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May 2007 Fine Art & Antiques Auction Catalog

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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




16. "The Adoration of the Virgin and Child", Cuzco School, Peru, ca. 17th/18th Century


Polychrome pigments on canvas, measuring approx. 94" x 72", not framed. Mary is seen holding the infant Jesus while a figure, possibly St. Rose of Lima, presents them with roses. A host of angels fly above and also distribute red flowers. The figures are situated in a leafy landscape with a classical building in the distance at the right. Spanish Baroque art in the New World followed closely to that of the Iberian countries. Paintings combined indigenous decorative forms with European-style figures and small scale, soft colours, doll-like features, and a tender, intimate overall expression. Provenance: Ex-collection of Doris Cameron (d. 2006) of Fresno CA. This item entered her collection of Peruvian History prior to 1990 and had been shown and vetted by several museum curators between 1988-98. Chinese cabinet, top shelf.

5,000/7,000

Cuzco School, Peru, ca. 17th/18th Century

17. Cuzco School, Peru, ca. 17th/18th Century


Madonna and Child. Oil on canvas, 25-1/2" x 20-1/2", depicting the rosy-cheeked Mary and Jesus with radiating halos surrounding them. Each has a clear influence from European styles, and Mary's garments are edged in a pretty decorative gilt pigment that matches the halos. Spanish Baroque art in the New World followed closely to that of the Iberian countries. Paintings combined indigenous decorative forms with European-style figures and small scale, soft colours, doll-like features, and a tender, intimate overall expression. Provenance: Ex-collection of Doris Cameron (d. 2006) of Fresno CA. This item entered her collection of Peruvian History prior to 1990 and had been shown and vetted by several museum curators between 1988-98. Chinese cabinet, top shelf.

4,000/6,000

After Sir Peter Lely (British, 1618-1680)

18. After Sir Peter Lely (British, 1618-1680)


"Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1670". Oil on canvas, not signed, approx. 30" x 24", framed in a fine period frame with carving and gilding, hand lettering on the lower portion of the frame, overall measuring approx. 37-3/4" x 32-1/2".

300/500 Sold: $966.00

Henry Andrews (British, 1794-1868)

19. Henry Andrews (British, 1794-1868)


"The Farmer's Return". Oil on canvas, signed on the rung of the fence rail to the right, ca. 1827-63, the canvas size approx. 30" x 47", and with the frame overall approx. 36-1/2" x 42-1/2". An absolutely charming and idealized scene with all the pretty devices enjoyed by the audience of the 19th Century, and prized by collectors today. Happy and prosperous family, donkey, dog, baby, sheep, flowers, a pretty cottage with climbing roses, fowl in the yard, hollyhocks, a distant landscape with a castle, and even with doves flying overhead. There is a Frost & Reed sticker on the stretcher.

8,000/15,000 Sold: $6,325.00

Jules Victor Genisson (Belgian, 1805-1860)

20. Jules Victor Genisson (Belgian, 1805-1860)


Church Interior. Oil on canvas, signed and dated in one of the flagstones near the center of the lower edge, the canvas size approx. 30-1/4" x 36-1/2", and with the framing approx. 36-1/2" x 42-1/2". A beautifully painted photo-real scene of the interior of a church, with realistic spatial proportions and a lovely light flowing trough the stained glass windows, reflected on the columns to the left. The figures grouped near and behind the alter also demonstrate an accurate rendering of the space. There is a Frost & Reed sticker on the back as well as another hand-written label with the title.

10,000/20,000 Sold: $8,625.00

Albertus Verhoesen (Dutch, 1806-1881)

21. Albertus Verhoesen (Dutch, 1806-1881)


"Two Sheep in a Landscape with Houses and a Town Beyond". Oil on paper mounted down onto a wood panel, not signed, remnants of a label on verso, the panel size approx. 5-3/4" x 8-3/4", and with the framing overall approx. 9-1/4" x 12".

1,200/2,000

Franz van Severdonck (Belgian, 1809-1889)

22. Franz van Severdonck (Belgian, 1809-1889)


"Twenty-Seven Fowl". Oil on wood panel, signed in the lower center and dated 1874, approx. 9-1/2" x 14-1/4", with frame overall approx. 11-1/4" x 15-7/8". There is an authentication statement hand written and signed (in French) on the verso of the panel.

3,500/5,000 Sold: $2,760.00

Franz van Severdonck (Belgian, 1809-1889)

23. Franz van Severdonck (Belgian, 1809-1889)


"Two Ducks, Two Sheep and a Goat". Oil on wood panel, signed and dated 1889 n the lower right corner, framed in a wide vintage gilt frame, the panel size approx. 6-5/8" x 10-1/4" (may be cut down slightly at the top edge), and with framing overall approx. 11-3/4" x 15-1/8". There is an inscription and signature by the artist incised into wet pigment on verso.

3,000/4,000 Sold: $1,840.00

Franz van Severdonck (Belgian, 1809-1889)

24. Franz van Severdonck (Belgian, 1809-1889)


"Goat, Four Sheep and a Ram". Oil on oak panel, signed and dated 1849 in the lower left corner, the panel size approx. 7-3/4" x 10-1/4", and with the frame approx. 9-1/4" x 12".

2,000/3,500 Sold: $1,495.00

James John Hill (British, 1811-1882)

25. James John Hill (British, 1811-1882)


"A Helping Hand". Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right corner, framed in an ornate gilt frame, the canvas size approx. 36-1/2" x 28-1/4", and with the framing overall approx. 43" x 34-1/4".

1,000/2,000 Sold: $805.00

Edward Armfield (British, 1817-1896)

26. Edward Armfield (British, 1817-1896)


Three Spaniels flushing out a Grouse. Oil on canvas, ca. 1870, signed lower left, the canvas size approx. 13-7/8" x 25", and with the framing overall approx. 17-1/8" x 28-1/8". Prov: Purchased by the current owner from Kentshire Galleries in 1987.

3,000/5,000

Unknown Artist (Continental School), ca. 17th/18th Century

27. Unknown Artist (Continental School), ca. 17th/18th Century


Christ and the Centurion's Son, after Veronese. Oil on canvas, no signature found, framed in a wide coved gilt frame with egg and dart details, the canvas size approx. 21-1/2" x 17-3/4" and with the framing overall approx. 29" x 26". There is a hand lettered inscription on the verso of the canvas, mostly illegible. There is also a remnant of a wax seal at the lower right of the back of the canvas. The stretchers and keys are unusually made.

9,000/12,000

Johann (John) Christian Zeitter (British, 1820 - 1862)

28. Johann (John) Christian Zeitter (British, 1820 - 1862)


"St. Stefans Feier in Ungarn" (The Feast of St. Stephen). Oil on wood panel, framed with linen mat, not signed, image size approx. 13" x 29", and the approx. size with frame is 19" x 35", partial older exhibition tags on verso, larger tag also on verso reads: "For the Birmingham Exhibition, 1851, Subject: The Celebration of St. Stephanus in Hungary,....."

3,000/5,000 Sold: $2,530.00

Emile Lemmens (French, 1821-1867)

29. Emile Lemmens (French, 1821-1867)


"Establishing the Pecking Order". Oil on panel, signed in the lower right corner, the panel size approx. 6-3/4" x 9-5/8", framed in a new burlwood veneer frame overall measuring approx. 11-1/4" x 14-1/4". The panel maker's inscription is impressed into the verso, "Tachet Brevete A Paris".

2,500/3,500 Sold: $2,070.00

Johann Mongels Culverhouse (Dutch/American, 1825-1895)

30. Johann Mongels Culverhouse (Dutch/American, 1825-1895)


A Normandy Market At Night. Oil on paper on wood panel, signed in the lower right corner, 12" x 9-1/2" with framing overall 16" x 14". There is a nameplate on the bottom of the frame.

3,000/5,000

Willliam Maw Egley (British, 1826-1916)

31. Willliam Maw Egley (British, 1826-1916)


"Tracing The Ship's Course". Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left corner, the canvas size approx. 30" x 31-1/2", and with framing overall approx. 35-1/2" x 37". A narrative scene with a man seated in an armchair, probably a merchant ship owner, studying the globe while his pretty daughter looks on. A disarray of charts, books, maps an artifacts from other countries are also depicted in front of the man. Behind the girl is a window overlooking the sea with a lamp and some daffodils on the sill. There is a Frost & Reed sticker on the stretcher. There is also a gallery label on the lower stretcher that has been mostly scratched off.

2,500/5,000 Sold: $3,220.00

A Copy of Raphael's Madonna of The Chair

32. A Copy of Raphael's Madonna of The Chair


An excellent copy of Raphael's "Madonna of The Chair". Oil on canvas, ca. 19th Century, the sight size 15" in diameter, framed in a fabulous ornately detailed and gilt frame, the size overall approx. 33-1/2" x 28-3/4".

1,800/2,800 Sold: $4,082.50

Unknown Artist (Continental School, Early 19th Century)

33. Unknown Artist (Continental School, Early 19th Century)


Adoration of the Cross. Oil on canvas, no signature found, framed in a black lacquered coved frame, the canvas measuring approx. 16" x 13", and with the frame overall approx. 20" x 16-3/4". A man wearing clerical robes, with a beautifully painted face, kneels in front of the Cross. Behind him are seen several other men, some carrying torches, and in the distance is a landscape with figures and buildings.

1,500/2,500 Sold: $517.50

Continental School, Early 19th Century

34. Continental School, Early 19th Century


Madonna and Child with a rose. Oil on canvas, no signature found, the canvas size measuring approx. 28" x 22-3/4", framed in a newer gilt frame with rope and beading details, overall approx. 31-1/2" x 26". The Cleveland Museum of Art tag on the back indicates that the painting was seen at the museum in 1946 and was called "An Italian Madonna and Child" in that record.

1,000/2,000 Sold: $920.00

A. Passini (Italian, 19th Century)

35. A. Passini (Italian, 19th Century)


Gabriel, Angel of the Annunciation. Oil on composition board, signed in the lower right, not framed, the oval painting measuring 8-5/8" x 6-7/8". This is a superbly painted vignette.

400/800 Sold: $540.50

T. I. Shore (Continental School, 19th Century)

36. T. I. Shore (Continental School, 19th Century)


Still Life. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left corner, ca. 1880, framed in a bronze finished ornate frame with corner and center ornaments, the canvas size measuring approx. 20" x 16", and with the framing overall approx. 25" x 21-1/4".

800/1,200 Sold: $402.50

Konstantin Egorovich Makovsky (Russian, 1839-1915)

37. Konstantin Egorovich Makovsky (Russian, 1839-1915)


Portrait of a Young Woman, possibly the artist's wife. Oil on canvas, signed near the lower left, the canvas size measuring 24-1/8" x 19-3/4", and with the ornately carved gilt frame overall 35-1/4" x 31-1/4". There are remnants of labels on the back of the stretcher, and "American Art Association....The Thomas E. Waggaman Sale... Jan'y 27th, 1905" is stenciled on verso. The prestigious collection, acquired over a period of many years was auctioned due to bankruptcy in the early 20th Century. It included paintings, watercolors, and many artifacts of rare quality from the Orient.

40,000/60,000 Sold: $66,125.00

Unknown Artist (Continental School, 19th Century)

38. Unknown Artist (Continental School, 19th Century)


A very pretty and well painted reverse glass image of Cupid and Psyche, with the protective glass slightly concave, rimmed by a metal frame on top of a brown velvet frame, with a ring to hang. The sight size of the painting is approx. 3-3/8" x 2-1/4" and overall the piece measures approx. 6" x 5-1/8". Cupid stands to the right with his quiver of arrows, with a coquettish but contemplative expression. Psyche appears to be asleep in the forest setting near a pond.

200/400 Sold: $184.00

A Miniature Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1840

39. A Miniature Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1840


An oval miniature portrait of a man with a high collar and a cravat, signed and dated "Joro P. 1840" at the lower left, framed in a gold color metal frame, with slightly convex glass at the front and with a small oval window at the back in which is displayed a checkerboard weaving of braided hair and silk ribbon as a memento. Overall the piece, which has a bale at the top, measures approx. 3-1/4" x 2-1/2".

300/500 Sold: $264.50

Unknown Miniaturist (French, 19th Century)

40. Unknown Miniaturist (French, 19th Century)


"Princess de Lamballe". Circular miniature portrait, not signed, framed in a wood frame with inlay in ivory or bone under slightly convex glass. Sight size of the painting measures approx. 2-1/2" in diameter, frame measures overall approx. 6-1/2" x 6-5/8".

300/500 Sold: $287.50

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