Interiors, Featuring Property from the Collection of a Missouri Company

Sale 6307

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Closing from:Jan 17 | 10:00 PM CST

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Lot 25

A Collection of Herend Porcelain Fishnet Animals

Lot 25

**A Collection of Herend Porcelain Fishnet Animals**

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $1,000 - $3,000

Estimate$1,000 – $3,000

Status

Closed

A Collection of Herend Porcelain Fishnet Animals

comprising animals or animal groups including cats, rabbits, fish, ducks, owls, ram, seahorse, squirrel, rhino, elephant, leopard, rooster, peacock, mouse, pelican, bear, unicorn, and penguin, all marked, 36 total.
Height 5 1/2 inches (tallest).

Property from the Buck Family Collection, Philadelphia

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

William "Bill" Clifton Buck (1928-2023) was a successful businessman, avid sportsman, and leader within the Philadelphia community. Bill attended Lafayette College, where he majored in Economics, and later joined the family business, Smith Kline and French (later GlaxoSmithKline). Alongside his brothers, he founded and expanded The Drug House and later established TDH, a venture capital firm that invested in major companies such as ESPN and Staples. Bill married Laura Thomas (1931-2024) in 1954, and they enjoyed a vibrant 68-year marriage. Together, they were active philanthropists, supporting numerous organizations and causes in Nantucket, Vero Beach, and Philadelphia, including the Barnes Foundation and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In addition, Bill’s lifelong passion for baseball led him to become a partner in the Philadelphia Phillies in 1981, and he cherished the team's successes, including the 2008 World Series win.

“Bucktucket,” their beloved Nantucket residence, offered an impressive backdrop for the couple’s collection of Nantucket art. The furnishings of Bucktucket, a traditional cedar-shake house, and of the couple’s Villanova residence seamlessly blended their varied interests into an inviting and cohesive aesthetic. Bill and Laura loved discovering just the right things to fill their homes, meeting artists and dealers along the way. Their collection is marked by several spectacular pieces, including fine period furniture, maritime painting, scrimshaw, sailor’s valentines, wool-work pictures, ceramics, and folk art, offered within this single-owner sequence.

most items in excellent condition, with only minor occasional wear, if any; one cat with ball figure: with repaired breaks to tail; rhino: with broken / missing ear; unicorn: with repaired break to one front foot and the other front foot is broken / detached- the detached foot present in bag, evidence of formerly being re-glued; seahorse: with small chip to one spine and a repaired break to another spine

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Please email samcowan@hindmanauctions.com for any additional information or questions you may have regarding this lot.

Sam Cowan

Associate Vice President, Head of Sale, Interiors Interiors

samcowan@freemansauction.com 312 280 1212

Sam Cowan is the Associate Vice President, Head of Sale, Interiors
Interiors by Freeman's.

Sam has spent his life in the auction industry, accompanying his father, Wes Cowan to auctions, trade shows and eventually to his own eponymous auction house, in the mid-1990s. He joined his father’s auction house, Cowan’s, full-time in 2012 in the Arms and Armor department and as a fine and decorative arts specialist, a department where he would ultimately become director. Sam has an interest in 20th century design, pottery, early advertising, historic Americana and antique firearms. He is a licensed auctioneer in three states and is a featured appraiser on The Antiques Roadshow.

Interiors, Featuring Property from the Collection of a Missouri Company

A Collection of Herend Porcelain Fishnet Animals

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**A Collection of Herend Porcelain Fishnet Animals**