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Lots

Antiquities
1-10
11-12
Fine Paintings
13-22
23-32
33-42
43-52
53-62
63-72
73-82
83-92
93-97
Works on Paper
98-117
118-137
138-157
158-177
178-197
198-205
Tibetan Bronzes & Other Like Items
206-215
216-225
226-231
Russian Enamel, Silver & Icons
232-241
242-251
252-253
Silver
254-263
264-273
274-276
Decorative Paintings
277-286
287-296
297-306
307-316
317-326
327-336
337-346
347-356
357-366
367-368
Fine Furniture
369-378
379-388
389-395
Decorative Arts
396-405
406-415
416-425
426-435
436-444
Lighting
445-454
455-458
Pocket Watches & Fine Estate Jewelry
459-468
469-478
479-488
489-498
499-508
509-518
519-528
529-538
539-547
Porcelain, Pottery & Ceramics
548-557
558-567
568-577
578-583
Glass
584-593
594-603
604-613
614-618
The Rug Collection of Bella Gellei, Haifa Israel
619-628
629-638
639-648
Estate Oriental Carpets
649-658
659-664
Orientalia
665-674
675-684
685-694
695-704
705-714
715-724
725-733
Bronzes
734-743
Napoleonic Collection: Books, Sculpture & Art
744-753
754-763
764-773
774-780
Books, Maps, Illuminated Manuscripts & Ephemera
781-790
791-800
801-810
811-820
821-822


Leopold Robert (Swiss, 1794-1835), Attributed

118. Leopold Robert (Swiss, 1794-1835), Attributed


"Young Peasant Boy". Pencil and conte drawing is attributed to Swiss artist Leopold Robert. The child in this drawing wears a straw hat and carries a bird's nest in his hands. This drawing is dated ca. 1820. Image measures apprx 13" H x 10" W. With mat and contemporary frame this piece measures apprx 22" H x 17-1/2" W. No signature was found on the front of the drawing.

300/400

Pair of Hand-Colored Animal Woodcuts

119. Pair of Hand-Colored Animal Woodcuts


"Antilope Rupicapra Pall" and "Viverra Zenik" hand-colored woodcuts. Antelope woodcut is numbered CCLXXIX in upper right corner and Viverra woodcut is numbered CXVII in upper right corner. Images measure apprx 10" H x 7-1/2" W. With frame and French mat these woodcuts measure apprx 14" H x 12" W.

100/150 Sold: $40.25

Pair of Hand-Colored Bird Woodcuts

120. Pair of Hand-Colored Bird Woodcuts


"Le Secretaire" and "Le Courly Lachete de L'Isle de Lucon". This pair of hand-colored woodcuts depicts a pair of unusual birds. Upper right corner of Le Courly is marked Page. 85. Upper left corner is marked Pl. 48. Lower right corner is marked C. Baguoy, Sculp. Lower left corner is marked P. Sonnerat Pinx. Le Secretaire is marked with the same names in lower right and left corners, however is marked Page 87 in upper right corner and Pl. 50 in upper left corner. Plate size is apprx 9" H x 7" W. Size with French mats and frame is apprx 14" H x 12" W.

100/150 Sold: $143.75

19th Century Spy Prints

121. 19th Century Spy Prints


Lot of three men's fashion plates from Vanity Fair magazine. Plate size for each piece is apprx 13" H x 8" W. With frame and mat each piece measures apprx 21" H x 15" W. The majority of these prints were colored by chromo-lithography. This collection includes "Sovereigns, No. 9" dating from May 4, 1872, "International Penny Postage" dating from September 17, 1887 and "Statesmen, No. 16" dating from May 22, 1869. Each print has additional information enclosed on the verso. Tag from Herrod's states that each print is an antique, over 100 years old at the time of purchase.

200/300 Sold: $103.50

Trio of

122. Trio of "Costume Parisien" Woodcut Prints


"Costume Parisien". Trio of hand-colored woodcuts from a French fashion magazine. First woodcut depicts a young woman in a white dress, numbered 92. Second woodcut depicts a young man in white breeches and a blue waistcoat, numbered 473. The third woodcut depicts a man in green trousers and a top hat and is numbered 494. Plate size for each print is apprx 7" H x 4-1/2" W. Two prints have french mats while the third has a simple green mat. Overall size of these prints is apprx 12" H x 8-1/2" W.

75/150 Sold: $120.75

Ciro Mazini (Italian, ca. 19th Century)

123. Ciro Mazini (Italian, ca. 19th Century)


"Oriental Carpet Sellers". Watercolor on paper by Italian artist Ciro Mazini is dated ca. 19th century. This watercolor is signed in the lower right corner with artist's name. It depicts a group of three men dressed in robes and turbans inspecting several carpets. Paper size is apprx 12" H x 19-1/2" W. Overall, with frame this piece measures apprx 15" H x 23" W.

200/300 Sold: $1,621.50



124. "Coronation of Queen Victoria" Steel Engraving


"The Coronation of Queen Victoria". Steel engraving after the original painting by Sir George Hayter (1809-1859). This black and white engraving depicts the coronation of Queen Victoria. Plate size measures apprx 21" H x 29" W. With mat and frame this engraving measures apprx 30" H x 38" W.

200/250 Sold: $126.50

Captain Edward Jones (Late 18th/Early 19th Century)

125. Captain Edward Jones (Late 18th/Early 19th Century)


"Torre degli Asinelli", of Bologna. Ink wash on woven paper dated 16th October, 1829 and signed by the artist. Paper overall apprx 11-1/2" x 9".

150/250 Sold: $189.75

James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

126. James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)


"Savoy Pigeons". A view of the Thames looking towards Westminister, drawn from a balcony of the Savoy Hotel. (W. 118, L. 164). Original lithograph printed on laid paper. A very good impression published by The Studio, ca. 1896 with blind stamp in lower left margin. Image size apprx 7-3/4" x 5-3/8" (200 x 140mm).

200/400 Sold: $195.50

George Emerick Essig (American, 1838-1926)

127. George Emerick Essig (American, 1838-1926)


Untitled, watercolor on paper, signed lower left. Matted and framed, image size apprx 13-1/2" x 26", overall with frame apprx 23" x 35". Essig was born in Philadelphia PA, September 2nd, 1838. He lived in Atlantic City, New Jersey and illustrated for "The Quarterly Illustrator". Essig was a pupil of Edward Moran, James Hamilton and Pafa, his specialty being marine subjects.

700/900 Sold: $575.00

Édouard Toudouze (French, 1848-1907)

128. Édouard Toudouze (French, 1848-1907)


Drypoint etching on laid paper, signed in the plate upper right. Plate impression apprx 9-1/2" x 6-1/2", overall paper size apprx 15-2/8" x 10-3/8". Exhibited in the Salon des Artistes Français de 1883, n° 2308, "Portrait de M. P. de N."

100/150 Sold: $115.00

Frank Thayer Merrill (American, 1848-?)

129. Frank Thayer Merrill (American, 1848-?)


"Dam the Stoks". Ink illustration on paperboard, signed lower right corner "Frank T. Merrill". Hinged into mat but not framed. Paper size 22-1/2" x 14-1/2". A whimsical image of a young man confined to the town stocks in a glade near a tree. He gazes sadly up to Heaven as he smokes his pipe to pass the time. His hat is off, but he holds an umbrella to shade himself from the sun. Scratched on the wood of the stocks is the misspelled title line with a backwards "S" at the end. There are printers directions under the image and the denotation "My Novel Vol I p. 228". Also the quote "He no more remembered that he was....the parish stocks" and "Deliver proof.....Octo 7 1896".

200/400 Sold: $126.50

Virginie Demont-Breton (French, 1859-1935)

130. Virginie Demont-Breton (French, 1859-1935)


Mother and children at the beach. Watercolor on thick paper, signed and dated 1885 lower right. Apprx 13" x 22". The daughter of Jules Breton, she is mostly known as a genre painter of families of fisherman. Her works have been displayed in museums in Amiens, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais, Douai, Dinkerque, Gand, Lille, and Paris. Not framed.

1,000/2,000 Sold: $1,955.00

Two Victorian Watercolors

131. Two Victorian Watercolors


From the same collection as the Virginie Dermont-Breton. The first watercolor is of a woman wearing a fur, signed Martha Olmstel. Apprx 22" x 17". The second is is of a woman wearing an elaborate collar and bonnet holding holy sprigs. Unsigned, apprx 22" x 15/3/4", laid on board.

400/600 Sold: $92.00

C. Keats (British, ca. Late 19th/Early 20th Century)

132. C. Keats (British, ca. Late 19th/Early 20th Century)


"Loggers". Watercolor on paper, signed lower left. Image apprx 6-3/4" x 14-1/4". Framed in gilt plated frame, overall appx 14-1/2" x 22".

200/300 Sold: $69.00

F. M. Lewis (ca. Late 19th/Early 20th Century)

133. F. M. Lewis (ca. Late 19th/Early 20th Century)


A Swiss village. Watercolor on paper, signed lower left and dated 1922. Finely painted. Image apprx 14-1/2" x 9-1/2". With frame apprx 20" x 15".

150/200 Sold: $34.50

John Howard Hale (British, 1863-1955) R.B.A.

134. John Howard Hale (British, 1863-1955) R.B.A.


"A Bit of The Country". Watercolor on paper, signed lower right. Original backing material with artist and other information: "This is a view of Brooksbury from Fham park, around 1925" on verso. Image apprx 10" x 15-1/4", overall with frame apprx 15" x 20".

150/250 Sold: $178.25

Florence Travers (British, 19th Century)

135. Florence Travers (British, 19th Century)


"The Harvest". Watercolor on paper, initialed lower right. Verso with original paper label affixed, "Mrs. Florence Travers, Dorney (sp) house Weybridge". Image apprx 6-1/2" x 9-1/2", overall with frame apprx 12" x 15".

300/500 Sold: $609.50

Sidney Yates Johnson (British, 19th Century), Attributed

136. Sidney Yates Johnson (British, 19th Century), Attributed


"Kingfish". Watercolor on paper, initialed lower right and dated 1892. Finely painted. Image apprx 12" x 9", overall with frame apprx 19-1/2" x 16".

200/400 Sold: $241.50

Charles Thowell (British, 19th Century)

137. Charles Thowell (British, 19th Century)


Landscape with a Distant Abbey. Watercolor on paper, signed lower left and dated 1900. A masterful example of British landscape in watercolor. The British were the first to elevate the medium of watercolor from preliminary sketching before an oil painting to an artistic venue in itself. Image apprx 8-1/2" x 13-1/4". Overall with frame apprx 15-3/4" x 20-1/2".

200/400 Sold: $195.50

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