ENGLISH SCHOOL (16th Century)

Portrait of an unknown lady (Elizabeth I)

Oil on panel

Presale estimate: $5,000-10,000

Sold in November 2021

MARY SHEPARD GREENE BLUMENSCHEIN (1869-1958)

Stylized portrait of a woman , Oil on canvas

Presale estimate: $2,000-3,000

Sold in November 2023

ALEXANDER CALDER (1898-1976), TAPESTRY
Blue & Red Nails
62 x 91 in.
Presale estimate: $15,000-25,000

Sold in November 2021

EARLY GUSTAV STICKLEY OAK BOOKCASE, #512
Circa 1901, having a glazed door with three interior shelves
Presale estimate: $1,000-1,500

Sold in November 2021

REYNOLDS BEAL (American, 1866-1951)
Native Boats, Bermuda
Oil on canvas
20 x 24 in.
Presale estimate: $7,000-9,000

Sold in November 2021

LOUIS VUITTON WARDROBE STEAMER TRUNK
h. 55 x w. 22 x d. 22-1/2 in.
Presale estimate: $8,000-12,000

Sold in November 2021

BENJAMIN LIRA (Chilean, b. 1950), DIPTYCH
Untitled (seated figure)
Oil on canvas
Presale estimate: $3,000-5,000

Sold in November 2021

MARCOS GRIGORIAN (Iranian-Armenian, 1925-2007)
Midsummer night, #8, 1991
Oil and straw compound on canvas
20 x 20 in.
Presale estimate: $3,000-5,000

Sold in November 2021

(11vol) AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES (1785-1851)
The Birds of America, From Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories, New York: J. J. Audubon, and Philadelphia: J. B. Chevalier, 1840-1844; and The Quadrupeds of North America, by John James Audubon and John Bachman, New York: V.G. Audubon, 1849-1854
Presale estimate: $28,000-36,000

Sold in July 2021

ENGLISH REGENCY PENWORK SOFA TABLE
Early 19th century, black ebonized ground decorated with ornate overall pen work
Presale estimate: $3,000-4,000

Sold in July 2021

19th C. CHASED SILVER & ENAMELED SINGING BIRD BOX
Swiss origin, purchased at Parke-Bernet Galleries in 1953
Presale estimate: $2,000-3,000

Sold in July 2021

OLD MASTER DRAWING
Bacchus and two females
Pen and ink on paper, 7-1/4 x 11 in.
Presale estimate: $1,000-1,500

Sold in July 2021

2.36ct CIRCULAR BRILLIANT CUT DIAMOND RING
Presale estimate: $10,000-15,000

Sold in July 2021

DE SEDE DS-600 'NON STOP' SOFA (14)
”Snake” sofa, comprising 14 modular articulating sections
Presale estimate: $3,000-5,000

Sold in July 2021

ANTIQUE BIDJAR CARPET
C. 1910, 19 ft. 1 in. x 13 ft. 2 in.
Presale estimate: $5,000-7,000

Sold in July 2021

WILLIAM SOMMER (American, 1867-1945)
Girl with a basket of apples
Mixed media on paper
Presale estimate: $1,000-2,000

Sold in July 2021

LARGE BELGIAN TAPESTRY, Late 16th Century
The Garden of Maximillian II
10 ft. x 10 ft. 6 in.
Presale estimate: $4,000-6,000

Sold in July 2021

IMPORTANT ENGLISH SILVER & BLOWN GLASS CLARET JUG
London, ca. 1893, silver mounts by Richard Hodd & Sons
Presale estimate: $5,000-7,000

Sold in March 2021

(4pc) LEAD GARDEN BASINS, MRS. PAUL MELLON COLLECTION
Baroque style cast in lead, likely late 19th/early 20th century; dia. 24 in.
Presale estimate: $5,000-10,000

Sold in March 2021

TIFFANY & Co. TALL CASE CLOCK
Circa 1917, arched top mahogany case
Presale estimate: $4,000-6,000

Sold in March 2021

GERALD STINSKI (American, 1929-2015)
Oil on panel, 8 x 13 in.
Presale estimate: $1,500-2,500

Sold in November 2020

FRANCIS BACON (British, 1909-1992)
Triptych, color aquatint and etching
Each pencil signed, ed. of 99

Sold in November 2020

FIRST EDITION of THOREAU'S WALDEN WITH AUTOGRAPH
"Walden; or, Life in the Woods. By Henry D. Thoreau, ...Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854," first edition, lithographic map facing page 307, 8 pages of publisher's ads inserted between end papers dated October 1854, with tipped-in autograph receipt in Thoreau's hand, reading
Presale estimate: $2,000-4,000

Sold in November 2020

MOHTASHAM KASHAN 'TREE OF LIFE' MEDITIATION RUG
c. 1900, wool and silk, the rust ground with entwined flowering trees, animals, and birds engaged in various activities, before a body of water with fish and ducks, surrounded by an Arabic text border
Presale estimate: $8,000-12,000

Sold in November 2020

(2pc) CHARLES T. CHESTER TELEGRAPH BOXES
5-1/4 x 9 x 9 in.
Presale estimate: $100-300

Sold in July 2020

CHINESE CARVED PALE JADE WATER COUPE
low-form carved pale jade water, one side carved and decorated with two bats among leafy branches, the opposite side with a formed carved spout, resting upon a conforming openwork carved wood stand; weight of jade 252.5
1-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 4-1/4 in.
Presale estimate: $1,000-1,500

Sold in July 2020

CARVED SPINACH JADE & PORCELAIN STANDISH
having porcelain painted inkwells with carved agate bird finials
4 x 8-3/4 x 5-1/2 in.
Presale estimate: $500-700

Sold in March 2020

LAURENCE A. CAMPBELL (American, b. 1939)
Philadelphia, PA; snowy scene with figures and automobiles on a street lined with American flags before a view of the Ben Franklin Bridge; signed lower left; titled and signed on stretcher board
oil on canvas, 22 x 18 in.

Sold in March 2020

EARLY AMERICAN CARVED SPOON RACK, c. 1724
18th Century, incised 'SC 1724' with old black paint , over red, carved with three outset flowerhead medallions over a rectangular backplate with relief carving of similar medallions throughout and two rows of spoon slots over a lidded box
h. 28 in.
Presale estimate: $2,000-4,000

Sold in November 2019

CLAUDE VENARD (French, 1913-1999)
signed lower left, inscribed on verso 'F.V. 873' and 'P.H. 17 - 4 - 75', and with the current owner's (and original purchaser's) name in chalk, also with piece of tape inscribed 'Vercel' (Galerie Felix Vercel, Paris / New York), framed
oil on canvas, 38-1/4 x 51-1/4 in.

Sold in November 2019

UNIQUE PAIR ARTS & CRAFTS LEADED GLASS WINDOWS
both of long rectangular shape with nine glass roundels surrounded by geometric designs in lead piping with art glass panels(possibly Lalique) behind, one with hinges and a latch for use as a door, the other appears to just be a panel
h. 63-1/2 in.
Presale estimate: $2,000-3,000

Sold in November 2019

CHINESE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD PORCELAIN VASE
Transitional period (early 17th Century), decorated in blue and white, of gu-form with a slightly raised band at waist, depicting magpies and butterflies among chrysanthemum and other floral devices divided between three incized scrollwork bands
h. 7-1/2 in.
Presale estimate: $500-1,000

Sold in November 2019

FERNANDO CUETO AMORSOLO (Filipino, 1892-1972)
Portrait of a young woman, 1926
oil on panel, 20 x 16 in.
Presale estimate: $30,000-50,000

Sold in March 2019

PAIR CHINESE ARCHAISTIC JADEITE VASES & COVERS
19th/early 20th Century, possibly earlier, the jade of a bluish-white color with russet inclusions, four-character Qianlong reign marks on lids, h. 12-3/4 in.
Presale estimate: $8,000-12,000

Sold in March 2019

JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (Spanish, 1863-1923)
oil on canvas, 7-1/2 x 12-1/2 in.

Sold in March 2019

ABEL GEORGE WARSHAWSKY (American, 1883-1962)
Above the streets of Paris
oil on canvas, 32 x 26 in.
Presale estimate: $5,000-7,000

Sold in March 2019, a new record for the artist at auction

GEORGE INNESS (American, 1825-1894)
Roman landscape, c. 1873
oil on canvas, 18 x 26 in.
Presale estimate: $15,000-25,000

Sold in March 2019

KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
Senju in Musashi Province (Bushu Senju), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), ca. 1830-31, woodblock print, signed Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), horizontal oban

Sold in March 2019

KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Tsukuda Island in Musashi Province (Buyo Tsukudajima) from the series Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), ca. 1830-31, signed Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), horizontal oban
10-1/4 x 15-1/8 in.

Sold in March 2019

FAIRFIELD PORTER (American, 1907-1975)
Bushes, 1962
casein on canvas, 24 x 22 in.

Sold in July 2018

4.08ct ROUND BRILLIANT DIAMOND,
G color, VVS2, Very Good Cut
Good Symmetry, No Fluorescence

Sold in July 2018

(13pc) TIFFANY & Co. 18k GOLD DRESSER SET

Sold in July 2018

MANNER OF ANTOINE WATTEAU, 17th/18th Century
chalk on paper, 10 x 14-1/2 in.

Sold in July 2018

Alfred Jacob Miller (American, 1810-1874)
Caravan en route, circa 1837
pen, pencil, and ink-wash on paper, 7-1/4 x 13-3/4 in.
Presale estimate: $20,000-40,000

Sold in March 2018 and purchased by the Museum of Nebraska Art

Paul Evans Sculptured Metal ‘Stalagmite’ Dining Table, 1970

Sold in March 2018

(37vols) Mark Twain: Definitive Edition: New York: Gabriel Wells, 1924
8vo., no. 11 of 1024, with two working autograph manuscript leaves tipped in

Sold in November 2017

Edward Steichen (American, 1879-1973)
Voulangis landscape, 1909
oil on canvas, 24 x 25 in.

Sold in November 2015

3.44ct Old Mine Cut Diamond, G color, VS2, sold in November 2017

[Francis Fry’s Copy] Bishop’s Bible, 1572, London: Richard Jugge, the second folio edition, with autograph letter on inside cover by English bibliographer and book collector Francis Fry (1803-1886), presale estimate: $3,000-5,000, sold in March 2018

Yanzhou Xu (Chinese, 1961-), Chatting Among the Yimeng Villages, 1982-83, oil on canvas, 56-1/2 x 70-1/8 in., presale estimate: $12,000-18,000, sold in July 2017

(2pc) David Hockney (British, 1937-), two colored etchings with aquatint, Stanley & Boodgie and Stanley & Boodgie II, 1995, sold in November 2017

Claude Venard (French, 1913-1999), Laviance, 1974, oil on canvas, 53 x 61 in., sold in November 2017

Ludwig van Beethoven: a very rare autograph sketchleaf containing music to op. 117, König Stephan, written in the summer of 1810. Previously unknown by scholars, this sketchleaf was discovered and authenticated by one of our appraisers, sold in November 2015

Lesser Ury (German, 1861-1931), Evening Kurfurstendamm view, 1889, oil on canvas, 12-1/4 x 6-3/8 in., sold in July 2017

Kenneth Armitage (British, 1916-2002), Standing Figure, 1956, bronze, h. 45-1/4 in., sold in March 2017

Norman Wilfred Lewis (American, 1919-1979), Untitled, 1951, mixed media on paper, 16-1/2 x 21-3/4 in., sold in March 2017

Feliks Khodorovich (Polish, 1840-1913), bronze, h. 18-3/4 in., sold in March 2017

Old Master, 17th Century, oil on canvas, 42 x 33-1/2 in., sold in March 2017

9.87ct Old European-cut Diamond, S-T color, VS2, sold in July 2017

Xu Yanzhou (Chinese, b. 1961-). 'Xiao shan cun' (Little Mountain Village), oil on canvas, sold in November 2016

Yuyu Yang (Taiwanese, 1926-1997). 'Advent of the Phoenix', 1991, stainless steel, ed. 13/20, signed, sold in November 2016

(3pc) Miscellaneous Chinese Hanging Scrolls, sold in November 2016

Familial portrait collection. 19th Century, comprising members of the houses Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Habsburg-Lorraine as related to Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies (1814-1898), Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 1833 to 1859, including seven miniatures by Michele Albanesi (Italian, 1816-1878), two by Andrea Piazza (Italian, 1803-1838, active in Parma), two by S. Caruson (British, active in London & Naples 1830s-40s), one by Jean Baptiste Desire Troivaux (1788-1860), one signed ‘Guirard’, and seven unsigned; all presented in a large easel-back frame with Maria Antonia at the center. Personages are as follows, listed left-to-right, with relations to Maria Antonia; sold in November 2016

(Attrib.) Feng Zikai (Chinese, 1898-1975). Figures by a coastal residence, mixed media on silk-lined paper, sold in November 2016

Olaf Wieghorst (American, 1899-1988), Siesta Time, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in., sold in June 2016

Yuyu Yang (Taiwanese, 1926-1997). 'Tailuge xia gu' (Taroko Gorge), 1973, bronze in two free-standing parts, sold in November 2016

(Attrib.) Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864-1957). Dragonfly and chrysanthemums, mixed media on silk-lined paper, sold in November 2016

(Attrib.) Zhang Daqian (Chinese, 1899-1933), hanging scroll showing figures on a boat on a misty river, sold in November 2016

(6pc) Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858), six extremely rare first edition woodblock prints from The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road, sold in June 2016

Gustav Doré (French, 1832-1883), 'Saute-Mouton' (Leap Frog), bronze, h. 14 in., sold in July 2015

Ludwig van Beethoven: an inscribed first edition copy of Fidelio, with dedication to Baron von Pasqualati, friend and landlord of Beethoven's at the time Fidelio was composed. From the estate of Arturo Toscanini, sold in March 2016 (pre-sale estimate: $15,000-20,000)

Andy Warhol (1928-1987), The Marx Brothers, screen print in colors, ed. 14/200, sold in July 2015

John Smith's Map of New England, 1616, the first instance where Smith coined the term "New England," in colors of the period, sold in November 2014, a record auction price for this map at auction.

Lynn Chadwick (British, 1914-2003), '320B - Paper Hat', 1966, bronze, ed. 2/4, h. 23 1/4", (est. $30,000-40,000), sold in July 2014

Rachel Ruysch (Dutch, 1664-1750), Still life with devil's trumpet and other flowers and insects, 1700, oil on canvas, 44 x 35 in., from a Harrison, NY estate, sold in February 2012, a new world record for the artist at auction

2.57ct pear-shape canary yellow diamond ring, sold in November 2015

Robert Indiana (American, 1928-), Decade, 1971, portfolio of 10 colored screen prints, ed, 8/200, sold in November 2014

Egyptian carving of a head, New Kingdom, c. 1550-1077 B.C.E., h. 6 1/2" (the head), from the estate of Walter Hauser, DDS, formerly of White Plains, NY, sold in July 2014

Zeng Xiaojun (Chinese, b. 1954), three scroll paintings, sold in March 2016

3.21ct marquise diamond engagement ring, sold in March 2016

(2pc) John Lee Fitch (American, 1836-1895), Pair of Hudson River views, 1883, each 4-3/4 x 13-1/4 in., sold in March 2015

Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain (1835-1910), The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, first edition, first issue, sold in July 2015

'Jan Lutma, Goldsmith', etching with drypoint and engraving, an 18th Century printing, sold in February 2014

Tiffany Studios leaded glass and bronze table lamp, sold in November 2014

Paul Evans wrought-iron and enamel console cabinet, c. 1973, sculptured and enameled iron, 7' 4", sold in April 2013

3.69ct fancy yellow old-mine diamond ring, sold in March 2016

Rubens Gerchman (Brazilian, 1942-2008), Toothpast mixed media collage, 48 x 31 1/2", identified by the gallery, sold in October 2013, a new record for the artist at auction

Andy Warhol (1928-1987), Paramount, from Ads, 1985, screenprint in colors, ed. 1/10, sold in February 2014

George Inness (American, 1825-1894), "The Brook", oil on canvas, 22 x 27", sold in April 2013

Diamond bracelet, with appx. 30 cts. of diamonds, sold in February 2014

Chinese bronze 'sun-splashed' censer, 19th Century, with apocryphal Xuande reign marks, d. 5", sold in July 2014

Van Cleef & Arpels 'Winston Churchill' bulldog pin, enameled 18k gold, est. $3,000-4,000, sold in July 2014

(3pc) Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), Three silkscreen prints from 'Untitled', 1951, printed posthumously by Emiliano Sorini in 1964, ed. 38/50, sold in November 2014

Four Japanese boxwood netsukes, Meiji period (1868-1912), sold in March 2016

American Queen Anne walnut veneer highboy, early 18th Century, Massachusetts, h. 65", sold in April 2013

Rare Grueby Pottery water-lily vase, c. 1899, d. 9 1/2", sold in April, 2013, a record for the form, and one of the highest prices paid for a piece of Grueby pottery at auction

Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899-1991), Three bathers, gouache on paper, 10 1/2 x 6 3/4", sold in April 2013

Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), "Uncle Sam", from 'Myths', screenprint in colors with diamond dust, 1981, ed. 55/200, sold in February 2014

Chinese Buddhist mythological painting, 19th Century, mixed media on fabric-lined paper, 30 x 29 in., sold in November 2014

(9 vols) James Cook, 'Voyages', London, 1773, 1777, and 1784, (atlas volume not shown), sold in March 2015

Chinese carved pale jade 'chilong' belt hook, Qing dynasty, 5-1/4 in., sold in November 2014

Chinese scroll painting of deer, Qing dynasty, 84 x 45 in., sold in February 2014

Alexander Calder (1898-1976), Four tapestries made for the bicentennial of the American Revolution (only one shown), sold in April 2013

Fern Isabel Coppedge (American, 1885-1951), Boxwood, oil on canvas, 20 x 18 in., sold in October 2006

(7pc) Georg Jensen silver tea service, circa 1930, in the "blossom" pattern, sold in April 2013

Chinese Fahua double-walled baluster jar, Ming Dynasty (c. 1400 a.d.), glazed earthenware depicting the Eight Immortals with a reticulated double-wall, with crack around rim, sold in December 2012

Hans Wegner 'Shell' settee, manufactured by Fritz Hansen, circa 1930, sold in April 2013

Wilhelm Lehmbruck (German, 1881-1919), Kleine Sinnende (Pensive Woman), patinated plaster, h. 21 in., sold in February 2012

American 'Standing Liberty' weather vane, early 20th Century, sold in June 2006

Pair of Meissen porcelain ewers, 19th/early 20th Century, from a Long Island, NY estate, sold in November 2008

Tiffany Studios bronze and glass 'Peacock' mirror', early 20th Century, from a Ridgefield, CT estate, sold in March 2009

Pablo Picasso, Wood owl, painted ceramic, ed. 283/500, sold in April 2013

Zao Wou-Ki (Chinese, 1921-2013), Colored aquatint, edition of 5, sold in February 2012

Anthony Thieme (American, 1888-1954), St. Augustine view with sailors on a boat, oil on canvas, 25 x 36 in., sold in March 2008

Wilhelm Thony (Austrian, 1888-1949), Marseille, oil on canvas laid on board, 16-1/2 x 20 in., sold in February 2006

Tiffany studios leaded glass lamp, early 20th Century, sold in March 2009

Mauritz Frederik Hendrick De Haas (American, 1832-1895), Coastal scene, oil on canvas, sold in November 2007

French ormolu clock garniture, 19th Century, sold in February 2007

Northwest Persian carpet, late 19th/early 20th Century, 15' x 11' 9", sold in July 2007

Ralph Albert Blakelock (American, 1847-1919), Woodland stream, oil on board, sold in March 2008

Regina Dragon Walnut Upright Music Box, sold in June 2006

Johann Berthelsen (American, 1883-1972), NYC street scene, oil on canvas, sold in July 2007

Louis Vuitton Wardrobe Trunk, sold in February 2012