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September 2009 Online Auction Catalog

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Lots

Paintings
1-20
21-40
41-60
61-80
81-100
101-113
Works on Paper
114-133
134-153
154-173
174-193
194-213
214-233
234-237
Sculpture
238-247
248-257
258-267
268-277
Decorative Arts
278-297
298-317
318-337
338-357
358-377
378-397
398-405
Jewelry
406-435
436-465
466-495
496-525
526-555
556-585
586-615
616-641
Fine Watches
642-651
652-661
662-671
672-675
Glass
676-685
686-695
696-705
706-715
716-725
726-735
736-745
746-755
756-757
Porcelain and Ceramics
758-767
768-777
778-787
788-797
798-807
808-817
818-827
828-835
Silver
836-865
866-895
896-925
926-955
956-985
986-1015
1016-1045
1046-1075
1076-1084
Furniture
1085-1094
1095-1101
Orientalia
1102-1111
1112-1121
1122-1131
1132-1141
1142-1151
1152-1161
1162-1171
1172-1181
1182-1185
Books & Maps
1186-1195
1196-1200
Carpets
1201-1210
1211-1220
1221-1230
1231-1238


Charles Bianchini (French, 1860-1905) After Bartolome Esteban Murillo

1. Charles Bianchini (French, 1860-1905) After Bartolome Esteban Murillo


Madonna and Child. Oil on canvas, approx. 39" x 29" canvas size, framed in a bright gold leaf frame overall approx. 47-1/2" x 37-1/2". Signed in the lower right by the copyist, "Bianchini copio".

1,000/2,000 Sold: $1,265.00

A Pair of Miniature Portraits, 18th Century

2. A Pair of Miniature Portraits, 18th Century


Most probably by the same hand, the portraits are of a handsome man in a military garb and a pretty young lady in a frilly Empire style dress, each measuring approx. 3"D, each encased in a metal mount with convex glass and a circular wood frame overall approx. 4-1/2"D. Neither appear to be signed but they are very delicately painted in oil on a thin ivory surface pasted to a paper support.

200/400 Sold: $552.00

An Oval Miniature Painting on Ivory of the Taj Mahal

3. An Oval Miniature Painting on Ivory of the Taj Mahal


A finely detailed painting on ivory, unsigned, approx. 3-1/4" x 5", set in a metal bezel and framed under a thick oval lens in a hand carved wood frame with a metal leg for standing, overall approx. 10-1/8" x 9-3/4".

400/600 Sold: $276.00

An Antique Mexican

4. An Antique Mexican "Santos" Painting


Saint Joseph and The Baby Jesus. Oil pigment on tin panel, unsigned, approx. 13-3/4" x 9-1/4", framed in a gold tone frame with a pumpkin color velvet liner overall approx. 20-1/4" x 16-1/8".

200/300 Sold: $414.00

A Miniature Portrait Painting of a Young Woman

5. A Miniature Portrait Painting of a Young Woman


The young lady wearing an 18th century costume with a ruffled cap with pink ribbon, adorned with pink pearls at her throat measures approx. 3" x 2-1/2" oval and is painted in oil pigments on ivory or bone. She is framed in a black painted wood frame with a gilt metal inner rim, with a very slightly convex glass. Overall measurement is approx. 5-1/2" x 4-7/8".

100/200 Sold: $143.75

A Group of Framed Napoleonic Miniature Portraits

6. A Group of Framed Napoleonic Miniature Portraits


With Napoleon as the centerpiece in the cluster of oval miniature portraits, each framed in tooled metal with a convex glass, all enclosed in a larger gilt metal frame with a damask textile backing, overall approx. 8-1/2" x 6-1/4". The ivory color material that surrounds the ovals has an inset of an eagle at the top holding ribbons that connect to a laurel wreath around the central portrait. The portrait of Napoleon has an illegible signature and the portrait to the left has the initials "NR", the others unsigned. The subjects appear to be; upper left: Maria Paulina, sister, who married first General Charles Victor Emmanuel Leclerc then Prince Camillo Borghese, upper right: Empress Josephine, right: Lucien, exiled in 1810 for opposing Napoleon's policies, lower right: Carolina, married to Joachim Murat and Queen of Naples, lower left: Maria Anna Elisa, grand duchess of Tuscany in 1809, left: Louis, king of Holland until 1810. All but Josephine were siblings of Napoleon, one of eleven children.

600/900 Sold: $632.50

Continental School, 19th Century

7. Continental School, 19th Century


A pair of unsigned oval oil portraits on canvas, not stretched, fit into black oval frames with metal rims, approx. 4-1/2" x 3-1/2" sight, and framed overall approx. 7-1/4" x 6".

100/200 Sold: $224.25

A Collection of Four Framed Portraits

8. A Collection of Four Framed Portraits


Consisting of: a tiny painting of a beautiful girl surrounded by flowers, initialed "C.B.P.", approx. 1-1/4"D, framed under glass in a black frame overall approx. 3-1/4" x 3-1/4", second a miniature silhouette of George Washington on paper, approx. 2-1/2" x 2" oval, framed under glass approx. 4-1/2" x 4" oval, a miniature profile of a woman with a golden earring, watercolor on paper, approx. 2-7/8" x 2-1/4" oval, framed in a black frame overall approx. 5-1/8" x 4-1/8", and last an oval gouache on paper silhouette of a gentleman with ochre and white highlighting, approx. 3" x 2-3/8", framed in a black frame with a stand back frame under glass overall approx. 6-1/4" x 5-1/8".

300/500 Sold: $149.50

George Loring Brown (American, 1814-1889)

9. George Loring Brown (American, 1814-1889)


Landscape with mountains and river. Oil on canvas, mounted onto board, approx. 19" x 29-1/2", framed in a formidable period frame overall approx. 35" x 44".

3,000/5,000 Sold: $575.00

Juan Antonio Gonzales (Peruvian, 1822-1914)

10. Juan Antonio Gonzales (Peruvian, 1822-1914)


Tavern scene. Oil on canvas, signed and dated '87 at the lower left, approx. 24" x 29", framed in a gilt frame overall approx. 32" x 38".

2,000/3,000 Sold: $402.50

George William Horlor (British, 1823 - 1895)

11. George William Horlor (British, 1823 - 1895)


A dog with two puppies. Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1853 in the lower left corner, framed in a gold toned wood frame. Image size approx. 17-5/8" x 23-1/2", overall with frame approx. 21-3/4" x 27-5/8".

2,000/3,000 Sold: $2,300.00

After Sir Edwin Landseer

12. After Sir Edwin Landseer


"The Monkey Who Had Seen the World". Oil on canvas, with monogram in red at the lower right corner, the canvas size approx. 17-1/2" x 22", framed in a gilt frame overall approx. 21-1/2" x 26".

3,000/5,000 Sold: $920.00

Continental School (Late 18th/Early 19th Century)

13. Continental School (Late 18th/Early 19th Century)


A complex allegorical scene, oil on oval board, unsigned, approx. 13-1/2" x 16-1/2", framed in a wide gilt ornamental frame overall approx. 20" x 23". A flock of cupids dance in the foreground around a tree; a panoramic mountainscape in the distance; to the left a woman is carried away in a carriage as a woman in the water appears to protest; a domed building appears to the right with figures gesticulating at the side, and Venus kisses a Cupid aloft to the right in the clouds. Finely detailed and elaborately painted.

800/1,200 Sold: $1,063.75

Kees (Cornelis) Terlouw (Dutch, 1840-1948)

14. Kees (Cornelis) Terlouw (Dutch, 1840-1948)


Woman gathering wood. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right corner, framed in a bronze finished frame. Image size approx. 27" x 19-1/4" and overall approx. 33-1/4" x 25-1/2".

1,500/2,500 Sold: $920.00

Oliver Ingraham Lay (American, 1845-1890)

15. Oliver Ingraham Lay (American, 1845-1890)


Boy in an embroidered shirt. Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1872 in the lower right, framed in a wide bronze painted frame with shaped corner ornaments and oval opening. Image size approx. 19-3/4" x 15-1/4" and overall approx. 27-1/2" x 23-1/2".

800/1,200 Sold: $345.00

C. Martin (19th Century)

16. C. Martin (19th Century)


Young woman at a barred window. Oil on canvas, signed at the lower right, dated 1885, approx. 26" x 22", framed in a decorative gilt frame with corner ornaments, overall approx. 31-3/4" x 21-1/2".

300/500 Sold: $701.50

Julius Sergius Klever (Russian, 1850-1926)

17. Julius Sergius Klever (Russian, 1850-1926)


Riverside at dusk in winter. Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1903 at the lower left corner, approx. 40" x 30", and framed in a gilt frame overall approx. 45" x 36".

10,000/20,000 Sold: $9,775.00

George Paice (British, 1854 - 1925)

18. George Paice (British, 1854 - 1925)


"Tarquinius". Horse portrait facing right, signed and titled lower right. Oil on Rathbone artist's board, ca. 1924 (possibly dated '24). Painted loosely, as was the style of the artist in his later years. Image approx. 8-1/2" x 11-1/2". Overall in a period wood frame with gilt liner approx. 15-1/4" x 18-1/4".

800/1,500 Sold: $891.25

George Paice  (British, 1854 - 1925)

19. George Paice (British, 1854 - 1925)


"Frigate". Horse portrait, ca. 1918, oil on canvas, signed lower left and titled. Horse facing left with lucky white hoof. Canvas back stamped "J. Sheers, 56 Church Street Croydon", the same city where the artist was laid to rest. Paice is best known for his sporting paintings of horses and dogs, many of which were commissioned. In a period wood frame with gilt liner. Image size approx. 8-1/2" x 11-1/2". Overall with frame approx. 15" x 18".

800/1,500 Sold: $891.25

Frederick Morgan (British, 1856-1926)

20. Frederick Morgan (British, 1856-1926)


"In The Apple Orchard". Oil on canvas, signed at the lower right corner, approx. 25-1/4" x 30-1/4", framed in a period frame overall approx. 31-1/2" x 37".

10,000/20,000

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