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Victorian style marble topped serpentine console, with elaborate pierced carved frieze and stretcher support, on carved cabriole legs. Estimate: $300-400.
98 Marble top console
Venetian style oval shaped hall mirror, with elaborate pierced decorated crest and base, accented overall with etched decorations. Approx. 47" x 30". Estimate: $275-325.
99 Etched Mirror
Gerald Charles (b.1934, American). "Isaac Stern". Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Signed and titled on reverse. 32" x 24". Estimate: $600-900.
100 Gerald Charles

Two piece executive sofa set, in button tufted brown leather, including club chair and loveseat, both with outward rolled armrests, on bun feet. Estimate: $800-900.
102 Leather Sofa Set

Gilles Pelletier (b.1946, Canadian). "Ruelle de Mile End". Acrylics on canvas. Signed lower right. Signed and titled on reverse. 20" x 24". Estimate: $1,500-2,000.
105 Gilles Pelletier

Two piece executive sofa set, in button tufted brown leather, including club chair and loveseat, both with outward rolled armrests, on bun feet. Estimate: $800-900.
106 Leather sofa set

Impressive 12 piece Tudor style dining set, including two part china cabinet with arch top glazed doors and sides, the base with numerous drawers and doors, large rectangular dining table with carved trestle base, and 10 tall ladderback chairs, including two armchairs,with upholstered seats and stretcher bases. Estimate: $3,000-3,500.
110 12-pc dining set

Handwoven Persian Nahavand rug, with overall foliate tile designs on a brown ground, brown to blue border with flowerheads and vinery. Approx. 7'9" x 5'6". Estimate: $550-650.
112a Persian Nahavand

Areg Elibekian (b.1970, Canadian). "Bistrot Vavin, Paris". Oil on canvas. Signed and dated '04 lower left. Signed, titled and dated '04 on reverse. 24" x 30". Estimate: $1,500-2,500.
113 Areg Elibekian

Louis XV style mahogany d-form console with carved floral and foliate decorations, the slender cabriole legs with x-form stretcher and finial. Approx. 42" wide, 15" deep, 33.5" high. Estimate: $600-800.
115 D-form console
David Mazal (b.1920, Canadian). "Le guitariste et deux danseuses". Oil on canvas. Signed and dated '07 lower center. Titled and dated '07 verso. 36" x 36". Estimate: $900-1,200.
116 David Mazal
Fine 12-branch Viennese style chandelier with s-curve arms on two tiers, the vasiform body cut with crossed designs, hung with clear cut crystal pendants and ropes. Approx. 35.5" diameter, 40.5" high. Estimate: $1,000-1,200.
120 Crystal Chandelier

George III style burl top Pembroke table with d-form flaps, fitted with a small drawer, on square taper legs with brass casters. Approx. 34.5" long when open, 26" deep, 24" high. Estimate: $500-600.
122 Pembroke Table

Handmade and polychrome glazed Oriental ceramic figurative sculpture in the form of one of the five Tiger Generals, mounted on horseback and prepared for battle, signed beneath. Approx. 12.5" long. Estimate: $225-250.
123 Oriental Sculpture

George III style burl top Pembroke table with d-form flaps, fitted with a small drawer, on square taper legs with brass casters. Approx. 34.5" long when open, 26" deep, 24" high. Estimate: $500-600.
124 Pembroke Table

Nathan Letovsky (b.1925, Canadian). "Fall scene, Ste Agathe des Monts". Oil on canvas. Signed and dated '05 lower left. Titled on reverse. 24" x 36". Estimate: $450-600.
125 Nathan Letovsky
Leonard Parent Basque (b.1927, Canadian). Abstract. Oil on canvasboard. Signed and dated '75 lower left. 18" x 14". Estimate: $600-900.
126a L. P. Basque

Jean E. Nerfin (b.1922, Swiss). "La Rochette". Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Titled on reverse. 11" x 14". Estimate: $1,000-1,500.
131 Jean E. Nerfin
Handmade Tiffany style leaded glass rectangular window panel of Gothic influence, with central floral motifs on a textures opaque ground, the scrolling foliate periphery with tiled accents. Approx. 34" high, 22" wide. Estimate: $200-250.
133 Window Panel
Hepplewhite style mahogany bow front open bookcase with swag marquetry inlaid frieze above two shelves. Approx. 37.75" wide, 13.5" deep, 50" high. Estimate: $750-850.
134 Open Bookcase

Two piece French Provincial style executive office suite, including rectangular desk with panelled sides and drawers, and a tallback armchair with upholstered seat and tufted back, and overall carved accents. Estimate: $600-800.
138 Desk and Chair
Pair of handcarved rosewood square fern stands, with bird and flower designs, on square legs with box stretcher. Approx. 36" tall. Estimate: $200-250.
143
European School. Madonna and Child. Oil, gesso and gold leaf on panel. 15.5" diameter. Estimate: $400-600.
145 Madonna/Child
Fine set of 3 Chippendale style handcarved mahogany rectangular nesting tables, with shell carved knees, on ball and claw feet. Estimate: $425-450.
153 Set nesting tables

Fine handwoven silk rug of Tabriz motif, with medallion and floral vinery designs, on a red ground, tan and rose corners, pale green border with floral vinery. Approx. 2'11" x 1'11". Estimate: $300-400.
164a All Silk Rug
Pair of marble topped columnar pedestals with carved capital and fluted column, on a circular footed base. Estimate: $175-200.
175 Pair Pedestals

 Lady's 14 karat yellow gold band of graduated heart and scroll design set with 4 round cut rubies, approx. 0.20 carat, and 12 diamonds, approx. 0.12 carat. Estimate: $200 - 250
187 Ruby Ring
Frederick Simpson Coburn's silk top hat and leather carrying case, from the F.S. Coburn Estate. Estimate: $100 - 200.
200 F.S. Coburn Hat
Victorian inspiration mahogany games table, with inlaid checkers and backgammon surfaces, on turned legs joined by H-form stretcher. Approx. 24.25" wide, 16.5" deep, 28.5" high. Estimate: $600-700.
203 Games Table

  Lady's 14 karat yellow gold earrings, set with 2 oval cut sapphires, total approx. 3.00 carats, surrounded by 28 round cut diamonds, total approx. 0.74 carat. Estimate: $1,400 - 1,600
204A Sapphire Earrings
Handwoven Persian Sarab runner, with medallion and geometric accents on a brown ground, red corners, cream to red borders with geometric accents. Approx. 13'8" x 2'8". Estimate: $500-600.
204 Sarab Runner
Sheraton style burl mahogany d-form cabinet with full length single door, on elaborate rope turned legs. Approx. 20.25" wide, 32.5" high, 11" deep. Estimate: $500-600.
206 D-form cabinet
 34-piece American sterling silver flatware service by International Silver Co.(Meriden, Connecticut), in the Prelude pattern (introduced 1939), complete for 6 persons, (lacking 2 coffee spoons).  Total weight approx. 948 grams.  With mahogany lift-top single-drawer fitted chest. Estimate: $600 - 700.
209 Sterling Flatware
Elegant handcarved rosewood bar with fold over top above two doors decorated with long life designs, the interior fitted with a revolving shelf. Approx. 42" high, 36" wide, 18" deep. Estimate: $1,200-1,400.
210 Rosewood Bar

 18 pieces of Canadian sterling silver flatware by Henry Birks & Sons (Montreal/Toronto), in the Chantilly pattern: 8 salad forks, 8 bouillon spoons, 1 cold meat fork and 1 ladle.  Total weight approx. 553 grams. Estimate: $325 - 375
212A Birks Sterling

 Rare lot of 12 English late 18th - early 19th century sterling silver tablespoons: Thomas Wallis II, 1791; two George Smith III & William Fearn, 1793; William Sumner I, 1796; William Eley & William Fearn, one 1799 and two 1804; Richard Crossley & George Smith IV, one 1807 and one1808; George Wintle, 1808; Sarah & John William Blake, 1818; and John & Hnery Lias, 1837. Length approx. 22 cm to 22.5 cm (8 5/8" to 8 15/16"). Total weight approx. 813.5 grams. Estimate: $700 - 800.
214A English Silver
Louis XVI style mahogany occasional table with floral and foliate marquetry inlaid top, on slender splayed legs fitted with an inlaid lower tier. Approx. 20" wide, 13.25" deep, 31" high. Estimate: $550-600.
214 Occasional Table
Louis XVI style mahogany occasional table with floral and foliate marquetry inlaid top, on slender splayed legs fitted with an inlaid lower tier. Approx. 20" wide, 13.25" deep, 31" high. Estimate: $550-600.
216 Occasional Table

 Lady's platinum custom-made ring, the trellis-galleried mount set with a round brilliant cut diamond, approx. 0.88 carat, centered by 2 tapered baguette cut diamonds, approx. 0.12 carat. Total diamond weight approx. 1.00 carat. Estimate: $1,400 - 1,600
220A Platinum Ring

Fine antique Louis XVI style mahogany marble top commode, with two frieze drawers and two lower drawers, flanked by fluted stiles, on tapered legs, with gilt mounts and accents. Circa 1800. Estimate: $2,500-3,500.
221 Marbletop commode

Fine Duncan Phyfe style carved mahogany drop sides cocktail table, with gold embossed tooled brown leather top, on twin pedestal lyre form trestle base, the legs terminating in brass paw feet. Estimate: $800-900.
224 Leather top table

 Antique and vintage silver smoker's requisites, all with engine-turned band engraved designs: sterling silver-William Frederick Wright, London, 1906 cigarette box; cigarette cases by Birmingham makers Read & Morris, 1920 and Joseph Gloster Ltd., 1921;  Birks; etc; total weight approx. 893.2 grams; and an Austro-Hungarian case, .800 fine silver standard mark (1886-1922), total weight approx. 167 grams.  Total of 6 pieces.  Total weight approx. 1,060.2 grams. Estimate: $700 - 800
225 Silver

Handwoven Persian silk and wool Nain rug, with medallion and floral vinery designs on an ivory ground, cream corners, tan to cream border with floral vinery. Approx. 8'6" x 5'0". Estimate: $750-850.
226 Silk/Wool Nain
Victorian inspiration cast iron garden urn, the flared rim over a waisted body with flowering urn motif and applied double c-scroll handles, on a circular foot and sqsuare base. With matte black finish. Approx. 44" tall. Estimate: $350-400.
227 Garden Urn 44"
 Stainless steel Cartier Roadster automatic calendar wristwatch and bracelet, with black dial, luminous hands, white Arabic numeral hour/seconds chapter ring, date window at 3 o'clock, and a sapphire crystal. Estimate: $3,200 - 3,400
228A Cartier Roadster

 Collector's lot of 7 antique and vintage silver napkin rings, of circular and oblong form with engraved, cutwork and repoussé scroll, buckle, engine-turned banded and relief cherry blossom designs: 2 Birks, both dated 1921; Webster Co. (North Attleboro, Mass.); Walker & Hall, Sheffield, 1959 hallmarked; Chinese; 2 Russian with 84 zolotnik marks-one circa 1896-1908, the other 1908-17. Total weight approx. 203 grams. Estimate: $175 - 225
229 Napkin Rings
Louis XV Norman buffet a 4 volets, the flat moulded pediment over two doors and two frieze drawers, above two doors, on square legs. France, circa 1750. Estimate: $2,500-2,800.
230 Louis XV buffet
Victorian inspiration cast iron garden urn, the flared rim over a waisted body with flowering urn motif and applied double c-scroll handles, on a circular foot and sqsuare base. With matte black finish. Approx. 44" tall. Estimate: $350-400.
230a Garden Urn 44"
 Gentleman's vintage stainless steel Omega SpeedMaster Professional "Moonwatch" chronograph wristwatch and bracelet, case back lettered "FLIGHT-QUALIFIED BY NASA FOR ALL MANNED SPACE MISSIONS THE FIRST WATCH WORN ON THE MOON", with triple-register black dial, black tachymeter calibrated bezel, manual wind movement with 2 pushers to activate functions. Estimate: $1,600 - 1,800
232A Omega Moonwatch
 4-piece place setting of Canadian sterling silver flatware  by Fine Arts (Northumbria) Sterling Silver Co. (Toronto), in the Normandy Rose pattern.  Total of 24 pieces. Total weight approx. 588.5 grams. Estimate: $400 - 450
234A Canadian Sterling

Duncan Phyfe style mahogany 3-tier circular side table, fitted with a two handled glazed serving tray top and line inlay, on gently splayed legs. Estimate: $325-350.
234 3-Tier Table
Queen Anne style executive wing back armchair, on cabriole legs with pad feet, rolled armrests and tufted back, fully upholstered in brown leather. Estimate: $350-400.
237 Leather Wingchair

 Collector's lot of 17 pieces antique Georgian and Victorian sterling silver flatware, Fiddle pattern, by London makers: stuffing spoon by George William Adams, 1867; tablespoons-Jonathan Hayne, 1835 (2); Thomas Wilkes Barber, 1821; William Eaton, 1832; John, Henry & Charles Lias, 1835; dessert spoon-John & Henry Lias, 1846; forks-William Eaton, 1834 (3); and George William Adams, 1856 (3); and master salt spoons-Phillip Phillips, 1829; Jonathan Hayne, 1832; James Dicks or John Durandeau, 1820; and John & Henry Lias, 1844. Total weight approx. 966 grams. Estimate: $800 - 1,000.
238A Antique Silver
Queen Anne style executive wing back armchair, on cabriole legs with pad feet, rolled armrests and tufted back, fully upholstered in brown leather. Estimate: $350-400.
239 Leather Wingchair

 Lady's 14 karat white gold ring set with one rectangular cut blue topaz, approx. 2.60 carats, and 6 round cut diamonds, total approx, 0.10 carat. Estimate: $600 - 700
240A Blue Topaz
Antique Russian polychrome and wooden icon, depicting Saint Nicholas, circa 1870. Approx. 8.75" x 7". Estimate: $500-700.
241 Russian Icon

Handwoven Persian Kashan rug, with medallion,flowerheads and foliate designs on a cream ground, tan to blue corners, the tan borders with flower and foliate accents. Approx. 10'9" x 6'6". Estimate: $850-950.
242a Persian Kashan

Lot of early to mid-20th century sterling silver holloware: teapot hallmarked for Richard Comyns, London, 1929, of engraved inverted pear-shape design with pearwood finial and handle, height approx. 20.2cm (8"); set of 4 salt and pepper casters by Ovington; and set of 12 nut dishes of dainty round fluted pedestal design by Webster Co. (North Attleboro, Massachusetts).  Total weight approx. 1.035 grams.  Total of 17 pieces. Estimate: $550 - 650
243 Sterling

 Antique Continental and Scandinavian silver flatware: 4 German tablespoons (.800 fine) by GustavHaegermann (Burgdorf/Hannover, circa 1900); Hugo Kopke & Cie. (.750) stuffing spoon, Reverse Fiddle pattern; Swedish spoon and ladle (.813), 1903 & 1904; Dutch spoon (.934), Reverse Fiddle Thread pattern, 1814; Dutch ladle (.833), circa 1889; 2 Austro-Hungarian tablespoons (.812.5), Stadler; pair of figural sugar tongs depicting maiden with scythe. Total weight approx. 589 grams.  Total of 15 pieces. Estimate: $350 - 450.
246 European Silver

Handwoven Persian Tabriz rug, with large medallion designs on a blue open ground, cream to green corners, tan and russet red border with flower heads and foliate vinery. Signed. Approx. 13'4" x 9'8". Estimate: $700-900.
248a Persian Tabriz

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