September 20, 2020 Auction
    
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Lot 1 :
ARTHUR BOWEN DAVIES (American, 1862-1928)
Olympia
unsigned, o/c, 57.5 by 37.5 in.; gilt frame, 64 by 44 in.
Partial label on stretcher: Ferargil Art Gallery, NYC (operating from 1915 to 1955); also a later Robert Lee Fine Arts, Philadelphia label
Prov.: Originally purchased from the estate…  MORE
Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000

Realized: $13,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 2 :
AGUSTUS WILLIAM DUNBIER (Nebraska/Arizona, 1888-1977)
still-life with Chinese export plate and fruit
sgn. l.l. Agustus W. Dunbar; o/c, 20 by 24 in.; framed, 24 by 28 in.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $350 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 3 :
LEOPOLD FRANZ KOWALSKY (Russian/French, 1856-1931)
three women in a meadow picking flowers
sgn. l.r. L Kowalsky, o/c, 32 by 39.5 in, unframed
As found, as is, several slashes to canvas.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $1,600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 4 :
HENRY WEBSTER RICE (American, 1853-1934)
Oleander tree on the island of St. David's Bermuda
title and sgn. l.r. St. David's/Bermuda/Henry W. Rice; also identified on reverse; watercolor, 13.25 by 19.5 in.; framed under glass, 17 by 23.5 in.
Faint foxing.  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $4,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 5 :
ANTONIO CIRINO (Rhode Island, 1889-1983)
Winter's The Crotchety Stream
sgn. l.l. A. Cirino, on reverse titled and sgn. on canvas and stretcher
o/c, 25 by 30 in.; gilt frame, 31 by 36 in.  
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Realized: $1,600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 6 :
JAMES KERR (American, b. 1955)
Boston North End, Hanover Street
sgn. l.r. J.B. Kerr, o/c, 24 by 30 in; framed, 31.5 by 375 in.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 7 :
GEORGE BENJAMIN LUKS (American, 1867-1933)
apple Mary, c. 1904
sgn. l.r. George B. Luks, o/c, 16 by 12 in.; framed, 23.75 by 19.75 in.;
This work exhibited "The Work of George Benjamin Luks", 1934, Newark Museum.
Two Nassau County Museum of Fine Art exhibition labels on reverse:
(catalogues included…  MORE
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Realized: $5,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 8 :
MARION HUSE (Massachusetts, 1896-1967)
4:30 Shift at the Armory, c. 1940 (Springfield, Massachusetts Armory)
sgn. l.l. Marion Huse o/c, 32 by 40 in.; framed, 39 by 47 in.
WPA artist, depicting the late afternoon shift of wartime factory workers as viewed from
the artist's apartment window.
Label on…  MORE
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $4,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 9 :
JOHN SINGER SARGENT (American, 1856-1925)
study for Boston Public Library mural
sgn. l.l. John S Sargent, transfer lithographic on laid paper
20 by 16.75 in. (sight); matted, framed under glass, 28 by 24 in.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $1,400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 10 :
LILIAN MAY MILLER (American, 1895-1943)
rain blossoms
monogramed, sgn. and dated in plate l.l. Lilian Miller/1928
woodblock, 9.5 by 15.5 in. (image); on silk backing, framed under glass, 16.5 by 20.75 in.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 11 :
LEMUEL D. ELDRED (Massachusetts, 1848-1921)
caravan through the desert
sgn. and dated l.r. L.D. Eldred 92, o/c, 28 by 48 in.; original Orientalist gilt frame, 41 by 61 in.  
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

Realized: $5,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 12 :
ELIHU VEDDER (New York/Italy, 1836-1923)
Italian coastal view
sgn. and dated l.r. Elihu Vedder..19?; o/c (laid on board); 11 by 14 in.; framed, 14 by 17 in.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $800 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 13 :
MORSTON REAM (American, 1840-1898)
purple grapes
sgn. l.l. Morston Ream, o/c (relined/restretched), 20 by 14 in.; 25 by 19 in.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $1,300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 14 :
ENOCH WOOD PERRY (American, 1831-1915)
country festival
o/c, 17 by 30 in.; classical carved frame, 25 by 38 in.
Rayon Gallery, Madison Ave. NYC label on reverse....Exhibit: Danforth Museum, Framingham, Mass. 8-11-1982 The Dusseldorf Connection.
Perry served as the U.S. Consul to Venice between 1856…  MORE
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $2,750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 15 :
HERMAN DUDLEY MURPHY (Massachusetts, 1867-1945)
New England landscape with church in distance
unsigned, o/b, 12 by 16 in.; good gilt frame, 21.5 by 26 in.
estate stamp on reverse  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $850 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 16 :
attib. ARTHUR F. MATHEWS (California, 1860-1945)
landscape with trees and distant mountain
unsigned, o/b, 12 by 16 in.; newcomb macklin gilt frame, 18 by 22 in.
Arthur Mathews was a Tonalist painter.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $1,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 17 :
COLLETTE PAGE HELDNER (Louisiana, 1902-1990)
old slave quartre, 826 Rue Royale, New Orleans, LA 1928
sgn., dated and titled on reverse
o/b, 20 by 16 in.; framed, 26.5 by 22.5 in.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $1,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 18 :
AMERICAN, 19th c.
Minot's Light, Cohasset/Scituate, Massachusetts
initialed and dated l.l. JHJ 87; o/c (relined); 22 by 36 in., unframed  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $650 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 19 :
HENRY PRELLWITZ (American, 1865-1940)
Storm, Peconic Pier
sgn. l.r. H. Prellwith, o/c, 34 by 36 in., unframed  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $425 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 20 :
ROBERT NAPIER, British, 19th c.
The Minstrel
sgn. l.l. R Napier
o/c (relined), 30 by 20 in., ornate gilt frame 38.5 by 28.5 in.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $325 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 21 :
JACK WHITTEN (American, 1939-2018)
Soul Space V 1984
sgn. on reverse Jack Whitten
acrylic and oil/c, 20 sq. in., original box frame 21.75 sq. in.
President Obama awarded Whitten the 2015 National Medal Of Arts Award.
Whitten has been described as "a painter of abstract cosmologies."
From a…  MORE
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000

Realized: $35,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 22 :
JACK WHITTEN (American, 1939-2018)
Soul Space IX 1984
sgn. on reverse Jack Whitten
oil and acrylic/c, 20 sq. in., original box frame 21.75 sq. in.
President Obama awarded Whitten the 2015 National Medal Of Arts Award.
Whitten has been described as "a painter of abstract cosmologies."
From a…  MORE
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000

Realized: $35,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 23 :
RUBIN PEACOCK BRONZE (American, b. 1941)
tropical sunrise
sgn. and dated Rubin Peacock 1990; bronze
foundry mark CIRE PERDUE/AYLETT/ART FOUNDATION
11.5"h; 13.5"w; on 1" polished black marble base; 21 pounds
Virginia-based, Peacock's work is on display in Richmond in the sculpture garden at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; the…  MORE
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $350 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 24 :
AWAITING ARRIVAL
  

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Lot 25 :
WILLIAM T. ROBINSON (American, 1852-1934)
a covey of quail in a field
sgn. l.l. W T Robinson, o/c 18 by 15.25 in.; framed, 24.5 by 21.5  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 26 :
WALTER SCHACINGER (German, b. 1883)
portrait of the great tenor Enrico Caruso
sgn. and dated l.l. Walter Schacinger/Munich 1911; o/p, 35.5 by 30 in; original ornate gilt frame, 42 by 37 in.
Oil portraits of Caruso are rare.  
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Realized: $500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 27 :
HARRIET Randolph Hyatt (Massachusetts, 1868-1960) BRONZE
bust of gentleman, sgn. left shoulder Harriet Randolph Hyatt/Cambridge/1897; cast bronze, on reverse GORHAM MFC CO. FOUNDERS, 30"h  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $550 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 28 :
KAHLIL GIBRAN (Massachusetts, 1922-2008) BRONZE
nude woman, cast bronze relief, incised signature on front and back, K. Gibran, 12 by 10.5 in.  
Estimate: $500 - $800

Realized: $550 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 29 :
after CHARLES RUSSELL (American, 1864-1926) BRONZE
Best of the String
initialed CMP numbered 18/30, also inscribed on base rim Brad Brint Mem, and RB Wing, 5.75"h; 6"w
Reins not original.  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 30 :
AWAITING ARRIVAL
  

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Lot 31 :
ANTONIO NICOLO JACOBSEN (American, 1850-1921)
Pilot Boat New York 1898
sgn. and dated l.r. A. Jacobsen 1898, o/c, 17.25 by 29.75 in.; framed, 23.75 by 35.25 in.  
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Realized: $5,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 32 :
ANTONIO NICOLO JACOBSEN (American, 1850-1921)
Matchless schooner at full sail with American flag
sgn. and dated l.r. Antonio Jacobsen 191?, o/b, 18 by 29.5 in.; framed, 23.5 by 35 in.
label on reverse: David Bendann's Fine Art Rooms, Baltimore
The Matchless was built in East Boston 1870,…  MORE
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Realized: $6,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 33 :
LIE LOUIS PERIN-SALBREUX (French, 1753-1817) MINIATURE PORTRAIT
portrait of young woman with black hair and blue eyes
sgn. l.r. Lie Perin, o/thin sheet of bone, 2.5"diam.; framed, 4.75"sq.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 34 :
attrib. AMMI PHILLIPS, (American, 1788-1865)
portrait of gentleman
unsigned, o/c (relined), 30 by 24 in.; original grain painted frame, 35 by 29.5 in.
Scattered inpaint.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 35 :
AMERICAN PRIMITIVE, 19th c.
portrait of child with basket, sitting on stool
unsigned, o/c (relined), 27.5 by 23.5 in.; gilt frame, 34 by 29.5 in.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $650 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 36 :
AMERICAN, 19th c.
portrait of a seated woman with elaborate cameo brooch and coral shawl
unsigned, o/c, 36 by 29 in.; gilt frame, 44 by 36.5 in.
Small restored puncture upper left corner.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

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Lot 37 :
attrib. ZEDEKIAH BELKNAP (American, 1781-1858)
portrait of woman warring a lace bonnet
unsigned, o/p, 27 by 22.5 in.; lemon gilt frame, 32 by 28 in.
written on reverse: Nancy Pierce (dau. of Gov. Benj. Pierce), by Zedekiah Belknap, 1781-1858 (wife of Soloman McNeil) (great grandm. of Murray…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $1,300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 38 :
attrib. JEREMIAH THEUS (American, 1719-1794)
Miss Jacobs, a South Carolina colonial woman of means
unsigned, o/c (relined), 30 by 25 in.; appears to be original elaborate gilt frame,
Vose label with artist and sitter named Miss Jacobs c. 1750
label on frame Jeremiah Theus, 1719-1774  
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $1,600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 39 :
school of ANGELICA KAUFFMAN, c.1830
woman disrobing in the woods to bathe in the river
o/tin, 8 by 6.5 in. (sight); original carved gilt frame, 12 by 10.25 in.
Small areas of loss to gilt oval insert.  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $275 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 40 :
AMERICAN, 19th c.
wild horses fleeing Plains fire
sgn. l.r. indistinctly, dated 1895
o/c (laid down), 36.5 by 54 in.; framed, 38.5 by 56 in.  
Estimate: $300 - $500

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Lot 41 :
school of FRANS VAN MIERIS (Dutch, 1635-1681)
genre interior with couple having a meal
unsigned, o/c, 14.25 by 12.25 in.; framed, 16.5 by 14.5 in.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 42 :
attrib. FRENCESCO LAZZANO GUARDI (Italian, 1712-1793)
Venice, Grand Canal
o/c, 21.5 in. by 26.5 in. (sight), period-style ripple frame 28 by 33.5 in.
  
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $2,300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 43 :
RUSSIAN, 19th c.
portrait of sea captain with medals
o/c, 17 by 14 in. (restretched); gilt frame 21.5 by 18.25 in.
Two small pinholes repaired.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $225 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 44 :
(pair) J. GERARD (French, 19th c.)
portrait of seated husband and wife
both sgn. and dated l.r. J. Gerard s.?..1844 (also on woman's portrait pinx.)
12 by 10.5 in.; lemon gilt frame, 16 by 14 in.  
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Realized: $750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 45 :
(on 5) FRENCH, 18th c.
portraits of French bourgeois de Leon family, each identified on the reverse in ink script: Monsieur Francois Michel de Leon; his wife Madame Anne Lea Mille; and their three children Monsieur Joseph Louis; Mademoiselle Anne Claire Irene Michel; Monsieur Paul…  MORE
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Realized: $2,100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 46 :
CONTINENTAL, 18TH c.
poss. Austrian, portrait of a young noblewoman
o/c, 23 by 19 in.; framed 27 by 22.5 in.
Minor, missing spots to gold frame at edges.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 47 :
attrib. GEORGE ROMNEY (British, 1734-1802)
portrait of an English high ranking seaman
unsigned, o/c (relined), 30 by 25 in.; carved gilt frame, 37 by 32 in.
Canvas cut down; minor loss to gilt on frame.  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $3,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 48 :
CONTINENTAL, 19th c.
oval portrait of young girl
unsigned, o/c, 9 by 7 in; original gilt frame, 13 by 11 in.  
Estimate: $200 - $300

Realized: $125 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 49 :
WITHDRAWN.
  

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