Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers

Lot 1139: STONEWARE CROCK. Stenciled cobalt decoration marked "Hamilton & Co...
Here is a handsome salt glaze stoneware crock made in Greensboro, PA for or by Jas. Hamilton & Co. I own such a crock which I use for a cane stand at our back door.

Lot 1144: PIE SAFE. Poplar with twelve punched tin star decoarted panels and rec...
Pie safes appeal to me as they represent recycled material in that the punched tin usually came from shipping containers. There are two pie safes with punched tin panels in this sale. Look also at Lot 1322 and make your own choice. The tall legs on the one pictured in this lot suggests that the owner wished to keep the contents well elevated away from mice, rats, ants and other pests. In practice, such legs were often stationed on small containers holding water or oil to prevent vermin from climbing up the legs. I own a pie safe like this one but mine is painted. It stands in a back room off the kitchen and now holds bottled and canned goods rather than pies.

Lot 1155: PAIR OF GIRANDOLES. Brass single light girandoles depicting a boy and ...
Ornament your mantelpiece with this pair of Girandoles. These were made in America sometime in the mid 19th century. Their floral cut prisms are the best quality for the period. The two step marble base with its foliate brass separation marks these girandoles as top of the line. If you have no space on your mantelpiece then use the girandoles to light your sideboard. Sunlight streaming across them will cast dazzling rainbow prismatic bits of light throughout your chamber.

Lot 1156: TWO VASES. "Galle" green cameo glass vase, 3 1/2"h. And a Sicard Welle...
Here are two handsome vases both by recognized designers. The Sicard Weller example is earthenware that looks like glass. The Galle is a handsome green cameo glass vase. Note that damage is mentioned in this entry. It would be well worth investigating the extent of damage before purchasing these items.

Lot 1299: ART DECO BEDROOM SET. Manufactured by Simmons and designed by Norman B...
Here is an opportunity for the collector of art deco. This bedroom set was designed by famed American designer of streamlined products: Norman Bel-Geddes for Simmons. Read the entry for the description and dimensions of the chest, dressing table, vanity, night stand, double bed and two chrome dresser lamps.

Lot 1369: VICTORIAN WIRE PLANTER. Black painted planter with three tiered shelve...
Victorians were inventive! Here is a wire planter made sometime in the latter half of the 19th century that is both ornamental and practical. If you are searching for something quirky to display geraniums (or any other plant) on the sunny back porch, then this is the answer!

Northgate Gallery Auctions

Lot 17: Platinum ring with one emerald cut blue sapphire, approx. 4.10 cts. an...
No small emerald cut blue sapphire graces this Platinum ring. This sapphire is about 4.10 cts! Two trapezoid diamonds, approx. 0.55 cts, are set on either side of the sapphire. The lady who receives this ring should be pleased!

Lot 34: Decorated Italian three drawer chest on tapered feet, c.1860, 51" wide...
In muted mellow colors, this Italian three drawer chest, c. 1860, is painted with panels on all three drawers that are both pictorial and ornamental. The center of each drawer displays an architectural landscape while the sides are painted with foliate ornament.

Lot 60: 18th century Italian walnut bureau bookcase with scroll carved pedimen...
What a handsome 18th century Italian walnut bureau bookcase this is! The scroll carved pediment and fitted interior are c. 1780. It stands 101" tall, 22" deep and 47" wide.

Lot 141: Exquisite 8" 14, kt. white gold ladies bracelet set with 265 round dia...
Here is an exquisite 14 kt. white gold ladies bracelet. It measures 8" and is set with 265 round diamonds -- about 16.00 cts. Stunning! The lady who owns this will be impressed and so will all who see her wearing this bracelet.

Lot 149A: Gilt wood 44 string pedal harp by J. F. Browne and Co., New York, with...
This giltwood 44 string pedal harp by J. F. Browne and Co., New York, dates c. 1848-56. A lovely ornamented caryatid graces its Gothic revival column. Note that this entry is stated "As Found." This implies that there may be work to be done on this attractive harp with birds eye maple sound box.

Michaan's Auctions

Lot 10: VICTORIAN ENAMEL, AMETHYST, 14K YELLOW GOLD BROOCH
This 14K yellow gold brooch with Victorian enamel and a round cut amethyst is visually appealing. It might look well with the amethyst jewelry suite of Lot 9 that is furnished with full cut diamonds.

Lot 189: Carl Schmidt, oil on board, Mountain Landscape
A powerful mountain landscape by Carl Schmidt (American, 1885-1969) is painted on this oil on board. His work is also offered in Lot 188-- it depicts a farm building with birds.

Lot 196: Charles CJ Hoffbauer. View of the Nile. Oil.
What mellow coloring is seen in this oil on canvas that depicts a view of the Nile by Charles Constantine Joseph Hoffbauer (French/American, 1875-1957). Note small areas of inpainting to this oil on canvas of 26" x 29". The canvas has been relined.

Lot 404: The Kalo Shop Sterling Salver #F320
The Kalo Shop of Chicago produced impressive and heavily wrought silver during the arts and crafts movement in America. The total weight of this 9 1/2" diameter salver is 11.04 troy oz.

Lot 412: S. Kirk & Son Silverplated Teapot
As noted in many previous Invaluable newsletters, I'm attracted to the elaborately ornamented Victorian period silver of S. Kirk & Son of Baltimore. This 12 1/2 inch tall teapot is cited as "silverplated" rather than wrought sterling.

Fellows

Lot 1: AUDEMARS PIQUET - a stainless steel gentleman's
For the man who wants to know the precise time and date, this Audemars Piquet stainless steel automatic chronograph calendar Royal Oak Offshore wrist watch is fitting.

Lot 4: BREITLING - a 18ct gold gentleman's automatic
This 18ct gold gentleman's automatic Breitling Chronomat bracelet watch c. 1996 would be especially suited for formal wear -- comes with box and papers.

Lot 16: CARTIER - an 18ct gold quartz lady's diamond set
Cartier is a brand to consider. This 18th ct. gold quartz lady's diamond set Tank Francaise bracelet watch c. 2002 is stunning! Elegance is the fit word for a lady's diamond set watch such as this.

Lot 84A: PATEK PHILIPPE - an 18K gold manual wind lady's
Now this is a beautiful watch for a lady. Patek Philippe -- 18 K gold manual wind bracelet watch with diamond set bezel -- etc. See the entry for full description.

Lot 106: ROLEX - a rare stainless steel Sea-Dweller
Here is a rare Sea-Dweller Submariner Rolex bracelet watch c. 1977. I'm not planning to go diving, but am fascinated with the opportunities offered in this sale.

Lot 1275: LAMADI FAKEYE YORUBA NIGERIAN AFRICAN ART
Nicely documented as the work of Lamadi Fakeye, between 1965 and 1967, is this 17 7/8" x 17 5/8" hardwood panel from Ibadan, Nigeria. Read the entry for information about the pictured Yoruba Chief carved in relief.

Lot 1311: ABUJA CASSEROLE BAWA MICHAEL CARDEW 1960
Michael Cardew was a British potter who spent time in Nigeria working with native potters in the 1960s. This work and Lot 1312 are examples of that influence. They are both marked Abuja, Nigeria. Beautiful specimens!

Lot 1459: ANCIENT MAYAN PAINTED CYLINDER VASE
Mayan painted cylinder vases are immensely interesting, rare, and beautiful. This is a work that came though a Sotheby's New York auction. Read the entry for more descriptive information.

Lot 1481: ACOMA POLYCHROME POTTERY JAR WITH SCALLOPED RIM
It is becoming increasingly difficult to find and acquire important pottery of this size and period from Acoma, New Mexico. This olla is 13" tall. It bears an especially intriguing fine-line design and checkerboard pattern.

Lot 1484: FINE ACOMA POLYCRHOME POTTERY JAR
Here is a 12" tall Acoma pottery olla (or water jar) that was made in the early 20th century. Its lovely shape and lively ornament attract me to this work. I am also attracted to the Acoma jar of Lot 1482.

Doyle New York

Lot 6: Erastus Salisbury Field American, 1805-1900 Portrait of a Boy Holding ...
Read the entry for this portrait for an analysis of its attribution to the American artist Erastus Salisbury Field (1805-1900). Here is a chance to own a fine oil portrait made by an important early American painter.

Lot 7: William Jennys American, 1774-1859 Portrait of a Gentleman and Portrai...
There is a distinctive quality of extreme modeling to the face of paintings made by William Jennys (American, 1774-1859). The long catalogue entry is worth reading regarding this portrait.

Lot 57: Eugene Matthew Dyczkowski American, 1899-1987 Cary Street Houses
The drab winter scene painted in oil on canvas of houses on Cary Street, Buffalo, NY, is signed by American painter Eugene Matthew Dyczkowski (1899-1987). There is something sad and haunting about this image that has an auto peeking into the street on the right hand side. The style of the auto should help date the painting to sometime in the early 1940s.

Lot 58: Max Arthur Cohn American, 1903-1998 Railroad Tracks, 1937
Lonely rail road tracks were a fact of life for many Americans in the 1930s. This oil on canvas is signed Max Arthur Cohn (1903-1998)-- an American artist who recorded the empty feeling in the landscape in this era of the Great Depression.

Lot 101: Chippendale Walnut Side Chair
This looks like a good, solid, nicely made 18th century side chair, made of walnut, in Philadelphia. I especially like the smartly carved shell in its crest.

Lot 164: American Needlework Sampler
The needlework artist of this American sampler is identified as Nancy Maria of Sag Harbor, February 7, 1836. It is an attractive work showing a couple amongst trees and flowers above a verse and alphabet with foliate border.

Lot 182: Associated Pair of Federal Mahogany Side Chairs
Not exactly identical, but close enough to be accepted as a pair of side chairs these "associated pair" come from Federal Hartford, CT and date to the late 18th century. Do some research in Charles Montgomery's great book on Furniture of the Federal Period in the Winterthur Collection to learn more about the distinctive splats of these chairs.

Fusco Auctions

Lot 9: 1927 Spaulding's Official Baseball Guide
I love these early illustrated sports guides. This one, published by the American sports Publishing Company, NY for Spalding's, in 1927, pictures a ball player dressed in proper garb for the game of that era.

Lot 10: Original b &w; Photograph with Babe Ruth, Walter Hagan and others
Too bad about the stain on the lower left of this photo featuring Babe Ruth, Walter Hagan and others. Perhaps a clever conservator can remove that stain without damage to the photograph.

Lot 64: Lot of (16) 1980's-90's Key Championship Fighting Programs
Key championship boxing programs from the 1980s through 90s comprise this group -- read the entry for names of some of the champions.

Lot 248: 1911 Book of Baseball Hardcover Book 1911
Here is a baseball hardcover book of 1911 from the earliest days to the present season of baseball in the "Book of Baseball." The piece shows some wear, but is a great piece of baseball history!

Artcurial

Lot 2: BIOBJECT COLLECTANIA Cabinet
For the collector who needs places for storage of small objects, this cabinet "Biobject Collectania" must be the perfect and most decorative solution.

Lot 37: René LALIQUE Plafonnier, modèle " Charme "
Elegance is achieved by the glass house of Rene Lalique with this signed hanging lamp.

Lot 69: Jean DESPRES Coupe ovale en métal argenté
This elegant silver work by Jean Despres is similar in workmanship and style to another piece by the same artist in Lot 70. It would be smart to purchase both.

Lot 86: TRAVAIL FRANÇAIS 1930-1940 ConsoleConsole en chêne ciré
This Deco Console, made in France c. 1930-40 would provide a perfect hall table for the collector whose furnishings feature the Deco style.

Lot 136: Louis SOGNOT et Charlotte ALIX Prototype de chaise, c.1930
What an interesting design is this Louis Sognot and Charlotte Alix prototype chair made c. 1930 of tubular metal without any of the standard attachment to the back -- simply a continuous tube that incorporates all parts seat and back. A daring and so far as I know, a unique idea for a side chair.

Lot 310: Charles & Ray EAMES Lounge Chair #670 et son ottoman #671 - créat...
This lounge chair and ottoman was created in 1956, after designs by Charles and Ray Eames, by Herman Miller. It is the culmination of designs in bentwood that began during WWII by Eames for providing splints and other devices to assist war injured soldiers.

Lot 312: Charles & Ray EAMES Chaise "DCW" - 1945 Assise et dossier en mult...
For me, this is the chair that best expresses the inventive genius and sense of beauty that Charles and Ray Eames brought to furniture history -- the wooden dining room bentwood chair introduced in 1945 by Evans Products for Herman Miller. I acquired the prototype model for this chair for the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. I also own an early production model of this chair.

Lot 317: Harry BERTOIA Suite de six chaises - création 1952 Structure en fils ...
Harry Bertoia was a sculptor engaged by Knoll International to design chairs made of multiple steel rods like these made in the 1950s. They became famous throughout the world as comfortable and practical seating.

Lot 325: Warren PLATNER Paire de fauteuils "Lounge Chairs" - création 1966 Str...
Warren Platner, an architect of Connecticut was engaged to design furniture for Knoll International. In the 1960s, he designed seating, tables and other furniture that involved multiple steel rod supports that visually resulted in an optical shimmer as a person walks around the furniture.

Lyon & Turnbull

Lot 59: A 16th century Castelli maiolica albarello, 1545-60 Possibly Pompei wo...
Many beautiful maiolica albarello are offered in this sale. This 16th century example, c. 1545-60 (possibly Pompei workshop), is one of my favorites. But look also at the Hispano Moresque Valencia (Narbonne) albarello of Lot 64, as well as lots 25, 32, 36, 38, 49, and 58. All these and many more delft and maiolica objects in this sale appeal to me!

Lot 77: A 17th century London Delft wine bottle, dated 1651 16cm high
This London Delft wine bottle, dated 1651, is a vessel type that one might expect to encounter in a 17th century New England period room or historic house.

Lot 115: A rare 9th/10th century Chinese silver jar and cover, Tang/Liao dynast...
Outstanding and rare is this 9th/10th century Chinese silver jar and cover of the Tang/Liao dynasty. Look closely at the chased decoration of each panel of its melon form and read the catalogue entry for more information.

Lot 116: † A pair of George III silver dishes Paul Storr, London 181...
Paul Storr of London 1810, was a highly acclaimed British silversmith whose works are brilliantly wrought. This pair of George III silver dishes would bring distinction and beauty to any table.

Lot 180: A French Empire parcel gilt bronze oil lamp,circa 1805 After a design ...
This French Empire parcel gilt bronze oil lamp, c. 1805, is after a design by Percier and Fontaine who were inspired by Antique Roman art for its artistic beauty and symbolism of power. This is a lovely work of art.

Lot 213: A pair of Regency parcel gilt bronze candlesticks, circa 1810 In the m...
Thomas Hope, famous for his revival of Classicism in England, is the cited inspiration for this pair of Regency parcel gilt bronze candlesticks, made c. 1810.

Lot 559: EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888) CORFU FROM GASTOURI HILL 30cm x 51cm (...
Edward Lear (British, 1812-1888) is among my favourite artists. This is a signed oil on canvas (12" x 20") by Lear of Corfu from Gastouri Hill.

Rossini Maison de Ventes aux Enchères

Lot 70: Brilliant diamond.
This four carat brilliant-cut diamond mounted on a white gold ring comes with a report from the International Gemological Institute stating that the diamond is L color, WS1 clarity. For the lady who loves diamonds this could be the perfect gift. Lots 85 and 135 offer other diamond options.

Lot 261: A French 17th century Ivory sundial
I admire the workmanship that early instruments display. This is an ivory sundial made in 17th century France. Some damage to the ivory is noted but it does not appear disfiguring in the catalogue image.

Lot 266: Russian silver and cloisonné enamelled salt condiments pot
From Moscow, Russia, and made in the early 20th century, comes this silver and cloisonne enameled salt condiments pot. Brilliant coloring!

Lot 270: An early 19th century architect/scientific mahogany box
Early drafting and measuring instruments of this sort are beautiful to look upon. Such a box fitted for brass instruments is probably more suitable for admiration than use. Yet still it speaks of an era of elegance of the early 19th century.

Lot 279: Compact or vanity case in Yellow 18K gold.
This vanity case made of 18K gold and mounted with 5 chrysoprases cabochons was made by the house of Galvan, dated 1965. A floral wrought surface adds to its elegance.