British School, late 19th century, watercolor painting depicting the interior of highly ornate building, possibly the Palace of Westminster, with portrait bust of Queen Victoria overlooking a center doorway and flight of stairs leading to an oval desk with inkstand in the foreground. A sculpture of the Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, stands at the […]
Lot 1155: 2 Continental School Oil Paintings, St. Mark’s, Venice
Pair of oil on canvasboard pendant paintings depicting St. Mark’s Square, Venice, as viewed from San Giorgio Maggiore, with boats in the foreground. The paintings portray the scene from slightly different perspectives and under different lighting conditions: one with dark, threatening clouds overhead and the other with a lighter, hazy atmosphere. One signed illegibly lower […]
Lot 1156: Achille De Dominicus W/C Painting, Staircase
Achille De Dominicus (Italy, 1851-1917) watercolor on paper painting depicting a kneeling man in a blue jacket, a young girl in a yellow kerchief, and a man in a brown hat and jacket leaning over a boulder at the base of a long, stone staircase flanked by a rocky overhang to the right and lush […]
Lot 1153: 2 Luigi Kasimir Etchings, incl. Schonbuhel on the Danube
Two (2) Luigi Kasimir (Austrian, 1881-1962) color etchings. 1st item: Etching titled "Schonbuhel on the Danube" depicting three small rowboats moored at the edge of the river with a castle atop a hill in the background. Signed in pencil "Luigi Kasimir" lower center below the plate. Lyzon Gallery, Nashville, TN label along with a handwritten […]
Lot 1154: Luigi Kasimir Etching, Grand Canal in Venice
Luigi Kasimir (New York/Austria, 1881-1962) color etching on paper depicting a view of the Grand Canal in Venice with gondolas floating in the water. Signed "Luigi Kasimir" in lower center below the plate. Housed and matted under glass in a giltwood frame. Plate: 17 3/4" H x 23" W. Framed: 27" H x 33" W. […]
Lot 1151: Erte Art Deco Serigraph, Purity
Erte (Romain De Tirtoff, Russian/French, 1892-1990) color serigraph with silver foil embossing titled "Purity", numbered 233/300", published by Circle Fine Art Corporation, Chicago, 1981. Depicts a woman with dark blonde hair dressed in a white gown with elaborate silver embellishments against a black background. Numbered, in pencil, lower left below the image, signed "Erte" in […]
Lot 1152: 2 Al Hirschfeld Pencil Signed Lithographs
Two (2) Albert Hirschfeld (New York/Missouri, 1903-2003) color lithographs, including one (1) titled "Reefer Man", and one (1) titled "Lenox Avenue Stroll", both from the suite "Harlem As Seen by Hirschfeld", printed by the Triggs Color Printing Corporation, New York; published by The Hyperion Press, New York, 1941. Both signed "HIRSCHFELD", in the plate, lower […]
Lot 1150: Erte Art Deco Zodiac Serigraph, Scorpio
Erte (Romain De Tirtoff, Russian/French, 1892-1990) color serigraph on paper titled "Scorpio" from the artist's Zodiac Suite, numbered 300/350, printed by Chromocamp, NY and published by Wellsart, Ltd., NY, 1982. Depicts a masked female figure in a black bodysuit lounging among several symbols associated with the Scorpio zodiac. Numbered, in pencil, lower left below plate, […]
Lot 1148: Franklin Mint Norman Rockwell Sterling Silver Proof Set, 1st Ed.
Franklin Mint Norman Rockwell's Fondest Memories First Edition sterling silver proof ingot set, 10 medals total, numbered 8312, issued circa 1973. Includes: one (1) titled "The Patient"; one (1) titled "Day Off"; one (1) titled "Playing Hookey"; one (1) titled "The Big Parade"; one (1) titled "The First Date"; one (1) titled "The Checker Game"; […]
Lot 1149: John Gordon Hargrave W/C Painting, Pirates
John Gordon Hargrave (United Kingdom, 1894-1982) watercolor on paper illustration harbor scene painting depicting a grouping of sailors, possibly pirates, strolling along a cobblestone street before a spyglass store, the masts of several ships visible in the background. Signed and dated "John Hargrove 1912" lower left. Handwritten label with artist's information en verso. Housed and […]