08/26/2026
Hudson Valley Auctioneers, located at 432 Main Street, Beacon, New York will present the 2026 Fall season opener with an unreserved antique and estate auction with absentee, phone and online bidding through Liveauctioneers.com on Monday September 14th at 5:00 PM EST.
While the gallery and staff enjoyed a long summer hiatus from auctions, nevertheless accumulated some excellent consignments from several local estates and consignors to be included in this sale.
Artwork from many periods is led by a Sandford R. Gifford seascape watercolor; works by other artists include works by Philip Evergood, Susan Getz, B.Constant Durant, N. Nodjoumi. Nahapetian Yervand, Edward Middleditch, Nahid Hagigat, William Watson, Claude Lorraine, Grif Teller, Edmund Fischer, Jeffrey Craven and a large group of abstract work by Harry Crowley.
The sale begins as usual with a group of Asian items; Chinese porcelain, several carved hardstone, bronzes, cloisonne collection and several rosewood and marble tables. Traditional furniture occupies a much smaller space in this sale. There are a few Victorian and country items, a fantastic bronze mounted alabaster pedestal and other pedestals, several oak barristers, an early oak drafting table and stool, an excellent carved oak 19th century store counter from a old Highland Falls hardware store as examples.
The ever popular Mid Century Modern grouping this sale is limited to a few case pieces, some Herman Miller items, a large selection Dansk and Catherine Holm, a pair of Morgan C**t stools, a Broyhill Sculptra room divider, a Robsjohn Gibbons style sofa, a set of Joseph Hoffmann 'Ligna' chairs, a fine Widdicomb brass bound executive desk with a matching credenza, two Fazzino pop art works and a room size Safavieh Tibetan room size carpet.
A Bethel estate offered a fully restored antique slate top Brunswick "Monarch" pool table; a Gibson mandolin banjo and an early cased wooden flute, several large antique Swiss music boxes, a collection of Canadian Inuit carved stone and a large collection native American basketry, a large fan collection led by several Napoleon 111 examples and a rare signed photograph of Helen Keller are a few other highlights.
Many lots of fine porcelains include several figural Meissen groups and dishware, several hand painted plaques, pieces by Dresden, Hutschenreuther, Royal Copenhagen, Doulton Flambe and Royal Worcester figures, Volkstedt and Nymphenburg and other fine makers are mixed throughout.
Art glass features some modern pieces as well as L.C.Tiffany Favrile and a large collection of Steuben animals including several large examples as well as several bronzes led by a large group entitled "La Lecon de Danse by A.E. Gaudez.
The sale continues with 50 lots of fine and costume jewelry including many large curated lots of vintage pieces and concludes with another lot of mid century and other last minute entries.
Plan to preview in person or view the sale online. In house previews are Sunday September 13th from 1pm-5pm and Monday from 2:00pm-4:30 pm or by appointment beginning 9/4. Images and listings as well as bidding links for all items are available on our website after 9/5. The gallery is open for payments and pickup Tuesday 9/15 from 10am to 3pm and daily that week 9-3:30.
Weekend appointments can be arranged for limited pickups if invoices are prepaid. All shipping is by third party vendors only. Auction terms, links to online bidding and other info available at our interactive website www.HudsonValleyAuctioneers.com or contact sales manager Theo de Haas 845 480 2381 or auctioneer Neil Vaughn 914 489 2399.
