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Antique & Fine Furnishings Auction
6:30 PM PT - Sep 16th, 2008

offered by
John Moran Auctioneers, Inc.

735 West Woodbury Rd.
Altadena, CA 91001
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Auction Description

Auction Terms & Conditions

Buyer's Premium
22.5%

Bid Increments

FromIncrement
0 25
499 50
999 100
1999 250
4999 500
9999 1000
19999 2500
49999 5000
99999 10000
199999 20000
499999 50000

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Prospective bidders may preview all lots offered in person at sale location: 300 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA (Lower level/East side), Pasadena Convention Center. Sale preview begins at 1 p.m. and continues throughout sale.

205 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1001 Lot 1001

A set of twelve Sevres style dessert plates
20th century, each marked with underglaze blue interlaced ''...

2,000
-
3,000
14 Bids
1002 Lot 1002

Louis XVI style painted & gilt-metal mantle clock
First half 20th century, the circular dial with Roman chapte...

700
-
900
3 Bids
1003 Lot 1003

Royal Vienna style porcelain tray Cupid Graces
Probably late 19th century, with blue beehive mark to unders...

2,000
-
3,000
1004 Lot 1004

A Royal Vienna style cobalt porcelain covered urn
Late 19th/early 20th century, the urn and cover with blue un...

3,000
-
5,000
5 Bids
1005 Lot 1005

A pair of Louis XVI style ormolu candelabra
Late 19th century, each with central spiral-fluted urn issui...

5,000
-
7,000
1006 Lot 1006

A Louis Vuitton malle armoire secretaire trunk
First half 20th century, interior label numbered ''771399'',...

3,000
-
5,000
14 Bids
1007 Lot 1007

After Antonio Amorgasti bronze peacock lamp
Signed ''Ant Amorgasti 1924'' (1880-1942, Belgian/Italian), ...

800
-
1,200
13 Bids
1008 Lot 1008

After Paul Gasq, Diana, patinated bronze figure
First half 20th century, signed ''P. Gasq'' (1860-1944, Fren...

1,500
-
2,500
8 Bids
1009 Lot 1009

Lorski John Hauxhurst, portrait boy bronze relief
Signed ''Lorski'' (Boris Lovet-Lorski, 1894-1973, New York, ...

1,000
-
2,000
7 Bids
1010 Lot 1010

Paul Jouve, Adam & Eve art deco bronze bas relief
Circa 1930, incised with signature lower right ''Jouve'' (18...

1,000
-
1,500
3 Bids
1011 Lot 1011

A Mont Joye Art Nouveau cameo glass foliate vase
Early 20th century, with gilt shield mark to underside, the ...

2,000
-
3,000
6 Bids
1012 Lot 1012

A Pablo Picasso ceramic 'Picador' pitcher jug
1952, signed ''Edition / Picasso'', with a pinched spout ove...

800
-
1,200
11 Bids
1013 Lot 1013

Pair Sy & Wagner Art Nouveau silver center bowls
Early 20th century, marked ''Sy & Wagner / Berlin / 18212'' ...

600
-
900
15 Bids
1014 Lot 1014

Two German silver pierced footed bowls
Probably first half 20th century, with German post 1886 mark...

1,000
-
1,200
6 Bids
1015 Lot 1015

A German Bruckmann & Sohne silver dresser box
Early 20th century, Heilbronn, with maker's mark and further...

700
-
900
5 Bids
1016 Lot 1016

A Polish silver teapot and creamer
First half 20th century, Warsaw, with maker's mark ''Mahler'...

550
-
750
21 Bids
1017 Lot 1017

A large Continental sterling pierced center bowl
20th century, the underside marked ''925'' with further rubb...

4,000
-
6,000
1018 Lot 1018

Continental sterling silver & cut glass decanter
Probably German, with a shield hallmark and further marked '...

600
-
900
16 Bids
1019 Lot 1019

A Rosenthal 'Romance' sterling flatware service
Mid-20th century, with post-1886 crown and crescent moon mar...

4,000
-
6,000
12 Bids
1020 Lot 1020

A Finnish silver pierced repousse floral basket
1927, Helsinki, stamped twice ''813H'', the underside marked...

2,000
-
3,000
1021 Lot 1021

A Georg Jensen 'Blossom' sterling coffee service
Designed by Georg Jensen circa 1908, an assembled set, inclu...

2,000
-
4,000
5 Bids
1022 Lot 1022

A Georg Jensen 'Acorn' sterling flatware service
Designed by Johan Rohde circa 1915, an assembled set, variou...

4,000
-
6,000
18 Bids
1023 Lot 1023

A Georg Jensen 'Acorn' sterling cased serving set
Designed by Johan Rohde circa 1915, an assembled set, variou...

500
-
800
10 Bids
1024 Lot 1024

A Chinese Export silver vanity set, Dragons
Probably early 20th century, marked ''L84'', comprising a ha...

700
-
900
3 Bids
1025 Lot 1025

ARTIE SHAW Philip & Kelvin LaVerne coffee table
circa 1960, signed ''Philip + Kelvin LaVerne'', bronze with ...

3,000
-
5,000
4 Bids
1026 Lot 1026

ARTIE SHAW group of photos, negatives, ephemera
Comprising vintage studio photos from Artie Shaw's childhood...

400
-
600
52 Bids
1027 Lot 1027

ARTIE SHAW group of 16mm print films, air checks
17 films including ''Time is All You've Got'', ''How Not to ...

400
-
600
31 Bids
1028 Lot 1028

ARTIE SHAW group address books awards manuscripts
Including address and date books probably from the 1930s thr...

400
-
600
30 Bids
1029 Lot 1029

ARTIE SHAW Japanese flag Shin-Gunto sword
evidently captured from the victory at Guadalcanal in 1943, ...

800
-
1,200
32 Bids
1030 Lot 1030

ARTIE SHAW Port. of Artie Shaw by Bruce Mitchell
Cover image for an album, signed lower center: Bruce Mitchel...

600
-
900
21 Bids
1031 Lot 1031

ARTIE SHAW J. Decker Mocambo Nightclub
Signed and dated lower right: John Decker '44 (1895-1947 Los...

3,000
-
5,000
18 Bids
1032 Lot 1032

ARTIE SHAW Dan Lutz, 'Jam Session'
A jazz band rehearsing, incised with signature and dated low...

2,000
-
3,000
29 Bids
1033 Lot 1033

ARTIE SHAW Dan Lutz, 'Pine Top'
Playing the piano, signed lower right: Dan Lutz (1906-1978 L...

2,000
-
3,000
29 Bids
1034 Lot 1034

ARTIE SHAW Arturo Tello, CA coastal landscape
Signed lower right: Arturo Tello (1954-* Santa Barbara, CA),...

400
-
600
14 Bids
1035 Lot 1035

ARTIE SHAW Dong Kingman landscape, watercolor
Path in a Landscape with Birds in Flight, signed and dated l...

800
-
1,200
8 Bids
1036 Lot 1036

ARTIE SHAW Victor Vasarely, silkscreen, cube
Red, grey and black cube, signed lower center: Vasarely (190...

700
-
1,000
1037 Lot 1037

ARTIE SHAW Victor Vasarely, silkscreen, figure
Blue and red figure, signed lower right: Vasarely (1908-1997...

600
-
900
2 Bids
1038 Lot 1038

ARTIE SHAW Tom Weber photo in a four panel window
Photograph on board of a cannery (?) framed within a weather...

300
-
500
4 Bids
1039 Lot 1039

ARTIE SHAW Ed Ruscha, 'Artie's 90', fabric
Signed and dated lower right: Ed Ruscha 2000 (1937-* Los Ang...

15,000
-
20,000
1040 Lot 1040

ARTIE SHAW Larry Bell, mixed media, Hammett
Abstract, Mirage Study, signed verso: L. Bell (1930-* Los An...

3,000
-
5,000
1041 Lot 1041

ARTIE SHAW Larry Bell, mixed media, Small Mirage
Small Mirage Study - Folded Abstract, signed and dated verso...

800
-
1,200
3 Bids
1042 Lot 1042

ARTIE SHAW Yamaha CP-70B electric grand piano
Circa 1970s-80s; with balanced outputs, 37'' H x 51'' W x 41...

400
-
600
8 Bids
1043 Lot 1043

ARTIE SHAW Selmer A clarinet, circa 1940s
Artie Shaw owned and played Selmer A clarinet, with low E fl...

8,000
-
12,000
12 Bids
1044 Lot 1044

ARTIE SHAW, Selmer B flat clarinet, circa 1932
Artie Shaw owned and played Selmer B flat clarinet; serial #...

10,000
-
20,000
10 Bids
1045 Lot 1045

ARTIE SHAW, Selmer alto saxophone Mark VI 1972
Artie Shaw owned and played Selmer Mark VI alto saxophone; s...

4,000
-
6,000
11 Bids
1046 Lot 1046

ARTIE SHAW, Conn alto saxophone 6M VIII 1941
Artie Shaw owned and played Conn alto saxophone 6m VIII; ser...

3,000
-
5,000
10 Bids
1047 Lot 1047

A vintage Conn Coprion trumpet, circa 1958
Serial 785294, circa 1958, B, nickle silver, brass and coppe...

600
-
900
9 Bids
1048 Lot 1048

A vintage Courtois silver-plated B-flat A trumpet
Serial 1150, circa 1904, with A to B-flat rotary valve quick...

500
-
800
14 Bids
1049 Lot 1049

German porcelain plaque Lady Devonshire Gainsboro
Late 19th/20th century, probably Munich, impressed ''MHR'', ...

1,200
-
1,800
7 Bids
1050 Lot 1050

A German porcelain plaque Vestal Virgin Kauffmann
Late 19th/20th century, inscribed to reverse ''12 / Vestalin...

600
-
900
13 Bids
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