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Lot 101: Francesco Santoro O/C, The Village Schoolmaster

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Francesco Raffaello Santoro (Italian, 1844-1927) oil on canvas genre scene painting titled The Village Schoolmaster, depicting a man seated with open book instructing three young male students with a raised hand and pointed fingers. The setting is a humble, brick-floored interior room; one student appears engaged while a second appears to have cast his book to the floor sullenly […]

Lot 100: Ludwig Knaus O/C Painting, Bar Brawl Scene

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Ludwig Knaus (France/Germany, 1829-1910), “The Quarrel,” oil on canvas genre painting depicting two men brawling in a tavern. One of the quarrelers lies in pain the ground as a distraught woman appears to try to intercede with the standing fighter, who is illuminated by the light from a nearby window. Musicians and other figures watch from a dais and […]

Lot 99: David-Eugene Girin O/C, Fishing Party on Sylans Lake, Ain, Ex-Sotheby’s

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David Eugene Girin (French, 1848-1917) oil on canvas painting, “Fishing Party on Lac de Sylans, Ain,” 1891.  A woman and man sit back-to-back in a rowboat tied to a pole or tree trunk that rises from the surface of a lake. Both have fishing poles — his is placed behind him — and a basket and net hang […]

Lot 98: Edouard Cortes O/C, L’Opera

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Edouard Leon Cortes (French, 1882-1969) oil on canvas Paris street scene entitled L’Opera and depicting a bustling street with pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages plus a cafe or shop at left, c. 1968. A flagpole topped with the French “tricolore” flag bisects the composition. In the distance stands the Palais Garnier, or Opera Garnier. Signed “EDOUARD CORTES.,” lower right. Inscribed “L’Opera,” “26654,” […]

Lot 97: Edouard Cortes O/C, Place de la Madeleine

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Edouard Leon Cortes (French, 1882-1969) oil on canvas Paris street scene entitled Place de la Madeleine and depicting a bustling street after a rainfall with pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, a flower card, shops, and cafes at left. In the distance stands the Church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, or La Madeleine. Signed “EDOUARD CORTES,” lower right. Inscribed  “26653” and “MADELEINE” to stretcher […]

Lot 96: Bronze Mounted Pietra Dura Dresser Box

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An Italian rectangular pietra dura jewelry or dresser box with a floral bouquet to the top and two sides and various insects to each end, all against a black ground. Mounted in a gilt bronze frame with shaped corners, figural bird mounts to each lower corner, and a shell-footed base. The interior is lined with padded blue […]

Lot 95: Grand Tour Neoclassical Bronze Figural Inkstand, Likely French

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Grand Tour Neoclassical figural bronze inkstand or standish featuring a male figure in classical attire, flanked by two cut glass inkwells with bronze lids. The inkstand includes a front gallery for pens and an internal bell. 11 1/2 in. H x 17 in. W x 10 in. D. Likely French, 19th century.   CONDITION: Overall very […]

Lot 94: Pair Ormolu and Cut Glass Compotes

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Pair of Moser style crystal compotes or tazzas, featuring amber cut-to-clear and floral engraved glass bowls mounted to gilt bronze openwork pedestals modeled as cherubs surrounded by grapevines. Overall: 13 in H x 9 in Diameter. Continental, late 19th century.  PROVENANCE: The estate of Billie Ann Smith, Nashville, TN. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. There is […]

Lot 93: Pair of English Georgian Inlaid Knife Boxes

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Pair of English George III mahogany knife boxes with silver mounts and serpentine fronts, having the original fitted interiors, an inlaid compass star to the underside of the lid and alternating light and dark inlaid band around the top and base perimeters. 13 1/4 in. H x 9 in. W x 10 1/2 in D. Late 18th/Early 19th century. PROVENANCE: […]