Spring Fine and Decorative Art

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Spring Fine and Decorative Art

Cowan's Auction Salesroom
6270 Este Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45232
513-871-1670

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Cowan's is located off I-75 at Exit #9 (Seymour Ave. & Paddock Rd. Exit). At exit ramp, head South on Paddock Rd. to Seymour Ave., and make a right (West). Continue on Seymour Avenue as it crosses Vine Street. After crossing railroad tracks go down two streets and turn left onto Este Avenue. Area sign reads Ridgewood Industrial Park. Cowan's is on the left at 6270 Este Avenue.
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Turtle Top Table with Patriotic Union Shield Medallions,253 - Turtle Top Table with Patriotic Union Shield Medallions,
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American, Rococo Revival, ca 1855-1865, mahogany. The shaped marble top over conforming frieze having four carved union shields. The pedestal is flank
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor .. for (450.00 + 78.75BP) = 528.75
 
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Blown Glass Perfume with Sulfide Eagle,254 - Blown Glass Perfume with Sulfide Eagle,
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American or English, late 19th century. Paperweight form with sulfide shield-breasted eagle encased in colorless glass, with original stopper; 7.25&...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor .. for (3,750.00 + 656.25BP) = 4,406.25
 
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Tiffany Sterling Ewer Presented to Abraham Lincoln on His First Inauguration from His Washington Fri256 - Tiffany Sterling Ewer Presented to Abraham Lincoln on His First Inauguration from His Washington Fri
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sterling with gold wash, in Tiffany’s #809 “Etruscan” pattern. The design includes neoclassical motifs, an angular handle with cast mask and Greek key
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300,000.00 - 400,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (210,000.00 + 36,750.00BP) = 246,750.00
 
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19th Century Portrait of Abraham Lincoln,257 - 19th Century Portrait of Abraham Lincoln,
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American, oil on canvas, oval portrait of President Lincoln, unsigned but certainly in the hand of a skilled artist. The painting was probably execute
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (6,500.00 + 1,137.50BP) = 7,637.50
 
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Lookout Mountain Civil War View, 31st Ohio Infantry Encampment,258 - Lookout Mountain Civil War View, 31st Ohio Infantry Encampment,
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American, late 19th century, oil on canvas. An outstanding panoramic depicting the 31st OVI camped below Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (2,300.00 + 402.50BP) = 2,702.50
 
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Civil War Oil on Canvas by Henry Lovie,259 - Civil War Oil on Canvas by Henry Lovie,
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American, mid 19th century, oil on canvas, monogrammed and dated 63 in the lower right. A period painting, the scene depicts what appears to be the 98
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (4,750.00 + 831.25BP) = 5,581.25
 
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Aesthetic Movement Bedroom Suite,260 - Aesthetic Movement Bedroom Suite,
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Midwestern, ca 1870-1880. A fine Aesthetic Movement bedroom suite consisting of bed, armoire, dresser and washstand, in walnut and burled walnut venee
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (33,000.00 + 5,775.00BP) = 38,775.00
 
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An Important Neo-Grec Parlor Suite with Marquetry Inlay,261 - An Important Neo-Grec Parlor Suite with Marquetry Inlay,
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ca 1875-1880, in the Neo-Grec style, five pieces include a sofa, an armchair and three side chairs, all of various lightwoods, with marquetry inlay, e
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (2,000.00 + 350.00BP) = 2,350.00
 
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Marble Bust by Nathan Flint Baker (b. 1822),262 - Marble Bust by Nathan Flint Baker (b. 1822),
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American, mid-19th century, carved marble bust of a woman. Stylistically Roman, with simple, elegant curves and a slight tilt of the head. Signed on v
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (3,750.00 + 656.25BP) = 4,406.25
 
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Italian Bust of Apollo on Marble Column by Pietro Bazzanti (Italian, 1825-1895),263 - Italian Bust of Apollo on Marble Column by Pietro Bazzanti (Italian, 1825-1895),
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Italian, 19th century. A white marble bust of Apollo Belvedere, after the Antique, inscribed on verso P. Bazzante/ Florence, resting on a deep green m
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor .. for (2,100.00 + 367.50BP) = 2,467.50
 
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Newell Post Electrolier of Wood Nymph,264 - Newell Post Electrolier of Wood Nymph,
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American or Continental, 19th century. In patinated white metal. A lighted newell post electrolier modeled as a wood nymph amidst cattails, with frog
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor .. for (1,500.00 + 262.50BP) = 1,762.50
 
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Rolls Royce "Flying Lady" Hood Ornament, Plus,265 - Rolls Royce "Flying Lady" Hood Ornament, Plus,
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ca 1930s, of nickel plated bronze. Also called "The Spirit of Ecstasy". Stamped Reg. US Pat. Off. and Trade Mark Reg; 5" high (not in...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor .. for (850.00 + 148.75BP) = 998.75
 
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Ford 1919 Model T Depot Delivery Truck,266 - Ford 1919 Model T Depot Delivery Truck,
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Vehicle #13013801. Appears original and without restoration, with good wooden body frame and top. Starts and runs. Has a wind-up Elgin clock on dash,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (7,500.00 + 1,312.50BP) = 8,812.50
 
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Ford 1923 Model T Touring Sedan,267 - Ford 1923 Model T Touring Sedan,
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Vehicle #E6704916. The wooden firewall makes this an early M1923. In original condition with a solid body and chassis, in black paint with complete en
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 8,500.00
Sold to floor .. for (11,500.00 + 2,012.50BP) = 13,512.50
 
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Ford 1926 Model T Roadster,268 - Ford 1926 Model T Roadster,
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Vehicle #14935940. Flat head inline four-cylinder engine. Restored to original appearance with new sea foam green paint, flattened to look original. B
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (7,000.00 + 1,225.00BP) = 8,225.00
 
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Ford 1930 Model A Coupe,269 - Ford 1930 Model A Coupe,
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Vehicle #1574316. Four-cylinder engine, two doors, four speed transmission. With an older restoration by Tom Mack of Cincinnati, Ohio. In Brewster gre
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (13,500.00 + 2,362.50BP) = 15,862.50
 
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MG 1953 TD "Top Dog" Convertible,270 - MG 1953 TD "Top Dog" Convertible,
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Vehicle #TD18889. Inline four cylinder engine with over head valves. In pale yellow paint and in original condition. Black vinyl convertible top with
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 7,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (5,000.00 + 875.00BP) = 5,875.00
 
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Ford Lincoln 1964 Continental Convertible,271 - Ford Lincoln 1964 Continental Convertible,
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Vehicle #4Y86N416533. Four-door model, with suicide doors. Solid body with new complete exhaust system and sporting a V-8 engine. Black vinyl converti
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (7,000.00 + 1,225.00BP) = 8,225.00
 
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Ford 1965 Mustang Convertible,272 - Ford 1965 Mustang Convertible,
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Vehicle #5F08C670152. Engine is "c" code 289-2bbl, with automatic transmission and power steering. Assembled at the Dearborn, Michigan Pla...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (10,500.00 + 1,837.50BP) = 12,337.50
 
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Indian Moped, ca 1980s,273 - Indian Moped, ca 1980s,
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Manufactured in Taiwan. In emerald green paint with original tool kit underneath the black vinyl seat. 32 miles on odometer. Condition: Note: Cowan...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor .. for (10.00 + 1.75BP) = 11.75
 
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German MZ 1966 Motorcycle with Sidecar,274 - German MZ 1966 Motorcycle with Sidecar,
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Vehicle #E9131365. Label on rear of bike reads, VEB Motorradwerk/German Democratic Republic/197 Fuel/Zschopau/Type MZS820/Number KX712. Body rendered
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor .. for (1,200.00 + 210.00BP) = 1,410.00
 
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Centripetal Spring Chair,275 - Centripetal Spring Chair,
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American, ca 1849-53, attributed to Thomas E. Warren of the American Chair Company, Troy, New York. Cast iron, steel and poplar with later velvet upho
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (600.00 + 105.00BP) = 705.00
 
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Cast Iron Patented Foot Stool,276 - Cast Iron Patented Foot Stool,
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American, ca 1849-53, with a bent steel body on three filigree cast iron legs, stamped Thos E Warren's Patented American Chair Co.; 20" hig...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor .. for (10.00 + 1.75BP) = 11.75
 
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Louis XV-Style Cast Iron Console,277 - Louis XV-Style Cast Iron Console,
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American, mid-19th century, with conforming marble top, cast, pierced cabriole legs connected by stretcher with arising anthemion leaf finial, all ris
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor .. for (600.00 + 105.00BP) = 705.00
 
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Miniature Classical Chest of Drawers,278 - Miniature Classical Chest of Drawers,
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American, early 19th century, mahogany veneer over pine. A miniature classical chest with inset mirror at top and seven drawers below, flanked by colu
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor .. for (350.00 + 61.25BP) = 411.25
 
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Regency Caned Footstool,279 - Regency Caned Footstool,
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ca 1850, mahogany. Regency footstool with a caned seat, in the form of a miniature settee; 14" high x 22" wide x 8" deep. Condition:...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor .. for (150.00 + 26.25BP) = 176.25
 
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Miniature Hepplewhite Grain Painted Chest,280 - Miniature Hepplewhite Grain Painted Chest,
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American, possibly Maine, ca 1820s, of birch and pine. A miniature Hepplewhite chest with back-splash, with red and black mahogany grain painting and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor .. for (425.00 + 74.38BP) = 499.38
 
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Miniature Victorian Dresser,281 - Miniature Victorian Dresser,
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American, early 20th century. Poplar in the original dark varnished finish. The pierced gallery top supported by carved brackets, over original mirror
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor .. for (300.00 + 52.50BP) = 352.50
 
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R. Bliss American Dollhouse,282 - R. Bliss American Dollhouse,
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a turn-of-the-century paper on wood dollhouse with celluloid windows and brass-hinged opening front door with R. Bliss marked above it. Rufus Bliss of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor .. for (600.00 + 105.00BP) = 705.00
 
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Children's Lithographed Blocks,283 - Children's Lithographed Blocks,
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late 19th to early 20th century. Children's lithographed blocks consisting of two nested, and three puzzle sets in the original boxes; large nes...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor .. for (425.00 + 74.38BP) = 499.38
 
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Hand & Machine Made Marbles, Including 1.5" Onionskin,284 - Hand & Machine Made Marbles, Including 1.5" Onionskin,
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lot of about 284, most ca 1920-30s. Includes a boxed ten pack of 1930s Akro Agate “Popeyes” and “Corkscrews”, 0.65”, all different, along with 274 19t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor .. for (550.00 + 96.25BP) = 646.25
 
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Group of Cold-painted Bronze Terriers,285 - Group of Cold-painted Bronze Terriers,
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20th century. Includes a brindle-colored bulldog and two joined terriers, a French bulldog and a Scottish Terrier; bulldog, 1.125" high x 2.25&...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor .. for (450.00 + 78.75BP) = 528.75
 
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Vienna Cold-Painted Bronzes of Cats,286 - Vienna Cold-Painted Bronzes of Cats,
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one depicting a hunter, dressed in jacket and kerchief, with rifle and haversac on its shoulder, bringing in the game; 3.5" high x 2.5" le...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor .. for (1,600.00 + 280.00BP) = 1,880.00
 
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Joel Ellis Doll,287 - Joel Ellis Doll,
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Springfield, Vermont, ca 1870s, wood and metal. Handmade original undergarments and a recreated dress: 15" high. Condition: Re-glued 1/2"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor .. for (150.00 + 26.25BP) = 176.25
 
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Owl Mechanical Bank,288 - Owl Mechanical Bank,
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manufactured by the J. & E. Stevens Co., Cromwell, Connecticut, Pat Sept 21 & 28th 1880. Owl mechanical coin bank with original painted cast...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor .. for (1,375.00 + 240.63BP) = 1,615.63
 
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Arcade Yellow Cab Still Bank,289 - Arcade Yellow Cab Still Bank,
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Chicago, Illinois, 1921. Arcade Yellow Cab cast iron still bank with steel wheels. Retains original orange and black paint with Yellow Cab Co. on pass
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor .. for (850.00 + 148.75BP) = 998.75
 
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Bank Buildings Cast Iron Banks,290 - Bank Buildings Cast Iron Banks,
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American, late 19th century. One bank building is a white and red mechanical, name over door, Hall's Excelsior Bank; 5.5" high x 4" wi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor .. for (825.00 + 144.38BP) = 969.38
 
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Dog on Turntable Mechanical Bank by H. L. Judd,291 - Dog on Turntable Mechanical Bank by H. L. Judd,
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Connecticut, New York or Tennessee, ca 1880-1900. A cast iron dog on turntable, mechanical bank by H. L. Judd. Having the original copper with red sur
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor .. for (1,200.00 + 210.00BP) = 1,410.00
 
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Sterling and Silver Match Safes,292 - Sterling and Silver Match Safes,
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American, 19th and 20th century. A lot of five, four match safes, various Art Nouveau motifs, including lion's head. Three marked sterling, one ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor .. for (425.00 + 74.38BP) = 499.38
 
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Folk Art and Horn Snuff Boxes,293 - Folk Art and Horn Snuff Boxes,
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American or English. A lot of six, includes two wooden snuff boxes, one with baleen and whale ivory lid, and four tortoise or horn snuff boxes; 2.5&...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor .. for (175.00 + 30.63BP) = 205.63
 
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Nine Silver and Brass Match Safes & Boxes,294 - Nine Silver and Brass Match Safes & Boxes,
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American and Continental, 19th - 20th century. Includes a Gorham sterling floral repousse traveling ink bottle with original glass insert, four match
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor .. for (425.00 + 74.38BP) = 499.38
 
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Snuff Boxes, Lacquerware and Pique Work,295 - Snuff Boxes, Lacquerware and Pique Work,
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Continental, 19th century. A lot three, two inlaid examples and one with figures and a dog in a landscape; 2.25" to 3.5" long. Condition:...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor .. for (100.00 + 17.50BP) = 117.50
 
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F.E. Olds & Son Trumpet with Parduba Mouthpiece,296 - F.E. Olds & Son Trumpet with Parduba Mouthpiece,
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20th century, of silvered brass, serial # 579786, with a Parduba Double Cup 5.5" Harry James Model mouthpiece; in a fitted soft case; 21" ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor .. for (300.00 + 52.50BP) = 352.50
 
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Steinway & Sons Baby Grand Piano,297 - Steinway & Sons Baby Grand Piano,
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American, ca 1912. A Steinway & Sons, New York, baby grand piano, serial #157138. Ebonized case, circa 1912, marked on the interior TUBULAR META...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (5,500.00 + 962.50BP) = 6,462.50
 
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Frankfort Bridge by Kentucky Artist, Paul Sawyier,298 - Frankfort Bridge by Kentucky Artist, Paul Sawyier,
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American, late 19th century. Watercolor on paper, signed in the lower left. An impressionistic view of a strolling couple in the rain, and a fine exam
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (7,500.00 + 1,312.50BP) = 8,812.50
 
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Impressionistic Summer River Scene by "Paul Sawyier",299 - Impressionistic Summer River Scene by "Paul Sawyier",
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watercolor on paper, signed in the lower left. An impressionistic and intimate view of a female in canoe, drifting lazily beneath a tree, possibly a p
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (4,500.00 + 787.50BP) = 5,287.50
 
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Impressionist Kentucky River Scene by Paul Sawyier,300 - Impressionist Kentucky River Scene by Paul Sawyier,
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possibly Elkhorn Creek, in watercolor on paper, with partial signature lower left. A highly impressionistic sunset river scene; 5.5" high x 10....
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (9,000.00 + 1,575.00BP) = 10,575.00
 
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Kentucky Old State Arsenal from the River by Paul Sawyier,301 - Kentucky Old State Arsenal from the River by Paul Sawyier,
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watercolor on paper, signed faintly lower left. A fine impressionistic depiction of a well known Frankfort landmark, couple with Sawyier's tug b...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (7,500.00 + 1,312.50BP) = 8,812.50
 
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Portrait of "Mayme" Bull Within River Landscape by Paul Sawyier,302 - Portrait of "Mayme" Bull Within River Landscape by Paul Sawyier,
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watercolor on paper, initialed in the lower left. This wonderfully intimate portrait of "Mayme" Bull, set in a river landscape, appears al...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor .. for (24,000.00 + 4,200.00BP) = 28,200.00
 
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Design of Stained Glass Window Watercolor,303 - Design of Stained Glass Window Watercolor,
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Oshkosh, Wisconsin, ca 1898-1908. An original watercolor design by Wisconsin Art Glass Co.. A photocopy of the original back is attached on verso. Hou
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor .. for (100.00 + 17.50BP) = 117.50
 
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