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September 2005 Fine Art and Antiques Auction Catalog

Aspire Auctions, Inc.


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Lots

Antiquities
1-4
Fine Paintings
5-29
30-54
55-79
80-104
105-129
130-135
Works on Paper
136-160
161-185
186-210
211-235
236-260
261-285
286-310
311-319
Fine Paintings from India
320-329
330-339
340-343
Sculpture
344-353
354-363
364-373
374-381
Furniture
382-391
392-401
402-411
412-420
Fine Silver
421-430
431-440
441-450
451-460
Jewelry
461-470
471-480
481-490
491-500
501-510
511-515
Fine Lamps and Lighting
516-525
526-532
Glass
533-542
543-552
553-562
563-569
Porcelain, Pottery & Ceramics
570-579
580-589
590-599
600-609
610-619
620-629
630-635
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
636-645
646-655
656-665
666-675
676-681
Decorative Arts
682-691
692-701
702-711
712-721
722-726
Oriental Carpets
727-736
737-746
747-756
757-766
767-773
Orientalia
774-783
784-793
794-803
804-813
814-819
A Collection of Ivory Carvings
820-829
830-839
840
A Collection of Opera Glasses
841-850
851-860
861-862
Lladro & Royal Doulton
863-877
878-892
893-907
908-922
923-932


Alfred Woolnoth (English, 1872-1889)

186. Alfred Woolnoth (English, 1872-1889)


"Free Church College and Park Church. Glasgow. From Claremont Terrace." Graphite on paper, signed and dated "Alfred Woolnoth May 5th 1869" on the lower left corner. Matted, image size approx. 9-1/2" x 13-1/2", matted overall approx. 18" x 14-1/4". According to Christopher Wood's "Victorian Painters" Alfred Woolnoth (1872-1889) was a landscape painter who exhibited at the Royal Academy. He lived in Edinburgh, London, and in Bournemouth.

150/225 Sold: $51.75

Leonetto Cappiello (Italian, 1875-1942)

187. Leonetto Cappiello (Italian, 1875-1942)


"Nitrolian." Lithograph, signed "Cappiello" on the lower left corner in the image. Image size approx. 62-1/2" x 46-3/8", framed overall approx. 66-1/4" x 50-3/8". In his advertisement paintings, Cappiello took the approach of making his characters and scenes look anonymous. He would regularly avoid using faces of human characters, preferring instead a dry "less is more" look. The results were always quite successful, and kept Cappiello in high demand. Despite having produced over 1,000 works and developed a highly recognizable style, Cappiello's art is still a bit difficult to classify. Part Belle Epoque and part Art Nouveau, Cappiello's work combines many different styles to form something more unique. Provenance: From the collection of Tom Wilson, Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Wilson's collection spans several decades and includes wonderful Art Deco, sculpture, paintings and drawings from around the the world. Mr. Wilson is a well know cartoonist and creator of the character Ziggy.

1,500/2,500 Sold: $977.50

Leonetto Cappiello (Italian, 1875-1942)

188. Leonetto Cappiello (Italian, 1875-1942)


"Mossant." Lithograph, signed "Capiello" on the lower left corner in the image. Image size approx. 62-1/4" x 42", framed overall approx. 69" x 49". In his advertisement paintings, Cappiello took the unusual approach of making his characters and scenes look anonymous. He would regularly avoid using faces on his characters, preferring instead a dry "less is more" look. The results were always quite successful, and kept Cappiello in high demand during his career. Provenance: From the collection of Tom Wilson, Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Wilson's collection spans several decades and includes wonderful Art Deco, sculpture, paintings and drawings from around the the world. Mr. Wilson is a well know cartoonist and creator of the character Ziggy.

1,500/2,500 Sold: $1,437.50

(Stamped) Abraham Walkowitz (Russian-American, 1878-1965)

189. (Stamped) Abraham Walkowitz (Russian-American, 1878-1965)


Pencil study with second study on verso. Estate stamped lower right, image size approx. 9-3/4" x 7-3/4", overall in silvered mat and wood frame, approx. 19" x 17-1/4".

200/400 Sold: $23.00

Francis William Vreeland (American, 1879-1954)

190. Francis William Vreeland (American, 1879-1954)


Watercolor on paper, signed lower right. Framed under old rolled glass in a gilt wood frame with a Guenther's Galleries (formerly of Cleveland, Ohio) sticker on the verso. Image size apprx 21" x 27", with frame apprx 31-1/2" x 37-1/2".

600/1,200 Sold: $230.00

Francis William Van Vreeland (American, 1879-1954)

191. Francis William Van Vreeland (American, 1879-1954)


"Family Repairs Nets." Watercolor on paper; mounted on cardboard. Signed "F. Van Vreeland" on the lower right corner. Not framed. Image approx. 26"H x 20-1/4"W.

250/350

Julius M. Delbos (American, 1879-1970)

192. Julius M. Delbos (American, 1879-1970)


Landscape with a pond and a house in the background. Watercolor on paper, signed "Julius Delbos" on the lower right corner. Framed in a simple wood frame; matted. Image size approx. 12-1/2" x 12", framed overall approx. 22" x 21-1/2". Julius M. Delbos, born in 1879 in London, England, was a landscape painter, teacher, and lecturer. He was elected an Associate of the National Academy of Design, New York City, in 1945, an Academician in 1948. He was also a member of the American Watercolor Society; the New York Watercolor Club; the Society of Graphic Art; Old Dudley Art Society, London; American Artists Professional League; National Arts Club; and the Century Club.

400/600 Sold: $80.50

George Adomeit (American, 1879-1967)

193. George Adomeit (American, 1879-1967)


"Gates Mills." Watercolor on paper, signed "Geo G. Adomeit" on the lower right corner. Matted and in a wood gilt frame with traces of red. Image size approx. 10" x 13-1/2", framed overall approx. 16-1/2" x 19-1/2". Born in Germany, George Adomeit came to the United States with his family in 1883, settling in Cleveland, Ohio where he supported himself as a commercial artist and printmaker. He trained in commercial printing, studied at the Cleveland School of Art, and had a successful printing company known as the Caxton Press. He emerged in the 1920's as one of the region's leading painters of American Scene genre, especially known for industrial subjects. Many of his pictures are in the permanent collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

500/1,000 Sold: $1,035.00

Harold Wyllie (English, 1880-1975)

194. Harold Wyllie (English, 1880-1975)


"His Majesty's Ship "Royal William" 100 guns, built in 1696 sailing past the old Fortifications & Sally Port of Portsmouth Harbor." Hand colored engraving on paper, signed "Harold Wyllie" on the lower left corner. The print was published in London, on April 25th, 1927 by Robert Dunthorne & Son Ltd. 5 Vigo St. W. Framed under glass; matted. Image size approx. 8-3/4" x 15-3/4", framed overall approx. 17-3/8" x 23-5/8". Harold Wyllie was a son of famous artist W.L. Wyllie, who specialized in marine etchings. Harold Wyllie was born in London, England, and his father was one of his teachers. Harold fought in South Africa and France.

250/350 Sold: $241.50

Lee Fritz Randolph (American, 1880-1956)

195. Lee Fritz Randolph (American, 1880-1956)


Venetian Scene. Pastel on paper, signed "L.F. Randolph '05". Image size approx. 9" x 6", framed overall approx. 14" x 10-1/2". Lee Fritz Randolph was born in Ravenna, Ohio, in 1880. Randolph was a well studied landscape artist, having spent time at Stevenson School in Pittsburgh, the Art Students League in New York, Cincinnati Art Academy, as well as Rome and Paris.

400/600 Sold: $103.50

Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971)

196. Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971)


"Beowulf and Grendel's Mother". Lithograph, 1931, ed. 150, BJ 74 signed in pencil in lower right margin, hinged into presentation mat only (not framed), image size 13-5/8" x 10", paper size 19" x 15". A certificate from the Associated American Artists accompanies this lot.

1,000/2,000

Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971)

197. Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971)


"Funeral Pyre". Lithograph, 1931, ed. 150, BJ 76, signed in pencil lower right margin, hinged into presentation mat, not framed, image size 13-5/8" x 10-3/8", paper size 19" x 15-1/4". A certificate from the Associated American Artists accompanies this lot.

1,000/2,000

Hans Busch (American, 1884-1954)

198. Hans Busch (American, 1884-1954)


Maquette for Community Chest Drive Poster 1929. Watercolor and pastel on grey paper; mounted on wove card; signed "Hans Busch" in pencil on the lower right corner. Framed in a wood frame; grey mat. Image size approx. 15-1/2" x 10-1/2", framed overall approx. 23-3/4" x 18".

250/300

August F. Biehle (American, 1885-1979) Cleveland School

199. August F. Biehle (American, 1885-1979) Cleveland School


Gouache and conté crayon on paper, signature not visible. Not framed, paper size apprx 13-3/4" x 17-1/4". After his second time abroad studying, Biehle returned to Cleveland in 1912 and worked for Sherwin Williams and then later, the Otis Lithograph Company. While still working at Otis, Biehle studied with Henry Keller in an informal group labeled the "Summer School", which gathered at Keller's cottage in Berlin Heights, near Sandusky Ohio. He also participated in classes at the Polytechnic Institute with friends and fellow artists Paul Travis and Frank Wilcox. Biehle enjoyed years of weekends spent with William Sommer, fellow artist and co-worker at Otis lithograph at Brandywine. He created a body of work that spanned almost seventy years.

600/800 Sold: $86.25

August F. Biehle (American, 1885-1979)

200. August F. Biehle (American, 1885-1979)


Gouache and conté crayon on paper, framed under glass and signed lower right. Image size apprx 14-1/4" x 19-1/2", overall with frame apprx 22-3/4" x 28". Cleveland School artist.

800/1,200 Sold: $603.75

August F. Biehle (American, 1885-1979)

201. August F. Biehle (American, 1885-1979)


Gouache and conté crayon on paper, framed under glass, signature not found. Image size apprx 23-1/2" x 17-1/2", overall with frame apprx 26-1/2" x 20-1/2". Cleveland School artist.

800/1,200 Sold: $143.75

August F. Biehle (American, 1885-1979)

202. August F. Biehle (American, 1885-1979)


Daffodils. Watercolor on paper, signed lower left. In an oval mat and framed, image size apprx 17-1/2" x 12", overall framed apprx 23" x 17-1/2". Cleveland School artist.

400/600 Sold: $356.50

Frank Wilcox (American, 1887-1964)

203. Frank Wilcox (American, 1887-1964)


"Houses by the Coast." Watercolor on paper. Signed "Wilcox" on the lower right corner. Framed and matted under glass. Image approx. 5"H x 6-1/2"W, framed overall approx. 13-1/2"H x 14-1/2"W.

150/200 Sold: $207.00

Julius Komjati (Hungarian (1894 - 1958)

204. Julius Komjati (Hungarian (1894 - 1958)


"Study, The Ne're Do-well". Ink on paper, signed "Julius Komjati" on the lower right corner and titled lower left, matted and framed in a carved wood & gilt frame. Image size approx. 8-1/4" x 7-1/4", framed overall approx. 18-1/4" x 15-1/2". Provenance: From the collection of Tom Wilson, Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Wilson's collection spans several decades and includes wonderful Art Deco, sculpture, paintings and drawings from around the the world. Mr. Wilson is a well know cartoonist and creator of the character Ziggy.

150/250 Sold: $74.75

August F. Biehle (American, 1885-1979)

205. August F. Biehle (American, 1885-1979)


This lot includes a set of three drawings by a renowned Ohio artist August Biehle. First drawing is an abstract in color pencil, signed "A.F. Biehle" on the lower right corner and dated 1966 on the lower left corner. This drawing is framed and matted. Image measures approx. 9" x 5-3/4", framed overall approx. 12-3/4" x 10-3/4". Second item is a graphite drawing on pink paper; signed "August Biehle" on the lower right corner; dated "1932" on the lower left corner. This drawing is not framed, measures approx. 9-5/8" x 5-5/8". Third item is a graphite drawing on cream-colored paper; sighed "A. Biehle on the lower left corner; dated "1932" on the lower right corner. Not framed; measures approx. 9-1/4" x 12-1/2". August Biehle was of German descent. He embraced several styles like Expressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, and American Scene Realism, and he worked in a variety of media including graphite, oil, gouache, pastel, tempera, and lithography. Throughout his seventy year career he exhibited at the Cleveland Museum of Art, He died in 1979, having had a career of nearly seventy years. His paintings have been in numerous exhibitions including the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia and the Whitney Museum in New York City.

75/150 Sold: $92.00

Lot of Three Theatre Engravings, Italian, ca. 19th Century

206. Lot of Three Theatre Engravings, Italian, ca. 19th Century


Lot of three hand colored engravings of Italian theatrical characters to feature costumes and gestures. Pages 9, 10, and 11 taken from "Maschere del Carnivale Romano." Lot includes characters: Scopetta, Gianunclo, Scopetti, Marinaro, Poverelli, Abbataccio, and Villano. Printed in Berlin, Germany, circa 1820. Sizes approx. 12"H x 9"W.

100/300 Sold: $86.25

19th Century Ink & Wash

207. 19th Century Ink & Wash


"Monument de Borromee". Black and white watercolor, not signed. Drawing of a monument and a church, possibly in Saint - Charles - Borromee, Quebec, Canada. Image size approx. 4" x 5-3/4", framed overall approx. 9-3/4" x 10-3/4".

150/250 Sold: $74.75

Watercolor, Illegibly Signed, ca. 19th-20th Century

208. Watercolor, Illegibly Signed, ca. 19th-20th Century


"Ballerinas." Watercolor on paper, signed on the lower left corner, in a carved wood frame with some gilt. Image size approx. 14-1/2" x 39-1/2", framed overall approx. 23" x 48". Provenance: From the collection of Tom Wilson, Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Wilson's collection spans several decades and includes wonderful Art Deco, sculpture, paintings and drawings from around the the world. Mr. Wilson is a well know cartoonist and creator of the character Ziggy.

200/500 Sold: $149.50

John Edward Costigan (American, 1888-1972)<br>Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)

209. John Edward Costigan (American, 1888-1972)<br>Eliot O'Hara (American, 1890-1969)


A lot of four watercolors; three by Costigan and one by O'Hara. By Costigan: "Group of Children at the Brook". Watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower left "J. E. Costigan, N. A. 1952", also titled, signed, and dated on the reverse. Four young children fishing with a dog. Image size approx. 18-1/2" x 26-1/2".<br>"Nativity", ca.1950. Watercolor on paper, signed "J.E. Costigan, N. A." on the lower left corner. Image size approx. 18-1/2" x 26-1/2", not framed.<br>"Susie", the artist's granddaughter, ca. 1948. Watercolor on paper, signed, titled, and dated "John E. Costigan, N. A., Susie, 1948. Image size approx. 21" x 28", not framed.<br>By O'Hara: "Portrait of Raymond Dale". Watercolor on paper, signed and dated "Eliot O'Hara, 1948", not framed, image size approx. 19-1/2" x 14". De-accessioned property from an important Midwestern museum collection.

1,000/3,000 Sold: $2,472.50

Paul Bough Travis (American, 1891-1975)

210. Paul Bough Travis (American, 1891-1975)


"Waves Crashing Against Shore". Watercolor on paper, signed "Paul Travis" on the lower left corner, dated 1962. Framed in a black wood frame; matted. Image measures approx. 8-1/4" x 16-1/4", framed overall approx. 16-3/4" x 24-3/4".

200/400 Sold: $379.50

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