Property from an East 73rd Street Townhouse
Set of Twelve Fine Cantonese Export Trade Pictures, c. 1803, Depicting the Manufacture and Distribution of Porcelain, Gouache on European Paper Provenance: Thomas Coulborn & Sons, UK 7/26/2012
Set of Eight (8) Fine Cantonese Export Watercolors on Pith Paper, c. 1810
Louis Valtat (1869 – 1952) Choisel, 1929 Oil on Canvas, Signed “L Valtat” Lower Right, (28 ¾ x 36 1/4 inches) Provenance: Sotheby’s Sale 6/21/2005 – Lot 351 Literature – Dr. Jean Valtat, Louis Valtat, Paris, 1977, vol 1 (no.2040, illustrated p.227)
Ansel Adams (1902-1984) (3 works) including: Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, 1927 (ptd. Later) Redwoods, Richardson Grove, California, 1964 (ptd later) River Cliffs, Autumn, Yosemite Valley, 1939 (ptd. later) (Merced River/Cathedral Rocks)
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Chinese Ancestral Scroll Painting of a Ming Official with an Attendant, Ink and Color on Paper (91 ½” Tall x 45 ½” Wide) Provenance: The Chinese Porcelain Company, NY
Neo-Renaissance Style Ebonized and Gold Leaf Mirror incorporating Orientalist Motifs, By the Boston firm “Doll and Richards”, c. 1890 (45.5 x 55”) Provenance: Julius Lowy, NY
Late 19th Century American Composition Panel Mirror Frame with continuous polymorphic ornamentation (48” x 66” with 6 ½” profile) Provenance: Julius Lowy, NY, 11/17/2008
Pair of Art Moderne Gilt and Ebonized Mirrors, with carved roundels; (58 ½ x 37”) The first from France, with original mercury plate mirror, and dating to c. 1940 Provenance: Bernd Goeckler Antiques, NY, May 5, 2009; The second a copy made in 2009 by Larrea Studio
Important Pembroke Table in the manner of John Linnell; having an oval top veneered in burl ash, with rosewood and tulipwood banding, the frieze with a single drawer and brass pulls. England, c. 1775 (21 ¼ “ Wide (45 ¼ open) x 32 ¾” deep x 30” high) Provenance: Clinton Howell Antiques, November 11, 2008
Regency Mahogany Center Table with Ebonized Molding and Stringing and ‘lion’ motif brass hardware, raised on baluster spindle supports with down swept legs ending in lion paw feet, England, c. 1820 (46”diameter x 29 ½” high) Provenance: Kentshire, NY 11/13/2008
Fine Early Biedermeier Burl Walnut Center Table, Austria, c. 1820 (42D x 30 ¼”H) Provenance: Karl Kemp & Associates, NY, 11/12/2007
Louis XVI Style Occasional Table, in the Manner of Jansen, Early 20th Century (22”D x 24”H) Provenance: Florian Papp, NY, 11/5/2007
Maison Jansen (founded 1880) Pair of Directoire Style Brass Mounted Ebonized Gueridon Tables, with White Marble Tops Surrounded by Brass Galleries, Stamped “Jansen” France, Mid 20th Century (26” D x 28”H) Provenance: Florian Papp, NY, 6/30/2008
Georgian Mahogany Pedestal Desk, 18th/19th Century (54 x 27 x 29”High) With Green Tooled Leather Top
Art Moderne Three Drawer Ebonized Chest by De Coene Freres, Belgium, c. 1930’s; Replete with original “De Coene” labe (53 inches wide x 18 ½ inches deep x 34 inches high) Provenance: Karl Kemp & Assoc., Ltd., NY, 11/11/2008
Fine Pair Early Biedermeier Burl Walnut Three Drawer Chest, Austria, c. 1820’s (47 inches wide x 23 ¼ inches deep x 34 ½ inches high), Provenance: Castle Signmaringen (A Hohenzollern property) with remnants of the original inventory labels; Karl Kemp & Assoc, Ltd., 10/23/2007; Note: one chest reworked to accommodate a pop up television
Georgian Black Lacquered and Gilt Japanned Cabinet on Stand, England, 18th Century (39 ½ inches wide x 21 inches deep x 67 ½ inches high) Provenance: The Chinese Porcelain Company, NY, 11/17/2008
Regency Brass Mounted Rosewood Side Cabinet enriched with neoclassical brass mounts; English, c. 1820, with later Grey Mottled Marble Top (74 x 16 x 37”High) Provenance: Florian Papp Antiques, 10/23/2007
Regency Period Rosewood Serving Breakfront Buffet, England, c. 1820 Provenance: Cullman & Kravis, 7/7/2005, (now altered and with a replacement top to accommodate a pop up TV)
Pair of Japanese Gilt Bronze Roiro Lacquer Karabitsu Chests, Edo Period, 19th Century. (23.5 inches wide x 18.5 inches deep x 16.5 inches high) Provenance: H.M. Luther Antiques, NY, August 12, 2008
Antique Tete de Negre Coromandel Panel, Now Mounted into a matching Contemporary Base as a Coffee Table
George III Style Cut Glass 9 Light Chandelier, c. 1850 (32 inches diameter x 50 inches high) Provenance: Kentshire, NY, 7/25/2008
Austrian Neoclassical Giltwood 12 Light Chandelier, Early 19th Century (28 inches diameter x 36 inches high) Provenance: H.M. Luther, NY, 7/25/2008
Empire Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Six Light Chandelier, c. 1805 (27 inches diameter x 29 ½ high) Provenance: Ariane Dandois, Paris; The Collection of Emanuel Shemin, Sotheby’s Lot 124, 11/20/07
Giltwood 12 Arm Chandelier with Scalloped Edges (38 inches diameter x 36 inches high) Provenance: Bernd Goeckler Antiques, NY, 11/7/2007
Fine Regency Hexagonal Brass Hall Lantern, c. 1820 (19 inches diameter x 33 inches high) Provenance: Kentshire, NY, 7/30/2008
Andre Arbus ( 1903 – 1969) Pair of Mahogany Art Moderne Arm Chairs, c. 1947 Provenance: Bernd Goeckler Antiques, NY (25 ¾ W x 30 D x 39 ½”H)
Biedermeier Walnut Armchair with animalistic penwork details, Austria, c. 1820’s (24 inches wide x 25 inches deep x 35 ¾ inches high / seat height = 17 inches) Provenance: Karl Kemp & Assoc, Ltd., NY, 4/16/2009
Regency Mahogany Chair, England, 19th Century (21”W x 24”D x 35”H)
Set of 14 (12 Side/2 Arm) Queen Anne Style Walnut Dining Chairs Provenance: Newly made by C. Mariani Antiques & Restoration, 8/2008
Another view of 14 Dining Chairs, In Situ
Custom Anthony Lawrence Belfair Custom Living Room Sofa (86 x 40 x 35 inches high); Together with (4) Coordinating Pillows Provenance: Anthony Lawrence Belfair, 2008
Custom Anthony Lawrence Belfair “Paley” Love Seat, Upholstered in Lee Jofa “Keswick Chenille” (78 inches wide x 38 inches deep x 33 inches high) Provenance: Anthony Lawrence Belfair, July 21, 2008; Together with (3) Coordinating Pillows
Contemporary 3 Seat Sofa (88 inches long x 40 inches deep)
Victorian Style Upholstered Club Chair, Modern
Pale Blue Upholstered Swivel Club Chair, Modern
Leahered Desk Chair, Modern
Three Bar Stools, Modern
Anthony Lawrence Belfair Square Ottoman (28 x 28 x 16 inches high)
Large Persian Kirman 19 feet 3 inches x 14 feet 2 inches Provenance: Doris Leslie Blau, 7/3/2008
Large Oushak Carpet, c. 1890 20 feet x 14 ½ feet Provenance: Beauvais Carpets, 7/3/2008
Mahal Area Rug 15 feet 4 inches x 13 feet 6 inches
Karabagh Area Rug, c. 1910 19 feet 8 inches long x 6 feet 6 inches wide Provenance: Galerie Shabab, 3/11/2011
Khorrossan Area Rug, c. 1900 13 feet 1 inch long x 4 feet 10 inches wide Provenance: Beauvais Carpets, 3/11/2011
Sung Dynasty Style Silk Rug 15 feet 9 inches x 17 feet Provenance: Beauvais Carpets, NY
Contemporary Semi-worsted Area Rug (18' 6" x 12'), Provenance: Tai Ping Carpets, 2/15/12
Pair of Large Chinese Black Lacquer and Gilt Export Panels, 19th Century; Finely decorated with idyllic palace scenes populated by throngs of people Illustrating a range of society from humble peasants to lofty noblemen, Set in a background of lush foliage (61 ¾ inches high x 37 ¼ inches wide) Provenance: The Chinese Porcelain Company, NY, 5/5/2009
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Chinese Ceramic Polychrome Decorated Nodding Head Figure, 19th Century (37”High) Provenance: Hyde Park Antiques, NY, 5/5/2009
Japanese Lacquer Tsunodarai Basin and Matching Ewer, Late 18th Century; Decorated with omodaka crests on a gold nashiji ground (27 ¼ inches long x 8 ¾ inches high = basin) Provenance: Sotheby’s, NY, 10/30/2007
Pair of Fine Canton Porcelain Square Blue and White Lidded Containers, c. 1840; Newly wired as lamps, with custom shades (26 inches adjustable finial height) Provenance: Hyde Park Antiques, New York, c. 1840, 11/20/08
Neoclassical Style Brass and Burgundy Lacquered Floor Lamp, With Four Stylized Dolphins on Squared Plinth Base, 20th Century
Pair of George II Mahogany Candlesticks, English, Late 18th Century, Now Wired as Lamps (26” High to Finial) – with shades Provenance: H.M. Luther Antiques, 10/9/2008
Pair of Corinthian Column Lamps with Stepped Square Base, England, Late 19th Century, newly rewired (32” H to finial) – with shades Provenance: Kentshire Galleries, NY, 7/7/2008
Brass Columnar Reeded Table Lamp (28” Tall to finial)
Pair of Japanese Kidney Shaped Stools
Large Round Polychrome Charger