Sale 189, Session Four

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1528 SMALL ALABASTER INKWELL , bulbous shape, footed with short neck, 2 1/8" tall, 2 ¼" diameter, ascribed to Egypt, c. 3000-1200 BC, see letter of authenticity dated 3/24/99 (original at Office). Opening bid: $100
1529 Hammer Price was $200.00 ELECTROPLATED SILVER (ON COPPER?) INKSTAND , elliptically shaped, with two handles, hand chased borders, having two inkwells of clear cut cut glass in a diamond point pattern with silver plated mounts, also fitted with a taper holder inset in the center above the two opposite quill holders, length 14 ½", made in England, mid 20th C. Opening bid: $200
1530 HAND HAMMERED STERLING SILVER CHALICE , octagonal base set with cross inset, with 11 square-cut ruby-like stones, and set with 36 square-cut ruby-like stones in the "node" of the stem of chalice. The chalice bowl is round, 8" tall, diameter at top 4 7/8", the base is engraved with the following: (in Polish) "Pamiatka Od Rodzicow Wiel, KS. Jan. R. Kolanko 18 Maja, 1940 maker J Piana", weight 25.29 troy ounces. Note: this chalice was appraised February 11, 2008 by T.H. Stemper Co. (church supplier of furnishings, statuary and religious articles) at $5500.00 (see appraisal attached), translation of Polish engraving: "In remembrance from parents highly honored Priest John R Kolanko, 18,May 1940". Opening bid: $1500.
1531 GOLD PLATED COMMUNION CHALICE , 7 3/8" tall, 3 13/16" diameter at top, ascribed to England or European origin,, 19th/20th C. Opening bid: $25
1532 A SILVER WATER PITCHER bulbous shape, footed base, upward tapering straight neck, banded, with mask of bearded man under the tip, scroll handle, 10" tall, maker: "Mapin Brothers, 222 Regent Street and London Bridge," numbered 9126, weight 35.88 troy ounces. Opening bid: $1500
1533 AN OVAL SILVER PLATED INKSTAND shell and scroll serpentine border on four slant scroll shaped feet, bearing the following: "Declaration of Independence Inkstand (Reproduction), original by Philip Syng Philadelphia 1752, used in the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States." Note: see Home & Garden Special Edition Milwaukee Journal Sentinel May 16, 1999, p. 15. Opening bid: $200
1534 STAFFORDSHIRE PORCELAIN FIGURE of a seated lady with a lyre, height 8 ½", English circa 1840-1850. Condition: hairline noted to right arm below elbow. Opening bid: $75.
1535 Hammer Price was $85.00 PAINTED BISQUE RECTANGULAR INKSTAND featuring 17 game birds in relief in a forest setting having a detachable covered ink holder and a detachable sander, length 8 1/4", c. late 19th/early 20th C. Opening bid: $50
1536 A COMBINATION BRASS AND PORCELAIN DESK PIECE containing two affixed porcelain wells with detachable brass covers, a porcelain / brass candlestick, 7 ½"x8 ½"x7", circa late 19th/early 20th C. Note: original price tag of $650.00 as of 2/20/06 is still attached. Opening bid: $250.
1537 GREEN ONYX RECTANGULAR INKSTAND with square green onyx ink well mounted in center, with hinged lid, 3 ¼"x5 7/8"x6 ¼", together with matching rocker blotter. Opening bid: $75.
1538 Hammer Price was $436.00 MEISSEN PORCELAIN "CROSSED SWORD" INKSTAND with 2 detached inkwells with original lids and matching rocker blotter, in a pink floral design, gilt trimmed with Crossed Sword mark of Meissner Schweitzer, c. 1924-1934, length 9". Opening bid: $200
1539 Hammer Price was $90.00 HEREND PORCELAIN INKSTAND , with 2 square detached inkwells (1 without a lid), floral decorated, gilt trimmed, length 8", Hungary, early/mid 20th C. Opening bid: $50
1540 Hammer Price was $75.00 DRESDEN PORCELAIN INKHOLDER with 2 detached inkwells, (1 is without cover), floral decorated with tan/gold "fish scale" borders, German, late 19th/early 20th C., length 9 1/2". Opening bid: $75
1541 Hammer Price was $300.00 SOLID CAST BRASS RECTANGULAR INKSTAND , repousse' with pierced floral / scroll sides, two side handles, bracket feet, the hinged lid is surmounted by spread wing eagle, when opened reveals two wells and a center pen brush between a white porcelain ink holder and a grey porcelain ink holder (which has minor rim chips), marked: "REG 1479", 6 7/8"x11 1/4"x5 3/8", circa late 19th/early 20th. Opening bid: $300.
1542 Hammer Price was $40.00 BIRCH FINISHED COMPACT DISC STORAGE CABINET , with two paneled doors, when opened disclose the compact disc storage units, each with adjustable shelves which compose only half the storage space, the other half has adjustable shelves to the rear, 41 ½"x24"x13 ¾" when closed. Opening bid: $25.
1543 Hammer Price was $120.00 ENGLISH OR AMERICAN SCHOOL 19th/20th C. "Untitled" (river landscape, summer), oil on academy board, 9"x12", signed with initials "T W T" lower right, (unascribed), framed. Opening bid: $50.
1544 Hammer Price was $475.00 AMERICAN SCHOOL 19th/20th C. "Untitled" (sunset, landscape, summer), oil on canvas, 6 ½"x12 ¼", signed lower right: "J.W. Murdoch". Opening bid: $25.
1545 Hammer Price was $610.00 EUROPEAN SCHOOL (English) 19th C. "Untitled" (a fishing village by the sea with buildings, boats, figures and mountain in background),, oil on wood panel, 11 ½"x14 ½", unsigned, framed. Note: canvas straps to back of wood panel, the panel is bowed. Opening bid: $100.
1546 Hammer Price was $980.00 HEIDE OR HEYD, CONRAD , (attributed to), "Untitled" (sunset scene), oil on paper on academy board, 6 ½"x10 ¾", unsigned, framed, inscribed on reverse "Conrad Heyd". Opening bid: $50.
1547 Hammer Price was $725.00 EUROPEAN SCHOOL 17th/18th C. "Untitled" (portrait of a lady), oil on wood panel, 6 ¼"x4 3/8", framed. Opening bid: $100.
1548 Hammer Price was $2,700.00 FRENCH SCHOOL 19th C. "Landscape, Signed" (coastal scene with cart, figures, water, boats in distance), oil on wood panel, 5"x7 ¾", signed lower left: "Corot", framed , under glass, titled and labeled on reverse. Note: the paint appears to have adhered to the glass in several areas. Opening bid: $100.
1549 Hammer Price was $63.00 AMERICAN SCHOOL 20th C. "Untitled" (impressional landscape, summer), oil on back of a wooden cigar box, 5 ½"x8", unsigned, framed. Condition: small amounts of paint is flaking off at lower edge. Opening bid: $10.
1550 Hammer Price was $450.00 AMERICAN SCHOOL 20th C. "Untitled" (family of 3 rabbits), oil on wood panel, 5"x7", attributed to Robert Grace (see label on reverse), framed. Opening bid: $50
1551 Hammer Price was $60.00 EUROPEAN SCHOOL 19th/20th C. "Untitled" (boats at riverside, figure and village in background), oil on academy board, 6 ½"x8 1/8", unsigned, framed. Opening bid: $25.
1552 Hammer Price was $50.00 EUROPEAN SCHOOL 18th/19th C. "Untitled" (Roman/Greco ruins with figures), oil on wood panel, 6 3/8"x8 5/8", unsigned, framed. Opening bid: $50.
1553 Hammer Price was $155.00 A FRAMED 6"X6" PORCELAIN TILE , "January" by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, "Etruria" (England), circa mid/late 19th C. Opening bid: $10.
1554 AFRICAN SCHOOL , 19th / 20th C. "Untitled" (ebony wood sculpture of a boy with hands behind his back), height 19 ¼". Opening bid: $100.
1555 Hammer Price was $10.00 A WOOD SCULPTED FIGURE of a praying madonna with halo, slightly polychromed, 5 ½" tall, mounted in a gilt framed "shadow box", origin probably Germany or Italy early/mid 20th C. Opening bid: $10.
1556 Hammer Price was $350.00 ENGLISH SCHOOL 19th C. "Untitled" (landscape with water, sailboat, figures, mountains in distance), watercolour, unsigned, image 9"x13", framed. Opening bid: $50.
1557 Hammer Price was $2,025.00 EUROPEAN SCHOOL 19th C. "Untitled" (landscape with figure, summer), oil on academy board, 9 ½"x12 ¼", unsigned, framed. Opening bid: $50.

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