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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


Paul Bough Travis (American, 1891-1975)

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


"Angry Tiger", finished 1955. Gouache on paper, signed "Paul Travis" on the lower left corner and inscribed on back of paper. Framed and matted under glass. Image size approx. 19-1/2" x 25-1/2", framed overall approx. 27" x 33". Paul Travis was a leading artist in his native Ohio. He studied art at Cleveland School of Art, served in the Army in World War I, and remained in Europe for several years where he taught art at American universities. In 1920, he returned to Ohio to teach at the Cleveland School, renamed in 1940 the Cleveland Institute of Art, and remained there until 1948. In 1927, he traveled extensively in Africa and used that subject matter for many years in his painting.

2,800/3,500 Sold: $1,500.75

Alex Ayme (French, 1894-1989)

212. Alex Ayme (French, 1894-1989)


Portrait of a Young Girl. Lithograph in colors, limited edition of 200, this is numbered 10, signed "Alex Aime" on the lower right corner. Portrait of a young girl with a colorful scarf, image size approx. 22-1/2" x 15", framed overall 32" x 25-1/2".

200/400 Sold: $34.50

Charles Ephraim Burchfield (American, 1897-1967)

213. Charles Ephraim Burchfield (American, 1897-1967)


Untitled. Black ink on paper, possibly over a lithograhic background, initialed "CEB" on the lower left corner. A very strong image for a wallpaper design, with foliage and coiled snakes in an underwater setting. Image size approx. 19" x 13-1/2", framed overall approx. 28" x 20-1/2". Born in Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio, Charles Burchfield became known as a regionalist painter of middle-western America. His paintings have had much influence on succeeding generations of artists. In 1912, he enrolled in the Cleveland School of Art where his most influential teacher was Henry G. Keller. Another major Ohio influence on his painting was William Sommer, leader of the modernist movement in the Cleveland area. He served in World War I from 1918 to 1919 and in 1921, lived in a small town south of Cleveland, moved to Buffalo, New York where until 1929, he worked as a wallpaper designer for the M.H. Birge and Sons Wallpaper Company.

1,500/3,000 Sold: $1,495.00

Rowland Langmaid (English, 1897-1956)

214. Rowland Langmaid (English, 1897-1956)


"Yacht Racing, Cowes". Drypoint etching on paper, signed "Rowland Langmaid" on the lower right corner. Matted and framed in a gilt wood frame. Image size approx. 5-1/2" X 7-1/2", framed overall approx. 12-3/4" X 14-1/2". Painter and etcher of marine subjects. Born on 1st December 1897 and was a pupil of W.L. Wyllie. He served in the Royal Navy and attained the rank of Lt. Commander. He lived in London and died on 11th February 1956. Exhibited Abbey Gallery, Walker Gallery, and Liverpool Royal Academy.

100/200 Sold: $218.50

István Benyovszky (Hungarian, 1898-1969)

215. István Benyovszky (Hungarian, 1898-1969)


Horse drawn carriage scene. Graphite and watercolor on paper, signed lower right, image size apprx 19-1/2" x 23-1/4", with mat and decorative frame apprx 28" x 32". The artist's work is represented in the Hungarian National Museum.

200/500 Sold: $207.00

Printed by Albert Carman (American 1899-1949)

216. Printed by Albert Carman (American 1899-1949)


Colored lithograph on wove paper. Signed "Albert Carman" on the lower left with printers logo in the image. White wood frame; matted. Image size approx. 11" H x 9" W, framed overall approx. 23-1/2" H x 21-1/4" 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.

100/200 Sold: $63.25

Ray Anthony Grathwol (American, 1900-1992)

217. Ray Anthony Grathwol (American, 1900-1992)


Untitled. Drawing and watercolor signed "R. Grathwol" on the lower right corner. Image size approx. 10" x 6", framed overall approx. 16" x 12-1/2". Ohio artist.

40/60 Sold: $80.50

Kae Dorn Cass (American, 1901-1971)

218. Kae Dorn Cass (American, 1901-1971)


Untitled Nude. Chalk on paper, signed "K. Dorn" on the lower right corner. Seated nude woman, in soft pastels. Image size approx. 22-1/2" x 17-1/2", framed overall approx. 24" x 19". An article on this Cleveland artist is attached on the back of the painting.

150/250 Sold: $115.00

Kae Dorn Cass (American, 1901-1971)

219. Kae Dorn Cass (American, 1901-1971)


Untitled full length portrait of a young woman in a bright dress. Watercolor on board, signed "K. Dorn" on the lower right corner. Framed in a rustic wood frame. Image approx. 26-3/4" x 21", framed overall approx. 30-3/4" x 25". The verso has a copy of an article about the artist.

300/500 Sold: $345.00

Fritz Eichenberg (American, b. 1901)

220. Fritz Eichenberg (American, b. 1901)


"Eleonora". Black & white wood engraving hand printed from the original wood block on Curtis Stonehenge paper by Penmaen Press, Ltd., The Print Club of Cleveland Publication Number 59, 1981, signed in pencil at lower edge, plate size 6" x 3-7/8", paper size 11-1/4" x 8-1/2", not framed. The logo of The Print Club of Cleveland is stamped behind the image on verso. The original tag for the print and a book with the text by Edgar Allan Poe accompanies the lot. The book is No. 34 of an edition 264 copies printed for the Print Club in 1979. The book has signatures of Fritz Eichenberg and of Richard Wilbur, who wrote the introduction. A reproduction of the print is also in the book.

200/300 Sold: $149.50

Image by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)

221. Image by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)


"The Legacy" from the Suite Historia de Don Quixote de la Mancha. Hand-colored etching on paper. Signed in pencil on the lower right corner. Numbered 64/300. Professionally framed and matted. Image measures approx. 15-1/2" x 17-1/4", framed overall approx. 34-1/2" x 27".

400/600 Sold: $414.00

Image by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)

222. Image by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)


"Señora Dulcinea." Hand-colored etching on paper. Signed in pencil on the lower right corner. Numbered 174/300, Not framed. Image measures approx. 15-3/4" x 17-1/2".

400/600 Sold: $264.50

Image by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)

223. Image by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)


"The Quest" from Suite Historia de Don Quixote de la Mancha. Hand colored lithograph on paper. Signed in pencil on the lower right corner. Numbered 159/300, not framed. Image measures approx. 15-3/4" x 17-1/2".

400/600 Sold: $333.50

Image by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)

224. Image by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)


"Off The Battle" from the Suite Historia de Don Quixote de la Mancha. Hand-colored etching on paper. Signed in pencil on the lower right corner. Numbered 83/300, Not framed. Image measures approx. 15-1/4" x 17".

400/600 Sold: $333.50

Image by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)

225. Image by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)


Limited edition color etching numbered 50/250. Signed "Dali 1978" on the image, hand initialed on the lower right corner, hand numbered on the lower left corner. Matted and in a gold metal frame, image size approx. 11" x 10", framed overall approx. 17-3/4" x 16-3/4". A flamoyant painter and sometime writer, sculptor and experimental filmmaker, Salvador Dali was probably the most universsally known Surrealist artist, using bizarre dream imagery to create unforgettable and unmistakable landscapes of his inner world. His most famous work is The Persistence Of Memory.

200/300 Sold: $828.00

Image by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)

226. Image by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)


"The Dream of Christopher Columbus." Color lithograph on paper. Hand signed lower right corner, hand numbered 111/300 lower left corner. Framed under glass. Image measures approx 30" x 22-1/4", framed overall approx. 44-3/4" x 36".

500/1,000 Sold: $1,466.25

Image by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)

227. Image by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)


"Golden Chariot." Hand-colored etching. Signed on the lower right corner, produced in 1975. Etching plate was destroyed. Numbered 161/250. Professionally framed and matted. Image size approx. 15-3/4" x 22", framed overall approx. 26-1/4" x 31-3/4".

300/500 Sold: $310.50

Image by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)

228. Image by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)


"El Yelmo de Mambrino" from the Suite Historia de Don Quixote de la Mancha. Hand-colored etching on paper, signed in pencil on the lower right corner. Numbered 64/300. Professionally framed and matted. Image measures approx. 15-3/4" x 17-1/2", framed overall approx. 34-1/2" x 27".

400/600 Sold: $287.50

Image by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)

229. Image by Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989)


"Pastoral" from the Suite Historia de Don Quixote de la Mancha. Hand-colored etching on paper. Signed in pencil on the lower right corner. Numbered 64/300. Professionally framed and matted. Image measures approx. 15-3/4 x 17-1/2"W, framed overall approx. 34-1/2" x 27".

400/600 Sold: $414.00

Signed on Verso

230. Signed on Verso "Dali"


Ink and wash, heightened with chalk, on paper. Running man in carnival costume in the Piazza San Marco, Venice. Not signed on front, later artist attribution on verso of mat. Image size approx. 13" x 10". 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.

5,000/8,000 Sold: $1,150.00

Medard P. Klein (American, 1905-2002)

231. Medard P. Klein (American, 1905-2002)


Untitled abstract. Watercolor on paper, signed "M.Klein" on the back. Framed in a gilt wood frame; matted. Image size approx. 8-1/4" x 12", framed overall approx. 16" x 20-3/4". A Chicago native, Medard Klein was an abstract painter. He exhibited at the Museum of Non-Objective Painting, (Guggenheim), Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Museum of Art, National Academy of Design, Laguna Beach Art Association, Oakland Art Gallery and the Institute of Design, and the Library of Congress (1930's-40's).

400/600 Sold: $402.50

Louis (Luigi) Bosa (American, 1905-1981)

232. Louis (Luigi) Bosa (American, 1905-1981)


Ink on paper, signed lower left. Matted and framed, image size apprx 11" H x 18" W, overall with frame apprx 24" H x 30" W.

50/100 Sold: $103.50

Louis (Luigi) Bosa (American, 1905-1981)

233. Louis (Luigi) Bosa (American, 1905-1981)


"Monks Dancing". Ink on paper, signed 'Bosa' on the lower left corner; dated 1966. Matted and framed, image size approx. 8-5/8" x 12-1/8", framed overall approx. 10-1/2" x 14".

75/125 Sold: $247.25

Richard D. Elliott (Ca. 19th/20th Century)

234. Richard D. Elliott (Ca. 19th/20th Century)


"Johnstone". Watercolor on paper, signed "Richerd D. Elliott. Johnstone" on the lower right corner. Possibly a location in Quebec, Canada. Image size approx. 17" x 17", framed overall approx. 27" x 26-1/4".

100/150 Sold: $120.75

Lithograph Nude

235. Lithograph Nude


Lithograph in two colors, signed illegibly and numbered 22/150 in pencil. Metal orange frame; matted. Image approx. 33-1/4"H x 11-1/2"W, framed overall approx. 37-1/4"H x 15-1/4"W.

300/500 Sold: $218.50

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