Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/11/2024 - 09/13/2024
All Day
Location
Nye & Company Auctioneers
Contact
andrew@nyeandcompany.com
Website
www.nyeandcompany.com
Categories
Nye & Company Auctioneers will hold a three-day Country House Splendor auction on Sunday to Tuesday, September 11th-13th, starting at 10 am Eastern time all three days. The auction will include approximately 1,000 lots of fine and decorative arts from the 17th century up to modern day, headlined by items from the estate of Barbara Mallory Hathaway. Barbara M. (“Bunny”) Hathaway was a World War II veteran and philanthropist known for her green thumb. She passed away in May 2023 at age 101. “Bunny” was born in 1921 and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut and New York City. She was the daughter of Clifford Day Mallory, president and CEO of the Mallory Line, a family shipping concern that was established in 1816. Ms. Hathaway lived in the same house for over 70 years. Many of the pieces included in the sale were originally from her parents’ apartment in New York City, as well as the William Bottomley designed estate of her great aunt in Maryland. The collection features terrific objects one might expect to see decorating the interior of a classic country home, whether English or American. Highlights include a Regency inlaid desk-and-bookcase that seems to reach for the sky and is finely proportioned. The ‘smalls’ are abundant and rich in design and flare. There are numerous Staffordshire figures, some equestrian themed, terrific silver, glass, porcelain and lighting. There is also a selection of garden ornamentation including a figural fountain of a young boy with flute. Real time Internet bidding and absentee bidding will be provided by LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com, Bidsquare.com, BidSpirit.com and the Nye & Company website: www.nyeandcompany.com. Telephone bidding will also be available on a limited basis.