Fine & Decorative Arts Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction LocationUnited States In Person PreviewSeptember 23 - 28, 2002 From 12:00pm to 7:00pm

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<p>Fine Art, Furniture, Silver, Ceramics, Sculpture, Glass, Decoration

<p>Metropolitan Galleries invite you to join us for our premiere auction of antiques and fine art
drawn from private estates and collections in the greater Cleveland area. Located in historic Ohio City, Metropolitan Galleries pleased to re-introduce the live auction format to Cleveland collectors and consignors. A city rich in cultural traditions and industrial wealth, Cleveland provides the backdrop for this unique sale replete with fine arts and antiques from the sublime to the criminal! Sale highlights include: Pr. 18th c. Italian Mirrors; 18th c. Italian daybed; Pr. 19th c. Bishop’s Chairs; mid 19th c. Italian marble bust of Cleopatra; Pr. 19th c. Monumental Vases; 19th c. Tansu; 19th c. Italian Blackamoor; European and American sterling and holloware; Spode, Royal Crown Derby Imari, extensive collection of Boehm & Herend, Van Briggle & Weller; Lalique, Baccarat, Waterford and 17th-20th c. European & American paintings as well as works by the late “Fast Eddie” Wakins, a notorious Cleveland bank robber! Please feel free to contact us at 216 631-2222 with any question or additional images. Or email: themetrogroup@earthlink.net Thank you for joining us – Kelly Grimm, Mitchell Sotka & Rayleen Nanni of Metropolitan Galleries.
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Royal Crown Derby Coffee Set91 - Royal Crown Derby Coffee Set
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Comprising; a coffee pot, a chocolate pot, a cream jug, and covered sugar bowl, each decorated in a floral motif in iron red and dark underglaze blue,
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Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Chinese Red Lacquer Mirror92 - Chinese Red Lacquer Mirror
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Circa 1900, the table mirror with a centered glass enclosed within a round, hand carved frame, raised over a standard pierced with a dragon, bat, bird
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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A Pair of Kutani Plates, Japan93 - A Pair of Kutani Plates, Japan
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Late 19th century, each decorated in an iron red glaze with gold tracery, centered by a dragon and highly stylized border. 9 1/2"d. Condition:...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Kutani Bowl, Japan, Late 19th c.94 - Kutani Bowl, Japan, Late 19th c.
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Decorated with a good luck mark, the round bowl with a pinched rim, the interior centered by a flowering water plant and dragon fly, the exterior dec
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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A Chinese Jardinere and Saucer95 - A Chinese Jardinere and Saucer
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The cylindrical form decorated with a rouge de fer ground, accented in gilt, the two reserves depicting court life, together with matching underplate.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Fine Japanese Woodblock Print96 - Fine Japanese Woodblock Print
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19th century, the image depicting an actor in a blue robe within a walled garden, signed lower right, framed. 20 1/2" x 15 3/4". Conditio...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Fine Japanese Woodblock Print97 - Fine Japanese Woodblock Print
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19th century, depicting an image of two actors in geometric patterned clothes, signed in upper and lower right corners. 20" x 11", framed....
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Pair of Japanese Prints, 19th c.98 - Pair of Japanese Prints, 19th c.
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Each wood block print depicting actor portraits; one of a male warrior, the second of a lady.19 3/4" x 15 1/2", framed. Condition: no dam...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Two Hiroshige Woodblock Prints99 - Two Hiroshige Woodblock Prints
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Hiroshige "53 Stations of the Tokaido Road" Later Reprinting (late 19th century) 14 3/4" x 19 1/4", framed Condition: second pri...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Japanese Woodblock Print 19th c.100 - Japanese Woodblock Print 19th c.
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Late 19th century, depicting a bijin standing in front of a dogwood, signed lower right and left. 21" x 15 3/4", framed. Condition: no da...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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