Gallery 18 and Roberts Auctioneering are pleased to announce the James and Barbara Macnutt downsizing auction. The sale will feature a remarkable collection of art, furniture, antique maps, prints, and books. The sale is scheduled for Saturday, August 24, 2024, at Roberts Auction, 11 MacMurdo Road, Bedeque, Prince Edward Island (off Route 1A). A pre-sale of general household items begins at 10:30am. The main sale begins at 11:00am
This auction includes items of superior quality and condition. It is not to be missed!
19th-century watercolor of Government House, Charlottetown, (aka, Fanningbank). Artist unknown. Matted and framed under glass.
Image size: 10” x 14”
19th-century tea table attributed to Marc Butcher, Charlottetown.
Pair of 19th-century watercolors of Mi’kmaq women. Artist unknown.
Size of paintings: Approximately 5” x 5” each
Antique map of eastern Canada by Robert de Vaugondy, 1755
Original artwork by Robert Harris, 1897. Signed and dated. Matted and framed.
Image size: 9” x 8”
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1768
Print images measures 18” x 27”.
Frame measures 26” x 20”
Original painting by Frieda Creelman, 1949. Signed and dated. Framed.
Art board measures 10” x 12”
An uncommon softcover titled, “Funny Fellow’s address to P.E. Island / An Address to Prince Edward Island” by Fabrius Cassius Funny Fellow, A Native [aka William Keir]. Self-published on P.E.I. in 1862. Shows creasing, soiling and staining from handling.
19th-century tea table attributed to Thomas Nisbet, New Brunswick. The piece was acquired from long-time dealer Hyman “Hymie" Kashetsky (1907-1993). Kashetsky owned and operated the Antique Centre in Saint John for several decades. Kashetsky also lived in Prince Edward Island for several years and operated a retail shop in Kensington.
British Colonies by R. Montgomery Martin, 1837-’38
Original drawing of St. Pauls Covent Garden by architect Michael Kohler. Signed and date, 1948. Matted and framed under glass.
19th-century botanical watercolor by Samuel Holden (active 1830s and 1840s). Signed. Matted and framed under glass.
Painted image measures about 10” x 8”
Fanny Bayfield’s 19th-century night table.
Includes letter outlining provenance.
Oil painting by J.B. Taylor, c1945. Signed. Framed. (PEI-born artist.)
Art board measures 12” x 16”
Original drawing of Palazzo Ossoli attributed to architect Michael Kohler, c.1948. Kohler was born and educated in the UK, and moved to Canada in the 1950s. He would eventually form the architectural firm, Craig & Kohler, in Ottawa. Upon retirement, Kohler moved to P.E.I., where he spent his final years. The drawing is matted and framed under glass.
Sheraton table, c1780
The Roman antiquities, Plate XXIII. Remains of the great building burial added to the Mausoleum of Constance by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756. Matted and framed under glass.
Chairs from the estate of Senator Donald Montgomery, Park Corner, P.E.I (1808 – 1893)
Charlottetown by Eileen Bentley. Pastel. Matted and framed under glass.
Image measures 26” x 18”
Original drawing of Palazzo Farnese by architect Michael Kohler, c. 1948. Signed at bottom right. Matted and framed under glass.
Chair from the estate of Senator Donald Montgomery, Park Corner, P.E.I (1808 – 1893)
The Beach - an original serigraph by Anne Lee, 1990. #2 from an edition of 50. Signed and titled, matted and framed under glass.
Image measures 19” x 26”
Antique Mahogany pie crust round tilt-top table, c.1800
19th-century watercolor titled Indians on the Ottawa River, attributed to Charles Wright (father of Fanny Wright Bayfield). Unsigned. Matted and framed under glass.
Image measures 11” x 17”
Late Georgian two-drawer side table with carved scrolled feet. Possibly island-made. Ivory inlay darkened due to application of furniture polish. Otherwise, condition fine. Purchased at the sale for Dr. McDonald of Souris in the mid-1970’s.
Antique map of Newfoundland and Acadia by Bonne, 1788. Early hand-coloring. Matted and framed under glass.
Image measures 9 1/2” x 14” to the neat line.
Parian-style bust of Horatio Nelson. Stands 12” tall.
Engravings by William Hogarth, c.1800
Original serigraph titled, “Early Morning Sun,” by Gwen Fichaud. #6 from an edition of 100 prints. Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Matted and framed under glass.
Image measures 7 1/2” x 7 1/2”
Variety of antique, vintage and modern Prince Edward Island books.
Original drawing of Palazzo Farnese by architect Michael Kohler, c. 1948. Signed at bottom right. Matted and framed under glass.
Dictionary of the Cree language by Lacombe, 1874. Includes map. Ex-library.
Original botanical watercolor by Samuel Holden, 1839. Signed and dated. Matted and framed under glass.
Painted image measures about 11” x 9”.
PEI view by M.D. Godsoe. Oil on art board. Framed. Signed.
Measures 10” x 12”
PEI view by M.D. Godsoe. Oil on art board. Framed. Signed.
Measures 10” x 12”
Original botanical watercolor of the Lady Slipper by Samuel Holden, c1840. Matted and framed under glass.
Painted image measures about 11” x 9”
Early 20th-century gate-leg table.
Antique lithograph titled Brown Gallery, Knowle, Kent, by Joseph Nash, 1840. From the series, Mansions of England. Matted and framed under glass.
Printed image measures 12” x 17”
Antique lithograph by Joseph Nash, 1840, from the series, Mansions of England. Matted and framed under glass. Printed image measures 12” x 17”
PEI 19th-century bedroom dresser with mirror.
PEI 19th-century bedroom furniture set.
Original watercolor titled “Northsider,” by Hugh Crosby. Matted and framed under glass.
Painted image measures 6” x 8”.
Antique travel writing desk with brass inlay. Includes custom-made display stand.
Antique engraving titled “Quadrant, Regent Street” (aka, The Quadrant in Regent Street, London seen from Piccadilly Circus) by John Woods. The view is based on a painting by John Francis Salmon (1808-1886). The engraving appears in The History of London: Illustrated by Views in London and Westminster, published in 1837. Matted and framed under glass.
Antique travel writing desk with inlay. Includes custom-made display stand.
Original watercolor by Anne Lee. Matted and framed under glass. Zwicker’s Gallery label on reverse.
View of Westminster and the Thames from the North, c. 1747 from a drawing in the Royal Collection by Canaletto (aka Giovanni Antonio Canal). Lithograph. Matted and framed under glass.
View of Westminster and the Thames from the North East, c. 1747 from a drawing in the Royal Collection by Canaletto (aka Giovanni Antonio Canal). Lithograph. Matted and framed under glass.
View of Westminster Bridge Looking Towards Surrey Side, c. 1747 from a drawing in the Royal Collection by Canaletto (aka Giovanni Antonio Canal). Lithograph. Matted and framed under glass.
Johann Theodor de Bry, copper plate engraving, c. 1601.
Matted and framed under glass.
Johann Theodor de Bry, copper plate engraving, c. 1601.
Matted and framed under glass.
Two19th-century prints related to Charlottetown, PEI. Matted and framed under glass. Includes map from the Roe’s Brothers atlas of Maritime Canada, 1880, and view from Canadian Scenery, 1883.
Frame measures 23” x 17”.
Miniature watercolor on ivory attributed to J.B. Alexander. Signed. Framed with liner under glass. Image measures about 3” x 5”
Vignettes of “Canoeing in Nova Scotia” by Joseph Nash, c.1880. Original hand-colored woodblock engravings.
Original etching titled, “View of the Inside of the Temple of Jupiter,” by Domenico Cunego for Robert Adam’s “The Ruins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalato [Split] in Dalmatia,” 1764. Hand-colored. Matted and framed under glass.
Image measures 18” x 14”
Original batik titled, “Sand Dunes,” by Sylvia Ridgeway, 1983. Signed and dated. Framed under glass.
Image measures 6” x 4”
More than 5 dozen issues of The Island magazine, published by the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation.
Antiquarian book titled, “The Beothucks or Red Indians - The Aboriginal Inhabitants of Newfoundland,” by James P. Howley, 1915. Small folio. Distressed binding.
Ruins of the palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia (Split, Croatia) by Robert Adam (1728-1792), published 1764. Matted and framed under glass.
Original watercolor view of the Simeonovsky Bridge over the Fontanka River in St. Petersbourg, Russia. The painting is signed with initials and dated ‘92 at bottom right. Matted and framed under glass.
Image measures about 6 1/2” x 9 1/2”.
Antique map of Canada by Georges-Louis Le Rouge , c.1760. Matted and framed under glass.
Tilt-top side table.
Framed display of nine (9) Carbonite crystals. Estimated to be 2M years old. Mounted, matted and framed under glass. (One of two.)
Two antique architectural engravings by UK architect James Paine (1717-1789) depicting buildings he designed. The prints appeared in Plans, elevations and sections of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Houses by Jame Paine, c. 1783. Two plates matted and framed together under glass.
Engraving titled “The Exercise of See Saw, Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, by Francis Hayman, c. 1745. Mounted and framed under glass.
Humorous engraving by Francis Haymon (1708-1776). Mounted and framed under glass.
Humorous engraving by Francis Haymon (1708-1776). Mounted and framed under glass.
A humourous engraving from an original painting in Vauxhall Gardens representing the stealing of a kiss by Francis Haymon, c. 1745. Mounted and framed under glass.
Prince of Wales College place setting, including dinner plate, tea cup and saucer, and cream soup bowl and saucer … c. 1960
Ceramics and glass, silver and brass collectibles …
Ceramics and smalls …
Various old maps …
Text: I wish this table given to Mrs. Erskin Macnutt. It was Mrs. Bayfield’s bed side table. She was my Godmother, and died in 1891. Ethel B. (Bayfield) Macnutt.
