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December 4, 2011 Estate Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location2751 Todd Street, Alameda, California, 94501, United States In Person PreviewFriday, December 2, 10am-5pm

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Michaan’s Auctions December Estate Sale features property from estates and private collections with pieces dating from the 14th century to the present day. The sale is composed of a variety of lots including period and gemstone jewelry, Asian porcelains and Peking glass, American and European period furniture as well as American and Italian School works of fine art. The auction will be held on December 4th, 2011 in the main gallery located at 2751 Todd Street, Alameda, CA 94501.
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Brass Two Handled Coal Shuttle with Lion Paw Feet,669 - Brass Two Handled Coal Shuttle with Lion Paw Feet,
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Brass Two Handled Coal Shuttle with Lion Paw Feet, Circa 1880 {Dimensions 17 x 13 x 13 inches}
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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George III Mahogany Tray with Brass Handles670 - George III Mahogany Tray with Brass Handles
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George III Mahogany Tray with Brass Handles {Length 30 inches}
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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Italian Stenciled Two Handled Metal Tray671 - Italian Stenciled Two Handled Metal Tray
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Italian Stenciled Two Handled Metal Tray {Length 25 1/4 inches}
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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Three Large Knives in Sheaths672 - Three Large Knives in Sheaths
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Kris with Metal Scabbard; a machete with leather case; and and a sword with leather case {Length of longest blade 24 inches)
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Inuit Soapstone Figure of Walrus etc673 - Inuit Soapstone Figure of Walrus etc
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Inuit Soapstone Figure of Walrus; a Scrimshaw Style Box; a stone carved with bird catching a fish; and an Asian lacquer box (4) {Height of walrus 4 1/
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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Chinese Partial Chess Set674 - Chinese Partial Chess Set
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Chinese Chess Set, ivory and bone pieces {Height of tallest piece 3 1/4 inches} [Lacking board, some pieces repaired]
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Louisa Muhlbach, 16 Volumes "An Historical Novel",675 - Louisa Muhlbach, 16 Volumes "An Historical Novel",
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Louisa Muhlbach, Sixteen Volumes with English Translations "An Historical Novel", D. Appleton & Co. 1892 [Wear to binding edges]
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Yale University, 44 of 50 Vols of US History,676 - Yale University, 44 of 50 Vols of US History,
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Yale University, Forty-four of Fifty Volumes of United States History, 1918, New Haven Yale University Press [Missing volumes 8, 23-26, 28]
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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Milo Quam, 2 Works: Figural Compositon, Oil686 - Milo Quam, 2 Works: Figural Compositon, Oil
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MILO QUAM (American 1941- 996) Two Works: Study DrawingFigural Composition Study Drawing: Pencil on paperFigural Composition: Oil on canvas Study Draw
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (170.00) = 170.00
 
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James Armstrong "Coastal Fog" Oil687 - James Armstrong "Coastal Fog" Oil
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JAMES ARMSTRONG (American b.1937) Coastal Fog Oil abstract on canvas 25 x 28 inches/ 63.5 x 71.1 centimeters Verso: Signed and titled "(Coastal...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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E Graham Douglas "Autumn Glint" Oil688 - E Graham Douglas "Autumn Glint" Oil
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EARL GRAHAM DOUGLAS (American 1879-1954) Autumn Glints Oil on canvas 20.25 x 24.50 inches/ 51.4 x 62.2 centimeters Signed lower right "E Graham...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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Edward Quigley "Horse in Pasture" Oil689 - Edward Quigley "Horse in Pasture" Oil
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EDWARD BURNS QUIGLEY (American 1895-1984) Horse in Pasture, 1968 Oil on artist board 11 x 14 inches/ 27.9 x 35.6 centimeters Signed and dated lower ri
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Mountain Landscape, Oil on canvas690 - Mountain Landscape, Oil on canvas
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AMERICAN SCHOOL (20th Century) Mountain Landscape Oil on canvas 40 x 48 inches/ 101.6 x 121.9 centimeters Frame: 41.25 x 49 inches/ 104.7 x 124.5 cent
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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Style of Guy Wiggins "Wall St." Oil691 - Style of Guy Wiggins "Wall St." Oil
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Style of GUY CARLETON WIGGINS (American 1883-1962) Wall Street, Winter Oil on artist board 16 x 20 inches/ 40.6 x 50.8 centimeters Signed lower right
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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ARTHUR HOLMAN, Barnabe, Oil692 - ARTHUR HOLMAN, Barnabe, Oil
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ARTHUR HOLMAN (American b.1926) Barnabe, 1991 Oil on canvas Sight: 49 x 56 inches/ 124.5 x 142.2 centimeters Verso: Signed and dated upper right on st
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (190.00) = 190.00
 
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Jesse Reichek "Composition in White" Oil693 - Jesse Reichek "Composition in White" Oil
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JESSE REICHEK (American 1916-2005) Composition in White, 1960 Oil on canvas 12.50 x 10 inches/ 31.7 x 25.3 centimeters Signed and dated lower right ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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ANITA WILLETS BURNHAM, Portrait of a Girl, Oil694 - ANITA WILLETS BURNHAM, Portrait of a Girl, Oil
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ANITA WILLETS BURNHAM (American 1880-1958) Portrait of a Young Girl, 1948 Oil on canvas board 17.50 x 13.25 inches/ 44.5 x 33.6 centimeters Signed and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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NANETTE OLESON, "Splash of Paradise White"695 - NANETTE OLESON, "Splash of Paradise White"
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NANETTE OLESON (American 20th-21st Century) Splash of Paradise White Oil on canvas 20 x 20 inches/ 50.8 x 50.8 centimeters Signed lower left "N...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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NANETTE OLESON, Diptych oil on canvas696 - NANETTE OLESON, Diptych oil on canvas
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NANETTE OLESON (American 20th-21st Century) Last One Standing Diptych oil on canvas SIght: 23.75 x 29.75 inches/ 60.3 x 75.5 centimeters14.50 x 29.50
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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Thomas Williams "Plowing the Field" Oil697 - Thomas Williams "Plowing the Field" Oil
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THOMAS ELMO WILLIAMS (American 20th Century) Plowing the Field, 1945 Oil on canvas 36 x 45 inches/ 91.5 x 114.3 centimeters Signed and dated lower ri
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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JEAN GUAY, The First Snowstorm, Oil698 - JEAN GUAY, The First Snowstorm, Oil
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JEAN GUAY (American 1930's-2005) The First Snowstorm, Tahoe, 2003 Oil on canvas 11 x 17 inches/ 27.9 x 43.2 centimeters Signed and dated lower r...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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American School "Two Figures" Oil699 - American School "Two Figures" Oil
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AMERICAN SCHOOL (20th Century) Two Figures Oil on canvas board 18 x 14 inches/ 45.7 x 35.6 centimeters Signed illegibly lower left "Mc*****&quo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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William Edgar "Ship at Sea" Oil700 - William Edgar "Ship at Sea" Oil
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WILLIAM EDGAR (American 1870-1918) Ship at Sea Oil on pressboard 18 x 27.50 inches/ 45.7 x 69.8 centimeters Signed lower right "W. Edgar" ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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Leo Michelson, Abstract Figures, Oil701 - Leo Michelson, Abstract Figures, Oil
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LEO MICHELSON (Latvian/American 1887-1978) Abstract Figures Oil on board 11 x 14 inches/ 27.9 x 35.5 centimeters Frame: 19.25 x 22 inches/ 49 x 56 cen
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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American School Signed Burliuk Oil702 - American School Signed Burliuk Oil
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AMERICAN SCHOOL (20th Century) Mother and Child Oil on board 18.75 x 14.25 inches/ 47.8 x 36.2 centimeters Signed lower right "Burliuk" Fr...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Attrib. E W Dickinson "Indians" Oil703 - Attrib. E W Dickinson "Indians" Oil
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Attributed to EDWIN WALTER DICKINSON (American 1891-1978) Indians Oil on board 27 x 34 inches/ 68.5 x 86.4 centimeters Verso: Inscribed "To Mrs...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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NELLIE BURRELL SCOTT "Fishing"704 - NELLIE BURRELL SCOTT "Fishing"
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NELLIE BURRELL SCOTT (American 1856-1913) Fishing Oil on board Sight: 12 x 18.50 inches/ 30.5 x 47 centimeters Signed lower left "Nellie Burrel...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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FRANCIS STILLWELL DIXON, The Open Sea705 - FRANCIS STILLWELL DIXON, The Open Sea
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FRANCIS STILLWELL DIXON (American 1879-1967) Open Sea Oil on canvas 8 x 10 inches/ 20.4 x 25.4 centimeters Signed lower right "Francis Dixon&qu...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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FREDERICK BAUER "Arriving" Oil on board.706 - FREDERICK BAUER "Arriving" Oil on board.
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FREDERICK BAUER (American b.1857) Arriving Oil on board 12 x 16 inches/ 30.5 x 40.7 centimeters Signed lower left "F Bauer" Frame: 14.75 x...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (190.00) = 190.00
 
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Biron Valier, Race Hill, Acrylic707 - Biron Valier, Race Hill, Acrylic
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BIRON VALIER (American b.1943) Race Hill, 1973 Acrylic on canvas 34 x 45 inches/ 86.3 x 114.3 centimeters Signed and dated upper right "Biron V...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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Jerrold Balaine, Cool Reflection, Acrylic708 - Jerrold Balaine, Cool Reflection, Acrylic
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JERROLD BALLAINE (American b.1934) Cool Reflection, 1986 Acrylic on Canvas 20 x 24 inches/ 50.8 x 61 centimeters Signed and dated lower right "...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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LEWIS SUZUKI, Out on the Bay, Watercolor709 - LEWIS SUZUKI, Out on the Bay, Watercolor
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LEWIS SUZUKI (American b.1920) Out on the Bay Watercolor on paper Sight: 14 x 10 inches/ 35.5 x 25.4 centimeters Signed lower left "L. Suzuki&q...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (190.00) = 190.00
 
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R Bradford Johnson "Below Zero" Oil710 - R Bradford Johnson "Below Zero" Oil
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R BRADFORD JOHNSON (American 20th Century) Below Zero Oil on canvas board 5 x 8 inches/ 12.7 x 20.3 centimeters Signed lower left "R. Bradford ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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George Gibson ANA "Snowy Landscape" WC711 - George Gibson ANA "Snowy Landscape" WC
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GEORGE GIBSON ANA (American 1904-2001) Snow Shower in Frazier Park, 1969 Watercolor on paper Sight: 22 x 29.50 inches/ 55.9 x 75 centimeters Signed an
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (475.00) = 475.00
 
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Jules Engel "Front View" Gouache712 - Jules Engel "Front View" Gouache
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JULES ENGEL (American 1909-2003) Front View, 1960 Goauche on paper Sight: 10.75 x 14.50 inches/ 27.3 x 36.8 centimeters Signed lower right "Eng...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Ralph Baker "Cabin by the Lake" Watercolor713 - Ralph Baker "Cabin by the Lake" Watercolor
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RALPH BAKER (American 1908-1976) Cabin by the Lake Watercolor on paper Sight: 21.50 x 29.50 inches/ 54 x 75 centimeters Signed lower right "R. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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Charles Paine "Abstract Comp" Watercolor714 - Charles Paine "Abstract Comp" Watercolor
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CHARLES PAINE (American 20th Century) Abstract Composition Watercolor on paper Sight: 21.50 x 29.50 inches/ 54.6 x 75 centimeters` Signed lower right
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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JULIETTE STEELE, Over mantel Design, Gouache715 - JULIETTE STEELE, Over mantel Design, Gouache
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JULIETTE STEELE (American 1909-1980) Over Mantel Design Gouache on paper Sight: 9.50 x 16.50 inches/ 24.1 x 41.9 centimeters Signed lower right &quo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Stanley Long, Two works of horses, Watercolor716 - Stanley Long, Two works of horses, Watercolor
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STANLEY LONG (American 1892-1972) Two works: Running FreeResting Watercolor on paper Running Free, Sight: 7.75 x 8.50 inches/ 19.7 x 21.6 centimetersR
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Francis Robjohns, Mike The Family Horse, Watercolor717 - Francis Robjohns, Mike The Family Horse, Watercolor
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FRANCIS R. ROBJOHNS (American b.1844) Mike, The Family Horse of J.W. Roebuck, 1886 Watercolor on paper mounted to board 21.75 x 25.75 inches/ 52.5 x 6
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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John MacQuarrie, Two works of boats, Watercolors718 - John MacQuarrie, Two works of boats, Watercolors
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JOHN MACQUARRIE (American 1871-1944) Two works: Boats at Drydock Watercolor on paper Sight: 12 x 14.25 inches/ 30.5 x 36.2 centimeters Signed lower ri
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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NATHALIE NORDSTRAND "Late Afternoon Eartly Winter"719 - NATHALIE NORDSTRAND "Late Afternoon Eartly Winter"
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NATHALIE NORDSTRAND AWS (American b.1932) Late Afternoon, Eartly Winter Watercolor and gouache on paper Sight: 6.25 x 8.50 inches/ 15.9 x 21.6 centime
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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James Armstrong "Terrain Study IV" Watercolor720 - James Armstrong "Terrain Study IV" Watercolor
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JAMES ARMSTRONG (American b.1937) Terrain Study IV Watercolor on paper Sight: 13 x 10 inches/ 33 x 25.4 centimeters Initialed lower right "J.A....
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (110.00) = 110.00
 
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FRANK SERRATONI 2 works: watercolor on paper721 - FRANK SERRATONI 2 works: watercolor on paper
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FRANK SERRATONI (American, 1908-1970) Two works: San Francisco Dreaming Watercolor on paper Sight: 8.50 x 10.25 inches/ 21.6 x 26 centimeters Signed l
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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JUSTIN TSO, Navajo Rider on Horse, Gouache722 - JUSTIN TSO, Navajo Rider on Horse, Gouache
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JUSTIN TSO (American b.1948) Navajo Rider on Horse Gouache on paper Sight: 13.75 x 11 inches/ 35 x 27.9 centimeters Signed lower right "Justin ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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BETTY GUY, Amagansett Long Island w/c on paper723 - BETTY GUY, Amagansett Long Island w/c on paper
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BETTY GUY (American 20th Century) Amagansett Long Island Watercolor on paper Sight: 14.50 x 20.75 inches/ 37 x 52.70 centimeters Signed, dated and ti
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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BETTY GUY, The Serpentine, Watercolor on paper724 - BETTY GUY, The Serpentine, Watercolor on paper
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BETTY GUY (American 20th Century) The Serpentine- Hyde Park London Watercolor on paper Sight: 10.75 x 14.50 inches/ 27 x 37 centimeters Signed, dated
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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BETTY GUY, Pacific Grove- California, Watercolor725 - BETTY GUY, Pacific Grove- California, Watercolor
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BETTY GUY (American 20th Century) Pacific Grove- California Watercolor on paper Sheet: 15 x 22.25 inches/ 38 x 56.5 centimeters Signed, dated and titl
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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HAROLD ANTHONY GEROME, Two works726 - HAROLD ANTHONY GEROME, Two works
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HAROLD ANTHONY GEROME (American b.1872) Two works: The Waning Glories in the Funeral Mountains Death ValleyThe Gap on Road into Death Valley Through F
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (170.00) = 170.00
 
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NOAL BETTS, VIew of the Golden Gate Bridge727 - NOAL BETTS, VIew of the Golden Gate Bridge
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NOAL BETTS (American 1927-1993) VIew of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Watercolor on paper SIght: 21.50 x 29.50 inches/ 54.6 x 74.9 centimeters
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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