Bidspirit auctions | Willow Auction House Auction May 25, 2021
Willow Auction House, May 25, 2021. 198 lots, estimates 40 - 2000 $.
Willow Auction House -
For the first time in over a half-century, the Knowles family is allowing a portion of its vast collection of dining-centric décor and furnishings, which they have amassed over decades of European travel and antique collecting, to be released for public purchase. As icons in the remarkable mid-century growth of American fine dining and lavish hospitality event making, this notable family helped to define the art and style that now epitomizes the aesthetic of culinary-minded quality. As this multi-generational family of restaurateurs renovates and shifts the composition of its collections and its properties, it is making way for changes, streamlining its archives, and no longer has the need to retain or store specific items amongst its diverse decorative acquisitions. Selected pieces displayed in its various public venues, as well as portions of the personal collection of the family?s matriarch, the late Doris Knowles, are being offered from amongst their significant holdings.
This is a rare opportunity to add to one's personal collection of unique decorative and functional items that have graced the walls and display cases of the pre-renovation Carolina Room and Buffet Dining Room of "The Manor" of West Orange, the massive northern New Jersey landmark mansion renowned for decades for its fine dining pedigree. In addition, guests of the historic building, "Highlawn Pavilion", will recognize key statement pieces that once adorned this venue, now released for acquisition. Also included amongst the offerings are a selection of Doris Knowles? personal pieces, all which speak to a passion for the refinement and class prevalent in the renaissance of quality dining and elegant service. Rounding out the collection are items from "Ram's Head Inn", the iconic South Jersey special occasion destination that has hosted generations of families for elite events and gracious dining.
Lots in this catalog (198)
- Lot 1: 8 Limoges & Bavarian Porcelain Mugs — $100 - $200
- Lot 2: 4 Limoges Porcelain Serving Bowls — $100 - $200
- Lot 3: Grouping of German and Austrian Porcelain — $100 - $200
- Lot 4: Grouping of Five Porcelain Vases — $100 - $200
- Lot 5: William Guerin & Co. Limoges Vase — $300 - $500
- Lot 6: 2 Jean Pouyat Limoges Tankards — $100 - $200
- Lot 7: Continental Porcelain Grouping — $100 - $200
- Lot 8: Limoges Lidded Soup Tureen Grouping — $100 - $200
- Lot 9: Grouping of 3 Limoges Porcelain Vases — $100 - $200
- Lot 10: Limoges Porcelain Hand Painted Platters & Nappy — $100 - $200
- Lot 11: T&V Limoges Plate Set — $100 - $150
- Lot 12: Group of Limoges Plates and Compote — $100 - $200
- Lot 13: 3 Jean Pouyat Limoges Hand Painted Pitchers — $200 - $250
- Lot 14: William Guerin Limoges Porcelain Cachepots — $100 - $200
- Lot 15: 2 Tressemanes & Vogt Limoges Tankards Pitchers — $100 - $200
- Lot 16: Grape Motif Limoges Porcelain Grouping — $100 - $200
- Lot 17: 2 Hand Painted Porcelain Ewers — $200 - $250
- Lot 18: Haviland Limoges Hand Painted Porcelain Grouping — $200 - $300
- Lot 19: R. Wallace & Sons Sterling Cocktail Shaker — $400 - $500
- Lot 20: Pair of Silverplate Pheasants — $100 - $200
- Lot 21: 3 Silverplate Roosters — $200 - $300
- Lot 22: Silverplate Grouping — $200 - $300
- Lot 23: Glass Amphora in Wrought Iron Stand — $100 - $150
- Lot 24: Wall Mounted Wooden Cabinet & Decanters — $60 - $100
- Lot 25: Brass Planter — $80 - $100
- Lot 26: 2 Green Patinated Iron Planters on Stands — $100 - $150
- Lot 27: Pair of Patinated Metal Champagne / Wine Buckets — $100 - $200
- Lot 28: Pair of Composition Cherub Lamps — $200 - $250
- Lot 29: Pair of Ceramic Lamps — $60 - $80
- Lot 30: Terra Cotta Bust of a Woman — $100 - $200
- Lot 31: Cement Bust of Julius Caesar — $100 - $150
- Lot 32: Carved Carrara Marble Coat of Arms Plaque — $200 - $400
- Lot 33: 5 Brocade Table Runners — $100 - $150
- Lot 34: 5 Brocade Table Runners — $100 - $150
- Lot 35: 5 Brocade Table Runners — $100 - $150
- Lot 36: 5 Brocade Table Runners — $100 - $150
- Lot 37: 5 Brocade Table Runners — $100 - $150
- Lot 38: 3 Needlepoint Panels — $200 - $250
- Lot 39: Aubusson Style Drapery Panel — $100 - $150
- Lot 40: 2 Herend Fishnet Rust Porcelain Figurines — $200 - $400
- Lot 41: Herend Fishnet Green Goose With Golden Egg — $100 - $200
- Lot 42: 3 Herend Porcelain Flower Groups — $100 - $200
- Lot 43: Herend Rothschild Bird Porcelain Grouping — $300 - $500
- Lot 44: 2 Herend Chinese Bouquet Boxes — $80 - $100
- Lot 45: 3 Pieces of Herend Queen Victoria Porcelain — $100 - $200
- Lot 46: 17 Piece Herend Persil Porcelain Demitasse Set — $300 - $500
- Lot 47: Lladro Figurine Feeding the Doll — $100 - $200
- Lot 48: 4 Royal Doulton Four Seasons Collection Figurines — $80 - $100
- Lot 49: Giuseppe Armani Porcelain Figure Group — $200 - $400
- Lot 50: Royal Worcester Style 2 Handled Vase — $80 - $100
- Lot 51: 2 Lladro Dove Porcelain Figurines — $60 - $100
- Lot 52: Lladro & Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Figurines — $40 - $80
- Lot 53: 2 Nao Porcelain Figurines — $80 - $100
- Lot 54: 19 Piece Tressemanes & Vogt Limoges Dessert Set — $100 - $150
- Lot 55: Set of 6 Klingenberg & Dwenger Limoges Plates — $60 - $100
- Lot 56: Limoges Porcelain Tankard & Serving Bowl — $200 - $250
- Lot 57: Grouping of Limoges Plates & Platters — $100 - $200
- Lot 58: Jean Pouyat Limoges Porcelain Vase — $80 - $100
- Lot 59: Limoges Porcelain Loving Cup & Vases — $200 - $250
- Lot 60: 3 Elite Limoges Porcelain Bowls — $100 - $200
- Lot 61: 3 Limoges Porcelain Bowls — $100 - $200
- Lot 62: 5 Pieces of Limoges Hand Painted Porcelain — $100 - $200
- Lot 63: Grouping of Limoges Porcelain — $100 - $200
- Lot 64: Grouping of Mostly Limoges Porcelain — $100 - $200
- Lot 65: Limoges Porcelain Plaque & Dresser Box — $100 - $150
- Lot 66: Limoges Porcelain Grouping — $100 - $200
- Lot 67: Limoges Porcelain Grouping — $100 - $150
- Lot 68: 5 William Guerin Limoges Service Plates — $80 - $100
- Lot 69: Grouping of Four Limoges Porcelain Boxes — $100 - $200
- Lot 70: Limoges & Rosenthal Gilt Decorated Dinnerware — $100 - $200
- Lot 71: 19th Century Jacobean Style Cabinet — $200 - $400
- Lot 72: 18th Century Carved Walnut Italian Cabinet — $400 - $600
- Lot 73: 18th Century Continental Carved Figural Cabinet — $200 - $300
- Lot 74: Green Console Table — $200 - $300
- Lot 75: 18th Century Continental Carved Cabinet — $400 - $600
- Lot 76: Wrought Iron Day Bed — $200 - $400
- Lot 77: Carved Gilt Neoclassical Figural Mirror — $200 - $400
- Lot 78: Gilded Palladio Mirror — $200 - $300
- Lot 79: Decorative Arts Inc. Giltwood Mirror — $200 - $300
- Lot 80: Decorative Arts Inc. Giltwood Mirror — $200 - $300
- Lot 81: Decorative Arts Inc. Carved Giltwood Mirror — $200 - $300
- Lot 82: Decorative Arts Inc. Carved Giltwood Mirror — $200 - $300
- Lot 83: Neoclassical Gilt Cheribum Mirror — $200 - $400
- Lot 84: Silverplate Roast Beef Serving Trolley — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 85: 18 Baccarat Massena Crystal Champagne Flutes — $800 - $1,200
- Lot 86: 2 Baccarat Crystal Decanters — $100 - $200
- Lot 87: 3 Crystal Decanters — $100 - $150
- Lot 88: Lalique Langeais Crystal Decanter & Pitcher — $300 - $500
- Lot 89: Lalique Duncan Crystal Decanter — $200 - $400
- Lot 90: Pair of Maitland Smith Pin Shell Balloon Lamps — $800 - $900
- Lot 91: Doulton Burslem Porcelain Slop Jar — $200 - $400
- Lot 92: 118 Pieces Royal Crown Derby Royal Antoinette — $2,000 - $2,500
- Lot 93: 88 Piece Cauldon Porcelain Dinnerware Set — $600 - $800
- Lot 94: Lenox Green Mark Tankard Pitcher — $200 - $300
- Lot 95: Lenox Green Mark Tea Service — $100 - $200
- Lot 96: Boehm Porcelain Bird Group Eastern Kingbird — $400 - $600
- Lot 97: Boehm Porcelain Barn Owl — $700 - $900
- Lot 98: Boehm Red Billed Blue Magpie — $500 - $600
- Lot 99: 15 Piece Limoges Porcelain Fish Set — $400 - $500
- Lot 100: 15 Piece Limoges Porcelain Fish Set — $400 - $600
- Lot 101: 10 Piece Limoges Porcelain Fish Set — $500 - $600
- Lot 102: 7 Pieces Limoges Porcelain Fish Set — $300 - $500
- Lot 103: Grouping of Fish Porcelain Plates and Sauce Boat — $80 - $100
- Lot 104: Set of 7 Austrian Crown China Fish Plates — $80 - $100
- Lot 105: Set of 12 Copeland Spode Game Plates — $200 - $300
- Lot 106: Black Forest Carved Fish Plaque — $200 - $300
- Lot 107: Pair of Black Forest Carved Game Plaques — $800 - $1,000
- Lot 108: Oil on Canvas Hunt Scene — $60 - $100
- Lot 109: Du Bois Oil on Canvas Impressionist Landscape — $200 - $250
- Lot 110: Du Bois Impressionist Oil on Canvas Landscape — $200 - $250
- Lot 111: Du Bois Impressionist Oil on Canvas Lake Landscape — $200 - $250
- Lot 112: H. Romunde Impressionist Oil on Canvas — $100 - $200
- Lot 113: Jean Daumier Impressionist Oil on Canvas — $100 - $200
- Lot 114: B. Schissler Impressionist Oil on Canvas — $100 - $200
- Lot 115: Pair of A. Todd Oil on Canvas Portraits — $200 - $250
- Lot 116: 2 Oils on Canvas Nature Scenes — $100 - $200
- Lot 117: Pair of Robert Thrower Oils on Canvas — $100 - $150
- Lot 118: Robert Coutelas Oil on Canvas Street Scene — $200 - $300
- Lot 119: Edwin Havas Watercolor Still Life — $100 - $200
- Lot 120: Edwin Havas Watercolor Birds & Flowers — $100 - $200
- Lot 121: J. Perrier Oil on Canvas Still Life — $100 - $200
- Lot 122: Pair of Signed Baker Oil on Canvas Still Lifes — $200 - $300
- Lot 123: Giovanni Madonini Oil on Canvas Woman With Apples — $300 - $500
- Lot 124: Jean-Ernest Aubert Oil on Canvas Cherubs — $400 - $600
- Lot 125: Ludolf Liberts Oil on Board — $2,000 - $3,000
- Lot 126: Ludolf Liberts Oil on Board — $2,000 - $3,000
- Lot 127: Gunter H. Korus Lithograph Still Life — $100 - $200
- Lot 128: Willering Epko Lithograph — $50 - $100
- Lot 129: Oil on Canvas Still Life With Fruit — $80 - $100
- Lot 130: Oil on Canvas Still Life — $100 - $200
- Lot 131: Oil on Canvas House in Landscape — $100 - $150
- Lot 132: Y Vilan Oil on Canvas — $60 - $80
- Lot 133: J Gonzalez Oil on Canvas — $100 - $200
- Lot 134: Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Woman in Profile — $100 - $200
- Lot 135: Elio Brombo Oil on Canvas Still Life With Lobster — $200 - $400
- Lot 136: Pastel on Paper Oysters — $100 - $150
- Lot 137: 7 Hand Painted Continental Porcelain Oyster Plates — $300 - $400
- Lot 138: Set of 8 Haviland & Co. Limoges Oyster Plates — $300 - $500
- Lot 139: Set of 8 Crescent Shaped Oyster Plates — $400 - $600
- Lot 140: 2 Palissy Ware Majolica Chargers — $200 - $250
- Lot 141: Singing River Original Pottery Crab — $200 - $300
- Lot 142: Italian Faience Tureen on Pedestal — $100 - $200
- Lot 143: Grouping of Lobster & Crab Items — $100 - $200
- Lot 144: Set of 10 KPM Lobster Dishes — $200 - $300
- Lot 145: 2 Hand Painted Porcelain Plaques — $60 - $100
- Lot 146: 8 Piece ZS & Co Royal Munich Porcelain Dessert Set — $100 - $200
- Lot 147: Grouping of Cups, Saucers, Sugar & Creamer — $80 - $100
- Lot 148: Continental Porcelain Grouping — $100 - $200
- Lot 149: 66 Pieces Elite Limoges Porcelain Dinnerware — $80 - $100
- Lot 150: Haviland Limoges Hand Painted Lamp — $60 - $80