| Lot | Description | Estimate |
| 1688 |
OLD MAN O/C, ANTIQUE. Date is unknown. Oil on canvas. Shows an old man grasping his wrist in tortured contrapposto. Adhered to a piece of cardboard that has an unsubstantiated inscription on its verso: "15th Century oil, bought in Venice 1930." The style and execution do not appear to be of that vintage, but it is an aged painting. Size: 9 7/8" h., 8 1/4" w., framed 14" h., 12" w. Condition: fragmentary in nature; much paint loss. |
200 - 300 |
| 1717 |
2 RUSSIAN EGGS. Two Russian decorated Easter eggs, lacquered decoration on wood, includes: (1) Russian woman looking in a mirror by candlelight on front, two branch candlestick on back. Marked: 1993. Size: 4 1/2"H. Condition: minor dings. (1) Large egg with crucifixion scene on front, orthodox cross on back. No mark. Size: 5 1/2"H. Condition: cracks and loss to enameled surface. Both eggs come with small stands. |
60 - 120 |
| 1853 |
GENRE SCENE, DUTCH SUBJECT. 20th c. Oil on canvas. Signed "Pataky S." in the lower left. This shows a 17th c Dutch tavern scene-- cavaliers leer at a serving girl and musicians play in the background. Size: 22 1/2" h., 30" w., framed 26 1/4" h., 34" w. Condition: it is not on its original stretchers; perhaps cut down on the edges. |
500 - 800 |
| 1854 |
PEASANT GIRL. 19th/early 20th c. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Shows a girl or a boy in European peasant costume from the waist up. Size: 24" h., 18" w., framed 30" h., 24" w. Condition: the sky blue background is all older repainting; the top of the cap and the pants are newer repainted areas, general wear. |
250 - 350 |
| 1855 |
L. LOVELL GYPSIES IN A BOAT. Late 19th c. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left. Size: 14" h., 20" w., framed 18" h., 24" w. Condition: craquellure all over; needs to be cleaned (crackled varnish was apploed over a dirty canvas.); lacuna on the bottom edge. |
300 - 400 |
| 1869 |
CHRIST IN THE GARDEN. 19th c. Hand painted porcelain plaque of Christ and the Agony in the Garden, oval form, set in hand carved wooden frame with easel back, carved with roses and entwined thorns. Marked: script on back panel. Size: 6"H, 4 1/2"W. Condition: several losses to wooden frame decoration. |
200 - 400 |
| 1893 |
A. PROSDOCIMI ST. GIOVANNI. Late 19th c/early 20th c. Watercolor on paper. Signed lower left. Alberto Prosdocimi (Italian, 1852-1925) is a well listed artist who produced many fine, atmospheric renderings of Venice. Prosdocimi studied at the Academy in Venice, became famous for his exquisitely rendered watercolor scenes and for painting Italian King Victor Emmanuel's portrait, the Queen Mother, and for copying Hans Memling's work. This scene shows washerwomen beside a lake and a house. The title, if it applies, is written in pencil on the verso. Size: 17" h., 11" w., framed 20" h., 14" w. Condition: no defects; frame as is. |
1,200 - 1,800 |
| 1894 |
V. MARUSSO VENEZIA WATERCOLOR. Early 20th c. On paper. Signed lower left. This is a particularly fine watercolor of a woman standing on a small bridge in Venice. Great detail abounds in the architectural detail, her figure and the atmospheric effect. Size: 14 1/2" h., 8" w., framed 30" h., 23 1/2" w. Condition: very slight abrasions in the upper left corner. |
600 - 800 |
| 1895 |
MOTHER AND CHILD MINIATURE. Date unknown. Paint on metal? Shows a woman holding a child in a pose reminiscent of some of Raphael's Renaissance religious paintings. Size: 1 7/8" h., 2 1/2" w., framed 4 1/4" h., 5" w. Condition: some light scratches to the surface; the rest for the frame is broken. |
130 - 170 |
| 1896 |
PAIR OF FEMALE MINIATURES. 19th c. Paint on ivory or bone. One shows a Neoclassic woman in an off the shoulder chemise, it is signed Gerard (a tag on the back indentifies her as Madame Recamier. The other is signed Boucher and it shows a Rococo woman with flowers attached to her. Size: approx. 3 1/2" h., 2 3/4" w., framed 5" h., 4 1/8" w. Condition: no visible defects; frames are as is. |
250 - 300 |
| 2039 |
GLAD TIDINGS MARITIME WATERCOLOR. 19th c. Watercolor on paper. Unsigned. This fine watercolor shows the "Glad Tidings," a masted ship, listing dramatically in large waves. A steam ship is in the background. Size: 10 1/4" h., 14 1/4" w., framed 17" h., 21" w. Condition: no visible defects; frame as is. |
300 - 500 |
