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201. [Architecture & Design books, 20th c.], 10 books including; Papadaki, Le Corbusier, Architect, Painter, Writer, 1948; Le Corbusier et Pierre Jeanneret Oeuvre Complete, 1910-46, 1946-47, four volumes, later editions, cloth; Lawrence Grant White Sketches and Designs by Stanford White, 1920, Architectural Book Publishing, NY, folio (17 in. x 12 1/2 in.); Paul Frankl New Dimensions, 1928, 2nd printing, Payson & Clarke, NY; Karl Blossfeldt Urformen der Kunst, 1935, Wasmuth; and two issues of Moderne Bauformen, March and August, 1933. $600/900

202. John Ruskin, Examples of the Architecture of Venice..., 1851, published by Smith, Elder & Co., Cornhill and Colnaghi, London, in three parts, folio (21 in. x 15 in.), loose, in modern, green cloth-covered folio, with 15 engravings, aquatints and mezzotints after Ruskin. $500/700

203. [Vienna Secession], Joseph Maria Olbrich, Architektur von Olbrich, 1904, Band I and Band II (vols. 1 & 2), published by Ernst Wasmuth, Berlin, with plates numbered 1-150, some colored, loose as issued in original maroon, cloth-backed portfolios, with ties, gilt title and decorative vignette to upper board, sheets 19 in. x 12 3/4 in. $600/900
Note: In 1897, Olbrich (1867-1908), along with Gustav Klimt, Josef Hoffman and Koloman Moser, founded the Vienna Succession artistic group. The plates offered here show Olbrich's designs for houses, furniture, decorative arts and jewelry.

204. Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778), two engravings of lighting fixtures, "Le Lucerne" and "Lucerna antica di Bronzo", each inscribed in plate "Cav. Pirane F." lower right, each sheet 19 in. x 25 in., framed alike. $400/600

205. George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925), "Man on His Back, Nude", 1916, lithograph on paper, pencil signed, noted "Study" and numbered "6", H.V. Allison & Co label en verso, sheet 9 3/4 in. x 13 in., image 8 1/2 in. x 11 3/4 in., matted. $800/1200
Reference: George W. Bellows: His Lithographs, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1927, plate 119 and noted in index "An early lithograph made by transferring the drawing to the stone. This method of transference was used only in the artist's earliest essays. All subsequent works were drawn directly on the stone."

206. George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925), "The Charge", 1918, lithograph, numbered "Null" and pencil signed "Geo. Bellows, E.S.B." by his wife Emma S. Bellows, H.V. Allison & Co., New York label en verso, sheet 11 1/4 in. x 17 in., image 10 in. x 16 in., matted. $300/500
Reference: George W. Bellows: His Lithographs, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1927, plate 30.

207. Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971), "Hero", 1931, lithograph, pencil-signed and titled, sheet 17 1/2 in. x 13 in., image 12 1/8 in. x 9 1/8 in., matted. $300/500

208. Leon-Charles Libonis (French, 1847-1901), five drawings illustrating Orientalist architecture and design, "Alhambra", "Cairo Grilles", "Mosque, Cairo", "Greek" and "Persian", c. 1865, ink on cardstock, each signed lower left, each approx. 16 in. x 11 in., matted. $800/1200

209. Guillame Regamey (French, 1837-1875), "Study - Man in Military Dress", charcoal and conte on paper, unsigned, 12 1/4 in. x 18 1/4 in., matted. $400/600

210. Victor Émile Prouvé (French, 1858-1943), "Seated Black Man", c. 1880, black chalk on paper, initialed lower right, sheet 25 in. x 16 1/4 in., unframed. $500/700

211. Elihu Vedder (American, 1836-1923), "Pensive Female on Rock", charcoal and chalk on paper, signed lower right, 19 1/4 in. x 13 in., matted. $800/1200

212. Henry Ernest Schnakenberg (American, 1892-1970), five drawings of Central Park, c. 1934-36, three graphite and two charcoal on paper, all signed, various sizes, largest sheet 16 7/8 in. x 14 in., unframed; together with two photographs of a Schnakenberg oils of Central Park and an exhibition catalogue of Schnakenberg's show of Central Park paintings at Kraushaar Galleries in New York, 1943. $600/800

213. Joseph Henry Sharp (American, 1859-1953), "Man Posing", graphite on paper, signed lower left, inscribed en verso, 25 1/8 in. x 17 1/8 in., unframed. $500/800

214. Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971), "Young Lady Looking for Trouble: an illustration from Salamina", 1934, pencil on tracing paper, estate stamp, sheet 8 3/4 in. x 6 3/8 in., matted; together with Rockwell Kent, Salamina, Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1935, drawing illustrated on p. 325. $500/700
Provenance: Purchased from Park Bernet sale #207, May 1972, lot 584.

215. Paul Tchelitchew (Russian/New York, 1898-1957), "Clown Recumbent", gouache and ink wash on paper, initialed lower right, inscribed en verso, 8 3/4 in. x 16 1/2 in., unframed. $1000/1500

216. Gustave Adolphe Chassevent-Bacques (French, 1818-1901), "Drapery Study", black and white chalk on paper, unsigned, 23 1/4 in. x 14 in., unframed. $200/400

217. Merry-Joseph Blondel (French, 1781-1853), "Seated Youth, Academic Male Nude", black chalk on paper, signed twice en verso, sheet 22 1/2 in. x 16 3/4 in., unframed. $600/800

218. Fely-Mouttet (French, 1893-1953), "Academic Seated Female Nude", black chalk and graphite on paper, signed lower left, 24 3/4 in. x 18 1/2 in.; together with French School, 20th c., "Academic Female Nude Covering Breasts", 1927, charcoal and graphite on paper, signed and dated lower right, 24 3/4 in. x 19 in., both unframed, (2 pcs.) $400/600

219. Roland Freart, A Parallel of the Antient Architecture with the Modern..., 1694, London, folio, translated by John Evelyn, disbound, lacks page 57, together with another copy, 1733, fourth edition, rebound. $500/700

220. Alexandri Donati (Italian, 1584-1640), Roma vetus ac Recens utriusque aeadificiis illustrata, 1694, first Amsterdam edition, in Latin, octavo, full calf, with numerous plates and maps, some fold-out, of Rome and environs. $500/700

221. Giovanni Giacomo Rossi, Insignium Romae templorum prospectus esteriores interesque a celebrioribus architectis inventi..., 1683, Rome, the editor, oblong folio (13 3/4 in. x 18 1/2 in.), with 71 engraved plates, including title and frontispiece (the first 7 leaves with smaller dimensions), with 19th c. 1/4 vellum and paper binding, Berlin Cat. 2672. $800/1200
Note: These engravings are virtually a corpus of Roman renaissance and baroque church architecture. Included is the work of Michelangelo, Bernini, Fontana, Borromini, Vignola, and others.

222. Bernard Picart (France, 1673-1733), "The Circumcision of Isaac: Gen. 21:4", 1714, watercolor and ink on paper, signed and dated lower left, numbered "N927" en verso of paper, 12 1/2 in. x 8 1/4 in., matted and in a later frame. $1000/1500

223. Auguste François Gorguet (France, 1862-1927), "Hercules Wearing the Skin of The Nemean Lion", ink and pencil on paper, signed bottom center, inscribed "à Madame Lenoir..." lower left and "Christian. Ce...nouveau-né madame, este un petit...Hercule. Cyrano de Bergereac" [Act 3 Scene 7 of the play Cyrano de Bergerac] lower left, sight 9 1/2 in. x 13 in., matted and framed. $200/300

224. Barbizon School, 19th c., a pair of landscape paintings of "Fontainebleau Forest", each oil on board, 9 1/4 in. x 12 1/2 in., framed alike. $1500/2500

225. A Paris Porcelain Gilt and Polychrome Corbeille, mid-19th c., navette form, reticulated body, on spreading socle, plinth base, height 10 1/2 in., width 13 1/2 in., depth 8 in. $500/700

226. A Large Pair of Paris Porcelain Gilt and Polychrome Figural Censers, mid-19th c., depicting Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, each standing on scrolled self bases, floral reserves, height 20 in. $1400/1800

227. An Antique Bronze Bust in the Style of Archaic Greece, finely drawn features with slight smile, wearing a headband with applied curls in front and braids to the shoulder, heavily patinated with some pitting and holes, height 11 in., width 6 in. $700/1000

228. A Good Aesthetic Movement Carved and Painted Picture Frame, late 19th/early 20th c., presented with "Portrait of a Gentleman with a large Moustache", vintage silver gelatin print affixed to board, 9 1/2 in. x 7 3/4 in., in a gilt mat. $150/250

229. A Vintage 14 kt. Yellow Gold and Jewel-Mounted Cameo Brooch/Pendant, 19th c., having a delicate anthemion border mounted with 12 yellow tourmaline stones, the high relief shell cameo of a Classical maiden with headdress, 2 1/2 in. x 2 1/4 in. $800/1200
Provenance: Collection of late antiquarian, Charles String.

230. An Antique Italian Mixed Metals and Ivory-Inlaid Wood Crest, late 18th/early 19th c., arched pediment, central figure of a knight flanked by griffin brackets on carved ivory balustrade, overall lozenge inlay, height 12 in., width 26 in., diameter 4 3/4 in. Note: Lacking finials. $300/500

231. A Continental Silver and Ivory Lion-Form Letter Opener, marked ".900", "FS", and "875", length 11 in. $300/500

232. A Continental Carved Ivory Crucifix, 19th c., probably Italian, original frame, height 23 in., width 17 in., depth 3 1/2 in. $1500/2500

233. A George III Sterling Silver Teapot and Teapot Stand, Charles Aldridge, London, 1795; in the neoclassical taste, shield-shaped reserve with period monogram, on conforming stand with tapered feet; teapot height 6 in., stand length 7 5/8 in., weight 20.40 troy ozs. $2500/3500

234. A George III Sterling Silver Teapot, 1803, Newcastle, probably Thomas Watson, with acanthine handle and spout, height 6 1/4 in., weight 22.65 troy ozs. $700/900

235. A Late Georgian Sterling Silver and Ivory Fruit or Dessert Set, George Unite, Birmingham, c. 1829, comprised of 6 forks and 6 knives, (12 pcs.) $300/500

236. A George III Sterling Silver Sugar Bowl, London, 1801, maker's mark rubbed, reeded rim and handles, floral scroll decoration, gilt wash interior, height 4 1/2 in., width 7 3/4 in., weight 10.20 troy ozs. $400/600

237. A George III Sterling Silver Sugar Castor, Thomas Wallis, London, 1808-1809, height 4 1/2 in., weight 3 ozs. $300/500

238. Two Georgian Crested Sterling Silver Meat Skewers and One Marrow Scoop, the skewers, London, William Ely and William Fearn, one 1801, the other 1812; the marrow scoop London, 1772, probably John Carter; length 8 3/8 in., the skewers 12 in. and 13 in., combined weight 7.15 troy ozs. $400/600

239. A Pair of French Patinated and Gilt Bronze Six-Light Candelabra, 19th c., fluted acanthine standard, incurvate plinth, height 27 in., diameter 12 in. $2500/3500

240. An 18 kt. White Gold and Diamond Ring, set with 5 stones totalling 2.10 cts. $5000/7000

241. A Chinese Jadeite, Diamond and 18 kt. White Gold Gourd Pendant, translucent apple green jadeite well carved to each side with lingzhi sprays set in a delicate white gold mount of scrolling, leafy vine form set with approx. 100 round micro-pavé diamonds, jadeite approx. 35.0 x 20.0 x 5.2 mm., total diamonds approx. 1 cts., overall height, including surround, approx. 1 7/8 in. $12000/18000

242. A Chinese Jadeite, Diamond and 18 kt. White Gold Ring, translucent apple green oval jadeite cabochon raised within four prongs mounted in a white gold oval gallery set with round brilliant-cut diamonds extending down the split shoulders, cabochon closed underneath, cabochon approx. 12 1/2 ct., approx. 14.9 x 12.2 x 8.5 mm (respective of base), collection quality diamonds approx. 1.15 cts., size 6 1/2. $25000/35000

243. A White and Pastel South Sea Pearl Necklace, 11 1/2 mm.- 12 1/2 mm., 14 kt. white gold and diamond roundels and catch, total length 18 1/2 in. $5000/7000

244. A Pair of 18 kt. White Gold, South Sea Pearl and Diamond and Earrings, 13 mm. pearls, marquise cut diamonds. $3000/5000

245. A Strand of Thirty-One White South Sea Pearls, 14 1/2 mm., length 15 1/2 in. $5000/7000

246. A 14 kt. Gold, Sapphire, Ruby and Emerald Diamond Harem Ring, comprising stacked bands. $1800/2500

247. An Antiique Continental Carved Ivory Allegorical Depiction of Maternal Love, delicately entwined figures with downcast eyes, on spherical base above turned conforming pedestal, height 7 1/4 in., diameter 2 1/4 in. Note: Angel lacking wings. $1500/2500

248. Giuseppe Gambogi (Italian, 19th/early 20th c.), "Seated Lady", early 20th c., finely carved alabaster figure seated in a bronze framed chair, signed in script on back of chair, marble cushion, height 28 in., width 18 in., depth 10 in. Note: Losses. $9000/12000

249. An Antique Napoleon III Mahogany and Bronze-Mounted Regulateur, pedestal form, circular dial surrounded by various putti dancing within rockwork; base of tapering form, extensively ornamented and centering sunburst mount of Louis XIV, on paw feet, the whole on incurvate plinth, toupie feet, height 87 in., width 19 1/2 in., depth 12 1/2 in. $8000/12000

250. A Chinese Ming-Style Blue and White Porcelain Meiping Vase, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), high shouldered broad body tapering to a slightly splayed foot, decorated with six fruiting and flowering branch sprays: lychee, peach, pomegranate, peony, prunus and lotus, above a band of stiff upright leaves, the sloping broad shoulder with a radiating band of stylized petal panels, the waisted neck with floral sprays, height 12 1/4 in. $4000/6000
Provenance: Minneapolis, MN Estate; acquired by current owner 1997.

251. A Chinese Pottery Figure of a Young Foreign Rider on a Kneeling Bactrian Camel, Tang Dynasty (618-907), modeled in three parts: rider and saddle blanket, saddle, and camel; the turbaned foreign male rider rendered straddling an arched saddle blanket, one leg bent to secure his position; the saddle modeled with two apertures for the camel's humps flanked by flanges and pole braces; the camel rendered crouching, its front legs neatly tucked beneath its body and its back legs bent in a kneeling stance, its long, arched neck supporting a raised braying head, height 14 1/2 in., length 18 1/2 in., accompanied by an Oxford Authentication Thermoluminescence Analysis Report no. C104w61, dated October 2004. $3000/5000
Provenance: Acquired Hong Kong, 2004.
Note: The result of the Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. C104w61 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
During the Tang Dynasty the trade route known as the Silk Road flourished. Most of the overland trade between China and the West was carried out by Central Asian and Near Eastern merchants. Indicative of the trade route's incredible breadth, two-hump Bactrian camels were preferred to the single-hump Arabian camels as they were more capable of traveling father distances.
Figures of these camels were likely modeled for persons of rank and means. Given its choice as the primary method of transporting goods along the Silk Road, the camel's presence both in life and in the afterlife connoted abundance and prosperity.

252. A Chinese Painted Cizhou Ware Dragon and Phoenix Jar, probably Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the tapering globular body with a short neck, painted around the exterior in shades of brown with two large shaped panels enclosing a large scaly dragon rising from a sea of waves and a phoenix in flight amid cloud scrolls, separated by pendant and upright leaf tips, height 8 3/4 in. $3000/5000
Provenance: Richfield Antiques, New York, NY; acquired 1974.
Note: For a similarly decorated Cizhou jar with phoenix and dragon design, see New Orleans Museum of Art, acc. # 2000.400, illustrated Rotondo-McCord, Lisa, Five Thousand Years of Chinese Ceramics from the Robin and R. Randolph Richmond, Jr. Collection, New Orleans Museum of Art, p. 122, pl. 97.

253. A Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Pear Form Vase, Yuhuchunping, Guangxu mark and probably of the Period (1875-1908), the globular body with sloping flared neck raised on a slightly splayed foot ring, decorated with plantain, bamboo and tall rocks set in a fenced garden, between bands of pendant ruyi, scrolling vine, and stiff upright leaves around the sloping shoulder and upright stylized petal panels above the foot, base with six character Guangxu mark, height 11 1/4 in. $6000/8000

254. A Pair of Chinese Polychrome Enameled Blue and White Porcelain Urns, probably late 19th c., tapering shouldered bodies with short flared necks decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels with a profusion of flowering branches and rocks, each marked to side, base of one marked, height 24 1/8 in. Note: Restoration to one at base and neck. $1500/2500

255. A Fine Irish Highly Carved Mahogany Console Table, mid-19th c., after a design by Matthias Lock (English, 1710-1765), rectangular verde antico marble top, central masque of Hercules wearing the skin of the Nemean lion amid heavy swags, massive foliate embellished cabriole legs, hairy paw feet, height 36 1/2 in., width 79 in., depth 30 in. $8000/12000
Note. Design elements from this table relate to a pencil drawing by Matthias Lock now at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Lock is credited as the first to publish Rococo designs in England; of these his A New Book of Ornament, 1752 was the most encompassing publication prior to Thomas Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director, 1754.

256. An Antique Georgian-Style Carved Walnut Carlton House Desk, 19th c., superstructure of drawers, oyster veneered prospect doors and lift top compartments, sliding inset leather writing surface, chevron banding, kneehole configuration of drawers with banded inlay, cartouche-carved cabriole legs on ball and feet, height 36 in., width 48 in., depth 35 in. $1000/1500

257. A George III Carved Mahogany Pole Screen, late 18th c., possibly Irish, original needlework screen, molded mahogany frame, punchwork and acanthus-carved baluster stem, raised on arched cabriole legs, vine and acanthus pad feet, height 52 in., width 19 in., depth 17 in. $400/600

258. A French Bronze-Mounted, Mahogany and Ebonized Guéridon, reticulated brass gallery, grey fossilized marble top, hoof feet, height 29 in., diameter 31 1/2 in. $1200/1800

259. A Good Pair of Louis XV/XVI Carved Beech Fauteuils, late 18th c., probably Lyon, height 36 1/2 in., width 27 in., depth 21 in. $4000/6000

260. An English Olivewood and Yewwood Mirror in the Georgian Taste, 20th c., beveled molded frame, beveled mirror plate, height 49 in., width 43 in. $500/1000

261. A Fine Napoleon III Bronze Doré and White Marble Mantel Clock, works signed "A Brocot et Delattrez Paris", reclining female, white enamel dial between a pair of attractive painted oval porcelain plaques, plinth base, scrolled feet, height 17 in., width 17 in., depth 7 1/2 in. $1200/1800

262. A Pair of Louis XVI-Style Bronze Doré Three-Light Candelabra, each with blue-glazed porcelain eagle perched on rock-work, backed by foliate branches with applied flowers, reticulated base, height 16 in., width 9 in., depth 8 in. $1500/2500

263. A Fine French Bronze Doré, Sevres Porcelain and Verde Antico Marble Pedestal, square top on Corinthian capital, cylindrical body with vines on cobalt ground, plinth base, height 49 1/2 in., width 10 1/2 in., depth 10 1/2 in. $3500/4500

264. A Pair of Large French Bronze Doré Mounted Rouge Marble Obelisks, square plinth with inset classical relief panel, eagle feet, height 34 1/2 in., width 7 1/2 in., depth 7 1/2 in. $2000/3000

265. A Good George III Ebony-Inlaid Mahogany Library Table, c. 1800, tooled red leather top, frieze drawers, turned stem on arched legs, brass paw feet, casters, height 30 in., width 36 in., depth 22 in. $1000/2000

266. Marie-Joseph Peyre (French, 1730-1788), Oeuvres d'Architecture de Marie-Joseph Peyre..., 1765, by Prault and Jombert, Paris, folio (20 in. x 13 1/2 in.), loose, original boards, with title, dedication, advertisement, one leaf with approbation and "Privilege du Roi", 18 engravings (of 19), with text, Berlin Cat. 2417, together with Parallele de l'Architecture Antique et de la Moderne..., 1689, second edition, disbound, boards loose, 100 pgs, with numerous plates. $700/1000
Note: M.J. Peyre, a pupil of Blondel, was one of the earliest and most influential of the French Neo-Classical architects.

267. [Italian Architecture Books], two important volumes incl. Andrea Palladio Trattato di Architettura di A. Palladio Diviso in Quattro Libri..., 1828, by Vignozzi, Rome, Books 3 & 4 (of 4), bound in one volume, paper covered boards, with over 150 engravings, some fold-out, 13 1/2 in. x 9 1/4 in., together with Andrea Puteo/ Andrea Pozzo Perspectivae Pictorum at'que Architectorum..., 1709, Augsburg, engraver, Bodeneer, full calf, with 118 engravings, frontispiece and tailpiece, 12 1/4 in. 7 3/4 in. $700/1000

268. [French Architecture], Eug.-Alex Guillaumot Chateau de Marly-le Roi, construit en 1676 et detruiit en 1798..., (19th c.), nouvelle edition, published by Leplanquais-Chedeville, Paris, folio (22 in. x 16 in.), 3/4 leather, title. index of plates, 34 engravings; together with 28 loose engravings (19 1/2 in. x 14 in.), with original boards, by M. Dumont, from Recueil de Plusieurs parties d'Architecture..., c. 1765. $500/700

270. Marien Vasi, Itineraire Instructif de Rome ou Description Generale des Monuments Antique et Modernes..., 1792, two vols. in one. 12mo, morocco on boards, engraved portrait, 12 plates with two images a plate, 2 folding maps, 41 illustrations in text; together with Le Cose Maravigliose dell'Alma Citta di Roma..., 1595, Guglielmo Facciotto, Rome, 12mo, full vellum; bound with Stationi delle Chiese di Roma..., 1595, Facciotto, Rome. $500/700
Provenance: Vasi Itineraire..., purchased James Cummins Bookseller, New York, 2004.

271. Sebastiano Serlio (1475-1554), The Three Books of Architecture, 1553, Antwerp, first Flemish (Dutch) edition, published by Makyken Verhuls, widow of Pieter Coaecke van Aelst, rebound in three-quarter leather, book two lacking 4 leaves, book three lacking 6 leaves, 13 3/4 in. x 9 in. $600/900

272. Germain Boffrand, Description de ce qui a ete Pratiquepour Fondre en Bronze... la Figure Equestre de Louis XIV, Elevee par la Ville de Paris..., 1743, Guillaume Cavelier, Paris, folio (18 in. x 11 1/2 in.), title and text in French and Latin, with 18 engravings, including the frontispiece, many double-page, by Blondel and Tardieu, disbound, in modern green, cloth-covered folio, with ties, together with 7 engravings of duplicates and different versions of the plates. $600/900

273. Thomas Malton, A Compleat Treatise of Perspective..., second ed., 1778, London, folio 14 1/2 in. x 9 1/2 in., with frontispiece and 48 plates, most fold-out, some with moveable overslips, three-quarter calf, marbled boards, with ex-libris from Metropolitan Borough of Chester Public Library. $600/900

274. Richard Worsley, The History of the Isle of Wight, 1781, by Hamilton, London, first ed., quarto (12 in. x 9 1/2 in.), full calf with gilt lettering, with fine folding map, numerous folding and single plates. $500/700

275. [History of Incas in Peru], Historia General del Peru... and Primera Parte de los Commentarios Reale.. de el Origen de los Incas..., 1722 and 1723, by "the Inca" de la Vega, published by Nicolas Rodriguez Franco, Madrid, folio (11 1/4 in. x 7 1/2 in.), bound alike in full red calf, elaborate gilt tooling, silk end papers. $600/900

276. A Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver and Yellow Gold Necklace and Matching Sterling Silver and Pearl Earring Set, stamped "1987 Tiffany & Co.", the necklace with 20 leaf-form links, one gold, the earrings set with pearls in a leaf-form mount, necklace length 17 1/4 in. $500/700

277. A 14 kt. Yellow Gold and Diamond Watch Bracelet, mid-20th c., double rope-twist bracelet supporting watch marked "Geneve/ 17 Jewels Incabloc", surmounted by a rosette-form mount set with a central round brilliant cut diamond surrounded by 8 round brilliant cut diamonds. $700/900

278. An Antique Spanish Silver Columbus Commemorative Medal, 1892, by Bartolome Maura, Madrid, commemorating the 400th anniversary of the landing and return of Columbus, the obverse showing the sight of land, the reverse showing the navigator and Arawak Indians being received by Fernando and Isabella, presented in original leather and gilt case from Madrid retailer Jose Gil, diameter 2 3/4 in., weight 5.7 troy ozs. $500/700

279. A Good Pair of Monumental Baccarat-Style Cut Glass Vases, each of flared and waisted form, height 30 1/2 in., diameter 18 in. $1500/2500

280. Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989), "Die Gottliche Komodie", 1974, three volume portfolio of Dante's Divine Comedy with complete text in German, 100 individually matted color woodcuts, 1959-63 (published 1974), each sheet 13 in. x 10 3/8 in., with full margins, on Rives paper, original linen portfolios, edition mentioned in Albert Field's Official Catalog of the Graphic World of Salvador Dali. $5000/8000

281. Gaston Sébire (French, 1920-2001), "Figure on a Beach; Bay of Biscay", oil on canvas, signed lower right, signed and titled "Petite Plage", a Wally Findlay Galleries label en verso, 7 3/4 in. x 18 3/4 in., in the original giltwood frame. $1500/2500

282. Paul Renard (French, 1941-1997), "Parisian Street Scene", oil on canvas, signed lower right, 31 3/4 in. x 39 1/2 in., framed. $2500/3500

283. English School, early 20th c., "At the Inn: Waiting for a Carriage", 1902, oil on canvas, signed "P. Mich" and dated lower left, an R.G. Reichert Fine Arts/ Peoria, IL stamp and a 1941 American Union Made stamp en verso of frame, 20 in. x 29 3/4 in., framed. $1500/2500

284. Withdrawn

285. Robert Lewis Reid (American, 1862-1929), "Portrait of Elise Mason Smith, later Mrs. Harry Turner Howard, Jr. (1896-1990)", 1921, oil on canvas, signed and dated upper left, 36 in. x 24 in., framed. $5000/7000
Provenance: Succession of Harry T. Howard III, New Orleans, LA.
Exhibited: Isaac Delgado Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA, "The Twenty-First Annual Exhibition", March 4th-April 1st, 1922, catalogue no. 27.
Note: Impressionist painter Robert Reid was a founding member of the Ten American Painters. His work from the late 1890s and into the 20th century often depicts idealized young women set in landscapes holding flowers. In 1920 Reid moved to Colorado Springs where he joined the faculty of Broadmoor Academy and taught until 1927. During these years he concentrated more on portraiture, creating what he called "portrait impressions" by quickly painting essential forms and features in broad, vigorous brush strokes. The portrait of Elise Mason Smith offered here is a fine example of this style. Reid depicts her very demurely, seated and holding a bouquet of columbines, a flower closely identified to Colorado.
Elise Mason Smith was the daughter of William Mason Smith, the proprietor of the Mason Smith & Co. cotton firm, who also served as the president of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange in the early 1900s. The Mason Smith family resided at 4534 St. Charles Avenue, a Mediterranean-style villa designed by Frank Gravely in 1906. Elise, depicted here in 1921, reigned as queen of the Mistick Krewe of Comus in 1917 and was a founding member of the Junior League of New Orleans in 1924. In 1927, she married prominent New Orleanian Harry Turner Howard, Jr.

286. Randall Vernon Davey (American, 1887-1964), "The Lavender Dress", oil on panel, signed and inscribed en verso, D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc., New York, NY label en verso, 6 in. x 4 7/8 in., framed. $1200/1800

287. Edward Hopper (American, 1882-1967), "Yachting Scene", c. 1905, watercolor, unsigned, Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY label en verso, 5 in. x 6 3/4 in., attractive gilt frame. $15000/25000
Provenance: Collection of the artist; to his widow, Josephine Hopper, 1967; to the Reverend Arthayer R. Sanborn, Nyack,1968; to Kennedy Galleries, NY; to Richard Gottschalk Hirsch, New Orleans, 1992.

288. Attributed to Alexander John Drysdale (American/New Orleans, 1870-1934), "Fishing at Twilight", oil on canvas, signed en verso on stretcher, 15 in. x 21 3/4 in., attractively framed. $2500/3500

289. William S. Robinson (American/Mississippi, 1861-1945), "Biloxi Ferry", 1937, oil on canvas, signed lower right, monogrammed, inscribed "Biloxi, Miss" and dated en verso, 18 in. x 24 in., framed. $10000/15000
Note: William S. Robinson moved to Biloxi, MS in 1937 following the closing of the Old Lyme Art Colony in Connecticut where he had spent the previous decades. A true American Impressionist, Robinson applied his skills to the depiction of the environs of the Gulf Coast and produced a notable body of work in and around Biloxi. In the 1930s, the waterfront and back bay of Biloxi were very active places, with shrimp boats, canneries, and yacht clubs on the Gulf of Mexico. The work offered here depicts a ferry boat moored at the dock. The buildings visible on the horizon in the background indicate that this is a scene on the back bay of Biloxi.

290. Jane Peterson (American, 1876-1965), "Beach at Gloucester", 1915, gouache on board, signed lower left, D. Wigmore, Fine Art, Inc., New York, NY label en verso, 9 in. x 11 in., framed. $1000/1500

291. Achille Peretti (American, c. 1857-1923, active New Orleans 1884-1923), "Pirates Alley" and "Cabildo Alley", pair of oils on canvas, one signed lower right, the other signed upper left, 29 in. x 20 in., framed. $8000/12000
Provenance: Sold for the Benefit of the Dominican Sisters of Peace.
Note: Achille Peretti was from a family of artists in Piedmont, Italy. He studied art extensively throughout Italy and came to New Orleans in 1884. Peretti received many commissions for frescoes and paintings for buildings and churches including the Pickwick Club, New Orleans Opera Company, St. Patrick's Church and St. Louis Cathedral. Perhaps it was during his time working on St. Louis Cathedral that he painted the alleys by this building, presently known as Pirate's Alley and Cabildo Alley. Peretti lived around the corner at 632 St. Peter Street, so he would have seen these places often. The view down Cabildo Alley may capture part of his residence in the background. These large canvases depict the architecture of the Vieux Carré with great chiaroscuro effect of light and shadow, a technique he would have mastered during his studies in Italy. Painted with fine accuracy, Peretti documents the facades of the buildings on these historic streets.

292. John Marin (American, 1870-1953), "Wall Street", graphite on paper, signed lower left, titled and dated “1910” en verso, sheet 10 3/4 in. x 8 3/8 in., attractively matted and framed. $3000/5000
Provenance: Estate of John Marin to D. Wigmore Fine Art to Richard Godchaux Hirsch, New Orleans.

293. Ralston Crawford (American, 1906-1978), "New Orleans Tomb #2", 1954, lithograph, pencil signed, titled, numbered "6/11" and dated, sheet 25 3/4 in. x 19 3/4 in., image 22 1/2 in. x 17 in., unframed. $800/1200

294. Ralston Crawford (American, 1906-1978), "St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans", lithograph, pencil signed, titled, numbered "13/15" and noted as "2nd state", sheet 22 in. x 29 1/2 in., image 19 1/2 in. x 25 1/2 in., unframed. $800/1200

295. James Lamantia (American/New Orleans, 1923-2011), "Turn in the Road", 1987, acrylic on canvas, signed lower left, signed and dated en verso, Galerie Simonne Stern label en verso, 16 in. x 20 in. (oval), unframed. $700/900

296. Ida Rittenberg Kohlmeyer (American/New Orleans, 1912-1997), "Trio", 1955, woodblock print on paper, signed, dated and numbered "2/9", sight 28 in. x 20 in., framed. $1500/2500

297. Alfred Heber Hutty (American/Charleston, 1877-1954), "My Charleston Studio", etching on paper, pencil-signed, plate 7 1/2 in. x 9 in., matted. $800/1200
Note: A founding member of the Charleston Etchers Club, one of Alfred Hutty's favorite subjects was the area and the people around his South of Broad home. Depicted here is his studio, a simple brick kitchen house which still sits behind his former residence at 46 Tradd St.

298. Alfred Hutty (American/Charleston, 1877-1954), "St. Philip's Church, Charleston", etching, pencil-signed and inscribed, sheet 17 in. x 13 1/4 in., image 13 in. x 10 in., framed. $1200/1800

299. A Newcomb College Art Pottery Matte Glaze Vase, 1926, decorated by Anna Frances Simpson in relief-carved "Moon and Moss" design, base marked with Newcomb cipher, decorator's mark, Joseph Meyer's potter's mark, shape no. 49 and reg. no. PF85, retaining the original paper label, height 5 3/4 in., diameter 7 3/4 in. $3000/5000