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American, European, Japanese Decorative Arts
9:00 AM PT - May 31st, 2003

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Brunk Auctions

PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
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Preview May 31, 2003, 10:00 am – 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), Early Preview by Appointment at 117 Tunnel Road, Asheville, North Carolina

686 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1 Lot 1

Old Sheffield plate hot water urn,
top border of grape leaves, lions, fox heads and scrolls, pa...

500
-
1,000
2 Lot 2

Paneled glass cornucopia vase,
fine bronze dore ram's head mount, marble base, 8 in., rim c...

200
-
400
3 Lot 3

Pair Old Paris vases,
hand-painted blue, green, raspberry and gilt floral decorati...

150
-
300
4 Lot 4

19th century English mahogany tea box,
inlaid bone escutcheon, brass handle, 5-1/2 x 6-1/2 x 5 in. ...

100
-
200
5 Lot 5

Pair 19th century brass candlesticks,
ring-turned and tapered stems, circular bases,13-1/2 in. Min...

200
-
400
6 Lot 6

Brass and iron Roman-style chair,
baluster-turned arms and arm supports, iron frame with cross...

300
-
600
7 Lot 7

Pair iron and brass planters,
tripod iron bases, scrolled feet, gold-painted highlights, 4...

200
-
400
8 Lot 8

Pair Chinese porcelain urns,
decorated reserves with figures in exterior settings with bl...

200
-
400
9 Lot 9

Two European 19th century prints,
"Cathedrale de Florence" and "Cathedrale de Pise" featuring ...

200
-
400
10 Lot 10

Iron and brass fire insert,
split-column construction, Empire-style finials, sliding ash...

200
-
400
11 Lot 11

Carved rosewood stool,
cabriole legs, scroll feet, carved frieze with openwork shel...

300
-
600
12 Lot 12

English silver cased fruit set,
tapered and reeded handles with shell tips both sides, marks...

500
-
1,000
13 Lot 13

Seven-drawer cherry tall chest,
three-over-four dovetailed and cock-beaded drawers, central ...

2,000
-
4,000
14 Lot 14

Pair upholstered bergere,
Louis XVI style, fluted and tapered legs, modern floral cott...

500
-
1,000
15 Lot 15

American school landscape,
20th century (Old Lyme school), central road flanked by hous...

200
-
400
16 Lot 16

Pair art nouveau candelabra by Debut
(Marcel Debut, French, 1865-1933), pair bronze nymphs on gil...

1,000
-
2,000
17 Lot 17

Watercolor landscape by J.R. Flemming
(Jean Robinson Flemming, Norfolk, Virginia, born 1874), seas...

150
-
250
18 Lot 18

18th century garden scene,
Italo-Flemish school, elegant people eating and drinking in ...

2,000
-
4,000
19 Lot 19

Gouache by La Pira
(Italian, 19th century), view of Bay of Naples, Italy, signe...

2,000
-
4,000
20 Lot 20

Landscape by Frank P. Freyburg
(British, born 1862), grazing sheep, signed lower right "F.P...

400
-
800
21 Lot 21

View of Capri by Susan Watkins, ANA
(California, 1875-1913), titled lower right "Recordo di Ana ...

500
-
1,000
22 Lot 22

American 20th century landscape,
trees and cloudy sky, unsigned, oil on canvas laid down on M...

150
-
300
23 Lot 23

Pair painted wood torchères,
Renaissance-style, urn-shaped pedestals with tapered and ree...

300
-
600
24 Lot 24

18th century Continental sofa,
probably Dutch or German, cross-stretcher base with serpenti...

3,000
-
6,000
25 Lot 25

Coastal scene by La Pira
(Italian, 19th century), fishermen in harbor casting nets, d...

1,000
-
2,000
26 Lot 26

Bazin art deco bronze,
female figure in tucked position, possibly a model for hood ...

300
-
600
27 Lot 27

Landscape by Leon Louis Cassel
(French, 1873-1960), field of poppies, distant farm and fiel...

400
-
800
28 Lot 28

Harbor scene by Leon Louis Cassel
(French, 1873-1960), titled verso "La Port d'Anvers," busy h...

2,000
-
4,000
29 Lot 29

Composition by Irene Rice Pereira
(New York City, 1907-1971, WPA artist), geometric compositio...

1,000
-
2,000
30 Lot 30

Composition by Irene Rice Pereira
(New York, 1907-1971, WPA artist), spider web, foliate, crus...

400
-
800
31 Lot 31

Composition attributed to Pereira
(Irene Rice Pereira, New York City, 1907-1971, WPA artist), ...

1,000
-
2,000
32 Lot 32

Landscape by Henry Schnackenberg
(Henry Ernest Schnackenberg, New York, 1892-1970), grove of ...

300
-
600
33 Lot 33

Coastal landscape by Lionel Walden
(Honolulu, Hawaii, 1861-1933), boats on shore with distant m...

800
-
1,500
34 Lot 34

Watercolor by Henry William Moss
(British, 20th century), rocky rolling terrain with distant ...

100
-
200
35 Lot 35

Harbor scene by Oscar Anderson
(Massachusetts, 1873-1953), Gloucester Harbor, titled verso ...

1,500
-
2,500
36 Lot 36

E.I. Couse Indian in landscape
(Eanger Irving Couse, NA, Taos, New Mexico, 1866-1936), Nati...

10,000
-
20,000
37 Lot 37

19th century American portrait,
half portrait of gentleman in black tie, holding a book and ...

400
-
800
38 Lot 38

Spanish school full portrait,
gentleman in 17th century costume, lace collar and cuffs, in...

500
-
1,000
39 Lot 39

Early 20th c. decorative panel,
oil on canvas depicting neoclassical woman with palette and ...

600
-
1,200
40 Lot 40

Diminutive mahogany corner cupboard,
dentil-molded cornice above fluted frieze, top with astragal...

2,000
-
4,000
41 Lot 41

Bronze dore and ivory humidor,
elaborate Renaissance bronze dore frieze decoration, lid wit...

1,000
-
1,500
42 Lot 42

Pair marble architectural elements,
finely carved rosettes, 7 x 7 x 3 in. Minor stains, chips to...

150
-
250
43 Lot 43

Marble architectural element,
Greek Key variant, centered rose carved in relief, 7 x 18-1/...

150
-
250
44 Lot 44

Carved marble Egyptian figure,
standing female with child, flanked by winged decorations, h...

200
-
400
45 Lot 45

Marble bust of child,
finely carved face and hair, rough-carved base, marked on ba...

400
-
800
46 Lot 46

Early 20th century bronze fountain,
figural group with cherub clutching dolphin, unsigned, 29-1/...

800
-
1,200
47 Lot 47

Bronze, bearded man holding water urn,
man seated on rocks, unsigned, 15-1/2 in. Areas of rubbing, ...

600
-
1,200
48 Lot 48

Bronze bust of woman,
after Jean Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828), woman clutchi...

500
-
1,000
49 Lot 49

R. Amerella copper bust,
plaster bust with patinated copper surface, French military ...

300
-
600
50 Lot 50

R.S. Duncanson view of Asheville,
North Carolina (Robert Scott Duncanson, Ohio, 1821-1872), vi...

100,000
-
150,000
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