Pair of Victorian Art Glass vases, black or onyx glass with hand enameled decoration of birds on flowering branches, with slip-decorated gilt trim. 12 7/8″ H. Late 19th century. PROVENANCE: Private Nashville collection. CONDITION: Some minor wear to gilt trim, overall very good condition.
Lot 461: Pair Old Paris Vases, Old Testament Scenes
Rare and unusual pair of 19th c. Old Paris Porcelain Vases, each featuring opposing Renaissance style figural male and female busts atop a body with hand-painted Biblical scenes. One depicts Abraham exiling the handmaid Hagar and their young son, Ishmael, while his wife, Sarah, and his other son, the infant Isaac, sit inside a tent. […]
Lot 384: Nonconnah Pottery Vase
Scarce Tennessee Nonconnah art pottery cameo vase with slip-painted morning glory flowers, vine and leaves on a matte green ground. Signed “Nonconna” (sic) and “Mrs. A. Stephen” to underside with incised “C”. 8 1/4″ H. Circa 1905. Note: Nonconnah is a Native American name given to a stream that runs through Memphis, Tennessee; it translates […]
Lot 373: Newcomb College Pottery Vase – Moss, Trees & Moon
Newcomb College scenic vase decorated with low relief trees, moss, and full moon decoration. Incised marks for the potter Jonathan Hunt, Newcomb College, 7 for the shape and a date stamp of 1930 (SO56) to the base along with an illegible artist cipher mark, possibly Sarah (Sadie) Agnes Estelle Irvine. 5″ H x 3″ dia. […]
Lot 372: Grueby Art Pottery Bowl and Small Vase
Grueby American Art Pottery ceramic bowl and vase, each having a matte green glaze to exterior. Vase, 6 3/4″H, retains old paper Grueby label along with the impressed mark to underside. Bowl, 3 1/2″h x 9″ diameter, with faint impressed mark to underside. Note condition report below. Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1910. PROVENANCE: Inherited by consignors […]
Lot 371: Grueby Art Pottery Vase, Marie Seaman
Marie A. Seaman (b. 1868) for Grueby Pottery, matte green glazed ceramic vase with curdling to glaze and curling leaf tips tinged with yellow. Impressed factory marks and incised artist’s initials to underside. Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1903. 10″ H x 6 1/4″ Diameter. PROVENANCE: Private Georgia collection, inherited by consignor’s parents in the 1950s from […]
Lot 368: Art Glass Vase, possibly Loetz
Iridescent Art Glass Vase with flared rim and pinched sides, unsigned, possibly Loetz, Austria, early 20th century. 10″h. CONDITION: Minuscule rim chip; some light scratching to underside.
Lot 366: Art Glass Vase Attrib. Adolf Beckert, Loetz
Jugendstil Art Nouveau art glass flower vase attributed to Loetz, possibly Adolf Beckert (artistic director 1909-1911, consultant through 1926). The blown and free form vase features a textured, globular top section having holes for flowers atop a central textured stem with applied iridescent gold tendrils, terminating in a multipoint star base. 14″ H. PROVENANCE: Private […]
Lot 361: Archimede Seguso Art Glass Vase, Nastro Richiamato
Archimede Seguso (Italian, 1909-1999) Nastro Richiamato vase, c. 1951, for Vetreria Archimede Seguso, internally decorated glass with burgundy bands and gold leaf. 8 1/4″H (21 cm) x 5 in diameter. Ref: “Art Glass from Murano: 1910-1970″, Heiremans, pg. 129. PROVENANCE: Private Nashville collection; acquired by consignor’s mother in the 1980s. CONDITION: Excellent condition. 1/16” flaw […]
Lot 29: 2 Japanese Meiji Satsuma Porcelain Vases
Two (2) Meiji Satsuma Japanese porcelain vases. 1st item: Tall Iris vase of tapering, lobed form with narrow mouth, finely decorated with various vignettes including roosters, a processional, pagodas in landscapes, precious objects and bands of iris. Stamped and signed in paint to underside. 12 1/4″H. 2nd item: Small globular jar or vase decorated with […]
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