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September 2006 Fine Arts and Antiques Auction Catalog

Aspire Auctions, Inc.


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Lots

Antiquities
1-4
Paintings
5-29
30-54
55-79
80-104
105-129
130-154
155-161
Works on Paper
162-181
182-201
202-221
222-241
242-261
262-265
Sculpture
266-275
276-285
286-288
Antique Printwork and Engravings
289-303
304-318
319-333
334-348
349-363
364-365
Photography
366-375
376-385
386-387
Silver
388-407
408-427
428-447
448-467
468-487
488-490
Lighting
491-500
501-508
Glass
509-518
519-528
529-538
539-546
Porcelain & Ceramics
547-561
562-576
577-591
592-606
607-621
622-636
637-645
Fine Jewelry
646-670
671-695
696-720
721-745
746-770
771-787
Furniture
788-797
798-807
808-817
818-827
828-834
Decorative Arts
835-849
850-864
865-879
880-894
895-909
910-924
925-932
Orientalia
933-947
948-962
963-977
978-992
993-1007
1008-1015
Autographs, Books & Maps
1016-1025
1026-1035
1036-1045
1046-1055
1056-1065
1066-1067
Fine Clocks
1068-1077
1078-1087
1088-1097
1098-1106
Carpets
1107-1116
1117-1126
1127-1136
1137-1146
1147-1156
1157-1166
1167-1173


A Fine Tiffany Glass and Bronze Filigree Poppy Lamp, Circa 1899-1918,

491. A Fine Tiffany Glass and Bronze Filigree Poppy Lamp, Circa 1899-1918,


The conical shade with three panel border; composed of an undulating pattern of budding and blooming poppy blossoms in fiery striated orange and red glass, with leaves in opalescent blue green on a mottled chartreuse ground, with blossom centers on the exterior overlaid with gilt bronze filigree, the bottom leaf border overlaid with gilt bronze filigree. Bronze, adjustable tripod base with brown patina. Measures approx. 26"T base closed, shade approx. 20" in diameter. Originally from the estate of Samuel L. Mather of Cleveland, Ohio. Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) was one of the leading figures in the American art glass movement in the late 19th and early 20th Century. He ascribed to the Arts and Crafts aesthetic which championed the production of fine hand-craftsmanship within the decorative arts, and strove to raise the standards of designs for everyday objects used in the home.

80,000/100,000 Sold: $133,400.00

A Magnificent D'Ore Bronze Chandelier, ca. 20th Century

492. A Magnificent D'Ore Bronze Chandelier, ca. 20th Century


An ornately detailed thirteen light fixture with scrolled arms supported by a central urn and baluster stem with foliate scroll adornments, acanthus leaves and other motifs, in a bright bronze finish, 48"H x 44" diameter at the widest. Electrified, with ornate chandelier chain, some of which was recently hand made and gilded and added for length.

7,000/9,000

A Pairpoint

493. A Pairpoint "Puffy" Lamp


A delicately scaled Pairpoint "Puffy" lamp, with an patinated metal base, approx. 14" tall, bottom of base 4-1/4" diameter, with a reverse painted irregularly cast glass shade, 6" tall, approx. 9" diameter. The ornamentation painted on the shade is a combination of blue & white "plaid" striping, yellow and rose color flowers and butterflies. Sticker inside the base indicates that it is lacquered, clean only with a damp cloth. Made by Pairpoint Corp., New Bedford, Mass. ca. 1907-1929.

3,500/5,000

A Twelve Light Chandelier, Circa Early 20th Century

494. A Twelve Light Chandelier, Circa Early 20th Century


Ornate brass chandelier with scrolled armatures supporting "candles" with black shades. Wired for electricity.

500/1,000 Sold: $258.75

A Lovely French Pate Sur Pate Lamp, Mid-19th Century

495. A Lovely French Pate Sur Pate Lamp, Mid-19th Century


A lovely mid-19th Century French Pate Sur Pate Lamp, fashioned in two parts connected by brass fittings, in the shape of a double handled urn, with a carved brass base with two griffon feet and two decorative scroll feet, with cast brass handles on either side surmounted by Egyptian Revival heads, the top cap fitted as an oil lamp with pierced brasses and a clear glass hurricane. The body of the lamp in Pate Sur Pate is celadon green with a Greek key design in white enamel around near the base and around the shoulder, and a Neo-Classical basket of fruit and flowers in Minton style on one side and the image of a beautiful young lady dancing and holding a grapevine above her, wearing a short diaphanous dress on the other side. Overall the lamp measures 25" to the top of the hurricane.

700/1,000

A Mid-19th Century French Pate Sur Pate Lamp

496. A Mid-19th Century French Pate Sur Pate Lamp


A fine mid-19th Century French Pate Sur Pate Lamp, in a bulbous tapering vase shape with carved pierced brass fittings at the top and a carved brass pierced fitting as the base. The lamp has two sockets and features an ornate fitting made to look like a turn-key with griffon heads as a detail. The body is celadon green with a beautifully enameled floral spray on each side in white. They are beautifully translucent and airy.

300/600

A Small Pate Sur Pate Lamp, French, Mid-19th Century

497. A Small Pate Sur Pate Lamp, French, Mid-19th Century


A small Pate Sur Pate lamp, French, ca. mid-19th Century in a balluster shape in pale green with white floral enameled designs on either side, with brass fittings and an ebony-finished wood section in the base between brasses. Overall the lamp measures 14-1/2"H to the top of the cap (without the socket).

200/400 Sold: $115.00

A 19th Century French Glass and Brass Lamp

498. A 19th Century French Glass and Brass Lamp


A 19th Century French glass lamp in the shape of an oil lamp, with a bulbous vase shape in light grey decorated white glass that has silhouettes of Neo-Classical designs, one a simple four-pointed design and the other a red medallion shape with a laurel-crowned bust in profile in the center. The base of the lamp is a pierced cast brass base on plinth feet with Fleur de Lis ornaments and the electrical switch (without a knob). The cap is also carved brass, above which is a cut glass oil receptacle and the pierced fittings where a hurricane once sat. The shade is a printed texture on paper shade with cotton woven tape trim, of irregular form. The lamp overall is 22"H to the top with out the socket.

250/500

A Rare Pair of Large Chinese Lamps Made from 19th Century Vases

499. A Rare Pair of Large Chinese Lamps Made from 19th Century Vases


A rare pair of Chinese porcelain lamps on cast brass bases, 25"H from the bottom of the bade to the top of the lid (not including the harp). The covered urn shapes are decorated in relief with pomegranates in polychrome glazes with gilt accents. The foliage is also in relief, as are the small gilt dragons that form "handles" at either side of the neck. Among the leaves, Chinese figures posture about the scene.

600/800 Sold: $920.00

A Fine Pair of Rose Famille Lamps

500. A Fine Pair of Rose Famille Lamps


A fine pair of Rose Famille porcelain lamps, baluster in shape, with polychrome glaze and relief decorations, approx. 20"H from the bottom of the base to the cap (not including the harp). The caps are contemporary brass. The porcelain is fitted onto a double brass base with lion paw feet between the two, in an antiqued gold finish. The applied ornaments are in the shape of salamanders and insects, and the decoration on the body is floral with Chinese courtly scenes in between.

400/600 Sold: $471.50

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