Key Lots: July 28, 2009 Sale
- A Gorham sterling silver & 14K gold vanity set
- Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952 Washington)
- A Native American North West Coast Tlingit painted cedar box
- Gorham 'Japonaise' copper silver mixed metal tray
- Pair M. Buccellati Sterling Dolphin Candlesticks
- A Louis XVI style 'Egyptian' ormolu-mounted white marble three-piece clock garniture
- Robert Natkin (1930-American)
- A Pair Sevres Napoleonic covered vases mounted as lamps
- A Berlin KPM Porcelain Plaque of a Beauty
- Art Deco Diamond and Platinum Ring
A Gorham sterling silver & 14K gold vanity set
1917 and later, an assembled set, with maker's marks, and further marked ''Sterling'' and with model numbers and date symbols, some marked ''Gorham'', including a dresser box (3 x 6.75 x 4.5''), a hand mirror (12 x 6''), a hair brush (1.5 x 9 x 3''), a comb back (8 x 0.5''), a clothes brush (1.75 x 6.75 x 2.25''), a glass jar (2 x 2 x 2''), together with a Gorham 14K gold handled button hook, 7 pcs, gross weight of dresser box, comb back and jar lid, 28 oz. approximately
est: $500/700
Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952 Washington)
Native American Indian, orotone on glass, 10'' x 7.5''
est: $1000/1500
A Native American North West Coast Tlingit painted cedar box
20th century, signed ''Anthony Alexander'', decorated with a split-faced raven and bear, 11.75'' H x 10.5'' W x 11'' D
est: $1000/1500
Gorham 'Japonaise' copper silver mixed metal tray
circa 1880, with anchor mark and further marked ''Gorham Co / B73 / N'', rounded rectangular with inset corners, decorated with a pair of birds on a branch with a tiny crocodile and frog
est: $700/900
Pair M. Buccellati sterling dolphin candlesticks
Mid-20th century, Milan, marked ''M. Buccellati / 925… Italy'' and with further impressed marks, in the Baroque style, each in the form of a stylized dolphin with upswept tail holding a foliate-decorated bobeche, on a spreading base, 2 pcs
est: $1500/2500
A Louis XVI style 'Egyptian' ormolu-mounted white marble three-piece clock garniture
Late 19th century, the movement with ''L. Marti / Medaille / d'Argent'' pastille, the clock with hemispherical dial with Arabic and Roman chapters within a spreading case surmounted by a flower-filled urn supported by a pair of sphinxes, on a plinth above foliate-headed paw feet, the candelabra with a double flower-filled urn stem issuing J-form candlearms above an spreading body decorated with urns and floral sprays, over a plinth above foliate-headed paw feet, 3 pcs. 20"x12"
est: $5000/7000
Robert Natkin (1930- American) ''Untitled'' abstract strips
signed lower right ''Natkin'', stamped verso ''Robert Natkin'', acrylic on canvas, 76'' x 86''. Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Springs, CA.
est: $10,000/15,000
A pair of Monumental Sevres style gilt-metal-mounted porcelain Napoleonic covered vases mounted as lamps
Late 19th century, marked ''M. Imp le / Sevres'', each painted scene signed ''H. Desprez'', each with a domed cover decorated with a crown flanked by laurel branches over a flared rim and a tapering body decorated with scenes of Napoleons campaigns, over a spreading stem, marked ''N'' amidst laurel branches, above a gilt-metal plinth, on later base overall 65"x10"x10"
est: $6,000/8,000
A Berlin KPM porcelain plaque of a beauty, Clementine after Kiesel
Late 19th century, impressed ''KPM'' and scepter marks and with symbol and further ''315 255'', signed lower right ''S. Schinzel / nach C. Kiesel'' depicting beauty wearing sprigs of clementine leaves, within an Italian Rococo style giltwood frame, the plaque , 12.5'' H x 10.25'' W
est: $10,000/15,000
Art Deco Diamond and Platinum Ring
centering an Old European-cut diamond
gauged at approximately 1.85 cts., color I-J clarity SI2. 14 round old
mine-cut diamonds totaling .20 cts
est: $3500/5000
Key Auction Highlights: June 23, 2009 Fine Art Sale
- Ben Abril
- Ferdinand Kaufmann
- Edgar Payne
- Edward Volkert
- Jack Laycox
- Anna Katherine Skeele
- Ralph Holmes
Ben Abril
Angels Flight Pharmacy, Bunker Hill, Los Angeles 1929 Sold for $13,800.00 A NEW WORLD RECORD
est: $9,000/12,000
Ferdinand Kaufmann
Los Angeles Harbor Sold for $17,200.00
est: $9,000/12,000
Edgar PayneEucalyptus Landscape Sold for $25,875.00est: $15,000/25,000
Edward Volkert
Brilliant Morning Sold for $18,400.00
est: $10,000/15,000
Jack Laycox
Reno SOLD FOR $13,800.00 A NEW WORLD RECORD
est: $5,000/7,000
Anna Katherine Skeele
Child of Taos Sold for $40,250.00 A NEW WORLD RECORD
est: $4,000/6,000
Ralph Holmes
Casa de Pintores Sold for $8,050.00
est: $3,000/5,000
October 13, 2009 California & American Fine Art Sale Preview

William Wendt
Spring
Oil on canvas 25" x 30"
est: $50,000/70,000
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