Done
Detroit, MI, United States
Auction Details
DuMouchelles April Auction Session 3
DuMouchelles
Sunday, April 17, 2005
Selected items from THE COLLECTION OF NANCY AND THE LATE G. MENNEN WILLIAMS, GROSSE POINTE FARMS, MI including: 18TH and 20TH C. paintings, a pair of Italian 18TH C. carved saints, Santos figures, sterling silver, crystal, 18th, 19th and 20th c. religious and other objects of vertu, 18th and 19th c. pottery and wood plaques, porcelain (including a Wedgwood “Florentine” pattern service for 24) and an early illuminated book of hours. THE ESTATE OF WILMA SUGAR, ANN ARBOR, MI featuring fine ivory and jade carvings, jewelry, fine arts by Sarkis Sarkisian, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Rolf Nesch, a 2.01 ct. pear shape diamond engagement ring, as well as a choice Hereke silk rug from c. 1920. Other Fine Arts offerings include paintings by Robert C. Kauffman, John Constable, Zoltan Sepeshy, Ben Austrian, Edmund Osthaus, Pietro Barrucci, Mathais Joseph Alten, Edward Cucuel and attributed to Jan Dirksz as well as a Jacques Lipchitz lithograph. Also featuring: nearly 100 lots of jewelry including a 3 ct. pear shape emerald and diamond ring, a 1.48 ct. emerald cut diamond and a lady’s diamond (12.67 cts. total) link necklace. The session continues with carved marble lamps and pedestals, a Patek Philippe clock, Swiss 19th and 20th c. furniture, an 18th c. Country French commode and a room of paneling from the Highland Park State Bank, Highland Park, MI
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![BEN AUSTRIAN, OIL ON CANVAS, "MOTHERHOOD": BEN AUSTRIAN [AMERICAN 1870-1921], OIL ON CANVAS, 1915, 20" X 28", "MOTHERHOOD":Depicts hen and thirteen chicks with hatched eggs in foreground. Signed lower right and dated. Gilt molded gesso](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/359/2060/885759_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70)










![PIETRO BARRUCCI, OIL ON CANVAS, TRAVELERS: PIETRO BARRUCCI [ITALIAN 1845-1917], OIL ON CANVAS, 24" X 43":Arab travelers resting by a Mosque; signed lower left and inscribed "Roma"; framed.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/359/2060/885770_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70)

![MATHAIS JOSEPH ALTEN, OIL ON BOARD, "THE CREEK': MATHAIS JOSEPH ALTEN [AMERICAN 1871-1921], OIL ON BOARD, 10 1/2" X 14 1/4":"The Creek"; signed lower right; gilt frame.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/359/2060/885772_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70)
![FRANCIS DE ERDELY, OIL ON CANVAS, STILL LIFE: FRANCIS DE ERDELY [AMERICAN 1904-1959], OIL ON CANVAS, 20" X 30":Still life with doll: signed lower right. Framed.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/359/2060/885773_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70)







