Fine Americana: The Keane Collection
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Whale Bone and Turned Whale Ivory Mother-of-pearl-inlaid Yarn Swift
Lot: 1Sold for: $17,500$14,000Whale Bone and Turned Whale Ivory Mother-of-pearl-inlaid Yarn Swift, America, mid-19th century, the turned upper and lower terminals with mother-of-pearl-inlaid dots and incised rings with blue and more ...
Turned Whale Bone and Inlaid Carved Whale Ivory Yarn Swift
Lot: 2Sold for: $2,500$2,000Turned Whale Bone and Inlaid Carved Whale Ivory Yarn Swift, America, c. 1850, with geometric designs and tortoiseshell inlay to the rectangular C-shaped clamp, on custom molded wood stand, swift ht. more ...
Whalebone and Turned Whale Ivory Yarn Swift
Lot: 3UnsoldWhalebone and Turned Whale Ivory Yarn Swift, America, mid-19th century, the upper and lower terminals and the clamp all with ring and incised turnings, the incised rings highlighted with red and more ...
Carved Whalebone Model Ship
Lot: 4Sold for: $10,000$8,000Carved Whalebone Model Ship, probably French Prisoner of War-made, late 18th/early 19th century, with extensive rigging and details, all whalebone carvings of deck, side planks and pegs, masts, and more ...
Carved and Painted Whalebone Model Ship
Lot: 5Sold for: $10,000$8,000Carved and Painted Whalebone Model Ship, probably French Prisoner of War-made, c. 1790, model of a warship bearing the name "THE ROYAL GEORGE" on its stern, likely referring to the English ship of more ...
Clement Drew (Massachusetts, 1806-1889) Boston Harbor
Lot: 6Sold for: $13,750$11,000Clement Drew (Massachusetts, 1806-1889) Boston Harbor Titled, signed, dated and inscribed "Boston Harbor/painted by C. Drew/8 Summer St. 1876" on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 9 3/4 x 6 1/2 in., more ...
Clement Drew (Massachusetts, 1806-1889) Commencement of the Yacht Race off Marblehead
Lot: 7Sold for: $4,375$3,500Clement Drew (Massachusetts, 1806-1889) Commencement of the Yacht Race off Marblehead Titled, dated, signed and inscribed "Commencement of the Yacht Race off Marblehead/June 29th more ...
English School, Late 18th/Early 19th Century Pair of Views of Fortified Harbors
Lot: 8Sold for: $12,500$10,000English School, Late 18th/Early 19th Century Pair of Views of Fortified Harbors Unsigned, one depicting a ship of war with three rows of guns at center, surrounded by other vessels and with an more ...
Small Whalebone Bannerette
Lot: 9Sold for: $875$700Small Whalebone Bannerette, probably America, late 19th century, with turned finial above the scrolled and heart-pierced form, on a copper rod and turned wooden stand, overall ht. 17, lg. 7 1/2 in. more ...
Brass Three-draw Leather-clad Spyglass and a Pair of French Brass Binoculars
Lot: 10Sold for: $313$250Brass Three-draw Leather-clad Spyglass and a Pair of French Brass Binoculars, binoculars marked "LeCLERC FABt/PARIS," the spyglass with beaded detail, the binoculars with thumbscrew focus more ...
Giltwood and Rope-Carved Armchair
Lot: 11Sold for: $1,063$850Giltwood and Rope-Carved Armchair, 20th century, the shaped upholstered back with a knotted and tasseled crest, shaped partially upholstered arms, shaped upholstered seat framed by further knotted more ...
Chinese School, 19th Century Set of Four Views of Chinese Ports
Lot: 12Sold for: $6,875$5,500Chinese School, 19th Century Set of Four Views of Chinese Ports Unsigned. Watercolor and gouache on paper, depicting views of Canton, Whampoa, Macao, and the Boca Tigris, approx. 6 1/2 x 11 1/2 more ...
Chinese School, 19th Century Three Domestic Views
Lot: 13Sold for: $531$425Chinese School, 19th Century Three Domestic Views Unsigned. Watercolor on laid paper, showing various processes of the silk production, each approx. 7 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. (image),matted and more ...
Pair of Small Reverse-painted Mirror Pictures
Lot: 14Sold for: $5,938$4,750Pair of Small Reverse-painted Mirror Pictures, China, 18th century, with gilt rococo frames around reverse-painted domestic scenes, (cracks to glass, minor losses),ht. 25, widest wd. 8 1/2, more ...
Pair of Large Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Pattern Covered Urns
Lot: 15Sold for: $4,375$3,500Pair of Large Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Pattern Covered Urns, China, c. 1830-40, of baluster form with domed tops having gilt foo dog finials, the urns with gilt foo dog head faux ring more ...
Black Lacquer Gilt and Mother-of-pearl-inlaid Papier-mache Tray
Lot: 16Sold for: $750$600Black Lacquer Gilt and Mother-of-pearl-inlaid Papier-mache Tray, England, early 19th century, with chinoiserie designs of a pagoda, willows, and a figure crossing a bridge, on a modern custom more ...
Black Lacquer and Gilt-decorated Worktable
Lot: 17Sold for: $375$300Black Lacquer and Gilt-decorated Worktable, China, early 19th century, the shaped top hinged above a compartmented and fitted interior with pen trays, inkwells, spools, and a pincushion, and bag more ...
Large Chinese Export Porcelain Punch Bowl
Lot: 18Sold for: $5,625$4,500Large Chinese Export Porcelain Punch Bowl, late 18th century, with gilt designs to inner and outer rim and floral spray to bottom interior of bowl, the exterior with stylized overglaze lotus leaves more ...
Small Porcelain Fish-decorated Punch Bowl
Lot: 19Sold for: $375$300Small Porcelain Fish-decorated Punch Bowl, China, 20th century, in an earlier style, ht. 4 1/2, dia. 10 in. more ...
Three Pieces of Blue and White Export Porcelain
Lot: 20UnsoldThree Pieces of Blue and White Export Porcelain, China, early 19th century, including two Canton shrimp dishes and an octagonal cut-corner platter, shrimp dishes lg. 10, platter lg. 17 in. more ...
Porcelain Bough Pot and Rose Mandarin Pattern Charger
Lot: 21Sold for: $1,875$1,500Porcelain Bough Pot and Rose Mandarin Pattern Charger, China, 19th century, the bough pot with a slightly domed removable cover on a flared rectangular base, allover decoration of floral devices, more ...
Watercolor and Gilt-decorated Cabriolet Fan of Hong Kong
Lot: 22Sold for: $3,750$3,000Watercolor and Gilt-decorated Cabriolet Fan of Hong Kong, China, 19th century, the polychrome and gilt black lacquer sticks connected by leaves of folded paper which, when opened, reveal a more ...
Watercolor-decorated Fan
Lot: 22ASold for: $469$375Watercolor-decorated Fan, Continental Europe, late 18th century, the leaf decorated with three printed and hand-colored figural scenes within gilt cartouches and surrounded by rococo scrolls and more ...
Set of Red and Black-lacquered Nesting Tables
Lot: 23Sold for: $2,750$2,200Set of Red and Black-lacquered Nesting Tables, China, 19th century, the shaped tops with cut corners on pierced vasiform ends and gilt carved dragon feet, the tops decorated with scenes of a parade, more ...
Possibly the Work of Spoilum (Chinese, act. 1785-1810) An Imperial Review at a Military Encampment
Lot: 24Sold for: $93,750$75,000Possibly the Work of Spoilum (Chinese, act. 1785-1810) An Imperial Review at a Military Encampment Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 32 1/2 x 51 3/4 in., in a giltwood frame. Condition: Relined, more ...
Attributed to Spoilum (Chinese, act. 1785-1810) Portrait of a Hong Merchant
Lot: 25Sold for: $162,500$130,000Attributed to Spoilum (Chinese, act. 1785-1810) Portrait of a Hong Merchant Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 23 1/2 x 18 in., in a beaded giltwood frame. Condition: Relined, repaired tear, scattered more ...
Jesuit Artist at the Imperial Court (Chinese, Late 18th Century),Portrait of a Young Official of the First Rank, Wearing a Red Hat, Un
Lot: 26Sold for: $50,000$40,000Jesuit Artist at the Imperial Court (Chinese, Late 18th Century) Portrait of a Young Official of the First Rank, Wearing a Red Hat Unsigned. Oil on Chinese paper, 22 1/2 x 27 1/4 in., in a more ...
Chinese School, Possibly the Work of Spoilum (Chinese, act. 1785-1810) The Hongs at Canton
Lot: 27Sold for: $62,500$50,000Chinese School, Possibly the Work of Spoilum (Chinese, act. 1785-1810) The Hongs at Canton Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 18 1/2 x 24 in., in a giltwood frame. Condition: Relined, retouch to edges, more ...
Rococo Sterling Silver Epergne
Lot: 28Sold for: $11,250$9,000Rococo Sterling Silver Epergne, Thomas Pitts, London, 1764, of floral design, comprising one large oval center basket, four elevated sitting baskets, and arms for four hanging baskets, ht. 13 3/4, more ...
Pair of Georgian Sterling Silver Candlesticks
Lot: 29Sold for: $5,313$4,250Pair of Georgian Sterling Silver Candlesticks, John Cafe, London, 1749, molded shell motifs throughout, with hallmarks to underside of base, ht. 8 3/4 in., approx. 40 troy oz. together. more ...