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May 2007 Fine Art & Antiques Auction Catalog

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Lots

Antiquities & Indian Art
1-10
11-15
Paintings
16-40
41-65
66-90
91-115
116-140
141-165
166-171
Works on Paper
172-186
187-201
202-216
217-231
232-246
247-248
Sculpture
249-258
259-262
Jewelry
263-287
288-312
313-337
338-362
363-387
388-412
413-437
438-462
463-487
488-512
513-537
538-562
563-577
Silver
578-602
603-627
628-652
653-677
678-700
Furniture
701-710
711-720
721-726
Decorative Arts
727-736
737-746
747-756
757-766
767-776
777-784
Orientalia
785-794
795-804
805-814
815-824
825-834
835-842
Glass
843-852
853-862
863-872
873-882
883-886
Porcelain and Ceramics
887-901
902-916
917-931
932-946
947-961
962-968
Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Documents
969-993
994-1018
1019-1043
1044-1068
1069-1093
1094-1118
1119-1123
Carpets and Rugs
1124-1138
1139-1153
1154-1168
1169-1183
1184-1198
1199-1200


Attr: Domenicho Zampieri (Italian, 1581-1641) Also Called Domenichino

172. Attr: Domenicho Zampieri (Italian, 1581-1641) Also Called Domenichino


An ink drawing on paper of two ecclesiastics kneeling in prayer in a landscape, the sight size measuring approx. 4-1/8" x 5-3/4", matted in a silk mat with a gilt fillet and a gold leafed frame with a beaded lip, and with conservation glass, the fillet lined with a two-ply rag strip and the paper hinged to rag board backing. Overall with the frame it measures approx. 12" x 13-3/8". A typed tag on the back indicates that the piece comes from the collection of "Solinari".

1,200/1,800 Sold: $1,092.50

Charles Collins (British, b. ca. 1680)

173. Charles Collins (British, b. ca. 1680)


A hawk on a perch. Watercolor on paper, signed on the stem of the perch and dated 1737, matted and framed under glass, the sight size approx. 18" x 13-1/2", and with the framing overall approx. 25-1/2" x 20-1/2".

2,000/3,000 Sold: $1,782.50

Attr: Antoine Charles Horace Vernet,

174. Attr: Antoine Charles Horace Vernet, "Carle Vernet" (French, 1758-1836)


Three figures at tea. Ink on paper, not signed, floated in a mat and framed under glass, the paper size 9-5/8" x 7-5/8", with French matting and framing overall 15-7/8" x 13-1/4", with the page about the artist photocopied from Benezit affixed to the back.

1,000/2,000

Persian, ca. 16th-18th Century

175. Persian, ca. 16th-18th Century


"Noblemen Indulging in the Chase." Gouache on paper. This piece is attributed to Safavid Dynasty (16th-18th Century). Mythological angels feeding the Rok bird, from the Arabian Nights. Image approx. 12-1/4" H x 6-1/4" W. Framed in a gilt wood frame. Framed overall approx. 20-1/2" x 14".

500/700 Sold: $546.25

Unknown Artist (Persian)

176. Unknown Artist (Persian)


A courtly scene with two woman and their servants in a beautiful garden. Watercolor on paper with gold pigments, matted with a silk mat with a gilt fillet lined with two-ply rag strips, and framed under glass in a newer delicate gilt frame. The sight size measures approx. 10-3/4" x 7-1/2", and with the framing overall measuring approx. 16" x 12-1/2".

400/600 Sold: $1,046.50

A Pair of Gouache Scenes From India

177. A Pair of Gouache Scenes From India


A pair of scenes from India, painted on a transparent material and backed with a gilt matboard, of portions of a procession. The first with a cart drawn by two oxen, with a lady peering through a small window in the curtained enclosure. The second depicts servants carrying various containers in the procession. Each is matted and framed under glass is a rounded corner gilt frame. The sight size of the images measure approx. 5" x 6-1/2", and with framing overall they each measure approx. 9-3/4" x 11-1/4".

150/250 Sold: $414.00

John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851), published by John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862)

178. John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851), published by John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862)


"Barn Owls." Chromolithograph on paper, Bien edition (posthumous), circa 1860, from "Birds of America", matted and framed under glass, the image size measuring approx. 34-1/4" x 22-5/8", and with the framing overall approx. 48" x 34-1/2".

2,000/4,000 Sold: $920.00

French, 18th Century, each inscribed Lambeck (Peter Lambeck, 1628-1680)

179. French, 18th Century, each inscribed Lambeck (Peter Lambeck, 1628-1680)


A collection of ten engravings on paper, each depicting a different month of the year with allegorical figures and other symbolic props, and each with a poem in Latin (by Decimus Magnus Ausonius, poet, ca. 310-395) below the image. The plate marks measure approx. 12-3/4" x 7-3/8", and each is matted and framed separately and measures approx. 20" x 14". Some of the images have the name "Lambec" or "Lambecius" in the lower center. The book "Prodromus Historiae Literariae" was published by Lambeck in 1659 and reissued in 1710. The images are called "Ausonii Tetrastichon" which means four-line stanzas. These may be restrikes of that tome.

800/1,200 Sold: $661.25

Leon Cogniet (French, 1794-1880), Engraved by Achille Martinet

180. Leon Cogniet (French, 1794-1880), Engraved by Achille Martinet


"Le Tintoret Au Lit de Mort De Sa Fille." Engraving, approx. 11-1/2" x 13" image size, 15-7/8" x 16-5/8" plate size, 18" x 18-1/4" paper size, matted and framed under glass, approx. 20" x 20" overall. The stamp of Julius Buddeus, Dusseldorf, is seen in the lower right corner of the plate.

100/200 Sold: $92.00

Christophe Civeton (French, 1796-1831)

181. Christophe Civeton (French, 1796-1831)


A pair of finely detailed sepia watercolor drawings, "Vue de l'ancien Jube de l'Eglise Notre-Dame de Chartres" and "Dessin de la Ste. Challe de Notre Dame de Chartres", each in ink with sepia wash on paper, each signed, titled and dated 1826, with the sight size approx. 4" x 6", matted and framed under glass, measuring overall approx. 9" x 9-3/4".

400/800 Sold: $172.50

Attributed to David Cox I (English, 1783 - 1859)

182. Attributed to David Cox I (English, 1783 - 1859)


Country landscape. Watercolor on paper, signed at the lower left edge, dated 1838, matted but not framed, the paper size measuring approx. 7-3/4" x 12-3/4", with matting overall approx. 12-1/2" x 17".

300/500 Sold: $575.00

A Collection of Three Framed Botanicals

183. A Collection of Three Framed Botanicals


A collection of three framed antique botanical prints, two in like size and one smaller; all framed in the same manner. The pair have a sight size of 10-5/8" x 8", and overall with frame 18" x 15", the smaller print has a sight size of 8-3/8" x 5-1/8" and overall with frame 16" x 12-1/4". All are hand watercolored prints taken from botanist's folios. All are framed with modern frames in a "Shabby Chic" finish, with reverse decorated glass mats in silver metal leaf.

75/150 Sold: $109.25

Adrien Aime Taunay (French, 1803-1828)

184. Adrien Aime Taunay (French, 1803-1828)


A cottage by a country lane. Watercolor on paper, signed in the lower right corner, matted and framed under glass, the sight size approx. 8-1/2" x 21-1/4", and with the framing overall approx. 16" x 29". A very charming early Autumn depiction of a pretty rural home with a figure standing in front.

200/400 Sold: $126.50

E. Tarenghi (Italian, 19th Century)

185. E. Tarenghi (Italian, 19th Century)


"The Musketeers". Watercolor on paper, signed in the lower right corner, matted with a gilt mat with the title and the artist's name hand-lettered on the lower portion, and framed under glass in a newer antiqued finish gilt frame. The sight size of the watercolor is 20-1/2" x 13-3/4", and with the framing overall it measures approx. 29-1/2" x 22-1/2".

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

Attr: Fortuny (Mariano Jose Maria Bernardo Fortuny y Carbo) (Spanish, 1838-1874)

186. Attr: Fortuny (Mariano Jose Maria Bernardo Fortuny y Carbo) (Spanish, 1838-1874)


A Moroccan man. Black inks on paper, signed on the left, matted and framed under conservation glass, sight size 7-3/4" x 5-3/4", paper size 8" x 6", and with framing overall 15" x 12-3/4".

800/1,200

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