Exceptional Fine Arts, Antiques and Lighting
March Highlights: Items from the estates of Greta M. Phillips (Phillips Petroleum) and attorney Allen H. Berkman. Includes Caldwell torchieres, chandelier, and sets of sconces.
Art: Paul Kleinschmidt "Landscape in Arles" & "Blue Nude," Martin Kavel, Rembrandt etching, E. Gilbault still life o/c, AF King o/c, Alex de Andreis cavalier o/c, C. Leslie o/c, T. Banks o/c, G. Sommer nude bronze, Earl Washington wood engravings, Peter Max, Soutine, and fine ¾ portrait; many mezzotints, etchings (by Picasso, Affleck and others), and other prints.
Sculpture: 15th cent 49" high S. German saint, Carrara marble French bust, bronze Atlas Chenets, Vict signed framed profile, Indian stele and temple fragments, Armageddon modern sculpture, G. Sommer nude bronze, Kovalejewsky bronze.
Antique Furniture: four Aubusson fauteuils and firescreen, pair of french sofas, french taborets, 18th cent American lowboy, gateleg table, and dumbwaiter; and American octagonal center table, Renaissance style court cupboard, Renaissance Revival carved dining table, Pair of Gothic carved chairs, 19th cent Baroque style cabinet, pair of Chippendale chairs; Huge putti garden urn, Vict. gilt pier mirror and marble top tables; Vict paper mache planter, Early painted corner cupboard, two early pie safes, slant front plantation desk, Mission sideboard, and more!
Furniture: Rothschild commode, Wm Kent style marble top huntboard and pair of pier tables, Adams style marble top console, bronze German taboret, granite gueridon, brass Tudor style chair, 9 pc Berkey and Gay dining set, pair of Hepplewhite style armchairs, four asstd camelback sofas, four wing chairs, Queen Anne style chairs and table, bone veneered sideboard, lucite coffee table and more!
Fine Rugs: Palace size 23ft 7in X 13ft 10in c1910, mystical figures, cranes and animals adorn this fabulous rug. Antiq Serapi, Persian Kirman, and 50 others!
Lighting: Caldwell bronze torchieres, chandelier, and three sets of sconces; Pair of dore bronze figural torchieres, putti bronze and marble candelabra, Vittoz a Paris dore bronze putti and crane figural table lamp, Dore bronze floral chandelier, pair bronze griffin candelabra, French crystal chandelier, crystal pagoda chandelier, Dresden type chandelier, Italian Neoclassic chandelier, etc.
Glass: Art glass vases and shades including Loetz, Lalique glass, Hawkes, Waterford, Fostoria stemware, two pairs of cranberry lustres, Early Pittsburgh pillar mold, Victorian Pressed glass , Cut glass, and more!
Porcelain: Sevres Urns, Sevre lamp, Parian urns, Parian animal group, Meissen, handpainted cavalier plaque, Herend, Doulton Carrara Ware, Spode, Wedgwood, Amphora, Nippon, Boehm birds, Bordeux majolica jardiniere, American Art Pottery including: Majolica pug form pitcher, Rookwood, Roseville, Niloak, Rosenthal set of china, modern art pottery including Sasha Brastoff.
Silver: Tiffany "Hampton" flatware, three other flatware sets, Wallace "Rosepoint" 6 pc. tea service, tableware including Gorham.
Jewelry: c1930 platinum and diamond bracelet and 70 other lots!
Misc.: 1863 Fraktur from Berks County, Pa. , 19th century quilts and needlework including 1824 trapunto stilllife textile, Victorian medals, regimental documents, early photographs including Brady's Studio, early phonograph players.
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