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FROM A PRIVATE INDIANAPOLIS COLLECTION

BIRGER SANDZÉN (American, 1871-1954)
Late Moon Rising (Wild Horse Creek), 1923
Oil on canvas
36-1/4 x 48-1/4 inches (92.1 x 122.6 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: Birger Sandzén / 1923

Auction 5062 | Lot: 64233 | May 17, 2011

Sold For: $262,900.00

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JULES-JOSEPH LEFEBVRE (French 1836-1911)
Springtime
Oil on canvas
55-1/2 x 34 inches (140.6 x 86.4 cm)
Signed lower right: Jules Lefebvre

While elegant young women remained Lefebvre's preferred subject throughout his long and distinguished career, his beautiful sitters remained sensitive to the dominant esthetic tastes of the day. In the late 1880s and 1890s, as the Symbolist and Classicist mode of artists such as Puvis de Chavannes or Gustave Moreau supplanted the Naturalist or exotic tendencies of earlier decades, Lefebvre's work shifted accordingly. The present work, most likely of this period, presents an allegorical figure of Springtime crowned with a wreath of pale blossoms and carrying fresh stems in the folds of her classical gown. Despite the idealized, symbolist subject, Lefebvre's commitment to painting from life is evident in the very specific, crisply painted flowers and foliage and in the translucent tones of flesh and fabric.

Jules-Joseph Lefebvre is best known as a romantic allegorical painter who specialized in genre scenes, portraits, and nudes. His father, a baker, encouraged his sons artistic career and sent him to Paris at age sixteen. There he studied with Léon Cogniet and entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1852. He competed for the Prix de Rome, winning a second place in 1859 and first place in 1861 with his painting of The Death of Priam. While living in Rome he painted his first nude, a Bather, which was sent to Paris in 1863. During his stay in Italy he also painted many works with ancient subject matter, investing them with an elegant or amusing quality. When he returned to Paris, Lefebvre became disenchanted with the academic focus on working from memory and sought to paint directly from life. The result was a series of statuesque women, both nudes and draped, which passed from his studio under the guises of such characters as Pandora, Diana, Sappho, Mary Magdalene and Ophelia.

Auction 652 | Lot: 25157 | May 25, 2007

Sold For: $77,675.00

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Attributed to MICHELE MARIESCHI (Italian 1696 - 1743)
Venice
Oil on canvas
28 x 37-1/2 inches

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Newhous...

Auction 638 | Lot: 25007 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $71,700.00

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CHANA ORLOFF (French-Ukrainian 1878-1968)
Maternité, 1924
Bronze
25 x 14-1/2 x 11-1/4 inches (63.5 x 36.8 x 28.6 cm)
Edition 2/8
Susse Fondeur Paris
Inscribed Ch Orloff 1924 2/8 and stamped

Provenance:
Crow Art Partnership collection (Dallas, Texas)

Russian born realist sculptor Chana Orloff lived the majority of her life in Paris where she trained and worked, while identifying strongly with her Eretz-Israel heritage. She ran in avant-garde circles, befriending artists such as Matisse, Picasso and Modigliani. In 1916 she married, but was widowed in 1918, left to raise her one year old son alone. When Paris was invaded during World War II Orloff fled to Switzerland with her son, returning to Paris after the war. She made many trips to Eretz-Israel and Israel throughout her life. Her first exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum was held in 1935, followed by a number of subsequent exhibitions and retrospectives.

Her sculptures reflect her personal trials and triumphs evidenced by the reoccurring themes of women, children and motherhood through the mediums of wood, bronze and stone. She also favored the subject of animals. Her mannered sculptures such as the above offered work, won her acclaim and a sound flow of commissions for portraits and monuments.

Auction 652 | Lot: 25195 | May 25, 2007

Sold For: $65,725.00

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FRANK MCCARTHY (American, 1924-2002)
Stolen Ponies
Oil on canvas
24 x 40 inches (61.0 x 101.6 cm)
Signed lower left: McCarthy
Titled and signed on tacking edge: "Stolen Ponies" by Frank C. McCarthy

Auction 5062 | Lot: 64282 | May 17, 2011

Sold For: $50,787.50

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R. LALIQUE
"Serpent" An Amber Glass Vase, Marcilhac no. 896, designed 1924
Marks: molded R. LALIQUE<...

Auction 5032 | Lot: 75119 | Dec 10, 2009

Sold For: $47,800.00

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EUGENIO ZAMPIGHI (Italian 1859-1944)
Playing With The Baby
Oil on canvas
24 x 18 inches (61 x 45.7 cm)
Signed at lower right: E. Zampighi

Provenance:
Sale, Sotheby's New York, 19th Century European Paintings, Oct. 25, 2005, Lot 181;
Private collection (New York)

Auction 652 | Lot: 25135 | May 25, 2007

Sold For: $41,825.00

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SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS, P.R.A. (English 1723 - 1792)
Portrait of Miss Elizabeth Greenway (Afterwards the Honorable Mrs. Jame...

Auction 638 | Lot: 25014 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $38,240.00

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R. LALIQUE
"Oranges" A Glass Vase with black enamel, Marcilhac no. 973, designed 1926
Marks: molded R. LALIQ...

Auction 5032 | Lot: 75114 | Dec 10, 2009

Sold For: $31,070.00

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JUAN GIMENEZ MARTIN (Spanish 1806 - 1875)
The Serenade
Oil on canvas
23-1/2 x 40-3/4 inches
Signed lower right, Ji...

Auction 638 | Lot: 25071 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $31,070.00

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EUGÉNE RÉMY MAES (Belgium 1849-1931)
Sheep And Chickens In A Barn
Oil on canvas
24 x 31-3/4 inches (61 x 80.6 cm)
Signed lower right: E.R. MAES

Auction 652 | Lot: 25073 | May 25, 2007

Sold For: $26,290.00

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WILLIAM BRADFORD (American, 1823-1892)
Iceberg, 1869
Oil on board
13-1/2 x 20-3/4 inches (34.3 x 52.7 cm)
Signed lower right: WBradford

Auction 5096 | Lot: 64438 | May 15, 2012

Sold For: $25,000.00

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FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS

WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES (American, 1846-1933)
Mount of th...

Auction 5062 | Lot: 64229 | May 17, 2011

Sold For: $22,705.00

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A CASED SET OF SEVENTEEN ENGLISH PAINTED AND GILT WOOD TRUNCHEONS
19th and early 20th centuries
32 inches high x 49 inches wide (81.3 x 124.5 cm) (case)

Elton Hyder III Collection Formerly at the University of Texas School of Law Library

Auction 5101 | Lot: 87064 | Sep 13, 2012

Sold For: $22,500.00

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ZOLTAN L. SEPESHY (Hungarian-American 1898-1974)
Sunbathers
Tempera on board
21-1/2 x 28 inches, framed (46 x 59.9 cm)
Signed at lower left: L. Sepeshy

Provenance:
Stephen Silagy Gallery (Los Angeles, California);
Private collection (Dallas, Texas)

Auction 652 | Lot: 25194 | May 25, 2007

Sold For: $21,510.00

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JOHN PIPER (British, 1903-1992)
Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire, circa 1944
Watercolor on board
16 x 21 inches (40.6 x 53.3 cm)
Signed lower right: John Piper

THE JEAN AND GRAHAM DEVOE WILLIFORD CHARITABLE TRUST

Auction 5096 | Lot: 64574 | May 15, 2012

Sold For: $20,000.00

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FREDERICK W. WATTS (British 1800 - 1862)
Along the Thames River, 1863
Oil on canvas
39 x 52-1/2 inches
Signed lower ...

Auction 638 | Lot: 25033 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $19,120.00

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Narwhal Tusk
Monodon monoceros
Early Twentieth Century
Marine ivory tusk, burl wood
67 inches tall
The narwhal tusk...

Auction 650 | Lot: 33560 | Apr 27, 2007

Sold For: $17,925.00

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An Important Sèvres Exhibition Pâte-sur-Pâte Celadon Glazed Porcelain Vase, 1867
Marks: (N-crown-67-DECORE SEVRES), S.62, D 58-7
Signed: Regnier, 1867
15-7/8 x 8 x 6-1/4 inches (40.3 x 20.3 x 15.9 cm)

Auction 5397 | Lot: 61283 | Mar 9, 2019

Sold For: $17,500.00

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Fossil Palm Flower
Undetermined species
Eocence Age
Green River Formation
Wyoming, USA

Auction 5280 | Lot: 72232 | Apr 30, 2017

Sold For: $15,500.00

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An Italian Micromosaic and Specimen Marble Table Top on Ebonized Wood Pedestal Base, late 19th century with later base
28-1/2 h x 38-1/2 d inches (72.4 x 97.8 cm)

(Total: 2 Items)

Auction 5260 | Lot: 63917 | Jun 25, 2016

Sold For: $15,000.00

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ANTHONY THIEME (American 1888 - 1954)
Venice
Oil on canvas
20 x 24 inches
Signed lower right

PROVENANCE:
Aquired...

Auction 638 | Lot: 25256 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $14,340.00

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OSWALD GRILL (Austrian 1878-1964)
Two Peasant Girls In A Field (Summertime Idyll), circa 1912
Oil on canvas
41-1/2 x 31-1/2 inches (105.4 x 80 cm)
Signed lower right: O GRILL

Provenance:
Collection of Cornelia Rasmussen

Auction 652 | Lot: 25111 | May 25, 2007

Sold For: $13,145.00

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SIR HENRY RAEBURN, R.A., P.R.A. (British 1756 - 1823)
James Newbigging of Whitehouse, circa 1813
Oil on canvas
30 x 2...

Auction 638 | Lot: 25019 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $13,145.00

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NARCISSE VIRGILE DIAZ DE LA PENA (French 1808 - 1876)
Ophelie ou Flora laissant tomber des fleurs
Oil on board
13-1/2...

Auction 638 | Lot: 25057 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $13,145.00

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Albert Watson (Scottish, b. 1942)
Mick Jagger, Los Angeles, 1992
Digital pigment print, printed later
47 x 37 inches (119.4 x 94.0 cm) (image)
58 x 42 inches (sheet)
Singed, titled, dated, and editioned 7/10 in ink, verso.

Auction 8195 | Lot: 73409 | Apr 30, 2025

Sold For: $12,500.00

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Blue Calcite Bowl
Andes Mountains
Argentina
South America

Auction 5280 | Lot: 72290 | Apr 30, 2017

Sold For: $12,500.00

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GIL ELVGREN (American, 1914-1980)
Bear Facts. preliminary drawing, 1962
Charcoal on paper
24 x 19...

Auction 7015 | Lot: 87392 | May 6, 2010

Sold For: $11,950.00

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FRANCIS PICABIA (French 1879-1953)
The Couple and Centaur
Charcoal, watercolor and pencil on paper
12-1/4 x 9-1/2 inches (31.2 x 24.1 cm)
Signed lower right: Francis Picabia

Auction 656 | Lot: 23631 | Dec 7, 2007

Sold For: $11,950.00

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GEORGE HENRY HALL (American 1825 - 1913)
Peach Still Life, 1885
Oil on canvas
6-3/4 x 8-1/2 inches
Signed and dated ...

Auction 638 | Lot: 25080 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $11,950.00

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WILLIAM MELLOR (British 1851-1931)
Grasmere Lake, Westmoreland
Oil on canvas
20-1/4 x 30-1/4 inches (51.4 x 76.8 cm)
Signed lower right: William Mellor
Inscribed verso: Grasmere Lake / Westmoreland

Auction 652 | Lot: 25116 | May 25, 2007

Sold For: $11,352.50

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WILLIAM LOUIS SONNTAG (American, 1822-1900)
Among the Pilot Mountains, New Hampshire
Oil on canvas
12 x 20-1/4 inches (30.5 x 51.4 cm)
Signed lower left: Sonntag

THE JEAN AND GRAHAM DEVOE WILLIFORD CHARITABLE TRUST

Auction 5096 | Lot: 64447 | May 15, 2012

Sold For: $11,250.00

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A Pair of Large Wooden "Black Forest" Style Carved Plaques in the Form of Pheasants and Other Game

Unknown mak...

Auction 654 | Lot: 33628 | Nov 2, 2007

Sold For: $10,755.00

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A Pair of Chinese Moss Green Jade, Carved Table Screens

Unknown maker, Chinese
19th/20th century...

Auction 676 | Lot: 33451 | Oct 13, 2007

Sold For: $10,755.00

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EMILE ALBERT GRUPPE (American 1896 - 1978)
Gloucester Harbor, circa 1930 - 1940s
Oil on canvas
30 x 25 inches
Signed...

Auction 638 | Lot: 25261 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $10,755.00

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EMILE ALBERT GRUPPE (American 1896 - 1978)
Early Morning, Gloucester, circa 1930 - 1940s
Oil on canvas
25 x 30 inches...

Auction 638 | Lot: 25263 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $10,755.00

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A Set of Twelve Walnut Queen Anne Style Dining Chairs

Unknown maker, possibly Irish
Mid 19th century
Wal...

Auction 654 | Lot: 33592 | Nov 2, 2007

Sold For: $10,157.50

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JAN MATULKA (American 1890 - 1972)
Bunds, circa 1930
Oil on canvas
15 x 18 inches
Estate stamp on reverse

PROVENA...

Auction 638 | Lot: 25266 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $10,157.50

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ROMAN SCHOOL
Saint Catherine Of Alexandria, circa 1800
Oil on canvas
53 x 41 inches (134.6 x 104.1 cm)

Provenance:
Private collection (New York)

Saint Catherine of Alexandria is the patron of education and learning. Depicted above crowned and dressed in a gorgeous silk gown holding a sword and palm, both symbols of martyrdom.

Auction 652 | Lot: 25039 | May 25, 2007

Sold For: $9,560.00

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ALESSANDRO SANI (Italian)
The Baritone Horn Player In Four Stages, group of four
Oil on canvas
12-3/4 x 9-3/4 inches, each (32.4 x 24.8 cm)
Signed upper right, each: A. Sani

(Total: 4 Items)

Auction 652 | Lot: 25065 | May 25, 2007

Sold For: $9,560.00

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ROBERT FREDERICK BLUM (American 1857-1903)
Chinese New Year
Watercolor on paper
16-1/2 x 14 inches (41.9 x 35.6 cm)
Signed lower right: R. Blum
Inscribed on verso: 'Chinese New Year' Street in San Francisco #124

Auction 656 | Lot: 23559 | Dec 7, 2007

Sold For: $8,962.50

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A Set Of Three Russian Silver And Glass Bowls

Peter Carl Faberge, Moscow, Russia
Circa 1896-1908
Cut glass and silver
...

Auction 654 | Lot: 33652 | Nov 2, 2007

Sold For: $8,962.50

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ERIC SLOANE (American 1910 - 1985)
Cloud Symphony
Oil on board
24 x 33 inches
Signed lower right
Inscribed on rever...

Auction 638 | Lot: 25270 | Nov 10, 2006

Sold For: $8,962.50

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R. LALIQUE
"Archers" A Gray Glass Vase, Marcilhac no. 893, designed 1921
Marks: engraved R. Lalique France N...

Auction 5032 | Lot: 75069 | Dec 10, 2009

Sold For: $8,365.00

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A One Hundred and Seventeen-Piece Tiffany & Co. English King Pattern Silver Flatware Service, New York, designed 1885
Marks to dinner fork: TIFFANY & CO., STERLING, PAT. 1885M
10-1/4 inches (26.0 cm) (longest, table knife)
190.22 troy ounces (weighable)
(Total: 117 Items)

Auction 5397 | Lot: 61442 | Mar 9, 2019

Sold For: $8,125.00

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A Large KPM Polychromed and Partial Gilt Porcelain Potpourri Vase, Berlin, Germany, late 19th century
Marks: (scepter in underglaze blue), (imperial orb-KPM), Schmitz, A, (various)
26-1/2 x 16-1/2 x 12 inches (67.3 x 41.9 x 30.5 cm)

Auction 5397 | Lot: 61288 | Mar 9, 2019

Sold For: $7,500.00

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RUSSELL SMITH (American, 1812-1896)
The Old Man's Basin, Franconia Notch, New Hampshire, 1876
Oil on canvas
12 x 18 inches (30.5 x 45.7 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: R. S. '76
Title and signature transcribed in a later hand on verso, copying what was covered by relining
Inscribed on lower stretcher bar in pencil is this dedication: "Presented to Kate Maguire by Xanthus R. Smith- 1947."

THE JEAN AND GRAHAM DEVOE WILLIFORD CHARITABLE TRUST

Auction 5096 | Lot: 64446 | May 15, 2012

Sold For: $7,500.00

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After JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (American 1785-1851)
Red Tailed Hawk, 1829
Handcolored engraving with etching and aquatint
38 x 25 inches (96.5 x 63.5 cm)
Printed and colored by Havell & Sons London
J Whatman Turkey Mill watermark

Auction 656 | Lot: 23649 | Dec 7, 2007

Sold For: $7,170.00

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