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September 07 Auction Catalog

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Lots

Antiquities
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-44
Paintings
45-64
65-84
85-104
105-124
125-144
145-150
Works on Paper
151-165
166-180
181-195
196-210
211-225
226-233
Kokoon Arts Club & Cleveland School Artists
234-243
244-253
254-263
264-273
274-283
284-291
Ceramics and Porcelain
292-316
317-341
342-366
367-391
392-416
417-425
Glass
426-435
436-445
446-455
456-465
466-468
Sculpture
469-478
479-485
Orientalia
486-510
511-535
536-560
561-585
586-610
611-635
636-656
Fine Jewelry
657-681
682-706
707-731
732-756
757-781
782-806
807-831
832-856
857-881
882-906
907-931
932-933
Fine Silver
934-958
959-983
984-1008
1009-1033
1034-1058
1059-1083
Mid-Century Modern Furniture
1084-1093
1094-1103
1104-1112
Furniture
1113-1122
1123-1132
1133-1142
1143-1152
1153-1155
Decorative Arts
1156-1180
1181-1205
1206-1230
1231-1255
1256-1280
1281-1289
Books, Maps and Documents
1290-1299
1300-1309
1310-1319
1320-1326
Oriental Carpets & Textiles
1327-1341
1342-1356
1357-1371
1372-1386
1387-1400


A Pair of Carved Soapstone Foo Dogs

636. A Pair of Carved Soapstone Foo Dogs


A pair of carved Foo Dogs on tall pedestals, each side depicts four figures on each side, measuring approx. 5"T x 2"W.

75/150 Sold: $23.00

A Carved Wooden Lioness and Her Young

637. A Carved Wooden Lioness and Her Young


A nicely detailed modern carved and pierced wooden lioness with her young, in a rich brown finish, each figure with glass eyes and bone teeth, on a pierced floral design base, measuring approx. 11-1/2"W x 5-1/2"D x 7-1/2"H, signed by the artist on the underside.

150/250 Sold: $51.75

A Pair of Carved Foo Dogs

638. A Pair of Carved Foo Dogs


An attractive pair of carved green-blue resin Foo Dogs, depicted on pedestals, sideways with traditional attributes: a globe and a cub. Overall measure approx. 4-1/2"4"W x 2-1/4"L.

75/150 Sold: $40.25

A Large Pair of Glazed Ceramic Foo Dogs

639. A Large Pair of Glazed Ceramic Foo Dogs


A decorative modern large pair of glazed ceramic Foo Dogs, each made as a mirror image of the other, in white glazed ceramic with cinnabar decorations and embellishments, each rearing up atop a pierced orb, measuring approx. 16-3/4"H x 14"L x 11"W. The snarling beasts would be perfect to add good Feng Sui to an entranceway.

200/400 Sold: $368.00

A Large Pair of Ceramic Foo Dogs

640. A Large Pair of Ceramic Foo Dogs


A large pair of Foo Dogs made in white glazed ceramic, the ferocious looking female with young and the male with his paw on top of an orb, each standing on a matching architectural base, measuring approx. 20"H x 11"W x 7"D.

200/400 Sold: $46.00

A Marble Quan Yin Statue

641. A Marble Quan Yin Statue


A composite white marble Quan Yin, approx. 30-1/2"H x 9"W x 7"D. This would make a lovely garden or greenhouse ornament.

250/500 Sold: $184.00

Two Archaistic Style Chinese Earthenware Heads

642. Two Archaistic Style Chinese Earthenware Heads


The lot consists of two earthenware heads, both in the form of female heads with headdresses. Displayed on a stepped acrylic display pedestal. The bigger head measures approx. 5-1/2"T x 3-1/2"W x 3"L and 4-3/4"T x 3-1/4"W x 2-1/2"L.

100/200 Sold: $161.00

A Modern Japanese Glazed vase, ca. 20th Century

643. A Modern Japanese Glazed vase, ca. 20th Century


Artist unknown, however artist stamp incised near the base. Earthenware with multi-color glaze and exposed material at base. Four sided neck rounding out at flaired base with small foot. Approx. 12-1/2"T.

300/500 Sold: $126.50

A Japanese Studio Ceramic Vase

644. A Japanese Studio Ceramic Vase


A Japanese studio ceramic vase, measuring approx. 8-1/2"H x 3-3/4" in diameter at the widest point, glazed in a rich glossy black color with irregular red underglazes on the sides and on the small foot. Impressed mark on the underside of the maker.

200/300

A Japanese Bizen Studio Vase, ca. 19th Century

645. A Japanese Bizen Studio Vase, ca. 19th Century


The earthenware vase of a very attractive shape with flattened ovoid body and a small spout, tiny handles applied at shoulders, oblong flared base. Traditional warm brown glaze ground accented with earthy toned splashes. Measures approx. 7"T x 6-1/2"W x 2-1/4".

200/300 Sold: $115.00

A Modern Chinese Glazed Ceramic Charger on a Wooden Stand

646. A Modern Chinese Glazed Ceramic Charger on a Wooden Stand


A modern Chinese glazed ceramic charger, approx. 18" in diameter, with a stamped insignia in red on the underside, decorated in pastel colors with a courtly scene with several figures in the center surrounded by ornately detailed designs in the wide border, with it's own carved polished wood stand.

300/500 Sold: $46.00

A Modern Imari Punch Bowl

647. A Modern Imari Punch Bowl


A large modern Imari-style punch bowl, made in a 1/2" thick porcelain with Imari designs and embellishments over the entire surface in blue, cinnabar, green and with gilt accenting throughout. The glazes are mottled over to give an impression of age. There are no marks on the underside and it has a foot slightly less than 1"H. It measures 16-1/2" in diameter x 8-1/4"H.

250/350 Sold: $57.50

A Famille Jaune Planter

648. A Famille Jaune Planter


A Famille Jaune planter, measuring approx. 9"H x 10-1/2" in diameter, with the sides decorated with a bird standing on a branch with flowers and with several butterflies in the yellow background.

100/200 Sold: $235.75

A Modern Chinese Glazed Porcelain Table Top

649. A Modern Chinese Glazed Porcelain Table Top


A modern Chinese glazed porcelain table top, measuring approx. 24" in diameter x 1/2" thick, with hand-painted glazes in polychrome, with a stylized border containing images of tiny peaches, with a light green background color decorated with the images of goldfish and flowers in pastel colors with gilt accenting. The composition gives the illusion of looking down into a fish pond.

200/300 Sold: $80.50

A Personal Devotional Shrine

650. A Personal Devotional Shrine


A personal devotional shrine in lacquered wood, 55-1/2"H x 19"D x 23"W, ornately fashioned with carved brass hardware and ornamental details, in two sections, the bottom section with sliding doors and one drawer, and the top section with two sets of double doors, the inner doors made in a gilt screening material. The upper cabinet interior is embellished with fittings to create an illusion of a temple interior including an elaborately carved and reticulated gilt over-door. The cabinet is electrified and has two "chandeliers" suspended at the top. The shrine comes with several pieces for the interior including a seated Buddha, a cushion and brass bell with a wooden wand, two offerings containers on stands, two votive containers on stands, a lacquer book stand that sits on a slide-out ledge and a small prayer book.

500/800 Sold: $776.25

A Modern Wicker and Wood Picnic Box

651. A Modern Wicker and Wood Picnic Box


A handsome modern wicker and wooden picnic box, with nicely carved side pieces that attach to the curved carrying handle, and three sections of various sizes to contain different foods and utensils. There are incised and pierced brass fittings adding detail to the side pieces. This early 20th Century piece measures approx. 20"H x 13" in diameter; ornamental and useful for storage.

150/250 Sold: $74.75

A Modern Low

652. A Modern Low "Coromandel" Chest


A modern low "Coromandel" carved chest, measuring 43-1/2"W x 15-1/4"D x 19-1/4"H, with two doors below in the center and three drawers on top, with black antiqued hardware. The soft black lacquer surface is carved with traditional Chinese motifs.

300/500 Sold: $46.00

A Modern

653. A Modern "Coromandel" Folding Screen


A modern Chinese "Coromandel" folding screen, measuring 72"H x four panels 16"W each. One side of the soft black lacquered screen is carved with a landscape with a building and the other with birds in flight over flowers. There are soft polychrome colors painted into the carvings.

300/500 Sold: $103.50

A Pair of Chinese Emperor and Empress Portraits in Hand Carved Frames

654. A Pair of Chinese Emperor and Empress Portraits in Hand Carved Frames


A pair of Chinese Ancestor (Emperor and Empress) portraits in hand carved decorative wood frames under glass. Each of these contemporary pieces is painted in the traditional manner in watercolors on a thin layer of silk mounted onto paper, executed with exceptional skill and detail. Each is marked on the back of the paper as hand painted in China in red. The paintings measure 33-1/2" x 19-5/8", and with the hand carved wooden frames approx. 51" x 22-1/2". Each has two reticulated decorative brass hangers at the top.

300/500 Sold: $184.00

A Contemporary Indian Painting On Silk

655. A Contemporary Indian Painting On Silk


A contemporary Indian painting in the traditional manner of a "Pishwa", framed in a gilt frame under glass, measuring overall approx. 37" x 26".

100/200 Sold: $80.50

A Lot of Four Blue and White Oriental Ceramic Items

656. A Lot of Four Blue and White Oriental Ceramic Items


A lot of four decorative Oriental glazed ceramic items, consisting of a rectangular tray, 4" x 6-1/2" x 3/4"H with cobalt blue glaze with a scene with two figures in a boat surrounded by decorative borders, and with a peach in cobalt blue underglaze in a rectangle on the underside; two decorative boxes of irregular shapes made of a silver-toned metal with an inset in each lid made of ceramic shards in cobalt blue glaze, one measuring approx. 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" x 1-1/4", the other measuring approx. 4" x 4-1/4" x 1-3/4"; and a square low ceramic vase with cobalt blue floral designs, marked on the underside "Made In China Decorative Use" in blue underglaze, measuring approx. 3" x 3" x 2-3/4".

50/150 Sold: $28.75

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