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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19th Century Continental School121 - 19th Century Continental School
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Miniature Tavern Scene oil on panel framed, 8 1/2" x 7" Condition: no damage, very heavy varnish.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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19th Century Spanish School122 - 19th Century Spanish School
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Miniature Scene with Cavalier oil on board framed, 8" x 6 1/2" Condition: good
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Late 19th c. Continental School123 - Late 19th c. Continental School
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Untitled Harbor Scene oil on canvas, laid down on board matted, framed, 12 1/2" x 20 1/2" Condition: good, no obvious damage or repair.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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W. Ongley (b.1883-?)124 - W. Ongley (b.1883-?)
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Parrot Study oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated framed 23 3/4" x 15 3/4" Condition: minor paint flaking on lower left and near ne...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
 
 
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20th Century Continental School124A - 20th Century Continental School
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Bird in Boot oil on canvas framed, 28" x 22 1/2" Condition: some paint loss to canvas, slight cracquelure, indentation toward bottom lower...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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A 19th c. Italian Blackamoor125 - A 19th c. Italian Blackamoor
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Modeled as a male Nubian holding a torch, raised on a chamfered square pedestal, fitted with electricity later, hand carved and polychromed. 90 1/4&...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Late 19thc. Continental Bergeres126 - Late 19thc. Continental Bergeres
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In the Louis XV style, the pair carved with a curved crest rail centered by a "C" scroll, flanked by a foliate motif, the sides similarly ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Pair of Late 19thc. Arm Chairs127 - Pair of Late 19thc. Arm Chairs
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Continental, each with a square back and curved crestrail centered by a shell motif, with scrolling foliage over padded arms raised over scrolled supp
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Pair of 19thc French Arm Chairs128 - Pair of 19thc French Arm Chairs
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In Louis XV style, the walnut forms with rectangular backs, trimmed in a double brass studded border, with scrolled arms ending in foliate rests, the
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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C. Valton (French 1851-1918)129 - C. Valton (French 1851-1918)
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Bronze Recumbent Panther signed 3 1/2"h x 10 1 /2"w x 6 1/2"d Condition: no damage or repair, covered in a warm green patination.
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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