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Period Art & Design

Auction 20041
16 Sep 2012, starting at 10:00 PDT.
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Auction highlights

Sold for US$ 7,500 inc. premium
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778); 12 Plates, from Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide; (12)
Sold for US$ 6,875 inc. premium
Si Chen Yuan (1911-1974) Cafe scene 30 x 40in
Sold for US$ 4,750 inc. premium
A Louis Philippe walnut extension dining table
Sold for US$ 4,375 inc. premium
A Spanish Baroque paint decorated mixed wood chest

Lots

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7000 G. Frix An Arab bazaar 24 x 15in US$ 875
£579
€676
7003 Alfred Vickers Sr. (British, 1786-1868) A river landscape with cattle watering and a windmill in the distance 21 x 30in US$ 1,062
£703
€821
7004 Dutch School, 17th Century Figures gathered around a table 13 3/4 x 11 1/4in US$ 1,250
£827
€966
7005 Mario Maresca (Italian, 1877-1959) A market scene with a girl carrying baskets of fruit 25 x 30in US$ 1,125
£745
€869
7007 Dutch School, 19th Century A portrait of a gentleman in a plumed hat; together with another portrait by the same hand (a pair) each oval 4 1/2 x 3 1/2in each in an elaborately carved frame US$ 1,375
£910
€1,062
7008 Manner of David Teniers III Figures carousing in a tavern 13 1/2 x 17 1/2in US$ 525
£347
€405
7010 German School A deer in a forest clearing 27 x 38in US$ 625
£413
€483
7017 G. Faulkner A horse in a stable 16 x 20in unframed US$ 525
£347
€405
7018 Follower of Henri Joseph Harpignies (French, 1819-1916) Paysage 8 1/8 x 12 1/2in US$ 1,000
£662
€772
7019 (n/a) Jan Matulka (Czech/American, 1890-1972) Fishing boats by the shore sight 14 1/2 x 22in US$ 350
£231
€270
7020 Otto Karl Knaths (American, 1891-1971) Composition No. 1, 1945 30 x 20in unframed US$ 1,500
£993
€1,159
7033 William Alexander Coulter (1849-1936) Bringing in the catch at low tide 12 x 20in US$ 1,875
£1,241
€1,449
7034 American School (19th Century), A pair of portraits: A man with white shirt; A lady with a white ruffled collar (2), each unsigned, each oil on canvas, each 24 x 20in US$ 1,375
£910
€1,062
7035 Charles Loring Elliott (American, 1812-1868), Portrait of a gentleman seated, arms clasped, signed and dated '1857', oil on canvas, 36 x 29in US$ 1,750
£1,159
€1,352
7036 After Thomas Cole (American, 19th Century), Dream of Arcadia, unsigned, oil on canvas, 27 x 34in US$ 1,625
£1,076
€1,255
7041 Merrill Mahaffey (American, born 1937) Angel's Landing, Zion 42 x 32in US$ 625
£413
€483
7042 Phil Dike, Corona Del Mar, w/c, 18 x 23" (tear upper right) US$ 1,000
£662
€772
7044 William Barr (British/American, 1867-1933) Sidewalk Cafe, Paris 16 x 20in US$ 2,375
£1,572
€1,835
7046 Si Chen Yuan (1911-1974) Cafe scene 30 x 40in US$ 6,875
£4,553
€5,313
7047 Si Chen Yuan (1911-1974) A mountainous landscape 23 3/4 x 35 3/4in US$ 2,375
£1,572
€1,835
7048 Theodore N. Lukits (American, 1897-1992) Coastal Scene 11 x 15in US$ 812
£538
€627
7050 Jules R. Mersfelder (American, 1865-1937) Yosemite Valley from near Inspiration Point 30 x 40in US$ 1,875
£1,241
€1,449
7052 Paul A. Grimm (American, 1891-1974) Pleasant Retreat 18 x 24in US$ 875
£579
€676
7054 Jesus Mariano Leuus (Mexican, born 1948) Mother and Child, 1966 23 1/2 x 17 1/2in US$ 1,125
£745
€869
7056 Emil Meyer-Belart (Swiss, 1891-1940) Drei badende 38 3/4 x 27 3/4in US$ 2,250
£1,490
€1,738
7057 Carl Folke Sahlin (Swedish/American, 1884-1972) Indios Tierra 22 1/4 x 17 3/4in US$ 75
£49
€57
7058 Bruce McCracken (American) Naughty Nude, 1963 sight 10 x 13in US$ 62
£41
€48
7061 Yannis Maltezos (Greek, 1915-1987) Untitled 45 3/4 x 35in US$ 400
£264
€309
7064 Paul Wunderlich (German, 1927-2010) Untitled, 1990 25 5/8 x 21 3/8in US$ 1,375
£910
€1,062
7065 Robert Indiana (American, born 1928); First Love; US$ 812
£538
€627
7066 Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991); On Stage; US$ 875
£579
€676
7067 Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919); Baigneuse debout, a mi-jambes; US$ 400
£264
€309
7068 Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919); Femme nue coucheé (tournée à droite), 2e planche; US$ 812
£538
€627
7069 Artist Unknown; Cunard Line, Monarchs of the Sea, Lusitania and Mauretania; US$ 1,250
£827
€966
7070 Claes Oldenburg (Swedish, born 1929); Study for Sculpture in the Form of an Inverted Q; US$ 475
£314
€367
7071 James Rosenquist (American, born 1933); For Love, from 11 Pop Artist's, Volume III; US$ 1,000
£662
€772
7072 Manuel Robbe (French, 1872-1936); Trois femmes conversant dans un sous-boi; US$ 687
£455
€531
7074 Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919); Le graveur V.-J. Roux-Champion; US$ 562
£372
€434
7076 Yoshida Hiroshi (Japanese, 1876-1950); El Capitan in Yosemite, from United States; US$ 562
£372
€434
7078 Mel Ramos (American, born 1935); Annie and the Auk ; US$ 500
£331
€386
7079 Tony DeLap (American, born 1927); Modern Times; Triple Trouble; Bagno; (3) US$ 125
£82
€96
7081 Yousuf Karsh (Canadian, 1908-2002); Marian Anderson; US$ 62
£41
€48
7082 Takashi Murakami (born 1962); Flowerball (3-D) Kindergarten; US$ 1,250
£827
€966
7083 Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973); Plate E (variant), from Fruits from Provence; US$ 562
£372
€434
7084 Lucien Clergue (French, born 1934); Select Images of Nudes; (2) US$ 1,000
£662
€772
7086 Elliott Erwitt (American, born 1928); Guanajuato, Mexico; US$ 625
£413
€483
7087 Elliott Erwitt (American, born 1928); Bratsk, Siberia; US$ 625
£413
€483
7087A Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778); 12 Plates, from Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide; (12) US$ 7,500
£4,967
€5,796
7088 Paris Travers les Ages. US$ 400
£264
€309
7089 CHLADNI, ERNST FLORENS FRIEDRICH. 1756-1827. Die Akustik. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1802. US$ 87
£57
€67
7090 SIMCOE, JOHN GRAVES. 1752-1806. A History of the Operations of a Partisan Corps called the Queen's Rangers. New York: Bartlett & Welford, 1844.
US$ 237
£157
€183
7091 WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD. 1869-1959. Buildings Plans and Designs New York: Horizon Press, [1963]. US$ 137
£91
€106
7093 DÜRER, ALBRECHT. 1471-1528. BRANT, SEBASTIAN. [The Ship of Fools.] US$ 525
£347
€405
7094 MITCHELL, SAMUEL AUGUSTUS. 1792-1868. YOUNG, J.H. The Tourist's Pocket Map of the State of Illinois, Exhibiting Its Internal Improvements, Roads, Distances &c. Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1835. US$ 75
£49
€57
7095 BARTOLI, DANIELLO. 1608-1685. Dell' historia della compagnia di Giesu la Cina terza parte dell'Asia. Rome: Varese, 1663. US$ 275
£182
€212
7096 BIBLE IN ENGLISH. The Bible. Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke.... London: Robert Barker, 1608. US$ 125
£82
€96
7097 WHITE, GILBERT. 1720-1793. The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton. London: B. White and Son, 1789. US$ 62
£41
€48
7098 [ANGLO-DUTCH WARS.] US$ 312
£206
€241
7099 HUTCHINSON, FRANCIS. 1660-1739. An Historical Essay Concerning Witchcraft. London: R. Knaplock and D. Midwinter, 1718. US$ 225
£149
€173
7101 ARCHITECTURE. A group of books relating to architecture US$ 250
£165
€193
7103 SALT, HENRY. 1780–1827. A Voyage to Abyssinia, and Travels into the Interior of that Country.... London: F.C. and J. Rivington, 1814. US$ 275
£182
€212
7104 PHOTOGRAPHY. A large group of photography titles, mostly monographs. US$ 187
£124
€144
7108 [MODERN ART.] 5 volumes. 4to. Original cloth, dust jackets. US$ 375
£248
€289
7109 BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. Tarzan and the Forbidden City. Tarzana, CA: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., [1938]. US$ 250
£165
€193
7110 BURNET, GILBERT. Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time. From the Restoration of King Charles II. To the Conclusion of the Treaty of Peace at Utrecht.... London: Samuel Bagster, 1815. US$ 87
£57
€67
7111 STEINBECK, JOHN. FAULKNER, WILLIAM. 7 first editions. US$ 87
£57
€67
7112 ART. 20 volumes of art monographs, period surveys, and collection catalogues. US$ 200
£132
€154
7113 KIPLING, RUDYARD. The Writing in Prose and Verse. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907-19. US$ 312
£206
€241
7114 [CALIFORNIA]. BECKER, ROBERT H. Designs on the Land: Diseños of California Ranchos and their Makers. San Francisco: [printed by Grabhorn and Hoyem for] Book Club of California, 1969. US$ 125
£82
€96
7115 BREWER, E. COBHAM. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction, and the Drama. New York: Selmar Hess, 1892. US$ 62
£41
€48
7117 The National Encyclopaedia. A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. London: William Mackenzie, [ca.1867]. US$ 87
£57
€67
7118 SMITH, GEORGE A. The Illustrated History of Rome. Philadelphia: Gebbie & Co., 1884. US$ 100
£66
€77
7119 [AMERICAN FURNITURE REFERENCE.] 15 volumes folio to 8vo, most with dust jackets. US$ 137
£91
€106
7122 TYPESCRIPT NOVELS. A collection of typescript copies of several novels, US$ 75
£49
€57
7123 A Pakistani rug size approximately 3ft. 1in. x 5ft. 2in. US$ 62
£41
€48
7124 A Pair of Afghan rugs sizes approximately 1ft. 8in. x 4ft. 8in. and 4ft. 10in. x 2ft. 8in. US$ 62
£41
€48
7125 A Heriz carpet size approximately 8ft. 9in. x 11ft. 7in. US$ 62
£41
€48
7126 A Heriz carpet size approximately 8ft. x 10ft. 10in. US$ 750
£496
€579
7127 A Heriz long carpet size approximately 7ft. 10in. x 10ft. 7in. US$ 62
£41
€48
7128 A Fereghan long carpet size approximately 6ft. 9in. x 15ft. 7in. US$ 475
£314
€367
7129 A Turkish rug size approximately 3ft. 5in. x 9ft. 1in. US$ 75
£49
€57
7130 A Malayer rug size approximately 3ft. 11in. x 6ft. 4in. US$ 375
£248
€289
7132 A Tibetan rug size approximately 16ft 9in x 14ft 9in US$ 125
£82
€96
7133 A small pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain pagoda form covered jars US$ 312
£206
€241
7134 A pair of Chinese turquoise ground famille rose porcelain vase, mounted as lamps US$ 275
£182
€212
7138 A George III style chinoiserie decorated games table US$ 1,125
£745
€869
7140 A pair of Chinese hardwood plant stands US$ 875
£579
€676
7144 A pair of Chinese glazed ceramic parrots US$ 437
£289
€338
7145 A pair of Chinese porcelain jardinières with saucers US$ 62
£41
€48
7147 A pair of Chinese hardstone trees in cloisonné baskets US$ 1,125
£745
€869
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