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February 2006 Online Auction Catalog

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Lots

Antiquities
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-38
Paintings
39-63
64-88
89-113
114-138
139-163
164-167
Works on Paper
168-187
188-207
208-227
228-247
248-267
Sculpture
268-277
278-287
288-297
298-305
Furniture
306-315
316-325
326-332
Vintage Photography
333-342
343-348
Orientalia
349-363
364-378
379-393
394-408
409-423
424-436
Fine Jewelry
437-461
462-486
487-511
512-536
537-561
562-586
587-610
Decorative Arts
611-635
636-660
661-685
686-710
711-722
Wedgwood
723-732
733-742
743-752
753-762
763-772
773-776
Porcelain & Ceramics
777-791
792-806
807-821
822-836
837-851
852-855
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


Italian School, circa 18th Century

39. Italian School, circa 18th Century


Mary Magdalene Weeping. Oil on copper plate, unsigned, approx. 6-1/2" x 4-3/4". Mary with emblematic long hair, holding a crucifix with tears streaming down her cheek. Her grief is very well conveyed in her vacant stare and her wan posture.

1,000/1,500 Sold: $920.00

A Large Russian Icon, ca. 1800

40. A Large Russian Icon, ca. 1800


St. George Slaying the Dragon. Oil on board, titled on Cyrillic across the top border. A personal devotion, candle burn on panel. Image painted within border, highly stylized and beautiful. Verso has two wood supports to keep panel flat. Approx. 21" x 17". Edge of panel has nail holes evident from previous holder or frame. Purchased from The Maria Andipa Icon Gallery, London.

1,500/2,500 Sold: $1,725.00

Francesco Coleman (Italian, 1851 - 1918)

41. Francesco Coleman (Italian, 1851 - 1918)


"Dieu et mon Droit " (God and my right), the motto of England. Probably a portrait of Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII. Oil on canvas, signed lower right. A tour de force historical painting with numerous charmingly painted areas of interest; "They came for Anne on the morning of May 19th, 1536 to take her to the Tower Green, where she was to be afforded the dignity of a private execution. She wore a red petticoat under a loose, dark grey gown of damask trimmed in fur. Over that she was a mantle of ermine. Her long, dark hair was bound up under a simple white linen coif over which she wore her usual headdress" (Tudorhistory.org) Framed in a Barbizon pattern frame finished in metal leaf (probably restored), canvas size approx. 25" x 36".

7,000/10,000 Sold: $8,912.50

Napoli School Painting, ca. 18th Century

42. Napoli School Painting, ca. 18th Century


Pieta. Circular image oil on canvas laid on cradled wood board, not signed. Surrounded by hand-painted flower vine decorations over gessoed "spandral"; not original to the piece. The image depicts an ecclesiastic scene. The image measures approx. 12" in diameter. Overall with the decorative border approx. 14" square.

1,000/1,500 Sold: $920.00

Another Napoli School Painting, ca. 18th Century

43. Another Napoli School Painting, ca. 18th Century


An scene depicting Christ arrested by Roman soldiers. Circular image oil on canvas laid on cradled wood board, not signed. Image is surrounded by hand-painted decorations of flower vines over white gesso background, crudely applied and painted. Image measures approx. 12" in diameter, and overall 14" square.

1,000/1,500 Sold: $920.00

Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte

44. Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte


Oval oil on ivory or celluloid, signed lower right "Dupuy." Framed in an ornate wreath of cast bronze, surmounted with "N", with a stand back. Overall approx. 5" x 3-1/2".

150/225 Sold: $235.75

Four Indian Miniatures, circa early 19th Century

45. Four Indian Miniatures, circa early 19th Century


Portraits on ivory of the Shah Jahan and Mumtag Mahal, and a pair of princely portraits. In ornate inlaid frames, individual portraits approx. 4-1/4" x 3", double portrait framed approx. 4-1/2" x 6".

400/600 Sold: $184.00

After Karel Ooms, Signed by D. Maclise

46. After Karel Ooms, Signed by D. Maclise


"The Forbidden Book." 19th century oil on canvas, signed on the lower left on a rail of the chair "D. Maclise". Canvas measures approx. 20" x 16". Very nice decorative frame; measures approx. 25" x 20". It is documented that Maclise exhibited a painting titled "The Poet and his Wife", item 236, London 1861, listed in "The Royal Academy of Arts" 1769-1904, pages 152-157. It is possible that this is the painting referenced. Daniel Maclise was a member of Royal Academy. Hon. member "The Scottish Academy" 1866. "E. Benezit" Vol. 5, pg. 681; "The Royal Scottish Academy" 1826-1916, Kingsmead, pg. 258.

1,500/2,500 Sold: $1,207.50

Edmund John Niemann, Sr. (British, 1813 - 1876)

47. Edmund John Niemann, Sr. (British, 1813 - 1876)


Landscape with traveling figures. Oil on oak panel, signed lower left with date 1849. Panel size approx. 9-6/8" x 14-1/4" with wax seal on verso and ink attribution on panel (incorrect attribution in pencil on backing paper). Overall in ornate gold carved frame approx. 15-1/2" x 20".

1,000/2,000 Sold: $575.00

Jules-Charles Rozier (French, 1821 - 1882)

48. Jules-Charles Rozier (French, 1821 - 1882)


Untitled riverscape. Oil on panel, signed "Jules Rozier" on the lower right corner, framed in a gilt frame; matted. Image measures approx. 15" x 13-3/4"; framed overall approx. 20" x 19". Rozier was a student of Bertin and Delaroche; he specialized in rural landscapes, seascapes, and riverscapes from the banks of the river Seine in Normandy. He is part of the French Naturalist tradition made famous by the School of Barbizon. From 1839 to 1882 Rozier exhibited at the Salon De Paris.

2,000/3,000 Sold: $2,012.50

English Folk Painting Signed J. W. Jones, ca. 1824

49. English Folk Painting Signed J. W. Jones, ca. 1824


"Bunham Bull." Titled and signed lower margin, a naive roundel painting of a prized bull in a English landscape including castle towers, brides, and fields. Image approx. 12-3/4"wide. Offered in a marbleized over-mat and newer burlwood frame, overall approx. 19" x 21-1/2".

1,500/2,500

Attributed to William Charles Anthony Frerichs (Belgian/American, 1829 - 1905)

50. Attributed to William Charles Anthony Frerichs (Belgian/American, 1829 - 1905)


Untitled landscape. Oil on canvas, initialed "W F" on the lower right corner, framed in a very nice gilt wood frame, which probably was encased in another larger frame at one time. Image measures approx. 8-1/2" x 12"; framed overall approx. 12" x 15."

2,000/3,000 Sold: $1,725.00

Artist Unknown, ca. 19th/20th Century

51. Artist Unknown, ca. 19th/20th Century


A plein-air study, oil on board, signature not found. Handling wear in margins of pigment. Nicely executed. Approx. 10" x 13".

400/600 Sold: $184.00

Continental School, early 20th Century

52. Continental School, early 20th Century


Mother with Children. Oil on canvas, not signed, framed in a wood frame with gilt trim. Image measures approx. 19" x 17"; framed overall approx. 23" x 21". This is a recreation of the much-copied earlier painting. Sticker on back of stretcher is from "Richard Jones & Co. Ltd., Chester". Hand written portion of sticker has faded out.

200/400 Sold: $264.50

Gloria Welby Fisher (American, 19th Century)

53. Gloria Welby Fisher (American, 19th Century)


Portrait of a little girl. Oil on canvas, inscribed with the artists name and dated March 1850 on verso, not framed. Measures approx. 22" x 25". In the customary manner for a primitive-style painting, the little girl is shown with her hair parted in the middle (boys were also depicted in dresses, but with hair parted on the side) She clutches the feminine symbols of flowers before her.

500/1,000 Sold: $891.25

Unattributed (English, circa early 19th Century)

54. Unattributed (English, circa early 19th Century)


"View of the Westgate Hotel & Mayor's house Newport." Oil on canvas, not signed, title inscribed in picture plane at lower edge; also "as the appeared un...iably after the dispersion of the Chartist Riots". Image measures approx. 13" x 20"; framed overall approx. 17" x 24", hand lettered plaque with title affixed to the bottom of the frame.

500/700 Sold: $690.00

Jeanette Agnew Lyon (American, Ohio, born 1862)

55. Jeanette Agnew Lyon (American, Ohio, born 1862)


Port Scene with Moored Sailboat. Oil on canvas over paperboard (canvasboard), signed lower right corner, framed, 14" x 10" canvasboard size, with frame 22" x 18". A late afternoon scene depicting sailboats moored at a dock and a city coastline across the water. Jeanette Agnew Lyon studied at the Académie Julian, Paris, her specialty was landscape painting. She was also a member of the Cleveland Women's AC.

750/1,500 Sold: $833.75

William Trost Richards  (American, 1833 - 1905)

56. William Trost Richards (American, 1833 - 1905)


Hudson River landscape of a sunrise with an atmospheric perspective. Oil on academy board, signed lower left. Offered in a gilt frame with a liner. Panel size approx. 6-1/4" x 9-1/4". William Trost Richards studied with Paul Weber. Later around 1952 he continued his studies in Florence, Rome, and Paris, all during his traveling with William Stanley Haseltine and Alex Lawrie. Upon returning to Philadelphia he continued to paint landscapes, and later on concentrated on seascapes, for which he is most famous now. His works are in collections of Brooklyn Museum, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, NYC; Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC; Newark Museum, NJ; and Shelburne Museum, NYC.

6,000/9,000 Sold: $5,175.00

Painting bearing the signature:

57. Painting bearing the signature: "T S Cooper", dated 1837


Cow and four sheep. Oil on canvas, signed on the lower margin to the left of center, dated 1837. Image measures 13-1/2" x 17-1/2", framed overall approx. 17-1/2" x 22".

2,500/5,000 Sold: $1,265.00

William Lamb Picknell  (American, 1853 - 1897)

58. William Lamb Picknell (American, 1853 - 1897)


Landscape. Oil on canvas, signed on the lower right corner, framed in a gilt wood frame, which is delicately crackled and has some white paint spots. Canvas measures approx. 28" x 39"; framed overall approx. 33" x 41".

15,000/25,000 Sold: $11,500.00

Emil Carlsen (American, 1853 - 1932)

59. Emil Carlsen (American, 1853 - 1932)


Sunset. Oil on canvas, laid on heavy Upson board, image size approx. 6" x 8". Estate stamped in lower left margin and signed lower left in image with red paint. Overall with frame approx. 11" x 13-1/4".

1,000/1,500 Sold: $977.50

Alfred Montgomery (American, 1857 - 1922)

60. Alfred Montgomery (American, 1857 - 1922)


Still Life with corn and pumpkin. Oil on canvas board, signed on the lower right corner, framed in a decorative frame. Image measures approx. 21" x 27"; framed overall approx. 27" x 34". Alfred Montgomery was orphaned at an early age and had no formal education: he was able to get a teacher's license and taught drawing in Kansas. He later moved to Los Angeles, where he continued to work as an artist. He specialized in farm life themes.

1,500/2,000 Sold: $4,255.00

Frederick Judd Waugh (American, 1861 - 1940)

61. Frederick Judd Waugh (American, 1861 - 1940)


"Far North." Oil on canvas, signed lower right, dated on verso in pencil 1930, titled and signed. Canvas approx. 30-1/4" x 40-1/4", overall with gold toned wood frame approx. 35-1/4" x 45-1/4". Title is written twice on stretchers. From a private Ohio estate.

9,000/12,000 Sold: $23,287.50

Christian Asmussen (Denmark, 1873-1940)

62. Christian Asmussen (Denmark, 1873-1940)


A Country Cottage. Oil on canvas, signed lower left corner, framed, canvas size 15" x 19", with frame overall 20" x 23-1/2". A friendly scene in which dappled sunlight plays on the exterior of a cottage while ducks swim in a pond in the distance. A bright and luminous summer scene.

600/800 Sold: $862.50

Arthur Ernst Becher (Beecher) (German/American, 1877 - 1941)

63. Arthur Ernst Becher (Beecher) (German/American, 1877 - 1941)


Autumn Landscape. Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1941 in the lower right corner, framed in a gilt wood frame. Canvas measures approx. 18-1/2" x 23", framed overall approx. 23" x 28". Mostly known as an illustrator, Becher created many beautiful landscapes in and around the area of New York State and Wisconsin.

800/1,500 Sold: $431.25

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