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February 2006 Online Auction Catalog

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Lots

Antiquities
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-38
Paintings
39-58
59-78
79-98
99-118
119-138
139-158
159-167
Works on Paper
168-177
178-187
188-197
198-207
208-217
218-227
228-237
238-247
248-257
258-267
Sculpture
268-277
278-287
288-297
298-305
Furniture
306-315
316-325
326-332
Vintage Photography
333-342
343-348
Orientalia
349-358
359-368
369-378
379-388
389-398
399-408
409-418
419-428
429-436
Fine Jewelry
437-456
457-476
477-496
497-516
517-536
537-556
557-576
577-596
597-610
Decorative Arts
611-630
631-650
651-670
671-690
691-710
711-722
Wedgwood
723-732
733-742
743-752
753-762
763-772
773-776
Porcelain & Ceramics
777-786
787-796
797-806
807-816
817-826
827-836
837-846
847-855
Glass
856-865
866-875
876-885
886-895
896-899
Silver
900-909
910-919
920-929
930-939
940-949
950-959
960-964
Carpets
965-974
975-984
985-994
995-1004
1005-1014
1015
Autographs, Books, Maps & Documents
1016-1025
1026-1035
1036-1045
1046-1050


George Cruickshank (British, 1792 - 1878)

178. George Cruickshank (British, 1792 - 1878)


"Tom, Jerry and Logic in characters at the Grand Carnival". Hand colored engraving drawn and engraved by George Cruickshank. Published by Sherwood Neely and Jones, March 1, 1821. Matted and framed under glass. Image measures approx. 4" x 7-1/4"; framed overall approx. 13" x 17".

50/75 Sold: $40.25



179. "Falstaff at Hern's Oak" Stipple Engraving, circa 1793


Shakespearean engraving by Michele Beneditte (St. Viterbo, 1745 - Vienna, 1810) and designed by Henry William Bunbury (British, 1750 - 1811). Published by Thomas Macklin of the Poets Gallery, Fleet St., London. Vintage hand coloring and framed under painted glass with gold foil and gilt frame. Impression approx. 16-1/2" x 19". Overall in frame approx. 24-1/2" x 26-1/2". Ex-coll. of George Marek, New York.

400/600

George Morland (English, 1763 - 1804)

180. George Morland (English, 1763 - 1804)


"Children Playing at Soldiers." Color mezzotint on paper. Published in London, Aug 5, 1788, by I. R. Smith, 31 King Street Covent Garden. White frame and mat, under glass. Impression measures approx. 19" x 22-1/2"; framed overall approx. 23" x 27". Second color mezzotint is called "St. James's Park," hand colored by George Morland and engraved by F. Soiron. Published in London, Jan 7th, 1790 by T. Gaugain N9 Manor Street Chelsea. Framed under glass, oval image measures approx. 15" x 18"; framed overall approx. 20" x 23".

100/200 Sold: $138.00

Pair of Hand-Colored Prints, published circa 1813

181. Pair of Hand-Colored Prints, published circa 1813


"Spanish Bull Fighting No 10" and "Spanish Bull Fighting No 6". Hand-colored engravings. Publisher information below each image reads "Published & sold Jan 1st, 1813, by Edwd Orme Bond St. London." First print depicts a toreador fighting a bull, second print depicts bulldogs fighting a bull. Images with borders measure approx. 6-1/2" x 8-1/2".

75/125 Sold: $28.75

Michelangelo Maestri (Italian, d. 1812)

182. Michelangelo Maestri (Italian, d. 1812)


Gouache on black paper, framed under glass. Entitled "Cupids Drawn by Dolphins, Etc". This is an image of a putto being pulled by a pair of snails in a chariot race. Tag on verso avows the authenticity of this piece. Registered number of D.10253. Image measures approx. 10-1/2" x 14", with frame this piece measures approx. 18-1/2" x 22-1/4".

3,000/5,000 Sold: $2,530.00

Leopold Flameng (French, 1831 - 1911)

183. Leopold Flameng (French, 1831 - 1911)


A portrait after Rembrandt. Etching on paper, signed within plate below the image, matted, not framed. Image measures approx. 10" x 7-3/4".

75/125 Sold: $51.75

A Collection of Five Framed Prints of Birds and Animals

184. A Collection of Five Framed Prints of Birds and Animals


A lot comprised of five naturalist's hand colored engravings of quadrupeds and birds out of books or folios. The first four are framed in a like manner with gold metal leafed frames with brown painted trim, and antique gold paper line embellishment around the opening of the double mats. The subjects are: "Tapir" Pl-110", image size approx. 4-1/2" x 7-1/2", with frame 11-3/8" x 14"; "Yak" Pl-106, image size approx. 4-1/2" x 7-1/2", with frame approx. 11-1/2' x 14"; "Dodo", image size approx. 5-1/4" x 3-3/4", with frame approx. 12-1/4" x 10-1/4"; and "Semipalmated Goose with the Trachea", image size approx. 5-3/4" x 4-1/2", with frame approx. 13" X 11". The last of the group is "Le Rhinoceros D'Afrique", image size approx. 8-1/2" x 6-3/4", with burlwood-clad frame approx. 18" x 15-3/4".

200/400 Sold: $103.50

A Collection of Four framed Hand Colored Etchings by John Kay (British, 18th/19th Century)

185. A Collection of Four framed Hand Colored Etchings by John Kay (British, 18th/19th Century)


A lot of four framed antique hand colored prints of people. The first is a bewigged man in an important-looking military outfit, shown in profile; approx. 3-3/4" x 3" plate size, matted and framed approx. 10-1/2" x 9-3/8", bears a label on verso from a gallery in London, England stating that the artist was John Kay, and that the piece is a copper engraving dated 1795. The second print is titled "Jamie Duff, An Idiot Commonly Called Baillie Duff, Died 1788 below the image; it is also signed "Kay 1812" in the plate. This is also labeled on verso as a copper etching dated 1812 with the label from the same gallery. It is matted and framed in burlwood; plate size approx. 5-1/2" x 3-3/8", with French lined mat and burlwood frame approx. 14" x 11-1/2". The third etching is of a group of gentlemen and a charming young lady, dated 1786 in the lower right corner of the plate and "K fecit" in the lower left corner of the plate, matted and framed; plate size approx. 3-3/4" x 4-3/4", with burlwood inlaid frame approx. 10-1/4" x 11-3/4". The last piece is an amusing image of a gentleman confronting two braying donkeys; both of whom are wearing bows on their toes. This is also a hand colored etching bearing the label of the British gallery stating that is by John Kay, etched with "Kay 1789" in tiny letters near the man's foot. It is also matted and framed in a burlwood and inlay frame, plate size approx. 4-3/4" x 3", with frame 12-1/4" x 10-3/4".

200/400 Sold: $80.50

A Collection of framed hand colored antique etchings by John Kay (British, 18th/19th Century)

186. A Collection of framed hand colored antique etchings by John Kay (British, 18th/19th Century)


A lot of four framed antique hand colored etchings of portraits by John Kay (British, 18th/19th Century) taken from folios or books. The first shows profiles of four very individual men in profile, dated 1786 in the lower right corner and "Kay fecit" in the lower left corner; also inscribed below the image "(Bucks have at you all or who's afraid)", double matted and framed. Plate size is approx. 4-1/2" x 4", with frame approx. 12-1/4" x 11-1/2". The second print is a military gentleman with his hat at a rakish angle, with "J. Kay 1804" below the oval image, matted and framed. Plate size is approx. 6-1/4" x 3-3/4", with burlwood frame approx.; 12-3/4" x 9-3/4". The third print is titled "James McKean at the Bar Edin." (on trial in Edinborough), dated "Dec. 12, 1796" in the lower right corner and initialed "JK" in the lower left corner. It depicts the gentleman flanked by two military men with many men behind, matted and framed, plate size is approx. 4-1/4" x 6-1/4", with burlwood frame approx. 12-1/2" x 14". The fourth print is titled "Maria Scotorum Regina et Franciae Dotaria" and inscribed "J.K. fecit 1795" below the oval portrait. This is also a copper etching by John Kay, with hand coloring, matted and framed, plate size is approx. 3-1/2" x 5", with frame approx. 15" x 13".

200/400 Sold: $80.50

A collection of Four framed antique hand colored etchings of Lawyers by John Kay (British, 18th/19th Century)

187. A collection of Four framed antique hand colored etchings of Lawyers by John Kay (British, 18th/19th Century)


A lot of four antique hand colored etchings of lawyers by John Kay (British, 18th/19th Century), taken from folios or books, each matted and framed, though not alike. The first is a young bewigged lawyer pictured with a legal tome in hand, with "J. Kay fecit 1791" below the oval image. The plate size is approx. 5-1/4" x 3-1/4", with mat and frame approx. 12" x 9-1/2". The second image is an elderly Lawyer holding a manuscript and an eyeglass, inscribed "J. Kay, 1799" below the oval image. The plate size is approx. 5-1/4" x 4", overall with mat and frame approx. 12-3/4" x 11-1/4". The third image is a portrait of a robust Barrister, with "J. Kay 1800" inscribed below the oval image. The plate size is approx. 4-3/4" x 3", with mat and frame overall approx. 12-3/4" x 10-1/4". The fourth print is a scene with fifteen Lawyers around a circular table, each being an individual portrait, inscribed "Last Sitting of the Old Court of Session 11 of July 1808" and "J. Kay 1808" below. The plate size is approx. 6-3/4" x 8-1/2", and with matting and frame is approx. 14" x 15-1/4".

200/400 Sold: $103.50

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