ARTISTlisting - LISTED ALPHABETICALLY
December 14th-15th, 2005
Important American & European Fine Art and Antique Auction

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Photo

Artist Name

Description

ACHINI

Lot 8
ANGELO ACHINI
(Italian 1850-1930)
Wedding Party

Watercolor

Signed lower left “A. Achini”

18.5” x 14” (47 cm x 35.5 cm)

Estimate $750-$1,000

 

ALBRIGHT

Lot 399

MALVIN MARR ALBRIGHT (Zsilly) (American 1897-1983)
Florida Lighthouse

Watercolor

Signed with pseudonym lower right “Zsilly”

20” x 15”

Estimate $600-$800

 

AMERICAN (ADIRONDACK) SCHOOL

Lot 216

AMERICAN (ADIRONDACK) SCHOOL (19th century)

A Young Girl with Curls and Plaid Dress Resting on an Adirondack Bench

Watercolor and gouache on paper

Apparently unsigned

20.25” x 16.25”

Contained in the original oval frame with integrally carved timber (Adirondack) décor.

Estimate $800-$1,200

 

AMERICAN SCHOOL

Lot 206

AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th century)

Still Life with Fruit and Gold Fish

Oil on panel

Indistinguishably signed lower right

20.25" x 16"

Estimate $900-$1,200

 

AMERICAN SCHOOL

Lot 217
AMERICAN SCHOOL
(19th century)
Supper Time – circa 1890

Oil on canvas

Apparently unsigned

8.75” x 16.5”

Contained in a hand-carved custom frame in the form of a shed with trough

Estimate $400-$600

 

AMERICAN SCHOOL

Lot 236

AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th century)
Daisies

Oil on canvas

Apparently unsigned

8” x 12”

Estimate $400-$600

 

AMERICAN SCHOOL

Lot 241

AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th century)

An Old Mill in a Mountain Valley, circa 1870’s

Oil on canvas

Unsigned

14”x21”

Estimate $250-$400

 

AMERICAN SCHOOL

Lot 243

AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th century)
Wooded Landscape with Distant Mountain

Oil on canvas in grissaille

Unsigned

22” x 36”

Contained in a decorative Victorian frame.

Estimate $200-$300

 

AMERICAN SCHOOL

Lot 414

AMERICAN SCHOOL (20th century)
A Reclining Woman

Oil on canvas

Indistinguishably signed lower left

25” x 36”

Estimate $500-$750

 

AMERICAN SCHOOL

 

Lot 417
AMERICAN SCHOOL (20th century)
Contemplation

Oil on canvas

Indistinguishably signed on verso and inscribed “N.Y”

24” x 20”

Estimate $500-$800

 

AMERICAN SCHOOL

Lot 424

AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th century)

Lilacs

Oil on canvas

Bears the signature “AJH Way” lower right

14”x10”

Estimate $200-$300

 

ANGELICO, FRA

Lot 159

After FRA ANGELICO (Italian 1400-1455)

A Choir of Angels

Oil on gilded and incised wood panel

Diameter 13”

Estimate $1,500-$2,000

 

ANGELICO, FRA

Lot 162

After FRA ANGELICO (Italian 1400-1455)

The Resurrection of Christ and the Woman at the Tomb

Oil on cradled wood panel

30.75” x 26” (78 cm x 66 cm)

Estimate $1,500-$2,000

Provenance: The Saint James Gallery of Art - London

 

ANGELICO, FRA

Lot 169

After FRA ANGELICO (Italian 1400-1455)
A Trumpeting Angel

Oil on gilded wood panel

Verso with Florence Gallery label

Contained in an ebonized frame with gilt-bronze mounts

Overall size 14.5” x 8.25”

Estimate $400-$600

 

APPENZELLER

Lot 260

CHARLES FELIX APPENZELLER (Swiss 1892-1964)
Preparing to Bathe – 1920

Oil on canvas

Signed upper left “F. Appenzeller” and dated 1920

28.75” x 21.25”

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

 

ARNESON

Lot 220

ROBERT CARSTON ARNESON (American 1930-1992)

Self-portrait - 1980

Glazed ceramic

Impressed on base (repaired)

Height 6.75” Width 4”

Estimate $1,000-$2,000

Provenance: Hansen Fuller Goldeen, San Francisco, California May 1982

 

ATWATER

Lot 398

GRACE ELIZABETH ATWATER (American d. 1909)
Summer Cottage Flower Garden

Watercolor

Signed lower right

18” x 14”

Estimate $400-$600

 

AURELI

Lot 10

GIUSEPPE AURELI (Italian 1858-1929)

Italian Beauty

Watercolor on paper

Signed lower right and inscribed "Rome-Paris"

14.5" x 9.5" (37 cm x 24 cm)

Estimate $900-$1,200

 

BACHMANN

Lot 415

OTTO BACHMANN (German/American 1915-1996)
The Lovers – 1958

Oil on board

Signed lower left “Otto Bachman” and dated “58”

39.5” x 23.5”

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

 

BAKER

Lot 189

CYRIL RIGBY BAKER (American 1895-1966)
Summer Landscape

Oil on canvas

Signed lower right

24” x 20”

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

 

BASEL

Lot 337

ALFRED BASEL (Austrian 1876-1920)

St. George Slaying the Dragon*

Watercolor and ink on paper

Signed and inscribed on lower margin, verso also inscribed

19.7 inches x 9 inches (50cm x 22.8cm)

Estimate $750-$1,000

 

*Apparently a design for a stained glass window.

Basel was a well-known Art Nouveau graphic artist having studied at the Vienna School of Applied Art. He was a member of the Vienna “Secession” and one of the founders of the Oesterreichischer Werkbund.”

 

BAUMGARTNER

Lot 317

WARREN W. BAUMGARTNER (American 1894-1963)
No Room in the Inn – circa 1920’s

Oil on canvas

Signed lower right

36.2” x 22” (92 cm x 56 cm)

Estimate $1,500-$2,000

*Most likely a book or magazine illustration

 

BEDA

Lot 3

FRANCESCO BEDA (Italian 1840-1900)

Eavesdropping

Oil on wood panel

Signed lower left

15.75” x 12.5” (40 cm x 31.8 cm)

Estimate $10,000-$12,000

 

BERSUES?

Lot 446

S. BERSUES? (European 19th/20th century)
Boats at Dock

Oil on canvas

Signed upper right “S. Bersues”?

7” x 9”

Estimate $100-$200

 

BERTSCH

Lot 214

FRED S. BERTSCH (American b. 1879)
Landscape with Children

Oil on board

Signed lower right and dated 1922

11" x 16.5"

Estimate $400-$600

 

BETTS

Lot 196

HAROLD HARRINGTON BETTS (American 1881-1951)

Miami Harbor

Oil on canvas

Signed lower left “H.H. Betts” and inscribed on verso with “Miami”

20" x 24" (unframed)

Estimate $1,500-$2,000

 

BEUL

Lot 287

FRANZ DE BEUL (Belgian 1849-1919)
The Shepherdess and Her Flock

Oil on canvas

Signed lower right

28” x 22” (71 cm x 55.9 cm)

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

 

BIGAUD

Lot 456 A

WILSON BIGAUD (Haitian b. 1931-)

The Nativity

Oil on masonite

Signed lower right

24” x 48” (61 cm x 122 cm) (unframed)

Estimate $500-$750

 

BIGELOW

Lot 205

DANIEL FOLGER BIGELOW (American 1823-1910)
Expansive Landscape with Cows Grazing and Distant Village – 1894

Oil on canvas

Signed lower right “D.F. Bigelow” and dated “1894”

16” x 24”

Estimate $800-$1,200

 

BIGELOW

Lot 401

CHARLES BIGELOW (American b. 1891)

Floral Still Life

Oil on canvas

Signed lower right

24" x 18"

Estimate $500-$700

 

BLAEU

Lot 492

WILLEM JANSZOON BLAEU (Dutch 1571-1638)

A hand colored engraved map of Britannia – mid 17th century

15.5” x 20.75” (39.5 cm x 53 cm) (plate size)

Estimate $300-$500

 

BOSELLI

Lot 152

Attributed to FELICE BOSELLI (Italian 1650-1732)

A Cat in a Kitchen Interior with Game

Oil on canvas

37.25” x 58.75”

Estimate $12,000-$18,000

 

BRANDNER

Lot 202

KARL C. BRANDNER (American 1898-1961)

A Winter Poem - 1953

Oil on board

Signed lower right “K.C. Brandner 53”

Verso with Chicago Galleries Association label with title

18" x 20"

Estimate $1,500-$2,000

 

BRANGWYN

Lot 485

SIR FRANK BRANGWYN (British 1867-1956)
St. Nicholas du Chardonnet in Paris

Etching

Signed in pencil lower right

20.25” x 23.75”

Estimate $400-$600

 

BREWERTON

Lot 186

GEORGE DOUGLAS BREWERTON (American 1827-1901)

New Snow at Sunrise - 1873

Pastel on artist board

Signed lower left and dated 1873

28.75” x 23”

Estimate $800-$1,200

 

BRILLIANT

Lot 370 B

FREDDA BRILLIANT (British 1903-1999)

Bust Portrait of the Ukrainian Poet Taras Shevchenko - 1969

Bronze with brown and black patina

Inscribed on shoulder “Fredda Brilliant” and dated “1969”

Height 17.25” Width 12.5”

Estimate $400-$600 

 

BRITISH SCHOOL

Lot 150

BRITISH SCHOOL (18th century)
Beautiful Woman with Dog Holding a Book

Oil on canvas

Apparently unsigned

30.25” x 25.25” (77 cm x 64 cm)

Estimate $10,000-$15,000

 

BRITISH SCHOOL

Lot 252

BRITISH SCHOOL (19th century)
Still Life of Chrysanthemums

Oil on canvas board

Inscribed on verso “London – 1885”

31” x 20”

Estimate $400-$600

 

BRITISH SCHOOL

Lot 173 A

BRITISH SCHOOL (19th century)

Beautiful Young Woman – circa 1830

Oil on canvas laid down

36” x 28” (92 cm x 72 cm)

Estimate $750-$1,000

 


BRITISH/AMERICAN SCHOOL

Lot 154

BRITISH/AMERICAN SCHOOL (18th century)

An Officer and His Wife – circa 1780’s (A pair)

Oil on canvas

Apparently unsigned

34.25” x 27.25”

Estimate $1,200-$1,800

 

BROWN

Lot 425

J.W. BROWN (American 19th century)

Street Urchin

Oil on canvas

Signed lower right “J.W. Brown”

16”x24”

Estimate $400-$600

 

BUCK

Lot 439

WILLIAM BUCK (British fl. 1860-1890)
“Lands End Light House”

Oil on canvas

Verso with 1890 Royal Institute of Painter’s Exhibition label

20”x30”

Estimate $800-$1,200

 

BUONINSEGNA

Lot 362

Manner of DUCCIO DI BUONINSEGNA (Italian 1255-1318)

Maesta – Madonna

Oil, tempera, gold leaf, gesso, canvas on wood panel

20.25” x 14.75” (51.5 cm x 37.5 cm)

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

 

BURDICK

 

Lot 483

HORACE ROBBINS BURDICK (American 1844-1942)

A Collection of 17 Landscapes
Watercolor on paper and card

Most signed or initialed, many with estate stamp on verso of Dorris Burdick, 1981

Sizes: 7” x 10.5” (2), 7” x 9” (3), 6” x 8” (4), 5” x 7” (6), 4” x 7” (1), 4.5” x 6” (1) (unframed)

Estimate $250-$500