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105. Michael Wolgemut (German, born c.1434-1519) "Christ Before Pilate" an original woodcut by Michael Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff for the Franciscan Stephan Fridolin's "Schatzbehalter oder schrein der waren reichtuemer des hails vnnd ewyger seligkeit" in Nuremberg, Germany. This woodcut is dated c.1491. Antique hand coloring, trimmed margins, paper apprx 9-7/8" x 6-7/8". Overall with frame apprx 20" x 16-1/4". 500/1,000 Sold: $690.00 |
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106. Michael Wolgemut (German, 1434-1519) Woodcut, attributed to Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff for the Franciscan Stephan Fridolin's "Schatzbehalter oder schrein der waren reichtuemer des hails vnnd ewyger seligkeit" in Nuremberg, Germany. This woodcut is dated circa 1491. Verso has a two column page of German text. Paper apprx 11-1/2" x 8-1/8", image apprx 9-7/8" x 6-7/8". 150/250 Sold: $120.75 |
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107. Lucas Van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533) "Ire Moine Serguis tue par Mahomet". Probaly a 19th century heliogravure, artist's monogram in the plate lower left. Dated in the image 1508. Scene features three central figures, two injured. Plate impression measures apprx 11-1/4"H x 8-1/4"W. In double mats and black frame, entire item measures apprx 22-1/4"H x 17-1/4"W. 300/500 Sold: $126.50 |
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108. Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673) "Démocrite en Méditation". Etching on rag paper, probably pulled toward the end of the 17th Century, ca. 1662, plate impression apprx. 18" x 10-7/8". Rosa was an Italian baroque painter, etcher, and poet of the Neapolitan school. In 1635 he went to Rome where he established his reputation with his painting "Prometheus" (Corsini Palace, Rome). He satirized the great Roman sculptor and architect Giovanni L. Bernini and moved to Florence in 1640 to avoid Berninis wrath and to work for the Medici family; painting, writing poems and satires, composing music, and acting. His works are in many major European museums; a self-portrait is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Offered in a French mat and period frame, overall apprx 25-1/2" x 17". 500/1,000 Sold: $373.75 |
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109. Bundi School Style Painting Man and Woman Sitting. Gouache and watercolor on paper, framed under glass, 9-1/4" x 7-1/4". Tender scene of a courtly couple sitting in the midst of a tidy landscape. With bold colors and nice details. In silk mat and gilt frame, entire item measures apprx 16-1/2"H x 14"W. Verso bears information about the painting. 300/500 Sold: $230.00 |
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110. Jan Stolker (Dutch, 1724-1785) Sketch for a Decorative Panel. Gouache on paper, framed under glass, 14-3/4" x 9-1/2". Sweet depiction with two small children, one reading a letter the other blowing a hunting horn. Their setting is an overgrown classical garden complete with a sculptural urn and distant obelisk/pyramid. With gilt liner, silk mat and gold leaf frame, entire item measures apprx 24"H x 18-1/2"W. Painting information on verso. 1,300/1,600 |
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111. Francis Weber (active 1770-after 1818) "Vue De La Ville De Londres". View of London from Hampstead Heath, circa 1780. Hand colored engraving on laid paper, framed under glass, signed lower right. Wide view depicts a stage coach traveling down a road next to a large tree and a field with a shepherd relaxing with his sheep. A town and a river lie beyond. Image measures apprx 20"H x 28-1/4"W. In custom mat and wood frame, entire item measures apprx 33-1/4"H x 40-3/4"W. 200/400 Sold: $195.50 |
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112. William Holl (British, 1771-1838) and E.W. Thomson (1770-1830) Joint image of a Portrait of George Shaw , M.D., F.R.S., Author of General Zoolgy and Back View of the British Museum. Stipple engraving with spots of hand coloring, on paper. Published by Dr. Thornton, 1803. Paper measures apprx 18"H x 12"W. In custom mat and gold colored frame, entire item measures apprx 29-1/2"H x 23"W. 150/250 Sold: $63.25 |
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113. Lot of Two Ornithological Prints by John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) 1) American Robin, or Migratory Thrush. From Birds of America, Royal Octavo. Image featuring male, female, and young in a chestnut tree. No 29 Pl. 142. Lithograph and printing by Endicott New York. Measures apprx 9-1/2"H x 5-3/4"W. In ivory mat and painted wood frame, entire item measures apprx 17-1/4"H x 13"W. 2) Black cap Titmouse. From Birds of America, Royal Octavo. Illustration with male and female in a Sweet Briar Plant. No 26 Pl. 126. Lithograph by J.T. Bowen Philadelphia. Measures apprx 9-1/2"H x 5-3/4"W. In ivory mat and painted wood frame, entire item measures apprx 17-1/4"H x 13"W. 300/500 Sold: $471.50 |
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114. John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Pair of framed Audubon bird lithographs from the first edition of Birds of America published in 1840. 1) Snow Lark Bunting, number 32 and plate number 156: 1. 2 Adult 3 Young. 2) Black-and white Creeping Warbler, male, Black Larch Pinus-pemdula, number 23 and plate number 114. Both drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon and lithograph printed and colored by J.T. Bowen, Philad. Each measures apprx 9-3/4"H x 5-3/4"W. In black mat and gold-colored frame, entire item measures apprx 15-1/2"H x 11-1/2"W. On versos are descriptions taken from book. 100/200 Sold: $120.75 |
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115. Pair of Henry Alken Aquatints (English, 1785-1851) Two equestrian aquatints with hand coloring on paper, framed under glass. "A Hunting Phaeton" and "A Sporting Tandem" from the series "Going to Cover" published by Lewis & Co. Printsellers, London. Paper measures apprx 12'"H x 16"W. With custom black mats and black frames, entire item measures apprx 20-1/2"H x 24-1/2"W. 175/250 Sold: $97.75 |
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116. Lot of Three Shakespear Engravings by J. & J. Boydell (English, circa late 18th/ early 19th Centuy) Lot includes three unframed engravings on heavy paper from the Shakspeare collection by publishing compnay, J. & J. Boydell. 1) "King Henry the Eighth-- Act V. Scene IV, The Palace". Engraving by J. Collyer after the painting by Revd. W. Peters. Published Dec. 1, 1803. Image measures apprx 17-1/4"H x 22-3/4"W. 2) "King Richard the Third-- Act IV, Scene III, Tower of London". Engraving by Willm Skelton after a painting by James Northcote. Published June 4, 1795. Plate impression apprx 22"H x 16-1/4"W. 3) "King Richard the Third-- Act IV, Scene III". Engraving by Francis Legat after a painting by James Northcote. Published June 4, 1790. Plate impression measures apprx 22"H x 16-1/4"W. 250/400 Sold: $161.00 |
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117. John Martin (English, 1789-1854) "Book 4, Line 813". Mezzotint on laid paper. One of a series of illustrations from Milton's "Paradise Lost". Published circa 1827 in London by Chatheld. Nice impression. Image measures apprx 7-1/2"H x 10-3/4"W. Paper, with small margins, measures apprx 10-1/8"H x 14"W. 250/500 Sold: $138.00 |
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118. Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (French, 1792-1845) Lot of four lithographs on paper: 1) "Lieutenant je cherche du forrage pour mon cheval". Artist's name appears in lower right. Published in Paris. Image measures apprx 4-3/8. 2) "March de Tropes dans le pays Basque". No. 6. Measures apprx 7-1/4"H x 10-1/2"W. 3) "Toi?...oui Mo". Lithograph by Villain. Designed by Locillot after Charlet (ref DeLa Combe #95). Image measures apprx 11"H x 8-1/8"W. 4) Stone lithograph on paper. Measures apprx 10"H x 11-1/4"W. Signed on lower left. 200/400 Sold: $57.50 |
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119. Lot of Five Street Scene Engravings, French, 19th Century Lot of five hand colored engravings of theatrical characters to feature costumes and gestures. Lot includes: Iphigenie, Andromaque, Le Tuteur, Le Prouveur arbitre, and one unidentified. Sizes vary slightly but mat apertures are apprx apprx 5-1/2"H x 4-1/4"W. 200/300 Sold: $69.00 |
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120. Unknown Artist (French, 18th Century) Study of a seated male. Sanguine drawing with white highlights on paper 11" x 8". Image depicts a young man attired in a skull cap and tunic drapery. A second, slightly larger study of the knee section is seen in the lower right hand corner. In custom mat and gilt frame, entire item measures apprx 21"H x 17-3/4"W. 450/600 Sold: $460.00 |
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121. Jean-Baptiste Auguste LeLoir (French, 1809-1892) "Portrait de Fillette". Black pastel on grayish paper, framed under glass, 8-1/4" x 7-1/2". Charming depiction of a shy little girl. No signature found. In custom French mat and gilt frame entire item measures apprx 16"H x 13-3/4"W. Provenance: Eric G. Carlson, New York. 1,200/1,400 |
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122. Two Works on Paper 1) Captain Edward Jones, circa early 19th Century. Small pen and ink wash study of a exotic local. Scene features a gentleman leaning up against a pile of arranged rocks. From August 1848. Verso bears detailed notes about the location. Measures apprx 5-7/8"H x 8-7/8". Aspire Auctions have been cataloguing the sketched works on paper of Captain Edward Jones over the last year. From his European tour, he has offered us a view of the past by documenting villages, townspeople and landscapes. His detailed accounts of his surroundings and playful use of light and shadow lend something more than any amatuer illustrator could create. 2) Small engraving on paper of a woodland pond. Initialed "W.F." on lower right. Measures apprx 5"H x 5-1/2"W. 75/150 Sold: $74.75 |
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123. Lot of Eight Varied Works on Paper Lot includes: 1) A steel engraving frontis for Milton's poems "L'Allegro" and "Il Penseroso", odes extolling the contrasting temperaments of Mirth and Melancholy. Image measures apprx 5-1/4"H x 3-1/4. 2) Pair of steel engravings of an owl and a bat. Most likely from same publication as #1. Each image measures apprx 1-3/4"H x 3-1/8. 3) Book illustration of "De Moordt des Prinfen van Oranje, tot Delft in den Jaare, 1584". Engraving on laid paper by R de Hoge and Ian Lucken. Impression measures apprx 10-3/4"H x 13-1/2"W. 4) 19th Century Ornamental Objects: "A Chimney Piece, Plate No. 224" illustration from "Masterpieces of Industrial Art and Sculpture at the International Exhibition of 1862". Chromolithograph on paper, by J.B. Waring. Published in London, circa 1863, by Day and Son. Measures apprx 9-1/2"H x 12"W. With a certificate of Authenticity from Charles Edwin Puckett, Akron, Ohio. 300/400 Sold: $138.00 |
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124. Lot of Eight Varied Prints 1) John Poines, In His Majesty's Collection. Hand colored engraving on paper. Published by T. Chamberlaine, March After the 1792 edition, circa 1880. Paper measures apprx 14-7/8"H x 10-3/4"W. 2) Portrait of Mr. Gladstone. An auto-lithograph on paper, by. J. McClure Hamilton. Measures apprx 7-1/4"H x 9-1/2"W. 3) Taxcart. Engraving on paper by Tho. Landseer. Caricature depicts a monkey driving a dog-pulled cart. Text reads "Ya-hip my hearties! here am I/ That drives the Constitution Fly". Plate impression measures apprx 6-1/4"H x 8"W. 4) Venus. Lithograph on paper, attributed to Aubrey Beardsley, London, circa 1890. Measures apprx 3-3/4"H x 2-3/4"W. 200/300 Sold: $57.50 |
