Rehearsal of the Ballet, c. 1905
Oil on canvas
17 1⁄2 × 26 1⁄2 inches
Signed at lower right: EVERETT SHINN
Everett Shinn
Romare Bearden
Marriage of the Viper (From the Rituals of the Obeah Series), 1984
Watercolor on paper
30 1⁄2 × 20 5⁄8 inches
Signed lower center: Rom / are / Bear / den Inscribed on verso at lower right: C. “Mariay Vipe-d” Marriage of the Viper / Le Mariage de la Vipiere
PROVENANCE
The artist;
[Cordier & Ekstrom, New York, 1984]; to
Private collection, New York; to
Current owner, by descent
EXHIBITED
1984
Cordier & Ekstrom, New York, Romare Bearden – Rituals of the Obeah, no. 285
RECORDED
Cordier & Ekstrom, Romare Bearden – Rituals of the Obeah (1984)
Michael Brenson, “Romare Bearden, ‘Rituals of the Obeah’,” The New York Times, November 30, 1984
Sally Price and Richard Price, Romare Bearden: The Caribbean Dimension, (2006), p. 142, illus., no. 117
John La Farge
Study at Brenton’s Cove, Newport, Looking towards Fort Adams, c. 1865-70
Watercolor and goauche on paper
7 1⁄2 × 6 inches
Inscribed on verso: Study at Brenton’s Cove, Newport, Looking towards Fort Adams. Late afternoon in summer. Figure in gray in foreground.
EXHIBITED
1885
Moore’s Art Gallery, New York, John La Farge, no. 52
1898
New York Water Color Club, Galleries of the American Fine Arts Society, Ninth Annual Exhibition of the New York Water Color Club, no. 437
1911
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, La Farge Memorial Exhibition
1968
Kennedy Galleries, New York, John La Farge Oils and Watercolors, no. 8
RECORDED
“Water Colors by La Farge,” in The New York Times, March 26, 1885, p. 4
“Selling La Farge’s Works,” in The New York Times, March 28, 1885, p. 5
“Images,” Arts Magazine, no. 42, Feb. 1968, p. 3, illus.
Kennedy Galleries, John LaFarge: Oils and Watercolors (1968), no. 8, illus.
H. Barbara Weinberg, “John La Farge — The Relation of his Illustrations to His Ideal Art,” American Art Journal, no. 5, May 1973, pp. 55-6, illus.
Everett Shinn
Fire on Mott Street, 1902
Pastel, watercolor, and ink on paper
7 5⁄8 × 13 inches
Signed and dated at lower left: EVERETT SHINN – 1902
PROVENANCE
Private Collection;
[Richard York Gallery, New York, 2000];
Private collection, New York, until the present
EXHIBITED
1999-2000
Richard York Gallery, New York, Turn of the Century: American Art 1880-1920, no. 52
2000-01
Berry-Hill Gallery, New York, Everett Shinn: The Spectacle of Life, no. 23
RECORDED
Janay Wong, Everett Shinn: The Spectacle of Life (2000), no. 23, illus. p. 136
George II Inlaid Walnut Longcase Clock
George II Inlaid Walnut Longcase Clock
The dial with female mask spandrels, signed John Ellicott, London, matted centre with seconds dial and date aperture, strike/silent dial in the arch, five-pillar two-train movement with anchor escapment, the case with later concave-sided cresting above an arched cornice with panels of foliate fretwork, hood pillars over an arched trunk door and conforming panelled plinth. Height without later top 91 1/2 inches (232.5 cm), width 21 inches (53.3 cm), depth 10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm), total height 98 1/2 inches. (250.3 cm).
Tiffany Studios Drophead Dragonfly Table Lamp
American, circa 1906
Diameter: 22 inches (55.88 cm)
Height: 33 inches (83.82 cm)
A Tiffany Studios leaded glass and bronze table lamp comprising a Drophead Dragonfly design shade featuring variegated blue-winged dragonflies against a mottled golden background on a gilt bronze “Cats Paw” table base, the leading and bronze finish in a rich gilt patina. This Tiffany lamp has an original bronze reticulated heat cap in matching finish. Both the shade and the base are signed.
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Tiffany Favrile Glass Early Decorated Vase
American, circa 1898-1900
Height: 9 ¾ inches (24.77 cm)
An early original blown Tiffany Favrile Glass vase dating from the turn of the twentieth century featuring delicate floral decoration; the light aqua body of the vase with a soft iridescent sheen, with all-over motif of swirling leaves and vines rendered in a reflective iridescent glass in shades of blue and purple, interspersed throughout with pale white millefiori. This original Tiffany vase is signed on the underside.
Related example: Martin Eidelberg, Tiffany Favrile Glass and the Quest of Beauty, p. 41.
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Tiffany Studios Poinsettia Table Lamp
American, circa 1906
Diameter: 18 inches (45.72 cm)
Height: 22 inches (55.88 cm)
A Tiffany Studios leaded glass and bronze lamp comprising a leaded glass Poinsettia shade on a bronze table base featuring a band of Tiffany Favrile Glass Turtle Back Tiles. This Tiffany Lamp mixes geometric and floral decoration, with the border of poinsettia blossoms breaking up the grid of green mottled favrile glass.
The lamp has an original bronze reticulated heat cap in matching finish. Both the shade and base are signed.
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Tiffany Favrile Glass Decorated Iridescent Vase
American, circa 1911
Height: 12 inches (30.48 cm)
A Tiffany Studios Favrile Glass Vase of unusual scale, the gold iridescent body of this monumental vase is decorated with an all-over motif of swirling vines and heart shaped leaves. This original Tiffany glass vase is signed on the underside.
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Tiffany Studios Rare Peacock Table Lamp
American, circa 1904
Diameter: 18 inches (45.7 cm)
Height: 24 1/2 inches (62.23 cm)
An early and rare original Tiffany Studios leaded glass and bronze table lamp comprising a 20-inch diameter “Peacock” shade, featuring richly colored variegated streaky glass in shades of blue, orange, teal and purple, in an all-over motif of stylized peacock feathers. The shade rests on a bronze “Peacock” table base with rich chased detailing, including inset Tiffany Favrile Glass in the base, the leading and bronze in a rich brown/green patina. This original Tiffany lamp has an original bronze reticulated heat cap in matching finish. Both the shade and the base are signed.
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