William A. Smith

William A. Smith Inc.
Auctioneers and Appraisers

Outstanding Two-Day On-site Estate Auction!
The Donald and Mary Carmichael Estate, Hardscrabble Lane, Lyme, NH

Thursday, July 30th,
& Friday, July 31st, 2015

Commencing at 10:00 AM each day

Preview: Wednesday, July 29th from 12:00-5:00 and 8:00 AM morning of each sale day.

No Additions
Day One:
To feature Antiques, Accessories, Nautical, Prints
Day Two:
Books, Ephemera, Modern Furniture, and remaining antiques.


Great eagle brackets

The hearth, all to go!

Location: From I-91 in Thetford, VT take Exit 14 and proceed 1.3 miles to Rt. 5, turn right then an immediate left to Lyme Road. Cross bridge into Lyme, NH, and follow to the Lyme, NH, common. At the common take Dorchester Road towards Lyme Center for approximately 2 miles. Take Acorn Hill Road on left. Go 1.7 miles to Hardscrabble Lane, take right for short distance to the auction site, watch for auction signs.

To aid in settling the above named estate we have been commissioned to offer the complete contents at auction of their remarkable collection. Mr. Carmichael worked in President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration and was influential in the War on Poverty and Mrs. Carmichael was a noted ballet dancer. A wonderful collection of A. Lincoln and W. Churchill items. Plenty of pasture parking; sale will be held under tents on the beautiful premises. Home is for sale by private treaty, please plan on attending.

Day 1: In part: 18th-c. Queen Anne cherry two-part fan-carved highboy; good country setback cupboard in blue paint; other country setback cupboard in blue/gray paint; country floor cupboard with dentil molding in blue/gray paint; country floor cupboard in red paint; several other cupboards; country dry sink in salmon paint; country pine stretcher base farm table; country oval dining table on shoe foot base; set of eight country ladder-back chairs; country pine English grandfather clock, B. Michael; cobbler bench; country Hepplewhite worktable; pine circular hutch table; country tiger maple two-part Sheraton secretary; early American armchair; country wagon seat; several one- and two-drawer country stands; country bucket bench; country pine desk; country three-drawer chest in red paint; country cannonball bed; pair of early maple four-post beds; other country furniture.

Clocks: Good jewelers clock with fluted stiles; very good English bracket clock, William Carpenter, St. Martins, CT; Chelsea brass ship’s clock “Shreve, Crump & Low”; Chelsea wheel ship’s clock; English lantern clock Joseph Knibb; David Dutton mantel shelf clock; Eli Terry pillar and scroll clock; Chelsea pillar and scroll clock; good French repeater carriage clock with good movement; other clocks.

Ship’s figurehead, “Gloria”

Nautical: Fine selection of nautical to include: good ship model in glass case with plaque Frederick Billings - collection of Franklin D. Roosevelt; figural carved wooden ship’s figurehead, “Gloria”; large ship model in glass case “U.S. Frigate Essex” built by Robert Innis in 1952; G. Willard stick barometer; English stick barometer J.W. Bailey; two brass telescopes; whale ship design tooth; English compass.

Accessories: Great pair of gilt eagle brackets; 19th-c. tin embossed eagle; other 20th-c. carved eagle “Live and Let Live”; several duck decoys; good duck decoy lamp; brass cannon; Kentucky curly maple percussion gun; powder horns; early drum with eagle decoration - Peabody, Salem label; double student lamp; pair of ball made shade lamps; Victorian slag glass lamp; other lamps; stoneware blue design butter churn; large lot of iron fire hearth items; lemon-top andirons; whale sculpture; two relief carvings; shadow box-village scene; several bust figures; lead soldiers; Rogers Group “The Council of War”; Mont Blanc fountain pen; inkwells; sterling silver tea set; other sterling silver; English leather fire bucket; good iron eagle waffle iron; pair of snow eagle bookends; A. St. Gaudens plaque; collection of early pewter incl. Porter; English Tantalus set; foreign knife and sheath; patriotic crewel work of eagle; porcelain tea set; Doulton toby’s; set of Wedgwood “Harvard” plates; figural napkin rings; Sprig and transfer china; export vase; brass bed warmer; brass candlesticks; pair of Texas spurs; Oriental and braided rugs, and much more.

Artwork: LeRoy Neiman, hunter trials; two Boston harbor prints; four English prints by Alken; collection of ship lithos incl. J.H. Buffords, NY “Cape prince of Wales”; other Bufford litho-whaling scene; B.Tanner engraving “USS and Macedonia” - Phila.; pencil signed ship drawing; colored litho “Steamship Brittania”; two Currier and Ives battle scenes; N.E. and Harvard prints; several duck prints and more. Please note prints sold both days.

Day 2: Books, documents, modern, and remaining antiques.

Books: Several 19th- and 20th-c. American political; Robert Frost and other novelists and poets; books on Germany WWI and II incl. Mein Kampf with Nazi armband; selections on Winston Churchill; Roosevelt; Lincoln; Coolidge; Wilson; T. Roosevelt, John Kennedy; A. Lincoln “The War Years”; Adlai Stevenson; Oliver Wendall Holmes; nautical and marine books; antique ref. books and many more; two book presses - one elaborate; signed document George III 1803. Winston Churchill: Large selection, incl. books, etchings, prints, Mr. Churchill’s walking stick.

A.Lincoln: Painting of A. Lincoln in his law office - Springfield, IL. 1860 by Sandor Vago 1939; several prints and busts of Lincoln.

Other: Presidential letter from Pres. Bill and Hillary Clinton to the Carmichaels; Peace Corp letter to Mr. Carmichael from Sargent Shriver; Kennedy poster.

Small lot of Morgan silver dollars; several paperweights incl. presidential baccarat.

Modern: Kittinger Williamsburg bachelor chest; 20th-c. Queen Anne style highboy; pair of reeded fourposter beds; other modern chests and beds; two office desks with tool leather tops; miniature Hepplewhite bowfront chest (copy); Victorian

Sale per order of: Brooke McMurray-Executrix N.Y., N.Y. and Lyme, N.H.

Terms: Cash-Check-Major Credit Cards: 18% Buyer’s Premium Reduced to 15% with Cash or Check No Sales Tax • Catered • Comfortable Seating

William G. Smith and Kenneth R. Labnon – Auctioneers Gallery Manager: Leon Rogers

View our website at: www.wsmithauction.com


William A. Smith

William A. Smith Inc.
Auctioneers and Appraisers
Specializing in Fine Antiques
Since 1961

PO Box 49, Plainfield, New Hampshire 03781
603-675-2549

Visit our Web site: www.wsmithauction.com
or email us at: [email protected]

NH License #2825, VT #57-702, MA #525, FL #AU-3179
William G. Smith and Kenneth R. Labnon – Auctioneers
Leon Rogers – Gallery Manager

Member New Hampshire Better Business Bureau

Offices in Plainfield, NH • Greenwich, CT • Sarasota, FL • Phoenix, AZ

www.wsmithauction.com