Six (6) French miniature portraits. 1st item: After Francois Boucher (France/Italy, 1703-1770) pastoral landscape depicting three young women awaiting success for their animal trap behind a bush. Signed "Boucher" lower right edge. Housed under glass in an ebonized wooden frame with inset oval sight and gilt sight edge. Sight (oval): 3" H x 3 3/4" […]
Lot 281: Pr. Large KPM Neoclassical Porcelain Covered Urns, Battle Scenes
Pair of two (2) German KPM Neoclassical covered urns with hand-painted polychrome and parcel gilt battle scene vignettes, floral garlands, and having figural ram's head handles, with figural putti finials to lids, and turquoise and pink embellishments; bolt mounted to plinth bases. Both with blue scepter maker's mark to undersides. 17 7/8" H x 7 […]
Lot 279: Meiji Charger in the Satsuma Style, 16"
Large Meiji Kutani Charger or Low Bowl in the Satsuma style, decorated with vignettes containing figures engaged in court and leisure activities, on a pale blue and gilt background decorated with flowers, scrolls, fans and other motifs. Exterior rim, reverse, decorated with fungi and prunus designs. Signed. 16" diameter. Late 19th century. CONDITION: Excellent condition […]
Lot 275: 4 Japanese Meiji Period Imari Porcelain Items, incl. Charger, 3 Fish Dishes
1st item: Large Japanese Meiji Period Imari porcelain charger with polychrome enamel decorations and gilt highlights. Scalloped rim with central vignettes depicting alternating scenes of birds with flowers and Shachihoko fish with "Cash" coins and flowers, against a blue ground. Center with phoenix and fish vignettes against a dark blue diapered ground. Blue foliate decorations […]
Lot 276: 4 Japanese Porcelain Bowls, incl. Satsuma
Four (4) Japanese porcelain bowls, including one (1) Satsuma or Kutani punch bowl or large basin with samurai within a coastal landscape to well, scrolling design to rim, and landscape with Mt. Fuji to the underside, signed on base; one (1) Satsuma bowl with a vignette depicting a of pair of birds perched upon flowering […]
Lot 273: 19 Pcs. Chinese Export Porcelain, incl. Famille Rose, Armorial
Nineteen (19) Chinese Export polychrome painted porcelain items, including Famille Rose and Armorial, some with gilt highlights. 1st-3rd items: Three (3) Famille Rose mugs, including one (1) with central vignette of figural landscape flanked by floral sprays having quilong dragon form handle and blue patterned accents throughout; one (1) with central vignette of figural landscape […]
Lot 135: 3 Oliver Clare O/C Still Life Paintings
Three (3) Oliver Clare (United Kingdom, 1853-1927) oil on canvas still life paintings. 1st item: Still life depicting a bird's nest containing three blue eggs surrounded by foliage, including pink and purple flowers, with an additional blue egg on the ground. Signed "Oliver Clare" lower right. Housed in a pierced giltwood frame with rosettes to […]
Lot 41: Chinese Peking Rug, Navy Ground
Chinese Peking rug, wool on cotton. Overall blue gound, the center with foliate medallion with flowering pots to each corner, three borders total, two with foliate elements. 104" H x 71" W. 1st quarter 20th century. PROVENANCE: Private Illinois Collection. CONDITION: Overall good condition with very little wear to pile, some glue to underside at […]
Lot 20: 3 Pcs. Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain, incl. Yung Cheng
Three (3) Chinese Famille Rose Export porcelain items including: one (1) seal paste or wax round covered jar with figure atop foo dog decoration to the lid, one (1) large Chinese export porcelain cider mug or cann with figural polychrome decoration depicting figures engaging in various activities in a outdoor setting, and grisaille tree decoration […]
2023 Winter Auction Preview
Here is an early preview of our January 28th and 29th auction, to be held at our headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee. Carroll Cloar (American/Tennessee/Arkansas, 1913-1993), acrylic on board painting titled The Explorer, depicting a man in a rowboat viewing the landscape with lush green trees and buildings around him with binoculars. Housed in a silver-gilt […]
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