CONTINENTAL, AMERICANA, & DECORATIVE ARTS
Updated August 18, 2026
| Date | August 14, 2026 at 9:30 AM EDT |
| Type | Online only |
| Auction house | Merrill's Auctioneers and Appraisers |
| Location | Williston, Vermont, 05495 · more auctions in Williston |
| Lots | 280 |
| Estimates | $100 – $40,000 |
What's in this auction
280 lots, mostly jewelry & watches (46), antiques & furniture (42), fine art & prints (12), pottery, china & glass (6). 279 lots have photos and 234 have full descriptions. Pre-sale estimates $100–$40,000 across 280 priced lots. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog.
Highest-estimated lots
- George Inness (AM 1825-1894) Meadow Brook — est. $20,000–$40,000
- Pair of George II Mahogany Console Tables with Brass Galleries — est. $10,000–$20,000
- WIlliam Hart (AM 1823-1894) Midsummer Grazing — est. $10,000–$20,000
- Catseye & Diamond Ring — est. $9,000–$12,000
- 18k & Ruby Link Necklace — est. $8,000–$12,000
From the auction house
CONTINENTAL, AMERICANA, & DECORATIVE FINE ARTS FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2026 MERRILL'S AUCTION GALLERY 137 JAMES BROWN DRIVE, WILLISTON, VERMONT Merrill's are pleased to offer early American furniture, accessories, & silver from the estate of Phyllis & Alexander Kroll Jr. from the Federal lake front estate in Charlotte, Vermont. Alexander was a former first team All-American football player from Rutgers University, member of the College Football Hall of Fame, NFL player for the New York Titans (Jets), and CEO for Young & Rubicam. His collection features American coin silver, jewelry, folk art, painted early American furniture, and a group of Pointer related materials. This sale also features items from a mountain top Pittsfield, Vermont retreat including fine formal English furnishings, library, & carpets. Paintings include a well documented George Inness, & William Hart. Items also descending in the family of Samuel Colt, founder of Colt firearms. We look forward to you searching through our fine and diverse auction. Preview in person THURSDAY, August 13th from 1 to 6 pm, & FRIDAY, August 14th from 8 am until 9:30 am sale time, or by prior appointment. Please review our catalog through our selling platforms- Live Auctioneers, Invaluable, & Auction Zip. Bid live in-person, by phone, by absentee bid, or online. Payment can be made with a credit card over the phone, or by using secure billing provided for on-line purchases. Our third party shipper Silvertree Shipping (802-363-7713) can arrange UPS & USPS package delivery. A list of private carriers is available for larger items, and curbside pick-up is easily arranged. Full catalog and bidding: view on liveauctioneers .
In this auction (280 lots)
Categories: Jewelry & Watches (46) · Antiques & Furniture (42) · Fine Art & Prints (12) · Pottery, China & Glass (6) · Toys & Collectibles (4) · Coins & Currency (2)
- Lot 0001 — Paloma Football Players Bronze
- Lot 0002 — 1950's Coin Op Football Card Dispenser
- Lot 0003 — Catseye & Diamond Ring
- Lot 0004 — Pair of George II Mahogany Console Tables with Brass Galleries
- Lot 0005 — Centennial Needlepoint Patriotic Flags
- Lot 0006 — Paul Revere Historic American Silver Spoon
- Lot 0007 — Emile Galle French Cameo Glass Vase
- Lot 0008 — Ladies Gold Cartier Tank Wrist Watch
- Lot 0009 — Ca. 1760 English Gold Frame Pendant Landscape
- Lot 0010 — Heintz Sterling on Bronze Vase
- Lot 0011 — Robert Wehle Bronze Pointer
- Lot 0012 — Shakespeare Illustrated (3 vols)
- Lot 0013 — 1769 Saunier Guide to Horses
- Lot 0014 — McKenney History of the Indian Tribes
- Lot 0015 — 1911 Fridjtof Nansen In Northern Mists
- Lot 0016 — Derrydale Sporting Books
- Lot 0017 — Jardine The Naturalist's Library 40 vols
- Lot 0018 — 1906 Jane Austen Winchester Edition
- Lot 0019 — 1880 George Elliot Cabinet Edition
- Lot 0020 — Bernard Shaw's Works by Brentano's
- Lot 0021 — Early Painted Wooden Noah's Ark
- Lot 0022 — J S Gebhardt Barrel Organ
- Lot 0023 — Paillard Swiss music box
- Lot 0024 — Charles Alvah Smith Vermont Clock
- Lot 0025 — Charles Alvah Smith Vermont Clock
- Lot 0026 — Persian Kerman Palace Carpet
- Lot 0027 — Persian Heriz Main Carpet
- Lot 0028 — Persian Heriz Main Carpet
- Lot 0029 — Persian Serapi Main Carpet
- Lot 0030 — Persian Sarouk Main Carpet
- Lot 0031 — Alexandre Clarys (BE 1857-1920) Bendigo of Kippen
- Lot 0032 — Charlotte Sorre (AM 1932-2016) Head of a Pointer
- Lot 0033 — 19th c oil on canvas of a Pointer
- Lot 0034 — Ben Foster (AM 1852-1926) Summer landscape
- Lot 0035 — Ben Foster (AM 1852-1926) Sheep coming in
- Lot 0036 — Frank Knox Morton Rehn (AM 1848-1915)
- Lot 0037 — Eldridge Hardie (AM 1940-2021 ) Pointer Pup
- Lot 0038 — Peter Edward Rudell (AM 1854-1899) Pastoral with Cattle
- Lot 0039 — Leon Dabo (AM/FR 1864-1960) Summer Landscape
- Lot 0040 — Leon Dabo (AM/FR 1864-1960) Hudson River
- Lot 0041 — English Regency Library table
- Lot 0042 — 18th c Irish Walnut Wake Table
- Lot 0043 — 18th c Zillertal Austria Dowry Chest
- Lot 0044 — circa 1800 Blue Painted Pine Apothecary drawers
- Lot 0045 — Circa 1900 Set of Country Store Hardware Drawers
- Lot 0046 — Set of 4 19th c Paint decorated FishTail Windsors
- Lot 0047 — 18th c New England Tiger maple top tap table
- Lot 0048 — 18th c William and Mary Highboy
- Lot 0049 — 18thc New England Bannister Back Armchair
- Lot 0050 — 18th c New England Bannister Back Armchairs
- Lot 0051 — 18th c Quebec Blue Painted cupboard
- Lot 0052 — 17th or early 18th c Oak Hanging Cupboard
- Lot 0053 — Antonio Pietro Martino (AM 1902-1988) Winter Landscape with Bridge
- Lot 0054 — Carl Buergerniss (AM 1877-1956) New Hope Landscape
- Lot 0055 — No Lot
- Lot 0056 — George Inness (AM 1825-1894) Meadow Brook
- Lot 0057 — WIlliam Hart (AM 1823-1894) Midsummer Grazing
- Lot 0058 — Sabra Field (VT 1935-) Farms on Jericho Hill
- Lot 0059 — Sabra Field (VT 1935-) Mountain Suite
- Lot 0060 — Reginald Massie (CH/AM 1909-1989) Four Mariachis
- Lot 0061 — ca. 1800 Christian Wiltberger Silver Sugar Urn
- Lot 0062 — Late 18th c. Daniel Dupuy Jr. Silver Creamer
- Lot 0063 — Wallace Round Sterling Serving Tray
- Lot 0064 — Mexican Sterling Shell Form Dish
- Lot 0065 — Watson Sterling Trumpet Vase with Glass Liner
- Lot 0066 — Watson Paul Revere Exemplar Sterling Bowl
- Lot 0067 — Weighted Sterling Candelabra and Candlesticks
- Lot 0068 — 8 Fisher Sterling Demitasse Cups and Saucers
- Lot 0069 — 9 Sterling Silver Dresser Vanity Accessories
- Lot 0070 — Tiffany Sterling Thimble Shot and 6 Cordials
- Lot 0071 — Large 19th c. Chinese Rose Medallion Vase
- Lot 0072 — 17 pcs. Chinese Rose Medallion Tableware
- Lot 0073 — Chinese Rose Medallion Bowl and 6 Plates
- Lot 0074 — 9 pcs. Chinese Rose Medallion Porcelain
- Lot 0075 — 12 Blue Ironstone Reproduction Plates
- Lot 0076 — Collection of 21 pcs. of Chinese Cloisonne
- Lot 0077 — 7 Chinese Carved Hardstone Objects
- Lot 0078 — Collection of 16 Asian Figures
- Lot 0079 — 3 Chinese Red Lacquered Boxes
- Lot 0080 — Early 20th c. Chinese Silk Embroidered Robe
- Lot 0081 — 18k & Ruby Link Necklace
- Lot 0082 — Jade & 14k Bangle
- Lot 0083 — Victorian Oval Gold Brooch with Oil of Pointer Dog
- Lot 0084 — 18k Tiffany & Co Lasso Necklace
- Lot 0085 — Victorian 14k Hair Locket Bangle
- Lot 0086 — 18k Multi-tone Gold Bangle
- Lot 0087 — Koplewitz 18k & Diamond Ring
- Lot 0088 — 10K Football Hall of Fame Ring
- Lot 0089 — 14k Yellow Gold & Diamond Oval Pin
- Lot 0090 — Ca. 1900 Pearl 32" Necklace & Bracelet
- Lot 0091 — 10k Closed Face Pocket Watch
- Lot 0092 — 14K House Engraved Disc Pendant
- Lot 0093 — 14k Yellow Gold Locket & Chain
- Lot 0094 — Yellow Gold Charm Necklace
- Lot 0095 — 4 14k Bangles
- Lot 0096 — Yellow Gold Charm Bracelet
- Lot 0097 — Tiffany 14k Yellow Gold Charm Bracelet
- Lot 0098 — 14k Yellow Gold Case
- Lot 0099 — Victorian Gold Rattle & Whistle
- Lot 0100 — 14k Diamond Star Pendant Pin
- Lot 0101 — Early 20th c Bentwood Adirondack chair
- Lot 0102 — Gustav Stickley Wicker Armchairs from Allenwood
- Lot 0103 — Painted Wooden Transom Arch
- Lot 0104 — Tubbs Snowshoe Rocking Chair
- Lot 0105 — Norwegian/ Sami Peoples Bone, Lithic Artifacts
- Lot 0106 — Grenfell Labrador Industries Hooked Rug
- Lot 0107 — Cheese Drying Sieve in old red paint
- Lot 0108 — Knife Box/ carrier in Folky Splotched Paint
- Lot 0109 — Unusual Work Basket with long legs
- Lot 0110 — Early 20th c Painted Marble Run
- Lot 0111 — Early Fire Chief Pressed Steel Pedal Car
- Lot 0112 — Keystone Pressed Steel Steam Roller
- Lot 0113 — Acorn Stoves & Ranges Wooden Sign
- Lot 0114 — Antique German Tinplate Toy Stove
- Lot 0115 — Buck's Junior 4 Cast Iron Toy Stove
- Lot 0116 — Acme Cast Iron Toy Stove
- Lot 0117 — Home, Crescent Cast Iron Toy Stoves
- Lot 0118 — Mid 20th c USS Constitution Ship Model
- Lot 0119 — Mid 20th c Clipper Ship Model
- Lot 0120 — Two Mid 20th c Shop Models
- Lot 0121 — International Time Recording Company Time Clock
- Lot 0122 — Mira 18.5" Disc Music Box & Cabinet
- Lot 0123 — Forty Two 18.5" Music Box Discs
- Lot 0124 — Moroccan Gaming Table
- Lot 0125 — Large Italian Ceramic Ram
- Lot 0126 — Antique Tekke Chuval Bag Face
- Lot 0127 — Tribal Tekke Double Saddle Bag
- Lot 0128 — Tribal Tekke Double Saddle Bag
- Lot 0129 — Persian Tabriz Pictorial Hunting Scene Area Rug
- Lot 0130 — Persian Karaja Area Rug
- Lot 0131 — Carnig Eksergian (Armenian/AM 1855-1931) Portrait of a girl with Accordion
- Lot 0132 — Carnig Eksergian (Armenian/AM 1855-1931) Portrait of a girl with Accordion
- Lot 0133 — Sidney Willis (AM 1930-) Lures
- Lot 0134 — John Wegner (RU/AM 1887-1976) Steamboat at dock.
- Lot 0135 — Group of Maritime Sketches attributed to John Wegner
- Lot 0136 — Nels Hagerup (NW 1864-1922) Seascape
- Lot 0137 — JW Charleton (AM 20thc ) Seascape
- Lot 0138 — 19th c Genre scene of Cattle
- Lot 0139 — Henri Langerock (BE 1830-1915) Forest Scene
- Lot 0140 — Malcolm Fraser (CA 1868-1949) Winter Pastoral With Sheep
- Lot 0141 — Restoration Hardware Leather Sofa
- Lot 0142 — Restoration Hardware Leather Sofa
- Lot 0143 — Pair of Leather Restoration Hardware Lounge Chairs
- Lot 0144 — Pair of Contemporary WIng chairs
- Lot 0145 — Pair of Vintage Hancock and Moore Blue Leather Wing Chairs
- Lot 0146 — Leonard's of Seekonk MA - Tiger Maple Canopy Bed
- Lot 0147 — Leonard's of Seekonk MA - Tiger Maple Tall Post Bed
- Lot 0148 — Biedermeier style parlor table with Fossilized marble top
- Lot 0149 — Eldred Wheeler Hingham MA Queen Anne Chairs
- Lot 0150 — Eldred Wheeler Hingham MA Queen Anne Drop Leaf Table
- … and 130 more lots
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