Assembled set of twenty-two (22) KPM porcelain parcel gilt items. 1st-7th items: Seven (7) cabinet plates with polychrome painted vignettes to well, including six (6) small plates depicting landmarks of Berlin, labeled with location and impressed with eagle mark to undersides (7" dia.); one (1) cabinet plate with a pastoral landscape scene, inscribed with artist's […]
Lot 232: 5 Asian Carved Figural Items Including Jade Ram, Nut Netsuke
Five (5) Asian carved figural items, including one (1) Chinese jade ram on rectangular stand with raised hoof having incised geometric decoration throughout; one (1) Chinese soapstone figure representing Shou Xing, the Chinese god of longevity depicted with a conical elongated head, holding a staff and pumpkin gourd; together with a separate naturalist base (shown […]
Lot 211: Automaton Musical Organ Clock by Peter Horner
Rare automaton organ clock, featuring 18th-century organ works and painted figures in a later cherry case with painted vignettes to clock face and tableau. Organ mechanism uses bellows to create air that flows through the thirty-six (36) pipes or flutes and makes the music, in turn animating the figures, playing eight (8) tunes. Dial signed […]
Lot 206: Herter Brothers Signed Aesthetic Movement Inlaid Easel
Herter Brothers Aesthetic movement inlaid and carved easel, with primary woods of rosewood and mahogany, stamped underside of lower base (see photos). Shell carved top with gilt highlights over a scrolled frieze with ebony inset panel and light wood inlaid opposing winged griffins and foliate designs, over a long rectangular ebony inset panel with floral […]
Lot 203: Chippendale Period Armchair, possibly Philadelphia
Chippendale period walnut armchair, possibly Philadelphia, with shell and scroll carved crest and scrolled ears over a carved and pierced splat with heart shaped cut out flanked by scrolled volutes. Serpentine armrests ending in carved volutes; trapezoidal slip seat and deeply carved skirt with shell carving at center; shell carved knees and cabriole legs ending […]
Lot 192: 6 Tramp Art Carved Wood Boxes
Group of six (6) small tramp art folk art wood boxes with chip carved decoration, including one (1) miniature chest of drawers with one large drawer topped with two smaller drawers on four raised feet, the whole with applied geometric decoration throughout; one (1) polychrome painted box with sliding top opening to interior compartment and […]
Lot 170: Thos. Worthington Whittredge 1846 Oil Painting, Shaker Ferry – Kentucky River
Early miniature landscape view of Pleasant Hill, KY, by Thomas Worthington Whittredge (New Jersey/New York/Ohio, 1820-1910). The oil on paper laid on board painting, titled "Shaker Ferry- View on Kentucky River," depicts a landscape with a small ferry boat containing a figure and donkey moored on the river bank. A dirt path runs along the […]
Lot 166: Lloyd Branson Oil Still Life with Citrus Fruit
Lloyd Branson (American/Tennessee, 1861-1925) oil on board still life painting depicting a tabletop with half an orange or grapefruit, sitting on a plate as a knife leans against it. A spoon and folded newspaper are set on either side, while a bowl containing more citrus fruit stands in the background. The overall background is rendered […]
Lot 130: Loran Speck O/B Trompe-l'oeil Still Life Painting
Loran Speck (California, 1943-2011) oil on board trompe-l'oeil still life painting titled "Confit Jar with Grapes and Pears" depicting a two-tone glazed pottery jug atop a marble table or ledge with pears, grapes, and a white tablecloth set against a neutral, textured stone background. Signed "L. Speck" lower left. Housed in a contemporary frame with […]
Lot 124: European School O/C Painting of Maritime Battle in an Oval Frame
English or Continental School, 19th century, oil on canvas marine painting depicting a naval battle, with two large ships in the center of the painting, one flying the flag of France, the other with possible British Red Ensign, firing at one another as flames and smoke arise from the ships. Two additional ships are visible […]
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