- COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
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COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ON ASIAN CERAMICS ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????including art reference books on asian art ceramics, in total 85 publications:Ashmolean Museum, Eastern Ceramics: and other works of art from the collection of Gerald Reitlinger, Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1981Battie, David (ed.), Sotheby's Concise Encyclopaedia of Porcelain, London: Conran Octopus Limited, 1994Beurdeley, Cecile, A Connoisseur's Guide to Chinese Ceramics, Office du Livre, 1985Butler, Michael, Seventeenth Century Jingdezhen Porcelain from the Shanghai Museum and the Butler Collections, London: Scala Publishers Limited, 2006Carswell, John, Blue & White: Chinese Porcelain Around the World, London: The British Museum, 2000Carswell, John, Chinese Ceramics in the Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istandbul: Sadberk Hanim Museum, 1995Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of Early Ming Period Porcelain, Taipei: National Palace MuseumChina without Dragons: Rare Pieces from the Oriental Ceramics Society Members, Hong Kong: CA Book Publishing, 2020Chinese Ceramics: Selected articles from Orientations 1982-2003, Hong Kong: Orientations Magazine Ltd., 2004Vainker, S.J., Chinese Pottery and Porcelain: From Prehistory to the Present, London: The British Museum, 1991Crick, Monique (ed.), Celadon: Grès des musées de la province du Zhejiang, Chine, Paris: Paris-Musées, 2005Davidson, Gerald, The Handbook of Marks on Chinese Ceramics, London: Han - Shan Books, 1994Eskenazi: Song ceramics 10th to 13th century (catalogue), 2003Fischell, Rosalind, Blue & White China: Origins/Western Influences, Boston: Little Brown & Company, 1987Foundation Amaverunt, Musée Ariana, La porcelaine chinoise de transition et ses influences sur la céramique japonaise, proche-orientale et européenneFrick Collection, Chinese Blue-and-white Porcelain in the Frick Collection, Frick Collection, 1992Fung, Rebecca, Ming Colours: Polychrome Porcelain from Jingdezhen, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 2006Garner, Harry, Oriental Blue & White, London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1954Gray, Anita,A Catalogue of Oriental Ceramics and Works of ArtGray, Anita, A Catalogue of Oriental Ceramics and Works of ArtGray, Basil, Sung Porcelain & Stoneware, London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1984Hardy, Sheila Yorke, Illustrated Catalogue of Ru, Guan, Jun, Guangdong and Yixing Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1999Harrison-Hall, Jessica, Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London: The British Museum, 2001Heaven and Earth Seen Within Song Ceramics from the Robert Barron Collection, New Orleans: New Orleans Museum of Art, 2000Ho, Lee Ying, Antique Ceramics: translated by Goh Beng Choo, Singapore: Asiapac Books PTE Ltd., 1996Illustrated Catalogue of Celadon Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1997Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Ming Style Polychrome Wares in The Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 2006Illustrated Catalogue of Qing Monochrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1989Illustrated Catalogue of Ru, Guan, Jun, Guangdong and Yixing Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, Hardy, Sheila Yorke, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1999Jenyns, Soame, Japanese Pottery, London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1971Jenyns, Soame, Ming Pottery and Porcelain, London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1988Kerr, Rose (et al.), The World in Colours: an exhibition of ceramics with coloured decoration dating from 700 to 1920 belonging to members of the Oriental Ceramic Society, London: The Oriental Ceramic Society, 2006Kerr, Rose, Song Dynasty Ceramics, London: V&A Publications, 2004Krahl, Regina, Dawn of the Yellow Earth: Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, New York: China Institute Gallery, 2000Kuwayama, George, Chinese Ceramics in Colonial Mexico, Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1997Li, He, Chinese Ceramics: The New Standard Guide, London: Thames and Hudson, 1996Little, Stephen, Chinese Ceramicsof the Transitional Period: 1620-1683, New York: China Institute in America, 1983Littleton & Hennessy, Littleton & Hennessy: Exhibition of Qing Porcelain, London: Littleton & Hennessy, 2005Liu, Liang-yu, A Survey of Chinese Ceramics: Ch'ing Official and Popular Wares, Taipei: Aries Gemini Publishing Ltd., 1991Liu, Liang-yu, A Survey of Chinese Ceramics: Ming Official Wares, Taipei: Aries Gemini Publishing Ltd., 1991Liu, Liang-yu, A Survey of Chinese Ceramics: Sung Wares, Taipei: Aries Gemini Publishing Ltd., 1991Lo, Kai-Yin (ed.), Bright as Silver White as Snow: Chinese White Ceramics from Late Tang to Yuan Dynasty, Yung Ming Tang, 1998Macintosh, Duncan, Chinese Blue and White Porcelain: Third Edition, Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club Ltd., 1994Medley, Margaret, Illustrated Catalogue of Ming Polychrome Wares, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1978Medley, Margaret, Illustrated Catalogue of Ting and Allied Wares, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1980Medley, Margaret, Illustrated Catalogue of Underglaze Blue and Copper Red Decorated Porcelains in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 2004Medley, Margaret, Illustrated Catalogue of Underglaze Blue and Copper Red Decorated Porcelains, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1976Medley, Margaret, Metalwork and Chinese Ceramics, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1972Medley, Margaret, The Chinese Potter: A Practical History of Chinese Ceramics, Oxford, Phaidon Press Limited, 1999Medley, Margaret, Yuan Porcelain & Stoneware, London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1974Mowry, Robert D., Farrell, Eugene, Coolidge Rousmaniere, Nicola, Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers: Chinese Brown and Black-Glazed Ceramics, 400-1400, Cambridge: Harvard University Art Museums, 1997Museum of East Asian Art: Chinese Ceramics v. 1: Inaugural Exhibition, Bath: The Museum of East Asian Art, 1993Pierson, Stacey (ed.), Qingbai Ware: Chinese Porcelain of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, London: Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, 2002Pierson, Stacey, Blue and White for China: Porcelain Treasures in the Percival David Collection, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 2004Pierson, Stacey, Designs as Signs: Decoration and Chinese Ceramics, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 2001Pierson, Stacey, Earth, Fire and Water: Chinese Ceramic Technology: A Handbook for Non-specialists, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 1996Pierson, Stacey, Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art: Illustrated Guide to the Collection, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 2004Pierson, Stacey, Song Ceramics: Objects of Admiration, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 2003Pope, John Alexander, Chinese Porcelains from the Ardebil Shrine, London: Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1981Priestley & Ferraro, Chinese Art: Song Ceramics & Works of Art, 2014Riggs, Thomas (et al.), Dark Jewels: Chinese Black and Brown Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, Chapel Hill: Ackland Art Museum, 2002Rinaldi, Maura, Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History of Trade, London: Bamboo Publishing, 1989Scott, Rosemary (ed.), Illustrated Catalogue of Qing Enamelled Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1991Scott, Rosemary and Pierson, Stacey, Flawless Porcelains: Imperial Ceramics from the Reign of the Chenghua Emperor, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 1995Scott, Rosemary E. (ed.), The Porcelains of Jingdezhen (Colloquies on Art & Archaeology in Asia No.16), London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 1993Scott, Rosemary, Imperial Taste: Chinese Ceramics from the Percival David Foundation, San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1989Shanghai Museum Ancient Chinese Ceramics Gallery, Shanghai MuseumSong Ceramics: Art History, Archaeology and Technology (Colloquies on Art & Archaeology in Asia No.22), London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 2004Sotheby's: Song A Japanese Collection, London: Sotheby's, 2011Sotheby's: Song Ceramics from the Muwen Tang Collection, 2003The Ceramic Art of China, London: Drydens Printers Ltd, 1971The Ceramic Art of China, London: Drydens Printers Ltd, 1971The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, Song Ceramics, Osaka: Asahi Shimbun, 1999The Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong: Tsui Museum of Art, 1991The World in Blue and White: an exhibition of blue and white ceramics, dating between 1320 and 1820, from members of the Oriental Ceramic Society, London: The Oriental Ceramic Society, 2003The World in Monochromes, London: The Oriental Ceramic Society, 2009Tippett, Paul, Christie's Collectables: Blue and White China The Connoisseur's Guide, London: Little, Brown and Company, 1997Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society Volume 68. 2003-2004, London: The Oriental Ceramic Society, 2005Tregear, Mary, Chinese Ceramics in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1987Tregear, Mary, Song Ceramics, London: Thames and Hudson, 1982Wang, Qingzheng, A Dictionary of Chinese Ceramics, Shanghai: Shanghai Dictionary Publishing House, 2002Wilson, Ming, Rare Marks on Chinese Ceramics: a joint exhibition from the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: School of Oriental & African Studies, 1998Wirgin, Jan, Sung Ceramic Designs, London: Han-Shan Tang Ltd., 1979Wong, Sarah and Pierson, Stacey (ed.), Collectors, Curators, Connoisseurs: A Century of the Oriental Ceramic Society 1921-2021, London: The Oriental Ceramic Society, 2021Wood, Nigel, Chinese Glazes, London: A & C Black Ltd., 1999(qty)Provenance: Private Scottish collection, North Berwick, has been collecting Asian ceramics for 25 years.Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. ???????
- (12) GEMSTONE & JEWELRY ILLUSTRATED
(12) GEMSTONE & JEWELRY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS CATALOGS(lot of 12) Gemstone and jewelry books, including: (1) "Art of the Jewel," Paula Crevoshay, signed by author on title page; (1) "Secret of the Gem Trade - The Connoisseur's Guide to Precious Gemstones," Richard W. Wise, signed on inside cover; (1) "The National Gem Collection," Jeffrey Post, signed inside cover by author; (1) Musee de mineralogie de l'Ecole des Mines de Paris; (1) "The Jewels of JAR Paris," Christie's; (1) "Light & Stone Highlights from the Scott Gem Collection," The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art; (1) "Elizabeth Taylor My Love Affair with Jewelry," Elizabeth Taylor, signed inside title page; (1) "Harry Winston"; (1) "Graff - The Most Fabulous Jewels in the World," Vanessa Von Zitzewitz; (1) "Verdura - The life and work of a master jeweler," Patricia Corbett; (1) "Gems and Jewels - A Connoisseur's Guide," Benjamin Zucker; (1) "Henry Dunay - A Precious Life," Henry Dunay, signed by author on title page; largest: approx 14.75"l, 11"diam; 29.5 lbs total
- LADY WORSLEY HN3318 - ROYAL DOULTON
LADY WORSLEY HN3318 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINEReynolds Ladies is a series inspired by the portraits of Sir Joshua Reynolds and designed by Peter Gee. The pieces were each introduced in a limited edition of 5,000 from 1991-1993. Over two centuries ago, Joshua Reynolds reached the pinnacle of success as a great portrait painter for high society in London. His work, remarkable for its expressive qualities and richness of color, has survived through many generations to be enjoyed today as much as it was then. Royal Doultons series represents an equally outstanding achievement - again, almost two centuries of enduring art and a heritage which remains unsurpassed. This beautiful collection of four prestigious, limited edition figures is a tribute to these two traditions, bringing together the portraits of Joshua Reynolds and the ceramic Artistry of Royal Doulton. The collection, first introduced in 1991 in a limited edition of 5,000; required considerable dedication, research and commitment to transform the subjects of four Reynolds portraits into figures. This is a collection for the connoisseur - an exceptional marriage of fine art, past and present. - Reynolds Ladies Artist: Peter Gee
Artist: Peter Gee
Issued: 1991; Ltd. 5,000
Dimensions: 9.5"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
- COUNTESS OF HARRINGTON HN3317 - ROYAL
COUNTESS OF HARRINGTON HN3317 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINEThe Countess of Harrington wears a Grecian style silk gown with a scarf trim which matches the plume in her hair. The wreath she carries is made of hand-carved and hand-painted flowers. Reynolds Ladies is a series inspired by the portraits of Sir Joshua Reynolds and designed by Peter Gee. The pieces were each introduced in a limited edition of 5,000 from 1991-1993. Over two centuries ago, Joshua Reynolds reached the pinnacle of success as a great portrait painter for high society in London. His work, remarkable for its expressive qualities and richness of color, has survived through many generations to be enjoyed today as much as it was then. Royal Doultons series represents an equally outstanding achievement - again, almost two centuries of enduring art and a heritage which remains unsurpassed. This beautiful collection of four prestigious, limited edition figures is a tribute to these two traditions, bringing together the portraits of Joshua Reynolds and the ceramic Artistry of Royal Doulton. The collection, first introduced in 1991 in a limited edition of 5,000; required considerable dedication, research and commitment to transform the subjects of four Reynolds portraits into figures. This is a collection for the connoisseur - an exceptional marriage of fine art, past and present. - Reynolds Ladies Artist: Peter Gee
Artist: Peter Gee
Issued: 1992; Ltd. 5,000
Dimensions: 9.5"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
- ROYAL DOULTON WHISKEY FLASK, THE CONNOISSEURA
ROYAL DOULTON WHISKEY FLASK, THE CONNOISSEURA whiskey jug with a character 'The Connoisseur', expert judge in matters of taste, studying the quality of wine in his glass. Jug has original topper with ring chain on handle of jug.
Doulton stamp. #Wine #Spirits
Artist: Charles Noke
Issued: 1906
Dimensions: 8.5"H
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Provenance: David Bearman Collection
- MOORCROFT POTTERY VASE, PORTELET BAY
MOORCROFT POTTERY VASE, PORTELET BAY PATTERN, 2004The Connoisseur Collection, June 2004. Dark blue-green glazed ground with tubelined floral pattern.
Cylindrical form with flared rim. Highly detailed piece with exquisite design of bright flowers encircling body. Moorcroft Pottery backstamp. #vase #decor
Issued: 20th c.
Dimensions: 8"H
Manufacturer: Moorcroft Pottery
Country of Origin: England
- BESWICK CONNOISSEUR FIGURINE, CHEETAH
BESWICK CONNOISSEUR FIGURINE, CHEETAH ON ROCK 2725Hand painted, matte finish. Part of the Connoisseur Series. Modeled as a Cheetah at the watering hole.
Beswick England backstamp. Weight: 2lb 7.1 oz #Beswick #cheetah #wildlifeanimal
Issued: 1981-1994
Dimensions: 11.25"L x 6.25"W x 6.25"H
Manufacturer: Beswick
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Good
- ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE FIGURALFigural candle snuffer of William Shakespeare, part of the Connoisseur Collection.
Highly detailed gold accents on a ruby red topcoat. #shakespeare #literature #books
Issued: 1980s
Dimensions: 3"H
Manufacturer: Royal Worcester
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Good
- ROYAL DOULTON A LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE
ROYAL DOULTON A LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE 1871-1945 BOOKCollector's volume showcasing the finest ceramic art wares produced by Royal Doulton, Lambeth and Burslem Studios
ISBN-13 : 978-0764317972. Hardcover book; It features fine pieces from private collections, dating from the 1870s to 1945. Many of these have never before been seen publicly. Over 600 photographs bring these treasures directly to the connoisseur of fine decorative ceramic art. #RoyalDoulton #Lambeth #Burslem
Artist: Gregg Whittecar / Arron Rimpley
Issued: 2002
Dimensions: 1"L x 9.25"W x 12.25"H
Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing Ltd.,
Condition:
Minor age related wear. Edgeworn on cover.
- MARIANO JOSÉ MARIA BERNARDO FORTUNY
MARIANO JOSÉ MARIA BERNARDO FORTUNY (1838-1874) A PAINT...MARIANO JOSÉ MARIA BERNARDO FORTUNY (1838-1874) A PAINTING, "The Connoisseur," oil on wood panel, signed L/R. 10 1/2" x 5 3/4" Provenance: Property from a South Texas Collector.
Condition:
Mild surface wear but overall in good to very good condition, wear commensurate with age. 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."
- GRP: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART BOOKSLarge
GRP: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART BOOKSLarge group of reference books, monographs, and catalogs on modern and contemporary art, including works on major movements such as Futurism and Synchromism, and artists including Zao Wou-Ki, Georges Rouault, Pablo Picasso, and Anselm Kiefer, among many others. Additionally includes works on Eastern European and Latin American art during the period, along with several auction catalogs. A full list of titles included is as follows: three catalogs from Arthur Tooth and Sons Limited; William C. Seitz, "Hans Hofmann"; George W. Staempfli invitation to "Mary Bauermeister" exhibition; Frank O'Hara "New Spanish Painting and Scupture"; an issue of "In the Art World" catalog; catalog from San Jose State University "Holly Lane"; catalog of the University Art Museum, University of California "Lindner"; Marlborough New London Gallery catalog "Ben Nicholson: Twelve New Works June 1967"; catalog of Galerie des Granges "Andre Planson: Oeuvres Recentes (1970-1975); Graham W. J. Beal "Wayne Thiebaud Painting"; an issue of the Arts Club of Chicago "Germaine Richier, January 21-February 19, 1966"; Eine Sammlung "Werner Gilles"; catalog from Centro Cultural San Angel "Mauricio Cervantes: El Codigo de lo Intangible"; resume/promotional material of John Black; Max Bill promotional material; Museum of Modern Art catalog "Picasso: 75th Anniversary Exhibition"; catalog from Marlborough Gallery "William Baziotes: Late Work 1946-1962"; catalog from the Italian Festival - San Francisco April-May 1959 "Italy: Three Directions in Painting and Sculpture of Younger Italian Artists"; catalog from Aquavella Galleries "XIX & XX Century Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, Gouaches, Collages: October 21-November 24, 1982"; catalog from Richard Gray Gallery "Picasso's Picassos: Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture from the Artist's Estate"; catalog from Howard Wise Gallery "Light Ballet"; catalog from Galeria Arte Actual Mexicano "Ricardo Mazal Pinturas"; catalog from Centro Cultural San Angel "Alberto Castro Lenero: La Fragmentacion"; two copies of Frank Gaard's "Terence la Noue"; 2 copies of a catalog from the Arts Club of Chicago, The University Gallery and the Jewish Museum "Pierre Alechinsky"; catalog from the Weintraub Gallery "Henry Moore: Sculpture, Watercolors & Drawings, Graphics, Portfolios"; catalog from Marlborough Gerson Gallery "Arnaldo Pomodoro"; Deborah Wye "Louis Bourgeois"; Allison C. Meier, Kris Kuksi, and Samuel D. Gliner "Colin Christian: Trypophobia"; Time Magazine, "Covers"; a catalog from Staempfli "Minoru Yamasaki: The Architect and his use of Sculpture as an Integral Part of Design"; catalog from the Arts Club of Chicago "Tom Holland"; Peter Selz "15 Polish Painters"; Werner Schmalenbach "The Known and Unknown of Julius Bissier"; "Adrian Berg: Recent Paintings of Gloucester Gate, Regents's Part"; Atherton Curtis and Paul Proute "Adolphe Appian: son Oeuvre Grave et Lithographie"; catalog from Marisa del re Gallery "Diego Giacometti"; Thalia Gouma-Peterson "Miriam Schapiro: A Retrospective, 1953-1980"; Ebria Feinblatt and Bruce Davis "Los Angeles Prints, 1883-1980"; catalog from La Sociedad Mexicana de Arte Moderno "Alberto Castro Lenero: Castillo Interior"; catalog from the University of California, Los Angeles/Cleveland Museum of Art/Minneapolis Institute of Arts/Museum of Fine Arts, Boston/Philips Gallery, Washington D.C./San Francisco Museum of Art "John Marin Memorial Exhibition"; catalog from Chapellier Gallery "Frank Duveneck 1849-1919"; Edward Kienholz "Volksempfangers Nationalgalerie Berlin"; the Connoisseur, January 1963; publication from Galleria Fiamma Vico Frezzeria San Marco "Gaston Orellana Aldo Bresciani"; Robert Rosenblum "The Sculpture of Picasso"; catalog from the Sidney Janis Gallery "The High-Kitsch of Eilshemius at Janis"; catalog from the Sun Valley Art Auction June 29, 1991; catalog from Galerie van de Loo "Alfred Kremer: Seichnungen"; catalog from the Sidney Janis Gallery "New Paintings Sculpture & Drawings by Jim Dine"; Maurice Tuchman "American Sculpture of the Sixties"; catalog from the Ravinia Festival Art Exhibit 1962; Vittore Frattini "Miklos N. Varga: Frammenti Lirici 2"; Beelden Schilderijen Tekeningen Grafisch Werk "Robert Vander Eycken"; catalog from the Chicago Sculpture International May 10-15 1984"; "Edward Lentsch"; catalog from Minnesota Museum of Art "Kollwitz"; catalog from the Art Institute of Chicago "Anselm Kiefer"; catalog from the Marlborough Gallery "Ettore Colla"; catalog from Manny Silverman Gallery "Edward Dugmore Burning Bright: Paintings 1950-1959"; catalog from Wexner Center of the Arts "Will / Power: New Works by Papo Colo, Jimmie Durham, David Hammons, Hachivi Edgar Heap of Birds, Adrian Piper, Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson"; catalog from Staempfli "Fritz Koenig"; catalog from Robert Miller gallery "Robert S. Zakanitch"; Jennifer Licht "Eight Contemporary Artists"; catalog from Stephen Roman + Private Art Dealer "Darcilio Lima 1944-1991"; catalog from Musee d'Art Americain Giverny and Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago "Roxy Paine"; catalog from Robert Fraser Gallery "Peter Blake"; catalog from Grand Central Art Galleries "August Mosca: A Fifty Year Retrospective"; catalog from Marlborough Gallery "Larry Rivers 1970-1973"; catalog from Marlborough Gallery "Isaac Witkin"; Martin Friedman "Adolph Gottlieb"; catalog from Marisa del re Gallery "Baj Fontana Manzoni"; catalog from Howard Wise Gallery "Otto Piene: Elements"; catalog from Lefebre Gallery "Corneille"; catalog from FineArts Printing Services "Johnmarc Edwards"; "Tongabezi: Victoria Falls, Zambia"; 1998 Pew Fellowships in the Arts catalog; catalog from BlumHelman gallery "David True--Recent Paintings"; catalog from Marlborough-Gerson Gallery "R. B. Kitaj"; 5 issues of Art in America magazine; William Firebrace "Things Worth Seeing: A Guide to the City of W"; catalog from Curt Valentin Gallery "Lehmbruck and his Contemporaries"; "Karl Hartung"; Katrina Daschner "Killing the Systems Softly"; 8 Walker catalogs; a catalog from Kunstmuseum Luzern; catalog from Felix Landau Gallery "Harry Kramer: Sculptures, Objects and Films"; Rita Caurio "Artexile No Brasil: Viagem pelo Mundo da Tapecaria"; Francisco Goya and Philip Hofer "The Disparates or, The Proverbios"; a catalog from The Art Gallery at Kennesaw State College "Cameroon Art: Selections from the Collection of William Arnett"; 2 issues of Art in America journal; Albert E. Elsen "Modern European Sculpture 1918-1945: Unknown Beings and Other Realities"; a catalog from the Art Institute of Chicago "A Century of Progress : Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, June 1 to November 1 1933"; an issue of Directions in Contemporary Painting and Sculpture from the Art Institute of Chicago publication; Alan G. Wilkinson "The Drawings of Henry Moore"; a catalog of Marlborough Gallery "Grisha Bruskin"; three publications by the Museum of Modern Art; one issue of Paris/New York Arts Yearbook 3"; five issues of Arts International journal; four issues of Art International: The Lugano Review journal; publication/catalog from the Dr. Martyna Miskinis Collection; four issues of the Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts; catalog of the National Gallery of Jamaica and the Smithsonian Institution exhibition "Jamaican Art: 1922-1982"; a catalog from the Museu de Art Moderna's VII Bienal "Estados Unidos da America" 1963; Gail Levin "Synchromism and American Color Abstraction 1910-1925"; a catalog from Gebr. Douwes Fine Art "Russian Paintings"; catalog from National Collection of Fine Arts "Sao Paulo 9"; two issues of "Alan D'Arcangelo" from Marlborough Gallery; a catalog from Associated American Artists "Lyonel Feininger: Ships and Seas"; Frances Carey and Antony Griffiths "From Manet Toulouse-Lautrec: French Lithographs 1860-1900, catalog of an Exhibition at the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, 1978"; catalog from Walker Art Center "Tyler Graphics: The Extended Image"; a catalog from Hauswedell & Nolte Auction House; Handzeichnungen, "Documenta III," two copies; Ken Friedman "Fluxus Virus: 1962-1992"; Ann Temkin "Alice Neel"; catalog from Knoedler Contemporary Art "David Smith"; Andre Maisonneuve "Ger Lataster"; catalog from the Edinburgh Festival 1955 "Paul Gauguin: Paintings, Sculpture and Engravings"; catalog from Richard Gray Gallery "Jennifer Bartlett"; catalog from Felix Landau Gallery "First West Coast Exhibition Kinetic Sculpture and Cinematisations by Pol Bury"; Earl S. Braggs "Hat Dancer Blue"; catalog from Lefebre Gallery "Julius Bissier"; "Italian Art: Monographs on Artists" catalog 115; catalog from Dayton's Gallery 12 "Calder"; Andrew Carnduff Ritchie "The New Decade: 22 European Painters and Sculptures"; Frederick A. Sweet "Sargent, Whistler and Mary Cassatt"; catalog from Pamela Auchincloss Gallery "Charles Arnoldi: Recent Monotypes from the Garner Tullis Workshop"; an issue of The Arts Club of Chicago journal May 6 through June 26, 1985; catalog from Bowdoin College Museum of Art "Leonard Baskin"; catalog from Dayton's Gallery 12 and Dwan Gallery "Charles Ross: Prisms"; Walker Arts Center publication "Nicholas Krushenick"; an issue of Sport Equestri journal "La Vita di Caprilli"; three catalogs from Marlborough Gallery; Jean Leymarie "Zao Wou-Ki"; Janis Conner and Joel Rosenkranz "Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939"; catalog from Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam "Anselm Kiefer: Bilter 1986-1980"; Paul Maenz & Gerd de Vries "Anselm Kiefer"; Henrik Cornell "Carl Milles and the Milles Gardens"; catalog from Comune di Milano "Giorgio de Chirico; Jenny Lion "Magnetic North"; catalog from Wexner Center for the Arts "Maya Lin: Public/Private"; Walker Art Center "6 Artists 6 Exhibitions"; Howard Wise Gallery "Lights of Silver by Mack"; catalog from Stadische Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, ARC/Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, The Israel Museum "Anselm Kiefer"; catalog from Marian Goodman Gallery "Anselm Kiefer"; catalog from Walker Art Center "New Art of Argentina"; Museum of Modern Art "Georgio de Chirico"; Kasmin Limited "John Howlin Recent Paintings"; Marlborough-Gerson "Four London Artists: Gordon House, Colin Lanceley, Richard Lin and Joe Tilson"; Marlborough Prints Price List; catalog from the Arts Club of Chicago and University of Minnesota Gallery "Alan Davie"; Marlborough Gallery "Colin Lanceley"; catalog from the Junior Council of the Museum of Modern Art "Recent Painting USA: The Figure"; Martin Friedman, Graham W.J. Beal, Lisa Lyons "Drawings by Lesak and Rainer"; promotional material from Borgenicht Gallery; catalog from Katonah Museum of Art "Dorothy Dehner: Sixty Years of Art"; two promotional pamphlets from Staempfli; Elizabeth Armstrong and Sheila McGuire "First Impressions: Early Prints by Forty-Six Contemporary Artists"; catalog from Hapsburg, Feldman Fine Art Auctioneers "Soviet Contemporary Art: The Property of the Kniga Collection, Paris"; Vavara Rodchenko and Aleksandr Lavrentiev "The Rodchenko Family Workshop"; Walker Art Center catalog "Richard Sussman"; catalog from Charles Cowles Gallery "Tom Holland"; catalog for the VII Bienal in Sao Paulo, Brazil "10 American Sculptors: Agostini, Chryssa, Decker, Kipp, Mallary, Schmidt, Segal, Sugarman, Weinrib, Wines"; Barbara J. Bloemink "The Art of Esteban Lisa"; Marlborough Gallery catalog "Contemporary Spanish Realists"; Robert C. Morgan "All the Lost Souls: Lu Zhang's Mirror of Identity"; promotional material for Lefebre Gallery; Walker Art Center "Michelangelo Pistoletto: A Reflected World"; Pierre Alechinsky "Three Pillories: A Key to an Image"; five catalogs from Dre Devens Dutch Constructivist; catalog from the Museum of Modern Art, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, San Francisco Museum of Art and the Art Gallery of Toronto "Les Fauves"; catalog from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts "Modern Illustrated Books from the Collection of Louis E. Stern"; Sylvan Cole, Jr and Robert Doty "Will Barnet: Etchings, Lithographs, Woodcuts, Serigraphs 1932-1972 catalog raisonne"; Edith Hoffmann "Kokoschka Life and Work"; Elac Lyon "Mattiacci, Mochetti, Nannucci"; Wladimiro Settimelli and Filippo Zevi "Gli Alinari: Fotografi a Firenze 1852-1920"; William C. Seitz "Mark Tobey"; Kunstforum International "Zwischenbilanz II Neue Deutsche Malerei"; Henry Geldzahler "New York Painting and Sculpture: 1940-1970"; Virginia M. Mecklenburg "The Patricia and Phillip Frost Collection: American Abstraction 1930-1945"; Gert von Osten "Plastik seit 1800 in Deutschland, Osterrich und der Schweiz"; Steven Heller and Louise Fili "Dutch Moderne: Graphic Design from Destijl to Deco"; one Christie's catalog; Joshua C. Taylor "Futurism"; Sotheby's catalog, "The Eye of a Collector: Works from the Collection of Stanley J. Seeger"; journal from the University of Minnesota "Germany in the Twenties: The Artist as a Social Critic"; Bruckmann Munchen "Marino Marini"; Verlag Torsten Brohan "Hans Moller"; Henri Baruk, Andre Neher and Leon Askenazi "Le Livre de Ruth"; catalog from Istituto di Cultura di Palazzo Grassi "La Pittura Metafisica"; catalog from Galerie van de Loo Munchen "Maurice Wuckaert"; Marlborough Gallery "Avigdor Arikha Ink Drawings 1965-1972"; catalog from Weinstein Gallery "Fifteenth Anniversary"; two copies of Malcolm C. Salaman "Fine Prints of the Year: An Annual Review of Contemporary Etchings and Engraving"; catalog from the Pushkin Museum, Moscow "Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Paintings from the U.S.S.R."; catalog from the Far Gallery "Leonard Baskin: The Graphic Work, 1950-1970"; catalog from Editions Limited Gallery "Jurgen Peters"; Martin Friedman and Graham W.J.Beal "George Segal: Sculptures"; Judith Zilczer "'The Noble Buyer: John Quinn Patron of the Avant-Garde"; Luis R. Cancel, Jacinto Quirarte, Marimar Benitez, Nelly Perazzo, Lowery S. Sims, Eva Cockcroft, Felix Angel, and Carla Stellweg "The Latin American Spirit: Art and Artists in the United States, 1920-1970"; catalog from the United Book Guild "Aubrey Beardsley Drawings"; Peter Selz "Emil Nolde"; Kunsthaus Richterswil "Ardyn Halter"; Jean Dubuffet "Dubuffet: 1962-66"; John Richardson "Georges Braque 1882-1963: An American Tribute"; Walker Art Center catalog "Scale and Environment: 10 Sculptors"; Pace Gallery Publications "Dubuffet"; William H. Wilson "Raoul Dufy: A Retrospective"; Publication from R.S. Johnson International, Chicago "Pablo Picasso (1881-1973): Master of Graphic Art"; Martin H. Bush and Kenworth Moffett "Goodnough"; David Eugene Smith "Mathematics and Poetry"; catalog from Galerie van de Loo Munchen "Dimitri Hadzi"; Stephanie Barron "German Expressionist Sculpture"; an issue of "Avant-Garde" magazine; Carl de Keyzer "Homo Sovieticus"; catalog from the Tel Aviv Museum of Art "Yigal Ozeri 1994-1997"; Demetrio Paparoni "Stefano Peroli"; two issues of Design Quarterly journal; Robert P. Metzger "Reuben Nakian: Centennial Retrospective 1897-1986"; Schule von Pistoia "Barni Buscioni Ruffi"; publication from Hundert Tage fur Salzburg "Mimmo Paladino"; Minnesota Museum of Art publication "Clara"; James David Draper and Guilhem Scherf "Augustin Pajou: Royal Sculptor 1730-1809"; Albert Scaglione "Laszlo Dus"; Germano Celant "Mario Merz"; catalog from Tubingen-Hamburg-Zurich "Joseph Beus Olfarben 1949-1967"; two copies of Ronald Paulson "Hogarth's Graphic Works: First Complete Edition"; Pierre Courthion "Rouault"; Leon Bellefleur postcards "12 Dessins - Drawings"; "Byelorussian Glassmaker's Art"; catalog from G. di San Lazzaro.
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- A PAIR OF FRENCH SCHOOL DRAWINGS(18th
A PAIR OF FRENCH SCHOOL DRAWINGS(18th century)
A Pair of Pastoral Landscape drawings, attributed on label to Jean Baptiste Le Prince (1734-1781), unsigned, sepia and brown ink and ink wash on laid paper, one with 18th century partial "Pro Patria" watermark, rampant lion within a stockade, one with "B L" watermark, 7-1/2 x 6-5/8 in.; matching gilt wood frames, 11 x 10-1/8 in.
Provenance: The Connoisseur, Inc., New York City, New York (label verso); Private Collection
Condition:
toning, staining, fading, some light foxing, some chipping at edges, one tipped in at top, one taped verso to mount top and bottom; frames with abrasions
- ENGLISH OAK CORNER HANGING CABINET,
ENGLISH OAK CORNER HANGING CABINET, HAVING TWO CARVED D...English Oak Corner Hanging Cabinet, having two carved doors, height 35 1/2 inches, depth 16 inches. Provenance: The Connoisseur Antiques, Illinois. Estate of Wallace Bradway, New Haven, CT.
Condition:
All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past.
- 70 REFERENCE BOOKS ON GLASS AND PERFUMESincluding:
70 REFERENCE BOOKS ON GLASS AND PERFUMESincluding: Commercial Perfume Bottles by Jacquelyne Y. Jones-North, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 1987; Scent Bottles by Kate Foster, London: The Connoisseur, 1966; Sulphides : The Art of Cameo Incrustation by Paul Jokelson, New York: Nelson, 1968; The Book of Perfume by Elisabeth Barille and Catherine Laroze, New York/Paris: Flammarion, 1995; DeVilbiss Perfume and Vanity Items: The Catalogues , compiled by Marsha Crafts, 2008; The Reference Guide for Commercial Perfumes 1860-1960 by Ken Leach, Toronto: Kres Publishing, 1997; Art Glass Identification and Price Guide by John A. Shuman III, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 2003; Frederick Carder's Steuben Glass by Marshall Ketchum, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 2002; British Glass 1800-1914 by Charles R. Hajdamach, published by the Antique Collector's Club, 1991; Baccarat by Jean-Louis Curtis, New York: Thames and Hudson, 1992; and others
Provenance: Collection of Janice and Joe Boyd
Condition:
all with light wear to extremities, bumped corners, some tears and losses to dust jackets
- DUNHILL HUMIDORDunhill Humidor, interior
DUNHILL HUMIDORDunhill Humidor, interior plaque, marked "Presented to Dr. Julius Jacobson upon his election to membership in The Connoisseurs Humidor Society", height 6 inches, top 10 1/4" x 12 1/4", Provenance: Julius H Jacobson II a Fifth Avenue Estate.
Condition:
All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past. Condition: Reports are available by request and answered in the order they are received starting the week of the sale.
- SILVER ART NOUVEAU DAGGER CANE-Ca. 1900
SILVER ART NOUVEAU DAGGER CANE-Ca. 1900 -L-shaped silver handle hand chased and engraved to depict an exotic bird clamping a top of a tree crest with joined and elegantly stretching wings and downwards hanging long tail exposing its beautiful plumage and a magnificent pair of paws with mighty talons. The chasing detail is fine and carried throughout with an excessive and breath-taking accuracy. -Struck with two hallmarks authenticating a French origin and a “16” possible serial number, the handle comes on an ebony shaft and a metal ferrule. -So far, so good, however, what makes this cane singular is that is an unassuming and possibly the ultimate defense weapon. Indeed, the handle detaches through a simple but efficient friction lock device to release a redoubtable 6” tall “Stiletto Style” high-grade round steel blade with pointed tip and, shiny, mirror-like decorative dot etchings. -More and above, it is an authentic expression of art and culture, an enormously powerful image on its own right and definitely the connoisseur’s first choice. -H. 4 ½” x 3 ¾”, O.L. 35 ¾” -$1,200-1,600 -Dagger canes are, in a sense, swords with shorter blades. Many daggers were specially designed to inflict the maximum amount of injury and generally encountered with intricate embellishment. -The swordstick was a popular fashion accessory for the wealthy during the 18th and 19th centuries. During this period, it was becoming less socially acceptable to openly carry a sword, but there were still upper-class men routinely trained in swordsmanship who wished to go armed for self-defense. Swords concealed in ladies’ walking sticks and parasols were also not unknown, as it was even less socially acceptable for a lady to carry a sword, or publicly admit that she knew how to use one.
- LOUIS CHARLES MOELLER(American, 1855-1930)
The
LOUIS CHARLES MOELLER(American, 1855-1930)
The Connoisseurs, 1901, signed and dated lower right "Louis Moeller NA. 1901, oil on canvas, 18-1/4 x 24 in.; carved gilt wood and composition frame, 24 x 30 in.
Provenance: Sotheby's New York: Thursday, March 11, 1999, purchased for $43,125; Private Collection, Virginia Beach
Condition:
linen lined, stabilized crackle, scattered small areas of retouch; frame with some wear, especially at corners and edges
- Victor Marais-Milton
(French, 1872-1948)
The
Victor Marais-Milton
(French, 1872-1948)
The Connoisseurs
oil on canvas
Signed (lower right).
25 1/2 x 32 inches.
Property from a Jupiter, Florida Private Collection
- TWO BOOKS WITH MILITARY THEMES AND TWO
TWO BOOKS WITH MILITARY THEMES AND TWO MATCHED ANTIQUE VOLUMES OF ENGRAVINGS As follows: Nevill, Ralph. British Military Prints (London: The Connoisseur House, 1909), 4to (11-1/2 in.), red maroon with pictorial cover, the prints cover th late 18th century to the mid-19th century (light toning to text; a few marks to boards; very good condition); Stone, George Cameron. A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times (New York: Jack Brussel, 1961), reprint of the 1934 edition, 4to (11-3/4 in.), pictorial brown linen cover, numerous illustrations and informative; presented in slipcase (very fine condition); The People's Gallery of Engravings (London and Paris: Fisher, Son, & Co.; and Rue St. Honoré, Paris, 1844), two volumes, 4to (11-1/4 in.), three-quarter leather over marbled boards, numerous illustrations (chips and losses to extremities; internally very good condition).
- ENGLISH CREAMWARE PALE GREEN AND MAUVE
ENGLISH CREAMWARE PALE GREEN AND MAUVE GROUND DOUBLE WALLED CONFECTIONARY DESSERT BOWL AND RETICULATED COVERENGLISH CREAMWARE PALE GREEN AND MAUVE GROUND DOUBLE WALLED CONFECTIONARY DESSERT BOWL AND RETICULATED COVER , circa 1770, probably Yorkshire, the domed cover with large flower finial, the border pierced with three rows of hexagons interrupted by three half circle mons pierced with a radiating pattern, the shallow bowl enriched with trellis banding, dia: 5 3/8 in. (the stand) Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, 27 January, 1988 (as Staffordshire); Estate of Tom and Lee Stanley English Creamware Collection Literature: For a paper on Ling Long in Yorkshire, see Tom Walford, E.C.C. Trans, Vol. 20, Pt. 1, pp. 161-166. Two similar double-walled bowls are in the York Museum and at the Winterthur Museum, Delaware. For a teapot and cover and an extensive note regarding the location of other wares from this series, see The Tom Walford Collection, Bonham's, London, 18 December 2012, lot 105. For further details, reference the paper by Pat Halfpenny, then Director of Winterthur, 'Worthy of the Connoisseur's Greatest Care.' A double-walled bowl illustrated and noted as Staffordshire. Also see Troy Dawson Chappell, Northern Ceramic Society, "An English Heritage: A Survey of Earthenware and Stoneware 1630-1800, Part II," TJ Metzgers: Toledo, 2016, p. 788, fig. 351, for a related milk-pot (as possibly Yorkshire).
- A. RUTGERS OIL ON CANVAS, "A VIEW IN
A. RUTGERS OIL ON CANVAS, "A VIEW IN HOLLAND," A CA. RUTGERS OIL ON CANVAS, "A View in Holland," a canal scene with buildings and cathedral. Signed lower right, label from the Connoisseur Gallery, Carmel, Ca. Image measures 12.5" x 9.5". In a gilt wood frame; 18.25" x 16" overall.
- HERMAN RENGER, (UNITED STATES, 20TH
HERMAN RENGER, (UNITED STATES, 20TH CENTURY) OIL OHERMAN RENGER, (United States, 20th century) oil on board, "Candles," circa 1960. Signed lower right. Label attached verso from the Connoisseur Gallery, Carmel-By-The-Sea. Image measures 17" x 14". In a wood frame; 24" x 21" overall.
- PAUL MCCOBB (1917 - 1969): SECRETARY
PAUL MCCOBB (1917 - 1969): SECRETARY CABINETPaul McCobb (1917 - 1969): Secretary Cabinet, from the Connoisseur Collection for H. Sacks and Sons, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1950s; mahogany, cane, brass; metal manufacturer's label to drawer interior; constructed in two parts Dimensions: Overall: 77 x 38 x 18 in. (195.6 x 96.5 x 45.7 cm.) Provenance: Property from The Watt Estate's Harbor Island Time Capsule, Newport Beach, California Condition:
- BYZANTINE MOSAIC PANELByzantine Mosaic
BYZANTINE MOSAIC PANELByzantine Mosaic Panel, Antioch, Eastern Roman Empire, 3rd-4th century AD Dimensions: 61 1/2 x 57 1/2 in. (156.2 x 146.1 cm.) Provenance: with L' Antiquaire and The Connoisseur, Inc. New York; Private Collection (a Michael Smith Installation.) Condition: Missing approximately ten of the tesserae. Scatted gaps between tesserae. Several tesserae worn, chipped and rough. Appears to be stable in setting.
- GROUP OF BOUND ANTIQUE MAGAZINES, (7)
GROUP OF BOUND ANTIQUE MAGAZINES, (7) VOLS. Includes: "Le Moniteur de la Mode", French fashion and dressmaking magazine, 1883 (Jan-Dec, lacking Feb), with colored engravings; "The Connoisseur: An Illustrated Magazine for Collectors", 2 leather-bound vols., Jan-Apr & May-Aug 1906, color plates; "The Ladies' Repository: A Monthly Periodical devoted to Literature and Religion", 3 vols., Jul-Dec 1869, Jul-Dec 1870, Jan-Jun 1871, illustrated; "The Covenant and Official Magazine of the Grand Lodge of the United States, I.O.O.F.", (Odd Fellowship), Vol. I, 1842; 14.25"h x 11"w (largest), 9.25"h x 6.25"w (smallest)
- 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY LEATHER BOUND
18TH AND 19TH CENTURY LEATHER BOUND BOOKS18TH AND 19TH CENTURY LEATHER BOUND BOOKS, [Leather] 24 volumes: Voltaire. Saggio sulla poesia epica. Berlino. 1782; The Poetical Works of John Gay, volumes 1 and 2 only. London: Stanhope Press. 1805 and 1806; The Mirror: A Periodical Paper (two volumes). London. 1822; The Connoisseur, By Mr. Town, Critic and Censor General (two volumes). London. 1822; Kinglak. Eothen. G.P. Putnam (Knickerbocker Nuggets series); Charles and Mary Lamb. Tales from Shakespeare (two volumes). New York: Arthur Hinds. 1885; G.T. Curtis. Life of Daniel Webster (two volumes). New York: Appleton. 1870. 3rd edition; Benjamin Disraeli. Curiosities of Literature (four volumes). New York: Sheldon. 1862; John Stoddard, Red-Letter Days Abroad. Boston: James R. Osgood. 1884; Jonathan Birch. The Nibelungen-Lied. Munich: Friedrich Adolf Ackermann. 1887. 3rd edition; Charles Riley. Report on the Entomologist. Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office. 1886; William Mitford. The History of Greece (five volumes). London: T. Cadell. 1838 (24)
- Frangesco Jacovacci (1838-1908, Italian)
Frangesco Jacovacci (1838-1908, Italian) oil on canvas titled "The Connoisseur" painted in Rome in 1869, with a Newman Galleries label.
23.25" x 28" ss / 30.5" x 36" oa
Condition: Restored, relined.
- AN ITALIAN PIEDMONTESE SILVERED AND
AN ITALIAN PIEDMONTESE SILVERED AND GILTWOOD LOOKING GLASS An Italian Piedmontese silvered and giltwood looking glass, late 18th / early 19th century, with double carved giltwood moulding enclosing floral bosses surrounding the original mirrored glass, 31"h x 24"w Provenance: L'Antiquaire and The Connoisseur Inc., New York, NY
- POLYCHROME STUCCO FIGURE GROUP OF THE
POLYCHROME STUCCO FIGURE GROUP OF THE MADONNA AND CHILD FROM THE WORKSHOP OF ANTONIO ROSSELLINO
CIRCA 1450 the Virgin depicted wearing a red gown and blue mantle with a white headcovering edged in ochre, her dark blond curls emerging from underneath, her head turned slightly downwards and to the left; the infant Christ seated in her left arm, his left arm raised with the hand placed at the base of her neck, his left foot held tenderly in her right hand; on a polychromed and gilt hexagonal wood base58cm highProvenance:D'Arcy Osborne, 12th Duke of LeedsBardrochat House, South AyrshireNote: A note on the back states that this Madonna and Child was identified as coming from the workshop of Jacopo della Guercia [sic] circa 1450: that the identification was made by a ‘Professor Pollack’ and that the group was a gift to a member of the vendor’s family from D’Arcy Osborne, the 12th Duke of Leeds [1884-1964] - who served as Ambassador to the Holy See from 1936-1947.The unusual spelling of the ‘surname’ of Jacopo as Guercia is now actually believed to be correct, meaning that the sculptor was son of a woman with a squint, rather than -more romantically - ‘of the oak-tree’ (Quercia). ‘Professor Pollack’ in Rome at this period must mean the connoisseur-dealer Lodovico [Ludwig] Pollak, author of the de luxeCatalogue of Italian Bronzes in the Barsanti Collection, Rome, 1922. The attribution was at the time, therefore, authoritative: by dating it c.1450, and giving it to ‘the workshop’, Pollak meant to exclude it from being autograph, for he must have known that the sculptor died twelve years earlier.The Duke of Leeds, KCMG (1884-1964), a British diplomat known between 1943 and 1963 as Sir D’Arcy Osborne [Wikipedia] seems to be just the sort of - more or less ‘ex-pat’ Catholic gentleman - of high diplomatic standing in the Vatican, who might have managed to obtain a genuine example of 15th century sculpture. When Italy declared war on the UK in 1940, Osborne, accredited to the Holy See but living in Italian territory, moved inside the Vatican according to arrangements made under the Lateran Treaty and would be immured inside the Vatican until the liberation of Rome in 1944. There he was creditably involved with helping to save around 4,000 Jewish refugees and Allied POW escapees; as well as participating in a plot with some German generals to overthrow Hitler in 1940.The fact that the sculpture is made of plaster implies the existence of an ’original’ perhaps now lost, and probably modelled in terracotta and maybe even carved in the more demanding material of marble: like the present replica these would have been painted in pleasing natural colours. But ours is not to be found among the standard repertory of such Madonna reliefs, which were mandatory for private devotions in any middle- or upper- class lady’s bedchamber, in order to intercede for aid with conception and childbirth. The series started with alternative compositions by and after Ghiberti or Donatello. But, to modern eyes, the elegant, ‘fashionably’ elongated, oval face of this young lady, with her straight, Grecian nose, rosebud lips, high-arching eyebrows and very high forehead, framed in neatly curled ringlets of hair and a light veil, suggests an artist of the generation after them or Della Quercia, one that invented the ‘Sweet style’ of the mid-century (See Charles Avery, Florentine Renaissance Sculpture, London/New York, 1970, chapter 5). These pioneers were closely followed by Desiderio da Settignano and Antonio Rossellino; and it is with the latter that the closest analogies for the general style and particular features of the Leeds Madonna are to be found.Several of his Madonnas have survived in marble and the one in the chapel of the Cardinal of Portugal in San Miniato al Monte, Antonio’s masterpiece in this field, was completed in 1466.It is difficult to compare sculptures in crystalline, white marble with those that have been naturalistically painted and so a comparison is made here with a painted excerpt from the Portugal Madonna that had been acquired by Conte Umberto Serristori of Florence from an antique dealer in Perugia in 1915 (last sold by Sotheby’s, Florence, on 6 June 2007, lot 291).The ‘aristocratic’ facial type that Rossellino employed for the Queen of Heaven in that rendering is also to be found in a marble panel probably originating from the Medici collection, but since 1626 in Innsbruck and Vienna, and in the Leeds Madonna.- Dr Charles Avery, independent art historian and former Deputy Keeper of the Department of Sculpture at the V&A Museum
- PHILIP SPEAKMAN WEBB (1831-1915) FOR
PHILIP SPEAKMAN WEBB (1831-1915) FOR MORRIS & CO.
UNUSUAL OVAL CENTRE TABLE, CIRCA 1880 walnut, fruitwood inlay161cm long, 140.5cm wide, 72.5cm highLiterature: Whiteway, Michael and Gere, Charlotte Nineteenth Century Design: From Pugin to Mackintosh, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1993, p.100, pl. 108 Parry, Linda, William Morris, London, 1996, p.175Andrews, John, Arts and Crafts Furniture, Woodbridge, 2005, p.50, pl.45 (similar version illustrated). Lyon & Turnbull, Decorative Arts, April 2004, lot 328 for a similar example in mahoganyNote: In 1861 Philip Webb began collaborating with William Morris at Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. (later Morris & Co.). After designing a similar table for Sir Edward Burne-Jones in the 1850's, the firm later produced several related examples for high-profile commissions. These included Old Swan House, Chelsea, designed by Sir Richard Norman Shaw for the connoisseur Wickham Flower, and Great Tangley Manor in Sussex, where Webb carried out extensions in 1885. A similar walnut version of this table is in the collection at Standen, the Arts and Crafts house Webb designed in 1891, now in the care of the National Trust.
- Books: Fine art furniture decorative
Books: Fine art furniture decorative arts and travel guides Bernier Rosamond. MATISSE PICASSO MIRO: AS I KNEW THEM. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1991. Bridgman George B. BRIDGMAN'S LIFE-DRAWING. London: John Lane the Bodley Head Limited 1926. Neuhaus Eugen. WILLIAM KEITH: THE MAN AND THE ARTIST. Berkeley California: University of California Press 1938. Peters Harry T. CURRIER & IVES: PRINTMAKERS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. Garden City New York: Doubleday Doran & Co. Inc. 1942. Walker Phoebe Flory (et al). WATERCOLOR PORTRAITURE. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1949. Watson Ernest W. COLOR AND METHOD IN PAINTING: AS SEEN IN THE WORK OF 12 AMERICAN PAINTERS. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc. 1946. Weisberg Gabriel P. ART NOUVEAU BING: PARIS STYLE 1900. New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc. 1986. Conrad Barnaby (et al). INTERVIEWS WITH MASTER PHOTOGRAPHERS. New York: Paddington Press Ltd. 1977. Signed by author. Conrad Barnaby. JOHN REGISTER. San Francisco: Chronicle Books 1989. Signed by author. Fowler Don D. THE WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHS OF JOHN K. HILLERS. Washington & London: Smithsonian Institution Press 1989. ARCHITECTURAL MONOGRAPHS: JOHN SOANE. London: Academy Editions 1983. Inscribed: For Millei From the author London April 1984. Chaffers William. MARKS AND MONOGRAMS ON EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL POTTERY AND PORCELAIN. California: Borden Publishing Co. 1946. With dustjacket. Giacomotti Jeanne. FRENCH FAIENCE. New York: Universe Books 1963. 1st edition. With dustjacket. Honey William Boyer. EUROPEAN CERAMIC ART FROM THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGES TO ABOUT 1815: A DICTIONARY OF FACTORIES ARTISTS TECHNICAL TERMS ET CETERA. London: Faber and Faber Limited 1952. With dustjacket. Schmidt Robert. EARLY EUROPEAN PORCELAIN AS COLLECTED BY OTTO BLOHM. Munchen: F. Bruckmann 1953. Limited edition 355/1500. With dustjacket. Tilmans Emile. PORCELAINES DE FRANCE. Paris: Editions Mondes 1953. CORONATION EXHIBITION:1953. London: The Antique Porcelain Co. Ltd. 1953. IRO-NABESHIMA: THE COLOURED NABESHIMA CERAMIC WARE. Japan: Heian-Do 1954. Limited edition. With dustjacket. STAATLICHE PORZELLAN-MANUFAKTUR: MEISSEN. Berlin:1978. Pamphlet. Aronson Joseph. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FURNITURE. New York: Crown Publishers 1949. Jarry Madeleine. LE SIEGE EN FRANCE: DU MOYEN AGE A NOS JOURS. Paris: Paul Hartmann 1948. With glycin book cover. Oglesby Catharine. FRENCH PROVINCIAL DECORATIVE ART. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1951. With dustjacket. Viaux Jacqueline. FRENCH FURNITURE. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1964. With dustjacket. Watson F. J. B. FURNITURE: TEXT WITH HISTORICAL NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS. London: William Clowes and Sons Ltd. 1956. M. HARRIS & SONS CENTENARY BOOK. London: M. Harris & Sons 1968. Limited edition numbered 121. Barton John. THE HOLLOW CROWN: THE FOLLIES FOIBLES AND FACES OF THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND. London: Hamish Hamilton 1971. With dustjacket. Fillitz Hermann. SCHATZKAMMER: THE CROWN JEWELS AND THE ECCLESIASTICAL TREASURE CHAMBER. Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum 1963. Gudiol Jose. THE ARTS OF SPAIN. New York: Doubleday & Co. 1964. With dustjacket. Neuhardt Johannes. SALZBURGS ALTE SCHATZKAMMER: 11 JUNI BIS 15 SEPTEMBER 1967 IN DEN ORATORIEN DES SALZBURGER DOMES. Salzburger Domkapitel 1967. Steingraber Erich (ed). ROYAL TREASURES. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1968. With dustjacket. Zucker Benjamin. GEMMES ET JOYAUX: MYSTERES PASSIONS MAGIES. Editions Saphir 1988. With dustjacket. LOUIS XIV FASTE ET DECORS: MAI-OCTOBRE 1960. Paris: Musee des Arts Decoratifs 1960. TREASURES OF BRITAIN AND TREASURES OF IRELAND. London: Drive Publications Ltd. 1968. 1st edition. With dustjacket. Together with pamphlet. THE COURT OF JEWELS: AN ASSEMBLY OF FABULOUS GEMS FROM THE WORLD-FAMOUS WINSTON COLLECTION. Ambriere Francis. LES GUIDES BLEUS: ALLEMAGNE REBUBLIQUE FEDERALE BERLIN; AUTRICHE; BOURGOGNE LYONNAIS; ITALIE; PORTUGAL MADERE ACORES; and YOUGOSLAVIE. Paris: Hachette 1962 65 68 70 & 72. (6 vols). Two with slipcases. Ambriere Francis. LES GUIDES BLEUS: HOLLANDE; GRECE; and EGYPTE. Paris: Hachette 1956. (3 vols). With dustjackets. Ambriere Francis. LES GUIDES BLEUS ILLUSTRES: VERSAILLES ET LES TRIANONS and MOSCOU LENINGRAD. Paris: Hachette 1953 & 63. (2 vols). Baedeker K. MIDI DE LA FRANCE; NORD-EST DE LA FRANCE; and SUD-EST DE LA FRANCE. Paris: Leipzig 1892 97 and 99. (3 vols). Champigneulle Bernard. VERSAILLES: LE CHATEAU LES JARDINS LES TRIANONS. Paris: Bordas 1949. Chettle G. H. HAMPTON COURT PALACE. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1969. Clyne Douglas. YOUR GUIDE TO PORTUGAL. London: Alvin Redman 1965. With dustjacket. Delalle Ivo. TROGIR. Trogir: L' Association de Tourisme de la Commume de Trogir 1969. Foder Eugene (ed). FODER'S SCANDINAVIA 1970. London: Hodder and Stoughton 1970. With dustjacket. Gebelin Francois. THE CHATEAUX ON THE LOIRE. Paris: Editions Alpina 1950. Joffet Robert. BAGATELLE: HISTOIRE ET GUIDE. Paris: La Maison Rustique nd. Kininmonth Christopher. THE TRAVELLERS' GUIDE TO SICILY. London: Jonathan Cape 1972. Levron Jacques. ANGERS: SON CHATEAU SES MONUMENTS. Paris: B. Arthaud 1952. Muirhead L. Russell. SHORT GUIDE TO PARIS. London: Ernest Benn Limited 1951. With dustjacket. Pillement Georges. LES HOTELS DU FAUBOURG SAINT-GERMAIN. Paris: Editions Bellenand 1950. Segogne d' Henry De. LES CURIOSITES TOURISTIQUES DE LA FRANCE: SEINE ET OISE (2); EURE ET LOIR; and MANCHE. France: Kleber-Colombes 1952. (4 vols). With dustjackets. Vernes Suzanne. GUERMANTES. Paris: Editions Proba 1949. Author signed. ATLAS HISTORIQUE. Munich: Stock 1968. LES GUIDE LEBEY: DE RESTAURANTS DE PARIS. Paris: A. Leconte 1988. With dustjacket. Together with pamphlet. VERSAILLES. 1950-51. BUTTERFIELD & BUTTERFIELD: THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL TAYLOR: SAN FRANCISCO. 1987. With dustjacket. CHRISTIES INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE: OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1988; JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1989; and FEBRUARY-MARCH 1989. (3 vols). 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