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601. An Italian 18 kt. Yellow Gold, Diamond and Ruby Basketweave Bracelet, set with 8 small round diamonds and 32 small round rubies. $1000/1500

601A. A Russian Polychrome-Painted Porcelain Icon, mounted in a gold and seed pearl pendant. $200/300

602. A Set of Venetian Gilt Lattissimo and Clear Glass Snifters, each lozenge centered by a bubble, tallest height 4 3/8 in. $200/400

603. A Large American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Vase, c. 1915, waisted shape cut with large sunbursts and areas of cross-hatch work, height 18 in. $200/400

604. A Pair of Vintage Tôle Peinte Table Lamps, in the form of black tea canisters, reserved on all sides with Mandarin figures and with gilt highlights, height 21 in., width 6 1/4 in. $200/300

605. A Group of Vintage American Sterling Silver and Silverplate Child's Flatware. $75/125

606. Two Opposing Staffordshire Dalmatians, each on a cobalt blue and gilt-banded plinth base, wearing a gold collar and leash, height 5 in., width 3 1/4 in. $500/750

607. An English Brass-Fitted Walnut Box, 19th c., having a compartment above a small drawer, probably a case for a surveying instrument, height 9 1/4 in., width 7 1/4 in., depth 7 1/4 in. $100/200

608. An English Tôle Peinte Serving Tray, mid-19th c., black with the rim encircled by gilt oak leaves, length 29 1/2 in., width 23 1/2 in. $200/300

609. A French Porcelain and Gilt Metal Trinket Box, late 18th/early 19th c., possibly Mennecy, bureau-form, the top with tiny depictions of ladies articles, the side and interior having figures in landscapes, interior fitted with tray, height 2 3/4 in., length 4 1/2 in., width 3 in. $300/500

610. An Antique Indian Engraved Brass and Malachite Encrier, circular tray and well set with round and oval malachite cabochons, the body with flower and scroll designs, diameter 7 1/4 in. Note: Glass inkpot missing. $100/200

611. A French Aesthetic Cast Iron Faux Bamboo Umbrella Stand, late 19th c., two wells, retains black paint, stamped "Deville Paillette & Cie. A Charville Ardennes", width 24 in. $400/600

612. A Large Japanese Satsuma-Type Earthenware Charger, Meiji (1868-1912), the large central roundel with elaborate enamel and gilt decoration depicting figures in an outdoor landscape with clouds, pine, chrysanthemums, and small dwellings, on a cream crackle ground, raised enamel and gilt decoration throughout, diameter 18 3/4 in. $400/600

613. A Pair of Large English Staffordshire Spaniels, mid-19th c., seated pose with gilt collar, lock and chain and reddish brown on white splotched coat, height 12 in. Note: Glaze cracks, small scattered loses. $200/400

614. A Wedgwood Black Basaltware Assembled Coffee and Tea Service, 20th c., comprising a lidded coffee pot with geometric diagonal hatched band, matching lidded sugar bowl, cream pitcher and waste bowl, and with a teapot (lacking lid), 6 cups and saucers and 6 cake plates without ornament, most pieces marked. (23 pcs.) $300/500

615. A Group of English Porcelain, mid-19th c., one Rockingham gray coffee cup, gilt and scenic decoration, one royal blue teacup, polychrome floral, an antique coffee cup and saucer, possibly Rockingham, sky blue and polychrome avian decoration with gilt accents; and a Paris porcelain coffee cup and saucer, sky blue and polychrome floral decoration with gilt, 8 pcs. $400/600

616. Lazzaro Donati (Italian, 1926-1977), "Portovenere ", oil and wax crayon on panel, signed upper right, 15 1/4 in. x 13 3/4 in., matted and framed. $500/700
Note: Donati studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, where he lived most of his life. He exhibited widely in Europe and the United States, and his work is in the collections of the National Gallery of Art in Florence, the Peggy Guggenheim Museum in Venice, the Modern Art Museum in Rio de Janeiro, and the Pitti Palace in Florence.

617. Tombori (Italian, 20th c.), "Woman Seated on a Park Bench", watercolor, signed lower right, 20 in. x 13 3/4 in., in a modern painted frame. $700/900

618. Alexander Guy (Scottish, b. 1962), "Blonde Girl with a Puppy", 2001, oil on canvas, signed and dated en verso, 40 in. x 30 in., unframed. $800/1200

619. Henri Riviere (French, 1864-1951), "Le Hameau" and "Le Coucher du Soleil", c. 1898, pair of color lithographs, signed in plate lower left, sight 21 1/2 in. x 32 1/2 in., in original oak frames. $800/1200

620. Two Rookwood Art Pottery Pieces, one a vellum vase, 1909, decorated by Lorinda Epply with a flying geese motif, base with impressed Rookwood flame cipher, decorator's mark, date code, shape no. 1343 and "V" for vellum finish, height 4 3/4 in.; the other a faience tile, c. 1910, polychrome decorated with a Dutch scene, verso marked "ROOKWOOD FAIENCE" and shape/size no. 1819Y, 5 7/8 in. x 5 7/8 in. $600/800

621. A Group of Seven Vintage American Art Pottery Green Matte Glaze Objects, all unmarked, comprising a cornucopia vase molded in relief, two other round vases, a pinched-body carafe with cup, a swirl-decorated pitcher, a low round bowl and a flaring bowl with incised leaves and a separate frog, (7 pcs.) $600/900

622. A Shearwater Art Pottery Bowl, seafoam green glaze, base with quarter-sized impressed Shearwater mark, height 3 1/4 in., diameter 3 3/4 in. $100/200

623. A Group of Five American and Austrian Ceramic Tobacco Jars in the Form of African-American Heads, early 20th c., including a pair of boys with pipes, two similar jockeys with pink, green and yellow caps, and one a bearded man with fez, height 4 1/2 in. to 7 1/2 in. $300/500

624. Edwin "Nub" Meaders (Georgia, b. 1921), "Rooster", signed and dated, 8/1/1985, cobalt glazed ceramic, height 15 3/4 in., width 8 1/2 in. $500/700

625. An American Majolica Figure of a Fanciful Sea Creature, c. 1900, marked with stamped numbers, the green bodied figure with head on a round base and tail supporting a round bowl, height 12 3/4 in. $500/700

626. A Large German Art Nouveau Glazed Earthenware Wash Basin and Pitcher, with blue and green glaze and rose ribboned decoration, pitcher marked "Weisel Bonn Cles", pitcher height 12 in., bowl diameter 16 1/2 in. $150/250

627. A Set of Vintage Royal Doulton Flamingo Motif Porcelain Plates, white ground with gilt, colorful tropical flowers extending from black twig-like rims, centered by a pair of large, bright flamingos with wings outspread, 18 pcs, diameter 10 1/4 in. $400/600

628. A Set of English Copeland Spode Hunting Motif Dessert Plates, c. 1930, rim decorated with green basket-weave design surrounding a scene of red-coated hunter with dogs and companions, 11 pcs, diameter 9 in. $200/400

629. A Tiffany Studios Patinated Bronze "Zodiac" Pattern Inkwell, c. 1900, with original glass inkpot, marked on bottom "Tiffany Studios New York", diameter 6 3/4 in.; together with a small Tiffany Studios bronze vase in the "Pine Needle" pattern, marked "Tiffany Studios New York", height 2 1/2 in., (2 pcs.) $400/600

630. A Continental Wrought Iron Hanging Pot Rack, the hook above four arched supports extending to circular band with eight pot hooks, scroll and bird mounted, height 13 3/4 in., diameter 12 7/8 in. $300/500

631. Five Patinated Bronze Masques, each of Meso-American inspiration, two painted an antique olive green, each bearing "Jim Davidson" signature, largest height 16 1/2 in., widest 10 1/4 in., largest depth 6 in. $700/1000

632. A Group of Five Framed Pre-Columbian Wool and Cotton Textile Fragments, mostly 20th c., some earlier, including portions of belts and clothing fabrics, a large bag framed separately and a very finely woven figural piece, double-sided frames, ranging in size from 8 in. x 12 in. to 21 1/2 in. x 29 1/2 in. $200/400

633. A Two Large Framed Peruvian Textile Fragments, including a very finely woven Pre-Columbian cotton mantle with abstract symbolic designs in red, tan and blue, framed 47 in. x 52 1/2 in., some tears and repairs, and a portion of a hanging with blue and tan designs painted on a cotton ground, framed 68 in. x 46 in. $200/400

634. A Mexican Sterling Silver Necklace, comprised of alternating spheres and cubes. $150/250

635. A Steuben Clear Crystal Bowl, c. 1960, on four scrolled feet, engraved signature, diameter 8 in.; together with two modern green and gilt "Arte Murano" marbled and decaled glass center bowls in the Classical taste, with paper labels, diameter 9 1/2 in. and 12 in. Note: Hairline crack to one. $200/300

636. A Pair of American Art Glass Bud Vases with Silverplate Mounts, late 19th c., of opalescent glass in green, yellow, and pink, long-necked body with silverplate rims, height 8 in., diameter 3 1/2 in. $300/500

637. An American Art Glass Iridescent Vase, late 19th c., olive green lobed squat body with applied purple threading, height 4 in. $200/300

638. An Austrian Rococo Cast Iron Lavabo, late 19th c., stamped Raymond Weill, Vienna, scalloped crest, demilune bowl, with drainage holes, height 29 in., width 19 in., depth 10 1/2 in. $400/800

639. An American Bronze of "Maverick - Texas Longhorn Bull", 20th c., after Alonzo Hauser (American/Minnesota, 1909-1988), signed "Hauser" at back, inscribed "2/12" below bull's right hoof, on a rectangular base, height 13 in., width 12 in., depth 10 3/4 in. $1500/2500

640. A Continental Bronze Figure of a Horse, 20th c., after Arthur Waagen (German, active late 19th c.), signed "Waagen 1855" at back, on an oval base, height 19 in., width 18 1/2 in., depth 7 1/2 in. $300/500

641. An American Late Classical Mahogany "Lincoln" Rocking Chair, mid-19th c., scrolled arms and back, serpentine seat, scrolled sabre legs, height 39 in., width 22 in., depth 20 in. $700/900

642. Four American Art Deco Mahogany Folding Chairs, labeled Louis Restetter & Co., Ft. Wayne, Indiana, slatted back, shaped seats, square legs, stretchers with metal folding mechanism, height 33 in. $300/500

643. A Stickley Harvey Ellis Oak and Inlaid Writing Desk and Chair, contemporary, trestle-form, slag legs, overhanging top over three drawers, with separate cabinet deck, having two doors opening to fitted interior, flanked by six drawers, both with bronze and copper hardware, inlaid with fruitwood and copper; the chair with inlaid slats and leather cushion; desk: height 30 1/4 in., width 41 1/2 in., depth 24 in.; separate cabinet deck: height 10 in., width 31 1/4 in., depth 8 in. $1000/1500

644. A Stickley Arts and Crafts Oak Extension Dining Table, contemporary, tenon construction, top with butterfly inlays, draw extensions, molded skirts, square legs with corbelled extensions, height 29 3/4 in., length 72 in., extended length 114 in., width 42 in. $700/1000

645. A Set of Six Stickley Harvey Ellis Oak and Inlaid Dining Chairs, contemporary, comprising two arm and four side chairs, curved and slatted backs, arched seat rails, Art Nouveau inspired fruitwood inlays, armchair height 43 1/2 in., side chair height 42 1/2 in. $800/1200

646. A Stickley Harvey Ellis Oak and Inlaid Credenza, contemporary, tenon construction, overhanging top over long drawer, over paneled doors, with Art Nouveau fruitwood inlays, hammered copper hardware, interior with adjustable shelf, height 30 in., width 36 in., depth 13 in., en suite with previous lot. $600/900

647. An American Arts and Crafts Oak Tall Case Clock, c. 1905, bears partial label from "H.T. Cushman Mfg. Co., North Bennington, VT", striking gong movement with original wood and brass pendulum, supported on pyramid topped posts, x-form sides, wooden dial with brass numbers, height 79 in., width 19 3/4 in., depth 15 3/4 in. $800/1200
Note: Henry Theodore Cushman (1844-1922), a merchant and inventor from Bennington, VT, started selling corks and erasers at the age of 16. After successfully selling a wide variety of items including roller skates, pencil boxes and stationery supplies Cushman moved on to small furniture. In 1901 the company started selling the newly-popular Mission furniture.

648. An American Carved Mahogany Seven Tube Tall Case Clock, by Hanson Clock Co., Rockford, Illinois, c. 1930, model #252, broken arch over brass and silvered dial, painted arch moon dial, movement plays Westminster and St. Johns chimes, case flanked by three-quarter round, fluted columns, square plinth feet, height 83 in., width 21 1/2 in., depth 15 1/2 in. $1000/1500
Reference: Illustrated in Tran Duy Ly, Longcase Clocks and Standing Regulators, p. 188.

649. A Group of Three Vintage Mandolins, comprising Gibson, model A-40; C.F. Martin & Co., serial #6560 and a 16-string, mother-of-pearl inlaid mandolin with "G. Borrometi" retail label, all with cases. $700/1000

650. A Chinese Lacquer Lidded Box, 19th c. or earlier, with hinges and key hole, the top decorated with two phoenix birds, one in flight and grasping a pair of handscrolls at his breast, the other perched on a rock and surrounded by flowering branches, the sides similarly decorated with bird and floral designs, the interior with a fitted shelf, with purchase receipt dated Macau 1974 and stating that box is 17th c., height 5 3/4 in., width 12 1/2 in., depth 12 1/2 in. $150/250

651. A Chinese Carved Giltwood Diorama of a Festive Procession, 19th/20th c., the central figure a nobleman astride a donkey followed by a servant hoisting a parasol above his head, the exterior with applied decorative elements, approx. height 23 1/4 in., width 46 in., depth 6 in. $300/500

652. A Japanese Okimono and Netsuke Diorama, probably Meiji (1868-1912), mixed metal, carved bone, ivory and wood, assembled with okimono and netsuke mounted to a wood stand creating an outdoor village scene, height 11 1/2 in., width 12 in., depth 8 in., now mounted as a lamp on a metal stand. $150/250

653. An Antique Chinese Bronze Figural Lamp, 19th c. or earlier, the seated figure now presented on a later painted wooden base, height to top of figure 15 in., width 10 in., depth 6 1/2 in. $400/600

654. A Stickley Arts and Crafts Oak Three Panel Screen, contemporary, with paneled construction, copper hardware, the reserves fitted with a lotus design appliqué on linen, height 69 in., width 66 in., depth 1 in. $600/900
Note: A nearly identical screen is illustrated in Catalogue of Craftsman Furniture, 1910, pg. 79, with the appliqué featured on pg. 103.

655. A Large Limbert Arts and Crafts Oak Armchair, c. 1910, branded mark, pegged construction, curved back splats, flat, shaped arms, tenon construction, splayed rear legs, modern leather upholstery, height 40 in., width 31 1/2 in., depth 31 in. $800/1200

656. An Arts and Crafts Oak Morris Chair, c. 1910, adjustable slat back, flat corbelled arms, on original casters, modern leather upholstery, height 40 in., width 31 in., depth 38 in. $800/1200
Provenance: Jean Bragg Gallery, New Orleans.

657. A Good American Arts and Crafts Oak Sideboard, c. 1914, attributed to L. & J.G. Stickley, model 736, paneled plate rail, overhanging top, four drawers flanked by two cabinet doors, over one long drawer, original hammered copper hardware, height 48 in., width 66 in., depth 22 in. $1800/2500
Note: An identical sideboard is illustrated in the catalogue The Work of L. & J. G. Stickley, c. 1914, page 44.

658. An Arts and Crafts Oak Library Table, c. 1915, tenon construction, rectangular top, over three drawers, square legs, shelf stretcher, original cut-out pulls, height 29 in., width 60 in., depth 32 in. $800/1200

659. A Stickley Brothers Quaint Oak Bookcase, c. 1905, fully marked with brand and label, two doors with original copper hardware, overhanging top with corbel supports, three adjustable shelves, paneled sides, on tapered feet, height 57 3/4 in., width 47 1/2 in., depth 14 in. $800/1200

660. A Group of Three Chinese Storage Jars, each of ovoid form with a short wide neck and high shoulders, tapering to a flat foot, horizontal bee-hive ribbing throughout, with mustard yellow-over-black glaze dripping from the top over a rich brown glaze beneath, bearing Jian Ding export approval wax seals, height 26 1/2 in. to 28 in. $600/800

661. A Japanese Satsuma Earthenware Bowl, Meiji (1868-1912), the lobed interior painted in enamels and gilt with a large flori-form reserve of Kannon surrounded by numerous Rakan and acolytes, the exterior with figural panels of Kannon and Rakan alternating between decorative panels painted in gilt on a cobalt blue ground, the base marked Satsuma yaki beneath a shimazu mon crest, height 4 3/4 in., diameter 10 1/2 in. $800/1200

662. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858), two woodblock prints from the Series Fuji sanjurokkei (Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji), comprising "Shinshu suwa no mizuumi (Lake Suwa in Shinano Province)" and "Shinano shiojiritoge (Shiojiri Pass in Shinano Province)", sight 13 in. x 8 in., matted and framed. Note: Margins trimmed, foxing. $400/600

663. A Collection of Five Japanese Woodblock Prints, 19th c., including Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) and Toyoharu Chikanobu (Japanese, 1838-1912), depicting actors, figures and a Beauty, sight 13 3/4 in. x 9 1/4 in., matted and framed. $500/700

664. A Japanese Imari Porcelain Baluster Vase, late 19th c., painted in red, blue and gilt with two large shaped panels containing bird-and-flower decoration, height 17 1/2 in. $400/600

665. A Chinese Gilt Decorated Mirror-Black Glazed Covered Jar, late 19th/early 20th c., the body and domed cover glazed to simulate lacquer ware with overall gilt decoration, the body with two large cartouches enclosing flowers and prunus branches on a webbed floral ground, height 10 1/2 in. $400/600

666. A Cloisonné Enamel Goose-Form Candle Holder, late 19th/early 20th c., decorated throughout with stylized motifs on a turquoise blue ground, the base inset with pierced copper, height 11 1/4 in. $300/500

667. A Pair of Sino-Tibetan Thangkas, 19th c. or earlier, the central figures seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne with hands lowered in bhumisparsa mudra holding alms bowls, backed by green halos and encircled by mandalas, ink, color and gold on cloth, mounted on paper, sight 35 1/2 in. x 23 1/4 in., framed. $1200/1800

668. Takahashi Hiroaki, called Shotei (Japanese, 1871-1944), color woodblock, depicting two figures on a stone bridge in snow before a temple, 10 in. x 7 1/8 in., framed floating between glass. $300/500

669. A Canton Famille Rose Porcelain "Eight Immortals" Oval Platter, early 20th c., the well finely enameled with a central bird-and-flower roundel encircled by the "Eight Immortals", four depicted in figural form and four represented by their attributes, gilt highlights throughout, height 2 in., length 17 in., width 14 1/2 in. $300/500
Note: The "Eight Immortals", called pa hsien, were superior Taoist human spirits who achieved immortality and were believed to know the secrets of nature. They are represented as male, female, old, young, rich, poor, noble and humble, and are distinguished by their respective emblems, which they are never without.

670. A Group of Seven Arts and Crafts Desk Items, early 20th c., comprising a hammered copper spittoon, a similar copper candleholder, a pair of copper bookends etched with leaf designs, a "Pike's Peak" copper ashtray, leather-encased brass-handled clothes broom, a three-legged Asian-motif bronze pot, and a brass-lidded trunk-like inkwell, (7 pcs.) $500/700

671. A Group of Six Pairs of American Arts and Crafts Bronze and Copper Bookends, c. 1900, including 3 pair with Native American themes, one with "The Thinker" statue, one with owls, and a large wooden pair surmounted by gilt bears; together with a single marked Roycroft hammered copper and enamel bookend and two Elbert Hubbard books. $600/900

672. A Group of Seven Arts and Crafts Frames, four carved oak, opening sizes of 24 in. x 18 in., 21 in. x 17 in., 13 in. x 10 in., 7 1/2 in. x 5 5/8 in. and three others 14 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in., 12 in. x 8 1/2 in., and 8 1/2 in. x 5 1/4 in. $400/600

673. An American Heintz Art Metal Shop Patinated Bronze and Silver Overlay Vase, c. 1920, the simple shaped cylindrical body in dark brown with a spray of silver cattails, marked and numbered on bottom, height 8 in. $500/700

674. Two Decorative American Ship Models, 20th c., comprised of a mahogany and painted schooner, outfitted with sails, and a mahogany and composition model of a catboat with gaff ring, both presented on stands, schooner height 42 in., length 36 in., width 6 1/2 in.; catboat height 36 in., length 21 1/2 in., width 9 in. $500/700

675. An Antique Sea Turtle Shell, mounted on board, height 18 in., width 16 in. Note: Some surface abrasions. $300/500

676. An American Arts and Crafts Carved Oak Fall-Front Desk, c. 1915, remnants of label verso, stylized flower cut-out crest, slab sides, relief carved stiles and drawer, desk interior fitted with compartments, flared front legs, with incurvate stretcher shelf, original hardware, height 44 1/2 in., width 34 in., depth 17 3/4 in. $600/900

677. An American Arts and Crafts Oak Side Table, c. 1910, remnants of label from "Lifetime Furniture, Grand Rapids Bookcase & Chair Co., Hastings, Mich.", rectangular top, over slab sides, tenon construction, lower shelf, overall height 28 in., width 23 in., depth 12 in., top 18 in. x 12 in. $300/500

678. An American Arts and Crafts Carved Oak Rocking Chair, c. 1920, the crest rail relief-carved with a Dutch canal scene, slatted back, flat arms, cushion upholstered in leatherette, height 38 in., width 27 in., depth 25 in. $600/900

679. An American Arts and Crafts Oak Server, c. 1910, molded dish rail, rectangular top over three frieze drawers, block legs, turned feet, stretcher shelf, height 42 in., width 66 in., depth 24 in. $800/1200

680. A Fine Contemporary Cherrywood Dining Table in the Biedermeier Style, 20th c., by Gottsegen, New Orleans, the segmented veneered oval top with ebonized banding, cruciform base ending in scrolled feet with ebonized bosses, height 29 in., width 78 in., depth 54 in. $800/1200

681. An American Arts and Crafts Oak Sewing Rocker, c. 1910, attributed to J.M. Young, slat back, original wicker now covered by vintage leather and brass tack upholstery, height 33 in., width 17 in., depth 23 in. $300/500

682. Two American Arts and Crafts Oak Stools, c. 1905, one of typical form, with modern leather cushion, height 17 in., width 20 in., depth 13 in.; the other with inclined top, with tack ornamented leatherette, height 10 in., width 14 in., depth 11 in. $200/300

683. James Scoppettone (American/California, b. 1937), "Late Afternoon, Loire River, Morel, France", oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled en verso, 30 in. x 24 in., in an ornate gilt frame. $500/750

684. James Scoppettone (American/California, b. 1937), "French Balcony, Menten, France", oil on masonite, signed lower left, artist label with title en verso, 24 in. x 30 in., in an ornate gilt frame. $500/750

685. American, 20th c., A pair of floral still lifes including "Pink Roses and Pottery", oil on board, unsigned, preparatory sketch en verso in graphite, 11 1/2 in. x 21 1/2 in., in a gilt and wood frame and "Autumnal Arrangement", oil on canvas, unsigned, 11 in. x 27 in., in a giltwood frame. $1000/1500

686. Arnold Turtle (British/American, 1892-1954), "Portrait of a Lady", oil on canvas, signed lower left, 16 1/4 in. x 14 1/4 in. $700/900

687. Arnold Turtle (American/Illinois, 1892-1954), "Cabin in the Woods", oil on canvasboard, signed lower right, 14 in. x 11 in., framed. $700/900

688. Lotta Lee Troy (American/Louisiana, 1874-1963), "Sailing Boats on a Moonlit Night", after Arthur Wesley Dow's original, watercolor on paper, signed and dated "15" lower right, 18 1/4 in. x 10 3/4 in., attractively matted and framed. $700/900

689. Charles Allan Gilbert (American, 1873-1929), "Gilbert Girl: Girl with Flowers", lithograph, signed in plate "C. Allan Gilbert" and dated "1903" lower right, label en verso with biography of the artist, sight 11 1/4 in. x 11 1/4 in., in an oak frame. $500/700

690. French School, 19th c., "Academie de Dessin", from the Tableaux de Paris series, hand-colored engraving after Jean-Henri Marlet (French, 1770-1847), inscribed "Lit. de Marlet" lower left and numbered "13" upper right, sight 8 1/4 in. x 11 1/4 in., attractively matted and framed. $100/200

691. An American Art Pottery Jardinière, c. 1925, Roseville, in the "Dahlrose" pattern with white flowers encircling the shoulder, unmarked, diameter 12 1/2 in.; together with a Roseville hanging basket, c. 1950, in the "Snowberry" pattern with branches against a blue ground, unmarked, diameter 8 1/4 in. $300/500

692. An American Art Pottery Oak Leaf Pattern Low Vase, early 20th c., Van Briggle; together with a similar unmarked vase decorated with tulips in relief, both with matte turquoise glaze highlighted in cobalt, height 3 1/2 in. and 5 in., (2 pcs.) $300/500

693. A Group of Four Vintage American Art Pottery Decorative Objects, including a c. 1925 marked Weller bowl with daffodils in relief, a yellow glazed bowl with ginko leaves, a blue geometric design jardinière, a blue vase stamped "St. Paul's Indian Mission, Marty, South Dakota"; together with a blue, yellow, and green glazed faceted vase marked "Belgium". $400/600

694. A Group of Three American Art Pottery Pieces, including a Rookwood fish tray, a Frankoma candleholder, and a Roseville wall pocket, all polychrome-decorated, fish tray length 9 1/4 in., candle holder height 4 3/8 in., wall pocket height 7 1/4 in. $200/300

695. A Pair of Antique American Mahogany Ship's Cabin Doors, early 19th c., fitted with bronze portholes and period hardware, height 66 in., width 26 1/4 in., depth 1 3/4 in. $800/1200

696. A Pair of French or American Innovative Spring Steel Garden Chairs, early 20th c., outswept barrel backs, circular seats with radials, paired rod legs, button feet, height 34 in. $700/900
Note: Chairs with circular spring steel seats similar to those here were patented in the United States by French designer Francois A. Carre in 1866 and produced by a number of makers including the Fonderies du Val d'Osne, Paris, Lalance & Grosjean, New York, and Schlesinger, Wiessner & Co. of New York and Vienna.
Reference: Hanks. Innovative Furniture in America, pp. 80-83.

697. A French Wrought Iron Garden Bench, early 20th c., the back and seat composed of tubular parallel rods with scrolled ends, connected by flat uprights, X-form legs with rod stretchers, height 35 in., width 57 in., depth 12 in. $800/1200

698. Thom Wheeler (American/Texas, 20th c.), a carved and polychrome wood kinetic wall sculpture, of circular form comprised of various architectural and decorative elements, diameter 53 in., depth 14 in. $800/1200
Provenance: Collection of Sydney Bestoff III, New Orleans.

699. A Chinese Blue Glazed Pottery Figure of an Immortal, the figure modeled standing on an oval base carrying a staff in his left hand, and grasping his loosely tied dhoti within his right, his chest bare, the face with strong features set in a forbidding expression, his brow knitted beneath two knobby horns, with a crackle blue glaze overall dripping and pooling to the base, height 12 in. $300/500