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Winter 2007 Auction Catalog

Aspire Auctions, Inc.


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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


Mark Kremer (Russian, born 1928)

101. Mark Kremer (Russian, born 1928)


"Ladoga. Valaan". 1961. Oil on board, inscribed verso, approx. 16-1/2" x 24-1/2", and with wide ornate gilt frame with linen liner approx. 26-1/2" x 34-1/2".

800/1,200

Mark Kremer (Russian, born 1928)

102. Mark Kremer (Russian, born 1928)


"Kargopol." 1970. Oil on masonite board, initialed in the lower right, inscribed verso, framed, approx. 15-1/2" x 18-1/4" board size, with framing overall approx. 25-1/2" x 28-1/4".

600/800 Sold: $517.50

Mark Kremer (Russian, born 1928)

103. Mark Kremer (Russian, born 1928)


"Winter in the Neighborhood." 1999. Oil on board, initialed in the lower right, approx. 11-3/4" x 21-1/2" board size, with gilt frame and gilt liner approx. 21-3/4" x 31-1/2".

600/900 Sold: $747.50

Alexander Officerov (Russian, born 1948)

104. Alexander Officerov (Russian, born 1948)


Still life with flowers. Oil on canvas. Ca. 1978. In a contemporary gilt frame and canvas mat. Image size approx. 25-3/4" x 19-3/4"; framed overall approx. 34-3/4" x 28-3/4".

600/900 Sold: $684.25

Elena Khmeleva (Russian, Contemporary)

105. Elena Khmeleva (Russian, Contemporary)


"Soccer Players". Oil on canvas, signed lower right and on verso, dated 2005. 4-3/4" gilt carved wood frame. Canvas measures approx. 24" x 30".

500/1,000 Sold: $632.50

Elena Khmeleva (Russian, Contemporary)

106. Elena Khmeleva (Russian, Contemporary)


"Christmas Tree". Oil on canvas, signed lower right. In a carved gilt wood frame with canvas lining; canvas measures approx. 20" x 24"; framed overall approx. 33-1/2" x 29-1/2".

400/800 Sold: $598.00

Elena Khmeleva (Russian, Contemporary)

107. Elena Khmeleva (Russian, Contemporary)


"Ice-rink". Oil on canvas, signed lower left. Canvas measures approx. 16" x 20". In a 4" gilt carved wood frame.

400/800 Sold: $425.50

Sergey Buzatu (Russian, Contemporary)

108. Sergey Buzatu (Russian, Contemporary)


"The Horsewoman". Oil on masonite, signed with all information in Cyrillic on verso. In a gilt wood frame, with canvas mat lining. Panel measures approx. 14" x 16".

500/700 Sold: $546.25

Renee Demsey (Contemporary, Cleveland)

109. Renee Demsey (Contemporary, Cleveland)


A young girl with flowers in her hair kneels over a bowl of flowers. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right corner, framed, canvas size approx. 18" x 30", with framing overall 24" x 35-3/4". A brightly colored early work by the Cleveland artist.

300/500 Sold: $195.50

Aurel Georgitca (Moldavian, born 1970)

110. Aurel Georgitca (Moldavian, born 1970)


"A Man Walking." Oil on canvas, signed and dated 2002 in black pigment lower right. In a decorative frame with a bronzed effect. Canvas measures approx. 33" x 26"; framed overall approx. 39" x 35".

500/800

Bruce Preston (American, 20th Century)

111. Bruce Preston (American, 20th Century)


"China Treasures". Oil on canvasboard, signed in the lower right corner, framed in an ornately cast gilt frame, approx. board size 20" x 16", with framing overall approx. 22-1/4" x 18-1/4". There is a label on the reverse from the 1939 Cleveland Museum of Art May Show. The style of the painting has a naive regionalist flair.

100/200 Sold: $655.50

S. de Guevara (Contemporary)

112. S. de Guevara (Contemporary)


"Lakeside". Oil on canvas, signed and dated in the upper right corner, 1978, framed with a linen liner and gilt frame, canvas size approx. 16" x 20", with framing overall approx. 23" x 27".

200/400 Sold: $161.00

Artur Vasilevich (Russian/American, Contemporary)

113. Artur Vasilevich (Russian/American, Contemporary)


Still life with lemons. Oil on canvas, signed in brown pigment lower left. Signed, titled, dated 2006 in green pigment on verso. In a brown stained wood frame; canvas measures approx. 16"H x 20"W; framed overall approx. 20-1/2"H x 24-1/2"W.

500/800 Sold: $546.25

J. Condette (Continental School, 20th Century)

114. J. Condette (Continental School, 20th Century)


A Church Interior. Oil on masonite, signed lower right, framed, sight size approx. 11-1/2" x 7-12/2", with framing overall approx. 17-1/4" x 13-1/2".

150/250 Sold: $132.25

Per Rom (Norweigan, 1903-1985)

115. Per Rom (Norweigan, 1903-1985)


Landscape. Oil on masonite, sighed in the upper righty, framed, sight size approx. 6" x 8-1/4", with framing overall approx. 11-1/2" x 14".

200/300 Sold: $138.00

Jacqline von Moortel (Dutch, 20th Century)

116. Jacqline von Moortel (Dutch, 20th Century)


Abstract. Oil on canvas, signed lower right, approx. 9-1/2" x 13-3/4" canvas size, with framing overall approx. 15-1/2" x 19-5/8".

600/800 Sold: $258.75

Eldar Efediev (Azerbaijan, born 1946)

117. Eldar Efediev (Azerbaijan, born 1946)


"Thurst/Dry Fish". 1980. Acrylic on canvas laid on board, approx. 26-1/4" x 29-3/8", inscribed and dated 1980 in the lower left, framed in a brown frame with a linen liner, approx. 36-1/4" x 29-3/8".

800/1,200 Sold: $747.50

Eldar Efediev (Azerbaijan, born 1946)

118. Eldar Efediev (Azerbaijan, born 1946)


"Still Life with Autumn Fruit and Bottles." Acrylic on canvas laid on board, inscribed and dated 1995 in the lower left, framed with a linen liner, approx. 18-1/4" x 30-3/4" painting size, with framing overall approx. 28-1/4" x 40-3/4".

800/1,200

Alexander Lukyan (Russian, born 1951)

119. Alexander Lukyan (Russian, born 1951)


"Spring". Oil on board, ca. 1984, signed in the lower left corner, framed, approx. 9-7/8" x 15-3/4" board size, with framing overall approx. 19-7/8" x 25-3/4". A beautifully painted misty landscape.

300/600 Sold: $529.00

Aurel Georgitca (Moldavian, born 1970)

120. Aurel Georgitca (Moldavian, born 1970)


"Youth." Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right and on verso, not framed, approx. 35" x 30".

500/900 Sold: $230.00

Beni E. Kosh (African/American, Cleveland, 1917-1993)

121. Beni E. Kosh (African/American, Cleveland, 1917-1993)


Acrylic on artist's board, estate stamped on verso. Abstracted architectural structure in monotone. Framed in black metal, overall approx. 20-1/4" x 16-1/4".

200/400 Sold: $207.00

Beni E. Kosh (African/American, Cleveland, 1917-1993)

122. Beni E. Kosh (African/American, Cleveland, 1917-1993)


"Jeu Neuf", signed lower right and dated '65. Acrylic on artist board, framed in a black metal frame. Overall approx. 16-1/4" x 12-1/4". Beni Kosh was a Cleveland artist who was little known during his lifetime. He is noted in the catalog YET STILL WE RISE, AFRICAN AMERICAN ART IN CLEVELAND 1920-1970 and included in shows at the Cleveland State University, the Butler Institue of American Art and the Riffe Gallery during 1996-97. He had a 2001 show at Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland and there are several of his works in their collection. Born as Charles Elmer Harris in Cleveland Ohio, he changed his name in the 1960's, which translates to "Son of Ethiopia". He rarely exhibited or sold his work and was affiliated with the African-American artists' "Sho-nuff Art Group" and the Karamu House and studied under Cleveland Artist Paul Travis. His style is very diverse and he experimented with Cubism, portraiture and abstractions in series. He received little recognition during his lifetime and was only "rediscovered" literally days after his death when hundreds of his paintings were rescued by an art dealer.

200/400 Sold: $276.00

Beni E. Kosh (African/American, Cleveland, 1917-1993)

123. Beni E. Kosh (African/American, Cleveland, 1917-1993)


"Deux Milired Elles Bebes", signed lower right and dated '68, framed in a black metal frame. Acrylic on artist board, painted in monochrome. Overall approx. 24-1/8" x 16-1/4". Beni Kosh was a Cleveland artist. He is noted in the catalog YET STILL WE RISE, AFRICAN AMERICAN ART IN CLEVELAND 1920-1970 and included in shows at the Cleveland State University, the Butler Institue of American Art and the Riffe Gallery during 1996-97. He had a 2001 show at Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland and there are several of his works in their collection. Born as Charles Elmer Harris in Cleveland Ohio, he changed his name in the 1960's, which translates to "Son of Ethiopia". He rarely exhibited or sold his work and was affiliated with the African-American artists' "Sho-nuff Art Group" and the Karamu House and studied under Cleveland Artist Paul Travis. His style is very diverse and he experimented with Cubism, portraiture and abstractions in series. He received little recognition during his lifetime and was only "rediscovered" literally days after his death when hundreds of his paintings were rescued by an art dealer.

400/600 Sold: $310.50

Beni E. Kosh (African/American, Cleveland, 1917-1993)

124. Beni E. Kosh (African/American, Cleveland, 1917-1993)


Nude Study, acrylic on artist board, estate stamped on verso. Framed in black metal frame. Overall approx. 22-1/4" x 30-1/4". Beni Kosh is was a Cleveland artist. He is noted in the catalog YET STILL WE RISE, AFRICAN AMERICAN ART IN CLEVELAND 1920-1970 and included in shows at the Cleveland State University, the Butler Institue of American Art and the Riffe Gallery during 1996-97. He had a 2001 show at Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland and there are several of his works in their collection. Born as Charles Elmer Harris in Cleveland Ohio, he changed his name in the 1960's, which translates to "Son of Ethiopia". He rarely exhibited or sold his work and was affiliated with the African-American artists' "Sho-nuff Art Group" and the Karamu House and studied under Cleveland Artist Paul Travis. His style is very diverse and he experimented with Cubism, portraiture and abstractions in series. He received little recognition during his lifetime and was only "rediscovered" literally days after his death when hundreds of his paintings were rescued by an art dealer.

400/600 Sold: $184.00

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