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  • Whaler Made Dove Peace Cane, 19th Century
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $4,000
    Lot 184

    Whaler Made Dove Peace Cane, 19th Century

    Est.
    $3,000 - $4,000
  • Whaler Made Clenched Fist Walking Stick, mid 19th Century
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 185

    Whaler Made Clenched Fist Walking Stick, mid 19th Century

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Whaler Made Turks Head Knot Grip Walking Stick, early 19th Century
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 186

    Whaler Made Turks Head Knot Grip Walking Stick, early 19th Century

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Whaler Made Capstan Grip Walking Stick, mid 19th Century
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 187

    Whaler Made Capstan Grip Walking Stick, mid 19th Century

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Whaler Made Silver Cap Grip Walking Stick, mid 19th Century
    Estimate
    $5,000 - $7,000
    Lot 188

    Whaler Made Silver Cap Grip Walking Stick, mid 19th Century

    Est.
    $5,000 - $7,000
  • David Hostetler (1926-2015) Patina Bronze Stylized Female Sculpture
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 189

    David Hostetler (1926-2015) Patina Bronze Stylized Female Sculpture

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Douglass Thomas Fraser Oil on Artist Board, "Ancient Monterey Cypress Trees", circa 1930
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 189A

    Douglass Thomas Fraser Oil on Artist Board, "Ancient Monterey Cypress Trees", circa 1930

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Rare 1795 Map of Nantucket Island Hand Colored Engraving
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 189B

    Rare 1795 Map of Nantucket Island Hand Colored Engraving

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • "Portrait of George Washington" Oil on Canvas, 19th Century
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Lot 190

    "Portrait of George Washington" Oil on Canvas, 19th Century

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
  • Fine Majolica Palissy Oval Basin Attributed to Geoffrey Luff
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 190A

    Fine Majolica Palissy Oval Basin Attributed to Geoffrey Luff

    Est.
    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Fine Majolica Palissy Round Basin Attributed Geoffrey Luff
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 190B

    Fine Majolica Palissy Round Basin Attributed Geoffrey Luff

    Est.
    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Two Antique Portuguese Palissy Ware Majolica Crab and Lobster Chargers
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 190C

    Two Antique Portuguese Palissy Ware Majolica Crab and Lobster Chargers

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • Antique Portuguese Palissy Ware Majolica Lobster Charger
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 190D

    Antique Portuguese Palissy Ware Majolica Lobster Charger

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Rare Red, White and Blue Patriotic "Liberty" Quilt, mid 19th Century
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 191

    Rare Red, White and Blue Patriotic "Liberty" Quilt, mid 19th Century

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • New Hampshire Dunlap School Cherry Chest on Chest, 18th Century
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 192

    New Hampshire Dunlap School Cherry Chest on Chest, 18th Century

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000
  • American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Games Table, 19th Century
    Estimate
    $700 - $900
    Lot 193

    American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Games Table, 19th Century

    Est.
    $700 - $900
  • American Federal Inlaid Games Table, early 19th Century
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 194

    American Federal Inlaid Games Table, early 19th Century

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Pair of American Federal Gilt Eagle Sconces, 19th Century
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $4,000
    Lot 194A

    Pair of American Federal Gilt Eagle Sconces, 19th Century

    Est.
    $2,000 - $4,000
  • American Arrowback Settee, early 19th Century
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 195

    American Arrowback Settee, early 19th Century

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Nantucket Hepplewhite Wing Chair, 18th c. / 19th c.
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 195A

    Nantucket Hepplewhite Wing Chair, 18th c. / 19th c.

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Set of Six Fancy Sheraton Rush Seat Dining Chairs with Eagle Back Rests, 19th Century
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 196

    Set of Six Fancy Sheraton Rush Seat Dining Chairs with Eagle Back Rests, 19th Century

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Printed Civil War Era Cotton 36 Star American Flag
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 197

    Printed Civil War Era Cotton 36 Star American Flag

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Carved and Gilded Eagle Plaque, 19th Century
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 198

    Carved and Gilded Eagle Plaque, 19th Century

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Carved Wood and Gilt Spread Winged Eagle Clutching a Federal Shield and Arrows
    Estimate
    $1,800 - $2,200
    Lot 199

    Carved Wood and Gilt Spread Winged Eagle Clutching a Federal Shield and Arrows

    Est.
    $1,800 - $2,200
  • American Trestle Dining Table, 19th Century
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $2,500
    Lot 200

    American Trestle Dining Table, 19th Century

    Est.
    $2,000 - $2,500
  • Fine Assembled Set of Fourteen American Bamboo Windsor Dining Chairs, circa 1820
    Estimate
    $2,500 - $3,500
    Lot 201

    Fine Assembled Set of Fourteen American Bamboo Windsor Dining Chairs, circa 1820

    Est.
    $2,500 - $3,500
  • Fine American Chippendale Tiger Maple Graduated Six Drawer Tall Chest, 18th Century
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 202

    Fine American Chippendale Tiger Maple Graduated Six Drawer Tall Chest, 18th Century

    Est.
    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Antique American Sheraton Birdseye Maple Two Drawer Night Stand, 19th century
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 202A

    Antique American Sheraton Birdseye Maple Two Drawer Night Stand, 19th century

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Diminutive Antique American Sheraton Tiger Maple Stool, 19th century
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 202B

    Diminutive Antique American Sheraton Tiger Maple Stool, 19th century

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • American Molded Copper Cow Weathervane Possibly by L.W. Cushing & Sons, 19th Century
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Lot 203

    American Molded Copper Cow Weathervane Possibly by L.W. Cushing & Sons, 19th Century

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
  • American Steer Full Bodied Zinc Weathervane, 19th Century
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Lot 204

    American Steer Full Bodied Zinc Weathervane, 19th Century

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
  • American Gilt Eagle Hollow Body Weathervane, 19th Century
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Lot 204A

    American Gilt Eagle Hollow Body Weathervane, 19th Century

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
  • American Gilt Eagle Hollow Body Weathervane, 19th Century
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Lot 204B

    American Gilt Eagle Hollow Body Weathervane, 19th Century

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
  • American Oval Tavern Table, 18th Century
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 205

    American Oval Tavern Table, 18th Century

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • Pennsylvania Floral Decorated Seaman's Chest, 19th Century
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 206

    Pennsylvania Floral Decorated Seaman's Chest, 19th Century

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Pair of H & L Company 1 Leather and Canvas Painted Fire Buckets, 19th Century
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 206A

    Pair of H & L Company 1 Leather and Canvas Painted Fire Buckets, 19th Century

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Antique Sheraton Thumb Back Windsor Child's High Chair, 19th century
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 206C

    Antique Sheraton Thumb Back Windsor Child's High Chair, 19th century

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • After Eastman Johnson "Cranberry Pickers in the Bog" Oil on Door Panel, 19th Century
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $4,000
    Lot 207

    After Eastman Johnson "Cranberry Pickers in the Bog" Oil on Door Panel, 19th Century

    Est.
    $2,000 - $4,000
  • William Ferdinand Macy Oil on Canvas "Nantucket Creeks"
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Lot 208

    William Ferdinand Macy Oil on Canvas "Nantucket Creeks"

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
  • James Hathaway Oil On Canvas "Portrait of a Young Man", 19th Century
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 209

    James Hathaway Oil On Canvas "Portrait of a Young Man", 19th Century

    Est.
    $2,000 - $3,000
  • James Walter Folger Oil on Wood Panel "Mill Hill"
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 210

    James Walter Folger Oil on Wood Panel "Mill Hill"

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • G. Folger Nantucket Oil on Canvas, "Martins Lane", Painting
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 211

    G. Folger Nantucket Oil on Canvas, "Martins Lane", Painting

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Allen Folger Nantucket Tempera on Artist Paper, "The Creeks"
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 211A

    Allen Folger Nantucket Tempera on Artist Paper, "The Creeks"

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • William Ferdinand Macy Oil on Lined Canvas "Nantucket Landscape"
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Lot 212

    William Ferdinand Macy Oil on Lined Canvas "Nantucket Landscape"

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
  • Walter Francis Brown Oil on Canvas "The Old Mill, Nantucket"
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $2,500
    Lot 213

    Walter Francis Brown Oil on Canvas "The Old Mill, Nantucket"

    Est.
    $2,000 - $2,500
  • Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky Oil on Board "Storm Tossed Ship"
    Estimate
    $100,000 - $150,000
    Lot 213A

    Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky Oil on Board "Storm Tossed Ship"

    Est.
    $100,000 - $150,000
  • Pennsylvania Walnut Three-Drawer Kitchen Table, early 19th Century
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 214

    Pennsylvania Walnut Three-Drawer Kitchen Table, early 19th Century

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Vintage Hawaiian Red and White Applique Quilt
    Estimate
    $300 - $400
    Lot 215

    Vintage Hawaiian Red and White Applique Quilt

    Est.
    $300 - $400

Auction Description

August 2, 2025 Americana, Fine Arts, and Decorative Arts Auction by Rafael Osona Auctions

Rafael Osona’s Annual 2-Day 1,000-lot Americana, Fine Art, Decor and Marine Estate Auctions held August 2 and 3.  Both days feature an outstanding collection of over 100 antique walking sticks and canes from the Estates of Eddi Van Auken and Carol Rosenthal. Fine furnishings and antiques from numerous Nantucket Estates including Carolyn and Roger Horchow, Joly Walton Stewart, Carole Webster, Grace Tuttle Noyes, Frank W. Hamilton III, Anne Gardner DiVenere and the Susan Aker’s collections from 7 Pleasant Street, Nantucket.  Fine art: 3 Anne Ramsdell Congdon oils, Alfred Thompson Bricher, Ralph Cahoon Jr., Frederick A. Bosley, Fulco Di Verdura, William Pierce Stubbs, 4 Robert Stark Jr. oils, several Wendell Macy, Jane Peterson School, Cranberry Pickers after Eastman Johnson, James Walter Folger, James Hathaway, Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, Willard Leroy Metcalf, Doris and Richard Beer, J.B. Reid, Maggie Meredith, Jan Munro, William Ferdinand Macy, Marcel Canet, Voley Alan Richardson, Alphonse Gaudefroy, William Swain, Jan Pawlowski, Lionel Walden, Botanical Prints and much more; 19 antique and vintage oriental carpets, 14 lots Chinese export sterling silver from the Aker’s collection, 21 antique and vintage Nantucket baskets and pocketbooks, several weathervanes, good woolies, 3 Volumes Quadrupeds of North America, Period American and English furniture, Collection of modern Stephen Swift furniture, 2 Joslin globes, Navajo rugs and weavings, 19th Century Scrimshaw, antique walking sticks and canes, whaling gear, harpoons, etc.

LIVE PREVIEW: July 30-31, Aug 1 10am-5pm at the American Legion Hall, 21 Washington Street, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. Both online auctions begin promptly August 2 & 3 at 9:30am EST. 

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