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May 2007 Fine Art & Antiques Auction Catalog

Aspire Auctions, Inc.


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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


Two Miniature Portraits of Childern

41. Two Miniature Portraits of Childern


A lot of two oval miniature portraits of children, each enclosed in an oval metal frame with a slightly convex glass cover, and each with a bale at the top. The first is a charming baby in an off-the-shoulder dress holding a brush. The back of the frame has a smaller oval opening for memento display. Overall the piece measures 2-1/2" x 2". The second is a miniature portrait of a young child, about toddler age. The rosy-cheeked child has golden curls, a ruffed collar and blue ribbons on either shoulder. Overall this miniature measures 3-1/8" x 2-3/4".

100/200 Sold: $2,650.75

Two Portrait Miniatures of Women

42. Two Portrait Miniatures of Women


Two miniature portraits of women, each in an gold color oval metal frame, each with a bale at the top to hang. The first measures 2-7/8" x 2-3/8" and has the glass fit in the frame so it is slightly concave. The lady in profile appears to come from the early 19th Century and is painted on a mottled pink background. The second is a portrait of a lady who appears to be from the 18th Century. This framed piece has a slightly wider brass frame with beading details, somewhat dented, and plain picture glass, with a rough cut edge. Overall this miniature measures 3" x 2-1/2".

100/200 Sold: $212.75

Two Miniature Portraits in Black Frames

43. Two Miniature Portraits in Black Frames


A lot of two miniature portrait of fine ladies, each framed in a black painted wooden frame with an oval opening and glass, the first a lady wearing pearls and sitting in a landscape setting, overall measuring approx. 3-5/8" x 3-1/4", with the oval sight size 2" x 1-1/2", the second a lady in a fancy bonnet, overall measuring approx. 3-3/4" x 3-1/4", the oval sight size 2-3/8" x 1-7/8", with hand-written note on paper, partially visible, in German and dating the piece to Nov. 14, 1854.

100/200 Sold: $149.50

A Miniature Portrait in an Inlaid Bone Frame.

44. A Miniature Portrait in an Inlaid Bone Frame.


A miniature portrait on ivory, framed in an inlaid bone frame with a slightly convex glass cover, overall measuring approx. 4-1/2" x 4", with the oval portrait measuring approx. 1-3/4" x 1-1/2". The dust cover paper on the back has a text printed in German taken from a book; "Marquise de Pompadour" is written in pencil along one edge.

100/200 Sold: $184.00

A Miniature Portrait of a Lady

45. A Miniature Portrait of a Lady


A miniature portrait of a pretty lady, signed "Nodirt" measuring approx. 1-5/8" in diameter, framed in a petite shadow box frame with a black velvet interior, overall measuring 5" x 5".

100/200 Sold: $115.00

A Lot of Two Tiny Miniatures of Lovely Ladies

46. A Lot of Two Tiny Miniatures of Lovely Ladies


A lot of two tiny miniature paintings of lovely ladies, neither signed, each framed in a small gilt metal circular frame with an easel leg hinged to the back, one measuring 7/8" in diameter overall and the other 1-3/8" in diameter overall.

75/125 Sold: $247.25

A Group of Three Portrait Miniatures, Ca. Late 19th/Early 20th Century

47. A Group of Three Portrait Miniatures, Ca. Late 19th/Early 20th Century


Hand painted portrait of a lady in a bonnet, illegibly signed lower right, in an ornate gilt metal frame, approx. 5" x 3-3/4". A pair of stenciled portraits with hand painting, framed within ivory and mother-of-pearl frames, not signed. Each approx. 5" x 4-1/4".

75/150 Sold: $218.50

Unknown Artist (Continental School, 18th Century)

48. Unknown Artist (Continental School, 18th Century)


Portrait of a young boy. Oil on canvas, no signature found (a fragment of a larger work), mounted onto masonite and framed in a newer frame, the sight size measuring approx. 15" x 13-1/4", and with the framing overall approx. 19" x 17-1/2".

150/250 Sold: $563.50

Albert Francis King (American, Pittsburgh PA 1854-1945)

49. Albert Francis King (American, Pittsburgh PA 1854-1945)


A pair of oval portraits of the artists parents. Oil paintings on canvas mounted onto paperboard, each signed A.F. King 1891, each framed in a 3" wide bronzed gilt frame. the portraits measure approx. 22" x 18"; with the frames overall approx. 28" x 24". Each has written on the back of the frame "Bob and Joan", and one has written on the back "The Konigs A. F. King's parents". Framed in a wonderful hand-carved Newcomb Macklin frames. Purchased directly from the family.

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

Gloria Welby Fisher (American, 19th Century)

50. Gloria Welby Fisher (American, 19th Century)


A primitive portrait of a young girl with a flower basket in a landscape. Oil on canvas, signed and dated on verso, 1850, not framed, the canvas size measuring 22-1/4" x 25-1/8". This is a charming example of an American primitive portrait from the middle of the 19th Century, with the characteristic stylization and flattening of form. Especially nice is the fact that the composition includes the entire figure of the child and the pretty depiction of the flower basket, set in front of foliage and an imaginary distant landscape.

1,800/2,500

American Primitive Hudson River Style Painting

51. American Primitive Hudson River Style Painting


Hudson River style landscape. Oil on canvas, signed illegibly in the lower right corner, framed in an ornately detailed gilt frame, the canvas size approx. 24-1/2" x 30", and with the framing overall approx. 32" x 38-1/2".

500/1,000 Sold: $460.00

G. Lambert (Continental School, 19th Century)

52. G. Lambert (Continental School, 19th Century)


Hens and a rooster in a barn interior. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left corner, framed in an antique frame with corner ornaments with an oxdized and worn gilt finish, the canvas size measuring approx. 10-1/4" x 8-1/8", and with the framing overall measuring approx. 13-7/8" x 12-1/8". There is a partial old label on the back of the frame from a gallery in Glasgow.

800/1,200

Unknown Artist (Continental School, ca. Early 20th Century)

53. Unknown Artist (Continental School, ca. Early 20th Century)


Three "Stations of the Cross" panels, painted on copper, in the Arts and Crafts style, one initialed "T.H. B. '14", each panel measuring approx. 38" x 28", and with the framing overall approx. 41" x 31". The subjects are; Station I: Jesus is Condemned to Death, Station IV: Jesus Meets His Blessed Mother, and Station XI: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross. Each is painting with a very decorative foliate design for the background, and each has gilt applied to the halos.

400/600 Sold: $586.50

Unknown Artist (Continental, 19th Century)

54. Unknown Artist (Continental, 19th Century)


"St. Anton v. Padua" Oil on canvas, not signed, titled on verso, the canvas size measuring approx. 25-1/2" x 19-1/2", with frame overall approx. 33-1/4" x 27-1/4".

300/500 Sold: $322.00

Orientalist School (19th Century)

55. Orientalist School (19th Century)


An Orientalist scene with a traveler resting against a building in the strong sunlight. Oil on canvas, measuring approx, 12" x 8", and with the framing overall 16-5/8" x 12-7/8". The inscription at the lower right corner of the painting is illegible.

500/700 Sold: $258.75

R. Phillips (American, 19th Century)

56. R. Phillips (American, 19th Century)


"Sunset on Lake Yosemite". Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right corner and dated 1883, framed in a period gilt frame with cast ornamentation, the canvas size approx. 14" x 20", and with the framing overall approx. 17-1/4" x 23-1/4".

800/1,600 Sold: $891.25

An Unsigned Landscape in a Gilt Frame

57. An Unsigned Landscape in a Gilt Frame


A naive style unsigned landscape with a mountain lake at dusk. Oil on canvas, no signature found, framed in a very good elaborately detailed older frame with a bronzed finish and burnished highlights on the ornamentation, in need of repair. The canvas measures approx. 16" x 20" and with the frame overall it measures approx. 25-1/2" x 29".

200/400 Sold: $207.00

T.H. Dawes (British, ca. 19th Century)

58. T.H. Dawes (British, ca. 19th Century)


"Encounter on Cannon Row". Oil on paper, illustration style, adheard to wood panel, framed, signed lower left and dated 1899, approx. image size 17-1/2" x 13", approx. size with frame 23" x 19".

500/1,000 Sold: $431.25

Emile Vouga (Swiss, 1840-1909)

59. Emile Vouga (Swiss, 1840-1909)


A Botanical Composition. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower center, framed in a Victorian gilt frame, the canvas size 23-5/8" x 10-1/4", and with the framing overall approx. 29-1/4" x 16".

700/900 Sold: $575.00

David Bates (British, 1840-1921)

60. David Bates (British, 1840-1921)


Highland lake. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left corner, dated 1898, framed, the canvas size approx. 20" x 30", and with the frame overall approx. 25-1/2" x 35-1/2". A pretty scene with heather colored mountains in the misty distance.

1,500/2,500 Sold: $1,092.50

John Wallace (British, 1841-1905)

61. John Wallace (British, 1841-1905)


"The Village Stream". Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left and dated 1905, the canvas measuring approx. 24" x 18", and with the framing overall measuring approx. 30-1/2" x 24-1/2". There is a brass nameplate on the liner of the frame.

800/1,200 Sold: $862.50

Henry Schafer (British, 19th Century)

62. Henry Schafer (British, 19th Century)


"Malines, Belgium". Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right corner, framed, the canvas size being approx. 16" x 12", and with the framing overall approx. 20-5/8" x 16-3/4". There is an old label from Frost & Reed affixed to the verso of the frame.

500/1,000 Sold: $1,063.75

Henry Schafer (British, 19th Century)

63. Henry Schafer (British, 19th Century)


"Rodez, France". Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right corner, the canvas size approx. 16" x 12", and with framing overall approx. 20-5/8" x 16-3/4". There is an old label from Frost & Reed affixed to the verso of the frame.

500/1,000 Sold: $1,035.00

Walter Eben Nettleton (American, 1861-1936)

64. Walter Eben Nettleton (American, 1861-1936)


Cottage interior. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right corner, framed, the canvas size approx. 19-1/2" x 22-1/2", and with the framing overall approx. 21-3/4" x 24-1/2". The scene is of a young woman and a boy in a dimly lit interior, overall in shades of blue, with the dramatic accent of light just touching the girl's hand, the table and the boy's back.

800/1,200 Sold: $402.50

George Traver (American, 1864-1928)

65. George Traver (American, 1864-1928)


"A Mountain Vista". Oil on wood board, signed in the lower left corner, approx. 5" x 7" sight size, with silver metal leafed frame under glass overall approx. 12" x 14".

200/400 Sold: $701.50

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