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March 2005 Fine Art & Antiques Auction Catalog

Aspire Auctions, Inc.


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Lots

Antiquities
1-10
11-12
Paintings
13-27
28-42
43-57
58-72
73-87
88-96
Works on Paper
97-111
112-126
127-141
142-156
157-171
John J. Audubon's "The Birds of North America"
172-181
182-191
192
20th Century Works on Paper
193-202
203-212
213-222
223-232
233-242
243-248
Furniture
249-258
259-268
269-273
Porcelain and Ceramics
274-283
284-293
294-303
304-313
314-317
Glass
318-327
328-335
Sculpture
336-345
346-350
Russian Arts
351-360
361-362
Estate Jewelry
363-387
388-412
413-437
438-462
463-477
Decorative Arts
478-487
488-497
498-507
508-517
518-526
Silver
527-536
537-546
547-556
557-562
Orientalia
563-572
573-582
583-592
593-602
603-612
613-615
Carpets
616-625
626-635
636-642
Books and Ephemra
643-652
653-654
Arcade Auction
655-664
665-674
675-684
685-694
695-704
705-713


Samuel Austin, O.W.S. (English, 1796-1834)

127. Samuel Austin, O.W.S. (English, 1796-1834)


"By the Lock Gates, Stratford-on-Avon". Watercolor on paper, framed under glass. Small scene depicts figures engaged in their daily activities next to the waterway with a spire of a church rising behind. Measures apprx 4-1/2"H x 7"W. In cream mat and gilt frame, entire item measures apprx 10-3/4"H x 13"W. Artist biographical information on verso.

600/900 Sold: $460.00

French School, ca. Late 19th/Early 20th Century

128. French School, ca. Late 19th/Early 20th Century


Classical head. Graphite on paper, framed under glass. Delicately drawn profile of a classical youth. Probably drawn after a statue fragment as eyes are blank and modeling is smooth. This type of work was done by fine art students on location in museums where life-drawing and observation was practiced by rendering pictures of artifacts. Paper measures apprx 11"H x 9"W. Unsigned. In blue mat and decorative gilt frame, entire item measures apprx 18-1/4"H x 16-1/4"W.

150/300 Sold: $92.00

Kangra School, circa late 18th/early 19th Century

129. Kangra School, circa late 18th/early 19th Century


"Radha and Krishna Standing". Illuminated manuscript using vegetable dye pigments and gold on paper. Image depicts the immortal love story between Hindu god, Krishna, and his favorite among the 'gopis' (cow-herding maidens). In this oval vingette they stand by a lotus garden and share gifts of flowers. Painted border features flower corners and floral band. Paper measures apprx 8"H x 6"W. Professionally framed with silk mat and thin gold frame, entire item measures apprx 15-1/4"H x 12-1/2"W. Provenance: From a prominent Cleveland, Ohio estate.

250/500 Sold: $345.00

T. Palser (English, circa 1800)

130. T. Palser (English, circa 1800)


"Smithfield Sharpers or The Countrymen Defrauded". Etching on paper, framed under glass. Humorous image depicts a game of cards at a country pub. The exaggerated expressions illustrate an amusing tale told through the poem printed on the bottom margin. After an image painted by Thomas Rowlandson and etched by I.K. Sherwin. Image measures apprx 11-3/4"H x 16-1/4"W. In wooden frame, entire item measures apprx 16-3/4"H x 20"W.

150/300

James Baker Pyne (English, 1800-1870)

131. James Baker Pyne (English, 1800-1870)


"A River Picnic Party". Pen and ink with wash on wove paper, framed under glass. Image depicts a elegant family and assistants boarding a river boat. The illustrative quality suggests that it may be a preliminary sketch for a watercolor or print or else simply an exercise in depicting figures since landscapes were Pyne's primary subjects. Signed on lower right. Paper measures apprx 6"H x 9"W. Information on image on verso. With cream silk matting and gold leaf frame, entire item measures apprx 17"H x 19"W.

1,500/2,000

William L. Leitch (British, 1804-1883)

132. William L. Leitch (British, 1804-1883)


"Garden at Twilight". Watercolor with white highlighting on paper, framed under glass. Quiet scene presents a formal English garden and wooden bench with an estate visible in the background. "Frains Cottage, Oct 24. 1857" inscribed with studio stamp on lower left corner. Measures apprx 10-1/4"H x 14-1/4"W. In banded gilt and lilac mat and gold leaf wood frame, entire item measures apprx 19"H x 23"W. Biographical information for artist is on verso.

1,500/2,500 Sold: $517.50

Edward Webb (British, 1805-1854)

133. Edward Webb (British, 1805-1854)


"Raglan castle, Monmouthshire, Wales". Watercolor on paper, framed under glass. Peaceful landscape features a ruin of a castle behind a field or grazing sheep and the solitary figure of their shepherd. Paper measures apprx 5"H x 8"W. In cream mat and gold colored frame, entire item measures 11-1/2"H x 14"W. Artist biography on verso.

600/800 Sold: $258.75

David Cox II (English, 1809-1885)

134. David Cox II (English, 1809-1885)


Chapel in the Glen. Watercolor on paper, framed under glass. Light scene depicts a ruin of a country church. The stone structure is shown becoming overgrown with foliage. Signed and dated, 1864, on lower right. Paper measures apprx 6"H x 8-3/4"W. With grey mat and silver colored frame, entire item measures apprx 14"H x 14-1/2"W.

200/400 Sold: $195.50

James Burrell Smith (British, 1822-1897)

135. James Burrell Smith (British, 1822-1897)


"Ancient Ruins of the Theater at Taormina, Sicily". Watercolor on paper, framed under glass. A scene of red toned ruins occupy the foreground of this composition while blue mountain peaks rise behind. Signed and dated, 1890, on lower right. Image measures apprx 11"H x 18-1/4"W. In custom mat and gilt wood frame, entire item measures apprx 19"H x 25"W. Verso bears artist biographical information.

2,000/3,000 Sold: $1,322.50

Ab.M. Bogardus, English, (1822-1908)

136. Ab.M. Bogardus, English, (1822-1908)


Portrait of a Woman, Mrs. Street. Watercolor on paper, framed under glass. Charming image of a woman dressed in high-Victorian mourning fashion. The sitter wears a pair of spectacles on her head. Portrait executed in precise, photo-realistic detail. An oval of beige wash on paper. Paper measures apprx 19"H x 15-1/2"W. Painting information on verso. In rust liner and gold colored wooden frame, entire item measures 29"H x apprx 26"W. Provenance: From a prominent Cleveland Estate.

300/400 Sold: $149.50

Henry Andrew Harper (English, 1835-1900)

137. Henry Andrew Harper (English, 1835-1900)


Pen and ink with wash on wove paper of a detail from the Mount of Olives. Framed under glass. Signed lower right of center margin. Paper measures apprx 9-1/4"H x 10-1/4"W. With black mat and silver colored frame, entire item measures apprx 17-3/4"H x 18-1/4"W. Provenance: From a prominent Cleveland, Ohio estate. Harper was a member of the committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund, traveling extensively in the Middle East in the late 19th Century painting the sites of the Holy Lands.

500/700 Sold: $402.50

R. Wothington (British, circa early 19th Century)

138. R. Wothington (British, circa early 19th Century)


Castle Ruin. Watercolor on paper, framed under glass. Gray-scale image depicts a ruin on bluffs overlooking a lake with a sail boat while figures walk on a winding road lying beneath. Signed on lower right. Name and date, 1804, also appear on lower margin. Measures apprx 15-1/2"H x 19-1/2"W. With gold and black painted frame, entire item measures apprx 19-1/2"H x 23-1/2"W.

200/400 Sold: $138.00

Charles Overall Studios, early 20th Century

139. Charles Overall Studios, early 20th Century


Lithograph after the original by J.W. Hill in 1853 of an early view view of Cleveland. Signed in pencil lower right. Framed with mat, overall apprx 25-1/2" x 37-3/4". In a period gilt frame.

400/600 Sold: $356.50

Henry Brown Fuller (English, 19th Century)

140. Henry Brown Fuller (English, 19th Century)


"St. Kyenburha's Church". Watercolor on paper with white highlighting, framed under glass. Pretty country scene depicts a local church nestled into a landscape dotted with a graveyard, haystacks, and a resting family. Paper measures apprx 8"H x 11-1/2"W. In cream mat with blue banding and gold leaf frame, entire item measures apprx 15"H x 17-3/4"W. Biographical information about artist on verso.

500/800 Sold: $345.00

John Steeple (English, 1832-1887)

141. John Steeple (English, 1832-1887)


"Lane Scene, Moore Green, Worcestershire, 1857". Watercolor on paper, framed under glass. Landscape featuring a wooded path with two wandering figures and a rustic gate. Signed and dated on lower left. Measures apprx 9-1/2"H x 14"W. In cream mat with custom banding and gilt frame, entire item measures apprx 17"H x 21-1/4"W. Verso states that image inscribed on verso, also has artist biographical information.

800/1,200 Sold: $747.50

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