Tuesday, JuLy 22, 2008 - John Moran Auctioneers

Summer Estates Sale
Tuesday, JuLy 22, 2008
a Two-session sale Featuring art Nouveau / arts & Crafts design,
Paintings, silver, and Fine Furnishings.
Bidding is available live, via phone or absentee, or online at www.liveauctioneers.com
Preview 1:00pm :: discovery sale 3:30pm :: Catalogued evening sale 6:30pm
Pasadena Convention Center 300 East Green Street Pasadena California 91101
626 793 1833 :: 735 W Woodbury Rd Altadena CA www.johnmoran.com
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Antique & Fine Art Auctioneers Inc

JOHN MORAN AUCTIONEERS INC.
Fine Art Sales Director, Specialist
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OFFICeRs
John H. Moran, President, Principal Auctioneer
Jeffrey J. Moran, Vice President, Auctioneer
Madeleine Moran, Vice President, Public Relations
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CLIeNT seRVICes
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Katherine Halligan
Aileen Ward
Paul Fisher
Betty Lanza
Gilbert Peralta
Annemarie Nollar
Morgana Blackwelder
Glenn Storey
Larry Muradian
Bobby Cullen
dIGITaL desIGN
Kyle Amundsen
Oscar Tsao
Shane Strong
Nathan Martinez

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1001 Otto Poertzel, bronze & marble bust young woman
Circa 1930, signed ‘’Prof Poertzel’’ (1876-1963, German), with further ‘’RVM’’ pastille
mark, depicting a young woman with upswept hair, on a mottled brown and red
marble plinth, overall, 9.25’’ H x 8.5’’ W x 5’’ D, est:$700/900. Provenance: Property
from the Marianne J. Knox Trust, Los Angeles, CA Condition: Good condition
overall. Nicely modeled. With some light brownish surface patina to white marble-
particularly at extremities. General light marks and scratches commensurate with
age.
1002 set of four Neoclassic style silvered wall lights
Probably first half 20th c, silvered metal and cut and pressed glass, each urn-form
backplate atop a baluster pedestal over a drapery-swagged platform issuing three
foliate-sheathed J-form candlearms hung with faceted and shaped luster drops,
surmounted by a floral spray issuing further drops, wired for electricity,
22.5’’ H x 16.5’’ W x 8’’ D, est:$1200/1800. Provenance: Property from the Marjorie
Bacon Trust, Montecito, CA Condition: Nicely made. Decoration well executed.
General marks, scratches and rubbing to surface commensurate with age. Rubbing
gives nice patina to set. Some dirt accumulation overall, glass elements, in particular,
would benefit from cleaning. Minor chips and losses to glass elements. Wiring should
be checked by a qualified electrician prior to use.
1003 a sevres style porcelain double-handled vase
Late 19th/20th c, with overglaze blue interlaced ‘’L’’ marks centering a ‘’B’’ and
surmounting an ‘’A’’, the flared rim above a fluted neck over a tapering body
surmounted by a pair of loop handles, over a fluted socle above a square base
with incurved corners, 14’’ H x 7’’ W x 7’’ D, est:$1500/2000 Condition: Made in two
sections. Body removable from socle. Bronze cap on top of socle stamped ‘’41’’. Good
condition overall. Nicely painted. General light marks, scratches and slight rubbing to
surface. Most notable rubbed loss to decoration on rim, handles and base.
1004 a German porcelain plaque beauty ‘Longing’
Late 19th/early 20th c, probably Berlin, impressed ‘’107’’ and titled ‘’Sehnsucht
(Longing)’’, signed ‘’Wagner’’, depicting a Classical maiden, in a rose gown, looking
into the distance, within a two-tone giltwood and gilt-gesso frame, the plaque, 6’’
H x 4’’ W, est:$1500/2500. Provenance: Property from a Private Laguna Beach, CA
Residence Condition: Overall: 14’’ x 12’’. The plaque in good overall condition with
only minor fading to surface. Not examined out of frame. Frame with some rubbing,
cracking to pierced carved elements and areas of minor overpainted restoration.
1005 a Biedermeier walnut chest of drawers
First half 19th c, the rounded rectangular double reeded top above a cushion-molded
frieze drawer over three further drawers above a straight apron over curved bracket
feet, 34.75’’ H x 36’’ W x 19.5’’ D, est:$500/800 Condition: Nice diminutive size. Figuring
of walnut veneer rich and dramatic. Structurally sound. General marks, nicks and
scratches commensurate with age and use. Mounts replaced. With some minor
lifting to veneer in areas, namely to top with some faint circular water marks. With
scattered small losses, patched and overpainted repair to veneer in areas, namely
around mounts. Feet later and with losses to veneer. No key.
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1006 C. e. Wood three panel screen birds landscape
Right panel signed lower left ‘’C. E. Wood’’, oil on canvas laid to board, the outside
panels depicting birds within a landscape, the central panel depicting a stream
running through a wooded landscape, each within a hinged mahogany frame, each
panel overall, 75.5’’ H x 27.75’’ W, est:$1500/2000 Condition: The painted panels:
66’’ x 24’’. Nicely painted. Some yellowing to surface of panels overall. Panels with
areas of well matched inpainting overall, particularly to sky/background areas -
visible only under blacklight. With areas of patched repair to sky on right panel.
Probably very recently reframed into mahogany screen frames - timber and hinges
appear quite fresh. With tearing and losses to paper backing of reverse.
1007 a Bohemian Wilhelm schiller & son majolica vase
Late 19th c, marked ‘’WS&S / 645’’, in the Renaissance style, with banded rim
decorated with griffons and acanthus scrolls over a tapering stem, decorated with
knights and with lion mask handles to sides, over a reeded base, decorated with
foliate scrolls interspersed with grotesque masks, on cartouche-form feet,
18.25’’ H x 9’’ Dia., est:$500/700. Provenance: Property of a Private Pasadena, CA
Collector Condition: Good condition overall. Well executed relief decoration. Nicely
painted. General light marks and scratches to surface overall. Gilding to top rim
edge largely rubbed. Gilding also rubbed on bottom half of ring handles. Some minor
scattered inherent firing flaws to surface. Mix of glossy and matte glazing.
1008 a Bohemian Wilhelm schiller & son majolica vase
Late 19th c, of large scale, marked “WS&S / 224”, in the Renaissance style, with
flared rim over a fluted tapering neck above a tapering body with a pair of anthemia
handles to sides, centered by a portrait roundel depicting a woman, within a foliate
and strapwork surround, over a circular spreading fluted foot,
31’’ H x 15’’ W x 11.5’’ D, est:$1500/2500. Provenance: Property of a Private Pasadena,
CA Collector Condition: Good condition overall. Well executed relief decoration.
Nicely painted. General light marks and scratches to surface overall. With an
inherent divot to rim of mouth. Scattered minor flaked losses to glazing overall. With
some small chipped losses to base, as visible in photo.
1009 a Continental majolica figural centerpiece Triton
19th/early 20th c, probably German or Italian, marked with a blue underglaze sixprong
star, modeled as a winged Triton holding aloft a shell on a waved quadripartite
base, decorated overall with floral clasps, 20’’ H x 19.5’’ W x 20.5’’ D, est:$1000/1500.
Provenance: Property of a Private Pasadena, CA Collector Condition: Good condition
overall. Nicely modeled and decorated. General marks, scratches and rubbing to
surface commensurate with age and use. A few small chipped losses at edge of
base. Minor losses to tips of Triton’s hair. Ruffled edges of shell with a few well
matched overpainted losses to tips.
1010 a Renaissance style carved alabaster ewer
Late 19th c, the ruffled spout above entwined dolphins extending to an entwined
dolphin-form handle over a tapering body carved with acanthus leaves and centering
a female mask, over a flared gadrooned collar, on a square base with canted corners
above a conforming wooden plinth, 39’’ H x 15’’ W, est:$600/900. Provenance: Property
of a Private Pasadena, CA Collector Condition: In three sections: spout, handle and
body with attached plinth. Very nicely carved. With various cracks, chipped losses
and repairs to surface overall, commensurate with age- as visible in catalogue
photos.
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1011 Continental gilt-metal amethyst glass covered urn
Late 19th c, in the Renaissance style, the pierced foliate-cast enameled finial inset
with amethyst colored ‘jewels’, over a spreading faceted lid above a conforming body
over a circular foliate-cast base, inset with further jewels, on scrolled feet,
16’’ H x 7’’ Dia., est:$1000/1500. Provenance: Property from the Marjorie Bacon Trust,
Montecito, CA Condition: General light marks and scratches, commensurate with
age. Metal elements largely rubbed. With losses to enamel overall. Glass somewhat
spotted. With a 0.75’’ x 0.25’’ chip to rim of body. Lip of lid with a 0.25’’ x 0.5’’ chip.
Base mount appears to be assembled from various circular mount elements. Slight
dirt accumulation overall.
1012 an elizabethan style oak 15 piece dining suite
Early 20th c, by the Grand Rapids Chair Company, comprising a draw-leaf trestle
dining table (30.5’’ x 76’’ [closed] x 37’’), 2 armchairs (46.75’’ x 24’’ x 23’’), 10 side
chairs (37.75’’ x 21.25’’ x 18.75’’), a sideboard with removable flatware tray and secret
drawers (39’’ x 76’’ x 22.25’’), and a court-cupboard buffet (58.25’’ x 48’’ x 20’’), ,
est:$2000/4000 Condition: Table open: 120’ long. Armchair- height of seat: 19’’, width
of seat: 20’’, depth of seat: 18’’. Elements all very well made. Good condition overall.
With typical minor marks, nicks and scratches commensurate with age and use. With
a dark honey color to timber overall. Carved decoration nicely executed. One draw
leaf end to table sticks slightly. Armchairs carved to the reverse. Upholstery to chairs
with some overall wear. Minor nicked losses to carved elements in areas. Some nicks
and wear to stretchers and legs commensurate with age and use.
1013 an Italian Renaissance style hall stand
20th c, the reverse breakfronted top above a pair of twisted wrought iron bars
suspended by pierced scrolling lion head terminals, flanking a triple-divided back
inset with mirror plates, with a pair of carved cameo roundels to sides, over a further
similar pair of wrought iron bars supported by similarly carved lion terms, over
Solomonic columnar uprights, before a floral vine-carved back, on stepped supports
above paw-form feet, 80’’ H x 62’’ W x 18’’ D, est:$1000/2000. Provenance: Property of
a Private Pasadena, CA Collector Condition: Nicely carved. With a chestnut color to
stained beech wood overall. Decoration well executed. Should be affixed to a wall
when installed. General marks, nicks, scratches, rubbing and wear commensurate
with age and use. Some shrinkage cracking to timber about roundels on back. Some
re-gluing and resecuring to lower wrought iron elements. Wear to base.
1014 emanuel Tesauro epitome del Regno d’Italia 1664
Del Regno D’Italia Sotto I Barbari Epitome - D. Emanuel Tesauro. Con le Annotationi
Dell’Abbate D. Valeriano Castiglione. Torino. Single volume. 225 pages. Annotations
138 pages. Indices 26 pages. With handwritten 1924 inscription opposite frontispiece,
est:$500/800. Note: History of Italian rulers. Provenance: Property from the Estate
of Frieda Marchesano, Pasadena, CA Condition: Leather heavily worn. Spine gone.
Cover with losses. Pages legible with some staining, tears and curling overall. See
catalogue images for a better idea on condition.
1015 a Louis XIV style gilt-metal & glass chandelier
Probably early 20th c, the shaped lattice bowl decorated with faceted and floral
matte glass beads issuing female mask-headed foliate-sheathed J-form candlearms,
surmounted by a sunburst corona over a silvered sphere above a drop foliate finial,
electrified, 31’’ H x 32.5’’ Dia., est:$1500/2500 Condition: Nicely cast. With typical
marks, scratches and rubbing to surface overall. Extremities particularly rubbed.
Floral glass globes to arms later. One with significant chipped losses to top and base.
Lattice bowl with surface flaking off and slightly misshapen in areas. Lacking finial
element from underside. Wiring should be checked by a qualified electrician prior to
use.
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1016 a Flemish historical tapestry fragment
Probably 17th c, possibly from the story of Alexander the Great, woven in wools,
depicting a group of three eastern leaders at the foot of a staircase, with two women
to the side, soldiers hauling bundles and tents within the hills with a city in the
background, repairs, embellishments, 69.5’’ H x 56.5’’ W, est:$1000/1500. Provenance:
Property from the Estate of Frieda Marchesano, Pasadena, CA Condition: Fading and
re-weaving in areas overall. Cut down. Top 18’’ have been reattached. Side borders
reattached. Top border possibly replaced. With small scattered holes and areas of
looseness to stitches. With replaced/re-woven strips to bottom. Lacking backing.
1017 Continental Baroque style gilt bronze candelabrum
Late 19th c, with acanthus-sheathed scrolled arms supporting eleven candlenozzles,
over a spreading tripartite stem decorated with floral swags, foliate scrolls and with
ecclesiastical portraits to base, on ball and claw feet, wired for electricity,
43.25’’ H x 21.5’’ Dia., est:$2000/3000 Condition: Nicely cast. General marks, scratches
and rubbing to surface overall. Possibly re-gilt. Gilding rubbed particularly to
extremities. Wiring to outside of candlearms. One nozzle broken at socle, would
benefit from repair. Wiring should be checked by a qualified electrician prior to use.
1018 a sterling silver mounted glass stem service
20th c, rims marked ‘’Sterling’’, comprising: 12 goblets (7’’ x 3.5’’), 6 wines (4’’ x 3.5’’),
11 sherry (5.25’’ x 2.25’’), 12 cordials (3’’ x 2.5’’), bowls of faceted bell-form, decorated
with foliate guilloche sterling bands, 41 pcs, , est:$800/1200. Provenance: Property
from a Private Collector, Riverside, CA Condition: Good condition overall. Nicely
made. Silver nicely chased. With typical general light marks and scratches overall.
Typical tarnishing to silver.
1019 a Meissen blue & gilt porcelain dinner service
20th c, with underglazed blue crossed swords mark, comprising: 12 dinner plates
(9.5’’), 12 dessert / salad plates (8.5’’), 12 bread plates (7’’), 12 soup bowls (9.25’’), 9
cups (2.25’’ x 4.5 x 3.75’’), 12 saucers (6’’), 2 square serving bowls (3.5’’ x 9.25’’ x 9’’),
2 covered footed serving dishes (7.5’’ x 13’’ x 10.25’’), 1 covered footed oval tureen
(6.25’’ x 10.25’’ x 6’’), 1 circular covered footed serving dish (3.5’’ x 8’’), 1 large oval
platter (19.25’’ x 13’’), 1 small oval platter (14’’ x 10’’), 2 oval serving dishes (9’’ x 6.25’’),
monogrammed ‘’PMM’’, 79 pcs, est:$1000/2000. Provenance: Property from the
Marjorie Bacon Trust, Montecito, CA Condition: Very good condition overall. Very
light marks and scratches overall commensurate with age and use. Appears to have
been used very little.
1020 a Berlin KPM porcelain plaque noblewomen
Late 19th/early 20th c, with scepter and ‘’KPM’’ marks and further marked ‘’H’’ and
‘’X’’, depicting a pair of 17th c noblewomen in a verdant landscape, within a giltwood
frame, the plaque, 9.25’’ H x 6.25’’ W, est:$1000/1200 Condition: Overall: 17.5’’ x 14.5’’.
Good condition overall. Very nicely rendered. Colors rich and vibrant. Very light
typical marks and scratches to surface. Some dirt accumulation around edges of
plaque at aperture of frame. Frame in good overall condition with some light rubbing
and small scattered losses to gilding.
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1021 a Persian Tabriz silk and wool carpet rug
Early 20th c, the claret ground with scrolling foliate vines in blue, ivory and
orange, within graduated borders of medallions and foliate clasps, 4.5’’ W x 6.5’’ D,
est:$1500/2000. Provenance: Property from the Marianne J. Knox Trust, Los Angeles,
CA Condition: With overall wear to pile, particularly at long edges. Some fading.
Wear to selvages.
1022 Lesser ury (1861-1931 German )
Lake in a sylvan landscape, signed twice lower left and right: L. Ury, pastel on
paper laid to board under glass, 14’’ x 19.5’’, est:$5000/7000. Provenance: Acquired
in Germany no later than the 1930s, by descent in the family to the present owner;
Property from the Marianne J. Knox Trust, Los Angeles, CA Condition: Visual: Visible
areas of the paper are toned. A .75’’ stable tear in the upper left corner, a diagonal
.75’’ stable tear along the left center edge and a 4’’ diagonal stable tear across the
signature in the lower left corner. Lower right extreme corner is bent and wrinkled.
Not examined out of the frame.
1023 Henry Harris (1852-1926 British)
Cows watering, signed lower left: H. Harris, oil on canvas, 16’’ x 24’’, est:$500/800.
Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Santa Clarita, CA Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition with surface dirt and minor frame abrasion along the edges.
A minor, stable indentation in the canvas in the lower right corner. Blacklight: No
evidence of restoration under blacklight.
1024 Jan Hillebrand Wijsmuller (1855-1925 dutch)
Amsterdam Harbor, signed lower right: J.H. Wijsmuller, oil on canvas laid to canvas,
39.5’’ x 59’’, est:$3000/5000. Provenance: Property from the Marjorie Bacon Trust,
Montecito, CA Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: Scattered tiny
spots of touch-up throughout, particularly in the center and upper center quadrants,
upper left and lower left quadrants. Evidence of touch-up on repaired tears in the
lower left quadrant, center quadrant and right center quadrant.
1025 Johann Joseph Jansen (1825-1905 German)
“A Dutch Homestead”, 1884, signed lower right: J. Jos. Jansen, oil on canvas,
19.75’’ x 26.25’’, est:$2500/4000. Provenance: Bearing exhibition label on the verso
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition with minor stable craquelure. Blacklight:
No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
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1026 Felix Ziem (1821-1911 French)
Venetian sailboats in the harbor, signed lower right: Ziem, oil on panel, 6’’ x 10’’,
est:$2000/3000. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, San Diego, CA
Condition: Visual: Fine, stable craquelure throughout. A few minor spots of paint loss
concentrated mainly along the edges due to frame abrasion and a horizontal .75’’
surface scrape with loss to the left of the signature. Scattered minor spots of surface
dirt. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
1027 Leo Herrmann (1853-1927 French)
Cardinal feeding a pair of swans, signed lower right: Leo Herrmann, oil on canvas,
8’’ x 10’’, est:$2500/3500. Provenance: Property from the Marjorie Bacon Trust,
Montecito, CA Condition: Visual: Generally good condition with scattered craquelure
and uneven varnish. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
1028 alice Kerr Hirschberg (1856-1930 Morristown, NJ)
Woman and child pouring milk, signed, inscribed and dated lower right: A. Hirschberg
Grandcamp 1884, watercolor on paper laid to board under glass, paper size:
19.25’’ x 12’’, est:$500/800. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Hidden
Hills, CA Condition: Visual: Generally good condition with mild toning to the paper.
1029 ettore simonetti (1857-1909 Italian)
Seated woman reading, signed lower left: Ettore Simonetti, watercolor on paper
under glass, sight size: 12.25’’ x 8.25’’, est:$1000/1500 Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition with mild toning to the paper and minor handling creases. A 1.5’’
vertical stable tear along the left center edge. Not examined out of the frame.
1030 Continental school, 19th c, three muses
Muses appearing in an artist’s dream in his studio, appears unsigned, oil on panel,
oval: 12’’ H x 9’’ W, est:$2000/3000. Note: The painting retains the original Victorian
gessoed and gilt frame. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Valley
Village, CA Condition: Visual: With paint shrinkage and craquelure throughout. Minor
frame abrasion with some scattered tiny losses along the edges. Not examined out
of the frame. Blacklight: A spot of touch-up in the upper center quadrant and a few
other tiny scattered spots of touch-up on the figures.
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1031 Flemish school, late 18th / early 19th c, courting
Couple courting picking cherries, appears unsigned, oil on panel, 9.25’’ H x 11.75’’ W,
est:$1500/2500. Provenance: Property of a Private Pasadena, CA Collector Condition:
Visual: Fine, stable craquelure and paint shrinkage throughout. A few minor scattered
spots of loss throughout and a 3’’ diagonal surface abrasion in the lower right
quadrant. Minor frame abrasion. Blacklight: Scattered spots of older restoration
throughout.
1032 French school, 19th c., three women with infant
Unsigned, unframed oil on canvas laid to canvas, 44’’ H x 46’’ W, est:$3000/5000.
Provenance: Property of a Private Pasadena, CA Collector Condition: Visual: The
tacking edges were removed and the canvas was lined to another canvas. Abrasions
with minor losses along the edges. Surface abrasions in the upper left and right
quadrants in the background and in the lower center quadrant. A small area of
indentations in the paint surface in the lower center quadrant. Blacklight: Scattered
areas of touch-up throughout, particularly in the background and along the edges.
1033 after John Hoppner, ‘’Louisa, Lady Bagot’’, oil
British School, 19th c, after John Hoppner (1758-1810 British), unsigned, oil on
canvas laid to canvas, possibly retaining original period frame, 50’’ H x 38.5’’ W,
est:$5000/7000. Provenance: Property of a Private Pasadena, CA Collector Condition:
Visual: The tacking edges were removed and the canvas was lined to another
canvas. Stable craquelure throughout and minor frame abrasion. Minor surface
abrasions on the figure’s head and to the left of the figure. Some areas of oxidation to
the surface. Blacklight: Evidence of older restoration on the figure’s face, chest and
hands, on the dog’s head, and scattered in the background. Difficult to read under
heavy masking varnish.
1034 German school, late 18th / early 19th c, figures
Soldier carrying an old man with other figures escaping from a city in ruins, appears
unsigned, probably late 18th - early 19th c, oil on canvas laid to canvas,
40’’ H x 30’’ W, est:$1000/1500. Provenance: Property of a Private Pasadena, CA
Collector Condition: Visual: Stable craquelure throughout with a few tiny losses in
the upper center quadrant and frame abrasion with minor losses along the edges.
Discolored varnish. Blacklight: Evidence of scattered areas of older restoration under
heavy, uneven masking varnish.
1035 after Carlo dolci, 19th c, ‘Madonna of the Veil’
After Carlo Dolci (1616-1687 Italian), signed, inscribed and dated verso: S. Bollini
Copia da Carlo Dolci Rome 1806, with indistinct red wax seal verso, oil on canvas,
39.25’’ H x 29.25’’ W, est:$1000/1500. Note: The painting retains an early 20th c
Newcomb-Macklin Co. NY frame. Provenance: Property of a non-profit organization,
Beverly Hills, CA Condition: Visual: Craquelure throughout with three tears in the
lower center quadrant, the largest 2’’ x 1’’. One nail hole along the upper center
edge and three nail holes along the upper left edge. A 3’’ x 1’’ repaired tear with
corresponding patch verso to the right of the Madonna’s head. Canvas loose on the
stretchers. Surface dirt and oxidation scattered throughout. Blacklight: A spot of
touch-up on the Madonna’s lips. Heavy, uneven masking varnish- difficult to read
under blacklight.
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1036 Italian school, prob. 18th c, Madonna & Child
Madonna and Child with Cherubim, unsigned, oil on canvas, in a 19th c gilt-gesso
frame, 42’’ H x 31’’ W, est:$1500/2000. Provenance: Belnord Art Studio, New York,
NY (see label verso); Property of a Private Pasadena, CA Collector Condition:
Visual: Craquelure and stretcher bar creases throughout. The canvas loose on the
stretchers. A few spots of loss along the upper edge and on the figures. Blacklight:
Evidence of touch-up along the edges and on the figures and a 2’’ diameter area in
the upper left quadrant. Evidence of other areas of older restoration throughout.
1037 Italian school, prob. 18th c, st. Jerome
Unsigned, unframed oil on canvas laid to canvas, 42.75’’ H x 36’’ W, est:$1500/2500.
Provenance: Property of a Private Pasadena, CA Collector Condition: Visual:
Craquelure throughout. The canvas tacking edges unevenly cut and the canvas
cracked in the upper right corner. Blacklight: Spots and areas of touch-up throughout
with the largest areas in the upper left, upper right and lower right corners. A 2’’
diameter area of touch-up on the figure’s beard.
1038 Italian early 18th c, Madonna & Child
Two works: Madonna & Child and John the Baptist, each: unsigned, each: oil on
canvas, each: 57’’ H x 18’’ W, est:$1500/2000. Provenance: Property of a Non-profit
Organization, Beverly Hills, CA Condition: Visual: Each: Craquelure and paint
shrinkage throughout and frame abrasion with minor losses along the edges. The
canvas loose on the stretchers. John the Baptist: Vertical surface abrasions in
the lower left corner, left center quadrant and upper right quadrant. Madonna &
Child: A few dots of paint loss and indentations scattered throughout. A few drips
of surface wall paint in the upper left quadrant. Blacklight: John the Baptist: A 2’’
diameter area of restoration with corresponding patch on the figure’s right shoulder.
Madonna & Child: A 2.5’’ diameter area of restoration on the Madonna’s neck with a
corresponding patch. Each: Evidence of other spots of older restoration throughout
but difficult to read under heavy, uneven varnish.
1039 Italian probably 18th c, Christ carrying Cross
Christ carrying the Cross to Calvary, unsigned, oil on canvas laid to canvas,
46’’ H x 70’’ W, est:$1500/2000. Provenance: Property of a Non-profit Organization,
Beverly Hills, CA Condition: Visual: Craquelure throughout and some scattered
surface abrasions and minor losses. A vertical 2’’ tear in the upper center quadrant
and a vertical crease between Jesus and Mary extending the length of the canvas.
Blacklight: An extensive area of scattered touch-up in the upper center quadrant.
Spots and areas of touch-up scattered on the figures. Evidence of older restoration
along the vertical crease and in other areas throughout.
1040 a German Bruckmann silver pierced center bowl
Late 19th/early 20th c, marked ‘’.800’’ and with maker’s mark of Bruckmann & Sohne,
Heilbronn, and further marked ‘’Posen’’, the deeply scalloped C-scroll-decorated
rim with pierced cherub rocaille clasps to sides and caryatid handles to ends, over
a pierced lattice, floral and C-scroll-decorated body, over a similar spreading foot,
with later removable brass liner, weighable silver, 10.75’’ H x 23.5’’ W x 10.25’’ D,
60 oz, est:$1000/2000. Note: Peter Bruckmann (1865-1937) was the first chairman
of the Deutscher Werkbund (founded in 1907) and the Bruckmann firm produced
many pieces by leading German designers. Provenance: Retailed by L. Posen
Witwe; Property of a Private Pasadena, CA Collector Condition: Very nicely chased
and decorated. Highly detailed. General marks, scratches, rubbing and tarnishing
commensurate with age and use. Wing of one caryatid lacking. Some bending to tips
of wings. Same figure with laurel wreath likely reduced slightly. With polish residue in
crevices. Brass liner likely a later addition, as stated.
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1041 Russian Klingert silver & enamel part tea service
Late 19th/early 20th c, Moscow, with maker’s mark of Gustav Klingert and assayer’s
mark probably of Ivan Lebedkin, 84 standard silver and cloisonne enamel, comprising
a sugar pot (2.25’’ x 4’’), a cream jug (3’’ x 2.5’’ x 3.75’’), a pair of sugar tongs
(4.25’’ x 0.75’’) and 12 spoons (4.25’’), 15 pcs, gross weight, 15 oz tw approximately,
est:$2000/3000 Condition: Good condition overall. General marks, scratches, rubbing
and tarnishing to surfaces commensurate with age and use. Some very minor
scattered losses to enamel. With some spotting to interiors of holloware items, as
visible in catalogue photos.
1042 Kirk stieff sterling Rose Repousse flatware set
19th/20th c, an assembled part service with varying marks from varying dates,
comprising: 15 Repousse dinner forks (7.25’’), 16 Repousse dessert / salad forks
(6.25’’), 25 Repousse dinner knives (9’’), 24 Repousse teaspoons (6’’), 8 Rose butter
spreaders (6.25’’), 1 Repousse butter spreader (5.25’’), 6 Rose chocolate spoons
(4.25’’), 7 Repousse demitasse spoons (4.5’’), 1 Rose demitasse spoon (4.25’’), 4 Rose
grapefruit spoons (6’’), 10 Repousse iced tea spoons (7.5’’), 6 Repousse ice cream
forks (6’’), 6 Repousse cocktail forks (5.25’’) [one with different prong shape], 1
Repousse lemon server (6’’), 2 Rose olive forks (4.5’’), 2 Rose pickle forks (4.75’’), 3
Repousse bonbon spoons (5’’), 1 Repousse berry spoon (7.5’’), 2 Repousse sherbet
spoons (5.25’’), 2 Repousse sugar spoons (6’’), 1 Repousse dessert spoon (6.5’’), 5
Repousse tablespoons (8.25’’), 2 Repousse cream soupspoons (7.25’’), 1 Repousse
bacon fork (7.75’’), 2 Repousse sugar tongs (3.25’’), 1 Repousse butter pick (6’’), 1
Repousse cold meat fork (8.5’’), 1 Repousse medium ladle (7.25’’), 1 Repousse small
ladle (6.25’’), 1 Repousse asparagus server (9.5’’), 1 Repousse master butter knife
(7.25’’), 2 Repousse matchbook covers (0.5’’ x 1.75’’ x 1.25’’), a Repousse 2 piece
walnut salad serving set (11.25’’), 1 Repousse cheese server (6.5’’), 1 Repousse
pastry server (10’’), 1 Repousse pie server (9.75’’), 1 Repousse bottle opener (5.75’’), a
Repousse 2 piece steak carving set (knife: 11.5’’), a Repousse 2 piece game carving
set (knife: 10’’), 1 Repousse bread knife (12.5’’) and 1 Repousse cake breaker, a few
monogrammed to the reverse, 173 pcs, weighable sterling, 142 oz tw approximately,
est:$2000/4000. Provenance: Property of a Lake Forest, CA Collector Condition:
Varying patterns manufactured at varying dates, as stated. Slight differences to
rendering of decoration overall. All pieces in good overall condition. With typical
slight marks, scratches, rubbing, tarnishing and wear commensurate with age and
use. Silver weight includes only all sterling articles. Knives with variations in size and
form to stainless steel blades. This and all lots are sold AS-IS. No further description
or condition information can be provided. Our identification of specific pattern on
each article was made to the best of our knowledge. Returns are not accepted base
on condition or mis-identification of piece description or pattern on any article in this
lot. We suggest viewing this and all lots in person before placing a bid.
1043 english sterling coffee tea service, Chester
1927-28, with maker’s mark ‘’LB & S/Ltd’’, comprising a coffee pot (9.25’’ x 9’’ x 4.5’’),
a teapot (6.25’’ x 11’’ x 5.5’’), a cream jug (4’’ x 6.5’’ x 3.5’’) and a double-handled
sugar bowl (4’’ x 8’’ x 4’’), coffee & teapots with ebonized handles and finials,
not monogrammed, 4 pcs, gross weight, 61 oz tw approximately, est:$800/1200
Condition: Generally good condition overall. With typical light marks and scratches
commensurate with age and use. With a small ding to side of sugar bowl. Some slight
unevenness to surfaces of coffee & teapots. Finial to coffee pot with some losses to
stem. Slight tarnishing to surfaces. Feet to all somewhat unevenly attached.
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1044 a dutch sterling silver fish service for twelve
1912, van Outvorst & Zoon, Amsterdam, purity mark .934, comprising 12 forks (7’’) and
12 knives (7.75’’), not monogrammed, 24 pcs, in original fitted case from ‘’W. Voet &
Zonen...Haarlem’’, weight, 47 oz tw approximately, est:$400/600. Provenance: Property
from a Private Collection, Hidden Hills, CA Condition: Very good condition overall. Not
monogrammed. General typical light marks, scratches and tarnishing commensurate
with age and use. Case in very good condition with only light wear. Closes securely.
1045 Wallace sterling ‘Grand Baroque’ flatware service
20th c, marked ‘’Wallace Sterling’’, an assembled part service comprising: 20 dinner
forks (7.5’’), 23 dessert / salad forks (6.5’’), 25 dinner knives (hollow handle, 9’’),
29 teaspoons (6.25’’), 18 bouillon spoons (6’’), 8 butter spreaders (6.25’’), 2 butter
spreaders (hollow handle, 6’’), 2 master butter knives (7.5’’), 3 sugar / preserve scoops
(6.25’’), 1 bonbon / nut scoop (5.25’’), 1 honey spoon (6.75’’), 3 pierced tablespoons
(8.75’’), 5 tablespoons (8.75’’), 2 buffet forks (8’’), 1 olive fork (5.25’’), 1 cocktail / pickle
fork (5.5’’), 2 gravy ladles (6.75’’), 1 large ladle (8’’), a 2 piece poultry carving set
(knife: 11’’), 1 cheese slice (6.5’’), 1 flat pastry server (10.5’’) and 2 angled pie servers
(11’’), not monogrammed, 153 pcs, weighable sterling, 180 oz tw approximately,
est:$1500/2500. Provenance: Property from a Private Collector, Riverside, CA
Condition: An assembled part service, as stated. Pieces varying in age and marks.
Steel bladed articles not included in weight. General light marks, scratches and
tarnishing commensurate with age and use. Not monogrammed, as stated. Blade to
one dinner knife loose, would benefit from reaffixing.
1046 French silver five piece dresser set Morel & Cie
First half 19th c, with Minerva mark, maker’s mark ‘’MXV’’, further marked ‘’Morel
& Cie’’, and interior of lid of each piece inscribed ‘’Donne / a ma chere fille Marie /
B.C.P. 1826’’, comprising a short rectangular box with removable interior frame
(3.5’’ x 4.75’’ x 3.25’’), two long rectangular boxes (3.75’’ x 8.25’’ x 3.25’’) and two
covered urns (5.25’’ x 3.5’’), all with crown finial, armorial to one side and cipher
to opposite side, richly decorated, incised and in relief overall with rose sprays,
laurel garlands and foliate-headed paw feet, 5 pcs, weight, 96 oz tw approximately,
est:$5000/7000. Note: French silversmith Jean-Valentin Morel operated the firm of
Morel & Cie with his partner Charles-Edmond Duponchel, co-director of the Paris
Opera in the 1830s and 1840s, between 1842 and 1848. Their partnership ended
in 1848, resulting in a lawsuit issued by Duponchel which prohibited Morel from
operating in the Department of the Seine. Morel then moved to London to open
his own business. It appears, from the presentation inscription on this set, that the
pieces pre-date the company of Morel & Cie by over 15 years. It is possible that the
Morel & Cie mark was later added when the set may have been retailed by company.
Another possibility is that the set was indeed manufactured by Morel & Cie but the
inscription post-dated to commemorate an event, such as a birth date. The coat of
arms on the set is that of the Choiseul-Praslin family. Marie Laure Isabelle Choiseul-
Praslin was born on 19 September 1826 to Charles Laure Hughes Théobald de
Choiseul, 5th Duc de Praslin and his wife Françoise Sébastiani-Porta. Provenance:
Property from the Marjorie Bacon Trust, Montecito, CA; the Choiseul-Praslin family
Condition: Apparently first quality (.950) silver. Very well made and finely decorated.
With gilt-washed interiors. With typical marks, scratches, very slight dings, rubbing
and tarnishing to surfaces, commensurate with age and use. Would benefit from
gentle cleaning. All crown finials with some level of flattening and losses to prongs,
as visible in catalogue photos. Small box with hinge mechanism to lid cut- lid lifts off
completely. With some slight bending to lips of bodies below lids.
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1047 an Int. sterling ‘Royal danish’ flatware service
20th c, marked ‘’U.S.A. / Royal Danish / International Sterling’’, an assembled part
service comprising: 12 dinner forks (7’’), 13 dessert/salad forks (6.25’’), 12 steel bladed
knives [hollow handle] (9’’), 24 teaspoons (6’’), 14 bouillon spoons (6.5’’), 9 cocktail
forks (5.5’’), 12 butter spreaders (6’’), 2 tablespoons (8.25’’), 1 pickle fork (6’’), 2 jelly
spoons (6.5’’), 1 pair of sugar tongs (4.25’’), 1 small ladle (5.25’’) and 1 medium ladle
(6.25’’), not monogrammed, 104 pcs, in an anti-tarnish canteen, weighable sterling,
125 oz tw approximately, est:$1000/2000. Provenance: Property from a Private
Collector, Riverside, CA Condition: Good condition overall. An assembled set, as
stated. General marks, scratches and typical wear. Some pieces with food residue.
Set would benefit from proper cleaning. Not monogrammed, as stated. Case with
general marks, nicks and scratches. Also with dryness and flaking to finish. With tape
residue to central brass plaque. Interior in good condition.
1048 a George III sterling teapot Robert Piercy
1781, London, with maker’s mark ‘’RP’’, of squat form, the hinged lid with reeded
circular finial above a gadrooned rim, the body decorated with acanthus leaves, on
short foliate-headed ball feet, not monogrammed, weight, 6.75’’ H x 11’’ W x 6.25’’ D,
22 oz, est:$700/1000 Condition: Good condition overall. Decoration nicely executed.
General marks, scratches and tarnishing- particularly to crevices, commensurate
with age and use. Surface rubbed. With some scattered minor dents and dings to
surface. A small depression to middle of handle. Insulator caps appear original, with
only minor cracking. Not monogrammed.
1049 a Camusso sterling seven piece coffee tea service
20th c, Peru, marked ‘’Sterling 925 / Camusso / Made in Peru’’, comprising a tipping
kettle (18.5’’ x 10’’ x 10’’), a coffee pot (10.5’’ x 10.5’’ x 5.25’’), a teapot (9’’ x 6’’ x 10.5’’),
a cream jug (5.25’’ x 6.75’’ x 4.25’’), a covered sugar bowl (6.5’’ x 7.75’’ x 5’’), a waste
bowl (2.75’’ x 4.25’’) and a double-handled tray (30’’ x 17.5’’), not monogrammed, 7 pcs,
weight, 240 oz tw approximately, est:$3000/5000. Provenance: Property from a Private
Collector, Riverside, CA Condition: Good condition overall. Nicely made. General light
marks, scratches and tarnishing commensurate with age and use. Tray with most
notable scratches. Interior of waste bowl gilt-washed.
1050 Wood & Hughes ‘angelo’ sterling flatware service
Third quarter 19th c, New York, NY, marked ‘’W & H Sterling / Pat 1878’’, an assembled
part service comprising: 11 dinner forks (8”), 12 luncheon forks (7”), 1 junior fork
(6.25’’), 31 teaspoons (5.75”), 12 ice cream forks (6.25”) 11 bouillon or fruit spoons (?)
(5.5”), 12 spade-shaped citrus spoons with gilt-washed bowls (6”), 8 oval cream soup/
dessert spoons (7”), 6 cocktail/seafood forks (6.25”), 11 demitasse spoons with giltengraved
bowls (4.25”), 6 tablespoons (8.5”), a 2 piece fish serving set (knife: 9.25’’),
1 buffet fork (9’’), 1 jelly knife (9”) 2 graduated sugar spoons with gilt engraved bowls
(larger: 6.25’’), a preserve spoon with engraved bowl (6’’), 2 graduated punch ladles
(12’’ & 13”), some variously monogrammed, 127 pcs, together with a faux leather
zippered anti-tarnish canteen, weight, 135 oz tw approximately, est:$1500/2500.
Note: Wood & Hughes was an important New York City silversmith firm during the
second half of the 19th c (1845-1899), renowned for their coin and sterling flatware
and holloware. They were acquired by Graff, Washbourne & Dunn in 1899. Graff,
Washbourne & Dunn was acquired by Gorham in 1961. Provenance: Property from
the Perkins Collection, Newhall, CA Condition: Good condition overall. Very nicely
executed decoration. General light marks, scratches and tarnishing to surface
commensurate with age. Some spotting to surfaces, particularly to bowls of ladles.
Canteen in overall good condition.
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1051 an american coin silver sugar urn
Circa 1800, possibly New York, apparently unmarked, the fluted domed lid with urnform
finial above a pyriform fluted body decorated with ribbon swags interspersed
with bowknots, on a circular beaded foot, not monogrammed, 8’’ H x 4.25’’ Dia., 18 oz,
est:$500/800 Condition: Good condition overall. General light marks and scratches
commensurate with age. Decoration very well executed. Minor imperfections to edge
of lid. Foot with very slight dents.
1052 a Ball, Black & Co coin silver floral pitcher
Third quarter 19th c, New York, NY, with maker’s mark and further marked ‘’N.
York E & S’’, the scalloped rim issuing an arched spout over a chrysanthemumdecorated
baluster-form body with foliate entwined handle, on pierced floral stem
feet, inscribed ‘’JBH from MTH/in memory of M.E.T.H./1904’’, weight, 12’’ H x 9’’ W
x 6.25’’ D, 35 oz, est:$1000/2000. Note: Ball, Black & Co. (1851-1876) succeeded the
firm of Ball, Tompkins and Black (1839-1851). In 1860, the firm hired John Rudolph
Wendt, formerly of Rogers & Wendt, Boston, to produce the vast majority of silver
designs they offered. In 1874, the firm changed their name to Black, Starr & Frost.
Provenance: Property of a Lake Forest, CA collector Condition: Nicely decorated
overall. General marks, scratches, rubbing and tarnishing to surface overall,
commensurate with age and use. With a few minor dings and depressions to body,
depressions could be the result of deep relief decoration. Dings mostly in area of
inscription and underside.
1053 a Gorham ‘Old Baronial’ sterling flatware service
Probably mid-20th c, marked with maker’s marks and further ‘’Pat 1898 / Sterling’’,
a part service comprising: 11 dinner forks (7.75’’), 8 luncheon forks (7’’), 6 fish forks
(7’’), 12 dessert / salad forks (5.75’’), 12 cocktail forks (5.75’’), 6 teaspoons (6’’), 12 ice
cream spoons (5.25’’), 11 sugar(?) spoons (5’’), 8 bouillon spoons (6.75’’), 10 demitasse
spoons (4.25’’), 11 butter spreaders (5.75’’), most pieces monogrammed ‘’BBW’’,
107 pcs, together with an anti-tarnish canteen, weight, 100 oz tw approximately,
est:$800/1200 Condition: Generally good overall condition. With typical marks,
scratches, rubbing and tarnishing commensurate with age and use. With food
residue to some- would benefit from cleaning. No dinner or luncheon knives. Most
pieces monogrammed, as stated. Canteen with typical marks, nicks, scratches and
wear.
1054 an aesthetic Movement ebonized side table
Fourth quarter 19th c, the later mottled purple and grey D-form marble top above a
conforming frieze above fluted foliate capped supports, joined by a ring and blockturned
stretcher, surmounted by a reeded boss finial, over dolphins and foliate scroll
legs, above a waved quadripartite undertier on bun feet,
29.25’’ H x 39.25’’ W x 19.75’’ D, est:$700/1000. Provenance: Property of a Private
Pasadena, CA Collector Condition: Nicely carved. General marks, nicks and
scratches commensurate with age and use. Marble top later, as stated. Marble in
good condition with only light marks and scratches. Table with some cracking to
timber, mostly separations to structural joints. Would benefit from tightening overall.
Rubbing and wear to ebonized decoration of feet.
1055 aesthetic Movement ebonized marquetry table
Fourth quarter 19th c, gilt metal-mounted, the hinged fold-over eared D-form top
centrally inlaid with a harp within a floral garland in a further banded and floral
border opening to reveal a circular green baize-lined playing surface, swiveling
above a divided well, over a conforming paneled frieze with central double shell
mount, on square-paneled tapering legs, 28’’ H x 37’’ W x 20’’ D, est:$700/1000.
Provenance: Property of a Private Pasadena, CA Collector Condition: Nicely
made and decorated. Structurally sound. General marks, nicks and scratches
commensurate with age and use. With some fading to ebonized decoration,
particularly to top. Dryness to finish. Gilding to mounts rubbed. Some mounts lifting
slightly. Baize worn and faded. Swivel mechanism slightly tight. Wear to legs and feet.
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1056 a French L. Marti marble calendar clock barometer
Fourth quarter 19th c, with L. Marti & Cie pastille and further marked ‘’16609’’, the
circular dial with Roman chapters above a further calendar dial with moon phase
aperture and aneroid barometer dial, centering a mercury pendulum, all within a
waisted case, on a rectangular base with waved apron, 21.25’’ H x 19.5’’ W x 6’’ D,
est:$2000/3000 Condition: Generally good condition overall. With typical marks and
scratches commensurate with age and use. No key. With some visible scratches to
glazed covers to dials. Clock dial with a hairline crack running from center to 6:30.
Works appear original and intact. Some replacements to screws securing back
bezels. Working condition unknown and not guaranteed.
1057 a large aesthetic Movement giltwood mirror
Fourth quarter 19th c, the later rectangular plate within a conforming surround
surmounted by a stepped cornice centering a corona, flanked by tripartite foliate
finials, over scrolled capital terms, further decorated with beaded collars and foliate
sprays, 88’’ H x 63’’ W, est:$800/1200. Provenance: Property of a Private Pasadena,
CA Collector Condition: Very nicely made and carved. General marks, scratches
and rubbing to surface overall. With rubbing, darkening and dirt accumulation to
gilding overall. Some crest elements repaired or replaced, namely points on corona,
particularly in center. Plate replaced, as stated.
1058 Pair of Napoleon III ‘Japonaise’ porcelain vases
Fourth quarter 19th c, each of baluster form with pierced rim and openwork drop
handles over a cream ground with cartouches of figures, birds, animals and
landscapes amidst cherry blossom branches, on a pierced floral vine foot, over a
stepped onyx plinth above a ‘blind fret’ apron, on elephant head feet,
24.25’’ H x 10.25’’ W x 8.5’’ D, est:$2500/3500. Provenance: Property from the Marjorie
Bacon Trust, Montecito, CA Condition: Good condition overall. Decoration very nicely
rendered and well executed. Mounts nicely cast but quite rubbed and darkened.
General light marks, scratches, rubbing and wear overall commensurate with age
and use. With some fine stable repaired cracks to onyx plinth of one. Slight dirt
accumulation overall.
1059 a large Japanese bronze urn on stand Meiji
19th c, the domed lid surmounted by a falcon entwined with a serpent, over a bulbous
tapering body decorated with a bas-relief dragon and set with further falcons, on
tripod bracket supports, surmounting a dragon, on a circular base,
49’’ H x 22’’ W x 17’’ D, est:$1500/2500. Provenance: Property of a Private Pasadena,
CA Collector Condition: Very nicely cast and chased. Decoration well executed. With
a deep brown patina overall. Both wings from falcon on lid broken off and retained.
Prior attempts to reattach with glue were unsuccessful. Glue residue to body and
ends of wings. With some bending and minor losses to tips of wings on other birds.
General marks and scratches commensurate with age. Top rim to body with some
minor inherent imperfections. Some minor dings, dents and losses to relief banding
on body. Dirt accumulation overall. Would benefit from cleaning.
1060 Japanese Meiji iron archaic form standing lantern
19th c, the domed pagoda top above a pierced case over a waisted standard,
57’’ H x 24’’ Dia., est:$1000/1500 Condition: Weathered and worn condition overall.
Significantly oxidized, particularly base. With some losses to base of top finial. Some
stress cracks to ribbing of top- apparently stable. Please refer to catalogue photos
for a better idea of condition. This and all lots are sold AS-IS and may not be returned
based on condition.
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1061 after George Gardet, L’Idole bronze lion foo dog
Signed ‘’G. Gardet’’ (1863-1939, France), and further marked ‘’F. Barbedienne
Fondeur’’, a patinated and parcel-gilt figural group depicting a lioness and a
Buddhistic lion, on a molded rectangular Rouge Griotte marble plinth, overall,
15.5’’ H x 28’’ W x 10.5’’ D, est:$700/1000. Note: This same model sold Simpson’s
Fine Art & Antique Auction, Houston, TX, June 8, 2008, lot 167 ($2,250). Provenance:
Property of a Private Pasadena, CA Collector Condition: Good condition overall.
Decently cast. General light marks, scratches and rubbing overall. With minor nicked
losses to marble plinth, namely front left corner.
1062 Italian Neoclassic style bronze clock garniture
Second half 20th c, gilt-bronze and Portoro marble, marked ‘’Imperial / Made in Italy’’,
the clock with circular dial with inset enamel Roman chapters, within a lyre-form
case surmounted by an urn-form finial, flanked by satyrs holding a floral garland
over an outset oval base centering a hunting trophy, on paw-form feet, each sevenlight
candelabrum with urn-form stem issuing foliate-sheathed spiral twist J-form
candlearms, on a pedestal base centered by a hunting trophy, 3 pcs, the clock,
25’’ H x 13’’ W x 7.5’’ D, est:$1500/2500 Condition: The candelabra: 24.5’’ x 11.25’’.
Decorated in the round. Rather roughly cast. With mold seams visible to cast
elements. General light marks, scratches and rubbing to surface. Base to one
candelabrum with marble corner broken off and reattached- not particularly
noticeable. Candelabra not electrified. Some elements to clock slightly loose-
particularly satyrs. Movement of clock apparently intact. Working condition of clock
is unknown and not guaranteed.
1063 Franz Bergman cold-painted bronze figure pheasant
Late 19th/early 20th c, Austria, marked with maker’s mark and further ‘’Geschutzt’’
twice and with illegible four digit number, naturalistically cast with backswept comb
and long tail, 8.75’’ H x 3.75’’ W x 18.5’’ D, est:$1500/2000. Provenance: Property from
the Marjorie Bacon Trust, Montecito, CA Condition: Nicely cast and painted. General
marks, scratches, light rubbing and wear to surface overall. With small scattered
losses to painted decoration, more noticeable to tips of tail. Slight dirt accumulation
overall.
1064 after dominique alonzo bronze woman water carrier
Late 19th/early 20th c, signed ‘’D Alonzo’’ (d. 1930, France), a polychrome patinated
bronze figure of a female water carrier, on a green onyx base, overall,
20.5’’ H x 8’’ W x 4.75’’ D, est:$1000/2000. Provenance: Property of a Private
Pasadena, CA Collector Condition: The bronze: 19.75’’ x 6.5’’ x 3.75’’. Generally
good overall condition. With dark brown patina and verdigris color dress. General
marks, scratches and rubbing to surface commensurate with age and use. A few
spotty areas of patina loss to top of head wrap. With some dirt and polish residue in
crevices. With scattered chipped losses to onyx base.
1065 after Fernand Cian terracotta group children
Late 19th/early 20th c, inscribed ‘’Fernand Cian (Fernando Ciancianaini, 19th/20th c,
Italy/France) Paris’’, depicting three children on a rockwork base with sea crabs,
21’’ H x 20’’ W x 10.5’’ D, est:$800/1200. Provenance: Property of a Private Pasadena,
CA Collector Condition: Very nicely modeled. With overall even surface patina.
General marks, scratches, minor chipped losses and wear in areas overall,
commensurate with age. Most notable loss a 0.5’’ x 1.5’’ loss to front right edge of
base, as visible in photo. Other minor losses to digits and extremities.
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1066 a Louis XVI style ormolu & green painted cabinet
Late 19th/early 20th c, redecorated, the breakfronted top with eared corners above
a conforming paneled frieze over an oval paneled door centering Diana, enclosing
a shelf, flanked by further panels centered by cartouches, with putto term-headed
uprights to sides, above a conforming base on later plinth feet,
48.5’’ H x 53.5’’ W x 21.25’’ D, est:$3000/5000. Provenance: Property from the Marjorie
Bacon Trust, Montecito, CA Condition: Re-decorated, as stated. Formerly ebonized.
With traces of ebonized decoration under chipped losses of green decoration.
Structurally sound. With typical marks, nicks and scratches commensurate with age.
Some shrinkage cracking to top. Also with separation of joints in areas visible through
cracking surface paint, notably around central medallion, with areas of gesso visible.
Mounts nicely cast. With some rubbing and slight darkening to mounts overall. Tip
of key broken off in lock. Door does not lock. Plinth feet later, as stated, and made of
plywood.
1067 a Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted bureau plat
Probably first half 20th c, the serpentine top with triple-divided gilt-tooled black
leather inset writing surface above a waved frieze fitted with one long flanked by two
short drawers, with faux drawers to the reverse, over female term and acanthusheaded
cabriole legs ending in foliate-scroll sabots, 30.5’’ H x 69.5’’ W x 37.5’’ D,
est:$2000/3000 Condition: Structurally sound. General marks, nicks and scratches
commensurate with age and use. Mounts of varying quality- somewhat roughly cast.
Female terms with pitting to faces. Mounts rubbed and slightly darkened overall,
particularly sabots. Leather in good condition with only light marks and spotting. With
some cracking, lifting and losses to veneer, mostly minor in areas. Largest areas
of veneer loss are the insides of back legs, as visible in catalogue photo. Drawers
locked. No key.
1068 a Louis XV style walnut canape settee sofa
Probably early 20th c, the arched channeled crestrail centered by a floral spray,
above a triple-divided padded curved back and loose cushion seat covered in pink
floral damask, over a waved scroll and floral-carved seatrail, on cabriole legs ending
in scroll toes, 45.25’’ H x 57’’ W x 28’’ D, est:$700/1000. Provenance: Property of a
Private Pasadena, CA Collector Condition: height of seat: 21’’ width of seat: 52.5’’
depth of seat 22’’. Structurally sound. With a honey color to timber overall. General
marks, nicks, scratches and wear commensurate with age and use. Areas of minor,
overpainted restoration throughout. With possible alteration to front seatrail. Each
end with cut and overpainted repair, with through tenon visible, topped with a
modern patera carving. Upholstery in good overall condition, with light wear and
fading commensurate with age and use. Upholstered to reverse.
1069 Pair Louis XVI style bronze figural candelabra
Early 20th c, ormolu and patinated bronze, formed as a male or female satyrs, each
holding a cornucopia issuing five acanthus-sheathed spiral twist candlearms with
central foliate-cast nozzle, on an integral fluted circular pedestal base, drilled for
electricity, 47.5’’ H x 20.5’’ W x 23.5’’ D, est:$3000/5000. Provenance: Property of a
Private Pasadena, CA Collector Condition: Elements nicely modeled. General marks,
scratches, rubbing and wear overall, commensurate with age. Gilding and patina
rubbed on surfaces of both. Some dirt accumulation overall, would benefit from
proper cleaning. One candlearm issuing from cornucopia of male figure broken and
re-soldered. Foliate collar on cornucopia of same possibly a replacement. Drilled
for electricity, as stated. Some wiring elements remain. Would need to be re-wired.
Some minor denting or warping to pedestal bases.
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1070 a Meissen porcelain group Calydonian Boar Hunt
Late 19th c, in six sections, with blue crossed swords mark to undersides, and
incised ‘’A66’’, centrally depicting Atalanta atop a rockwork step, over Meleager and
the boar, surrounded by various other hunters dogs and a stag, fitted on a waved
ebonized base, overall, 14.5’’ H x 17’’ W x 17’’ D, est:$3000/5000. Literature: A near
identical model, uppermost figure with crescent moon in hair representing Diana, is
illustrated L. Mitchell. ‘”Meissen: Collector’s Catalogue’’. Woodbridge, Suffolk: 2004,
p. 127, pl. 33, fig. A66. Note: The same model as offered here sold Sotheby’s, New
York, April 27, 2006, lot 74 ($7,800) Condition: Nicely modeled. Good color retention
overall. General marks and scratches commensurate with age. Extensive losses to
extremities throughout with some inpainting and older restorations. Significant losses
include tail of boar, right thumb of Atalanta, with overpainted repair, left paw of dog
seated next to Atalanta, right front and rear foot of stag, left hand of archer to left of
Atalanta. With numerous additional losses to folaige, hands, feet edges of rockwork,
trees, drapery and other extremities. Tips to some foliate elements retained. Spears
likely replaced. Threaded mounts to underside replaced. Rubbing to ebonized base.
Would benefit from overall repair and restoration. No further condition information
can be provided. Please refer to catalogue images. We suggest prospective
purchasers inspect this and all lots first hand. This and all lots are sold AS-IS. No
returns are accepted based on condition. Please refer to our terms and conditions of
sale.
1071 after Faure de Brousse ormolu busts women
Late 19th/early 20th c, each incised ‘’Faure de Brousse’’ (Vincent Desire Faure
de Brousse, French, died 1908), depicting Josephine and Rafaella, mounted on
Rouge Royale marble-veneered socles, 2 pcs, overall, 27’’ H x 13.5’’ W x 10.5’’ D,
est:$5000/7000 Condition: Height of busts: 24’’. Very nicely cast and chased. Nice
detail. General marks, scratches and rubbing to surface commensurate with age.
Small, scattered areas of rubbed gilding loss to both. Areas of green oxidized polish
residue to crevices. Some dirt accumulation overall. Would benefit from a proper light
cleaning. Socles probably later. With significant losses to socle elements, as visible
in the catalogue photos. One lacking lower 1.5’’ plinth. Same with a 2’’ lower corner of
marble broken off.
1072 Louis XVI style polychromed secretaire a abattant
Late 19th c, painted mahogany and satinwood, the pierced ormolu three-quarter
gallery over an inset eared variegated white marble top above a paneled frieze
drawer decorated with floral garlands, paterae and cherubs, over fluted threequarter
columns flanking a double-paneled fall front decorated with scantily clad
classical maidens, reversing to a gilt-tooled green leather writing surface and
opening to an arrangement of drawers and pigeon holes, above a pair of paneled
doors decorated with putti and enclosing a shelf and coffre fort, over toupie
feet, 57.5’’ H x 36.5’’ W x 15’’ D, est:$4000/6000. Provenance: Property of a Private
Pasadena, CA Collector Condition: Very nicely decorated. General marks, nicks and
scratches commensurate with age and use. Bronze gallery with a crack at ear of
right side, would benefit from repair. Marble cracked into four sections. Some slight
yellowing to marble. Should be a straight forward repair. Mounts and inlay darkened
overall. With polish residue to crevices. Fine shrinkage cracking to veneer on frieze
drawer. Some fine shrinkage cracking to veneer of sides. With some losses to
brass filets to panels- six retained. Slight shrinkage cracking to fall front. Wear and
rubbing to leather writing surface. Lock to fall front sticks slightly. Lock to coffre fort
apparently broken- currently locked shut. Collar section from rear right leg off and
retained. One key.
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1073 after Pradier standing sappho bronze & onyx clock
Late 19th/early 20th c, marked ‘’J. Pradier / 1843’’ (Jean-Jacques Pradier, 1792-1852,
France) over a crowned ‘’VP’’, the dial signed ‘’Vor Paillard / F des Bronzes / Paris’’
(Victor Paillard, 1805-1886, France), the movement stamped ‘’Vr Paillard / A Paris /
1612’’, the circular enamel dial with Roman chapters within a squared case on an
oval plinth, surmounted by a silvered and gilt figure of Sappho leaning against a
patinated and gilt pedestal, overall, 25’’ H x 14’’ W x 8’’ D, est:$2500/3500. Note: A
silvered and gilt figure of the Standing Sappho signed ‘’Pradier’’, of the same size sold
Jackson’s Auction, Cedar Falls, IA, December 4, 2004, lot 92 ($6,400) Condition: The
figure: 16’’ x 9’’ x 7’’. Figure decently cast. With gilt, patinated and silvered surfaces to
bronze. Some spotting and discoloration to pedestal and scroll. General light marks,
scratches and rubbing commensurate with age. Onyx case and base with some
scattered chipped losses overall, as visible in the catalogue photos. With a repaired
crack and loss to back of case of clock. Would benefit from further repair/touch up.
Figure on onyx plinth is separate element from clock case. Working condition of clock
is unknown and not guaranteed. No key.
1074 a Continental Rococo style girandole mirror
Late 19th/20th c, probably Dresden, the cartouche-form plate within a waved,
palmette surround applied with floral vines and cupid figures, with a pair of candle
nozzles to either side, 28’’ H x 17’’ W, est:$1500/2000 Condition: Good overall
condition. With minor marks, scratches and rubbing to surface. With some minor
losses to painted decoration overall. Also with very minor chipped losses to applied
elements. Small chipped losses to candle nozzles. Some slight spotting and loss of
silvering to plate around edges. Porcelain elements mounted to wooden backing.
Unexamined away from backing. Not electrified.
1075 Pair of Venetian style ceramic blackamoor figures
Modern, depicted as a boy and girl, in traditional costume, holding a cushion, on
square bases with canted corners, 2 pcs, the larger, 44.25’’ H x 11’’ W x 14’’ D,
est:$700/900 Condition: In two sections, joined at waist. Both rather unstable, would
benefit from stabilizing and securing when placed. Apparently unmarked. Generally
good condition overall. With inherent pitting and imperfections to surface. General
marks and scratches overall. Both figures with cushion and hands broken and
repaired. Repaired chip to nose. All repairs very well executed and undetectable.
Some small chips to tip of shoe and to edge of base in same area. Some dirt
accumulation overall. Colors vibrant.
1076 Venetian Rococo style red and gilt bureau cabinet
20th c, the double-domed cornice above a pair of arched paneled doors enclosing a
pair of shelves, over a slantfront enclosing an interior of drawers and pigeon holes,
decorated in cream and white, with serpentine sides, above a pair of drawer, over a
waved apron, on cabriole legs, decorated overall with Chinoiserie scenes,
82.5’’ H x 50’’ W x 19’’ D, est:$1500/2000. Provenance: Property from the Marjorie
Bacon Trust, Montecito, CA Condition: In two sections. Structurally sound. General
marks, nicks scratches and light wear overall. Intentionally distressed finish to
imitate age. With minor scattered chipped losses to painted decoration overall. With
an overall stable craquelure to surface. Pull to left side of top drawer loose, would
benefit from reaffixing. Wear to feet. One key.
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1077 Pair of Chinese export reverse paintings on glass
Probably late 19th/early 20th c, each signed to the reverse, depicting figures at play in
a courtyard with elaborate gilt-pierced and mirror-inset frames, the paintings,
11.5’’ H x 14.25’’ W, est:$600/900. Provenance: The Sabra Clark Trust, Pasadena, CA
Condition: Overall: 16.25’’ x 19.5’’. General marks and scratches commensurate with
age. Paint in overall good condition. With some scattered flecked losses to silvering
in background of images. Some spotting to slip plates in frames. Some rubbing,
cracking and flaked losses to gilding in areas. Minor cracking and losses to pierced
frames.
1078 a Continental painted three panel floor screen
Probably early 20th c, Italian, the central cartouche-form panel decorated with a
floral urn issuing foliate scrolls and suspending drapery swags, within a channeled
frame surmounted by a foliate clasp, flanked by a pair of similarly decorated panels,
the central panel, 76’’ H x 30’’ W, est:$1200/1800. Provenance: Property of a Private
Pasadena, CA Collector Condition: The smaller panels: 68.5’’ x 21’’. Timber of frame
with a warm nutty color overall. Nicely carved. Painted decoration nicely executed.
Intentionally distressed finish to imitate age. Reverse with same ground color as
front. With some separations to joints of panel frames, commensurate with age.
General marks and scratches, commensurate with age. Very minor scattered nicked
losses to timber in areas.
1079 Vintage edwardian beaded pictorial figural purse
Circa 1905, the gilt-metal frame inset with various faceted and cabochon stones,
decorated to each side with an 18th c courting couple on a river bank with swans,
with twisted loop fringe, and crepe-lined interior, with pocket, overall,
12.25’’ H x 7.5’’ W, est:$700/900 Condition: Length of chain handle: 8’’, Length of fringe:
2’’. Chain possibly associated as connecting jump rings appear to be later. Good
condition overall. With only very light wear. Some slight looseness to passementerie
trim of interior. A few very minor ink spots to interior, otherwise in very good
condition. Some rubbing to inside edges of metal frame.
1080 a McChesney 14K gold & etched glass vanity set
Circa 1925, Newark, New Jersey, with maker’s marks, further marked ‘’14 K’’ and with
reference numbers, an eight piece set comprising a hairbrush (9.75’’ x 2.75’’), a hand
mirror (13’’ x 4.75’’), a powder box (2.25’’ x 5.5’’), a shoehorn (7’’ x 1.5’’), 2 scent bottles
(5.25’’ x 3’’ x 2’’), a buttonhook (7.75’’ x .75’’) and a file (7’’ x .75’’), monogrammed
‘’GMM’’, 8 pcs, weighable gold (box cover & shoehorn), 173 grams, tw approximately,
est:$3000/4000. Provenance: Property from the Marjorie Bacon Trust, Montecito, CA
Condition: General light marks, scratches and rubbing to surface commensurate with
age and use. Shoehorn blade somewhat bent near base. Cover to box with small ding
near one edge. Scattered very small nicks to glass at bottom edge. Tip of file broken,
blade oxidized, with some impressions and dings to handle. Buttonhook with very
minor dings. Hairbrush with some slight scuffing to top and a few very small dings to
handle. Mirror with some spotting and scratching to plate and with a few minor dings
to handle. Scent bottles with a few very minor dings to top. Bottom edges of glass
bottles with a few rough areas.
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1081 Vintage Louis Vuitton malle armoire steamer trunk
Probably second quarter 20th c, the lock numbered ‘’047084’’, interior label number
‘’262891’’ (?), leather with wood runners and metal hardware, the hinged top reversing
to a quilted lining and opening to a split compartment, over a rectangular case,
with leather handles to sides and a central door enclosing five graduated lined
divided drawers, 36’’ H x 26.5’’ W x 20.5’’ D, est:$3000/5000. Provenance: Property of
the Regents of the University of California, proceeds to benefit the UCLA campus
Condition: Very good condition overall. With typical marks, scratches, rubbing and
light wear commensurate with age and use. With a few scattered paint splotches and
remnants of old ‘’Fragile’’ labels to case, as visible in catalogue photos. Darkening to
brass hardware. Typical wear to leather side handles. Interior extremely clean. With
only light dirt accumulation. Straps to top two drawers appear completely intact. Felt
lining to lower drawers with light wear but good overall. Reverse of door possibly
with leather replaced as a leather patch covers exterior lock plate. One key- key
sticks in lock, may not work.
1082 a Lady’s universal Geneve Chronograph uni-Compax
Circa 1942, stainless case with a 14K white gold mesh band, the movement a Swiss
17 jeweled unadjusted manual wind chronograph model #289, the face with gold
numerals and hands with a blued seconds hand, and subsidiary chronograph dials
with blued hands, the inside back of the stainless steel case damaskeened and
marked “Universal Geneve SWISS 221091430293”, with a 14K white gold band, 25 mm
case excluding crown; movement 10 Lignes (22.56 mm), 6’’ W x 0.25’’ D, est:$400/600.
Provenance: Property from the Perkins Collection, Newhall, CA Condition: The watch
in overall good working condition. All hands working including those on chronograph.
The dials along with numerals in good condition. The case in overall good condition
with normal surface scratches with some pry marks on the side of the case resulting
from being opened over the past years.
1083 a Gent’s Concord pocket watch, 14K yellow gold
Mid-20th c, gentleman’s Concord pocket watch, 14K yellow gold Keystone watchcase
#6193035, the dial with gold numerals and hands with a subsidiary seconds hand
and dial, the movement a Swiss manual stem wind, stem set 17 jeweled unadjusted
#178; 43 mm case excluding crown; movement-16 Lignes (36.09mm), est:$500/700.
Provenance: Property from the Perkins Collection, Newhall, CA Condition: The watch
in good working condition. The dial along with numerals in overall good condition.
The case in overall good condition with the normal surface scratches for a watch of
this age with some very light pry marks on case.
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1084 Gentleman’s California gold quartz walking stick
Presentation walking stick inscribed, ‘’A.B. Valentine, Bennington, VT from ADE San
Francisco, Cal., May 20th 1882’’, the yellow gold-filled head set with 1’’ diameter gold
quartz roundel, mounted on a pale walnut tapering stick, together with a framed
photograph of Valentine with other Union Army members, with five $0.02 cancelled
stamps to reverse dated ‘’Jul/1/1865’’, two portrait photos, one taken by C. Dart,
Bennington, VT, signed ‘’A.B. Valentine, 1862’’, the other taken by Brady’s, NY, NY;
and a cylindrical gold quartz bar pin, in a yellow gold-filled mount (2’’), matching
cane, 5 pcs, the walking stick overall, 36.75’’ H x 1.5’’ Dia., est:$6000/8000. Note: Major
Alonzo B. Valentine (April 1 1830 - [after] 1900) was a born into a well-to-do family in
Bennington, Vermont and in the early part of his life worked in the family woolen mill.
In 1852 Valentine journeyed west after news of the rich gold deposits in California.
He worked in the gold fields until 1854, when he returned to Vermont and the family
business. Valentine remained in Vermont until the start of the civil war when he
enlisted in the Union Army in 1862 and served ‘’meritoriously’’ until 1866, when
he again returned to Bennington. Upon his return, Valentine became a prominent
businessman and statesman, serving as commander of the Vermont Department of
the Grand Army in 1882 and 1883 and state Senator in 1884. Provenance: Property
from the Perkins Collection, Newhall, CA Condition: Cap of cane 2’’ high. Cane with
typical slight marks abrasions and very minor dings to gold-filled cane head. Typical
marks and slight scuffing to cane shaft. Gold quartz has visible, but stable 0.75’’ crack.
Engraved inscription rubbed. Photos in overall good condition, with typical marks,
fading and light scratches, as visible in catalogue images. Group image with some
brown discoloration to edges, only visible outside of frame. Bar pin with pin element
slightly bent.
1085 stella symphonic 17.25 disk golden oak music box
Circa 1900, numbered ‘’2929’’, with double comb, stop/play and speed regulation
levers, within a rectangular golden oak case with hinged lid, over an oak leaf-carved
frieze above a disk drawer, on bracket feet, together with approximately 40 disks of
various waltzes and other pieces, 41 pcs, 13’’ H x 28.25’’ W x 20.5’’ D, est:$3000/4000
Condition: Case in good overall condition. With slight warp and shrinkage crack to
top panel. General light marks and scratches commensurate with age. Apparently in
working order. Securing arm works smoothly. Levers working but may require some
adjustment. Four teeth on bottom comb broken off. Crank works smoothly with good
spring resistance. Disks in various states, with some bending, and oxidation.
1086 a swiss cylinder music box
Late 19th / early 20th c, with single cylinder and comb, playing four airs: ‘’Il
Trovatore’’, Verdi; ‘’Monastery Bells’’, Lefebure-Wely; ‘’Carnival of Venice’’, Paganini;
Blue Danube Waltz’’, Strauss, within a rectangular grain-painted case,
4.75’’ H x 12.5’’ W x 6.5’’ D, est:$700/900. Provenance: Property from the Perkins
Collection, Newhall, CA Condition: Case with general marks, nicks and scratches
commensurate with age and use- notable nicks to top. Some flaking to finish in areas.
Lacking some string inlay from top and front. Apparently in working order. Movement
would benefit from light cleaning and proper maintenance. Some wear, yellowing and
tears to list mounted to reverse of top. No key.
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1087 austro-Hungarian silver leather cartridge cases
Late 19th/early 20th c, with Diana mark within a five-lobed flower, and with maker’s
mark ‘’RS’’, bronze-patinated .800 silver, each with flap of waved form, centered by a
removable double-headed crowned eagle holding a sword and orb, mounted on a red
leather case, with belt closure, 2 pcs, overall, 3.75’’ H x 6’’ W x 1.75’’ D, est:$700/900.
Provenance: Property from the Estate of Dale Beebe, West Hollywood, CA Condition:
In good condition overall. Nicely made. General light marks and scratches to surface.
Some rubbing to patination. Leather with light marks and scratches, minor cracking
and typical wear. Slight darkening to edges of leather to reverse of flap mount and
overall. Each with top leather strap on front flap broken, with remnant remaining
in clasp. Also with slight dents to top edge at joint with leather back. Slight dirt
accumulation overall.
1088 a vintage spanish matador toreador costume
Early 20th c, ‘’Traje de Luces’’, with jacket (18’’ x 19’’), pants (28.5’’ x 34’’),
vest (18’’ x 13’’), cape (35.5’’) and montera (3’’ x 13’’ x 7’’), silk woven with gilt-metal
thread, 5 pcs, est:$500/700. Note: This costume remained unopened in a family trunk
in a Los Angeles storage warehouse from 1940 until 2008. Provenance: Property from
the Marianne J. Knox Trust, Los Angeles Condition: Jacket, vest, pants and cape in
good overall condition. With some light fading and minor scattered losses to beads
and embellishments. Blue cape with tears to blue silk. Hat misshapen and with wear
and flattening to areas of top. Some separation to stitches. Together with a pair of
castanets- worn.
1089 Henri Matisse (1869-1954 French)
“Visage”, 1950-51, signed and numbered in pencil on the backing paper lower left: H.
Matisse 94/100, lithograph on paper laid to paper under glass, lithograph size:
8.5’’ x 7.75’’, est:$3000/5000. Literature: D. 638. Note: Backing paper dimensions:
12.75’’ x 12.75’’. Provenance: Property from the Estate of Dr. Harold M. M. Tovell
Condition: Visual: The thin rice paper with some minor creases from the mounting
and a .75” area along the upper left edge that is folded and the lower right corner
creased. An earlier edition number erased and ‘94’ written over in the artist’s hand.
Backing paper hinged along the upper edge. Backing paper toned.
1090 Henri Matisse (1869-1954 French)
“Etude pour Saint Dominique”, 1950-51, signed and numbered in pencil on the
backing paper lower left: H. Matisse 18/100, lithograph on paper laid to paper under
glass, lithograph size: 12’’ x 9.75’’, est:$1500/2000. Literature: D. 657. Note: Backing
paper dimensions: 15.25’’ x 12.25’’. Provenance: Property from the Estate of Dr. Harold
M. M. Tovell Condition: Visual: Paper toned throughout with a few spots of foxing
and minor surface abrasions in the upper left corner and along the lower right edge.
Backing paper hinged along the upper edge and with remnants of old paper tape
along the lower edge. Backing paper toned with scattered tiny dots of foxing.
1091 Henri Matisse (1869-1954 French)
“Madeleine - Etude”, 1950-1, signed and numbered in pencil on the backing paper
lower left: H. Matisse 93/200, lithograph on paper laid to paper under glass, lithograph
size: 7.75’’ x 8.25’’, est:$3000/5000. Literature: D. 645. Note: Backing paper dimensions:
12.5’’ x 11’’. Provenance: Property from the Estate of Dr. Harold M. M. Tovell
Condition: Visual: Paper mounted to non-archival backing paper and hinged along the
upper edge to the front mat. Paper toned throughout and with one spot of foxing in
the lower center. Backing paper: spots of minor foxing throughout and heavily toned.
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1092 alexander Calder (1898-1976 New york, Ny)
“Homage to Man Ray”, signed in pencil lower right: Calder, numbered in pencil
lower left: 3/100, color lithograph on paper under glass, paper size: 19.5’’ x 14.5’’,
est:$600/900. Provenance: Property from the Estate of Dr. Harold M. M. Tovell
Condition: Visual: Toning to the paper throughout, particularly along the extreme
edges. Framed floating. Not examined out of the frame.
1093 Ned scott (1907-1964 Hollywood, Ca)
“Pond Lilies”, 1934, signed in ink verso: Ned Scott, platinum print , image size:
9.5’’ x 7.5’’, est:$600/800. Note: Ned Scott was born in France and moved to
Manhattan as a young man. There he became a member of the Camera Club of New
York and developed a successful career as a commercial photographer. In 1935, Scott
moved west to Hollywood and worked for the next seven years shooting film stills for
important directors such as Tania Tuttle, Paul Strand, John Ford and Orson Welles.
While he was well known for his artistic collaborations in the motion picture industry,
his iconic portraits of John Wayne and Rita Hayworth reflect Scott’s pure artistic
form and are his most glamorous shots. In 1946, Ned Scott received Look Magazine’s
coveted Still Photo of the Year Award. Source: Ned Scott Archives. Provenance:
Private Collection, Pasadena, CA Condition: Visual: Good original condition, framed
archivally floating. Light rub to lower left corner. Not examined out of the frame.
1094 John Melville Kelly (1879-1962 Honolulu, HI)
“Mokiaana - Hawaii”, signed in pencil lower right: John Kelly, titled in pencil lower
left, signed again in the plate lower left, unframed etching on paper, plate size:
8.25’’ x 10’’, est:$1000/1500. Note: Paper size: 9.75’’ x 14.5’’. Provenance: Perkins
Collection, Newhall, CA Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Sight area is
slightly light-struck. Paper is mounted with paper tape along the edges to an older
board.
1095 John Melville Kelly (1879-1962 Honolulu, HI)
“Kaipo - Hawaii”, signed in pencil lower right: John Kelly, titled in pencil lower left,
signed again in the plate upper left, unframed etching on paper, plate size:
9.5’’ x 8’’, est:$1000/1500. Provenance: Perkins Collection, Newhall, CA Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition. Sight area is slightly light-struck. Paper is mounted
with paper tape along the edges to an older board.
1096 Carl Moser (1873-1939 austrian)
“Bretonisches Kind”, Breton girl, initialled in the plate lower right: CM, signed,
inscribed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil lower right: Moser 1922 Original
Farbholzschnitt No. 97, color woodcut on paper under glass, plate size: 11.35’’ x 8.25’’,
est:$1000/1500. Note: Numbered in the artist’s hand in the lower left and right margin
corners: 1513 8- and 338. Paper size: 13’’ x 10.25’’ Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition with minor toning to the paper. Hinged along the top edge.
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1097 david Roberts (1796-1864 scottish)
“Citadel of Jerusalem”, titled and dated in the plate lower left: April 19, 1841, handcolored
lithograph on paper under glass, plate size: 12.75’’ x 19.25’’, est:$1000/2000.
Literature: G.F. Moon, pub. Note: Paper size: 16.75’’ x 23.25’’. Provenance: Private
Collection, Claremont, CA Condition: Visual: Toning to the paper and water stain in
the upper left and lower right corner margin edges. Hinged in the upper left and right
corners.
1098 Cesare Lapini white marble bust woman Night
Late 19th c, inscribed to reverse ‘’C. Lapini (1848 - circa 1900, Italy), Firenze, 1898,
depicting a draped bust of a woman with long hair, her hands behind her head and
eyes closed, wrapped in a crescent moon, with stars in her hair, allegorical of night,
on a white marble socle, overall, 24’’ H x 14’’ W x 12’’ D, est:$2500/3500. Note: Cesare
Lapini was working in Florence in the mid to late 19th century and specialized in
allegorical marble groups and figures. His workshop, the Galleria Lapini, catered
largely to tourists from America and England. It is recorded as operating as late as
1900. An identical bust sold, Sotheby’s, New York, October 24, 2006, lot 363 ($4,800).
Provenance: Property of a Private Pasadena, CA Collector Condition: Height of bust:
19’’. Very nicely modeled. General light marks, scratches and weathering to surface.
With minor chipped losses to tips of stars. Index finger to left hand broken off- visible
only on reverse. Minor chipped losses to bottom edge of base.
1099 a Royal doulton aubrey Flow Blue chamber set
Late 19th / early 20th c, Art Nouveau, with maker’s marks and further marked with
registration numbers ‘’399945’’ and ‘’403830’’, comprising a wash basin (5.5’’ x 16’’), a
pitcher (14’’ x 7.5’’ x 8’’), a small covered soap dish (4’’ x 5.5’’), a larger open soap dish
(2.75’’ x 8.25’’ x 8’’), a toothbrush holder (6’’ x 4.25’’ x 4’’), a chamber pot
(5.5’’ x 11’’ x 9’’), a bamboo-handled pot (11’’ x 13’’ x 11’’), 7 pcs, est:$800/1200
Condition: Very good condition overall. General light marks and scratches to surface.
With some minor inherent firing imperfections. Gilding to edges largely intact. A few
areas with spottiness to glazing, as manufactured, particularly to rim of chamber pot.
1100 a T&V Limoges art Nouveau cameo plate of a beauty
Early 20th c, marked ‘’T & V / Limoges’’ (Tressemann & Vogt), centrally decorated with
a woman with upswept hair with jeweled ornament, within a wreath of flowers, with
gilt rim, 11.5’’ Dia., est:$600/900. Provenance: Property of a Private Collector, Altadena,
CA Condition: Good condition overall. With general light marks and scratches to
surface commensurate with age. Very little rubbing to gilding on rim.
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1101 an Italian art Nouveau oak buffet
Early 20th c, Italian / Sicilian, Arte Floreale, in the manner of Louis Majorelle, bearing
a plaque ‘’Carlo Golia & Co. / Palermo’’, of breakfronted form, the arched cornice
above a pair of glazed doors with tracery mullions, above an inset shelf over a pair of
drawers above a pair of paneled doors, flanked by further glazed and paneled doors,
on spreading feet, ‘’en suite’’ with the following two lots,
84’’ H x 78’’ W x 22’’ D, est:$1200/1800. Provenance: Property from the Estate of Frieda
Marchesano, Pasadena, CA; with Carlo Golia, Palermo, Sicily Condition: Very nicely
made and decorated. With a consistent golden honey color to timber throughout set.
General marks, nicks and scratches commensurate with age and use. With some
separation to tracery on glazing. Wear and some nicked losses to feet. One key.
1102 an Italian art Nouveau oak sideboard
Early 20th c, Italian / Sicilian, Arte Floreale, in the manner of Louis Majorelle,
the rectangular top with rounded eared corners, inset with a glass panel over
downswept supports and undertiers, over spreading feet, ‘’en suite’’ with the
previous and following lot, 42’’ H x 52.5’’ W x 22.5’’ D, est:$1000/1500. Provenance:
Property from the Estate of Frieda Marchesano, Pasadena, CA; with Carlo Golia,
Palermo, Sicily Condition: Very nicely made and decorated. Sideboard with inset
serpentine glass top. With a consistent golden honey color to timber throughout set.
General marks, nicks and scratches commensurate with age and use. Some fading to
timber on shelves.
1103 Italian art Nouveau oak dining table & chairs
Early 20th c, Italian / Sicilian, Arte Floreale, in the manner of Louis Majorelle,
comprising an extending dining table (closed: 31.5’’ x 54’’ x 47.5’’) and six side chairs
(39’’ x 17.5’’ x 16.5’’), with five additional leaves, 12 pcs, ‘’en suite’’ with the previous
two lots, , est:$800/1200. Provenance: Property from the Estate of Frieda Marchesano,
Pasadena, CA; with Carlo Golia, Palermo, Sicily Condition: Very nicely made and
decorated. Four leaves 19’’ wide, one leaf 18’’ wide. Chairs: height of seat: 19’’, width
of seat: 16’’, depth of seat: 15.25’’. With a consistent golden honey color to timber
throughout set. General marks, nicks and scratches commensurate with age and use.
Four chairs with various glued, patched and braced repairs to crestrails. One chair of
the four with entire back broken and repaired. Minor nicked losses to timber in areas,
particularly to chairs. Some minor spotting and lumpiness to leatherette upholstery of
chairs. Table with some fading and shrinkage cracking to top, as visible in catalogue
photo. Visible old woodworm to underside. Wear and some nicked losses to feet.
1104 a Rookwood floral tile lupine, sarah Toohey, 1904
1904, with impressed marks, artist cipher ‘’ST’’ (Sarah ‘’Sallie’’ Alice Toohey,
1887-1931) and further marked ‘’1203’’ and ‘’Sample’’ and with possibly original price
label ‘’5.00’’, decorated with dark blue lupine on a green ground, framed, the plaque,
8’’ H x 6’’ W, est:$600/800. Provenance: Property from an Estate, Restoration Point,
Bainbridge Island, Seattle, WA Condition: Overall: 10.5’’ x 9.75’’. Very good condition
overall. Colors rich and vibrant. Only very light minor marks and scratches to surface
commensurate with age. Frame slightly rubbed.
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1105 Pairpoint ‘Puffy’ stratford dogwood boudoir lamp
Early 20th c, the base marked ‘’Pairpoint’’ with ‘’P’’ within a diamond and ‘’C3064’’, the
spreading shade with blue, yellow and purple dogwood blossoms on a pink ground
with black border over a tapering foliate-cast dual-finish stem, electrified, overall,
14.75’’ H x 9.25’’ Dia., est:$2000/3000. Literature: This model lamp, the shade, signed
Stratford, with yellow ground, is illustrated: E. & S. Malakoff. ‘’Pairpoint Lamps.’’ West
Chester, PA: 1990, p. 64. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection Condition:
General marks, scratches and wear commensurate with age and use. Rubbing to
silvered decoration to finial and stem overall, as visible in catalogue photo. Shade
apparently unsigned. Shade colors rich and vibrant. With a 0.25’’ x 0.25’’ fine chipped
loss to front of black border edge of shade. With some white residue to surface of
shade overall. Re-wired, probably mid-20th century. Wiring should be checked by a
qualified electrician prior to use.
1106 a Handel palm tree chipped glass lamp 6586
Early 20th c, the base impressed ‘’Handel’’, with company label to underside, the
shade fitter marked ‘’Handel Lamps / Pat’d 979664’’, the domed hexagonal ribbed
shade, with chipped sand finished surface decorated with clusters of palms against a
sunset, over a ribbed spreading base, electrified, 21.5’’ H x 15.5’’ Dia., est:$3000/5000.
Literature: This model shade and base is illustrated R. De Falco, C. G. Hibel & J.
Hibel. ‘’Handel Lamps: Painted Shades & Glassware.’’ Staten Island, NY: 1986, p. 92.
Provenance: Property of a Private Apple Valley, CA Collector Condition: Shade in
overall very good condition. With only light marks and scratches to surface. Bottom
half of base with patinated surface entirely removed. With some polish residue in
crevices. Would benefit from being re-patinated. Wiring should be checked by a
qualified electrician prior to use.
1107 a pair of Liberty pewter ‘Tudric’ candlesticks
1902-1905, designed by Archibald Knox, marked ‘’9 / Tudric / 0223’’, each with a
circular drip pan over a bullet-form nozzle above three fin-form supports on a circular
domed base decorated with scrolls, 9’’ H x 6’’ Dia., est:$1000/1500. Note: A pair of
this exact model is illustrated in S. Martin. ‘’Archibald Knox’’, p. 113. A pair of this
model sold Sotheby’s, Olympia, September 9, 2003, lot 117 (2,200 British Pounds).
Provenance: Private Collection, Pasadena, CA Condition: Good original condition.
General marks and scratches commensurate with age and use. Both drip pans have
scratches. With candle wax residue in nozzles.
1108 Bohemian art Nouveau glass vase
Early 20th c, possibly by Loetz or Josef Rindskopf, of tapering form, with iridescent
blue and purple waves on an amber ground, with pointed downswept handles
to sides, over pierced spreading feet, 11.5’’ H x 6.5’’ W x 3.5’’ Dia., est:$700/900.
Provenance: Property of a Private Apple Valley, CA Collector Condition: Good
condition overall. General light marks and scratches to surface commensurate with
age. With a few small chips to edge of neck, not visible due to neck mount. With
some slight rubbing and darkening to mounts. With polish residue to crevices.
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1109 Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956 New york, Ny/Germany)
“Die Teufelssonate”, signed and dated upper right: Feininger 08, ink on paper
under glass, image size: 13.5’’ x 12.75’’, est:$20,000/30,000. Literature: Berliner
Illustrirte Zeitung, 19 February 1911, illustrated on the cover. Note: This 1908 drawing
demonstrates a pivotal shift in Lyonel Feininger’s artistic career. Between 1906 and
1908, Feininger transformed himself from a master caricaturist into an exemplary
painter. Working in Berlin and Paris, he was greatly influenced by his French peers
and tried to suppress his affinity for cartooning and illustration just when he had
reached the pinnacle of his career in these fields. The verticality and attenuated
forms in the drawing are adaptations of certain elements of the Art Nouveau
movement which just a few years later he would amplify to greater extremes.
The subject matter is autobiographical, with something of a psychological twist.
Feininger’s parents, both musicians, impressed upon their son their belief in the
superiority of music over applied and fine arts. According to a 1905 letter excerpt
published in E. Scheyer, ‘’Lyonel Feininger: Caricature and Fantasy’’, Detroit, MI,
1964, p. 13, ‘’I remember so well: When I was a very small boy, four or five years
old, in New York, we lived in a three story house all by ourselves: I used to sit in the
dusk in the big dining room in the basement. The large stove gave heat also to the
music room above. The register of the stove was open for me so that I might hear
the better - than there I was - perfectly entranced, while my parents were playing,
my father the violin, my mother accompanying him on the piano, music by Bach,
Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Schubert. Waves of delight went through me
- I believe nobody ever had an idea what was happening with me: later anyhow my
father didn’t consider me to be deeply musical. But maybe my inclination for technical
constructions, which then had the upper hand, was not very favorably looked upon
by my father, I tinkered too much for his taste - he didn’t like it, that I was able to drive
pins so straightly into the wooden models which I was building all the time - miniature
ships, locomotives and such - he seemed to think that this precluded all feeling for
art.’’
Feininger’s parents traveled together extensively on musical tours and he and his
siblings were left with relatives and family friends for long periods of time, resulting
in feelings of despair and isolation. ‘’In moments of loneliness ‘he imagined faces
lurking in the moving shadows’ under the elevated [train] and was haunted by “ghostlike
apparitions and forms not of this world.’’ (ibid, p.19).
The Devil’s Sonata, or Devil’s Trill Sonata (Il trillo del diavolo) was composed by
Venetian violinist Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770). The story goes that Tartini one night
dreamt that the devil appeared at the foot of his bed, asking to be his student. Tartini
proceeded to play his violin and at the end of his instruction, he handed the devil
his instrument to test his skill. The devil began to play with such virtuosity a sontata
so beautiful, complicated and technical that Tartini immediately awoke with a gasp
and attempted to play what he had just heard in his dream. He transcribed the
composition as best as he could remember it but claimed it fell far short of what
the devil played for him. As he told the French astronomer Jerome Lalande, who
recorded the story in his ‘Voyage d’un francois en Italie’, 1769, ‘’The piece I then
composed is without doubt my best, the Devil’s Sonata, but it falls so far short of the
one that stunned me that I would have smashed my violin and given up music forever
if I could but possess it’’.
The theme of the looming violinist recurred in Feininger’s later oeuvre, as in ‘’The
Virtuoso’’, circa 1920 and ‘’Der rote Geiger’’ of 1934.
Together with original cover page from Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung with the present
work illustrated.
This work will be included in the Lyonel Feininger archives of drawings and
watercolors, certificate number 220-5-3-08. Provenance: Acquired in Germany no
later than the 1930s, by descent in the family to the present owner; Property from the
Marianne J. Knox Trust, Los Angeles, CA Condition: Visual: The drawing in generally
good condition. Two small tears along the upper edge, 0.5’’ and 0.25’’, a 0.5’’ tear
with tape backing it along the upper left edge and a 0.25” tear along the right center
edge. Paper is slightly rippled. Paper margins are toned and stained and with tears
throughout and missing paper to the edges. Newspaper clipping is mounted to a nonarchival
board and is heavily toned.
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1110 Lionel LeMoine Fitzgerald (1890-1956 Canadian)
“Summer Woods”, signed lower right: L.L. Fitzgerald, initialled lower right: L.L.F.,
colored pencil on paper mounted to board under glass, image size: 11.5’’ x 8.5’’,
est:$600/900. Provenance: Collection of Edward Fitzgerald, son of the artist; Laing
Galleries, Toronto, Canada (see label verso); Property from the Estate of Dr. Harold M.
M. Tovell Condition: Visual: Toning to the paper throughout and with minor spots of
staining and foxing scattered throughout. The image faded. Not examined out of the
frame.
1111 Robert Tatin (1902-1983 French)
“Tourette pres de Vence”, signed and titled on the verso backing: Robert Tatin,
watercolor on paper under glass, sight size: 7.75’’ x 10.25’’, est:$600/900. Provenance:
Property from the Estate of Dr. Harold M. M. Tovell Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition with very mild toning to the paper. Scattered minor foxing on the verso. The
paper taped along the four edges to the front mat.
1112 alois Lecoque (1891-1981 Czechoslovakian)
“Pont Aven”, signed and dated lower left: Lecoque 73, signed again, titled and dated
verso: 1973, oil on canvas, 30’’ x 40’’, est:$800/1200. Provenance: Property from
the Estate of Dr. Harold M. M. Tovell Condition: Visual: Generally good condition.
Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
1113 Claude Venard (1913-1999 French)
“Nature Morte”, signed lower left: C. Venard, oil on canvas, 39.5’’ x 39.5’’,
est:$7000/10,000. Provenance: With Stephen Silagy Galleries, Beverly Hills, CA
Condition: Visual: Generally good condition with minor, stable scattered craquelure.
Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
1114 andre Minaux (1923-1986 French)
Still Life: daisies in bamboo and glass vases, signed lower center: Andre Minaux,
numbered verso: 182, oil on canvas, 18’’ x 22’’, est:$800/1200. Provenance: Raydon
Gallery, New York, NY (see backing label verso); Property from the Estate of Dr.
Harold M. M. Tovell Condition: Visual: Generally good condition with three minor
indentations into the canvas along the upper center and upper right edges.
Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
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1115 Nathan Oliveira (1928-* san Francisco, Ca)
Abstract figure, signed and dated lower right: Oliveira 57, mixed media on paper,
paper size: 32’’ x 21’’, est:$4000/6000. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection,
Arizona Condition: Visual: Generally good condition with mild toning to the paper and
mat burn along the extreme edges. Paper loose and held to the back mat with corner
hinges.
1116 Francesco spicuzza (1883-1962 Milwaukee, WI)
Two works: figures at the beach and cows grazing in a summer landscape, each
signed lower right: Spicuzza, one: oil on canvas laid to board and one: oil on board,
each sight size: 5.5’’ x 7.75’’, est:$1000/1500 Condition: Visual: Each: Generally good
condition. Not examined out of the frames. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration
under blacklight.
1117 Ben abril (1923-1995 Los angeles, Ca)
“Balboa Pavilion”, signed lower right: Ben Abril, titled on the stretcher, oil on canvas,
16’’ x 20’’, est:$1500/2500. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Long
Beach, CA Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of
restoration under blacklight.
1118 Noel Quinn (1915-1993 Los angeles, Ca)
“Boat Dock”, signed lower left: Noel Quinn, titled verso, watercolor on paperboard,
image size: 19’’ x 27.5’’, est:$2000/3000. Note: Board size: 21.5’’ x 29.5’’. Provenance:
Property from a Private Collection, Pasadena, CA Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition with minor soiling in the margin edges. The upper left extreme corner bent.
The board is stable but slightly warped in a ‘C’ curve.
1119 Ritchie a. Benson a.W.s. (1941-1996 California)
“Northern Star”, Dry docked vessel, signed lower right: R. Benson AWS, watercolor
on paperboard under glass, image size: 25’’ x 35’’, est:$2000/3000. Provenance:
Property from an Estate, Seattle, WA Condition: Visual: Generally good condition.
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1120 Ritchie a. Benson a.W.s. (1941-1996 California)
“Brenda Lou & Dove”, Dry docked vessels, signed lower right: R. Benson AWS,
watercolor on paper laid to artist’s board under glass, image size: 17’’ x 23.25’’,
est:$1000/2000. Provenance: Property from an Estate, Seattle, WA Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition.
1121 an L.C. Tiffany Favrile glass damascene lamp base
Early 20th c, signed ‘’L.C. Tiffany Favrile’’, of spreading baluster form, on a circular
cushion foot, electrified, fitments restored, overall, 21.75’’ H x 7.5’’ Dia., est:$1200/1400
Condition: The glass in good condition overall. General light marks and scratches
commensurate with age and use. The metal fitment likely with replacements. Side
arms re-soldered as visible in the catalogue photo. Electrified as stated. Wiring
should be checked by a qualified electrician prior to use. No shade.
1122 a Tiffany studios bronze & leaded glass oil lamp
Circa 1899-1918, the canister marked ‘’Tiffany Studios / New York / 29714’’, the domed
green geometric shade with a band of stylized yellow pomegranates, above three
downswept arms over an acorn-shaped body, on reeded downswept legs above a
quadripartite base, electrified, 22’’ H x 16’’ Dia., est:$12,000/15,000. Literature: This
model base is illustrated A. Duncan. ‘’Tiffany Lamps and Metalware’’. Woodbridge:
Antique Collectors Club, 2007, p. 28, fig. 73 Condition: Good overall condition. With a
deep brown slightly speckled verdigris patina to surface overall. Shade with a matte
verdigris patina to leading. Ventilator cap probably later and not by Tiffany Studios.
Lacking glass hurricane shade. About 5-10 glass panels with hairline cracks. General
marks, scratches and slight rubbing to surface commensurate with age. Wiring
should be checked by a qualified electrician prior to use.
1123 a Tiffany studios ‘Zodiac’ gilt-bronze desk set
Marked ‘’Tiffany Studios / New York’’, and variously numbered, comprising a lamp
(13.25’’ x 9’’ x 6’’), a picture frame (7’’ x 8’’), a faceted hexagonal inkwell (4’’ x 6.25’’),
two blotter ends (each: 19.25’’ x 2’’), a pen tray (10’’ x 3’’), a rocking blotter
(2.25’’ x 5.5’’ x 2.75’’), a letter opener (10.5’’), a stamp box (1’’ x 3.75’’ x 2’’), a magnifying
glass (9’’ x 4’’), a pair of bookends (each: 6’’ x 4.75’’), and a square paper clip jar
(2.25’’ x 3’’ x 3’’), 11 pcs, est:$4000/6000. Literature: Elements from this set are
illustrated A. Duncan. ‘’Tiffany Lamps and Metalware’’. Woodbridge: Antique
Collectors Club, 2007, p. 468, fig. 1843. Provenance: Property from an Estate,
Restoration Point, Bainbridge Island, Seattle, WA Condition: General marks,
scratches and rubbing to surface overall commensurate with age and use- particular
rubbing to inkwell, letter opener, pen tray and blotter ends. Overall darkening to
gilding. With some polish residue and dirt accumulation in crevices. Magnifying glass
with chipped losses to lens and strap frame around lens loose. No glass to picture
frame - with easel back. Felt lacking from underside of blotter ends and inkwell. Lamp
shade poorly re-glued, multiple cracks & losses - would benefit from replacement.
Wiring of lamp should be checked by a qualified electrician prior to use.
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1124 Tiffany studios bronze lily pad desk lamp base
Early 20th c, stamped ‘’Tiffany Studios / New York / 426’’, with three downswept arms
over a single nozzle and reeded stem above a circular lily pad-cast base, electrified,
9.75’’ H x 5.25’’ Dia., est:$1000/1500. Literature: This model base is illustrated A.
Duncan. ‘’Tiffany Lamps and Metalware’’. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors Club, 2007,
p. 90, fig. 359. Provenance: Property from an Estate, Restoration Point, Bainbridge
Island, Seattle, WA Condition: Good condition overall. Lacking shade. General light
marks and scratches commensurate with age and use. With a deep verdigris/brown
patina to surface overall. Wiring should be checked by a qualified electrician prior to
use.
1125 a Tiffany studios ‘Grapevine’ cigar humidor 823
Early 20th c, marked ‘’Tiffany Studios / New York’’, the rectangular paneled hinged top
opening to a timber-lined interior, over a conforming paneled case, decorated overall
with pierced grapevines against mottled green and white glass,
3.25’’ H x 9.5’’ W x 6.5’’ D, est:$1000/2000. Literature: This model is illustrated A.
Duncan. ‘’Tiffany Lamps and Metalware’’. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors Club, 2007,
pp. 473-474, figs. 1861-1863. Provenance: Property from an Estate, Restoration Point,
Bainbridge Island, Seattle, WA Condition: General marks, scratches and rubbing to
surface overall commensurate with age and use. Glass to top with a fine triangular
crack extending from lower right corner. Glass to lid cracked. Dirt accumulation
overall. With dirt and some adhesive residue to underside. No key.
1126 Tiffany studios ‘Grapevine’ bronze desk lamp
Early 20th c, the underside marked ‘’Tiffany Studios / New York / 2139’’ and with,
the bell-form frame suspending a swiveling conical shade with grapevines against
a blown out green ground liner over a circular spreading domed reeded base,
electrified, 13.5’’ H x 8.5’’ W x 5.75’’ D, est:$5000/7000 Condition: Good overall
condition. With a deep brown verdigris patina to surface. General marks, scratches
and slight rubbing to surface commensurate with age and use. Two securing screws
possibly early replacements. Wiring should be checked by a qualified electrician
prior to use.
1127 a Tiffany studios bronze floor lamp base 425
Circa 1910, stamped ‘Tiffany Studios / New York / 426’’, with bell-form frame above an
undulating knopped stem over a waved scalloped base on scrolled feet, electrified,
55.5’’ H x 12’’ Dia., est:$2000/3000. Literature: This model base is illustrated A. Duncan.
‘’Tiffany Lamps and Metalware’’. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors Club, 2007, p. 212,
fig. 831. Provenance: Property from an Estate, Restoration Point, Bainbridge Island,
Seattle, WA Condition: Good condition overall. Lacking shade. General light marks
and scratches commensurate with age and use. With a deep verdigris/brown patina
to surface overall. Some discoloration to patina of base. Wiring should be checked by
a qualified electrician prior to use. With a section under base wrapped in electrical
tape.
1128 a Tiffany studios bronze & leaded glass lamp 533
Circa 1910, the shade marked ‘’Tiffany Studios / New York’’, the base marked ‘’Tiffany
Studios / New York / 533’’, the domed green geometric shade with a band of tripartite
clubs, over a spreading hexagonal shade and dished circular base on four feet,
22’’ H x 16’’ Dia., est:$12,000/15,000. Literature: This model base and shade is
illustrated A. Duncan. ‘’Tiffany Lamps and Metalware’’. Woodbridge: Antique
Collectors Club, 2007, p.104, fig. 415 Condition: Good overall condition. With a medium
brown patina to surface. Ventilator cap with a verdigris patina. General marks and
scratches to surface commensurate with age and use. About 8-10 glass panels
cracked in one area from top edge to bottom rim. One of the larger band ground
panels with multiple cracks. Wiring should be checked by a qualified electrician prior
to use.
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1129 Tiffany studios bronze & yellow glass table lamp
1899-1920, the base stamped “Tiffany Studios/New York/533”, the shade stamped
“Tiffany Studios New York 1901”, the circular shade with mottled yellow Favrile
glass graduated rectangular panels above a molded hexagonal stem over a circular
molded base with bracket feet, electrified, 21.5’’ H x 16.5’’ Dia., est:$8000/12,000.
Literature: This model base is illustrated A. Duncan. ‘’Tiffany Lamps and Metalware’’.
Woodbridge: Antique Collectors Club, 2007, p. 104, fig. 415. This model shade is
illustrated: ibid, p. 185, fig. 728. Note: This same model shade, in green, and base
sold in these rooms, John Moran Auctioneers, Inc., July 24, 2007, lot 1100 ($9,500).
Provenance: Property from an Estate, Restoration Point, Bainbridge Island, Seattle,
WA Condition: Good condition overall. With a deep verdigris/brown patina to surface
overall. General light marks and scratches to surface commensurate with age and
use. Shade in good condition. With fine hairline cracks to four of the top panels.
Wiring should be checked by a qualified electrician prior to use.
1130 Tiffany studios bronze twisted vine lamp base 443
Circa 1899-1918, stamped ‘’Tiffany Studios/New York/443’’, the pierced ventilator cap
and finial above four sockets over an asymmetrical twisted vine stem, spreading to a
circular foot, electrified, 26.5’’ H x 10.5’’ Dia., est:$25,000/35,000. Literature: This model
base is illustrated (without a shade) in A. Duncan. ‘’Tiffany Lamps and Metalware’’.
Woodbridge: Antique Collectors Club, 2007, p. 94, fig. 374. Note: This model base,
also excluding shade, sold in these rooms, John Moran Auctioneers, Inc., November
20, 2007, lot 1083 ($30,000). Provenance: Property from an Estate, Restoration Point,
Bainbridge Island, Seattle, WA Condition: Good overall condition. With a deep
verdigris/brown patina to surface overall. General light marks and scratches to
surface commensurate with age and use. Some discoloration and slight spotting
to patina of base. Sockets and fitments all original. Wiring should be checked by a
qualified electrician prior to use.
1131 a Tiffany Favrile ‘Fabrique’ glass & bronze lamp
Circa 1915, the shade stamped ‘’Tiffany Studios New York 1927 Pat Appl’d For’’ the
base stamped ‘’Tiffany Studios/New York/533’’, the dodecagonal shade inset with
yellow linenfold panels within borders of crinkled amber panels, surmounted by a
matching linenfold panel glass inset cap with floral finial over a molded hexagonal
stem over a circular molded base with bracket feet, electrified, 23’’ H x 19.5’’ Dia.,
est:$18,000/22,000. Literature: This model shade and base is illustrated in A. Duncan.
‘’Tiffany Lamps and Metalware’’. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors Club, 2007, p. 191,
fig. 744. This model base is illustrated: ibid, p. 104, fig. 415. Note: This same model
shade and base sold Skinner, Boston, MA, December 8, 2007, lot 4094 ($21,000).
Provenance: Property from an Estate, Restoration Point, Bainbridge Island, Seattle,
WA Condition: Good condition overall. General light marks and scratches to surface
commensurate with age. With some minor scratches to linen fold panels. Surface
of base good and original, with slight darkening. Wiring should be checked by a
qualified electrician prior to use.
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1132 a Tiffany studios ‘Zodiac’ four piece desk set
Marked ‘’Tiffany Studios / New York’’, and variously numbered, comprising a faceted
hexagonal inkwell (4’’ x 6.25’’), a pen tray (10’’ x 3’’), a rocking blotter
(2.25’’ x 5.5’’ x 2.75’’), and four blotter ends (each 3.75’’ x 3.75’’), 7 pcs, est:$1000/2000.
Literature: Elements from this set are illustrated A. Duncan. ‘’Tiffany Lamps and
Metalware’’. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors Club, 2007, pp. 473-474, figs. 1861-1863.
Provenance: Property from an Estate, Restoration Point, Bainbridge Island, Seattle,
WA Condition: Good condition overall. With a deep verdigris/brown patina to surface
of all. With polish residue and some dirt accumulation to crevices. Blotter ends and
inkwell lacking felt to underside. Blotter lacking cloth liner.
1133 a dirk Van erp hammered copper cabinet vase
With open box windmill mark, with rolled rim over a squat, bulbous body,
5’’ H x 7’’ Dia., est:$800/1000. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection,
Pasadena, CA Condition: Good original condition. With good deep original patina.
Typical light marks and scratches commensurate with age. One side of vase has a
3’’ x 2’’ area of light scratches through patina. Same area with a lighter vertical seam
with what appears to be a small soldered repair to seam at rim.
1134 stickley Brothers arts & Crafts oak footstool 475
Late 19th/early 20th c, with oval label to underside ‘’Made By / Stickley Bros. Co
/ Grand Rapids, Mich’’, and stenciled number ‘’475-5267’’, the rectangular brown
leather upholstered drop-in seat above a rectangular frieze and square legs,
17’’ H x 17.5’’ W x 12’’ D, est:$600/800. Note: In the 1880s, brothers Charles, Albert
and Gustav started Stickley Brothers, in Binghamton, New York. Albert left and
established the Stickley Brothers Furniture Company with John George in Grand
Rapids, Michigan in 1891. The Stickley Brothers firm produced Arts & Crafts furniture
until its bankruptcy in 1915 when Leopold and John George Stickley formed the L&JG
Stickley company. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Pasadena, CA
Condition: Good original condition. Structurally sound. General marks, scratches,
rubbing and wear commensurate with age and use. Some slight fading to timber
overall. Legs with particular wear to edges. Cushion leather was likely replaced at
later date. Cushion sits very snugly in stool frame.
1135 a Christofle art deco silver-inlaid copper vase
Circa 1925, marked ‘’Christofle/B59/G’’, with circular flared rim above a tapering body,
decorated with stylized floral reserves, on a circular foot, en suite with the following
lot, 6.5’’ H x 5’’ Dia., est:$400/600 Condition: Generally good overall condition. General
light marks, scratches and rubbing too surface overall. Rims with some very minor
dings and bent areas. Some spotting to surface of vase and slight unevenness to
patina.
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1136 a Christofle art deco silver & verdigris tray
Circa 1925, marked ‘’Christofle/L302/F’’, of rectangular dished form, with canted
corners, with central rectangular reserve within a geometric surround, en suite with
the previous lot, 18.25’’ W x 16’’ D, est:$400/600 Condition: Generally good condition
overall. With general light marks, scratches and rubbing to surface overall. Some
spotting and unevenness to patina overall. Rubbing to edges.
1137 Josef urban (1872-1933 New york, Ny/austria)
“Broadway Trenches”, signed with monogram and titled upper right: JU, titled again,
inscribed, dated and numbered verso: Follies 1916, - 3, #95, #21, #2, watercolor and
gouache on board, sight size: 8.5’’ x 10.5’’, est:$500/800. Note: The present work likely
depicts construction on Broadway for the 42nd Street IRT line or the 7th Avenue
Shuttle, which opened in 1918. The Old New York Times building, located on 43rd
Street at the intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue, is in the background. The
artist was likely standing near the New Amsterdam Theatre in Times Square on West
42nd Street, home of the famous Ziegfeld Follies. Board size: 11.5’’ x 9.5’’. Provenance:
Property from a Private Collection, Valley Village, CA Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition. Glued to the non-archival front mat along the four edges. Very minor
soiling in the sky.
1138 seth C. Jones (1853-1930 Rochester, Ny)
Industrial view of Rochester, NY (possibly), signed lower left: Seth Jones, oil on
board, 12’’ x 16’’, est:$500/800. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection,
Nipomo, CA Condition: Visual: Generally good condition with surface dirt and two
minor spots of loss in the center quadrant. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration
under blacklight.
1139 William Clothier Watts (1869-1961 Carmel, Ca)
“Men Gathering Reeds - Camel Back Bridge, Summer Gardens in the western hills
outside of Peking”, signed lower left: W.C. Watts, watercolor on paper under glass,
sight size: 15.5’’ x 20’’, est:$700/1000. Exhibited: California Water Color Society, n.d.
(see label verso). Provenance: Property from an Estate, Massachusetts Condition:
Visual: Generally good condition with minor toning to the paper. Hinged along the top
edge.
1140 California Poppy school, early 20th c, initialed
Initialed lower left: A.A., with partial signature and titled on original gum label affixed
to frame verso: Agnes / Field of Poppies, inscribed and numbered verso: Altadena,
California No. 173, watercolor on paper laid to board under glass, paper size:
7.75’’ H x 10.5’’ W, est:$1000/1500 Condition: Visual: Generally good condition with
very minor toning to the paper. No evidence of foxing or tears.
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1141 Carl sammons (1883-1968 Oakland, Ca)
Seascape with rocks, signed and dated lower right: C. Sammons 1931, pastel and
gouache on board under glass, board size: 14’’ x 20’’, est:$1000/1500. Provenance:
Property of a Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ Condition: Visual: Generally good
condition. Taped along the four edges to the front mat.
1142 Karl yens (1868-1945 Laguna Beach, Ca)
“Evening Shadows, Laguna Beach Cal.”, signed and dated in ink lower right: Karl
Yens 1921, titled on the original back mat, monotype on paper under glass, paper size:
9.75’’ x 7.75’’, est:$1000/1500 Condition: Visual: Generally good condition with toning
to the paper. Glued to the original board backing along the upper edge.
1143 alice Blair Thomas (1857-1945 Los angeles, Ca)
“An Old Sycamore in the Grounds of The Outpost, General Otis Place in Hollywood”,
signed and dated lower left: Alice Blair Thomas 1929, signed again and titled verso,
oil on canvas, 27’’ x 43’’, est:$800/1200. Note: Blair painted the present work in the
1920s luxury residential neighborhood ‘’Outpost Estates’’ centered around Outpost
Drive in Hollywood. General Harrison Grey Otis, owner of the Los Angeles Times,
developed the estate and had a clubhouse on the property which he called ‘The
Outpost’. Today the neighborhood remains largely as it was in the 1920s. Provenance:
Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA Condition: Visual: Craquelure throughout with
areas of instability and losses on the left side and in the lower center quadrant. A
1.5” horizontal tear with dots of associated losses in the upper center quadrant. The
painting retains the original frame. Blacklight: A few areas fluoresce on the trees on
the left quadrant but this appears to be in the hand of the artist.
1144 George Bickerstaff (1893-1954 ukiah, Ca)
Lake in a High Sierra landscape, signed lower right: George Bickerstaff, oil on
canvas, 24’’ x 30’’, est:$1000/2000. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection,
California Condition: Visual: Generally good condition with craquelure throughout
and a few tiny spots of paint loss in the lower right quadrant. Blacklight: No evidence
of restoration under blacklight.
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1145 Ralph Holmes (1876-1963 san Luis Obispo, Ca)
Tree in an autumn landscape, signed lower right: Ralph Holmes, oil on canvasboard,
16’’ x 19.75’’, est:$1500/2500. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Anaheim,
CA Condition: Visual: Generally good condition with minor frame abrasion along the
upper center edge. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
1146 Paul Grimm (1891-1974 Palm springs, Ca)
“Desert Springtime ‘Neath San Jacinto”, signed lower right: Paul Grimm, signed
again, dated and titled verso: 1950, oil on canvasboard, 12’’ x 16’’, est:$2000/3000.
Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Long Beach, CA Condition: Visual:
Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
1147 Paul Grimm (1891-1974 Palm springs, Ca)
“Lone Smoke Tree”, signed lower left: Paul Grimm, signed again, dated and titled
verso: 73, oil on canvasboard, 16’’ x 12’’, est:$2000/3000. Provenance: Property from
a Private Collection, Long Beach, CA Condition: Visual: Generally good condition.
Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
1148 George Bickerstaff (1893-1954 ukiah, Ca)
Road through a desert landscape, signed lower right: Bickerstaff, oil on canvas,
25’’ x 30’’, est:$1000/2000. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Los
Angeles, CA Condition: Visual: Generally good condition with craquelure throughout
and a few tiny spots of paint loss and instability along the left edge. Blacklight: No
evidence of restoration under blacklight.
1149 Karl albert (1911-2007 Long Beach, Ca)
“Desert Contrast”, Blooming desert landscape with mountains, signed lower right:
Karl Albert, signed again, titled and numbered on the stretcher: No. 1, oil on canvas,
30’’ x 36’’, est:$2000/3000. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Long
Beach, CA Condition: Visual: Generally good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of
restoration under blacklight.
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1150 John Hilton (1904-1983 Twentynine Palms, Ca)
“Flower Dance”, Desert landscape, signed lower right: John Hilton, titled and dated
verso: 72-11-6, oil on board, 18’’ x 24’’, est:$2500/3500. Provenance: Property from a
Private Collection, Long Beach, CA Condition: Visual: Generally good condition with
minor frame abrasion and a few tiny losses scattered along the edges. Blacklight: No
evidence of restoration under blacklight.
1151 anton Gutknecht (1907-1988 Palm springs, Ca)
Sunset reflections on the ocean, signed lower right: Anton Gutknecht, oil on canvas,
24’’ x 48’’, est:$1000/1500. Provenance: The Art Center Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA;
acquired by the present owner from the above, 1970s Condition: Visual: Generally
good condition. Blacklight: No evidence of restoration under blacklight.
1152 a Georg Jensen ‘acorn’ sterling flatware service
Designed by Johan Rohde circa 1915, an assembled set, variously marked,
comprising 12 dinner knives (9’’), 12 dinner forks (7.5’’), 12 salad forks (6.25’’), 12
teaspoons (5.75’’), 12 soup/dessert spoons (6.75’’), 12 iced tea spoons (7.25’’), 12 fruit
knives [hollow handle] (6.5’’), 10 butter knives [hollow handle] (6’’), 1 salad serving
spoon (9’’), 1 matching Royal Danish salad serving fork (9’’), 1 pastry server (9’’),
1 cold cut fork (6.5’’), not monogrammed, 98 pcs, en suite with the following lot,
weighable sterling, 107 oz tw approximately, est:$4000/6000. Provenance: Property
from a Private Collection, Hidden Hills, CA Condition: An assembled set, as stated.
Variously marked, dating from circa 1930 to post 1945. Good overall condition. With
typical marks, scratches, rubbing and tarnishing commensurate with age and use.
Salad serving fork is International Sterling ‘Royal Danish’ pattern, matching the
serving spoon, as stated. Sterling weight does not include steel bladed dinner and
fruit knives. Not monogrammed.
1153 a Georg Jensen ‘acorn’ sterling serving set
Designed by Johan Rohde circa 1915, an assembled set, variously marked, including
a bottle opener (4.5’’), a cheese plane (8.5’’), caviar knife (5.75’’), fruit knife and a
cheese scoop (7’’), not monogrammed, 5 pcs, together with a Georg Jensen fitted
case, en suite with the previous lot, weight of cheese scoop, 1.35 oz, est:$500/800.
Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Hidden Hills, CA Condition: An
assembled set, as stated. Variously marked, dating from circa 1930 to post 1945.
Generally good overall condition. With typical marks, scratches, rubbing and
tarnishing commensurate with age and use. Plastic blade of caviar knife with losses
to edges, as visible in the catalogue photo. Fruit knife with replaced stainless steel
blade. Cheese plane with blade possibly replaced- not perfectly set into handle, with
a 0.25’’ gap. Bottle opener with replaced stainless steel tip. Case in good condition,
with light rubbing, marks and scratches. Closes securely. Some fading and light wear
to velvet lining. Not possible to provide an accurate total sterling weight. No weight
information can be provided. Not monogrammed.
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1154 a Georg Jensen ‘Blossom’ sterling coffee service
Designed by Georg Jensen circa 1908, an assembled set, variously marked, including
a coffee pot (8.5’’ x 9’’ x 6’’), a cream jug (2.75’’ x 6.5’’ x 4.5’’) and a covered sugar
bowl (4’’ x 4.7’’5 x 3.5’’), not monogrammed, 3 pcs, weight of sugar bowl, 11 oz,
est:$2000/4000. Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Hidden Hills, CA
Condition: An assembled set, as stated. Variously marked, dating from circa 1930
to post 1945. Approximate weight of creamer: 5 oz, approximate weight pot: 20 oz.
General light marks, scratches and tarnishing to surface, commensurate with age
and use. Surfaces rather rubbed- appears original surface has been rubbed with fine
grade steel wool. Coffee pot with some denting to side and to base of spout. Handles
with typical yellowing, and fine inherent cracking, as visible from catalogue photos.
1155 a Georg Jensen ‘Cactus’ sterling serving set
Designed by Gundorph Albertus circa 1930, an assembled set, variously marked,
including a 2 piece salad set (10.25’’), 1 cake knife (10.25’’), 1 cheese plane (8.25’’),
not monogrammed, 4 pcs, weighable sterling, 11 oz tw approximately, est:$400/600.
Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Hidden Hills, CA Condition: An
assembled set, as stated. Variously marked, dating from circa 1930 to post 1945.
Good overall condition. With typical marks, scratches, rubbing and tarnishing
commensurate with age and use. Some slight rust spotting to blade of cheese plane.
Knife and plane with stainless blades. Weight is approximated for each piece at 0.5
oz. Not monogrammed.
1156 an s. Kirk ‘Repousse’ sterling flatware service
Second half 20th c, an assembled part service marked ‘’S. Kirk & Son Inc. Sterling’’,
comprising: 20 dinner forks (7.25’’), 7 dessert / salad forks (6.25’’), 14 teaspoons (6’’),
8 dinner knives (hollow handle, 9’’), 8 bouillon spoons (6’’), 8 dessert / cream soup /
place spoons (7.25’’), 12 ice cream forks (6’’), 12 demitasse spoons (4.5’’), 8 cocktail
forks (5.25’’), 2 tablespoons (8.25’’), 2 large berry spoons (9’’), 1 small berry spoon
(5.25’’), 1 infant spoon (5.75’’), 2 relish spoons (5.5’’), 1 salt spoon (3.75’’), 1 ladle
(7.25’’), 1 beef fork (7.75’’), 1 cheese slice (6.25’’), a 2 piece steak set (knife: 9.5’’), a 2
piece roast carving set (knife: 13.25’’), some pieces monogrammed to the reverse ‘’R’’,
113 pcs, together with a faux croc zippered anti-tarnish canteen, weighable sterling,
120 oz tw approximately, est:$3000/5000. Provenance: Property from the Marjorie
Bacon Trust, Montecito, CA Condition: An assembled part service, as stated. Pieces
likely varying in age. Steel bladed articles not included in weight. General light
marks, scratches and tarnishing commensurate with age and use. Some pieces
monogrammed, as stated- namely demitasse spoons and ice cream forks.
1157 a dominick & Haff sterling floral coffee service
Late 19th c, with maker’s marks and further marked ‘’Sterling / 129 / Theo B Starr’’,
comprising a coffee pot (6.25’’ x 6.5’’ x 4.5’’), a covered sugar bowl (3.5’’ x 5.5’’ x 4.5’’)
and a cream jug (3’’ x 5.5’’ x 4.5’’), decorated overall with repousse floral vines, not
monogrammed, 3 pcs, gross weight, 37 oz tw approximately, est:$700/1000. Note:
Retailed by Theodore B. Starr, New York, NY Condition: Good condition overall. Very
nicely executed decoration. General light marks, scratches and tarnishing to surface
commensurate with age. Fine stable cracking to insulator handles of coffee pot.
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1158 Tiffany & Co sterling Japanese flatware service
Late 19th/20th century, an assembled part Japanese (Audubon) service, by Edward C.
Moore, variously marked ‘’Tiffany & Co Sterling Pat. 1871’’ and some ‘’M’’ (1869-1891),
comprising 17 dinner forks (8”), 8 serving spoons (8.5”), 24 luncheon forks (7.25”), 41
teaspooons (6”), 14 luncheon knives (8”), 6 butter knives (7.25”), 21 tablespoons (7”),
16 pastry forks (6.25’’), 11 fish forks (7”), 13 ice cream forks (5.25”), 6 dinner knives
with hollow handles & steel blades (10.5”), 2 salt spoons (3.75’’), 2 demitasse spoons
(4.25’’), 5 afternoon teaspoons (4.75”), 2 berry scoops (9.25’’), a 2 piece salad serving
set (9.25’’), 1 cheese scoop (9.25’’), 1 sugar spoon (6’’), 2 master butter knives (7.75’’),
1 cake knife (7.25’’), 1 soup ladle (12.5’’), 1 sugar sifter (7’’), 1 nut scoop (6.5’’), some
variously monogrammed to the reverse, some in pseudo-Japanese characters,
some dated ‘’Dec 25 1882’’,198 pcs, weighable sterling,, 285 oz tw approximately,
est:$7000/9000. Provenance: Property from the Perkins Collection, Newhall, CA
Condition: Assembled from about four different individual sets. Good overall condition.
Decoration very well executed. General light marks, scratches, rubbing and wear to
surface overall commensurate with age and use. With typical tarnishing, particularly
to crevices. Some pieces spotted. Hollow handle knives with extensive wear to plated
blades. Some pieces with gilt-washed bowls.
1159 a Gorham sterling ‘Plymouth’ coffee & tea service
1912-1915, with maker’s marks and further marked “Sterling/A2441-5”, comprising a
teapot (9.5’’ x 11’’ x 5.25’’), a coffeepot (7.5’’ x 12’’ x 4.75’’), a cream jug
(6.5’’ x 5.5’’ x 3.25’’), a covered sugar bowl (6.25’’ x 8.25’’ x 4.5’’) and a waste
bowl (4.25’’ x 6.25’’ x 4.25’’), monogrammed “EHS”, 5 pcs, gross weight, 74 oz tw
approximately, est:$800/1200. Provenance: Property of a Lake Forest, CA Collector
Condition: Weight of creamer: 8 oz. Weight of waste bowl: 7 oz. Weight of sugar bowl
without lid: 11 oz. Very nice condition overall. General light marks and scratches to
surface, commensurate with age and use. Extremely small scattered dings around
set. A very minor ding to cream jug. Lid of sugar bowl with some denting to lip, not
visible a top bowl. Finial to same with losses around base. Teapot with a small ding to
body, right of spout. Small nicked loss to finial of coffee pot. Timber elements lacking
finish- appear dry and faded, as visible in catalogue photo.
1160 a Gorham sterling ‘Chantilly’ flatware service
20th c, marked ‘’Gorham / Sterling’’, some with various additional marks, designed
circa 1895, an assembled service for twelve comprising: 12 dinner forks (7.5’’),
12 dinner knives (8.75’’), 12 dessert / salad forks (6.5’’), 12 teaspoons (5.75’’), 12
bouillon spoons (6.25’’), 12 dessert / cream soup spoons (6.75’’), 12 butter spreaders
(6.25’’), 2 tablespoons (8.5’’), not monogrammed, 86 pcs, weighable sterling, 75 oz
tw approximately, est:$1200/1800 Condition: Good overall condition. An assembled
service, as stated. General light marks, scratches tarnishing and spotting to surfaces
commensurate with age and use. Steel bladed articles not included in weight. Not
monogrammed, as stated.
1161 an Oneida ‘afterglow’ sterling flatware service
Second half 20th c, marked ‘’Oneida Sterling Afterglow’’, comprising: 22 dinner forks
(7.25’’), 19 dessert / salad forks (6.5’’), 22 teaspoons (6’’), 23 bouillon spoons (6.5’’), 20
dinner knives (9’’), 13 iced tea spoons (7.5’’), 23 butter spreaders (5.75’’), 7 tablespoons
(8.25’’), 10 cocktail forks (5.25’’), 1 master butter knife (7’’), 1 sugar scoop (6’’), 1 small
ladle (6.5’’), 1 buffet fork (8’’), 2 flat pastry servers (9.75’’), a 2 piece poultry carving
set (knife: 9.75’’), not monogrammed, 167 pcs, together with an anti-tarnish canteen,
weighable sterling, 160 oz tw approximately, est:$800/1200. Provenance: Property
from a Private Collector, Riverside, CA Condition: Good overall condition. General
light marks, scratches tarnishing and spotting to surfaces commensurate with age
and use. Steel bladed articles not included in weight. Not monogrammed, as stated.
Canteen with marks, scratches, scuffs, fading and wear to finish. With particularly
notable gouges to top.
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