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Fine Art, Decorative Art, and Modern Design
11:00 AM PT - Dec 28th, 2008

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Showplace Antique + Design Center

40 West 25th Street
New York, NY 10010
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322 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1 Lot 1

Porcelain Female Figure by Herend of Hungary
Graceful, hand-painted porcelain figure of a casually-draped...

2,400
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2,900
2 Lot 2

Minton 3-piece 19th-C Porcelain Table Service
British-made 3-piece Victorian-era porcelain table service b...

1,800
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2,200
3 Lot 3

Lalique French Glass Sculpture Dancing Nudes
Lovely early-twentieth-century glass sculpture by renowned F...

1,300
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1,600
4 Lot 4

19th-C Reynard the Fox Oil-Painted Porcelain
Nineteenth-century European oil painting on a circular porce...

1,500
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2,000
5 Lot 5

Russian Crystal-and-Silver Bolin Pitcher
Pear-shaped cut-crystal pitcher fitted with a beautifully pa...

4,500
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5,000
1 Bid
6 Lot 6

Russian Crystal-and-Silver Pitcher
Elegant Russian cut-crystal pitcher with a narrow body in th...

1,600
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2,100
7 Lot 7

Russian Crystal-and-Silver Punch Bowl w/Ladle
Ornate Russian crystal punch bowl fitted with a Two (2)-hand...

9,000
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10,000
8 Lot 8

19th-C Russian Silver-and-Enamel Creamer
Patinated nineteenth-century Russian silver creamer features...

3,300
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3,800
1 Bid
9 Lot 9

Rosenthale Porcelain Lioness Signed T. Karner
Interesting Rosenthale porcelain sculpture of a lioness drag...

3,300
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3,800
10 Lot 10

19th-C Gothic-Style Bronze Dragonslayer Clock
Rare and fascinating nineteenth-century bronze mantle clock,...

1,600
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2,100
11 Lot 11

Pair of Chinese Coconut-Shell Bowls
Pair of chinese coconut-shell bowls probably manufactured in...

275
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375
12 Lot 12

NY Ground Zero Photo Signed Bogdan Skupinski
Photo print entitled "Around Ground Zero" signed by the phot...

400
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600
13 Lot 13

French 18th-C Miniature Bronze Naval Cannon
French eighteenth-century miniature bronze naval cannon on a...

2,500
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3,500
14 Lot 14

Wood Rolltop Desk Organizer, Probaby 19th C
Handsome rolltop desk organizer made from solid wood with br...

2,000
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3,000
15 Lot 15

19th-C Austrian Crucifix w/Ivory Corpus Christi
Mid-nineteenth-century ebony-colored wood crucifix contrasts...

1,200
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1,800
16 Lot 16

Reuven Rubin Framed Medallion w/Lithograph
Reuven Rubin (1893 - 1974) framed medallion mounted on a han...

150
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250
17 Lot 17

Lot of 4 Large Various Antique Bottles
Lot of 4 large antique bottles of various shapes and sizes: ...

50
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100
18 Lot 18

Lot of 6 Small Various Antique Bottles & Jars
Lof of 6 small various antique glass bottles and earthenware...

50
-
100
19 Lot 19

20th- C German-Made Steiff Clown Hand Puppet
Charming clown hand puppet with original identifying label G...

350
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450
20 Lot 20

Mid-Century Electric Brass Wall Clock w/Leaves
Stylish mid-century electric (untested) wall clock featuring...

50
-
100
21 Lot 21

Chinese Figure of a Man c. 100-200 Yrs Old
Fascinating hand-painted figure of a man with a wonderful, e...

200
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300
22 Lot 22

2 Chinese Embroidered Silk w/8 Immortals 19th C
Pair of Chinese hand-embroidered silk wall hangings, probabl...

400
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500
23 Lot 23

Pair of Chinese Fans, Hand-Painted and Framed
Pair of hand-painted Chinese fans with calligraphy. 1st fan ...

300
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500
24 Lot 24

3-Piece Set of Chinese Cloisonne Footed Vases
Set of 1 larger and 2 smaller Chinese cloisonne low-footed v...

100
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200
2 Bids
25 Lot 25

Elegant Zitan-Wood Figure of Guan Yin w/Mark
Elegant carved figure of Guan Yin on a stylized base marked ...

800
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1,000
26 Lot 26

Chinese 4-Legged Bronze Incense Burner w/Base
Chinese 2-handled bronze incense burner stands on 4 cylindri...

800
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1,000
27 Lot 27

Chinese Paper Scroll w/2 Birds on Branch
Chinese paper scroll hand-painted with calligraphy and water...

100
-
200
28 Lot 28

Chinese Paper Scroll w/Vulture on Pine Branch
Chinese scroll showing a vulture on a pine branch with expre...

300
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400
29 Lot 29

Castle/Friedberg-Style Wood Sculpture/Table
Incredible life-size wooden side table hand-carved in the ma...

1,200
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1,500
30 Lot 30

Set of 3 Chinese Opera-House Puppets 19th C
Set of 3 late-nineteenth-century opera-house puppets on non-...

800
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1,200
31 Lot 31

Japanese Hakata Figure of Gosho Ningyo c. 1950
Charming figure of a boy holding a goldfish is a Japanese ha...

400
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600
32 Lot 32

Japanese Engraved Metalwork Plate 19th-20th C
Japanese metalwork plate with a low foot and a hand-engravin...

400
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600
33 Lot 33

14 Japanese Hakata Urasaki Dolls Nativity
Nativity set consisting of 14 Japanese Hakata Urasaki dolls ...

1,000
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1,500
34 Lot 34

Japanese Tiger Figure Doll Early 20th C
Early-twentieth-century Japanese tiger doll made from hand-p...

450
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650
35 Lot 35

Pair of 20th-C Classical Figure Candleholders
Matching pair of brass candleholders in the shape of Classic...

700
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1,000
36 Lot 36

Royal Dux Female Snake Charmer 20th C Bohemian
Mildly erotic, hand-crafted porcelain figure of a female Egy...

350
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550
37 Lot 37

Venetian Murano Art Glass Clown Figure 20th C
Italian art-glass clown figure hand blown on the Venetian is...

250
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450
38 Lot 38

2 Cast-Iron Bookends w/Camels c. Early 20th C
Pair of interesting cast-iron, bronze-colored bookends with ...

200
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300
39 Lot 39

Desk Lamp w/Bronze Finish c. 20th C
Stylish desk lamp features an attractive bronze finish, clas...

150
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250
40 Lot 40

1964 New York Word's Fair Poster by Bob Peak
The 1964 New York Word's Fair by artist Bob Peak features gr...

150
-
250
1 Bid
41 Lot 41

Rare Paul Colin Loterie Nationale Poster 1948
Rarely seen 1948 original "Loterie Nationale", or National L...

1,000
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1,500
42 Lot 42

Gouache Sketch of Native American Signaling
Gouache painting entitled "A Voice in the Silences" showing ...

500
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700
43 Lot 43

1950s Eames-Style Salmon-Colored Wall Clock
Eames-style electric wall clock from the 1950s with a rarely...

350
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550
44 Lot 44

Pair of Nouveau German Brass Candlesticks
Pair of flower-shaped, German-made Art Nouveau candlesticks ...

750
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950
45 Lot 45

Arts & Crafts Table w/Pewabic Pottery Tile Top
Arts-and-crafts-era walnut side table with spiral-turned leg...

400
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600
46 Lot 46

Set of 2 Weiner Werkstadt Lithographs c. 1915
Set of 2 Weiner Werkstadt hand-colored lithographs with fram...

500
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700
47 Lot 47

German Bronze Electric Lamp w/Figure c. 1918
Dual-socket, 3-footed bronze electric table lamp features a ...

1,000
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1,500
48 Lot 48

Set of 10 Absolut Vodka Ads w/ 1 Keith Haring
Vintage set of 10 framed Absolut Vodka magazine advertisemen...

350
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550
49 Lot 49

Chinese Porcelain Box w/Lid c. 19th-20th C.
Chinese porcelain circular lidded box with mark on the botto...

400
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600
52 Lot 52

Chinese Boxwood Figure 18th-19th C
Chinese boxwood figure c. eighteenth or nineteenth century.<...

350
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450
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