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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


Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo (Italian, 1736 – 1776)

168. Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo (Italian, 1736 – 1776)


Figure of a robed man with a laurel leaf crown. Ink wash on laid paper, framed and matted under glass. Paper measures approx. 10-1/2" x 6-3/4"; framed overall approx. 17-3/4" x 13-3/8". Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo (8 August 1736 - August 1776) was an artist and son of the more famous Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. In 1750 he travelled to Würzburg with his father and brother, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, where he worked alongside them on the decorative fresco cycle in the Würzburg Residence. A number of drawings have been attributed to him from these apprentice years.

2,000/4,000 Sold: $632.50

Four Compositions From

169. Four Compositions From "The Tragedies of Aeschylus", Designed by John Flaxman, Engraved by Thomas Piroli and Frank Howard


Plates 15, 16, 17, and 18, London, published April 15th, 1831 by Miss Flaxman and Miss Maria Denman, 74 Upper Norton Street, Fitzroy Square. Line engravings taken from the folio of thirty- six plates. The names of the characters and the quotations are given on each plate. The labels are made from the top four lines of the new title page. This publication is a reprint of the English 1795 plates with the inscriptions altered. Image size approx. 9-1/2" x 15-3/4", with double mat and gold tone wood frame approx. 16-1/2" x 22-1/4".

600/1,000

Pair of Framed Engravings From Aeschylus'

170. Pair of Framed Engravings From Aeschylus' "Agamemnon" Designed By John Flaxman (English, 1755-1826)


Plates 21 and 27. London, published April 15th, 1831 by Miss Flaxman and Miss Maria Denman, 74 Upper Norton Street, Fitzroy Square. The names of the characters and the quotations are given on each plate. The labels are made from the top four lines of the new title page. Image size approx. 9-1/2" x 15-3/4", with double mat and warm tone wood frame approx. 17" x 23".

300/500

Radha and Krishna in a Pavillion, ca. 17th/18th Century

171. Radha and Krishna in a Pavillion, ca. 17th/18th Century


Gouache, ink and gold on paper, image approx. 11-1/2" x 15-1/4". Overall in mat and gold toned wood frame approx. 21-7/8" x 21-1/4". Image depicts the lord Krishna and his lover Radha seated in an open pavilion with attendants and court musicians.

500/1,000 Sold: $575.00

Indian Miniature Painting of the Jain Buddha, ca. 1800's

172. Indian Miniature Painting of the Jain Buddha, ca. 1800's


The painting depicts a seated Buddha and servants attending to him; enclosed by a yellow border decorated with a flower vine. Very nice attention to detail, especially on clothing. Pigment on paper. Carved frame with gilt accents and small mirror inserts; double matted; under glass. Image measures approx. 6" x 3-1/4"; overall framed this painting measures approx. 15" x 12".

150/250 Sold: $86.25

Illuminated Manuscript

173. Illuminated Manuscript


The hand-pained manuscript depicts four men reading in a courtyard, two lines of script that the three men on the rug are discussing are in Farsi, not Arabic, although the form of the name in the inscription on the blue cornice at top left is Arabic. Gouache on thick paper/cardboard. Framed under glass. Wood frame is green and has hand-painted decorations. Image measures approx. 14" x 11"; framed overall approx. 16-1/2" x 13-1/2".

400/800 Sold: $207.00

Illuminated Manuscript

174. Illuminated Manuscript


Subject is Bahram Gur hunting. There is a name in the field above the poem which could be the artist's name and almost looks like "Omar Ruza'i" which would be a Sunni name. Gouache on thick paper/cardboard. Framed, under glass. Green wood frame with white hand-painted decorations. Image measures approx. 14" x 11"; framed overall approx. 16-1/2" x 13-1/2".

400/800 Sold: $195.50

Illuminated Manuscript

175. Illuminated Manuscript


Possibly the sotryu of Majnun and Laila, and the poem is Persian Gouache on thick paper/cardboard. Framed, under glass. Maroon-colored wood frame with white hand-painted decorations. Image measures approx. 14" x 11"; framed overall approx. 16-1/2" x 13-1/2".

400/800 Sold: $172.50

Qajar Persian Painting of Shahmana, circa late 19th Century

176. Qajar Persian Painting of Shahmana, circa late 19th Century


Gouache on paper, with Arabic text surrounding painting. Depicts open-air court scene, done in the Herat Style. Verso also with script and notes in the margin. Under glass in gold metal frame, overall approx. 13-3/4" x 8-1/2".

400/600 Sold: $103.50

Attributed to David Cox I (English, 1783 - 1859)

177. Attributed to David Cox I (English, 1783 - 1859)


"The Malvern Hills". Watercolor on paper. English country scene depicts figures bundling hay with purple hills in distance. The sky is filled with gathering clouds. Measures approx. 10-1/4" x 17-1/2". Verso gives information on painting, with artist's name and date, 10th August, 1848.

300/500 Sold: $655.50

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