British, late 19th/20th century, comprising: set of two large and two small white and gray spaniels, largest 10 x 8 x 4 in.; pair of two small white and orange spaniels, 5-1/4 x 4-1/4 x 2 in.; pair of figural statues of children with spaniels, 5-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 2-1/4 in.; one figural statue of a child with a red and white spaniel, 7-3/4 x 4-1/2 x 2-1/4 in.; one figural statue of a child with a black and white spaniel, 8 x 8-1/2 x 3-1/4 in.
Provenance: By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York
Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
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By Descent in the Fahnestock and Michalis Families, New York
Collected and enjoyed by three generations of a prominent New York family, the following art and objects were housed in the family residences in the Villard Houses on Madison Avenue, Fahnestock Park in the Hudson Valley, and their Summer house in Garrison, New York. The family enjoyed sailing and collected with that passion in mind, acquiring the Buttersworth paintings and other marine art largely in the 1960s and 1970s. Other fine art and objects from this storied family are also included in this auction.
firing flaws, hairlines, pinholes, crazing, wear to painted decorations, occasional chips, accretion; one large spaniel with break and repair to proper left front paw; pair of children and spaniels with holes at bases as made; hat of child with black and white spaniel has been repaired and retouched