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November 2006 Fine Art & Antiques Auction Catalog

Aspire Auctions, Inc.


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Lots

Paintings
1-25
26-50
51-75
76-100
101-121
Works on Paper
122-131
132-141
142-151
152-161
162-171
172-177
Sculpture
178-187
188-197
198-206
Fine Silver
207-221
222-236
237-251
252-266
267-281
282
Furniture
283-292
293-302
303-311
Decorative Arts
312-326
327-341
342-356
357-371
372-386
387-389
Glass
390-399
400
Orientalia
401-415
416-430
431-445
446-460
461-471
Fine Estate Jewelry
472-496
497-521
522-546
547-571
572-596
597-621
622-646
647-671
672-683
Porcelain & Ceramics
684-693
694-703
704-713
714-718
Fine & Rare Books
719-728
729-738
739
Carpets
740-749
750-759
760-769
770-779
780-789
790-799
800


A Set Of Four Carved Putti

357. A Set Of Four Carved Putti


A set of four charming polychrome painted putti, each carved in wood and coated with gesso and painted, each approx. 13"H. Each putto is in a differeng pose and sports a different expression; each has glass eyes.

200/400 Sold: $931.50

A Cast Bronze Victorian Wall Shelf

358. A Cast Bronze Victorian Wall Shelf


A Victorian wall shelf, made from cast bronze elements applied to a wooden shelf covered with a blue fabric, measuring 40"W x 7"D overall. The bronze pediment consisting of architectual scrollwork and foliate forms with the face of a beautiful lady at the center. The corners and lower supports have faces of fantastical bearded men with scrolling brackets. This piece was possibly part of a fireplace embellishment and was later remodeled into a shelf.

1,500/2,500 Sold: $517.50

A Pair of Antique Mirrored Wall Sconces

359. A Pair of Antique Mirrored Wall Sconces


A nice pair of antique mirrored wall sconces, each with two candle arms in worn silvered finish, the beveled mirrors carved with a pineapple and flower motif, surrounded and backed with tin metal. Each measures approx. 11"H overall x 10" at the widest point.

200/400 Sold: $264.50

A Wrought Iron Cat Lamp With A Glass Shade

360. A Wrought Iron Cat Lamp With A Glass Shade


An unusual black wrought iron lamp in the shape of a stretching cat with its tail raised to hold a glass hurricane. The cat stands on an arched framework. The cat is cast in several parts and has green glass eyes. The shade is newer. The lamp measures 16-1/4"H x 7-1/2" x 5-1/2"W.

150/300 Sold: $212.75

A 20th Century Silver Plated Lamp

361. A 20th Century Silver Plated Lamp


A 20th Century lamp in the shape of an urn on a pedestal with lion's head mountings on either side and with a milky glass hurricane on top, measuring approx. 25"H.

100/150 Sold: $28.75

A Sevres Porcelain And Cast Brass Table Lamp.

362. A Sevres Porcelain And Cast Brass Table Lamp.


A Sevres porcelain and cast brass table lamp in dark blue glaze with raised gilded foliate embellishments, on a gilded cast metal base with a gilded crown, approx. 25"H.

150/250 Sold: $17.25

A Brass Chandelier and Two Matching Wall Sconces

363. A Brass Chandelier and Two Matching Wall Sconces


A brass chandelier with six candles, made from two sconces, and a pair of matching brass wall sconces, each with three candles. Each candle is situatd on a gracefully scrolling arm with foliate and beaded details terminating in a rosette. The body of the fixtures consists of a ribbon bow with hanging jabots, and a small bouquet of flowers at the center. The chandelier measures 18"H x 16" in diameter x 24" long chain, with a new brass cap, the sconces measure 17-1/2"H x 11"W x 8-1/2" extension from the wall plate. These pieces came from a very old architect-designed house in Boston.

200/400 Sold: $701.50

A Slag Glass Lamp

364. A Slag Glass Lamp


An electrified slag glass lamp with yellow-green glass inserts in a bronze-tone metal framework cast in an Art Nouveau pierced design, approx. 23"H. The tapering body consists of four curved sections of glass inset into the metal framework and contains a light. The shade is comprised of matching metalwork and nine panels of curved glass, and is lit by two bulbs.

250/500 Sold: $885.50

Bronze Blackamoor Candlesticks, Circa 1860

365. Bronze Blackamoor Candlesticks, Circa 1860


Bronze figurative candelabra, raised on squared base with tied bamboo design with leaves. Athletic Moorish men with raised lanterns of woven baskets, one with monkey, the other with a parrot. Figures with applied black patina with gilt accents overall. Each approx. 10"T. No marks found.

400/800 Sold: $2,944.00

A Pair of Figural Metal Bookends

366. A Pair of Figural Metal Bookends


A pretty pair of cast white metal bookends in the form of a seated female nude in the Art Deco style, 7"H x 3-1/2"W x 4-1/2"D, with a dark charcoal patina. Not signed.

50/100 Sold: $189.75

A Pewter And Ostrich Egg Tankard, ca. Late 19th/Early 20th Century

367. A Pewter And Ostrich Egg Tankard, ca. Late 19th/Early 20th Century


An interesting tankard, the body made out of an ostrich egg surrounded by an ornate pewter caging with a tapering base and a hinged lid, with a curvilinear handle decorated at the top with the figurehead of a classical lady. Overall the tankard measures 11-1/2"H to the top of the handle. This type of beer stein was made ca. 1890 in Germany. *On preview in Pittsburgh, PA.

150/300 Sold: $247.25

A Nautilus Shell On A Silver Plated Metal Stand

368. A Nautilus Shell On A Silver Plated Metal Stand


A natural opalescent nautilus shell resting on a silver plated metal base in the form of a mound base shaped like an island with two palm trees and other foliage. The base is overall 10-3/4"H, the island 5-1/2" x 5-1/2". The shell that nestles between the limbs of the two trees measures approx. 8"W x 5"H.

150/250 Sold: $212.75

A Lot of Two Ethnographic Objects

369. A Lot of Two Ethnographic Objects


A lot of two ethnographic objects, consisting of a Nepalese or Indonesian hinged cutting instrument in the shape of a fantastical bird, with a very oxidized surface, with silver metal and brass inlay that is etched and embellished, approx. 12"L, and an irregular polished amber color stone on a silver metal base with deeply worked relief designs, and with a small carbachon piece of coral in the center of the amber color stone, measuring approx. 7-1/4"H.

100/200 Sold: $143.75

A 19th Century Kashkul

370. A 19th Century Kashkul "Beggar's Bowl"


A 19th Century Kashkul "Beggar's Bowl" in an irregular shape, suspended from a hand made chain, metal unknown, the entire surface embellished with hand hammered relief scenes of Ali and Fatima, 7-1/2"W x 2-1/2"D x 5-1/2"H, with out the chain. Used by Sufi holy-men to hold donations.

100/200 Sold: $34.50

Two Persian Kohl Containers On Chains, ca. Late 19th Century

371. Two Persian Kohl Containers On Chains, ca. Late 19th Century


Two Persian Kohl containers in the form of a jar with a tapering lid attached to a chain with a matching applicator at the other end of the chain. Made in an unknown silver alloy metal, the containers are entirely embellished with relief designs, and the applicators have hammered designs on the handle. Each object is approx. 16" long.

100/200 Sold: $63.25

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