Queen Anne style double pedestal desk or dressing table, elm and oak with deal secondary and oyster/burlwood veneer. Plain rectangular elm wood top with burlwood cleated ends over one long drawer, over an arched open kneehole section flanked by two short drawers and two cabinet doors. All drawers are beaded and dovetailed with burl oyster […]
Lot 77: 2 framed religious icon paintings
Two (2) religious icon paintings, likely Russian or Greek, one depicting the Madonna and Child, and the other depicting a Saint holding the Bible, flanked by bust length vignettes of other saints. Each tempera on panel with velvet mat and stained molded wood shadowbox frame. Madonna – 7" x 5 1/2" sight, 11" x 9 […]
Lot 78: 2 English/Scottish Barometers, incl. inlaid
Two (2) English and Scottish barometers. 1st item: Mahogany wheel barometer, unsigned, inlaid mahogany case with broken arch pediment with brass urn finial, "dry/damp" window, thermometer, circular convex center mirror, silvered dial barometer and level window at base. 38 1/2" H x 10" W x 1 3/8" D. English, mid 19th century. 2nd item: A. […]
Lot 79: 2 Regency Painted Armchairs & 1 Regency Inlaid Side Chair
1st item: A Regency mahogany and satinwood bergere chair having a shaped crest rail, an oval shaped caned back with inset painted oval wood plaque depicting musical instruments, flowers and music pages, sloped arms terminating to turned columns, caned sides and seat, turned front legs terminating to brass castors and tapered back legs terminating to […]
Lot 74: After Cristofano Allori O/C, Judith and Head of Holofernes
After Cristofano Allori (Italy, 1577-1621) oil on canvas painting titled "Judith with the Head of Holofernes". Depicts the Hebrew heroine Judith in an orange dress with a patterned white sash and red cloak, holding the head of Holofernes in one hand, a dagger in the other, her maid behind her against a dark background. Unsigned. […]
Lot 75: Spanish Colonial O/B, San Miguel Archangel, ex-Frias Collection
Spanish Colonial paint on metal painting or retablos depicting the Archangel San Miguel. Paint on metal with newer wood board backer. Marker on board attributes the retablo to an anonymous 19th century artist and lists provenance as the Juarez Frias collection. Housed in a modern figured wood frame. Sight – 14 1/8" H x 10 […]
Lot 76: Assembled Group of 5 Ex-Voto Mexican Retablos
Grouping of five (5) 20th century Mexican religious painted folk art ex-voto retablos, including one (1) bus accident miracle, one (1) car accident miracle, and three (3) healing miracles. Four (4) framed and painted on tin, one (1) unframed and painted on board. Ranging in size from 10" H x 15" W to 18" H […]
Lot 73: 19th c. Continental Landscape, Ruins
Continental School, late 19th century, large oil on canvas landscape depicting various architectural ruins and two villagers in conversation at lower left. Unsigned. Housed 20th century gilt molded frame. Sight – 38 1/2" H x 59 3/4" W. Framed – 30" H x 51 1/2" W. CONDITION: Cleaned and possibly relined. Area of inpainting and […]
Lot 72: European Watercolor on Paper Street Scene
European watercolor on paper depicting a 19th century cityscape scene with a large central cobblestone town square filled with strolling figures, figures on horseback, horse drawn carriages and lined by large stone buildings, a small dog foreground and large church at the end of the square. Housed in a contemporary silvered gilt frame. Signed "WMakoba" […]
Lot 70: Alice King Desert O/C, Desert Landscape
Alice Price King (British, active 1907-1922) oil on canvas painting depicting a desert landscape, likely in Chile. Signed and dated lower right "Price King/1920" and housed in the original carved gilt wood frame with gilt wood liner. Sight – 20 5/8" H x 29 5/8" W. Framed – 28 1/4" H x 37" W. Early […]