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Items for Auction by School, French

French School, Playground Carousel, watercolor

Lot# 4124

(20th Century),
Playground Carousel, 37,
watercolor on Atelier Paper,
(approximate dimensions - sheet: 12 x 14 3/4 inches)
illegible signature and date lower right.
Qualite Atelier T.L. Co. Paris watermark on left margin.
Condition: Toning, slight buckling, soiling, and wear to edges. Verso has tape residue, acid burn, smudges, and soiling.
Notes: Frame has wear, approximate dimensions - frame: 19 1/8 x 22 inches.

Estimate: $500 - $700

French School, Les Costumes Regionaux, porchoir prints

Lot# 3144

(20th Century),
Costume Figures from Les Costumes Rgionaux de la France, 1929,
porchoir prints,
(approximate dimensions - sheet (each): 15 x 10 1/6 inches, mat (each): 20 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches)
161 out of 200. Including plates no. 1-195 Missing plates no. 26, 107, 150-153, 156-163, 166-171, 173-177, 179, 181, 184-186, 189, 192-194, total missing: 34. Total overall: 161.
all in original mats.
Condition: Toning, handling wear, smudges to mats, soiling, and some slight fading.

Estimate: $500 - $700

French School, The Death of Cleopatra, oil

Lot# 156

(circa 18th Century),
The Death of Cleopatra with Her Attendants,
oil on canvas,
(Approximate dimensions - canvas: 19.5 x 25.5 inches).
Condition: Craquelure throughout the canvas. Bottom right corner has surface dirt.
Notes: Approximate dimensions - framed: 26 x 32 inches.

Estimate: $700 - $1000

French School, The Death of Cleopatra, oil

Lot# 3031

(circa 18th Century),
The Death of Cleopatra with Her Attendants,
oil on canvas,
(Approximate dimensions - canvas: 19.5 x 25.5 inches, framed: 26 x 32 inches).
Condition: Craquelure throughout the canvas. Bottom right corner has surface dirt.

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

French School, Slave Rescuing a Young Boy, bronze

Lot# 278

(Late 19th Century),
Slave rescuing a young boy,
bronze with patina,
overall: 27.5 x 12 x 10.5 inches.
Plinth inscribed Monbur, Medaille Beaux Arts 1885 and Acquis par la Ville de Paris, impressed EV1805.

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

French School pair of portrait miniatures

Lot# 197

(Late 18th century),
Portrait of a Gentleman and Portrait of a Lady,
painted miniature portraits encased in metal,
both measure overall: 3.25 x 2.375 inches,
both are signed illegibly lower right possibly Quentin.
Notes: Unable to remove from case due to the construction.

Estimate: $700 - $900

Drawing, Paris, 1960

Lot# 190

(20th century),
Paris, 1960,
oil pastel on paper, signed indistinctly lower right, titled and dated,
sight: 10.5 x 13.5 inches, overall (framed): 17 x 19 inches.
Provenance: Prominent Private Collection (San Francsico, CA)

Estimate: $300 - $500

French School pair of portrait miniatures

Lot# 3001

(Late 18th century)
Portrait of a gentleman and Portrait of a lady
painted portrait miniature encased in metal,
both measure overall: 3.25 x 2.375 inches,
both are signed illegibly lower right.
Notes: Unable to removed from the case due to the construction.

Estimate: $700 - $900

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