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FORSYTHES' LARGE ANTIQUES AUCTION •

FORSYTHES’ LARGE ANTIQUES AUCTION
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2013, 12:30 P.M.
CINCINNATI (SHARONVILLE), OHIO

Located at the Holiday Inn at 3855 Hauck Rd., Sharonville, Ohio, take exit 46 off I-275 go North on Route 42 to quick left on Hauck Rd. 

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   Pages 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11. 12   Lot # 121 - 150
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TITLE DESCRIPTION LOW EST HIGH EST CONDITION
           
121 BRONZE SINUMBRA STYLE LAMP BRONZE SINUMBRA STYLE LAMP Circa 1900 Frosted and cut glass sinumbra shade has a bell form with rolled top rim12”diameter with cut glass hanging prisms; tapered fluted column stem has flower form capital and acanthus leaf plinth on tiered white marble base with bronze acanthus leaf and egg & dart edged bronze mounts, original electric fittings, 30.5”high. 200 400 As above, else Fine.
121A HANGING VICTORIAN BRASS HALL LAM HANGING VICTORIAN BRASS HALL LAM Likely originally candle or oil, converted to electric with cobalt and amethyst  glass panels over brass scroll work, 10”square x 26”long. 100 200 As above, else Fine.
122 MOORISH VICTORIAN HANGING LAMP  MOORISH VICTORIAN HANGING LAMP  In brass frame with hexagonal colored glass panels decorated with engraved and pierced floral and birds and cast full bodied birds, 6.5”diameter x 26”high, circa 1880’s. the lower dome is set with faceted jewels and pulls down to allow access to chamber where either candle or oil lamp was placed. 100 200 Fine. 
123 EDMOND FITZGERALD (N.Y./WA./OHIO) OIL PAINTING EDMOND FITZGERALD (N.Y./WA./OHIO) OIL PAINTING Edmond James Fitzgerald (New York/ Washington/Cincinnati, Ohio, 1912-1989) 9" x 12" oil on board of a beach scene.  Signed lower right "E.J. Fitzgerald".  A marine, landscape and portrait painter as well as combat artist during World War II.  He graduated from the California School of Fine Arts where he was a student of Lee Randolph.  Well listed artist.   500 800 Good condition.  
124 THOMAS JEFFERSON WILLISON (OHIO/KENTUCKY) OIL ON BOARD THOMAS JEFFERSON WILLISON (OHIO/KENTUCKY) OIL ON BOARD Thomas Jefferson Willison (Ohio/Kentucky, 1864-1940) 10" x 14 1/2" oil on board of landscape scene with tree and barn.  Signed "T.J. Willison" lower right.  Thomas J. Willison was born in Kentucky.  He studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy with Frank Duvaneck.  Fine listed artist.   200 400 Good condition.  
125 MARTIN RETTIG (ROOKWOOD CINCINNATI ARTIST) PAINTING MARTIN RETTIG (ROOKWOOD CINCINNATI ARTIST) PAINTING Martin Rettig, Rookwood artist (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1869-1956) 12 1/4" x 15 1/4" oil on board of winter wooded scene.  Signed "M. Rettig" lower left.  Rettig worked at Rookwood Pottery from 1881-1885.  He studied with Frank Duvaneck at the Cincinnati Art Academy.  He was a charter member and first president of the Connate Art Club.   200 400 Good condition.  
125A WILLIAM MCKENDREE SNYDER (INDIANA) OIL PAINTING WILLIAM MCKENDREE SNYDER (INDIANA) OIL PAINTING William McKendree Snyder (Indiana, 1848-1930) 12" x 18" oil on canvas landscape painting of fall beech trees.  Signed lower right "W. Mck. Snyder".  William McKendree Snyder was one of the earliest artist to paint in Brown County, Indiana in 1848.  He studied permanently in Madison, where he specialized in dense forests, especially beech trees.  He studied in Cincinnati, New York and Philadelphia.  Snyder fought in the Civil War and survived the infamous Andersonville prison of war camp.  A wonderful untouched painting in original frame.   1500 2500 Good condition.  
126 DWIGHT F. STEININGER (INDIANA) OIL PAINTING DWIGHT F. STEININGER (INDIANA) OIL PAINTING Dwight f. Steininger (Indiana, 1910-1997) 24" x 36" oil on canvas.  Titled "The Moonlight Dreamer".  Signed lower right "Steininger" and dated "73".   200 400 Good condition.  
127 LG. AMERICAN CUT GLASS VASE  LG. AMERICAN CUT GLASS VASE  Brilliant period, corset form with scalloped saw tooth lip, body cut with alternating graduating Hobb-Stars, nail head panels with sunbursts, base with full sunburst cut, 7”diameter x 16.25”high. 200 500 Fine. 
128 CUT GLASS PUNCH BOWL & CUPS  CUT GLASS PUNCH BOWL & CUPS  American Brilliant period with two part bowl/pedestal having large Hobb-Stat and Pinwheel cutting with nails head, saw-tooth lip and base, 10”diameter x 9.75”high; plus six matching handled cups, 2.35”high. All circa 1910-20. Sold with a 14”diameter plaque mirror. 200 500 One bruise at lip, one cup has chip, else Fine.
129 INTAGLIO CUT GLASS VASE  INTAGLIO CUT GLASS VASE  With tulip flowers, and an unusual lip on which one flower extends beyond the top of the vase, ground & polished pontil, 8.75”high, circa 1910. 100 250 Tiny flake at lip.
130 NORTHWOOD CUSTARD NAUTILUS BERRY SET NORTHWOOD CUSTARD NAUTILUS BERRY SET Northwood 5-piece set including 5" x 11" berry bowl.  All marked "Northwood".   100 200 All in good condition.  
131 JEANETTE SWING LEWIS (ROOKWOOD CINCINNATI ARTIST) OIL ON CANVAS JEANETTE SWING LEWIS (ROOKWOOD CINCINNATI ARTIST) OIL ON CANVAS Jeanette Swing Lewis , Rookwood artist (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1866--) 18" x 14" oil on canvas.  Titled "The Laughing Cavalier" by Frank Halo - copied by Jeanette Swing Lewis 1930" in pencil on verso.  Born in 1866, joined the decorating staff at Rookwood Pottery in 1900.   100 300 Good condition.  
132 KAY WHITE OIL PAINTING KAY WHITE OIL PAINTING 17 1/4" x 21" artists signed "Kay White" oil painting of a landscape scene of a winding path in the woods.  Signed "K. White" lower left.   100 200 Good condition.  
133 OTTO SEIBERT STILL LIFE OIL PAINTING OTTO SEIBERT STILL LIFE OIL PAINTING Otto Seibert 28" x 22" still life oil on canvas painting.  Still life of flowers and vase.  Signed lower right "Otto Seibert".   80 150 In original gold leaf frame.  Good condition. 
134 GEORGE SNOW HILL (FLORIDA) OIL ON BOARD GEORGE SNOW HILL (FLORIDA) OIL ON BOARD George Snow Hill (Florida, 1898-1969) 22" x 8 1/2" oil on board of houses in the trees.  Signed "George Hill" lower right.   100 300
135 THORENS DISC MUSIC BOX THORENS DISC MUSIC BOX With ten 4 1/2 inch discs.  3" H x 7" W x 5 1/2"D. 100 200 Fine running order
136 THORENS CYLINDER MUSIC BOX THORENS CYLINDER MUSIC BOX One tune titled "More." 3"H x 6"W x 3 1/2"D. 80 120 Good running order.
137 VIOLIN LABELED FRANCOIS GUILMONT VIOLIN LABELED FRANCOIS GUILMONT Along with two bows, all in wood case.  Violin 23 1/2" long. 100 200 Good condition.  
138 ARTIST SIGNED "ISTANBUL" WATERCOLOR ARTIST SIGNED "ISTANBUL" WATERCOLOR Sight 10 1/2" x 16 1/2" watercolor of Istanbul harbor scene.  Illegible signature lower right.   80 150 Good condition.  
139 GAETANO CAPONE (NEW YORK) WATERCOLOR GAETANO CAPONE (NEW YORK) WATERCOLOR Gaetano Capone (New York, 1845-1920) 11 1/2" x 17 1/2" watercolor.  Picturesque scene in Maiori, Italy.  Signed "G. Capone Maiori" lower right   100 300 Foxing upper right corner, otherwise fine condition.  
140 EMIL OTTO THAETNER  OIL PAINTING EMIL OTTO THAETNER  OIL PAINTING Emil Otto Thaetner (19th/20th Century) oil on canvas of flowers in vase.  Signed "E.O. Thaetner" lower right. 80 150 Good condition.  
141 SIGNED L.E. KELLOGG SCULPTURE PLAQUE SIGNED L.E. KELLOGG SCULPTURE PLAQUE Plaster sculpture plaque of young girl.  Signed lower right "L.E. Kellogg" and dated "1884".  20" x 20".   100 250 Good condition.  
142 E.T. HURLEY (ROOKWOOD ARTIST, OHIO) ETCHING E.T. HURLEY (ROOKWOOD ARTIST, OHIO) ETCHING Edward Timothy Hurley (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1869-1950) sight 12 1/2" x 10" etching.  Signed lower right "E.T. Hurley" in pencil.  Also signed and dated "E.T. Hurley '37" in the plate lower left.  Decorator for Rookwood Pottery from 1896 to 1948.  Hurley, a Cincinnati painter, whose etchings and landscapes reflected the area where he lived.   200 400 Good condition.  
143 LARGE DICKENWARE WELLER POTTERY VASE LARGE DICKENWARE WELLER POTTERY VASE Large 14 1/2" high x 13" wide vase with hand painted florals.  Artist signed "A.H.". 150 350 Repaired handles.  
144 BURLEY WINTER VASE BURLEY WINTER VASE With Grecian designs, faintly signed on base.  17"H 100 200 Crazing; otherwise good condition.
145 CHARLEY HARPER (CINCINNATI, OHIO) SERIGRAPH CHARLEY HARPER (CINCINNATI, OHIO) SERIGRAPH Charley Harper (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1922-2007)  sight 21" x 21" serigraph.  Titled "Cool Carnivore".  Pencil signed lower right "C. Harper".  Numbered lower left 2402/2500.  Harper was a Cincinnati based American modern artist.  He was best known for his highly stylized wildlife prints and book illustrations.   200 400 Good condition.  
146 JOHN A. RUTHVEN (CINCINNATI, OH) LTD. ED. PRINT JOHN A. RUTHVEN (CINCINNATI, OH) LTD. ED. PRINT John A. Ruthven (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1924--) sight 18 3/4" x 23" limited edition print.  "Titled Roadrunner".  Double signed "John A. Ruthven" in the plate lower left.  Plate 1 Americana Series and numbered 924/1000.   100 300 Good condition.  
147 SIGNED KONTONICKAS LARGE MODERN POTTERY VASE SIGNED KONTONICKAS LARGE MODERN POTTERY VASE Signed Kontonickas and dated '87 around bottom edge. 18" 100 200 Good condition
148 CAROL JEANNE ABRAHAM PORCELAIN LEAF BOWLS CAROL JEANNE ABRAHAM PORCELAIN LEAF BOWLS Mid-century vase and bowl.  Both signed "Abraham" and dated "82".  Bowl is 5" high and vase is 7 1/2" high.    80 150 Both good condition. 
149 CAROL JEANNE ABRAHAM PORCELAIN LEAF BOWLS CAROL JEANNE ABRAHAM PORCELAIN LEAF BOWLS Two mid-century modern vase.  Signed "Abraham" and dated "82".  Vases are 6 1/4" high and 4" high.   80 150 Tallest has chip, otherwise good condition.  
150 SUPER OAK CLAW FOOT LIBRARY TABLE  SUPER OAK CLAW FOOT LIBRARY TABLE  Circa 1910 with gadrooned edge top and skirt with baluster form spiral tuned legs and “H”stretcher and massive cast bronze lion mask feet with turned oak ball in mouth, 27 x 40 x 30.5”high. 300 600 Top cleaned, else fine.
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