April 30, 2017 Auction
    
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Lot 1 :
JOHN RUSKIN (British, 1819-1900)
sunset, distant view of Abbeville and St. Wulfran church
handwritten in ink on mat:
Abbeville/Painted by Mr. Ruskin and given by him to me./Francesca Alexander
Francesca Alexander (Boston/Florence, 1837-1917)
unsigned, watercolor over pencil enhanced with bodycolor, 5.5 by 8.75 in., matted, framed under…  MORE
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000

Realized: $35,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 2 :
DAWSON WATSON (American, 1864-1939)
arts and crafts depiction of four dancing women
sgn. and dated l.m. Dawson Watson 1899, o/c, 20 by 30 in., original frame
Small puncture in center.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $550 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 3 :
CARLE JOHN BLENNER (American, 1862-1952)
bouquet in candlelight
sgn. u.r. Carle J Blenner, o/c, 32 by 25 in., framed
Patch on reverse 1' by 1.5"  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 4 :
ALDRO THOMPSON HIBBARD (American, 1886-1972)
portrait of forlorn seated woman
sgn. l.r. A. T. Hibbard, o/c (relined), 44 by 30 in., framed
paper label on reverse: THE GUILD OF BOSTON ARTISTS/ALDRO T HIBBARD/A RETROSPECTIVE/FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 18, 1995  
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $1,400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 5 :
ALDRO THOMPSON HIBBARD (American, 1886-1972)
covered bridge in winter
sgn. l.l. A T Hibbard, o/c (laid down on board), 18 by 24 in., framed  
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

Realized: $3,250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 6 :
PAOLO PETROVICH TROUBETZKOY (American/Russian, 1866-1938)
portrait of a gentleman wearing a blue tie
sgn. and dated l.l. Paolo Troubetzkoy 1925, o/c (relined), 47.5 by 32 in., framed  
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

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Lot 7 :
MARGUERITE KIRMSE (American, 1885-1954)
The Milky Way
sgn. in pencil l.r. Margurette Kirmse, titled l.l.
lithograph, 6.25 by 8.25 in. (image), matted framed under glass  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $225 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 8 :
attrib. WILLIAM MCGREGOR PAXTON (American, 1869-1941)
portrait of a woman (purportedly Paxton's wife, Betty)
unsigned, o/c, 12 by 10 in., framed
Handed down through the family who lived next door to the Paxton family in Newton, Massachusetts. Paxton's father established a catering business in Newton Corner in…  MORE
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $1,900 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 9 :
GRETCHEN WOODMAN ROGERS (American, 1881-1967)
Oriental still-life
sgn. l.r. G.W. Rogers
watercolor and gouache, 23 by 17.5 in. (sight), matted, framed under glass
Rogers, born in Boston, from 1900 to 1907 studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts under Edmund C. Tarbell, winning several…  MORE
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 10 :
MARSHALL JOHNSON (American, 1850-1921)
ship at sea, full-sail
sgn. l.l. Marshall Johnson, o/c, 18 by 24 in., original frame
Craquelure throughout; two punctures, paint loss l.l. in water.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 11 :
(pair) CONTINENTAL, 18/19th c.
overview of country road with people and livestock
unsigned, o/c (relined), 69.5 by 66 in., painted frames
Prov: Oakwood mansion Newport, RI, built in 1854 for Mary Alida Astor as a wedding gift from her father, William Backhouse Astor.
Fine condition; faint craquelure;…  MORE
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Realized: $4,750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 12 :
PAIR OF THE FURIETTI PATINATED BRONZE CENTAURS
20th c., also known as the Young Centaur and the Older Centaur
sgn. on leg A. de Luco, figures 20"h and 17"h; mounted on black marble base 2"h x 12"
From a New Hampshire mansion
The sculptures found at Hadrian's Villa in…  MORE
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $1,900 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 13 :
SPANISH COLONIAL, 18/19th c.
Madonna and child
o/c (cleaned, relined and re-stretched), 36 by 25 in., unframed  
Estimate: $600 - $900

Realized: $650 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 14 :
18TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL, 18/19th c.
Joseph and the Christ child
o/c (cleaned, relined and re-stretched), 32 by 24 in., unframed  
Estimate: $600 - $900

Realized: $400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 15 :
ITALIAN, 19th c.
woman and sleeping child in stone courtyard filled with fruits
sgn. l.l. O Castelli, o/c, 21 by 16.5 in., framed
Pin hole next to watermelon lower right.  
Estimate: $600 - $900

Realized: $1,100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 16 :
KENNETH NUNAMAKER (American, 1890-1957)
landscape with house with green shutters
sgn. l.l. K Nunamaker, o/b, 8 by 12 in., framed  
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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Lot 17 :
DUTCH SCHOOL, 17/18th c.
in the manner of Judith Leyster Molenaer (1609-1659)
still-life with flowers and brown jug
initialed l.l. J M, o/c (old reline), 34 by 27 in., gilt frame
Repair of horizontal 3" tear in background right; frame has some losses.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 18 :
school of ABRAHAM JANSZ STORCK (Dutch, 1644-1708)
Dutch harbor overview
unsigned o/c (relined), 31 by 50.5 in., framed
Ex: Descended in the Saltonstall Family of Massachusetts to present owner.
The harbor is probably Amsterdam. There two distinct fleets and two different house flags on the fore masts. Vessel…  MORE
Estimate: $3,500 - $4,500

Realized: $5,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 19 :
SPANISH SCHOOL, 19th c.
manner of El Greco
portrait of a gentleman
o/c (old professional reline), 35 by 26 in., unframed
Illegible old inscription on reverse. From a Boston family.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $325 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 20 :
(pair) ITALIAN, 18th c.
capriccio views of the Grand Canal, Venice
unsigned, o/p, 16.5 by 23 in., original frames
Some warping.  
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

Realized: $1,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 21 :
JOSEPH LINDON SMITH (American, 1863-1950)
ancient Egyptian relief
sgn. in pencil u.l. Joseph Lindon Smith, o/c, 19 by 37 in., framed
labels on revere: Doll & Richards, Boston, Mass and James Bakker's auction 5/10/89  
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $6,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 22 :
(pair) CARL H. NORDSTROM (American, 1876-1965)
Far East processions
both sgn. Carl H. Nordstrom, o/c, 16 by 20 in., framed  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 23 :
CONTINENTAL, 20th c.
still-life with ewer, jug and oranges
unsigned, o/b, 22 by 14.5 in., framed  
Estimate: $200 - $300

Realized: $50 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 24 :
THOMAS HART BENTON (American, 1889-1975)
Instruction, 1940
sgn. in pencil l.r. Benton; also signed Benton l.l. in image
lithograph, edition of 250, image 10.25 by 12.25 in, matted, framed under glass
Prov.; Associated American Artists, 711 Fifth Ave., NYC
From a Providence, Rhode Island home
Spot of foxing on wall…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $1,400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 25 :
(2) MARION GREENWOOD (American, 1909-1970)
The Window; the other
portrait of woman
both sgn. in pencil l.r. Marion Greenwood, matted, framed under glass
Prov.: Associated American Artists, 711 Fifth Ave., NYC to a Providence RI home.
Greenwood was a social realist artist.  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 26 :
UMBERTO ROMANO (American, 1905-1974)
The Awakening
sgn. in pencil l.r. Umberto Romano; also sgn. in image
lithograph, image 9.25 by 13.5 in.; matted, framed under glass
Prov.: Associated American Artists, 711 Fifth Ave., NYC to a Providence, RI home.
Works by Romano in the collections of Harvard's Fogg…  MORE
Estimate: $200 - $400

Realized: $50 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 27 :
1963 FOLIO OF PRINTS, MACLEISH'S CONQUISTADOR
Conquistador by Archibald MacLeish/ A Folio of Original Prints
(16) original colored prints, each dated 1963 and numbered 18/25, signed in pencil by the various artists, approx. 16 by 12 in.; in original canvas and tapa cloth case, 13 by 17.5"
…  MORE
Estimate: $400 - $600

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Lot 28 :
CARLTON THEODORE CHAPMAN (American, 1860-1925)
river landscape with house
sgn. l.l. Carlton T Chapman, o/c (laid down), 24 by 36 in., framed  
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 29 :
(pair) BRITISH, 19th c.
trade ships off the coast of China
sgn. l.r. M...?, o/p, 8 by 16 in., modern frames
From the home of a Cambridge, MA doctor.  
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 30 :
ENGLISH, 19th c.
attrib. George Harvey (1800-1878)
sunset landscape with hay stacks
sgn. illegibly l.l.
watercolor, 14.5 by 21.5 in. (sight), matted, framed under glass
From a Boston collector. Originally a pair, the other was signed, but given away.  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $350 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 31 :
LOUIS ERNEST BARRIAS (French, 1841-1905)
La Renommee, An Allegory of Fame
gilt bronze, sgn. Barrias
14"h; on 2.25"h marble plinth; base, 3"sq.
Staff held in right hand missing. Good gilt patina.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $700 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 32 :
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Lot 33 :
TADEUSZ MAKOWSKI (Polish, 1882-1932)
child with rooster
sgn. and dated l.r. Tado Makowski,
on reverse: Tade Makowski 29, Paris within an artist's palette
also, the remains of a paper with ink script inscription....gift to his friend Stasha
o/b, 10 by 7.75 in., original frame under glass  
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

Realized: $6,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 34 :
TADEUSZ MAKOWSKI (Polish, 1882-1932)
La petite famille
sgn. and dated l.m. Tade Makowski Paris 29
on reverse, sgn., titled and dated within an artist's palette; also two Polish canvas stamps, o/c, 19.5 by 16 in., framed
Makowski studied classical philology at the Jagiellonian University…  MORE
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000

Realized: $7,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 35 :
ARMENIAN, 19th c.
mountain landscape with horse and cart
sgn. l.r..(in Armenian) and dated l.l. 1895, o/c, 17 by 28 in., framed
From a private collection of an Armenian gentleman.  
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $700 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 36 :
(on 2) SARKIS KATCHADOURIAN (Armenia/Iran/NY, 1986-1947)
(2) watercolors on paper
woman spinning yarn
sgn. and dated l.r. 1921, S. Katchadourian/ Silvan?; 12.25 by 9.5 in. (sight), matted, framed under glass; along with
camels in a landscape
sgn. l.r. Katchadourian, 11.5 by 17 in. (sight), matted, framed, under glass
From a private…  MORE
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 36A :
ARMENIAN, 19th c.
old woman seated on stone steps
sgn. and dated l.r., in Armenian, watercolor, 21 by 14 in. (sight). matted, framed under glass
From a private collection of an Armenian gentleman.  
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 37 :
(on 3) ELI BEKIAN (Armenian, 20th c.)
folk art village scenes with people and houses
all signed l.r. in Armenian, one dated 1990
o/c, approx. 8 by 10 in. (sight), matted, framed under glass
From a private collection of an Armenian gentleman.
Slight variation in size.  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $1,800 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 38 :
ARMENIAN, 20th c.
semi-nude woman standing on porch
sgn. in image l.r....?..., woodblock print, image 15.5 by 20 in.,matted, framed under glass
From a private collection of an Armenian gentleman.  
Estimate: $200 - $400

Realized: $275 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 39 :
WITHDRAWN
  
Estimate: $7,000 - $10,000

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Lot 40 :
AMERICAN, 20th c.
silver bell
sgn. l.r. B...?, o/ceramic, 5 by 7 in., framed
From a Rhode Island home.  
Estimate: $200 - $300

Realized: $125 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 41 :
MAXWELL MAYS (American, 1918-2009)
THE PROVIDENCE UNION STATION
sgn. and dated l.r. Maxwell Mays 84, o/b, 17 by 65 in., framed
on reverse: THE PROVIDENCE UNION STATION - This architectual marvel was designed by a Brown University student and for a short time was the very…  MORE
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $1,300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 42 :
VIVIAN MILNER AKERS (American, 1886-1966)
covered bridge at North Turner, Maine
titled and sgn. on reverse, Painted by Vivian Milner Akers/for Mrs Philip Lord/December 23 1945/Norway Maine
o/b, 12.25 by 16 in., original Frederick Harer frame  
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $2,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 43 :
CHARLES BOSSERON CHAMBERS (American, 1882-1964)
portrait of socialite flapper with fan
sgn. l.l. C Bosseron Chambers, o/c, 27 by 22 in., framed
Chambers was portrait painter for railroad magnate William Vanderbilt's socialite daughters and half sisters Muriel (b. 1900) and Consuelo (b. 1877).  
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

Realized: $4,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 44 :
GEORGE ARTHUR HAYS (American, 1854-1945)
cows in the field
sgn. l.l. G A Hays, o/c (relined) 20.25 by 27.25 in., framed
also sgn. and date on reverse, G A Hays 1906
From a Rhode Island home.  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $550 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 45 :
GEORGE ARTHUR HAYS (American, 1854-1945)
ploughing
sgn. l.l. G A Hays, o/c (relined), 14 by 17 in., framed
also sgn. dated and titled on reverse
From a Rhode Island home.  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $325 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 46 :
GEORGE ARTHUR HAYS (American, 1854-1945)
sheep in pasture
sgn. and dated on reverse, G A Hays 1913, o/c, 10.25 by 14.25 in., framed
From a Rhode Island home.  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $425 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 47 :
GEORGE ARTHUR HAYS (American, 1854-1945)
herding sheep at sunset
sgn. l.r. G A Hays, o/c (relined), 18 by 24
partial paper label
From a Rhode Island home.  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $450 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 48 :
FRENCH SCHOOL, 18/19th c.
after Francois Boucher (1703-1770)
cherubs, one sleeping, one peeping
sgn. and dated l.r. f Boucher 1752, mixed media on fabric, 6.5 by 8.5 in., framed under glass  
Estimate: $300 - $500

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