Auction recap / Bonhams
Bonhams Realizes $1,266,500 in The Bennett & Judie Weinstock Collection: Part I
The single-owner sale closed on 21 October 2026 with an 87.3% sell-through rate, led by rare Staffordshire pottery.
Auction highlights
An Important Staffordshire Lead-glazed Creamware Dovecote of Whieldon-type, Circa 1755-60
Estimate$40–60KSold$96,700
Polito's Menagerie: An Extraordinary Staffordshire Table Base Group, Circa 1820
Estimate$30–50KSold$83,900
A rare Staffordshire Lead-glazed Double-walled Teapot and Cover of Whieldon-type, Circa 1765
Estimate$5–7KSold$77,500
Estimate$30–50KSold$54,460
Estimate$15–25KSold$41,600
A Five-piece Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Garniture Set Kangxi
Estimate$25–40KSold—
A Leeds Pearlware Model of a Horse, Circa 1820-30
Estimate$15–25KSold—
A Leeds Pearlware Model of a Horse, Circa 1820-30
Estimate$15–25KSold—
A Staffordshire Salt-glazed Stoneware 'Bacchus' Punch Pot and a Cover, Circa 1760
Estimate$4–6KSold$24,700
A Charles II Needlework Casket England, third-quarter 17th century
Estimate$5–7KSold$23,400
Estimate$15–25KSold$23,400
A Pair of George III Mahogany Library Armchairs England, mid-18th century
Estimate$4–6KSold$22,100
Estimate track marks the pre-sale range; the tick marks the sold price. Lot photography: Courtesy Bonhams.
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Bonhams concluded its sale of The Bennett & Judie Weinstock Collection: Part I, realizing a total of $1,266,500[1]. The auction, which closed on 21 October 2026, saw 193 of 221 lots sold, representing an 87.3% sell-through[1] rate. Bonhams served as the official results source for this single-owner collection. The sale featured a deep selection of early English pottery, porcelain, and sporting art assembled by the prominent Philadelphia decorators.
Among the notable pottery offerings was an octagonal Staffordshire creamware dovecote, modeled as a two-storey building with the inscription "A NEW PAVILION" above the doorway. According to Bonhams, this form derives from a saltglaze stoneware prototype, with similar architectural examples held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Another highlight was a rare double-walled teapot of Whieldon-type, featuring intricate piercing on the outer wall modeled after late Ming or early Kangxi Chinese porcelain techniques, a method historically referred to as "Ling-Lung Yao" or "Devil's Work."
Auction highlights
Sale file- An Important Staffordshire Lead-glazed Creamware Dovecote of Whieldon-type, Circa 1755-60 | estimate $40,000[7] to $60,000[2][2] | sold for $96,700[2]
- Polito's Menagerie: An Extraordinary Staffordshire Table Base Group, Circa 1820 | estimate $30,000 to $50,000[4][4][5][5] | sold for $83,900[5]
- A rare Staffordshire Lead-glazed Double-walled Teapot and Cover of Whieldon-type, Circa 1765 | estimate $5,000 to $7,000[3][3] | sold for $77,500[3]
- Daniel Quigley (Irish, circa 1750-circa 1778) The chaise match run by the Earls of March and Eglington, Newmarket Heath, 29 August 1750 99.9 x 212.7 cm (39 1/4 x 83 3/4 in). | estimate $30,000 to $50,000 | sold for $54,460[4]
- Circle of Thomas Spencer (active England, circa 1730-circa 1763) A gentleman with a chestnut horse, groom and hounds in a landscape (framed 153.6 x 200.0 x 5.0 cm (60 1/2 x 78 3/4 x 2 in).) | estimate $15,000 to $25,000[8][8][6][6] | sold for $41,600[6]
- A Five-piece Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Garniture Set Kangxi | estimate $25,000 to $40,000[7]
- A Leeds Pearlware Model of a Horse, Circa 1820-30 | estimate $15,000 to $25,000
- A Leeds Pearlware Model of a Horse, Circa 1820-30 | estimate $15,000 to $25,000
The sporting art section featured Daniel Quigley's oil on canvas depicting the chaise match run by the Earls of March and Eglington on Newmarket Heath, dated 29 August 1750. The composition is derived from James Seymour's celebrated work of the same subject, with other versions by Quigley historically documented in collections such as the Hamilton Palace Collection.[4] The Staffordshire table base group representing Polito's Menagerie, attributed to the "Sherratt" pot bank, depicts a highly detailed scene featuring thirteen figures, monkeys, and exotic animals surrounding the colorful banner of the traveling show.
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