A few examples of appraisal values for
COUPLES

• A DOMED LOUIS XVI STYLE CLOCK
  A DOMED LOUIS XVI STYLE CLOCK GARNITURE late 19th or early 20th century, the classical porcelain urns and inlays depicting courting couples, spelter body (3)
• SCHERENSCHNITTE SCENE, PROBABLY
  SCHERENSCHNITTE SCENE, PROBABLY PENNSYLVANIAScherenschnitte scene , probably Pennsylvania, with two couples dancing under an arbor with musicians and dogs, inscribed Mary Ann George , 4" x 6 1/2". Provenance: Christie's, The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. George W. Scott Jr., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, June 11, 1994, lot 520. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Frame size - 6'' x 8 1/2''. Overall good condition.
• SAMPLER, SIGNED SARAH INGRAM,
  SAMPLER, SIGNED SARAH INGRAM, 1940Property from a Private Collection, Georgia embroidered with alphabet, courting couples, flowers and insects, in a maple frame. Frame size: 28 1/2 in. x 24 1/2 in. By sight: H. 22 3/4 in. x W. 18 3/4
• CHINESE WALNUT CARVED SNUFF
  CHINESE WALNUT CARVED SNUFF BOTTLE W/FIGURE,QING D A Chinese walnut carved snuff bottle with figure. dated to Qing Dynasty Walnut is carefully carved retaining its original shape with 2 couples each engaged in an erotic act. The ornate stopper, with curved spoon intact, is metal and encrusted with small inlaid rounded jade stones. H. 2 1/8" (5.4 cm) Link to HD Natural Light photos:Click here for high resolution imagesCondition: in good condition with expected crack to the walnut
• RUBEN HERNANDEZ "UNTITLED" BRONZE
  RUBEN HERNANDEZ "UNTITLED" BRONZE SCULPTURE, 1988 Ruben Hernandez (Mexican, XX-XXI), Untitled, Abstracted Bronze Sculpture, 1988, labeled "Ruben Hernandez G, Escultor, 1988" to base. 21.5" H x 10" W x 8" D. Provenance: From Manhattan estate. Keywords: Figural, Couples, Bronze, Latin America, Mexico, Statue
• ELDON DEDINI, GWENN GRAHAM
  ELDON DEDINI, GWENN GRAHAM CONCOURS, LITHOGRAPH Eldon Lawrence Dedini (American 1921-2006), '19th Annual Gwenn Graham Del Monte Lodge Pebble Beach Concourse Benefit Community Hospital Auxiliary 1963 May 31', 1963, lithograph on paper, poster depicting two couples in a 1920s roadster, lower left 'Color AD Printer' and signed in plate lower left, framed. Approximate Dimensions:Sight h. 22.5", w. 34.625"; Overall h. 23.75", w. 35.25", d. 0.75".
• 7VOL C. DICKENS BOOKS, INCLUDING
  7VOL C. DICKENS BOOKS, INCLUDING EARLY EDITIONS A set of seven volumes by Charles Dickens: Sketches of Young Couples by Charles Dickens. Published 1840s by Chapman and Hall. Early edition. Re-bound in blue cloth spine with blue marbled boards. Also contains Sketches of Young Ladies and A Shilling's Worth of Nonsense. 12mo. Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens. Title page is missing, presumably published 1836/1837. Re-bound in blue cloth with blue marbled boards. 12mo. 204pp. The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens. Published 1870 by Chapman and Hall. Bound in original green cloth with gilt decoration and titling. 8vo. 190pp. Two volume set of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens. Published 1839 by Chapman and Hall. Both volumes bound in black leather with black floral boards. Gilt titling on the spine. Early edition. 8vo. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens. Published 1837 by Chapman and Hall. Early edition. Finely bound in green leather with red marbled boards. Spine features gilt decoration and titling with raised bands. 8vo. 609pp. Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens. Published 1848 by Bradbury and Evans. First edition. First state. Meets all first state error points listed in Smith (70-75). Finely bound in full green leather with gilt titling on the spine and boards. Book has some condition issues including a loose front board and end papers, a peeling spine, and wear throughout. 8vo. 624pp.
• 8VOL CHARLES DICKENS BOOKS, INCL
  8VOL CHARLES DICKENS BOOKS, INCL EARLY EDITIONS A collection of 8 volumes by Charles Dickens: Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. Published by Chapman and Hall, 1850s. Large paper. 4to. 423pp. Bound in black and green leather with brown boards. Wear to boards and leather. The Life of Our Lord by Charles Dickens. Published 1934 by Associated Newspapers. 4to. 128pp. Bound in red boards with gilt titling. Light wear and staining to boards. Some light pencil marks on end papers. A Child's History of England by Charles Dickens. Published by Estes and Lauriat. No publication date listed. 8vo. 470pp. Bound in original boards with gilt and black titling on the front and spine. Gilt page edges. Spine feels slightly loose but pages still intact. Great cover image. Two volume set of The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens. Published 1837 by Chapman and Hall. First edition Early state. 8vo. Bound in black leather with marbled boards. Gilt titling on the spine. Wear on boards and leather with some scuffing. Pencil marks present on end papers. Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens. Published 1839 by Chapman and Hall. First edition. Early state. 8vo. 624pp. Bound in brown leather with brown boards. Raised bands with gilt titling on the spine. Wear throughout with some light pencil marks on the end papers. Joints and hinges have begun to crack. Drawn From Life: Sketches of Young Ladies, Young Gentlemen, and Young Couples by Charles Dickens. Published 1875 by E.J. Hale. First American edition. 8vo. 320pp. Bound in the original green binding with an image of Charles Dickens in gilt on the front. Former library book with library stamps and pockets present. Front endpapers are coming loose and there is cracking at the hinges. Wear throughout. Sketches by Boz. Published 1839 by Chapman and Hall. New Edition, Complete. 4to. 526pp. Original cloth binding is present on repaired boards. Blind stamping to front and back boards. Gilt titling on the spine. Wear on the boards and some pencil marks on the front pages.
• AFRICAN LUBA COUPLES FIGURAL CARVED
  AFRICAN LUBA COUPLES FIGURAL CARVED WOODEN STOOL Dem. Rep. of Congo, Africa,20th CenturyRound top carved low stool with female and male human form columns over round base.
• A VIENNESE ENAMEL MUSIC BOX PIANO
  A VIENNESE ENAMEL MUSIC BOX PIANO WITH STOOLThe hand engraved brass case is mounted with hand painted enamels depicting 18th century French scenes of royalty and courting couples. The keyboard is detailed by hand as well with a genteel scene of lovers. The inside is fitted with a small spring driven cylinder music box. The piano and stool are both lettered AUSTRIA by hand in black enamel.Measures 3.5 x 6.75 x 4.25 and 1.25 x 1.25 inches.There is a very fine crack line in the enamel of the keyboard cover visible only on very close inspection, the music box does not play, very minor misshapen aspect to the hinged keyboard cover.
• WHIMSICAL VICTORIAN DECOUPAGE FLOOR
  WHIMSICAL VICTORIAN DECOUPAGE FLOOR SCREEN Likely English, circa 1880, four panels with arched pediments decorated to both sides with decoupaged chromolithographs adhered to canvas of various figures, couples, ships, fruit, flowers and animals, black painted wood edge, flush base.
• ELISABETH SONREL (FRENCH, 1874 -
  ELISABETH SONREL (FRENCH, 1874 - 1953) 12 ½" x 20" Art Nouveau scene of couples dancing in a garden. Watercolor on paper, signed in the lower right corner, framed under glass in a gilded wood frame, overall 17 ½" x 24 ½".
• SET OF SIX VIENNA ENAMEL PLAQUES OF
  SET OF SIX VIENNA ENAMEL PLAQUES OF COURTING COUPLES5 1/2 x 9 in. diam. Condition Minor wear and in good condition. Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• (32) Tin types and cabinet cards to
  (32) Tin types and cabinet cards to include (2) African American portrait and couples portrait, a beach set 3-person portrait identified as Ocean Grove NJ 1894, a large portrait of a gentleman, 7"H x 5"W, a boy standing with a bicycle, assorted couples and groupings of children, a cabinet card of an African American woman, identified as Blanch Fullman Hayes and more.
• PAIR OF ENGLISH WOOL ON LINEN
  PAIR OF ENGLISH WOOL ON LINEN CREWELWORK CURTAINSPair of English wool on linen crewelwork curtains, 18th c. , with overall floral pattern above a lawn with couples, and hunting dogs chasing a stag, 81" x 35" and 73" x 35".
• RENé D'HARNONCOURT (1901-1968),
  RENé D'HARNONCOURT (1901-1968), FIVE DEPICTIONS OF COUPLES DANCING; ONE IMAGE OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, EACH CIRCA 1927; SHEET OF LARGEST: 12" H X 10" W APPROX.; SHEET OF SMALLEST: 7" H X 5" WRené d'Harnoncourt (1901-1968), Five works: Four depictions of couples dancing; one image of St. John the Evangelist, each circa 1927 Each: of the four dancing images: ink, pencil and/or colored pencil on various papers or mat board; St. John the Evangelist: watercolor and gouache on paper Three of the dancing couples signed in pencil: Rene d'Harnoncourt, one unsigned; St John the Evangelist unsigned; three of the dancing couples also titled and/or dated Dimensions: Sheet of largest: 12" H x 10" W approx.; Sheet of smallest: 7" H x 5" W Provenance: The Collection of Frederick W. Davis Private Collection, Northern California, by descent from the above
• GEORGIAN SILK & WATERCOLOR OVAL
  GEORGIAN SILK & WATERCOLOR OVAL TAPESTRIES, PAIR Pair of 19th century Georgian silk oval tapestries / stumpwork embroidery depicting genre scenes of farming couples, the details of their faces finely inked in, each with a black and gilt-painted verre eglomise mat. Image: 4.75" H x 6" W; frame: 8.25" H x 9.75" W x 1.25" D.
• ROCOCO REVIVAL GILT BRONZE AND
  ROCOCO REVIVAL GILT BRONZE AND PORCELAIN LAMPS, PR Pair of Rococo Revival gilt bronze candelabra centered with paint decorated blue porcelain urns with pastoral scenes of couples courting, the scrolling arms above ram head supports raised on a plinth base with draping pleated folds. 26.5? H x 11.75? diameter.
• DRESDEN PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE
  DRESDEN PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE Dresden paint decorated porcelain bottle vase and cover, of bulbous outline, with gilt accents and decorated with scenes of flowers and courting couples, base with mark "Dresden" under a crown. 13.25? H x 4.5? W x 4.5? D
• BAVARIAN PAINT DECORATED
  BAVARIAN PAINT DECORATED PORCELAIN PLATES, 2 Two Bavarian porcelain dinner plates, gilt decorated rims on a pink ground around portraits of courting couples in 18th century attire after Fragonard, reverse with JKW Decor Carlsbad Bavaria mark and "Made in West Germany". 10.25" diameter
• BAVARIAN HUTSCHENREUTHER
  BAVARIAN HUTSCHENREUTHER PORCELAIN COVERED BOWL Hutschenreuther Selb porcelain bowl and cover, gilt decorated throughout on a green ground around portraits of courting couples in 18th century attire after Fragonard, base marked "Hutschenreuther / Selb" and with lion mark "LHS" for Lorenz Hutschenreuther Selb Bavaria Germany. 3.5" H x 4.75" diameter.
• S?VRES STYLE PORCELAIN CHAMPLEV?
  S?VRES STYLE PORCELAIN CHAMPLEV? & ONYX LAMPS, PR Pair of S?vres style gilt metal mounted porcelain urns of baluster form, mounted as a table lamps, late 19th century, exuberantly paint decorated with Rococo and foliate motifs, the cobalt blue bodies centered with painted scenes in the manner of Fran?ois Boucher and Jean-Antoine Watteau, depicting chateaux and courting couples, signed "Harel" lower right, with champlev? necks and socles, all over a canted square onyx base. 27.5? H to finial x 5.5? diameter. Provenance: From a Park Avenue estate.
• BAVARIAN HUTSCHENREUTHER
  BAVARIAN HUTSCHENREUTHER PORCELAIN COVERED BOWL Hutschenreuther Selb porcelain bowl and cover, gilt decorated throughout on a green ground around portraits of courting couples in 18th century attire after Fragonard, base marked "Hutschenreuther / Selb" and with lion mark "LHS" for Lorenz Hutschenreuther Selb Bavaria Germany. 3.5" H x 4.75" diameter.
• JOSE DE CALA MOYA, OIL ON PANEL,
  JOSE DE CALA MOYA, OIL ON PANEL, 1880 Jose de Cala Moya (Spanish, 1856-1891), Couples Courting in a Park, signed and dated lower left, 13"h x 9"w (sight), 24"h x 21"w (frame)
• JAMES GANTT (1911-1984) GRAPHITE ON
  JAMES GANTT (1911-1984) GRAPHITE ON PAPERJames Britton Gantt (Missouri, 1911-1984) (Circa 1938)The pair of two-sided works on paper include a detailed 1930s supper club interior scene where a four-piece group plays while couples populate booths and a waitress passes by. One of the band members' hat, coat and instrument case are thrown on top of the piano. The work is signed and dated lower right. The opposite side depicts a rancher and an orphaned calf.A second two-sided sheet has figure sketches each side, no signature.These 'Kansas City School' works from that Golden Era are worthy of preservation.Sheet sizes are 10.5 x 13.25 and 12.75 x 15.5 inches.Fair condition noting toning and some surface insect damage.
• FRAMED H BAR C RANCHWEAR
  FRAMED H BAR C RANCHWEAR ADVERTISING POSTERFramed advertising poster/ store display, mid 20th c., H Bar C Ranchwear, depicting couples square dancing, with text reading "for square dance fun, as you can see, it's western togs by H Bar C," sight: approx 29"h, 18.5"w, overall: approx 37"h, 26.5"w, 11.75lbs Note*The H Bar C Brand became famous for its work with many Silver Screen including Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, John Wayne, Elvis Presley and others.
• (2) FRENCH OLD PARIS PORCELAIN
  (2) FRENCH OLD PARIS PORCELAIN AMPHORA GARNITURES(lot of 2) French Old Paris porcelain amphora-form vases/ garnitures, 19th c., scrolled handles with bacchanalian masks, gilt ground, one side with painted landscape, reverse with scene of courting couples, raised on pedestal foot, squared base, incised mark M underfoot, approx 13.25"h, 7.5"w, 5"d; 7.25lbs total
• (2) FRAMED LADIES FAN & LOUIS XVI
  (2) FRAMED LADIES FAN & LOUIS XVI STYLE MIRROR(lot of 2) Framed decorative items, 20th c., including: (1) framed ladies folding fan, with hand-colored printed Rococo style scene of courting couples in a garden, overall: approx 12.5"h, 21.5"w, (1) Louis XVI style oval mirror, having giltwood frame, with laurel wreath crest, centering flat mirror plate, restoration to crest, approx 20.5"h, 15"w; 8lbs total
• (2) ENGLISH STAFFORDSHIRE COUPLES
  (2) ENGLISH STAFFORDSHIRE COUPLES MANTEL FIGURES(lot of 2) English Staffordshire figural garnitures, mid to late 19th c., including: (1) depicting a man and woman in Scottish dress, approx 10.25"h, 7"w, 2.25"d, (1) depicting a courting couple, approx 9.75"h, 6"w, 3"d; both with professional restoration, 3.5lbs total **Provenance: from a private Austin, Texas estate collection**
• THREE MACHINE MADE TAPESTRIES.
  THREE MACHINE MADE TAPESTRIES. First quarter 20th century. All depicting 18th century outdoor scenes. Courting couples, 38"h. 36.5"w. And 38" square. And mother with three children, 38"h. 72.75":w.
• SILVER. ASSORTED SILVER HOLLOW WARE
  SILVER. ASSORTED SILVER HOLLOW WARE GROUPING. Includes a Continental .800 silver and enamel decorated mirrored compact, stamped, "Made Italy"; a German silver mounted etched glass jug with depictiong of people and courting couples - stamped to underside with German pictorial hallmarks; a Frank M. Whiting Talisman Rose sterling mounted and etched glass plate; and a sterling mounted Wedgwood plate. From a New Rochelle, NY estate. Dimensions: sterling mounted plate measures approx. 10.675" in diameter. Condition: Good, with light surface scratches and minor dings/dents.
• ASSORTED GROUPING OF BISQUE AND
  ASSORTED GROUPING OF BISQUE AND FRENCH PORCELAIN. Includes a signed Sevres hinged bronze mounted bisque box with scenes of courting couples and putti, remnants of glue residue to lip on underside of lid; a paint and gilt decorated Limoges hinged box, signed to underside, "Limoges", chip to interior lip and chip to backside of lid; a French paint decorated hinged box with striped floral motif and cartouche of landscape, stamped to underside, "France" with an unidentified maker's mark; and a bisque figural grouping of three standing female nudes. From 11" w x 7" d x 3.5" h. Condition: Good, with light surface scratches and minor dings/dents.
• GROUP OF EIGHT RUSSIAN LACQUERED
  GROUP OF EIGHT RUSSIAN LACQUERED SNUFF BOXESUnmarked. Comprising: A box with a Troika A box with a woman near a palace Three boxes with courting couples A box with a rooster A box with two goldfish Together with a Persian box with seated figures The largest 4 1/4 x 3 in. Condition Minor wear overall. The largest box with a few small losses. The Persian box with greater crazing and wear.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• TWO GERMAN PORCELAIN FIGURE
  TWO GERMAN PORCELAIN FIGURE GROUPS OF COUPLESComprising: A Höchst group of a dancing couple, iron red wheel mark A Meissen group of a courting couple, blue crossed sword mark The larger 7 1/2 x 5 x 3 in. Condition The first with minor wear. The second with losses to the glaze on the gentleman's coat, break to one foot. The lady with losses to the hand and apron. Her head reattched. Losses to the flowers and branches. Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN PUNCH
  CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN PUNCH BOWL, PROBABLY EUROPEAN DECORATEDUnmarked; decorated with a ship and courting couples, two goldfish to the interior. 3 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. diam. Condition Minor wear, some losses to the decoration (more extensive to the interior). The rim restored. Otherwise in good condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• PAIR OF MEISSEN TEACUPS AND SAUCERS
  PAIR OF MEISSEN TEACUPS AND SAUCERS DECORATED WITH COURTING COUPLESBlue crossed swords and dot mark. The saucers 5 1/4 in. diam. Condition Very minor wear, one saucer with a tiny loss to the gilding on the rim. In good condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.