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During the entire process of purchasing our 1st major art piece, we were treated like we were veterans. They are extremely transparent with items provenance, treat you like family and have professional packaging and shipping. Can't wait to find another treasure at Thomason Place. Buy with confidence. Thanks to all.
Michael G. - Invaluable Bidder
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries 10 For additional details and images visit our website www.thomastonauction.com
1058 (20) EARLY BRASS UNIFORM BUTTONS, SOME CIVIL WAR $100-150
1057 LARGE COLLECTION OF DECORATIVE BUTTONS, 1890S TO 1930S, ON VELVET PANELS $200-300
1056 1960S LADIES KNEE HIGH BOOTS BY JERRY EDOUARD $700-900
1055 ANTIQUE BEADED PURSE $100-200
1054 ANTIQUE MICRO BEADED PURSE WITH STERLING FRAME $300-500
1053 HERMES PETITE MAIN SCARF $200-300
1052 (3) GOLD & SILVER INLAID BOXES $600-800
1051 ART DECO ENGLISH LEATHER SUITCASE FITTED WITH VANITY ITEMS $600-800
1050 WAI KEE STERLING PLACE CARD HOLDERS $300-500
1049 PR 19TH C. SWEDISH SILVER CANDLESTICKS $300-500
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1070 WILLIAM PARTRIDGE BURPEE (ME/MA, 1846-1940) $300-400
1069 WILLIAM PARTRIDGE BURPEE (ME/MA, 1846-1940) $300-400
1068 WILLIAM PARTRIDGE BURPEE (ME/MA, 1846-1940) $350-450
1067 WILLIAM PARTRIDGE BURPEE (ME/MA, 1846-1940) $400-600
1066 WILLIAM PARTRIDGE BURPEE (ME/MA, 1846-1940) $500-700
1065 WILLIAM PARTRIDGE BURPEE (ME/MA, 1846-1940) $500-700
1064 STEPHEN HANSEN (NM/MI, 1950- ) $600-800
1063 FOLK ART TALL CLOCK & BOOKCASE $600-800
1062 GIL RUSSELL (20TH C. AMERICAN) $1,000-1,500
1061 LARRY KOOSED (20TH C. AMERICAN) $800-1,200
1060 GIL RUSSELL (20TH C. AMERICAN) $1,000-1,500
1059 LARRY KOOSED (20TH C. AMERICAN) $1,000-1,500
Another Happy customer
A top-notch New England auction house with real treasures regularly offered. Staff went above and beyond to help with shipping. Axel
Many thanks for the fine work by you and your company for the appraisal of my father's home [furnishings]. You lived up to your reputation for being professional, thorough, and very enjoyable to work with. We appreciate the attention to detail in your appraisal.
RICHARD T.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries 12 For additional details and images visit our website www.thomastonauction.com
1080 WEBER GENESIS PROPANE GRILL $150-300
1079 NISSAN 9.9 OUTBOARD MOTOR $500-1,000
1078 12' SPORTNAUTIK-GRADACAC INFLATABLE DINGHY $1,500-2,500
1077 12’ OLD TOWN "LINCOLN" CANOE $800-1000
1076 14' OLD TOWN "CAMPER" CANOE $800-1200
1075 AMF SUNFISH SAILBOAT $1,00-2,000
1074 15' 6" NECKY-KAYAKS TORNAK KAYAK W/ THULE CAR RACK $1,000-1,500
1073 HURRICANE EXPEDITION SPORT 14' KAYAK W/ THULE CAR RACK $800-1,200
1072 MARC CHAGALL PRINT $300-500
1071 WILLIAM PARTRIDGE BURPEE $200-300
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I just wanted to thank you for the great experience I had with your team during your February Auction. I appreciated the help I received with condition reports, setting up the phone bid, purchase and shipping.
Bob Miklos
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1091 ANTIQUE REMONTOIR SILVER POCKET WATCH $250-350
1090 GOLD HUNTER CASE POCKET WATCH $300-400
1089 WALTHAM GOLD POCKETWATCH $500-700
1088 EARLY WATCH FOB WITH CARVED INTAGLIO $50-100
1087 14K GOLD WATCH CHAIN $400-600
1086 14K YELLOW GOLD WATCH CHAIN $350-450
1085 (3 PRS) CUFFLINKS WITH ENAMELED FLAGS $600-800
1084 PR GOLD, ABALONE & ENAMEL CUFFLINKS $250-350
1083 GENT’S GOLD & ENAMEL CUFFLINKS & STUD SET $300-500
1082 14K GOLD & MOONSTONE CUFFLINKS $300-400
1081 GENTS GOLD CUFFLINKS & STUD SET $500-700
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries 14 For additional details and images visit our website www.thomastonauction.com
1103 CARROLL THAYER BERRY (ME, 1886-1978) $300-400
1102 CARROLL THAYER BERRY (ME, 1886-1978) $300-500
1101 CARROLL THAYER BERRY (ME, 1886-1978) $400-500
1100 CARROLL THAYER BERRY (ME, 1886-1978) $300-500
1099 CARROLL THAYER BERRY (ME, 1886-1978) $300-500
1098 19TH C. STUDIO CAMERA PARTS $100-200
1097 GRAFLEX & OTHER FILM PLATE HOLDERS $200-300
1096 LARGE BELLOWS CENTURY NO4 STUDIO CAMERA, WITH FRENCH LENS, CA 1905 $600-800
1095 LEICA M2 CAMERA W/ SUMMARON LENS $350-450
1094 LEICA IIIF CAMERA W/ SUMMARIT LENS & CASE $400-500
1093 LEICA M6 CAMERA $700-900
1092 EASTMAN KODAK CO., AUTO GRAFLEX CAMERA, CA. 1915, MFG 1907-1923 $1,000-1,500
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1115 GEORGE M. HATHAWAY (ME/ UK, 1852-1903) $600-800
1114 ROSEMARY THURBER (MI, 1898 - 1958) $600-800
1113 1950 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES “WHIZ KIDS” MEMORABILIA $300-400
1112 (3) SMALL BASEBALL AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS & (2) BOOKLETS, EARLY 1950S $600-800
1111 COLLECTION SIGNED BASEBALL PHOTOS & ETC $700-900
1110 1952 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES TEAM SIGNED BALL WITH EDDIE SAWYER $1,000-1,500
1109 SIGNED RAWLINGS AL: (12) ALL STARS IN BLUE BALLPOINT $1,000-1,500
1108 BABE RUTH AUTOGRAPH AND PHOTO, CA 1927 $2,000-3,500
1107 SIGNED BASEBALL, 1950S MIXED TEAMS MOSTLY YANKEES & RED SOX $2,000-3,000
1106 SIGNED BASEBALL, 1950S MOSTLY YANKEES $2,000-3,000
1105 1950 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS TEAM SIGNED BALL WITH CONNIE MACK $2,000-3,000
1104 JANET BERRY & CARROLL THAYER BERRY (ME, 1886-1978) $300-500
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries 16 For additional details and images visit our website www.thomastonauction.com
1127 CARVED FISH TRADE SIGN $1,500-2,500
1126 BRITISH GUN SELLER MERCHANDISING SIGN $2,000-3,000
1125 WHITE STAR LINE - MOET & CHANDON CHAMPAGNE SIGN $3,500-4,000
1124 CARVED CRAB TRADE SIGN $1,500-2,500
1123 LINWOOD EASTON (ME, 1892-1939) $600-800
1122 CHARLES HERBERT WOODBURY (ME/MA, 1864-1940) $600-800
1121 GENE (CHARLES EUGENE) KLEBE (ME, 1907-2009) $600-800
1120 PAUL PLANTE (US, 1943-2016) $200-300
1119 PAUL PLANTE (US, 1943-2016) $200-300
1118 MITCH BILLIS (MT, 1937- ) $500-700
1117 MAURICE ‘JAKE’ DAY (ME, 1892-1983) $300-500
1116 SAMUEL PETER ROLT TRISCOTT (ME/MA, 1846-1925) $300-500
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1139 RUSTIC CANE BACK SIDE CHAIRS $400-600
1138 MAHOGANY TILT-TOP CENTER TABLE WITH NEEDLEPOINT $600-800
1137 ORIGINAL PHOTO BY GEORGE DANIELL (NYC, 1911-2002) $800-1,200
1136 ORIGINAL PHOTO BY GEORGE DANIELL (NYC, 1911-2002) $1,000-1,500
1135 ORIGINAL PHOTO BY GEORGE DANIELL (NYC, 1911-2002) $1,000-1,500
1134 ORIGINAL PHOTO BY GEORGE DANIELL (NYC, 1911-2002) $200-300
1133 (5) PHOTOS OF GREAT DANCERS BY LINDQUIST $600-800
1132 GEORGE HURRELL OVERSIZED (36X48) PORTFOLIO OF (9) MOVIE STAR PHOTOGRAPHS $2,000-3,000
1131 GEORGE HURRELL PORTFOLIO, MONUMENTAL PHOTOS OF MOVIE STARS $3,000-5,000
1130 LARGE GLASS APOTHECARY JAR - LAUDANUM $400-600
1129 PR GLASS APOTHECARY JARS - OPIUM & HASHISH $800-1,000
1128 FRAMED ABSINTHE GEMP PERNOD SIGN $500-700
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries 18 For additional details and images visit our website www.thomastonauction.com
1151 HORSE FORM FORGED STEEL CHOPPER $200-300
1150 EARLY FOOD CHOPPER COLLECTION $300-500
1149 EARLY IRON HEARTH GRIDIRONS $400-500
1148 GRADUATED SET OF GATE MARKED CAST IRON FOOTED PANS $400-600
1146
1147 EARLY IRON HEARTH COOKING ITEMS $400-600
EARLY
IRON COOKING TOOLS $600-800
1145 TIN COOKIE CUTTER COLLECTION $2,000-3,000
1144 LOUIS XV STYLE ARMCHAIR $300-400
1143 SWAN HEAD COFFEE TABLE $200-300
1142 LOUIS XV STYLE ARMCHAIR $300-400
1141 VICTORIAN BALL & CLAW FOOT STAND $200-300
1140 INLAID MAHOGANY COFFEE TABLE BY LANE FURNITURE $300-500
Thanks for the secure packaging and personal note on how the contents were arranged. Much appreciated. I have purchased 100s of items from online auction sites and when it comes to something I want, the next best thing is receiving it safe and undamaged.
Doug Williamss
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1162 CHINESE VASE WIRED AS TABLE LAMP $200-300
1161 PR ELECTRIC WALL MOUNTED LANTERNS $600-800
1160 PR GILDED FIGURAL GIRANDOLES $300-500
1159 ARTS & CRAFTS IRON FLOOR LAMP $200-300
1158 BRASS & DELFT CANDLE CHANDELIER $600-800
1157 SLAG GLASS PANEL LAMP $300-400
1156 BRONZE AND CRYSTAL CHANDELIER WITH EAGLES AND CRYSTAL DOME $800-1,200
1155 HANGING PENDANT LIGHT WITH MICA PANELS $600-800
1154 TIN COOKING ACCESSORIES $250-450
1153 PRIMITIVE SHEET IRON REFLECTOR OVENS $300-500
1152 EARLY IRON HEARTH ACCESSORIES $300-500
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1174 VICTORIAN AGATE BROOCH $150-250
1173 CAMEO SLIDE PENDANT $300-500
1172 14K GOLD AND ENAMEL PORTRAIT PENDANT BROOCH $300-500
1171 VICTORIAN MICROMOSAIC BROOCH $300-500
1170 CASED ART NOUVEAU PENDANT BROOCH $400-600
1169 NANCE PARKER (CONTEMPORARY MAINE) $100-200
1168 TYSON GRUMM (CONTEMPORARY WA/OR) $500-700
1167 JEAN SBARRA (CONTEMPORARY SALEM, MA) $500-700
1166 JEAN SBARRA (CONTEMPORARY SALEM, MA) $500-700
1165 CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE WATERCOLOR $500-700
1164 KIMBER LEE CLARK (CONTEMPORARY, NORTHPORT, ME) $300-500
1163 JAMES STEPHEN ZOLLER (CONTEMPORARY MAINE) $600-800
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1186 WALKING STICKS & DRESSAGE WHIP $300-400
1185 ASSORTED WALKING STICKS $600-800
1184 GREG MORT (MD, 1952- ) $500-700
1183 GREG MORT (MD, 1952- ) $500-700
1182 MARGUERITE ROBICHAUX (ME/LA, 1950- ) $400-600
1181 GORDON HOPE GRANT (NY/ CA/UK, 1875-1962) $600-800
1180 GEORGE MCCONNELL (ME/ OH, 1852-1929) $500-700
1179 JESSE LEACH FRANCE (ME/ OH/FRANCE, 1862-1926) $500-700
1178 ALFRED RUSSEL FULLER (ME/ CA, 1899-1980) $600-800
1177 CHARLES HENRY RICHERT (ME/MA, 1880-1974) $600-800
1176 AMBER FIGURAL PENDANT $400-500
1175 PR VICTORIAN HARDSTONE CAMEO JEWELRY PANELS $200-300
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries 22 For additional details and images visit our website www.thomastonauction.com
1198 JACK ROSEN (1923-2006)
A. WYETH PHOTO $3,000-4,000
1197 CHINESE ROSE MEDALLION PLATTER $400-600
1196 HAND PAINTED VICTORIAN CHARGER & VASES $400-600
1195 ROSEVILLE POTTERY “ZEPHYR LILY BLUE” VASE $100-200
1194 BRITISH STUDIO ART POTTERY JAR $200-300
1193 MT. WASHINGTON BURMESE GLASS CRACKER JAR $200-300
1192 FULPER FLOOR VASE $600-800
1191 VINTAGE CARVED STONE CHESS SET WITH INLAID BOARD $100-200
1190 DICK TRACY POP-UP BOOK & POPEYE MECHANICAL PENCIL $200-300
1189 GLASS CANDY CONTAINER COLLECTION $100-150
1188 WATERMAN BALLPOINT PENS $500-700
1187 CASED TIFFANY & CO. HANDFAN $200-300
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1210 GRUEN VERITHIN GOLD POCKET WATCH $800-1,200
1209 GENT’S STERLING SILVER WRISTWATCH $200-300
1208 LADY’S GOLD & DIAMOND WRISTWATCH $300-400
1207 ALBUSE SWISS ART DECO PENDANT WATCH ON CHAIN $500-700
1206 LADY’S GOLD & GEMSET BULOVA WRISTWATCH $500-700
1205 MARTA MORSE (ME, CONTEMPORARY) $100-200
1204 STUART NUDELMAN (ME, CONTEMPORARY) $100-200
1203 DANNY CONANT (DC, 1930- ) $100-200
1202 DOROTHEA LANGE (CA/NJ, 1895-1965) $300-500
1201 CHESLEY “CHET” FARRELL (ME, CONTEMPORARY) $700-900
1200 DANIEL SUTHERLAND (CONTEMPORARY NANTUCKET MA) $1,000-1,500
1199 CHESLEY “CHET” FARRELL (ME, CONTEMPORARY) $1,000-1,500
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1222 RICHARD EVETT BISHOP (PA, 1887-1975) $500-700
1221 REYNOLDS BEAL (MA/RI, 1866/7-1951) $600-800
1220 REYNOLDS BEAL (MA/RI, 1866/7-1951) $600-800
1219 DON LENT (ME/NH/MA, 19342020) $600-800
1218 JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER (UK, 1834-1903) $1,000-1,500
1217 FRANK WESTON BENSON (MA, 1862-1951) $800-1,200
1216 FRANK WESTON BENSON (MA, 1862-1951) $1,000-1,500
1215 TITONI AIRMASTER 4008 WRISTWATCH $250-350
1214 POLJOT RUSSIAN WRISTWATCH $300-500
1213 VINTAGE GENT’S JULES JURGENSEN WATCH $300-500
1212 14K GOLD INTERNATIONAL & CO WRISTWATCH $750-850
1211 LONGINES GOLD POCKET WATCH $800-1,200
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1234 TIFFANY & CO. CARVING SET, PLUS SHARPENING STEEL $150-250
1233 ENGLISH STERLING COMPACT WITH ENAMELED BURGEE FLAGS $200-300
1232 GROUP OF VINTAGE FLASKS $200-300
1231 STERLING TEA STRAINERS, INCL TIFFANY & CO. $200-300
1230 STERLING MATCH HOLDERS & CIGAR CUTTER $200-300
1229 STERLING TEA INFUSER COLLECTION $200-300
1228 SILVER TOPPED CRYSTAL INKWELLS $300-400
1227 RUSSIAN SILVER MOUNTED MARBLE BOX $300-400
1226 RICHARD EVETT BISHOP (PA, 1887-1975) $600-800
1225 GENE KLOSS (NM/CA, 19031996) $800-1,200
1224 GENE KLOSS (NM/CA, 19031996) $600-800
1223 GEORGE BELLOWS (NY/OH, 1882-1925) $300-500
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1246 SAM CADY (NY/ME, 1943 - ) $500-700
1245 SAM CADY (NY/ME, 1943 - ) $500-700
1244 SAM CADY (NY/ME, 1943 - ) $500-700
1243 BENJAMIN TUPPER NEWMAN (ME/CA, 1858-1940) $400-600
1242 CARL SPRINCHORN (NY/ME/ SWEDEN, 1887-1971) $1,000-1,500
1241 DENNY SONKE WINTERS (NY/ CA/ME/MI/MEXICO, 1905-1985) $800-1,000
1240 PR CONTEMPORARY FIGURAL SCULPTURES $300-500
1239 BRADLEY M. PRESCOTT (FRANKLIN, NH, 1922-2012) $500-700
1238 BRADLEY M. PRESCOTT (FRANKLIN, NH, 1922-2012) $500-700
1237 JAMES RIVINGTON PYNE (SC/ ME, 1945-2022) $600-800
1236 JAMES RIVINGTON PYNE (SC/ ME, 1945-2022) $600-800
1235 (4) SILVER PICTURE FRAMES $200-300
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1258 VINTAGE ELECTRIC GUITARS $800-1,200
1257 C.F. MARTIN 00-17 MODEL ACOUSTIC GUITAR $2,000-3,000
1256 JEAN LARRIVEE LJ09 ROSEWOOD ACOUSTIC GUITAR W/ HARDSHELL CASE $2,500-3,500
1255 BUDWEISER GUITAR-SHAPED NEON TAVERN SIGN $250-350
1254 VICTORIAN POOL CUE RACK $500-700
1253 CARVED CAMPHORWOOD TRUNK $300-500
1252 EARLY 19TH C. GILTWOOD TABLETOP FRAME $300-400
1251 VICTORIAN GILT GESSO PICTURE FRAME $300-500
1250 FANCY GOLD LEAF MATCHED CORNER GESSO FRAME $300-500
1249 OVAL MARBLE TOP COFFEE TABLE $400-600
1248 MARINE WATERCOLOR SIGNED “VALENTINE” $300-400
1247 GIBRAN KAHLIL GIBRAN (MA/ NY/LEBANON, 1883-1931) $400-600
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries 28 For additional details and images visit our website www.thomastonauction.com
1270 ANNE W. MACLEOD (ME, CONTEMPORARY, 1939-2014) $200-300
1269 ANNE W. MACLEOD (ME, CONTEMPORARY, 1939-2014) $200-300
1268 HELEN ST. CLAIR (ME, 1931- ) $600-800
1267 MURRAY HANTMAN (NY/ME, 1904-1999) $400-600
1266 MURRAY HANTMAN (NY/ME, 1904-1999) $400-600
1265 MURRAY HANTMAN (NY/ME, 1904-1999) $400-600
1264 MURRAY HANTMAN (NY/ME, 1904-1999) $400-600
1263 MURRAY HANTMAN (NY/ME, 1904-1999) $400-600
1262 YAMAHA G-65A CLASSICAL GUITAR WITH CASE $100-150
1261 YAMAHA YFL-24S CONCERT FLUTE WITH CASE $200-300
1260 “KING” STERLING FLUTE BY H.N. WHITE $300-500
1259 GIBSON EPIPHONE MB-200 BANJO W/ HARDSHELL CASE $750-900
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1282 COVERS FROM POSTCARD ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL DRAWINGS $300-400
1281 LARGE COLLECTION OF (APPROX 400) POSTCARDS, CA 19001915 $1,000-1,500
1280 (4) FRENCH POSTCARD ALBUMS CA 1910 CONTAINING (1347) TOTAL CARDS $700-900
1279 WATERBURY CRYSTAL REGULATOR CLOCK $100-200
1278 SETH THOMAS CRYSTAL REGULATOR CLOCK $200-300
1277 SALEM TRIPLE CHIME SKELETON MANTEL CLOCK $250-350
1276 19TH C. WATCH HUTCH WITH WALTHAM ENGRAVED GOLD PLATED WATCH $300-400
1275 VIENNESE MINIATURE FOLDING SCREEN CLOCK $300-500
1274 NO. 5 MODEL BANJO CLOCK, C.H. RUSSELL, LYNN $600-800
1273 FRENCH TOWER CLOCK $5,000-7,000
1272 A.D. BINGHAM TALL CASE CLOCK $2,000-3,000
1271 ANNE W. MACLEOD (ME, CONTEMPORARY, 1939-2014) $200-300
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries 30 For additional details and images visit our website www.thomastonauction.com
1294 PR SOUTH SEA PEARL HOOP EARRINGS $600-800
1293 PEARL NECKLACE $400-600
1292 EMERALD AND TANZANITE RING $400-600
1291 3 PC SUITE GILDED SILVER AND LAPIS $300-400
1290 VICTORIAN PAPIER MACHE TILT TOP TABLE $300-500
1289 VICTORIAN WALNUT FRETWORK BOX WITH STAG DESIGN $300-500
1288 KIDNEY SHAPED VICTORIAN TABLE $200-300
1287 THREE-PART EARLY VICTORIAN SECRETARY $1,000-1,500
1286 19TH C. DRAWING OF THE ORIGINAL PHILADELPHIA WATER WORKS $1,000-1,500
1285 RARE MAINE SCHOOL TEACHER SATIRICAL DRAWINGS, CA 1870S $600-800
1284 (89) MAGIC LANTERN SLIDES OF EUROPE $200-300
1283 GROUP OF (13) FRAMED PHOTOGRAPHS OF MAINE, CA 18901910 $400-500
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1306 SALLY CALDWELL FISHER (ME/MI, 1951 - ) $600-800
1305 FOLIO “FOUR SEASONS” BY ANDREW WYETH $200-300
1304 JAMIE WYETH (PA/ME/DE, 1946- ) SIGNED PRINT $200-400
1303 JAMIE WYETH (PA/ME/DE, 1946- ) $500-700
1302 JAMIE WYETH (PA/ME/DE, 1946 - ) $500-700
1301 JAMIE WYETH (PA/ME/DE, 1946 - ) $500-700
1300 JAMIE WYETH (PA/ME/DE, 1946 - ) $500-700
1299 PEARL JEWELRY SUITE $700-900
1298 EMERALD ETERNITY BAND $300-500
1297 14K GOLD DIAMOND STUD EARRINGS $800-1,200
1296 14K GOLD AND AQUAMARINE RING $300-500
1295 14K GOLD & AMETHYST JEWELRY SUITE $300-400
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries 32 For additional details and images visit our website www.thomastonauction.com
1318 LANDING OF LAFAYETTE HISTORICAL STAFFORDSHIRE TRAY & PLATE $400-600
1317 DARK BLUE STAFFORDSHIRE PLATES BY ENOCH WOOD & SONS $400-600
1316 DARK BLUE STAFFORDSHIRE CHINA COLLECTION & EPHEMERA $300-500
1315 EARLY COPPER COOKING VESSELS & PEWTER SPOONS $200-300
1314 EARLY WIRE HANGER COLLECTION $200-300
1313 PR ARTS & CRAFTS ANDIRONS $200-400
1312 PR IRON LANTERN BRACKETS $200-300
1311 WIRE BASKET COLLECTION $250-350
1310 EARLY PUNCHED TIN AND TOLEWARE ACCESSORIES $300-500
1309 AMERICAN MINIATURE BAND BOXES $300-400
1308 EARLY FIREPLACE BELLOWS $200-300
1307 (2 PRS) SILHOUETTE PORTRAITS $200-300
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1330 VIEW OF BERMUDA SIGNED J.E. BAKER, CA 1890 $600-800
1329 MORGAN COLT (PA/NJ, 18761926) $400-600
1328 JUDY MARTINI, (MA, CONTEMPORARY) $400-600
1327 H. ROBERT SMITH (MA, 20TH C.) $500-700
1326 BERNARD WALL (20TH C. AMERICAN) $400-600
1325 “TIMELESS” SPIRITILE BY HOUSTON LLEW $50-125
1324 UNITED WILSON PORCELAIN JARDINIERE $100-200
1323 LIMOGES ENAMEL VASE, SIGNED BELET $300-500
1322 CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN MONKEY BAND FIGURINES $100-150
1321 GERMAN SALT GLAZED STONEWARE FLAGON $100-200
1320 RICHARD GINORI “PAVIA” PATTERN CHINA SET $400-600
1319 ROSALIE STAMBLER NADEAU (MA, CONTEMPORARY) $200-400
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1342 1762 MAP OF EGYPT BY RIGOBERT BONNE, PARIS, FRAMED $200-300
1341 “THE ART OF MAKING MONEY PLENTY IN EVERY MAN’S POCKET, BY DR. FRANKLIN” $400-600
1340 GEORGE HENRY BLAKELEY 1935 BIRTHDAY BOOK OF LETTERS $1,000-1,500
1339 (22) LETTERS FROM US SENATORS & OTHERS, 1939-1946, INCLUDING JFK $2,000-3,000
1338 1975 CEREMONIAL NY YACHT CLUB PHOTO, MOUNTBATTEN & PRINCE OF WALES... $500-700
1337 (6) ORIGINAL 1960S PRESS PHOTOS: CIVIL RIGHTS & VIETNAM $600-800
1336 (4) SIGNED BROADWAY MUSICAL POSTERS $500-700
1335 (3) WWII WAR BOND POSTERS, LARGE, UNFRAMED $600-800
1334 FRAMED FRENCH EARLY 1930S BLACKIANA BROADSIDE POSTER BY GEORGES FAVRE $600-800
1333 GEORGE MEAD (20TH C NY) $500-800
1332 LATE 19TH C. NAIVE COASTAL SCENE WITH LIGHTHOUSE $600-800
1331 CONTEMPORARY WATERSIDE PAINTING BY C. MACKAY $300-500
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1354 PEARL NECKLACE $600-800
1353 ENGLISH MADE ANEROID BAROMETER $600-800
1352 FRENCH MADE BRASS CASED ANEROID BAROMETER $600-800
1351 ADMIRAL FITZROY’S STICK BAROMETER $800-1,200
1350 BRONZE FIGURAL MENORAH, CA 1970S $250-350
1349 GRAND TOUR REPLICA ROMAN BRONZE JUG $800-1,200
1348 VINTAGE COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD MEDALS $200-300
1347 JOSEPH-PIERRE BRAEMT (BELGIUM, 1796-1864) $300-400
1346 SILVER & BRONZE MEDICAL MEDALLIONS $300-500
1345 FRANS SANTESSON SWEDISH PEWTER STEINS $300-500
1344 KAYSERZINN GERMAN PEWTER STEIN WITH EAGLE #4015 $300-500
1343 VICTORIAN COPPER COOKING POTS $800-1,200
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1366 PEARL NECKLACE $500-700
1365 FREDERICK MORTIMER LAMB (MA, 1861-1936) $600-800
1364 AGNES E. FOSTER (EARLY 20TH C., US) $300-400
1363 HOLLYWOOD PASTEL PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN DATED 1935 $500-700
1362 UNIDENTIFIED MAINE ARTIST, LATE 19TH C. $200-300
1361 CHARLES SIDNEY CHESTON (UK, 1882-1960) $500-700
1360 19TH C. STILL LIFE PAINTING OF GRAPES $600-800
1359 EVGENIY ANDREEVICH AGAFONOV (CT/NY/RUSSIA, 18791956) $400-600
1358 DIAMOND RING $600-800
1357 PEARL NECKLACE $500-900
1356 LADIES BLACK OPAL RING $600-800
1355 OPAL & DIAMOND PENDANT $700-900
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1378 WILLIAM GOADBEY LAWRENCE (NY/ME, 1913-2002) $200-400
1377 R. SCHROEDER MARINE PRINT $500-700
1376 WOLDEMAR NEUFELD (NY/ CANADA/RUSSIA, 1909-2002) $800-1,200
1375 ALAIN BONNEFOIT (FRANCE, 1937 - ) $600-800
1374 14K GOLD AND ONYX 3 PC SUITE $500-700
1373 LAVENDER JADE & DIAMOND EARRINGS $500-700
1372 PEARL NECKLACE $500-700
1371 14K GOLD AND TANZANITE RING $500-700
1370 PEARL NECKLACE $500-700
1369 LADIES PERIDOT & YELLOW SAPPHIRE RING $500-700
1368 SILVER JEWELRY LOT $200-300
1367 LADIES MODERN DESIGN JADE RING $600-800
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1390 JAPANESE MEIJI OKIMONO IN IVORY OF LABORER $1,000-1,500
1389 CHINESE LARGE SNUFF BOTTLE IN IVORY $700-900
1388 JAPANESE CARVING OF A CHRYSANTHEMUM $600-800
1387 JAPANESE IRON TEAPOT $500-700
1386 JAPANESE KATANA SWORD $600-800
1385 JAPANESE TANTOS $400-600
1384 ALLAN ROHAN CRITE (MA, 1910-2007) $400-600
1383 JOHN HULSE (20TH C. AMERICAN) $1,000-1,500
1382 MEXICAN RETABLO PAINTING $600-800
1381 LATE 20TH C. LITHOGRAPH SIGNED “MEULN” $600-800
1380 LATE 20TH C. LITHOGRAPH SIGNED “MEULN” $600-800
1379 LATE 20TH C. LITHOGRAPH SIGNED “MEULN” $600-800
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1402 JAPANESE DOUBLE GOURD IKEBANA BASKET $500-700
1401 JAPANESE MIXED METAL VASE $300-500
1400 MASUO OJIMA (CA/JAPAN, 1949- ) ART POTTERY $600-800
1399 JAPANESE KUTANI PLATES BY KAWAMOTO OF YOKOHAMA $500-700
1398 JAPANESE SATSUMA COVERED JAR $500-700
1397 JAPANESE SATSUMA FLOOR VASE $1,000-1,500
1396 JAPANESE SATSUMA SAMURAI FIGURE $1,000-1,500
1395 JAPANESE SILK KIMONO $200-300
1394 (4) JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE $400-500
1393 (3) JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE $300-500
1392 JAPANESE MEIJI WOOD OKIMONO OF ARM WRESTLING ONI $1,000-1,500
1391 JAPANESE MEIJI OKIMONO OF LABORER $1,000-1,500
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1414 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (JAPAN, 1797-1858) $300-500
1413 UTAMARO KITAGAWA (JAPAN, 1753-1806) $300-400
1412 JAPANESE UMBRELLA STAND $300-500
1411 (13) JAPANESE SHUNGA PRINTS $400-600
1410 EARLY 20TH C. JAPANESE PAINTED SCROLL, UNFRAMED $400-600
1409 UTAGAWA KUNISADA / TOYOKUNI III (JAPAN, 1786-1865) $500-750
1408 HIROSHI YOSHIDA (JAPAN, 1876-1950) $500-700
1407 TOGA SHOHAKU (JAPAN, 17301781), UNFRAMED SCROLL $1,000-2,000
1406 JAPANESE BIZENWARE POTTERY FIGURE $150-200
1405 (4) SMALL BOXES $500-700
1404 CASED JAPANESE SILVER DISH $150-250
1403 JAPANESE BASKETS $600-800
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, LEFT TO RIGHT 2087 GEORGE B. LUKS, pg. 60 | 2305 Renaissance Portrait, pg. 105 | 2431 17th c. Gilt Bronze Bodhisattva, pg. 130 2052 WILHELM SCHIMMEL carved rooster, pg. 52 | 2350 18th c. Swedish Step-Back Cupboard w/Clock pg. 114 SATURDAY AUGUST 26 Folk & Nautical, Fine Art & Antiques 482 LOTS
2004 JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH (NJ/NY/UK, 1817-1894)
‘Yacht Off Governor Island”, oil on canvas, unsigned, titled on old label verso, ca 1855, stencil verso from “S.N. Dodge’s Artist and Painter’s Supply Store, 189 Chatham, cnr of Oliver St, New York.” (1852-64). Housed in the original gilt gesso frame, OS: 18 1/2” x 22 1/2”, SS: 9” x 13”. Accompanied by a copy of the hardcover book "Ship, Sea & Sky" by Richard B. Grassby. $12,000-18,000
2001 CLARKE VOORHEES JR. (CT/VT, 1911-1980)
Humpback Whale Plaque, carved and painted wood sculpture, stamped “C Voorhees” and with incised artist monogram verso, 18” wide. Good condition. $1,500-2,000
2003 MAHOGANY STICK BAROMETER
Contemporary Limited Edition Mercury Barometer, #14/30, from Downshire House of Camden, ME, having a curved mahogany front, topped with double swan’s neck pediment and brass finial, silvered dial, neck mounted Fahrenheit thermometer, 39” high, 4 1/2” x 3”. Good condition. $800-1,200
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2002 19TH C. WHALE’S TOOTH Right Whale Tooth, blank, 7” long, found in Maine. $300-500
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2005 CLARKE VOORHEES JR. (CT/VT, 1911-1980)
Dolphin Plaque, carved and painted wood sculpture, stamped “C Voorhees” and with incised artist monogram verso, 18 1/2” wide. Good condition. $1,000-1,500
2006 19TH C. SCRIMSHAWN IVORY TUSK TIP WITH THERMOMETER/ BAROMETER
Resting on a leather wrapped base, with scrimshaw of a Lighthouse on one side and a Sailing Ship on the other, 9 1/4” tall. $800-1,000
2007 19TH C. EXTERIOR DECORATIVE SHIP PLAQUE
Ca 1880 Bas Relief Plaque in sheet iron of a three-mast sail/steam ship, with wire rigging, bare masts, in weathered white over pale green over grey paint, 32” x 39 1/2” x 2 1/2”, paint loss, corrosion. Nice patina. $800-1,200
2008 PERCY SANBORN (ME, 1849-1929)
“Ship ‘P.R. Hazeltine’, E.H. Harriman, Master. Built at Belfast, Me. 1876”, oil on canvas, signed lower right, captioned at bottom, a port view with ten figures on deck, all sails set, passing another sailing ship and trailed by a steam/sail ship. Housed in a wormy chestnut molded frame, OS 30 1/4” x 42 1/4”, SS: 23 1/2” x 35 1/2”. $5,000-10,000
2009 MARINE MEDICAL TRUNK - “S.S. LAURENTIC”, COCAINE
Painted Heavy Duty Metal Chest, with front latch and side handles, lid painted “White Star Line, 1927, S.S. Laurentic, Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Ireland, Second Class, 410, 18,724 T., 578’ x 75’, front panel with black, red and gilt painted label - “Cocaine”, terracotta painted interior, 12 1/2” high, 20” x 13”. Lid and front dents, and minor paint losses. $600-800
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2010 19TH C. ENGLISH MARINE CHRONOMETER BY FRENCH & PORTHOUSE LONDON, IN DOUBLE MAHOGANY CASE
Brass Cased with engraved silver dial, “Makers to the Admiralty”, fully gimballed in varnished mahogany case within case, having ivory maker’s tag, label from Henry Hughes & Son of London, Retailer. Fine padded outside case, inner case having lock and key. 9 1/2” x 12 1/2” x 9 1/2”, very good condition.
$2,500-3,500
2011 PERKO GIMBALED SHIP’S LANTERN FROM SCHOONER
Late 19th - Early 20th c. Brass Wall Mounted Kerosene Lamp, with front plate engraved “Schooner Lillian, Capt. Van Dyke” (possibly the schooner built in Boothbay in 1876), with wooden back panel, brass smoke bell, gimbal mounted cylindrical lantern with burner and font, weighted base, 20” high, 5” x 9”.
2012 19TH C. DESKTOP THERMOMETER
MOUNTED ON A TUSK TIP
Ca 1870, mercury glass thermometer, marked ‘Fahrenheit’ in gothic type, graph ranging from 10 to 140 degrees, with levels of ‘Freezing’ & ‘Blood Heat’. 6 3/4” tall, exterior not polished, fine shrinkage cracks, thermometer intact.
$300-400
2013 FOLK ART SHIP DIORAMA
$300-400
19th c. Handcrafted Diorama of a three-mast French schooner barque, fully rigged with carved sails and metal anchor, on sky painted background, in a black painted shadowbox frame, glazed, 15” x 23” x 3”. Back panel shrinkage cracks.
2014
$500-700
Yacht ‘America’ underway in race, Rose Island Light of Newport, RI in background, oil on canvas, signed lower left, in modern gold cove frame, OS: 27” x 41”, SS: 21” x 35”, cleaned and relined.
Per “Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Dr. Hamish Ross: “On 22 August 1851, America raced against 15 yachts in the Royal Yacht Squadron’s “all nations” race around the Isle of Wight. America won, finishing 8 minutes ahead of the closest rival. After 1851, the America went through a number of owners, including service as a Confederate blockade runner under the name of the Memphis, being scuttled in Jacksonville, later raised to serve in the US Navy, and was raced by the Navy in the 1870 America’s Cup fleet race match (winning fourth place).”
Scrapped as a hulk by the US Navy in 1945. $5,000-7,000
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WILLIAM PIERCE STUBBS (ME/MA, 1842-1909)
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2015 BRONZE SIGNAL CANNON
19th c. Bronze Cannon on Mahogany Naval-Style Carriage, with unmarked tapered bronze tube, mounted on a mahogany base with single pair of wheels, 8” high, 13 1/2” x 8”. $500-700
2016 MARINE MEDICAL TRUNK - R.M.S. LANCASTRIA, LAUDANUM
Painted Heavy Duty Metal Trunk, with front latch and side handles, lid painted “Cunard Line, 1922, R.M.S. Lancastria, Medical Dept. III, 2nd Class/450, 16,243 tons/552 ft x 75 ft, Built by Beardmore & Co., Glasgow, Scotland, No. 23” front panel with black and gilt painted label “Laudanum”, blue painted interior, 17” high, 26 1/2” x 18 1/2”. Lid dents, and paint losses. $600-800
2017 ANTHONY D. (AD) BLAKE (NEW ZEALAND, 1951 - )
“A Welcome Coastline: Approaching the Golden Gate, San Francisco”, an image from the Golden Age of Sailing Ships, acrylic on canas covered board, signed lower right and dated 1984, in fatigued chestnut frame with silver liner and linen mat, OS: 30” x 37”, SS: 23” x 30”. $2,000-3,000
2018 RIGHT WHALE COCHLEAR BONE
The Massive Ear Bone, roughly 5” x 3” x 3”. Probably a whaler’s prize bring-back.
$300-500
2019 SETH THOMAS SHIP’S CLOCK & WATERBURY BAROMETER
Early 20th c. Ship’s Wheel Design Desk Set, in bronze finished brass case, with beveled glass bezels, set on bun form feet, incl: Seth Thomas seven jeweled 8-day time and strike ship’s bell clock, with silvered dial, with key; Waterbury weather barometer; and Center mounted thermometer; 8” high, 13 1/2” x 3 1/2”.
$800-1,000
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2020 SALVATORE COLACICCO (CANADA/UK/ITALY, 1935- )
“Shipping Off Malta”, oil on board, signed lower left, with title and artist biography tag affixed to back, depicting a busy harbor scene with a British man-o-war at anchor in the foreground, in a fancy gilded and gessoed frame, OS: 33 1/2” x 45 1/2”, SS: 23 1/2” x 35”. $2,000-3,000
2021
Pr of 19th c. British Royal Navy Oar Locks, finely crafted in bronze, 12” long, 5” x 1”. Good condition. $400-600
2022 R. MCKINVEN (DATES UNKNOWN)
Naive Portrait of an Onrushing Three Mast Sailing Ship Passing Lighthouse, steam pilot boat behind, oil on canvas, signed lower right, ca 1880, in the original lemon gold molded frame, OS: 22” x 34”, SS: 17” x 29”, repaired puncture lower center. $1,000-2,000
2023 SCRIMSHAW, NORTH AMERICA, 19TH C.
Depicting American whaling sail ship Peru and another ship. Great Patina showing good age, 7” x 1 1/2”. Shrinkage cracks. Bill Freeman Coll., NM
$2,000-2,500
2024 ANNE-EMMANUELLE MARPEAU (FRANCE/ME, CONTEMPORARY) DIORAMA
“Pumpkin Island, 1894, A hard rain is a-gonna fall”, shadow box diorama, artist signed on interior right wall and dated ‘10, with a painted anchor mark and “EX VOTO” to interior lower left corner; depicting a rocky island lighthouse with figures, sheets billowing on a clothesline, and a twomasted sailing ship just off shore, with suspended seabirds, a man and two sheep in a dinghy in the foreground, and a painted stormy sky and choppy sea; inside a blue painted box with glass cover, 14 3/8” high, 31 1/2” x 10 1/4”. Good condition. $5,000-7,000
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BRONZE ARTICULATING OAR LOCKS
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FRAMED ENGLISH WOOLSEY
Broadside Portrait of an 18th c. Royal Navy Ship of the Line Underway, with pilot boat forward and lighthouse aft; housed in what appears to be the original birdseye maple ogee frame with gilt liner, under old glass. OS: 15 1/2” x 24”, SS: 10 1/2” x 19”. Losses on edge near lighthouse. $600-800
2026 LARGE EAGLE SILKWORK, CA 1900, FRAMED
“The Fraternal Order of Eagles” in bullion above silkwork eagle having riband in beak that reads “Trenton, N.J. Aerie 100”, standing atop a boulder marked “Liberty, Truth, Justice, Equality”, above crossed American flags, on a black silk ground, insribed in bullion lower right “Presented by Wm. Himmelsbach”. In the original large seep cove gilt frame, under plexiglass, OS: 38 1/2” x 47 1/2”, SS: 31 1/2” x 40 1/2”. Splits to the black silk ground, silkwork is sun faded. $2,000-3,000
2027 GORDON HOPE GRANT (NY/CA/UK, 1875-1962)
“The Clipper”, oil on board, signed lower right, dated 1950, titled on label verso from Grand Central Art Galleries, Inc. 40 Vanderbilt Ave., NY. Housed in a darkwood wavy frame by Fogg Art in Wiscasset ME, OS: 23" c 27", SS: 19 1/2" x 23 1/2". Good condition. $2,000-3,000
US Navy Sailor Commemorative, polychrome silkwork on black, featuring an American Eagle over shield and crossed flags, having an arched inscription above “In Memory of My Cruise, China, Japan and Phillippines (sic) Waters, 1908”. Small Chinese watercolor on silk landscape painting at center, dimensional life-ring below framing a photo of the young man and his girl seated in an early automobile, laurel branches flanking, “E Pluribus Unum” riband below. In flame mahogany veneer ogee frame, under old glass, OS: 29” x 25”, SS: 26” x 21”. $1,000-1,500
2029 T.H. ADAMS
Painting of American and British Naval Engagement between Bonhomme Richard and HMS Serapis in 1779, oil on canvas, signed lower right ‘T.H. Adams’, in a period gold leaf cove molded frame, OS: 26 1/4” x 34 1/2”, SS: 21 1/4” x 29 1/2”. Cleaned and relined; two scratches lower left. $1,000-2,000
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2028 US EAGLE SILKWORK WITH PAINTING AND PHOTO, FRAMED
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2031 CHARLES ROBERT PATTERSON (NY, 1878-1958)
2030 COMMEMORATIVE FILIPINO NEEDLEWORK, CA 1900
Spanish American War / Philippines Insurrection US Eagle Needlework, made by native Filipino women in the era to satisfy demand from American veterans. Interesting thet the riband “E Pluribus Unum” has undergonne translation to “One Composed of Many”. Housed in the original lemon gold molded frame, 25” x 27”.
Battleship USS Texas Underway, gouache on illustration board, signed lower right, a study for a larger oil painting, ca 1927, now in the Juley Collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Housed in a fine contemporary matched and rounded corner gilt frame, matted and glazed, OS: 13 3/4” x 15 3/4”, SS: 7 1/2” x 9 1/2”, fine condition. $400-600
2032 G.L. (GEORGE LENNOX) WATSON (SCOTLAND, 1851-1904)
$600-800
Broadside Proposal Portrait of an un-named Steam Yacht, rendered and signed by G.W. Wason of Glasgow, Scotland, done twenty years after the founding of the Company in 1873; the first design firm dedicated solely to classic yachts for the wealthy and Rulers of Europe. Watercolor, signed lower right and dated Mar 24th, 1893. Unframed, 22” x 44” image on 26” x 49”, chip to top margin, well away from image. Toned and stained, could be restored.
$600-800
“New Bedford Whaling Barque ‘Progress’, 1843”, gouache on illustration board, signed lower left and dated ‘35, titled verso. In teak frame with white and green pinstriping, matted and glazed, OS: 20 1/2” x 25”, SS: 12 1/2” x 17 1/2”.
$300-500
2034 RARE 18TH C. MARINE NAVIGATIONAL TRAINING / LOGBOOK BY DAVID WHITCOMB, 1790S; W/MATHEMATICS LESSONS BOOK & HIS SON’S COFFIN PLATE
Heavy cardstock bound Ship’s Logbook, inscribed on front: “David Whitcom his Book December 22, 179-” Both books entirely handwritten in ink, with magnificent calligraphy, geometrical drawings and proofs in both, a few drawings of ships. PLUS “A Journal of a Voiage by Gods Permition for the Good Ship Margaret from Boston to St. Kitts kept by David Witcom, Commander, Feb 17, 1795 - May 29, 1795.” And subsequently the “Dolphin” bound for Jamaica. 8” x 13”, 87 pages. PLUS geography book by T. Vinson & H. Mann, 1818 $1,000-2,000
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2033 WORDEN G. WOOD (MA, 1880-1943)
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“A Busy Harbor”, oil on panel, signed lower right, depicting an exuberant scene of mermaids cavorting with sailors on the wharf and in rowboats, one mermaid riding a spouting whale, with colorful hot air balloons above, and a lighthouse and variety of sailing vessels in the distance, in a gilded cove form wooden frame, OS: 26” x 34”, 21 1/2” x 29 1/2”. Good condition.
$2,500-3,000
British Flag Red Star Line Ocean Ship RMS “Belgenland” entering Japanese water with Mt Fuji in background, gouache on silk laid on masonite, signed lower left, marked ‘Yokohama Japan’, with the ship’s name and dated 1929. In black box frame, matted and glazed, OS: 22” x 26 1/2”, SS: 13 1/2” x 18”, good condition. Includes period “Welcome” booklet for passengers and a postcard.
$300-400
American Flag Freighter Ship “S.S. Hanover” entering Japanese water with Mt Fuji in background, gouache on silk laid on masonite, signed lower right, marked ‘Yokohama Japan’ and dated 1928. In black box frame, matted and glazed, OS: 21 1/2” x 28 1/2”, SS: 13 1/2’ x 17 1/4”, rippled.
$300-400
Danish Flag Freighter Ship “M.S. Nordhval” entering Japanese water with Mt Fuji in background, gouache on silk laid on masonite, signed lower left, marked ‘Yokohama Japan’ and dated 1939. In oak cove frame, matted and glazed, OS: 18 1/2” x 22 1/2”, SS: 11 1/2” x 15 1/2”, lightly rippled.
$300-400
Vintage Molded Copper Cod Form Weathervane, with open mouth, corrugated fins, and spindle base, 30” wide, 12” high. $2,000-3,000
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2039 FULL BODIED COD FISH WEATHERVANE
2038 T. HAGIWARA (20TH C. JAPAN)
2037 H. SHIMIDZU (20TH C. JAPAN)
2036 H. SHIMIDZU (20TH C. JAPAN)
2035 JEROME HOWES (NY/MA, 1955- )
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2040 BURGER, ROCHESTER STONEWARE CROCKS
(2) PIeces of Late 19th c. New York Stoneware, both with cobalt slip trailed decoration, applied lug handles, flat rims, impressed maker’s mark, incl: Burger & Co. 2-gallon crock with flower decoration, cobalt capacity mark, 9” high, 9 1/2” diam., surface flakes and backside kiln pop; and Burger Bro’s & Co. 3-gallon crock, with cobalt slip trailed flower containing the capacity mark, 10 1/2” high, 11” diam., rim chip. $300-500
2041 PAINTED PINE TRESTLE TABLE
18th c. Rustic New England Dining Table, with red painted surface, scrubbed three board top supported by two underside planks with early nails, set on a trestle base with mortise and tenon central stretcher and shoe feet, 29 1/2” high, 65” x 34”. Wear commensurate with age.
$1,000-2,000
2042 SEYMOUR & BOSWORTH, HARTFORD BIRD CROCK
Late 19th c. 3-Gallon Connecticut Stoneware Crock, with cobalt slip trail bird on branch decoration, applied lug handles, semi-rounded rim, impressed maker’s and capacity marks, 10” high, 11” diam. Repaired hairline cracks extending from rim. $200-300
2043 PAINTED BIRDCAGE WINDSOR CHAIRS
Set of (6) Early 19th c. Side Chairs, with old green painted surface, 7-spindle backs, shaped seats, set on faux bamboo turned legs and stretchers, with chalked script “W” and “C.H.F.” monogram on base, 34 1/2” high, 16” x 16”, 17 1/2” seat. Paint losses.
$800-1,200
2044 F.B. NORTON & SONS, WORCESTER BIRD CROCK
Late 19th c. Massachusetts 4-Gallon Stoneware Crock, by F.B. Norton & Sons, with cobalt slip trailed bird on branch decoration, with applied lug handles, flat rim, impressed with maker’s and capacity marks, 11” high, 12” diam. Good condition.
$200-300
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2045 RED PAINTED TALL CLOCK WITH HOADLEY WOODEN MOVEMENT, MASONIC DIAL
Chippendale Country Pine, early 19th c., with wooden 30 hour works time and strike, (repainted) wood dial having Masonic symbols in the arch, the bonnet with arched flatstock pediment centered on a wooden urn finial, black painted pediments and columns, 3/4 columns on cove molded case, center door hung on leather hinges (one weak). 86” (7’-2”) tall, 17” x 12 1/4”, includes original pendulum, chains, one weight (one replaced), nice age and use patina.
2046 COUNTRY INTRUDERS FOLK ART PAINTING
Old Man Slumbering, oil on canvas, American, ca 1880. He is depicted seated at his breakfast table, his chin on his chest and his newspaper fallen to the floor, as chickens come in from the yard and have at his food. In gold molded frame with black panel having painted gold vines. OS: 24 1/2” x 36 1/2”. SS: 17 3/4” x 29 3/4”. Light craquelure, re-varnished.
2048 PILGRIM CENTURY CHAIR-TABLE
$800-1,200
2047 I. SEYMOUR, TROY FACTORY CROCK WITH BIRD DECORATION
Late 17th c. Mixed Wood Chair-Table, joined construction with black painted surface, with oak top, shaped arms and turned posts, shaped apron, turned stretchers, 48” diam. top, 26” high, 11” high seat. Losses to seat front and apron (evidence of missing drawer), replaced stretchers. $2,500-3,500
$200-300
Late 19th c. New York 4-Gallon Stoneware Crock, by Israel Seymour, with slip trailed cobalt bird on branch and floral decoration, lug side handles, impressed with maker’s name and capacity, 11” high, 13” x 12”. Base spider hairline.
2049 E.E. HALL & CO., BOSTON MERCHANT STONEWARE CROCK
Late 19th c. 2-Gallon Crock, produced for E.E. Hall & Co., 171 Blackstone St., Boston, with slip trailed bird decoration, applied lug handles, semirounded rim, impressed merchant’s and capacity marks, 9” high, 10” diam. Small rim hairline.
$200-300
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2050 SET OF (6) PAINTED COUNTRY CHAIRS
Plank Seat ‘Rabbit Ear’ Chairs in dove grey paint with green pinstriping and stenciled plum rails, three-arrow backs, bodged plank seats, faux bamboo frame, 17” seats, 33” backs, 16” x 19”, some paint loss. $800-1,000
2051 FLORAL DECORATED STONEWARE CROCKS
(2) Late 19th c. American 3-Gallon Crocks, both with cobalt slip trail decoration and applied lug handles, no maker’s marks, incl: Floral decorated crock with impressed capacity mark, 10 1/2” high, 10 1/2” diam., rim chip; and Crock with small floral spray and slip trailed capacity mark, 9 3/4” high, 11 1/2” diam., good condition.
2053 OTTMAN BROS. & CO STONEWARE CROCK
$200-300
2052 WILHELM SCHIMMEL (PA/GERMANY, 1817-1890) FOLK ART ROOSTER
Large Carved and Polychrome Painted Standing Rooster, by German-born itinerant artist Wilhelm Schimmel, the textured body and legs executed in his distinctive cross-hatched carving style, retaining its original untouched surface, 18 3/4” high, 12 1/4” x 4 1/2”. Hardly noticeable old repair to neck, small edge chips, surface wear. Few roosters of this size by Schimmel are known.
$15,000-20,000
Late 19th c. New York 4-Gallon Crock, by Ottman Bros. & Co., Fort Edward, with cobalt slip trailed floral decoration, applied lug handles, flat rim, impressed maker’s and capacity mark, 11” high, 11 1/2” diam. Rim and base edge chips.
$150-250
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2054 GRAIN PAINTED MASONIC DIAL TALL CLOCK, HADLEY WOODEN MOVEMENT
Chippendale Country Pine, early 19th c., with wooden 20 hour wood works time and strike, (repainted) dial having Masonic symbols in the arch, the case in casein paint, in faux graining with feathered grain on the small arched door, hung on snipe hinges (one weak). The bonnet has molded swan neck pediment with center brass sphere finial, brass rosettes, the dial flanked by slender bowed full round columns, retaining old wavy glass, cove molding, bracket base, 89” (7’ 5”) tall, 17 1/2” x 10 3/4”. Includes original pendulum, weights, chain.
2055 E & L.P. NORTON BENNINGTON STONEWARE CROCK
Late 19th c. Vermont 5-Gallon Crock, by Edward & Luman Preston Norton, with cobalt slip trailed floral decoration, applied lug side handles, flattened rim, 12” high, 12 1/2” diam. Small body chip near base edge.
$150-250
2056 MAPLE & BIRCH STATE OF MAINE CHEST
2057 AMISH BUILT STEAM LOCOMOTIVE FORM WEATHERVANE
Heavy Gauge Copper and Brass, fairly detailed, on pivot with flat display mount, the Locomotive resting on a section of aluminum ‘track’, having a heavy copper pendant sphere that serves as a counterbalance, 81” (6’ 9”) long, 36” tall, 11” deep, missing one dome ‘valve’, otherwise very good condition. $2,000-3,000
2058 18TH C. GAME TABLE
$600-800
19th c. Country Sheraton Chest, ca 1810, having four drawers with wooden pulls and brass escutcheons, set on turned legs, 41” high, 41” x 18 1/2”. Shrinkage cracks.
$600-800
Country Brown Painted Table, having a brown painted molded edge top with incised and painted checkerboard, set on a three-legged base with lower shelf, 28” high, 30 1/2” diam.
$2,000-3,000 2058
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UNFRAMED SAMPLER (IN FOLIO)
“A Present to Aunt and Cousin Mary McGregor, Jane Thomas ended this sampler July 25th in the fourteenth year of her age in 1828”. Wool on linen, English. With wavy ivory borders, examples of trees, flowers, deer and dogs, a crown at center. Sentiment reads “While on the earth I am doom’d to Stay, My guide let virtue be. When by God I’m called away, With joy to him I’ll flee”. PLUS “O that I had wings like a dove, swiftly would I flee unto a place, where I at rest should be a present to...” Unframed, mounted, loose, in folio. 15” x 13”.
$350-450
2060 WILLIAM & MARY PAINTED GATELEG TABLE
18th c. American Brown Painted Drop Leaf Dining Table, having a single end drawer with wooden pull, snipe hinges and rosehead nails, set on a joined ring and urn turned frame, 26 1/4” high, 18 1/2” x 37 3/8”, 12” leaves. Replaced hinges (with top surface inletted repairs), old repairs, wear commensurate with age. $800-1,200
2061 FOLK ART CARVED MIRROR
Arts & Crafts Period Carved Camp Mirror Frame with pine fronds and blossom corners, marked ‘1911’. $200-300
2062 PAINTED RUSH SEAT SIDE CHAIR
Vintage Queen Anne Style Chair, in mahogany with blue painted surface, shaped crest, turned posts, vasiform back splat, trapezoidal rush seat, set on tapered legs with pad feet, 40 1/2” high, 20 3/4” x 15 1/2”, 18” high seat. Paint losses, wear to rush seat.
$200-300
Interior, Old North Church, Boston, oil on canvas, signed lower right, unframed, 32” x 26”, series of indentations upper left. $5,000-7,000
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2063 CHARLES BITTINGER (DC/MA, 1879-1970)
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2064 HAROLD MATTHEWS BRETT (MA/NY, 1880-1955)
“Ready for Barrage”, oil on hardboard, signed and titled verso, depicting a group of American Soldiers gathered in the ‘Broadway’ trench behind an officer on a field phone in winter, housed in an Arts & Crafts era deep cove dull gold frame, OS: 34 1/2” x 26 1/2”, SS: 27” x 19”, test cleaning area.
2065 ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN GEORGE BROWN (NY/CA, 1831-1913)
Two Shoeshine Boys having a Break, with an Attentive Dog on the Streets of New York, oil on canvas, signed upper right, marked NA (National Academy), and dated 1897. Housed in a custom 22K gold ribbed cove frame by Motyka, OS: 22” x 26”, SS: 13 1/2” x 17 1/2”. $10,000-15,000
2066 CONSTANTINO BRUMIDI (DC, 1805-1880)
“Liberty, 1869”, oil on academy board, inscribed and titled in pencil verso, along with the artist’s stencil, a patriotic allegory in oval format, in the original molded red walnut cove frame with gilt liner, OS: 23” x 19”, SS: 19 1/2” x 15 1/2”. Brumidi was known as “The Artist of the Capitol”.
$3,000-5,000
“Bald Head Cliff, Afternoon”, with three figures, oil on academy board, initialed lower right, with old label verso giving the title and date of 1918, in vintage gilt Arts & Crafts frame, OS: 15” x 19”, SS: 9 1/4” x 13 1/4”. Restoration to right hand side in sky and water. Cape Neddick, Ogunquit, Maine. $1,500-2,000
$1,500-2,000
“Melting Snows”, oil on board, depicting greening fields viewed through a screen of pines, signed lower center, also signed and titled verso, as well as having a Grand Central Art Galleries label with an original price of $250. In custom water gilt carved frame by Guido, OS: 14” x 16”, SS: 7 1/2” x 9 1/2”.
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2068 JOHN FABIAN CARLSON (NY/CO/SWEDEN, 1874/5-1945)
2067 HOWARD RUSSELL BUTLER (NJ/CA/NY, 1856-1934)
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2069 FREDERIC EDWIN CHURCH (NY/CT/MEXICO, 1826-1900)
Mountain Farm, Upstate New York, oil on linen, unsigned, depicting a worker with scythe and sheep on hillside behind splitrail fence, overlooking rich valley, fading into the shadow of the steep hills and distant mountains, in what may be the original gold cove frame, OS: 13 3/4” x 15 3/4”, SS: 7 1/2” x 9 1/2”, cleaned and relined.
Chiarascuro Landscape Study of a dramatic rock formation pierced by a river, white and black chalk on tan paper, signed and dated lower right “T. Cole, 1843”. In gold cove beaded frame, matted under plexiglass, OS: 25” x 19”, SS: 17” x 11”.
$1,000-1,500
$10,000-15,000
Paris at Night, oil on canvas, signed lower left, in original NewcombMacklin gilt Arts & Crafts frame with silk mat, gilt liner, OS: 12 1/2” x 13 1/2”, SS: 6 1/2” x 7 1/2”.
“The Ford, Pemigewassett Valley” (Holderness, New Hampshire), oil on canvas, signed and dated 1898 lower right, titled verso, also signed and dated 1898; depicting a man atop a haywagon driving an ox team across a stream, other men cutting hay on the right, unframed, 20 1/4” x 30 1/4”.
$3,000-4,500
$2,000-3,000
Schooner Moored in Cove, oil on canvas, unsigned, in gilt molded slat frame, 11” x 19”, SS: 9 1/2” x 17 1/2”. $500-700
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2073 JESSE LEACH FRANCE (ME/OH/FRANCE, 1862-1926)
2072 ROBERT SPEAR DUNNING (MA/NH, 1829-1905)
2071 PAUL CORNOYER (NY/MO, 1864-1923)
2070 THOMAS COLE, (NY/UK, 1801-1848)
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2074 HERMANN FUESCHEL (NY/GERMANY, 1833-1915)
Catskills Vista of Valley Pasture Land, oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated ‘90. Housed in a modern fatigued gold molded frame with linen liner, OS: 26 3/4” x 38 3/4”, SS: 18” x 30”, cleaned and relined.$6,000-8,000
2075 FRANK GERVASI (NY,1895-1986)
“Catskills in Winter”, oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled on label verso, depicting a snowy mountain landscape with a single deer in the middle distance, housed in a grey barnwood carved frame with a gold band, OS: 30 1/2” x 35 1/2”, SS: 24 1/2” x 29 1/2”. Good condition.
Gift from the artist to his niece, Carolyn Moon. $1,000-1,500
“Grand Manan”, oil on academy board, signed lower right and dated 1862, depicting a Brigantine being driven on towards the rocky coast by a storm, backstamped by Vose Galleries of Boston, with two notes verso that read “Painting of ship by R. Swain Gifford to Grace Dana --- (Forbes)” and “Picture by R. Swain Gifford given as a wedding gift to Eliza N. Dana by (P)itts Morgan in 1862. It was painted to---- at the time of his ----”. Housed in the original ornate gilt gesso matched corner deep cove frame, OS: 15” x 21”, SS: 8” x 14”. Good condition, minor frame loss. From the Estate of Albert P Neilson $7,000-9,000
“The Pirates”, oil on panel, unsigned, affixed label verso with title, artist name and “gift to Amelia Mott Gummere by Louise C. Howard, 1895”, in a copper and gold painted wooden frame, OS: 9” x 7”, SS: 7 1/2” x 5 1/2”. $600-800
Woman Bundled for Winter, carrying a Young Child partly under her cloak, black conte crayon on paper, signed lower right, in gold molded frame with beaded liner, matted and glazed, OS: 16” x 13”, SS: 9 1/4” x 6 3/4”, good condition. $2,000-3,000
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2078 WILLIAM JAMES GLACKENS (PA/ NY/CT/FRANCE, 1870-1938)
2077 ATTRIBUTED TO ROBERT SWAIN GIFFORD (NY/MA, 1840-1905)
2076 ROBERT SWAIN GIFFORD (NY/MA, 1840-1905)
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2079 JACK LORIMER GRAY (NY/CANADA, 1927-1981)
“Ferry Crossing the St. Lawrence River, Quebec”, oil on canvasboard, signed lower left, titled on engraved frame plate, housed in a gilt molded frame with linen liner, OS: 30 1/2” x 38 1/2”, SS: 21” x 29”. Fine condition. $5,000-7,000
2080 CHARLES PAUL GRUPPE (MA/NY/UK/NETH, 1860-1940)
“On Squirrel Island, Maine”, depicting a man on horseback riding away from viewer up forest path, oil on canvas, signed lower left, in vintage carved match corner fatigued gold frame by Newcomb-Macklin (label verso). Also with handwriten label giving title and artist’s name. OS: 25” x 21”, SS: 20” x 16”. $1,500-2,000
2081 CHILDE FREDERICK HASSAM (NY/MA, 1854-1935)
“New York City”, oil on mitered walnut panel, signed lower right and dated May 1931 (four years before his death), labels verso from D. Wigmore Fine Arts at 121 E 71st St & Hammer Galleries at 33 W 57th St. In the original gilt reticulated matched corner frame, OS: 20” x 17 1/2”, SS: 11 3/4” x 9 1/4”, minor frame loss. $50,000-75,000
2082 FRANCIS H. HEINRICH (NY/GERMANY, 1802-1890)
Fishing Fleet at Rest, Brittany, France, oil on linen, signed lower left, in modern dull bronze mitered frame, OS: 28 1/2” x 36 1/2”, SS: 22 1/2” x 30 1/2”. Two repaired punctures.
$1,000-1,500
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2083 WINSLOW HOMER (MA/ME/UK, 1836-1910)
“Banks of Tin Brook”, signed lower left and dated 1854, depicting the brook winding towards the town of Walden, Orange County, NY, where it flows into the Wallkill River at the foot of the Shawangunk Ridge. In replica gilt gesso frame, OS: 26” x 37 1/2”, SS: 17 1/2” x 29”, cleaned and relined.
Includes an original copy of the Catalog of the Thirtieth Annual Exhibition of the National Academy of Design, 1855; in which this painting is listed as no. 56 on page 19.
$30,000-40,000
“The Shepherdess”, charcoal and chalk on paper, signed lower left and dated ‘77, titled on frame tag, Christie’s label verso, in modern gilt molded frame, matted and glazed, OS: 23” x 18”, SS: 14” x 19”, irregular toning. From the Haynes Collection.
$70,000-90,000
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2084 GEORGE INNESS (NY/MA/ SCOTLAND, 1825-1894)
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New Jersey Landscape with Woman Standing Under Tree in Wetlands at Sunset, oil on canvas, signed lower right, in vintage gold gesso frame, OS: 28 1/2” x 33 1/2”, SS: 21 1/2” x 26 1/2”, cleaned and relined. $10,000-15,000
$6,000-8,000
“Cape Elizabeth”, oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated 1918, titled lower left, Luks’ name on stretcher in red paint. The location is known as “The Ledges”; Luks did a smaller version of this same view (16” x 20”) in 1922, using that title. In Victorian gilt gesso frame from Eli Wilmer & Co. NYC. OS: 27 1/2” x 31 1/2”, SS: 19 1/2” x 23 1/2”. Repaired puncture in smaller rock lower right, concave dimple in face of cliff center right.
$15,000-25,000
Peaceful Waterside Meadow, oil on canvas, signed lower left, in a fancy gilded wooden frame, OS: 24 3/4” x 31 3/4”, SS: 15 3/4” x 22 3/4”. Frame gilding losses.
$800-1,200
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2088 EDMUND CLARENCE MESSER (ME/DC, 1842-1919)
2087 GEORGE BENJAMIN LUKS (NY, 1867-1933)
2086 IN THE MANNER OF FITZ HENRY LANE
Skiff and Cat Boat off Short Beach, oil on canvas, unsigned, in Victorian gilt gesso frame, OS: 16” x 21 1/4”, SS: 9 3/4” x 15”. Fine craquelure. From the Estate of Albert P Neilson
2085 GEORGE INNESS (NY/MA/SCOTLAND, 1825-1894)
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2089 WILLIAM RICARBY MILLER (NY, 1818-1893)
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, Old Fordham Village, now on the Grand Concourse, Bronx. Oil on linen, signed lower left and dated 1885, while the cottage was still in it’s orginal location. In gilt gesso Victorian frame, OS: 15” x 17 1/2”, SS: 7” x 9 1/2”. In this home in 1849, Poe wrote his poems “Annabel Lee” and “Ulalume”, while the family cat sat on his shoulder. During his time there, he also published his series “The Literati of New York”. $2,500-3,500
2090 LOUIS HENRY CHARLES MOELLER (NY/NJ, 1855-1930)
“Undecided”, monumental oil on canvas, signed lower left and marked ‘NA’ (National Academy). Depicting five elderly men seated around a table in a parlor playing cards, among scattered detritus of a long night’s gambling. Titled verso, along with label that reads “Propety of Mrs Gertrude White, loaned to Whyte’s Restaurant”. In gold leaf handcarved Arts & Crafts frame, OS: 41 1/2” x 53 1/2”, SS: 35 1/2” x 47 1/2”, cleaned and relined. Whytes was a NYC Financial Distruct landmark at 165 Fulton Street, between Broadway and Nassau, opened in 1905, closed in 1971. $5,000-7,000
2091 HOWARD MONTAGUE (19TH C. NH NAIVE PAINTER)
“Near Gorham, NH”, 1897, oil on canvas, depicting Lake View with Mt. Madison. Signed and titled verso with an original price of $50.00. Housed in the original deep cove gilt gesso frame, OS: 20 1/2” x 28 1/2”, SS: 12” x 20”. $1,500-1,800
2092 THOMAS MORAN (PA/CA, 1837-1926)
Hudson Valley Landscape with figures on a promontory above a Dutchstyle barn, viewing high mountains, linen laid to hardboard, unsigned but with note on reverse stating the lower two inches were removewd because of damage (where the signature was likely located). In vintage etched gold cove frame with modern tag, OS: 24 1/2” x 22”, SS: 19 1/2” x 17”.
$6,000-9,000
2093 JONATHAN BRADLEY MORSE (VT/NY, 1834-1898)
Rocky Headland, Maine Coast, oil on canvas, signed lower right, housed in what may be the original gilt cove gesso frame, ca 1880, OS: 28 1/2” x 48 1/2”, SS: 19 1/2” x 39 1/2”, one small repaired puncture. $1,000-2,000
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HERMANN DUDLEY MURPHY (MA, 1867-1945)
“Morro Castle, San Juan”, (Castillo San Felipe del Morro, San Juan, Puerto Rico) monumental oil on canvas, monogrammed lower left, ca 1913, the landmark depicted in a view across the harbor. Label verso from “Armory Show, 50th Anniversary Exhibition, February 17th through March 31, 1963. Lender: Mr. & Mrs. Charles Gellman. (Valley Stream, LI). MunsonWilliams-Proctor Institute, Museum of Art, 340 Genesee, Utica, NY”. In handcarved gold Arts & Crafts matched corner frame, OS: 41 1/2” x 48 1/2”, SS: 28 1/2” x 35 1/2”. Repaired tear center right. $5,000-7,000
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HUGH HENRY NEWELL (MD/NJ, 1830-1915)
Loading the Hay Barge, oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated ‘77, in red walnut molded cove frame with gilt liner, OS: 19” x 23 1/2”, SS: 15 1/2” x 19 1/2”, small repair to right stretcher. $2,000-3,000
2096 WILLIAM EDWARD NORTON (MA, 1843-1916)
“Disembarking at Low Tide”, oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled on label verso, depicting crews leaving a row of beached Dutch fishing vessels in the rain, housed in a modern gold molded frame with linen liner, OS: 29 1/2” x 40 1/2”, SS: 23” x 34”. Two repaired tears lower left. $1,000-1,500
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Quebec Landscape with Village, oil on panel, signed lower right, in a carved and painted wooden frame with linen inner edge and gilded inner lip, OS: 23” x 27”, SS: 15 1/2” x 19 1/2”. Good condition. $1,500-2,000
2098 WILLIAM TROST RICHARDS (PA/RI, 1833-1905)
Flatlands Pastoral Scene with Cows at Pond, gouache on paper, unsigned but clearly WTR’s work and found with a signed companion piece, in gold and grey cove frame, matted under glass, OS: 14 3/4” x 19 1/2”, SS: 8 3/4” x 13 3/4”. $3,000-5,000
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RENE JEAN RICHARD (CANADA/SWITZERLAND, 1895-1982)
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Grassy Headlands with Granite Cliffs, gouache on paper, signed lower left and dated 1876, in gold and grey cove frame, matted under glass, OS: 15 1/2” x 20 1/2”, SS: 8 1/2” x 14”. $3,000-5,000
Boats in Frenchman Bay, Bar Harbor, ME; watercolor on paper, signed lower right, in 22K gold leaf ribbed cove custom frame, under glass, OS: 24” x 35”, SS: 13” x 24”, one small spot of pigment loss in water foreground.
$10,000-15,000
Woodsman Stacking Lengths of Timber on a Wagon with a two-horse team, supervised by his dog, oil on canvas, signed “E.G. Sawyer” lower left, ca 1870, unframed, 25” x 30”, cleaned.
$800-1,200
Alley Cat, oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated ‘07, depicting a New York winter night, with woman holding a bottle watching a cat eyeing a trash can in an alley behind her brownstone, in water gilt deep cove replica frame with linen liner, engraved tag. Original label on stretcher from William Macbeth Gallery, 450 Fifth Ave at 40th St, New York City. OS: 25 1/2” x 20”, SS: 19” x 13 1/2”. Cleaned, one tiny repaired puncture at bottom.
While working as an illustrator for Philadelphia publications, Sloan moved to NYC in 1904, became a member of the Socialist Party, helped to develop ‘The Ash Can School’ with his old PAFA Mentor Robert Henri.
$20,000-30,000
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2102 JOHN FRENCH SLOAN (NY/NM/NH, 1871-1951)
2101 E.G. SAWYER PAINTING OF LABORER IN LANDSCAPE
2100 CHARLES ROUSSE (ME/NY/UK, ACTIVE 1871-1892)
2099 WILLIAM TROST RICHARDS (PA/RI, 1833-1905)
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Harness Racer with large-wheeled sulky on open road, oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated 1866, unframed, 6” x 8”, relined. $300-500
Apple Blosssoms, depicting an ancient waterside tree, oil on canvas, signed lower right, in the original gilt Impressionist matched corner frame, OS: 22” x 19”, SS: 15” x 12”. $1,000-1,500
A 19th c. portrait of Lizzie Bourne of Kennebunk, ME, who perished on Mt. Washington, NH in September, 1855, in a blinding blizzard. Although she was not the first person to die on Mount Washington, her status as the first woman (in recorded history) to perish on the mountain made her a symbol of adversity in White Mountain culture. These portraits of her were taken from a daguerreotype photo at the time. Oil on canvas, in what appears to be the original lemon gold flyspeck molded frame, OS: 35” x 30”, SS: 29” x 24”. $1,000-1,500
Jupiter and Io, oil on hand loomed linen, unsigned, in period gold square frame with round spandrel, OS: 27” diam., SS: 21” diam. $2,000-3,000
“Study from Nature, Penobscot River, Opposite Bucksport, Maine” oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated 1875, titled verso, in gold painted molded frame, OS: 12 1/2” x 19 1/2”, SS: 10 3/4” x 17 3/4”. $2,000-3,000
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2107 OTIS S. WEBER (NY/MA, 1847 - ? )
2106 ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS SULLY (PA/UK, 1783-1872)
2105 S.H. STOREY PORTRAIT OF LIZZIE BOURNE
2104 LOUIS AIME JAPY (FRANCE/ITALY, 1840-1916)
2103 E.C. SMITH (19TH C. SPORTING ARTIST)
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2108 ANTEBELLUM SOUTHERN PORTRAIT OF A DEMURE YOUNG LADY IN ORIGINAL FRAME, CA 1840
She is depicted in neoclassical robe, with flowers gathered in the front, a blue and white stoneware water jug looped over her right elbow, a garden behind having a brooding large statue of a lion. Oval image in rectangular gilt frame with spandrel. OS: 27 1/2” x 22”, SS: 23” x 18”, cleaned, fine condition.
The Aqueduct of Carthage, or the Zaghouan Aqueduct, built by the Romans prior to 128 C.E. from the Zaghouan River across the Plain of La Soukra, 132 km, to supply the needs of Carthage. Unsigned, oil on canvas, in a reticulated gilt frame, OS: 31” x 45”, SS: 23” x 37”, cleaned and relined. $1,000-1,500
2110 19TH C. HUDSON VALLEY LANDSCAPE, UNSIGNED
$2,500-3,500
VIew of a Summer Valley with stream, distant mountain, cottage on granite shelf to the left, oil on canvas, unsigned, housed in what may be the original gilt gesso frame, OS: 18 1/2” x 29 1/2”, SS: 11 1/4” x 13 1/4”, fine condition.
$500-700
19th c. Dusk Scene of a Wilderness Lake, oil on canvas, unsigned, stenciled mark of C.P. Staab & Co. to back of canvas, in a lemon gold cove form frame, OS: 17” x 23”, SS: 11 1/2” x 17 1/2”.
$500-700
2112 19TH C. RIVER SCENE, UNSIGNED
American Colloquial Scene of Two Men Resting at swampy river’s edge, one with a musket, the other with an axe, oil on academy board, unsigned, ca 1875, housed in what appears to be the original gold gesso frame, OS: 18 1/2” x 17”, SS: 12 1/2” x 10 1/2”, convex cupping, flaking in sky.
$500-700
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2111 LUMINOUS LAKESCAPE PAINTING
2109 GRAND TOUR LANDMARK PAINTING
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View of the River Valley with Cabin in Foreground at Dawn, oil on mitered mahogany panel, signed lower right in red “Hasson”, ca 1830-40, in the original deep cove gold frame, OS: 14” x 19”, SS: 8 1/4” x 13 1/4”, good condition, loss to frame gilding.
A View of the Marketplace in the City of Havana, handcolored lithograph on wove paper, laid to board, ca 1810 (judging by costume), unsigned, label verso from Ackermann Gallery of Chicago. In gilt molded frame, matted under glass, OS: 21” x 26”, SS: 14 1/2” x 19 1/2”, toned. $300-500
Man Capturing a Bird in front of Two Children, printed canvas with craquelure varnished surface, unsigned, depicting a family scene in a rustic cottage kitchen, unframed, 12” x 10”. $300-400
$400-600
Unsigned oil on ivory of an attractive young curly blondehaired, brown-eyed man, in a brown stand collared jacket with white vest and dark blue cravat pinned by a ring of pearls. Preserved in the original rectangular silverplate case with beveled glass lens, hanging loop, 3” x 2 1/2”. $300-500
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The Sisters Brisbane, watercolor on cardstock, inscribed verso “Mrs. Ewart, Lavinia Ewart, nee Brisbane” & “Mrs. B., Arethusa Berry, nee Brisbane”. In matching oval molded frames, matted under glass, OS: 9” x 8”, SS: 3” x 2 1/2” oval.
Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Brisbane (1770-1829) saw much action in his career, was under direct command of Lord Horatio Nelson and lost an eye to the same type of fragmentation that took Nelson’s. Much of his time was spent in Barbados in later years.
He married Sarah, daughter of Sir James Patey, of Reading, and had two daughters, Lavinia and Arethusa (the second named after his flag ship).
His daughter Lavinia married Lt General John Frederick Ewart and was mother to both General Sir John Alexander Ewart (1821–1904) and Charles Brisbane Ewart.(1827-1903), Soldier and Lieut-Governor of Jersey 1887-1892. $1,000-1,500
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2117 PAIR OF MINIATURES IN STYLE
RUFUS PORTER (MA/CT, 1792-1884)
2116 AMERICAN MINIATURE PORTRAIT, CA 1800
2115 GENRE SCENE
2114 LATE 18TH C. LITHOGRAPH OF HAVANA, CUBA MARKETPLACE
2113 HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL PAINTING
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18th c. Six-Drawer Chest, with brown painted surface, applied molded edge top, six graduated molded edge drawers with batwing hardware, set on a tall shaped bracket base, chestnut secondary wood, 56” high, 38 1/2” x 19”. Replaced pulls. $1,000-1,500
“The Falls of Montmorency near Quebec”, watercolor on cardstock, unsigned, titled verso. Unframed, loose, set by clear corners to backing within mat, OS: 16 1/4” x 17 3/4”, SS: 9” x 6 3/4”. $300-450
18th c. Bottle Form Vase, with famille rose enameled decoration including two swagged crests with JEB monogram and floral sprays, with carved wooden stand, 10 1/2” high, 5” diam. Rim chip. $300-500
Northwest Persia, first quarter of the 20th Century manufacture. Features a rectangular gabled medallion in midnight blue, sky blue, ivory and red on the red field with ivory spandrels. Overall good condition. $7,000-9,000
Life Sized Carrara Marble Bust of the Beardless Lincoln, made at the time of his election as President but before his inauguration, ca 1860. Roughly 22” x 15” x 11”. $3,000-5,000
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2122 LEONARD WELLS VOLK (IL/WI, 1828-1895)
2121 HERIZ CARPET (11’2” X 18’3”)
2120 CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PORCELAIN VASE
2119 MID 19TH C. AMERICAN SCHOOL LANDSCAPE WATERCOLOR
2118 CHIPPENDALE PAINTED TALL CHEST
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2123 FEREGHAN SAROUK CARPET (10’ X 13’ 6”)
West Persia, early 20th Century. Lobed oval gold medallion with matching spandrels, sky blue anchor pendants, on the terra-cotta red field, with midnight blue diamond and palmette border. Some creases, repairs, salvage wear, end fray and small stains. $6,000-8,000
2124 BUTLER’S DESK
Period Hepplewhite Mahogany Huntboard Form Desk, faux upper drawer front falls to reveal felt writing surface, conch shell inlaid cabinet, drawers & letter slots, brass drop bail pulls, two small drawers flanking arch, ribbon carved legs. 42” x 43” x 22”. Condition commensurate with age. $2,000-3,000
2125 CHINESE PORCELAIN JARDINIERE
Large Famille Verte Porcelain Planter, with intricate paneled decoration of foo lions, qilins, and flowering trees, 16 1/2” high, 20” diam. Good condition. $1,000-2,000
After the 1852 painting by George Caleb Bingham (MO/KS, 18111879), 1856, first in Bingham’s crowd series, followed by “Stump Speech”; handcolored aquatint line and mezzotint engraving, published by Goupil & Cie, New York & Paris, printed by Fishel, Adler & Schwartz, 94 Fulton St. NY. In black lacquered molded frame with gilt carved edging, matted under glass, OS: 30 1/2” x 36 1/2”, image size: 22” x 30”. $2,000-3,000
After the 1853-54 painting by George Caleb Bingham (MO/KS, 18111879)1856, second in Bingham’s crowd series, preceded by “The County Election” of 1852; handcolored aquatint line and mezzotint engraving, published by Goupil & Cie, New York & Paris, printed by Fishel, Adler & Schwartz, 94 Fulton St. NY. In black lacquered molded frame with gilt carved edging, matted under glass, OS: 30 1/2” x 36 1/2”, image size: 22” x 30”.
$2,000-3,000
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2127 “STUMP SPEAKING” ENGRAVED BY ARMAND DESIRE GAUTIER (FRANCE, 1825-1894)
2126 “THE COUNTY ELECTION” ENGRAVED BY ARMAND DESIRE GAUTIER (FRANCE, 1825-1894)
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2128 RARE CHINESE EXPORT ORANGE FITZHUGH TUREEN WITH EAGLE
Early 19th c. Porcelain 3-Piece Oval Tureen, with lid and underplate, each piece with painted American spreadwing eagle and monogrammed shield, tureen and lid: 11” high, 14 1/2” x 9”, underplate: 12” x 10”. Restoration to tureen and lid rims. $2,000-3,000
2129 18TH C. AMERICAN HEPPLEWHITE SIDEBOARD
Blocked Bow Front Mahogany Sideboard with satinwood stringing, shallow central silver drawer (simulating two drawers), having oval cornucopia brasses, over two doors concealing an open compartment, flanked by curved doors over open compartment (lacking shelves), all with locks, includes key, 36 1/2” x 69 3/4” x 25”. Fogged finish on top, shrinkage cracks to front.
$1,000-2,000
2130 THOMAS SULLY (PA/UK, 1783-1872)
Portrait of Mrs. Thomas Leaming, Jr. (nee Rebecca Fisher) (17571833). Oil on canvas, initialed lower left and dated 1832. In a fine gold matched corner frame with name tag, OS: 42” x 37 1/2”, SS: 29 11/2” x 24 1/2”, laid to board, cleaned and retouched.
Includes a 1991 letter of authentication and appraisal of $75,000 from W. Andrews Newman III of Newman Galleries, Philadelphia, PA. Quotes old label verso “Mrs. Thomas Leaming” (1757-1853). Was Rebecca Fisher. Portrait painted for her daughter, Lydia Leaming, who married James S. Smith. Begun March 6th, 1832. Finished April 5, 1832. Bust, seated, with lace cap and ruff, white lambswool boa over shoulders. Signed “TS, 1832”.
Thomas Leaming, Jr. (1748-1797) of Philadelphia, was a patriot and privateer, taking 50 prize vessels and over 1,000 British sailors prisoner for exchange. This portrait was made by Sully when she was elderly, a few years after she lost her husband. Remarkably we also have the bonnet she is wearing in the portrait. $10,000-20,000
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2131 SAROUK CARPET (13'8" X 21'9")
West Persian made, 2nd quarter of 20th c., overall design of flowering vines & palmettes in midnight blue, blue-green, tan & red-rust on a light red-rust field, midnight blue vine & palmette border. $4,000-6,000
See complete description online.
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2132 A PAIR OF TABRIZ RUGS (4’3” X 7’11”)
Northwest Persia. Identical pair, each with a brick stepped oval medallion with matching pendants and spandrels on the gold field, filled with flowering vines and palmettes in brick, sky blue, aubergine, tan and gold with a midnight blue vine and palmette border. Overall good condition on both.
$4,000-6,000
Pair of Mid-19th c. Chinese Export Porcelain Round Garden Barrels, with bird and floral decoration on an aqua ground, raised bosses and openwork medallions on tops and bodies, 17 3/4” high, 13 1/2” diam. Good condition.
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$3,000-4,000
2134 MID 19TH C. AMERICAN SCHOOL LANDSCAPE WATERCOLOR
View of Stone Mansions on river bluffs, watercolor on paper, unsigned. Unframed, loose, set by clear corners to backing within mat, OS: 16 1/4” x 17 3/4”, SS: 8 3/4” x 11”.
$300-450
Early 19th c. Block End Bow Front Card Table, attributed to the shop of Duncan Phyfe, with arc and disc inlaid mahogany veneer top, conforming skirt with bird’s-eye maple frieze, on bold ring and urn turned standard with leaf carving, resting on an intermediate platform supported by four canted scroll topped sabre legs ending in hairy paw foot ferrule brass casters. 29 1/2” x 34 3/4” x 17 1/2”. Some checking and drying to finish on top, otherwise very good.
$1,000-1,500
2136 CHINESE PORCELAIN GARDEN SEAT
Barrel Form Blue and White Set, with pierced cash symbols, floral, bird and butterfly decoration, raised bosses surrounding top and lower edges, 18” high, 13 1/2” diam. $800-1,200
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NEW YORK CARD TABLE
PR CHINESE PORCELAIN GARDEN SEATS
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2137 HERIZ CARPET (10’9” X 16’2”)
Northwest Persia. Features an overall design of serrated leaves, flowering vines and palmettes in midnight, Persian, and sky blue; red, and ivory on the gold field with a midnight blue “turtle” border. Overall good condition. $3,000-5,000
2138 HERIZ CARPET (10’ X 12’8”)
Northwest Persian rug. Has a large gabled square medallion with matching pendants and spandrels in midnight & sky blue, ivory, red, and gold. In the background is a red field with a midnight blue vine/palmette border around the edge. In good condition.
$3,000-5,000
Barrel Form Blue & White Seat, with pierced cash symbols and painted landscape decoration, raised bosses surrounding top and base edges, 16” high, 12 1/2” diam. Good condition.
$800-1,200
2140 ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE HENRY DURRIE (CT, 1820-1863)
Possible Self-Portrait of George Henry Durrie, in oval format, depicting a middle aged bearded gent seated in a caned chair, his hands crossed at his waist, his legs covered with a blanket, possibly invalid, in Civil war era clothing, housed in original Victorian gilt gesso frame, SS: 16 1/2” x 13 1/2”, OS: 23 1/4” x 19 1/4”. Single small repaired puncture. This attribution was made by Marvin Sadik, Director of the National Portrait Gallery, who held this in his private collection. From the Marvin Sadik Collection. $2,000-3,000
Bust Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, plaster sculpture, unsigned, 28” high, 15” x 9”. Minor finish flakes. $600-800
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2141 AFTER JEAN-ANTOINE HOUDON (FRANCE, 1741-1828)
2139 CHINESE PORCELAIN GARDEN SEAT
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$800-1,200
Ca 1790 (26) Piece Partial Tea Service, with black painted panel of homestead, gilded highlights, incl: (10) Handle-less cups, 1 7/8” high, three with hairlines, one with firing crack at rim; (9) Saucers, 5 1/2” diam., three with rim flakes; (2) Serving bowls, 7 7/8” diam.; (1) Small bowl, 5 1/8” diam., rim flakes; (1) Oval covered sugar bowl with knob finial, 6 1/4” high; (1) Helmet form creamer, 5 1/4” high; and (2) Pc. Lidded butter dish and underplate, butter dish: 2 3/4” high, underplate: 6 3/8” x 5 1/2”. Gilding losses. This set once belonged to the Phippen family of 31 Chestnut St, Salem, MA.
Large Early 19th c. Neo-Classical Giltwood Mirror, having three panes of glass, the frame with reverse spiral twisted columns, the frieze with acorns and swags, 35” x 82” x 6”. Losses, replaced glass.
$800-1,200
France. Features an overall design of floral groups, serrated leaves and blossoming vines in tan, gold, brown, and slate on the tan field with a tan leaf and rosette border. Some small stains but overall good condition. $3,000-5,000
Northwest Persian rug. Has a large serrated diamond medallion with anchor pendants and matching spandrels composed in: midnight/sky blue, rose, ivory, and gold. In the background is a cranberry field with matching vine and palmette border around the egde. In good OA condition with a sewn patch and faded corner.
$3,000-5,000
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2146 CHINESE EXPORT BLUE FITZHUGH PLATES
(2) Qing Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Plates, ca 1830, each with underglaze blue six-character Daoguang reign mark on base, 9 1/2” diam. Good condition. $300-500
2145 HERIZ CARPET (10’3” X 13’3”)
2144 AUBUSSON CARPET (11’ X 15’8”)
2143 FEDERAL PERIOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR
2142 CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN DISH SET
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Pr of Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Planter Pots, front panels with figural decoration, back panels with bird and floral motif, surrounded by flowers and auspicious symbols, flared top rims, with base drainage holes, set on round matching trays, undersides stamped with red apocryphal Qianlong seal marks, pots: 13” high, 14 3/8” diam., trays: 14 1/4” diam. Good condition. $1,000-1,500
Diminutive Mahogany Lowboy, Queen Anne style, having a molded overhanging top with simple corners, with one full-width shallow drawer over three deeper drawers, the deepest flanking the center over a shaped cyma arch, oak secondary, with brass batwing brasses and escutcheons, raised on simple cabriole legs ending in pointed slipper feet, 29” x 32” x 19 1/2”. Bit of veneer on long drawer missing.
18th c. American Coin Silver Coffee Pot, by Boston silversmith Barnabas Webb (c. 1729-1795, active in Boston 1756-1789), baluster shape with acorn form lid finial, engraved EW monogram (for Elizabeth Weems), wooden handle, base and rim edge stamped with BW maker’s mark, 12 1/2” high, 37.16 ozt. Small body dents. From the Weems family. $3,000-5,000 2151
Southwest Persia. Features a floral diamond medallion in gold, ivory, sage green, and rust on the open sage green field with a densely filled ivory border. Overall good condition.
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2151 KERMAN CARPET (11’7” X 21’ 6”)
$3,000-5,000
2150 18TH C. LOWBOY SERVER
$800-1,200
2149 PR PLANTERS WITH UNDERPLATES
2148 WILLIAM GALE & SON SILVER EWER
c. Coin Silver Pitcher, by New York silversmiths William Gale & Son, with scrolled handle, footed base, 13” high, 8” x 5 1/2”, 36.04 ozt. Side dent. $600-800
2147 BARNABAS WEBB COIN SILVER COFFEE POT
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2152 BIDJAR CARPET (6’10” X 15’3”)
Northwest Persia, early 20th Century, overall “Afshan” design in midnight and sky blue, gold, rose, camel and ivory on the midnight blue field, with gold “turtle” border. Even wear, some selvage loss as well as small loss to one corner. $3,000-4,000
Woman with carefully dressed black hair, in a black dress with lace collar and cuffs, having black frogging and cuff lacing, wearing a domed gold brooch, enameled gold heraldic bracelet, fob on a long gold triple chain, her hand resting on a book, an architectural column to the left. Oil on canvas, unsigned, housed in what may be the original flyspeck gilt cove frame, OS: 33 1/2” x 28 1/2”, SS: 29 1/2” x 24 1/2”, cleaned, relined and restored. Pennsylvania origin. CDV verso with restoration record from Fogg Gallery. $2,000-3,000
Late 18th - Early 19th c. Ladle, by Baltimore, MD silversmith George Aiken (active c. 1787-1823), with W monogram, 12 1/2” long, 4.95 ozt. From the Weems family.
Early 19th Elliptical Front Chest of Drawers, with molded edge top, four graduated cockbeaded edge drawers with bookmatched figured mahogany fronts, wooden mushroom pulls and brass escutcheons, flanked by reeded side columns, paneled sides, 40” high, 42 3/4” x 24”. $800-1,200
$300-500
Set of (10) ca 1835 Silver Fiddlehead Table Spoons, by Philadelphia silversmiths Robert & William Wilson (active in partnership ca 18251846), with monogrammed handles, 7 1/4” long, 12.30 ozt. Good condition.
$300-500
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2156 R&W WILSON, PHILADELPHIA COIN SILVER SPOONS
2155 NEW YORK SHERATON MAHOGANY CHEST
2154 BALTIMORE COIN SILVER LADLE
2153 CA 1860 PORTRAIT OF AN ELEGANT WOMAN
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2157 REVERSE PAINTED PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, CA 1876
Probable Centennial portrait (reverse glass painting was reaching it’s apogee at that time), heavily influenced by the Gilbert Stuart portraits. Housed in what is probably the original lemon gold cove frame, OS: 25 1/2” x 21”, SS: 21” x 17 1/2”, losses to background, only one small flake to his forehead. $300-500
2158 LARGE CHINESE CARPET (8’10 X 11’4”)
Chinese carpet. Open plum field surrounded by lotus vines and palmettes in sky & royal blue, gold, red, and midnight blue. A house is in the lower right with a flowering vine border. Has areas of wear. $2,500-3,500
2159 ANTIQUE TABRIZ, (7' X 10'2")
Northwest Persian made, mid-20th c., circular teal center medallion flanked by a densely filled ivory field, floral sprays & flowering vines in blue-green, red, aubergine, beige, & sky blue. Persian blue vine rosette border. Good condition. $2,500-3,500
2160 FEDERAL SEWING BAG STAND
Early 19th c. Mahogany Stand, having a cookie corner top with spool turnings below, top cockbeaded edge drawer with wooden pulls above a lower drawer fitted with sewing bag, set on turned and fluted legs, 28 1/2” high, 19 5/8” x 16 7/8”. $800-1,000
2161 MID 19TH C. AMERICAN SCHOOL LANDSCAPE WATERCOLOR
Pastoral Scene overlooking a Mountain Lake, watercolor on paper, unsigned, uncaptioned . Unframed, loose, set by clear corners to backing within mat, OS: 16 1/4” x 17 3/4”, SS: 8 3/4” x 11”. $300-450
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18TH C, PAINTED COAT OF ARMS FOR THE FAMILY PRESTON
In gouache on grey paper, housed in black and gold frame under glass, OS: 17 1/2” x 13 1/2”, SS: 14 1/2” x 10 1/2”. $200-300
2163 TABRIZ CARPET (9’9” X 13’)
In the classic Ardebil design, Northwest Persia. Featuring a large rosette medallion with hanging pendants, lanterns and matching spandrels in sky blue, ivory, red and gold on the red field, filled with flowering vines with a midnight blue vine and palmette border. Overall good condition with a crease on one side. $2,500-3,500
2164 HERIZ CARPET (7’9” X 11’4”)
Northwest Persia. Featuring a gabled square medallion surrounded by palmettes and flowers, in midnight, sky and royal blue, ivory, gold, and blue-green on the red field with ivory spandrels and a midnight blue “turtle” border. Overall good condition with minor repairs and some minor end loss.
2165 AMERICAN FEDERAL PERIOD PAW FOOT DROP LEAF DINING TABLE
Figured Mahogany Table with rounded corner drop leaves, hinged batten supports, raised on an intricately carved base consisting of an acanthus leaf carved large urn pedestal resting on four flexed leonine legs terminating in hairy paw feet with casters, 29” x 25 1/2” x 40” with 15” leaves. $800-1,200
2166 ANTEBELLUM PORTRAIT OF WOMAN
$2,500-3,000
Raven Haired Young Woman with blossom adorned bottle curled hair, black silk dress having drop shoulders, silver buckle at waist, pearl necklace around neck, gold earrings; drape, lattice and sky behind her, oil on panel, unsigned, unframed, 30” x 20 3/4”. $1,000-1,500
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Portrait of a Southern Gentleman, ca 1845-55. He has touseled hair and light moustache, a rather pugnacious look, seated in front of crimson drapes with a landscape to the right featuring agricultural laborers and a large mansion. Housed in a later damaged veneer frame. OS: 35” x 30”, SS: 29” x 24 1/2”. Craquelure. $1,000-1,500
West Persian make. Has an overall design of dense flowering vines, serrated leaves, and palmettes composed in: royal & midnight blue, gold, blue-green, and tan. All on a wine-red field with a midnight blue, vine and
border. Has areas of wear. $2,000-3,000
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2171 MID 19TH C. AMERICAN SCHOOL LANDSCAPE WATERCOLOR “A View at Fort Hamilton” (Brooklyn, NY), watercolor on paper, unsigned, captioned at bottom. Unframed, loose, set by clear corners to backing within mat, OS: 16 1/4” x 17 3/4”, SS: 8 3/4” x 11”. $300-450
2170 QUEEN ANNE TILT TOP TEA TABLE 18th c. Square Table, in birch and maple, with turned pedestal, set on a tripod base with cabriole legs and pad feet, 27 1/2” high (52” high tilted), 31” x 31”. $600-800
2169 SAUROUK CARPET (7’9” X 9’7”)
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2168 KERMAN CARPET (10’1” X 21’ 6”) Southeast Persia. Features a large oval medallion with floral pendants and matching spandrels in sky blue, tan, brown and rose on the open ivory field with a sky blue meandering floral border. Overall good condition. $2,000-3,000
2167 ANTEBELLUM PORTRAIT OF A PLANTATION OWNER
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2172 MID 19TH C. AMERICAN SCHOOL LANDSCAPE WATERCOLOR
View of a Barge Traversing a River with cliffs on one side and trees on the other, watercolor on paper, unsigned, uncaptioned, unframed, loose, set by clear corners to backing within mat, OS: 16 1/4” x 17 3/4”, SS: 5 1/2” x 7 1/2”, short tear to top edge.
$300-450
West Persia. Featuring overall design with large palmettes, flowering vines, ferns and serrated leaves in midnight blue, red, gold, and blue-green on the vibrant burgundy field, with midnight blue vine and palmette border. Overall even wear with some minor repairs, 4” slit at one corner, some selvage loss and a gouge. Nice vibrant colors.
$1,500-2,000
Overall design of palmettes, rosettes and flowering vines in midnight blue, gold, aubergine, royal blue, ivory and blue-green on the wine red field, royal blue vine and palmette border, 9’ 8” x 12’ 9”. Areas of wear. $2,000-3,000
New Three-Drawer Stand, ca 1830s, with flame mahogany top, three drawers with brass drop ring pulls and brass escutcheons flanked by turned corner posts, set on an ornately carved bulbous pedestal with four scrolled leaf carved legs and claw feet, 25 3/4” high, 19 1/4” x 19 3/4”, 9 1/2” leaves.
$800-1,200
“View of a washing scene taken from the back of Mr. Walden’s House, at Walden”, watercolor on paper, unsigned, captioned at bottom. Unframed, loose, set by clear corners to backing within mat, OS: 16 1/4” x 17 3/4”, SS: 8 3/4” x 11”. Short tear to right edge.
$300-450
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2176 MID 19TH C. AMERICAN SCHOOL LANDSCAPE WATERCOLOR
2175 CLASSICAL MAHOGANY DROP-LEAF WORKSTAND
2174 MESHED CARPET
2173 SAROUK CARPET (8’9” X 11’8”)
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2177 APPOINTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA CHIEF JUSTICE THOMAS
MCKEAN
(LATER
THOMAS MIFFLIN
GOVERNOR),
1794, MADE & SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Governor’s Appointment, dated 26 July 1794, fully handwritten, signed by McKean in acceptance, attached to a partly printed 13” x 16 1/2” sheet wove paper dated 28 July, signed by Governor Thomas Mifflin, joined by paper seal. Lower right corner off, separating at one fold.
Thomas McKean served in the Continental Congress from one state (Delaware) while serving as Chief Justice of another state (Pennsylvania) for more than five years. Thomas McKean succeeded Thomas Mifflin as Governor in 1799. So this is a document signed by the first and second governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Mifflin wrote the State Constitution.
$5,000-10,000 See complete description online.
2178 1867 SIGNED EUROPEAN SQUADRON ORDER
FROM ADMIRAL DAVID GLASGOW FARRAGUT (1801-1870)
In secretarial hand, but typically acerbic phrasing, boldly signed.
Reads: “US Flag Ship ‘Franklin’ Off Cronstadt, August 29th 1867. Sir, You will be pleased to have steam ready to move tomorrow the 30th inst. at 4am and follow my motions. In the event of separation you will proceed to Lansund in the Gulf of Finland. Very Respectfully, Your Obdt Servt, DG Faragut, Admiral, Comd’g European Squadron. (To) Commander DB Harmony, USN, Comd’g USS ‘Frolic’, Off Cronstadt.”
Docketed “Cronstadt, Orders for Sea, Aug 29, 1867”.
In stick frame, double glazed, 8” x 10”. See complete description online.
$1,500-2,500
2179 SHERATON FEDERAL CARD TABLE
Early 19th c. Mahogany Card Table, with shaped front, figured mahogany veneered apron and acanthus carved leg tops, set on reeded and turned legs, 29 1/2” high, 36 3/4” x 17 1/4” (closed). One leg re-attached.
$1,000-1,500
2180 1854 CLERK’S COPY OF 1788 INKED LINEN MAP OF ORLAND, MA ON THE PENOBSCOT (ME), UNFRAMED
Inscribed in cursive cartouche: “Plan of the Westerly part of the Township Number Two, on the east side of the Penobscot River with the lots Survey’d and laid out by the Proprietors of the said Township, by their Agents and Jacob Sherburne, Surveyor, done in July & August, 1788, Boston, November 11th, 1788, drawn by Samuel Treat, proprietors agent.” PLUS “Commonwealth of Massachusetts Land Office, Boston, May 4th, 1854. This certifies that this plan is a true copy of the original plan, now on (sic) the files in the office, for Samuel Warner, Jr. Land Agent, Edw. A. Shelling, Clerk”. Countersigned on outside edge “R.J. Osgood, Orland”. Black ink line drawing with red and blue boundaries, on 29 1/2” x 37” waxed lightweight linen, some soiling, small splits to edges, away from drawing.
$800-1,200
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2181 KAYSERI CARPET (8’ X 11’9”)
Dense overall design of palmettes, diamonds, serrated leaves and flowering vines in sky and navy blue, gold, aubergine, terra-cotta and salmon on the light tan-gold field with a salmon vine and palmette border. Overall good condition. $2,000-3,000
2182 SAROUK RUG (4’1” X 6’10”)
West Persia. Features an overall design of floral sprays, flowering vines and palmettes in midnight, Persian, and sky blue, tan-gold, blue-green and red on the tomato field with a Persian blue rosette and palmette border. A beautifully executed weave and pattern. Even wear throughout, with some minor end loss. $2,000-3,000
2183 MESHED CARPET (8’4” X 12’3”)
Northeast Persia. Rosette medallion with matching pendants in midnight and sky blue, tan, red and gold on the flower filled red field with a midnight blue vine and palmette border. Overall good condition. $2,000-3,000
2184 SHERATON SIDEBOARD
Mahogany Bow Front Sideboard, ca 1930s, with ovolo corner overhanging top, having a central felt-lined cutlery drawer with interior dividers, flanked by two short drawers, below is a central two-door cabinet with two interior felt-lined drawers, flanked by wine drawers and end cabinets with open interiors, oval brass drawer pulls, brass escutcheons with key, 39” high, 68 1/2” x 25 1/4”. Top surface crack at front edge, surface wear and scratches, top finish wear. $800-1,000
2185 BELVERDI VILLAGE RUNNER (3’11” X 12’6”)
Northwest Persia. Featuring five “eagle” medalions in sky blue, navy blue, aubergine, gold and blue-green on the tomato red field with red serrated leaf and palmette border. Overall good condition with some minor repairs. $1,500-2,000
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2186 NORTHWEST PERSIAN STYLE CARPET (8’11” X 12’)
Features two stepped diamond medallions in midnight blue, skye blue, ivory and rust on the rust field decorated with rosettes and geometric motifs with an ivory rosette border. Overall fine condition with good pile but various stains throughout. $1,500-2,500
2187 EARLY 19TH C. CHEST OF DRAWERS
Hepplewhite, having thick overhanging top, four graduated cock beaded drawers with locks, pine secondary, what appears to be the original sheraton brass post and bail pulls, 38” x 36 1/2” x 18”. $600-800
2188 MAHAL DESIGN CARPET (8’8” X 12’2”)
Overall design of flowering vines, serrated leaves and palmettes in red, gold, sage, and tan on the tan-gold field with beige tree-form border. Good pile with some stains. $1,000-1,500
2189 HEREKE CARPET (6’6” X 9’6”)
Turkey. Features an overall design of dense flowering vines, rosettes, and palmettes in midnight and sky blue, blue-green, ivory and gold on the red field with a midnight blue vine & rosette border. Overall good condition with a repair at one end. $1,500-2,000
2190 FEDERAL BIRDSEYE MAPLE STAND
19th c. American Curly Maple Drop Leaf Stand, with rampant figured surface, shaped leaves, two drawers with brass pulls, flanked by incised leaf carvings, set on turned and barley twist carved legs with brass casters, 28 1/2” high, 14 1/2” x 20”, 9” leaves. Good condition. $500-700
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2191 INDO-HERIZ STYLE CARPET (7’8” X 10’)
India. Features an overall design of staggered rows of flowerheads, vines and serrated leaves in ivory, light red, turquoise, gold, chocolate and camel on the midnight blue field, with a salmon “turtle” border. Overall good condition. $1,500-2,000
2192 PR OF KUSHAN STYLE RUGS (4’1” X 6’2”)
Identical twin rugs made side by side on a loom. Both feature an overall Herati design with diamonds, flowers and serrated leaves in red, ivory, sky blue, Persian blue, and gold on the midnight blue field, with brick red vine and palmette borders. Both in overall good condition. $1,500-2,000
2193 CERMENATI & BERNARDA (SALEM, MA) FEDERAL MIRROR
2194 HAMADAN LONG RUG (3’8” X 15’)
Northwest Persia. Features three hexagonal medallions with pendants flanked by half medallions, in midnight blue, red, camel and blue-green on the hexagonal lattice tan and camel field with a tan “meander border” and camel outer border. Overall good condition. $1,500-2,000
2195 CHINESE DECO CARPET (9’ X 11’8”)
$600-800
Early 19th c. Gilt Wood & Eglomise Looking Glass, ca 1807-08, with reverse painted top panel depicting crossed flags with drum, helmet and cannon, wooden back panel, partial maker’s label affixed verso, 24” x 12”. Gilding and mirror silvering losses.
China. Flowering vines with chrysanthemums and lotus blossoms in midnight blue, rose, brown, royal and sky blue and gold on the taupe field and gold border with “shou” symbol, butterflies and flowering vines. Some areas of wear, furniture indents, stains and mothing. $1,000-1,500
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Late 18th - Early 19th c. Inlaid Mahogany Table, having a folding demilune top with edge stringing, conforming frieze with stringing and fan patera inlays, set on square tapered string inlaid legs, 28 3/4” high, 35 1/2” x 17 1/2”. Veneer lifts, loss area to frieze base edge. $600-800
Kuba rug. Hexagonal lattice around panels each with a church flanked by two horses, in midnight blue, aubergine, gold and ivory, on the brick field with stylized flowerhead border. Minor wear to pile, evidence of selvage and some minor end loss. For an example of this rare design, see Skinner, Apr. 29th, 2000, lot 164. $1,000-1,500
Chinese carpet. Small rosette medallion flanked by flowering vines and bamboo, in blue-green, rose, sky and midnight blue, on the tan field with midnight blue lotus border. Good pile, some stains throughout. $1,000-1,500
Northwest Persia. Features a large rose medallion surrounded by pendants and hanging lanterns with matching spandrels in midnight blue, red, rose, blue-green, aubergine and gold on the tan field with a tan panelled border. Some areas of wear, fraying at center. $1,500-2,000
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2200 TABRIZ CARPET, ARDEBIL DESIGN (9’ X 12’6”)
2199 MINIATURE HEPPLEWHITE CHEST Mahogany Two-Over Three Drawer Chest, with ebony stringing, round brass pulls, over a shaped apron with French feet, 10 3/4” high, 11” x 6 1/2”. $400-600
2198 CHINESE CARPET (8’6” X 11’)
2197 KUBA RUG (3’10” X 6’9”)
2196 FEDERAL DEMILUNE CARD TABLE
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2201 KUBA RUG (3’3”X5’9”)
2202 TABRIZ CARPET (8’11” X 11’10”)
Northwest Persia. Large rosette medallion with matching pendants and spandrels in tan, blue-gray, turquoise, red, ivory and midnight blue on the floral filled ivory field with an ivory vine and palmette border. Overall good condition with selvage wear at one corner. $1,500-2,000
2203 NEW YORK SHERATON DROP-LEAF TABLE
19th c. Mahogany Table, having single drawer (and faux drawer) with brass round drop bail pulls, barley twist legs with brass caps and casters, 28 3/4” high, 38 7/8” x 26”, 13” leaves. $800-1,200
2204 RARE 18TH C. PASS TO ROYAL ACADEMY IN LONDON
Engraved Entry Chit, known as a ‘bone’, (becoming a member of the Academy became slang as ‘getting your bones’). Engraved with the name of ‘Abraham Cooper, Esq.’ (1787-1868), a well known equestrian portraitist. Engraved on the reverese “Lecture Ticket, Royal Academy”. 2” x 2”, retaining the original silk cord. These seldom come onto the open market, but a large collection of them are on display in the entrance to the Academy. $800-1,000
2205 EARLY TEA CADDIES
Lot of (2) ca 1790 Faceted Caddies, both with tortoiseshell banding and ring lid finial, one with engraved navette shape silver cartouche (“The Gift of E to EC”), the other with inset sepia painted image of a woman and cherub in round front cartouche, with key, 4 1/8” high, 4 1/4” x 2 5/8”. Professionally restored. $1,500-2,000
Northeast caucasus. Has three columns of diamonds and palmettes in blue green, royal blue, turquoise, red, gold and tan. Midnight blue field with a midnight blue polygon border. Has several creases, minor wear. $1,500-2,000 2205
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2207 JOHN O. BANKS (UK, ACTIVE 1856-1873)
2206 PR 18TH C. ENGLISH TEA CADDIES
Pr of George III Period Octagonal Tea Caddies, with mother-of-pearl swag inlaid surface, tortoiseshell edge trim, metal shield shape cartouche (one with JAW monogram), escutcheon (with one key) and lid finial, with interior lids and traces of foil lining, 4” high, 4 1/2” x 2 3/4”. Cracks and losses.
$2,000-3,000
“The Broken Jug”, oil on canvas, signed lower left, label verso from Dawson Gallery of Annapolis, MD. A British country genre scene depicting two young mothers in 19th c. English landscape with a Tudor cottage behind. Their children are gathered around them at stream’s edge as one young boy tries to piece together a pottery jug his brother broke. His sisters are disdainful or forgiving, the tension is broken by the dog begging for the baby’s treat and the gossips in a nearby doorway. Housed in a gold acanthus leaf deep cove frame with dusty rose velvet liner, OS: 45 1/2” x 38”, SS: 35 1/2” x 27 1/2”, cleaned and relined, overall light craquelure, stretcher impression, spots lower right.
$4,000-6,000
2208 17TH C. OAK PEW DOOR WITH CUSTOM STAND
English Finely Carved Door to a Box Pew, having two panels in a pegged molded edge frame; the top panel carved "A.D. 1656, John Byllingsley, His Seat" among rosettes; the lower panel intricately decorated with doves (representing the Holy Spirit), lunettes, a chalice marked "IHS", crossed bishop's crooks, keys, hearts, and an open book; the door may possibly have commemorated the life of John Billingsley, born c. 1601 in Astley Abbots, Shropshire, died in London in 1655; with a custom crafted carved oak stand with casters for use as a fire screen; door only: 49" x 20 1/2", with stand: 55" high, 23 1/2" x 13 1/2". Very good condition.
$1,000-2,000
2209 REGENCY ROSEWOOD CENTER TABLE WITH CABINET BASE
19th c. English Bronze Mounted 2-Part Table, with rounded corners and crossbanded edge, on a paneled pedestal base with two hinged doors enclosing storage shelves, set on bronze paw form feet, 29 1/2” high, 53” x 60”.
$2,500-3,500
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2210 THOMAS PAINE (UK 1774-1843)
“Selling the Wool”, oil on linen, laid to reinforced hardboard, signed and dated lower right “T. Weaver, Ptd. 1817”. Housed in what may be the original dutch gold matched corner deep cove frame, OS: 35 1/2” x 46 1/2”, SS: 27 1/4” x 38 1/4”. $25,000-40,000
2211 GEORGIAN PAPER SCROLLED TEA CADDY
English Paper Scroll and Gilded Wood Lozenge
Shape Tea Caddy, second half 18th c., front with gold leaf scenic decorated cartouche depicting a child with lamb under a convex glass panel, set on six bold brass ball and claw feet, single compartment interior with original scrolled paper lid, 6 5/8” high, 7” x 3 3/4”.
$2,000-3,000
2212 18TH C. BRITISH CHIPPENDALE TALL CLOCK
Classic Form in figured mahogany veneer, with painted iron dial marked “Thos. Stetson, Berwick”, having a bonnet with simple scrolled full pediment, tombstone top door, full round slender columns with brass fittings, cove moldings, painted dial featuring British warships with brackets having allegorical figures of the four continents, two inset molded panels to the stepped cabinets below, quarter column corners, eight-day time with seconds bit, and coil chime strike works. 83 1/2” (6’ 11 1/2”) tall, excluding finials, 20” x 9”, good condition, not observed running. Lacking pendulum and weights $1,000-2,000
2213 GILT BRONZE MOUNTED BLUE JOHN TABLE LAMP
Neoclassical Style Carved Urn Form Base, having ormolu goat head side handles, laurel leaves and floral swags, atop a square pedestal, wired in the 20th c. as a table lamp, set on a square metal base, single socket fixture with harp, finial, 38 1/2” high, 19 3/4” x 13 1/2”. Gilding losses, otherwise good condition. From the estate of Vann Thomson, Coral Gables, FL.
$1,000-1,500
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Pastoral Scene in Mountain Valley, with man herding three cows down road, sheep on distant hill with shepherds, housed in a handcarved gilt matched corner frame, OS: 32” x 37”, SS: 24 1/2” x 29 1/2”. Cleaned and relined.
19th c. Chippendale Style Mahogany Two-Part Secretary, top section with molded edge overhanging cornice above two paneled doors, two interior shelves above six small drawers; lower section with slant front desk, hinged lid opens to fitted interior with tooled leather writing surface, eight pigeon holes, central single door cabinet with interior drawer, and six small drawers; case below with pull-out lid supports and four long drawers, brass drop bail pulls, set on a bracket base; 79” high, 39 5/8” x 22”. Warped desk lid.
$1,000-1,500
Edwardian Sterling Silver Footed Inkstand, with two silver lidded cut crystal ink bottles, by C.S. Harris & Sons, Ltd., London, 1904, with two pen wells, set on four paw form feet, 8 1/2” x 5 3/4”, 11.71 ozt (stand only). Small dents to tray center, surface scratches. From the Haynes Collection.
$500-700
English Queen Anne Style Games Table, having a shaped top with burl veneer inset center surrounded by parquetry inlay, top folds open to felted playing surface and recessed cups at corners, shaped apron with single cockbeaded edge end drawer, set on cabriole legs with slipper feet, 30” high, 26 1/2” x 14 1/2”. Condition commensurate with age. $800-1,200
Molded panel with repeating pattern, strangely also on back. Original backing board. 37” x 18 1/2”, loss to edge molding. Replaced glass.
$800-1,200
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2218 PERIOD WILLIAM & MARY TOMBSTONE TORTOISESHELL LOOKING GLASS FRAME
2217 WALNUT CARD TABLE
2216 ENGLISH STERLING & CRYSTAL INKSTAND
2215 ENGLISH TWO-PART SECRETARY DESK
$800-1,200
2214 LARGE 19TH C. BRITISH LANDSCAPE OIL PAINTING, UNSIGNED
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2219 PR GEORGE III TEA CADDIES
Pair of Late 18th c. English Inlaid Mahogany Navette Shape Tea Caddies, with conch shell patera inlay to lid and front panels, and parquetry edging, each with single lidded interior compartment, 4 1/4” high, 6 1/4” x 3 5/8”. Minor shrinkage cracks.
2220 ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS ROWLANDSON (UK, 1756-1827)
The Hunting Party’s Breakfast, an English colloquial scene featuring eleven men, caricatures of typical country manse sponsoring a hunt feast, one is blowing the horn to call the hunters, one at top of stairs is clearly hung over, two hounds beg for a snack; oil on canvas, unsigned, housed in a magnificent massive (and very heavy) carved gilt frame, OS: 37” x 42”, SS: 23 1/2” x 28 1/2”. $3,000-5,000
$2,000-3,000
Luncheon Table in Dark Mahogany with rounded corner leaves, beaded edge drawers at each end with pressed brass knobs, oak secondary, having a substantial turned urn stanchion raised of four canted carved sabre legs ending in brass lion paw capped casters, 29” x 40 1/2” x 22 1/2” with 11” leaves.
$700-900
English 19th c. Rectangular Tea Box, with stepped lid and canted corners, silver lid cartouche and escutcheon, brass lion head side handles and paw form feet, ivory stringing, three interior compartments including a central well with glass mixing bowl flanked by lidded tea boxes with traces of foil lining, 6 1/2” high, 12” x 5 1/2”.
$2,000-3,000
A Step Turn in the Approach to the Village, oil on canvas, unsigned, artist identified verso, in replica matched corner gilt gesso frame, OS: 23” x 18”, SS: 17 1/2” x 12 1/2”. Cleaned and relined. $1,000-2,000
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2223 WILLIAM SHAYER, SR. (UK, 1787/8-1879)
2222 LARGE TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY
2221 ENGLISH REGENCY MAHOGANY DROP LEAF TABLE
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James Orr, Greenock, East Breast, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Active 1815-1825. Flame mahogany case with boxwood stringing and bonnet frieze, broken pediment having a painted wooden finial, inlaid pinwheel scrolls. The 3 day time and strike with brass works retain original weights and pendulum, replaced crank, lacking cabinet key. Lock has ivory shield escutcheon. 13” painted metal dial is signed, has floral motif. 90” tall, 18” x 9”, clean. $1,000-1,500
18th c. Walnut Framed Bench, with later floral needlepoint top and brass tack trim, pegged construction with turned legs and stretchers, set on bun feet, 14 1/2” high, 30” x 17”.
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$600-800
English 19th c. Tea Box, having a double lobed front, stepped top and skirted base, with mother-of-pearl floral inlay, silver escutcheon and metal stringing, two interior lidded compartments with traces of foil lining, set on wooden ball form feet, 6” high, 8” x 5”. $1,800-2,400
19th c. English Bowfront Tea Box, with silver lid cartouche and escutcheon, metal stringing, stepped top and skirted base edge, interior with two lidded tea compartments with traces of foil lining, set on bun form wooden feet, 5 1/2” high, 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”.
$1,800-2,400
19th c. Chippendale Style Desk, having a molded edge top with crossbanded edge and inset tooled leather top flanked by burl panels, finished on all sides, front with three burl paneled drawers with original brass pulls and key, including a central long drawer flanked by deep drawers, set on cabriole legs with carved knees and hoof form feet, 30 1/2” high, 54” x 26”.
$1,500-2,000
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2228 ENGLISH WALNUT DESK
2227 TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY
MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY
2225 WILLIAM & MARY WINDOW BENCH
SCOTTISH GRANDFATHER CLOCK BY JAMES ORR OF GREENOCK
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2229 HENRY C. KING (19TH C. UK)
Colloquial Landscape, oil on canvas, signed lower left, with figures near a split timber cottage, a second home set to left with distant rolling hills, in modern gilt cove frame, OS: 20 1/2” x 34 1/2”, SS: 17 1/4” x 31 1/4”, cleaned and relined. $1,000-1,500
Dial Signed “G. Washbourne, Glo., (No 107)” tall clock, 30 hours, time and strike, single weight driven movement with anchor escapement, in a dark oak case with tiered flat top, gold painted egg finials, 3/4 round Doric columns, side windows, molded seat, narrow molded lower door with round porthole, with key, the brass dial engraved in Roman numerals, having applied reticulated brackets, molded base, 75” (6’3”) x 16” x 9”, shrinkage crack on one side. $1,000-1,500
Fabulous Knitting Stand in highly figured rosewood veneer with intricate scrolled broad ivy band of mahogany and boxwood, with drop leaves and a sliding top which reveals an open half cylinder yarn storage bin, the exterior of which has been freshly recovered in tan silk, the skirt in matching inlay, raised on a turned urn pedestal resting on an intermediate platform raised on four scroll-top legs ending in brass pawfoot capped casters. 28 1/2” x 18” x 14 1/2”, with 6” leaves. Restored. $1,000-1,500
English Regency Period Tea Box, with rounded corners, ball form lid finial and feet, ivory stringing, silver cartouche (engraved HMT) and escutcheon with key, velvet lined lid, two removable interior tea compartments with hinged lids and traces of foil lining, 7 1/2” high, 8” x 5”. $1,500-2,000
English 19th c. Tea Box, with dome form top and rounded corners, book matched tortoiseshell front, having silver lid cartouche (engraved RBS), escutcheon and stringing, velvet lined lid, interior with two lidded compartments with traces of foil lining, set on metal ball form feet, 6” high, 7 1/2” x 4”. Good condition. $1,500-2,000
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2233 BLONDE TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY
2232 TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY
2231 PERIOD GEORGIAN ROSEWOOD MARQUETRY LADY’S WORK STAND
2230 WILLIAM & MARY ERA ONE-HAND GRANDMOTHER COTTAGE CLOCK BY GEORGE WASHBOURNE OF GLOUCESTER, ENGLAND
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2235 HEPPLEWHITE CARD TABLE
2234 ENGLISH BOWFRONT CHEST
Hepplewhite Mahogany Chest, with two over two cockbeaded edge drawers, oval brass drop bail pulls and brass escutcheons, shaped skirt, set on French feet, oak secondary wood, 35” high, 36” x 19 1/2”. Veneer losses.
18th c. English Demilune Card Table in mahogany with cross banding and edge stringing, the hinged lid resting on double gate legs, the playing surface in crimson wool (stained), resting on square tapered legs ending in brass casters. 29 1/2” x 38” x 17”. Loss to veneer edges, stains to top.
$500-700
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English Coastal Cliffs, (Boreray, St. Kilda, Scotland), oil on linen laid to board, signed lower right, ca 1890, in gold shallow cove frame with labeled gold mat under glass, OS: 18 1/2” x 23 1/2”, SS: 9 3/4” x 15 3/4”. $500-700
English 19th c. Tea Box, with silver escutcheon, metal and ivory stringing, single interior lidded compartment with traces of foil lining, 5” high, 5” x 3 1/2”. $1,600-1,800
19th c. Octagonal Tea Caddy, with scrolled silver overlay, escutcheon (with key) and finial, velvet lined lid, single lidded interior foil lined compartment, 5” high, 4 1/2” x 3”. Good condition. $1,000-1,500
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2238 SILVER MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY
2237 OCTAGONAL TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY
2236 JAMES H.C. MILLAR (UK, ACTIVE 1884-1902)
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2239 JAMSON LAING (SCOTLAND, ACTIVE 1890-1904)
“At Pasture”, oil on linen, signed lower left, depicting a flock of sheep on rolling hills, titled on tag verso from Wiscasset Bay Gallery, having an original price of $1,980, housed in a fine gilt replica Arts & Crafts frame, OS: 16” x 20”, SS: 9 1/2” x 13 1/2”, fine craquelure. $1,000-1,500
2240 DIMINUTIVE SLANT LID DESK
Mahogany Lady’s Desk, English Chippendale Style, with unique end grain inlaid squares on top and slant face, havng a valanced, fitted interior with black leather writing surface, the lower cabinet containing four graduated cockbeaded drawers with Chippendale brasses, elm secondary, raised on molded bracket base. 28” to writing surface; 38” x 21 1/2” x 17”, minor veneer loss.
2242 INLAID TRIPLE COMPARTMENT TEA CADDY
$500-700
2241 18TH C. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN
English Aristocratic Woman in pink silk Regency dress with matching fur trimmed cape, her curly brunette hair up in a bun, a faint smile playing across her healthy complexion, her dark brown eyes turned directly on the viewer; oil on oak panel, unsigned, in later Victorian gilt gesso frame, OS: 23” x 19 1/2”, SS: 17” x 13 1/2”, the panel is slightly bowed. $1,000-1,500
English 19th c. Rectangular Tea Box, with geometric exotic woods inlaid surface, brass lid finial, interior with three removable compartments with sliding lids and traces of foil lining, 6” high, 9 3/4” x 5”. $800-1,000
2243 ENGLISH COURT CUPBOARD
Jacobean Style Oak Cabinet, composed of 17th c. carved panels mounted in a later frame and base; having a molded edge cornice and front with two doors and central inset panel with early relief carved figural decoration, both doors with early locks/latches (with keys); open storage interior with narrow shelf mounted to back wall; two drawers below with carved fronts and iron pulls; linenfold carved side panels; set on square legs; potboard lower shelf; 62 1/2”H x 44 1/2”W x 18 1/2”D. Condition commensurate with age. $1,000-2,000
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2244 DAVID MCDONALD SILVER TODDY LADLE
George IV Period Scottish Sterling Silver Ladle by David McDonald, Glasgow, 1825, with repousse floral decorated bowl, baleen twist handle, silver end cap, engraved JMT monogram to bowl underside, 17 1/4” long, 2 7/8” diam. bowl, 2.78 ozt. Surface wear, a few tiny bowl dents. From the estate of Vann Thomson, Coral Gables, FL. $200-300
2245 BIRDSEYE MAPLE TEA CADDY
Large 19th c. Sarcophagus Form Tea Box, with brass side handles, escutcheon (with key) and paw form feet, string inlaid edges, velvet lined lid, interior fitted with central mixing bowl well (with glass bowl) flanked by removable tea boxes with hinged lids and traces of foil lining, 8 1/2” high, 13” x 6 1/2”. Mixing bowl rim flake.
$600-800
Transitional Hepplewhite slant lid desk. Interior houses nine drawers over pigeonholes with securable center compartment; breadboard ended lid supported by two pull outs. Three slight serpentine front drawers over a shaped apron terminating on flared French feet. Good original surface.
$800-1,000
Portrait of a Lovely Young Woman in a Picture Hat, Wearing Fur Coat and Muff, oil on canvas, signed upper left and dated 1903, label verso from HW Keil, Ltd, Broadway, Worcs. Housed in the original gilt gesso Victorian frame, OS: 27” x 20”, SS: 20 3/4” x 13 3/4”. Loss to frame. From a Rockport, ME estate.
$1,000-1,500
18th c. Chippendale Kingwood Tea Box, Dutch or English, having a stepped top with brass handle, brass escutcheon with key, interior with three compartments with parquetry inlaid lids, set on ogee bracket feet, 6” high, 9 1/2” x 6”.
$600-800
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2248 BOMBE FORM TEA CADDY
2247 CYRIL ROBERTS, R.B.A. (UK, 1871-1949)
2246 18TH C. MAHOGANY SLANT LID DESK
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2249 ENGLISH TRIPLE-COMPARTMENT TEA CADDY
Large Chippendale Mahogany Tea Box, 18th c., with stepped lid, with key, set on a molded edge ogee bracket base, interior with three removable lidded tea compartments with traces of foil lining, 8 1/2” high, 16” x 8”. Lid edge shrinkage crack, base edge molding losses and repairs. $500-700
2250 SCOTTISH STERLING LADLE
Victorian Silver Ladle by Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh, 1898, Hanoverian with rat tail pattern, handle underside engraved with a rampant lion crest below motto “Forward”, 13” long, 8.90 ozt. Good condition. $350-450
2251 ENGLISH REGENCY TILT-TOP ROUND DINING TABLE
Round Molded Top on tapered round column, on trifid platform base having gilt ring receiver, black and gold lion paw feet, 29 1/2” x 47” diam. Good condition, minor imperfections to top. $1,000-2,000
2252 REGENCY ROSEWOOD TEA CADDY
Early 19th c. English Sarcophagus Form Tea Caddy, with domed top, canted sides, wooden side handles, mother-of-pearl inlaid escutcheon, set on bun feet, interior with two removable tea compartments with hinged lids and traces of foil lining flanking a central well with glass mixing bowl (possibly original), 8” high, 14 1/2” x 6 3/4”. Chip to one side handle.
$500-700
2253 PR ENGLISH STERLING WINE COASTERS
Pair of Edwardian Era Silver Wine Bottle Coasters, by George Unite, Birmingham, 1903, having turned wooden bases, sides with 6-pointed star reticulated decoration, felted bases, 1 3/4” high, 5 1/4” diam. Wood shrinkage cracks.
$300-500
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Regency Period Rectangular Tea Box, having a stepped lid with brass top handle, brass escutcheon, velvet lined lid interior, triple compartment interior (no lids), 6” high, 9” x 5”. Refinished, old repairs. From the estate of Vann Thomson, Coral Gables, FL. $300-400
Regency Style Mahogany Rectangular Table, late 19th - early 20th, top with reeded edge, set on an urn form pedestal tripod base with curved and reeded legs, brass paw form feet and casters, 29” high, 58 1/4” x 48”. Good condition. $800-1,200
2256 DELURE A PARIS CASED BRASS SUNDIAL & COMPASS
Mid-18th c. French Made Leather Cased Octagonal Pocket Sundial, by Jean Baptiste Nicolas Delure (1695-1766), Paris, with engraved Roman numeral sundial scale, engraved European cities and Arabic numeral latitude settings, hinged gnomon, inset compass with glass cover, with engraved maker’s name below compass, in original fitted leather case, sundial only: 2 5/8” x 2 1/4”, case: 3” x 2 1/2”. Case slightly warped (doesn’t fully close).
2257 PIERRE EUGENE GRANDSIRE (FRANCE, 1825-1905)
$1,500-1,800
The Seine at Courbevoie Bridge, Paris, viewed from the Isle de la Grande Jatte (site of the famous Seurat masterpiece), oil on canvas, signed lower right, ca 1890, in earlier lemon gold molded frame, OS: 31” x 41”, SS: 26” x 36”, cleaned and relined, fine craquelure.
$5,000-7,000
2258 JEAN WARIN II (FRANCE, 1596-1672)
A Pair of Beeswax Maquettes of Oval Medallion/Plaques bearing profile busts of St. Paul, left and right views, with hands in different attitudes, 5” x 4”, in 7 1/2” x 5” x 2” shadow boxes. The bronzes were dated 1630. Includes letter in French dated 27 Octobre 1971 to Mr. John David Farmer, Curator of the Busch-Reisinger Museum at Harvard University from Edouard de Callatay of Bruxelles, detailing the history of these medallions.
$800-1,200
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2255 ENGLISH TILT TOP BREAKFAST TABLE
2254 ENGLISH MAHOGANY TEA CADDY
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Sketch of Reclining Nude, oil on linen laid to mitered mahogany panel, initialed lower left, unframed, 5 3/4” x 9 1/2”. $10,000-20,000
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Shallow Bowfront with conforming molded edge Rosso Carpazi red marble, in carved pecan and fruitwood, having two over two molded edge drawers with molded inset panels that repeat on the sides, cast brass figure and vine drop bail pulls (half of one missing), lock escutcheons with locks, quartered fluted stiles, cyma shaped skirt, 33 3/4” x 48” x 24”, marble repaired.
$1,000-1,500
The Americas, as represented by Male and Female Indians, initialed F&VH, mounted on painted plaster pedestals, 22” tall each. Purchased from Bunny Williams, NY with label on one. $5,000-6,000
Barbizon Landscape with cows at pond under a single tree, in verdant pasture, housed in vintage gilt gesso frame having tag, OS: 23” x 26”, SS: 14 1/2” x 17 1/2”, cleaned and relined. $3,000-4,500
19th c. Bronze Mounted Mahogany Desk, having a marble top with brass gallery, upper cabinet with two glass doors and adjustable height shelf insert, atop a desk with cylinder door, interior fitted with six pigeon holes above two drawers and pull-out writing surface with tooled leather insert, two panel-front drawers below, paneled sides, set on round tapered and reeded legs with bronze foot caps, with keys, 55 3/4” high, 34 1/2” x 22 1/2”. $1,000-1,500
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2263 FRENCH CYLINDER DESK WITH CABINET
2262 JULES DUPRE (FRANCE, 1811-1890)
2261 RARE PAIR OF FRENCH TERRACOTTA ALLEGORICAL SCULPTURES
FRENCH MARBLETOP DRESSER
2259 PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR (FRANCE, 1841-1919)
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2264 JEAN-BAPTISTE-CAMILLE COROT (FRANCE/ITALY, 1796-1875)
Barbizon Forest Lagoon with Boatman and Distant Village, oil on mahogany panel, signed lower left, unframed, 14” x 11”. $5,000-10,000
French Style Belle Epoch Carved Wood Sporting Themed Rondels, one of fish and one of fowl, in high relief, painted cream, having faux marble painted cove frames, 31”diam. x 5” deep. $800-1,000
2266 BERNARD BUFFET (FRANCE, 1928-1999)
Rainy Street at Dawn, ca 1970’s, oil on canvas, signed lower right, in grey wood frame with white raised liner, OS: 26” x 30”, SS: 19 1/2” x 23 1/2”. Fine condition. $10,000-15,000
2267 BRASS & FAUX TORTOISESHELL INLAID WRITING TABLE
Fancy Single Drawer Desk in the manner of 18th c. French cabinet maker Andre Charles Boulle, having a shaped and intricately brass and faux red tortoiseshell inlaid top surface, inlaid frieze with one drawer, each side with applied central medallion, set on cabriole legs with brass figural mounts, with brass capped paw form feet, 30 1/2” high, 40” x 26”. Inlay repairs. $1,000-1,500
2268 JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX (FRANCE, 1827-1875)
“Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist”, a terra cotta maquette, signed on integral plinth, with two impressed oval seals: stamped, right base: “PROPRIETE / CARPEAUX”, lettering around eagle image; oval studio stamp, left base: “DEPOT / 71 RUE BOILEAU / AUTEUIL PARIS”, Roughly 14 3/4” x 7” x 7 1/2”. Per the Met: “According to legend, in 1008 the Virgin Mary encircled the city of Valenciennes with a protective cord, thus saving the citizens from the plague. Carpeaux sketched this group upon his return to Paris from his native Valenciennes, having attended the consecration of the church dedicated to the Virgin’s miraculous intervention.”
$3,000-4,000
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2265 PR OF 19TH C. ARCHITECTURAL RONDELS
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2269 PORTRAIT OF AN 18TH C. FRENCH ROYALIST CONSPIRATOR JUDGE
Dean of Judges (Magistrat) under Louis XVI, in typical wig and costume, oil on canvas, unsigned but inscribed upper left “A Debierne Doyen des MDs. Pelletiers et des Juges, et Consuls”. He is depicted holding a large open book, spines of books behind read “Memoire et Bills”. Unframed, 36 1/4” x 28 3/4”, relined and revarnished long ago, overall fine craquelure. Debierne served as Commissary to the child Louis VII while he was imprisoned in the tower. The Judge was a member of the “Brotherhood of Liberation”, formed to save the “Little Capet’’ Regent Prince from the Convention of 1795, with fellow Royalist Doisy, Fenouil and Gomin. $1,000-2,000
“L’Aide Amicale Aux Artistes”, 1927, broadside poster printed by Affiches Gaillard, Paris. In black box frame, double-glazed under plexiglass for viewing of reverse. OS: 49” x 32 1/2”, SS: 47 1/2” x 31”. Ripples, horizontal crease. Purchased from Phillipe Grandville, Lords Gallery, London.
$1,000-2,000
Very Tall Grandfather Clock in molded inlaid mahogany case with arched top bonnet having affixed 8-day time and chime strike brass works, etched brass dial marked “Tempi fugit”, side windows, with gilt brass spandrels, pinwheel inlay, panel sides, 9’ 2” tall, 14 1/2” x 24” at top of bonnet, lacking weights and pendulum. Working condition unknown. Includes winding keys, but lacks door and bonnet lock key. $1,000-2,000
2272 FOLLOWER OF JACQUES COURTOIS (FRANCE, 1621–1676)
Matched Pair of Historical Scenes from the Great Turkish War of 1683-1699, depicting Ottoman cavalry fighting Europeans outside Fortified Towns, probably in Hungary, which was lost and retaken by the Holy Roman forces; oil on linen, with label verso from the E.B. Croker Art Gallery (The Art Museum of the City of Sacramento) exhibition “The Collecting Muse: The Nathalie and Hugo Weisgall Collection”, August 30 to October 12, 1974, catalog no. 52. Housed in a vintage hand carved gilt frames, OS: 16 31/2” x 22 3/4”, SS: 11 1/2” x 17 3/4”. Cleaned and relined, minor retouching. From the estate of Hugo & Nathalie Weisgall, Rockport, Maine.
$6,000-8,000
2273 PR FRENCH MARBLE TOP CORNER STANDS
Pr of 19th c. Louis XVI Style Bronze Mounted Mahogany Stands, each with curved front, galleried top edge, single drawer above two galleried shelves, set on round reeded legs with bronze foot caps, 34 1/2” high, 27 1/2” x 20 1/2”. Repaired marble cracks. $800-1,200
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2271 FRENCH PROVINCIAL TALL CLOCK
2270 SUZANNE VALADON (FRANCE, 1865-1938)
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“Plage Normandy”, oil on linen, signed lower right, also signed and titled verso, in gilt domed frame with linen cove return, gilt liner, OS: label from Gateway Gallery of Chambersburg, PA verso, 27 1/2” x 33 1/2”, SS: 19 1/2” x 25 1/2”. $1,000-1,500
19th c. Apothecary or Bakery Scale, with reeded column form central post supporting a pierced beam and two suspended pans, set on a stepped black marble base with brass feet, 24 1/2” high, 20 1/2” x 6 1/2”. $600-800
Post Impressionist View with Beachside Croquet, oil on canvas, signed lower right, unframed, 18 1/2” x 23 1/2”, two repaired punctures. $1,500-2,000
Roman Style Urn on Yellow Valencia Marble Plinth, with intact Paris customs export seal declaring the object to be more than 100 years old. 11 1/2” x 7 1/2” x 5”, good condition. $800-1,200
“Chaumiere Bretonne” (Breton Cottage), oil on mahogany panel, signed lower left, titled verso, in gold faux gesso frame, OS: 22 3/4” x 19 3/4”, SS: 15 1/2” x 12 1/2”.
$600-800
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2278 ROBERT MAURICE RAYMOND (20TH C. FRANCE)
2277 19TH C. FRENCH CAST BRONZE & MARBLE MANTLE URN
2276 FRENCH COASTAL SCENE WITH CHANGING WAGONS, CA 1890, ILLEGIBLY SIGNED
2275 FRENCH BRASS BALANCE SCALE
2274 DANIEL DU JANERAND (FRANCE, 1919-1990)
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2279 18TH C. FRENCH WOODBLODK WALLPAPER OF THE PARIS OPERA
Nine-color wallpaper fragment, a fantasy view of the Opera Ballet of France, laid to illustration board, unframed, in foamcore folio, original sheet 23” x 19 1/2”. Losses to corners and edges, some inpainting. $300-400
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FRENCH 18TH C. CLOCK
Provincial Works, 8-day time and strike iron with crown bell, marked “Baube a Yervill” on the checked enamel dial, having pressed brass figural panels above and below, with oversized brass lyre pendulum, the late 19th c. fitted windows case in quarter-sawn oak, almost certainly American, 8’ tall x 20 1/2” x 11 1/2”, lacking weights, hour hand broken but present, with key.
2282 PR BRONZE MOUNTED SEVRES PORCELAIN MANTEL GARNITURES
Pr of 18th c. Sevres Porcelain Bleu Celeste Vases, having gilded bronze mounts with pine cone lid finials and reversible tops for conversion to candleholders, with Sevres double L and A date mark (for c. 1753), each with two hand painted panels within gilded cartouches - the fronts depicting courting scenes signed “Watteau” and backs with landscape images, both with gilded bronze satyr head form side handles, set on square bronze pedestal bases with beaded top edges, 11” high, 4 1/4” sq. bases.
$1,000-1,500
See complete description online.
$800-1,200
2281 JEAN-BAPTISTE PATER (FRANCE, 1695-1736)
“The Carnival”, oil on canvas, unsigned, title and artist on frame tag. Housed in a carved and gilded matched corner frame, OS: 26 1/2” x 31”, SS: 19” x 23 1/2”, untouched. $10,000-20,000
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2283 (15) 18TH C. LITHOS BY JEAN FRANCOIS JANINET (FRANCE, 1752-1814) + (3) LITHOS BY OTHERS OF THE SAME PERIOD
A collection of (12) lithographs after the red chalk drawings of Pierre Thomas le Clerc (France, 1740-1791), contained in “XIV.e Cahier de Principes de Desseins” and including the title page of a woman artist seated with a goat; otherwise exclusively anatomical studies, a few duplicates, 8 1/2” x 11 1/2” to 11” x 17” (various amounts of trimming). Loose. Some soiling, light bends, wrinkling. PLUS Angel by Gillles Demarteur (17221776) after Louis le Barbier (1743 - ?), matted; PLUS Study for Massacre of the Innocents, unsigned, matted; PLUS Portrait of Woman Playing Guitar by F. Botet after Charles-Antoine Coypel (1694-1752), matted. $500-700
Gold Gesso Louis XVI Style Frame, late 19th c., with old glass, 49” x 49”, losses. $1,000-1,500
Hand Forged Ornamental Iron Wall Rack with holder for a large bronze embossed pan, with a bracket hanger above for the matching bronze pail with swing bail and spigot at center bottom, probably French, late 17th to early 18th c. Roughly 54” x 18” x 19” overall. Wonderful patina of weathering.
$800-1,200
Pr of 19th c. French Porcelain Vases, baluster form with side handles, molded flower and leaf embellishments, exuberant polychrome painted and gilded surface decoration, 12 3/4” high, 8 1/4” x 4 1/2”. Minor gilding losses, otherwise good condition.
$300-500
“Sunset”, oil on canvas laid to aluminum, signed lower left, housed in a gold painted Dutch ribbed frame with tag giving name, title and a brief biography, OS: 29 3/4” x 37”, SS: 20 3/4” x 28”. Cleaned and retouched. $2,000-3,000
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2287 ACHILLE ETNA MICHALLON (FRANCE, 1796-1822)
2286 PR OLD PARIS PORCELAIN VASES
2285 EARLY CONTINENTAL LAVABO
2284 FRENCH TRUMEAU MIRROR MANTEL FRAME
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2288 19TH C. MINIATURE OF NAPOLEON
Oil on ivory bust portrait of Napoleon in BLACK bicorn hat, green double-breasted uniform coat with red collar, gold fringed epaulettes, unsigned, in square bullseye frame with domed glass, OS: 5” x 5”, SS: 2 1/2” diam. $300-500
2289 FRENCH LIBRARY CABINET
19th c. Inlaid Burl Veneered Two-Door Display Cabinet, stepped top and molded edge cornice, above applied carved top edge embellishments, two front doors with glazed top shaped inset panels below, 66” (5’6”) high, 42 3/8” x 17 1/4”. Missing shelves and old repairs. $500-700
2290 ROGER CHAPELAIN MIDY (FRANCE, 1904-1992)
Drying the Nets, Brittany; oil on linen, signed lower left, signed and with artist’s address verso, housed in a fatigued gold molded panel frame with linen liner, OS: 34” x 41”, SS: 26” x 32”. $4,000-6,000
2291 PR SEVRES BRONZE MOUNTED PORCELAIN VASES
Pr of 19th c. French Porcelain Covered Urns, with gilded bronze inserts, lion head side handles, lid finials and bases, each with hand painted panels - one side with court scene decoration signed “Cagnet” and the other with the image of a chateau, on cobalt blue ground with gilded motifs, 18 1/2” high, 6” x 4 1/2”. One lid with hairline; other with edge flake. $700-900
2292 WINE CABINET
French Pine Chest, with bullnose edge top above two paneled doors with hand painted grape cluster decoration, interior with single shelf insert, molded edge base, 38” high, 44” x 16”. Good condition. $600-800
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2293 BENJAMIN DUTERREAU (FRANCE, 1767-1851)
Revolutionary Era Portrait, inscribed verso in the period “This picture is the Property of Benj. Duterreau, Jun. July 13, 1791”. The sitter is depicted as an elderly man in a white powdered solicitor’s wig. Housed in the original gilt cove and bead frame, OS: 14” x 12”, SS: 11 1/2” x 9 1/2”, craquelure, losses lower left. $500-700
2294 FRENCH BRASS INLAID WALNUT STAND
Three-Shelf Curio Stand, with shaped edges, brass inlaid shelves, top shelf with brass galleried edge, set on turned legs, 31 1/2” high, 18 1/2” x 13”. $400-600
2295 MARCEL GROMAIRE (FRANCE, 1892-1971)
“La Fille de l’Epicier” (The Grocer’s Daughter), etching on paper, pencil signed, titled on label verso from Dominion Gallery in Montreal and on label from “Ottowa Collects” exhibition, as Property of Dr. & Mrs. Kingsley Kay. In walnut frame with linen mat under glass, OS: 18” x 15 1/2”, SS: 7 1/2” x 6”, good condition.
Including: “Abriss der Schlacht so zwischen Herrn Marggrafen von Durlach und Monsieur Tylli”, from Lundorp’s “Laurea Austriaca” (Erasmus Kempfler, Frankfurt: 1627), a stylized representation of the battlefield at Wimpfen; showing the disposition of the opposing forces. Copperplate engraving on two joined sheets of wove paper, as issued, in black stick frame, glazed, OS: 12 1/4” x 14 1/4”, SS: 10 3/4” x 12 3/4”, toned; PLUS “Eigentliche Vorbildung des berümpten Treffens so zwischen dem Margrafen von Durlach, und Gen Tilly bey Wimpfen vorgangen. Anno 1622.” by Matthäus Merian (1593-1650), (published 1643). In black stick frame, matted and glazed, OS: 11 1/2” x 15”, SS: 10 1/2” x 14”, toned. $600-800
2297 MEISSEN PORCELAIN STANDING NUDE FIGURE
$500-700
Late 19th - Early 20th c. German Figurine, depicting a female nude (probably Eve) with her hands behind her back and holding an apple, with underglaze blue crossed swords mark with Knauf Schwerter, base incised with model number “Y 131” and stamped “.127”, painter mark “38.”, 18 1/2” high, 3” x 3” base. Professionally restored toe.
$800-1,000
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(2) RARE 16TH C. GERMAN BATTLE MAPS
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2298 MEISSEN PORCELAIN VENUS FIGURINE
1920s
Period German Porcelain Figurine, depicting a standing nude figure of Venus, modeled in 1921 by Paul Scheurich (1883-1945), with underglaze blue crossed swords mark, base incised A-1043, 13 1/2” high, base: 3 1/4” sq. Professional repair to one toe, otherwise good condition. $800-1,000
2299 STERLING SILVER COW CREAM JUG
German Figural Creamer, by B. Neresheimer & Sohne, Hanau, with UK import marks from Berthold Muller & Son, London, engraved “Diana, 14-7-1915”, 3” high, 4 1/2” wide, 3.27 ozt. $700-900
2300 DAVID TENIERS, THE YOUNGER (FLEMISH, 1610-1690)
Walled Castle with Three Travelers and a Dog, oil on panel, monogram on rock face behind dog. Stenciled numbers on back, old paper label that reads “Hamilton Palace No 63”. Unframed 4” x 7 3/4”, cleaned and heavily varnished. $20,000-30,000
2301 17TH C. AUSTRIAN HERALDIC ARMS
Rendered in Gouache with leafy roder and architectural arch. In vintage silverleaf molded frame, under old wavy glass, OS: 21 1/2” x 15 1/2”, SS: 18 1/2” x 12 1/2”. $300-500
2302 20TH C. BRONZE FIGURE OF JOHANNES GUTENBERG WITH HIS PRESS
Unsigned Patinated Bronze of the 15th c. German Printer and His Press, the first to utilize moveable type in Western Europe, 18” x 8” x 8”, excluding the 2 1/2” x 9 1/2” x 9 1/4” brown granite slab, to which it is not attached. From the Haynes Collection. $1,500-2,000
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“Ennsberg in Snow”, 1903, oil on canvasboard, titled and signed in the artist’s hand verso, along with a tag from Wiscasset Bay Gallery giving an original price of $1,300. Housed in a replica matched corner gilt Arts & Crafts frame4, OS: 27 1/2” x 32 1/2”, SS: 19 1/2” x 15 1/2”. Ennsberg is a hamlet in Upper Austria and has about 87 residents. Ennsberg is situated nearby to Hörling and Kandlberg. $1,500-2,500
“Faun and Child”, cast and patinated bronze, signed on integral base, 9 3/4” tall. Includes 1972 receipt from Galerie Osten-Kashey 21 East 84th St at Madison Avenue, New York. $800-1,200
2305 RENAISSANCE PORTRAIT
Young Woman with a Locket, arched top oil on oak panel, unsigned, the subject depicted in ornate gown with bejeweled bodice, trim and choker, segmented sleeves; she is holding palm fronds; the background painted with Knights jousting, overhead ribands reading “Nuremberg, Munchen, Augsburg, Inspruk”. In portions of a later molded mahogany frame. 21” x 15” overall. Panel bowed, damage right side of panel, scattered paint loss. $10,000-15,000
2306 19TH C. GERMAN GENRE PAINTING, SIGNED ‘HARTZEN’
A Visit from a Dentist, oil on canvas, signed lower right; the seated man holding a little girl by the chin as she squirms and fiddles with her dress, in gilt molded frame, OS: 21 1/2” x 18 1/2”, SS: 17 1/2” x 14 1/2”, very good condition. $600-800
2307 DUTCH SILVER COW CREAM JUG
833-Silver Figural Creamer, in the form of a standing cow, with lidded back, red cabochon eyes, tail handle, with engraved presentation “H.R.P. Jr., from his Father, April 26, 1917”, stamped with Dutch lion passant ‘2’ mark, 4” high, 5 1/4” wide, 4.77 ozt. Small side dent; lid hinge detached. $800-1,200
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2304 PAUL PETERICH, (GERMANY, 1864-1937)
2303 RUDOLF BERNT (AUSTRIA, 1844-1914)
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2308 JOHANNES ‘JAN’ KIP (NETHERLANDS, 1653-1722)
(5) Birdseye Views of 17th c. English Country Estates, handcolored copper etchings by Jan Kip after the original paintings by Leonard Knyrff (1650-1721) for “Britannia Illustrata”, also known as “Views of Several of the Queens Palaces and also of the Principal Seats of the Nobility & Gentry of Great Britain” published 1707–09. All unframed, matted, comprised of: the first “Amney, the Seat of Robt. Playdell, Esq.” Plate 4: Bird’s eye view of the manor house at Ampney Crucis in Gloucestershire; incorporating church, stables, and formal gardens; a river running past in foreground, is from the second volume of the 1724 edition published by Joseph Smith. 14 1/2” x 15 1/2” image. $1,000-1,500
See complete description online.
2309 19TH C. BARNYARD PAINTING
Barnyard Chickens, oil on mitered mahogany panel, monogram lower left “CA”, ca 1870-80, housed in a fine replica gilt matched corner cove frame, OS: 11 1/2” x 14”, SS: 5 1/2” x 8”.
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2310 CLAES JANSZ VISSCHER (NETHERLANDS, 1586-1652) AFTER NICOLAES PIETERSZ
BERCHEM (NETHERLANDS, 1621-1683)
Period Reverse copy of “Landscape with Woman and Three Children Riding a Donkey, and Two Men and a Woman Pointing with a Staff”, ca 1670, from the series “Pastoral Landscapes”, etching on wove paper, period label verso from Harris & Sons of Plymouth, MA. ld May 7, 1901. In black stick frame, under glass, OS: 15 1/2” x 11 1/2”, SS: 10 1/2” x 8 1/4” toned, foxing. Not examined out of frame.
$1,000-1,500
“A Fool and a Woman”, copperplate engraving on wove paper, initialed in plate and dated 1520, a woman is rebuffing the attention of an ogrish fellow, in gold pressed wood frame, floated within mat on archival mount under UV plexiglass 11 3/4” x 8 3/4”, SS: 4 1/8” x 2 7/8”, trimmed margins. $500-1,000
2312 ADRIAEN JANSZ VAN OSTADE (NETHERLANDS/GERMANY, 1610-1685)
“A Baker Sounding His Horn”, copperplate engraving on wove paper, signed in print on door lintel, in gold stick frame, floated on board under glass, OS: 12 1/2” x 9 1/2”, SS: 4” x 3 1/4”, thread margins. $500-700
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LUCAS VAN LEYDEN (NETHERLANDS, 1494-1533)
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(Haarlem 1610-1685) The woman Spinning, 1652, etching on wove paper, signed and dated “Av. Ostade 1652” in the plate lower left, 13.8 x 17.4 cm, trimmed to platemark, Ho., God. 31 IV (of VII), mounted, in peeling black stick frame, matted under heavy glass. OS: 14” x 17”. $500-700
Brussels Town Hall, seen from Grand Place, oil on canvas, signed lower left, unframed, 31 1/4” x 51”, good condition. $800-1,000
An Elderly Couple drinking in a tavern interior, School of David Teniers, the Younger (1610-1690), ca 1700, oil on mitered walnut panel, in gold painted molded frame, OS: 10” x 8 1/2”, SS: 6” x 4 1/2”, flaking.
$2,000-3,000
The Scheming Drunkard, oil on panel, unsigned, housed in a Victorian gold painted gesso frame, two wax seals on back. OS: 18” x 16”, SS: 10 1/2” x 8 1/2”, good condition. $1,500-2,000
Traveling Vendor Showing Fabric Samples to a Woman seated on a rustic interior, oil on cradled panel, unsigned, housed in what appears to be the original gold painted hand carved cove frame, OS: 13 1/2” x 15 3/4”, SS: 10 3/4” x 13”, minor frame loss.
$2,000-3,000
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2317 18TH C. DUTCH DOMESTIC SCENE
2316 ADRIAEN JANSZ VAN OSTADE (NETHERLANDS, 1610-1685)
2315 FLEMISH COLLOQUIAL TAVERN PAINTING
2314 EMILE LAMMERS (BELGIUM, 1914-1990)
2313 ADRIAEN JANSZ VAN OSTADE (NETHERLANDS, 1610-1689)
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PAIR OF FLEMISH COLLOQUIAL TAVERN PAINTINGS
School of David Teniers, the Younger (1610-1690), ca 1700, oil on mitered walnut panels, depicting two different scenes of people drinking and smoking, one of three men smoking, the other of two men and a woman; the more boorish man is relieving himself, in gold painted molded frames, OS: 11” x 13 1/2”, SS: 7” x 9 3/4”, good condition. $5,000-7,000
2319 LATE 17TH C. MARITIME HARBOR SCENE, SCHOOL OF BONAVENTURA PEETERS (FLEMISH, 1614-1652)
Dutch Warship Departing, the Admiral’s Launch returning to the pier, gated harbor and large city to left, round fort to the right, oil on canvas, unsigned, in modern gold cove frame, OS: 30” x 38”, SS: 26” x 34”, cleaned and relined, retouched. $7,000-10,000
A Dutch Warship Departing an Italian Port, the pier framed by ancient ruins, smaller craft abound. Oil on canvas, unsigned, in a modern gold cove frame, OS: 30” x 46 1/2”, SS: 25” x 41 1/2”, fine craquelure, relined. $7,000-10,000
The Knife Sharpener, oil on elm panel, signed lower right and dated 1793 on the grindstone frame, depicting a mother with two children rather furtively dropping coins into the tradesman’s hand while he looks behind him. Housed in a good replica gilt frame, OS: 18 1/2” x 20 1/2”, SS: 10 3/4” x 12 3/4”, cracked, but not warped. $1,000-1,500
“The Three Mothers”, oil on canvas, unsigned, ca 1880, depicting a mother with her toddler, a slightly older girk with a doll and a litter of kittens with their mother, set in a dark Flemish interior, housed in a bright gold leaf cove frame having a beaded rank, OS: 24” x 27”, SS: 18” x 21”.
$2,000-3,000
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2322 19TH C. DUTCH GENRE SCENE
2321 J. VAN DEN BOSCHE (18TH C. BELGIUM)
2320 LATE 17TH C. MARITIME HARBOR SCENE
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2323 CORNELIUS BOUTER (NETHERLANDS, 1888-1966)
Mother Feeding Daughter at Window, oil on canvas, signed lower left, housed in a period gold Arts & Crafts frame, OS: 20 1/2” x 18 1/2”, SS: 15 1/2” x 13 1/2”. Good condition.
2324 DUTCH STYLE STILL LIFE, UNSIGNED, OIL ON PANEL
$1,000-1,500
Painted on an old wormy panel, in the 17th c manner, depicting a Romanesque urn of roses with butterflies, round image in square frame, under a round spandrel, all gilt gesso, OS: 23 1/2” square, SS: 19” diam. Repaired cracks.
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$1,000-1,500
A Portly Woman wearing a black lace edged mantle, white ruffed collar and cuffs, with a gold brooch featuring crossed arrows, holding her Book of Days, seated in a draped portico, housed in a gold molded frame, OS: 35” x 31”, SS: 29 1/2” x 24 1/2”. Overall fine craquelure, rippled edge. Illegible inscription on back. $800-1,000
Dark Old Masters Style
Portrait with a strong resemblance to the young Rembrandt, oil on canvas, unsigned but with German inscription in charcoal verso, continental stretcher. In red walnut and ebony molded cove frame with etched gilt liner, OS: 28 1/2” x 25”, SS: 21 1/2” x 17 1/2”. Craquelure, stretcher impression, one small repaired puncture at top.
$1,000-1,500
“Portrait of a Syndic”, oil on coarse linen, unsigned, inscribed with title verso, housed in an ornate Dutch handcarved gold and black frame, OS: 37” x 32”, SS: 29” x 24”, repaired puncture at brow, fine craquelure.
$600-800
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2327 19TH C. PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, AFTER REMBRANDT
2326 19TH C. COPY OF A REMBRANDT SELF-PORTRAIT, MARKED “STRANG” VERSO
17TH C. FLEMISH PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN OF THE COURT IN MOURNING
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2328 18TH C. DUTCH INTERIOR, IN THE MANNER OF GABRIEL METSU (1629-1667)
Four Men Carouse in a Barn Tavern, with an onion vendor in a booth , oil on mahogany panel with gauze backing, unsigned, housed in a vintage late 18th c. gilt gesso frame, OS: 32” x 36”, SS: 19 1/2” x 23 1/2”, surface crazing, crack and charred spots on right. $700-900
2329 LION SCULPTURE AFTER PONCIANO PONZANO Y GASCON (SPAIN, 1813-1877)
Monumental Seated Lion with Sphere, glazed terracotta pottery, unsigned, modeled after the lion sculptures designed by Ponciano Ponzano y Gascon (originally sculpted in plaster and later cast in bronze) placed at the entrance of the Spanish Parliament building in Madrid, 37 1/2” high, 34 1/2” x 17”. Glaze loss areas; edge chips; repaired base break. $1,500-2,500
“The Drawbridge”, from “Carceri d’invenzione” (Imaginary Prisons), etching with engraving on wove paper, catalog raisonne: Robison 1986, no. 33, State v/vi, published 1765, second edition. In gilt matched corner reeded frame, matted under glass, OS: 32” x 26”, impression: 21 1/2” x 16”. Cleaned. A very nice, richly inked impression with strong contrast.
Provenance: Purchased in 2002 from Marvin Sadik (1932-2013), director of the National Portrait Gallery (1969-81). Sold to Philip Isaacson (1924-2014) in 2002. Purchased by Richard & Christine Rydell in 2019 from the Isaacson estate. $4,000-6,000
Unloading a Commercial Trawler, oil on canvas, illegibly signed lower right, (Linell?), in what appears to be the original gilt gesso frame, OS: 23” x 32”, SS: 14 1/2” x 23 1/2”. Relined. $1,500-2,000
18th c. Carved and Painted Wood Standing Blackamoor Figure on Integral plinth, with gold and silver scraffito highlights, the young negro boy with a saucy smile on his puckish features is holding out his left hand (to receive calling cards, probably), his right hand resting on his hip, in Renaissance costume with silver buttoned bodice, robes tucked into his belt opened at front revealing his legs to the knees, low closed slippers, 61” tall, 19 1/2” wide at elbows, 19” deep. Old repairs to left hand and elbow, minimal scattered flakes, shrinkage cracks.
$2,500-3,500
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2332 PERIOD VENETIAN BLACKAMOOR FIGURE
2331 18TH C. ITALIAN HARBOR SCENE
2330 GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (ITALY, 1720-1788)
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2333 ITALIAN MICRO MOSAIC PORTRAIT FROM VATICAN MOSAIC STUDIO
Finely Crafted Depiction of a Standing Musketeer, near castle walls with Cross of Lorraine emblem embedded in wall. Artist identified as Ludovico Lucietto, who was active in the Vatican ca 1920-25, from label on back of original frame and verified in letter by noted micromosaic expert Jeanette Gabriel. Set in a black marble frame, OS: 19” x 11 1/8”, Image: 15 3/4” x 8”. Side edge flakes. $5,000-7,000
2334 PIETRO LONGHI (ITALY, 1702-1785)
Portrait of an Aristocratic Venetian Woman in Costume for the Ball, a garden background, she is looking directly at the viewer, wearing a bejeweled bicorn hat, holding a half-mask, pearl bracelets monogrammed “BA”, rings in pearl, diamond and garnet, the white lace collar of her dress over the top of her black lace and blue silk mantle, her white silk skirt cinched by a brocade corsetted belt. Unframed. 38 3/4” x 29 1/2”. Fine overall craquelure, repaired horizontal tear just above her hat. Born in 1702 in Venice, the son of Alessandro Falca, a silversmith. He studied drawing and modelling with his father and with Antonio Balestre. Known as a painter of contemporary genre scenes of life, his ‘speaking caricatures’ may have introduced the cartoon caricature to the world. $8,000-10,000
2335 ITALIAN CARD TABLE
Late 19th c. Exotic Wood Folding Pivot Top Gaming Table, with molded edge, felted top interior, carved and shaped apron, set on cabriole legs, 31” high, 37 1/4” x 18 1/2” (closed). Condition commensurate with age.
$500-700
2336 19TH C. ITALIAN RENAISSANCE MANNER GENRE SCENE
Courtly Florentine Woman Crossing a Canal on Stepping Stones, an attendant lifting her ermine edged robes. Seen in profile, she is carrying a small white dog, observed by two women from a nearby courtyard. Oil on thin mahogany panel, red ‘R’ on stone furthest to right. Housed in a vintage handcarved matched corner gold frame with gold liner. OS: 14” x 17”, SS: 8 3/4” x 12 1/4”. Minor flaking, frame loss.
$600-800
2337 MATTEO SARNO (ITALY, 1884-1987)
Village Landscape, oil on mahogany panel, signed lower left, giving location and dated 1927, titled verso “A caracteristic (sic) scene of Ischia”, with paper label from Casa d’Arte in Rome, having an original price of 700 pounds. In molded walnut frame, OS: 23” x 22”, SS: 18 1/2” x 19 1/4”, good condition. Ischia is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples.
$800-1,000
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2338 17TH C. ITALIAN ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES
(2) Scrollwork Frieze Studies in one frame, one centered on a Green Man head, raw umber ink on wove paper, 5” x 11” each, under dimensional two window mat with french ruling, under UV glass, in water gilt molded cove frame, 20” x 19” overall. $300-500
- BAY OF NAPLES
Moored British Sailing Ship, ca 1870, with signal flags up, the City of Naples and Mount Vesuvius behind, unsigned, in black and silver molded frame, matted and glazed, OS: 24 1/2” x 33 1/2”, SS: 15 1/2” x 25”, toned vertical line on right. $1,000-1,500
2340 ITALIAN CARVED PUTTO
Early Carved and Gilded Putto Figure, with loop for wall mounting, 10 3/4” x 6 1/4”. Gilding and gesso losses, some overpainting. $600-800
2341 FRANCESCO SALVERIO MANETTI (ITALY, 1723-1785)
[Bird of Prey] Plate LXI. “1. Velia grigia del Senegal. Lanius Senegalensis cinereus. 2. Velia rossa del Senegal. Lanius Senegalensis ruber. All’ille Rmo Sig Canonico Gabriello Ricardi Suddec della Metrop. Fioran” from “Ornithologia methodice digesta or Storia naturale degli uccelli.” Editorial: Giuseppe Vanni Florence, 1776. Handcolored engraving on laid paper. Housed in a modern gilt ribbed frame, matted with gilt liner, under UV glass. OS: 22” x 19”, impression: 13 3/4” x 10 3/4”, light bends lower right.
$600-800
2342 (2) CAPODIMONTE FIGURINES OF BEGGAR WOMEN
Group of (2) Early 19th c. Naples Italian Porcelain Figurines, depicting female beggars, on square bases stamped with crowned N mark, one figure holding a muff and with a cat at her feet, the other with two canes, 6” high, 3 1/4” x 2 1/2”. Good condition.
$300-500
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2339 19TH C. NEOPOLITAN SCHOOL WATERCOLOR/GOUACHE
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2343 AFTER GIUSSEPPI ZOCCHI (ITALY, 1711-1767)
20th c. Restrikes Hand Colored Vue d’Optique Engravings from “Florence: View of Palaces”, including: “View of Palazzo Vecchio and the Piazza della Signoria on the occasion of the ceremony for the feast day of St. John the Baptist”, 1744 & “Santa Maria dei Fiori and the Baptistry during the Feast of Corpus Domini. “ In matching gold and black frames with tan mats under glass, OS: 22 1/2” x 26 3/4”, SS: 13 1/2” x 18”, fine condition. $1,000-1,200
2344 19TH C. RESTRIKE SET OF (26) HANDCOLORED ENGRAVINGS, CORONELLI’S CELESTIAL MAPS
The full set of Gores and Poles to cover a 42” globe, from the original plates as issued by Cartographer Vincenzo Maria Coronelli (Italy, 1650-1718), originally published in Venice in 1688. These restrikes printed on 21” x 30” sheets of Rives paper (founded 1820) and also handcolored. The first four sheets have been trimmed to edges of gores. Soiling, toning, mostly to margins. $4,000-6,000
2345 JOSEF HEINTZ I (SWISS, 1564-1609)
Portrait of a Young Man, oil on linen laid to cardboard, signed lower right “J. Heintz” with illegible numerals below, 3 1/2” x 3 3/8”. Craquelure and minor paint losses.
$1,500-2,000
2346 HELMAR MASOLLE (SWEDEN, 1884-1969)
Portrait of Seated Woman in a Beaded Dress, ca 1925, oil on canvas, signed upper left, housed in a gold painted matched corner frame, OS: 36” x 29”, SS: 32 1/2” x 24 1/2”, light stretcher impression at bottom. From the Haynes Collection.
$1,000-1,500
2347 (5) 18TH C. FOLK ART PAINTINGS OF THE 17TH C. SWISS LINEN MANUFACTURE CENTERED IN ST. GALLEN
Naive narrative panels, oil on paper laid to wooden panels, unsigned but with initials on some bales, etc, date of 1755 on one. (Referring to painting date or scene date?). Four out of the five have matching black and gold molded frames. OS: 15 1/2” x 25 1/2” each, SS: 12 1/2” x 20 1/2”, losses to edges, one large chip. From the archives of AG Zimmermann, St. Gallen, Switzerland.St.
$1,000-1,500
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2348 DANISH PASTEL PORTRAITS ROYAL ARMY OFFICER & WIFE
A Pair of Bust Portraits, ca 1800, the officer with grey powdered hair, with ice blue eyes, aquiline nose, narrow lips, in blue jacket with red trim over a white waistcoat, his gold epaulet having a blue spreadwing eagle, in the original black cove frame with dull gold liners, under old glass, OS: 19 3/4” x 16 1/2”, SS: 14 1/4” x 11”, minor foxing; PLUS His wife in white Empire Summer Gown, with grey integral oval spandrel, OS: 19 1/2” x 17”, SS: 13 3/4” x 11 1/4”, some spots on her gown, lifting. $800-1,200
18th c. Rustic Rectangular Elm Low Table, having a shaped top with incised edges, single drawer with shaped frieze below, set on square legs with side stretchers, 22 1/2” high, 34” x 20 1/2”. Inletted repairs. $600-800
18th C. Swedish Painted Soft Wood 2-Part Step-Back Cupboard w/Built in Clock, Base w/extension table leaf w/swing leg. $5,000-7,000
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Lakeside Mountain Vista, oil on linen, signed lower right, in a gilded and molded wooden frame, OS: 28 1/2” x 32 1/2”, SS: 23 1/2” x 27 1/2”. Good condition. $600-800
Magyar Gypsies with Dancing Bear Entertaining a Small Crowd Outdoors, the family in a tent behind, oil on canvas, unsigned, unframed, 31 1/2” x 42 1/2”. Cleaned and revarnished, scattered retouching, most heavily upper right. $5,000-7,000
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2352 EASTERN EUROPEAN GENRE PAINTING, CA 1880
2351 EGON JOHANNES WILHJELM (DENMARK, 1925-
2350 18TH C. SWEDISH STEP-BACK CUPBOARD W/CLOCK
2349 SCANDINAVIAN SIDE TABLE
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2353 LARGE CONTINENTAL OLD MASTER LANDSCAPE PAINTING
Early 18th c. Fantasy Landscape, oil on canvas, not visibly signed, although the restorer took note of “Crager” on back of canvas before relining. Depicts a rough Northern European Mountain and Riverfall Landscape, with several allegorical details, such as a Maiden reclining near a roadside shrine, two goats defending a boulder, oddly formed anthropomorphic trees, a girl and her brother receding into a darkened forest, the ruins of a castle on a distant precipice, a cottage with red clay roof tiles; housed in modern gold molded frame, OS: 32 1/2” x 48 1/2”, SS: 27 1/2” x 43 1/2”, professionally cleaned, relined and retouched. $4,000-6,000
2354 OLD MASTER DRAWING SPANISH SUCCESSION
Queen Isabella I of Castile passes the abundance of the New World to her successor Joanna the Mad, Queen of Castile and Aragon in 1504. Chiarascuro black and white on grey laid paper. In modern silver and gold molded frame, matted and glazed, OS: 24” x 20”, SS: 17 1/2” x 30”, small edge tears, foxing. From the estate of Joshua B. Kind, professor, Northwestern University and School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
$1,000-1,500
Portrait of a Biblical or Classical Bearded Man, verdigris patinated bronze sculpture, back marked “A. Foretry, Paris, France, 1891”, set on a green variegated marble base, sculpture only: 23” high, 11” x 10”, 25” high with base. Good condition.
“Ecce Homo”, a member of the Sadducees in jeweled turban presents Jesus to the crowds, mocking his “crown and sceptre”, wrist bindings sketched in above an illegible inscription, oil on elm panel, in what appears to be the original frame, OS: 16 1/2” x 14”, SS: 12” x 9 1/2”, slightly bowed. $2,000-2,500
2357 HUNGARIAN SCHOOL
$1,000-2,000
"The Rescue", oil on canvas, unsigned, ca 1840, depicting a woman being spirited away on a galloping horse, others in pursuit, in modern gold molded frame, signed on verso, OS: 16" x 13", SS: 11 1/2" x 8 1/2".
$500-700
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2356 17TH C. NORTHERN EUROPEAN OLD MASTER PAINTING
2355 GRAND TOUR ERA BRONZE BUST
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2359 IMPERIAL RUSSIAN MINIATURE
2358 RUSSIAN SILVER MOUNTED COCONUT LADLE
18th c. Russian Ladle, with coconut shell bowl mounted in Russian 84-silver, with Cyrillic maker’s mark “I.Sh” (possibly for I.K. Shevyakov), turned wooden handle, 17” long, 3 1/2” wide bowl. Wear commensurate with age; hole in wooden handle (likely for hanging cord).
Oval oil on ivory portrait of a Young Blonde Officer in Summer Court
Uniform with decorations, unsmiling, his blue eyes set on the viewer, his arms crossed. Housed in a gilt cast brass conforming frame, under domed lens, with hanging loop and brocade backing. 4 1/2” x 3 3/4”. $500-700
$600-800
Russian Cavalryman on Horseback, patinated bronze sculpture, ca 1890 cast of an earlier work by Baron Klodt, with impressed Cyrillic artist signature on base, possibly a depiction of Czar Alexander II in an officer uniform, mounted on a rouge marble rectangular plinth, sculpture only: 16 1/2” high, 14 1/2” x 6 1/2”, with base: 17 1/2” high. Good condition.
$800-1,200
Set of (6) Mid-20th c. Clear Vodka
Glasses, in a fitted wooden box stenciled “Vodka, Sibirskaia, Moscow, 1887”, front panel stenciled “Russian Glasses”, glasses: 5 3/4” high, crate: 7 1/2” high, 7 1/2” x 5 1/2”. Good condition.
$500-700
Portrait of Rasputin, ca 1900, unsigned, oil on canvas, in black and gold molded cove frame, OS: 31 1/2” x 26 1/2”, SS: 24 1/2” x 18 1/2”.
$1,000-2,000
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2362 RUSSIAN SCHOOL
2361 RUSSIAN VODKA GLASSES IN WOOD CRATE
2360 AFTER PIOTR KARLOVICH KLODT VON JURGENSBURG (RUSSIA, 1805-1867)
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2363 (2) 19TH C. RUSSIAN ICONS OF MADONNA AND CHILD
The first a painted panel, Kazanskaya Madonna, with gilt haloes, 13 1/2” x 11”, loss to Christ child and one corner, slightly bowed; the second panel with unmarked silver oklad, Latvian school, 12 1/4” x 10 1/2”. $700-900
2364 19TH C. RUSSIAN ICON
Madonna and Child, Latvian School, with gilt background, Jesus with his head tipped back, his hand raised to his mother’s chin, 12” x 9 1/2”, minor losses. $300-400
2365 SMALL RUSSIAN ICON WITH SILVER OKLAD
18th c. Moscow, Madonna and Child, engraved silver oklad carries the mark of Aleksey Spirdonov, from 1762 forward. 5 1/4” x 4 1/2”. $300-400
2366 GOTHIC PERIOD SANDSTONE KING’S HEAD
Handsome Man with long hair and moustache, in reticulate crown, probably French, from the exterior embellishment of a Cathedral, ca 14th c. with flat back retaining rough chisel marks. Mounted on a cylindrical solid wood plinth, object alone is roughly 10” x 6” x 7”, 16” tall overall. Weathered. $1,000-1,500
2367 14TH C. CARVED IVORY LITURGICAL COMB, FRAMED
Double-Sided, Gothic design, Late Crusades Era (1291-1399), depicting victorious Generals presenting flags to an enthroned King under archways, the reverse featuring the religious parallel to the same event, the King and Queen giving tribute to the Pope. The upper side in thin tines (intact), the lower in heavy tines (many missing). In modern mahogany frame, doubleglazed within mats, to view both sides. OS: 10 3/4” x 9 3/4”, the object alone is 5 1/2” x 5”. $4,000-6,000
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Ancient Egyptian , Hellenistic Period, upper portion of a larger statuette of a Supplicant Carrying a Young Calf to the Temple, partial heiroglyph on back. Set on museum mount, object alone is 4 1/4” tall, 7” tall overall. $2,000-3,000
Early Bronze Age unusual subject Alabaster Eye Idol, representing two closely related figures, having claracteristic large eyes, 2 3/4” x 2 1/8”.
Includes handwritten COA that reads: “Eye idol of alabaster, 69 x 54 x 4 mm. Neck and shoulders rest on a rectangular base, and two eyes with brows rest on the neck In centre of the base the whole thing is repeated (with neck) on a smaller scale. Syria, c. 2700-2500 B.C. Good condition and extremely rare for the repeated design. W.G. Lambert.” $2,000-3,000
Carved White Marble Head of a Bearded Elder, possibly Plato, mounted on black wood museum stand. Object is 4 1/2” tall, 7 3/4” tall overall. $2,000-3,000
Proto-Geometric Period, 8th-9th c. B.C.E. Wheel turned, with broad shoulder, long neck terminating in a pinched trifid opening, applied double roll handle. Black and orange on buff decoration. 13 1/2” x 7” diam. $3,000-4,000
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2372 RARE EARLY ANCIENT GREEK POTTERY PITCHER
2371 3RD C. B.C. GREEK SCULPTURE
2370 RARE ANCIENT NEAR EAST MINIATURE MARBLE IDOL, MID-THIRD MILLENIUM, BC., NOW SYRIA
2369 IMPORTANT ANCIENT EGYPTIAN STONE SCULPTURE Small Black Granite Figure of a Supplicant kneeling in prayer to a God or the Pharoah. 5 1/4” x 2 1/4” x 3”. $3,000-4,000
300-100 B.C. EGYPTIAN SANDSTONE SCULPTURE FRAGMENT
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Large and Important Greek Bronze Furniture Mount, the Head of Dionysus, God of wine and merriment, having a crown and surround of grapes, on mahogany museum stand, object is 7” x 7” x 3”, 11 1/2” x 6” x 7” overall. Bronze is pegged on mount, removable. $8,000-12,000
Sensitive Life-Sized White Marble Memorial Bust of a Young Girl with curly hair pulled from a middle part by a narrow headband, set loosely on the original damaged socle, 18” x 11 1/2” x 7”, weathered and with lichen, from lengthy exterior exposure. $3,000-4,000
Cast and Chased Cobalt Blue Glass Bust of an Emperor or General, set on white agate cube, not attached. Object is 3” tall, 5” tall overall.
$4,000-8,000
Votive Figures in terra cotta, depicting Aristocratic Women, perhaps mother and daughter, in similar head dress and jewelry, 5” & 4 1/2” tall objects in 7” x 10” x 2 1/2” walnut case, under glass. $1,000-1,500
$1,000-1,500
Garden Fixture, probably Italian, having a 20th c. faucet., with a chiseled baroque wall mount backing, 33 1/2” x 20” x 4 1/2”, plus the lower shell form basin, 6” x 23” x 17”.
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2377 EARLY CARVED STONE TWO-PART LAVABO
2376 (2) ETRUSCAN CLAY BUSTS OF WOMEN IN SHADOWBOX FRAME
2375 RARE CLASSICAL ROMAN PERIOD BLUE GLASS PORTRAIT BUST
2374 CLASSICAL ROMAN PERIOD MARBLE BUST OF AN ADOLESCENT GIRL
2373 2ND C. B.C.E. GREEK BRONZE MOUNT
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Cast and Chased Bronze Lion Head Bosses with lift rings, on lexan museum stands, 4” diam. boss with 3 1/2” ring, 6 1/2” tall overall. 7 1/2” tall stands. $2,000-3,000
Large Footed Cup or Kylix, having a broad shallow bowl with two handles set on a narrow hollow stem, painted with animals and wild flora, 8 1/2” x 11 3/4” x 8 1/4”, with old repairs.
$4,000-6,000
Fluted body with squared shoulder, tall tapered neck having cut rings, heavy walled, mounted into 19th c. wooden foot. 12 1/2” x 5 1/2” diam. Great patina. $800-1,200
Italian Baroque, elongated figure in polychromed wood, robed, having long curly hair, holding a bowl containing her eyes, mounted on the original plinth, 23” tall overall, losses, wormage. She is one of eight women explicitly commemorated by Catholics in the Canon of the Mass.
$1,500-2,000
Aphrodite at Play with Her Son Eros, two doves in flight above. Carrara marble in Venetian style carved wood silverleaf and black frame, OS: 12” x 21”, SS: 8” x 17”. $2,000-3,000
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2382 ITALIAN NEO-CLASSICAL MARBLE PLAQUE
2381 18TH C. CARVED AND PAINTED SANTA LUCIA STATUE
2380 ANCIENT ROMAN BRONZE VASE
2379 ANCIENT ETRUSCAN-CORINTHIAN POTTERY
2378 ANCIENT ROMAN BRONZE MOUNTS
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The Pieta, 16th c. finely carved mahogany, on integral plinth with foliate decoration, flat back, 9 1/2” x 8” x 3 1/2”. Missing one hand from each where they would have met. $2,000-4,000
Madonna Presenting the Christ Child to Joseph, Toledo School, depicted in a mountainous landscape with anciant ruins, a steak of light shining on them from a roiling mass of clouds. Presented in black panel frame with applied gilt scrollwork, OS: 23” x 29”, SS: 16 1/2” x 22 1/2”, overall craquelure. $6,000-8,000
19th c. Spanish Cast Stone Santiago Figure, in the Medieval style, depicted holding a staff and book, 11 1/2” high. $200-400
Late Medieval Style Italian Leather Covered Wooden Chest, likely a 19th c. Grand Tour copy of a 15th c. piece, having a pagoda form lid with top slot, with raised and polychrome painted figural religious scenes - the raising of Lazarus on the front panel, and Noli me tanere on the back, with early staple hinges, escutcheon (missing lock), 10 1/4” high, 13 1/2” x 6 3/4”. Worm damage; leather losses; wear commensurate with age. $800-1,000
Mary in Ascension, oil on coarse linen, unsigned, having a painted baroque surround, rectangular format, unframed, 17 1/2” x 11”, loss to edges, relined, fine craquelure. $800-1,000
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2387 17TH C. EASTERN EUROPEAN VIRGIN MARY PAINTING
2386 CONTINENTAL RELIGIOUS ALMS BOX
2385 STONE FIGURE OF ST. JAMES THE LESSER
2384 17TH C. SPANISH RELIGIOUS PAINTING
2383 ITALIAN RENAISSANCE WOOD CARVING
2387
2386
2385
2384
2383
2390
2391
2388 FRAMED EMBROIDERY OF JOSEPH AND THE CHRIST CHILD
2388
2389 WOOD SCULPTURE OF MADONNA & CHILD
19th c. Continental Carved and Polychrome Painted Baroque Style Figural Group, depicting the crowned Virgin holding the crowned Christ Child, atop a triangular base, 15 1/2” high. Paint losses. $600-800
2389
2390
Madonna and Child Standing Plaque, carved wood, signed and dated 1925 on side of base, inscribed in Latin at base edge “Ego Mater Pulchrae Dilectionis”(I am the mother of beautiful love), 19 1/2” high, 13 1/4” x 4”. Alec Miller was an associate of English architect and designer Charles Robert Ashbee (UK, 1863-1942). $800-1,000
Oval Portrait of an Angel holding White Lilies, oil on linen laid to panel, unsigned, in the manner of Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, (UK, 18331898), member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. In delicate oval gilt gesso frame, OS: 13” x 10 1/2”, SS: 9” x 6 3/4”, frame loss. $500-700
2391
2392
Oil on canvas, in the Italian Renaissance style, in a molded panel walnut frame, OS: 32 1/2” x 27”, SS: 23 1/2” x 19”, craqueleure to background.
$500-700
18th c. European Silkwork Religious Textile, the figures of Joseph and Christ flanked by two exotic birds surrounded by scrolls, tassels and floral motifs, embroidered on silk with silk and metallic thread, in a carved and gilded wooden frame, OS: 24” x 18 1/2”. Frame repairs. $600-800 2392
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19TH C. UNSIGNED MADONNA AND CHILD PAINTING
PRE-RAPHAELITE PORTRAIT OF AN ANGEL
ALEC MILLER (CA/SCOTLAND, 1902-1950)
Featuring Dog Hunting Quail and Hare in foliage, doves at top, possibly made from an old powder horn, iron buttplate is nailed in, 10” tall, old repairs. $500-700
Qajar Portrait Vase of a Newly Wed Young Couple, seated in a garden facing each other, he is presenting her with a small gift, a pair of golden flasks between them represents their betrothal. The reverse bears a pair of birds. 13 1/2” x 8” diam. Top of neck shortened and ground, foot has losses. $2,000-3,000
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2397 TEKKE TURKMEN SILK EMBROIDERED COAT Vintage Hand Embroidered Chyrpy Woman's Robe, with multicolor stitchwork on a black homespun silk fabric, cotton floral print lining, 40" long, 24 1/2" wide at armpits. Good condition. $500-700
2396 EARLY OTTOMAN TURKISH BRASS CANDELESTICK Bell shaped base, engraved with a later Tughra, 16th-17th c. 7” x 7 1/2”. $2,000-4,000
2395 18TH C. PERSIAN VASE
2394 OTTOMAN SILVER PEN CASE WITH INKWELL Calemdan, 18th-19th c. 10 1/2” long. $2,000-3,000
2393 18TH C. CARVED STAGHORN VASE
2397
2396
2395
2394
2393
2400
2398 ANCIENT PERSIAN BRONZE CANDLESTICK
3rd-6th c. AD Three-Part Bronze Candleholder, with verdigris patinated surface and intricate etched decoration, turned baluster stem and round base with six concave base top indentations, set on tripod base with spade form feet, 16 1/2” high, 8” diam. Oxidized and worn surface, top section detached with ‘make-do’ wooden peg type fitting.
2399
$500-700
Framed 19th c. Painting, depicting two seated men in conversation, with gold leaf highlights, in a wooden stick frame, glazed, OS: 13” x 9 1/2”, Image: 5 1/2” x 3 1/2”. Good condition.
Blue Glazed Bottle Form Vase, with molded decoration of scrolls, vines, floral motifs, and Islamic calligraphy, with early gas light brass mount, mounted in the 1920s as an electric table lamp, double socket fixture with chain pulls and finial, 22 1/2” high, 6 1/2” diam. Vase base removed; needs new wiring.
$400-500
$500-700
Ornate Bedouin Drop Pendant, set with six jewels, 21 1/2” long, on black velvet and mounted in a custom silvered wooden frame with black velvet mat and silvered inner lip, glazed, framed by Kohei’s Arabesque Gallery, Manama, Bahrain, OS: 32” x 18 1/2”.
2402
$500-700
Early 20th c. Large Cairoware Silver and Copper Inlaid Tray, with Arabic calligraphy decoration, 25 3/4” diam. Good condition. $300-500
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MIDDLE EASTERN INLAID BRASS TRAY
2401 FRAMED MIDDLE EASTERN SILVER ORNAMENT
PERSIAN POTTERY VASE AS TABLE LAMP
PERSIAN MINIATURE PAINTING
2402
2401
2400
2399
2398
South Asian Sandstone Sculpture Fragment, 13th-14th c., depicting the head of a young male, with open almond shaped eyes, full eyebrows, hint of a smile, fragment only: 3 1/2” high, 2 1/2” wide, overall: 6 1/2” high.
$300-500
18th c. Hindu Portrait Head on wooden stand, representing a jolly fat man, 7” tall overall, with 1969 receipt from New Delhi. $300-400
The Goddess Kali standing on a Bull Playing a Flute, flanked by exotic birds, demon mask center top of the arch, the figure is finished on both sides but not the frame, in polychrome enamel paint, late 19th to early 20th c. 38 1/2” x 18” x 5 1/2”.
$1,000-1,500
The first of a Woman Warrior on horseback, her horse painted with lions and lambs; the second of a Warrior Emperor in front of a fort with soldiers and an elephant; the third of an Emperor on a rearing white horse. All in matching gold molded frame with creme mats, under glass, OS: 12 3/4” x 9” & 9 3/4” x 13” & 12 3/4” x 9”; SS: 8 1/4” x 4 1/2” & 5” x 8 1/2” & 6 1/4” x 3”, good condition.
Head and Partial Torso, the Elephant features of the Great God Ganesh,
tall, worn and encrusted.
$200-300
$800-1,200
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2407 INDIAN QUARTZ STONE
GANESH FIGURE
5”
2406 (3) MUGHAL INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTINGS
2405 LARGE CONTINENTAL INDIAN HINDU CARVED AND PAINTED WOODEN ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT
2404 CONTINENTAL INDIAN TERRA COTTA HEAD
2403 EARLY CARVED STONE HEAD
2407
2406
2405
2404
2403
2408 18TH-19TH C. TIBETAN PAINT DECORATED DOOR
Brightly painted three-panel door with integral post hinge, decorated with a Tiger above and a Horse below the cental geometric panel, retaining original iron chain pull, the reverse in plain colors, 72 1/2” hinge post, 68 1/2” x 32” x 2” door opening.
$800-1,200
2409 ANTIQUE TEAK CHEST ON WHEELS
2411 ANTIQUE PRAYER CLOTH
Indonesian or Southeast Asian Rolling Trunk, early 19th c., with exposed dovetailed corners, hinged molded edge lid, carved front decoration, iron side handles and latch, interior with lidded ditty box, set on a base with large flat wooden wheels, 26” high, 45 1/2” x 19 1/2”. Old inletted repairs and modifications.
2410 INDONESIAN HARDWOOD HALL BENCH
$800-1,200
Exotic wood with horsehead arm deoration, geometric chip carving, three drawers lower front, the back and arms the same height. 17” seat, 29 1/2” arms & back, add 3” at the horsehead. 52 1/2” x 25 1/2”. Stains on seat.
$500-700
Textile from India, the light red prayer mihrab covered by staggered rows of boteh in ivory, midnight & sky blue, and red, flanked by columns of cypress trees, 48” x 54” (4’ 6”), Good condition.
$400-600
2412 INDONESIAN LOW TABLE WITH THREE DRAWERS
Hardwood plank table with overhanging molded top, chip carved skirt and drawers on the long side, round legs, 18” x 51” x 36”. $300-500
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2410
2411
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2413 MINIATURE INDIAN PAINTING
Servant Holding Mirror for Mistress while her admiring deity floats above the trees, in gold molded frame, linen mat, OS: 12 1/2” x 10 1/2”, SS: 8” x 6”, fine condition.
Note on back states this was purchased in Udiapur in 1996. From the Estate of Syril Frank, New York. $200-300
2414 CARVED HARDSTONE TURTLE
Chinese Carved Mottled Grey Jade Turtle, atop a carved fitted wooden stand, turtle only: 1 1/2” high, 4 1/2” wide, with stand: 2 1/2” high. Turtle in good condition; stand edge chip. $300-500
2415 CARVED CELADON JADE HORSE FIGURE
Chinese Hardstone Horse Sculpture, with two young boys - one on its back and one in front with a branch, with a carved and pierced fitted wooden stand, sculpture only: 3 1/2” high, 5” wide, with stand: 4 3/4” high. $800-1,200
2416 CHINESE GREEN GLAZED GINGER JAR
19th c. Ovoid Ceramic Jar, with dark green glaze, wooden lid and pierced wooden stand, jar only: 8” high, 7 1/2” diam. Side glaze occlusion.
$300-500
2417 CHINESE DRAGON VASE
Qing Baluster Form Vase, in iron red and green, depicting a dragon chasing a flaming pearl, with blue bands surrounding rim, shoulder and base, underside with two underglaze blue circular rings, with pierced wooden cover and carved wooden stand, vase only: 7 1/2” high, 4” diam. Good condition. $1,000-1,500
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2416
2415
2414
2413
Porcelain Jar, decorated with phoenix birds, cranes and flowering trees, with pierced wooden cover and stand, jar only: 8 1/2” high, 8” diam. Good condition. $1,000-2,000
$300-500
Famille Rose Porcelain Jar, with hand painted aquatic plants, ducks and flowering tree panels, fitted as a table lamp (not drilled), single socket fixture with harp, silk shade and carved hardstone finial, 26” high, 16” diam. Good condition.
Magnificent and Complex Reticulated Panel with figures of eight deities in full round on either side of a large dragon, set into a layered surround of smoke and wind, a pagoda flanked by fish and sea serpent at bottom. Backed by more recent solid plate, 28 1/2” x 38” x 3 1/2”. Cut into three sections at some point, with some loss. $3,000-5,000
2421
19th c. White Jade Round Plaque, with openwork carved scrolling flowers surrounding a central flower, mounted in a later rosewood stand, plaque: 2 1/4” diam., overall: 2 7/8” sq.
$600-800
Set of (7) Qing Famille Rose Porcelain Dishes, 19th c., each with a different courtly scene with an adult and three children, with iron red scrolling lotus border, gilt rims, 8” diam. Two with rim flakes.
$700-900
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2422 CHINESE PORCELAIN PLATES
CHINESE CARVED HARDSTONE PLAQUE
2420 19TH C. CHINESE CARVED GILTWOOD ARCHITECTURAL PANEL
2419 CHINESE HEXAGONAL GINGER JAR AS TABLE LAMP
2418 CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN GINGER JAR
2422
2421
2420
2419
2418
Qing Period Celadon Glazed Porcelain Footed Cup, with underglaze blue six-character Qianlong seal mark on base and with affixed round paper label from Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, also with carved wooden stand, cup only: 3 1/2” high, 2 3/4” diam. Good condition. $3,000-5,000
Qing Dynasty or later, having beautifully worked decoration of a Battle Scene on the coffined lift-off top, rows of Immortals front and back, gardens on the ends, the borders constituted by vine entwined symbols of fortune. The interior is lined in red felt, and has a lift-out partitioned tray. 13” x 21” x 12”.
$2,000-3,000
Covered Jar, with iron red trailing lotus and Shou (longevity) symbols, with wooden base, jar only: 18” high, 9 1/2” diam. Drilled lid and base. $500-700
Rectangular Lidded Box, lid engraved with censer and jar plus Chinese characters surrounded by archaic dragons, copper lined interior and base, with ink grinder inside lid, base stamped with four-character mark, 1 1/2” high, 6” x 2 1/2”.
$600-800
Qing Clam Broth Jade, a natural form river stone that has been carved with an emerging tortoise, 3” x 5” x 3”. $500-700
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2427 EARLY CHINESE CARVED HARDSTONE HATCHING TORTOISE
2426 CHINESE PAKTONG SCHOLAR’S INK BOX
2425 CHINESE PORCELAIN GINGER JAR
2424 VERY FINE CHINESE MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID VALUABLES BOX
2423 18TH C. CHINESE STEM CUP
2427
2426
2425
2424
2423
2428 CHINESE STORAGE CABINET
Large Elmwood Cabinet, with molded edge cornice and narrow top drawer above two cabinet doors (one folding) enclosing an open storage area, three small drawers below, and lower single cabinet door with open interior storage; side and back panels having vertical wood planks alternating with iron straps, 62” high, 38” x 33”. Old repairs. $800-1,200
2429 CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK ALTAR CLOTH
18th/19th c. Finely Crafted Silk Altar Frontispiece, depicting figures at a festival surrounded by cloud and floral motifs, worked in silk and gilt threads on a red ground, 24” x 85”. Damage to border. $800-1,200
2430
Lot of (5), incl: Ivory, brass lid inset with turquoise, with spoon, 3” high; Carved blue overlay glass bottle with dragon and phoenix design, hardstone cap with spoon, 2 1/4” high; Large glass bottle, having carved black glass overlay, with interior figural and Chinese character calligraphy, 4 3/4” high, no spoon; Tibetan bottle in metal mounted carved bone, mounts set with red coral and turquoise, with lid chain and spoon, 3” high; and Tibetan metal bottle, with front and back mask form decorated surface, set with turquoise, red coral and lapis, with lid chain and spoon, 3” high.
$400-600
2431
Chinese late Ming dynasty bronze figure of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, also known as Guanyin, 17th century, China. Crowned, in dhoti and shawl with elongated earlobes having rosette earrings, swagged necklace, beads in hand, bow at front of dhoti, left arm on rail rest, right knee up in relaxed stance, interior having brick red paint over sand casting residue. 14 1/2” x 9” x 6”, scattered losses to gilding, bend to front edge. From the estate of Vann Thomson, Coral Gables, FL.
$10,000-15,000
Late 19th c. Tea Caddy, by Hung Chong & Co. (Canton & Shanghai), with chased and repousse decoration of dragons pursuing a flaming pearl, set on three ball feet, engraved lid cartouche, stamp HC, HC and Chinese character mark on base, 4 1/2” high, 4” diam., 8.85 ozt. Repaired dents. $600-800
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2432 CHINESE EXPORT SILVER LIDDED JAR, HUNG CHONG & CO.
LARGE 17TH C. CHINESE MING GILT BRONZE BODHISATTVA
ASIAN SNUFF BOTTLE COLLECTION
2432
2431
2430
2429
2428
2433 PR CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SQUARE VASES
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Vases, square shouldered shape, with foo dog mask and faux drop ring side handles, paneled floral and bird decoration, surrounded by trailing lotus motifs on a yellow ground, iron red overglaze apocryphal Qianlong seal marks on bases, 16” high, 7 1/2” x 6”. Minor paint losses at shoulders. $800-1,200
2434 (4) MID 20TH C. CHINESE GILT AND LACQUERED DECORATIVE WALL HANGING PANELS
Scenes from the Life of Confucius, delicately rendered, two floral panels above each scene, the middle panel having two characters of text each, below which are panels of birds amid flowering branches, the last two on black fields, 56” x 10 3/4” each including brass hangers. $600-800
2435 EARLY 18TH C. CHINESE FOLDING SCREEN
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722) Six-Panel Screen, ink and watercolor on paper, on a later mount, signed with two characters lower left of left hand panel, depicting a dramatic mountain lake scene, probably the dramatic karst mountains of Guangxhi in the south. Approximately thirty figures are scattered throughout the narrative, a large pagoda and the adjoining grounds, in small groups of merchants, scholars, priests, musicians and children. Two boats have tied up at the dock, selling books and liquor, attracting a small crowd. Merchants carrying goods on poles approach, three sailboats in the lake. Gold flecks in the sky. The full size, laid flat, is 55 1/2” x 142” (11’ 10”). Most paper hinged have separated, some edge loss and tears, print block paper reverse. Multiple old repairs. $1,500-2,000
Cylindrical Pot with man fishing from boat in mountain lake, signed and inscribed with two carved seals, 3 3/4” x 2” diam, shrinkage crack, ink stains.
$300-400
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2437 LARGE CHINESE HARDSTONE CARVING OF A HORSE Recumbent Horse, in pale celadon hardstone with striations of green jade, 15 1/2” x 25 1/2” x 7 1/2”. $2,000-3,000
2436 SMALL EARLY CHINESE IVORY BRUSH POT
2437
2436
2435
2434
2433
2438 CHINESE PORCELAIN DAYAZHAI-STYLE DRAGON VASE
Yellow Ground Baluster Vase, decorated with dragons among flowers, with three-character red Daya Zhai mark and oval seal five-character Tiandi yijia chun mark to shoulder, base with underglaze blue six-character Kangxi mark within double circle, 16 1/2” high, 8” diam. Good condition.
$500-700
2439 PR CHINESE CINNABAR VASES
Pr of Carved Red Cinnabar Baluster Vases, each with intricate and continuous carved figural scene to body, geometric and character decoration to neck and base edge, both with gilded six-character reign seal mark on base, 15” high, 7 1/2” diam. Drilled bases.
$600-800
2440 CHINESE ROSEWOOD STAND WITH INSET MARBLE
Ornately Carved 19th c. Display Stand, with square beaded edge top, inset panel of mottled pink marble, pierced foliate carved frieze, set on curved legs with paw feet and shaped stretchers, 18” high, 12 1/2” x 12 1/2”.
$300-400
2441 EARLY CHINESE QING DYNASTY CELADON FIGURE
18th c. Figure of a Seated Teacher, in pale celadon over white clay; he is depicted with a shaved head, wearing an open front robe, a persimmon in his left hand resting on his knee, his right hand raised, raw foot, 5” tall. Missing thumb and fingertips on raised hand. From the Estate of Frank Cowan.
2442
Home
$300-500
9 1/2” x 6” x 3 1/2”. $800-1,200
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EARLY CARVED SCHIST STONE ENTHRONED BUDDHA
Altar Votive, the Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra (Earth witness), carved in three pieces with flat back.
2442
2441
2440
2439
2438
Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vase, ovoid form with flared rim, with phoenix bird and floral decoration, red painted six-character Guangxu mark on base, 16” high, 7 1/2” diam. Good condition. $500-700
Life-Sized Striated Granite Sculpture of the Buddha, Ming Dynasty or earlier, depicted with sublime facial expression, elongated earlobes, tightly curled hair with top knot, set loose on black wood museum stand. Object is roughly 12” x 7” x 8”, overall size: 21 1/2” tall. $2,000-3,000
19th c. White Jade Plaque Pendant, well carved with butterflies and prunus, with hanging loop, 2 1/4” x 1 7/8”. $600-800
Carved with low relief depictions domestic scenes, having a large brass latch, raised on squat cabriole legs. 25 1/2” x 41” x 20”. $300-500
Shawl
condition.
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2447 FINE CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK SHAWL
with multi-colored floral and vine embroidery on a black field, 54” (4’ 6”) square. Good
$400-600
2446 CHINESE CAMPHORWOOD TRUNK
2445 CHINESE CARVED HARDSTONE PLAQUE
2444 LARGE ANCIENT CHINESE STONE CARVED HEAD OF BUDDHA
2443 CHINESE PORCELAIN BALUSTER VASE
2447
2446
2445
2444
2443
Pr of Blue & White Porcelain Plates or Low Bowls, with painted dragon decoration to interior and exterior, traces of Chinese character calligraphy surrounding base, unglazed foot, 10” diam. Good condition.
19th c. Black Porcelain Baluster Form Vase, black glaze on terracotta, fitted as a table lamp with brass mounts, set on an openwork base, double socket fixture with chain pulls, 26 1/2” high (vase only: 18 1/4” high, 7 3/4” diam.). Firing occlusion near base, base edge glaze voids, drilled base. $300-500
$300-500
Siddhartha Gautama, rendered in granite, having elongated lobes and snail curls, but lacking ushana or topknot, but a passive expression, 4 1/2” tall.
$500-700
Vintage Portable Vanity Box, with hinged top lid and carry handle, three side drawers, exposed dovetailed construction, 11” high, 13” x 10”. Missing mirror.
$300-500
Framed Qing Dynasty Civil Rank Badge, 19th c., in silk with gold metallic thread embroidery, depicting an egret surrounded by clouds and auspicious symbols, in a silver leaf stick frame, OS: 12 1/4” x 13”. $400-600
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2452 CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK RANK BADGE
2451 CHINESE ELMWOOD STORAGE BOX
2450 EARLY SMALL CHINESE CARVED STONE HEAD
2449 CHINESE PORCELAIN VASE, WIRED AS A LAMP
2448 PR CHINESE DRAGON PLATES
2453 CHINESE JADE BEAD & CARNELIAN NECKLACE Single Strand Necklace of polished two-color jade beads, with carved carnelian Buddha, with silver clasp, 27” long. Good condition. $300-500
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2451
2450
2449
2448
Early Polychromed Wooden Temple Sculpture, 19th c. or earlier, depicted standing in flowing robes with hands placed together gesturing reverence and salutation, 36 1/2” high, 11 1/2” x 11”. Losses to headdress, fingers and toes; shrinkage cracks. Purchased from Sotheby’s in 1981. $1,000-2,000
Pr of Chinese Bowls, with interior and exterior floral decoration, tall foot and yellow glazed base, 3 1/8” high, 7 1/8” diam. Professionally repaired break to one bowl. $1,000-1,500
19th c. Celadon Jade Plaque, well carved with ruyi and flowers, 2” x 1/2”. $600-800
18th c. Famille Rose Porcelain Teapot, with gilded handle and spout, plum form lid finial, figural familial scene decoration, 5 3/4” high, 8” x 4 1/2”. Repaired body break, small handle chip. $600-800
2458 CHINESE STAND WITH STONE TOP
19th c. Rectangular Side Table, top with inset stone panel, reticulated carved frieze, lower shelf, set on square legs with horse hoof form feet, 31” high, 16 1/2” x 12”. $200-400
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2457 CHINESE EXPORT TEAPOT
2456 CHINESE CARVED HARDSTONE PLAQUE
2455 PR CHINESE YELLOW GROUND PORCELAIN BOWLS
2454 CHINESE CARVED BODHISATTVA FIGURE
2457
2456
2455
2454
2453
Standing Hooded Quanyin with windblown robes, turning her head to one side, holding beads and a plum, carved from a pleasnt mellow pale ochre stone, 11 1/2” tall, old repairs to one hand and robe drape.
$1,000-1,500
Han Style Squared Baluster Profiles, with taotie bossed ring lifts, the square domed tops having horse shaped flanges, 17” x 8” x 8”.
$2,000-3,000
Yixing Teapot of Zisha Clay with Molded Prunus decoration and Branch
Handle, four character seal mark on underside, two character mark on underside of lid. 4 1/4” x 7 1/4” x 4”.
$300-500
16” rondel of a dignitary approaching a fortress, being greeted by a woman, mounted on dark blue silk moire, in a gold and black molded frame under glass, 20 1/2” x 21”.
$200-300
Body and head complete but separated, terracotta having red and white slip deoration, roughly 14” x 17” x 4 1/2” overall when assembled.
$600-800
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2463 CHINESE HAN DYNASTY POTTERY HORSE
2462 CHINESE WOVEN SILK RONDEL
2461 19TH C. CHINESE BROWN GLAZED TERRACOTTA TEAPOT
2460 PR OF CHINESE LARGE PATINATED BRONZE COVERED URNS
2459 19TH C CHINESE QING CARVED HARDSTONE QUANYIN
2462
2461
2460
2459
2458
Terracotta in slip, head remains attached to body, intact other than ears, with saddle, 10” x 17” x 5 1/2”.
Small Carved Hardstone Vessel, having intricate side handles with drop rings, archaic body decoration, 3 1/2” high, 3” x 1”. Good condition.
$500-700
$600-800
Northern Song Dynasty, 11th-12th c. Celadon Glazed Light Grey Stoneware Funerary Ritual Jar having five faux spouts on the ribbed upper half, the bottom half in carved lotus leaves, narrow standing collar opening, with domed and flanged top having inverted acorn knop (probably later), 12 1/4” x 5 1/2”, tops of spouts rough, Kintsugi gold repairs all around the top, pieces off but present inside.
$600-800
19th c. Painted Bleu de Hue Porcelain Bowl, made for the Vietnamese market, decorated with images of the Eight Immortals, dragon pursuing flaming pearl around top rim, metal rim, with blue underglaze painted two character Nei Fu (“Inner Palace”) mark on base, 3 3/4” high, 7 3/8” diam. Small rim flake.
$300-500
2468
Pr of Forbidden Stitch Panels, floral and auspicious symbols design in silk and gilded threads on a red ground, in blue lacquered wooden frames with fabric covered triple mat, under acrylic, OS: 18 1/2” x 22”, SS: 7 1/2” x 11 1/2”.
$400-600
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PR FRAMED CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK PANELS
2467 CHINESE PORCELAIN IMMORTALS BOWL, NEI FU MARK
2466 ZHEJIANG LONGQUAN KILNS CELADON FIVE-SPOUT COVERED JAR
2465 CHINESE CELADON JADE VASE
2464 CHINESE HAN DYNASTY POTTERY HORSE
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2464
2463
Famille Rose Plaque, with delicately painted scene of birds perched on bamboo and rock in iron red and grisaille, in a black lacquered frame, 17” x 11 3/4”. $500-700
Large 19th c. Carved Wooden Figure of the Scowling Ascetic with ribs showing, holding a scroll, 19” tall, some wear. $500-700
18th/19th c. Copper and Brass Lobed Hand Warmer, with double swing handles, pierced top, 7” high (handles up), 7 1/2” diam. $500-700
Including: Jade and hardstone carving, in carnelian and green jade on celery jade base, mounted as a letter opener, brass blade with intricate engraving of trailing vines and auspicious symbols, 10 3/4” long, 2 1/4” wide, minor loss to hardstone; together with a fine hardstone and glass box, with brass mounts and hinged lid, the jade carving -18th/19th c. and the box - 19th/ early 20th c., 2 3/4” high, 3 3/8” sq., good condition. $500-700
Mandarin flower and bird decorated, tapered square body with high sloping shoulders, tall flared neck, 17 1/2” x 5 1/4” square, drilled base. $800-1,000
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2473 QUALITY CHINESE MACAU SQUARE PORCELAIN VASE
2472 (2) CHINESE CARVED HARDSTONE ACCESSORIES
2471 CHINESE HAND WARMER
2470 CHINESE BODHIDHARMA FIGURE
2469 FRAMED CHINESE PORCELAIN PLAQUE
2472
2471
2470
2469
2468
Song Style Longquan Celadon Glazed Bulbous Jar, with two side handles, molded floral decoration, 2 3/4” high, 3 3/4” diam. Hairline to one handle, small foot edge chip. From the estate of John Rollins. $500-700
Large Yixing Ware Pottery Teapot, possibly a retail merchandising piece, with applied five-toed dragon decoration, tree branch form handle, finial and spout, impressed dragons in square seal mark on base, 13” high, 20” x 12 1/2”. Good condition. $500-700
Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Jardiniere, with in-curved rim, having landscape decoration with goats, bats and flowering trees, base with red apocryphal Qianlong seal mark, 9 1/4” high, 12” diam. Good condition. $500-700
New Years Festival Parade Dragon Dancer, gouache on pith, in modern black box frame with gilt edge, under black mat and glass, OS: 20 1/2” x 16 1/2”, SS: 12 1/2” x 10 1/2”. Small hole at bottom. $500-700
Chinese Round Lidded Box, with painted five-toed dragons and phoenix pursuing flaming pearls, meander rim decoration, underglaze blue six character apocryphal Jiajing mark on base, 5 1/4” high, 9 3/4” diam. Good condition. $400-600
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2478 CHINESE PORCELAIN DRAGON & PHOENIX BOX
2477 LARGE 19TH C. CHINESE PITH PAINTING
2476 CHINESE PORCELAIN JARDINIERE
2475 CHINESE TERRACOTTA DISPLAY TEAPOT
2474 CHINESE STONEWARE JAR
2477
2476
2475
2474
2473
2479 CHINESE PORCELAIN FLOOR VASE
Famille Rose Baluster Form Vase, with paneled figural court scenes to front and back surrounded by flowers, fruit and birds, scalloped rim, applied foo dog side handles and two pairs of salamanders at shoulder, turquoise glazed interior, 18” high, 7” diam. Base hairlines. $400-500
2480 CHINESE YELLOW GLAZED MINIATURE VASE
Glazed Porcelain Vase, with impressed prosperity symbol, impressed marks on base, on a carved wooden stand, vase only: 5” high. Rim chips.
$300-400
2481
Qing Dynasty, 19th c. Finely embroidered in floral polychrome over black silk, raised on white kid leather covered wood ‘hoof’. Fortune character on the toe. 9” long.
Old typed note inside reads “Manchu Shoe. This is a shoe of the Manchu Dynasties, similar to the one worn by the great Empress Dowager. The Manchus never bound the feet of their women, as the Chinese did, and the Empress Dowager had unbound feet. The heel was always placed in the center of the shoe, to give a swaying motion to the walk. The embroidery was the seed stitch which was later abandoned by law on account of injury to the eyes.” $200-300
2482
Including Chinese Dragon and Chinese Pig New Year’s Slippers in pairs, 4 1/2” & 5 1/2” long; PLUS Chinese Bound Foot Slipper for a child, in red silk, 3” long; PLUS Turkish leather with turned up toe having a red tassel, 5 1/2”; PLUS brown leather moccasin, 4 1/4”.
$100-150
Thailand (Burma) Rattanakosin Period Cast Bronze Standing Female Dancer, on integral lotus base. 10” tall. $300-400
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2483 19TH C. BURMESE BUDDHIST BRONZE DANCER FIGURE
(2 PAIR) & (3 SINGLE) CHINESE SHOES
CHINESE MANCHU WOMAN’S SHOE
2482
2481
2480
2479
2478
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, LEFT TO RIGHT 3203 E.F. Caldwell Mantel Clock, pg. 198 | 3144 JOHN BISBEE, pg. 185 3045 Diamond Bracelet, pg. 165 | 3011 Black Forest Bear Sculpture, pg. 158 3417 WILLIAM H.D. KOERNER (1 of 5), pg. 240 | Rosewood Desk, pg. 185 SUNDAY 20 th c.Decorative AUGUST 27 439 Lots LOT3204, pg. 184 - DAHLOV IPCAR, Pug Triptych, oil on panels , signed, dated 1957
Vintage Leather Ottoman, with leather eyes and curved tail, unmarked but likely by English maker Omersa (maker of leather animals retailed by Liberty of London and Abercrombie & Fitch), 11” high, 20” x 7”.
“Little Lovers”, limited edition bronze sculpture with polished stone patina, #130/1000, signed at back near base, depicting nuzzling foxes, 5” high, 4 1/2” x 3”. Good condition.
$400-600
“Call of the Wild”, limited edition bronze sculpture, #130/1000, signed at base edge, depicting a howling wolf, 7” high, 6 1/2” x 2 1/2”. Good condition.
Seagull, cast metal sculpture on black metal base, signed “H. Lechesne” on base, mounted on a striated black marble plinth, 18” high, 28” x 7”.
$500-700
$400-600
“Anteater”, limited edition polychrome bronze sculpture, #3/18, signed, titled and dated 1986 at base edge, mounted on an ebonized wooden plinth, with pamphlet about the artist and their work, 8 1/2” high, 18” x 5 1/2”. Good condition.
$700-900
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3005 B.J. MARTIN (US, 20TH C.)
3004 HENRI LECHESNE (FRANCE, 1869-?)
3003 ROBERT DEURLOO (ID/CA, 1946- )
3002 ROBERT DEURLOO (ID/CA, 1946- )
3001 VINTAGE OMERSA LEATHER PIG FOOTSTOOL
$500-700 3001
3003
3002
3005
3004
Two
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Two Ruffled Grouse, carved and painted wood, signed “Steve Hitchcock, 1991” at back base edge, highly detailed with glass eyes and intricately carved feathers, mounted on a wooden base, 13 1/4” high, 23” x 13”. Good condition. $800-1,200
“Resting Bull”, abstract cast and patinated bronze, unsigned, on marble mount with label remnant from Morton’s of Mexico City. 11 1/2” x 18 1/2” x 10 1/2”. $3,000-5,000
“Gettin’ Ready to Bite the Dust”, limited edition bronze sculpture, #12/25, with inscribed signature and edition # at base edge, mounted on an oval molded edge wooden stand, titled and with artist name on affixed brass plaque, accompanied by original purchase receipt from Elizabeth Hain Gallery, Ltd. (Scottsdale, AZ), 15” high (incl. stand) , 13 1/2” x 7 1/2”. Good condition. $800-1,200
“Kelvinator Derby 1931, Winner: New Haven, Bowie Track”, copper on plaster trophy, 13 1/2” high, 13 1/2” x 4 1/2” high. Missing reins. $200-300
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3010 JOCKEY ON HORSE SCULPTURE
3009 BOB PARKS (AZ/CA, 1943-2017)
3008 JUAN FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ SORIANO (MEXICO/US, 1920-2006)
3007 PR OF VINTAGE CAST IRON ENTRANCE LION STATUES
part, multi-colored Rampant Lions with Shields
integral pedestals, 30” tall. Fine condition. $2,000-3,000
3006 BIRD SCULPTURE BY STEVE HITCHCOCK
3006
3010
3007
3008 3009
3012 SWISS 8-AIRES MUSIC BOX
3011
VINTAGE LOUIS VUITTON WARDROBE TRUNK
1920s Era French-Made Monogram Steamer Trunk, sn 770221, with LV monogram canvas surface, brass mounts and hardware, leather trim, and wood straps, painted monogram “K.S.P., No. 1, NY”, affixed Cunard White Star Line labels; interior fitted with four drawers, a storage compartment with drop-down cover and snaps, plus branded wooden hangers, with affixed original Louis Vuitton label (with Champs Elysses address, plus Nice, Lille and London locations), 17 1/2” high, 44” x 21 1/2”. Exterior wear commensurate with age and use.
19th c. Inlaid Rosewood Cylinder Music Box, 8 airs, s/n 23781 1196, with original chromolitho listing card inside the lid, selector for different songs, having four bells with bird strikers, interior crank mount, glass dustcover; case with side handles and inlaid cartouches of musical instruments on top and boxwood stringing, resting on molded edge footed base, 8 1/4” high, 19” x 11 1/2”. Runs; old case lid edge repair, veneer and paint losses.
$1,000-1,500
3013 NICKELODEON MUSIC MACHINE
$7,000-9,000
Rare Early 20th c. Coin Operated Automatic Music Machine, by Stultz & Co., New York, patented March 19, 1907, includes player piano, xylophone, and percussion, with extra paper piano rolls, mounted in a restored wooden case, also with affixed tag from The Player Piano Shop, Cincinnati, OH, 88” (7’-4”) high, 29 1/2” x 59”. Working condition. $5,000-10,000
3014 SCRIPT FOR MUSICAL “LITTLE ME” BY NEIL SIMON
Emanuel Azenberg production script, book by Neil Simon, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, music by Cy Coleman; 3rd draft, October 1981. Starring James Coco, Victor Garber, Mary Gordon Murray. Preview Dec 2, 1981. Ran Jan 21, 1982 - Feb 21, 1982, at the Eugene O’Neill. Directed by Robert Drivas. Choreographed by Peter Gennaro. Set and Costumes by Tony Walton, lighting by Beverly Emmons, sound design by Tom Morse. A rare survivor of a Neil Simon flop Musical!
$1,000-1,500
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3014
3013
3012
3011
This Plymouth business coupe is a historians dream. The vehicle was owned by Maine's very own Margret Chase Smith, the first woman to serve in the U.S. house and senate and the first woman to politically represent Maine. This vehicle is in great original condition. It runs well with its sidevalve straight six up front and a "3-on-the-tree" manual transmission to boot. VIN #,Odometer reading: sold on bill of sale.
$15,000-20,000
3016 1964 DODGE 880 CUSTOM SEDAN - 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
This 64' Dodge sedan is the perfect ready-to-go cruiser for the whole family. Under the hood is a classic big block mopar V8 engine mated to a smooth 3-speed torqueflite automatic transmission. The interior is immaculate with blue and white patterned upholstery. The vehicle runs and drives incredibly well and has been maintained meticulously. Sold on bill of sale, see online listing for more information and photos.
Odometer reading: 39,311
$10,000-15,000
3017 1962 STUDEBAKER GRAN TURISMO HAWK
This Studebaker Hawk is a great little project. Up front is a 289ci small block V8 engine with a 4 barrel carburetor mated to a 3 speed automatic transmission. The engine and drivetrain appears to be in good condition with a recent oil change and new battery. The vehicle is finished in a glowing cream color, brown vinyl landau roof, and gold emblems. There is rust under landau roof and under cairrage, but with a little elbow grease, this would be a great summer cruiser. sold on bill of sale. Serial no. 62V-430b5, Odometer reads: 18332.5 mi. $12,000-18,000
3018 1979 MG MIDGET CONVERTIBLE
This is MG is a cute little project car for the new automotive enthusiast. Up front is a 1500cc inline 4 with a stromberg carb mated to a 4 speed transmission. The car has been sitting for a few years; ran when parked.
Serial No. GAN6UL221079G, Odo. read: 4,975 $2,000-3,000
3019 1997 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 110 TDI
This 1997 Land Rover Defender is quite the find. This truck made its way from then Sahara in North Africa all the way to Maine and was restored along the way. The 2.7L turbo diesel engine was rebuilt to stock specifications (as well as the 5-speed manual transmission). The exterior received a new coat of Sahara yellow paint and a fresh undercoat. The interior was fitted with new upholstery, a CB radio, an aftermarket stereo, and a period MOMO steering wheel. On the exterior is a sturdy roof-rack and full size spare, snorkel, reinforced bumper with Offroading Gear winch, and Masai running boards. The Defender has 339,581 kilometers (211,005 mi) on the clock, but with that restoration, it can still go anywhere. VIN #SALLDHM68VA119069. $35,000-50,000
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3015 MARGARET CHASE SMITH'S 1940 PLYMOUTH SUPER DELUXE BUSINESS COUPE
3019
3018
3017
3016
3015
3020 VINTAGE LICENSE PLATES
Lot of (16) ME license plates, 7 Prs w/2 single plates: Pr “X-555” 1930, rare commercial X-Plate, White lettering on black, minor rust and cracking to white paint. Pr “H-37” 1924, white lettering on blue background, heavy corrosion & faded paint. Pr “127 Public” 1923, rare municipal plate, blue lettering on white background, heavy corrosion. Pr “H-111” 1925, blue lettering on white background, heavy corrosion and paint fade. Pr “151-189” 1940, early Vacationland plate, dark green lettering on silver background, moderate corrosion, good paint. Pr “949” 1922, dark blue background w/white lettering, very heavy corrosion, heavy paint fade. Pr “3-061” 1921, white lettering on maroon background, very heavy corrosion, little paint left. Single “427” 1948, orange lettering on black background, very good condition, no corrosion, scratching on edge. Single, “1-453” 1920, red lettering on white background, heavy corrosion and paint fade. $600-800
3021 VINCENT BALDASSANO (CT/NY/PORTUGAL, 1943 - )
“Jump Jackson Cove, Maine”, acrylic on birch panel, signed and dated on bottom edge, signed and titled verso, dated 2019, housed in spruce slat frame, with black shadowline, OS: 25” x 21”, SS: 24” x 20”, good condition. $1,000-1,500
3022 GREGORY LEE
BEHYMER (FL, 1962- ) St. John’s River, FL, oil on canvas, signed lower right, in a natural color wooden frame with gilded inner edge, OS: 30 1/2” x 39”, SS: 27 1/2” x 35”. Good condition.
$600-800
3023 CHRISTIAAN HENDRIK BEEKMAN (NETHERLANDS, 1887-1964)
Untitled Abstract in White, Grey and Black, signed lower left and dated 1920, label verso from Arthur Lenars & Co. of Paris, along with a fragment of a NYC label “Alexander M...” In black slat frame, OS: 35 1/2” x 17 1/2”, SS: 35” x 17”. Provenance: Diedrick Visser, Schoonhoven; Elizabeth Korzeniowska, Paris; Private Collection, NYC (1950s); By descent to the current owner. $25,000-35,000
3024 SABRI BERKEL (TURKEY, 1907-1993)
Abstract, oil on hardboard, signed lower left, in black box shadowline frame, OS: 26” x 20 1/4”, SS: 23 1/2” x 17 1/2”.
$6,000-9,000
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3024
3023
3022
3021
3020
3028 UNIDENTIFIED MID-CENTURY ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST PAINTING FROM JOHN NICHOLAS BROWN COLLECTION
3025
The Christening, oil on canvas, signed “BIDO” lower left and dated ‘77, in silverleaf box frame with white interior, OS: 35 1/2” x 30 1/2”, SS: 34” x 29”. Provenance: From the Artist; New Canaan, CT estate. $3,000-5,000
“Hull”, 2018, welded and polished nails, stamped “BISBEE 2018”, 15” x 17 3/4”.
In 2017 John Bisbee began a new approach to his trreatment of the nail, producing examples of his most elegant designs and enhancing them by meticulously polishing and refining their surfaces. Acquired from the artist.
Geometric Field Painting, influenced by Lee Krasner, oil on canvas, unsigned but acquired from the John Nicholas Brown family in the 1980s by the consignor. Possible date of ‘59 lower left corner (on the threshold of the Umber Paintings, 1959-1962, after Pollock’s death in 1956). Stretcher stamped by Block Artist’s Supply of Providence, RI. In black ogee frame with gold liner, OS: 39 1/2” x 48 1/2”, SS: 35 1/2” x 44 1/2”.
John Nicholas Brown (RI, 1900-1984) was a member of one of the original family of settlers in Newport, RI in 1636. During WWII he served as the head of “The Monuments Men” in Belgium, retrieving art looted by the Nazis. After the war he served for 3 years as Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air. He was a Regent of Harvard, a Director of the Smithsonian Institution, owner of several famous racing yachts.
$25,000-50,000
$3,000-5,000
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3027 JOHN BISBEE (ME, 1965 - )
3026 JOHN BISBEE (ME, 1965 - )
“Tango”, 2017, welded nails, stamped “BISBEE 2017”. 21 1/2” diam. Acquired from the artist. $3,000-4,000
CANDIDO BIDO (DOMINICA, 1936-2011)
3028
3027
3026
3025
3029
Clown in Love VII, lithograph, signed in plate, numbered 288/500 in pencil, housed in chrome box frame, matted under plexiglass, OS: 27” x 20”, SS: 20” x 13”. Frame scuffed. $800-1,200
3030 CHRISTO (NY/BULGARIA, 1935-2020)
“Valley Curtain, (Project for Colorado), Grand Hogback, 7 Miles North from Rifle, 1972”. Offset lithograph, signed lower right, in chrome casement frame under glass, OS: 25” x 39”. Lightly rippled. $1,000-1,500
Mother and Child, cast and patinated bronze on tufa plinth, signed on her right leg and dated ‘78, roughly 23” x 8” x 6”. He was also was a Congressman in the Philippines House of Representatives. $600-800
3032 ALICE COPENHAVER CULTICE (VA, 1909-1999)
“Persephone”, a nude woman standing in an interior, casein on upson board, signed and titled verso, with a copy of the original frame label from Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 6th Annual Area Exhibition, Nov 25, 1951Jan 20, 1952, giving her Alexandria address. Housed in a later faux gold gesso frame, 40 3/4” x 28 3/4”, SS: 35” x 23”. Small flakes. $800-1,000
Two Blue Nudes, monumental acrylic on canvas, signed lower right, unframed, painted edge. 50” x 51 1/2”. $5,000-7,000
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3033 “CORNO” (JOANNE CORNEAU) (QUEBEC/NYC, 1952-2016)
3031 TOMAS CONCEPCION (PHILIPPINES, 1933 -2012)
MARC CHAGALL (NY/FRANCE/RUSSIA, 1887-1985)
3033
3032
3031
3030
3029
Surrealist Portrait of Man, Woman and Horse, oil on academy board, signed upper left and dated ‘46, in carved giltwood Mexican frame with green rank and linen liner, OS: 26 1/2” x 22 1/2”, SS: 11 1/2” x 13 1/2”, repaired upper right corner. $10,000-20,000
Parisian Balcony, oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated ‘83. In gold molded frame with linen liner, OS: 38 1/2” x 38 1/2”, SS: 32” x 32”. $1,000-2,000
“Untitled, Rock Series, 1985”, oil on linen, unsigned, titled on label verso, giving artist’s name. Unframed, 38” x 30”. $2,000-3,000
“Eclipse”,
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3037 JOSEPH A. FIORE (NY/NC, 1925-2008)
oil on linen, signed lower right, titled on label verso, unframed, 48” x 38”. $3,000-4,000
3036 JOSEPH A. FIORE (NY/NC, 1925-2008)
3035 DALVA DUARTE (BRAZIL/FRANCE, 1949 - )
3034 OSCAR MANUEL DOMINGUEZ (FRANCE/TENERIFE, 1906-1957)
3037
3036
3035
3034
3038
1940s Vintage Portrait of a Clown at Tent Entrance, oil on canvas, signed lower right, in large artist painted molded panel fatigued frames, OS: 41” x 36 1/2”, SS: 30” x 24 1/2”, losses.
Untitled Abtract Expressionist confetti painting in red, green and yellows, unsigned, unframed, 48” x 50”. Good condition.From the Estate
$2,000-3,000
$1,000-1,500
3040
Still Life with Basket and Fish, oil on canvas, signed upper left, housed in a handcarved Mid-Century dull gold frame with coarse burlap and cream liner. OS: 26” x 29”, SS: 17 1/2” x 21 1/2”.
$600-800
Studio
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3042 PAUL HEROUX (ME, 20TH C.) ART POTTERY
Pottery Umbrella/Walking Stick Stand, with abstract decoration of a rabbit, goose and hands, incised artist’s signature on base, 25” high, 9” diam. Good condition. $500-700
3041 PAUL HEROUX (ME, 20TH C.) ART POTTERY
Studio Pottery Charger, with modernist skeletal hand design, signed and dated ‘96 on base, with iron stand, 20” diam. Good condition. $500-700
DIDIER GRANDT (FRANCE, 1934 - ?), SCHOOL OF BERNARD BUFFET
3039 SYRIL FRANK (NY, 1929-2021)
of Syril Frank, New York.
CLOWN PORTRAIT SIGNED FOSTER
3042
3041
3040
3039
3038
In aluminum box frame, under plexiglass, 28 1/2” x 22” overall. Sheet size: 25 1/2” x 19 3/4”. (64.8 x 50.2 cm). These were gifted by the artist from his own collection to his neighbors Cheryl & Chester Warren on Vinalhaven, ME. $20,000-40,000
3044 ROBERT INDIANA (NY/ME/IN, 1928-2018)
"Heliotherapy" (Red Love Poster), serigraph, pencil signed and dated '95, marked AP 6/50, inscribed "For Cheryl & Chet, Xmas 1997". Housed in a dull aluminum casement frame, under UV plexiglass, OS: 40 1/4" x 40 1/4", image size: 37" x 37".
Exhibition catalog verso from "Dream-Work: Robert Indiana Prints, Louisiana State University School of Art, Murphy J. Foster Hall Art Gallery, undated.
This was gifted by the artist from his own collection to his neighbors Cheryl & Chester Warren on Vinalhaven, ME. $10,000-20,000
Numbers (the complete portfolio), 1968. Serigraph on Arches paper, each signed and dated 1968 (first printing), titled and numbered 11/35 AP, backstamped with Indiana's Vinalhaven, ME address and another with his NYC address, PLUS with typed label marked "Property of Robert Indiana", and old moving stickers from HG Ollendorff & Hahn Brothers, both of NYC. Five of the pieces have large handwritten labels that read "To: Franklin & Marshall, (College), Lancaster, PA." Probably a loan for an exhibition. "Two" has a typewritten undated label on back for loan from the artist to The Maine Commission for The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.
These were gifted by the artist from his own collection to his neighbors Cheryl & Chester Warren on Vinalhaven, ME.
Christmas Geese Greeting in black magic marker on tape assembled paper, signed “Bob”, with voice bubbles reading “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!”, inscribed to Chet & Cheryl. In dull aluminum casement frame, OS: 37 1/2” x 40”, rippled. This was the wrapping paper for the ‘Red Love’ print that was on the piece when given by the artist to the consignors.
$2,000-3,000
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3045 ROBERT INDIANA (NY/ME/IN, 1928-2018)
3043 ROBERT INDIANA (NY/ME/IN, 1928-2018)
3045
3044
3043
3046 ROBERT INDIANA (NY/ME/IN, 1928-2018)
“Book of Love #9” (Black, Yellow, and Red - German Love), 1997, serigraph, pencil signed and dated, A/P 10/10. Inscribed “For Cheryl & Chet (Warren, his neighbors on Vinalhaven, ME, to whom this was gifted). In black aluminum box frame, matted under UV plexiglass, OS: 28” x 24”, image size: 18” x 18”, fine condition. $5,000-8,000
3047 GROUP OF PERSONALIZED LETTERS, CARDS & INVITATIONS FROM ROBERT INDIANA
All material gifted to the consignors by the artist, including: about (15) letters and postcards, (10) flyers or brochures, photos on Vinalhaven, (3) photos of the removal of the “EAT” sculpture from the roof of the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland, ME after years of display there, envelopes from the Star of Hope Lodge on Vinalhaven (his home/studio), full-page color newspaper article from Bangor, ME; hand drawn signed map of directions. $500-700
3048 ROBERT INDIANA 9/11 PHOTO-ESSAY, UNIQUE
Ring binder containing (24) photos from 9/11, the artist was in NYC and very close to the Twin Towers that day. Has inscribed presentation to his Vinalhaven, ME neighbors, Chet and Cheryl, on December 31st of that year, hoping the New Year will be less momentous. Also has a flyer from “A Visit tot the Star of Hope: Conversations with Robert Indiana; Love is only Part of the Story” inscribed by the artist.
$1,000-1,500
Including: (2 vol set in slipcase) “Robert Indiana: Love Art Numbers & The Marilyn Paintings”, Guy Peters Gallery, Belgium & France; PLUS “Robert Indiana”, Shanghai Art Museum/Morgan Art Foundation, 2002, in slipcase; PLUS “Robert Indiana, Retrospective 1958-1998”, Musee d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain, Nice, France; inscribed and signed on front endpaper...see online catalog for complete listing.
$400-600
3050
“Love” Wristwatch & Pewter Mug: “Love” Wristwatch by Lido of Paris, with branded felt bag and in the original box, also enclosing a copy of “The Book of Love, Art & Poetry” by Robert Indiana, a 4 1/2” x 6” special edition created for the 19th Annual Art Expo New York for the retrospective of Robert Indiana, American Image Publishing, NY, 1996, numbered AP 1 of 5; PLUS Mullingar Pewter, Emerald Editions “Robert Indiana Love Cup”, 1995, in original box with manufacturer’s card, 3 1/2” x 3” diam. Includes ‘LOVE’ gift card signed “1997, Happy New Year, RI.” $200-300
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(3 PCS) ROBERT INDIANA SWAG
3049 (10) BOOKS & MAGAZINE ON ARTIST ROBERT INDIANA, PLUS A BOOK OF TENNYSON PHOTOS (TWO OF R.I.), MOSTLY INSCRIBED & SIGNED
3050
3049
3048
3047
3046
“I Hoset” (In the Barn), impasto oil on canvas, signed and titled 1947 verso, inscribed with exhibition info “Utstilt (exhibited) i Petit Palace, Paris, 12-11 til 13-12, 1954”, label from O. Skovsrud Gallery, Oslo, housed in gold carved frame with linen liner, OS: 60 1/2” x 51”, SS: 53” x 43 1/2”, good condition. $1,000-2,000
“Summer Landscape”, oil on canvas laid to board, signed lower right, in silver leaf domed frame, matted under UV plexiglass, OS: 23” x 30”, SS: 11 1/2” x 18 3/4”, frame scuffed. $8,000-10,000
“Dancers”, cast bronze with applied keys to form figures. Signed on ACA label verso which also gives title, mounted in a tufa block. 5 1/4” tall. $800-1,000
Strange Ginger Girl with Doll, in ca 1900 sumer frock, standing in front of a wine colored surround, oil on canvas, signed lower right, unframed, painted edge, 66” x 52”. $1,000-1,500
Strawberry Blonde Girl with Emerald Green Eyes wearing a sienna dress with white trimmed collar and cap sleeves, sitting on geometric printed pillows amidst spring flowers, set against cerulean blue; oil on canvas, signed lower center, unframed, unpainted edge. OS: 60” x 43”.
$1,000-1,500
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3055 SALLY KIRK (CONTEMPORARY DEVON, UK)
3054 SALLY KIRK (CONTEMPORARY DEVON, UK)
3053 JOHN W. KEARNEY (IL/NH, 1924-2014)
3052 WOLF KAHN (NY/VT/GERMANY, 1927-2020)
3051 ERIK HARRY JOHANNESSEN (NORWAY, 1902-1980)
3055
3054
3053
3052
3051
Red haired toddler with chestnut eyes seated atop blue and red cloths, a large blue & white Chinese urn at her feet, a crucifix on a chain around her neck, oil on canvas, signed lower right, in gold frame, OS: 53” x 41”, SS: 47 1/2” x 33 1/2”. $1,000-1,500
“Landscape #11”, impasto oil knifework on canvas, box stretcher having black painted edge, signed and titled verso. 20” x 20”. $500-700
Two Warships at Sea, lithograph, pencil signed and marked “Impreuve d’artiste”. in blackened oak frame, matted under glass, OS: 18 3/4” x 25 3/4”, SS: 13” x 19”. $300-500
Five Birds, lithograph, pencil signed, numbered 104/110, in chrome casement frame. matted under plexiglass, OS: 28” x 20”, impression: 20 1/2” x 13 1/2”. $300-500
Erotic Croquis Study of a Nude Woman, sepia litho, pencil signed, marked “H.C. XVI/VL” (hors commerce, ie: not for sale). In chrome box frame, matted under plexiglass, OS: 30” x 37”, SS: 22” x 29”. $2,000-3,000
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3060 JOHN LENNON (NY/UK, 1940-1980)
3059 CHARLES LAPICQUE (FRANCE, 1898-1988)
3058 CHARLES LAPICQUE (FRANCE, 1898-1988)
3057 JULIA KOTTAL (CONTEMPORARY CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA)
3056 SALLY KIRK (CONTEMPORARY DEVON, UK)
3060
3059
3058
3057
3056
“Variation on Gray, Light Bridge, 90’s, Wreckage”, large oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled and dated verso, with artist’s tag, having an original price of $3,000; also George Marshall Store Gallery of York, ME label. In black slat shadowline frame, OS: 36 1/2” x 50”, SS: 36” x 49 1/2”. One minor area of flaking. Dana Professor Emeritus of Art Donald R. Lent taught at Bates College of Lewiston, ME, also designing sets and costumes for their theatre program. He exhibited widely and was fascinated with the structure of bridges, as evident in this piece.
$2,000-3,000
Resting Goat, oil on canvas, unsigned, in black slat frame, OS: 24 1/2” x 30 1/2”, SS: 20” x 30”. Dana Professor Emeritus of Art Donald R. Lent taught at Bates College of Lewiston, ME, also designing sets and costumes for their theatre program. He exhibited widely.
$1,500-1,800
“Ristorante” post-expressionist portrait of friends having dinner, oil on masonite, signed lower left and dated ‘87. Self framed with matching decoration and the title painted on, OS: 61 3/4” x 49 1/4”, SS: 58 3/4” x 46 1/4”, fine condition.
From the Estate of Syril Frank, New York. $4,000-6,000
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3065 RICHARD W. MILLER ABSTRACT PAINTING
Women in Window, oil on canvas, signed “RWM” lower right, in a natural wood floating frame, OS: 25” x 21”, SS: 24” x 20”. Good condition. $500-700
3064 RICHARD W. MILLER ABSTRACT PAINTING Islands, oil on canvas panel, signed “R.W. Miller” and dated ‘84 verso, in a wooden floating frame, OS: 18 1/4” x 25 1/4”, SS: 18” x 24”. Good condition. $500-700
3063 PETER LOIDOLT (AUSTRIA, 1945 - )
3062 DON LENT (ME/NH/MA, 1934-2020)
3061 DON LENT (ME/NH/MA, 1934-2020)
3065
3064
3063
3062
3061
3066 TADASHI MORIYAMA (CONTEMPORARY LA,CA)
“Innercity, Few Buildings to Form Distict Layers, the Rest is Debris”, 2012, acrylic and ink on paper, signed and titled verso, with the artists seal, and a second label from Dowling Walsh Gallery of Rockland, ME, giving a second title of “Disc City”. Housed in a white box shadow frame, with white edging, suspended within a white interior under glass. 10” x 12” x 2”. $1,000-1,500
Downhill Skier, serigraph on paper, pencil signed artist’s proof, on brass slat frame, matted and glazed, OS: 32 1/4” x 28 1/4”, image size: 24” x 19”. Good condition. $600-800
3068
Untitled Abstract, gouache on paper, signed lower right, in gold stick frame, matted under plexiglass, OS: 17” x 14”, SS: 10 3/4” x 7 3/4”. $2,500-3,500
3069
Untitled, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1968 verso, a range of pure color forms floating in a sky blue field, with label from Andre Emmerich Gallery at 41 East 57th, in a gold casement frame, OS: 24 1/2” x 30 1/2”, SS: 24” x 30”. $8,000-12,000
3070 LUCIANO PEREZ-REYES (LATE 20TH C. MEXICO)
Trompe l’Oeil of Calla Lilies in a glass vase with red cloth in portico, oil on canvas, signed lower right, in mahogany domed frame, OS: 63” x 43 1/2”, SS: 58 1/2” x 39”, light indentations
$700-900
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RAYMOND PARKER (NY/SD, 1922-1990)
PIERRE OLOFSSON (SWEDEN, 1921-1996)
3067 LEROY NEIMAN (NY/IL/MN, 1921-2012)
3070
3069
3068
3067
3066
“L’age du Soleil (Pour Roby)’, etching on paper, signed and titled in plate, ca 1950, in silverleaf box stick frame, matted under UV plexiglass, OS: 17 1/2” x 14 1/2”, impression: 9 1/4” x 6 3/4”. Originally drawn for his friend, author Robert Godet also known as Roby. $1,000-2,000
"Bacchanal II", 1955, litho0graph in colors on wove paper, signed in green and dated "26-7-55" in black lower right. lacks margin, having deckled edge at plate, in aluminum slat frame, matted under plexi, OS: 21 1/4" x 26 1/4", sheet size: 15 1/2' x 20 1/2". Label verso from Art Services of LA. $1,000-3,000
“December, 1967”, oil on hardboard, signed and dated upper right in scraffito, titled on label verso from Obelisk Gallery, Boston; along with label from frame maker and artist Robert Moore Kulicke (NY/PA/France, 1924-2007). Marked “404M” on stretcher. Housed in the original solid bronze floating frame, OS: 8 3/4” x 10 3/4”, SS: 8” x 10”, minor crazing in sky upper left.
$35,000-55,000
Very Rare Violinist and Ram, linocut with painted embellishments on masonite, signed upper left, purportedly one of two printed. In black reeded panel frame, OS: 24 1/2” x 29 1/2”, SS: 17 1/2” x 22 1/2”.
$6,000-10,000
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3074 FAIRFIELD PORTER (NY/IL, 1907-1995)
3073 PABLO PICASSO (FRANCE/SPAIN, 1881-1973)
3072 PABLO PICASSO (FRANCE/SPAIN, 1881-1973)
3071 PABLO PICASSO (FRANCE/SPAIN, 1881-1973)
3074
3073
3072
3071
Confetti
1/2”
1/2”.
Geometric
“Flora”, (Woman with Hat in Profile,) oil on canvas, signed lower left, 1966, housed in a replica gold gesso frame with linen liner, OS: 43 1/2” x 36”, SS: 35” x 27 1/2”. Includes COA from Carlos Martinez Luis, Art Curator and Historian, Miami, Florida. $20,000-30,000
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3078 JAMES RIVINGTON PYNE (SC/ME, 1945-2022)
Greyhound Checking his Flank, bronze sculpture, unsigned, 8” high, 9” x 3 1/2”. Good condition. $1,000-1,500
3077 JOHN DAVID RIGSBY (SC/CO/TX, 1934-1993)
Forms in polychrome palette, oil on masonite, unvarnished, signed center right and dated ‘67. In artist painted plank frame, OS: 45” x 33”, SS: 41” x 29”. Flaking, soiling. $400-600
3076 RENE PORTOCARRERO (CUBA, 1912-1985)
Cathedral, oil on linen, signed lower right, in black shallow cove frame, OS: 34” x 30”, SS: 27
x 33”
$10,000-20,000
3075 RENE PORTOCARRERO (CUBA, 1912-1985)
3078
3077
3076
3075
Pair of Standing Wildebeests, bronze sculpture, unsigned, a modernist depiction of these African antelopes, also called gnus, 9 1/2” high, 10” x 5 1/2”. Good condition. $1,000-1,500
Modernist Horse, bronze sculpture, unsigned, depicting a standing horse with exaggerated haunches and feet, on a rectangular integral plinth, 17 1/2” high, 9 1/2” x 6 1/2”. Good condition. $1,000-1,500
Nude Female Torso, bronze sculpture, unsigned, on custom museum stand, sculpture: 14” high, 4 1/2” x 4 1/2”. $800-1,200
Hookers, mixed media wall sculpture, c 1970, signed lower left, depicting three ladies of the evening standing near a pole, in a black painted shadowbox frame, glazed, 20 1/2” x 16 1/2”. Good condition. $300-500
F-111 (Castelli Gallery Poster), 1965, offset lithograph in colors, pencil signed and dated 1965 lower right, published by Leo Castelli Gallery (New York), floated on a cream back panel, in an ebonized wooden shadowbox frame, glazed, OS: 32 1/2” x 27”, Sheet: 29” x 23”. Corner holes, loss area lower right corner, edge stains and tears. $800-1,200
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3083 JAMES ROSENQUIST (NY/FL/ND, 1933-2017)
3082 RAY REYES (US, 20TH C.)
3081 JAMES RIVINGTON PYNE (SC/ME, 1945-2022)
3080 JAMES RIVINGTON PYNE (SC/ME, 1945-2022)
3079 JAMES RIVINGTON PYNE (SC/ME, 1945-2022)
3083
3082
3081
3080
3079
3084
“Christ Mocked by Soldiers”, oil on upson board, unsigned, in a shallow wide pine frame, 33 1/2” x 29”, SS: 26” x 21”. Good condition. $800-1,200
3085
“Sea Wraiths”, mixed media on illustration board, signed upper right and dated 1950, titled verso, in handcarved silver and black frame, matted under UV plexiglass, OS: 31” x 43”, SS: 17 1/2” x 28 1/2”. $2,000-3,000
3086
“Filtration Eleven - Gray and Red”, 1977, serigraph, signed and dated in lower margin, marked EA (artist’s proof); marked as edition of 40, signed, dated and titled verso, housed in white plexiglass strip-edged lexan box, 33 1/4” square, good condition. $1,000-1,500
3087
“St. Paul - de Venice ou le Cantique de la Pomme”, lithograph printed in color on wove paper with partial embossing, signed in pencil and numbered 11/175. In gilt cove frame with linen mat under glass, OS: 30” x 36”, SS: 21” x 26 3/4”, fine condition. $800-1,000
3088
“Buster” (the owl), etching with aquatint, pencil signed, titled, dated ‘82 and numbered 8/100, in maple slat frame, matted under plexiglass, OS: 27 1/2” x 30 1/2”, impression: 20” x 17 1/2”.
$600-800
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BETH VAN HOESEN (CA, 1926-2010)
THEO TOBIASSE (NY/FRANCE/ISRAEL, 1927-2012)
JULIAN STANCZAK (OH/EUROPE, 1928-2017)
MORRIS SHALMAN (NY, 1912-1978)
AFTER GEORGES ROUAULT (FRANCE, 1871-1958)
3088
3087
3086
3085
3084
“Earthlight”, a large scale acrylic on canvas, sine wave color abstract, signed verso, not marked with title but given by consignor. Painted edge. 60” x 60” (5’ x 5’), fine condition. Walotsky was a well known science fiction and fantasy artist.
From the Estate of Syril Frank, New York. $20,000-30,000
“Tiger Dance”, a monumental acrylic on canvas, sine wave color abstract, signed and titled verso, dated “Feb-March, ‘71”. Front edge with faux frame painted border, but lacking sides, raw edge exposed. 72” x 96” (6’ x 8’). Very good condition. Walotsky was a well known science fiction and fantasy artist. From the Estate of Syril Frank, New York. $25,000-35,000
Untitled Abstract, Six Women, monumental oil on masonite, signed lower right, unmarked, unframed, 40” x 50”. Rounded corners, soiling, scuffs.
From the artist’s studio in Maine. $800-1,000
Abstract in Green, oil on canvas, signed lower center, marked “Brunswick, Maine” on stretcher, in artist made gold painted box frame, OS: 35 1/2” x 44”, SS: 34” x 42 1/2”. Good condition.
From the artist’s studio in Maine. $800-1,000
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3092 DENNY SONKE WINTERS (NY/CA/ME/MI/MEXICO, 1905-1985)
3091 DENNY SONKE WINTERS (NY/CA/ME/MI/MEXICO, 1905-1985)
3090 RON WALOTSKY (NY/FL, 1943-2002)
3089 RON WALOTSKY (NY/FL, 1943-2002)
3092
3091
3090
3089
“Metropolitan Totem”, oil on canvas, signed lower left, signed and titled verso, depicting people on a subway escalator, unframed, 48” x 30”. Good condition. From the artist’s studio in Maine. $800-1,000
Set with a large Carved Turquoise Scarab Beetle. 18K gold setting with red, green, blue and white enamel. Fitted with (5) European Round cut Diamonds. Fine condition. 1 1/2” long x 1 1/4” wide. $1,000-2,000
(2) Piece Danish Sterling Silver Jewelry Lot, incl: Floral design bracelet #34, set with (10) cabochon synthetic sapphires, with post-1945 mark, 7” long, 7/8” wide; and Pair of round earrings, for pierced ears, each set with synthetic sapphire cabochon stones, 3/4” diam.; 1.56 ozt. Earrings converted from screwbacks; missing backs. $1,000-1,500
34.0-carats, 1 1/4” x 7/8” x 1/4” (22 x 32 x 5mm).
$800-1,200
Set
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3097 EDWARDIAN PLATINUM DIAMOND RING
with 4.0ct center cut Diamond. $20,000-30,000
3096 BLACK OPAL LOOSE STONE
3095 GEORG JENSEN BRACELET & EARRINGS WITH BLUE STONES
3094 RARE EGYPTIAN REVIVAL SCARAB BROOCH
3093 DENNY SONKE WINTERS (NY/CA/ME/MI/MEXICO, 1905-1985)
3097
3096
3095
3094
3093
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3102 GENT’S ROLEX WATCH Stainless steel 1972 Red Submariner. Model 1680, Serial #2929749. 200M face, 660’. Running condition. $7,000-9,000
3101 GENT’S VINTAGE 14K GOLD RING Set with (1) 0.50ct Ruby and flanked on either side by small Round Brilliant cut Diamonds. Size 9 1/2. $800-1,200
3100 GENT’S DIAMOND RING 14K Yellow Gold Ring, with (17) diamonds in a star design setting, size 10, 8.3 dwt. $800-1,200
3099 VINTAGE STAINLESS STEEL PATEK PHILIPPE WRISTWATCH With Black Embossed leather band. Head measures 1 1/4” wide. 8” length. In original suede leather pouch. $1,000-2,000
3098 TIFFANY & CO. 18K GOLD & DIAMOND RING Designed by Paloma Picasso for Tiffany & Co. Mohawk pattern. Set with (12) Diamond baguettes. Size 6 1/2. $7,000-8,000
3102
3101
3100
3099
3098
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3107 14K GOLD RUBY AND DIAMOND BANGLE BRACELET Twist style. Set with (28) Round Diamonds in one band and (28) Channel set Rubies in the other. 11.4 dwt. 2” x 2 3/4”. $1,000-1,500
3106 ERTE 14K GOLD AND CARVED ONYX PENDANT NECKLACE
“Beauty and the Beast” Necklace, set with Diamonds and Mother of Pearl. 16” chain, set with (3) Triangles on chain, each set with Diamonds. Safety clasp is also set with Diamonds. 28 dwt. $5,000-7,500
3105 18K GOLD DOUBLE HORSE HEAD RING CARRERA & CARRERA White and Yellow Gold, set with Diamonds in eyes. 4.4 dwt. Size 7 1/2. $1,000-1,500
3104 18K GOLD LADIES BRACELET BY CARRERA & CARRERA Female nude, intertwined with chain. In original box. 7.9 dwt. 5 1/2” long. $1,000-1,500
3103 14K GOLD PENDANT BY CARRERA & CARRERA Female figure with Diamond drop. 3.9dwt. 15” chain. $700-900
3107
3106
3105
3104
3103
Classic basket style setting, with (1) Natural Aquamarine, pear shape. 13.79ct. Sky Blue color. With appraisal from GIA certified jeweler. Retail replacement cost $6,500. $2,000-2,500
Hunter Case. 16 size. Serial #54202L. Recently serviced. 2” diameter. Condition: Ultra fine hairline crack in dial under numeral 1. Unmarked, but tested 14K gold. $1,000-1,500
Handmade diamond and emerald ring, featuring one oval-cut diamond weighing 1.29-carats (8.25 x 6.17 x 3.83mm), set in a handmade platinum oval bezel setting, flanked by two oval faceted emeralds weighing 0.29 and 0.28 cts, set in handmade 18K yellow gold bezel settings. The base of each setting features hand formed large milgraining. Diamond - clarity: SI-1, color: H; Emeralds - clarity: both VS, Type III, color: both vslbG6/4 - medium dark moderately strong slightly bluish green. Size 7, 4.4 dwt. With appraisal from GIA certified jeweler and with GIA diamond grading report. Retail replacement value: $15,200. $5,500-7,500
14K White Gold Mounted Diamond Pendant, center set with a 1901 $5 gold coin, 1 5/8” x 1”, 9.0 dwt. $800-1,000
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3112 GOLD & DIAMOND PENDANT SET WITH GOLD COIN
3111 LADY’S DIAMOND & EMERALD RING
3110 14K GOLD GENT’S E. HOWARD & CO., BOSTON POCKET WATCH
3109 LADY’S 14K GOLD AND DIAMOND RING
Set with 1.2ct tw Round Brilliant cut Diamond solitare. Size 7 1/2. $2,500-3,500
3108 14K HANDMADE AQUAMARINE PENDANT
3112
3111
3110
3109
3108
14K
Handmade, Antique 18K Gold Pendant/Brooch (fold over bale). Snowflake desigh set with (20) Round Brilliant cut European Diamonds, approximate 2.10 ct. Clarity VS1-SI2. (7) Natural Pearls, approximately 4.5-4.75mm, AAA quality. 1 3/8” overall. With appraisal from GIA certified jeweler. Retail replacement cost $9,000. $3,000-4,000
Handmade antique cluster ring. Set with a natural blue sapphire in the center, (possibly Kashmir). Approximate weight is .70ct. Surrounded by (7) Old Mine cut diamonds, approximately .25ct to .28ct each. Approximate total weight is 1.30ct. Clarity VS2-SI2, Color G-H. Size 7. With appraisal from GIA certified jeweler. Retail replacement cost: $8,200. $3,500-4,000
14K White gold earrings, each set with (1) Natural Emerald surrounded with halo of Natural Diamonds. The Emeralds weigh .48ct each (by measurement formula). The halo is set with (25) Round Brilliant cut Diamonds, .25ct. With appraisal from GIA certified jeweler. Retail replacement cost $3,200. $1,500-2,000
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3117 EMERALD AND DIAMOND EARRINGS
3116 VINTAGE LADY’S 18K GOLD DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE RING
3115 18K GOLD DIAMOND PEARL PENDANT/BROOCH
3114 LADY’S 14K GOLD AND DIAMOND RING Set with 1.5ct tw Round Brilliant cut Diamond solitaire. Size 8. $3,000-4,000
3113 GOLD SNAKE CHAIN NECKLACE
Yellow Gold Choker, with 1/8” wide snake chain, 15” long, 27.1 dwt. $1,400-1,500
3118 GENT’S VINTAGE 14K GOLD 3-STONE DIAMOND RING Set with approximately 1.5ct tw Diamonds, with black enamel insets. Size 10. $1,500-1,800
3117
3116
3115
3114
3113
3118
3119 RALPH DWIGHT AYER (MA, 1909-1985)
Tryptich: An Allegory of Love, india ink on illustration board, signed lower right in pencil, unframed, 13” x 19”, some alterations in white gouache, toned. $600-800
3120 JOSEPH CLEMENT COLL (PA, 1881-1921)
Illustration for “The Lost World” by Arthur Conan Doyle (creator of Sherlock Holmes), india ink on illustration board, signed lower left, with inscription verso
“Return to Mrs. J.C. Coll, 823 Preston St., Phila. Illustration from Lost World by Conan Doyle” and a price of $50. Unframed, 27” x 16 1/2” board.
“The Lost World” was published in 1912, New York by Hodder & Stoughton. $2,500-3,500
“Columbia University, NYC”, with young students and friends, ca 1915 illustration, mixed media on thin board, signed lower center, unframed, in foamcore folio, 21” x 21”, some minor soiling. Stamped verso “Used Jan 8, 1916”. $600-800
“Minikahda Golf Club, Minneapolis, Minn”, with two young women golfers, ca 1915 illustration mixed media on thin board, signed lower right, unframed, in foamcore folio, 21” x 21”.
Stamped verso “Used July 14, 1917”. Per Wiki: “The Minikahda Club is a private country club in southwest Minneapolis, Minnesota. The club is located just west of Bde Maka Ska and is the oldest country club west of the Mississippi River.”
$600-800
Students on Green in front of Unidentified University Building, ca 1918 illustration mixed media on thin board, signed lower left, unframed, in foamcore folio, 18” x 22”. $600-800
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3123 FRANK LIVINGSTON FITHIAN (NJ, 1865-1935)
3122 FRANK LIVINGSTON FITHIAN (NJ, 1865-1935)
3121 FRANK LIVINGSTON FITHIAN (NJ, 1865-1935)
3123
3122
3121
3120
3119
Students on Green in front of Princeton University Building, ca 1918 illustration mixed media on thin board, signed lower right, unframed, in foamcore folio, 19” x 23”. $600-800
Self-Portrait of the Artist slouching in front of a blank canvas on his easel, a huge palette on his left arm, a brush in his right hand, a pipe in his mouth. Ink on paper, signed lower right, in a mahogany stick frame, matted under non-glare glass, OS: 15” x 12 1/2”, SS: 6” x 4 1/2”. $300-500
Drawing a Card on a Seductress, india ink on paper, signed lower right, in vintage black stick frame, matted under UV plexiglass, OS: 14 1/2” x 18 1/2”, SS: 9” x 12 1/2”.
Woman Reading in the Summer, slouched in a wicker chair set in a garden atrium, ink on paper, unsigned, matted, unframed. OS: 20” x 16”, SS: 13 1/2” x 10 1/2”. $300-400
$800-1,200
“Country Promenade in a Stanhope Gig” & “Leaping a Confounded Contraption”, watecolor on board, both signed and marked “Copyrighted M. Waud, 1903”. In matching red stained cross-grain panel frames, matted under glass, OS: 22” x 26 1/2”, SS: 10 3/4” x 17”.
$800-1,200
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3128 GEORGE H. HARRINGTON (MA, 1833-1911)
3127 CHARLES DANA GIBSON (NY/ME/MA, 1867-1944)
3126 CHARLES DANA GIBSON (NY/ME/MA, 1867-1944)
3125 ARTHUR BURDETT FROST (PA/CA, 1851-1928)
3124 FRANK LIVINGSTON FITHIAN (NJ, 1865-1935)
3128
3127
3126
3125
3124
3129 LAETITIA NEFF HERR (MALONE) (PA, 1881- 1949)
“The Picnic”, depicting children with a teacher in the woods, ca 1910, india ink on paper, signed lower left, in molded red walnut frame, with green french ruled mat under glass, OS: 20 1/2” x 16”, SS: 10” x 7”. Loss to frame gilt liner. $300-500
3130 ARTHUR BURDETT FROST (PA/CA, 1851-1928)
“The Cabinet Maker”, chiarascuro gouche on illustration board, signed lower left. Used as an illustration on page 23 for the short story “The Bestment of Kurt Lieders” included in “The Story of a Western Town” by Octave Thanet; Charles Scribner, New York, 1893. In pressed mahogany frame, matted under glass, OS: 19 1/2” x 17 1/2”, SS: 11 1/2” x 10”. Includes a fine copy of the book.
Provenance: Parke Burnet Galleries, NYC, 1970, sold in 1970 for $900 to Alfredo Concilio, Princeton, NJ. $2,000-3,000
(4) Illustrations for “Robin Hood, The King of Thieves”, pen and india ink on board, signed, matted and framed under glass, including: (pg 24) “Espied a Group of Foresters and Two Captives”; PLUS (pg 45) “ ‘God-a-Mercy, Good Fellow’, Quoth Robin, I Fain I Would Know They Name”; PLUS (pg 65) “The Friar Took Robin on His Back”; PLUS (pg 241) “The King Began to Roll Up His Sleeve”. In black stick frame, matted under glass, OS: 17 1/2” x 23” & 17 1/2” x 25”; SS: 13” x 19” & 13” x 21”. Toned. PLUS a first edition copy of the book signed by Rhead in 1912, year of publication by Harper & Bros, NY, with his clipped obit inside the front board, in clamshell case, water damage to lower edge. $5,000-7,000
(2) Illustrations for “Swiss Family Robinson”, pen and india ink on board, signed, matted under glass, in black cove frame, under glass, OS: 19 1/2” x 14 1/2”, SS: 18” x 15”, toned, Man Friday touched for publication.
$3,000-4,000
(3) First Edition Books illustrated by Louis Rhead and signed by him on front endpapers, published by Harper & Brothers, New York: matching printed red cloth bindings in matching red cloth clamshell cases “Arabian Nights”, “Treasure Island” & “Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales and Wonder Stories” signed Dec 1914; PLUS “The Arabian Nights Entertainments”, signed Oct 26, 1916; PLUS “Treasure Island”, 1915, signed “To my dear Nephew Bogart Blakeley, from his aff Uncle LR”, with taped in Louis Rhead bookplate. 9 1/2” x 6 1/2” x 1 1/2” each. Sunned spines, some soiling, stains.
$600-800
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3133 LOUIS JOHN RHEAD (NY, 1857-1926)
3132 LOUIS JOHN RHEAD (NY, 1857-1926)
3131 LOUIS JOHN RHEAD (NY, 1857-1926)
3133
3132
3131
3130
3129
3134 JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (PA, 1863-1965)
Twin Sisters Singing in Easter Finery, watercolor on paper, initialed lower right, in white frame, french-ruled mat, under UV plexiglass, OS: 14 3/4” x 10 3/4”, SS: 3 3/4” x 4 1/4”. $1,000-2,000
3135
Poster Design for “Phillips Stick-a-Soles & Heels, Double the lie of your shoes”, oil on canvas, signed center right, unframed, 30” x 20”, loss at bottom. AUGUST $1,000-2,000
3136
JOYERIA REAL MEXICAN STERLING TEA SERVICE
(5) Piece Mid-20th c. Modernist Design Silver Beverage Set, in hand hammered silver, each piece stamped “Real”, “Sterling”, “925”, “251” and with Eagle mark 18, incl: (2) Pots (teapot and hot water pot), 7” high, 8 1/2” wide, one with tiny dents to one side and surface scratches; Lidded sugar bowl, 5” high, 7” wide; MIlk jug, 4 3/4” high, 6 1/2” wide, tiny dents to one side; and Waste bowl, 4” high, 4” diam.; 102.96 ozt. Good condition, except as noted. $2,000-3,000
3137 CASED HARRODS LTD STERLING FLATWARE SET
(85) Pieces of George VI Period English Flatware, by Harrods Ltd (Richard Woodman Burbridge), Sheffield, 1937, incl: (7) Dinner knives; (8) Luncheon knives; (10) Dinner forks; (7) Luncheon forks; (8) Tablespoons; (8) Soup spoons; (1) Teaspoon; (15) Small teaspoons; (7) Solid fish forks; (8) Solid fish knives; (2) Cream/sauce ladles; (1) Serving spoon; and (3) Pc. Carving set; 116.63 ozt. In a velvet lined wooden lift top case with side handles and single drawer, 8 1/2” high, 22 1/2” x 17”. $2,000-3,000
3138 RUSSIAN SILVER FOOTED BOWL
Ca 1900 Russian 84-Silver Pedestal Bowl, with side handles, hexagonal shape bowl with aesthetic design engraved floral decoration, set on a round foot with beaded edge, Kokoshnik mark for assayer Ivan Lebedkin, Moscow, Cyrillic maker’s mark IPP, 4 1/2” high, 7” x 5”, 7.42 ozt. Good condition. $300-500
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WWII ERA ILLUSTRATION ARTWORK SIGNED ‘WELLS’
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3137
3136
3135
3134
Large Mid-20th c. Sterling Silver Cigarette Case, made in Italy by Fratelli Cacchione (Milan) for Tiffany & Co., with exterior honeycomb design, having a hinged lid with push button latch, with robin’s egg blue Tiffany felt bag, 4” x 4”, 3/8” thick, 6.21 ozt. Good condition. $700-900
Arts & Crafts Hand Hammered Silver Round Tray, by Shreve & Co., San Francisco, #11033, with scalloped rim, 12” diam., 23.94 ozt. Surface scratches. $600-800
3141 GEORGE III STERLING TEA SERVICE
(3) Piece English Silver Tea Set, with London, 1815 hallmarks, no maker’s mark, having squat oval shape bodies with engraved anthemion and vine decoration, set on ball feet, including: Teapot, with rectangular lid finial, 5 1/2” high, 12” x 4 1/2”; Sugar bowl, with reeded handle and gilt washed interior, 4” high, 8” x 4 1/2”; and Cream jug, with reeded handle, gilt washed interior, 3 1/4” high, 5 1/2” x 3”; 27.16 ozt. $600-800
3142 TIFFANY & CO. STERLING SERVING PIECES
(4) Piece Silver Lot, incl: Footed oval sauce bowl, 1907-1947 date mark, #15602 B1 5040, with reeded and shaped rim, engraved monogram, 3” high, 7 1/2” x 4 1/2”; Round lobed bowl, 1947-1956 date mark, 2” high, 8 1/2” diam.; Small plate with scalloped and beaded rim, 1907-1947 date mark, engraved monogram, 6 3/8” diam.; and Round footed tray, with beaded rim, #23672, 11” diam.; 45.30 ozt. Surface scratches. $1,000-1,500
3143 SOUTH AMERICAN SILVER LLAMA FIGURE
Large Standing Hollow Figure, probably Peruvian, having finely defined fur, with back mounted lift out vessel, mounted with screw heads and nuts on rectangular repousse decorated tray with angel form feet, unmarked, 21 1/2” high, 15 1/2” x 11 1/2”, 125.58 ozt. Two missing nuts. $1,000-1,500
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3140 SHREVE & CO. STERLING TRAY
3139 TIFFANY & CO. STERLING SILVER CIGARETTE CASE
3143
3142
3141
3140
3139
(4) Piece Lot, incl: Round footed tray, with 1907-1947 date mark, #20461 14019, 1 3/4” high, 9 1/4” diam.; Round tray with reeded rim, #21253, with 1907-1947 date mark, 11” diam.; Bowl with reeded rim, #18941 4136, 1907-1947 date mark, 2” high, 7 1/4” diam.; and Footed bowl, #24021, 2” high, 6” diam.; 51.96 ozt. $1,200-1,600
(3) Piece 1920s Danish Silver Tea & Coffee Set, by Georg Jensen, with magnolia bud lid finials, carved bone handles, hammered surface, toad form feet, all pieces with 1915-1927 Jensen mark and engraved “Xmas 1924” on base, incl: Sterling silver coffee pot, 7 1/2” high; 830-Silver teapot, base stamped “1919”, 5” high; and Silver lidded sugar bowl, base stamped “1920”, 3 1/4” high; 38.76 ozt. Good condition. $2,000-3,000
18K Yellow Gold Bangle, set with (8) Round Brilliant cut natural Diamonds, Clarity SI1, Color G-H, approximately 1.0ct tw. and (7) Round Brilliant cut Blue Sapphires, AA quality, approximately 1.12ct. 11.3 dwt. Clasp is hook with safety lock, hinged with a spring. Stamped maker’s tag, Gemloc patent. With appraisal from GIA certified jeweler. Retail replacement cost $6,650. $2,000-3,000
One polished, stamped, and tested 14K white gold ring mounted with: (1) faceted emerald center stone weighing 10.14 carats, measurements: 16.2 x 12.2 x 6.8mm, color: green; and (34) faceted round diamonds weighing 1.58 cts, clarity: VS2-SI1, color: F-G; size 7; 5.7 dwt. New condition. With 2015 appraisal from American Gemological Laboratories, Inc. Estimated retail replacement value: $41,750.00.
$8,000-10,000
Handmade, set with seven Diamond spacers and set with (35) Channel set Blue Sapphires. 6.4dwt. 3/8” wide x 7” long. $800-1,200
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3148 14K WHITE GOLD AND SAPPHIRE LINE BRACELET
3147 LADIES EMERALD & DIAMOND RING
3146 SAPPHIRE & DIAMOND HINGED BANGLE BRACELET
3145 GEORG JENSEN “BLOSSOM” PATTERN BEVERAGE SET
3144 TIFFANY & CO. STERLING SERVING PIECES
3148
3147
3146
3145
3144
Set with a 3ct Marquis center Diamond and flanked on either side by (5) small round Diamonds and (8) small round Diamonds set into frame. Size 6 1/2. Purchased at Tiffany & Co. $15,000-20,000
Set with (11) graduating Old European cut Diamonds in Platinum. Sides set with (22) Old European cut Diamonds. 9.78ct. With formal appraisal detailing each stone. 3 1/2” long x 9/16” wide. Perfect condition. Retail replacement cost $29,800.
$12,000-15,000
7-7 1/2mm Pearls with 14K Gold clasp set with oval cabochon Jade center stone and (4) tiny Emeralds. 19” long. $1,000-1,500
Each set with large round mabe pearl and (15) small diamonds, set in white gold. 1 1/8” high x 1 1/8” wide. 19.4 dwt. $1,200-1,500
Ladies 18K yellow gold & platinum classic three stone ring. Center stone is natural Ruby, measuring approx 5.50mm, color: blood red, AAA quality, weight by measurement formula 0.50ct. Set on each side are Old Mine Cut natural Diamonds, approx 0.20ct each, Clarity SI1, Color H-I. Gold weight: 3.0 gr. Size: 8. Retail Replacement Cost: $6,000. $2,500-3,500
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3153 RUBY AND DIAMOND RING
3152 PR OF CUSTOM DESIGN 18K GOLD CLIP EARRINGS
3151 DOUBLE STRAND PEARL NECKLACE
3150 ANTIQUE LADY’S EDWARDIAN DIAMOND PLATINUM BAR FORM BROOCH
3149 VINTAGE CA 1920 PLATINUM DIAMOND RING
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3152
3151
3150
3149
in size from 8 to 8 1/2mm. 14K Gold clasp and (22) 14K gold spacers. 32” long. $800-1,000
Ca 1940s ring set in Platinum. Flanked on either side with (3) Diamonds. Approximately 1ct. Size 6 1/2. With GIA Report #6224631433
$4,000-6,000
A Pair of Miniature Swiss Landscapes, one with castle, the other with farm, oil on prepared panels, unsigned, with integral gilt frames, both 5” x 5 1/2”, one vertical, the other horizontal format. Losses to gilding. Includes handwritten note that reads: “This is to advise that the owner, Mrs. Lucia Stevens, owns two pictures with gold frames (all wooden) which were painted by Vivian Akers & given to my Aunt Gertrude Gardner and to me in 1939. Signed, Charlotte J Moore”. $800-1,200
“Stella Maris, Ireland, County Mayo”, 2009, oil on board, unsigned on front, signed, titled and dated verso, along with label from Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland, ME. Housed in black molded panel frame, OS: 17 3/4” x 18 3/4”, SS: 10 3/4” x 11 3/4”. $2,000-3,000
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3158 DAVID GRAEME BAKER (ME/PA, 1968 - )
3157 VIVIAN AKERS (ME, 1886-1966)
3156 LADIES VINTAGE LAVENDER STAR SAPPHIRE RING
3155 CORAL BEAD NECKLACE (87) Coral beads, ranging
3154 EDWARDIAN PERIOD DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE RING Set in Platinum. Size 4 1/2. $1,500-1,800
3158
3157
3156
3155
3154
Main
condition. $6,000-8,000
“Cody’s Gift”, 2006, oil on board, unsigned on front, signed, titled and dated verso, along with labels from Courthouse Gallery of Ellsworth, ME & Dowling Walsh Gallery of Rockland, ME, having an original price of $2,800. Depicting a baseball mitt and ball on a table in front of a window $3,000-4,000
Rockport, Maine Houses in Winter, oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated ‘33, the artist’s name on stretcher, in cream painted molded bullnose frame, OS: 36 1/2” x 36 1/2”, SS: 31 1/2” x 31 1/2”, repaired tear lower right. $3,000-5,000
“Bath Iron Works”, depicting builders at work in the busy Maine shipyard, a composition of cranes and hulls, probably during WWII; oil on canvas, signed lower right, housed in a gilt molded panel frame, OS: 32” x 36”, SS: 25 1/2” x 29 1/2”, cleaned and relined. $3,000-5,000
Asticou Azalea Gardens, Northeast Harbor (ME), oil on canvas, signed and dated ‘86 lower right, in a gilded wooden frame with linen liner, OS: 23” x 32”, SS: 18 1/2” x 27 1/2”. Good condition. $2,000-3,000
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3163 PAUL BLACK (US, 20TH C.)
3162 CARROLL THAYER BERRY (ME, 1886-1978)
3161 CARROLL THAYER BERRY (ME, 1886-1978)
3160 KEVIN BEERS (US, 20TH C.)
Street, Monhegan, oil on canvas, signed lower left, in an ebonized wooden frame, OS: 31” x 61”, SS: 30” x 60”. Good
3159 DAVID GRAEME BAKER (ME/PA, 1968 - )
3163
3162
3161
3160
3159
Moored Catboats, oil on canvasboard, signed lower left, stamped “Vernon Broe Estate, Richmond, Maine” verso, in an ebonized molded wood frame with gilded inner lip, OS: 12 1/2” x 15 1/2”, SS: 8 1/2” x 11 1/2”. Good condition.
$800-1,200
Children at the Beach, oil on canvas board, signed lower right, stamped “Vernon Broe Estate, Richmond, Maine” verso, in a molded and ebonized wooden frame with gilded inner lip, OS: 12 1/2” x 15 1/2”, SS: 8 1/2” x 11 1/2”. Good condition.
$800-1,200
Sailing Yacht, oil on canvasboard, unsigned, stamped “Vernon Broe Estate, Richmond, Maine” verso, in an ebonized molded wooden frame with gilded inner lip, OS: 13 1/2” x 16 1/2”, SS: 8 1/2” x 11 1/2”. Good condition. $1,000-1,500
Children Wading in the Waves, oil on canvas board, signed lower right, stamped “Vernon Broe Estate, Richmond, Maine” verso, in a molded and ebonized wooden frame with gilded inner lip, OS: 12 1/2” x 15 1/2”, SS: 8 1/2” x 11 1/2”. Good condition.
$800-1,200
“The Wait for Bait”, charcoal on prepared board, signed lower right, in grey slat shadowline frame, OS: 50” x 62”, SS: 48” x 60”. $7,500-8,500
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3168 PAM CABANAS (CONTEMPORARY FRIENDSHIP, ME)
3167 VERNON GEORGE BROE (ME/IL, 1930-2011)
3166 VERNON BROE (ME/IL, 1930-2011)
3165 VERNON GEORGE BROE (ME/IL, 1930-2011)
3164 VERNON GEORGE BROE (ME/IL, 1930-2011)
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3167
3166
3165
3164
“Land in Land XIII”, Epson Ultra Chrome HDX on Epson Legacy Fibre, signed lower right, titled on label verso and identified as “Print #1”. Housed in archival mount, with silver wood domed frame, matted under UV plexiglass, OS: 38” x 35”, image size: 25” x 25”. $3,000-5,000
“Southwest Chop - Monhegan Island”, oil on canvasboard, signed lower right, “Maine” inscribed twice lower center, titled verso, with artist biography sheet affixed to back, in an ebonized wooden frame with gilded inner edge, OS: 22 1/2” x 26 1/2”, SS: 15 1/2” x 19 1/2”.
$2,000-3,000
Crashing Waves, oil on board, signed lower right, in a wooden cove form frame with gilded inner edge, OS: 18” x 24”; SS: 13 1/2” x 19 1/2”. $1,000-1,500
“Mazatalan Beach”, oil on canvas, signed lower right giving date of 1961 and location, also signed, titled and dated verso, depicting the beach backed by hills with scattered buildings, the artist’s paint stand set up lower right, in mexican carved and weathered cream painted frame with linen mat, 22” x 32”, SS: 13 1/2” x 23 1/2”.
$2,000-3,000
“Arthur Clayton”, oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated ‘64. Also signed verso and inscribed with the subject’s name. He is depicted seated at a table, studying a pumpkin with his hand resting on it, perhaps preparing to carve a Jack-o-Lantern. Housed in a mitered walnut frame with linen liner and gilt lip, OS: 32” x 47”, SS: 22 1/2” x 37 1/2”. The subject was a neighbor of the artist in Harpswell, Maine. $4,000-6,000
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3173 STEPHEN MORGAN ETNIER (ME/CA, 1903-1984)
3172 STEPHEN MORGAN ETNIER (ME/CA, 1903-1984)
3171 JAY HALL CONNAWAY (ME/AZ/IN, 1893-1970)
3170 JAY HALL CONNAWAY (ME/AZ/IN, 1893-1970)
3169 JOHN PAUL CAPONIGRO (ME/MA, 1965 - )
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3169
3175 RALF FEYL (ME, 20TH-21ST C.)
3174 CHESLEY FARRELL (CONTEMPORARY ME)
“County Morning”, Fort Fairfield (ME), dated 12/2003, black and white digital print on canvas, signed verso and inscribed “For Dr. Ashmore”, in black box frame with shadowline, OS: 26” x 38”, SS: 23 3/4” x 36”, fine condition.
“Ian”, oil on board, signed lower right, also marked “Ralf Feyl, 2009” verso, depicting a profile image of a young man by the sea, in an ebonized wooden frame with gilded inner rim, OS: 20 3/8” x 24 1/4”, SS: 13 1/2” x 17 1/4”. Good condition. $2,000-3,000
$1,000-1,200
(4) Original Drawings for Lithographs, ink and crayon on cardstock, all of life in the Deep South, signed, one dated Feb 33, depicting Woman doing Laundry on Landing of River House on Stilts; PLUS Collapsing Three Generation Shanty; PLUS Field Workers in Palm Fringed Lowland; PLUS Black Men Outside a Dance Hall at Night, all on 11” x 14” sheets. Thumbtack impressions and holes to corners, otherwise good condition.
$600-800
“Pemaquid Point Lighthouse”, 1949, oil on canvasboard, signed lower right, also signed and titled verso, along with artist’s New Harbor, ME addrss in his own hand. Housed in a gold ribbed cove replica frame, OS: 19” x 23”, SS: 11 1/2” x 15 1/2”.
$800-1,200
“Light on the Coast”, oil on panel, signed lower left, in a gold metal leaf frame with linen liner, OS: 19 1/2” x 23 1/2”, SS: 11 1/2” x 15 1/2”; accompanied by a folder containing an artist biography and materials from “Light Waves”, an open house and celebration of Gobbato’s life at Harbor Square Gallery, Rockland, ME that included this painting. $2,000-3,000
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3178 IMERO GOBBATO (ME, 1923-2010)
3177 PARKER GAMAGE (ME, 1882-1960)
3176 ARTHUR RUSSELL FULLER (ME/CA, 1899-1980)
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3177
3176
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3174
Trapper and Hound Caught in Mountain Blizzard, black & white woodcut, initialed in print, pencil signed and numbered 20/100, in gold mitered frame, matted under glass, OS: 21” x 25”, image size: 11 1/2” x 15 3/4”.
“Springtime at Head Tide”, oil on linen, signed lower left, in gilt molded
OS: 20 1/2” x 18 1/2”, SS: 15 1/2” x 13 1/2”.
$500-700
Study of Kneeling Female Nude, mixed media on tan paper, signed lower right, in a custom silverleaf low relief ogee frame, matted under plexiglass, OS: 27” x 21”, SS: 14” x 11”.
Seated Nude Turning, mixed media on paper, signed lower right, in antiqued oxblood molded frame with gold beaded liner, under UV plexiglass, OS: 13 1/2” x 18”, SS: 9” x 13 1/2”.
$800-1,200
Reckining Nude, mixed media on paper, signed lower right, in antiqued
molded frame with gold beaded liner, under UV
13” x 18”, SS: 8 1/2” x 13 1/2”.
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3183 ROBERTA GOSCHKE (ME/DC, 1954 - )
oxblood
plexi, OS:
$600-800
3182 ROBERTA GOSCHKE (ME/DC, 1954 - )
$600-800
3181 ROBERTA GOSCHKE (ME/DC, 1954 - )
3180 ROBERTA GOSCHKE (ME/DC, 1954 - )
panel frame with linen liner,
$1,000-1,500
3179 IMERO GOBBATTO (ME, 1923-2010)
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3181
3180
3179
3184 ROBERTA GOSCHKE (ME/DC, 1954 - )
Still Life with Sparrow Mug, oil on panel, initialed lower right, in reeded panel frame in faux mahogany, OS: 11 1/2” x 13 1/2”, SS: 5 1/4” x 7 1/4”. $500-700
3185 GORDON HOPE GRANT (NY/CA/UK, 1875-1962)
“Harbor Scene, Rockport”, watercolor on paper, signed lower right, in a gilded bullnose edge wooden frame with mat, glazed, OS: 21” x 27 1/2”, SS: 14 1/2” x 21”. Good condition.
3187 ERIC HOPKINS (ME/CT, 1951 - )
$1,000-1,500
3186 JOSEPH ‘TONY’ VAN HASSELT (ME/NY/UT/NETHERLANDS, 1937-2022)
“Farm Color Fields”, watercolor on paper, signed lower left, in domed ash wood framer, matted and glazed, under UV plexiglass, OS: 24” x 30”, SS: 14” x 20 3/4”, fine condition. $600-800
“For Juris”, watercolor and graphite, vignettes of the Maine Coast, signed and dated 11/20/86, in maple mitered frame, sheet floated within mat under plexiglass, OS: 33” x 38”, SS: 24” x 30”. From the collection of Juris Ubans.
$3,000-5,000
3188 ERIC HOPKINS (ME/CT, 1951 - )
“Driving Thru the Cascades #1”, graphite on paper, signed, titled and dated 8-16-86 in lower margin, in maple box frame, matted under glass, OS: 25” x 31”, SS: 14 1/2” x 21”. $3,000-4,000
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3187
3186
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3189 ERIC HOPKINS (ME/CT, 1951 - )
“Five Islands”, oil on paper, signed, titled and dated January 24, 1984, in black metal slat frame, floated on white board under glass, OS: 16” x 23”, sheet size: 13” x 20”. $2,000-3,000
3190 ERIC HOPKINS (ME/CT, 1951 -)
“Red Fish”, oil on canvas, signed lower right, captioned “The One that Got Away for Faye” lower left, in a black painted box frame, OS: 37 1/2” x 50”, SS: 36” x 48”. Good condition. $2,000-3,000
3191 ERIC HOPKINS (ME/CT, 1951 - )
Spiral Shell, art glass sculpture, incised “Hopkins, ‘81”. 9 1/2” high, 5 1/2” x 3”. Good condition. $1,000-1,500
3192 ERIC HOPKINS (ME/CT, 1951 - )
“Fish”, watercolor and gouache, signed lower left, titled center, and dated “April 6, 1980” lower right, in an ebonized and gilded wooden frame, with mat, glazed, OS: 29” x 34 1/2”, SS: 20 1/2” x 27”. Good condition. $1,000-2,000
3193 JILL HOY (STONINGTON, ME, CONTEMPORARY)
Rocky Meadow Hill, acrylic on paper, unsigned, in an ebonized wooden frame with double mats, glazed, OS: 19” x 23”, SS: 6” x 9”. Good condition. Consignor acquired painting from the artist. $600-800
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Stonington Harbor, oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated ‘97, in gold painted mahogany slat frame with purple shadowline, OS: 26” x 38”, SS: 24” x 36”. Good condition. $2,000-3,000
Platinum and Diamond Brooch, freeform design set with (13) Baguette Diamonds, (45) Round Brilliant cut Diamonds, (3) Pear Shape Diamonds and (3) Marquise Shape Diamonds. Approximate total Diamond weight 3.50ct. Clarity CS1-SI1. Color F-G. 1 1/2” h x 1” w. With appraisal from GIA certified jeweler. Retail replacement cost $9,900. $4,000-5,000
One electronically tested 14K white gold ladies cast emerald & diamond ring; featuring an emerald set within an inner yellow gold diamond set bezel, supported by an elaborate under gallery and open work diamond set shoulders, completed by a three millimeter wide band. Containing: one prong set rectangular cushion mixed cut natural emerald, measuring 10.90 x 8.90 x 6.10mm, approx. weight of 4.04ct., clarity: heavily included, type III, moderately strong, very slightly bluish green color, (GIA vslbG 5/4), cut is good; and one-hundred twenty-two bead set round brilliant cut diamonds, measuring 1.50 - 1.30 x 0.84mm, approx. weight: 1.28ct, clarity: SI-1 to I-1, color: G-I; size 7; 9.3 dwt. With 2009 appraisal from American International Gemologists. Total estimated retail value: $15,700.00.
$5,500-7,500
Handmade White and Yellow Gold, with Yellow Gold bow form spacers. Set with (48) round channel set Diamonds. 6.6 dwt. 3/8” wide x 7” long.
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3198 14K GOLD DIAMOND LINE BRACELET
$800-1,200
3197 LADIES EMERALD & DIAMOND RING
3196 HANDMADE DIAMOND PLATINUM BROOCH
3195 DIAMOND LINE BRACELET
$1,500-1,800
14K White Gold set with (51) Diamonds. 1.5ct. 6” long.
3194 JILL HOY (STONINGTON, ME, CONTEMPORARY)
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3197
3196
3195
3194
One lady’s polished, stamped and electronically tested solid 14K yellow gold ring mounted with a genuine ruby (corundum), est. 3.84 carats, faceted oval shape, clarity grade: II, medium-dark/vivid medium saturation; and (48) faceted round full-cut diamonds, est. 1.60 carat weight, clarity grade: I1-I2, color grade: H-I; ring size 7; 5.5 dwt. New condition. With 2008 Gemological Laboratory of America appraisal. Estimated replacement value: $31,284.00.
$7,000-9,000
Woven Yellow Gold Bracelet, with central clasp and safety chain, 1/2” wide, 6 1/2” long, 14.2 dwt. $1,000-1,500
Platinum Mounted Diamond Engagement Ring, by Helzberg, tension center set with a Round Brilliant cut Diamond, weighing approximately 0.58ct, Clarity VS2, Color G. Diamond is held in two arches, channel set with (6) Round Brilliant cut Diamonds, (12) total. 0.25ct. Set in a channel in an arch on each shoulder are (7) Baguette Diamonds (14) total. 0.50ct. Clarity VS2-Si!, Color G. Size 5. Two of the Baguettes are broken. With appraisal from GIA certified jeweler. Retail replacement cost $6,300.
$3,500-4,500
2ct of diamonds. 1 1/4” diameter. 6.3 dwt. $2,000-3,000 3203
14K Yellow Gold basket style design set with (1) natural sky blue Aquamarine. Emerald cut, 42.49ct (by weight measurement formula). Set on each shoulder are (3) Rubies and (5) round single cut natural Diamonds. Total weight 0.15ct, Clarity SI1, Color G. Rubies total weight is 0.20ct. Burma red color. Some minor scratches and knicks on Aquamarine. Size 7. With appraisal from GIA certified jeweler. Retail replacement cost $12,000. $4,000-5,000
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3203 VINTAGE LADY’S RETRO ERA AQUAMARINE RING
3202 LADIES PLATINUM & DIAMOND RING
3201 18K GOLD BRACELET
3200 LADIES RUBY & DIAMOND RING
3199 VINTAGE 14K WHITE GOLD WREATH FORM PENDANT/BROOCH
3202
3201
3200
3199
Echoing Dahlov Ipcar’s love and inspiration derived from animals, Elmina “Sis”
Brewster Sewall had a lifelong commitment to supporting animal welfare, as well as land conservation, and humanitarian efforts in Maine. She accomplished this with personal contributions and through the Elmina B. Sewall Foundation, that she created in 1982. The Chamber of Commerce in Kennebunk honored her as “Citizen of the Year” in 1996. Originally commissioned and owned by Elmina Brewster Sewall of Kennebunk, ME; gifted by Sewall to a fellow pug lover who left the screen to yet another pug lover.
$20,000-30,000
3204 DAHLOV IPCAR (ME/VT, 1917-2017)
Delightful Three-Section Folding
Screen, an oil on panel depiction of 25 frolicking pug dogs amid a woodland background of trees with squirrel, bird and butterfly; signed and dated 1957 on lower left panel, originally created as a commission for Maine philanthropist Elmina Brewster Sewall, 80” high, each panel: 24” wide (72” wide overall), 1 1/4” thick; Accompanied by an inscribed soft cover book “Dahlov Ipcar - Artist” by Pat Davidson Reef, publ by The Kennebec River Press, Inc., 1987, with presentation: “For Sis Sewall - who gave me one of my first “Big Commissions” - love those pug dogs! With warmest regards, Dahlov Ipcar, Xmas 1989”, 8” x 11”. Good condition.
3205 WILLIAM IRVINE (ME/SCOTLAND, 1931 - )
“Resting Fishermen”, 2013, oil on canvas, signed lower right, signed and titled verso, also with tag from Courthouse Gallery of Ellsworth, ME, having an original price of $4,500. Housed in a white box frame, OS: 37” x 41”, SS: 35 1/2” x 39 1/2”.
$4,000-6,000
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3204
Triptych “Monhegan Panorama from Manana”, 1979, pastel and graphite on Arches paper, the three parts individually signed and dated, titled verso, with her Brunswick, ME address. In matching aluminum frames under glass, 22” x 30”.
$2,000-3,000
“Head of a Girl, Long Hair, Hand to Chin”, charcoal on oaktag paper, titled on Krashaar Galleries of 754 Fifth Avenue, NYC. Housed in a mahogany box frame, matted and glazed, OS: 22 3/4” x 18 3/4”, SS: 16” x 11 1/2”, rippled.
$800-1,200
Shore with Sailboat, oil on hard board, signed lower right, in a distressed wooden frame, OS: 16 1/2” x 22”, SS: 11” x 16 1/2”. Good condition.
$1,000-2,000
“The Round Trip of the Hound after the Voyage of the Beagle”, oil on linen, signed lower left, titled on tag verso having the original price of $5,250, in black panel frame with silver liner, OS: 30” x 30”, SS: 23 1/2” x 23 1/2”.
$3,000-5,000
“Main Street, Damariscotta”, oil on linen, signed lower right, in a blackened mahogany ogee molded frame with Dutch gold liner, handmade by the artist, OS: 37 1/2” x 47 1/2”, SS: 29 1/2” x 39 1/2”. Fine condition.
$2,000-3,000
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3210 ERIK MINZNER (ME, CONTEMPORARY)
3209 SARAH MCRAE MORTON (ME/WV/PA, CONTEMPORARY)
3208 JOSEPH DE MARTINI (NY/MA, 1896-1984)
3207 ROBERT LAURENT (ME/NY, 1890-1970)
3206 ELENA JAHN (ME/NY, 1938-2014)
3210
3209
3208
3207
3206
3211 LEONARD MIZEREK (US, CONTEMPORARY)
“Bass Light”, oil on panel, signed lower right, signed and titled verso, with Art of the Sea Gallery (South Thomaston, ME) label affixed verso, depicting the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse on Maine’s Mt. Desert Island, in a gold metal leaf cove form frame, OS: 28 1/2” x 24 1/2”, SS: 23 1/2” x 19 1/2”. Minor frame flaking. $2,000-3,000
3212 BILL MOSS (MI/ME/AZ, 1923-1994)
“Ship Builders, City Island, New York”, 1955, oil on paper, signed lower right, inscription verso in artist’s hand giving title and date, labels from Ford Motor Co, typed CV. (Moss worked for Ford, then invented the ‘Pop’ tent and the Paper Dress in the 1960s, founded the Moss Tent Co in 1975 with his wife Marilyn in Camden, ME.) Housed in a black laquered panel frame with raised silver liner, under glass. OS: 25” x 35”, SS: 19 3/4” x 29 3/4”, good condition. Label verso indicates this was commissioned by the Ford Motor Company, “My Favorite Island Town”, LincolnMercury Times, 7, #4, July-Aug 1955. p. 22. Captioned “The island’s shores are lined with shipbuilders.” Exhibited around the country, then donated to the Detroit Museum of Art, then to The Smithsonian.
$1,500-2,500
“Field of Poppies, Malaucene” (France), oil on linen laid to board, signed lower left, with Wiscasset Bay Galery label verso giving title and original price of $2,800, in handcarved matched corner gilt cove frame, OS: 27 1/2” x 23 1/2”, SS: 19 1/2” x 15 1/2”.
“Reflected Glare”, oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled verso on Caldbeck Gallery of Rockland, ME label. In maple box shadowline frame, OS: 13 1/2” x 17 1/2”, SS: 12” x 16”. $800-1,200
$1,500-2,000
‘My Studio Door’, gouache/mixed media trompe l’oeil, signed on the ‘envelope’ in the image, signed and titled verso, dated 1998, in gold molded and painted frame, dimensional linen mat, under glass, SS: 40” x 32”, OS: 48 1/2” x 40 1/2”. Fine condition.
$1,000-1,500
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3215 TIMOTHY PARKS ( KENNEBUNK, ME, CONTEMPORARY)
3214 COLIN PAGE (ME, 1977 - )
3213 KEITH OEHMIG (ME, 20TH-21ST C.)
3215
3214
3213
3212
3211
“Family Group, 1949”, monumental oil on canvas, titled, signed and dated 1949 on back, signed lower right and dated 1950 on front, depicting the artist and six members of his family at table on the porch of their Searsport, ME home. In faux grey barnwood cove frame with linen liner, OS: 48” x 69”, SS: 40” x 61”.
Labels verso include: University of Maine Art Collection, for exhibition
“Waldo Peirce: A New Assessment”, November 16, 1984 - January 25, 1985, on loan from a Private Collector; PLUS Shipping label from John Peirce Gallery Bangor, ME; PLUS Midtown Gallery, 11 E. 57th St (his NYC dealer); PLUS Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, PA, Owner: Artist, COA Midtown Galleries. $10,000-15,000
3217
Rick the Clam Digger, Searspot, ME; pen and ink with watercolor, signed lower right, dated ‘39, and inscribed “To Rick the clam digger”. In gold bullnose frame, matted under plexiglass, OS: 15” x 17 1/2”, SS: 8 1/2” x 11”.
$1,000-1,500
3218 WALDO PEIRCE (NY/ME/MA, 1884-1970)
“Maine Farming”, Men Haying with Scythes, one pauses to sharpen his blade, pen ande ink with watercolor on paper, signed lower left and dated ‘40, housed in maple box frame, matted under glass, OS: 21 1/2” x 27”, SS: 13 1/2” x 19 1/2”. Purchased at Rago Auctions Dec 2009. $1,000-2,000
3219 WALDO PEIRCE (NY/ME/MA, 1884-1970)
“Moonlight Sonata by The Beatles for Karen, 17 March 64, St. Patrick’s Day, 64, Newburyport, WP”, they are depicted astride donkeys, watercolor and graphite on paper, unframed, shrinkwrapped under french ruled mat, OS: 17” x 19 1/2”, SS: 10 3/4” x 13”, fine condition, tipped in.
$1,000-1,500
3220 WALDO PEIRCE (NY/ME/MA, 1884-1970)
Pair of Fly Fisherman Sketches, sepia ink & pencil, both signed lower right, one dated 1934, in matching molded wood frames with ivory mats, glazed, larger - OS: 18 1/2” x 21 1/2”, SS: 11 1/2” x 14 1/2”, smaller - OS: 13 1/2” x 21”, SS: 7 1/2” x 15”. Frame repair to larger. $800-1,200
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WALDO PEIRCE (NY/ME/MA, 1884-1970)
3216 WALDO PEIRCE (NY/ME/MA, 1884-1970)
3220
3219
3218
3217
3216
Melancholy Contemplation, oil on canvas, signed and dated ‘93 lower left, a lovely portrait of a young woman in dressed in black, seated on a purple velvet settee and gazing out a window, in a molded and gilded wooden frame with linen liner, OS: 24 1/2” x 20 1/2”, SS: 19 1/2” x 15 1/2”. Good condition. $800-1,200
“Ready for the New Season” Camden Harbor, ME, oil in canvas, signed lower right, signed, dated ‘17 and titled verso, in a molded and ebonized wooden frame, OS: 17 1/2” x 21 1/2”, SS: 11 1/2” x 15 1/2”. Good condition. $1,000-1,500
“Morning Study: Clouds and Waves”, 2009, oil on hardboard, signed lower left, signed, titled and dated verso. In replica Arts & Crafts walnut panel frame, OS: 13” x 15”, SS: 7 1/4” x 9 1/4”. $800-1,000
“Trees by Car Light”, oil on board, unsigned, identified and titled on Dowling Walsh Gallery of Rockland, ME label verso, floated within black slat shadowline frame, OS: 11 3/4” x 9 3/4”, SS: 10” x 8”.
$1,000-1,500
“Couple”, oil on board, unsigned, identified and titled on Dowling Walsh Gallery of Rockland, ME label verso, floated within black slat shadowline frame, OS: 11 3/4” x 9 3/4”, SS: 10” x 8”.
$1,000-1,500
“Dos Gatos”, shaped plywood with oil paint and wire whiskers, signed, titled and dated 3/10 verso, along with label from Greenhut Galleries of Portland, ME, 16” x 18”.
$600-800
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3226 MIKE STILER (ME, CONTEMPORARY)
3225 TOLLEF RUNQUIST (ME, CONTEMPORARY)
3224 TOLLEF RUNQUIST (ME, CONTEMPORARY)
3223 BJORN RUNQUIST (ME, 1948 - )
3222 BJORN RUNQUIST (US, 1948- )
3221 DENNIS PERRIN (ME/LA/KS, 1950- )
3226
3225
3224
3223
3222
3221
3227
“Isles”, oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled verso on label with original price of $4800, housed in black fatigued square casement frame, OS: 38 1/2” x 38 1/2”, SS: 36” x 36”. $2,500-3,500
3228
Secluded Couple, monumental oil on masonite, signed lower left and dated ‘74, depicting a distant pair of people seated in a desoloate stormy Maine shore, in chrome casement frame, OS: 42 1/2” x 72 1/2”, SS: 42” x 72”, scuffs. $2,000-3,000
3229
Replica Terracotta Figure of Diana, standing atop an octagonal platform, unmarked, 47" high, 11" x 13". Repaired breaks to neck and three fingers. $600-800
Birch Woods, 2013, orotone photo, signed lower right, signed and dated verso, marked as artist’s proof, housed in mitered black frame with gold liner, OS: 20” x 24”, SS: 15 1/2” x 19 1/2”. $2,000-3,000
3231
“Andrew Wyeth”, silver gelatin photograph, signed and dated 2005 on mount, housed in a pale gold deep cove frame, matted and glazed, OS: 28 1/4” x 24 1/2”, image size: 14” x 11”, fine condition. From the Haynes Collection. $1,000-1,500
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3230 JOYCE TENNESON (ME/NY/MA, 1945 - )
STANDING NUDE CLASSICAL SCULPTURE
LAURENCE PHILIP SISSON (MA/ME/NM, 1928-2015)
PAUL G. STONE (ME, CONTEMPORARY)
JOYCE TENNESON (ME/NY/MA, 1945 - )
3231
3229
3228
3227
3230
“Four Trees”, oil on canvas, signed lower left, titled on Midtown Galleries of NYC label verso, also with fragment of label from Brookyn Museum and artist label. Marked with Thon Estate number. Housed in artist-made fatigued wooden frame having cream painted liner, OS: 39 1/2” x 51 1/2”, SS: 29 3/4” x 41 3/4”. $3,000-5,000
Sailboat Underway, unsigned, an India ink study on Strathmore, in wooden box frame, matted and glazed, SS: 17 1/4” x 23”, OS: 23 3/8” x 27 7/8”, fine condition. $2,000-3,000
“Landscape”, watercolor on Arches paper, signed lower right with estate label verso from Clarke Gallery of Rockland, ME. In white box frame, matted under plexiglass, OS: 24” x 30”, SS: 17 3/4” x 23 1/2”. $1,500-2,000
“Landscape”, watercolor on Arches paper, signed lower left with estate label verso from Clarke Gallery of Rockland, ME. In white box frame, matted under plexiglass, OS: 24” x 30”, SS: 17 3/4” x 23 1/2”. $1,500-2,000
3236
“Sloop”, watercolor on paper, signed lower right, titled on label verso from Caldbeck Gallery of Rockland, ME, having an original price of $2,200 in 2014. In bleached wood box frame, matted under plexiglass, OS: 16” x 19”, SS: 8 1/2” x 11 1/2”. $1,000-1,500
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WILLIAM THON (ME/NY/ITALY, 1906-2000)
3235 WILLIAM THON (ME/NY/ITALY, 1906-2000)
3234 WILLIAM THON (ME/NY/ITALY, 1906-2000)
3233 WILLIAM THON (ME/NY/ITALY, 1906-2000)
3232 WILLIAM THON (ME/NY/ITALY, 1906-2000)
3236
3235
3234
3233
3232
Foggy Shore Scene, watercolor on paper, signed lower right, in blackened red walnut mitered frame with dull gold liner, with archival mount, matted under UV plexiglass, OS: 22” x 30”, SS: 12” x 20”. $1,000-1,500
Mother and Daughter Approaching Beach, watercolor on paper, signed lower right and dated 1863, in gold molded frame, matted under glass, OS: 13” x 17”, SS: 5” x 8 1/2”, some toning. Triscott would have been 17 years old when he painted this, in England, before emigrating to Worcester, MA in 1871. This may be the earliest extant example of his work! $2,000-3,000
Figures on a Lakeside Road, watercolor on paper, signed lower left, in gilt molded frame, under glass, OS: 1 1/2” x 21”, SS: 13” x 19 1/2”, light foxing. $800-1,200
Maine Wetlands Farm, watercolor on paper, signed lower left, in gilt molded frame, under glass, OS: 15 1/2” x 21 3/4”, SS: 13” x 19 1/4”, some foxing. $800-1,200
“Drexler Chair, Monhegan Museum”, 2010, oil on panel, signed and dated lower right, titled verso, in black slat shadowline frame. $2,000-3,000
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3241 DAVID VICKERY (ME, CONTEMPORARY)
3240 SAMUEL PETER ROLT TRISCOTT (ME/MA, 1846-1925)
3239 SAMUEL PETER ROLT TRISCOTT (ME/MA, 1846-1925)
3238 SAMUEL PETER ROLT TRISCOTT (ME/MA/UK, 1846-1925)
3237 WILLIAM THON (ME/NY/ITALY, 1906-2000)
3241
3240
3239
3238
3237
3243 JAMIE WYETH (PA/ME, 1946
- )
3242 VERONICA G. ABBOTT-WHEAT (NY/ME, 1933-2022)
“Garden in the Wood”, mixed media acrylic with paper collage on masonite, signed lower left, signed and titled verso Belfast, ME exhibition, dated 5/2006. Housed in white enameled bullnose aluminum frame, OS: 25” x 25”, SS: 23 1/2” x 23 1/2”.
“Study for Island Geese”, watercolor and graphite on paper, pencil signed lower center, label verso from Somerville Manning Gallery of Breck’s Mill, Greenville, DE. Housed in water gilt box frame, linen mat, gilt liner, OS: 36” x 30”, SS: 28” x 22”. $25,000-35,000
$800-1,200
3244 (2) ANDREW WYETH PRINT PORTFOLIOS
“The Four Seasons, Paintings and Drawings by Andrew Wyeth”, Preface by Lloyd Goodrich, Director of Whitney Museum of American Art. Published by Art in America. Contains 12 collotype prints in boxed folio. 17 1/2” x 14 1/2”; PLUS “Ten Color Reproductions of Paintings by Andrew Wyeth”, Printed in Full Color at the Triton Press, New York, 1952. Boxed clothbound folio with leather spine and title rondel on front, limited edition, numbered 189 and signed by Wyeth. Foreword by Philip Hofer. (10) prints, #2 “Northern Point” has edge damage. 27” x 21”. Hinges started. $2,000-3,000
3245 ANDREW NEWELL WYETH (PA/ME, 1917-2009)
Christmas Card depicting a corner of their stone house in Pennsylvania, signed verso “Merry Christmas from Betsy and Andy”, india ink on 3 1/2” x 6 1/4” card, toned. Shrinkwrapped in 7 1/4” x 9” mat. $1,000-1,500
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3245
3244
3243
3242
Christmas Card depicting Santa toasting a Reindeer, signed verso “Merry, merry Christmas, Betsy and Andy (1947)”, watercolor on 3 1/2” x 6 1/4” card, toned. Shrinkwrapped in 7 1/2” x 10” mat. $1,000-1,500
Christmas Card depicting man shoveling snow near Colonial house, signed verso “From Betsy and Andy”, watercolor on 3 1/2” x 5 1/4” card, toned. Shrinkwrapped in 7 1/4” x 9” mat. $1,000-1,500
“The Slip”, 1977 offset litho print, pencil signed in margin lower right, distributed by New York Graphics Society Ltd., in a lacquered wooden frame, with mat, glazed, OS: 29 1/2” x 35 1/2”, image: 18 1/4” x 26”. Frame edge chips. $800-1,000
“Beach at Bay Point, Maine”, watercolor on paper, signed lower right, label verso from the 1967 auction at The Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Housed in a watergilt box frame, matted under glass, OS: 23” x 29”, SS: 14 1/2” x 20 1/2”. $3,000-5,000
“Andalusian Dancer”, water gilded bronze sculpture, early 20th c., on a triangular marble base, inscribed “Cl J R Colinet” at top of base, depicting a standing nude holding castinets, with cold painted hair and castinets, 17 1/2” high (20 1/4” high with base), 10 1/2” x 4 1/2”. Gilding losses, base corner chip. $1,500-1,800
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3250 CLAIRE JEANNE ROBERTE COLINET (FRANCE/BELGIUM, 1880-1950)
3249 WILLIAM ZORACH (NY/CA/ME, 1887-1966)
3248 ANDREW WYETH (PA/ME, 1917-2009) SIGNED PRINT
3247 ANDREW NEWELL WYETH (PA/ME, 1917-2009)
3246 ANDREW NEWELL WYETH (PA/ME, 1917-2009)
3250
3249
3248
3247
3246
3251 CARLO ROMANELLI (CA/ITALY, 1872 - 1947 )
Bust Portrait of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, patinated bronze, ca 1940, on integral base with eagle on front, signed on side, marked “LA Calif”, with “FR” in rectangle foundry mark and copyright mark. 15 1/2” x 8” x 5 1/2”, one small bright spot on lower edge of front. From the Haynes Collection. $1,500-1,800
Sculpture a naked boy with water jugs, with integral plaque on back that reads “Dall Originale Propr. del Re di Napoli, SM Francesco II, Napoli Gemito”, on integral plinth, 21 3/4” x 8” x 11”, fine condition. $1,500-1,800
3253
Advertising Piece, meant to be mounted on a wall, with head raised outwards from the shoulders, having striking negroid features, carved from a single piece of very dense and heavy hardwood, signed and dated on the back. Believed to have been used to announce a slave auction in the South. Roughly 11 1/2” x 10” x 13 1/2”. $1,500-2,000
“Little Girl”, cast and patinated bronze, signed on integral base “E.F. Hoffman, 1958, A/P”, (artist’s proof). Depicts a kneeling toddler reaching towards the sky. 27” tall. Fine condition. $1,000-1,500
German Porcelain Figurine, depicting a ballet scene of standing harlequin figure kissing a female in ruffled skirt, originally designed by Paul Scheurich as part of a Russian ballet dancer line created between 1913 and 1923, base with blue crossed swords mark (insected with four incised lines), impressed “43” and incised “D 287”, 10 1/2” high, 8 1/2” x 4 1/2”. Factory inferior quality mark, otherwise good condition. $1,000-1,500
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3255 MEISSEN PORCELAIN HARLEQUIN & COLUMBINE FIGURAL GROUP
3254 EDWARD FENNON HOFFMAN III (PA, 1916-1991)
CARVED WOODEN HEAD SIGNED “PALMER, 1852”
3252 VINCENZO GEMITO (ITALY, 1852-1929) - BRONZE FOUNTAINHEAD
3255
3254
3253
3252
3251
Bronze Letter Tray with decorative figure of a Boy Holding a Flower Garland, Riding a Gazelle, signed on back of plinth, the oval tray resting on multiple ivory spherical feet. 8 1/4” x 15 1/2” x 8”. Paris export label on underside. $700-900
Head of William Donovan, bronze painted plaster on wooden plinth,
on back, subject provided by consignor, 21” x 11” x 7”, a few minor
3258 LIFE-SIZED CARVED STONE SCULPTURE OF AN AFRICAN WOMAN, ILLEGIBLY SIGNED
She is depicted with her head tilted back, looking to the sky, with mouth slightly open, her hair in braids, signed at edge of beaded necklace and flower pendant “Eddy Racklov” (?). 17” x 14” x 9”. $800-1,000
Early 20th c. Depiction of an Asian Dancer, signed “Fond Art-Lagana, Napoli, Made in Italy” at base edge, 8” high, 4 1/2” x 2 1/2”. Good condition. $500-700
Cast and patinated bronze head of a black man, mounted on a marble base, marked on lower side. 13 1/2” tall overall. $300-500
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3260 E.J. FOX BRONZE BUST SCULPTURE
3259 ITALIAN BRONZE SCULPTURE
3257 WILLIAM “BILL” (HORACE) MUIR (ME/NC, 1902-1964)
signed
flakes. $800-1,200
3256 WALTHER IBSCHER (GERMANY, 1825-2011)
3260
3259
3258
3257
3256
3261 WALTHER IBSCHER (GERMANY, 1825-2011)
Bronze Letter Tray with decorative figure of a Boy Holding a Flower Garland, Riding a Gazelle, signed on back of plinth, the oval tray resting on multiple ivory spherical feet. 8 1/4” x 15 1/2” x 8”. Paris export label on underside. $700-900
3262 LADY’S TANZANITE & DIAMOND RING
One electronically tested 14K white gold lady’s cast tanzanite & diamond ring with bright polish finish; containing: one prong set oval cut natural tanzanite, approx. total weight of 1.40ct, type I, very slightly grayish, blue violet color, (GIA bV 7/3); Thirtytwo bead set round brilliant cut diamonds, approx. total weight of 0.17ct, clarity: I1I2, color: I-J; and Twenty-eight prong set oval cut natural tanzanite, approx. weight of 1.89ct, type I, medium light, very slightly grayish, violet-blue color, (GIA vB 4/3); ring size 7; 3.4 dwt. New condition. With American International Gemologists 2008 appraisal. Estimated retail value: $3,909.00. $1,500-1,800
18K White Gold Mounted Ring, center set with an approx. 3.92-ct oval cut emerald surrounded by (101) round brilliant cut diamonds, approx. 2.22-cts tw, size 6, 8.5 dwt. Retail replacement value: $13,500, with appraisal. Good condition. $3,000-5,000
Carved Shell Cameo portrait of a woman, set with 14K gold frame with applied rope form border. 2 1/4” high x 1 7/8” wide. $200-300
Ladies 5% Iridium, 95% Platinum Antique Engagement Ring. Set in the center is (1) Old European cut natural Diamond, 1.15ct (weight by measurement formula), Clarity VS1, Color G. Set around in a square halo with (12) Single cut round Diamonds with hand engraved details. The shank is set with (4) Single cut round Diamonds, total weight for all (32) accent Diamonds is .36ct. Clarity CS2-SI1, Color G. Size 5 1/2. With appraisal from GIA certified jeweler. Retail replacement cost $17,500. $8,000-10,000
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3265 ANTIQUE PLATINUM DIAMOND RING
3264 ANTIQUE CARVED SHELL CAMEO PENDANT/BROOCH
3263 LADY’S EMERALD & DIAMOND RING
3265
3264
3263
3262
3261
3266
LADY’S TOURMALINE & DIAMOND RING
Platinum mounted green tourmaline diamond ring, ca 1940s, centered by an emerald cut green tourmaline weighing approximately 2.40-carats, flanked by six single cut diamonds weighing approximately 20/100 carat total. The setting with a four prong head and shoulders bead set with a plain shank. Color: H-I; Clarity: SI1; Size 8; 2.8 dwt. With appraisal from Stonehome Estate Jewelers, Portland, ME. Retail replacement value: $2,000. $1,000-1,200
Handmade Ladies 14k yellow gold ring with classic cluster design. Set with a round Brilliant cut natural Emerald in the center measuring 5.75mm, weight approx 0.75ct, color medium green. Surrounding are (9) Old Mine cut Diamonds weighting approx. 0.07ct each, approx total weight 0.63ct. Clarity SI2-I2, Color G. Gold weight 4.2gr. Size: 7.5. Retain replacement cost: $2,900 $1,200-1,500
Victorian Gold Mounted Pendant Brooch, set with oval faceted amethyst and seed pearls, and with drop pendant set with a teardrop shape amethyst, 2 1/4” long, 1 1/2” wide, 3.4 dwt.
14K White Gold Mounted Ring. Classic cluster design set with an oval shape natural Australian Opal, white base with multicolor play, A quality. Surrounded with (17) Single cut Diamonds, .005ct each, approximately .19ct tw. Clarity SI1-I1, Color G-H. Size 8 1/2, 2.9 dwt. With appraisal from GIA certified jeweler. Retail replacement cost $2,400. $1,000-1,500
$800-900
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3270 LADY’S EMERALD & DIAMOND RING
14K White Gold, side baguettes, size 5 1/2, 2.8 dwt. $1,000-1,500
3269 LADY’S OPAL & DIAMOND RING
3268 AMETHYST & PEARL PENDANT BROOCH
3267 ANTIQUE EMERALD AND DIAMOND RING
3270
3269
3268
3267
3266
3271 LADY’S CHANNEL SET REVERSIBLE RING
18K Yellow and White Gold Mounted, Channel set Eternity ring. Half the ring is set with (17) square natural blue Sapphires, A quality. The other half is set with (16) natural Emeralds, AA quality. Hinged halfway on each side is a single row of (22) Round Brilliant cut Diamonds, French set. The Diamond bands fold over to Sapphire side or Emerald side. Approx. total weight of Sapphires is 2.04ct, Emeralds
1.44ct and Diamonds .50ct. 3.6dwt. Ring size 9 1/2. (This ring cannot be resized). With appraisal from GIA certified jeweler. Retail replacement cost $5,000.
$2,000-3,000
60” Diameter Low Table, having a black marble slab with multi-color pietra dura semi-precious stone inlay of lapis, malachite, carnelian, onyx and mother-of-pearl, in a dolphin, floral urn and scrolled design, with glass top, set on a scrolled wrought iron base, 19” high, 60” diam. Handmade in Spain. Good condition.
$8,000-10,000
Early 20th c. Six-Part Stacking Bookcase, with four storage sections plus base and top, each storage section with hinged lid and glass inset panel, 55 1/2” high, 34” x 11”. $400-600
Ca 1910 Stacking Bookcase, in (6) sections -- four glass fronted stacking sections, plus bullnose ogee fronted top and base moldings, 72” high, 34” x 14 1/2”. $400-600
Early 20th c. Stacking Bookcase, in quarter sawn oak, in (6) sections -four glass fronted stacking sections, plus bullnose ogee fronted top and base moldings, with triangular GRM (Grand Rapids, MI) decal label affixed to back, 57 1/2” high, 34” x 14”. $400-600
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3275 GRAND RAPIDS, MI OAK BARRISTER BOOKCASE
3274 OAK BARRISTER BOOKCASE
3273 MAHOGANY BARRISTER BOOKCASE
3272 PIETRA DURA STONE OCTAGONAL TOP TABLE
3275
3274
3273
3272
3271
3276
LARGE ROUND DINING TABLE W/ LEAVES
Mahogany Extension Dining Table in dark finish, ca 1900, having panel inlaid skirt and legs with bellflower drops and stringing, raised on heavy tapered square legs, with an ‘H’ center support, two skirted leaves at 16 1/2” plus three plain leaves at 10”, 29 1/2’ tall, 54” diam. $600-800
3277 TWO-PART CHINA CABINET
1930s Custom Hepplewhite Style Step Back China Cabinet in dark finished mahogany, having a flat molded cove crown, double six-light doors with diamonds at mullion intersections, provisions for two adjustable shelves (lacking the shelves), butter yellow cloth lined interior. The lower cabinet has a molded receiver for the upper, conceals two shelves, resting on a molded bracket base. 82 1/2” tall overall, 31 1/2” x 32” x 16” lower cabinert, 31” x 34” x 11” upper cabinet. $800-1,200
3278 CHIPPENDALE CUSTOM HALL MIRROR
High Quality Custom Replica, in bleached walnut, fine Chippendale fretwork edge, dimpled corners, confornming beveled silvered glass, molded frame edge in gold, gilt carved shell set into frieze, the reverse in black paint. 40” x 23 1/2”. $600-800
3279 ARTS & CRAFTS INLAID OAK SIDEBOARD
Early 20th c. Two-Piece Stepback Cabinet, probably British with design in the manner of Charles Rennie Macintosh (Scotland/England, 18681928), with shaped front, top section with molded edge cornice above two side cabinets with mother-of-pearl and exotic wood inlaid doors and original oak hardware, single shelf interior insert, beveled glass mirror back panel, lower section with central drawer flanked by paneled door cabinets, single shelf interior (one with interior oak four-bottle tantalus), knee hole opening with lower shelf, 62 1/2” high, 54” x 20”. Good condition.
$1,000-1,500
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3279
3278
3277
3276
Profile Bust Portrait of a Young Navajo Boy, pastel on board, signed lower right, housed in a gilt Arts & Crafts bullnose frame, matted under UV plexiglass, OS: 29” x 24”, SS: 23 1/2” X 18 1/2”, very good condition. From the Haynes Collection. $6,000-8,000
Three Grey Hills pattern, fine weave, with eye dazzler elements in diamond and cross form, double-Y center black figure, black border with tan figures; all-over in black, red, sand, buff and grey. 34” x 51”, bleeding to all natural dyes, stains, edge losses.
$300-400
A Proud Young Warrior, in buckskin shirt and wearing two feathers, oil on canvas, unsigned, ca 1900, in red walnut deep cove frame with gold liner, OS: 33” x 27”, SS: 25 1/2” x 19 1/2”. Fine condition. $4,000-5,000
Man on Horseback with Two Pack Mules Emerging from a Canyon, oil on canvasboard, unsigned, old typed label verso giving the attribution, housed in dull gold reeded panel frame, OS: 26 3/4” x 30 3/4”, SS: 18 1/2” x 22 1/2”. $2,000-3,000
“The Colors of Autumn”, oil on canvas, signed lower left, titled on brass nameplate, with General Store Gallery (Austin, TX) label verso, depicting a Texas fall landscape with trees and cacti, in a gilded wooden frame with velvet liner and gilded inner lip, OS: 33 1/4” x 45 1/2”, SS: 24” x 36”. Good condition. $1,000-1,500
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3284 MANUEL GARZA (TX, 1940- )
3283 ATTRIBUTED TO EDGAR ALWIN PAYNE (CA/MO, 1883-1947)
3282 PORTRAIT OF A NATIVE AMERICAN
3281 NAVAJO WEARING BLANKET, CA 1920
3280 FRANK DUVENECK (OH, 1848-1919)
3284
3283
3282
3281
3280
ROBERT CHEE (AZ, 1938-1972)
Plains Indians War Party Crossing Desert on Horses, oil on canvas, faint thunderbird glyph scribed lower right, in oak frame, OS: 27 1/2” x 51 1/2”, SS: 23 1/2” x 37 1/2”, very good condition, one light scratch top center. $800-1,200
GENE & REBECCA TOBEY (TX/NM, 1945-2006 & 1948- )
“Shadows in Walnut Creek”, watercolor on embossed paper, signed lower right, titled on label verso, also with Exposures International Gallery (Sedona, AZ) label affixed verso, depicting a herd of elk and a Native American spirit mask, with original purchase receipt and Certificate of Value and Authenticity from Exposures
International, floated on a linen backing, in an inlaid and burl veneered wooden frame, with linen mat and inlaid wooden inner lip, glazed, OS: 43” x 51”, sheet: 30” x 38 1/2”. Good condition. $800-1,200
Portrait of an Indian Wars US Army Sergeant with his mount, oil on canvas, signed lower left, in black and gold molded frame, OS: 17” x 20”, SS: 12 1/2” x 15 1/2”, relined. $800-1,200
“Little Burro”, oil on board, signed lower right, with original purchase receipt from Kirk Randle Design (Bountiful, UT), in a silverleaf wooden frame with linen insert and silverleaf inner lip, OS: 23” x 27”, SS: 11 1/2” x 15 1/2”. Good condition.
$800-1,200
“Acoma Trio”, oil on Masonite, signed lower right, with Elizabeth Hain Gallery, Ltd. (Scottsdale, AZ) label affixed verso, accompanied by original gallery purchase receipt, in a textured white painted wooden frame, with linen inner lip, OS: 38 1/2” x 28 1/2”, SS: 29 1/2” x 19 1/2”. Good condition.
$800-1,200
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3289 GREG ENGLISH (AZ, 20TH C.)
3288 KIRK RANDLE (UT, 1952- )
3287 ALEXANDER POPE (MA, 1849-1924)
3286
3285
3289
3288
3287
3286
3285
Pueblo Children, Four Corners, oil on tile, signed verso, in replica Arts & Crafts matched corner gold panel frame, OS: 14 1/2” x 14 1/2”, SS: 5 1/2” x 5 1/2”.
$500-700
“Verde River, Apache Indian Reservation - Arizona”, etching on paper, pencil signed lower left, titled in pencil lower right, monogrammed in plate lower right, in a black stick frame with double mat, glazed, OS: 15 1/4” x 17”, plate: 7 3/4” x 9 3/4”. Good condition.
$400-600
“Mountain Man”, watercolor on paper, signed and dated 1965 lower left, titled and with notation “From the Sketch Book of Byron B. Wolfe” on mat, inscribed verso “Mountain Men were the first trail blazers falling (sic) the rivers called roads of the mountains”, with affixed Trailside Galleries (Phoenix; Jackson, WY; Scottsdale) label verso, in a wooden frame with linen liner and gilded inner lip, with mat and non-glared glass, OS: 15 1/4” x 18 1/4”, SS: 7 3/4” x 10 3/4”. Good condition.
$400-600
“A Mirage - Arizona”, etching on paper, pencil signed in margin lower left, titled in pencil lower right, monogrammed in plate lower left, in a black stick frame with double mat, glazed, OS: 15 1/4” x 17”, plate: 7 3/4” x 9 3/4”. Good condition.
$400-600
“B.J. Barnhart Home, Austin, Texas, 1973”, oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled and signed verso, in a fancy gilded and gessoed wooden frame with gilded inner lip, OS: 33” x 44 1/2”, SS: 23 1/2” x 35 1/2”. Frame gilding losses and edge chips.
$400-600
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3294 TEXAS HOUSE PAINTING BY LARRY KETCHAM
3293 GEORGE ELBERT BURR (CO/AZ, 1859-1939)
3292 BYRON B. WOLFE (CO/KS, 1904-1973)
3291 GEORGE ELBERT BURR (CO/AZ, 1859-1939)
3290 EUGENE PIERRE FRANQUINET (CA, 1875-1940)
3294
3293
3292
3291
3290
FIGURAL DESERT PAINTING BY LARRY KETCHAM
The Ride Home, oil on canvas, signed lower right, depicting a Mexican adult and child riding a donkey through the desert, in a wooden frame with linen liner, OS: 28” x 23 3/4”, SS: 19 3/4” x 15 3/4”. Frame abrasions. $300-500
JOE RADER ROBERTS (TX, 1925-1982)
Native American on Horseback, mixed media on paper, signed lower right, in a wooden frame with double mat, non-glare glass, OS: 27 1/4” x 22 1/2”, SS: 15 1/2” x 10 3/4”. Frame abrasions. $300-400
3297 GERALD NAILOR JR. (NM/NAVAJO, 1942-2022)
Bird on Desert Tree, pastel on paper, signed and dated ‘05 lower right, in a gilded wooden frame with mat, glazed, OS: 16” x 19”, SS: 8 1/2” x 11 1/2”. The son of esteemed Native American artist Gerald Nailor, Sr., Gerald Nailor, Jr. was born and raised at the Pueblo of Picuris, NM. After studying painting at the Santa Fe Indian School in the 1950s, he achieved recognition for his own work, with pieces displayed at prominent New Mexico museums and galleries, and at the Department of the Interior Building in Washington, DC. $200-300
Catalog #2233. “Condors of the Andes” A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for “The Earthquake” by Richard Matthews Hallet, for “The Saturday Evening Post”, February 1, 1930. Caption: “Rodd could not recall without a shudder those big, black-winged, ruffle-throated Condors sailing in the air over him, their dangling legs as thick through as a man’s wrist”. Oil on illustration board mounted on upson board, initialed lower right. Depicts a Chilean Guide and an American officer startled by an attack of the birds in the mountains. Housed in a replica gold cove frame with blue-grey velvet liner, OS: 37” x 47”, SS: 28 1/2” x 38 1/2”. Some soiling, damage to frame . Title given in artist’s catalog. $3,500-4,500
Catalog #2377. “A Plea for Mercy”, for “The Powaw’s Head”, appearing in “Saturday Evening Post” July 20, 1929. Caption: “I only speak for peace, he sead. Do as you’d be done by is what I say, Sir, and treat the Tawnies fair.” A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for an Early Dutch New York story, depicting a man in stocks with an important gent flanked by a laborer and a boy, early Colonial buildings behind, oil on illustration board mounted on upson board, initialed center right. Unframed, 30 1/2” x 38 1/2”, fine condition. $3,500-4,500
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3299 WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
3298 WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
3296
3295
3299
3298
3297
3296
3295
3300 WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
Catalog #2292. “Horse Trading”. A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for “A Bottle of Evian”, by Edith Wharton, appearing in “Saturday Evening Post” on March 27, 1926. Caption: “Isn’t that the horse that’s lame?” Medford asked.”Depicting an American in sun helmet conferring with an Arab in a backstreet, with others and their horses behind, oil on illustration board laid to upson board, initialed center right. Housed in a replica gold deep cove frame with dusty rose velvet liner, OS: 37 1/2” x 48 1/2”, SS: 27 1/2” x 38 1/2”, minor frame loss.
$3,000-4,000
3301 WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
Catalog #110. A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for an unidentified American Western story, titled verso “Fiesta”, depicting a rough vaquero on horseback riding up behind a Caballero and his wife and daughter, an arch behind, oil on masonite, initialed center right, undated, ca 1935, probably for “The Saturday Evening Post”. In deep cove gold frame with dusty rose velvet liner, OS: 41” x 35”, SS: 31 1/2” x 25 1/2”, fine condition. Recorded in catalog as being in the Spencer collection, purchased in 1975. Marked verso by Fenn Gallery of Santa Fe and with the artist’s estate stamp.
$2,500-3,500
Catalog #2269. “Accusing a Section Worker” A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for an American Western story, “Power” by Arthur Stringer, oil on illustration board laid to upson board, 1925, initialed lower right. Depicts a man in a suit confronting a railroad laborer. Appeared in “The Saturday Evening Post”, March 7, 1925. Caption: “Who in Hell are you, he cooly inquired. I am the General Manager of this road. I informed him, and when you take money from it as an honest worker. You are a thief.” Housed in a replica gold cove frame with blue-grey velvet liner, OS: 33” x 45”, SS: 23 3/4” x 35 3/4”. Fine condition.
$2,500-3,500
3303 WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
Catalog #1101. “Smoke and Steel” A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for a story titled “The Proud Old Name” by C.E. Scoggins, for “The Saturday Evening Post”, November 15, 1924. Caption: “I remember the whow! whow! of two shots echoing hollow in the Zaguan of Moreno’s house and Jimmy shoving out a fellow that toppled right on my heels.” Oil on illustration board laid to upson board, initialed lower right. Depicts a row of Vaqueros brandishing weapons outside a barricaded door. Housed in a replica deep cove gold frame with gold velvet liner , OS: 41” x 35”, SS: 33 1/2” x 24 1/2”. Fine condition. Title given in artist’s catalog.
$2,000-3,000
3304 WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
Catalog #2420. “Rough and Tender” A narrative oil sketch white field illustration for “The Thinker” by Wilbur Daniel Steele, for “Pictorial Review”, December, 1924. Oil on illustration board laid to upson board, initialed upper right. Depicts a young lady attempting to hug a hesitant man in a doorway during winter. Caption: “You great big, overgrown, good-lookin’ kid you. I ain’t the same I was”. Housed in a carved cove dull silver frame with linen liner , OS: 37” x 31”, SS: 29 1/2” x 23 1/2”. Fine condition, minor frame loss. Estate stamp verso. Title given in artist’s catalog. $2,000-3,000
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3302 WILLIAM HENRY DETHLEF KOERNER (NJ/NY/MT, 1878-1938)
3304
3303
3302
3301
3300
Turkey by a Windmill, watercolor on board, signed and dated ‘79’ lower right, depicting a Texas fall farmland scene, unframed, OS: 20” x 30”. Abrasions to left and right edges. $300-500
Desert Indian Camp, watercolor on board, signed lower left, depicting four teepees and a figure by a campfire, unframed, OS: 24 1/2” x 30”. Abrasions to sky.
$300-500
Texas Farmhouse with Bluebonnets, watercolor on board, signed lower left, depicting a springtime view of a rural dwelling, unframed, OS: 18” x 24 1/4”. Water stain upper left, sky soiling. $300-500
Turkeys by a Fence, watercolor on board, signed lower left, depicting a fall scene in rural Texas, unframed, OS: 18 1/4” x 24”. Good condition.
$300-500
“Meeting at the Cantina”, watercolor on board, signed lower right, titled on label affixed verso, depicting a cowboy on horseback approaching a desert cafe, a woman waiting in the doorway, in a wooden frame with gilt inner lip, non-glare glass, OS: 20 1/8” x 24 1/8”, SS: 15 1/2” x 19 1/2”. Frame abrasions.
$300-500
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3309 DANIEL MALDONADO (TX, 1940-2019)
3308 DANIEL MALDONADO (TX, 1940-2019)
3307 DANIEL MALDONADO (TX, 1940-2019)
3306 DANIEL MALDONADO (TX, 1940-2019)
3305 DANIEL MALDONADO (TX, 1940-2019)
3309
3308
3307
3306
3305
14K Yellow Gold Ring, center set with an oval shape natural Tanzanite. Actual weight 2.77ct. Slight purplish blue color, AA+ quality. Channel set in a split shank ribbon design are natural baguette Diamonds, approximate total weight is 1.00ct. Clarity SI1-SI2, Color G-H. Ring size 7 1/4. With appraisal from GIA certified jeweler. Retail replacement cost $4,800.00 $1,800-2,400
Yellow and White Gold Mounted Ring, set with (2) 6 1/2mm pearls - one pink and one white, each pearl surrounded by small diamonds, Size 7, 3.1 dwt.. $1,600-1,800
19th
5/8” wide, 17” long, 28.7 dwt. $1,600-2,000
Yellow and White Gold brooch/slide with (32) round brilliant cut diamonds in an overlapping square shape design. Clarity VS2, Color F-G. 1.0 ct. The gold is in a puffed design set in a square and covered with cobalt blue enamel. Brooch is stamped “Corletto, Italy”, measures 1 3/8” square. With appraisal. $2,500-3,500
White
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3314 VINTAGE HANDMADE LADY’S 18K GOLD AND EMERALD RING
Gold setting with a Colombian Emerald and surrounded by (2) small round Diamonds and (10) marquise shaped Diamonds. Size 6 1/2. $1,000-1,500
3313 VICTORIAN GOLD LINK NECKLACE
c. 14K Yellow Gold Choker Form Necklace, with faceted gold beads,
3312 VINTAGE 18K GOLD HANDMADE BROOCH
3311 LADY’S PEARL & DIAMOND HALO RING
3310 LADY’S TANZANITE & DIAMOND RING
3314
3313
3312
3311
3310
14K Yellow Gold Mounted Diamond Cluster Ring, center set with a 0.46-ct marquise shaped diamond, with a total of (48) tapered baguette diamonds (0.75-cts tw), and (18) round full cut diamonds (0.75-cts tw), size 11, 6.2 dwt. Retail replacement value: $5,600. $2,000-2,500
Brooch/Pendant mounted with multiple blue sapphires and natural seed pearls, with a 6 1/2 mm central pearl. With matching pierced earrings. Brooch/Pendant measures 1 1/4” diam. Earrings measure 3/4” diam. Condition: Earrings converted from French wire to posts. $800-1,200
7,
Lady’s antique 14k yellow gold ring in classic cluster design setting. One oval shape Rhodolite Garnet measuring approx 8.6mm, color purplish red. Surrounding are (12) Old Mine cut Diamonds, approx 3.0 mm each. Approx total Diamond weight: 1.25ct, Clarity SI1, Color F-G. Gold weight 5.1 gr. Ring size: 8. Retail replacement cost: $2,400. $1,000-1,500
14K White Gold Mounted Ring, set with a rectangular emerald cut red topaz stone and with two cross-over bands set with tiny cut diamonds, size 8, 7.2 dwt.
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3319 LADY’S TOPAZ & DIAMOND RING
$800-1,200
3318 LADY’S OPAL AND DIAMOND RING
14K Yellow Gold Mounted, size
2.1 dwt. $800-1,200
3317 ANTIQUE GARNET AND DIAMOND CLUSTER RING
3316 RARE RENAISSANCE ERA GILT SILVER (3) PIECE SUITE
3315 LADY’S BYPASS DESIGN DIAMOND RING
3319
3318
3317
3316
3315
3320 MATCHING PAIR OF ANTIQUE 14K GOLD DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY BANDS
Each set with (5) Old European cut brilliant diamonds, graduating in size from .26ct to .13ct. Approximate total weight per ring, 1.10ct. Clarity SI1, Color G. Size 6 1/4. With appraisal from GIA certified jeweler. Retail replacement cost: $6,000/pair. $2,500-3,500
18K Yellow & White Gold Ring, center set with a natural Amethyst, color: deep purple, AAA quality. Set on each side in White Gold are (8) Single cut Round Diamonds, approximately .08ct tw. Clarity SI2-I2, Color H-K. Size 6, 5.0 dwt. With appraisal from GIA certified jeweler. Retail replacement cost $1,900. $800-1,200
14K Yellow Gold, size 6 1/2, 5.5 dwt.
Set with (3) Old Mine cut diamonds. Approx. diamond weight is 1.5ct. Clarity SI1, Color J-K 6.6 dwt. Size 6. With appraisal from GIA certified jeweler. Retail replacement value $4,000. From the jewelry collection of the Simone Lang estate. $1,500-1,800
One lady’s polished, stamped and electronically tested solid 14K yellow gold ring mounted with a genuine Emerald (Beryl) center stone (est. weight: 1.66 carats, dimensions: 7.36 x 6.64 x 5.40mm, hue: green, tone: light-medium, saturation: vivid & bright) and (16) genuine diamonds (est. weight: 0.52 carats, color: J, clarity: I-1); size 5 3/4; 2.5 dwt. New condition. With 2009 appraisal from Gemological Laboratory of America. Estimated retail replacement value: $8,428.00. $2,000-3,000
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3324 LADY’S EMERALD & DIAMOND RING
3323 LADY’S PLATINUM AND DIAMOND DOME FORM RING
3322 LADY’S EMERALD & DIAMOND RING
$1,000-1,500
3321 LADY’S AMETHYST & DIAMOND RING
3324
3323
3322
3321
3320
Custom design ring, contemporary “wide ribbed” design, bezel set with (3) round Brilliant cut diamonds, north to south. Diamond weight is approx 1.50ct. Clarity I2-I3, Color G-H. 9.3dwt. Size 5 1/2. With appraisal from GIA certified jeweler. Retail replacement value $4,500. From the jewelry collection of the Simone Lang estate. $1,500-1,800
14K Yellow
size 8, 6.7 dwt. $1,000-1,500
Summer Landscape, oil on canvas, signed lower right, in a gilded wooden frame with linen liner, OS: 28” x 34”, SS: 23 1/2” x 29 1/2”. $800-1,200
“Grafton, Vermont”, oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled on Yonkers Art Association label verso, housed in the original silver leaf molded Newcomb-Macklin frame, OS: 28 1/4” x 34 1/4”, SS: 23 1/2” x 29 1/2”. Good condition. $800-1,000
“Big Orange Lifeboat”, oil on linen over board, signed lower left and dated 2004, in gold molded panel frame, OS: 17” x 29”, SS: 11 1/2” x 23 1/2”. $800-1,200
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3329 LANELL N. ARNDT (TX, CONTEMPORARY)
3328 J. WINTHROP ANDREWS (MA/NY/BERMUDA, 1879-1964)
3327 STEVE ALLRICH (MA, 1954- )
3326 LADY’S EMERALD & DIAMOND RING
Gold,
3325 LADY’S 14K GOLD DESIGNER RING
3329
3328
3327
3326
3325
Winter Landscape with Stream in Alpine Valley, oil on canvas, signed lower right and marked ‘Munich’, in massive green rubbed white vintage gesso frame, OS: 33 1/2” x 40 1/2”, SS: 22” x 29”, good condition.
$800-1,000
Landscape with Trees Screening Farm Buildings, signed lower right, in a period frame brown rubbed white gesso vintage frame, OS: 34” x 40”, SS: 25 1/2” x 31 1/2”, good condition. $800-1,000
“Feeding Pigeons”, oil on masonite, signed lower left, signed and titled verso, unframed, 24” x 36”.
$800-1,200
in Storm, oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated 1936, in Dutch gold Arts & Crafts carved frame, OS: 19 1/4” x 22 1/4”, SS: 16 1/2” x 19 1/2”, craquelure. $800-1,000
Coastal
Lavender Fields, oil on linen, signed lower right, in silverleaf beaded frame with linen liner, OS: 40” x 50”, SS: 31 1/2” x 41 1/2”, fine condition.
$5,000-7,000
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3334 MARIA BERTRAN (CA, CONTEMPORARY)
3333 ALEXANDERE BERCOVITCH (CANADA/RUSSIA, 1892-1951)
Cliffs
3332 JOSEPH BARBER (NY/NH, 1915-1998)
3331 HENRY HUDSON BAKER (PA, 1900-1957)
3330 IRVING REUBEN BACON (FL/MI/CA/MA, 1875-1962)
3334
3333
3332
3331
3330
“Sleepy Houseboats”, oil on upson board, signed upper left and dated ‘64, signed and titled on label verso with an original price of $100; housed in an artist made cream panel frame with green edge, OS: 39” x 32”, SS: 28” x 21”, alligatoring. $800-1,000
Tabletop Still Life with Flowerpot and Fruit on a grey blanket, oil on canvas, unsigned, in gold Arts & Crafts style molded frame, OS: 31” x 29”, SS: 23 1/2” x 21 1/2”. Repaired punctures at bottom, overall craquelure. $800-1,000
View from Hilltop of Small River in California Valley, oil on canvas, unsigned, estate stamped verso with catalog no. 200. In carved and molded gold and walnut finished frame, OS: 34 1/2” x 40”, SS: 24 1/2” x 30”. $2,500-3,500
“Monhegan
oil
unsigned, in a
stick
10 3/4” x 14 3/4”, SS: 9 1/2” x 13 1/2”, good condition. $600-800
Brown
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3339 MARY CABLE BUTLER (PA, 1865-1946)
Rocks, California Coast, oil on hardboard, unsigned, unframed, 10” x 12”, loss to upper right corner. $600-800
3338 MARY CABLE BUTLER (PA, 1865-1946)
Cottage”,
on hardboard,
pine
frame, OS:
3337 EVERETT LLOYD BRYANT (PA/MA/CA/OH, 1864-1945)
3336 ROBERT BRACKMAN (NY/CT, 1898-1980) (ATTRIBUTED)
3335 ELIZABETH BORNE (AK, 1928-2022)
3339
3338
3337
3336
3335
Rocky Outcropping with Tree, oil on hardboard, in bronze painted molded wood frame, OS: 17” x 21”, SS: 16” x 20”, good condition. $800-1,200
“Sea
lower left, in
26” x 30”, SS: 23” x 27”, fine condition.
and
$1,000-1,500
“Sketching Maine”, watercolor on paper, signed lower left and dated 1921, in gilt molded frame, matted under plexiglass, OS: 20 1/2” x 24”, SS: 11 1/2” x 15 1/2”. $800-1,200
California Mountain Landscape with distant farmhouse, oil on canvasboard, signed lower right, in museum quality Arts & Crafts gold panel frame, OS: 22 1/2” x 26 1/2”, SS: 15 1/2” x 19 1/2”, slightly cupped. $800-1,200
“Fresh Snow”, oil on masonite, signed lower left, titled on label verso, depicting a snowy valley divided by a curving stream, a bridge crossing and blanketed hills in the distance partially screened by bare trees, in a nice replica gold Arts & Crafts frame, OS: 22 1/2” x 26 1/2”, SS: 15 1/2” x 19 1/2”. Good condition. $1,000-1,500
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3344 RICHARD ANDREW CHASE (IL/KS, 1892-1985)
3343 MABEL GRANDIN CARRUTHERS (CA/ME, 1886-1972)
3342 EGBERT CADMUS (CT/NJ, 1868-1939)
3341 MARY CABLE BUTLER (PA, 1865-1946)
and Sky”, oil on canvasboard, signed
a mahogany
gold molded cove frame, OS:
3340 MARY CABLE BUTLER (PA, 1865-1946)
3344
3343
3342
3341
3340
On the Malfi Coast, oil on linen, signed lower left, depicting fishing boats in a cove, in a gilt oak shallow ogee frame, OS: 16” x 21”, SS: 11” x 16”, small puncture in sky. $800-1,200
Semi-Nude Woman Doing Her Hair, oil on canvas, signed lower left and on the stretcher, ca 1940s, in ‘barnwood’ cove frame with silver liner, OS: 44” x 29”, SS: 39 1/2” x 24 1/2”.
$800-1,200
Monumental Thundering Whitecaps, oil on hardboard, signed lower right, label verso from Ed Fynmote Studios and Art Gallery of Boonville, NY. Housed in gold molded frame with broad linen liner, OS: 36 1/2” x 46 1/2”, SS: 29” x 39”.
$2,500-3,500
“Lobster Cove, Monhegan”, oil on canvasboard, signed lower right and titled verso with a date of 1929. In handcarved gilt Arts & Crafts frame, OS: 20” x 24”, SS: 14” x 18”.
$800-1,000
“Camden, Maine Garden”, oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated ‘80, label verso from Pierce-Archer Ltd. of New Canaan, CT, in replica matched corner ribbed cove gold frame, OS: 37” x 43”, SS: 29 1/2” x 35 1/2”.
$1,500-2,500
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3349 ROGER DENNIS (CT, 1902-1996)
3348 HOWARD H. DARNELL (PA, 1858-1939)
3347 GUY CORRIERO (NY, 1936 - )
3346 ARDATH COLDWELL (CA/OR/MO 1913 - 2013)
3345 C. MYRON CLARK (MA, 1858-1925)
3349
3348
3347
3346
3345
“Beached at Full Moon II”, 2010, collage & gouache, signed and dated lower right, titled on Caldbeck Gallery of Rockland, ME verso, in white painted box frame, floated within mat on mount under glass, OS: 11 1/2” x 13 1/2”, SS: 5” x 7”. $800-1,200
Crashing Surf with Gulls, oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated 1913, in period handcarved fatigued silverleaf frame with bright silver liner, OS: 32” x 40”, SS: 25 1/2” x 33 1/2”, fine craquelure. $2,000-3,000
Empire State Building in Fog, watercolor on paper, signed lower right, ca 1940, in black stick frame, matted under glass, OS: 17” x 12 1/2”, SS: 10 1/2” x 7”. $800-1,200
Mallards Take Flight over Glistening Water”, oil on canvas, signed lower right, in repica gilt ranked Victorian gesso frame, OS: 29 1/2” x 33 1/2”, SS: 19: x 23”. $1,000-1,500
Traversing a Swamp in a Rowboat, watercolor on Arches paper, signed lower right and dated 1983, in gold molded cove frame with beaded liner, matted under UV plexiglass, OS: 32” x 45”, SS: 23” x 36”. $1,000-1,500
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3354 DALVA DUARTE (BRAZIL/FRANCE, 1949 - )
3353 ROELEF DOZEMAN (NETHERLANDS, 1924-1996)
3352 LEON DOLICE (NY, 1892-1960)
3351 ARTHUR VIDAL DIEHL (MA/NY/UK, 1870-1929)
3350 DAVID DEWEY (NY, 1946 - )
3354
3353
3352
3351
3350
Coney Island at Night, oil on canvasboard, signed lower left and dated 1938, housed in an Arts & Crafts matched corner gilt replica frame, OS: 27” x 31”, SS: 19 1/2” x 23 1/2”. $1,000-1,500
Depicts Swimmers on Dock at Boothbay Harbor, 1921, signed lower left H.E. Fritz. OS: 14” x 16”, SS: 8” x 10”. Fine condition. $800-1,200
“Pines by the Sea”, oil on coarse linen, signed lower left, titled verso, in modern gold cove frame, OS: 22 3/4” x 26 3/4”, SS: 19 1/2” x 23 1/2”. Good condition. $800-1,200
Still Life with Tin Pitcher and Grapes on a stone ledge, oil on linen, signed lower left, artist’s card verso, in black panel silver molded frame, OS: 26” x 24”, SS: 17” x 15”. $1,000-1,500
Weavers of Guatemala, watercolor on paper, signed lower right and inscribed “Antiqua, Guatemala”, housed in a brass box frame, tan mat, glazed, OS: 27 1/4” x 35 1/4”, SS: 20 3/4” x 29”, good condition. Photos and notes verso from painting sessions with the artist in Guatemala. Label verso reads: “This item belongs to the Estate of Joseph A.M. van Hasselt”. $800-1,200
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3359 THOMAS ‘TOM’ HILL (AZ, 1925 - )
3358 JUSTIN HESS (CA, 1981 - )
3357 EDMUND HENRY GARRETT (MA/NY, 1853-1929)
3356 HENRY EUGENE FRITZ (NY/PA, 1875-1956)
3355 URBAN AMUSEMENT PARK SCENE SIGNED “FISHER”
3359
3358
3357
3356
3355
3360 ALFRED CORNELIUS HOWLAND (NY/CA/MA/NH, 1838-1909)
Miniature Genre Portrait of Standing Elderly Gent in tophat and suit minus his jacket; oil on mahogany panel, signed “A.C. Howland” lower right, in flyspeck gilt cove frame with linen liner, OS: 9 1/4” x 5 1/2”, SS: 7” x 3 1/4”. $400-600
3361 DANIEL DU JANERAND (FRANCE, 1919-1990)
French Landscape with figures and a small village on the opposite side of a river, oil on linen, signed lower right and verso, OS: 24” x 27”, SS: 14 1/2” x 17 1/2”. INCLUDES BOOK. $800-1,200
A Shadow of its Former Glory, stranded wooden hull boat in dried out wetlands, oil on hardboard, signed lower left and verso, in grey painted molded frame with cream liner, OS: 15” x 23”, SS: 9 1/2” x 17 1/2”. $1,000-1,500
Tabletop Still Life with white tablecloth, fruit in a tipped splint basket, oil on canvas, signed lower right, ca 1870, in vintage deep lemon gold molded frame, OS: 23” x 26”, SS: 14 1/2” x 17 1/2”. Cleaned and relined, minimal frame loss. $1,000-1,500
Still Life of a Green Pitcher holding a Bunch of Daisies, oil on linen, signed lower left, housed in the original gilt gesso deep cove frame, ca 1900, OS: 27 1/2” x 23 1/2”, SS: 17 1/2” x 13 1/2”, minor frame loss. $1,000-1,500
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3364 GEORGE COCHRAN LAMBDIN (PA/NY, 1830-1896)
3363 19TH C. STILL LIFE SIGNED ‘M.H. KELLER’
3362 HALE JOHNSON (20TH/21ST C. MA/NJ)
3364
3363
3362
3361
3360
Alaskan Mountain Range from Cabin, oil on hardboard, ca 1925, signed lower left, in gold molded frame with green panel, OS: 18” x 25”, SS: 13” x 19”. $5,000-8,000
Farm Scene, West Caldwell, NJ, oil on canvas, signed lower right, rustic autumn view of a riverside farm with figures, in a painted and gilded wooden frame with linen covered inner lip, OS: 32” x 43 1/2”, SS: 23 1/2” x 35”. Cleaned and relined. $3,000-4,000
“The Survivors”, oil on Masonite, signed and dated ‘71 lower left, titled verso, western illustration depicting two cowboys and a woman in a rushing river, in a fancy gilded wooden frame with suede liner and gilded inner lip, OS: 31 1/2” x 41 1/2”, SS: 19 1/2” x 29 1/4”. Frame edge abrasions. $600-800
Two Men in Village Street Under Moonlight, oil on canvas, signed lower right, in mitered wood frame with silver liner, OS: 16” x 20”, SS: 13 1/2” x 17 1/2”, rippling, bends and dimples to canvas.
$600-800
“New Hampshire”, oil on canvas, depictiing a snowy mountain scene, signed lower right, titled on Vose Galleries of Boston label verso, also with photo of back of canvas giving title now concealed by relining, in custom 22K gold carved corner Arts & Crafts style frame, OS: 19 1/2” x 23 1/2”, SS: 12” x 16”, cleaned and relined.
$1,000-1,500
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3369 ROBERT EMMETT OWEN (NY/CT/MA, 1878-1957)
3368 ALEX MINEWSKI (NY/MI, 1917-1979)
3367 GERALD MCCANN (CT, 1916-1995)
3366 HAYLEY LEVER (NY/MA/UK/AUSTRALIA, 1876-1958)
3365 SYDNEY MORTIMER LAURENCE (NY/AL/FL, 1865-1940)
3369
3368
3367
3366
3365
Spring on the Canal, oil on canvas, signed and dated 2.99 lower right, includes Pitt’s recurring image of two boys running, one black and one white, and one wearing a red scarf, in a gilded wooden frame, OS: 24” x 34”, SS: 19 1/2” x 29 1/2”. Good condition. $1,500-2,000
Bordello Scene, oil on board, signed and dated lower left “Putt, ‘73”. Depicting a cowboy thief reclining on a bed while the lady eyes reams of cash spilling from his saddlebags as she disrobes. In replica silver leaf matched corner frame with linen liner, OS: 39” x 48”, SS: 29 1/2” x 39 1/2”, fine condition. $1,000-1,500
Spring Picnic on a Hill Above a River with Town on Opposite Bank, oil on linen, signed lower right, in carved gilt frame with linen liner, OS: 30” x 42”, SS: 23 1/2” x 35 1/2”. $1,000-2,000
Woman in Sun Hat Seated on Beach, oil on masonite, signed lower right, in gold matched corner Impressionist frame with linen liner, OS: 18” x 21”, SS: 10 1/2” x 13 1/2”.
Boy Playing with Bucket and Shovel on Beach, oil on masonite, signed lower left, in gold matched corner Impressionist frame with linen liner, OS: 18” x 21 1/2”, SS: 10” x 13 1/2”.
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3374 MARIE STOBBE (NY/MD, 1909-2003)
$600-800
3373 MARIE STOBBE (NY/MD, 1909-2003)
$600-800
3372 GEORGE SHAWE (CA/FRANCE, 1915-1995)
3371 DONALD ‘PUTT’ PUTMAN (CA, 1926-2007)
3370 PAUL PITT (CT, 1951-2012)
3374
3373
3372
3371
3370
3375 CARL SUBLETT (TN/CT/ITALY, 1919-2008)
“Rockland Breakwater Light, 1881-1899”, lithograph, pencil signed and dated 2003, numbered 51/200, in burled mahogany frame, under glass, OS: 25 3/4” x 31”, SS: 17 1/2” x 23 1/4”. Depicting the Midcoast Maine landmark. $800-1,000
3376 ELLIOTT BOUTON TORREY (CA/VT, 1867-1949)
Full-Length Portrait of a Long-Haired Blonde boy in a brown naval uniform, standing behind a chair within a plush Edwardian interior. Oil on canvas, signed upper right and dated 1899. Housed in the original gold painted gesso and oak frame having a center of half round lapped acanthus leaves. OS: 45 1/2” x 25 1/2”, SS: 35 1/2” x 15 1/2”, fine condition. $800-1,000
“Summertime”, oil on linen, signed lower right and dated 1970, titled on label verso from WT Burger & Co. Depicts a girl in a blue dress seated against a tree in a field of flowers, a pail in the foreground forgotten in her reverie, housed in a gold mitered frame with linen liner, OS: 43 1/2” square, SS: 38 3/4” square, good condition. From the Haynes Collection. $2,000-3,000
“Bagno Salute, Viareggio Italy”, oil on board, signed lower right and dated 2010, depicting a beach scene with five flame red umbrellas, titled and signed verso, dated June 12, 2010. In custom water gilt molded panel frame stamped by Cornice Padrovecchi of Pisa, OS: 20” x 28”, SS: 11 1/2” x 19 1/2”. Original cost $8,000. $2,000-3,000
“Bagno Martelli, Viareggio Italy”, oil on board, signed lower right and dated 2006, depicting a beach scene with candystripe umbrellas, titled and signed verso, having an original price of $8,000. In custom water gilt molded panel frame stamped by Cornice Padrovecchi of Pisa, OS: 24” x 32”, SS: 15 1/2” x 23 1/2”. $2,000-3,000
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3379 NELSON HOLBROOK WHITE (CT, 1932 - )
3378 NELSON HOLBROOK WHITE (CT, 1932 - )
3377 ANTON WEISS (TN/AR/AUSTRIA/YUGOSLAVIA (1939 - 2019 )
3379
3378
3377
3376
3375
Crashing Surf, Schoodic Peninsula, oil on canvas, signed lower left, in a silvered wooden frame, OS: 32 1/2” x 41”, SS: 26 1/2” x 35 1/2”. $1,000-1,500
Mesa Top, watercolor on paper, signed lower right and dated ‘72, in walnut stick frame with black liner, linen mat, glazed, OS: 28 1/4” x 36 1/4”, SS: 21” x 29”, fine condition. $800-1,200
Mountain Valley with Trees, probably Mexico, watercolor on paper, signed lower right, dated ‘63, and incribed “For Tony van Hasselt”, housed in a brass box frame with tan mat, glazed, OS: 27 1/2” x 35 1/4”, SS: 21” x 28 3/4”, fine condition. Label verso reads: “This item belongs to the Estate of Joseph A.M. van Hasselt”. $800-1,200
“Reading Vanessa”, 2005, watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower left, titled lower right, John H. Surovek of Palm Beach, FL label verso, in fatigued pine frame with black liner, matted under UV plexiglass, OS: 28” x 34 1/2”, SS: 15 1/2” x 21 1/2”, fine condition. From the Haynes Collection.
$10,000-15,000
“Faith”, monumental collotype print, pencil signed, marked as an artist’s proof, ‘Bahamas’ and dated 2003, having a small watercolor remarque of the same image lower right, housed in a dark exotic wood ogee frame, floated over mat board under shadowbox UV plexiglass, OS: 54” x 38”, sheet size: 46 1/2” x 29”, fine condition. From the Haynes Collection.
$1,000-2,000
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3384 STEPHEN SCOTT YOUNG (FL/SC/HI/BAHAMAS, 1957 - )
3383 STEPHEN SCOTT YOUNG (FL/SC/HI/BAHAMAS, 1957 - )
3382 MILFORD ZORNES (CA/UT/OK, 1908-2008)
3381 MILFORD ZORNES (CA/UT/OK, 1908-2008)
3380 LAWRENCE L. WILBUR (NY/NJ, 1897-1960)
3384
3383
3382
3381
3380
“Orozco”, portrait of Jose Clemente Orozco, 1982, monotype print, signed, titled and dated in pencil, marked 1/1 monotype, in dark green box frame, matted under glass, OS: 25” x 19”, impression: 17 3/4” x 12 1/2”.
Jose Clemente Orozco was a painter and caricaturist, member of the Mexican Muralist Renaissance of the 1930s, a very political group of artists that included Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Provenance: Ex Collection Kennedy Galleries, NYC.
$1,000-2,000
“The Lobsterman”, drybrush watercolor/gouache on paper, signed lower left, in silver ribbed ogee frame, matted under UV plexiglass, OS: 38 1/2” x 33 1/2”, SS: 26” x 21”. $3,000-5,000
“Lotus Pond”, watercolor on paper, unsigned but with COA verso from the artist’s nephew and the Chughtai Museum Trust in Pakistan. In gold molded frame, matted under plexiglass, OS: 21” x 15”, SS: 13” x 5 3/4”. $3,000-5,000
“Balinesa”, watercolor on tan paper, signed lower right, in domed gold frame, matted under glass, OS: 18 1/2” x 15 1/2”, SS: 12 1/2” x 8 1/2”. Rippled. Provenance: Greenwich, CT estate. $3,000-5,000
“The Parasol”, Mother and Daughter Seated on Shore, pastel on paper, in gold stick frame, matted under glass, OS: 13” x 10”, SS: 6 1/2” x 4 1/2”.
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3389 EDNA GASS (NEW HOPE, PA, 1904-1993)
$300-500
3388 MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS (MEXICO/NY, 1904-1957)
3387 ABDUR RAHMAN CHUGHTAI (PAKISTAN, 1894-1975)
3386 DOUG BREGA (MA, 1948 - )
3385 LEONARD BASKIN (MA/NY, 1922-2000)
3389
3388
3387
3386
3385
Three Couples on Beach, pastel on paper, signed lower right, mounted on linen stretcher, in gold carved frame, linen liner as spacer under glass, OS: 20 3/4” x 26 3/4”, SS: 13 1/2” x 19 1/2”, fine condition. $1,000-1,200
“The Ice House”, watercolor on paper, signed center left, depicting the dilapidated entry to an early ice storage building, in a molded silvered wooden frame with double mat, glazed, OS: 19 1/4” x 23 1/2”, SS: 9 3/4” x 14 1/4”. Good condition. $500-700
“Beach Roses”, watercolor on handmade paper, signed and titled lower left, depicting a cottage with beached skiff, having COA from the artist verso, along with label from Wiscasset Bay Gallery of Wiscasset, ME, giving an original price of $2,600. In silverleaf molded panel frame, matted under plexiglass, OS: 25” x 33”, SS: 16 1/2” x 24 1/2”. $1,000-2,000
Portrait Head of a Young Woman, india ink and watercolor on paper, signed at her shoulder and dated ‘23, in watergilt mitered frame, matted under glass, OS: 21” x 18”, SS: 13” x 10”.
$2,000-3,000
Bust Portait of a young woman, gouache on paper, signed lower left and dated ‘35 lower left, in narrow gilt Arts & Crafts frame, linen mat with gilt liner, under glass, OS: 17” x 15”, SS: 10” x 8”.
$10,000-15,000
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3394 DIEGO RIVERA (NY/MI/MEXICO, 1886-1957)
3393 JULES PASCIN (NY/FRANCE/BULGARIA, 1885-1930)
3392 PAUL NIEMIEC, JR. (NY, 1948 - )
3391 DEAN LAMONT MITCHELL (MO/NM, 1957- )
3390 ROBERT SCOTT JACKSON (DE/PA/NC, 1964 - )
3394
3393
3392
3391
3390
“Snowy Owl”, offset color lithograph, signed and titled in lower margin, from the folio “The Birds of Mount Desert Island”, 1934-1935, with paper size: approx. 29 3/4” x 22”. Housed in black and gold molded panel frame with black and gold eglomise mat, OS: 36” x 27 3/4”, SS: 30” x 21”, toned, rippled, fading eglomise. $3,000-5,000
Coastal Scene with Father and Son Fishermen passing through old orchard along broken white picket fence; watercolor on paper, unsigned, in gold stick frame, matted under glass, OS: 10” x 12 3/4”, SS: 6 1/2” x 9 1/4”. $500-700
“Portrait of Mrs. Solowey”, charcoal, ink and watercolor on paper, signed upper left inn small ‘self-portrait’. In cross grain painted domed frame, matted under glass, OS: 32” x 27”, SS: 23” x 19”. $1,000-1,500
“Shore House”, watercolor on paper, signed lower right, in a birch box frame, matted and glazed, OS: 38” x 29”, SS: 29” x 20 3/4”, good condition.
“Spruce Head”, watercolor on paper, signed and titled lower right, in a birch box frame, matted and glazed, OS: 30 1/2” x 37 3/4”, SS: 21 1/2” x 29”, fine condition. From the Haynes Collection. $1,000-1,500
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3399 CARL SUBLETT (TN/CT/ITALY, 1919-2008)
3398 CARL SUBLETT (TN/CT/ITALY, 1919-2008)
From the Haynes Collection. $1,000-1,500
3397 BEN SOLOWAY (NY/POLAND, 1900-1978)
3396 GEORGE HENRY SMILLIE (NY/CA, 1840-1920)
3395 CARROLL SARGENT JR. TYSON (PA, 1877-1956)
3399
3398
3397
3396
3395
3400 CARL SUBLETT (TN/CT/ITALY, 1919-2008)
“Port Clyde Light”, 1987, watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower right, titled and dated verso, in a gilt box frame, matted and glazed, OS: 25 1/2” x 31”, SS: 17 1/2” x 23 1/4”, fine condition. From the Haynes Collection.
3401 CAROLINE VAN HOOK BEAN (NY/DC, 1879-1980)
$1,000-1,500
“A Doorway in Florida”, watercolor on board, signed lower right, housed in a period gilt gesso edged panel frame by Thulin, under glass, OS: 24 1/4” x 19 3/4”, SS: 16 3/4” X 12 1/4”.
$1,500-2,000
Kneeling Nude Woman Running a Hand Throught Her Hair, red chalk on tan paper, signed lower right, in gilt stick frame, matted under UV plexiglass, OS: 18” x 13 1/2”, SS: 10 1/4” X 6 1/2”. Lightly rippled.
$1,000-2,000
“Skiers and Horses, 1962”, drypoint etching on paper, pencil signed and numbered 49/60, from “Dents de Lait, Dents de Loup” (MIlk Teeth, Wolf Teeth), printer Takias, Paris; label verso from Ferdinand Roten Gallery with an original price of $100. In maple box frame, linen mat under glass, OS: 21” x 25”, impression: 12” x 8 1/2”, light rippling. $400-600
Sailing Ships in the Harbor, watercolor on paper, signed lower right, in an ebonized edge wooden frame with double mat, glazed, OS: 22 1/2” x 26 1/2”, SS: 13” x 18”. Good condition.
$4,000-6,000
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3404 JOHN WHORF (MA, 1903-1959)
3403 JACQUES VILLON (FRANCE, 1875-1963)
3402 FRANZ VON STUCK (NY/GERMANY, 1863-1928)
3404
3403
3402
3401
3400
Eastern Point Lighthouse, Cape Ann in Gloucester, MA, watercolor on paper, signed lower left, ca 1950 with bell intact, in gold molded frame, matted under glass, OS: 22” x 28”, SS: 14” x 19”, lightly rippled.
$2,000-3,000
Boat Scene, watercolor on arches paper, signed lower right, in an aluminum box frame, matted and glazed, OS: 27 1/2” x 35 1/2”, SS: 21” x 29”, good condition. $500-700
“Dos Generaciones” (Two Generations), depicting a mother combing her daughter’s hair, crayon and watercolor on paper, signed lower right and dated 1970, in mitered spruce frame, lenin mat, under UV plexiglass, OS: 30” x 33”, SS: 19” x 24 3/4”. Includes COA from Zuniga Laborde A.C. Foundation, Mexico City, 2015. $2,000-3,000
Beached Fishing Boat with Two Soldiers Standing Guard, Bretonese, gouache, unsigned. In modern museum mount by Ursula Hobson of Philadelphia, consisting of water gilt molded frame, beige mat with gilt liner, UV glazed. OS: 16 2/2” x 24”, SS: 10” x 17 1/2”, good condition.
$500-700
Early 20th c. Large Charcoal Drawing of a Woman Seated in an Armchair in the Studio, wearing a striped skirt, one leg crossed over the other, housed in a black and gold handcarved frame, matted under UV plexiglass, OS: 36 1/2” x 32 1/2”, SS: 24 1/2” x 17 3/4”, horizontal bend at center.$1,000-2,000
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3409 UNSIGNED CUBIST DRAWING, FRAMED
3408 19TH C. FRENCH MARINE SCENE, UNSIGNED, MUSEUM FRAMING
3407 FRANCISCO ZUNIGA (MEXICO, 1912-1998)
3406 ROBERT EARLE WOOD (CA, 1926-1999)
3405 JOHN WHORF (MA, 1903-1959)
3409
3408
3407
3406
3405
3410 HENRY E. WINZENEID (NY/CA/OH, 1892-1981)
Collection of (11) Limited Edition Stone Lithographs, all pencil signed lower right, titled and numbered lower left, unframed in a foamcore folio, sheets: 12” x 16”, incl: “Along the Orchard”, 17/30; “Winter Scene”, Ed/35; “East River Road Construction”, 13/35; “Clouds Over Lake”, 12/40; “Winter Sun”, 6/12; “Winter”, 18/35; “The Sentinel”, 19/30; “Sunday Evening”, 15/40; “Green Pasture”, 15/45; “East River”, Ed/25; and “Going Home”, 9/35.
(Set of 10) “The Aesthetic Journalism Series”, 400 on Stonehenge Paper
numbered, 400 – 400/400, sheet size: 39” x 27 1/2”, published by Limited Edition Gallery, 1979. These are all pencil signed, titled and numbered 303/400. Includes “Hola Gala” (Dali); “Pablo with Marilyn’s Mouth” (Picasso); “De Woman” (DeKooning); “Frank” (Stella); “LHOOQ-II-Too” (Warhol); “Bronze Johns” (Jasper Johns); “Manhandler II” (Rauschenberg); “Dots” (Lichtenstein); “Jackson’s Tomato” (Pollack); “Measure of Self”. Unframed, loose in foamcore folio. Foxing to “De Woman” only.
$2,000-3,000
3412 TOMAS HRIVNAC (CZECH REPUBLIC, 1959- )
$1,000-2,000
“Pred Sebou” (Ahead), limited edition drypoint etching, #2/25, pencil signed and dated ‘05 lower right, in a carved silver leaf frame with silk mat, under acrylic, OS: 63 3/4” x 39 1/4”, Impression: 52 3/4” x 28 1/4”. Good condition.
$1,000-1,500
3413 TOMAS HRIVNAC (CZECH REPUBLIC, 1959- )
“Predstaveni” (Introduction), limited edition drypoint etching, #2/5, pencil signed and dated 1992 lower right, in and carved and ebonized wooden frame with linen mat and ebonized wooden inner lip, under acrylic, OS: 45 1/2” x 36”, Impression: 24” x 19”. Frame paint flakes, otherwise good condition.
3414 PR MODERN RECLINING CHAIRS WITH OTTOMANS
Pr of Taupe Leather Upholstered Lounge Chairs & Footstools by Relax-R, model P350, the chairs swivel, recline and glide, each ottoman glides, made in Canada in 2000, replacement cost $1,200 each, chairs: 41” high, 28 1/2” x 25”, ottomans: 16” high, 19 1/2” x 16 1/2”. Good condition. $800-1,200
$1,000-1,500
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3411 MICKEY KAPLAN (FL, 1950 - )
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3415 FRENCH PROVINCIAL STYLE CANE BACK FURNITURE
(7) Piece Set of Italian made furniture, with carved faux tree branch surface design, incl: (4) Armchairs with drop-in rush seats, 40” high, 23 1/2” x 17”, 18 1/2” high seats; (2) Side chairs, with ultra suede and fabric upholstered back panels, 39” high, 20” x 14”, 17 1/2” high seat; and Side table, 26 1/2” high, 21 1/2” sq. One armchair with caning loss area. $600-800
3416 THOS. MOSER “ELEMENT” WRITING DESK
Custom Crafted Desk, in walnut and cherry, with exposed finger joints at corners, single side drawer, set on square legs, hand signed and dated 2017 on underside, 30” high, 80” x 36”. Good condition. $1,500-2,000
3417 THOS. MOSER CUSTOM SWIVEL OFFICE CHAIR
Hand Crafted Cherry Chair, with curved back, leather upholstered seat and back panel, set on a swivel base with casters, hand signed and dated 2017 on seat underside, 30” high, 21 1/2” x 25”, 19” high seat. Good condition. $800-1,000
3418 COMFORT DESIGN LEATHER POWER RECLINER
Custom Leather Upholstered Reclining Armchair, by Comfort Design, Asheboro, NC, Finley model CL749, with hardwood frame, steamboat putty color top grain leather upholstery, rolled arms, removable seat cushion, power reclining mechanism (with armrest mounted control buttons), 39” high, 33 1/2” x 32”, 20” high seat. Good condition. $600-800
3419 PR FRENCH BOUDOIR CHAIRS
Pair of Vintage Walnut Side Chairs, with faux leopard skin upholstery and self cording, having curved backs, shaped fronts, set on cabriole legs with shell carved knees and pad feet, 29” high, 25” x 20”, 18 1/2” high seats. Good condition. $400-600
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3420 DESIGNER LOUNGE CHAIR
Large Vintage Custom Crafted Armchair, with paisley ultrasuede upholstery, incurved crest, large rolled arms, low seat, set on ball form feet, 41 1/2” high, 38 1/2” x 35”, 14 1/2” high seat. Minor wear. $600-800
3421 DESIGNER MIRROR-TOP COFFEE TABLE
1970s Square Coffee Table, with stepped mirrored top, set on grey enameled frame and in-curved legs, 15” high, 41” square. Leg scuffs.
$400-600
3422 MIDCENTURY MODERN DESK
Mid-20th c. Blonde Maple Desk, with laminate top, side and drawer fronts, four dovetailed drawers, set on round tapered and splayed legs, 30 1/2” high, 48” x 18”. Top edge chip and small crack. $200-300
3423 IKEA YPPERLIG DINING TABLE
Modern Scandinavian Design Rectangular Table, in ash, with three-plank top, metal underframe, splayed legs, 29” high, 78 1/2” x 35 1/2”. Good condition. $200-300
3424 HERMAN MILLER EQUA ARMCHAIR
Vintage Sled Base Chair by Herman Miller, with mottled gray fabric covered seat, arms and back, black painted frame, Herman Miller plaque affixed to seat back top, 34” high, 25” x 22”, 18” high seat. Minor soiling to seat.
$50-100
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Pr of Bentwood Frame Armchairs by Ikea, with natural birch finish, wood slat backs, red fabric seat and back cushions, 37” high, 28” x 26 1/2”. Good condition. $200-300
“Onion Lamp” in thin black metal over thin copper, with teak caps, retaining the original white cord with inline switch, conical plastic ceiling cap, 10” x 14” diam. $1,000-1,500
Simple Concave Form, with thick hollow top on inset foot, unmarked, custom, 7” x 20” x 59”.
$600-800
Set of (4) Midcentury Design Chairs, each with black painted metal frame, shaped plywood back and seat, with Herman Miller (Zeeland, MI) paper label affixed to base, 32 1/2” high, 17 1/2” x 18 1/2”, 18” high seat. $600-800
Hoey, who teaches at the Parsons School of Design in NYC, first issued this chair in 2000, at a retail price of $495. Molded 1/2” birch plywood in red stain, having thin chrome tubular legs ending in black rubber balls. 19” seat, 36” back, 17” x 19”.
Includes flyers from exhibition “New Frontiers in Furniture and Lighting, February 4-April 9, 2000, at the Paley Design Center at Philadelphia University”, when this chair was introduced. $400-600
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3429 POST-MODERN STACKING “QUESTION” CHAIR BY MATTHEW HOEY (PHILA/NYC)
3428 POST MODERNIST LOW TABLE IN BLACK LACQUERED OAK
3427 HERMAN MILLER SIDE CHAIRS
3426 1960S DANISH MODERNIST HANGING LAMP BY SVEND AAGE HOLM SORENSEN
3425 PR IKEA POANG LOUNGE CHAIRS
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3431 MIDCENTURY DESIGN SOFA BY HARVEY PROBBER (1922-2003)
Vintage Sectional Couch, with tan/gold upholstery, 28” high overall, 142” x 88”, seat height: 16”, arm height: 20”.
3433 GILT BRONZE & MARBLE THREE-PART COCKTAIL TABLE
$1,000-1,500
Elegant Louis XVI Style Coffee Table, in the manner of Maison Jansen, with white marble inset top and gilded bronze frame, consisting of a rectangular center section and two demilune ends, with curved base stretchers and paw form feet, 18” high, center: 24” x 27 1/2”, sides: 16” x 27 1/2”. Good condition.
$3,000-5,000
Pair of Midcentury Design Armless Lounge Chairs, with modernist design upholstery, set on casters.
$1,000-1,500
Pr of Modern Design Clear Crystal Lamps, each having a baluster shape solid crystal base, single socket fixture with harp, matching crystal finial, and square cream colored square silk shade, lamps (without harps): 17” high, shades: 14” sq. Harps don’t match (so one lamp taller than the other); corner dent to one shade.
$400-500
Slab Burlwood Low Table, with polished natural shape top, set on two natural trunk form legs, 16 1/2” high, 46” x 44”. Good condition.
$800-1,200
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3434 LIVE EDGE REDWOOD COFFEE TABLE
3432 PR CUT CRYSTAL TABLE LAMPS
3430 PR MODERN CHAIRS BY HARVEY PROBBER (1922-2003)
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3435 IRON CONSOLE TABLE WITH SLATE TOP
Large Bowfront Wrought Iron Hall Table, front and sides with intricate spindle, scroll and pendant design, with a mottled slate slab top, 32 1/2” high, 73” x 19 1/2”. Good condition. $1,000-2,000
3436 INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION “ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES’ BY HEMINGWAY
“Across the River and Into the Trees” Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1950, with A copyright, in damaged dustjacket, with Christmas card photolitho of Hemingway’s fishing and U-Boat hunting 38’ boat “Pilar”, from Mary and Ernest Hemingway, inscribed “Take it easy Bogey, Ernie”, with printed address Fucca Vigia, San Francisco de Paulo, Cuba.
$10,000-15,000
3437 INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION “THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA” BY HEMINGWAY
“The Old Man and the Sea”, Charles Scribners Sons, New York, 1952, first edition having publisher’s seal on copyright page, dustjacket with “Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 1954” wrap band. Inscribed on front endpaper “For Bogy for his son from his father’s old friend of Section IV, Best always, Ernie/Ernest Hemingway, Finca Vigia, San Francisco de Paula, Cuba”. With note from G Bogart Blakely. $4,000-5,000
3438 INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION “THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA” BY HEMINGWAY
“The Old Man and the Sea”, Charles Scribners Sons, New York, 1952, first edition having publisher’s seal on copyright page, dustjacket with “Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 1954” wrap band. Inscribed on front endpaper “To Bogy with old affection from his friend Ernie” AND with a Christmas card inscribed “To Bogey: That was a good letter and so was the quotation. We both send our love to you two. Always, Ernest Hemingway” from Mary and Ernest Hemingway, DJ sunned and torn. $4,000-5,000
3439 “THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA” BY HEMINGWAY, FIRST EDITION
Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1952, ‘A’ marked copyright page, with Scribner’s badge (first trade edition), unclipped $3.00 dust jacket with Lee Samuels photo of the author on back. “Jacket design by A” on front flap (Adriana Ivancich). Pale blue cloth with embossed autograph on front board, white title on spine. Levinson’s Book Store, Sacramento label insde back cover. 5 3/4” x 8 1/4”, 140 pages. Edge and corner wear to dustjacket, otherwise very good. $400-600
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GLOSSARY OF AUCTION TERMINOLOGY
Absentee or Book Bid: A bid submitted in advance of the auction by a bidder which allows them to participate in the bidding process without physically attending the auction and are executed by a representative of the auction company.
Absentee Bidder: A person (or entity) who bids via absentee bid.
“As Is”: Also known as “as is, where is” and “in it’s present condition”.
Authorship Definitions:
A. “By” or “Maker/Artist” — in our opinion, the work is by the artist or maker stated
B. “Attributed to” — in our opinion, the work is probably, but not definitely, by the artist or maker stated
C. “Signed” or “Marked” — in our opinion, the signature or mark is that of the stated artist or maker
D. “Bearing the signature (or mark) of” — in our opinion, the signature or mark is probably, but not definitely, that of the artist or maker stated
E. “Circle of” — in our opinion, the work is of the period and by an artist or maker closely associated with the stated artist or maker
F. “School of” — in our opinion, the work is by a pupil or follower of the stated artist or maker
G. “Manner of” — in our opinion, the work is of the period and done in the style of the stated artist or maker
H. “After” — in our opinion, the work is a copy of a work by the stated artist or maker
Bid: A prospective buyer’s indication or offer of a price they will pay to purchase an item at the auction.
Bid Increments: The amount an item increases in price after each new bid. The Auctioneer sets the bid increments.
Bidder (Paddle) Number: The number issued to each buyer who registers to bid at the auction which the auctioneer will recognize the winning bid by.
Buyer’s Premium: A charge (generally a percentage of the hammer price), for which the buyer is responsible, which is added to the price of items sold at auction.
Competing bid: During a sale, the auctioneer may be accepting competing bids for an item from several sources, these include, but are not limited to: Bids from an in-house audience member – telephone bids – absentee bids – internet platforms.
Consignor: The person or authorized agent or entity that consigns goods to an auctioneer. The consignor is usually the seller.
Fair Warning: Or “Last Call” a warning sometimes used by the auctioneer that the hammer is about to come down on a lot. The fair warning offers one last chance to increase the bidding. If there are no subsequent bids, the auctioneer’s hammer falls and the sale is complete.
Hammer Price: Price established by the last bidder and acknowledged by the auctioneer before dropping the hammer (gavel) to indicate “SOLD” and sale is complete.
Lot: An item or set of items for sale in an auction usually denoted by a “lot” number.
Estimates: Each lot is given a low and high estimate, representing the opinion of TPAG experts about the range in which a lot might sell at auction. An estimate provides prospective buyers with a preliminary guide to an items value.
Online Bidder: A person who is bidding via the internet and has registered with the auction company to bid on items.
Opening Bid: The first bid offered by a bidder at an auction.
Outbid: To submit a maximum bid that is higher than another buyer’s maximum bid.
Pass or Withdrawal: The failure of an item to sell at auction either by not opening at a level commensurate with its worth or failing to meet reserve. Once an item is passed it is no longer available for sale in the auction.
Preview: Specified dates and times items are available for prospective buyer viewing and audits prior to the auction.
Provenance: Is a term used to describe the factual possession or placement of an item in history. Provenance can significantly impact the value of an item.
Reserve Price: The minimum price a seller will accept for an item to be sold which is generally not disclosed prior to auction.
Unreserved or Absolute: An item to be sold to the highest bidder regardless of price.