French artist's notebook with approximately 80 drawings and watercolors on 40 pages, including figures and landscapes. One watercolor labeled "Les Noyers" lower right. Illegibly signed in pencil in frontspiece, possibly "Lefeu la Conseiller H". 5-3/4" x 3-1/2". Provenance: Estate of Salli Shropshire LaGrone, Franklin, TN. Condition: Loose binding, pages are toned but in overall good […]
Lot 500: Chromolithograph after Philip Goodwin
Chromolithograph on canvas depicting seated men in a canoe with signature "Arthur Hutchins" lower left, after the outdoor scenes of New York illustrator Philip Goodwin (1882-1935). Goodwin had an interest in the Wild West and often depicted scenes of action in western settings. Sight – 18 1/4" H x 13 3/4" W. Framed – 24 […]
Lot 497: 3 Miniature Portraits: Louis XIV, Franklin, French
Three miniature portraits. 1st item: Carved Ivory profile portrait of Louis XIV with traces of paint highlights. Possibly 17th century. Housed in shadowbox frame. Carving: 3-1/8" x 2-1/4", Frame: 5-3/4" H x 5-1/4"W x 3/4"D. 2nd item: Wax profile portrait of French military officer signed on the sleeve, Petit, and identified as Horatio Veyoll and […]
Lot 498: Three miniature portraits of gentlemen
1st item: Watercolor on ivory portrait of a man in powdered wig, signed at right in script "David" possibly after Jacques Louis David (French, 1748-1825). Housed in an oval gilded frame inset into an ebonized wood frame. Sight 3" x 2-3/8", Framed 6-1/2" x 5-1/2". 2nd item: Watercolor on ivory portrait of a man with […]
Lot 496: 4 Miniature Portraits inc. Napoleon, Mary Stuart
4 French Miniature Portraits. 1st item: Portrait of Napoleon on ivory, signed DeLaroche, 19th century, in gilt-colored filigree frame: 6 x 4-3/4. 2nd item: Oil on copper miniature of Queen Mary Stuart, unsigned, early 18th c., in heavily gilt carved frame: 9 x 7-1/2. 3rd item: Ornately decorated hinged bone box with center miniature on […]
Lot 494: Two Alberto Cambi Italian Alabaster Busts
Two Alberto Cambi (Italian, late 19th to early 20th Century) Alabaster busts. Item 1: Amber alabaster bust of "Saffo" with painted laurel leaves in her hair. 8-1/2" H x 6-3/4" W x 5" D. Item 2: White alabaster bust of a Dutch woman on a white marble base. 7" H x 5-1/2" W x 3-1/8" […]
Lot 495: 2 porcelain miniatures: Napoleon and Madonna with
2 framed Italian porcelain miniatures: Napoleon and Madonna and Child, both in elaborate gold frames and both marked en verso "Firenze". The Napoleon miniature also marked en verso "Napoleon I" and The Madonna and Child marked "5" en verso. Older inventory and/or price stamps also en verso. Porcelain: 3-1/2 x 2-7/8. Frame: 7 x 6. […]
Lot 491: Silverplate Mounted Glass Bowl and Wine Pitcher
Silverplate mounted glass bowl and wine pitcher, 2 items. 1st item – Silverplate mounted lobed blue glass bowl with griffin handle. 7 6/8" dia. Approx. 11 1/2" H w/ handle. Late 19th century. 2nd item – Silverplate mounted cobalt blue glass wine pitcher with figural handle, Greek key, grape and figural decoration to body and […]
Lot 492: Copper and Brass Plated Urn
A Continental copper and brass plated hot water or chocolate urn with lion's head masks above ring handles, raised on four button feet on a square plinth. 20 1/2" H. Late 19th Century. Condition: Overall good condition. Urn slightly loose, screw holding it to base needs to be tightened.
Lot 493: Pair of Marble Recumbent Lions, after Canova
Pair of marble recumbent lions, modeled after Canova. 3-3/4" H x 7-3/4" L x 3" W. Possibly 18th century. Provenance: Estate of Judge W. Dale Young, Maryville, TN. Condition: Both lions with old repaired breaks to mid-section. Overall general wear/losses. Loss to one corner of one base, tails missing.