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February 2006 Online Auction Catalog

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Antiquities
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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
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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
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517-536
537-556
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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
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886-895
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Silver
900-909
910-919
920-929
930-939
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950-959
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Carpets
965-974
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985-994
995-1004
1005-1014
1015
Autographs, Books, Maps & Documents
1016-1025
1026-1035
1036-1045
1046-1050


Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) (Russian, 1892 - 1990)

298. Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) (Russian, 1892 - 1990)


"Liberty, Fearless and Free," bronze sculpture, signed in the base, ca. 1984, signed in the base. Published and distributed by Fine Art Acquisitions, Ltd., this is numbered 279/500 cast under the supervision of Joel Meisner Foundry. Approx. 29"T x 12"L x 6"W. Accompanying bronze is an Erté book of his sculpture, first edition dated 1886, published by Dutton, New York.

2,500/3,500 Sold: $2,875.00

Terrell O'Brien (American, 20th Century)

299. Terrell O'Brien (American, 20th Century)


Grizzly bear catching fish. Spelter cast in brown patina. Inscribed O'Brien in at the base. Attached to an oval base. Measures approx. 4"T x 7"W, without the base. Terrell O'Brien specialized in animal sculpture. He lived and was active in Texas.

100/200 Sold: $92.00

Ann Froman (American, Contemporary)

300. Ann Froman (American, Contemporary)


"Meriam". Bronze sculpture with granite base. Measures approx. 27" x 17". Ann Froman was born in New York and studied at the National Academy of Fine Arts, the Fashion Institute of Technology and the Fountainbleu School of Fine Art in France. She studied architecture with Le Corbusier and painting with Henri Goetz. She took her first course in sculpture at the New School for Social Research, and with just six months of sculpting experience, showed at a local exhibit where she sold every piece. Twenty years later, Froman's work can be seen all over America, from Radcliffe College to Brooklyn College, Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas to private homes in Dutchess County, Time-Warner to the Culinary Institute of America. Froman has worked with Argos Foundry in Brewster for many years.

15,000/25,000

Siegfried Rudolph Puchta (German, 20th Century)

301. Siegfried Rudolph Puchta (German, 20th Century)


Small animal bronze of a raccoon attached to a marble base. Bottom with sticker noting this is a limited edition numbered 19/500. Apprx 2-1/2"T. Born in Germany, Siggy Puchta came to Canada in 1953 at the age of nineteen. Son of a woodcarver, he took an early interest in the art of modeling and sculpturing. Committed to capturing the action and beauty of his subjects, he is driven to keep creating sculptures whether they are in wood, stone or bronze.

75/125 Sold: $103.50

Victor Gutierrez (Mexican, Contemporary)

302. Victor Gutierrez (Mexican, Contemporary)


Seated nude woman. Bronze, attached to grey marble base. Measures apprx 23" x 14". Victor Gutierrez is an internationally renowned master of bronze sculpture. He sculpts with live models in his studio-foundry in Mexico City. He is the third generation of a family of sculptors, who have produced major monuments throughout Mexico, Europe and the United States. He recently completed a monument in Brussels, Belgium.

1,500/2,500 Sold: $1,322.50

John Suazo (American, born 1951)

303. John Suazo (American, born 1951)


White marble sculpture of a profile of an Indian man and a woman. Clothing on both figures is textured, but overall the sculpture is well polished. Inscribed "J. Suazo" on verso. Measures approx. 10" x 16".

200/300 Sold: $241.50

A. Ortega (American, 20th Century)

304. A. Ortega (American, 20th Century)


Wood carving of a male figure holding a newborn babe. Measures approx. 19" x 11".

150/250 Sold: $115.00

American, Contemporary White Marble Scupture

305. American, Contemporary White Marble Scupture


Large white stone sculpture with an Indian man's face. Measures approx. 26" x 11".

800/1,200 Sold: $258.75

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