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May 2003 Fine Art and Antiques Auction Catalog

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Lots

Antiquities
1-10
11-20
Paintings
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-67
Works on Paper
68-77
78-87
88-97
98-107
108-117
118-127
128-137
138-143
Furniture & Decorative Arts
144-153
154-163
164-173
174-180
Porcelain, Pottery & Ceramics
181-190
191-200
201-210
211-220
221-222
Glass
223-231
Silver
232-241
242-251
252-253
Estate Jewelry
254-263
264-273
274-283
284
Orientalia
285-294
295-304
Oriental Carpets
305-313
Books, Photographs & Autographs
314-323
324-333
334-343
344-353
354-363
364-373
374-383
384-393
394-403


John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)

78. John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)


"Bonaparte's Flycatching - Warbler" from "The Birds of America", The First Royal Octavo Edition (1840 - 1844). no.15, pl. 73. Matted and framed, image size apprx 9- 1/2" x 10-3/4", overall apprx size 17-1/4" x 13".

100/200 Sold: $126.50

John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)

79. John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)


"Cock of the Plains". No. 60 and plate no. 297 from "The Birds of America", The First Royal Octavo Edition (1840 - 1844). Hand colored lithograph, matted, apprx image size 6" x 9", apprx overall size 12" x 14-1/2".

150/200 Sold: $103.50

 John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)

80. John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)


"Pewee Flycatcher". No. 13 and plate no. 63 from "The Birds of America", The First Royal Octavo Edition (1840 - 1844). Hand colored lithograph, matted, apprx image size 9" x 5-3/4", overall apprx size 15" x 11".

100/150 Sold: $92.00

John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)

81. John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)


"Blue Song Grosbeak," No. 41 and plate no. 204 from "The Birds of America", The First Royal Octavo Edition (1840 - 1844). Hand colored lithograph, matted and framed, apprx image size 6" x 9", apprx overall size 12" x 14-1/2".

100/200 Sold: $143.75

Samuel Palmer (English, 1805-1881)

82. Samuel Palmer (English, 1805-1881)


Third Edition of Hammerton's Engravings, c.1880. Signed initials lower left in plate, apprx 4-3/4" x 4-1/4" platemark, apprx image size 3-3/4" x 3", in a double mat. Palmer's work can be found in such institutions as the J. Paul Getty Museum, the National Gallery of Art, the Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums, the Bolton Art Gallery, the British Museum, London, UK and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Leeds City Art Gallery and the Tate Gallery, respectfully.

300/500 Sold: $322.00

Aaron Edwin Penley ( British, 1807-1870)

83. Aaron Edwin Penley ( British, 1807-1870)


A sensitive work of six sketches, in graphite and watercolor on woven paper, probably from a sketch book. Signature under/near each image. Apprx paper size 9" x 12-1/2". Dated at bottom, Sept 20th, 1832. Artist is listed in Benezit, page 583.

500/1,000 Sold: $431.25

Aaron Edwin Penley ( British 1807-1870)

84. Aaron Edwin Penley ( British 1807-1870)


A unique grouping of five works in watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite, from a sketchbook; Man with shovel and dogs, apprx paper size 5" x 3", address on verso. Domestic interior, apprx paper size 5" x 7-1/4", signed lower right and dated 1840. Figure study, apprx paper size 4" x 3". Cows, on card stock. Image on verso, cows with man. Apprx card size 4" x 6-1/2". Coastal landscape with horses. Written on verso; "Here's a little drawing by Aaron Penley - officer of the Royal Academy in the late 1850's and 60's. -Uncle Will", apprx image size 4-1/4" x 5-1/4" Apprx overall mat size 15" x 20", includes three tags about the artist, two pasted inside mat, one on verso. Listed in Benezit, page 583.

500/1,000 Sold: $373.75

George Hitchcock (American, 1850-1913)

85. George Hitchcock (American, 1850-1913)


Pastel on paper of domestic interior scene, typical of the Egmond School, c.1885. Not matted or framed, image is appx 19-1/2" x 12-1/2", signed lower right. His work is in the pemanent collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum as well as the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah Georgia. He was appointed the first American to receive the Officer's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph of Austria, the first American member of the Vienna Academy and in 1909 he was elected an Associate of the National Academy of Design, New York. His work is in the current exhibition at Cleveland Museum of Art, "The Gilded Age."

1,500/2,500

George Hitchcock (American, 1850-1913)

86. George Hitchcock (American, 1850-1913)


Pastel on paper of domestic interior scene, typical of the Egmond School, c. 1885. Not matted or framed, image is appx 19-1/2" x 12-1/2", signed lower right. His work is in the pemanent collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum as well as the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah Georgia. He was appointed the first American to receive the Officer's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph of Austria, the first American member of the Vienna Academy and in 1909 he was elected an Associate of the National Academy of Design, New York. His work is in the current exhibition at Cleveland Museum of Art, "The Gilded Age."

1,500/2,500

Hand Colored Engraving, C. 1850

87. Hand Colored Engraving, C. 1850


French engraving from l'École du jardin potager. Hand colored in velvety green tones, images of mushrooms, artichokes, and asparagus. Professionally framed, image size apprx 10" x 6-1/4".

75/125 Sold: $258.75

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