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The Collection of Sanford L. Smith - January 30, 2025

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2025-01-30 10:00:00 2025-01-30 10:00:00 America/New_York STAIR STAIR : The Collection of Sanford L. Smith - January 30, 2025 https://bid.stairgalleries.com/auctions/stair-galleries/the-collection-of-sanford-l-smith---january-30-2025-17207 The Collection of Sanford L. Smith represents a life and love of collecting that was shared with millions of like-minded lovers of art and antiques through the fairs hosted by the eponymous Sanford L. Smith + Associates. The catalogue will be available on January 17, 2025. Highlights in the sale include weathervanes and important Americana, Folk Art, works on paper by Charles Burchfield and John Marin, Marine paintings, and a selection of Western bronzes. STAIR internetrequests@stairgalleries.com

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Group of Four Grenfell Hooked Rugs with Hunting Scenes

DesignationProperty from the Collection of of Patricia L. Smith

Lot 524

Group of Four Grenfell Hooked Rugs with Hunting Scenes

Estimate: $400 - $600

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$200

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The unmounted pieces with visible 'Grenfell Labrador Industries' label.

Comprising:

An ice fishing scene mounted on frame, design attributed to Ned Hancock, probably circa 1938

A framed mat of 'Hunter with Husky'

A mat with snowshoeing scene

A mat of 'Hunter Spearing Seal'

The 'Hunter with Husky' 16 1/4 x 11 3/8 in. (frame).

Note: The kneeling ice fisherman is part of a "People Working" series designed by Ned Hancock, a worker at the Industrial in the 1930s. A similar example to the one in this lot can be found in Paula Laverty's Silk Stocking Mats (McGill-Queen’s Press, 2005) on p. 125.

Literature: The 'Hunter Spearing Seal.' Betts, Kaye; Laverty, Paula; Smith, Patricia L, Grenfell Mats, Hudson River Press, 1994, p. 10.

Exhibited: The Ned Hancock kneeling ice fisherman and 'Hunter Spearing Seal.' Northern Scenes: Hooked Art of the Grenfell Mission, February 5 - April 17, 1994, American Folk Art Museum, New York, NY.

The Ned Hancock kneeling ice fisherman. The Arctic, March 17 - May 27, 2002, Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada and September 6 - November 3, 2002, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Condition

Minor wear and some fading consistent with age and use. Some scattered stains, soiling and snags overall. The framed mat loose in frame and the frame coming apart at the corners.

Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.

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The Collection of Sanford L. Smith - January 30, 2025

Group of Four Grenfell Hooked Rugs with Hunting Scenes

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