February Estate Auction Features the Collection of Countess Ute D. (Brammer) Von Halller v. Hallerstein
February 16, 2012
Kaminski Auctions is pleased to announce their February Estate Auction on February 25th & 26th featuring the collection of Countess Ute D. (Brammer) Von Halller v. Hallerstein.
Countess Ute Grafin Haller v. Hallerstein of Gloucester, Ma was the wife of Count Jochen von Haller and President and owner of The Boston School of Modern Languages, the oldest private language school in the country, teaching English as a second language. The Countess was born in Stuttgart, Germany and was a long time resident of Back Bay, Boston and Eastern Point in Gloucester. Ute was educated at Stuttgart University and enjoyed painting and writing poetry. She was a member of the Eastern Point Yacht Club, Cape Ann Garden Club and The Goethe Society of New England. The sale will include furniture and art from both residences.
There are several important clocks in the collection the first is an exceptional 19th century bronze mantle clock by the French clockmakers Lerolle Frères decorated with two lounging women wearing crowns and holding a clog and hammer, Caduceusand dolphins and having the original key estimated at $3000-$5000. The Lerolle Frere brothers were trained as sculptors and are known for their exquisite attention to detail in their designs.
The original workshop was Frères Raingo, Paris. Established in 1813, by four brothers, they specialized in high precision clock making during the Empire and Restoration period. The Raingo workshop was noted for being the first workshop to collaborate with prestigious cabinetmakers such as Francois Linke. The Lerolle Frères succeeded their fathers company in 1836 and continued making exquisite pieces until 1863. They exhibited regularly at the Paris and London exhibitions.
The second clock is signed Raingo Frères, Paris and is a 19th century Louis XVI gilt bronze wall clock with enameled dial and original key estimated at $1500-$2500.
There is also a magnificent 18th century Dutch burl veneer, eight day tall case clock, with a sarcophagus top, line inlaid door and Bombay base. Having brass works and two bells the brass face is engraved and has a silver dial moon phase, month and day dials. The second hand is signed indistinctly (possibly ‘HDM Seedes’) Amsterdam It stands eight feet high (not including finials) x 25”w x 14”d. and has lion paw feet, with original weights, winder with key and pendulum.
There is a wonderful pair of continental bronzed iron torchieres, 87 inches high decorated with knights of armor and dragon ornamentation that are estimated at $2000-$4000.
From the Boston residence, an exceptional early 17th century Flemish portrait, oil on canvas with a gilt gesso frame of a composed young woman wearing a large lace collar is the highlight of the art collection.
The Haller v. Hallestein’s had been collectors of fine Sevres and Meissen porcelain. There are two 19th century Sevres urns with extensive ormolu, one with a cobalt ground and the other with a burgundy background in addition to two Sevres urns converted to lamps and several sets of Meissen dinnerware.
Many other fine estates from California are included in Day One with a wonderful collection of Italian marble Carrera sculptures and many important Russian, Dutch and Belgian paintings.
Russian artists include Ivan Fedorovich Choultse (1877-1932), a still life with onions by Nikolai Aleksandrovich, as well as a wonderful winter landscape by the Hungarian artist Laszlo Neogrady.
A pair of paintings by Dutch artist Reiner Craeyvanger(1812-1880) entitled “ A capriccio view of Utrecht” are estimated at $6000-$8000, while “Fishing off Port in High Seas” signed, “Mauritz Federick Hendrick de Haas ( Dutch 1832-1895) is valued at $5000-$7000.
Various other French and Belgian artists are represented in the sale as well, including Paul de Longpre (American/French, 1855-1911), Charles Clement Calderon (French, 1870-1906), Constantine Kluge (French, 1912-2003) and Belgian artist Adolphe Keller (1880-1968) among others.
Day Two will be the sale of furnishings of a well-known Copley Square Hotel. For more information please visit our website at www.kaminskiauctions.com or call 978-927-2223.
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