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November 2008 Fine Art & Antiques Auction Catalog

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Lots

Paintings
1-20
21-40
41-60
61-80
81-100
101-115
Works on Paper
116-135
136-155
156-175
176-195
196-215
216-235
236-255
256-257
Pablo Picasso Ceramics
258-262
School of Ferrara, Italy
263-272
273-277
Sculpture
278-287
288-297
298-307
308-315
Decorative Arts
316-325
326-335
336-345
346-355
356-365
366-375
376-379
Silver
380-389
390-399
400-409
410-419
420-429
430-439
440-449
450-452
Fine Watches
453-462
463-469
Jewelry
470-509
510-549
550-589
590-629
630-669
670-709
710-749
750-789
790-814
Porcelain & Ceramics
815-834
835-854
855-874
875-894
895-914
915-934
935-939
Glass
940-949
950-959
960-967
Fine Lamps, Lighting & Shades
968-977
978-987
988-996
Orientalia
997-1006
1007-1016
1017-1026
1027-1036
1037-1046
1047-1056
1057-1066
1067-1076
1077-1086
1087-1089
Furniture
1090-1099
1100-1109
1110-1118
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
1119-1128
1129-1132


An Antique Icon

1. An Antique Icon


An antique icon, hand painted on a wooden panel, approx. 12-5/8" x 10" x 5/8" thick, with a small wooden sliding cover at the upper right side corner, concealing a compartment in which is contained a crumpled paper and string (probably a blessing, but we didn't remove it). The images and verso are each labeled in Church Slavonic.

500/1,000 Sold: $431.25

A Spanish Colonial Religious Painting, ca. 18th/19th Century

2. A Spanish Colonial Religious Painting, ca. 18th/19th Century


A Spanish colonial religious painting on an arched top shaped canvas on stretchers fit behind the frame with a similar shape, and hand painted to resemble red marble. Overall the piece measures approx. 46" x 36".

3,000/5,000 Sold: $1,380.00

Continental School

3. Continental School


An icon depicting Mary and the Baby Jesus, oil and gilt on wood panel, approx. 15-7/8" x 9".

200/300 Sold: $529.00

Jan Maszkowski (Polish, 1794-1865)

4. Jan Maszkowski (Polish, 1794-1865)


At the Pawn Broker. Oil on canvas mounted down onto cardboard, signed in the composition along the edge of the trunk in the center of the floor, approx. 14" x 11", framed in an ornate gilt frame overall approx. 19" x 16". The narrative quality of this scene is typical of the artist's works; rendered in meticulous detail. The demure young woman with two small children are well dressed and are shown with a stylized beauty. The pawn brokers have a slight caricature quality. A display of whimsey is expressed in that part of the painter's signature is covered by the handle of a copper pot.

1,000/2,000 Sold: $6,037.50

An Oil on Copper After Holbein

5. An Oil on Copper After Holbein


An oil portrait of a man on an oval convex copper panel, after Holbein, approx. 4" x 3-3/8", framed with a worn velvet mat in a gilt frame overall approx. 8-1/2" x 7-3/4". Inscribed verso and recto.

400/600 Sold: $483.00

A Miniature Portrait of Oliver Cromwell

6. A Miniature Portrait of Oliver Cromwell


A miniature portrait of Oliver Cromwell, oil on copper oval approx. 1-7/8" x 1-5/8", with the numbers "1649" lightly etched verso, loosely set in a hinged with a copper bezel and a metal pin back under glass and framed in an black oval frame under convex glass, overall approx. 5" x 4-3/8". The name of Oliver Cromwell is written on a paper label on the backing. Not well attached to the frame.

100/200 Sold: $1,006.25

An Unsigned Portrait of a Young Man

7. An Unsigned Portrait of a Young Man


An unsigned portrait of a young man, approx. 27-1/2" x 22", framed in a wide gilt American pattern frame overall approx. 34" x 29". The style of his costume dates to the early 19th century.

200/400 Sold: $1,058.00

An Unsigned Portrait of a Gentleman

8. An Unsigned Portrait of a Gentleman


An unsigned portrait of a gentleman, oil on canvas, approx. 20" x 17", framed in a coved gilt frame with black on the outside overall approx. 24-1/2" x 20-1/2". A modern version of a gentleman with a faint resemblance to George Washington.

100/200 Sold: $132.25

Continental School, Probably ca. 18th Century

9. Continental School, Probably ca. 18th Century


St. Apolonia. Oil on canvas, approx. 33" x 25-1/2", framed in a gilt frame overall approx. 38" x 30". The saint holds the symbols of her martyrdom: a palm frond and a pincer. She is beautifully garbed in ermine, pearls and gems and has a halo surrounding her head. She is considered to be the patron saint of dentistry, d. 249 AD.

2,500/3,500 Sold: $460.00

Continental School, ca. 18th Century

10. Continental School, ca. 18th Century


A large oil on canvas depicting a bearded man carrying a sword (Charlemagne?), with a gem studded helmet in front of him; behind are pillars from a classical building. The canvas measures approx. 50" x 37", and with the framing overall approx. 53-1/2" x 40-1/4", no signature found; probably cut down from a larger composition.

3,500/4,500 Sold: $460.00

After Peter Paul Rubens

11. After Peter Paul Rubens


Portrait of a bearded man. Oil on wood panel, approx. 12-7/8" x 9-1/4", framed with a nameplate on the worn velvet of the lower panel overall approx. 19-3/4" x 16-3/4". There is possibly a thin sheet of paper between the panel and the pigment.

200/400 Sold: $943.00

An Unsigned Hudson River Style Landscape

12. An Unsigned Hudson River Style Landscape


An unsigned Hudson River style landscape, approx. 22" x 30" canvas size, framed in a wide contemporary ornate frame overall approx. 30" x 37-1/2". The scene is a very detailed depiction of a mountainous area with a river running through it,with some interesting details. On the right bank is a farm with two workers and a hay wagon drawn by two oxen. On the far bank are indications of buildings. In the lower portion of the scene is a wooden bridge, and water lilies are depicted floating below.

300/500 Sold: $126.50

Painting In The Manner of J.F. Peto

13. Painting In The Manner of J.F. Peto


Still life with book, pipe and mug. Oil on a pine wood panel, with the name "John F. Peto" in the lower right corner, approx. 8" x 12-2/3", framed in a vintage frame approx. 10-3/4" x 15-1/4" overall.

1,000/2,000 Sold: $402.50

J. Sikell (American School, 19th Century)

14. J. Sikell (American School, 19th Century)


Mountain Lake. Oil on wood panel, signed at the lower right corner, approx. 6-1/4" x 10", framed in a newer gilt frame overall approx. 9-3/4" x 13-5/8".

200/300 Sold: $299.00

An Unsigned Landscape Oil on Canvas

15. An Unsigned Landscape Oil on Canvas


An unsigned landscape, oil on canvas, depicting a mountainous region with a river, and with grazing cows on the banks, approx. 9-3/4" x 15", not framed.

100/200 Sold: $40.25

Attr: Edme Alexis Alfred Dehodencq (French, 1822-1882)

16. Attr: Edme Alexis Alfred Dehodencq (French, 1822-1882)


French officer in Africa. Oil on canvas, no signature found, inscribed on the stretchers, approx. 13-3/4" x 10-3/4", framed overall approx. 15-3/4" x 12-1/2".

800/1,200

Unknown Artist (Italian, 19th Century)

17. Unknown Artist (Italian, 19th Century)


Portrait of a woman carrying a flower basket. Oil on artist's board, no signature found, approx. 13-3/4" x 11" oval, framed in a newer oval frame overall approx. 16" x 13".

100/200 Sold: $396.75

Edouard Armand-Dumaresq (French, 1826-1895)

18. Edouard Armand-Dumaresq (French, 1826-1895)


Edouard Armand-Dumaresq (French, 1826-1895). "S...t...Broertje Shlaapt". (Shhh, Brother Sleeps) Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left of the canvas, aprox. 35" x 29-3/4", framed in a wide gilt frame overall approx. 41-1/4" x 36-1/4". The artist's name and the title (in Dutch) are written on a paper label on the back of the stretcher.

8,000/10,000

Francis Sidney Muschamp (British, 1829-1929)

19. Francis Sidney Muschamp (British, 1829-1929)


Mountain Lake. Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1881 in the lower right corner, approx. 20" x 30", framed in an ornate gilt frame overall approx. 25-1/2" x 35".

2,000/2,500

Casamir Clayton Griswold (American, 1834-1918)

20. Casamir Clayton Griswold (American, 1834-1918)


Landscape with bridge over a river. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left corner, approx. 12-1/8" x 20-1/4", framed in a newer gilt frame overall approx. 15-1/2" x 23-5/8".

500/800 Sold: $201.25

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