Bidspirit auctions | Nye & Company Auction May 2, 2025
Nye & Company, May 2, 2025. 327 lots, estimates 20 - 5000 $.
Nye & Company - Chic and Antique: A Celebration of Style Across the Centuries Auction Dates: May 1?2 This exceptional sale is led by treasures from the Wunsch Americana Foundation Collection, including rare silver by celebrated colonial silversmiths Myer Myers and Benjamin Hiller, and exquisite Roman and German glassware. Highlights also include charming folk art from a private New Jersey collection?painted boxes, whimsical earthenware banks, and a distinctive watchmaker?s trade sign?as well as historic drawings and documents commemorating Marquis de Lafayette?s 1825 tour, featuring a signed bill of sale by Rembrandt Peale. For design enthusiasts, Mid-Century Modern pieces abound: Warren Platner seating and table designs, Eero Saarinen ?Womb? chairs, and iconic works by Le Corbusier for Cassina. The auction concludes with fine Western bronzes by Ken Payne, Star Liana York, and Craig Bergsgaard?dynamic works reflecting the spirit of the American West. A curated celebration of artistry, history, and timeless design.
Lots in this catalog (327)
- Lot 686: Two 1910 Russian Empire 100 Rubles Banknotes — $100 - $200
- Lot 687: Fourteen Collector Foreign Silver Coins — $1,200 - $1,500
- Lot 688: Group of Thirty-Nine Foreign Silver Coins — $1,200 - $1,500
- Lot 689: Sixty-Nine Mexican Silver Coins — $1,500 - $2,000
- Lot 690: Group of Assorted Foreign Silver Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 691: Group of Assorted Foreign Silver Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 692: Group of Assorted Foreign Silver Coins — $300 - $500
- Lot 693: Twenty Assorted Foreign Silver Coins — $500 - $700
- Lot 694: Twenty Panama Balboa .900 Silver Coins — $700 - $900
- Lot 695: Twenty Panama Balboa .900 Silver Coins — $600 - $900
- Lot 696: Seventeen Panama Balboa .900 Silver Coins — $500 - $700
- Lot 697: Fourteen Panama Balboa .900 Silver Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 698: Nineteen Romania .700 Silver Coins — $300 - $500
- Lot 699: Fourteen Romania 500 Lei .835 Silver Coins — $250 - $350
- Lot 700: Twelve Assorted Foreign Silver Coins — $250 - $350
- Lot 701: Thirteen Greek 30 Drachma Silver Coins — $250 - $350
- Lot 702: Eleven Thailand Silver Coins — $300 - $500
- Lot 703: Twenty Mexico Pesos Silver Coins — $500 - $700
- Lot 704: Twenty Mexico Pesos Silver Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 705: Twenty South African 5 Shilling Silver Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 706: Twenty South African 5 Shilling and .50 Cent Silver Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 707: Twenty Egyptian Silver Coins — $250 - $350
- Lot 708: Twenty Panama Silver Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 709: Twenty Austria and Hungary Silver Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 710: Nineteen Netherlands Silver Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 711: Twenty India Mixed Silver Coins — $500 - $700
- Lot 712: Twenty France and Spain Silver Coins — $700 - $900
- Lot 713: Twenty Straits Settlements and Philippines Silver Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 714: Forty Assorted Foreign Silver Coins — $300 - $500
- Lot 715: Nineteen Greece, Bulgaria, and Turkey Silver Coins — $300 - $500
- Lot 716: Twenty European Silver Coins — $500 - $700
- Lot 717: Twenty Assorted Foreign Silver Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 718: Twenty Assorted Foreign Silver Coins — $500 - $700
- Lot 719: Twenty Assorted Foreign Silver Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 720: Nineteen Assorted Foreign Silver Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 721: Twenty Panama Silver Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 722: Thirty-Seven Non-Silver Bailiwick of Jersey 5 Shilling Coins — $300 - $500
- Lot 723: Three United States Silver Collector Coins — $250 - $350
- Lot 724: Group of Assorted Canadian Silver Coins — $250 - $350
- Lot 725: Eighteen Assorted Foreign Silver Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 726: Large Group of Non-Silver Foreign Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 727: Twenty-Nine French Silver Coins — $700 - $900
- Lot 728: Twenty Three Portugal Silver Coins — $300 - $500
- Lot 729: Twenty-Two Netherlands, Curacao, and Netherland Antilles Silver Coins — $300 - $500
- Lot 730: Thirteen Ecuador 5 Sucres Silver Coins — $250 - $350
- Lot 731: Forty-Six Silver Austrian Coins — $500 - $700
- Lot 732: Thirty-Three Denmark Silver Coins — $500 - $700
- Lot 733: Thirty-Four Persia/Iran Silver Coins — $800 - $900
- Lot 734: Thirty Assorted Tokens and Commemorative Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 735: Ten Peru Silver Coins — $250 - $350
- Lot 736: Fourteen Philippines Silver Coins — $300 - $500
- Lot 737: Fifteen Romania Silver Coins — $300 - $500
- Lot 738: Thirty Canada Silver Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 739: Fifty-Six Egypt Silver Coins — $1,000 - $1,500
- Lot 740: Thirteen Norway Silver Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 741: Thirteen Paraguay Silver Coins — $250 - $350
- Lot 742: Fourteen Yemen 1963 1 Royal Silver Coins — $250 - $350
- Lot 743: Fourteen Straits Settlements Silver Coins — $300 - $500
- Lot 744: Fifteen Bermuda Crowns Silver Coins — $250 - $350
- Lot 745: Sixteen Assorted Foreign Silver Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 746: Group of United States Fractional "Gold" Replica Coins — $150 - $250
- Lot 747: Five Foreign Coin Sets — $200 - $400
- Lot 748: Group of Assorted US and Foreign Collector Currency — $200 - $400
- Lot 749: Large Group of Assorted Non-Silver Foreign Coins — $200 - $400
- Lot 750: Large Collection of .950 Lincoln Wheat and Memorial Cents — $500 - $700
- Lot 751: Group of Indian Head (Buffalo) and Jefferson Nickels — $200 - $400
- Lot 752: Group of United States Copper Coins — $100 - $200
- Lot 753: Eighteen Canada Silver Dollars in Cases — $150 - $250
- Lot 754: Group of .350 Silver War Time Jefferson Nickels — $250 - $350
- Lot 755: Group of Non-Silver United States Coins — $250 - $350
- Lot 756: Group of Foreign Commemorative Coins — $300 - $500
- Lot 757: Group of Steel Coated Zinc Lincoln Wheat Coins — $200 - $400
- Lot 758: Group of Assorted US Coins, Some Silver — $500 - $700
- Lot 759: Ten Various Oddity and Error Coins — $250 - $350
- Lot 760: Group of Manganese-Brass "Golden" US Dollar Coins — $400 - $600
- Lot 761: Eleven 1965 Silver China Mint Coin Sets — $400 - $600
- Lot 762: Sixty-Nine Assorted Foreign Silver Coins — $500 - $700
- Lot 763: Forty-Four Assorted Foreign Silver Coins — $700 - $900
- Lot 764: Sixty-Seven Assorted Foreign Non-Silver Coins — $200 - $400
- Lot 765: Federal Fancy Painted Wood Storage Box — $500 - $800
- Lot 766: Empire Mahogany Drop Leaf Sewing Table — $200 - $400
- Lot 767: William and Mary Style Black Painted Banister Back Armchair — $300 - $500
- Lot 768: Two Painted Wood Storage Boxes — $400 - $600
- Lot 769: Franz von Defregger, German/Austrian 1835-1921, Musician, Woman, and Dog, Oil on Board — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 770: Two Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Vases — $300 - $500
- Lot 771: Eleven Chinese Blue Canton Porcelain Table Articles — $300 - $500
- Lot 772: Japanese Imari Porcelain Bowl — $300 - $500
- Lot 773: Chinese Stone Inset Hardwood Plant Stand — $300 - $500
- Lot 774: Two Chinese Hardstone Table Lamps — $300 - $500
- Lot 775: Grouping of Books on Early American Furniture — $200 - $400
- Lot 776: Assorted Books on Art — $100 - $200
- Lot 777: Grouping of Literature, Novels, and Miscellaneous Books — $100 - $200
- Lot 778: Assorted Books on Antiques, Collection Guides, and Manuals — $200 - $400
- Lot 779: Books on Embroidery, Textiles, and Samplers — $200 - $400
- Lot 780: Books on American Folk Art, Sculpture, and Painting — $200 - $400
- Lot 781: Assorted Books on American Architecture, Furniture, and Decor — $200 - $400
- Lot 782: Folk Art Carved and Painted Wood Wall Plaque of a Schooner — $500 - $700
- Lot 783: Group of Metal Kitchenware Items — $300 - $500
- Lot 784: Three Pine Breadboards — $200 - $400
- Lot 785: Vintage "Elixer of Life" Painted Wood Sign — $300 - $500
- Lot 786: Vintage Painted Tole "Picture Frames" Sign — $400 - $600
- Lot 787: Painted Metal Watchmaker Trade Sign, American — $1,200 - $1,500
- Lot 788: Three Vintage Wood Signs — $700 - $1,000
- Lot 789: Four Cast-Iron String Holders — $300 - $500
- Lot 790: Four Painted Cast-Iron Figural Table Articles — $400 - $600
- Lot 791: Cold-Painted Red Earthenware "Face" Bank — $400 - $600
- Lot 792: Twenty-One Fruit Shaped Earthenware Still Banks — $2,000 - $3,000
- Lot 793: Stoneware Sponge Decorated Water Dispenser — $100 - $200
- Lot 794: Group of Royal Copenhagen/Aluminia Tranqubar Dinnerware — $300 - $500
- Lot 795: Three Redware Slip Decorated Table Articles — $300 - $500
- Lot 796: Villeroy & Boch "French Garden" Dinnerware — $300 - $500
- Lot 797: Three Pieces of Art Pottery — $200 - $400
- Lot 798: Two Similar Delft Tin Glazed Chargers — $400 - $600
- Lot 799: Chinese Cloisonne Vase, Fitted as a Lamp — $300 - $500
- Lot 800: White's Binghamton Salt-Glazed Stoneware Jug — $300 - $500
- Lot 801: Pair of Brass "Ace of Diamonds" Candlesticks, English — $300 - $500
- Lot 802: Two Regency Style Brass Adjustable Dish Crosses — $200 - $400
- Lot 803: Empire Mahogany Pier Mirror — $200 - $400
- Lot 804: Nine Assorted Metal Candlesticks — $400 - $600
- Lot 805: George III Style Mahogany Side Table — $300 - $500
- Lot 806: George III Style Mahogany Library Armchair and Footstool — $300 - $500
- Lot 807: Two Chippendale Chairs, English and American — $300 - $500
- Lot 808: Oak and Elmwood Windsor Armchair — $400 - $600
- Lot 809: Chippendale Style Mahogany Lowboy — $400 - $600
- Lot 810: Regency Style Mahogany Breakfront — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 811: Okin Power Lift Chair and Recliner — $50 - $500
- Lot 812: Four Vintage Wood Buckets — $200 - $400
- Lot 813: Books on American Metalwork and Porcelain — $200 - $400
- Lot 814: Windsor Grain Painted Stool, Stephan Bedard, Gilmanton, New Hampshire — $300 - $500
- Lot 815: Bradington Young Brown Leather Sofa — $400 - $600
- Lot 816: Neoclassical Style Parcel-Gilt and Ebonized Mirror — $400 - $600
- Lot 817: Shirvan Style Rug — $150 - $250
- Lot 818: Lilihan Mat — $20 - $30
- Lot 819: Heriz Carpet — $500 - $700
- Lot 820: Shirvan Style Rug — $150 - $250
- Lot 821: Pak-Persian Carpet — $600 - $900
- Lot 822: Vintage Amish Hand-Stitched Floral-Decorated Quilt, Pennsylvania — $2,000 - $3,000
- Lot 823: Empire Parcel-Gilt Mahogany Trumeau Mirror — $400 - $600
- Lot 824: Federal Style Mahogany Settee — $800 - $1,200
- Lot 825: Empire Style Mahogany Pier Mirror — $300 - $500
- Lot 826: Classical Style Giltwood Overmantel Mirror — $500 - $700
- Lot 827: Empire Parcel-Gilt Mahogany Pier Mirror — $300 - $500
- Lot 828: Classical Giltwood Pier Mirror — $500 - $700
- Lot 829: Empire Mahogany Sewing Table — $400 - $600
- Lot 830: Federal Hepplewhite Mahogany Corner Washstand — $100 - $200
- Lot 831: Queen Anne Cherrywood Drop Leaf Table — $400 - $600
- Lot 832: Federal Figured Walnut Chest of Drawers — $400 - $600
- Lot 833: Moravian Stained Pine Side Chair — $150 - $250
- Lot 834: Federal Style Maple and Birch Inlaid-Mahogany Two-Drawer Work Table — $300 - $500
- Lot 835: Cast Iron General James Wolfe Fireback — $800 - $1,200