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• FORSYTHES’ PUBLIC ANTIQUES AUCTION •
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• FORSYTHES’ PUBLIC ANTIQUES AUCTION •
SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2015, 11:00 AM
SHARONVILLE (CINCINNATI), OHIO
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Lot # 1 - 30 |
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TITLE |
DESCRIPTION |
CONDITION |
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HIGH EST |
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Rookwood Pottery Vase |
Rookwood mauve mat glaze vase
with carved butterfly designs. Impressed Rookwood logo, dated, "1930" and numbered
"212." |
Very minor glaze flake at base;
otherwise good condition. |
$60 |
$120 |
| 2 |
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Rookwood Pottery Arts &
Crafts Vase |
Rookwood light blue mat glaze
7" vase. Impressed with
Rookwood logo, dated, "1915," and numbered, "1748." |
Light peppering and
crazing. Good condition. |
$60 |
$120 |
| 3 |
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Rookwood Pottery Arts &
Crafts Vase |
Rookwood light mauve mat glaze
8" vase with carved Arts & Crafts floral designs. Impressed with Rookwood logo, dated,
"1921," and numbered, "2413." |
Good condition. |
$80 |
$150 |
| 4 |
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Rookwood Pottery Vase |
Rookwood blue mat glaze 5
1/4" vase with carved band of blocks. Impressed Rookwood logo, dated,
"1925," and numbered, "2284." |
Good condition. |
$60 |
$120 |
| 5 |
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Rookwood Pottery Arts &
Crafts Vase |
Rookwood light mauve mat glaze 5
1/2" vase with carved peacock feathers. Impressed with Rookwood logo, dated,
"1920," and numbered, "1902." X'd. |
Good condition. |
$80 |
$150 |
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Rookwood Pottery Arts &
Crafts Vase |
Rookwood light mauve mat glaze 6
1/4" vase with carved designs at top. Impressed with Rookwood logo, dated,
"1923;" and numbered, "2112." |
Good condition. |
$60 |
$120 |
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Rookwood Pottery Nude
Paperweight by Louise Abel |
Rookwood ivory mat glaze nude 4
1/2" H x 4 1/2" W nude paperweight. Impressed with Rookwood logo, dated,
"1926," numbered, "12868," and Louise Abel monogram. |
Good condition. |
$100 |
$200 |
| 8 |
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John Rettig (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Mixed Media Painting |
John Rettig (Cincinnati, Ohio,
1855-1932) 13" x 19 1/4" mixed media painting consisting of
watercolor, gouache, and pastel of a harbor scene. Signed,
"John Rettig," titled, "Veer-Zeeland," and dated,
"1905," lower right. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, John Rettig was a painter, set designer,
muralist, and modeler for Rookwood Pottery, along with his younger brother,
Martin. He spent many years in
Holland living in fishing villages. He studied at the McMicken School of Design, and the Art Academy of
Cincinnati with Frank Duveneck and Edward Potthast. A great painting by John Rettig in
untouched condition in original frame. |
Very good condition. |
$600 |
$1,200 |
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Charles Alfred Meurer
(Cincinnati, Ohio) Oil Painting |
Charles Alfred Meruer
(Cincinnati, Ohio, 1865-1955) 8 1/4" x 12" oil on board landscape
painting, signed "C. A. Meurer," and dated, "1908," lower
right. Meurer studied with
Duvaneck and Meakin at the Cincinnati Art Academy and in Paris, France with
Laurens, Constant, Ferrier, and Doucet. He maintained a studio in Terrace Park, Ohio for many years. |
Good condition. |
$200 |
$400 |
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August James (A.J.) Weber (Ohio) Oil Painting |
August James (A.J.) Weber (Ohio,
1888-1958) impressionist landscape oil painting on canvas . Signed upper left, "A. J.
Weber." 11 3/4" x
16". |
Good condition. |
$100 |
$300 |
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August James (A.J.) Weber (Ohio)
Oil Painting |
August James (A.J.) Weber (Ohio,
1888-1958) 16" x 20" oil on canvas, impressionist landscape. Signed in pencil on back, "A.J.
Weber." |
Good condition. |
$100 |
$300 |
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Floyd Berg (Cincinnati, Ohio) Pastel |
Floyd Berg (Cincinnati, Ohio
1998 - ) pastel of Native American portrait. Sight 14 1/4" x 10
1/4". Signed, "Floyd
Berg," upper right. Berg, a
Cincinnati, Ohio artist, first established a career in advertising, design
and illustration before painting portraits and landscapes. |
Good condition. |
$100 |
$300 |
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Attributed to Martin Rettig
(Ohio) Oil Painting |
Attributed to Martin Rettig
(Cincinnati, Ohio, 1869-1956) 20 1/4" x 18" oil on canvas, floral
still life. Unsigned. Framed 22 3/4" x 20
3/4". |
Good condition. |
$100 |
$200 |
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Louis Spiegel (Cincinnati, Ohio) Oil Painting |
Louis Spiegel (Cincinnati, Ohio,
1901 - 1975) 20" x 16" oil on board of still life. Signed lower right, "L.
Spiegel." Well known for his
portraits of clowns. Framed 26" x 21 3/4". |
Fine condition. |
$100 |
$200 |
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Rookwood Pottery Lamb
Paperweight |
Rookwood light brown high glaze
5 1/2" lamb paperweight. Impressed with Rookwood logo, dated, "1945," and numbered,
"6665." |
Good condition. |
$100 |
$200 |
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Pair of Rookwood Pottery Vases |
Pair of Rookwood mat glaze
5" vases with carved ducks. Both impressed with Rookwood logo, dated, "1943," and
numbered, "6547." |
Both in good condition. |
$100 |
$300 |
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Rookwood Pottery Pin Tray with
Nude |
Rookwood ivory mat glaze 1
1/2" H x 4 1/2" W pin tray with resting nude. Impressed Rookwood logo, dated,
"1947," and numbered, "2595." |
Good condition. |
$80 |
$150 |
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Rookwood Pottery Mask |
Rookwood blue high glaze 3
3/4" H x 5 1/2" W x 5 1/2" D mask designed by an Italian
model. Impressed with Rookwood
logo, dated, "1945," and numbered, "2457." |
Crazing. Good condition. |
$80 |
$150 |
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Rookwood Pottery Artist Signed
Vase |
Rookwood vellum glaze vase, 6
3/4" H, encircled with florals. Impressed with Rookwood logo, dated, "1919," and numbered,
"1091D." "V"
for vellum, Artist signature, X'd for no obvious reason. |
Good condition. |
$300 |
$500 |
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Rookwood Pottery Creamer by
Caroline Bonsall |
Rookwood standard glaze 2
1/2" H x 4 3/4" W creamer decorated with florals by Caroline
Bonsall. Impressed with Rookwood
logo, dated, "1901," numbered, "329," and artist
monogram, "C. F. B." |
Good condition. |
$100 |
$200 |
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Frank Myers (Ohio/California)
Oil on Board |
Frank Harmon Myers
(Ohio/California, 1899-1956) 13 3/4" x 16" oil on board of winter
landscape. Signed, "Frank
Myers," lower right. Ohio
born, Frank H. Myers enrolled at the Cincinnati Art Academy in 1917, studying
with Frank Duvaneck and John Weis. Myers work includes portraits as well as landscapes and urban
scenes. His early paintings show
a strong sense of realism. In the
late 1930's, Myers interests turned toward painting the ocean. He moved to California in the 1940's
for health and artistic reasons, and remained there the rest of his
life. He served as president of
The Carmel Art Association in 1953. Myers' paints are i the National Museum of American Art in Washington,
D.C., The University of Cincinnati, Museum of New Mexico, and The Irvine
Museu. |
Good condition. |
$600 |
$1,200 |
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Frank J. Girardin
(Indiana/California) Oil Painting |
Frank Joseph Girardin
(Indiana/California, 1856-1945) 24" x 30 1/4" oil on canvas still
life of flowers in vase. Signed,
"Francois J. Girardin," lower left. Born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1856,
he studied art in Cincinnati under Frank Noble, and later with Frank Duvaneck
at The Cincinnati Art Academy. Primarily known for his landscapes and unique use of color. He spent the first part of his career
in Richmond, Indiana before eventually moving to California. |
Good condition. |
$300 |
$600 |
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Emil Hermann (Texas) Pastel |
Emil Hermann (Texas, 1870-1966)
12" x 10" pastel of ships. Signed, "E. Hermann," and dated, "1904," lower
left. |
Good condition. |
$100 |
$300 |
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W. H. Warden (California) Pastel |
W. H. Warden (California, 19th
Century) 12" x 16" pastel of a house in woods. Pencil signed and
dated, "W. H. Warden '35," lower right. Listed in Artists in California, 1786-1940 by
Edan Hughes. Exhibited at the California State Fair 1888. Framed 12 3/4" x 17". |
Good condition. |
$80 |
$150 |
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Enno Meyer (Ohio) Etching |
Enno Meyer (Ohio, 1874 -
1947) Sight 7 1/2" x 5
1/2" etching. Pencil signed,
"Enno Meyer, " lower right. Titled, "Cocker Spaniel," numbered, "7-50" lower
left. Framed 18 1/2" x 14
1/2". |
Good condition. |
$100 |
$200 |
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Clara Shainess (New York)
Watercolor |
Clara Shainess (New York, 1896 -
1987) watercolor portrait. Sight
6 1/4" x 4 1/4". Signed
and dated, "Clara Shainess '40," lower right. Clara Shainess was born in Manchester,
England in 1896. Methods of work
included oil, collage, watercolor, and sculpture. She studied at the Art Students
League, New York private study with James McPherson, Beauard and Stuart
Knonis, and Aaron Goodelman. Past
president of National Association of Women Artist, New York Society of Women
Artists, and American Society of Contemporary Artists. She exhibited at the 1939 World's
Fair. Framed 12 3/4" x 10
3/4". |
Good condition. |
$80 |
$150 |
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Eva Schwartz (American) Oil Painting |
Eva Schwartz (American, b. 1928
-) 16 3/4" x 14 1/2" oil on board "Abstract
Village." Signed, "Eva
Schwartz," lowe left. Framed
22" x 19 3/4". |
Good condition. |
$80 |
$150 |
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Rookwood Pottery Lamb
Paperweight |
Rookwood dark brown high glaze 5
1/2" lamb paperweight. Impressed with Rookwood logo, dated, "1945,: and numbered,
"6665." |
Good condition. |
$100 |
$200 |
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Rookwood Pottery Vase |
Rookwood yellow mat glaze 5
1/2" vase with a carved band of blocks. Impressed with Rookwood logo, dated,
"1928," and numbered, "2284." |
Good condition. |
$60 |
$120 |
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Two Pieces of Rookwood Pottery |
Including a grayish blue 2
1/4" H x 4" W duck paperweight, impressed with Rookwood logo, dated, "1964," and numbered,
"6064." Plus a yellow
high glaze 7 1/4" vase dated, "1952." |
Both in good condition. |
$80 |
$150 |
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