ART & ORIENTAL AUCTION
Sunday,
December 5, 2010 @ 1:00 p.m.
2437 Monroe
LaPorte, Indiana
DIRECTIONS – From
West, take SR 2 into downtown LaPorte; go two
blocks east of courthouse and turn right onto Monroe/SR 4 and go 1.2 miles to
auction site on left. From East, take SR 2 from South Bend to LaPorte; go to Boyd Boulevard just past Wal-Mart; turn left
onto Boyd Boulevard and go approximately 1.2 miles to Monroe/SR 4; turn right
onto Monroe and go .75 miles to auction on right. From
South, take US 35 north toward LaPorte; at the
first light before entering the city, turn right onto Boyd Boulevard and go
north approximately 1 mile to Monroe/SR 4; turn left and go .75 miles to
auction site on right. Note:
Auction held indoors in heated, carpeted auction gallery.
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Nice auction of Older Paintings, Prints, Sculptures,
Ivory, & Oriental Items
PAINTINGS
William
Henry Chandler – several pastels by
William Henry Chandler of various landscapes; Kuhn – nice winter scene
in oil; Hamilton – landscape; A.L. Cochran – 1910 Woodstock impressionistic
landscape; Many Unknowns but
beautiful incl. two smaller paintings on metal of landscapes with very nice
flower frames, two pastels of ships (one has sticker on back that reads
“Exposition Universalle De 1855 Menton
Honorable Papeir, Carton. Chassis, Toiles Anti-Ponce pourle Pastel
P. L. Brovete Paris Marque Deposee”);
many other 1880-1930’s paintings;
PRINTS
Several
older prints, some in beautiful old frames; serigraphs by H. Hargrove of Peterbilt truck and Circus Clown on Stilts; 3-dimensional
cat called “Susie” w/ 2 puppies; number of calendar prints & pin-ups w/ a
few nudes; 4 modern matted prints by Lorraine Pritz
(3 Sister Falls, Loons, Sunset of Lake, & Sailboat in Rough Seas)
JAPANESE WOOD BLOCK
PRINTS
Original
wood block print by Hiroshige (note on back reads “This is an original – on
Mulberry paper – by the famous ‘Japanese Artist’ Hiroshige – one of the last series
he did in 1857 when he changed from figures to scenery. Information secured from Miss Gentile – in
charge of the Oriental Department at the Chicago Art Institute on April 7,
1955”); another Hiroshige (note on back reads “ca. 1853 Mark 18 Ando Hiroshige
1787-1858 “Kana Gama” (gold mine) Hiroshigegawa the
sixty and more views of the provinces); another Hiroshige (note on back reads
“Kanagawa Moonlight Scene over Yedo Bay. From Go-Ju-San Tsugi Meisho
Zuye absence of seals above & below Ando’s
signatures”); note on back reads “(Koyo saruhashi-no dyo “Monkey Bridge by Moonlight 1 of the 2 sheets
(Kakemono-ye) #13 of 60 views of the Provinces Kai Province”); another print
(note on back reads “A Spring Scene at the Kayomizu
Temple in Kyoto by Tomikichiro (a famous Kyoto
artist)”); and many others.
IVORY, NETSUKES,
& FIGURINES
Several
pieces of Ivory from Alaska to the Orient including whimsical polar bear eating
fish; also several Netsukes; many figurines including
clay, jade, & carved horn.
ORIENTAL RUGS
At
least twelve different oriental rugs from old to modern Karastan. Variety of colors and
sizes.
BRONZES & CAST
ITEMS
Exquisite
Russian bronze of a sled with a block of ice mounted on Lapis (measures 3 ½
inches wide by 5 1/8 inches wide by 2 ¾ inches tall); bronze umbrella stand
with intricately detailed peacock, eagle, & other designs (stands 24 high
and is 10 inches in diameter); cast Sumo wrestler w/ Japanese signature; other
pieces.
ART BOOKS
Easily
over 100 art books on variety of artists including Picasso, Faberge, Frederic
Remington, Charles Russell, Van Gogh, Klee, and many more. Also books on types of art include
impressionism, modernism and more.
NOTE – will be expanding the entire list of items for
this auction very soon.
Terms – cash, check & credit cards
accepted. Sales tax unless exempt. Announcements day of sale
take precedence.
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