
AFRICAN,
OCEANIC AND ETHNOGRAPHIC AUCTION
SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 4TH 11 AM
Exhibition:
Day of
Sale
10 AM
THE
COLLECTION OF CATHY AND BERNARD STEINBERG INCLUDING PROPERTIES FROM THE
COLLECTION OF CHARLES DUNCAN MILLER III
Auction
to be held at
THE
MINUTEMAN TAVERN,
171 TEMPLE HILL ROAD
(RTE. 300)
NEW
WINDSOR
,
NEW YORK
12553
More
than 200 lots of fine African art amassed over more than 30 years including a
Dan, Liberia dance mask with masquerade attached
.
A
Yoruba, Nigeria, Ketu town of Idahin, Republic of Benin, Gelede Headdress, C.
1920 (Believed carved by master Fagbite or his son Falola Edon.) See similar
mask in “Yoruba-Nine Centuries of African Art & Thought” Page 216,
Fig. 252;
A
Yaka, Zaire worn ritual mask, C. 1930-1940, with male figure and headdress; a
Guro, Ivory Coast “Mammy Water” spirit mask; a
Yoruba (Igbomina) West Nigeria Ibeji female twin figure, very finely carved.
So
many more fine masks, funerary head, colonial figure, canoe prow, rattle,
Ibeji figures, sling shots, dance wand, pulley, split drum, neck rest, fetish
figures, power figure, Ashanti bronzes, wall hangings, suspension hook, spirit
figures, beaded items, door latch, etc.
Full
catalogue available on line at www.midhudsongalleries.com
.
Bid online at http://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/16905
Terms
of the
Sale
: Cash, traveler’s chec
ks,
Visa, M/C, Paypal. Checks, if known to us, with the understanding that
merchandise may be held until check clears.
We charge a 15% buyer’s premium. Food and drinks available.
Comfortable, air conditioned facility with plenty of convenient at the door
parking.
Auctioneers:
Joanne C. Grant and John W. Paul.
Absentee
and phone bids accepted. IN ASSOCIATION WITH LIVE AUCTIONEERS, MID-HUDSON
AUCTION GALLERIES WILL OFFER LIVE ON-LINE BIDDING
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/16905
On
line bidding buyer’s premium is 20%. Prospective
bidders must pre-register with eBay in order to participate.
The
fall is a beautiful time to visit the Hudson River Valley of New York.
Washington
’s Headquarters, Knox’s Headquarters, The Purple Heart Museum and
West Point
are very close by and the Riverfront is beautiful at this time of the year.
Two
other auctions the same day:
2PM
– VINTAGE FIESTA WARE FROM AN ARDSLEY, NY COLLECTION
5PM
–
HUDSON
VALLEY
ESTATE AUCTION INCLUDING PROPERTIES FROM THE ESTATE OF ANTIQUE DEALER SHIRLEY
RESNICK.
See
www.midhudsongalleries.com
for catalogues.
Directions:
FROM
NEW YORK CITY
: Take N.Y.S. Thruway North to Exit 16. Go north on Rt. 32 to Vail’s Gate
Intersection. Continue on Rt. 300 (
Temple Hill Road
) about ¼ mile on left. FROM EASTERN NY and CT AREAS: RT 84 West to
NEWBURGH
/ RT 9W SOUTH exit. Proceed South on 9W. Through
Newburgh
to Rt. 94 – west on Rt. 94 – four (4) miles to Vail’s Gate intersection.
Turn right onto Rt. 300 (
Temple Hill Road
) about ¼ mile on left. FROM
WESTERN NY
and PA AREAS: RT 84 East to NEWBURGH/RT 9W SOUTH exit. Proceed South on 9W.
Through
Newburgh
to Rt. 94 – west on Rt. 94 – four (4) miles to Vail’s Gate intersection.
Turn right onto Rt. 300 (
Temple Hill Road
) about ¼ mile on left. FROM
ALBANY
AND
NORTHERN NY
STATE: Take N.Y.S. Thruway South to Exit 17. At end of ramp make right onto
17-K. Go to first Light make left onto Rt. 300 (
Union Ave.
) Take Rt. 300 south to light at end and go left onto Rt. 207/300 S. Continue
on Rt. 300 (
Temple Hill Road
) (approx 2.4 miles) to Minuteman Tavern (just after RR Tracks) on right. FROM
MIDDLETOWN
: Go east on Rt. 84 to Exit 7S and Rt. 300. Take Rt. 300 south to light at end
and go left onto Rt. 207/300 S. Continue on Rt. 300 (
Temple Hill Road
) (approx 2.4 miles) to Minuteman Tavern (just after RR Tracks) on right.