C. 3rd millennium BC. Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley. An excellent example of an Indus Valley civilisation bowl, with a truncated conical and flattened base. while the interior of the bowl features a border of black leaves surrounding a central rondel. This central rondel contains a female figure depicted in a hieratic pose (facing the viewer); she wears a carefully textured dress akin to a modern sari and special attention has been paid to her highly detailed shoulder-length hair, which is worn loose. To her left and right are short examples of the Indus Valley written script. The exterior is undecorated. The Indus Valley Civilisation was an important Bronze Age culture which arose in c. 3300 BC and lasted until c. 1300, though its heyday, to which this ceramic vessel belongs, was in the 3rd millennium BC. Representations of mortal women are rare in Indus Valley Civilisation Art, indicating that the individual depicted here is probably a goddess. Cf. N. Satyawadi, 1994. Proto-Historic Pottery of the Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, New Delhi. Excellent condition. Good condition. Provenance: From the private collection of a Central London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/European art market formed in the 1980s; Size: H:50.5mm / W:150mm ; 266g
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A MODERN TIFFANY STUDIOS STYLE 'AZALEA' LAMP leaded glass and bronze, stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS / NEW YORK / 10/917 under base; overall height: 78 cm (30 3/4 in.), shade diameter: 49 cm (19 1/4 in) CONDITIONOverall in very good condition. The shade with a few hairline cracks dispersed throughout. The shade with some light surface soiling consistent with age. The base with rich patina, minor surface scratches, abrasions, and light wear throughout. Some cracks on glass decor elements on the base.N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
ALEXANDER SAMOKHVALOV (RUSSIAN 1894-1971)On the Bus, 1970 oil on canvas 90 x 102 cm (35 1/2 x 40 1/8 in.) signed, dated and titled on verso EXPERTISEAccompanied by a certificate of expertise from E. Petrova, State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, 2007LITERATUREL. Zinger, Alexander Samokhvalov (Moscow: Sovetsky khudozhnik, 1982) (illustrated)LOT NOTES Alexander Samokhvalov, one of the foremost representatives of the Leningrad school of painting, began his artistic career in 1914 at the Higher Art School at the Imperial Academy of Arts, where he studied under Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin. Unlike many of his peers at the academy and the Mir iskusstva circle, such as Eugene Lanceray, Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva, or Alexander Osmerkin, in the late 1920s Samokhvalov enthusiastically embraced the development of Socialist Realism for which he is remembered. As in his most recognizable work - Girl in a Football Shirt, awarded the gold medal at the International Art Fair in Paris (which also exhibited Pablo Picasso's Guernica) - his paintings from the 1930s often showcase the first generation of Soviet women as the face of modernity and strength.At first glance, the present painting, made in the year before Samokhvalov's death, appears divergent from the youthful athletic heroism associated with his oeuvre. Here, instead, the painter balances an illustration of working-class Soviet society with an introspective group portrait. The tightly cropped scene, while taking place among supposed strangers, is both a highly intimate and dynamic one. The expressions of the passengers - like the faraway gaze of the blonde man facing the viewer, or of the woman occupying the center left of the painting, or the man beside her glancing upward (as if about to start a conversation) - are oblique yet lively. Each is perpetually at the brink of action: take the woman in the lower right, hands placed on the handle of the seat in front, perhaps ready to disembark, or the one in a striped headscarf, lips questioningly parted.The legible dramatic narrative and typology of early Soviet painting is adapted here to a microcosmic snapshot of daily life, punctuated by an etherial ambiance awarded by the rain-blurred windows. Awash in hazy mauves and umbers, the bus interior, at Samokhvalov's hands, transforms into a meditative landscape. Indeed, public transit, that cornerstone of modern life, has long served as an artist's ideal venue for the convergence of public and private, interior and exterior. From the Socialist Realist subway scenes of the 1930s to the photorealistic paintings of Semen Faibisovich, the Russian painting tradition has never been able to abandon the hidden poetic potential of the day-to-day traveler.CONDITIONObserved in frame, the work is in overall good condition. Inspection under UV light shows scattered areas of retouching, the largest one being a vertical repair, possibly to a tear, along the upper left corner, approximately 30 cm (12 in.) long, and to the center of the beige coat. No more than 5% of the canvas is inpainted.N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
A LARGE MODERN CONTINENTAL ALLEGORICAL TAPESTRYrectangular, featuring a continuous scene with fishermen, with a group of nobles crossing a bridge in the center, above them a female saint holding the New Testament and a tree, all within a flower border, machine-made; overall dimensions: 277.5 x 389 cm (109 1/4 x 153 1/8 in.) CONDITIONIn overall excellent condition with no significant issues to report. N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
A MODERN CONTINENTAL 'CHILDREN IN THE GARDEN' TAPESTRYrectangular, featuring a scene with children and animals in a garden: one picking flowers, the other with a sickle, one petting a dog and reaching toward a pheasant, with a fountain in the background, all within a trompe l'oeil frame, machine-made; overall dimensions: 194 x 163 cm (76 3/8 x 64 1/8 in.) CONDITIONIn overall excellent condition with no significant issues to report. N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
A MODERN CONTINENTAL TROMPE L'OEIL TAPESTRYrectangular, centered with an oval trompe l'oeil frame featuring a musician entertaining two women, one recumbent, the other holding a lamb on her lap, the pink ground decorated with suspending flower swags and numerous birds, including macaws, all within a larger trompe l'oeil frame, overall dimensions: 229 x 186 cm (90 1/8 x 73 1/4 in.) CONDITIONIn overall very good condition. Beyond some surface dirt, no significant issues to report.N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
LE CORBUSIER: (1887-1965) Swiss-French Architect, Painter and Urban Planner. A good Autograph Manuscript and sketch by Le Corbusier, two pages, front and verso, folio, n.p., n.d., in French. To one side of the sheet a drawing by Le Corbusier, an attractive modern art sketch, in blue pencil. To the other side bearing an irregularly written text with several corrections and amendments. Le Corbusier annotates nineteen lines of a draft text stating in part `Let´s explain to end with, why…There is always a trampoline for a jumper or a diver. That Summer, August 1956, on my piece of rock to the far end of Roquebrune Cap Martin, I had painted my booth with some colour..´ further referring to a similar situation he lived time ago with some black paint remaining and an idea he suddenly got. One edge trimmed with few tears and a very small area of paper loss to the bottom corner, none of them affecting the drawing and only partially two words of the text. G
KLEE PAUL: (1879-1940) Swiss-born Artist. Best known for his Paul Klee Notebooks, and his Writings on Form and Design Theory, widely considered as the most complete presentation of the principles of modern art design. A good A.L.S., `Klee´, two pages, to an oblong 7 x 3.5 card, Bern, Kistenweg 6, December 1937, to Mr. Dotsch-Benzinger, in German. Klee refers to his correspondent´s letter and states `I was glad to read your lines because you say that I did a good choice with my painting. The project of a new art meeting is very pleasant, and I hope that you will find an opportunity so we can meet in person. In the meantime I send you my best wishes to you and to your wife for the new year.´ VG
BINDINGS / ENGRAVINGS - A GOOD COLLECTION, COMPRISING HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (EDITOR) THE ROYAL GALLERY OF ART, ANCIENT AND MODERN: ENGRAVINGS FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTIONS OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN AND HIS LATE ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE CONSORT London, Virtue & Co, [circa 1860]. Two volumes (complete), folio, numerous fine steel-engraved plates, a very good copy internally in the original publisher's red cloth, gilt boards, cloth faded/worn in parts, new end-papers. Plus: THE ART JOURNAL Published in London by J S Virtue & Co, 9 volumes for the years 1873-1875, 1885-1886, and 1889-1892, folio, numerous full-page engravings and other illustrations throughout, good copies attractively bound in half-leather (bindings not uniform). Plus: THE ARTIST. Four volumes for the years 1896-1899, small folio, plates, profusely illustrated, 19th century half calf, rubbed with some wear (15)
By Ane Christensen, a modern silver Nervous bowl, London 2002, length 14cm, approx. weight 3.8oz. This bowl is featured in an article on 'Exploring Elastic Movement as a Medium for Complex Emotional Expression in Silver Design', by Kristina Niedderer, School of Art and Design, University of Wolverhampton, 2012, International Journal of Design, 6(3), pages 57-69.
An Edwardian Art Nouveau silver trumpet vase, by William Hutton and Sons, London 1901, tapering circular form, embossed with stylised foliate decoration with three scroll supports, on a circular base, height 20cm, plus a modern silver-mounted glass cocktail shaker, retailed by Asprey, London 1987, approx. weighable 5.2oz. (2) Provenance: The late Greta Morrison, widow of Bryan Morrison.
A group of five modern silver pendant necklaces comprising a Scottish Macintosh style hallmarked silver necklace by Carrick Jewellery, an Art Nouveau style set with a purple stone drop marked '925', a blue lace agate cabochon pendant marked, a moonstone pendant and a turquoise and coral set pendant on chains and marked '925'.
Etel Adnan (b.1925)Untitled (#213)Archival pigment print in colours, 2013-2015, signed and inscribed 'Artist Proof' in pencil, an artist's proof aside from the edition of 100, on Cotton Rag fine art paper, published by the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, with full margins, sheet 252 x 312mm (10 x 12 1/4in) (framed)
δ Dieter Roth (1930-1998)German Cities (Dobke 137-141)The scarce complete set of five screenprints with offset planograph in colours, 1970, each signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 100, printed by Karl Löw, and Staib & Mayer, Stuttgart, published by Edition Tangente, Heidelberg, on wove paper, the full sheets, each sheet 610 x 860mm (24 x 33 7/8 in) (unframed)Note. Roth appropriated the imagery for German Cities from black-and-white postcards featuring banal views of landmarks in four cities in Germany. Keeping them true to scale, he reproduced these photographs in an orderly five-by-five grid. Next, he obscured each source image by covering it with a nearly opaque layer of ink, solid except for a shape taken from one of the pictured city's famed landmarks, such as Berlin's Brandenburg Gate or Munich's Frauenkirche. In each grid of twenty-five images, the silhouette of the landmark is purposefully misaligned, matching up only once. From: 'Wait, Later This Will be Nothing: Editions by Dieter Roth, Museum of Modern Art, New York February 17 - June 24, 2013' δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Nanyuma Napangati (Aborigine, born c.1944)UntitledAcrylic on linen, numbered 1508051 and inscribed with artist's name verso61 x 91cm, unframedProvenance: Wartenberg, Utopia Art, Sydney and thence inherited by the present owner.The art of the Australian Aborigines is widely recognised as being the oldest art form in the world, preceding that of the Americas and Europe by many centuries. For thousands of years, however, the only art forms practised by the Aborigines were rock painting and carving, bark painting, sand painting and body painting using natural ochres, wild desert cotton, charcoal and birds' down, often carried out as part of ceremonial activities.It was not until 1971 that the Aborigines of the Papunya Tula settlement in the deserts of the Northern Territory were introduced to methods of painting on canvas and board using modern materials.Condition report: Condition appears fine. Unframed.
{ Option of lots: 186 } Large Art Deco inspired Burnside Mirror The sleek design of the grandly sized Burnside Mirror is influenced by the Deco style The simple yet sophisticated frame is triple bevelled mirrored glass The timeless style of this lovely large mirror suits both modern and classic decor Hang portrait or landscape in the hall above a fireplace or wherever you would like to create a feeling of extra light and space 800x15x1200mm
Large Art Deco inspired Burnside Mirror The sleek design of the grandly sized Burnside Mirror is influenced by the Deco style The simple yet sophisticated frame is triple bevelled mirrored glass The timeless style of this lovely large mirror suits both modern and classic decor Hang portrait or landscape in the hall above a fireplace or wherever you would like to create a feeling of extra light and space 800x15x1200mm
{ Option of lots: 593, 594, 595, 596, 597 } Flamingo I Framed Art This Pink Flamingo In Green Forest I Wood Framed Art features a watercolour style print of two flamingoes as they make their way through a vibrant green jungle. This modern watercolour flamingo print is bordered by an understated metallic frame, and comes ready to hang 325 x 325mm
{ Option of lots: 593, 594, 595, 596, 597 } Flamingo I Framed Art This Pink Flamingo In Green Forest I Wood Framed Art features a watercolour style print of two flamingoes as they make their way through a vibrant green jungle. This modern watercolour flamingo print is bordered by an understated metallic frame, and comes ready to hang 325 x 325mm
{ Option of lots: 593, 594, 595, 596, 597 } Flamingo I Framed Art This Pink Flamingo In Green Forest I Wood Framed Art features a watercolour style print of two flamingoes as they make their way through a vibrant green jungle. This modern watercolour flamingo print is bordered by an understated metallic frame, and comes ready to hang 325 x 325mm
{ Option of lots: 593, 594, 595, 596, 597 } Flamingo I Framed Art This Pink Flamingo In Green Forest I Wood Framed Art features a watercolour style print of two flamingoes as they make their way through a vibrant green jungle. This modern watercolour flamingo print is bordered by an understated metallic frame, and comes ready to hang 325 x 325mm
{ Option of lots: 593, 594, 595, 596, 597 } Flamingo I Framed Art This Pink Flamingo In Green Forest I Wood Framed Art features a watercolour style print of two flamingoes as they make their way through a vibrant green jungle. This modern watercolour flamingo print is bordered by an understated metallic frame, and comes ready to hang 325 x 325mm
{ Option of lots: 654 } Gatsby Stainless Console Table In Brushed Brass A luxurious combination of black glass and brass metal provide an Art Deco feel which conjures images of opulence and plenty The Console tables sleek geometric design features ensure it feels modern with just an echo of the golden age 120 x 40 x 78cm
Gatsby Stainless Console Table In Brushed Brass A luxurious combination of black glass and brass metal provide an Art Deco feel which conjures images of opulence and plenty The Console tables sleek geometric design features ensure it feels modern with just an echo of the golden age 120 x 40 x 78cm
{ Option of lots: 656, 657 } Gatsby Stainless Side Table In Brushed Brass A luxurious combination of black glass and brass metal provide an Art Deco feel which conjures images of opulence and plenty The side tables sleek geometric design features ensure it feels modern with just an echo of the golden age 55 x 55 x 55cm
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