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May 2006 Fine Art and Antiques Auction Catalog

Aspire Auctions, Inc.


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Lots

Antiquities
1-10
11-16
Russian Arts
17-26
27-36
37-46
47-56
57-66
67-76
77-82
Paintings
83-102
103-122
123-142
143-162
163-182
183-202
203-208
Works on Paper
209-228
229-248
249-268
269-288
289-308
309-328
329-348
349-368
369-388
389
Sculpture
390-399
400-409
410-419
420-429
430-431
Furniture
432-441
442-451
452-456
Decorative Arts
457-476
477-496
497-516
517-536
537-556
557-558
Art Lamps & Lighting
559-568
569-578
579
Fine Jewelry
580-589
590-599
600-609
610-619
620-629
630-639
640-649
650-659
660-669
670-671
Versace Watches
672-681
682-691
692-693
Fine Silver
694-703
704-713
714-721
Glass
722-731
732-739
Porcelain & Ceramics
740-749
750-759
760-769
770-779
780-789
790-799
800-809
810-811
Wedgwood
812-821
822-831
832-841
842
Orientalia
843-852
853-862
863-872
873-882
883-892
893-902
903
Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photography
904-913
914-923
924-933
934
Carpets
935-944
945-954
955-964
965-974
975-984
985-990


Attr: Robert Hadley (American, 19th Century)

123. Attr: Robert Hadley (American, 19th Century)


"Rescue at Sea". Oil on canvas, no signature found, framed in an ornate carved gilt frame that has been painted over, canvas size 16" x 20", with frame overall 21-1/2" x 25-1/2". Incised into the inner rim of the stretcher is "Rescue at Sea...Robert Hadley...Salem 1847...For Anne. A typed label to that effect is also on the back of the frame.

300/500 Sold: $586.50

Henry Curtis AHL (British, 1905-1996)

124. Henry Curtis AHL (British, 1905-1996)


"Ethiopian". Oil on canvas, signed indistinctly on the lower right corner, framed in a simple wide frame that has been painted over with gold-tone paint, 16-1/4" x 20" canvas size, with frame overall 20-1/2" x 24-1/4". A very well painted ships portrait on a sunny day.

200/400 Sold: $184.00

P.P. Taft (Continental School, 20th Century)

125. P.P. Taft (Continental School, 20th Century)


A ship portrait in full sail. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right and dated 1926, 18" x 26" canvas size, with frame overall 22" x 29-3/4". The scene is of a sailing ship in choppy waters; sailboats can be seen on the horizon and a large building is on shore to the left. In the distance at the right is also a steamship or freighter.

300/500 Sold: $172.50

Attr: A. M. Willard (American, 1836-1918)

126. Attr: A. M. Willard (American, 1836-1918)


Landscape with a stream. Oil on Academy board, not signed, framed, 18-1/4" X 12-1/8", with ornate Victorian frame, 26" x 19-3/4". Label on verso is period Academy board label. Prov: Family of the artist.

500/1,000 Sold: $603.75

Jean Laurent (French, 20th Century)

127. Jean Laurent (French, 20th Century)


British ships in full sail. Oil on wood panel, signed in the lower left corner, framed in a modern Barbizon pattern frame, 9-1/2" x 19-1/2" board size, with frame overall 16" x 26".

200/400 Sold: $667.00

Attr: Franz Courtens (Belgian, 1854-1943)

128. Attr: Franz Courtens (Belgian, 1854-1943)


A country road. Oil on canvas, signed at the lower left corner framed in a large Barbizon style frame, 31-1/2" x 24" canvas size, with frame overall 40-1/2" x 35-1/2". A shepherd and his flock travel a country road; a town's spires are seen in the distance.

3,000/5,000

Bertalan Karlovszky (Hungarian, 1858-1938)

129. Bertalan Karlovszky (Hungarian, 1858-1938)


Female nude studio study. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right corner, framaed in an older frame with cast relief, painted over in bronze paint, 26" x 20" canvas size, with frame overall approx. 32" x 26".

1,000/2,000 Sold: $1,207.50

Frederick Carl Gottwald (American, Cleveland School, 1860-1941)

130. Frederick Carl Gottwald (American, Cleveland School, 1860-1941)


Landscape with cypress trees and a villa in the distance, with a fountain in front. Oil on canvas, signed in red on the lower right. Framed in a gilt wooden carved frame, under glass. Image measures approx. 26" x 20"; framed overall approx. 32" x 25-1/2".

4,000/6,000 Sold: $3,795.00

Attr. Louis Elshemus (American, 1864-1941)

131. Attr. Louis Elshemus (American, 1864-1941)


Landscape with trees. Oil on heavy burlap fabric, mounted onto masonite, signed in the lower right corner, framed in a newer ornamented gilt frame with a linen liner, 12" x 16" board size, with frame overall 18-1/2" x 22-1/4".

200/400 Sold: $218.50

Charles E. Buckler (American, 1869-1953)

132. Charles E. Buckler (American, 1869-1953)


"The Winter Valley, PA". Oil on canvas, signed along the lower edge at the left, framed, 24" x 36" canvas size, with frame overall 31" x 43". The piece is titled and signed by the artist on the upper stretcher bar on the reverse.

1,000/2,000 Sold: $1,035.00

J. T. Sangster (American, 19th/20th Century)

133. J. T. Sangster (American, 19th/20th Century)


A lot of two small paintings; one of a forest glade, oil on board, signed in the lower left, framed, board size 10" x 14", with frame overall 15-1/4" x 19-3/4". The second painting is an oil on canvasboard, signed in the lower left, framed, board size 8" x 10-3/4", with frame overall 13-1/2" x 16-1/2". This composition depicts a view looking through an open door of a barn to the other side.

100/200 Sold: $155.25

Leon Lundmark (American, 1875-1942)

134. Leon Lundmark (American, 1875-1942)


Coastal view. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left corner, framed in an older Boston pattern frame, canvas size 16" x 20", with frame over all 23-3/4" x 27-3/4".

800/1,500 Sold: $776.25

Louis Frederick Berneker (American, 1876-1937)

135. Louis Frederick Berneker (American, 1876-1937)


"Evening Star". Oil on canvas, mounted down onto thick paperboard, signed in the lower right corner, framed in a period gilt frame, 9-3/4" x 8", with frame 16-3/4" x 14-3/4". The soft, dreamy allegorical figure stands atop a mountain, while a snow-capped peak is seen in the distance. The setting sun illuminates a billowing cloud surrounding the figure.

800/1,000 Sold: $575.00

Evert Moll (Dutch, 1878-1955)

136. Evert Moll (Dutch, 1878-1955)


Rotterdam Harbor scene. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left corner, framed, 20" x 43" canvas size, with frame overall 26-1/2" x 50". A panoramic scene of the bustling harbor with tugboats, fishing boats and steamers.

2,000/4,000 Sold: $2,185.00

R. Way Smith (American, Cleveland, ca. 1880's)

137. R. Way Smith (American, Cleveland, ca. 1880's)


Forest landscape study. Oil on board, signed in the lower right corner, framed, approx. 20" x 23", with frame overall 25" x 29".

400/600 Sold: $161.00

A. de S. Spooner (Continental School, late 19th/early 20th Century)

138. A. de S. Spooner (Continental School, late 19th/early 20th Century)


"A Highland Loch". Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left corner, dated 1891, framed, 24" x 36" canvas size, with frame overall 28-3/4" x 42".

400/600 Sold: $356.50

Walter Emerson Baum (American, 1884-1956)

139. Walter Emerson Baum (American, 1884-1956)


"Study, Early Morning". Oil on canvas over paperboard, not signed on the front, titled, dated, with the artist's name in pencil on verso, framed, 12" x 14-3/4", with oak frame 14-1/4" x 17-1/4".

400/800 Sold: $989.00

Franz Krischke (Austrian, 1885-1960)

140. Franz Krischke (Austrian, 1885-1960)


Still life with clock. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right hand corner, framed, 24" x 20", with frame overall 33" x 28". This lovely still life has an old-world flavor, including a pretty teacup and saucer on a piece of white lace, a teapot, a small globe in front of an open book, and the artist's signature device of a mantel clock in front of an unframed print tacked to a wall. Note the reflection of a window in the convex face of the clock.

1,500/3,000 Sold: $977.50

Jules Rene Herve (French, 1887-1981)

141. Jules Rene Herve (French, 1887-1981)


French street scene. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left corner and again on verso, framed in a modern ornate French style frame, 13" x 16" canvas size, with frame overall 20-1/4" x 23-1/4". This is a fresh, contemporary impressionistic-style scene in a European city; in the center of the composition is a church with an imposing spire. Herve's signature works were scenes throughout Paris.

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

Mary Susan Collins (American, Ohio artist, b. 1888)

142. Mary Susan Collins (American, Ohio artist, b. 1888)


"The Climbers". Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right corner, framed in a rustic finished gilt frame under glass, 28" x 33" canvas size, with frame overall 33" x 37-1/2". Provenance: Ex Collection of the Women's City Club, Cleveland, Ohio.

1,000/1,500 Sold: $3,277.50

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