CHADDS FORD, PA.- Bunch Auctions brings to market 650+ lots of eclectic fresh to market estate material covering the gamut from Grateful Dead signed memorabilia to beautiful carnelian/agate/jade Chinese carvings to amazing offerings of fine art by well know regional and international artists.
There are 63 lots from the collection of Larry Grief, former sound technician for the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers Band, Phish, as well as other iconic rock figures of the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. He collected these items as he toured with these groups and artists as a member of their entourage. Bunch Auctions brings you an opportunity to own a piece of rock n’roll history!!! There are many signed posters and other graphics, programs, tickets, passes, and more. From other collectors, they have 18 lots of good guitars and sound equipment including 2 Martin Dreadnoughts, Gibson Flying V, Gibson Roy Smeck acoustic, as well as Fender, Marshall, and other amplifiers. Baseball, hockey, football, and other sports are represented by Cooperstown Collection powder blue autographed 1980 Philadelphia Phillies World Series Champions Majestic uniform, Philadelphia Flyers 1974 & 1975 Stanley Cup champions signed framed jersey front, Wayne Gretzky signed CCM hockey jersey, 1969 New York Jets authentic helmet in display case, Steiner certified, and more.
117 lots of furniture span the centuries from 18th c traditional American, English and Continental examples to mid-20th c designs by Paul Evans, George Nelson, Niels Erik, Paul Cadovus, after Nakashima, Emil Clausen, and other name designers. There is also a nice offering of wrought iron patio furniture and outdoor concrete statuary. The Victorian style is represented by a fine triple section Renaissance Revival walnut bookcase, 2 nice laminated rosewood rococo arm/side chairs, and an 1878 Steinway rosewood concert grand piano.
30 lots of silver are highlighted by 66 pcs of Tiffany “Audubon” flatware, a massive 274 pc set of Whiting “Botticelli” flatware, 122 pcs of Stieff “Rose”, 76 pcs Towle “Old Master”, 2 good sterling tea sets, American coin silver pitcher by Conrad Bard, Burmese repousse silver, large group of 900 silver serving pieces by Klinkosch, Vienna, other large 800 silver serving pieces, and more.
Crystal, art glass, and porcelain feature a multi-piece Dale Chiluly art glass ensemble, Tiffany, Durand, Lalique, KPM, Meissen, 110 pieces of Limoges Tiffany "Audubon" pattern dinner porcelain, and more.
ONE OF THEIR FINEST ART OFFERINGS IN SOME TIME!!
A large offering of fine art from Philadelphia and other Brandywine Valley artists includes (11) works by Barclay Rubincam, Henry Tatnall, (2) George Cope, (3) Alexander Stuart, 4) signed Andrew Wyeth collotypes, signed Andrew Wyeth “Square Dance”, Peter Sculthorpe w/c, Tom Bostelle, Paul Scarborough, Richard Baldwin, Karl Kuerner, Christopher Shearer, Ben Austrian, Leonid Gechtoff, Frank Schoonover, Albert Insley, P Buckley Moss, George W Nicholson, Henry Pitz, Henry Progar, and more.
Other American artists include (5) Sydney Laurence (Alaska), Howard Hill, William R Miller, Nela Arias-Misson, Sebastein Andreaqs Altera, Charles King Wood, Gustav Wiegand, John Koch, Paula Eggelet, Francis Bennett, Carl Holty, John Atherton, Blanche Colman, (2) Cameron Burnside, Rockwell Kent lithograph, more.
European and Asian works by Joachim van Hier, Nicolai Cikovsky, Lucien Adrion, (2) Pal Fried, Salvador Dali etching, Luboslav Hutsaliak, Etienne Adolph Piot, August Muller, Charles Henri Dagnac-Riviere, Edward van Ryswyck, E Mervyn Taylor engraving, Henry Moore lithograph, H Bonatti, A Pradenti, H Reidel, Ida Verner, Vicente Nicolau Cotanda, Alois Arnegger, (2) Chen Chi, Paresh Maity, Eugene Pechaubes, Fanch Ledan, (2) Prosper Furey, more.
The Asian section is anchored by 22 agate/carnelian Chinese carvings of exquisite quality. From the same estate comes over 150 small jade and carnelian/agate carvings of equal quality. Chinese porcelain and other decorative Asian items round out the sale.
