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8:00 AM PT - May 31st, 2003

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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

American, European, Japanese Decorative Arts

686 items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
200
Lot 200
Rosewood pedestal,


tapered and turned pedestal with circular top above tripod...

200
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400
201
Lot 201
Pair wrought iron andirons,


twisted and scrolled posts, three-element flame finials, fronts...

200
-
400
202
Lot 202
Two majolica oval platters:


one with stylized petal and scroll borders, abstract central...

200
-
400
203
Lot 203
Six floral majolica plates,


bold white flowers with yellow centers on pale green field, backs...

150
-
250
204
Lot 204
Majolica basket,


Greek Key borders, bamboo style handle, pale lavender interior...

150
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250
205
Lot 205
Seven majolica plates:


six with strawberries, green, red and white on brown field...

100
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200
206
Lot 206
Eight majolica leaf plates,


four with impressed marks for Griffin, Smith & Hill, Pennsylvania...

150
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250
206A
Lot 206A
Four pieces spatterware:


red spatter plate with bird, 6-1/4 in., (back with speckled...

400
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800
207
Lot 207
Three majolica bowls:


central medallion with cupid riding animal, heavy glaze, base...

150
-
300
208
Lot 208
Pair bronze Hessian soldier andirons,


back of one with accession number, 20 in. Lacking back supports...

400
-
800
209
Lot 209
Pair Federal style brass andirons,


octagonal plinth above spur arch, ball feet, 21 in...

100
-
200
210
Lot 210
Carved bust of Colonial gentleman,


walnut bust with long flowing hair, draped gown, probably a...

200
-
400
211
Lot 211
Carved marble bust of young girl,


hair in twisted braid with laurel wreath, snake around neck...

400
-
800
212
Lot 212
Oak framed mirror with eagle pediment,


fruit mounts, probably 19th century, 23 x 15 in. Bottom possibly...

200
-
400
213
Lot 213
Four glass lamp bases:


pair cut glass with tapered stems and brass mounts at top, 8 in...

150
-
250
214
Lot 214
Baccarat milk glass vase,


rounded ovoid form, hand-painted decoration with apple blossoms...

300
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600
215
Lot 215
19th-century-style walnut stand,


two hand-dovetailed drawers with hand-planed bottoms, tapered legs...

150
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250
216
Lot 216
Upholstered window seat,


cabriole legs, scrolled feet, carved frieze with shell and...

200
-
400
217
Lot 217
Louis XV-style ormolu-mounted console,


two hand-dovetailed drawers with hand-planed surfaces, mottled...

2,000
-
4,000
218
Lot 218
Two similar cast iron urns,


fluted and tapered bodies with petal and beaded borders, 22 in...

100
-
200
219
Lot 219
Parian ware pitcher,


relief decoration with two boys climbing mountain, taking eggs...

100
-
200
220
Lot 220
Pair Chinese porcelain lidded jars,


floral decoration on blue field, gilt finials and highlights, 20th...

300
-
600
221
Lot 221
Continental 18th century landscape,


courting couple with dogs, goats and sheep, distant river and...

400
-
800
222
Lot 222
Painting of dirigible by Franz Voigt


(Franz Wilhelm Voigt, born 1867), zeppelin in hangar with wooden...

400
-
800
223
Lot 223
Landscape by Raymond Hill


(Seattle, Washington, 1891-1980), windmill and buildings, distant...

200
-
400
224
Lot 224
Landscape by George Alan Swanson


(New Jersey, born 1908), wooded landscape in tones of blue and...

200
-
400
225
Lot 225
Three Continental silver table items:


spiral urn-form caster, openwork top, marks for Copenhagen...

200
-
400
226
Lot 226
Tiffany sterling silver bowl,


art deco style with tapered sides and engraved geometric and...

400
-
800
227
Lot 227
12-piece Tiffany sterling dresser set:


mirror, 6-1/2 x 5 in.; soap box, 4 x 3 in.; four bottles and...

600
-
1,200
228
Lot 228
Four silver objects:


cigar lighter, scrolled handle, hinged cap, Tiffany & Company, 3 x...

200
-
400
229
Lot 229
German silver sauceboat,


helmet form with scrolled handle and attached under plate, beaded...

250
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500
230
Lot 230
Four-case lacquer inro,


decorated gold takamaki-e with figure, possibly Daikoku sitting in...

1,000
-
2,000
231
Lot 231
Five-case gilt lacquer inro,


possibly 17th century, decorated in takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with...

500
-
1,000
232
Lot 232
Four-case inro,


decorated in hiromaki-e and takamaki-e depicting cockerel in...

2,000
-
4,000
233
Lot 233
Three-case carved ebony inro,


coin pattern, two large rectangular reserves, one depicting man on...

800
-
1,500
234
Lot 234
Two ebony inro,


marks by same artist as previous lot: two-case inro depicting...

500
-
1,000
235
Lot 235
Four-case inro:


decorated in hiromaki-e with nashiji interiors depicting river or...

800
-
1,500
236
Lot 236
Four-case gilt lacquer inro,


possibly 17th century, decorated in takamaki-e with one side...

500
-
1,000
237
Lot 237
Three-case carved ivory inro,


swastika and bar pattern, chrysanthemum at himotoshi, each side...

600
-
1,200
238
Lot 238
Four-case gilt lacquer inro,


decorated in hiromaki-e depicting several young conifers, gate and...

800
-
1,500
239
Lot 239
Round three-case gilt lacquer inro,


in woven net, interior and exterior nashiji decoration...

300
-
600
240
Lot 240
Namikawa Yasuyuki cloisonné vase,


slender conical body, enamel decoration with sparrows, butterflies...

2,000
-
4,000
241
Lot 241
Two fine cloisonné enameled vases,


slender ovoid bodies with short necks and everted rims, iris...

400
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800
242
Lot 242
Pair fine cloisonné enameled vases,


attributed to Hattori, slender ovoid bodies, flared rims...

500
-
1,000
243
Lot 243
Fine cloisonné enameled vase,


ovoid body with flared rim, decorated with peonies and...

200
-
400
243A
Lot 243A
Ivory relief ancestral plaque,


central rectangular panel with detailed relief carving of...

500
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1,000
244
Lot 244
Two-tiered Japanese lacquer box,


interior footed tray, gold and silver decoration, hiromaki-e and...

3,000
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6,000
245
Lot 245
Gilt lacquer incense box


with shaped corners decorated in hiromaki-e depicting sailing...

200
-
400
246
Lot 246
Five-tier tsugaru lacquer box,


decorated in red, yellow and black, trays and inner lid resting on...

500
-
1,000
247
Lot 247
Chippendale-style mahogany stool,


elaborately carved cabriole legs, ball-and-claw feet with notched...

400
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800
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