Bidspirit auctions | Nye & Company Auction Sep 10, 2025
Nye & Company, Sep 10, 2025. 411 lots, estimates 50 - 10000 $.
Nye & Company - Property Descended in and Collected by the De Wolf, Herreshoff, and Brown Families September 10, 2025, 10:00 AM EDT We are honored to present a remarkable auction featuring the historic collections of three prominent Rhode Island families: the De Wolfs, the Herreshoffs, and the Browns. This exceptional event offers a rare opportunity to acquire significant objects passed down through generations of Rhode Island heritage. Highlights include a distinguished selection of: Rhode Island furniture, Chinese export porcelain, fine and decorative arts, and much more... This auction promises to attract collectors, historians, and connoisseurs alike with its blend of historical significance and exquisite craftsmanship. Don't miss this unique opportunity to own a piece of New England's storied past.
Lots in this catalog (411)
- Lot 1: Maritime Presentation Cup Saving the Champion and Cargo — $400 - $600
- Lot 2: Saunders Pitman Coin Silver Keyhole Porringer — $600 - $900
- Lot 3: Rhode Island Coin Silver Spoons and Others — $400 - $600
- Lot 4: Collection of Vintage Sterling Silver Flatware — $400 - $600
- Lot 5: Vintage George W Shiebler Sterling Silver Flatware — $400 - $600
- Lot 6: Large Selection of Sterling Silver Flatware — $800 - $1,200
- Lot 7: Collection of Sterling Silver Flatware — $300 - $500
- Lot 8: Large Collection of Vintage Silver Plated Items — $50 - $500
- Lot 9: Group of Vintage Cast Iron Pans — $50 - $500
- Lot 10: Vintage Travel Clocks and Time Pieces — $50 - $500
- Lot 11: Vintage Hinged Mahogany Box with Seashells — $50 - $500
- Lot 12: Providence Rhode Island Coin Silver Spoons — $400 - $600
- Lot 13: Rhode Island, MA, and CT Coin Silver Flatware — $400 - $600
- Lot 14: Collection of Coin Silver Spoons — $400 - $600
- Lot 15: 800 Silver Articulated Fish Spice Box — $400 - $600
- Lot 16: Vintage Silver Plated Wine Wagon — $400 - $600
- Lot 17: Pair of Gorham Petite Sterling Silver Footed Tazzas — $400 - $600
- Lot 18: Twelve P. Miller Coin Silver Fiddleback Forks — $300 - $500
- Lot 19: Group of Vintage Desk and Vanity Items — $400 - $600
- Lot 20: William Webb 18K Gold Deck Watch Chronometer, No. 6056 — $4,000 - $6,000
- Lot 21: 19th C. Memento Gold Topped Braided Ring — $200 - $300
- Lot 22: Weill & Co. "Paget" Yacht Timer — $200 - $300
- Lot 23: Federal Mahogany Secretary Bookcase — $800 - $1,200
- Lot 24: Federal Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers — $800 - $1,200
- Lot 25: Set of Paine Furniture Co. Mahogany Quartered Tables — $400 - $600
- Lot 26: Chippendale Style Mahogany Pembroke Table — $400 - $600
- Lot 27: Queen Anne Mahogany Slant Front Desk — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 28: Chippendale Mahogany Serpentine-Front Chest of Drawers — $800 - $1,200
- Lot 29: Chippendale Inlaid and Figured Mahogany Reverse-Serpentine Slant Front Desk-and-Bookcase — $800 - $1,200
- Lot 30: Classical Mahogany and Giltwood Mirror — $400 - $600
- Lot 31: Chippendale Cherrywood Slant Front Desk — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 32: Federal Mahogany Drop Leaf Dining Table — $200 - $400
- Lot 33: Federal Mahogany Washstand — $400 - $600
- Lot 34: Federal Inlaid Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers — $600 - $900
- Lot 35: Federal Mahogany Bowfront Chest with Turret Corners — $300 - $500
- Lot 36: Federal Mahogany Dish Top Candlestand — $400 - $600
- Lot 37: Federal Cherrywood Serpentine Games Table — $500 - $700
- Lot 38: Federal Mahogany Demi-Lune Games Table — $400 - $600
- Lot 39: Queen Anne Walnut and Maple Oval Tavern Table — $300 - $500
- Lot 40: The John Brown Set of Three William and Mary Turned Maple Banister Back Side Chairs — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 41: Chippendale Cherrywood Chest of Drawers — $400 - $600
- Lot 42: Federal Mahogany Chest of Drawers — $400 - $600
- Lot 43: Federal Cherrywood Chest of Drawers — $400 - $600
- Lot 44: Late Federal Mahogany Work Table — $300 - $500
- Lot 45: Federal Cherrywood Easy Chair with Commode — $300 - $500
- Lot 46: Portrait of Clarissa Wright and Georgia Anna Alden, Oil on Canvas — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 47: Joel Nott (1866) Allen, 1866-1940, Portrait of Grace Giddings DeWolf, Oil on Canvas — $600 - $900
- Lot 48: After Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun, French 1755-1842, Self Portrait Painting Marie Antoinette — $500 - $700
- Lot 49: Henry Cooke White, 1861-1952, Before the Wind, Oil on Board — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 50: Old Fashion Cat Boat, Oil on Board — $300 - $500
- Lot 51: Portrait of Abigail Alden Wight, Oil on Canvas — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 52: Portrait of Rev. Henry Wight, Oil on Canvas — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 53: Two Classical Gilt and Eglomise Frames — $400 - $600
- Lot 54: Six Butterfly and Botanical, Paintings on Rice Paper — $300 - $500
- Lot 55: J. Belanger, The John Brown Set of Ten English Landscape, Engravings — $400 - $600
- Lot 56: Attrib. Charles DeWolf Brownell, 1822-1909, Bristol, Oil on Canvas — $800 - $1,200
- Lot 57: Estate in Landscape, Oil on Canvas — $600 - $900
- Lot 58: Folk Art Portrait of a Girl and Dog, Mixed Media on Paper — $800 - $1,200
- Lot 59: William Frederick Paskell, 1866-1951, Sailboat at Sea, Watercolor on Paper — $300 - $500
- Lot 60: T. Edmund, Harbor Scene, Watercolor — $300 - $500
- Lot 61: Portrait of a Girl, Oil on Canvas — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 62: Portrait of a Girl and Spaniel, Oil on Canvas — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 63: Miniature Portrait of Richard Henry Lee — $300 - $500
- Lot 64: Portrait of a Woman in Pink Dress, Oil on Canvas — $600 - $900
- Lot 65: Exceptionally Large Chinese Rose Medallion Punch Bowl — $600 - $900
- Lot 66: Pair of Japanese Imari Square Plates — $400 - $600
- Lot 67: Two Chinese Rose Medallion Bough Pots — $400 - $600
- Lot 68: Group of Rose Medallion Gaiwan Cups and Saucers — $400 - $600
- Lot 69: Group of Assorted Chinese Teacups and Saucers — $300 - $500
- Lot 70: Thirteen Rose Medallion Porcelain Table Articles — $400 - $600
- Lot 71: Four Chinese Rose Medallion Scallop Edged Bowls — $400 - $600
- Lot 72: Chinese Export Thousand Butterflies Teacups and Saucers — $300 - $500
- Lot 73: Twelve Chinese Export Thousand Butterflies Plates — $400 - $600
- Lot 74: Seven Assorted Chinese Export Porcelain Plates — $300 - $500
- Lot 75: Nine Assorted Chinese Export Porcelain Plates — $300 - $500
- Lot 76: Eight Assorted Chinese Export Porcelain Plates — $300 - $500
- Lot 77: Six Chinese Export Thousand Butterflies Platters — $500 - $700
- Lot 78: Four Chinese Rose Canton Platters — $400 - $600
- Lot 79: Three Chinese Rose Canton Oval Platters — $400 - $600
- Lot 80: Three Chinese Rose Canton Thousand Butterflies Oval Platters — $400 - $600
- Lot 81: Three Chinese Export Lozenge Shaped Platters — $400 - $600
- Lot 82: Five Chinese Export Thousand Butterflies Table Articles — $400 - $600
- Lot 83: Group of Chinese Blue Canton Teacups, Saucers, and Teabowls — $300 - $500
- Lot 84: Chinese Blue Canton Punch Bowl — $400 - $600
- Lot 85: Three Chinese Blue Canton Serving Articles — $300 - $500
- Lot 86: Five Chinese Blue Canton Table Articles — $300 - $500
- Lot 87: Four Chinese Blue Canton Small Platters — $300 - $500
- Lot 88: Federal Mahogany Drop Leaf Breakfast Table — $300 - $500
- Lot 89: Federal Birchwood Blind-Drawer Drop Leaf Table — $250 - $350
- Lot 90: Three Children's Winter Sleds — $300 - $500
- Lot 91: Large Double Sided Sled — $300 - $500
- Lot 92: Two Nearly Identical Queen Anne Maple Side Chairs — $600 - $900
- Lot 93: Federal Brass and String Inlaid Mahogany Willard-Type Tall Case Clock — $5,000 - $10,000
- Lot 94: William and Mary Paint-Decorated Pine Document Box — $800 - $1,200
- Lot 95: The John Brown Pair of Chippendale Carved Mahogany Side Chairs — $1,200 - $1,800
- Lot 96: Three Chippendale Red-Stained Maple Rush Seat Side Chairs — $800 - $1,200
- Lot 97: The John Brown Set of Four Chippendale Carved Stop-Fluted Mahogany Side Chairs — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 98: The John Brown Family Mahogany Games Table — $1,500 - $2,500
- Lot 99: The John Brown Queen Anne Mahogany Slab Table — $8,000 - $12,000
- Lot 100: The John Brown Chippendale Carved Mahogany Diminutive Drop-Leaf Dining Table — $5,000 - $10,000
- Lot 101: The John Brown Federal Inlaid and Figured Mahogany Pembroke Table — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 102: Queen Anne Walnut Beveled Double-Plate Looking Glass — $600 - $900
- Lot 103: The John Brown Chippendale Figured Mahogany Arched Cross-Stretchered, Pembroke Table — $300 - $500
- Lot 104: The John Brown Pair of White Painted Bow-Back Brace-Back Upholstered, Windsor Side Chairs — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 105: The John Brown Blue Painted Sack-Back Windsor Armchair — $1,500 - $2,500
- Lot 106: The John Brown Set of Four Chippendale Shell-Carved Mahogany Side Chairs — $2,000 - $4,000
- Lot 107: The John Brown Chippendale Mahogany and Marble Cross-Stretchered Slab Table — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 108: The John Brown Pair of Chippendale Walnut Trifid Foot Side Chairs. — $600 - $900
- Lot 109: Pair of Chippendale Parcel-Gilt Walnut Looking Glass — $2,000 - $4,000
- Lot 110: Chippendale Mahogany Stop-Fluted Side Chair — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 111: Two Federal Urn-Back Chairs — $100 - $200
- Lot 112: Four Queen Anne Maple Rush-Seat Side Chairs — $200 - $300
- Lot 113: The John Brown Set of Four Chippendale Shell-Carved Walnut Side Chairs — $5,000 - $10,000
- Lot 114: The Brown Family Pair of Chippendale Figured Mahogany Side Chairs — $250 - $500
- Lot 115: The John Brown Blue-Painted Sack-Back Windsor Armchair — $1,500 - $2,500
- Lot 116: The Herreshoff Family Classical Carved Mahogany Sofa — $800 - $1,200
- Lot 117: Chippendale Mahogany Roundabout Armchair — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 118: The John Brown Chippendale Parcel-Gilt Mahogany Mirror — $700 - $1,000
- Lot 119: Chippendale Parcel-Gilt Mahogany Mirror — $300 - $500
- Lot 120: The John Brown Queen Anne Mahogany Drop Leaf Table — $800 - $1,200
- Lot 121: The John Brown Chippendale Carved Mahogany Pole Screen — $10,000 - $20,000
- Lot 122: The John Brown Chippendale Carved and Figured Mahogany Stop-Fluted Drop-Leaf Dining Table — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 123: Federal Mahogany Sofa — $700 - $1,000
- Lot 124: The John Brown Figured Mahogany Chest of Drawers — $2,500 - $5,000
- Lot 125: Queen Anne Maple Slant-Front Desk — $700 - $1,000
- Lot 126: Queen Anne Mahogany Dish-Top Candlestand — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 127: The John Brown Chippendale Parcel-Gilt Mahogany Mirror — $300 - $500
- Lot 128: Chippendale Parcel-Gilt Mahogany Mirror — $300 - $500
- Lot 129: The John Brown Federal Mahogany Hat Rack. — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 130: History of the State of Rhode Island with Illustrations — $200 - $400
- Lot 131: The John Brown Brass Doorknocker, Engraved "John Brown, Esq" — $300 - $500
- Lot 132: Stump Speaker Mechanical Banker — $300 - $500
- Lot 133: Eight Vintage Lanterns — $200 - $400
- Lot 134: Eight Vintage Canes — $200 - $400
- Lot 135: Three Children's Sleds — $400 - $600
- Lot 136: Brass and Mahogany Celestial Telescope, Dolland, London — $2,000 - $3,000
- Lot 137: Brass and Pine Alvan Clark & Sons Brass Telescope on Stand — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 138: A.W. Spies Percussion Double Barrel Shotgun — $600 - $900
- Lot 139: Cary's New Terrestrial Globe — $2,000 - $3,000
- Lot 140: Two Glass Solfids William Henry Harrison Campaign Buttons — $300 - $500
- Lot 141: Two Rare 19th C. Miniature Pen Knives — $300 - $500
- Lot 142: Edmund Scientific Co. Stadimeter — $200 - $400
- Lot 143: The John Brown Brass Doorknocker, Engraved "John Brown, Esq" — $300 - $500
- Lot 144: C.W. Holbrook's Eight Inch Globe — $800 - $1,200
- Lot 145: George III Celestial Globe — $2,000 - $3,000
- Lot 146: Sailor's Knot Figure of a Lion — $200 - $300
- Lot 147: Black Bellied Plover Painted Wood Decoy — $800 - $1,200
- Lot 148: Yellowlegs Painted Wood Decoy — $300 - $500
- Lot 149: Blue Billed Duck Decoy — $300 - $500
- Lot 150: Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle — $400 - $600