April 23, 2023 Auction
    
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Lot 97 :
LARGE SPANISH COLONIAL CARVED SANTO, SAN MIGUEL
Guatemala, 18th c.; figure standing on an attached 10" wood block wearing his original leather shoes; 50"tall; 16"w
Stripped, traces of paint and gesso; sans objects being held.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $1,100 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 98 :
CARVED SANTO, SAN VICENTE FERRER
Guatemala, late 19th c.; standing figure holding a bible in his left hand; original iron hook on reverse to stabilize figure during processions; 40"h; 19"w
Vincent Ferrer (b. Spain, 1350-d. France, 1419) was a Valencian Dominican friar, preacher and missionary.…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $550 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 99 :
GUATEMALAN BENCH-MADE CARVED BENCH/PEW
hand-carved and constructed two thirds scale of a church pew from La Merced Cathedral in Antigua, Guatemala; ornately carved to front and sides; 52" at highest; back 38"seat 20.5"h; 92"w; 18"d
Collector's note: Both the cathedral and the original bench…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $850 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 100 :
SPANISH INLAID SMALL VALUABLES TRUNK
19th c., Antigua, Guatemala, hinged, domed-lid, wrought iron fittings and bun feet; 17"h; 22"w; 11"d
Acquire in Guatemala from a friend whose mother purchased it in the 1930's.  
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $3,250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 101 :
MEXICAN BLACK GLAZED EARTHENWARE CATHEDRAL
Oaxaca, Mexico, 1960's; poss. the Cathedral at Acatlan de Osorio in the state of Puebla, three steeples with removable crosses; 16"h; 8"w; 7"d
Collector's note: This is similar to ceramic sculpture popularized by the artist Heron Martinez in the 1950's.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

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Lot 102 :
(2) SPANISH COLONIAL-STYLE PAINTED WOOD DISPLAY PLINTHS
19th c., the larger, four-sided, Baroque-style from Mexico, 14.5"w; 10"d; 6.5"h; the smaller, three-sided, measures 11"w; 9.75"d; 3.5"h
Both with surface chips; the smaller with paint loss.  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $325 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 103 :
(on 3) GUATEMALAN CARVED WOOD MASKS
Coban, Alta Verapaz; one a devil monkey mask with leather ears and three removable wood serpent horns, 9.5" not incl. horns; the other a Mexicano with serpent horns, wood ears and leather tongue, 9.5" (age split in chin); and a…  MORE
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $275 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 104 :
(on 3) PAIR OF HAMMERED COPPER WALL DECORATIONS
Oaxaca, Mexico, 19th c.
a close pair of hammered copper with dark patina ramillettes with floral motif, one with applied brass flowers; 23"h; 13.5"w (one flower missing on one, the other with no applied flowers); along with a small silver…  MORE
Estimate: $200 - $400

Realized: $250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 105 :
FILLIPINO COLONIAL-STYLE CARVED CHERUB
20th c.; seated, his left hand holding fabric which entwines his body; black polychrome; 20.5"h  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 108 :
SPANISH COLONIAL, COLOMBIA, late 16th c.
Nuesta Virgen de las Aguas
o/c (relined; the original canvas appears to be either jute or hemp); titled at bottom; 75.5 by 45 in.; frame 81.5 by 51in. (reframed in 2006)
Collector's note: Purchased in 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland. Comes with…  MORE
Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000

Realized: $13,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 109 :
SPANISH COLONIAL, CUZCO SCHOOL, 18th c.
La Virgen del Carmen holding the Christ Child
o/c, 61 by 39 in.; carved frame 65 by 43.5 in.
Both figures are holding images of the shield of the Carmelite Order, the Child also holding a cross and delivering the benediction with…  MORE
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,000

Realized: $3,250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 110 :
CUZCO SCHOOL, 17/18th c.
Virgen Inmacculada
various ecumenical attributes on both sides of figure, three cherubs below
o/c (relined); 38 by 32 in.; modern hand-carved gilt frame 43.5 by 37 in.
Some flaking gilt to frame.  
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Realized: $2,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 111 :
SPANISH COLONIAL PAINTING, GUATEMALA, 18th c.
Nuestra Senora del Carmen
the Virgin carrying scapulars, two begging penitents below
o/p, 11 by 8.5 in.; original hand carved frame, 18 by 15.5 in.
Paint worn with paint loss, subtle crack in panel; frame has minor gilt loss.  
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $800 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 112 :
BOOK: MISSALE ROMANUM, MDCCCVII
MISSALE ROMANUS EX DECRETO SACROSANCTI CONCILII TRIDENTINI RESTITUTUM SANCTI PII PAPAE V./JUSSU EDITUM.
published: MATRITI./TYPIS REGIAE SOCIETATIS/ANNO MDCCCVII, 17" by 11.5"
The front and back covered with red velvet with applied, pierced, plated sliver corner mounts, and a centered plated Lamb…  MORE
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $275 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 113 :
BOOK: SIR WALTER RALEIGH, HISTORY OF THE WORLD, 1677
rebound in leather in the 1950's
HISTORY OF THE WORLD / IN FIVE BOOKS
by Sir Walter Raleigh / Whereunto is added in this Edition, the Life and Tryal of the Author / Knight, London, Printed for Robert White, T. Basset, F.…  MORE
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $425 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 118 :
TIBETAN BUDDHIST KALACHAKRA GILDED BRONZE STATUE
The following collection, lots 118-131, is from the estate of a woman who was a Buddhist practitioner and well aquainted with the Dalai Lama.
Kalachakra is a major deity in the Vajrajani School of practice,
Four faces, twenty six arms, with consort,…  MORE
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $1,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 119 :
LARGE TIBETAN BUDDHIST BRASS SINGING BOWL
hammered brass, double concentric circles inside at bottom, 5"h; 11"diam. with wood mallet  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 120 :
TIBETAN RITUAL OBJECTS - PAIR OF CHASED SILVER BUMPA
ornate chased decoration depicting auspicious symbols; the dispensers/annointers with peacock feathers; vase 7"; total incl. feathers 17"
Bumpas are used for Empowerments and other rituals.
Repairs to spouts.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 121 :
(on 5) TIBETAN BUDDHIST RITUAL OBJECTS
(2) early brass sand mandala funnels (chak-pur), 10"; various colored sands are tapped through the tubes to create a complex mandala which when completed, is destroyed to express impermanence; a
(2) early bronze footed pipes, 9.5" and 7.5" pipes (one…  MORE
Estimate: $500 - $700

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Lot 122 :
(on 4) TIBETAN BUDDHIST RITUAL OBJECTS
shell horn with leather handle (silver tip and mouthpiece missing), 8"
a brass shrine with copper aurora, 7"h
a small brass covered cup in stand, 4"h
a table-top prayer wheel with silver applied prayer and auspicious symbols, turns on round silver base, 5.5"h;…  MORE
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $350 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 123 :
LARGE TIBETAN BUDDHIST PRAYER WHEEL
copper and silver, original long wood handle with applied copper band to each end; 26" total  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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Lot 124 :
TIBETAN SOAPSTONE AND SILVER FOOTED TEA CUP
lined with silver, 2.25"h; 4" diam.
Possibly part of a set of shrine offering bowls.  
Estimate: $300 - $500

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Lot 125 :
TIBETAN BUDDHIST BRONZE RITUAL URN
19th c., or earlier, overall relief figures of Shakyamuni Buddha and various Wrathful Deities, 12"  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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Lot 126 :
TIBETAN BUDDHIST RITUAL OBJECT- KAPALA SKULL CUP ON STAND
half-skull cup with brass edging, 3"h; 7" by 5.5"; gilded brass lid with a vajra finial and gilded brass stand (both re-gilded), both with inset coral and turquoise beads, the cover, total height 12"  
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,600

Realized: $1,200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 127 :
TIBETAN BUDDHIST RITUAL OBJECTS - PAIR OF SILVERED/COPPER BHUMPA
chased decoration of auspicious objects, copper body, 9.5"h, (not including peacock feather dispenser), total height 17"
Spouts possibly re-soldered.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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Lot 128 :
(on 4) TIBETAN BUDDHIST METAL VESSELS
a heavy early copper pitcher with embossed decoration, 5.5"h;
small copper cylindrical vessel with incised bands at rim and base, 3.75 h; 3.25"diam.;
small bronze footed vase with fluted body, 4.5"h; and
a bronze cup with inset turquoise and coral beads, 3'h;…  MORE
Estimate: $500 - $700

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Lot 129 :
(on 2) TIBETAN BUDDHIST RITUAL OBJECT- PRAYER WHEEL
wheel covered with stitched black leather, mounted on long wood handle with applied silvered end mounts, 16" total; wheel 4"diam.
along with a wood prayer wheel handle. 14"  
Estimate: $700 - $900

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Lot 130 :
TIBETAN BUDDHIST TANKHA
wrathful Mahakala with consort, 32 by 23.25 in.; mounted on silk lined board; 36 by 27 in.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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Lot 131 :
(on 5) TIBETAN BUDDHIST RITUAL OBJECTS
brass singing bowl, 2.5"h; 6.5"diam., with a wood striker;
a set: bronze bell, 6" and vajra, 4"; and another earlier
bronze vajra, 5.5" (one tine broken)  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 132 :
EDWARD MITCHELL BANNISTER (Canada/Rhode Island, 1828-1901)
launching rowboat on lake shore
sgn. and dated l.l. E M Bannister '89?
o/c, 5 by 8 in.; original frame 6.5 by 9.5 in
Old paper label on stretcher...86 Weybosset St./Commercial Photographer and Picture framer/ Studley Building, Providence R.I.
Frame has missing pieces.  
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Realized: $3,250 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 133 :
manner of JEAN VAN de CAPPELLE (1624-1679), DELACROIX
Venetian royal barge procession
brass plaque on frame Jean Van de Cappelle / (1624 - 1679), written in chalk on back of canvas, Delacroix / 1838 / (1795-1863); written on pencil on the stretcher; COLEKTION ANGLO / AUSTRIA / Versteijert in…  MORE
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

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Lot 134 :
CONTINENTAL, 19th C.
seated fruit seller, mending
sgn., l.l., V. Avila,
o/c; 23 by 17 in.; framed 33 by 27 in.
From a Private East Coast Collection
Two small scrapes on paint left and right side 2/3 up, some gesso losses on frame.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $650 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 135 :
AMERICAN, 19th c.
floral still life with magnolias
o/tin; 24 by 16 in.; in ornate, original Victorian gilt frame, 34.25 by 26.25 in.
From a Private East Coast Collection
Some lifting/ bubbling in the paint on the upper 1/4, some gesso loss on the edge…  MORE
Estimate: $400 - $600

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Lot 136 :
LUIGI BECHI (Italian, 1830-1919)
girl with caged bird and berries
sgn. u.r. L. Bechi
o/c; 34 by 24 in.; ornate gilt frame 49.5 by 41 in.
From a Private East Coast Collection  
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Realized: $7,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 137 :
ARABIAN SCENE WITH STANDING BIRD AND SNAKE
ibis watching snake charmers feeding their snake
unsigned, o/c, c. 1900; 23 by 50.25 in.; framed, 26.5 by 54 in
From a Private East Coast Collection  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 138 :
MCLURE HAMILTON (American, 1853-1936)
portrait of a girl in pink dress, holding a bouquet of violets
o/c (wax reline); 43 by 35.5 in.; framed 52 by 45 in.
artist identified by plaque
From a Private East Coast Collection
Minor inpaint at bottom left and edge; small spots…  MORE
Estimate: $500 - $800

Realized: $425 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 139 :
ELIZABETH B. BOYD (American)
Spirit of 1879
sgn. l.l., Elizabeth B. Boyd, old paper label on back, faint pencil with name of artist, address and price of $150, Rehoboth Art League, also, inscribed on back in pencil (illegible) probably from the Artist; still life with…  MORE
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 140 :
THOMAS B. CRAIG (Pennsylvania, 1849-1924)
a sunny day in June
sgn. l.l. Thos B. Craig; also sgn. and titled on reverse
o/c; 11.5 by 15.5 in.; ornate gilt frame 20 by 24 in.
Vose Gallery, Boston label
Lower right corner of frame has gilt missing, blacklights clean.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $2,200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 141 :
CHARLES FRANKLIN PIERCE (Massachusetts/New Hampshire, 1844-1920)
Cows by a Stream
sgn. l.l. CF Pierce; paper label on back, Lot # 159 / Charles F. Pierce / Cows by a Stream
o/c (relined); 24 by 36 in. (sight); framed 28 by 40 in
Small chip in paint on the…  MORE
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800

Realized: $1,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 142 :
MARY B. FOX (American, 20th c.)
Town Fair
sgn. l.r. Mary B. Fox
o/c; 22 by 48 in.; framed 26.5 by 52 in.  
Estimate: $500 - $800

Realized: $350 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 143 :
MARSHALL JOHNSON (American, 1850-1921)
Clipper Signaling a Pilot
faintly sgn. l.l. Marshall Johnson
o/c, 24 by 36 in., 37 by 49 in., original gilt frame
Some paint loss along the left side at stretcher edge, gilt loss to frame, blacklights clean.  
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

Realized: $2,400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 144 :
ALEXANDER CHARLES STUART (Scotland/ PA., 1831-1898)
Ocean Sunset
sgn. l.l. Stuart, o/c; 22 by 26 in.; framed, 29 by 43 in.
From a Private East Coast Collection
Wax re-line, heavily varnished, small spots of in painting in the water and sky.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $450 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 145 :
CARL ROMNEY (American, 20th c.)
Love Struck
sgn. l.l., Carl Romney, o/c; 24 by 20 in.; in ornate Victorian style frame; 34 by 29.5 in.
From a Private East Coast Collection  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $175 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 146 :
J. BLACIO MEXICAN STREET SCENE
sgn. l.r., J Blacio Taxco 1933, o/b; 12.5 by 18 in. with ornate pierced frame; 19.25 by 25 in.
From a Private East Coast Collection  
Estimate: $300 - $500

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Lot 147 :
CONTINENTAL, 19th c.
sailing ship in harbor, sunset
sgn. l.r. F. E...? ; o/c (wax reline), 12 by 17 in.; framed 17 by 22 in.
From a Private East Coast Collection
Part of signature under frame.  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $375 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 148 :
AMERICAN, 20th c.
still life with cockatoo and yellow flowers
label on back, FW DEVOE & CO; o/board; 23.5 by 17.75; framed, 28 by 22 in.
From a Private East Coast Collection
Rubbed paint/ loss along the edge of the board, bottom.  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $950 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 149 :
CONTEMPORARY IMPRESSIONISTIC GARDEN SCENE, SGND
Brooksie's Garden
sgn. l.l., illegible, ("Tw...?)
paper label on back with name and price, sticker on stretcher; 24 by 30 in; framed 32.5 by 38.5 in.
From a Private East Coast Collection  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $1,200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 150 :
ALEXANDER CALDER (Pennsylvania, 1898-1976)
Rolling Down
sgn. and dated l.r, Calder 66; verso in pencil, titled and c 525
gouache and ink on paper; paper sheet 30.5 by 22.75 in.; framed under glass 39 by 31 in.
This work is registered in the archives of the…  MORE
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000

Realized: $63,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 151 :
GER VAN ELK (Dutch, 1941-2014)
sucking flowers, 1982
sgn. and titled l.m. Ger Van Elk; enamel paint over color photograph; original green painted frame, 44"h; irregular trapezoid shape, the top 40.5"w., the bottom 31"w
A pioneering conceptual artist, van Elk, a Dutch expatriate, spent most of…  MORE
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Realized: $1,600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 152 :
CHARLES CLOUGH (New York, b. 1951)
jugular notch, 1982
note from the artist on the reverse
acrylic over print; 40 by 48 in.; original white painted frame 48 by 56 in.
Clough is exhibited at the New York Metropolitan Museum.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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