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September 2005 Fine Art and Antiques Auction Catalog

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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


Finn Wennerwald (Danish, 1896-1969)

55. Finn Wennerwald (Danish, 1896-1969)


"Marksburg." Oil on canvas, signed and titled "Finn Wennerwald, Marksburg" on the lower right corner. Image size approx. 27-1/2" x 37-3/4". Finn Wennerwald is a well-listed Danish artist. His father Emil was the major influence in Finn's artistic life. He was also an educated drawing teacher and taught lessons from 1929-43. He traveled in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, and Norway, and he held one-man exhibitions in all of these countries. He has exhibited widely in Copenhagen and other parts of Denmark.

200/300 Sold: $195.50

Carl Gaertner (American, 1898-1952)

56. Carl Gaertner (American, 1898-1952)


Landscape, circa 1943. Oil on masonite, signed and dated "Carl Gaertner 1943" on the lower left corner, in a white washed wood frame, image size approx. 14-1/2" x 20-1/2", framed overall approx. 22" x 28". During his life Gaertner, a native Clevelander, was both a painter and a teacher. He graduated from the Cleveland School of Art, became a member of their faculty and taught there until his untimely death at the age of 54. His realistic style of work addressed a variety of subjects, including the early urban landscapes of the steel industry in Cleveland and Pittsburgh. The main focus of his work was always evocative of the specific mood he wished to convey. Over the course of his career, Gaertner was a well respected painter winning many awards, garnering both local and national recognition.

1,000/1,500 Sold: $862.50

Continental School, ca. 1876

57. Continental School, ca. 1876


Untitled landscape with two children walking on the road and a little hut in the background. Initials in red in lower left corner, "A.H. 76". Framed in a black and gilt wood frame. Image size approx. 12-3/4" x 17", framed overall approx. 19" x 23".

400/600 Sold: $494.50

20th Century Decorative Painting

58. 20th Century Decorative Painting


Untitled still life with green and red grapes, an apple, and cherries. Oil on canvas, signature not found. Framed in a fancy double frame: the already framed work is under the glass of another black wood shadowbox. Image size approx. 7-3/4" x 10", framed overall approx. 17" x 19".

400/600 Sold: $149.50

French School, ca. late 19th/early 20th Century

59. French School, ca. late 19th/early 20th Century


Parisian scene. In the style of Roland Du Buc, oil on canvas, signature not found. This Paris cafe scene is in muted colors, not framed. Canvas size approx. 14" x 16".

500/1,000 Sold: $546.25

Willi Baumeister (German, 1889-1955)

60. Willi Baumeister (German, 1889-1955)


"Tennis Match", oil and sand on canvas, signed and incised "Baumeister" on the lower right corner, also signed and dated on the verso, in a painted wood frame, image size approx. 30-3/4" x 23-3/4", framed overall approx. 36-3/4" x 29-3/4". Influenced by primitive art and Miro's surrealism, Baumeister created abstractions that contain mechanical and organic forms. In later works (e.g., Reddish Relief with Sand, 1950; Baumeister Coll., Stuttgart) he included ideographic signs in his compositions. 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.

20,000/40,000 Sold: $121,325.00

A Monumental Mural, circa Aesthetic Movement

61. A Monumental Mural, circa Aesthetic Movement


Title unknown, oil on canvas, signature not found. Assumed to have been trimmed down as imagery somewhat cropped. Mythological scene of floating nymphs playing on pipes and attired in swirling tunics. Composition and lines of whirling fabric paired with warm palette infuses this painting with great energy. Perhaps part of a mural piece rescued from a prominent Cleveland building, this painting is new to the market. In gold painted shaped frame, overall apprx 63-1/2" x 46-1/2".

2,000/3,000 Sold: $3,047.50

Ray Anathony Grathwol (American, 1900-1992)

62. Ray Anathony Grathwol (American, 1900-1992)


Untitled landscape with a lake. Oil on board, signed "R.Grathwol" on the lower right side. Image size appox. 6-1/2" x 11/2", framed overall approx. 14" x 18-1/2".

50/100 Sold: $63.25

Luigi Corbellini (Italian, 1901-1968)

63. Luigi Corbellini (Italian, 1901-1968)


"Harlequin." Oil on canvas, signed "Luigi Corbellini" on the lower right corner. Beaded wood gilt frame. Image size approx. 27-3/4" x 20-3/4", framed overall approx. 35" x 28". 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.

2,500/3,500 Sold: $345.00

Raphael Gleitsmann (American, 1910-1995)

64. Raphael Gleitsmann (American, 1910-1995)


Landscape with hay stack. Oil on board, signed and dated "Raphael Gleitsmann 1939-50" on the lower left corner. Framed in a gilt wood frame. Image size approx. 17-1/2" x 23-3/8", framed overall approx. 24-1/2" x 30-1/2". Attached to verso is a copy of an article about the artist. Raphael Gleitsmann was a native of Ohio and his works are very desirable among collectors.

2,000/3,000 Sold: $1,380.00

Alex Stern (American, early 20th Century)

65. Alex Stern (American, early 20th Century)


"Self Portrait". Oil on canvas, signed lower left. Verso has a Cleveland Museum of Art May Show tag, from the 8th exhibition of Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen, dated 1926. In the original frame, canvas apprx 16" x 11-1/4", with frame apprx 21-3/4" x 17".

150/300 Sold: $408.25

Paul Winchell (American, 20th Century)

66. Paul Winchell (American, 20th Century)


"Female Portrait." Oil on canvas. Signed "Winchell" on the lower right corner. Carved wood gilt frame. Image approx. 19-1/2" H x 15-1/2" W. Framed overall approx. 25-3/8" H x 21-1/2" W. A teacher at the Minneapolis School of Art, Paul Winchell lived in Minneapolis, having studied at the Art Insititute of Chicago. His teachers included Leon Kroll, Daniel Garber, and Charles Woodbury. 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.

800/1,200 Sold: $1,638.75

Paul Winchell (American, 20th Century)

67. Paul Winchell (American, 20th Century)


"Village with Mountains." Oil on canvas, signed and dated "Winchell '38 on the lower right corner, in a carved wood frame in soft champagne color, image size approx. 15-5/8" x 19-1/2", framed overall approx. 23" x 27". An art instructor at the Minneapolis School of Art, Paul Winchell lived in Minneapolis, having studied at the Art Insititute of Chicago. His teachers included Leon Kroll, Daniel Garber, and Charles Woodbury. 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.

1,200/1,800 Sold: $805.00

Merlin Glen Enabit (American, 1903-1979)

68. Merlin Glen Enabit (American, 1903-1979)


Untitled mountainscape. Oil on board, signed "Merlin Enabit" on the lower right corner. Framed in a grey textured wood frame. Image size approx. 25-1/2" x 19-1/2", framed overall approx. 33" x 27". Merlin Enabit lived and worked in Chicago, Illinois.

150/250 Sold: $80.50

Bela Kontuly (Hungarian, 1904-1983)

69. Bela Kontuly (Hungarian, 1904-1983)


Still Life with Flowers and Two Pitchers. Oil on canvas, signed lower right corner and dated 1963, framed, 24" x 31-1/2", with frame 28-1/4" x 36". A handsome mid-20th Century style still life with a wide range of warm to cool colors well distributed over the composition. The background has a warm palette, and the patterns flow easily around the picture plane. Kontuly along with his wive, Hajnalka Fusch, studied in Rome. He is considered to be on of Hungary's finest 20th Century artists.

400/600 Sold: $701.50

Elmer Ladislav Novotny (American, 1909-1997)

70. Elmer Ladislav Novotny (American, 1909-1997)


Self-portrait. Oil on canvas over board, signed lower right and dated '27 or 28. In a brown wood frame, image size approx. 25-1/4" x 18-1/2", framed overall approx. 29-1/2" x 23". Elmer Novotny, born in 1909, was a long-time resident of Ohio, teacher at Kent State University and painter of portraits, figures, still-lifes and landscapes. He studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art and London's Slade School of Art. In the 1930s, like many other socially conscious artists, Novotny painted American workers at their tasks.

500/1,000 Sold: $1,178.75

William Hoffman (American, 1924-1995)

71. William Hoffman (American, 1924-1995)


Untitled seascape at dusk. Oil on canvas, signed "William Hoffman" on the lower left corner. Framed in a carved gilt frame. Image size approx. 23-1/2" x 47-1/2", framed overall approx. 32-1/4" x 56". William Hoffman was an entirely self-taught painter, who became very successful by painting seascapes.

400/600 Sold: $552.00

J. Ducuing (French, early 20th Century)

72. J. Ducuing (French, early 20th Century)


Untitled European street scene. Oil on canvas, signed "J. Ducuing" on the lower right corner, in a carved wood frame, Image size approx. 21-1/8" x 17-1/2", framed overall approx. 31" x 27-1/2". 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.

400/600 Sold: $356.50

Unknown Artist (American, 20th Century)

73. Unknown Artist (American, 20th Century)


"Girl with a Doll." Oil on canvas mounted to board, not signed, in a painted silver wood frame, image size approx. 19-3/4" x 15-3/4", framed overall approx. 30" x 26". 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.

300/700 Sold: $529.00

American School Portrait, ca. late 19th Century

74. American School Portrait, ca. late 19th Century


Portrait of a woman in profile. Not dated or signed, canvas size approx. 25-3/4" x 19-3/4". Framed in a painted and gold leafed frame, approx. 31" x 25".

200/400 Sold: $126.50

Portrait signed J. Huszer

75. Portrait signed J. Huszer


Portrait of a young woman. Oil on canvas. Signed "J. Huszer" on the lower right corner. Carved black and gilt wood frame. Image approx. 33-1/4" H x 27-1/4" W. Framed overall approx. 41" H x 35" W. 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.

1,000/2,000 Sold: $460.00

Antal Jancsek (Hungarian, 1907-1985)

76. Antal Jancsek (Hungarian, 1907-1985)


Oil in canvas, signed lower left. With gold fillet and mat in a wood frame. Canvas size apprx 20" x 24", with frame apprx 25-1/2" x 29-1/2". Verso with Hungarian export stamp. Jancsek studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest and was a member of the Paris School of Artists.

400/600 Sold: $126.50

Antal Jancsek (Hungarian, 1907-1985)

77. Antal Jancsek (Hungarian, 1907-1985)


City Scene. b Oil on canvas, signed lower left. On a keyed wood stretcher, framed with gold fillet, mat and wood frame. Canvas apprx 20" x 24", with frame apprx 26" x 30". Verso has a Hungarian export stamp. Jancsek studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest and was a member of the Paris School of Artists.

200/400 Sold: $138.00

American School Landscape, ca. 1940's

78. American School Landscape, ca. 1940's


Oil on canvas, artists initials lower right "MED". Winter scene with cabin and stream, framed. Canvas size approx. 20" x 36". Overall with painted and gold frame approx. 26" x 42".

200/400 Sold: $195.50

May Ames (American, d. 1946)

79. May Ames (American, d. 1946)


Ohio landscape. Oil on canvas, signed and Dated "May Ames 1930" on the lower right corner, framed in wood gilt frame. Image size approx. 11-1/4" x 17-1/2", framed overall approx. 16-1/4" x 22-1/2". Born in Cleveland, May Ames was an accomplished painter. She studied at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence as well as abroad. She was a member of the Cleveland Woman’s Art Club and the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors. She worked as a teacher and a lecturer as well an a painter. Examples of her art are preserved at Mt. Pleasant School in Cleveland, and in murals at the Childrens Tuberculosis Hospital in Cleveland.

600/900 Sold: $3,766.25

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