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1065 A polychrome-decorated Sheraton Revival ‘’Carlton House’’ style lady’s<br />

desk with chair<br />

Circa 1900, satinwood with mahogany and pine secondary woods, decorated overall<br />

with female portrait medallions, putti, a musical trophy, and pearl, ribbon and foliate<br />

garlands, the galleried U-shaped superstructure fitted with drawers, pigeonholes and<br />

cupboards, surrounding a tooled leather writing surface, above three drawers, on<br />

square tapering legs; the matching chair with caned seat and back centered with a<br />

portrait medallion; 2 pcs, the desk overall, 36’’ H x 41.5’’ W x 24’’ D, est:$1200/1800<br />

Condition: Height of writing surface: 28’’. Dimensions of chair: Good condition for age.<br />

Structurally sound. Overall scratches, marks, rubbing and wear commensurate with<br />

age and use. Craquelure to varnish overall. Scattered cracks, chips and losses to<br />

veneer. Restorations to veneer. Narrow gaps to rear where superstructure is joined<br />

to base. The gallery with chips and one end slightly separated from superstructure.<br />

A square stain to top of superstructure. A 3-inch crack to underside of base. One pull<br />

missing. One lock missing from a cupboard. Locks replaced. Pulls to drawers of base<br />

non-conforming replacements. Uneven tone and heavy wear to leather surface with<br />

overall scratches, marks and wear, and with a large ring mark. No sign of woodworm.<br />

Hand cut dovetails. Nicely painted. Three keys included. Keys function in locks. Chair<br />

in good condition with original cane work. Your bid indicates acceptance of our<br />

Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL.<br />

1066 Abbey Altson (1866-1949 British)<br />

Portrait of a Lady, signed lower right: Abbey Altson, oil on canvas, 24’’ x 20’’,<br />

est:$3000/4000<br />

Provenance: Estate, Encinitas, CA. Visual: Generally good condition with minor<br />

losses due to frame abrasion along the edges. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration<br />

under blacklight. Your bid indicates acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL<br />

SALES FINAL.<br />

1067 Joe Duncan Gleason (1881-1959 Glendale, CA)<br />

Portrait of a Woman in a Red Dress, inscribed lower right: d’apres Ingres, signed and<br />

inscribed verso: Duncan Gleason After ‘’Ingres’’ For Fox Studio, oil on canvas, 40’’ x<br />

30’’, est:$600/800<br />

Note: In the present work Gleason paints an homage to Jean Auguste Dominique<br />

Ingres’ magnificent 1845 portrait of Louise de Broglie, Comtesse d’Haussonville,<br />

held in the Frick Collection, New York City. Visual: Minor scattered spots of paint<br />

loss throughout, the largest area measures .5’’ x .5’’. Stable craquelure on figure’s<br />

neckBlacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight. Your bid indicates<br />

acceptance of our Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL.<br />

1068 Maria Philips-Weber (c. 1845-c. 1942 German)<br />

Portrait of a Woman Holding Flowers, signed lower: M. Philips-Weber, oil on canvas,<br />

29’’ x 21’’, est:$700/1000<br />

Visual: Generally good conditionBlacklight: A small ‘Y’-shaped stabilized tear lower<br />

right with corresponding verso patch. A spot of touch-up lower center and a few<br />

minor scattered touch-up on the figure’s neck. Your bid indicates acceptance of our<br />

Conditions of Sale. AS-IS. ALL SALES FINAL.<br />

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