Eugene Bennett Auction
Sat. July 23 10:00am
355 S. Oregon St., Jacksonville
Preview: Friday July 22 2:00-6:00pm
The lifetime estate of Eugene Bennett, noted NW artist and collector. The auction sale will be held on the grounds of Mr. Bennett’s lovely Jacksonville estate property, the historic Eagle Brewery and Saloon. Preview will be on Friday 7/22 between 2pm and 6pm and in the morning of Sat. 7/23 between 9-10am. The photos on-line constitute some, but not all of the items up for auction. Auctioneers note: Items in this auction are completely different than the items in last weeks estate sale.
Wall Auctioneers gladly accepts absentee bids via phone, email or in person. Call 541-261-4103 or email to: wallenterprises@msn.com. Phone bids may be place up to auction start time. Email bids may be placed up until 12 hours before auction sale.
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Group of Victorian ephemera, trade cards, calling cards, post cards.
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Hand painted Rosenthale Madeleine plate, signed J. Renner, 11 inch
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Cast iron Victorian Beehive string holder.
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President Garfield memorial plate, Adams Glass Co. 19th C.
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Lg. cut glass bowl
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Hand knotted Persian rug, 28 x 52
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Group of 3 transfer & hand painted porcelain plates, Germany 12 inch, Royal Rudolstad 8.5 inch, Dutch 8.25 inch.
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Eastlake spoon carved 3 tier hanging shelf, ash, 19w x 7d x 32h
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19th C. Brown spongeware pitcher, 7 inches.
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Early Empire Fine Rosewood gaming table, 34w x 16.5d x 30.5h
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Hen Ruddy, No. 55 by Steve Ullom 1975, 11 inches.
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Walnut Cylinder Desk, Eastlake period circa 1880’s, 2 door glass front upper bookcase, fitted desk interior, open pediment top, burlwood roll, 40w x 24.5d x 89h.
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Victorian oil on board, Two chicks & frog, 6 x 8.
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American Kitchen Clock, circa 1880, walnut case, etched glass, original pendulum, 21.5 inch
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Hand knotted Persian rug, flat weave, 52 x 64
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Jackson County Advertising Plates. 1) T.M. Jones, Central Point, 8.25 inch 2) Phoenix Mercantile Co., 7 inch.
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East Indian painting on silk, 17 x 28
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WWI U.S. Marine Enlistment Poster, 30 x 40, damage at bottom & lower right, 4 inch tear on righ hand side, image is clean & bright, excellent colors.
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Solid oak 3 drawer spool thread cabinet, finished with inset panels on all sides, 24.5w x 18d x 12.5h.
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Gustav Becker Wall Regulator, walnut case, 36 inch tall, guaranteed running.
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Mettlach style German stein, hand painted 1/2 liter, 9 inches
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5 issues of 1950’s American Fabrics magazine, #8, #13, #24, #29, #35,
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Tinsdale Cabinet Co., NY, 21 drawer mahogany sheet music cabinet, cabriolet legs, circa 1910, 19w x 13.5d x 40h.
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21 inch Armand Marseilles doll, jointed kit leather body, composition head, porcelain hands, carved teeth, glass eyes, marked with blue Germany label.
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5 piece Nippon porcelain chocolate set, hand painted violets.
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Eastlake period cylinder desk, walnut, spoon carved cornice, burlwood roll, upper glass front bookcase, 33w x 22d x 81.5h.
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19th C. pressed glass pitcher, 7.75 inches.
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19th C. Hannah Pottery jar, 7″ with provenence.
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Victorian print of needlepointer in very fine faux painted & gilded Victorian frame, signed Inez Warry, 11.25 x 13.25 framed
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20 drawer oak flat file cabinet, 39.5w x 15.5d x x15.5h
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4 piece marigold carnival glass rose pattern, covered sugar, creamer, spooner & domed butter lid
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Pair of copper engravings of Beethoven & Wagner, pencil signed W. Pech in 7 x 9 frame.
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Rug 36 x 57
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19th C. brown & blue spongeware pitcher, relief molded body, some chips, 9.5 inches
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Oil on board, Minstrel
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Rare Doulton’s Burslem Oceana pattern 9 inch plate.
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Winter Landscape print by Bruce Crane in ornate Eastlake laquered & faux painted four section frame, 14 x 16 framed
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1877 Strobridge print, 19 x 25 framed
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Victorian Gentleman’s Dresser, walnut with marble, burlwood drawer fronts, 43w x 20d x 84h.
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Crystal glass powder horn flask, 10 inches
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Victorian chromolithograph on canvas
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Hand knotted Persian rug, flatweave, 47 x 73
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Geisha Girl dishes, 5 plates, 1 ruffle edge plate.
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Victorian oval side table, walnut with marble top, 29.5h.
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Victorian chromolithograph in period walnut frame, 12 x 18.5 inch
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Oak lift top store display with four drawers. 30w x 20d x 12h.
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Reed & Barton Victorian pattern serving tray, 28 inch.
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Grasselli Arcenate of Lead stoneware container, 6.5 inch.
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1917 Green vellum Rookwood vase, No. 2067P
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SW Indian basket
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Pair of pink slag glass tulip lamp shades, pat. 1890, 7 inches
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1920’s duck decoy, old paint, 14.5 inches long
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Oil on canvas
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Hand knotted Persian rug
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Brooks 6 drawer spool thread cabinet, all original, etched blue glass drawer fronts, 25w x 18d x 21.5h.
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Weller Etna vase, dogwood pattern, 6 inch
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Spanish Dancer Doorstop. Early 20th C., 9 inch cast iron
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1870’s iron miner’s mercury container, 14 inches x 5 inch dia.
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Sanford’s Inks store display oak cabinet, hand lettered ink sign on back, 24w x 18d x 30h.
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Pair of Victorian lustres each with 6 crystal drops, 9.5 inch
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Bauer Ringware nesting bowls. #30, #24, #18, #12. exc. cond.
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19th C. Jacksonville, OR Hannah Pottery jug, 10.25 inch.
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SW Indian basket, 8.5 dia x 7h
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Octagon glass Sessions desk clock, porcelain dial.
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Eastlake Cherrywood desk, circa 1870, inset panel sides, 6 drawers, 53.5w x 30d x 31h.
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Japanese woodblock print
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19th C. American Majolica pitcher, grape pattern, 6 inch.
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Waterbury Carriage Clock
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Victorian chromolithograph on canvas
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Abraham Lincoln print
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Reed & Barton – Winthrop – 3 piece coffee service.
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Pair of J.L. Provost prints in 19th C. Victorian walnut frame, 11.5 x 13.5.
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Pat. 1908 slag glass lamp, 27.5 inch tall, 13 inch dia. shade, eight panel-one missing, acid etched brass base with paw feet
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Print-Wild turkey in ornate grape leaf & gild frame, 17 x 18.5 framed
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Morrocan octagonal side table with mother of pearl geometric inlay, 18 inch dia., 24 inch high
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17 inch plaster bust of J.S. Bach
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Stone
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1920’s Magnavox Telemegaphone 27.5 inches tall.
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425 postcards. 1900-1960’s, many artist signed, B. Wall, Carmichael, etc.
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Victorian oil on canvas
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Early 1900’s Canadian goose decoy, 15 inches.
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1940’s Shure Crystal Microphone model 9846B. Specially designed for recording.
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Early 1900’s slag glass table lamp, 20 inch dia. eight panel shade, two piece slag glass base with light up interior, 24 inch tall, some replaced panels
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Group of 1950’s Italian leather items – bookends, cigarette case, box & round box.
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19th C. cast iron book binding press. 11 x 14 inch plate size.
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Currier & Ives, The Crucifiction, original
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Victorian oak 5 foot easel with brass fittings, pat 1892
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Mid 19th C. cherry desk with upper bookcase
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Oil on canvas, Victorian, store advertising
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Clarks ONT 6 drawer spool thread cabinet, 29w x 18.5d x 22h.
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Pair of satsuma cup & saucers, 5 immortals in cup bottom, geishas.
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Libby glass American Brilliant cut glass bowl, 8 inch dia., signed
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Pair of early 1900’s Fred Kiser photographs of Crater Lake, 1) Wizard Is. 2) Phantom Ship Spires.
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Wood sculpture of Abraham Lincoln signed Nestor.
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19th C. leather trunk, ornate edge casing.
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Victorian pressed glass pitcher, 8.25 inch.
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Pair of leaded glass windows in clear grain fir frames, 14.25 x 30.75 inch
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19th C. American Majolica, lotus flower decoration with fish handle, 7 inches.
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English mahogany washstand with marble top, circa 1880, original brass feet & castors, 36w x 19.5d x 35h.
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Early 1900’s dark oak Arts & Crafts four door bookcase
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Kellog’s-Old Bourbon Whiskey bottle with original label, 12″
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6 drawer thread spool cabinet
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Heyward Wakefield oak revolving stool with caned seat, label on bottom
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3 piece pressed glass table set.
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Italian marquetry inlaid frames, opening size 4.25 x 6.25.
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Set of 6 Star & Feathers curtin holders.
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American brilliant cut glass pitcher, 10.5 inch.
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19th C. oil on canvas, landscape, 8 x 12
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White ironstone pitcher & bowl set, 13 inch tall.
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1917 Firestone Tire Calendar, 17 x 35
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Iron cannonball, solid shot, 3.5 inch dia
Eugene Peart Bennett was born on December 20, 1921 in Central Point, graduated from Medford High School, and attended the University of Oregon as a music major before serving in the Navy.
An early interest in visual arts blossomed while in the Navy. Upon his discharge, he was accepted at The Art Institute of Chicago, where he received his Bachelors and Masters degrees. He taught at the Art Institute and at New Trier Township High School. In 1954 he moved to Europe for a year, staying primarily in Florence, while traveling to other areas of Italy and to France.
He returned to acclaim in Chicago, yet elected to return to the beauty and familiar landscape of the Rogue Valley in 1958. He taught art and worked with other artists to found the Rogue Valley Art Association and the Rogue Gallery in 1960. He also continued to exhibit in Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. He became an advocate for the arts and a tireless supporter of local arts groups.
Eugene was truly a renaissance man. He composed music, including a piece used in an Oregon Shakespeare Festival production in 1940, and acted in a Shakespeare play that same year. His talent in the visual arts included watercolor and oil painting, collage, assemblage and sculpture – including sculptural poles that graced the entrance to the Oregon Pavilion at the 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle. His interests extended to the community he lived in. He helped develop the Historic Preservation standards for Jacksonville, was the first chairman of the Jacksonville Preservation Commission, and served on other committees as well.
His achievements include a solo show at the Portland Art Museum while still a student at The Art Institute of Chicago. More recently, he was the first recipient of the Arts Council of Southern Oregon’s Lifetime Achievement Award, was featured on the Oregon Art Beat television show, and received the Governor’s Arts Award for having “significantly contributed to the growth and development of Oregon’s cultural life.”
