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Lot# 3027

Petrus van Schendel, Studies by Candle Light

(Dutch, 1806-1870),
Studies by Candle Light,
oil on panel,
panel: 17.5 x 13 inches, framed: 26 x 21.5 inches,
signed lower left
with Conservation Report.
Condition: Two splat near signature. Craquelure throughout under the varnish.

Estimate: $8000 - $10000

Petrus van Schendel, Studies by Candle Light

Lot# 3027

Estimate: $8000 - $10000

Lot# 3035

After Rembrandt van Rijn, First Oriented Head, etching

(Dutch, 1606-1669),
First Oriented Head, 1635,
etching laid paper with watermarks MBM and PORTFOLIO,
(Approximate dimensions - sight: 6 x 4.75 inches, sheet: 10.25 x 14.25 inches, matted: 19 x 14 inches)
signed and dated in plate top center,
inscriptions Reproduced by Amaro Durand in pencil on bottom, illegible writing on mat.
Condition: Foxing and tape residue on margins.

Estimate: $400 - $600

Lot# 3040

After Pablo Picasso, Head of Woman, giclee

(Spanish, 1881-1973),
Head of Woman,
giclee,
(Approximate dimensions - sheet: 48 x 36 inches, framed: 59.5 x 47.25 inches)
bearing printed signature lower right
with Certificate of Authenticity mounted verso.

Estimate: $700 - $1000

After Pablo Picasso, Head of Woman, giclee

Lot# 3040

Estimate: $700 - $1000

Lot# 3041

After Pablo Picasso, War and Peace, giclee

(Spanish, 1881-1973),
War and Peace,
giclee
(Approximate dimensions - sheet: 36 x 48 inches, framed: 48 x 59.5 inches)
bearing printed signature lower left
with Certificate of Authenticity mounted verso.

Estimate: $700 - $1000

After Pablo Picasso, War and Peace, giclee

Lot# 3041

Estimate: $700 - $1000

Lot# 3043

After Pierre LePautre, Aeneas Carrying His Father

(French, 1660-1744),
Aeneas Carrying His Father Anchises, 1691,
patinated bronze sculpture,
(Approximate dimensions - overall: 24 x 12 x 12 inches)
inscribed Barbedienne Fondeur bottom base, foundry mark Reduction Mecanique, (Paris, France).

Estimate: $4000 - $6000

After Pierre LePautre, Aeneas Carrying His Father

Lot# 3043

Estimate: $4000 - $6000

Lot# 3070

Kerman Pale Blue Rug

Floral and foliate motif woven in cream, beige, pink, red, yellow, and green on pale blue ground.
Approximate dimensions: 12 feet 8 inches x 8 feet 9 inches..
Condition: A couple faint stains to the blue ground. Brown stain to fringe in two places. Minor wear overall.

Estimate: $1200 - $1800

Kerman Pale Blue Rug

Lot# 3070

Estimate: $1200 - $1800

Lot# 3073

Kashan Carpet

Central medallion on red ground, three-tier spandrels, dark blue main border with triple inner and outer guards the floral motif woven in reds, greens, cream, blues, yellow, brown, pink, orange.
Approximate dimensions: 13 feet 6 inches x 9 feet 9 inches..
Condition: Minor wear overall. Some bleeding to cream areas. Moth damage to one corner.

Estimate: $1500 - $2500

Kashan Carpet

Lot# 3073

Estimate: $1500 - $2500

Lot# 3076

Sargues Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

French.
Mid 19th Century.
Inset gilt tooled inset leatherette top, three drawers, gilt bronze mounts, marquetry veneer throughout.
Sargues mark wood burned to the underside.
Approximate dimensions: 31 1/4 high x 69 wide x 37 1/2 inches deep..
Condition: Light wear overall. Some scuffs to the top. One minor veneer repair to the leg. Minor patina to metal.

Estimate: $2000 - $3000

Sargues Louis XV Style Bureau Plat

Lot# 3076

Estimate: $2000 - $3000

Lot# 3079

Bosendorfer Grand Piano

Vienna, Austria
Circa 1887 based on the serial number.
The case with incised decoration, on tapered hexagonal legs carved music stand flanked by pivoting round candleholders.
Ebonized area above the keyboard with brass inlay reading Kaiserl: Konigl: Hof D. Bosendorfer Wien Pianos Verfertiger additional maker markings to the soundboard include serial number 11547.
Approximate dimensions when closed: 36 high x 54 1/2 wide x 69 inches long..
Condition: Wear and repair throughout. Out of tune. One dead key. Wood knob that secures the lid is loose. In depth report from Piano Finders is available upon request.
Key available.

Estimate: $1500 - $2500

Bosendorfer Grand Piano

Lot# 3079

Estimate: $1500 - $2500

Lot# 3082

Belle Epoque Style 36 Light Glass Chandelier

Three tiers of lights with catch-cups, hung with crystal lusters throughout, gilt painted wood candle-sleeves.
Approximate dimensions: 41 high x 51 inches diameter..
Condition: Some lusters loose, with large collection of spares.
Collection of Philips smart bulbs.

Estimate: $1500 - $2500

Belle Epoque Style 36 Light Glass Chandelier

Lot# 3082

Estimate: $1500 - $2500

Lot# 3085

Illums Bolighus Mid Century Modern Armchair and Ottoman

Black leather upholstery, teak legs and ottoman frame.
Badges to undersides read ILLUMS BOLIGHUS KOBENHAVN.
Approximate dimensions: Chair 33 1/2 high x 32 wide x 32 inches deep, ottoman 16 1/4 high x 27 1/2 wide x 16 1/4 inches deep..
Condition: Significant cracking and weathering to leather. Some surface wear to wood areas. Area to head seems to be missing some kind of cushion.

Estimate: $4000 - $6000

Lot# 3086

Fritz Hansen 1993 Black Leather Swivel Chair

Continuous back and seat with black leather upholstery shaped ply arms chrome finish base on five wheels.
Underside with FRITZ HANSEN label.
Approximate dimensions: 36 1/2 high x 25 wide x 20 inches deep..
Condition: Some wear and minor loss to plating on the base. Wood arms with light wear and chips to edges. Upholstery with very light wear. The lever to adjust height does not seem to work.

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Fritz Hansen 1993 Black Leather Swivel Chair

Lot# 3086

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Lot# 3089

After Guillaume Coustou, Pair of Bronze Marly Horses

France.
Circa 1900.
After Guillaume Coustou the Elder (1677-1746). Pair of bronze statues en facent, of rearing horses, each with a classical male attendant clad with drapery to hips and holding the reins in his hands, all over low mounded, shaped oval bases.
Approximate dimensions: 23 1/2 H. x 21 W. x 9 D..
Condition: One horse with rear hooves that are loose. Same horse with some scratches to horse chest. Minor dust and wear throughout.

Estimate: $4000 - $6000

Lot# 3094

Chinese Ge Type Porcelain Underglaze Red/Blue Vase

Circa: 18th to 19th Century.
Of baluster body with waisted neck to flared rim, covered overall with a light gray glaze with dark crackles, incised a depicting one of the Eight Immortals, Li Tieguai is looking back and walking with a tiger, the bottom incised a double circle in underglaze blue.
Height approximately 12 inches (30.4 cm).
Condition: Overall wear, glaze losses, chips, cracks, and possible restoration mark.

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Lot# 3100

Korean Celadon Vase

Joseon Dynasty.
Of constricted waisted body with a round shoulder to slightly curled mouth rim, cover overall with celadon green glaze, incised lotus and stem above the lappets, the bottom inscribed a makers mark.
Height 10 1/2 inches (26.6 cm).

Estimate: $1000 - $1500

Korean Celadon Vase

Lot# 3100

Estimate: $1000 - $1500

Lot# 3107

A Chinese Yellow Glazed Dragon Dish, Chenghua Mark

Of rounded dish with a flat rim rising from a short foot, covered overall with a mustard yellow glaze, incised to the interior with a Shou roundel surrounded by two dragons and stylized clouds, all within continuous swirl bands, the recessed base covered in white glaze and incised a six-character Chenghua mark within a double circle in underglaze blue.
Diameter 6 7/8 inches (17.4 cm).
Condition: Some surface wear.

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Lot# 3118

Chinese Jian Black Glazed Hares Fur Tea Bowl

Of deep rounded sides with a shallow groove below the rim, covered inside and out with a lustrous black glaze subtly suffused with fine cascading hares fur streaks, the glazed pooling above the foot revealing the dark gray stoneware body, and the rim bound in a metal band.
Diameter 4.9 inches (12.4 cm).
Condition: Minimal wear and scratches.

Estimate: $300 - $400

Chinese Jian Black Glazed Hares Fur Tea Bowl

Lot# 3118

Estimate: $300 - $400

Lot# 3120

A Chinese Famille Rose Enameled Cup, Qianlong Mark

Painted in bright enamels with garden rocks and peonies in bloom surrounded by bamboo, bearing an inscription with seals to the other side, the recessed base incised a four-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue.
Height approximately 2 7/8 inches (7.3 cm).

Estimate: $3000 - $5000

A Chinese Famille Rose Enameled Cup, Qianlong Mark

Lot# 3120

Estimate: $3000 - $5000

Lot# 3121

A Chinese Famille Rose Enameled Quail Vase

Of baluster body with slightly waisted neck and gilt painted rim, depicting a quail looking up the sky on the garden rocks with peony bush on a turquoise-green enameled sgraffito ground, the recessed base bearing a six-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue.
Height approximately 8 1/2 inches (21.5 cm).
Condition: Gilt losses on the rim area.

Estimate: $1000 - $1500

A Chinese Famille Rose Enameled Quail Vase

Lot# 3121

Estimate: $1000 - $1500

Lot# 3122

A Chinese Famille Rose Enameled Figural Vase

Of globular body rising from a short foot to a waisted neck and everted rim, finely enameled to depict a scene of Sanxing deities watching a scroll with three Tongzi kids, inscribed with seals to the other side, all between red and yellow key fret bands, the neck decorated with continuous lotus scrolls over a yellow ground, the interior and the bottom in turquoise glaze and the foot ring and the mouth rim painted in gilt, a four-character Qianlong mark to the recessed base.
Height approximately 4 5/8 inches (11.7 cm).

Estimate: $3000 - $5000

A Chinese Famille Rose Enameled Figural Vase

Lot# 3122

Estimate: $3000 - $5000

Lot# 3126

A Chinese Rectangular Form Cast Bronze Incense Burner

Of compressed rectangular body rising from four short feet, cast with two angular handles, the bottom incised a six-characters mark.
Width 5 3/4 inches (14.6 cm).
Condition: Wear and patina.

Estimate: $1000 - $1500

Lot# 3138

Chinese Eight-Panel Painted Marble Framed Screens

Each panel consists of three white marble plaques in square and rectangular shapes, the panels are incised and painted in polychrome color to depict Chinese traditional folk tales, including Taoist and Shan Hai Jing, Classic of Mountains and Seas, each panel exhibits an episode of a classic scene of mythical person, a sage or a beast in various activities in a landscape setting, the revised side painted to depict mountain landscape.
Each panel: H 34 1/4 x W 6 1/2 inches (86.9 x 16.5 cm).
Condition: Large cracks and hairlines to marble, scratches to wood. Ask the Asian Art Department for more information.

Estimate: $1000 - $1500

Chinese Eight-Panel Painted Marble Framed Screens

Lot# 3138

Estimate: $1000 - $1500

Lot# 3151

Attrib. to Xu Beihong: Running Horse, Hanging Scroll

Ink on paper, Inscribed, dated 1941, and signed with one seal of the artist to the right lower corner and a collectors seal to the upper right corner.
Image only: Approx. L 33 x W 15 inches (83.8 x 38.1 cm).
Condition: Foxing, creasing heavy wear and tearing to scroll mounting.

Estimate: $10000 - $15000

Attrib. to Xu Beihong: Running Horse, Hanging Scroll

Lot# 3151

Estimate: $10000 - $15000

Lot# 3003

Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Yellow Gold Butterfly Brooch

Designed as a butterfly with articulated wings, the body, wings and antenna tops featuring thirty-four full-cut diamonds weighing a total of approximately 1.15 cttw., the head featuring three round-cut sapphires, set in an 18k yellow gold mounting measuring approximately 41 x 56 mm.
Gross Weight: 8.9 dwts

Estimate: $1000 - $1500

Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Yellow Gold Butterfly Brooch

Lot# 3003

Estimate: $1000 - $1500

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