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SELECT: Spring Estates 2016 3 lots

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Description

Carlo Brancaccio (Italian, 1861Ð1920), "Napoli", oil on canvas, signed "C. Brancaccio, Napoli", lower right, 28.25"h x 35.75"w (sight), gilt frame

Condition

Overall good, craquelure, possible restorations, canvas dirty upper edge

Sold $1,300

Est.

$1,000 - $1,500

Cesare Detti, watercolor painting

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Description

Cesare Auguste Detti (Italian, 1847-1914), A teaching lesson, 1885, watercolor and pencil on paper, signed "C. Detti '85", lower right, 7"h x 9.75"w (sight), matted with giltwood frame

Condition

Overall good, darkening to sheet, rubbing, not examined out of glass

Sold $325

Est.

$300 - $500

Augusto Daini, watercolor painting

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Description

Augusto Daini (Italian 1860-1920), Portrait of a man in state of famish, watercolor on paper, signed "A. Daini", lower right, 36.5"h x 22.75"w (sight), framed under glass

Condition

Good, sun fading, some buckling, not examined out of glass

Sold $550

Est.

$800 - $1,200

SELECT: Fall Estates 2016 8 lots

After Luigi Pastega, painting

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Description

After Luigi Pastega (Italian, 1858-1927), "Playtime", oil on panel or board, signed "G. Pastega", upper left, 9"l x 7"w (sight), giltwood frame

Condition

Good, frame abrasion to edges

artist

Pastega, After Luigi

Starting Bid

$150

Passed

Est.

$300 - $500

Frank Meadow Sutcliffe, (2) photographic prints

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Description

Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (British, 1853-1941), Glouceser Bridge and harbor scene, laid to board, harbor initialed "FMS", lower left, Glasgow numbered 567, larger: 6"l x 8"w (sheet), smaller: 5"l x 8"w (sheet)

Condition

Fair, toning, laid to board

artist

Sutcliffe, Frank Meadow

Starting Bid

$200

Sold $100

Est.

$400 - $600

Italian School, painting

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Description

Italian School (19th century), Odalisque with parrot, oil on canvas, illegibly signed "Par....s?", 33.5"l x 45"w (sight), giltwood frame

Condition

Good, restorations left edge, probable cleaning and further restorations, some craquelure

Starting Bid

$1,000

Sold $1,500

Est.

$2,000 - $3,000

Italian School, patinated bronze bust

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Description

Italian School (16th/17th century), Bust of the Roman Emperor Caracalla, bronze with dark brown/black patina, unsigned, marble base, 12"h x 8.25"w x 6.5"d (excl. base)

Condition

Good, condition commensurate with age, probable repairs, losses, rubbing, scratches, cracks, two drill holes to neck

Starting Bid

$500

Sold $2,500

Est.

$1,000 - $1,500

Italian School, painting

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Description

Italian School (18th/19th century), Portrait of nobleman, "Gia Barozzi Cav", oil on canvas, no signature visible, 32.25"l x 27"w (sight), giltwood frame

Condition

Good/fair, restorations, craquelure, minor paint loss, relined, cleaned, condition commensurate with age

Starting Bid

$500

Sold $750

Est.

$1,000 - $1,500

Attr. Francesco Coppola Castaldo, painting

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Description

Attributed to Francesco Coppola Castaldo (Italian, 1845-1916), Egyptian princess with attendants, 1891, oil on canvas, signed and dated "F. Coppola Firenze 1891", lower right, 57.75"h x 44"w (sight), framed

Condition

Good,minor craquelure, frame abrasion to edges, no major damage observed.

artist

Castaldo, Attributed to Francesco Coppola

Starting Bid

$600

Sold $2,750

Est.

$1,200 - $1,800

Pair Roman Antiquity engravings after Piranesi

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Description

18th/19th c., numbered 5 and 7, lower right, 11.5"l x 8.5"w (sight), matted and framed under glass

Condition

Good, toning, foxing

Starting Bid

$50

Sold $80

Est.

$100 - $150

Umberto Levi, painting

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Description

Umberto Levi (Italian, b. 1930), Venetian river, oil on canvas, signed "U. Levi", lower right, 9"l x 22.5"w (sight), framed

Condition

Good, stains to canvas verso, possible cleaning, no major damage observed

artist

Levi, Umberto

Starting Bid

$200

Passed

Est.

$400 - $600

SELECT: Spring Estates 6 lots

Giovanni Stern, painting

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Description

Giovanni Stern (Italian, 1734-1797), Bernini's Obelisk in the Piazza Novona, c. 1770, ink and watercolor architectural rendering on paper, signed lower right "Gi' Stern", gallery label verso, 25.5"h x 16.5"w (sight), 33.5"h x 23.5"w (framed)

Condition

Good, strong colors, foxing

Starting Bid

$750

Sold $3,250

Est.

$1,500 - $2,500

Grand Tour marble bust of Augustus Caesar

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Description

19th c., after the antique, unsigned, on molded socle, 21.5"h x 10"w

Condition

Good, shows age, marble nicked verso top of base, surface soiling

Starting Bid

$350

Sold $2,750

Est.

$700 - $1,000

Circle of Francesco Guardi, painting

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Description

Circle of Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793), Canal Scene, oil on canvas, no signature visible, 7.5"h x 10.5"w (sight), 15.5"h x 18.5"w (framed)

Condition

Good, no major damage observed, some craquelure, in need of cleaning, not examined with black light

Starting Bid

$400

Sold $1,700

Est.

$800 - $1,200

Francesco Redi, drawing

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Description

Francesco Redi (Italian, 1626-1697), Cupids and Sea Horses, sanguine chalk on paper, no signature visible, 6.5"h x 9.5"w (sight), 13"h x 16"w (framed)

Condition

Good/fair, toning and minor foxing near margins, small tear near left margin, not examined out of frame

Starting Bid

$300

Sold $700

Est.

$600 - $800

Angelo Ferri, drawing

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Description

Angelo Ferri (Italian, active 1819-1822), Piazza Gottica {stage set design no. 11 for Rossini's Tancredi), 1822, ink and wash on paper, titled and signed in black ink 'Piazza gottica di Angelo Ferri per !'Opera ii cancredi in Madrir l'anno 1822', 12.5"h x 17.75"w (sight), 18.5"h x 23"w (framed)

Condition

Fair, mat burn and areas of discoloration

Starting Bid

$300

Sold $1,200

Est.

$600 - $900

Italian School, painting

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Description

Italian School (18th c.), Portrait of Filippo Bonanno e Filingeri, Baron of Roccafiorita Sicily, c. 1738, oil on tin, sitter name and birth date lower center, 12"h x 9"w (sight), 18"h x 14"w (frame)

Condition

Fair, scattered paint loss

Starting Bid

$200

Sold $350

Est.

$400 - $600

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Fabrizio Clerici, ink drawing

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Description

Fabrizio Clerici (Italian, 1913-1993), Surrealist figure torturing animal, ink on paper, signed and dated lower right "Fabrizio Clerici, '48", ink and pencil rough sketches verso, 12.75"h x 9.5"w (sight), 20"h x 17.75"w (framed)

Condition

Fair, toning, slight paper waving, a few spots of foxing, glass broken

Starting Bid

$100

Sold $1,000

Est.

$200 - $300

SELECT: 3 Day Auction 4 lots

After Il Parmese, rare bronze plaque

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Description

Gian Federico Bonzagni called Il Parmese (Italian, 1507-1588), Nativity, early cast, high relief plaque, partially gilt bronze with silver studs, cast signature "Parm Invent" and and dated 1561, 8"h x 6"w

Condition

Good, shows age, rubbing, minor dings to edges

Starting Bid

$750

Sold $4,500

Est.

$1,500 - $2,500

Pair Italian Grand Tour bronze torchieres

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Description

19th/20 c., Italy, each verdigris patinated cast bronze tripod with hoof feet, connected by x-stretcher with center laurel-wreath medallion, associated round plate glass tops (not pictured), 56"h x 16.5"dia. (total)

Condition

Good, variations in patina, rusty screws

Starting Bid

$300

Sold $750

Est.

$600 - $800

Rubens Santoro, painting

Passed

Description

Rubens Santoro (Italian, 1859-1942), Portrait of a Gentleman, c. 1914, oil on canvas, faintly signed lower right and verso, 10"h x 8"w (sight), 14"h x 12"w (frame)

Condition

Good/fair, .75" abrasion with paint loss, darkened canvas

Starting Bid

$1,000

Passed

Est.

$2,000 - $3,000

G. Novelli, painting

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Description

G. Novelli (Italian, 19th/20th c.), Genre scene with musician, oil on canvas, signed "G. Novelli", lower right, 27"h x 18"w (sight), 32"h x 23.5"w (frame)

Condition

Good, canvas surface is clean, patch on back from old repair

Starting Bid

$150

Sold $450

Est.

$300 - $500

ABC: 3 Day Auction 4 lots

G. Bocconi, painting

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Description

G. Bocconi (Italian, 20th c.), Italian Landscape, oil on canvas, signed lower right "G. Bocconi", 19"w x 25"h (sight), 29.25"h x 25.25"w (framed)

Condition

Good, some surface dirt, painting loose in frame

Starting Bid

$30

Sold $60

Est.

$60 - $80

Francesco Guardi (attrib.), painting

Passed

Description

Francesco Guardi (attrib.) (Italy, 1712-1793), Classical ruins in mountainous landscape, ink and watercolor on paper, no signature visible, 7"h x 11.75"w (sheet), 17"h x 20.5"w (framed)

Condition

Fair, heavy foxing, not examined out of frame

Starting Bid

$200

Passed

Est.

$400 - $600

(2) Architectural prints of Palladian villas

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Description

20th c., incl. Villa Caldogno, both: 11"h x 16"w (sight), 18.75"h x 24.25"h (framed)

Condition

Good, no visible condition issues, not examined out of frame

Starting Bid

$20

Sold $125

Est.

$40 - $60

Rubens Santoro, painting

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Description

Rubens Santoro (Italian, 1859-1942), Portrait of a Gentleman, c. 1914, oil on canvas, faintly signed lower right and verso, 10"h x 8"w (sight), 14"h x 12"w (frame)

Condition

Good/fair, .75" abrasion with paint loss, darkened canvas

Starting Bid

$250

Sold $250

Est.

$500 - $700

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Marcello Mazzoli, painting

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Description

Marcello Mazzoli (Italian, 20th c.), Abstracted village, 1961, oil on board, signed lower right, and signed, dated, and inscribed verso, 15"h x 18.75"w (sight), framed

Condition

Good observable condition

Starting Bid

$50

Sold $60

Est.

$100 - $150

Bruno Caruso, painting

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Description

Bruno Caruso (Italian, b. 1927), Ragazza al Campira, 1952, oil on palette board, signed and inscribed "A corrodo con…" on right edge, inscribed "Bruno Caruso", titled, and dated verso, 10"h x 7.5"w (sight), framed

Condition

Good observable condition

Starting Bid

$150

Sold $325

Est.

$300 - $500

Illegibly Signed, painting

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Description

Illegibly Signed (19th c.), Piazza San Marco Venice, watercolor, illegibly signed lower right, 12.75"h x 7.75"w (sight), framed

Condition

Good observable condition

Starting Bid

$50

Sold $60

Est.

$100 - $150

Franco Villoresi, painting

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Description

Franco Villoresi (Italian, 1920-1975), Men on beach, 1955, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 19"h x 39"w, framed

Condition

Good observable condition

Starting Bid

$100

Sold $50

Est.

$200 - $300

Attrib. to Bernardo Balestrieri, sculpture

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Description

Attrib. to Bernardo Balestrieri (Italian, 1884-1965), Head of an infant, ceramic, unsigned, 7.25"h

Condition

Good observable condition

Starting Bid

$40

Sold $70

Est.

$80 - $125

Franco Villoresi, painting

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Description

Franco Villoresi (Italian, 1920-1975), "Uomo con cravat aranchio", oil on board, signed lower right, titled verso, 19.75"h x 27.5"w, unframed

Condition

Good, small loss lower right corner

Starting Bid

$100

Sold $350

Est.

$200 - $300

Andrea Vizzini, painting

Passed

Description

Andrea Vizzini (Italian, 1949), "Interno Teoretico con David D'Michelangelo", oil on masonite, signed and inscribed lower right, signed and titled verso, 26"h x 35.75"w, framed

Condition

Good observable condition

Starting Bid

$100

Passed

Est.

$200 - $300

Pasquale Esposito, painting

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Description

Pasquale Esposito (Italian, 1913), "Monte Marano", signed lower left; signed, titled, and inscribed verso, 19.25"h x 26.75"w, framed

Condition

Good observable condition

Starting Bid

$100

Sold $100

Est.

$200 - $300

After Georgio de Chirico, aquatint

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Description

After Georgio de Chirico (Italian, 1888-1978), "Bagnante Seduta" seated nude, 1931, aquatint in colors, signed lower right, 20"h x 16"w (image), framed

Condition

Good/fair observable, toning and rippling

Starting Bid

$50

Sold $250