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Collection of Ambassador Bonnie McElveen-Hunter | April 10, 2024

Name: Collection of Ambassador Bonnie McElveen-Hunter | April 10, 2024
Start: 2024-04-10 10:00:00 EDT
Location: Brunk Auctions

Start: Apr 10, 2024 10:00AM EDT

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Brunk Auctions is pleased to present the collection of Ambassador Bonnie McElveen-Hunter. US Ambassador, successful entrepreneur as founder of Pace Communications, philanthropist, collector, and first woman chair of the American Red Cross. Collaborating with her sister Tweed, renowned interior decorator, she meticulously selected the furniture and decorations offered here to grace her former homes in Washington D.C. and Greensboro NC. Selected from Christie's and Sotheby's among other fine sources, these works are a reflection of her graciously hosting others in her elegant homes.

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Lot 49

Chinese Export Black Lacquer and Parcel Gilt Chinoiserie Games Table

Estimate

$1,000 - $2,000

15 Bids

Sold for

$1,200

Lot 50

Pair Chinese Celadon Vases Mounted as Lamps

Estimate

$300 - $500

6 Bids

Sold for

$550

Lot 51

Chinese Export Lacquer and Parcel Gilt Chinoiserie Games Table

Estimate

$1,000 - $2,000

12 Bids

Sold for

$1,100

Lot 52

Chinese Lacquered Eight Panel Floor Screen

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$500 - $700

11 Bids

Sold for

$1,600

Lot 53

Chinese Export Black Lacquer and Parcel Gilt Chest on Stand

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$300 - $500

14 Bids

Sold for

$800

Lot 54

Chinese Export Bronze Lacquer and Parcel Gilt Chinoiserie Sewing Table

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$500 - $700

2 Bids

Sold for

$300

Lot 55

Pair of Chinese Famille Noire Vases Mounted as Lamps

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$300 - $500

4 Bids

Sold for

$400

Lot 57

Eugenio Battiglia Classical Sculpture

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$8,000 - $12,000

2 Bids

Sold for

$4,000

Lot 58

Italian Renaissance Walnut Credenza

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$1,000 - $1,500

6 Bids

Sold for

$1,000

Lot 59

Italian Neoclassical Marquetry and Fruitwood Chest of Drawers

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$1,200 - $1,800

8 Bids

Sold for

$1,800

Lot 60

Italian Rococo Walnut Bedside Commode

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$400 - $600

4 Bids

Sold for

$400

Lot 61

Italian Gilt and Painted Mirrored Reliquary

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$800 - $1,200

10 Bids

Sold for

$2,000

Lot 62

Venetian Rococo Style Painted and Parcel Gilt Bedstead

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$800 - $1,200

7 Bids

Sold for

$600

Lot 63

Pair Ackermann & Fritze Gilt Porcelain Urns

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$300 - $500

19 Bids

Sold for

$3,250

Lot 64

Continental Neoclassical Parquetry and Walnut Chest of Drawers

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$600 - $900

9 Bids

Sold for

$2,000

Lot 65

Pair of Italian Burl Walnut, Composition and Giltwood Beds

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$400 - $600

7 Bids

Sold for

$450

Lot 66

Italian Burl Wood and Marquetry Side Table

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$500 - $700

5 Bids

Sold for

$550

Lot 67

Italian Giltwood Savonarola Chair

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$300 - $500

3 Bids

Sold for

$250

Lot 68

Pair of Contemporary Italian Red Painted Tall Plant Stands

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$200 - $400

14 Bids

Sold for

$750

Lot 69

Italian Rococo Style Mahogany and Leopard Print Upholstered Settee

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$500 - $700

8 Bids

Sold for

$550

Lot 70

Italian Rococo Style Painted and Parcel Gilt Console Table

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$1,000 - $2,000

2 Bids

Sold for

$550

Lot 71

Pair of Venetian Rococo Style Painted and Parcel Gilt Single Beds

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$500 - $700

3 Bids

Sold for

$300

Lot 72

Italian Rococo Style Giltwood Girandole Mirror

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$500 - $700

7 Bids

Sold for

$400

Lot 73

Pair of Neoclassical Style Giltwood and Metal Wall Sconces

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$400 - $600

9 Bids

Sold for

$900

Lot 75

Set of 12 Galimberti Lino Painted and Parcel Gilt Dining Chairs

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$1,000 - $1,500

19 Bids

Sold for

$8,500

Lot 76

Pair of Italian Contemporary Painted Metal Two Tier Tables

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$400 - $600

13 Bids

Sold for

$700

Lot 77

Continental Black Lacquer and Parcel Gilt Chinoiserie Secretary Cabinet

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$1,000 - $1,500

10 Bids

Sold for

$2,000

Lot 78

Continental Black Lacquer and Parcel Gilt Chinoiserie Bookcase

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$500 - $700

28 Bids

Sold for

$2,600

Lot 79

Pair of Louis XVI or Style Giltwood Fauteuils

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$600 - $900

13 Bids

Sold for

$900

Lot 80

A Fine Louis XVI Carved, Gilt, and Paint Decorated Pier Mirror

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$500 - $700

14 Bids

Sold for

$2,000

Lot 81

Continental Painted and Giltwood Mirror

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$400 - $600

8 Bids

Sold for

$1,400

Lot 82

Pair of Louis XVI Carved Giltwood Fauteuils

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$1,000 - $1,500

16 Bids

Sold for

$1,900

Lot 83

French Provincial Carved Pine Buffet a Deux Corps

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$800 - $1,200

17 Bids

Sold for

$1,200

Lot 84

Set of Six Napoleon III Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Side Chairs

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$800 - $1,200

4 Bids

Sold for

$450

Lot 85

French Provincial Inlaid Walnut Serpentine Chest of Drawers

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$800 - $1,200

15 Bids

Sold for

$1,400

Lot 86

Pair of Louis XVI or Style Creme Peinte Fauteuils

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$500 - $700

4 Bids

Sold for

$500

Lot 87

French Louis XVI Style Inlaid Burl Wood Commode

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$600 - $900

7 Bids

Sold for

$750

Lot 88

Pair of Louis XV Style Giltwood Mirror Sconces

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$500 - $700

7 Bids

Sold for

$800

Lot 89

Three Continental Table Lamps

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$200 - $400

5 Bids

Sold for

$250

Lot 90

Pair of Directoire Style Painted Side Chairs

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$400 - $600

7 Bids

Sold for

$500

Lot 91

Louis XV Style Bronze Mounted, Marquetry and Kingwood Bombe Commode

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$600 - $900

2 Bids

Sold for

$350

Lot 92

Pair of Louis XVI Style Mahogany Fauteuils

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$200 - $300

9 Bids

Sold for

$400

Lot 94

Pair of Louis XVI Style Crystal Candelabras

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$600 - $900

13 Bids

Sold for

$950

Lot 95

Louis XVI Style Book Spine Mounted and Parquetry Bibliotheque

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$800 - $1,200

5 Bids

Sold for

$550

Lot 96

Set of Eight Louis XV Style Painted Side Chairs

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$500 - $700

10 Bids

Sold for

$850

Lot 97

Pair of Louis XV Style Giltwood Mirror Sconces

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$400 - $600

9 Bids

Sold for

$700

Lot 98

Set of Four French Provincial Style White Lacquered Fauteuils

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$300 - $500

10 Bids

Sold for

$650

Lot 99

Pair of Louis XV Style Painted Bergeres

Estimate

$600 - $900

2 Bids

Sold for

$350

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Collection of Ambassador Bonnie McElveen-Hunter | April 10, 2024

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