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JEFF KOONS
Puppy, 2008

 

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Early 20th

Available Early 20th Passed Lots

  LotDescriptionPrice
2 ROOKWOOD Standard glaze Indian mug painted by Constance Baker, "Lacote," 1900. Flame mark/ 853/C.A.B./"Lacote". 5" x 5 1/2" $1,380
5 ROOKWOOD Standard glaze Light mug painted by Harriet Wilcox with "The Enormous Puppy," 1892. (After John Tanniel's 1865 engraving for C.S. Lewis' "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland") Flame mark/587W/H.E.W. 4 1/2" x 5" $862.50
6 ROOKWOOD Standard glaze mug finely painted E.T. Hurley with the portrait of a St. Bernard dog, 1900. Seconded mark, for no apparent reason. Flame mark/587C/E.T.H./X. 4 3/4" x 5" $977.50
7 ROOKWOOD Standard glaze vase finely painted by Sturgis Laurence with a self-portrait of Rembrandt, "After Rembrandt," 1900. Flame mark/900C/AFTER REMBRANDT/SL. 7 1/2" x 4" $977.50
8 ROOKWOOD Standard glaze pillow vase painted by Grace Young with a Dutch Baroque portrait, 1895. Several short scratches, wear around shoulder. Flame mark/797/GY. 6 1/2" x 7" $805
9 ROOKWOOD Standard glaze portrait mug painted by William McDonald with a Dutch Baroque portrait of a man with ruff, 1895. (As well painted a portrait as we've seen.) Flame mark/793/WPMcD. 5 1/2" x 6" $1,955
10 ROOKWOOD Standard glaze tankard painted by Grace Young with a Dutch Baroque portrait, its hinged lid framed in pewter with a gargoyle, 1896. (Factory tankards with original ceramic tops are very rare.) A few small burst bubbles, some shallow scratches. Flame mark/775/GY. 8 1/2" x 6" $2,415
18 ROOKWOOD Monumental Scenic Vellum vase by Sallie Coyne with a snowy landscape at dusk, 1919. Minor crazing, seconded mark, possibly for a couple of glazed-over firing lines. Flame mark/XIX/324V/SEC/X. 17 1/2" x 8 1/2" $4,025
32 SATURDAY EVENING GIRLS Three-piece breakfast set for Emily, "Her Mug," "Her Plate" and "Her bowl," decorated in cuerda seca with bands of white rabbits on a teal blue ground, 1919. (The set was a gift to Dr. Emily Dunning Barringer on the occasion of the birth of her daughter Emily Velona Barringer in 1919. Dr. Barringer was the world's first female ambulance surgeon and the first woman to secure a surgical residency.) Signed S.E.G. AM 10-19. Mug: 9 1/2" x 4 1/2", plate: 7 3/4" dia. $4,025
35 GEORGE OHR Large and rare vessel with expressive assymetrical handles, covered in gun-metal, olive green and amber mottled and speckled glaze. (On 1895 photograph reproduced in "George E. Ohr and his Biloxi Art Pottery," Robert Blasberg, 1973, p. 5) Carpenter era restoration on one side. Stamped G.E. OHR, Biloxi, Miss. 7 1/4" x 6" $13,800
39 GEORGE OHR Gourd-shaped pitcher with dimpled spout and cut-out handle covered in gun-metal brown over green speckled glaze. Stamped G.E. OHR, Biloxi, Miss. 4" x 3 3/4" $2,300
46 HANDEL Table lamp with a "chipped" glass shade reverse-painted with a bucolic landscape at sunset over a three-socket bronze base with Chinese stand. Fine original patina. Shade stamped HANDEL LAMPS PAT'D, signed HANDEL 6625, base unsigned. 24 1/2" x 18" dia. $6,900
52 PRAIRIE SCHOOL Oversized chandelier with leaded glass geometric pattern, hanging from double-brass posts. (While we do not know who designed or produced this lamp, its quality is exceptional.) Complete with ceiling caps. Unmarked. 55" x 48" x 20 1/2" $10,350
54 HANDEL Desk lamp with an acid-etched glass shade obverse-painted in the Persian pattern on an adjustable bronze base. Original patina, resoldered and repatinated fitting, some verdigris spots to base. Shade signed HANDEL 6776 G.O., base with cloth tag. 7" x 10" $1,610
56 HANDEL Desk lamp with brown Mosserine shade over an adjustable bronze foliate base. Light bubbling to varnish, possible resoldering and patinating of joint. Shade signed HANDEL 6367 1/2, base unmarked. 8" x 10" $1,610
58 PITTSBURGH Table lamp with a "chipped" glass shade reverse-painted with an exotic seashore scene, "Call of the Wild," over a two-socket floriform bronzed base. Fine original patina. Remnant of paper label on shade, base signed PLBG Co. 22" x 18" $1,610
61 PITTSBURGH Table lamp with a "chipped" glass shade obverse- and reverse-painted with a moonlit island scene over a two-socket classical base with ochre patina. Base stamped 0251. 23" x 16" $1,725
63 MARGARET PATTERSON Color woodblock print of a bouquet of foxgloves in turquoise-glazed vase, 1921. Matted and framed (no margins). Pencil signed and dated. Image: 10 1/4" x 7" $2,300
66 MARGARET J. PATTERSON Pastel on paper, "Rooftops, French Village." Mounted in original frame. Signed. Site 15" x 10" $2,587.50
70 ROYCROFT Hammered copper shell-casing vase with riveted flaring base. Some cleaning to patina, 1/2" dent. Early Orb and Cross mark. 10 1/2" x 6" $1,725
97 GREENE & GREENE Cedar shutter with glass inserts, 1905. (Provenance: Dr. Arthur Libby residence, Pasadena.) Chip to one cross panel, very light wear to edges. Unsigned. 63 1/2" x 25 3/4" $4,600
99 NEWCOMB COLLEGE Early and unusual experimental sang-de-boeuf spherical vase painted by Roberta B. Kennon with blue crocuses on a blue and pink ground, 1902. (Ms. Kennon studied with Arthur Wesley Dow in Ipswich, Mass. that summer.) Several firing flaws including hairlines to rim. NC/JM/U/R.B.K. Kennon/H23(?). 5 3/4" x 6 1/4" $4,600
102 NEWCOMB COLLEGE Exceptional vase incised and painted by Marie Ross with pale stylized irises on green stems against an indigo ground, 1904. (A striking example.) Tight 1" hairline from rim. NC M.T.R. JMQ PP53. 9 1/2" x 5" $16,100
108 GRUEBY Vase with two rows of tooled and applied full-height leaves by Wilhelmina Post, covered in fine feathered mat green glaze. (A superior glaze, even and well patterned.) Professional restoration to one inch chip at base. Grueby Pottery stamp, WP, 164. 8 1/4" x 5 1/2" $2,760
115 GRUEBY Rare 9" tile decorated in cuerda seca with Saint George Slaying the Dragon in matte polychrome glazes. Professional restoration to nicks on corners. Signed MCT. 9" sq. $16,100
127 MARBLEHEAD Ovoid vase painted by Arthur Henessey with tall stylized green trees outlined on an indigo ground. Ship mark HT. 7" x 4" $1,955
132 MARBLEHEAD Set of three tiles with ships in brown and blue on speckled matte gray ground. (From the collection of Arthur Baggs' daughter, Mary Trowbridge Baggs Tweet of Tolland, Connecticut.) A few small nicks and chips overall, the largest 1/4". Mounted together in a new Arts and Crafts frame. Ship marks and paper labels. 3 3/4" sq. ea. $4,025
148 MacINTYRE Small two-handle vase with forget-me-nots and poppies on white ground. Stamped MACINTYRE BURSLEM ENGLAND, 10, and green ink signature. 5 3/4" x 3 3/4" $1,610
149 MacINTYRE Jardiniere with forget-me-nots and poppies on white ground. Stamped MACINTYRE BURSLEM ENGLAND, 627, and green ink signature. 5 1/4" x 7" $2,530
151 MacINTYRE Bud vase decorated in Florian design in indigo and green. Stamped R.N. 326689, and green ink signature. 5 3/4" x 2 3/4" $1,380
152 MacINTYRE Bud vase decorated with tulips in the Green and Gold Florian design. Stamped MACINTYRE BURSLEM ENGLAND M2048, and green ink signature. 6 1/2" x 2 1/2" $2,070
154 MacINTYRE Bud vase decorated in the Florian design in blue, yellow, and green. Stamped FLORIAN WARE MACINTYRE BURSLEM ENGLAND Rd No 347807, and green ink signature. 7" x 2 3/4" $1,725
155 MOORCROFT Two-handled Bara ware vase with forget-me-nots and poppies on butter-yellow ground, 1908-13. Unusual black ink signature. 7" x 8" $2,300
157 MacINTYRE Florian Ware tea set with blue blossoms on celadon ground, the teapot with hinged pewter lid. Minor fleck to edge of lid on sugar bowl. Brown stamp MACINTYRE BURSLEM ENGLAND Rd No. Teapot: 6 1/2" x 5 1/4" $805
158 MOORCROFT Two vases, one in an orchid design in red and yellow on cobalt, the other with leaves and fruit on green ground. Both stamped MOORCROFT MADE IN ENGLAND POTTER TO THE QUEEN with blue ink signatures. 6" x 4 1/4" and 4" x 3 1/2" $1,150
169 PERSIAN BAKHTIARI Room-size rug with an ivory angular medallion on a cinnabar field with Williamsburg blue spandrels, surrounded by ivory palmette border, c. 1960. 10' 1" x 13' $1,322.50
171 CAUCASIAN KUBA Area rug with three medallions on a rust field surrounded by a terra cotta and teal border, c. 1930. 54" x 72" $1,840
172 PERSIAN HERIZ Room-size rug with a brick field surrounded by a blue turtle palmette border, c. 1925. 8' x 11' $1,955
178A LIMBERT Lamp table (no. 251) with an hexagonal top over a four-sided cut-out base with long corbels. Branded mark. 24" x 17" sq. $2,185
191 GUSTAV STICKLEY Five-legged dining table (no. 634) with circular top over cross-stretchers, complete with three leaves. Red decal. On casters: 29 1/2" x 54" $5,175
201 FREDERIC H. RHEAD Fine and rare jardiniere sgraffito-decorated and enamel-glazed with a Jugendstil pattern on a body of Santa Barbara clay. Mark hidden by glaze. 3 3/4" x 5 1/2" $4,600
202 SAN JOSE Rare and large twelve-tile panel, "Las Sombras," with a praying couple. Mounted in its original iron frame with decorative hook. Signed with maguey. In frame, 25" x 18 1/2" $5,750
206 ALBERT VALENTIEN Rare vase carved and modeled with pineboughs and pinecones in maroon and forest green with yellow accents on a shaded lime green ground. Cartouche stamp and A.R.V. 7 1/2" x 4" $8,625
216 ROOKWOOD Scenic Vellum tile painted by Fred Rothenbusch with a snowy landscape. Mounted in original Arts and Crafts frame. Face incised FR, back covered, partial original paper label. Plaque: 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" $2,300
217 ROOKWOOD Scenic Vellum plaque painted by Ed Diers with a snowy creek scene, 1936. Mounted in new Arts and Crafts frame. Uncrazed. Flame mark/XXVI/8 x 10/ED. Plaque: 9 1/2" x 7 3/4" $5,175
233 ROOKWOOD Iris glaze vase painted by Rose Fescheimer with blue Siberian irises on a shaded lavender ground, 1902. Flame mark/II/932D/W/R.F. 8" x 3 1/2" $1,380
237 ROOKWOOD Scenic Vellum plaque, "Quiet Stream," painted by Carl Schmidt with a mountain lake landscape at dusk, 1916. Flame mark/XVI/V; original paper label; C. Schmidt. Plaque: 8 1/4" x 5 1/4" $1,955
238 ROOKWOOD FAIENCE Rare and oversized tile decorated in cuenca with trees and a landscape in matte polychrome glazes. Complete with new Arts & Crafts frame (loose joints). Touch up to two corners. Stamped ROOKWOOD FAIENCE 625Y2. Tile: 18" sq. $2,760
239 VAN BRIGGLE Early squat vase embossed with an Art Nouveau floral design and covered in a fine frothy blue and green glaze, the buff clay showing through, 1903. Marked Van Briggle 1903 III. 3 1/4" x 5 1/4" $1,725
241 VAN BRIGGLE Bowl embossed with leaves and covered in leathery matte green glaze, 1906. Shallow lines to bottom, do not go through. AA VAN BRIGGLE 1906 390. 4 1/2" x 9 3/4" $1,380
245 GEORGE OHR Footed coupe with folded rim, covered in tiger eye glaze. Firing crack and stilt marks on interior, minor chip to rim. Stamped G.E. OHR, Biloxi, Miss. 4" x 5" $3,450
251 GEORGE OHR Vase with folded rim and dimpled shoulder, covered in black and amber mottled glaze. Stamped G.E. OHR Biloxi, Miss. 4 1/2" x 3 1/4" $2,300
266 PINDER BOURNE CO. (BURSLEM) Pair of Aesthetic Movement lantern-shaped vases painted with Japonesque scenes in floral and avian patterns. Drilled bottoms, a few minor nicks. Stamped PINDER BOURNE CO. BURSLEM. 18" x 7 1/2" sq. $1,150
271 RIESSNER, STELLMACHER & KESSEL (AMPHORA) Large bulbous vase, its center enamel-painted with black geese in flight, flanked by abstracted trees, the ground covered in verdigris and guilded glaze. A few small nicks to ribs. Red RSTK stamp, AMPHORA stamp 26 3730. 16 1/2" x 11" $1,725
273 VILLEROY & BOCH (METTLACH) Tall and rare vase incised with irises painted in polychrome beneath a band of applied swirls. Castle stamp with METTLACH VB GEGEN NACHBILDUNG GESCHUTZT 2422 12 99. 12 1/2" x 7 1/2" $1,380
282 JOHANN VAN SCHWARZ Round tray designed by Carl Luber with a pastry chef, with handpainted face and hand. Wear to surface and to metal. Numbered 5095R III. 12" dia. $1,380
290 ZSOLNAY Small bulbous vase incised with purple crocuses on an acid-etched gold ground, c. 1899-1900. Restoration to rim. Five churches medallion and artist signature FR. 4 3/4" x 3 1/4" $1,725
297 CLEMENT MASSIER Large four-sided vase with applied vines against a lustered ground painted with spandrels against sheaves of wheat. Professional restoration around rim, a few scratches. Signed MCND(?) Golfe-Juan AM/stamped CLEMENT MASSIER GOLFE-JUAN. 15 3/4" X 8" $4,025
300 LOUIS MAJORELLE / MOUGIN Stoneware vase embossed with abstracted trumpet blossoms within geometric bands separating reserves of blue crystalline glaze. Narrow 1/2" grinding chip to inner footring. Stamped GRES MOUGIN 24.LK MODELE DE L. MAJORELLE. 5" x 4" $920
302 AUGUSTE DALPAYRAT Stoneware spherical vase in a fine purple, oxblood, verdigris and teal speckled glaze. Several hairlines from rim. No visible mark. 6 1/2" x 6 3/4" $1,725
303 AUGUSTE DALPAYRAT Narrow porcelain vase covered in a fine oxblood and verdigris crystalline glaze. Shallow grinding chip to footring. Stamped Dalpayrat 127. 9 1/2" x 3 1/2" $1,725
304 AUGUSTE DALPAYRAT Large gourd-shaped stoneware vase covered in a fine oxblood, amber and green microcrystalline flambe glaze. 1/2" narrow glaze chip and small touch up to rim. Stamped Dalpayrat 2050. 13" x 7" $4,600
324 DIRK VAN ERP Important table lamp of hammered copper and mica, its faceted shade pierced with peacocks over a three-arm, three-socket base. Excellent original finish. Windmill stamp with open box. 24" x 17 1/2" $23,000
328 SAMUEL YELLIN Wrought-iron fleur-de-lys finial from the Yellin studio at 5520 Arch Street, Philadelphia, decoratively mounted on a wooden base, 1915. Original patina. Stamped YELLIN. Finial only: 14" x 4 1/2" $1,955
332 JARVIE Beta bronze candlestick. Fine original dark patina. Signed Jarvie and recently incised M. King. 13" $1,150
334 ARTS & CRAFTS LIGHTING Floor lamp with a large leaded-glass shade depicting grapes on a vine, over a four-socket copper-clad base modeled in grapevine pattern. Original dark patina, replaced sockets, cap possibly replaced, breaks to a couple of glass pieces. Unmarked. 65" x 24 1/4" $2,070
337 HANDEL Table lamp with a "chipped" glass shade reverse-painted in the Persian pattern over a three-socket foliate bronze base. Excellent patina to base, cap possibly repatinated. Shade stamped HANDEL LAMPS PAT'D and signed Handel 6048, base unmarked. 23 1/2" x 18" $4,025
343 HAMPSHIRE / UNIQUE Table lamp with Hampshire squat base embossed with tulips and covered in matte green glaze, topped with its original (converted) oil font, glass chimney, and Unique leaded glass shade with dogwood. A few short breaks to slag glass. Base stamped Hampshire Pottery/M in circle. Total: 19 1/2" x 16 1/2" $2,875
359 LALIQUE Charmilles large spherical dome of clear and frosted glass, ca. 1926. M p. 434. Unsigned. 15" x 12 1/2" $2,300
367 LALIQUE Sirene statuette of frosted glass, c. 1920. M p. 497, no. 831. Raised mark R. LALIQUE, engraved R. Lalique France. 4" $1,150
376 LALIQUE Chamois vase of amber glass with white patina, 1931. M p. 455, no. 1075. Etched R. LALIQUE FRANCE. 4 1/2" x 4" $920
378 LALIQUE Mures vase in opalescent glass. A few minor flecks and scratches to rim and one stem. M p. 451, no. 1058. Stenciled R. LALIQUE FRANCE. 7 1/2" x 8 1/4" $3,450
390 KARL KOEPPING Three pairs of exceptionally rare and delicate glass cordials. Each signed Koepping. 5" x 1" $3,450
396 TIFFANY STUDIOS Gilt-bronze six-light candelabrum complete with inset snuffer. Bobeches replaced. TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1290. 15" x 21 1/4" $5,175
399 TIFFANY STUDIOS Large three-compartment letter holder in the Grapevine pattern, lined in green slag glass and covered in bronze patina. A few small dents, some wear to patina, a couple of breaks to glass. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK. 8 3/4" x 12 3/4" x 3 1/2" $1,725
412 TIFFANY STUDIOS Fine and rare chandelier of turtleback tiles, on a four-socket cluster. Original bronze hook, chain and ceiling plate. (Exceptional iridescence, the panels are dichroic.) Unsigned. With original hook, 13" x 17 1/2" dia. $80,500
413 TIFFANY STUDIOS Table lamp with a Colonial geometric shade on a three-socket bronze Library base. Fine original patina. Stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK, shade: 1900, base: 534. 22" x 16" $9,775
424 TIFFANY STUDIOS Rare Arts & Crafts bronze chandelier with five faceted drops and Favrile glass shades with pulled feather decoration. Some cleaning to patina. Shades numbered. Approx. 20" x 16" $13,800
427 TIFFANY STUDIOS Tall gold Favrile glass Jack-in-the-Pulpit vase. Clear area to middle of stem. Etched L.C.T. W7936. 15 1/4" x 8" $9,200
428 TIFFANY STUDIOS Tall ribbed gold Favrile glass vase on a gilt-bronze base with green enameled festoons. Clear area towards base. Base stamped LOUIS C. TIFFANY FURNACES INC. 156. 17" x 5 1/2" $1,955
429 TIFFANY STUDIOS Gold Favrile glass trumpet-shaped vase. Slight listing to the glass ball foot and clear area at base, both in the making. Etched L.C.TIFFANY-Favrile 9456 N 1610. 12" x 4" $1,725