All Lots

SELECT: Spring Estates 2016 6 lots

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Description

Mary Louise Simard (French, 1886-1963), Dancing Satyr, patinated metal, marble base, signed "M.L. Simard" on base, 24"h x 14"w x 7.5"d

Condition

Good, age appropriate surface scratches and rubbing, no significant damage or restorations

Sold $1,000

Est.

$700 - $1,000

Andre Bauchant, painting

Passed

Description

Andre Bauchant (French, 1873-1958), Landscape scene with figures, 1920, oil on canvas, signed and dated "A. Bauchant 1920", lower right, 17.5"h x 24.75"w

Condition

Fair, toning, minor stains upper right edge, not examined out of glass

Passed

Est.

$2,500 - $3,500

French School, pastel study

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Description

French School (19th century), Study of a red drape, pastel on paper, unsigned, 12"h x 9"w (sight), matted with gilt frame

Condition

Overall good, area of small stains to drape, slight ripple, not examined out of frame

Sold $1,300

Est.

$300 - $500

Marie Gabriel Biessy, painting

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Description

Marie Gabriel Biessy (French, 1854-1935), "Dans la Rue", c. 1910, oil on canvas, signed "M. G. Biessy", lower right, 13.25"h x 10.5"w (sight), parcel gilt frame

Condition

Fair, craquelure, frame abrasion, possible restoration

Sold $750

Est.

$600 - $800

Gustave Jean Jacquet, painting

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Description

Gustave Jean Jacquet (French, 1846-1909), Portrait of a lady, oil on canvas, signed "G. Jacquet", center right, 24"h x 19"w (sight), giltwood frame

Condition

Good/fair, varnish darkened, paint loss under chin, probably relined, not examined out of frame

Sold $6,000

Est.

$1,000 - $1,500

Auguste-Henri-Louis de Clermont, painting

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Description

Auguste-Henri-Louis de Clermont (French, 1810-1895), Fox hunting scene, 1878, oil on canvas, signed "A. De. Clermont", lower right, 31"h x 43"w (sight), giltwood frame

Condition

Fair, numerous old patches to canvas, darkening to varnish, craquelure, stretcher hairline to canvas

Sold $2,500

Est.

$1,200 - $1,800

SELECT: Fall Estates 2016 23 lots

After Jean Jules Salmson, bronze statuette

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Description

After Jean Jules Salmson (French, 1823-1902), "Benjamin Franklin", created for American market, signed "Salmson", marked Vauvray freres, 26"h x 8"dia.

Condition

Good, rubbing, minor oxidation, scratches to base

artist

Salmson, After Jean Jules

Starting Bid

$400

Sold $1,600

Est.

$800 - $1,200

Louis Jean Desprez, watercolor painting

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Description

Louis Jean Deprez (French, 1743-1804), View of St. Augustin Basilica, gouache or watercolor on paper, no signature visible, 6"l x 9.5"w (sight), matted and framed

Condition

Good, not examined out of frame, toning, water damage, buckling to sheet

artist

Deprez, Louis Jean

Starting Bid

$400

Sold $4,000

Est.

$800 - $1,200

Victor Henri Lesur, painting

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Description

Victor Henri Lesur (French, 1863-1900), Untitled Parisian street scene, oil on panel, signed "V. Henry Lesur", lower left, 17.5"l x 14.5"w (sight), framed

Condition

Good, not examined out of frame or under black light, varnish darkened, no major damage observed

artist

Lesur, Victor Henri

Starting Bid

$1,000

Sold $1,300

Est.

$2,000 - $3,000

Louis Robert de Cuvillon, pair portrait paintings

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Description

Louis-Robert de Cuvillon (French, 1848-1931), A woman with flowers and a Moroccan woman, watercolor on paper, both signed "L.R. de Cuvillon", lower right and left, 8.5"l x 5.25"w (sight), matted with giltwood frames

Condition

Good, some toning, possible restoration to Moroccan composition

artist

de Cuvillon, Louis-Robert

Starting Bid

$400

Sold $650

Est.

$800 - $1,200

After Jean-Baptiste Clesinger, massive bronze

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Description

After Jean-Baptiste Clesinger (French, 1814-1883), "Combat de Taureaux", signed "Clesinger", approx. 33"h x 52"w x 20"d

Condition

Good/fair, rubbing and discoloration to patina in areas, scratches and distress, probable restoration

artist

Clesinger, After Jean-Baptiste

Starting Bid

$1,500

Sold $5,500

Est.

$3,000 - $5,000

After Antonin Mercie, life-size bronze

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Description

Antonin Mercie (French, 1845-1916), "David Le Vainqueur (David The Conqueror)", signed "A. Mercie", to base, approx. 70"h x 38"w x 27"d

Condition

Good, oxidation and scratches to patina, possible restoration, dings, dents to base

artist

Mercie, After Antonin

Starting Bid

$1,000

Sold $1,000

Est.

$2,000 - $3,000

Louis-Ernest Barrias, bronze sculpture

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Description

Louis Ernest Barrias (French, 1841-1905), "Nature Revealing (unveiling) Herself Before Nature" cold painted and gilt bronze, signed "E. Barrias" with Susse Freres foundry mark, granite base, 26"h x 10"w x 6.25"d (incl. base)

Condition

Good, rubbing throughout, oxidation, possible restoration, no major damage observed

artist

Barrias, Louis Ernest

Starting Bid

$500

Sold $7,500

Est.

$1,000 - $1,500

French School, painting

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Description

French School (19th century), Putti en grisaille, oil on canvas, no signature found, 51"l x 32"w (sight), framed

Condition

Fair, craquelure, darkening to varnish, minor stains, probable restoration

Starting Bid

$400

Sold $1,400

Est.

$800 - $1,200

Julien LeBlant, drawing

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Description

Julien LeBlant (French, 1851-1936), "Classe 1908 Vandecasteele Alphonse Lille", ink and pastel on paper, signed and dated "J. LeBlant 1916", lower left, 12.25"l x 7.75"w (sight), framed

Condition

Good/fair, toning, frame abrasion, smudge marks, not examined out from glass

artist

LeBlant, Julien

Starting Bid

$300

Sold $300

Est.

$600 - $800

Louis Eugene Lambert, painting

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Description

Louis Eugene Lambert (French, 1825-1900), Tabby cat and kittens, oil on canvas, signed "Lambert", lower left, 25.25"l x 19"w (sight), giltwood frame

Condition

Good/fair, varnish darkened, relined, possible restorations, minor paint flecks

artist

Lambert, Louis Eugene

Starting Bid

$750

Sold $2,250

Est.

$1,500 - $2,500

Lionel Garner, painting

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Description

Lionel Garner (French, b. 1931), "Vieux Moulin", oil on canvas, signed "Garner", lower left, 10.5"l x 8.25"w (sight), matted with giltwood frame

Condition

Good, appears to have been cleaned, probable relining, not examined out of frame

artist

Garner, Lionel

Starting Bid

$250

Sold $100

Est.

$500 - $700

Follower of Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, painting

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Description

Follower of Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815-1891), Woman with a yellow canary, 1876, oil on panel, labeled "Pupil of Meissonier" to verso, signed and dated, "A. Sarnis 1876", 12"l x 6"w (sight), matted and framed

Condition

Good, surface cleaned, scratch to panel lower left edge, paint loss upper right corner, faint frame abrasion, probable restorations

artist

Meissonier, Follower of Jean Louis Ernest

Starting Bid

$200

Sold $475

Est.

$400 - $600

Luciano Rampazo, painting

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Description

Luciano Rampazo (French, b. 1936), Piazza San Marco, oil on canvas, signed "Luciano Rapazo", lower left, 10"l x 13"w (sight), matted and framed

Condition

Good, paint loss upper edge, minor frame abrasion

artist

Rampazo, Luciano

Starting Bid

$150

Sold $150

Est.

$300 - $500

Michel Ciry, painting

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Description

MIchel Ciry (French, b. 1919), "Jeune Paysan de Castille (Spanish Peasant Boy)", 1958, oil on canvas, signed and dated "Michel Ciry 58", lower left, 19.25"squ. (sight), framed

Condition

Good, minor black dots lower left quadrant, no major damage observed

artist

Ciry, MIchel

Starting Bid

$400

Passed

Est.

$800 - $1,200

French School, painting

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Description

French School (18th/19th century), The Order of the Garter, oil on canvas, inscribed "Hony soyt qui mal y pense (shame on him who thinks evil of it)", no signature visible, 35.75"l x 27.5"w (sight), giltwood frame

Condition

Good/fair, significant restorations, paint loss, lifting, craquelure, frame abrasion

Starting Bid

$400

Sold $700

Est.

$800 - $1,200

Harlequin pair Louis XVI gray painted fauteuils

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Description

18th/19th c., pale blue Fortuny seating, 34"h x 23"w x 19"d

Condition

Good/fair, structurally sound, shrinkage, insect damage, finish distress, wear to silk

Starting Bid

$200

Sold $1,700

Est.

$400 - $600

French Bronze figure of the poet Horace

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Description

Late 19th/early 20th c., seated in klismos chair, holding stylus and the second "Epode" scroll, 26"h x 18"w x 9.5"d

Condition

Good/fair, leg and scroll loose, dent to base, minor dings

Starting Bid

$300

Sold $650

Est.

$600 - $800

Theophile Alexandre Steinlen, drawing

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Description

Theophile Alexandre Steinlen (French, 1859-1923), "Mother and Child", charcoal on paper, signed "Steinlen", lower right, 15"l x 12.25"w (sight), matted and framed under glass

Condition

Appears good, minor smudge marks, minor stain lower edge, not examined out of frame

artist

Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre

Starting Bid

$100

Sold $250

Est.

$200 - $300

Emile Joseph Jules Simon, painting

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Description

Emile Joseph Jules Simon (French, 1890-1976), Cathedral facade with figures, oil on panel, signed "E. Simon", lower right, 9.25"l x 12.75"w (sight), giltwood frame

Condition

Good/fair, significant craquelure throughout, paint loss

artist

Simon, Emile Joseph Jules

Starting Bid

$350

Sold $375

Est.

$700 - $1,000

Eugene Carriere, painting

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Description

Eugene Carriere (French, 1849-1906), Portrait of a gentleman, oil on board, signed "Eugene Carriere", lower left, 9"l x 6"w (sight), giltwood frame

Condition

Good, varnish darkened, possible restorations, not examined out of frame

artist

Carriere, Eugene

Starting Bid

$500

Sold $700

Est.

$1,000 - $1,500

Marius Roy, painting

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Description

Marius Roy (French, b. 1833), Two rifleman, oil on panel, signed "M. Roy", lower left, 7"l x 9"w (sight), giltwood frame

Condition

Good/fair, craquelure, varnish darkened, warping to panel, probable cleaning

artist

Roy, Marius

Starting Bid

$150

Sold $500

Est.

$300 - $500

French School, painting

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Description

French School (19th/20th century), Portrait of a man, oil on canvas, no signature visible, canvas verso stamped "Maison Valli Hofer Freres Paris", 21.5"l x 17.5"w (sight), giltwood frame

Condition

Fair, frame abrasion, paint loss, restorations, puncture to canvas

Starting Bid

$200

Sold $200

Est.

$400 - $600

Circle of Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, painting

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Description

Circle of Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (French, 1786-1875), Equestrian scene, oil on canvas, illegibly initialed lower left, verso stamped "45 Rue de Douai, Paris", 10.75"l x 8.5"w (stretcher), giltwood frame

Condition

Good/fair, craquelure, frame abrasion, minor paint loss, restorations, cleaned

artist

Corot, Circle of Jean Baptiste Camille

Starting Bid

$250

Sold $1,400

Est.

$500 - $700

SELECT: Spring Estates 7 lots

Eugene Fromentin, painting

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Description

Eugene Fromentin (French, 1820-1876), Pastoral Scene with Bulls, oil on canvas, signed lower right "Fromentin", 18.5"h x 25.5"w (sight), 25"h x 32"w (framed)

Condition

Good, scattered paint loss

Starting Bid

$350

Sold $350

Est.

$700 - $1,000

Charles Despiau, drawing

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Description

Charles Despiau (French, 1874-1946) Standing Nude, red chalk on paper, signed lower right "C. Despiau", 12"h x 8"w (sight), 19.75"h x 13"w (framed)

Condition

Good, some wrinkling of paper, two light smudges

Starting Bid

$150

Sold $550

Est.

$300 - $500

Follower of Francois Boucher, portrait painting

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Description

Follower of Francois Boucher (French, 1703-1770), Portrait of woman cradling a dove, pastel on wood panel, unsigned, 21.25"h x 19"w (sight), 25.5"h x 23"w (framed)

Condition

Good/fair, some cracks in surface, not examined out of frame

Starting Bid

$200

Sold $500

Est.

$400 - $600

Bronze model of the Apollo Belvedere

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Description

19th c., France, after the antique, bronze with brown patina, unsigned, on rouge royale marble base, 21.5"h (excl. base), 23.5"h (incl. base)

Condition

Good, marble base with chips and cracks along edge

Starting Bid

$350

Sold $750

Est.

$700 - $1,000

Albert Ernest Carrier Belluse, bronze sculpture

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Description

Albert Ernest Carrier Belluse (French 1824-1887), Three Figures, signed "A. Carrier" on ground, 25"h (excl. base), 27"h (incl. attached bronze base)

Condition

Good/fair, base dented, possible losses

Starting Bid

$750

Sold $1,600

Est.

$1,500 - $2,500

Circle of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, painting

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Description

Circle of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780-1867), portrait of a lady hiding note, oil on canvas, signed lower right "G. Arand?", 19.5"h x 15.5"w (sight), 24"h x 20"w (framed)

Condition

Good/fair, two patch repairs at top left and at top of head, craquelure, paint flakes, not examined with black light

Starting Bid

$500

Sold $1,100