. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $700-900
102 TOSHIKO TAKAEZU (american 1922-2011) MOONPOT WITH RATTLE, CLINTON, NEW JERSEY, CIRCA 1990 Glazed porcelain Signed. H: 4, Dia: 5 in. provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
103 MICHAEL ELKAN (american 1942-2014) HIGH CHAIR, SILVERTON, OREGON, 1986 Walnut, maple burl. H: 35 1/4, W: 19 1/2, D: 18 in. provenance: The Artist. Acquired directly from the above. Private Collection. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of June 9, 2013, lot 832. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
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“In using geometric structures for organizing visual elements I make a connection with an ancient tradition in art. Artists have always used the pure and powerful archetypes: the circle, the triangle, the square, the pentagon and endowed them with symbolic content. I feel a kinship with the anonymous artisans of the past who painted pots and tiles, wove baskets and carpets, stitched vestments and quilts. They send me precious messages without words.” - Edna Andrade
104 EDNA ANDRADE (american 1917-2008) “FORTRESS” Signed with artist’s initials ‘EA’ bottom left; also signed, titled and dated ‘1992’ on canvas overhang verso, acrylic on canvas 72 x 72 in. (182.9 x 182.9cm) provenance: The Artist. Private Collection, New Jersey. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of November 11, 2017, lot 746. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Cool Waves and Hot Blocks, The Art of Edna Andrade,” Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 17, 1993-January 30, 1994, no. 38 (illustrated in the exhibition catalogue p. 27). $15,000-25,000
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105 EDNA ANDRADE (american 1917-2008) UNTITLED Signed with artist’s initials and dated ‘EA ‘82’ bottom left; also inscribed with artist’s name, dated ‘11/82’ and inscribed ‘In Celebration of Chuck Parkhurst & His New Horizons’ on mat below image, mixed media collage Image size: 5 1/8 x 8 in. (12.9 x 20.3cm) Mat size: 11 x 13 13/16 in. (27.9 x 35.4cm) provenance: Private Collection, Boston, Massachusetts. Freeman’s, Philadelphia, sale of May 16, 2017, lot 122. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-2,000
106 EDNA ANDRADE (american 1917-2008) “SUN RISE” Signed with artist’s initials ‘EA’ bottom left; also, titled, dated ‘1987’ and signed verso, acrylic over traces of pencil, and collage on paper laid down to cardboard Image size: 7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4cm) Sheet size: 14 x 15 15/16 in. (35.6 x 40.5cm) [Estate no. 796] provenance: The Estate of the Artist. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Acquired directly from the above in 2017. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Edna Andrade: Symmetries,” Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, February 3-March 18, 2017. $1,000-1,500
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107 LOUISE NEVELSON (american 1899-1988) “END OF DAY XXVII” Black painted wood. 34 1/2 x 18 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (87.6 x 47.6 x 6.4cm) Executed in 1972. provenance: The Artist. Pace Gallery, New York, New York. Private Collection, New York. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of May 7, 2016, lot 583. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $15,000-25,000
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108 PHILLIP ADAMS (american b. 1980) “HAPPY HOUR” Signed, dated and titled ‘Phillip Adams ‘14’ verso, charcoal, graphite and oil on panel 47 3/4 x 47 3/4 in. (121.3 x 121.3cm) provenance: Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Acquired directly from the above in 2015. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Seventy-Fourth Annual Juried Exhibition,” Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 27-September 7, 2015. $2,000-3,000
109 SARAH MCENEANEY (american b. 1955) “IRVING” Titled, signed and dated ‘Sarah McEneaney 2015’ center right; also signed, titled and dated verso, acrylic on panel 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6cm) provenance: Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Acquired directly from the above in 2016. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Sarah McEneaney: When You Wish,” Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1-October 8, 2016. $3,000-5,000
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110 ALAN MAGEE (american b. 1947) “THE LOST MEMLING” Signed ‘Alan Magee’ bottom right; also with ‘©’ and dated ‘1999’ bottom left, and with ‘All Rights Reserved’ sticker verso, acrylic and graphite on paper laid down to cardboard Sheet size: 15 3/4 x 19 15/16 in. (40 x 50.6cm) provenance: Forum Gallery, New York, New York. Acquired directly from the above in 2015. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Forty-Fourth Collector’s Show and Sale,” Arkansas Arts Center, North Little Rock, Arkansas, December 6, 2013-January 5, 2014. $3,000-5,000
“The Lost Memling is my homage to the great Northern Renaissance portraitist Hans Memling… The paint brush and sharpened pencil in my painting represent the tools that I use, but they also allude to the careful observation and exacting craft of Memling himself. The motto ‘De Bien En Mieuls’ was painted by Memling on a trompe l’oeil ribboned band on the reverse side of the portrait. The language is a variant of medieval French and means ‘from good to better.’” - Alan Magee
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111 ILLIA BARGER (american b. 1961) “ANASTASIA” Signed, titled and dated ‘Illia Barger, Anastasia, 2015’ on canvas overhang verso, oil on linen 36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4cm) provenance: Morpeth Contemporary, Hopewell, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 2016. The Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “The Death of Impressionism? Disruption & Innovation in Art,” James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, November 12, 2016-February 26, 2017. $600-1,000
112 ALAN MAGEE (american b. 1947) NUDE FROM BEHIND Signed ‘Alan Magee’ bottom right, graphite and color pencil on paper Sheet size: 12 x 19 in. (30.5 x 48.3cm) provenance: Material Culture, Philadelphia, sale of November 29, 2015, lot 137. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $400-600
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“I sensed something very beautiful in the stones, which is another way of saying that they seemed to be telling me, ‘This is good for you.’ I think when I find something beautiful or compelling there’s usually a fundamental importance to it. It’s not a superficial attractiveness I’m talking about, the stones looked like something essential, something that had work to do in my mind. And for that reason they looked very powerful, very beautiful.” - Alan Magee
113 ALAN MAGEE (american b. 1947) “KLEINE FUGE” Signed ‘ALAN MAGEE’ upper left; also signed and dated ‘© ALAN MAGEE/1986’ verso, oil on canvas 32 1/4 x 44 1/8 in. (81.9 x 112.1cm) provenance: Allport Caldwell Gallery, San Francisco, California. Acquired directly from the above. Private Collection, California. By descent in the family. Private Collection, California. Bonham’s, San Francisco, sale of January 2015, lot 3083. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $15,000-25,000
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114 DOMINICK LABINO (american 1910-1987) “EMERGENCE” SERIES SCULPTURE AND A VASE, OHIO, 1974/1983 Blown glass Each signed and dated. H: 7 1/4, W: 2 1/2, D: 2 1/4 in. (larger) provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of February 29, 2016, lot 1567; and sale of January 10, 2015, lot 737. Acquired directly from the above sales. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $3,000-5,000
115 TAPIO WIRKKALA (finnish 1915 - 1985) GLASS EGG, VENINI, MURANO, ITALY, 1960s Glass with gold foil inclusion Signed with two-line engraved signature. H: 3, Dia: 2 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of January 10, 2015, lot 968. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $200-300
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116 RICHARD BLOSSOM FARLEY (american 1875–1951) FIGURES WADING IN A STREAM, POSSIBLY NESHAMINY CREEK Dated and signed ‘1927/Farley’ bottom left, oil on panel 11 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (30.2 x 40.3cm) provenance: Freeman’s, Philadelphia, sale of October 9, 1993, lot 954. Artfull Eye Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 1995. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,500-2,500
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117 LOUISE NEVELSON (american 1899-1988) “MOON GARDEN CRYPTIC XI” Black painted wood construction Size (closed): 9 x 7 x 4 in. (22.9 x 17.8 x 10.2cm) Size (open): 9 x 14 x 4 in. (22.9 x 35.6 x 10.2cm) Executed circa 1970. provenance: The Artist. Pace Gallery, New York, New York. Acquired directly from the above. Private Collection. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Acquired directly from the above in 2017. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Louise Nevelson: Symphony of Ambient Forms,” Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, November 4-December 3, 2016. $3,000-5,000
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118 CARROLL CLOAR (american 1913-1993) “VESTA AND THE CORNFLOWERS” Signed ‘Carroll Cloar’ bottom left; also titled, signed and dated ‘Aug. 1970’ verso, acrylic on Masonite 11 1/2 x 17 in. (29.2 x 43.2cm) provenance: Private Collection, Nashville, Tennessee. By descent in the family. Greg Thompson Fine Art, North Little Rock, Arkansas. Acquired directly from the above in 2015. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. literature: Carroll Cloar, Hostile Butterflies and Other Paintings, Memphis: Memphis State University Press, 1977, p. 180, no. 362. $4,000-6,000
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119 JOAN IRISH (american b. 1955) “VIA BEATO ANGELICO FIRENZE” Signed and dated ‘J Irish 13’ bottom left, gouache on Tyvek Sheet size (approx.): 28 x 47 in. (71.1 x 119.4cm) provenance: Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Acquired directly from the above in 2015. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Jane Irish: Faience & Firenze,” Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 16-April 11, 2015. $2,000-3,000
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120 MARK SFIRRI (american b. 1952) CUSTOM “BONNIE” CONSOLE TABLE, NEW HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA, 2015 Figured maple, cherry Signed and dated. H: 33, W: 45, D: 15 in. provenance: Commissioned from the Artist. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,500-2,500
121 MARK SFIRRI (american b. 1952) “LUNAR PAD FOOT” COAT RACK, NEW HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA, 2012 Cherry Signed and dated. H: 69, Dia: 21 in. provenance: The Artist. Acquired directly from the above in 2014. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Many Things Considered,” Penn State Great Valley, Malvern, Pennsylvania, 26 March 2014 - 22 May 2014 $1,500-2,500
“Bonnie O'Boyle became a good friend and wonderful supporter of my artwork... this was not an unusual thing for her. She became a supporter of nearly everyone that she came in contact with.” - Mark Sfirri
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122 PHILIP MOULTHROP (american b. 1947) TURNED WOOD VESSEL “ASH LEAF MAPLE,” ATLANTA, GEORGIA, CIRCA 2000 Signed, dated, titled and numbered. H: 9 1/2, Dia: 10 1/2 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of March 4, 2014, lot 1011. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
123 EDWARD MOULTHROP (american 1916-2003) TURNED VESSEL “RARE ASHLEAF MAPLE,” ATLANTA, GEORGIA, CIRCA 1990 Signed, titled and numbered. H: 7 1/2, Dia: 11 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of March 4, 2014, lot 1010. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,500-2,500
124 JON ALLEY (american b. 1944) “LOOKING BACK” DESK AND CHAIR, CHURCHVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 1987 Stained, painted and giltwood maple, applewood, leather. H: 47, W: 29 1/2, D: 18 1/2 in. (desk), H: 38 1/2, W: 13 1/2, D: 16 1/2 in. (chair) provenance: The Artist. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of June 4, 2016, lot 522. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $2,000-3,000
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125 CRISTINA VERGANO (italian b. 1960) “WAITING FOR THE RAIN” Signed and dated ‘Vergano/MMIV’ [2004] bottom right, oil on canvas 24 x 30 in. (61 x 76.2cm) provenance: Woodward Gallery, New York, New York. Acquired directly from the above. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: Cristina Vergano: The Laws of Attraction,” Woodward Gallery, New York, New York, November 1-December 21, 2014. $5,000-8,000
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126 BOB STOCKSDALE (american 1913-1993) LARGE BOWL, WARREN, INDIANA, 1984 Macassar ebony Signed and dated. H: 6 1/4, D: 13 1/2 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of March 1, 2014, lot 1012. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
127 HAP SAKWA (american b. 1950) BUD VASE, ISLA VISTA, CALIFORNIA,1982 Burlwood Signed and dated. H: 6, Dia: 5 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of January 10, 2015, lot 868. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $400-600
128 BOB WOMACK (american b. 1947) LARGE BOWL, CIRCA 2010 Maple burl Signed and inscribed “Bid Leaf Maple Burl” H: 4 1/2, Dia: 26 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 18, 2014, lot 882. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $500-700
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129 RIDLEY HOWARD (american b. 1973) UNTITLED (WOMAN IN A MUSEUM) Signed ‘Ridley Howard’ on stretcher verso, oil on canvas 32 x 38 in. (81.3 x 96.5cm) provenance: Zach Feuer Gallery, New York, New York. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of November 5, 2015, lot 860 Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $4,000-6,000
130 GLENN HARRINGTON (american b. 1959) “PASSAGE” Signed and dated ‘Glenn Harrington/2010’ bottom right, oil on canvas laid down to board 24 x 19 7/8 in. (61 x 50.5cm) provenance: Gratz Gallery, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Acquired directly from the above in 2012. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Glenn Harrington: Bucks County Figures and Landscapes,” Gratz Gallery, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, October 27 - December 2, 2012. $1,000-1,500
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131 two paintings VALERIY SKRYPKA (ukrainian/american b. 1964) “COMPOSITION WITH ENIGMATIC BIRD” Signed and dated ‘V. SKRYPKA 03’ bottom right; also signed, titled and dated verso, oil on canvas 22 x 26 in. (55.9 x 66cm) provenance: Joan Perkes Fine Art, New Hope, Pennsylvania. Acquired directly from the above in 2015. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. together with: “PLAYERS” Signed ‘V. SKRYPKA’ bottom right; also signed, titled and dated ‘2009’ verso, oil on linen 10 x12 in. (25.4 x 30.5cm) provenance: Joan Perkes Fine Art, Lambertville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 2012. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $600-1,000
132 two paintings STEPHEN EARLY (american b. 1959) “ERIN” Signed ‘Stephen Early’ center left, oil on Masonite 12 x 6 in. (30.5 x 15.2cm) provenance: Gratz Gallery, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Acquired directly from the above in 2010. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Artists of Studio Incamminati,” Gratz Gallery, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, June 5-July 11, 2010, no. 2 (illustrated in the exhibition brochure p. 6). together with: KATE JAVENS (american b. 1959) “NAMED FOR BENJAMIN DREW” Signed, titled and dated ‘K. Javens/2010’ verso, oil on canvas 20 x 19 7/8 in. (50.8 x 50.5cm) Unframed. provenance: Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia. Acquired directly from the above in 2012. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
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133 EDWARD MOULTHROP (american 1916-2003) TURNED VESSEL “FIGURED TULIPWOOD,” ATLANTA, GEORGIA, CIRCA 1990 Signed and titled. H: 7, Dia: 6 in. provenance: Doyle Auctions, New York, sale of June 11, 2014, lot 310. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
134 EDWARD MOULTHROP (american 1916-2003) LARGE TURNED VESSEL “FIGURED TULIPWOOD,” ATLANTA, GEORGIA, CIRCA 1990 Signed and titled. H: 8, Dia: 16 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 17, 2016, lot 890. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $2,000-3,000
135 EDWARD MOULTHROP (american 1916-2003) TURNED FOOTED VESSEL “BLACK WALNUT,” ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 1981 Signed, titled and dated. H: 6 3/4, Dia: 9 1/4 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 26, 2013, lot 1116. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
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136 ERIC CHRISTENSEN (american 20th/21st c.) “CONTEMPLATION ON CORPOREALITY AND DISMEMBERMENT” CABINET OF DRAWERS, ETIWANDA, CALIFORNIA, 2014 Black walnut, maple, maple plywood. Signed, titled and dated. H: 16 1,2, W: 22, D: 7 in. exhibited: Exhibited: 21st Annual Woodworking Competition, Wharton Esherick. Museum, Paoli, Pennsylvania, 2014. Acquired directly from the above. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $700-900
137 GENE SHERER (american 20th/21st c.) “CHEST OF DRAWERS” JEWELRY CABINET, 1985 Stack laminated cherry Signed, dated and numbered. H: 22, W:15, D: 9 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 17, 2016, lot 1188. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $3,000-5,000
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138 SUE FULLER (american 1914-2006) “STRING COMPOSITION #190” Signed ‘©Sue Fuller’ and titled and dated 1983 verso, string and canvas construction 36 x 48 in. (91.4 x 121.9cm) provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of May 7, 2015, lot 645. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $3,000-5,000
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“I am a furniture designer and woodworker, perhaps in the traditional manner, where craftsmanship and joinery are of prime importance, and also where design is of equal, if not more concern.” - Sam Maloof
139 SAM MALOOF (american 1916-2009) ARMCHAIR, ALTA LOMA, CALIFORNIA, 1980 Walnut, ebony Signed, dated, numbered and dedicated. H: 31, W: 22 1/2, D: 22 1/2 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of June 14, 2014, lot 868. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. literature: Homes of the Master Wood Artisans, Skinner and Whitsitt, p. 95 Sam Maloof Woodworker, Maloof, pp. 141-143 $8,000-12,000
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140 TOSHIKO TAKAEZU (american 1922-2011) MOONPOT WITH RATTLE, CLINTON, NEW JERSEY, CIRCA 1990s Glazed stoneware Signed. H: 4 1/2, Dia: 4 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 28, 2012, lot 1093. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
141 BROTHER THOMAS BEZANSON (american 1929-2007) TSUBO FORM VASE, WESTON, VT, CIRCA 1980s Tenmoku glazed porcelain Signed with leaf mark. H: 11 1/2, Dia: 11 3/4 in. provenance: Deaccessioned by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 26, 2013, lot 550. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $3,000-5,000
142 BROTHER THOMAS BEZANSON (american 1929-2007) GLOBULAR VASE WITH NECK, WESTON, VERMONT, CIRCA 1980 Iridescent pearl crystalline glazed porcelain Signed, twig cypher. H: 7, Dia: 6 in. provenance: Deaccessioned by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of October 26, 2013, lot 553. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $600-800
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144 two watercolors by RANULPH BYE (american 1916-2003) “PRAIRIE PARISH” Signed ‘Ranulph Bye. N.A.’ bottom left; also titled and dated ‘Sept. 27, 2000’ verso, watercolor over traces of pencil on paper Sheet size: 22 1/4 x 29 1/4 in. (56.5 x 74.3cm) provenance: Alderfer Auction, Hatfield, sale of September 10, 2010, lot 2128. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. together with: “CONDEMNED HOUSES” (40TH STREET NEAR ASPEN, PHILADELPHIA) Signed ‘Ranulph Bye’ bottom left; also titled, located and dated ‘Oct. 25 1973’ verso, watercolor on paper Sheet size: 15 3/8 x 19 7/8 in. (39.1 x 50.5cm) Executed in 1973. provenance: Alderfer Auction, Hatfield, sale of September 10, 2010, lot 2129. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $600-1,000
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145 JEFF GOLA (american b. 1962) “PRALLSVILLE EVENING” Signed with artist’s initials ‘JG’ bottom right; also titled, signed and dated ‘2007’ verso, egg tempera on board 11 1/8 x 14 in. (28.3 x 35.6cm) provenance: DesChamps Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 2008. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
146 VALERIE VON BETZEN (american 20th/21st century) “HOME BEFORE DARK” Signed ‘VON BETZEN’ bottom right; also signed and dated ‘copyright ©2005/ V. Von Betzen’ verso, oil on panel 21 1/2 x 35 3/4 in. (54.6 x 90.8cm) provenance: Private Collection. Alderfer, Hatfield, sale of December 7, 2005, lot 950. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
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147 ERNEST ALBERT LAND (american 1918-2006) “WOODEN CRATE” Signed and dated ‘Ernest Albert Land/1970’ on shipping tag center left, oil on shaped panel 20 x 30 1/4 in. (50.8 x 76.8cm) provenance: Capricorn Galleries, Maryland. Freeman’s, Philadelphia, sale of June 9, 2006, lot 205. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $500-800
148 SANDRA SCOLNIK (american b. 1968) “SELF PORTRAIT IN TRADITONAL LIVING ROOM” Signed, titled and dated ‘Sandra Scolnik 1997’ verso (per label), oil on canvas laid down to panel 7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7cm) provenance: C.R.G. Gallery, New York, New York (per label verso). Collection of Kenneth L. Freed, Boston, Massachusetts. Private Collection, New York, New York. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of December 4, 2013, lot 705. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
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149 MAVIS SMITH (american b. 1956) “THE SOMNAMBULIST” Signed ‘Mavis Smith’ bottom right, egg tempera on panel 12 9/16 x 11 3/4 in. (31.9 x 29.8cm) Executed in 2007. provenance: The Artist. Acquired in 2007 on the occasion of the Phillips’ Mill 78th Annual Fall Exhibition. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Mavis Smith: Hidden Realities,” James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, January 4-May 20, 2012 (illustrated in the exhibition catalogue p. 16). “Phillips’ Mill 78th Annual Fall Exhibition,” New Hope, Pennsylvania, September 22-October 28, 2007. $1,500-2,500
150 MAVIS SMITH (american b. 1956) “THIN ICE” Signed ‘Mavis Smith’ bottom right, egg tempera on panel 33 3/4 x 12 in. (85.7 x 30.5cm) Executed in 2011. provenance: The Artist. Acquired directly from the above in 2011. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Mavis Smith: Hidden Realities,” James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, January 4-May 20, 2012 (illustrated in the exhibition catalogue p. 16). $3,000-5,000
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151 ANNA MARIE VALENTIEN (german-american 1862-1947) CABINET VASE WITH FIGURE, CINCINATTI, OHIO, 1901 Mat glazed porcelain Signed and dated with Rookwood mark and artist’s initials. H: 2 1/2, Dia: 3 1/4 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of September 26, 2009, lot 604. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $400-600
152 BROTHER THOMAS BEZANSON (american 1929-2007) FINE LONG NECK VASE, WESTON, VERMONT, CIRCA 2000 Copper purple and blue-glazed porcelain Signed. H: 12, Dia: 9 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of June 16, 2014, lot 460. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $3,000-5,000
153 BROTHER THOMAS BEZANSON (american 1929-2007) HEART FORM VASE, WESTON, VERMONT, CIRCA 2000 Lavender copper glazed porcelain Signed and numbered. H: 6 1/2, Dia: 7 1/2 in. provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $2,000-3,000
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154 GROUP OF ART BOOKS MODERN/CONTEMPORARY ART INTEREST Subjects include Edna Andrade, Richard Anuszkiewicz Alan Magee, Mavis Smith, Elizabeth Osborne and others provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $200-300
156 three paintings BRUCE EVANS (american b. 1950) “BRICKS” Signed and dated ‘© Evans ‘85’ bottom left, acrylic on canvas 28 1/4 x 40 in. (71.8 x 101.6cm) provenance: Material Culture, Philadelphia, sale of November 29, 2015, lot 119. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. together with: “FELINE CURIOSITY” Signed and dated ‘© Evans ‘83’ bottom left, acrylic on canvas 32 x 24 in. (81.3 x 61cm) provenance: Langman Gallery, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. Material Culture, Philadelphia, sale of November 29, 2015, lot 117. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
155 GROUP OF ART BOOKS CRAFT/WOODWORKING INTEREST Subjects include Wharton Esherick, George Nakashima, Sam Maloof, Henry Chapin Mercer, Moulthrop, Brother Thomas Bezanson, Elijah Pierce, Mark Lindquist and others. provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $150-250
together with: AVEL DE KNIGHT (american 1923-1995) “HALO OF MEMORY” Signed ‘A. de Knight/©’ bottom left; also signed and located ‘Avel de Knight/New York’ verso, casein on arch-form board 13 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (34.3 x 34.9cm) Executed circa 1977. provenance: The Artist. The Estate of the Artist. Fletcher/Copenhaver Fine Art, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Acquired directly from the above in 2016. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Myth and Mirage: The Art of Avel de Knight,” Marsh Art Gallery at University of Richmond; in association with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond Virginia, August 22-September 30, 2001 (illustrated in the exhibition catalogue pp. 32-33). $600-1,000
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157 two prints WILL BARNET (american 1911-2012) “SUMMER (THE SWING)” 1986. Edition of 250. Pencil signed and dated bottom right; also titled bottom left and annotated ‘Ed 73/250’ bottom center, with full margins, color lithograph and screenprint on wove paper Image size: 28 15/16 x 31 in. (55.7 x 78.7cm) Sheet size: 34 15/16 x 36 15/16 in. (88.7 x 93.8cm) Published by the artist and printed by Styria Studio, New York, with their blindstamp. [Szoke 186] provenance: Thomas French Fine Art, Akron, Ohio. Acquired directly from the above in 2014. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
together with: “THE DREAM” 1998. Edition of 250. Pencil signed bottom right; also titled bottom left, with full margins, color lithograph on Somerset Image size: 24 1/4 x 15 7/8 in. (61.6 x 40.3cm) Sheet size: 27 13/16 x 18 15/16 in. (70.6 x 48.1cm) The Print Club of Cleveland, Ohio, publisher, with their blindstamp. [Szoke 195] Unframed. provenance: The Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
158 GROUP OF ART BOOKS 20TH C/CONTEMPORARY DESIGN INTEREST Eight publications including Italy at Work (c.1950), Monkey Business (Studio Job, 2016), The Book of Job (2010), Design in Sweden (1985), 20th c. Design at MOMA (1959), 1000 Chairs (Taschen), Eileen Gray (2009), and Raymond Loewy (1990). provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $100-150
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159 two works HOLLY ROBERTS (american b. 1951) “JUMPER” Signed, titled and dated ‘Holly Roberts / “Jumper”/ ©2009’ verso, mixed media on panel 18 1/8 x 24 1/8 in. (46 x 61.3cm) provenance: Morpeth Contemporary, Hopewell, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 2012. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. together with: “BIRD SINGING” Signed ‘Holly Roberts’ bottom left; also dated ‘2007’ bottom right, acrylic and collage on panel 8 x 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2cm) provenance: Morpeth Contemporary, Hopewell, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 2012. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. literature: Holly Roberts, Holly Roberts: Works 2000 to 2009, Portland: Nazraeli Press, 2010 (illustrated as the cover). $400-600
160 two works MOSE ERNEST TOLLIVER (american b. circa 1919–2006) MAN WITH A HAT Signed ‘Mo[s]e T’ bottom center left, mixed media on panel 25 3/4 x 12 in. (60.3 x 30.5cm) Unframed. provenance: Brooks Collection of American Folk Art, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of April 20, 2013, lot 1385. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. together with: CROSS WITH CHRIST Signed ‘Mo[s]e T’ bottom center, mixed media on conjoined panels 27 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. (69.2 x 41.9) Unframed. provenance: Private Collection. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of April 20, 2013, lot 1385. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $300-500
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161 JON ALLEY (american b. 1944) “FOUR MUSICIANS OF BREMEN” MUSIC STAND, CHURCHVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 1989 Walnut, maple, giltwood, ebony. H: 47, W: 19, D: 10 in. provenance: The Artist. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of June 4, 2016, lot 523. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
162 PHILLIP TENNANT (american 20th/21st c.) MUSIC STAND, INDIANA, CIRCA 1980s Oak, walnut Signed. H: 39, W: 23 1/4, D: 18 in. provenance: Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of January 18, 2014, lot 1098. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $500-700
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163 MARK SFIRRI (american b. 1952) “FRANK” 1972. Edition of 14. Pencil signed, titled and dated in bottom margin, numbered 9/14, with wide margins, screenprint on wove paper Image size: 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. (28.6 x 22.2cm) Sheet size: 16 1/8 x 11 7/8 in. (41 x 30.2cm) provenance: The Artist. Acquired directly from the above in 2014. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Many Things Considered: Works on Paper & Works in Wood,” Penn State Great Valley, Devault, Pennsylvania, March 25-May 22, 2014. $50-100
164 WILHELM HUNT DIEDERICH (american 1884–1953) TWO CATS Signed with artist’s monogram ‘WHD’ on top of the base; also stamped ‘ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-” at the edge of the base, bronze with brown patina Height: 7 1/2 in. (19.1cm) Width: 8 in. (20.3cm) Depth: 6 in. (15.2cm) provenance: Private Collection, Virginia. Acquired directly from the above. Private Estate, New York. Skinner, Boston, sale of January 27, 2017, lot 392. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. literature: National Sculpture Society Exhibition Catalogue, 1923, p. 50 (illustrated). F. Newlin Price, “Diederich’s Adventure in Art,” International Studio 81, 1925, p. 173 (illustrated). National Sculpture Society, Contemporary American Sculpture, New York: National Sculpture Society, 1929, p. 78. $1,500-2,500
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165 FRANZ VON STUCK (german 1863–1928) “DIE SINNLICHKEIT” 1889. From unknown edition size. Pencil signed bottom right, with wide margins, etching on wove paper Plate size: 8 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (21.6 x 17.2cm) Sheet size: 20 3/4 x 14 13/16 in. (52.7 x 37.6cm) provenance: The Daughter of the Artist, Munich, Germany. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of April 21, 2013, lot 1277. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
166 FRANZ VON STUCK (german 1863-1928) “LUCIFER” 1889. From unknown edition size. Pencil signed bottom right, with wide margins, etching on Chine collé to wove paper Plate size: 9 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (23.5 x 21cm) Sheet size: 20 3/4 x 14 13/16 in. (52.7 x 37.6cm) [Bierbaum 1] provenance: The Daughter of the Artist, Munich, Germany. Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of April 21, 2013, lot 1277. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
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167 three works LUDMILA JIRINCOVÁ-NOVAKOVA (czech 1912–1994) “GARDEN TERRACE IN FRONT OF BALLROOM - ROYAL GARDEN OF THE PRAGUE CASTLE” 1946. From the edition of unknown size. Pencil signed bottom right, with wide margins, mezzotint on wove paper Plate size: 5 5/8 x 7 1/8 in. (14.3 x 18.1cm) Sheet size (sight): 12 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (32.4 x 34.3cm) provenance: Obecni Dum, Prague, Czech Republic. Acquired directly from the above in 1999. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. together with: ALBIN BRUNOVSKY (czechoslovakian 1935–1997) “EX LIBRIS JAROSLAV LOHYNSKY” 1975. From the edition of unknown size. Pencil signed and dated bottom center, with wide margins, color offset lithograph on wove paper Image size: 5 5/8 x 4 1/2 in. (14.3 x 11.4cm) Sheet size: 8 5/8 x 6 11/16 in. (21.9 x 17cm) provenance: Antikvariat Karel Krenek, Prague, Czech Republic. Acquired directly from the above in 1999. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. together with: STEVE BEACH (american 20th century) “CROWS” BY ARTHUR RIMBAUD (AN ILLUSTRATED POEM) Signed ‘Steve Beach’ upper right, pen and ink over traces of pencil on paper Sheet size: 14 9/16 x 11 3/4 in. (37 x 29.8cm) provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $150-250
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168 KOSTA BODA, ETC. FIVE GLASS ARTICLES, SWEDEN. LATE 20TH/EARLY 21ST C. Including two bowls and two sculptures, together with a Daum vase. Most signed. H: 2 1/2, Dia: 12 in. (largest bowl) provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $500-700
169 LALIQUE TWO CATS, FRANCE, 21ST C. Molded glass Eached signed in engraved script: Lalique France. H: 8 1/4, W: 4, D: 6 in. (taller) provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $400-600
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170 RENAISSANCE REVIVAL CARVED WALNUT ARMCHAIR circa 1880 H: 38 3/4 in. provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $300-500
171 GROUP OF CANES AND UMBRELLAS 19th/20th century Including ten canes and two umbrellas in cast iron stand. Wood, silver, malachite, various materials. H: 44, W: 11 in. (overall, as shown) provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $600-800
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172 FEDERAL CHERRYWOOD STAND early 19th century Rectangular top above single drawer above a medial shelf joined by turned legs. H: 28 1/2 in., W: 18 1/2 in., D: 18 1/2 in. provenance: Lovrinic Fine Antiques & Decorative Arts, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1993. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $500-800
173 WALNUT BLANKET CHEST pennsylvania, late 18th/early 19th century Six board chest fitted with a till, bracket feet. H: 21 in., W; 38 in. provenance: Lovrinic Fine Antiques & Decorative Arts, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1993. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $400-600
174 QUEEN ANNE WALNUT CANDLESTAND philadelphia, pa, circa 1750 Dished top tilts on tapering and suppressed ball support. Arched legs ending in slipper feet. H: 27 in., Diam: 17 1/2 in. provenance: Lovrinic Fine Antiques & Decorative Arts, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1995. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $500-800
175 COLONIAL REVIVAL COMB BACK WINDSOR ARMCHAIR wallace nutting, circa 1920 Bearing worn paper label to underside of seat. H: 46 1/2 in. provenance: Lovrinic Fine Antiques & Decorative Arts, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1999. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
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176 ANTHONY HOCHSTEIN (german/american 1823-1872) “CORNER OF MADISON AVENUE AND 78TH STREET, NEW YORK” Inscribed with artist’s name and located ‘Hoboken’ verso, oil on panel 11 1/4 x 16 in. (28.6 x 40.6cm) provenance: Alderfer Auction, Hatfield, sale of March 4, 1993, lot 143. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $100-200
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177 MAPLE AND PINE ARROW-BACK WINDSOR SETTEE new england, circa 1810 W: 74 in., D: 19 in. provenance: Lovrinic Fine Antiques & Decorative Arts, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1993. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $600-800
178 BOW-BACK WINDSOR ARMCHAIR circa 1780 H: 37 in. provenance: Mary Roebling Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $400-600
179 FANBACK WINDSOR SIDE CHAIR pennsylvania, late 18th century With turned stiles and a shaped seat raised on baluster and tapering turned legs. H: 35 in. provenance: Lovrinic Fine Antiques & Decorative Arts, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1995. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $300-500
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180 two ink drawings KATE GREENAWAY (british 1846-1901) “MISSY, BONNETT, AND RETICULE” AND “MISTRESSES AND MUFF” The first signed with the artist’s initials ‘KG’ bottom left; the second also signed with the artist’s initials ‘KG’ bottom right, pair brown ink on paper drawings, with ink-drawn borders on the second one Sheet size (both): 6 3/8 x 4 7/8 in. (16.2 x 12.4cm) provenance: The Drawing Room, Princeton, New Jersey (per label verso). Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of April 20, 2013, lot 1276. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks Country, Pennsylvania. $600-1,000
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181 NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER “henrietta s. gausline’s work done in her 13th year, 1833, hart lane” Worked with silk threads on a linen ground, framed. 16 1/4 in. x 17 1/2 in. (sight) provenance: Alderfer Auction, Hatfield, n.d. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $600-1,000
182 MAHOGANY POLE SCREEN circa 1800 Turned pole holds frame with silk work embroidery. H: 58 in. provenance: Lovrinic Fine Antiques & Decorative Arts, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1998. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $400-600
183 NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER “elizabeth butler her work aged ten years annodmine 1798,” england Worked with silk threads on a wool ground, framed. 17 1/2 in. x 12 1/2 in. (sight) provenance: Lovrinic Fine Antiques & Decorative Arts, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1997. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $300-500
184 FEDERAL CHERRYWOOD SEWING STAND circa 1800 Oval top raised on square, tapering legs joined by “X” form stretchers. H: 28 in., W: 22 1/2 in., D: 17 1/2 in. provenance: Lovrinic Fine Antiques & Decorative Arts, Lambertville, New Jersey, 2001. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $500-800
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185 JAN MIENSE MOLENAER (dutch 1609-1668) PEASANTS SAYING GRACE Signed ‘Molenaer’ bottom left, oil on panel 11 1/4 x 9 in. (28.2 x 22.5cm) provenance: Christie’s, New York, sale of April 4, 1990, lot 70. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
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186 JUGENDSTIL set of ten storage jars, germany, circa 1900 Paint-decorated porcelain Marked L&R Germany. H: 7 3/4, W: 4 1/2 in. sq. (larger) provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $150-250
187 STERLING SILVER “STURBRIDGE” PATTERN FLATWARE SERVICE old newbury crafters, newburyport, ma, 20th century Luncheon service for eight, forks, knives, salad forks and place spoons. provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $2,000-3,000
188 QUEEN ANNE MAHOGANY DROP-LEAF TABLE circa 1750 With “D” shaped leaves on tapering turned legs ending in pad feet. H: 28 in., W: 36 in. provenance: Lovrinic Fine Antiques & Decorative Arts, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1997. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
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189 CHIPPENDALE INLAID MAHOGANY LOOKING GLASS circa 1790 Of typical form. H: 33 1/4 in., W: 16 in. provenance: Lovrinic Fine Antiques & Decorative Arts, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1999. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $300-500
190 FEDERAL CHERRYWOOD ONE DRAWER STAND circa 1810 Rectangular top above single drawer and square tapering legs. H: 29 in., W: 21 in., D: 17 in. provenance: Lovrinic Fine Antiques & Decorative Arts, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1993. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $400-600
191 CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY CHEST OF DRAWERS signed 1790 Rectangular top above four long drawers, flanked by reeded pilasters, shaped bracket feet. H: 35 in., W: 39 1/2 in., D: 20 1/2 in. provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $600-800
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192 six works GEORGE DENHOLM ARMOUR (british 1864–1949) “LAST BUT NOT LEAST” Signed ‘G.D. Armour’ center left; also titled and indistinctly inscribed ‘*Why do you call him a jockey? He never rides a winner. /That just proves that he can finish last on the best horse of the race’ bottom center, ink, heightened with white gouache over traces of pencil on paper Sheet size: 10 3/4 x 8 3/16 in. (27.3 x 20.8cm) provenance: Alderfer Auction, Hatfield, n.d. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. together with: UNKNOWN ARTIST (AFTER E.R. HOWE) (british 18th century) SPORTING SCENE Boston, 1875. Hand-colored lithograph. Haskell & Allen, publishers. Sight size: 17 1/2 x 25 in. (44.5 x 63.5cm) together with four additional sporting prints. provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $400-600
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193 ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN FERNELEY, JR. (british 1815-1862) “RANGER” Titled bottom center, oil on canvas 12 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (31.1 x 36.2cm) provenance: The Walton Gallery, London, United Kingdom. Acquired directly from the above in 1990. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $500-800
194 JOHN NOST SARTORIUS (british 1759–1828) “SIR PETER TEAZEL - A RACEHORSE WITH SAM ARNULL UP” Titled bottom right, oil on canvas 12 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. (30.8 x 35.9cm) provenance: Collection of the Earl of Lonsdale, United Kingdom. MacConnal-Mason Gallery, London, United Kingdom. Acquired directly from the above in 1990. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $2,000-3,000
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195 CARVED CHERRYWOOD SECRETARY BOOKCASE assemblage of 18th century elements The upper section with broken arch pediment with carved rosettes above pair of glazed doors. The lower section, a slant front desk with a carved and fitted interior, above drawers and carved feet. H: 88 in., W: 37 in., D: 20 1/2 in. provenance: Lovrinic Fine Antiques & Decorative Arts, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1998. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $2,000-3,000
196 2 Volumes. [Egan, Pierce, Imitation]. Real Life in London; or, the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. London: Printed for Jones & Co., 1821-1822. First edition in book form, second issue. 8vo, early 20th-century gilt-paneled mottled polished brown calf, earlier gilt emblematic spines laid down, green & red morocco spine labels, inner dentelles gilt, all edges gilt, marbled end papers; joints scuffed, other light edge wear, by Morrell. With 33 color plates, including frontispieces, vignette titles, & 1 of the 2 “extra plates.” Internally generally clean, plates shaved with occasional losses to Imprints. With the book plate of John W. & Helen O. Friel, designed by Rockwell Kent, on front paste downs. The “extra plate” present above, ‘Tom and Bob catch a Charley Napping.’ Tooley 198 provenance: Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $300-500
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197 FEDERAL INLAID MAHOGANY TALL CASE CLOCK joachim hill, flemington, nj, circa 1795 H: 95 1/2 in., W: 18 in., D: 10 in. provenance: Lovrinic Fine Antiques & Decorative Arts, Lambertville, New Jersey 1996. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $4,000-6,000
198 FEDERAL CHERRYWOOD SLANT-FRONT DESK late 18th/early 19th century With chamfered corners enclosing four drawers on French bracket feet. H: 45 in., W: 41 1/2 in., D: 21 1/2 in. provenance: Lovrinic Fine Antiques & Decorative Arts, Lambertville, New Jersey, 1993. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $1,500-2,500
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199 WILLIAM BARRAUD (british 1810–1850) “PIEBALD HACKNEY” Signed and dated ‘William Barraud 1838’ on the feeder center left, oil on canvas 20 x 24 1/4 in. (50.8 x 61.6cm) provenance: Doyle Auctions, New York, sale of April 4, 1981, lot 100. Acquired directly from the above sale. Collection of Bonnie O’Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. $2,000-3,000
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1 Unless otherwise indicated, all Property will be offered by Freeman’s as agent for the Consignor. 2 Freeman’s reserves the right to vary the terms of sale and any such variance shall become part of these Conditions of Sale. 3 Buyer acknowledges that it had the right to make a full inspection of all Property prior to sale to determine the condition, size, repair or restoration of any Property. Therefore, all property is sold “ASIS”. Freeman’s is acting solely as an auction broker, and unless otherwise stated, does not own the Property offered for sale and has made no independent investigation of the Property. Freeman’s makes no warranty of title, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or any other warranty or representation regarding the description, genuineness, attribution, provenance or condition to the Property of any kind or nature with respect to the Property. 4 Freeman’s in its sole and exclusive discretion, reserves the right to withdraw any property, at any time, before the fall of the hammer. 5 Unless otherwise announced by the auctioneer at the time of sale, all bids are per lot as numbered in the printed catalogue. Freeman’s reserves the right to determine any and all matters regarding the order, precedence or appropriate increment of bids or the constitution of lots. 6 The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer shall be the buyer. The auctioneer has the right to reject any bid, to advance the bidding at his absolute discretion and in the event of any dispute between bidders, the auctioneer shall have the sole and final discretion either to determine the successful bidder or to re- offer and resell the article in dispute. If any dispute arises after sale, the Freeman’s sale record shall be conclusive in all respects. 7 If the auctioneer determines that any opening or later bid or any advance bid is not commensurate with the value of the Property offered, he may reject the same and withdraw the Property from sale.
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in the original purchase price and will also be responsible for all costs, including warehousing, the expense of the ultimate sale, and Freeman’s commission at its regular rates together with all related and incidental charges, including legal fees. Payment is a precondition to removal. Payment shall be by cash, certified check or similar bank draft, or any other method approved by Freeman’s. Checks will not be deemed to constitute payment until cleared. Any exceptions must be made upon Freeman’s written approval of credit prior to sale. In addition, a defaulting buyer will be deemed to have granted and assigned to Freeman’s, a continuing security interest of first priority in any property or money of, or owing to such buyer in Freeman’s possession, and Freeman’s may retain and apply such property or money as collateral security for the obligations due to Freeman’s. Freeman’s shall have all of the rights accorded a secured party under the Pennsylvania Uniform Commercial Code. 10 Unless the sale is advertised and announced as “without reserve”, each lot is offered subject to a reserve and Freeman’s may implement such reserves by bidding through its representatives on behalf of the Consignors. In certain instances, the Consignor may pay less than the standard commission rate where Freeman’s or its representative is a successful bidder on behalf of the Consignor. Where the Consignor is indebted to Freeman’s, Freeman’s may have an interest in the offered lots and the proceeds therefrom, other than the broker’s Commissions, and all sales are subject to any such interest. 11 No “buy” bids shall be accepted at any time for any purpose. 12 Any pre-sale bids must be submitted in writing to Freeman’s prior to commencement of the offer of the first lot of any sale. Freeman’s copy of any such bid shall conclusively be deemed to be the sole evidence of same, and while Freeman’s accepts these bids for the convenience of bidders not present at the auction, Freeman’s shall not be responsible for the failure to execute, or, to execute properly, any pre-sale bid.
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PURCHASE REMOVAL, SHIPPING AND OFFSITE STORAGE INFORMATION To ensure the safety of your property Freeman’s requests removal within 10 business days of the sale date. Collection hours are Monday–Friday, 9:30am–4:30pm. For larger items, please email Jake Gravelding at loadingdock@freemansauction.com to schedule a loading dock appointment. For purchase release to persons not listed on your contract or invoice, 3rd party authorization is required. Please mail or fax, 215.599.2240, a signed letter stating receipt/item(s) or sale/lot(s) and name of third party collecting property. Freeman’s does not handle packing or shipping. The shippers listed have worked with Freeman’s clients in the past and will be happy to provide you with quotes for the packing and shipping of your property. Annie Hauls Michael Topley Lambertville, NJ 08530 609.577.5133 annie@anniehauls.com *East Coast deliveries only
Mr. C’s Charles Cohen 1615 North 10th Street Philadelphia, PA 19122 267.977.9567 mrcees61@gmail.com
Art In Transit Nick Clarke 314 North 12th Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 540.550.7080 nclarke@artintransit.net
Malca Amit ‡ Christine Duke 153-66 Rockaway Blvd New York, NY 11434 718.525.6100 | Fax: 718.425.3703 maa.nyc@malca-amit.com
Atelier Art Services ‡ Lynn Smith 1330 North 30th Street Philadelphia, PA 19144 215.842.3500 | Fax: 215.235.0421 estimates@atelierfas.com
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Aiston Fine Art Service ‡ Mark Aiston P.O. Box 3434 Grand Central Station New York, NY 10163 212.715.0629 | Fax: 718.361.8569 info@aistonart.com
The Packaging Store ‡ Alex Long 2333 Welsh Road Lansdale, PA 19446 215.361.6940 | Fax: 215.361.6941 hello@packandshipnow.com
Cadogan Tate Fine Art ‡ Stacey Ferguson Cadogan House 41-20 39th Street Sunnyside, NY 11104 718.706.7999 | Fax: 718.707.2847 s.ferguson@cadogantate.com Crozier Fine Arts Catherine Erickson New York, NY 10011 212.741.2024 / Fax: 212.741.5513 shipping@crozierarts.com
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