Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers Holds Inaugural Auction in Charleston Gallery
Alice Ravenel Huger Smith (American 1876-1958) Towers on the Scotch Church Charleston, 1958 Signed (lr) Watercolor on board 21 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. Est. $8,000-12,000
CHARLESTON, SC — Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers is pleased to announce the inaugural Charleston Collects auction scheduled for Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 11 a.m. ET. Held in Doyle's Charleston gallery, at 123 King Street, and live-streamed on Doyle.com, Charleston Collects offers an exciting array of artwork, furniture, silver, decorative arts, and jewelry from Southern collections and estates.
Among the highlights of the upcoming auction are two watercolor works by Charleston artist Alice R. Huger Smith (1876–1958): Towers on the Scotch Church Charleston (Est. $8,000-12,000) and Wild Rice on the Savannah (Est. $25,000-45,000). A key figure in the Charleston Renaissance of the early 20th century, Smith is best known for her dream-like watercolors of Charleston and the Carolina Lowcountry.
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Claude Flynn Howell American, 1915-1997 Mrs. Wilson of Kansas City Signed Howell (lr); inscribed 1811, as titled, and Howell on the stretcher bar Oil on canvas 36 x 30 inches (91.4 x 76.2 cm) Provenance: Bob Cheek, Charlotte, NC Exhibited: Raleigh, NC, The North Carolina Museum of Art, Claude Howell: A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings, Jan. 19 - Feb. 16, 1975 $5,000-8,000, William Aiken Walker Cabin Scene Oil on artist board Signed lower left WA Walker. 6 1/2 x 12 inches Est: $4,000-6,000, John Carroll Doyle American, 1942-2014 Her Grandfather's Gun, 1999 Signed (lr), signed and dated on the reverse Oil on canvas 47 3/8 x 35 1/2 inches Pair of Chinese Hardwood Folding Armchairs Carved in the imperial Ming style Height 43 1/4 inches, width 28 1/4 inches, depth 21 1/2 inches Est. $3,000-5,000, William Halsey American, 1915-1999 Signed Halsey (lr) Ink on Paper 20 x 26 1/2 inches Est. $2,000-4,000 Four Strand Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald and Gold Bead Necklace with Gold and Ruby Pendant Est. $2,000-3,000 ,Christopher Walling Gold and Opal Ring Est. $1,500-2,000 Tiffany & Co. GoldFob Brooch Est. $1,000-1,500 James Rosenquist (1933-2017) MY MIND IS A GLASS OF WATER (GLENN 58) Color lithograph, 1972, on Arches watercolor paper, signed, dated, titled and numbered 89/125 in pencil, from Prints for Phoenix House, printed by Petersburg Press, London, published by Brooke Alexander, Inc., New York, with full margins, framed. Image 22 5/8 x 17 7/8 inches; 575 x 454 mm. Est. $800-1,200, American Southern Interest: North Carolina Silver Water Pitcher The part faceted inverted pear-form body with applied bands of scrolling leaves to shoulder and knop, the mouth with a beaded rim, and with scrolling handle, and engraved Presented by the President, Directors & Company of the Bank of Cape Fear to David Jones commemorative of his generous exertions in saving their Banking House from destruction during the fire of the 17th January 1840. Height 12 3/4 inches, approximately 36 ounces. Est. $1,500-2,500, Pair of Classical Card Tables Est $1,000-2,000, Cartier Stainless Steel, Rose Gold and Diamond 'Declaration' Wristwatch 18 kt., quartz, square brushed silver-tone dial, dia. ap. 7.8 x 7.8 mm., 17 round diamonds ap. .35 ct., black satin strap, steel deployant clasp, signed Cartier, case nos. 64123CE, 2611. Length 6 1/2 inches, adjustable. Est. $800-1,200, Durgin Sterling Silver Footed Compote Wide reticulated border with applied molded rococo shell, fruit and scroll. Height 7 3/8 inches, width 15 1/2 inches Est. $800-1,200
Highlights include:
❖ Painting by North Carolina artist Claude Flynn Howell (Est. $5,000-8,000)
❖ White Gold and Diamond Necklace (Est. $2,500-3,000)
❖ Pair of Chinese Hardwood Folding Armchairs (Est. $3,000-5,000)
❖ Four Strand Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald and Gold Bead Necklace with Gold and Ruby Pendant (Est. $2,000-3,000)
❖ North Carolina Silver Water Pitcher from the Estate of Leonard J. Novgorod (Est. $1,500-2,000)
❖ Federal Inlaid Walnut Tall Chest of Drawers (Est. $2,000-4,000)
❖ Cartier Stainless Steel, Rose Gold and Diamond 'Declaration' Wristwatch ($800-1,200)
❖ Tiffany & Co. GoldFob Brooch (Est. $1,000-1,500)
Since the October 2023 opening of Doyle Charleston our local Regional Advisors have hosted a full schedule of special events. These include consignment days with Doyle’s team of Specialists, connoisseurship talks on a range of collecting topics, selling exhibitions of jewelry and decorative arts, and preview exhibitions of property to be auctioned in New York and online to collectors around the globe.
Charleston Collects will be auctioneered by Doyle’s Regional Director Emily Grimball Longley, along with Doug Warner, the Executive Vice Chair at Explore Charleston.
The lots in the sale will be on view in Doyle’s Charleston Gallery leading up to the auction on:
Fri, Sept 27, 10am – 5pm
Sat, Sept 28, 10am – 5pm
Sun, Sept 29, 10am – 5pm
Alice Ravanel Huger Smith (American 1876-1958) Wild Rice on the Savannah, 1958 Signed (lr) Watercolor on board 21 x 12 3/4 in. Est. $25,000-45,000
