THREE CHINESE HARDSTONE TABLE DECORATIONSThreeTHREE CHINESE HARDSTONE TABLE DECORATIONSThree Chinese hardstone table decorationsComprising a pair of birds on stands and a rectangular box on stand; together with an elaborate reticulated wood stand. (4)birds height 3 1/8in (8cm); length 6
HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON, THE DECISIVEHENRI CARTIER-BRESSON, THE DECISIVE MOMENTHenri Cartier-Bresson, The Decisive Moment, The Europeans, and seven othersLot includes nine Cartier-Bresson monographs: 1. The Decisive Moment. New York: Simon & Schuster in collaboration with Editio
AN ELABORATE JAPANESE WOODEN MARQUETRYAN ELABORATE JAPANESE WOODEN MARQUETRY CABINETAn elaborate Japanese wooden marquetry cabinet with bird and flower and 'genji mon' designsheight 18in (45.5cm); width 7 1/4in (18.5cm); depth 9 1/4in (23.5cm)
HENRI CARTIER BRESSON: THE DECISIVEHENRI CARTIER BRESSON: THE DECISIVE MOMENT (15)Henri Cartier Bresson: The Decisive Moment, and other photography monographs (15)lot includes fifteen (15) books: The Decisive Moment. NY: Simon & Schuster in Collaboration with editions Verve, 1952.
NEW YORK CLASSICAL MAHOGANY SECRéTAIRENEW YORK CLASSICAL MAHOGANY SECRéTAIRE à ABATTANTNew York Classical mahogany secrétaire à abattant, ca. 1820, with an original green marble top above a case with a fall front concealing an elaborate fitted interior flanked by columns with brass capitals above two lower doors over paw feet, 58 3/4" h., 38" w., 16" d. Provenance: Property from the Collection of Dr. Larry McCallister.
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A VICTORIAN SILVER PLATE KASHMIRI STYLEA VICTORIAN SILVER PLATE KASHMIRI STYLE TEAPOT & MILK JUG. By Roberts & Belk.Elaborately decorated in Kashmiri style design, with stylised Elephant handles. Diamond registration mark to base. Teapot height - 21cm
AN IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF GEORGIAN SHEFFIELDAN IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF GEORGIAN SHEFFIELD PLATE ENTREE DISHES.On warmer stands. Elaborate stylised foliate design. Raised on four Lion paw feet. With engraved coat of arms and 'Honor et Fides' motto. 38 x 22cm
A GEORGE III ALEXANDER WILSON, LONDONA GEORGE III ALEXANDER WILSON, LONDON BRACKET CLOCK. Circa 1760. Mahogany & brass bound triple pad top case, standing on brass feet. Break arch brass dial with silvered dial. Cartouche with makers name and two rise & fall sub-dials. Brass stylised rococo spandrels. Twin fusée movement, with verge escapement with a spring suspended pendulum. Sounding on bell. Backplate, elaborately decorated.Approx 39 x 26cm Dial width Approx 17cms
Japanese school, pair of needleworkJapanese school, pair of needlework on silk panels. Meiji period. Each finely detailed and elaborately detailed. One depicting a blossoming tree with numerous exotic birds and insects. The other with Deer and birds near a rocky outcrop. Gilt framed. Each measures - 54 x 64 cm (incl frame). More Information 2MM hole in the silk background of the picture with the deer. Mild staining to the other picture.Actual silk panel size is 34 wide x 43cms high.
A Large Chinese Porcelain Vase.YenyenA Large Chinese Porcelain Vase.Yenyen form, elaborately decorated in overglaze enamels scenes.Six character mark to base.Height - 42cm
A Chinese deep carved Cherry Amber vase.A Chinese deep carved Cherry Amber vase. Qing dynasty.Elaborately carved with landscape scenes, depicting Cherry trees, figures, Deer and mountains. Height - 13.5cm More Information 220.5 grams
A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE CENSER (DING).A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE CENSER (DING). Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Elaborately and intricately inlaid with silver symbols, script, Bats, meander pattern and more. Bulbous body, stood on tripod legs, with inlaid curved ears. Very heavy. Height - 35cm Partially cleaned to show silver inlay. More Information weight is 9.270kg
Elaborate French Louis XV revival giltElaborate French Louis XV revival gilt console, approx 88cm H x 98cm W x 40cm D
Imposing large antique French gilt surroundImposing large antique French gilt surround mirror, elaborate C scroll pierced crest, approx 252cm H x 153cm W
EARLY SWISS CARVED DOUBLE SIDED PRINTEARLY SWISS CARVED DOUBLE SIDED PRINT CA. MID19th century; branded "EZ" round cut-out disc shaped print board that appears to have been used as a cookie board, elaborately carved with deep S-shaped banding, one side with running stag design with flower, acorns and horse head, one side with German Imperial eagle double head eagle design with massive outstretched wings, 4 1/2"d, 1"h; Condition: extensive charring from use as cookie board, some cracking
PA REDWARE JAR CA. 1875; PA REDWAREPA REDWARE JAR CA. 1875; PA REDWARE ELABORATEbulbous jar, split and pinched rim and belly rings, two pairs of twisted rope and crescent lugs, flared saucer rim foot, southeastern PA origin, 5"d, 5 1/2"h; Condition: 1 3/8" rim chip, extensive flaking and glaze losses, 3/8" belly ring flake, 1 5/8" foot chip
FRAKTUR BIRTH RECORD ATTRIBUTED TO "BUSYFRAKTUR BIRTH RECORD ATTRIBUTED TO "BUSY ARTIST"ca. 1794 dated; rag paper record for birth of Johanes Gingerich born 1794, third day of October born in "Township Lebanon in Dauphin Co", unusual form record without list of parents but rather statement of faith, the elaborately decorated record with central round vignette with child's name, flanked by flying angels and compasswork layout along left and right border filled with delicate floral design, the three panel textbox with beautifully illustrated first letter in vibrant colors and floral designs and two color black and red lettering and lower left panel with written record and right corner with floral design, framed in figured tiger maple frame, pictured in Papers for Birth Dayes by Earnest pg. 197, [Provenance: ex-Maria Pukownik with photo record of condition front and back, ex-Jon Acker Collection]; 19 3/4"x 13 3/4" framed; Condition: professionally framed foxing and minor paper loss along top border
Moroccan Berber Enamelled Silver NecklaceMoroccan Berber Enamelled Silver Necklace with Fibulae, early 20th century of elaborate design, set with coloured paste gems and Arabic coins length 26.5 in — 67.3 cm
Portrait of Joséphine Bonaparte, EmpressPortrait of Joséphine Bonaparte, Empress of France, 19th century the unsigned gouache on oval panel in an elaborate Napoleonic gothic revival giltwood frame with cluster columns, bees, a pierced lower frieze and Napoleon's coat of arms in the arched top
18.5 x 12.35 x 3.5 in — 47 x 31.4 x 8.9 cm
Attributed to William Alfred DelamotteAttributed to William Alfred Delamotte (1775-1863) - An Extensive Lane with Meandering River viewed from a Wooded Hill, perhaps in Italy, oil on canvas, 60 x 90cm More Information Old restoration, lined, localised over painting in elaborate Victorian gilt frame, small losses to mouldings
Books. Fowles (John), The French Lieutenant'sBooks. Fowles (John), The French Lieutenant's Woman, first edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1969, original dustjacket, somewhat scuffed and worn, over cloth, 8vo, [Binding] Pope's Poetical Works, London: Charles Daly, n.d. [c. 1835], contemporary green morocco, elaborately blocked and tooled in gilt, all edges gilt, 12mo, various 18th c and later decorative leather and cloth bindings, music, Henry Stanley, etc
ELMER O. STENNES GIRANDOLE BANJO CLOCKELMER O. STENNES GIRANDOLE BANJO CLOCK Elaborate gilt case, painted metal dial signed 'Elmer O. Stennes, Weymouth, Mass.' Gilt highlights and pierced decorated hands. Brass eight-day time only movement signed 'E. O. Stennes Weymouth, Mass.' Aurora lower door reverse painted glass and reverse painted Patent throat glass. Shipping Note: Pick up and delivery only.
19TH CENTURY SCRIMSHAW POWDER HORN 19th19TH CENTURY SCRIMSHAW POWDER HORN 19th century. Elaborately decorated, including man in native dress, maiden, ship, and crown with letters 'N.S.' Also with brass measure for pouring gun powder.
PAIR OF ITALIAN ROCOCO STYLE GILTWOODPAIR OF ITALIAN ROCOCO STYLE GILTWOOD MIRRORS 19th century. Each with elaborately pierced foliate-carved scroll frame with trailing vine and beading surmounted by a central pierced arched cresting, with acanthus leaves continuing to the sides and centered by a shell on the apron.
JAN JOSEF HOREMANS I (ANTWERP, 1682-1759)JAN JOSEF HOREMANS I (ANTWERP, 1682-1759) Oil on canvas.
Jan Josef Horemans I (Antwerp, 1682-1759)
Jan Josef Horemans the Elder is known primarily as a painter of historical and genre scenes. Horemans first studied under sculptor Michael van der Voort and continued as a student of Jan van Pel. In 1706, he became a master of the St. Luke's guild in Antwerp, where he spent his entire life. His genre paintings were created along the same line as his predecessor, David Teniers I, repeatedly depicting interiors with card players as well as cabaret interiors. His most famous pupil was his son, Jan Josef Horemans the Younger, who worked in a very similar style. In fact, father and son often collaborated and it is sometimes difficult to distinguish the style of one from that of the other. The Elder was called the "Brown Horemans" and the Younger was called the "Lighter Horemans" to distinguish between their slightly darker and lighter palettes.
P. T. VANCE, STILL LIFE Oil on canvas.P. T. VANCE, STILL LIFE Oil on canvas. Signed 'P. T. Vance, Paris, 1868' (lower right). Elaborate carved and giltwood frame.
MILTON H. GREENE (AMERICAN, 1922-1985)MILTON H. GREENE (AMERICAN, 1922-1985) "MARILYN MONROE (FROM THE BLACK SITTING) 1956" Lithograph or screenprint. Signed 'Milton H. Greene' (lower right) and numbered '193/300'.Milton Greene (American, 1922-1985)
Milton Greene was an American fashion and celebrity photographer and film and television producer, best known for his photoshoots with Marilyn Monroe. Greene initially established himself in high fashion photography in the 1940s and 1950s. His fashion shots appeared in Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue. He then turned to portraits of celebrities, such as Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Audrey Hepburn, and others. Greene collaborated with Marilyn Monroe on 53 photo sessions and various movie productions. Greene’s photograph for a sitting with Marilyn Monroe in a ballet tutu in 1954 was chosen by Time Life as one of the most popular images of the 20th century.
GUSTAVE MICHEL (FRENCH, 1851-1924) VIDE-DE-POCHEGUSTAVE MICHEL (FRENCH, 1851-1924) VIDE-DE-POCHE "THE WRESTLERS" Circa 1880, gilt bronze with two nude men wrestling on a shell. Signed 'G. Michel' and numbered 'A763' with foundry mark.
Gustave Michel (French, 1851-1924)
Gustave Michel was a French sculptor and medallist. Born in Paris to parents who, despite their modest means, supported his early artistic vocation, Michel studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts under Jouffroy. Having made a name for himself as a statuaire, collaborating with established artists on their large-scale works, he began exhibiting at the Salon from 1875. Achieving tremendous success during his own lifetime, both in his native France, as well as abroad, Gustave Michel is scarcely remembered now, and apart from public monuments and commissions, his work is rarely seen.
LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY (AMERICAN, 1848-1933)LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY (AMERICAN, 1848-1933) "GOSSIPY MARKET WOMEN AT NUREMBERG" Circa 1889, oil on canvas. Inscribed and titled (on paper label verso). Original carved and giltwood frame attributed to Stanford White / Louis C. Tiffany Decorating Company.
Catalogue Note: The work, titled Study of Women at Market, oil on panel; 6 3/4 x 5 in. (17 x 14 cm) CHMF 55-21, currently in the collection of the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Winter Park, Florida is undoubtably the study for this work. Tiffany used wood panels in the early stages of design to perfect details he felt important to the finished paintings. The studies appear to have been very personal to him as they were displayed on shelves in his studios and lined the halls of his personal suite at his Long Island country home, Laurelton Hall.
When the house and contents were sold in the 1940’s, these cherished studies escaped the auction block and were offered first to family. This study was later gifted to the museum by Tiffany’s daughter, Comfort Tiffany Gilder. Although unsigned and undated the study was likely painted during a summer trip from June 15, 1889 - September 2, 1889, when Louis C. Tiffany traveled to the Exposition Universelle in Paris, Nuremburg, Germany, & northern Italy.
Exhibitions: Society of American Artists, Thirteenth Annual Exhibition, The American Art Gallery, Madison Square, New York, 1891.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Fourth Annual Exhibition of American Oil Paintings & Sculpture, Chicago, 1891, no. 335.
Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848-1933)
Louis Comfort Tiffany was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and his best known for his work in stained glass. He is associated with the art nouveau and aesthetic art movements. Tiffany was affiliated with a prestigious collaborate of designers known as the Associated Artists, which included Lockwood de Forest, Candace Wheeler, and Samuel Solman. He designed stained glass windows and lamps, glass mosaics, blown glass, ceramics, jewelry, enamels, and metalwork. He was the first design director at his family company, Tiffany & Co., founded by his father Charles Lewis Tiffany.
AN ELABORATE WROUGHT IRON TRIVET, 19THAN ELABORATE WROUGHT IRON TRIVET, 19TH C.An elaborate wrought iron trivet, 19th c. , with heart motifs, 23 1/8" l.
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Expected wear. Two arches at base possibly old replacements.
PAIR OF HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTES, 19THPAIR OF HOLLOW-CUT SILHOUETTES, 19TH C.Pair of hollow-cut silhouettes, 19th c. , with elaborate reverse painted heart matte, 9 3/4" x 13 1/2", frame - 12 1/2" x 16 1/4". Provenance: A Pennsylvania collection.
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Small loss to glass in upper left corner, sporadic paint flaking to matt.
NORTHERN EUROPEAN BEECH MANGLE BOARDElaboratelyNORTHERN EUROPEAN BEECH MANGLE BOARDElaborately carved and polychrome decorated Northern European beech mangle board, dated ANO 1800 , with a horse form grip, three chip carved rondels within a double sawtooth border, retaining its original red and blue painted surface, 25 1/4" l.
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Excellent condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
NORTHERN EUROPEAN OAK MANGLE BOARD,NORTHERN EUROPEAN OAK MANGLE BOARD, 17TH C.Elaborately carved Northern European oak mangle board, 17th c. , with a crest with six rosettes, six carved rondels flanking a heart with the initials MSL , 37" l.
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4 5/8" w. Excellent condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
GERMAN WROUGHT IRON OVERLAY LOCK BOX,GERMAN WROUGHT IRON OVERLAY LOCK BOX, LATE 18TH C.German wrought iron overlay lock box, late 18th c. , the elaborate lock with engraved hunting scene, 15 1/2" h., 19 1/2" w. Provenance: A Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Estate.
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11 7/8" d. Good condition. Some corrosion to feet.
PENNSYLVANIA WATERCOLOR GEOMETRIC DRAWINGElaboratePENNSYLVANIA WATERCOLOR GEOMETRIC DRAWINGElaborate Lancaster, Pennsylvania geometric watercolor drawing, dated 1826 , for Abraham Meyer, the central circle surrounded by variously decorated concentric rings, corners with diamond patterened leaves, all surrounded by a border of crosshatch circles, 12 1/2" x 12 1/2".
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Break to center creases. Some small edge losses. A couple stains. Frame size - - 15 1/2'' x 16''.
WATERCOLOR ON PAPER THEOREM, CA. 1900WatercolorWATERCOLOR ON PAPER THEOREM, CA. 1900Watercolor on paper theorem, ca. 1900 , probably Pennsylvania, depicting a still life with flowers in a bowl, within an elaborate rose vine decorated frame, 9 3/4" x 9 1/2".
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Frame size - 18 1/4'' x 18''. Somewhat faded.