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A Baroque Holiday: The Selby Collection

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  • Continental 'Dove of the Holy Spirit' applique
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    $250 - $350
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    Continental 'Dove of the Holy Spirit' applique

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    $250 - $350
  • Continental carved & polychromed model of Christ
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    $200 - $300
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    Continental carved & polychromed model of Christ

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    $200 - $300
  • Loretta H. Howard, oil on canvas, Christmas Tree
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    $100 - $150
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    Loretta H. Howard, oil on canvas, Christmas Tree

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    $100 - $150
  • (2) Continental metalwork reliquaries
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    (2) Continental metalwork reliquaries

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  • Large Neapolitan polychromed model of a horse
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    $700 - $1,000
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    Large Neapolitan polychromed model of a horse

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    $700 - $1,000
  • (2) Continental polychromed Christ Child figures
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    $400 - $600
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    (2) Continental polychromed Christ Child figures

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  • Italian Rococo carved giltwood devotional frame
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    Italian Rococo carved giltwood devotional frame

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    $300 - $500
  • Anthony 'Tony' Duquette, figure of Madonna
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    $600 - $800
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    Anthony 'Tony' Duquette, figure of Madonna

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    $600 - $800
  • Group Continental wood and ceramic Amorini
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    $100 - $150
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    Group Continental wood and ceramic Amorini

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  • Raymond Breinin, oil on canvas
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    Raymond Breinin, oil on canvas

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  • Continental carved, polychromed Archangel model
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    $1,000 - $1,500
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    Continental carved, polychromed Archangel model

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  • Russian icon and carved wood religious diorama
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    Russian icon and carved wood religious diorama

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  • (3) Victorian beadwork devotional items
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    (3) Victorian beadwork devotional items

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  • (4) Continental devotional collage dioramas
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    (4) Continental devotional collage dioramas

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  • Large Victorian wax doll 'Crystal Palace' diorama
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    Large Victorian wax doll 'Crystal Palace' diorama

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  • (2) Carved and polychromed wood Santos
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    (2) Carved and polychromed wood Santos

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    $100 - $150
  • Mexican School, oil on canvas, Sagrario retablo
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    $150 - $250
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    Mexican School, oil on canvas, Sagrario retablo

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    $150 - $250
  • Pair Continental Baroque giltwood angels
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    $600 - $800
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    Pair Continental Baroque giltwood angels

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    $600 - $800
  • (2) Large Continental crucifixes
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    (2) Large Continental crucifixes

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  • Large Continental carved giltwood relief plaque
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    Large Continental carved giltwood relief plaque

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  • Italian needlework on silk, Pope Innocent
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    $300 - $500
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    Italian needlework on silk, Pope Innocent

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    $300 - $500
  • Spanish Colonial carved polychromed wood Bulto
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    Spanish Colonial carved polychromed wood Bulto

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  • Pair Continental Klosterarbeit reliquaries
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    Pair Continental Klosterarbeit reliquaries

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    $200 - $300
  • (3) Continental devotional fitments
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    (3) Continental devotional fitments

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  • Large and elaborate Nativity diorama
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    $100 - $150
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    Large and elaborate Nativity diorama

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    $100 - $150
  • Continental carved, painted Scourged Christ
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    Continental carved, painted Scourged Christ

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  • Continental devotional needle-work painting
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    Continental devotional needle-work painting

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  • Pair Continental giltwood angel candle prickets
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    Pair Continental giltwood angel candle prickets

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  • Continental gilt rolled paper reliquary
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    Continental gilt rolled paper reliquary

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  • (5) Continental giltwood angels and cherubs
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    (5) Continental giltwood angels and cherubs

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  • (4) Continental Klosterarbeit devotional paintings
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    (4) Continental Klosterarbeit devotional paintings

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  • Near life-size Continental carving of an Archangel
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    $6,000 - $8,000
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    Near life-size Continental carving of an Archangel

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    $6,000 - $8,000
  • French School, large oil on canvas
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    $400 - $600
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    French School, large oil on canvas

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  • Large Italian model of the Archangel Raphael
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    $700 - $1,000
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    Large Italian model of the Archangel Raphael

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    $700 - $1,000
  • Continental wax and tinsel devotional icon
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    $150 - $250
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    Continental wax and tinsel devotional icon

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  • (5) Continental wax figures and creche
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    $100 - $150
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    (5) Continental wax figures and creche

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    $100 - $150
  • Cast Iron Santa Claus Christmas tree stand
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    $150 - $250
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    Cast Iron Santa Claus Christmas tree stand

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  • (3) Victorian devotional dioramas
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    $200 - $300
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    (3) Victorian devotional dioramas

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  • Nice Neapolitan creche figure of Joseph
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    $300 - $500
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    Nice Neapolitan creche figure of Joseph

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    $300 - $500
  • Large creche backdrop grotto display
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    $150 - $250
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    Large creche backdrop grotto display

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    $150 - $250
  • Group Neapolitan creche figures, parts, & clothing
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    $200 - $300
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    Group Neapolitan creche figures, parts, & clothing

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    $200 - $300
  • (4) Continental devotional icons and diorama
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    $100 - $150
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    (4) Continental devotional icons and diorama

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    $100 - $150
  • Large Continental terracotta model of Christ Child
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    $500 - $700
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    Large Continental terracotta model of Christ Child

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    $500 - $700
  • Group (5) Continental devotional icons
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    $150 - $250
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    Group (5) Continental devotional icons

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    $150 - $250
  • Pair Continental Baroque carved giltwood Amorini
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    $300 - $500
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    Pair Continental Baroque carved giltwood Amorini

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    $300 - $500
  • (4) Continental devotional icons and reliquaries
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    $200 - $300
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    (4) Continental devotional icons and reliquaries

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    $200 - $300
  • Large Victorian wax figure Nativity diorama
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    $200 - $300
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    Large Victorian wax figure Nativity diorama

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    $200 - $300
  • Pair Italian Baroque silver repousse reliquaries
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    $300 - $500
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    Pair Italian Baroque silver repousse reliquaries

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    $300 - $500

Auction Description

A Baroque Holiday: The Selby Collection by Millea Bros. Ltd.

Linn Howard Selby, building on the collection begun in 1925 by her mother, Loretta Hines Howard, continued the tradition of presenting the elaborate Nativity scene at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art each Christmas. Beginning in 1957, more than two hundred 18th-century Neapolitan creche figures have been given to the Museum by the family. The families collection has also been displayed at the White House during both the John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson administrations, with President Kennedy participating in arranging the Bethlehem scene. Loretta Hines Howard was an American artist (1904-1982) who studied at the Ashcan School of Robert Henri. Her paintings are included in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art and her papers are held by the Smithsonian. Her home at 36 East 74th St was a 6-level double brownstone that had an extensive collection of art and collectibles that included many of the items available. 

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