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Bonhams & Butterfields (www.bonhams.com)
Image Courtesy of Bonhams & Butterfields. A sterling custom pair of twenty light candelabra with figural stands, Tiffany & Co., New York, NY, dated 1884, overall height 70in (detail). Sold for $523,250.
Image Courtesy of Bonhams & Butterfields. Dale Chihuly (American, born 1941). Nine piece orange Persian glass set, 1989. Sold for $29,375.
Image Courtesy of Bonhams & Butterfields. Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky. “A Panorama of St. Petersburg as seen from the River Neva looking towards the Stock Exchange and the Rostral Column,” oil on canvas, 24 x 36.25in (61 x 92.1cm). Sold for $512,250.
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Christie’s (www.christies.com)
Image Courtesy of Christie's Images Ltd. Claude Monet. “Londres, le Parlement, effet de soleil dans le brouillard,” 1904, oil on canvas, 92 cm x 81 cm. Sold for: $20,167,500. Christie’s New York, Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, November 3, 2004.
Image Courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd. CEP large hunting bowl, last quarter 18th century. Sold for: $48,000. Christie's New York, Chinese Export Art, January 24, 2005.
Image Courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd. Julius LeBlanc Stewart, “Yachting in the Mediterranean,” 1896, 43.5 x 63.5 in, (110.5 x 161.3 cm). Sold at Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Christie's New York for $2,312,000 on Thursday, May 19, 2005.
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Doyle New York (www.doylenewyork.com)
Image Courtesy of Doyle New York. Marshmallow Sofa, George Nelson, 1956. Sold at Doyle New York for $14,950.
Image Courtesy of Doyle New York. A Selection Tiffany Studios Lamps. From a Prominent Single-Owner Collection. Sold at Doyle New York.
Image Courtesy of Doyle New York. Massive Blue and White Porcelain Pilgrim Flask, Yuan Dynasty, Circa 1345, height 14 1/2 in. Property from The F. Gordon Morrill Collection. Sold at Doyle New York for $5,831,500. A world auction record for Chinese Porcelain.
Image Courtesy of Doyle New York. Jack Butler Yeats (Irish, 1871-1957), “The View,” 1949, Signed JACK B. YEATS (lr), titled on the reverse, Oil on masonite, 14 x 18 in. (35.5 x 45.7 cm.). Sold at Doyle New York for $427,500.
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Freeman’s (www.freemansauction.com)
Image Courtesy of Freeman’s. Robert Havell, Publisher. 1 vol. “A Series of Picturesque Views of Noblemen’s & Gentlemen's Seats.” London, 1823. Folio, contemp. 1/4 diced purple calf & marbled bds., spine gilt, t.e.g. Hand-colored aquatint vignette title + 20 hand-colored aquatint plates. "A View from Richmond Hill," pictured. Sold for $28,200.
Image Courtesy of Freeman’s. John F. Francis (American 1808-1886). “Still Life of Apples and Nuts in a Basket,” signed inscribed and dated "J Francis Pt. 1855," bottom right, oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.). Sold for $223,750.
Image Courtesy of Freeman’s. Fine sterling silver tea & coffee service first half 20th c. Retailed by Bailey Banks & Biddle. Total weight of service: 210 oz., weight of tray 192 oz.
Image Courtesy of Freeman’s. Italian walnut serpentine side cabinet17th c. H: 49½, W: 65½, D: 22½ in. Sold for $31,725.
Image Courtesy of Freeman’s. Fern Isabel Coppedge (American 1883-1951). "The Delaware – Reflections." Signed "Fern I. Coppedge," bottom left, oil on canvas, 18 x 20 in. (45.7 x 51 cm.). Exhibited: The Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Exhibition, 1926, Philadelphia, PA. Sold for $201,750.
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Litchfield County Auctions, Inc. (www.litchfieldcountyauctions.com)
Image Courtesy of Litchfield County Auctions. Horst P. Horst, (1906-1999), “Portrait of Coco Chanel,” photograph, 7 in. x 6 ¾ in. Sold for $2,070 on July 27, 2004.
Image Courtesy of Litchfield County Auctions. Virgilio Colombo, (Italian, 19th c.), “Figures in Interior,” watercolor, 21 in., x 15 in. Sold for $1,265 on October 26, 2004.
Image Courtesy of Litchfield County Auctions. Robert Warren Dash, American, b. 1934, one of three, acrylic on panel, 10 in. x 14 in. Sold for $4,140 on July 27, 2004.
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Pook & Pook Inc. (www.pookandpook.com)
Image Courtesy of Pook & Pook Inc. Pine and poplar two-part kas, Long Island, New York, late 18th c., retaining a 19th c. ochre grain decorated surface, 77 3/4" h., 59 3/4" w. Sold for $50,600, December 2004.
Image Courtesy of Pook & Pook Inc. Harry Leith-Ross (American, 1886-1973). Oil on canvas. Bucks County landscape, signed lower right "Leith-Ross", 30" x 40". Sold for $131,500, May 2004.
Image Courtesy of Pook & Pook Inc. George Stapf (Harrisburg & Lancaster, PA, 1862-1958). Rare carved plaque of a spread winged eagle surmounted by a waving American flag and a shield and olive branch in one talon and 3 arrows in the other, 24" h., 38" w. Sold for $52,900, May 2004.
Image Courtesy of Pook & Pook Inc. Yellow, blue, red and green rainbow swirl pattern Spatterware cup and saucer. Sold for $23,000, February 2003.
Image Courtesy of Pook & Pook Inc. Ben Austrian (American, 1870-1921). Oil on canvas scene of a hen and her 11 chicks with empty egg shells in the foreground, signed lower right "Ben Austrian 1910", 20" x 26". Sold for $48,300, May 2004.
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Rago Arts and Auction Center (www.ragoarts.com)
Image Courtesy of Rago Arts and Auction Center. Charles Rolfs. Drop-front desk on pivoting base, 1900. Carved R 1900 and tag "This Piece is Guaranteed to be Made by Charles Rohlfs and is Number 847." 55" x 25 3/4" x 20". Sold for $193,875.00 on January 15, 2005.
Image Courtesy of Rago Arts and Auction Center. Teco. Rare bottle-shaped vase with six full-height leaf-shaped buttressed handles, covered in smooth matte green glaze. Stamped Teco 191. 10 1/4" x 8 1/2". Sold for $32,312.50 on January 15, 2005.
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Skinner Inc. (www.skinnerinc.com)
Image Courtesy of Skinner, Inc. “American Mandolin,” Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Company, Kalamazoo, 1923, Model F-5, length of back 13 3/8 in., with original rectangular case. Sold for $127,000 on October 17, 2004.
Image Courtesy of Skinner, Inc. “The Robert “King” Hooper Chippendale Mahogany Carved Scroll-top Bombe Chest-on-Chest,” probably Boston, c. 1765-80. Sold for $2,766.000 on November 1, 2003.
Image Courtesy of Skinner, Inc. “Rare Queen Anne Japanned Maple and Pine High Chest of Drawers,” signed “Rob Davis” in script, Boston, 1735-39, ht. 83, case wd. 39 ¼, in., wd. at cornice 42 5/8 in., case dp. 22 ¼ in., dp. at cornice 24 in. Sold for $1,876,000 on November 7, 2004.
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Swann Auction Galleries (www.swanngalleries.com)
Image Courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries. John James Audubon, "Grey Fox", hand-colored lithographed plate extracted from the folio edition of Viviparous Quadrupeds, Philadelphia, 1843. Sold at Swann Galleries' auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History, Historical Prints & Ephemera on June 16, 2005 for $9,775 (including buyer's premium).
Image Courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries. Romare Bearden, "Before the First Whistle", color lithograph, 1973. Sold at Swann Galleries' auction of 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings on September 14, 2004 for a record $9,775 (including buyer's premium).
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Harmer Johnson
Image courtesy of Harmer Johnson. Mahongwe people, Ivindo Basin, Mekambo area, Gabon. Wood, brass and copper reliquary guardian figure, H: 24 in.
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Michael Cohn Asian Antiquities
Image Courtesy of Michael Cohn Asian Antiquities LLC. Figure of Buddha, Gandhara Pakistan, 2nd-3rd Century, Gray Schist, 20.75 ins (52.7cm). A figure of a Buddha standing on a plinth centered by a scene of Buddha in adoration. He is wearing voluminous robes cascading from the shoulders, his face is round and in a meditative expression, he has tightly curled hair and a domed usnisha (the cranial protuberance) indicative of his enlightened state.
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