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Fine Art Collections & The William Emboden
Alphonse Mucha & Sarah Bernhardt Collection
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51
Olivia de Berardinis
(b. 1948) Californian
BETTY PAGE MERMAID, color
lithograph on silk coated paper, signed in pencil, from a numbered edition 25
Roman Numerals, aside from the numbered edition 450, sheet 38 x 26”, published
by Robert Bane, with his and artist’s blind stamps lower right and left.
In good condition.
Auction Estimate
$200/400
Starting Bid $100
52
Decorative Bowls/Basket:
Manzoni Pietro/ Vietri, Zulu
& another
(three)
Manzoni Pietro/ Vietri,
a large multi-colored tiered wood bowl, hallmarked PM for Vietri underneath, 16
½” diameter 5” tall; A Zulu multi-color telephone wire basket, 16”
diameter 3 ¼” tall; A carved and painted wood gourd bowl 8” diameter 2 ½” tall.
(3)
The first with some nicks
and dings and normal wear underneath, Otherwise all in good condition.
Auction Estimate
$100/200
Starting Bid $50
53
Jean Dewasne
(1921-1999) French
UNTITLED, color
screenprint, signed and inscribed HC (hors commerce) in pencil on label on
verso, aside from the numbered edition 100, published by Editions Lahumiere,
Paris, image 22 ½ x 29 ¾”, sheet 27 ¾ x 36 ¼”.
Some finger prints, a few
scuffs and hairline scratches, dimple center right, some pale accretions lower
right, some soft handling creases, lower right corner dog-eared, otherwise in
good condition.
Auction Estimate $100/300
Starting Bid $50
54
Mort Dimondstein
(b.
1920) Californian
WOMAN CARRYING ITEM
ON HEAD, cast bronze sculpture with patina, signed and illegibly numbered VI, 17
½ x 7 x 7”.
Some dust accumulation and
weathering, otherwise in good condition.
Auction Estimate $500/1000
Starting Bid $250
55
Duck Decoy
Carved wood
duck with beaded eyes, signed R. A.
Stevens in pencil underneath, 6 x 12 x 5”.
Neck appears to be
re-attached or made that way, some scuffs, otherwise in good aged condition.
Auction Estimate $100/300
Starting Bid $50
56
Brian Eno & Peter
Schmidt, May Sun, Lawrence Gipe,
Lawrence Weiner,
Luciano Perna, Mitchell Syrop
(six)
Brian Eno
(b. 1948) British, OBLIQUE STRATEGIES, ONE HUNDRED WORTHWHILE DILEMMAS, 1996,
deck of approximately 101 cards and a small booklet in clamshell box, 6 x 5 x 1
½”;
May Sun
(b. 1954) California, four screenprinted napkins, each 14 x 14”, with paper box;
Lawrence Gipe
(b. 1962) American,
THE
BEGINNING OF THE END, TEN THEMES FOR THE FIN DE SIECLE, ten prints, each 6 x 4
¼”;
Lawrence Weiner
(b. 1942) American,
STARS DON’T STAND STILL IN THE SKY FOR ANYBODY, 1991, cloisonne pin in artist’s
design matchbox, 2 ¼ x 1 ¾ x 3/8”;
Luciano Perna
(b. 1958) Italian, A MINIATURE PICTURE BOOK, 2 ¾ x 2”;
Mitchell Syrop
(b. 1958) American, NATURAL SELECTION, 1989, stereoscopic plastic slide
viewer, lacking two slides, 4 ¾ x 2 ½ x 2 ¼”; All
Norton Christmas Projects. (6)
Eno cards in good
condition, booklet with deterioration and losses, shell box with scuffs and
scrapes; Weiner with some wear to matchbox; Perna with staining and other issues
in fair condition; Syrop with scuffs and wear; Otherwise all in good condition.
Auction Estimate $100/200
Starting Bid $50
57
Erte
(1892-1990 French
WOMAN & SATYR
(L.72), 1985, cold-painted bronze sculpture, signed and numbered 43/375,
published by Fine Arts Acquisitions, overall 17 ¾ x 7 ½ x 5 ½”.
In good condition.
Auction Estimate $1500/2500
Starting Bid $750
58
Susan Eslick, Wendy
Williams & Le Couleur Bleu (three)
Three large painted ceramic
chargers, Eslick signed and dated 1991, Williams signed and dated 5-30-90, Le
Couleur Bleu with incised hallmark, largest 20 ¾” diameter 5” tall. (3)
All in good studio
condition.
Auction Estimate
$100/200
Starting Bid $50
59
Ethnic Art
(three)
Carved wood head, 13 ½ x 10 ½ x 7”; Carved wood drum with incised design and
snakeskin cover, 16” long; Carved and painted wood scepter 18” tall. (3)
First and last with stress
cracks and surface soiling, drum with slice in skin for hanging string, scepter
with some small losses; Otherwise all in good aged condition.
Auction Estimate $200/400
Starting Bid $100
60
Ethnic Ceremonial Headdress
Woven string, fiber, hair
and seashells, 16 ½” tall, with metal stand 21 ¼” tall overall.
In good aged condition.
Auction Estimate
$100/200
Starting Bid $50
61
Ethnic Jewelry
(ten)
Four metal necklaces
including one silver pendant on rope, two chockers and one beaded metal necklace
on woven metal chain; One metal and bead necklace; Two metal rings; A sterling
silver broach with stone inlay from Mexico; a cast metal bracelet and a
fabricated metal bracelet with turquoise stones. (10)
All in good used to aged
condition.
Auction Estimate
$100/200
Starting Bid $50
62
Ethnic Jewelry
(fourteen)
Fourteen necklaces of
glass, ceramic, stone, seashell or metal-beads, lengths average 20” to 9”. (14)
All in good used to aged
condition.
Auction Estimate
$100/200
Starting Bid $50
63
Ethnic Jewelry
(twelve)
Eleven necklaces made of
glass beads, jade, agates, pods and seed, or ceramics, all with pendants,
average length 15”; Together with a 2 ¼” loose jade pendant. (12)
All in good used to aged
condition.
Auction Estimate
$100/200
Starting Bid $50
64
Ethnic Jewelry
(six)
Two beaded bracelets, one
carved wood bracelet, one conch shell bracelet and a strung stone bracelet;
Together with a multi-strand stone necklace with abalone pendant. (6)
All in good used to aged
condition.
Auction Estimate
$100/200
Starting Bid $50
65
Ethnic Masks
(nine)
Four painted ceramic masks,
one organic material mask, one papier mache mask, two carved and painted wood
masks, one small wood head on Lucite stand, sizes from 10 ¼ x 5” to 3 ¾ x 2 ¼”.
(9)
In overall good condition.
Auction Estimate
$100/200
Starting Bid $50
66
Ethnic Masks
(seven)
Seven painted masks
including six carved wood and one papier mache, sizes from 12 ¾ x 7 ¼ x 5” to 8
x 6 x 5”. (7)
Some minor losses, cracks,
wear and dust accumulation, otherwise all in good aged condition.
Auction Estimate
$100/200
Starting Bid $50
67
Ethnic Masks
(six)
Six carved and painted wood
masks, one with gold paint and inset glass, another with hairlike adornments,
sizes 17 ½ x 8 ½” to 10 ½ x 6”. (6)
Some small losses and
cracks, otherwise all in good to good aged condition.
Auction Estimate
$200/400
Starting Bid $100
68
Ethnic Masks
(six)
Six carved wood masks, one
with painted eyes, two with fabric headdress, one with beard, sizes from 13 ½”
diameter to 9 ¼ x 6 ½”. (6)
Some small nicks and dings,
some dust accumulation, otherwise all in good to good aged condition.
Auction Estimate
$200/400
Starting Bid $100
69
Ethnic Masks
including one by
Carmela Martinez Alvarez
(six)
Two ceramic masks, the
larger signed Carmela Martinez Alvarez inside, the smaller with dried
grass beard, Together with four carved and painted wood masks, sizes 10 ¼ x 9 ½”
to 8 x 5 ¾”. (6)
Some small nicks and
scuffs, some dust accumulation, otherwise all in good to good aged condition.
Auction Estimate
$200/400
Starting Bid $100
70
Ethnic Textile
A woven blanket or light
floor covering, 101 x 51”.
4” frayed tear, otherwise
in good used condition.
Auction Estimate $40/80
Starting Bid $20
71
Folk Art Mask
Black Bird
mask, painted cut and welded metal
mask, overall 9 x 15 x 6 ½”.
Overall wear and dust
accumulation, otherwise in good aged condition.
Auction Estimate $50/100
Starting Bid $25
72
Folk Art: Jimmy Johnny
(20th
Century)
NORTHWEST COAST MASK,
carved and painted wood mask with metal washer eyes, signed in pencil on verso,
11 ½ x 8 x 8”.
Some dust accumulation,
minor surface wear, otherwise in good condition.
Auction Estimate
$100/200
Starting Bid $50
73
Folk Art:
Connie McColley &
Tom McColley
Hand woven hickory
wood basket with handle, signed and dated 84 underneath, 22 x 19 x 16”.
Originally from the Ramona Lampell collection, whose collection was featured in
the book O’Appalachia by David Larkin.
Some dust accumulation and
normal wear underneath, otherwise in good condition.
Auction Estimate
$200/400
Starting Bid $100
74
Folk Art:
Connie McColley &
Tom McColley
Hand woven hickory
wood basket with swirl design and turned wood rim and base, signed and dated
87-66 underneath, 15” tall & 15” diameter. Originally from the Ramona Lampell
collection, whose collection was featured in the book O’Appalachia by David
Larkin.
Some dust accumulation and
normal wear underneath, otherwise in good condition.
Auction Estimate
$200/400
Starting Bid $100
75
Folk Art: Mexican Mask
Carved and painted wood
mask, 12 x 9 x 6 ½”.
Losses to eyebrows,
otherwise in good aged condition.
Auction Estimate $50/100
Starting Bid $25
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