Friday, August 13, 2010 at 11am, Preview at 9am
Located at Mount Pisgah Lodge in Saranac Lake, NY 12983
Directions: From the village of Saranac Lake, take Route 86 past the hospital and turn right onto Trudeau Road and follow signs. (15 minutes from Lake Placid)
Early Preview: Thursday, August 12th (4pm-7pm) $10 Admission to early preview.
Proceeds benefit Mount Pisgah Ski Lodge
Rustic Furnishings & Taxidermy from Standing Bear Lodge, Keene Valley, NY, featured on PBS Television. This lodge was purchased furnished in 2006 from well known Adirondack furniture builder George Jaques and also featured in Ralph Kylloe's book "Cabins and Camps". Custom built rustic furniture by George Jaques to include: a monumental Adirondack grandfather clock; white birch side board with antlers; large Adirondack dining table with Hickory chairs; 1/2 round root and antler base table with curly maple top, root base lamp table with star mosaic top, white birch corner cupboards, pine and yellow birch coffee table, 42" pine and yellow birch breakfast table, octagonal lamp table with mosaic border and moose antler base, curly maple oval top table with hemlock and antler base, 3 drawer sofa table with mosaic top, root base end stand with mosaic top, yellow birch bedroom furniture. Taxidermy including: full mounted brown bear in upright position, moose head, full body black bear, caribou, dall sheep, porcupine, black bear rug, upland birds, raccoon, fish mounts, black bear head mount. New Hickory furniture including: settee, rockers, dining chairs, breakfast table and stands.
Wooden Boats: Impressive Hacker-Craft 21' double cock pit wooden power boat with trailer; 1949 Chris Craft 17' special runabout wooden power boat with trailer fully restored in 2007; Hanmer Boat Shop 13' square stern Adirondack Guide boat; 1930's Old Town 17' Sponson canoe; Penn Yan 12' wood/canvas car topper; 1920's Old Town 16' canoe; Birch bark French/Indian 8' canoe; 2 Chestnut 16' wood canvas canoes; 18' wood/canvas rowing skiff; Old Town wood/canvas Sponson sailing canoe; 5' model handmade wood/canvas canoe; wooden canoe paddles, outboard motors & boating accessories.
Fine Art & Oil Paintings: Exceptional Augustus Rockwell (1822-1882) Adirondack oil painting 40" x 62"; Thomas Chambers (1808-1866) Hudson River Landscape 16 1/2" x 20 1/2"; Walter Haskell Hinton (1886-1980) oil painting of fisherman illustrated art for May 1941 Sports Afield; Willard B. Gillette (1864-1937) watercolor of a bass; John H. Russell (1854-1919) oil painting of fish on a bank; Thomas Sedgwick Steele (1845-1903) pair of fish oil paintings; John Mead oil painting of salmon dated 1883; Albert Nemethy (1920-1998) painting of Indians around camp fire; 6 oil paintings by Robert Sleicher of Black Bear, Trout, Indians on Horseback, Vermont Covered Bridge, Adirondack Landscapes; Johann Fischbach (1797-1871) pencil sketch; C. Russell watercolor of sailboat dated 1900; Clemens Freitag landscape oil painting; Ricardo Magni oil painting of couple under shade tree dated 1927; C. Parker Adirondack guide painting dated 1871; C. Thomas oil painting of fisherman; numerous other fine oil paintings of Adirondack landscapes and wildlife.
Gustav Stickley & Mission Oak Furniture: Turn of the century Gustav Stickley 2 door armoire; Gustav Stickley 38" breakfast table; Pair of Gustav Stickley V-back arm chairs; Gustav Stickley oak server; L& JG Stickley even arm settle; Limbert leather top library table; Leavens 5 drawer writing desk; stacking oak bookcase; 48" oak dining table with cut out base; Pair of JM Young arm rockers; oak double door bookcases; Stickley even arm settee; High quality mission smoking stand; McHugh 3 piece 1/4 sawn oak bedroom set; various other tables, stands, chairs and rockers.
Tiffany & 20th Century Lighting: Fabulous Tiffany Studios 16" ripple glass dragon fly table lamp on a bronze library base; Gorgeous Tiffany double arm student lamp with green blown glass 10" reticulated shades; 18" Tiffany Studios green geometric table lamp; Tiffany Studios 16" leaded glass acorn lamp with bronze urn base; Tiffany Studios 16" leaded glass apple blossom table lamp; Handel 14" reverse painted scenic lamp; Handel 8" reverse painted lamp with birds; Tiffany single arm student lamp with 10" green chipped ice shade; Miller caramel slag glass table lamp; Bradley & Hubbard double arm desk lamp; Manhattan Brass Co. double arm adjustable student lamp; Pair of P&A wall sconces with 10" green shades; Bradley & Hubbard double student lamp with Canadian Geese & green cased glass ribbed shades; Miller floor lamp; B & H piano lamp; boat house wall sconces; pair of Juno wall sconces; Arts & Crafts chandelier; reverse painted desk lamp; 14" caramel leaded glass table lamp and several other pieces of early lighting.
Adirondack Great Camp Furnishings: Beautiful Barney Bellinger Adirondack desk with scenic painted gallery; very nice selection of Navaho rugs; ornate 30" oak U.S. House of Representatives desk with provenance; 6' oval Hickory dining table; 30" Old Hickory table; Pair of matching 6' tall stacking bookcases; early Adirondack bent wood rocker; oak side by side bookcase; pair of large antler chandeliers; wicker furniture; yellow birch youth rocker; room size hooked rug; oak library table; youth size Hickory settee & arm chair; Adirondack porch swing; Adirondack twig 2 drawer stand; Old Hickory rocker; round oak table; Tubbs snowshoes coffee table; bed side stands and many other quality pieces.
Fishing, Logging & Adirondack Guide Items: Great collection of snowshoes and fishing creels; Folk Art wood carving - horses pulling a load of logs; various Adirondack log markers; Orvis fly rod; Mason duck decoys; Ken Harris drake pintail; several early pack baskets; logging photo's; Marbles hatchet; glass minnow traps; A&F hooded coyote coat; 30" fire tower map table; fishing reels; fly rods and numerous other smalls.
Adirondack Decorative Accessories: Original birch bark signs from the Lake Placid Club; E. Fremiet bronze sculpture on marble base of boy with bear cubs; Teddy Roosevelt bronze plaque; Western white mohair leather chaps, spurs, cuffs & holster from Chappaqua Club; Wood/canvas 73" canoe "EM White Canoes"; 1881 map of the Adirondack Wilderness; Mountain lion rug; 48" Moose horns; large Muskie in oval shadow box; S.R. Stoddard photographs; Black Forest carved deer head; Black Forest bear head; various advertising pieces; numerous sporting & Adirondack prints; desk accessories; Native American made 42" birch bark canoe; wooden signs; coil baskets; B&H andirons; decorative stoneware; wood carvings; NY Athletic Club large copper kettle; 8' wooden airplane propeller; 52" metal "Woodstock Road" sign; Admiral Fitzroy's 41" wall barometer; salesman sample Old Hickory furniture; Lake View Lodge dinnerware; elk sculpture; Civil War era musket; Black Forest quail dresser box; Black Forest hanging chandelier; 11" art glass vase; Black Forest corner shelves with deer; 12" burl bowl; antique clocks; selection of Adirondack, sporting and NYS Forest, Fish & Game books.
Terms & Conditions: Auction held on-site, outdoors under tents. Cash, NYS Check, Mastercard or Visa. 15% Buyer's Premium. Absentee bidding accepted, limited cellular service for phone bidding . Attending in person is always encouraged.
Auctioneers:
Kip Blanchard, Chris Ward and Doug Stinson
315-244-0775 Cell or 315-265-5070 Office
View hundreds of photos at www.blanchardsauctionservice.com

