THE CENTENNIAL AUCTION

April 10, 2005 12:00 AM EDT
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482 Lots

1: WILLIAM BIXBEE (American, 1850-1921) WINTER AT MARBLEHEAD signed Bixbee, l.l.; titled and signed W.J. Bixbee on verso; oil on artist board; 16 x 20

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Sold: $6,325

2: LEE WINSLOW COURT (American, 1803-1992) VIEW OF MONHEGAN ISLAND, DOCK AND HARBOR FROM MANANA ISLAND signed Lee W. Court, l.l.; inscribed on verso

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Sold: $3,450

3: CARDUCIUS P. REAM (American, 1837-1917) TRAINING THE DOG signed C.P. Ream, l.r.; oil on canvas; 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches; Condition: lined, new

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Current Bid: NaN Bids

4: EUROPEAN SCHOOL (19th/20th century) PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL READING bears signature J. Gonzales, l.r.; oil on panel; 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches;

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold: $8,050

5: ENGLISH SCHOOL, IN THE MANNER OF RICHARD WILSON (18th century) TWO LANDSCAPES WITH CASTLE VIEWS both signed R. Wilson; oil on canvases; 20 x 25 1/4

Estimate: $5,000 - $10,000

Sold: $5,175

6: LOUIS CLAUDE MOUCHOT (French, 1830-1891) MONK READING NEWSPAPER signed Lud Mouchot, l.r.; oil on panel; 14 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches Condition: Looks good

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Current Bid: NaN Bids

7: ARNALDO TAMBURINI (Italian, 1843-1931) MONK WITH WATERMELON signed A. Tamburini and inscribed Florence, u.l.; oil on canvas; 11 1/2 x 9 3/8 inches;

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold: $862.5

8: EUROPEAN SCHOOL (19th century) TOKEN OF HER AFFECTION signed f.Gaudi, l.r.; oil on canvas; 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches; Condition: Good, minor in painting,

Estimate: $500 - $700

Sold: $460

9: CURRIER & IVES (American, 19th century) SET OF FOUR LITHOGRAPHS FROM THE SERIES, AMERICAN COUNTRY LIFE artist: Fanny Palmer, publisher: Nathaniel

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Sold: $4,025

9A: CURRIER & IVES (American, 19th Century) THE LIGHTNING EXPRESS color lithograph; New York, published by Currier & Ives; Bears Michaelsen Gallery, New

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Sold: $977.5

9B: CURRIER & IVES (American, 19th Century) THE CELEBRATED TROTTING TEAM EDWARD AND SWIVELLER color lithograph; copyright 1882; signed in plate: Scott

Estimate: $500 - $800

Sold: $1,380

10: REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (Dutch, 1606-1669) THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT, A NIGHT PIECE (B53) etching and drypoint; possibly 6th state, late Basan edition; strong

Estimate: $500 - $700

Sold: $1,092.5

11: AFTER REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (Dutch, 1606-1669) ST. JEROME, READING IN AN ITALIAN LANDSCAPE (B104) and LANDSCAPE WITH A MILKMAN (B213) heliogravures by

Estimate: $400 - $600

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11A: REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (Dutch, 1606-1669) THE GOLDSMITH (B123) etching, circa 1655; second state; Bears M.A. McDonald, NY label on verso; 3 x 2 1/4

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Sold: $2,415

11B: AUGUSTE RODIN (French, 1840-1917) LE PRINTEMPS etching, circa 1883; ed. 200; fine impression; Bears Associated American Artists label on verso; 5 3/4

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold: $460

11C: AFTER ALBRECHT DURER (German, 1471-1528) CHRIST BEING NAILED TO THE CROSS, THE LITTLE PASSION SERIES B39; monogrammed in plate: AD, l.r.; woodcut;

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold: $345

11D: AFTER REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (Dutch, 1607-1669) CHRIST CRUCIFIED (B79) early 19th century edition; trimmed to oval margin and laid down; 5 1/4 x 4

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold: $402.5

12: JEAN LOUIS ERNEST MEISSONIER (French, 1815-1891) SOLDIER ON HORSEBACK monogrammed M, l.r.; oil on panel; 5 1/4 x 4 inches; Note: photocopy of back of

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold: $1,035

13: JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (American, 1785-1851) CRESTED TITMOUSE (PLATE 39) engraved, printed and colored by R. Havell & Son, London, 1828; hand colored

Estimate: $600 - $800

Sold: $862.5

13A: JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (American, 1785-1851) SHARP TAILED GROUS (PLATE CCCLXXXII) No. 77; engraved colored and printed by R. Havell, circa 1837; plate:

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

Sold: $4,600

14: ITALIAN SCHOOL (19th century) PAIR OF SCENES DEPICTING BATTLES AT SEA gouaches on paper; both framed; sight: 15 1/2 x 18 1/4 inches; Condition: The

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold: $1,265

15: S. JOWETT (19th century) THE LAST PATCH signed S. Jowett, l.r.; oil on panel; 16 x 12 inches; Condition: Hairline horizontal cracks; 3" surface

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Current Bid: NaN Bids

16: BENJAMIN HERRING (English, 1830-1871) CARRIAGE HALTED BY A HUNTING PARTY signed Ben Herring and dated 187?, l.r.; oil on canvas; 20 1/2 x 37 inches;

Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000

Sold: $5,750

17: AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th Century) STILL LIFE OF FRUIT bears signature in red pen LeRoy, l.r.; oil on canvas; 12 x 14 inches; Condition: canvas not

Estimate: $600 - $800

Sold: $690

18: JOSEPH WENGLEIN (German, 1845-1919) HOMESTEAD WITH COWS signed J. Wenglein, l.l.; oil on panel; panel stamped L.A. Bigelow, Munchon Art, Boston,

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold: $2,530

19: AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th century) LANDSCAPE WITH COTTAGE ON A POND monogrammed Th.R, l.r.; oil on canvas; 20 1/2 x 30 inches; Condition: Craquelure

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold: $1,840

20: JAKOB KOGANOWSKY (Vienna, 1874-1926) CARRAIGE ON A VILLAGE ROAD signed J. Koganowsky, l.r. (incised in paint); oil on board; 25 3/4 x 32 inches;

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Current Bid: NaN Bids

21: E. HUBER (Italian, 19th century) LAGO AVERNO signed E. Huber and inscribed Lago Averno 1891, l.l.; oil on canvas; 21 1/2 x 34 1/2 inches; Condition:

Estimate: $2,000 - $2,500

Sold: $4,600

22: EUROPEAN SCHOOL (19th Century) THREE GENRE SCENES comprised of English School, "Child with Mother and Nurse", oil on copper, 6 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches;

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold: $632.5

23: FRANKLIN BROOK VOSS (American, 1880-1953) PORTRAIT OF A DAPPLE GRAY HORSE signed and dated F.B. Voss 1944, l.l.; oil on canvas; 18 x 24 inches;

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Sold: $6,325

24: HANS BUTTNER (German, b. 1850) THE RENDEVOUS signed H. Buttner and dated 1877 (faint), l.r.; oil on panel; bears Vose Gallery label on verso #13938;

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Current Bid: NaN Bids

25: GABRIEL SPAT (French, 1890-1967) LONGCHAMP, PARIS signed Gabriel Spat, l.l.; oil on canvas board; 7 x 9 inches; Condition: Good.

Estimate: $600 - $800

Current Bid: NaN Bids

26: SPANISH SCHOOL (19th century) THE PROMONADE oil on panel; 11 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches Condition: Good. Small 1/4 inch area of in-painting, u.r.

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Sold: $977.5

27: ITALIAN SCHOOL (19th century) GYPSY WOMAN signed E. Furperis, l.l.; oil on canvas; 10 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches; Condition: Inpainting on the chin and along

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold: $517.5

28: LOUIS PERREY (French, b. 1856) DEFENDING THE FORTIFICATION signed and dated Louis PERREY 1883, l.r.; oil on canvas; 59 x 70 3/4 inches; Condition:

Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

Sold: $3,450

29: GERMAN SCHOOL (19th century) THE NEW ARRIVAL signed A. Stoevefundt, l.r.; dated 27.5.1853, l.l.; oil on canvas; 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches; Condition:

Estimate: $600 - $800

Sold: $1,035

30: AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th/20th Century) PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN signed Wm M Chase, l.r.; charcoal on paper; sight: 21 inches x 17 1/4 inches; Condition:

Estimate: $700 - $900

Sold: $1,035

31: AFTER PIERRE AUGUSTE COT (French, 1837-1883) SPRINGTIME and LOVERS CROSSING oil on panels; 8 1/2 x 6 1/8 inches; Condition: springtime has large

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold: $287.5

31A: ATTRIBUTED TO SIMONETTI (19th Century) MAKING A DONATION signed indistinctly, l.l.; inscribed on verso canvas "Weeks"; oil on canvas; 18 1/2 inches x

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold: $1,092.5

31B: EUROPEAN SHOOL (18th Century) ROYAL BANQUET IN A CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURAL SETTING oil on canvas; 26 x 33 inches; C Condition: old restoration, lined,

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Current Bid: NaN Bids

31C: AURELIO AMICI (Italian, 1832-1889) GATHERING ALONG THE HILLSIDE signed A. Amici and inscribed Tivoli, l.l.; watercolor; sight: 21 x 29 1/2 inches

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

Current Bid: NaN Bids

31D: MARION POWERS (1897-1940) THE PROPOSAL signed and dated Marion Powers, December 1920, l.l.; oil on canvas; 16 1/2 x 20 inches; Condition: restoration

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Sold: $2,300

31E: AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th Century) QUEEN ANNE CHERRIES signed ML and dated 1884, l.l.; oil on canvas; 11 3/4 x 19 inches; Condition: black light - 2 to 3

Estimate: $600 - $800

Sold: $805

31F: AMERICAN SCHOOL (late 19th/early 20th century) COASTAL VIEW signed indistinctly A.L. Kiel, l.r.; oil on canvas; 14 x 18 inches

Estimate: $400 - $600

Sold: $402.5

31G: FRANCESCO COLEMAN (Italian, b. 1851) THE PIPER signed F. Coleman Roma 1881, l.r.; watercolor; 16 x 10 inches

Estimate: $600 - $800

Sold: $747.5

32: BELGIUM SCHOOL (18th century) MADONNA AND CHILD oil on panel; 16 x 12 inches; Condition: Restoration and inpainting about 10%.

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Sold: $1,150

33: CHARLES VACHER (English, 1818-1883) VIEW OF ROME signed C. Vacher and inscribed Rome 1844, l.c.; watercolor; sight: 14 1/4 x 20 1/4 inches;

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Sold: $1,265

34: ENGLISH SCHOOL (19th century) LEEDS FAMILY COAT OF ARMS watercolor; 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches; Condition: Some staining and nail holes. Period frame.

Estimate: $500 - $600

Sold: $632.5

35: Property of a Gentleman SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT (English, 1880-1969) PORTRAIT OF A LADY signed W. Russell Flint, l.l.; pastel on heavy paper; 25 x

Estimate: $12,500 - $17,500

Sold: $14,375

36: LARGE FOLIO PRINT, "Encampment at Neponset-Dorchester", after S. Rowse; hand colored lithograph; published Tappan and Bradford, Boston; plate size:

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold: $1,610

37: LARGE FOLIO STEEL ENGRAVING, depicting Washington Irving and his literary friends at Sunnyside; published by Irving Publishing Company, 1864; image:

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold: $230

38: LARGE FOLIO PRINT, in honor of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia and its commanders and the one-hundreth year of America; published J.R. Farrell,

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold: $977.5

39: LARGE FOLIO PRINT, "Washington's Triumphal Entry into New York, November 25, 1783", published by William Smith, printed by P.S. Durat and Sons,

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Sold: $3,737.5

39A: THREE EUROPEAN COLORED "VUE" PRINTS, Bordeau, Mortlake, and Greenwich Hospital

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold: $460
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39B: POOR RICHARD ILLUSTRATED LESSONS FOR THE YOUNG AND OLD ON INDUSTRY, TEMPERANCE, FRUGALITY + c. BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, engraving by O. Pelton,

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold: $402.5

40: ENGLISH SCHOOL (18th century) PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN pastel on paper; 16 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches; Condition: Not viewed out of frame. Otherwise very

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Current Bid: NaN Bids

41: EUROPEAN SCHOOL (18th century) PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG BOY WITH A RED SASH pastel on paper; 14 1/2 x 12 inches; Condition: Not viewed out of frame. Very

Estimate: $700 - $1,000

Sold: $690

42: LATIN AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th century) SAINT CHRISTOPHER CROSSING THE RIVER oil on canvas laid down on board; 11 x 9 inches; Condition: Minor paint

Estimate: $500 - $700

Sold: $316.25

43: CONTINENTAL SCHOOL (18th Century) THE HOLY FAMILY WITH THE BAPTIST CHILD AND FEMALE PATRON on wood panel, 19 x 24 1/2 inches; Condition: splits to

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Sold: $4,312.5

44: DUTCH SCHOOL (18/19th century) HARBOR VIEW WITH CLASSICAL BUILDINGS oil on canvas; 33 1/2 x 46 1/2 inches

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Sold: $5,175
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