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Stella R. Crofts Horse Sculpture
Glazed ceramic
England, 1926
Depicting two horses and a colt on a
rectangular base, signed and dated on base,
old loss to one ear, ht. 7 3/4, wd. 4 1/2, lg.
9 1/2 in.
$700-900
149.
Art Nouveau Inkwell
Cast patinated metal
Late 19th/early 20th century
Cast in the form of a woman’s head with
long flowing hair, with floriform hinged cover,
gilt and bronze patination, model no. 4131,
lacking glass insert, ht. 2 5/8, wd. 9 1/4, dp.
5 3/4 in.
$150-200
150.
Art Nouveau Influenced Steamboat
Inkstand
Molded metal
Possibly WMF, Germany, early 20th century
The stand with two inkwells with hinged lids,
a pen holder in the funnel, some gilt highlights
on vessel, lacking one glass insert, ht. 4 1/2,
wd. 5 3/4, lg. 10 3/4 in.
$600-800
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151.
Art Nouveau Figural Inkwell
Painted cast metal
Late 19th/early 20th century
Cast in the form of a woman in a flowing
dress, covered inkwell, lacking glass insert,
paint losses, ht. 4 3/4, wd. 5, dp. 4 in.
$200-250
152.
Art Nouveau Inkwell
Cast bronze
Late 19th century
Cast in the form of a boy on a dolphin, with
lift-off cover and glass insert, ht. 4 1/2, wd. 5
1/2, dp. 2 1/2 in.
$300-350
153.
Art Nouveau Figural Candlestick
Patinated cast bronze
H. Sibeud, France, late 19th/early 20th
century
Cast in the form of a woman in a flowing
gown reclining on a lily pad, her arms
embracing the flower, gilt and verdigris
patination, brass insert, inscribed H. Sibeud
on leaf edge, ht. 3 1/4, wd. 6 in.
$250-350
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154.
Three Arts & Crafts Inkstands and Two
Inkwells
Metalwork
United States and Europe, early 20th century
Copper and pewter rectangular double inkwell
with riveted joinery, hinged lid opening to two
removable hammered pewter inkwells, ht.
2 1/4, wd. 10 1/4, dp. 6 3/4; G.F. Schutzt
brass inkwell, small spherical form with hinged
lid, the exterior engraved with stars, maker’s
marks on base GESETZLICH/G.F. SCHUTZT
and anchor trademark, lacking glass insert,
ht. 2, dia. 2; Forest Craft Guild inkwell
with hinged domed lid with relief design
centered with a pink hardstone cabochon
on a rectangular dished stand, with glass
insert, impressed Forest Craft Guild on base,
ht. 2 1/2, wd. 11 3/4, dp. 4; Forest Craft
Guild square inkwell with hinged lid with two
square windows on each side, on a square
dished base, glass insert, impressed Forest
Craft Guild on base, ht. 2 1/2, wd. 5, lg. 5;
and a rectangular copper inkstand with two
cylindrical inkwells with hinged lids, ht. 4 1/2,
wd. 10 1/2, dp. 5 3/4 in.
$1,025-1,475
155.
Bernard Gussow (American, 1881-1957)
Figures at the Beach
Signed “B. Gussow” l.r.
Watercolor and graphite on paper, 7 3/4 x 12
1/4 in., framed.
Condition: Not examined out of frame.
$800-1,200