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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Hand painted Rosenthale Madeleine plate, signed J. Renner, 11 inch
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Morrocan octagonal side table with mother of pearl geometric inlay, 18 inch dia., 24 inch high
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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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Hand knotted Persian rug, flatweave, 47 x 73
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Hen Ruddy, No. 55 by Steve Ullom 1975, 11 inches.
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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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Tinsdale Cabinet Co., NY, 21 drawer mahogany sheet music cabinet, cabriolet legs, circa 1910, 19w x 13.5d x 40h.
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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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Pair of copper engravings of Beethoven & Wagner, pencil signed W. Pech in 7 x 9 frame.
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6 drawer thread spool cabinet
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19th C. leather trunk, ornate edge casing.
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Reed & Barton – Winthrop – 3 piece coffee service.
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19th C. pressed glass pitcher, 7.75 inches.
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Oil on board, Minstrel
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SW Indian basket, 8.5 dia x 7h
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4 piece marigold carnival glass rose pattern, covered sugar, creamer, spooner & domed butter lid
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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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1940’s Shure Crystal Microphone model 9846B. Specially designed for recording.
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Pair of pink slag glass tulip lamp shades, pat. 1890, 7 inches
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Print-Wild turkey in ornate grape leaf & gild frame, 17 x 18.5 framed
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Spanish Dancer Doorstop. Early 20th C., 9 inch cast iron
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Octagon glass Sessions desk clock, porcelain dial.
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Lg. cut glass bowl
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Waterbury Carriage Clock
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Hand knotted Persian rug, flat weave, 52 x 64
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Victorian chromolithograph in period walnut frame, 12 x 18.5 inch
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Reed & Barton Victorian pattern serving tray, 28 inch.
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19th C. brown & blue spongeware pitcher, relief molded body, some chips, 9.5 inches
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Victorian oil on canvas
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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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Early 1900’s Canadian goose decoy, 15 inches.
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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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Hand knotted Persian rug
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Iron cannonball, solid shot, 3.5 inch dia
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5 issues of 1950’s American Fabrics magazine, #8, #13, #24, #29, #35,
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Currier & Ives, The Crucifiction, original
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Bauer Ringware nesting bowls. #30, #24, #18, #12. exc. cond.
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Group of 1950’s Italian leather items – bookends, cigarette case, box & round box.
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American Kitchen Clock, circa 1880, walnut case, etched glass, original pendulum, 21.5 inch
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3 piece pressed glass table set.
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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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Pair of satsuma cup & saucers, 5 immortals in cup bottom, geishas.
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Pair of Victorian lustres each with 6 crystal drops, 9.5 inch
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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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Oak lift top store display with four drawers. 30w x 20d x 12h.
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Japanese woodblock print
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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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Pair of J.L. Provost prints in 19th C. Victorian walnut frame, 11.5 x 13.5.
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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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Group of 3 transfer & hand painted porcelain plates, Germany 12 inch, Royal Rudolstad 8.5 inch, Dutch 8.25 inch.
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Kellog’s-Old Bourbon Whiskey bottle with original label, 12″
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1917 Firestone Tire Calendar, 17 x 35
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1920’s duck decoy, old paint, 14.5 inches long
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Mid 19th C. cherry desk with upper bookcase
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Crystal glass powder horn flask, 10 inches
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Set of 6 Star & Feathers curtin holders.
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Stone
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East Indian painting on silk, 17 x 28
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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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1917 Green vellum Rookwood vase, No. 2067P
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1920’s Magnavox Telemegaphone 27.5 inches tall.
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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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Cast iron Victorian Beehive string holder.
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Geisha Girl dishes, 5 plates, 1 ruffle edge plate.
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Mettlach style German stein, hand painted 1/2 liter, 9 inches
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SW Indian basket
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Early Empire Fine Rosewood gaming table, 34w x 16.5d x 30.5h
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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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1877 Strobridge print, 19 x 25 framed
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Heyward Wakefield oak revolving stool with caned seat, label on bottom
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White ironstone pitcher & bowl set, 13 inch tall.
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19th C. oil on canvas, landscape, 8 x 12
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19th C. American Majolica, lotus flower decoration with fish handle, 7 inches.
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17 inch plaster bust of J.S. Bach
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Libby glass American Brilliant cut glass bowl, 8 inch dia., signed
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Eastlake Cherrywood desk, circa 1870, inset panel sides, 6 drawers, 53.5w x 30d x 31h.
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Eastlake spoon carved 3 tier hanging shelf, ash, 19w x 7d x 32h
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Oil on canvas, Victorian, store advertising
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Group of Victorian ephemera, trade cards, calling cards, post cards.
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19th C. cast iron book binding press. 11 x 14 inch plate size.
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Rug 36 x 57
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19th C. Brown spongeware pitcher, 7 inches.
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Early 1900’s dark oak Arts & Crafts four door bookcase
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Rare Doulton’s Burslem Oceana pattern 9 inch plate.
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19th C. American Majolica pitcher, grape pattern, 6 inch.
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5 piece Nippon porcelain chocolate set, hand painted violets.
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Victorian oak 5 foot easel with brass fittings, pat 1892
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425 postcards. 1900-1960’s, many artist signed, B. Wall, Carmichael, etc.
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Pair of leaded glass windows in clear grain fir frames, 14.25 x 30.75 inch
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Weller Etna vase, dogwood pattern, 6 inch
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President Garfield memorial plate, Adams Glass Co. 19th C.
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Grasselli Arcenate of Lead stoneware container, 6.5 inch.
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Wood sculpture of Abraham Lincoln signed Nestor.
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Victorian Gentleman’s Dresser, walnut with marble, burlwood drawer fronts, 43w x 20d x 84h.
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Victorian chromolithograph on canvas
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Hand knotted Persian rug, 28 x 52
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19th C. Jacksonville, OR Hannah Pottery jug, 10.25 inch.
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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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20 drawer oak flat file cabinet, 39.5w x 15.5d x x15.5h
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Clarks ONT 6 drawer spool thread cabinet, 29w x 18.5d x 22h.
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Abraham Lincoln print
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Victorian pressed glass pitcher, 8.25 inch.
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Victorian chromolithograph on canvas
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Italian marquetry inlaid frames, opening size 4.25 x 6.25.
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American brilliant cut glass pitcher, 10.5 inch.
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Oil on canvas
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Gustav Becker Wall Regulator, walnut case, 36 inch tall, guaranteed running.
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19th C. Hannah Pottery jar, 7″ with provenence.
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Victorian oval side table, walnut with marble top, 29.5h.
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.”
