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• RUNNING GOLDEN AND BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERSNantucket,
  RUNNING GOLDEN AND BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERSNantucket, MA, c. 1880 11 in. long Two plovers that show similar characteristics to the carvings attributed to Captain James Wyer (1816-1899) of Nantucket, MA. The black-bellied plover has an "X" rig mark on the underside. The golden has original paint with moderate wear and some uneven varnish. The black-bellied has gunning wear mostly to the left side and a replaced bill. Provenance: Private Collection, Nantucket
• A GROUP OF FIVE FRENCH AND GERMAN PORCELAIN
  A GROUP OF FIVE FRENCH AND GERMAN PORCELAIN FIGURES, EA...A GROUP OF FIVE FRENCH AND GERMAN PORCELAIN FIGURES, EACH SIGNED, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, comprising a pair of polychrome painted KPM Berlin figures of a gentleman and lady in 18th century attire with lace details, standing on shaped triangular bases with molded "C" decoration and verso overglaze red inscribed "140/1073" and "140/1074" opposite an overglaze red cross on orb over KPM mark, underglaze blue scepter, incised potters double dot and D marks, impressed 180 and 181, each height: 9 3/4"; together with two Samson colorfully painted figures wearing 18th century style costumes, one modeled as a maiden beauty holding a floral stem in one hand and her blossoms filled skirt in the other while standing on a flower encrusted groundwork base of "C" scrolls and rocaille, verso underglaze blue horizontal line on crossed lines above "S", impressed "362," height: 8"; together with an actor wearing a beret cap and crimson cape on a large ruffled collar over a waistcoat and knee britches while standing by a tree trunk in a dramatic pose on a circular groundwork base with "C" scrolls and rocaille molded details, verso underglaze blue horizontal line on crossed lines above "S," impressed "287," height: 8"; including a Psyche figure wearing long floral decorated billowing fringed robes and holding Cupid's hand while descending from clouds on to a stylized groundwork of gnarly branches and foliage on swirling acanthus "C" scrolls and stylized rocaille, verso underglaze blue spear centering an exploding ball mark and impressed "4597," height: 12". Condition: Psyche figure has restored right hand fingers, few chipped leaf tips. Samson maiden has a repaired base, restored left hand and flower, restored neck. Both KPM figures have expected small lace losses, he is lacking part of black hat ribbon and she has had her left hand restored. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."
• FRANK BOYDEN (OREGON, BORN 1942) BRONZE
  FRANK BOYDEN (OREGON, BORN 1942) BRONZE TEAPOT WITFRANK BOYDEN (Oregon, born 1942) bronze teapot with fish design and crescent handle. Signed on the underside, dated 1990, Walla Walla Foundry mark. 9.5" high. Boyden received his bachelor of arts degree from Colorado College and his bachelor of fine arts and master of fine arts degrees from Yale University. In 1971, he returned to Oregon and established the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology in Otis, Oregon. Boyden has several public art installations around Oregon.
• TWO ELGEAN JOSHEVAMA JR. HOPI INDIAN
  TWO ELGEAN JOSHEVAMA JR. HOPI INDIAN KACHINASTwo Elgean Joshevama Jr. carved and painted Hopi Indian kachinas, one depicting "White Bear", 5" h. base, 6" dia., the other depicting "Snow Maiden", 6" h., signed. Condition: Snow Maiden has broken feather.
• 3 ANTIQUE OPEN FACE POCKET WATCHESThree
  3 ANTIQUE OPEN FACE POCKET WATCHESThree pocket watches including; 1) Hampden Watch Co. pocketwatch, 15j, size 18s, key wind. Case marked coin silver, approx. 57mm diameter, movement serial number 68694, Springfield Mass., engraving to back of case, runs. 2) Knickerbocker Watch Co. New York., 57mm case with locomotive engraving on back of case, runs. 3) Hampden Watch Co. Movement marked, Champion Canton, Ohio, lever set, serial 2355454, case measures approx. 56mm. Age appropriate wear present. Hampden Champion not running, th e other two did run but have not been tested for accuracy. Springfield Hampden has chips to crystal. See images for more details on condition. This item can be shipped in-house.
• RICHARD EDWARD MILLER (AMERICAN, 1875
  RICHARD EDWARD MILLER (AMERICAN, 1875 - 1943) 28 ½" x 36" "In the Garden." Oil on canvas, signed lower right, in decorative frame, overall 33 ½" x 41". Remnants of Worcester Art Museum label, Cleveland Museum of Art label and an unidentified label verso. "Macbeth Gallery New York" stamped on the top stretched bar. A letter of authenticity from Marie Louise Kane discusses the painting. "Although I have never seen the painting titled In the Garden (oil on canvas, 28.5 x 36 inches) signed Miller (lower right) and offered at Aspire Auctions February 12-18, 2021, I am of the firm opinion that it is by the American artist Richard Edward Miller (1875-1943). The model in the painting appears in other works of the period by Miller, most notably the seated figure under the parasol in Afternoon Tea, 1910 (Indianapolis Museum of Art). I would date In the Garden to the same period, 1910-1911, and place it in the same locale, a garden in Giverny, France. By 1910 Miller, who arrived in France in 1899 to further his art studies, had already spent several summers in Giverny, joining a small community of American artists, many of whom were pulled there by Monet's presence. Miller's work, which until this time was characterized by a darker palette, begin to brighten noticeably. He placed his models outdoors, in gardens, or in sunrooms opening into gardens, and played with the effects of sunlight – on flesh, on fabric, on foliage. As in other Giverny paintings by Miller, the model is wearing an off-the-shoulder dress with a full, white, tiered skirt, a flowing shawl, and a coral necklace. In the Garden has all of the desirable characteristics of Miller's peak impressionist, French-period painting: a comely model elegantly dressed ; a garden-in-full-bloom setting; a colorful palette; the play of light and shadow; and lively, virtuosic brushwork. In it he achieved the highly pleasing decorative effect which fulfills his dictum that “Art's mission is not literary, the telling of a story, but decorative, the conveying of a pleasant optical sensation.” I believe this painting was exhibited at the Macbeth Gallery in New York City, which held an exhibition of Miller's paintings April 1-20, 1912. A small pamphlet printed by the gallery lists the work as: No. 3 In the Garden. (The works are not illustrated.) Afternoon Tea, mentioned above, was also in that exhibition. From the Macbeth Gallery the painting went to the Worcester Art Museum, which had requested it, along with In the Arbor, for their 1912 Summer Exhibition. The painting was entered in the Worcester museum's registrar's file, but it seems not to have been included in the exhibition, as it is not listed in the exhibition catalogue. Correspondence between the museum and the Macbeth Gallery reveals that the museum director, Philip J. Gentner, felt he would have difficulty including all of the numerous paintings he had requested for the exhibition, and so it seems likely that he chose to exhibit only one painting by Miller – In the Arbor (illustrated in the catalogue). In the Garden was purchased from the Macbeth Gallery (just before it was packed up to go to Worcester) by Ralph T. King, Esq. This would no doubt have been Ralph Thrall King (1855-1926), a prominent Cleveland, OH businessman and civic leader. Years later the painting was exhibited at the Cleveland Museum of Art in “American Paintings Owned in Cleveland,” July 3 – September 13, 1920. It appears in an installation photo in the museum's archives.
• CYNTHIA RIGDEN RUNNING HORSES BRONZE
  CYNTHIA RIGDEN RUNNING HORSES BRONZE SCULPTURE Arizona,1943-2018Number 3 from an edition of 12 depicting three mustangs running and jumping over rocky terrain. Rigden attended Arizona State University majoring in art and agriculture, leaving the college to help run the ranch after her father lost his eyesight. Using her animals on the ranch as inspiration Rigden has made a name for herself sculpting horses and long horns, with her work in private collections and the Desert Caballeros Western Museum.
• English Delftware plate circa 1740;
  English Delftware plate circa 1740; blue and white chinoiserie decorated with central scene of Chinese figure in garden feeding a bird cross-hatch floral border 9 in. Diam. Estimate $ 200-300 Additional comments added on 5/29/2012: *Birdfeeder in garden has glaze chips and wear on the rim. Pitting fire flaws rim chips craquelure.