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Winter 2007 Auction Catalog

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Lots

Paintings
1-25
26-50
51-75
76-100
101-124
Works on Paper
125-144
145-164
165-184
185-204
205-224
Sculpture
225-234
235-241
Decorative Arts
242-251
252-261
262-271
272-281
282-291
292-299
Fine Silver
300-309
310-319
320-329
330-338
Glass
339-348
349-358
359-364
Porcelain & Ceramics
365-374
375-384
385-394
395-404
405-408
Orientalia
409-418
419-428
429-438
439-448
449-458
459-461
Fine Jewelry
462-486
487-511
512-536
537-561
562-586
587-611
612-636
637-661
662-686
687-711
712-736
737-761
762-786
787-792
Furniture
793-802
803-809
Fine Books
810-819
820-829
830-835
Carpets
836-850
851-865
866-880
881-895
896-909


Michael Wolgemut (German, born c.1434-1519) and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (German, ca. 1460–1494)

125. Michael Wolgemut (German, born c.1434-1519) and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (German, ca. 1460–1494)


An incunabula leaf from the Latin edition of the famous Nüremberg Chronicle, 1493, plate number CCLXXVI showing a fantasy view of Achaia. Latin text, sheet size approx. 16-1/4" x 11-1/4". The Nüremberg Chronicle was first published in the summer of 1493 in latin. With its 1809 woodcuts, the Chronicle has more illustrations than any other book of the 15th Century. The book describes the history of the world from Creation up to the publishing year of 1493. The work was published in a transitional age between Medieval times and the Renaissance, which is shown by its form as a Medieval chronicle, at the same time using classical sources in a modern way. The images are executed by the artists Michael Wolgemut and Willhelm Pleydenwurff. Wollgemutt was the instructor of Albrecht Dürer. The chronicle is a high point of the woodcut technique. The label on the back is from Ferdinand Roten Galleries, "Nurnberg 1493 World Chronicle wdcts. by Wolgemut and Pleydenwurff" with reference number: 69-42-302.

300/500 Sold: $253.00

Mogul Miniature Illuminated Painting

126. Mogul Miniature Illuminated Painting


Illuminated manuscript using vegetable dye pigments and gold on paper. The painting depicts a courtyard scene with traditional attention to architectural detail. Text panels above and below the painting. Floral border depicts meandering blossoms and foliage with an abundance of birds. Note two cartouches within the border on the right. Verso depicts manuscript in black pigment with red highlights. Not framed, measures approx. 14-1/2" x 9-3/4".

1,500/2,500 Sold: $1,150.00

Adriaen Jansz van Ostade (Dutch, 1610-1685)

127. Adriaen Jansz van Ostade (Dutch, 1610-1685)


"The Smoker". Etching on paper, oval plate size approx. 2-3/4" x 2-1/8", paper trimmed to 3-1/8" x 2-3/4", matted and framed under glass, overall size 12-7/8" x 12". There is a hand written tag on the back of the dust cover referring to this piece; a Registrar's number from the Cleveland Museum of Art. (According to the record, the piece came in to the museum for examination in 1947 and was returned to the owner three days later.)

200/400 Sold: $92.00

Italian School, ca.18th Century

128. Italian School, ca.18th Century


Winter allegory. Pen and ink with wash on laid paper, framed under glass. Wash is a transparent slate blue used to round out forms. Image is unsigned. Paper measures approx. 6-1/4"H x 7-3/4"W. With grey mat and gold leaf frame, entire item measures approx. 15-1/4" x 16". Provenance: From a prominent Cleveland, OH estate.

200/400 Sold: $207.00

A Framed Antique Engraving

129. A Framed Antique Engraving


"Vue de la Petite Place". Antique engraving on paper from "Veduta della Piazzetta" folio, pl. 54, framed in a modern silver-tone frame, with a silver-tone mat, glazed with non-glare glass, 11" x 14-1/8" sight size, with frame overall 16" x 19-5/8".

150/250 Sold: $143.75

Francois Nicholas Martinet (French, 18th/19th Century)

130. Francois Nicholas Martinet (French, 18th/19th Century)


A pair of hand colored ornithological engravings by Martinet, ca. 1770-1786. Each print measures approx. 10" x 8-1/2" plate size, 12-1/4" x 9" paper size, and approx. 16-3/4" x 14-3/4" overall with framing. Each is framed with a narrow gilt frame with a "rope" trim on the upper edge, with cream color matting with a painted green bevel. From "Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux" by Comet Georges-Louis de Buffon, grand-papier folio edition. Framed ca. mid-20th Century by The Bonfoey Company for Sam Borton Antiques.

200/400 Sold: $184.00

John Frederick Herring, Jnr. (British, 1815-1907)

131. John Frederick Herring, Jnr. (British, 1815-1907)


Three horses at a watering trough in a stableyard. Watercolor on paper, signed in the lower center and dated 1849, image is 10" in diameter, paper is 10-1/8" x 11-5/8", matted and framed under glass, overall size 21-1/2" in diameter. This piece comes from an Ohio estate and is said to be after a painting by J.F. Herring, Snr. This piece has a Christie's sticker inside on the back.

1,000/2,000 Sold: $805.00

Thomas McKenny & James Hall (American, ca. 1838)

132. Thomas McKenny & James Hall (American, ca. 1838)


"Ki-On-Ywog-Ky" or Corn Plant. Hand colored lithograph from "History of the Indian Tribes of North America", by Thomas McKenny and James Hall, inscribed below the image with the sitter's name and "A Seneca Chief...Published by F. W. Greenough, Philad...Printed and coloured at L.T. Bowen's Lithograhic Establishment No. 94 Walnut St. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1838 by F. W. Greenough in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Penn." Sight size measures approx. 16" x 12", with framing overall approx. 22-1/2" x 18".

800/1,200 Sold: $661.25

Thomas McKenny & James Hall (American, ca. 1838)

133. Thomas McKenny & James Hall (American, ca. 1838)


"Tens-Kwau-Ta-Waw" (The Prophet). Hand colored lithograph from "History of the Indian Tribes of North America", by Thomas McKenny and James Hall, inscribed below the image with the sitter's name and "A Seneca Chief...Published by F. W. Greenough, Philadelphia. Printed and coloured at L.T. Bowen's Lithograhic Establishment No. 94 Walnut St. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1838 by F. W. Greenough in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Penn." Sight size measures approx. 16" x 12", with framing overall approx. 22-1/2" x 18". Paper size approx. 20" x 14-1/4".

400/600 Sold: $241.50

Thomas McKenny & James Hall (American, ca. 1838)

134. Thomas McKenny & James Hall (American, ca. 1838)


"Timpgochee Barnard" An Uchee Warrior. Hand colored lithograph from "History of the Indian Tribes of North America", by Thomas McKenny and James Hall, inscribed below the image with the sitter's name and "A Seneca Chief...Published by F. W. Greenough, Philad...Printed and coloured at L.T. Bowen's Lithograhic Establishment No. 94 Walnut St. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1838 by F. W. Greenough in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Penn." Sight size measures approx. 16" x 12", with framing overall approx. 23-3/4" x 21-1/4".

250/500 Sold: $218.50

Thomas McKenny & James Hall (American, ca. 1838)

135. Thomas McKenny & James Hall (American, ca. 1838)


"Se-Quo-Yah (George Guess)". Hand colored lithograph from "History of the Indian Tribes of North America", by Thomas McKenny and James Hall, inscribed below the image with the sitter's name and "A Seneca Chief...Published by F. W. Greenough, Philad...Printed and coloured at L.T. Bowen's Lithograhic Establishment No. 94 Walnut St. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1838 by F. W. Greenough in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Penn." Sight size measures approx. 16" x 12", with framing overall approx. 23-3/4" x 21-1/4".

300/500 Sold: $931.50

Thomas McKenny & James Hall (American, ca. 1838)

136. Thomas McKenny & James Hall (American, ca. 1838)


"Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiah or Black Hawk, a Saukie Brave." Hand colored lithograph from "History of the Indian Tribes of North America", by Thomas McKenny and James Hall, inscribed below the image with the sitter's name and "A Seneca Chief...Published by F. W. Greenough, Philad...Printed and coloured at L.T. Bowen's Lithograhic Establishment No. 94 Walnut St. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1838 by F. W. Greenough in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Penn." Sight size measures approx. 16" x 12", with framing overall approx. 22-1/2" x 18".

300/500 Sold: $471.50

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901)

137. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901)


"La Chaine Simpson" Maitres de L'Affiche. Lithograph in colors, ca. 1900, with blind stamp at the lower left corner from Chaix, matted and framed under plexiglas, image size approx. 9-1/16" x 12-3/4", paper size approx. 11-5/16" x 15-1/2", overall with framing approx. 16-1/4" x 20". The paper is hinged onto a foamcore board with two paper hinges at the top edge. There is a gilt edge at the right side of the paper. This piece will have a document of authenticity accompanying the lot from Omnibus Gallery in Aspen, CO, dated 1995.

2,000/3,000

Charles Day Hunt (American, 1840-1914)

138. Charles Day Hunt (American, 1840-1914)


A forest landscape with a stream. Watercolor on paper mounted to paperboard, signed in the lower left corner, not framed, approx. size 10-1/8" x 15-3/4". A soft and misty scene with a calm and reflective stream in the center of the composition. Either side of the banks have leafy trees in the mist and the bank on the left has a small picket fence.

200/400 Sold: $356.50

Saint Clair Augustin Mulholland (American, b. 1840)

139. Saint Clair Augustin Mulholland (American, b. 1840)


French fishing boats in a stormy sea. Watercolor on paper, signed in the lower left corner, matted and framed under glass, sight size approx. 11-1/2" x 23", with framing overall approx. 23" x 35".

500/1,000 Sold: $488.75

Unknown Artist (Continental School, ca. 1840)

140. Unknown Artist (Continental School, ca. 1840)


A Neo-Classical drawing. Pencil on paper, no signature found, approx. 16" x 22" sight size, with framing overall approx. 27" x 33-1/4".

400/600 Sold: $460.00

Richard VeenFleit (American, 1843-1922)

141. Richard VeenFleit (American, 1843-1922)


Threshing scene. Watercolor on board, signed in the lower left corner, matted and framed under glass, approx. sight size 9-1/2" x 13-3/4", with framing overall approx. 16" x 19-1/4".

750/1,500 Sold: $201.25

Paolo Giovanni Bedini (Italian, 1844-1924)

142. Paolo Giovanni Bedini (Italian, 1844-1924)


"Off Guard". Watercolor on paper, ca. 1882, signed and dated to the left of center, matted and framed under glass in a bright gold-leafed frame, sight size approx. 11-5/8" x 7-3/8", with framing overall approx. 18" x 14". There is a vintage label on the back of the framing from William Rodman & Co., Belfast, Ireland.

1,200/1,500

Adam Lehr (American, Ohio, 1853-1924)

143. Adam Lehr (American, Ohio, 1853-1924)


Still life with vegetables. Watercolor on paper, signed in the lower right corner, matted and framed under glass, sight size approx. 13-1/4" x 16", with framing overall approx. 16-1/4" x 19-1/8".

100/200 Sold: $379.50

Harold (Harry) Sutton Palmer (English, 1854-1903)

144. Harold (Harry) Sutton Palmer (English, 1854-1903)


"The First Snow - Ullswater- 1887". Watercolor on paper mounted onto fiberboard, signed in the lower left corner, not framed, approx. 13-1/2' x 20-1/8" overall.

2,000/4,000 Sold: $1,380.00

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