- HANNA HOUSE CARVED FIGURAL BOOKENDS
HANNA HOUSE CARVED FIGURAL BOOKENDS WITH STAMPHanna House Carved Figural Bookends. Grandma and Grandpa in Rockers. Loss to one foot. 5" x 4" x 4 1/2". This lot bears the Hanna House stamp. It is one of several lots from the estate of Paul & Jean
- UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK
UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK TEAHOUSEUtagawa (Ando) Hiroshige (Japan, 1797-1858). Woodblock print, Grandpa's Teahouse in Meguro, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. Sheet 14" x 9 3/4" (with frame 15 5/8" x 12 5/8"). Some toning and discoloration to sheet.
- Group of Vintage Boxed Ornaments. Group
Group of Vintage Boxed Ornaments. Group includes 12 vintage Christmas ornaments in their original boxes 1986 Tupperware Ornament, Christmas Treasury photo ball ornament, Hallmark grandparents ornament from 1980, Hallmark satin ornament "Baby's First Christmas" ornament 1979, Hallmark Betsey Clark 1974 glass ornament, a 1975 Christmas childrens Hummel ornament in a Hallmark box. 4 Norman Rockwell glass ornaments 1976 2nd limited edition, 1980, 2 1982, 1 Norman Rockwell ornament form 1980, possibly not in original box, 1 Dept. 56 Snowbabies "Joy To the World" ornament with display stand. In overall good condition, there may be some scratches and wear. If you have any doubt, please ask questions! We will provide extra pictures, or can schedule an in person or video conference preview at your convenience. In house Flat Rate Shipping of $20 is a domestic shipping estimate for first lot and includes insurance. We will gladly combine multiple lots for your convenience and economy. Each additional lot we can pack in the same box is $5 each. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
- ROBERT KRAMER TWO WATERCOLORS ON PAPERROBERT
ROBERT KRAMER TWO WATERCOLORS ON PAPERROBERT KRAMER (Oregon/Pennsylvania, b.1950) two watercolors on paper, "Grandpa's Tree" and "Studio Study." Both signed lower left, titled verso, 9.75" x 13" and 8.5" x 13" (images), 21.5" x 23.75" and 22" x 25.5". Lot includes certificates of authenticity from the Lawrence Gallery, Sheridan, OR.
- RARE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER IN THE FORM
RARE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER IN THE FORM OF A DUCK STANDING ON TOAD
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY ? ????????cast standing with one leg on a three-legged toad, head turned to the right and beak ajar, the wings with plumage finely rendered and opening up to the vessel, on a bespoke wooden stand (1)35.2cm high; 3760gProvenance: Leonard Gow (1859–1936), thence by family descent. Born in Glasgow, the son of a shipping magnate, Leonard Gow attended Glasgow University in 1884 to spend a year studying Moral Philosophy. He became senior partner in the shipping company Gow, Harrison & Co, director of the Burmah Oil Company and chairman of several other companies. A noted philanthropist, he founded the Leonard Gow Lectureship on Medical Diseases of Infancy and Childhood in 1919. He was given an Honorary Degree in 1934. He began collecting Impressionist art, and Chinese and Japanese porcelain around 1880. His collection of well over 400 prints by Muirhead Bone, which includes many rare impressions, was presented by his trustees in 1965 to the Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow. A selection of Chinese porcelains from Leonard Gow, notably lot 354, a pair of Yellow and Green 'Dragon' bowls, Yongzheng mark and period, were sold in this saleroom on 2 December 2014.As remembered by the current owner (the great-grandson of Leonard Gow), the present lot was displayed in the hall at his grandparents' family home at Hallhill, Renfrewshire during the 1960s and 70s.Note: Bronze incense burner in the form of a goose or duck, either standing one-legged or two, is a relatively common subject matter. The three-legged toad, known as jinchan in Chinese, is a beloved mythical animal believed to beckon wealth, usually depicted with the immortal Liu Hai. However, it is unusual to see the combination of a duck standing on a toad. A comparable example, dated to the Ming dynasty, is in the Guanfu Museum, note the similarity of the composition of the duck and toad. According to the museum note, 'duck', in Chinese ya, is a homophonic pun for 'press' or 'insistence', and the toad symbolises wealth. The duck standing sideway on the toad implies a guaranteed unexpected, or sudden gain of wealth.Sold examples of only the duck, Ming dynasty, standing on one leg like the present lot, can be found in auctions, one at Sotheby's Paris, 16 June 2022, lot 72, the other at Christie's New York, 29 Jun 2021, lot 99. A related example of a bronze 'Liu Hai and toad' censer, 17th century, was sold at Sotheby's London, 18 May 2018, lot 437.
- NEEDLEWORK SAMPLERNeedlework sampler,
NEEDLEWORK SAMPLERNeedlework sampler, inscribed This piece of work is affectionately dedicated by Alice Wilkinson Chicken to her Grandparents John and Jane Robinson 1881 , with strawberry vine border, 15 1/2" x 25 1/2". Provenance: A Delaware Educational Institution.
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Stains, toning.
- JOHN BERRY "GRANDPA'S FAVOURITE" OIL
JOHN BERRY "GRANDPA'S FAVOURITE" OIL ON CANVAS John Berry (British, 1920-2009) "Grandfather's Favourite," oil on canvas, genre scene with family preparing meal, signed lower right: "John Berry." Image: 17.25" H x 23.25" W; frame: 23" H x 29" W x 2.5" D.
- FRANZ STUCK (1863-1928) EXHIBITED OIL
FRANZ STUCK (1863-1928) EXHIBITED OIL ON PANELIMPORTANT :: NEW INFORMATION: Click Here for a third party condition report by an expert on panel paintings.Franz Von Stuck (1863-1928)Lauschende Faune (Listening Fauns), BelauschtThe important oil on panel signed Franz Stuck lower right front is displayed in its original frame of the artist's design produced by Hans Irlbacher of Munich. Hans Irlbacher's original label remains verso, as does part of an exhibition label from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Franz Stuck was an influential artist of the 19th century and co-founder of the Munich Secession movement. As art instructor his students included Paul Klee, Hans Purrmann, Wassily Kandinsky, Alf Bayrle and Josef Albers, most of whom were involved in the Munich Secession as well. This important early work from the artist's oeuvre was only recently re-discovered in a Kansas City, Missouri home after a 100-year absence from exhibition or publication. Until now, the painting was known only by black and white images in early 20th century art journals and exhibition catalogs.TITLE OF THE WORK:The Art Loss Register lists the title of this work as Lauschende Faune (Listening Fauns).The German art journal Die Kunst, 1904, pictures this work on page 38 and lists the title as Belauscht (Overheard or Eavesdropping).The International Studio - An Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art, August 1909, illustrates this painting and lists the title as Listening Fauns.The exhibition catalog for the Dallas Art Association's First Annual Exhibition: Contemporary International Art,' November 18-27, 1919 also lists the title as Listening Fauns.EXHIBITION:Metropolitan Museum of Art 1909 (remains of the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition label remain verso)Chicago Institute of Art 1909.Copley Society Boston 1909.Dallas Art Association's First Annual Exhibition: Contemporary International Art, 1919.PROVENANCE:Art Loss Registry lists the succession as beginning with Galerie Heinemann, Franz Stuck's primary dealer, 09 August 1899 acquired for RM 9000 (inventory number 4612) and sold to Hugo Reisinger on 14 August 1899 for RM 9000. Then Hugo Reisinger until at least 1908.The International Studio · An Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art for August of 1909 includes an image of this painting as part of a nine-page piece titled THE COLLECTION OF HUGO REISINGER I GERMAN AND AMERICAN PICTURES. BY CHRISTIAN BRITON, confirming the owner as Hugo Reisinger in 1909.The painting was exhibited at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in January, 1909 and again identified in the exhibition catalog as being the property of Hugo Reisinger.As an aside, Hugo Reisinger was a banker, businessman and serious art collector. He married the 18-year-old daughter of St. Louis, Missouri brewer Adolphus Busch in 1890.In 1919, the exhibition catalog for the Dallas Art Association's First Annual Exhibition: Contemporary International Art,' November 18-27, 1919 marks a change by listing the owner of this painting as Edward A. Faust, a prominent St. Louis, Missouri restaurateur and close friend of Adolphus Bush.As an aside, Edward A. Faust was close friend to Adolphus Bush who brewed a lager named for him. Their families were later connected by marriage. In 1878 Faust went to the Paris Exposition where he purchased his own electric power plant for $15,000 and installed it in his restaurant, establishing the first electric illumination in St. Louis.For the next 100 years the whereabouts of this painting are not precisely known. It was never again exhibited or published and went unrecognized by survivors of the couple who owned it most recently, Colonel and Mrs. S.D. Slaughter of Kansas City, Missouri.When this lost work by Franz Stuck was re-discovered inside the Slaughter's Kansas City, Missouri mansion in 2021, another painting was found there as well. This other painting, a large equestrian scene by a British artist, was accompanied by documentation confirming that it had been purchased by the Colonel and his wife in St. Louis, Missouri in 1964. No receipts for the work by Stuck were found. The city of St. Louis, Missouri is 348 miles from Kansas City.Through descent, this work by Franz Stuck is being offered by two brothers who confirm its existence in the home of their grandparents, Colonel and Mrs. S.D. Slaughter, beginning sometime in the 1960s.ALTERNATE SPELLING:The artist's alternate spelling of Franz Von Stuck marks his receiving the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown in 1906 after which he was known as Franz Ritter von Stuck.Overall framed size measures 45 x 47.25 inches.Very good condition, apparently untouched but for an old over-varnish that has darkened and in some areas, shows some drips and thickness.There are no areas or bits of touch-up or inpainting indicated under UV light examination.There is a 2.5 inch diameter area of deterioration of the medium that shows as a cluster of fine, irregular, vertical lines of white medium exposed in a cluster just to the left of the figure, and scattered to a far lesser degree just below the figure and to the left quadrant. There are no other issues of loss, no major scratches, chips, dents, gouges, flakes, cupping, rubs or other issues.The frame displays scattered chips overall as shown and heavy wear to the painted laurel running vertically along each long side.
- JAMES LEE COLT (1922-2005) 'CATTLE RUSTLERS'Framed
JAMES LEE COLT (1922-2005) 'CATTLE RUSTLERS'Framed oil painting on panel, "Cattle Rustlers," signed lower left James Colt (James Lee Colt (Clutter), Kansas, California, 1922-2005), canvas: approx 16"h, 20"w, overall: approx 21"h, 24.75"w, 5.25lbs *Note: James Colt stated that his art was influenced by family history; his great grandfather was a Civil War cavalry soldier, an uncle was with Teddy Roosevelt at San Juan Hill. Colt's grandparents participated in the Oklahoma Cherokee Strip land rush of 1889. He spent time in San Jacinto, California and in Arizona near the San Carlos Indian Reservation. His works are in private collections including those of Frank Sinatra, Steve McQueen and John Wayne, together with museum collections.*
- LUIGI BECHI (ATTR.) (ITALIAN, 1830-1919).
LUIGI BECHI (ATTR.) (ITALIAN, 1830-1919). Grandpa's Love. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. From a New Jersey collection. Dimensions: 17.5" h x 14.5" w. Condition: Good.
- Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978)
Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978) signed print "Grandpa and Me", collotype on paper, pencil signed, trial proof, 22-1/4" x 22-3/4" sight; together with "Luncheon with George and Willie", offset lithograph, signed "Robert Charles Howe", 476/1000, very good condition
- MARTIN LEWIS ETCHING, GRANDPA TAKES
MARTIN LEWIS ETCHING, GRANDPA TAKES A WALK, 1935. Martin Lewis Etching, created in 1935 and titled 'Grandpa Takes A Walk', pencil signed lower right margin and in the plate, Martin Lewis. Plate 8.75” x 11.5”, Sheet 13” x 16.5”.