Nye & Company Auctioneers invites collectors, dealers, designers and connoisseurs everywhere to discover two days of exceptional objects at its Chic and Antique Auction on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 9 and 10, beginning at 10 a.m. EST both days. At the heart of the sale is more than 100 lots from the Stradling Study Collection,property from the New York City antiques dealers Diana and Gary Stradling. Nye & Company is thrilled to bring The Stradling Study Collection to market in partnership with Connor Rush of SFR Antiques, whose assistance and scholarship were instrumental in completing the catalogue for this important offering, said Andrew Holter of Nye & Company Auctioneers. Diana and J. Garrison Gary Stradling have been partners in the antiques business since 1967 and became particularly respected for their expertise in American pottery, porcelain and glass. Their decades of collecting, dealing and scholarship placed them among the most influential specialists in American ceramics. The Stradling material is more than a group of exceptional objects; its a window into the intellectual history of American ceramics collecting, added Holter. The collection is officially titled The Stradling Study Collection: American Pottery at Its Most Collectible. Among the standouts is a signed S. RISLEY / NORWICH Connecticut relief-molded Rockingham-glazed stoneware corn pitcher, a superb example of the distinctive molded stoneware produced in 19th-century New England. Another lot is a Swan Hill Pottery (South Amboy, N.J.) molded Rockingham-glazed presentation Toby mug with frog. Swan Hill is a compelling chapter in the history of New Jersey ceramics. The pottery was established at South Amboy in 1849, and its production is associated with makers including Edward Hanks and Charles Fish. The factory became known for yellow ware and Rockingham-glazed wares, part of the flourishing American pottery industry that drew heavily upon Staffordshire technology and designs. The firms story becomes even more fascinating with Charles Coxon, the English-born potter and modeler who left the Bennett Pottery and operated Swan Hill from around 1858-1860. Coxon produced highly sculptural Rockingham and yellow wares there before moving to Trenton and establishing Coxon & Co. His Swan Hill production is rare and highly sought after by specialists. Other highlights include a rare Philadelphia relief-molded redware pitcher, attributed to Haig, and an equally scarce Bennington scroddled earthenware figural book flask with applied star. A detailed bibliography for lots 1-111 has been prepared to accompany this offering. Beyond the ceramics, the sale offers a particularly strong selection of early American and English furniture and folk art from private collections, with several pieces destined to attract serious attention from Americana collectors. A major furniture highlight is the Federal inlaid cherrywood bomb swell-front chest of drawers attributed to George Stedman (1795-1881), Norwich, Vt., ca. 1815-1822. Stedman was part of the vigorous cabinetmaking tradition of northern Vermont. He worked in Chester before ultimately moving to Norwich, and scholarship has associated his work with the distinctive use of cherry, string inlay and French-inspired Federal forms. Vermont furniture of this period is particularly compelling because it combines sophisticated cosmopolitan design with the materials and craftsmanship of a relatively rural market. The offered chest is a rare form, with only four or five known examples. Another furniture star is a Federal carved and ormolu-mounted mahogany sofa, possibly by Samuel Field McIntire (1780-1819), Salem, Mass., early 19th century. The sale also includes a Federal mahogany eagle-inlaid easy chair, Massachusetts, ca. 1790, formerly handled by the firm Israel Sack Inc. For collectors who prefer their Americana with a little more patina and a little less polish, the sale offers a selection of early painted furniture. The Dr. Josiah Bartlett Federal grain-painted apothecary chest, N.H., 1790-1820 is in original surface. The chest is associated with Dr. Josiah Bartlett, one of New Hampshires most distinguished 18th-century physicians and statesmen. Bartlett practiced medicine beginning in 1750, signed the Declaration of Independence, served in the Continental Congress, became the first president of the New Hampshire Medical Society and later served as Governor of New Hampshire. The Bartlett chest was once owned by the late dealer Marguerite Riordan. Another standout is a paint-decorated pine chest of drawers, Mid-Atlantic States, possibly Gettysburg-area, Pa., ca. 1840, formerly handled by James and Nancy Glazer and once in the collection of Peter and Barbara Goodman. The sale also features several attractive sets of painted Windsor chairs. Windsor chairs occupy a special place in the history of American furniture. Originating in England in the early 18th century, the form was adopted and transformed by American chairmakers into one of the countrys most recognizable furniture types. American makers embraced bentwood technology and developed regional variations in back, arm and leg construction. The result was a chair that was comparatively light, strong, practical and visually elegant, qualities that have kept the Windsor relevant for more than three centuries. For portrait enthusiasts, the sale continues with a group of works attributed to or associated with such artists as Rembrandt Peale, John Hoppner, William Matthew Prior and Jean-Jacques Henner. For those who prefer Chic over Antique, the sale offers plenty to tempt the modern eye. Contemporary furnishings include selections from Ralph Lauren and Restoration Hardware, including a pair of Metropolitan end tables and a Ralph Lauren club chair and ottoman. The sale also embraces modern and contemporary art, including a Pablo Picasso linocut, LHomme au Baton (Man with Stick), two silkscreen prints by Adolph Gottlieb, and a large-scale acrylic on canvas by Kazys Varnelis. Gottlieb (1903-74) was an important American modernist and a founding member of the group known as The Ten. His career encompassed the pictograph imagery of the 1940s, the imaginary landscapes of the 1950s and his celebrated Burst paintings. The public is invited to preview the auction at Nye & Companys Bloomfield gallery at 20 Beach St. in Bloomfield, N.J. Call 973-984-6900 for dates and times. Both sessions will be livestreamed through Nye & Company. Collectors can bid directly through Nye & Company to save 5 percent on the buyers premium compared to third-party platforms available through Invaluable, BidSquare, BidSpirit, Drouot and LiveAuctioneers. For additional information, visit www.nyeandcompany.com.