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Past Highlights

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. 

Past Highlights

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

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

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

Hammer price: $23,000

(13pc) TIFFANY & Co. 18k GOLD DRESSER SET, sold in July 2018

Hammer price: $19,000

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

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

Hammer Price: $16,000

Paul Evans Sculptured Metal ‘Stalagmite’ Dining Table, 1970, sold in March 2018

Hammer Price: $15,000

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

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

Hammer price: $38,000

3.44ct Old Mine Cut Diamond, G color, VS2, sold November 2017

Hammer Price: $10,000

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hammer Price: $16,000

Feliks Khodorovich (Polish, 1840-1913), bronze, h. 18-3/4 in., sold in March 2017

Hammer Price: $17,000

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

Hammer Price: $60,000

9.87ct Old European-cut Diamond, S-T color, VS2, sold in July 2017

Sold For $21,000

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

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

Sold For $32,000

(3pc) Miscellaneous Chinese Hanging Scrolls. Sold in November 2016.

Sold For $23,000

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sold for $21,600

Gustav Doré (French, 1832-1883), 'Saute-Mouton' (Leap Frog), bronze, h. 14 in., sold July 2015

Sold for $90,000

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

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)

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

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)

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

Sold for $22,800

2.57ct pear-shape canary yellow diamond ring, sold in November 2015

Sold for $30,000

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

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

Sold for $36,000

Zeng Xiaojun (Chinese, b. 1954), three scroll paintings, sold in March 2016

Sold for $38,400

Sold for $38,400

3.21ct marquise diamond engagement ring, sold in March 2016

Sold for $20,400

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

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

Sold For $22,800

'Jan Lutma, Goldsmith', etching with drypoint and engraving, an 18th Century printing, sold in Feb. 2014

Sold for $21,600

Sold for $21,600

Tiffany Studios leaded glass and bronze table lamp, sold November 2014

Sold For $120,000

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

Sold for $36,000

3.69ct fancy yellow old-mine diamond ring, sold in March 2016

Sold for $48,000 (record)

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

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

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

Sold For $40,800

Diamond bracelet, with appx. 30 cts. of diamonds, sold in Feb. 2014

Sold For $18,000

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

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

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

Sold for $18,000

Four Japanese boxwood netsukes, Meiji period (1868-1912), sold in March 2016.

Sold For $24,000

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)

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

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

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

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

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

Sold for $9,600

Chinese carved pale jade 'chilong' belt hook, Qing dynasty, 5-1/4 in., sold November 2014

Sold for $15,600

Sold for $15,600

Chinese scroll painting of deer, Qing dynasty, 84 x 45 in., sold in Feb. 2014

Sold For $22,440

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

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

Sold For $22,800

(7pc) Georg Jensen silver tea service, circa 1930, in the "blossom" pattern, sold in April 2013

Sold For $8,400

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

Sold For $9,000

Hans Wegner 'Shell' settee, manufactured by Fritz Hansen, circa 1930, sold in April 2013

Sold For $31,200

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

Sold For $18,000

American 'Standing Liberty' weather vane, early 20th Century, sold in June 2006

Sold For $21,600

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

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

Sold For $10,800

Pablo Picasso, Wood owl, painted ceramic, ed. 283/500, sold in April 2013

Sold For $15,600

Sold For $15,600

Zao Wou-Ki (Chinese, 1921-2013), Colored aquatint, edition of 5, sold in Feb. 2012

Sold For $72,000

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

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

Sold For $27,600

Tiffany studios leaded glass lamp, early 20th Century, sold in March, 2009

Sold For $45,600

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

Sold For $18,000

French ormolu clock garniture, 19th Century, sold in Feb. 2007

Sold For $16,800

Sold For $16,800

Northwest Persian carpet, late 19th/early 20th Century, 15' x 11' 9", sold in July 2007

Sold For $24,000

Sold For $24,000

Ralph Albert Blakelock (American, 1847-1919), Woodland stream, oil on board, sold in March 2008

Sold For $21,600

Sold For $21,600

Regina Dragon Walnut Upright Music Box, sold June 2006

Sold For $26,400

Sold For $26,400

Johann Berthelsen (American, 1883-1972), NYC street scene, oil on canvas, sold in July 2007

Sold for $15,600

Sold for $15,600

Louis Vuitton Wardrobe Trunk, sold February 2012

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