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Lot# 1A

Thirteen Volumes of The Yellow Book, 1894-1897

Publishers: John Lane in London New York, Copeland Day in Boston.
Dates range from April 1894 - April 1897.
Thirteen Volumes of The Yellow Book.
Yellow hardcover with black ink design. Collections of various short stories and poems, some with illustrations.
Condition: Some wear to corners, slight discoloration of the covers. The pages show darkening around the edges but are in very good condition.

Estimate: $200 - $300

Lot# 4

Five Antique Medical Books

Condition: Minor darkening, mainly the the page edges. Significant wear to covers, with most corners being bent. Spotting to the pages of Domestic Medicine... and minor spotting to the pages of Principles of Human.... br

Estimate: $150 - $250

Five Antique Medical Books

Lot# 4

Estimate: $150 - $250

Lot# 6

Six 19th Century Medical Books Includes Cyclopaedia of Practical Medicine

All with leather hardcovers, with tooled and gilt spines.brCondition: Significant wear to covers, with minimal damage to bindings and corners. Minor darkening to the pages. br

Estimate: $150 - $250

Lot# 33

Three Baccarat Glass Animals with Two Additional

Comprising a Baccarat polar bear, Baccarat squirrel, Baccarat horse, dolphin, and seal with a ball.brBaccarat pieces all marked on bottoms. The dolphin is marked Heublein 5/87. The seal is unmarked.brApproximate dimensions: Polar bear 4 1/2 inches high, squirrel 4 3/4 inches high, horse 3 1/4 inches high, dolphin 3 3/4 inches high..brCondition: Chip to the bottom of the seal. Small chip to the dolphin fin.br

Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot# 63

Hopi Blanket

Horizonal stripe pattern in red, white, black, and brown.brApproximate dimensions: 64 long x 33 inches wide..brCondition: General wear and minor fading, no fraying.br

Estimate: $150 - $250

Hopi Blanket

Lot# 63

Estimate: $150 - $250

Lot# 77

Geza St. Galy Glazed Tiles Depicting Buddah

Carmel, California
Mid 20th century.
Fifteen tiles arranged 3 x 5 in a frame, depciting a mediating Buddah seated on a pedestal, over a purple ground.
Signed lower left Geza St. Galy.
Approximate dimensions including frame: 28 3/4 high x 20 inches wide..
Condition: Miniscule marks to the frame.

Estimate: $200 - $300

Geza St. Galy Glazed Tiles Depicting Buddah

Lot# 77

Estimate: $200 - $300

Lot# 146

Maison Jansen-Style Demilune Table

Beveled clear glass top set in a chrome frame with brass accents, with hoof feet.
Approximate dimensions: 29 1/2 high x 45 wide x 17 inches deep..
Condition: Large chip to corner of glass top. Minimal wear to the frame.

Estimate: $400 - $600

Maison Jansen-Style Demilune Table

Lot# 146

Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot# 148

Modern Chrome and Brass Glass Top Coffee Table

Clear glass top set within a chrome frame with brass accents, with a smokey glass insert on the bottom.
Approximate dimensions: 16 high x 60 wide x 20 inches deep..
Condition: Surface scratches and wear to chrome and brass. Minor surface scratches to the glass.

Estimate: $250 - $350

Modern Chrome and Brass Glass Top Coffee Table

Lot# 148

Estimate: $250 - $350

Lot# 192

Jeanne Saade Palombo Operetta mixed media on canvas

(Spanish 20th century)
Operetta
Mixed media on canvas.
36 x 47 3/8 inches.
Signed and dated on the lower right edge on canvas over the stretcher: Jeanne Saade 2012.

Estimate: $1000 - $1500

Lot# 195

Continental School Walking along the River oil on panel

(Late 19th century / Early 20th century)
Walking along the River
Oil on panel.
5 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches Frame:11 1/8 x 13 1/8 inches.
Unsigned

Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot# 198

Heinrich Sperling Thoroughbred oil on paper

(German 1844-1924)
Vollblut (Thoroughbred)
Oil on paper laid on board.
17 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches Frame: 21 3/4 x 19 5/8 inches.
Signed lower left: H. Sperling.
Label verso from R.Wagner Muenchen Kunst-Handlung Maximilianspatz dated 1919.

Estimate: $400 - $600

Heinrich Sperling Thoroughbred oil on paper

Lot# 198

Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot# 206

Charles Dana Country Road oil on canvas

(American 1843-1926)
Country Road
Oil on canvas.
10 1/8 x 13 3/4 inches.
Signed and dated lower right: C.G. Dana / 91.
CONDITION: In overall good condition for age, the canvas is not relined. Small abrasion in upper left quadrant in the sky, with some surface soiling at the top of the canvas. Discoloration throughout, areas of missing paint along the very edges from being framed at one point. Would benefit from being cleaned and framed.

Estimate: $600 - $800

Charles Dana Country Road oil on canvas

Lot# 206

Estimate: $600 - $800

Lot# 209

James Swinnerton Desert Landscape oil on board

(American 1875-1974)
Desert Landscape
Oil on board.
11 x 14 inches Frame: 17 7/8 x 20 7/8 inches.
Signed lower right: Swinnerton.

Estimate: $700 - $900

James Swinnerton Desert Landscape oil on board

Lot# 209

Estimate: $700 - $900

Lot# 215

William Ross Cameron Yacht Repairing Sausalito and Yacht Repairs Alameda watercolor

(American 1893-1971)
Yacht Repairs, Alameda and Yacht Repairing, Sausalito 1930
Watercolor.
Sight: 9 1/8 x 10 3/8 inches Frame: 19 3/8 x 21 inches. Sight: 8 7/8 x 12 1/4 inches Frame: 18 1/8 x 22 1/8 inches.
Signed lower right: WR Cameron, titled and artist card taped verso Yacht Repairs Alameda. Signed lower left: WR Cameron titled and dated verso in pencil: Yacht Repairing Sausalito 1930.
This lot includes a black and white photograph of the artist painting in a shipyard.

Estimate: $300 - $500

Lot# 233

Jack Schnitzius Figure Study oil on masonite

(American b. 1931)
Figure Study
Oil on masonite.
24 x 18 inches Frame: 26 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches.
Signed, dated and titled verso: J. Schnitzius / 1963 / Figure Study.

Estimate: $400 - $600

Jack Schnitzius Figure Study oil on masonite

Lot# 233

Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot# 248

Indonesian School 6 Genre Scene mixed media

(20th century)br6 Genre ScenebrMixed media on paper.brEach sheet measures: 14 7/8 x 11 1/8 inches.brThree are unsigned three are signed: Id Bg Tirta batuan Bali, YW Madere B.D.L. and M.D. La Bign.br

Estimate: $100 - $200

Indonesian School 6 Genre Scene mixed media

Lot# 248

Estimate: $100 - $200

Lot# 249

Indonesian School 3 Genre Scene drawing

(20th century)br3 Daily LifebrMixed media on paper.brEach sheet measures: 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches.brEach is signed and annotated recto in Indonesian.br

Estimate: $100 - $200

Indonesian School 3 Genre Scene drawing

Lot# 249

Estimate: $100 - $200

Lot# 254

Johnny Friedlaender Verse le Nord Verse Le Sud etching

(German 1912-1992)
Verse Le Nord et Verse Le Sud
Aquatint etching.
Sheet: 29 7/8 x 22 1/8 inches.
Signed lower right: Friedlaender numbered lower left: 8/95 titled and signed verso along the bottom of the sheet: Verse Le Nord et Verse Le Sud Friedlaender.
This lot includes a book on the artist.

Estimate: $200 - $300

Lot# 257

Johnny Friedlaender Abstract Composition etching with aquatint

(German 1912-1992)
Abstract Compsition
Etching with aquatint.
Sight: 6 3/4 x 4 7/8 inches Frame: 16 7/8 x 14 7/8 inches.
Signed in pencil lower right: Friedlaender.

Estimate: $100 - $200

Lot# 258

After Marc Chagall 3 Exhibition lithograph posters

(Russian / French 1887-1985)brExhibition: Muse des arts Dcoratifs, Fondation Maeght and Die Zauberflte MozartbrLithographic poster.brIncluding thin frame: 29 3/4 x 20 1/4 inches. Including thin Frame: 34 1/4 x 22 inches. Including thin frame:39 1/4 x 26 inches.brAll three are unsigned with exhibition information along the bottom.br

Estimate: $500 - $700

Lot# 259

After Pablo Picasso Colombe au Soleil color lithograph

(Spanish 1881-1973)
Colombe au Soleil
Color lithograph.
Sheet: 21 7/8 x 29 3/4 inches.
Signed and dated in the stone lower right: Picasso 10. Mars 1962 publisher information verso lower right: Editions Combat Pour la Paix Copyright S.P.A.D.E.M Paris.
CONDITION: In overall good condition discoloration around the edges of the sheet. Areas of discoloration within the image below the left wing of the bird and there is a faint brown vertical line from the middle of the sun to above the black line in the bottom 1/3 of the sheet. Would benefit from being framed.

Estimate: $600 - $900

Lot# 261

After Marc Chagall 3 Exhibition lithograph posters

(Russian / French 1887-1985)brMuse National Message Biblique Marc Chagall, Galerie Maeght and Galerie Maeght 1969-1970brLithographic poster.brIncluding thin frame: 30 1/8 x 20 3/4 inches. Including thin frame: 30 5/8 x 20 1/4 inches. Including thin frame: 31 x 22 5/8 inches.brAll three are unsigned with exhibition information along the top and bottom.br

Estimate: $500 - $700

Lot# 279

Bufano Press Club Cat lithograph

(American / Italian 1898-1970)brPress Club CatbrLithograph.brSight: 14 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches Frame: 26 x 32 1/2 inches.brNo visible signature.brArtiques Gallery San Francisco CA label verso.br(Condition: Please contact fine arts department for a full condition report.)br

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bufano Press Club Cat lithograph

Lot# 279

Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot# 285

Roy de Forest Untitled color etching

(American 1930-2007)
Untitled
Colored etching.
Sheet: 21 x 22 inches.
Signed lower right: Roy de Forest numbered lower left: 3/10 and dedicated lower left: To Gary 2005.

Estimate: $700 - $900

Roy de Forest Untitled color etching

Lot# 285

Estimate: $700 - $900

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