Litchfield County Auctions, Inc.

Weston Thorn, President

Announcing Two Summer Sales!!!

I.) PRICED DOUBLE-ESTATE SALE

June 27, 28 & 29 2003 at a NEW LITCHFIELD LOCATION!!!:

387 Torrington Rd. (Rte. 202) – A Large Weathered Barn 1.5 Miles N.E. of Litchfield

Fri. June 27: 10-6, Sat. June 28: 9-6 (10% off at 1:00) & Sun. June 29: 9-5 (20% off all day/ “Let’s make a deal” at 3:00)— 10% B.P.

Due to an overflow of great estate property, L.C.A., Inc. has rented a 3000 square foot barn and will be holding a major priced estate sale.

This sale will consist mainly of the fine art & antique collections from the two impressive estates pictured above. The first is the Estate of the late Interior Decorator, Richard V. Hare, with furnishings from both his Amagansett, L.I. home & his NYC residence & offices at 130 E. 75 Street. The second is a large collection from a Palm Beach, Florida Estate that decorated a grand condominium of the Breakers Hotel.

There are also additions from New York City collections: 30 Lincoln Plaza, 140 W. 86^th St. & Sycamore Ave. in Riverdale, NY.

INCLUDES: Furniture: 18^th C.: Georgian: mah. veneered: dressing table, chest on stand, butler’s tray top table, cabinet; Louis XV/XVI: 2 Pr. carved fauteuil, (1 pr. stamped), inlaid & ormolu mounted secretaire Biedermeier: Display cabinet & cupboard Baroque: mahogany & cross-banded chest of drawers (w/later alterations) French Provincial: walnut 3-drawer commode, bibliotheque & stools 19/ early 20^th C.: Empire style all marble table, w/ pedestal base & paw feet, Pier table, 4 red lacquer chairs Louis XV/XVI Style: great carved & gilded console/ w. m.t., 2 pr. of inlaid, ormolu mounted & m.t. side cabinets, 1 w/ram’s heads & writing drawer, lg. group of various inlaid, ormolu mounted & m.t. commodes, a variety of carved &/or ptd. fauteuils & bergeres, leather top drum tables, m.t. round end tables, Empire style carved & gilded fauteuil, Regence Style bombe commode 20^th C.: 3 vitrine cases, 1 w/ old Dr.’s label, Louis XV/XVI style painted bookcase cabinet, great French provincial style fruitwood secretaire/bookcase, Charles X style Baker desk, wire work plant stands, bench & other outdoor & wicker & metal furniture, Faux marble mantel piece, mah. piano chair, faux bamboo bench & chairs, umbrella stand & a large selection of tasteful upholstered furniture, incl. a day bed + a lg. group of repro furniture including 2 ped. Dining tables, desks, chairs. Etc.

Fine Art: Signed & unsigned oil paintings & w/c’s: 18-20^th C. includes: James Kay, W.F. Norton, Charles Baskerville, Sophy Regensenburg, Gerald Incandela, Attr. Chas Alexander Roslin and more: landscapes, coastal scenes, river scenes, portraits, interiors, fruit & floral still lifes and pictures of homes, most in gilt frames Prints: a large group of floral & bird prints, plus romantic, modern, classical style, Japanese etc. Lighting: Nice metal & glass lantern, Pr. Louis XV style ormolu figural sconces, pr. rock crystal bird sconces, other sconces, several chamdeliers, lg. group of lamps, incl. eagles, porc. etc. A large selection of mirrors: Both period & style incl. Chippendale, Louis XIV, XV & XVI Clocks: Empire ormolu mantel clock w/ chariot, eagle clock, more Pottery Porcelain & Glass: a good, large collection that includes Creil, majolica, faience, Imari, figures, tiles, vases, chargers etc. colored & antique glass: incl. shoes, hats, perfumes, vases, etc. Miscellaneous: Silver & S.P., garden ornaments, stripped pine pedestal & a pr. of lg. columns, both 19^th C., Mason & Hamlin player piano, 100’s of art books & 1000’s of catalogs, wall brackets, needlework pictures, fine linens, fabrics, drapes & pillows, canes, clothes, kitchenware, flower vases, plants, hearth equipment etc. etc. etc.!

II.) English & Continental Furniture, Fine Art & Decorations Online Estates Auction

Featuring property from the Melita Loew Blin Collection, the Richard V. Hare Estate & Various Estates & Collections NYC & CT.

This Auction will take place Online with lots closing throughout the day on

Sunday, July 20, 2003

There will be a live Preview: Thursday, July 17: 4-8 Friday, July 18: 10-8 & Saturday, July 19: 9-6

Preview At The Litchfield Fire House, 258 Rte. 202, Litchfield, CT 15% B.P.

Please visit www.litchfieldcountyauctions.com for details about how to bid at this sale.

PARTIAL LISTING: Fine Art: Picasso terracotta vase, “Large vase w/ veiled women” # 18/25, 26” h., Picasso Pottery pitcher Paintings: Girod D’Ain, Emilio Grau-Sala, William Conor, Ben Shahn, Lg. ptg of Mother & Child, after Virgee Lebrun, Indian Oval miniature portraits, Japanese Gouache on silk Drawings & W/C’s: Bertha Morrisot, Marc Chagall 2 Wallasse Ting, C.H. Chao, Book of 18^th C. sketches Prints: Dali, Pierre Bonnard, Picasso, Carol Sumner, Saito, Japanese wood blocks, Group of Paris review posters: incl. Willem De Kooning, Marisol etc. Bronzes: Auguste Rodin, Head of Balzac, 11” h., D. Charol, French, Kneeling nude woman, Pr. Chinese figures of warriors, other figures in Renaissance & Art Deco Styles Furniture: 16/17^th C.: English oak sideboard & carved box on stand, Italian Renaissance walnut credenza, pr. of arm chairs, stool & inlaid chest, Spanish Renaissance carved table & Walnut desk 18^th/19^th C.: Set of 8 Yorkshire country dining chairs, Directoire 3-tier stand, Louis XIII walnut Fauetuil, Good & Very Good Louis XV & Louis XVI French, Italian & Dutch inlaid furniture, makers include Claude Louis Burgat, Nicolas Alexandre Lapie, Jean Baptiste Fromageau, American & other pine furniture incl: chests, deacon’s bench, 6 white ptd. Hitchcock chairs, Partially antique Eng. dining table, Iberian hanging wall corner cupboard, dated 1784 19^th/ 20^th C.: Victorian: Walnut Firescreen, Sec./bookcase, armoire, stool, pedestal table, upholstered chair, corner chair, Venetian carved & painted bedroom set, Asian lacquered tables, screen & display cabinet, American Hall mirror w/coat hooks, Mah. drop leaf dining table, Mah. butler’s secretary, ptd. Tilt table, pr. Shield back chairs, early 20th, pr. Italian Renaissance style arm chairs, Louis XV style side chair, etc. Pottery, Porcelain, Glass, Enamel & Hardstone: English & Continental: Italian Majolica vase, 18/19 C., 2 Lalique etched glass vases, enamel footed box, 19^th C., gilt mounts, pr. 19^th C. Wedgwood Urns, Clarice Cliff pottery pieces, Wedgwood dinnerware, Royal Worcester “Rosemary” dinner service, large groups of assorted English, French, German etc. porcelain & pottery, both red & blue stemware & other colored glass & cut glass, assorted blown & molded clear glass vases & decanters, Leaded glass windows, panel & lamps, opaline tie-backs, Ironstone platters etc., pottery pedestal, Chintz, perfumes Asian: Ming, Kanxi & 18^th C.- 19^th & early 20^th C. Chinese & Japanese blue & white, sang de bouef, green glaze, blue glaze, polychromed, flambe, caligraphy designed, rock crystal, red amber, malachite, & cloisonne vases, bowls, chargers, figures and tiles etc. Silver, S.P. & Pewter: interesting Silver & Silver Plate including a large collection of miniature silver items, Russian Niello Cup, German Silver Repousse basket, English: assembled Sterling Silver tea, Coffee & hot water pot, renaissance style gilded silver spoons, Vic. Salver, several trays, GIII Sheffield plated candelabrum & a food cover, Cartier silver & onyx owl & pussy cat, Tiffany silver bowl, English pewter Clocks: Empire style 3-piece mantle marble garniture, 19^th C. Tiffany Mantel clock, Tall case clocks Lighting: Lamps: Pr. Baccarat style, Red amber fig. of a fu-lion, porcelain Quan Yin figure, 3 various blanc de chine figures, pr. rose quartz figures of parrots, many vases incl: 1 w/ mask ring handles, pr. cinnabar, cloisonné, pr. Chinese pewter canisters w/ hardstone inlay, pr. lacquered chinoiseri Several Sconces, Candlesticks & Chandeliers incl.: gilt bronze cornucopia sconce, pr. gilt-wood, mirrored & ormolu mounted 4-light sconces, candle sconce from Lilian Cogan, delft style chandelier Entertainment Memorabilia, incl.: 2 John Lennon prints, Barry Manilow gold & platinum albums, 2 movie reels “Snow White” & “Dumbo” by Disney, 16 mm, “Ain’t Misbehavin’” awards, Marilyn Monroe bill to her for print of movie Dolls: Skookum, Ideal, Chad Valley Hygienic Toys, Raggedy Ann Misc.: 6 wooden carved & polychromed duck decoys, Malby’s Terestrial Globe, Group of Eskimo Soapstone carvings, French Silver mounted Lapis Lazuu snuff box, 19^th C.; 40 American Quilts, Good Oriental collector’s rugs, hooked rugs, Chinese lg. carved cinnabar box, 19/20^th C., pr. gilt copper & hardstone Chinese wall decorations, interesting wood &/or ptd. Boxes, antique hat boxes, grp. Anglo-Indian inlaid wood ball toys, 2 violins, baskets, old bird cages, Lead soldiers, Iron cooking implements, American silkwork flag, Advertising signs, parasols, Contemporary costume jewelry, art books, Backgammon set in inlaid wood box, old telescoe, subway “strap hanger”, flag pole w/ gilt metal eagle, key trade sign & 2 epee.