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May 2005 Fine Art & Antiques Catalog

Aspire Auctions, Inc.


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Lots

Antiquities
1-10
11-17
Fine Paintings
18-32
33-47
48-62
63-77
78-92
93-104
Works on Paper
105-124
125-144
145-164
165-184
185-204
205-210
Sculpture
211-220
221-222
Russian Arts
223-226
Orientalia
227-236
237-246
247-256
257-266
267-276
277-279
Silver
280-289
290-299
300-308
Jewelry
309-318
319-328
329-338
339-348
349-357
Decorative Arts
358-367
368-377
378-387
388-397
398-402
Porcelain and Ceramics
403-412
413-422
423-432
433-442
443-447
Glass
448-457
458-467
Fine Furniture
468-474
Books, Illuminations & Manuscripts
475-484
485-494
495-504
505-514
515-524
Autographs, Photography & Ephemera
525-534
Estate Carpets and Tapestries
535-544
545-554
555-564
565-574
575-582


Burslem Doulton Tea Service, England, late 19th/early 20th Century

423. Burslem Doulton Tea Service, England, late 19th/early 20th Century


Tea set includes 11 teacups, 12 saucers, 11 biscuit plates, 2 oval serving plates, a waste bowl and a creamer. All transfer decorated with blue and white pattern of swags and foliate shapes. All feature wavy gadroons on bodies. Lightly scalloped rims are gilded. All bottoms marked with green "Doulton Burslem England" company stamps.

200/400 Sold: $126.50

Lot of Seven Tiles by Boch Freres, Belgium, circa 1900

424. Lot of Seven Tiles by Boch Freres, Belgium, circa 1900


Lot of seven majolica tiles decorated with blue and white rondel of renaissance characters. Backgrounds glazed a mustard yellow with leafy green accents in boarders. Characters of knight, wench, and nobleman have doubles while country man stands alone. Each measures apprx 6" square. Backs have company name, Boch Freres La Louviere H".

300/500 Sold: $356.50

Faience Charger, Italian, 19th Century

425. Faience Charger, Italian, 19th Century


Large earthenware platter hand decorated with colorful opaque tin glazes. Central rondel features a scene of Venus borne to shore on a sea dragon with the assistance of two putti. Rim is decorated with scrolling foliate and fish shapes. Note the whimsical yawning faces with rams horns. Rimmed in royal blue. Measures apprx 16"D.

500/600 Sold: $517.50

A Fabulous Minton Snake Handle Jardiniere

426. A Fabulous Minton Snake Handle Jardiniere


This Majolica Victorian jardiniere in the Regency style is a beautiful robin's egg blue with two green snakes on either side, with their tails intertwined to form handles. At the base is a green snakeskin boarder and the the rim is a lovely band in a floral design in green, pink and brown. The interior of the jardiniere is a light pink. It is apprx 8-1/2" x 8" at the base x 15" at the top. Verso stamped Minton.

1,500/2,000 Sold: $1,380.00

A Three Piece Garniture Set, French, circa 19th Century

427. A Three Piece Garniture Set, French, circa 19th Century


Marked with a Sevres symbol on bottom of each with decorators name, "H. Birks" along with "France". A pair of baluster form urns on pedestal base with domed lid, ormolu details with matching oval center bowl. Each is hand painted and decorated with large vignettes depicting lovers with a dark green background overall. Paintings are signed "E. Froger". Urns apprx 15"T x 9"W handle to handle and center bowl apprx 9"T to top of handle x 12-3/4"W handle to handle.

1,500/2,500 Sold: $1,322.50

Pair of Staffordhire Dogs, English, circa 1860

428. Pair of Staffordhire Dogs, English, circa 1860


Pair of porcelain, hand painted mantle dogs. Red and white, left/right facing spaniels accompanied by a pair of diminutive children. Measure apprx 12"H x 8-1/2"W.

300/500 Sold: $805.00

Pair of Piecrust Quimper Plates, French, circa 1890

429. Pair of Piecrust Quimper Plates, French, circa 1890


Pair of similar plates feature a lovely hand painted scene of courting peasants surrounded by floral elements. Rims are wavy and painted in blue with a sage-green underside. Central vignettes are signed HR Quimper on bottom left and also on bottoms with designer number 8. Plates measure apprx 8"D.

100/150 Sold: $149.50

Quimper Wall Pocket, French

430. Quimper Wall Pocket, French


Henriot earthenware wall pocket features a profile decoration of a country man with a hat and walking stick. Folded cone shape is trimmed in dark blue. Small hole on back surrounded by a fleurette for wall mounting. Measures apprx 10-1/2"H. Signed Henriot Quimper, 71.

75/125 Sold: $63.25

Pair of Quimper-style Platters, French

431. Pair of Quimper-style Platters, French


Large pair of earthenware chargers glazed an overall white with a hand painted central decoration of country folk. The woman wears a white head cloth and carries a basket while her male counterpart relaxes with a glass of wine. The rims feature folk floral sprigs in primary colors. Measure apprx 14"D. Male plate bottom signed with P B.

100/150 Sold: $247.25

Pair of Quimper Star Plates, circa early 20th Century

432. Pair of Quimper Star Plates, circa early 20th Century


Pair of eight pointed "Soleil Yellow" Henriot Quimper plates. Each plate features a quaint central, hand-painted design of a provincial peasant; one of a woman carrying a milk jug on her head, the other of a man in a round hat and orange trousers. The boarders have a scalloped decoration in navy and orange. Bottoms bear company name and decorator number, 101. Each measures apprx 9-1/4"D.

100/150 Sold: $172.50

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