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Several lots of fine jewelry, pocket watches, sterling silver, silver coins & uncirculated gold coins, Mid Century paintings & sculpture to include Grant Wood 1940 "Approaching Storm", Heiri Robert Bresit (Haiti), Jamali (Pakistan), Rudi Stern neon sculpture (American), Loet Vanderveen bronze (Netherlands, NY, CA), Yaacov Agam agamograph (Israel), Victor Vasarely (Hungary, Franch), Jose Fuster (Cuba), Hananiah Harari (New York), Warren Platner steel and glass coffee table, Karl Springer Zebra hide chair, approximately 40 yards 1970 Jack Lenor Larsen 1970 "Hills of Home" fabric. American School 19th C portrait attributed Cephas Thompson, Tiffany Favrille vases, glass lamp and tile, Serves porcelain & bronze urs, Baccarat Infinity & Mille Nuits Mathias candelabra, Lalique Champs Elysees center bowl/green, Native American beaded papoose, moccasins, belt, headbands, Marie & Santana & Acoma pottery & 18” Apache basket, Duhme Coin silver figural handle spoon, Christofel Talisman lacquer Deco flatware service/24, other lots of sterling flatware & holloware, L. & J.G & J.M Young Mission Oak chairs & settee, period Sheraton sideboard, Highwayman Harold Newton oil,  WWI cavalry wagon, after Remington bronze, Leica cameras & lenses, Persian silver leaf repousee scabbard swords, Persian Jambiya daggers, locomotive bell, signed Clark Am. Brilliant cut glass bowl, silver Islamic  & North African bracelets, Persian silver filigree box, Mid Eastern silver & gold bead necklace or belt, autographed Johnny Cash at San Quenten album,etc.  

1911-S TWENTY DOLLAR US. ST. GAUDENS GOLD COIN: Original uncirculated condition. Original holder and box.

19TH C CHEYENNE INDIAN BEADED CRADLEBOARD: Overall tack beaded wood with geometric designs. White beaded ground with designs in blue, red, yellow and black. Original condition with original beaded boards. Measures 28 inches long. Good condition. 

TIFFANY & CO. 14KT GOLD OPEN FACE POCKET WATCH: 19 jewel movement marked International Watch Co. Size 12 or 14. Case measures 1 ¾ inches in diameter. Working. Not monogramed. No dents or scratches. 



GRANT WOOD SIGNED LITHOGRAPH “APPROACHING STORM”. American 1892-1942. Ca 1940’s. One of the major American Regionalist painters along with Thomas Hart Benton and John Stuart Curry, Grant Wood was born in Anamosa, Iowa, and spent his childhood in Cedar Rapids.  Unlike Curry and Benton, he never moved East but remained in the Middle West where he found inspiration for his paintings of prosperous farms and people reflecting idealized American values.  Grey tone scene with farmers in hay field with storm clouds overhead. Signed in pencil lower right. Image 12 inches x 9 inches.

SIGNED LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY FAVRILE CANDLE LAMP: Golden iridescent, ribbed and swirled base with purple and blue shaded bottom. Base with polished pontil mark, signed "L. C. T.” Favrile. Topped with a matching ruffled shade in bright iridescent gold aurene. Pull chain with acorn finial. Measures 12 inches tall with 7 ¼ inch diameter shade. All original good condition. 

HANS WEGNER PAPA BEAR CHAIR: Hans Jørgensen Wegner (1914-2007). Original design ca 1950. Perhaps the most iconic chair designs by Wegner. The arms of the chair are like ‘great bear paws embracing you from behind’. Tufted back, walnut legs and arm ‘paws’. Label Furnituremakers DANISH, Control. Original wool tween upholstery, teak legs and “paws”. Hans Wegner was a world-renowned iconic Danish furniture designer. His high quality and thoughtful work, along with a concerted effort from several of his manufacturers, contributed to the international popularity of mid-century Danish design. His style is often described as Organic Functionality, a modernist school with emphasis on functionality. In his lifetime he designed over 500 different chairs, over 100 of which were put into mass production and many of which have become recognizable design icons.

B. PRABHA SCULPTURE IN BRONZE: Rare sculpture by well-known female Indian artist B. Prabha, verdigris finish. B Prabha is known for female portrait, figure, genre easel and mural painting. B. Prabha was a practicing female artist in an age where women were un-apologetically oppressed, and it is no surprise therefore that Prabha used her own position as an artist to make strong comments on the same.  Signed lower back. Prabha worked mainly in oil and is best known for graceful elongated pensive figures of rural women. Her husband was B. Vithal, a well-known Indian sculptor. Very few sculptures by B. Prabha exist and are in very prestigious collections. Measures 15 inches tall. Signed lower back. Provenance: Bought by Dr. Harinder Singh Kanda from the estate of B. Prabha. Certified by Nayana Sarmalkar and B.Probha’s legal heir Sunil N. Badgelwar.  

PITTSBURG REVERSE PAINTED LAKES OF KILLARNEY (IRELAND) TABLE LAMP: Ca early 20^th century. Chipped Ice reverse painted lamp marked Killarney Lake on shade rim. Mountain and lake scene painted on interior and exterior of shade, which adds depth. Shade measures 16 inches in diameter. Base original to the lamp. Lamp overall 23 inches tall. Good condition.

L & JG STICKLEY PRAIRIE SCHOOL MISSION OAK ROCKER CHAIR: Number 409. Six wide slats under arms. Eight slats on back. Drop-in seat cushion. Through tenon construction. Original medium finish, branded signature. Measures 31 ½ inches tall x 27 inches wide x 23 inches deep. Good condition. Replaced upholstery.

CHRISTOFLE/FRANCE TALISMAN NOIRE FLATWARE SET: Silver plate and lacque de chine black enamel. Total of 215 pieces. Service for 24, of 8-piece place settings, plus 23 serving pieces. Overall good condition. Some minor enamel loss of a few dinner knives.

LALIQUE CHAMPS ELYSEES ART GLASS CENTER BOWL: Green and clear frosted center bowl. Molded oak leaf form. Engraved Lalique France 319/999. Original label Lalique Paris. Measures 18 inches long x 10 inches wide x 7 ¼ inches tall. Good condition.

BACCARAT INFINITY VASE: Number 232. Organic form measures 10 inches long x 10 inches deep x 7 inches wide. Signed Baccarat France. Good condition.

SCRIMSHAW HUNTING HORN: Long curved horn with hand chased brass mounts and long link chain. Overall surface fully decorated with ornate scrolls, rosettes, flowers and foliage.  Dated 1890 and inscribed (?) JILIUP 5. Also several letters in non-English. Measures  26 inches long. Good condition.

19TH AMERICAN MASSACHUSETTS MAHOGANY FEDERAL/SHERATON SIDEBOARD SERVER: Ca 1800-1810. Flame mahogany and mahogany with thin band inlay and carved highlights. Six leg column design with cookie tops, back splash and brass pulls. Five drawers above arched opening, two cupboard doors below. Measures 42 inches tall x 74 inches wide x 21 inches deep. Pine secondary wood. No key. Sideboard all original no placements or repairs. Good condition.

RUDI STERN NEON MIXED MEDIA SCULPTURE: Ca 1975. Piece consists of various shapes and colors (blues, pink, green, yellow, coral, red and orange) neon lighted  tubes set into a black lacquer base in a plexiglass box measures 16 inches x 16 inches x 14 inches tall. On matching black lacquer pedestal. Measures overall 50 inches tall. Rudi Stern (American 1936-2006) was a multimedia artist. In the 1960s Stern became famous for his avant-garde light shows and advocacy of video art. In the 1970s he was responsible for reviving the dying craft of neon which was all the rage in the 1930s in the United States. In 1972 he founded the studio and gallery Let There Be Neon. It was here that Stern designed lighting for theatre, opera, television and films along with pieces for music groups like the Doors and the Byrds. Working good condition. 

WARREN PLATNER MID CENTURY GLASS TOP COFFEE TABLE: Ca 1965 for Knoll International. Chrome plated steel curved spoke base, beveled glass top. Measures 42 inches in diameter x 15 inches tall.

ROBERT J.  DODZO ZIMBABWE SHONA SCULPTURE BUST OF YOUNG AFRICAN WOMAN: Bust of African woman with braided pony tail and wearing a necklace and earrings. Carved in verdite stone in shades of green, black and rust. Verdite is a semi-precious stone formed over 3 million years ago and found in deposits in Zimbabwe. The Shona people of Zimbabwe have been sculpting stone into works of art for nearly 1000 years. These contemporary sculptures portray esteemed value in the Shona culture of family, love, life and nature. Signed on side by R. J. Dodzo. Measures 29 inches tall x 15 inches wide. Good condition.

GEORGE III FRANCIS DORRELLI LONDON JAPANNED CASE TALL CLOCK: Ca 1770. Francis Dorrell, English clockmaker of the 18^th century in London. Signed on face. Calendar clock with Roman Numerals and brass face accents. Brass works with hand painted thistle pendulum and gilt painted finials. Original Japanned hand painted case with detailed Japanese scenes on dark green ground. Oak secondary wood. Measures 83 inches tall. 1895 replaced footed base. Clock believed to be working but looses some time over time. 

HENRI ROBERT BRESIL PAINTING: Ca 1990. (Haiti 1952-1999). One of Haiti’s best artists.  Very large colorful oil on canvas with palm trees and flamingoes. Title “Waterfall”.  Signed lower right H.R. Bresil. Measures 70 inches x 69 inches. Collectors love his “green jungles” and his “flamingoes”. Bresil has exhibited in Haiti, Japan, United States, Italy, Puerto Rico and Switzerland.

PAIR SERVES GILT BRONZE MOUNTED PORCELAIN URNS: Each with different detailed hand painted classical maidens with cherubs. Reverse with painted temple ruins. Gilt bronze and cloisonné footed bases and necks. Double filigree handles.  Measures 14 ¼ inches tall on 4-inch x 4-inch bases. Good condition.

TIFFANY BRONZE MOUNTED PULLED FEATHER FAVRILLE TRUMPET VASE: CA 1900/1925.Pulled feather art glass trumpet vase mounted on bronze pine cone base. Green outlined pulled feather on gold iridescent ground. Interior gold to pink iridescent.  Textured 5 inch diameter bronze base signed Tiffany Studios NY 1043. Measures 15 inches tall. Good condition.

PERSIAN TURQUOISE BEAD, 18KT GOLD & DIAMOND & GEMSTONE NECKLACE: Measures approximately 54 inches overall including gold chain and pendant. Consists of 138 hand tied turquoise beads with 18kt yellow chain with toggle and ring clasp with detachable signed heart pendant (approximately 43.6 dwt gold). Amethyst, peridot and small diamond accents. Heart pendant signed (c) VAHENALTCHAYA ® 1987 USA 18KT T-M.  Turquoise has been mined in Iran (formerly known as Persia) for over 5000 years.  Although Iranian production accounts for just a small proportion of the world's total output, its turquoise still sets the standard for quality. In Iran, turquoise is called “Ferozah," which translated means "victory."  It is Iran's national gemstone. Good condition. 

LEICA CAMERA OUTFIT: Consisting of two camera bodies with meters, 90mm F4 lens, two 135mm F 4.5 lenses, 50mm Summilux F 1.4 lens and 90mm F4 lens. Visoflex bellow set, box filled with accessories and manuals. Various used conditions. 

SAM EARLE PAINTING: Sam Earle (Boston, Ma born 1960) mixed media on board. Clowns and comic strip items. Overlapping images with tigers, clowns, acrobats, super heroes, signs, etc. Glazed with acrylic.  Measures 28 inches x 22 inches. Sam Earle’s mixed media paintings are composed of tediously layered, hand-painted transfers on hollow-core wood panels. He embellishes some images with tacks that are painted over, and then glazed with acrylic. The extensive process of his paintings reflects the eclectic nature of the artist’s inspirations. Earle’s works range in subject from circus themes to elements of antiquity mixed with his own icons and invented symbols. The work recalls the layering of Jasper Johns with the playful imagery of Claes Oldenburg. His work can be found in many private and public collections, including the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Good condition. 

2005 SAM EARLE PAINTING: Sam Earle (Boston, Ma born 1960). Mixed media on wooden door. 78 inches x 18 inches. Title One Park St. Sam Earle’s mixed media paintings are composed of tediously layered, hand-painted transfers on hollow-core wood panels. He embellishes some images with tacks that are painted over, and then glazed with acrylic. The extensive process of his paintings reflects the eclectic nature of the artist’s inspirations. Earle’s works range in subject from circus themes to elements of antiquity mixed with his own icons and invented symbols. The work recalls the layering of Jasper Johns with the playful imagery of Claes Oldenburg. His work can be found in many private and public collections, including the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Good condition. 

FLORIDA “HIGHWAYMEN” HAROLD NEWTON OIL ON BOARD: (Florida 1934-1994). Florida river landscape with palm trees, egrets and pink sun-setting sky. Signed lower left H. Newton. Newton was one of the Florida African-American painters known as the Highwaymen, Harold Newton and the others were landscapists with a fanciful, formula style that involved billowing cumulus clouds and the ocean. The group included Newton, James Gibson, and Alfred Hair, and were influenced by Albert E Backus, the "dean of Florida landscape painting." Typically they painted on upson board, a manufactured product used by roofers, and they framed their works with crown molding and sold the paintings from their car trunks. Image 24 inches x 18 inches. Unframed. Good condition. 

FLORIDA “HIGHWAYMEN” HAROLD NEWTON OIL ON BOARD: (Florida 1934-1994). Florida coastal scene with house, palm trees, dock and sail boat. Fluffy pink and white clouds. Signed bottom center H. Newton.  Image 20 inches x 16 inches. Unframed. Good condition.