Auction details

Important Private Collections & Estates
8:00 AM PT - Nov 13th, 2005

offered by
Metropolitan Galleries at Shaker Square

13119 Shaker Square
Cleveland, OH 44120
Us Auction

538 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1 Lot 1

Stone Buddha Head, 20th c.
Carved from stone with the serene visage of Buddha, the face...

300
-
600
5 Bids
2 Lot 2

19thc. Japanese Bronze God
Depicting the god of wind, raised on a bronze footed base. 6...

400
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600
1 Bid
3 Lot 3

Pair Art Bronze Munich Lions
Each stylized lion seated with their tails curled over their...

150
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250
10 Bids
4 Lot 4

Vintage Pagoda Bird Cage
With stepped pagoda roof painted with oriental figures, rais...

100
-
200
2 Bids
5 Lot 5

Japanese Carved Fish, 19th c.
Massive size, the details picked out in red and green. 16"H....

1,000
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1,500
6 Lot 6

19th c. Carved and Gilt Altar
Intricately carved. 32"H. 14"W. 18"D. Condition; good.

800
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1,200
7 Lot 7

19th c. English Travel Notebook
Aide memoire, in laid with tortoise shell, ivory, and silver...

300
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600
8 Lot 8

Japanese Silver Cigarette Case
Circa 1920, the hinged rectangular silver body inset with ir...

400
-
800
1 Bid
9 Lot 9

Jade Magnifying Glass
The pale green jade handle carved with two dragons, fitted w...

400
-
600
6 Bids
10 Lot 10

Ivory Snuff Bottle
Carved as an eggplant, raised on a wooden stand. 3 3/4"l. (s...

75
-
150
10 Bids
11 Lot 11

Ivory Chicken in Egg Netsuke
Carved with a chick emerging from an egg, signed on base. Co...

75
-
150
8 Bids
12 Lot 12

Japanese Miniature Vase
Of tapered form, painted and incised with storks on a watery...

150
-
300
7 Bids
13 Lot 13

Hexagonal Satsuma Vase
Third quarter of the 19th century, each side painted with sc...

400
-
600
14 Lot 14

Pair of Satsuma Vases
Early 20th century, of baluster form, each painted with scen...

700
-
1,200
15 Lot 15

Meiji Period Satsuma Vase
Of pilgrim flask form, finely painted with different mountai...

400
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800
2 Bids
16 Lot 16

Small Satsuma Bowl
Of lobed form, the interior painted with a stylized landscap...

200
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400
1 Bid
17 Lot 17

Satsuma Vase
Early 20th century, painted with a profusion of ladies and g...

300
-
500
2 Bids
18 Lot 18

Small Satsuma Bowl
Of lobed form, the interior painted with a stylized floral b...

200
-
400
1 Bid
19 Lot 19

Meiji Period Satsuma Koro
Flanked by ear shaped handles, finely painted with a parade ...

600
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900
20 Lot 20

Kyoto Enamel Box, Japan
Of hinged lid rectangular form, the domical lid enameled wit...

250
-
500
5 Bids
21 Lot 21

Japanese Bronze, Gold, Iron Inro
Meiji period, the bronze body applied with finely wrought ir...

400
-
800
3 Bids
22 Lot 22

19th c. Ivory Puzzle Ball
Finely carved with frogs, turtles, serpents, crickets, snail...

200
-
400
6 Bids
23 Lot 23

Ginbari Miniature Vase
Of baluster form, shaded in enamel from purple to peach and ...

50
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100
12 Bids
24 Lot 24

Pair Peking Glass Vases, 19thc
Late 19th century, each of baluster form with white opaque g...

1,000
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2,000
25 Lot 25

Derby Crown Porcelain Vase
Circa 1880, of shouldered form, the bright yellow ground ove...

300
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600
5 Bids
26 Lot 26

19th c. Chinese Porcelain Vase
Of sleeve form, glazed blue. 16"H. Condition: good.

800
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1,200
6 Bids
27 Lot 27

17th c. Hispano Philippine Ivory
Carved as the head of the Virgin, her European features deli...

1,000
-
2,000
6 Bids
28 Lot 28

Pair of Worcester Garniture Vases
Royal Worcester, England, circa 1917, of baluster form, pain...

1,000
-
2,000
4 Bids
29 Lot 29

Large Chinese Cloisonne Incensor
20th century, the oval form with pierced and gilt lid enamel...

400
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800
28 Bids
30 Lot 30

Six Chinese Plates, circa 1900
Each painted with exotic creatures and phoenix, signed on ve...

1,000
-
2,000
31 Bids
31 Lot 31

18th c. Portrait of a Raja
Alwar Rajasthani School (Late 18th/ early 19th c.), "Portrai...

1,000
-
2,000
1 Bid
31A Lot 31A

G. Nichol "Views of China" 18thc.
After William Alexander, England, circa 1796, hand colored e...

800
-
1,200
1 Bid
32 Lot 32

Hiroshige Tokaido Road Print 19thc.
Depicting one of the stations of the Tokaido Road series, ma...

800
-
1,200
5 Bids
33 Lot 33

Hiroshige Tokaido Road Print 19thc.
Hiroshige, depicting the Maisaka Station, series 53 Stations...

300
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600
6 Bids
34 Lot 34

Early 20th c. Hiroshige Print
Depicting a mountainous landscape near the water, matted and...

200
-
400
34A Lot 34A

Rajput School Painting of Ladies
Depicting three ladies by a stream being observed by a man b...

1,500
-
2,500
35 Lot 35

Mixed Metal Serpent Candlesticks
Cast in copper and iron, enameled black, with tongued serpen...

500
-
800
1 Bid
36 Lot 36

Pair Nude Male Bronze Plaques
After Michaelangelo, cast in high relief with mythological f...

600
-
900
1 Bid
37 Lot 37

K. Ruger Bronze Harlequin Sculpture
Cast as a harlequin accompanied by a cat and lyre, signed, w...

300
-
600
12 Bids
38 Lot 38

Carved African Zoomorphic Mask
20th century, carved as an antelope, with stylized curved ho...

200
-
400
12 Bids
39 Lot 39

Austrian Bronze Fish Tank
Early 20th century, cast in bronze with elephants and exotic...

800
-
1,200
40 Lot 40

Bronze Nude Female Sculpture
By Sterling Bronze Co, New York, cast as a nude beauty desce...

800
-
1,200
3 Bids
41 Lot 41

Art Nouveau Fob and Key Chain
Finely cast in yellow gold with the profile of a beauty, ins...

1,000
-
1,500
4 Bids
42 Lot 42

19th c. French Pearl Brooch
Of medallion form, set with gold beads and seed pearls. 7/8"...

100
-
200
2 Bids
43 Lot 43

Victorian Etruscan Revival Earrings
Of flared form, with granular decoration, terminating in sma...

400
-
600
44 Lot 44

Enameled Rose Cut Diamond Ring
Circa 1840, of plaque form , set with three rose cut diamond...

600
-
900
5 Bids
45 Lot 45

Etruscan Revival Bracelet 19thc
The yellow gold form terminating in a dragon head set with a...

1,000
-
2,000
46 Lot 46

Gold and Amethyst Bracelet
18 karat yellow gold, each link set with an oval amethyst (1...

600
-
900
7 Bids
47 Lot 47

Diamond and Enameled Ring
Circa 1950, the domed blue enameled top set with small full ...

800
-
1,200
4 Bids
48 Lot 48

Victorian Diamond Bangle
The 14 karat yellow gold hinged bangle bracelet, applied wit...

700
-
1,200
6 Bids