A GENTLEMAN COLLECTOR--Part 2

A GENTLEMAN COLLECTOR—Part 2

This is the second weekend!!

This gentleman amassed a huge collection Asian art, art, books, china, antique brass, interesting objects, militaria and more.

PRE-SALE APPOINTMENTS—Presale appointments will be announced soon! Sign up for the email list sophiasestatesales.com to get notified first!

DIRECTIONS—The sale is very close to Touhy and Sacramento and there is plenty of free street parking. For CTA users, you can either take the Brown Line to Western and the #11 Lincoln bus to Touhy and Kedzie OR you can take the Red Line, Purple Line or Yellow Line to Howard and catch the #290 Pace bus to Touhy and Sacramento OR take the Red Line to Morse and catch the #96 Lunt bus to Touhy and Sacramento.

.NET USERS—You will only be able to see 125 pictures on .net, but if you click on my company page and then go to my website and click the link .org, then you can see ALL the pictures, almost 400!

ITEMS ON OFFER

• 19th century kammavaca from Burma, a scared manuscript on gilded palm boards commemorating the ordination of a Buddhist monk
• A huge variety of antique and vintage teapots, porcelain, brass and more
• A large selection of Yixing teapots, many signed
• pair of antique Japanese covered bowls
• antique Asian boxes, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Indian
• antique Japanese copper portable sake warmer
• a pair of mid-century Neo-classical style mirrors
• 19th century German humidor, oak, carved in the shape of an acorn, trimmed with oak leaves
• a pair of vintage Japanese porcelain vases with presentation box
• antique Japanese porcelain sake flask
• a vintage Kilim floor cushion cover
• antique silver plated infant feeding spoon
• 1870s photo album filled with pictures, plus many other antique photos in individual frames
• a collection of antique Thai phurbas in wood and bronze, Buddhist monks used phurbas to dispel evil spirits from the ground during planting
• 1860s engraved brass snuff box
• a pair of carved wooden architectural pieces depicting Mercury
• a collection of hand carved wooden molds, Dutch, German and Chinese
• antique industrial wooden bobbin
• Japanese and Chinese blue and white porcelain and stoneware vases and jars
• blue and white marbleized two handled jug, antique, American, possible from North Carolina
• antique Chinese wall mounted chopstick holders, green glaze
• antique and vintage Quimper
• large selection of antique and vintage cloisonné and champleve items
• vintage Sadler teapots
• antique Chinese reverse glass painted mirror
• a large selection of Asian art, mostly Japanese, Chinese and Thai, wood blocks and paintings on silk
• a large selection of antique and vintage engravings and watercolors
• Antique duck decoys
• Indonesian neck pillow
• antique folk art wooden box painted with pansies
• vintage glass paperweights
• lots of books, antique books, art books, newer hardbacks, something for everyone
• folk art painting of a ship on a board
• yellow glazed Katani statue of Kwanyin
• 16th century stone sculpted head of Guanyin
• antique English pewter set of measuring cups
• antique African wooden lock on a stand
• lots of garden states and decor
• Lemasov teapot USSR
• antique balance beam scale
• large antique Chinese set of blue and white porcelain stacking boxes
• antique stained glass window, circa 1900
• antique Chinese molded character bricks
• antique Chinese silk embroidered lotus shoes, plus a bunch of cute little boxes
• lots of Chinese soapstone sculptures
• lots of antique and vintage Turkish and Persian rugs, all 4x6 or smaller
• lots of vintage African sculptures and masks
• decorative Asian panel with birds and flowers on gold
• modern abstract painting, signed
• Joan Miro lithograph, hand numbered, signed in plate
• modern abstract painting, signed
• large black and white framed photo of Buddha
• beautiful selection of Asian embroideries, framed
• antique Japanese Imari porcelain
• architectural decor, an antique carved newel post, now a conversation piece 
• antique military items, including an 1880s US Navy dress tailcoat, epaulets, patches, and other jackets and headgear
• antique inkstands
• vintage gold mirrors
• large selection of oil paintings
• a large antique Chinese storage vase
• a 1920s hand painted tin store bin for Oolong tea
• a large and beautiful landscape painting by Louise Ravn-Hansen
• a vintage Japanese wooden shop sign for a tea shop
• a pair of 1970s Chinoiserie campaign style book cases
• a Japanese cloisonné table lamp
• a Japanese Satsuma vase lamp
• Donna Karan art glass vase
• a pair of 1970s end tables, colonial style
• a Neo-classical bronze table lamp by Stiffel
• carved Chinese wall panels
• beautiful antique Chinese blue and white porcelain bowl
• antique Chinese buckets and baskets
• an 18th century brass snuff box in the shape of a shoe—did you know that western fascination with small show shaped objects was influenced by the lotus shoes worn by Chinese women with bound feet?
• Chinese brass and semi-precious stone bowls and vessels, Republic period
• MCM Bennington art tiles
• gorgeous antique Thai painting on silk
• landscape oil painting of the White Cliffs of Dover by Georges Rocher
• 19th century Delft vase
• antique bronze head of Guanyin
• antique stone head of Buddha
• lots of glass flower frogs
• lots of vintage political and campaign buttons
• vintage Christmas and holiday decor and ornaments
• poker and games table
• antique school girl cross stitch and embroidery samplers
• a Toulouse Lautrec lithograph
• 1930s McCoy onyx vase
• cow's skull
• a vintage McCoy tea set
• an early 19th century wood carrier, dated
• antique wooden Asian pastry molds, including a moon cake mold
• vintage Singer sewing machine, works
• an antique Western Electric sewing machine, works
• a large selection of stone and paper mache eggs
• a large selection of hand decorated blown eggs
• charming Chinese porcelain statue of a boy riding a carp
• a beautiful 1930s Haviland tea set painted with birds and flowers
• 1940s Bakelite phone
• a pair of antique Chinese bronze door knockers
• antique Thai varja in bronze
• 1950s and 60s physique magazines, including one with a very early picture of Arnold Schwarzenegger
• vintage Olympia manual typewriter
• THERE’S EVEN MORE TO COME!