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Butterscotch Auctioneers & Appraisers is one of the oldest and most respected auction houses in the New York City area. We are appraisers and auctioneers of fine art, antiques, jewelry, and furniture.
Butterscotch Auctioneers & Appraisers is one of the oldest and most respected auction houses in the New York City area. We are appraisers and auctioneers of fine art, antiques, jewelry, and furniture.
Hammer price: $80,000
FAIRFIELD PORTER (American, 1907-1975), Bushes, 1962, casein on canvas, 24 x 22 in., sold in July 2018
Hammer price: $65,000
4.08ct ROUND BRILLIANT DIAMOND, G color, VVS2, Very Good Cut, Good Symmetry, No Fluorescence, sold in July 2018
Hammer price: $23,000
(13pc) TIFFANY & Co. 18k GOLD DRESSER SET, sold in July 2018
Hammer price: $19,000
MANNER OF ANTOINE WATTEAU, 17th/18th Century, chalk on paper, 10 x 14-1/2 in., sold in July 2018
Hammer Price: $40,000
Alfred Jacob Miller (American, 1810-1874), Caravan en route, circa 1837, pen, pencil, and ink-wash on paper, 7-1/4 x 13-3/4 in., presale estimate: $20,000-40,000, sold in March 2018 and purchased by the Museum of Nebraska Art
Hammer Price: $16,000
Paul Evans Sculptured Metal ‘Stalagmite’ Dining Table, 1970, sold in March 2018
Hammer Price: $15,000
(37vols) Mark Twain: Definitive Edition: New York: Gabriel Wells, 1924, 8vo., no. 11 of 1024, with two working autograph manuscript leaves tipped in, sold in November 2017
Sold for $90,000
Edward Steichen (American, 1879-1973), Voulangis landscape, 1909, oil on canvas, 24 x 25 in., sold in November 2015
Hammer price: $38,000
3.44ct Old Mine Cut Diamond, G color, VS2, sold November 2017
Hammer Price: $10,000
[Francis Fry’s Copy] Bishop’s Bible, 1572, London: Richard Jugge, the second folio edition, with autograph letter on inside cover by English bibliographer and book collector Francis Fry (1803-1886), presale estimate: $3,000-5,000, sold in March 2018
Hammer Price: $25,000
Yanzhou Xu (Chinese, 1961-), Chatting Among the Yimeng Villages, 1982-83, oil on canvas, 56-1/2 x 70-1/8 in., presale estimate: $12,000-18,000, sold in July 2017
Hammer Price: $18,000
(2pc) David Hockney (British, 1937-), two colored etchings with aquatint, Stanley & Boodgie and Stanley & Boodgie II, 1995, sold in November 2017
Hammer Price: $16,000
Claude Venard (French, 1913-1999), Laviance, 1974, oil on canvas, 53 x 61 in., sold in November 2017
Sold for $120,000
Ludwig van Beethoven: a very rare autograph sketchleaf containing music to op. 117, König Stephan, written in the summer of 1810. Previously unknown by scholars, this sketchleaf was discovered and authenticated by one of our appraisers. Sold in November 2015.
Hammer Price: $21,000
Lesser Ury (German, 1861-1931), Evening Kurfurstendamm view, 1889, oil on canvas, 12-1/4 x 6-3/8 in., sold in July 2017
Hammer price: $50,000
Kenneth Armitage (British, 1916-2002), Standing Figure, 1956, bronze, h. 45-1/4 in., sold in March 2017
Hammer Price: $18,000
Norman Wilfred Lewis (American, 1919-1979), Untitled, 1951, mixed media on paper, 16-1/2 x 21-3/4 in., sold in March 2017
Hammer Price: $16,000
Feliks Khodorovich (Polish, 1840-1913), bronze, h. 18-3/4 in., sold in March 2017
Hammer Price: $17,000
Old Master, 17th Century, oil on canvas, 42 x 33-1/2 in., sold in March 2017
Hammer Price: $60,000
9.87ct Old European-cut Diamond, S-T color, VS2, sold in July 2017
Sold For $21,000
Xu Yanzhou (Chinese, b. 1961-). 'Xiao shan cun' (Little Mountain Village), oil on canvas. Sold in November 2016.
Sold For $21,000
Yuyu Yang (Taiwanese, 1926-1997). 'Advent of the Phoenix', 1991, stainless steel, ed. 13/20, signed. Sold in November 2016.
Sold For $32,000
(3pc) Miscellaneous Chinese Hanging Scrolls. Sold in November 2016.
Sold For $23,000
Familial portrait collection. 19th Century, comprising members of the houses Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Habsburg-Lorraine as related to Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies (1814-1898), Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 1833 to 1859, including seven miniatures by Michele Albanesi (Italian, 1816-1878), two by Andrea Piazza (Italian, 1803-1838, active in Parma), two by S. Caruson (British, active in London & Naples 1830s-40s), one by Jean Baptiste Desire Troivaux (1788-1860), one signed ‘Guirard’, and seven unsigned; all presented in a large easel-back frame with Maria Antonia at the center. Personages are as follows, listed left-to-right, with relations to Maria Antonia.
Sold in November 2016.
Sold For $150,000
(Attrib.) Feng Zikai (Chinese, 1898-1975). Figures by a coastal residence, mixed media on silk-lined paper. Sold in November 2016.
Hammer price: $23,000
Olaf Wieghorst (American, 1899-1988), Siesta Time, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in., sold in June 2016
Sold For $21,000
Yuyu Yang (Taiwanese, 1926-1997). 'Tailuge xia gu' (Taroko Gorge), 1973, bronze in two free-standing parts. Sold in November 2016.
Sold For $75,000
(Attrib.) Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864-1957). Dragonfly and chrysanthemums, mixed media on silk-lined paper. Sold in November 2016.
Sold For $25,000
(Attrib.) Zhang Daqian (Chinese, 1899-1933), hanging scroll showing figures on a boat on a misty river. Sold in November 2016.
Hammer price: $20,000
(6pc) Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858), six extremely rare first edition woodblock prints from The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road, sold June 2016
Sold for $21,600
Gustav Doré (French, 1832-1883), 'Saute-Mouton' (Leap Frog), bronze, h. 14 in., sold July 2015
Sold for $90,000
Ludwig van Beethoven: an inscribed first edition copy of Fidelio, with dedication to Baron von Pasqualati, friend and landlord of Beethoven's at the time Fidelio was composed. From the estate of Arturo Toscanini. Sold March 2016 (pre-sale estimate: $15,000-20,000)
Sold for $32,400
Andy Warhol (1928-1987), The Marx Brothers, screen print in colors, ed. 14/200, sold in July 2015
Sold for $66,000 (record)
John Smith's Map of New England, 1616, the first instance where Smith coined the term "New England," in colors of the period, sold November 2014, a record auction price for this map at auction.
Sold For $72,000
Lynn Chadwick (British, 1914-2003), '320B - Paper Hat', 1966, bronze, ed. 2/4, h. 23 1/4", (est. $30,000-40,000), sold in July 2014
Sold For $2,040,000 (record)
Rachel Ruysch (Dutch, 1664-1750), Still life with devil's trumpet and other flowers and insects, 1700, oil on canvas, 44 x 35 in., from a Harrison, NY estate, sold in Feb. 2012. A new world record for the artist at auction
Sold for $22,800
2.57ct pear-shape canary yellow diamond ring, sold in November 2015
Sold for $30,000
Robert Indiana (American, 1928-), Decade, 1971, portfolio of 10 colored screen prints, ed, 8/200, sold November 2014
Sold For $67,000
Egyptian carving of a head, New Kingdom, c. 1550-1077 B.C.E., h. 6 1/2" (the head), from the estate of Walter Hauser, DDS, formerly of White Plains, NY, sold in July 2014
Sold for $36,000
Zeng Xiaojun (Chinese, b. 1954), three scroll paintings, sold in March 2016
Sold for $38,400
3.21ct marquise diamond engagement ring, sold in March 2016
Sold for $20,400
(2pc) John Lee Fitch (American, 1836-1895), Pair of Hudson River views, 1883, each 4-3/4 x 13-1/4 in., sold March 2015
Sold for $13,200
Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain (1835-1910), The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, first edition, first issue, sold July 2015
Sold For $22,800
'Jan Lutma, Goldsmith', etching with drypoint and engraving, an 18th Century printing, sold in Feb. 2014
Sold for $21,600
Tiffany Studios leaded glass and bronze table lamp, sold November 2014
Sold For $120,000
Paul Evans wrought-iron and enamel console cabinet, c. 1973, sculptured and enameled iron, 7' 4", sold in April 2013
Sold for $36,000
3.69ct fancy yellow old-mine diamond ring, sold in March 2016
Sold for $48,000 (record)
Rubens Gerchman (Brazilian, 1942-2008), Toothpast mixed media collage, 48 x 31 1/2", identified by the gallery, sold in Oct. 2013, a new record for the artist at auction
Sold For $34,800
Andy Warhol (1928-1987), Paramount, from Ads, 1985, screenprint in colors, ed. 1/10, sold in Feb. 2014
Sold for $25,200
George Inness (American, 1825-1894), "The Brook", oil on canvas, 22 x 27", sold in April 2013
Sold For $40,800
Diamond bracelet, with appx. 30 cts. of diamonds, sold in Feb. 2014
Sold For $18,000
Chinese bronze 'sun-splashed' censer, 19th Century, with apocryphal Xuande reign marks, d. 5", sold in July 2014
Sold For $11,400
Van Cleef & Arpels 'Winston Churchill' bulldog pin, enameled 18k gold, est. $3,000-4,000, sold in July 2014
Sold for $16,800
(3pc) Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), Three silkscreen prints from 'Untitled', 1951, printed posthumously by Emiliano Sorini in 1964, ed. 38/50, sold in November 2014
Sold for $18,000
Four Japanese boxwood netsukes, Meiji period (1868-1912), sold in March 2016.
Sold For $24,000
American Queen Anne walnut veneer highboy, early 18th Century, Massachusetts, h. 65", sold in April 2013
Sold For $102,000 (record)
Rare Grueby Pottery water-lily vase, c. 1899, d. 9 1/2", sold in April, 2013, a record for the form, and one of the highest prices paid for a piece of Grueby pottery at auction
Sold for $27,600
Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899-1991), Three bathers, gouache on paper, 10 1/2 x 6 3/4", sold in April 2013
Sold For $25,200
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), "Uncle Sam", from 'Myths', screenprint in colors with diamond dust, 1981, ed. 55/200, sold in Feb. 2014
Sold for $18,000
Chinese Buddhist mythological painting, 19th Century, mixed media on fabric-lined paper, 30 x 29 in., sold in November 2014
Sold for $13,200
(9 vols) James Cook, 'Voyages', London, 1773, 1777, and 1784, (atlas volume not shown), sold March 2015
Sold for $9,600
Chinese carved pale jade 'chilong' belt hook, Qing dynasty, 5-1/4 in., sold November 2014
Sold for $15,600
Chinese scroll painting of deer, Qing dynasty, 84 x 45 in., sold in Feb. 2014
Sold For $22,440
Alexander Calder (1898-1976), Four tapestries made for the bicentennial of the American Revolution (only one shown), sold in April 2013
Sold For $75,000
Fern Isabel Coppedge (American, 1885-1951), Boxwood, oil on canvas, 20 x 18 in., sold in Oct. 2006
Sold For $22,800
(7pc) Georg Jensen silver tea service, circa 1930, in the "blossom" pattern, sold in April 2013
Sold For $8,400
Chinese Fahua double-walled baluster jar, Ming Dynasty (c. 1400 a.d.), glazed earthenware depicting the Eight Immortals with a reticulated double-wall, with crack around rim, sold in Dec. 2012
Sold For $9,000
Hans Wegner 'Shell' settee, manufactured by Fritz Hansen, circa 1930, sold in April 2013
Sold For $31,200
Wilhelm Lehmbruck (German, 1881-1919), Kleine Sinnende (Pensive Woman), patinated plaster, h. 21 in., sold in Feb. 2012
Sold For $18,000
American 'Standing Liberty' weather vane, early 20th Century, sold in June 2006
Sold For $21,600
Pair of Meissen porcelain ewers, 19th/early 20th Century, from a Long Island, NY estate, sold in Nov. 2008
Sold For $31,200
Tiffany Studios bronze and glass 'Peacock' mirror', early 20th Century, from a Ridgefield, CT estate, sold in March, 2009
Sold For $10,800
Pablo Picasso, Wood owl, painted ceramic, ed. 283/500, sold in April 2013
Sold For $15,600
Zao Wou-Ki (Chinese, 1921-2013), Colored aquatint, edition of 5, sold in Feb. 2012
Sold For $72,000
Anthony Thieme (American, 1888-1954), St. Augustine view with sailors on a boat, oil on canvas, 25 x 36 in., sold in March 2008
Sold For $87,000
Wilhelm Thony (Austrian, 1888-1949), Marseille, oil on canvas laid on board, 16-1/2 x 20 in., sold in Feb. 2006
Sold For $27,600
Tiffany studios leaded glass lamp, early 20th Century, sold in March, 2009
Sold For $45,600
Mauritz Frederik Hendrick De Haas (American, 1832-1895), Coastal scene, oil on canvas, sold in Nov. 2007
Sold For $18,000
French ormolu clock garniture, 19th Century, sold in Feb. 2007
Sold For $16,800
Northwest Persian carpet, late 19th/early 20th Century, 15' x 11' 9", sold in July 2007
Sold For $24,000
Ralph Albert Blakelock (American, 1847-1919), Woodland stream, oil on board, sold in March 2008
Sold For $21,600
Regina Dragon Walnut Upright Music Box, sold June 2006
Sold For $26,400
Johann Berthelsen (American, 1883-1972), NYC street scene, oil on canvas, sold in July 2007
Sold for $15,600
Louis Vuitton Wardrobe Trunk, sold February 2012