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Manuscript and Collectibles Auction

Art

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 498		"After Rembrandt" Etching by Amand-Durand. The traditional title refers to the unusually high price the print was said to have fetched in the 17th century. In the 1600s Rembrandt created his famed etchings, noted worldwide for their delicacy of tone and intricacy of detail. In Rembrandt's later years these etchings were in great demand by collectors. At Rembrandt's death in 1669, many of his plates had been canceled or destroyed. However, there remained an important body of approximately 100 plates which were still capable of producing fine quality impressions. For nearly a hundred years (1669-1767) the whereabouts of the bulk of his plates seemed shrouded in mystery. By the 1800s, Rembrandt's surviving plates were very worn and flat. Amand-Durand (1831-1905), a noted engraver of that time, decided to remedy this with his own skill. He researched and studied those pieces available in collections, and then spent the major part of his life exactly duplicating Rembrandt's images onto copper plates, achieving great quality through his own technical abilities. He published a complete set of very fine reproductions of all the Rembrandt etchings. "Christ Preaching" [The hundred-guilder print] With drypoint and burin. Second state of two. Amsterdam, about 1643-49. The main themes of Matthew 19 are telescoped by Rembrandt into a single scene, unprecedented in earlier iconography. Plate Image 12¼ x 16¼", overall 23 x 19½". Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 750. View details	Realized $633
Lot 499		"After Rembrandt" Etching by Amand-Durand. "Christ presented to the people: the oblong plate". Drypoint. Third state of eight. Originally printed on Japanese paper. Amsterdam, circa 1650s. Plate Image 18 x 15¼", overall 25 x 22¼". Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 750. View details	Unsold
Lot 500		"After Rembrandt" Etching by Amand-Durand. "The Angel Departing From the Family of Tobias" With drypoint. Third state of four. Signed and dated in the plate, Rembrandt f. 1641. Haarlem. Plate Image 6 x 4", overall 12 x 12". Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 750. View details	Unsold
Lot 501		"After Rembrandt" Etching by Amand-Durand. "The Good Samaritan". With burin. Fourth state of four. Amsterdam 1633. Plate Image 8½ x 10½", overall 15 x 19". Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details	Realized $201
Lot 502		"After Rembrandt" Etchings by Amand-Durand. A.) "Joseph Telling his dreams" Second state of three. Haarlem, 1683. B.) "Joseph's coat brought to Jacob" First state of two. Signed in the plate, Rembrandt van Ryn fe. Haarlem, circa 1633. C.) "Joseph and Potiphar's wife" First state of two. Signed in the plate and dated Rembrandt f. 1634. Haarlem. Fine. Estimated Value $600 - 750. View details	Realized $334
Lot 503		Antique Oriental Bronze Mule. A finely sculptured cast bronze mule with movable saddle and elaborate trappings, 7 x 6". Included is an oriental ceramic figure of a dog placed on a hand made Japanese stand giving the appearance as if the dog is spooking the mule. Quite interesting. All in fine condition. Estimated Value $350 - 500. View details	Realized $334
Lot 504		Antique Nepalese Thangka. "Untitled". Handpainted on fabric, beautifully framed to an overall size of 18.5 x 27", Circa 1700-1800s, Nepal. A wonderfully ornate painting featuring numerous patterned wheels within which the Buddha reposes. Rendered in crimson, gold, indigo, dark green, brown, cobalt, etc. Some minimal creasing, otherwise clean. Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. This painting was acquired by the consignor in Thailand. It had been smuggled out of Tibet in the early 1970s by Tibetans escaping Chinese persecution. View details	Realized $483
Lot 505		Antique Tibetan Thangka. Tibetan Art can is best understood in the context of its sacred Buddhist origins. The ancient King Srong Tsen Gampo unified the then non-Buddhist country we now know as Tibet in the 7th century. Establishing one of the largest empires in the history of mankind, his domain stretched from Afghanistan to Xian, the capital of China. King Srong demanded wives from the courts of his closet neighbors, the Buddhist kingdoms of China and Nepal. It is the works of art that these first two wives brought with them to Tibet as part of their tribute that form the sacred seeds of Tibetan art. The Chinese princess Wen Ju brought a pair of ancient life-size sandalwood Indian statues of the Buddha said to have been made as portraits during the lifetime of Shakyamuni Buddha. The most highly venerated and important of these is the Jo rinpoche. This statue became a sacred object of pilgrimage, and hundreds of thousands of Tibetans walked thousands of miles over centuries to venerate this icon. When King Tri Srong De Tsen attempted to lay the foundation for the first monumental temple and monastery in Tibet, local authorities were disturbed by these religious activities. Padmasambhava -- "the Lotus-born," popularly known as Guru Rinpoche, the Precious Master -- is revered throughout the Himalayan ranges as a Second Buddha. Invited from India in the eighth century to subjugate the forces inhibiting the spread of Shakumuni's teachings, he managed to transform hitherto hostile powers into guardians and protectors of Buddhism and, in the process, left an indelible mark on the entire Himalayan region. Thangkas are painstakingly hand painted religious "scroll-paintings," traditionally executed on fabric, depicting Buddha, Bodhisattvas, and other deities. They adhere to strict iconographic traditions, are formal, vividly colored and richly patterned, and possess a striking intricacy of detail. Despite their decorativeness, Thangkas are works of art used in Buddhist culture as an aid to meditation and contemplation. "Wheel of Life", Handpainted on fabric, Framed to an overall 18 x 25", Circa 1700-1800s, Tibet. This intricate painting features a very elaborate scene of animals and human figures in a large wheel being turned by a monstrous red-eyed deity, rendered in vibrant reds, golds, browns, numerous shades of blue. The edges are worn but the overall quality of the piece is very good. Very Good. Estimated Value $300 - 400. This painting was acquired by the consignor in Thailand. It had been smuggled out of Tibet in the early 1970s by Tibetans escaping Chinese persecution. View details	Realized $546
Lot 506		Antique Tibetan Thangka. "1000 Buddhas". Hand painted on fabric, Framed to an overall size of 23 x 29", Circa 1700-1800s, Tibet. This piece depicts numerous images of the Buddha as well as other deities and animals. The painting features many vibrant colors, predominantly brown, green and red with an upper background of indigo and a lower background of khaki. Exhibits overall wear, mostly at the lower right edge, where there are minor areas of paint loss. Very Good. Estimated Value $300 - 400. This painting was acquired by the consignor in Thailand. It had been smuggled out of Tibet in the early 1970s by Tibetans escaping Chinese persecution. View details	Realized $368
Lot 507		Antique Tibetan Thangka. "1000 Buddhas". Hand painted on fabric, Framed to an overall size of 23 x 31", Circa 1700-1800s, Tibet. This richly detailed work features numerous images of the Buddha floating on a lotus petal stream of life, radiating around a central "Wheel of Life" design rendered in a multitude of colors, including cobalt, light blue, green, crimson and violet. Shows considerable wear throughout, including a minor tear along right edge, but is still quite vibrant. Very Good. Estimated Value $300 - 400. This painting was acquired by the consignor in Thailand. It had been smuggled out of Tibet in the early 1970s by Tibetans escaping Chinese persecution. View details	Realized $414
Lot 508		Antique Tibetan Thangka. "1000 Buddhas". Hand painted on fabric, Beautifully framed to an overall size of 17 x 23", Circa 1700-1800s, Tibet. Various images of the Buddha in repose, reclining on a low divan, and seated in the lotus position, with attentive elephants and other deities. Rendered in mustard-gold, seafoam green, cobalt blue, and rust. Exceptionally clean. Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. This painting was acquired by the consignor in Thailand. It had been smuggled out of Tibet in the early 1970s by Tibetans escaping Chinese persecution. View details	Realized $719
Lot 509		Antique Tibetan Thangka. "Buddhas". Circa early 1900s, Nepal. Hand painted on fabric, Nepal. Exquisitely presented within a "frame" of silk, and floating in a plexiglass shadow box. Overall size is 28½ x 44½". A painting of ethereal beauty, this thangka portrays a delicately poised deity surrounded by lotus blossoms, processions traveling on clouds, and deities on horseback. The figures are rendered in shades of slate, blues and greys, pale greens, and white. Extremely clean. Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 800. This painting was acquired by the consignor in Thailand. It had been smuggled out of Tibet in the early 1970s by Tibetans escaping Chinese persecution. View details	Realized $748
Lot 510		Antique Tibetan Thangka. "Buddhas". Hand painted on fabric, Handsomely framed to an overall of 23 x 35", Circa early 1900s, Tibet. An exceptional vibrantly painted thangka with intricately detailed demons, saddled deities, and a subtly varied repeated image of the Buddha in repose beneath a fecund treetop, all arranged around an elaborate centerpiece depicting the Buddha lost in tranquil meditation. Strikingly rendered in a delicate pattern of varying reds, mustard, slate-grey, brown and gold. Extremely clean. Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. This painting was acquired by the consignor in Thailand. It had been smuggled out of Tibet in the early 1970s by Tibetans escaping Chinese persecution. View details	Realized $661
Lot 511		[Batman]. Both sketch and signature are boldly penned. Kane, Bob (1916-). Cartoonist and animator. Creator of *Batman* (Detective Comics, 1939). Original Sketch of Robin the Boy Wonder Signed. 8½ x 11", on posterboard, in black felt-tip ink, with a punchy holograph inscription, "Bats Wishes, Bob Kane." Image depicts the "boy wonder" in his familiar black mask. Very Fine. Estimated Value $250-UP. View details	Unsold
Lot 512		Biss, Earl. "Autumn Mountain". Comes with Certificate of Authenticity. Original color serigraph. Image 23¼ x 31 3/4"on coventry rag paper. Framed to 29½ x 38". Signed and numbered by the artist 171/300. Plate which rendered this item has been destroyed thus adding to the rarity of the piece. Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 2,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 513		Biss, Earl. "Storm on Thunder Mountain". Comes with Certificate of Authenticity. Original color serigraph. Image 23¼ x 31 3/4"on coventry rag paper. Framed to 29½ x 38". Signed and numbered by the artist 171/300. Plate which rendered this item has been destroyed thus adding to the rarity of the piece. Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 2,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 514		Bragg, Charles. Original Copper Plate Etching. "Jury Deliberation" Hand-colored. Signed and numbered 88/300. Beautifully matted and framed to 20 x 16". Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Unsold
Lot 515		Cartoon Art. "B.C." By Johnny Hart Cartoon Strip Signed Twice. Black and white, on artists board, Oct. 2, 1994, n.p. Inscribed, "Thanks and good wishes from Johnny Hart." Also signed "Hart" in the last box of the strip. Very Good. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Unsold
Lot 516		Daffy Duck. Matted to an overall size of 16 x 14". WARNER BROTHERS STUDIOS "An Ounce Of Prevention". 1982 Production cell, approximately 12½ x 10", color, hand painted in opaque watercolor on acetate, of Daffy Duck wearing a fireman's hat, brandishing an Inspector's clipboard. This indignant fireman, his mouth shaped like a horn, prepares to give vent to some professional displeasure! Accompanied by the original graphite and blue pencil production sketch, from which the cell was made. Margin notes. Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $184
Lot 517		Dali, Salvador. Highly colorful. A 19 x 34" glazed, brick-tile Limited Edition Bas-Relief. The depiction of a mandolin player rendered in a Cubist type fashion. Executed and signed in Spain by Dali in conjunction with Grisline Corp. Number 35/99. Fine. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 518		Dali, Salvador. Highly colorful. A 31½ x 31½" glazed, brick-tile Limited Edition Bas-Relief. A Cubist type portrait. Executed and signed in Spain by Dali in conjunction with Grisline Corp. Number 98/99. Minor chip on bottom right and center. Fine. Estimated Value $5,000 - 7,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 519		Dali, Salvador. "Bas-Relief" - Brass-like metal sculpture. "Moses and the Ten Commandments" 20 x 26". A time honored theme by the Surrealist master. Fine. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details	Realized $863
Lot 520		Dali, Salvador. Original Color Lithograph. "Christ of St. John on the Cross". 22 x 30½". Artist Proof 71/75, signed in pencil. Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details	Realized $460
Lot 521		Dali, Salvador. Original Color Lithograph. "Dali-Dali-Dali". 21½ x 29½". On blind embossed paper. Artist Proof V/C, signed in pencil. Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details	Unsold
Lot 522		Earle, Eyvind. "Mauves, Reds & Purples". Original color serigraph. #264/275. Signed and numbered by the artist --- a well known contemporary California artist. 45 x 36". Mint condition. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 523		Earle, Eyvind. "Towering Oak". Original color serigraph #305/363. Signed and numbered by the artist. Mint condition. 39 x 37". Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 524		Fodor, Larry "Ritual". Comes with Certificate of Authenticity. Original color serigraph. Image is 29½ x 39½", gallery matted and framed 39 x 49½". Signed and numbered by the artist 133/175. A stunning array of purples, pinks, and red hues. Fine. Estimated Value $850 - 1,350. View details	Unsold
Lot 525		Gretzky, Wayne. Handsomely matted and framed to an overall size of 36 x 43". (1961-). Celebrated Ice-hockey player, holder of numerous records, he is the NHL's all-time leading scorer. Original Color Print Signed by Wayne Gretzky. "Celebration." Limited Edition Color Lithograph by Stephen Holland. Size: 27 x 35". Numbered and Signed by the artist, number 30 of a limited run of 150. Dated February, 1990. Image depicts Gretzky and his team mates exulting in victory, sticks and gloves thrust high in the air. The print is signed by Wayne Gretzky, and the three other team mates depicted, all in pencil next to the signature of the artist. Very Fine. Estimated Value $700 - 1,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 526		Hogarth, William (1697-1764) English painter and engraver. Famous for his extraordinary faculty for depicting the vices and follies of his time. Most of Hogarth's pictures and prints, which now enjoy a high repute for their technique, are preserved in British public or private collections. His powers of invention and combination were extraordinary; as a humorist and social satirist with the pencil he has had few peers. From 1755-58 he produced four prints of the Election series. This example, "Canvassing for Votes", is plate #2 of this series, published Feb. 20, 1757. This print is probably state #6. Foxing about the borders. 22 x 17". Framed to an overall size of 30 x 26". Also includes a book on Hogarth prints: Sammlung Hogarth'scher Kupferstiche. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details	Unsold
Lot 527		Ibrok, Sharit. "Fishing Boy" (Contemporary Israeli painter exhibiting in Tel-Aviv). Original oil on canvas. A vibrant, colorful painting. 23½ x 26". Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details	Unsold
Lot 528		Kasimir, Luigi. "St. Mark's, Venice" (1881-1962) Kasimir's etchings have been popular in this country since the 1930's, when he executed a series of etchings of famous Americana, from the New York skyscrapers to the imposing scenery of Yosemite Valley. His softly-colored, truly artistic etchings can be found in all the greatest galleries and museums, from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to countless galleries and fine prints collections around the world. Original colored etching, pencil-signed Luigi Kasimir. Less than 150 examples exist. Mint condition. 30½ x 25". Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 529		Kasimir, Luigi. "Vienna Concert Hall". Original colored etching, signed in pencil "Luigi Kasimir". Less than 150 examples exist. Mint condition. 26 x 30½". Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 530		Kuniyoshi. "Lady with Umbrella". Japanese wood block print. In colors of blue, grey and black with Japanese characters and artist's stamp. 15 x 10". In a simple old wooden frame. Fine condition. Estimated Value $500-UP. View details	Realized $242
Lot 531		Luongo, Aldo. "Hawk and Brothers" (Kennedy brothers and Aldo's father, "Hawk"). Original color serigraph #IX/LXXV. Signed and numbered by the artist. Mint condition. 36½ x 30". Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 532		Luongo, Aldo. "Homage to Monet". Original color serigraph with hand penciled Remarque. Subject is Monet's garden at Givernay. #LXVII/LXXX. Mint condition. 48 x 36". Estimated Value $3,000-UP. View details	Unsold
Lot 533		Luongo, Aldo. "Windy Beach". Original color serigraph #257/350. Signed and numbered by the artist. Mint condition. 50 x 28½". Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 534		Max, Peter. "Sunrise Flowers". Original color serigraph #159/250. Signed and numbered by the artist. Very vibrant! Mint condition. 30 x 22". Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 535		McKinley, William. Framed to an overall size of 13 x 17". 25th President of the United States, 1897-1901. Colored Pencil Drawing of President William McKinley. Turn-of-the-century, in brown and cream tone pencil, approximately 12 x 16". Fine rendering of a staunch President McKinley seated in an oak chair. Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details	Realized $316
Lot 536		Moore, Wayland. "Winning Volley". Original color serigraph #286/300. Signed and numbered by the artist. Mint condition. 23 x 29½". Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details	Unsold
Lot 537		Munte, V. "Abstract Watercolor". Original Watercolor. Image is 50 x 36", and framed to 61 x 51". Signed and numbered by the artist 240/300. A tranquil blending of soft hues of blues, greens, grays, and pinks. Fine. Estimated Value $450 - 750. View details	Unsold
Lot 538		Neiman, LeRoy. "Khemosabe" (Champion Arabian). Original color serigraph. #296/300. Signed and numbered by the artist. According to the publisher, the majority of this edition was destroyed and thus seldom has this fine print been available on the market. Mint condition. 30 x 42". Estimated Value $3,000-UP. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 539		Priests of the Fuke-sect (Komuso). Water color painted by Sanzo Wada, printed by Kyoto-Hangain Co. Ltd. Matted and framed to an overall size of 13 x 17". The priests are playing the shakubachi, a bamboo flute, and they beg contributions of money or rice by which they earn their living. The Fuke-sect is a Buddhist sect which originated in Japan long ago. In the chivalrous age, such warriors (samurais) who had to hide from the public, created this sect and built many temples where they passed their lives. This is why the Komuso wears a sword and large head-gear to hide his face. Estimated Value $350-UP. View details	Unsold
Lot 540		Sanyer. "Contemporary Watercolor". Contemporary New York artist. Original Watercolor. A double panel piece depicting floral blossoms on stems; on hand made paper; rendered in gray, taupe, black, white and pink colorations; signed in pencil at lower right of each panel; in single lucite frame with beige linen background. Each panel is 36" height x 25½" wide; framed 41" x 57". Fine. Estimated Value $750 - 1,250. View details	Unsold
Lot 541		Sassone, Marco. "Santa Margarita". Contemporary California artist. Original color serigraph. A/P (Artist Proof). Signed and lettered by the artist. Mint condition. 36 x 28". Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,750. View details	Unsold
Lot 542		Shabatinas, Aleksandras. Lithuanian artist whose work blends abstract and figurative styles to express humanitarian concerns. "Vision XI." Oil on Canvas. 1999, New York. Initialed "SH." by the artist at bottom left. Signed and dated on the back of the canvas. Size: 24 x 30." Framed to an overall size of 26½ x 32½." Colorful abstract work executed in earthen tones, juxtaposing images of primitive village life with futuristic motifs. Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Unsold
Lot 543		Shabatinas, Aleksandras. "Vision II." Oil on canvas. 1999, New York. Initialed by the artist "SH." on bottom right corner. Signed and dated on back of canvas. Size: 24 x 30." Framed to an overall size of 26½ x 32½." Like its companion piece, "Vision I," this canvas sets images of rural village women and earthen pottery in a colorfully morphed, apocalyptic setting. Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Unsold
Lot 544		Shabatinas, Aleksandras. "Vision VI." Oil on canvas. 1999, New York. Initialed "SH." by the artist at bottom right. Signed and dated on the back of the canvas. Size: 24 x 30." Framed to an overall size of 26½ x 32½." Eerie images of bare rural life are montaged with sensual abstractions suggesting apocalypse and change. Very Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Unsold
Lot 545		Shabatinas, Aleksandras. "Untitled." Oil on canvas. Initialed by the artist, "SH." at bottom right corner. N.p., n.d. Size: 9 x 12." Unframed. Small canvas juxtaposing an abstract feminine figure watching over a desolate futuristic plain. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details	Unsold
Lot 546		Stobart, John. "The Robt. E. Lee Leaving the Crescent City in 1880". Original Color Lithograph. Signed and numbered by the artist, 624/750. Published by Maritime Heritage Prints in 1978. Archivally matted and framed to 45½ x 34". A wonderful, rendering of classic New Orleans river boat life. Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details	Realized $604
Lot 547		Turner, Richard. "Sydney". 1873-1919. American Cartoonist for several New York newspapers. Original Sketch Signed. Accomplished in black ink, 15 x 12½", dated 1917, on an off-white sheet, depicting a German military officer, identified by a shoulder sash proclaiming "Militarism," leading a group of boys into battle. Framed to an overall size of 16 x 20". Moderate soiling around the edges, with a small stain at far right center edge. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details	Unsold

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