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March 2004 Fine Art & Antiques Auction Catalog

Aspire Auctions, Inc.


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Lots

Fine Paintings
1-10
11-20
21-26
Decorative Paintings
27-36
37-46
47-56
57-66
67
Ohio Artists
68-77
78-87
88-97
98-107
108
Works On Paper
109-123
124-138
139-153
154-168
169-179
Sculpture
180-189
190-199
200
Furniture
201-210
211-220
221-230
231-240
241
Ancient Coins
242-251
Fine Jewelry
252-261
262-271
272-281
282-291
292-301
302
Objects D' Vertue
303-312
313-318
Silver
319-333
334-348
349-363
364-378
379-388
Porcelain, Pottery & Ceramics
389-403
404-418
419-433
434-448
449-463
464-465
Decorative Arts
466-475
476-485
486-491
Orientalia
492-501
502-511
512-521
522-531
532-537
Glass
538-547
548-557
558-567
568-577
578-582
Oriental Carpets & Textiles
583-592
593-602
603-612
613-622
623
Books, Maps & Ephemera
624-633
634-643
644-653
654-663
664-669


Viktor Schreckengost (American, b. 1906)

68. Viktor Schreckengost (American, b. 1906)


"Bovine". Watercolor and ink drawing by the celebrated Cleveland School artist Viktor Schreckengost features a standing bull, circa 1962. Signed in lower right corner. Image measures apprx 7" H x 9" W. With frame this piece measures apprx 12" H x 14" W. Signed lower right.

400/600 Sold: $851.00

Paul Riba (American, 1912-1977)

69. Paul Riba (American, 1912-1977)


"Chicadee and Kinglet". Oil on masonite. This particular painting is a charming depiction of two birds. The birds are perched on a wire strung between two driftwood posts. Below is a partially eaten ear of corn and a green insect. In the background a middle-eastern city looms up against a cloud filled sky. It is signed "Paul Riba" in the lower right corner. Features an original wood frame with beige linen mat. Board measures apprx 14" H x 25" W. Overall with frame the painting measures apprx 22" H x 33" W.

1,000/1,500 Sold: $1,725.00

Clara Deike (American, 1881-1964)

70. Clara Deike (American, 1881-1964)


"Landscape". Oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated '31. Exhibited in The Cleveland Museum of Art 1932 May Show; tag affixed to verso. Canvas size 20" x 16", framed apprx 25-1/2" x 21-1/2". Clara was a graduate of the Cleveland School of Art in 1912. She was also one of two of the founders of the Women's Art Club of Cleveland of the same year.

800/1,200 Sold: $3,593.75

William Sommer (American, 1867-1949)

71. William Sommer (American, 1867-1949)


Watercolor by the well-known Cleveland School artist William Sommer depicts a seated young boy. Signature stamp in lower right corner and professionally matted and framed. Image measures apprx 15" H x 11" W. With matting and frame this piece measures apprx 22" H x 17-1/2" W.

800/1,200 Sold: $1,035.00

William Sommer (American, 1867-1949)

72. William Sommer (American, 1867-1949)


A second watercolor painting by Cleveland School artist William Sommer depicts a seated young boy with curly golden hair. Image measures apprx 15" H x 11" W. Overall with matting and frame this watercolor measures apprx 22" H x 17-1/2" W. Signature stamped in lower right corner.

800/1,200 Sold: $1,150.00

William Sommer (American, 1867-1949)

73. William Sommer (American, 1867-1949)


This pencil drawing on paper shows a grave, marked by a cross, with various items such as flower pots and vases strewn across it. It is signed and dated in the upper right corner "William Sommer, Feb 23-91". There is also a quote at the top reading "The mossy marbles rest on the lips that he has pressed In their bloom, And the names he loves to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb." This quote is from the 4th stanza of "The Last Leaf" by Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1809-94. Taped on verso is various information including old newspaper articles about the artist, handwritten information and an old framing sticker. It is matted and framed under glass and the image size is 18" x 12" and overall size is 22-3/4" x 16-3/4".

400/600 Sold: $713.00

William Sommer (American, 1867-1949)

74. William Sommer (American, 1867-1949)


Invitation designed by Cleveland School artist William Sommer. This invitation reads "The Kokoon Arts Club invites you to an exhibition by William Sommer, Cleveland's ultra modern painter in the gallery of the club, 2121 East 21st St. Opening Monday evening, March 29th until April 17th, 1926". Invitation features a black and white etching of a female with clasped hands. Measures apprx 6-1/2" H x 4" W. With frame the invitiation measures apprx 8-1/2" H x 6-1/2" W.

40/60 Sold: $132.25

Henry G. Keller (American, 1869-1949)

75. Henry G. Keller (American, 1869-1949)


"Landscape", etching on paper, signed lower right in pencil by Cleveland School artist, Henry George Keller. This image is matted and framed under glass and measures apprx 3-1/4" x 5" image size and 8-1/4" x 9-3/4" overall.

75/150 Sold: $74.75

Clare Victor Dwiggins (American, 1874-1959)

76. Clare Victor Dwiggins (American, 1874-1959)


"Summer Fun". Watercolor on paper. This whimsical color illustration is a lively scene filled with boys, just being boys, which is one of the types of work for which Dwiggins was best known. Set at a lake, boys fish, swim, jump from a tree, fly a kite, paint a teepee, play pirate, cook at a campfire and play with a dog, and generally have summer fun. It is signed "Dwig" in the lower left corner and is matted and framed under glass. Image size measures apprx 17" x 33-1/2" and overall size is 23-1/2" x 43-1/2".

400/800 Sold: $414.00

August Biehle (American, 1885-1979)

77. August Biehle (American, 1885-1979)


Pair of cubist style figure drawings by the Cleveland School artist. Graphite and colored pencil on paper. The larger of the two depicts Eve and the Devil with a portion of an apple. The other image depicts three figures standing in the background and a seated figure, possibly a female, in the foreground. Both images are signed in the lower right corner "A J Biehle" in ball-point pen and are matted and framed under glass. First image measures apprx 7-1/4" H x 8" W, overall framed apprx 14" H x 14-1/4" W. Second apprx 8" H x 9-1/4" W, overall apprx 14-1/2" H x 15-1/2" W.

300/600 Sold: $816.50

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