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December 19 Gallery Auction

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Lot# 12

Indonesian Humboldt Bay Carved Wood Drum

West Papua, Indonesia.
With reptile skin drum head the body with handle and incised decoration.
With Xanadu Tribal Arts retail tag.
Approximate dimensions: 16 3/4 high x 6 wide x 5 1/8 inches deep..
Condition: Some loss to the drum head. Two vertical cracks to the lower half of the body.

Estimate: $300 - $400

Indonesian Humboldt Bay Carved Wood Drum

Lot# 12

Estimate: $300 - $400

Lot# 16

Pair of African Senufo Carved Wood Figures

West Africa.
Nude male and female figures.
With Xanadu Artifacts and Tribal Arts retail tag.
Approximate dimensions: Similar in size, 19 3/4 inches high..
Condition: Surface wear and patina. Feet with later metal lined holes to accommodate stands.

Estimate: $600 - $700

Pair of African Senufo Carved Wood Figures

Lot# 16

Estimate: $600 - $700

Lot# 18

African Carved Wood Hemba Tribe Figure

Central Africa.
Depicts a standing nude male figure.
Xanadu Artifacts and Tribal Art retail tag.
Approximate dimensions: 25 high x 8 wide x 7 1/2 inches deep..
Condition: Surface wear and patina throughout. Vertical crack to the neck.

Estimate: $400 - $500

African Carved Wood Hemba Tribe Figure

Lot# 18

Estimate: $400 - $500

Lot# 20

African Carved Wood Bidjogo Figure

West Africa.
Female torso on a cone form base.
With Xanadu Artifacrts and Tribal Art retail tag.
Approximate dimensions: 24 1/2 high x 8 5/8 wide x 7 5/8 inches deep..
Condition: Surface wear and patina throughout. Vertical crack to the chest.

Estimate: $350 - $450

African Carved Wood Bidjogo Figure

Lot# 20

Estimate: $350 - $450

Lot# 21

African Yoruba Fly Whisk with Carved Handle

West Africa.
Carved wood handle with figural finial mounted with bronze the whisk portion appears to be warthog hair on a custom black metal stand.
With Xanadu Tribal Arts retail tag.
Approximate dimensions not including stand: 23 1/2 inches high..
Condition: Overall wear and patina consistent with tribal use.

Estimate: $300 - $400

African Yoruba Fly Whisk with Carved Handle

Lot# 21

Estimate: $300 - $400

Lot# 24

African Tutsi Woven Divider

Rwanda, Central Africa.
Cane, reeds, and grass tall slightly curved form with zig-zag motif on a custom black stand.
Approximate dimensions not including stand: 59 1/4 high x 20 1/4 inches wide..
Condition: Some fraying and breaks to the edges.

Estimate: $700 - $800

African Tutsi Woven Divider

Lot# 24

Estimate: $700 - $800

Lot# 26

African Bambara People Carved Wood Figure

West Africa.
Depicts a male figure seated on a stool with leather cap and necklace with medallion on a black laminate wood base.
With Folk Art International retail tag.
Approximate dimensions not including base: 21 high x 7 1/4 wide x 7 inches deep..
Condition: Significant wear and loss to leather elements. Some vertical cracks to stool and figures body. Patina and surface wear throughout.

Estimate: $400 - $500

African Bambara People Carved Wood Figure

Lot# 26

Estimate: $400 - $500

Lot# 29

African Chamba People Carved Wood Mask

Puka shell eyes accented with red and blue pigment with custom black metal stand.
With Xanadu Gallery retail tag.
Approximate dimensions not including stand: 9 3/4 high x 9 1/2 wide x 23 3/4 inches deep..
Condition: Significant surface wear throughout includes cracking near the nose. Minor chip losses to mouth. Fading to the pigment.

Estimate: $400 - $500

African Chamba People Carved Wood Mask

Lot# 29

Estimate: $400 - $500

Lot# 30

African Marka People Carved Wood Mask

West Africa.
Carved wood mask depicting human face vertical and horizontal crests to the head on a custom black metal stand.
Approximate dimensions not including stand: 12 high x 8 1/2 wide x 6 inches deep..
Condition: Surface scuffs and chips throughout reveals light wood beneath the dark patina. Holes drilled in ears, one ear with loss.

Estimate: $350 - $500

African Marka People Carved Wood Mask

Lot# 30

Estimate: $350 - $500

Lot# 32

Two African Oromo People Forked Pilgrim Staffs

East Africa.
On custom black metal stands.
Approximate dimensions not including stands: 63 - 65 1/4 high x 26 1/4 - 14 inches wide..
Condition: Sticks are polished and smooth from general use.

Estimate: $250 - $400

Lot# 86

Painted Icon on Wood, Virgin Mother with Christ

Depicting The Virgin mother holding Christ in a carved architectural surround Christ with a silver oklad halo thinges to either side would indicate this was the center panel of a triptych.
Approximate dimensions: 13 high x 7 3/4 inches wide..
Condition: Previous insect damage throughout. Fading and paint loss. One hinge is missing.

Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot# 87

Russian Orthodox Icon Panel Holy Mother with Christ and Saints

Depicts the Holy Mother holding Christ whos holding a globus cruciger, flanked by two saints, wit three saints below in a gilt frame.
Approximate dimensions not including the frame: 11 7/8 high x 8 1/4 inches wide..
Condition: Some surface wear and light paint loss. The piece has not been inspected outside of the frame.

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Lot# 175

Rene Couturier Port de Dieppe, Normandie oil on canvas

(French, b. 1953)
Port de Dieppe, Normandie,
oil on canvas,
canvas: 40 x 30 inches, framed: 41.5 x 31.5 inches
signed lower right, signed and titled verso,

Estimate: $500 - $700

Lot# 186

Lesley Rich Untitled Outdoor scene oil on masonite

(American 20th century)
Untitled outdoor scene,
oil on masonite,
10.25 x 8 inches overall with frame: 18.375 x 16.25 inches,
signed lower right: Lesley Rich.

Estimate: $200 - $300

Lot# 191

Julius Wasserstein Jockey in Action oil on canvas

(American 1924-1985)
Jockey in Action,
Oil on canvas
including thin frame: 72 3/4 x 60 5/8 inches
signed and dated verso: Julius Wasserstein 85
(small rip lower left quadrant)

Estimate: $200 - $300

Lot# 205

George Braque Feuillage Noir etching

(French 1882-1963)
Feuillage Noir, 1956
etching on Arches paper,
sheet: 26.25 x 19.75 inches (unframed)
unsigned and unnumbered blind stamp to the sheet in the lower left from printer Crommelynck and Dutrou Paris Atelier Crommelynck Presses Dutrou Paris.
Provenance: From the estate of Flia Lal (the director of Les Bibliophiles de lUnion Francaise publishers), given to the family of the current owner by Lal upon her death and passed down through descent to the current owner
Literature: Vallier, 106

Estimate: $400 - $600

George Braque Feuillage Noir etching

Lot# 205

Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot# 213

Colin Campbell Cooper, The Christian Science Mother Church, Boston, MA, lithograph

(American, 1856 - 1937)
The Christian Science Mother Church, Boston, MA,
lithograph in colors
sight: 15 1/2 x 12 5/8 inches frame: 23 1/4 x 19 5/8 inches
plate signed lower right,
Gumps San Francisco label verso

Estimate: $200 - $300

Lot# 215

Hiroshi Yoshida Chion-In Temple Gate (from the Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms) woodblock

(Japanese 1876-1950)
Chionin Temple Gate, 1935 (from Eight Scene of Cherry Blossom)
woodcut,
sheet: 11 x 16 inches overall with mat: 15.125 x 20 inches,
signed in pencil in the margin lower right: Hiroshi Yoshida and titled in pencil lower left: Chionin Temple Gate with self-printing stamp in the margin with artist seal in the lower right corner of the print.
Kabutoya Galleries Inc, San Francisco CA stamp lower right on the mat

Estimate: $300 - $400

Lot# 227

Lynn Geesaman East Friesland, German 1993 gelatin silver print

(American b. 1938)
East Friesland, German 1993
gelatin silver print,
image: 19 x 19 inches sheet: 20 x 24 inches overall with frame: 29 x 28.5 inches,
signed on print verso with artists negative 6-93-38-1, edition 12/15, published poetics of Place, page 63,
Provenance: from the artist to Scheinbaum Russek LTD, purchased from the gallery by the current owner.

Estimate: $500 - $700

Lot# 233

After Warhol and Basquiat exhibition advertisement

(American 1928-1987) and (American 1960-1988)
Tony Shafrazi Bruno Bischofberger, New York
Magazine advertisement.
Sheet: 16 5/8 x 10 3/4 inches.
Signed in marker Andy Warhol above his image and by Jean- Michel Basquiat in his image.
Notes: Advertisement printed in 1985 for their joint art exhibition.

Estimate: $1000 - $1500

Lot# 339

Aquamarine, 14k White Gold Ring

Featuring one rectangular-cut aquamarine weighing approximately 5.95 cts., set in a 14k white gold open work mounting.
Size: 5, Gross Weight: 2.7 dwts

Estimate: $400 - $600

Aquamarine, 14k White Gold Ring

Lot# 339

Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot# 365

Emerald, Diamond, 18k Yellow Gold Ring

Centering one square emerald-cut emerald weighing approximately 2.15 cts., surrounded by full-cut diamonds weighing a total of approximately 0.75 cttw., set in an 18k yellow and white gold mounting.
Size: 6 3/4, Gross Weight: 2.6 dwts

Estimate: $900 - $1200

Emerald, Diamond, 18k Yellow Gold Ring

Lot# 365

Estimate: $900 - $1200

Lot# 367

Emerald, Diamond, 18k Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver Pendant Necklace

Featuring one emerald-cut emerald weighing approximately 0.95 ct., bezel set in an 18k yellow gold mounting, suspended from a blackened sterling silver chain, further suspending six full-cut diamonds weighing a total of approximately 0.50 cttw., forming a 19 inch necklace.
Gross Weight: 2.1 dwts

Estimate: $300 - $500

Lot# 475

Pair of Large Ge-Type Bowls

With wide flaring sides, applied overall with a yellowish-gray glaze, suffused with a network of fine golden crackle.
Approximate diameter: 7 3/4 inches (19.5 cm) each.
Condition: Some original firing flaws to surface.

Estimate: $350 - $600

Pair of Large Ge-Type Bowls

Lot# 475

Estimate: $350 - $600

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