Antiques Trade Gazette 43
It’s still a dog’s life in New York
FOR the canine population of the Upper East Side, Bonhams New York’s annual Dogs in Show & Field Fine Art Sale is a pretty big deal. For these pampered pooches, the fashion stakes are high at the Barkfest at Bonhams’ charity brunch preview – never mind the owners, it’s what’s on the other end of the lead that counts. Bonhams have been holding these
Dog sales for over 25 years now and their popularity shows no sign of abating. This year, the sale takes place on February 15 at 580 Madison Avenue and includes canine paintings, sculpture and memorabilia by the likes of Percival Rosseau, Cecil Aldin, John Emms and over 30 works by Reuben Ward Binks. At the top end of the estimates is
this painting, Hounds in a Kennel, by William Henry Hamilton Trood (1860-99), a 3ft x 2ft 4in (92 x 71cm) oil on canvas from 1898 which is expected to make $60,000-80,000. Another painting by Trood, Déjeuner, a
2ft 8in x 4ft (82 x 1.22m) oil on canvas, is estimated at $50,000-70,000. But Bonhams do not have a monopoly
of this market. Since 1990, The William Secord Gallery at 52 East 76th Street
Above: Hounds in a Kennel, by William Henry Hamilton Trood, estimated at $60,000-80,000 in Bonhams’ Dog sale on February 15 in New York.
has carved a solid niche specialising in 19th century dog and animal paintings. Coinciding with Bonhams’ sale, William Secord will hold an exhibition titled An Artistic Legacy: The Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge Collection from February 11 to March 24. A true dog lover, Mrs Dodge
(1882-1973) was a judge, breeder and exhibitor of champion show dogs and her vast collection is testament to this obsession. When she died she left some of her collection of works of art to Saint Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in New Jersey, which she founded in 1939. The 150 dog- and animal-related works of art in this exhibition are now being sold off to raise money for Saint Hubert’s, with prices ranging from around $1500 up to $55,000 for the bronzes, $2500 to over $100,000 for the paintings. Shown here is a portrait of the
bloodhound Matchless, owned by C.E. Holford, by George Earl (1856-83), a 22¾ x 17½in (58 x 44cm) oil on canvas, which is priced at $28,000.
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Anna Brady
Left: Matchless by George Earl (1856-83), 22¾ x 17½in (58 x 44cm) oil on canvas, priced at $28,000 from The William Secord Gallery.
off for Fairyland
Skinner’s service had the bonus of being very extensive, with over 50 pieces, including covered tureens in various sizes, a teapot and 18 plates, all in good condition, factors which were reflected in the final price of $3500 (£2365), double predictions. The sale’s top price was paid for another extensive service, this one much earlier, from the Regency period, being from the Chamberlain’s Worcester factory c.1817 and painted with vignettes of flowers and exotic birds
reserved on a gilt-heightened pale blue ground. During the Chamberlain era Worcester made a feature of producing services for wealthy aristocratic clients and this design was used for a one made for Princess Charlotte. Skinner’s version, which featured 35 dinner plates, 18 soup plates, 17 smaller plates, a dozen serving platters and various-sized tureens, went for $19,000 (£12,840).
£1=$1.48
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