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 488: 14 pieces Victorian and Edwardian flatware
Fourteen pieces assorted silverplated flatware, most Victorian and Edwardian, including two boxed fish serving knife and fork sets, both with carved bone or ivory handles and elaborately engraved silverplated blades. One has pierced blades and is marked MB&S, the other has Aesthetic style decoration on the blades and stenciled monograms on handles and is unmarked. […]
Lot 378: Aesthetic Movement Style Cabinet
Aesthetic movement style cabinet with ebonized primary wood and veneered maple inserts surrounded with simulated ivory inlay. The top is edged with gilt-brass beaded molding over a large central door with silk lining under a brass screen, flanked by mirrored panels. The front features four projecting sections, each adorned with columns with Corinthian gilt brass […]
Lot 320: Pablo Picasso etching, Sueno y Mentira de Franco
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 […]
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