Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) etching with aquatint on laid paper, final segment of his famous political cartoon Sueno y Mentira de Franco (The Dream and Lie of Franco), 1937. Picasso created the cartoon as a reaction against the atrocities committed by General Franco in the Spanish Civil War, with the original intent of making them into […]
Lot 256: 2 19th c English Teapots, Sheffield & Sterling
Two 19th c. English Teapots. 1st item: George III Sterling Teapot with wooden button finial and wooden c-scroll handle. Bright cut decoration on lid, top, front and back. 5" high (including handle) x 10-1/2" W (handle to spout) x 3-5/8" D. 13.21 ounce troy including the handle. Date marks for 1818. 2nd item: Sheffield plate […]
Lot 207: Five Assorted Chinese Snuff bottles
1st item: polychrome enameled ceramic snuff bottle with molded figures in landscapes, Qianlong mark on base. Lacking stopper, 2 hairline cracks and minute chips at neck. 3-1/8"H. 2nd item: Peking cameo glass snuff bottle, round form, carved with blue pagoda, sea, sun and crane designs. Green hardtone stopper with metal spoon. A couple of minor […]
Lot 79: Tiffany Persian Tea and Coffee Service, 5 pcs
Five piece Tiffany & Co. sterling silver tea and coffee set in the Persian taste, featuring bodies with elaborate repousse floral and feather design, and bands of waves and beading at spouts and handle edges. All pieces marked Tiffany & Co. Makers/ Sterling Silver 3700 509 with M mark for Edward Moore. Includes tall coffee […]
Lot 35: Four miniature portraits of ladies
1st item: American School oil on panel half length miniature portrait of a portly woman with brown hair and floral trimmed hat, seated in a chair. Unsigned. Housed in a molded frame. 6" x 5" sight, 9" x 7" framed. Mid 19th century. 2nd item: Round miniature watercolor on ivory portrait of Josephine (Napoleon's paramour), […]
Lot 34: Portrait miniature of a gentleman, signed Abel
Watercolor on ivory portrait of a man with dark hair in military style coat. Signed lower right "Abel" and dated 179_, possibly Wilhelm August Christian Abel (French, 1748-1803). Housed in an ebonized wood frame with gilded metal rabbet edge, oval opening. Sight 2-1/2" x 2", framed 4-3/4" x 4-1/4". Condition: Small area of damage in […]
Lot 9: Chinese interior painted quartz snuff bottle
Smoky quartz snuff bottle, the interior signed and finely painted with figures, donkey and horse from Chinese literature, with a pearl and lapis-like stone stopper and ivory spoon. 3"H. Chinese, late 19th century. Condition: Overall very good condition with a few scattered light abrasions inside and outside, near base.
Lot 801: Hamadan Area Rug, 4'9" X 7'
Hamadan Area Rug, red field, navy border, with secondary colors of ivory, yellow, green and pink. Mid-20th century. 4'9" X 7' Condition: Overall very good condition.
Lot 800: Hamadan Area Rug, 4'8" X 6'9"
Hamadan Area Rug, red field, with secondary colors of blue, ivory, green, and yellow. Mid-20th century. 4'8" X 6'9" Condition: Overall very good condition.
Lot 799: Bijar Area Rug, 6'9" X 4'5"
Bijar Area Rug, navy field with a rust-red border and secondary colors of ivory, green, yellow, salmon and medium blue. Mid-20th century, 6'9" X 4'5". Condition: Very good condition.
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